BEC商务英语:All that glitters is not gold 闪闪发亮的并不都是金子
2016-02-29 13:49 新东方网
今日小常识
Beekeeping inspired the collection by fashion designer Sarah Burton at Paris fashion week. Models wore headgear shaped like beekeeper hats, with a honeycomb design in yellow, brown and caramel colours. Burton's most famous fashion design was the lace wedding dress, worn by the Duchess of Cambridge.
时装设计师Sarah Burton 在巴黎时装周上展示了由养蜂启发的时装系列。 模特戴上了形状像养蜂人帽子的头饰,以黄色,棕色和焦糖色的蜂巢设计为主。Burton 最著名的设计是剑桥公爵夫人的结婚蕾丝婚纱。
今日短语
短语 all that glitters is not gold 字面的意思是闪闪发亮的东西并不都是黄金,换而言之,外表华丽漂亮的东西未必都是宝贝或者是想象中的那么好。
例句
Andrea's been showing off her designer necklace all day, but don't be impressed - it's a fake! All that glitters is not gold!
My new boyfriend said he owned the restaurant, but then I found out he was only a waiter. I should have known. All that glitters is not gold.
The door-to-door salesman offered me a really good deal to fix my roof, but all that glitters is not gold: it was broken again within a week.
请注意
如果形容某人是 worth their weight in gold (体重可以用金子来秤),这就是说他非常友善,乐于助人。
Wendy would do anything to help her neighbours - she's really worth her weight in gold.
编辑:张雨
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