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1、PartOne?IhadonlyrecentlyseenJohninarestaurant.Thenewsofhisdeathcameasaboltfromtheblue?Shefoundthekeysshehadlostlastmonth,whichwaslikeaboltfromtheblueAboltfromtheblue?Meaning：Acompletesurprise,likeaboltoflightningfromabluesky.?Origin：ThishasthefeelofaShakespearianorBib
2、licalphrase,butitisn'tasoldasitsounds.Thereareseveralformsofit:'outoftheblue','aboltoutoftheblue',etc.TheearliestcitationisThomasCarlyle,inTheFrenchRevolution,1837:"Arrestment,suddenreallyasaboltoutoftheBlue,hashitstrangevictims."?Itisunpleasanttohearhimspeakonnationa
3、ltopics,forheisabirdofillomen.?叫他談論國事是不愉快的，因為他常出不吉之言。abirdofillomen?中國有句老話:“夜貓子進宅，無事不來”，可見貓頭鷹是種不吉利的象征。它往往和黑暗、神秘甚至死亡聯(lián)系起來。然而在日本，貓頭鷹卻是吉利和幸福的代表。?奧運會的吉祥物?雕像、掛鐘、水壺、牙簽盒，甚至還有女士佩戴的胸針?Theywereonlycryingcrocodiletearsattheoldman'sfuneralbecausenobodyhadreallylikedhim.?在老人的葬禮上，他們
4、在假裝慈悲，因為他們之中沒有誰喜歡過他。?Weneednothopeforlowertaxesinthefuture─thatwouldbecryingforthemoon.?我們不應抱任何希望將來會降低稅收，這是根本不可能的事?！安豢赡堋?，“沒門”的譯法?Noway/Thereisnoway!?Impossible!?Outofthequestion/That'soutofthequestion!?Notachance!?Hopeless!?Pigsmightfly!?Thesunmightriseinthewest!?Neve
5、r/Nevereverever!?Youarecryingforthemoon!StreetArabsareproducedbyslumsandnotbyoriginalsin.?流浪兒是貧民窟的產物，而不是原始罪惡的產物。Johnisashamedofhishumblebackground.ThatishisAchilles'heel.?約翰因出身卑賤而自慚形穢，這是他的致命弱點。?Everyatomofyourfleshisasdeartomeasmyown;inpainandsicknessitwouldstillbedea
6、r.?在我看來，你身上的每一個細胞都像我自己的細胞一樣親，即使你痛苦你有病，也還是一樣親。?I'llplayoldGooseberrywiththeoffice,andmakeyougladtobuymeoutatagoodhighfigure.?我要在工作上故意搗蛋，使你不得不付出高價收買我。?playgooseberry?(Britishhumorous)?tobewithtwopeoplewhoarehavingaromanticrelationshipandwhowouldprefertobealone.?“Bestbeo
7、fftobed,myboy─ho,ho!”“No,no.Weknowatrickworthtwoofthat.Wewon’tgohometillmorning,tilldaylightdoesappear!”?“孩子，最好上床睡吧——嗬，嗬！”“不，不，你不必跟我們玩那一套。不到明天，不到天大亮我們不歸家。knowatrickworthtwoofthat:有更好的辦法?Whatyousuggestisverygood.Butlistentome.Iknowatrickworthtwoofthat.?Whenthewell'sdry
8、,weknowtheworthofwater.?We'llneverknowtheworthofwatertillthewellgodry.?Weneverknowtheworthofwatertillthewellisdry.?Shegavehe
