點滴英語天天學第274期:雅思詞彙(114)
1. give the shirt off one’s back
釋義：To give anything that is asked for; to act in a very generous and selfless manner. （盡力幫助某人）
例句：I'm not surprised that Tammy loaned you.money—she would give anyone the shirt off her back.
Tammy把錢借給你，我一點也不奇怪——她對任何人都很慷慨。
You can always count on Mark when you're in trouble; he'd give you the shirt off his back.
當你遇到困難時，你總是可以依靠馬克;他會盡其所能幫助你。
Of course Dad gets mad at me sometimes for no good reason. But if I ever need it, I know he would give me the shirt off his back.
我父親有時對我發火也不見得有什麼道理。但是,只要我需要，他總是會盡一切力量幫助我的。
Pete never says very much. But when he hears about somebody who's sick in the hospital or lost his job, he's always the first to put his hand in his pocket and bring out money to help. Yes, he's the kind of man who'd give you the shirt off his back.
皮特這個人平時話不多。但是，每當他聽說某人有病進了醫院，或失了業，他總是第一個拿錢出來幫忙。是的，他是這種會盡力幫助別人的人。
2. keep one’s shirt on
釋義：Stay calm, be patient; not give way to temper or excitement. （保持鎮定，不發脾氣）
例句：Honey, keep your shirt on, please! I'm sorry, but the boss made me work late at the office.
親愛的,請你千萬別發火。我很抱歉。可是,我的老闆給了我好多活,我不得不在辦公室加班嘛。
Keep your shirt on, Harry; we have plenty of time to catch the train.
哈里，你別太緊張了，我們還有好多時間，足夠我們趕到火車站去的。
Keep your shirt on. He didn't mean to offend you. That's just the way he talks.
保持冷靜，那只是他說話的慣常方式，他並非有意要冒犯你。
Don’t be silly, Mary, keep your shirt on. It’s nothing worth a quarrel with him.
Mary，別犯傻，保持冷靜，沒有什麼值得他這種人去爭吵的。
3. put one’s shirt on
釋義：To bet or risk everything one has on something.（把全部家當壓在……）
例句：I think I've quite a good chance of getting the job, but I wouldn't put my shirt on it.
我認爲自己很有可能得到這份工作，可是我不想把所有希望放在這上面。
I put my shirt on the horse and fortunately it won.
我將所有的錢都押賭在那匹馬上，幸虧贏了。
He has put his shirt on his team winning the trophy.
他孤注一擲，賭自己的隊一定能贏得獎盃。
