高三英语一轮复习专题讲解——习语.doc

英语习语谚语4a piece of cake 轻松的事 a wet blanket 枯燥，让人扫兴 all thumbs 笨拙 as bright as a button 聪明极了 as cool as a cucumber 极其冷静 as easy as ABC 非常容易 as easy as pie 易如反掌 as hard as nails 冷酷无情，铁石心肠 as hungry as a lion 极其渴望得到 as light as a feather 很轻盈 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 as proud as a peacock 十分骄傲 as sharp as a spear 聪明，思路敏捷 as sly as a fox 非常狡猾 as tall as a tree 非常高 be a weed 软弱，懦弱 be at odds 有矛盾，合不来 be blessed with brains 很聪明 be green with envy 嫉妒 be in the same boat 处于同样境地 be tickled pink 非常开心 be white as a sheet 惨白如纸 black and blue 青一块紫一块 then and there 立即 burn the midnight oil 开夜车，挑灯夜战 call black white 颠倒黑白 cast iron nerves 坚定的意志 dark horse 黑马 down in the dumps 气馁，沮丧 eat like a bird 食量很小 feel blue 忧郁 feet of clay 内在缺陷 fly off the handle/ hit the roof/ceiling 勃然大怒 green fingers 擅长 hand and foot 完全，周到，全方位 hot under the collar 愤怒的，恼火的 have butterflies in your stomach 心慌，紧张 in the black有盈余 in the red 财政赤字 kill the fatted calf 设宴欢迎 laugh ones head off 大笑 undefined off the top of your head 不假思索 make a mountain out of a molehill/ make a fuss of 小题大做 on cloud nine狂喜 on its last legs 奄奄一息，濒于台 once and for all 永远，彻底地 ones cup of tea 投合脾性的事 over the moon 欣喜若狂，兴高采烈 pull ones leg 开某人玩笑 rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 senior citizen 老人 to sleep like a log 酣睡 twists and turns 曲折 the man in the street 平常百姓 the prodigal son 浪荡子 the salt of the earth 善良诚实的人 Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。 A good beginning is half the battle. 好的开始等于成功的一半。 A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定是金子。 All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事起头难。 A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。 A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。 An eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼以牙还牙。 A still tongue makes a wise head.智者寡言。 Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。 Constant dropping wears away a stone.滴水石穿。 Cut your coat according to your cloth.量体裁衣。（量入为出） Doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事，必干坏事。 Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.不要高兴过早。Dont put the cart before the horse.勿本末倒置。 Empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡。 Every bird likes its own nest the best. 金窝银窝，不如自己的草窝。 Every dog has its day. 凡人皆有得意日。 Experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师。 Experience is the father of wisdom. 经验是智慧之父。 Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 Failure teachers success. 失败是成功之母。 Far from eye, far from heart./ out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。 First come, first served. 先到先招待。Give him an inch and he will take a yard. 得寸进尺。 God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 Good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳。 Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。Haste makes waste. / More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。 He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑在最后，谁笑的最好。 He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。 He who plays with fire gets burnt. 玩火者必自焚。 Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算。 Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源。 In the end, things will mend. 车到山前必有路。Its no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。 It is the first step that is troublesome. 万事起头难。 It never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已一鸣惊人。Judge not from appearance. 人不可貌相。 Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。 Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。Learn not, and know not. 不学则无术。 Let begones be begones. 既往不咎。 Like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。 Look before you leap./ Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。 Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。 Lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返。 Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。 Make hay while the sun shines. / Strike while the iron is hot. 趁晴晒草/趁热打铁 Man proposes, god disposes. 谋事在人成事在天。 Misfortune can be an actual blessing.塞翁失马焉知非福。Misfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行。Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。 Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴焉得虎子。 Of nothing comes nothing. 巧妇难为无米之炊。One mans meat is another mans poison. 青菜萝卜各有所爱。 Pardon all men, but never themselves. 严以律己宽以待人。 Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂（抓了芝麻，丢了西瓜） Prevention is better than cure. 防患于未然。 Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。 The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，