xsb第四章-習語與地理環(huán)境-閱讀頁
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【正文】 Newcastle 還有另外一個短語As mon as coals from NewcastleExample: You’re really carrying coals to Newcastle. She has many a diamond rings. Example: To offer him money is to carry coals to Newcastle。Woolgathering 例如： I’m tired of his constant woolgathering. I wish he would concentrate on his work.Don39。 bad guyExample: He was the black sheep of the family.The end of one’s tether [rope] Example: After trying in vain to control the unruly class, the young and inexperienced instructor had to admit that he was at the end of his tether. Example: He tried every restaurant in the town, but no one wanted to hire a helping hand . When night fell, he felt he was at the end of his tether. 多雨多霧氣候?qū)τ⒄Z習語的影響Geography largely determine human’s living condition, thus shape people’s mode of living and thinking. Some idioms are related to the living environment of its people. 大不列顛地處歐洲大陸西部的中緯帶，是典型的溫帶海洋性氣候。英國全境全年平均降雨量為1，016毫米以上，英格蘭的年平均降雨量大854毫米。英國的雨已不是令人煩惱的小事，也不是“季節(jié)的客人”，而是家常便飯。在這里，不下于反而不正常。 they are as right as rain.由于下雨是家常便飯，英國人在相互約定時間做某事的時候，總要補上一句e rain and shine (無論下雨或晴天都來)。例如： Sam is a friend you can always depend on, rain or shine. 盡管人們希望“風雨不改”，但是在英國還是有很多事因下雨而延期或者取消，英語中稱之為：be rained off。 生活在經(jīng)常下雨的地方，就要做到中國古人說的 “未雨綢繆”，英語叫做：for a rainy day。t vote for her because she always seems to be in a fog.Example: These days America fights not in a fog of war but, as one senior air force officer puts it, in a huge cloud of electrons.有關(guān)天氣的習語列舉：w a face like thunder = to look very angry: eg.What39。t support you in bad times: eg.I39。s chance = very little chance (as much chance as a snowball has in hell): – eg.We don39。s chance of winning that contract!“w wonderful has happened.– t worry about those two arguing. it39。re snowed under at work.w blow hot and cold = to keep changing your attitude: eg.They39。s impossible to know what they want!w brassmonkey weather = very cold weather:eg. It39。d better wrap up warm!” w chasing rainbows = try to get something theys trying to get into Harvard but I think she39。s always working in his garden – e rain or shine.w in the eye of the storm = deeply involved in a situation which is difficult or controversial and affects a lot of people.eg.The minister was often in the eye of the storm during the debate on thewar in Iraq.w on cloud nine = very happy because something wonderful has happened.eg. When the boss announced my promotion, I was on cloud nine! w reach for the moon = very ambitious and try to achieve something even if it39。 she always tends to reach for the moon.w save up for a rainy day = put money aside for when you might need it later: eg.I don39。ll save it up for a rainy day.“w see which way the wind blows = to analyse a situation before doing something: – eg.I39。t go to the party on Saturday because I39。s thunder = do what someone else was going to do and get all the praise: eg.You39。t really want to go the cinema tonight. Can we take a raincheck on it? w make hay while the sun shines = used as an encouragement to take advantage of a good situations going to get very busy on Thursday. Today and tomorrow are just the lull before the storm.w under the weather = not feel very well,sick: eg.I39。s being difficult to weather the storm.“9
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