英文中有许多俚语，就像中文的歇后语一样，活泼生动，表达得又恰到好处，比如下面这些 ↓

　　1beautiful bird

　　美女

　　Many beautiful birds emerged in 1970s in HK.

　　80年代的香港涌现出许多绝代佳人。

　　2get the bird

　　被喝倒彩;被嘲笑;被解雇

　　The singer went on the stage and got the bird last night.

　　昨晚这位歌手一上台就被喝倒彩。

　　3lion's share

　　最大的份额

　　The gang stole a lot of money from the bank. But the lion's share of the money went straight into the leader's pocket.

　　这个团伙从银行偷了好多钱，但是这些钱大部分都进了这个团伙头领的口袋。

　　4birds of a feather

　　一丘之貉

　　Are they two birds of a feather, as you say?

　　他们是不是像你们说的是半斤八两，臭味相投?

　　5when pigs fly

　　永不可能

　　Sure she'll help us clean the house when pigs fly.

　　当猪会飞的时候，她就会帮我们收拾房间了。(她永远不会帮我们收拾房间的!)

　　6have bigger fish to fry

　　另有大事要做

　　I can't answer your question. I have bigger fish to fry.

　　我不能回答你的问题，我另有大事要做。