很多英式的地道表达在雅思口语考试中起着重要的作用。很多美国俚语(American Slang)在雅思口语(Ielts Speaking)考试中并不是那么的适宜。下面小编就和大家分享那些令雅思考官们心动的英伦潮语，来欣赏一下吧。

那些令雅思考官们心动的英伦潮语

如下都是引用的“BBC 英文教学”中的短语：

1) 今日短语 A shoo-in

可用来形容对于胜利十拿九稳的人或团队。注意：单词 "shoo" 的发音同“shoe 鞋子” 一样。

例句

Rachel thought she'd be a shoo-in for a promotion within the company.After such a successful role, the actor was a shoo-in for an award nomination.He's a shoo-in to win the next election. He'll win easily.

请注意

短语 to be in someone else's shoes 的意思是设身处地换位思考。

例句

If you were in her shoes, you wouldn't have gambled that money away.

2) 今日短语 如果说一个东西 as dead as dodo

意思就是这个东西已经不再重要了，过时了。我们通常使用这个短语来谈论思想或潮流。

例句

In the past people used to watch and record videos on VHS, but no that format is as dead as a dodo.

The perception that smoking is good for your health is now as dea as a dodo.

请注意

我们用 dead duck 来形容一件事情不怎么成功。

例句

Frank's coffee shop business was a dead duck sadly. His coffee was just awful, and the shop was in a bad location.

3)今日短语 短语 fly off the handle 的意思是大发脾气，勃然大怒。

例句

When I told Dad I had crashed his car again he flew off the handle.

Jane is trying to get to sleep, so if you wake her up she will fly off the handle.

请注意

短语 to get a handle on something 的意思是理解、掌握某事。

例句

I don't like this new computer - I can't get a handle on the strange keyboard.

4) 今日短语表达 a loose cannon的字面意思是“一个没有被固定的大炮”，但其实际意思和打仗没有关系，它被用来形容一个爱招惹麻烦、我行我素、举止无法预料的人。

例句

Jason is an enthusiastic smart worker, but he can be a bit of a loose cannon. That’s why I get him to approve everything through me before he does it.

杰森是个充满热情的聪明人，但他总是我行我素，行为完全无法预料。所以我要求他在做任何事情之前先得到我的同意。

Peter is seen as something of a loose cannon by other team members.团队的成员都觉得彼得是一个举止无法预料的人。

She’s widely regarded as a loose cannon by those in the company.

公司里的人普遍都认为她是一个爱招惹麻烦的人。

5) get up on the wrong side of the bed.

你有“起床气”吗?早上睡醒后会心情不好、对人发脾气、无精打采、心理阴暗、对叫醒你的人怒目相视甚至大骂……恭喜你，这些都是“起床气”的症状^^“起床气”其实是个很普遍的症状，所以在英语里也有相应的表达方法，是什么呢?

wake up/get up on the wrong side of the bed/get out of bed on thewrong side

有起床气/起床的方式不对/一大早起来心情不好

使用场景：

A：Why are you getting mad at me? Did I do anything wrong?

A：你干嘛冲我发火啊?我做错了啥?

B：Sorry, I got up on the wrong side of the bed.

B：不好意思哈，我这是起床气/一定是因为我起床的方式不对。

A：(shouting in a rage)

A：(怒吼中)

Others：(whispering)Sounds like someone got up on the wrong sideof the bed

this morning.

其他人：(窃窃私语)这人好大的起床气/某人是今天早上起床的方式不对吧……

所以，一大早心情不佳的、发脾气的，通通可以称之为getting up on the wrong side of the bed，总之都要怪wrong side of the bed。虽然对应的中文是“起床气”，但是小编觉得，说是“起床的方式不对”，似乎更可爱一点呢~

6) 短语 the icing on the cake

“蛋糕上的糖衣”的意思是使一件原本己经很好的事物变得更好，锦上添花。

例句

It is great to see my team in the final. And now I've got tickets to watch the match in the stadium - this is the icing on the cake!

Mary's salary will double with her promotion. All the foreign travel and luxury hotels she'll be staying in are the icing on the cake.

请注意

我们用短语 a piece of cake “一块蛋糕”来形容易如反掌的、轻松的事，正如汉语里说的“小菜一碟”。

例句

I am very good at Maths. The final exam will be a piece of cake.

7) No-Brainer.

在英语里，我们可以用 no-brainer 来形容生活中极其简单的事情。这个说法还可以用来强调、说明一个决定很容易做出，根本不需要伤脑筋去想。这是一个非正式表达，一般以单数形式出现：a no-brainer When George had to choose between either sitting at home all daydoing nothing or coming out with me for a bit offun in the park, it was a no-brainer!

当乔治面对在家无聊得呆一天或跟我到公园去玩这两个选择时，我不用想都知道他会选哪个。

This sounds like a no-brainer, especially for those people with language skills.这个听起来太简单了，尤其是对于那些有语言技能的人。The offer of a full scholarship made Sally’s choice of university a no-brainer.那所大学提供全额奖学金，这让莎莉很容易得决定了去哪所大学上学。

雅思口语Part2物品类题库：喜欢读的书

Describe a book you liked to read in your childhood.

You should say:

who wrote this book

what it is about

hen you read it

and explain why you liked it.

I wasn’t much of a bookworm but I did occasionally read novels from time to time during my childhood. In fact, I’d like to talk about a book I read when I was 9 years old, written by Li Hong. Its English name translates as ‘Hero’.

I would have been in primary school at the time, I guess around grade 4, but I can’t remember exactly off the top of my head. Bear in mind that in those days I would rather go outside and play with my friends than read a book, but I remember this book in particular taking up a large portion of my time.

The book is actually the first in a series of 6 books that are set in a fantasy world of old magic, monsters and knights in shining armour. It is set on an epic scale across a vast, vibrant and immensely detailed world with each chapter dedicated to just one character’s viewpoint. It’s perfect for a young boy with a vivid imagination, looking for a bit of adventure.

In this way I think the book really stands out from the others I have read. The plot lines twist and turn with many surprises and cliff-hangers so I found it almost impossible to put down. The speed the story develops makes the book a real page-turner and even though it is nearly 1000 pages long I got through it in under a fortnight.

雅思口语Part2物品类题库：新技能

Describe a new skill you’d like to learn.

You should say:

what it is

who you want to learn it from

how you are going to learn it

and explain why you want to learn it.

I think it would be really cool to learn kung fu!

Kung fu, known as gong fu in Chinese, is a form of Chinese martial arts. There are many different styles and I think it’d be great to know any of them.

I’ve grown up watching kung fu films, I’ve also visited the Shaolin temple in Henan and it’s always a thrill to see what they can do. I’d love to be able to study kung fu so that I could perform awesome flips and other moves and impress my friends. They’d be blown away if I could run up a wall or break bricks with my hand. It would also be great for my fitness and I’d probably end up with a six-pack! If I got really good I could be famous and there might be a statue of me, like the one of Bruce Lee in Hong Kong.

Ideally I’d like to learn from an old master, like you see in the movies and on TV. I can picture him having a long white beard which he plays with when he’s thinking; he’d say wise things and quote old proverbs. Even though he’s old and looks quite fragile, he can do amazing moves and is still very quick.

In all honesty, if we’re being realistic, I’d say it’d probably a bit of a pie-in-the-sky idea. I wouldn’t know where to start and I’m not exactly the most active person. I think I lack the dedication required, as I’d much rather be watching kung fu movies than exerting myself!