This year's UK Cold Water Swimming Championships saw 600 swimmers brave the near-freezing waters at a lido in South London. There are a number of 'lidos', or outdoor swimming pools, in London and around the UK. The word comes from an Italian word meaning 'beach'.
有600名游泳愛(ài)好者參加了在南倫敦一個(gè)戶外游泳池里舉行的“英國(guó)冬泳賽”。這個(gè)戶外游泳池里的水接近冰點(diǎn)。在英國(guó)很多城市，包括倫敦都有這樣的 ‘lido’戶外游泳池?！甃ido’ 一詞來(lái)源于意大利語(yǔ)，意思是海灘。
Which swimmer is the odd one out? Photo: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
今日小常識(shí)
今日短語(yǔ)
我們用 odd man out 或者 odd one out 來(lái)形容某人或某事格格不入，與眾不同。
例句
When I got to the party everyone was wearing beautifully tailored suits and I was in ripped jeans and a smelly t-shirt. Felt like a bit of an odd man out.
Martha was always the odd one out. She never joined in when the other kids played.
請(qǐng)注意
Odd-job man 是一個(gè)給私人家庭打零工、干雜活兒的人。
I got Billy the odd-job man to fix my shelves and cut the grass in my garden. He did a great job so I recommended him to my neighbour.
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