光军语言文化:在中国古诗词中,王之涣《凉州词》中的“黄河远上白云间,一片孤城万仞山。”把水云相接的美景呈现在了眼前;杜牧《山行》中“远上寒山石径斜,白云深处有人家。”以及贾岛《寻隐者不遇》中的“只在此山中,云深不知处。”都把云雾绕山的情景写进了诗句。还有杜甫《春夜喜雨》中的乌云“野径云俱黑,江船火独明。”李白《早发白帝城》里的彩云“朝辞白帝彩云间,千里江陵一日还。”

云专题地理(专题与云cloud)(1)

白云飘飘,变化莫测,云是大家最熟悉不过的自然景象了。今天我们来说说英语习语中的cloud.

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热身:先来读读这些短语和句子,对cloud有个初步的认识

a cloud of dust. 一团沙土

a black mass of cloud.一团乌云

cloud one’s vision 蒙蔽了某人的眼睛

be lost in the clouds 如坠五里云雾中,茫然不知所措;空想

The mirror clouded.镜子起雾了。

A cloud drifted by and covered the moon. 飘过来一片云彩挡住了月亮。

Her eyes were clouded with tears. 她泪眼婆娑。

The sunny sky suddenly clouded. 晴朗的天空突然阴云密布。

His brow clouded with anger. 他眉宇之间怒气横生。

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be on cloud nine 高兴极了;异常兴奋;乐不可支

---"Was Helen pleased about getting that job?"

---"Pleased? She was on cloud nine!"

---“海伦得到那份工作高兴吗?”

---“岂止是高兴?她简直飘飘然了!”

be under a cloud 不被信任,受怀疑;受嫌弃,不受欢迎

The cabinet minister left office under a cloud after a fraud scandal.

这位内阁大臣因涉嫌诈骗丑闻而离职。

a cloud hanging over sb 有心事;不悦;忧心忡忡

When you're waiting for an operation, you feel like there's a cloud hanging over you.

等待手术的时候,会感觉忧心忡忡的。

a cloud on the horizon 可能到来的麻烦;令人担忧的事

The only cloud on the horizon is the physics exam in June.

唯一要担心的就是6月份的物理考试。

Every cloud has a silver lining黑暗中总有一线光明。

I got laid off from work yesterday, but every cloud has a silver lining and now I can spend moretime writing my book.

昨天我被解雇了,但事情总有好的一面,现在我有更多的时间可以写书了。

have one's head in the clouds 想入非非,心不在焉

"Alice, do you have your head in the clouds?"asked the teacher. She is absent-minded all day in the class. She must be in love.

“爱丽丝,做什么白日梦呢?”老师问。她在课堂上整天都心不在焉的,一定是恋爱了。

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