地道美语听力练习:健壮如牛

1. have something coming out of your ears
(informal) to have more of something than you want or need
有大量的，超多的

例句：He's going to have money coming out of his ears if this deal comes off.

2. as/very strong as an ox/bull
Etymology: based on the idea that an ox (male cow) is a very strong animal
健壮如牛，体壮如牛

例句：He's one of our best players—strong as an ox, with good speed and great hands.

3. There's no way around it.
别无他法

4.put my back into it
全力以赴，用尽全力

例句：I will put my back into this program.

Quiz: Translate the following Chinese sentence into English.
一个是中等身材，肌肉结实，体壮如牛。
 

上期答案：
Most birds are naturally frightened easily. After all, chicken is on the diet of just about every carnivore and omnivore. Since the chicken is not good at fighting they defend themselves by running away. Hence the term "chicken" when applied to a frightened person.