今天要學(xué)的詞組是:to beat the heat。Heat是指高溫;高溫是不能打的,只能設(shè)法克服。美國各地?zé)崂藵L滾,《華盛頓郵報》說,一個母親和她兩歲的女兒"...try to beat the heat...by opening a window on the shady side." 意思是,母女倆為克服高溫把不朝陽的一扇窗子打開。
在汗流浹背的情況下人人各顯神通。A postman used bottles of frozen water to beat the heat - 一個郵遞員用凍成冰的瓶子來抵擋熱浪。一個戶外工人"wipes his face and dreams of ...ice cream," 他一面擦汗,一面想象自己在吃冰淇淋。You can of course jump into a swimming pool,跳進游泳池也行!今天學(xué)的詞組是:to beat the heat...