A：Are there many idioms in English?英语中有很多习语吗?

B：There are hundreds and hundreds. English is particularly rich in idiomatic expressions.习语有成千上万。英语习语表达方面特别丰富。

A：Can you give us an example?你可以给我举个例子吗?

B：I'll look up the rate. To look up doesn't mean to look high into the sky or to look at the roof. It means to search for and find some information.“I'll look up the rate.” To look up的意思不是抬头看天空或屋顶。它是指搜寻或找一些信息。

A：What about the expression Goodbye? Is that an idiom?那“goodbye”这个表达呢?它是一个习语吗?

B：That is just a natural, grammatical English expression. It has a direct translation in other languages.这仅仅是一个自然的、语法上的英文表达。它可以直接翻译成其它语言。

A：This is interesting, Ms.Parker.帕克老师，这真有趣。