英语俚语天天说 第16期:“电灯泡”英语怎么说吗
Third wheel，in english ：One who deters /d琂尀/ the socialization of a couple, perhaps when being invited out of pitty or through a feeling of duty. The third wheel may feel uncomfortable about watching the couple canoodle [k'nu搂()l] on his he
英语俚语天天说 第17期:说曹操曹操到speak of the devil
New slang： Speak of the devil. someone appears after you mention them. Speak of the Devil is short for Speak of the Devil and he shall come. It was believed that if you spoke about the Devil it would attract his attention. That's why when you're ta
英语俚语天天说 第18期:拐弯抹角beat around the bush
beat around the bush 和 beat about the bush 是拐弯抹角，旁敲侧击 或 说话绕圈子的意思。beat是拍打，bush是灌木丛，around 和 about 都是四周的意思。据说从前英国贵族打猎时，会先派人进树林，用树枝
英语俚语天天说 第19期:哪里不对劲Smell a rat
to suspect that something is wrong; to sense that someone has caused something wrong. 怀疑事情出错了，或者怀疑某人有问题，我们可以翻译为：哪里不对劲。 例如： 有人跟你说有一个工作月入十万，工作轻松。
英语俚语天天说 第20期:生活就像一杯咖啡
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.[qh] 一群毕业生，各自在事业上都已有所建树，相约一起去看望他们年老的大学教授。[qh] The conversation soon turned into complaints about stress
英语俚语天天说 第21期:废话不多说 cut to the chase
Cut to the chase。 很多人都知道chase这个词解释追赶。Cut to the chase这个习惯用语来自好莱坞电影。 很多电影里最精彩的片断是跟踪追击的场面，不论是牛仔英雄纵马追杀恶棍、还是警方飞车追捕
英语俚语天天说 第22期:我的菜my cup of tea
在维多利亚时代，饮茶在英美人士中间还没有形成习惯，所以当时用one's cup of beer或one's cup of wine表示喜好；正中下怀；钟爱的事物；恰合口味。后来饮茶风行开了，早点时人们甚至以饮茶代替
英语俚语天天说 第23期:美好生活从学会感激开始
If you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive thoughts. When we are stressed, depressed, upset, or otherwise in a negative state of mind because we perceive that bad things keep happening to us
英语俚语天天说 第24期:钱不是长在树上的Money doesn't grow on trees
今日短语 短语 money doesn't grow on trees 的字面意思是钱不会长在树上，实际想表达的意思是不要乱花钱，因为挣钱不容易。 例句 My daughter Claire wants a car for her 17th birthday, but I can't afford it. Money
英语俚语天天说 第25期:感觉不舒服,身体不适under the weather
under the weather Feeling sick; ill. It can also mean that a person is feeling sad or depressed. 不舒服； 身体不适 in the old days, when a sailor was feeling seasick, he was sent down below to help his reocvery, under the deck and away from t
英语俚语天天说 第26期:为母亲祈祷
Dear God, 亲爱的上帝： Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them. 如今我已不再年轻
英语俚语天天说 第27期:有其父必有其子like father, like son
Sometimes a Chinese idiom has a perfect match in English, as I said in the previous column. And if you happen to know the English expression in question, translation becomes easy. Then, of course, you dont know if you should call it translation or so
英语俚语天天说 第29期:身材火辣,脸蛋难看的女生 butter face
butter face形容女孩很性感，但除了脸蛋以外。 例句： If Lily had her face torn apart by wild dogs,people would call her a butter face. 如果莉莉的脸被野狗抓伤，我们可以说她是butter face。
英语俚语天天说 第30期:小菜一碟 a piece of cake
释义： An activity that requires little effort to finish; a job that's simple; easy. 一项需要很小精力去完成的活动，或者一份简单的工作；When a task is easier to complete than previously expected, people willsometimes use th
