Rain cats and dogs,下猫又下狗？英语表达中还有哪些有趣的俗语/俚语？

在开始阅读今天的文章之前，请小朋友们试着翻译下面的句子：

We are about to get home, when it began to rain cats and dogs.

如果你翻译为：
我们快要到家了，这时候下起了猫和狗。
那么你就要好好看看今天的文章啦！

如果你翻译为：
我们快要到家了，这时候下起了倾盆大雨。
那么恭喜你！你已经way ahead意识到了地道英语表达的重要性！

和中文一样，英语中也有很多像rain cats and dogs这样的俗语和俚语，在英语中被称为idioms。这样的表达生动形象，好玩有趣，在口语考试中恰当的使用idioms还能让考官眼前一亮！

今天我们就来看看英语中都有哪些有趣的俗语吧！

1. Not the brightest bulb in the box

Meaning: not the smartest不是最聪明的

Example: I may not be the brightest bulb in the box, but I work really hard.

2. Heart in the mouth

Meaning: extremely frightened or anxious 极度害怕和焦虑，形容心情紧张

Example: My heart is in my mouth whenever I take an exam.

3. A piece of cake

Meaning: Something very easy to do 形容事情很简单

Example: I like skiing and it’s a piece of cake for me.

4. Thick as thieves

Meaning: Two or more people who are very close and share secrets to each other.形容关系亲密无间

Example: My friend and I are thick as thieves, we do everything together.

5. Not my cup of tea

Meaning: indicate something you don’t like or can’t do 形容某些事你不感兴趣也不会去做

Example: Watching films at home is not really my cup of tea.

（A2 Key 官方真题Test 2 Part 1 Phase 2: Do you enjoy watching films at home?）

6. As cool as a cucumber

Meaning: very calm and cool 形容人沉着冷静

Example: No matter what happens, my father is always as cool as a cucumber.

7. Run around like a headless chicken

Meaning: doing a lot of things in a disorganized, ineffective way 形容某人做事毫无头绪，没有规划和效率，同中文“无头苍蝇”

Example: I like making study plans or I will be running around like a headless chicken.

8. Couch potato

Meaning: A person who does not lead an active life and would rather stay on the couch, watching TV. 指整天躺在沙发上看电视的人, 形容懒散的人

Example: I prefer being a couch potato in holiday.

(A2 Key 官方真题Test 3 Part 2 Phase 2: Do you prefer doing lots of activities or being lazy on holiday?)

9. Go bananas

Meaning: go wild, go crazy, exciting 疯狂、激动

Example: I like watching football games, I go bananas for Manchester United.

10. Pie in the sky

Meaning: something nice but unlikely to happen, an empty wish形容某件事希望渺茫

Example：I would like to travel to Japan, but it seems like the pie in the sky to me.

(B1 preliminary 官方真题Test 4 Part 4: What would you most like to travel to in the future?)

今天为大家介绍了10个idioms！小朋友们记住了多少呢？

要注意的是，虽然使用idioms能让自己的英语显得更加地道，但在考试中，idioms只适用于口语表达，而不能用于写作，切勿强行使用哦~