◆You don’t need to be frightened of him — he’s a man of straw.你不必怕他,他是个懦夫。NOTE This idiom compares a person to a model of a man filled with straw (= stems of grain plants such as wheat, etc. that have been cut and dried). 这个习语源于人与稻草人(straw)的比较。
【题文】 Have you heard of a Chinese idiom ― suspecting(怀疑) the neighbor of stealing an axe(斧头)? It came from___following story. In ancient China, there lived a man. One day, he lost his axe. No matter___hard he tried, he couldn't find it. He suspected that the axe__...
1【题目】 Have you heard of a Chinese idiom - suspecting(怀疑) the neighbor of stealingan are(斧头)? It came fromfollowingstory.In ancient China, there lived a man. One day, he lost his axe. No matter_hard hetried, he couldn't find it. He suspected that the axe___by his neighbo...
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W. McKane, Proverbs (OTL), 456, notes that it is a difference between a man of weight (power and wealth, from the idea of “heavy” for “honor”) and the man of straw (lowly esteemed and poor). Proverbs 13:19 tn The verb III עָרַב (ʿarav,“to be sweet”) ...
(-)Have you heard of a Chinese idiom - suspecting(怀疑) the neighbor of stealing an axe(斧头)? It came from 31 following story.In ancient China, there lived a man. One day, he lost his axe. No matter 32 hard he tried, he couldn't find it.He suspected that the ase 33 by his...
14. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Wait until she finishes the magazine.B. Buy a copy of the magazine.C. Read the magazine online. 15. How much will the magazine probably cost next month? A.£...
【题目】Hav e you hear d of a Chines e idiom-suspecting(怀疑) th e neighbor of stealing an a xe(斧头)?It cam e from___following stor y.In ancient China, ther e live d a man. One day, h e lost his ace. No matter___ har d h e tried, h e couldn't fin d it. H e ...
The structure of the plot means the Tin Man is overshadowed by the Scarecrow – here a saucy, camp cowboy in the form of the beautiful Benjamin Yates. Yates, an excellent song-and-dance man, turns out to be something of a scene-stealer – until the Cowardly Lion shows up, a towering...