英语谚语、习语
英语口语8000句-谚语、惯用语
不管张三李四。
Every Tom, Dick and Harry. *举出常用的男孩名，表示“不论谁都……”、“不管张三还是李四”。虽然没有女孩名，但男女都可用。My daughter had a homestay in America. (我女儿为体验当地生活，去美国了。)
So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. (不管谁都能去啊。)
I like sexy girls. (我喜欢性感的女人。)
So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. (无论谁都是这样的。)
一波未平一波又起。
Out of the frying pan into the fire. *frying pan “平底炒菜锅”，直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。
舍名求实。
I live to eat.
Pudding rather than praise. *不太常用的说法。
瞎猫碰上了死耗子。
Every dog has his day.
Bob won the lottery. (鲍勃中了头彩。)
Every dog has his day. (瞎猫碰上了死耗子。)
Everyone has good days.
Everyone gets lucky sometimes. (谁都会有走运的时候。)
A flying crow always gets something. *不太常用的说法。
说曹操，曹操到。
Speak of the devil. *“说到恶魔，恶魔就来”。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。
Speak of the devil.常用于口语中。
Here comes John! (约翰来了。)
Speak of the devil. (真是说到曹操，曹操到。)
情人眼里出西施。
Love is blind. *直译是“爱情是盲目的”。表示人们一旦谈恋爱，就会失去正确的判断能力，无法冷静地看待事物。
一举两得。
Kill two birds with one stone. *直译是“一石可以打中两只鸟”，即“一举两得”。
不闻凶讯便是吉。
No news is good news.
I haven't heard from John lately. (好久没有约翰的消息了。) Well, no news is good news. (是啊，不闻凶讯便是吉。)
光阴似箭。
Time flies. *表示时间像飞一样地过去了。Tim flies是Time flies when you are having fun.的省略说法。即“越高兴时间过得越快”。
时间就是金钱。
Time is money.
百艺不如一艺精。
Jack of all trades, master of none. *Jack是男子名，一般表示“某人或男人”。此句的意思是什么事都去做的人没有一件事是能精通的。
三思而后行。
Look before you leap. *直译“飞之前先看看”，表示“付诸于行动前要慎重地考虑，做好准备”。
百闻不如一见。
Seeing is believing. *“眼见为实”，即只有自己亲眼所见，才能信服。
无风不起浪。
There is no smoke without fire. *传闻总是有出处的，“无火的地方不冒烟”。
诚实总是上策。
Honesty is the best policy. *常以为不正当行为能获得好处，但从长远来看，结果是采取正当行为才是上策。
晚做总比不做强。
Better late than never.
男孩子就是男孩子嘛!
Boys will be boys.
John got into a fight again. (约翰又打架了。)
Boys will be boys. (男孩子就是男孩子嘛!)
知识就是力量。
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power. (知识就是力量。)
That's why he's so successful. (所以他才成功。)
冰冻三尺非一日之寒。/罗马不是一天就建成的。
Rome was not built in a day. *要做大事不是一朝一夕就可以成功
的。
条条大路通罗马。
All roads lead to Rome. *为达到同一目的，可以采取多种手段。There are many roads to success. (有许多办法可以取得成功。) *常用语。
入乡随俗。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. *“在罗马就要照罗马人做的去做”。即“到另一个地方就要遵从那里的风俗习惯”。口语中常省略成Do as the Romans do.
熟能生巧。
Practice makes perfect. *任何事情都反复练习是成功的秘诀。
历史总在重演。
History repeats itself.
Another war started. (又一场战争开始了。)
History repeats itself. (历史总在重演。)
祸不单行，福无双至。
When it rains, it (always) pours.
功夫不负有心人。
Where there's a will, there's a way. *有坚强的意志和决心的话，无论有多大的困难都能克服。
行动比语言更响亮。
Actions speak louder than words.
(钱财等)来得容易去得快。
Easy come, easy go. *轻易得来的钱财，是不被珍惜的。来得容易，去得也容易。
血浓于水。
Blood is thicker than water.
有其父必有其子。
Like father, like son. *父子相似的意思。
Like mother, like daughter. (有其母必有其女。)
恋爱和战争都是不择手段的。
All's fair in love and war. *在恋爱和战争中任何策略都是正当的。
美貌不过一张皮。
Beauty is only skin deep. *“再漂亮的美女削去一层皮后就和丑女无二样”，即“看人不能只看外表而要重视内涵”。
Beauty is but skin deep.
东西总是人家的好。
The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence). *直译是“(篱笆)那边的草总是绿的”。
不劳则不获。
You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. *直译是“不打碎鸡蛋就做不成蛋包饭”。意思是做任何事如果不努力，不付出牺牲，不投资的话，是得不到结果的。
流水不腐，户枢不蠹。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. *不断活动的石头是不会长上像青苔这类东西的。即“能不断保持新鲜”。也可以把它看做相反的意思，“不断变换工作和搬家的人，没有熟练的事情，也存不下钱”。
患难见真情。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. *in need “遇到难处，贫穷”，indeed 是“真正的”，这两个词押韵，给人以节奏感。
只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. *这句可以译成“只让学习不让玩的孩子会变成愚蠢的孩子”。
事实胜于雄辩。
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. *直译是“不吃布丁不知道布丁的味道”。即“不实际去试试，是不会知道它的真正的价值”。
岁月不待人。
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”，此处与time同义，表示时间。
越快越好。
The sooner, the better.
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
正好。
On the nose.
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
Exactly.
On the dot.
捉迷藏。
Hide-and-seek
Let's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
Okay. (好吧。)
未完待续。
to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后，表示“待续”。
一个巴掌拍不响。
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)
Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过，我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
Both sides must be blamed.
They are the same.
They are both responsible.
They are both wrong.
Both of them should be blamed.
尽快。
As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?) Yes. As soon as possible. (对，请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
随便吃。
All-you-can-eat.
buffet
smorgasbord
Eat as much as you like.
Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。
多项选择。
multiple-choice
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
各就各位，预备，跑!
Ready, get set, go!
On your mark, get set, go!
从头到尾。
from A to Z. *是开始字母A到最后一个字母Z，即“从开始到最后”、“完全”的意思。
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
entirely (完全地)
completely (完全地)
始终/一直/一贯
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中，表示“从开始就……”。So, she is married. (所以，她结婚了。)
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。) from the very beginning
all this time
since the start
就我的记忆来说……
As far as I can remember,...
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
As far as I can remember, it begins with M. (就我的记忆来说，它的第一个字母是M。)
To the best of my memory,...
As far as I know,... (就我所知……)
If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话，……)
以牙还牙，针锋相对。
Tit for tat.
John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我，所以我以牙还牙。)
这是我为什么在这儿的原因。
That's what I'm here for.
What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?) Economics. That's what I'm here for. (学经济，这就是我为什么在这儿学习的原因。)
2+3等于5。
Two and three is five.
Two plus three is five.
Two and three makes five.
Two and three equals five.
我们有天壤之别。
We're as different as night and day.
We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。)
We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)
东施效颦。(机械模仿。)
Monkey see, monkey do.
She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。)
Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛，真是东施效颦。)
以先后顺序为准。
First come, first served. *“按到达的先后顺序”、“按报名顺序”，直译是“第一个来的，第一个得到供应”。
Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?)
No, first come, first served. (没有，先来的先得。)
On a first-come, first-served basis.
过时了。
It's out of date.
Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。)
But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。)
It's old-fashioned.
It's outdated.
It's behind the times.
电视有长处，也有短处。
TV has its merits and demerits.
TV has its good and bad points.
There are good and bad points about TV.
我利用了他的弱点。
I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。
我长了不少见识。
I've learned something.
The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。) Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀，我长了不少见识。) I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)
那会引起火灾呀!
It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。
Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。)
It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!)
It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。)
It could cause a fire.
什么事都有可能发生。
Anything could happen.
There's no knowing what may happen.
You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。)
Anything's possible.
It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)
将来可以用来作参考。
for future reference
You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好，以便将来作为参考。)
在我背后。
behind my back *意为“在我听不到的地方”、“看不到的地方”，用于当人们四处活动，偷偷摸摸地说一些坏话时。
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。)
How do you know? (你怎么知道的?)
secretly (秘密地)
in my absence (在我不在的时候。)
without my knowledge (背着我)
换换心情。
for a change *“偶尔地”、“换心情”、“追求变化”、“变化一下”、“别开生面的”、“下次”等情况时用。
Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。) Okay, let's. (好吧，走。)
instead (别这样!)
有钱能使鬼推磨。
Money talks. *金钱是给与势力和权力的东西。表示金钱的力量非常大。
Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。)
Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。)
Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。
别说丧气话。
Never say die. *直译“绝不言死”。无论遇到什么情况也不能绝望，始终要尽最大的努力，坚定信心抱有希望地坚持下去的意思。
过去的事情让它过去吧。
Let bygones be bygones. *表示“过去的事情就让流水冲走吧”、“过去的事情再责备也不管用了”。
有总比没有强。
Better than nothing. *东西也许不多，不那么充分，但总比一点儿没有强。
酒肉朋友。
A fair-weather friend. *直译是“好天气下的朋友”、“顺利时才与你交往的朋友”。与“A friend in need is a friend indeed”(患难之交见真情)正好相反。
滴水汇成河。
Every little bit helps. *无论多么小的善行，其行为都是宝贵的，无论多么小的事情，只要汇集在一起，都能起到大的作用。
英语作文常用谚语、俗语 1、A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 2、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。 3、All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。 4、All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 6、A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 7、Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 8、A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。 9、A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 10、A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 11、A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 12、A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 13、A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 14、A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 15、A mother's love never changes. 母爱永恒。 16、An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。 17、A single flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 18、A year's plan starts with spring. 一年之计在于春。 19、A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 20、Better late than never. 不怕慢，单怕站。 21、By reading we enrich the mind.读书使人充实， 22、Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 23、Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。 24、Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的。 25、Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。 26、Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。 27、Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。 28、Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。 29、Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。 30、Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。 31、Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。 32、Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。 33、Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。 34、Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。 35、Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。 36、Every minute counts. 分秒必争。 37、Each coin has two sides. 38、Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 39、Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 40、God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。 41、Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。 42、Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。 43、Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。 44、It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 45、Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量 46、Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。 47、No pain，no gain.（不劳无获。） 48、You never know till you have tried. 不尝试，不知晓。。 49、An idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 50、Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。 51、Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聪颖。 52、Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。
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
1Time flies. 时光易逝. 2. Time is money. 一寸光阴一寸金. *3. Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月无情;岁月易逝;岁月不待人. 4. Time tries all. 时间检验一切. 5. Time tries truth. 时间检验真理. *6. Time past cannot be called back again. 光阴一去不复返. 7. All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返. 8. No one can call back yesterday;Yesterday will not be called again. 昨日不复来. *9. Tomorrow comes never. 切莫依赖明天. *10.One today is worth two tomorrows. 一个今天胜似两个明天. 11.The morning sun never lasts a day. 好景不常;朝阳不能光照全日. 12.Christmas comes but once a year. 圣诞一年只一度. *13.Pleasant hours fly past. 快乐时光去如飞. 14.Happiness takes no account of time. 欢娱不惜时光逝. 15.Time tames the strongest grief. 时间能缓和极度的悲痛. 16.The day is short but the work is much. 工作多,光阴迫. 17.Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.
常用英语谚语学习 A A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移；狗改不了吃屎。 （讽刺那些恶习难改的人或是提醒他人注意防范坏人。） A fault confessed is half redressed. 知过能改，善莫大焉。 （关于原谅、宽容。） A fool’s haste is no speed. 急急忙忙，想快反慢；欲速则不达。 （不可急功近利，做事要稳妥。） A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 多行不义必自毙；做贼心虚。 （用于规劝他人向善。） A burden of one's choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。 （自己喜欢的、感兴趣的事做起来很轻松愉快。） A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林；到手的才实在；把握现在，不要空想未来。（珍惜自己所拥有的，不要去强求自己无法得到的东西） A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 （比喻有牺牲、奉献精神的人，如老师。） Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。 （讲逆境、困难。） A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。 （对伟人评价。） A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 (劝告的话不中听，但往往是正确的。) A word spoken is past recalling. / A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出，驷马难追。 （信守诺言。） Although the sun shines, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。 （事前做好准备、防范措施。） All good things come to an end. 好景不常；天下没有不散的筵席。 （离别时互相劝慰的话语。） A crooked stick throws a crooked shadow. 上梁不正下梁歪；曲杖生曲影。 （说明榜样的重要性。）
励志英语谚语100句 1.有志者，事竟成 .Nothing is impossible to a willing heart./Where there is a will there is a way. 2.千里之行，始于足下 .The longest journey begins with the first step. 3.积少成多 .Every little helps. 4.满招损，谦受益 .Pride hurts,modesty benefits. 5.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获 .Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty. 6.伟业非一日之功，冰冻三尺非一日之寒 .Rome was not bult in a day. 7.一寸光阴一寸金，寸今难买寸光阴 .Lost years are worse than lost dollars. 8.自助者天助 .God helps those who help themselves. 9.欲速则不达 .More haste,less speed. 10.台上一分钟，台下十年功 .One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage. 11.好的开端是成功的一半 .Well begun is half done. 12.酒好不怕巷子深 .Good wine needs no bush. 13.成功源于勤奋 .Industry is the parent of success. 14.英雄所见略同 .Great minds think alike. 15.熟能生巧 .Practice makes perfect. 16.静水流深 .Still waters run deep. 17.滴水穿石 .Little stone fell great oaks. 18.前事不忘，后事之师 .The membrance of the past is the teacher of the future. 19.君子之交淡如水 .A hedge between keeps friendship green. 20.机不可失，时不再来 .Take time while time is,for time will away. 21.集思广益 .Two heads are better than one. 22.未雨绸缪 .Provide for a rainy day. 23.真金不怕火炼
趁火打劫plundering a burning house 声东击西making a feint to the east and attacking in the west 李代桃僵palming off substitute for the real thing 顺手牵羊picking up something in passing 混水摸鱼muddling the water to catch the fish; fishing in troubled waters 空城计presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness 馋得流口水make someone’s mouth water 牵线搭桥 pull the strings 钱能生钱 Money begets money 白费力气 plough the air neither fish nor flesh 非驴非马 paint the lily 画蛇添足 no point 没理由 mark time 原地踏步；停顿 make a clean breast of….忏悔 make somebody’s blood boil 使……极度愤怒 Put on an act 装腔作势 Make much ado about nothing无中生有 Make good time 快速行进；有效利用运行时间 Mother hen 婆婆妈妈地担心他人遭遇意外的人 Nasty piece of work 下流坯；讨厌的家伙 New broom 刚上任的新官 No account 没用的人 Pull one’s leg 开某人的玩笑 Make a night of it 欢闹一夜 Old wives’tale 荒诞故事 Move in on 夺走 Play along （暂时）与某人合作 Penny pincher 吝啬鬼；小气鬼 Nurse a viper in one’s bosom 姑息养奸 Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。 Make your enemy your friend.化敌为友。 Man is the soul of the universe.人是万物之灵。 Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。 Many hands make light work.众人拾柴火焰高。 Many heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。 Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。Measure for measure.针锋相对。 Misfortunes never come alone.祸不单行。 Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.患难见真情。 Money isn't everything.钱不是万能的。 Murder will out.纸包不住火。 My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life. 儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。
英文经典谚语（俗语）30例详解 老外平时除使用许多俚语（slang）外，也常夹些格言（adage）、俗语（proverb）、引语（quotation）、警句（saying）或是众所周知的道理（truism）。这些玩儿，也与中文里不少的格言或俗语等意义相近。使用起来，颇有「异曲同工」之妙。 1.Like attracts（或draws）like. 意思是：相同的人吸引相同的人。(like 指similar people）这与另一句谬语「Birds of a feather flock together.」（相同羽毛的鸟在一起）意义相似。（a=same）也就是咱们常说的「物以类聚」或「同声相应，同气相求」。 2.(Too much) familiarity breeds contempt. 意思是说：相处过於亲密，就会产生侮慢之心（不尊重）（即low opinion）（breed = create）这句话又与另一句俗语「Too thick does not stick.」（太稠或太浓反而黏不住）意思相近。也就是说：「closeness brings disagreement.」（亲不敬，熟生蔑）; 就是劝人：「君子之交淡如水」或「保持距离，以策安全」。 3.Once bitten（或bit），twice shy. 就是说：一次被咬，下次胆小。或是一次上当，下次小心。（shy = avoid）动词时态：bite, bit, bitten（或bit）这又与另一句俗语「A burnt child fears（或dreads）the fire.」（被灼伤的小孩怕火）相似。说白些，就是：When you have bad experience, you don't want to have the same experience again. 这不就是「一朝被蛇咬，见绳也心惊」或「一日被蛇咬，十年怕草绳」吗？ 4.A stitch in time save nine. 意思是：「一针及时省九针」。也是「一针不补，十针难缝」或「小洞不补，大洞叫苦」的味道。这句警语与「An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.」（一分的预防，胜於十分的治疗）意义相近。此外，还有：「Don't wait for a rainy day to fix the roof.（不要等到下雨时才去修补屋顶）; 或「Always prepare for a rainy day.」或「Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.」（做最坏的打算和最好的希望）这些警语，说的都是「未雨绸缪」。 5.Old habits die hard. 意思是说：改掉老习惯很不容易。「It is difficult to break an old habit.」这与另一句谚语：「You can not teach an old dog new tricks.」（你不能教老狗新把戏）。这就是所谓「江山易改，本性难移」。 6.Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 意思是：一个人不在时，使人内心更想念。 「When a person is absent, we may think of him／her more often.」与「久别情深」、「眼不见，心更念」、「人去情渐深」，或是「一日不见如隔三秋」的意味相近。 7.A penny saved is a penny earned. 据说这是Ben Franklin 的引语。照字面意义是：能存一分钱，就是赚了一分钱。後来有人改口说：Take care of your pennies（=pence）and the pounds (=dollars）will take care of themselves. 说白些，就是：If you save small amount of money, you will eventually have a large sum of money. 就是中国人所谓「积少成多，集腋成裘」。（这句话也可指小事谨慎，大事自成。） 8.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.意思是说：当在罗马时，就照罗马人的（生活）方式去
Proverb and famous sayings While there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 Great hopes make great man. 伟大的理想造就伟大的人。 God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 In doing we learn. 实践长才干。 Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。 Constant dropping wears the stone. 滴水穿石。 Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。 Lifeless, faultless. 只有死人才不犯错误。 A bold attempt is half success. 勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。 Never say die. 永不言败。 Never judge from appearances. 不可以貌取人。 Promise is debt. 一诺千金。 Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。 Storms make trees take deeper roots. 风暴使树木深深扎根。 Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. 心之所愿，无所不成。 Good company on the road is the shortest cut. 行路有良伴就是捷径。 Misfortunes never come alone/single. 祸不单行。 Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 不经灾祸不知福。 It's never too late to mend. 过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. 无热情成就不了伟业。Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。 One today is worth two tomorrows. 一个今天胜似两个明天。 Knowing something of everything and everything of something. 通百艺而专一长。Good advice is beyond all price. 忠告是无价宝。 Man proposes and god disposes. 谋事在人成事在天。 Pride goes before a fall. 骄者必败。 If you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter. 吃得苦中苦, 方为人上人。 Self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信心是成功的首要关键。 The secret of success is constancy of purpose. 成功的秘绝在于目标坚定有恒。Small gains bring great wealth. 小益聚大财，薄利成巨富。 Suspicion is the poison of true friendship. 猜疑伤害莫逆之交。 Sloth is the key of poverty。惰能致贫. Among the blind the one eyed man is the king.山中无老虎，猴子称大王。 To err is human.犯错是人之常情。/ 人谁无过。 You can't judge a book by its cover.不能以外表来判断本质。/ 不要以貌取人。 It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。 The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。 An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 .As the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 To live is to learn,to learn is to better live。活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。
100条常用英语谚语大全 我们的英语谚语简单精妙，十分值得我们学生去记诵，以下是我搜集整理的100条常用英语谚语大全，欢迎阅读。 100条常用英语谚语大全一 1. Time flies.时光易逝。 2. Time is money.一寸光阴一寸金。 3. Time and tide wait for no man.岁月无情;岁月易逝;岁月不待人。 4. Time tries all.时间检验一切。 5. Time tries truth.时间检验真理。 6. Time past cannot be called back again.光阴一去不复返。 7. All time is no time when it is past.光阴一去不复返。 8. No one can call back yesterday; Yesterday will not be called again.昨日不复来。 9. Tomorrow comes never.切莫依赖明天。 10. One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。 11. The morning sun never lasts a day.好景不常;朝阳不能光照全日。 . Christmas comes but once a year.圣诞一年只一度。
13. Pleasant hours fly past.快乐时光去如飞。 14. Happiness takes no account of time.欢娱不惜时光逝。 15. Time tames the strongest grief.时间能缓和极度的悲痛。 16. The day is short but the work is much.工作多，光阴迫。 17. Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。 18. Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today.明天如有事，今天就去做。 19. To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.事事及时做，一日胜三日。 20. To save time is to lengthen life.节省时间就是延长生命。 21. Everything has its time and that time must be watched.万物皆有时，时来不可失。 22. Take time when time cometh, lest time steal away.时来必须要趁时，不然时去无声息。 23. When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back toyou.机不可失，时不再来;机会一过，永不再来。 24. Make hay while the sun shines.晒草要趁太阳好。 25. Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。
Part One I had only recently seen John in a restaurant. The news of his death came as a bolt from the blue She found the keys she had lost last month, which was like a bolt from the blue A bolt from the blue Meaning：A complete surprise, like a bolt of lightning from a blue sky. Origin：This has the feel of a Shakespearian or Biblical phrase, but it isn't as old as it sounds. There are several forms of it: 'out of the blue', 'a bolt out of the blue', etc. The earliest citation is Thomas Carlyle, in The French Revolution, 1837: "Arrestment, sudden really as a bolt out of the Blue, has hit strange victims." It is unpleasant to hear him speak on national topics, for he is a bird of ill omen. 叫他谈论国事是不愉快的，因为他常出不吉之言。 a bird of ill omen 中国有句老话:“夜猫子进宅，无事不来”，可见猫头鹰是种不吉利的象征。它往往和黑暗、神秘甚至死亡联系起来。然而在日本，猫头鹰却是吉利和幸福的代表。 奥运会的吉祥物 雕像、挂钟、水壶、牙签盒，甚至还有女士佩戴的胸针 They were only crying crocodile tears at the old man's funeral because nobody had really liked him. 在老人的葬礼上，他们在假装慈悲，因为他们之中没有谁喜欢过他。 We need not hope for lower taxes in the future ─ that would be crying for the moon. 我们不应抱任何希望将来会降低税收，这是根本不可能的事。 “不可能”，“没门”的译法 No way/There is no way! Impossible! Out of the question/That's out of the question! Not a chance! Hopeless! Pigs might fly! The sun might rise in the west! Never/Never ever ever! You are crying for the moon! Street Arabs are produced by slums and not by original sin. 流浪儿是贫民窟的产物，而不是原始罪恶的产物。 John is ashamed of his humble background. That is his Achilles' heel. 约翰因出身卑贱而自惭形秽，这是他的致命弱点。 Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own; in pain and sickness it would still be dear. 在我看来，你身上的每一个细胞都像我自己的细胞一样亲，即使你痛苦你有病，也还是一样亲。 I'll play old Gooseberry with the office, and make you glad to buy me out at a good high figure. 我要在工作上故意捣蛋，使你不得不付出高价收买我。 play gooseberry (British humorous) to be with two people who are having a romantic relationship and who would prefer to be alone. “Best be off to bed, my boy ─ ho, ho!”“No, no. We know a trick worth two of that. We won’t go home till morning, till day light does appear!” “孩子，最好上床睡吧——嗬，嗬！”“不，不，你不必跟我们玩那一套。不到明天，不到天大亮我们不归家。
A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 A bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。 A bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。 A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 A boaster and a liar are cousins-german. 吹牛与说谎本是同宗。 A bully is always a coward. 色厉内荏。 A burden of one's choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。 A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 A cat has 9 lives. 猫有九条命。A cat may look at a king. 人人平等。 A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。 A constant guest is never welcome. 常客令人厌。 Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。 Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。 A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。 A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。 A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 A friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。 A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。 "After you" is good manners. "您先请"是礼貌。 A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 A good book is a good friend.
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩 Money can’t buy time. 寸金难买寸光阴 Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母。 The visitor arrives, it is as if returning home.宾至如归。 A good beginning is half the battle.良好的开端成功的一半。To teach is to learn.教学相长。 Like father,like son.有其父，必有其子。 Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败。 Fish in trouble water.混水摸鱼。 Business is business.公事公办。 The style is the man.文入其人。 More haste,less speed.欲速则不达。 Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。 Misfortunes never come alone. 祸不单行。 Hedges have eyes,walls have ears.隔篱有眼，隔墙有耳。Man proposes,God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼里出西施。Time and tide wait for no man.时不待我/岁月无情。 A young idlder,an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。Out of office,out of danger.无官一身轻。 In time of peace prepare for war.居安思危。
A bit much If something is excessive or annoying, it is a bit much. 如果某个东西过多了或某件事过于烦扰人了，就形容这个东西或这件事a bit much. 例：Isnt this a bit much? 这个太过了吧？ Babe in arms A babe in arms is a very young child, or a person who is very young to be holding a position. babe in arms:是指一个非常小的小孩，也可指一个年轻没有经验的人。 例：I think Jason is just a babe in arms, and he?s not very capable of becoming the manager of this company. 我觉得Jason太年轻了，他恐怕不能胜任公司主管这个职位。 Call it a day If you call it a day, you stop doing something for a while, normally at least until the following day. Call it a day：今天到此为止、就此结束、到此结束 例：I think I?ll call it a day and go home. 我想收工回家了。 Good shape If somethings in good shape, its in good condition. If a persons in good shape, they are fit and healthy. 常跟in连用，如果用于物体上面，是指处于良好的状态、完整无损。但如果用在人身上，则表示健康情况良好、体格健壮。 例：His body may have seen better days but he remains in pretty good shape. 他的身体已不是最好的时候了，但他体型身材保持得还相当不错。 My way or the highway This idiom is used to say that if people dont do what you say, they will have to leave or quit the project, etc. My way or the highway指的是一种态度，就是认为自己的观点是最对的、最好的，别人的想法都是错误的、不好的。这个词组往往用来形容那些很自以为是、一定要别人接受自己观点的人。中文里最接近的说法应该是“唯我独尊”。比如：例：I dont like my boss. He always has this "my way or the highway" attitude going on. Its just too much. （我不喜欢我的老板。他老是有那种“唯我独尊”的态度，让人受不了。） Its my way or the highway! You can disagree with me but I dont give a shit about it. 意思就是我说了算，我说一不二，我说什么就是什么。 Pep talk When someone gives you a pep talk it is to build you up to help you accomplish something. In sports a coach might give a player a pep talk before the game to bolster his confidence. At work the boss might give you a pep talk to get you to do a better job. 鼓舞士气的讲话，打气动员鼓舞的话 例句My boss gave me a great pep talk before the big meeting.I think it really helped me to close the deal. 在会议之前,老板给我很多鼓励,这使我能够把单子签下来。 Angela needed a good pep talk after she didnt get asked to the prom. 没有人请Angela跳舞,我们该给她一点鼓励。