高一英语第八单元Food Around The World (世界上的食物)
19. be yellow ---- not brave 胆小的，卑怯的：
The serfs were too yellow to stand up and fight.
20. in a brown study ---- thinking deeply 沉思冥想：
He heard bad news this morning and he\'s been in a brown study all day.
动物、昆虫、鸟、鱼类
1. as quiet as a mouse----very quiet ,silent 一声不响；非常安静：
He sat as quiet as a mouse and listened to her story.
2. as busy as a bee----very busy 非常忙碌；
Whenever she has guests for dinner ,she\'s as busy as a bee all day.
3. as brave as a lion----very brave 勇猛如狮；非常勇敢：
He may be small and not very strong ,but he\'s as brave as a lion.
4. as proud as a peacock----very proud 非常高傲：
The boy was as proud as a peacock when he showed me his new football boots.
5. a wolf in sheep\'s clothing---- a person who seems a friend but is really an enemy; a person who disguises his real intentions 披着羊皮的豺狼；伪装友善的敌人：
Don\'t listen to his soft words; he\'s a wolf in sheep\'s clothing.
6. smell a rat ---- suspect that something is wrong 感到有可疑之处，觉得事情不妙：
Hs spoke very persuasively but I smelled a rat and refused his offer.
7. make an ass of oneself----seem foolish, behave so that one is laughed at 做傻事，使自己出洋相：
He was not used to public speaking and made a complete ass of himself.
8. make a pig of oneself----eat or drink one\'s fill吃（喝）个够：
We made pigs of ourselves on her cakes.
9. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush --- something is worth more than a risk which might be profitable 双鸟在林不如 一鸟在手；
If you invest this money you might make a fortune; but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
10. kill two birds with one stone ----achieve two aims at once 一箭双雕；一举两得：
I killed two birds with one stone by going to the bank on my way to the shops.
11. rain cats and dogs ---- rain very hard 大雨滂沱，下倾盆大雨：
It rained cats and dogs all day and we could not go out.
12. a cat-and-dog life ---- (husband and wife) a life full of quarrels （指夫妇）象猫狗一样不和的生活；过着经常争吵的生活：
They have led a cat-and- dog life ever since they were married.
（注意：lead/live a dog\'s life-- live a miserable life 过着牛马不如的日子，过着悲惨地的日子）
13. count one\'s chickens before they are hatched ---- be over-confident of success 蛋未孵，先取雏；过早乐观：
You think you have won the election, but don\'t count your chickens before they are hatched.
14. as blind as a bat ---- having very poor eyesight 瞎得象蝙蝠 一样；眼力不行的；
Without my glasses I\'m as blind as a bat.
15. let sleeping dogs lie ---- not disturb someone or something which may give trouble, not to look for trouble 莫
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The serfs were too yellow to stand up and fight.
20. in a brown study ---- thinking deeply 沉思冥想：
He heard bad news this morning and he\'s been in a brown study all day.
动物、昆虫、鸟、鱼类
1. as quiet as a mouse----very quiet ,silent 一声不响；非常安静：
He sat as quiet as a mouse and listened to her story.
2. as busy as a bee----very busy 非常忙碌；
Whenever she has guests for dinner ,she\'s as busy as a bee all day.
3. as brave as a lion----very brave 勇猛如狮；非常勇敢：
He may be small and not very strong ,but he\'s as brave as a lion.
4. as proud as a peacock----very proud 非常高傲：
The boy was as proud as a peacock when he showed me his new football boots.
5. a wolf in sheep\'s clothing---- a person who seems a friend but is really an enemy; a person who disguises his real intentions 披着羊皮的豺狼；伪装友善的敌人：
Don\'t listen to his soft words; he\'s a wolf in sheep\'s clothing.
6. smell a rat ---- suspect that something is wrong 感到有可疑之处，觉得事情不妙：
Hs spoke very persuasively but I smelled a rat and refused his offer.
7. make an ass of oneself----seem foolish, behave so that one is laughed at 做傻事，使自己出洋相：
He was not used to public speaking and made a complete ass of himself.
8. make a pig of oneself----eat or drink one\'s fill吃（喝）个够：
We made pigs of ourselves on her cakes.
9. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush --- something is worth more than a risk which might be profitable 双鸟在林不如 一鸟在手；
If you invest this money you might make a fortune; but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
10. kill two birds with one stone ----achieve two aims at once 一箭双雕；一举两得：
I killed two birds with one stone by going to the bank on my way to the shops.
11. rain cats and dogs ---- rain very hard 大雨滂沱，下倾盆大雨：
It rained cats and dogs all day and we could not go out.
12. a cat-and-dog life ---- (husband and wife) a life full of quarrels （指夫妇）象猫狗一样不和的生活；过着经常争吵的生活：
They have led a cat-and- dog life ever since they were married.
（注意：lead/live a dog\'s life-- live a miserable life 过着牛马不如的日子，过着悲惨地的日子）
13. count one\'s chickens before they are hatched ---- be over-confident of success 蛋未孵，先取雏；过早乐观：
You think you have won the election, but don\'t count your chickens before they are hatched.
14. as blind as a bat ---- having very poor eyesight 瞎得象蝙蝠 一样；眼力不行的；
Without my glasses I\'m as blind as a bat.
15. let sleeping dogs lie ---- not disturb someone or something which may give trouble, not to look for trouble 莫
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