快樂美語英語諺語.doc

快樂美語 Proverbs諺語必通 1 Do not keep all the eggs in one basket. 2 Talking mends no holes. 3 Never offer to tech fish to swim.4 A contented mind is a perpetual feast.5 Diamond cuts diamond. 6 Tall trees catch much wind. 7 Health is better than wealth. 8 Courtesy costs nothing. 9 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 10 Honesty and diligence should be your eternal mates. 11 Strike while the iron is hot. 12 Idleness is the root of all evil. 13 Waste not, want not. 14 Nothing venture, nothing have. 15 Accidents will happen. 16 In the Rainy Season of Spring It drizzles endlessly during the rainy season in spring,Travelers along the road look gloomy and miserable. When I ask a shepherd boy where I can find a tavern, He points at a distant hamlet nestling amidst apricot blossoms. 快樂美語 Slangs 俚語必備catch some Zs A: Excuse me. I have to catch some Zs. B: I thought you just woke up. Sleepy head. get a load of A: Check this out, man. My uncle gave me this crotch-rocket as a birthday present. B: Wow, thats awesome. Can I get a load of it? max out A: Im working 70 hours this week. Im totally maxed out. B :70 hours? Id be dead if I worked this hard. the man (the Man) A:O.K. Your car is fixed. There should be no more problem now.B: Youve got it taken care of just like that? Youre the man.armpit A: Oh, man. This room is an absolute armpit! Whens the last time you cleaned this place?B: The last time my mom was here.have a cow A: When I told my mom I would be home around 2 am, she had a cow! B: Duh! eye : “Mind your eye!” / the eyes of a ship, the eye of a needle, the eye of a typhoon.ear : A piece of light music is easy on the ear. / We are usually all ears for bit news. Wall have ears. / Little pitchers have big ears. nose: nose to nose / lead somebody by the nose turn up ones nose at somebody or something lip: Dont open your lips Sometimes a top secret is betrayed because it has escaped someones lips Then the incident may become a piece of news that is on everybodys lips tongue: hold ones tongue A person who has too much tongue is disliked by all, for he is too talkative. Mother tongue is not the tongue of a mother: it is a persons native language. You have a tongue in your head, havent you?西方人的行為準(zhǔn)則1.If you open it, close it.2. If you turn it on, turn it off.3. lf you unlock it, lock it.4. If you break it, repair it.5. If you cant fix it, call someone who can.6. If you borrow it, return it.7. If you use it, take care of it.8. If you make a mess, clean it up.9. If you dont know how to operate it, leave it alone.10. If it belongs to somebody else and you want to use it, get permission .快樂美語 Proverbs諺語必通 1 Do not keep all the eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一擲。2 Talking mends no holes. 空談無濟(jì)于事。3 Never offer to tech fish to swim.不要班門弄斧。4 A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常樂。5 Diamond cuts diamond. 強(qiáng)中更有強(qiáng)中手。6 Tall trees catch much wind. 樹大招風(fēng)。7 Health is better than wealth. 健康勝于財富。8 Courtesy costs nothing. 彬彬有禮，惠而不費(fèi)。9 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事，今日畢。10 Honesty and diligence should be your eternal mates. 誠實與勤奮應(yīng)成為你永久的伴侶。11 Strike while the iron is hot. 趁熱打鐵。12 Idleness is the root of all evil. 懶惰是萬惡之源。13 Waste not, want not. 細(xì)水長流。14 Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。15 Accidents will happen. 天有不測風(fēng)云，人有旦夕禍福。16 In the Rainy Season of Spring 清明 杜牧It drizzles endlessly during the rainy season in spring,清明時節(jié)雨紛紛Travelers along the road look gloomy and miserable. 路上行人欲斷魂When I ask a shepherd boy where I can find a tavern, 借問酒家何處有，He points at a distant hamlet nestling amidst apricot blossoms. 牧童遙指杏花村?？鞓访勒Z Slangs 俚語必備catch some Zs 小睡一下 英解：sleep漫畫里的人睡覺, 不是都畫Z,Z,Z.來表示嗎? 這里的 catch some Zs 就是這樣來的。I have to catch some Zs. 也可以說I have to take a nap. 或 I need to snooze.A: Excuse me. I have to catch some Zs. A: 抱歉! 我想小睡一下。B: I thought you just woke up. Sleepy head.B: 我以為你才剛睡醒。愛睡蟲。get a load of 試試 英解： try, check out because it is interestingload這個字原本是裝載或負(fù)擔(dān)的意思，例如：load a gun就是指將槍裝上子彈。而get a load of在這邊則是指嘗試或體驗?zāi)臣腥な虑榈囊馑肌?A: Check this out, man. My uncle gave me this crotch-rocket as a birthday present. B: Wow, thats awesome. Can I get a load of it? max out 累慘了英解：To do something with as much effort and determination as you canmax 是極限的意思。maxed out是用來表示一個人累慘了, 或付出非常大的努力。A: Im working 70 hours this week. Im totally maxed out. B :70 hours? Id be dead if I worked this hard. the man (the Man) 大哥; 厲害的人：someone who has the ability over youYoure the man. 這個口語對象不一定要是男人, 只要是有人作了一件很厲害的事, 你就可以好象很崇拜地拍拍他(她)的肩膀說:Youre the man.A:O.K. Your car is fixed. There should be no more problem now.B: Youve got it taken care of just like that? Youre the man.一下子就搞好了!大哥真厲害!armpit 臟而令人不舒服的地方英解：a very unpleasant or ugly place.A: Oh, man. This room is an absolute armpit! Whens the last time you cleaned this place?B: The last time my mom was here.have a cow 非常生氣英解：to be very angry or surprised or very un pleasantA: When I told my mom I would be home around 2 am, she had a cow!B: Duh! 廢話!(怎么會不生氣?)eye The eyes are extremely precious to us. That is why we say “Mind your eye (當(dāng)心)!”when we reminding someone to be careful. Not only human beings and animals have eyes, many things also have “eyes”- the eyes of a ship, the eye of a needle, the eye of a typhoon, and so on. ear The ear is the organ of hearing. A piece of light music is easy on the ear. (悅耳動聽). We are usually all ears (專心聆聽) for bit news. When they think somebody is overhearing, English people use either of the two proverbs: Walls have ears (隔墻有耳) and Pitchers have ears (壺罐有耳). They also think that little pitchers have big ears(小孩子耳朵尖). Nice boys and girls respect other people. They will not secretly listen to others private conversations. nose The English phrase face to face (面對面) and its Chinese counterpart(對應(yīng))are exactly the same. But English people, to express the same idea, can say nose to nose instead. There is no such substitute in Chinese. The word nose appears in many idioms. Here are two which are quite similar to their Chinese equivalents: lead somebody by the nose (牽著某人的鼻子走) and turn up ones nose at somebody or something (對某人或某物嗤之一鼻). lipWe have two lips: the upper lip and the lower lip. If ones two lips are closed, one cannot speak. So it goes without saying that dont open your lips (不要開口) means dont speak. His lips are sealed. Are his lips really stuck together by wax or glue? No, his lips are sealed when asked about something that he must keep secret. Sometimes a top secret is betrayed because it has escaped someones lips (脫口而出). Then the incident may become a piece of news that is on everybodys lips (眾口相傳). tongue We all know we cannot speak without the tongue. So the tongue is closely related to speech. To hold ones tongue (保持沉默) means to keep silent. A person who has too much tongue (太多嘴) is disliked by all, for he is t