41、Freak out.

　　崩溃

　　释义：

　　to become very angry, scared or excited

　　例句：

　　Mum, don’t freak out! I married a guy in Las Vegas.

　　妈妈，我说个事儿你千万别崩溃。我在拉斯维加斯结婚了。

　　42、Be a catch.

　　做一个值得爱的人

　　释义：

　　be someone worth marrying/having

　　例句：

　　John is taking me out tonight. He’s such a catch, I hope he’ll propose.

　　John今晚约了我。他真的是一个很值得爱的人，我希望他会向我求婚。

　　43、Piece of cake.

　　小菜一碟

　　释义：

　　when something is extremely easy to do

　　例句：

　　-Do you think you could beat him in a race?

　　-Yeah, piece of cake. I’m definitely a lot faster than him.

　　-你感觉能在比赛中打败他吗?

　　-当然，小菜一碟!我可比他速度快多了。

　　44、Hit the nail on the head.

　　直击痛点，直中要害

　　释义：

　　used if something someone says, is precisely correct

　　例句：

　　My doctor hit the nail on the head. He knew exactly what was wrong with me!

　　我的医生直中要害，他一眼就看出我怎么了。

　　45、Costs an arm and a leg.

　　奇贵无比

　　释义：

　　when something is very expensive

　　例句：

　　My son wants that mountain bike for his birthday, but it’ll cost an arm and a leg!

　　我儿子今年生日想要那台山地车，但它真的是奇贵无比啊!

　　46、Hit the books.

　　用功读书

　　释义：

　　to study very hard

　　例句：

　　-Do you want to go for lunch somewhere nice?

　　-No thanks, I’m going to hit the books. I have an exam coming up soon.

　　-你想不想去好一点的餐厅吃午餐?

　　-不用了，谢谢。我要用功读书，最近要考试了。

　　47、Bite off more than you can chew.

　　力不从心

　　释义：

　　to take on something that is too much for you to handle

　　例句：

　　He recently got promoted and took on some new responsibilities, but he’s just too busy. He bit off more than he could chew, and I don’t think he can handle it anymore.

　　他最近升职了，责任也更重了，但他简直太忙了。我感觉他有点力不从心，应付不来。

　　48、When pigs fly.

　　不可能

　　释义：

　　this means that something will never happen

　　例句：

　　-Aren’t you going to buy that dream house you told me about?

　　-Ugh, I will when pigs fly. It’s just so expensive, I don’t think it’ll happen.

　　-你曾经和我说过那个梦想的房子，难道你不打算买了吗?

　　-呃，这不太可能。太贵了，我感觉我买不起。

　　49、Don't judge a book by its cover.

　　不要以貌取人

　　释义：

　　this means don’t make a decision based on a brief impression or outward appearance

　　例句：

　　-I don’t like our new neighbours very much, they’re quite strange.

　　-Hey, you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Give them a chance, I think they’re just a bit quirky but really nice!

　　-我不太喜欢我们的新邻居，他们看上去有点古怪。

　　-喂，不要这么以貌取人好不好。给他们个机会，我觉得他们就是有点古怪，人还是蛮好的。

　　50、You rock.

　　你真棒

　　释义：

　　you are great

　　例句：

　　Thanks for the tickets, Rob. You rock!

　　谢谢你的票，Rob。你真是太棒了!

（编辑：何莹莹）