悠闲小猫
在中国,一周七天,我们分别称之为星期一、星期二……或者周一、周二……是以数字来表示的。而在英语里,七天各有其名。这是盎格鲁萨克森人为纪念他们崇拜的神而命名的。 盎格鲁萨克森人——公元五世纪,原居北欧的日耳曼部落入侵不列颠,他们当中包括盎格鲁人(Angles)、萨克森人(Saxons),朱特人(Jutes)。而盎格鲁人定居的地方就是现在的英格兰。
除了星期六(Saturday)来源于罗马的萨图恩神(saturn)以外,其余六天的名字都来源于北方诸神。
星期日:Sunday,the day of the Sun,“太阳日”。对基督徒而言,星期日是“安息日”,因为耶稣复活的日子是在星期日。约在西元三百年左右,欧洲教会和政府当局开始明订星期日为休息的日子,直到今日,世界上大多数的国家都以Sunday为星期例假日。
星期一:Monday,the day of the Moon,从Moonday发展至现在的Monday,“月亮日”。
星期二:Tuesday,源于Tiwesday,“战神日”。Tiw是北欧神话里的`战神,正如同罗马神话里的战神Mars一样。在北欧神话中不叫Tiw而叫Tyr。相传在他的那个时代,有一狼精经常出来扰乱世界,为了制服狼精,Tyr的一只手也被咬断了。
星期三:Wednesday,源于Woden’s day,“Woden”是风暴之神,“风神日”。Woden是北欧诸神之父。为制服狼精而牺牲自己一只手的Tyr,就是他的儿子。
Woden领导神族跟巨人族作战,他曾牺牲自己锐利的右眼,跟巨人族换取“智慧”的甘泉。他也曾深入地层,从巨人族那里偷取“诗”的美酒。西方人为了追念这位主神,就根据他的名字创造了Wednesday这个字。
星期四:Thursday,是为了纪念雷神(Thor)而命名的。故星期四又称为“雷神日”。红头发的雷神索尔(星期四的来源)是主神奥丁的儿子,他戴着一副特殊的绶带和手套,具有超人的力量,能够把岩石击碎。
相传有一次,他的大铁被一位叫Thrym的巨人偷走了。Thrym扬言,除非神族答应把美丽的爱神Freya嫁给他做为交换。然而Freya抵死不从,於是神族想了一个办法,由Thor男扮女装穿Freya的衣服,假装嫁给他,Thrym不疑有诈,把铁交给新娘。于是Thor抢回了自己的武器,也立即把Thrym给杀了。
星期五:Friday,在古英文中Friday意思是Frigg’s day。Frigg是北欧神话中主司婚姻和生育的女神,也是Woden的妻子。相传她平日身披闪耀白长袍,住在水晶宫中,和侍女们一起编织五颜六色的彩云。对於北欧人而言,星期五是幸运的日子。然而对基督徒来说却是相反的,因为耶稣受难日正好是星期五。
星期六:Saturday,the day of Saturn,Sat。 urn农神
The six-year-old John was terribly spoiled . His father knew it, but his grandma doted on him. He hardly left her side. And when he wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum. Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmother's loving arms.
When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door.
"Was school all right?" she asked, "Did you get along all right? did you cry?"
"Cry?" John asked. "No, I didn't cry, but the teacher did!"
可是老师哭了
六岁的约翰娇生惯养。他的父亲知道这一点,可他的祖父母仍然宠着他。这孩子几乎寸步不离他的祖母。他想要什么不是哭,就是闹。他第一天上学才离开祖母的怀抱。
约翰放学了,他奶奶在门口接他并问道:“学校怎么样?你过的好吗?哭了没有?”
“哭?”约翰问,“不,我没哭,可老师哭了。”
At Least I’m Not Lost
Rechard has lived in a city since he was born .Now he ia sixteen and studies in a middle school .He didn’t go out of the city until he and his friends had a picnic in a cool village last summer .
They all got up early that morning .They took a bus and it took them about an hour to get to the quite place .They sang ,drew and swam in the river when they felt hot or cooked some food when they were hungry .In the afternoon they climbed a hill .There was a forest on it .The girls began to pick flowers and the boys looked for some fruits there .Rechard saw a beautiful bird in a tree. He liked it very much and wanted to catch it .But it flew to another tree as soon as it saw him .He ran there but it flew away again .And soon he couldn’t see his friends .He shouted ,but nobody answered him .He was afraid and walked through the forest .At last he saw a farmer cutting a tree .He quickly came up to him along the narrow road .
“Hi ,”shouted the boy .“What place is it here ?”
“A forest ,”came the answer .
“I know it’s a forest ,”said Rechard .“How can I find the nearest village ?”
“Along the roads .”
“How foolish you are !”said the young man .“There are several roads here .Which of them must I go along ?”
“Yes ,I’m foolish ,”answered the farmer .“But at least I haven’t lost my way !”
迷路的豆豆
1.英语趣味小知识 趣味英语小知识 a)Ten animals I slam in a . 我把十只动物一网打尽 你注意到这句话有什么特别之处吗?对了,无论从左到右,还是从右到左,字母排列顺序都是一样的,英语把这叫做Palindromes 回文(指顺读和倒读都一样的词语),关于动物的回文还有以下的例子 Otto saw pup ; pup was Otto. (奥托看见了小狗,小狗的名字叫奥托) Was it a car or a cat I saw ? Was it a rat I saw ? (我刚才看见的是条老鼠?) b)the bee's knees 又来形容最好的至高无上的东西。 [例] She is a very poor singer but she thinks she's the bee's knees. (她五音不全却自认为是高高在上的一流歌手。) 该表现起源于20年代的美国,仅仅因为bee's 和 knees押韵,琅琅上口,迅速得到流传,直到现在, 还在日常生活非正式场合的对话中经常使用。 和时间有关的英语趣味小知识(一)时间是金,其值无价 Time is money.(时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金) Time flies.(光阴似箭,日月如梭) Time has wings.(光阴去如飞) Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.(光阴如锉,细磨无声) Time stays not the fool's leisure.(时间不等闲逛的傻瓜) Time and I against any two.(和时间携起手来,一人抵两人) Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.(时间就是生命,懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。或时间就是生命,节省时间,就是延长生命) Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.(消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失) (二)时间是风,去而不返 Time undermines us.(光阴暗中催人才。 或莫说年纪小人生容易老) Time and tide wait for no man.(岁月不待人) Time cannot be won again.(时间一去不再来) Time is , time was , and time is past.(现在有时间,过去有时间,时间一去不复返) Time lost can not be recalled.(光阴一去不复返) Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.(光阴似箭,一去不返) (三)时间是尺,万物皆检 Time tries friends as fire tries gold.(时间考验朋友,烈火考验黄金) Time tries truth.(时间检验真理) Time is the father of truth.(时间是真理之父) Time will tell.(时间能说明问题) Time brings the truth to light.(时间使真相大白。或时间一到,真理自明。)Time and chance reveal all secrets.(时间与机会能提示一切秘密) Time consecrates: what is gray with age bees religion.(时间考验一切,经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰) Time reveals(discloses) all things.(万事日久自明) Time tries all.(时间检验一切) (四)时间是秤,衡量权质 There is no time like the present.(现在正是时候) Take time by the forelock.(把握目前的时机) To choose time is to save time.(选择时间就是节省时间) Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.(今日事,今日毕) Procrastination is the thief of time.(拖延为时间之窃贼) One of these days is none of these days.(拖延时日,终难实现。或:改天改天,不知哪天) Tomorrow never es.(明天无尽头,明日何其多) What may be done at any time will be done at no time.(常将今日推明日,推到后来无踪迹) (五)时间是水,淘金流沙 Time works wonders.(时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议) Time works great changes.(时间可以产生巨大的变化) Times change.(时代正在改变) 英语趣味小知识(2)——你会犯这样的错误吗? 你会犯这样的错误吗? 英语有时候真是莫名其妙,你觉得你明明懂了,可实际上你又没有懂。 所以,今天我想讲几件轶事,都是因为没有理解听到看到的东西而闹出的笑话。也许,从他们的经验中,你也可以学到一些东西。 第一个故事发生在秘鲁,一位美国妇女在餐馆里用餐。她问服务员: Excuse me. Where could I wash my hands? 服务员把她带到洗手间,可不巧,正有一些工人在粉刷洗手间的墙壁。 工人们一看有人要用洗手间,就准备离开。服务员拦住他们,说: That's Ok. Stay. She only wants to wash her hands. 在英语里,wash my hands实际上是上厕所的委婉说法。 那个服务员按照字面意思理解,结果闹了笑话。 还有一次,一个留学生在国外的学校第一天上学,心里又兴奋又紧张。 一个美国人见到一张新面孔,为了表示友好,就问: Hi! What's the good word? 留学生一听到这个,立刻傻眼了,他想, My God! I don't know the good word. I've studied English for years, but no one told me about the good word! 他犹豫再三,想,反正我也不知道,就问问他好了。于是他吞吞吐吐地问: Hello. What's the good word? 老美听了,很随意地说: Oh, not much. 这下,这个留学生就更吃惊了! 原来,What's the good word? 在美语里,是一句问候语,意思是“你还好吗?”但问话的人并不指望你把遇到的高兴的事情都一一告诉他,只是打个招呼而已。 但这个留学生以为对方真的在问什么是Good word,所以闹了笑话,不过还好,也算给他歪打正着了。 下面的故事就更有意思了。 一次,一个美国公司的管理人员给公司一个驻外分部发了一份。 2.英语小常识 sporting house 妓院(不是“体育室”) dead president 美钞(上印有总统头像)(并非“死了的总统”) lover 情人(不是“爱人”) bu *** oy 餐馆勤杂工(不是“公汽售票员”) busybody 爱管闲事的人(不是“大忙人”) dry goods (美)纺织品;(英)谷物(不是“干货”) heartman 换心人(不是“有心人”) mad doctor 精神病科医生(不是“发疯的医生”) eleventh hour 最后时刻(不是“十一点”) blind date (由第三者安排的)男女初次会面(并非“盲目约会”或“瞎约会”) personal remark 人身攻击(不是“个人评论”) sweet water 淡水(不是“糖水”或“甜水”) confidence man 骗子(不是“信得过的人”) criminal lawyer 刑事律师(不是“犯罪的律师”) service station 加油站(不是“服务站”) rest room 厕所(不是“休息室”) dressing room 化妆室(不是“试衣室”或“更衣室”) horse sense 常识(不是“马的感觉”) capital idea 好主意(不是“资本主义思想”) familiar talk 庸俗的交谈(不是“熟悉的谈话”) black tea 红茶(不是“黑茶”) black art 妖术(不是“黑色艺术”) black stranger 完全陌生的人(不是“陌生的黑人”) white coal (作动力来源用的)水(不是“白煤”) white man 忠实可靠的人(不是“皮肤白的人”) yellow book 黄皮书(法国 *** 报告书,以黄纸为封)(不是“黄色书籍”) red tape 官僚习气(不是“红色带子”) green hand 新手(不是“绿手”) blue stocking 女学者、女才子(不是“蓝色长统袜”) China policy 对华政策(不是“中国政策”) Chinese dragon 麒麟(不是“中国龙”) American beauty 一种玫瑰,名为“美国丽人”(不是“美国美女”) English disease 软骨病(不是“英国病”) Indian summer 愉快宁静的晚年(不是“印度的夏日”) Greek t 害人的礼品(不是“希腊礼物”) Spanish athlete 吹牛的人(不是“西班牙运动员”) French chalk 滑石粉(不是“法国粉笔”) 3.20条有趣的英语小知识 1、According to a research project at Cambridge Uiversity, it doesn't matter what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. This is because the human mind does not read every letter。 剑桥大学的研究表明:单词中字母的顺序如何不重要,重要的是第一个和最后一个字母的位置。这是因为大脑在阅读时不会读到所有字母。 2、'WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW'. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence。 (我看到的是一辆车还是一只猫)这是英语中唯一一句反过来念还是一样的句子。 3、"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you"。 英语单词“Goodbye”来自于“God bye”,原意是“上帝与你同在”。 4、The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog."uses every letter of the alphabet! (这只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳过了一只懒狗)这句话用到了字母表中的所有字母! 5、"Go", is the shortest plete sentence in the English language。 “Go”是英语中最短的完整句子。 6、The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl。 单词“onion”(洋葱)来自于拉丁词“unio”,意思是大珍珠。 7、The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'。 单词“tips”(小费)实际上是“To Insure Prompt Service”(保障快捷的服务)的首字母缩写! 8、The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb。 词组“rule of thumb”(经验法则),是从一条古老的英国法律中来的,即:不能用超过大拇指粗细的东西打老婆。 9、The longest word in the English language ! 英语中最长的单词是“”(硅酸盐沉着病)! 10、More people in China speak English than in the United States。 会说英语的中国人比会说英语的美国人还多。 11、The word "listen" contains the same letters as"silent"。 单词“listen”(听)和“silent”(安静的)用到了一样的字母。 12、Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering。 胡佛真空吸尘器在英国曾经非常流行,到现在很多人还把“vacuuming”(吸尘)说成“hoovering”(胡佛ing…)。 13、Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards。 “Stressed”(压力)倒过来拼就是“Desserts”(点心)。 14、The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and'Q' is the least used! 英语中使用最多的字母是“E”,用得最少的是“Q”。 15、Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gad *** y", whichcontains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!。 4.求一些(英语)生活小知识 Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。 Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。 Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 好人越夸越好,坏人越夸越糟。 Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏,不贪便宜。 Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。 Pride goes before, and shame es after.骄傲使人落后。 Promise is debt.一诺千金。 Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。 Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。 Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。 Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。 Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。 Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑,运动强身。 Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬,必须自重。 Rome is not built in a day冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。 Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。 Seeing is believing.眼见为实。 Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。 Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him. 智者当差,不用交代。 Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。 Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。 Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。 Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快,忘得快。 Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快,烂得快。 Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银,沉默是金。 Still water run deep.静水常深。 Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。 Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。 Take things as they e.既来之,则安之。 Talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。 Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操,曹操就到。 Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。 Teach others by your example.躬亲示范。 The best hearts are always the bravest.无私者无畏。 The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。 The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盗铃。 The danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥。 The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。 The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗。 The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。 The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有时也会说真话。 The die is cast.木已成舟。 The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。 5.急求,三十道英文版生活小知识 1月1日元旦(New Year's Day) 2月2日世界湿地日(World Wetlands Day) 2月14日情人节(Valentine's Day) 3月3日全国爱耳日3月5日青年志愿者服务日3月8日国际妇女节(International Women' Day) 3月9日保护母亲河日3月12日中国植树节(China Arbor Day) 3月14日白色情人节(White Day) 3月14日国际警察日(International Policemen' Day) 3月15日世界消费者权益日(World Consumer Right Day)3月21日世界森林日(World Forest Day) 3月21日世界睡眠日(World Sleep Day) 3月22日世界水日(World Water Day) 3月23日世界气象日(World Meteorological Day) 3月24日世界防治结核病日(World Tuberculosis Day) 4月1日愚人节(April Fools' Day) 4月5日清明节(Tomb-sweeping Day) 4月7日世界卫生日(World Health Day)4月22日世界地球日(World Earth Day) 4月26日世界知识产权日(World Intellectual Property Day) 5月1日国际劳动节(International Labour Day) 5月3日世界哮喘日(World Asthma Day) 5月4日中国青年节(Chinese Youth Day) 5月8日世界红十字日(World Red-Cross Day) 5月12日国际护士节(International Nurse Day) 5月15日国际家庭日(International Family Day)5月17日世界电信日(World Telemunications Day) 5月20日全国学生营养日5月23日国际牛奶日(International Milk Day) 5月31日世界无烟日(World No-Smoking Day) 6月1日国际儿童节(International Children's Day) 6月5日世界环境日(International Environment Day) 6月6日全国爱眼日6月17日世界防治荒漠化和干旱日(World Day to bat desertification) 6月23日国际奥林匹克日(International Olympic Day) 6月25日全国土地日6月26日国际禁毒日(International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking) 7月1日中国 *** 诞生日(Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese munist Party)。 6.想要一些生活小常识,要简短一点,还要有英文版,望各位帮忙,先谢 1.Eyes into the dust, close your eyes and cough , the dust will run out. 眼睛进了小灰尘,闭上眼睛用力咳嗽几下,灰尘就会自己出来。 2.If you have a *** all area of skin have beed damage or burn,you can wipe a few toothpaste ,it will be able to reduce pain and stop bleeding 若有小面积皮肤损伤或者烧伤、抹上少许牙膏,可立即止血止痛 3. you have been bitten by a mosquito just, Soap coated in the somewhere and won't itch after a while. 刚刚被蚊子咬完时,涂上肥皂就不会痒了 4.When you play hiccup ,then ,drink some vinegar, the effect is very good. 打打嗝时就喝点醋,效果很好. 7.英语小常识有那些 1、早上醒来.先喝一杯水. 预防结石(Woke up this morning . Drink a glass of water. Prevention of stone) 2、鸡 *** 含有致癌物, 不要吃较好(Chicken butt contains carcinogens , do not eat well) 3、喝豆浆时不要加鸡蛋及糖. 也不要喝太多(Do not drink milk and sugar , add eggs . Do not drink too much) 4、空腹时不要吃蕃茄, 最好饭后吃(Do not eat tomatoes fasting , the best meal to eat) 5、抽烟,关系最大的是 肺癌,唇癌,舌癌,喉癌,食道癌,也与膀胱癌有关 (Smoking , the relationship is the largest lung cancer, lip cancer , tongue cancer , laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, but also with bladder cancer) 6、饮酒导致肝硬化 .引发肝癌(Drinking leading to cirrhosis. Cause liver cancer) 先给这几个,不够再给你,给我留言。 8.有趣的英语小知识 英语趣味测试:成语对对碰 俚语和谚语是英语学习中的一大绊脚石。 这些英语句子一反常态,我们不明白这些俗语的含义,是因为我们和英语国家的文化背景不同。如果能在汉语中为这些俗语找到对应的说法,问题就解决了。 看看下面的句子你能翻译对几个来。 1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or fortis given when it is too late。 Example: just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad, I hada promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death, thedoctor。 2.After praising the wine they sell us vinegar Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior towhat you claim it to be。 Example: that fellow pletely misled us about what he was capableof doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar。 3.All is over but the shouting Explanation: finally decided or won; brought to the end; not ableto be changed。 Example: after Bill's touch down, the game is all over butshouting。 4.All lay load on the willing horse Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing thingsfor others. Very often the implication is that others impose onhim。 Examples: the trouble is you're too good-natured and people takeadvantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will haveto learn to refuse people who ask too much。 5.anger and haste hinder good counsel Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in ahurry。 Example: you should calm down before you decide the next move.Anger and haste hinder good counsel。 6.As poor as a church mouse Explanation: to be exceedingly poor, having barely to liveupon。 Example: he has a large family, and is poor as a churchmouse。 Note: a church is one of the few buildings that contain nofood。 7.A word spoken is past recalling Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not easilyundo。 Example: for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said,but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could neverrepair the damage of that moment of harshness。 8.World is but a little place, after all Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or isin someway connected with him in a place where he would never haveexpected to do so。 Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmateon a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place afterall。 9.When in Rome, do as the Romans do Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongstwhom you live。 Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, butnow you are on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and takecoffee and rolls。 10.What you lose on the swings you get back on theroundabouts Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you havebad luck on one day you have good on another; if one ventureresults in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed。 Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything;if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts。 11.What are the odds so long as you are happy Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person ishappy。 Example: you plain so much, but you have a good family, parents,health, and money. What's the odd so long as you're happy。 12.Entertain an angel unawares Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest withoutknowing his merits。 Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she wasentertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a poser of thegreatest promise 13.every dog has his day Explanation: fortune es to each in turn Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a verylong time ing。 14.every potter praises his own pot Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in theirpossessions or their family members Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant,but I would rather hear it from his teacher's own mouth. Everypotter praises his own pot 答案: 1.雨后送伞 2. 挂羊头卖狗肉 3. 大势已去 4.人善被人欺,马善被人骑 5. 小不忍则乱大谋 6. 一贫如洗 7. 一言既出,驷马难追 8. 天涯原咫尺,到处可逢君 9. 入乡随俗 10. 失之东隅,收之桑榆 11. 知足者常乐 12. 有眼不识泰山 13.是人皆有出头日 14.王婆买瓜,自卖自夸 送花须知:十二星座的幸运花 Aries: Thistle, wild rose, gorse, nasturtium, woodbine 白羊:蓟、野玫瑰、金雀花、旱金莲花、忍冬 Taurus: Lily of the valley, violet, red rose, myrtle 金牛:铃兰、紫罗兰、红玫瑰、桃金娘 Gemini: Snapdragon, iris 双子:金鱼草、爱丽丝 Cancer: Poppy, water lily, white rose 巨蟹:罂粟、荷花、白玫瑰 Leo: Marigold, sunflower, cowslip, heliotrope, 。
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1. bad egg 坏蛋,歹徒Trust him nothing;he is a bad egg。别信他,他是个坏蛋。 2. crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲Don抰 weep crocodile tears with his misfortune. I know you have always detested him and are only too happy to see him get into trouble。别假惺惺地为他的不幸难过了,我知道你一直讨厌他,看到他倒霉,心里可高兴哩! 3. cry wolf 呼喊“狼来了”,发假情报That politician cries wolf in every speech he makes。那个政治家在他的每篇演说中都发假警报。 4. (that is) easier said than done说起来容易做起来难Easier said than done,let抯 pay more attention to practice.说起来容易做起来难,让我们多注意些实践吧! 5. fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼,乘人之危He抯 always been good at fishing in troubled waters; he made a lot of money by buying houses that were bombed in the war. 他总是善于乘人之危大捞一把,他靠购买在战争中遭过轰炸的房屋而赚了大量的钱财。 6. fish out of water 离水之鱼,不得其所She felt like a fish out of water at the evening party because she knew no one. 她在晚会上感到很局促,因为她一个人也不认识。 7. gives someone an inch and he will take an ell 得寸进尺If you give those people an inch,they抣l take an ell;we told them they might use our side path to reach their garden,now they have fenced in the path so that we cannot use it ourselves. 那些人就是得寸进尺;我们对他们说,他们可以经过我们的小道进他们的花园,现在他们已在小道上修起了篱笆,以致我们自己也无法走这条小路过去了。 8. go west 上西天,死,失败Poor John was one of those who went west in the explosion. 可怜的约翰是在这次爆炸中魂归西天的人之一。 9. in a word 一句话,简而言之I have no time to tell you the whole story, in a word, they become hostile to each other。我没时间把全部经过告诉你,一句话,他们相互成了仇敌。 10. lose face 丢脸;失面子Certain country often loses face in regard to its relations with small weak countries on account of its dirty tricks. 某个国家在与弱小国家交往中因其使用卑鄙手段而总是丢脸。 11. odds and ends 零零碎碎What shall we do with all those odds and ends?我们用那些残余的东西可做什么呢? 12. play with fire 玩火,做无谓而危险的事He who plays with fire gets burned.玩火者必自焚。 13. strike while the iron is hot 趁热打铁Father is in a good mood at the moment.Strike while the iron is hot and ask him to let you go to the circus.这时父亲的情绪很好,乘此机会求他让你去看马戏。 14. there抯 no smoke without fire无火不冒烟;无风不起浪The story is all over the town. It is being spread by someone or by some people. There抯 no smoke without fire.这个传说遍及全城,有人或有些人还在散布。真是无火不冒烟。 15. a thorn in the flesh (side)肉中刺;棘手的事,不断使某人烦恼的根源The memory of this act will be a thorn in the flesh for the rest of your life,my boy. 这种行动会使你不断引起回忆。使你终生烦恼,我的朋友。
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