英语老师瑶瑶

【句子】I don't know. You seem kinda overqualified.   【Desperate Housewives S02E09】 【发音】/aɪ/ /dəʊnt/ /nəʊ/ /juː/ /siːm/ /ˈkaɪn.də/ /ˌəʊ.vəˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪd/ /ˌəʊ.vərˈkwɑːl.ɪ.faɪd/【发音技巧】don't know不完全爆破；【翻译】我说不好，你在这里似乎有些大材小用了。【适用场合】今天我们学习一下overqualified这个单词的用法。它可以理解成having more knowledge, skill, and experience than is needed for a particular job；所以其实就是“（对某一工作而言）资历过高的，大材小用的”这样的意思； eg: The problem with employing people who are overqualified for the job is that they often don't stay in it for long.雇佣资历过高的人的问题是，他们通常不会在该职位上做很久。 eg: They didn't hire her because she was overqualified for the job.他们没有雇佣她，因为她对这个职位来说，资历过高了。 eg: Sarah felt overqualified working as a waitress. She used to be a head chef in a famous hotel, and serving coffee made her feel her skills were being wasted.莎拉觉得做服务员是大材小用。她曾经是一家著名酒店的大厨，现在端咖啡让她觉得自己的技能被浪费了。 eg: After graduating from university with a degree in finance, Tom took a job as a simple office clerk. His friends told him he was overqualified, but he needed the money.汤姆在大学获得了金融学位后，找到了一份简单的办公室文员工作。他的朋友们都说他大材小用了，但他当时需要钱。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】Using that powerful, expensive computer just for web browsing and watching movies is overqualified. A much cheaper one could do the same job.

【句子】Ed's been after me to trim the fat.   【Desperate Housewives S02E09】 【发音】/edz/ /biːn/ /ˈɑːf.tə/ /ˈæf.tər/ /miː/ /tʊ/ /trɪm/ /ðə/ /fæt/【发音技巧】been after连读；【翻译】埃德一直催着我精简冗员。【适用场合】今天我们学习一下trim the fat的用法，本来trim有“修剪、整理”这样的含义，这个短语字面的意思是“切掉肥肉”，稍微引申一下，可以理解成“削减开支；优化裁员；精简机构”这样的意思；对应的英文解释是to excise or discard elements that are seen as unnecessary； eg: Trim the fat off the meat before cooking it.烹饪前先把肉上的肥油剔掉。 eg: The new CEO is trimming the fat by cutting unnecessary travel.新上任的CEO正在通过削减不必要的差旅来精简开支。 eg: After the merger, the company had to trim the fat and let go of redundant staff.在合并之后，公司不得不精简人员，裁掉了冗余的员工。 eg: We need to trim the fat from our reporting process. It's taking too long.我们需要优化报告流程，去掉那些繁琐的环节，太耗时了。 eg: We need to trim the fat from our household budget - no more eating out.我们需要削减家庭预算中的不必要开支，不能再下馆子了。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】Your story is good and your writing is solid, but you need to trim the fat a bit. There are just so many characters and plot points that aren't meaningful. 

【句子】There's gonna be another round of firings coming down the pike.  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】 【发音】/ðeə(r)z/ /ˈɡɒn.ə/ /ˈgɑː.nə/ /biː/ /əˈnʌð.ə(r)/ /raʊnd/ /əv/ /ˈfaɪə.rɪŋz/ /ˈkʌm.ɪŋ/ /daʊn/ /ðə/ /paɪk/【发音技巧】be another连读；round of连读；【翻译】接下来还有一轮大规模的解聘。【适用场合】今天我们学习一下come down the pike的用法，可以理解成“即将到来、即将发生/出现；变得显眼/重要”；对应的英文解释是：to happen or become prominent，这个短语稍微有点难，这里的pike并不是“长矛”的意思，而是turnpike，指“那些笔直、重要的高速公路”；所以come down the pike的字面意思是：“沿着公路而来”，后来自然而然也有引申为“在视野中出现、到来；登上舞台”这样的意思； eg: This is the best new software to come down the pike in years.这是近年来出现的最好的新软件。 eg: We need to be ready for any opportunity that comes down the pike.我们需要为任何出现的机会做好准备。 eg: We'll deal with that problem if it comes down the pike.如果那个问题发生了，我们会处理的。 eg: You should take this job offer. Who knows when another will come down the pike?你应该接受这份工作邀请，机不可失，谁知道下一个机会什么时候才会出现？ eg: If you don't do your homework now, expect problems to come down the pike before the exam.如果你现在不做作业，就等着问题在考试前接踵而至吧。 eg: He was the best writer to come down the pike in a long time.他是很长一段时间以来涌现的最出色的作家。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】这是我们公司历史上遇到过的最严重的危机。

【句子】This is Stu's employee evaluation file. Right here. This thing is full of black marks.  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】 【发音】/ðɪs/ /ɪz/ /stuːz/ /ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/ /ɪˌvæl.juˈeɪ.ʃən/ /faɪl/ /raɪt/ /hɪə(r)/ /ðɪs/ /θɪŋ/ /ɪz/ /fʊl/ /əv/ /blæk/ /mɑː(r)ks/【发音技巧】This is连读；Stu's employee连读；Right here不完全爆破；thing is连读；full of连读；black marks不完全爆破；【翻译】这是斯图的员工评估表，就这个。通篇都是不足之处。【适用场合】今天我们学习一下black mark的用法；在英文中，black mark的字面意思是：“黑色的痕迹”；引申意味是：“一个不良记录；一个针对某人或某事的负面评价或污点。”；来看看对应的英文解释：a lasting negative opinion or effect resulting from a mistake or failure； eg: The scandal was a black mark on the company's reputation.那桩丑闻给公司的声誉抹了黑。 eg: His dishonesty was a black mark on their friendship.他的不诚实是他们友谊中的一个污点。 eg: Jerry's speeding ticket was a black mark on his driving record that prevented him from getting a job as a delivery man.杰里的超速罚单成了他驾驶记录上的一个污点，这使他没能得到那份送货员的工作。 eg: Being late for the important meeting put a black mark against his name.在重要的会议上迟到，成为了他的一个污点。 eg: If you refuse to work late, won't that be a black mark against you? 如果你拒绝加班，那会不会成为你的一个污点？ eg: If you complain to the boss once, you will get a black mark straight away. 只要你跟老板抱怨一次，你马上就会被记上一笔。 eg: It was another black mark against her that she had not gone to the last meeting. 她没有参加上次的会议，这又成了她的一个过失。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】They let me keep my job after I got caught, but the transgression became a black mark against me for the rest of my career.  

【句子】I can't believe you would sink so low.   【Desperate Housewives S02E09】 【发音】/aɪ/ /kɑːnt/ /kænt/ /bɪˈliːv/ /juː/ /wʊd/ /sɪŋk/ /səʊ/ /ləʊ/【发音技巧】can't believe失去爆破；would sink不完全爆破；【翻译】我真不敢相信你竟然这么卑鄙！【适用场合】今天我们学习一下sink so low这个短语的用法。sink本身有“沉没”的意思；sink so low的字面意思是：“沉到如此低的地步”，其实引申一下，就是指“一个人在道德、行为、标准或者地位上堕落到一个非常糟糕、可耻或者令人失望的境地”，来看看对应的英文解释：to have such low moral standards that you do sth. very bad； eg: Stealing from your friends? How could you sink so low?偷你朋友的东西？你怎么能堕落到这个地步？ eg: I never thought he would sink so low as to lie to me about it.我从未想到过，他竟然会卑劣到对我撒谎的地步。 eg: I knew John wasn't the most generous guy around, but I never expected him to sink so low.我知道约翰在周边的人中不算最大方的，但没料到他竟然会做这样的事情。 eg: After he lost his job, he sank so low that he had to beg for money.失业后，他沦落到了不得不乞讨的地步。 口语中你也可以说sink to such depths，意思类似；eg: I can't believe that anyone would sink to such depths.真不敢相信，有人会沦落到如此不堪的地步。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】The magazine has really sunk so low. It used to publish serious journalism.

【句子】And in exchange I get your silence?  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】【发音】/ənd/ /ɪn/ /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/ /aɪ/ /ɡet/ /jə(r)/ /ˈsaɪ.ləns/【发音技巧】And in连读；in exchange连读；get your音的同化；【翻译】我这么做你就能保密了吗？【适用场合】今天我们学习一下in exchange的用法，可以理解成：in order to get or obtain someone or something else；表示“交换”的意思，这个短语的后面也经常会跟上for sth./sb.来搭配，表示“用某人/某物交换”； eg: How about you give me those boots in exchange for my old jacket?我用我的旧夹克换你那双靴子，怎么样？ eg: What can we give them in exchange for two hostages?我们能用什么来交换两名俘虏？ eg: John gave Mary a book and got a sweater in exchange.约翰送给玛丽一本书，换回一件毛衣。 eg: Jim lent Bill his motorcycle, and Bill offered his car in exchange.吉姆把摩托车借给比尔，比尔提出用他的汽车作为交换。 eg: At the party, the guests were given cookies in exchange for the ones they brought.派对上，宾客们用自带的饼干换取了其他饼干。 eg: They were given food and shelter in exchange for work.他们通过劳动换取食物和住所。 eg: I'd like to do something for you in exchange for everything you've done for me.你为我做了这么多，我想为你做点什么作为回报。 【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】I'm sure they'll give you a good bit of money in exchange for your silence on this issue.

【句子】Yeah. Pretty sweet deal, don't you think?   【Desperate Housewives S02E09】【发音】/jeə/ /ˈprɪt.i/ /swiːt/ /diːl/ /dəʊnt/ /juː/ /θɪŋk/【发音技巧】Pretty闪音；sweet deal失去爆破；don’t you音的同化；【翻译】是啊，这是相当划算的一笔交易，不是吗？【适用场合】今天我们来学习一下sweet deal的用法，可以理解成：“一笔很划算的交易”或者“一个很有利的安排”；我们来看看对应的英文解释：a beneficial business arrangement或者a purchase that one believes was a bargain； eg: Wow, they're giving away free pizza? Sweet deal!哇，他们免费送披萨？太爽了吧！ eg: A: "I got this almost new leather jacket for only fifty bucks!"B: "Wow, sweet deal, man!"A：“我花了才50美元就买了这件几乎全新的皮夹克！”B：“哇，哥们儿，这买卖太划算了！”  eg: He works from home three days a week and gets paid a six-figure salary. That's a sweet deal!他一周有三天在家工作，还能拿六位数的薪水。这待遇也太爽了吧！ eg: So, Monica gets to plan the entire wedding and I just have to show up and pay? Sweet deal. 所以，莫妮卡负责策划整个婚礼，我只需要露个脸，付个钱？真是个好差事。 eg: I got a sweet deal on these shoes—they were 75% off!我这双鞋买得太划算了，打了二五折！ 【请翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】The benefits package that the company offered proved to be a really sweet deal. It kept employees happy and helped retain top talent.

【句子】I know that we've had our little differences. But at the core, I believe that we're both good people...  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】【发音】/aɪ/ /nəʊ/ /ðæt/ /wiːv/ /hæd/ /aʊə(r)/ /ˈlɪt.l/ /ˈdɪf.ər.ən.sɪz/ /bʌt/ /æt/ /ðə/ /kɔː(r)/ /aɪ/ /bɪˈliːv/ /ðæt/ /wɪə(r)/ /bəʊθ/ /ɡʊd/ /ˈpiː.pl/【发音技巧】that we've类似不完全爆破的处理；had our连读；little闪音；at the不完全爆破；that we're类似不完全爆破的处理；good people失去爆破；【翻译】我知道我们之间有一些小分歧，但本质上来说，我相信我们都不坏……【适用场合】今天我们来学习一下at the core的表达，core在英文中有“核心、本质”的意思，可以理解成the central part of an object； eg: Financial instability lies at the core of the institute's problems.财政不稳定是这机构诸多问题的根源。 eg: Concern for the environment is at the core of our policies.对环境问题的关切是我们政策的核心。 eg: The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.政府资金的根本性缺位是这个问题的症结所在。 eg: At the core of his arguments is a desire for justice.他所有论证的核心，是对于正义的渴望。 eg: The two principles are similar at their core.这两条原则本质上是很相似的。 【请翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】At its core the play asks: are we looking for the wrong things in life?

【句子】I mean, aside from D.N.A., you might find that you don't have that much in common.  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】【发音】/aɪ/ /miːn/ /əˈsaɪd/ /frɒm/ /frɑːm/ /ˌdiː en ˈeɪ/ /juː/ /maɪt/ /faɪnd/ /ðæt/ /juː/ /dəʊnt/ /hæv/ /ðæt/ /mʌtʃ/ /ɪn/ /ˈkɒm.ən/ /ˈkɑː.mən/ 【发音技巧】aside from不完全爆破；might find不完全爆破；find that you不完全爆破+音的同化；don't have不完全爆破；much in连读；【翻译】也许你会发现，除了血缘之外，你们之间并没有太多的共同点。【适用场合】今天我们来学习一下have sth. in common (with sth./sb.)的表达，可以理解成：to share characteristics, interests, opinions, etc. with someone or something，和某个人/某个东西有共同之处； eg: Well, we have one thing in common: we both hate lettuces!嘿，咱们有个共同点：都讨厌生菜。 eg: The car has a lot in common with the more expensive model, but it does not have an advanced audio system.这款车与更高配的那款车型存在诸多相似之处，只是它未配备高级音响系统。 eg: Why would you set me up with that guy? We have absolutely nothing in common!你为什么要把那个人介绍给我？我们根本毫无共同语言！ eg: Come and meet my sister. I'm sure you two have got a lot in common.来见见我妹妹吧，相信你们有很多共同语言。 eg: I have nothing in common with Mark, so I find it quite difficult to talk to him.我和马克完全没有共同话题，总觉得话不投机。 那么在口语当中，除了会使用动词have来搭配短语have sth. in common以外，还可以使用share去进行替换，意思是一样的。 【请翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】The cameras share some basic features in common.

【句子】Because it all hinges on him responding to your personality.  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】【发音】/bɪˈkɒz/ /bɪˈkɑːz/ /ɪt/ /ɔːl/ /ɑːl/ /ˈhɪn.dʒɪz/ /ɒn/ /ɑːn/ /hɪm/ /rɪˈspɒn.dɪŋ/ /rɪˈspɑːn.dɪŋ/ /tʊ/ /jə(r)/ /ˌpɜː(r).sənˈæl.ə.ti/【发音技巧】Because it all两处连读+闪音；hinges on连读；【翻译】因为这一切的前提是他必须很欣赏你。【适用场合】今天我们来学习一下hinge on这个短语的用法；英文中hinge当做名词使用的时候，表示“铰链”，当动词用表示“装上铰链、用铰链接合”，后面加一个on，什么意思呢？可以想象一下一扇门，如果没有铰链就无法开关。所以hinge on可以理解成“完全取决于、关键在于……”to be dependent or reliant on someone or something； eg: The success of the project hinges on the budget.这个项目能否成功取决于预算。 eg: Our holiday plans hinge on the weather.我们的假期计划完全取决于天气。 eg: The deal hinged on getting the CEO's approval.这笔交易关键在于能否得到CEO的批准。 eg: The future of the company could hinge on this decision.这个公司的未来可能会取决于这个决定。 eg: She will feel a lot of pain if her self-worth hinges on what others think of her.如果她的自我价值完全建立在他人的看法之上，她必将痛苦不堪。 eg: The success of the project hinges on you and how well you do your job. 这个项目的成功完全取决于你，以及你工作的出色程度。 【请翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】How well the corn crop does all hinges on the weather.

【句子】I don't wanna ambush him. I'm gonna ease into it.  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】【发音】/aɪ/ /dəʊnt/ /ˈwɒn.ə/ /ˈwɑː.nə/ /ˈæm.bʊʃ/ /hɪm/ /aɪm/ /ˈgə.nə/ /ˈgɑː.nə/ /iːz/ /ˈɪn.tu:/ /ɪt/【发音技巧】don't wanna类似不完全爆破的处理；ease into连读；into it连读；【翻译】我不想吓到他。我打算顺其自然地说起这事儿。【适用场合】在这段话中，ambush一般可以理解成“埋伏、突击”这样的意思；to make a surprise attack on sb./sth. from a hidden position； eg: The enemy ambushed them near the bridge. 敌人在那座桥附近伏击了他们。 eg: She was ambushed by reporters and cameramen.她遭到了记者和摄像师的围堵。 eg: He was ambushed by gunmen on his way to work.他在上班途中被枪手伏击。 今天视频中，我们要学习的另外一个短语叫做ease into sth.，可以理解成：“谨慎而缓慢地开始做某事”或者“使某个人逐渐适应某件事”；来看看对应的英文解释：to become gently introduced or accustomed to something new, such as a job or situation； eg: Don't try to run 10 kilometers on your first day. Just ease into it.你第一天别想着跑十公里，先慢慢来。 eg: It's his first week, so we should let him ease into the new job.这是他第一周，我们应该让他慢慢适应新工作。 eg: I like to ease into the day with a cup of coffee and some light reading.我喜欢喝杯咖啡，读点轻松的读物，来开启我的一天。 eg: I'm easing into the new schedule.我正在逐渐适应新的时间安排。 eg: I was really stressed about beginning a job I was so unfamiliar with, but my boss let me ease into it, and I have a good handle on things now.刚开始接受一份如此陌生的工作，我的压力真的很大，但是老板让我慢慢适应，现在我已经能够很好地应对了。 【请翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】Your grandfather has lived in the same home for over 60 years, so we have to be sure he's eased into living with us.

< p > 【句子】You know, this gainful employment thing is really starting to cut into our social life.  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】 < /p >< p > 【发音】/juː/ /nəʊ/ /ðɪs/ /ˈɡeɪn.fəl/ /ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ /θɪŋ/ /ɪz/ /ˈrɪə.li/ /ˈstɑː(r).tɪŋ/ /tʊ/ /kʌt/ /ˈɪn.tu:/ /aʊə(r)/ /ˈsəʊ.ʃəl/ /laɪf/ < /p >< p > 【发音技巧】cut into连读+闪音； < /p >< p > 【翻译】这份收入可观的工作，已经开始影响到我们的社交生活了。 < /p >< p > 【适用场合】 < /p >< p > 今天我们来一起学习一下cut into sth. 这个短语。 < /p >< p > 这个短语的意思很多，今天视频中，它可以理解成：to interrupt something in the middle of some action or activity “打断、干扰某个活动/行为”； < /p >< p > 之前我们在节目中第2028期节目中讲过cut in的用法，今天这个cut into意思类似，只是cut into后面通常都要跟宾语，变成cut into sth.，大家可以点击一下超链接跳转到第2028期节目复习一下； < /p >< p >   < /p >< p > eg: Sorry to cut into your conversation, but there&`&s an urgent phone call for you. < /p >< p > 抱歉打断你们的谈话，但是有一个紧急的电话找你。 < /p >< p >   < /p >< p > eg: He kept cutting into our discussion with irrelevant points. < /p >< p > 他不停地用一些不相关的观点打断我们的讨论。 < /p >< p >   < /p >< p > eg: I don&`&t want to cut into your dinner time, but we need to make a decision now. < /p >< p > 我不想打扰你吃晚饭，但是我们现在必须做出决定。 < /p >< p >   < /p >< p > eg: A sudden crisis at work cut into their romantic weekend. < /p >< p > 工作中突如其来的危机打断了他们浪漫的周末。 < /p >< p >   < /p >< p > eg: Please be quiet, your chatter is cutting into my concentration. < /p >< p > 请安静点儿，你们的闲聊打扰我集中精神了。 < /p >< p >   < /p >< p > 【请翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 < /p >< p > The time spent commuting cuts into my personal life. < /p >

< p > 【句子】I have to go over it tonight, or you-know-who is gonna have my head.  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】 < /p >< p > 【发音】/aɪ/ /hæv/ /tʊ/ /ɡəʊ/ /ˈəʊ.və(r)/ /ɪt/ /təˈnaɪt/ /ɔː(r)/ /ˌjuː nəʊ ˈhuː/ /ɪz/ /ˈgə.nə/ /ˈgɑː.nə/ /hæv/ /maɪ/ /hed/ < /p >< p > 【发音技巧】over it连读；it tonight失去爆破； < /p >< p > 【翻译】我得今晚好好审阅一遍，否则那个谁肯定饶不了我。 < /p >< p > 【适用场合】 < /p >< p > 今天节目中，首先我们来说一下you-know-who的用法，我第一次见这个表达，其实是在看《哈利波特》的时候，他们都不敢说伏地魔的名字，所以都用you-know-who来代替；这种说法有点像中文里我们说“那个谁”或者“你知道的那个人”；那么到底指代谁，只能根据上下文来判断推测。 < /p >< p >   < /p >< p > 然后，我们来一起学习一下have someone&`&s head的用法； < /p >< p > 这个短语字面的意思是“要某个人的脑袋”，所以可以理解成：“要求惩罚某个人”或者“让某个人承担后果”；有一种兴师问罪的感觉。 < /p >< p >   < /p >< p > eg: If this project fails, the CEO will have my head. < /p >< p > 如果这个项目失败了，CEO会要了我的命。 < /p >< p >   < /p >< p > eg: We lost the client because of your mistake. The boss is going to have your head for this! < /p >< p > 因为你的错误我们失去了那个客户。老板肯定要因此惩罚你的。 < /p >< p >   < /p >< p > eg: If my father finds out I crashed his car, he&`&ll have my head. < /p >< p > 如果我爸发现我撞了他的车，他会宰了我的。 < /p >< p > （夸张的说法） < /p >< p >   < /p >< p > eg: He was late for the third time this week. I&`&m sure the manager will have his head. < /p >< p > 他这周已经迟到三次了，经理肯定会炒他鱿鱼。 < /p >< p >   < /p >< p > 【请翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】 < /p >< p > If we miss the deadline, the boss will have my head. < /p >

【句子】I wanna do right by you, by my mama, and by my God.  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】【发音】/aɪ/ /ˈwɒn.ə/ /ˈwɑː.nə/ /duː/ /raɪt/ /baɪ/ /juː/ /baɪ/ /maɪ/ /ˈmɑː.mə/ /ənd/ /baɪ/ /maɪ/ /ɡɒd/ /gɑːd/【发音技巧】right by失去爆破；and by失去爆破；【翻译】我想要无愧于你，对得起我的母亲，也无愧于我的上帝。【适用场合】今天我们来一起学习一下do right by someone的用法。这个说法稍稍有点过时，表达的意思是：to treat sb. fairly；或者to deal with sb. kindly or correctly；所以其实可以表达“以公正、体面甚至慷慨的方式对待某个人”，有的时候也可以有“履行道德或者情感上的责任”这样的意思； eg: The best employers ensure they do right by their employees first and foremost.最好的雇主会确保将他们员工的利益放在首位。 eg: I don't know what I'm supposed to do in this situation, I'm just trying to do right by you.我不知道在这种情况下我应该怎么办，我只是想为你着想。 eg: I need to put aside my work stress and remember that my true goal in life is to do right by you and the kids.我需要放下工作压力，并记住我的人生真正目标是照顾好你和孩子，为家庭负责。 eg: The factory will close but the company have promised to do right by the workforce and find jobs for those who want them.工厂将会关闭，但是公司已经承诺会妥善安置员工，为想继续找工作的人找到工作岗位。 eg: I know I messed up, and I promise I'll do right by you.我知道我搞砸了，但是我保证我会给你一个交代的。 【请翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】He worked two jobs to do right by his children and send them all to college.

【句子】There you go. Pretty as a picture.  【Desperate Housewives S02E09】【发音】/ðeə(r)/ /juː/ /ɡəʊ/ /ˈprɪt.i/ /æz/ /ə/ /ˈpɪk.tʃə(r)/【发音技巧】Pretty闪音；as a连读；【翻译】好啦！真漂亮！【适用场合】今天我们来一起学习一下(as) pretty as a picture的用法，这个短语的字面意思是：“跟画一样漂亮”；这是一种明喻simile的修辞手法，相当于very pretty用来形容某个人或者某个东西非常漂亮，就像画出来的一样让人赏心悦目。但是这种说法会稍微有点点过时，这点值得留意。eg: She looked as pretty as a picture in her wedding dress.她穿着婚纱，美得就像画中人一样。 eg: Their new house is pretty as a picture.他们的新房子很漂亮。 eg: The village in the valley is as pretty as a picture.山谷中的那个村庄风景美如画。 eg: Your garden is absolutely pretty as a picture in the springtime.你的花园在春日时光里真是美如画。 eg: The girls Alex dates are always pretty as a picture, but don't have much going on between their ears.亚历克斯交往的女孩们个个都美如天仙，只可惜都没什么头脑。 【请翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】湖边的那个小村舍看起来风景如画。（cottage）