跟罗大卫学英语（11）

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This week’s idioms all relate to directions.
这周的成语跟一些方向性的词语有关。

1.  The ups and downs (in life) – the good and the bad.  Life is full of ups and downs.  One day, things look dark and the next the sun is shining.
[人海浮沈，人生的起起落落]——人生充满了起起落落。今天也许一切看起来都黯淡无光，明天也许就阳光明媚。

2.  Ins and outs – to know a lot about something.   He knows the ins and outs of computer networking.  He’s an expert.
[细节]——他了解计算机网络的所有细节。他是个专家。

3.  Left and right – from all directions.   They had a big 50% off sale at their store.  The customers were coming in left and right.
[四面八方]——他们的店铺今天大减价50%。客户从四面八方涌来。

4.  A southpaw – someone who throws or writes with his left hand (especially used in baseball).   He’s a southpaw (people also say, “He’s a lefty”).
[左撇子]——他是个左撇子。

5.  North/south – refers to more than/less than or getting better or worse.   He has north of $1 million.  Unfortunately, his business is going south.
[多于/少于，更好/更坏]——尽管他拥有100多万，但是不幸，他的生意却更坏了。

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