Slang in English is a very authentic expression, but also closer to the daily life of crooked nuts, so children who want to learn English well should accumulate more! Today, Pudong University takes you to learn some interesting slang.
Greek gift
Greek gift is translated literally as a "Greek gift", but in the light of its cultural background, we will know that this phrase has a special meaning:
English Interpretation:
A gift given with the intention of tricking and causing harm to the recipient
Greek gift originated from the famous "Trojan War", the Greeks attacked Troy for a long time, and finally used the Trojan Horse trick - 20 Greek warriors hid in Mumari, all Greek soldiers then camouflaged retreat, Trojan Horse was placed outside the city of Troy. The Trojans mistakenly believed that the Greeks had retreated, opened the gates and saw the huge Trojan horse outside the city. They thought it was the "sacrifice" of the Greek gods and dragged it into the city as a trophy. No, by midnight, the Greeks of Mumari should join forces outside the city and destroy Troy at one fell swoop.
"Greek gift" refers to the Trojan Horse, which was later used as a metaphor for "gifts intended to harm people", which reminds Pudong University of our Chinese phrase "weasel greets chickens, but is not at ease". These two have similarities and differences.
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese;
The weasel greeted the chicken on New Year's Day, but was not at ease.
As a result of this war, phrases passed down:
An apple of discord dispute, curse
From Greek mythology, three goddesses compete for an apple, which belongs to the "most beautiful goddess". The dispute eventually triggered the Trojan War.
This problem seems to be an apple of discord between John and his girlfriend.
This problem seems to be the root cause of the discord between John and his girlfriend.
Helen of Troy's Fallen City
Helen of Troy derives from Greek mythology in Homer's epic Iliad.
Helen grew up beautiful, but Menelaus, King of Sparta, took Helen away. On the day that Prince Paris of Troy went to Sparta, it was Helen's wedding. Paris, who loved Helen, desperately took Helen away. This aroused the public indignation of all Greek tribes, and then began a vicious battle with Troy. Later, Troy fell and Greek generals took Helen with them. When the spoils were returned to Greece, Menieus took back the beautiful ship. This is the cause and end of the Trojan War. It is because of the tragedy of the destruction of Troy caused by the ocean liner that the so-called "downfall of the country" has resulted in the idiom Helen of Troy.
He Trojan Horse spies, hidden dangers
The phrase comes from Trojan Horse, which was used by the Greeks to capture Trojan during the Trojan War. Later, "the Trojan Horse" was used to mean "hidden danger or spies".
This country sends the Trojan horses to many countries in the world.
This country sent many spies to other countries.
Greek-related phrases and sentences:
1. It is all Greek to me.
I don't know anything about it.
2. Greek Kalends: Never
Kalends said that the first day of the lunar calendar was calends, because ancient Greece did not use the Roman calendar, so there would never be a "first day" in Greece. That is to say, Greek Kalends does not exist at all!
Slang related to "country":
Spanish athlete is a boaster
French leave said goodbye without saying goodbye
Italian hand manipulation behind the scenes; covert intervention
A castle in the air; impractical.
Dutch courage after drinking
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