可以說(shuō)，習(xí)語(yǔ)是攻克英語(yǔ)必須要過(guò)的坎兒。英文中有大量的習(xí)語(yǔ)，它們的特點(diǎn)是：每個(gè)單詞好像都認(rèn)識(shí)，放在一起后?貌似認(rèn)識(shí)，但卻不知道究竟是什么意思。如果掌握的習(xí)語(yǔ)量不夠，那無(wú)論是聽還是說(shuō)都會(huì)造成很大的問(wèn)題。

今天我們來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)8個(gè)與天氣類的名詞相關(guān)的習(xí)語(yǔ)，但是，它們不一定是描述天氣的哦!

1. raining cats and dogs 下著傾盆大雨

It was raining cats and dogs almost all day.

幾乎一整天都下著傾盆大雨。

Where are you going? Can’t you see it’s raining cats and dogs? You’ll get soaked in a minute if you go out now.

你去哪兒啊?你看不到下著傾盆大雨嗎?你現(xiàn)在出去的話，不到一分鐘就會(huì)被淋成落湯雞。

2. face (is) like thunder (明顯)非常生氣

She didn’t say anything

but her face was like thunder.

她一句話沒說(shuō)，但看得出來(lái)她非常生氣。

I don’t know what was happening. I just saw that a man with a face like thunder was chasing a little boy.

我不知道發(fā)生了什么事，我只看到一個(gè)怒氣沖沖的人在追一個(gè)小男孩。

3. a storm in a teacup/teapot 茶杯/茶壺里的風(fēng)暴;大驚小怪;小題大做

(美語(yǔ)中用法：a tempest in a teacup)

I really think you’re making

a storm in a teapot over this.

It’s just a tiny scratch on the car.

我真覺得你是小題大做。

只不過(guò)是車上有條小擦痕而已。

Their fight was just

a tempest in a teapot.

他們的爭(zhēng)吵只不過(guò)是小題大做。

4. chase rainbows 追逐不切實(shí)際的夢(mèng)想;追尋空中樓閣

He can’t seem to settle down and enjoy life.

He’s always chasing rainbows.

他看來(lái)不能安定下來(lái)享受生活。

他總是在追尋不切實(shí)際的夢(mèng)想。

My wife never believed

I would make it as a musician;

she always thought

I was just chasing rainbows.

我太太從來(lái)不相信我能成為一名音樂家，

她總是覺得我在追尋不切實(shí)際的夢(mèng)想。

5. lightning fast 閃電一樣快

(看到這個(gè)詞忽然想到瘋狂動(dòng)物城中的樹懶“閃電”?)

I don’t think we can keep up with him;

he’s got a lightning fast bike.

我覺得我們追不上他;

他的自行車速度超快。

The robbery lasted only a minute,

and then the robbers disappeared

in a lightning fast car.

搶劫一分鐘就結(jié)束了，

搶劫犯?jìng)冏弦惠v飛快的車消失了。

6. (have/with one’s) head in the clouds 心不在焉;想入非非

Do you have your head

in the clouds?

你是不是走神了?

Is your sister in love?

I see her walking around all day

with her head in the clouds.

你姐姐是不是談戀愛了?

我看她整天心不在焉地走來(lái)走去。

7. be snowed under 應(yīng)接不暇;忙得不可開交

I can’t go;

I’m just snowed under with work.

我去不了。我工作太多了。

I’d love to help you,

but I’m completely snowed under at the moment.

我很想幫你，

但我現(xiàn)在實(shí)在是忙得不可開交。

8. under the weather 不舒服;身體不適

I’m feeling under the weather.

I may have the flu.

我感到難受，我可能是感冒了。

Whatever I ate for lunch is making me

feel a bit under the weather.

中午吃的東西讓我有點(diǎn)不舒服。