Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don’t understand the culture behind it.
For example, if an American boy asks his mother what’s for dinner tomorrow, she may say “I’ll play it by ear”, that means she doesn’t have plans for dinner and she will decide later. "Play by ear" used to mean playing music using the sheet music, but now people often use it when they’re not talking about music.
There’re many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful. English idioms are more common in spoken English. They can be difficult to remember sometimes. Next time when you hear somebody saying to you, "Give me a hand", you don’t necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful. And when the situation is out of hand, you usually can do very little to manage all that. What about a green hand? It’s not about the color of your hand! You’re a green hand when you are very new at your work and don’t have much experience. If you and your partner always work together hand in glove, you two definitely work together very well.
Can you guess the meanings of some common English idioms to do with parts of your body?
【小題1】What is an idiom ?
【小題2】What does “ Can you give me a hand “ mean ?
【小題3】Are English idioms more common in written English or spoken English ?
【小題1】Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say.
【小題2】Can you help me ?
【小題3】In spoken English.
解析【小題1】從文章第一段的句子：Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say.可知答案是Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say.
【小題2】從第三段的句子：可知"Give me a hand", you don’t necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful.是要我?guī)兔幔?Can you help me ?
【小題3】細節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：English idioms are more common in spoken English. 可知答案是In spoken English.
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A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms（習(xí)語）, though my teacher told us the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.
One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently shaking his head，shrugging his shoulders, he said，“You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a right topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted（打斷）again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” I realized I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.
1.A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because .
A．I had no interest in them
B．English idioms were very difficult
C．I did not realize the importance of them
D．my teacher didn’t tell us the importance of them
2.At first, on hearing “You don’t say,” I thought the foreigner meant .
A．I had talked too much B．I had to stop talking
C．he was not interested in the topic D．he was only interested in the Great Wall
3.“…was shown in an amusing experience.” The word “amusing” probably means .
A．interesting B．important C．terrible D．unlucky
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.
B．The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.
C．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.
D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.
5.After the Englishman explained the idiom, ___________.
A．I felt very silly B．the Englishman became a real fool
C．I became more careful in everything D．I thought the Englishman had made me a fool
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| English idioms are interesting. An idiom is a phrase that we can't understand from the meaning of each word. For example, if an American boy asks his mom what's for dinner tomorrow, she may say "I'll play it by ear", that means she doesn't have plans for dinner and she will decide later. "Play it by ear" used to mean playing music without using the music (樂譜), but now people often use it when they're not talking about music! There are many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be much more vivid (生動的) and colorful. Have you ever heard the idiom "He bought the farm?" It means he died. Do you know how it became popular? It was first used in World War I. When a soldier died, the government gave his family enough money to buy a farm. In the early 1930s, people in the US often did not know when or where their next meal was. So as soon as they got something in their hand that could be eaten, it would go into their mouth. That was how people began to use the idiom "living hand to mouth" to mean "living a poor life". And don't be angry if your English friend says this to you, "Break a leg in your game!" He is wishing you good luck! Hundreds of years ago, people believed in sprites (小妖精). Sprites enjoyed causing trouble. If the sprites heard you ask for something, they would make the opposite happen. Tell someone to "break a leg" and the sprites would make something good happen. Aren't English idioms interesting? And break a leg in your next football match!
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