泛读教程---英语习语、谚语

Unit 11) Burn the midnight oil熬夜读书，开夜车To study or work until late at night.2) Hit the books用功读书，与熬夜无关To study, especially with particular intensity3) Do back-breaking work劳累至极腰酸背痛的工作To do some physically difficult work and makes you very tired.4) Work like a dog拼命工作To work very hard.5) Fall down on the job敷衍了事，没做好工作Be incapable for a work.6) Work one’s finge rs to the bone非常努力的工作To work very hard.Unit 21) Be a breeze像一缕清风一样很容易做 A thing that is easy to do.2) Have a green thumb擅长园艺To be good at gardening.3) Be easy as pie小菜一碟，小事一桩To be very easy.4) Have a golden touch点石成金，无所不能It means that you can do anything that you want to do. 5) Have two left feet笨手笨脚To be very awkward in your movements, especially when you are dancing or playing a sport.6) Have a nose for something善于发现某物，有洞察力To be perspective and good at discovering.Unit 31) Down to earth脚踏实地，实事求是To do something with no illusions or pretensions, sensible and practical.2) Think one is god’s gift to mankind自以为了不起，自负To think oneself is really something in some areas; conceited.3) Show off炫耀To s how one’s ability with pride to anyone.4) Put someone in someone’s place安分守己To make someone do his own duty and abide by the law. 5) Put on airs摆架子，摆谱It means someone is conceited in order to show his identity.6) Blow one’s own horn自吹自擂，自我吹嘘To brag about oneself.Unit 41) Bury the hatchet言归于好，和解，摒弃前嫌To stop being unfriendly and become friends again.2) Button one’s lips一言不发，守口如瓶To refuse to talk and be silenced.3) Flow with the tide跟风，紧随潮流To keep following someone or the trend.4) Hold one’s tongue保持沉默，不开口To say nothing about something and stay silent.5) Let sleeping dogs lie别无事生非，招惹麻烦To avoid mentioning a subject or something that happened in the past, in order to avoid any problems or arguments.6) Mind one’s own business少管闲事，管好自己To concern oneself only with what is of interest to oneself and not interfere in the affairs of others.7) Rock the boat捣乱To do something that upsets a situation and causes problems.8) See eye to eye看法完全一致，完全同意To share the same views as somebody about something.Unit 51) Face up to something勇敢的面对To accept and deal with something that is difficult or unpleasant.2) Point one’s finger at someone指责某人To accuse somebody .3) Leave someone high and dry使某人很无助To leave someone unsupported and unable to maneuver; to leave someone helpless.4) Shoulder the responsibility能够承担责任To take responsibility.5) Pass the buck推卸责任To shirk the responsibility.6) Worm out of something推卸摆脱某事To get rid of somethingUnit 61) All or nothing孤注一掷的，没有商量余地 A situation which will end either in complete success or complete failureHaving no middle position or compromise available2) Meet someone halfway向某人妥协To compromise to somebody3) Give-and-take妥协，互让，互相迁就To have an exchange of views on some topic in order to make mutual concessions4) Middle-of-the-road折中的办法，折中之计 A compromising solution that can be accepted by most people 5) Stick to one’s guns固执己见To maintain one’s position or viewpoint when faced with opposition6) Find middle ground寻求找到一个中间立场 A set of opinions and decisions that two or more groups who oppose each other can agree onUnit 71) Go through with经历困难而完成，把事情坚持到底To do something even though it may be very unpleasant or difficult for you2) Hang in there坚持，不气馁，不畏困难To maintain a course of action despite negative outlook; to persist; to subsist while keeping high spirits3) Give up放弃To stop trying to do something4) Stick with坚持做某事To continue or persist; to stick to5) Sweat out努力的忍耐以达到某个目的To work very hard to achieve somethingUnit 81) Be a copycat模仿别人To imitate or copy others2) Cut the apron strings摆脱依赖，独立生活To be or become impossible to manage or to control3) Be a yes-man唯唯诺诺的人To be a person who always agrees with people in authority in order to gain their approval.4) Have a mind of one’s own自有主见，能够独立思考To have one’s own idea and think independently5) Be on one’s own独立自主，不依靠他人To be independent6) Lead someone by the nose牵着别人的鼻子走，完全控制别人To have a full control of somebody7) Stand on one’s own two feet独立自主，自力更生To be independentUnit 91) Be as cool as a cucumber表示非常冷静，毫不紧张。

To be very calm and controlled, especially in a difficult situation 2) Go to pieces崩溃，心碎 A person who is so upset or afraid that you cannot manage to live or work normally3) Be as tough as nails1、冷酷无情2、坚定不移Very strong and able to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situationsNot feeling or showing any emotion4) Hold one’s head up高傲，昂头，扬眉吐气. To be proud of or not feel ashamed about something that you have done不灰心，不气馁，不屈服To tell somebody to try to stay cheerful even though they are in a difficult or unpleasant situation6) Fall apart崩溃瓦解破碎To be in very bad condition so that parts are breaking off.7) Pull oneself together振作起来To become mentally focused after a period of being unfocusedUnit 101) Be hot-headed急躁，容易发怒的To be a person who often acts too quickly, without thinking of what might happen.2) Blow up爆炸，大怒，大发脾气To get angry with somebody3) Count to ten控制情绪使自己冷静To keep one’s emotions under control4) Grit one’s teeth咬牙切齿To clench one's teeth together tightly because of pain or anger or frustration5) Reach the boiling point受够了，达到忍耐的极限后大怒The point at which anger or excitement breaks out into violent expression.6) Hold one’s temper捺住性子To control one’s temptUnit 111) Be cool toward someone对某人漠视无情To leave somebody in the cold2) Icy stare冰冷的眼神3) Give someone the cold shoulder对人冷漠，冷待某人To treat somebody in an unfriendly way4) Turn one’s back on someone不愿意帮助某人，不提供帮助给某人Be unwilling to help somebody5) Turn one’s nose up at someone拒绝某人To refuse somebody or someone’s suggestions6) Welcome someone with open arms非常欢迎某人To welcome someone warmly and happilyUnit 121) Be a loner字面意识为成为孤家寡人，寓意为不合作To prefer to be alone rather than with a group of people2) Brainstorm集体研讨，集思广益 A spontaneous group discussion to produce ideas and ways of solving problems3) Join forces联合力量To work together in order to achieve a shared aim集资，集合资源To collect5) Go it alone独立的，单边的，不听别人意见To do something without help from anyone6) Put heads together一起讨论问题To think about or discuss something as a group7) Lend a hand帮忙，助一臂之力To help somebody8) Two heads are better than one人多智慧大。