Background Information (3) phrases of thumb(1) 1. Under ones thumb: under ones contro在某人支配(控制) a e. g. I can't tell you what pain I feel when I see how much my mother is under my fathers thumb 2 All thumbs(fingers): clumsy, unable to hold it, fingers feel like thumbs手脚不灵巧,笨拙 E.g. When I try to sew a button on my shirt, I'm all thumbs 3. Green thumb: good gardener naturally good with plants绿手 指指种植花木蔬菜的高超技能 e.g. Willie is the green thumb in our group. He is the gardenerBackground Information (3) phrases of “thumb”(1) ▪ 1.Under one’s thumb: under one’s control 在某人支配(控制) 下 ▪ e.g. I can’t tell you what pain I feel when I see how much my mother is under my father’s thumb. ▪ 2.All thumbs (fingers) :clumsy, unable to hold it, fingers feel like thumbs手脚不灵巧,笨拙 ▪ E.g. When I try to sew a button on my shirt, I’m all thumbs. ▪ 3.Green thumb: good gardener, naturally good with plants绿手 指,指种植花木蔬菜的高超技能 ▪ e.g. Willie is the green thumb in our group. He is the gardener