第二讲英语习语故事.doc

001.Every dog has his day.人人都有得意之时 ????? Darling, I know how upset you are that you didnt get the promotion. But dont take it too hard--your turn will come. You know what they say--every dog has his day! 002.to let sleeping dogs lie。 ????????这个俗语的意思就是不要去惹正在睡觉的狗，因为睡着了的狗不会咬人。换句话说，也就是：要是采取什么行动会给自己或别人带来麻烦，那么最好还是保持现状，不要采取行动??? ???If I were you, I would not tell Nellie you saw her husband having lunch with another woman. It might have been perfectly innocent, so Id let sleeping dogs lie. Can you prove that your neighbor stole your lawnmower? If not and you call the cops, he could make real trouble for you. Better to let sleeping dogs lie!? 003.Give me a hand帮我一下忙。Foot the bill并不是把帐单踩在脚底下,而是付账的意思。 004. reasy spoon/potluck 下面我们要讲两个和吃东西有关的俗语。第一个是: Greasy spoon.Greasy是油腻的意思, spoon是指调羹,也就是汤勺。Greasy和spoon这两个字合在一起就是指那些有点像夫妻老婆店那样的小饭馆。这些小饭馆一般来说菜谱上花色品种并不多,碗筷也好像不那么干净,装潢也不讲究,但是菜的味道倒不错,价钱也很公道。 下面我们来举个例子。这是一个丈夫在对他的的妻子讲话: 例句-1:?Honey, let me take you out to dinner. But you know I dont feel like dressing up to go some place fancy. How about just going down the street to the greasy spoon and getting hamburgers? 丈夫说:亲爱的,让我带你去外面吃晚饭吧。不过,我实在不想穿得必恭必敬的去那些大饭馆。咱们就上街那头那个小饭馆去吃汉堡包怎么样? 下面我们再举一个例子,这是一个人在和朋友说话: 例句-2:?Mike, you ought to try the potstickers at that little Chinese joint on New York Avenue. It looks like a greasy spoon but the potstickers are great and the price is cheap. 他说:麦克,你得上纽约大街那个中国小饭馆去尝尝他们的锅贴。那饭馆看起来不像样,可是他们的锅贴味道真好,价钱又便宜。 下面再讲第二个和吃东西有关的习惯用语: Potluck. Pot的意思是锅子, luck是运气。可是,我们现在讲的 potluck 是一个字。 Potluck 作为一个字,它指的是美国一种经常举行的聚会形式。也就是在某一个人,或几个人的提议下举行一个午餐会或晚餐会,但是参加聚会的每个人都要带一个菜或者带一种饭后甜食。 主人除了为聚会提供场地外,也只要准备一个菜,或买一些饮料就行了。这就叫作: Potluck lunch or potluck supper.可以想象,举行Potluck的时候,大家能够尝到许多不同的食品。可是,要是你运气不好,好几个人带的东西你都不爱吃的话,那你就只好回家去那个greasy spoon吃点儿什么了。 Potluck还有另外一个意思。那就是:有什么就要什么。用在吃的方面就成了:有什么吃什么的意思。比如,一个人碰到了好几年没见面的老朋友,他说: 例句-3:?Say, Charley, if you dont have plans for tonight, why dont you come out to our house and have a potluck with us? Helen wont have time to cook anything special, but she can pu