课件提纲 Lecture 5 Idioms.doc

Lecture Five Idioms Lead-inTake these exercises as a quiz to check your knowledge of idioms“Do English idioms drive you round the bend （使发疯,使发狂）, send you potty (使发疯似的, 使着迷的) or make you go bananas (发疯, 神经错乱)? Maybe you find them as clear as mud (令人费解,让人摸不到头脑), and they leave you thinking that you are as thick as two short planks (笨得像木头人) because you cant get your head around them (理解,明白)? Well, help is at hand - try this book and you could end up thinking that you are Jack the Lad (有自信但鲁莽,酷哥) and on top of it all (数一数二的,首屈一指的). -Cambridge University Press put together 7000 of the most common idioms in English.” - How do you know about Johns illness?- Oh, I heard it on the grapevine.from bamboo telegraph通过非正式的渠道得到的，小道的 He always goes at things like a bull in a china shop!clumsy, reckless 莽撞行事,笨拙卤莽,笨手笨脚 Lets call it a day. I am very tired and we have covered the main points of the meeting I think.have a rest, have a break vi. 收工(休息,终止) You should fall in with our arrangements; we cant make alternative plans for you.agree with , approve of vt. 同意,和.一致 “Do you think Mary will quit her job now that shes pregnant?” Yeah, when pigs fly! by no means 永无可能；决不可能 She had to bite the bullet and give in to her bosss unreasonable demands.set sbs teeth, clench ones teeth 忍痛，咬紧牙关；咬子弹（强忍痛苦） When Carols son got an F on his report card, she hit the ceiling! Extremely angry, fly into a rage勃然大怒, 暴跳如雷, 大发雷霆 Idioms with Animals To eat like a horse. To eat a great deal 狼吞虎咽 To work like a horse To work very hard 象黄牛一样干活,拼命工作 A dead horse matter No longer of concern 已成定局 A willing horse A keen worker 心甘情愿努力干活的人,孺子牛 A dark horse A person or thing whose true character and worth is unknown but may be better than is thought 黑马,出其不意的获胜者 Hold your horses Stop, wait 耐心些,别着急,等一等 Lock the stable door after the horse has bolted Take action too late 贼去关门,为时已晚;亡羊补牢 Put the cart before the horse To do things in the wrong order车置马前 (喻指本末倒置 ) Change horses midstream Change ones opinions in the middle of something 中途变卦 ,阵前换将 Horse Opera A cowboy movie 西部片(尤指反映19世纪下半叶美国西部生活的电影,电视剧等) Horse player A gambler 常赌马之人,赌徒,赌棍 Horse trading Making business deals after hard and skilful bargaining 经过精明算计的交易; 讨价还价 Horse sense Common sense 常识Idioms with bird an early bird 早到者,早起的人 a cunning bird 机灵鬼 the Swan of Avon 埃文河上的天鹅,卓越的诗人，歌手Idioms with dog an old dog 老手,有经验的人 a lucky dog 幸运儿 ,幸运之人 a dumb dog 沉默不语的人Idioms with fish a big fish 大人物，大亨 a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物,小圈子里的重要人物, 鸡头 like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖） there are other fish in the sea 天涯何处无芳草Idioms with other animals at a snails pace 缓慢地, 慢条斯里 parrot fashion 鹦鹉学舌 cry wolf 狼来了,发假警报(在不需要援助时求援), 谎言欺人 kill the goose that lays the golden egg 杀鸡取卵; 竭泽而渔 throw someone to the lion 送入虎口 wolf in sheeps clothing 披着羊皮的狼, 口蜜腹剑的人In-class Exercisesbeehorsedonkeymousechicken liontiger fishlarkmulebatgooselambsheepfoxbearowleel1. as busy as a(n) bee2. as cunning as a(n) fox3. as strong as a(n) horse4. as slippery as a(n) eel5. as blind as a(n) bat6. as meek as a(n) sheep7. as happy as a(n) lark8. as foolish as a(n) donkey9. as stubborn as a(n) mule10. as wise as a(n) owl11. as majestic as a(n) lion12. as stupid as a(n)gooseTranslate the following Animal Idioms 1. love me, love my dog爱屋及乌 2. lead a dogs life过着牛马一样的生活 3. hold a wolf by the ears骑虎难下 4. drink like a fish牛饮 5. make a lions meal of狼吞虎咽 6. Scapegoat替罪羊 7. like a drowned rat落汤鸡 8. black sheep害群之马 9. chicken-hearted胆小如鼠 10. triton among the minnows鹤立鸡群 11. fish in the troubled water浑水摸鱼 12. birds of the same feather一丘之貉 1. 亚洲四小龙four tigers 2. 鸡犬不宁的生活a cat and dog life 3. 吹牛talk horse 4. 狐假虎威donkey in a lions hide 5. 摸老虎屁股twist the lions tail Idioms with colourssee red怒不可遏；怒火中烧；火冒三丈a red-letter day大喜之日,不寻常的一天1. It takes weeks to go through all the red tape involved in getting permission.A. important occasionsB. necessary documentsC. complicated official rules and regulations, esp. when these are considered unnecessary.繁琐的官方规则,尤指不必要的规则2. Hes the blue-eyed boy and has been promoted several times in the past two years.A. a very handsome and capable personB. a person treated with special favour by somebodyC. a person who often irritates others.宠儿；红人3. Hes still green and bound to make mistakes, but I think hell bear watching.A. childishB. too weak to depend on himselfC. lacking experience, not mature enough.新手,不世故的，天真的, 易受骗的, 没有经验的4. She was tickled pink when she heard that she was the only person who was offered such a chance.A. extremely pleasedB. extremely offendedC. extremely upset乐不可支；喜不自胜；眉开眼笑；高兴极了5. Im afraid we shouldnt go on chatting like this. The new manager could arrive out of blue.A. unexpectedly; without warningB. with an angry expressionC. to give somebody a lesson.意外的，突入其来的, 事先未告知的6. Our boss is rather stern and sometimes looks a bit haughty, but he isnt really as black as hes painted.A. as dark-skinned as he is describedB. as dangerous as he looksC. as bad as he is said to be不像别人说得那么坏, 不像传说中的那么坏7. Hes browned off with his job and decided to enter a university to study for his second degree.A. unequal toB. bored; fed upC. desperate for.厌烦的8. No doubt that your father has green fingers. What a lovely garden!A. has a skill in keeping grass green foreverB. works very hardC. has a skill in growing plants绿手指，园艺能手9. Im afraid something bad may happen. We need to prepare for the worst.A. Ive seen the red light.B. Ive seen the green light.C. Ive seen the yellow light.觉察危险迫近10. The government has finally given permission to start the project that has been discussed for several years.A. given the red light toB. given the green light toC. given the yellow light to准许某人做某事；开绿灯11.We seldom see you, but you are off the next minute.A. see you only once in a blue moon.B. see you only once in a silver moon.C. see you only once in a grey moon.千载难逢地；极少地；破天荒地; 几乎见不到面12. She has been in very good health after she made a habit of jogging every morning.A. in the brownB. in the redC. in the pink精神或身体状态好, 满面红光（非常健康）13. Mr. Johnson is the chief editor in this press who is responsible for crossing out or altering the offensive parts of a book before it is shown to the public.A. holds the red pencil.B. holds the blue pencil.C. holds the black pencil.有权校订, 大权在握、把关14. This is a rich district where many wealthy people live in their luxurious houses.A. a brown-stone districtB. a red-stone districtC. a white-stone district富人住宅区, 富人区15. What a relief when I found that I still have money in my bank account! But I cant spend money like this any longer.A. Im in the red.B. Im in the black.C. Im in the blue.银行里还有钱, 有偿付能力的16. He was discovered in the act of cheating by looking up his textbooks in the examination.A. caught red-handed.B. caught white-handed.C. caught black-handed.考试作弊; 当场发现某人正做坏事或犯罪17. What a fabulous car! - Im very jealous.A. red with envy.B. blue with envy.C. green with envy.嫉妒, 红眼病18.That was only a harmless lie. I didnt want to hurt her. I know if she knew the truth, she would do something silly.A. a green lieB. a white lieC. a grey lie善意的谎言19. As a man with plenty of guts, he is the person who is expected to bring success to his company which is on the verge of bankrupt.A. the white hope.B. the red hope.C. the green hope. 众望所归的, 寄予厚望者20. The new rules for police procedure cleared up a lot of ambiguous areas which had been difficult to deal with.A. black areasB. grey areasC. blue a