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所以啊，如果您有機會在美國打的“take a taxi”，可要記得坐在前面?。∝堌埖娜f種風情 1. fat cat 肥貓，指“為競選出錢的富翁；享有特權或謀取特權的人；有錢有勢的人，大亨 ?！?2. cool cat 酷貓，指“時髦人（尤指嗜好冷爵士樂的人）；嗜好搖滾樂的人；做出孤傲冷漠的樣子的人” 。

3. hepcat 迷戀爵士樂的貓，指“爵士（或搖擺舞）音樂迷；爵士（或搖擺舞）樂隊樂師 。4. copy cat 好模仿的貓，指“盲目的模仿者（通常為兒童之間的用語）” 。
5. hell cat 好發脾氣的貓，指“潑婦，巫婆” 。關于hell cat 是巫婆的說法要追溯到中世紀，那是迷信的人認為魔鬼撒 。
英語趣味測試：成語對對碰 俚語和諺語是英語學習中的一大絆腳石 。
這些英語句子一反常態，我們不明白這些俗語的含義，是因為我們和英語國家的文化背景不同 。如果能在漢語中為這些俗語找到對應的說法，問題就解決了 。
看看下面的句子你能翻譯對幾個來 。1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or comfortis given when it is too late 。
Example: just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad, I hada promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death, thedoctor 。2.After praising the wine they sell us vinegar Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior towhat you claim it to be 。
Example: that fellow completely misled us about what he was capableof doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar 。3.All is over but the shouting Explanation: finally decided or won; brought to the end; not ableto be changed 。
Example: after Bill's touch down, the game is all over butshouting 。4.All lay load on the willing horse Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing thingsfor others. Very often the implication is that others impose onhim 。
Examples: the trouble is you're too good-natured and people takeadvantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will haveto learn to refuse people who ask too much 。5.anger and haste hinder good counsel Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in ahurry 。
Example: you should calm down before you decide the next move.Anger and haste hinder good counsel 。6.As poor as a church mouse Explanation: to be exceedingly poor, having barely to liveupon 。
Example: he has a large family, and is poor as a churchmouse 。Note: a church is one of the few buildings that contain nofood 。

7.A word spoken is past recalling Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not easilyundo 。Example: for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said,but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could neverrepair the damage of that moment of harshness 。
8.World is but a little place, after all Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or isin someway connected with him in a place where he would never haveexpected to do so 。Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmateon a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place afterall 。
9.When in Rome, do as the Romans do Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongstwhom you live 。Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, butnow you are on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and takecoffee and rolls 。
10.What you lose on the swings you get back on theroundabouts Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you havebad luck on one day you have good on another; if one ventureresults in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed 。Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything;if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts 。
11.What are the odds so long as you are happy Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person ishappy 。Example: you complain so much, but you have a good family, parents,health, and money. What's the odd so long as you're happy 。
12.Entertain an angel unawares Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest withoutknowing his merits 。Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she wasentertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a composer of thegreatest promise 13.every dog has his day Explanation: fortune comes to each in turn Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a verylong time coming 。
14.every potter praises his own pot Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in theirpossessions or their family members Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant,but I would rather hear it from his teacher's own mouth. Everypotter praises his own pot 答案： 1.雨后送傘 2. 掛羊頭賣狗肉 3. 大勢已去 4.人善被人欺，馬善被人騎 5. 小不忍則亂大謀 6. 一貧如洗 7. 一言既出，駟馬難追 8. 天涯原咫尺，到處可逢君 9. 入鄉隨俗 10. 失之東隅，收之桑榆 11. 知足者常樂 12. 有眼不識泰山 13.是人皆有出頭日 14.王婆買瓜，自賣自夸送花須知：十二星座的幸運花Aries: Thistle, wild rose, gorse, nasturtium, woodbine 白羊：薊、野玫瑰、金雀花、旱金蓮花、忍冬 Taurus: Lily of the valley, violet, red rose, myrtle 金牛：鈴蘭、紫羅蘭、紅玫瑰、桃金娘 Gemini: Snapdragon, iris 雙子：金魚草、愛麗絲 Cancer: Poppy, water lily, white rose 巨蟹：罌粟、荷花、白玫瑰 Leo: Marigold, sunflower, cowslip, heliotrope,。

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