英语惯用语的翻译
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新概念英语第三册惯用语(Lesson37)1.blame vt.1.责备2.把…归咎于 n. 1.责任2.责怪,责备be to blame 应该怪/责备某人(sb. should take the responsibility)例句:You were driving carelessly and your speed was above the limit. You're the one who's to blame.你当时驾驶粗心并且超越了限速,应该怪的是你。
2.board n. 1.板2.委员会3.董事会4.伙食vt.上(船,飞机)board (train, flignt, ship)上火车,登机,上船(get on train, flight or ship)例句:1.Please board your flight through Gate4.请从4号入口处登机。
2.We are waiting to board a train to Chicago.我们等侯上火车去芝加哥。
3.The flight was not due to board for 45 minutes.离预计登机时间还差45分钟。
3.hour n. 小时;某项活动的时间lab hours 实验室开门时间例句:I don't remember exactiy what the lab hours are. But they care posted on the door.我记不清楚实验室的开门时间了。
但时间表是贴在门上的。
4.mistake n. 错误 v. 错认为,杷…误认为mistake sb.for sb. 把...误认为...(take sb. for sb. else by mistake) A:I often mistake Jim for Bob. Can you tell them apart?A:我经常把吉姆当成鲍勃。
2. So far, so good. 目前为止一切都好3. Take it or leave it. 要就要,不要就拉倒4. Keep it up! 继续努力,继续加油5. Good for you. 好啊!做得好!6. Time flies!时光如梭7. Time is money. 时间就是金钱8. That's life. 这就是人生9. Now you're talking. 这才对嘛10. have butterflies in one's stomach 紧张11. You asked for it. 你自找的12. read between the lines 字里行间的言外之意13. The rest is history. 众所皆知14. A little bird told me. 我听说的15. It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行16. Mind your own business. 不关你的事儿17. Hang in there. 坚持下去18. could be worse 可能更糟19. Money talks. 金钱万能20. count me out 不要算我21. Over my dead body! 想都别想(除非我死了)22. go fifty-fifty on sth. 平分23. You can say that again! You said it! 你说的没错;你说对了24. Look who's talking! 看看你自己吧!25. It's Greek to me. 这我完全不懂26. take my word for it 相信我的话27. not one's cup of tea 不感兴趣;不合胃口28. Get real ! 别闹了;别开玩笑了29. head over heels 深陷;完全地30. Suit yourself. 随你高兴31. What's the catch? 有什么意图?32. let the cat out of bag 泄漏秘密33. sth. is touch and go 危险的情况;惊险的;一触即发的34. beat a dead horse 白费劲35. The sky's the limit. 没有限制36. once in a blue moon 千载难逢;难得一次37. Be prepared. 准备好38. It's easier said than done. 说的比做的简单39. have second thoughts 考虑一下;犹豫40. behind someone's back 在某人背后;背着某人41. Better luck next time. 下次运气更好42. come in handy 派得上用场43. rains cats and dogs 倾盆大雨44. First come, first served. 先来先招待;捷足先登45. It's not my day! 今天运气真糟46. That's news to me. 这可是新闻呢47. There's no way to tell. 没办法知道48. read sb. like an open book 清楚某人心里的想法49. You've got me there. 你考到我了50. Easy does it. 慢慢来;小心一点;别生气了51. on the tip of one's tongue 差一点就说出口;差一点就记起来的52. The more, the merrier. 越多越好53. let someone off the hook 让某人摆脱麻烦、解脱困境54. beside the point 离题的;不是重点55. burn the candle at both ends 白天晚上都要忙;花费很多精力56. meet a deadline 截稿57. out of sight, out of mind 眼不见为净;离久情疏58. rub someone the wrong way 惹恼某人59. stop on one's toes 触怒到某人60. be fed up with 对……感到厌烦61. give credit where credit is due. 称赞该被赞美的人62. go from bad to worse 每况愈下63. hit the jackpot 中大奖,走运64. It all depends on what one means by sth. 看某人对于……是指什么意思65. accidentally/on purpose 不小心/故意66. in one's book 在某人的字典里;对……而言67. No pains, no gains 一份耕耘,一份收获68. You ain't seen nothing yet. 你还没看过更好(烂)的69. to give a rain check 改天的邀请70. That's what friends are for. 这就是好朋友啊71. It's a pain in the neck. 很讨厌而难避免72. It's the thought that counts. 心意最重要73. the tip fo the iceberg 冰山一角;危险的细微的征兆74. jump down someone's throat 粗暴地回答某人;无理地打断某人的话75. save sth. for a rainy day 以备不时之需76. behind the scenes 在幕后;在黑暗中77. by the skin of one's teeth 刚好,勉强,侥幸78. Don't rock the boat. 不要破坏现状、捣乱79. worth its weight in gold 很有价值的80. speak fo the devil 说曹操曹操到81. right up/down someone's alley 某人的专长82. You never know what you can do until you try.不试试看,就不知道自己的潜力83. You scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours. 你帮我,我也帮你84. A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一分就是赚一分85. get away from it all 远离这一切86. make a mountain out of a molehill 大惊小怪;小题大做;言过其实87. Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠抵过一个诸葛亮88. get/ have cold feet 紧张89. have someone's sight on sth. 看好了某样东西;决心要90. Honesty is the best policy 诚实为上策91. No sooner said than done. 说做就做92. sleep like a log 睡得很沉93. through thick and thin 共同经历94. all in the day's work 习以为常;不足为奇95. Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇伤身96. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略图97. Some people never learn. 有些人总是学不乖98. There's no place like home. 没有比家更温暖的地方99. You learn sth. new everyday. 你每天都会学到新东西/知道新事情100. wrap things up 把事情整理一番,做个结束101. at the drop of a hat 立即,随时102. Beauty is only skin deep. 美丽是肤浅的103. It takes two to tango. 一个巴掌拍不响104. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事,今日毕105. Some people have all the luck. 有些人就是那么幸运106. Don't be such a poor loser. 不要输不起107. Don't cry over spilt milk. 覆水难收108. It wouldn't hurt to ask. 问人又不会怎么样109. have one's head in the clouds 心不在焉110. Never say die. 决不要灰心111. seeing is believing 眼见为实112. Patience is a virtue. 耐心是一种美德113. Talk is cheap. 光说没有用114. turn over a new leaf 重新开始115. burn the midnight oil 挑灯夜战116. grin and bear it 默默忍受;忍耐着点117. same to you 同样祝福你118. sth. is better than nothing 有总比没有强119. Opposites attract. 异性相吸120. The feeling is mutual. 有同感121. the calm before the storm 暴风雨前的宁静122. The early bird catches the worm 早起的鸟儿有虫吃123. Better left unsaid. 最好还是不要说124. Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是崭新的一天125. come out in the wash 真相大白;得到圆满的结果126. Every dog has his day. 十年风水轮流转127. bury the hatchet 言归于好;和好128. A good man is hard to find. 好人难找129. in the nick of time 及时130. Don't speak too soon. 别说的太早131. There's no such thing as a free lunch. 天下没有免费的午餐132. without batting an eyelid 眼眨都不眨;泰然自若133. know the ropes 知道学习规则或内容134. pay through the nose 花很多钱135. sell like hot cakes 很畅销136. What's done is done. 做了就做了137. Look before you leap. 三思而后行138. When the chips are down. 在重要关头;到了关键时刻139. bet one's bottom dollar 确信无疑140. Variety is the spice of life. 多样化丰富生活141. a wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼142. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达143. like a bull in a china shop 笨手笨脚;莽撞行事144. someone is not out of the woods yet 还未脱离危险145. The best things in life are free. 生命中最好的东西是金钱买不到的146. Easy come, easy go. 来得快,去得快147. I don't have a clue. 我不知道148. Better safe than sorry. 宁愿安全(可靠)也不要后悔149. Practice makes perfect. 孰能生巧150. for crying out loud 哎呀呀!拜托151. on the spur of the moment 一时冲动;一时兴起152. Every little bit counts. 一点一滴都算153. drive sb. to the wall 使某人发疯/受不了;使某人束手无策154. get sth. off one's chest 倾吐心中的事;落下心中的大石头155. Two wrongs don't make a right. 报复于事无补156. the blind leading the blind 外行领导外行157. in the same boat 同命相连158. Appearances can be deceiving. 外表是会骗人的159. only time will tell 只有时间会证明160. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 别孤注一掷161. take the good with the bad 好的与坏的都要一起接受162. take the bull by the horns 当机立断;大胆果断地解决问题163. That's the last straw. 使人无法忍受的最后一击164. You can't please everyone. 你无法使每一个人都满意165. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼,以牙还牙166. Money doesn't grow on trees. 金钱得来不易167. cost sb. an arm and a leg 花大笔钱168. have the upper hand 占优势169. everything but the sink 所有的东西170. Boys will be boys. 男孩就是男孩171. Not be able to get a word in edgewise. 插不上话172. go back to square one 回到原地173. It's never too late to learn. 学习永远不嫌晚;亡羊补牢犹未晚174. Leave well enough alone. 维持现状;对现在已经很满意了,不用变更175. on a first-name basis 直呼其名(很熟的)176. Nothing to write home about. 没什么值得说的;不值得推荐177. packed in like sardines 挤得要命178. There are other fish in the sea. 天涯何处无芳草;还有别的机会179. What you see is what you get. 你看到什么就是什么180. come out smelling like a rose 一枝独秀181. hear through the grapevine 听到谣言182. read you loud and clear 听得很清楚;很了解你183. have a sweet tooth 喜欢甜食(喜欢某物)184. know sb. like the back of one's hand 很了解某人185. It's not the end of the world. 不是世界末日186. come away empty-handed 一无所获187. breathe down someone's neck 紧跟在某人后面;监督某人188. cost sb. a pretty penny 很贵189. fill someone's shoes 接替某人的职位190. act the mustard 达到标准191. like a dream come true 如梦成真192. zero in on sth. 专注于;对准(两个介词并用,奇怪)193. put/ lay sth. on the line 坦白的说,冒……风险194. like a fish out of water 感到尴尬不适应195. All systems are go. 准备好了。
新概念英语第三册Lesson31~33惯用语新概念英语第三册Lesson31惯用语1.add vi./vt.加,增加,相加;补充说add up 加,加起来,加到一起例句:These figures don't add up right. Let's do the calculation over again.这些数字加起来不对,我们再算一遍吧!2.condition 状态,状况;条件;环境air-conditioned 空调的;有空调的A:I heard on the radio that not only is it going to be super hot tomorrow but also the humidity is going way up.A:我听收音机说明天会特热,而且湿度也会特别高。
B:Sounds like I'm going to have to find an air-conditioned place to be in.B:好像我得找个空调房间待着了。
in the pink of condition/in the pink 身体很好例句:When she came back from the winter vacaition. she was in the pink of condition. 她寒假回来的时候,身体很好。
3.conscious adj.有知觉的,意识到,处于清醒状态的budget conscious(因为钱不多)用钱时很小心例句:They are so budget conscious that they never eat out.他们用钱时很小心,从来不在餐馆吃饭。
4.respect vt.尊敬,尊重,n. 尊敬,尊重,问候in...respoct 在…方面(in...point)例句:1.The open university has been a great success in one respect.开放大学在一个方面取得了巨大成功。
1.Potluck Party:一种聚餐方式,主人准备场地和餐具,参加的人必须带一道菜或准备饮料,最好事先问问主人的意思。
2.Pull over!把车子开到旁边。
3.Drop me a line!写封信给我。
Give me a ring. = Call me!来个电话吧!4.For here or to go?堂食或外卖。
5.Cool:That's cool! 等於台湾年轻人常用的囗语"酷!",表示不赖嘛!用于人或事均可6.What's up? = What's happening? = What's new? 见面时随囗问候的话"最近在忙什么?有什么新鲜事吗?"一般的回答是"Nothing much!"或"Nothing new!"7.Cut it out! = Knock it out!= Stop it! 少来这一套!同学之间开玩笑的话。
8.Don't give me a hard time! 别跟我过不去好不好!9.Get yourself together! 振作点行不行!10.Do you have "the" time? 现在几点钟?可别误以为人家要约你出去。
11.Hang in there. = Don't give up. = Keep trying. 再撑一下。
12.Give me a break! 你饶了我吧!(开玩笑的话)13.Hang on. 请稍候。
14.Blow it. = Screw up. 搞砸了。
15.What a big hassle. 真是个麻烦事。
16.What a crummy day. 多倒霉的一天。
17.Go for it. 加油18.You bet. = Of course. 当然;看我的!19.Wishful thinking. 一厢情愿的想法。
英语母语者常说的惯用语idiom1、Be in two minds. 踌躇不定。
2、To have a lot on one's plate. 很多待解决的事情,有很多事情,很多问题待解决,觉得压力山大。
3、To get/have cold feet. 临近做某事时感到害怕,害怕做一些本来计划好做的事情。
4、Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩,做出行动看到结果。
5、take a raincheck on something. 目前没法做某事,当下无法接受的邀请,但希望过段时间接受。
6、cry over spilt milk. 覆水难收,浪费是在为过去犯下的错误或无法改变的事情而懊恼。
7、Hit the nail on the head. 做了非常正确的事8、kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟,9、Speak one's mind. 直接说出脑子里想的东西。
10、Your guess is as good as mine. 不知道,不知道怎么回答别人的问题的时候可以用。
11、hit the books. 学习。
12、To hit the sack/hay. 很累后去睡觉。
13、To lose one's touch. 做某事没有以前娴熟。
14、To lose one's mind. 像疯掉一样或者非常愚蠢的样子。
15、To blow/let off steam. (通过运动或打碎东西等来)宣泄情绪。
16、to pay /cost an arm and leg for something. 下了很多钱来做某事。
17、To find your feet. 适应一个新环境。
18、Food for thought. 指一些需要慎重考虑的事。
19、spill the beans. 泄露秘密。
20、to go with the flow. 随机应变,不要担心事情会出错,见机行事。
Idioma tic g lossa ry &The e xplan ation s 惯用术语及解释1. F ish c annot brea the o ut of wate r.鱼离开水就不能呼吸。
例句:The y wal ked t hroug h the fore st br eathi ng th e sce nt of pine s.他们步行穿过森林,呼吸着松树的芳香。
2. Theroadbridg e isnow o pen t o tra ffic.这座公路桥现在开放通行。
be op en to traf fic 通车例句:Thenew r oad w ill s oon b e ope ned t o tra ffic.这条新马路不久就可通车。
3. Heis aboldthink er, w ith l ots o f ori ginal idea s.他敢于思考,富有创新观点。
orig inalideas: 新颖的意见,原创的看法例句:Th e spe akerseems to h ave n o ori ginal idea s; hi s spe ech w as fu ll of plat itude s. 演讲人似乎没有什么独到的见解,他的讲话充满了陈词滥调。
4. Ho w's t he bu sines s? Th e bus iness is s low.生意好吗?生意状况不太好。
生意不太好时可以说The busi nessis sl ow;生意活络时,则说Thetradeis b risk,或者 Th e Mar ket i s bri sk。
1.get wind 众所周知2.buy a pig in the poke 见物就买3.carry one off one’s feet 使人狂热4.let one go whistle 令人失望5.get the sack 被解雇6.keep one’s memory green 不糊涂7.live on air 绝食(饿肚皮)8.turn/twist a person round one’s finger 笼络9.make no figure 不露头角(平平凡凡)10.nail the colors to the mast 决不投降(表明立场)11.bow a person to the earth 使人羞愧得无地自容12.bring one’s pigs to the wrong market 大蚀老本13.be meat and drink to 是非常快乐的事14.make a market 博得人心;有活力15.be with young 怀孕16.take one’s words with a grain of salf 怀疑某人所讲的话17.take up a quarrel 袒护争吵着的一方18.set at naught 轻视19.pour water on the hands of 侍奉20.as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb 一不做二不休21.raise a cain/hell/the devil 兴风作浪22.knock one’s eye out 使人看的目瞪口呆23.really now 现在谈正经的24.have/win one’s ear 受人宠用;引起某人注意25.make fair weather 谄媚奉承26.keep body and soul together 苟延残喘27.twirl one’s thumb 闲极无聊28.run the show 称霸;逞威29.rub a person the wrong way 激怒某人30.the flux and reflux of the fortune 命运的盛衰31.please the pigs 若是可以的话32.reason oneself into perplexity 越解释越糊涂33.give a rouse 干杯34.keep one’s nose clean 明哲保身35.tread on air 得意洋洋;兴高采烈36.fit the cap on 指桑骂槐37.live high 过奢侈的生活38.meet trouble halfway 杞人忧天39.carrying all before one 极为成功40.stamping ground 常去之处41.be in a brown study 凝视沉思42.make do 将就使用43.fly off the handle 发怒;激动44.eat one’s salt 为某人的食客45.hot water 麻烦;困境46.heap coal of fire on one’s head 以德抱怨使其惭愧47.talk like a Dutch uncle 谆谆教诲48.give it to one hot 叱责某人49.bring to terms 使就范50.when my ship comes, 当我有钱的时候51.coin money 很快致富52.take a leaf out of one’s book 模仿某人53.like water off a duck’s back 毫无影响或效果54.goo-goo eyes 含情脉脉地注视55.have a crow to pluck with 与之论理;吹毛求疵56.on the carpet 在考虑中57.wear the trousers/pants 当家;一家之主58.sketelon in the cupboard/closet/house 家丑59.in the family way 怀孕60.be like a fish out of water 因处生疏环境而不自在61.go down the drain 化为乌有62.take a French leave 不告而别63. a cup too low 愁眉不展;意志消沉64.let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密65.put on the dog 装阔;摆威风66.get the hook 丢掉差事67.ring the bell 成功68.be in one’s bad books 为某人所不齿69.drop dead 走开或安静;别扰乱某人70.buy things on time 分期付款买东西71.face to music 接受事实72.eat one’s word 食言73.set/clench one’s teeth 咬牙切齿74.curse the day 深悔75.cup up rough 吵闹;发脾气76.make an omelet without breaking eggs 不劳而获77.put on airs 摆架子;装腔作势78.in the melting mood 因感动而流泪79.go on the air 广播80.have other fish to fly 另有他事待做81.eat one’s heart out 极度忧伤悲痛82.give the air 一刀两断83.fall/land on one’s feet 幸运;运气好84.work like the devil 拼命工作85.throw up one’s heads 放弃希望;承认失败86.top of one’s bend 到极点;到极限87.in/on the cards 有希望;意料中之事88.take through one’s own hat 信口雌黄89.have a ball 玩的开心y it on (thick) 夸张91.wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve 坦率表示好恶92.jump through a hoope 服从命令;照他人的话做93.lose one’s shirt 失去一切;丢得精光94.fill the bill 正和需要;合格95.go on a tear 放纵;纵情96.cook one’s goose毁人名誉97.throw a wet blanket 扫人兴致98.leave no stone unturned 千方百计99.bring down the house 博得全场喝彩;使欢声雷动100.un up against 遭遇101.make a scene 闹事102.know/learn the ropes 熟知内幕103.whip and spur 十万火急;匆匆104.wise up to 恍然大悟;终于了解105.pass the hat 募捐106.set one in the world 提拔某人107.not to put too fine a point on it 坦白的说108.pass by on the other side 不予同情109.cut and dried 缺乏趣味的110.marry with the left hand 尊卑通婚111.hole in one’s coat 性情上的缺点;名誉上的污点112.give a stone for bread 假装给予帮助113.draw straws 睡眼朦胧;昏昏欲睡114.run circles/rings around 轻易的就比~做得更好115.run in groove 墨守成规;一成不变116.shut one’s eye to 置之不理;充耳不闻117.lie in/on the bed one has made 自食其果118.punch line (故事、笑话等的)精彩之处119.save one’s breath 不吭声120.make oneself scarce 逃离;离去121.dir game 宁死不屈;视死如归122.get the hang of~ 懂得~的诀窍123.hear the grass grow 非常敏感124.blaze the trail 领路;做先锋y/put heads together 一道商量126.requite/return like for like 一报还一报127.but cut out for 有~所需要的才能128.have seen better days 曾经享受过荣华富贵129.shoot Niagara 做孤注一掷130.hold water 正确;合理131.live in small way 简朴过日132.be on the go 忙碌;活跃133.break a fly upon the wheel 小题大做134.miss by a mile 差之远矣135.sow dragon’s teeth 种下祸根136.set the river on fire 做非常之事;做惊人之事137.to a man/to the last man 无例外;一致138.double-up on 大家分摊买东西139.hold the pass 捍卫某一目标140.get one’s teeth into 聚精会神141.turn the table 改变局势142.get/take a rise out of a person 愚弄某人143.pull up one’s socks 提心吊胆144.fly a kite 放风筝;试探舆论145.get the key of the street 无家可归146.do one’s justice 发挥本领147.go a long way 大有势力;大有用处148.failure of issue 无后;绝嗣149.hum and haw 支吾其词150.give one the hump 使人沮丧。
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英语中的常见惯用语有哪些习惯用语是指在语言中常见的固定表达方式,由于经过长期使用,已经形成了特定的含义和用法。
在日常英语交流中,习惯用语被广泛使用,不仅能增加语言的表达力,还能使交流更加自然、流畅。
本文将介绍一些常见的英语习惯用语及其用法。
1. "Break a leg":意为“祝你好运”,特别常用于演艺行业。
它的由来有多种说法,但最主流的一种是将“good luck”(好运)说反,以免给演员带来压力。
2. "Bite the bullet":意为“硬着头皮做某事”。
它源于早期治疗伤口时,没有麻醉剂的情况下,使用咬住口红或弹片来减轻疼痛。
3. "Once in a blue moon":意为“难得一次”。
这个习惯用语指的是月亮变蓝的现象极其罕见,因此用来形容某事发生的频率很低。
4. "Let the cat out of the bag":意为“泄露秘密”。
它源于中世纪市场上,将未经鉴定的猪卖为羊羔,而买家只有在打开袋子时才会发现秘密。
5. "A piece of cake":意为“轻而易举的事”。
它的来历有很多说法,其中一种是源于19世纪美国南方,将比赛中获胜的礼物放在蛋糕中,因此“蛋糕”成了“奖品”的代名词。
6. "Break the ice":意为“打破僵局”。
这个习惯用语最初用于描述船只在冰封的海上航行时“打破”冰层的情景。
7. "Cost an arm and a leg":意为“代价高昂”。
这个习惯用语可能源于二战时代美国士兵失去胳膊或腿部肢体的代价。
8. "Pull someone's leg":意为“开玩笑”。
这个习惯用语的起源不明,但可能与戏剧中表演者以踢或拉的方式引起观众的笑声有关。
9. "Kill two birds with one stone":意为“一举两得”。