英语生活常识问题

1.英语趣味小知识

趣味英语小知识 a)Ten animals I slam in a net. 我把十只动物一网打尽你注意到这句话有什么特别之处吗？对了，无论从左到右，还是从右到左，字母排列顺序都是一样的，英语把这叫做Palindromes 回文（指顺读和倒读都一样的词语），关于动物的回文还有以下的例子 Otto saw pup ; pup was Otto. （奥托看见了小狗，小狗的名字叫奥托） Was it a car or a cat I saw ? Was it a rat I saw ？（我刚才看见的是条老鼠？） b)the bee's knees 又来形容最好的至高无上的东西。

[例] She is a very poor singer but she thinks she's the bee's knees. （她五音不全却自认为是高高在上的一流歌手。）该表现起源于20年代的美国，仅仅因为bee's 和 knees押韵，琅琅上口，迅速得到流传，直到现在，还在日常生活非正式场合的对话中经常使用。

和时间有关的英语趣味小知识（一）时间是金，其值无价 Time is money.（时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金） Time flies.（光阴似箭，日月如梭） Time has wings.（光阴去如飞） Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.（光阴如锉，细磨无声） Time stays not the fool's leisure.（时间不等闲逛的傻瓜） Time and I against any two.（和时间携起手来，一人抵两人） Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.（时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。或时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命） Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.（消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失）（二）时间是风，去而不返 Time undermines us.（光阴暗中催人才。

或莫说年纪小人生容易老） Time and tide wait for no man.（岁月不待人） Time cannot be won again.（时间一去不再来） Time is , time was , and time is past.（现在有时间，过去有时间，时间一去不复返） Time lost can not be recalled.（光阴一去不复返） Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.（光阴似箭，一去不返）（三）时间是尺，万物皆检 Time tries friends as fire tries gold.（时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金） Time tries truth.（时间检验真理） Time is the father of truth.（时间是真理之父） Time will tell.（时间能说明问题） Time brings the truth to light.（时间使真相大白。或时间一到，真理自明。）

Time and chance reveal all secrets.（时间与机会能提示一切秘密） Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.（时间考验一切，经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰） Time reveals(discloses) all things.（万事日久自明） Time tries all.（时间检验一切）（四）时间是秤，衡量权质 There is no time like the present.（现在正是时候） Take time by the forelock.（把握目前的时机） To choose time is to save time.（选择时间就是节省时间） Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.（今日事，今日毕） Procrastination is the thief of time.（拖延为时间之窃贼） One of these days is none of these days.（拖延时日，终难实现。或：改天改天，不知哪天） Tomorrow never comes.（明天无尽头，明日何其多） What may be done at any time will be done at no time.（常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹）（五）时间是水，淘金流沙 Time works wonders.（时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议） Time works great changes.（时间可以产生巨大的变化） Times change.（时代正在改变）英语趣味小知识（2）——你会犯这样的错误吗？你会犯这样的错误吗？英语有时候真是莫名其妙，你觉得你明明懂了，可实际上你又没有懂。

所以，今天我想讲几件轶事，都是因为没有理解听到看到的东西而闹出的笑话。也许，从他们的经验中，你也可以学到一些东西。

第一个故事发生在秘鲁，一位美国妇女在餐馆里用餐。她问服务员： Excuse me. Where could I wash my hands？服务员把她带到洗手间，可不巧，正有一些工人在粉刷洗手间的墙壁。

工人们一看有人要用洗手间，就准备离开。服务员拦住他们，说： That's Ok. Stay. She only wants to wash her hands. 在英语里，wash my hands实际上是上厕所的委婉说法。

那个服务员按照字面意思理解，结果闹了笑话。还有一次，一个留学生在国外的学校第一天上学，心里又兴奋又紧张。

一个美国人见到一张新面孔，为了表示友好，就问： Hi! What's the good word？留学生一听到这个，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！他犹豫再三，想，反正我也不知道，就问问他好了。于是他吞吞吐吐地问： Hello. What's the good word？老美听了，很随意地说： Oh, not much. 这下，这个留学生就更吃惊了！原来，What's the good word？在美语里，是一句问候语，意思是“你还好吗？”但问话的人并不指望你把遇到的高兴的事情都一一告诉他，只是打个招呼而已。

但这个留学生以为对方真的在问什么是Good word，所以闹了笑话，不过还好，也算给他歪打正着了。下面的故事就更有意思了。

一次，一个美国公司的管理人员给公司一个驻外分部发了一份。

2.英语小知识

让我们学习一些有趣的小知识吧。

以下是一些的英语和汉语对手指的称呼： 1.thumb ：大拇指。与汉语相映成趣的是，英语的all(fingers and ) thumbs也表示"笨手笨脚"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.今天早上我的手怎么这么笨呢，好像连衬衫都扣不上了。

（2）He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the teacup.他激动得手都不好使了，竟把茶杯摔了。2. forefinger ：又称index finger，即食指。

前缀fore-表示"位置靠前的"（placed at the front），所以从排位上说，forefinger应为"第一指"。从功用上看，此手指伸出时有标示或指向的作用。

在一些英语工具书中，我们会见到这样的表示"参见"（index）含义的手型符号。3. middle finger ：中指。

此指居中，名正言顺，且与汉语说法也一致。4. ring finger：无名指。

从世界各地的婚俗习惯来说，结婚戒指（wedding ring）戴在这一手指（通常指左手）之上，表示已婚。5. little finger：顾名思义为小指。

在美国和苏格兰，人们又赋予它一个爱称，管pinkie(pinky)，后缀-ie(-y)有"小巧可爱"之意。和时间有关的英语趣味小知识职场英语 2010-02-24 17:52:16 阅读264 评论0 字号：大中小订阅（一）时间是金，其值无价1. Time is money.（时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金）2. Time flies.（光阴似箭，日月如梭）3. Time has wings.（光阴去如飞）4. Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.（光阴如锉，细磨无声）5. Time stays not the fool's leisure.（时间不等闲逛的傻瓜）5. Time and I against any two.（和时间携起手来，一人抵两人）6. Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.（时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。

或时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命）7. Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.（消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失）（二）时间是风，去而不返8. Time undermines us.（光阴暗中催人才。或莫说年纪小人生容易老）9. Time and tide wait for no man.（岁月不待人）10. Time cannot be won again.（时间一去不再来）11. Time is , time was , and time is past.（现在有时间，过去有时间，时间一去不复返）12. Time lost can not be recalled.（光阴一去不复返）13. Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.（光阴似箭，一去不返）（三）时间是尺，万物皆检14. Time tries friends as fire tries gold.（时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金）15. Time tries truth.（时间检验真理）16. Time is the father of truth.（时间是真理之父）17. Time will tell.（时间能说明问题）18. Time brings the truth to light.（时间使真相大白。

或时间一到，真理自明。）19. Time and chance reveal all secrets.（时间与机会能提示一切秘密）20. Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.（时间考验一切，经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰）21. Time reveals(discloses) all things.（万事日久自明）22. Time tries all.（时间检验一切）（四）时间是秤，衡量权质23. There is no time like the present.（现在正是时候）24. Take time by the forelock.（把握目前的时机）25. To choose time is to save time.（选择时间就是节省时间）26. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.（今日事，今日毕）27. Procrastination is the thief of time.（拖延为时间之窃贼）28. One of these days is none of these days.（拖延时日，终难实现。

或：改天改天，不知哪天）29. Tomorrow never comes.（明天无尽头，明日何其多）30. What may be done at any time will be done at no time.（常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹）（五）时间是水，淘金流沙31. Time works wonders.（时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议）32. Time works great changes.（时间可以产生巨大的变化）33. Times change.（时代正在改变）。

3.英语生活小贴士50条,（必须50条）

A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。

A bad thing never dies.遗臭万年。 A bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。

A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

A bully is always a coward.色厉内荏。 A burden of one's choice is not felt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。

A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 A cat has 9 lives.猫有九条命。

A cat may look at a king.猫也可以打量国王，意为人人平等。 A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。

A constant guest is never welcome.常客令人厌。 Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。

Adversity leads to prosperity.穷则思变。 Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。

A fair death honors the whole life.死得其所，流芳百世。 A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。

A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。 A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。 A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。

A friend is never known till a man has need.需要之时方知友。 A friend without faults will never be found.没有十全十美的朋友。

'After you' is good manners.“您先请”是礼貌。 A good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。

A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善终。 A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.一本好书，相伴一生。 A good conscience is a soft pillow.不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。

A good fame is better than a good face.美名胜过美貌。 A good husband makes a good wife.夫善则妻贤。

A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。 A good wife health is a man's best wealth.妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。

A great talker is a great liar.说大话者多谎言。 A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。

A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。 A leopard cannot change its spots.积习难改。

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 A light heart lives long.静以修身。

A little body often harbors a great soul.浓缩的都是精品。 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解，自欺欺人。

A little pot is soon hot.狗肚子盛不得四两油。 All are brave when the enemy flies.敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。

All good things come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席。 All rivers run into sea.海纳百川。

All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。 All that ends well is well.结果好，就一切都好。

All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。 All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事总是由难而易。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问。

A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。 A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。

A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。 A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。

A man without money is no man at all.一分钱难倒英雄汉。 A merry heart goes all the way.心旷神怡，事事顺利。

A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里。 A mother's love never changes.母爱永恒。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果，不用请医生。 A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼，以牙还牙。 An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。

An old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。 An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.聪明才智，不如运气。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.预防为主，治疗为辅。 A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 A single flower does not make a spring.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。

A snow year, a rich year.瑞雪兆丰年。 A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身体。

A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。 A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。 A wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相，露相非真人。

A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追。 A year's plan starts with spring.一年之计在于春。

A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 Bad news has wings.好事不出门，坏事传千里。

Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。 Beauty lies in the love's eyes.情人眼里出西施。

Be 。

4.求一篇不太难的英文生活小常识

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。 Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。

Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。 Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。

Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。 Promise is debt.一诺千金。

Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。 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.开卷有益。 Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。

Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。 Rome is not built in a day冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。

Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。 Seeing is believing.眼见为实。

Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。 Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him. 智者当差，不用交代。

Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。 Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。

Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。 Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快，忘得快。

Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快，烂得快。 Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。

Still water run deep.静水常深。 Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。

Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。 Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。

Talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。 Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操，曹操就到。

Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。 Teach others by your example.躬亲示范。

The best hearts are always the bravest.无私者无畏。 The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。

The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盗铃。 The danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥。

The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。 The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗。

The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。 The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有时也会说真话。

The die is cast.木已成舟。 The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

The end justifies the means.只要目的正当，可以不择手段。 The end makes all equal.死亡面前，人人平等。

The eye is bigger than the belly.贪多嚼不烂。 The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而绕远路。

The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。 The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。

The first step is the only difficulty.迈出第一步是最艰难的。 The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。

The fox preys farthest from home.兔子不吃窝边草。 The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.坐井观天。

The grass is greener on the other side.这山望着那山高。 The greatest talkers are always least doers.语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。

The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高，摔得惨。 The leopard cannot change its spots.本性难移。

The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚，越谦虚。 The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犊不怕虎。

The outsider sees the most of the game.旁观者清。 The pen is mightier than the sword.笔能杀人。

The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。 There are spots in the sun.太阳也有黑点。

There are two sides to every question.问题皆有两面。 There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本难念的经。

There is kindness to be found everywhere.人间处处有温情。 There is no general rule without some exception.任何法规均有例外。

There is no medicine against death.没有长生不老药。 There is no place like home.金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。

There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。 The style is the man.字如其人。

The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。 The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. 水能载舟，亦能覆舟。

The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清，浊者自浊。 The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。

The world is but a little place, after all.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 Think twice before you do.三思而后行。

Things at the worst will mend.否极泰来。 Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。

Time cures all things.时间是医治一切创伤的良药。 Time flies.光阴似箭。

Time is money.时间就是金钱。 Time lost cannot be won again.时光流逝，不可复得。

Time past cannot be called back again.时间不能倒流。 Time tries all.路遥知马力，日久见人心。

Tit for tat is fair play.人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我。

5.英语生活小贴士50条

1. Actions speak louder than words. 百说不如一干。

2. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

3. Honesty is the best policy. 诚实为上策。

4. Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

5. A burden of one's choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。

6. Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境出人才。

7. A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

8. Easier said than done. 说起来容易，做起来难。

9. Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。

10. pride goes before, and shame comes

6.小学英语关于生活小常识的问题

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。 Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。

Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。 Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。

Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。 Promise is debt.一诺千金。

Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。 Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。

Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。

7.有趣的英语小知识

英语趣味测试：成语对对碰俚语和谚语是英语学习中的一大绊脚石。

这些英语句子一反常态，我们不明白这些俗语的含义，是因为我们和英语国家的文化背景不同。如果能在汉语中为这些俗语找到对应的说法，问题就解决了。

看看下面的句子你能翻译对几个来。 1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or comfortis 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 completely 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 complain 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 composer of thegreatest promise 13.every dog has his day Explanation: fortune comes to each in turn Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a verylong time coming。

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.雨后送伞 2. 挂羊头卖狗肉 3. 大势已去 4.人善被人欺，马善被人骑 5. 小不忍则乱大谋 6. 一贫如洗 7. 一言既出，驷马难追 8. 天涯原咫尺，到处可逢君 9. 入乡随俗 10. 失之东隅，收之桑榆 11. 知足者常乐 12. 有眼不识泰山 13.是人皆有出头日 14.王婆买瓜，自卖自夸送花须知：十二星座的幸运花 Aries: Thistle, wild rose, gorse, nasturtium, woodbine 白羊：蓟、野玫瑰、金雀花、旱金莲花、忍冬 Taurus: Lily of the valley, violet, red rose, myrtle 金牛：铃兰、紫罗兰、红玫瑰、桃金娘 Gemini: Snapdragon, iris 双子：金鱼草、爱丽丝 Cancer: Poppy, water lily, white rose 巨蟹：罂粟、荷花、白玫瑰 Leo: Marigold, sunflower, cowslip, heliotrope, 。

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