英语有趣的短语

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1、InterstingPhrasesbluemoon“Bluemoon”meansrarethingsorperiodsOnceinabluemoon.（千载难逢的时期)"Bluemoon"alsorefersto"thesecondfullmooninamonth".Actually,thiskindofphenomenonhappensevery32months,soitmeansrare.In1946magazinearticlefirstusedinthisway.Itisessentiallybo

2、rrowing"bluemoon"originalmeaningthatthisrareastronomicalphenomenon.whiteelephatwhiteelephant：无用而累赘的东西InIndia,Thailand,MyanmarandothercountrieswhiteelephantisconsideredsacredanimalsPeopleneverletthemwork.Itissaidthatkeepinga"whiteelephant"costsalot.SothekinginCentralAsiaused

3、togiveawhiteelephanttotheMinisterthathedislike,makinghimrunoutofmoney.Thenthewordevolvesthevalueorutilityexpensesrequiredlargeorthingsarenotneededbutdifficulttobesettled.adoginthemangerThedogwhowouldnotallowahorseoroxtoeatthehayinamanger,eventhoughhehimselfdidnotwantit.Aper

4、sonwhoselfishlywithholdsfromotherssomethingthathehimselfcannotuseordoesnotneed.ThephrasefirstappearedinAesopprophecy.Ahorseandacattleareinthestableeatinggrass.Atthattime,adogrushedin.Itletthemgoawayrudely.Horseandcattlesaidmildlytoit:“butyoudon’teatgrass!”Thedogquibbled“Ido

5、n’teatgrass,butIwon’tletyoueattoo!”doublebagger(无地自容地)onepersonbecauseoftheirownreasonssuchaswithdrawncharacterandnotpopularordonesomethingnotbeaccepted.Thenhewanttousetwobagshidehisheadtohidehisembarrassmentanddistress.Example:Theactresswasawarethatshehadcommittedadoubleba

6、ggerwhenshecompletelyforgotherlines,andthenherwigfelloff.【中】那位女演员很清楚自己做了一件无地自容的事，因为她忘了台词，而且假发也掉了下来。droptheothershoe:AnnouncetheresultsorendthesuspenseOnceeveningtherewasapassengerlivedinasmallhotel.Thewaitertoldhimtobequietbecausethenextdoorguestiseasytobewakenup.Unfortunat

7、ely,hedroppedoneofhisshoesonaccountofnervous.Theguestwaswakenuprightaway.Herealizedmadeabigsoundaccidentally,thentookofftheothershoegentlyonthegroundandwenttobed.Theguestwereunabletosleepagainthatnight.Nextmorning,heknockedonnextdoorandshouted:Ididn’tsleepallnight,whenwillt

8、heothershoedrop?thanks