Take the weight off your feet 歇歇腳
These little fish are keen to feed on dead skin
今日短語(yǔ)
如果有人勸你 take the weight off your feet, 意思就是勸你坐下來(lái)，歇歇腳，坐下來(lái)休息一下，尤其是站久了。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)和你的體重可沒(méi)有關(guān)系。
今日小常識(shí)
Some spa centres offer 'doctor fish' treatment. A fish called Garra Rufa, eat dead skin off people’s feet. But some people find the tickly sensation too much to bear.
有些水療中心提供“醫(yī)生魚(yú)”的治療，這些醫(yī)生魚(yú)的英文名字是Garra Rufa，它們會(huì)吃掉一些人體上的死皮。不過(guò)有些人覺(jué)得那種被小魚(yú)咬得發(fā)癢的感覺(jué)實(shí)在難以忍受。
例句
After walking around Paris for three hours non-stop, Mary found a nice coffee shop and took the weight off her feet.
Don't walk to school today. Go on the bus and take the weight off your feet.
請(qǐng)注意
大家可千萬(wàn)別把 to take the weight off your feet 和 to carry your own weight 給混淆了。后一個(gè)短語(yǔ)的意思是自己對(duì)自己負(fù)責(zé)。
例句
My brother has finally got a job! Our father kept telling him that at 30 he is old enough to leave home and carry his own weight.
