Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying to understand English sayings can be more difficult. Some are just hard to figure out and others don’t make any sense at all. Here are four funny English sayings that you can use every day.
I’m happy as a clam(蛤).
Think of a clam. It doesn’t have to do anything. It just sits on a beach or on the bottom of the ocean all day doing nothing. It never has to work. That sounds like happiness, doesn’t it? If someone asks, “How are you today?” you can answer “I am happy as a clam” to let him or her know what a great mood you are in.
I wouldn’t touch that (or him/her) with a ten-foot pole.
Maybe there is a person who you don’t want to be friends with or even talk to. Well, this saying means that you dislike him or her so much that you don’t want to touch or go near him or her, even within ten feet!
You don’t have a leg to stand on.
This saying doesn’t mean that the person you’re talking to has no legs. It means that his or her argument is incorrect. He or she doesn’t have a leg to stand on because he or she has no facts to support what he or she is saying. This saying is a good way to tell people that you think they’re wrong.
Break a leg!
This saying actually means the opposite of what it sounds like. If you tell this to a person, you’re wishing him or her good luck！The saying comes from a superstition(迷信) that whatever you say aloud, the opposite will come true.
【小題1】The first paragraph mainly tells us____________________.

A．learning English grammar is hard
B．learning English vocabulary is hard
C．we should use English sayings every day
D．it can be harder to understand English sayings
【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE about a clam?
A．It can be used to show happiness.B．It needs to do many things.
C．It needs to eat a lot.D．It can only live on the beach.
【小題3】The saying “I wouldn’t touch him with a ten-foot pole” means___________.
A．I hate him.B．I want him to be my friend.
C．I like him.D．I want to argue with him.
【小題4】We can learn from the passage that______________________.
A．the saying “You don’t have a leg to stand on” means someone loses his legs
B．the saying “Break a leg” means someone hurts his or her leg
C．if we say “Break a leg” to someone, we give him or her a good wish
D．if we say “I am ill” aloud, we will become healthy


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】A
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：短文大意：本文通過(guò)四個(gè)有趣的英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)說(shuō)明學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法和英語(yǔ)詞匯可能難，，但試圖理解英語(yǔ)習(xí)語(yǔ)可以說(shuō)更加困難。
【小題1】段落大意題。根據(jù)Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying to understand English sayings can be more difficult.可知學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)比學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法詞匯更難，所以選選D。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)If someone asks, “How are you today?” you can answer “I am happy as a clam” to let him or her know what a great mood you are in.可知a clam常用來(lái)表示快樂(lè)愉快，所以選選A。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)this saying means that you dislike him or her so much that you don’t want to touch or go near him or her, even within ten feet!可知這句話的意思是說(shuō)你不喜歡他或她，所以選A。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)If you tell this to a person, you’re wishing him or her good luck！可知這句話是你在祝他好運(yùn)，所以選C。
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