英语学习 | 每个地方都有故事,还有俚语!
时间：2017-03-07 17:13:27 作者：平和英语村
把每个地方想象成有独立性格的人
你会发现每个地方都有不一样的色彩
它们因为各自的故事性，
被人们植入各种标签
快来看看这些
跟“地方”有关的英语俚语吧！
Meet one's Waterloo
惨遭失败、遭遇难以克服的最后一个挑战
例句：
No wonder they met their Waterloo in this match. They hadn’t been trained for months!
难怪他们这场比赛输得一塌糊涂，他们已经好几个月没训练了!
Set the Thames on fire
做出惊人之举（英俚）
例句：
Jack won the champion of the Spelling Bee? You’re kidding! A person who hardly reads books can not set the Thames on fire!
Jack赢了拼写比赛的冠军?你开什么玩笑!一个不怎么看书的人不会有这么大的成功!
From China to Peru
遍布各地、到处
例句：
Happiness was from China to Peru when the cheering news came.
这个令人振奋的消息传来后，快乐弥漫在各处。
Carry coals to Newcastle
画蛇添足、做徒劳无益的事
例句：
You are carrying coals to Newcastle if you water those flowers right now.The rain is just around the corner.
你现在浇花就是多此一举了。马上就要下雨了。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
入乡随俗
例句：
Take it easy and have a try! You know, when in Rome, do as the Romans do.
放轻松点，试一试吧!你知道，要入乡随俗。
Be Greek to someone
不知道
例句：
He is a very famous artist, but physics is Greek to him.
他是一位著名的艺术家，但是对物理一窍不通。
Castle in Spain
西班牙城堡，比喻“幻想，梦想”，相当于汉语中的“空中楼阁”
例句：
Don’t trust him any more. He is always living in a castle in Spain as a daydreamer.
别再相信他了。他是个一直住在空中阁楼里的空想家。
Between Scylla and Charybdis
锡拉和卡津布迪斯之间，即“在两个同样危险的事物之间”，或是“腹背受敌，进退两难”的意思。
例句：
He was between Scylla and Charybdis, for his company had betrayed him.
他的同伴背叛了他，至使他腹背受敌。
这些有故事的地方俚语
学起来，用起来
玩转英语就是这么简单！
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一日一记：
In such a soft and warm season, please accept my sincere blessing and deep concern for you.
在这充满温馨的季节里，给你我真挚的祝福及深深的思念。
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