Lesson 6 - HOLD WATER / WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK.../
这一课里我们再要讲两个和水,也就是和 water 这个字有关的词汇。第一个是 to hold water。
To hold water 按字面解释当然可以说是"不让水漏出来"。但是,它的另外一个意思是指某一个人找的借口、提出的理由、或说的话是确实的,站得住脚的。美国人经常说: "That excuse simply doesn't hold water."意思是:那个借口根本站不住脚。我们来举个例子:
例句-1:"The accused man claimed that he'd been in another city the night of the murder. But his story didn't hold water after three different witnesses testified in court that they had seen him running from the scene of the crime."