牛津英語(yǔ)教材習(xí)語(yǔ)典故集錦.doc

牛津高中英語(yǔ)教材中的習(xí)語(yǔ)，典故，諺語(yǔ)集錦模塊一（1-9）模塊六（10-22）模塊九（23-24）模塊十一（35-80）1.a piece of cake.something easy to do2.a wet blanket boring/afraid to have fun3.all earslistening carefully4.pull ones leg -joke with sb5.have green fingersbe good at gardening 園藝能手6.the top dogan important person in an organization7.give sb the cold shoulder be not friendly to sb8.rain dogs and rats rain heavily9.not my cap of teanot really to ones taste10.as strong as a horsevery strong11.as busy as a bee very busy12.as poor as a church mouse very poor13.as cool as a cucumber very calm14.sleep like a log sleep very deeply15.to laugh ones head off to laugh very hard16.to smile on someone you are lucky(好運(yùn)降臨17.over the moon 欣喜若狂18.hot under the collar 憤怒的19.on cloud nine 狂喜20.down in the dumps 氣餒，沮喪，垂頭喪氣21.fly off the handle 勃然大怒22.feel blue 心情不好23.white as a sheet pale because of pale24.tickled pinkdelighted; very pleased25.in the red- in debt26.in the blackhaving money in the bank account27.feel blue unhappy; sad28.green with envyjealous29.feet of claya hidden weakness in somebody whom we admire or respect30.see the handwriting on the wall see signs that disaster is coming31.kill the fatted calf have a large celebration（宴請(qǐng)，）32.you reap what you sow our small kindnesses often bring us rich rewards, while our small offence can bring disasters.33.the apple of somebodys eyea child who is loved very much by his or her parents.34.the salt of the earth 誠(chéng)實(shí)高尚的人，社會(huì)中堅(jiān)35.be a weedweak and not brave36.as hungry as a lionwanting something very much37.as sharp as a spearvery clever38.black is white and white is blackthings appear different39.cast-iron nerves a very strong will40.as sly as a foxclever at tricking others41.eat like a bird eat very little42.as tall as a treevery tall43.A childs play an easy job 易如反掌44.Off the top of your head 不假思索脫口而出，45.On paper 在理論上46.Have butterflies in your stomach 忐忑不安，緊張 / ant in ones pant 坐立不安47.Do your homework about 為做好準(zhǔn)備48.As easy as pie 易如反掌49.As plain as day 顯而易見(jiàn)50.An arm and a leg 昂貴的代價(jià)51.Hold firm 堅(jiān)信52.A white lie 善意的謊言53.The Heel of Achilles 亦作Achilles heel 致命要害唯一弱點(diǎn)；薄弱環(huán)節(jié)54.An Apple of Discord爭(zhēng)斗之源；不和之因；禍根55.Helen of Troy這個(gè)成語(yǔ)，除了表示a beautiful girl or woman; a beauty who ruins her country等意義外，還可以用來(lái)表示a terrible disaster brought by sb. or sth. you like best的意思。56.on ones last legs 奄奄一息，過(guò)時(shí)57.Scrooge- a character who is extremely mean .（吝嗇鬼）58.a sacred cowThis policy, which used to be very successful, remains a sacred cow, though it no longer meets the needs of the current situation. (Someone or something that is held in high regard and can not be harmed. It is from religion).59.be over the moonTerry was over the moon because his favourite team had just won the championship match. (Someone who is very happy. It is from works).60.Pandoras boxHow could we have known that by applying for a credit card we were opening Pandoras box. (One action has caused a lot of bad things to happen. It comes from works).引來(lái)禍害61.WaterlooAfter spending all his money and failing to raise funds for his project, he is facing his Waterloo. (A final defeat or failure. It comes from history).62.Mother TeresaShe has done a lot of charity work this year and is a real Mother Teresa. (A person who works selflessly for others. It comes from real life).63.Judas猶大To describe someone who betray their friends or beliefs64.Mickey Mouse course （a course that is very easy ）非常容易65.a dark horse 黑馬66.Daniel in the lions den 艱巨的任務(wù)67.catch-22 令人左右為難的規(guī)定68.leading light 導(dǎo)航燈，重要人物69.Jonah 帶來(lái)不幸的人70.a Herculean task 極為艱巨的工作71.a good Samaritan 心地善良，樂(lè)于助人的人72.David and Goliath 以弱勝?gòu)?qiáng)73.Jekyll and Hyde 雙重人格者，兩面派74.a tough nut 難對(duì)付的人，膽大果斷的人75.men in the street 普通人76.mend ones way 改過(guò)自新77.around the clock 夜以繼日78.between jobs = unemployed79.in the air 懸而未決80.start from the scratch 從頭做起81.在英語(yǔ)中g(shù)reen常表嫉妒、眼紅； yellow以表膽小、卑怯、卑鄙，blue表憂郁82.face the music表示“面對(duì)失??；接受批評(píng)/處罰；承擔(dān)后果83.call white black/call black white 混淆是非84.a black sheep 害群之馬；85.a white lie 善意的謊言86.white war 沒(méi)有硝煙的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)，常指“經(jīng)濟(jì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)”。87.White elephant 無(wú)用而累贅的東西；88.why bother？. 沒(méi)必要89.in a blue mood /having the blues表示“情緒低落;90.white coffee 不加牛奶的coffee91.black and blue 遍體鱗傷的；青一塊紫一塊92.green hand新手93.Once bitten, twice shy一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩94.Make hay while the sun shines 趁熱打鐵95.You can say that again. 你說(shuō)的完全真確96.It counts for nothing這一點(diǎn)也不重要。/這不算什么。97.so what : 那又怎樣? 那又如何?98.Actions speak louder than words.行動(dòng)比言語(yǔ)更有說(shuō)服力。（事實(shí)勝于雄辯。）99.The best fish are / swim near the bottom. 好魚(yú)居水底。（有價(jià)值的東西不能輕易得到。）100.A rising tide lifts all boats. 水漲眾船高。101.Time lost cannot be recalled. (recall vt.召回，恢復(fù)) 光陰一去不復(fù)返。102.To stand still is to move back. 逆水行舟，不進(jìn)則退。103.It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收。（打翻牛奶，哭也沒(méi)用）104.Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，作最壞的準(zhǔn)備。105.All that glitters is not gold. / All is not gold that glitters. 閃光的并非都是金子。106.Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.自己有弱點(diǎn)，勿揭他人短107.one mans meat is another mans