飞禽与昆虫成语.doc

Bird and Insect Idioms 飞禽与昆虫成语汉语成语一箭双雕在英语中是一石二鸟。中国人的胆小如鼠到了英语里却变成了胆小如鸡。汉语的杀鸡取卵是英语的杀鹅取金蛋。汉语有天下乌鸦一般黑的说法，而英语用乌鸦的飞行比喻直线距离。在英语中，鹅(goose)的名声并不好，在英美等国，鹅是愚笨的象征。英国人常用蜜蜂来比喻忙碌，而在中国人眼里，蜜蜂总是在勤劳地工作，体现的是吃苦耐劳精神。汉语和英语都用蜗牛来表示速度十分缓慢。若表示引起麻烦，汉语和英语都用捅马蜂窝(Stir up a hornets nest). 汉语中的一些成语, 如蛛丝马迹，金蝉脱壳，蜻蜓点水等在英语中是不用spider, cicada or locust或dragonfly来比喻的。胃里有蝴蝶的感觉和在耳朵里放一只跳蚤的感觉可能大家都有过，但汉语没有这样的语言表达。本单元的英语成语跟飞禽、昆虫等有关。关键词包括： bird chicken crow duck goose lark peacock bee butterfly flea fly hornet snail worms 1. Birds-eye view 字面意思：鸟的视野。解释 View from above, covering a wide range.从空中或高处俯瞰；鸟瞰。常跟动词get或have连用。例句 We can get a good birds-eye view of the river from the hill-top.2. Give someone the bird字面意思：给某人一只鸟。解释 Hiss or boo at someone because of his/her bad performance.发出嘘声或boo（音同拉长的不，像是bullshit的省略）；给某人喝倒彩，取笑某人。例句 When the actress forgot her lines, the audience gave her the bird.3. Birds of a feather flock together字面意思：羽毛一样的鸟在一起栖息。解释 People of the same type mix together, associate with each other.物以类聚、人以群居；兴趣或志向相同的人互相联系多。中性成语。例句 I heard his fiance is also a teacher; birds of a feather flock together.4. For the birds字面意思：为鸟提供的。解释 Worthless; undesirable.毫无意义的。例句 The midnight television program is really for the birds.5. Kill two birds with one stone字面意思：一块石头打中两只鸟。解释 Gain two things, carry out two jobs, by doing one thing.一箭双雕；一举两得。例句 He killed two birds with one stone by having dinner at his tutors place.6. Chicken feed字面意思：鸡食。解释 A very small sum of money.微不足道的钱。特指很少的一点钱；九牛一毛，就像大款眼中的一块钱。例句 To a woman as wealthy as she is, 100 yuan is only chicken-feed.7. Chicken out字面意思：像鸡一样胆却退缩。解释 Withdraw (from a dangerous activity).临危退缩。说明：Chicken作动词用。例句 A member of the gang chickened out just before the bank robbery.8. Count ones chickens before they are hatched字面意思：鸡蛋还没孵成小鸡就当小鸡数。解释 Be over-confident of success.高兴过早；对成功的信心过高。说明：出自伊索寓言。例句 You have not concluded the transaction yet, so dont count your chicken before they are hatched.9. Play chicken字面意思：做鸡的游戏。解释 Do something in order to show ones courage, but withdraw from a dangerous activity at the last moment 比试胆量。为显示自己的勇气而要做某事，但在最后一刻退缩回去。说明：与本单元第7条意思相同。例句 The young boys were playing chicken by teasing the snake they found in the grass.10. As the crow flies字面意思：乌鸦飞行的距离。解释 In a straight line, which is the shortest distance.笔直地。直线距离；最短的距离。例句 The distance from Beijing to Baotou is about 500 km as the crow flies.11. Play ducks and drakes 字面意思：玩母鸭和公鸭游戏。解释 (1) Waste money, squander.浪费金钱。例句 The foolish man played ducks and drakes with all his money in gambling and soon became penniless身无分文的.解释 (2) Play one person against the other to get an advantage.鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。例句 The secretary in the General Managers Office played ducks and drakes between the General Manager and the President of the company.12. Eagle-eyed字面意思：像鹰眼睛一样的。解释 Having very keen sight.有眼力，形容一个人观察敏锐。例句 The eagle-eyed detective immediately noticed the spot of blood on the floor.13. A wild goose chase字面意思：追赶野鹅。解释 Useless journey or useless course of action.徒劳的寻找或搜索。例句 The false information she supplied set us off on a wild-goose chase.14. Cook someones goose字面意思：煮某人的鹅。解释 Ruin someones hopes or chances.使某人失去希望或机会。例句 He really cooked my goose when he told her about my other girlfriend.15. Couldnt say boo to a goose字面意思：不敢对鹅说boo。解释 Very timid and shy.非常胆小、害羞。说明：Boo是在喝倒彩，表示抗议等喊出的声音，听起来就像拉长的汉语不。例句 She couldnt say boo to a goose; so dont expect her to make a speech at the graduation ceremony.16. Kill the goose that lays the golden egg字面意思：宰杀下金蛋的鹅。解释 Sacrifice a great benefit in the future for a small immediate benefit.为眼前的小利而失去将来更大的利益。说明：出自伊索寓言。例句 Cutting down fruit trees for firewood is a case of killing the goose that lays the golden egg.17. All someones geese are swans字面意思：他所有的鹅都是天鹅。解释 This idiom is used when describing somebody who overestimates or exaggerates the good quality of other people. 过高地评价自己的人；过分夸大属于自己的东西。例句 He thinks he is more capable than other men, his daughter is cleverer than other girls and his wife is more intelligent All his geese are swans! 18. Raise someones hackles字面意思：使脖颈周围的羽毛立起来。解释 Make someone angry.使人生气，因而准备抗争。其变体为：with ones hackles up.变体：Make someones hackles rise. 说明：Hackles指的是公鸡等家禽的脖颈周围的羽毛。公鸡脖颈周围的羽毛立起来表示愤怒，要进行反抗或战斗。 例句 His wifes unfair criticism has raised his hackles, and he was ready to hit back. 19. Hen pecked husband字面意思：被母鸡啄伤的丈夫。解释 Dominated by ones wife.害怕妻子的丈夫；气管炎（妻管严）。例句 He admits that he is hen pecked and that he must do whatever work she wants him to do around the house.20. Up with the lark字面意思：跟云雀一同起床。解释 Get up early in the morning.很早起床。例句 On the New Years Day, little Yina was up with the lark to help me mark the exam papers.21. As proud as a peacock字面意思：像孔雀一样自豪。解释 Very proud.自豪、得意、骄傲。例句 The girl was as proud as a peacock when she showed me her new bag.22. As busy as a bee字面意思：像蜜蜂一样忙碌。解释 Very busy.非常忙碌。变体：As busy as a beaver（像海狸一样忙碌）。例句 Whenever he comes home, he is as busy as a bee with house work.23. Have a bee in ones bonnet字面意思：头上戴的帽子里有只蜜蜂。 解释 Think about only one idea; be obsessed with something.脑子里只想着一件事情；只为一件事而着迷或困扰。例句 Since he came to this university he has had a bee in his bonnet about TOEFL and GRE.24. Make a beeline for something字面意思：取直线距离奔向某物。解释 Go by the shortest path to something.（因喜欢或受到吸引而）径直奔向某物。例句 When she saw the beautiful dress in the shop, she made a beeline for it.25. Have butterflies in ones stomach字面意思：胃里有蝴蝶。 解释 Have a feeling of extreme nervousness.感到非常紧张。常跟动词have, get或give连用。例句 She had butterflies in her stomach before she had the interview.26. Put a flea into someones ear字面意思：给某人耳朵里放只跳蚤。解释 Criticize somebody severely.严厉地批评某人。例句 The teacher put a flea into the students ear because the student did not hand in the essay on time.27. A fly in the ointment字面意思：油膏里的一只苍蝇。解释 Anything that spoils the value or usefulness of something.美中不足之处。使本来完美的事物变得不完美。例句 We had a wonderful picnic in the park, but the fly in the ointment was that he forgot to bring his tape recorder.28. There are no flies on somebody字面意思：身上没有苍蝇。解释 Somebody is clever, efficient, not easy to deceive, etc.聪明、办事有效率；精干、不易上当受骗。例句 She will complete the project properly; there are no flies on her.29. Stir up a hornets nest字面意思：捅马蜂窝。解释 Cause trouble; cause others to be angry.引起麻烦，使别人生气。例句 When the middle school student told her parents that she was pregnant, she really stirred up the hornets nest.30. At a snails pace字面意思：以蜗牛的速度。解释 Very slowly.非常缓慢。例句 The traffic jam on the freeway was unbelievable and the cars moved at a snails pace.31. Open a can of worms字面意思：打开装满虫子的罐儿。解释 To uncover a set of problems or complications; to create unnecessary complications.暴露问题进而使之复杂化；造成不必要的麻烦。a can of worms大麻烦说明：如果是劝别人不要找麻烦，英文应该是We had better let sleeping dogs lie 别自找麻烦，别多事，没惹是非。（让睡着的狗去睡它的觉，不要惊动在睡觉的狗）。例句 If you start asking questions about the companys accounts, you will open a can of worms.操练成语I. 多项选择练习。1. The audience gave the speaker the bird.A. The speaker was honored.B. The speaker was hissed and booed.C. The speaker was a bird lover. 2. He had a bee in his bonnet.A. He was obsessed with one thing only.B. He had a headache.C. He liked honey very much.3. He cooked my goose.A. He ruined my chance.B. He entertained me.C. He destroyed my kitchen.4. She has butterflies in her stomach.A. She is not honest.B. She is illiterate.C. She is nervous.5. It made her hackles rise.A. She was very excited.B. She is angry and ready to fight. C. She very proud of herself.6. There are no flies on her.A. She is clever, efficient and intelligent.B. She is very careful about hygiene.C. She wears expensive clothes.7. He is a hen-pecked husband.A. He is not afraid of his wife.B. He controls his wife.C. His wife is dominant. 8. The boss is going to put a flea into his ear. A. The boss is going to praise him for his work.B. The boss is going to play this trick on him.C. The boss is going to criticize him severely.9. Dont stir up the hornets nest!A. You are destroying our natural environment!B. You are causing big problems!C. You are killing the goose that lays the golden egg.10. He couldnt say boo to a goose.A. He is bold enough to do anything. B. He is a keen environmentalist.C. He is timid and shy.II. 填单词完成下列成语。1. count your _ before they are hatched.2. _ of a feather flock together.3. All her geese are _.4. have _ in ones stomach.5. open a can of _.6. a _ in the ointment.7. as proud as a _.8. have a bee in ones _.9. make someones _ rise.10. stir up a _ nest.11. There are no _ on him.12. _ feed.13. give someone the _.14. a wild _ chase.15. play ducks and _. III. 找出下列成语的大概意思。1 stir up a hornets nest move very slowly2 have a bee in ones bonnet get up very early3 up with the lark a drawback4 at a snails pace a fruitless pursuit5 a fly in the ointment uncover complications6 a wild goose chase think of one thing only8 open a can of worms create trouble9 chicken feed ruin someones chance 10 cook someones goose small amount of moneyIV. 根据汉英提示写出英语成语。1严厉批评某人 put _ _ _ _ _2一箭双雕 kill _ _ _ _ _3九牛一毛 chicken _4坏了某人的好事 cook _ _5胆小如鼠 couldnt _ _ _ _ _6杀鸡取卵 kill _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7精明强干 There _ _ _ _ _.8捅马蜂窝 stir _ _ _ _9美中不足的事情 a fly _ _ _10喝倒彩 give _ _ _V. 填单词完成下列句子。1. You are extremely underpaid. In fact what you earn now is just _ feed.2. I always have _ in my stomach before an exam.3. They were appalled by the performance, so they gave the actor the _.4. I cooked my own _ by not attending the important meeting.5. Sophie and Mary are just alike. They like each others company because birds of a _ flock together.6. She had a bee in her _ about swimming. She couldnt stop wanting to go swimming.7. He stirred up the hornets _ when he discovered the theft.8. Tell him to clear up the mess before he opens up a new can of _.9. At first he said he would come, but later he _ out. 10. The assist