1．Proverbs（谚语） are quite common in spoken English．We don't normally put them in a composition or a letter．Sometimes it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean．Here are a few examples．
1）"Once bitten，twice shy．"If a dog bites me，I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it．This proverb is also used to apply to many things and not only to dogs．If you have been cheated at a shop，you will not go to the same shop again．
2）"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush．"If I am a hunter，trying to catch birds，it is better to catch one than to see two birds in a bush but not able to catch them．Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future．
3）"Don't be a dog in a manger（槽）"means"Don't be selfish．"In a stable （马房），the manger is the place where the horse's food is put．Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food．The dog does not want to eat the food in the manger but it will not let the horse eat it．
4）"He is sitting on the fence"means that somebody will not say whether he is in favor of a plan or against it．He is sitting on a fence between two opposing sides，perhaps waiting to see which side will win．
5）"He who pays the piper calls the tune．"A piper is a musician．The man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the musician will play．Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan，he can say how it will be carried out．
6）"You can't get blood out of a stone"means that you cannot get something from a person who has not got any of the things you want．e．g．you cannot get a million dollars from a poor man．
32．Peter has a bicycle which is much too small for him but he does not want to let his younger brother ride on it．His mother is angry and says to him：B．
A．You can't get blood out of a stone
B．Don't be a dog in a manger
C．Once bitten，twice shy．
D．To pour oil on troubled waters
33．Mr．Wang paid for a new school．Some people didn't like the design of the school but they didn't argue with Mr．Wang becauseC．
A．he was sitting on the fence
B．once bitten，twice shy
C．he who pays the piper calls the tune
D．a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
34．Mrs．Lin wanted to buy a new dress．Her husband suggested that she buy it from a shop near their home．Mrs．Lin disagreed because she had been cheated by that shop．So she said："I won't go there again becauseC．"
A．a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
B．I am sitting on the fence
C．once bitten，twice shy
D．too many cooks spoil the broth
35．Mr．Brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong but he thought that if he went to Singapore，he might get a much better job with more money and a larger house．His wife didn't want him to leave his job in Hong Kong and she reminded him thatA．
A．a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
B．too many cooks spoil the broth
C．you cannot get blood out of a stone
D．he who pays the piper calls the tune．
分析 短文主要介绍了一些谚语的意思及其用法．
解答 32．答案：B，细节理解题，根据句意"Don't be a dog in a manger（槽）"means"Don't be selfish．"皮特的自行车对于他来说太小了，但是他也不想他弟弟骑它，可知妈妈是叫他"不要自私"，故答案为B．
33．答案：C，根据题干王先生出钱建了学校，有些人不喜欢其设计但没有跟他争辩，根据文中Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan，he can say how it will be carried out．"如果一个人为这个计划出钱，那他就可以说这个计划要怎么执行"，故答案为C．
34．答案：C，细节理解题，根据文章句子If you have been cheated at a shop，you will not go to the same shop again．可知在一个商店被欺骗就不会想去第二遍，故答案为C．
35．答案：A，细节理解题，根据句子Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future．可知答案为A．bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林"．
点评 本文是一个科教类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
