英语习语：智慧与爱情

INTELLIGENCE IDIOMS智慧类习语A smart cookieMeaning: This refers to a very clever person - one who is a quick thinker.意思：指非常聪明、反应快的人。Example: My boyfriend is a real smart cookie. He is a real whizz kid at computer programming.例句：我男朋友特别聪明，他在计算机编程方面绝对是个天才少年。A bright sparkMeaning: A person who is very clever and understands things easily and quickly.意思：头脑灵光、悟性高、一点就通的人。Example: My son is a real bright spark. He’s only six and he can already read and write.例句：我儿子特别聪明，才六岁就已经会读写了。On the ballMeaning: To always be active, attentive and aware of what is going on.意思：机警、专注、反应快、状态在线。Examples: He’s really on the ball since he started eating healthily.例句：自从开始健康饮食，他整个人状态特别好，反应特别快。I have to go to bed early as I need to be on the ball all day in my job.例句：我得早点睡觉，因为工作时一整天都需要保持专注、反应灵敏。* What is going on? = what is happening?意思：发生什么事了？LOVE IDIOMS爱情类习语“Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you.’ Mature love says: ‘I need you because I love you.’”意思：不成熟的爱说：“我爱你，因为我需要你。”成熟的爱说：“我需要你，因为我爱你。”To be head over heelsMeaning: This means that you are madly in love with someone.意思：深爱某人；爱得神魂颠倒；深陷爱河。Example:Girl to her friend: “You look very happy today.”Friend: “Yes, that is because I am very happy. I met a boy at a party last night and I’m already head over heels.”例句：女孩对朋友说：“你今天看起来好开心。”朋友：“是啊，因为我真的很幸福。我昨晚在派对上认识了一个男孩，我已经爱得无法自拔了。”To pop the questionMeaning: Ask someone to marry you.意思：求婚。Example:At long last he has popped the question; I thought he would never ask.例句：他终于向我求婚了，我还以为他永远都不会开口呢。To fall for someoneMeaning: To be strongly attracted to someone, possibly be infatuated by someone.意思：爱上某人；被某人深深吸引；迷恋某人。（短语动词）Example:She’s really fallen for that new actor on TV. Her room is covered in posters of him.例句：她真的迷上了那位电视上新出道的演员。她的房间里贴满了他的海报。To get hitchedMeaning: To get married.意思：结婚；喜结连理。Example:He’s finally going to get hitched after years of putting it off.例句：拖延了这么多年，他终于要结婚了。* To put (something) off = to postpone/move forward to a later date.意思：推迟；拖延。