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潇潇语言实验室No. 19 2003/8/30 和拇指Thumb有关的Idioms Expressions 这一集我们来看看和拇指thumb有关的成语。 首先讲讲五个手指的名称。Thumb (拇指), index (食指), middle （中指）, ring（无名指）, pinky (little finger 小指，尾指) 1. have a green thumb： be good at gardening -擅长园艺，擅长种花种草。 这个短语托福听力曾经考过，如果知道它的意思，听起来一点都不难。 He has a green thumb. =Hes good at gardening. 2. stick out like a sore thumb：be very different from other people or things around them - 与众不同，和环境格格不入 Im not going to the party dressed like this, Id stick out like a sore thumb.我不会穿成这样去参加聚会的，我会看起来和大家格格不入的。 sore (adj.)痛的。 I have a sore throat. 我喉咙痛。 My shoulders are sore from typing too much. 打字打得我肩膀都痛了。 注意：soar（v.飞翔，快速上升）和sore同音，不要混淆。The rocket soared into orbit.- 火箭快速飞入轨道。The temperature soared to 100 degrees. 温度狂升到100度。 3. under someones thumb : under someones control - 在某人的掌握和操纵之中。Shes got him completely under her thumb, hell do whatever she asks. 他完全在她的操纵之中，她叫他干什么他就干什么。 4. all thumbs： clumsy and awkward－笨拙的，笨手笨脚的。Speaking of playing the piano, I am all thumbs. 说起弹钢琴，我真是笨手笨脚的。 5. the thumbs down：if you give a plan or a suggestion the thumbs down, you do not approve of it or are not willing to accept it. -不同意或是不愿意接受一样东西My new hairstyle got the thumbs down from my family. 我家人都不喜欢我的新发型。 6. the thumbs up：if you give a plan or a suggestion the thumbs up, you approve of it or are willing to accept it. － 赞成（一个计划或提议），愿意接受 一样东西The project had been given the thumbs up and we could now get started. 这个项目已经得到批准，我们现在可以开始工作的。 7. twiddle your thumbs: if you twiddle your thumbs, you do not have anything to do, you are wasting your time and are achieving nothing useful －无所事事，浪费时间Until I can get the thumbs up for my project, Im just sitting around twiddling my thumbs. 在我的项目得到批准前我只能坐着无所事事。 8. A rule of thumb: a rough method of calculation, based on practical experience －粗略计算，根据以往实践总结出来的经验A good rule of thumb is to cook two handfuls of rice per person. 根据经验，给每人煮两把米是够的。 9. thumb a ride: hitchhikers usually put their thumb out as cars pass by, indicating that the