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周六晚上宣布解除水門時間特別檢查官考克斯的職務(wù),并解除拒絕把考克斯解職的司法部長理查森和副部長拉克爾職務(wù))。Black Saturday——黑色星期六(指工人已預借工資無錢可領(lǐng)的星期六)。Good Friday——耶酥受難節(jié);(Thank God it’s Friday)——報紙上刊出招聘一名能干的女職員的廣告。Friday face——神色不佳之人。Girl Friday——得力助手(尤指女秘書)。與Friday有關(guān)的:Friday——忠仆,隨從(源自魯濱遜漂流記)。Monday morning quarterback——放馬后炮的人。Mad Monday ——忙亂的星期一。Blue Monday——沮喪,悶煩(相對于歡樂的周末而言)。勿操之過急555 To look two ways to find Sundays——斜著眼看。/ 不要以貌取人。t judge a book by its cover。/ 人誰無過。 err is human。 the blind the one eyed man is the king。 is the key of poverty。 bills。衣食足,知榮辱。以毒攻毒。畫餅充饑。言語投機恨時短。兵貴神速。 is the soldier39。Note在這里的意思是音符。16 Johnny One Note 五音不全的人。所以美國人常把John Hancock當作signature(署名,簽名)的意思.。15 John Hancock 親筆簽名。由于Uncle Sam的首字母是US,而美國(The United States).,于是人們便把這兩個名稱合二為一了。他也是一位愛國者,與父兄曾參加過美國獨立戰(zhàn)爭。相傳在紐約州的特洛伊城(Troy))有位年長的肉類加工商,名叫山繆爾?威爾遜(Samuel Wilson)。14 Uncle Sam 美國。一般指雜而不精,也就是我們平時所說的“三腳貓”。 is a friend of mine, but I don’t know her husband from ,但我完全不認識她丈夫。上帝創(chuàng)造了世界上的第一個男人,取名為亞當(Adam)。12 not know a person from Adam 不知(某人)模樣如何,與(某人)素不相識。Jose并不表示叫這個名的人,而是跟way押韻,說起來響亮,好聽。 10 Sheila 在口語中表示少女,年輕貌美的女子。Joe Doakes也可以表示這個意思。如:I wonder why a handsome man like Jeff married such a plain 。8 a plain Jane 長相不起眼,外貌平凡的女人。后來人們用“doubting Thomas”指那些不肯輕易相信別人的人。源自《圣經(jīng)?新約?約翰福音》第20章。s sake幾乎只有女性使用。s sake的使用者以女性居多,但男性在表示特別強烈的感情時也可以使用。for goodness’sake,for heaven39。for Pete39。s sake,其余的大致相同。s sake和for God39。正因為在嚴重事件的場合使用。s sake有褻瀆神明之嫌,一般避免使用。s sake,for mercy’s sake,for pity’s sake,for God’ Christ39。假設(shè)你向別人道了歉,他還沒完沒了,這時你可以說:I said I was sorry.What else do you want me to do, for Pete39。如:For Pete39。在這個短語中,Pete是耶酥大弟衣物,其中一子St.Peter的昵稱。t you know that all banks are closed today? It is Saturday.(天啊,你難道不知道今天銀行不營業(yè)嗎?今天可是周六)。5 Jeez Louise 表示驚訝。容易上當?shù)娜耍?,square John(誠實可靠的人。類似的詞組是:John ,如:big John(新兵),cheap John(亂殺價的商人。4 John 普通人。關(guān)于Jack,還有兩個常見的句子。t know anything about fishing(我對釣魚一無所知)。如: I don39。例如我們會說,雷?羅馬諾是這個時代全美最受歡迎的電視明星之一,可他卻似乎不把自己當成什么大人物,仿佛就是與你生活在同一座城市里的“average Joe”。average Joe39。Joe39。not extreme39。in the middle39。Average39。An average Joe refers to someone who is just like everyone else。但是,你要是把他送到農(nóng)村去,他肯定什么也不會干,比一個新生嬰兒好不了多少。又如:Sure, a city slicker looks smart as long as he stays in a place like New you put him down on a farm and he won39。要是她一定要出去玩,找一個農(nóng)村來的男孩。所以,一個city slicker 也就是說話很圓滑,衣著很時髦,但是很可能是一個不老實、不可信任的家伙。他們常用的一個是:city slicker。在二十世紀,由于交通、收音機和電視的發(fā)展,城市和農(nóng)村的區(qū)別已經(jīng)在很大程度上消除了。一百年前,美國有百分之四十二的人生活在農(nóng)村。他的老家是一個非常小的鎮(zhèn),那里連紅綠燈都沒有,沒有一個樓里有電梯的,甚至連電影院都沒有。又如:My roommate in my freshman year was a real came from a town so small it didn39。他當時雖然看起來不怎么樣,但是腦子卻非常靈活。那是格林先生。s he came to New York 20 years ago, he was only a hick fresh out of the cornfields of he turned out to be a lot smarter than he looked。Hick這個字和中文里的鄉(xiāng)巴佬差不多。他們認為,鄉(xiāng)下人只會跟豬和牛打交道,可是不善于和人打交道。美國的城里人和鄉(xiāng)下人也會互起貶低對方的稱呼。3 333333城里人瞧不起農(nóng)村人,農(nóng)村人看不上城里人,城里人和農(nóng)村人總是互相瞧不起。The government tries to keep low profile about this 。俚語詞典解釋:low profile: a persona or character that does not draw (a)low profile或者maintain(a)low profile: to behave in a way that does not attract attention 例句I try to be quiet and keep a low 39。s guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a ,卻還是那么鎮(zhèn)定自如。Corn(谷物;谷粒)“For corn sake!”:“Oh,my goodness!” “噢,天哪!” *注:這個詞語雖然已相當過時,但中老年人仍在使用。Cherry(櫻桃)bowl of cherries(to be a):to be wonderful 精彩的,絕妙的 isn39。但我想他這不過是開了一張空頭支票。ll talk about a salary increase next I think he39。(洋白菜,甘藍菜):money錢,金錢*注:這個詞語盡管已不在常用,但偶爾也會在老影片或玩笑中聽到。 Town :Boston,Massachusetts 豆城「指麻薩諸塞州波士頓市」 *注:波士頓市以其特產(chǎn)烘豆而聞名。t know beans about 。Bean(豆) brain :idiot 白癡,笨蛋 is such a bean 。 banana:main boss領(lǐng)袖,頭頭,大老板39。 bee wild with anger狂怒,氣得發(fā)瘋 went bananas when she found him 。m so bored I39。Banana(香蕉)(to be):to be crazy 發(fā)瘋的,神經(jīng)錯亂的 guuy39。你是在那兩種無法相比的東西作比較,就好像蘋果和桔子。s you39。 Apple(the):New York 大蘋果城「即紐約」 live in the Big 。re paring apples and oranges.第二篇:英語諺語 is the apple of her father39。 apples and oranges 比較兩個無法相比的事物 例:That39。Cool as a cucumber 十分冷靜,鎮(zhèn)定自若 例:Although he39。s ass on the line 兩肋插刀 sb have it 讓某人好看 in 出錢 big shot 重要的人 blue woman 有學問的婦女 painter 業(yè)余畫家 face 神色不佳之人 Monday 沮喪,悶煩(相對于歡樂的周末而言) Apple 紐約 bananas 發(fā)瘋,神經(jīng)錯亂;狂怒 brain 笨蛋 bowl of cherries 精彩的,絕妙的 eg: Life isn39。t have a one39。 matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a ,有仙則名。 cooperation 強強聯(lián)手 timely snow promises a good strategy 人海戰(zhàn)術(shù) as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on ,下有蘇杭 and tide wait for no 。t be pure and man can39。 you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his ,焉得虎子。 swallow does not make a 。(人不應(yīng)兩面討好。(夸夸其談?wù)邿o真才實學。 to the sea, if you would fish ,焉得虎子。(不要占著茅坑不拉屎。 son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it ,狗不嫌家貧。) crow is never the whiter for washing herself ,本性難移。)’t count your chickens before they’re ,先別數(shù)小雞。) cats are grey in the dark..黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。 gloved cat catches no ,老鼠抓不到。s arms(冒險一試;碰碰運氣) to mouth(僅夠糊口地) on one39。s knees(最最了不起的人或事物;頂尖兒) cup and lip(在將成未成之際) someone to heel(使某人就范) one39。s hand 對某事了如指掌 off one39。 s hair on end/ ones39。 can be a 。 is the pain on 。39。 rings a 。39。 my 。 特寫鏡頭 it up!不計前嫌! you 。39。t take ill of 。他打扮得帥極了,因為他傾心已久的那位金發(fā)美女終于同意跟他出去約會了。習語/俚語: to kill 精細打扮Pete usually wears jeans and a last night it was hard to recognize himhe was dressed to kill because he finally got a date with that blond he39。 of all trades is of no ,一無所長。 is not the gay coat that makes the 。 is good to learn at another man39。 for a penny, in for a pound 一不做,二不休。 if fortune39。if you receive one, remember it ,受恩勿忘。 we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can 。 young, needy ,老大徒傷悲。 for the best, but prepare for the ,作最壞的打算。 who risks nothing, gains ,焉得虎子。 who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his ,何患無辭。 who does no good, does evil ,壞事做絕。 that deceives me once, shame fall him, if he deceives me twice, shame fall ,別人可恥;受騙二次,自己該死。 laughs best who laughs ,誰笑得最好。s vengeance is slow but ,疏而不漏。 love is soon hot and soon ,熱得快也冷得快。 the shadow and let go the 。 helps those who help 。 ye rosebuds while ye 。 soul in two 。 are like fiddle