1. Bolt from the blue 晴天霹雳
用来形容事情发生得如此突然，让人感到惊讶和措手不及。
- The chairman was only elected a year ago, his resignation came as a bolt from the blue.
主席是一年前才当选的，他的辞职让大家感到突然和震惊。
2. To have a face like thunder 火冒三丈
形容一个人非常生气，达到怒不可遏的程度。
- I couldn’t believe my eyes, he had a face like thunder when he came out of the manager’s office this morning.
我简直不敢相信我的眼睛，他今天从经理办公室出来的时候满脸怒气
3. To take a rain check 改天吧，日后再议
表示当下不能做什么事情，但是不排除日后的可能。
- Do you mind if I take a rain check on that lunch invitation? I’m going to be away all week.
你介意我改日再去赴约吃午饭吗？我这周都不在。
4. It never rains but it pours! 祸不单行
形容糟糕的事情一个接一个发生。
- Poor Sarah, she lost her job and now she has a car accident. It never rains but it pours!
可怜的莎拉，她刚丢了工作，现在又出了车祸，真是祸不单行啊。
5. A storm in a teacup 小题大做
本来是小事一桩，可是经过渲染，变成了大问题。
- Lucy was calling the police when her cat disappeared, it all sounds like a storm in a teacup.
Lucy发现她的猫不见了就去报警，我看这未免有点儿小题大做。
6. On cloud nine 九霄云上，非常高兴
形容一个人的心情好得不得了。
- When the boss announced my promotion, I was on cloud nine.
当老板宣布我升职的消息时，我高兴地不得了。
7. To chase the rainbows 追逐彩虹，痴人说梦
- You have only started two months ago, and you have been already thinking about promotion. Well, I think you’re just chasing rainbows.
你才来了两个月就开始想着升职，我觉得你这是痴人说梦。
8. Once in a blue moon 千载难逢，百年不遇
形容非常罕见。
- Brian has very little contact with his sister. They see each other once in a blue moon.
布莱恩和他姐姐没有什么联系，他们几乎很少见面。
9. Every cloud has a silver lining 黑暗中总有一线光明
鼓励人们即使在最困难的时刻也不要失去信心或者放弃希望。
- Don’t worry too much about your dropping out of university, every cloud has a silver lining.
大学辍学这事儿别太着急，别灰心，将来还是有希望的。
