英语谚语常用短语
1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. -
2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing. -
3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. -
-4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. -
-5.不眠之夜 white night -
-6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses -
-7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best -
-8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. -
-9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul -
-10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new -
-11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all -
-12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener -
-13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace -
-14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little -
-15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. -
-16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more -
-17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. -
-18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. -
-19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. -
-20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones -
-21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. -
-22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home. -
-23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth -
-24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence -
-25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green -
-26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché -
-27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. -
-28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope. -
-29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success -
-30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth -
-31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened -
-32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. -
-33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. -
-34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes. -
-35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself -
-36.拿手好戏 masterpiece -
-37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad -
-38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale -
-39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end -
-40.抢得先机 take the preempt
ive opportunities -
-41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw. -
-42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step -
-43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. -
-44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps. -
-45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something -
-46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. -
-47.强强联手 win-win co-operation -
-48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest. -
-49.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good. -
-50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man. -
-51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy -
-52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way. -
53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world; -
-54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating -
-55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round. -
-56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth -
-57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing. -
-58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself. -
-59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products) -
-60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty. -
-61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. -
-62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high. -
-63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man. -
-64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel -
-65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts -
-66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes. -
-67.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is -
-68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth. -
-69.山不在高，有仙则名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; " -
-70.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time -
-71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets -
-72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue -
-73.团结就是力量Unity is strength. -
-74.“跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name " -
-75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena -
-76.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together. -
-77.往事如风"The past has vanished (from me
mory) like wind.; What in past, is pas -
-78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child -
-79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours. -
-80.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy -
-81.唯利是图draw water to one's mill -
-82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots -
-83.无中生有make create something out of nothing -
-84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. -
-85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends -
-86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean -
-87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind. -
-88. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off -
-89.心想事成May all your wish come true -
-90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding -
-91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched. -
-92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound -
-93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan -
-94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example -
-95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters -
-96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear -
-97.循序渐进step by step -
-98.一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest -
-99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others -
-100鱼米之乡101.有情人终成眷属"Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well." -
-102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks. -
-103. 有识之士people of vision -
-104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain -
-105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination. -
-106.与时俱进advance with times -
-107.以人为本people oriented; people foremost -
-108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude -
-109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼"to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight." a land of milk and honey -
-110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success. -
-111. 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest -
-112.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike. -
-113.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies. -
-114.冤假错案"cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases" -
-115.一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. -
-116.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful -
-117.债台高筑become debt-ridden -
-118.致命要害Achilles' heel -
-119. 众矢之的target of public criticism -
-120.知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat. -
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21. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist -
-122.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later. -
-123.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea-
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1. Never say die.永不言败。
2.Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
3.New wine in old bottles.旧瓶装新酒。
4.No cross, no crown.不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。
5.No garden without its weeds.没有不长草的园子。
6.No living man all things can.世上没有万事通。
7.No man can do two things at once.一心不可二用。
8.No man is born wise or learned.没有生而知之者。
9.No man is content.人心不足蛇吞象。
10.No man is wise at all times.聪明一世，糊涂一时。
11.None are so blind as those who won't see.视而不见。
12.None are so deaf as those who won't hear.充耳不闻。
13.No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
14.No one can call back yesterday.昨日不会重现。
15.No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。
16.No pleasure without pain.没有苦就没有乐。
17.No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。
18.No sweet without sweat.先苦后甜。
19.No smoke without fire.无风不起浪。
20.Nothing brave, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
21.Nothing dries sooner than a tear.眼泪干得最快。
22.Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。
23.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。
24.Nothing seek, nothing find.没有追求就没有收获。
25.Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行，语言最要紧。
26.Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
27.Not to advance is to go back.不进则退。
28.Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.不懂世故，幼稚可笑。
29.No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。
30.Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.军人以服从命令为天职。
31.Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。
32.Offense is the best defense.进攻是最好的防御。
33.Old friends and old wines are best.陈酒味醇，老友情深。
34.Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。
35.Once a man and twice a child.一次老，两次小。
36.Once a thief, always a thief.偷盗一次，做贼一世。
37.Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
38.One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水
喝，三个和尚没水喝。
39.One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。
40.One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。
41.One false move may lose the game.一着不慎，满盘皆输。
42.One good turn deserves another.行善积德。
43.One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。
44.One man's fault is other man's lesson.前车之鉴。
45.One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。
46.One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。
47.One's words reflect one's thinking.言为心声。
48.Out of debt, out of danger.无债一身轻。
49.Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。
50.Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心为静。
51.Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。
52.Penny wise, pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。
53.Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。
54.Please the eye and plague the heart.贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。
55.Pleasure comes through toil.苦尽甘来。
56.Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。
57.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
58.Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。
59.Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
60.Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
61.Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。
62.Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。
63.Promise is debt.一诺千金。
64.Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。
65.Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
66.Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
67.Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
68.Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。
69.Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。
70.Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。
71.Rome is not built in a day.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
72.Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。
73.Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
74.Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。
75.Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.智者当差，不用交代。
76.Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。
77.Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。
78.Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。
79.Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快，忘得快。
80.Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快，烂得快。
81.Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。
82.Still water run deep.静水常深。
83.Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。
84.Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。
85.Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。
86.Talking mends no holes
.空谈无补。
87.Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操，曹操就到。
88.Hasty love, soon cold.一见钟情难维久。
89.Health is better than wealth.健康胜过财富。
90.Health is happiness.健康就是幸福。
91.Hear all parties.兼听则明。
92.Heaven never helps the man who will not act.自己不动，叫天何用。
93.He is a fool that forgets himself.愚者忘乎所以。
94.He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.背后说好话，才是真朋友。
95.He is a wise man who speaks little.聪明不是挂在嘴上。
96.He is lifeless that is faultless.只有死人才不犯错误。
97.He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人先正己。
98.He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.自嘲者不会让人见笑。
99.He is wise that is honest.诚实者最明智。
100.He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚。
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1.词汇类
lover 情人（不是“爱人”）
busboy 餐馆勤杂工（不是“公汽售票员”）
busybody 爱管闲事的人（不是“大忙人”）
dry goods （美）纺织品；（英）谷物（不是“干货”）
heartman 换心人（不是“有心人”）
mad doctor 精神病科医生（不是“发疯的医生”）
eleventh hour 最后时刻（不是“十一点”）
blind date （由第三者安排的）男女初次会面（并非“盲目约会”或“瞎约会”）
dead president 美钞（上印有总统头像）（并非“死了的总统”）
personal remark 人身攻击（不是“个人评论”）
sweet water 淡水（不是“糖水”或“甜水”）
confidence man 骗子（不是“信得过的人”）
criminal lawyer 刑事律师（不是“犯罪的律师”）
service station 加油站（不是“服务站”）
rest room 厕所（不是“休息室”）
dressing room 化妆室（不是“试衣室”或“更衣室”）
sporting house 妓院（不是“体育室”）
horse sense 常识（不是“马的感觉”）
capital idea 好主意（不是“资本主义思想”）
familiar talk 庸俗的交谈（不是“熟悉的谈话”）
black tea 红茶（不是“黑茶”）
black art 妖术（不是“黑色艺术”）
black stranger 完全陌生的人（不是“陌生的黑人”）
white coal （作动力来源用的）水（不是“白煤”）
white man 忠实可靠的人（不是“皮肤白的人”）
yellow book 黄皮书（法国政府报告书，以黄纸为封）（不是“黄色书籍”
）
red tape 官僚习气（不是“红色带子”）
green hand 新手（不是“绿手”）
blue stocking 女学者、女才子（不是“蓝色长统袜”）
China policy 对华政策（不是“中国政策”）
Chinese dragon 麒麟（不是“中国龙”）
American beauty 红蔷薇（不是“美国美女”）
English disease 软骨病（不是“英国病”）
Indian summer 愉快宁静的晚年（不是“印度的夏日”）
Greek gift 害人的礼品（不是“希腊礼物”）
Spanish athlete 吹牛的人（不是“西班牙运动员”）
French chalk 滑石粉（不是“法国粉笔”）
2.成语类
pull one's leg 开玩笑（不是“拉后腿”）
in one's birthday suit 赤身裸体（不是“穿着生日礼服”）
eat one's words 收回前言（不是“食言”）
an apple of love 西红柿（不是“爱情之果”）
handwriting on the wall 不祥之兆（不是“大字报”）
bring down the house 博得全场喝彩（不是“推倒房子”）
have a fit 勃然大怒（不是“试穿”）
make one's hair stand on end 令人毛骨悚然—恐惧（不是“令人发指——气愤”）
be taken in 受骗，上当（不是“被接纳”）
think a great deal of oneself 高看或看重自己（不是“为自己想得很多”）
pull up one's socks 鼓起勇气（不是“提上袜子”）
have the heart to do （用于否定句）忍心做……不是“有心做”或“有意做”）
3.表达方式类
Look out! 当心！（不是“向外看”）
What a shame! 多可惜！真遗憾！（不是“多可耻”）
You don't say! 是吗！（不是“你别说”）
You can say that again! 说得好！（不是“你可以再说一遍”）
I haven't slept better. 我睡得好极了。（不是“我从未睡过好觉”）
You can't be too careful in your work. 你工作越仔细越好。（不是“你工作不能太仔细”）
It has been 4 years since I smoked. 我戒烟４年了。（不是“我抽烟4年了”）
All his friends did not turn up. 他的朋友没全到。（不是“他的朋友全没到”）
People will be long forgetting her. 人们在很长时间内会记住她的。（不是“人们会永远忘记她”）
He was only too pleased to let them go. 他很乐意让他们走。（不是“他太高兴了，不愿让他们走”）
It can't be less interesting. 它无聊极了。（不是“它不可能没有趣”）