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梅岭梅花开 发表于 2007-3-24 22:30

常用趣味英语习语

When pigs flye?7sgG[$Y1~
猪可不能飞起来!这是不可能的事,因此正是成语本身想表达的意思。例如,当你听到有人说,"Do you think Mary will quit her job now that she's pregnant?"另一个人就回答,"Yeah, when pigs fly! There is no way she is giving up her career!"当他或她在使用表达方式 when pigs fly时,意思是Mary绝对不可能辞职。
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Get in someone's hair;a%z,H)o[]
如果你get in someone's hair,你并没有爬到别人的头上!其实,意思是你烦扰到了他们-可能是你侵入了他们的私人空间。例如"Susan was trying to prepare dinner, but her children were getting in her hair!" 意思是Susan的孩子们在她做饭的时候烦她。如果有人烦扰到了你,你就可以说,"Get out of my hair!" -N"rN7x%h?|l
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Hit the ceiling9pn?(f!IMI@?|
天花板可离我们的头远着呢,那么要撞上天花板也不是件容易的事-除非你非常生气!如果有人hits the ceiling意思是他们正表现出非常生气的样子。例如,"When Carol's son got an F on his report card, she hit the ceiling!"意思是Carol对她儿子考试不及格非常的愤怒。A/L@8w]I(wr@Lk

(d1tr3wf9C8fH$m4a Knock someone's socks off
3r%@M+^6g9x-m 现在,要pull掉别人的袜子还有些可能-但是要knock掉别人的袜子要该怎么做呢?当然是通过让他们惊奇兴奋并印象深刻喽!例如,"You should see Tom's new car! It'll knock your socks off, it's so amazing!"意思是Tom的车令人称奇!KLwk%D)a

v!|^,pX Bite the bullet
'h+m&v@PgR 如果要试着咬一颗子弹味道会是怎样呢?不太好吧。那么为什么会有人bite the bullet呢?只有在勇敢的忍受或面对困难的处境时他们才会这么做。例如"She had to bite the bullet and give in to her boss's unreasonable demands."意思是她在老板提出苛刻要求时表现的勇敢坚强。
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pkpf2n6p,r3P Drive someone up a wall
$S,Q/dei3G 车是不能开到墙上去的,那么谁能drive you up a wall?是惹你讨厌的人!例如,"My mom is driving me up a wall! She won't ever let me stay out late."意思是母亲不让我在外面呆得晚让我感到非常的讨厌

子灵 发表于 2007-3-25 09:18

en

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在水一方 发表于 2007-3-25 10:17

:victory: :victory: :victory:

怀念 发表于 2007-3-26 12:18

你们的英语是怎样学好,能不能也教一教我呢?

用眼睛呼吸 发表于 2007-4-26 13:49

:lol 易懂易学!谢谢梅岭梅花开!

飘雪 发表于 2007-5-25 11:04

学习学习:victory: :victory: :victory: :victory:

飞扬心情 发表于 2007-5-27 11:46

:lol

怪子毛 发表于 2007-6-2 22:49

看来不小得阴沟里洗,就找楼主了,,,哈哈,,,:lol :lol :lol :lol

怀念 发表于 2007-6-7 12:56

anyway      无论如何

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