实用口语练习:与天气有关的口语(上)

 　　与天气有关的口语

　　1. What's up with him today? He has a face like thunder!

　　他今天怎么了？他看着怒气冲冲的。

　　2. I'm a bit disappointed in John and David. It turned out they were only fair-weather friends.

　　我对约翰和大卫有点失望，原来他们不过是靠不住的酒肉朋友。

　　fair-weather: 限于好天气的；只能同安乐不可共患难的

　　3. We don't have a snowball's chance of winning that contract!

　　我们根本就没有一点希望能签那份合同。

　　4. Don't worry about those two arguing. it's just a storm in a teacup.

　　不用为他俩的争执担心，他们不过是小题大做罢了。

　　a storm in a teacup: 小题大做

　　5. The exam was a breeze¹.

　　这次考试真是太容易了。

　　6. We're snowed under at work.

　　我们工作忙得不可开交。

　　7. They're blowing hot and cold over this issue. It's impossible to know what they want!

　　他们在这件事情上摇摆不定，根本不可能知道他们到底想要什么！

　　blow hot and cold: 犹豫不决

　　本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑。

1 breeze   

n.微风；轻而易举的事；vi.来去匆匆，急速走

参考例句：

• A little breeze is blowing in from the window.微风从窗户里吹进来。
• The clouds are pale and a light breeze is blowing.云淡风轻。