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每日短语 A tall order 艰巨的任务

2016-01-31 17:00    新东方网

  今日小常识

  A giraffe's first experience in life is a two-metre drop to the ground. Female giraffes give birth standing up. At nearly six metres tall, the giraffe is the world's tallest animal.

  长颈鹿出生的第一体验是从两米高的地方落到地面。母性长颈鹿都是站立着生子的。身高六米的长颈鹿是世界上最高的动物。

  今日短语

  我们可以用短语 a tall order 来比喻一件非常困难的或一项非常艰巨的任务。

  例句

  The client wants me to deliver the project by tomorrow. It's a tall order but I'll try.

  What!? You want me to do the shopping, clean the flat, mow the lawn and prepare lunch all before your parents arrive at midday? That's a tall order!

  I've done no preparation at all before tomorrow's exam. It's a tall order, but if I study all night I might pass.

  请注意

  不要把 a tall order 同 out of order 相混淆。后者的意思是做事没有章法引起讲话者的不满。

  例句

  I hate the way Dave smokes in the same room as the kids. It's so out of order.

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