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

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

3、hathedislike,makinghimrunoutofmoney.Thenthewordevolvesthevalueorutilityexpensesrequiredlargeorthingsarenotneededbutdifficulttobesettled.adoginthemangerThedogwhowouldnotallowahorseoroxtoeatthehayinamanger,eventhoughhehimselfdidnotwantit.Apersonwhoselfishlywithholdsfromotherssomethingthathehi

4、mselfcannotuseordoesnotneed.ThephrasefirstappearedinAesopprophecy.Ahorseandacattleareinthestableeatinggrass.Atthattime,adogrushedin.Itletthemgoawayrudely.Horseandcattlesaidmildlytoit:“butyoudon’teatgrass!”Thedogquibbled“Idon’teatgrass,butIwon’tletyoueattoo!”doublebagger(无地自容地)onepersonbecau

5、seoftheirownreasonssuchaswithdrawncharacterandnotpopularordonesomethingnotbeaccepted.Thenhewanttousetwobagshidehisheadtohidehisembarrassmentanddistress.Example:Theactresswasawarethatshehadcommittedadoublebaggerwhenshecompletelyforgotherlines,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

6、了台词，而且假发也掉了下来。droptheothershoe:AnnouncetheresultsorendthesuspenseOnceeveningtherewasapassengerlivedinasmallhotel.Thewaitertoldhimtobequietbecausethenextdoorguestiseasytobewakenup.Unfortunately,hedroppedoneofhisshoesonaccountofnervous.Theguestwaswakenuprightaway.Herealizedmadeabigsoundaccide

7、ntally,thentookofftheothershoegentlyonthegroundandwenttobed.Theguestwereunabletosleepagainthatnight.Nextmorning,heknockedonnextdoorandshouted:Ididn’tsleepallnight,whenwilltheothershoedrop?thanks