Unit4BehindbeliefsReadingBiblicalidiomsinEnglish1.Anidiomisagroupofwordsoranexpressionwhosemeaningoftencannotbeunderstoodbylookingatthemeaningsoftheseparatewordsinit.(P50)习语是词组或者一种表达方式,其意义无法从孤立的单词意思中获得.(1)expression:noun[C]awordorgroupofwordsusedinaparticularsituationorbyparticularpeople:Heusesalotofunusualexpressions.'Acanofworms'isanexpressionwhichmeans'adifficultsituation'.noun<1>[CorU]whenyousaywhatyouthinkorshowhowyoufeelusingwordsoractions:Hewroteherapoemasanexpressionofhislove.We'vereceivedalotofexpressionsofsupportforourcampaign.Freedomofexpressionisabasichumanright.It'sbettertogiveexpressionto(=show)youranger,ratherthanhidingit.FORMALHissadnessatthedeathofhiswifefoundexpression(=wasshown)inhismusic.Sheplaystheviolinwithgreatexpression(=feeling).<2>[C]thelookonsomeone'sface,showingwhattheyfeelorthink:Icouldtellfromherexpressionthatsomethingserioushadhappened.Markalwayshassuchamiserableexpressiononhisface.express:verb[T]<1>toshowafeeling,opinionorfact:Hereyesexpresseddeepsadness.Iwouldliketoexpressmythanksforyourkindness.Wordscan'texpresshowhappyIam.Thesefiguresareexpressedasapercentageofthetotal.<2>expressyourselftocommunicatewhatyouthinkorfeel,byspeakingorwriting,orinsomeotherway:I'mafraidI'mnotexpressingmyselfveryclearly.Childrenoftenexpressthemselvesinpainting.(2)separateadjectiveexistingorhappeningindependentlyorinadifferentphysicalspace:Theartdepartmentandthemaincollegeareintwoseparatebuildings.Itrytokeepmeatseparatefromotherfoodinthefridge.Ihavemypubliclifeandmyprivatelife,andasfaraspossibleItrytokeepthemseparate.Threeyouthshavebeenshotandkilledinseparateincidentsthismonth.verb<1>[IorT]to(causeto)divideintoparts:Thenorthandsouthofthecountryareseparatedbyamountainrange.Youcangetaspecialdeviceforseparatingeggwhitesfromyolks.Thetopandbottomsectionsarequitedifficulttoseparate.用心爱心专心<2>[IorT]tomakepeoplemoveapartorintodifferentplaces,ortomoveapart:AtschooltheyalwaystriedtoseparateJaneandmebecauseweweretroublemakers.Somehow,intherushtogetoutofthebuilding,Igotseparatedfrommymother.Perhapsweshouldseparatenowandmeetuplater.<3>[T]toconsidertwopeopleorthingsasdifferentornotrelated:Youcan'tseparatemoralityfrompolitics.<4>[I]Ifaliquidseparatesitbecomestwodifferentliquids.<5>[I]tostarttoliveinadifferentplacefromyourhusbandorwifebecausetherelationshiphasended:MyparentsseparatedwhenIwassixanddivorcedacoupleofyearslater.separableadjectiveSLIGHTLYFORMALabletobeseparatedfromeachotherseparatelyadverbnottogether:Detectivesinterviewedthemenseparatelyoverseveraldays.Itendtowearthejacketandskirtseparatelyratherthanasasuit.Ithinkwe'dbetterdealwiththesetwopointsseparately.separationnoun<1>[U]whentwoormorepeopleorthingsareseparated:Duringthewarmanycoupleshadtoendurelongperiodsofseparation(=notbeingtogether).Aftermanyyearsthegovernmentfinallyabandoneditsapartheidsystemofracialseparation.<2>[CorU]anarrangement,oftenlegal,bywhichtwomarriedpeoplestoplivingtogetherashusbandandwife:Couplesmayagreetodivorceeachotherafteraseparation.They'reconsideringseparationasanoption.2.However,manyidiomshaveeitherlosttheiroriginalmeaningsorhaveonlyavagueorlooseconnectiontothemnow.(P50)但今天许多习语原意荡然无存,或只与原意有含糊或松散的联系.(1)vague:adjective<1>notclearlyexpressed,known,describedordecided:Idohaveavaguememoryofmeetinghermanyyearsago.Thepatienthadcomplain...
