英語學(xué)習過程中(zhōng)很(hěn)多(duō)人忽略了對英語習慣用(yòng)語的學(xué)習

而掌握這些特定的英語習慣用(yòng)語恰恰是提高英語水平和英語口語的關鍵

很(hěn)多(duō)的英語表達不能(néng)單單隻看字面意思去理(lǐ)解否則就會笑趴衆人喽

下面我們就一起來看看吧



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About clothes

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• He’s dressed to kill.

   穿得帥呆了

• Angela has deep pockets. You can ask her to lend you some money.  

   Angela 很(hěn)有(yǒu)錢喲

• Keep your shirt on! I was only joking about getting married tomorrow.

   你冷靜點

• I need to tighten my belt. No more eating out at restaurants!  

    要緊衣縮食了

• I asked Bill to redecorate the house, but he is dragging his heels.

   拖拖拉拉的


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About animals

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• Bob had a whale of time scuba diving on holiday last year.

   玩得巨開心

• When the caller told Susan that she won the lottery, she smelled a rat.

   感覺到一絲不妙

• This town has really gone to the dogs. It used to be such a place to live.

    這個城鎮已經大不如前

• Please don’t let the cat out of the bag. I haven’t told my parents yet.  

   不要走漏風聲

• You shouldn’t wolf down your food like that. You are going to be sick.

   狼吞虎咽


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About sleep

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• I don’t have any lectures this afternoon. I think I will catch forty winks.

   小(xiǎo)睡片刻

• Claire isn’t losing any sleep over the exams. She’s really confident.

   因為(wèi)。。失眠

• I always sleep like a log. Nothing ever wakes me up during the night.

   睡得很(hěn)熟

• Julia is such a night owl! He sends me email at three in the morning.

   夜貓子

• Mary has been offered a new job. She’s going to sleep on it for a few day before replying.

   把問題留到第二天解決