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关于衣食住行的英语俗语
1. apron n.围裙
be tied to somebody's apron-strings
A:Peter is not a true man.
B:I can't agree with you more!
A:Before his marriage he was tied to his mother's apron-strings and now to his wife's.
A：皮的真不像个男子汉。
B：你说得太对了。
A：结婚前呢，他听她妈妈的；而现在，他又受他老婆摆布。
2. belt n. 腰带
pull in (tight) one's belt
A:My money is running out this month!
B:It's clear that you should have to pull in your belt for a few
days.
A:我这个月的钱快花光了。
B：很明显，你得过几天紧日子了。
3. blanket n. 篮子
wet blanket
A:What do you think of Nancy?
B:A wet blanket!She sulked during the entire movie
of us could enjoy the show.
A:你觉得南希这个人怎么样？
B：扫兴。昨天看电影时她一直在生气，弄得我们谁都没看好电影。
4. boot n. （长统）靴；靴子
get the boot
A:You looked depressed,'s matter?
B:I got the boot yesterday.
A:Why?
B:I was late for work it was not my was
a traffic jam!
A:Tough luck!
A:约翰，你看起来情绪不高。怎么了？
B：我昨天被解雇了。
A：为什么？
B：我又迟到了一次，可这不是我的错。路上塞车了！
A：真倒霉！
5. give somebody the boot
A:Foolish Kate!
B:Anything wrong?
A:Yes,she quarreled with her boss and she was given the
should have known better than to quarrel with her
superior.
A:凯特真蠢！
B:她出问题了吗？
A:是的，她和上司吵架了，因此被炒了鱿鱼。拓本该明智一点儿，不能和上司吵架。
6. cap n. 帽子
put on one's thinking cap
A:Is the reprot important?
B:Yes,important enough to shape your future.
A:So I'll have to put on my thinking cap before writing
anything down.
A:这个报告重要吗？
B:是的，重要到可以改变你的未来。
A:看来在动笔之前我必须得认真思考了。
7. cloth n. 布
cut one's coat according to one's cloth
A:Can we buy a house of our own,dear?
B:Not salary isn't large at the moment and we can't
afford to get a loan from the must cut our coat
according to our cloth.
A:亲爱的，我们能买套房子吗？
B:现在不行。我现在的工资不高，而且我们也贷不起银行的款。所以我们必须量力而为。
8. coattails n.(男)上衣后摆
on someone's coattails
A:Paul is the first millionaire of us all.
B:But he's not a real brother is.
A:Why do you say so?Both of them are very rich.
B:But he became an upstart on his brother's coattails.
A:保罗是我们中的第一个百万富翁。
B:但他并不是一个真正的成功者，他哥哥才是。
A:怎么这么说呢？他们两个都很富有嘛。
B:可是他是靠他哥哥的提携才发起来的。
9. dress n. 衣服
dress somebody down
A:The boss looks cross.
B:Yes?
A:Nancy's work is a mess,you know.I'm afraid he'll dress her
down. B:That would be all right as long as he doesn't boot her
out.
A:老板看起来情绪不太好。
B:怎么了？
A:你知道，南希工作干得一团糟，恐怕老板要训斥她了。
B:只要老板不开除她，挨训也无所谓了。
10. dress up
A:You're so fond of dressing youself up?
B:Yes,I feel cool that way.
A:But it's a very casual gathering,not a formal occasion.
A:你怎么这么喜欢打扮？
B:打扮好了感觉很酷的。
A:可这个聚会很随便，不那么正式。
11. give somebody a dressing-down
A:Why is Lily shedding tears,Jimmy?
B:The teacher gave her a dressing-down.
A:How come?
B:Her work was the teacher was very angry about
that.
A:莉莉怎么哭了，吉米？
B:老师批评她了。
A:为什么？
B:她的作业写得很糟，老师非常生气。
12. glove n. 手套
fit like a glove
A:Oh,you look dress fits you like a glove!
B:Thank about the color?
A:Well,maybe it's a little bright.
A:哦！好靓啊！这套衣服你穿正合适！
B:谢谢。颜色怎么样呢？
A:嗯，颜色也许有点鲜艳了。
13. handle with kid gloves
A:Our boss looks cross today.
B:You'd better handle him with kid gloves got out
of bed on the wrong side this morning. A:老板今天气呼呼的。
B:你对他可要谨慎些，从早晨起来他气儿就不顺。
14. hat n. 帽子
pass/send the hat round for someone
A:Collecting money?
B:Yeah.
A:What for?
B:Mrs. Smith's son is seriously ill and she can't afford her son's
operation,so we're passing the hat round for her.
A:收钱吗？
B:没错儿。
A:为什么？
B:史密斯太太的儿子得了重病，她付不起手术费，所以我们帮她筹些钱。
15. talk through one's hat
A:Peter says he's found a sure way to win the football match.
B:He said that last time, failed,didn't we?He's talking
through his hat again.
A:So we can't believe a word of his.
A:彼得说他找到了最稳妥的办法来赢得这场比赛。
B:他上次也这么说，结果我们输了。他又在胡说了。
A:看来他的话我们一句也不能信。
16. hats off to somebody
A:The bridge is great!
B:It sure off to the architect who designed it.
A:You can say that again.
A:这座桥建得真棒。
B:可不是嘛。真该向桥的设计者致敬。
A:你说得太对了。
17. heels n.(鞋袜的)后跟
take to one's heels
A:Who broke the window?
B:Two boys.
A:Where are they?
B:When they saw you coming,they took to their heels.
A:谁把窗子打碎了？
B:两个男孩子。
A:他们在哪儿？
B:他们看到你来，一溜烟儿跑了。
18. linen n. 亚麻布
wash one's dirty linen in public
A:It's embarrasing to listen to Mary's talk.
B:It sure she seems to enjoy washing her dirty linen in
public.
A:听玛丽说话实在令人尴尬。
B:的确如此。可她似乎把家丑外扬当成一种乐事。
19. patch n. 补钉
not a patch on
A:All the singers did a good job in the evening.
B:They're the best in the city.
A:Someone says they're not a patch on the ones in Beijing.I
think it's sheer nonsense!
A:晚会上所有歌手都唱得不错。
B:在这个城市她们算是最好的了。
A:有人说他们远不及北京的歌手。真是无稽之谈。
20. pocket n. 衣袋；小袋
dip into one's pocket
A:You like to take your child out?
B:Yeah,but there is one thing I don't like very much.
A:What is that?
B:Every time I take him out,I have to dip into my pocket for
ice-creams and toys.
A:你喜欢带孩子出去吗？
B:是的，但有一样不大喜欢。
A:什么呀？
B:每次我带他出去，我都得花钱买冰激淋，买玩具。
21. shirt n. 衬衫；衬衣
stuffed shirt
A:Our mayor is very famous!
B:You seem to like him very much.
A:Don't you?
B:Not at 's really a stuffed shirt.
A:我们市长很有名气。
B:你好像很喜欢他。
A:你不喜欢吗？
B:一点也不。他是个道貌岸然的家伙。
22. not a shirt to one's back
A: deserves everybody's pity.
B:I heard she became a widow last summer.
A:And a fire left her without a shirt to her back.
B:Bad luck.
A:布朗夫人值得大家同情。
B:我听说去年夏天她丈夫死了。
A:而且一场大火使她一无所有。
B:真倒霉。
23. give(away)the shirt off one's back
A:Could you lend me some money,Peter?
B:You know I'm willing to give you the shirt off my back,but
I just don't have any money to spare. A:彼得，借给我一点儿钱好吗？
B:你知道，我什么都愿意给你。不过我手头一点多余的钱都没有。
24. keep one's shirt on
A:Sally,keep your shirt on and don't get agitated.
B:I just can' peeped my diary.
A:You're the elder sister.
B:Mum,does that mean I'm the one to be bullied?
A:莎莉，保持镇静，别发火。
B:我控制不住，她偷看我日记了。
A:你是姐姐呀。
B:那我就应该被欺辱吗，妈妈？
25. shoe n. 鞋子
fill someone's shoes
A:Have you heard that Professor Jones is retiring?
B: faculty won't find anyone to fill her shoes.
A:你听说了琼斯教授要退休的消息吗？
B:听说了。系里还找不到人来接替他。
26. step into someone's shoes
A:Our boss is retiring.
B:Really?But who will take his place?
A:His son will step into his shoes,of course.
B:You mean that playboy?I doubt whether he can run the
company. A:我们老板要退休了。
B:真的？但谁接替他呢？
A:当然是他的儿子啦。
B:你指的是那个花花公子？我怀疑他是否有能力管理这个公司。
27. sleeve n. 袖子；衣袖
have an ace up one's sleeve
A:Why haven't the police taken any action about the robbery?
B:Waybe they have an ace up their sleeve.
A:I'd rather believe the opposite.
A:警方怎么对那桩抢劫案不采取任何行动呢？
B:或许他们“山人自有妙计”。
A:我更愿意相信他们是“束手无策”。
28. laugh up one's sleeve
A:Rose is a very lazy girl.
B:Yes,very.
A:I laughed up my sleeve yesterday when she said that her
brother was a lazybones. A:罗斯是个懒丫头。
B:嗯，太懒了。
A:昨天她说她哥是个懒骨头时，我偷偷地笑了。
29. sock n.短袜
pull one's socks up
A:Did you do well in your exam?
B:Not very.
A:If you want to do a good job,you'll have to pull your socks
up.
A:考得好吗？
B:不太好。
A:要想取得好成绩你得加紧努力。
30. tucker n. 领布
best bib and tucker
A:You're going to a party again?
B:Yes,a formal how come you know that?
A:Look,you're dressed in your best bib and tucker!
A:又要去参加晚会吗？
B:是的，一个正式晚会。你怎么知道的？
A:瞧，你穿上了最好的衣服。
31. wear v. 穿；戴
wear out
A:Did you dance a lot at the party last night?
B:Until my shoes were nearly worn out.
A:Did you have a good partner?
B:Sure I did,a very pleasant 's why I enjoyed it so
much.
A:昨晚舞会上你跳了很多舞吧。
B:可不是吗，差点儿把鞋磨了。
A:舞伴好吗？
B:当然了，很不错，所以跳得非常尽兴。
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