时尚英语

习语也搞笑：15个有趣的英语惯用表达（2）

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4. top banana —— 头头、大老板

Similar to head honcho, big cheese or big enchilada, the term top banana refers to the leader of a group or organization.

和head honcho（大腕）、big cheese（大人物）和big enchilada（大亨）类似，这个词组的意思是一个团体或组织的领导。

Example: Our principal, Mr. Williams, is the top banana at our school.

例：我们的校长威廉姆斯先生是我们学校的头头。

5. to put a sock in it —— 闭嘴、别再说了

Asking a noisy person or a group to be quiet or to shut up.

让吵吵嚷嚷的单个人或一群人闭嘴。

Example: Oh, dry up; put a sock in it.

例：噢，你快给我闭嘴！

6. everyone and his brother —— 一大群人

The English expression everyone and his brother refers to a very large number of people.

这个习语泛指的是一大群人。

Example: Everyone and his brother was at the stamp collectors’ convention last weekend. I had never seen so many people in my life!

例：上周的集邮者大会爆棚了。我这辈子从来没见过这么多人！

问题： ___ she is young, she knows quite a lot.

A. WhenB. However

C. AlthoughD. Unless

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