中秋佳节要到了。在和家人一起赏月时，也一同学习一些“月亮短语”吧！
Foreign students studying at Jiangsu University take selfies with mooncakes they made with residents from a community at Jinshan Street in Zhenjiang, East China's Jiangsu province, on Sept 9, 2019. [Photo/IC]
moon away 虚度时光
Don't moon away the Mid-autumn Festival.
找点事儿做吧，不要虚度了中秋佳节哦。
over the moon 欣喜若狂
She is over the moon about the two holidays.
连着两个节假日，她高兴极了。（呵呵，的确让人感到over the moon呢。）
aim/level at the moon 想入非非，野心太大
脚踏实地，Don's aim at the moon哦~
as changeable as the moon 像月亮一样善变，反复无常
Exactly！用月亮来比喻善变还真是贴切呢。
What can I do with her? She is as changeable as the moon.
她反复无常，我真拿她没办法。
bark/bay at the moon/bay the moon 空嚷嚷，徒劳，枉费心机
狗有时会对着月亮吠叫，借以吓唬月亮，可是无论它再怎么凶猛咆哮都只是白费力气而已。后来人们就用bay the moon或bark at the moon来比喻空嚷，徒劳，无事空扰。
boast above/beyond the moon 捧上天，海阔天空地吹牛
对着月亮叫（bark at the moon）都是枉费心机了，boast above the moon更是吹大牛了。
cast beyond the moon 痴心妄想;胡乱猜测,想入非非
cover oneself with the moon 露宿（指流浪汉与失业者）
这句英语谚语与中文中的以天为被，以地为席有异曲同工之妙呢，都是指露宿。
People dance to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, Sept 8, 2019, in Los Angeles. Locals had the opportunity to experience traditional Chinese culture through making handicrafts, eating moon cakes, appreciating lanterns and watching cultural performances.[Photo/Xinhua]
cry/ask/wish for the moon 想做办不到的事情，想要得不到的东西
不要向你的男朋友ask for the moon了，有些幼稚了啊。
dark of the moon 月黑时
full of the moon 月圆；满月时
(make) believe/think that the moon is made of green cheese （要人）相信最荒唐的事，愚蠢到极点，愚弄人
old moon in new moon's arms 新月抱残月（指上弦月出现时，另外半边受地球的反光，隐隐显出圆月的轮廓）
once in a blue moon 极少；千载难逢
blue moon本意指一个月中的第二次满月，据推算，这种天文现象至少要相隔32个月才会出现一次，也算很罕见了。因而日常生活中，人们常用once in a blue moon来形容机会难得，千载难逢。
pay/offer the moon 支付一大笔款项/开出天价
月亮本是可望而不可得的，竟想要买下来，那岂不是要天价！
praise above/beyond the moon 过分颂扬；捧天上
promise sb. the moon 对某人作无法兑现的许诺
shoot the moon （为避债）趁着黑夜搬家
the man in the moon 月中人（指月面的黑斑）；假想的人
The moon does not heed the barking of dogs. (=Does the moon care for the barking of a dog?) 月亮不理狗的狂吠；对无稽责难置之不理。
这句与上面的徒劳，枉费心机对应。
The moon is a moon still, whether it shines or not. 不管显露不显露，月亮总是月亮。
The moon is not seen where the sun shines. 太阳一出，月亮失色；小巫见大巫
（来源：网络 编辑：yaning）
