英语阅读(四)习语中英文解释.pdf

Unit one 1. works one’ s fingers to the bone 拼命干活 to work very hard 2. burn the midnight oil 学习或工作开夜车 to work or study very late in the night 3. fall down on the job 没有把工作做好 to fail to do well 4. hit the books 用功 to study your school assignment, prepare for classes 5. do back-breaking work 干苦力活，艰苦 to do very difficult physical work 6. work like a dog 勤奋工作，拼命工作 to work hard and seriously Unit 2 1. have a green thumb 天才，有天赋 used to describe a person who is good at gardening and whose plants grow very well 2. be a breeze 易做之事 refers to something that is easy to do 3. have two left feet 对某事不在行，非常笨拙 used to describe a person who dances badly 4. have a golden touch 点石成金 , 很会赚钱 refers to someone who has ability to make a great deal of money in every enterprise they try 5. have a nose for 探查、发现某物 to have an ability to detect or find sth. 6. be easy as pie 极容易 to be very easy or easily Unit 3 1. down to earth 现实的 to be sensible and practical in a way that is helpful and friendly 2. put on airs 装腔作势，自以为了不起 to behave in an unnatural or affected way in order to impress sb. 3. be showing off 炫耀 to try to impress others with one ’ s ability, wealth, intelligence, etc 4. think one is God’ s gift to mankind 上帝恩赐的人（事物）（给大家、企业等） to think sb/sth that seems specially created to be useful to or enjoyed by a group of people, an industry, etc 5. put someone in someone ’ s place 给某人下马威 , 对无礼的或自夸的加以羞辱 to humiliate sb who has been impertinent or boastful 6. blow one’ s own horn 自吹自擂、自夸 to boast or praise one ’ s abilities and achievements Unit four 1. hold his tongue 住嘴、保持沉默、不开口refers to do not say anything even though sb might want to or expected to, because it is wrong time to say it 2. see eye to eye 完全同意 to agree with somebody 3. mind one’ s own business 管自己的事，别管闲事 not to interfere in other people ’ s affairs 4. rock the boat 扰乱事情顺利进行，做某事从而使局面等失去平衡 to do sth that upsets the balance of a situation, etc. 5. bury the hatchet 和解、停战、议和 to stop being unfriendly and become friends again 6. flow with the tide 随波逐流、不坚持自己 to conform to accepted behaviors, opinions, etc; by carried along by the course of events 7. button her lips 保密、住嘴、不说话 to be silent 8. let sleeping dogs lie 不要惹事生非 to do not try to change a situation that could become a problem if sb interfered Unit 5 Globalization 1. to leave someone high and dry 是某人陷入困境 to make someone be in a difficult situation without any help or any things that he/she needs 2. face up to sth 对付、承担、勇敢正视 to accept and deal with sth unpleasant or demanding honestly and bravely 3. pass the buck 推卸责任、推诿 to make sb. else responsible for sth. that one should deal with 4. shoulder the responsibility 承担责任 to take responsibility upon oneself 5. worm out of 逃脱义务、逃开做某事 to avoid doing something that one has been asked to do by making an excuse that is dishonest but clever 6. point one’ s finger at sb 公开指责、责怪 to accuse sb openly Unit 6 Immigrants 1. find middle ground 找到折中的办法 to find things which do not belong to either of two groups, ideas, or plans but have elements of each, often in a less extreme form. 2. all or nothing （指行动过程）需竭尽全力 (of a course of action) requiring all one ’ s efforts 3. meet people halfway 妥协、迁就、迎合某人 to make a compromise with sb. 4. stick to one’ s guns 坚持自己的观点和立场 to refuse to change one’ s mind about something, even though other people are trying to persuade him/her that he/she is wrong 5. middle-of-the-road 中间路线、中立政策 (of people, policies, etc) moderate 6. give-and-take 互相迁就、交换意见、扯平利益与损失 to help other people and do things for them as well as expecting them to do things for you Unit 7 Ecology 1. give up 放弃、停止、辞去 to abandon an attempt to do sth 2. go through with 完成（工作、计划）、实现、贯彻（诺言等） to do sth you had promised or planned to do, even though it causes problems or you are no longer sure you want to do it 3. hang in there 坚持下去 to keep trying to do sth and not give up even though it might be difficult 4. sweat ⋯ out 在不愉快的条件下坚持、焦急或紧张地等待某事发生 to wait uncomfortably for sth to happen or end 5. stick with 坚持做某事 to continue doing something the way you did or planned to do before Unit 8 Holocaust 1. be on one ’ s own 独自居住 to be alone 2. be a copycat 一味模仿他人的人 to be a person who always imitate others 3. lead sb by the nose 完全控制某人、使某人完全听命于自己 to make sb do everything one wishes, control sb completely 4. cut the apron strings 脱离(母亲、妻子等 )影响与控制 to get rid of the control of (usu. the mother) over an adult child 5. be a yes-man 唯唯诺诺的人 someone who always agrees with and obeys their employer, leader etc in order to gain some advantage 6. have a mind of one ’ s own 性格果断；自有主张 to be capable of forming opinions, making decisions, etc independently 7. stand on one ’ s own two feet 自立、不依靠他人 be independent and able to take care of oneself Unit nine 1. be as tough as nails 非常严肃、从容 to be very tough and not easily frightened or not caring about the effects of your actions on other people 2. go to pieces （人） （精神、身体）崩溃、失去自制力 (of a person) have a breakdown; los。