8. Indian Summer (UK)
A period in late autumn when the weather is unusually warm。
秋天快要结束的时候,天气比较暖和的那段时间。
“Much as I love this Indian Summer, I wish we had this warm weather in the summer rather than in October。
“尽管我很喜欢秋末温暖的天气,我更希望夏天也能有这个温度而不是十月份。
9. Slow Boat to China
We use this expression to describe something that is very slow and takes a long time。
这句习语用来描述做某件事需要花费很长的时间。
“Waiting for the architects to produce their plans was like taking the slow boat to China。
“等待建筑师们的设计计划需要花费很长时间。
10. Too Many Chiefs and Not Enough Indians
This is often used to describe a company where there are too many managers and not enough people doing the actual work。
这句话指的是公司里有太多经理而真正干活的人很少。
“The trouble with that company is that there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians。
“那家公司的问题是经理太多而真正干活的人很少。
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