经典谚语传授
巧用四字成语
情感状态类
组一 组二
心不在焉
be absent-minded
兴高采烈
in high spirits
大失所望
be greatly disappointed
全心全意
heart and soul
欣喜若狂
be wild with joy
如释重负
take a load off one's mind
不能自己
can't control oneself
小心翼翼
with great care
情不自禁
can't help doing
胸有成竹
have confidence in
心安理得
feel at ease
不知所措
at a loss
组一例句:
He was absent-minded when I was taking to him.
They were greatly disappointed at the result of the game.
The audience were wild with joy when he appeared on the stage.
I was so furious that I couldn't control myself and I hit him.
I can't help wondering why you are in a place like this.
Yet I feel at ease here and free to be myself.
组二例句:
I suppose your morther is quite in high spirits at your success
Your contribution does not have to be special, as long as it comes from the heart and soul.
After winning the match, he finally took a load off his mind.
We should approach this matter with great care.
Since he has made full preparations for the speaking contest, he has confidence in defeating
others.
I'm embarrassed when I feel at a loss during an English talking. 品质性格类
组一 组二
与生俱来
be born with
半途而废
give up halfway
坚持不懈
persevere in doing
乐于助人
be ready to help others
骄兵必败
Pride goes before a fall
平易近人
sb is easy to approach
固执己见
stick to one's own opinion
人云亦云
repeat what others say
宁死不屈
would rather die than surrender
明辨是非
tell the difference between
right and wrong
组一例句:
Some leaders seem to be born with these intuitive types of thinking skills.
Despite a number of setbacks, they persevered in their attempts to fly around the world in a
balloon.
The story tells us: Pride goes before a fall. Don't be the arrogant rabbit.
No matter what we say, he still sticks to his own opinions.
The soilders would rather die than surrender.
组二例句:
There is only one kind of failure which is to give up halfway.
The reason why our monitor is popular among us is that he is always ready to help others.
We all like our English teacher, because she is easy to approach.
Do not repeat what others say.
Child as he is, he can tell the difference between right and wrong.
人物行为类
组一 组二
雪中送炭
timely help
吹毛求疵
find fault with
不辞而别
take French leave
充耳不闻
turn a deaf ear to sth
熟视无睹
turn a blind eye to sth
坐失良机
miss the golden chance
置之不理
take no notice of
为所欲为
get one's own way不懂装懂
pretend to know what sb don't
/ doesn't know
奋不顾身
with no thought for one's own
safety
组一例句:
Without her timely help, we the project for which we were responsible.
It's impolite that she should take French leave at the party last Saturday.
I have some experience with parents who turn a blind eye to their kids' shortcomings.
A lot of reports and books have been written on this subject, and it seems impossible to tak
e no notice of them.
We should never pretend to know what we don't know.
组二例句:
Apart from that, it is hard to find fault with the city.
Young people sometimes seem to turn a deaf ear to the words of their anxious parents.
Please make up your mind as early as possible, or you'llmiss the golden chance.
He is such a nice person that he never get his own way.
She was awarded for saving the injured with no thought for her own safety.
掌门拓展: take French leave (不辞而别)的来源
18 世纪,法国人性格随便,性情浪漫,在参加宴会等一切社交聚会时,养成了不向主人告别
就擅自离去的习惯。而守规矩的英国人看不惯法国人这种行为,把法国人发明的不打招呼就
擅自离开的行为叫做“法国式离开”(French leave),泛指“悄然而去、溜之大吉”,是贬义
词。
引述谚语格言
解析篇
★ Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
批注:运用了押头韵的写法,p 对 p;再如:pride and prejudice(傲慢与偏见)
★ God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。
批注:those who…也是一种替换 people 的表示“人”的写法;比如:Those who break the
law should be brought to justice.(违法必究)
★ Easier said than done. 说起来容易,做起来难。
批注:本句其实是句首省略了形式主语 it is。
★ Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
批注:where 引导地点状语从句;运用了押韵,比如 will 和 way。本句在所有励志的场景下
都可以使用。
★ A small mistake will trigger huge consequences. 失之毫厘,谬之千里。
批注:中文含义“相差虽小,但是造成的误差或错误极大。”trigger,表示“引发”,可用cause, result in, lead to 等替代。此句子可用于指一个完整过程或者整体组成中,有一步计划
或者某个行为不正确不妥当。
★ Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。
批注:mother 是经典的表示“原因”的比喻,…is the mother of…也是一个经典句型。比如
failure is the mother of success.
★ All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
批注:一种“劳逸结合”的有趣说法。
★ Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance. 无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰,徒有其
表。
批注:“金玉其外,败絮其中”的有趣说法,非常形象生动,批评那些外表光鲜,但内在卑
鄙的人。
★ More hasty, less speed. 欲速则不达。
批注:我们只学过 the more…, the more(越…越…)的句型,这句话是前后相反的比较级,本
句用于目标达成的过程中,对当事人的警示。
★ It's never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。
批注:双重否定表肯定,too…to…太怎样以至于不能怎样,前面加 never,再否定一次,负
负得正。
★ All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。
批注:all+ not 表示“不是所有的…都…”,而不是“所有的…都不…”
★ A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行始于足下
批注:begin with 值得学习表示“以…为开端”,如 Asuccess begins with a good beginning.
★ Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
批注:“跳之前先望一望”(挺有意思的表达)
★ Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。
批注:另译,罗马不是一天建成的。冰冻三尺非一日之寒。
★ Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
批注:alike 是一个副词,表示“相似”,值得大家多使用。They look alike. 他们长得相似。
★ It is hard to please all. 众口难调。
批注:please 可以作为动词,表示“让…满足”。
★ Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜于语言。
批注:形象生动,拟人化的手法。★ Bad news travel fast. 坏事传千里。
批注:大家注意“travel”这个动词,描述一个信息传递的动作。
★ A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
批注:经典能流传下来的语言总是朗朗上口的。注意 in need 和 indeed 的押韵。
★ Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。
批注:到了罗马就要像罗马人那样行事。as 引导一个方式状语从句。
背诵篇
☆ A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑,长一智。
☆ A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
☆ Every coin has two sides.
凡事一分二。
☆ He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑在最后,谁笑得最好。
☆ Honesty is the best poliey.
诚实总是上策。
☆ Hope for the best and piepare for the worst.
抱最好的希望,作最坏的准备。
☆ It is no use crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
☆ It is the first step that costs.
万事开头。
☆ Never force others to do what you don't like.
己所不欲,勿施于人。
☆ Never judge a book by its cover.
人不可貌相。
☆ Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
今日事,今日毕。☆ Nothing is too difficult to a willing heart.
世上无难事,只怕有心人。
☆ Well begun is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
☆ Time and tide wait for no man.
时不我待。