在中国，9是一个比较吉利的数字，它寓意着最多和无数，也被当作是代表长久的数字。但是在西方，有人说9不是很吉利的数字，所以苹果没有iPhone 9。当然，这也只是一种开玩笑的说法。今天，就来和大家说一说和9有关的英语表达。

先来看看“nine-nine table ”，它不是9人桌也不是99张桌子。实际上，这个短语和数学有关系，它是我们每个人小时候都接触过的“九九乘法表”。



“乘法表”还可以用“times table”来表示，正式的说法是“multiplication table”。

multiplication table: one of a group of tables giving the results of multiplying two numbers together

一组给出两个数字相乘结果的表




英语里面还有很多和9有关的俚语表达。

nine to five 朝九晚五的

a nine-to-five routine

朝九晚五工作制

She's tired of working nine to five.

她厌倦了朝九晚五的工作。

be a nine days' wonder 是昙花一现的新鲜事物，是轰动一时的事物

英文释义：to be a cause of great excitement or interest for a short time but then quickly forgotten

The band's biggest fear was becoming a nine-day wonder, soon to be forgotten when the next big sound hit the airwaves.

乐队最害怕的就是昙花一现，当有新的音乐出现在电视广播的时候，很快就会被遗忘。



done/dressed (up) to the nines 衣饰华丽，身着盛装

英文释义：wearing very stylish and fashionable clothes, often for a particular purpose or occasion

The doorbell rang and there was Chris, all dressed up to the nines.

门铃一响，衣着华丽的克里丝来了。

the whole nine yards

这个表达在美语中更常见，它的英文释义和中文意思如下：

everything you can possibly want, have, or do in a particular situation

（在特定情形下）能够想要的；能够拥有的；能够做到的（任何东西）

When I was little, my family always had lots of pets - dogs, cats, hamsters, fish, rabbits - the whole nine yards.

我小时候家里总是有许多宠物：狗、猫、仓鼠、鱼、兔子，应有尽有。

The weather was terrible but I wanted to go the whole nine yards and get to the top of the mountain.

天气糟透了，但我还是想咬咬牙一路登上山顶。



nine times out of ten 十有八九，几乎总是

Nine times out of ten, you can fix it.

你十有八九能够修好它。

“nine times out of ten”还可以写成“ninety-nine times out of a hundred”，是同样的意思。

nineteen/ten to the dozen 说话快，喋喋不休

英文释义：If you are talking nineteen/ten to the dozen, you are talking very quickly and without stopping.

My aunt can get talking nineteen to the dozen if you get her on a topic she's passionate about.

如果你让我姑姑谈论她热衷的话题，她就会滔滔不绝。




“table”作为名词最常见的意思是“桌子、台子、餐桌”和“表，表格”。除此之外，它还可以作动词，有以下两种意思：

把...提交讨论

An amendment to the proposal was tabled by Mrs James.

该项提案的修正案是詹姆斯夫人提交讨论的。

搁置，暂缓审议

The suggestion was tabled for discussion at a later date.

这一提议被留待日后讨论。



on the table （计划、建议等）被提交讨论中，正式提交考虑

Her new offer is on the table.

她的新提议正在讨论中。

under the table 在背地里，在私下

They offered him money under the table to change his mind.

他们私下贿赂他，让他改变主意。

今天要说的就是这么多了，感谢阅读~

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