有关地名的英语成语典故

含地名的英国谚语及其由来作者：毛里林来源：《英语学习》2019年第02期随着生活水平的日趋提高，走出国门旅游已成为越来越多国人的选择。

在本文里，笔者欲和大家一起探究一些含地名的英语典故谚语，让读者们在游览海外名胜古迹的同时，还能欣赏趣闻轶事，了解西方文化。

直译为“从中国到秘鲁”。

众所周知，中国在亚洲，而秘鲁却在太平洋另一头的南美洲。

不言而喻，from China to Peru的意思即相当于中文里的“远隔重洋”，也可以理解为“到处，遍天下”的意思。

例如：1）That English is widely used is the fact acknowledged from China to Peru. 英语被广泛使用是举世公认的事实。

2）We have friends from China to Peru. 我们的朋友遍天下。

3）Happiness was from China to Peru when the cheering news came. 这个令人振奋的消息传来后，到处弥漫着快乐的气氛。

虽然不清楚中国和秘鲁为何会出现在同一典故里，但是两国确实有共同点。

中草药是中国人几千年来用以同疾病作斗争的宝贵遗产。

在秘鲁，从清晨喝的草药热饮，到无聊时嚼的可卡叶，可以说，草药在秘鲁人的生活中有着无法替代的地位。

秘鲁位于南美洲西部，西濒太平洋，主要景点有：利马大广场（Lima Grand Square）、黄金博物馆（Gold Museum）、库斯科城（The City of Cuzco）、马丘比丘遗址（Machu Picchu Ruins）等。

其中，利马大广场是秘鲁政治生活历程中许多重要事件的见证，所以秘鲁人视之为国家的骄傲。

广场中央的铜喷泉建于1650年，其四周有总统府、利马市政大厦、大教堂等。

原话为：When in Rome， do as the Romans do. 直译为“在罗马，就按罗马人的方式办。

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during the warring states period（475-221b.c.）,prince mengchang of the state of qi was fond of having various kinds of people as his hangers-on,the number of whom was said to have amounted to three thousand.never refusing anyone who came to hime,he let the talented people do what they could and also offered food and lodging to the mediocre.once,followed by his hangers-on,prince mengchang was sent on a diplomatic mission to the state of qin.attermpting to make him prime minister of the state of qin,king zhao of the state of qin kept hime from leaving. not daring to offend the king,prince mengchang stay here.he is a person of royal lineage,and has feud and family back in the state of qi,how could he serve the state of qin heart and soul?the king thought it plausible,and changed his mind.he put prince mengchang and his hangers-on under house arrest,waiting to find an excuse to kill them.the king had an imperial concubine on whom he doted most,and he never refused her anything,prince mengchang sent a man to her for help.the concubine promised to help if she could have the unique white fox fur coat of the state of qi as her reward.prince mengchang was troubled,for he had already given it to the king of the state of oin as a gift when he arrived here.just then,one of the hangers-on said,i can manage to get it .h he left immediately.it turned out that this man was a skilled burglar who used to enter horses through the hole for dogs in the wall.he made an investigation first,and learned that the king was too fond of the fox fur coat to wear it and that the coat was kept in the choice storeroom in the palace.eluding the patrol,he found his way easily in the moonlight into the storeroom and got the fur coat out.seeing the coat,the concubine was extremely pleased,she tried every means to talk the king into giving up the idea of killing prince mengchang.the king also planned to give a farewell dinner to prince mengchang two days later before sending him back to the state of qi..but prince mengchang did not dare to wait two more days.mounting the horses,he and his men sped stealthily eastward that very night.it was just midnight when they arrived at the hangu pass（in today's lingbao county in henan province,which was the east gate of the state of qin）.according to the laws of the state of qin,the gate of the pass should not be opened until cocks crew in the morning.but how could they crow at midnight?they were very much worried when they heard a cock crowing.immediately all the cocks inside and outside the pass followed the cock in crowing.it turned out that one other hanger-on could imitate the cock's crow very well,and the first crow was actually his imitation.the guards of the pass felt it very strange to have heard the cocks' crow before they could hardly have had enough sleep.nevertheless,they had to open the gate of the pass and let them go.at dawn,the king of the state of qin learned that prince mengchang and his men had escaped.he immediately sent his troops to chase them.when the troops arrived.he immediately sent his troops to chase them.when the troops arrived at the hangu pass ,they had gone for a long time.with the help of those people who knew small tricks such as crowing like a cock and snatching like a dog,prince mengchang finally got back to the state of qi.this story appears inthe life of prince mengchang in the historical records written by sima ter,the set phrasecrowing like a cock and snatching like a dog is used to refer to small tricks or people who know small tricks.战国时候，齐国的孟尝君喜欢招纳各种人做门客，号称宾客三千。

中国成语故事邯郸学步双语版中国成语故事邯郸学步双语版Handan was the capital of the State of Zhao during the Warring States Period.邯郸，是战国时期赵国的首都。

A young man in the State of Yan heard that the State of Zhao was more powerful than the State of Yan, so he was much interested in the State of Zhao. Consequently, he crossed over mountain after mountain by himself and got to Handan.燕国有个青年听说赵国比燕国强大，对赵国很感兴趣。

于是，他一个人翻山越岭，来到了邯郸。

Upon arrival at Handan, he felt that the State of Zhao was indeed more stable than the State of Yan. Even the way of walking of the people of the State of Zhao looked better than that of the people of the State of Yan. He made up his mind to learn how the people of the State of Zhao walked in Handan, so that in the future the people of the State of Yan could walk as gracefully as them.到了邯郸，他觉得赵国确实比燕国安定，连赵国人走路的姿势都比燕国人好看。

南辕北辙英语成语的故事可以讲述一个古代的王国里发生的一段趣事。

The idiom "南辕北辙" can be translated into English as "heading south but instead going north" or "going in the opposite direction"."Southbound on a Northbound Train" is a Chinese idiom that tells the story of a man who wants to go south but gets on a northbound train, resulting in him going farther away from his destination. Here's a translation of the story into English:Once upon a time, there was a man named Mr. Li who lived in the southern part of China. He needed to travel to the northern part of the country for a business meeting. Instead of taking a boat or a horse, he decided to take a train.Mr. Li went to the train station and bought a ticket for the northbound train. He boarded the train and found his seat. As the train started to move, he realized that he had made a mistake: he had gotten on the wrong train, which was heading in the opposite direction of his destination.Instead of getting off at the next station and waiting for a train going south, Mr. Li decided to stay on the northbound train hoping that it would eventually turn around and head south. However, the train only continued to move farther and farther northward.When Mr. Li finally realized his mistake, he felt regret and frustration. He had wasted time and money on a ticket for a train that took him away from his goal. He got off the train at the next station and waited for a southbound train, but by then, he was far behind schedule and missed his business meeting.The story of "Southbound on a Northbound Train" is often used to illustrate the foolishness of doing the opposite of what one intends to do, and the importance of thinking before taking action.很久很久以前，有一位国王统治着一个繁荣富庶的国家。

历史典故beat the band释义：了不起，又急又猛注解：爱尔兰浓河（Shannon）畔Banagher镇是19世纪中期一个臭名昭著的“口袋选区”（pocket borough）,当地大多数居民受雇于某个家族，因而选举也完全受其控制。

当时在英国国会里一有人提及此类“口袋选区”，议员们就俏皮地说，“Well, that beats/bangs Banagher.”意思是“真了不起”，“令人惊异”。

人们认为约于1880年出现的beat the band一语由that beats Banagher演化而来不是没有理由的，两者都用了英语中惯用的头韵法，且beat the band念起来更顺口，它的原义是“压过乐队的声响”，转义为“了不起”、“令人惊异”；作状语用时则表示“又快又猛地”、“起劲地”。

场景对话：A: He beats the band.B: Yeah. Every time he makes the family feel proud of him.A: Not like us, the black sheep of the family.B: You admire him? Don’t let me look down upon at you.A: I never think we are inferior to others.译文：A：他可真了不起。

B：就是。

他每次都让自己的家人感到很骄傲。

A：不象我们，家里的败家子。

B：你羡慕他？别让我瞧不起你。

A：我从没想过我们比别人差。

before you/one can/could say Jack Robinson释义：说时迟那时快，转眼之间注释：关于此语的来历，英国古文物收藏家Francis Grose (1731-1791)在1785年出版的《俗语词典》（Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue）里解释说：有个名叫Jack Robinson的怪人，常去看望熟人，但一到就走，主人都感到莫名其妙。

1. an apple of discordany subject of disagreement and contention， the root of the trouble， dispute不和之因；祸根eg： he throwing us an apple of discord， we soon quarreled again.The dispute about inheriting estate formed an apple of discord between themThis problem seem to be an apple of discord between the Soviet Union and the USA.2. The heel of Achilles/the Achilles‘heela week point in sth that is otherwise without fault； the weakest spoteg：The shortage of fortitude is his heel of Achilles.His Achilles‘heel was his pride—he would get very angry if anyone criticized his work.English might be his Achilles‘heel.3.Helen of Troy：a beauty who ruins her country. A terrible disaster brought by somebody or sth you like best.eg： It is unfair that historians always attribute the fall of kingdoms to Helen of Troy.She didn‘t think of the beautiful umbrella bought the day before should become a Helen of Troy in her family. Because of this she and her husband quarreled for a long time.4.The Trojan horse：the hidden danger； the covert wreckers； to engage in underhand activitiesThe superpowers are always sending the Trojan Horses to many countries in the world.They are defeated only because of the Trojan horse to many countries in the world.They are defeated only because of the Trojan horse in their country. 5.Greek Gifts：a gift with some sinister purpose of the enemy. A gift sent in order to murder somebody. = when the fox preaches， take care of your geese.1.he is always buying you expensive clothes， I‘m afraid they are Greek gifts for you.rades， be on guard against the Greek gifts.6.A Penelope‘s web， the web of Penelope：a chaste woman， a Penelope‘s web， the tactics of delaying sth on purpose； the task that can never be finished.1. Mr. Jones made a long speech at the meeting. Everyone else though it a Penelope‘s web.7.Swan Song： black swan. A last or fare well appearance； the last work before death.1. all the tickets have been sold for the singer‘s performance in London this week——the public clearly believes that this will be her swan song.2. The Tempest was Shakespeare‘s swan song in 1612.3. before turning over the gavel， he delivered the swan song as chairman of the board.4. this building turned out to be the swan song of Victorian architecture.8.Win/gain laurels：to win reputation； to acquire honor.9.To look to one‘s laurels：to beware of losing one‘s reputation； to keep one’s record from being beaten by others.卫冕。