英语成语故事【三篇】欣赏(一年级阅读用).pdfVIP

英语成语故事【三篇】欣赏（一年级阅读用） 【篇一】 castles in the air 空中楼阁 A rich man asked an architect to build a three-story house for him. 有一个富人让一位建筑师为他建造一个三层楼的房子。 When the first story was finished ， the rich mansaid to the architect ： “I want only the thir d story ； not the first and second stories. ” 当第一层建造好的时候， 富人对建筑师说： “我只想要第三层楼， 不要第一、第二层。” The architect asked ， “But without the first and second stories ， how can I build the third story ？” 建筑师说：“但没有第一、第二层，何来第三层呢？” Shaking his head ， he packed up his things ， and left. 建筑师于是就摇了摇头，收拾东西离开了。 This idiom indicates an unrealistic or impractical plan or theory. 这个成语现在比喻不现实或者不可行的计划或者理论等。 英文中“空中楼阁”可以说成“ castles in the air ”，基本就 是直译了，所以不难理解哦 ~ 英文解释是“ plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening ”，也就是指“发生机会微乎其微的计划或者希望”。 我们来一起看几个例句吧 ~ She tells me she ‘s planned out her whole career ， but as far as I can see it ’s all just castles in the air. 她告诉我她已经有了整个职业计划，但是就我看来其实只是“空 中楼阁”而已。 Before you start building castles in the air ， just think how much all this is likely to cost. 在你开始建立“空中楼阁”之前，不如先想想你需要付出多少代 价。 【篇二】 a chill runs down one ‘s spine 不寒而栗 During the Handynasty ( 汉朝， 206BC—220AD)， there was a man whose name was Yi Zong ( 义纵 ). Because of the special kindness of the mother of the emperor ， Yi Zong was made a magistrate in one county. 汉武帝时，有一个人名叫义纵，因为受到太后的恩宠，做了上党 郡某县令。 After taking up the official post ，he did very well in managing the official business. Hewas courageous and resolute in handling cases ， and punished according to law anybody who violated the law ， no matter whether he was a despotic gentleman who was ri