英语习语集锦.docx

1、英语习语集锦英语习语集锦1、a bad apple 坏蛋A：Oh, my God! What happened? Why are you black and blue?B：I got beaten by Peters brotherA：Thats a bad apple! Lets think up a way and teach him a lesson甲：噢，天哪！怎么啦？你身上怎么青一块紫一块的？乙：彼得的弟弟把我给打了。甲：这坏蛋，咱们来想个法来教训教训他。2、a dog in the manger 占着茅坑不拉屎的人；占有有利条件却不会利用的人A：Give the skates to

2、 me!B：You shut up!A：If you dont know how to skate, why dont you give the skates to me? Dont be a dog in the manger.甲：把冰鞋给我！乙：你闭嘴！甲：你若不知道怎么滑冰，干吗不把冰鞋给我？别占着茅坑不拉屎了！3、a gay dog 快活的人A：Its strange they should get along so well!B：Thats nothing unusual.A：You dont know much about the couple. One likes to be a

3、lone, but the other is a bit of a gay dog.甲：他们居然能处得这么好，太奇怪了。乙：没什么不寻常的。甲：你不了解这俩口子，一个喜欢独处，另一个却喜欢热闹。4、a hard nut 冥顽不化的人；无知无觉的人A：Bob refused all his classmates invitations.B：I really couldnt understand him.A：Hes surely a hard nut, nobody likes approaching him.B：Wed better also leave him alone.甲：鲍勃拒绝了班上所

4、有人的邀请。乙：他这个人我真不明白。甲：他真是个脑子不开窍的人，没人愿意靠近他。乙：我们最好也别惹他。5、a hen-pecked husband 妻管严；怕老婆的男人A：Aunt is scolding uncle again.B：Dont worry. Your uncle wont utter a word back.A：I didnt know my uncle is a hen-pecked husbandB：He isnt. He thinks its not necessary to quarrel with women.甲：婶婶又在骂叔叔了。乙：别着急，你叔叔不会还口的。甲：我

5、还不知道我叔叔是个妻管严。乙：他不是。他觉得和女人吵架没必要。6、big shot 要人A：Do you know Mr. Smith?B：No, but I know of him. Hes a big shot in the local politics.A：Im told hes only a yes-man.B：Yes, I hate that. At present, what we want is a strong, independent leader, not a bunch of yes-man.甲：你认识史密斯先生吗？乙：不认识，但我知道这人，他在本地政界是个举足轻重的人物

6、。甲：我听说他是个和事佬。乙：没错儿，我就恨这个。现在，我们要的是强有力的、有主见的领导人，可不是和事佬儿。7、fat cat 大款A：Wherere those popular actresses in our school time?B：Get into marriage.A：Can everyone find a fat cat?B：Everyone wants to, but not everyone succeeds.甲：咱们上学时的那些女影星都哪去了？乙：结婚了呗！甲：人人都能找到大款吗？乙：人人都想，可并不是人人都能找到。8、bosom friends 知心朋友A：Is Jack

7、 a friend of yours?B：Yes. He is one of my bosom friends.A：Hes a nice guy as far as I knowB：You can be certain of that.甲：杰克是你的朋友吗？乙：是，他是我的一个知心朋友。甲：我也知道他是一个好人。乙：这点毫无疑问。9、con artist 大骗子手A：Is this your first visit to this city?B：Yes, why?A：Perhaps I should warn you that this city is full of con artists.

8、B：Thanks for telling. Ill take care.甲：这是你第一次游览这个城市吗？乙：是呀，怎么了？甲：也许我该提醒你这座城市有许多骗子手。乙：谢谢，我会小心的。10、the long and short of it 概括地说A：Do you know why John left our company?B：Its a complicated story but the long and short of it is that he transferred a large sum of money wrongly.A：Who should be responsible e

9、xactly?B：A crook took advantage of him. Our boss would never forgive such a stupid act. 甲：你知道为什么约翰离开我们公司了吗？乙：这事很复杂，但概括地说，他错转了一大笔资金。甲：确切说谁应负责呢？乙：一个骗子骗了他。我们的老板永远也不会原谅这样愚蠢的行为。11、no point 没理由A：Theres no point in losing temper on me. Its unfair!B：What did you do to him?A：If I did something bad, I wouldnt

10、 blame him for getting angry with me. The point is that I did nothing wrong.B：Maybe he thought you reported him to the manager.甲：没理由向我发火。这太不公平了！乙：你对他怎么了！甲：如果我做了坏事，我不会怪他生我的气。可事实是，我没做什么错事呀。乙：说不定他以为是你向经理打了小报告。12、fat change（反语）微小的机会；极少的可能A：I think it was Jason who stole my document.B：Fat chance!A：Hes th

11、e only one who left here late.B：I know him. Hell never do that sort of thing.甲：我觉得是詹森偷了我的文件。乙：不会的。甲：他是唯一一个走得晚的人。乙：我了解他，他决不会干这种事儿。13、mark time 原地踏步；停顿A：Why did we stop?B：No, we didnt really stop. We just marked time.A：Marked time?B：Yeah, we have to pause until we get approval.甲：我们为什么停下来？乙：不，我们并没有真的停下

12、来。我们只是原地踏步。甲：原地踏步？乙：是的。我们不得不暂时停下待命。14、have seen better days 有过好日子A：Look, Mrs. Thomas is such a beauty in her early eyes.B：But Mr. Thomas is short, skinny and ugly.A：Why do you think Mrs. Thomas married him?B：Hes certainly very poor now, but I think hes seen better days.甲：看，托马斯夫人年轻时这么漂亮。乙：可托马斯先生又矮、又瘦

13、、又丑。甲：你猜他为什么要嫁给他？乙：他现在固然很穷，可我想他有过好日子。15、a storm in a teacup 风波；小事引起的轩然大波；小题大做A：The husband cant understand why his wife got angry so easily.B：Hes too careless maybe.A：No, its not that. Actually its a storm in a teacup. I also thought its the women who is to blame.B：Anyway the man has to consider his

14、 wifes feelings.甲：丈夫不明白他妻子为什么那么容易生气。乙：可能他太粗心了。甲：不是，不是因为这个。实际上她是小题大做，我也觉得是他妻子不对。乙：不管怎么说男人应该考虑作妻子的情绪。16、the last straw 忍无可忍A：That was the last straw!B：Why did you say that? Did your girlfriend do anything wrong?A：She refused to see me. She must have fallen in love with another guy.B：I dont believe it.

15、 Talk with her, will you? There must be some misunderstanding between you.甲：真是让人忍无可忍！乙：你为什么这么说？你女朋友做什么错事了吗？甲：她拒绝见我，她一定是爱上别人了。乙：我不相信。和她谈谈，好吗？你们之间一定是发生什么误会了。17、make a clean breast of.忏悔A：Youre restless. Are you in trouble?B：Ive done something I shouldnt A：Then make a clean breast of it, you will feel

16、released.B：Ive not decided yet.甲：你老是不安？有麻烦吗？乙：我做了件不该做的事。甲：那就彻底忏悔一下吧。你会感觉轻松一些的。乙：我还没决定呢。18、to my way of thinking 依我看来.A：To my way of thinking, I think you behaved rudely before your dad.B：I couldnt keep my temper then, poor dad, he must be very sad.A：How about apologizing now?B：I hope he can forgive

17、me.甲：依我看来，你在你父亲面前表现得太无礼了。乙：当时我控制不住。可怜的爸爸，他一定很难过。甲：现在去向他道歉怎么样？乙：我希望他能原谅我。19、the same as 同.一样A：Jim, is this the bike you lost?B：Let me see. No, mine has a special symbol on it.A：This is the same bike as yours, I think. I cant tell the difference.B：If you were the owner, you could.甲：吉姆，这是你丢的那辆自行车吗？乙：让我

18、看看。不是，我的车上面有个特别的标记。甲：我想这辆车和你的很像。我看不出有什么区别。乙：如果你是车主，你就能看出区别了。20、the benefit of doubt (在证据不足情况下)假定某人无辜A：Who did it?B：Dont be so angry, Henry?A：It must be Robert.B：Maybe Robert did it, maybe he didnt. If I were you, I would give him the benefit of the doubt. Its not so important anyway.甲：这是谁干的？乙：亨利，别发那

19、么大的火好不好？甲：准是罗伯特干的。乙：也许是罗伯特干的，也许不是。如果我是你，我就先假定不是他干的。不管怎么说这件事也没什么大不了的。21、right up ones alley 正合某人的心意或技能A：David is good at tennis.B：Speaking of tennis, Daniel is the best.A：Thats for sure. All sports are right up his alley. Actually, nobody can get a better hand over him yet.B：Hell make a successful sp

20、ortsman, I think.甲：大卫很擅长网球。乙：谈到网球，丹尼尔是最棒的了。甲：那是肯定的。所有运动他都擅长。事实上，还没人能胜过他。乙：我想他会成为一个成功的运动员的。22、school of hard knocks 艰苦的磨练A：My boss is such a shrewd businessman everyone admires him.B：Which university did he graduate from?A：He never went to high school. He was educated in the school of hard knocks.B：T

21、hats incredible.甲：我的老板是个非常精明的生意人，每个人都很欣赏他。乙：他是从哪所大学毕业的？甲：连高中都没上过。他是受了艰苦的磨练而成长起来的。乙：真是难以置信。23、something the matter with 出问题A：Hey, Richard! Whatre you doing right here?B：My recorder has something the matter with its speaker; I want to have it fixed.A：It broke down again? You really need a new one.甲：嘿，

22、里查德！你在这儿干什么呢？乙：我录音机的喇叭坏了。我想找人把它修好。甲：又坏了？你真该买个新的了。24、under age 未成年A：Why not take me to the party, Mom?B：Youre too young, dear.A：Oh, Im really as tall as you.B：Oh, youre still under age.甲：为什么不带我去参加晚会，妈妈？乙：你还未成年，亲爱的。甲：不，我都快和您一般高了。乙：但你还是没长大啊。25、the matter 麻烦A：Is the anything matter?B：Ive been watching t

23、he game on TV. One of our athletes is seriously injured.A：My goodness! Has she been sent to hospital?B：Yes, poor girl. Shes only your age.甲：出什么事了吗？乙：我一直在看电视上的比赛，我们的一个队员严重受伤了。甲：天哪！她被送往医院了吗？乙：送了。可怜孩子，她只有你这么大。26、rat race 激烈的竞争A：America is a rich country. Many people are dreaming of going there but you

24、came back.B：To tell you the truth, Im very happy with my modest job here and the peaceful life.A：New York is exciting, isnt it?B：Yes, but I have no desire to take part in the rat race there.甲：美国是个富裕的国读。很多人都梦想去那儿，但你却回来了。乙：坦白地说，我很满意自己在这里的普通工作和平静生活。甲：纽约很令人兴奋，不是吗？乙：是的。但我却无心卷入那种你死我活的竞争。27、take someones m

25、ind off something 使某人忘记某事A：I need a weeks vacation so that I can take my mind of my troubles.B：Yeah, maybe things will changes for the better.A：I am hoping so.甲：我需要一周的假期，这样我可以忘记我的烦恼。乙：是啊，也许事情会有转机。甲：我正希望如此。28、think twice about 仔细考虑A：Youre a native of the city and you have lived here for many years. H

26、ow do you like it?B：Well, Id have to think twice about that.A：Its familiar to you, isnt it?B：Well, I think its beautiful. I especially like the weather here.甲：你是本市人，在这儿呆了很多年，你觉得这座城市怎么样？乙：恩，我得好好想一想。甲：你不陌生吧？乙：恩，我想，这儿很美，我特别喜欢这儿的天气。29、Take the turning 拐弯A：Could you tell me how to get to the bank?B：Let m

27、e think. Well, take the second turning on the right and its opposite the supermarket.A：I see. Is it far?B：No, not really, only a few minutes.A：Oh, good, thank your very much.A：请告诉去银行怎么走，好吗？B：让我想想，恩，在第二个路口向右拐，就在超市的对面。A：我明白了，很远吗？B：不太远，只有几分钟的路程。A：非常感谢。30、search me (非正式)不知道A：Wheres Annie?B：In the house.

28、A：In the house? Where is she?B：Search me, I dont know where she is now.A：安妮呢？B：在屋里。A：在屋里？在哪儿呢？B：不知道，我也搞不清。31、have it in one 有能力（做某事）A：Harry was elected monitor at the class meeting yesterday.B：Do you think he has it in him to be a good monitor?A：Hes a good student as far as his achievement is concer

29、ned. But I really cant tell whether hell make a good monitor.A：昨天哈里在班会上被选为班长。B：你认为他有能力成为一名好班长吗？A：就他的成绩来说他是一名好学生。但他是不是能当个好班长，我也说不好。32、have it over 比.好些；胜过A：Its pity that I havent been to many countries.B：But I think you have it over me. Ive never been out of China.A：Never?B：Never. I am not joking.A：真

30、遗憾很多国家我都没去过。B：但我想你总比我要好。我从来都没出过中国。A：从来都没出去过？B：从来都没有。我没有开玩笑。33、Have had enough 对.发腻；厌烦A：What do you think of the Prof. Smith lecture?B：Ive have had enough of that kind of stuff.A：So have I. I decided not to go next time.A：你认为史密斯教授的课上得怎么样？B：我对他讲的课已经厌烦了。A：我也是。我决定下节课不去了。34、serve somebody right 自作自受A：Wou

31、ld you please find me another job, Dad?B：Whats wrong with your job?A：Ive lost it.B：I once told you to work hard, but you always turned a deaf ears to me. It serves you right.A：爸爸，能请您为我另找份工作吗？B：你的工作怎么了？A：我丢了这份工作。B：以前我告诉过你要努力工作，但你总是当耳边风，你这是自作自受。35、for that matter 而且A：His parents wont trust him and for that matter,