英语俚语典故(求:有趣的英语俚语,要有解释和相关故事)
1.求:有趣的英语俚语,要有解释和相关故事
唠嗑： Chew the fat 北方话把“闲聊”称作“唠嗑”，chew the fat是个俗语，和“唠嗑”的意思很相近。
不过，也有人对此产生异议：chew the fat明明是“细嚼肥肉”，似乎和“聊天、唠嗑”八杆子打不着！呵呵，寻答案还得细查辞源。 Fat在短语中指“咸腌肉”，所以，谈到“chew the fat”往往会让人想到这样一幅画面：几个朋友，几瓶啤酒，几个家常小菜（牛肉干，豆腐干，烟熏肉），于是乎，大家伙酒劲儿足，话头儿兴，喝酒、吃菜、谈天说地几不误……而从辞源上讲，短语“chew the fat”确实由此而来。
所以，若邀朋友到家中唠嗑您可这么说：“Hey, John, why not come over and chew the fat？” 另外，chew（咀嚼）在英语中常用来比喻“沉思，抱怨，闲谈”等一些行为，如短语chew the cud（深思）；chew the rag（聊天，争论，发牢骚）。 恶有恶报恶有恶报恶有恶报恶有恶报 “善有善报，恶有恶报，不是不报，时候未到。”
一看到这句话，就想起武侠剧里一位面无表情、修行颇深的方丈在开导某位施主。那么，这个“恶有恶报”该怎么用英语表达呢？那就是：“chickens come home to roost”。
进退两难进退两难进退两难进退两难 郑中基在《左右为难》里唱道：“我的决定，会有怎样的伤害？面对着爱人和朋友，那一个我该放开？一边是友情，一边是爱情，左右都不是，为难了自己。”相信很多人都遇到过左右为难、进退两难的情境吧。
那么，英语中如何表达呢？请看：“between a rock and a hard place”。 做个做个做个做个“得力助手得力助手得力助手得力助手” 一个朋友，刚进一家公司没多久，就成了上司的得力助手。
有一次他胃疼，上司都特地打电话来慰问。我们赶紧套他的秘诀，结果他说：其他人都懒，我比较勤快而已。
哪个上司不喜欢能干活的员工呀。看来，我们要向他学习了，做上司的“man Friday”。
坚持坚持坚持坚持！！！！ 一直很佩服一个大学同学，那是一个非常有个性的人。当时，大家上选修课都是能不选就不选，腾出时间玩。
而人家却不管别人怎么做怎么说，把课排得满满的，一直坚持到毕业。这样的人用英语说就是：“stick to his guns”。
留个好印象留个好印象留个好印象留个好印象！！！！ 还记得小品《英雄母亲的一天》里一个很搞笑的镜头：电视台的记者来给老太太录象，让她从门外走进来。结果，老太太一紧张，不知道该迈哪只脚，就一直把右脚放前面，像螃蟹一样横着就进来了。
显然，老太太知道要把最好的那只脚放前面（put your best foot forward）。 你是不是我那杯茶你是不是我那杯茶你是不是我那杯茶你是不是我那杯茶？？？？ 网络上流行着一部小说，名字叫《你是不是我那杯茶》，讲的是一个漂在上海的女子寻找爱情的故事。
从名字可以看出，她在寻找的那杯茶就是她理想的意中人。其实，这个浪漫的名字是来自英语中的“my cup of tea”。
“摇钱树摇钱树摇钱树摇钱树”！！！！ 小时候，自从看了神笔马良，就梦想着自己也有一支神笔，画一棵摇钱树。想吃零食、买玩具的时候就摇一下，钱就掉手里了。
那么，摇钱树用英语怎么说呢？请看：“cash cow”。 口语口语口语口语：：：：“改天吧改天吧改天吧改天吧！！！！” 在美国，棒球用语种类繁多，棒球文化更是融入于美国的社会文化生活之中。
继续刚讲过的俚语“有一手有一手有一手有一手 ”，我们再来看个源于棒球的口语“Rain check”（字面意：“雨票”；引申义：“改天再赴约吧！”） 想个语境：朋友邀你看电影或共进晚餐，偏你有事不能赴约，这时就可用婉谢的口吻告诉他：“May I take a rain check（改天可以吗）？” 或者，简单来句：“Rain check?”“Rain check”出现于19世纪80年代，最初指“棒球赛因下雨延期举行时观众得到的‘未来’入场券”。 随着时间的推移，“rain check”的语义范围逐渐扩大，可用来形容不同情况下对未来的许诺，如：“比赛改期举行时的‘展期入场券’”、“缺货商品未来出售时的‘不涨价保证’”或“谢约时的‘改天建议’”。
看个例句： A:How about a cup of coffee？ （一起去和咖啡？） B:Rain check.（改天吧。） 俚语俚语俚语俚语：：：：“在行在行在行在行、、、、有一手有一手有一手有一手” [ 2006-11-07 08:48 ] 棒球有“美国国球”之称。
或许，一本“棒球百科全书”比一本简单的字典更能反映美国文化。据《迪克逊新棒球词典》（Paul Dickson所著）记载，俚语“have on the ball”源于棒球运动，指的是“某人有一手，做某事很在行”。
2.美式英语的部分俚语的由来?
俚语及其由来~ 英语中的成语俚语为数颇多，有的源自《圣经》，有的出自古典文学名家如莎士比亚、乔叟等的名著，有的源自古希腊或罗马的神话，有的来自拉丁语或法语等等，在这些成语的后面都蕴藏着一段饶有趣味的故事或典故。
这些成语俚语为文章或话语增色不少，但它们其中有不少的表面词意与其特定含义相差甚远，所以掌握成语的来龙去脉是恰当运用的前提d's years 多年，很久 布鲁尔说，这个引喻来自一个古老的传说：从前没有人看见过死驴子。另有人说，这条成语是从d's ears变来的文字游戏，因驴的耳朵是很长的。
有时也可以见到如下的用语：d's years ago. [例] I met him d's years ago.我在很久以前遇见过他。go west[俚]上西天；死；（某计划）失败；（某种物品）被破坏而不能用。
弗里曼先生说，这条成语是在第一次世界大战时产生的；那时伤员以及不在当地埋葬的尸体都从前线向西运送。另一种说法是指太阳从西边落下，以次比喻人的死亡。
[例如]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。happy-go-lucky乐天知命，无忧无虑，逍遥自在 这个引喻指人相信命运而生活得愉快。
可作为名词、形容词和副词用。做名词时喻乐天知足的人。
[例]Yong Jones is a happy-go-lucky lad; he doesn't worry about anything 年轻的琼斯是个乐天知命的小伙子，他什么事也不担忧。bad egg： 坏蛋；流氓，骗子，二流子；没出息的人 此语大约于上世纪中叶在美国出现，十年后传到英国。
在比喻上，"坏蛋"也可作为腐败的象征，因为坏蛋从外表看不出来，里面却已气味难闻。[例] Trust him nothing; he is a bad egg. 别相信他，他是个坏蛋。
burn one's boats (bridges)： 破釜沉舟，自断退路，有进无退 这句成语源自某些军事家的行动。相传古罗马恺撒等名将出征时，常烧毁船只，士兵们后退无路，只有勇往直前，战胜敌人。
[例] "That's done it" said Manby, tearing up the agreement. "Now we've burned our boats behind us and we've no option but to go forward with the project.""事已如此，"曼贝一边说，一边撕掉协议书，"现在我们已破釜沉舟，除按计划前进外，别无选择。"castle in Spain (the air)空中楼阁，白日做梦 来自法语chateauxen Espangne.为什么提到西班牙？可能因为西班牙一度被认为是个富于浪漫色彩的国家。
当时西班牙缙绅无城堡及别墅可居而群居于城市。这条成语要远溯到十三世纪的一首诗《玫瑰花的浪漫史》（The Romaunt of the Rose）：你要造空中楼阁，白日做梦空欢喜。
（Thou shalt make castle thanne in Spain, And dream of joie alle but in vayne.） [例]I am less hopeful now… my Highland mansion may prove to be a castle in Spain after all. 我现在希望很少……我在苏格兰高原的大厦可能只不过是座空中楼阁。 down and out ：精疲力尽；穷困潦倒；无能为力；完蛋 这个比喻来自拳击，拳击手被对手击倒，不能在数完数字前站起来就等于被击败而 不能再比赛。
[例] Smith was down and out in the first round. 史密斯在第一回合就被击败。Polish the apple 拍马屁；阿谀奉承 过去，美国学生为了讨好老师而把擦得闪闪发光的苹果给老师送去。
这一习语即从此种风俗而来。有时在apple前加上old， 或在apple 后加or two，别无意义，只是为了调整语调。
An apple polisher：马屁精。[例] He is promoted very quickly because he is good at polishing the apple. 他善于拍马屁所以升迁很快。
Go through fire and water 赴汤蹈火；冒一切危险 源出盎格鲁撒克逊时期的中世纪判罪法（又称神裁法）：将嫌疑犯的手浸在沸水中，手无损，则定为无罪。1534年，希腊将军兼历史家色诺芬（Xenophon, 434?-355B.C.）在其《奥克诺密克斯》（Oeconomicus）一书中引用了这条成语的译文。
莎士比亚在其剧本《温莎的风流娘儿们》第三幕第四场也用到这条成语。到上世纪中叶，这条成语已成为陈词滥调。
[例]I would go through fire and water to find out the truth of that matter. 我愿赴汤蹈火来查明那件事的真相。Open sesame 开门咒；过难关的秘诀；关键，敲门砖 源出《天方夜谭》中的《阿里巴巴和四十大盗》：一个山洞内藏有无数金银财宝，但洞门紧闭，须用咒语"芝麻"（sesame）才能把门打开，故云。
[例]Wealth is an open sesame to much society. 财富是许多社交活动的开门咒。
3.英语俚语发展史
One use of slang is to circumvent social taboos, as mainstream language tends to shy away from evoking certain realities. For this reason, slang vocabularies are particularly rich in certain domains, such as sexuality, violence, crime and drugs. An interesting fact about the word slang is that it was originally a slang term for the old french phrase "sale langue", which translated into english means "dirty language". Alternatively, slang can grow out of mere familiarity with the things described. Among wine connoisseurs, Cabernet Sauvignon might be known as "Cab Sav", Chardonnay as "Chard" and so on;[2] this means that naming the different wines expends less superfluous effort. It also serves as a shared code among connoisseurs.Even within a single language community, slang tends to vary widely across social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata. Slang sometimes grows more and more common until it becomes the dominant way of saying something, at which time it is regarded as mainstream, acceptable language (e.g. the Spanish word caballo), while at other times it may fall into disuse. Numerous slang terms pass into informal mainstream speech, and sometimes into formal speech, though this may involve a change in meaning or usage.Slang very often involves the creation of novel meanings for existing words. It is very common for such novel meanings to diverge significantly from the standard meaning. Thus, "cool" and "hot" can both mean "very good", "impressive" or "good looking".Slang terms are often only known within a clique or ingroup. For example, Leet ("Leetspeak" or "1337"), originally was only popular among certain Internet sub-cultures, such as hackers and online video gamers. During the 1990s and 2000s, however, Leet became increasingly more commonplace on the Internet, and has even spread outside of Internet-based communication and into spoken languages.[3] Another type of slang, with roots in Internet culture, is texting language (txt or chatspeak), which is widely used in instant messaging on the Internet (AOL speak) and mobile phones (SMS language).。
4.英语的俚语
爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing. 比上不足，比下有余 "worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst 笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 不眠之夜 white night 不以物喜，不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 不打不成交 "No discord, no concord. 拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 大事化小，小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 好事不出门，恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 和气生财 Harmony brings wealth 活到老，学到老 One is never too old to learn. 既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 金无足赤，人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home 脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 老生常谈，陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché 礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 "Where there is life, there is hope." 马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success 名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth 茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened 没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away. It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 谋事在人，成事在天 "The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. " 弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself. 拿手好戏 masterpiece 赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad 抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale 破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat; burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end 抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist./ One can't make bricks without straw. 千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step 前事不忘，后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 前人栽树，后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests. One sows and another reaps. 前怕狼，后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something 强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. 强强联手 win-win co-operation 瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest. 人之初，性本善 Man's nature at birth is good. 人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man. 人海战术 huge-crowd strategy 世上无难事，只要肯攀登 "Where there is a will, there is a way. " 世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world； 死而后已 until my heart stops beating 岁岁平安 Peace all year round 上有天堂，下有苏杭 "Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth." 塞翁失马，焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing. 三十而立 "A man should be independent at the age of thirty. At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself." 升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products) 四十不惑 Life begins at forty. 谁言寸草心，报得三春晖 "Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. " 水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high. 时不我待 Time and tide wait for no man. 杀鸡用牛刀 break a butterfly on the wheel 实事求是 seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts 说曹操，曹操到 Talk of the devil and he comes. 实话实说 speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is 实践是检验真理的唯一标准 Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. 山不在高，有仙则名 "No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy； " 韬光养晦 hide one's capacities。
