英语惯用法教程——隐喻学视角对话材料unit_2.pdf

Dick and Lora are talking about their friends and how they get on with them.Throughout their talk,they use quite a few idiomatic expressions.Read the dialogue and see if you can understand the expressions that have been blackened.Dick:Its great to have a friend like you,Lora.Lora:One good turn deserves another.Its a fair play,isnt it?Dick:Yeah.But friends are different.Lora:I cant agree more!Some friends are fine-weather friends.Dick:You have taken the words out of my mouth.Lora:Have you had some friends?Dick:I didnt know until last month.Some of my friends left me when I was in trouble.Lora:This is what we call“Adversity has few friends.”Dick:I could see through them.Lora:Thats why we say“Adversity is a great school master.”Dick:Indeed.You can tell sheep from goats,then.Lora:You are right.Adversity helps us to see through people.Dick:And I feel especially sick of Lily.She is a phony.Lora:I know shes two-faced.She runs with the hare and hunts with the hounds.You can never bank on her.She may even sell you down the river.Dick:Thank God she didnt sell me down the river.She left me in the cold.Lora:I bet she will crawl around you again when you are in the chips.Dick:But I wont give her a tumble.Lora:Thats the spirit!You should have guts.Dick:There are actually few friends who would take their shirts off their backs when their help is needed.Lora:Thats true!But there are friends who would bail you out when you are in trouble.And Lisa is one of the few.Dick:I know her.Everyone seems to be singing her praises.She is one of the few girls who can be fully trusted.Lora:Thats right.Actually,she is the only one that shares weal and woe with me.She never lets me down.Dick:You should thank your lucky stars.（汪福祥.现代英语妙语语林(初级本)M.北京：石油工业出版社.2000：54-55）