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In this episode, I want to teach you an interesting and strange expression.
在这一集中，我想教大家一个有趣而奇怪的表达方式。
The expression is "on all fours." On all fours. That's on: o-n, all: a-l-l, fours: f-o-u-r-s. On all fours.
这个表达方式是“on all fours”。
I think the meaning of this expression is very simple, very easy to understand. I also think it's very strange.
我认为这个表达方式的意思非常简单，非常容易理解。我也认为它很奇怪。
The meaning of "on all fours" is "on, or walking on, your hands and knees."
“on all fours”的意思是“用手和膝盖行走”。
Imagine somebody down on the ground with their knees on the ground and their hands on the ground in front of them. If they are in that position, they are on all fours. They are on all fours.
想象有人跪在地上，膝盖着地，双手放在前面的地面上。如果他们处于这种姿势，他们就是on all fours。
And I think it's a very strange expression because we don't usually talk about your hands and your knees as fours. We don't really talk about anything as fours.
我认为这是一个非常奇怪的表达方式，因为我们通常不会将手和膝盖说成fours。我们实际上不会将任何东西说成fours。
For one thing, why don't we say "on all four"? That would still be strange, but at least it might make a little bit more sense.
首先，我们为什么不说“on all four”呢？这仍然很奇怪，但至少可能更讲得通一点。
"On all fours." It's just the kind of expression that seems very strange when you stop to think about it. "On all fours."
当你停下来思考时，On all fours这种表达方式似乎很奇怪。
Well, anyway, here is an example of a situation where you could use the phrase "on all fours": "When I walked into my friend's apartment, I saw him searching for his keys on all fours."
无论如何，以下是一个可以使用短语“on all fours”的例子："When I walked into my friend's apartment, I saw him searching for his keys on all fours."
When I walked into my friend's apartment, I saw him searching for his keys on all fours. In other words, he is looking for his keys on the floor.
当我走进我朋友的公寓时，我看到他四肢着地寻找钥匙。换句话说，他在地板上找钥匙。
Maybe he is on all fours. On his knees and his hands, and he's trying to look under furniture.
也许他四肢着地。他跪在地上，双手撑地，试图查看家具下方。
He's trying to look under chairs and look under the sofa and under the table. He is on all fours while he is looking for his keys.
他试图在椅子下面、沙发下面和桌子下面找。他在四肢着地寻找钥匙。
You will also hear people say, "down on all fours." And so, we say things like, "My friend was down on all fours searching for his keys. He was down on all fours."
你也会听到人们说“down on all fours”。因此，我们会说这样的话：“My friend was down on all fours searching for his keys. He was down on all fours.”
"On all fours." "Down on all fours." They mean the same thing. They mean "in a position with your knees and your hands on the floor." Or "on the ground."
On all fours和Down on all fours意思一样。它们的意思是“膝盖和手放在地板上。”或“趴在地上。”
And that is "on all fours," a strange, interesting, and useful expression that I think you should know.
以上就是“on all fours”的用法，一个奇怪、有趣且有用的表达方式，我认为你应该知道。
