Handle with kid gloves 雅思口语习语 用小孩子的手套？

起源：小孩子的手套一般都是用那种羊羔身上很顺滑的皮革做成的，摸起来比较舒服。如果你戴着这样的手套来做事情，比如搬运一些易碎的家具，别人会觉得你很细心也很小心。不太可能把易碎的东西搞坏。因此，戴着这样的手套就意味着你已经开始认真对待这件事情并尽量避免问题发生。

含义：小心处理；谨慎对待（to treat gently and carefully）

If you see him angry, do your best to handle the man with kid gloves – otherwise, he can bite your head off.

你要是看到他在火头上，可千万得小心翼翼地应付他，否则他简直会一口咬下你的脑袋！

I am very careful with my clothes. I handle them with kid gloves.

我很珍惜我的衣服，我很小心的对待它们。

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Get a handle on something 雅思口语习语 抓个把手？

起源：这是一个来自十九世纪中叶的美国俚语 。不知道大家有没有用手搬过很重且没有把手的物品，是不是很难用力？那么如何稳稳抓起来搬走呢？最直接的方式就是在这种物体上搞一个或者多个把手。现如今，这个表达可以指代任何你需要解决的难题。当你最终“get a handle on it”，你就开始解决问题了。

含义：尝试找到解决问问题的方式或者理解问题的方式；开始解决或者克服一个困难/处境

For some reason, I couldn’t get a handle on it.

因为某些原因，我就是开不了窍。

And I need to get a handle on it before I can walk back home.

我在回家之前，必须先处理好这个问题。

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1 not a sausage 一点也不

2 spill the beans 不小心泄露情报

3 long 枯燥，毫无意义

4 all over the shop 乱七八糟的，杂乱无章的

5 come with the territory 某事是难免的，某事是必然的结果

6 in the pink 气色红润，非常健康的，事情处于非常好的状态

7 It won't wash. 没有说服力，站不住脚

8 jack-of-all-trades 多面手，万事通，杂而不精的人

回忆你去过的地方

Describe a favorite part of your city or home that you often visit.

Describe a place where you relaxed.

回忆生命中的重要事件

Describe an experience you spent your time with a child.

Describe a happy event from your childhood that you remember well.

Describe an enjoyable experience/activity you had in the countryside.

回忆一个重要的人

Describe a new friend you’ve made recently.

Describe a family member who has had important influence on you.

bear/keep something in mind　把某事记在心里

实战例句：There are a few general rules to bear in mind when selecting plants.当挑选植物时，要记住一些基本原则。

off the top of your head　不假思索，脱口而出

实战例句：Just off the top of my head, I'd say there were about 50.　我刚刚脱口而出，说大概有50个。

a mind like a sieve　记性不好

实战例句：He’s lost his keys again – he’s got a mind like a sieve.他记性不好，钥匙又丢了。

miles away　心不在焉

实战例句：You didn’t hear a word I said, did you? You were miles away.　我刚刚说的你一句话都没听到，对吗?你走神了。

jog someone’s memory 唤起某人的记忆

实战例句：My grandfather didn’t remember how to log in his facebook account. Therefore, I had to jog his memory.我的祖父不记得如何登录脸书，所以，我需要帮助他想一想。

ring a bell　唤起记忆，耳熟

实战例句：Her name rings a bell but I can't remember her face.他的名字很耳熟，但是就是想不起来他的样子。

slip sb’s memory/mind　忘记

实战例句：I forgot that I had a meeting with my partner yesterday. It completely slipped my mind.昨天我忘了和我的搭档开会了。这件事完全抛在脑后了。

think back / look back　回想，回看

实战例句：When I was his age, looking back, I should have been more patient with her.回想一下，当我和他一样大的时候，我应该对她更有耐心些。

reminisce　回忆

实战例句：A group of former students reminiscing about their college days.一群校友回忆起大学的时光。

have a memory like an elephant 记忆力特别好

实战例句：My best friend has a memory like an elephant. She can easily remember everything she has read.我的好朋友记忆力特别好，她能轻松地记住她读过的东西。

1. Record yourself 录下自己的声音

Often when you are speaking you don't realise how many mistakes you make or what they are. You'll be surprised that you can actually pick up a lot of mistakes yourself if you replay your talk, and by copying it down, it will probably bring out even more errors. Once you've noted your most common errors, get yourself a grammar practice book and practise your weaknesses.

将自己的口试练习录下来，你会发现自己犯了许多平时没有发现的错误。记下自己最常犯的错误，并使用语法书来练习自己语法较弱的地方。

2. Take apart and reconstruct sentences 分解、重组句子结构

Open up any book and choose a sentence. Break up the sentence into smaller sentences and then without referring back to the original sentence see if you can put it back together again. In the IELTS you will need to be able to produce both short and complex sentence forms.You will not get a high score if you only use short simple sentences for the sake of accuracy.

随便从一本书中挑一个句子，练习将句子分解成几个较短的句子，再重组还原成完整的一句。在IELTS口试中，你必须兼顾短句及复合句的使用。如果为了句子的正确性而一直使用简短的句子，肯定是不会得到高分的。

3. Practise linking words and expressions 练习使用连词

The easiest way to make a sentence sound more complex is by using a linking word. Get yourself a grammar book and practise using conjunctions and linking words.

让一个句子听起来完整、漂亮的最简单方式就是使用连词，可使用语法书来练习连词的用法。

4. Read, read, read 持续阅读

The more you read, the more good grammar you will come across.The more accurate and complex grammar you are exposed to, the more likely it is that some of it will rub off on you.

你读得越多，就越能使用复杂而正确的语法，以此来精确地表达你的意思。

Name is mud 雅思口语习语 名字是泥巴？

表达的起源：这个表达起源于十七世纪的英格兰。在那个时期，mud其实是stupid person, fool （傻瓜、笨蛋）的一个俚语表达（slang）。到了十八世纪，英国议会里的人们常常说His name is mud来借此表达议会成员有损名誉的意思。

含义：一个人遇到了麻烦，声名狼藉，名誉扫地。

All he’s trying to do is to throw mud at my name.

他所作的一切都是为了往我的名字上抹黑。

These days, Blair’s name is mud on the eastern side of the Atlantic.

这些日子，布莱尔的名字在大西洋的东岸臭名昭著。

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Fair-weather friend 雅思口语习语 晴天的朋友？

fair作为形容词有公平的、美丽的、晴朗的意思，weather则为天气的意思。那么，fair-weather freind就是晴朗天气一样的朋友吗？

含义：可共安乐而不能共患难的朋友、酒肉朋友

He is just a fair-weather friend.

他只是一个酒肉朋友。

His Achilles’ heel is his absolute loyalty to his friends. One day he may get betrayed by his fair-weather friend.

他最大的弱点就是对朋友百分百的忠心，有一天很有可能被假朋友出卖。

So if you are in trouble or facing tough times, a fair-weather friend probably won’t stick by your side.

因此，如果你在困难时刻需要帮助，一个酒肉朋友是不会站在你身边的。

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Pass the hat 雅思口语习语 传递帽子？

今天要和大家分享的这个习语表达所包含的三个词语非常简单，都属于GSL词汇表内的单词。Pass作为动词有传递的意思，例如pass the ball（传球），而hat则是帽子的意思。那么，传递帽子是想表达什么意思呢？

表达的起源：这个表达源自一个娱乐活动，当时表演的人摘下自己的帽子传递给底下的观众人群，以便于收集大家的小费。因为帽子传递比较方便，刚好凹下去的那个地方可以装东西，所以不那么尴尬。后来，帽子就变成了一个收钱的绝佳容器。类似的表达还有hat in hand

含义：募捐;筹钱

Every week they pass the hat around at church.

每周他们都在教堂募捐。

I need money for the house. I may just have to pass the hat.

我需要钱来修建这个房子。我估计得进行募捐了。

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Labor of Love 雅思口语习语 爱的劳动？

labor一词在英文当中有很多意思，比如：劳工、分娩、劳动等。这里单指工作。那么labor of love究竟为何意？

含义：不为钱而为爱或者获取成就感所做的工作;心甘情愿做的工作

Helping others is a labor of love.

帮助别人是一件乐事。

Jack didn’t get paid for the repairing work. It was a labor of love.

杰克并没有拿修理活儿的报酬。这是他的义务劳动。

Nancy calls baking a labor of love.

南希称烘焙是爱的劳动。

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