1.表述：eat one’s hat

释义：To do something extraordinary. （我的名字倒着写，我把脑袋给你，我就跟你姓）

例句：I’ll eat my hat if our advertisement actually brings us a president.

如果我们的广告真能给我们带来一位总统，我的名字就倒着写。

Kevin is always late, so if he actually shows up on time, I'll eat my hat.

凯文老是迟到，要是他真能准时到的话，我把脑袋给你。

Michigan has a great football team this fall. If we do not win the national championship this year, I'll eat my hat.

密执安大学今年秋天绝对会有一个非常强的足球队。要是我们今年不能获得全国足球赛冠军的话，我就跟你姓。

I'd eat my hat if I had disclosed the news to her.

如果我把这消息泄露给她的话，我把我的脑袋给你。

2.表述：early bird

释义： Someone who arrives early to an event. （捷足先登者）

例句：There were some early birds who arrived before the party was set to start.

聚会开始前，就有一些早起的人到了。

The early birds get the best seats.

早到的人得到最好的座位。

释义2：A person who gets up early. （起床起得早的人）

例句：I never miss sunrise. I'm an early bird.

我从不错过日出，因为我是一个早起的人。

The early birds were up at dawn and ready for breakfast.

起得早的人在黎明时分就起床准备早餐了。