Knight in shining armour 救難英雄
British cyclist Sir Chris Hoy celebrates winning a gold medal in the London 2012 track cycling men's sprint event. Photo: Sergey Ponomarev
今日短語
A knight in shining armour 這個(gè)短語的傳統(tǒng)意思是拯救少女的身著閃光盔甲的騎士。如今指幫人排憂解難的英雄人物。
今日小常識
Sir Chris Hoy became the most successful British Olympian of all time this week, after winning gold in the Keirin track cycling event. He has gained six Olympic gold medals over his career and was knighted in 2009 for services to sport.
克里斯霍伊爵士在獲得本周凱林(Keirin)軌道自行車賽奧運(yùn)金牌之后成為英國最成功的運(yùn)動員,累計(jì)奧運(yùn)金牌共六枚。 他在2009年被授予爵士稱號,獎勵(lì)他對運(yùn)動的杰出貢獻(xiàn)。
例句
David came to help me when my car broke down - he's my knight in shining armour.
Thank you for bringing me that coffee - you're my knight in shining armour!
I just cannot get this computer to work. I need a knight in shining armour to come and fix it for me.
請注意
英語單詞 knight 是盔甲騎士的意思,這個(gè)詞的發(fā)音與英語中的黑夜 night 同樣,需要特別注意。
During the dead of night, a knight rode into the castle to rescue the princess.