% Q0 \# I( i$ u$ V% r3 k 你说姥姥手指肿了,要不要紧?肿的是哪一只?# T3 X7 p' M1 g+ R _& N l
手指是finger,指头尖是fingertip,She was a lady to her fingertips.是“她浑身都是淑女”,连指头尖(里)都是。指甲是nail,钉子也是,也叫fingernail He is witty to the fingernails.是说浑身都是机智,机智都跑到指甲里头去了,连指甲里都有机智。7 W/ ^7 [" K; g
My fingers itch to box his ears. 是手痒得想打他一个耳光,My fingers are itching to do it.是“跃跃欲试”,但是中文中“食指大动”“技痒”一类的意思。have a finger in the pie是“染指”、“参与”,look through one's fingers at是假装看不见(从指头缝中偷看),finger alphabet是“手势字母”,是聋子哑巴用的。 1 r; o) V& y$ U0 g 大拇指是thumb,童话里有一个Tom Thumb,任何小东西矮东西也叫Tom Thumb,喜欢吮大拇指叫thumb-sucker。thumb one's nose是一种做鬼脸。你在路上,若看到有人伸大拇指拦车,这种动作就叫thumb(也叫hitch-hike),这种人就叫thumb-pusher(也叫hitch-hiker),thumber就是揩油搭便车的。说这个人笨手笨脚的,常用His fingers are all thumbs. 十个指头全跟大拇指一样,不是完蛋了吗? , r' F. R0 Y( E1 s% o% w" Y5 i 食指是index finger,index,forefinger,书的“索引”也叫index。8 L m* N4 Q( ~4 W1 [
中指是middle finger,middle是“中间”的意思。 ! u9 ?5 f. E1 @# f2 D 无名指是ring finger,尤其是指左手的,ring是戒指,key ring是钥匙环。 ' N8 h& E5 D$ @6 \! ~9 a9 S 小指是little finger,说“玩弄别人于股(大腿)掌(手心)之上”,英文则是He has a remarkable talent for twisting people around his little finger.这 turn (twist) around one's little finger是成语,要记住。; J0 a$ t7 H, ]: S
中文里的“屈指可数”翻成英文是can count on the fingers (of a hand),“指不胜屈”是too many to count (on the fingers),打棒球时,若老是接不住球,这种人叫“奶油指头”(butterfingers),奶油指头跟十个指头都是大拇指比起来,正好是“半斤八两”(Tweedledum and Tweedledee)! + f6 P9 n( b7 m0 v( o5 `$ l: `/ l7 b3 I9 A/ X: ]) g7 ^- E5 S/ h
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