快乐美语英语谚语.doc

快乐美语 Proverbs谚语必通 1 Do not keep all the eggs in one basket. 2 Talking mends no holes. 3 Never offer to tech fish to swim.4 A contented mind is a perpetual feast.5 Diamond cuts diamond. 6 Tall trees catch much wind. 7 Health is better than wealth. 8 Courtesy costs nothing. 9 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 10 Honesty and diligence should be your eternal mates. 11 Strike while the iron is hot. 12 Idleness is the root of all evil. 13 Waste not, want not. 14 Nothing venture, nothing have. 15 Accidents will happen. 16 In the Rainy Season of Spring It drizzles endlessly during the rainy season in spring,Travelers along the road look gloomy and miserable. When I ask a shepherd boy where I can find a tavern, He points at a distant hamlet nestling amidst apricot blossoms. 快乐美语 Slangs 俚语必备catch some Zs A: Excuse me. I have to catch some Zs. B: I thought you just woke up. Sleepy head. get a load of A: Check this out, man. My uncle gave me this crotch-rocket as a birthday present. B: Wow, thats awesome. Can I get a load of it? max out A: Im working 70 hours this week. Im totally maxed out. B :70 hours? Id be dead if I worked this hard. the man (the Man) A:O.K. Your car is fixed. There should be no more problem now.B: Youve got it taken care of just like that? Youre the man.armpit A: Oh, man. This room is an absolute armpit! Whens the last time you cleaned this place?B: The last time my mom was here.have a cow A: When I told my mom I would be home around 2 am, she had a cow! B: Duh! eye : “Mind your eye!” / the eyes of a ship, the eye of a needle, the eye of a typhoon.ear : A piece of light music is easy on the ear. / We are usually all ears for bit news. Wall have ears. / Little pitchers have big ears. nose: nose to nose / lead somebody by the nose turn up ones nose at somebody or something lip: Dont open your lips Sometimes a top secret is betrayed because it has escaped someones lips Then the incident may become a piece of news that is on everybodys lips tongue: hold ones tongue A person who has too much tongue is disliked by all, for he is too talkative. Mother tongue is not the tongue of a mother: it is a persons native language. You have a tongue in your head, havent you?西方人的行为准则1.If you open it, close it.2. If you turn it on, turn it off.3. lf you unlock it, lock it.4. If you break it, repair it.5. If you cant fix it, call someone who can.6. If you borrow it, return it.7. If you use it, take care of it.8. If you make a mess, clean it up.9. If you dont know how to operate it, leave it alone.10. If it belongs to somebody else and you want to use it, get permission .快乐美语 Proverbs谚语必通 1 Do not keep all the eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷。2 Talking mends no holes. 空谈无济于事。3 Never offer to tech fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。4 A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常乐。5 Diamond cuts diamond. 强中更有强中手。6 Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。7 Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富。8 Courtesy costs nothing. 彬彬有礼，惠而不费。9 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事，今日毕。10 Honesty and diligence should be your eternal mates. 诚实与勤奋应成为你永久的伴侣。11 Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。12 Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源。13 Waste not, want not. 细水长流。14 Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。15 Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。16 In the Rainy Season of Spring 清明 杜牧It drizzles endlessly during the rainy season in spring,清明时节雨纷纷Travelers along the road look gloomy and miserable. 路上行人欲断魂When I ask a shepherd boy where I can find a tavern, 借问酒家何处有，He points at a distant hamlet nestling amidst apricot blossoms. 牧童遥指杏花村。快乐美语 Slangs 俚语必备catch some Zs 小睡一下 英解：sleep漫画里的人睡觉, 不是都画Z,Z,Z.来表示吗? 这里的 catch some Zs 就是这样来的。I have to catch some Zs. 也可以说I have to take a nap. 或 I need to snooze.A: Excuse me. I have to catch some Zs. A: 抱歉! 我想小睡一下。B: I thought you just woke up. Sleepy head.B: 我以为你才刚睡醒。爱睡虫。get a load of 试试 英解： try, check out because it is interestingload这个字原本是装载或负担的意思，例如：load a gun就是指将枪装上子弹。而get a load of在这边则是指尝试或体验某件有趣事情的意思。 A: Check this out, man. My uncle gave me this crotch-rocket as a birthday present. B: Wow, thats awesome. Can I get a load of it? max out 累惨了英解：To do something with as much effort and determination as you canmax 是极限的意思。maxed out是用来表示一个人累惨了, 或付出非常大的努力。A: Im working 70 hours this week. Im totally maxed out. B :70 hours? Id be dead if I worked this hard. the man (the Man) 大哥; 厉害的人：someone who has the ability over youYoure the man. 这个口语对象不一定要是男人, 只要是有人作了一件很厉害的事, 你就可以好象很崇拜地拍拍他(她)的肩膀说:Youre the man.A:O.K. Your car is fixed. There should be no more problem now.B: Youve got it taken care of just like that? Youre the man.一下子就搞好了!大哥真厉害!armpit 脏而令人不舒服的地方英解：a very unpleasant or ugly place.A: Oh, man. This room is an absolute armpit! Whens the last time you cleaned this place?B: The last time my mom was here.have a cow 非常生气英解：to be very angry or surprised or very un pleasantA: When I told my mom I would be home around 2 am, she had a cow!B: Duh! 废话!(怎么会不生气?)eye The eyes are extremely precious to us. That is why we say “Mind your eye (当心)!”when we reminding someone to be careful. Not only human beings and animals have eyes, many things also have “eyes”- the eyes of a ship, the eye of a needle, the eye of a typhoon, and so on. ear The ear is the organ of hearing. A piece of light music is easy on the ear. (悦耳动听). We are usually all ears (专心聆听) for bit news. When they think somebody is overhearing, English people use either of the two proverbs: Walls have ears (隔墙有耳) and Pitchers have ears (壶罐有耳). They also think that little pitchers have big ears(小孩子耳朵尖). Nice boys and girls respect other people. They will not secretly listen to others private conversations. nose The English phrase face to face (面对面) and its Chinese counterpart(对应)are exactly the same. But English people, to express the same idea, can say nose to nose instead. There is no such substitute in Chinese. The word nose appears in many idioms. Here are two which are quite similar to their Chinese equivalents: lead somebody by the nose (牵着某人的鼻子走) and turn up ones nose at somebody or something (对某人或某物嗤之一鼻). lipWe have two lips: the upper lip and the lower lip. If ones two lips are closed, one cannot speak. So it goes without saying that dont open your lips (不要开口) means dont speak. His lips are sealed. Are his lips really stuck together by wax or glue? No, his lips are sealed when asked about something that he must keep secret. Sometimes a top secret is betrayed because it has escaped someones lips (脱口而出). Then the incident may become a piece of news that is on everybodys lips (众口相传). tongue We all know we cannot speak without the tongue. So the tongue is closely related to speech. To hold ones tongue (保持沉默) means to keep silent. A person who has too much tongue (太多嘴) is disliked by all, for he is t