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1. an apple of discord争斗之源；不和之因；祸根 He was throwing us an apple of discord, we soon quarreled again. The dispute about inheriting estate formed an apple of discord between them. Diaoyu Islands seems to be an apple of discord between China and Japan. 2. The Heel of Achilles 唯一弱点；薄弱环节；要害 The goalkeeper is the heel of Achilles in this team. Speaking is generally considered the Achilles heel of Chinese students” 3. Helen of Troy 特洛伊的海伦“ It is unfair that historians always attribute the fall of kingdoms to Helen of Troy. She didnt think of the beautiful umbrella bought the day before should become a Helen of Troy in her family. Because of this she and her husband quarreled for a long time. 4. The Trojan Horse木马计；暗藏的危险；奸细 The superpowers are always sending the Trojan horses to many countries in the world. They are defeated only because of the Trojan horse in their country. 5. Greek Gift s 阴谋害人的礼物；黄鼠狼拜年，不安好心 He is always buying you expensive clothes, Im afraid they are Greek gifts for you.Comrades, be on guard against the Greek gifts! 6. A Penelope‘s Web;The Web of Penelope故意拖延的策略；永远做不完的工作 eg:Mr Jones made a long speech at the meeting.Everyone else thought it a Penelopes web. My work is something like the Penelopes web,never done,but ever in hand. 7. Swan Song最后杰作；绝笔 eg:All the tickets have been sold for the singers performance in London this week--the public clearly believes that this will be her swan song The Tempest was W.Shakespeares swan song in 1612 8. Win/Gain Laurels 获得荣誉;赢得声望 eg:Shakespeare won laurels in the dramatic world. The student gained laurels on the football field,as well as in his studies. Tom won the broad jump,but he had to look to his laurels Getting an A in chemistry almosst cause Mike to rest on his laurels 9. Under the Rose秘密地;私下得;暗中 eg:The senator told me under the rose that there is to be a chance in the cabinet. The matter was finally settled under the rose. Do what you like undeer the rose,but dont give a sign of what