怎么才能让自己的英语听起来更加的地道呢?现在给大家介绍一些英语的idioms,也就是英语的习语,或者说成语,学会了就不怕和老外聊天的时候觉得奇怪啦!
|对话常用idioms1.Pull yourself together: (像个成年人一样)冷静下来,控制自己 e.g. After hearing some bad news he couldn’t pull himself together 2.Be in two minds about sth.犹豫不决,很矛盾 e.g, I’m in two minds about emigrating to a new country 3. To have a lot on one’s plate很忙,有点overwhelmed e.g. I have a lot on my plate today since I have to finish all the projects. 4.To get/have cold feet害怕做你计划中的某事(be afraid of doing what you’ve planned to do) e.g. Did you get cold feet when you were getting married? 5.Action speaks louder than words.事实胜于雄辩 e.g. I’m going to wait for him to show me he loves me because action speaks louder than words 6. Take a rain check on sth:改期 e.g. How about we take a raincheck on our dinner? 7. Cry over spilled milk: 为无法改变的事懊恼生气 e.g.Move on and keep you chin up! There’s no use crying over spilled milk 8. Hit the nail on the head:一语中的,做的完全正确 e.g.She hit the nail when she chose a present for her boyfriend. He was over the moon 9. kill two birds with one stone.一个行动完成两件事情(不一定有汉语中“一石二鸟”形容的事情这么严重) e.g.I tried to kill two birds with one stone by getting a manicure and going over my emails 10.Speak onesmind(非常直接的)表达你的想法 e.g.He spoke his mind to his boss and then quit
|美剧常见idioms盘点 1."The best of both worlds’两全其美 -means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time. 2. 'Speak of the devil’说曹操曹操到 -this means that the person you're just talking about actually appears at that moment. 3. 'See eye to eye'同意(某人的观点) -this means agreeing with someone. 4. 'Once in a blue moon’偶尔(极少次数) -an event that happens infrequently. 5.'When pigs fly’太阳打西边出来 -something that will never happen. 6. 'To cost an arm and a leg’超级昂贵 - something is very expensive. 7. "Stealing someone’s thunder’抢风头 -Taking credit for someone else achievements. 8. "Let the cat out of the bag’不小心泄露秘密 -to accidentally reveal a secret. 9.'To feel under the weather'感觉不是很舒服 -to not feel well 10."To kill two birds with one stone’一石二鸟 -to solve two problems at once. 11."To cut corners’偷工减料,走捷径 -to do something badly or cheaply 12."To add insult to injury’雪上加霜 -to make a situation worse. 13. 'You can’t judge a book by its cover’不要以貌取人 -to not judge someone or something based solely on appearance
|雅思口语中常用idioms在雅思的考试里,学会运用idioms的话也会让考官对你刮目相看,并且觉得你的英语非常地道哦!与其每天死背单词语法,其实背背idioms也是非常不错的选择哦! recharge one’s battery放松,补充精力 很多人喜欢说relax oneself,这个短语其实很奇怪,有些离谱的意思就可以说It is of great importance to recharge our batteries by traveling with friends. on cloud nine炒鸡开心 -用来替换very happy的idiom I got 7 in the IELTS exam, which made me feel on cloud nine. have two left feet手脚不协调 I have two left feet,so I don't do any sport well a pain in the neck令人很烦的人/事/物 She talked with her friend loudly in the cafe which was a real pain in the neck. in a nutshell -用来替换in conclusion在part2结尾做总结这词非常好用哦! not a piece of cake不是简单的事 -用来替换difficult The world is your oyster这世界是属于你的 这个idiom字面的意思是这世界是属于你的,实际我们用这个idiom表示你可以做任何你喜欢的事情,实现任何愿望。 比如:“You're young, you've got a lot of opportunity. The world is your oyster." Salt of the Earth 社会中坚,高尚的人 本季度part2人物类类话题中描述你喜欢待在一起的人,假如这个人是你的好朋友,我们可以用到这个短语。你可以说: 题卡:“Why do you like spending time with her/him?” “She is a salt of the Earth type and always helps out when she can.” Curiosity killed the cat好奇心害死猫 这个谚语的字面意思为好奇心害死猫。这意味着指好奇心要有一定的限度,否则就会非常危险。在不想让别人问太多问题的情况下可以这么回答,比如: “When she asked him where he was going at the middle of the night, he replied that curiosity killed the cat"
想要提升英文水平的,不妨试试从学Idioms开始下手!虽然大部分小伙伴都会从背单词开始学习英语。但是我认为 Vocabulary固然重要,但是不会运用也是不了了之! 学习Idioms/Proverbs,就像学中文的成语/谚语,可以丰富我们的词汇,提高我们的表达能力。不管是小学、中学都可以学习。 打个比方,你要表达下大雨,普通的句子就是It is raining heavily.但是如果你会运用Idioms,那句子就会变成 It is raining cats and dogs. 我们不但要学和背,更重要的是懂得正确地运用。其实无论是单词还是习语,只有学了之后真正运用出来才有用哦!
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