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发信人: yangs (Fight Deadlines), 信区: English
标 题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2002年01月06日09:27:54 星期天), 站内信件
keel over
Definition: To collapse or fall over; to die suddenly.
Example: 1) I just about keeled over when I heard how much it will cost
to get my car fixed. 2) Grandpa keeled over out in the garden.
Etymology: A 'keel' is the lower part of a ship that provides strength.
When a ship sinks, the keel flips over. This phrase compares passing
out or dying to the sinking of a ship.
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The shining sea 我可以 划船不用浆
And
The blue sky 我可以 扬帆没有风向
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The same color
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