مبحث این پست را به پرکاربردترین اصلاحات عامیانه‌ی انگلیسی (Slang) که با اسامی حیوانات ساخته شده‌اند، اختصاص می‌دهیم:
Ant مورچه
ants in the pants:
تقریبا معادل کک توی تنبان افتادن و احساس ناراحتی و ناآرامی کردن است.
[Do you have ants in the pants or what?]
چیه، کک توی تنبانت افتاده؟
Bat خفاش
blind as a bat:
کور
[Without my glasses, I am blind as a bat.]
بی عینک ، واقعاً کورم.
به نام خدا
در این پست به رنگ‌ها و اصطلاحاتی که از رنگ‌ها ساخته شده‌اند می‌پردازم. اصطلاحاتی که در زبان فارسی هم وجود دارند، مثل سیاه کردن (کلک زدن و کلاه گذاشتن سر کسی) ، زرد شدن (شدت ترسیدن)،…
Black
Black as coal: شدیداً تاریک یا پلید و شیطانی
[Her heart is black as coal.]
قلب سیاهی دارد.
Black as the night: شدیداً تاریک
[My bedroom is always Black as the night.]
اتاق خوابم همیشه تاریکه.
Black out: بی‌هوش کردن، از هوش بردن
[High elevation tends to make me black out.]
بلندی حالمو بد می‌کنه.
Black out: خاموشی مطلق (بر اثر قطع برق)
[The electricity went off and caused a black out.]
برق رفت و همه جا خاموش شد.
(to) Black list someone: کسی را در لیست سیاه گذاشتن
[He can't find work because he was black listed.]
نمی‌تونه کار پیدا کنه چون اسمش رفته تو لیست سیاه.
بى خبرى, خوش خبرى
No news is Best news
شتر دیدى, ندیدى
You see nothing, you hear nothing
عجله کار شیطان است
Haste is from the Devil
25 Common English Idioms
The idioms and expressions below are some of the most common in English. The example sentences show how idioms are used in context. Have fun!
1. As easy as pie means "very easy" (same as "a piece of cake")
Example: He said it is a difficult problem, but I don't agree. It seems as easy as pie to me!
2. be sick and tired of means "I hate" (also "can't stand")
Example: I'm sick and tired of doing nothing but work. Let's go out tonight and have fun.
3. Bend over backwards means "try very hard" (maybe too much!)
Example: He bent over backwards to please his new wife, but she never seemed satisfied.
4. Bite off more than one can chew means "take responsibility for more than one can manage"
Example: John is so far behind in his studies. Besides classes, he plays sports and works at a part-time job. It seems he has bitten off more than he can chew.
| By default |
| از روی ناچاری – لاعلاجی |
| Jim was the only person who applied for the job, so it went to him by default. |
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| Can’t see the wood for the trees |
| کل را فدای جز کردن - دیدن درخت ولی ندیدن جنگل |
| He keeps getting excited about details and missed the main point: his trouble is that he can’t see the wood for the tree. |
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| Cat got ones tongue |
| گربه زبانش را خورده است. (حالت شخصی که ساکت است و دیگران از سکوت او شگفت زده اند.) |
| What’s been wrong with you this morning- has the cat got your tongue? |
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| Charity begins at home |
| چراغی که بر خانه رواست به مسجد حرام است. |
| You should offer the job to your son first, before offering it to others: after all, charity begins at home. |
The longest word in English depends upon the definition of what constitutes an English word. English allows new words to be formed by construction; long words are coined; place names may be considered words; technical terms may be arbitrarily long. Length can be in terms of orthography and number of written letters or phonology and the number of phonemes.
The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a 45-letter word which refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silicious particles. Research has discovered that this word was originally intended as a hoax. It has since been used in a close approximation of its originally intended meaning, lending at least some degree of validity to its claim.
| Not Hold Water بی معنی بودن. غیر منطقی بودن. به عقل جور در نیامدن |
| The Kiss Of Death فاتحه چیزی را خواندن |
| Get The Hang Of Something قلق چیزی را به دست آوردن. راه کاری را یاد گرفتن |
| Raise A Stink الم شنگه به پا کردن. قشقرق راه انداختن |
| Get Off Someone's Back دست از سر کسی برداشتن |
| Be Greek To One قابل درک نبودن. سر در نیاوردن |
| Dressed To The Teeth با سلیقه لباس پوشیدن |
Homonyms are words that sound alike or almost alike but have different spelling and different meaning
1. ate – eight [eɪt]
There were eight girls here for the meeting.
2. bare – bear [beə]
The table was bare.
Mr. Thompson shot a bear.
3. beach – beech [biːtʃ]
We played on the beach before we went swimming.
We had our picnic under the beech tree.
4. be – bee [biː]
Can you be home by two o’clock?
The bee stung Robert’s finger.
5. blew – blue [bluː]
The wind blew the door open.
The color of the sky is blue.
6. buy – by [baɪ]
Did you buy milk at the store?
We walked slowly by the bakery.
7. cent – sent – scent [sent]
I spent my last cent for a new book.
Mom sent Jack to the store. Do you like the scent of roses?
8. dear – deer [dɪə]
I wrote to one of my dear friends.
A baby deer is called a fawn.
9. fair – fare [fer /feə]
It was a fair day when Jim started his trip.
Jim paid his own fare on the train.
10. grate – great [greɪt]
The grate in the stove is broken.
Mary looked at the spire on the great church.
11. hare – hair [her /heə]
The hare hopped into the forest.
John stood in front of the mirror to comb his hair.
12. hear – here [hɪr /hɪə]
Did you hear the canary singing?
Your book is here on the table.
13. heard – herd [hɜrd /hɜːd]
I heard the chatter of a squirrel.
There is a herd of buffalo in this park.
14. hole – whole [həʊl]
I have a hole in my pocket.
The whole family went to the fair.
15. its – it’s [ɪts]
The snake shed its skin.
It’s raining while the sun is shining.
16. knew – new [nuː /njuː]
I knew how to work the math problem.
Jane bought a new book yesterday.
17. knot – not [nɑt /nɒt]
I tied a knot in my rope.
I’m not going to the show today.
18. know – no [nəʊ]
Does anyone know where the pencils are?
There are no pencils in the box.
19. one – won [wʌn]
Jack and Sue played one game of chess.
Who won the game?
20. sea – see [sɪː]
Have you ever been for a sail on the sea?
I can see the snow – covered mountain.
21. some – sum [sʌm]
There are some visitors in our class.
The sum is found by adding numbers.
22. son – sun [sʌn]
Mr. Rogers bought his son a new shirt.
The sun is shining brightly today.
23. stair – stare [ster /steə]
A board in the stair is broken.
Don’t sit and stare into space!
24. tail – tale [teɪl]
Lou’s dog has a short, stubby tail.
I read a tale about American Indians.
25. their – there [ðer /ðə /ðeə(r) ]
Their house is made of lumber.
Our house is there on the corner.
26. threw – through [θruː /θrəʊ ]
Alice threw the basketball.
Did the ball go through the hoop?
27. to – too – two [tuː]
Joe went to the library.
He brought home too many books.
John went to the library, too.
John brought two books home.
28. weak – week [wɪːk]
You often feel weak after an illness.
Betty has been sick for a week.
29. who’s – whose [huːz]
Who’s going to the library?
Whose book is this?
30. your – you’re [jɔr ,jʊr /jɔː ,jʊə]
Don’t forget your book.
You’re going to the library, aren’t you?
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