牛津英语教材习语典故集锦

牛津高中英语教材中的习语，典故，谚语集锦

模块一（1-9）模块六（10-22）模块九（23-24）模块十一（35-80） 1.a piece of cake.—something easy to do 2.a wet blanket –boring/afraid to have fun 3.all ears—listening carefully 4.pull one’s leg –-joke with sb

5.have green fingers—be good at gardening 园艺能手 6.the top dog—an important person in an organization 7.give sb the cold shoulder –be not friendly to sb 8.rain dogs and rats –rain heavily

9.not my cap of tea—not really to one’s taste

10.as strong as a horse—very strong 11.as busy as a bee –very busy

12.as poor as a church mouse –very poor 13.as cool as a cucumber –very calm 14.sleep like a log –sleep very deeply 15.to laugh one’s head off –to laugh very hard 16.to smile on someone – you are lucky(好运降临 17.over the moon 欣喜若狂 18.hot under the collar 愤怒的 19.on cloud nine 狂喜

20.down in the dumps 气馁，沮丧，垂头丧气 21.fly off the handle 勃然大怒 22.feel blue 心情不好

23.white as a sheet –pale because of pale 24.tickled pink—delighted; very pleased 25.in the red--- in debt

26.in the black—having money in the bank account 27.feel blue –unhappy; sad 28.green with envy—jealous

29.feet of clay—a hidden weakness in somebody whom we admire or respect 30.see the handwriting on the wall –see signs that disaster is coming 31.kill the fatted calf –have a large celebration（宴请，）

32.you reap what you sow –our small kindnesses often bring us rich rewards, while our small offence can bring disasters.

33.the apple of somebody’s eye—a child who is loved very much by his or her parents. 34.the salt of the earth 诚实高尚的人，社会中坚

35.be a weed—weak and not brave

36.as hungry as a lion—wanting something very much 37.as sharp as a spear—very clever

38.black is white and white is black—things appear different

39.cast-iron nerves – a very strong will 40.as sly as a fox—clever at tricking others 41.eat like a bird – eat very little 42.as tall as a tree—very tall

43.A child’s play –an easy job 易如反掌 44.Off the top of your head 不假思索脱口而出， 45.On paper 在理论上

46.Have butterflies in your stomach 忐忑不安，紧张 / ant in one’s pant 坐立不安 47.Do your homework about 为……做好准备 48.As easy as pie 易如反掌 49.As plain as day 显而易见 50.An arm and a leg 昂贵的代价 51.Hold firm 坚信 52.A white lie 善意的谎言

53.The Heel of Achilles 亦作Achilles’ heel 致命要害唯一弱点；薄弱环节 54.An Apple of Discord争斗之源；不和之因；祸根

55.Helen of Troy这个成语，除了表示a beautiful girl or woman; a beauty who ruins her country等意义外，还可以用来表示a terrible disaster brought by sb. or sth. you like best的意思。

56.on one’s last legs 奄奄一息，过时

57.Scrooge--- a character who is extremely mean .（吝啬鬼）

58.a sacred cow—This policy, which used to be very successful, remains a sacred cow,

though it no longer meets the needs of the current situation.. (Someone or something that is held in high regard and can not be harmed. It is from religion).

59.be over the moon—Terry was over the moon because his favourite team had just won the championship match. (Someone who is very happy. It is from works).

60.Pandora’s box—How could we have known that by applying for a credit card we were opening Pandora’s box. (One action has caused a lot of bad things to happen. It comes from works).引来祸害

61.Waterloo—After spending all his money and failing to raise funds for his project, he is facing his Waterloo. (A final defeat or failure. It comes from history).

62.Mother Teresa—She has done a lot of charity work this year and is a real Mother Teresa. (A person who works selflessly for others. It comes from real life). 63.Judas犹大To describe someone who betray their friends or beliefs 64.Mickey Mouse course （a course that is very easy ）非常容易 65.a dark horse 黑马

66.Daniel in the lion’s den 艰巨的任务 67.catch-22 令人左右为难的规定 68.leading light 导航灯，重要人物 69.Jonah 带来不幸的人

70.a Herculean task 极为艰巨的工作

71.a good Samaritan 心地善良，乐于助人的人 72.David and Goliath 以弱胜强

73.Jekyll and Hyde 双重人格者，两面派

74.a tough nut 难对付的人，胆大果断的人 75.men in the street 普通人 76.mend one’s way 改过自新 77.around the clock 夜以继日 78.between jobs = unemployed 79.in the air 悬而未决

80.start from the scratch 从头做起

81.在英语中green常表嫉妒、眼红； yellow以表胆小、卑怯、卑鄙，blue表忧郁 82.face the music表示“面对失败；接受批评/处罚；承担后果 83.call white black/call black white 混淆是非 84.a black sheep 害群之马； 85.a white lie 善意的谎言

86.white war 没有硝烟的战争，常指“经济竞争”。 87.White elephant 无用而累赘的东西；； 88.why bother？. 没必要

89.in a blue mood /having the blues表示“情绪低落; 90.white coffee 不加牛奶的coffee

91.black and blue 遍体鳞伤的；青一块紫一块 92.green hand新手

93.Once bitten, twice shy一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳 94.Make hay while the sun shines 趁热打铁

95.You can say that again. 你说的完全真确

96.It counts fornothing这一点也不重要。/这不算什么。 97.so what : 那又怎样?? 那又如何??

98.Actions speak louder than words.行动比言语更有说服力。（事实胜于雄辩。）

99.The best fish are / swim near the bottom. 好鱼居水底。（有价值的东西不能轻易得到。） 100.A rising tide lifts all boats. 水涨众船高。

101.Time lost cannot be recalled. (recall vt.召回，恢复) 光阴一去不复返。 102.To stand still is to move back.. 逆水行舟，不进则退。

103.It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。（打翻牛奶，哭也没用） 104.Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，作最坏的准备。 105.All that glitters is not gold. / All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的并非都是金子。 106.Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.自己有弱点，勿揭他人短 107.one man's meat is another man's poison表示“萝卜青菜，各有所爱”，此处是要表达同一种学习英语的方法不是每个人都适用

108.Don’t count your chickens until they are hatched. --Don’t count on something going well until it happens. 不要过早乐观

109...A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林。 110.The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑一百步。

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