Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let's see if I can name a few "off the cuff" -- or without any preparation. People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies. We sometimes say that people who are restless or nervous have "ants in their pants." They might also "fly by the seat of their pants" -- they use their natural sense to do something instead of their learned knowledge. _________________________这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故. 你有没有留意过和衣服相关词汇的英语表达?让我们看看我是否可以即兴(off the cuff)说出一些,就是说不预先做任何准备.人们穿着短裤以遮掩身体下部.我们有时形容紧张不安的人裤裆里有蚂蚁(ants in their pants).他们也可能是fly by the seat of their pants,也就是说他们凭直觉而不是他们所学的知识来做一些事情.____________________________
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