有趣的英文句子
1. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 麻煩沒(méi)來(lái)找你，就別去自找麻煩。
第一、四個(gè)trouble是動(dòng)詞，第二、三個(gè)trouble是名詞。
2. I think that that that that that student wrote on the blackboard was wrong. 我認(rèn)為那個(gè)學(xué)生寫(xiě)在黑板上的那個(gè)“that”是錯(cuò)誤的。
第一個(gè)that是連詞，引起賓語(yǔ)從句;第二、五個(gè)that是指示代詞“那個(gè)”;第三個(gè)that在這兒相當(dāng)于名詞;第四個(gè)that是關(guān)系代詞，引起定語(yǔ)從句。
3. I know. You know. I know that you know. I know that you know that I know. 我知道。你知道。我知道你知道。我知道你知道我知道。
4. We must hang together, or we'll be hanged separately. 我們必須團(tuán)結(jié)在一起，否則我們將被一個(gè)個(gè)絞死。
這是一句雙關(guān)語(yǔ)。前面的hang together是“團(tuán)結(jié)一致”的意思，后面的hanged是“絞死”的意思。
5. The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog. 那只敏捷的棕色狐貍跳過(guò)了一只懶惰的狗。
這個(gè)句子包含了英語(yǔ)中的26個(gè)字母。
6. Was it a bar or a bat I saw? 我看到的是酒吧還是蝙蝠?
這是一句回文句，順著讀和倒著讀是一樣的。
7. 上聯(lián)： To China for china, China with china, dinner on china. 去中國(guó)買(mǎi)瓷器，中國(guó)有瓷器，吃飯靠瓷器。
下聯(lián)：到前門(mén)買(mǎi)前門(mén)，前門(mén)沒(méi)前門(mén)，后門(mén)有前門(mén)。
這是一副對(duì)仗工整、妙趣橫生的英漢對(duì)聯(lián)。下聯(lián)中的第二、四、五個(gè)“前門(mén)”指“大前門(mén)”香煙。
8. 2B or not 2B, that is a ?
這是一種文字簡(jiǎn)化游戲。它的意思是：To be or not to be, that is a question. (生存還是毀滅，那是一個(gè)問(wèn)題。)
與12屬相相關(guān)的趣味英語(yǔ)
Rat
smell a rat 覺(jué)得可疑
I smelt a rat when he started being so helpful!
the rat race 激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)
Living in a big city is one big rat race.
play cat and mouse with sb. 欲擒故縱，(像貓抓耗子似地)欺負(fù)(折磨、虐待)某人
The policeman decided to play cat and mouse when he saw the woman steal the dress in the store.
Ox
a bull in a china shop 經(jīng)常闖禍的人，笨手笨腳的人
He‘s like a bull in a china shop, always knocking things over.
take the bull by the horns 不畏艱險(xiǎn)
You can‘t just sit back in a situation like this. You should take the bull by the horns. 3
like a red rag to a bull 使憤怒
Any statement against the government is like a red rag to a bull to that minister.
till the cows come home 永遠(yuǎn)地，無(wú)限期地
If you‘re waiting for him to pay you, you‘ll wait till the cows come home!
kill the fatted calf 熱情款待，設(shè)宴歡迎
He welcomed me at home by killing the fatted calf
Tiger
paper tiger 貌似強(qiáng)大而實(shí)質(zhì)虛弱的敵人
As long as we are not of this kind of threat, the paper tiger‘s true face will come out in the wash.
Hare
hunt with the hounds and run with the hare 同時(shí)支持相對(duì)立的兩派, 腳踩兩只船
Which team are you going to support? Make up your mind now. You can‘t hunt with the hounds and run with the hare
Dragon
sow (the) dragon‘s teeth挑起糾紛或引起爭(zhēng)端
Wherever he went, he sowed (the) dragon‘s teeth by preaching racial segregation.
Snake
a snake in the grass潛伏的危險(xiǎn)或敵人，陰險(xiǎn)而偽善的朋友
How could I ever trust that snake in the grass?
Horse
hold your horses 忍耐，克制，別急躁
Don‘t get so angry. Just hold your horses and find the appropriate solution
put the cart before the horse 本末倒置
Surely you‘re putting the cart before the horse by buying all this furniture before you‘ve got the house.
flog a dead horse徒勞，浪費(fèi)精力
You‘ll just be flogging a dead horse if you try to make her change her mind about it.
high horse自大，盛氣凌人
When the president visited his hometown in the remote village, he rode the high horse among the local people.
Sheep
a wolf in sheep‘s clothing披著羊皮的狼，偽裝善良的壞人
Mrs. Martin trusted the lawyer until she realized that he was a wolf in sheep‘s clothing.
as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb一不做，二不休;索性蠻干
Dad said I was to be home from the dance by eleven o‘clock, but I enjoyed myself so much that it was midnight before I realized it, so I thought I might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb and stopped on till the end.
a black sheep害群之馬，敗家子
Every privileged class tries at first to whitewash its black sheep; if they prove incorrigible, they‘re kicked out.
Monkey
monkey about / around胡鬧，惡作劇
The boys were monkeying about in the playground, and one of them
got hurt.
monkey with胡亂折騰，瞎擺弄
You‘ll break the TV if you don‘t stop monkeying about with it.
get (have) one‘s monkey up生氣，發(fā)脾氣
Don‘t get your monkey up for nothing.
Cock
cock one‘s snook (snoot) to (at) sb. 瞧不起某人
The artist cocked a snook at the critics by exhibiting an empty
frame.
cock up把……弄糟
They completely cocked up the arrangements for our holiday.
Dog
a dog in the manger占著茅坑不拉屎的人，自私自利的人
Don‘t be such a dog in the manger. Lend your bicycle to him since you will not go out this afternoon.
top dog處于支配地位
Brazil can well be said to be the top dog in the soccer circles of the world.
lead a dog‘s life過(guò)困苦的生活
Many new immigrants in the U.S. initially endure a dog‘s life.
put on the dog炫耀，擺闊;竭力表現(xiàn)自己，似乎自己非常重要，而事實(shí)并非如此
They put on the dog in front of their guests, but the guests were not impressed.
Pig
pigs might fly無(wú)稽之談，奇跡可能會(huì)發(fā)生
“The management might offer us a decent pay rise.” “Pigs might fly!”
buy a pig in a poke(未見(jiàn)實(shí)物而)亂買(mǎi)東西(吃了虧)
You‘ll have to show me the car; I don‘t intend to buy a pig in a poke.