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1. “a home from home” 用来表示 “一个让你非常舒适自在的地方，在这里可以感受到像在自己家里时那样的安逸”。
例：
I’m really grateful that you gave me a place to stay. You’ve made me feel really welcome – it’s been like a home from home.
实在太感激你给了我一个落脚的地方。你让我有宾至如归的感觉，就像在自己家里那样舒适。
She really loves her office. She says it’s like a home from home.
她真的很喜欢她的办公室。她说在这里就像在家里一样舒适。
My husband is my everything. Everywhere we are together is a home from home for me.
丈夫是我的一切。对于我来说，只要我俩在一起，任何地方都像是一个温馨的家。
2. “burst out laughing”，意思就是这个人 “突然大声地笑了起来，放声大笑”。
例：
When I saw the man walk into a lamppost, I burst out laughing. He didn’t see what was so funny!
当我看到那个男人撞上路灯柱的时候，我放声大笑。但他却没觉得有什么好笑的！
Everyone burst out laughing when they saw what I was wearing to the party.
当大家看到我的聚会着装时，都大笑起来。
At the circus, the audience always bursts out laughing when the clowns appear – but I don’t see what’s so funny!
在马戏团表演中，当小丑出现时，观众总是放声大笑。但我可不觉得有什么好笑的！
3.“beyond a joke（超出了开玩笑的限度，已经不是开玩笑的问题了）” 用来描述一件事情或状况 “使人恼火或无法接受，非常过分，不可理喻”。
例：
The shop’s customer service is beyond a joke – they won’t even listen to my complaint.
这家商店的客户服务真是不可理喻，他们连理都不理我的投诉。
This is the third time the plumber has failed to show up – it’s now beyond a joke.
这是管道工第三次没有如约到来了，这太过分了。
Your excuses are beyond a joke. You have to hand your homework in tomorrow, or it won’t get marked.
你给的借口简直不可理喻。你明天必须交作业，否则就得不到分数。
4. “have ice in one’s veins” 的字面意思是 “某人的血管里有冰”，而它实际表达的意思是 “临危不乱，镇定自若”。“Have ice in one’s veins” 也可以被用来形容某人 “冷酷无情”。
例：
She didn’t move when the ball was coming straight towards her face. She must have ice in her veins.
当球径直冲她的脸飞来时，她一动不动。她真淡定。
Wang Mei had ice in her veins! With seven seconds left, she managed to hit a three-pointer and tied the game!
王梅真镇定！在比赛还剩七秒中时，她成功命中了一个三分球，扳平了比分！
My friend was thrown out of his apartment for accidentally breaking a window. His landlord has ice in his veins.
我的朋友因为不小心打破了一扇窗户而被赶出了公寓。他的房东真是冷酷无情。
