今天给大家介绍的是:elbow room。Elbow room的最普通解释就是:某人能施展的地方或空间。下面是一位家庭妇女在讲为什么他们要买新房子:
"My husband and I are looking for a bigger house to move into. We have six children and a seventh on the way, and we need a lot more elbow room than we have now."
她说:“我和我丈夫正在找一栋大一点的房子。我们有六个孩子马上又要生第七个了。我们需要比现在更大一些的地方。”
俗话说:人比人气死人。下面这句话里说的人和这位家庭妇女相比那真是天差地别:
"I can think of one person who has more elbow room than she needs--the Queen of England. They say that Windsor Castle has more than a thousand rooms. Now that's real elbow room."
这人说:“我知道有一个人所占有的地方比她需要的多得多,这人就是英国女王。他们说,温莎堡里有一千多间房间。这才是真正的面积大呢。”
castle
n.城堡; 堡垒; 模仿中古时期城堡建筑的巨宅
船楼; 具有了望楼的建筑
(国际象棋的)车
castles in Spain
空想, 白日梦; 架空的计划