Book11_U2_语法.docVIP

习语 一、课文中的英语成语。 1. A piece of cake 小菜一碟 2. A child’s play 易如反掌 3. Off the top of your head 不假思索 4. On paper 在理论上 5. Have butterflies in your stomach 忐忑不安 6. Do your homework about 为……做好准备 7. As easy as pie 易如反掌 8. As plain as day 显而易见 9. Cool as a cucumber 冷静 10. Rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 11. Your cup of tea 喜爱 12. An arm and a leg 昂贵 13. Hold firm 坚信  二、常用成语拓展。 1. beggar?on?horseback 趾高气扬的暴发户 He?is?a?beggar?on?horseback?and?he?shows?off?by?giving?excess?tips?and?by?constantly changing cars. 何先生是个趾高气扬的暴发户，他常常借着各种方法来炫耀自己的财富，如给侍者逾量的小费、或不断更换新汽车?。 2.?A?bird?in?hand?is?worth?two?in?the?bush.??????一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林。 3. A?night?bird 夜猫子 Rock?used?to?be?a?night?bird?but?since?he?married?a?year?ago, he?has?become?a?family?man.??????? 罗基以前是个夜猫子，但自从一年前他结婚后，就变成住家男人。 4. A?rolling?stone?gathers?no?moss.? 不能专心一致，难成大器。Rolling?stone?指在溪水中被水冲击不断滚动的小石子，moss指青苔。全句直译为“滚动的石子不会积上青苔”。比喻一些人漂浮不定，喜欢转换职业住处，永不肯停下来专心做一件事，因此难以集聚财富，结得深交，打好基础，所以不会成功，变即是说“浮游不定的人难成大器”劝喻人做事需专注。 Mr.?Xian?has?had?five?jobs?within?three?years. This will not get him very far. A rolling stone gathers no moss.5. A?white?lie 善意的谎言 The?doctor?knew?that?James?was?very?ill. However, to make him feel better, he told him a white lie that he would recover soon. 医生知道詹姆斯的病情很严重，但为了安慰他，他撒了个小谎，说他很快便会复原。 6. Acid?test? 严峻的考验 The?acid?test?of?Vivian’s?honesty?came?when?she?picked?up?a?wallet?filled?with?banknotes?on?the? street. 薇薇安在街上捡到一个塞满纸币的钱包，她的诚实受到严峻的考验。 7. Add?salt?to?the?wound 火上浇油 Jimmy?is?already?very?upset?now?he?knows?that?he?has?failed?the?test. You should not add salt to the wound by teasing him.吉米得知自己测试没及格，已经很沮丧了，你不应该火上浇油，还去取笑他。 8. A?storm?in?a?teacup? 小风波、小题大做 此惯用语一般直译为“茶杯里的风波”，在小茶杯中又怎能产生大风波呢？所以a?storm?in?the?teacup比喻“大惊小怪”、“小题大做”不必太忧虑的小风波。 The?couple?next?door?are?always?quarrelling?but?it?is?usually?a?storm?in?a?teacup. 隔壁的夫妇经常吵架，但多数是小题大做。 9. A?purple?patch? 顺境的日子 a?patch?本解作“补丁布”，但在这里比喻为“一段日子”；purple即紫色。古时，在国外紫色代表幸运富贵，所以a?purple?patch指“顺境的日子” The?actor?i