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中文里有很多不能被直译成英文的表达，但是英文里又有很多跟中文超级神似的语句，让我们产生“英文真好学”的幻觉。我们一起来看看吧：
1. follow in somebody's footsteps = to do the same job, have the same style
of life, etc. as somebody else, especially somebody in your family
说“跟随某人的脚步”，尤其是指从事跟父辈相似的工作，英文里就这么说，例如：
She works in television, following in her father's footsteps.
2. somebody's heart is in their mouth = somebody feels nervous or
frightened about something 也就是我们常说的“心提到嗓子眼儿”，例如：
My heart was in my mouth as she opened the envelope.
My heart was in my mouth when I reached the top of the roller coaster.
3. see stars = (informal) to see flashes of light in front of your eyes,
usually because you have been hit on the head
这个表达的画面感够强吧!动画里面的角色被撞的晕头转向的时候，就各种“眼冒金星”呢!
4. light up = if somebody's eyes or face light up, or something lights them
up, they show happiness or excitement 我们平时说看到啥啥啥“眼睛都亮了”。例如：
His eyes lit up when she walked into the room.
A smile lit up her face.
5. not (be able to) take your eyes off somebody / something = to find
somebody / something so interesting, attractive, etc. that you watch them all
the time当我们想表达“目不转睛”盯着某人或某物的时候，就可以用这个表达。还有一个类似的：can’t get somebody / something
out of your head就表示can’t stop thinking about somebody or something. 例如：
I can't get that tune out of my head.
Try to put the exams out of your head (= stop thinking about them) for
tonight.
6. daylight robbery = (informal) the fact of somebody charging too much
money for something 当我们买东西感觉自己被宰了，就常会说，“你怎么不去抢啊!”这种光天化日之下明强的宰人行为，就叫daylight
robbery. 例如：
You wouldn't believe some of the prices they charge; it's daylight
robbery.
7. piss yourself (laughing) = to laugh very hard这个不用多解释，就是“笑尿了”。
8. dig your own grave = dig a grave for yourself = to do something that
will have very harmful results for you 也就是我们说的“自掘坟墓”。
9. blank = to be suddenly unable to remember or think of something
如果我们说自己在关键时刻“脑子一片空白”，用blank就OK。例如：
I knew the answer, but I totally blanked during the test.
10. a chicken-and-egg situation, problem, etc. = a situation in which it is
difficult to tell which one of two things was the cause of the other
对于“先有鸡还是先有蛋”的争论，是世界性的议题。所以当我们分不清哪个是因哪个是果的时候，用上面的表达来总结一下是再地道不过了。
以上就是今天帮大家总结的10条中英神似互译，如果大家平时在刷剧或者新闻里看到了其他的对应表达，别忘了拿出小本本随时记录哦!
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发表于 2018-1-9 22:46:02