green thumb

　　绿拇指

　　an special ability to make plants grow well 园艺才能

　　Jack is an expert gardener. Everyone says he has a green thumb。

　　杰克是一名专业园艺师。人人都称他是园艺专家。

　　yellow-bellied

　　黄色腹部的

　　cowardly 懦弱胆小的

　　Ted was called yellow-bellied after he was too scared to go on the rollarcoaster。

　　自从他不敢坐过山车之后，Ted就被叫做胆小鬼。

　　pink slip

　　粉色纸条

　　a notice of termination of employment 解雇通知

　　Billy was devastated to lose his job after his boss gave him a pink slip。

　　比利的老板解雇了他，他因为事业而悲痛欲绝。

　　white elephant

　　白色大象

　　an expensive item that is costly to maintain 昂贵而无用之物

　　Planners said the sports stadium would become a white elephant after the tournament was finished。

　　规划者们认为锦标赛结束之后，这座体育场就会成为华而不实之物。

　　red tape

　　红色胶带

　　a set of rules which stop progress 繁文缛节

　　Kate was unable to get her visa application approved due to red tape。

　　由于那些繁文缛节，凯特的签证申请没能通过。

　　Jack is an expert gardener. Everyone says he has a green thumb。

　　杰克是一名专业园艺师。人人都称他是园艺专家。

　　yellow-bellied

　　黄色腹部的

　　cowardly 懦弱胆小的

　　Ted was called yellow-bellied after he was too scared to go on the rollarcoaster。

　　自从他不敢坐过山车之后，Ted就被叫做胆小鬼。

　　pink slip

　　粉色纸条

　　a notice of termination of employment 解雇通知

　　Billy was devastated to lose his job after his boss gave him a pink slip。

　　比利的老板解雇了他，他因为事业而悲痛欲绝。

　　white elephant

　　白色大象

　　an expensive item that is costly to maintain 昂贵而无用之物

　　Planners said the sports stadium would become a

　　规划者们认为锦标赛结束之后，这座体育场就会成为华而不实之物。

　　red tape

　　红色胶带

　　a set of rules which stop progress 繁文缛节

　　Kate was unable to get her visa application approved due to red tape。

　　由于那些繁文缛节，凯特的签证申请没能通过。

　　Neil thinks he is going to pass his exams without studying. He has had hishead in the clouds!

　　尼尔觉得他不复习就能考试及格，真是痴人说梦。

　　storm in a teacup

　　茶杯里的风暴

　　exaggerate a problem 小题大做

　　The couple next door are always quarrelling but it is usually a storm in a teacup。

　　隔壁的夫妻经常吵架，但多数是小题大做。

　　face like thunder

　　像雷一样的脸

　　being clearly very angry or upset 满脸怒气

　　You could tell Maria was angry. She had a face like thunder!

　　看得出来玛利亚很生气。她满脸怒气。

　　chase rainbows

　　追逐彩虹

　　try to achieve the impossible 异想天开

　　My parents never believed I'd make it as an actor. They thought I was just chasing rainbows。

　　我父母从不相信我会成为一个演员。他们都觉得我是异想天开。