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有趣的英語單詞來歷 有趣的英語單詞小知識( 三 )

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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,。
來到美國，說到吃，肯定很多人的第一個反應是The Big Apple，不過千萬別誤會，這可是你吃不了的蘋果，它其實是紐約市的“昵稱” 。
如果你旅游的目的地是The Big Apple，那我們可要說Congratulations（恭喜）了，那可是個美食之都 。關鍵詞一：食 The Big Apple：來到美國，說到吃，肯定很多人的第一個反應是The Big Apple，不過千萬別誤會，這可是你吃不了的蘋果，它其實是紐約市的“昵稱” 。
如果你旅游的目的地是The Big Apple，那我們可要說Congratulations（恭喜）了，那可是個美食之都 。Hero：首先，你該到飯店去點一份hero 。
別擔心，服務生不會當你是“吃英雄”的瘋子 。Hero是紐約人管大個兒意大利潛水艇三明治的叫法 。
當然，如果你一下子吃了十個Heroes，可能別人就會說話了：“Look at that strange gal!She's really out in left field！”這里，out in left field 專門用來形容那些古怪或者是莫名其妙的人 。Surf n'Turf：當然，美食并不只是在紐約才有，如果你有興趣，不妨到“天使之城”洛杉磯逛一圈，Surf n'Turf就是一種在洛杉磯非常普及的美食，其中主食是海鮮及牛排，可能會比較貴，但還有很多叫“dives”的便宜餐廳，你可以以合理的價格買到 。
來到美國，說到吃，肯定很多人的第一個反應是The Big Apple，不過千萬別誤會，這可是你吃不了的蘋果，它其實是紐約市的“昵稱” 。如果你旅游的目的地是The Big Apple，那我們可要說Congratulations（恭喜）了，那可是個美食之都 。

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