用美国人的一天学英语 Unit 21 去文具店（谚语与惯用语）

Unit 21 去文具店

谚语与惯用语

be in the bull pen 准备好回报他人
l am ready to be in the bull pen. Just call me whenever you need my help.
我准备好要报答你，只要你有需要的时候，就打电话给我。

pen is mightier than the sword 文字论述比武力战争有力
Believing that pen is mightier than the sword, the students decided to put what they were against in the newspapers instead of going on the street.
那些学生相信文字论述比武力战争更有力。于是，决定把他们反对的事情登在报纸上，而不是走上街头。

a poison-pen letter 匿名信
After the man was accused of laundering the money, his family soon received many poison-pen letters.
那个男人在被起诉洗钱之后，他的家人立刻收到很多匿名信。

put pen to paper 付诸行动
Tim keeps thinking about writing to his dream lover, but he never puts pen to paper because he is afraid of being rejected.
幕姆一直想着写信给他的梦中情人，但是他从没付诸行动过，因为他很害怕被拒绝。
He isnpenh pusher who always dreams abouthe is a pen pusher Who always dreams abouttraveling through the whole USA.
他是一个梦想旅游全美的作家。