6. 英语习语谚语

英语习语谚语a piece of cake 轻松的事

a wet blanket 枯燥，让人扫兴

all thumbs 笨拙

as bright as a button 聪明极了

as cool as a cucumber 极其冷静

as easy as ABC 非常容易

as easy as pie 易如反掌

as hard as nails 冷酷无情，铁石心肠

as hungry as a lion 极其渴望得到

as light as a feather 很轻盈

as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗

as proud as a peacock 十分骄傲

as sharp as a spear 聪明，思路敏捷

as sly as a fox 非常狡猾

as tall as a tree 非常高

be a weed 软弱，懦弱

be at odds 有矛盾，合不来

be blessed with brains 很聪明

be green with envy 嫉妒

be in the same boat 处于同样境地

be tickled pink 非常开心

be white as a sheet 惨白如纸

black and blue 青一块紫一块

then and there 立即

black is white and white is black. 黑白颠倒

burn the midnight oil 开夜车，挑灯夜战

call black white 颠倒黑白

cast iron nerves 坚定的意志

dark horse 黑马

down in the dumps 气馁，沮丧

eat like a bird 食量很小

feel blue 忧郁

feet of clay 内在缺陷

fly off the handle/ hit the roof/ceiling 勃然大怒

green fingers 擅长

hand and foot 完全，周到，全方位

hot under the collar 愤怒的，恼火的

have butterflies in your stomach 心慌，紧张

in the black有盈余

in the red 财政赤字

kill the fatted calf 设宴欢迎

laugh one’s head off 大笑

off the top of your head 不假思索

make a mountain out of a molehill/ make a fuss of 小题大做

on cloud nine狂喜

on its last legs 奄奄一息，濒于台

once and for all 永远，彻底地

one’s cu p of tea 投合脾性的事

over the moon 欣喜若狂，兴高采烈

pull one’s leg 开某人玩笑

rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨

senior citizen 老人

to sleep like a log 酣睡

twists and turns 曲折

wear and tear 磨损

the man in the street 平常百姓

the prodigal son 浪荡子

the salt of the earth 善良诚实的人

A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。

A good beginning is half the battle. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

A single flower doesn’t make a spring. 一花独放不是春。

A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

All’s well that ends well. 结果好，一切都好。

All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定是金子。

All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事起头难。

A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一苹果，胜过找医生。

A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。

An eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼以牙还牙。

A still tongue makes a wise head.智者寡言。

Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。

Better early than late.宁早勿晚。

Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。

Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。

Constant dropping wears away a stone.滴水石穿。

Cut your coat according to your cloth.量体裁衣。（量入为出）Doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事，必干坏事。

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.不要高兴过早。Do not try to teach your grandmother to such eggs.不要班门弄斧。Don’t put the cart before the horse.勿本末倒置。

Empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡。Every bird likes its own nest the best. 金窝银窝，不如自己的草窝。Every dog has its day. 凡人皆有得意日。

Experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师。

Experience is the father of wisdom. 经验是智慧之父。

Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

Failure teachers success. 失败是成功之母。

Far from eye, far from heart./ out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。

First come, first served. 先到先招待。

Fool’s haste is no speed. 欲速则不达。

Give him an inch and he will take a yard. 得寸进尺。

Give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. 授人以鱼，三餐之需；授人以渔，终身只用。

God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。

Good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳。

Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

Habit is second nature. 习惯是第二天性。

Haste makes waste. 忙中有错。

He knows most who speaks least. 博学者寡言。

He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑在最后，谁笑的最好。

He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。

He who plays with fire gets burnt. 玩火者必自焚。

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算。Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源。

In the end, things will mend. 车到山前必有路。

I’m all ears. 我听得很仔细。

It’s no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。

It is the first step that is toublesome. 万事开头难。

It never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已一鸣惊人。

Judge not a book by its cover. 评价一本书，不能凭封面。

Judge not from appearance. 人不可貌相。

Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。

Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。

Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. 知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲。Learn not, and know not. 不学则无术。

Let begones be begones. 既往不咎。

Like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。

Look before you leap./ Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。

Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。

Lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返。

Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。

Make hay while the sun shines. 趁晴晒草/趁热打铁

Man proposes, god disposes. 谋事在人成事在天。

Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。

Misfortune can be an actual blessing.塞翁失马焉知非福。

Luck was smiling on me. 我很幸运。

More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。

Never do things by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。

Never judge by appearances. 人不可貌相。

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今天能够做的事，切莫拖到明天。Misfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行。

No cross, no crown.没有苦难，就没有快乐。

No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获。

No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴焉得虎子。

No sweet without sweat. 没有汗水就没有幸福。

Of nothing comes nothing. 巧妇难为无米之炊。

Once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小。

One today is worth two tomorrow. 把握一个今天，胜似两个明天。

One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 青菜萝卜各有所爱。

Pardon all men, but never themselves. 严以律己宽以待人。

Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂（抓了芝麻，丢了西瓜）Prevention is better than cure. 防患于未然。

So many countries, so many customs. 国家不一，风俗各异。

Soon got, soon spent. 来得容易，去得快。

Soon learnt, soon forgotten. 学的快，忘得快。

Spare the rod and spoil the child. 孩子不打不成器。

Speech is silver; silence is golden.雄辩是银，沉默是金。

Standers-by see more than gamesters. 当局者迷，旁观者清。

Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。

Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。

That’s a no-brainer. 很容易理解。

The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，所见不广。

The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance. 知识越广博，越感己无知。Talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操曹操到。

Union is strength. 团结就是力量。

The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。

Virtue is its own reward. 善有善报。

Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。

We can’t judge a person by what he says but by what he does. 判断一个人，不听言语看行动。

Well begun is half done. 良好的开端，成功的一半。

Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在不愁没柴烧。

Will is power. 意志就是力量。

You can not teach a dog new tricks. 朽木不可雕。