英语习语英美文化考试复习题
be a cool cat– to be a calm person
to blow one’s stack– to become mad
to fly off the handle– to become very angry
what’s more– besides
to get away with something– to do something bad without being punished ?to be getting on– to get older
pepper and salt– of hair becoming gray
to make up for something– to compensate for something
to take it easy– to relax
to work out– to do exercis
to turn in– to go to bed at night
like a breeze– easily
time off– a period of relea from work
to have got it made– to be successful
this is it–to have reached one‘s object
Nancy is a fair lady. c
南希是个购物狂。
南希是个小气鬼。
南希是个大美人。
The kid is as good as gold. a
那娃娃乖得很。
那孩子来之不易。
孩子象黄金一样珍贵。
Tom is a busybody. b
汤姆是个懒惰的人。
汤姆是个爱管闲事的人。
汤姆是个大好人。
My husband and I led a cat and dog life. a
我和我丈夫过着争争吵吵的日子。
我和我丈夫过着幸福的日子。
我和我丈夫过着猫狗不如的日子。
J im did a Dutch act last night. c
吉姆昨晚喝醉了。
吉姆昨晚自杀了。
吉姆昨晚失眠了。
We have the eagle shits! c
调查问卷范文
我们完蛋了！
我们不！
早朝大明宫我们发工资了！
They are Darby and Joan. a
他们是对恩爱的老夫妻。
他们互相嘲笑。
他们水火不容。
Amy is in the pink. c
艾米咄咄逼人。
艾米疲惫不堪。
艾米精力充沛。
They are doing monkey business. c ?他们在想办法保护猴子。
他们在做猴子买卖生意。
他们做着见不得人的勾当。 c
I have a crush on you.
我要抽你。
我要把你碾碎。
我迷恋你。
the old lady has rabbit ears. b ?那个老太太喜欢养兔子。?那个老太太爱打听闲事。?那个老太太耳朵不灵便。?The firm is in the black for 3 years. b
这家公司三年来一直亏损。
这家公司三年来一直盈利。
这家公司三年来一直偷税漏税。
Tom is good at winning girl's ears. a
汤姆擅长赢得女孩子的好感。
汤姆擅长做女子的针线活。
汤姆擅长欺骗女孩子。
A cat may look at a king. c
一只猫可以看到国王。
一只猫和国王对视。
小人物也有权利。
Money is not everything. b
钞票没有用。
钞票不是万能的。
钞票买不到任何东西。
They hold a bean feast. a
他们举行了一场庆功会。
他们举办了一次比赛。
他们吃了一顿豆子餐。
Where is the john? c
心理漫画手抄报约翰在哪里？
约翰家在哪里？
洗手间在哪里？
He is a jinx. b
他是万人迷。
他是个扫把星。
他福星高照。拔萝卜是什么意思
So much baby's breath! b
好多宝宝在哭！
好多的满天星！
太令人欣慰了！
This is an apple of love. c ?这是一个爱情果。
这是一个火龙果。
降雨量这是一个西红柿。?His parents are going bananas at him. c罢黜百家独尊儒术
他爸妈对他言听计从。
他爸妈对他严加管教。
他爸妈快被他气疯了。
Bess ate all of six fruit cakes. b
贝丝把那个六边形的水果蛋糕吃完了。
贝丝足足吃了六块水果蛋糕。
贝丝吃光了所有的六块水果蛋糕。
Old Green is a real card. b
老格林喜欢玩牌。
老格林真是个活宝。
老格林是个卡迷。
Can you find your feet? b
你能找到回去的路吗？
你能适应环境吗？
你能找到自己的脚印吗？
I. Structural stability
Idioms are t phras or accepted phras, cloly constructed,
1) can not be broken up and put in two claus.
e.g. to spill the beans *It was the beans that John spilled.
to pass the buck: *It was the buck that John pasd.
2）Replacement of component is not allowed, even with a synonym.
e.g. to smell a rat? to smell a mou
to e red? to e scarlet，
to kick the bucket? to kick the pail
make haste?*make hurry or do haste;
dark hor? black hor
3）breaking grammatical rules.
e.g.: at large（逍遥法外）
make believe（假装）
as sure as eggs is eggs（千真万确）
to trip the light fantastic （跳舞）
4）Mood transformation is not always free.(active ?passive)
e.g.: My father hit the roof when he found that I had damaged his new car.
The roof was hit by my father when he found that I had damaged his new car.
Ex：go through the ceiling ωcome to the rescue ωplay cat and mou with ωpop the question
(passive ? active)
e.g.: call sb to arms?All the young men have been called to arms.
Ex: bring sb to book（审讯某人；使某人受到惩罚）
bring sb in from the cold （使某人不受冷落）
5）Slightly change of the component may result in great change of its meaning.
e.g.: before long ??long before,
to rain cats and dogs ?? to rain dogs and cats
in a state （乱七八糟）?? in state (隆重)
out of question ??out of the question不再用英语怎么说
make a scene（大吵大闹）?? make the scene（露面；到场）
in a mood（心情不好）?? in the mood（有兴趣，想做）
hard line（强硬路线）?? hard lines（倒霉，恶运）
join forces（联合起来）?? join the forces（参军）
take a stand（采取某立场）?? take the stand（出庭作证）
二龙喉公园
make a noi about（轰动一时；发怨言）?? make nois about（嘴上说；发怨言）6）Conjunction between parts of similar idioms is not possible.
e.g. ω He gave no credence to John's proposal but gave complete support to Mary's suggestion.
*He gave no credence to John‘s proposal but complete support to Mary?s suggestion.
ω Mary took heed of John‘s warning and later took steps to rectify the situation.
*Mary took heed of John‘s warning and later steps to rectify the situation.
7）Number of nouns are restricted.
(singular can not be changed into plural)
e.g.: John kicked the bucket last week.?*John kicked the buckets last week.
Mrs. Brown flew off the handle. ?*Mrs. Brown flew off the handles.
(plural can not be changed into singular)
