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Hey guys, welcome to Lingua Marina.

Today we're gonna learn advanced phrases that would help you sound like a native speaker.

A lot of native speakers use idioms all the time.

What is an idiom?

An idiom is a phrase or a couple words that you cannot just translate verbatim to understand what they mean.

So example number one in this class is an idiom.

Hit the books.

What does that mean?

If we try to kind of translate and explain it by just translating every single word in this hit the books,

I would say, you know,

I will take books and start hitting my table with them.

What does that mean?

You're going to hit the books and pass it.

In reality, we can't just do that to an idiom.

With an idiom, we have to understand what it means without translating every single word.

So, hit the books means to study hard.

For example, if your friend is asking you whether you want to go out tonight,

you can say, no, I got to hit the books.

I got to stay home.

This is an idiom that means study hard.

Tomorrow I buckle down and hit the books.

So in this class we're gonna go through 14 more idioms that you can use in your life.

Those idioms are also used by native speakers very often

and it's really important to know them in order to understand what's going on when you're talking to someone.

So make sure that you're ready,

have your pencil ready, and start writing things down.

The next phrase sounds like cut corners.

Let me give you an example first.

They really cut corners when they were building this office.

The doors are too small,

the windows don't open, I don't like it.

So with this idiom, like with a lot of other idioms,

you can try and guess their meaning from the context.

So with this idiom, you kind of understand that when people were building this office,

they didn't really do a great job because,

you know, they didn't think of people who would be working in this office.

So to cut corners means to do something in the easiest and cheapest way.

They cut corners when they were building this office.

We can find some corners to cut.

The next idiom, a drop in the ocean.

Again, let me start with an example.

My letter of complaint was just a drop in the ocean.

What does that mean?

That really speaks for itself.

You understand that your action was really small compared to what was happening.

So, for example, somebody is ruining the backyard of your house,

and you were complaining, but they didn't really notice.

So your action was really small compared to what was needed.

How's that for Japanese efficiency?

Just a drop in the ocean.

The next phrase, I really like it.

Actions speak louder than words.

I don't know how to say goodbye.

Actions speak louder than words.

What does that mean?

Again, here you can really guess what's going on.

It is really important to act instead of saying something.

Because you can say a lot of things,

but your actions really show your result or really show that you're an expert in something.

An example is, your promises mean nothing,

actions speak louder than words.

Well, actions speak louder than words.

To be a good catch,

that's a good one by the way.

Catch of the day, be a good catch is something related to fishing.

But here, we're actually talking about relationships.

So, when your friend approaches you and says,

you know, your boyfriend is really a good catch, I hope he proposes.

That means that you're dating somebody really nice and he was a really good choice.

So your boyfriend is worth marrying.

And this is when you can call him a good catch.

Right, good catch.

Beat around the bush is something you can't really translate,

but I think you've known this phrase for ages because it's really widely used.

Has nothing to do with the bush,

but it has to do with you slowing things down and not getting to the point.

So for example, you can have a conversation

or you can have a class where the teacher tries to explain something

but there is too much introduction of the topic and you're like,

stop beating around the bush,

get straight to the topic you won't say that to the teacher though

but anyways it means that somebody is not getting straight to the point

and giving you a lot of additional information that you don't really need.

Bess, Bess, let's not beat around the bush.

Another phrase that is widely used by Americans sounds like I couldn't care less.

That means that you don't really care about what's going on.

I really couldn't care less.

He couldn't care less what his new co-workers think of him.

Drive someone up the wall?

Again, just think about it.

So you take someone and put him up the wall.

What does that mean?

I'm sure that person is really unhappy because he wants to be on the floor.

So basically, again, the meaning of this idiom is to drive someone crazy.

The music my neighbors listen at the office is driving me up the wall.

This means that the music is driving me crazy,

it's annoying me, I don't like it at all.

God, throw me up the wall.

Boyfriends are for kids, right?

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Go down in flames.

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Let me start with an example here.

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He had a promising athletic career,

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but it all went down in flames when he broke his leg.

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Makes sense, right?

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To go down in flames means to end suddenly and completely.

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So his career was ended suddenly and completely once he broke his leg.

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This whole enterprise is going down in flames.

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Judge the book by its cover.

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Again, it's a really famous idiom.

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A lot of people use it.

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Let me give you an example.

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In America, you can't really judge a book by its cover

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because a lot of people just wear sports clothes wherever they go.

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And this is true in the U.S.

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A lot of people don't care about the way they look.

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They just care about their comfort.

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So you can't just look at the person and say,

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oh, that's a rich person because he wears this and that,

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or this person is homeless because this is the way he dresses up.

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No. People don't really care about the looks,

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they care about their comfort.

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So to judge a book by its cover means to judge a person based on what he or she is wearing.

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Never judge a book by its cover.

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Make a long story short.

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This is a phrase that you can use to introduce something.

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You can say, long story short, they bought the house.

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So instead of beating around the bush and giving a lot of context,

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you're getting straight to the point and you're saying,

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long story short, they bought the house.

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What does that mean?

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That means that you're explaining something in a few words without going into detail.

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Long story short, she fell.

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The next idiom, miss the boat.

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very clear from just looking at it.

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To miss the boat means to miss an opportunity.

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I think I have missed the boat.

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They did not accept my application.

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Sit on the fence is again when you imagine it.

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So somebody is sitting on the fence.

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So he's somewhere in the middle.

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There is something here, something here,

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but you're on the fence.

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So this idiom means

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that you're not taking any position you're kind of in the

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middle you are staying neutral let me give you an example

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i'm sitting on the fence with this one my team prefers solution a

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but my boss prefers solution b

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and i'm kind of neutral i can't choose sides i'm sitting

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on the fence i know how to sit on a fence

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when pigs fly is a very common idiom again let's just imagine the situation

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when pigs fly how can you describe this situation i would describe the situation as impossible

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because pigs don't fly so when pigs fly That means that something will never happen.

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This road will be renovated when pigs fly.

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Means I don't really believe it would ever be renovated.

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Yeah, when pigs fly.

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That was it from me for today, guys.

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I have a lot more idioms for you in my workbook that can be downloaded on the website English.Online.

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The link will be below.

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Feel free to download it and use it for your future English needs.

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背景與上下文

在學習英語的過程中，瞭解並掌握一些常見的成語和短語是非常重要的。這些成語不僅讓你聽起來更像母語者，還能幫助你更好地理解日常對話。影片講述者通過示例介紹了多個成語，強調了學習這些短語的重要性，尤其是在與母語者交流時。成語往往不是單詞字面翻譯就能理解的，而是需要通過上下文來領會其深意。

日常溝通的五個常用短語

Hit the books：意為“努力學習”。例如，當朋友邀請你今晚出去時，你可以說：“不，我得好好學習。”
Cut corners：表示“尋找捷徑”。例如：“他們在建造這棟辦公樓時走了捷徑，結果門太小，窗戶打不開。”
A drop in the ocean：比喻“微不足道的事情”。例如：“我的投訴只是一滴海洋中的水。”
Bite the bullet：意思是“無可奈何地忍受”。比如說：“我知道這件事很困難，但我必須咬緊牙關。”
Break the ice：表示“打破沉默或尷尬的局面”。例如：“聚會上，我決定通過講個笑話來打破僵局。”

逐步影子跟讀指南

學習這些成語的最佳方式之一是採用英語影子跟讀的方法。這種方法不僅能提高你的發音，還能幫助你流利地運用這些短語。以下是一些步驟，幫助你有效地進行跟讀練習：

首先，觀看影片並傾聽發言者的發音和語調。
選擇一個你想要練習的短語，比如“Hit the books”。仔細聆聽並理解這個成語的意義。
然後，暫停影片，嘗試自己說出這個成語。注意模仿發音和語調。
接下來，進行英語影子跟讀，在影片播放的同時朗讀。這可以幫助你更好地掌握髮音。
最後，記錄自己的發音並與影片中的發音進行對比，看看在哪些方面可以提高。

通過這種方法，你不僅可以提高英語發音，還能夠為雅思口語練習打下堅實的基礎。記住，多加練習，你的口語能力一定會有顯著的提升！

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說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	was needed · was ended · will be renovated
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	you've known · have missed · you've enjoyed

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