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2021.04.29
可以说,习语是攻克英语必须要过的坎儿。英文中有大量的习语,它们的特点是:每个单词好像都认识,放在一起后?貌似认识,但却不知道究竟是什么意思。如果掌握的习语量不够,那无论是听还是说都会造成很大的问题。
今天我们来学习8个与天气类的名词相关的习语,但是,它们不一定是描述天气的哦!
It was raining cats and dogs almost all day.
几乎一整天都下着倾盆大雨。
Where are you going? Can’t you see it’s raining cats and dogs? You’ll get soaked in a minute if you go out now.
你去哪儿啊?你看不到下着倾盆大雨吗? 你现在出去的话,不到一分钟就会被淋成落汤鸡。
She didn’t say anything
but her face was like thunder.
她一句话没说,但看得出来她非常生气。
I don’t know what was happening. I just saw that a man with a face like thunder was chasing a little boy.
我不知道发生了什么事,我只看到一个怒气冲冲的人在追一个小男孩。
(美语中用法:a tempest in a teacup)
I really think you’re making
a storm in a teapot over this.
It’s just a tiny scratch on the car.
我真觉得你是小题大做。
只不过是车上有条小擦痕而已。
Their fight was just
a tempest in a teapot.
他们的争吵只不过是小题大做。
He can’t seem to settle down and enjoy life.
He’s always chasing rainbows.
他看来不能安定下来享受生活。
他总是在追寻不切实际的梦想。
My wife never believed
I would make it as a musician;
she always thought
I was just chasing rainbows.
我太太从来不相信我能成为一名音乐家,
她总是觉得我在追寻不切实际的梦想。
(看到这个词忽然想到疯狂动物城中的树懒“闪电”☺)
I don’t think we can keep up with him;
he’s got a lightning fast bike.
我觉得我们追不上他;
他的自行车速度超快。
The robbery lasted only a minute,
and then the robbers disappeared
in a lightning fast car.
抢劫一分钟就结束了,
抢劫犯们坐上一辆飞快的车消失了。
Do you have your head
in the clouds?
你是不是走神了?
Is your sister in love?
I see her walking around all day
with her head in the clouds.
你姐姐是不是谈恋爱了?
我看她整天心不在焉地走来走去。
I can’t go;
I’m just snowed under with work.
我去不了。我工作太多了。
I’d love to help you,
but I’m completely snowed under at the moment.
我很想帮你,
但我现在实在是忙得不可开交。
I’m feeling under the weather.
I may have the flu.
我感到难受,我可能是感冒了。
Whatever I ate for lunch is making me
feel a bit under the weather.
中午吃的东西让我有点不舒服。
原来不认识的,现在都认识了吧!但是,仅仅是认识可不管用,你必须要把它们变作自己的财富,真正地掌握它们!唯一的秘诀就是练习!
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