224 Idiom Phrases-1谚词组语-1

1. Speak of the devil

The person you are just talking about actually appears at that moment.

说曹操，曹操到

Hi, Maria, speak of the devil. We were just wondering where you were.

玛丽亚，说曹操，曹操到，我们正在说你在哪里呢！

Did you hear what happened to Bob yesterday? Speak of the devil, here he is!

你听说了昨天发生在Bob身上的事情了吗？说曹操，曹操到，他来了! 

2. When pigs fly

Something that will never happen.

太阳从西边出来了

When pigs fly, she will clean her room

她打扫房间的时候，太阳从西边出来了。

Rob asked Susan to go to the movie with him. Susan replied, “When pigs fly.”

Rob约Susan和他去看电影，Susan回答说：“当太阳从西边出来的时候。”

3. A piece of cake

Something is very easy

小意思

The English test was a piece of cake.

英语考试太容易了。

He runs for 10 kilometres everyday. So the 5k relay was a piece of cake.

他每天跑10公里，所以5公里接力赛对他来说就是小意思。