bbc每日地道英语短语:由bbc英语编写,讲解口语中最常用的英语成语短语。
今日短语
我们用 odd man out 或者 odd one out 来形容某人或某事格格不入,与众不同。
例句
when i got to the party everyone was wearing beautifully tailored suits and i was in ripped jeans and a smelly t-shirt. felt like a bit of an odd man out.
martha was always the odd one out. she never joined in when the other kids played.
请注意
odd-job man 是一个给私人家庭打零工、干杂活儿的人。
i got billy the odd-job man to fix my shelves and cut the grass in my garden. he did a great job so i recommended him to my neighbour.
今日小常识
this year's uk cold water swimming championships saw 600 swimmers brave the near-freezing waters at a lido in south london. there are a number of 'lidos', or outdoor swimming pools, in london and around the uk. the word comes from an italian word meaning 'beach'.
有600名游泳爱好者参加了在南伦敦一个户外游泳池里举行的“英国冬泳赛”。这个户外游泳池里的水接近冰点。在英国很多城市,包括伦敦都有这样的 ‘lido’户外游泳池。‘lido’ 一词来源于意大利语,意思是海滩。