那些和天气有关的英语习语精要.docx

那些和天气有关的英语习语As right as rain: to feel fine and healthy. 非常健康Dont worry about me, Im as right as rain after my knee operation.不要担心，我的膝盖做过手术之后，感觉非常好。Be a breeze: to be very easy to do. 小事一桩Our English exam was a breeze. Im sure Ill get top marks.英语考试非常简单，我有信心得高分。Be snowed under: to have so much to do that you are having trouble doing it all. 忙得不可开交Im snowed under at work right now because two of my colleagues are on holiday.两个同事去度假了，我现在忙得不可开交。Break the ice: to say or do something to make someone feel relaxed or at ease in a social setting. 打破沉默；打破僵局He offered to get her a drink to help break the ice.为了打破僵局，他提出请她喝一杯。Calm before the storm: the quiet, peaceful period before a moment of great activity or mayhem.暴风雨前的平静The in-laws were about to arrive with their kids so she sat on the sofa with a cup of coffee enjoying the calm before the storm.亲戚们就要来了，她坐在沙发上喝着咖啡，享受短暂的安宁。Chase rainbows: when someone tries to do something that they will not achieve做白日梦，异想天开I think shes chasing rainbows if she thinks she can get into Oxford with her bad grades.以她现在的成绩还想进入牛津大学，简直异想天开。Come rain or shine: you can depend on someone to be there no matter what or whatever the weather.风雨无阻Ill be there to help you move house come rain or shine.不论晴天还是下雨，我都会帮你搬家。Every cloud has a silver lining: There is always something positive to come out of an unpleasant or difficult situation.黑暗中总有一丝光明I got laid off from work yesterday, but every cloud has a silver lining and now I can spend more time writing my book.昨天我被解雇了，但事情总有好的一面，现在我有更多的时间可以写书了。Fair-weather friend: a person who is only your friend during good times or when things are going well for you but disappears when things become difficult or you have problems.可共安乐而不能共患难的朋友She was a fair-weather friend because she was interested in me once I had lost my job.她是一个不能共患难的朋友，一旦我失去了工作，她就对我不感兴趣了。Get wind of: to learn or hear of something that should be a secret.听到…风声；获悉…消息He got wind of the closure of the company so started looking for a new job immediate