三个臭皮匠胜过诸葛亮.doc

三个臭皮匠胜过诸葛亮TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE 网络英语资源我国谚语有句“三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮”；英文的谚语有相似的，但却少了一个人，说“Two heads are better than one”。此地的heads不是头，而是指头脑或智力。今天我们来谈一谈有关heads的相关词句用法。 ，Head一字，翻开英文辞典则有许多解释，如American Heritage Dictionary就有27条。可是一般说head是指 ，人、兽、物的头，头部；用做数词的头 网络英语资源头脑，智力 网络英语资源机关的主管，首长，首脑等意，我们用头作各种各样的动作。表示同意或赞成时点点头，英文用nod (ones head)(因为nod本身就有点头之意，因而通常省略ones head)；听人家讲话或被上司指责时频频点头表示同意，赞成或顺从的动作称为“nob ones head”。相反地，表示不同意，不赞成或不愿意时的摇头是shake ones head。别人夸奖你，或问你难题而难于作答，或受责备而觉得难为情时你就会搔头抓腮scratch ones head。 ，The student scratched his head before answering the question. 网络英语资源(那个学生回答问题前搔搔头。) ，在听别人讲话时，觉得对方所说内容有疑问或作深思时，把头偏向一边，称为 tilt ones head 或 cock ones head ；把头向前后左右转动的动作为rotate ones head 或roll ones head左右摆动就说move ones head from side to side ；低下头为bend ones head但是像打架时或拳击选手迅速低下以闪避对方的打击则用duck ones head。 ，The boxer ducked his head in the first round so as to avoid being hit by his opponent . 网络英语资源(拳击选手在第一回合中急速低头闪避以免挨对手击中。) ，英文里与head连用的词句和中文的说法相似者相当不少。我们常说某某人很有头脑，某某人很有数学头脑等等。英文就有a good head。 ，John has a good head for mathematics. 网络英语资源(约翰很有数学头脑。) ，The speaker had a good head for figures, so he convinced the audience of what he said in his lecture. 网络英语资源(那位演讲人对数字很有把握，因而使听众对他的演讲非常信服。) ，如果有一个人在肩膀之上有一颗聪明的脑袋，他或她一定非常有才气，而且能干；所以a good head on ones shoulders 就指一个人很有才干，又有常识或判断力。 ，Lawrence has a good head on his shoulders and has been promoted to an executive position recently. 网络英语资源(罗连斯非常能干，最近被提升到主管的职位。) ，John has a good head on his shoulders; he never drives too fast in Taipei. 网络英语资源(约翰很有判断力，他在台北从不开快车。) ，对于年轻有为而处事稳重的人中文常用老成持重来形容，英文称之为an old head on young shoulders 。 ，William has(或is) an old head on young shoulders and handles his business very well. 网络英语资源(威廉老成持重，把生意处理得很好。) ，如果把上面所说的good和old换成其他的字，意思也就不同了：如He has a long head，不是说他有很长的头而是他有远见；He has a hard head 是指他有注重实际事务的头脑或他很顽固之意。至于He has a cool head是意谓他有冷静的头脑。可是He has a swollen(或swelled)head并不是说他的头肿大而是说他非常自负： ，When Robert won the contest, he got a swollen head. 网络英语资源(当劳勃赢得比赛时，他志得意满。) ，Pretty girls shouldnt get a swollen head about it. 网络英语资源(漂亮的小姐不应该因漂亮而自傲。) ，swelled head的形容词为swell-headed（自负的）： ，After he was promoted head of bureau, William became swell-headed. 网络英语资源(威廉被提升为局长时，显得非常自负。) ，当您告诉别人多用脑筋时，可以用use your head : ，James, use your head and work harder! 网络英语资源(詹姆斯，多用脑筋并且工作勤快些吧！) ，If you used your head a little bit, you wouldnt be in trouble like this. 网络英语资源(如果稍微用一点脑筋，你就不会惹上这种麻烦了。) ，从头到脚也就是全身，英文有from head to heel 或from head to foot,也可以用head to foot，其词意是和中文的意思相同： ，The lady is dressed in white from head to foot and looks like a bride. 网络英语资源(那位妇人全身穿着白色衣服，看起来像个新娘子。) ，中文碰壁，英文也有bang ones head against a brick wall, beat ones head against a brick wall,也就是徒劳无功的意思： ，Trying to make him change his mind is just beating your head against a wall. 网络英语资源(想要改变他的心意，你一定会碰壁。) ，为了集思广益，召集许多人商议、计划等为put (their) heads together, 或lay(their)heads together ： ，The members of the Welfare Association laid their heads together and decided to have a picnic on Teachers Day. 网络英语资源(福利委员会委员们商量结果决定教师节那一天要举办郊游。) ，The Government personnel officials put their heads together and finally decided to extend the Moon Festival holiday to the following Monday. 网络英语资源(政府的人事官员们商议后终于决定中秋节次日补假一天。) ，有时候想到某些事情或有了什么想法，有相似的enter ones head或get into ones head： ，It never entered my head that he would became a famous writer. 网络英语资源(我从没有想到他会成为著名的作家。) ，He got it into his head that he had cancer. 网络英语资源(他以为患了癌症。) ，当一个人做了见不得人的事而感到羞耻或惭愧以致抬不起头来，或感到垂头丧气，英文有hide ones head或hang ones head的说法： ，The thieves hid their heads when they appeared on TV. 网络英语资源(那一帮小偷出现在电视上时垂头掩面。) ，The boy hung his head when his father asked him if he broke the window. 网络英语资源(他父亲问他有没有打破玻璃窗时，那男孩低下了头。) ，还有一句中、英文词义相同的词句above ones head或over ones head，意思是越级报告或越级请求。 ，He went over his immediate supervisors head to complain to the general manager. 网络英语资源(他不经过直接上司而越级向总经理申诉。) ，The board chairman said that it was done over his head. 网络英语资源(董事长说那件事是未与他商量而做的。) ，over(或above)ones head 另外还有无法了解，超越某人了解范围之外之意，如： ，The English lesson today was so difficult that it went over my head. 网络英语资源(今天的英文课太难，我无法了解。) ，The TOEFL test last time was quite over my head. 网络英语资源(上次的托福考试我简直无法应付。) ，The lecture given by a well-known scholar yesterday was above the heads of the high-school students. 网络英语资源(昨天的一位有名的学者的演讲，对于高中学生简直听不懂。) ，结束本文以前，想再介绍一对词句，那就是keep ones head和lose ones head。“keep one head ”的词意是保持冷静而lose ones head 则是完全相反的失去理智之意。 ，When Mary heard the fire alarm, she kept her head and looked for the nearest emergency exit. 网络英语资源(当玛丽听到失火的警铃时，她保持冷静而寻找最近的太平门。) ，When the fire broke out in the movie theater, the people lost their heads and ran in all directions. 网络英语资源