高三英语一轮复习专题讲解——习语.doc

英语习语谚语 a piece of cake 轻松的事 a wet blanket 枯燥，让人扫兴 all thumbs 笨拙 as bright as a button 聪明极了 as cool as a cucumber 极其冷静 as easy as ABC 非常容易 as easy as pie 易如反掌 as hard as nails 冷酷无情，铁石心肠 as hungry as a lion 极其渴望得到 as light as a feather 很轻盈 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 as proud as a peacock 十分骄傲 as sharp as a spear 聪明，思路敏捷 as sly as a fox 非常狡猾 as tall as a tree 非常高 be a weed 软弱，懦弱 be at odds 有矛盾，合不来 be blessed with brains 很聪明 be green with envy 嫉妒 be in the same boat 处于同样境地 be tickled pink 非常开心 be white as a sheet 惨白如纸 black and blue 青一块紫一块 then and there 立即 burn the midnight oil 开夜车，挑灯夜战 call black white 颠倒黑白 cast iron nerves 坚定的意志 dark horse 黑马 down in the dumps 气馁，沮丧 eat like a bird 食量很小 feel blue 忧郁 feet of clay 内在缺陷 fly off the handle/ hit the roof/ceiling 勃然大怒 green fingers 擅长 hand and foot 完全，周到，全方位 hot under the collar 愤怒的，恼火的 have butterflies in your stomach 心慌，紧张 in the black有盈余 in the red 财政赤字 kill the fatted calf 设宴欢迎 laugh one’s head off 大笑 undefined off the top of your head 不假思索 make a mountain out of a molehill/ make a fuss of 小题大做 on cloud nine狂喜 on its last legs 奄奄一息，濒于台 once and for all 永远，彻底地 one’s cup of tea 投合脾性的事 over the moon 欣喜若狂，兴高采烈 pull one’s leg 开某人玩笑 rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 senior citizen 老人 to sleep like a log 酣睡 twists and turns 曲折 the man in the street 平常百姓 the prodigal son 浪荡子 the salt of the earth 善良诚实的人 Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。 A good beginning is half the battle. 好的开始等于成功的一半。 A lazy youth, a l