十三、俗语、习语、谚语中的it
1. It’s my turn. 轮到我了。
2. It’s hard to say. 很难说。
3. It comes to nothing. 没有结果。
4. It doesn’t matter. 没关系。
5. It’s no use. 没用。
6. It never rains but pours. 不雨则已,一雨倾盆;祸不单行
7. That’s it. 这就对了;就这样
9. Just as sb. puts it. 正如某人所说
10. It isn’t one’s thing. 这不是……所好;这不是某人真正喜欢的东西
11. It makes no odds to sb. + 从句. 没关系;无所谓;无关紧要;无差别
It makes no odds to me whether you go or stay. 你是去是留与我无关。
12. It serves sb. right (for doing sth.)咎由自取;罪有应得
She left you, didn’t she? It serves you right for being so selfish.
13. It stands to reason (+that从句). 这是人人都清楚的;这是明摆着的
It stands to reason that they will go if you don’t pay them enough.
14. It takes two to do sth. 双方都有责任;一个巴掌拍不响
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to tango, but I still think it was more his fault. 一个巴掌拍不响,但是我还是觉得多半是他的错。
15.will come out in the wash. 终将水落石出;终将真相大白于天下
16. It is the same with… ……情况一样
---Tom is good at math, but weak in history. ---It is the same with me.
17. It will cost you. 贵得很;要花很多钱
There is a de luxe model available, but it cost you. 有豪华型的,但很贵。
18. It won’t do. (表示情况不令人满意,应加以改进)那不行;那不合适
I am afraid it won’t do. 恐怕不成。
It won’t do without you. 没有你可不成。(这是离不开你)
19. It’s a long story. 说来话长。
20. It’s a small world. 世界真小
Goodness, it’s a small world, I just saw my old teacher at the airport.
21. It’s a snap. 容易的很。
They told me this is a hard test, but it’s a snap.
22. It’s Greek to me. 我完全不懂。
23. It’s in God’s hand. 一切听天由命。
24. It’s not my day. 万事不顺的日子。
25. It’s up to you. 由你决定。= You decide.
26. see to it that…
Please see to it that the door is locked. 请注意一下门锁了没有。
See to it that you’re not late again. 注意千万不要再迟到。
27. look to it that…
Look to it that this doesn’t happen again.注意不要在发生这种事。
Look to it that you make no more similar mistakes.注意以后不要再犯类似的错误了。
Look to it that you don’t make the same mistake again. 注意不要再犯同样的错误了。
28. It’s piece of cake.
29. as it is/was 实际上;像现在这个样子
Don’t touch it, leave it as it is.
30. as it were 姑且这么说;可以说;仿佛,似乎
He is, as it were, a walking dictionary. 可以说,他是个活词典。
I became, as it were, a man without nationality. 我似乎成了一个没有国籍的人。
31. call it a day 今天到此为止;就这样算了吧 (相当于so much for today; that is all fortoday)
Now let’s call it a day.
32. chance it 碰运气;冒风险 (=risk it)
It’s now or never. Let’s chance it. 机不再来。我们碰碰运气吧。
33. foot it 步行,走路;快走, 紧跑
I missed the last subway and had to foot it home.(步行)
If we want to get there on time, we have to foot it. (跑过去)
34. have it out with sb. 同某人决一雌雄;同某人讲个明白
35. have it over/on 胜过;比……强
36. hop it 走开;滚开 = get away
37. if it were not for; were it not for; if it had not been for; had it not been for 若非;要不是
38. It is well (that)…幸好;万幸
It’s well the children didn’t see what happened.
It was well for you that nobody saw what you had done.