英语口语20个高频词语(3)

8. When Pigs Fly

永无可能

　　This means “never”. Pigs aren’t about to sprout wings and take flight anytime soon, so if someone says to their kid that they can get a forehead tattoo when pigs fly, it’s not gonna happen.

　　这意味着“不可能”。猪不可能在短期内长出翅膀飞起来。 所以如果有人这样对孩子说， 当猪能飞时就能在前额上纹身，意思是这样的事是不会发生的。

9. A Leopard Can’t Change His Spots

江山易改，本性难移

　　Basically: you are who you are. Just like a leopard can’t concentrate really hard and change the pattern on its skin, people can’t change who they really are at heart.

　　基本的意思：你就是你自己。就像是豹子很难集中精力并改变皮肤上的图案一样，人们很难从本质上进行改变。

10. Wear Your Heart on Your Sleeve

感情外露

　　To freely show and express all of your emotions, as though your heart were on the outside of your body.

　　自由地展示和表达你所有的情感，就像是把你的心放在身体外面一样。

11. Bite Your Tongue!

保持安静

　　Stick your tongue between your teeth (gently), and then try to speak. You can’t say a word, can you? To bite one’s tongue means to stay quiet: literally to hold the tongue still so it can’t make a sound. This goes along with:

　　把舌头放在上下牙齿间（轻轻地），然后试着说话。你一个字也说不出来，是吧？“To bite one's tongue”指的是保持安静：字面意思是让舌头静止不动，这样不会发出声音。随之而来的是：

12. Put a Sock In It

闭嘴

　　The idea behind this is that if you stuffed a sock in your mouth, you’d be quiet… so if you tell someone to “put a sock in it”, you’re telling them to shut up.

　　意思是如果你的嘴里塞了一只袜子，你就会安静下来......所以如果你对别人说“put a sock in it”，你是告诉他们不要说话了。