来源:环球教育
小编:长安 70 最近环球教育(原环球教育)林迁老师积累了不少的“干货”地道的表达, 再三思考,觉得非常有必要给烤鸭们分享之。姑且当作老师对天下烤鸭们的一点点小礼物吧。当然了,如下习语是老师引用的来自BBC英文教学中的,好的东西共享之:
食物类
piece of cake 小菜一碟
The math test was a piece of cake. 数学测试很简单。
to go bananas 抓狂,歇斯底里
He went bananas. 他神经错乱了。
bring home the bacon 养家糊口
My husband brings home the bacon. 我丈夫赚钱养家。
have bigger fish to fry 另有要事
I couldn't attend the meeting, I had bigger fish to fry. 我没有出席会议,因为我有更重要的事。
That's the way the cookie crumbles. 预料之中
like two peas in a pod 形影不离,一模一样
They are like two peas in a pod. 他们整天腻在一起。
as red as a cherry 像樱桃一样红
Her cheeks were as red as cherry. 她的脸红的像樱桃。
eat like a horse 食量大如牛
My baby eats like a horse. 我的孩子吃得很多。
walk on eggshells 小心翼翼(不伤害某人)
I've been walking on eggshells around my boyfriend. 我一直小心翼翼地维护和男朋友的感情。
hard nut to crack 难以对付的事或人
He is a hard nut to crack. 他是一个很难相处的人。
衣物类
cut from the same cloth 如出一辙
My son and I are cut from the same cloth. 我儿子跟我长得如出一辙
with a fine-toothed comb 严密的审查
We went over the flat with a fine-toothed comb. 我们去了公寓并对它进行了严密的审查。
fit like a glove 完全相合
That dress fits you like a glove. 这条裙子很适合你。
to lose one's shirt 失去所有的钱
I lost my shirt in a poker game. 我在打扑克中输得精光。
roll up one's sleeves 准备大干一场 (别问我为啥是一卷卫生纸)
It's time to roll up your sleeves and get to work. 是时候准备大干一场了!
have an ace up one's sleeve 握有王牌
That girl aways has an ace up her sleeve. 这个女孩子总是握有王牌。
to laugh up one's sleeve 偷偷地笑
I was laughing up my sleeve during the whole meeting. 在整场会议中我都在偷笑。