人们通常只会记得第一而不会记得第二英文里我们也很清楚地记得first、last不过要是问起倒数第二很多人就不大明白了一起来看看吧01“倒数第二”英文怎么说? 常用的表达有以下三种: ① the last but one倒数第二例:It's the last but one day in the athletics programme. 这是田径项目比赛的倒数第二天。以此类推:倒数第三:the last but two倒数第四:the last but three②the next to last 倒数第二例:I'm almost finished, this is the next to last box to empty.我马上要完成了,现在清空的是倒数第二个箱子。③the second to last 倒数第二例:The British team finished the second to last.英国队排在倒数第二。以此类推:倒数第三:the third to last倒数第四:the fourth to last另外,还有个稍难点的词 penultimate [penˈʌltɪmət] 也表示:倒数第二的例:It's the penultimate episode of the series tonight. 今晚播出的是这部电视连续剧的倒数第二集。02“ten to one” 是什么意思?ten to one 是一个常用俚语意思是:十有八九;很有可能例:Ten to one he won't be there tonight. 他今晚十有八九不会去那里。此外”十有八九“还可以表达为:nine times out of ten例:Nine times out of ten, you can fix it. 你十有八九能够修好它。如果要表达“从10到1”可以说:from ten to one例:Let's count out loud from ten to one.让我们从十大声数到一。03“one of a kind” 是什么意思?(be)one of a kind = 独一无二的;特别的例:He's one of a kind, he really is. 他独一无二,确实如此。如果是(be)two of a kind意思则是:属于同一类例:A: Lydia and Taylor got on really well, didn't they?Lydia和泰勒关系很好,对吧?B: Yes, they're two of a kind.是的,她们是同一类人。04“one of those days” 是什么意思?one of those days = 倒霉的日子,不走运的日子例:It's just been one of those days. 今天真不走运。如果是one of these days意思则是:将来有一天,过不了多久例:You're going to get into serious trouble one of these days. 将来有一天你会惹上大麻烦。
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