1. The lights are on but nobody's home – used to describe a stupid person.

灯亮着却没人在家——用于描述很愚蠢的人。

She really has no clue - the lights are on but nobody's home!

她完全摸不着头脑——脑子笨的像头猪。

2. When pigs fly – about something that will never happen.

除非猪都会飞了——表示某事永远都不会发生，绝无可能。

Yea, right! You will get Taylor Swift to ask you on a date when pigs fly!

对的！等猪都会飞了，你就会得到泰勒·斯威夫特的约会邀请。

3. To have Van Gogh's ear for music – to be tone deaf .(Van Gogh only had one ear!)

用梵高的耳朵听音乐——音痴。（梵高只有一只耳朵！）

Xavi really shouldn't play the piano- he has Van Gogh's ear for music.

哈维真不该弹钢琴——他完全没有音乐细胞。

4. To pig out – to eat a lot very quickly.

狼吞虎咽——快速吃掉很多东西。

After the marathon, the runners pigged out at a dinner buffet.

马拉松跑完后，参赛者们在自助晚宴上狼吞虎咽。

5. Everything but the kitchen sink – almost everything has been included.

除了厨房里的水槽什么都有——几乎包括了所有事。

Maria was trying so hard to get the question right, she was throwing out everything but the kitchen sink!

为了得到准确答案，玛利亚几乎把所有的事都说了个遍。