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Strike while the iron is hot. 打铁趁热 Take the rough with the smooth. 逆来则顺受 There are two sides to every question. 公说公有理，婆说婆有理 Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear. 说曹操曹操就到 There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪 Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮 You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk. 鱼与熊掌不可兼得 Look before you leap. 三思而后行 Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子 It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢犹末晚也 Work in pairs and form proverbs with the expressions given in the box. (Page 9) Picture talking True or False 1.The phrase “eager beaver” usually refers to an animal which is quite diligent. 2. According to the text, the students who complain about too much homework are eager beaver. 3. Beavers can create little lakes by themselves. 4. Beavers are of great economic values to mankind. 5. In order to set up more villages and towns, early young Americans headed west across their country . Other idioms about animals 1. Henry was in the doghouse because he forgot the anniversary day of their wedding. (out of favor) 2.David rushed to the conference room like a bull in a china shop and frightened everybody. (a person who acts in a very clumsy way) 3. The car we bought last year is a white elephant; it uses a lot of gas and breaks down again and again. (costly, but useless possessions) 4. The storm was so strong that the boat turned turtle in the rough sea. (to turn upside down) 5.Tommy put the cart before the horse by ordering the materials before employing a designer. (to do, plan or say things in the wrong order) Homework Choose two categories and collect idioms related to these categories. (at least 3 idioms of each category) A. clothing B. animals C. weather D. colour E. body F. food Example: Eddie prepares to talk turkey at the meeting and get several things straight. 艾迪打算在会议中打开天窗说亮话,把几件事情弄清楚. Words revision 1. a barrier constructed across a waterway to c