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我们常会遇到很多跟字面意思没有任何关系的英语习语,如果不结合语境,你会觉得难以理解。像like a drowned cat(落汤鸡)、I am all
ears (洗耳恭听)、aim
high(胸怀大志)等等,你常常很难通过字面进行理解。下面再跟大家分享10个诡异却很有趣的英语习语吧,让英语口语在线学习更接地气。
1. The lights are on but nobody’s home – used to describe a stupid
person.
灯亮着却没人在家——用于描述很愚蠢的人。
Example: She really has no clue- the lights are on but nobody’s home!
例子:她完全抓不着头绪——脑子笨的像头猪。
2. Everything but the kitchen sink – almost everything has been
included.
除了厨房里的水槽什么都有——几乎包括了所有事。
Example: Maria was trying so hard to get the question right, she was
throwing out everything but the kitchen sink!
例子:为了证明问题是正确的,玛利亚几乎把所有的事都说了个遍。
3. Cute as a Button
如纽扣般可爱——由于特定的原因,如果某物真的很可爱,我们可以将它和纽扣做比较。 cute as a button就是一个习语。
例子:
Example:“Have you seen Erica’s new baby? He’s only a few days old!”
“你见过埃里卡的小孩了吗?他才刚出生不久。”
“No, but everybody is talking about it张子涵. They all say he’s just cute as a
button.”
“没有,但是每个人都在谈论他,他们都在说他跟纽扣一样可爱。”
4. To pig out – to eat a lot very quickly.
狼吞虎咽——快速吃掉很多东西。
Example: After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet.
例子:马拉松跑完后,参赛者们在自助餐晚宴上狼吞虎咽。
5. When pigs fly – about something that will never happen.
除非猪都会飞了——表示某事永远都不会发生,绝无可能。
Example: Yea, right! You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when
pigs fly!
例子:对的!等猪都会飞了你就会得到泰勒.斯威夫特的约会邀请。
6. Like Water off a Duck’s Back
这个习语的意思是“no effect on a person”,也就是“对某人不起作用、对牛弹琴”。
Terry never gets upset when he is criticised. It’s like water off a duck’s
back. 泰瑞受到批评后一点也不沮丧,就像是对牛弹琴。
7. To have a cast iron stomach – to have no problems eating or drinking
anything.
有个铁胃——吃、喝任何东西都没问题。
Example: I think I would be sick if I ate all that food, but Joe seems to
have a cast iron stomach.
例子:我觉得如果我把所有食物都吃了,我肯定会生病,但是乔看起来就像有个铁胃一样,吃多少都没事儿。
8. To drink like a fish – to drink heavily.
像鱼一样能喝——海量。(喝起酒来不要命)
Example: The group at the bar seems to being having a party and you can
tell he’s the birthday boy because he is drinking like a fish!
例子:酒吧里的这群人看起来像是在举行生日派对,很明显可以看出他是这个派对的主角,因为他一直在不停地喝。
9. Use your loaf – use your head, think smart.
用你的面包——动动脑子,仔细想想。
Example: Come on Parker, use your loaf! I know you can solve this
problem!
例子:快来帕克,动动脑子!我知道你能解决的。
10. To put a sock in it – to tell someone noisy to be quiet.
放只袜子在里面——告诉某个很吵的人保持安静。
Example: Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock
in it.
例子:当我在学习时简在那边大喊大叫,于是我让她闭上嘴巴。
英语习语中蕴涵着丰富的文化内涵,具有鲜明的民族特色,它们就像我们中文里面的成语和谚语,有各种典故和灵活运用,让你不认识它之前,有些摸不着头脑。一旦理解,又会觉得很有趣。你还没有其他怪异却很好玩的英语习语一起来分享呢?>>>也许你还想看:托福听力常用俗语