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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,本资料仅供参考，不能作为科学依据。谢谢。本资料仅供参考，不能作为科学依据。本资料仅供参考，不能作为科学依据。谢谢。本资料仅供参考!,unit 6,Animal and Fish Idioms,1/34,1.Crocodile tears,字面意思：鳄鱼眼泪。,Translation,She dropped a few crocodile tears,over,her husbands death then got his insurance money and married again two weeks later.,Key,Insincere tears or sorrow.,假悲伤；不是真心悲伤而流眼泪；猫哭耗子假慈悲。,2/34,2.A pretty kettle of fish,字面意思：一壶鱼。,Translation,His six-year-old daughter played with her fathers computer.The father worried that it might be a pretty kettle of fish if he lost his documents.,Key,A state of confusion,disorder or trouble.,混乱无秩序局面；一团糟。变体：A fine kettle of fish.说明：在野外，大家七手八脚，抢吃煮好鱼，比喻混乱场面。,3/34,3.Drink like a fish,字面意思：像鱼一样能喝。,Translation,He drinks like a fish,smokes like a chimney and eats like a pig;I can not stand him any more.,Key,Drink a lot of alcohol regularly.,经常喝酒，而且喝很多。说明：此处drink多指喝酒。,4/34,4.Fish for compliments,字面意思：勾引赞美话。,Translation,When he showed me his third new mobile phone,I could tell that he was fishing for a compliment.,Key,Look for praise.,寻求他人称赞。说明：Fish作动词用，指钓鱼。这条成语类似汉语沽名钓誉，但普通来说fish for compliments只是表示希望得到他人口头赞许或认可而已。Compliment 也可用单数。,5/34,5.Have other fish to fry,字面意思：还有其它鱼要炸（煎）。,Translation,Dont ask me to do this and that.I have other fish to fry.,Key,Have other more important things to do.,有其它更主要事情要做。,6/34,6.Neither fish,flesh nor fowl,字面意思：非鱼，非肉，也非家禽。,Translation,The building has a strange design,its neither fish,flesh nor fowl.,Key,Of an uncertain nature,neither one thing nor the other.,特点不明确；不伦不类；非驴非马；四不像。变体：Neither fish,flesh nor good red herring（好红鲱鱼）。,7/34,7.Teach fish how to swim,字面意思：教鱼怎样游泳。,Translation,Dont teach fish how to swim,because he has been using a computer for more than 20 years.,Key,Tell other more experienced and better qualified experts what to do.,教更有经验教授怎样做业内事。教关云长怎样耍大刀。,8/34,8.Throw in a red herring,字面意思：扔进来一条红鲱鱼。,Translation,He is not really interested in what we are discussing,and several times he tried to upset our discussion by throwing in a red herring.,Key,Brought up something to distract peoples attention in an argument;introduce a subject which has nothing to do with what is being discussed.,转移他人注意力话题或行为；提出与正题无关话题。,9/34,9.Eat like a horse,字面意思：像马一样能吃。,Translation,He eats like a horse,but he is not fat.The secret is not to go to sleep immediately after each meal.,Key,Eat a lot.,（指人）尤其能吃，饭量大。无贬义。另一条成语Eat like a pig有贬义，吃尤其多，而且显得贪婪、令人恶心。字面意思是像猪一样能吃。,10/34,10.Lock the stable when the horse is stolen,字面意思：马被偷走以后才给马厩上锁。,Translation,Your new bike has been stolen.Why do you want to buy this expensive lock now?Thats locking the stable door after the horse has bolted.You should spend less money and buy a cheap second hand bike.,Key,Take careful precautions to do the right thing after it is too late.,不好事情发生后才采取防范办法，但为时已晚。亡羊补牢有点晚。这条成语有两个变体：Lock the stable door after the horse has bolted.Lock the barn door after the horse is out.字面意思：马脱缰之后才锁马厩。,11/34,11.Look a gift horse in the mouth,字面意思：往礼品马嘴里看。,Translation,I think your birthday present is very nice,so dont look a gift horse in the mouth!,Key,I think your birthday present is very nice,so dont look a gift horse in the mouth!,瞧不起他人送礼品，以为不满意。说明：看一匹马牙齿可得知马年纪，养马人都知道这一点。送你一匹马，你不要埋怨马有点老。,12/34,12.Put the cart before the horse,字面意思：把马车放在马前边。,Translation,You should first send your resume to the company before having an interview.Dont put the cart before the horse.,Key,Put or say things in the wrong order.,说话办事次序颠倒；本末倒置。,13/34,13.Ride the high horse,字面意思：骑高头大马。,Translation,When the postgraduate visited his hometown in the remote province,he rode the high horse among the local people.,Key,self-important;show off.,自大；炫耀。,14/34,14.Hold your horses,字面意思：让你马停下来。,Translation,Dont get so angry,John.Just hold your horses and I will see what I can do for you.,Key,stop and wait for a minute;be reasonable.,劝他人冷静下来，多一些理智。,15/34,15.Hunt with the hounds and run with the hare,字面意思：带着猎犬去打猎，同时又跟着野兔去逃命。,Translation,Which team are you going to support?Make up your mind now.You cant hunt with the hounds and run with the hare.,Key,Try to support two opposing sides at the same time;take a middle course.,同时支持相对立两派；脚踩两只船。,16/34,16.Beard the lion in his den,字面意思：在雄狮巢穴里捋它胡须。,Translation,She was annoyed because she was not given a flat.So she bearded the lion in his den by arguing with the school principal.,Key,Show no fear and dare to carry out extremely dangerous tasks.,表现无所畏惧，勇于做极其危险事；敢摸老虎屁股。,17/34,17.The lions share,字面意思：雄狮份额。,Translation,When his father died,the daughter has got the lions share of the familys property.,Key,The biggest share of something.,（与人分东西时）相对来说大或最大一部分。说明：出自伊索寓言。,18/34,18.Make a monkey out of someone,字面意思：把某人弄成一只猴子。,Translation,As far as the knowledge of the computer is concerned,the little boy makes a monkey out of me all the time.,Key,Make someone seem foolish or stupid.,使他人显得愚蠢。,19/34,19.Monkey with something,字面意思：像猴子一样胡乱触摸。,Translation,Did you monkey with my computer?It does not work properly now.,Key,Interfere with,meddle with;play mischievously with.,胡乱折腾某物。比如不懂电脑，随便去按键盘玩。,20/34,20.As quiet as a mouse,字面意思：像老鼠一样悄无声音。,Translation,He sat at the corner as quiet as a mouse and listened to my story.,Key,Very quiet,silent.,不说话；一句话也没有。,21/34,21.As stubborn as a mule,字面意思：像骡子一样倔。,Translation,You cant change his mind;he is as stubborn as a mule.,Key,Obstinate,very stubborn.,脾气倔，固执。,22/34,22.Buy a pig in a poke,字面意思：买猪崽只是捅一下。,Translation,Youll have to show me the bike;I dont intend to buy a pig in a poke.,Key,Buy something without seeing it or without knowing its value.,没有见到货就付款；或不知道商品真实价值就购置。说明：买猪崽时候不打开袋子看，只是把袋子里东西它捅一下，可能里面只是一只用来骗人猫。小猪值钱，猫没人要。,23/34,23.Puppy-love,字面意思：小狗爱情。,Translation,The two fifteen-year-old students rang each other every night.They thought they really were in love,but the parents knew it was puppy-love.,Key,Young or inexperienced love.,小年轻爱情；没经验爱情。变体：calf-love（小牛犊爱情）。,24/34,24.Rat race,字面意思：耗子赛跑。,Translation,I am quite happy with my job as a teacher and I have no desire to take part in the rat race of business.,Key,Ruthless competition for greater wealth,fame,power,social status,etc.,争夺名利、钱财或社会地位残酷竞争。,25/34,25.Rats abandoning a sinking ship,字面意思：耗子逃离正在淹没船。,Translation,Just like rats abandoning a sinking ship,the so called loyal supporters switched to the other side candidate when theirs began to lose.,Key,Disloyal people who desert an institution or stop working for or supporting somebody.,不忠诚人离开某个组织；停顿支持某人；树倒猢狲散。,26/34,26.Smell a rat,字面意思：闻到耗子味儿。,Translation,He said so many nice things about the washing powder,but I smelt a rat and refused to buy the product.,Key,Suspect that something is wrong.,怀疑有问题。,27/34,27.Cast pearls before swine,字面意思：把珍珠扔在猪面前。,Translation,The teacher taught the weakest class at school;but it was all useless,for the students ignored her.She really was casting pearls before swine.,Key,Show genuine things to people who are unable to recognize them.,把真东西拿给人看，但这些人不识货。跟对牛弹琴意思不完全相同。跟明珠暗投意思相近。源于圣经。,28/34,28.Turn turtle,字面意思：海龟翻个肚皮朝天。,Translation,The little boat nearly turned turtle in the strong wind.,Key,(,ship)Turn upside down,capsize.,专指翻船。,29/34,29.A whale of a time,字面意思：鲸鱼一样宽裕时间。,Translation,We went out to a disco last night and we had a whale of a time.,Key,A very enjoyable time.,一段玩得非常开心时间。常跟have连用。,30/34,30.A wolf in sheeps clothing,字面意思：披着羊皮狼。,Translation,Dont trust him;he is a wolf in sheeps clothing.,Key,A person who seems to be a friend but is really an enemy;a person who disguises his real intention.,伪装成朋友敌人；或将自己企图伪装起来人。说明：出自伊索寓言。,31/34,31.Cry wolf,字面意思：喊狼（来了）。,Translation,The girl just wanted to attract attention from her parents.So she pretended to be sick at the time.She was just crying wolf.,Key,Give false alarm.,发犯错误警报。说明：出自伊索寓言。,32/34,32.Keep the wolf from the door,字面意思：将狼拒之于门外。,Translation,In those days,my father had three jobs to keep the wolf from the door.,Key,Keep from starvation;avoid hunger and poverty.,免受饥饿或贫穷。,33/34,34/34,
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