说到圣诞节，同学们是不是只能想到“Merry Christmas”或者“Christmas Eve”等跟圣诞紧紧挂钩的短语?就跟“圳”离开“深圳”这个词后大家就完全不知道该怎么用了一样。

但其实，虽然无法对雅思口语考官说“Merry Christmas”，跟“Christmas”相关的一些习语却非常地道，完全可以用到答案中!向考官展现出自己的水平。

那今天就轻松一些，给大家献上跟圣诞相关的习语!对同学们来说，习语可能会让你们退缩，因为怕自己用错。不用担心!一旦理解了它们的含义就很容易可以记住!并且小编还贴心地给大家附上了口语例句，直接放到自己的答案中完全没问题!

Christmas Came Early

释义：When something good happens, especially if it was unexpected. 

出乎意料的好事发生

例句：I couldn’t believe it when I won the competition. I won a car, a computer and a holiday. Christmas came early this year.

Christmas Comes but Once a Year

释义：Used as an excuse to overindulge, particularly regarding food and gifts. 

作为过度放纵的借口

例句：I know the amount of gifts is a little excessive, but Christmas comes but once a year.

Like turkeys voting for Christmas

释义：Said of people who choose or accept a situation that is not in their interest or will be directly harmful to them. 

指选择的某个举动反而会对自己有害

例句：Teachers asking for even larger class sizes would be like turkeys voting for Christmas.

Holiday Spirit

释义：This describes the euphoria people feel when they are looking forward to the holiday season. 

期待节日时的欣喜若狂

例句：It's only December, but I am already in the holiday spirit.

On Ice

释义：It typically means to delay or to stop following a particular course of action. 

特指延迟行动

例句：Their relocation plans were put on ice when Jenny discovered she was pregnant.

Skating on Thin Ice

释义：You place yourself in a precarious situation that may have disastrous consequences. 

如履薄冰

例句：I try to stay well informed so I don't end up skating on thin ice when the teacher asks me a question.

Giving Someone the Cold Shoulder

释义：To ignore, be disrespectful or indifferent to someone.

 忽视某人

例句：I tried to make amends for my mistake, but my parents still gave me the cold shoulder.

Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth

释义：You should never be ungrateful when you receive a gift or opportunity, even if it is not exactly what you want. 

不要忘恩负义

例句：It wasn't the offer I really wanted, but I accepted it anyway, as I didn’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Stocking Stuffer/Stocking Filler

释义：A small or inexpensive gift that is typically placed in a Christmas stocking. 

放在圣诞袜中的小礼物

例句：He had finished most of his Christmas shopping but just needed to buy some stocking fillers/stuffers.

Saved by the Bell

释义：A last-minute reprieve or rescue of something or someone. 

对某人最后的营救

例句：It was my turn to go next, but the phone rang, so I was saved by the bell.

To Go on a Wild Goose Chase

释义：To pursue or do something that has little chance of success. 

追求一些成功机会很小的事

例句：I can't believe I went on a wild goose chase to find a copy of a book that hasn't even been released yet!

A Piece of Cake

释义：It was easy or quick to accomplish a task or challenge. 

完成一项任务很容易

例句：I thought I was going to fail the test, but it turned out to be a piece of cake!

The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating

释义：The success of something can only be judged by testing or using it, often firsthand. 

实践才能判断事物成败

例句：Critics panned his latest movie and claimed it would be a gigantic box office flop; however, the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Snowball Effect

释义：A relatively insignificant situation that rapidly gains momentum, akin to a snowball increasing in size as it rolls down a hill. 

一种微不足道的情况迅速增加的势头。

例句：Once the video game hit the market, word of mouth caused a snowball effectthat made it the most popular and top grossing game of all time.

Lit up like a Christmas tree

释义：If someone is lit up like a Christmas tree, it means they are overly dressed. 

打扮过度

例句：He’s always lit up like a Christmas tree so it’s not hard to spot him in a crowd.

以上就是跟圣诞相关的地道表达啦，很多不仅在圣诞节期间可以使用，在雅思口语答案中也会是不错的加分项哦!同学们平时也可以用常用英语在网上搜索一下，说不定还能收获超多地道短语，不用再自己费心去找啦~

新东方在线雅思在这里也祝同学们平安夜快乐!圣诞快乐!马上到来的元旦也要快乐哦!