英语谚语
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eg.She is the apple of her father's eye.她是她父亲的掌上明珠。 2.Big Apple （the）:New York 大苹果城「即纽约」 eg.I live in the Big Apple.我住在大苹果城。
3.comepare apples and oranges（to）:to compare two things that simply cannot be compared.比较两个无法相比的事物
eg.That's ridiculous.Now you're comparing apples and oranges .真可笑。你是在那两种无法相比的东西作比较，就好像苹果和桔子。 4.“How do you like the apples?”：“What do you think of that ?” *注：这是对某种冒犯性行为做出报复后说的话。 Banana（香蕉）
1.bananas（to be）:to be crazy 发疯的，神经错乱的 eg.That guuy's bananas!那家伙真是疯了！
*注意：to go bananas:1.to become crazy.发疯，神经错乱
eg.I'm so bored I'm going bananas.我厌烦的要死，都快发疯了。 2.to become wild with anger狂怒，气得发疯
eg.She went bananas when she found him cheating.她发现他欺骗时气得要命。 3.play second banana（to）:to be second choice第二选择，次要人物 eg.I always play second banana to her.我总是做她的后补。 4.top banana:main bo领袖，头头，大老板
eg.He's （the） top banana in this company.他是这家公司的大老板。 Bean （豆）
1.bean brain :idiot 白痴，笨蛋
eg.He is such a bean brain.他是个大笨蛋。
2.beans about sth.（not to know）:not to know anything about sth.对某事物一无所知，一窍不通
eg.I don't know beans about computers.我对电脑一窍不通。 *注意：此词语只有否定形式，“to know beans about sth.”这种说法不存在。 3.Bean Town :Boston,Maachusetts 豆城「指麻萨诸塞州波士顿市」 *注：波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名。 Beet（甜菜）
1.beet red （to be）:to be extremly red from blushing ,embarrament,etc.[因窘迫，羞愧等]脸红
eg.She was so embarrased she turned beet red.他窘迫得满脸通红。 2.Cabbage（洋白菜，甘蓝菜） 3.cabbage:money钱，金钱
*注：这个词语尽管已不在常用，但偶尔也会在老影片或玩笑中听到。 carrot（胡萝卜）
carrot in front of someone （to danglea）
ex.to tempt someone with an unobtainable offer开空头支票[以实践不了的诺言诱惑某人] eg.The bo told me lf I perform well on the job ,we 'll talk about a salary increase next year.But I think he's just dangling a carrot in front of me.老板告诉我，如果我工作表现出色，明年加工资就有商量了。但我想他这不过是开了一张空头支票。
Cauliflower（花椰菜，菜花） cauliflower ears:swollen ears usually resulting from a boxing match[拳击运动员因多次受击而肿起的]开花耳朵
eg.That boxer has cauliflower ears.那位拳击运动员的耳朵被打开花了。 Cherry（樱桃）
bowl of cherries （to be a ）:to be wonderful 精彩的，绝妙的 eg.Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.生活并不总是美好的。 Corn （谷物；谷粒） “For corn sake!”：“Oh,my goodne!” “噢，天哪！” *注：这个词语虽然已相当过时，但中老年人仍在使用。
corn :n.melodrama,overemotional drama情节剧；感情表现夸张的戏剧 eg.What a bunch of corn!这一连串的情节剧真精彩啊！ adj.melodramatic 情节剧的；夸张的
eg.That movie was so corny!这部电影表现得太夸张了！ cornball:adj.ridiculous 荒唐的，可笑的
eg.Where did you buy that cornball hat?你从哪儿买来那顶滑稽的帽子？ cucumber（黄瓜，胡瓜）
cool as a cucumber （to be）:to be calm and composed 十分冷静，镇定自如
eg.Although he's guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.尽管他犯了罪，却还是那么镇定自如。 222 低调英语怎么说
今天介绍的是low profile，意思是不引人注目的形象，做事不爱引起他人太多的注意。 俚语词典解释：
low profile: a persona or character that does not draw attention.keep (a) low profile或者maintain (a) low profile: to behave in a way that does not attract attention 例句
I try to be quiet and keep a low profile.It's hard because I just love attention.我尽量安静并保持低调，对我来说很难，因为我喜欢被关注。
The government tries to keep low profile about this iue.政府力图在这个问题上保持低姿态。
You should keep a low profile until the trouble paes.在麻烦过去之前，你做事要保持低调。3 333333城里人瞧不起农村人，农村人看不上城里人，城里人和农村人总是互相瞧不起。乡巴佬、土包子、官迷、大爷......这些个称呼都带有明显的贬义色彩。
美国的城里人和乡下人也会互起贬低对方的称呼。住在像纽约这种大城市的居民往往把乡下人看成是一些土里土气、脑子很简单，而且容易上当受骗的人。他们认为，乡下人只会跟猪和牛打交道，可是不善于和人打交道。这些城里人经常把乡下人称为：hick。Hick这个字和中文里的乡巴佬差不多。
例如：See that well-dreed man acro the room? That's Mr.Green.When he came to New York 20 years ago, he was only a hick fresh out of the cornfields of Kansas.But he turned out to be a lot smarter than he looked; they say he made ten million dollars last year trading in the stock exchange.
你瞧屋子那边那个衣着很讲究的人。那是格林先生。二十年前他来纽约之前，只不过是勘萨斯州种玉米的乡巴佬。他当时虽然看起来不怎么样，但是脑子却非常灵活。他们说，去年他通过买进卖出 股票就赚了一千万美元。
又如：My roommate in my freshman year was a real hick.He came from a town so small it didn't have a stop light, a building with an elevator or a movie theater.
大学一年级时和我住一个房间的那个同学真是个乡巴佬。他的老家是一个非常小的镇，那里连红绿灯都没有，没有一个楼里有电梯的，甚至连电影院都没有。
美国农民的人数现在越来越少了。一百年前，美国有百分之四十二的人生活在农村。可是，随着城镇的发展和农业机械化，美国农民的人数现在已经下降到只占总人口的百分之二点二。在二十世纪，由于交通、收音机和电视的发展，城市和农村的区别已经在很大程度上消除了。可能正是因为这个原因，乡下人用来贬低城里人的名词很有限。他们常用的一个是：city slicker。Slick这个字的意思是很滑溜。所以，一个city slicker 也就是说话很圆滑，衣着很时髦，但是很可能是一个不老实、不可信任的家伙。
例如：Yep, I told Susie not to go out with any of them city slickers with their smooth talk and fancy clothes.If she has to go out, look for a farm boy.He may be a hick, but she can trust him a whole lot more.
是的，我告诉苏琦不要和那些圆嘴滑舌、衣着讲究的城里人出去玩。要是她一定要出去玩，找一个农村来的男孩。他也许是个乡巴佬，但至少是可以信得过的。
又如：Sure, a city slicker looks smart as long as he stays in a place like New York.But you put him down on a farm and he won't do much better than a newborn baby!
是的，一个油滑的城是的，一个油滑的城里人在像纽约这种地方看起来都很精明。但是，你要是把他送到农村去，他肯定什么也不会干，比一个新生婴儿好不了多少。 333平常人，普通人。An average Joe refers to someone who is just like everyone else; a normal person.'Average' means 'in the middle' or 'not extreme', and 'Joe' is a common male name.So 'average Joe' refers to a man who is not extremely different from everyone else.www.daodoc.com Average意思是“平均的，一般水平的”，而Joe又是一个极其常见的名字，所以人们就用average Joe来表示很普通的一个人。例如我们会说，雷?罗马诺是这个时代全美最受欢迎的电视明星之一，可他却似乎不把自己当成什么大人物，仿佛就是与你生活在同一座城市里的“average Joe”。
3 not know Jack about 对某事一无所知。如： I don't know jack about fishing意思就是I don't know anything about fishing（我对钓鱼一无所知）。而I don’t know Jack的意思就是“我什么也不知道”。关于Jack，还有两个常见的句子。Do you know jack shit? 意思就是问别人, “你知不知道什么叫无知? 在美国的口语中， jack shit 算是一句粗话，意思是什么也没有。 4 John Q.Public 普通人。在美语中，John Q.Public也是指“普通人，民众”。类似的词组是：John Q.Citizen.美语里还有很多与John有关的词组，如：big John（新兵），cheap John（乱杀价的商人; 叫卖小贩），honest John（诚实的人; 容易上当的人），square John（诚实可靠的人; 奉公守法的人）。 5 Jeez Louise 表示惊讶。如：One million? Jeez-Louise! You get any of that? ( 一百万？老天！有你的份吗？) Jeez Louise, don't you know that all banks are closed today? It is Saturday.（天啊，你难道不知道今天银行不营业吗？今天可是周六）。 6 For Pete’s sake 感叹词，用以强烈表达情绪，意为“哎呀，天哪”，有些地方也译作“看在上帝面上；千万；务必”等。在这个短语中，Pete是耶酥大弟衣物，其中一子St．Peter的昵称。常在恳求或请求他人时使用。如：For Pete's sake，stop making so much noise．(哎呀，天哪！别弄出那么讨厌的声音啦!) 此外，它还应用于其他种种不同的场合。假设你向别人道了歉，他还没完没了，这时你可以说：I said I was sorry．What else do you want me to do, for Pete's sake?(我已经说对不起了，拜托，你还想叫我怎样啊?) 类似的表达方式还有for Christ sake，for heaven's sake，for mercy’s sake，for pity’s sake，for God’ sake.For Christ's sake和for God's sake有亵渎神明之嫌，一般避免使用。但在重大事件的场合是可以使用的，不受限制。
正因为在严重事件的场合使用。所以for Christ's sake和for God's sake语气最强，其次是for Pete's sake，其余的大致相同。另外，在使用时，男女有别。for Pete's sake和for God’sake多为男性使用。for goodne’sake，for heaven's sake，以及for pity's sake的使用者以女性居多，但男性在表示特别强烈的感情时也可以使用。但for mercy's sake几乎只有女性使用。 7 a doubting Thomas 生性多疑的人。源自《圣经?新约?约翰福音》第20章。该篇讲到耶稣复活后出现在众人面前，十二门徒之一托马斯没有亲眼见到，声称除非看到他手上的钉痕，用手探入他的肋旁，否则不信他已复活。后来人们用“doubting Thomas”指那些不肯轻易相信别人的人。
He’s a real doubting Thomas — he simply wouldn’t believe I’d won the car until he saw it with his own eyes.他是一个真正的怀疑主义者—在没有看到之前他就是不相信我赢得那辆车。 8 a plain Jane 长相不起眼，外貌平凡的女人。这里的plain是“不惹人注目的，朴素的”，而Jane是一般女人名，plain与Jane合辙押韵。如：I wonder why a handsome man like Jeff married such a plain Jane.我很奇怪像杰夫这样出色的男子怎么与一个不怎么起眼的姑娘结婚。 9 Joe Blow 老百姓，普通人。Joe Doakes也可以表示这个意思。美国口语中，Joe College指典型的美国大学生，Joe Miller则指滑稽书，笑话集。www.daodoc.com 10 Sheila 在口语中表示少女，年轻貌美的女子。一般为女子英文名，译为希拉，类似于Shelly, Cecilia.11 No way, Jose “不可能的荷西”，常用于熟人之间拒绝做某事。Jose并不表示叫这个名的人，而是跟way押韵，说起来响亮，好听。这种说法始于20世纪60年代美国乡村。 12 not know a person from Adam 不知（某人）模样如何，与（某人）素不相识。源自《圣经?旧约?士师记》第
2、3章。上帝创造了世界上的第一个男人，取名为亚当（Adam）。因为亚当非女人所生，所以没有肚脐，是最容易辨认的人，“not know somebody from Adam”就表示“完全不认识某人”。 Mrs.Smith is a friend of mine, but I don’t know her husband from Adam.史密斯太太是我的朋友，但我完全不认识她丈夫。 13 Jack of all trades 万事通。一般指杂而不精，也就是我们平时所说的“三脚猫”。Jack of all trades and master of none.门门精通，样样稀松。 14 Uncle Sam 美国。它源自1812-1814年间美英战争时期的一个历史传说。相传在纽约州的特洛伊城（Troy)）有位年长的肉类加工商，名叫山缪尔?威尔逊(Samuel Wilson)。他勤劳、诚实、能干，很有威信，人们亲切地叫他山姆大叔(Uncle Sam)。他也是一位爱国者，与父兄曾参加过美国独立战争。在1812年的美英战争中，他的工厂与政府签了一份为军队生产桶装牛肉的合同，美国政府每当收到他交来的经其亲自检验合格的牛肉，就将肉装入特制的木桶，并在桶上盖上US的记号。由于Uncle Sam的首字母是US，而美国(The United States)的缩写也是U.S.，于是人们便把这两个名称合二为一了。当地的人们就把“山姆大叔”当成美国的绰号，并逐渐流传开来。 15 John Hancock 亲笔签名。John Hancock是在The Declaration of Independence(美国独立宣言)上署名的独立战士中,将自己的名字签得又好又大的一个人，他的签名美观大方而且个头也比别的签名大。所以美国人常把John Hancock当作signature(署名,签名)的意思.。如：I need your John Hancock.我需要您的签名。 16 Johnny One Note 五音不全的人。也可以指思想狭隘，看问题片面的人。Note在这里的意思是音符。 444猜疑伤害莫逆之交。
5.Speed is the soldier's aet。 兵贵神速。
6.Sweet discourse makes short days and nights。 言语投机恨时短。
7.Soft words butter no parsnips。 画饼充饥。
8.Set a thief to catch a thief。 以毒攻毒。
9.Well fed, wed bred。 衣食足，知荣辱。
10.Laugh at your ills, and save doctors' bills。 生病不忧虑，节省医药费。
11.Sloth is the key of poverty。 惰能致贫。
12.Among the blind the one eyed man is the king。 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。 13.To err is human。
犯错是人之常情。/ 人谁无过。
14.You can't judge a book by its cover。 不能以外表来判断本质。/ 不要以貌取人。 15.Gut no fish till you get them。 勿操之过急
555 To look two ways to find Sundays——斜着眼看。
2、与Monday有关的英语俚语：
black Monday（学俚）放假后的开学第一天；执行死刑之星期一；黑色礼拜一（即复活节之后一日，因1360年的当天，天气严寒，爱德华三世之士兵都冻死于巴黎附近）。 Blue Monday——沮丧，闷烦（相对于欢乐的周末而言）。
Saint Monday——（特指交易所）懒散，工作很少的星期一。 Mad Monday ——忙乱的星期一。
Monday morning feeling , Monday feeling——美国人在周末休假后星期一不想工作的那样一种心情。
Monday morning quarterback——放马后炮的人。 Monday morning quarterbacking——放马后炮。
3、与Friday有关的：
Friday——忠仆，随从（源自鲁滨逊漂流记）。 Man Friday——男忠仆。
Girl Friday——得力助手（尤指女秘书）。 Pal Friday——极受信赖的女秘书。 Friday face——神色不佳之人。
Black Friday——不幸的礼拜五，即有任何灾难发生的礼拜五；复活节前之礼拜五（神职人员于此日着黑装）。
Good Friday——耶酥受难节；
T.G.I.F ( Thank God it’s Friday )——报纸上刊出招聘一名能干的女职员的广告。
4、与Saturday有关的：
Saturday-to-Monday——周末休假；周末的。
Black Saturday——黑色星期六（指工人已预借工资无钱可领的星期六）。 Saturday night special——便于周末作案的小手，现在应该把枪。 Saturday night maacre——星期六夜晚大屠短袖，单件掺杀（指尼克松任总统期间白宫在1973年10月20日，周六晚上宣布解除水门时间特别检查官考克斯的职务，并解除拒绝把考克斯解职的司法部长理查森和副部长拉克尔职务）。
5、与“星期”名称有关的几个名谚：
He that sings on Friday , shall weep on Sunday ; He who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday .乐极生悲。
Choose a wife on a Saturday rather than a Sunday .节日假期，不宜选妻。（意指平时女子穿便服，故能更好地对之进行观察）。 Come day , go day , God send Sunday .过了一天又一天，上帝快给个星期天。（此乃懒惰者的愿望，亦指懒惰的佣人盼望工作时间快快过去，休息和发工钱的日子快快到来）。 附几个句子：
1、Mary , a well-known Sunday painter's girl Friday , went to the art exhibition in her Sunday best yesterday and made a hit with all the gentlemen there who seemed to have Sunday-go-to-meeting manners .
2、Joe slumped into his chair at the breakfast table , “monday morning feeling again , dear ? ” asked his wife .
3、——I know it must be the battery .——yeah , why didn’t you tell me earlier ? Monday morning quarterback .
4、Friday , September 24 , the day the financial panic of 1869 began , has since been known as black Friday .
5、He bought a Saturday night special from a Sunday driver .
6、On the average they receive about five or six hundred calls a day , but this rises to close to a thousand calls after occasions like Richard Nixon's “saturday night maacre ” 666 英语文章网
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1 Be in the air 将要发生的事情
The feeling or idea that something new is about to happen or is going to change.Example: From the arguments going on at the meeting, it seems that a change in policy is in the air.
2 Clear the air 消除误会
To settle a dispute and restore good relations
Example: We had a meeting with the workers, and I think we’ve cleared the air now.
3 Cost an arm and a leg 极其昂贵
To be very expensive
Example: I love that fur coat.However, I don’t think I’m going to buy it because it costs an arm and a leg.
4 A bad egg 缺乏道德的人
Somebody who has no moral principles and should be avoided
Example: You mustn’t lend Tim money, he’s a bad egg.You’ll never see him or your money again!
5 In the Bag 稳操胜券
Said of an achievement which is secure
Example: We have the deal in the bag.The client came in this morning to sign the agreement.
6 In the balance 未知的,不可预测的
Said when the outcome of a situation is unknown or unpredictable
Example: His career as a pilot is in the balance, as his eyesight does not seem good enough.
7 Drive a hard bargain 极力讨价还价
To have the negotiating strength and skills to get the most advantageous price and conditions
Example: Amanda is negotiating the best price from the suppliers.She drives a hard bargain.
8 Ring a bell 看上去或听起来非常熟悉
To look, sound or seemfamiliar
Example: That face rings a bell, where have I seen him before?
9 Tighten one’s belt 节衣缩食
To cut down on spending because there is le income than before
Example: Now you are out of work, you’ll have to tighten your belt and give up buying new clothes and going out so often.
10 Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟
To complete two tasks together, with le effort than doing them separately
Example: Since I’d gone to the store to buy some bread, I thought of killing two birds with one stone and invited Mr.Biggs to the party.11 Be in a black mood 情绪极差
To be so negative about everything that it is impoible for anyone to reason with him/her
Example: My father has been in a black mood for days, we dare not say anything to him.
12 New blood 新成员
New people brought into an organization to introduce different and original ideas
Example: It was decided to bring new blood into the school by employing teachers with the latest training.
13 Feeling blue 感到无精打采
Feeling sad or depreed
Example: She’s feeling blue, because the man she loves is far away.
14 Get to the bottom of something 弄清真胶线，悬挂昨相
To find out the truth about something
Example: I’m trying to get to the bottom of why David left without saying goodbye.
15 A piece of cake 轻松的事
Something which is very easy to do
Example: Here„let me put the batteries in for you.It’s a piece of cake.
16 Pay a call 拜访
To visit somebody
Example: As we’re in this neighborhood, we might as well pay the Jacksons a call, we haven’t seen them for ages.
17 By chance 偶然, 意外的
Unexpectedly; with no prior planning
Example: By chance, I bumped into my wife in the shopping mall
18 Round the clock 夜以继日的
To do something continuously, without a break or pause
Example: The ambulance services worked round the clock hauling people trapped in the building to safety.
19 Keep one’s cool 保持冷静
To stay calm in a difficult situation
Example: If the traffic is jamed, the only thing to do is keep your cool, or get out of the car and walk!
20 In a tight corner 处于困境
In an extremely difficult situation
Example: Whenever I get into a tight corner, I try to rely on quick thinking to get out of it.21 Keep in the dark 隐瞒
To keep something secret
Example: We know my brother has a new girlfriend, but he's keeping her name in the dark.
22 Fall on deaf ears 不加理睬的, 不听取
Not to take any notice of what is said
Example: The city council’s order that garbage should be put in the bins fell on deaf ears; the sidewalks are still littered with trash!
23 Take things easy 放轻松
To relax
Example: It's better for our health to take things easy than to worry about problems all the time.
24 Eat like a horse 吃得很多
To eat a lot; to have a very big appetite
Example: Fred eats like a horse.When I was a growing lad like him, I used to eat a lot, too.
25 Catch one’s eye 吸引某人注意
To attract somebody’s attention
Example: A movement behind the curtain caught my eye – I thought it was a burglar and rushed out of the room!
26 Have an eye for something 对某事(某物体)了解得非常清楚
To be very good at doing something, or have a great understanding of something.
Example: As a botanist, he has to describe and draw plants accurately, so he must have an eye for detail.
27 Turn a blind eye .熟视无睹
To ignore an action, even though one should do something about it
Example: Parents will spoil their children if they constantly turn a blind eye to their bad behavior.
28 Keep an eye on 照看, 密切注视
To watch carefully; to look after
Example: Keep an eye on my purse – I'm just going to the bathroom.
29 Lose face 丢脸
To have one's reputation spoiled; to be embarraed
Example: The large drug houses have lost face, because smaller companies are selling similar products at a cheaper price!
30 Lead the field 处于领头地位
To be the most succeful person or group in an activity
Example: For decades, the House of Dior led the field in elegant fashion design.31 Get out of hand 失去控制
To be out of control
Example: The problem of suicide bombings is getting out of hand; there seems to be no way to stop them.
32 Give a hand 提供帮助
To help somebody with something
Example: Please give me a hand and hold this board while I paint it.
33 Learn by heart 牢记
To memorize something; to have learned something word for word or very precisely.
Example: At school we often learned Shakespeare’s sonnets by heart and recited them in front of the cla.
34 On hold 尚未办理的事情
Something set aside and waiting to be dealt with
Example: Our vacation plans are on hold right now; because my Dad’s just been admitted to hospital with a stomach ulcer.
35 A dark horse 出乎意料的嬴家
An unexpected winner.
Example: A dark horse in this year’s basketball cup was Japan!
36 The bottom line 本质内容
The most eential part of something
Example: We’ve talked a lot about taxation and immigration, but the bottom line is that we have to create more jobs.
37 Live it up 狂欢一场
To enjoy a high standard of living and lead a carefree life
Example: The neighbors having been living it up ever since they won the sweepstakes.
38 Look forward to 期待着
To relish some future prospect; to eagerly await meeting somebody.
Example: You can tell Jake is looking forward to his vacation – he keeps telling us how many days there are left until he finishes college.
39 Bear in mind 记住
To remember something which can be of help in the future.
Example: Before you start your perspective drawing, bear in mind you should first establish a vanishing point.
40 Have a mind to 想做某事, 计划做某事
To be decided on ; to intend to
Example: The service in our hotel was terrible.I have a mind to write a letter of complaint.41 Be in the mood 想要做某事
To feel like doing something
Example: She is not in the mood for playing cards and says she should really be preparing her lecture notes.
42 Over the moon 欣喜若狂
Extremely happy
Example: She’s over the moon about her promotion – she really wasn’t expecting it.
43 Get a move on 赶快
To hurry up
Example: Get a move on! The train is about to leave.
44 Over and above 除„这外, 额外的
In addition to
Example: Over and above our salary, we are getting a large bonus, because busine has been very profitable this year.
45 Get the picture 了解某事
To understand something, to grasp some meaning
Example: When they started cutting back and laying people off at work, I got the picture and starting looking for another job.
46 Be out of pocket 花光了钱的
To be without money
Example: He’s complaining because he spent all of his money on slot machines and now he’s out of pocket.
47 Keep somebody posted 传达消息
To regularly give somebody up-to-date information or details of the progre being made.
Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my bo posted about developments at the trade conference.
48 In the long run 最终, 最后
Over a long period of time, once a proce has matured
Example: The grocery store is making a lo right now.In the long run, however, we hope to achieve a situation of stable profit.
49 On a shoestring 生活拮据
In a thrifty manner; with costs or spending down to a bare minimum
Example: She lives on a shoestring – she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly.
50 Lose track of 失去消息, 失去线索
To lose contact with somebody to not know where something is
Example: I lost track of Fran when she moved to Boston.I’ve even tried to locate her on the Internet.This entry was written by , posted on 星期四 04月 30 2009at 11:04 pm , filed under 英语谚语 and tagged 美国俚语 .Bookmark the permalink .Post a comment below or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.发表评论
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6666intelligence; he is just using his memory.(Da Vinci, Italian painter) 一个借着引经据典来辩论的人，不是在运用自己的才智，他是在运用自己的记忆力。(意大利画家 达·芬奇) Art is a lie that tells the truth.(Picao, Spanish painter) 美术是揭示真理的谎言。(西班牙画家 毕加索) Art is long, and time is fleeting.(Longfellow, American poet) 艺术是永恒的，时间则是瞬息即逝的。(美国诗人 朗费罗) Art is much le important than life, but what a poor life without it ! (Robert Motherwell, American painter) 艺术远没有生活重要，但是没有艺术生活是多么乏味呀！(美国画家 马赦韦尔 R) Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmiion of feeling theorist has experienced.(Len Tolstoy, Ruian writer) 艺术不是手艺，它是艺术家的体验到的感情的传递。(俄两天它都区别国作家托尔斯泰。L) Art is the mold of feeling as language is the mold of thought.(Susanne Langer, American philosopher) 艺术是感情的模制品，犹如语言是思想的模制品。(美国哲学家 兰格 S) Art is the object of feeling, and the subject of nature.(S.K.langer, American philosopher and educator) 艺术是情感的客观表现。也是本性的主观反映。(美国哲学家、教育家 兰格 S K) Art is the right hand of nature.The latter only gave us being, but the former made us men.(Friedrich Schiller, German poet) 艺术是自然的右手。自然只让我们存在，而艺术创造我们的人类。(德国诗人 席勒 F) Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travel.(Theocore Dreser, American novelist) 好画犹如佳肴，只可意会，不可言传。(法洗衣粉放在红国画家 弗拉曼克 M) Good painting is like good cooking; it ca n be tasted, but not explained.(Maurice de vlaminck, French painter) 简单地说，伟大的文学就是包涵极其丰富意义的语言。(美国诗人 庞德 E) Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost poible degree (Ezra Poud, American poet) 幽默被人正确地解释为“以诚挚表达感受，寓深思于嬉笑”。(美国诗人 庞德 E) Humor has been well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest.(Mark Twain, American novelist) 我写作只是为了增加自身的美。(美国作家 杰克·伦敦) I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me.(Jack London, American writer) 音乐要用心灵去听，用头脑去感觉。(法洗衣粉放在红国作家 雨果 V) In music one must think with the heart and feel with the brains.Victor Hugo, French writer Jazz tickles your muscles, symphonies stretch your soul.(PaulWhiteman, American conductor) 爵士乐使你的肌肉发痒，交响乐能舒展你的灵魂。(美国指挥家 怀特曼 P) iterature is a kind of intellectual light which, like the light of the sun, may sometimes enable us to see what we do not like.(Samuse Johnson, British writer and critic) 文学是一种理智之光，它和阳光一样，有时能使我们看到我们不喜欢的东西。(英国作家、批评家 约翰逊 S) Love and scandale the best sweeteners of tea.(HenryFielding, British writer) 风流韵事与丑闻是品茶聊天时的最佳话题。(英国作家 菲尔丁 H) Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks or bend a knotted oak.(William Congreve.British dramatist) 音乐有着抚慰粗野的胸怀、软化顽石或使千年老树弯腰的魅力。(英国剧作家 康格里夫 W) Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.(John Erskine, American educator) 音乐是唯一不能用及表达卑鄙的或讽刺的事物的语言。(美国教育家 厄斯金 J) Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a apeaking picture.(Simonides, ancient Greek writer) 画是无言之诗，诗是有声之画。(古希腊作家 西蒙尼特斯) Rules and modesty destroy genius and art.(William Hazlitt, British eayist) 规则与谦逊会毁掉天才和艺术。(英国散文家 哈兹里特 W) Satire is a sort of gla, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face their own.(Jonathan Swift, British writer) 讽刺是一面镜子，观看者通常从中看到每一个人的面容却看不到自己。(英国作家 斯威夫特 J) Some people pretend to despise the things they cannot have.(Aesop, ancient Greek fable writer) 吃不到葡萄的人说葡萄酸。(古希腊寓言作家 伊索) Speech is a mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.(Ephraem Syrus, American writer) 语言是心灵的镜子；一个人只要说话，他说的话就是他的心灵的镜子。(美国作家 塞拉斯 E) Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you; music cannot punish ---- only ble.(Arthur Schnabel, Austrian pianist) 阳光可能炙烤你，食品可能毒害你，言语可能诅咒你，图画可能侮辱你——音乐不会处罚你只会祝福你。(奥地利钢琴家 施纳贝尔 A) The art of giving presents is to give something which others cannot buy for themselves.(Alan Alexander Milne, British humorist) 送礼的艺术在于送别人不能给自己买的东西。(英国幽默作家 米尔恩 A A) The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation; the two keep in their downwad tendency.(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German poet) 文学的衰落表明一个民族的衰落。这两者走下坡路的时候是齐头并进的。(德国诗人 歌德 J W) The lanscope belongs to the man who looks at it.(Ralph Waldo Emerson, American thinker) 风景属于看风景的人。(美国思想家 爱默生 R W) The love of beauty is an eential part of all healthy human nature.(John Ruskin, American writer and critic) 爱美是健康人性的重要组成部分。(美国作家、批评家 罗斯金 J) The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props , the pillars to help him endure and prevail.(William Fulkner, American writer) 诗人的声音不应只是人类的记录，而应是使人类永存并得到胜利的支柱和栋梁。(美国作家福克纳.W.) The value of culture is its effect on character.It avails nothing unle it ennobles and strengthens that.Its use is for life.Its aim is not beauty but goodne.(Somerset Maugham, British noverlist and dramatist) 文化的价值在于它对人类品性的影响。除非文化能使品性变为高尚、有力。文化的作用在于裨益人生，它的目标不是美，而是善。(英国小说家和戏剧家 毛姆 S) There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.(Picao, Spanish painter) 有些画家把太阳画成一个黄斑，但有些画家借助于他们的技巧和智慧把黄斑画成太阳。(西班牙画家 毕加索) When a dog bites a man that is not news, but when a man bites a dog that is news.(Charls A.Dana, American journalist) 狗咬人不是新闻，人咬狗才是新闻。(美国记者 达纳 C A) When one loves one's art no service seems too hard.(O.Henry, American novelist) 一旦 热爱艺术，什么奉献也不难。(美国小说家 欧·享利) Words have a magical power.They can bring either the greatest happine or deepest despair; can transfer knowledge from teacher to students words enable the orator to sway his audience and dictate its decisions.Words are capable of arousing the strongest emotions and prompting all man's actions.Do not ridicule the use of words in psychotherapy.(Sigmund Freud, German Psychiatrist) 言辞具有不可思议的力量。他们能带来最大的幸福，也能带来最深的失望；能把知识从教师传给学生；言辞能使演说者左右他的听众，，并强行代替他们作出决定。言辞能激起最大强烈的情感，促进人的一切行动。不要嘲笑言辞在心理治疗当中的的用途。(德国精神分析学家 弗洛伊德 S) 777。）
在这里，他运用的是所谓的英语“押韵俚语”（Cockney Rhyming Slang）其中，tit for tat（原义为“针锋相对”）是 hat（帽子） 的押韵俚语，同样，crust of bread（面包片）代替 head（头），daisy roots（雏菊花根）代替 boots（靴子），plates of meat（肉盘）代替 feet（脚），apples and pears（苹果和梨）代替 stairs（楼梯）,而 elephant's trunk（大象鼻子）则代替 drunk（喝醉了的）。
押韵俚语（Cockney Rhyming Slang）是英国伦敦下层社会中应用的非正式的口语（Cockney 意思为“伦敦佬”，是对伦敦社会下层人士的蔑称）。这种口语之所以称为押韵俚语，是因为他们用同正式语押韵的词来代替正式语。上面例子中的 tit for hat 就同 hat 押韵，同样，crust of bread 也同 head 押韵。
押韵俚语有一个特点，即代替一个正式词语要用含有两个或两个以上词（element）的词组。其它押韵俚语的例子还有不少。例如：
trouble and strife（原义为“麻烦和冲突”）代替 wife（妻子）
Bruels sprout（原义为“球芽甘蓝”）代替 scouts（童子军）
以上所说的都是完整的押韵俚语，但在实际运用中，伦敦佬们往往用它们的省略形式。值得一提的是，省略的押韵俚语中省略的部分不是其中的第一个词，而是第二个词，即用来押韵的那部分。因此，如果一个人说：My plates are killing me.其实际意义为 My plates of meat are killing me.即 My feet hurt.同样 tit for tat 可以省略成为 tit，crust of bread 可省略成 crust 等等。这样，文章开头的那句话也可以说成：
I put my tit on my crust and my daisy on my plates and fell down the apples because I was elephant's.
以上为典型的英语押韵俚语。其实英语中有许多可以接受的非正式用法是由押韵俚语升级而来的， 而有时甚至说标准英语的人都不知道它们的来源。例如，英语中有 Use your loaf（动动脑筋）实际上就是由Use your loaf of bread 省略而来， 即 Use your head 的押韵俚语。其中 loaf of bread（面包条）是head（脑筋）的押韵俚语。
再如：英国人常说：We must get down to bra tacks.（我们必须讨论实际问题。）其中 bra tacks（黄铜平头钉）是 facts（事实）的押韵俚语，tacks 和facts 押韵。
又如：英语中有一个短语：take a butcher's，它其实是 take a butcher's hook（butcher's hook 原义为“屠夫的钩子”）的省略形式，即take a look（看一眼）的押韵俚语。
同样，英语中还有其它常见的词也出自押韵俚语，而这些词许多人不知其出处，似乎它们可以用于正式场合，而实际上它们却是英语中的“禁忌语”（taboo words）。例如：
Bristols 表示 breasts（“乳房”），来源于 Bristol City，是titty的押韵俚语，titty 是 breast 的禁忌语，复数：Bristols—titties.
cobblers 的意思是 testicles（“睾丸”），来源于cobblers' awls（鞋匠的锥子）是 balls 的押韵俚语，ball是 testicles 的禁忌语。
伦敦金融界行话（jargon）中有一种类似押韵俚语，也很有意思。这些行话比起一般的押韵俚语更晦涩难解。例如：
I asked him for a price of a Hawaii but he would only quote me in a lady.一句，局外人很难理解其真实含义。
其中，Hawaii 原义为“夏威夷”，但在这儿代表的是“fifty million”，而 a lady 却代表 five million.这句话的意思是：“我向他要价5，000万（英镑），而他却只出500万。”
在这儿，Hawaii 来自一个电视节目“Hawaii Five-O”，Five-O当然代表50 million；lady 是 Lady Godiva 的省略形式。（Lady Godiva 是著名的 Peeping Tom典故中的女主人公。）Lady Godiva 同fiver（five million）押韵。
英镑同美元的兑换比率称为 cable，来自于英美间的跨大西洋的电缆（cable）， 因而英镑同美元的兑换比率在伦敦金融行话中也称为 Betty，来自于女演员Betty Grable，因为这个名字同 cable 押韵。
其它情况还有：
货币名称：
yen（日元）— Bill'n Ben
dollar（美元）— Oxford Scholar
guilder（荷兰盾）— boat builder
mark（德国马克）— smudge（smudge 的意思是a small mark）
数目：
one —a Spaniard （Juan）（Don Juan为西班牙一传奇人物）
a pair —Lionel （Blair） （一位舞蹈家）
three — carpet （flea）（地毯跳蚤）
four — Desmond （Tutu）（Desmond Tutu 为南非的大主教，用Tutu来表示four自然是因为Two twos are four）
five — a steep hill（来自于one-in-five 1 : 5的坡度）
eight— a garden （gate） 或 John Curry（John Curry是一位花样滑冰运动员，用它显然是因为 skate 的缘故）
ten — Cockle （and Hen）（公鸡和母鸡）
a score — a motor-bike（人们很难将 motor-bike 和20 联系起来，而其中的原因却是骑手双手握住车把手，给发动机加油门两次手指共用 20 个。）
a half — a laugh
seven-eighths— seven Henries（Henry 为 Henry VIII 之略）
three quarters— three farmers（farmers 为 farmers' daughters 之略）
在人类交往中， 俚语是一个十分难以理解的成分， 而押韵俚语，如果不知其来源，理解起来会更加困难，而一旦了解了，它们又变得如此趣味盎然。了解一些押韵俚语对于熟悉英国社会、文化、风俗习惯以及进行实际交际都会有很大的帮助 8888 英文名人名言 英文名人名言
1.Love lives deep in the mind instead of residing in the lips.([Britain] William Shakespeare) 爱情是埋在心灵深处，并不居住在双唇之间。(［英国］莎士比亚) 2.Between grief and nothing I will take grief.(William Faulkner, American writer) 在悲痛与虚无之间，我愿意选择悲痛。(美国作家 福克纳 W) 3.Be wisely worldly, be not worldly wise.(Francis Quarles) 要善于处世，不要老于世故。(夸尔斯) 4.I don't want to earn my living; I want to live.(Oscar.Wilde) 我不想谋生；我想生活。(奥斯卡.王尔德) 5.The world has been made by fools that wise men should live in it.(Oscar.Wilde) 傻瓜创造了世界，聪明人不得不生活于其中。(奥斯卡.王尔德) 6.Anger, like grief is a weakne.(Marcus Aurelius Antonius) 愤怒和悲哀一样，也是一种软弱。(马可·奥勒利乌斯) 7.Every man is a poet when he is in love.(Plato ancient Creek philosopher) 每个恋爱中的人都是诗人。 (古希腊哲学家 柏拉图) 8.I wept when I was born, and every day shows why.(Jack London, American novelist) 我一生下来就开始哭泣，而每一天都表明我哭泣的原因。(美国小说家 杰克·伦敦) 9.Truth needs no colour; beauty , no pencil.(William Shakespeare) 真理不需色彩，美丽不需涂饰。 (W·莎士比亚) 10.Sweetest joy ,the wildest woe is love.(Philip Bailey) 爱情是最甜蜜的欢乐，最强烈的痛苦。(菲利浦.贝利)
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