The story behind the English.pptVIP

* The Story behind the English Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water. （形容精华和糟粕被一同丢掉） It’s raining cats and dogs (倾盆大雨） . Canopy bed（天蓬床） Dirt poor（极贫困的） Thresh hold（门槛） Chew the fat（闲聊） Upper crust（上层阶级） A—1；A No；A number one （一流的，顶呱呱，天字一号） Eg：Today I‘m feeling A—1. 不同的滔滔不绝 A blue streak—一闪而过的东西 连珠炮似的讲话 Eg；Once she starts talking ， she’s talk a blue streak Talk one‘s head off Talk one’s ears off Talk off a donkey‘s （a dog’s ，a horse’s ）hind leg. A bull in a china shop----鲁莽闯祸的人 Eg： She rush into the classroom and like a bull in a china shop. The story of apple Apple在字典中有两个意思， 一是指苹果，二指称类似苹果的各种水果 Eg：the apple of pine------pineapple（菠萝） Love apple ---tomato （番茄） Apple polishing （to polish the apple） ----拍马屁 To soft soap---涂软肥皂，讨好巴结 To butter up -----涂上黄油，逢迎奉承 Eg：if you want to get a god score you can polish the apple. Apple pie order -----有条不絮，井然有序 Eg：the house was in apple pie order ，ready for immediate occupation *