大家都知道
Winter是冬天
Rat是老鼠
那你知道Winter rat
是什么意思吗？
“冬天的老鼠”？
当然不是！
那是什么意思呢？
一起学习一下吧。
Winter rat ≠ 冬天的老鼠
其实， “Winter rat”是美国俚语，我们先看一下英英解释：A beat-up car that one does not mind driving in harsh winter weather. Primarily heard in US。一到冬天，很多路面都会结冰，人们都不愿意把家里的好车开出去，但破旧的车就无所谓了。所以，“Winter rat”的意思是：破旧的汽车。
You don't take your Corvette out in the snow, do you?
你不会在雪地里开你的克尔维特吧？
Of course not, that's what my winter rat is for!
当然不会，这就是我那辆旧车的用处!
Close to home≠离家很近
其实，“Close to home”的意思是： 戳到痛处；说得太露骨；感同身受。
Her remarks about me were embarrassingly close to home.
她对我的评论让我很难堪。
Egg on your face ≠脸上有鸡蛋
我们先看一下英英解释：If you've said or done something wrong, and it's made you feel embarrassed or stupid. 原来这个习语是指一个人说错了话或做错了事，让人感到很尴尬，很难堪。所以，“Egg on your face”的意思是：处境很尴尬；让你难堪。
He definitely has egg on his face.
他处境很尴尬。