Look at that little energetic puppy jumping up and running around. He's so full of beans 充满活力
Bill is completely mad, he's completely Out to lunch 出去吃午餐,这个成语比喻一个人疯了,精神不正常了。
My boss is being so nice to me but I know he's only trying to butter me up as he wants me to work during the holiday
To butter someone up
What a stupid half-baked idea, it will never work. 意思是拍马屁,奉承某人
A half-baked idea 或者是plan 指的是不成熟的想法或者是计划
I don't like Keith, he's not a nice person, a thoroughly bad egg. A bad egg 臭鸡蛋用来比喻令人讨厌或者是老坏事的人。
After Mr Johnson lost his job, his wife starting working as someone had to bring home the bacon. To bring home the bacon 把薰肉带回家的意思是挣钱养家糊口。
I think John is wonderful, he's really the bee’s knees.
如果什么东西或者某人是 the bee's knees, 意思就是他们是最棒的。在用这个成语的时候前面必须有定冠词 the.
It was a fantastic holiday, we had a whale of a time.
A whale of a time 的意思是玩得痛快。
That's the CEO of the company, he's very important, a real big fish
A big fish 指公司里的重要人物
It never rains but it pours 从不下雨,一下就是倾盆大雨, 这个成语的意思就是一旦出事,后果就不堪设想。
Jane just won £7,000 from the lottery; she's on cloud nine
Jane 刚刚中了大奖,高兴的感觉就像是在云里飘着一样,这里可以用 nine 数字九来完成这个成语。
After 30 years of service, Luke suddenly decided to quit his job. It was like a bolt from the blue for everyone in his office.
Sandy's parents never believed that she could become a pop star, they thought she was just chasing rainbows.
Chasing rainbows 就是做白日梦,追求不切实际的东西。
Some people won't tell others what they think until they know which way the wind blows.
Which of the following idioms means to experience something bad and survive it?
To weather the storm
Some courses, such as fire training, must be done by law in UK companies. It is Mandatory training. Mandatory 和单词 training 培训连用就是必须做的,没有选择。
When a student or graduate works in a company for little or no money for practical experience, this is called a work placement
An apprentice works in a company for a fixed period of time to learn specific skills, for example, to become an electrician.
Before a training course a trainer will often get employees to fill in a needs analysis to find out their current skills and requirements.
Vocational training is usually to give you manual or practical skills to perform a specific trade or occupation.
If you cannot physically attend an institution to do training you could do a distance learning course.