Its cheerfulness and colour remind me of all that is special about spring – sun, daffodils, bees, tulips, lambs and sheep in the fields and green grass. It is also the time to celebrate Easter with all that chocolate in the shape of eggs and bunnies.
春季的朝气蓬勃与炫丽色彩让我想起了它是这样特别——阳光,水仙花,蜜蜂,郁金香,草坪上的羊羔,绵阳,还有绿草。此时也是庆祝复活节的时刻,配上鸡蛋和兔子形的巧克力。
看下面这张图,叫你记住与春季和复活节有关的10个俚语。
Spring into action
付诸行动
After lying around all morning doing nothing, Charlie suddenly sprang into action.
经过一上午什么事都不干,查理忽然间开始付诸行动。
Under the sun
普天之下
He likes to read about every TOPic under the sun.
他喜欢阅读普天之下的任何话题。
No spring chicken
不再年轻
She may think that she looks cool and young in those hot pants, but I can tell you for a fact that she is no spring chicken.
她或许会觉得自己穿上那双非常潮的裤子会看着非常酷非常年轻,但我得对你说个事实,她已经不再年轻了。
A happy bunny
快乐兔
My husband has his beer, the football match on TV and complete control of the remote. He is one happy bunny.
我老公喝着啤酒,看着电视上的足球比赛,手握遥控器。他简直就是个快乐兔。
Busy bee
勤劳的人
Wow! You’ve done all the cleaning, the washing and ironing?! You have been a busy bee this morning.
哇!你把所有些清洗,清洗和熨烫活儿都干了?!你今早真是个勤劳的小蜜蜂啊。
A good egg
好人,值得信任的人
I am so pleased that we hired Dylan to help us with the accounts. He works well and fast. He is a good egg.
我非常高兴雇佣了迪伦来帮大家搞财务账目。他工作又好又快。他真是个值得信任的好人。
To put all your eggs in one basket
把所有些鸡蛋放在一个篮子里,孤注一掷
When I worked in investment management, I always advised my clients against putting all their eggs in one basket. Instead, I recommended that they have a well|diversified portfolio of investments.
当我做投资管理工作时,我一直都不主张顾客将所有鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里。相反,我建议他们做划分好的投资组合。
A spring in someone’s step
节奏轻快
Clear skies and a sunny day always give me a spring in my step.
晴空万里、阳光普照一直会让我感觉节奏轻快,心情愉悦。
The grass is greener on the other side
这山看着那山高;邻家芳草绿,隔岸风景好
Although it is tempting to think so, the grass is not always greener on the other side.
尽管大家比较容易这么想,但事实并不一直邻家芳草绿,隔岸风景好。
Black sheep
害群之马,败家子
It seems to me that most families have a black sheep somewhere.
看着好像大部分家庭都会有一只害群之马。
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