1、Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering。〖101字〗

2、Time and I against any two.（和時間攜起手來，一人抵兩人）〖38字〗

3、”Go”, is the shortest complete sentence in the English language。 “Go”是英語中最短的完整句子。〖74字〗

4、Time is , time was , and time is past.（現在有時間，過去有時間，時間一去不復返）〖48字〗

5、作為游客，無論你的英語多么地道，總可能有一些奸商想打你的主意。這里再教你一招：如果你認為有人在捉弄或是欺騙你的話，你就可以這么說：“Don’t jerk my chain！”意思是別想欺騙我！學會了這句話，你的“西游”之路上麻煩就會少很多了。〖106字〗

6、Time cannot be won again.（時間一去不再來）〖31字〗

7、《jingle bells》歡快的圣誕歌曲，中文版本我們也很熟悉啦“叮叮當叮叮當，鈴兒響丁當”。〖41字〗

8、The longest word in the English language ！ 英語中最長的單詞是“”（硅酸鹽沉著病）！〖55字〗

9、詞組“rule of thumb”（經驗法則），是從一條古老的英國法律中來的，即：不能用超過大拇指粗細的東西打老婆。〖50字〗

10、middle finger ：中指。〖16字〗

11、Time flies.（光陰似箭，日月如梭）〖18字〗

12、The onion is named after the Latin word ‘unio’ meaning large pearl。 單詞“onion”（洋蔥）來自于拉丁詞“unio”，意思是大珍珠。〖90字〗

13、A word spoken is past recalling Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not easilyundo。 Example: for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said,but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could neverrepair the damage of that moment of harshness。〖265字〗

14、Time is money.（時間就是金錢或一寸光陰一寸金）〖27字〗

15、there抯 no smoke without fire無火不冒煙；無風不起浪The story is all over the town. It is being spread by someone or by some people. There抯 no smoke without fire.這個傳說遍及全城，有人或有些人還在散布。〖163字〗

16、Time tries friends as fire tries gold.（時間考驗朋友，烈火考驗黃金）〖49字〗

17、Example: just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad, I hada promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death, thedoctor。〖134字〗

18、ring finger：無名指。〖14字〗

19、略讀法：關鍵是在能抓住文章要點的前提下以個人最快的速度閱讀，獲得足夠的信息以便準確地回答有關文章主旨和大意的問題。要特別注意文章首尾兩段，第一段往往點明文章主題或作者意圖，而最后一段則常常總結歸納或重述文章的主要內容。要學會尋找文章段落的主題句，因為把每段主題句的意思綜合起來實際上就是全文的中心思想，文章的主題句也可能出現在段落中間或結尾。〖162字〗

20、Time will tell.（時間能說明問題）〖21字〗

21、anger and haste hinder good counsel Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in ahurry。〖101字〗

22、單詞“listen”（聽）和“silent”（安靜的）用到了一樣的字母。〖27字〗

23、Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.（光陰如銼，細磨無聲）〖52字〗

24、Time and tide wait for no man.（歲月不待人）〖34字〗

25、’WAS IT A CAR OR A CAT I SAW’. This is the only English sentence which even if we read in reverse, it’ll give the same sentence。 （我看到的是一輛車還是一只貓）這是英語中唯一一句反過來念還是一樣的句子。〖156字〗

26、Time stays not the fool’s leisure.（時間不等閑逛的傻瓜）〖41字〗

27、查閱法：可以不需要閱讀整篇文章，而只需找出可能包含所需信息的部分，然后加以閱讀就行。查閱法主要用于獲得具體的信息，即誰、什么、什么時間、什么地點、什么原因以及如何發生等有關或者具體的數字。〖84字〗

28、Time has wings.（光陰去如飛）〖19字〗

29、小學的說明，科普類短文都十分淺顯,只要具備一點科普常識都會讀懂的，如,Time, the Spring Festival .等，即使文章較長，問題也十分明顯，從文中都能找到答案。〖79字〗

30、strike while the iron is hot 趁熱打鐵Father is in a good mood at the moment.Strike while the iron is hot and ask him to let you go to the circus.這時父親的情緒很好，乘此機會求他讓你去看馬戲。〖160字〗

31、從世界各地的婚俗習慣來說，結婚戒指（wedding ring）戴在這一手指（通常指左手）之上，表示已婚。〖45字〗

32、Time undermines us.（光陰暗中催人才。或莫說年紀小人生容易老）〖36字〗

33、”Goodbye” came from “God bye” which came from “God be with you”。 英語單詞“Goodbye”來自于“God bye”，原意是“上帝與你同在”。〖88字〗

34、Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.（光陰似箭，一去不返） （三）時間是尺，萬物皆檢〖69字〗

35、When in Rome, do as the Romans do Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongstwhom you live。 Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, butnow you are on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and takecoffee and rolls。〖255字〗

36、More people in China speak English than in the United States。〖60字〗

37、What are the odds so long as you are happy Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person ishappy。 Example: you complain so much, but you have a good family, parents,health, and money. What’s the odd so long as you’re happy。〖222字〗

38、Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.（時間就是生命，懶人消耗時間就是消耗自己的生命。〖83字〗

39、World is but a little place, after all Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or isin someway connected with him in a place where he would never haveexpected to do so。 Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmateon a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place afterall。〖316字〗

40、Time tries truth.（時間檢驗真理）〖22字〗

41、All lay load on the willing horse Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing thingsfor others. Very often the implication is that others impose onhim。〖164字〗

42、在美國和蘇格蘭，人們又賦予它一個愛稱，管pinkie(pinky)，后綴-ie(-y)有”小巧可愛”之意。和時間有關的英語趣味小知識職場英語 -0 :: 閱讀 評論0 字號：大中小 訂閱 （一） 時間是金，其值無價〖86字〗

43、The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.”uses every letter of the alphabet！ （這只敏捷的棕色狐貍跳過了一只懶狗）這句話用到了字母表中的所有字母！〖119字〗

44、The word “listen” contains the same letters as”silent”。〖50字〗

45、此指居中，名正言順，且與漢語說法也一致。〖17字〗

46、Time lost can not be recalled.（光陰一去不復返）〖36字〗

47、little finger： 顧名思義為小指。〖21字〗

48、Time brings the truth to light.（時間使真相大白。〖37字〗

50、在一些英語工具書中，我們會見到這樣的表示”參見”（index）含義的手型符號。〖33字〗

51、Time is the father of truth.（時間是真理之父）〖34字〗

52、Example: after Bill’s touch down, the game is all over butshouting。〖63字〗

53、forefinger ：又稱index finger，即食指。〖28字〗

54、Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.（消磨于惡習或愚行的時間是加倍的損失） （二） 時間是風，去而不返〖70字〗

55、或時間就是生命，節省時間，就是延長生命）〖17字〗

56、（）He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the teacup.他激動得手都不好使了，竟把茶杯摔了。

〖92字〗

57、會說英語的中國人比會說英語的美國人還多。〖19字〗

58、《It's a small world 》(小小世界經)經典兒歌,歌曲旋律優美，被翻譯成各國語言 。〖41字〗

59、Examples: the trouble is you’re too good-natured and people takeadvantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will haveto learn to refuse people who ask too much。〖166字〗

60、After praising the wine they sell us vinegar Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior towhat you claim it to be。〖134字〗