1.The plan is a dead duck: there is no money.
計劃告吹了，因為沒有錢。
dead duck:注定要完蛋的
2. The government should not waste money supporting lame ducks.
政府不應浪費資金去扶持那些無前景的企業(yè)。
lame ducks：無用的人或事
3. He is a real home bird. He seldom takes part in the social events.
他真的很宅，很少出去參加社交活動。
home bird:常待在家的人
4. He forgot the umbrella this morning and was caught in the rain like a drowned rat.
今天早上他忘記帶雨傘了，被淋得像落湯雞似的。
like a drowned rat:落湯雞
5. If you learn English parrot-fashion, you'll never know what English is.
如果你只是死記硬背，你將永遠學不會英語。
parrot-fashion:機械的模仿
6. Damian just isn't the violent type. He wouldn't hurt a fly.
戴米恩不是那種有暴力傾向的人，他連只蒼蠅都不忍心殺。
7. He told us some cock-and-bull stories about having lost all his money.
他鬼話連篇，告訴我們他把錢都弄丟了。
cock-and-bull:荒唐的
計劃告吹了，因為沒有錢。
dead duck:注定要完蛋的
2. The government should not waste money supporting lame ducks.
政府不應浪費資金去扶持那些無前景的企業(yè)。
lame ducks：無用的人或事
3. He is a real home bird. He seldom takes part in the social events.
他真的很宅，很少出去參加社交活動。
home bird:常待在家的人
4. He forgot the umbrella this morning and was caught in the rain like a drowned rat.
今天早上他忘記帶雨傘了，被淋得像落湯雞似的。
like a drowned rat:落湯雞
5. If you learn English parrot-fashion, you'll never know what English is.
如果你只是死記硬背，你將永遠學不會英語。
parrot-fashion:機械的模仿
6. Damian just isn't the violent type. He wouldn't hurt a fly.
戴米恩不是那種有暴力傾向的人，他連只蒼蠅都不忍心殺。
7. He told us some cock-and-bull stories about having lost all his money.
他鬼話連篇，告訴我們他把錢都弄丟了。
cock-and-bull:荒唐的