英语数字趣谈.docx

1、英语数字趣谈各种语言中数字承载着其深厚的文化内涵，往往与相关国家或民族的文化有着密不可分的关系，涉及文学典故、风土人情、风俗习惯、历史地理等等，这里整理归纳了一些与数字相关的习语，望抛砖引玉，引起英语学习者的兴趣和关注，并帮助理解英语的深刻含义。（一）说一不二1. ONE1)a one大胆有趣的人Oh, you are a one! 噢，你真大胆！2) a right one蠢人；傻子3)be one up (on sb.) （比某人）略胜一筹4) one and the same同一 Erle Stanley Gardiner and A. A. Fair are one and the s

2、ame person.5)at one :in accord or unity 一致，合力 Husband and wife were at one on everything except money.6)one and all :everyone 每个人，全体 The party was enjoyed by one and all.7)one by one: individually in succession 一个接一个8) a fast one(棒球中的)急球; 俚诡计, 骗局9)a hot one美俚异常滑稽的笑话10)a nasty one责骂; (碰)钉子; 严重的打击11)a

3、 quick one美俚匆匆一口喝下去的酒12) be all one to sb. 在某人看来全都一样, 无所谓 I dont mind which we do; its all one to me.13)become one (=be made one) 一体化; 结成夫妇14) big one大人物; 大亨; 美俚千元钞票:(对儿童说的委婉语)美俚大便15)by ones and twos三三两两地; 零零落落地 They left the hall by ones and twos so as not to attract attention.16) for one作为其中一个; 举例

4、来说 He, for one, wont let you down.17) go sb. one better 美俚胜过(某人)18) have one over the eight英俚微醉19) in one合为一体；一身兼职 He is cook, gardener and drive all in one.20) in the year one早年, 很久以前21)lay one on sb. 美俚给某人一拳22)like one oclock美俚好得很23)little ones孩子们, 小家伙们24)live one美俚随便花钱的人; 冤大头, 容易受骗上当的人25)One abov

5、e(=the Holy One)上帝26)taken one with another总的看来:taking one with another总的看来27) ten to one多用于否定句中一定, 必定; 十有八九, 多半 Tell him youve broken his vase. Ten to one he wont be angry. Its ten to one that bill will be late.28) the Evil One魔王, 撒旦29) the old one老头子, 父亲:魔鬼王30)the wicked one恶魔31)tie one on闹饮, 喝得大醉

6、32)young one孩子; 年轻人; 幼小动物33)one after another一个接一个地, 接连地34)one another相互, 互相35) one and only唯一的; 真正的; 美俚情人36)one in a thousand百里挑一, 杰出的37)one in the eye for sb. 给某人照眼一拳;给某人钉子碰38)one of those things命中注定的事39) one or other或者这个, 或者那个; 不管哪一个40)one or two一两个, 几个41)one too many多余的一个; 美口过量的酒42)one too many

7、for sb. 胜过; 非.所能敌He was one too many for me.one too much for sb. 胜过; 非.所能43.one eye on同时照看 Chris tried to study with one eye on the TV set.44)be of one mind想法一致 I am of one mind with you on this.45)one at a time一次一个 He asked us to come to his office one at a time.46)one foot in the grave行将就木 The dog

8、 is 14, blind and feeble. He has one foot in the grave.47)one of these days有一天；哪一天 One of these days you will realize it.48)for one thing一个原因是；一个例子是；一则 For one thing, she is too old.49)as one像一个人一样 We are united as one to fight against the enemy.50)No.1一流的；顶刮刮的 Tiger Woods is Americas No.1 golfer.51

9、) Number one - 自己。由此而衍生to look after number one（自私，追求自己的 利益）2.TWO1) put two and two together根据事实的推测，推断2) in two: into two separate parts; in half:分成两个部分；分成两半：cut the sandwich in two把三明治切成两半3) be two不和, 合不来4)by twos (=two and two; two by two) 两个两个地, 成双成对地5)by twos and threes三三两两地, 零星地6)in twos口立刻, 马上

10、, 顷刻间7) two by four美口小的, 狭窄的, 微不足道的8) two of a kidney两个想法相同的人9) two or three两三个, 少数的10) two upon ten把眼睛睁大点(以防别人偷窃)11)be in two minds犹豫不定 Im in two minds whether to go or not.12)tell a thing or two责备 When John complained about the hard work, his father told him a thing or two.13) when two Fridays com

11、e together.“永远不”的遁词14) The two eyes of Greece.希腊古代的两座城市雅典和斯巴达。附谚语：Two and two make four. 二加二等于四; 非常清楚明显。Two can play at that game. 这一套你会我也会。Two is company, but three is none. 二人成伴, 三人不欢。Two of a trade never agree. 同行是冤家。When two ride on one horse, one must sit behind. 两人骑一匹马, 总得有一个坐在后面。It takes two

12、to make a quarrel. 孤掌难鸣。（二）说三道四3.THREE1)by twos and threes三三两两地2)Three in One(=the Trinity) (上帝的)三位一体3) three times three连续三次三欢呼4) Three sheets in the wind 酩酊大醉。When three know it, all know it.谚三人知, 天下晓。4.FOUR1) on all fours爬；匍匐2) . and four 四匹马拉的a coach and four一辆四匹马拉的马车3) scatter . to the four win

13、ds使四散消失; 抛弃; 浪费4)Four Horsemen(基督教圣经中的)四骑士(指战争、饥馑、瘟疫、死亡四大害)5)four hundred也作 Four Hundred (指当地的)名士, 名流6) Four-letter words - 粗俗的下流话。7）the four corners of the earth四面八方(三)人五人六5.FIVE1）bunch of fives俚手, 拳头2）take five美、口休息一下, 休息五分钟3）Big Five五大银行(英国 Midland Bank, Lloyds Bank, Barelays Bank, Westminster Ba

14、nk, and National Provincial Bank)4）rising fives未满五周岁幼儿学校学生5）give sb. a high five与某人高举双手击掌庆祝6) Fifth Column 叛徒或是渗透到重要部门中去为敌方效力的内奸，直译为第五纵队。7）The five wits - 常识、想象、幻想、估量和记忆这五种功能，泛指人的智能。6.SIXat sixes and sevens :in a state of confusion or disorder 乱七八糟混乱或杂乱的状态(四)七上八下7.SEVEN1) at sixes and sevens乱七八糟2)se

15、venty times seven七十个七次; 很大的数目3）The seventh son of a seventh son - 显要的后代。七这个数字在希伯来人中 间被认为是神秘而神圣的。根据圣经中所说的，世界就是在七天内创造的，每星期内有七天，还有七种美德，人一生分为七个生长时期，主祷文也分为七个部分。七的倍数也被认为是神圣的。4) 第一个是24/7，或者twenty-four, seven。这个习语指的是全部时光，即twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week的意思。I will always be available for you, 24/7

16、！5）be in seventh heaven表示非常幸福、快乐8.EIGHT1) Behind the eight ball - 处境危险，无可救药。2) the Eights指剑桥和牛津大学的划船比赛(五)九九十成9.NINE1) to the nines Informal :to the highest degree达到最高程度：dressed to the nines. 打扮得时髦到极点2)nine times out of ten十有八九，大抵；几乎都是3)The nine Muses 缪斯九女神4)long nine美廉价的雪茄烟5)long nines英陶土制的长烟斗6)on c

17、loud nine seven美俚得意洋洋; 心情非常舒畅; (过足了瘾)处于飘飘然的状态7)touch it off to the nines口干得漂亮, 干得出色, 做事聪明伶俐8)up to the nines华美地; 考究地; 整整齐齐地; 十全十美地9)nine tenths十之八九, 几乎全部10）A nine days wonder - 轰动一时而后又被遗忘的事情；昙花一现。11）To look nine ways - 斜眼看人。(六)十全十美10.TEN1) ten a penny平平常常的；毫无价值的2)ten to one十之八九；很可能Ten to one he has

18、forgotten it. 他很可能已经忘记了。3) Another ten!再划十下! 继续加油(最后冲刺时舵手的口令)!4)take ten美口休息十分钟, 小憩5)the upper ten (thousand) 上流社会; 贵族阶层6) tens of thousands好几万(七)百发百中11.HUNDRED1) a cool hundred口百镑巨款2)a great hundred一百二十a long hundred一百二十3)a hundred and one许多4)a hundred percent(=one hundred percent)百分之百; 纯粹; 完全;常用于否

19、定句身体好, 恢复健康5)a hundred to one一百与一的比; 可能性极大6)by the hundred, by hundreds数以百计, 大批地7)like a hundred of bricks口以压倒的势力; 来势猛烈地8)ninety-nine out of a hundred百分之九十九; 几乎全部; 差得不远9)the four hundred美上层社会; 上层人物; 豪富阶层10)hundreds and thousands撒在糕饼上做装饰的蜜饯小糖果11)hundreds of好几百, 许许多多12)hundreds of hundreds of数以万计13)hu

20、ndreds of thousands of几十万, 无数附谚语A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out 傻子一个投石井内，智者百位难以捞回 （或：一愚闯祸，百智难补）。 A hundred pounds of sorrow pays not one ounce of debt 百镑愁难还一分债（或：烦恼不能还债）。 Buyers want a hundred eyes; sellers，none. 买东西的要有百只眼，卖东西的可以不长眼. （卖者装马虎，买者要小心）. If yo

21、u kill one flea in March you kill a hundred.三月杀跳蚤，杀一少百。 One cannot do a foolish thing once in ones life，but one must hear of it a hundred times. 蠢事一生不可做一件，但一定会听到成百上千。 One enemy is too much for a man in a great post，and a hundred friends too few. 身居要职，朋友百人太少，敌人一个太多。 One father is more than a hundred

22、school masters. 胜过师长百位。 One good head is better than a hundred strong hands. 强手百双，莫如智者一人。 One man is worth a hundred and a hundred is not worth one. 一人可抵一百，一百不抵一人。 When angry，count ten before yoll speak; if very angry，a hundred. 生气时说话前先数十，大怒中数百后再开口。 (八)千里之行12.THOUSAND1) one in a thousand千里挑一的极好的人或事；

23、不可多得2) (a) thousand and one无数的, 非常多(源自阿拉伯故事集一千零一夜)3)a thousand to one千对一, 几乎绝对的, 几乎可以肯定4)by the thousand (=by the thousands, by thousands) 数以千计, 大批大批地, 论千, 按千(出售等)5)different in a thousand and one ways千差万别6)for the thousand and first time无数次, 三番五次7) the upper ten thousand 古、口上流社会, 贵族阶层8)thousands of

24、 thousands of千千万万thousands upon thousands成千上万9) A thousand thanks（千分感谢）（九）万里之遥13.MILLION1)the million: the common people; the masses 大众普通老百姓；群众：entertainment for the millions大众娱乐2) a million to one百万分之一的机会; 可能性极小的3)make a million发大财4) Thanks a million万分感谢(十)半斤八两14.DOZEN1)a bakers devils, printers do

25、zen十三个2)be six of one and half a dozen of the other dozen半斤八两3)by the dozen按打计算4)daily dozen(每天起床后的)健身操(因最初为十二节, 故名) ;日常事物, 例行公事5)great long dozen十三个6)sell by the dozen整打出售7)talk run, speakthirteen nineteen to the dozen喋喋不休8)dozens of许多15.SCORE1) three score (years) and ten七十岁, 古稀之年2) by in scores大批

26、, 许多3)scores of十几个；许多16.ELEVENTHat the eleventh hour在最后的时刻; 刚好来得及; 在危急的时候17.TWELVE1) the Twelve 【宗】耶稣的十二门徒2) in twelves【刷】十二开本3)strike twelve显出全副本领获得大成功3) Twelfth-day【宗】主显节(圣诞节后的第十二天) Twelfth-night【宗】主显节之夜18.TWENTY-TWOCatch-22第十二条军规；左右为难的尴尬境地19.THIRTEEN1) the thirteen superstition(西方)以十三为不吉利数字的迷信2)

27、the old Thirteen美国早期的国旗(上有十三颗星表示十三个州)20.SEVENTEENsweet seventeen妙龄, 二八年华21.NINETEENruntalk, go nineteen to the dozen说个不停, 喋喋不休22.FORTY1) to have forty winks（小睡，打吨儿），2) like forty美口非常厉害地; 猛烈地3) the Hungry Forties【史】饥饿的四十年代(1840-1849, 英国贫苦人民生活极其困苦, 要求政治改革)23.NINETY-NINEninety-nine times out of a hundred一 百次中有九十九次, 几乎总是