与天气有关的英文谚语.doc

和雨有关：Save for a rainy day未雨绸缪We save money for a rainy day.It never rains but it pours不雨则以，一雨惊人I just got sacked and my wife left me！So it never rains but it pours！right as rain身体健康，一切正常I was sick，but now I feel as right as rain.和云有关：on cloud nine 飘飘然如上九重天She passed the audition and now she is on cloud nine.Cloud 9从来不会想到无比幸福的状态可以说成on cloud nine。Cloud nine，9号云，怎么和狂喜、高兴联系起来的呢？这背后可有一个很有趣的小故事。据说，cloud nine 是美国气象服务中的一个术语。在气象服务中，各种不同的云系都有各自的数字代号，如，1号云系、2号云系。那么9号云系是哪种云呢？9号云系是一种叫做积雨云的特定代号。而积雨云的位置最高，因此，cloud nine就成了处在世界顶峰的形象代名词，用来形容一种情绪高涨的状态，和现在十分流行的High差不多。来看一个例子：He was on cloud nine after winning the marathon.（他赢了马拉松比赛之后，极度兴奋。）head in the cloud不切实际，好高骛远You cant always have your head in the cloud，you need to be down-to-earth.和彩虹有关：chase rainbows做白日梦Chasing rainbows wont get you anywhere.和风有关：sail close to the wind冒险If you believe what he said， you are sailing close to the wind.know which way the wind blows了解情况He never tells his thoughts until he knows which way the wind blows.和雪有关：be snowed down工作太多做不过来Ive been snowed down by my work！white as snow纯洁无辜The accused didnt commit the murder，he is as white as snow.和天气有关：fair-weather friend泛泛之交A true friend is the one who shows up when you are in trouble, a fair-weather friend is the one who shows up when you are in happiness.