高考英语作文素材10个英语习语

高考英语作文素材10个英语习语

高考英语作文素材:10个英语习语 ‎1. The lights are on but nobody’s home – used to describe a stupid person。‎ 灯亮着却没人在家——用于描述很愚蠢的人。‎ Example： She really has no clue- the lights are on but nobody’s home！‎ 例子：她完全抓不着头绪——脑子笨的像头猪。‎ ‎2. When pigs fly – about something that will never happen。‎ 除非猪都会飞了——表示某事永远都不会发生，绝无可能。‎ Example： Yea， right！ You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly！‎ 例子：对的！等猪都会飞了你就会得到泰勒·斯威夫特的约会邀请。‎ ‎3. To have Van Gogh’s ear for music – to be tone deaf 。（Van Gogh only had one ear！）‎ 用梵高的耳朵听音乐——音痴。（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：哈维真不该弹钢琴——他简直就是个音痴。  ‎ ‎4. To pig out – to eat a lot very quickly 狼吞虎咽——快速吃掉很多东西。‎ Example： After the marathon， the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet。‎ 例子：马拉松跑完后，参赛者们在自助餐晚宴上狼吞虎咽。‎ ‎5. Everything but the kitchen sink – almost everything has been included。‎ 除了厨房里的水槽什么都有——几乎包括了所有事。‎ Example： Maria was trying so hard to get the question right， she was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink！‎ 例子：为了证明问题是正确的，玛利亚几乎把所有的事都说了个遍。‎ ‎6. To put a sock in it – to tell someone noisy to be quiet。‎ 放只袜子在里面——告诉某个很吵的人保持安静。‎ Example： Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock in it。‎ 例子：当我在学习时简在那边大喊大叫，于是我让她闭上嘴巴。‎ ‎7. To have a cast iron stomach – to have no problems eating or drinking anything。‎ 有个铁胃——吃、喝任何东西都没问题。‎ Example： I think I would be sick if I ate all that food， but Joe seems to have a cast iron stomach。‎ 例子：我觉得如果我把所有食物都吃了，我肯定会生病，但是乔看起来就像有个铁胃一样，吃多少都没事儿。‎ ‎8. To drink like a fish – to drink heavily。‎ 像鱼一样能喝——海量。（喝起酒来不要命）‎ 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：酒吧里的这群人看起来像是在举行生日派对，很明显可以看出他是这个派对的主角，因为他一直在不停地喝。‎ ‎9. Use your loaf – use your head， think smart。‎ 用你的面包——动动脑子，仔细想想。‎ Example： Come on Parker， use your loaf！ I know you can solve this problem！‎ 例子：快来帕克，动动脑子！我知道你能解决的。‎ ‎10. Finger lickin’ good – extremely tasty。‎ 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：我妈妈最擅长做牛排！简直好吃爆了！‎ Are there any other weird idioms that you find funny？ Share with us！‎