英国人见面的寒暄 十之八九从说天气开始
[p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]英国人见面寒暄的开场白，十之八九是从天气开始的。作为四面环海的岛国，由于受到四季海风的影响，英国的天气变化很快，英国人甚至认为“在英国本土没有气候，只有天气”（There is no climate in England, but only weather.）。英语(精品课)里有许多和天气有关的习语被广泛地应用。下面笔者就这类常见习语做一简单介绍：[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, center][size=4][/size][/p][size=4][img=640,0]http://img1.gtimg.com/edu/pics/hv1/148/220/2132/138689548.jpg[/img][/size]
[p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][b][size=4]一、weather 天气[/size][/b][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]1. I am feeling a bit under the weather this morning. I kept up very late last night.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]今天早晨我有点儿不舒服，昨天晚上睡得很晚。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]2. Keep a weather eye open for any small faults with your car — if they are not repaired immediately they could cost you a lot of money.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]留意你车子的任何小毛病——如果不及时修理，以后可能要花好多钱。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]3. Bob, my fair-weather friend, left me when I badly needed his help.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]鲍伯是我的一位不能共患难的朋友，当我正需要他的时候，他却走了。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]4. The young man made terribly heavy weather of mending the puncture. It only took a few minutes when he finally did it.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]这个年轻人对修补扎破的车胎小题大做了，他最后只用几分钟就补好了。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][b][size=4]二、rain 雨[/size][/b][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]5. Come rain or shine, I’ll meet you at nine tomorrow morning at the cinema.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]明天早上九点无论如何我都在电影院和你见面。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]6. After graduation, you’d better put some money by for a rainy day.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]你们毕业后最好积蓄一些钱以备不时之需。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]7. It was raining cats and dogs when I was on my way to my school.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]在上学的路上，我遇到一场倾盆大雨。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, center][size=4]
[/size][/p][size=4][img=640,0]http://img1.gtimg.com/edu/pics/hv1/146/220/2132/138689546.jpg[/img][/size][size=4]
[/size]
[size=4]
[/size]
[size=4]
[/size] [p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][b][size=4]三、snow 雪[/size][/b][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]8. How Alice has changed! When she was a teenager, she was as pure as the driven snow.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]艾丽斯的变化多大啊！在她十六七岁的时候，她的心地纯洁无瑕。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]9. Since they issued the prospectus, they have been snowed under with inquiries.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]计划书发布后，他们被大量的咨询弄得焦头烂额。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][b][size=4]四、ice 冰[/size][/b][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][b][size=4]
[/size][/b][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]10. The girl’s joke broke the ice. We all relaxed afterward.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]这女孩的笑话使气氛活跃起来，之后大家都不那么拘谨了。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]11. You were skating on thin ice when you praised his ex-girl friend’s book. Didn’t you know they have nothing to do with each other?[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]你赞扬了他前女友的书，这可是个很敏感的问题。难道你不知道他们之间已经没有来往了吗？[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]12. David’s success at school and college cut no ice with the HR. What they wanted was a man with practical experience.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]戴维在中学和大学的优异成绩对人事部门不起作用，他们需要的是有实践经验的人。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]13. Finally we had to put your plan on ice. We would have another look at it in half a year.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]最后我们只能把你的计划暂时放在一旁，半年后再研究一下。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][b][size=4]五、chill 寒冷[/size][/b][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]14. The news of the death of the hero cast a chill over the party, and we all sat about in gloomy silence.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]在聚会上听到这位英雄去世的消息，大家都非常难过，默不作声。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]15. What he saw in the room chilled his blood. 他在房间里看到的情景令他毛骨悚然。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][b][size=4]六、fog 雾[/size][/b][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]16. The man hasn’t the foggiest idea what we are talking about.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]那家伙对我们所说的事情一无所知。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]17. When we saw Bob that evening, he was all in a fog about what to do.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]那天晚上我们看见鲍勃时，他对要做什么茫然困惑。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p] [p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4][b]七、cloud 云[/b][/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]18. The difficulties are only temporary. We must wait till the clouds roll by.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]困难只是暂时的，我们必须等待有利时机。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]19．It’s no good asking him about this matter. He has his head in the clouds.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]问他这件事情没有用，他总是白日做梦，不切实际。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]20．Don’t be so over pessimistic. After all, every cloud has a [/size][/font][font=Arial]silver lining.[/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]不要过于悲观，毕竟黑暗中总有一线光明。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]21. Tom has been under a cloud in his company ever since the petty cash went missing.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]自从一小笔钱丢失后，汤姆在公司里一直受到怀疑。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4][b]八、wind 风[/b][/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4][/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]22. The teachers in the office have been exchanging knowing glances for the last week.Something is in the wind.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]上个礼拜，办公室里的老师们一直互换会意的眼色。好像要发生什么事情了。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]23. We got wind of the resignation of the mayor two days before it was announced in the local paper.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]市长辞职的消息在当地报纸上披露前两天，我们就听到了风声。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]24. You put the wind up me, telephoning at one in the morning. I thought some-thing terrible had happened.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]你在凌晨一点钟打电话可把我吓坏了，我还以为发生了什么可怕的事情。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]25. After a bad start, Alan got his second wind and tried again.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]虽然开头不顺利， 但是艾伦重振精神，又试了一次。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]26. His brother once sold gold in the black market in the teeth of the wind.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]他的哥哥一度冒着风险在黑市倒卖黄金。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4][b]九、storm 暴风雨[/b][/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]27. The mayor refused to resign. He said he would ride the storm, no matter how long it lasted.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]那位市长拒绝辞职，他说他会渡过难关，不管需要多久。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]28. There was such an outcry when the government put forward its proposals that it was forced to bow before the storm and withdraw them.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]政府提出的这些倡议引起如此轩然大波，以致政府被迫向公众的抗议作出让步，收回倡议。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]29. Don’t worry about the silly row. It’s just a storm in a teacup.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]别为这无聊的的争吵担心，那纯粹是小题大做。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=4]
[/size][/font][/p] [p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][b][size=3]十、thunder 雷[/size][/b][/font][/p]
[p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=3]30. Someone stole my thunder by leaking my announcement to the press.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=3]有人抢先把我要宣布的事情向报界透露了。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=3]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=3]31. There were at least five murders in the blood-and-thunder novel.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=3]这部充满刺激性情节的小说中，至少有五起凶杀案。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=3]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][b][size=3]十一、lightning 闪电[/size][/b][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][b][size=3]
[/size][/b][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=3]32. We have never seen anyone move so fast. He ran like a streak of lightning across the playground.[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=3]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=3]我们从没看见过跑得像他那样快的人，他闪电般地穿过运动场。[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=3]
[/size][/font][/p][p=28, 2, left][font=Arial][size=3]
[/size][/font][/p]
页:
[1]