Idioms in Friends 老友记中的英语习语.pptx

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1、IdiomsHelenIdiomsinFriendscallaspadeaspadeshowsomeonemytruecolors.betweenarockandahardplaceCallaspadeaspade.(S8E18)Itmeans“speakone'smind,putthingsbluntly”Origin:TheancientGreekshadapopularproverbforplainspeaking,“tocallfigsfigs,andatubatub”.ThescholarErasmussubstitu

2、ted“spade”for“tub”.Example:Let'scallaspadeaspade.Youaretoolazytogetup.Showsomeonemytruecolors.(S9E5)Phoebe:No!It'smyfirstbirthdaywithaboyfriend,andhehastowork.Ugh,Igetmadathim,butIthinkit'salittletoosoontoshowmytruecolors.Itmeanstobehowyoutrulyare./showyourtruecharac

3、ter./justbeyournormalself.Example:Theplayersshowedtheirtruecolourswhentheycamebackfromthreegoalsdowntowinthematch.Betweenarockandahardplace.(S1E12)Inadifficultoruncomfortablepositionwithnoattractivewayout.Example:Billcouldn'tmakeuphismindwhattodo.Hewascaughtbetweenar

4、ockandahardplace.Thanks.