这些诡异的习语你了解吗？

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.
马拉松跑完后，参赛者们在自助晚宴上狼吞虎咽。

5. Everything but the kitchen sink – almost everything has been included.
除了厨房里的水槽什么都有——几乎包括了所有事。

Maria was trying so hard to get the question right, she was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink!
为了得到准确答案，玛利亚几乎把所有的事都说了个遍。

6. To put a sock in it – to tell someone noisy to be quiet.
放只袜子在里面——告诉某个很吵的人保持安静。

Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock in it.
当我在学习时简却在那边大喊大叫，于是我让她闭嘴。

7. To have a cast iron stomach – to have no problems eating or drinking anything.
有个铁胃——吃、喝任何东西都没问题。

I think I would be sick if I ate all that food, but Joe seems to have a cast iron stomach.
我觉得如果我把所有食物都吃了，我肯定会不舒服，但是乔看起来就像有个铁胃一样，吃多少都没事儿。

8. To drink like a fish – to drink heavily.
像鱼一样能喝——海量。（喝起酒来不要命）

The group at the bar seems to being having a party and you can tell he's the birthday boy because he is drinking like a fish! 酒吧里的这群人看起来像是在举行生日派对，很明显可以看出他是这个派对的主角，因为他
一直喝。

9. Use your loaf – use your head, think smart.
用你的面包——动动脑子，仔细想想。

Come on Parker, use your loaf! I know you can solve this problem!
快来帕克，动动脑子！我知道你能解决的。

10. Finger licking good – extremely tasty.
好吃到要舔手指——非常美味。

My mom makes the best steak! It's finger licking good!
我妈妈最擅长做牛排！简直好吃爆了！

（来源：爱思英语 编辑：许晶晶）