动物类

　　as quiet as a mouse 非常安静

　　Don't wake them up! Be as quiet as a mouse. 不要把他们吵醒了！安静一点。

　　as blind as a bat 看不见，瞎的，也可以用来调笑某人视力不好

　　Without glasses she's as blind as a bat. 没戴眼镜她什么也看不见。

　　as stubborn as a mule 顽固

　　I can't convince you to anything, you're as stubborn as a mule. 我没法跟你说，你犟得像头牛。

　　as busy as a bee 超级忙碌

　　She never has free time anymore, she's as busy as a bee with work. 她一点空闲时间都没有，工作忙得像蜜蜂。

　　as red as a lobster 通红

　　Whenever he gets mad, he becomes as red as a lobster. 他生气的时候，脸红地像条龙虾。

　　as ugly as a toad 丑

　　That girl is as ugly as a toad. 那个女孩长得很丑。

　　as free as a bird 自由自在

　　Travelling makes you feel as free as a bird. 旅行会让你感觉自由自在。

　　as silly as a goose 笨

　　You're being as silly as a goose. 你笨得像鹅一样。

　　as wise as an owl 聪明

　　I always listen to my father, he's as wise as an owl. 我总是听爸爸的话，他很机智。

　　as mad as a hornet 生气，抓狂

　　I'm so angry! I'm as mad as a hornet. 我太气了！像大黄蜂一样抓狂。

　　叠词习语

　　blah blah 用于代表无聊乏味的讲话

　　Oh blah blah blah - I've heard it all before!

　　嗯，哇啦哇啦说了一大堆--都是我以前听过的！

　　drip drip 形容坏事缓慢发生的过程

　　Small independently-owned shops are disappearing with the steady drip, drip, drip.

　　个体小商店正渐渐消失。

　　chop-chop 快；赶快

　　Come on, chop-chop, we're late!

　　快，赶快，我们要迟到了！

　　goody-goody 善于讨好卖乖的人

　　He's a bit of a goody-goody.

　　他是个老好人。

　　pooh-pooh 对…不屑一顾，蔑视

　　I think you might pooh-pooh this idea.

　　我觉得你可能会对这个主意嗤之以鼻。

　　fifty-fifty 对半（的）；平分（的）

　　Let's divide the prize fifty-fifty.

　　咱们平分奖金吧。

　　hush-hush 秘密的

　　In the end he was forced to resign but it was all very hush-hush.

　　最后他被迫辞职，但这些全是秘密发生的

　　以上就是环球教育老师为考生进行的总结，希望对大家有所助益。