Expressions cover all parts of our life. They may be around your ears every day. You may know a lot of Chinese expressions that describe how you feel. Here are some English ones for your enjoyment.
Have Your Heart in Your Mouth
This expression means that you're really afraid or anxious about something. When your heart starts beating so much that you can feel a thumping(怦怦跳) in your throat, it may feel like you "have your heart in your mouth."
Have Butterflies in the Stomach
How did butterflies get in your stomach? Well, those really aren't butterflies in there. It is a way of describing those nervous feelings you might get before a test or a very important decision.
These stomach flutters (跳动) are normal and happen to many people. Some people believe having a few butterflies might even help you perform better.
Sick as a Dog
If you've ever been very sick, you may have used this expression. Because dogs eat just about anything they find, they often get sick. So it's all right to describe someone who's not feeling well as being "sick as a dog".
Under the Weather
When it's rainy all day outside, how would you feel? This expression comes from the idea that bad weather might hurt a person's health and mood(心情).The expression "__" is most probably used while you are watching a thriller.
A. have your heart in your mouth
B. sick as a dog
C. under the weatherSomeone believes__ if you "have butterflies in the stomach" before a test.
A. you're sure to fail
B. you will forget everything
C. you might do betterIt's __ to say somebody is "sick as a dog" when he is not feeling well.
A. impolite B. suitable C. wrongWhen somebody says "under the weather", he must feel
A. upset B. happy C. calmAll expressions discussed in this passage are about
A. health B. habits C. feelings
One day, an old man is selling a big elephant.A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it carefully.The old man goes up to him and says in his ear.“Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it.Then I’ll give you some meat.” “All right.” Saying the young man.After the old man sells the elephant, he give the young man some meat and says, “Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant?” “I didn’t find the bad ears.” The young man says.“Then why do you look at the elephant carefully” The young man answers, “Because I’ve not seen an elephant before and I want to know what it looks like.”The young man wants to buy the elephant.
The old man is selling a good elephant.
The young man knows the elephant isn’t good.
The young man doesn’t know the elephant isn’t good.
The old man wants the young man to buy the elephant.
Linda has four dollars.Can she buy a medium strawbrry and chicken hamburger?
A.Yes, she can.
B.No, she can’t.
C.I don’t know. If you want to have orange juice, you can
A.call 573-9603
B.go to Dessert House
C.go to House of Hamburgers Larry buys a large cabbage and mutton hamburgers and an apple and pear ice cream.He pays
A.＄10B.11＄C 12＄ If you have five dollars, you can buy
A.two small strawberries and chicken hamburgers
B.a glass of green teaDessert House’s ice creams may(可能)have the same(同样的)
A.kind B.priceC.size
阅读理解， 根据短文内容判断正（T）误(F)。
It's Sunday morning. The students of Class 3 are giving their classroom a good cleaning.
Miss Huang, their teacher, is working with them. The children are busy. Some are carrying water; some are cleaning the windows; others are sweeping the floor. Zhang Hua is putting up a map on the wall. It is a map of China. Wang Fei and Wei Qing are mending some broken chairs. The children are listening to the radio while they are working. The classroom looks nice and bright after the cleaning. The children are very happy. They go home for lunch at noon.The children are playing in their classroom on Sunday morning.
Miss Huang, their mother, is working with them.
There is a map of China on the wall.
Two of them are repairing the broken chairs.
They are singing while they are working.
阅读短文，回答问题，每题答案限9个词以内。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Look! What a nice picture! It’s a picture of a school. What’s the name of it? Let me see. Oh, it’s Beijing Sunshine Secondary School. In the school, you can see beautiful trees and flowers.
Of course, there are some teaching buildings, too. There are many students and teachers in them. All of them are very good. You can see a hill behind the school. There are many trees on it. Oh, there is a river near the school. It’s very clear, I think the school is very beautiful. I like it very much.What’s the name of the school?
Can you see beautiful trees and flowers in the schoo?
Who are in the teaching buildings?
What’s behind the school?
Is there a river near the school?
This is my schoolbag. It isn’t very big but it’s very nice .There is a big pencil box in my bag. There is a picture of a dog on my pencil box. There are two pens and three pencils in it.The ruler in my pencil box is very long（长）.There is a small ball in my schoolbag. It is for my cousin Jim.My schoolbag is ___________.
| A．big | B．nice | C．new | D．small |
What’s in the bag?
| A．A pencil box. | B．A book. |
| C．A picture. | D．A clock |
What’s on the pencil box ?
| A．A schoolbag. | B．A picture of a dog. |
| C．A ruler. | D．A rubber |
The ruler is ___________.
| A．long | B．short | C．big | D．small |
The ball is for my ________.
| A．uncle | B．aunt | C．cousin | D．friend |