1.英语趣味小知识

趣味英语小知识 a)Ten animals I slam in a net. 我把十只动物一网打尽 你注意到这句话有什么特别之处吗？对了，无论从左到右，还是从右到左，字母排列顺序都是一样的，英语把这叫做Palindromes 回文（指顺读和倒读都一样的词语），关于动物的回文还有以下的例子 Otto saw pup ; pup was Otto. （奥托看见了小狗，小狗的名字叫奥托） Was it a car or a cat I saw ? Was it a rat I saw ？ （我刚才看见的是条老鼠？） b)the bee's knees 又来形容最好的至高无上的东西。

[例] She is a very poor singer but she thinks she's the bee's knees. （她五音不全却自认为是高高在上的一流歌手。） 该表现起源于20年代的美国，仅仅因为bee's 和 knees押韵，琅琅上口，迅速得到流传，直到现在， 还在日常生活非正式场合的对话中经常使用。

和时间有关的英语趣味小知识（一）时间是金，其值无价 Time is money.（时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金） Time flies.（光阴似箭，日月如梭） Time has wings.（光阴去如飞） Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.（光阴如锉，细磨无声） Time stays not the fool's leisure.（时间不等闲逛的傻瓜） Time and I against any two.（和时间携起手来，一人抵两人） Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.（时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。或时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命） Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.（消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失） （二）时间是风，去而不返 Time undermines us.（光阴暗中催人才。

或莫说年纪小人生容易老） Time and tide wait for no man.（岁月不待人） Time cannot be won again.（时间一去不再来） Time is , time was , and time is past.（现在有时间，过去有时间，时间一去不复返） Time lost can not be recalled.（光阴一去不复返） Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.（光阴似箭，一去不返） （三）时间是尺，万物皆检 Time tries friends as fire tries gold.（时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金） Time tries truth.（时间检验真理） Time is the father of truth.（时间是真理之父） Time will tell.（时间能说明问题） Time brings the truth to light.（时间使真相大白。或时间一到，真理自明。）

Time and chance reveal all secrets.（时间与机会能提示一切秘密） Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.（时间考验一切，经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰） Time reveals(discloses) all things.（万事日久自明） Time tries all.（时间检验一切） （四）时间是秤，衡量权质 There is no time like the present.（现在正是时候） Take time by the forelock.（把握目前的时机） To choose time is to save time.（选择时间就是节省时间） Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.（今日事，今日毕） Procrastination is the thief of time.（拖延为时间之窃贼） One of these days is none of these days.（拖延时日，终难实现。或：改天改天，不知哪天） Tomorrow never comes.（明天无尽头，明日何其多） What may be done at any time will be done at no time.（常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹） （五）时间是水，淘金流沙 Time works wonders.（时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议） Time works great changes.（时间可以产生巨大的变化） Times change.（时代正在改变） 英语趣味小知识（2）——你会犯这样的错误吗？ 你会犯这样的错误吗？ 英语有时候真是莫名其妙，你觉得你明明懂了，可实际上你又没有懂。

所以，今天我想讲几件轶事，都是因为没有理解听到看到的东西而闹出的笑话。也许，从他们的经验中，你也可以学到一些东西。

第一个故事发生在秘鲁，一位美国妇女在餐馆里用餐。她问服务员： Excuse me. Where could I wash my hands？ 服务员把她带到洗手间，可不巧，正有一些工人在粉刷洗手间的墙壁。

工人们一看有人要用洗手间，就准备离开。服务员拦住他们，说： That's Ok. Stay. She only wants to wash her hands. 在英语里，wash my hands实际上是上厕所的委婉说法。

那个服务员按照字面意思理解，结果闹了笑话。 还有一次，一个留学生在国外的学校第一天上学，心里又兴奋又紧张。

一个美国人见到一张新面孔，为了表示友好，就问： Hi! What's the good word？ 留学生一听到这个，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！ 他犹豫再三，想，反正我也不知道，就问问他好了。于是他吞吞吐吐地问： Hello. What's the good word？ 老美听了，很随意地说： Oh, not much. 这下，这个留学生就更吃惊了！ 原来，What's the good word？ 在美语里，是一句问候语，意思是“你还好吗？”但问话的人并不指望你把遇到的高兴的事情都一一告诉他，只是打个招呼而已。

但这个留学生以为对方真的在问什么是Good word，所以闹了笑话，不过还好，也算给他歪打正着了。 下面的故事就更有意思了。

一次，一个美国公司的管理人员给公司一个驻外分部发了一份。

2.英语趣味小知识

1. bad egg 坏蛋，歹徒Trust him nothing;he is a bad egg。

别信他，他是个坏蛋。2. crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪，假慈悲Don抰 weep crocodile tears with his misfortune. I know you have always detested him and are only too happy to see him get into trouble。

别假惺惺地为他的不幸难过了，我知道你一直讨厌他，看到他倒霉，心里可高兴哩！3. cry wolf 呼喊“狼来了”，发假情报That politician cries wolf in every speech he makes。那个政治家在他的每篇演说中都发假警报。

4. (that is) easier said than done说起来容易做起来难Easier said than done,let抯 pay more attention to practice.说起来容易做起来难，让我们多注意些实践吧！5. fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼，乘人之危He抯 always been good at fishing in troubled waters; he made a lot of money by buying houses that were bombed in the war. 他总是善于乘人之危大捞一把，他靠购买在战争中遭过轰炸的房屋而赚了大量的钱财。6. fish out of water 离水之鱼，不得其所She felt like a fish out of water at the evening party because she knew no one. 她在晚会上感到很局促，因为她一个人也不认识。

7. gives someone an inch and he will take an ell 得寸进尺If you give those people an inch,they抣l take an ell;we told them they might use our side path to reach their garden,now they have fenced in the path so that we cannot use it ourselves. 那些人就是得寸进尺；我们对他们说，他们可以经过我们的小道进他们的花园，现在他们已在小道上修起了篱笆，以致我们自己也无法走这条小路过去了。8. go west 上西天，死，失败Poor John was one of those who went west in the explosion. 可怜的约翰是在这次爆炸中魂归西天的人之一。

9. in a word 一句话，简而言之I have no time to tell you the whole story, in a word, they become hostile to each other。我没时间把全部经过告诉你，一句话，他们相互成了仇敌。

10. lose face 丢脸；失面子Certain country often loses face in regard to its relations with small weak countries on account of its dirty tricks. 某个国家在与弱小国家交往中因其使用卑鄙手段而总是丢脸。11. odds and ends 零零碎碎What shall we do with all those odds and ends？我们用那些残余的东西可做什么呢？12. play with fire 玩火，做无谓而危险的事He who plays with fire gets burned.玩火者必自焚。

13. strike while the iron is hot 趁热打铁Father is in a good mood at the moment.Strike while the iron is hot and ask him to let you go to the circus.这时父亲的情绪很好，乘此机会求他让你去看马戏。14. there抯 no smoke without fire无火不冒烟；无风不起浪The story is all over the town. It is being spread by someone or by some people. There抯 no smoke without fire.这个传说遍及全城，有人或有些人还在散布。

真是无火不冒烟。15. a thorn in the flesh (side)肉中刺；棘手的事，不断使某人烦恼的根源The memory of this act will be a thorn in the flesh for the rest of your life,my boy. 这种行动会使你不断引起回忆。

使你终生烦恼，我的朋友。

3.有趣的英语小知识

英语趣味测试：成语对对碰 俚语和谚语是英语学习中的一大绊脚石。

这些英语句子一反常态，我们不明白这些俗语的含义，是因为我们和英语国家的文化背景不同。如果能在汉语中为这些俗语找到对应的说法，问题就解决了。

看看下面的句子你能翻译对几个来。 1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or comfortis 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 completely 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 complain 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 composer of thegreatest promise 13.every dog has his day Explanation: fortune comes to each in turn Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a verylong time coming。

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.雨后送伞 2. 挂羊头卖狗肉 3. 大势已去 4.人善被人欺，马善被人骑 5. 小不忍则乱大谋 6. 一贫如洗 7. 一言既出，驷马难追 8. 天涯原咫尺，到处可逢君 9. 入乡随俗 10. 失之东隅，收之桑榆 11. 知足者常乐 12. 有眼不识泰山 13.是人皆有出头日 14.王婆买瓜，自卖自夸 送花须知：十二星座的幸运花 Aries: Thistle, wild rose, gorse, nasturtium, woodbine 白羊：蓟、野玫瑰、金雀花、旱金莲花、忍冬 Taurus: Lily of the valley, violet, red rose, myrtle 金牛：铃兰、紫罗兰、红玫瑰、桃金娘 Gemini: Snapdragon, iris 双子：金鱼草、爱丽丝 Cancer: Poppy, water lily, white rose 巨蟹：罂粟、荷花、白玫瑰 Leo: Marigold, sunflower, cowslip, heliotrope, 。

4.我想要一些英语趣味小知识 可以是笑话也可以是幽默

He Won Tommy: How is your little brother, Johnny? Johnny: He is ill in bed. He hurt himself. Tommy: That's too bad. How did that happen? Johnny: We played who could lean furthest out of the window, and he won. 他赢了 汤姆：约翰尼，你小弟弟好吗？ 约翰尼：他害病卧床了。

他受了伤。 汤姆：真糟糕，怎么回事儿？ 约翰尼：我们做游戏，看谁能把身子探出窗外最远，他赢了。

I Have His Ear in My Pocket Ivan came home with a bloody nose and his mother asked, "What happened?" "A kid bit me," replied Ivan. "Would you recognize him if you saw him again?" asked his mother. "I'd know him any where," said Ivan. "I have his ear in my pocket." 他的耳朵在我衣兜里 伊凡鼻子流着血回到家里。他妈妈问，“发生了什么事？” “一个男孩咬了我一口，”伊凡说。

“再见到他你能认出来吗？”妈妈问。 “他走到哪里我都能认出他，”伊凡说。

“他的耳朵还在我衣兜里呢。” A Good Boy Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. "What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?" "I gave it to a poor old woman," he answered. "You're a good boy," said the mother proudly. "Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?" "She is the one who sells the candy." 好孩子 小罗伯特向妈妈要两分钱。

“昨天给你的钱干什么了？” “我给了一个可怜的老太婆，”他回答说。 “你真是个好孩子，”妈妈骄傲地说。

“再给你两分钱。可你为什么对那位老太太那么感兴趣呢？” “她是个卖糖果的。”

Drunk One day, a father and his little son were going home. At this age, the boy was interested in all kinds of things and was always asking questions. Now, he asked, "What's the meaning of the word 'Drunk', dad?" "Well, my son," his father replied, "look, there are standing two policemen. If I regard the two policemen as four then I am drunk." "But, dad," the boy said, " there's only ONE policeman！" 醉酒 一天，父亲与小儿子一道回家。这个孩子正处于那种对什么事都很感兴趣的年龄，老是有提不完的问题。

他向父亲发问道：“爸爸，‘醉’字是什么意思？” “唔，孩子，”父亲回答说，“你瞧那儿站着两个警察。如果我把他们看成了四个，那么我就算醉了。”

“可是，爸爸， ”孩子说，“那儿只有一个警察呀！” Hospitality The hostess apologized to her unexpected guest for serving an apple-pie without any cheese. The little boy of the family left the room quietly for a moment and returned with a piece of cheese which he laid on the guest's plate. The visitor smiled, put the cheese into his mouth and then said: "You must have better eyes than your mother, sonny. Where did you find the cheese?" "In the rat-trap, sir," replied the boy. 好客 由于客人在吃苹果馅饼时，家里没有奶酪了，于是女主人向大家表示歉意。这家的小男孩悄悄地离开了屋子。

过了一会儿，他拿着一片奶酪回到房间，把奶酪放在客人的盘子里。 客人微笑着把奶酪放进嘴里说：“孩子，你的眼睛就是比你妈妈的好。

你在哪里找到的奶酪？” “在捕鼠夹上，先生。”那小男孩说。