English_Idioms.ppt

1、EnglishIdioms,ByYvette,Christine,Emma,Sophia,Content,BriefIntroduction,1,OtherInterestingIdioms,4,IdiomsAboutWeather,3,IdiomsAboutAnimals,2,WhatIsIdiom?,Anidiomisanexpression,word,orphrasethathasafigurativemeaningthatiscomprehendedinregardtoacommonuseofthatexpressionthatisseparatefromtheliteralmeani

2、ngordefinitionofthewordsofwhichitismade.,Samewordshavedifferentmeanings:,makeup编造，讲和，弥补，化妆，铺床setoff出发，引起，点燃turnoutTurnoutthelight.(打开）Thewholeturnedoutfortheevent.（参加）Thismachinecanturnout300copiesaminute.（生产）Itturnedouttobeamistake.（结果，证明是）,So,firstofall,astudentshouldlearnnottolookedownonsuchidiom

3、sjustbecausetheyremadeupofsuchsimpleandeasywords.Heshouldlookoutforidenticalphraseswithdifferentmeaningsandlookthemupinadictionaryifhesnotsure.Hesboundtorunintoalotoftroublewhenhefirstusesthem,butheshouldntgivein,muchlessgiveup.Ifhekeepstryingandkeepsatitlongenoughhellmakeoutandthingswillturnoutwell

4、intheend.,Beforehegetsthehangofhowtousethemhellmakealotofmistakes.Somemistakeswillcausepeopletoholdtheirsideswithlaughter,butthatshouldntputhiminastew.Heshouldlearntoputupwithsuchthings.Youmightsaythatspartofthegame.,Whentranslatinganidiom,thefirstjobistograspthemeaningoftheoriginal.吃软不吃硬bullythewea

5、kbutyieldtoonewhofightsback布衣蔬食wearcottonclothesandeatvegetablefoodcoarseclothesandsimplefare,害人虫：anevilperson/anevilcreatureThechangeissmall,butsignificant;givesmoreoftheoriginalChineseflavourandenhancestheEnglish自投罗网：throwoneselfintothetrap/walkrightintothetrapThefirstversionisamoreliteralrenderin

6、g,thelaterversionismoreinkeepingwiththeEnglishwayofsayingthis.奇花异木：rareflowersandtrees/exoticflowersandraretreesThechangesareastylisticimprovementandmoreinharmonywiththetoneoftheChinese.,Idiomsaboutanimals,Cat,thecatrepresentstheguardianoftheUnderworld,stoic,silentandmysterious,Theykeepthesecretsoft

7、heOtherworldeternallytothemselves,astheygazewithguileuponaworldthatdoesnotseeorunderstandthedepthoftheirknowledge.InWesterntradition,blackcatshavebeenassociatedwithwitchcraft.,cat,AcathasninelivesCatshidetheirclaws.AglovedcatcatchesnomiceThecatshutsitseyeswhenstealingcreamAcatmaylookataking.Itrainsc

8、atsanddogs.,猫有九条命(吉人天相)知人知面不知心不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。掩耳盗铃小人物也应有些权利下倾盆大雨,大雨滂沱,Cat,letthecatoutofthebagseehowthecatjumpsThescaldedcatfearscoldwater.Whenthecatsaway,themicewillplay.,说走了嘴看风使舵,随机应变一朝被蛇咬,三年怕井绳大王外出,小鬼跳粱,Dog,Egyptiangodwhosechargeistoinsuresafetransitionsfromcommonreality(physicallifeonEarth)intotheA

9、fterlifeexperience.Withtheheadofajackal(ofcanineilk),Anubisdonsthesuper-powerfulsensoryperceptionofthedog.Further,thatdogconnectionrepresentstheepitomeofprotection,guidance,loyaltyandadherencetotheflowofunseenspiritualenergy.,Dog,FidelityLoyaltyAssistanceIntelligenceObedienceProtectionCommunityCoope

10、rationResourcefulnessCommunicationSensoryPerception,Dog,Astaffisquicklyfoundtobeatadogwith.EverydoghashisdayLetsleepingdogslieAllarenotthievesthatdogsbarkat.Giveadoganillname,欲加之罪，何患无词人人皆有得意时勿惹事生非不要以貌取人人言可畏,Dog,Fightdog,fightbear.一决雌雄Anolddogwilllearnnonewtricks老年人很难适应新事物Tohelpalamedogoverastile.雪中送

11、炭Betteralivingdogthanadeadlion.好死不如歹活,Fish,Neveroffertoteachfishtoswim.切勿班门弄斧。Gotothesea,ifyouwouldfishwell.不入虎穴，焉得虎子Itisasillyfishthatiscaughttwicewiththesamebait.智者不上第二次当Ifwaterisnoisy,therearenofishinit.夸夸其谈者无真才实学Theresasgoodfishintheseaasevercameoutofit.海里的好鱼多的是.(强中更有强中手.)Fishbeginstostinkattheh

12、ead.上梁不正下梁歪,Bird,Itsanillbirdthatfoulsitsownnest.家丑不可外扬Finefeathersmakefinebirds.人要衣装，马要鞍Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以类聚，人以群分Abirdisknownbyitsnote,andamanbyhistalk.听音识鸟，闻言识人Eachbirdlovestohearhimselfsing.鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏)Youcannotcatcholdbirdswithchaff.有经验的人难骗,idiomsaboutotheranimals,Thefoxmaygrowgr

13、ey,butnevergood.Thefoxpreysfarthestfromhishole.Tobeardthelioninhisden.Toputthecartbeforethehorse.Torunaftertwohares.Manistomanawolf,江山易改本性难移兔子不吃窝边草太岁头上动土本末倒置脚踏两只船尔虞我诈,Dontridethehighhorse勿摆架子Hairbyhairyouwillpulloutthehorsestail.水滴石穿Itisapoormousethathasonlyonehole.狡兔三窟Mayaswellasbehangedforasheepas

14、alamb.一不做，二不休Pigslovethatlietogether.臭味相投Whatcanyouexpectfromapigbutagrunt?狗嘴里吐不出象牙,Idiomsaboutweather,geographylargelydeterminehumanslivingcondition,thusshapepeoplesmodeoflivingandthinking.Someidiomsarerelatedtothelivingenvironmentofitspeople.Hereissomeidiomsaboutweather.,afacelikethunder=tolookver

15、yangry:eg.Whatsupwithhimtoday?Hehasafacelikethunder!afair-weatherfriend=afriendwhodoesntsupportyouinbadtimes:eg.ImabitdisappointedinJohnandDavid.Itturnedouttheywereonlyfair-weatherfriends.,asnowballschance=verylittlechance(asmuchchanceasasnowballhasinhell):eg.Wedonthaveasnowballschanceofwinningthatc

16、ontract!“oncloudnine=veryhappybecausesomethingwonderfulhashappened.eg.Whenthebossannouncedmypromotion,Iwasoncloudnine!,astorminateacup=alotoffussoversomethingsmall:eg.Dontworryaboutthosetwoarguing.itsjustastorminateacup.beabreeze=tobeeasy:eg.Shehasmusicaltalentsolearningtoplaythepianoisabreezeforher

17、.”befullofhotair=talkingalotbutneverdoingwhatonesays:eg.“Thatpoliticianisfullofhotair.Hemakesalotofpromisesbutneverkeepsthem.”,besnowedunder=tobeverybusy:eg.Weresnowedunderatwork.blowhotandcold=tokeepchangingyourattitude:eg.Theyreblowinghotandcoldoverthisissue.Itsimpossibletoknowwhattheywant!brass-m

18、onkeyweather=verycoldweather:eg.Itsbrass-monkeyweathertoday.Youdbetterwrapupwarm!”chasingrainbows=trytogetsomethingtheywillneverobtain.eg.ShestryingtogetintoHarvardbutIerainorshine=whateverhappens:eg.Hesalwaysworkinginhisgardencomerainorshine.,intheeyeofthestorm=deeplyinv

19、olvedinasituationwhichisdifficultorcontroversialandaffectsalotofpeople.eg.TheministerwasoftenintheeyeofthestormduringthedebateonthewarinIraq.,oncloudnine=veryhappybecausesomethingwonderfulhashappened.eg.Whenthebossannouncedmypromotion,Iwasoncloudnine!reachforthemoon=veryambitiousandtrytoachievesomet

20、hingevenifitsdifficult.eg.Jennyistalentedandambitious;shealwaystendstoreachforthemoon.saveupforarainyday=putmoneyasideforwhenyoumightneeditlater:eg.Idontwanttospendthisextramoney.Illsaveitupforarainyday.“,seewhichwaythewindblows=toanalyseasituationbeforedoingsomething:eg.Imgoingtoseewhichwaythewindb

21、lowsbeforeaskingheraboutaraise.“snowedunder=verybusywitheg.IcantgotothepartyonSaturdaybecauseImsnowedunderwithwork.,stealsomeonesthunder=dowhatsomeoneelsewasgoingtodoandgetallthepraise:eg.Youllstealherthunderifyouwearthatdresstonight!takearaincheck=postponesomething:eg.Idontreallywanttogothecinemato

22、night.Canwetakearain-checkonit?makehaywhilethesunshines=usedasanencouragementtotakeadvantageofagoodsituationwhichmaynotlast.eg.Successfulsportsmenareadvisedtomakehaywhilethesunshines.,thelullbeforethestorm=aquiettimebeforeabusyordifficulttime:eg.ItsgoingtogetverybusyonThursday.Todayandtomorrowarejus

23、tthelullbeforethestorm.,undertheweather=notfeelverywell,sick:eg.Imfeelingabitundertheweatheratthemoment.weatherthestorm=tosurviveadifficultsituation:eg.Thisrecessionisquiteseriousanditsbecomingdifficulttoweatherthestorm.“,Otherinterestingidioms,One:onetoomany多余的，不需要的oneinathousand优秀的人（或事物）Oneboyisab

24、oy,twoboyshalfaboy,threeboysnoboy.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。Oneeyewitnessisbetterthantenhearsays.百闻不如一见。Onegoodturndeservesanother.行善积德。Onemansfaultisothermanslesson.前车之鉴。Oneswallowdoesnotmakeasummer.一燕不成夏。Bettermasteronethanengagewithten.会十事不如精一事。Whenonewillnot,twocannotquarrel.一个巴掌拍不响。,Two:two-way双向

25、的intwos两个两个地intwotwos立刻；一转眼puttwoandtwotogether根据所见、所闻等推测出真相e.g.Heisratherinclinedtoputtwoandtwotogetherandmakefive.他一推测就出圈儿。Foureyesseemorethantwo.集思广益。Ifyourunaftertwohares,youwillcatchneither.脚踏两条船，必定落空。Killtwobirdswithonestone.一箭双雕。Onecannotbeintwoplacesatonce.一心不可二用。Onehourtodayisworthtwotomorr

26、ow.争分夺秒效率高。Twoheadsarebetterthanone.三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。,Three:bytwosandthrees三三两两three-bottleman大酒徒Ittakesthreegenerationstomakeagentleman.十年树木，百年树人。Four:foursquare直率的；坦白的onallfours爬着four-letteredwords下流话,Atsixesandsevens为习语，意为：乱七八糟，七上八下，杂乱无章，一片混乱e.g.Theboymadetheroomatsixesandsevens.这男孩把房间弄得乱七八糟的。Ihaventh

27、adtimetoarrangeeverythingsoImallatsixesandsevens.我没来得及把每件事都安排好，因此心里七上八下的。Theyheldapartylastnightandeverythingwasatsixesandsevenswhentheguestsleft.昨晚他们开了一个家庭聚会。当客人散尽之后，一切物品都挪了位置。,1.pullonesleg开玩笑（不是“拉后腿”）2.inonesbirthdaysuit赤身裸体（不是“穿着生日礼服”）3.eatoneswords收回前言（不是“吃话”）4.anappleoflove西红柿（不是“爱情之果”）5.handwritingonthewall不祥之兆（不是“大字报”）6.bringdownthehouse博得全场喝彩（不是“推倒房子”）,7.haveafit勃然大怒（不是“试穿”）8.makeoneshairstandonend令人毛骨悚然恐惧（不是“令人发指-气愤”）10.thinkagreatdealofoneself高看或看重自己（不是“为自己想得很多”）11.pulluponessocks鼓起勇气（不是“提上袜子”）12.havethehearttodo（用于否定句）忍心做不是“有心做”或“有意做”,Washyourdirtylinenathome.家