從 1 月 22 日開始，我就開始寒假班的征程了。從早上到晚，勢必是沒有時間寫原創(chuàng)文了。但是，學習還是不能停止的。年前年后我共有 12 天課，每天我會分享 5 個 idioms & phrases （習語和短語）。也就是說，如果你跟著我的節(jié)奏每天定量去學習，那么一個寒假你至少能掌握 60 個有意思的習語和短語。當然，你可能會問“為什么要學習習語和短語？”，這事兒我說了不算，在這里引用一段文字希望能讓你感受到習語的用處——

Idiom: a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

Every language has its own collection of wise sayings. They offer advice about how to live and also transfer some underlying ideas, principles and values of a given culture / society. These sayings are called "idioms" - or proverbs if they are longer. These combinations of words have (rarely complete sentences) a "figurative meaning" meaning, they basically work with "pictures".

如果你被這番話說服了，那么就行動起來吧。每個短語都會配上簡單的英文注釋和例句，相信對大家的理解會有幫助的 ^_

Day 4

16. Have Your Hands Tied

**Description: **
not free/allowed to do something that one wants to

**Example: **
He wanted to raise their salaries, but his hands were tied by the upper management.

17. Like Turkeys Voting For An Early Christmas

**Description: **
choose to accept a situation which will have very bad results

**Example: **
Teachers agreeing to even larger class sizes would be like turkeys voting for an early Christmas.

18. A Bone Of Contention

**Description: **
something that two or more people argue about strongly over a long period of time

**Example: **
Jerry leaving his dirty dishes in the sink for days became a bone of contention between him and his roommate.

19. Paddle Your Own Canoe

**Description: **
to be able to act without having to depend on anyone

**Example: **
She is a strong woman and can paddle her own canoe without having a man in her life.

20. Quantum Leap

**Description: **
to make a significant improvement or dramatic advancement

**Example: **
The election of a female Prime Minister is a quantum leap forward for equality in humanity.

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enjoy !