我在前面给大家安利了一本学习idiom的书籍叫做Speak English like an American。这本书通过使用习语,讲述了Bob一家发生的故事。
今天我们一起来学习第三章,看看Bob他们家发生了哪些事儿,又有哪些习语值得咱们学习掌握。
Slack off 偷懒
也可以说Cut yourself a slack
当然偷懒的人,或者说上班摸鱼的人就叫做Slacker。
cut class 翘课
这个词组表示不去上课而且不请假这种行为。顺便补充一下,很多孩子不会直接翘课,他们会请病假,这就可以表达为call in sick。
hit the books 努力学习
是不是比work hard更有表现力?
After a long holiday,It’s time for kiddos to get back into the classroom and hit the books.
buckle down 开始努力,全力以赴
可以直接说I will buckle down.
you should buckle down.
也可以说buckle down to sth 后面接全力以赴做的事情;
If you don't buckle down to your job, you'll be fired.
sth is way over one‘s head
某事对于某人太难了
这个词是不是比difficult更有画面感!
让我用这个词感叹一句Back in high school,math was way over my head.
give a hoot不关心
比如身边有些朋友就是很任性,从不关心别人怎么想的,我们就可以说:
He always walks around town in colorful dress and never gives a hoot about what people think.
have one's heart set on sth:很想要...
比如要表示我真的很想上哈佛就可以说I have my heart set on going to harvard.
我想要考试拿高分。I have my heart set on scoring well in exams.
get real 清醒点,别做梦了
You think you are going to win $1 million in the lottery?get real!