1、弄错了会很尴尬的英文1. 日常用语类busboy 餐馆勤杂工 busybody 爱管闲事的人 dry goods （美）纺织品；（英）谷物eleventh hour 最后时刻 dead president 美钞 sweet water 淡水 confidence man 骗子criminal lawyer 刑事律师 dressing room 化妆室 horse sense 常识 capital idea 好主意black tea 红茶 white man 忠实可靠的人 green hand 新手 blue stocking 女学者，女才子Chinese dragon 麒麟 American
2、beauty 红蔷薇 English disease 气管炎 Spanish athlete 吹牛的人 beat it！快跑2. 成语类Pull ones leg 开玩笑 In ones birthday suit 赤身裸体 eat ones words 收回已说的话 an apple of love 西红杮 handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆 bring down the house 博得全场喝彩have a fit 勃然大怒 think a great deal of oneself 高看或看重自己pull up ones socks 鼓起勇气3. 表达类Look o
3、ut！当心！ You dont say！是吗！ You can say that again！说得好！ I havent slept better. 我睡得好极了。You cant be too careful in your work. 你工作越仔细越好。It has been 4 years since I smoked. 我戒烟四年了。All his friends did not turn up. 他的朋友没全到。People will be long forgetting her. 人们在很长时间内会记住她的。He was only too pleased to let them g
4、o. 他很乐意让他们走。It cant be less interesting. 它无聊极了。英语形容词的排列顺序Opshacom 中 p 代表 opinion，指表示人们观点的形容词，如：beautiful, horrible, lovely, nice等。sh 代表 shape，指表示形状的形容词，如：long, short, round, narrow 等；a 代表 age，指表示年龄、时代的形容词，如：old, new, young 等；c 代表 colour，指表示颜色的形容词，如： red, black, orange 等；o 代表 origin，指表示国籍、地区的形容词，如：Br
5、itish, Canadian, German 等；m 代表 material，指表示材料的形容词，如：plastic, metal, aluminium 等。英语中这六类形容词连用时就按上述先后顺序排列，如 a nice long new black British plastic pen。你知道吗？你知道英文里最短的字是哪个字吗？是 shortest. 为什么？short 是“短”的意思，加 est 变最高级，也就变成最短的。既然它是最短的，那么还有什么比它更短的呢？你知道 KLIM 克宁奶粉有什么与众不同的地方？有。它是众多奶粉牌子中最接近牛奶的。而且还是最容易冲泡的。为什么？因为只要把
6、克宁 KLIM 一倒过来，就变成牛奶 MILK 了。你知道为什么很多美国人都不吃早餐而喜欢吃 brunch 吗？因为 brunch 就是 breakfast+lunch 变的，所以吃一顿 brunch 后，早餐、午餐都解决了，不是又省时，又省事吗？你知道早餐为什么读 breakfast 吗？原来 breakfast 是 break打破+fast戒食，绝食两个字合拼起来的。我们一个晚上都在睡觉戒食早上起床，肚子空空的，再不吃，就饿坏了。所以要【打破】 【戒食】状态而吃一顿了。你知道英国与法国间建的一条横越英吉利海峡的海底隧道叫什么名字吗？它叫 Chunnel。这是一个新字，但是很容易了解。原本英
7、吉利海峡是 the English Channel 或 the Channel。而隧道的英文是 tunnel，于是 Channel+tunnel 就变成 Chunnel 英伦海峡隧道。简单明了，一目了然。成语：1. bat an eye 眨一下眼睛，表示惊讶、恐惧等 也作 bat an eyelash，该成语通常用于否定句中，表示不露声色。例： Bill told his story without batting an eye, although not a world of it was true.虽然没有一句话是真的，比尔编造故事却面不改色。2. be all fingers and t
8、humbs be very awkward and clumsy in handing things做事笨手笨脚例：She could not undo the string of the parcelshe was all fingers and thumbs.她怎么也解不开包袱上的绳子真是笨手笨脚。3. be born with a silver spoon in ones mouth （born with inherited privilege or wealth）门第高贵；出生富豪【注】银具是富裕人家身份的象征之一，生在富贵人家的孩子多用银匙喂食，同义语有 be born in/to
9、the propel; be raddled in purple.例：When does he know about hardshiphe was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. 他根本就不知道什么叫艰难 他出生在富贵人家。4. be in sth. up to ones neck（be very much and very seriously involved in）深陷于中例：She said she knew nothing about the robbery, but Im sure shes in it up to her neck. 她
10、说她对这起抢劫案一无所知，不过我敢肯定她深深卷入其中。5. bite the hand that feeds one（be very ungrateful）忘恩负义；以怨报德例：She felt that her protg had bitten the hand that fed him by making unkind remarks about her in public. 她觉得她的被保护人在公开场合讲有损她的话是忘恩负义。6. bite off sbs nose（scold sb. Severely; disagree with sb. in a bad manner）气势汹汹地回答
11、某人；声色俱厉地训斥某人【注】也作 snap off sbs head. 该成语最早出现于 16 世纪，到了 18 世纪，有人用动词 snap替换该成语中的 bite 一词。例：She bites off his nose on the faintest provocation. 不管有事无事，她动不动就声色俱厉地训斥他。7. break the back of sth.（complete the heaviest or most difficult part of sth. hurt the most import part）例：Now that youve broken the back
12、of the job, have a rest.你既然已经完成了这项工作的主要部分，那就休息一下吧。8. bury ones head in the sand（deliberately ignore sth. that is obvious but unpleasant）逃避现实；拒绝承认现实【注】鸵鸟遇到危险时，总是把头埋在沙里，自己看不见敌人就认为敌人也看不见自己，由此产生这一成语。例：He had suspected for some months that his son was taking drugs, but he had buried his head in the sand
13、and refused to admit it, even to himself.几个月来，他一直怀疑自己的儿子在吸毒，但他却采取鸵鸟政策，拒绝承认现实。9. carry a chip on ones shoulder（have rather an aggressive manner, as if always expecting to be insulted, ill-treated）以挑衅的态度出现；像要跟人家打架似的【注】19 世纪中叶，美国中西部的居民寻衅打架时，常把一块碎木片放在肩膀上，谁要与他打架就得先击落这块木片。例：He is very difficult to deal wi
14、th hes always carried a chip on his shoulder about his lack of education.他这个人很难对付 由于没能受到良好的教育，他整天都像要跟人家打架似的。10.chance ones arm（do sth. risky; take a risk）冒险一试；碰碰运气【注】该成语原出自拳击运动，后被裁缝吸收为行话；从 1890 年起，又被士兵们用来指“冒降级的险” 。例：The doctor decided to chance his arm and try to write a book on medicine.这个医生决定碰碰运气，
15、试着写一本关于医药的书。与动物相关的英语谚语和短语Cat Proverbs and Saying 与猫相关的英语谚语和短语A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。 （英国迷信，指猫的生命力强）A cat in gloves catches no mice. （Muffled cats catch no mice.）【谚】带手套的猫捉不到耗子；四肢不勤，一事无成；怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。A cat may look at a king.【谚】猫也可以看国王。 指小人物也应有些权利。Agree like cats and dogs【口】像猫和狗一样合不来，完全合不来All ca
16、ts are grey in the dark. （At night all cats are grey; when candles are out, all cats are grey.）【谚】猫在暗中都是灰色；黑暗中难分丑妍as weak as a cat （as weak as water）身体非常虚弱Copy cat 盲目的模仿者 Enough to make a cat horse laugh 极其可笑；让人笑掉大牙Enough to make a cat speak 【口】令人惊讶；事情太出奇fat cat 美国政治运动的出资人，捐献大宗政治款项的富人；安于现状的懒汉；以权谋私的人
17、，享受特权的人Has the cat got your tongue? 【口】猫把你的舌头叼去了吗？为什么不吭声？It rains cats and dogs. 下倾盆大雨，大雨滂沱let the cat out of the bag 说走了嘴， 无意中泄露秘密like a cat on hot bricks 局促不安，如热锅上的蚂蚁live like cat and dog 【口】整天吵架old cat 脾气坏的老太婆see/watch how which way the cat jumps （wait for the cat to jump）观望形势然后行动；看风使舵，随机应变Thats
18、like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl. 引狼入室；等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。The cat did it. 【口谑】是猫打破的；不是我搞的。推托责任的话The cat is out of the bag. 【口】 秘密泄露；真相大白。The cat jumps. 【口】形势清楚了。The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.【谚】掩耳盗铃；猫偷吃奶油的时候，总是闭着眼睛。The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet.猫儿想吃鱼，又怕湿了脚 （想吃鱼又怕腥
19、；想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险） 。The scalded cat fears cold water.【谚】被烫过的猫，连冷水也怕（一朝被蛇咬，三年怕井绳）Watch sb. as a cat watches a mouse. 象猫盯耗子般地盯着某人。When the cats away, the mice will play.【谚】猫儿不在，老鼠成精（大王外出，小鬼跳梁） 。Sheep Proverbs and Saying 与羊相关的英语谚语和短语a flock of sheep 一群羊胆小鬼a wolf in sheeps clothing 披着羊皮的狼，口蜜腹剑的人a black s
20、heep 害群之马；拒绝参加罢工的工人a lost sheep 迷途羔羊，迷失正道的人a sheep among wolves 落入狼群；落在一群恶汉手中的善良人as a sheep among the shearers 仿佛落在剪羊毛工人手里的绵羊as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb 【谚】偷大羊或偷小羊反正都得挨绞刑；一不做二不休Count sheep 数羊（心里计数以求入睡）Follow like a sheep 盲从One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock.【谚】一只羊生疮整群羊遭殃。Retur
21、n to ones sheep/muttons 回到本题Separate the sheep from the goats 区别好人和坏人There is a black sheep in every flock. 【谚】到处都有害群之马。sheep and goats 善人与恶人 来自圣经sheep that have no shepherd 乌合之众“Without a shepherd, sheep are not a flock.”-Russian Proverb“An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions
22、led by a sheep.”-Arab Proverb“The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.”-Chinese proverb英语中动物的习惯用法Bird 鸟1. He eats like a bird. 他吃得很少。2. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 【谚】双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。3. Were all early birds in my family because we live on a farm. 由于我们生活在农场，所以全家人都起得很早。4. Bird
23、s of a feather flock together. 【谚】物以类聚，人以群分。5. Thats for the birds！那毫无意义！6. Its an ill bird that fouls own nest. 【谚】家丑不可外扬。7. A little bird told me. 有人私下告诉我。Horse 马8. He eats like a horse. 他吃得很多。9. Thats just a lot of horse and donkey dust！那不过都是些废话！10. Its time to study now and stop horsing around.
24、学习时间已到，别胡闹了。11. I got it straight from the horses mouth. 我是听当事人亲口说的。12. Just hold your horses！忍耐一下吧！13. She works like a horse all day long. 她整天辛辛苦苦地干活。14. Thats a horse of a different color！那完全是另外一回事。15. You can take a horse to the water, but you cant make him drink！【谚】带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难！Monkey 猴16.Dont
25、 get your monkey up for nothing. 别无缘无故生气。17. You shouldnt monkey about with that machine, if you dont know how to fix it. 假如你不懂得修，就别瞎弄这台机器。18. What kind of monkey business has been going on while Ive been away? 我不在的时候，出了什么事了？Chicken 小鸡19.Come on！Dont be chicken！来，别害怕！20. Well, shes certainly no spri
26、ng chicken. 她当然不再是个小丫头了。21. Dont count your chickens before theyre hatched！【谚】不要过早乐观！Owl 猫头鹰22.He is as blind as an owl. 他真是个瞎子。23.Hes a wise old owl. 他是个智叟。Bear 熊24.Every time I see my grandfather, he gives me a big bear hug. 每次见到爷爷，他都要紧紧地拥抱我。25.Her husband is a real bear. 她丈夫脾气确实坏。Bee 蜜蜂26.Shes al
27、ways as busy as a bee. 她总是忙忙碌碌。Snail 蜗牛27.He walks at a snails pace. 她走路慢吞吞。Worm 虫28.He wormed his way through the narrow passage. 他好不容易才走过那条狭窄的小路。29.Every time I take the kids to the movies, they always worm around in their seats. 每次我带孩子们去看电影，他们好像总也坐不住。30.I am a worm today. 今天一点精神也没有。31.A worm will
28、 turn. 【谚】如果被逼太甚，最温顺的人也会反抗。Ants 蚂蚁32.Youd think he has ants in his pants. 你会觉得他坐立不安。Bug 臭虫33.It really bugs me when the bus comes late and I cant go to work on time. 由于汽车晚点而不能按时上班，真让我感到烦恼。34.I dont feel well. I think I picked up some kind of bug in my travels abroad. 我感觉有点不适，可能是出国旅行时偶染微恙。35.Hes a ca
29、mera bug. 他是个摄影迷。Fish 鱼36.Never offer to teach fish to swim. 【谚】不要班门弄斧。37.Hes like a fish out of water. 他感到生疏。38.He drinks like a fish. 他喝起酒来不要命。39.Alls fish that comes to his net. 凡是到手的他都要。Hog 猪40.When we were young, my sister and I shared the same bed, but she usually hogged all the room. 小时候姐姐和我共
30、睡一张床，可她总是占很多地方。41.When he does something, he usually goes the whole hog. 他要干什么，就真的干到底。Crab 蟹42.When he gets up in the morning, hes usually a crab（或 in a crabby mood）. 她早上起床时，总是很烦躁。Sheep 羊43.She had a rather sheepish smile. 她笑起来很害羞的样子。44.He is a black sheep. 他是个败家子。Dog 狗45.Did you hear that Bob got a
31、 scholarship? What a lucky dog！听没听说鲍勃得了奖学金？他真幸运。46.He doesnt have/stand a dogs chance. 他根本没有机会。47.Whos the top dog in the company? 公司里谁是头儿？48.Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。49.Every dog has his day. 【谚】人人皆有得意时。50.Love me, love my dog. 【谚】爱屋及乌。51.Barking dogs do not/seldom bite. 【谚】吠犬不
32、咬人。Fox 狐狸52.Watch out for him. Hes an old fox. 防着点儿，他是只老狐狸精。Mule 骡53.Hes more stubborn than a mule. 他顽固得很。Ape 类人猿54.He went ape when he heard that he got the highest grade. 他听说自己得了最高分的时候，高兴得要发狂。Cat 猫55.Whatever you do, just dont let the cat out of the bag！不管你干什么，只是不要泄露秘密！56.That cat wont jump. 这一手行不
33、通。Lamb 羔羊57.What a lamb she is！她真是个小宝贝儿！58.She looks like a lamb. 她看上去很温柔。Hes run the whole gamut of human experience. 他尝够了人生的酸甜苦辣。军中口令说法立正！ Attention！向前看齐！ Stand at arms length！向右看齐 Dress right！/Right, dress！向右转 Right face！向后转 美About face！英About turn！向前转 Forward march！跑步走 One the double！ 也可以说 Doubl
34、e time！表示“比普通速度快两倍”停 Halt！ 一般也说 Stop！稍息 At ease！三句有趣的话1. I was looking back to see if she was looking back to see if I was looking back to see if she was looking back at me. 我回过头去看她是否回头看着我有没有回头看看她是不是在回头看我。2. A great group of good girls are glad to give grandma glasses and go to grandpa for green gra
35、ss at the gate of the garden. 一大群好姑娘高兴地把眼镜给奶奶，又去花园的大门边向爷爷要绿草。3. Maybe Monitor Mike made many mistakes in maths match on Monday morning, yet Miss Mary didnt mind. 也许迈克班长在星期一早上的数学比赛中犯了许多错误，但是玛丽老师并不在意。It is only once in a blue moon that you get an opportunity like that. 形容机会难得。I see her once in a blue
36、moon. 我难得见她一次。与蔬菜水果有关的俚语Apple 苹果apple of ones eye ( to be the ):to be ones favorite 掌上明珠；心爱物eg. She is the apple of her fathers eye.她是她父亲的掌上明珠。Big Apple (the):New York 大苹果城【即纽约】eg. I live in the Big Apple.我住在大苹果城。compare apples and oranges (to):to compare two things that simply cannot be compared.比较
37、两个无法相比的事物eg. Thats ridiculous. Now youre comparing apples and oranges .真可笑。你是在那两种无法相比的东西作比较，就好像苹果和桔子。“How do you like the apples?”：“What do you think of that ?”*注：这是对某种冒犯性行为做出报复后说的话。Banana(香蕉）bananas (to be ):to be crazy 发疯的，神经错乱的eg. That guys bananas!那家伙真是疯了！*注意：to go bananas:1.to become crazy.发疯，神
38、经错乱eg. Im so bored Im going bananas.我厌烦的要死，都快发疯了。2.to become wild with anger 狂怒，气得发疯eg. She went bananas when she found him cheating.她发现他欺骗时气得要命。play second banana (to):to be second choice 第二选择，次要人物eg. I always play second banana to her.我总是做她的后补。top banana: main boss 领袖，头头，大老板eg. Hes (the) top banan
39、a in this company.他是这家公司的大老板。Bean (豆)bean brain :idiot 白痴，笨蛋eg. He is such a bean brain.他是个大笨蛋。beans about sth. (not to know):not to know anything about sth.对某事物一无所知，一窍不通eg. I dont know beans about computers.我对电脑一窍不通。*注意：此词语只有否定形式，“to know beans about sth.”这种说法不存在。Bean Town :Boston, Massachusetts 豆城
40、【指麻萨诸塞州波士顿市】*注：波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名。Beet(甜菜）beet red (to be):to be extremely red from blushing ,embarrassment, etc.因窘迫，羞愧等脸红eg. She was so embarrassed she turned beet red.他窘迫得满脸通红。Cabbage(洋白菜，甘蓝菜）cabbage: money 钱，金钱*注：这个词语尽管已不在常用，但偶尔也会在老影片或玩笑中听到。carrot(胡萝卜)carrot in front of someone (to danglea)exp. to tem
41、pt someone with an unobtainable offer 开空头支票以实践不了的诺言诱惑某人eg. The boss told me lf I perform well on the job, well talk about a salary increase next year. But I think hes just dangling a carrot in front of me.老板告诉我，如果我工作表现出色，明年加工资就有商量了。但我想他这不过是开了一张空头支票。Cauliflower(花椰菜，菜花）cauliflower ears: swollen ears u
42、sually resulting from a boxing match拳击运动员因多次受击而肿起的开花耳朵eg. That boxer has cauliflower ears.那位拳击运动员的耳朵被打开花了。Cherry（樱桃）bowl of cherries (to be a ):to be wonderful 精彩的，绝妙的eg. Life isnt always a bowl of cherries.生活并不总是美好的。Corn (谷物；谷粒）“For corn sake!”：“Oh, my goodness!” “噢，天哪！”*注：这个词语虽然已相当过时，但中老年人仍在使用。cor
43、n :n. melodrama, overemotional drama 情节剧；感情表现夸张的戏剧eg. What a bunch of corn! 这一连串的情节剧真精彩啊！adj. melodramatic 情节剧的；夸张的eg. That movie was so corny! 这部电影表现得太夸张了！cornball: adj. ridiculous 荒唐的，可笑的eg. Where did you buy that cornball hat?你从哪儿买来那顶滑稽的帽子？cucumber(黄瓜，胡瓜）cool as a cucumber (to be):to be calm and
44、composed 十分冷静，镇定自如eg. Although hes guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.尽管他犯了罪，却还是那么镇定自如。话说在这个让人越来越不能淡定的时代， “淡定”这个词却满天飞于是我们来说说，英语中有哪些词可以表示“淡定”：大家第一个想到的词可能是 calm：keep calm、calm down，这样的词组都可以用来劝人保持“淡定”。除了这个常见的 calm，我们还可以用 Zen 这个词，意为禅宗：remain Zen，是不是更加接近“淡定”这个词的含义？第三个可以表达“淡定”含义的词是 poised：泰然自若。如：I tried to remain poised despite the fact I was paranoid because everyone was watching.那么多人都在看，我快疯了吗，但是还得保持淡定。
