What
are you on about? It’s been hot for the last month.
Why are you saying that to me today?
* what
are you on about?: What do you mean?, What are you talking about?
ex> I heard you talking about
penguins when I walked in. What are you on about?
Because the official kickoff of summer was on Saturday – the
summer solstice.
* kickoff: 시작
* solstice: 최고점,
극점
Climate change is real Shirley, there’s no denying that fact anymore.
* there’s
no denying: this fact cannot be ignored or disputed
ex> There’s no denying that it’s
gotten more expensive to travel in Asia lately.
Yeah, but it still seems like a lot of
people have buried their heads in the sand and don’t
want to believe it.
* have/bury
one’s head in the sand: to be in denial an accepted fact.
= in denial; don’t want to face it; don’t
want to deal with it
ex> Rita had her head in the sand
over her husband’s death.
Well, when their beachfront vacation
homes get washed away, they’ll be singing a different tune.
* be/get
washed away: to be completely removed by the ride or floodwaters.
ex> Last year, the farmer’s crops were
washed away during the August rains.
* sing
a different tune: to change one’s mind
ex> Shane was singing a different
tune after the bank offered him a bigger loan.
1. What are you on about? You are talking about crooked politicians again?
답글삭제2. There's no denying that Kristine is a beautiful woman.
3. My father always had his head in the sand when it came to his health.
4. The whole village was washed away by the tsunami.
5. She'll be singing a different tune if she sees my new car.