日期:2009-04-15 11 . Mouse (1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。 (2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken. 只有一个洞的老鼠,很快就被抓??(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge. 一粒老鼠屎,坏了一锅粥。 12. She... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-15 9. Hare (1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(猎狗). 不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。(人不应两面讨好。) (2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡懒觉,乌龟跑赢了。 10. Horse (1) You can take a horse to t... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-15 6. Frog (1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙,不知大海。 7. Fox (1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可变灰,但是本性难移。 (2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食,远离洞府。(兔子不吃窝边草。)... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-15 3. Chicken (1) Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出,先别数小鸡。(不要过早乐观。) 4. Crow (1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改,本性难移。 5. Dog (1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-15 2. Cat (1) A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命;吉人天相。 (2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。 (3) All cats are grey in the dark.. 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。(人未出名时看起来都差不多。) (4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫,老鼠抓不到。(不愿... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-15 1.Bird (1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕;一举两得。 (2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 (3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚,人以群分。 (4) Its an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-15 学习英语语法及词汇已经不容易,要试着理解英语俚语更有点不可思议。一些俚语很难理解,一些更似乎不知所云。以下就有五条有趣的英语俚语你可以在日常生活中使用。只要小心正确使用就行! Im happy as a clam.想一想蛤蛎。这和其他事物没任何关系?K?侵皇翘稍谏程不... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-15 语言本是人们沟通的工具,没有性别之分,但由于男女的社会分工、性格特色、生理特点不同,每一种语言都深深地打上了性别的烙?T诠?猓?胁糠稚缁嵊镅匝Ъ遥??叛芯坑镅杂胄员鸬墓叵怠C拦?幸晃谎д逩raham Goodwin,从1980年到1990年,先后十次,在费城街头,收集不... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-14 1.Just wait and see. I wont let you get away with that. 咱们走着瞧。我不会让你得逞的。 2. Youll be sorry. 你会后悔的。 3. Youre gonna get whats coming to you. 你会得到报应的。 4. If youre looking for a fight, you dont have to look far. 如果你想找人... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-14 136. 少说废话! Cut the crap! / Bullshit(粗俗些) 137.你懂什么? What do you know? / you dont know the half of it! 注:后者批评对方对情况或事情的不了解,不清楚。 138.我尽力了! I did the best I could. 139. 你疯了吗? Are you crazy? / Are you out of y... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-14 121. 耍大牌。 Poser! E.g. A: Who does she think she is? A movie star? What a poser! 122. 何必呢? What for? E.g. A: I want to go back to school. B: What for? You already have a Ph D! Why are you doing that? E.g. A: You have all the toys you need.... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-14 106. 真低级! How low-class! E.g. A: What do you think about Marys new skirt? B: How low-class! (通常不当别人面讲这句话) 107.就这样。 The way it is。 E.g. A: You cant change anything. Thats the way it is. Let it be. E.g. A: I know its hard to accep... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-14 91.有眼光! Good taste. E.g. A: That looks really good. Youve got good taste. 92.谁说的? Who said that? E.g. A: Its not like that at all. Who said that? Says who? E.g. A: They cancelled our show. B: Says who? 注:这两句话除了可用来询问是什么人说的... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-14 76.免了吧! No need! E.g. A: I want to make sure that I get it straight. B: Theres no need. Forget it. 注: no need可自成一句,也可在句中使用。如:There was no need to call the president. 77.又来了! Again. E.g. A: Here it come again. I dont want t... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-14 61. 好可惜。 What a shame (pity). 62. 随便你。 (Its )Up to you. Whatever. 63. 安分点! Behave! E.g. A: Stop making so much noise! Behave. 注: 年轻人用这句话的时候,多是在闹着玩的情况下,要对方安分点;男女朋友在打情骂俏时也会叫对方安分一点。 64. 再... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-14 46. 抢劫啊! Rip off! E.g. A: That shirt cost me $3000! What a rip-off! 注: rip当名词也可当动词,所以可说:He really ripped me off. 。 47. 别催我! Dont rush me. E.g. A: Im on it! Dont rush me. 别催我!我正在做呢! 48. 再联络! Keep in touch。 49.... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-14 31.你敢? You dare? e.g. A: I want to challenge you! B: You dare? 32.赞成! I approve. / Thats a good idea. e.g. A: Lets go for a walk. B: Sure. I approve. 33.好饱! Im stuffed. 34. 休想! Over my dead body!/ No way! e.g. A: You want to marry that... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-14 16.真巧! what a coincidence! 17.幼稚! immature! e.g. a: shes still sleeping with her favorite stuffed animal. shes so immature. what a baby! e.g. a: look at her still buying hello kitty stuff at age 30. what a baby! 注:这句话对美国人来说侮辱的... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-14 1. 活该! serves you(him/her) right! = you deserve (he/she deserves it.) e.g you failed the test? serves you right for not studying! 2. 活该! you had it coming! e.g. a: i gained weight! b: well you had it coming because you've been eating so much w... 阅读全文>> 日期:2009-04-14 John: Hello there, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I'm John. Feifei: And I'm Feifei. John: The English language is changing all the time, and Real English is your chance to hear the most up-to-date words and phrases that you probably... 阅读全文>> |
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