雅思口語考試的關於成語的要求是自然使用（Use the idiom naturally), 就是說既不要在一段中大量堆砌，也不要生搬硬套。下面這五個簡單易用的成語，對無論是雅思考試還是日常英語對話都有幫助。
Chalk and Cheese(形容人的個性截然不同）
Part 1: Do you have any siblings?（你有兄弟姐妹麼？）
Yes, I have an older brother, he is married and works as an accountant in an advertising company. We are like chalk and cheese, he is active, confident and out going while I am the opposite.
我有一個大哥。他結婚了，在一家廣告公司當會計。我們性格截然不同。他活躍，自信，外向。我則完全相反。
Two peas in a pod(意指一個模子裡刻出來的）
Part 2: Who are you closest to in your family?(你在家裡和誰最親近？）
Oh, that is an easy question, I am closest to my cousin Paul. We are like two peas in a pod, when we were younger, we did everything together and we are still very similar.
奧，這個問題簡單。我和表哥保羅最親。我們就像一個模子裡出來的。小的時候，幹啥都在一起。現在我們仍然很相似。
Down to earth(意指務實，平易近人）
Part 3: Can you describe your best friend?（你能描述一下你最親近的朋友麼）
Sure thing, my best friend is John and we studied at university together. John is very down to earth and gets along with everybody, he is also quite ambitious.
好的，我最好的朋友是約翰，我們在一所大學學習。他很平易近人，和所有人都處的不錯，同時也充滿抱負。
Off the top of my head（不假思索，第一想到的）
Part 4: Why do you think people choose to study overseas? （你覺得人們為什麼選擇去海外留學？）
I am not really sure, off the top of my head I would say that it may be to gain new experiences or study in a country with higher standards than their own.
這個我也不太確定，首先能想到的是去國外是一種體驗，或者去那些發達國家學習
On the fence（保持中立，持觀望態度）
Part 5: Do you think globalization is generally good or bad?（你認為全球化到底好不好）
Mmm, I am on the fence about this. On the one hand, globalization has benefits such as allowing smaller countries on trade with larger countries, but there is also some drawbacks......
嗯，對這個我持保留態度。一方面，全球化能讓小國家和大國家進行交易，從而受益，另一方面，缺點是。。。。。。
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