2012-06-25 美国习惯用语 – 214. in short order; get the short end of the stick
今天我们再来给大家讲解两个以short这个字为主的习惯用语。In short order. In short order就是立即,马上的意思。许多美国孩子都不喜欢打扫房间。这也是父母经常训孩子的主题之一。下面这个例子里说话的爸爸倒是找到了一个办法,让他的儿子把房间立即打扫干净。他说: 例句-1: For weeks I’ve been trying to get Jack to clean up his room. He finally did it in short order today after I…