泛读教程---英语习语、谚语.pdf

.1/4 Unit 1 1 Burn the midnight oil 熬夜读书,开夜车 To study or work until late at night.2 Hit the books 用功读书,与熬夜无关 To study,especially with particular intensity 3 Do back-breaking work 劳累至极腰酸背痛的工作 To do some physically difficult work and makes you very tired.4 Work like a dog 拼命工作 To work very hard.5 Fall down on the job 敷衍了事,没做好工作 Be incapable for a work.6 Work ones fingers to the bone 非常努力的工作 To work very hard.Unit 2 1 Be a breeze 像一缕清风一样很容易做 A thing that is easy to do.2 Have a green thumb 擅长园艺 To be good at gardening.3 Be easy as pie 小菜一碟,小事一桩 To be very easy.4 Have a golden touch 点石成金,无所不能 It means that you can do anything that you want to do.5 Have two left feet 笨手笨脚 To be very awkward in your movements,especially when you are dancing or playing a sport.6 Have a nose for something 善于发现某物,有洞察力 To be perspective and good at discovering.Unit 3 1 Down to earth 脚踏实地,实事求是 To do something with no illusions or pretensions,sensible and practical.2 Think one is gods gift to mankind 自以为了不起,自负 To think oneself is really something in some areas;conceited.3 Show off 炫耀 To show ones ability with pride to anyone.4 Put someone in someones place 安分守己 To make someone do his own duty and abide by the law.5 Put on airs 摆架子,摆谱 It means someone is conceited in order to show his identity.6 Blow ones own horn 自吹自擂,自我吹嘘 To brag about oneself.Unit 4 1 Bury the hatchet 言归于好,和解,摒弃前嫌 To stop being unfriendly and become friends again.2 Button ones lips 一言不发,守口如瓶 To refuse to talk and be silenced.3 Flow with the tide 跟风,紧随潮流 To keep following someone or the trend.2/4 4 Hold ones tongue 保持沉默,不开口 To say nothing about something and stay silent.5 Let sleeping dogs lie 别无事生非,招惹麻烦 To avoid mentioning a subject or something that happened in the past,in order to avoid any problems or arguments.6 Mind ones own business 少管闲事,管好自己 To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.7 Rock the boat 捣乱 To do something that upsets a situation and causes problems.8 See eye to eye 看法完全一致,完全同意 To share the same views as somebody about something.Unit 5 1 Face up to something 勇敢的面对 To accept and deal with something that is difficult or unpleasant.2 Point ones finger at someone 指责某人 To accuse somebody.3 Leave someone high and dry 使某人很无助 To leave someone unsupported and unable to maneuver;to leave someone helpless.4 Shoulder the responsibility 能够承担责任 To take responsibility.5 Pass the buck 推卸责任 To shirk the responsibility.6 Worm out of something 推卸摆脱某事 To get rid of something Unit 6 1 All or nothing 孤注一掷的,没有商量余地 A situation which will end either in complete success or complete failure Having no middle position or compromise available 2 Meet someone halfway 向某人妥协 To compromise to somebody 3 Give-and-take 妥协,互让,互相迁就 To have an exchange of views on some topic in order to make mutual concessions 4 Middle-of-the-road 折中的办法,折中之计 A compromising solution that can be accepted by most people 5 Stick to ones guns 固执己见 To maintain ones position or viewpoint when faced with opposition 6 Find middle ground 寻求找到一个中间立场 A set of opinions and decisions that two or more groups who oppose each other can agree on Unit 7 1 Go through with 经历困难而完成,把事情坚持到底 To do something even though it may be very unpleasant or difficult for you 2 Hang in there 坚持,不气馁,不畏困难 To maintain a course of action despite negative outlook;to persist;to subsist while keeping high spirits.3/4 3 Give up 放弃 To stop trying to do something 4 Stick with 坚持做某事 To continue or persist;to stick to 5 Sweat out 努力的忍耐以达到某个目的 To work very hard to achieve something Unit 8 1 Be a copycat 模仿别人 To imitate or copy others 2 Cut the apron strings 摆脱依赖,独立生活 To be or become impossible to manage or to control 3 Be a yes-man 唯唯诺诺的人 To be a person who always agrees with people in authority in order to gain their approval.4 Have a mind of ones own 自有主见,能够独立思考 To have ones own idea and think independently 5 Be on ones own 独立自主,不依靠他人 To be independent 6 Lead someone by the nose 牵着别人的鼻子走,完全控制别人 To have a full control of somebody 7 Stand on ones own two feet 独立自主,自力更生 To be independent Unit 9 1 Be as cool as a cucumber 表示非常冷静,毫不紧 X.To be very calm and controlled,especially in a difficult situation 2 Go to pieces 崩溃,心碎 A person who is so upset or afraid that you cannot manage to live or work normally 3 Be as tough as nails 1、冷酷无情 2、坚定不移 Very strong and able to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situations Not feeling or showing any emotion 4 Hold ones head up 高傲,昂头,扬眉吐气.To be proud of or not feel ashamed about something that you have done 5 Keep ones chin up 不灰心,不气馁,不屈服 To tell somebody to try to stay cheerful even though they are in a difficult or unpleasant situation 6 Fall apart 崩溃瓦解破碎 To be in very bad condition so that parts are breaking off.7 Pull oneself together 振作起来 To become mentally focused after a period of being unfocused Unit 10 1 Be hot-headed 急躁,容易发怒的 To be a person who often acts too quickly,without thinking of what might happen.2 Blow up 爆炸,大怒,大发脾气 To get angry with somebody 3 Count to ten 控制情绪使自己冷静 To keep ones emotions under control 4 Grit ones teeth .4/4 咬牙切齿 To clench ones teeth together tightly because of pain or anger or frustration 5 Reach the boiling point 受够了,达到忍耐的极限后大怒 The point at which anger or excitement breaks out into violent expression.6 Hold ones temper 捺住性子 To control ones tempt Unit 11 1 Be cool toward someone 对某人漠视无情 To leave somebody in the cold 2 Icy stare 冰冷的眼神 3 Give someone the cold shoulder 对人冷漠,冷待某人 To treat somebody in an unfriendly way 4 Turn ones back on someone 不愿意帮助某人,不提供帮助给某人 Be unwilling to help somebody 5 Turn ones nose up at someone 拒绝某人 To refuse somebody or someones suggestions 6 Welcome someone with open arms 非常欢迎某人 To welcome someone warmly and happily Unit 12 1 Be a loner 字面意识为成为孤家寡人,寓意为不合作 To prefer to be alone rather than with a group of people 2 Brainstorm 集体研讨,集思广益 A spontaneous group discussion to produce ideas and ways of solving problems 3 Join forces 联合力量 To work together in order to achieve a shared aim 4 Pool ones resources 集资,集合资源 To collect 5 Go it alone 独立的,单边的,不听别人意见 To do something without help from anyone 6 Put heads together 一起讨论问题 To think about or discuss something as a group 7 Lend a hand 帮忙,助一臂之力 To help somebody 8 Two heads are better than one 人多智慧大.三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮.To say that two people can achieve more than one person working alone