我是這樣理解,希望也能幫助你理解。
他們沒有一位像伊俄拉俄斯這樣的朋友來用燒紅的烙鐵來切斷九頭蛇的頭的根部,所以只能眼睜睜看著它一個(gè)頭被粉碎,又迅速長出另一個(gè)頭來。
burn with a hot iron the root of the hydra's head 其實(shí)就是
burn the root of the hydra's head with a hot iron用燒紅的烙鐵來切斷九頭蛇的頭的根部
這樣說你應(yīng)該能理解吧?
理解這個(gè)句子需要知道點(diǎn)典故哦,順便說下吧
九頭蛇在希臘神話中的名稱是九頭蛇許德拉,許德拉是堤豐和厄喀德那所生的女兒。她是在阿耳哥利斯的勒那沼澤地里長大的,常常爬到岸上,糟蹋莊稼,危害牲畜。她兇猛異常,身軀碩大無比,是個(gè)九頭的蛇怪,其中八個(gè)頭可以殺死,而第九個(gè)頭,即中間直立的一個(gè)卻是殺不死的。這個(gè)畜生最后也是被英雄赫拉克勒斯所殺,英雄的助手伊俄拉俄斯在戰(zhàn)斗中用熊熊燃燒的樹枝灼燒被英雄砍下來但是又剛長出來的蛇頭,不讓它長大,赫拉克勒斯則乘機(jī)砍下許德拉的那顆不死的頭,將它埋在路旁,上面壓著一塊沉重的石頭。接著,他又把蛇身劈作兩段,并把箭浸泡在有毒的蛇血里。從此以后,中了他箭的敵人再也無藥可醫(yī)。
The Dog in the Manger出自《伊索寓言》(Aesop's Fables),有一篇狗站馬槽的故事,說的是一頭狗躺在堆滿稻草的馬槽里,狗是不吃草的動(dòng)物,而當(dāng)馬或牛一走進(jìn)稻草時(shí),這頭狗卻朝著馬,??裣?,不準(zhǔn)食草動(dòng)物享用。
因此,“狗站馬槽”就成了一個(gè)家喻戶曉的成語而進(jìn)入英語中,常用來比喻a person who prevents others from enjoying sth that is useless to himself; a churlish fellow who will neither use a thing himself nor let others use it,諷刺那些占據(jù)說職位或某些物質(zhì)卻不做事的人。
The Dog in the Manger is a fable attributed to Aesop, concerning a dog who one afternoon lay down to sleep in the manger. On being awoken, he ferociously kept the cattle in the farm from eating the hay on which he chose to sleep, even though he was unable to eat it himself, leading an ox to mutter the moral of the fable:
People often begrudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.
The phrase is proverbial, referring to people who prevent others from having something that they themselves have no use for. A typical example is the child who discards a toy — until a sibling tries to play with it. Then the first child becomes possessive about something they no longer wanted.
A twist on the story was used by Charles Schulz in a "Peanuts" strip, in which Lucy van Pelt acquires a baseball card of Charlie Brown's favorite player, and she refuses to give it to him. After he leaves disconsolately, she decides she doesn't really like the card that well, and throws it away.
In Spanish, the story is called El Perro del Hortelano, or The Vegetable Gardener's Dog.
The metaphor is also attributed to Jesus in The Gospel of Thomas by comparing the dog with the Pharisees.
e with grief and learning the cause, said, "Pray do not grieve so; but go and take a stone, and place it in the hole, and fancy that the gold is still lying there. It will do you quite the same service; for when the gold was there, you had it not, as you did not make the slightest use of it." 有個(gè)守財(cái)奴變賣了他所有的家產(chǎn),換回了金塊,并秘密地埋在一個(gè)地方。他每天走去看 看他的寶藏。
有個(gè)在附近放羊的牧人留心觀察,知道了真情,趁他走后,挖出金塊拿走了。 守財(cái)奴再來時(shí),發(fā)現(xiàn)洞中的金塊沒有了,便捶胸痛哭。
有個(gè)人見他如此悲痛,問明原因后, 說道:“喂,朋友,別再難過了,那塊金子雖是你買來的,但并不是你真正擁有的。去拿一 塊石頭來,代替金塊放在洞里,只要你心里想著那是塊金子,你就會(huì)很高興。
這樣與你擁有 真正的金塊效果沒什么不同。依我之見,你擁有那金塊時(shí),也從沒用過?!?/p>
這故事說明,一切財(cái)物如不使用等于沒有。 The Wolf and the Lamb 狼與小羊 WOLF, meeting with a Lamb astray from the fold, resolved not to lay violent hands on him, but to find some plea to justify to the Lamb the Wolf's right to eat him. He thus addressed him:"Sirrah, last year you grossly insulted me." "Indeed," bleated the Lamb in a mournful tone of voice, "I was not then born." Then said the Wolf , "You feed in my pasture." "No, good sir," replied the Lamb, "I have not yet tasted grass." Again said the Wolf, "You drink of my well." "No," exclaimed the Lamb, "I never yet drank water, for as yet my mother's milk is both food and drink to me." Upon which the Wolf seized him and ate him up, saying, "Well! I won't remain supperless, even though you refute every one of my imputations." The tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny. 一只小羊在河邊喝水,狼見到后,便想找一個(gè)名正言順的借口吃掉他。
于是他跑到上游,惡狠狠地說小羊把河水?dāng)嚋啙崃?,使他喝不到清水。小羊回答說,他僅僅站在河邊喝水,并且又在下游,根本不可能把上游的水?dāng)嚋啞?/p>
狼見此計(jì)不成,又說道:“我父親去年被。
Playing the Lute to a Cow 對(duì)牛彈琴 In ancient times was a man who played the zither very well. Once, he played a tune in front of a cow, hoping that the cow would appreciate it. The tune was melodious ,but the cow showed no reaction, and just kept on eating grass. The man sighed, and went away. This idiom is used to indicate[5IndIket]reasoning with stubborn[5stQbLn]people or talking to the wrong audience。
1. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
2. God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者
3. Easier said than done.說起來容易做起來難。
4. Slow and steady wins the race.穩(wěn)扎穩(wěn)打無往而不勝。
5. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹,長一智。
6. Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。
7. One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘,謬之千里。
8. It's never too old to learn.活到老,學(xué)到老。
9. All that glitters is not gold.閃光的未必都是金子。
10. Experience is the mother of wisdom.實(shí)踐出真知。
11. All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不休息,聰明孩子也變傻。
12. Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.無德之美猶如沒有香味的玫瑰,徒有其表。
13. More hasty,less speed.欲速則不達(dá)。
14. Rome was not built in a day.偉業(yè)非一日之功。
15. Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。
16. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。
17. Look before you leap.三思而后行。
18. Facts speak plainer than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。
19. Call back white and white back.顛倒黑白。
20. well begun,half done.好的開始等于成功的一半。
21. It is hard to please all.眾口難調(diào)。
22. Ill news travels fast.壞事傳千里。
23. Out of sight,out of mind.眼不見,心不念。
24. Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能當(dāng)飯吃。
25. Like and like make good friends.趣味相投。
26. First things first.凡事有輕重緩急。
27. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情。
28. To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.活著為了學(xué)習(xí),學(xué)習(xí)為了更好的活著。
29. live not to eat,but eat to live.活著不是為了吃飯,吃飯為了活著。
30. Action speaks louder than words.行動(dòng)勝過語言。
31. East or west,home is the best.金窩銀窩不如自家草窩。
32. It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。
33. An idle youth,a needy age.少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
34. As the tree,so the fruit.種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
35. The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。
《Julius Caesar》Shakespeare There is a tide in the affairs of men Which , taken at the flood , leads on to fortune ; Omitted , all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries .《裘力斯.凱撒》莎士比亞人間大小事,有其潮汐把握漲潮,則萬事無阻;錯(cuò)過了,一生的航程就困于淺灘與苦楚。
A wolf had been badly wounded by dogs. He lay sick and maimed in his lair. He felt very hungry and thirsty. When a sheep passed by, he asked him to fetch some water from the stream. "If you bring me the water," he said, "I will find means to get some food." "Yes," said the sheep, "if I bring you the water, you would undoubtedly make me your food." 狼和羊 ●狼被狗所咬,傷勢(shì)很嚴(yán)重,痛苦地躺在巢穴里,不能外出覓食。
●他感到又餓又渴,這時(shí),他看見一只羊,便請(qǐng)求他到附近的小河里為他取一點(diǎn)水來。 ●“你給我一點(diǎn)水解渴”,他說,“我就能自己去尋找食物了?!?/p>
●“是呀”,羊回答說,“如果我給你送水喝,那么我就會(huì)成為你的食物?!?寓意: 謊言是經(jīng)不起推敲的,它很容易被人們識(shí)破 A Little Horse Crossing the River There are an old horse and a little horse on a farm. One day the old horse asks the little horse to send the wheat to the mill. The little horse is very happy. He carries the wheat and runs toward the mill. But there is a river in front of the little horse. He stops and does not know what to do next. Just then Aunt Cow is passing by. The little horse asks, “Aunt Cow, please tell me. Can I cross the river ” Aunt Cow answers, “It is not deep, you can cross it.” When the little horse begins to cross the river, a little squirrel shouts at him, “Little horse, don't cross it, you will be drowned. Yesterday one of my friends was drowned in this river.” The little horse is very afraid. Finally he decides to go home and ask his mother. The old horse asks, “Why do you take the wheat back What's wrong with you My child.” The little horse answers sadly, “There is a river in front of me. Aunt Cow said it was not deep. But the little squirrel said it was deep. What shall I do ” The old horse says, “My child, you should try to cross the river by yourself. If you do not try, how do you know the river is deep or not ” The little horse carries the wheat and returns to the riverside. At last, he succeeds in crossing the river. Now, He knows how deep the river is. 小馬過河 農(nóng)場里有一只老馬和一只小馬,一天老馬叫小馬把麥子送到磨房。
小馬很開心,扛起了小麥就跑向了磨房。可有一條河擋住了去路,他停了下來不知如何是好,正在這時(shí),奶牛大嬸過來了。
小馬問:“奶牛大嬸,請(qǐng)告訴我,我能趟過這條河嗎?” 奶牛大嬸答道:“不深,你能過去。” 正當(dāng)小馬開始過河時(shí),一只小松鼠朝他大喊:“小馬,不要過河,你會(huì)淹死的。
昨天我的一位朋友就在這河淹死了。” 小馬非常害怕,最后決定回家問問媽媽。
老馬問:“你為什么又把小麥扛回來了?你怎么了?我的孩子?!?小松鼠委屈地回答:“有一條河擋住我的去路。
奶牛大嬸說它不深,可小松鼠說它深。我該聽誰的呀?” 老馬說:“孩子,你應(yīng)該自己試試,如果不試,你怎么知道河的深淺?” 小馬馱著小麥又回到了河邊。
最后,他成功地渡過了河。他終于知道河有多深了 。
Sweat is HuoGuang, emperor han commander-in-chief of TuoGu ministers, drinking eight years of emperor han style-came kisen, ruling pomp very heavy. HuoGuang nearby have a call YangChang people, act is timid, popular with HuoGuang recognition, rose to prime minister position, seal for anping syndrome. Actually, YangChang humanness cowardly incompetence, timid, not when the prime minister of the material. 74 B.C., was only twenty one-year-old han emperor died.both in WeiYangGong kisen, with all the princes HuoGuang counsel, chose the emperor's grandson made WangLiuHe nearbu heir. Behold LiuHe ascended the mid-north song and dance, often pleasure-resorts. HuoGuang heard later, anxieties, and bike ride general ZhangAn births, TianYanNian secret counsel, on to nullify LiuHe, set up other Yin jun. After TianYanNian HuoGuangPa goading agreed to jointly YangChang, tell gun. YangChang all of a sudden, she was scared to sweat, panic, just something indistinctly fence. YangChang wife, is TaiShiGong sima qian's daughter, quite have the guts. She saw her husband shilly-shally appearance, secretly worried, while TianYanNian change clothes walk away, infero-anterior advised her husband and said, "National affairs, will shilly-shally. General has ChengYi, you should also chosin reservoir, otherwise inevitable difficult ahead." YangChang step back and forth in the house, but had no acid attention. Just at this time TianYanNian back, SiMaFu people avoid inferior, straight-tempered without embarrassment and TianYanNian meet, told TianYanNian, her husband willing to listen to the general's command. TianYanNian after listening pleased to take leave walk. TianYanNian returns HuoGuang, HuoGuang very satisfied. YangChang brought all the princes immediately arrange table, playing please dowager. The next day, YangChang advice, ernie see luang nearbu king unbearable successin statement of reason. Queen letter removed immediately LiuHe, another sign of emperor of the once SunLiu enquiry for jun, was said han XuanDi.Idioms citations, han shu YangChang biography of our afraid, not words. Jia sweated back ACTS yes just.Idioms interpretations ", "Jia drenched, sweating much soaked backbone. Describe sweat. Also describe extreme fear or ashamed excessive.汗流浹背 漢大將軍霍光,是漢武帝的托孤重臣,輔佐八歲即位的漢昭帝執(zhí)政,威勢(shì)很重。
霍光身邊有個(gè)叫楊敞的人,行事謹(jǐn)小慎微,頗受霍光賞識(shí),升至丞相職位,封為安平候。其實(shí),楊敞為人懦弱無能,膽小怕事,根本不是當(dāng)丞相的材料。
公元前74年,年僅廿一歲的漢昭帝駕崩于未央宮,霍光與眾臣商議,選了漢武帝的孫子昌邑王劉賀作繼承人。誰知?jiǎng)①R繼位后,經(jīng)常宴飲歌舞,尋歡作樂。
霍光聽說后,憂心忡忡,與車騎將軍張安世、大司馬田延年秘密商議,打算廢掉劉賀,另立賢君。計(jì)議商定后,霍光派田延年告訴楊敞、以便共同行事。
楊敞一聽,頓時(shí)嚇得汗流浹背,驚恐萬分,只是含含糊糊,不置可否。楊敞的妻子,是太史公司馬遷的女兒,頗有膽識(shí)。
她見丈夫猶豫不決的樣子,暗暗著急,趁田延年更衣走開時(shí),上前勸丈夫說;“國家大事,豈能猶豫不決。大將軍已有成議,你也應(yīng)當(dāng)速戰(zhàn)速?zèng)Q,否則必然太難臨頭?!?/p>
楊敞在房里來回酸步,卻拿不定注意。正巧此時(shí)田延年回來,司馬夫人回避不及,索性大大方方地與田延年相見,告知田延年,她丈夫愿意聽從大將軍的吩咐。
田延年聽了后高興地告辭走了。田延年回報(bào)霍光,霍光十分滿意,馬上安排楊敞領(lǐng)眾臣上表,奏請(qǐng)皇太后。
第二天,楊敞與群臣遏見皇太后,陳述昌邑王不堪繼承王位的原因。太后立即下詔廢去劉賀,另立漢武帝的曾孫劉詢?yōu)榫?,史稱漢宣帝。
成語出處《漢書·楊敞傳》敝驚懼,不知所言。汗出浹背徒唯唯而已。
成語釋義“浹”,濕透,出汗多,濕透脊梁。形容滿身大汗。
也形容極度惶恐或慚愧過度。
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