Question

1.Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a quarrel. Their friend Mr. Brown went to talk to them. When he came back, he told his wife that he had been trying to help the Smiths.

2.Mr. Wang paid for a new school. Some people did not like the design of the school but they agreed with Mr. Wang.

3.Mr. Brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong. But he thought a job in Singapore would be better. His wife didn’t want him to leave his job in Hong Kong. She reminded him to give up this idea.

4.Jenny formed the habit of getting up late during summer holiday. She was scolded for being late on her first day of new term. She then promised that sort of thing would never happen again.

5.The 7-year-old Marie got a nice CD player as her birthday gift. And she was unwilling to let others use it at any time even though it was not used at all by herself.

A.To pour oil on troubled waters

“To pour oil on troubled waters” means trying to calm things down. Oil is lighter than water. If a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may come to help it. The second ship can send small boats to rescue people. However, it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough.

B.A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

If I’m a hunter, trying to catch birds, it’s better to catch one bird than to see two birds in a bush but not be able to catch them. Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in the future.

C.He who pays the pipe calls the tune

A pipe is a musician. The man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play. Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan, he can say how it will be carried out.

D. Once bitten, twice shy

If a dog bites me, I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it. This proverb is applied to many things and not only to dogs. If you have been cheated at a shop, you will not go to the same shop again.

E.You can’t get blood out of a stone

“You can’t get blood out of a stone” means that you can’t get something from a person who has not got any of the things you want. For example, you can’t expect a million dollars from a poor man.

F.Don’t be a dog in a manger

This means “don’t be selfish”. In a stable, the manger is the place where the horse’s food is put. Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food. The dog doesn’t want to eat the hay in the manger and bark when a horse eat it.

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.F

【解析】

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1.本段話講述的是Mr. Brown去幫助吵架的朋友，Mr. and Mrs. Smith。符合所提供的諺語A：To pour oil on troubled waters。通過下文注解可知：此諺語意為使事情平息下來，也就是表示息事寧人的意思。故選擇A.

2.本段話講述的是王先生出資建了一所新學(xué)校，雖然有些人不喜歡它的設(shè)計(jì)卻表示同意王先生的看法。符合所提供的諺語：He who pays the pipe calls the tune.通過下文解釋可知字面意思為：吹風(fēng)笛的那個(gè)人決定音調(diào)。也就是指誰提供錢誰決定錢怎么用。故選C。

3.這段話講述的是Mr. Brown在香港有一份不錯(cuò)的工作，但他覺得新加坡的工作可能會(huì)更好一點(diǎn)。但他的妻子不想他放棄在香港的工作，因此她提醒他放棄這個(gè)想法。符合所提供的諺語：A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.通過下文解釋可知意思為：你所擁有的要比你未來可能會(huì)擁有的要更好。故選擇B。

4.這段話講述的是Jenny在暑假期間養(yǎng)成了晚起的習(xí)慣。新學(xué)期第一天她就由于遲到而被責(zé)備了。她承諾以后不會(huì)再發(fā)生這樣的事情。符合所提供的諺語：Once bitten, twice shy。通過下文解釋可知意思為：你一旦在某個(gè)店里收到欺騙，那你就不會(huì)再去那家店了。也就是說相同的錯(cuò)誤不會(huì)犯兩次。故選擇D。

5.Don’t be a dog in a manger。通過下文解釋可知意思為：狗霸占著馬的槽，自己不吃草也不允許馬吃草。諷刺那些自私的人占有某些東西卻不肯使用也不肯與人分享。故選擇F。

考點(diǎn)：考查諺語的掌握。