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Lecture Five Idioms Lead-in - How do you know about Johns illness? - Oh, I heard it on the grapevine. from bamboo telegraph通过非正式的渠道得到的，小道的 He always goes at things like a bull in a china shop! clumsy, reckless 莽撞行事,笨拙卤莽,笨手笨脚 “Do you think Mary will quit her job now that she‘s pregnant?” Yeah, when pigs fly! by no means 永无可能；决不可能 She had to bite the bullet and give in to her bosss unreasonable demands. set sb’s teeth, clench ones teeth 忍痛，咬紧牙关；咬子弹（强忍痛苦） When Carols son got an F on his report card, she hit the ceiling! Extremely angry, fly into a rage勃然大怒, 暴跳如雷, 大发雷霆 Idioms with Animals To eat like a horse. To eat a great deal 狼吞虎咽，食量大如牛 To work like a horse To work very hard 象黄牛一样干活,拼命工作 A dead horse matter No longer of concern 已成定局 To beat a dead horse To waste time doing something that has already been attempted鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳 A willing horse A keen worker 心甘情愿努力干活的人,孺子牛 A dark horse A person or thing whose true character and worth is unknown but may be better than is thought 黑马,出其不意的获胜者 Hold your horses Stop, wait 耐心些,别着急,等一等 Lock the stable door after the horse has bolted Take action too late 贼去关门,为时已晚;亡羊补牢 Put the cart before the horse To do things in the wrong order车置马前 (喻指本末倒置 ) Change horses midstream Change ones opinions in the middle of something 中途变卦 ,阵前换将 Horse Opera A cowboy movie 西部片(尤指反映19世纪下半叶美国西部生活的电影,电视剧等) Horse player A gambler 常赌马之人,赌徒,赌棍 Horse trading Making business deals after hard and skilful bargaining 经过精明算计的交易; 讨价还价 Horse sense Common sense 常识 Idioms with bird an early bird 早到者,早起的人 a cunning bird 机灵鬼 the Swan of Avon 埃文河上的天鹅（莎士比亚的美称）,卓越的诗人，歌手 Idioms with dog an old dog 老手,有经验的人 a lucky dog 幸运儿 ,幸运之人 a dumb dog 沉默不语的人 Idioms with fish a big fish 大人物，大亨 a big fish in a small pond 小地方的大人物,小圈子里的重要人物, 鸡头 like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖） there are other fish in the sea 天涯何处无芳草 Idioms with other animals at a snail’s pace 缓慢地, 慢条斯里 parrot fashion 鹦鹉学舌 cry wolf 狼来了,发假警报(在不需要援助时求援), 谎言欺人 kill the goose that lays the golden egg 杀鸡取卵