英文中奇怪的外来俗语上_口语学习技巧

英文中奇怪的外来俗语上

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1、EATING A CABLE

Spanish 西班牙语

to be in financial difficulty

陷入经济困境

If you're down to your last savings¹, perhaps you'll only have your cables left to eat.

如果你穷得只剩下最后的积蓄时，可能你就只剩下电缆可以吃了。

2、TO RIDE AS A HARE

Russian 俄语

To travel without a ticket

逃票旅行

If you are travelling without a ticket, you'll be shaking like a hare when the ticket inspector² comes to you.

如果你没有为旅途买票，那么当检票员来找你的时候，你就会发抖得像野兔一样。

3、TO HAVE A WIDE FACE

Japanese 日语

To have lots of friends and to be well liked

有很多朋友，很受欢迎

These days, this could be interpreted to mean you have a wide friendship circle on social media.

现在，这会被理解为指你在社交媒体上有广泛的交友圈。

4、TO LIVE LIKE A MAGGOT IN BACON

Deutsch 德文

To live the life of luxury

过着奢侈的生活

If a maggot's found themselves some bacon, they really are living the high life.

如果蛆虫为自己找到一些培根，那么它们就真的过得很好。

5、STOP IRONING MY HEAD

Armenian 亚美尼亚语

Stop annoying me!

别烦我!

Traditionally used to stop nagging³ wives, but said now to anyone who's being irritating.

习惯上是用来阻止碎碎念的妻子的，但现在也对所有恼人的家伙说。

6、TO HAVE LONG TEETH

French 法语

To be ambitious

胸怀抱负

By this logic⁴, you can argue that vampires⁵ are certainly ambitious.

按照这个逻辑，你可以说吸血鬼必定是野心勃勃的。

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1 savings
n.存款，储蓄
参考例句：
I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。 By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

2 inspector
n.检查员，监察员，视察员
参考例句：
The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。 The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

3 nagging
adj.唠叨的，挑剔的；使人不得安宁的v.不断地挑剔或批评（某人）( nag的现在分词 )；不断地烦扰或伤害（某人）；无休止地抱怨；不断指责
参考例句：
Stop nagging—I'll do it as soon as I can. 别唠叨了—我会尽快做的。 I've got a nagging pain in my lower back. 我后背下方老是疼。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 logic
n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性
参考例句：
What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？ I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

5 vampires
n.吸血鬼( vampire的名词复数 )；吸血蝠；高利贷者；（舞台上的）活板门
参考例句：
The most effective weapon against the vampires is avampire itself. 对付吸血鬼最有效的武器就是吸血鬼自己。来自电影对白 If vampires existed, don`t you think we would`ve found them by now? 如果真有吸血鬼，那我们怎么还没有找到他们呢？来自电影对白