在国外小学学到的英语俚语+其背后的小故事（6月12日更新 楼层168-173）

zoe8877

24. Beat the band
英文解释：with much noise, excitement, or commotion; very much, very fast; outdoing all others (精力充沛地, 超过一切地 猛烈地, 出众, 显眼).
来源：This saying started in the late 1800s in Britain and then traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States. One explanation of its origin is that since a band is usually loud, exciting, and colorful, anything that "beats the band" must be louder, more exciting, and more colourful. The other explanation is that people sometimes run ahead of a marching band to beat it to a certain spot. This idiom can also be used to express amazement for any astonishing achievement, as in "She can drive the tractor and she's only eight years old. If that doesn't beat the band!"
造句：He’s selling computers to beat the band since he started advertising (here means very fast and very hard).
Or it rained all day to beat the band (大雨倾盆，终日不止。)

zoe8877

bigcrow 发表于 2016-5-8 11:52
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mikelee19

zoe8877 发表于 2016-5-7 22:47
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zoe8877

25. Beat your swords into plowshares
英文解释：to stop fighting and turn your attention toward peaceful activities (化干戈为玉帛).
来源：This is another of the many famous sayings that come from the Bible. In Isaiah 2:4 there appears the following sentence: "And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." Swords and spears represent weapons of war. Plowshares and pruning hooks represent farming tools, which are symbols for all peaceful activities. So when a modern nation "beats its swords into plowshares," it could be manufacturing passenger planes instead of bombers, or VCRs instead of military radar systems.
造句：The prime minister would like them to beat their swords into plowshares and abandon all plans for war.

delivercn

caught red handed 抓个正着

bigcrow

铸剑为犁，化剑为犁(百度）
联合国大厦门前有个铸剑为犁的雕像  这座青铜雕像是由叶夫根尼·武切季奇（Yevgeny Vuchetich）为了纪念第一次世界和平大会的召开而创作的，雕塑中的男子一手拿着锤子，另一只手拿着他要改铸为犁的剑，象征着人类要求终结战争，把毁灭的武器变为创造的工具，以造福全人类。

mikelee19

bigcrow 发表于 2016-5-11 22:58
铸剑为犁，化剑为犁(百度）
联合国大厦门前有个铸剑为犁的雕像  这座青铜雕像是由叶夫根尼·武切季奇（Yevg ...

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zoe8877

26. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
英文解释：There is no standard for beauty, so what one person likes or sees in someone or something is not necessarily what others see; different people have different opinions. 情人眼里出西施
来源：Many writers in the past have stated the idea that what one person thinks is ugly, another person may think is beautiful. The "eye" is really the mind, thoughts, feelings, and emotions of the "beholder," or the person who is looking at the person or thing.
造句：Zoey thinks her dog's haircut is cool. I guess beauty is the eye of the beholder.

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No.	Idioms	Meaning	Building #.
26	Beauty is in the eye of beholder	情人眼里出西施	99
27	Bed of roses	幸福开心、舒舒服服、安乐窝，称心如意	104
28	Bee in your bonnet	异想天开、胡思乱想、念念不忘，想的入了迷	105
	* To have bats in your belfry	SAME AS ABOVE	105
29	Beggers can't  be choosers	人在屋檐下，不得不低头；饥不择食人在屋檐下，不得不低头；饥不择食	108
30	Behind the eight ball	处境岌岌可危的, 得胜渺茫的	110
31	Bells in whistles	附加特色, 点缀品	113
32	Better half	老公、老婆	116
33	Between a rock and a hard place	进退两难，左右为难	128
34	Between the devil and the deep blue sea	SAME AS ABOVE	129
35	Beware of Greeks bearing gifts	来者不善，善者不来	135
36	Bird in the hand is worth two in the bush	一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林, 奢求不如实得	139
37	Birds of a feather flock together	物以類聚，人以群分	140
38	Bite off more than you can chew	试着做超出自己能力范围的事；贪多嚼不烂；自不量力	145
39	Bite the bullet	准备好暴风雨来临的时刻；有勇气迎敌而上	146
40	Bite the dust	大败；手下败将；倒地而亡	147
41	Bite the hand that feed you	恩将仇报；吃里扒外	148
42	Bite your tongue	装哑巴；不想起争执，忍着不说	149
	* to stoop down to one's level	跟某人一般见识	149
43	Black sheep of the family	害群之马；败家子	150
44	Bleeding heart	软心肠，慈悲心， 对社会问题太伤感的人	159
45	Blessing in disguise	塞翁失马；因祸得福	160
46	Blind leading the blind	盲人给瞎子指路；外行指导外行	161
47	Blood is thicker than water	血浓于水	162
48	Blow your own horn	老王卖瓜，自卖自夸；自我吹嘘；自吹自擂	163
49	Blue blood	贵族血统；贵族	164
50	Bolt from the blue *out of the clear, blue sky	突如其来；晴天霹雳；出乎意料	168
51	Born with a silver spoon in your mouth	生来高贵富有	169
52	Bottom line	基本要点，关键问题	170
53	Break a leg	祝你好运	171
54	Break the ice	缓和紧张气氛，使在场的人放松一些	172
55	Bring down the house	不仅用来说艺术表演引起轰动，也可以指精彩的运动比赛	173

bigcrow

zoe8877 发表于 2016-5-12 14:48

报告：表格中的句子书写出错 Beauty is the eye of the beholder
应为：26. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

mikelee19

bigcrow 发表于 2016-5-12 18:26
报告：表格中的句子书写出错 Beauty is the eye of the beholder
应为：26. Beauty is in the eye of th ...

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zoe8877

bigcrow 发表于 2016-5-12 18:26
报告：表格中的句子书写出错 Beauty is the eye of the beholder
应为：26. Beauty is in the eye of th ...

Not anyone can find my only few mistake, but you can.
You will achieve your goal one day.

zoe8877

27. Bed of roses
英文解释：a wonderful, pleasant situation or position; an easy, comfortable life. (幸福开心、舒舒服服、安乐窝，称心如意)
来源：English poets have used this phrase for centuries. Roses are such lovely, sweet-smelling, soft-petaled flowers that a bed of them suggests a lovely, sweet, and soft condition. The meaning was stretched to mean any easy and comfortable situation in life. However, if you really think about it, roses have thorns and a real bed of roses would probably be anything but comfortable. A similar expression used today is "bow of cherries."
造句：Compared with my old school, this one is a bed of roses.

'bed'，床。人生大部分时间都在bed上。'bed of roses' 是玫瑰花床，想象一下躺在铺满无比芬香的玫瑰花床上是多么的享受，多么的心旷神怡。比喻幸福开心、舒舒服服、安乐窝，称心如意。经常人们加No/Not bed of roses来形容他们的生活多么的精疲力竭，多么的焦头烂额，多么的糟心。

zoe8877

28. Bee in your bonnet
英文解释：a crazy idea; an obsession with an idea (异想天开、胡思乱想、念念不忘，想的入了迷)
来源：This 16th-century expression was originally "to have a head full of bees," but it changed to "bee in one's bonnet" in Robert Herrick's "Mad Maid's Song", a poem written in 1648. It sounds better this way because of alliteration--both words beginning with the same letter. If you have a crazy idea and can't talk about anything else, it's like having a bee stuck in your hat. A similar expression is to have "bats in your belfry".
造句：Ms Zoey thinks she can teach us science. She must have a bee in her bonnet.


To have bats in your belfry

bigcrow

zoe8877 发表于 2016-5-13 09:25
Not anyone can find my only few mistake, but you can.
You will achieve your goal one day.
:thumbup ...

It is very kind of you to say so.
I am afraid to achieve my goal is somewhat like that i am having bees make nest in my brain.

mikelee19

I think I can speak English because I have bee in my bonnet.

zoe8877

29. Beggars can't be choosers
英文解释：needy people have to take whatever they can get and cannot be concerned about the quality if they cannot afford to buy it for themselves （人在屋檐下，不得不低头；饥不择食）.
来源：this proverb has been around since the mid-1500s. it means that people who need something but who have little or no control over their situations can't choose what they get. They have to accept what is offered.
造句：Beggars can't be choosers. If you don't have money to go out for pizza, you'll have to eat in the cafeteria.

有时候碰到乞丐像你讨食，你给他了之后还挑三捡四的，形容的就是"beggers can't be choosers" (乞丐没得挑)，形容即使自己并不喜欢或满意，但毕竟有求于人，当然有什么就来什么。中文的另一个成语‘饥不择食’也有此意，它的意思是说需要急迫，顾不得细加选择。和 Don't look a gift horse in the mouth（不要挑选别人家送來的礼物）有点相似。

mikelee19

night to restaurant, only can eat what they have

zoe8877

30. Behind the eight ball
英文解释：in trouble or out of luck; in a difficult position or in a bad situation with little hope of winning (处境岌岌可危的, 得胜渺茫的)
来源：this American idiom from the early 1900s comes from billiards. In the game kellypool you have to hit numbered balls into pockets of a billiard table in numerical order, except for ball number eight, which is to be pocketed last. However, if the eight ball is very close to the ball you’re trying to hit, you’re in trouble. That’s a bad position to be in. today we say that anyone “behind the eight ball” is experiencing a lot of bad luck. Other similar idioms are “in a pretty kettle of fish”, “up a creek”, “in a pickle”, “in the dog house”, and “in hot water”.
造句：My father caught me napping in the hammock instead of mowing the lawn. I’m really behind the eight ball now.

mikelee19

8 is the lucky No. in China

zoe8877

mikelee19 发表于 2016-5-16 18:43
8 is the lucky No. in China

yes, yes, but not in billiards game.

zoe8877

31. Bells and whistles
英文解释：impressive accessories, especially flashy, high-technology features and frills, which may sometimes be more decorative than necessary (附加特色, 点缀品…).
来源：This modern phrase became popular with the development of many kinds of new electronic and computerized equipment. The “bells and whistles” represent all sorts of super high-tech features that you don’t really need in a basic model but which make a product more fun to use (and more expensive). Note: “bells and whistles” don’t have to make any sounds.
造句：Our teacher says we’re getting a new computer with all the latest bells and whistles: CD-ROM, modem, color printer, full multimedia.

mikelee19

I’m really behind the eight ball now.

zoe8877

mikelee19 发表于 2016-5-17 22:45
I’m really behind the eight ball now.

We all up and down. Sometimes we think we a mess, sometimes we think never better in our life.  

zoe8877

32. Better half
英文解释：either partner in marriage （老公、老婆）
来源：Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who favored strict religious discipline. They said that each person ws made up of two halves, body and soul, and that the soul was the better half because it was the spiritual side. Sir Philip Sidney, and English writer, said that a marriage was made up of two halves, and that the better half was the better spouse. Today when the phrase “better half” is used, it almost always means someone’s wife, although there’s no reason why a wife can’t use the term to describe her husband. In either case, “better half” is a compliment.
造句：I’m not making a decision until I check with my better half.

prayforus

这个帖子真不错，我挺喜欢的

zoe8877

有人问我，你做过的最有耐力的事情是什么？

我的回答：2天之后，就是连续上足迹更新帖子一个月。
Yeepy！

nsm777

这些属于普遍的俚语还是澳洲俚语?

bigcrow

zoe8877 发表于 2016-5-18 09:41
有人问我，你做过的最有耐力的事情是什么？

我的回答：2天之后，就是连续上足迹更新帖子一个月 ...

也是俺最具耐力的一件事，以较对的态度阅读您的贴子。