“knee-high to a grasshopper”别理解成“蚱蜢膝盖那么高”
饼哥雅思2021-04-30 17:57
大家好，欢迎来的饼哥英语的频道，今天我们分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——knee-high to a grasshopper, 这个短语的含义不是指“膝盖高的蚱蜢”，其正确的含义是：
knee-high to a grasshopper 非常年轻；微不足道，身材不高
When I was knee-high to a grasshopper, I loved playing with dolls and stuffed animals.
当我还非常年轻的时候，我喜欢玩娃娃和毛绒动物。
Unfortunately, Ed's mother died when he was still knee-high to a grasshopper.
不幸的是，埃德的母亲在他还非常年轻的时候就去世了。
He was knee-high to a grasshopper all throughout middle school, but in high school he suddenly shot up to 6'2''.
在整个初中阶段，他身材不高，但在高中阶段，他突然蹿升到6英尺2英寸。
I felt knee-high to a grasshopper when I first joined the massive law firm.
当我第一次加入这个庞大的律师事务所时，我觉得自己微不足道。
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