瞎谈：Some English idioms

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瞎谈：Some English idioms

at first blush
:at the first glimpse or impression.
第一次见到瞥了一眼脸红？似乎适合于古时姑娘们的小心思，呵呵。
有诗为证：贾氏窥帘韩掾少，宓妃留枕魏王才。
想必贾氏当年，隔帘一瞥之下，动了少女情怀，不免脸红？
故而第一次脸红就是一看之下，第一印象？倒是暗合。呵呵。

at one's wit's end
:at a loss as means to solve a problem
处在智力的末端就是计穷，智尽，自然不知所措，与"图穷而匕首现"中的用法也算一致。

axe to grind
:grievance to express, complaint, "a bone to pick"
这个词就像中国的"七月流火"、"空穴来风"、"万人空巷"之类，好像有那么点用坏了。
磨磨斧头干吗？居然是要向别人抱怨，诉说不平，可见老外是深信以实力为后盾这一说的，有什么意见要提，都先去磨斧子，呵呵。
但have an axe to grind也有另一说，这里有个故事，说的是富兰克林幼年时，在院子里遇到一个带有斧头的陌生人，那人称赞院子里那个磨石很好，想看看它好不好使，便花言巧语的让他转动磨石，而那人就在上面磨利自己的斧头。
那就是别有用心，另有企图了。

zhms

beat around the bush
: speak indirectly, avoid directly discussing the issue, talk in a roundabout way without addressing the problem
我们说打草惊蛇，打草的目的是惊蛇，看来老外有时候还真是性子直，居然说你这么是在绕弯子(拐弯抹角/ 旁敲侧击/ 兜圈子)了，难道直接就去打蛇么? 呵呵。


break the ice
:get past the uncomfortable feeling that exists between people who don't know each other
打破了冰，大概冰就会化了，看到冰都化了，这个大家会感觉暖和点么？不过破冰之后，就不要再去湖上溜冰了，大家一起聊聊天就好。

chip off the old block
:child who strongly resembles one of his parents in either appearance or behavior
我们说长的象，说是一个模子里面做出来的，老外呢，大概相信那个肋骨的故事，想着切上一块就行了，切下来这块和原来的就是一样的。

tanya

有意思 [M29]

看来LZ最近是要把英语和德语一网打尽了 [M05]

gggg

I don't think when people talking they like to use these "Idioms",hehe.

zhms

firstly, it could be up to who u are talking with & what u are talking about. if u just talk with ur domestic friends and ur compassionate colleagues, very possibly, u are RIGHT.

secondly, english is not just a chat-chat-chat thing. at least, there are many to read.

in fact, just like what we do in chinese, even in everyday trivial chat, u'll encounter bunch of idioms. will a foreigner really understand ""一表人材"", "太阳晒屁股了" , "十三点" or even "大脑短路了" without working on it?

anyway, a foreigner will be forgived when he/she don't understand the idioms, or mostly he won't be placed to the situation.

QUOTE Created By gggg At 2006-3-4
I don't think when people talking they like to use these "Idioms",hehe.

E.T.

QUOTE Created By zhms At 2006-3-18
firstly, it could be up to who u are talking with & what u are talking about. if u just talk with ur domestic friends and ur compassionate colleagues, very possibly, the answer is YES.

secondly, english is not just a chat-chat-chat thing. at least, there are many to read.

in fact, just like what we do in chinese, even in everyday trivial chat, u'll encounter bunch of idioms. will a foreigner really understand ""大脑短路了"", "太阳晒屁股了" , "十三点" or even "大脑短路了" without working on it?

anyway, a foreigner will be forgived when he/she don't understand the idioms, or mostly he won't be placed to the situation.

[quote]QUOTE Created By gggg At 2006-3-4
I don't think when people talking they like to use these "Idioms",hehe.

[/quote]

[M04] [M04]

zhms

老大一來回帖，俺就心底發虛。呵呵。[M01]

QUOTE Created By E.T. At 2006-3-18
[quote]QUOTE Created By zhms At 2006-3-18
firstly, it could be up to who u are talking with & what u are talking about. if u just talk with ur domestic friends and ur compassionate colleagues, very possibly, the answer is YES.

secondly, english is not just a chat-chat-chat thing. at least, there are many to read.

in fact, just like what we do in chinese, even in everyday trivial chat, u'll encounter bunch of idioms. will a foreigner really understand ""大脑短路了"", "太阳晒屁股了" , "十三点" or even "大脑短路了" without working on it?

anyway, a foreigner will be forgived when he/she don't understand the idioms, or mostly he won't be placed to the situation.

[quote]QUOTE Created By gggg At 2006-3-4
I don't think when people talking they like to use these "Idioms",hehe.

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[M04] [M04][/quote]

沧海一声笑

只认识两个字---hehe



[M04]

gggg

QUOTE Created By zhms At 2006-3-18
firstly, it could be up to who u are talking with & what u are talking about. if u just talk with ur domestic friends and ur compassionate colleagues, very possibly, u are RIGHT.

secondly, english is not just a chat-chat-chat thing. at least, there are many to read.

in fact, just like what we do in chinese, even in everyday trivial chat, u'll encounter bunch of idioms. will a foreigner really understand ""一表人材"", "太阳晒屁股了" , "十三点" or even "大脑短路了" without working on it?

anyway, a foreigner will be forgived when he/she don't understand the idioms, or mostly he won't be placed to the situation.

[quote]QUOTE Created By gggg At 2006-3-4
I don't think when people talking they like to use these "Idioms",hehe.

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keep go on! I didn't mean the "english idiods" is not useful or not important, I just tried to express my "hehe" meanings.