校園口語第九十七課:母雞的牙齒

1. Students in Class One will act as guinea pigs among the new teaching reform.
一班的學生將充當本次新課改的實驗對象。
guinea pigs:受試者，實驗對象

2. Handmade lace is as rare as hen's teeth; most lace is made by machine.
手工製作的蕾絲極爲罕見，大部分是機器做的。
hen's teeth:極爲罕見

3. Don't mention anything about that to your father. It's like a red rag to a bull.
不要在你爸面前提起那件事。他聽了肯定會生氣的。
a red rag to a bull:讓某人生氣的人或事

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4. If you say that to her, you will be stirring up a hornet's nest.
如果你把那件事告訴她，那簡直就無異於捅了馬蜂窩。

5. I thought he was going to have a cow when I told him I'd lost his key.
當我告訴他我丟了鑰匙時，我以爲他會大發雷霆的。
Have a cow:大發雷霆

6. He was like a cat in hot bricks before his driving test.
駕駛考試之前，他緊張得像熱鍋上的螞蟻。
like a cat in hot bricks:熱鍋上的螞蟻