关于衣食住行的英语俗语
1. apron n.围裙
be tied to somebody's apron-strings
A:Peter is not a true man.
B:I can't agree with you more!
A:Before his marriage he was tied to his mother's apron-strings and now to his wife's.
A：皮的真不像个男子汉。
B：你说得太对了。
A：结婚前呢，他听她妈妈的；而现在，他又受他老婆摆布。
2. belt n. 腰带
pull in (tight) one's belt
A:My money is running out this month!
B:It's clear that you should have to pull in your belt for a few days.
A:我这个月的钱快花光了。
B：很明显，你得过几天紧日子了。
3. blanket n. 篮子
wet blanket
A:What do you think of Nancy?
B:A wet blanket!She sulked during the entire movie yesterday.None of us could enjoy the show.
A:你觉得南希这个人怎么样？
B：扫兴。昨天看电影时她一直在生气，弄得我们谁都没看好电影。
4. boot n. （长统）靴；靴子
get the boot
A:You looked depressed,John.What's matter?
B:I got the boot yesterday.
A:Why?
B:I was late for work again.But it was not my fault.There was a traffic jam!
A:Tough luck!
A:约翰，你看起来情绪不高。怎么了？
B：我昨天被解雇了。
A：为什么？
B：我又迟到了一次，可这不是我的错。路上塞车了！
A：真倒霉！
5. give somebody the boot
A:Foolish Kate!
B:Anything wrong?
A:Yes,she quarreled with her boss and she was given the boot.She should have known better than to quarrel with her superior.
A:凯特真蠢！
B:她出问题了吗？
A:是的，她和上司吵架了，因此被炒了鱿鱼。拓本该明智一点儿，不能和上司吵架。
6. cap n. 帽子
put on one's thinking cap
A:Is the reprot important?
B:Yes,important enough to shape your future.
A:So I'll have to put on my thinking cap before writing anything down.
A:这个报告重要吗？
B:是的，重要到可以改变你的未来。
A:看来在动笔之前我必须得认真思考了。
7. cloth n. 布
cut one's coat according to one's cloth
A:Can we buy a house of our own,dear?
B:Not now.My salary isn't large at the moment and we can't afford to get a loan from the bank.We must cut our coat according to our cloth.
A:亲爱的，我们能买套房子吗？
B:现在不行。我现在的工资不高，而且我们也贷不起银行的款。所以我们必须量力而为。
8. coattails n.(男)上衣后摆
on someone's coattails
A:Paul is the first millionaire of us all.
B:But he's not a real success.His brother is.
A:Why do you say so?Both of them are very rich.
B:But he became an upstart on his brother's coattails.
A:保罗是我们中的第一个百万富翁。
B:但他并不是一个真正的成功者，他哥哥才是。
A:怎么这么说呢？他们两个都很富有嘛。
B:可是他是靠他哥哥的提携才发起来的。
9. dress n. 衣服
dress somebody down
A:The boss looks cross.
B:Yes?
A:Nancy's work is a mess,you know.I'm afraid he'll dress her down. B:That would be all right as long as he doesn't boot her out.sleeve
A:老板看起来情绪不太好。
B:怎么了？
A:你知道，南希工作干得一团糟，恐怕老板要训斥她了。
B:只要老板不开除她，挨训也无所谓了。
10. dress up
A:You're so fond of dressing youself up?
B:Yes,I feel cool that way.
A:But it's a very casual gathering,not a formal occasion.
A:你怎么这么喜欢打扮？
B:打扮好了感觉很酷的。
A:可这个聚会很随便，不那么正式。
11. give somebody a dressing-down
A:Why is Lily shedding tears,Jimmy?
B:The teacher gave her a dressing-down.
A:How come?
B:Her work was bad.And the teacher was very angry about that.
A:莉莉怎么哭了，吉米？
B:老师批评她了。
A:为什么？
B:她的作业写得很糟，老师非常生气。
12. glove n. 手套
fit like a glove
A:Oh,you look nice.The dress fits you like a glove!
B:Thank you.What about the color?
A:Well,maybe it's a little bright.
A:哦！好靓啊！这套衣服你穿正合适！
B:谢谢。颜怎么样呢？
A:嗯，颜也许有点鲜艳了。
13. handle with kid gloves
A:Our boss looks cross today.
B:You'd better handle him with kid gloves today.He got out of bed on the wrong side this morning. A:老板今天气呼呼的。
B:你对他可要谨慎些，从早晨起来他气儿就不顺。
14. hat n. 帽子
pass/send the hat round for someone
A:Collecting money?
B:Yeah.
A:What for?
B:Mrs. Smith's son is seriously ill and she can't afford her son's operation,so we're passing the hat round for her.
A:收钱吗？
B:没错儿。
A:为什么？
B:史密斯太太的儿子得了重病，她付不起手术费，所以我们帮她筹些钱。
15. talk through one's hat

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