1、Read the sentences and express what the colloquialisms mean. 1. Though you are busy, could you justlend me an ear for a moment? 2. If Huston rockets can win this basketball game by twenty points, I will eat my hat. 3. I have never expected lily to act as cool as a cu
2、cumber in the traffic accident. 4. All the family members come to persuade Jim to change his idea, but he is as stubborn as a mule. 5. As a green hand, Robert nearly drove into the grocery on roadside. 6. Because Tod failed in his maths exam, he was as quiet as a mou
3、sewhen his father scolded him. lend me an ear : to listen and pay attention to(倾听：注意；仔细地听) eat my hat: You are 100 percent certain that something will happen. eat (one's) words: to retract something that one has said. (食言：对自己说的话又反悔) as cool as a cucumber: very calm a
4、nd controlled in difficult situations. (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。这是美国人经常用的一个习惯用语。) as stubborn as a mule: refusing to change one’s opinion(倔得像头骡子) green hand : one who is new in a certain field (生手, 没有经验的人) as quiet as a mouse : making very little noise(非常安静,
5、不声不响) II. Vocabulary extension A). a no-brainer: something easy to understand a wet blanket: boring or afraid to have fun (扫兴的人或物) be all ears: listening carefully(全神贯注地倾听) pull my leg: joke with someone (愚弄某人) B). 1.green fingers(绿手指，园艺能手):She is good at gardening
6、2.be all thumbs(笨拙):He is very clumsy. 3.the pot calls the kettle black(五十步笑百步步): 4.rain cats and dogs(下倾盆大雨): It is raining heavily. 5.make a mountain out of a molehill (小题大做 Add: This case is a no-brainerAny good lawyer can get him off. （这个案子也太容易了。任何一位好律师都能帮他脱罪。
7、） 1. It's really simple. / It's very easy. 很简单。 2. It's a piece of cake. 小事一桩。 3. It's easy as pie. / It's easy as ABC. 真是易如反掌。 4. It's no big deal! 没什么大不了的！（很简单） 5. It's a no-brainer! 这很简单，不用花什么脑筋的！ 6. I can do it with my eyes closed! 我眼睛闭起来都能做！ 7. That's no sweat a
8、t all! 那一点都不难！ 8. Nothing to it! 没什么难的！ 9. It's a joke. Anyone can do it. 这很简单。谁都可以做。 10. It's a cinch! (容易做的事情) 简单的很！ green hand n
