2012-08-26 22:03:05| 分类: 5、英语成语400句 | 标签: |举报 |字号大中小 订阅
Length在中文里的意思就是长短。At arm’slength就是指和某人保持一定距离。
I keep trying to get friendly with that lovely blonde who sits next to me in biology class. But she keeps me at arm’s length.
我一直设法和那个生物课坐在我旁边的金发姑娘接近。可是,她老是和我保持一定距离。
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A: I have a feeling that Lucy is not so close to Jim as shused to be.
我觉得露茜对吉姆不像以前那么亲近了。
B: Yeah, when she heard about his background, she decided that she’d better keep him at arm’s length.
是啊,她听说他的背景后,就决定疏远他了。
A: But Jim feels miserahle.
可吉姆觉得很痛苦。
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