10个口语中非常高频的俗语

2018-02-02

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英文口语地道俗语雅思口语

英文中的俗语表达就像是我们中文中的成语，但是英文中的俗语绝大多数情况下都是用在口语中，而如果我们能在口语交流中用上地道的俗语会达到事半功倍的效果!

今天为大家梳理10个口语中非常高频的俗语，一定要学会哦!

10个不得不知的俗语表达来自IELTS和TOEFL荷尔蒙00:0005:12

① Piece of cake. 轻而易举的事;举手之劳The exam was a piece of cake.考试非常简单。

② Costs an arm and a leg. 价格高昂;付出过高的代价The purse costs an arm and a leg. I can’t afford it.这个包太贵了，我买不起。

③ Break a leg! 祝你好运!(用于祝愿演员演出成功)I texted him “Break a leg!” before his performance.演出前，我给他发了“祝你好运”的短信。

④ Hit the books. 用功学习，准备功课I can’t go out tonight. I need to hit the books.我今晚不能出门，我得做功课。

⑤ Let the cat out of the bag. 泄露秘密I was trying to keep the party a secret, but David went and let the cat out of the bag.我尽力守住要办聚会的这个秘密，可是大卫去说漏嘴了。

⑥ Hit the nail on the head. 说到点子上，一针见血I think Mick hit the nail on the head when he said that what's lacking in this company is a feeling of confidence.米克说这家公司缺乏的是一种自信，我认为他说到点子上了。

⑦ When pigs fly. 绝不可能

You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly!泰勒·斯威夫特永远也不能和你约会。

⑧ Judge a book by its cover. 以貌取人Don’t judge a book by its cover. 不要以貌取人。

⑨ Bite off more than you can chew. 自不量力Do your best. Do whatever you can, but don’t bite off more than you can chew.尽最大努力去做，做你能做得到的事，不要好高鹜远。

⑩ Scratch someone’s back. 帮某人的忙You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.我们礼尚往来。