idioms教学第四课（idioms积累）

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A barking dog seldom bites 吠犬不咬人

英语解释：A person who readily threatens other people does not often take action.

A bit much 有些过分

英语解释：If something is excessive or annoying, it is a bit much.

例句：It's a bit much expecting me to dump your boyfriend for you.

指望我替你甩掉你的男朋友，有点儿过分了吧？

A bridge too far

英语解释： A bridge too far is an act of overreaching- going too far and getting into trouble or failing.

例：Earning my doctorate degree within five years might just be a bridge too far for me!

五年之内拿到博士学位对我来说是很难达到的目标。

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link

"一环薄弱,全局必垮。"

英语解释：This means that processes, organisations, etc, are vulnerable because the weakest person or part can always damage or break them.

A day late and a dollar short 表示太少或者太迟

英语解释：If something is a day late and a dollar short, it is too little, too late.

例句： The government's attempts at reform were a day late and a dollar short.

政府在改革上的努力没啥大用了。

A fool and his money are soon parted 傻瓜存不住钱

英语解释：that people who aren't careful with their money spend it quickly. 'A fool and his money are easily parted' is an alternative form of the idiom.

例句：Tom spends all his money for candy. A fool and his money are soon parted.

汤姆把钱都拿去买了糖果；蠢人有钱留不住。

A fool at 40 is a fool forever 一个人如果到了四十还没有成熟，那么他永远不会成熟

英语解释：If someone hasn't matured by the time they reach forty, they never will.

A fresh pair of eyes 指让另外一个人来审视一下

英语解释：A person who is brought in to examine something carefully is a fresh pair of eyes.

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