Unit4BehindbeliefsReadingBiblicalidiomsinEnglish1.byandby2.killfattedcalf3.Mendone’sways4.overtime5.translate…into…6.haveavagueorlooseconnectionto…7.Inoneswiftmove8.leadalifeofluxury9.Bereferredtoas10.haveathoroughunderstandingof11.English—speakingcounties12.beproudof13.Bemeanttounderlinethemoralofastory14.Wastetime/money(in)doingsthcrocodiletears他假惺惺地为妻子的死掉了几滴眼泪，然后，很快又结婚了。Heweptafewcrocodiletearsoverhiswife'sdeathandthengomarriedagainatonce.鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲1.Itookmymother’scarwithoutaskingforpermission.Sheisangrywithme.Iaminhotwaternow!inhotwater:introuble（处于麻烦之中）Readthesentencesandtrytoguesswhateachidiommeans2.RobertandJaniceweresupposedtogetmarriedlastmonth.AtthelastminuteRobertcancelldtheweddingbecausehewastoonervoustogetmarried.Hegotcoldfeet.getcoldfeet:becometoonervoustoact（临阵退缩）3.Don’ttellanybodyelsethatIamlookingforanewjob.Pleasekeepitunderyourhat.keepsthunderone’shat:keepasecret;nottotellanybodythesecret.（对某事保守秘密）4.I'drathertellmymotherawhiteliethantellherthetruthandupsether.Awhitelie:anunimportantlie（善意的谎言、小谎言）Let’scheckthepreview.Answerthethreequestions1.Whatisanidiom?Anidiomisagroupofwordsoranexpressionwhosemeaningoftencannotbeunderstoodbylookingatthemeaningsoftheseparatewordsinit.2.WhichlanguageswastheBiblefirstwrittenin?InHebrew.3.Whichidiomisoftenusedtodescribechildren?‘Appleoftheirparents’eye’.Whatisthestructureofthepassage?Part1(Par1)Part2(Par2-5)Part3(Par6)TheDefinitionofanidiomBiblicalidiomsinEnglishTheimportanceofstudyingidiomsCarefulreading2.Whyisanidiomeasilymisunderstood?Becauseitoftenusesanumberofwordstorepresentasingleobject,personorconceptamongotherthings.Part1(Para.1):Definitionoftheidioms1.Themeaningofanidiomcanbethesameasthemeaningsofitscomponents.(T/F)FdifferentdifferentfromfromPart2Para.2:(1)WhenwastheBibletranslatedintoEnglish?(2)WhydoestheBiblehavealotofidioms?BiblicalidiomsinEnglish(1)WhenwastheBibletranslatedintoEnglish?Centuriesago(Hundredsofyearsago)(2)WhydoestheBiblehavealotofidioms?BecausetheBiblewasfirstwritteninHebrewandthentranslatedintoGreek,andmanyidiomsareusedinbothofthem.BecausetheBiblewastranslatedintoEnglishhundredsofyearsago,manyHebreworGreekidiomshavebecomepartoftheEnglishlanguage.Whatidiomsarementionedinthearticle?byandbyfeetofclayAlittlebirdtoldme.killthefattedcalftheappleofsomeone’seyethesaltoftheearth1.byandby2.feetofclay3.alittlebirdtoldme4.killthefattedcalf5.appleofsomeone’seye6.thesaltoftheearthimmediately/beforelonghavealargecelebrationApersonisverygoodandhonest.sb.orsth.dearlylovedThereisahiddenweaknessinsb.whomwe…Thisisusedwhenpeoplewanttosay…(1)Sarah’sgrandmotheradoresher;Sarahis_______________________________.theappleofhergrandmother’seye(2)Wilsonwasdisappointedwhenhelearntthatthecoachhad____________.feetofclay(3)Sheknewitmighttakealongtimeforherteammatestochangetheirminds,butshebelievedthatthenewplanwouldwork__________.byandbyApplytheseidiomsintopracticalusage.(4)Thepeopleinmyvillageareveryhonestandhard-working;theyare____________________.thesaltoftheearth(5)WhenmybrothercamebackhomefromhistriptoEurope,we____________________forhim.killedthefattedcalf(6)Shewouldnotsaywhotoldheraboutthesurpriseparty.Shejustsaid,‘____________________.’AlittlebirdtoldmePart3Para.6:TheimportanceoflearningidiomsHowisstudyingidiomsusefulinlanguagelear...
