英语习语

2024年3月23日发(作者：新生入学指南)

英语习语

1.I'm on a diet. 我正在减肥。

例如：

A: Would you like some ice cream?

B: No, thanks. I'm on a diet.

A: 你想吃冰激凌吗？

B: 不了，谢谢。我在减肥。

soap 奉承、恭维、拍马

例如：

His letter was full of soft soap.

他的信全都是恭维话。

You'll get nothing by soft-soaping me.

你使用奉承我的方法是捞不到好处的。

for nothing 不重要；毫无价值

例如：

All that extra effort counts for nothing now that they have cancelled the whole p

roject.

他们既然已经取消了整个项目，所以，一切额外努力便毫无价值了。

4.a lion in the way 难关、拦路虎

例如：

The danger is certainly a lion in the way; you can go ahead or turn back. Which

will you do?

危险当然是可怕的障碍，你可以向前走，也可以向后转，你愿意走哪条路？

5．dog does not eat dog 同类不相残、同室不操戈

例如：As the proverb goes:"Dog does not eat dog."They compromid with one a

nother finally.

正如谚语所说：“同室不操戈。”他们终于互相让步了。

sooner, the better. 越快越好。

例如：

A: You'd better apply for your passport now. The sooner, the better.

B: All right. I'll follow your advice.

A: 你最好现在就去申请护照。越快越好。

B: 好吧。我听你的。

to hand 到手（多指收到来信）

例如：

Your letter has just come to hand.

刚收到你的信。

one's fingers 自寻烦恼、自找苦吃

例如：

It was too late for him to regret as he had burned his fingers.

他因管闲事而自找苦吃，真是后悔莫及。

bygones be bygones 让过去的事成为历史吧

例如：Don't take it too hard. Let bygones be hing will be fine.

不要放在心上，过去的事就让它过去吧.一切都会好的...

one's bridges behind (you) 破釜沉舟，自断退路

例如：Now we've burned our bridges behind us and we have no option but to g

o forward with the project.