التعابير الاصطلاحية من الأدب بالإنجليزية
في هذا الدرس من مستوى C2 سنتعلم التعابير الاصطلاحية المستوحاة من الأدب الإنجليزي التي تساعدك على فهم النصوص الأدبية، التعبير عن الأفكار بشكل أكثر سلاسة، وإثراء الكتابة والمحادثة.
💬 التعبير عن المشاعر والسلوك
- Wear one's heart on one's sleeve, Heart of gold, To bite off more than one can chew
هذه التعابير تساعدك على وصف المشاعر أو التصرفات الشخصية.
أمثلة:
He wears his heart on his sleeve and shows his emotions freely.
She has a heart of gold and always helps others.
⚔️ التعبير عن التحديات والصعوبات
- Cross the Rubicon, To weather the storm, Bite the dust, Break the camel's back
تُستخدم للتعبير
المفردات
Break the ice
كسر حاجز التوتر
مثال:
He told a joke to break the ice at the meeting.
Bite the dust
يسقط أو يهزم
مثال:
Many soldiers bit the dust during the battle.
Caught between Scylla and Charybdis
بين المطرقة والسندان
مثال:
She was caught between Scylla and Charybdis, facing two difficult choices.
Wear one's heart on one's sleeve
يبدي مشاعره علنًا
مثال:
He wears his heart on his sleeve and shows his emotions freely.
Cross the Rubicon
اتخذ قرارًا لا رجعة فيه
مثال:
By resigning, he crossed the Rubicon and changed his life forever.
A tempest in a teapot
ضجة كبيرة من أمر صغير
مثال:
The argument was a tempest in a teapot and quickly forgotten.
To gild the lily
يزيد على الكمال ما هو كامل بالفعل
مثال:
Adding more decorations would just gild the lily.
All that glitters is not gold
ليس كل ما يلمع ذهبًا
مثال:
Be careful with offers that seem too good; all that glitters is not gold.
Cry havoc
يعلن الفوضى أو الدمار
مثال:
The rebel leader cried havoc on the city.
Heart of gold
قلب طيب
مثال:
She has a heart of gold and always helps others.
To kill two birds with one stone
يضرب عصفورين بحجر واحد
مثال:
By studying while commuting, he kills two birds with one stone.
The pen is mightier than the sword
القلم أقوى من السيف
مثال:
In politics, writing persuasive articles proves the pen is mightier than the sword.
Read between the lines
يقرأ بين السطور
مثال:
You need to read between the lines to understand the hidden meaning.
To throw down the gauntlet
يطالب بالتحدي
مثال:
He threw down the gauntlet and challenged his rival to a debate.
To burn the midnight oil
يسهر للعمل أو الدراسة
مثال:
She burned the midnight oil to finish her thesis on time.
Skeleton in the closet
سر مخفي
مثال:
He has a skeleton in the closet that he never reveals.
To bite off more than one can chew
يتورط في أكثر مما يستطيع التعامل معه
مثال:
By taking three projects at once, he bit off more than he could chew.
To weather the storm
يتحمل الصعوبات
مثال:
The company managed to weather the storm of the economic crisis.
A wild goose chase
مهمة عديمة الفائدة
مثال:
Searching for that old document turned into a wild goose chase.
Eleventh hour
اللحظة الأخيرة
مثال:
They submitted the application at the eleventh hour.
Break the camel's back
القشة التي قصمت ظهر البعير
مثال:
The delay in shipment was the straw that broke the camel's back.