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英文名言:Famous QuotesAGlim pse ofEnglish Culturelie lo w”Possible Scenario•If you re introuble withthe law,or want to avoidattention forother reasons,you maydecide tolielow fora while.•1d lielow ifI wereyou tillthe troublepasses.”比如惹上法律纠纷或其他争议事件,就需要低调一点•,要是我是你,我就先低调一点避避头,等麻烦过去再说”•lielow”Usage•Some speakerssay laylow instead,but this is amisuseof theword,and shouldbe avoided•你可能也会听到的说法,但那是错误的请不要那么说lay lowWildgoose chase白费力气;徒劳;竹篮打水一场空Explanation•In oureveryday liveswe mayface alot ofunnecessary inconveniences,with noreward atthe end.•在生活中经常会遇到,费了很大力气,最后都打水漂了在英语里这种情况就叫做wild goose chase.wild goosechase”Possible Scenario•For example,your partnerasked youto visita particularstore tobuy something,but whenyou getto the store,you findthat itsnotavailable atthat store.So,wanting to make yourpartner happy,you checkout adifferent store,only to find its notthere either.After tryingseveral stores,you giveup andblame yourpartner,saying,You sentme ona wildgoosechase!”You werechasingafter so mething,but endedup withnothing.•比如一个女生让男朋友买某个牌子某个色号的口红,在跑了个商场的专柜还是没买到的情n况下,他可能会发牢骚说,你害得我白费力气You sentme ona wildgoose chasethe be-all andend-all最重要的事;终极目标;一切的一切Explanation•As thewords seemto imply,this isa verystrong phrasethat meansthe ultimate goal,the mostperfect ofits kind.”•这是个语气很强的短语,意思是‘终极目标;最有价值的事、最完美的典范”等the be-all andend-all”Possible Scenario•It can be used to describeideals,often witha negativeintent•For example,You’11find anothergirl,don tworry.s notas if she wasthe be-all ande nd-allof beautifulwomen.”•You actas ifexam sare the be-all andend-all ofhum anexistence!”常常用来描述理想的人或事,但常常带有不认同的态度•卜殳事JL,你还能找到别的女孩又不是说她就是谁都比不上的美女了”•你骄羊就好像考试是人活着的终极目标了”Good riddanceT总算走了/消失了…Explanation•When youare gladto berid ofso methingor so m eone,this islikely somethingyou willsay toyourself•当你不喜欢的人离开或者不喜欢的事情取消、消失,你很可能会这样感慨Good riddance!”Possible Scenario•You canalso sayit toother people,such asin:And thenhe movedout,and goodriddance!”•For mality-wise,it isneutral andcanbe used ina varietyof contexts,as longas it is acceptabletoexpress yourhappiness that something orsomeone isgone.•也可以对别人说,表达你对某人或某事的离开的喜悦就正式程度而言,这个表达是中性的,可以用于各种场合,只要你表达这种心情本身是合适的Knock knock!Whos thereTExplanation•This isthe beginningtothe most famouskind ofjoke inEnglish:the knock-knock joke.You canfindthousands of the m online,and share themwith yourEnglish-speaking friends.•W hilethis phraseis centuriesold,it hasonly beco me popularin jokesin the1930s.•M eantto imitatethe processof knockingon som ebodysdoor,the goalof the joke is tomaketheother personsay so mething sillyor emb arrassi ngwithout expectingit•英语中一种模仿敲、努力让对方不知不觉说傻话的开玩笑形式Knock knock!Whos thereTExplanation•You beginby saying,Knock knock!z/The otherperson mustanswer〃Whos there”Then yousay partofthe joke.The otherperson thenrepeats what you said,adding WhoThen youcan finishthejoke.•规则是,你先说对方必须回答接着你说笑话,然后对方必须重复“Knock-Knock“Whds there你的话,再加上一个“岫?然后你可以给笑话点题了Introduction:a personand abookShakespeare:•The oneperson whocontributed themost tothe Englishlanguage.•Every nativespeaker ofEnglish quoteshim withouteven knowingit•He isalso creditedwith inventingover400new words.•W e11sharethemost commonphrases thatcame directlyfrom hisworks,andyou canfeel free to usethem inyour everydayShakespeare莎士比亚Knock knock!Whos thereTExampies•Knock knock!”〃Whos therez/Lettuce.〃“Lettuce who”Lettuce Letus in,ifscold outside!”•Knock knock!”〃Whos there”iah.〃Yah whoYahooz/Actually IpreferGoogle.”•Knock knock!”〃Whos there”〃I eat mop.〃〃I eatmop whoI eatmy poo〃〃Thaf sdisgusting!”The Bible《圣经》15ite thedust”蒋冬正寝Explanation•If someoneor somethingbites thedust,it meansthey die.•英语中的“吃土表示某个人或者‘挂了Site thedust”Possible Scenario•Though the Bible isquite aform aland classicalsource,this phraseis notpolite touse whenyoushould berespectful•Nobody talksabout ones grandparentsbiting thedust,but you could use it whentalking aboutyourcar engineor yourco mputers harddrive.•虽然《圣经》是很典雅的来源,但是这个表达并不礼貌•就像没有人会说谁的爷爷奶奶“挂了,这个表达不能用来表示你心存敬意的人的离世但常常可以用来说你的某些设备报废了15y the skin of your teeth险过,险胜;侥幸完成;勉强通过…Explanation•If theminimum passinggrade fora classis70%,and yourgrade is72%,you mightsay thatyoupassed by theskin ofyour teeth.There isno comf ortable margin,and youvery nearlyfailed,even withgreat efibrt•The oppositewould be〃by amile/m eaningsom ethinghappened easilyand witha largedistancefrom failure.•这个表达的意思就是将将好擦边合格•则指的是轻松达标完成,还有很大余量by amile15ytheskin ofyourteeth”Explanation•He wonby amile,means hefinished farsooner thanthe others,but“He wonby theskin ofhis teethmeansit wasextra melyclose,and healmostlost•Conversely,if youal mostsucceeded,but justbarely missedyour target,you missed〃by ahair”•如果是差点儿就成功了,但还是失败了,那么相应的表达时by ahair告n eyefor an eye”以眼还眼,对等报复Explanation•This phraseoriginates from an earlierpart ofthe Bible,describing veryharsh lawsin thecountry.If youtook somebodys eye,then youreye willbe takenas punishment•Actually,during thattime,this wasconsidered veryfair andlenient,but it is notviewed sotoday.Today ifsused to describe revengerather thanlegal punishment•源自古代犹太人的律法书•当时这种规定显得非常公平合理,如今人们一般不这么认为,人们不再认为这种行为是合法的,而只是单纯的报复neyefor aneye”为Possible Scenario•If youwant tohurt someone inthe same waythey hurtyou,you mightsay this phrase byitselfto justifyyour actions.•You wreckedmy carAn eyefor aneye.”•Another famousquote thatrefers tothis,however;disagrees:〃An eyefor aneye makesthe wholeworldblind.今天人们用这句话为自己的报复行为正名•你S了我的,现在(我撞回去)是以眼还眼•另一句和此相关的名言是反对这种对等报复的冤冤相报何时了”Nothing butskin andbones”皮包骨头Explanation•The nexttime youwant todescribe somebody asbeing tooskinny,this isa phraseyou mightwant touse.•下次如果想说某个人太瘦了,可以用这个表达Nothing butskin andbones”Possible Scenario•Grandparents,in particular,like touse itto encouragefamily toeatmore duringthe holidays.•Have anotherslice,dear;yourenothing butskin andbones!What isyour wifefeeding youat home’•在节日期间家庭聚餐,爷爷奶奶辈喜欢用这个表达劝晚辈们多吃•我的心肝儿,再来一片肉,你看你都瘦的皮包骨头了!你老婆在家是怎么虐待你的?Introduction:a personand abookThe Bible:The bookthat hadthe greatestimpact on the Englishlanguage,and eventhe W estem historyand culture.国王钦定版),whichM orespecifically,the KingJa mes Versionwaspublished in1611and isstill themost commonly usedversion now.W hether youfollow Christianityor not,itisstill worthstudying asa classicpieceof literature.Everyone inEnglish-speaking countriesknows atleast some ofits stories.There are also myriadphrases andquotes thateveryone usesfro mit,evenif theydon^trecognise theirorigins.But words in my mouth”曲解我的话,杜撰我的话Explanation Duringar guments,itiscommo nto hearthisphrase to accusethe otherperson ofmi sund erstanding ordishonesty.You ieputting words in my moutH,and Dorit put wordsin mymoutH,bothmean thesame asnever saidm eant that.”•争吵时,用来指责对方恶意曲解自己的话、或是编造自己的话鲁迅,我没有说过这种话J^utwordsin mymouth”Possible Scenario•It canbe usedcalmly oran grily,depending ontone ofvoice,but dontuseitwith so mebody youshouldbe politetowards.•这句话可以说的比较平静,也可以比较激动,但是它总是一种指责,不是一种客气礼貌的说法gwolf in sheepclothin披着羊皮的狼Explanation•This imaginativeidiom meanssomebody cruelor evilwho pretendsto benice inorder tofool everybodyelse.•l£s worsethan aperson whosimply pretendsto bepolita Itref erstosomebodywho actslike acompletely differentperson inorder tom anipulateeveryone intobelieving theyareagenuinelygood person.•指那种兽面人心、善于伪装的人g wolf insheepb clothing”Explanation•If youhave seentheir truenature,however,you woulduse thisphrasetowarn peoplenot totrustthe m.〃Hes awolf insheeps clothing!”•看穿真相的你可以用这句话提醒周围的人小心The writingis onthe wall/’已有厄运当头Explanation•This comesfromastory intheBiblein whicha kingwas havinga largefeast witha thousandguests,and writingsuddenly appearedonthewalX whichnobody couldread Theking askedall ofhis scholars,and oneman,named Daniel,predicted that itm eant theking sdeath wasapproaching,and hewascorrect Theking diedsoon afterward.•出自《旧约•但以理书》讲的是巴比伦皇帝尼布甲尼撒宴请宾客时墙上出现字迹,只有他囚禁的犹太学者但以理解读出这是尼布甲尼撒即将死亡的预兆后来他的预言果然应验了The writingis onthe wall.”Possible Scenario•If youwanttopredict thatsomething willend soon,thisisa usefulsentence to know.•It canalso beused todescribe atime inthe pastin whichsomethingwas aboutto end.They lostmoneyyear afteryear,and by2007,the writingwas onthe wallfor hiscompany.u•It usuallyisn tusedtopredict anyonewill die,but ratherthatsomething goodwill cometo aclose soon.一般这个表达并不用来预测人即将死亡,而是用来预计好日子到头了”u estionsQ
1.Which phraseis besttodescribefirst meetingsom ebodyA.Knock knockB.The writingis onthe wallC.Break the iceD.W ear yourheart onyour sleeve
2.If youare hidingfro m your bossand wantto avoidattention,you shouId:A.W ear yourheart onyour sleeveB.Lay lowC.Bite thedustD.Lie low
3.Co mplete thesentence:Z/I cant believeI actuallywo n!I finishedthe lasttask ontime!”A.by theskinofmyteethB.by ahairC.by amileD.None ofthe above.Shakespeare莎士比亚
4.W hichsentence isincorrectA.Money isthebe-all andend-all ofhis existence.B.UDiversity is not be-all andend-all ofknowledge.C.The be-all andend-all ofliving isthe family,not theself.D.Is tenjoym entthebe-all andend-all oflifen
5.W hichphrase means〃to die”A.The writingis onthe wallB.Wear yourheart onyour sleeveC.Nothing butskin andbonesD.Bite thedust
6.W hichsentence wo uldbest followthis one:〃I neversaidanything likethat”A.Stop puttingwordsinmymouth!B.You rewolfinsheep sclothing!C.The writingis onthe wall!D.You shouldbite thedust!Do youhave anyquestionsBreak the ice”打破冷场/打破沉默…Explanation me etsomebody newto begina conversation,If youand needtofinda topicyou needa way文to breakthe“coldnesd betweenyou.You needto breaktheice.By extension,there isalso theterme-breaker^’,meaning topicsto begina conversationwith指结交新朋友时找话题开启对话的行为,就像是相应的,这种用来发起对话或者展开搭讪的话题就叫做暖场话题、破冰话题ice-breaker,Break theice”Possible Scenario•Comp anytrai ningevents mayinclude ice-breaking activitiesto letnew employees gettoknoweachother.•If youare talkingtoafriend,youcouldsay,Z/I likethis girlinmyclass.Do youhave anyideason howto breaktheice”•公司团建活动可能会安排破冰环节,让同事互相熟悉和朋友聊天时可能会聊到,我喜欢我们班的一位女生你觉得一开始跟她聊些什么比较好呢?”Wear yourheart onyour sleeve流露(自己的)情感;喜怒形于色Explanation Somepeople showevery emotion ontheir faceand intheir actions,and arehighly expressivepeople whoarent goodat hidin gtheir feelings.These peoplewear theirhearts ontheir sleeves.指那些藏不住喜怒哀乐、心里有事都写在脸上的人ear yourheart onyour sleeve”Possible Scenario•l£snota negativeor positivedescription,though.It canbeusedin eitherpraise orcriticis m,orin aneutral description,depending onhow youfeel aboutit•这个表达本身不含任何的倾向性,究竟是褒义、贬义还是中性,取决于说话人的态度%elo『低调;不张扬Explanation•This phraseis usedso commonly inbooks andfilm andeveryday lifethatitappears tobe partof thecoreofthelanguage itselfbut itwasactually firstfound inShakespeare swritings.•The exactaction youwill takedepends onwhatyouare avoiding,but ingeneral,it meansto avoiddrawingany attentionto yourself•在各种场景都非常常用,但其实源自莎士比亚的作品•核心的意思是,低调行事、避免别人关注自己。