今日短语
Walking encyclopedia“书也能走路”?其实,这一搭配并不是说书会行走,而是强调一个人学识丰富、知识面广泛,什么都懂,就像一部活生生的百科全书。
Walking 这个词的意思是“行走着的”,也常与“dictionary 词典”和“disaster 灾难”搭配。Walking dictionary 指“词汇量渊博的人”,而 walking disaster 是“灾星,总给人带来灾难的人”。
例句
Nancy is a walking encyclopedia of British history. She wrote five books about the Victorian era alone.
南茜是一部活生生的英国历史百科全书。仅以维多利亚时期为题材,她就写过五部相关的书籍。
My father is a walking encyclopedia when it comes to current affairs – he reads the papers every day.
只要是说起当今时事,我的父亲就活像一部百科全书。他每天都会读各类报纸。
When my phone crashes, it’s quite handy to have my sister around. She knows everything there is to know about smartphones – in fact she’s a walking encyclopedia!
每次我的手机死机时,我妹妹在就好了。她对智能手机的功能无所不知,她就是个活生生的百科全书!