春天的朝氣蓬勃與炫麗色彩讓我想起了它是如此特別——陽(yáng)光,水仙花,蜜蜂,郁金香,草坪上的羊羔,綿陽(yáng),還有綠草。此時(shí)也是慶祝復(fù)活節(jié)的時(shí)刻,配上雞蛋和兔子形的巧克力。
看下面這張圖,讓你記住與春天和復(fù)活節(jié)有關(guān)的10個(gè)俚語(yǔ)。
Spring into action
付諸行動(dòng)
After lying around all morning doing nothing, Charlie suddenly sprang into action.
經(jīng)過(guò)一上午無(wú)所事事,查理突然間開(kāi)始付諸行動(dòng)。
Under the sun
普天之下
He likes to read about every topic under the sun.
他喜歡閱讀普天之下的任何話題。
No spring chicken
不再年輕
She may think that she looks cool and young in those hot pants, but I can tell you for a fact that she is no spring chicken.
她可能會(huì)認(rèn)為自己穿上那雙很潮的褲子會(huì)看起來(lái)很酷很年輕,但是我得告訴你個(gè)事實(shí),她已經(jīng)不再年輕了。
A happy bunny
快樂(lè)兔(對(duì)現(xiàn)狀很滿意)
My husband has his beer, the football match on TV and complete control of the remote. He is one happy bunny.
我老公喝著啤酒,看著電視上的足球比賽,手握遙控器。他簡(jiǎn)直就是個(gè)快樂(lè)兔。
Busy bee
勤勞的人
Wow! You’ve done all the cleaning, the washing and ironing?! You have been a busy bee this morning.
哇!你把所有的清潔,清洗和熨燙活兒都干了?!你今早真是個(gè)勤勞的小蜜蜂啊。
A good egg
好人,值得信賴的人
I am so pleased that we hired Dylan to help us with the accounts. He works well and fast. He is a good egg.
我很高興雇傭了迪倫來(lái)幫我們搞財(cái)務(wù)賬目。他工作又好又快。他真是個(gè)值得信賴的好人。
To put all your eggs in one basket
把所有的雞蛋放在一個(gè)籃子里,孤注一擲
When I worked in investment management, I always advised my clients against putting all their eggs in one basket. Instead, I recommended that they have a well-diversified portfolio of investments.
當(dāng)我做投資管理工作時(shí),我從來(lái)都不建議客戶將所有雞蛋都放在一個(gè)籃子里。相反,我建議他們做劃分好的投資組合。
A spring in someone’s step
步伐輕快
Clear skies and a sunny day always give me a spring in my step.
晴空萬(wàn)里、陽(yáng)光普照總是會(huì)讓我感覺(jué)步伐輕快,心情愉悅。
The grass is (always) greener on the other side
這山望著那山高;鄰家芳草綠,隔岸風(fēng)景好
Although it is tempting to think so, the grass is not always greener on the other side.
盡管人們很容易這么想,但事實(shí)并不總是鄰家芳草綠,隔岸風(fēng)景好。
Black sheep
害群之馬,敗家子
It seems to me that most families have a black sheep somewhere.
看起來(lái)似乎大多數(shù)家庭都會(huì)有一只害群之馬。