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1. Once in a blue moon
形容千载难逢、极少发生,像「蓝月」一样罕见。
“He only visits his hometown once in a blue moon since moving abroad.”
他移居国外后,难得回一次老家。
2. Nuts and bolts
指一些基本要素,或实用细节等。就像螺丝螺母一样的基础零件,引申为事物的核心组成部分。
“She’s good at big ideas but ignores the nuts and bolts.”
她擅长构想,但常忽略实际执行细节。
3. Blind someone with science
形容以专业术语去唬人,用复杂知识让外行人困惑。
“The IT guy blinded me with science instead of fixing the problem.”
IT人员只会用术语唬我,不解决问题。
4. Run out of steam
形容精疲力尽、失去动力,像蒸汽机没蒸汽一样而停摆。
“The project ran out of steam due to lack of funding.”
专案因资金不足而停滞。
5. Full of hot air
比喻一些人夸大其词、空话连篇,说话像充热气的热气球一样空洞。
“His promises are full of hot air. He never follows through.”
他的承诺都是空话,从不兑现。
主持人:Maggie 黄蔚儿、谭永晖
1. Idioms 惯用语 are expressions. The individual words in the phrase don't mean anything, but together, they can be a vivid 生动的 way to describe something.
Idioms are figurative language 比喻语言. A metaphor 隐喻 to create an image in your head of what is happening. Songs often use idioms.
2. Can you guess what these idioms mean?
● Over the moon -extremely happy.
- Originally came from an old 16th century nursery rhyme 童谣. The rhyme made no sense, but had the sentence, ‘the cow jumped over the moon.’
● I have a bone to pick with you - You are angry about something and want conversation.
- Many sources state that this expression comes from a dog trying to pick off meat from a bone, and one implication of this idiom is attempting to solve a problematic time-consuming issue. This is most likely because a dog will often gnaw on a bone for very long periods, even when most meat is gone.
● To bite someone’s head off - to speak to someone in a quick, angry way,
- figuratively comparing a very angry person to a dangerous wild animal
- If Jesse insults 侮辱 me one more time, I am going to bite his head off.
● Shaken up - extremely shocked 震惊
● Spaced out - not concentrating, daydreaming 发白日梦
● Butterflies in my stomach - nervous 紧张的
● Head over heels - in love
- to refer to someone being literally upside down 上下翻转
- Jack fell head over heels in love with Rose and wanted to spend every minute of the day with her.
● Under the weather - sick
- I was feeling under the weather yesterday.