这些英语习语，你能猜出什么意思吗？
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。
Example: She failed such an easy exam? The lights are on but nobody's home!
例子：这么简单的考试她都能挂？脑子还能再笨一点吗！
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。相当于over my dead body.
Example: You will be a movie star when pigs fly!
例子：等猪都会飞了你就能成电影明星了（你永远也别想当电影明星了）。
3. To have Van Goghs 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！）
Example: Tom really shouldn't play the piano. He has Van Goghs ear for music.
例子：汤姆真不该弹钢琴——他简直就是个音痴。
4. To pig out.
To eat a lot very quickly.
像猪一样吃—快速吃掉很多东西，狼吞虎咽。
Example: After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet.
例子：马拉松跑完后，参赛者们在自助餐晚宴上狼吞虎咽。
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。
Example: Maria was trying so hard to get the question right, she was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink!
例子：为了证明问题是正确的，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。
Example: Jane was yelling while I was studying so I told her to put a sock in it.
例子：当我在学习时简在那边大喊大叫，于是我让她闭上嘴巴。
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。
Example: I think I would be sick if I ate all that food, but Joe seems to have a cast iron stomach.
例子：我觉得如果我把所有食物都吃了，我肯定会生病，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。
Example: The group at the bar seems to be having a party and you can tell he's the birthday boy because he is drinking like a fish!
例子：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，因为他一直在不停地喝。
9. Use your loaf.
Use your head, think smart.
用你的面包——动动脑子，仔细想想。
Example: Come on Parker, use your loaf! I know you can solve this problem!
例子：快来帕克，动动脑子！我知道你能解决的。
10. Finger lickin' good.
Extremely tasty.
好吃到要舔手指——非常美味。
Example: My mom makes the best steak! Its finger lickin' good!
例子：我妈妈最擅长做牛排！简直好吃爆了！
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