看紐約時報學英文/英語(二)
(3/20/2011)
4. be on someone’s toes; keep sb on his toes: 忙碌的、警覺的、待命的
In Digital Era, Music Spotters Feed a Machine
By JENNA WORTHAM
Published: February 13, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO — Sure, Shazam, the popular music-spotting cellphone application, can identify that Rihanna track. But what about the new song from the Sandwitches, a Bay Area folk-rock band?
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The hunt keeps Mr. Slomovitz on his toes. Every morning, he skims dozens of music blogs, checking for new releases he might have missed, as well as the iTunes, Amazon.com and Billboard charts, and blog aggregators like the Hype Machine.
5. the world is your oyster: 隨心所欲的; 朗文字典的解釋是： to tell someone that they can achieve whatever they want.
oyster 是牡蠣；蠔。Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang有俚語的解釋為：
Saying nothing; silent. (1910 —) . The boy was dragged off to the police station where he remained ’oyster’ .
下面是紐約時報的文章：
The world is your oyster! The Sky’s the limit! These are the worst times but you can make them the best of times. Then again ...
By FRANK BRUNI
Published: May 31, 2009
這是標題，意思是你可以隨心所欲，天空是唯一的限制(也就是沒有限制)。現在是最壞的時刻，但是你可以變成最好的時刻。
(這是有關美國經濟蕭條、就業困難的一篇文章。)
6. tee shot: 高爾夫球開球
With Driver Malfunction Solved, Johnson Looks for a Victory at Doral
By LARRY DORMAN
Published: March 12, 2011
DORAL, Fla. — Dustin Johnson got off to an inauspicious start at the W.G.C.-Cadillac Championship, but after finishing with a flourish Saturday, he put himself in a good position to win it all.
Johnson, 26, whose opening tee shot last week at Doral Resort and Spa struck his grandfather Art Whisnant in the head, played it mostly straight down the middle Saturday, shooting the day’s low round, seven-under-par-65, and grabbing a two-stroke lead over Luke Donald (66), Matt Kuchar (68) and Nick Watney (68).
[外記]一個美國人發明的新單字： Hazmat - hazardous material，危險物品。
