Don’t have a cow就是没有奶牛？
1.A black sheep
你以为是“黑色的绵羊”？实际上是害群之马
Jack has always been the black sheep of our team.
Jack 一直都是我们团队的害群之马
2.Don’t have a cow
也并不是“没有奶牛”，而是别大惊小怪
Don’t have a cow! I will pay you back as soon as I get out of the red.
别大惊小怪的，我一摆脱财政赤字就还你钱！
3.Pig out
真的不是“猪跑出来了”，而是形容人吃东西狼吞虎咽
We are going to have a buffet this night, that’s to say we can really pig out!
今晚我们要去吃自助餐，这就意味着我们可以大吃特吃了！
4.Right off the bat
“马上离开蝙蝠”？什么鬼？！其实是立刻，瞬间的意思
I realized that she is my goddess right off the bat.
那一瞬间我就意识到，她是我的女神。
5.Teach a pig to play on a flute
“教猪吹长笛”？实际上就是我们常说的那句“赶鸭子上架”
it’s hard for him to give a speech in front of so many audiences，you are teaching a pig to play on a flute！
对他来说在众多观众面前演讲真的很难，你这纯粹是在赶鸭子上架！
6.Donkey work
字面上看是“驴的工作”，实际上是笨重的累活儿，就好像驴日复一日的拉磨一样
The boss just makes decisions and we have to do all the donkey work .
老板只是做决定，苦活累活儿都是我们做。
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