Use your loaf 不是用你的面包,而是动脑子想想!
在英语里,有些习语通常与字面意思没有任何关系,理解不对很可能会闹笑话。下面就为大家列出这样10个有趣的英语习语,大家来学习一下~
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(相当于“脑袋当个摆设”)。
例句:
She really has no clue- the lights are on but nobody's home! 她完全抓不着头绪——脑子像个摆设一样。
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。
例句:
Yea, right! You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly!
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!)
例句:
Xavi really shouldn't play the piano- he has Van Gogh's ear for music.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。
例句:
After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet. 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。
例句:
Maria was trying so hard to get the question right, she was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink! 为了把问题说明白,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——让某个很吵的人保持安静。
例句:
Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock in it. 我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。
例句:
I think I would be sick if I ate all that food, but Joe seems to have a cast iron stomach. 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)
例句:
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! 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。
例句:
Come on Parker, use your loaf! I know you can solve this problem! 例子:加油,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。
例句:
My mom makes the best steak! It's finger lickin' good! 我妈妈最擅长做牛排!简直好吃爆了!