每到秋冬，最让C姐开心的事，就是各种扰人的昆虫终于都不见啦。不关纱窗也不担心有 flies苍蝇 和 mosquitoes蚊子，晚上开着灯也不会吸引来 moths蛾子，更不用担心路边的树上会掉下来 caterpillars毛毛虫！
No cicadas蝉，no spiders蜘蛛，no centipedes蜈蚣，still have cockroaches小强
have butterflies in one's stomach
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蝴蝶虽然很漂亮，但是若它们出现在你的胃里就不见得漂亮了。have butterflies in one's stomach这个俗语的意思是“一种持续不断的恐惧、紧张或忧虑的心情，心里感到七上八下”。
🌰举个例子
Sitting there at my sister's wedding dinner, I had butterflies in my stomach because I know I'd have to stand up and make a speech.
我姐姐结婚那天晚上举行宴会的时候，我坐在那里心里七上八下的，因为我知道我得站起来讲话。
ants in your pants
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想象一下蚂蚁钻进裤子里的滋味，ants in your pants 形容的是一个人因为很紧张或不耐烦等原因而“坐立不安”。
🌰举个例子
The company financial report isn't due until next Friday. But the boss has ants in his pants and wants us to have it all ready for him on Tuesday morning.
我们公司的财务报告应该是下星期五才交。但是，我们的老板紧张得要命，非要我们在星期二早上就交给他。
the bee's knees
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世界上80%的被子植物需通过虫媒传粉，75%的开花植物依赖昆虫、鸟类及其他授粉动物实现繁殖，其中蜜蜂是绝对主力。据传，爱因斯坦有句名言：“如果蜜蜂从地球上消失，人类将只能再存活4年”。虽然无处考据，但蜜蜂是环境的重要生物学指针，蜜蜂的贡献对于人类有极重要的意义。
the bee's knees的意思是形容某人或某物或某件事“特别棒，优秀，高质量”。
🌰举个例子
Have you ever tried the pistachio gelato at this place? It's absolutely the bee's knees!
你吃过这里的开心果冰淇淋吗？味道真的是绝了！
have a flea in (one's) ear
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Flea是指跳蚤，have a flea in (one's) ear耳朵中有个跳蚤的感觉简直不敢想象，这个俗语的意思是“受到尖锐的、刺耳的或令人不安的责备或拒绝，而心烦或恼怒”。
🌰举个例子
A: "Hey, I think there's a mistake in the spreadsheet."
B: "I know, I know. I already have a flea in my ear from the boss because of it."
A：“嘿，电子表格里有个错误。”
B：“知道了，知道了。因为这个，我已经被老板骂过了。”
put a bug in (one's) ear
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put a bug in (one's) ear把虫子放进某人的耳朵里这个行为简直可以说是丧心病狂了，不过好在这个俗语的意思只是“给某人一些暗示”。
🌰举个例子
I've been putting a bug in his ear for months about what I wanted for my birthday, but he was totally clueless when the day came.
几个月来，我一直在暗示他我想要什么生日礼物，但直到我生日那天，他也还是一无所觉。
你怕虫子吗？今天关于昆虫的习惯用语你喜欢吗？最后让我们复习一下：
have butterflies in one's stomach 七上八下
ants in your pants 坐立不安
the bee's knees 一级棒
have a flea in (one's) ear 责备或拒绝
put a bug in (one's) ear 暗示
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