少兒英語學(xué)習(xí):分享一些簡單有趣的少兒英語俚語
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Walls have ears.
隔墻有耳
墻上長了耳朵,那就是“隔墻有耳”,小心有人正在偷聽哦~
例句:
Shhh!Walls have ears.Don't say anything about our business here.
噓!隔墻有耳,別在這談我們的事。
Rack your brain(s)
絞盡腦汁
"rack"有剝削、榨取,使痛苦的意思,rack your brain就是剝削榨取你的大腦,使之痛苦。你絞盡腦汁思考問題的時(shí)候是不是就覺得hin痛苦呢~
例句:
Put all of these codes on a paper,so you won't have to rack your brain to remember them anymore.
把這些密碼都寫在一張紙上,你就不用絞盡腦汁去記了。
kill two birds with one stone
一石二鳥
做事情要講究技巧,說不定有一種方法可以讓你一石二鳥,輕松解決。
例句:
Everyone would agree that it is a good idea to kill two birds with one stone.
大家都同意這是一個(gè)一石二鳥的好方法。
test the water
試水,摸底
在做比較重要的事情之前,當(dāng)然要試試水摸摸底,看是不是可行啦。
例句:
Bob always tests the water before making a decision.
鮑勃總是在做決定之前摸底一番。
a mountain of stress
壓力山大
凡事都要放輕松,不要被壓力壓垮了。
例句:
Those exams make me feel under a mountain of stress.
那些考試讓我覺得壓力山大。
Fine feathers make fine birds.
人靠衣裝
例句:
-I don't see why I should have to wear a necktie for a job interview.
-我不明白為什么我去面試要戴上領(lǐng)帶。
-Fine feathers make fine birds.
-人靠衣裝嘛。
big mouth
大嘴巴
千萬不要做一個(gè)“大嘴巴”的人哦,學(xué)會(huì)保守別人的秘密也是很重要滴!
例句:
I'm not going to tell you the secret because you have a big mouth.
我不會(huì)把秘密告訴你,因?yàn)槟闶莻€(gè)大嘴巴。
Same old,same old.
老樣子
如果有外國小伙伴跟你打招呼寒暄,你最近也沒發(fā)生什么特別的事,就可以跟他說"Same old,same old.",還是老樣子啦!
例句:
-How are you doing?
-最近怎么樣?
-Same old,same old.
-還是老樣子啦。
keep sb.at arm's length
保持一臂距離,對(duì)某人敬而遠(yuǎn)之
例句:
He keeps everybody at arm's length.
他對(duì)所有人都敬而遠(yuǎn)之。
be in the spotlight
在聚光燈下,成為焦點(diǎn)
例句:
He is used to being in the spotlight.
他習(xí)慣了成為眾人的焦點(diǎn)。
long story short
長話短說
例句:
To cut a long story short,I decided to stay.
簡而言之,我決定留下。
in black and white
白紙黑字,黑白分明
例句:
Lawyers and judges tend to view things in black and white.
律師和法官傾向于黑白分明地看待事物。
turn over a new leaf
翻開新的一頁,改過自新
"leaf"除了有葉子的意思外,還可以表示書頁。
例句:
He decided to turn over a new leaf and study harder.
他決定要改過自新而且用功讀書。
the lesser of two evils
兩害相權(quán)取其輕
如果兩件事情都有弊端,那就選擇風(fēng)險(xiǎn)最小的那個(gè)吧。
例句:
I think you should choose the lesser of two evils.
我覺得你應(yīng)該兩害相權(quán)取其輕。
Better late than never.
遲做總勝過不做
“亡羊補(bǔ)牢,未為晚也?!庇龅搅藛栴}不要慌,想辦法補(bǔ)救,減少更多的損失。
例句:
Let's do it.Better late than never.
我們開始吧,遲做總比不做好。
In The Nick Of Time
來的正是時(shí)候。
這個(gè)俚語常用在情況非常緊急的時(shí)候。
例句:
The accident victim was near death,but the ambulance arrived in the nick of time and the paramedic saved her.
這個(gè)傷者已經(jīng)奄奄一息了,但是救護(hù)車在最后一刻趕到了!護(hù)理人員把他從死亡邊緣拉了回來。
We ran as fast as we could toward the bus stop and got there just as the bus was pulling to a stop.We got there in the nick of time.
我們以最快速度朝汽車站跑去,當(dāng)我們到了車站時(shí),汽車正好停了下來,我們到的正是時(shí)候。
Take a Hike
哪兒涼快哪兒歇著去吧
用于感覺對(duì)方比較煩人的時(shí)候,希望別人趕緊走開。
例句:
please take a hike while I'm drawing,don't interrupt me!
我畫畫的時(shí)候請(qǐng)走開,不要打擾我!
Our teacher told Jack that if he did n't learn to be quiet in class,he could take a hike.
我們老師告訴杰克,如過他不學(xué)著在課堂上安靜下來,他就可以滾出去了。
Don’t have a cow.
不要大驚小怪
例句:
Don't have a cow!it's just a small bug.別大驚小怪的,這只是一個(gè)小臭蟲。
Don't have a cow,man.I'll buy you another one later.別大驚小怪,老兄。我等會(huì)買一瓶還給你就是了。
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