A tall order 艰巨的任务
2012-04-16 00:00:00 BBC英伦网
A baby giraffe with its mother born this week at Madrid Zoo, Spain.
A tall order 艰巨的任务
A giraffe's first experience in life is a two-metre drop to the ground. Female giraffes give birth standing up. At nearly six metres tall, the giraffe is the world's tallest animal.
长颈鹿出生的第一体验是从两米高的地方落到地面。母性长颈鹿都是站立着生子的。身高六米的长颈鹿是世界上最高的动物。
如果形容某事是 a tall order 那么就意味着这是一项非常艰巨的任务。
例句
The client wants me to deliver the project by tomorrow. It's a tall order but I'll try.
What!? You want me to do the shopping, clean the flat, mow the lawn and prepare lunch all before your parents arrive at midday? That's a tall order!
I've done no preparation at all before tomorrow's exam. It's a tall order, but if I study all night I might pass.
请注意
请大家注意千万不要把 a tall order 同 out of order 相混淆。后者的意思是做事没有章法引起讲话者的不满。
I hate the way Dave smokes in the same room as the kids. It's so out of order.