1、The Idioms,Latin: idioma, “special propertyGreek: idima, “special feature, special phrasing” Idiom is an expression, word, or phrase that has a figurative meaning that is comprehended in regard to a common use of that expression that is separate from the literal meaning or definition of the words of
2、 which it is made.There are estimated to be at least 25,000 idiomatic expressions in the English language.,Kimi,欲速则不达 Haste makes waste.吃一堑长一智 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.未雨绸缪 Keep something for a rainy day.永不言败 “Never“ is a long word. 没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or
3、 standards君子之交淡如水 The friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal.,Qiu,否极泰来 The extreme of adversity is the beginning of prosperity. 画饼充饥 to draw cakes to allay hunger 宁为鸡首，不为牛后。 Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse小题大做 To make a mountain out of a molehill.沧海一栗 a drop in the
4、ocean（沧海一滴水） 从铁公鸡上拔毛 get blood from a stone（石中取血） 唇亡齿寒 When the lips are gone, the teeth will be exposed to danger“.,Xi,鼓足干劲，力争上游 Go all out and aim high三天打鱼两天晒网 Go fishing for 3 days and dry the nets for two天下无难事，只怕有心人 Nothing is impossible to the man that can will蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可以过分耗 You can not burn
5、the candle at both ends,Shu,同舟共济 A common danger causes common action.一回生，两回熟 Difficult the first time, easy the second.国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace.过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far a
6、nd wide. 金无足赤人无完人 Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect.,Hui Ming,分秒必争Every minute counts.恐惧源于无知 Fear always springs from ignorance.亡羊补牢，为时未晚。Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.富不过三代。 Great mens sons seldom do well.知足者常乐。 Content is better than riches.,1)完美无缺 peaches and cream 沙莉和乔伊上
7、星期大吵了一场。可是，后来他们互相谈开了，现在他们又很要好了 Sally and Joe had a big fight last week, but theyve made up and now everything is peaches and cream again.2)不顾对方的面子和情绪，毫不迟疑地把自己的想法说出来 No holds barred 我和我的妻子昨晚可真是毫不留情地谈了一谈，把我们婚姻方面的所有问题不管三七二十一都说了出来。My wife and I had a real no holds barred talk last night about all the th
8、ings wrong with our marriage.3）给某人一个好印象 Put your best foot forward（比如说，你正在找工作，和某个公司约好了去面谈，或者你第一次要去和一位异性会面，这个时候你就想要给他们一个好印象。） 这个人在劝他的朋友。他说：“你明天去那个公司面谈前最好去理一下发。你得给他们一个好印象才行，因为有二十多个人都在争夺这个工作 Better get a haircut before you go to that job interview tomorrow. You want to put your best foot forward because there are twenty other people after the same job.4)某件事情很容易办成 To take candy from a baby 这个人说：“要我祖母借我那笔钱那简直是太容易了。” Getting grandmother to loan me the money was as easy as taking candy from a baby,
