一、英语成语
a bad apple, 金玉其外,败絮其中
a gay dog, 欢喜坨(我们那的方言)
a hard nut, 硬骨头
a hen-pecked husband, 妻管严
fat cat, 朱门大户
bosom friends, 心腹之交
con artist,,
fat chance, 绝佳机会
a storm in a teacup, 大惊小怪
the last straw, 救命稻草
under age,
rat race, 你死我活的竞争
keep somebody at arm’s length, 形影不离
be on one’s back, 卧病在床
make somebody’s blood boil, 热血沸腾
sad dog, 苦瓜脸
work addict, 工作狂
give it to somebody straight,
have head like a sieve, 健忘者
in one’s heart of hearts, 在内心深处
cool one’s heels, 空等
have a big nose,
have a sweet tooth, 爱吃甜食
twist one’s arm,
rude awakening, 幻灭
Die in one’s boots, 暴卒
Keep one’s shirt on, 忍辱负重
I am so flattered.
it slipped my mind. 使我一时想不起
butterflies in my stomach, 战抖
It gives me the creeps.
Shout something from the rooftops , 登高而呼
Burn a hole in one’s pocket.,
Be all ears, 洗耳恭听
Foot the bill, 负担费用
Let one’s hair down;
Pull one’s leg, 拖后腿
A bread-and-butter letter,
Straight A 高材生,
Dry run, 排练
Penny pincher, 铁公鸡
Old money ,
a pain in the neck, 讨厌鬼
keep one’s finger crossed, 乞求好运
in hot water,
out of the blue, 猝不及防
at sixes and sevens, 乱七八糟
Give the shirt off one’s back
二、含有动物名称的英语成语和谚语
鼠目寸光 be shortsighted 金蝉脱壳 escape unnoticed
三、最最短的英语小故事 五个词最好
Teacher:Why are you late for school every morning?
Tom:Every time I come to the corner,a sign says,School-Go slow.
老师:为什么你每天早晨都迟到?
汤姆:每当我经过学校的拐角处,就看见一个牌子上写着学校----慢行.
A Good Boy
Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?
I gave it to a poor old woman, he answered.
You're a good boy, said the mother proudly. Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?
She is the one who sells the candy.
好孩子
小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。
“昨天给你的钱干什么了?”
“我给了一个可怜的老太婆,”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子,”妈妈骄傲地说。“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢?”
“她是个卖糖果的。”
Drunk
One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad? Well, my son, his father replied, look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk.
But, dad, the boy said, there's only ONE policeman!
醉酒
一天,父亲与小儿子一道回家。这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄,老是有提不完的问题。他向父亲发问道:“爸爸,‘醉’字是什么意思?” “唔,孩子,”父亲回答说,“你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个,那么我就算醉了。” “可是,爸爸, ”孩子说,“那儿只有一个警察呀!”


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