学习地道的英语习语

想知道"That's Greek to me"的确切含义吗？你是否认为"a blue film"就是"一场蓝色的电影"呢？你是不是还不清楚中文"胆小鬼"的英文表达法呢？……如果你的回答是肯定的，那么，下面就让我们一起来学一些 Idiomatic English（地道的英语习语）吧！



1．That's（all）Greek to me．那个我可 一窍不通。如：

Amanda：Could you tell me something about clay sculpture（泥塑）？

Tasha：Sorry，that's（all）Greek to me．



2．blue films色情影片如：

Rosa：Why is the young man arrested？

Sandy：Because he has projected blue films （放映色情电影）



3．chicken 胆小鬼如：

Hellen：Bill is such a chicken that he dare not watch scary movies．

Joe：It's hard to believe．He is so big and strong．



4．black sheep败家子；格格不入的人

如：（1）Susan：His brother is a doctor，his sister is a professor， but he just got sent to jail．

Jack：Oh，he is the black sheep（败家 子，败类）of the family．

（2）Jeff：Did you enjoy yourself at the party last night？

Jerry：No．I think I'm sort of the black sheep（格格不入）of the party．I dress and behave differently from everyone else there．



5．give sb rope to hang oneself自作自 受如：

Michael：George gambled away（赌光）all his money again yesterday．

Ellen：Let's give him enough rope to hang himself this time．



6．all thumbs笨手笨脚如：

Fred：My toy is broken．Can you fix it？

Wilton：Sorry，I'm all thumbs．



7．in hot water遇上麻烦如：

Trey：You look worried．What's the matter？

Lucia：I'm in hot water now．I lost my passport．



8．throw the book at sb．严厉惩处如：

Edward：Alex speeds all the time and never gets caught．

Richard：How lucky！But this morning I was caught speeding and they threw the book at me．



9．be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth（s）出生于富贵之家，出身望族如：

James：Why don't you think Edward would be a good employee？

Frank：He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and he has never worked for anything in his life．



平时我们应该加强英语流行口语、习语和俚语的积累，彻底告别汉语式英语，为讲一口流利、地道的英语打下坚实的基础。