10. on the QT“秘密地”、“私下地”。QT是quiet的缩写。
—Why did the secretary throw away his application form on the QT? 为什么秘书偷偷地把他的申请表扔掉?
11. to a T “精确地”、“毫厘不差地”、“恰好”。它经常活用为fit/suit sb. to a T/t(合适)。
—I answered the question to a T, which shocked all of the people at present. 我恰如其分地回答了该问题,震惊了所有在场的人。
—The new dress fits/suits you to a T. 那件新衣服简直是为你量身定做的。
12. the three R’s “基本三会”(初等教育基础的读、写、算),三个R’s分别为reading、
— When I was a young child in school, I had to learn the three R's. 小时候上学的时候,我必须要学习基本三会。
13. catch/get some Z’s “小睡一下”。此习语用在美国英语口语中,因为美语里z的发音好像是呼呼大睡的拟声词。
—At one critical moment during the game, the TV camera panned to the bleachers and showed a fan catching some Z’s. 球赛到紧要关头时,电视镜头移到了看台上,拍到一位球迷正在呼呼大睡。
(作者单位:海南师范大学外语学院)