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1、Generally,phrasalverbsoccuroftenincolloquialEnglish,whiletheircorrespondingsinglewordsarefrequentlyfoundinwriting.Idiomsotherthanphrasalverbs(theyarecloselyrelatedwithEnglishculture.TounderstandthemproperlyoneneedstoattainfamiliaritywithEnglishculturefromwhichtheyhavedeveloped.)Idiomsinrelationtoman
2、nerismsTosplitonessidewithlaug当t心r笑破了肚皮Tokeepastraightface不动声色Topullsomebodys开某人的玩笑/捉弄某人Torideoneshighhd趾高气扬Toholdonesheadhig首挺胸/充满自信Tomakeacatlaugh把死人逗笑了Tomakeonesfleshere使人汗毛真竖/让人直起鸡皮疙瘩Tomakeaface作个鬼脸Nottobataneyelid眼不眨，心不跳/处之泰然IdiomsinrelationtolifephilosophyAbigfishinasmallpond鹤立鸡群/Milkandwater平
3、淡如水Mindonespsand注意言行举止Nomanisanisland没能人是一座孤岛Justwhatthedoctorordered医生的话不能不听，也不能全听Tokeeponesnosecie保持一身清白NotforalltheteainChina给我一座金山，我也不干IdiomsinrelationtoloveandmarriageAmalechauvinist大男子主义Amarriageofconvenience功利婚姻Themarriageoftrueminds真诚的结合Toloveatfirstsight一见钟情Mr/MissRight白马王子/绝色佳人OthersNottom
4、inceonesw直言不讳Tomisstheboat坐失良机Aninedayswonder昙花一现Notinahundredyears永远不能成功/一辈子也干不成Tokeeponesowncompa独来独往Toknowsomethinglikethepalmofone了如指10掌dToknowonesonionsAninetofivejob朝九晚五Tomoveheavenandearthtodosomething费了九牛二虎之力/连吃奶的力气都用上了Tomakebrickswithoutstraw做无米之饮BetweenScyllaandCharybdis腹背受敌/进退两难Proverbs(a
5、preverbisabrieffamiliarmaximoffolkwisdom,usuallycompressedinform,ofeninvolvingaboldimagearefrequentlyajinglethatcatchesthememory)proverbsrelatedtoChristianityManproposes,Goddispose謀事在人，成事在天MillsofGodgrindslowbutsure天网恢恢，疏而不漏Godhelpthosewhohelpthemselves!助者天助之WhomGodwouldruin,hefirstdeprivesofreason上
6、帝要毁灭谁，必先夺其理性WhomtheGodslovedieyoung上帝的宠儿早夭折Eachcrosshathitsowninscription每个十字架都有自己的铭文Godsendsmeatandthedevilsendscooks上帝赐给食物，魔鬼派来厨师Hethatservesgodformoneywillservethedevilforbetterwages为金钱而侍奉上帝的人会为更多的报酬服侍魔鬼proverbsderivedfromtheBibleandgreatEnglishliteraryworksNevercastyourpearlsbeforeswine不可明珠暗投。/不
7、可对牛谈琴。Hethatincreasethknowledgeincreasethsorrow知识越广，遗憾越多。Gossipingandlyinggohandinhand闲话与谎话结伴同行Pridegoesbeforeahall骄傲是失败的向导Allareofthedust,andallturntothedustagain从从来自泥土，又变回泥土Judgenotaccordingtoappearanee不可根据外表判断/勿以貌取人Greatmenarenotalwayswise.伟人并非事事聪明WaterMargin水浒传DreamofRedMansions红楼梦Arosebyanyothe
8、rnamewouldsmellassweet玫瑰无论叫什么名字都是香的Alltheworldisastage.Andallthemenandwomenaremerelyplayers.整个世界就是个大舞台，形形色色的人们只是其中的演员。Lifeisbutawalkingshadow人生不是移动的影子Itisbettertobeabeggarthanafool作乞丐胜过作傻瓜Uneasyliestheheadthatwearscrowr戴王冠的脑袋躺不安稳Everywisemandreadethhisenemy聪明人不吃眼前亏Bettertoreigninhellthanserveinheave
9、n宁在地狱为群，不在天堂为臣Thechildisfatheroftheman从小知其人Knowledgeispower知识就是力量proverbsrelatedtoGreco-RomancivilizationonefallsintoScyllainseekingtoavoidCharybdis为避虎穴，又入狼窝。withoutCeresandBacchus,Venusgrowscole离开克瑞斯和巴克劳动保护，维纳斯便心灰意冷FarfromJupiter,farfromthunder远离朱庇特，远离了雷电IfeartheGreeksevenwhentheybringgifts.希腊人送礼时也
10、让我害怕MarryinMay,repentalways.五月结婚，后悔终身。Homersometimesnods智者千虑，必有一失Fromhisfoot,youmayknowHercules.从他的脚，你就可以认出大力士proverbsrelatedtogeographyCarrycoalstoNewcastle北煤上煤都，多此一举。LemsterbreadandWeableyale,dunmowbaconandDoncasterdaggers吐鲁番的葡萄，哈密的瓜，库车的姑娘美如花。Englandistheringingisland英国是充满钟声的岛屿Blessedistheeye,that
11、isbetwixtSevernandWye塞文河和瓦伊河之间的风光，令人大饱眼福Oxfordforlearning,LondonforWit,HullforwomenandYordforhorses.牛津人学问好，伦敦人才智高，哈勒的女人美，约克的马匹好proverbsrelatedtonavigationmanydropsofwaterwillsinktheship积漏成多会沉掉航船itisahardsailingwhenthereisnowind风平浪静，艰难航程asmoothseanevermadeaskillfulmarine海水平静难造就优秀水手agreatshipasksdeepw
12、ate大船深水行thegoodseamanisknowninbadweathe天气恶劣才能显出优秀航海家.Littleboatsmustkeeptotheshore小船沉岸行Hethatwouldsailwithoutdangermustnevercomeonthemainsea航行怕风险，绝不要去大海Ratsdesertasinkingship船沉鼠要逃/树倒猢狲散。Asmallleakwillsinkagreatship小漏沉大船/蝼蚁之穴能溃千里之堤。Anyportinastorm船在暴风雨中不择港口/慌不择路LetanothersshipwreckbeyourseaiflOk的沉船，就
13、是你的航标/前车之覆，后车之鉴。proverbsrelatedtowinethereareleestoeverywine凡酒都有沉淀。/金无足赤，人无完人Wineandwenchesemptymenspu色掏空男人的钱包Wineisaturncoat,firstafriend,thenanenemy酒是叛徒，先是朋友，后是敌人Wineisoldmens婴儿离不开奶，老汉离不开酒Winemakesallkindsofcreaturesattable酒使人丑态百出Wineandjudgmentmaturewithage酒沉味醇，人老识深BacchushathdrownedmorementhanNe
14、ptung酉比海淹死的人多proverbsrelatedtoindividualismanEnglishmanshouseishisca英国人的家也是他们的城堡donotwearoutyourwelcome客人呆得太久不受欢迎evenreckoningmakeslongfriends.明算帐，友谊长Tellmoneyafteryourownfather父子也是清帐proverbsrelatedtosexismbewareoftheforepartofawoman,thehindpartofamule,andallsidesofapriest当心女人的美貌，骡子的后蹄和牧师的一切dallynot
15、withmoneyorwomen金钱、女人玩弄不得gaming,women,andwine,whiletheylaugh,theymakemenpine赌博、女人和酒,使男人在笑声中消瘦maidswantnothingbuthusbands,andwhenhavethem,theywanteverything姑娘除了丈夫外什么都不要；一旦有了丈夫，她们什么都要。themorewomenlookintheirglass,thelesstheylooktotheirhouse女人照镜子越多，家务做得越少wivesandchildrenarebillsofcharges.妻子和孩子是帐单prover
16、bsrelatedtotheEnglishwritingsystemproverbsrelatedtothehistoryofEnglanditisashardtopleaseaknaveasaknigh取悦坏蛋和骑士同样困难kingschaffisworthothermen国的糠胜似百姓的粮allstuartsarenotsibtotheking与国王同姓的不都是皇帝fromwhippingposttopillory鞭打之后又披枷proverbsrelatedtothethriftfromsavingcomeshaving富裕来自节俭frugalityisanestatealone节俭本身就是财富thriftisgoodrevenue节俭就是好收入thriftisphilosopher节俭犹如点金石Allusion(sasdefinedindictionaries,areimpliedorindirectreferences.Inmost,ifnotall,languagespeopleenri
