【正文】 黔敖), a very rich but arrogant man took the occasion to showcase his generosity through preparing food by the roadside and giving it to the passing refugees in charity. 有一位叫做黔敖有錢貴族，在街邊準(zhǔn)備食物分發(fā)給來(lái)往的難民，以顯示自己的慷慨。Qian Ao (qi225。【成語(yǔ)來(lái)源】所以“Judas kiss”就是“口蜜腹劍”，“笑面虎”的意思啦~同時(shí)，單單用““Judas”可以表示“叛徒、背叛者”的意思，所以“play Judas（扮演 Judas 的角色）”就是“當(dāng)叛徒”的意思。Judas 是耶穌的十二門徒之一，但為了三十個(gè)銀幣卻出賣了自己的老師耶穌?！盩oday we can describe someone who is twofaced and always nice on the outside and yet is mean to people behind their backs as having Honey in the Mouth and Swords in the Stomach.如今當(dāng)我們形容一個(gè)人是兩面派，表面對(duì)人溫文爾雅，但暗地傷人的人時(shí)，我們就用“口蜜腹劍”這個(gè)成語(yǔ)。But when the emperor began to discuss this with Li Linfu, Li Linfu acted very frightened and said,Hua Mountain in the place where all of Your Majesty39。Then on a day, he told Li Shrjr about some gold that was hidden over in Hua Mountain, and encouraged him to suggest mining this gold to the emperor. 然后有一天，李林甫告訴李適之在華山后面藏著金子，并慫恿他讓皇上去挖金。因此皇上很倚重李林甫。但若論品德，那是壞透了，所以并不受歡迎。 李林甫，唐玄宗時(shí)官居“兵部尚書”兼“中書令”這是宰相的職位。Honey in the mouth and swords in the stomach/Judas kiss口蜜腹劍Li Linfu was a prime minister of China during the T39。s own shadow”，也就是一個(gè)人連自己的影子都怕，當(dāng)一個(gè)人連自己的影子都怕的時(shí)候，是不是就是疑神疑鬼，“草木皆兵”了呢~~我們來(lái)一起看一個(gè)例句吧~She stays at home all the time and never makes any new friends. She seems to be afraid of her own shadow. 她老待在家里, 從不交新朋友，感覺(jué)“草木皆兵”。This idiom describes how one can defeat oneself by imaging difficulties.這個(gè)成語(yǔ)后來(lái)形容人在極度驚恐時(shí)，疑神疑鬼的心理狀態(tài)。And then looking at the mountains around, he mistook the grass and trees for enemy soldiers. 此時(shí)，苻堅(jiān)在壽春城上望見晉軍隊(duì)伍嚴(yán)整，士氣高昂，再北望八公山，只見山上一草一木都像晉軍的士兵一樣，于是更加恐慌。 jiān 苻堅(jiān)), led a huge army to attack Eastern Jin. 公元383年，秦王苻堅(jiān)率領(lǐng)步兵、騎兵90萬(wàn)，攻打江南的晉朝。be afraid of one39。【文化鏈接】英文中“東施效顰”可以說(shuō)成“mere copycat”，“mere”有“僅僅”的意思，而“copycat”則可以表示我們常說(shuō)的“山寨”，也就是“模仿的產(chǎn)品”，所以合在一起就是“僅僅只是山寨而已”，也就是“東施效顰”所表達(dá)的含義啦~比如說(shuō)，大家都知道美國(guó)由好萊塢Hollywood，而印度有一個(gè)寶萊塢Bollywood,所以曾有人說(shuō)“寶萊塢是不是東施效顰好萊塢呢？”，英文表達(dá)就是“Bollywood a mere copycat?”，但事實(shí)其實(shí)不是哈，寶萊塢已經(jīng)越來(lái)越有自己的特色，也有很多廣為人知的好電影了。She thought that this made her elegant, but in fact, it only made her more ugly.東施覺(jué)得她效仿西施就會(huì)變得很美麗，但是實(shí)際上，只會(huì)使她變得更難看而已。There was an ugly girl in the village called Dongshi who envied Xishi. 村子里還住著一位丑姑娘，叫做東施，她十分嫉妒西施。mere copycat東施效顰In the Spring and Autumn Period (春秋時(shí)期,770476 BC), there was a beauty in the State of Yue called Xishi (西施).傳說(shuō)春秋時(shí)期，越國(guó)有一美女，名喚西施。Before you start building castles in the air, just think how much all this is likely to cost.在你開始建立“空中樓閣”之前，不如先想想你需要付出多少代價(jià)。s planned out her whole career, but as far as I can see it39?！疚幕溄印坑⑽闹小翱罩袠情w”可以說(shuō)成“castles in the air”，基本就是直譯了，所以不難理解哦~英文解釋是“plans or hopes that have very little chance of happening”，也就是指“發(fā)生機(jī)會(huì)微乎其微的計(jì)劃或者希望”?！盩he architect asked, But without the first and second stories, how can I build the third story? 建筑師說(shuō)：“但沒(méi)有第一、第二層，何來(lái)第三層呢？”Shaking his head, he packed up his things, and left.建筑師于是就搖了搖頭，收拾東西離開了。When the first story was finished, the rich man said to the architect: I want only the third story?！境烧Z(yǔ)來(lái)源】【例句】This song is ‘eye of the tiger.’這首歌堪比《老虎之眼》。其實(shí)“super+adj.”是一個(gè)十分常用的表達(dá)形式，比如“十分聰明的學(xué)生”就可以說(shuō)“super clever student”，又比如“極其才華橫溢的導(dǎo)演”就可以說(shuō)“super brilliant director”。This idiom is used to describe unforgettably beautifull singing. 這個(gè)成語(yǔ)就形容歌聲的美麗與令人難忘。Once when she was passing through the State of Qi she had to sing to earn money to buy food. 有一次韓娥路過(guò)齊國(guó)時(shí)，以唱歌賣藝來(lái)掙錢，以此為生?！疚幕溄印坑⑽闹小耙圾Q驚人”可以用“e out of nowhere”來(lái)表達(dá)，直譯也就是“不知道從哪里就突然出現(xiàn)”的意思，這樣一想也就容易理解了~網(wǎng)上曾有一個(gè)帖子名叫“9 Sports Stars Who Came Out Of Nowhere”（9個(gè)“一鳴驚人”的體育明星），帖子中就細(xì)數(shù)了體壇九位“一鳴驚人”體壇黑馬，其中自然會(huì)有我們的驕傲“林書豪”啦~【成語(yǔ)來(lái)源】”The duke then devoted himself to his duties and built his state up into a powerful one.從此齊威王勤于朝政，勵(lì)精圖治，國(guó)威大振。n ye out of nowhere一鳴驚人In the Warring States Period (戰(zhàn)國(guó)), Duke Wei of Qi neglected state affairs, for the first three years of his reign, giving himself over to dissipation. 戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí)期，齊威王繼承王位已有三年了，可是他整天飲酒作樂(lè)，不理朝政。s teaching a fish how to swim.我的兒子大學(xué)剛畢業(yè)，可是他卻不斷地來(lái)告訴我應(yīng)該怎麼做生意．我叁十年來(lái)生意做得很好，賺了不少錢．所以，他來(lái)告訴我怎麼做生意簡(jiǎn)直是班門弄斧。 My son, fresh out of college, keeps telling me how to run my business. But I39?！疚幕溄印俊鞍嚅T弄斧”的英文表達(dá)，常用“to teach a fish how to swim”，也就是說(shuō)“去教一條魚怎么游泳”，魚本來(lái)就會(huì)游泳，怎么還用人來(lái)教呢？所以英語(yǔ)中要表示一個(gè)人“班門弄斧”做無(wú)用的行為的時(shí)候，就會(huì)用“to teach a fish how to swim”。m making a fool of myself trying to show off before an expert like you.s skill with an axe in front of Lu Ban. 誰(shuí)敢在魯班門前賣弄使用斧子的技術(shù)，也就是說(shuō)，想在大行家面前顯示自的本領(lǐng)，這種太不謙虛的可笑行為，就叫做“班門弄斧”（ 這句成語(yǔ)有時(shí)也用作自謙之詞，表示自己不敢在行家面前賣弄自己的小本領(lǐng)）。It is said that he once carved a wooden phoenix that was so lifelike that it actually flew in the sky for three days. 傳說(shuō)他曾用木頭制作了一只五彩斑斕的鳳凰，能夠在空中飛翔三天不掉下來(lái)。expert/teach a fish how to swim班門弄斧Lu Ban (魯班) was supposed to be a consummate carpenter in ancient times.show offt.（這句有很簡(jiǎn)短啊，同時(shí)還達(dá)到效果了~“yes（是的）”和“can39。s, Hurry up and wait.（在軍隊(duì)里，有一種說(shuō)法叫做“Hurry up and wait. ”，英語(yǔ)解釋是：“The concept of making every effort to arrive at a location ahead of the appointed time, with the expectation of having to wait upon arrival. ”也就是說(shuō)不惜一切力量在指定時(shí)間之前就到達(dá)了目的地，但自己知道到達(dá)之后也要一直等到指定的時(shí)間。ve contradicted yourself.”曾經(jīng)有一個(gè)英文帖子就討論過(guò)“Can you contradict yourself in one sentence? ”（你能在一句話里面做到自相矛盾嗎？），答案千奇百怪，這里就給大家看兩個(gè)例子~1.【文化鏈接】“自相矛盾”的英文表達(dá)，常用“to contradict oneself”，比如：“你自相矛盾了”就可以說(shuō)：“You39。He was loud in praises of his shield.My shield is so strong that nothing can pierce it through.為了讓人家愿意買他的貨，他先舉起盾向人們夸口道：“你們看，我的盾是世上最堅(jiān)固的盾，任何鋒利的東西都不能刺穿它。 楚國(guó)) had a spear and a shield for sale.contradict【成語(yǔ)來(lái)源】tooneself自相矛盾A man of the state of Chu (chǔ gu243。楚國(guó)有個(gè)賣兵器的人，在市場(chǎng)上賣矛和盾。”He also sang praises of his spear.My spear is so strong that it can pierce through anything.接著又舉起他的矛，向人吹噓說(shuō)：“你們?cè)倏纯次业拿h利無(wú)比，無(wú)堅(jiān)不摧，無(wú)論多么堅(jiān)硬的盾，都擋不住它，一刺就穿！”What would happen, he was asked, if your spear is used to pierce your shield?人群中