看一遍就能記住的10個英文習語

　　1. The lights are on but nobody's home

　　燈亮著卻沒人在家——用于描述很愚蠢的人(相當于“腦袋當個擺設”)。

　　Example: She really has no clue- the lights are on but nobody's home!

　　例子：她完全抓不著頭緒——腦子像個擺設一樣。

　　2. When pigs fly

　　除非豬都會飛了——表示某事永遠都不會發(fā)生，絕無可能。

　　Example: Yea, right! You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly!

　　例子：對的!等豬都會飛了你就會得到泰勒·斯威夫特的約會邀請。

　　3. To have Van Gogh's ear for music

　　用梵高的耳朵聽音樂——音癡。(梵高只有一只耳朵!)

　　Example: Xavi really shouldn't play the piano- he has Van Gogh's ear for music.

　　例子：哈維真不該彈鋼琴——他簡直就是個音癡。

　　4. To pig out

　　狼吞虎咽——快速吃掉很多東西。

　　Example: After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet.

　　例子：馬拉松跑完后，參賽者們在自助餐晚宴上狼吞虎咽。

　　5. Everything but the kitchen sink

　　除了廚房里的水槽什么都有——幾乎包括了所有事。

　　Example: Maria was trying so hard to get the question right, she was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink!

　　例子：為了把問題說明白，瑪利亞幾乎把所有的事都說了個遍。

　　6. To put a sock in it

　　放只襪子在里面——讓某個很吵的人保持安靜。

　　Example: Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock in it.

　　例子：我學習時簡在那邊大喊大叫，于是我讓她閉上嘴巴。

　　7. To have a cast iron stomach

　　有個鐵胃——吃、喝任何東西都沒問題。

　　Example: I think I would be sick if I ate all that food, but Joe seems to have a cast iron stomach.

　　例子：我覺得如果我把所有食物都吃了，我肯定會生病，但是喬看起來就像有個鐵胃一樣，吃多少都沒事兒。

　　8. To drink like a fish

　　像魚一樣能喝——海量。(喝起酒來不要命)

　　Example: The group at the bar seems to being having a party and you can tell he's the birthday boy because he is drinking like a fish!

　　例子：酒吧里的這群人看起來像是在舉行生日派對，很明顯可以看出他是這個派對的主角，因為他一直在不停地喝。

　　9. Use your loaf

　　用你的面包——動動腦子，仔細想想。

　　Example: Come on Parker, use your loaf! I know you can solve this problem!

　　例子：加油，帕克，動動腦子!我知道你能解決的。

　　10. Finger lickin' good

　　好吃到要舔手指——非常美味。

　　Example: My mom makes the best steak! It's finger lickin' good!

　　例子：我媽媽最擅長做牛排!簡直好吃爆了!