1、Food and Milk Idioms 食品和牛奶成语汉语中的“食品成语 “很多。如：一枕黄粱、粗茶淡饭、画饼充饥、酒囊饭袋、因噎废食、废寝忘食、残羹剩饭，等等。英语用得最多的是 bread（面包） ，cake （蛋糕） ，和 pie（馅饼或派） 。西方人的日常食品是面包，就像东方人离不开米饭和面条一样。中国人的“鱼米之乡“到了另一个富裕国家或地区就成了“ 牛奶和蜂蜜之乡 “。Hot cake 是“抢手货“，Money for jam 是“容易挣的钱“，Butter someone up 是“巴结某人“。做“派“（馅饼）被认为是简单容易的事，谁都可以添上手。牛肉也可以用在成语中，如：Get
2、on with your work. Stop beefing about the salary!（接着干活，不要抱怨工资！）欧美国家的人常有生吃鸡蛋的习惯，还有“煎鸡蛋“、“摊鸡蛋“ 、“炒鸡蛋“ 等不同的烹调方法。即使是吃水煮蛋，也要讲究个 hard or soft（几成熟） 。你想发泄你的不满或气愤？那你可以扔几颗生鸡蛋。手头没鸡蛋？西红柿也行！本单元的英语成语跟“食品“ 、 “肉类“、“鸡蛋“ 和“牛奶“等有关。关键词包括： bread butter cake pie bacon egg milk honey soup jam 1. All bread is not baked in
3、one oven 字面意思：不是所有的面包都是一个烤炉烤出来的。解释 Everybody is different; people are different from one another.人跟人不一样。例句 You expect your son to achieve the same as you? Thats impossible. All bread is not baked in one oven.2. Ask for bread and receive a stone 字面意思：索取面包反而得到了石头。解释 Not satisfied; meet a rebuff.要求没有得到
4、满足、遭到断然拒绝。说明：源于圣经 。例句 Full of hope he went to the managers office to ask for a payrise, which was bluntly refused. He asked for a bread and received a stone.3. Bread and butter 字面意思：面包和黄油。解释 A persons livelihood or income.一个人维持生计的收入。例句 Teaching is a hard work, but it is my bread and butter.4. Bread
5、and circuses 字面意思：面包和马戏（表演） 。解释 Activities that are intended to keep people happy so that they do not complain about existing problems.为讨好大家，使大家对所存在的问题不抱怨而举办的活动。例句 Longer holidays are just bread and circuses designed to make people busy and happy.5. Half a loaf is better than no bread 字面意思：半块面包总比没有面
6、包好。解释 Dont reject what you have got.不要拒绝你所得到的东西；得到的少总比什么也没有得到好。例句 You have been given this old flat. A lot of other people have no flat at all. You should be satisfied. Half a loaf is better than no bread.6. Know which side ones bread is buttered 字面意思：知道自己的面包在哪一面抹了黄油。解释 Know what will be the most ad
7、vantage to oneself.知道什么对自己更有利；知道谁对自己最好。例句 She will not divorce him as long as he has money in the bank; she knows which side her bread is buttered.7. Live on the breadline 字面意思：生活在面包线上。解释 Be very poor.非常贫穷。变体：Live below the breadline（生活在面包线以下） 。说明：在美国，a breadline 指的是穷人为等候政府发放食品在大街上排的队。 例句 At the mom
8、ent, there are many people from this province living below the breadline.8. Ones daily bread 字面意思：每天的面包。解释 Ones means of living; money to live.日常生活所需；赖以生存的金钱。例句 He takes photos but his daily bread comes from writing books.9. Take the bread out of someones mouth 字面意思：从某人嘴里夺走面包。解释 Take away his/her me
9、ans of earning a living.夺走某人挣钱糊口的工具；抢某人的饭碗。例句 The company opened a McDonalds restaurant near his caf and took the bread out of his mouth.10. Take the gilt off the gingerbread 字面意思：拿掉姜味饼的金黄色的皮。解释 Take away the pleasantness of something.拿掉某物的好的一方面的东西。说明：姜味饼烤出来以后，顶上有一层金黄色的硬皮。例句 My Australian friend gav
10、e me a very nice cup, but it took the gilt off the gingerbread when my wife chipped it.11. The greatest thing since sliced bread 字面意思：自切片面包发明以来最伟大的事物。解释 Something or someone that is considered extremely good, often better than they really are. 被人们认为是特别好的人或物品；指人或事物，比大众所评价的更好。变体：The best thing since s
11、liced bread.例句 People think mobile phones are the best thing since sliced bread, but to me they are just another kind of expensive gadgets.12. A piece of cake 字面意思：一块蛋糕。解释 Something very easy.非常容易的事。例句 She is not worried about the exam at all; in fact she thinks its a piece of cake.13. Have ones cak
12、e and eat it 字面意思：拥有蛋糕同时又吃了蛋糕。解释 Have two nice things at the same time.同时占有或拥有两件好事。说明：常用于否定句。 例句 You can either buy a computer or have a holiday in Australia with the money, you cant have your cake and eat it.14. Sell like hot cakes 字面意思：卖的像热蛋糕一样。解释 Be sold very easily, fast.东西卖得快、卖得好；市场需求大。变体：Go li
13、ke hot cakes（走得像热蛋糕一样） 。例句 The desks are well made and the price is just right; they are being sold like hot cakes.15. The icing on the cake 字面意思：蛋糕上的糖衣。解释 Something that makes a good situation even better.使事情好上加好的事；锦上添花的事物。The frosting on the cake（蛋糕上的无霜白糖） 。例句 The old man was happy to see that his
14、 daughter was having a stable relationship with her partner. The news of a grandchild is really the icing on the cake.16. Nutty as a fruit-cake 字面意思：像水果蛋糕一样不明智。解释 Silly; crazy.发傻、发疯。说明：水果蛋糕里通常有很多坚果仁（花生、杏仁或核桃仁等） ，看起来很零乱。例句 Whenever he comes home from work, he is as nutty as a fruit-cake.17. As easy a
15、s pie 字面意思：像馅饼一样容易。解释 Very easy.很容易。变体：As easy as falling off a log（像从圆木头上掉下来一样容易） 。例句 My daughter thinks that passing the exam is as easy as pie. 18. Eat humble pie 字面意思：吃劣等馅饼。解释 Be forced to admit that one is wrong and to say one is sorry.被迫认错并道歉。说明：Umble 和 numbles 是古英语，指动物的内脏或下水，Humble 是umble 和 n
16、umbles 的讹变。地位低下的人才吃下水做的馅饼。变体：Eat crow （吃乌鸦） 。例句 The advertisers had to eat humble pie and apologize for misleading viewers. 19. Have a finger in every pie 字面意思：每个馅饼都有某人的指头。解释 Involved in and have influence over many different activities, often in a way that other people do not approve of.跟许多不同的，人们一般
17、不大认可的活动都有牵连。说明：这条成语是“Have a finger in making every pie“的省略。比喻每件事都参与，什么事都要管。这一条成语跟下一条的意思稍有区别。 例句 Professor Smith is sure to be able to solve your problems; he has a finger in every pie.20. Have ones finger in the pie 字面意思：这个馅饼里有他的手指头。解释 Involved in a particular activity.卷入某项具体的活动。说明：与上一条成语比较。例句 Whene
18、ver he has his finger in the pie, things will go wrong.21. Pie in the sky 字面意思：天空中的馅饼。解释 A supposed future reward which one is not likely to get.不太可能得到的奖赏。例句 The company has promised her a large reward, but she thinks its just pie in the sky.22. Bring home the bacon 字面意思：把熏猪肉带回家。解释 Earn money to liv
19、e on; do something successfully especially to win a race or game.挣养家糊口的钱；取得胜利。例句 If you want to stay home looking after the kids, then I will have to bring home the bacon.23. Have egg on ones face 字面意思：脸上有鸡蛋。解释 Seem stupid because of something one has done.一个人因为做了某件事而看起来有点傻。例句 You will have egg on y
20、our face if you spread the gossip about your boss.24. As sure as eggs is eggs 字面意思：像鸡蛋就是鸡蛋一样肯定。解释 Certainly, without any doubt.毫无疑问；肯定。说明：联系动词就用单数。例句 If you give up this job, you will not find another, as sure as eggs is eggs.25. Put all ones eggs in one basket 字面意思：把自己所有的鸡蛋都放在一只篮子里。解释 Put all ones
21、money, spend all ones time etc. on only one thing; risk everything.把自己所有的金钱或时间都花费或投入到某一件事情上；冒各种风险；孤注一掷。例句 You should choose a variety of subjects and skills; its wise not to put all your eggs in one basket.26. Teach someones grandmother to suck eggs 字面意思：教老奶奶如何吸吮生鸡蛋。解释 Give advice to someone who is
22、more experienced than oneself.给比自己更有经验的人出主意；班门弄斧。说明：吸吮生鸡蛋是小孩子都会的事。说明：在稍微客气点的说法是 Teach fish to swim.这两条成语常用在否定句中。指“多余的事“ 还可说 Teach the dog to bark.例句 I was playing the piano before you were born, so dont teach your grandmother to suck eggs.27. The land flowing with milk and honey 字面意思：流动着牛奶和蜂蜜的地方。 解释
23、 A place where living conditions are excellent and it is easy to make money.生活条件非常好、容易挣钱的国家或地方；鱼米之乡。变体：The land of milk and honey.例句 People in developing countries still look on America as the land flowing with milk and honey.28. Milk of human kindness 字面意思：人类仁慈之奶。解释 Natural kindness and sympathy sh
24、own to others.对别人自然的关爱和同情。说明：出自莎士比亚的麦克佩斯 。例句 She is very hard and selfish, and she has no milk of human kindness at all.29. Milk the bull 字面意思：挤公牛的奶。解释 Try to achieve something that is absolutely impossible.尝试根本不可能办到的事情。说明：Milk 在此作动词用。例句 The company has been trying to invent a cheap digital camera i
25、n order to capture the market and make a fortune. But the chief science researcher says the company is milking the bull.30. Milk the market 字面意思：挤市场的奶。解释 Make big profits by influencing the price of shares on the stock market.影响股市价格从而获取巨额利润。例句 The Shanghai magnate bought most of the shares in Teleco
26、m China. The price of the shares has risen and he is trying to milk the market.31. From soup to nuts 字面意思：从汤到坚果。解释 From the beginning to the end.从头至尾。说明：源于宴席就餐顺序。例句 The teacher told us everything about his experience, from soup to nuts.32. In the soup 字面意思：在汤里。解释 In trouble.处于麻烦之中；有麻烦。例句 He has been
27、 trying to avoid paying his income tax, now he is in the soup.操练成语I. 多项选择练习。1. They took the bread out of my mouth.A. They begged me to help them.B. They destroyed my business.C. They wanted me to lose weight.2. The book sold like hot cakes.A. The book sold well.B. Not many people were interested in
28、 the book.C. The book was too expensive.3. Dont put all your eggs in one basket.A. Dont expect to make a big profit.B. Dont risk everything.C. Dont insult your partner.4. You are milking the bull!A. Your business will be successful.B. You might make a lot of money.C. You will achieve nothing.5. He i
29、s as sure as eggs is eggs.A. He is quite certain.B. He is not quite sure.C. He is not convinced.6. Its a piece of cake.A. Its something very easy.B. Its very cheap.C. Its useless.7. I think she has a finger in the pie.A. I think she is involved.B. I dont think she is involved.C. I think she is satis
30、fied.8. You cant have your cake and eat it.A. You cant get what you want.B. You cant make everyone happy.C. You cant have two nice things at the same time.9. He told us the story from soup to nuts.A. He told us the story from the beginning to the end.B. His story was not interesting at all.C. His st
31、ory was really very interesting.10. These activities are only bread and circuses.A. These activities are only meant to make people happy.B. These activities are not really necessary.C. These activities do not mean to stop peoples complaints.II. 填单词完成下列成语。1. the icing of the _.2. eat _ pie.3. the lan
32、d of _ and honey.4. from _ to nuts.5. as easy as _.6. half a _ is better than no bread.7. know which side ones _ is buttered.8. take the bread out of someones _.9. put all ones _ in one basket.10. _ the bull.11. have a _ in the pie.12. have ones _ and eat it.13. sell like _ cakes.14. take the _ off
33、the gingerbread.15. All bread is not _ in one oven.III. 找出下列成语的大概意思。1 in the soup. make big profits.2 bread and butter. achieve nothing.3 milk the bull. a rich place.4 the land of milk and honey. in great demand.5 earn ones bread. from beginning to end.6 sell like hot cakes. in trouble.7 milk the ma
34、rket. mad.8 as nutty as a fruitcake. something easy.9 a piece of cake. a persons income.10from soup to nuts. earn ones living.IV. 根据汉英提示写出英语成语。1 难以兑现的奖赏 pie _ _ _2 鱼米之乡 a land _ _ _ _3 从头到尾 from _ _ _4 挣钱糊口 bring _ _ _ 5 孤注一掷 put _ _ _ _ _ _6 人跟人不一样 All _ _ _ _ _ _ _7 有总比没有强 Half _ _ _ _ _ _ _8 抢某人的
35、饭碗 take _ _ _ _ _ _9 被迫认错、道歉 eat _ _10 班门弄斧 teach _ _ _ _ _V. 填单词完成下列句子。1. This kind of car is selling like hot _.2. He is as _ as a fruitcake.3. This is the _ on the cake.4. She has a finger in every _.5. He asked for bread and received a _.6. He thinks Shenzhen is the land of milk and _.7. You wil
36、l be in the _ if you do not listen to me.8. Dont put all your eggs in one _.9. You cant have your cake and _ it.10. If I dont work, who is going to bring home the _?VI. 用英语或汉语解释下列句子的意思。1. Dont beef about the weather all the time!2. Its a piece of cake.3. You are taking the bread out of his mouth.4.
37、She was forced to eat her humble pie.5. Dont teach your grandmother to suck eggs!6. You are milking the bull.7. He went on from soup to nuts.8. All bread is not baked in one oven.9. Half a loaf is better than no bread.10. She knows which side her bread is buttered.VII. 用成语完成下列句子。1. They all want to
38、go to America. They think 2. He is risking everything. Tell him 3. What does he do to 4. You can go to either Italy or France. You 5. Dont reject what you have been offered, 6. This job is very easy, its 7. There is a big demand for French wine, and I am sure the product will 8. He is really mad. I have never see such a person who 9. The man is involved in many different things. Indeed he 10. It is useless to try that. You are only
