有一次，一位外教老师，在大晴天的感叹道：
I've been really bad lately. It's really a rainy day.
有同事回应：
'Wow! It is raining? Awesome!'
外教老师突然对他白了一眼，无言地走开了……
神马情况？“A rain day”难道不是“下雨天”？
原来，a rainy day除了有“下雨天”的意思，还表示“不如意的日子”，“穷困的日子”。
例句：
I know you wanna buy a new TV, but you should really save that money for a rainy day.
我知道你很想买台新电视，但你真应该把这笔钱存下来以备不时之需。
在这里，需要注意：“rainy day”一般和for搭配使用，意为“以备不时之需”。
如：save/keep money for a rainy day 就表示
to save money for a time when it might be needed unexpectedly.
存钱以备不时之需；有备无患；未雨绸缪
例句：
Luckily she had saved some money for a rainy day.
幸好她未雨绸缪早有准备。
一起看看几个“rain”常用习语↓↓↓
make it rain
“make it rain”除了直译的“催雨”，在口语里还有“撒钱”之意。用此表达的人，是要展示自己有钱，也就是“炫富”。
例句：
“Let's make it rain at the club tonight, fellas!”
“兄弟们，今晚我们去酒吧里撒钱吧！”
as right as rain
这个表达，经常在口语里出现。它有好几个意思：如“恢复健康”、“一帆风顺”、“十分正确”。
今天主要提一下“恢复健康”的用法：
它的英文解释是：If you say that someone is as right as rain, you mean that they are completely well or healthy again, for example when they have recovered from an illness or a shock.
当你给生病的好友送上慰问/祝福的时候，就可以使用这个表达↓↓↓
'I have a cold, but the doctor says I'll be as right as rain.'
“我感冒了，但医生说我很快就能好。”
be rained off
它的英文释义是：
An event that has been or will be canceled due to inclement weather. Primarily heard in UK.
它来源于英国，因为英国常下雨，有时候安排好的活动，总是会因为突然的雨天被延期或取消。
因此，rain-off就是“（因为雨天）XX被取消；被延期”。
例如：
I was really looking forward to the football match this weekend, but it turned out to be a rain-off.
我很期待这场球赛，但因为下雨被取消了。
It never rains but it pours.
这个短语的英文释义为：When troubles come they come together.
当有麻烦的时候，麻烦的事儿往往都扎堆来。
它引申为“祸不单行”，有时也可以理解为“不鸣则已，一鸣惊人”。
例句：
I broke a fingernail, laddered my tights and then missed my train– it seems it never rains but it pours.
我弄破了我的指甲，紧身衣裤抽了丝，还误了火车——真是祸不单行。
rain on someone's parade
它的英语解释是：prevent someone from enjoying an occasion or event; spoil someone's plans
使扫兴；破坏某人的计划
例句：
Jane, please don't invite John to the party. He's always raining on my parade.
简，别请约翰参加晚会，他这人总是很让人扫兴。
I hate to rain on your parade, but you’re not going home until you’ve finished that.
我不想煞风景，但是你完成这件事之前不准回家。
take a rain check
先来看看它的英文解释，再来判断直译为“检查下雨卡”是不是对的？
它的英文解释是：If you offer something to someone or invite them to do something, and they say that they will take a rain check, they are refusing your offer or inivitation politely, or saying that they would like to accept it, but at a different time.
显然，take a rain check并不是要检查一下是不是下雨了，而是一种表达拒绝的委婉方式。Rain check源自在美国，如果是在比赛日下雨的话，观众可以得到球场提供的rain check，可以在下一次比较用凭这张票进场观看比赛。后来，take a rain check的意思就变成了“改期”。
例句：
Thank you, but I have to take a rain check on your invitation.
谢谢你，不过，我必须要改天才能接受你的邀请。
She says she'd like to take a rain check on it and do it in May.
她说要换个时间做这事，改到五月。
来源：英语四六级备考
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