有意思的英文短语.docx

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另一种说法"and that"s that" eg：You"re looking for the station Take a left, then the first right and Bob"s your uncle – you"re there!你在找车站在哪儿吗向左转，然后右边第一个就是， 你就看到了! 4.Dead ringer 这个短语表示一件东西像是另一件东西的复刻品，主要是说一个人长 得像另一个人这个说法源于很久以前，相传有些人被判定死亡，下葬之后察觉 TA并没有真正死亡，这就对比难堪了，所以人们为了制止这种处境，就在被安 葬人的手指上系一根绳子，另一端拴在坟墓旁的一个铃铛上，假设那个人醒来， 就会拉响铃铛所以dead ringer就代表着被安葬的那个人eg：That guy over there is a dead ringer for my ex-boyfriend. 那个人长得太像我前男友了 5.Off the back of a lorry 这个短语是说买的东西有可能是偷来的，或表示某人出售偷来or非法 得来的东西也可以用来开玩笑：你买的东西这么低廉，确定是别人偷的拿出来 卖。

eg：I can"t believe these shoes were so cheap – they must have fallen off the back of a lorry. 真不敢相信这鞋这么低廉——偷来的吧 有意思的英文短语2 1. 海量 have a hollow leg Want to drink him under the table Well…you can never do. He got a hollow leg, you know. 你想灌醉他他可是海量，从来没有醉过 2. 略胜一筹 be a notch above In oil painting, Mr.Zhang paints better than Mr.Li.But when it comes to water colors,Mr.Liu appears to be a notch above Mr.Zhang. 论油画，张先生比刘先生画得好但是，谈到水彩画，刘先生可就比 张先生略胜一筹了 3. 有头脑 be a brain He"s a brain, who wouldn"t be fooled into believing your babbling. 他可是个有头脑的人，决不会相信你的那一套。

4. 很能干 to have a lot on the ball I know Li Ming has a lot on the ball. But I"m not sure if he likes to work here. 我知道李明很能干，但我质疑他是否真的容许到我们这儿来工作5. 著名无实 a poor apology The man you"ve just mentioned is but a poor apology for a writer. His writings are tedious. 你方才提到的那个作家不过是个著名无实的人他的作品太 没意思了 6. 绞尽脑汁 to rack one"s brain He had racked his brain, but hadn"t been able to work out the answer to the problem. 他已经绞尽脑汁了，可是仍未找到问题的答案 7. 没骨气 have no guts. I"m surprised to learn that XiaoGao had married the man who had once done her father in. She really has no guts. 真没想到小高那么没骨气，竟然嫁给了坑害过她父亲的人。

8. 真了不起 really something He overwhelmed so many of his opponents alone. He"s really something. 他真了不起，竟然一个人对付了那么多的对手 9. 昙花一现 a flash in the pan That singer was only a flash in the pan. He disappeared into the air after having made one or two records. 那个歌星也只是昙花一现，出了几张唱片就销声匿迹了 10. 寡不敌众 be outnumbered The girl was brave enough, but as being outnumbered, she was finally knocked into the middle of next week by the gang. 她很大胆，但终因寡不敌众，被那帮人打晕过去 有意思的英文短语3 1. One could fry eggs on the sidewalk人行道上都能煎鸡蛋了 2. I feel like my skin is on fire from the sun我觉得我的皮肤被太阳照得都着火了 3. It"s ridiculously hot简直热的离谱 4. It is like being put into a hot oven就像是被扔进了火炉 5. This damn weather is totally a torture这鬼天气完全就是个磨折 6. The heat wave is unbearable这种热浪真的没法忍 7. It"s hot as the infection这简直是炼狱的温度 8. It"s hot as the apocalypse简直热得像末日 9. The black top is almost smoking柏油路面简直都要冒烟了 10. It"s smotheringly hot热的令人窒息 11. It"s scorching都要被烤焦了 12. The heat and humidity are re-cord-breaking热度和湿度都破纪录了 13. It"s hot as hell真的热到要死了 14. I am sweating like a pig, and I"m not doing anything虽然我什么都没 做，但还是汗流浃背 15. I don"t want to go out， it"s raining fire我不想出门，天气炎热炎热 的 16. It"s stifling，I can hardly breathe天气太闷热了，我都没法呼吸了 17. The sun is blazing today今天阳光太强了 18. Today is a thermometer breaker， Let"s go swimming 今天热得温度计都要爆了，我们去游泳吧 19. It"s not just hot， It"s Africa hot不止是热，是像非洲一样热— 5 —。