英语口语 | 用knock one's socks off表达“大吃一惊，叹为观止”

本文和大家分享的口语表达是：knock one's socks off。这个口语表达形容一个人大吃一惊，把袜子都给震惊得掉下来了，相当于我们中文里的一个成语“叹为观止”。

• - The show last night really knocked my socks off. That's really something.
  - 昨晚的表演简直让我叹为观止，真了不起。
  - Thanks. I'm flattered.
  - 谢谢，过奖了。
• He brought home the bacon by working three jobs, which really knocked my socks off.
  他打三份工来赚钱养家，让我很震惊。

下面我们再来看两个和这个口语表达有关的例句：

• Good for you! Your performance knocked my socks off.
  恭喜你，你的表现真让我叹为观止。
• - The beautiful scene of that park really knocked my socks off.
  - 那个公园的美景真让我叹为观止。
  - I feel the same way.
  - 我也这么认为。

另外，knock one's socks off 还有“彻底击败竞争对手”的意思。

• China knocked the socks off the United States in some areas of science.
  中国在某些科学领域完胜美国。