多项选择：Slang Animals 俚语动物（英语测试）答案：

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多项选择：Slang Animals 俚语动物（英语测试）答案：简介

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多项选择：Slang Animals 俚语动物（英语测试）答案：(ZT)

1. Daniel said he had a _______ of a time at the jazz festival and he wants to go again next year. The possible answers were:

goose
whale
shark
swan

whale

To have a whale of a time 是成语，意思是好开心。

2. A _______ crossing is a place for people to cross the road. The possible answers were:

algebra
zara
horizontal
zebra

zebra

Zebra crossing 就是斑马线或人行横道线。

3. The investigators knew that examining the company's books（账本） might open a can of _______. They suspected there'd be evidence of serious crimes. The possible answers were:

worms
snails
slugs
fish

worms

A can of worms（蚯蚓）的字面意思是如果打开一罐蠕虫，全部虫子就会到处蠕动爬行，要想控制，可不容易。引伸而言，就是增加麻烦，添加困难或制造更多的问题。

4. He was late no more than a few times, and the boss sacked him – that was making a mountain out of a_______. The possible answers were:

dog kennel
camelhill
molehill
pigsty

molehill

词句的意思是他不过是迟到了几次，老板就把他开除了，真是小题大做。扩大其词或小题大做就可以用to make a mountain of out a molehill ( 鼹鼠丘).

5. Did you say you forgot your girlfriend’s birthday? I bet you are in the _______. The possible answers were:

dog house
dog kennel
dog home
dog bed

dog house

To be in the dog house 就是被冷落，被打入了冷宫或受惩罚的意思。

6. When a person likes to work very late and gets up late you can call him/her_______. The possible answers were:

a nightingale
a lazy bones
a night owl
a sleepy head

a night owl

汉语中的夜猫子就是a night owl.