1. knee-high to a grasshopper
非常年轻、小孩子
Next to his older brother, he looks knee-high to a grasshopper.
他看起来很年轻，仅次于他哥。

2. spring chicken
年轻人
How old is she?
I don't know but she's not spring chicken!
她多大了？
我不知道，但是她不小了。
Although I may look young, I am not spring chicken.
即使我看起来很年轻，其实我不再年轻了。

3. mutton dressed as lamb
中年女人装嫩
That older lady she looks like a mutton dressed as lamb.
那个老女人穿的像在装嫩。

4. over the hill
不再年轻
At forty years old, I do not consider myself over the hill.
四十岁时，我认为自己已经不再年轻。

5. put years on
显老
I believe this job has put years on him.
我觉得这种工作使他显老。
Her bad living condition has put years on her.
她贫困的生活状况使她显老。

6. get on in years
上年纪
The older man next door has gotten on in years.
他隔壁的邻居是个上了年纪的老男人。
My grandmother is getting on in years. She's no longer able to look after her home without help.
我奶奶已经上年纪了，她不能再照顾自己了。

7. long in the tooth
太老了，不适合做某事
She's a bit long in the tooth for acting on stage.
她太老了，不适合舞台表演了。
He’s a bit long in the tooth for cooking for himself.
他太老了，不能给自己做饭了。

8. live to a ripe old age
长寿
If you lead a healthy life, you'll live to a ripe old age.
如果你生活健康，你会很长寿。
My grandmother lived a ripe old age even though she smoked.
我奶奶即使抽烟，但是很长寿。

9. rob the cradle
老牛吃嫩草
I can't believe that lady is robbing the cradle by marrying someone that’s 15 years younger than her.
我不敢相信那个女人嫁给了一个比她小十五岁的男人。

10. silver surfer
老年网友
After just a few questions my grandmother was ready to join the silver surfers.
我外婆在问了几个问题后就可以自己上网了。
Did you know about the club for silver surfers?
你知道老年网友俱乐部吗？

11. senior moment
健忘症
Please forgive me for forgetting your name,  I must have had a senior moment.
请原谅我把你的名字忘了，我有些健忘。
I left my phone in the taxi. I must have had a senior moment!
我把电话落在出租车上了，我怕是有健忘症。

1. knee-high to a grasshopper
非常年轻、小孩子
Next to his older brother, he looks knee-high to a grasshopper.
他看起来很年轻，仅次于他哥。

2. spring chicken
年轻人
How old is she?
I don't know but she's not spring chicken!
她多大了？
我不知道，但是她不小了。
Although I may look young, I am not spring chicken.
即使我看起来很年轻，其实我不再年轻了。

3. mutton dressed as lamb
中年女人装嫩
That older lady she looks like a mutton dressed as lamb.
那个老女人穿的像在装嫩。

4. over the hill
不再年轻
At forty years old, I do not consider myself over the hill.
四十岁时，我认为自己已经不再年轻。

5. put years on
显老
I believe this job has put years on him.
我觉得这种工作使他显老。
Her bad living condition has put years on her.
她贫困的生活状况使她显老。

6. get on in years
上年纪
The older man next door has gotten on in years.
他隔壁的邻居是个上了年纪的老男人。
My grandmother is getting on in years. She's no longer able to look after her home without help.
我奶奶已经上年纪了，她不能再照顾自己了。

7. long in the tooth
太老了，不适合做某事
She's a bit long in the tooth for acting on stage.
她太老了，不适合舞台表演了。
He’s a bit long in the tooth for cooking for himself.
他太老了，不能给自己做饭了。

8. live to a ripe old age
长寿
If you lead a healthy life, you'll live to a ripe old age.
如果你生活健康，你会很长寿。
My grandmother lived a ripe old age even though she smoked.
我奶奶即使抽烟，但是很长寿。

9. rob the cradle
老牛吃嫩草
I can't believe that lady is robbing the cradle by marrying someone that’s 15 years younger than her.
我不敢相信那个女人嫁给了一个比她小十五岁的男人。

10. silver surfer
老年网友
After just a few questions my grandmother was ready to join the silver surfers.
我外婆在问了几个问题后就可以自己上网了。
Did you know about the club for silver surfers?
你知道老年网友俱乐部吗？

11. senior moment
健忘症
Please forgive me for forgetting your name,  I must have had a senior moment.
请原谅我把你的名字忘了，我有些健忘。
I left my phone in the taxi. I must have had a senior moment!
我把电话落在出租车上了，我怕是有健忘症。

hit 相关短语

1. hit the shower 洗个澡
It’s too hot today. I need to hit the shower.
今天太热了，我需要洗个澡。

2. hit the gym 去健身房健身
After overeating at the festival, I decided to hit the gym.
过节期间吃的太多了，我决定去健身房健身了。

3. hit the road 动身、启程
I had better hit the road if I want to get back home before dark.
如果我想天黑前到家，最好现在就动身。

4. hit the ceiling 勃然大怒
You may hit the ceiling, if your husband forgot your wedding anniversary.
如果你老公忘记结婚纪念日，你可能会勃然大怒。

5. hit the roof 火冒三丈
After he discovered that his car was stolen, he hit the roof.
当他发现他的车被偷了，真是火冒三丈。

6. hit the books 看书、学习
- Why not go to the party with us?
- I’d love to, but I've got to hit the books. I have an exam tomorrow.
为什么不跟我们去参加聚会呢？
我很想去，但是得学习呀，明天有一个考试。

7. hit the hay/ hit the sack 睡觉
It’s time for me to hit the sack. I’m so tired.
我太累了，睡觉的时间到了。

8. hit it off 性情相投、合得来
We really hit it off with each other.
我们特别合得来。

9. hit between the eyes 十分惊奇
When my younger sister told me she was going to have a baby, it hit me right between the eyes. I couldn’t believe that she was having a baby at such a young age.
当我妹妹告诉我她怀孕了，我真是大吃一惊。我不敢相信她那么年轻就要当妈妈了。

10. hit the nail on the head 说的中肯、一针见血
Your analysis really hit the nail on the head.
你的分析真是一针见血。

hit 相关短语

1. hit the shower 洗个澡
It’s too hot today. I need to hit the shower.
今天太热了，我需要洗个澡。

2. hit the gym 去健身房健身
After overeating at the festival, I decided to hit the gym.
过节期间吃的太多了，我决定去健身房健身了。

3. hit the road 动身、启程
I had better hit the road if I want to get back home before dark.
如果我想天黑前到家，最好现在就动身。

4. hit the ceiling 勃然大怒
You may hit the ceiling, if your husband forgot your wedding anniversary.
如果你老公忘记结婚纪念日，你可能会勃然大怒。

5. hit the roof 火冒三丈
After he discovered that his car was stolen, he hit the roof.
当他发现他的车被偷了，真是火冒三丈。

6. hit the books 看书、学习
- Why not go to the party with us?
- I’d love to, but I've got to hit the books. I have an exam tomorrow.
为什么不跟我们去参加聚会呢？
我很想去，但是得学习呀，明天有一个考试。

7. hit the hay/ hit the sack 睡觉
It’s time for me to hit the sack. I’m so tired.
我太累了，睡觉的时间到了。

8. hit it off 性情相投、合得来
We really hit it off with each other.
我们特别合得来。

9. hit between the eyes 十分惊奇
When my younger sister told me she was going to have a baby, it hit me right between the eyes. I couldn’t believe that she was having a baby at such a young age.
当我妹妹告诉我她怀孕了，我真是大吃一惊。我不敢相信她那么年轻就要当妈妈了。

10. hit the nail on the head 说的中肯、一针见血
Your analysis really hit the nail on the head.
你的分析真是一针见血。

1. Dog 狗
Puppy 小狗
When my dog was a puppy, he was adorable.
当我的狗狗还小的时候，他很可爱。
puppy love 初恋

2. Cat 猫
Kitten 小猫
Kitty 指大猫小猫都行，猫咪的意思

3. Chicken 鸡
Chick 小鸡
Did you see the chicks hatch?
你见过孵小鸡吗？

4. Duck 鸭
Duckling 小鸭
The Ugly Duckling《丑小鸭》
catch some dragonflies to feed ducklings
抓蜻蜓喂小鸭子吃

5. Rabbit 兔
Bunny 小兔
At Easter, the Easter Bunny leaves chocolate eggs for kids.
复活节的时候，小兔子会给孩子们下彩蛋。

6. Pig 猪
Piggy/ Piglet 小猪
Peppa Pig《小猪佩奇》

7. Horse 马
Foal 小马
Pony 小型马、矮种马
pony tail 马尾辫（一个辫子）
pig tail 两个小辫子

8. Sheep 绵羊
Lamb 羊羔
Roast Whole Lamb 烤全羊
Meat on a Stick 烤肉串

Mary Had A Little Lamb 儿歌
Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little lamb.
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
Everywhere that Mary went, Mary went, Mary went.
Everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go.

9. Goat 山羊
Kid 小山羊（不常用于指羊宝宝）

the sheep and the goats 好人与坏人
play the goat 举止轻浮、瞎胡闹
e.g. Stop playing the goat, it’s time to be serious.
别闹了，认真点儿。
old goat 古板、严肃的人
e.g. A woman might say this to her husband. “Stop being such an old goat.”
女人会对自己的老公说：“别那么古板”。

10. Elephant 象
Baby Elephant 小象

1. on one hand … on the other hand
一方面 ... 另一方面 ...
Ex. On one hand, I’d like to go to Thailand for my holiday. On the other hand, it’s so much cheaper to travel within China.
我一方面想去泰国旅游，但另一方面我觉得在中国国内旅游很便宜。

2. on hand
现成的、手头的
Ex. Are there enough supplies on hand to do a painting?
手头有足够的工具画画吗？
Ex. The computer and microphone are on hand when we record.
我们录音的时候，电脑和麦克风就在手边。

3. firsthand
一手的、直接的
Ex. Getting to see the concert firsthand is much better than watching it on TV.
直接去现场看音乐会比看电视好得多。
second hand
二手的
In some cities, you can get amazing designer clothes at second-hand stores.
在一些城市，你可以在二手商店买到很好的设计师品牌的衣服。

4. off one's hands
摆脱某事、脱手
Ex. We finally got that project off our hands.
我们终于把那个项目做完了。
Ex. Let me take this off your hands.
让我帮你摆脱它。

5. hands full
忙的不可开交
Ex. I will have two hands full looking after two kids. I can’t imagine that.
我不敢想象，我如果照顾两个孩子会忙成什么样。

6. hand in glove
勾结、联手
Ex. After the match, it was discovered that he was hand in glove with the referee.
比赛结束后，人们发现他与裁判互相勾结。
Ex. The community worked hand in glove with the police to find the missing person.
社区与警察密切合作寻找失踪的人。

7. handed on a platter
垂手可得
Ex. He was appointed manager in his father's company. The job was handed to him on a platter.
他在他父亲的公司里被任命为经理，这个工作对他来说真是垂手可得。
Ex. His family is so wealthy, comfort has been handed to him on a silver platter.
他家很富有，所以他自然而然过着舒适的生活。
spiritually wealthy 精神富有

8. wash your hands of
洗手不干、不管
Ex. I wish I could wash my hands of this whole mess. 
真希望我能不用再管这堆烂事。
Ex. It’s not easy to wash your hands of a fight, once you’ve started it.
一旦你开始打架，洗手不干可不是件容易的事。

9. bite the hand that feeds you
恩将仇报
Ex. If you do bad things about the person who gives you a favor, you bite the hand that feeds you.
如果你对于给予你帮助的人做了坏事，你就是恩将仇报。
Ex. She stole from her parents, biting the hand that feeds her.
她偷了父母的东西，真是不懂感恩。

10. live from hand to mouth
糊口度日
Ex. His pay was so low, he lived from hand to mouth.
他的工资太低了，只能糊口度日。
Ex. During the war, many people lived from hand to mouth.
在战争期间，许多人都是糊口度日。

Chinese rose 月季

lily 百合
water lily 睡莲
new year lily 中国水仙

morning glory 牵牛花

baby&`&s breath 满天星

forget-me-not 勿忘我
touch-me-not 含羞草

sunflower 向日葵

winter sweet 腊梅

Johnny - jump - up 紫罗兰

carnation 康乃馨

banana shrub 含笑花

April Fool’s Day 愚人节
play jokes 开玩笑
prank 恶作剧
pull a prank on someone 整人
My co-worker pulled a prank on me today.
同事今天戏弄我了。
practical jokes 行为上的恶作剧

恶作剧形式：
1. Common prank
Your shoe’s untied.
你没系鞋带。

2. In school
Telling their classmates that today is no class.
告诉同学今天没课。
Setting a roommate’s alarm an hour back.
把室友的闹钟往前调一小时。

3. Food
Slap a cream pie on someone’s face.
往脸上抹奶油。
Add some mustard in the water.
在饮料里加芥末。

4. Toys
Give someone a gift which has fake snakes or spiders inside the box.
送人一个礼品盒，里面装着假的蛇或蜘蛛。

5. Calls
Call a zoo or an aquarium and they ask for Mr. Fish or Miss Lion.
给动物园或者水族馆打电话找鱼先生或狮子女士。

6. Media
A British short film once shown on April Fool’s Day was a fairly detailed
documentary about “spaghetti farmers” and how they harvest their crop from
the spaghetti trees.
愚人节曾上映过一部英国纪录片“意大利面农民”，以及他们如何从意大利面
树上丰收。

7. Corporations
Google had a spiritual nose test.
谷歌公司曾愚弄客户做鼻子测试。

8. President
The president usually releases a funny video in White House.
美国白宫通常在愚人节发布一段总统的搞笑视频。

如果你的prank成功了，你可以说：
Gotcha 整到你了（从“got you”演变而来）
April fool 四月傻瓜
Don&`&t fall for April Fools&`& pranks.
愚人节别上当。
Be on your guard on April 1st.
愚人节提高警惕。

与green相关的俚语
1．green-eyed 嫉妒、眼红
green with envy 嫉妒
E.g. She was green with envy when her cousin’s boyfriend proposed.
当她表妹被男朋友求婚时，她很嫉妒。
E.g. I was green with envy when I heard my husband was going to Paris.
当我知道我老公要去巴黎的时候，我很嫉妒。

2．greenback 美元
E.g. How much does it cost? Ten greenbacks. Let’s go for it!
这个多少钱？十美元，买了吧！

3．表示“没有经验、缺乏训练”
E.g. He’s still green. He doesn’t know how we operate around here.
他是新手，还不知道我们这儿怎么操作。
E.g. I can’t believe she doesn’t know how to run the cash register. She’s so green.
我不敢相信她竟不知道怎么使用收银机，也太没经验了。
the green years 青春年华
E.g. Her memory is impeccable. She’s still in her green years. Not like me, I forget what I ate for lunch yesterday.
她的记忆力超好，她还年轻。不像我，连昨天中午吃了什么都忘了。

4. green thumb 有园艺才能
E.g. She has such a green thumb. Everything she touches grows.
她很擅长园艺，她碰过的东西都长得很好。
E.g. I don’t know where my son gets his green thumb. I’ve killed every plant I’ve owned.
我不知道我儿子还有园艺才能，我却糟蹋了我的所有植物。

5. green light 表示“允许、许可、开绿灯”
E.g. We’ve got the green light. Let’s get started.
我们得到了许可，那就开始行动吧。
E.g. My boss gave me the green light to start my new project.
我的老板给我开了绿灯去开始新项目。

6. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
这山望着那山高。
E.g. When I lived in Canada, I wanted to see more of the world. Now that I live in China, I miss my family. The grass is always greener on the other side.
当我住在加拿大的时候，我想去外面的世界。现在我住在中国，我又想念我的家人。真是邻家芳草绿，隔岸风景好啊。
E.g. I couldn’t wait to buy this coat, but now that I have it, my friend has an even nicer one. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
我之前迫不及待地想买这件外套，但现在我有了，我的朋友却有了一件更好的，真是这山望着那山高。

7. green belt 绿化带
E.g. So nice to drive by this green belt. It’s a welcome change after being in the city all week.
沿着这个绿化带开车感觉太好了。在整个城市待了一周，看到了可喜的变化。

8. green space 绿地
E.g. Kunming has so much green space. It cheers me up.
昆明有如此多的绿地，让我精神振奋。
E.g. This city is so smoky and dark, even the green spaces are covered in a layer of dirt.
这个城市烟雾弥漫，漆黑一片，连绿地都被一层尘土覆盖着。

9. going green 环保意识
E.g. I sold my car and I’m replacing it with a bike. I’m going green.
我卖掉了我的汽车，换了一辆自行车，我要环保。
E.g. Everyone is going green these days.
最近每个人的环保意识都增强了。