英语Idioms汇总

英语Idioms汇总unit11.Breathoflife生命的气息Poetryandartarethebreathoflifetoher.诗歌和艺术是她的生命之源。2.GardenofEden伊甸园LifeisnoGardenofEdenatthemoment.现今的生活没有乐土。3.AdamandEve亚当和夏娃Idon’trememberwhenallthistookplace.PerhapsitwaswhenAdamandEvelived.我不记得这所有的事是何时发生的，也许是在很久很久以前。Thereisatendencyoflongevity长寿onhismother’sside.Bothhisgrandpaandgrandmalivedtobeoverninety—livedtobeAdamandEve,astheysay.在他母亲那系有长寿的趋向。他的外祖父和外祖母都活到了九十多岁，就像他们说的，要长命百岁。4.Adam’sprofession亚当的职业HehasalwaysbeenthinkingofengaginginAdam’sprofessionwhenheretires.他总是想要在退休后从事园艺工作。5.Boneofone’sbonesandfleshofone’sflesh骨中骨，肉中肉Iholdmyselfsupremelyblest—blestbeyondwhatlanguagecanexpress;becauseIammyhusband’slifeasfullyasheismine.NowomanwasevernearertohermatethanIam:evermoreabsolutelyboneofhisbonesandfleshofhisflesh.融为一体－－JaneEyreThetradeunionwasboneofthebonesandfleshofthefleshoftheworkers.工会和工人们休戚相关。unit21.Figleaves无花果叶ComeandseethispictureofTominhisbabyhood—withoutevenafigleafon.快来看这张Tom一丝不挂的婴儿照。2.CurseofAdam亚当的诅咒HisfatherdiedyoungandthecurseofAdamkepthimfromcontinuinghisschoolingashehadtohelphismothersupportabigfamily.他的父亲英年早逝，这苦难使他不能继续上学因为他要帮他母亲撑起整个大家庭。3.bythesweatofone’sbrow一个人额头上的汗水Inthesweatoftheirbrow,thepeasantcouplesentalltheirchildrentouniversity.在辛勤劳作下，这对农民夫妇把他们的孩子全送进了大学4.Fordustyouareandtodustyouwillreturn因为你是尘土，你将回归尘土Iseenopointaccumulatingmaterialpossessionsbythesweatofone’sbrow.Afterall,fordustyouare,andtodustyoushallreturn.我认为辛苦工作来积攒物质财富毫无意义。毕竟，人生不带来死不带去。5.Brother’skeeper兄弟的守护者Istheidealphilosophy哲学everymanforhimselforIammybrother'skeeper”?“人人为己”或者“帮助他人”是理想的哲学吗？6.Forbiddenfruit禁忌之果A:ItoldTomhewasnotallowedtoeatice-creamtoday,butyouknow---我告诉汤姆他今天不准吃冰激凌，但是你知道的——B:Well,forbiddenfruittastesbetter;andthisisespeciallytrueofkids.是的，被禁止的总是更美味的，尤其是对孩子来说。7.Fallfromgrace堕落Hehadbeentheking’sfavorite,andhissuddenfallfromgracesurprisedeveryone.他曾是国王的宠臣，他的突然失宠惊呆了每个人。8.Noah’sArk诺亚方舟StrongwillandhardworkarelikeaNoah’sArkwhichsavespeoplefromtheirsufferings.强烈的愿望和努力工作就像是救命稻草把人们从苦难之中解救出来。9.Doveandoliveleaf鸽子和橄榄叶HiscomingtopowermayhelpbringthedoveandoliveleaftotheMiddleEast.他的上台可能会给中东地区带来和平。Theyareflyingflagofdoveandoliveleafinsteadofskeletons,forthefirsttimesinfortyyears’civilwar.在四十年内战中，他们第一次高举和平的旗帜而不是死亡之旗。10.TheTowerofBabel巴别塔Heismorefondofemptytalkthansolidwork,soallhisplansaretheTowerofBabel.他更喜欢空谈而不是实干，所以他的计划全是纸上谈兵。AtowerofBabelofvoicescouldbeheardfromtheschoolroom.叽叽喳喳的声音从教室里传来。Hisfurtherstatement,insteadofsheddinglightonthesituation,setupatowerofBabelamongthelisteners.他进一步的阐述，没让情况更明朗，反倒让听者更迷惑了。unit31.landofpromise/thepromisedland应许之地Americawasthepromisedlandformanyimmigrantfamilies.对许多移民家庭来说美国是一片乐土。2.SodomandGomorrah所多玛和蛾摩拉Thevillagehadareputationasalatter-daySodomandGomorrah.这个村庄在后世有罪恶之城之称。3.burningsulfur(fireandbrimstone)硫磺烈火Shethinksthatonewillsufferfireandbrimstoneafterdeathifhehasdonewrong.她认为人如果犯了错的话死后会受地狱之火。Whenthedisorderlystudentsfinallysawtheprincipal,shewasbreathingfireandbrimstone.当混乱的学生终于看到校长的时候，她正火冒三丈。4.(asCuriousas)Lot’swife罗德的妻子CuriousasLot’swife,shehasmadehimselfunpopularamongherfriends.她在她的朋友中不受欢迎因为她的八卦。1.Sellone’sbirthrightforamessofstew/pottage为了一顿炖菜出卖一个人与生俱来的权利Jasonhasgivenuphislegalstudiestoworkonanoilrig石油钻台,andalthoughhe’searningalot,itseemstomethathe’ssoldhisbirthrightforamessofpottage.杰森放弃了他的法律研究去致力于石油钻台，尽管他赚了很多，但在我看来他捡了芝麻丢了西瓜。2.MybrotherEsauisahairyman,andI’mamanwithsmoothskin.我哥哥以扫是一个有毛的人，我是一个光滑的皮肤的人。HewantedmetotaketheexamforhimbystickingmyphotoontohisexamcertificatebutIrefused.Iloathedtheideaofcheatingonthetest.Besides,mybrotherEsauisahairyman,andI’mamanwithsmoothskin.他想让我代他考试通过把我的照片贴在他的考证上但我拒绝了。我痛恨考试作弊的想法，另外，我们俩截然不同。3.ThevoiceisJacob’svoice,butthehandsarethehandsofEsauJacob’svoiceandEsau’shand雅各的声音，以扫的手Becautious,forinthemarketnowadaysthereexistsomanyarticlesthatareJacob’svoicebutEsau’shand.谨慎一点，现金的市场上有很多假冒伪劣产品。1.coatofmanycolors/Joseph’scoat约瑟的彩衣Afterhissuccessfulnegotiationwithaforeigncompany,ourbossgavehimacoatofmanycolors.在他成功地和一家外国公司谈判后，我们的老板很器重他。2.corninEgypt(Gen:41)诶及的玉米Thoughthatisasmallcountry,itsnaturalresourcesareasrichascorninEgypt.尽管这是一个小国家，它的自然资源取之不尽用之不竭。3.Benjamin’sportion/mess本杰明的部分Weputthesameeffortinthatbusiness,butBenjamin’smessoftheprofitwenttohim.我们在这笔生意上付出了同样多的努力，但是利益的大部分都给了他。unit41.Landflowingwithmilkandhoney流着牛奶和蜂蜜的土地ThispartofChinaisconsideredtobeaparadiseonearth,alandflowingwithmilkandhoney.中国的这一部分被认为是人间天堂，是一个美丽富饶的地方。2.BringtheIsraelitesoutofEgypt把以色列人带出诶及Manystate-runenterprisesareoperatingalowprofitlevelorevenwithoutprofitatall,whereworkersarelookingtothemanagerstobringtheIsraelitesoutofEgypt.许多国营企业正处在一个低利润甚至是零利润的运营状态中，工人们都希望管理者能带他们走出困境。3.Hardenone’sheart使人的心变硬Sorrowandtroubleeithersoftentheheartorhardenit.悲伤和烦恼不是使人心软，就是使人心狠。Don'thideyourhurtsandpainsandfeelingsinsidewheretheywillhardenyourheart.不要隐藏你的伤痛、痛哭和感觉，它们会使你的心麻木。4.GoldenCalf金牛Anythingcanbecomeagoldencalf.任何东西都能成为崇拜对象。Today’syouthgrewupfromaculture,inwhichmostpeopleworshipthegoldencalf.现在的年轻人在一种大多是人都拜金的文化中成长。5.Stiff-necked脖子硬的Heissostiff-neckedthatheinsistsongoingthewrongwayinspiteofthesensibleadvicefromhisfamilyandhisfriends.他是如此顽固以至于他不顾亲朋好友合理的建议坚持他错误的道路。