英语习语：你的沟通工具箱

关于你提到的英语习语当我们听不懂别人在说什么时，可以用下面这些表达：You’re talking double Dutch.你说的简直是天书 / 我完全听不懂你在说什么。You might as well be talking Chinese.你说的跟中文似的，我一句都听不懂。（注：这是英语里的老说法，不含歧视，仅表示 “完全听不懂”）I haven’t the foggiest idea what you are talking about.我完全不知道你在说什么。I haven’t got the faintest idea what you mean.我一点儿都不明白你的意思。I’ve no idea what you’re on about.我完全不懂你在说些什么。You’re talking a load of mumbo jumbo.你说的全是莫名其妙的废话。You’re talking bollocks.你在胡说八道。（粗口语，慎用）I can’t make head or tail of what you’re on about.我完全摸不着头脑 / 一头雾水。What the heck are you on about?你到底在说什么啊？What the blazes do you mean?你到底是什么意思？下面这些习语用于询问对方是否听懂：Do you get the idea?你明白我的意思了吗？Do you get the message?你领会到我的意思了吗？Do you get the picture?你明白情况了吗？Do you see what I mean?你懂我的意思吗？put someone in the pictureMeaning: No it doesn’t mean what you may think it means. Don’t visualize using Photoshop to add a person to a picture. It means, to explain to someone what is happening/inform them of what is going on.意思： 并不是你想的那样，不是用 Photoshop 把人 P 进图片里。它的意思是：向某人说明情况 / 告知当前发生了什么。Example: The workers had no idea what was going to happen when the company was bought over. The manager called a meeting to put them in the picture.例句： 公司被收购时，员工们都不知道接下来会发生什么。经理开了个会，跟他们说明情况。