地道的12个英语习语

时间：2018-01-10 17:03:06  来源：http://www.pinghe.com  作者：Myron

1.sock away 
存钱

She's a smart Women because she has socked away a lot of money for her retirement.她是一个精明的女士，每个月都为自己退休后存一笔钱

2.live from hand to mouth 
收入勉强糊口

Too many people around the world have to live from hand to mouth. It's horrible!这个世界上还有很多人处于基本的温饱的线上 ，真的太惨了。

3.make hay while the sun is shining 
一有机会就挣钱或把钱存下来

While he had been successful at his job, he had made plenty of hay while the sun was shining. 
他的工作干得很成功，也就存了不少钱。

4.in the twinkling of an eye 
一刹那，眨眼的功夫。

You'll be surprised how quickly your child will grow up. It sometimes seems that it happened in the twinkling of an eye. 你无法想象你的孩子长的有多快，有时候觉得就像是眨眼的瞬间。

5.as free as a bird 
无拘无束

I'm sure you'l feel as free as a bird once you graduate from college.一旦你大学毕业后，你就会感到非常的放松了

6.on the spur of the moment 
一时冲动

He knew that such a decision couldn't be made on the spur of a moment. 
他知道，不能一时冲动就作出决定。

7.by the seat of one's pants 
凭本事，凭直觉

He did wonder if things might be a bit more interesting if he gave living by the seat of his pants a go. 
他想知道，如果当初他凭本事谋生的话，会不会比现在有意思点。

8.money to burn 
花不完的钱

Sure, he never had money to burn, but he managed to get by. 
当然，他从来没有花不完的钱，但他还是成功了。

9.the powers that be 
指代掌权者

Of course, the powers that be do nothing to help the truly needy.

当然，掌权者从来没有帮助过真正有需要的人。

10. get a new lease on life 
对生活持一个新的态度

Ever since I got the new job, I feel like I've gotten a new lease on life

自从我找到了这份工作，我感觉我的人生有了新的希望

11.tag along 
尾随他人

Bill repeatedly told Bob that tagging along with everyone else would eventually get boring. 
比尔一次次地告诉过鲍勃，尾随他人是件很无聊的事。

12.jack-of-all-trades 
身兼多职的人

My grandfather was a jack-of-all-trades. He did everything!

我爷爷身兼多职，是个无所不能的人