英語-譯林牛津版高中英語教材中的習(xí)語

牛津高中英語教材中的習(xí)語，典故，諺語集錦1.apieceofcake.—somethingeasytodo2.awetblanket–boring/afraidtohavefun3.allears—listeningcarefully4.pullone’sleg–-jokewithsb5.havegreenfingers—begoodatgardening園藝能手6.thetopdog—animportantpersoninanorganization7.givesbthecoldshoulder–benotfriendlytosb8.raindogsandrats–rainheavily9.notmycupoftea—notreallytoone’staste10.asstrongasahorse—verystrong11.asbusyasabee–verybusy12.aspoorasachurchmouse–verypoor13.ascoolasacucumber–verycalm14.sleeplikealog–sleepverydeeply15.tolaughone’sheadoff–tolaughveryhard16.tosmileonsomeone–youarelucky(好運降臨17.overthemoon欣喜若狂18.hotunderthecollar憤怒的19.oncloudnine狂喜20.downinthedumps氣餒，沮喪，垂頭喪氣21.flyoffthehandle勃然大怒22.feelblue心情不好23.whiteasasheet–palebecauseofpale24.tickledpink—delighted;verypleased25.inthered---indebt26.intheblack—havingmoneyinthebankaccount27.feelblue–unhappy;sad28.greenwithenvy—jealous29.feetofclay—ahiddenweaknessinsomebodywhomweadmireorrespect30.seethehandwritingonthewall–seesignsthatdisasteriscoming31.killthefattedcalf–havealargecelebration（宴請，）32.youreapwhatyousow–oursmallkindnessesoftenbringusrichrewards,whileoursmalloffencecanbringdisasters.33.theappleofsomebody’seye—achildwhoislovedverymuchbyhisorherparents.34.thesaltoftheearth誠實高尚的人，社會中堅35.beaweed—weakandnotbrave36.ashungryasalion—wantingsomethingverymuch37.assharpasaspear—veryclever38.blackiswhiteandwhiteisblack—thingsappeardifferent39.cast-ironnerves–averystrongwill40.asslyasafox—cleverattrickingothers41.eatlikeabird–eatverylittle42.astallasatree—verytall43.Achild’splay–aneasyjob易如反掌44.Offthetopofyourhead不假思索脫口而出，45.Onpaper在理論上46.Havebutterfliesinyourstomach忐忑不安，緊張Haveantinone’spant坐立不安47.Doyourhomeworkabout為……做好準(zhǔn)備48.Aseasyaspie易如反掌49.Asplainasday顯而易見50.Anarmandaleg昂貴的代價51.Holdfirm堅信52.Awhitelie善意的謊言53.TheHeelofAchilles亦作Achilles’heel致命要害唯一弱點；薄弱環(huán)節(jié)54.AnAppleofDiscord爭斗之源；不和之因；禍根55.HelenofTroy這個成語，除了表示abeautifulgirlorwoman;abeautywhoruinshercountry等意義外，還可以用來表示aterribledisasterbroughtbysb.orsth.youlikebest的意思。56.onone’slastlegs奄奄一息，過時57.Scrooge---acharacterwhoisextremelymean.（吝嗇鬼）58.asacredcow—Thispolicy,whichusedtobeverysuccessful,remainsasacredcow,thoughitnolongermeetstheneedsofthecurrentsituation..(Someoneorsomethingthatisheldinhighregardandcannotbeharmed.Itisfromreligion).59.beoverthemoon—Terrywasoverthemoonbecausehisfavouriteteamhadjustwonthechampionshipmatch.(Someonewhoisveryhappy.Itisfromworks).60.Pandora’sbox—HowcouldwehaveknownthatbyapplyingforacreditcardwewereopeningPandora’sbox.(Oneactionhascausedalotofbadthingstohappen.Itcomesfromworks).引來禍害61.Waterloo—Afterspendingallhismoneyandfailingtoraisefundsforhisproject,heisfacinghisWaterloo.(Afinaldefeatorfailure.Itcomesfromhistory).62.MotherTeresa—ShehasdonealotofcharityworkthisyearandisarealMotherTeresa.(Apersonwhoworksselflesslyforothers.Itcomesfromreallife).63.Judas猶大Todescribesomeonewhobetraytheirfriendsorbeliefs.64.MickeyMousecourse（acoursethatisveryeasy）非常容易65.adarkhorse黑馬66.Danielinthelion’sden艱巨的任務(wù)67.catch-22令人左右為難的規(guī)定68.leadinglight導(dǎo)航燈，重要人物69.Jonah帶來不幸的人70.aHerculeantask極為艱巨的工作71.agoodSamaritan心地善良，樂于助人的人72.DavidandGoliath以弱勝強(qiáng)73.JekyllandHyde雙重人格者，兩面派74.atoughnut難對付的人，膽大果斷的人75.meninthestreet普通人76.mendone’sway改過自新77.aroundtheclock夜以繼日78.betweenjobs=unemployed79.intheair懸而未決80.startfromthescratch從頭做起81.在英語中g(shù)reen常表嫉妒、眼紅；yellow以表膽小、卑怯、卑鄙，blue表憂郁82.facethemusic表示“面對失??；接受批評/處罰；承擔(dān)后果83.callwhiteblack/callblackwhite混淆是非84.ablacksheep害群之馬；85.awhitelie善意的謊言86.whitewar沒有硝煙的戰(zhàn)爭，常指“經(jīng)濟(jì)競爭”。87.Whiteelephant無用而累贅的東西；；88.whybother？.沒必要89.inabluemood/havingtheblues表示“情緒低落;90.whitecoffee不加牛奶的coffee91.blackandblue遍體鱗傷的；青一塊紫一塊92.greenhand新手93.Oncebitten,twiceshy一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩94.Makehaywhilethesunshines趁熱打鐵95.Youcansaythatagain.你說的完全真確96.Itcountsfornothing這一點也不重要。/這不算什么。97.sowhat:那又怎樣??那又如何??98.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.行動比言語更有說服力。（事實勝于雄辯。）99.Thebestfishare/swimnearthebottom.好魚居水底。（有價值的東西不能輕易得到。）100.Arisingtideliftsallboats.水漲眾船高。101.Timelostcannotberecalled.(recallvt.召回，恢復(fù))光陰一去不復(fù)返。102.Tostandstillistomoveback..逆水行舟，不進(jìn)則退。103.Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.覆水難收。（打翻牛奶，哭也沒用）104.Hopeforthebestandpreparefortheworst.抱最好的希望，作最壞的準(zhǔn)備。105.Allthatglittersisnotgold./Allisnotgoldthatglitters.閃光的并非都是金子。106.Thosewholiveinglasshousesshouldnotthrowstones.自己有弱點，勿揭他人短107.oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison表示“蘿卜青菜，各有所愛”，此處是要表達(dá)同一種學(xué)習(xí)英語的方法不是每個人都適用108.Don’tcountyourchickensuntiltheyarehatched.--Don’tcountonsomethinggoingwelluntilithappens.不要過早樂觀109...Abirdinhandisworthtwointhebush.一鳥在手勝過二鳥在林。110.Thepotcallsthekettleblack.五十步笑一百步。1.burntheboat自絕退路,破釜沉舟2.one'shairsstandsonend/setsb'shaironend發(fā)根豎立,毛骨悚然3.showtheclovenhoof露出原形4.hangbyahair千鈞一發(fā)5.killthegoosethatlaysthegoldeneggs殺雞取卵6.fishintroubledwater混水摸魚7.neitherfishnorflesh非驢非馬8.fishintheair白費力氣9.adropintheocean滄海一粟10.laughoffone'shead笑破肚皮11.beoutatelbows捉襟見肘12.layheadstogether集思廣益13.knowsthlikethebackofone'shand對某事了如指掌14.haveanaxetogrind別有用心意譯法：1.wakeasleepingdog招惹是非2.aseasyasfallingoffalog極容易3.castpearlsbeforeswine對牛彈琴;白費好意4.helpalamedogoverastile雪中送炭5.paintthelily畫蛇添足6.aspoorasJob家貧如洗7.aflyintheointment美中不足之處8.reapwhatonehassown自食其果9.carrycoalstoNewcastle多此一舉;徒勞無功10.beallthumbs笨手笨腳（1）Betterlatethannever.遲做總比不做好。（2）Easiersaidthandone.說起來容易做起來難。（3）Somethingisbetterthannothing.有總比沒有好。（4）Bettersafethansorry.安全比遺憾好。（事后追悔不如事前穩(wěn)妥。）（5）Twoheadsarebetterthanone.三個臭皮匠頂個諸葛亮。（6）Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.行動比言語更有說服力。（事實勝于雄辯。）（7）Healthisbetterthanwealth.健康勝于財富。

（8）Thesoonerbegun,thesoonerdone.開始越早，完成得越早。（9）Honestyisthebestpolicy.誠實總是上策。（10）Thebestfishare/swimnearthebottom.好魚居水底。（有價值的東西不能輕易得到。）（注：以上諺語運用了形容詞或副詞的比較級、最高級。）（11）Seeingisbelieving.眼見為實。（12）Savingisgetting.節(jié)約而后有。（節(jié)約就是獲得。）（13）Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.覆水難收。（打翻牛奶，哭也沒用。）（14）Arisingtideliftsallboats.水漲眾船高。（15）Timelostcannotberecalled.光陰一去不復(fù)返。（16）Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.活到老，學(xué)到老。（17）It’snevertoolatetomend.改過遷善從不嫌晚（亡羊補牢，未為遲也。）（18）Tostandstillistomoveback.逆水行舟，不進(jìn)則退。（19）Toliveistolearn,tolearnistobetterlive.活著為了學(xué)習(xí)，學(xué)習(xí)為了更好的活著。（20）Livenottoeat,buteattolive.活著不是為了吃飯，吃飯為了活著。（注：以上諺語運用了非謂語動詞。）（21）AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.只工作/學(xué)習(xí)不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。（22）Earlytobedandearlytorisemakesamanhealthy,wealthy,andwise.

早起早睡使你健康、富裕、聰明。（23）Youmaytakeahorsetothewater,butyoucannotmakehimdrink.

領(lǐng)馬河邊易，逼馬飲水難。（不要逼人做不愿做的事。）（24）Moneymakesthemarego.有錢能使鬼推磨。（25）Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.多吃水果利健康。（注：以上諺語運用了“make/keep+O.+O.C.”結(jié)構(gòu)。）（26）Allthatglittersisnotgold./Allisnotgoldthatglitters.閃光的并非都是金子。（27）Allthatdogsbarkatarenotthieves./Allarenotthievesthatdogsbarkat.

狗吠者未必是賊。（勿以貌取人。）（28）Everycoupleisnotapair./Noteverycoupleisapair.成雙未必能配對。（注：以上諺語運用了部分否定結(jié)構(gòu)。）（29）Itistheearlybirdthatcatchestheworm.早出的鳥兒吃到蟲。（疾足者先得。）（30）It’salonglanethathasnoturning.否極泰來。路必有彎，事必有變。（沒有彎曲的路真長。）/（不順是暫時，轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)定出現(xiàn)。）（31）Itislovethatmakestheworldgoround.愛使世界更美好。（32）Itisagoodhorsethatneverstumbles,andagoodwifethatnevergrumbles.良馬會失蹄，賢妻有牢騷。（注：以上諺語運用了強(qiáng)調(diào)句型。）（33）Neverputofftilltomorrow.今日事，今日做。（今日事，今日畢。）（34）Aneyeforaneye,atoothforatooth.以眼還眼，以牙還牙。（35）Afallintothepit,againinyourwit.吃一塹，長一智。（36）Oncebitten,twiceshy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。（一次上當(dāng)，下次小心。）（37）Outofsight,outofmind.眼不見，心不想。（不見就忘。）/（離久情疏。）（38）Wastenot,wantnot.不浪費，不愁缺。（39）Nopains,nogains.不勞無獲。（40）Morehasty,lessspeed.欲速則不達(dá)。（41）Likefather,likeson.有其父，必有其子。（42）Wellbegun,halfdone.好的開始等于成功的一半。（43）Anidleyouth,aneedyage.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。（44）Theolder,thewiser.姜是老的辣。（45）Asthetree,sothefruit.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。（46）Thesooner,thebetter.越快越好。（47）Firstcome,firstserved.先到者先受用。（先到先得。）（48）Nothingbrave,nothinghave.不入虎穴,焉得虎子。（49）Sosaid,sodone.說到做到,言出必行。（50）Easycome,easygo.來也匆匆，去也匆匆。（注：以上諺語運用了“省略”結(jié)構(gòu)。）（51）Helaughsbestwholaughslast.誰笑在最后，誰笑得最好。（52）All’swellthatendswell.結(jié)果好就是一切好。（53）Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.天助自助者。（54）Thosewholiveinglasshousesshouldnotthrowstones.

家居玻璃房，切忌亂扔石。（自己有弱點，勿揭他人短。）（55）Hethatcorrectsnotsmallfaultswillnotcontrolgreatones.小錯不糾，大錯難控。（注：以上諺語運用了定語從句。）（56）WheninRomedoastheRomansdo.入境問俗。（入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。）（57）Strikewhiletheironishot.趁熱打鐵。（58）Wherethere’sawill,there’saway.有志者事竟成。（59）Wherethere’ssmoke,there’sfire.無風(fēng)不起浪。（60）Wherethereislife,thereishope.有生命就有希望。（留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。）（61）Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed,try,try,tryagain.再接再厲，終會成功。（62）Ifathingisworthdoing,it’sworthdoingwell.凡值得一做的都值得做好。（63）Don’ttroubletroubleuntiltroubletroublesyou.不要自找麻煩。（64）Lookbeforeyouleap.三思而后行。（65）Don’tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.小雞孵出前，先別忙點數(shù)。（辦事尚未果，不把成功言。）/（不要過早樂觀。）（66）Eastorwest,homeisthebest.金窩銀窩不如自家草窩。（注：以上諺語運用了狀語從句。）（67）Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患難見真情。

（68）Nonewsisgoodnews.沒有消息就是好消息。（69）Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。（70）Anhourinthemorningisworthtwointheevening.一日之計在于晨。（71）Itneverrainsbutitpours.不雨則已，一雨傾盆。（禍不單行。）（72）Readingistothemindwhatexerciseistothebody.

閱讀對于我們心靈之重要，猶如運動對于身體一樣。（注：以上諺語運用了對稱結(jié)構(gòu)。）（73）Practicemakesperfect.熟能生巧。（74）Manyhandsmakelightwork.眾人搭柴火焰高。（75）Everyminutecounts.分秒必爭。（76）Timeandtidewaitfornoman..歲月不待人。（77）Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.善始才有善終。（78）AllroadsleadtoRome.條條道路通羅馬。（79）Romewasnotbuiltinaday.羅馬不是一天建成的。（冰凍三尺，非一日之寒。）（80）Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.實踐出真知。（81）Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所見略同。（82）Hopeforthebestandpreparefortheworst.抱最好的希望，作最壞的準(zhǔn)備。（83）Agoodmedicinetastesbitter.良藥苦口。

（84）Everyadvantagehasitsdisadvantage.有利必有弊。（85）Onefalsestepwillmakeagreatdifference.失之毫厘，謬之千里。（86）Youcannothaveyourcakeandeatittoo.魚與熊掌,不可得兼。（87）Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以類聚，人以群分。（88）Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.千里之行始于足下。

【Exercise】1.Itshouldn’ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp.—That’sright,___________

.A.Manyhandsmakelightwork

B.SomethingisbetterthannothingC.Themore,themerrier

D.Thesoonerbegun,thesoonerdone2.Youmaynothaveplayedverywelltoday，butatleastyou’vegotthroughtothenextroundand_______

.A.tomorrownevercomes

B.tomorrowisanotherdayC.neverputofftilltomorrow

D.thereisnotomorrow3.—Ittookmetenyearstobuildupmybusiness,anditalmostkilledme.—Well,youknowwhattheysay,

______

.A.Theisnosmokewithoutfire

B.PracticemakesperfectC.AllroadsleadtoRome

D.Nopains,nogains4.

Ifyouaretraveling

_____

thecustomsarereallyforeigntoyourown,pleasedoasRomansdo.A.inwhich

B.what

C.when

D.where5.—Heeventuallyrealizedhisownfaultandwantedtoreform.

—_______.

A.It’snousepumpingadrywell

B.NevertoolatetomendC.Bettersafethansorry

D.Itneverrainsbutitpours6.—IgotsickandtiredofhotelsandhotelfoodafterthetriptoMexico.—Icanimagine._________.A..Don’tmeettroublehalf-way

B..All’swellthatendswellC..Eastorwest,homeisthebest

D..Honestyisthebestpolicy7.—Learningalanguageisn’teasy.Ittakestime.—Iagree._______.There’snoshortcut.A.AllroadsleadtoRome

B.Romewasn’tbuiltinadayC.Practicemakesperfect

D.Slowbutsurewinstherace8.—Whydidyoudropthechanceofearningbigmoney?—________.Youknow,Idon’twanttogetrichbytakingrisks.A.Alliswellthatendswell

B.Oneman’smeatisanother’spoisonC.Bettersafethansorry

D.Nosweetwithoutsweat9.—WhatasuccessfulSpringFestivalGala(春晚)!Whosaidwecouldn’tmakeit?

—______.A.Let’skillthefattedcalf

B.PracticemakesperfectC.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords

D.Agoldenkeycanopenanydoor10.—You’regoingtohavearisethismonth，aren’tyou?—Yes,only$100.—Well,

.A.themore，thebetter

B.easiersaidthandoneC.betterthannever

D.betterthannothing11.—She’sreallypretty，isn’tshe?Herskinlookssobabysmooth!

—Well，it’sjustthatsheputslotsofmake—uponherface.

A.SometimesIwishIcouldbeasbeautifulasher.B.Actually,naturalbeautycomesfromwithin.

C.Ican’tbelievesheisstillsoprettyaftergivingbirthtoababy!

D.Fortunately,shehasagoodincome.12.—Lookatthenoisykids!

—Haven’tyouheardthesaying“

”?A.There’splentyoffishinthesea

B.AllthatglittersisnotgoldC.Whenthecatisaway，themicewillplay

D.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush13.—Aftertwoweeksoftennislessons,IthinkIfinallymanagedtoimprovemybackhand.

—Likemymomalwayssays:“

.”

A.Pridegoesbeforeafall