Inside out 裡面翻到外面了
A plastinated goat. Photo: Miro Kuzmanovic/Reuters
今日小常識
Plastination is a technique used to preserve bodies after death. It was developed by Gunther von Hagens in 1977, and replaces water and fat in the body with plastics. A recent exhibition called 『Animals Inside Out』 includes a shark, bear and octopus, as well as the goat pictured above, and allows visitors to see and touch the insides of the animals.
人體塑化技術用於保存死後屍體， 是由岡瑟馮哈根斯在1977年開發成功的。這種技術采用塑料取代人體內的水和脂肪。最近一個名為『動物裡翻外』的展覽包括一條鯊魚，一只熊和一條章魚，以及圖中的這只山羊，參觀者可以觸摸這些動物的內髒。
今日短語
如果什麼東西 inside out, 就是說把裡面翻到了外面了，裡外搞錯了。另一個短語是 know something inside out, 意思是你對什麼事情了如指掌，對事情的來龍去脈清清楚楚。
例句
If you」d like a tour of Paris, I can take you. I know the city inside out.
Gary knows the history of Manchester United inside out.
I feel prepared for my French exam. I」ve been revising all night and I know the vocabulary inside out.
請注意
如果一件事情被搞亂了，混亂不清或顛倒了，可以用另一個短語 upside down.
Katy」s world was turned upside down when her boyfriend left her, she didn」t know what to do.
