Ⅰ 20條有趣的英語小知識
1、劍橋大學的研究表明:單詞中字母的順序如何不重要,重要的是第一個和最後一個字母的位置。這是因為大腦在閱讀時不會讀到所有字母。
2、「WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW」(我看到的是一輛車還是一隻貓)這是英語中唯一一句反過來念還是一樣的句子。
3、英語單詞「Goodbye」來自於「God bye」,原意是「上帝與你同在」。
4、「The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.」(這只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳過了一隻懶狗)這句話用到了字母表中的所有字母!
5、「Go」是英語中最短的完整句子。
6、單詞「onion」(洋蔥)來自於拉丁詞「unio」,意思是大珍珠。
7、單詞「tips」(小費)實際上是「To Insure Prompt Service」(保障快捷的服務)的首字母縮寫!
8、片語「rule of thumb」(經驗法則),是從一條古老的英國法律中來的,即:不能用超過大拇指粗細的東西打老婆。
9、英語中最長的單詞是「」(硅酸鹽沉著病)!
10、會說英語的中國人比會說英語的美國人還多。
11、單詞「listen」(聽)和「silent」(安靜的)用到了一樣的字母。
12、胡佛真空吸塵器在英國曾經非常流行,到現在很多人還把「vacuuming」(吸塵)說成「hoovering」(胡佛ing…)。
13、「Stressed」(壓力)倒過來拼就是「Desserts」(點心)。
14、英語中使用最多的字母是「E」,用得最少的是「Q」。
15、作家厄爾尼斯特·文森特·萊特曾經寫過一篇5萬字的小說《葛士比》,裡面沒有一個字母「E」!
Ⅱ 有趣的英語小知識
1、
black
sheep
是害群之馬(不是黑綿羊)
2
、green
house
是溫室(不是綠房子)
3、
black
tea
是紅茶(不是黑茶)
4、
car
park
是停車場(不是汽車公園)
5、
sweet
water
是淡水,飲用水(不是甜水)
6、
green
meat
是新鮮血液(不是綠色的血)
7、
red
news
是最新消息(不是紅色消息)
8、
black
and
blue
是遍體鱗傷(不是又黑又藍)
9
、French
windows
是落地長窗(不是法國窗子)
10、
Greek
gift
是圖謀害人的禮物(不是希臘的禮物)
11、
car
and
dog
是傾盆大雨(不是貓和狗
Ⅲ 小學英語課外學什麼好,你知道嗎
英語對於現在的學生來說是越來越重要了,日後的升學以及工作對英語水平都有一定的要求,因此我們在一開始學習英語的時候就應該為英語打好基礎。小學時期是英語學習的基礎階段,對日後英語學習的成功與否有很重要的影響。除了平時課上的學習,小學生在課外也應該加強對英語的學習,那麼小學英語課外學什麼好呢?下面小編就為大家介紹一下。
一、小學英語課外學什麼好—看英文電影
小學生除了要在課上學習英語知識外,在課外時間也可以接觸一些適合兒童觀看的英文電影。在看電影的過程中,不僅能聽到純正的英語發音,同時還能了解到一些外國的風土人情,真正擴展自己的知識面,開拓自己的眼界。在看英文電影的過程中,小學生會潛移默化地接收熏陶,慢慢地孩子的聽力水平與口語水平都會有所提高。
二、小學英語課外學什麼好—讀英文書籍
在課外英文學習之前,家長可以為孩子選購一些英文小說或者漫畫。這些書籍的題材最好是孩子感興趣的,促使他積極主動地學習英語知識。在閱讀的過程中,孩子可以認識到更多的英文單詞以及句子表達方式。如果孩子有不懂的單詞,要讓他學會自己去查英文字典。其實,查字典也是小學生學習英語的過程,能夠很好的加強英語水平,同時還能增強孩子對英語閱讀的興趣,提高專注力。另外,這對於孩子閱讀習慣的養成也有極大的幫助。
三、小學英語課外學什麼好—練習口語發音
英文與其他學科不同,它是一門語言學科,它的最終目標是將英語作為語言溝通的工具來掌握。在課外時間,學生應該多朗讀課文,練習英語口語發音,通過一遍遍地練習來糾正自己的錯誤發音,加深自己對於單詞發音的記憶,這樣才能真正提高口語水平。
Ⅳ 英語小知識英文版(英語趣味小知識)
1.英語趣味小知識
趣味英語小知識 a)Ten animals I slam in a . 我把十隻動物一網打盡 你注意到這句話有什麼特別之處嗎?對了,無論從左到右,還是從右到左,字母排列順序都是一樣的,英語把這叫做Palindromes 迴文(指順讀和倒讀都一樣的詞語),關於動物的迴文還有以下的例子 Otto saw pup ; pup was Otto. (奧托看見了小狗,小狗的名字叫奧托) Was it a car or a cat I saw ? Was it a rat I saw ? (我剛才看見的是條老鼠?) b)the bee's knees 又來形容最好的至高無上的東西。
[例] She is a very poor singer but she thinks she's the bee's knees. (她五音不全卻自認為是高高在上的一流歌手。) 該表現起源於20年代的美國,僅僅因為bee's 和 knees押韻,琅琅上口,迅速得到流傳,直到現在, 還在日常生活非正式場合的對話中經常使用。
和時間有關的英語趣味小知識(一)時間是金,其值無價 Time is money.(時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金) Time flies.(光陰似箭,日月如梭) Time has wings.(光陰去如飛) Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.(光陰如銼,細磨無聲) Time stays not the fool's leisure.(時間不等閑逛的傻瓜) Time and I against any two.(和時間攜起手來,一人抵兩人) Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.(時間就是生命,懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命。或時間就是生命,節省時間,就是延長生命) Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.(消磨於惡習或愚行的時間是加倍的損失) (二)時間是風,去而不返 Time undermines us.(光陰暗中催人才。
或莫說年紀小人生容易老) Time and tide wait for no man.(歲月不待人) Time cannot be won again.(時間一去不再來) Time is , time was , and time is past.(現在有時間,過去有時間,時間一去不復返) Time lost can not be recalled.(光陰一去不復返) Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.(光陰似箭,一去不返) (三)時間是尺,萬物皆檢 Time tries friends as fire tries gold.(時間考驗朋友,烈火考驗黃金) Time tries truth.(時間檢驗真理) Time is the father of truth.(時間是真理之父) Time will tell.(時間能說明問題) Time brings the truth to light.(時間使真相大白。或時間一到,真理自明。)
Time and chance reveal all secrets.(時間與機會能提示一切秘密) Time consecrates: what is gray with age bees religion.(時間考驗一切,經得起時間考驗的就為人所信仰) Time reveals(discloses) all things.(萬事日久自明) Time tries all.(時間檢驗一切) (四)時間是秤,衡量權質 There is no time like the present.(現在正是時候) Take time by the forelock.(把握目前的時機) To choose time is to save time.(選擇時間就是節省時間) Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.(今日事,今日畢) Procrastination is the thief of time.(拖延為時間之竊賊) One of these days is none of these days.(拖延時日,終難實現。或:改天改天,不知哪天) Tomorrow never es.(明天無盡頭,明日何其多) What may be done at any time will be done at no time.(常將今日推明日,推到後來無蹤跡) (五)時間是水,淘金流沙 Time works wonders.(時間可以創造奇跡或時間的效力不可思議) Time works great changes.(時間可以產生巨大的變化) Times change.(時代正在改變) 英語趣味小知識(2)——你會犯這樣的錯誤嗎? 你會犯這樣的錯誤嗎? 英語有時候真是莫名其妙,你覺得你明明懂了,可實際上你又沒有懂。
所以,今天我想講幾件軼事,都是因為沒有理解聽到看到的東西而鬧出的笑話。也許,從他們的經驗中,你也可以學到一些東西。
第一個故事發生在秘魯,一位美國婦女在餐館里用餐。她問服務員: Excuse me. Where could I wash my hands? 服務員把她帶到洗手間,可不巧,正有一些工人在粉刷洗手間的牆壁。
工人們一看有人要用洗手間,就准備離開。服務員攔住他們,說: That's Ok. Stay. She only wants to wash her hands. 在英語里,wash my hands實際上是上廁所的委婉說法。
那個服務員按照字面意思理解,結果鬧了笑話。 還有一次,一個留學生在國外的學校第一天上學,心裡又興奮又緊張。
一個美國人見到一張新面孔,為了表示友好,就問: Hi! What's the good word? 留學生一聽到這個,立刻傻眼了,他想, My God! I don't know the good word. I've studied English for years, but no one told me about the good word! 他猶豫再三,想,反正我也不知道,就問問他好了。於是他吞吞吐吐地問: Hello. What's the good word? 老美聽了,很隨意地說: Oh, not much. 這下,這個留學生就更吃驚了! 原來,What's the good word? 在美語里,是一句問候語,意思是「你還好嗎?」但問話的人並不指望你把遇到的高興的事情都一一告訴他,只是打個招呼而已。
但這個留學生以為對方真的在問什麼是Good word,所以鬧了笑話,不過還好,也算給他歪打正著了。 下面的故事就更有意思了。
一次,一個美國公司的管理人員給公司一個駐外分部發了一份。
2.英語小常識
sporting house 妓院(不是「體育室」)
dead president 美鈔(上印有總統頭像)(並非「死了的總統」)
lover 情人(不是「愛人」)
bu *** oy 餐館勤雜工(不是「公汽售票員」)
busybody 愛管閑事的人(不是「大忙人」)
dry goods (美)紡織品;(英)穀物(不是「干貨」)
heartman 換心人(不是「有心人」)
mad doctor 精神病科醫生(不是「發瘋的醫生」)
eleventh hour 最後時刻(不是「十一點」)
blind date (由第三者安排的)男女初次會面(並非「盲目約會」或「瞎約會」)
personal remark 人身攻擊(不是「個人評論」)
sweet water 淡水(不是「糖水」或「甜水」)
confidence man 騙子(不是「信得過的人」)
criminal lawyer 刑事律師(不是「犯罪的律師」)
service station 加油站(不是「服務站」)
rest room 廁所(不是「休息室」)
dressing room 化妝室(不是「試衣室」或「更衣室」)
horse sense 常識(不是「馬的感覺」)
capital idea 好主意(不是「資本主義思想」)
familiar talk 庸俗的交談(不是「熟悉的談話」)
black tea 紅茶(不是「黑茶」)
black art 妖術(不是「黑色藝術」)
black stranger 完全陌生的人(不是「陌生的黑人」)
white coal (作動力來源用的)水(不是「白煤」)
white man 忠實可靠的人(不是「皮膚白的人」)
yellow book 黃皮書(法國 *** 報告書,以黃紙為封)(不是「黃色書籍」)
red tape 官僚習氣(不是「紅色帶子」)
green hand 新手(不是「綠手」)
blue stocking 女學者、女才子(不是「藍色長統襪」)
China policy 對華政策(不是「中國政策」)
Chinese dragon 麒麟(不是「中國龍」)
American beauty 一種玫瑰,名為「美國麗人」(不是「美國美女」)
English disease 軟骨病(不是「英國病」)
Indian summer 愉快寧靜的晚年(不是「印度的夏日」)
Greek t 害人的禮品(不是「希臘禮物」)
Spanish athlete 吹牛的人(不是「西班牙運動員」)
French chalk 滑石粉(不是「法國粉筆」)
3.20條有趣的英語小知識
1、According to a research project at Cambridge Uiversity, it doesn't matter what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. This is because the human mind does not read every letter。
劍橋大學的研究表明:單詞中字母的順序如何不重要,重要的是第一個和最後一個字母的位置。這是因為大腦在閱讀時不會讀到所有字母。
2、'WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW'. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence。 (我看到的是一輛車還是一隻貓)這是英語中唯一一句反過來念還是一樣的句子。
3、"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you"。 英語單詞「Goodbye」來自於「God bye」,原意是「上帝與你同在」。
4、The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog."uses every letter of the alphabet! (這只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳過了一隻懶狗)這句話用到了字母表中的所有字母! 5、"Go", is the shortest plete sentence in the English language。 「Go」是英語中最短的完整句子。
6、The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl。 單詞「onion」(洋蔥)來自於拉丁詞「unio」,意思是大珍珠。
7、The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'。 單詞「tips」(小費)實際上是「To Insure Prompt Service」(保障快捷的服務)的首字母縮寫! 8、The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb。
片語「rule of thumb」(經驗法則),是從一條古老的英國法律中來的,即:不能用超過大拇指粗細的東西打老婆。 9、The longest word in the English language ! 英語中最長的單詞是「」(硅酸鹽沉著病)! 10、More people in China speak English than in the United States。
會說英語的中國人比會說英語的美國人還多。 11、The word "listen" contains the same letters as"silent"。
單詞「listen」(聽)和「silent」(安靜的)用到了一樣的字母。 12、Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering。
胡佛真空吸塵器在英國曾經非常流行,到現在很多人還把「vacuuming」(吸塵)說成「hoovering」(胡佛ing…)。 13、Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards。
「Stressed」(壓力)倒過來拼就是「Desserts」(點心)。 14、The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and'Q' is the least used! 英語中使用最多的字母是「E」,用得最少的是「Q」。
15、Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gad *** y", whichcontains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!。
4.求一些(英語)生活小知識
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.恭維話不能當飯吃。 Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 好人越誇越好,壞人越誇越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.寧可吃虧,不貪便宜。 Prevention is better than cure.預防勝於治療。
Pride goes before, and shame es after.驕傲使人落後。 Promise is debt.一諾千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.諺語是日常經驗的結晶。 Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。 Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.開卷有益。 Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.讀書健腦,運動強身。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬,必須自重。 Rome is not built in a day冰凍三尺,非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。 Seeing is believing.眼見為實。
Seek the truth from facts.實事求是。 Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him. 智者當差,不用交代。
Set a thief to catch a thief.以賊捉賊。 Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算賬。
Something is better than nothing.聊勝於無。 Soon learn, soon forgotten.學得快,忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快,爛得快。 Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是銀,沉默是金。
Still water run deep.靜水常深。 Strike the iron while it is hot.趁熱打鐵。
Success belongs to the persevering.堅持就是勝利。 Take things as they e.既來之,則安之。
Talking mends no holes. 空談無補。 Talk of the devil and he will appear.說曹操,曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.樹大招風。 Teach others by your example.躬親示範。
The best hearts are always the bravest.無私者無畏。 The best man stumbles.偉人也有犯錯時。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盜鈴。 The danger past and God forgotten.過河拆橋。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。 The darkest place is under the candlestick.燭台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.老馬識途。 The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有時也會說真話。
The die is cast.木已成舟。 The early bird catches the worm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。
5.急求,三十道英文版生活小知識
1月1日元旦(New Year's Day) 2月2日世界濕地日(World Wetlands Day) 2月14日情人節(Valentine's Day) 3月3日全國愛耳日3月5日青年志願者服務日3月8日國際婦女節(International Women' Day) 3月9日保護母親河日3月12日中國植樹節(China Arbor Day) 3月14日白色情人節(White Day) 3月14日國際警察日(International Policemen' Day) 3月15日世界消費者權益日(World Consumer Right Day)3月21日世界森林日(World Forest Day) 3月21日世界睡眠日(World Sleep Day) 3月22日世界水日(World Water Day) 3月23日世界氣象日(World Meteorological Day) 3月24日世界防治結核病日(World Tuberculosis Day) 4月1日愚人節(April Fools' Day) 4月5日清明節(Tomb-sweeping Day) 4月7日世界衛生日(World Health Day)4月22日世界地球日(World Earth Day) 4月26日世界知識產權日(World Intellectual Property Day) 5月1日國際勞動節(International Labour Day) 5月3日世界哮喘日(World Asthma Day) 5月4日中國青年節(Chinese Youth Day) 5月8日世界紅十字日(World Red-Cross Day) 5月12日國際護士節(International Nurse Day) 5月15日國際家庭日(International Family Day)5月17日世界電信日(World Telemunications Day) 5月20日全國學生營養日5月23日國際牛奶日(International Milk Day) 5月31日世界無煙日(World No-Smoking Day) 6月1日國際兒童節(International Children's Day) 6月5日世界環境日(International Environment Day) 6月6日全國愛眼日6月17日世界防治荒漠化和乾旱日(World Day to bat desertification) 6月23日國際奧林匹克日(International Olympic Day) 6月25日全國土地日6月26日國際禁毒日(International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking) 7月1日中國 *** 誕生日(Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese munist Party)。
6.想要一些生活小常識,要簡短一點,還要有英文版,望各位幫忙,先謝
1.Eyes into the st, close your eyes and cough , the st will run out.
眼睛進了小灰塵,閉上眼睛用力咳嗽幾下,灰塵就會自己出來。
2.If you have a *** all area of skin have beed damage or burn,you can wipe a few toothpaste ,it will be able to rece pain and stop bleeding
若有小面積皮膚損傷或者燒傷、抹上少許牙膏,可立即止血止痛
3. you have been bitten by a mosquito just, Soap coated in the somewhere and won't itch after a while.
剛剛被蚊子咬完時,塗上肥皂就不會癢了
4.When you play hiccup ,then ,drink some vinegar, the effect is very good.
打打嗝時就喝點醋,效果很好.
7.英語小常識有那些
1、早上醒來.先喝一杯水. 預防結石(Woke up this morning . Drink a glass of water. Prevention of stone)
2、雞 *** 含有致癌物, 不要吃較好(Chicken butt contains carcinogens , do not eat well)
3、喝豆漿時不要加雞蛋及糖. 也不要喝太多(Do not drink milk and sugar , add eggs . Do not drink too much)
4、空腹時不要吃蕃茄, 最好飯後吃(Do not eat tomatoes fasting , the best meal to eat)
5、抽煙,關系最大的是 肺癌,唇癌,舌癌,喉癌,食道癌,也與膀胱癌有關 (Smoking , the relationship is the largest lung cancer, lip cancer , tongue cancer , laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, but also with bladder cancer)
6、飲酒導致肝硬化 .引發肝癌(Drinking leading to cirrhosis. Cause liver cancer)
先給這幾個,不夠再給你,給我留言。
8.有趣的英語小知識
英語趣味測試:成語對對碰 俚語和諺語是英語學習中的一大絆腳石。
這些英語句子一反常態,我們不明白這些俗語的含義,是因為我們和英語國家的文化背景不同。如果能在漢語中為這些俗語找到對應的說法,問題就解決了。
看看下面的句子你能翻譯對幾個來。 1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or fortis given when it is too late。
Example: just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad, I hada promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death, thedoctor。 2.After praising the wine they sell us vinegar Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior towhat you claim it to be。
Example: that fellow pletely misled us about what he was capableof doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar。 3.All is over but the shouting Explanation: finally decided or won; brought to the end; not ableto be changed。
Example: after Bill's touch down, the game is all over butshouting。 4.All lay load on the willing horse Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing thingsfor others. Very often the implication is that others impose onhim。
Examples: the trouble is you're too good-natured and people takeadvantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will haveto learn to refuse people who ask too much。 5.anger and haste hinder good counsel Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in ahurry。
Example: you should calm down before you decide the next move.Anger and haste hinder good counsel。 6.As poor as a church mouse Explanation: to be exceedingly poor, having barely to liveupon。
Example: he has a large family, and is poor as a churchmouse。 Note: a church is one of the few buildings that contain nofood。
7.A word spoken is past recalling Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not easilyundo。 Example: for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said,but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could neverrepair the damage of that moment of harshness。
8.World is but a little place, after all Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or isin someway connected with him in a place where he would never haveexpected to do so。 Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmateon a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place afterall。
9.When in Rome, do as the Romans do Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongstwhom you live。 Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, butnow you are on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and takecoffee and rolls。
10.What you lose on the swings you get back on theroundabouts Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you havebad luck on one day you have good on another; if one ventureresults in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed。 Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything;if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts。
11.What are the odds so long as you are happy Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person ishappy。 Example: you plain so much, but you have a good family, parents,health, and money. What's the odd so long as you're happy。
12.Entertain an angel unawares Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest withoutknowing his merits。 Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she wasentertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a poser of thegreatest promise 13.every dog has his day Explanation: fortune es to each in turn Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a verylong time ing。
14.every potter praises his own pot Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in theirpossessions or their family members Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant,but I would rather hear it from his teacher's own mouth. Everypotter praises his own pot 答案: 1.雨後送傘 2. 掛羊頭賣狗肉 3. 大勢已去 4.人善被人欺,馬善被人騎 5. 小不忍則亂大謀 6. 一貧如洗 7. 一言既出,駟馬難追 8. 天涯原咫尺,到處可逢君 9. 入鄉隨俗 10. 失之東隅,收之桑榆 11. 知足者常樂 12. 有眼不識泰山 13.是人皆有出頭日 14.王婆買瓜,自賣自誇 送花須知:十二星座的幸運花 Aries: Thistle, wild rose, gorse, nasturtium, woodbine 白羊:薊、野玫瑰、金雀花、旱金蓮花、忍冬 Taurus: Lily of the valley, violet, red rose, myrtle 金牛:鈴蘭、紫羅蘭、紅玫瑰、桃金娘 Gemini: Snapdragon, iris 雙子:金魚草、愛麗絲 Cancer: Poppy, water lily, white rose 巨蟹:罌粟、荷花、白玫瑰 Leo: Marigold, sunflower, cowslip, heliotrope, 。
Ⅳ 小學趣味英語小知識
1. 英語趣味小知識
趣味英語小知識 a)Ten animals I slam in a . 我把十隻動物一網打盡 你注意到塌中這句話有什麼特別之處嗎?對了,無論從左到右,還是從右到左,字母排列順序都是一樣的,英語把這叫做Palindromes 迴文(指順讀和倒讀都一樣的詞語),關於動物的迴文還有以下的例子 Otto saw pup ; pup was Otto. (奧托看見了小狗,小狗的名字叫奧托) Was it a car or a cat I saw ? Was it a rat I saw ? (我剛才看見的是條老鼠?) b)the bee's knees 又來形容最好的至高無上的東西。
[例] She is a very poor singer but she thinks she's the bee's knees. (她五音不全卻自認為是高高在上的一流歌手。) 該表現起源於20年代的美國,僅僅因為bee's 和 knees押韻,琅琅上口,迅速得到流傳,直到現在, 還在日常生活非正式場合的對話中經常使用。
和時間有關的英語趣味小知識(一)時間是金,其值無價 Time is money.(時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金) Time flies.(光陰似箭,日月如梭) Time has wings.(光陰去如飛) Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.(光陰如銼,細磨無聲) Time stays not the fool's leisure.(時間不等閑逛的傻瓜) Time and I against any two.(和時間攜起手來,一人抵兩人) Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.(時間就是生命,懶人消團宏山耗時間就是消耗自己的生命。或時間就是生命,節省時間,就是延長生命) Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.(消磨於惡習或愚行的時間是加倍的損失) (二)時間是風,去而不返 Time undermines us.(光陰暗中催人才。
或莫說年紀小人生容易老) Time and tide wait for no man.(歲月不待人) Time cannot be won again.(時間一去不再來) Time is , time was , and time is past.(現在有時間,過去有時間,時間一去不復返) Time lost can not be recalled.(光陰一去不復返) Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.(光陰似箭,一去不返) (三)時間是尺,萬物皆檢 Time tries friends as fire tries gold.(時間考驗朋友,烈火考驗絕含黃金) Time tries truth.(時間檢驗真理) Time is the father of truth.(時間是真理之父) Time will tell.(時間能說明問題) Time brings the truth to light.(時間使真相大白。或時間一到,真理自明。)
Time and chance reveal all secrets.(時間與機會能提示一切秘密) Time consecrates: what is gray with age bees religion.(時間考驗一切,經得起時間考驗的就為人所信仰) Time reveals(discloses) all things.(萬事日久自明) Time tries all.(時間檢驗一切) (四)時間是秤,衡量權質 There is no time like the present.(現在正是時候) Take time by the forelock.(把握目前的時機) To choose time is to save time.(選擇時間就是節省時間) Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.(今日事,今日畢) Procrastination is the thief of time.(拖延為時間之竊賊) One of these days is none of these days.(拖延時日,終難實現。或:改天改天,不知哪天) Tomorrow never es.(明天無盡頭,明日何其多) What may be done at any time will be done at no time.(常將今日推明日,推到後來無蹤跡) (五)時間是水,淘金流沙 Time works wonders.(時間可以創造奇跡或時間的效力不可思議) Time works great changes.(時間可以產生巨大的變化) Times change.(時代正在改變) 英語趣味小知識(2)——你會犯這樣的錯誤嗎? 你會犯這樣的錯誤嗎? 英語有時候真是莫名其妙,你覺得你明明懂了,可實際上你又沒有懂。
所以,今天我想講幾件軼事,都是因為沒有理解聽到看到的東西而鬧出的笑話。也許,從他們的經驗中,你也可以學到一些東西。
第一個故事發生在秘魯,一位美國婦女在餐館里用餐。她問服務員: Excuse me. Where could I wash my hands? 服務員把她帶到洗手間,可不巧,正有一些工人在粉刷洗手間的牆壁。
工人們一看有人要用洗手間,就准備離開。服務員攔住他們,說: That's Ok. Stay. She only wants to wash her hands. 在英語里,wash my hands實際上是上廁所的委婉說法。
那個服務員按照字面意思理解,結果鬧了笑話。 還有一次,一個留學生在國外的學校第一天上學,心裡又興奮又緊張。
一個美國人見到一張新面孔,為了表示友好,就問: Hi! What's the good word? 留學生一聽到這個,立刻傻眼了,他想, My God! I don't know the good word. I've studied English for years, but no one told me about the good word! 他猶豫再三,想,反正我也不知道,就問問他好了。於是他吞吞吐吐地問: Hello. What's the good word? 老美聽了,很隨意地說: Oh, not much. 這下,這個留學生就更吃驚了! 原來,What's the good word? 在美語里,是一句問候語,意思是「你還好嗎?」但問話的人並不指望你把遇到的高興的事情都一一告訴他,只是打個招呼而已。
但這個留學生以為對方真的在問什麼是Good word,所以鬧了笑話,不過還好,也算給他歪打正著了。 下面的故事就更有意思了。
一次,一個美國公司的管理人員給公司一個駐外分部發了一份。
2. 誰有小學英語趣味小知識
英語趣味小知識 讓我們學習一些有趣的小知識吧。
以下是一些的英語和漢語對手指的稱呼: 1.thumb :大拇指。與漢語相映成趣的是,英語的all(fingers and ) thumbs也表示"笨手笨腳"的意思,例如:(1)I'm all fingers and thumbs this morning. I don't seem to be able to button up my shirt.今天早上我的手怎麼這么笨呢,好像連襯衫都扣不上了。
(2)He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the teacup.他激動得手都不好使了,竟把茶杯摔了。2. forefinger :又稱index finger,即食指。
前綴fore-表示"位置靠前的"(placed at the front),所以從排位上說,forefinger應為"第一指"。從功用上看,此手指伸出時有標示或指向的作用。
在一些英語工具書中,我們會見到這樣的表示"參見"(index)含義的手型符號。3. middle finger :中指。
此指居中,名正言順,且與漢語說法也一致。4. ring finger:無名指。
從世界各地的婚俗習慣來說,結婚戒指(wedding ring)戴在這一手指(通常指左手)之上,表示已婚。5. little finger: 顧名思義為小指。
在美國和蘇格蘭,人們又賦予它一個愛稱,管pinkie(pinky),後綴-ie(-y)有"小巧可愛"之意。和時間有關的英語趣味小知識職場英語 2010-02-24 17:52:16 閱讀264 評論0 字型大小:大中小 訂閱 (一) 時間是金,其值無價1. Time is money.(時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金)2. Time flies.(光陰似箭,日月如梭)3. Time has wings.(光陰去如飛)4. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.(光陰如銼,細磨無聲)5. Time stays not the fool's leisure.(時間不等閑逛的傻瓜)5. Time and I against any two.(和時間攜起手來,一人抵兩人)6. Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.(時間就是生命,懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命。
或時間就是生命,節省時間,就是延長生命)7. Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.(消磨於惡習或愚行的時間是加倍的損失) (二) 時間是風,去而不返8. Time undermines us.(光陰暗中催人才。或莫說年紀小人生容易老)9. Time and tide wait for no man.(歲月不待人)10. Time cannot be won again.(時間一去不再來)11. Time is , time was , and time is past.(現在有時間,過去有時間,時間一去不復返)12. Time lost can not be recalled.(光陰一去不復返)13. Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.(光陰似箭,一去不返) (三)時間是尺,萬物皆檢14. Time tries friends as fire tries gold.(時間考驗朋友,烈火考驗黃金)15. Time tries truth.(時間檢驗真理)16. Time is the father of truth.(時間是真理之父)17. Time will tell.(時間能說明問題)18. Time brings the truth to light.(時間使真相大白。
或時間一到,真理自明。)19. Time and chance reveal all secrets.(時間與機會能提示一切秘密)20. Time consecrates: what is gray with age bees religion.(時間考驗一切,經得起時間考驗的就為人所信仰)21. Time reveals(discloses) all things.(萬事日久自明)22. Time tries all.(時間檢驗一切) (四)時間是秤,衡量權質23. There is no time like the present.(現在正是時候)24. Take time by the forelock.(把握目前的時機)25. To choose time is to save time.(選擇時間就是節省時間)26. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.(今日事,今日畢)27. Procrastination is the thief of time.(拖延為時間之竊賊)28. One of these days is none of these days.(拖延時日,終難實現。
或:改天改天,不知哪天)29. Tomorrow never es.(明天無盡頭,明日何其多)30. What may be done at any time will be done at no time.(常將今日推明日,推到後來無蹤跡) (五)時間是水,淘金流沙31. Time works wonders.(時間可以創造奇跡或時間的效力不可思議)32. Time works great changes.(時間可以產生巨大的變化)33. Times change.(時代正在改變)。
3. 有趣的英語小知識
英語趣味測試:成語對對碰 俚語和諺語是英語學習中的一大絆腳石。
這些英語句子一反常態,我們不明白這些俗語的含義,是因為我們和英語國家的文化背景不同。如果能在漢語中為這些俗語找到對應的說法,問題就解決了。
看看下面的句子你能翻譯對幾個來。 1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or fortis given when it is too late。
Example: just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad, I hada promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death, thedoctor。 2.After praising the wine they sell us vinegar Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior towhat you claim it to be。
Example: that fellow pletely misled us about what he was capableof doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar。 3.All is over but the shouting Explanation: finally decided or won; brought to the end; not ableto be changed。
Example: after Bill's touch down, the game is all over butshouting。 4.All lay load on the willing horse Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing thingsfor others. Very often the implication is that others impose onhim。
Examples: the trouble is you're too good-natured and people takeadvantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will haveto learn to refuse people who ask too much。 5.anger and haste hinder good counsel Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in ahurry。
Example: you should calm down before you decide the next move.Anger and haste hinder good counsel。 6.As poor as a church mouse Explanation: to be exceedingly poor, having barely to liveupon。
Example: he has a large family, and is poor as a churchmouse。 Note: a church is one of the few buildings that contain nofood。
7.A word spoken is past recalling Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not easilyundo。 Example: for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said,but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could neverrepair the damage of that moment of harshness。
8.World is but a little place, after all Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or isin someway connected with him in a place where he would never haveexpected to do so。 Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmateon a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place afterall。
9.When in Rome, do as the Romans do Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongstwhom you live。 Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, butnow you are on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and takecoffee and rolls。
10.What you lose on the swings you get back on theroundabouts Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you havebad luck on one day you have good on another; if one ventureresults in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed。 Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything;if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts。
11.What are the odds so long as you are happy Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person ishappy。 Example: you plain so much, but you have a good family, parents,health, and money. What's the odd so long as you're happy。
12.Entertain an angel unawares Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest withoutknowing his merits。 Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she wasentertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a poser of thegreatest promise 13.every dog has his day Explanation: fortune es to each in turn Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a verylong time ing。
14.every potter praises his own pot Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in theirpossessions or their family members Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant,but I would rather hear it from his teacher's own mouth. Everypotter praises his own pot 答案: 1.雨後送傘 2. 掛羊頭賣狗肉 3. 大勢已去 4.人善被人欺,馬善被人騎 5. 小不忍則亂大謀 6. 一貧如洗 7. 一言既出,駟馬難追 8. 天涯原咫尺,到處可逢君 9. 入鄉隨俗 10. 失之東隅,收之桑榆 11. 知足者常樂 12. 有眼不識泰山 13.是人皆有出頭日 14.王婆買瓜,自賣自誇 送花須知:十二星座的幸運花 Aries: Thistle, wild rose, gorse, nasturtium, woodbine 白羊:薊、野玫瑰、金雀花、旱金蓮花、忍冬 Taurus: Lily of the valley, violet, red rose, myrtle 金牛:鈴蘭、紫羅蘭、紅玫瑰、桃金娘 Gemini: Snapdragon, iris 雙子:金魚草、愛麗絲 Cancer: Poppy, water lily, white rose 巨蟹:罌粟、荷花、白玫瑰 Leo: Marigold, sunflower, cowslip, heliotrope, 。
4. 20條有趣的英語小知識
1、According to a research project at Cambridge Uiversity, it doesn't matter what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. This is because the human mind does not read every letter。
劍橋大學的研究表明:單詞中字母的順序如何不重要,重要的是第一個和最後一個字母的位置。這是因為大腦在閱讀時不會讀到所有字母。
2、'WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW'. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence。 (我看到的是一輛車還是一隻貓)這是英語中唯一一句反過來念還是一樣的句子。
3、"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you"。 英語單詞「Goodbye」來自於「God bye」,原意是「上帝與你同在」。
4、The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog."uses every letter of the alphabet! (這只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳過了一隻懶狗)這句話用到了字母表中的所有字母! 5、"Go", is the shortest plete sentence in the English language。 「Go」是英語中最短的完整句子。
6、The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl。 單詞「onion」(洋蔥)來自於拉丁詞「unio」,意思是大珍珠。
7、The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'。 單詞「tips」(小費)實際上是「To Insure Prompt Service」(保障快捷的服務)的首字母縮寫! 8、The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb。
片語「rule of thumb」(經驗法則),是從一條古老的英國法律中來的,即:不能用超過大拇指粗細的東西打老婆。 9、The longest word in the English language ! 英語中最長的單詞是「」(硅酸鹽沉著病)! 10、More people in China speak English than in the United States。
會說英語的中國人比會說英語的美國人還多。 11、The word "listen" contains the same letters as"silent"。
單詞「listen」(聽)和「silent」(安靜的)用到了一樣的字母。 12、Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering。
胡佛真空吸塵器在英國曾經非常流行,到現在很多人還把「vacuuming」(吸塵)說成「hoovering」(胡佛ing…)。 13、Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards。
「Stressed」(壓力)倒過來拼就是「Desserts」(點心)。 14、The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and'Q' is the least used! 英語中使用最多的字母是「E」,用得最少的是「Q」。
15、Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gad *** y", whichcontains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!。
5. 我想要一些英語趣味小知識 可以是笑話也可以是幽默
hey Are Directly from America Not long after an old Chinese women came back to china from her visit to her daughter in the Sates, she went to a city bank to deposit the U.S. dollars her daughter give her . At the bank counter ,the money was real.It mady out of patience.At last she couid not hold any more, uttering :「trust me, Sir, and trustthe money .They are real U.S. dollars. They.are directly from America. 」 漢譯: 真美鈔 一位中國老婦人到美國去看望女兒回來不久,到一家銀行取存女兒送給她的美元。
在銀行櫃台,銀行職員認真仔細的檢查了每一張鈔票看,是否有假。這種做法使老婦人很不耐煩,最後實在忍不住說:「相信我,先生,也請你相信這些鈔票。
這都是真正的美元,是從美國直接帶來的。」 He Won Tommy: How is your little brother, Johnny? Johnny: He is ill in bed. He hurt himself. Tommy: That's too bad. How did that happen? Johnny: We played who could lean furthest out of the window, and he won. 他贏了 湯姆:約翰尼,你小弟弟好嗎? 約翰尼:他害病卧床了。
他受了傷。 湯姆:真糟糕,怎麼回事兒? 約翰尼:我們做游戲,看誰能把身子探出窗外最遠,他贏了。
I Have His Ear in My Pocket Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, "What happened?" "A kid bit me," replied Ivan. "Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother. "I'd know him any where," said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket." 他的耳朵在我衣兜里 伊凡鼻子流著血回到家裡。他媽媽問,「發生了什麼事?」 「一個男孩咬了我一口,」伊凡說。
「再見到他你能認出來嗎?」媽媽問。 「他走到哪裡我都能認出他,」伊凡說。
「他的耳朵還在我衣兜里呢。」 A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?" "I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered. "You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?" "She is the one who sells the candy." 好孩子 小羅伯特向媽媽要兩分錢。
「昨天給你的錢干什麼了?」 「我給了一個可憐的老太婆,」他回答說。 「你真是個好孩子,」媽媽驕傲地說。
「再給你兩分錢。可你為什麼對那位老太太那麼感興趣呢?」 「她是個賣糖果的。」
Drunk One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk." "But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman!" 醉酒 一天,父親與小兒子一道回家。這個孩子正處於那種對什麼事都很感興趣的年齡,老是有提不完的問題。
他向父親發問道:「爸爸,『醉』字是什麼意思?」 「唔,孩子,」父親回答說,「你瞧那兒站著兩個警察。如果我把他們看成了四個,那麼我就算醉了。」
「可是,爸爸, 」孩子說,「那兒只有一個警察呀!」 Hospitality The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate. The visitor *** iled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?" "In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy. 好客 由於客人在吃蘋果餡餅時,家裡沒有乳酪了,於是女主人向大家表示歉意。這家的小男孩悄悄地離開了屋子。
過了一會兒,他拿著一片乳酪回到房間,把乳酪放在客人的盤子里。 客人微笑著把乳酪放進嘴裡說:「孩子,你的眼睛就是比你媽媽的好。
你在哪裡找到的乳酪?」 「在捕鼠夾上,先生。」那小男孩說。
英語小笑話 上個星期五我穿了一件 Adidas 的衣服去打球, 一個老美看到就笑我說, "Do you know what does it mean? It means All Day I Dream About Sex.我整天都在想著 性, 縮寫正好是 Adidas) " 我正驚訝他怎麼反應這么快, 聯想力這么豐富時,旁邊的 一個老美幫我解圍, 他說, 有一個很著名的合唱團 Korn, 他們的招牌歌之一就是 A.D.I.D.A.S, (All day I dream about sex)所以呢,這個典故可是很多老美都耳熟 能詳的喔! 下次就換你去取笑老美了.A man goes to church and starts talking to God. He says: "God, what is a million dollars to you?" and God says: "A penny", then the man says: "God, what is a million years to you?" and God says: "a second", then the man says: "God, can I have a penny?" and God says "In a second" 一男子進入教堂和上帝對話.他問:"主啊, 一百萬美元對你意味著多少?"上帝回答:"一便士."男子又問:"且話僂蚰昴?"上帝說:"一秒鍾."最後男子請求道:"上。
6. 小學英語趣味題有哪些
趣味英語題目
趣味英語題目
一、猜謎語。 1.哪個字母百可以喝? (打一英語字母)
2. 哪個字母最勤勞?(打一英語字母)
3. 世界的盡頭(打一英語字母)
4.哪個字母問題最多?(打一英語字母)
5. 哪個字母可以停車?(打一英語字母)
6. 哪個字母可以睡覺?(打一英語字母)
7. 十個apples,裡面的S走了,問還有幾個?
8. 小偷最怕哪三個字母?(寫出三個英語字母)
9. Xmas (翻譯成英語)
10. 西方國家認為哪個數字是幸運數字?(寫一個度數字)
11. 西方國家認為哪個數字最不吉利?(寫一個數字)
Ⅵ 英語趣味小知識
趣味英語小知識
a)Ten animals I slam in a net.
我把十隻動物一網打盡
你注意到這句話有什麼特別之處嗎?對了,無論從左到右,還是從右到左,字母排列順序都是一樣的,英語把這叫做Palindromes 迴文(指順讀和倒讀都一樣的詞語),關於動物的迴文還有以下的例子
Otto saw pup ; pup was Otto. (奧托看見了小狗,小狗的名字叫奧托)
Was it a car or a cat I saw ?
Was it a rat I saw ? (我剛才看見的是條老鼠?)
b)the bee's knees
又來形容最好的至高無上的東西。
[例] She is a very poor singer but she thinks she's the bee's knees. (她五音不全卻自認為是高高在上的一流歌手。)
該表現起源於20年代的美國,僅僅因為bee's 和 knees押韻,琅琅上口,迅速得到流傳,直到現在, 還在日常生活非正式場合的對話中經常使用。
和時間有關的英語趣味小知識(一)時間是金,其值無價
Time is money.
(時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金)
Time flies.
(光陰似箭,日月如梭)
Time has wings.
(光陰去如飛)
Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.
(光陰如銼,細磨無聲)
Time stays not the fool's leisure.
(時間不等閑逛的傻瓜)
Time and I against any two.
(和時間攜起手來,一人抵兩人)
Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.
(時間就是生命,懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命。或時間就是生命,節省時間,就是延長生命)
Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.
(消磨於惡習或愚行的時間是加倍的損失)
(二)時間是風,去而不返
Time undermines us.
(光陰暗中催人才。或莫說年紀小人生容易老)
Time and tide wait for no man.
(歲月不待人)
Time cannot be won again.
(時間一去不再來)
Time is , time was , and time is past.
(現在有時間,過去有時間,時間一去不復返)
Time lost can not be recalled.
(光陰一去不復返)
Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.
(光陰似箭,一去不返)
(三)時間是尺,萬物皆檢
Time tries friends as fire tries gold.
(時間考驗朋友,烈火考驗黃金)
Time tries truth.
(時間檢驗真理)
Time is the father of truth.
(時間是真理之父)
Time will tell.
(時間能說明問題)
Time brings the truth to light.
(時間使真相大白。或時間一到,真理自明。)
Time and chance reveal all secrets.
(時間與機會能提示一切秘密)
Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.
(時間考驗一切,經得起時間考驗的就為人所信仰)
Time reveals(discloses) all things.
(萬事日久自明)
Time tries all.
(時間檢驗一切)
(四)時間是秤,衡量權質
There is no time like the present.
(現在正是時候)
Take time by the forelock.
(把握目前的時機)
To choose time is to save time.
(選擇時間就是節省時間)
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
(今日事,今日畢)
Procrastination is the thief of time.
(拖延為時間之竊賊)
One of these days is none of these days.
(拖延時日,終難實現。或:改天改天,不知哪天)
Tomorrow never comes.
(明天無盡頭,明日何其多)
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
(常將今日推明日,推到後來無蹤跡)
(五)時間是水,淘金流沙
Time works wonders.
(時間可以創造奇跡或時間的效力不可思議)
Time works great changes.
(時間可以產生巨大的變化)
Times change.
(時代正在改變)
英語趣味小知識(2)——你會犯這樣的錯誤嗎?
你會犯這樣的錯誤嗎?
英語有時候真是莫名其妙,你覺得你明明懂了,可實際上你又沒有懂。所以,今天我想講幾件軼事,都是因為沒有理解聽到看到的東西而鬧出的笑話。也許,從他們的經驗中,你也可以學到一些東西。
第一個故事發生在秘魯,一位美國婦女在餐館里用餐。她問服務員:
Excuse me. Where could I wash my hands?
服務員把她帶到洗手間,可不巧,正有一些工人在粉刷洗手間的牆壁。工人們一看有人要用洗手間,就准備離開。服務員攔住他們,說:
That』s Ok. Stay. She only wants to wash her hands.
在英語里,wash my hands實際上是上廁所的委婉說法。那個服務員按照字面意思理解,結果鬧了笑話。
還有一次,一個留學生在國外的學校第一天上學,心裡又興奮又緊張。一個美國人見到一張新面孔,為了表示友好,就問:
Hi! What』s the good word?
留學生一聽到這個,立刻傻眼了,他想,
My God! I don』t know the good word. I』ve studied English for years, but no one told me about the good word!
他猶豫再三,想,反正我也不知道,就問問他好了。於是他吞吞吐吐地問:
Hello. What』s the good word?
老美聽了,很隨意地說:
Oh, not much.
這下,這個留學生就更吃驚了!
原來,What』s the good word? 在美語里,是一句問候語,意思是「你還好嗎?」但問話的人並不指望你把遇到的高興的事情都一一告訴他,只是打個招呼而已。但這個留學生以為對方真的在問什麼是Good word,所以鬧了笑話,不過還好,也算給他歪打正著了。
下面的故事就更有意思了。一次,一個美國公司的管理人員給公司一個駐外分部發了一份傳真,要求對方把職員的人數報上來。他是這么說的:
I need a head count telling the number of people in your factory, the number of people in your office, broken down by sex.
在上面的傳真里,broken down by sex是「按照性別分開」的意思,但是分公司的外國職員沒有理解「broken down by sex」的意思。不過break something/someone down倒是還有一個意思,就是「把某事物,把某人壓服」。
結果,美國總部收到了迴音。那份傳真是這樣說的:
Here is your head count. Here we have thirty-five people in our factory, fifteen people in our office, five people in the hospital, none broken down by sex.
(這是你要的人頭數。我們的工廠里有35人,辦公室15人,醫院5人,無人因縱欲過度而垮掉。)
最後,他還加了一句:And if you really must know, our problem down here is with alcohol. (如果你非要知道,我們這兒的問題是飲酒過度。)
查字典,break down就是「把……壓服,把……壓垮」的意思,因此外國職員就把broken down by sex理解成了「因為縱欲過度而垮了」,但是在那樣的語言環境下,broken down by sex實際上是「按照性別分開」的意思。美國人一下子就理解的東西,在外國人眼裡,就成了匪夷所思。可見,語言學習還真是麻煩。最好的辦法當然是不斷積累,還有,如果有不懂的東西,一定要問明白!
動物篇
a)Ten animals I slam in a net. 把十隻動物一網打盡你注意到這句話有什麼特別之處嗎?對了,無論從左到右,還是從右到左,字母排列順序都是一樣的,英語把這叫做Palindromes迴文(指順讀和倒讀都一樣的詞語)。
Otto saw pup ; pup was Otto.(奧托看見了小狗,小狗的名字叫奧托)
Was it a car or a cat I saw ?
Was it a rat I saw ?(我剛才看見的是條老鼠?)
b)the bee's knees又來形容最好的至高無上的東西。
[例] She is a very poor singer but she thinks she's the bee's knees.(她五音不全卻自認為是高高在上的一流歌手。)
該表現起源於20年代的美國,僅僅因為bee's和knees押韻,琅琅上口,迅速得到流傳,直到現在,還在日常生活非正式場合的對話中經常使用。
續動物篇
Santa Claus' reindeer(聖誕老人的馴鹿)
你知道聖誕老人的馴鹿是怎麼來的嗎?它們是Clement Clarke Moore (1779-1863 美國作家)所寫的『A Visit from St. Nicholas』1823作品裡出現的Dasher、Dancer、Prancer、Vixen、Comet、Cupid、Donner、Blitzen等8頭
the world is my oyster (世界是我的牡蠣)
if the world is my oyster 經常作為「如果我的夢想得以實現的話」的意思使用。該句來源於莎士比亞的The Merry Wives of Windsor (1600)Ⅱ、ⅱ、2中,惡棍Pistol對決意不肯借錢的Sir John Falstaff說、「Why then the world's mine oyster, / Which I with sword will open.」(這個世界如同我的牡蠣一樣,我可以用刀子把它撬開。)人們應用這句話是常把原文的mine該成my.這句話也常常出現在Willy Loman的台詞中
Ⅶ 英國簡單英語小知識
1.關於英國或英語的文化常識
英語姓名的一般結構為:教名+自取名+姓。如 William Jafferson Clinton。
但在很多場合中間名往往略去不寫,如 George Bush,而且許多人更喜歡用昵稱
取代正式教名,如 Bill Clinton。上述教名和中間名又稱個人名。現將英語民族
的個人名、昵稱和姓氏介紹如下:
I. 個人名
按照英語民族的習俗,一般在嬰兒接受洗禮的時候,由牧師或父母親朋為其
取名,稱為教名。以後本人可以在取用第二個名字,排在教名之後。
英語個人名的來源大致有以下幾種情況:
1. 採用聖經、希臘羅馬神話、古代名人或文學名著中的人名作為教名。
2. 採用祖先的籍貫,山川河流,鳥獸魚蟲,花卉樹木等的名稱作為教名。
3. 教名的不同異體。
4. 採用(小名)昵稱。
5. 用構詞技術製造新的教名,如倒序,合並。
6. 將母親的娘家姓氏作為中間名。
英語民族常用的男子名有:James, John, David, Daniel, Michael, 常見的
女子名為:Jane, Mary, Elizabeth, Ann, Sarah, Catherine.
II. 昵稱
昵稱包括愛稱、略稱和小名,是英語民族親朋好友間常來表示親切的稱呼,
是在教名的基礎上派生出來的。通常有如下情況:
1. 保留首音節。如 Donald =>Don, Timothy =>Tim. 如果本名以母音開頭,
則可派生出以'N'打頭的昵稱,如:Edward =>Ned.
2. +ie 或 -y 如:Don =>Donnie, Tim =>Timmy.
3. 採用尾音節,如:Anthony =>Tony, Beuben =>Ben.
4. 由一個教名派生出兩個昵稱,如:Andrew =>Andy & Drew.
5. 不規則派生法,如:William 的一個昵稱是 Bill.
III. 姓氏
英國人在很長的一段時間里只有名而沒有姓。直到16世紀姓氏的使用才廣泛
流行開來。英語姓氏的詞源主要有:
1. 直接借用教名,如 Clinton.
2. 在教名上加上表示血統關系的詞綴,如後綴-s, -son, -ing;前綴 M'-, Mc-,
Mac-, Fitz- 等均表示某某之子或後代。
3. 在教名前附加表示身份的詞綴,如 St.-, De-, Du=, La-, Le-.
4. 放映地名,地貌或環境特徵的,如 Brook, Hill等。
5. 放映身份或職業的,如:Carter, Smith.
6. 放映個人特徵的,如:Black, Longfellow.
7. 借用動植物名的,如 Bird, Rice.
8. 由雙姓合並而來,如 Burne-Jones.
英語姓氏雖然出現較教名晚,但數量要多得多。常用的有:Smith, Miller,
Johnson, Brown, Jones, Williams.
IV. 幾點說明
1. 較早產生的源於聖經,希臘羅馬神話的教名通常不借用為姓氏。
2. 英國人習慣上將教名和中間名全部縮寫,如 M. H. Thatcher;美國人則習慣
於只縮寫中間名,如 Ronald W. Reagan。
3. 在姓名之前有時還要有人際稱謂,如職務軍銜之類。Dr., Prof., Pres. 可以
用於姓氏前或姓名前;而Sir 僅用於教名或姓名前。
2.求一篇描寫英國的英語小短文,簡單點的
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) was created by the Act of Union 1800 and constitutes the greater part of the British Isles, a group of islands lying off the northwest coast of Europe. The largest of the islands is Great Britain, which prises England, Wales and Scotland. Next largest is Ireland, prising Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, and, in the south, the Republic of Ireland.
Culture in the United Kingdom is rich and diverse, with a strong tradition of literature, theatre, popular and orchestral music and the performing arts. These, together with collections in UK museums and galleries, act as a mag for overseas visitors and make a substantial contribution to the economy. According to economic estimates made by the Department for Culture,Media and Sport (DCMS), the creative instries accounted for nearly 8 per cent of UK gross domestic proct in 2000, and provided nearly 2 million jobs in December 2001. Colour brochures are available here on various aspects of UK culture, including the arts, architecture, dance, the visual arts, and literature and poetry.
3.介紹英國的英語小短文````
第一種england synthesizes introced (英國綜合介紹) england's full title is "great britain and the northern ireland united kingdom", by approaches northeast the europe continent the seacoast british archipelago majority of islands to be posed. she separates north sea, straits of dover and the english channel faces one another with the europe continent, is an island country. the english total area approximately 240,000 square kilometers, the population nearly 59 million, according to the history, the geography and the national character divides into england, scotland, wales, the northern ireland four parts, english people account for the total population 80%. the english inhabitants mostly believe in the christianity protestanti *** , the northern ireland area partial inhabitants believe catholici *** . the english winter warm summer is cool, is the oceanity temperate climate。
national survey(國家概況) england is the modern times instrial revolution place of origin, the official name "the united kingdom", the full title "great britain and the northern ireland united kingdom (the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland)", the national area altogether 244,000 square kilometers, the inhabitant multi- letters christianity protestanti *** , the northern ireland area partial inhabitants believe catholici *** , some englishes also believe in the islami *** , buddhi *** , hini *** , the race, the judai *** and so on. geographical position(地理位置) the entire boundary by approaches northeast the europe continent the seacoast british archipelago majority of islands to be posed, separates north sea, straits of dover and the english channel faces one another with the europe continent, is an island country. coastline total length 11,000 kilometers. the east side british island is in the archipelago the biggest islands, also is the english most main national territory. it by the north scotland, south and the middle england and the north-west welsh three areas is posed. climate(氣候) england is the oceanity temperate climate, the general winter warm summer is cool. history(歷史) discovered according to the archaeology that, on the british island has the humanity in 3500 ago to live. 5 centuries intermediate stages, large quantities of date graceful person invade great britain by northern europe, bees the nowadays england people the ancestor. but a then kerr special person part ran away west and north the mountainous area, another part ran away toward ireland, they are today wales person, the scotland person and the irish person's ancestor. a.d. 6 centuries christianity starts to spread to great britain. in 15 centuries the leaf, the english aristocrats for capture the throne to hit for 30 years "the rose" the civil war. finally, the economical more developed south earth advocates peace the new aristocrat to win. "all ze dynasty" from this establishment. in the first world war time, the yingde has bee the belligerent country. as a result of the english people's counter- german mood, english king george five th issued an order in 1919, will have the german color "the hannover dynasty" to change name as "warm sand dynasty". in 18th century leaf, because politics, the economy and the technical aspect graally are mature, england has started a instrial revolution. along with the steam engine invention, each kind of machine use, to 19th century in leaf's victoria time, england has bee in the world the most advanced instrialized country, leaps to the world first place in the proction and the trade yeast, everywhere carries out the gunboat policy, captures the marine hegemony, invades the colony, massively plunders other country wealth. great britain dominates the world, spreads europe, asia, america, africa, australia in the overseas control region, is known as "the date not to fall the empire". to 19th century last stages, because country's and so on america, germany rises and all that all sorts of reasons, england graally loses the superiority. afterwards received the serious wound in second world war, great britain national strength declines day after day. originally is the native place the irish island, its south 26 county were separated from the united kingdom in 1921, the overseas colony also in abundance announce the independence after world war ii. great britain graally evolves a organization loose british monwealth of nations. 英國綜合介紹(英國綜合介紹) 英國的全稱是「大不列顛和北愛爾蘭聯合王國」的做法在歐洲大陸的東北海岸的群島英屬群島大部分組成。
她分開北海,多佛海峽和英吉利海峽相望的歐洲大陸另一個是一個島國。英語總面積約240,。
4.20條有趣的英語小知識
1、According to a research project at Cambridge Uiversity, it doesn't matter what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. This is because the human mind does not read every letter。
劍橋大學的研究表明:單詞中字母的順序如何不重要,重要的是第一個和最後一個字母的位置。這是因為大腦在閱讀時不會讀到所有字母。
2、'WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW'. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence。 (我看到的是一輛車還是一隻貓)這是英語中唯一一句反過來念還是一樣的句子。
3、"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you"。 英語單詞「Goodbye」來自於「God bye」,原意是「上帝與你同在」。
4、The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog."uses every letter of the alphabet! (這只敏捷的棕色狐狸跳過了一隻懶狗)這句話用到了字母表中的所有字母! 5、"Go", is the shortest plete sentence in the English language。 「Go」是英語中最短的完整句子。
6、The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl。 單詞「onion」(洋蔥)來自於拉丁詞「unio」,意思是大珍珠。
7、The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'。 單詞「tips」(小費)實際上是「To Insure Prompt Service」(保障快捷的服務)的首字母縮寫! 8、The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb。
片語「rule of thumb」(經驗法則),是從一條古老的英國法律中來的,即:不能用超過大拇指粗細的東西打老婆。 9、The longest word in the English language ! 英語中最長的單詞是「」(硅酸鹽沉著病)! 10、More people in China speak English than in the United States。
會說英語的中國人比會說英語的美國人還多。 11、The word "listen" contains the same letters as"silent"。
單詞「listen」(聽)和「silent」(安靜的)用到了一樣的字母。 12、Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering。
胡佛真空吸塵器在英國曾經非常流行,到現在很多人還把「vacuuming」(吸塵)說成「hoovering」(胡佛ing…)。 13、Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards。
「Stressed」(壓力)倒過來拼就是「Desserts」(點心)。 14、The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and'Q' is the least used! 英語中使用最多的字母是「E」,用得最少的是「Q」。
15、Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gad *** y", whichcontains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!。
5.用英文介紹英國簡單點不少於十句話
he United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (monly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain) is a sovereign state off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many *** aller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic
Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
6.關於英國或英語的文化常識
英國維多利亞時代公元1840年,英國貝德芙公爵夫人安娜女士,每到下午時刻就意興闌珊、百無無聊,心想此時距離穿著正式、禮節繁復的晚餐Party還有段時間,又感覺肚子有點餓了,就請女僕准備幾片烤麵包、奶油以及茶。
後來安娜女士邀請幾位知心好友伴隨著茶與精緻的點心,同享輕松愜意的午後時光,沒想到一時之間,在當時貴族社交圈內蔚為風尚,名媛仕女趨之若鶩;一直到今天,已儼然形成一種優雅自在的下午茶文化,也成為正統的「英國紅茶文化」,這也是所謂的《維多利亞下午茶》的由來。
最初只是在家中用高級、優雅的茶具來享用茶,後來漸漸的演變成招待友人歡聚的社交茶會,進而衍生出各種禮節,但現在形式已簡化不少。雖然下午茶現在已經簡單化,但是茶正確的沖泡方式、喝茶的擺設要優雅、豐盛的茶點,這三點則被視為吃茶的傳統而繼續流傳下來。
營造全然的維多利亞式氣氛
在英國的維多利亞式下午茶傳統里,以家中最好的房間(如Solon)、及最好的瓷器接待來賓是絕對必要的,而上等的茶品與精緻的點心則是下午茶的主角; 悠揚的古典音樂來陪襯,加上輕松自在的心情與知心好友共度一個優雅、悠哉的午後。
正統英式維多利亞下午茶的生活文化內涵
英國在維多利亞女皇時代(公元1837~1901)是大英帝國最強盛的時代,文化藝術蓬勃發展;人們醉心於追求藝術文化的內涵及精緻生活品味。
維多莉亞下午茶是一門綜合的藝術,簡朴卻不寒酸,華麗卻不庸俗…雖然喝茶的時間與吃的東西(指純英式點心)是正統英式下午茶最重要的一環,但是少了好的茶品、磁器、音樂、甚至好心情,則喝下午茶就顯得美中不足了。
隨著時代的進步及茶類的種類繁多,不但下午茶的花樣多,選擇也多,如果利用一個午後,和親密的朋友來段午後之約,何嘗不是件賞心悅目的事。
7.英語小常識
sporting house 妓院(不是「體育室」) dead president 美鈔(上印有總統頭像)(並非「死了的總統」) lover 情人(不是「愛人」) bu *** oy 餐館勤雜工(不是「公汽售票員」) busybody 愛管閑事的人(不是「大忙人」) dry goods (美)紡織品;(英)穀物(不是「干貨」) heartman 換心人(不是「有心人」) mad doctor 精神病科醫生(不是「發瘋的醫生」) eleventh hour 最後時刻(不是「十一點」) blind date (由第三者安排的)男女初次會面(並非「盲目約會」或「瞎約會」) personal remark 人身攻擊(不是「個人評論」) sweet water 淡水(不是「糖水」或「甜水」) confidence man 騙子(不是「信得過的人」) criminal lawyer 刑事律師(不是「犯罪的律師」) service station 加油站(不是「服務站」) rest room 廁所(不是「休息室」) dressing room 化妝室(不是「試衣室」或「更衣室」) horse sense 常識(不是「馬的感覺」) capital idea 好主意(不是「資本主義思想」) familiar talk 庸俗的交談(不是「熟悉的談話」) black tea 紅茶(不是「黑茶」) black art 妖術(不是「黑色藝術」) black stranger 完全陌生的人(不是「陌生的黑人」) white coal (作動力來源用的)水(不是「白煤」) white man 忠實可靠的人(不是「皮膚白的人」) yellow book 黃皮書(法國 *** 報告書,以黃紙為封)(不是「黃色書籍」) red tape 官僚習氣(不是「紅色帶子」) green hand 新手(不是「綠手」) blue stocking 女學者、女才子(不是「藍色長統襪」) China policy 對華政策(不是「中國政策」) Chinese dragon 麒麟(不是「中國龍」) American beauty 一種玫瑰,名為「美國麗人」(不是「美國美女」) English disease 軟骨病(不是「英國病」) Indian summer 愉快寧靜的晚年(不是「印度的夏日」) Greek t 害人的禮品(不是「希臘禮物」) Spanish athlete 吹牛的人(不是「西班牙運動員」) French chalk 滑石粉(不是「法國粉筆」)。
8.介紹英國的簡短英語作文
The Great Britain
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the entire name of Britain,its capital city is London。It's same as Japan,an island country。British symbol the Daihon(大本鍾) is as the Mountain Fuji of Japan。In addition,A *** all part of British people speak Japanese。So British can also be said as a Japanese Spoken country。Despite the decay after WⅡ,it didn't make Britain discouraged。On the contrary,Britain is deciding to Learn from Japan。
9.英語小故事及翻譯10篇簡短又易懂
How time flies ,It has past half an month since beginning of the summer holiday . As the weather getting hotter and hotter ,my parent and me go to the seaside .Last week we are go to the Xiamen.It's a beautiful city , bule sky and bule sea .The Xiamen is an island neal the Taiwan .From top of the Riguan rock we can see jinmen island . We spent a happy day in Xiamen . 時間過的很快,從放暑假到現在已經半個月了. 由於天氣越來越熱,我們全家一起到海邊度假,上星期我們就到了廈門,那是一個很美麗的城市,有藍天大海,廈門是一個島嶼離台灣島很近.從日光岩上面還可以看到金門島. 我們在廈門度過了一個很開心的假期. 我的媽媽 我的媽媽叫XX.她中等體格,中等身高..她不是非常漂亮,但在我心中卻很美麗.她愛笑,她同樣希望我也笑得燦爛..她很平凡,是一名人民教師.她從小就培養我堅強的品格,教我做人的道理.她給我自由,讓我過上幸福的聲國,讓我擁有了一個快樂的童年.生活中的很多事情,她總是很寬容. 我很感謝她,我永遠都不會忘記,在她老的時候,好好照顧她. My mother My mother is xx.She is of medium build and is of medium height(這是第七單元的最新語法).She isn't very good-looking(用於修飾人,而beautiful大用於修飾物或動物),but I think she is really very pretty(這不僅是漂亮,還有在心裡的善良等好性情,也有聰明的意思).She loves laughing(love to do sth.一般表示一段時間類喜歡做的事),and she also hopes I have the same bright *** ile.She is ordinary,(mon雖普遍,但英語中有粗俗的意思,容易引起異議)she's a teacher.She teaches me to be strong and teaches me how to be a true man from my yonth(這里指青年時代).She let me free so I have a lovely life,and I remember I had a lovely childhood,too.She is always very good-tempered. I am thinkful to her for everything. I will never forget her. When she is old,I'll take good care of her. 風和太陽(The Wind And The Sun) One day the wind said to the sun, 「Look at that man walking along the road. I can get his cloak off more quickly than you can.」 「We will see about that,」 said the sun. 「I will let you try first.」 So the wind tried to make the man take off his cloak. He blew and blew, but the man only pulled his cloak more closely around himself. 「I give up,」 said the wind at last. 「I cannot get his cloak off.」 Then the sun tried. He shone as hard as he could. The man soon became hot and took off his cloak. (有一天風跟太陽說: 「看看那個沿著路上走的人.我可以比你快讓他把披風脫下來.) (「我們等著看吧,」太陽說, 「我讓你先試.) (因此風嘗試讓那個人把披風脫下來.他用力地吹,可是那個人把披風拉得更緊.) (「我放棄了,」風最後說, 「我無法讓他把披風脫下來.」然後由太陽試試看.他盡可能地曬他.不久,那個人很熱就把披風脫下來了.) 第一篇:THE NEWSPAPER 報 紙 Nowadays the newspaper possesses considerable value Everybody should read it. It supplies us with a variety of news every day. It tells us the political situation of the world. If we form the habit of reading the newspaper, we shall (will) get enough knowledge to cope with our circumstances. 現今報紙擁有極大的價值,人人都應該看它。
它每天提供我們各種類類的消息。它告訴我們世界政治局勢。
如果我們養成看報的習慣,我們就能得到足夠的知識來因應我們的環境。學生雖然每天須做功課,但他們至少應該勻出一兩個小時來看報。
哪些,他們不但能增加知識而且也能趕上時代。總而言之,看報對學生很有益處。
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 第二篇:MY DAILY LIFE 我的日常生活 Though my daily life is extremely monotonous, I try hard to adapt myself to it. Why? Because I intend to be a good student. I wish to render service to my country. I get up at six o'clock every day. After I wash my face and brush my teeth, I begin to review my lessons. I go to school at seven o'clock. After school is over, I return home. We usually have supper at seven o'clock. Then I begin to do my homework. I want to finish it before I go to bed. 雖然我的日常生活十分單調,但我卻竭力設法去適應它。為什麼?因為我打算做一個好學生,希望將來為國家服務。
我每天六點起床、洗臉刷牙後,就開始復習功課,七點鍾我就去上學。 放學後,我就回家了。
我們通常在七點鍾吃晚餐,之後我就開始做家庭作業,希望在睡覺前把它做完。 第三篇:A MODEL STUDENT 模範學生 Do you mind being called a bad student? Of course not. So far as I know, everybody intends to be (bee) a model student. However, to be a model student is by no means an easy thing. First, he must do his best to obtain knowledge. A man without sufficient knowledge will not succeed. Secondly, he must remember to improve his health. Only a strong man can do 。
Ⅷ 小學英語課外小知識
1.誰有小學英語趣味小知識
英語趣味小知識 讓我們學習一些有趣的小知識吧。
以下是一些的英語和漢語對手指的稱呼: 1.thumb :大拇指。與漢語相映成趣的是,英語的all(fingers and ) thumbs也表示"笨手笨腳"的意思,例如:(1)I'm all fingers and thumbs this morning. I don't seem to be able to button up my shirt.今天早上我的手怎麼這么笨呢,好像連襯衫都扣不上了。
(2)He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the teacup.他激動得手都不好使了,竟把茶杯摔了。2. forefinger :又稱index finger,即食指。
前綴fore-表示"位置靠前的"(placed at the front),所以從排位上說,forefinger應為"第一指"。從功用上看,此手指伸出時有標示或指向的作用。
在一些英語工具書中,我們會見到這樣的表示"參見"(index)含義的手型符號。3. middle finger :中指。
此指居中,名正言順,且與漢語說法也一致。4. ring finger:無名指。
從世界各地的婚俗習慣來說,結婚戒指(wedding ring)戴在這一手指(通常指左手)之上,表示已婚。5. little finger: 顧名思義為小指。
在美國和蘇格蘭,人們又賦予它一個愛稱,管pinkie(pinky),後綴-ie(-y)有"小巧可愛"之意。和時間有關的英語趣味小知識職場英語 2010-02-24 17:52:16 閱讀264 評論0 字型大小:大中小 訂閱 (一) 時間是金,其值無價1. Time is money.(時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金)2. Time flies.(光陰似箭,日月如梭)3. Time has wings.(光陰去如飛)4. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.(光陰如銼,細磨無聲)5. Time stays not the fool's leisure.(時間不等閑逛的傻瓜)5. Time and I against any two.(和時間攜起手來,一人抵兩人)6. Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.(時間就是生命,懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命。
或時間就是生命,節省時間,就是延長生命)7. Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.(消磨於惡習或愚行的時間是加倍的損失) (二) 時間是風,去而不返8. Time undermines us.(光陰暗中催人才。或莫說年紀小人生容易老)9. Time and tide wait for no man.(歲月不待人)10. Time cannot be won again.(時間一去不再來)11. Time is , time was , and time is past.(現在有時間,過去有時間,時間一去不復返)12. Time lost can not be recalled.(光陰一去不復返)13. Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.(光陰似箭,一去不返) (三)時間是尺,萬物皆檢14. Time tries friends as fire tries gold.(時間考驗朋友,烈火考驗黃金)15. Time tries truth.(時間檢驗真理)16. Time is the father of truth.(時間是真理之父)17. Time will tell.(時間能說明問題)18. Time brings the truth to light.(時間使真相大白。
或時間一到,真理自明。)19. Time and chance reveal all secrets.(時間與機會能提示一切秘密)20. Time consecrates: what is gray with age bees religion.(時間考驗一切,經得起時間考驗的就為人所信仰)21. Time reveals(discloses) all things.(萬事日久自明)22. Time tries all.(時間檢驗一切) (四)時間是秤,衡量權質23. There is no time like the present.(現在正是時候)24. Take time by the forelock.(把握目前的時機)25. To choose time is to save time.(選擇時間就是節省時間)26. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.(今日事,今日畢)27. Procrastination is the thief of time.(拖延為時間之竊賊)28. One of these days is none of these days.(拖延時日,終難實現。
或:改天改天,不知哪天)29. Tomorrow never es.(明天無盡頭,明日何其多)30. What may be done at any time will be done at no time.(常將今日推明日,推到後來無蹤跡) (五)時間是水,淘金流沙31. Time works wonders.(時間可以創造奇跡或時間的效力不可思議)32. Time works great changes.(時間可以產生巨大的變化)33. Times change.(時代正在改變)。
2.英語課外小常識
1、Your grandmother is very ill (病), which number do you need (需要)? _c_.2、You see a thief(小偷) on the way home, you want to ask the policeman for help. You can call _a_.3、The house your live in is on fire (著火). You are going to call __b__.4、Your father and mother are going to take you to the park this Sunday. But you don't know the weather (天氣) . Then you call __d___.5、You want to telephone Jing Ling Hotel to book (預訂) a room. But you don't know their telephone number. You can ask ___e____for help。
3.誰有小學英語的小知識呀
英語小知識之中國的小吃 早餐 燒餅 Clay oven rolls 油條 Fried bread stick 水餃 Boiled mplings 饅頭 Steamed buns 飯團 Rice and vegetable roll 皮蛋 100-year egg 咸鴨蛋Salted ck egg 豆漿 Soybean milk 飯類 稀飯 Rice porridge 白飯 Plain white rice 糯米飯Glutinous rice 蛋炒飯Fried rice with egg 面類 刀削麵Sliced noodles 麻辣面Spicy hot noodles 烏龍面Seafood noodles 板條 Flat noodles 榨菜肉絲面Pork , pickled mustard green noodles 米粉 Rice noodles 湯類 紫菜湯Seaweed soup 牡蠣湯Oyster soup 蛋花湯Egg & vegetable soup 魚丸湯Fish ball soup 點心 臭豆腐Stinky tofu (Smelly tofu) 火鍋 Hot pot 油豆腐Oily bean curd 蝦球 Shrimp balls 春卷 Spring rolls 蛋卷 Chicken rolls 肉丸 Rice-meat mplings 英語小知識 足球運動中常見的英語術語:kick off: 開球 shoot: 射球 tackle: 搶球 forward: 前鋒 goal: 球門 goal-keeper 守門員 free kick,corner kick任意球;角球 corner arc: 角球區 penalty kick: 點球 offside: 越位 golden goal: 黃金點球 pressing: 緊逼戰術 off-side trap: 越位陷阱 英語小知識---12個月的英語名稱的來歷 公歷一年有12個月,但不少人並不知道12 個月的英語名稱的來歷。
公歷起源於古羅馬歷法。羅馬的英語原來只有10 個月,古羅馬皇帝決定增加兩個月放在年尾,後來朱里斯*撒大帝把這兩個月移到年初,成為1月.2月,原來的1月.2月便成了3月.4月,依次類推。
這就是今天世界沿用的公歷。January——1月 在羅馬傳說中,有一位名叫雅努斯的守護神,生有先後兩副臉,一副回顧過去,一副要眺望未來。
人們認為選擇他的名字作為除舊迎新的第一個月月名,很有意義。英語January,便是由這位守護神的拉丁文名字January演變而來的。
February——2月 每年2 月初,羅馬人民都要殺牲飲酒,歡慶菲勃盧姆節。這一天,人們常用一種牛、草製成的名叫Februa的鞭子,抽打不育的婦女,以求懷孕生子。
這一天,人們還要懺悔自己過去一年的罪過,洗刷自己的靈魂,求得神明的饒恕,使自己成為一個貞潔的人。英語2月February,便是由拉丁文Februar-ius(即菲勃盧姆節)演變而來。
March-----3月 3月,原是羅馬舊歷法的1 月,新年的開始。凱撒大帝改革歷法後,原來的1月變成3月,但羅馬人仍然把3 月看做是一年的開始。
另外,按照傳統習慣,3月是每年出征遠戰的季節。為了紀念戰神瑪爾斯,人們便把這位戰神的拉丁名字作為3月的月名。
英語3月March,便是由這位戰神的名字演變而來的。April——4月 羅馬的4月,正是大地回春.鮮花初綻的美好季節。
英文4月April便由拉丁文April(即開花的日子)演變而來。May——5月 羅馬神話中的女神瑪雅,專門司管春天和生命。
為了紀念這位女神,羅馬人便用她的名字——拉丁文Maius命名5月,英文5月May便由這位女神的名字演變而來。June——6月 羅馬神話中的裘諾,是眾神之王,又是司管生育和保護婦女的神。
古羅馬對她十分崇 敬,便把6月奉獻給她,以她的名字——拉丁文Junius來命名6 月。英語6月June便由這位女神的名字演變而來。
也有學者認為,Junius可能是個代拉丁家族中一個顯赫貴族的姓氏。July——7月 羅馬統治者朱里斯*凱撒大帝被刺死後,著名的羅馬將軍馬克*按東尼建議將凱撒大帝誕生的7月,用凱撒的名字——拉丁文Julius(即朱里斯)命名之。
這一建議得到了元老院的通過。英語7月July由此演變而來。
August——8月 朱里斯*凱撒死後,由他的甥孫屋大維續任羅馬皇帝。為了和凱撒齊名,他也想用自己的名字來命名一個月份。
他的生日在9月,但他選定8月。因為他登基後,羅馬元老院在8 月授予他Augustus(奧古斯都)的尊號。
於是,他決定用這個尊號來命名8月。原來8月比7月少一天,為了和凱撒平起平坐,他又決定從2月中抽出一天加在8月上。
從此,2月便少了一天。英語8月August便由這位皇帝的拉丁語尊號演變而來。
September——9月 老歷法的7月,正是凱撒大帝改革歷法後的9月,拉丁文Septem是"7"月的意思。雖然歷法改革了,但人們仍襲用舊名稱來稱呼9月。
英語9月September,便由此演變而來。October——10月 英語10月,來自拉丁文Octo,即"8"的意思。
它和上面講的9月一樣,歷法改了,稱呼仍然沿用未變。November——11月 羅馬皇帝奧古斯都和凱撒都有了自己名字命名的月份,羅馬市民和元老院要求當時的羅馬皇帝梯比里烏斯用其名命名11月。
但梯比里烏斯沒有同意,他明智地對大家說,如果羅馬每個皇帝都用自己的名字來命名月份,那麼出現了第13個皇帝怎麼辦?於是,11月仍然保留著舊稱Novem,即拉丁文"9"的意思。英語11月November便由此演變而來。
December——12月 羅馬皇帝琉西烏斯要把一年中最後一個月用他情婦的Amagonius的名字來命名,但遭但元老院的反對。於是,12月仍然沿用舊名Decem,即拉丁文"10"的意思。
英語12月December,便由此演變而來。
4.小學英語的基礎知識
先是物主代詞列表啦,不過相信你也有!
第一人稱單數
my mine 我的
第二人稱單數
your yours 你的
第三人稱單數
his his 他的
her hers 她的
its its 它的
第一人稱復數
our ours 我們的
第二人稱復數
your yours 你們的
第三人稱復數
their theirs 他們的、她們的、它們的
主格:想在主語(動作發出者)里放的,用主格形式
賓格:想在賓格(動作承受者)里放的,用賓格形式
形容詞性:放在名詞前面。如:
我的書 my book
他的草 his grass
這樣的都用形容詞性,翻譯成 「xx的」
名次:當名詞用,翻譯成「xx的」,實際上是「xx的什麼東西」
給個例子:
He① has many books. He gave me② some of his books. His③ books are cheaper than mine④.
①主格形式②賓格形式③形容詞性④名詞性
①主格形式。他是動作發出者!
②賓格形式。我是動作承受著!
③形容詞性。「他的」書
④名詞性。 我的(書)這里mine=my books
註:形容詞性後要加名詞 名詞性物主代詞後不用
恩~~這些呢都是系動詞,後面接的都是基本上都是表語,表示「是」的意思,但真正的區別是很簡單的
首先來說一下am,一般的話,當主語為I 時用的都是am.
eg:i am a ugly boy.
其次是is:當用物作主語時,基本上用的都是is.當主語為人但為第三人稱時呢,也是要用is的。(其實就是我們說的她他它哈!)
eg:it is a mad dog. she is not his wife.
最後呢就是are了,當主語為「你」是也就是you的話要用的,然後當主語為復數名詞(比如說:they)時,就要用了。
最後想跟你說的是,在真正的口語中可能因為一些語氣阿,情感啊,你人的修辭阿!是可以換用的,當然如果是考試的話,就要乖乖的拉!
祝你學習英語愉快!
哦!忘了跟你說了,可以多看看如:生活大爆炸阿!吸血鬼日記阿!緋聞女孩!這些的美劇。當你的口語好了(別忘了多讀讀簡單英語文章),這些東西不用腦子都區分得出來了
5.小學英語課余活動片語
monitor 班長 must be 一定是 rule 規則 on time 及時 get to school 到達學校 finish one's homework 完成作業 in class 上課時musts 必須做的事情 mustn'ts 禁止做的事情 wele to … 歡迎來到……have some tea 喝茶 use your bicycle 使用你的自行車very fast 非常快 shout 喊叫 follow school rules 遵守校規keep 保持 quiet 安靜的 librarian 圖書管理員 clear 清楚的take … out of … 把……帶出…… speak loudly 大聲說話 classroom rules 班規 make some rules 制定規則 UNIT2:fly to 。
飛去…… bee friends 成為朋友pen pal 筆友 football player 足球隊員 play tennis 打網球on business 出差 manager 經理 work as 。 以……作為職業study hard 努力學習 look like 看上去像 make friends with 。
與……交朋友ride a bicycle to school 騎車去學校 play basketball 打籃球 get up early 早起take a bus乘公共汽車 walk to school 走路去學校 sing a song 唱歌 grow up 成長 grow into 成長為…… a long time 很長一段時間 change 變化,改變 dangerous 危險的 Unit 3:favourite sport 最喜歡的運動 play football踢足球 on Saturday afternoon在星期六下午 go skateboarding 去劃滑板 Together一起 make a model plane做模型飛機 finish one's homework 完成家作 a good way to study 學習的好方法Go to the gym 去體育館 sometimes有時 indoor sports室內運動 outdoor sports戶外運動 at weekends在周末UNIT4once upon a time 很久以前 prince 王子 want to do sth. 想要做某事 marry 嫁,娶 princess 公主 queen 皇後 real 真正的start to do sth. 開始做某事 look for 尋找 perfect 完美的 silly 愚蠢的 return 返回 yesterday afternoon 昨天下午 in the park 在公園里 be glad to do sth. 很高興做某事 last night 昨天晚上 said 說(say的過去式) say to *** . 對某人說 beautiful 美麗的 peacock 孔雀ugly 醜陋的 ckling 小鴨子 became 變成(bee的過去式) swan 天鵝 clever 聰明的 kind 仁慈的 be kind to *** . 對某人很和善sweet 甜美的 photo 照片 five years ago 五年前 at that time 那時候 strong 強壯的 pretty 漂亮的 tall 高的 short 矮的 handsome 英俊的 fat 胖的 thin 瘦的UNIT5Have lessons 上課 go to the Science Museum 去自然博物館 last Sunday上個星期天Be quiet 安靜 be asleep 睡著了 in the hammock 在吊床上yesterday afternoon昨天下午Go to the cinema去看電影 over there在那兒 living room 起居室answer with a *** ile微笑著回答。