掌握以下英语习语，让你轻松欣赏美剧（三）

时间：2018-03-15 14:44:46  来源：http://www.pinghe.com  作者：Myron

学了十几年英语，可看美剧不开字幕还是看不懂？即使打开字幕，却依然不知道好多短语什么意思？接触外国人，完全听不懂他们在讲啥……说的是你吗？想说地道英语，先把以下这些常用习语拿下，让你离 native speaker 更近一步！

1.    Blew me away 惊艳到我了

释义：When something blows you away, you’re extremely impressed by it.

例句：The exhibition just blew me away. I ‘d never seen so many beautiful painting before.这个展览真的惊艳到我了，我从未见过这么多漂亮的画作。

2.    Blow smoke 夸大其词

释义：to exaggerate or say things that aren’t true to make you seem better / more knowledgeable that in reality

例句：I am not blowing smoke. I have honestly read War and Peace by Tolstoy. 我没有夸大其词，我真的读了托尔斯泰的《战争与和平》。

3.    Cry wolf 虚张声势，谎言欺人

释义：to call for help when you don’t need it.

例句：Do you think Peter is in trouble or is he just crying wolf ? 你觉得Peter是真的陷入麻烦了，还是只是虚张声势？

4.    Be chuffed to bits 超级开心

释义：to be pleased and happy

例句：Hey, thanks for the present! I’m chuffed to bits 嘿，谢谢你的礼物！我真的超级开心

5.    Couldn’t care less 毫不关心，关我什么事

释义：used to express total lack of interest in something

例句：That man stole a bottle of wine from the shop

         Oh, really? I couldn’t care less

         -那个男人在商店里偷了一瓶酒

        - 哦，是吗？关我什么事。

6.    Feeling under the weather 不舒服，不在状态

释义：to be ill or unable to do regular activities

例句：I think I’m going to have to take the day off work, I feel quite under the weather today. 我觉得今天要请假了，我感觉真的很不舒服。

7.    Be tickled pink 惊喜万分，受宠若惊

释义：to be excited and happy

例句：She was tickled pink by all the compliments she’d received. 她对人们对她的赞许，感到受宠若惊。

8.    A baker’s dozen. 十三

释义：Thirteen

例句：Check out our baker’s dozen language learning tips 去看一下我们的13条语言学习小贴士。

9.    Comfort food 吃起来有幸福感的美食

释义：food that makes you feel better, because it reminds you of your childhood

例句：After a tiring day, it’s so nice to make some comfort food and settle down with a good book. 在一天的劳累过后，能吃点让我感到幸福的美食，读一本好书，简直太棒了。

10.  Skeleton crew 骨干人员数，人员数精简至极

释义：the minimum number of people needed to keep a service/office operating.

例句：can you come back after the holidays? We are operating with a skeleton crew at the moment. 假期之后你可以回来吗？我们现在的人员已经精简至极了。

11.  Let the chips fall where they may. 顺其自然，随它去吧

释义：to let something happen, no matter what happens next

例句：I must tell John how I feel about him, let the chips fall where they may. 我必须告诉John我对他的感觉，剩下的就顺其自然吧。

12.  No-brainer 一个很容易的决定

释义：an easy decision

例句：-Do you think I should propose to Judy?

          -Come on, it is a no-brainer. She is such a fantastic woman!

          -你觉得我应该向Judy求婚吗？

          -我去，这还不简单，她是个多么好的一个女人呀！