English_Idioms.ppt

EnglishIdioms 就是下很大的雨 瓢泼大雨 倾盆大雨 It srainingcatsanddogsinNewYork raincatsanddogs 喉咙有只青蛙 这句话是说喉咙疼 说不出话了 Icaughtacoldandhaveafroginthethroat afroginthethroat Hey Al IwasinvitedtobeajudgefortheMissAmericaBeautyPageant Oh really Comeon you repullingmyleg No honestly DoyoureallythinkthatI mtryingtofoolyouwitharidiculousstory Well you vetoldmefoolishstoriesbefore Icanassureyouthatthisoneisforreal PullSomeone sLeg 扯某人的腿 意思就是开玩笑 耍弄某人 直接从马嘴巴里出来当然是可靠的 这句话的意思是从可靠的人那里获得的 消息 情报 HowdidyoufindoutthatJillwasengaged Igottheinformationfromaveryreliablesource YoumeanJilltoldyousoherself That sright Igotitstraightfromthehorse smouth StraightFromtheHorse sMouth 在顶上的狗 在最高点的狗 意思就是有着至高无上权利的某个人或团体 Davidisthetopdogofthiscompany Topdog 象树叶那样抖抖抖 意思就是因为冷 或明或暗紧张或是害怕而发抖 Jackshakeslikealeafwhenhetalkstome Beshakinglikealeaf 把心放在袖子上 那大家都知道你的心思了 这句话的意思就是公开表达自己的感情 让天下人都知道 Davidisthatkindofguywhowearshisheartonhissleeve Wearone sheartonone ssleeve 沙发土豆 意思就是一天到晚坐在沙发上 无所事事 看电视打发时间的人 Don tbeacounchpotato Couchpotato Whenthecat saway themicewillplay 山中无老虎猴子称霸王 enoughtomakeacatspeak 令人惊讶事情太出奇 enoughtomakeahorselaugh 极其可笑让人笑掉大牙 Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush Birdsofafeatherflocktogether Judgeabookbyitscover Idiomaboutfood sbbringhomethebacon 腌肉 Thatmeanssomeonemakesenoughmoneytosupportfamily buttersomeoneupbeextranicetosomeone usuallyforselfishreasons Idiomaboutfood thereisnousecryingoverspilledmilk Thatmeansyoushouldnotgetangrywhensomethingbadhappensandcannotbechanged oneman smeatisanotherman spoison Inotherwords onepersonmightlikesomethingverymuchwhileanotherpersonmighthatethesamething Idiomaboutfood carrottoppersonwithredororangehair SimonisthefirstcarrottopI veevergoneoutwith Idiomaboutfood badeggapersonwhoisoftenintroubleIdon twantmylittlebrotherhangingaroundwiththebadeggsonthestreet cupofteasomethingyouenjoyOperaisn texactlymycupoftea fullofbeanshavealotof silly energyThekidswerefullofbeansafterthecircus Idiomaboutanimals Youcanleadahorsetowater butyoucannotmakehimdrink Thatmeansyoucangivesomeoneadvicebutyoucannotforcehimtodosomethinghedoesnotwanttodo inthedoghouseintroublewithanotherperson Idiomaboutanimals monkeyshinesmeaningtricksorfoolishacts a littlebirdtoldmeIheardsomething usuallysecretiveorunknown fromsomeone notnamed Idiomaboutanimals aswiseasowls聪明astimidasrabbit胆小如鼠swan ssong告别演出nospringchicken已不再年轻的女人 IdiomaboutPartsofthebody haveone sheadintheclouds心不在焉beunawareorunrealisticaboutsomething keepaneyeon照看takecareof watchinordertoprotect stickyourneckout危险处境helpsomeonealot withpossiblebadconsequencesforoneself IdiomaboutPartsofthebody breakaleggood luckToday sthebiggame eh Breakaleg coldfeetnervousjustbeforeabigeventMysisterdidn tgetcoldfeetuntilsheputherweddinggownon costanarmandalegbeveryexpensiveThesecakesaredelicious buttheycostanarmandaleg cryyourheartoutcryveryhardIcriedmyheartoutwhenmybestfriendmovedaway Idiomaboutcolour rollouttheredcarpettreatsomeonelikeroyaltygrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideyoualwayswantwhatyoudon thave Thegrassisgreenerontheotherside Idiomaboutcolour blackandbluebruisedandbeatenWefoundthepoorguyblackandbluenearthetraintracks goldenopportunitytheperfectchanceThemodels conferencewasagoldenopportunityformetosellmybeautyproducts tickledpinkverypleasedandappreciativeMymomwastickledpinkwhenmyfatherbroughtroseshomeforher Fruit 1 theappleofone seye掌上明珠如 Mayistheappleofherfather seye 梅是她父亲的掌上明珠 2 theBigApple纽约城如 ThelittlegirlisfromtheBigApple 这个女孩来自于纽约城 3 topbanana大老板如 Who syourtopbanana 谁是你们的老板 4 alemon没有价值的商品如 Thatcarisalemon 那辆小汽车不值钱 Hittheroad 上路了I mrunninglate Ireallyneedtohittheroad haveacow 俚语 非常生气A WhenItoldmymomIwouldbehomearound2am shehadacow B Duh 废话onthenose 时间的 整点