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发信人: yangs (Microsea永不止息), 信区: English
标 题: Slang of the day
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2002年10月10日13:35:19 星期四), 站内信件
hard as nails
Definition: Very tough; unfriendly, cold.
Example: 1) You have to be hard as nails to play professional football.
2) Rumsfeld likes to think he's hard as nails -- I've never even
him smile!
Etymology: A 'nail' is a small piece of metal used in construction, and 'har
d' is the opposite of 'soft'. So a person who is 'hard as nails' is very str
ong and very tough, like a piece of metal.
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The shining sea 谁能够 划船不用浆
And
The blue sky 谁能够 扬帆没有风向
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