也许我们做不来气象节目主持人,可是多学学与天气有关的英文谚语,也能和专业主持人拼拼口才。大家记得多少这样的谚语呢?

和雨有关

Save for a rainy day
未雨绸缪


例句:We save money for a rainy day.

It never rains but it pours
不雨则以,一雨惊人


例句:I just got sacked and my wife left me!So it never rains but it pours!

right as rain
身体健康,一切正常


例句:I was sick,but now I feel as right as rain.

和云有关

on cloud nine
飘飘然如上九重天


例句:She passed the audition and now she is on cloud nine.

head in the cloud
不切实际,好高骛远


例句:You can't always have your head in the cloud,you need to be down-to-earth.

和彩虹有关:

chase rainbows
做白日梦


例句:Chasing rainbows won't get you anywhere.

和风有关:

sail close to the wind
冒险


例句:If you believe what he said, you are sailing close to the wind.

know which way the wind blows
了解情况


例句:He never tells his thoughts until he knows which way the wind blows.

和雪有关

be snowed down
工作太多做不过来


例句:I've been snowed down by my work!

white as snow
纯洁无辜


例句:The accused didn't comitt the murder,he is as white as snow.

和天气有关:

fair-weather friend
泛泛之交


例句:A true friend is the one who shows up when you are in trouble, a fair-weather friend is the one who shows up when you are in happiness.

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