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,#,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,会计学,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,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,*,1,动物习语,第,1,页,/,共,57,页,The World Cups toughest security headache may be a surprise visit by President Barack Obama,South Africas police chief said Friday,joking that he secretly hoped the US side would bow out early.,南非警察部门负责人于上周五表示，世界杯最艰巨的安保任务可能会是 总统贝拉克奥巴马的突然来访，他开玩笑说自己暗暗希望 队能早早淘汰,第,2,页,/,共,57,页,One challenge.is the American President who is coming,not coming,coming,not coming,national police commissioner Bheki Cele told parliament in a briefing on security for the June 11-July 11 tournament.,世界杯足球赛将于6月11日至7月11日在南非举行。该国警察总长贝奇赛勒在向国会报告世界杯安保工作情况时说：“一个最大的问题是 总统是来还是不来？”,第,3,页,/,共,57,页,Our famous prayer is that they dont make the second round,he told the parliamentary police committee.They get eliminated and they go home because we are told that if they go to the second or third stage,the American president might come.“,他向国会警务委员会报告说：“我们都在祈祷 队在首轮被淘汰。他们被淘汰了，就能早点回国。因为我们得知如果 队打进第二轮或第三轮，总统可能就会来。”,第,4,页,/,共,57,页,I remember him saying that he would maybe consider coming if the American team goes to the quarter-finals,might come if they reach the semi-finals,and will come to the finals,said Maite Nkoana-Mashabane.,南非外交部长迈特恩科阿纳马沙巴内说：“我记得他说，如果 队打进四分之一决赛，他可能会考虑来；如果打进半决赛，他可能会来；如果打进决赛，他一定会来。”,第,5,页,/,共,57,页,The United States is in Group C with England,Slovenia and Algeria.The tournament will mark the countrys ninth run at the World Cup.Its best ever showing in the tournament was third in 1930.,在本届世界杯中，与英国、斯洛文尼亚和阿尔及利亚同被分在C组。这是 第九次参加世界杯，队在世界杯上的最佳战绩是在1930年的比赛中获得第三名。,第,6,页,/,共,57,页,英国研制出一次性水溶婚纱 时尚且环保Brides wedding dress storage dilemma solved by scientists -05-11 14:29,第,7,页,/,共,57,页,British researchers have developed an environmentally friendly garment that can simply be dissolved in water after being worn.,英国研究人员研制出了一种穿过后可在水中溶解的环保型婚纱。,第,8,页,/,共,57,页,The dress has polyvinyl alcohol,a,biodegradable,substance that is used in laundry bags and washing detergents,knitted into the fabric.This enables itto be dissolved into water without harming the environment.,这种婚纱的材料中含有一种常在洗衣袋和洗洁精中使用的生物可降解物质,聚乙烯醇，该物质可让婚纱在水中溶解而且对环境无害。,第,9,页,/,共,57,页,意大利将举办首届离婚博览会,Italy hosts its first divorce fair,第,10,页,/,共,57,页,Italy is holding its first divorce fair,offering services such as life coaching and beauty advice to a booming number of separating couples in the Catholic country.,意大利即将举办该国的首届离婚博览会，旨在为这个天主教国家不断增长的离婚人群提供生活指导和美容建议等服务。,第,11,页,/,共,57,页,The organisers said the fair(puntoeacapo.it),which will be held in Milan on May 8-9,aims to help divorcing people start a new,happier life.,据活动主办方介绍，本次博览会（）将于本月8日至9日在米兰举行，旨在帮助离婚人士开始新的幸福生活。,第,12,页,/,共,57,页,Smiling is key to this fair,which also offers serious,practical advice for often dramatic situations,Franco Zanetti,who created the event,said.,本届博览会的创办者弗朗哥,扎内蒂说：“微笑是本届博览会的主题，此外还将为人们遇到的生活剧变提供严肃可行的建议。”,第,13,页,/,共,57,页,俄政客自称遇见外星人 曾参观过,UFORussian regional chief under fire for meeting aliens,第,14,页,/,共,57,页,A Russian MP has asked an,eccentric,regional leader to explain his behaviour after claiming on state television that he was visited at home by aliens in a UFO,media reported Thursday.,据媒体本周四报道，俄罗斯一名地区领导人日前在接受当地一个电视台的采访时语出惊人，宣称自己曾在家中遇见搭乘不明飞行物的外星人。一名杜马议员要求他对他的这一行为做出解释。,第,15,页,/,共,57,页,I would not have believed it,if I had not had three witnesses-my driver,my minister and my aide,he said.,This is not the first time the chess-mad leader has spoken of,extraterrestrial,encounters.He had earlier claimed to have been shown round a UFO in 2001.,他说：“要不是有司机、政府部长和助理三个目击证人，我自己都不敢相信。”,这位国际象棋界领导人已经不是第一次宣称自己遇见外星人。他曾称自己在,2001,年参观过一个不明飞行物。,第,16,页,/,共,57,页,白宫母亲节茶会 米歇尔谢母亲First lady lauds own mommy ahead of Mothers Day -05-10 15:21,第,17,页,/,共,57,页,First lady Michelle Obama said Friday that having three generations of family living in the White House and raising her two daughters there is truly special.,第一夫人米歇尔奥巴马在上周五（的母亲节茶会上）称，一家三代能一起生活在白宫，并和母亲一同抚养两个女儿的生活真的很特别。,第,18,页,/,共,57,页,Her voice,breaking,Mrs.Obama also paid tribute to her mother,Marian Robinson,at a,Mothers Day,tea at the White House.,在当天在白宫举行的,母亲节,茶会上，第一夫人还特别感谢了自己的母亲玛丽安,鲁宾逊，在谈到母亲时她的声音一度哽咽。,第,19,页,/,共,57,页,the straw that broke the camels back,意为（一系列重压、打击中）终于使人不能忍受的最后一击。,One of the employees makes many mistakes but the boss is very patient with him.But yesterday,，,he made a very big mistake in the budget and that was the straw that broke the camels back.The boss fired him.,有位雇员犯了很多错，但老板对他还是很耐心，但昨天他在预算中犯了一个大错，老板最终忍无可忍，解雇了他。,第,20,页,/,共,57,页,一、基于动物外部特征的表达,一些动物外表上的特点使我们容易联想起日常生活中的一些事物、人的某些特点、举止、动作等。,goose flesh/pimples(,鸡皮疙瘩,),鸡、鹅等动物的皮肤表面粗糙,有一些小疙瘩状的突起。因此,就用,goose flesh/pimples,来指人们由于寒冷、害怕等而引起的皮肤粗糙的情形。,Whenever I see a horrible film,I immediately get goose flesh.,我一看恐怖片,马上就浑身不自在。,第,21,页,/,共,57,页,hedgehog(,刺猬、难以应付的人,),刺猬的身体表面布满尖刺,可以起到保护的作用,而对于对手来说,刺猬就成了不好对付的动物。由此,hedgehog,转义指那些难以对付的人,这与汉语的方言,刺头儿,有着异曲同工之妙。,He is a hedgehog guy.Dont bother him when he is in bad mood.,他是个难对付的人,他心情不好时,最好不要招惹他。,第,22,页,/,共,57,页,crane(,鹤,),名词动用时可引申为,伸长,(,脖子,),。,The audiences are craning their necks to see the hero coming down from the spaceship.,观众正伸长着脖子去看从飞船里下来的英雄。,第,23,页,/,共,57,页,eel(,鳝鱼,),由于鳝鱼形体如蛇,表面光滑,不易被捉。因此,往往可拿鳝鱼来比喻,滑头滑脑的人,。,He is one of the most slippery businessmen in the local business community,just like an eel.,他是当地商界最滑头的商人之一。,第,24,页,/,共,57,页,The boss fired him.,the straw that broke the camels back,他是当地商界最滑头的商人之一。,Smiling is key to this fair,which also offers serious,practical advice for often dramatic situations,Franco Zanetti,who created the event,said.,an early bird,有位雇员犯了很多错，但老板对他还是很耐心，但昨天他在预算中犯了一个大错，老板最终忍无可忍，解雇了他。,I simply cant stand you owls coming back home mid night everyday.,it),which will be held in Milan on May 8-9,aims to help divorcing people start a new,happier life.,英国研制出一次性水溶婚纱 时尚且环保Brides wedding dress storage dilemma solved by scientists -05-11 14:29,what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.,To my surprise,the naughty boy is as gentle as a lamb today.,She thinks shes the bees knees.,take to something like a duck to water表示天生喜好，鸭子性本爱水，即使是第一次下水，小鸭子也马上会适应环境，不但毫无困难，而且对水非常喜欢。,词语cook ones goose表示使某人彻底完蛋。,他是我升职路上的拦路虎。,她的父母对她有点担心，因为她最近饭量很少。,骗人的把戏，恶作剧。,sheep(,羊、绵羊,),“black sheep”,意为“有辱门楣的人或败家子”。,这一表达法在使用时多半表示贬义。,He used to be considered the black sheep in the class.,他过去在班里常被认为是害群之马。,第,25,页,/,共,57,页,ostrich(鸵鸟),据说鸵鸟一感到有危险，就把头部插到沙堆中，它认为这样就算完全隐蔽起来了，不会被发现。Play ostrich或bury ones head in the sand意思就是：尽管从客观上看，事态非常严重，但是却不去正视，亦即所谓的采取鸵鸟 或逃避现实。,He is likely to be playing ostrich while the divorce seems unavoidable between his wife and him.,他很有可能逃避现实，不去正视他和他的妻子之间即将发生的不可避免的离婚。,第,26,页,/,共,57,页,snail(,蜗牛,喻指行动迟缓的人,),由于蜗牛的动作缓慢，因此英语中就有了,at a snails pace,，,snail-paced,或,snail-slow,来表示,蜗牛般的慢行、慢吞吞的,之意。,Why on earth are you walking at this snails pace?,你到底为什么走得怎这么慢？,第,27,页,/,共,57,页,chicken(,小鸡,),“,run around like a chicken with its head cut off”,表示“慌里慌张急得来回转”。,When she got to know that her baby son was lost,she began to look for him like a chicken with its head cut off.,当她得知她年幼的儿子走丢时，她就像没头苍蝇到处乱找。,第,28,页,/,共,57,页,三、基于动物生活习性的表达,bird(,鸟,),小鸟大都天刚亮就起来唱歌、觅食了，但因它们体形小，吃得并不多；同时它们自由自在、一身轻松。基于小鸟的这些生活习性，英语中就有如下的表达：,an early bird,(,早起、早来或早干活的人,),He is always the early bird to come to the office in the morning.,他总在早上最早来到办公室。,eat like a bird,饭量少,Her parents are worried about her because she has been eating like a bird recently.,她的父母对她有点担心，因为她最近饭量很少。,第,29,页,/,共,57,页,fish(,鱼,),正如瓜儿离不开秧一样，鱼儿离不开水，如果鱼儿离开了水，它就会显得很无助。因此，,be like a fish out of water,常用于表示,不合时宜、格格不入、局促不安、手足无措,等意思。,I felt like a fish out of water at Toms birthday party last week.,我觉得自己上周在汤姆家举行的生日晚会上很别扭。,第,30,页,/,共,57,页,owl(,猫头鹰,),猫头鹰昼伏夜出，,a night owl,直译为,夜里活动的猫头鹰,，专作比喻使用，意为,夜游神,，汉语俗语又称,夜猫子,。,I simply cant stand you owls coming back home mid night everyday.,我简直难以容忍你们这些夜猫子每天半夜才回家。,第,31,页,/,共,57,页,四、基于动物性情的表达,lion(,狮子,),狮子勇猛无比，乃百兽之王。,a lion in the way/path,。意为,拦路虎,。,He is a lion in the way for me to the promotion.,他是我升职路上的拦路虎。,第,32,页,/,共,57,页,lamb(,羔羊,),羔羊一向温顺、老实。如,(as)gentle as a lamb(,像羔羊一样温顺,),，主要用于平常不太温顺的动物，偶尔也用于指人。,To my surprise,the naughty boy is as gentle as a lamb today.,让我颇感惊讶的是，这位平常很淘气的小男孩，今天却显得很温顺。,第,33,页,/,共,57,页,mule(,骡子,),骡子是一种极端顽固的动物，它一旦不想动，你怎么驱使它也没有用。如,as stubborn as a mule,就表示,非常固执的,(,人,),。,You are wasting your time to persuade him to give up smoking as he is as stubborn as a mule.,你劝他戒烟就是在浪费你的时间，因为他是个很固执的家伙。,第,34,页,/,共,57,页,duck(,鸭子,),take to something like a duck to water,表示,天生喜好,，鸭子性本爱水，即使是第一次下水，小鸭子也马上会适应环境，不但毫无困难，而且对水非常喜欢。这一表达法表示对某一事物天生就喜好的意思。,Mary takes to her life in China like a duck to water.,玛丽马上就适应了她在中国的生活。,第,35,页,/,共,57,页,五、基于与动物有关的故事或传说的表达,cat(,猫,),词语,let the cat out of the bag,表示,漫不经心地泄露秘密,。,Mary let the cat out of the bag to release her secret marriage with John.,玛丽把她和约翰的秘密结婚一事公开了出来。,第,36,页,/,共,57,页,goat(,山羊,),词语,get someones goat,表示,使某人恼怒,。,She is always getting my goat when she said she forgot to bring any money with her to dine out.,她外出就餐时老说自己没带钱，这让我很生气。,第,37,页,/,共,57,页,goose(,鹅,),词语,cook ones goose,表示,使某人彻底完蛋,。,He is cooking his goose in public.,他正在公众面前毁掉自己的形象。,第,38,页,/,共,57,页,cat-and-dog life,(,在一起居住者,),经常吵架的生活。,like a cat in hot bricks,像热锅上的蚂蚁；如坐针毡。,play cat-and-mouse game with sb.,作弄某人，忽冷忽热,第,39,页,/,共,57,页,你劝他戒烟就是在浪费你的时间，因为他是个很固执的家伙。,a sacred cow,One of the employees makes many mistakes but the boss is very patient with him.,Mary takes to her life in China like a duck to water.,have a bee in ones bonnet(about sth.,据活动主办方介绍，本次博览会（）将于本月8日至9日在米兰举行，旨在帮助离婚人士开始新的幸福生活。,Its best ever showing in the tournament was third in 1930.,play cat-and-mouse game with sb.,Its best ever showing in the tournament was third in 1930.,他过去在班里常被认为是害群之马。,put/set the cat among the pigeons,引来乱子、是非或麻烦,no room to swing a cat,没有,(,生活，工作等,),的足够空间,what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.,适用于一个人也适用于其他人。,第,40,页,/,共,57,页,like water off a ducks back,(,尤指批评,),不起作用，对牛弹琴。,a dead duck,被放弃或将失败的事物。,a lame duck,处于困境无法自理的人，组织或事物。,第,41,页,/,共,57,页,a little bird told me that.,我听说,(,但我不告诉你我是怎么知道的,),。,like a bird,运转良好。,My new car goes like a bird.,我的新车行驶自如。,第,42,页,/,共,57,页,a home bird,喜欢呆在家里的人。,till the cows come home,很长时间，永远。,a sacred cow,神圣不可侵犯的思想、机构、制度等。,第,43,页,/,共,57,页,like a drowned rat,湿得像落汤鸡,smell a rat,怀疑某人不对头。,I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful.,他主动帮起忙来，我怀疑其中另有文章。,第,44,页,/,共,57,页,the rat race,激烈的竞争。,keep the wolf from the door,有维持温饱的钱。,a cock-and-bull story,无稽之谈,(,尤指用作借口和解释的,),第,45,页,/,共,57,页,like a red rag to a bull,可能激起强烈的憎恨，暴力行为。,die/fall/drop like flies,大批地死亡或倒下。,not harm/hurt a fly,心地善良，文质彬彬。,like a bat out of hell,以最快的速度。,He dashed out like a bat out of hell.,他发疯似的横冲直撞。,第,46,页,/,共,57,页,the bees knees,指出类拔萃之物。,She thinks shes the bees knees.,她自视甚高。,have a bee in ones bonnet(about sth.),心神不宁。,Our teacher has a bee in his bonnet about punctuation.,我们的老师总是琢磨标点符号。,第,47,页,/,共,57,页,monkey business,骗人的把戏，恶作剧。,Theres been some monkey business going on here.,有人在这里搞鬼。,a bear-hug,紧紧地搂住。,第,48,页,/,共,57,页,parrot-fashion,鹦鹉学舌般地,If you learn English parrot-fashion,youll never know what English is.,如果你只是死记硬背英语，你将永远学不会英语。,第,49,页,/,共,57,页,have a frog in ones throat,失音或嗓音嘶哑。,run with the hare and hunt with the hounds,两面都讨好。,第,50,页,/,共,57,页,A Russian MP has asked an,eccentric,regional leader to explain his behaviour after claiming on state television that he was visited at home by aliens in a UFO,media reported Thursday.,据媒体本周四报道，俄罗斯一名地区领导人日前在接受当地一个电视台的采访时语出惊人，宣称自己曾在家中遇见搭乘不明飞行物的外星人。一名杜马议员要求他对他的这一行为做出解释。,第,51,页,/,共,57,页,Her voice,breaking,Mrs.Obama also paid tribute to her mother,Marian Robinson,at a,Mothers Day,tea at the White House.,在当天在白宫举行的,母亲节,茶会上，第一夫人还特别感谢了自己的母亲玛丽安,鲁宾逊，在谈到母亲时她的声音一度哽咽。,第,52,页,/,共,57,页,the straw that broke the camels back,意为（一系列重压、打击中）终于使人不能忍受的最后一击。,One of the employees makes many mistakes but the boss is very patient with him.But yesterday,，,he made a very big mistake in the budget and that was the straw that broke the camels back.The boss fired him.,有位雇员犯了很多错，但老板对他还是很耐心，但昨天他在预算中犯了一个大错，老板最终忍无可忍，解雇了他。,第,53,页,/,共,57,页,owl(,猫头鹰,),猫头鹰昼伏夜出，,a night owl,直译为,夜里活动的猫头鹰,，专作比喻使用，意为,夜游神,，汉语俗语又称,夜猫子,。,I simply cant stand you owls coming back home mid night everyday.,我简直难以容忍你们这些夜猫子每天半夜才回家。,第,54,页,/,共,57,页,lamb(,羔羊,),羔羊一向温顺、老实。如,(as)gentle as a lamb(,像羔羊一样温顺,),，主要用于平常不太温顺的动物，偶尔也用于指人。,To my surprise,the naughty boy is as gentle as a lamb today.,让我颇感惊讶的是，这位平常很淘气的小男孩，今天却显得很温顺。,第,55,页,/,共,57,页,duck(,鸭子,),take to something like a duck to water,表示,天生喜好,，鸭子性本爱水，即使是第一次下水，小鸭子也马上会适应环境，不但毫无困难，而且对水非常喜欢。这一表达法表示对某一事物天生就喜好的意思。,Mary takes to her life in China like a duck to water.,玛丽马上就适应了她在中国的生活。,第,56,页,/,共,57,页,goat(,山羊,),词语,get someones goat,表示,使某人恼怒,。,She is always getting my goat when she said she forgot to bring any money with her to dine out.,她外出就餐时老说自己没带钱，这让我很生气。,第,57,页,/,共,57,页,