1. A good egg  大好人，形容人慷慨大方，对人特别好，也值得信赖。

 

例句：We can trust him. He really is a good egg.

我们可以相信他，他是个非常慷慨大方，值得信赖的人。

 

2. A happy bunny  快乐兔，指高兴，内心满足的人

 

例句：I am a happy bunny now because I got 2 free concert tickets.

我得到两张免费演唱会门票，非常开心。

 

3. To egg someone on  怂恿某人去做他并不特别想做的事

 

例句：I wouldn't have gone skydiving if he hadn't egged me on to do it.

如果不是他怂恿我，我是不会去跳伞的。

 

4. To have egg on someone's face  尴尬/狼狈不堪

 

例句：I don't want to end up with egg on my face so I decided¹ to prepare for the interview thoroughly².

我可不想面试时尴尬无比，所以我决定认真准备面试。

 

5. To put all your eggs in one basket  把所有鸡蛋放在同一个篮子里/孤注一掷

 

例句：You should not put all your eggs in one basket when you invest in stocks.

你投资股票的时候不应该孤注一掷。

 

6. You cannot make an omelette without breaking the eggs  不打碎鸡蛋做不成煎蛋卷/有得必有失

 

例句：

 

You have to spend time on learning English, otherwise you won't have any improvement. You know, you cannot make an omelette without breaking the eggs.

你必须花时间学英语，否则你是不会有进步的。你想，不打碎鸡蛋做不成煎蛋卷嘛。

 

7. To pull a rabbit out of the hat  （魔术）把兔子从帽子里拉出来，比喻想出让人惊奇的想法

 

例句：

 

He pulled a rabbit out of the hat by coming up with a brilliant marketing³ idea.

他的营销策略的确是让人惊叹的想法。

 

8. To be like a rabbit caught in the headlights  被车灯吓着的兔子，比喻惊慌失措

 

例句：I will be like a rabbit caught in the headlights if I forget my lines on the stage.

如果我在台上忘词了，我会像被车灯吓着的兔子，惊慌失措的。

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