雅思口语:最常说的英语习语
1.poker face 面无表情的人
例如:
I never know whether my boss likes my work or not -- he is a real poker face!
我从来也不知道我的老板到底喜不喜欢我的工作。他脸上可真是一点表情都没有。
2.The shoe is on the other foot. 形势已经完全不同
例如:
Back in school we made fun of Jones because we thought he spent too much time studying instead of having fun. Now the shoe is on the other foot -- hes made lots of money and the rest of us are just barely making enough to feed our families。
以前在学校里念书的时候,我们老是笑话琼斯,认为他这个人老是念书,不会玩。可是,现在情况就完全不同了。他赚了不少钱,而我们这些人的收入只够维持家计而已。
3.to pay through the nose 高价
例如:
Life is funny. When the famous dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh was alive, nobody wanted to buy his pictures. But now rich people will pay through the nose for one, sometimes more than five million dollars。
人生实在是很有趣的。当那位有名的荷兰画家凡高还活着的时候,没有人要买他的画。可是,现在那些有钱人却愿意出高价买他的画,有时候一张画就要五百多万美元。
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