趣味英語知識

1、趣味英語 1.下面是我國幾部古典名著的中文名字和英文譯名，請用直線連起來。RomanceoftheThreeKingdoms紅樓夢TheOutlawsOftheMarsh 三國演義ADreaminRedMansions 水滸傳JourneytotheWest 聊齋志異StrangeStoriesfromaChineseStudio西游記 2.你認(rèn)識公共場所的英文標(biāo)識嗎? 請寫出下面幾種常見英文標(biāo)識的中文意思。（1）NoParking_（2）PleaseSaveWater_（3）Quiet Please _ （4）Emergency Exit _ 連線 （5）No Smoking 不能吸煙（6）

2、Caution！Danger！ 注意危險（7）Stand Clear! 不要倚靠車門（8）Wanted ！ 通緝令（9）Wet Painting ！ 油漆未干（10）Do Not Disturb! 請勿打擾（11）Staff Only! 游客止步3. 連線題A. love me, love my dog. 一天一個蘋果，醫(yī)生遠(yuǎn)離我B. Walls have ears. 有其父，必有其子C. An apple a day, keep the doctor away. 愛屋及烏D. Like father, like son. 隔墻有耳趣味英語小知識a) Ten animals I slam in

3、 a net. 我把十只動物一網(wǎng)打盡你注意到這句話有什么特別之處嗎？對了，無論從左到右，還是從右到左，字母排列順序都是一樣的，英語把這叫做Palindromes 回文（指順讀和倒讀都一樣的詞語），關(guān)于動物的回文還有以下的例子Otto saw pup pup was Otto. （奧托看見了小狗，小狗的名字叫奧托）Was it a car or a cat I saw ? Was it a rat I saw ? （我剛才看見的是條老鼠？）b) the bees knees 又來形容最好的至高無上的東西。例 She is a very poor singer but she thinks she

4、s the bees knees. （她五音不全卻自認(rèn)為是高高在上的一流歌手。）該表現(xiàn)起源于20年代的美國，僅僅因為bees 和knees押韻，瑯瑯上口，迅速得到流傳，直到現(xiàn)在，還在日常生活非正式場合的對話中經(jīng)常使用。和時間有關(guān)的英語趣味小知識（一）時間是金，其值無價Time is money. （時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金）Time flies. （光陰似箭，日月如梭）Time has wings. （光陰去如飛）Time is a file that wears and makes no noise. （光陰如銼，細(xì)磨無聲）Time stays not the fools leisure

5、. （時間不等閑逛的傻瓜）Time and I against any two. （和時間攜起手來，一人抵兩人）Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself. （時間就是生命，懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命。或時間就是生命，節(jié)省時間，就是延長生命）Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost. （消磨于惡習(xí)或愚行的時間是加倍的損失）（二）時間是風(fēng)，去而不返Time undermines us. （光陰暗中催人才?；蚰f年紀(jì)小人生容易老）Time and tide wait

6、for no man. （歲月不待人）Time cannot be won again. （時間一去不再來）Time is , time was , and time is past.（現(xiàn)在有時間，過去有時間，時間一去不復(fù)返）Time lost can not be recalled. （光陰一去不復(fù)返）Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns. (光陰似箭，一去不返）（三）時間是尺，萬物皆檢Time tries friends as fire tries gold. （時間考驗朋友，烈火考驗黃金）Time tries tru

7、th. （時間檢驗真理）Time is the father of truth. （時間是真理之父）Time will tell. （時間能說明問題）Time brings the truth to light. （時間使真相大白?；驎r間一到，真理自明。） Time and chance reveal all secrets. （時間與機會能提示一切秘密）Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion. （時間考驗一切，經(jīng)得起時間考驗的就為人所信仰）Time reveals(discloses) all things. （萬事日

8、久自明）Time tries all. （時間檢驗一切）（四）時間是秤，衡量權(quán)質(zhì)There is no time like the present. （現(xiàn)在正是時候）Take time by the forelock. (把握目前的時機）To choose time is to save time. （選擇時間就是節(jié)省時間）Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. （今日事，今日畢）Procrastination is the thief of time. （拖延為時間之竊賊）One of these days is none of

9、 these days. （拖延時日，終難實現(xiàn)。或：改天改天，不知哪天）Tomorrow never comes. （明天無盡頭，明日何其多）【趣味英語】春節(jié)小知識除夕夜，【每日英語】祝大家新年快樂，萬事如意！【基本詞匯與短語】：【Greeting Season】:春節(jié)The Spring Festival 農(nóng)歷lunar calendar 正月lunar January; the first month by lunar calendar 除夕New Years Eve; eve of lunar New Year初一the beginning of New Year 元宵節(jié)The Lant

10、ern Festival 【Customs】：過年對聯(lián)poetic couplet: two successive rhyming lines in poetry 春聯(lián)Spring Festival couplets 剪紙paper-cuts 買年貨special purchases for the Spring Festival do Spring Festival shopping 年畫New Year paintings 敬酒propose a toast 燈籠lantern: a portable light 煙花fireworks 爆竹firecrackers (People sca

11、re off evil spirits and ghosts with the loud pop.) 紅包red packets (cash wrapped up in red paper, symbolize fortune and wealth in the coming year.) 舞獅lion dance (The lion is believed to be able to dispel evil and bring good luck.) 舞龍dragon dance (to expect good weather and good harvests) 戲曲traditional

12、 opera 雜耍variety show; vaudeville 燈謎riddles written on lanterns 燈會exhibit of lanterns 守歲staying-up 禁忌taboo 拜年pay New Years call; give New Years greetings; New Years visit去晦氣get rid of the ill- fortune 祭祖宗offer sacrifices to ones ancestors壓歲錢gift money; money given to children as a lunar New Year gif

13、t 辭舊歲bid farewell to the old year 掃房spring cleaning; general house-cleaning 【Food names】：年糕Nian-gao; rise cake; New Year cake 團(tuán)圓飯family reunion dinner 年夜飯the dinner on New Years Eve餃子Jiao-zi; Chinese meat ravioli 八寶飯eight treasures rice pudding 湯圓Tang-yuan; dumplings made of sweet rice, rolled into

14、balls and stuffed with either sweet or spicy fillings 糖果盤candy tray: 什錦糖assorted candies - sweet and fortune 蜜冬瓜candied winter melon - growth and good health 西瓜子red melon seed - joy, happiness, truth and sincerity 金桔cumquat - prosperity 紅棗red dates - prosperity 糖蓮子candied lotus seed - many descenden

15、ts to come糖藕candied lotus root - fulfilling love relationship 花生糖peanut candy - sweet 【Blessing】:Treasures fill the home 財源廣進(jìn)Business flourishes 事業(yè)興隆Peace all year round 歲歲平安Wishing you prosperity 恭喜發(fā)財Harmony brings wealth 家和萬事興May all your wishes come true 心想事成Everything goes well 萬事如意國際節(jié)日：1月1日元旦（N

16、ew Years Day) 2月14日情人節(jié)(Valentines Day) 3月8日國際婦女節(jié)(International Womens Day) 3月12日中國植樹節(jié)(China Arbor Day) 3月14日白色情人節(jié)(White Day) 3月14日國際警察日(International Policemens Day) 3月15日世界消費者權(quán)益日(World Consumer Right Day） 4月1日愚人節(jié)(April Fools Day) 4月5日清明節(jié)（Tomb-sweeping Day) 4月7日世界衛(wèi)生日(World Health Day） 5月1日國際勞動節(jié)(Inte

17、rnational Labor Day/May Day)5月4日中國青年節(jié)（Chinese Youth Day) 5月8日世界紅十字日(World Red-Cross Day) 5月12日國際護(hù)士節(jié)(International Nurse Day) 5月31日 世界無煙日(World No-Smoking Day) 6月1日 國際兒童節(jié)(International Childrens Day) 8月1日中國人民解放軍建軍節(jié)(Army Day) 9月10日中國教師節(jié)(Teachers Day) 10月1日中華人民共和國國慶節(jié)(National Day)中國農(nóng)歷節(jié)日 農(nóng)歷正月初一春節(jié)(the Spring Festival) 農(nóng)歷正月十五元宵節(jié)(Lantern Festival) 農(nóng)歷五月初五端午節(jié)(the Dragon-Boat Festival) 農(nóng)歷七月初七乞巧節(jié)(中國情人節(jié)）(Double-Seventh Day) 農(nóng)歷八月十五中秋節(jié)(the Mid-Autumn Festival) 農(nóng)歷九月初九重陽節(jié)(the Double