englishidioms1(10个).ppt

,Idiomatic Expressions,Idiomatic Expressions 1,a pipe dream - a fantastic notion or vain hope - 幻想，白日梦 Origin 十八九世纪，鸦片在英国文人中广泛盛行。这个成语中，pipe 指抽鸦片的烟管。人抽了鸦片后会产生幻觉，这个时候的梦想当然是虚幻、无法实现的，所以人们用这个短语表示幻想、想入非非。 Example most people believed it to be a pipe dream to break a world record in a short period.,Idiomatic Expressions 2,to bite the bullet - to endure pain with fortitude - 忍受痛苦，死撑硬顶 Origin 美国内战中，麻醉剂还没有广泛使用。当时，战地医生动手术时，往往拿块木头或者别的东西给他咬住，而子弹到处都是，经常作此用途。 Example If you choose to do it and youre willing to bite the bullet, you are heading towards success.,Idiomatic Expressions 3,to put the cart before the horse - to reverse the priority of any two things - 本末倒置 Origin 此语意思简单易懂，车应该在马后边，如果放在马前面，就是“本末倒置”。 Example In education, the practice of exaggerating the importance of marks but overlooking social abilities will only put the cart before the horse.,Idiomatic Expressions 4,to look before you leap - to think carefully before doing things - 三思而后行 Origin 源自伊索寓言。一只口渴的山羊经过一口井，刚好井里有一只狡猾的狐狸，告诉山羊说井水很甜，这只山羊毫不犹豫地跳了下去。结果狐狸凭借山羊的角跳出了深井，山羊却被困在井底，狐狸嘲笑山羊跳之前没看清楚。人们现在用此语表示做事要考虑清楚，不要盲目行事。 Example Are you really going to date him? Look before you leap.,Idiomatic Expressions 5,to mind ones ps and qs - to do things with the greatest of care; to be cautious - 小心谨慎 Origin 以前是用活字印刷时，因为印出来的字是正面的，所以排版的时候必须将字母反过来。所以人们经常会提醒排字工人一定要小心谨慎，必要混淆了这两个字母。 Example When the principal of he school inspected the class, the students all minded their ps and qs.,Idiomatic Expressions 6,to read between the lines - to perceive or detect an obscure or unexpressed meaning - 领会言外之意 Origin 古时候人们在信中用一般的墨水写字，然后用看不见的墨水在字里行间写一些保密的信息，用来传达秘密信息。收信者为了获得信息，就必须“read between the lines”. Example Edgar is still green. She still hasnt learnt to read between the lines.,Idiomatic Expressions 7,to face the music - to go through trouble or danger; to accept punishment - 面对麻烦，接受惩罚 Origin 它是由舞台产生的，只要催演员上场的音乐一响，演员就没有任何的选择的余地，只能 “face the music”，硬着头皮上。 Example Jerry broke the lamp and had to face the music when his father got home.,Idiomatic Expressions 8,to make hay while sun shines - to make good use of he opportunity - 把握时机 Origin 青草割下来之后要在太阳下翻晒才能做成干草，所以要在阳光灿烂的时候抓紧时间制作干草。 Example Now you should make hay while the sun shines to improve your oral English.,Idiomatic Expressions 9,to beat/flog a dead horse - to make useless efforts - 重提旧事，徒劳无功，多此一举 Origin 鞭打马匹是为了让马跑得更快，但若马已经死了，无论如何鞭打，都是徒劳无功，多此一举了。 Example I hate to beat a dead horse, but I have to tell you again the importance of the meeting.,Idiomatic Expressions 10,to look for a needle in a haystack - to do something that is hard or impossible to realize - 海底捞针 Origin 十九世纪起