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英?名?：FamousQuotesAGlimpseofEnglishCultureIntroduction:apersonandabookShakespeare:??TheonepersonwhocontributedthemosttotheEnglishlanguage.EverynativespeakerofEnglishquoteshimwithoutevenknowingit.??Heisalsocreditedwithinventingover400newwords.sharethemostcommonphrasesthatcamedirectlyfromhisworks,andyoucanfeelfreetousetheminyoureverydaylife.Introduction:apersonandabookTheBible:??ThebookthathadthegreatestimpactontheEnglishlanguage,andeventhehistoryandculture.MoretheKingJames國王欽定版),whichwaspublishedinandisstillthemostcommonlyusedversion??WhetheryoufollowChristianityornot,itisstillworthstudyingasaclassicpieceofliterature.EveryoneinEnglish-speakingcountriesknowsatleastsomeofitsstories.Therearealsomyriadphrasesandquotesthateveryoneusesfromit,eveniftheydon'trecognisetheirorigins.Shakespeare莎??亞Shakespeare莎??亞“Breaktheice”打破冷場/打破沉默…Explanation：Ifyoumeetsomebodynewandneedtofindatopictobeginaconversation,youneedawaytobreakthe“coldness”betweenyou.needtobreaktheice.Byextension,thereisalsotheterm“ice-breakers”,meaningtopicstobeginaconversationwith.指結(jié)交新朋友時找話題開啟對話的?為，就像是“破冰”。相應(yīng)的，這種?來發(fā)起對話或者展開搭訕的話題就叫做ice-breaker，暖場話題、破冰話題。Shakespeare莎??亞“Breaktheice”PossibleScenario：??Companytrainingeventsmayincludeice-breakingactivitiestoletnewemployeesgettoknoweachIfyouaretalkingtoafriend,youcould"Ilikethisgirlinmyclass.Doyouhaveanyideasonhowtobreaktheice?“??公司團(tuán)建活動可能會安排破冰環(huán)節(jié)，讓同事互相熟悉。和朋友聊天時可能會聊到：“我喜歡我們班的?位??。你覺得?開始跟她聊些什么?較好呢？”Shakespeare莎??亞“wearyourheartonyoursleeve”流露(??的)情感；喜怒形于?Explanation：Somepeopleshoweveryemotionontheirfaceandintheiractions,andarehighlyexpressivepeoplewhoaren'tgoodathidingtheirfeelings.Thesepeopleweartheirheartsontheirsleeves.指那些藏不住喜怒哀樂、??有事都寫在臉上的?。Shakespeare莎??亞“wearyourheartonyoursleeve”PossibleScenario：?It'snotanegativeorpositivedescription,though.Itcanbeusedineitherpraiseorcriticism,orinaneutraldescription,dependingonhowyoufeelaboutit.?這個表達(dá)本身不含任何的傾向性，究竟是褒義、貶義還是中性，取決于說話?的態(tài)度。Shakespeare莎??亞“l(fā)ielow”低調(diào)；不張揚(yáng)Explanation：??Thisphraseisusedsocommonlyinbooksandfilmandeverydaylifethatitappearstobepartofthecoreofthelanguageitself,butitwasactuallyfirstfoundinShakespeare'swritings.Theexactactionyouwilltakedependsonwhatyouareavoiding,butingeneral,itmeanstoavoiddrawinganyattentiontoyourself.??在各種場景都?常常?，但其實(shí)源?莎??亞的作品。核?的意思是，低調(diào)?事、避免別?關(guān)注??。Shakespeare莎??亞“l(fā)ielow”PossibleScenario：??Ifyou'reintroublewiththelaw,orwanttoavoidattentionforotherreasons,youmaydecideto"lielow"forawhile.“I'dlielowifIwereyoutillthetroublepasses.”???如惹上法律糾紛或其他爭議事件，就需要低調(diào)?點(diǎn)。“要是我是你，我就先低調(diào)?點(diǎn)避避?頭，等麻煩過去再說。”Shakespeare莎??亞“l(fā)ielow”Usage：?Somespeakerssay"laylow"instead,butthisisamisuseoftheword,andshouldbeavoided.?你可能也會聽到laylow的說法，但那是錯誤的。請不要那么說。Shakespeare莎??亞“wildgoosechase”?費(fèi)??；徒勞；?籃打??場空Explanation：?Inoureverydayliveswemayfacealotofunnecessaryinconveniences,withnorewardattheend.?在?活中經(jīng)常會遇到，費(fèi)了很???，最后都打?漂了。在英語?這種情況就叫做wildgoosechase.Shakespeare莎??亞“wildgoosechase”PossibleScenario：?Forexample,yourpartneraskedyoutovisitaparticularstoretobuysomething,butwhenyougettothestore,youfindthatit‘snotavailableatthatstore.So,wantingtomakeyourpartneryoucheckoutastore,onlytofindnotthereAftertryingseveralstores,yougiveupandblameyourpartner,saying,“sentmeonawildgoosechase!”werechasingaftersomething,butendedupwithnothing.??如?個??讓男朋友買某個牌?某個?號的?紅，在跑了n個商場的專柜還是沒買到的情況下，他可能會發(fā)牢騷說，sentmeonawildgoosechase!”你害得我?費(fèi)??。Shakespeare莎??亞“thebe-allandend-all”最重要的事；終極?標(biāo)；?切的?切Explanation：?Asthewordsseemtothisisaverystrongphrasethatmeans"theultimategoal,themostperfectofitskind."?這是個語?很強(qiáng)的短語，意思是“終極?標(biāo)；最有價值的事、最完美的典范”等Shakespeare莎??亞“thebe-allandend-all”PossibleScenario：??Itcanbeusedtodescribeideals,oftenwithanegativeintent.Forexample,"findanothergirl,don'tIt'snotasifshewasthebe-allandend-allofbeautifulwomen."?actasifexamsarethebe-allandend-allofhumanexistence!”???常常?來描述理想的?或事，但常常帶有不認(rèn)同的態(tài)度?！皼]事?，你還能找到別的?孩。?不是說她就是誰都?不上的美?了?！薄澳氵@樣就好像考試是?活著的終極?標(biāo)了?！盨hakespeare莎??亞“Goodriddance!”總算?了/消失了…Explanation：?Whenyouaregladtoberidofsomethingorsomeone,thisislikelysomethingyouwillsaytoyourself.?當(dāng)你不喜歡的?離開或者不喜歡的事情取消、消失，你很可能會這樣感慨。Shakespeare莎??亞“Goodriddance!”PossibleScenario：??canalsosayittootherpeople,suchasin:"Andthenhemovedout,andgoodriddance!"Formality-wise,itisneutralandcanbeusedinavarietyofcontexts,aslongasitisacceptabletoexpressyourhappinessthatsomethingorsomeoneisgone.??也可以對別?說，表達(dá)你對某?或某事的離開的喜悅。就正式程度??，這個表達(dá)是中性的，可以?于各種場合，只要你表達(dá)這種?情本身是合適的。Shakespeare莎??亞“Knockknock!Who'sthere?”Explanation：?ThisisthebeginningtothemostfamouskindofjokeinEnglish:theknock-knockjoke.canfindthousandsofthemonline,andsharethemwithyourEnglish-speakingfriends.??Whilethisphraseiscenturiesold,ithasonlybecomepopularinjokesinthe1Meanttoimitatetheprocessofknockingonsomebody'sdoor,thegoalofthejokeistomaketheotherpersonsaysomethingsillyorembarrassingwithoutexpectingit.930s.?英語中?種模仿敲?、努?讓對?不知不覺說傻話的開玩笑形式。Shakespeare莎??亞“Knockknock!Who'sthere?”Explanation：??beginbysaying,"Knockknock!"Theotherpersonmust"Who'sthere?"Thenyousaypartofthejoke.Theotherpersonthenrepeatswhatyousaid,adding"Who?"Thenyoucanfinishthejoke.規(guī)則是，你先說“Knock-Knock!”對?必須回答there?”接著你說笑話，然后對?必須重復(fù)你的話，再加上?個“who？”，然后你可以給笑話點(diǎn)題了。Shakespeare莎??亞“Knockknock!Who'sthere?”Examples：???"Knockknock!""Who'sthere?""Lettuce.""Lettucewho?""Lettuce(letus)in,it'scoldoutside!“"Knockknock!""Who'sthere?"who?"ActuallyIpreferGoogle.“"Knockknock!""Who'sthere?""Ieatmop.""Ieatmopwho?(Ieatmypoo)""That'sdisgusting!"TheBible《圣經(jīng)》TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“bitethedust”壽終正寢Explanation：??Ifsomeoneorsomethingbitesthedust,itmeanstheydie.英語中的“吃?”表示某個?或者“掛了”。TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“bitethedust”PossibleScenario：??ThoughtheBibleisquiteaformalandclassicalsource,thisphraseisnotpolitetousewhenyoushouldberespectful.Nobodytalksaboutone'sgrandparentsbitingthedust,butyoucoulduseitwhentalkingaboutyourcarengineoryourcomputer'sharddrive.??雖然《圣經(jīng)》是很典雅的來源，但是這個表達(dá)并不禮貌。就像沒有?會說誰的爺爺奶奶“掛了”，這個表達(dá)不能?來表示你?存敬意的?的離世。但常?？梢?來說你的某些設(shè)備報廢了。TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“bytheskinofyourteeth”險過，險勝；僥幸完成；勉強(qiáng)通過…Explanation：??Iftheminimumpassinggradeforaclassis70%,andyourgradeis72%,youmightsaythatyoupassedbytheskinofyourteeth.Thereisnocomfortablemargin,andyouverynearlyfailed,evenwithgreatTheoppositewouldbe"byamile,"meaningsomethinghappenedeasilyandwithalargedistancefromfailure.??這個表達(dá)的意思就是將將好擦邊合格。byamile則指的是輕松達(dá)標(biāo)完成，還有很?余量。TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“bytheskinofyourteeth”Explanation：??“Hewonbyamile”meanshefinishedfarsoonerthantheothers,but“Hewonbytheskinofhisteeth”meansitwasextremelyclose,andhealmostlost.ifyoualmostsucceeded,butjustbarelymissedyourtarget,youmissed"byahair.“?如果是差點(diǎn)?就成功了，但還是失敗了，那么相應(yīng)的表達(dá)時byahair.TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“aneyeforaneye”以眼還眼，對等報復(fù)Explanation：??ThisphraseoriginatesfromanearlierpartoftheBible,describingveryharshlawsintheIfyoutooksomebody'seye,thenyoureyewillbetakenaspunishment.duringthattime,thiswasconsideredveryfairandlenient,butitisnotviewedsoit'susedtodescriberevengeratherthanlegalpunishment.??源?古代猶太?的律法書。當(dāng)時這種規(guī)定顯得?常公平合理，如今?們?般不這么認(rèn)為，?們不再認(rèn)為這種?為是合法的，?只是單純的報復(fù)。TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“aneyeforaneye”PossibleScenario：?Ifyouwanttohurtsomeoneinthesamewaytheyhurtyou,youmightsaythisphrasebyitselftojustifyyouractions.wreckedmyAneyeforaneye."Anotherfamousquotethatreferstothis,disagrees:"Aneyeforaneyemakesthewholeworldblind.“?????今天?們?這句話為??的報復(fù)?為正名?！澳阕擦宋业?，現(xiàn)在（我撞回去）是以眼還眼。”另?句和此相關(guān)的名?是反對這種對等報復(fù)的：“冤冤相報何時了。”TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“nothingbutskinandbones”?包?頭Explanation：?Thenexttimeyouwanttodescribesomebodyasbeingtooskinny,thisisaphraseyoumightwanttouse.?下次如果想說某個?太瘦了，可以?這個表達(dá)。TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“nothingbutskinandbones”PossibleScenario：??Grandparents,inliketouseittoencouragefamilytoeatmoreduringtheholidays."Haveanotherslice,you'renothingbutskinandbones!Whatisyourwifefeedingyouathome?”??在節(jié)?期間家庭聚餐，爺爺奶奶輩喜歡?這個表達(dá)勸晚輩們多吃。我的?肝?，再來???，你看你都瘦的?包?頭了！你?婆在家是怎么虐待你的？TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“putwordsinmymouth”曲解我的話，杜撰我的話Explanation：??Duringarguments,itiscommontohearthisphrasetoaccusetheotherpersonofmisunderstandingordishonesty.puttingwordsinmymouth”and“Don’tputwordsinmymouth”bothmeanthesameas“Ineversaid（meant）that."爭吵時，?來指責(zé)對?惡意曲解??的話、或是編造??的話。（魯迅：“我沒有說過這種話?！保㏕heBible《圣經(jīng)》“putwordsinmymouth”PossibleScenario：?Itcanbeusedcalmlyorangrily,dependingontoneofvoice,butdon'tuseitwithsomebodyyoushouldbepolitetowards.?這句話可以說的?較平靜，也可以?較激動，但是它總是?種指責(zé)，不是?種客?禮貌的說法。TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“awolfinsheep‘sclothing”披著??的狼Explanation：??Thisimaginativeidiommeanssomebodycruelorevilwhopretendstobeniceinordertofooleverybodyelse.It'sworsethanapersonwhosimplypretendstobepolite.Itreferstosomebodywhoactslikeacompletelydifferentpersoninordertomanipulateeveryoneintobelievingtheyareagenuinelygoodperson.?指那種獸???、善于偽裝的?。TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“awolfinsheep‘sclothing”Explanation：?Ifyouhaveseentheirtruenature,youwouldusethisphrasetowarnpeoplenottotrustthem."He'sawolfinsheep'sclothing!“?看穿真相的你可以?這句話提醒周圍的???。TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“Thewritingisonthewall.”已有厄運(yùn)當(dāng)頭。Explanation：?ThiscomesfromastoryintheBibleinwhichakingwashavingalargefeastwithathousandguests,andwritingsuddenlyappearedonthewall,whichnobodycouldread.Thekingaskedallofhisscholars,andoneman,namedDaniel,predictedthatitmeanttheking'sdeathwasapproaching,andhewascorrect.Thekingdiedsoonafterward.?出?《舊約·但以理書》。講的是巴?倫皇帝尼布甲尼撒宴請賓客時墻上出現(xiàn)字跡，只有他囚禁的猶太學(xué)者但以理解讀出這是尼布甲尼撒即將死亡的預(yù)兆。后來他的預(yù)?果然應(yīng)驗(yàn)了。TheBible《圣經(jīng)》“Thewritingisonthewall.”PossibleScenario：??Ifyouwanttopredictthatsomethingwillendsoon,thisisausefulsentencetoItcanalsobeusedtodescribeatimeinthepastinwhichsomethingwasabouttoend."Theylostmoneyyearafterandby2007,thewritingwasonthewallforhis??Itusuallyisn'tusedtopredictanyonewilldie,butratherthatsomet