“giveyourrightarm”别理解成“给你的右胳膊”-饼哥英语口语

大家好，今天我们分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——give your right arm, 这个短语的含义不是指“给你的右胳膊”，其正确的含义是：

give your right arm 不惜一切代价；（为了…）愿舍弃很多

I would give my right arm to meet the president.

只要能见到总统，要什么我都给。

What a voice! I'd give my right arm to be able to sing like that.

声音真好听，为了能够唱得那样好我愿意舍弃很多！

I'd have given my right arm to have been there with them.

为了能和他们一起去那里，我愿意舍弃很多。

A: "I'm going to the concert on Saturday!"

我周六将要去音乐会！

B: "Aw man, I would give my right arm to have tickets to that!"

哦，我愿意舍弃很多来拥有那个音乐会的门票。

I would give my right arm

for your sister's gorgeous hair!

为了能得到像你姐姐一样迷人漂亮的头发，我愿意舍弃很多。

I can do nothing but think about my ex-husband. I would give my right arm to be able to start again.

我除了想我前夫，什么也不能干。为了能够重新开始，我愿意舍弃很多。