gift of gab

[英语俗语]口才，口齿伶俐

Our president certainly has the gift of gab. He can give a talk freely for a long time without any reference.

我院院长确实有口才。他能在没有任何参考的情况下，自如地做很长时间的报告。

注解：
gift意指天赋，gab意指闲谈；

the gift of gab系指有口才，喻指人口齿伶俐，能说会道。

like a bolt out of the blue
[俗]出乎意料的事

The news hit me like a bolt out of the blue. I had thought I surely passed the entrance examination.

这消息使我如一遭晴天霹雳，我原以为我一定会考上大学。

注解：
bolt意指闪电、霹雳，the blue意指蓝天；

like the bolt out of the blue系指像晴天霹雳，喻指突发事件、出乎意料的事情。