英语，文化和交流

母猪会上树

It's a Chinese slang. English has a correspond idiom for this. -----"When pigs  fly": It means things are impossible to happen.

But is it? No. I can prove to u that "pigs can fly". Take a look at this. (全文...)

成语荟萃（五）－趣味汉英成语对对碰

在前几个系列的成语荟萃里，没有汉语和英文成语相对应的。今天，我们就来看看两者成语的共通之处。

• Great minds think alike    英雄所见略同
  我看到很多网站上写great men think alike, 这和中文成语的意思就相近了。可不是正确的说法。
  ex: We both think Bush is an idiot. Great minds think alike. 我们都认为布什是个笨蛋。真是英雄所见略同。
• Out of the frying pan and into the fire   才出虎穴，又入狼窝
  ex: I thought Mike was my better half. I was totally wrong. He is even worse than my ex-boyfriend. I'm out of the frying pan and into the fire.  我以为Mike会是我的另一半，我完全错了。他比我的前男友还要糟。我是才出虎穴，又入狼窝。
• Add fuel to the fire   火上浇油
  ex: I'd like to help, but I don't want to add fuel to the fire.  我很想帮忙，但怕是火上浇油啊。
• Blood is thicker than water  血浓于水
  ex: Mike and Lucy are having a fight. Lucy is my sister. Mike, my buddy friend, I have to be on her side. Blood is thicker than water.  Mike和Lucy吵架。Lucy是我妹妹，Mike老兄，我得站在她这边。血浓于水啊。

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成语荟萃（四）－比尔·盖茨，我很穷

这几天，看新闻说比尔·盖茨要退休了，500亿的家当啊，全捐出去。他不心疼，我心疼。我也很穷，我不贪心，基金会给我个零头就行了，咱金字塔才到物质水平阶段，什么时候上升到精神水平的上层？

• flat broke   没钱
  ex: Bill Gates, please help me. I'm flat broke.  盖茨啊，我没钱啊。接济，接济我吧。
• a red cent  面值最小的钱
  我看到有些网站上说I don't have a red cent是没钱的意思。实际上a red cent本身就是面值最小的钱了，还有比这更穷的么？
  ex: I have a red cent.   我穷的叮当响。
• penny-wise, pound-foolish 小钱计较，大钱糊涂
  ex: He spent very little on food, but blew all his money in casino last week. He is a penny-wise, pound-foolish man.  上个礼拜他把小钱都省下了，大钱挥霍一空在赌场。
• down-and-out  没钱，没工作，没家
  ex: After losing everything in one bet, he's completely a down-and-out.    他一把输掉了全部身家，现在他成了个穷光蛋。
• A fool and his money are easily parted. 笨蛋哪里存得了钱
  ex: He is such a fool. He either spends or lose his money by accident. A fool and his money are easily parted. 他真是个笨蛋。不是花钱就是掉钱。笨蛋存不了钱啊。

Chinglish纠错

       Chinglish, 没人不知道吧。中国式的英语，小时候上海人把它叫做洋泾浜，现如今洋泾浜英语到处出现在我们周围，生活中，工作中等等。有人说洋泾浜是为了逗乐，有人说纯粹是无意识的。下面我就举几个例子。仅为博得大家一笑。

• 首当其冲的，当属Long time no see. 这虽然是中国式英语，但在美国，加拿大这句slang已经被越来越多的人所接受，因此它也变得“合法化”了。如果你想换种说法， 可以试试这句：“It's been a while."
• Cherish the flowers.  这句话你们甚至可以在政府部门看到。更别说居民小区里了。国外很简单。"Don't walk on it"

• Change lane, notice behind.   正确的说法是: Keep space.

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哭，希拉里失败了

我不关心政治，但同为女性，我还是希望她能赢，尽管在这之前我就觉得她赢的机会不大，Obama更出色些。我还是希望美国历史能走出划时代的一步。正如希拉里说的，这个梦想以前她的妈妈不能做，他的奶奶不能做，可是她做了。虽然，最后未能成事。但，总有一天，美国会有个女总统的。

这是纽约时报的一篇希拉里退出竞选的演讲稿。

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/07/us/politics/07text-clinton.html?pagewanted=1&_r=3&adxnnlx=1213171548-79TIQ8zTjCGviaNygmRDDA

我特别喜欢她演讲中的四个"fought for". 美国领。光线低沉，半天了都没人在楼道出现。三到五层以及第八层楼道口安有小牛奶箱，绿色房子造型，透过自身的孔被大铁钉铆导人的讲演还是比较注重实际的，从民众的角度出发。立意很明确，他们关心的是什么？在意的是什么？

we fought for the single mom with the young daughter, juggling work and school, who told me, "I'm doing it all to better myself for her."

We fought for the woman who grabbed my hand and asked me, "What are you going to do to make sure I have health care?" and began to cry, because even though she works three jobs, she can't afford insurance.

We fought for the young man in the Marine Corps t-shirt who waited months for medical care and said, "Take care of my buddies over there, and then will you please take care of me?"

We fought for all those who've lost jobs and health care, who can't afford gas or groceries or college, who have felt invisible to their president these last seven years.

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成语荟萃（三）－与脚相关的成语

我看到新浪上也有一篇帖子是这个题目，不过无所谓了，俺也是原创的。如果是转帖的帖子，我会标明的。

•  think on someone's feet  这个有点improvise, 即兴创作的意思。有时候遇到事情有所变化，需要脑子转的快，想到变通的办法。

ex： As a teacher, you can't rely on a lesson plan. You should think on your feet. 作为一名老师，你不能太过于依赖教案，你得学会调整方案。

•   put your feet into other's shoes  直译过来的意思是把你的脚放入别人的鞋子里，换句话说就是换位思考。

ex: Stop being so selfish. You should put your feet into other's shoes.

•  drag someone's feet  拖后腿  这里是说拖自己的后腿，不是别人的哦。

ex:  I don't want to get up so early. So, I'm dragging my feet.   我不想起的那么早，所以尽量拖时间。

•  knock someone off someone's feet    拜倒在某人的石榴裙下  

这个成语我在爱情大汇编中有说到。

•  put one's foot down   坚定不移，坚决果断  

ex: He put his foot down.  He will divorce with you.  他很坚决，一定要跟你离婚。

•  put one's best foot forward  全力以赴

ex: He's putting his best foot forward. He will definitely win this game.  他正在全力以赴。这次比赛，他铁定赢。