英语六遥学习地道的英语习语 想知道Thats Greek to me的确切含义吗? 你是否认为a blue film就是一场蓝遥的电影呢? 你是不是还不清楚中文胆小鬼的英文表达法呢? 如果你的回答是肯定的,那么,下面就让我们一起来学一些 Idiomatic English(地道的英语习语)吧!
1. Thats(all)Greek to me. 那个我可 一窍不通。 如:
Amanda:Could you tell me something about clay sculpture(泥塑)?
Tasha:Sorry,thats(all)Greek to me.
2. blue films遥影片如:
Rosa:Why is the young man arrested?
Sandy:Because he has projected blue films (放映遥电影)
3. chicken 胆小鬼如:
Hellen:Bill is such a chicken that he dare not watch scary movies.
Joe:Its hard to believe. He is so big and strong.
4. black sheep败家子;格格不入的人
如:(1)Susan:His brother is a doctor,his sister is a professor, but he just got sent to jail.
Jack:Oh,he is the black sheep(败家 子,败类)of the family.
(2)Jeff:Did you enjoy yourself at the party last night?
Jerry:No. I think Im sort of the black sheep(格格不入)of the party. I dress and behave differently from everyone else there.
5. give sb rope to hang oneself自作自 受如:
Michael:George gambled away(遥光)all his money again yesterday.
Ellen:Lets give him enough rope to hang himself this time.
6. all thumbs笨手笨脚如:
Fred:My toy is broken. Can you fix it?
Wilton:Sorry,Im all thumbs.
7. in hot water遇上麻烦如:
Trey:You look worried. Whats the matter?
Lucia:Im in hot water now. I lost my passport.
8. throw the book at sb. 严厉惩处如:
Edward:Alex speeds all the time and never gets caught.
Richard:How lucky! But this morning I was caught speeding and they threw the book at me.
9. be born with a silver spoon in ones mouth(s)出生于富贵之家,出身望族如:
James:Why dont you think Edward would be a good employee?
Frank:He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and he has never worked for anything in his life.
平时我们应该加强英语流行口语、习语和俚语的积累,遥告别汉语式英语,为讲一口流利、地道的英语打下坚实的基础。