美国人每天说的话之街头惯用语3

Dave and Brad are standing outside the library when they notice Joe.

Dave: Hey, there's Joe. I wonder why he's walking arm in arm with that young woman.

Brad: It's as plain as the nose on your face. They are going together.

Dave: You're pulling my leg! She must be twenty years younger than Joe. Talk about robbing the cradle.

Brad: Well, you can bet this relationship's going to be a flash in the pan.

Dave: It must have been love at first sight because I know he didn't have a girlfriend last week.

Brad: I think you hit the nail on the head. Actually, my father popped the question to my mother after knowing her only two weks. They tied the knot a month later!

Vocabulary

as plain as the nose on one's face (to be)

flash in the pan (to be a)

go together (to)

hit the nail (right) on the head (to)

love at first sight (to be)

pop the question (to)

pull someone's leg (to)

rob the cradle

tie the knot

walk arm in arm

Dictation

Steve and I saw Joe walking arm in arm with a young woman today. I told Steve that I thought they were going together. That's when he said I was pulling his leg because she's at least twenty years younger than Joe. Talk about robbing the cradle! I wonder if they'll actually tie the knot?