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高中英语书面表达读后续写素材(1)
常见俚语小结
a piece of cake 小事一桩,小菜一碟
例如:The new job isn’t hard to do and it is just a piece of cake.新的工作不难,就是小菜一碟。
rain dogs and cats 倾盆大雨
例如:
I was about to leave, when it begin to rain cats and dogs.
我正要离开,这时候下起倾盆大雨。
ups and downs 盛衰起伏
例如:Life is full of ups and downs.生活充满了起起落落。
ins and outs来龙去脉,详情
例如:
He quickly learned the ins and outs of the job.
他很快就掌握了工作的全部诀窍。
eye candy 华而不实的人(物)
例如:Most of the images on the website are not more than eye candy.网页上大多数图片虽然吸引眼球,却毫无意义。
out of juice 没电了
例如:My phone was on the whole time. It’s out of time.我的手机刚才一直开着。现在没电了。
knock on wood 乞求好运
例如:I'm hoping to get a promotion this month. Knock on wood!
我希望这个月获得晋升。求好运!
break a leg (用于演出)祝你好运,大获成功
So break a leg. I'll be in the front row.
祝你演出成功!我会坐在最前排。
read the room 察言观色,识相点
例如:Dude, read the room!老兄,识相点!
bread and butter 谋生之道,收入来源
例如:Selling flowers in the neighborhood is her bread and butter.在小区里卖花是她的谋生之道。
out to lunch 心不在焉,魂不守舍
例如:Sorry, I didn’t sleep well last night, so I was out to lunch to day.
抱歉,我昨晚没睡好,所以今天有点心不在焉。
an apple polisher 马屁精
例如:He has always been an apple polisher.他一直都是个马屁精。
a cold fish 一个冷漠的人
例如:He is a cold fish.他是一个冷酷无情的人。
a dog person 爱狗人士
例如:Are you a dog person or a cat person? 你是一位爱狗人士还是爱猫人士呢?
top dog 领军人物,成功人士
例如:He’s a top dog in television drama now.他现在在电视剧里非常有名。
pig out 狼吞虎咽
例如:We pigged out on all the delicious cakes and pastries.我们狼吞虎咽地吃着各种可口的蛋糕和点心。
a blue moon 不可能的事,千载难逢的时机
例如:Great writers like Mark Twin only appear once in a blue moon.像马克吐温那样的伟大作家是很罕见的。
come up roses 渐入佳境,进展顺利;结果出奇地好
例如:I found a new job and got a new boyfriend. Everything is coming up roses.我找到了新的工作交了新的男朋友。一切都渐入佳境。
over the top 太夸张,太过火
例如:I thought his acting was rather over the top.我觉得他的表演太夸张了。
He said a few things that were over the top.他说的一些话太过火了。
six and two threes 半斤八两,不相上下
例如:We can play basketball or badminton. It’s six and two threes to me.我们可以打篮球或羽毛球。对我来说哪个都可以。
fifth wheel 备胎,不受欢迎的人
例如:I felt like a fifth wheel when I stood there.我站在那儿觉得自己多余。