英语学习过程中很多人忽略了对英语习惯用语的学习

而掌握这些特定的英语习惯用语恰恰是提高英语水平和英语口语的关键

很多的英语表达不能单单只看字面意思去理解否则就会笑趴众人喽

下面我们就一起来看看吧



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About clothes

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• He’s dressed to kill.

   穿得帅呆了

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

   Angela 很有钱哟

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

   你冷静点

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

    要紧衣缩食了

• 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.

   玩得巨开心

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

   感觉到一丝不妙

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

    这个城镇已经大不如前

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

   不要走漏风声

• 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.

   小睡片刻

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

   因为。。失眠

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

   睡得很熟

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

   夜猫子

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

   把问题留到第二天解决