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图解美国接头常用英语俚语P-6: Pig out/ Pipe dream (mp3)



1. Pig out 狼吞虎咽

The kids pigged out on the candy they had collected on Halloween.
孩子们狼吞虎咽他们在万圣节得来的糖果。

疯狂联想:试想一下猪的吃相吧,蔚为壮观啊!

2. Pipe dream 痴心妄想,白日梦

He has a pipe dream about having a big house in Manhattan.
他痴心妄想能在曼哈顿有一套大房子。

释义:

pipe:烟斗

dream:做梦

pipe dream:白日梦。这个习语的来源可能是以前盛行抽鸦片的时候,有的人一面抽着烟,一面在烟雾中做黄粱美梦。