交際用語(yǔ)及文化知識(shí)復(fù)習(xí)提綱

eDoyouthinkIcantrusthim?--Absolutelynot.絕不outofthequestion不可能/不行8.birdsoffeather.一丘之貉。9.blacksheep.敗家子；害群之馬；無(wú)用之輩。15.flyonthewheel.狂妄自大的人；盲目自大的人。16.pulldog,pullcat.激烈的比賽；加把勁。III.回歸課本之Idioms,Similes(明喻)，metaphors（暗喻）,euphemism(婉詞)andallusions（典故）1.Goingtoworkeverydaybecameachoreforhim,andhecouldhardlywaittofindanewandexcitingjob.(瑣碎的雜事)2.blackiswhiteandwhiteisblack:顛倒黑白3beaweed(雜草/小草)：指軟弱、不勇敢4.castironnerves(鑄鐵般的神經(jīng))=averystrongwill堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的意志5.assly(狡猾)asafox非常狡猾6.amindlikeacomputer=systematicthought非常系統(tǒng)的思想7.assharpasaspear(矛):很敏銳；很聰明8.Asabusinessperson,youcan’tbeamouse(膽小).Youhavetobeatiger(膽大進(jìn)取的)9.feelblue:傷心難過feeldown心情糟糕10.IpromisedmymotherthatIwouldbeasgoodasgoldwhileshewasout.(=bewellbehaved)很乖11.Icaughtacoldandhavebeenassickasadogallweek.病得很重12.Mygrandfathermightbeoldbutheisstillashardasnails.(=verytough)很強(qiáng)狀/強(qiáng)硬13.Oneman’smeatisanotherman’spoison:對(duì)某人有利對(duì)另外的人未必有利;蘿卜白菜各有所愛14.Whenherhusbanddied,thewoman’sfriendswereherrock.(=support)支持15.Ineedtogetadrink.Mymouthisasdryasabone.(=verythirsty)很口渴16.Hisnewplanlookedverygoodonpaper.（=intheory）理論上17.Sincethechairman’sdeath,thesociety(協(xié)會(huì))wasonitslastlegs.(瀕臨崩潰)18.Lastyear,myfathersetupaclubforseniorcitizens.(老人)19.Thisschoolisforpeoplewhoarephysicallychallenged.(身體殘疾的)20.Heisthemanwhobroughttechnologytothemaninthestreet.（普通蘇動(dòng)人民）21.Myfatherhaslotsoffreetimebecauseheisbetweenjobsatthemoment.(失業(yè)的)22.Themurdererwouldspendtherestofhislifeinthecity’scorrectionalfacility.(監(jiān)獄)23.beeconomicalwiththetruth不老實(shí)，不全說實(shí)話24.bodycount:現(xiàn)場(chǎng)死亡人數(shù)25.inhisgoldenyears=inhisoldage26.downsizing=reducingemployment裁員27.aconfidentialsource=aninformer告發(fā)者；告密者28.passaway=die29.personofinterest=suspectinacrime犯罪嫌疑人30.pre-owned=second-hand二手的31.capitalpunishment=deathpenalty死刑32.intheblack盈利、賺錢、順差Nhered負(fù)債,虧空,赤字Salesbegantodropandthecompanywassooninthered.33.Ilearnedtocontroltheexpenses.ActuallysomefriendssayIamabitofScrooge.(極其吝嗇之人)34.WhenIwenthomefortheholidays,Ifeltabitliketheprodigalson.（浪子回頭；敗家仔）35.Theboardmember(董事會(huì)成員)wasasacredcowtothecompany.（圣牛,神圣之物）36.Terrywasoverthemoonbecausehisfavoriteteamhadjustwonthematch.(無(wú)比幸福)37.ByapplyingforacreditcardwewereopeningPandora’sbox.(潘多拉盒子,災(zāi)難/麻煩之源)38.Afterfailingtogetfundingforhisresearch,heisfacinghisWaterloo.(滑鐵盧,(大成功后的)慘敗)39.ShehasdonealotofcharityworkthisyearandisarealMotherTeresa.（無(wú)私為別人工作心善之人）agoodSamaritan幫助困境中的人好心人40.Achilles’heel阿基里斯之踵；唯一致命的弱點(diǎn)41.aHerculeantask艱巨的工作41.catch-22：第22條軍規(guī)，指令人左右為難的規(guī)定;無(wú)法擺脫之困境42.MickeyMousecourse很容易不被人重視的課程43.Jackwasburningthemidnightoillastnight.開夜車,工作到深更半夜44.ShesaidIlookedinneedofasquaremeal.豐盛的一餐45.shoesforfull-figuremenandwomen(=fat)46.ashappyasLarry非常開心47.beatodds爭(zhēng)執(zhí)、不一致48.beataloss茫然不知所措49.Friendlyfirewasgivenasthecauseoftheyoungsoldier’sdeath（被自己人誤傷）50.ThatmanisaJudas-hesoldhisbestfriend’ssecrets.猶大（叛徒）IV.英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)名言精選Abadworkmanalwaysblameshistools.不會(huì)撐船怪河彎。Abirdinthehandisworththantwointhebush.一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。Afallintoapit,againinyourwit.吃一塹，長(zhǎng)一智。Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患難見真情。Agoodbeginningishalfdone.良好的開端是成功的一半。Agoodmedicinetastesbitter.良藥苦口。Agreattalkerisagreatliar.說大話者多謊言。Aleopardcannotchangeitsspots.積習(xí)難改。Alittleknowledgeisadangerousthing.一知半解，自欺欺人。Allgoodthingscometoanend.天下沒有不散的筵席。AllroadsleadtoRome.條條大路通羅馬。Allthatendswelliswell.結(jié)果好，就一切都好。Allthatglittersisnotgold.閃光的不一定都是金子。Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.凡事總是由難而易。AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.只會(huì)用功不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。Amancandonomorethanhecan.凡事都應(yīng)量力而行。Amancannotspinandreelatthesametime.一心不能二用。Amanisknownbyhisfriends.什么人交什么朋友。Amanofwordsandnotofdeedsislikeagardenfullofweeds.光說空話不做事，猶如花園光長(zhǎng)刺。Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.一天一蘋果，不用請(qǐng)醫(yī)生。Anolddogcannotlearnnewtricks.老狗學(xué)不出新把戲。Anounceofpreventionisworthapoundofcure.預(yù)防為主，治療為輔。Asamansows,soheshallreap.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。Asingleflowerdoesnotmakeaspring.一花獨(dú)放不是春，百花齊放春滿園。Asoundmindinasoundbody.健全的精神寓于健康的身體。Astilltonguemakesawisehead.寡言者智。Astraightfootisnotafraidofacrookedshoe.身正不怕影子斜。Ayoungidler,anoldbeggar.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。Badnewshaswings.好事不出門，壞事傳千里。Beautyliesinthelove'seyes.情人眼里出西施。Betterlatethannever.遲做比不做好；亡羊補(bǔ)牢，為時(shí)未晚Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以類聚，人以群分。Cannotseethewoodforthetrees.一葉障目，不見泰山。因小失大；以偏概全Careanddiligencebringluck.謹(jǐn)慎和勤奮才能抓住機(jī)遇。Cautionistheparentofsafety.小心駛得萬(wàn)年船。Childrenarewhatthemothersare.耳濡目染，身教言傳。Chooseanauthorasyouchooseafriend.擇書如擇友。Confidenceinyourselfisthefirststepontheroadtosuccess.自信是走向成功的第一步。Constantdrippingwearsawayastone.水滴石穿，繩鋸木斷。Contentisbetterthanriches.知足者常樂。Countone'schickensbeforetheyarehatched.蛋未孵先數(shù)雛。Creepbeforeyouwalk.循序漸進(jìn)。Customisasecondnature.習(xí)慣是后天養(yǎng)成的。Custommakesallthingseasy.有個(gè)好習(xí)慣，事事皆不難。Diamondcutsdiamond.強(qiáng)中自有強(qiáng)中手。Don'tclaimtoknowwhatyoudon'tknow.不要不懂裝懂。Don'thavetoomanyironsinthefire.不要攬事過多。Don'tmakeamountainoutofamolehill.不要小題大做。Don'ttrytoteachyourgrandmothertosuckeggs.不要班門弄斧。Earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthyandwise.早睡早起身體好。Eattolive,butnotlivetoeat.人吃飯是為了活著，但活著不是為了吃飯。Envyhasnoholidays.忌妒之人無(wú)寧日。Everyadvantagehasitsdisadvantage.有利必有弊。Everycoinhastwosides.事物都有兩面性；凡事有利弊Everybody'sbusinessisnobody'sbusiness.人人負(fù)責(zé)，等于沒人負(fù)責(zé)。EverydayisnotSunday.好景不常在。Everydoghashisday.誰(shuí)都有得意的時(shí)候。Everymanhashisfaults.金無(wú)足赤，人無(wú)完人。Everymanhashisweakside.人人都有弱點(diǎn)。Everymanisthearchitectofhisownfortune.自己的命運(yùn)自己掌握。Everyminutecounts.分秒必爭(zhēng)。Factspeaklouderthanwords.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。Fearalwaysspringsfromignorance.恐懼源于無(wú)知。Fieldshaveeyes,andwoodshaveears.隔墻有耳。Firstcome,firstserved.先來后到。Firstimpressionsarehalfthebattle.初次見面，印象最深。Foolslearnnothingfromwisemen,butwisemenlearnmuchfromfools.愚者不學(xué)無(wú)術(shù)，智者不恥下問。Fortunefavorsthosewhousetheirjudgment.機(jī)遇偏愛善斷之人。Foureyesseemorethantwo.集思廣益。Friendsarethievesoftime.朋友是時(shí)間的竊賊。Friendsmustpart.再好的朋友也有分手的時(shí)候。Geniusisnothingbutlaboranddiligence.天才不過是勤奮而已。Giveadogabadnameandhanghim.眾口鑠金，積毀銷骨。Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.自助者天助。Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所見略同。Handsomeishewhodoeshandsomely.行為漂亮才算美。Happinesstakesnoaccountoftime.歡樂不覺時(shí)光過。Happyisthemanwholearnsfromthemisfortunesofothers.吸取他人教訓(xùn)，自己才會(huì)走運(yùn)。Heavenneverhelpsthemanwhowillnotact.自己不動(dòng)，叫天何用。Heisagoodfriendthatspeakswellofusbehindourbacks.背后說好話，才是真朋友。Heislifelessthatisfaultless.只有死人才不犯錯(cuò)誤。Heisnotlaughedatthatlaughsathimselffirst.自嘲者不會(huì)讓人見笑。Heiswisethatishonest.誠(chéng)實(shí)者最明智。Helaughsbestwholaughslast.誰(shuí)笑到最后，誰(shuí)笑得最好。Hewhodoesnotadvancelosesground.逆水行舟，不進(jìn)則退。Hewhomakesconstantcomplaintgetslittlecompassion.經(jīng)常訴苦，沒人同情。Hewhomakesnomistakesmakesnothing.想不犯錯(cuò)誤，就一事無(wú)成。Historyrepeatsitself.歷史往往重演。Honestyisthebestpolicy.做人誠(chéng)信為本。Hopeforthebest,butpreparefortheworst.抱最好的愿望，做最壞的打算。Ifyourunaftertwohares,youwillcatchneither.腳踏兩條船，必定落空。Ifyouventurenothing,youwillhavenothing.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Industryistheparentofsuccess.勤奮是成功之母。Itishardtopleaseall.眾口難調(diào)。Itisnevertoooldtolearn.活到老，學(xué)到老。Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.覆水難收。Itneverrainsbutitpours.不鳴則已，一鳴驚人。Jackofalltradesandmasterofnone.門門精通，樣樣稀松。Justicehaslongarms.天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。Killtwobirdswithonestone.一箭雙雕。Knowledgemakeshumble,ignorancemakesproud.博學(xué)使人謙遜，無(wú)知使人驕傲。Learntowalkbeforeyourun.先學(xué)走，再學(xué)跑。Lieshaveshortlegs.謊言站不長(zhǎng)。Lifewithoutafriendisdeath.沒有朋友，雖生猶死。Lookers-onseemorethanplayers.當(dāng)局者迷，旁觀者清。Loveme,lovemydog.愛屋及烏。Makehaywhilethesunshines.良機(jī)勿失。Manyhandsmakelightwork.眾人拾柴火焰高。Manyheadsarebetterthanone.三個(gè)臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮。Misfortunesnevercomealone.禍不單行。Misfortuneteststhesincerityoffriends.患難見真情。Necessityisthemotherofinvention.需要是發(fā)明的動(dòng)力。Neverjudgefromappearances.不可以貌取人。Neversaydie.永不言敗。Nevertoooldtolearn,nevertoolatetoturn.亡羊補(bǔ)牢，為時(shí)未晚。Nogardenwithoutitsweeds.沒有不長(zhǎng)草的園子。Nomancandotwothingsatonce.一心不可二用。Nomanisbornwiseorlearned.沒有生而知之者。Nonearesoblindasthosewhowon'tsee.視而不見。Nonearesodeafasthosewhowon'thear.充耳不聞。Nonewsisgoodnews.沒有消息就是好消息。Noonecancallbackyesterday.昨日不會(huì)重現(xiàn)。Nopains,nogains.沒有付出就沒有收獲。Nopleasurewithoutpain.沒有苦就沒有樂。Norosewithoutathorn.沒有不帶刺的玫瑰。Nosweetwithoutsweat.先苦后甜。Nosmokewithoutfire.無(wú)風(fēng)不起浪。Nothingisdifficulttothemanwhowilltry.世上無(wú)難事，只要肯登攀。Nothingseek,nothingfind.沒有追求就沒有收獲。Nothingistobegotwithoutpainsbutpoverty.世上唯有貧窮可以不勞而獲。Observationisthebestteacher.觀察是最好的老師。Offenseisthebestdefense.進(jìn)攻是最好的防御。Oncebitten,twiceshy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。Oneboyisaboy,twoboyshalfaboy,threeboysnoboy.一個(gè)和尚挑水喝，兩個(gè)和尚抬水喝，三個(gè)和尚沒水喝。Onecannotputbacktheclock.時(shí)鐘不能倒轉(zhuǎn)。Oneneverlosesanythingbypoliteness.講禮貌不吃虧。One'swordsreflectone'sthinking.言為心聲。Patienceisthebestremedy.忍耐是良藥。Practicemakesperfect.熟能生巧。Preventionisbetterthancure.預(yù)防勝于治療。Pridegoesbefore,andshamecomesafter.驕傲使人落后。Readingistothemindwhileexercisetothebody.讀書健腦，運(yùn)動(dòng)強(qiáng)身。Respectyourself,ornooneelsewillrespectyou.要人尊敬，必須自重。Romeisnotbuiltinaday.冰凍三尺，非一日之寒。Sayingisonethinganddoinganother.言行不一。Somethingisbetterthannothing.聊勝于無(wú)。Speechissilver,silenceisgold.能言是銀，沉默是金。Striketheironwhileitishot.趁熱打鐵。Successbelongstothepersevering.堅(jiān)持就是勝利。Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。Thefarthestwayaboutisthenearestwayhome.抄近路反而繞遠(yuǎn)路。Thefinestdiamondmustbecut.玉不琢，不成器。Thefirststepistheonlydifficulty.邁出第一步是最艱難的。Thefroginthewellknowsnothingofthegreatocean.坐井觀天。Thegrassisgreenerontheotherside.這山望著那山高。Therearetwosidestoeveryquestion.問題皆有兩面。Thereisaskeletoninthecupboard.家家有本難念的經(jīng)。Thinktwicebeforeyoudo.三思而后行。Thingsattheworstwil