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1、Colloquialisms,A colloquialism is an informal expression used in spoken English.Colloquialisms are never used in formal English or in writing,but are often used in conversations.,What is a colloquialism?,I can tell you that.Thats a no-brainer!,something easy to understand,不必花脑筋的事物,a wet blanket 令人扫兴

2、的人。这一表达的来源是：当发生火灾的时候，为了扑火，把湿毛毯盖到火上。后用来指在社交场合泼冷水，令人扫兴的人。如：Im sorry to be such a wet blanket,but Im afraid I have to go home now.,1.be good at gardening 园艺能手,2.an important person in an organization 头儿，有权势的人,3.be not friendly to her 对某人冷淡，疏远某人,4.raining heavily 下倾盆大雨,5.not really to my taste 喜爱的东西,Pre

3、sentation Part B,1.Mrs Blacks garden is the best in our town.She has real green fingers._2.He just cant do anything right.He is all thumbs._,园艺能手,He is very clumsy and cant do things skillfully.（笨手笨脚）,3.You are telling me Im lazy.Ha,look what a mess your room is!That is like the pot calling the kett

4、le black!_.4.I wish I had brought my umbrella.Its raining cats and dogs._,That is like criticizing someone else for a fault you have yourself.（五十步笑百步）,(下倾盆大雨),5.Dont make a mountain out of a molehill.Its not that serious._,Dont exaggerate something.(小题大做),lend me an ear倾听;注意；仔细地听 eat my hat 我敢打赌.决不可

5、能/不是真的;（认为不可能发生）我才不信，那才怪，决不可能 eat(ones)words 食言：对自己说的话又反悔as stubborn as a mule 倔得像头骡子/犟得像牛,as cool as a cucumber 像黄瓜一样凉爽 就是当一个人碰到困难和麻烦时很冷 静、很放松。（尤指在困难情况下）非常冷静，泰然自若green hand 生手,没有经验的人as quiet as a mouse 非常安静,不声不响/安静如鼠,a white liea dark horsea social butterflypull a long facekill two birds with one s

6、tonecost sb.an arm and a legthe apple of ones eye,善意的谎言,黑马（出人意料的获胜者）,善于交际、会应酬的人,愁眉苦脸,一箭双雕，一举两得,让某人花费很多钱,掌上明珠,on pins and needles/(have)ants in ones pants You are singing my song.Great minds think alike.Birds of a feather flock together.One mans meat is another mans poison.,如坐针毡，坐立不安，热锅上的蚂蚁,不谋而合,英雄所见略同,物以类聚，人以群分,萝卜青菜，各有所爱,Thank you,