四、三合一慣用語
Words Collocation
名詞+名詞
● rules and regulations(各種條例)
● facts and figures(事實和數字)
● merits and demerits(優缺點)
● pros and cons(贊成和反對的理由)
● ways and means (各種方法)
● oddities and absurdities:異樣或不合情理的感覺
● aches and pains:周身疼痛
● chapter and verse:(常和動詞give或quote連用)注明……的出處或詳情
● heaven and earth:(常和move連用)竭盡全力
● hustle and bustle:喧鬧
● rack and ruin:(常和go to連用)遭破壞
● ups and downs:盛衰;浮沉
● law and order(法律秩序;法紀)
● do's and dont's (應注意的事項)
● bag and baggage(連同全部財物)
● doom and gloom(失望與不快)
● odds and ends:各種不值錢的小物品
● bits and pieces:零星物件
● board and lodging:食宿
● hammer and tongs:(常和go at it連用)鬧哄哄地爭吵
● hue and cry:嘈雜聲
● ifs and buts:各種借口
● stuff and nonsense:胡說八道
㈡ 動詞+動詞
● aid and abet (唆使別人干壞事)
● forgive and forget(寬恕他人)
● pick and choose(細心選擇;挑剔)
● Chop and change: 變化無常
● Do or die:不是成功便是失敗死亡
● Rant and rave: 大聲責怪
● Toss and turn: 輾轉難眠
●Dine and wine : 吃吃喝喝
● Bow and scrape: 打躬作揖
● groan and moan(不停地埋怨)
● give and take(互相讓步)
● wear and tear:耗損
● Make or break:成功或失敗
● Hum and haw: 躊躇
● Sink or swim: 不論好歹
● Wait and see: 耐心等待
● Scrimp and scrape: 盡量節省
㈢ 形容詞+形容詞
● fair and square(公平地)
● hale and hearty(健壯活潑地)
● cut and dried:早已決定的
● bright and breezy:活潑輕快的
● rough and ready:粗略的
● short and sweet:簡短扼要
㈣ 副詞+副詞
●? first and foremost(首先)
●? here and there(到處)
● By and large: 大體上
● More or less: 或多或少;差不多
● On and off : 斷斷續續地
● Up and about: 恢復健康
● Little by little: 漸漸地
●? far and away(遠遠地)
● In and out: 進進出出
● now and then:偶爾
●As and when:當
● To and fro: 來來往往地
● By and by: 不久之后
● Through and through: 從頭到尾地;徹底
三合一詞匯的作用:
1、 提高聽力能力
2、 提高語感
口語表達時的延遲幫助