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The Bible is often described as the greatest book ever written because of its unending significance and influence on people throughout the ages. Many basic concepts and principles of Western culture have come down from the Bible. Many common English phrases and expressions have their origin in the Bible as well. * 牛津高中英语 (模块九·高三上学期) 1 M1U2 Colloquialism M6U3 Animal idioms M6U2 Emotion idioms M9U3 Colour idioms English idioms 2 3 4 Do you remember? M1U1: Colloquialisms A colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English. They are often used in conversation. a wet blanket all ears pull one’s leg joke with someone something easy to do listen carefully bring/afraid to have fun a piece of cake 1.Mrs Black’s garden is the best in our town. She has green fingers. 2. He makes every decision in our company. He is the top dog. 3. Why did you give her the cold shoulder? You are good friends, arent you? 4. I wish I had brought my umbrella. It’s raining cats and dogs. 5. Football is just not my cup of tea---I like playing volleyball. be good at gardening an important person in an organization be not friendly to her raining heavily not really to my taste  Do you remember ? M6U2 Emotion idioms 1.President Obama was over the moon when he got the news that Ben Laden was shot to death. to be very happy兴高采烈，欣喜若狂 2. Gaddafi flew off the handle upon hearing the news that his smallest son and three grandsons died in the air attack. to get angry suddenly 勃然大怒 3. ——Catching me cheating in the exam, my teacher was hot under the collar. —— No wonder he flew off the handle. 4. —— Now I am a bit down in the dumps because I have to take a make-up exam again. —— Feeling blue? Don’t you know who to talk to? Phone Depression Hotline 24 hours a day. sad 垂头丧气，情绪低落 5. —— Are you still feeling blue today? —— Not at all. I am on cloud nine now because I passed the make-up exam. to be very happy or