雅思词汇每日学：Weather Idioms

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　　Below is a list of the most commonly used idioms about the weather in English:

　　下面是英语中有关天气的一些常用习语：

　　As right as rain: to feel fine and healthy. 非常健康

　　• Don't worry about me, I'm as right as rain after my knee operation.

　　• 不要担心，我的膝盖做过手术之后，感觉非常好。

　　Be a breeze: to be very easy to do. 小事一桩

　　• Our English exam was a breeze. I'm sure I'll get top marks.

　　• 英语考试非常简单，我有信心得高分。

　　Be snowed under: to have so much to do that you are having trouble doing it all. 忙得不可开交

　　• I'm snowed under at work right now because two of my colleagues are on holiday.

　　• 两个同事去度假了，我现在忙得不可开交。

　　Break the ice: to say or do something to make someone feel relaxed or at ease in a social setting.

　　打破沉默;打破僵局

　　• He offered to get her a drink to help break the ice.

　　• 为了打破僵局，他提出请她喝一杯。

　　Calm before the storm: the quiet, peaceful period before a moment of great activity or mayhem.

　　暴风雨前的平静

　　• The in-laws were about to arrive with their kids so she sat on the sofa with a cup of coffee enjoying the calm before the storm.

　　• 亲戚们就要来了，她坐在沙发上喝着咖啡，享受短暂的安宁。

　　Chase rainbows: when someone tries to do something that they will not achieve

　　做白日梦，异想天开

　　• I think she's chasing rainbows if she thinks she can get into Oxford with her bad grades.

　　• 以她现在的成绩还想进入牛津大学，简直异想天开。

　　Come rain or shine: you can depend on someone to be there no matter what or whatever the weather.

　　风雨无阻

　　• I'll be there to help you move house come rain or shine.

　　• 不论晴天还是下雨，我都会帮你搬家。

　　Every cloud has a silver lining: There is always something positive to come out of an unpleasant or difficult situation.

　　黑暗中总有一丝光明

　　• I got laid off from work yesterday, but every cloud has a silver lining and now I can spend more time writing my book.

　　• 昨天我被解雇了，但事情总有好的一面，现在我有更多的时间可以写书了。

　　Fair-weather friend: a person who is only your friend during good times or when things are going well for you but disappears when things become difficult or you have problems.

　　可共安乐而不能共患难的朋友

　　• She was a fair-weather friend because she was interested in me once I had lost my job.

　　• 她是一个不能共患难的朋友，一旦我失去了工作，她就对我不感兴趣了。

　　Get wind of: to learn or hear of something that should be a secret.

　　听到…风声;获悉…消息

　　• He got wind of the closure of the company so started looking for a new job immediately.

　　• 他听到风声说公司就要倒闭了，所以他立刻就开始寻找新的工作。

　　Have your head in the clouds: to be out of touch of reality. Your ideas may not be sensible or practical.

　　晕头转向,云里雾里

　　• He has his head in the clouds if he seriously thinks he's going to get a promotion soon.

　　• 对于即将晋升这件事，他还有些困惑。

　　It never rains but it pours: when things don't just go wrong but very wrong and other bad things happen too.

　　祸不单行

　　• First he lost his keys to the house, then his wallet and then his car broke down. It never rains but it pours.

　　• 一开始他的车抛锚了，接着又把钥匙丢了，真是祸不单行。

　　It's raining cats and dogs: it's raining very hard. 倾盆大雨

　　• Take you umbrella and a jacket because it's raining cats and dogs outside.

　　• 外面的雨很大，带上伞和衣服。

　　On cloud nine: to be extremely happy. 狂喜

　　• They were both on cloud nine during their honeymoon.

　　• 度蜜月时，他们都非常兴奋。

　　Put on ice: to postpone for another day. 推迟

　　• The project has been put on ice until our boss decides what to do next.

　　• 项目被推迟，直到老板决定接下来的计划。

　　Ray of hope: there is a chance that something positive will happen. 一线希望

　　• There is a ray of hope after all, it looks like we won't be losing our jobs.

　　• 还有一线希望，可能我们不会丢工作。

　　Save for a rainy day: to save for the future when it might suddenly be needed (unexpectedly).

　　未雨绸缪

　　• Don't spend your entire wage in one night. You should save for a rainy day.

　　• 不要一下子就把工资花完了，你应该存一些以备不时之需。

　　Steal my thunder: when someone takes attention away from someone else. 抢风头

　　• Don't wear that dress to the wedding; the bride won't like it because you'll be stealing her thunder.

　　• 不要穿那件裙子去婚礼，你会抢了新娘的风头。

　　Storm in a teacup: when someone makes a small problem larger than it really is. 小题大做

　　• Those two are always arguing about something, it's just a storm in a teacup.

　　• 他们俩经常为了一件事情争吵，真是小题大做。

　　Storm is brewing: indication that something is about to become bad or explode

　　暴风雨即将来临

　　• You could tell by the looks on their faces that a storm was brewing.

　　• 从他们的表情可以看出，不好的事情就要发生了。

　　Take a rain check: decline something now but offer to do it at a later date. 改天

　　• Thanks for inviting me to dinner but I can't this week. Can I take a rain check on that?

　　• 谢谢您邀请我共用晚餐，但这周我没时间，下周可以吗?

　　Throw caution to the wind: to go crazy and forget all responsibilities or commitments.

　　做事不顾后果，冒险赌一把

　　• They threw caution to the wind and quit their jobs in the heat of the moment.

　　• 他们不顾后果，头脑发热的时候把工作辞了。

　　Under the weather: you are not feeling well 身体不适

　　• Paul isn't coming with us because he feels a little under the weather.

　　• Paul身体不太舒服，就没跟我们一起来。