A tall order 艱巨的任務(wù)
Giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
今日小常識
A giraffe's first experience in life is a two-metre drop to the ground. Female giraffes give birth standing up. At nearly six metres tall, the giraffe is the world's tallest animal.
長頸鹿出生的第一體驗是從兩米高的地方落到地面。母性長頸鹿都是站立著生子的。身高六米的長頸鹿是世界上最高的動物。
今日短語
我們可以用短語 a tall order 來比喻一件非常困難的或一項非常艱巨的任務(wù)。
例句
The client wants me to deliver the project by tomorrow. It's a tall order but I'll try.
What!? You want me to do the shopping, clean the flat, mow the lawn and prepare lunch all before your parents arrive at midday? That's a tall order!
I've done no preparation at all before tomorrow's exam. It's a tall order, but if I study all night I might pass.
請注意
不要把 a tall order 同 out of order 相混淆。后者的意思是做事沒有章法引起講話者的不滿。
例句
I hate the way Dave smokes in the same room as the kids. It's so out of order.
