趣味英文惯用语总结(2)

　　8. the lights are on, but nobody's home —— 慢热，心不在焉

　　Used when describing a person struggles to fit into normal society, and subsequently rejected and described to people as a bit slow.

　　用来描述一个人努力想要融入社会但无法融入进去，还有点慢热的人。

　　Example: Don't ask Dudley if he knows it, because… well, you know, the lights are on but nobody is home.

　　例：用不着问达德利他知不知道。唔…你知道的，这人有点心不在焉。

　　9. when pigs fly —— 完全不可能

　　The phrase "when pigs fly" is a response equal to "it will never happen", or "I will never do it".

　　这个习语的意思是“这件事是永远不可能的”，或是“我永远都不会这样做”。

　　Example: The things you want to create is can only be complete when pigs fly.

　　例：你要是能那些事做完，那猪都会飞了。

　　10. to have Van Gogh's ear for music —— 音痴

　　If you have Van Gogh's ear for music, you are a tone deaf.

　　这样描述你的意思是：你是一个音痴。

　　Example: He has Van Gogh’s ear for music and sings like a rusty hinge.

　　例：他完全是个音痴，唱起歌来像生锈的门铰一样。

　　11. to pig out —— 像猪一样吃东西

　　This idiom means eating too much of something; to make a pig of oneself.

　　这个习语的说的是吃的太多，吃得像猪一样。

　　Example: Don't you girls pig out on too much candy!

　　例：你们几个不要吃那么多糖，都吃成猪了!

　　12. everything but the kitchen sink —— 什么乱七八糟的都有

　　Almost everything, whether needed or not.

　　几乎所有东西，无论是有用的还是没用的。

　　Example: She must have brought everything but the kitchen sink along on the trip, and how she lifted her suitcase, I do not know.

　　例：她一路上几乎什么都买了，不管是有用的还是没用的。我实在不知道她到底是怎么拎动她的手提箱的。

　　13. to put a sock in it —— 闭嘴、别再说了

　　Asking a noisy person or a group to be quiet or to shut up.

　　让吵吵嚷嚷的单个人或一群人闭嘴。

　　Example: Oh, dry up; put a sock in it.

　　例：噢，你快给我闭嘴!

　　14. to have a cast iron stomach —— 铁打的胃，吃多少喝多少都没问题

　　A person who has a cast iron stomach is someone who has no problems with eating anything or drinking anything.

　　这个习语指的是一个人吃多少喝多少都没问题。

　　Example: I cannot eat this type of food because i don’t have a cast iron stomach.

　　例：我不能吃这个东西，我的胃可不是铁打的。

　　15. use your loaf —— 动动脑子

　　If you tell someone to use their loaf, you are telling them in a slightly angry way that they should think more carefully about what they are doing.

　　你跟别人说这个习语，就是说用有点生气的口吻让别人做事多动动脑子。

　　Example: You haven’t even switched the thing on. Come on, Jamie, use your loaf!

　　例：你连开关都没看。天哪，杰米，长点脑子吧!