Comic﹕Danger from above
【明報專訊】Pat likes to put a bottle of hot water in her room, but somebody put it where it may pose a danger...
“ Pat: I need some hot water at hand in my room. ”
“ Eason: This is boiling hot! ”
“ Pat: Oh no! ”
“ MoMo: Pat, are you all right? ”
“ Pat: I've escaped being scalded by a hair's breadth. ”
■English highway﹕-words and collocations
idioms relating to "hair"
a hair's breadth - a very small distance or amount
bad hair day - a bad day
a hair out of place - your appearance is tidy if you haven't got a hair out of place
■Quiz
Match each of the following sentences with the respective sentence that contains an idiom to form a complete one.
(answers on next text)
(1) Eric crossed the road without noticing a car coming,
(2) You should not be too sad about today,
(3) Harry looks flawless and handsome today in his new suit,
(4) Jenny got only one wrong answer in her exam paper,
(A) it is just another bad hair day.
(B) he avoided being hit by a hair's breadth.
(C) she was a hair's breadth away from getting a full mark.
(D) he hasn't got a hair out of place.
■Glossary
pose (v) 構成
at hand (prep phr) 在手邊
boiling hot (adj phr) 滾燙的
scald (v) 燙傷
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