三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮.docx

三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮
TWO "HEADS" ARE BETTER THAN ONE 我国谚语有句“三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮”；英文的谚语有相像的，但却少了一个人，说“Two heads ead on young shoulders "。
William has(或is) an old head on young shoulders and handles his business very well. (威廉老成持重，把生意处理得很好。)
假如把上面所说的"good"和"old"换成其他的字，意思也就不同了：如"He has a long head"，不是说他有很长的头而是「他有远见」；"He has a hard head" 是指「他有注意实际事务的头脑」或「他很顽固」之意。至于"He has a cool head"是意谓「他有冷静的头脑」。可是"He has a swollen(或swelled)head"并不是说「他的头肿大」而是说「他特别自负」：
When Robert won the contest, he got a swollen head. (当劳勃赢得竞赛时，他志得意满。)
Pretty girls shouldn't get a swollen head about it. (美丽的小姐不应当因美丽而自傲。)
"swelled head"的形容词为"swell-headed"〔自负的〕：
After he was promoted head of bureau, William became swell-headed. (威廉被提升为局长时，显得特别自负。)
当您告知别人「多用脑筋」时，可以用"use your head ":
James, use your head and work harder! (詹姆斯，多用脑筋并且工作勤快些吧！)
If you used your head a little bit, you wouldn't be in trouble like this. (假如稍稍用一点脑筋，你就不会惹上这种麻烦了。)










「从头到脚」也就是「全身」，英文有"from head to heel "或"from head to foot,"也可以用"head to foot"，其词意是和中文的意思一样：
The lady is dressed in white from head to foot and looks like a bride. (那位妇人全身穿着白色衣服，看起来像个新娘子。)
中文「碰壁」，英文也有"bang one's head against a brick wall," "beat one's head against a brick wall,"也就是「徒劳无功」的意思：
Trying to make him change his min