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在上次的文章里，英语君和大家分享了由莎翁创造，比较实用的七个表达，现在给大家奉上本系列的第二篇，赶快学起来吧。
1.The be all and end all.最重要/唯一重要的事;全部；根本
英文解释：The only important thing in your life, or the only important feature of a particular activity.
出自：Macbeth 《麦克白》
当麦克白考虑要暗杀苏格兰国王时，他的心理活动如下：
If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well
It were done quickly. If th' assassination
Could trammel up the consequence, and catch
With his surcease, success: that but this blow
Might be the be-all and the end-all ... ...要是干了以后就完了，那么还是快一点干；要是凭着暗杀的手段，可以攫取美满的结果，又可以排除了一切后患；要是这一刀砍下去，就可以完成一切、终结一切、解决一切... ...
E.g. We all agreed that winning was not the be-all and end-all.我们都知道，获胜并不是最重要的事情。
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2.Green-eyed monster嫉妒
英文解释：jealousy
出自：Othello 《奥赛罗》
O, beware, my lord, of jealousy !It is the green-ey'd monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on; 哦！君上您要留心嫉妒啊, 那是一个绿眼的妖魔。谁做了它的牺牲,就要受它的玩弄。
E.g. He was bitten by the green-eyed monster. (=He became jealous.)他心生妒意。
3.(to) give the devil his due平心而论，说句公道话
英文解释：Said when you admit that someone you don’t like or admire does have particular good qualities.
出自：Henry IV 《亨利四世》
注释：这个短语的字面意思是pay the devil what you owe him（将你欠魔鬼的归还给他），可以理解成哪怕是魔鬼，该是他的也要给他。在今天的用法中多取引申义，指哪怕对于自己不喜欢的人，也不得不承认他的一些优点。
E.g. I don’t like the man but—give the devil his due—he works incredibly hard.我不喜欢那个人，可是平心而论，他工作起来真的很卖力。
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4.Heart’s content尽情地
英文解释：to one's complete inner satisfaction - until one's heart is content.
出自：Henry VI 《亨利四世》
Her grace in Speech, Makes me from Wondring, fall to Weeping ioyes, Such is the Fulnesse of my hearts content.
The Merchant of Venice 《威尼斯商人》
I wish your Ladiship all hearts content.
注释：在今天的用法中，我们常说to one’s heart’s content 表示尽情地做某事
E.g. You’ve got a whole week to yourself and you can read to your heart’s content.你有整整一周的时间自由支配，可以尽情的阅读了。
5.Household words/name家喻户晓的名字
英文解释：Words or sayings that are in common use; names that are familiar to everyone.
出自：Henry VI 《亨利四世》
What feats he did that day: then shall our names.
Familiar in his mouth as household words
E.g. The business she founded made her into a household name.她创立的一番事业使她成为家喻户晓的人物。
6.I have not slept one wink我彻夜未眠
英文解释：I have not slept at all
出自：Cymbeline 《辛白林》
PISANIO:
O gracious lady,
Since I received command to do this business
I have not slept one wink.
注释：wink在这里作名词，是眨眼的意思。这是一个非常形象的表达，表示一夜都未合眼，还可以表达为not get/have a wink of sleep。
E.g. I didn’t get a wink of sleep./ I hardly slept a wink.我一夜未合眼。
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7.A tower of strength无上的权力；精神支柱，靠山
英文解释：supreme authority; a person who gives you the courage and determination to continue when you are in a bad situation.
出自：Richard III 《查理三世》
注释：这个词组过去表示至高无上的权力，在今天的表达中，作为“困难时的精神支柱”的用法较为常见，且一般指人，也可以表达为a pillar of strength。
E.g. My wife has been a tower of strength during my illness.在我生病期间，我妻子就是我的精神支柱。 | 
发表于 2017-3-23 16:29:28