校園口語第九十七課

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1. Students in Class One will act as guinea pigs among the new teaching reform.
    一班的學(xué)生將充當(dāng)本次新課改的實驗對象。
    guinea pigs:受試者,實驗對象
    2. Handmade lace is as rare as hen's teeth; most lace is made by machine.
    手工制作的蕾絲極為罕見,大部分是機器做的。
    hen's teeth:極為罕見
    3. Don't mention anything about that to your father. It's like a red rag to a bull.
    不要在你爸面前提起那件事。他聽了肯定會生氣的。
    a red rag to a bull:讓某人生氣的人或事
    4. If you say that to her, you will be stirring up a hornet's nest.
    如果你把那件事告訴她,那簡直就無異于捅了馬蜂窩。
    5. I thought he was going to have a cow when I told him I'd lost his key.
    當(dāng)我告訴他我丟了鑰匙時,我以為他會大發(fā)雷霆的。
    Have a cow:大發(fā)雷霆
    6. He was like a cat in hot bricks before his driving test.
    駕駛考試之前,他緊張得像熱鍋上的螞蟻。
    like a cat in hot bricks:熱鍋上的螞蟻