每日学英语Day3

The key to solving any problem is to first recongnize it.
解决一个问题的关键是要首先认知到这个问题。

乱七八糟
He left his room all topsy-turvy [,tɔpsi’tə:vi].
他把他的房间弄得乱七八糟。

This kitchen is such a wreck [rek], I think I need to clean up.
厨房里乱七八糟的，我得打扫一下了。

This place is turning into a jungle [ˈdʒʌŋɡl] already.
这个地方已变得乱七八糟。

The room is in dreadful disorder [ˈdredfl dɪsˈɔːdə®].
房间里乱七八糟。

The papers are all in a muddle [ˈmʌdl].
文件全都乱七八糟的。

He makes a terrible mess when he’s cooking.
他做饭时总是把周围弄得乱七八糟的。
My life is a mess.
我的生活一团糟。

mess sth. up 把…弄糟；弄乱
I’m sorry that there are toys all over, the kids really messed your place up.
真不好意思，到处都是玩具。小孩把你的住处弄得一团糟。

at sixes and sevens：形容一个人的处境、状态一片混乱或环境凌乱不堪、乱七八糟 ( 适用于描述临时、暂时的状况)；不和，意见不一
Your room is at sixes and sevens.
你的房间乱七八糟的。
She could see this young man was at sixes and sevens.
她看出这年轻人心绪很乱。

They are all at sixes and sevens about what to do next.
他们对下一步要做什么都意见不一。

百里挑一：one in a thousand，one in a million
英语中用词通常都比汉语要夸张很多
十分感谢：a thousand thanks

Tom，not one in a thousand would have forgiven you as he has done．
汤姆，很少有人会象他那样原谅你的。
She is one in a million.
她是个百里挑一的好姑娘。
She’s one in a thousand．She does her work quickly and conscientiously and can always be relied on．
她这个人是很难得的，干活利索认真，又总是那么可信赖。
Her beauty is one in a thousand.
她的美真是百里挑一。

每日美句
老外对你说 “at sixes and sevens”，你知道是什么意思吗？
“百里挑一”用英语怎么说？可不是“one in a hundred”