雅思英语语言小点心轻松学.docx
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雅思英语语言小点心轻松学
语言小点心轻松学
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achipofftheoldblock
1.Ifwecallsomeoneachipofftheoldblock,wemeantheyare:
a)goodatmakingfurniture
b)policeofficers
c)similartotheirparents
2.Whatwasthe'block'madeofintheoriginofthisexpression?
wood
3.Whichverywell-knowninternationalfigureisachipofftheoldblock?
GeorgeW.Bush
Read
A:
GuesswhoIsawtheotherday?
B:
Goon,who?
A:
Helen!
Andguesswhat?
She'sjoinedthepolice,justlikeherdad.
B:
Really?
She'sachipofftheoldblock,isn'tshe?
A:
Yes!
Shewasalwaysverysimilartoherdadthough,wasn'tshe?
Whenwedescribesomeoneasachipofftheoldblock,wemeanthattheyaresimilartooneorbothoftheirparents.Itcouldbeabouttheirappearanceortheirbehaviour.Theexpressioncomesfromcarpentryandtheideaisthattheparentisa'block'ofwood,andthechildisasmall'chip'ofthesamematerial.AfamousexampleofachipofftheoldblockisGeorgeW.Bush,who,justlikehisfather,wentintopoliticsand,ofcourse,becamethepresidentoftheUnitesStates.
atalooseend
1.Ifyouareatalooseend,areyou:
a)busy,withlotstodo?
b)free,andlookingforsomethingtodo?
c)lost?
2.Thisexpressionwasoriginallyusedon:
a)ships
b)trains
c)aeroplanes
A:
Hi!
Doyouwanttohavelunch?
B:
Sure,butIthoughtyouhadameetingwithJohn.
A:
Oh,hehadtocancel,soI'matalooseend.
B:
Great,I'lljustgetmycoat.
Mostofusleadverybusylivesthesedays,butdoyoueverfinisheverythingyouhavetodoandfindthatyouhaveabitofsparetimetofill?
Inthesesituations,whenwehavefreetime,butwedon'tknowwhattodowithit,wesayweareatalooseend.
Thisexpressionwasoriginallyaboutsailors'ropeswhichhadbecomeuntied,or'loose',andthereforewerenotbeingusedproperly.
BetterLateThanNever
1.Theexpressionbetterlatethannevermeans:
a)itisn'tworthdoingsomethingifitislate
b)doingsomethinglateisbetterthannotdoingitatall
2.Inwhichofthesesituationscouldyousaybetterlatethannever?
a)thepostbringsabirthdaycardthedaybeforeyourbirthday
b)thepostbringsabirthdaycardonyourbirthday
c)thepostbringsabirthdaycardthedayafteryourbirthday
Answers
1.b
2.c
Read
A:
Whattookyousolong?
I'vebeenwaitingforyouforages!
B:
Sorry!
Imissedthebusandhadtowalkhere.
AOhwell,nevermind.Betterlatethannever!
Thispopularidiomisusedtosaythatitisbettertodosomethinglatethannotdoitatall.Peopleoftenuseitwhensomeonearriveslateforameeting,butitcanalsobeused,forexample,whenanemailoraletterarriveslate,whensomoenefinishessomeworkafterthedeadlinehaspassed,orwhenapersonfinallygetsaroundtodoingsomethingthatthey'vebeenputtingoffforalongtime.
Thereisanotherexpressionthathasasimilarstructure,'bettersafethansorry'.Wesaythiswhenwearebeingcarefulbecausesomethingbadmighthappenlater.Forexample,ifit'scloudyandItakeanumbrellabecauseitmightrainlater,Icansay'bettersafethansorry'.
blowyourtop
1.Toblowyourtopmeans:
a)tosuddenlybecomeexcited
b)toslowlybecomeexcited
c)tosuddenlybecomeangry
d)toslowlybecomeangry
2.WhatdoesNinathinkofwhenshe/hehearstheexpressionblowyourtop?
avolcano
3.WhichotherEnglishexpressionmeans'itmakesmeveryangry'?
'itmakesmybloodboil!
'
Answers
1.c
2.avolcano
3.'itmakesmybloodboil!
'
Read
A:
Ohno!
Quick,getacloth!
B:
What'sthematter?
A:
I'vespiltmycoffeealloverMark'spapers!
B:
Hereyouare.Ohdear,I'mafraidthesepapersareinabadway.WillMarkbeangry?
A:
He'sgoingtoblowhistop!
Hetoldmenottotouchanythingonhisdesk!
Ifyoublowyourtop,youloseyourtemper,orsuddenlybecomeveryangry.WhenIhearthisexpression,Ithinkofavolcanoerupting,suddenlyshootingfireandsmokeupintotheair.However,Ithinkthemorecommonimageisofboilingwaterblowingthetopoffacookingpan.Inbothcases,theideaofheatandboilingisconnectedwiththefeelingofanger.
ThisconnectionisalsotrueinotherEnglishexpressions.Forexample,ifsomething'makesyourbloodboil',itmakesyouveryangry.Youcouldsay,itmakesyoublowyourtop!
Interestingly,afriendofminefromTurkeyrecentlytoldmethattheexpressionhasadifferentmeaninginTurkish,whereifsomething'makesyourbloodboil',itmakesyouexcited.
fireaway
1.Whatdoesfireawaymean?
:
a)youcanaskmeanythingyouwant
b)it'ssafetofirethegun
c)IthinkIcansmellsomethingburning
2.Whichotherexpressionhasthesamemeaningasfireaway?
goahead
3.Isfireawayafriendlyorunfriendlythingtosay?
friendly
Answers
1.a
2.goahead
3.friendly
Read
A:
...sothatconcludesmypresentationtodayandIwillnowbehappytoansweranyquestionsyoumayhave.
B:
Er,thankyouforsuchaninterestingtalk.CouldIjustaskonequestionabouttheplansforanewbuildingthatyoumentionedatthebeginning?
A:
Yes,ofcourse.Fireaway.
Theexpressionfireawayisaninvitationtoaskquestionsaboutanythingyouwant.It'softenusedasafriendlyandinformalreplytosomeonewhohassaid'canIaskyousomething?
',andisthesameassaying'goahead'.
Informalexpressionslikethiscanbeusedoccasionallyinformalsituations,likethepresentationexampleabove,tomakeyousoundrelaxed,friendlyandconfident.It'simportantthatyourbodylanguagematchesthismessagethough,sotrytosmilewhenyousayit!
FromTheWordGo
1.Theexpressionfromthewordgomeans:
a)beforesomethingstarts
b)fromtheverybeginning
c)attheveryend
2.WhichpopgroupdidNinalovefromthewordgo?
3.Whichwordsareoftenusedtostartarace?
1.b
2.TheBeatles
3.'ready,steady,go!
'
A:
Areyouenjoyingyournewjob?
You'vebeenthereabout3monthsnow,haven'tyou?
B:
Yes,it'sgreat!
I'mdoinglotsofinterestingprojectsandtheotherpeopleareveryfriendly.
A:
Oh,that'snice!
Ibetitwasabitdifficulttosettleintoanewcompanyatfirstthough,wasn'tit?
B:
Actually,notatall.Iloveditonmyfirstdayandeveryonehelpedmefromthewordgo.
Somethingshaveanimmediateandinstanteffect.ThefirsttimeIheardTheBeatles,forexample,Ilovedtheirmusicfromthewordgo.Thisexpressionmeans'fromtheverybeginning'.
Thepartabout'thewordgo'alwaysremindsmeofhowyousay'ready,steady,go!
'tostartarace,butnobodyknowsexactlywherethisexpressioncomesfromoriginally.Itis,however,averycommonandusefulidiominBritishEnglishtoday.So,nexttimeyou'respeakingEnglish,whynottrytousethisexpressionfromthewordgo!
getcoldfeet
1.Ifyougetcoldfeet,thismeansthat:
a)youfeelverybraveaboutdoingsomething
b)youfeeltoocoldtodosomething
c)youfeeltoonervoustodosomething
2)Thisexpressionmighthavestartedwith:
a)soldiers
b)sailors
Answers
1.c
2.a
Read
A:
Areyoureadyforthebigshowtonight?
Haveyoubeenpractisingyoursinging?
B:
I'mreallynervous!
Ihavetosingallonmyowninfrontofhundredsofpeople!
Idon'tthinkIcandoit.
A:
Youhavetodoit!
You'vepreparedreallyhard.Youcan'tgetcoldfeetnow!
B:
No,you'reright!
Imusttrytobemoreconfident.
Whenpeoplehavetodosomethingveryimportant,theysometimesbecomeverynervous.Ifyoufeelreallynervous,youmighteventhinkaboutnotdoingthatimportantthingatall.Inthosesituations,wesaythatyougetcoldfeet.Somepeoplefeelnervousandunsurelikethiswhentheyareconsideringchangingtheirjobormovinghouse.Sometimes,peopleevengetcoldfeetontheirweddingday!
Theexpressionmightoriginatefromthearmy,whensoldierswouldusetheirfrozenfeetasareasonnottogointobattle.
getonlikeahouseonfire
1.Ifpeoplegetonlikeahouseonfire,they:
a)argueandfightwitheachotherallthetime
b)haveaverygood,friendlyrelationship
c)areindanger
2)Thisexpressionis:
a)positive
b)negative
Answers
1.b
2.a
Read
A:
Hi,how'sitgoingwithyournewboyfriend?
B:
Daniel?
Oh,great.Hemetmyparentsforthefirsttimeyesterdayactually.
A:
Ohreally?
Ibetyouwerenervousaboutthat.Whathappened?
B:
Well,theyallgotonlikeahouseonfire!
A:
Really?
B:
Yes!
Danielanddadweretalkingaboutfootballforhours!
AndmymumkeptlaughingatallofDaniel'sjokes!
AlthoughwecansometimesguessthemeaningofanewEnglishexpression,othertimeswehavetobeabitcareful.Theexpressiongetonlikeahouseonfire,forexample,soundslikeitmightbenegativeasmostofusassociatefireandburningwithdangeranddestruction.However,somestudentsaresurprisedtolearnthatifyougetonlikeahouseonfire,youactuallyhaveaverycloseandgoodrelationshipwithsomeone.
hittheroad要上路了
1.Ifyouhittheroad,whatdoyoudo?
a)startaverylongcarjourney
b)haveatrafficaccident
c)leavesomewheretogosomewhereelse
2.Whorecordedthefamoussong,'HitTheRoadJack'?
RayCharles
3.WhydoesNinahavetohittheroadherselfnow?
tomeetsomefriendsintown
1.c
2.RayCharles
3.tomeetsomefriendsintown
A:
Thanksforagreatparty!
Wehadareallynicetime.
B:
Ohyoudon'thavetoleavealready,doyou?
It'sonly11.
A:
Sorry,IhavetogetupreallyearlytomorrowsoIshouldhittheroadsoon.
B:
Howaboutjustonemorequickdrink?
A:
Ohokay,butjustaquickone!
Verysimply,thisexpressionmeansleavesomewheretogosomewhereelse.Itdoesn'tmatterifyou'rewalking,driving,takingthetrainoranyotherkindoftransport,youcanalwaysusethisphras
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