专有名词的俚语.doc

專有名詞的俚語英文字義轉喻01. according to Hoyle照霍爾所定的規則公正的；根據規定辦02. Achilles heel阿奇里斯的脚跟致命的弱點；要害03. after a little rain on a Thursday在某個星期四下過毛毛雨的時候遙遙無期04. ambition as Phaethon像費頓一樣自命不凡05. appeal from Philip drunk to Philip sober菲利普從酒醉到清醒請求複審06. apple of Sodom所多瑪蘋果外表華麗而無實用價值的東西07. April weather四月的天氣一會哭，一會笑 08. Ariadnes thread阿麗安公主的線球指點迷津09. as Cephalus to Procris像西法路斯對普蘿克莉絲一樣意篤情深10. as old as Adam像亞當那麼老很久以前的；陳舊的11. as shy as Daphne含羞如黛芬妮怕羞的，忸怩的12. Attic salt阿蒂卡的鹽文雅的機智；妙語13. Aunt Sally莎莉大嬸眾矢之的；無聊的娛樂節目14. Bacchus has drowned more men than Neptune酒神淹死的人比海神要多勸人少飲酒15. Barmecide feast巴米西德的宴會虛假的殷勤或應酬16. beat the Dutch打德國人 (美國俚語Dutch指德國人)令人叫絶，驚人之事17. before you could say Jack Robinson在你還沒有來得及說傑克的時候開口說話前；轉眼之間18. Benjamins mess班傑明那一份最大的一份19. between Scylla and Charybdis從二個女妖之間通過腹背受敵，進退兩難20. blue Monday藍色星期一令人沮喪的星期一21. Box and Cox包克斯和考克斯互相交替；輪流當值22. bring (send) owls to Athens送貓頭鷹到雅典去多此一舉23. Buridans Ass布利丹的驢優柔寡斷的人24. Burke伯克消滅於無形；擱置25. carry coals to Newcastle運媒到紐卡索白費力氣26. cask of Danaides達那德的桶無底洞27. catch a Tartar捉住一個韃靼人碰到勁敵；騎虎難下28. cleanse the Augean stables打掃奧吉亞斯的牛棚掃除多年污垢；清除積弊29. cross the Rubicon渡過盧比孔河孤注一擲；背水一戰30. curious as Lots wife像羅得之妻一樣好奇好奇心過重31. cut the Gordian knot 砍斷戈爾迪之結快刀斬亂麻32. Damon and Pythias達蒙和皮塞斯生死之交33. David and Jonathan大衛和喬納森莫逆之交34. Davy Joness locker戴維瓊斯的橱櫃葬身海底35. dear John letter親愛的約翰的信絶交信；解除婚約書36. dine with Duke Humphrey和漢弗萊公爵一起用餐不得一飽37. discover America發現美洲大家早已知道的事物38. do in Rome as Rome does在羅馬按羅馬的做法入國問禁，入鄉隨俗39. doubting Thomas懷疑的多馬疑心重的人40. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde傑克大夫和海德先生有雙重人格的人41. every Tom, Dick and Harry湯姆，迪克和哈利張三李四，普通人42. fiddle while Rome burns在羅馬城燃燒時彈豎琴大難臨頭依然歌舞昇平43. fight like Kilkenny cats像吉爾肯尼貓一樣打架死拼到兩敗俱傷44. give a sop to Cerberus給三頭犬一塊甜餅施以賄賂45. give the Devil his due給魔鬼他應得的東西公平對待自己不喜歡的人46. go Dutch照荷蘭的方式各自付帳47. Greek gift希臘人的禮物別有用心的禮物48. grin like a Cheshire cat像柴郡貓那樣咧嘴笑無緣無故傻笑49. Grub Street hack克魯伯街的文人窮苦文人；賣身投靠的文人50. Guinea pigs幾內亞豬受試者51. have kissed the Blarney stone吻過布拉尼石拍馬屁；花言巧語52. heap Ossa to Pelion把歐沙山放到伯利安山上難上加難53. Hector赫克托作威作福54. Helen海倫糾紛的源頭；紅顏禍水55. Herculean赫丘力斯的力大無窮的；勇往直前的56. Hero and Leander希洛和林特情痴57. I am a Dutchman.我是荷蘭人一定是那樣，否則我就不是 人58. If the mountain will not come to Mahomet. 如果大山不走向穆罕默德事不將就人，人就得將就事59. an Iliad of woes 伊里亞德的災難記載一連串的災難60. in Dutch在荷蘭中得罪某人，失歡於某人61. in the arms of Morpheus在莫菲斯的懷抱裡甜睡中，在夢鄉62. Its Greek to me.對我來說那是希臘話我完全不懂；一竅不通63. Jack at a pinch應急的傑克緊急時有用的人；臨時代替的人64. Jack of all trades樣樣都會的傑克萬事通；雜而不精的人65. Joe Miller喬米勒笑話66. John Bull約翰牛英國；英國人67. John Hancock約翰漢考克簽名68. Judas kiss猶大之吻口蜜腹劍；背叛行為69. keep up with the Joneses 趕上瓊斯家和鄰居比闊氣；和別人比時髦70. labor of Sisyphus 西西弗斯的勞役徒勞無益71. the land of Nod那德之地睡鄉72. laws of the Medes and Persians米堤亞人和波斯人之法律不可改的法律；不可改的習慣73. let George do it讓喬治去做讓別人去做吧74. mad as a March hare像三月的野兔一樣瘋狂發狂；輕率浮躁75. Man Friday叫星期五的男人得力助手；忠實的僕從76. meet ones Waterloo遇到滑鐵盧之戰決定性的慘敗；沉重的打擊77. Mickey Mouse米老鼠不重要的；無用的；混亂的局面78. Monday morning quarterback星期一早上的四分衛放馬後炮者；事後諸葛亮79. Pandoras box潘朵拉的盒子禍患之源80. Parthian shot安息人射出的箭回馬槍；臨別時所說的刻薄話81. peeping Tom偷看人的湯姆愛偷看的人82. Promethean fire普羅米修斯之火靈感83. Queer Street奇怪的街瀕臨破產84. raise Cain惹惱該隱大吵大鬧；大發脾氣85. real McCoy真正的麥克伊真貨；高質量的東西86. rob Peter to pay Paul掠奪彼得