Welcome to Idiom 100, where we learn 100 commonly used idioms by native English speakers.

歡迎來到俚語100，在這裏我們會學到100個道地的英文俚語

All of the explanations are in English, so it might be challenging for you,

所有的解釋都是英文的，對你而言這可能有點難

but just try to imagine the meanings in your head and study hard and soon you'll be able to use these idioms in your conversations.

只要花點力氣想像這些俚語是什麼意思，很快就可以在日常對話中派上用場

Is everyone ready? Let's begin.

準備好了？這就開始

Today's idiom is: rain cats and dogs.

今天的俚語是：傾盆大雨

Rain cats and dogs.

傾盆大雨

Hmm, what's this idiom mean?

知道這是什麼意思嗎？

Well, let's imagine a picture in our heads and you go outside and you see dogs and cats falling or raining from the sky.

讓我們想像你身在戶外，看到從天而降的貓貓狗狗

And these cats and dogs are very big and you put your umbrella up, but it's so hard to use, because the cats and dogs are so big.

由於這些貓貓狗狗非常大，就算你撐起傘也不管用

So, you're having trouble.

這下子你有麻煩了

So, let's listen to 2 examples.

我們再舉兩個例子來說明

The first one is:

第一個例子是：

How's the weather today? It looks pretty bad!

今天的天氣怎樣？看起來很不好！

Yes, it’s horrible. It’s raining cats and dogs.

糟透了，現在正下著傾盆大雨

Okay, did you understand?

這下你明白了？

Let's listen to the second example.

來看第二個例子

Did you hear the thunder rolling this morning?

你聽到今天上午的雷聲嗎？

Yes, the weather forecast said it’s going to rain cats and dogs today. Don’t forget your umbrella.

有啊，氣象預報說今天會有傾盆大雨，記得要帶傘。

Could you understand what 'rain cats and dogs' might mean?

你了解 rain cats and dogs 的意思了？

Well, if you guessed it, it means it's raining very heavily

就如同你猜測的，就是雨下得很大的意思

and maybe in a typhoon or a strong storm, you might go outside and the rain is so heavy and you want to go back inside.

可能就在颱風或暴風雨的時候，外面的雨實在太大，於是你想留在室內

So, maybe if you have plans to go to the park for a picnic, you might call your friend and say,

如果你打算到公園野餐，你可能會打電話給你的朋友說：

'Mmm, it's raining cats and dogs. Let's cancel the picnic.'

「現在正下著傾盆大雨，這次野餐就算了吧」

Okay, so let's try using this some time soon.

試試看現學現賣

I'll see you again next time! Good-bye!

我們下回見