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你們知道「as cool as a cucumber」是什麼意思嗎？「像黃瓜一樣涼快」？「像黃瓜一樣酷」？當然不是啦，「as cool as a cucumber」是用來形容一個人非常沉著冷靜。有很多英文習語我們是不能光靠字面猜意思，其字面意思和真實含義可能還相差甚遠！一起來看看還有哪些有趣的英文習語是容易中招的吧！1Cat nap打瞌睡I had a cat nap after lunch。午飯後我小憩了一會兒。2Bark up the wrong tree攻擊錯了目標I think the police are barking up the wrong tree。我認為警察弄錯了目標。3Bed of roses稱心如意的生活Without financial security， married life is no bed of roses。沒有經濟基礎作保障，婚後生活不會幸福。4Best of both worlds兩全其美Some approaches allow you to get the best of both worlds。有些方法可以幫你取得兩全其美的結果。5A bitter pill不能不做的苦事That『s going to be a bitter pill for her to swallow。這對她來說一定很難接受。6Bite off more than one can chew心有餘而力不足Don『t bite off more than you can chew and keep your goal a manageable one。不要制定要求過高的計劃，使你的目標可付諸實踐。7Curiosity killed the cat好奇害死貓Try not to mind other people『s business and remember curiosity killed the cat。不要多管別人的事，記住多管閑事容易捲入是非。8Hit the road開始，出發We finally hit the road the following day次日，我們終於又上路了。9Miss the boat錯失良機They『ll miss the boat if they don』t hurry。如果他們不快點兒，就會錯過機會了。10Off the hook擺脫困境A bouquet of flowers or some other last minute gift would probably get you off the hook。一束鮮花或一些最後一刻的禮物肯定不錯，也許還能讓你擺脫困境。11A piece of cake小菜一碟A friend might tell you that his new job was 「a piece of cake」。一個朋友可能會告訴你他的新工作簡直就是小菜一碟。12Actions speak louder than words事實勝於雄辯Here， as in many aspects of life， actions speak louder than words。眾所周知，在生活中的很多方面，行動比語言更有力量。13Spill the beans泄露秘密They spilled the beans to at least one other person。她們向至少一個人泄露了秘密。14A dime a dozen不稀罕，便宜Apples are a dime a dozen there。在那裡，蘋果多到不值錢。15He/She『s a big fish大人物She is a big fish， and everyone thinks she is very important。她是一個大人物，大家都覺得她非常重要。16Add insult to injury雪上加霜Further work by Seiffert『s team appears to add insult to injury。塞弗特團隊的進一步研究更是雪上加霜。17Call it a day收工It『s hard to ever call it a day and enjoy your free time。你幾乎無法收工去享受自由時間。18All ears洗耳恭聽Tell me your story。 I『m all ears。告訴我你的故事，我洗耳恭聽。19Beat around the bush旁敲側擊Don『t beat around the bush， tell us the truth。別拐彎抹角了，告訴我們真相吧。20Can『t judge a book by its cover人不可貌相You can『t judge a book by its cover。你不能根據封面來評價一本書的好壞。21Couch potato極為懶惰的人Some researchers have been looking at novel ways to increase the level of activity among those with 「couch potato」 lifestyles。一些研究人員一直在尋找讓那些懶惰的人多活動身體的辦法。22Cry over spilt milk後悔莫及There is no reason or need to cry over spilt milk。沒有理由也沒有必要去為無法改變的事實悔恨。23Picture paints a thousand words百聞不如一見A picture paints a thousand words - so I will let the picture above speak for itself。一圖勝千言--所以我讓圖片自己說明一切。24Don『t put all your eggs in one basket不要孤注一擲Don『t give up on him totally， but don』t put all your eggs in one basket either。不要徹底放棄他，但也不要孤注一擲。25Have a blast玩得很盡興After the initial phase when you』re getting used to exercise， you will have a blast。在經過了最初的適應階段后，你會開始玩得盡興。26Hit the sack / sheets / hay上床睡覺Keep the TV turned off for the last two hours before you hit the sack。睡覺前兩小時就關掉電視。27Once in a blue moon千載難逢Things like that come along only once in a blue moon。這樣的事可是極其難得。28It takes two to tango一個巴掌拍不響A conflict is not the fault of just one person or the other， because it takes two to tango。矛盾不能只歸咎於一方，因為一個巴掌拍不響。29Kill two birds with one stone一箭雙鵰We always emphasize to kill two birds with one stone when we learn new thing。我們在學習新知識時經常強調一舉兩得的方法。30Hold Your Horses耐心點Hold your horses。 Don『t leave without finishing your report first。慢著，別忘了先把你的報告寫完再走。學習英語不能只記單詞，還要記住常用的習語以及它的含義。光靠猜字面意思，分分鐘會掉到陷阱裡頭哦！責任編輯：陳熙