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Welcome to One Sentence a Day!
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The world is your oyster.
世界是属于你的;尽可做想做之事(或去想去之处)
"Oyster" is a type of seafood. Its a large flat shellfish.
牡蛎是一种海鲜。是一种扁平的大贝类。
And the thing thats very special about an oyster is they make precious pearls.
牡蛎的特别之处在于它们可以制造珍贵的珍珠。
So maybe you have a pearl necklace. The pearl was made in an oyster.
也许你有一条珍珠项链。珍珠就是在牡蛎里孕育出来的。
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If you say that the world is someones oyster, you mean that they can do anything or go anywhere that they want to.
如果你说”the world is someones oyster”,你的意思是他们可以做任何事情或者去任何他们想去的地方。
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E.g.
Youre young, youve got a lot of opportunity.The world is your oyster.
你年轻,又得到了很多机会。你可以随心所欲地施展自己。
If you want to do something, go and do it, and get a pearl necklace.
如果你想做什么事,就去做,得到你的“珍珠项链”。
The world is my oyster.
原句来自莎士比亚名著《温莎的风流娘儿们》
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Words and Expressions
oyster /ɔɪstɚ/ n.牡蛎;蚝
precious /prɛʃəs/ adj.宝贵的;珍贵的;
pearl /pɝl/ n.珍珠;珍品
The Merry Wives of Windsor 《温莎的风流娘儿们》
Shakespeare /ʃekspɪr/ n.莎士比亚(英国剧作家)
Windsor /winzə/ n.温莎(地名,伦敦西方的城市)
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