英语典故
目 录内容简介
A （orthe）BigNoise 大人物
A Bit Thick 太过分
A Catch in It 个中有蹊跷
A Dark Horse 黑马
A Dog in the Manger 占着茅坑不拉屎的人
A Doubting Thomas 怀疑一切的人
A Fisherman's Tale 夸大其词
A Flash in the Pan 昙花一现
A Fly on the Wheel 妄自尊大的人
A Golden Handshake 丰厚的离职金
A Law ofthe Medes and Persians 不可更改的规定或习俗
A Leg up 鼓励；支持
A Man of Parts 有才华的人
A New Broom 刚上任的新官
A Penny for Your Thoughts 告诉我你在想什么
A Roland for an Oliver 有力的还击；以牙还牙的报复
A Rolling Stone 见异思迁的人
A Roman Holiday 从别人的痛苦中取乐；幸灾乐祸
A Run for One's Money 激烈的竞争
A Shot in the Dark 凭空猜想
A Thorn in the Hesh/Sides 麻烦
A Walkover 举手之劳
A Wet Blanket 令人扫兴的人或事
A Whipping Boy 替罪羊
A White Day 吉日
A White Elephant 累赘
A White Lie 善意的谎言
A White Night 不眠之夜
A chilles'Heel 唯一的致命弱点
Add Insult to Injury 雪上加霜
Age before Beauty 长者在前
All There 头脑清醒
All This and Heaven Too 锦上添花
All Yours 请便吧
An Axe to Grind 另有所图
Apple of Discord 祸根
Apple of Sodom 死海之果
Apple-pie Order 井井有条
Armed to the Teeth 武装到牙齿；全副武装
As Pbor as a Church Mouse 一贫如洗
As Sure as Eggs Is Eggs 毫无疑问
As They Make Them ……到了家
At It 忙个不停
At Sea 困惑
At the Drop of a Hat 立即
Aunt Sally 众矢乏的
Be overthe Moon 心花怒放
Be up a Gum Tree 进退两难
Beard the Lion 摸老虎屁股
Before the Flood 很久以前
Beggar Description 无法形容
Beside the Mark 不相关
Be-all and End-all 终极目的
Big Hand 长时间的热烈鼓掌
Birds of a Feather 一丘之貉
Bite Off More than One Can Chew 不自量力
Blad Cattle 菜牛
Black Sheep 害群之马
Blackball 投反对票
Blot One's Copybook 玷污自己的名声
Brass Hat 要人
Bread-and-butter Letter 感谢款待的信柬
Bring down the House 博得满堂喝彩
Butter Somebody Up 奉承某
ByWith the Skin of One's Teeth 勉强
Bye-byes 睡觉
Call over the Coals 责备
Can't Say“BOO”to a Goose 胆怯得不敢开口
Cap in Hand 牟躬屈膝
Carry the Can 代人受过
Carry the Day 获胜
Cast One's Bread upon the Waters 真心行善不图报
Cast Pearls before Swine 对牛弹琴
Cast the First Stone 率先批评
Cat's Paw 傀儡；受人操纵的工具
Chapter and Verse 确切的依据
Cheese It 住手
Chew the Cud 深思熟虑
Chicken Feed 小意思
CoM Shoulder 冷遇；冷落
Come down to Earth 面对现实
Come out in the Wash 水落石出
Cool One's Heels 久等
Cross One's Fingers 祈求好运
Cross One's Heart and Hope to Die 发毒誓
Cross the Rubicon 痛下决心；破釜沉舟
Cry Wolf 发假警报
Cut No Ice 不起作用
Cut the Knot 快刀斩乱麻
Dead as a Doornail 死气沉沉
Dead to the Wide 精疲力竭
Dirt Cheap 非常便宜
Do a Moonlight 夜半逃租
Do SomebodyProud 盛情款待
Do the Trick 有效
Dock 扣钱
Doll Up 打扮得花枝招展
DonkeyJacket 风雨衣
Donkey's Ears 很久
Down Under 澳新地区
Draw a Blank 一无所获
Dress Oneselfup to the Nine 盛装打扮
Drop Somebody a Line 给某人短信
EatLive High on the Hog 生活富裕
Egghead “臭老九”
Every Inch 在各方面
Eyes Bigger than One's Beny 眼宽肚窄
Fair Game“下饭菜”
Fall on One's FeetLegs 逢凶化吉
Fancy-free 无忧无虑
Feed the Kitty 集资
Fiddle While Rome Burns 黄鹤楼上看翻船
Field Day 展示的机会
nne Feathers Make Fine Birds 人靠衣装鸟靠羽
Flat Out 竭尽全力
Fly in the Ointment 美中不足
Follow Suit 亦步亦趋
For the High Jump 将受严征
For the Sake of Thirty Silver Coins 见利忘义
Free Fight 混战
From the Housetops 公开地
From the Word“Go” 从一开始
Get One's Goat 使某人恼怒
Get the Drop on 先发制人
Get-at-able 够碍着的
Gild the Lily 画蛇添足
GM Friday 得力的女秘书
Give Somebody His Head 由某人自作主张
Go Great Guns 全力以赴
Go Like Hot Cakes 热销
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A Bit Thick 太过分
A Catch in It 个中有蹊跷
A Dark Horse 黑马
A Dog in the Manger 占着茅坑不拉屎的人
A Doubting Thomas 怀疑一切的人
A Fisherman's Tale 夸大其词
A Flash in the Pan 昙花一现
A Fly on the Wheel 妄自尊大的人
A Golden Handshake 丰厚的离职金
A Law ofthe Medes and Persians 不可更改的规定或习俗
A Leg up 鼓励；支持
A Man of Parts 有才华的人
A New Broom 刚上任的新官
A Penny for Your Thoughts 告诉我你在想什么
A Roland for an Oliver 有力的还击；以牙还牙的报复
A Rolling Stone 见异思迁的人
A Roman Holiday 从别人的痛苦中取乐；幸灾乐祸
A Run for One's Money 激烈的竞争
A Shot in the Dark 凭空猜想
A Thorn in the Hesh/Sides 麻烦
A Walkover 举手之劳
A Wet Blanket 令人扫兴的人或事
A Whipping Boy 替罪羊
A White Day 吉日
A White Elephant 累赘
A White Lie 善意的谎言
A White Night 不眠之夜
A chilles'Heel 唯一的致命弱点
Add Insult to Injury 雪上加霜
Age before Beauty 长者在前
All There 头脑清醒
All This and Heaven Too 锦上添花
All Yours 请便吧
An Axe to Grind 另有所图
Apple of Discord 祸根
Apple of Sodom 死海之果
Apple-pie Order 井井有条
Armed to the Teeth 武装到牙齿；全副武装
As Pbor as a Church Mouse 一贫如洗
As Sure as Eggs Is Eggs 毫无疑问
As They Make Them ……到了家
At It 忙个不停
At Sea 困惑
At the Drop of a Hat 立即
Aunt Sally 众矢乏的
Be overthe Moon 心花怒放
Be up a Gum Tree 进退两难
Beard the Lion 摸老虎屁股
Before the Flood 很久以前
Beggar Description 无法形容
Beside the Mark 不相关
Be-all and End-all 终极目的
Big Hand 长时间的热烈鼓掌
Birds of a Feather 一丘之貉
Bite Off More than One Can Chew 不自量力
Blad Cattle 菜牛
Black Sheep 害群之马
Blackball 投反对票
Blot One's Copybook 玷污自己的名声
Brass Hat 要人
Bread-and-butter Letter 感谢款待的信柬
Bring down the House 博得满堂喝彩
Butter Somebody Up 奉承某
ByWith the Skin of One's Teeth 勉强
Bye-byes 睡觉
Call over the Coals 责备
Can't Say“BOO”to a Goose 胆怯得不敢开口
Cap in Hand 牟躬屈膝
Carry the Can 代人受过
Carry the Day 获胜
Cast One's Bread upon the Waters 真心行善不图报
Cast Pearls before Swine 对牛弹琴
Cast the First Stone 率先批评
Cat's Paw 傀儡；受人操纵的工具
Chapter and Verse 确切的依据
Cheese It 住手
Chew the Cud 深思熟虑
Chicken Feed 小意思
CoM Shoulder 冷遇；冷落
Come down to Earth 面对现实
Come out in the Wash 水落石出
Cool One's Heels 久等
Cross One's Fingers 祈求好运
Cross One's Heart and Hope to Die 发毒誓
Cross the Rubicon 痛下决心；破釜沉舟
Cry Wolf 发假警报
Cut No Ice 不起作用
Cut the Knot 快刀斩乱麻
Dead as a Doornail 死气沉沉
Dead to the Wide 精疲力竭
Dirt Cheap 非常便宜
Do a Moonlight 夜半逃租
Do SomebodyProud 盛情款待
Do the Trick 有效
Dock 扣钱
Doll Up 打扮得花枝招展
DonkeyJacket 风雨衣
Donkey's Ears 很久
Down Under 澳新地区
Draw a Blank 一无所获
Dress Oneselfup to the Nine 盛装打扮
Drop Somebody a Line 给某人短信
EatLive High on the Hog 生活富裕
Egghead “臭老九”
Every Inch 在各方面
Eyes Bigger than One's Beny 眼宽肚窄
Fair Game“下饭菜”
Fall on One's FeetLegs 逢凶化吉
Fancy-free 无忧无虑
Feed the Kitty 集资
Fiddle While Rome Burns 黄鹤楼上看翻船
Field Day 展示的机会
nne Feathers Make Fine Birds 人靠衣装鸟靠羽
Flat Out 竭尽全力
Fly in the Ointment 美中不足
Follow Suit 亦步亦趋
For the High Jump 将受严征
For the Sake of Thirty Silver Coins 见利忘义
Free Fight 混战
From the Housetops 公开地
From the Word“Go” 从一开始
Get One's Goat 使某人恼怒
Get the Drop on 先发制人
Get-at-able 够碍着的
Gild the Lily 画蛇添足
GM Friday 得力的女秘书
Give Somebody His Head 由某人自作主张
Go Great Guns 全力以赴
Go Like Hot Cakes 热销
……
目 录内容简介
《英语典故》词条的内容与例句皆有原著的出处，这也此书质量的有力保证此书只要相当于中学英语水平者，在汉语对照的帮助下，均能读懂，并从中汲取知识营养；即令是英语水平在6级以上者，也可从此书中获益匪浅，因为许多词条的字面含义与实际内容好像是风马牛不相及的，没有涉猎过的人是难以知道的。词语典故是语言及文化知识的根本，也是当今跨文化研究的热点。能在这方面做些普及推广的工作，对提高人们的语言知识及文化素养，善莫大焉。
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