英文习语中的“风雨雷电”
<p> 英语里有不少习语与天气有关,风雨雷电在习语中变幻出不同的含义。今天就一起来看看有关天气的几个习语用法吧!</p><p> 1. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bolt">bolt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>.</p><p> 这个消息传来,犹如晴天霹雳。</p><p> <span word="bolt">bolt</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span>中<span word="bolt">bolt</span>指的是闪电,天空中的一道闪电比喻某件事或消息特别突然,让人没有任何准备。</p><p> 2. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span>.</p><p> 他们觉察到我们要开个派对。</p><p> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> 表示听说了某件比较秘密的事情,中文里我们也会说风闻,听到某些风声,就是这个意思。</p><p> 3. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="quarrelling">quarrelling</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacup">teacup</span>.</p><p> 隔壁的夫妇经常吵架,但多数是小题大做。</p><p> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacup">teacup</span> 字面上的意思是茶杯中的风暴,顾名思义,这样的风暴自然不会有多严重。因此这个习语就用来比喻小题大做,大惊小怪。</p><p> 4. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="burst">burst</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span>.</p><p> 他一脸怒气地闯进屋子里。</p><p> <span word="Thunder">Thunder</span>大家都知道是雷的意思。英文中说,<span word="somebodys">somebodys</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span> 或者 <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="thunder">thunder</span>,就是指这个人看上去很生气,怒气冲冲。</p>
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