想要說一口地道英語，這些日常常用俚語你得會！

新聞 06-29

留學的小夥伴有沒有過這樣的經歷，學了英語十幾年，成績也不錯，可是去了國外依然聽不懂歪果仁的對話！多麼痛的領悟……其實聽不懂不一定是你的英語水平有問題，就像中國人愛說成語歇後語一樣，歪果仁在日常生活中也會說一些俚語俗語，聽懂了他們在日常生活中常用的俚語俗語，你離成為地道的英語speaker也就不遠啦！

1. a storm is brewing

意思：暴風雨即將來臨（有不好的事情會發生）

例句： She decided to go ahead with their wedding, even though all they』ve been doing lately is arguing. I can sense a storm is brewing.

2. calm before the storm

意思：暴風雨前的平靜

例句： The strange quietness in town made her feel peaceful. Little did she know, it was just the calm before the storm.

3. weather a storm

意思：渡過難關

例句： Last year, they had some financial difficulties when her husband was fired. Together, they weathered the storm and figured out how to keep going.

4. when it rains, it pours

意思：屋漏偏逢連夜雨（形容壞事接連發生）

例句：First he was made redundant, then his wife got into a car accident. When it rains, it pours.

5. chasing rainbows

意思：夸父追日（總是追求一些根本無法實現的目標或夢想）

例句： His paintings have neither style nor imagination, but he insists on being a professional painter. He』s always chasing rainbows.

6. rain or shine

意思：風雨無阻

例句：I』ll see you at the airport, rain or shine.

7. under the sun

意思：在這個世界上，現存的

例句： Gili Trawangan must be one of the most beautiful islands under the sun.

8. once in a blue moon

意思：非常罕見、少有

例句： He used to call his grandma once in a blue moon. Now that she has passed away, he regrets not making more of an effort to keep in touch.

9. every cloud has a silver lining

意思：黑暗中總有一絲光明

例句： Don』t worry about losing your job. It will be okay. Every cloud has a silver lining!

10. a rising tide lifts all boats

意思：水漲船高

例句： When the economy showed the first signs of recovering, everyone started investing and spending more. A rising tide lifts all boats.

11. get into deep water

意思：深陷困境

例句： He got into deep water when he borrowed a lot of money from a loan shark.

12. pour oil on troubled waters

意思：平息風波、和稀泥

例句： She hated seeing her two best friends arguing, so she got them together and poured oil on troubled waters.

13. makewaves

意思：搗亂，故意惹麻煩

例句：She likes to make waves with her creative marketing campaigns. They get a lot of attention from customers.

14. go with the flow

意思：順其自然、隨大流

例句： Quite often in life, good things happen when you don』t make plans. Just go with the flow and see what happens!

15. lost at sea

意思：感覺迷茫、不知所措

例句： I am lost at sea with this new system at work. I just can』t understand it.

16. sail close to the wind

意思：冒險、打擦邊球（指在法律或社會可接受的範圍內採取行動，以突破界限。）

例句： They fired their accountant because he sailed too close to the wind.

17. make a mountain out of a molehill

意思：小題大做

例句： She shouted at him angrily for being five minutes late, but it really didn』t matter that much. She really made a mountain out of a molehill.

18. gain ground

意思：普及、取得進展

例句： As Airbnb gains ground in many cities all over the world, many locals complain that they can no longer find a place to live. Landlords would rather rent their places out to tourists and earn more money.

19. walking on air

意思：空中漫步（指非常興奮或高興）

例句： She』s been walking on air since she found out that she』s pregnant.

20. many moons ago

意思：很久以前

例句：Many moons ago, we used to be two very close friends. Now we』ve gone separate ways and lost contact.

21. castle in the sky

意思：天空之城、海市蜃樓（指不切實際的白日夢）

例句：World traveling used to be a castle in the sky for most people a few decades ago, but with cheap flight tickets and the global use of English, many youngsters are living that dream.

22. down to earth

意思：腳踏實地

例句：It』s a stereotype, but Dutch people are known for being down to earth.

23. salt of the earth

意思：社會中堅（指為人誠實善良）

例句：My father is the salt of the earth. He works hard and always helps people who are in need.

24. the tip of the iceberg

意思：冰山一角

例句：Exceptionally long drought periods are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the global impact of climate change.

25. break the ice

意思：破冰（指打破尷尬氣氛、主動交流等）

例句：He made a weather joke to break the ice.

26. sell ice to Eskimos

意思：把冰賣給愛斯基摩人，通常形容某人有很強的說服力

例句： He』s a gifted salesman, he could sell ice to Eskimos.

27. bury your head in the sand

意思：把頭埋進沙子里

例句：Stop burying your head in the sand. You haven』t been happy with him for years, why are you staying together?

28. let the dust settle

意思：待形勢明朗、塵埃落定之後

例句：You just had big news yesterday, let the dust settle and don』t make any decisions yet.

29. clear as mud

意思：完全模糊

例句： He』s a great scientist, but I find his explanation of bacteria and microbes as clear as mud.

30. as cold as stone

意思：心靜如水（指人非常冷靜、沒有情緒）

例句： In the Victorian times, many women were told to suppress their feelings and, thus, appeared as cold as stone.

31. between a rock and a hard place

意思：在岩石和硬地之間（左右為難）

例句：I can understand why she couldn』t make up her mind about what to do, she』s really between a rock and a hard place.

32. nip something in the bud

意思：防患於未然、扼殺於萌芽之中

例句：When the kid shows the first signs of misbehaving, you should nip that bad behavior in the bud.

33. barking up the wrong tree

意思：攻擊錯目標，白費力氣

例句： If you think she』s going to lend you money, you』re barking up the wrong tree. She never lends anyone anything.

34. out of the woods

意思：脫離險境（指形勢依然很嚴峻，但最困難的部分已經過去了）

例句：The surgery went very well and he just needs to recover now, so he』s officially out of the woods.

35. can』t see the forest for the trees

意思：一葉障目（指過於關注某個細節而忽略了整體大局）

例句：He』s worried because the flowers haven』t all arrived, but everyone says the wedding has been perfect and beautiful. He just can』t see the forest for the trees.