1. The lights are on but nobody's home – used to describe a stupid person. 灯亮着却没人在家——用于描述很愚蠢的人。 She really has no clue - the lights are on but nobody's home! 她完全摸不着头脑——脑子笨的像头猪。 2. When pigs fly – about something that will never happen. 除非猪都会飞了——表示某事永远都不会发生,绝无可能。 Yea, right! You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly! 对的!等猪都会飞了,你就会得到泰勒·斯威夫特的约会邀请。 3. To have Van Gogh's ear for music – to be tone deaf .(Van Gogh only had one ear!) 用梵高的耳朵听音乐——音痴。(梵高只有一只耳朵!) Xavi really shouldn't play the piano- he has Van Gogh's ear for music. 哈维真不该弹钢琴——他完全没有音乐细胞。 4. To pig out – to eat a lot very quickly. 狼吞虎咽——快速吃掉很多东西。 After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet. |