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英語小知識英文版(英語趣味小知識)

1.英語趣味小知識

趣味英語小知識 a)Ten animals I slam in a . 我把十只動物壹網打盡 妳註意到這句話有什麽特別之處嗎?對了,無論從左到右,還是從右到左,字母排列順序都是壹樣的,英語把這叫做Palindromes 回文(指順讀和倒讀都壹樣的詞語),關於動物的回文還有以下的例子 Otto saw pup ; pup was Otto. (奧托看見了小狗,小狗的名字叫奧托) Was it a car or a cat I saw ? Was it a rat I saw ? (我剛才看見的是條老鼠?) b)the bee's knees 又來形容最好的至高無上的東西。

[例] She is a very poor singer but she thinks she's the bee's knees. (她五音不全卻自認為是高高在上的壹流歌手。) 該表現起源於20年代的美國,僅僅因為bee's 和 knees押韻,瑯瑯上口,迅速得到流傳,直到現在, 還在日常生活非正式場合的對話中經常使用。

和時間有關的英語趣味小知識(壹)時間是金,其值無價 Time is money.(時間就是金錢或壹寸光陰壹寸金) Time flies.(光陰似箭,日月如梭) Time has wings.(光陰去如飛) Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.(光陰如銼,細磨無聲) Time stays not the fool's leisure.(時間不等閑逛的傻瓜) Time and I against any two.(和時間攜起手來,壹人抵兩人) Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.(時間就是生命,懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命。或時間就是生命,節省時間,就是延長生命) Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.(消磨於惡習或愚行的時間是加倍的損失) (二)時間是風,去而不返 Time undermines us.(光陰暗中催人才。

或莫說年紀小人生容易老) Time and tide wait for no man.(歲月不待人) Time cannot be won again.(時間壹去不再來) Time is , time was , and time is past.(現在有時間,過去有時間,時間壹去不復返) Time lost can not be recalled.(光陰壹去不復返) Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.(光陰似箭,壹去不返) (三)時間是尺,萬物皆檢 Time tries friends as fire tries gold.(時間考驗朋友,烈火考驗黃金) Time tries truth.(時間檢驗真理) Time is the father of truth.(時間是真理之父) Time will tell.(時間能說明問題) Time brings the truth to light.(時間使真相大白。或時間壹到,真理自明。)

Time and chance reveal all secrets.(時間與機會能提示壹切秘密) Time consecrates: what is gray with age bees religion.(時間考驗壹切,經得起時間考驗的就為人所信仰) Time reveals(discloses) all things.(萬事日久自明) Time tries all.(時間檢驗壹切) (四)時間是秤,衡量權質 There is no time like the present.(現在正是時候) Take time by the forelock.(把握目前的時機) To choose time is to save time.(選擇時間就是節省時間) Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.(今日事,今日畢) Procrastination is the thief of time.(拖延為時間之竊賊) One of these days is none of these days.(拖延時日,終難實現。或:改天改天,不知哪天) Tomorrow never es.(明天無盡頭,明日何其多) What may be done at any time will be done at no time.(常將今日推明日,推到後來無蹤跡) (五)時間是水,淘金流沙 Time works wonders.(時間可以創造奇跡或時間的效力不可思議) Time works great changes.(時間可以產生巨大的變化) Times change.(時代正在改變) 英語趣味小知識(2)——妳會犯這樣的錯誤嗎? 妳會犯這樣的錯誤嗎? 英語有時候真是莫名其妙,妳覺得妳明明懂了,可實際上妳又沒有懂。

所以,今天我想講幾件軼事,都是因為沒有理解聽到看到的東西而鬧出的笑話。也許,從他們的經驗中,妳也可以學到壹些東西。

第壹個故事發生在秘魯,壹位美國婦女在餐館裏用餐。她問服務員: Excuse me. Where could I wash my hands? 服務員把她帶到洗手間,可不巧,正有壹些工人在粉刷洗手間的墻壁。

工人們壹看有人要用洗手間,就準備離開。服務員攔住他們,說: That's Ok. Stay. She only wants to wash her hands. 在英語裏,wash my hands實際上是上廁所的委婉說法。

那個服務員按照字面意思理解,結果鬧了笑話。 還有壹次,壹個留學生在國外的學校第壹天上學,心裏又興奮又緊張。

壹個美國人見到壹張新面孔,為了表示友好,就問: Hi! What's the good word? 留學生壹聽到這個,立刻傻眼了,他想, My God! I don't know the good word. I've studied English for years, but no one told me about the good word! 他猶豫再三,想,反正我也不知道,就問問他好了。於是他吞吞吐吐地問: Hello. What's the good word? 老美聽了,很隨意地說: Oh, not much. 這下,這個留學生就更吃驚了! 原來,What's the good word? 在美語裏,是壹句問候語,意思是“妳還好嗎?”但問話的人並不指望妳把遇到的高興的事情都壹壹告訴他,只是打個招呼而已。

但這個留學生以為對方真的在問什麽是Good word,所以鬧了笑話,不過還好,也算給他歪打正著了。 下面的故事就更有意思了。

壹次,壹個美國公司的管理人員給公司壹個駐外分部發了壹份。

2.英語小常識

sporting house 妓院(不是“體育室”)

dead president 美鈔(上印有總統頭像)(並非“死了的總統”)

lover 情人(不是“愛人”)

bu *** oy 餐館勤雜工(不是“公汽售票員”)

busybody 愛管閑事的人(不是“大忙人”)

dry goods (美)紡織品;(英)谷物(不是“幹貨”)

heartman 換心人(不是“有心人”)

mad doctor 精神病科醫生(不是“發瘋的醫生”)

eleventh hour 最後時刻(不是“十壹點”)

blind date (由第三者安排的)男女初次會面(並非“盲目約會”或“瞎約會”)

personal remark 人身攻擊(不是“個人評論”)

sweet water 淡水(不是“糖水”或“甜水”)

confidence man 騙子(不是“信得過的人”)

criminal lawyer 刑事律師(不是“犯罪的律師”)

service station 加油站(不是“服務站”)

rest room 廁所(不是“休息室”)

dressing room 化妝室(不是“試衣室”或“更衣室”)

horse sense 常識(不是“馬的感覺”)

capital idea 好主意(不是“資本主義思想”)

familiar talk 庸俗的交談(不是“熟悉的談話”)

black tea 紅茶(不是“黑茶”)

black art 妖術(不是“黑色藝術”)

black stranger 完全陌生的人(不是“陌生的黑人”)

white coal (作動力來源用的)水(不是“白煤”)

white man 忠實可靠的人(不是“皮膚白的人”)

yellow book 黃皮書(法國 *** 報告書,以黃紙為封)(不是“黃色書籍”)

red tape 官僚習氣(不是“紅色帶子”)

green hand 新手(不是“綠手”)

blue stocking 女學者、女才子(不是“藍色長統襪”)

China policy 對華政策(不是“中國政策”)

Chinese dragon 麒麟(不是“中國龍”)

American beauty 壹種玫瑰,名為“美國麗人”(不是“美國美女”)

English disease 軟骨病(不是“英國病”)

Indian summer 愉快寧靜的晚年(不是“印度的夏日”)

Greek t 害人的禮品(不是“希臘禮物”)

Spanish athlete 吹牛的人(不是“西班牙運動員”)

French chalk 滑石粉(不是“法國粉筆”)

3.20條有趣的英語小知識

1、According to a research project at Cambridge Uiversity, it doesn't matter what order the letters in a word are, the only important thing is that the first and last letter be in the right place. This is because the human mind does not read every letter。

劍橋大學的研究表明:單詞中字母的順序如何不重要,重要的是第壹個和最後壹個字母的位置。這是因為大腦在閱讀時不會讀到所有字母。

2、'WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW'. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it'll give the same sentence。 (我看到的是壹輛車還是壹只貓)這是英語中唯壹壹句反過來念還是壹樣的句子。

3、"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you"。 英語單詞“Goodbye”來自於“God bye”,原意是“上帝與妳同在”。

4、The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog."uses every letter of the alphabet! (這只敏捷的棕色狐貍跳過了壹只懶狗)這句話用到了字母表中的所有字母! 5、"Go", is the shortest plete sentence in the English language。 “Go”是英語中最短的完整句子。

6、The onion is named after the Latin word 'unio' meaning large pearl。 單詞“onion”(洋蔥)來自於拉丁詞“unio”,意思是大珍珠。

7、The word Tips is actually an acronym standing for 'To Insure Prompt Service'。 單詞“tips”(小費)實際上是“To Insure Prompt Service”(保障快捷的服務)的首字母縮寫! 8、The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from and old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb。

詞組“rule of thumb”(經驗法則),是從壹條古老的英國法律中來的,即:不能用超過大拇指粗細的東西打老婆。 9、The longest word in the English language ! 英語中最長的單詞是“”(矽酸鹽沈著病)! 10、More people in China speak English than in the United States。

會說英語的中國人比會說英語的美國人還多。 11、The word "listen" contains the same letters as"silent"。

單詞“listen”(聽)和“silent”(安靜的)用到了壹樣的字母。 12、Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering。

胡佛真空吸塵器在英國曾經非常流行,到現在很多人還把“vacuuming”(吸塵)說成“hoovering”(胡佛ing…)。 13、Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards。

“Stressed”(壓力)倒過來拼就是“Desserts”(點心)。 14、The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and'Q' is the least used! 英語中使用最多的字母是“E”,用得最少的是“Q”。

15、Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gad *** y", whichcontains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E!。

4.求壹些(英語)生活小知識

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

Praise is not pudding.恭維話不能當飯吃。 Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 好人越誇越好,壞人越誇越糟。

Prefer loss to unjust gain.寧可吃虧,不貪便宜。 Prevention is better than cure.預防勝於治療。

Pride goes before, and shame es after.驕傲使人落後。 Promise is debt.壹諾千金。

Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.諺語是日常經驗的結晶。 Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。

Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。 Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。

Reading enriches the mind.開卷有益。 Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.讀書健腦,運動強身。

Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬,必須自重。 Rome is not built in a day冰凍三尺,非壹日之寒。

Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不壹。 Seeing is believing.眼見為實。

Seek the truth from facts.實事求是。 Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him. 智者當差,不用交代。

Set a thief to catch a thief.以賊捉賊。 Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算賬。

Something is better than nothing.聊勝於無。 Soon learn, soon forgotten.學得快,忘得快。

Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快,爛得快。 Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是銀,沈默是金。

Still water run deep.靜水常深。 Strike the iron while it is hot.趁熱打鐵。

Success belongs to the persevering.堅持就是勝利。 Take things as they e.既來之,則安之。

Talking mends no holes. 空談無補。 Talk of the devil and he will appear.說曹操,曹操就到。

Tall trees catch much wind.樹大招風。 Teach others by your example.躬親示範。

The best hearts are always the bravest.無私者無畏。 The best man stumbles.偉人也有犯錯時。

The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盜鈴。 The danger past and God forgotten.過河拆橋。

The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。 The darkest place is under the candlestick.燭臺底下最暗。

The devil knows many things because he is old.老馬識途。 The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有時也會說真話。

The die is cast.木已成舟。 The early bird catches the worm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。

5.急求,三十道英文版生活小知識

1月1日元旦(New Year's Day) 2月2日世界濕地日(World Wetlands Day) 2月14日情人節(Valentine's Day) 3月3日全國愛耳日3月5日青年誌願者服務日3月8日國際婦女節(International Women' Day) 3月9日保護母親河日3月12日中國植樹節(China Arbor Day) 3月14日白色情人節(White Day) 3月14日國際警察日(International Policemen' Day) 3月15日世界消費者權益日(World Consumer Right Day)3月21日世界森林日(World Forest Day) 3月21日世界睡眠日(World Sleep Day) 3月22日世界水日(World Water Day) 3月23日世界氣象日(World Meteorological Day) 3月24日世界防治結核病日(World Tuberculosis Day) 4月1日愚人節(April Fools' Day) 4月5日清明節(Tomb-sweeping Day) 4月7日世界衛生日(World Health Day)4月22日世界地球日(World Earth Day) 4月26日世界知識產權日(World Intellectual Property Day) 5月1日國際勞動節(International Labour Day) 5月3日世界哮喘日(World Asthma Day) 5月4日中國青年節(Chinese Youth Day) 5月8日世界紅十字日(World Red-Cross Day) 5月12日國際護士節(International Nurse Day) 5月15日國際家庭日(International Family Day)5月17日世界電信日(World Telemunications Day) 5月20日全國學生營養日5月23日國際牛奶日(International Milk Day) 5月31日世界無煙日(World No-Smoking Day) 6月1日國際兒童節(International Children's Day) 6月5日世界環境日(International Environment Day) 6月6日全國愛眼日6月17日世界防治荒漠化和幹旱日(World Day to bat desertification) 6月23日國際奧林匹克日(International Olympic Day) 6月25日全國土地日6月26日國際禁毒日(International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking) 7月1日中國 *** 誕生日(Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese munist Party)。

6.想要壹些生活小常識,要簡短壹點,還要有英文版,望各位幫忙,先謝

1.Eyes into the dust, close your eyes and cough , the dust will run out.

眼睛進了小灰塵,閉上眼睛用力咳嗽幾下,灰塵就會自己出來。

2.If you have a *** all area of skin have beed damage or burn,you can wipe a few toothpaste ,it will be able to reduce pain and stop bleeding

若有小面積皮膚損傷或者燒傷、抹上少許牙膏,可立即止血止痛

3. you have been bitten by a mosquito just, Soap coated in the somewhere and won't itch after a while.

剛剛被蚊子咬完時,塗上肥皂就不會癢了

4.When you play hiccup ,then ,drink some vinegar, the effect is very good.

打打嗝時就喝點醋,效果很好.

7.英語小常識有那些

1、早上醒來.先喝壹杯水. 預防結石(Woke up this morning . Drink a glass of water. Prevention of stone)

2、雞 *** 含有致癌物, 不要吃較好(Chicken butt contains carcinogens , do not eat well)

3、喝豆漿時不要加雞蛋及糖. 也不要喝太多(Do not drink milk and sugar , add eggs . Do not drink too much)

4、空腹時不要吃蕃茄, 最好飯後吃(Do not eat tomatoes fasting , the best meal to eat)

5、抽煙,關系最大的是 肺癌,唇癌,舌癌,喉癌,食道癌,也與膀胱癌有關 (Smoking , the relationship is the largest lung cancer, lip cancer , tongue cancer , laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, but also with bladder cancer)

6、飲酒導致肝硬化 .引發肝癌(Drinking leading to cirrhosis. Cause liver cancer)

先給這幾個,不夠再給妳,給我留言。

8.有趣的英語小知識

英語趣味測試:成語對對碰 俚語和諺語是英語學習中的壹大絆腳石。

這些英語句子壹反常態,我們不明白這些俗語的含義,是因為我們和英語國家的文化背景不同。如果能在漢語中為這些俗語找到對應的說法,問題就解決了。

看看下面的句子妳能翻譯對幾個來。 1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or fortis given when it is too late。

Example: just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad, I hada promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death, thedoctor。 2.After praising the wine they sell us vinegar Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior towhat you claim it to be。

Example: that fellow pletely misled us about what he was capableof doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar。 3.All is over but the shouting Explanation: finally decided or won; brought to the end; not ableto be changed。

Example: after Bill's touch down, the game is all over butshouting。 4.All lay load on the willing horse Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing thingsfor others. Very often the implication is that others impose onhim。

Examples: the trouble is you're too good-natured and people takeadvantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will haveto learn to refuse people who ask too much。 5.anger and haste hinder good counsel Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in ahurry。

Example: you should calm down before you decide the next move.Anger and haste hinder good counsel。 6.As poor as a church mouse Explanation: to be exceedingly poor, having barely to liveupon。

Example: he has a large family, and is poor as a churchmouse。 Note: a church is one of the few buildings that contain nofood。

7.A word spoken is past recalling Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not easilyundo。 Example: for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said,but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could neverrepair the damage of that moment of harshness。

8.World is but a little place, after all Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or isin someway connected with him in a place where he would never haveexpected to do so。 Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmateon a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place afterall。

9.When in Rome, do as the Romans do Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongstwhom you live。 Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, butnow you are on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and takecoffee and rolls。

10.What you lose on the swings you get back on theroundabouts Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you havebad luck on one day you have good on another; if one ventureresults in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed。 Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything;if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts。

11.What are the odds so long as you are happy Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person ishappy。 Example: you plain so much, but you have a good family, parents,health, and money. What's the odd so long as you're happy。

12.Entertain an angel unawares Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest withoutknowing his merits。 Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she wasentertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a poser of thegreatest promise 13.every dog has his day Explanation: fortune es to each in turn Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a verylong time ing。

14.every potter praises his own pot Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in theirpossessions or their family members Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant,but I would rather hear it from his teacher's own mouth. Everypotter praises his own pot 答案: 1.雨後送傘 2. 掛羊頭賣狗肉 3. 大勢已去 4.人善被人欺,馬善被人騎 5. 小不忍則亂大謀 6. 壹貧如洗 7. 壹言既出,駟馬難追 8. 天涯原咫尺,到處可逢君 9. 入鄉隨俗 10. 失之東隅,收之桑榆 11. 知足者常樂 12. 有眼不識泰山 13.是人皆有出頭日 14.王婆買瓜,自賣自誇 送花須知:十二星座的幸運花 Aries: Thistle, wild rose, gorse, nasturtium, woodbine 白羊:薊、野玫瑰、金雀花、旱金蓮花、忍冬 Taurus: Lily of the valley, violet, red rose, myrtle 金牛:鈴蘭、紫羅蘭、紅玫瑰、桃金娘 Gemini: Snapdragon, iris 雙子:金魚草、愛麗絲 Cancer: Poppy, water lily, white rose 巨蟹:罌粟、荷花、白玫瑰 Leo: Marigold, sunflower, cowslip, heliotrope, 。