1、1. the golden rule 金科玉律,It originally referred to the sermon which Jesus preached, that is,do to others as you would have them do to you,a wise rule which is time-tested even today. Now, it refers to a very important principle which should be followed when performing a particular task。,2. A little b

2、ird told me 我聽(tīng)說(shuō)了 有人私下告訴我了.,We can also say a little bird whispered to me, which means I have heard it without divulging who was informant. Another great Israeli king,son of King David, Solomon says,Do not curse the king,even in your thoughts,or curse the rich,even in your bedroom; for a bird of the

3、air may carry your voice,or some winged creature tell the matter.,3.A land of milk and honey 富饒的土地,It depicts a land overflowing with the good things of life,a land abounding in riches.As Gods chosen people,the Israelis inherited the land flowing with milk and honeycalled Canaan from God.,4. Stumbli

4、ng block.絆腳石。,出自舊約以賽亞書(shū)（the Old Testament, Isaiah），此語(yǔ)指“妨礙人們前進(jìn)的一切障礙”。 A: Jack is a stumbling block to our plan。杰克是我們計(jì)劃的絆腳石。 B: Yeah, we must find a way to deal with him. 是的，我們得想個(gè)辦法對(duì)付他。,5 clean hands （潔凈的手）,源自圣經(jīng)舊約約伯記第17章?！癏e that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.”（“手潔的人將會(huì)愈益有力。”）?，F(xiàn)多與come

5、out with, with 或have 等詞連用，表示“廉潔、清白”。 He retired from office with clean hands. 他退休時(shí)兩袖清風(fēng)。 John grew up in a bad neighborhood, but he grew up with clean hands.約翰在不良的環(huán)境中成長(zhǎng)，卻出淤泥而不染。,6. The apple of ones eye 眼中的蘋果。,出自舊約 申命記( the Old Testament, Deuteronomy)，“掌上明珠，寶貝，心愛(ài)之物”。 A：I hear little Daisy, the daught

6、er of our boss, was kidnapped on the way to school yesterday afternoon. 我聽(tīng)說(shuō)我們經(jīng)理的女兒小戴西昨天下午在上學(xué)的路上被綁架了。 B: Really? He must have been mad. She is the apple of his eye。 是嗎？他一定急瘋了。她可是她的掌上明珠啊。,7. The scapegoat 替罪羊。,出自舊約 利末記 (the Old Testament, Leviticus)，此語(yǔ)是指 “待人受過(guò)的人”。 A: Do you think Paul is the real murd

7、erer? 你認(rèn)為保羅是真正的兇手嗎？ B: Definitely not. He is just the scapegoat. 當(dāng)然不是，他只是個(gè)替罪羊而已。,8. Poor as Job 像約伯一樣窮。,出自舊約約伯記( the Old Testament, Job) ，意思是“一貧如洗”。 A: Do you really want to marry that man who is poor as Job? 你真的想嫁給那個(gè)窮光蛋嗎？ B: Yeah。No one can stop me. 是的，沒(méi)人能阻止我。,9. Spare the rod and spoil the child 省

8、了棍子，慣了孩子。,來(lái)自于舊約箴言（the Old Testament, Proverbs），意思是“孩子不打不成器”。 A: Nowadays the childrens education is really a headache. 現(xiàn)在教育孩子真是令人頭疼的事。 B: Yeah, but I still believe in that proverb, “Spare the rod and spoil the child”. 是的，但是我很信奉圣經(jīng)中的那句格言“孩子不打不成器”。,10. Make someones hair stand on end 使人毛發(fā)倒豎。,出自舊約約伯記(th

9、e Old Testament, Job)，意思是“使人極度恐懼，毛骨悚然”。 A: Seeing that terror film made my hair stand on end. 看那個(gè)恐怖電影使我怕的要死。 B: Me, too. Actually, I was so scared that I closed my eyes almost all the time. 事實(shí)上，我太害怕了，所以大多數(shù)時(shí)間我都在閉著眼睛。,11. Eye for eye, tooth for tooth 以眼還眼，以牙還牙。,出自舊約出埃及記（the Old Testament, Exodus）。 A：I

10、 hear he has been speaking ill of you.You should make an eye for eye and tooth for tooth revenge. 我聽(tīng)說(shuō)他一直在講你壞話，你應(yīng)該報(bào)復(fù)他，以眼還眼，以牙還牙。 B: I dont think that will make any sense. 我想那不會(huì)有什么意義。,12Ivory Tower 象牙塔。,出自舊約雅歌（the Old Testament, song of songs），意為“與世隔絕的世外桃源，隱居之地；藝術(shù)家的小天地”。 A: I hear Mr. White wants to run for the P