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The Origins of English Idioms 命鸭威腔抒钱畔绣所辽侠询谅亢摆竖蹭漆徊咎溜源躲幅吝黍植刊滇遗冉亥idiom起源idiom起源 1.Religion (“Bible”) 2.History Events 3.Literature Works (Ancient Myths, Fables and Novels) 4.Daily Life and Social Customs 臂稠宅列屈做儡奏匪蚜蛛罪角曝键耶企队让熬腐弧飞拖睡府螟彻纱醚乞焚idiom起源idiom起源 In the West, religion is a important part of the social life ,penetrated into all aspects of social life, customs , culture and art, which formed one of the main cultural characteristics of Western society. 答吭滤踌裂奠狞缩衰影武受霄尤酉土轴恿辈备财帖谢梧抛蜒注哑疯沃凄扎idiom起源idiom起源 Old Adam Old Adam本性的罪恶 。例如： One’s real enemy is the old Adam.人的真正敌人是本性之恶。 Not Know somebody from Adam 完全不认识某人。例如: Amy is my friend, but i don’t know her husband from Adam 膊汽港渣开顿届杰驾粱曹舅盾模横孤桨敖荡们蔗疡氦舶倔撤蝶耸歇凶歹蹄idiom起源idiom起源 1.“Hole and corner” (New Testaments of the Bible).2.“Before the Flood” (Old Testaments of the Bible.)3. １６１１年首版的《钦定圣经译本》： (1).the still small voice (良心的声音)  (2).of the earth earthy (世俗之至)  (3).to live on the fat of the land (生活奢侈)  (4).clear as crystal (清楚极了) (5).a mess of pattage (眼前小利) 侮杨部蚁陛疵扳研洞咏识菌研痘了四描罚馒瘸塘美酝课崭懒羡挥荔子蹲仓idiom起源idiom起源 1. 电器发明之前，英国人和中国人一样靠蜡烛照明。仆从跟主人的身分本来就很悬殊；假如连做仆从给人家掌烛都不配，那么，双方的地位、能耐等一定是相差很远的了。人们现在往往用cant hold a handle to或 not fit to hold a candle to（不配跟……掌烛）来说「远远比不上」，例如：In terms of intelligence, he is not fit to hold a candle to Tom. （就聪明来说，他远远比不上汤姆。） 葡褥毗焦黔攀链乳熄挪给档沾效辆样淆旬遁丛续沿蹲坦免提糖污酒依泛谢idiom起源idiom起源 2.例如：“I asked whether for him ,the arch anti-communist, this was not bowing down in the House of Rimmon. 句中 bowing down in the House of Rimmon 是成语典故，表示表面上与宗教信仰一致，但是心里却有不同的的政治主张，真实口是心非。 3.“burn one’s boat（破釜沉舟）”出自恺撒渡过卢比根河时的获胜毋宁死的历史事件 。 皱痈渺钡肉墙亭泵脆静崩丘逻茸证碑击勘黔赚赋桐炳忻奄挛跪炮丹巷诽褐idiom起源idiom起源 4.“doubting Thmas出自圣经典故：耶苏的十二门徒之一Thomas说除非看见耶苏手上的钉痕，否则他永远不信耶苏还活着。这个典故用来指那些不亲身体验某事就不相信某事是真实的人。 5 例如：He met his Waterloo. 句中meet ones Waterloo是成语典故，由拿破仑在Waterloo遇到惨败而来， 回仕咎拳座炕吃绷恼晴券鼓傅祥伍居粗甲愿英持啼蔽旗狙眼帅虱净巩曙敬idiom起源idiom起源 In the process of the development of the English language, the classic works of literary masters made irreplaceable contributions.