与数字有关的习惯用语

To Go Fishing, or Not to Go Fishing

For some people, fishing is so enjoyable that it puts them in seventh heaven. For others, fishing is a good time to relax and catch forty winks. I’m of two minds about it. At first sight, fishing seems like fun. But, on second thought, I just don’t like to handle a fish when I catch it. To many people who like fishing, it’s second nature to look at a river or a lake and know where the fish are. They have a sixth sense that helps them to do this. Soon they are catching fish, while I’m still trying to put the worm on the hook.

大家怎么读sixth? Webster上有两个音标，[siksth] and [sikst].

Forty winks ------------ a short sleep, a snap
On second thought ------ changing one’s mind after thinking more about something
Sixth sense ------------ a special feeling for something or a special understanding of things.
Second Nature ---------- easy and natural to someone
Of two minds ----------- having trouble making a decision
Second to none --------- the very best
Six of one, half a dozon of the other ---- no difference, either choice okay
In seventh heaven/One cloud nine --------- extremely happy
To put two and two together -------------- to finally understand something, to come to a conclusion about something