英語習語

2024年3月23日發(作者：新生入學指南)

英語習語

1.I'm on a diet. 我正在減肥。

例如：

A: Would you like some ice cream?

B: No, thanks. I'm on a diet.

A: 你想吃冰激凌嗎？

B: 不了，謝謝。我在減肥。

soap 奉承、恭維、拍馬

例如：

His letter was full of soft soap.

他的信全都是恭維話。

You'll get nothing by soft-soaping me.

你使用奉承我的方法是撈不到好處的。

for nothing 不重要；毫無價值

例如：

All that extra effort counts for nothing now that they have cancelled the whole p

roject.

他們既然已經取消了整個項目，所以，一切額外努力便毫無價值了。

4.a lion in the way 難關、攔路虎

例如：

The danger is certainly a lion in the way; you can go ahead or turn back. Which

will you do?

危險當然是可怕的障礙，你可以向前走，也可以向后轉，你愿意走哪條路？

5．dog does not eat dog 同類不相殘、同室不操戈

例如：As the proverb goes:"Dog does not eat dog."They compromid with one a

nother finally.

正如諺語所說：“同室不操戈。”他們終于互相讓步了。

sooner, the better. 越快越好。

例如：

A: You'd better apply for your passport now. The sooner, the better.

B: All right. I'll follow your advice.

A: 你最好現在就去申請護照。越快越好。

B: 好吧。我聽你的。

to hand 到手（多指收到來信）

例如：

Your letter has just come to hand.

剛收到你的信。

one's fingers 自尋煩惱、自找苦吃

例如：

It was too late for him to regret as he had burned his fingers.

他因管閑事而自找苦吃，真是后悔莫及。

bygones be bygones 讓過去的事成為歷史吧

例如：Don't take it too hard. Let bygones be hing will be fine.

不要放在心上，過去的事就讓它過去吧.一切都會好的...

one's bridges behind (you) 破釜沉舟，自斷退路

例如：Now we've burned our bridges behind us and we have no option but to g

o forward with the project.