Question

一、請將下列諺語譯成英語，有困難的話可以查查書噢！

1．捷足先登。

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2．眾人拾柴火焰高。

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3．大雨傾盆。

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4．山中無老虎，猴子稱大王。

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5．三個和尚沒水喝。(人多手雜反誤事。)

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6．愛屋及烏。

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7．得不到的是最好的。(鄰家芳草綠，隔岸風景好。)

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8．切勿孤注一擲。

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二、從第一項中選出可以描述下面語境的諺語。

(A)

Mr Johnson never sang and danced before because he was not interested in this kind of entertainment at all．But he has changed a lot since he had a new girlfriend called May last month．He often goes to the dancing hall with her and buys many CDs．He even bought some microphones last Sunday when he was shopping together with May．It is said that May enjoys singing and dancing very much．

The suitable proverb used here is“________”．

(B)

A：Oh, look!You are all wet!What's wrong with you?

B：It is raining heavily outside．

A：But I remember that you took your umbrella with you when you went out this morning．

B：It's useless because ________．

(C)

Many ladies like shopping best, especially buying clothes in fashion．Joe is one of them．But unluckily, she never makes herself happy or satisfied after shopping because she always thinks what she bought was not the best．“Maybe I made a mistake this time again,”she often says to her mother like this,“You see, Sue's is much more beautiful than mine!”

The suitable proverb used here is “________”．

(D)

A：Look at the time!Mum and Dad are coming back soon!

B：Yes, you are right, but we haven't tidied our room yet!

A：What are you doing, Sam?Why haven't you made the bed?

B：I think it's your turn to do it, Mike．

A：But I must wash the dishes in the sink in the kitchen．

B：The dirty dishes are still in the sink in the kitchen!What did you do?

A：What?Mary didn't wash it?I thought she would help me!Mary!Mary!Where are you?

B：Don't call her again．She's not in．She said she would sweep the floor．

A：What?I don't think she has finished her task!Look at the floor!Do you think it has been swept?

B：Oh, my god!I can almost hear the car of Mum and Dad!

A＆B：God bless us!

The suitable proverb used here is “________”．

Answer 1

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解析：

　　一、1．The early bird catches the worm．　2．Many hands make light work．　3．It rains cats and dogs．　4．When the cat's away, the mice will play．　5．Too many cooks spoil the broth．　6．Love me, love my dog．　7．The grass is always greener on the other side．　8．Don't put all your eggs in one basket．

　　二、A)Love me, love my dog　B)it is raining cats and dogs　C)The grass is always greener on the other side　D)Too many cooks spoil the broth