爱华网英文谚语．完全版
Safe and sound 安然无恙
Safe bind, safe find. 藏的稳，找的准
A saint abroad and a devil at home. 在外是圣人，在家是魔鬼
salt of the earth 社会中坚
The same knife cuts bread and fingers. 同是一把刀，切面包时也会切着手指。
Saving is getting. 节俭等于增加收入。
Saying and doing are two different things. 说和做是两回事
The sands are running out. 时间不多了
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. 互相奉承
The sea refuses no river. 大海不拒江河
see eye to eye 看法完全一致
see how the cat jumps 观望形势
see how the wind blows 观察风向；了解情况
see the light 恍然大悟
Second thoughts are best 慎思为佳
Seeing is believing. 眼见为实
Seek the truth from the facts. 实事求是
separate the sheep from the goats 区分善恶
serve one right 罪有应得
set the Thames on fire 干大事，做不寻常之事
Ships fear fire more than water. 船怕水，但更怕火。
Shipshape 井井有条
show the cloven hoof 原形毕露
show one's colours 暴露真面目
show the white feather 胆怯
A shy cat makes a proud mouse. 猫胆子小，老鼠胆大
shylock 不择手段的守财奴
Simon Legree 残暴之徒
Simple diet, healthy children. 粗茶淡饭，孩子健康
sink or swim 孤注一掷
Sit above the salt 坐上席，受尊敬
sit on the fence 骑墙，固守中立
sit on a volcano 处境十分危险
sit pretty 处于有利地位；过舒服日子
six and falf dozen 半斤八两
sixth sense 第六感官
skate on thin ice 如旅薄冰
The sky is not less blue because the blind does not see it.蓝天并不因瞎子看不见而减少
sleep a dog-sleep 打个盹儿
sleep like a log 沉睡不醒
slip of the tongue 说走了嘴
Slanders by many mouths can melt a metal. 众口铄金
Sleep is a thief; it steals half one's life. 睡眠是贼，他偷走了人的一半生命。
Small gains bring great wealth. 集小利，成巨富。
A small leak will sink a great ship. 小漏不补沉大船
smell a rat 觉得可疑
the smiler with the knife under the cloak 笑里藏刀
snake in the grass 暗藏的危险
A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪照丰年
So said, so done. 这么说，就这么干
Soft fire makes sweet malt. 文火煮出好麦芽糖，满工出细活
soft soap 奉承话
Sometimes the best gain is to lose. 微损有时获巨利
Soon learnt, soon forgotten. 学的快，忘得也快。
Sooner or later, the truth comes to light. 真相迟早会大白
sore spot 痛处；伤疤
SOS 求救信号
Sow nothing; reap nothing. 不播种，无收获。
Spin a yarn 编造故事
split one's sides 笑破肚皮
The spoken word cannot be swallowed. 说出的话收不回
A spot is most seen on the finest cloth. 在最精美的布上，污点最容易被发现。
Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. 种下的是风，收获的确是飓风。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不用鞭子，宠坏孩子。
Speech is silver; silence is gold. 雄辩是银，沉默是金
speed the parting guest 祝客人一路顺风
The sprit is willing but the flesh is weak. 力不从心
square peg in a round hole 不适合
stand on one's own feet 自立；不依靠他人
Stars are not seen by sunshine. 日出星隐，相形见绌。
Start from scratch 从头开始
start on the wrong foot 迈错第一步
stay put 留在原处
steal one's thunder 抄袭，模仿
steer clear of 避开
Step by step, the ladder is ascended. 梯子是一级级爬上去的。
Stick one's neck out 露出破绽，冒风险
A stitch in time saves nine. 一针及时省九针
Still waters run deep. 静水深流。
A stone in the well is not lost. 井里的石头丢不了。
Storm in a tea cup 大惊小怪
strike a bargain 达成协议；成交
Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁
Strong in action; gentle in method. 行动要果断；方法要温和。
Stuff today and starve tomorrow. 今天大吃大喝，明天忍饥挨饿。
Such beef, such broth. 裹上糖衣
suit someone down to the ground 完全合适
Swan song 绝笔；临死哀歌；歌手的告别演出
The swan sings before death. 天鹅临死歌声美
Sweep before your own door. 正人先正己
Sweet discourse make short days and nights. 话若投机嫌日短
Sweet is pleasure after pain. 苦尽甘来
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Tadpoles will become only frogs. 蝌蚪只能变青蛙
Tailors and writers must mind the fashion. 裁缝重式样，作家重时尚。
Take a back seat 不得意，不重要
Take away fuel, take away flame. 薪尽火自灭
Take care of pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.小事注意，大事自成。
Take French leave 不辞而别
Take little but give much. 少索取，多奉献
take potluck 吃家常便饭
take something lying down 善罢甘休
take the bull by the horns 敢冒风险
take the cake 脱颖而出
take time by the forelock 不失时机
take with a grain of salt 不全信
talk big 说大话，吹牛
talk Billingsgate 说脏话
talk the hind leg off a donkey 说的天花乱坠
talk shop 三句话不离本行
tall order 难办的事情
tall story 难以相信的事情
Teach others by your example. 以身作则
Teaching others teaches yourself. 教学相长
tell someone flat 直言相告
That happens in a moment which may not happen in a thousand years.天有不测风云
That is another pair of shoes. 完全是另一码事。
There are many ways to fame. 成名有许多渠道
There is no medicine against death. 世上没有不老药
There is no royal road to Rome. 学问无坦途
There is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收
There's no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪
thereby hangs a tale 说来话长
They can do least that boast loudest. 吹牛的人做的最少
Things done can not be undone. 事以定局，无法挽回。
Things unreasonable are never dureable. 是不合理难持久
a thorn in the flesh 肉中刺
Those in the same boat should row together. 同舟需共济
Three know it, all know it. 三人知，人人知。
Three scores and ten is the age of man. 七十是人之寿命
the three R's 基本三会--读、写、算
through thick and thin 不畏艰难困苦
throw cold water on 泼冷水
Throw the baby out with the bath water 不分良莠
Throw a sprat to catch a whale 吃小亏占大便宜
throw up the sponge 认输
thumbs up 赞成
tide over 度过难关
A tiger leaves a skin behind him. 人死留名，虎死留皮。
Time and tide waits for no man. 岁月不等人。
Time cures everything. 时间能抑制一切。
Time flies. 光阴似箭
Time is the father of truth. 时间是真理之父
Time is money. 时间就是金钱
Time tries truth. 实践检验真理。
A timid cat makes a proud mouse. 猫一胆怯，鼠就翻天。
Tit for tat 针锋相对
to and fro 来来往往
To be or not to be : that is the question. 生与死是至关重要的问题
To know oneself is wisdom, to forget oneself is folly.了解自己是聪明，忘乎所以是愚蠢
Today is yesterday's pupil. 今天是昨天的学生。
To mention the wolf's name is to see the same. 说曹操，曹操到。
To one's taste 和某人的口味
To save time is to lengthen life. 节省时间就是延长生命。
Tomorrow comes never. 明天永远不会到来。
The tongue of idle person is never idle. 人懒话多
Too many cooks spoil the broth. 梢工多了会翻船
Too much humility is pride. 过分谦虚即骄傲
Too much liberty spoils all. 自由过了头，一切会乱套。
Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。
Too much spoils, too little is nothing. 太多会坏事，太少不济事。
Top dog 大人物 The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子睡大觉，乌龟跑第一。
The touch of Midas 点金术
touch wood 但愿走好运
True blue will never stain. 纯蓝不染色
True gold fears not the fire. 真金不怕火炼。
True love is giving, not taking. 珍爱是给于，不是索取。
Trust not a new friend, nor an old enemy. 不轻信新知，也不轻信宿敌
Truth conquers all things. 真理能战胜一切
Truth needs not many words. 真理无许多言
Truth will prevail. 真理必胜。
Try before you trust. 先考验，后信任。
Turn a blind eye 视而不见
turn a deaf ear 听而不闻
turn one's head 趾高气扬
turn an honest penny 老老实实挣钱
turn over a new leaf 弃旧迎新，重新开始
turn tail and run 掉头就跑
Two can play at the game. 你耍的花招别人也会
Two dogs over one bone seldom agree. 两狗一骨，必有一争。
Two eyes can see more than one. 一人不及两人智
Two heads are better than one. 人多智广。
Two wrongs do not make a right. 两个错误不等于一个正确。
U
Ugly duckling 丑小鸭
An ugly woman dreads the mirror. 丑妇怕照镜子
under the hammer 被拍卖
under one's nose 在眼皮底下
Under water, famine; under snow, bread. 洪水造饥荒；瑞雪照丰年
under way 在进行中
under the weather 身体不适
Unequal marriages are seldom happy. 不平等的婚姻不会幸福。
United we stand, divided we fall. 团结则存，分裂则亡。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 逆耳之言是良药。
Up corn, down horn. 谷贵则肉贱
ups and downs 沉浮；兴衰
up to scratch 达到标准
upset the apple cart 美梦破灭
Use a book as a bee does a flower. 用书如蜜蜂采蜜
The used key is always bright. 常用的钥匙不生锈。
V
Vain glory blossoms but never bears. 虚荣开花不结果
Velvet paws hide sharp claws. 柔软的脚蹼里藏着利爪。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one. 欲钓大鱼，先舍小鱼。
The vicar of Bray 见风使舵之人
Victory of defeat. 不成功，便失败。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德远胜过美貌。
A voice in the wildness. 荒野的呼声
The voice of the people is the voice of God. 人民之声就是上帝之音。
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms. 激动时发的誓言，平静时便忘却。
W
Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳
Want is a severe but efficient teacher. 贫苦是严厉而教导有方的教师
Want is the mother of industry. 贫困是勤劳之母
Want of wit is worse than want of wealth. 无知比贫穷更糟糕
War is death's feast. 战争是死亡的宴席。
Wash one's dirty linen in public 当中出丑
wash one's hands 洗手不干；不再管某人或谋事
Water can not turn backward. 河水不能倒流
The way to be safe is never to feel secure. 警惕才能安全。
The way to heaven is alike in every place. 上天堂的路，到处都一样。
Wealth is the test of a man's character. 财富是人品的试金石
wear and tear 消耗，磨损
wear one's heart on one's sleeve 光明磊落
We are not born for ourselves. 人生天地间，并非为自己
We can not see the wood for the tree. 不能见树不见林
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水贵
We shall lie all alike in our grave. 躺在坟墓里，人人都一样。
Weeds want no sowing. 野草不必栽种
Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半
wet blanket 扫兴的事
wet behind the ears 乳臭未干
What can't be cured must be endured. 无法医治的病只好忍受。
What's done can't be undone. 事已定局，无法挽回。
What is done by night appears by day. 夜晚做的是白天会暴露
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.幼年学的，终生不忘。
What's lost is lost. 失者不可复得
What you have to do, do without delay. 非干不可的事，就得立刻做。
What the heart thinks the tongue speaks. 言为心声。
What's lost is lost. 失者不可复得
When the cat's away, the mice will play. 猫儿不在，老鼠成精。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese. 狐狸讲道， 鹅要当心。
When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. 两强相遇，必有一斗。
When gun speaks, it is too late to argue. 大炮一响，谈判已晚。
When a man is going sown hill, everyone will give him a push.一人走下坡，人人推一把。
When the moon is at its full, it begins to wane. 月盈则亏。
When one will not, two cannot quarrel. 一人不愿，两人难吵。
When the owl sings, the nightingale will hold her peace.猫头鹰唱歌，夜莺屏息。
When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game.鹬蚌相争，渔人得利。
When a thing is done advice comes too late. 事情做过后，忠告也晚了。
When war begins , hell opens. 战争一开始，地域门便开。
When wine sinks, words swim. 三杯酒下肚，开始说胡话。
When the wolf grows old, the crows ride him. 狼老遭乌鸦欺
When you make new friends, don't forget the old ones.有了新交，不忘旧友。
Where bees are, there is honey. 哪里有蜜蜂，哪里就有蜂蜜。
Where drums beat, laws are silent. 战鼓一响，法律无声。
Where light is, there shadow is. 那里有光，哪里就有影子
Where there is smoke, there is fire. 有烟就有火。
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，是竟成。
While there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望。
White elephant 无用之物
white lie 无害的谎言
Who keeps company with the wolf, will learn to howl.跟狼在一起，就会学狼嗥。
Who knows most says least. 知道最多的人说的最少。
Who makes friends of all keeps none. 滥交友者无友。
The wife is the key of the house. 妻子是家庭的关键。
Willy-nilly 愿意还是不愿意
wind someone round one's finder 任意摆弄
Wine and judgement are mature with age. 酒老味醇，人老识深。
Wine and wenches empty men's purse. 酒和美色使人倾家荡产。
Wisdom is more precious than wealth. 智慧胜过财富。
Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.智慧之于心灵正如健康之于身体。
Wise men have their mouths in their hearts, fools their hearts intheir mouths. 知着嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。
Wise men seek instruction; fools fall for applause.聪明人寻找指教，愚蠢人想听赞美。
The wise man is always a good listener. 智者善听人言。
Wit without learning is like a tree without fruit.光有才智无学识，如同果树不结果。
Wit and will strive for the victory. 智慧和意志是胜利的保证。
With might and main 全力以赴
with one's tail between one's legs 夹着尾巴；垂头丧气
Without a friend, the world is a wilderness. 没有朋友，世界成了荒野。
Without money, without tear. 没有钱，就没有忧虑。
Words are like bees, they have honey and a sting.言语像蜜蜂，有蜜也有刺。
Words fly, writings remain. 言语飞逝，著作长存。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and some down.人世如梯子，有人上去有人下来。
The world is an inn, and death is the journey's end.世界好比旅馆，死亡是旅程的终端。
Work while you work, play while you play. 工作的时候工作，玩耍的时候玩耍。
Work won't kill but worry will. 劳动无害，忧虑伤身。
Worship the golden calf 见钱眼开
Wrangle for an ass's shadow 无意义的争吵
the writing on the wall 不祥之兆
worth one's salt 称职
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Years bring wisdom. 年岁带来智慧
Years know more than books. 岁月比书本知道的多。
Yesterday will not be called again. 昨日不再来。
You cannot be lost on a straight road. 走直路，不迷途。
You cannot eat your cake and have it. 事难两全。
You can not make a crab walk straight. 不要强人所难。
You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink.不能强人所难。
You never know what you can do till you try. 时间才知真本领。
Youth look forward and age backward. 青年人展望未来，老年眷恋过去。
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Zeal without prudence is frenzy. 热情而不审慎等于狂热。
Zero hour 发动进攻的时刻；决定性的时刻；零点
1． as brave as a lion 非常勇猛
He is as brave as a lion inthe war. 在战斗中，他非常勇猛。
2． a lion of the day 名人，红人
She is a lion of the day.她是个红人。
3． in the lion's den 陷入困境
They have been in the lion'sden. 他们已陷入困境。
4． see the lions游览名胜
I enjoy seeing the lions inXi'an. 我喜欢西安的名胜。
5． the lion's share最大的部分，好处
I earned a lot, but the lion'sshare goes for taxes.我挣了许多钱，但最大的部分都缴税了。
6． make a lion of 视……为红人
We make a lion ofher.我们把她视为红人。
4. a storm in a teacup
在茶杯里掀起一场风暴，比喻"小题大做；大惊小怪"。
5. for all the tea in China
这条习语始于17世纪。当时中国生产的茶叶在英国很贵，如果是"中国的全部茶叶"（all the tea inChina），价值就无法估量了。不过，这条习语多用于否定句，意思是"即使把中国的茶叶都送给我（我也不做某事）"，比喻"无论如何；无论多高的报酬（也不）"的意思。例如：
I couldn't do that job for all the tea in China.我无论如何也不会干那个工作。
6. tea and sympathy
这条习语比喻"对不幸者的安慰与同情"。
7. take tea with somebody
这条习语比喻"与某人打交道；与某人狭路相逢；与某人发生冲突"。
Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。
Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。
Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。
Birds of a feather fleck together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
Where there’s smoke there’s fire. 无风不起浪。
Where there’s a will there’s a way. 有志者事竟成。
Give a person a dose of his own medicine. 以其人之道还治其人之身。
All good things must come to an end. 天下没有不散的宴席。
（3）not to know from A to B
意思是"不辨AB'、"一字不识"。例如：
He even doesn't know from A to B
他甚至一字不识。
（4） double-O
英语字母O，圆圆的，像个睁大的眼睛。double－O指两只眼睛睁得大大的。一个人睁大了眼是为了看得更清楚。因此double－O的意思就是'细察"。例如：
I gave the strange man the double-O．
我仔细端详了这位陌生人。
（5） like Q in the corner
在打字机键盘上，字母Q位于左上角，一个很不显眼的地方。而字母Q又是26个字母中不可缺少的一员，因此，like Q in thecorner表示"不被重视又不可缺少"的意思。例如：：
It seems nobody pays attention to Jack，but he is like Q in thecorner in our team．
看起来好像没人注意杰克，但我们队少了他还真不行。
（7） on the QT
QT是quiet的缩写。此习语意为"秘密地"、"私下地"。例如：
Before 1949，her father was arrested on the QT．
1949年前，她父亲被秘密拘捕。
American beauty 四季蔷薇（不是美国美女）
China rose 月季花（不是中国玫瑰）
Dutch courage 酒后之勇（不是荷兰人的勇气）
English Disease 软骨病（不是英国病）
German measles 风疹（不是德国麻疹）
french chalk 滑石粉（不是法国粉笔）
Greek gift 害人的礼物（不是希腊礼物）
Indian weed 烟草（不是印第安野草）
Indian ink 墨汁（不是印度墨水）
Mongolian idiocy 先天性白痴（不是蒙古白痴）
Russian olive 沙枣（不是俄国橄榄）
spanish athlete 吹牛的人（不是西班牙运动员）
Turkish delight 拌砂软糖（不是土耳其欢乐）
Swiss roll 面包卷（不是瑞士花卷）
Afghan 阿富汗人
afghan 针织软毛毯
Black 布莱克
black 黑色的
Boxer 义和团成员
boxer 拳击家
Catholic 天主教的
catholic 宽容的
China 中国
china 瓷器
Dickens 狄更斯
dickens （委婉语）魔鬼
Hymen （希腊神话中）婚姻之神
hymen （古）婚姻
Japan 日本
japan 日本瓷器
Jenny （女子）詹妮
jenny 纺纱机
John （男子名）约翰
john （美俚）厕所
levant 地中海东部诸国
levant （英）躲债
March 三月
march 前进
May 五月
may 可以
Mike （男子名）迈克
mike 话筒
Miss 女土
miss 惦记，错过
Moor 摩尔人
moor 荒野
Napolen 拿破仑
napolen 一种法国金币
Pan （希腊神话）牧羊神
pan 平锅
Pekin 北京鸭
pekin 平民
Polish 波兰的
polish 磨光
Rose （姓或女子名）罗斯
rose 玫瑰花
Sedan （法国城市）色当
sedan 轿子
Shanghai 上海
shanghai 拐骗
Turkey 土耳其
turkey 火鸡
Pride comes before a fall．骄兵必败。
Amiss is as good as a mile，差之毫厘，失之千里。
Two is company， but three is none。两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚无水吃。
Walls have ears。隔墙有耳。
Enough is as good as a feast．知足常乐。
Two can play the game.孤掌难鸣。
A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
The grass is greener on the other side of the hill．这山望着那山高。
Putting the cart before the horse。本未倒置。
People who live in glass houses should not throwstones。如译成“住在玻璃房子里的人，不应扔石头”不如译成“己有过，勿正人’’或“责人必先责己”。
In fair weather prepare for thefoul．如译成“晴天要防阴天”，不如译成“有备无患”或“居安思危”或“未雨绸缪”。
Murder will out．如译成“谋杀终必败露”，不如译成“纸包不住火”。
Fools rush in where angels fear totread．如译成“愚者敢闯天使不敢去的地方”，不如译成“初生牛犊不怕虎”
One cannot make an omelette without breakingeggs。如译成“想吃煎蛋卷，就得打鸡蛋”，不如译成工“有得必有失”。或甚至可以引申为“不破不立”。
God helps those who help themselves。上帝帮助那些自己帮助自己的人。或，自助者天助之。
Money is the root of all evil．金钱是万恶之源。
An empty sack cannot stand upright．空袋立不直。
DO as you would be done by。以你所期望的别人待你的方式待人。
这与另一谚语： Don't do unto otherS what yOu don't want others do untoyou。“己所不欲勿施于人”很相似。
Money talks。钱能通神。
Don’t let the cat out of the bag.
不要泄露机密。
The man who has never made a mistake will never make anythingelse.
从来不犯错误的人将一事无成。
A man who has friends must show himself friendly.
要想交朋友，就得有诚意。
Old friends and old wine are best.
陈酒味纯，老友情深。
A good name is better than riches.
名声好，胜金宝。
It is easier to go up the hill than to run down.
上山容易，下山难。
Art is long, but life is short.
人生有限，学海无涯。
In doing, we learn.
经一事，长一智。
Easy come ,easy go.
来得容易，去得快。
Work while you work, play while you play.
工作的时候工作，玩的时候玩。
A friend in need is a friend in deed.
患难朋友才是真朋友。
A good book is the best friend, the same today and forever.
好书如挚友，情谊永不渝。
Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月不等人。
Lost time is never found again.
光阴一去不复返。
The used key is always bright.
常用的钥匙常光亮。
A little learning is dangerous thing.
只学一点点，实在太危险。/一知半解最危险。
Night should never die out, I know, it always lingers at the backof Day.
夜是不会消失的。 我知道,它藏在白天的心里。
Business comes before pleasure.
吃苦在先，享乐在后。
Every dog has its/his day./A man has his hour, and a dog has hisday.
人人均有得意时。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
莫惹是非。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
谗言可畏。
Money is everything./Money talks.
有钱能使鬼推磨。/金钱万能。
A cat has nine lives.
猫有九命。
You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make himdrink.
带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。
The best fish swim near the bottom.
好鱼居水底。
The early bird gets the worm(n.虫子).
捷足先登。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕。
Rome was not built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Gold will not buy everything.
金钱并非万能。
One is never too old to learn.
活到老，学到老。
It’s never too late to mend(v.修补).
亡羊补牢，未为晚也。
Follow the river and you will get to the sea.
顺藤摸瓜。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之间在于晨。
Never do things by halves(n.pl.一半).
凡事不要半途而废。
Never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.
今日之事今日毕。
While there is a life, there is hope.
留得青山在，那怕没柴烧。
Do in Rome as the Romans(n.pl.罗马人) do.
入乡随俗。
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched(v.孵化).
别过早地乐观。
If you run after two hares(n.pl.野兔), you’ll catch neither.
脚踏两头船摆渡难。
The more you have, the more you want.
人心节节高于天，越富越爱钱。
He that is full of himself is very empty.
自满的人是空虚的。
He who knows most speaks least.
识多者寡言。
A man cannot whistle(v.吹口哨) and drink at the same time.
一心不能两用。
A friend is easier lost than found.
朋友失去容易得来难。
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
量布裁衣（量入为出）
Actions speak louder than words.
行动胜过语言。
Constant dropping wears away a stone.
滴水穿石
The teacher opens the gate; the student has to walk throughit.
师傅领进门，修行在自身。
a jolly dog（快活的人）， you dirty dog（你这个坏小子，常带疼爱色彩），a topdog（优胜者），Every dog has its day（人总有得意的时候），to help a lame dog over astile（助人于危难，仗义勇为），top dog（当权者），sea dog（老练的水手），a big dog（大亨）。
1.Bird
(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕；一举两得。
(2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
(3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
(4) It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。
(6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.听音识鸟，闻言识人。
(7) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏）
(8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。）
(9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。
2. Cat
(2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。
(3) All cats are grey in the dark.. 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。（人未出名时看起来都差不多。）
(4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。）
(5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very illpresage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。）
(6) Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？）
(7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。（掩耳盗铃）
(8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it withbutter. 杀猫的办法很多。（达到目的的途径很多。）
(9) Care kill a cat. 忧虑愁死猫。
3. Chicken
(1) Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。）
4. Crow
(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.江山易改，本性难移。
5. Dog
(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.欲加之罪，何患无辞.
(2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无辞.
(4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。
(6) Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。
(7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。
(8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。
(9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at.狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。（不要以貌取人。）
(10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。
(11) Don’t be a dog (lying) in the manger.莫学狗占马槽不吃草。（不要占着茅坑不拉屎。）
(12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。
(13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。
(14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns itsowner’s home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。
6. Frog
(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.井底之蛙，不知大海。
7. Fox
(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。
(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。（兔子不吃窝边草。）
(3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese.每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。
(4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen tolook out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。
英语中有关动物的谚语（下）
8. Fish
(1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。
(2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。
(3) Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
(4) There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.海里的好鱼多的是。
(5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.智者不上两次档。
(6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.咆哮的水中无鱼。（夸夸其谈者无真才实学。）。
9. Hare
(1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(猎狗).不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。（人不应两面讨好。）
(2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。
10. Horse
(1) You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make himdrink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。
(2) Don’t ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。
(3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好马不会毛色差。
(4) A horse may stumble on four feet. 马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。
(5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无需鞭策。
(6) Don’t put the cart before the horse.不要将大车套在马前面。（处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）
(7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马，掌子最差。
(8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢）
(9) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之马，勿看牙口。
(10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail.一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。（水滴石穿）
11 . Mouse
(1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。
(2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。
(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。
12. Sheep
(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow.榜样的力量是无穷的。
(2) A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重。
(3) He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。
13.Swallow
(1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不报春。
(2) One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。
14. Tiger
(1) If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
15. Wolf
(1) Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf withsheepfold. 不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。
(2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl.和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。
(3) Man is a wolf to man. 人对人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）
(4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
众口铄金，积毁销骨
欲加之罪，何患无辞。
To say is one thing and to do is another.
言行不一。
说曹操，曹操就到。Speak of the devil and he will appear.或
To mention the wolf's name is to see the same.或
Speak of the angels, and you will hear the wings.
To save time is to lengthen life.节省时间就是延长生命。
To know everything is to know nothing.
什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。
early bird 早起（到）者
for the birds 乏味，索然无趣
let the cat out of the bag泄露秘密（天机）
lucky dog 幸运儿
cold fish 怪人
get one＇s goat 使人生气（厌恶）
1.hang in there忍耐一下 Hang in there. Things will look up soon. 忍耐一下。事情很快就会好转的。 2.hands-off无为而治，顺其自然 He takes ahands-off approach when it comes to raising his children. 他用无为而治的方式教养小孩。 3.gag me with a spoon我快吐了 Gag me witha spoon! Please don’t tell me such disgusting stories any more. 我快吐了！请别再说这么恶心的故事了。 4.get a move on赶快 Get a moveon. You can’t park your car here. 赶快！你不能在这儿停车。 5.cook up想出 He cookedup a wonderful way to surprise his wife on her birthday. 他想出一个在他太太生日时让她惊喜的妙法。 （呵，女人心中的好丈夫！）
1.let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密
I won't let the cat out ofthe bag.
我不会泄漏秘密的。
2.in the market for想买，积极物色
People are always in themarket for something new and different.
人们总想买点新奇的且与众不同的东西。
3.meddle in 干涉，搅和
Harold asked his boss stopmeddling in his personal life.
哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活。
4.screw loose脱线，神经不对头
Bill must have a screw loosesomewhere; he's acting really strangely.
Bill一定是哪根筋不对，他的行动真奇怪。
5.sell someone on以...说服某人
She sold me on her idea. Ithink it will work.
她用她的看法说服了我，我想那行得通。
1.hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
I’m sorry to hit you withthis problem. I don’t know who else to turn to.
很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。
2.have it bad for 狂恋
He really has it bad for her,but she has no ideas.
他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。
3.hung over 宿醉未醒
Don’t disturb him. He’s stillhung over from last night.
别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。
4.has-been 过时的人或物
Lisa is a has-been. No onewill hire her any more.
丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。
5.have a bone to pick with有账要算
I have a bone to pick withyou. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed.
我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！
1.have a passion for 钟爱
I have a passion for bluedresses.
我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
2.pep talk 打气，鼓励的话
The coach gave his team a peptalk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory.
教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。
3.pick someone's brains请教某人
I don't understand any ofthis medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains sinceyou're so knowledgeable in this area?
我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？
4.pass out 醉到了
He passed out after threebeers.
喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
5.way back 好久以前
We've been friends since wayback.
我们老早就是好朋友了。
1.get the ball rolling开始
Let's get the ballrolling.让我们开始吧。
2.get on the ball用心做
If you hope to keep your job,you'd better get on the ball and meet the deadline.
如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！
3.lady-killer帅哥
He's a real lady-killer.他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
4.lay off停止，解雇
Lay off! I don't need you totell me what to do!
别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！
5.knock it off=cut it off停止
Knock it off! I'm trying toget some sleep.
别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！
1.down in the dumps垂头丧气
The players were down in thedumps after their team lost the championship game.
球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。
2.horse around嬉闹
We've horsed around longenough. It's time to get to work.
我们闹够了，该去工作了。
3.pass somethingup放弃某事物
You can't pass up this job.This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime.
你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。
4.go whole hog全力以赴
She went whole hog inplanning he New Year's Eve party.
她全心全力筹办新年晚会。
5.shoo-in长胜将军
There's no way he can lose.He's a shoo-in.
他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。
1.put someone on the spot 让某人为难
Don't put me on the spot likethis. You know I can't give you confidential information.
别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。
2.racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
The police are determined tobreak up the racket.
警方决定打击这个非法行业。
3.have it good 享受得很
She really has it good.Everybody caters to her every need.
她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。
4.don't knock it 不要太挑剔
Don;t knock it! You won't beable to find another job that pays so well.
别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！
5.pig out 狼吞虎咽
We pigged out on potato chipsand cookies until our bellies ached.
我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。
1.act up 胡闹，出毛病
The children started to actup as soon as the teacher left the room.
老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。
2.ad lib 即兴而作，随口编
The comedian ad libbed mostof his routine.
那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。
3.blah-blah-blah 说个不停
All she does is go'blah-blah-blah' all night.
她整夜说个不停。
4.hit it off 投缘，一见如故
They hit it off instantly andhave been good friends ever since.
他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。
5.zit 青春痘
Why is it that every time Ihave a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face?
为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？
1.flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
The movie was a flop. Nobodywent to see it.
这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。
2.drop in/by/over 随时造访
Feel free to drop in anytime.I'm usually home and I'd love the company.
欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。
3.drop a line 写信
Drop me a line! 给我写信！
4.duck 躲闪，突然低下头
Remind little Bobby to duckhis head when he crawls under the table so he won't hit hishead.
提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。
5.go with the flow随从大家的意见
Sharon is an easy-goingperson. She just goes with the flow.
沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说，她就怎么做。
1.ripoff 骗人的东西
What a ripoff! The new car Ibought doesn't work!
真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！
2.rock the boat 找麻烦
Don't rock the boat! Thingsare fine just the way they are.
别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。
3.blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
I blew it on that lastexam.
我上次考试靠砸了。
4.in hot water 有麻烦
He is in hot water with hisgirlfriend recently.
近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。
5.put one's foot in one'smouth 祸从口出
Wally is always saying suchstupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in hismouth.
沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。
1.fishy 可疑的
His story sounds fishy. Weshould see if it's really true.
他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。
2.flip out 乐死了
Chris flipped out when I toldhim that we won the game.
我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。
3.fix someone up 撮合某人
I think Xixi and Macaulaywould make a perfect couple. Let's fix them
up. (Haha,justkidding:)
我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩
笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：）
4.take a shine to 有好感
He really likes you. Thereare very few people he takes a shine to
right away.
他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。
5.third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
You two go on ahead. I don'twant to be a third wheel.
你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。
2.keep in line管束
He needs to be kept in line.He's too wild.
他太野了，要好好管束一下。
3.jump the gun草率行事
Don't jump the gun. We haveto be patient for a while.
不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。
4.jump toconclusion妄下结论
Don't jump to conclusion. Wehave to figure it out first.
不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。
5.lemon次
This car is a real lemon. Ithas broken down four times.
这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！
1.come again 再说一遍
Come again? I didn't quiteunderstand what you said.
再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。
2.come clean 全盘托出，招供
The criminal decided to comeclean.
罪犯决定供出事实。
3.spring for 请客
Let me spring fordinner.
我来请客吃饭吧。
4.spill the beans 泄漏秘密
Don't spill the beans. It'ssupposed to be a secret.
别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！
5.stick in the mud 保守的人
Cathy is such a stick in themud. She never wants to try anything new.
Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。
1.go up in smoke成为泡影
Peter’s vacation plans wentup in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。
2.hit the road上路
We should probably hit theroad. It’s going to take us two hours to get home.
我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！
3.shape up表现良好，乖
You’d better shape up if youwant to stay on.
如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。
4.scare the shit out ofsomeone吓死某人了
Don’t sneak up behind me likethat. You scared the shit out of me.
不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
5.pull strings运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
He pulled some strings andmanaged to get us front row seats for the concert.
他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。
1.keep one's shirt on保持冷静
Keep your shirt on. He didn'tmean to offend you. That's just the way he talks.
保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。
2.cool it冷静一点
Cool it. You are making memad.
冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
3.joy ride兜风
Let's go for a joyride.
让我们去兜兜风。
4.rap说唱乐
Do you like rap music? I havetrouble understanding the words.
你喜欢说唱音乐吗？我听不太懂其中的歌词。
1.clock in 打卡
Don't forget to clockin,otherwise you won't get paid.
别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。
2.come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
Tanya slapped Bill after hecame on to her.
Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。
3.come easily 易如反掌
Languages come easily to somepeople.
语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
4.don't have a cow别大惊小怪
Don't have a cow! I'll payfor the damages.
别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。
5.push around 欺骗
Don't try to push mearound!
别想耍我！
1. We just want to break away from this town.
我们只想逃离这个城镇。
2. My aunt suffered from a nervous breakdown.
我阿姨得了神经衰弱。
3. Our car broke down on the way home.
在回家的路上，我们的车子出了故障。
4. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to break in on you.
对不起，我不是故意要插嘴的。
5. I'll break up with my girlfriend.
我要和女朋友分手。
6. All right you guys, let's break it up!
好了，你们几个，咱就别吵了吧！
7. Come on, give me a break.
得了吧，少来这一套。
1. Our neighbors keep going back and forth to Denver everyweek.
我们的邻居每周来往于家与丹佛市之间。
2. We'll never back down on this issue.
在这个问题上我们决不让步。
3. Mom is flat on her back in the hospital.
妈妈生病躺在医院里。
4. I told my boss to get off my back.
我告诉老板不要对我指指点点。
5. Please don't turn your back on me.
请你不要不理睬我。
6. My back's against the wall, there is nothing I can do.
我走投无路，什么也干不了。
7. We all back you up.
我们都支持你。
1. Don't beat around the bush! Just come out and say it.
别拐弯抹角的，直说好了。
2. The sun beat down on the sand, making it painful to walkbarefoot.
阳光照射着沙子，光脚走上去甚至感觉到疼。
3. I want you to beat it!
我要你们给我滚开。
4. The man was arrested for beating up on the children.
那男人因殴打孩子而被捕了。
5. Last night we were partying to beat the band.
昨晚我们聚在一起简直玩疯了
blow one's nose: 擤鼻涕
cut off one's nose to spite one's face:想报复别人而害了自己
follow one's nose:凭直觉行事
have one's nose in sth:专心地阅读某物
Keep one's nose clean:不做违法、讨厌的事
look down one's nose at sb or sth:轻视，蔑视
poke one's nose into sth:干预，插手与己无关的事
with one's nose in the air:非常傲慢，自高自大
an eye for an eye以眼还眼、报复
be all eyes 非常锱意
cast sheep’s eyes at somebody(give somebody the glad eye=make eyesat somebody)苛人送秋波
cry one’s eyes at somebody
have an eye for 很懂赏
if you had half an eye如果你不是完全瞎了（或胡）的话
see with half an eye 一望而知
shut one’s eye to (turn a blind eye to )对无睹
make somebody open his eyes使人瞠目吃惊
get on the high horse
趾 高 气 扬 ( 坐 在 高 头 大 马 上 ， 当 然 就 是 这 副 嘴 脸 )
beat a dead horse
重 提 已 经 解 决 的 问 题 ； 徒 劳 ( 再 用 力 抽 打 死 掉 的 马 ， 它 也 不 能 起 来 跑 )
change horses in midstream
在 危 急 时 刻 做 出 重 大 变 动 ( 跑 到 半 途 要 换 马 ， 定 有 缘 故 )
buy a white horse
浪 费 金 钱 ( 是 不 是 说 白 马 要 比 杂 色 马 身 价 高 些 )
work like a horse
勤 奋 劳 作 ( 马 的 工 作 精 神 是 值 得 我 们 学 习 )
a horse of different color
完 全 另 外 一 回 事 ( 我 在 说 白 马 ， 你 却 听 成 是 大 红 马 ， 差 太 多 )
bygones: let bygones be bygonesbygone是已过去的事。“让过去的事成为历史吧”；此语也含有“既往不咎”之意。Don't take it too hard. Letbygones be bygones. 不要放在心上，过去的事就让它过去吧了。
By golly! 与By God! 和By Gum! 一样都是感叹词，相当于“天呀！”By golly! You think I'mkidding you? 天呀！你以为我在骗你吗？
buy your story 不是“买你的故事”，而是“相信你的话”。I don't buy your story.我不会相信你的鬼话。
busy-body 指爱管闲事的人，特别是多嘴者。Stay away from it, you busy-body.走开，你这个爱管闲事的人。
busy as a bee 表示“忙得不可开交”，象忙碌的蜜蜂一样。You have to wait a moment. Ourboss is as busy as a bee now. 你要等一会儿，我们的老板现在忙得不可开交。
Business is business 是“公事公办”，含有“不讲私情”之意。 Business is business. Youhave to pay the bill. 公事公办，你是要付账的。
bury the hatchet hatchet原指美洲印第安人的战斧。据说他们讲和后，便把战斧埋在了地下。故此语之意是“媾和”。All right. Let's bury thehatchet and be friends. 好了，让我们捐弃前嫌，成为朋友。
bury one's head in the sand据说鸵鸟遇敌时，便会把头埋在沙中，以为对方也看不到它。此语比喻一些人不敢面对现实。 Do something about it.Don't just bury your head in the sand. 想想怎样办，不要回避现实。
Apple（苹果）to be the apple of one's eyeexp. to be one's favorite掌上明珠；心爱物·She's the apple of her father's eye. 她是她父亲的掌上明珠 the BigAppleexp. New York 大苹果城[即纽约]·I live in the Big Apple.我住在大苹果城。compare apples and oranges exp. to compare two things thatsimply cannot be compared比较两个无法相比的事物·That's ridiculous. Now you'recomparing apples and oranges. 真可笑，你这是拿两种无法相比的东西作比较，就好像苹果和桔子。"How doyou like them apples?"exp. "What do you think of that?"你认为那怎么样？*注：这是对某种冒犯性行为做出报复后所说的话。Banana（香蕉） To be bananasExp. To becrazy 发疯的；神经错乱的·That guy’s bananas!那家伙真是疯了。*注意：to go bananas exp.1. to become crazy 发疯；神经错乱·I’m so bored. I’m going bananas.我厌烦得要死，都快发疯了。2．To become wild with anger 狂怒，气得发疯·She went bananaswhen she found him cheating. 她发现他欺骗时气得要命。To play second bananaExp.To be second choice 第二选择；次要任务·I always play second banana to her.我总是做她的候补。Top bananaExp. Main boss 领袖；头头；大老板·He’s (the) top bananain this company. 他是这家公司的大老板。关于apple用法的补充： 1、apple-polisher 马屁精例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling aroundthe boss and making eyes at him. 她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。2、The rottenapple injures its neighbours. 一只烂, 烂一筐; 一个坏朋友可以影响一群好人。 3、谚语：Throwaway the apple because of the core. 因噎废食 An apple a day keeps thedoctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。4、习惯用语：as like as an apple to an oyster毫无相同之处 bad apple,rotten apple （美俚）坏家伙polish the apple （美俚）拍马屁,讨好upset sb.'s apple cart 破坏某人计划
1. What a stupid man（驴）!
真是个傻瓜！
2. Kate is busy as abee（蜜蜂）.
凯特是个大忙人。
3. You dirty rat（老鼠）!
你这卑鄙的小人！
4. I'm hungry as a wolf!
我要饿死了！
5. What a turkey!
真是个草包！
整理时间: 2004/10/25
1、 与Sunday有关的： Sunday best , Sunday clothes , Sunday togs ,Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes——高档、漂亮的衣裳；盛装。Sunday run——长距离。Sundaypainter——业余画家。Sunday punch——（拳击中）最厉害的一击；（对付对手的）杀手锏。Sundaysaint——伪善者。Sunday saint and Monday sinner——假道学，伪君子。Sundayletter——（历书上为表示一年之星期日所用的）主日字母。Sundayschool——（教堂中所设的）主日学校。（美）扑克牌戏。Sunday school truth——众所周知的道理或事实。Monthof Sundays——很久。Mid-Lent Sunday , Mothering / RefreshmentSunday——（牛津大学）校庆日前的星期日。Low Sunday——业余的；复活节后的星期日。To look two ways tofind Sundays——斜着眼看。2、 与Monday有关的：blackMonday——（学俚）放假后的开学第一天；执行死刑之星期一；黑色礼拜一（即复活节之后一日，因1360年的当天，天气严寒，爱德华三世之士兵都冻死于巴黎附近）。BlueMonday——沮丧，闷烦（相对于欢乐的周末而言）。Saint Monday——（特指交易所）懒散，工作很少的星期一。MadMonday ——忙乱的星期一。Monday morning feeling , Mondayfeeling——美国人在周末休假后星期一不想工作的那样一种心情。Monday morningquarterback——放马后炮的人。Monday morning quarterbacking——放马后炮。3、与Friday有关的：Friday——忠仆，随从（源自鲁滨逊漂流记）。Man Friday——男忠仆。GirlFriday——得力助手（尤指女秘书）。Pal Friday——极受信赖的女秘书。Friday face——神色不佳之人。BlackFriday——不幸的礼拜五，即有任何灾难发生的礼拜五；复活节前之礼拜五（神职人员于此日着黑装）。GoodFriday——耶酥受难节；T.G.I.F ( Thank God it’s Friday)——报纸上刊出招聘一名能干的女职员的广告。4、与Saturday有关的：Saturday-to-Monday——周末休假；周末的。BlackSaturday——黑色星期六（指工人已预借工资无钱可领的星期六）。Saturday nightspecial——便于周末作案的小手枪。Saturday nightmassacre——星期六夜晚大屠杀（指尼克松任总统期间白宫在1973年10月20日，周六晚上宣布解除水门时间特别检查官考克斯的职务，并解除拒绝把考克斯解职的司法部长理查森和副部长拉克尔职务）。5、与“星期”名称有关的几个名谚：He that sings on Friday , shall weep on Sunday ; Hewho laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday .乐极生悲。Choose a wife on aSaturday rather than a Sunday.节日假期，不宜选妻。（意指平时女子穿便服，故能更好地对之进行观察）。Come day , go day , God sendSunday.过了一天又一天，上帝快给个星期天。（此乃懒惰者的愿望，亦指懒惰的佣人盼望工作时间快快过去，休息和发工钱的日子快快到来）。
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林
a blank slate 干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始）
a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满）
a cat nap 打个盹儿
a ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯（懒鬼）
a headache 头痛（麻烦事）
a knock out 击倒（美得让人倾倒）
a load off my mind 心头大石落地
a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事）
a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件）
a shot in the dark 盲目射击（瞎猜）
a sinking ship 正在下沉的船
a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光（公然受辱）
a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人）
a thorn in someone''s side 腰上的荆棘（芒刺在背）
a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人（叛徒）
a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担
an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌
ants in one''s pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立不安）
back in the saddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓）
back on track重上轨道（改过自新）
backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其反）
ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆）
beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳）
beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过（生得难看）
bet your life 把命赌上（绝对错了）
better half 我的另一半
big headed 大脑袋（傲慢，自大）
bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事要办）
bite the bullet 咬子弹（强忍痛苦）
birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）
blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了）
break a let 折断一条腿（表演真实，演出成功）
break the ice 破冰（打破僵局）
brown nose 讨好，谄媚
bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人，动辄弄坏东西的人）
burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞风景）
bury one''s head in the sand把头埋在沙里（自欺欺人）
butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里紧张，七上八下）
buy the farm买下农场（归道山，死了）
cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝）
circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待）
clean up one''s act自我检点，自我改进
come down in sheets整片整片地下（倾盆大雨）
cross the line 跨过线（做得太过分了）
cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直）
cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物（不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入）
daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工
days are numbered 来日无多
dead center 正当中
dead-end street 死路，死巷子
domino effect 骨牌效应
down to the wire 最后关头
down under 南边（常指面半球的澳洲）
downhill from here 从此都是下坡路（自此每况愈下）
drop the ball 掉了球（失职）
empty nest 空巢（儿女长大离家）
get hitched 拴起来（结婚）
get off on the wrong foot 起步便错（第一印象不佳）
get the ball rolling 让球滚起来（动起手来）
goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩
hit the road 上路
hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来）
hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了（把……坑苦了）
in one''s back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物）
in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）
in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）
it''s Greek to me 希腊文（天书）
joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人）
jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先）
kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子）
kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕，一举两得
last straw 最后一根稻草
left a bitter taste in one''s mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆）
light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动）
light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望）
like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖）
ling winded 长舌，碎嘴
Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮）
my old man 我的老头（我父亲）
out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下）
plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草）
poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色）
pop the question 提出大问题（求婚）
pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步）
punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑
put all of one''s eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷）
put one''s foot in one''s mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了）
rob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草）
skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）
skeleton in one''s closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事）
skin and bones 皮包骨
sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上）
small talk 寒喧，闲聊
smooth sailing 一帆风顺
stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算）
stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人）
stud 种马（貌美体健的男人）
swing for the fence 打全垒打
take a hike 走路（滚蛋）
until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青（也是白干）
unwind 放松发条（轻松下来）
up for grabs 大家有份
up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决）
when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事）
weed out 除去杂草（淘汰）
well rounded全 能，全才
when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能）
not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观）
wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）
Bean brain
白痴，笨蛋
·He’s such a bean brain. 他是个大笨蛋。
*注意：此词语暗示某人的脑子只有豆子那么大。
Not to know beans about something
对某事物一无所知
·I don’t know beans about computers. 我对电脑一窍不通。
*注意：此词语只有否定形式， “to know beans about something”这种说法不存在。
Bean Town
豆城 [指马萨诸塞州波士顿市]
*注：波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名
1. round up集合
Round everybody up. It’s time for our business meeting.
叫大家集合，开会时间到了。
2. put someone up留宿某人
I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is big enoughfor two people.
你可以在我这里住几天。我的公寓可以住两个人。
3. take care of business负责
Who’s going to take care of business while I am away?
我不在的时候谁负责？
4. take out on拿…出气
Don’t take your frustrations out on me.
别把气出在我身上。
5. hot stuff大人物
He thinks he’s hot stuff. But everybody else thinks he’s ajerk.
他自以为了不得，但其他人认为他是个傻瓜。
美国口语俚语（20）
1. nitty-gritty细节，基本情况
Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. I want to hear what happensnext.
让我们来认真了解详细的情况，我想知道后来发生了什么。
2. no good很糟
This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbon fallsout.
这台打字机很糟。每次已用，色带就掉下来。
3. have someone’s number清楚某人的底细，看穿某人
She dare not do anything to me, I have her number.
她不敢对我怎么样的，因为我对她的底细一清二楚。
4. hot number新鲜、迷人的人或事务，尤物
Tom thinks Sherry is a hotnumber.
Tom认为Sherry是个尤物。
5. off the hook逃脱，溜掉，不受罚
I’ll let you off the hook this time, but don’t do that again.
这次不罚你，下次不要这样干了。
美国口语俚语（21）
1. hunky-dory没问题
Everything here is hunky-dory. Don’t worry.
别担心，这里一切都没问题。
2. I kid you not我不骗你
I kid you not. I saw this woman talking to her hand.
我不骗你。我看见这个女人跟她的手说话。
3. pop one’s cork大发脾气
I’ve never seen Teresa pop her cork before. I always thought shewas a very laid-back person.
我从来没见过Teresa发脾气。我原来一直以为她是个好好小姐。
4. poke one’s nose into something多管闲事
Gladys is always poking her nose into other people’s business. Idon’t see how she has time to take care of her own affairs.
格拉迪斯总是爱管闲事，我不知道她怎么会有时间处理她自己的事。
5. pull a fast one欺骗
He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he gotaway with it.
他想要欺骗我们，但在他阴谋得逞之前我们就知道了。
美国口语俚语（22）
1. beats me我不知道
Beats me. We haven’t learned that.
我不知道。我们还没学过那个。
2. beat it走开
Beat it! I’m busy right now.
走开！我现在正忙着。
3. beat a dead horse白费口舌，白费力气
I’ve already made up my mind. There’s no sense beating a deadhorse.
我已经下了决心，不要再白费口舌了。
4. John Hancock签名
Put your John Hancock right here.
请在这里签名。
5. keep it under raps保密
Don’t tell anyone about the party. Let’s just keep it undereraps.
不要吧晚会的事告诉任何人。这件事情不要泄漏出去。
美国口语俚语（23）
1. kick around讨论；多考虑一下
Let’s kick around a few more proposals before we come to a finaldecision.
我们最后决定之前多考虑几个方案吧。
2. junkie吸毒者
The junkie stole money in order to buy more drugs.
这名吸毒者为了买更多的毒品而偷钱。
3. put away大吃大喝
I’ve never seen anybody put away so much food and still look sothin.
我从未见过这么能吃的人还这么瘦。
4. put a move on挑逗
He tried to put the moves on her, but she turned him down.
他想要挑逗她，但她拒绝了他。
5. put one’s ass on the line两肋插刀，不惜一切
I put my ass on the line for you. I know you’ll do the same for mesomeday.
我为你两肋插刀，我知道有朝一日你也会为我这么做。
美国口语俚语（24）
1. drag讨厌
What a drag! There’s nothing to do here!
真是讨厌！这里没什么可干的！
2. a drop in the bucket沧海一粟
The amount of money Mr. Howell spent on a new Rolls-Royce was justa drop in the bucket compared to his annual salary.
豪威尔先生卖一辆辛劳斯莱斯汽车的钱和他的年薪相比不过是沧海一粟。
3. drop dead去死
Suzy told Mike, “Drop dead!” when he kept teasing her about herweight.
麦克不停的取笑苏齐的体重时，苏齐说：“你去死吧！”
4. down and out穷困潦倒
Sarah was down and out after losing her job and herapartment.
萨拉丢掉工作和房子后变得穷困潦倒。
5. all that jazz诸如此类
He only cares about basketball, TV, girls, and all that jazz.
他只关心篮球、电视、女孩这一类事情。
美国口语俚语（25）
1. know-it-all万事通
Grace is always correcting other people. She thinks she’s aknow-it-all.
格雷斯总是在纠正别人，她觉得自己是万事通。
2. kooky古怪的
That man is really kooky. He has fifty-three cats!
那个人真怪。他养了53只猫！
3. let someone have it让某人好看
Next time I see Rick, I’m going to let him have it.
下次我看到李克时要他好看。
4. a leg up占上风
All Jeff’s hard work is paying off. He’s a leg up on the rest ofhis competitors.
杰夫的努力是有报答的。他在竞争对手中占了上风。
5. low-life落魄潦倒的人
Chris is such a low-life. He sleeps on the park bench and drinkbooze all day.
克利斯真是落魄潦倒。他睡在公园板凳上而且整天喝酒。
to have forty winks（小睡，打吨儿），
the sixth-four dollar question（最后的和最困难
的问题）等等。
one-horse town--乡村小镇。 one-horse现在可以表示 "极小的、简陋的、次要的" 意思，如one-horseshow（小型展览会）。由one组合成的习语。而又毫无 "一" 这一含义的习语还有：(1) He was one too manyfor me.我不是他的对手。(2) Number one -- 自己。由此而衍生to look after numberone（自私，追求自己的利益）
2．Two of a trade did never agree -- 同行相轻。由two组合成的习语还有：(1) when twoFridsys come together.“永远不”的遁词。(2) The two eyes ofGreece.希腊古代的两座城市"雅典"和"斯巴达"。
3．Three sheets in the wind -- 酩酊大醉。 由three组合成的习语还有：Three score andten -- 古稀之年。score在英语中是"二十"的意思。尽管这一习语中的数字加起来是七十，但在引喻中只是泛指老年而已。
4．Four-letter words -- 粗俗的下流话。由此而衍生出four-letterman（专喜使用粗俗的下流话的人）。由four组合的另一习语是：Four-sale廉价的啤酒；每品脱原来只卖四便士的啤酒。
5．Fifth Column 叛徒或是渗透到重要部门中去为敌方效力的内好，直译为第五纵队。。由five组合成的习语还有：(1)Bunch of fives--（俚语）拳头。(2) The five wits --常识、想象、幻想。估量和记忆这五种功能，泛指人的智能。
6. be at sixes and sevens -- 乱七八糟。（对人） 由上组合成的习语还有：(1) six of oneand half a dozen of other半斤八两差不多；两者都有错。(2) The six Conties --"北爱尔兰"的别名。(3) The six-foot way ---铁路；由两条铁轨之间的距离"six-foot"引申而来。
7. The seventh son of a seventh son --- 显要的
8．Behind the eight ball --- 处境危险，无可救药。 由eight组合成的另一习语是：one over theeight --- 微醉。
9．Dressed up to the nines衣冠楚楚；打扮得极为华丽。由nine组合成的习语还有：(1) A nineday's wonder --- 轰动一时而后又被遗忘的事情；昙花一现。(2) Possession is nine pointsof the law ---占有者在诉讼中总占上风。(3) To look nine ways --- 斜眼看人。(4) Rightas nine pence --- 完好无暇。
10. The Uppe Ten --- 贵族阶层；社会精华。由ten组合成的另一习语是：Ten to one ---十之八九；很可能。这一习语与另一个由数字组合成的习语：nine times out of ten意义相同，有异曲同工之妙。
11．To arrive at the eleventh hour ---在最后时刻到来。这一习语源自圣经新约全书。说的是天国犹如家主，清晨出去雇人到他的葡萄园里作工，讲好一天一钱银子。在十二点钟光景(atthe eleventhhour)，家主第三次出园门看见仍有人无所事事，于是就雇他们也去园内帮工，并讲好到时也会给他们报酬。到了晚上，这些晚来的人得到的工钱也是一钱银子。于是，先来的人抱怨为何"在最后时刻来的人" 与他们的工钱相仿，家主解释了一番。其缘由我们且不去探究，但这一习语就这样留传了下来
1．go to the dogs 堕落
The poor man went to the dogs after he lost his job．
那可怜的人失业之后就堕落了。
2．make a pig of oneself 猛吃猛喝
He always makes a pig of himself．
他总是暴饮暴食。
3．smell a rat 感到不妙（rat老鼠）
When he saw the policemen walking to him，he smelt a rat．
当他看到警察朝他走来时，就感到不妙。
4．hold one’s horses 耐心
Hold your horses，we still have some time left．
耐心点，我们仍然有时间。
5．get one’s goat 令某人生气／发火
The students got his goat because they didn’t do theirhomework．学生们因为没有做家庭作业使他很生气。
6．do the donkeywork 做呆板的例行工作(donkey驴)
He had to do the donkeywork．
他不得不做那些呆板的工作。
7．put one’s monkey up 使某人生气
Your last word put his monkey up． 你最后一句话使他很生气。
8．kill two birds with one stone 一举两得
He killed two birds with one stone by shopping and seeing thefilm．他既买了东西又看了电影，真是一举两得。
9．rise up with the lark 早起（lark云雀）
Every day my mother rises up with the lark．
我母亲每天都早起。
10．have a bee in one’s head 神经不正常、胡思乱想
It seems that the woman has a bee in her head．
那妇女看起来神经有点不正常。
11．have other fish to fry 有要紧的事要干
I have no time now．I have other fish to fry．
我现在没有时间，我有要紧的事要干。
12．like a duck to water 轻而易举
He worked out the problem like a duck to water
他轻而易举地做出了这道题。 用动物名称表示的习语
1. by and large：大体上，总的看来
例：I cannot totally take your point，but by and large I think yoursis reasonable.
2. down and out：穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
例：People should lend him a helpful hand；he's really down andout.
3. far and away：毋庸置疑
Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
4. high and dry：被抛弃的，处于痛苦之中的。
George took all the money away and left his companions high anddry，with nothing to buy the tickets.
5. high and low：到处
I looked high and low for my pen，but I couldn't find itanywhere.
6. ins and outs：错综复杂事物的因果
After careful investigation, he got to know the ins and outs of theaccident.
7. on and off：间断地
It rained on and off all day long.
8. on the up and up：坦率，诚实
How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by hisappearance!
9. out and about：户外活动
Mr Smith recovers quickly，and he'll be out and about verysoon.
10. out and out：完全地，彻底地
What I said is an out and out truth.
11. over and over：多次地，重复地
The foreigner repeated what he said over and over，but I stillcouldn't understand him.
12. through and through：完全地，充分地
You can trust him，for he's honest through and through.
13. up and about：病愈
I'm much better now，I've been up and about for almost a week.
14. ups and downs：盛衰，浮沉
Life is hard. There are a lot of ups and downs in one's life.
还有一点，Shanghai 还表示上海的一种特产的“浦东鸡”。
Advice 忠告 air空气 ash灰烬 beef牛肉
advices 消息 airs风度、神气 ashes骨灰 beeves食用牛，菜牛
blue 兰色 brain脑髓 colour颜色 compass罗盘
blues 烦闷，忧郁 brians脑力 colours旗帜 compasses圆规
custom 习惯，风俗 damage 损害 effect 效果 copper 铜
customs 海关，关税 damages 赔偿金 effects 动产，家产 coppers 铜线
fetter 脚镣 experience 经验 foot 脚 force 力
fetters 囚禁，束缚 experiences 经历 foots 渣滓 forces 军队，兵力
fund 资金 green 绿色 ground 土地 gut 肠子
funds 现金 greens 蔬菜 grounds根据，理由 guts 内脏，内容，勇气
heaven 天国 honour 荣誉 iron 铁 letter 信，字母
heavens 天空 honours优等成绩 irons 镣铐 letters 文学
line 行 look 脸色，看 manner 方式 minute 分钟
lines 诗歌 looks 容貌 manners 礼貌 minutes 会议记录
moral 教训 oil 油 pain 痛苦 part 部分
morals 品行 oils 油画 pains 辛苦，努力 parts 才能
physic 药品 premise 前提 quarter四分之一 return 回来
physics 物理 premises 房屋 quarters 住宅 returns 利润
sand 沙 saving 节约 scale 风度 silk 绸
sands 沙滩 savings 储金 scales 天平 silks 绸衣
spectacle 景象 spirit 精神 step 步骤，脚步 time 时间
spectacles 眼镜 spirits 烈酒 steps 台阶 times 时代
troop 群，队 water 水 wit 有才能的人 work 工作
troops 军队 waters 海洋 wits 智力 works 工厂
content 容量，内容 drawer 抽屉
contents 目录 draw1． as brave as a lion 非常勇猛
He is as brave as a lion inthe war. 在战斗中，他非常勇猛。
2． a lion of the day 名人，红人
She is a lion of the day.她是个红人。
3． in the lion's den 陷入困境
They have been in the lion'sden. 他们已陷入困境。
4． see the lions游览名胜
I enjoy seeing the lions inXi'an. 我喜欢西安的名胜。
5． the lion's share最大的部分，好处
I earned a lot, but the lion'sshare goes for taxes.我挣了许多钱，但最大的部分都缴税了。
6． make a lion of 视……为红人
We make a lion ofher.我们把她视为红人。
4. a storm in a teacup
在茶杯里掀起一场风暴，比喻"小题大做；大惊小怪"。
5. for all the tea in China
这条习语始于17世纪。当时中国生产的茶叶在英国很贵，如果是"中国的全部茶叶"（all the tea inChina），价值就无法估量了。不过，这条习语多用于否定句，意思是"即使把中国的茶叶都送给我（我也不做某事）"，比喻"无论如何；无论多高的报酬（也不）"的意思。例如：
I couldn't do that job for all the tea in China.我无论如何也不会干那个工作。
6. tea and sympathy
这条习语比喻"对不幸者的安慰与同情"。
7. take tea with somebody
这条习语比喻"与某人打交道；与某人狭路相逢；与某人发生冲突"。
Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。
Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。
Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。
Birds of a feather fleck together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
Where there’s smoke there’s fire. 无风不起浪。
Where there’s a will there’s a way. 有志者事竟成。
Give a person a dose of his own medicine. 以其人之道还治其人之身。
All good things must come to an end. 天下没有不散的宴席。
（3）not to know from A to B
意思是"不辨AB'、"一字不识"。例如：
He even doesn't know from A to B
他甚至一字不识。
（4） double-O
英语字母O，圆圆的，像个睁大的眼睛。double－O指两只眼睛睁得大大的。一个人睁大了眼是为了看得更清楚。因此double－O的意思就是'细察"。例如：
I gave the strange man the double-O．
我仔细端详了这位陌生人。
（5） like Q in the corner
在打字机键盘上，字母Q位于左上角，一个很不显眼的地方。而字母Q又是26个字母中不可缺少的一员，因此，like Q in thecorner表示"不被重视又不可缺少"的意思。例如：：
It seems nobody pays attention to Jack，but he is like Q in thecorner in our team．
看起来好像没人注意杰克，但我们队少了他还真不行。
（7） on the QT
QT是quiet的缩写。此习语意为"秘密地"、"私下地"。例如：
Before 1949，her father was arrested on the QT．
1949年前，她父亲被秘密拘捕。
American beauty 四季蔷薇（不是美国美女）
China rose 月季花（不是中国玫瑰）
Dutch courage 酒后之勇（不是荷兰人的勇气）
English Disease 软骨病（不是英国病）
German measles 风疹（不是德国麻疹）
french chalk 滑石粉（不是法国粉笔）
Greek gift 害人的礼物（不是希腊礼物）
Indian weed 烟草（不是印第安野草）
Indian ink 墨汁（不是印度墨水）
Mongolian idiocy 先天性白痴（不是蒙古白痴）
Russian olive 沙枣（不是俄国橄榄）
spanish athlete 吹牛的人（不是西班牙运动员）
Turkish delight 拌砂软糖（不是土耳其欢乐）
Swiss roll 面包卷（不是瑞士花卷）
Afghan 阿富汗人
afghan 针织软毛毯
Black 布莱克
black 黑色的
Boxer 义和团成员
boxer 拳击家
Catholic 天主教的
catholic 宽容的
China 中国
china 瓷器
Dickens 狄更斯
dickens （委婉语）魔鬼
Hymen （希腊神话中）婚姻之神
hymen （古）婚姻
Japan 日本
japan 日本瓷器
Jenny （女子）詹妮
jenny 纺纱机
John （男子名）约翰
john （美俚）厕所
levant 地中海东部诸国
levant （英）躲债
March 三月
march 前进
May 五月
may 可以
Mike （男子名）迈克
mike 话筒
Miss 女土
miss 惦记，错过
Moor 摩尔人
moor 荒野
Napolen 拿破仑
napolen 一种法国金币
Pan （希腊神话）牧羊神
pan 平锅
Pekin 北京鸭
pekin 平民
Polish 波兰的
polish 磨光
Rose （姓或女子名）罗斯
rose 玫瑰花
Sedan （法国城市）色当
sedan 轿子
Shanghai 上海
shanghai 拐骗
Turkey 土耳其
turkey 火鸡
Pride comes before a fall．骄兵必败。
Amiss is as good as a mile，差之毫厘，失之千里。
Two is company， but three is none。两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚无水吃。
Walls have ears。隔墙有耳。
Enough is as good as a feast．知足常乐。
Two can play the game.孤掌难鸣。
A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
The grass is greener on the other side of the hill．这山望着那山高。
Putting the cart before the horse。本未倒置。
People who live in glass houses should not throwstones。如译成“住在玻璃房子里的人，不应扔石头”不如译成“己有过，勿正人’’或“责人必先责己”。
In fair weather prepare for thefoul．如译成“晴天要防阴天”，不如译成“有备无患”或“居安思危”或“未雨绸缪”。
Murder will out．如译成“谋杀终必败露”，不如译成“纸包不住火”。
Fools rush in where angels fear totread．如译成“愚者敢闯天使不敢去的地方”，不如译成“初生牛犊不怕虎”
One cannot make an omelette without breakingeggs。如译成“想吃煎蛋卷，就得打鸡蛋”，不如译成工“有得必有失”。或甚至可以引申为“不破不立”。
God helps those who help themselves。上帝帮助那些自己帮助自己的人。或，自助者天助之。
Money is the root of all evil．金钱是万恶之源。
An empty sack cannot stand upright．空袋立不直。
DO as you would be done by。以你所期望的别人待你的方式待人。
这与另一谚语： Don't do unto otherS what yOu don't want others do untoyou。“己所不欲勿施于人”很相似。
Money talks。钱能通神。
Don’t let the cat out of the bag.
不要泄露机密。
The man who has never made a mistake will never make anythingelse.
从来不犯错误的人将一事无成。
A man who has friends must show himself friendly.
要想交朋友，就得有诚意。
Old friends and old wine are best.
陈酒味纯，老友情深。
A good name is better than riches.
名声好，胜金宝。
It is easier to go up the hill than to run down.
上山容易，下山难。
Art is long, but life is short.
人生有限，学海无涯。
In doing, we learn.
经一事，长一智。
Easy come ,easy go.
来得容易，去得快。
Work while you work, play while you play.
工作的时候工作，玩的时候玩。
A friend in need is a friend in deed.
患难朋友才是真朋友。
A good book is the best friend, the same today and forever.
好书如挚友，情谊永不渝。
Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月不等人。
Lost time is never found again.
光阴一去不复返。
The used key is always bright.
常用的钥匙常光亮。
A little learning is dangerous thing.
只学一点点，实在太危险。/一知半解最危险。
Night should never die out, I know, it always lingers at the backof Day.
夜是不会消失的。 我知道,它藏在白天的心里。
Business comes before pleasure.
吃苦在先，享乐在后。
Every dog has its/his day./A man has his hour, and a dog has hisday.
人人均有得意时。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
莫惹是非。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
谗言可畏。
Money is everything./Money talks.
有钱能使鬼推磨。/金钱万能。
A cat has nine lives.
猫有九命。
You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make himdrink.
带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。
The best fish swim near the bottom.
好鱼居水底。
The early bird gets the worm(n.虫子).
捷足先登。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕。
Rome was not built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Gold will not buy everything.
金钱并非万能。
One is never too old to learn.
活到老，学到老。
It’s never too late to mend(v.修补).
亡羊补牢，未为晚也。
Follow the river and you will get to the sea.
顺藤摸瓜。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之间在于晨。
Never do things by halves(n.pl.一半).
凡事不要半途而废。
Never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.
今日之事今日毕。
While there is a life, there is hope.
留得青山在，那怕没柴烧。
Do in Rome as the Romans(n.pl.罗马人) do.
入乡随俗。
Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched(v.孵化).
别过早地乐观。
If you run after two hares(n.pl.野兔), you’ll catch neither.
脚踏两头船摆渡难。
The more you have, the more you want.
人心节节高于天，越富越爱钱。
He that is full of himself is very empty.
自满的人是空虚的。
He who knows most speaks least.
识多者寡言。
A man cannot whistle(v.吹口哨) and drink at the same time.
一心不能两用。
A friend is easier lost than found.
朋友失去容易得来难。
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
量布裁衣（量入为出）
Actions speak louder than words.
行动胜过语言。
Constant dropping wears away a stone.
滴水穿石
The teacher opens the gate; the student has to walk throughit.
师傅领进门，修行在自身。
a jolly dog（快活的人）， you dirty dog（你这个坏小子，常带疼爱色彩），a topdog（优胜者），Every dog has its day（人总有得意的时候），to help a lame dog over astile（助人于危难，仗义勇为），top dog（当权者），sea dog（老练的水手），a big dog（大亨）。
1.Bird
(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕；一举两得。
(2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
(3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
(4) It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。
(6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.听音识鸟，闻言识人。
(7) Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。（自我欣赏）
(8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。（有经验的人难骗。）
(9) Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。
2. Cat
(2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。
(3) All cats are grey in the dark.. 黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。（人未出名时看起来都差不多。）
(4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。）
(5) When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very illpresage. 黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。）
(6) Who will bwll the cat? 谁去给猫系铃？（谁愿意为大家冒风险？）
(7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。（掩耳盗铃）
(8) There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it withbutter. 杀猫的办法很多。（达到目的的途径很多。）
(9) Care kill a cat. 忧虑愁死猫。
3. Chicken
(1) Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。（不要过早乐观。）
4. Crow
(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.江山易改，本性难移。
5. Dog
(1) He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.欲加之罪，何患无辞.
(2) A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无辞.
(4) Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。
(6) Barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。
(7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。
(8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。
(9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at.狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。（不要以貌取人。）
(10) Every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。
(11) Don’t be a dog (lying) in the manger.莫学狗占马槽不吃草。（不要占着茅坑不拉屎。）
(12) Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。
(13) Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。
(14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns itsowner’s home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。
6. Frog
(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.井底之蛙，不知大海。
7. Fox
(1) The fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸毛色可变灰，但是本性难移。
(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 狐狸捕食，远离洞府。（兔子不吃窝边草。）
(3) When the fox preaches, then take care of your geese.每当狐狸说教，当心鹅群被盗。
(4) When the fox says he is a vegetarian, it’s time for the hen tolook out. 狐狸说它吃素的时候，母鸡就得注意。
英语中有关动物的谚语（下）
8. Fish
(1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。
(2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。
(3) Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
(4) There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.海里的好鱼多的是。
(5) It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.智者不上两次档。
(6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.咆哮的水中无鱼。（夸夸其谈者无真才实学。）。
9. Hare
(1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(猎狗).不能既和野兔一起跑又和猎狗一起追。（人不应两面讨好。）
(2) The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.兔子睡懒觉，乌龟跑赢了。
10. Horse
(1) You can take a horse to the water, but you can’t make himdrink. 带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难。
(2) Don’t ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。
(3) A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 好马不会毛色差。
(4) A horse may stumble on four feet. 马有四条腿，亦有失蹄时。
(5) A running horse needs no spur. 奔马无需鞭策。
(6) Don’t put the cart before the horse.不要将大车套在马前面。（处理问题应按先后次序，不要本末倒置。）
(7) The common horse is worst shod. 公用之马，掌子最差。
(8) Lock the barn door after the horse is stolen. 失马之后锁马厩。（亡羊补牢）
(9) Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之马，勿看牙口。
(10) Hair by hair you will pull out the horse’s tail.一根一根拔，拔光马尾巴。（水滴石穿）
11 . Mouse
(1) It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。
(2) The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.只有一个洞的老鼠，很快就被抓住。
(3) A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。
12. Sheep
(1) If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow.榜样的力量是无穷的。
(2) A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重。
(3) He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。
13.Swallow
(1) One swallow does not make a spring. 孤燕不报春。
(2) One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。
14. Tiger
(1) If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
15. Wolf
(1) Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf withsheepfold. 不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。
(2) Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl.和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。
(3) Man is a wolf to man. 人对人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）
(4) A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
众口铄金，积毁销骨
欲加之罪，何患无辞。
To say is one thing and to do is another.
言行不一。
说曹操，曹操就到。Speak of the devil and he will appear.或
To mention the wolf's name is to see the same.或
Speak of the angels, and you will hear the wings.
To save time is to lengthen life.节省时间就是延长生命。
To know everything is to know nothing.
什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。
early bird 早起（到）者
for the birds 乏味，索然无趣
let the cat out of the bag泄露秘密（天机）
lucky dog 幸运儿
cold fish 怪人
get one＇s goat 使人生气（厌恶）
1.hang in there忍耐一下 Hang in there. Things will look up soon. 忍耐一下。事情很快就会好转的。 2.hands-off无为而治，顺其自然 He takes ahands-off approach when it comes to raising his children. 他用无为而治的方式教养小孩。 3.gag me with a spoon我快吐了 Gag me witha spoon! Please don’t tell me such disgusting stories any more. 我快吐了！请别再说这么恶心的故事了。 4.get a move on赶快 Get a moveon. You can’t park your car here. 赶快！你不能在这儿停车。 5.cook up想出 He cookedup a wonderful way to surprise his wife on her birthday. 他想出一个在他太太生日时让她惊喜的妙法。 （呵，女人心中的好丈夫！）
1.let the cat out of the bag 泄漏秘密
I won't let the cat out ofthe bag.
我不会泄漏秘密的。
2.in the market for想买，积极物色
People are always in themarket for something new and different.
人们总想买点新奇的且与众不同的东西。
3.meddle in 干涉，搅和
Harold asked his boss stopmeddling in his personal life.
哈罗德要求老板别再干涉他的私生活。
4.screw loose脱线，神经不对头
Bill must have a screw loosesomewhere; he's acting really strangely.
Bill一定是哪根筋不对，他的行动真奇怪。
5.sell someone on以...说服某人
She sold me on her idea. Ithink it will work.
她用她的看法说服了我，我想那行得通。
1.hit someone with a problem 让某人面对问题
I’m sorry to hit you withthis problem. I don’t know who else to turn to.
很抱歉把这个问题抛给你，我不知道还可以找谁求助。
2.have it bad for 狂恋
He really has it bad for her,but she has no ideas.
他狂恋着她，而她却不知道。
3.hung over 宿醉未醒
Don’t disturb him. He’s stillhung over from last night.
别吵醒他，他宿醉仍未醒。
4.has-been 过时的人或物
Lisa is a has-been. No onewill hire her any more.
丽莎已经过时了。没人会再雇佣她。
5.have a bone to pick with有账要算
I have a bone to pick withyou. You still owe me the fifteen dollars you borrowed.
我有账跟你算。你向我借的十五美金还没还呢！
1.have a passion for 钟爱
I have a passion for bluedresses.
我钟爱蓝色的衣服。
2.pep talk 打气，鼓励的话
The coach gave his team a peptalk at half time, hoping to lead them to victory.
教练在半场时候给球员们打起，希望将他们引上胜利之途。
3.pick someone's brains请教某人
I don't understand any ofthis medical terminology. Do you mind if I pick your brains sinceyou're so knowledgeable in this area?
我对医学术语一无所知。你在这方面如此在行，我能不能请教你一下？
4.pass out 醉到了
He passed out after threebeers.
喝了三杯啤酒后他就醉倒了。
5.way back 好久以前
We've been friends since wayback.
我们老早就是好朋友了。
1.get the ball rolling开始
Let's get the ballrolling.让我们开始吧。
2.get on the ball用心做
If you hope to keep your job,you'd better get on the ball and meet the deadline.
如果你还想要你的那份工作，你最好用心做，赶上最后期限！
3.lady-killer帅哥
He's a real lady-killer.他是个不折不扣的帅哥。
4.lay off停止，解雇
Lay off! I don't need you totell me what to do!
别再讲了!我不需要你告诉我怎么去做！
5.knock it off=cut it off停止
Knock it off! I'm trying toget some sleep.
别吵了！我正想睡觉呢！
1.down in the dumps垂头丧气
The players were down in thedumps after their team lost the championship game.
球员输掉决赛哪一场后个个垂头丧气。
2.horse around嬉闹
We've horsed around longenough. It's time to get to work.
我们闹够了，该去工作了。
3.pass somethingup放弃某事物
You can't pass up this job.This kind of opportunity comes only once in a lifetime.
你不可错过这个工作。这种机会一辈子才有一次。
4.go whole hog全力以赴
She went whole hog inplanning he New Year's Eve party.
她全心全力筹办新年晚会。
5.shoo-in长胜将军
There's no way he can lose.He's a shoo-in.
他不会输的，他是位长胜将军。
1.put someone on the spot 让某人为难
Don't put me on the spot likethis. You know I can't give you confidential information.
别这样让我为难，你知道我不能给你机密资料的。
2.racket 非法行业，挂羊头卖狗肉
The police are determined tobreak up the racket.
警方决定打击这个非法行业。
3.have it good 享受得很
She really has it good.Everybody caters to her every need.
她真是享受得很，大家都依着他。
4.don't knock it 不要太挑剔
Don;t knock it! You won't beable to find another job that pays so well.
别挑剔了！你未必可以找到另外一个待遇这么好的工作！
5.pig out 狼吞虎咽
We pigged out on potato chipsand cookies until our bellies ached.
我们大吃薯条和曲奇，吃到肚子撑到痛为止。
1.act up 胡闹，出毛病
The children started to actup as soon as the teacher left the room.
老师一离开教室，孩子们就闹起来了。
2.ad lib 即兴而作，随口编
The comedian ad libbed mostof his routine.
那个喜剧演员大多是即兴表演。
3.blah-blah-blah 说个不停
All she does is go'blah-blah-blah' all night.
她整夜说个不停。
4.hit it off 投缘，一见如故
They hit it off instantly andhave been good friends ever since.
他们一见面就很投缘，从此成了好朋友。
5.zit 青春痘
Why is it that every time Ihave a hot date, I break out with a big zit on my face?
为什么每次我有重要约会时，脸上都会冒出一个很大的青春痘呢？
1.flop （表演、电影等）不卖座，失败
The movie was a flop. Nobodywent to see it.
这部电影卖座率奇低，没有人去看。
2.drop in/by/over 随时造访
Feel free to drop in anytime.I'm usually home and I'd love the company.
欢迎随时来坐坐。我通常在家，也喜欢游人做伴。
3.drop a line 写信
Drop me a line! 给我写信！
4.duck 躲闪，突然低下头
Remind little Bobby to duckhis head when he crawls under the table so he won't hit hishead.
提醒小波比爬到桌下时要低头才不会受伤。
5.go with the flow随从大家的意见
Sharon is an easy-goingperson. She just goes with the flow.
沙伦是个随和的人。人家怎么说，她就怎么做。
1.ripoff 骗人的东西
What a ripoff! The new car Ibought doesn't work!
真是个骗人货！我买的新车启动不了！
2.rock the boat 找麻烦
Don't rock the boat! Thingsare fine just the way they are.
别找麻烦了，事情这样就够好了。
3.blow it 搞砸了，弄坏了
I blew it on that lastexam.
我上次考试靠砸了。
4.in hot water 有麻烦
He is in hot water with hisgirlfriend recently.
近段时间他跟女友的关系有点僵。
5.put one's foot in one'smouth 祸从口出
Wally is always saying suchstupid thing. He has a real talent for putting his foot in hismouth.
沃力尽说这种蠢话。他真有惹是生非的本事。
1.fishy 可疑的
His story sounds fishy. Weshould see if it's really true.
他的故事听起来可疑。我们应该看看到底是不是真的。
2.flip out 乐死了
Chris flipped out when I toldhim that we won the game.
我告诉克里斯我们赢了比赛时，他乐歪了。
3.fix someone up 撮合某人
I think Xixi and Macaulaywould make a perfect couple. Let's fix them
up. (Haha,justkidding:)
我想习习和macaulay会是理想的一对，我们来撮合他们吧。（呵，开个玩
笑，习习和macaulay不会生气吧？：）
4.take a shine to 有好感
He really likes you. Thereare very few people he takes a shine to
right away.
他真的喜欢你。他很少对人一见面就有好感的。
5.third wheel 累赘，电灯泡
You two go on ahead. I don'twant to be a third wheel.
你们两个去好了，我不想当电灯泡。
2.keep in line管束
He needs to be kept in line.He's too wild.
他太野了，要好好管束一下。
3.jump the gun草率行事
Don't jump the gun. We haveto be patient for a while.
不要草率行事。我们应该耐心等一会儿。
4.jump toconclusion妄下结论
Don't jump to conclusion. Wehave to figure it out first.
不要妄下结论，先把事情搞清楚。
5.lemon次
This car is a real lemon. Ithas broken down four times.
这辆车真次，已经坏了四次了！
1.come again 再说一遍
Come again? I didn't quiteunderstand what you said.
再说一遍好吗？你刚说的话我不明白。
2.come clean 全盘托出，招供
The criminal decided to comeclean.
罪犯决定供出事实。
3.spring for 请客
Let me spring fordinner.
我来请客吃饭吧。
4.spill the beans 泄漏秘密
Don't spill the beans. It'ssupposed to be a secret.
别说漏了嘴，这可是个秘密哦！
5.stick in the mud 保守的人
Cathy is such a stick in themud. She never wants to try anything new.
Cathy真保守，她从不想尝试新事物。
1.go up in smoke成为泡影
Peter’s vacation plans wentup in smoke when a crisis arose in the office.
办公室出了问题，peter的假期泡汤了。
2.hit the road上路
We should probably hit theroad. It’s going to take us two hours to get home.
我们可能该上路了吧？到家的两个小时呢！
3.shape up表现良好，乖
You’d better shape up if youwant to stay on.
如果你还想留下来的话最好乖一点儿。
4.scare the shit out ofsomeone吓死某人了
Don’t sneak up behind me likethat. You scared the shit out of me.
不要那样从后面突然吓我。你吓死我了。
5.pull strings运用关系（源于“拉木偶的线”）
He pulled some strings andmanaged to get us front row seats for the concert.
他运用关系替我们拿到音乐会前排的位子。
1.keep one's shirt on保持冷静
Keep your shirt on. He didn'tmean to offend you. That's just the way he talks.
保持冷静。那只是他说话的惯常方式，他并非有意要冒犯你。
2.cool it冷静一点
Cool it. You are making memad.
冷静一点。你快把我逼疯了。
3.joy ride兜风
Let's go for a joyride.
让我们去兜兜风。
4.rap说唱乐
Do you like rap music? I havetrouble understanding the words.
你喜欢说唱音乐吗？我听不太懂其中的歌词。
1.clock in 打卡
Don't forget to clockin,otherwise you won't get paid.
别忘了打卡，否则领不到钱。
2.come on to 对...轻薄；吃豆腐
Tanya slapped Bill after hecame on to her.
Tanya在Bill对她轻薄之后打了他一巴掌。
3.come easily 易如反掌
Languages come easily to somepeople.
语言学习对有些人来说易如反掌。
4.don't have a cow别大惊小怪
Don't have a cow! I'll payfor the damages.
别大惊小怪的！我会赔偿损失的。
5.push around 欺骗
Don't try to push mearound!
别想耍我！
1. We just want to break away from this town.
我们只想逃离这个城镇。
2. My aunt suffered from a nervous breakdown.
我阿姨得了神经衰弱。
3. Our car broke down on the way home.
在回家的路上，我们的车子出了故障。
4. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to break in on you.
对不起，我不是故意要插嘴的。
5. I'll break up with my girlfriend.
我要和女朋友分手。
6. All right you guys, let's break it up!
好了，你们几个，咱就别吵了吧！
7. Come on, give me a break.
得了吧，少来这一套。
1. Our neighbors keep going back and forth to Denver everyweek.
我们的邻居每周来往于家与丹佛市之间。
2. We'll never back down on this issue.
在这个问题上我们决不让步。
3. Mom is flat on her back in the hospital.
妈妈生病躺在医院里。
4. I told my boss to get off my back.
我告诉老板不要对我指指点点。
5. Please don't turn your back on me.
请你不要不理睬我。
6. My back's against the wall, there is nothing I can do.
我走投无路，什么也干不了。
7. We all back you up.
我们都支持你。
1. Don't beat around the bush! Just come out and say it.
别拐弯抹角的，直说好了。
2. The sun beat down on the sand, making it painful to walkbarefoot.
阳光照射着沙子，光脚走上去甚至感觉到疼。
3. I want you to beat it!
我要你们给我滚开。
4. The man was arrested for beating up on the children.
那男人因殴打孩子而被捕了。
5. Last night we were partying to beat the band.
昨晚我们聚在一起简直玩疯了
blow one's nose: 擤鼻涕
cut off one's nose to spite one's face:想报复别人而害了自己
follow one's nose:凭直觉行事
have one's nose in sth:专心地阅读某物
Keep one's nose clean:不做违法、讨厌的事
look down one's nose at sb or sth:轻视，蔑视
poke one's nose into sth:干预，插手与己无关的事
with one's nose in the air:非常傲慢，自高自大
an eye for an eye以眼还眼、报复
be all eyes 非常锱意
cast sheep’s eyes at somebody(give somebody the glad eye=make eyesat somebody)苛人送秋波
cry one’s eyes at somebody
have an eye for 很懂赏
if you had half an eye如果你不是完全瞎了（或胡）的话
see with half an eye 一望而知
shut one’s eye to (turn a blind eye to )对无睹
make somebody open his eyes使人瞠目吃惊
get on the high horse
趾 高 气 扬 ( 坐 在 高 头 大 马 上 ， 当 然 就 是 这 副 嘴 脸 )
beat a dead horse
重 提 已 经 解 决 的 问 题 ； 徒 劳 ( 再 用 力 抽 打 死 掉 的 马 ， 它 也 不 能 起 来 跑 )
change horses in midstream
在 危 急 时 刻 做 出 重 大 变 动 ( 跑 到 半 途 要 换 马 ， 定 有 缘 故 )
buy a white horse
浪 费 金 钱 ( 是 不 是 说 白 马 要 比 杂 色 马 身 价 高 些 )
work like a horse
勤 奋 劳 作 ( 马 的 工 作 精 神 是 值 得 我 们 学 习 )
a horse of different color
完 全 另 外 一 回 事 ( 我 在 说 白 马 ， 你 却 听 成 是 大 红 马 ， 差 太 多 )
bygones: let bygones be bygonesbygone是已过去的事。“让过去的事成为历史吧”；此语也含有“既往不咎”之意。Don't take it too hard. Letbygones be bygones. 不要放在心上，过去的事就让它过去吧了。
By golly! 与By God! 和By Gum! 一样都是感叹词，相当于“天呀！”By golly! You think I'mkidding you? 天呀！你以为我在骗你吗？
buy your story 不是“买你的故事”，而是“相信你的话”。I don't buy your story.我不会相信你的鬼话。
busy-body 指爱管闲事的人，特别是多嘴者。Stay away from it, you busy-body.走开，你这个爱管闲事的人。
busy as a bee 表示“忙得不可开交”，象忙碌的蜜蜂一样。You have to wait a moment. Ourboss is as busy as a bee now. 你要等一会儿，我们的老板现在忙得不可开交。
Business is business 是“公事公办”，含有“不讲私情”之意。 Business is business. Youhave to pay the bill. 公事公办，你是要付账的。
bury the hatchet hatchet原指美洲印第安人的战斧。据说他们讲和后，便把战斧埋在了地下。故此语之意是“媾和”。All right. Let's bury thehatchet and be friends. 好了，让我们捐弃前嫌，成为朋友。
bury one's head in the sand据说鸵鸟遇敌时，便会把头埋在沙中，以为对方也看不到它。此语比喻一些人不敢面对现实。 Do something about it.Don't just bury your head in the sand. 想想怎样办，不要回避现实。
Apple（苹果）to be the apple of one's eyeexp. to be one's favorite掌上明珠；心爱物·She's the apple of her father's eye. 她是她父亲的掌上明珠 the BigAppleexp. New York 大苹果城[即纽约]·I live in the Big Apple.我住在大苹果城。compare apples and oranges exp. to compare two things thatsimply cannot be compared比较两个无法相比的事物·That's ridiculous. Now you'recomparing apples and oranges. 真可笑，你这是拿两种无法相比的东西作比较，就好像苹果和桔子。"How doyou like them apples?"exp. "What do you think of that?"你认为那怎么样？*注：这是对某种冒犯性行为做出报复后所说的话。Banana（香蕉） To be bananasExp. To becrazy 发疯的；神经错乱的·That guy’s bananas!那家伙真是疯了。*注意：to go bananas exp.1. to become crazy 发疯；神经错乱·I’m so bored. I’m going bananas.我厌烦得要死，都快发疯了。2．To become wild with anger 狂怒，气得发疯·She went bananaswhen she found him cheating. 她发现他欺骗时气得要命。To play second bananaExp.To be second choice 第二选择；次要任务·I always play second banana to her.我总是做她的候补。Top bananaExp. Main boss 领袖；头头；大老板·He’s (the) top bananain this company. 他是这家公司的大老板。关于apple用法的补充： 1、apple-polisher 马屁精例如：She is a real apple-polisher for the way she's crawling aroundthe boss and making eyes at him. 她是一个马屁精，整天围着老板眉来眼去的。2、The rottenapple injures its neighbours. 一只烂, 烂一筐; 一个坏朋友可以影响一群好人。 3、谚语：Throwaway the apple because of the core. 因噎废食 An apple a day keeps thedoctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。4、习惯用语：as like as an apple to an oyster毫无相同之处 bad apple,rotten apple （美俚）坏家伙polish the apple （美俚）拍马屁,讨好upset sb.'s apple cart 破坏某人计划
1. What a stupid man（驴）!
真是个傻瓜！
2. Kate is busy as abee（蜜蜂）.
凯特是个大忙人。
3. You dirty rat（老鼠）!
你这卑鄙的小人！
4. I'm hungry as a wolf!
我要饿死了！
5. What a turkey!
真是个草包！
整理时间: 2004/10/25
1、 与Sunday有关的： Sunday best , Sunday clothes , Sunday togs ,Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes——高档、漂亮的衣裳；盛装。Sunday run——长距离。Sundaypainter——业余画家。Sunday punch——（拳击中）最厉害的一击；（对付对手的）杀手锏。Sundaysaint——伪善者。Sunday saint and Monday sinner——假道学，伪君子。Sundayletter——（历书上为表示一年之星期日所用的）主日字母。Sundayschool——（教堂中所设的）主日学校。（美）扑克牌戏。Sunday school truth——众所周知的道理或事实。Monthof Sundays——很久。Mid-Lent Sunday , Mothering / RefreshmentSunday——（牛津大学）校庆日前的星期日。Low Sunday——业余的；复活节后的星期日。To look two ways tofind Sundays——斜着眼看。2、 与Monday有关的：blackMonday——（学俚）放假后的开学第一天；执行死刑之星期一；黑色礼拜一（即复活节之后一日，因1360年的当天，天气严寒，爱德华三世之士兵都冻死于巴黎附近）。BlueMonday——沮丧，闷烦（相对于欢乐的周末而言）。Saint Monday——（特指交易所）懒散，工作很少的星期一。MadMonday ——忙乱的星期一。Monday morning feeling , Mondayfeeling——美国人在周末休假后星期一不想工作的那样一种心情。Monday morningquarterback——放马后炮的人。Monday morning quarterbacking——放马后炮。3、与Friday有关的：Friday——忠仆，随从（源自鲁滨逊漂流记）。Man Friday——男忠仆。GirlFriday——得力助手（尤指女秘书）。Pal Friday——极受信赖的女秘书。Friday face——神色不佳之人。BlackFriday——不幸的礼拜五，即有任何灾难发生的礼拜五；复活节前之礼拜五（神职人员于此日着黑装）。GoodFriday——耶酥受难节；T.G.I.F ( Thank God it’s Friday)——报纸上刊出招聘一名能干的女职员的广告。4、与Saturday有关的：Saturday-to-Monday——周末休假；周末的。BlackSaturday——黑色星期六（指工人已预借工资无钱可领的星期六）。Saturday nightspecial——便于周末作案的小手枪。Saturday nightmassacre——星期六夜晚大屠杀（指尼克松任总统期间白宫在1973年10月20日，周六晚上宣布解除水门时间特别检查官考克斯的职务，并解除拒绝把考克斯解职的司法部长理查森和副部长拉克尔职务）。5、与“星期”名称有关的几个名谚：He that sings on Friday , shall weep on Sunday ; Hewho laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday .乐极生悲。Choose a wife on aSaturday rather than a Sunday.节日假期，不宜选妻。（意指平时女子穿便服，故能更好地对之进行观察）。Come day , go day , God sendSunday.过了一天又一天，上帝快给个星期天。（此乃懒惰者的愿望，亦指懒惰的佣人盼望工作时间快快过去，休息和发工钱的日子快快到来）。
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林
a blank slate 干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始）
a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满）
a cat nap 打个盹儿
a ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯（懒鬼）
a headache 头痛（麻烦事）
a knock out 击倒（美得让人倾倒）
a load off my mind 心头大石落地
a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事）
a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件）
a shot in the dark 盲目射击（瞎猜）
a sinking ship 正在下沉的船
a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光（公然受辱）
a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人）
a thorn in someone''s side 腰上的荆棘（芒刺在背）
a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人（叛徒）
a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担
an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌
ants in one''s pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立不安）
back in the saddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓）
back on track重上轨道（改过自新）
backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其反）
ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆）
beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳）
beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过（生得难看）
bet your life 把命赌上（绝对错了）
better half 我的另一半
big headed 大脑袋（傲慢，自大）
bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事要办）
bite the bullet 咬子弹（强忍痛苦）
birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）
blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了）
break a let 折断一条腿（表演真实，演出成功）
break the ice 破冰（打破僵局）
brown nose 讨好，谄媚
bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人，动辄弄坏东西的人）
burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞风景）
bury one''s head in the sand把头埋在沙里（自欺欺人）
butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里紧张，七上八下）
buy the farm买下农场（归道山，死了）
cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝）
circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待）
clean up one''s act自我检点，自我改进
come down in sheets整片整片地下（倾盆大雨）
cross the line 跨过线（做得太过分了）
cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直）
cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物（不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入）
daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工
days are numbered 来日无多
dead center 正当中
dead-end street 死路，死巷子
domino effect 骨牌效应
down to the wire 最后关头
down under 南边（常指面半球的澳洲）
downhill from here 从此都是下坡路（自此每况愈下）
drop the ball 掉了球（失职）
empty nest 空巢（儿女长大离家）
get hitched 拴起来（结婚）
get off on the wrong foot 起步便错（第一印象不佳）
get the ball rolling 让球滚起来（动起手来）
goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩
hit the road 上路
hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来）
hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了（把……坑苦了）
in one''s back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物）
in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）
in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）
it''s Greek to me 希腊文（天书）
joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人）
jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先）
kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子）
kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕，一举两得
last straw 最后一根稻草
left a bitter taste in one''s mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆）
light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动）
light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望）
like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖）
ling winded 长舌，碎嘴
Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮）
my old man 我的老头（我父亲）
out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下）
plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草）
poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色）
pop the question 提出大问题（求婚）
pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步）
punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑
put all of one''s eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷）
put one''s foot in one''s mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了）
rob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草）
skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）
skeleton in one''s closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事）
skin and bones 皮包骨
sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上）
small talk 寒喧，闲聊
smooth sailing 一帆风顺
stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算）
stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人）
stud 种马（貌美体健的男人）
swing for the fence 打全垒打
take a hike 走路（滚蛋）
until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青（也是白干）
unwind 放松发条（轻松下来）
up for grabs 大家有份
up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决）
when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事）
weed out 除去杂草（淘汰）
well rounded全 能，全才
when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能）
not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观）
wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）
Bean brain
白痴，笨蛋
·He’s such a bean brain. 他是个大笨蛋。
*注意：此词语暗示某人的脑子只有豆子那么大。
Not to know beans about something
对某事物一无所知
·I don’t know beans about computers. 我对电脑一窍不通。
*注意：此词语只有否定形式， “to know beans about something”这种说法不存在。
Bean Town
豆城 [指马萨诸塞州波士顿市]
*注：波士顿市以其特产烘豆而闻名
1. round up集合
Round everybody up. It’s time for our business meeting.
叫大家集合，开会时间到了。
2. put someone up留宿某人
I can put you up for a couple of days. My apartment is big enoughfor two people.
你可以在我这里住几天。我的公寓可以住两个人。
3. take care of business负责
Who’s going to take care of business while I am away?
我不在的时候谁负责？
4. take out on拿…出气
Don’t take your frustrations out on me.
别把气出在我身上。
5. hot stuff大人物
He thinks he’s hot stuff. But everybody else thinks he’s ajerk.
他自以为了不得，但其他人认为他是个傻瓜。
美国口语俚语（20）
1. nitty-gritty细节，基本情况
Let’s get down to the nitty-gritty. I want to hear what happensnext.
让我们来认真了解详细的情况，我想知道后来发生了什么。
2. no good很糟
This typewriter is no good. Every time I use it, the ribbon fallsout.
这台打字机很糟。每次已用，色带就掉下来。
3. have someone’s number清楚某人的底细，看穿某人
She dare not do anything to me, I have her number.
她不敢对我怎么样的，因为我对她的底细一清二楚。
4. hot number新鲜、迷人的人或事务，尤物
Tom thinks Sherry is a hotnumber.
Tom认为Sherry是个尤物。
5. off the hook逃脱，溜掉，不受罚
I’ll let you off the hook this time, but don’t do that again.
这次不罚你，下次不要这样干了。
美国口语俚语（21）
1. hunky-dory没问题
Everything here is hunky-dory. Don’t worry.
别担心，这里一切都没问题。
2. I kid you not我不骗你
I kid you not. I saw this woman talking to her hand.
我不骗你。我看见这个女人跟她的手说话。
3. pop one’s cork大发脾气
I’ve never seen Teresa pop her cork before. I always thought shewas a very laid-back person.
我从来没见过Teresa发脾气。我原来一直以为她是个好好小姐。
4. poke one’s nose into something多管闲事
Gladys is always poking her nose into other people’s business. Idon’t see how she has time to take care of her own affairs.
格拉迪斯总是爱管闲事，我不知道她怎么会有时间处理她自己的事。
5. pull a fast one欺骗
He tried to pull a fast one on us, but we caught on before he gotaway with it.
他想要欺骗我们，但在他阴谋得逞之前我们就知道了。
美国口语俚语（22）
1. beats me我不知道
Beats me. We haven’t learned that.
我不知道。我们还没学过那个。
2. beat it走开
Beat it! I’m busy right now.
走开！我现在正忙着。
3. beat a dead horse白费口舌，白费力气
I’ve already made up my mind. There’s no sense beating a deadhorse.
我已经下了决心，不要再白费口舌了。
4. John Hancock签名
Put your John Hancock right here.
请在这里签名。
5. keep it under raps保密
Don’t tell anyone about the party. Let’s just keep it undereraps.
不要吧晚会的事告诉任何人。这件事情不要泄漏出去。
美国口语俚语（23）
1. kick around讨论；多考虑一下
Let’s kick around a few more proposals before we come to a finaldecision.
我们最后决定之前多考虑几个方案吧。
2. junkie吸毒者
The junkie stole money in order to buy more drugs.
这名吸毒者为了买更多的毒品而偷钱。
3. put away大吃大喝
I’ve never seen anybody put away so much food and still look sothin.
我从未见过这么能吃的人还这么瘦。
4. put a move on挑逗
He tried to put the moves on her, but she turned him down.
他想要挑逗她，但她拒绝了他。
5. put one’s ass on the line两肋插刀，不惜一切
I put my ass on the line for you. I know you’ll do the same for mesomeday.
我为你两肋插刀，我知道有朝一日你也会为我这么做。
美国口语俚语（24）
1. drag讨厌
What a drag! There’s nothing to do here!
真是讨厌！这里没什么可干的！
2. a drop in the bucket沧海一粟
The amount of money Mr. Howell spent on a new Rolls-Royce was justa drop in the bucket compared to his annual salary.
豪威尔先生卖一辆辛劳斯莱斯汽车的钱和他的年薪相比不过是沧海一粟。
3. drop dead去死
Suzy told Mike, “Drop dead!” when he kept teasing her about herweight.
麦克不停的取笑苏齐的体重时，苏齐说：“你去死吧！”
4. down and out穷困潦倒
Sarah was down and out after losing her job and herapartment.
萨拉丢掉工作和房子后变得穷困潦倒。
5. all that jazz诸如此类
He only cares about basketball, TV, girls, and all that jazz.
他只关心篮球、电视、女孩这一类事情。
美国口语俚语（25）
1. know-it-all万事通
Grace is always correcting other people. She thinks she’s aknow-it-all.
格雷斯总是在纠正别人，她觉得自己是万事通。
2. kooky古怪的
That man is really kooky. He has fifty-three cats!
那个人真怪。他养了53只猫！
3. let someone have it让某人好看
Next time I see Rick, I’m going to let him have it.
下次我看到李克时要他好看。
4. a leg up占上风
All Jeff’s hard work is paying off. He’s a leg up on the rest ofhis competitors.
杰夫的努力是有报答的。他在竞争对手中占了上风。
5. low-life落魄潦倒的人
Chris is such a low-life. He sleeps on the park bench and drinkbooze all day.
克利斯真是落魄潦倒。他睡在公园板凳上而且整天喝酒。
to have forty winks（小睡，打吨儿），
the sixth-four dollar question（最后的和最困难
的问题）等等。
one-horse town--乡村小镇。 one-horse现在可以表示 "极小的、简陋的、次要的" 意思，如one-horseshow（小型展览会）。由one组合成的习语。而又毫无 "一" 这一含义的习语还有：(1) He was one too manyfor me.我不是他的对手。(2) Number one -- 自己。由此而衍生to look after numberone（自私，追求自己的利益）
2．Two of a trade did never agree -- 同行相轻。由two组合成的习语还有：(1) when twoFridsys come together.“永远不”的遁词。(2) The two eyes ofGreece.希腊古代的两座城市"雅典"和"斯巴达"。
3．Three sheets in the wind -- 酩酊大醉。 由three组合成的习语还有：Three score andten -- 古稀之年。score在英语中是"二十"的意思。尽管这一习语中的数字加起来是七十，但在引喻中只是泛指老年而已。
4．Four-letter words -- 粗俗的下流话。由此而衍生出four-letterman（专喜使用粗俗的下流话的人）。由four组合的另一习语是：Four-sale廉价的啤酒；每品脱原来只卖四便士的啤酒。
5．Fifth Column 叛徒或是渗透到重要部门中去为敌方效力的内好，直译为第五纵队。。由five组合成的习语还有：(1)Bunch of fives--（俚语）拳头。(2) The five wits --常识、想象、幻想。估量和记忆这五种功能，泛指人的智能。
6. be at sixes and sevens -- 乱七八糟。（对人） 由上组合成的习语还有：(1) six of oneand half a dozen of other半斤八两差不多；两者都有错。(2) The six Conties --"北爱尔兰"的别名。(3) The six-foot way ---铁路；由两条铁轨之间的距离"six-foot"引申而来。
7. The seventh son of a seventh son --- 显要的
8．Behind the eight ball --- 处境危险，无可救药。 由eight组合成的另一习语是：one over theeight --- 微醉。
9．Dressed up to the nines衣冠楚楚；打扮得极为华丽。由nine组合成的习语还有：(1) A nineday's wonder --- 轰动一时而后又被遗忘的事情；昙花一现。(2) Possession is nine pointsof the law ---占有者在诉讼中总占上风。(3) To look nine ways --- 斜眼看人。(4) Rightas nine pence --- 完好无暇。
10. The Uppe Ten --- 贵族阶层；社会精华。由ten组合成的另一习语是：Ten to one ---十之八九；很可能。这一习语与另一个由数字组合成的习语：nine times out of ten意义相同，有异曲同工之妙。
11．To arrive at the eleventh hour ---在最后时刻到来。这一习语源自圣经新约全书。说的是天国犹如家主，清晨出去雇人到他的葡萄园里作工，讲好一天一钱银子。在十二点钟光景(atthe eleventhhour)，家主第三次出园门看见仍有人无所事事，于是就雇他们也去园内帮工，并讲好到时也会给他们报酬。到了晚上，这些晚来的人得到的工钱也是一钱银子。于是，先来的人抱怨为何"在最后时刻来的人" 与他们的工钱相仿，家主解释了一番。其缘由我们且不去探究，但这一习语就这样留传了下来
1．go to the dogs 堕落
The poor man went to the dogs after he lost his job．
那可怜的人失业之后就堕落了。
2．make a pig of oneself 猛吃猛喝
He always makes a pig of himself．
他总是暴饮暴食。
3．smell a rat 感到不妙（rat老鼠）
When he saw the policemen walking to him，he smelt a rat．
当他看到警察朝他走来时，就感到不妙。
4．hold one’s horses 耐心
Hold your horses，we still have some time left．
耐心点，我们仍然有时间。
5．get one’s goat 令某人生气／发火
The students got his goat because they didn’t do theirhomework．学生们因为没有做家庭作业使他很生气。
6．do the donkeywork 做呆板的例行工作(donkey驴)
He had to do the donkeywork．
他不得不做那些呆板的工作。
7．put one’s monkey up 使某人生气
Your last word put his monkey up． 你最后一句话使他很生气。
8．kill two birds with one stone 一举两得
He killed two birds with one stone by shopping and seeing thefilm．他既买了东西又看了电影，真是一举两得。
9．rise up with the lark 早起（lark云雀）
Every day my mother rises up with the lark．
我母亲每天都早起。
10．have a bee in one’s head 神经不正常、胡思乱想
It seems that the woman has a bee in her head．
那妇女看起来神经有点不正常。
11．have other fish to fry 有要紧的事要干
I have no time now．I have other fish to fry．
我现在没有时间，我有要紧的事要干。
12．like a duck to water 轻而易举
He worked out the problem like a duck to water
他轻而易举地做出了这道题。 用动物名称表示的习语
1. by and large：大体上，总的看来
例：I cannot totally take your point，but by and large I think yoursis reasonable.
2. down and out：穷困潦倒，孤苦无助
例：People should lend him a helpful hand；he's really down andout.
3. far and away：毋庸置疑
Tom is far and away the best lecturer in our department.
4. high and dry：被抛弃的，处于痛苦之中的。
George took all the money away and left his companions high anddry，with nothing to buy the tickets.
5. high and low：到处
I looked high and low for my pen，but I couldn't find itanywhere.
6. ins and outs：错综复杂事物的因果
After careful investigation, he got to know the ins and outs of theaccident.
7. on and off：间断地
It rained on and off all day long.
8. on the up and up：坦率，诚实
How can we know whether a person is on the up and up by hisappearance!
9. out and about：户外活动
Mr Smith recovers quickly，and he'll be out and about verysoon.
10. out and out：完全地，彻底地
What I said is an out and out truth.
11. over and over：多次地，重复地
The foreigner repeated what he said over and over，but I stillcouldn't understand him.
12. through and through：完全地，充分地
You can trust him，for he's honest through and through.
13. up and about：病愈
I'm much better now，I've been up and about for almost a week.
14. ups and downs：盛衰，浮沉
Life is hard. There are a lot of ups and downs in one's life.
还有一点，Shanghai 还表示上海的一种特产的“浦东鸡”。
Advice 忠告 air空气 ash灰烬 beef牛肉
advices 消息 airs风度、神气 ashes骨灰 beeves食用牛，菜牛
blue 兰色 brain脑髓 colour颜色 compass罗盘
blues 烦闷，忧郁 brians脑力 colours旗帜 compasses圆规
custom 习惯，风俗 damage 损害 effect 效果 copper 铜
customs 海关，关税 damages 赔偿金 effects 动产，家产 coppers 铜线
fetter 脚镣 experience 经验 foot 脚 force 力
fetters 囚禁，束缚 experiences 经历 foots 渣滓 forces 军队，兵力
fund 资金 green 绿色 ground 土地 gut 肠子
funds 现金 greens 蔬菜 grounds根据，理由 guts 内脏，内容，勇气
heaven 天国 honour 荣誉 iron 铁 letter 信，字母
heavens 天空 honours优等成绩 irons 镣铐 letters 文学
line 行 look 脸色，看 manner 方式 minute 分钟
lines 诗歌 looks 容貌 manners 礼貌 minutes 会议记录
moral 教训 oil 油 pain 痛苦 part 部分
morals 品行 oils 油画 pains 辛苦，努力 parts 才能
physic 药品 premise 前提 quarter四分之一 return 回来
physics 物理 premises 房屋 quarters 住宅 returns 利润
sand 沙 saving 节约 scale 风度 silk 绸
sands 沙滩 savings 储金 scales 天平 silks 绸衣
spectacle 景象 spirit 精神 step 步骤，脚步 time 时间
spectacles 眼镜 spirits 烈酒 steps 台阶 times 时代
troop 群，队 water 水 wit 有才能的人 work 工作
troops 军队 waters 海洋 wits 智力 works 工厂
content 容量，内容 drawer 抽屉
contents 目录 drawers 衬裤
经典英文谚语五百句
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.
好书如挚友。
A good book is the best of friends, the same today andforever.
一本好书，相伴一生。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
A good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜过美貌。
A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
A good wife health is a man's best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A light heart lives long.
静以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
All that ends well is well.
结果好，就一切都好。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full ofweeds.
光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。
A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡，事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
A mother's love never changes.
母爱永恒。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果，不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智，不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防为主，治疗为辅。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相，露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追。
A year's plan starts with spring.
一年之计在于春。
A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Bad news has wings.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。
Better late than never.
不怕慢，单怕站。
Better to ask the way than go astray.
问路总比迷路好。
Between friends all is common.
朋友之间不分彼此。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
Blood will have blood.
血债血偿。
Books and friends should be few but good.
读书如交友，应求少而精。
Business is business.
公事公办。
Business is the salt of life.
事业是人生的第一需要。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
Cannot see the wood for the trees.
一叶障目，不见泰山。
Care and diligence bring luck.
谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
Caution is the parent of safety.
小心驶得万年船。
Cheats never prosper.
骗人发不了财。
Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染，身教言传。
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
择书如择友。
Come what may, heaven won't fall.
做你的吧，天塌不下来。
Complacency is the enemy of study.
学习的敌人是自己的满足。
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road tosuccess.
自信是走向成功的第一步。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
Content is better than riches.
知足者常乐。
Count one's chickens before they are hatched.
蛋未孵先数雏。
Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.
来而不往非礼也。
Creep before you walk.
循序渐进。
Cry for the moon.
海底捞月。
Custom is a second nature.
习惯是后天养成的。
Custom makes all things easy.
有个好习惯，事事皆不难。
Diamond cuts diamond.
强中自有强中手。
Do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗。
Do as you would be done by.
己所不欲，勿施于人。
Doing is better than saying.
与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。
Do it now.
机不可失，时不再来。
Do nothing by halves.
凡事不可半途而废。
Don't claim to know what you don't know.
不要不懂装懂。
Don't have too many irons in the fire.
不要揽事过多。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
不要小题大做。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事，今日毕。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
不要本末倒置。
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
不要自找麻烦。
Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
不要班门弄斧。
Do well and have well.
善有善报。
Each bird love to hear himself sing.
孤芳自赏。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy andwise.
早睡早起身体好。
Easier said than done.
说得容易，做得难。
Easy come, easy go.
来也匆匆，去也匆匆。
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。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.
实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Envy has no holidays.
忌妒之人无宁日。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千虑，必有一失。
Even reckoning makes long friends.
亲兄弟，明算账。
Every advantage has its disadvantage.
有利必有弊。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
人人负责，等于没人负责。
Every day is not Sunday.
好景不常在。
Every dog has his day.
谁都有得意的时候。
Every door may be shut, but death's door.
人生在世，唯死难逃。
Every heart has its own sorrow.
各人有各人的苦恼。
Every little helps a mickle.
聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.
人不为己，天诛地灭。
Every man has his faults.
金无足赤，人无完人。
Every man has his hobbyhorse.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
Every man has his weak side.
人人都有弱点。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
自己的命运自己掌握。
Every minute counts.
分秒必争。
Every mother's child is handsome.
孩子是自己的好。
Every potter praises hit pot.
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。
Example is better then percept.
说一遍，不如做一遍。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。
Experience must be bought.
吃一堑，长一智。
Fact speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Far from eye, far from heart.
眼不见，心不烦。
Far water does not put out near fire.
远水救不了近火。
Faults are thick where love is thin.
一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。
Fear always springs from ignorance.
恐惧源于无知。
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.
隔墙有耳。
Fire and water have no mercy.
水火无情。
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
火是一把双刃剑。
First come, first served.
先来后到。
First impressions are half the battle.
初次见面，印象最深。
First think and then speak.
先想后说。
Fools grow without watering.
朽木不可雕。
Fool's haste is no speed.
欲速则不达。
Fools has fortune.
呆人有呆福。
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much fromfools.
愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。
Forbidden fruit is sweet.
禁果格外香。
Fortune favors those who use their judgement.
机遇偏爱善断之人。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.
风水轮流转。
Four eyes see more than two.
集思广益。
Friends agree best at distance.
朋友之间也会保持距离。
Friends are thieves of time.
朋友是时间的窃贼。
Friends must part.
再好的朋友也有分手的时候。
Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
天才不过是勤奋而已。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
众口铄金，积毁销骨。
God helps those who help themselves.
自助者天助。
Gold will not buy anything.
黄金并非万能。
Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.
以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。
Good health is over wealth.
健康是最大的财富。
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.
良药苦口利于病。
Good watch prevents misfortune.
谨慎消灾。
Great barkers are no biters.
好狗不挡道。
Great hopes make great man.
伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同。
Great men have great faults.
英雄犯大错误。
Great men's sons seldom do well.
富不过三代。
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
大树底下好乘凉。
Great wits have short memories.
贵人多忘事。
Greedy folks have long arms.
心贪手长。
Guilty consciences make men cowards.
做贼心虚。
Habit cures habit.
心病还需心药医。
Handsome is he who does handsomely.
行为漂亮才算美。
Happiness takes no account of time.
欢乐不觉时光过。
Happy is he who owes nothing.
要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.
吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。
Harm set, harm get.
害人害己。
Hasty love, soon cold.
一见钟情难维久。
Health is better than wealth.
健康胜过财富。
Health is happiness.
健康就是幸福。
Hear all parties.
兼听则明。
Heaven never helps the man who will not act.
自己不动，叫天何用。
He is a fool that forgets himself.
愚者忘乎所以。
He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.
背后说好话，才是真朋友。
He is a wise man who speaks little.
聪明不是挂在嘴上。
He is lifeless that is faultless.
只有死人才不犯错误。
He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.
正人先正己。
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.
自嘲者不会让人见笑。
He is wise that is honest.
诚实者最明智。
He knows most who speaks least.
大智若愚。
He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。
He sets the fox to keep the geese.
引狼入室。
He that climbs high falls heavily.
爬得越高，摔得越重。
He that will not work shall not eat.
不劳动者不得食。
He who does not advance loses ground.
逆水行舟，不进则退。
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.
经常诉苦，没人同情。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
想不犯错误，就一事无成。
He who risks nothing gains nothing.
收获与风险并存。
History repeats itself.
历史往往重演。
Honesty is the best policy.
做人诚信为本。
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.
朋友不能阿谀奉承。
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice,shame on me.
上当一回头，再多就可耻。
If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people rideyou.
人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.
耳朵发烧，有人念叨。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
脚踏两条船，必定落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.
杀鸡取卵。
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
要想求知，就得吃苦。
Industry is the parent of success.
勤奋是成功之母。
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
It is easier to get money than to keep it.
挣钱容易攒钱难。
It is easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮好当。
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.
创业容易守业难。
It is hard to please all.
众口难调。
It is never too old to learn.
活到老，学到老。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
It is the first step that costs troublesome.
万事开头难。
It is the unforeseen that always happens.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.
坐失良机，后悔已迟。
It never rains but it pours.
不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.
十年树木，百年树人。
Jack of all trades and master of none.
门门精通，样样稀松。
Judge not from appearances.
人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
Justice has long arms.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕。
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.
君王发狂，百姓遭殃。
Kings have long arms.
普天之下，莫非王土。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。
Learn and live.
活着，为了学习。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。
Learn not and know not.
不学无术。
Learn to walk before you run.
先学走，再学跑。
Let bygones be bygones.
过去的就让它过去吧。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
别惹麻烦。
Let the cat out of the bag.
泄漏天机。
Lies can never changes fact.
谎言终究是谎言。
Lies have short legs.
谎言站不长。
Life is but a span.
人生苦短。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
人过半生，方知天命。
Life is not all roses.
人生并不是康庄大道。
Life without a friend is death.
没有朋友，虽生犹死。
Like a rat in a hole.
瓮中之鳖。
Like author, like book.
文如其人。
Like father, like son.
有其父必有其子。
Like for like.
一报还一报。
Like knows like.
惺惺相惜。
Like mother, like daughter.
有其母必有其女。
Like teacher, like pupil.
什么样的老师教什么样的学生。
Like tree, like fruit.
羊毛出在羊身上。
Little things amuse little minds.
小人无大志。
Look before you leap.
摸清情况再行动。
Lookers-on see more than players.
当局者迷，旁观者清。
Losers are always in the wrong.
胜者为王，败者为寇。
Lost time is never found again.
岁月既往，一去不回。
Love at first sight.
一见钟情。
Love cannot be compelled.
爱情不能强求。
Love is blind.
爱情是盲目的。
Love is full of trouble.
爱情充满烦恼。
Love is never without jealousy.
没有妒忌就没有爱情。
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
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 mydaughter all the days of her life.
儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。
Nature is the true law.
天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。
Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要是发明的动力。
Never fish in trouble water.
不要混水摸鱼。
Never judge from appearances.
不可以貌取人。
Never say die.
永不言败。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
New wine in old bottles.
旧瓶装新酒。
No cross, no crown.
不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。
No garden without its weeds.
没有不长草的园子。
No living man all things can.
世上没有万事通。
No man can do two things at once.
一心不可二用。
No man is born wise or learned.
没有生而知之者。
No man is content.
人心不足蛇吞象。
No man is wise at all times.
聪明一世，糊涂一时。
None are so blind as those who won't see.
视而不见。
None are so deaf as those who won't hear.
充耳不闻。
No news is good news.
没有消息就是好消息。
No one can call back yesterday.
昨日不会重现。
No pains, no gains.
没有付出就没有收获。
No pleasure without pain.
没有苦就没有乐。
No rose without a thorn.
没有不带刺的玫瑰。
No sweet without sweat.
先苦后甜。
No smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
Nothing brave, nothing have.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
眼泪干得最快。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind toit.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
世上无难事，只要肯登攀。
Nothing seek, nothing find.
没有追求就没有收获。
Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.
外出旅行，语言最要紧。
Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
Not to advance is to go back.
不进则退。
Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be achild.
不懂世故，幼稚可笑。
No way is impossible to courage.
勇者无惧。
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.
军人以服从命令为天职。
Observation is the best teacher.
观察是最好的老师。
Offense is the best defense.
进攻是最好的防御。
Old friends and old wines are best.
陈酒味醇，老友情深。
Old sin makes new shame.
一失足成千古恨。
Once a man and twice a child.
一次老，两次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.
偷盗一次，做贼一世。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
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。
One cannot put back the clock.
时钟不能倒转。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.
百闻不如一见。
One false move may lose the game.
一着不慎，满盘皆输。
One good turn deserves another.
行善积德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.
争分夺秒效率高。
One man's fault is other man's lesson.
前车之鉴。
One never loses anything by politeness.
讲礼貌不吃亏。
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
One's words reflect one's thinking.
言为心声。
Out of debt, out of danger.
无债一身轻。
Out of office, out of danger.
无官一身轻。
Out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见，心为静。
Patience is the best remedy.
忍耐是良药。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
贪小便宜吃大亏。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.
正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。
Please the eye and plague the heart.
贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。
Pleasure comes through toil.
苦尽甘来。
Pour water into a sieve.
竹篮子打水一场空。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.
恭维话不能当饭吃。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.
骄傲使人落后。
Promise is debt.
一诺千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.
谚语是日常经验的结晶。
Pull the chestnut out of fire.
火中取栗。
Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.
开卷有益。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.
读书健脑，运动强身。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.
要人尊敬，必须自重。
Rome is not built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.
言行不一。
Seeing is believing.
眼见为实。
Seek the truth from facts.
实事求是。
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.
智者当差，不用交代。
Set a thief to catch a thief.
以贼捉贼。
Short accounts make long friends.
好朋友勤算账。
Something is better than nothing.
聊胜于无。
Soon learn, soon forgotten.
学得快，忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.
熟得快，烂得快。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.
能言是银，沉默是金。
Still water run deep.
静水常深。
Strike the iron while it is hot.
趁热打铁。
Success belongs to the persevering.
坚持就是胜利。
Take things as they come.
既来之，则安之。
Talking mends no holes.
空谈无补。
Talk of the devil and he will appear.
说曹操，曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.
树大招风。
Teach others by your example.
躬亲示范。
The best hearts are always the bravest.
无私者无畏。
The best man stumbles.
伟人也有犯错时。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.
掩耳盗铃。
The danger past and God forgotten.
过河拆桥。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.
黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.
烛台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.
老马识途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth.
魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The die is cast.
木已成舟。
The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
The end justifies the means.
只要目的正当，可以不择手段。
The end makes all equal.
死亡面前，人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the belly.
贪多嚼不烂。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.
抄近路反而绕远路。
The finest diamond must be cut.
玉不琢，不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.
烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
The first step is the only difficulty.
迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.
机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。
The fox preys farthest from home.
兔子不吃窝边草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
坐井观天。
The grass is greener on the other side.
这山望着那山高。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.
语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
The higher up, the greater the fall.
爬得高，摔得惨。
The leopard cannot change its spots.
本性难移。
The more noble, the more humble.
人越高尚，越谦虚。
The more wit, the less courage.
初生牛犊不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game.
旁观者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword.
笔能杀人。
The pot calls the kettle black.
五十步笑百步。
There are spots in the sun.
太阳也有黑点。
There are two sides to every question.
问题皆有两面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.
家家有本难念的经。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.
人间处处有温情。
There is no general rule without some exception.
任何法规均有例外。
There is no medicine against death.
没有长生不老药。
There is no place like home.
金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
There is no royal road to learning.
书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
The style is the man.
字如其人。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.
人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows itup.
水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knowsall.
清者自清，浊者自浊。
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to godown.
世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all.
海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
Think twice before you do.
三思而后行。
Things at the worst will mend.
否极泰来。
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不我待。
Time cures all things.
时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
Time flies.
光阴似箭。
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
Time lost cannot be won again.
时光流逝，不可复得。
Time past cannot be called back again.
时间不能倒流。
Time tries all.
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.
人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。
To err is human.
人非圣贤，孰能无过。
To know everything is to know nothing.
什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress.
人贵有自知之明。
Tomorrow never comes.
我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.
过分熟悉会使人互不服气。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.
学问太多催人老。
Too much liberty spills all.
自由放任，一事无成。
Too much praise is a burden.
过多夸奖，反成负担。
To save time is to lengthen life.
节约时间就是延长生命。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。
Troubles never come singly.
福无双至，祸不单行。
Truth never grows old.
真理永存。
Turn over a new leaf.
洗心革面，改过自新。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Two heads are better than one.
一个好汉三个帮。
Two of a trade seldom agree.
同行是冤家。
Two wrongs do not make a right.
别人错了，不等于你对了。
Unity is strength.
团结就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.
忠言逆耳利于行。
Until all is over one's ambition never dies.
不到黄河心不死。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one.
吃小亏占大便宜。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.
美德远远胜过美貌。
Walls have ears.
小心隔墙有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home.
家丑不可外扬。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.
滴水穿石。
Wealth is nothing without health.
失去健康，钱再多也没用。
We know not what is good until we have lost it.
好东西，失去了才明白。
Well begun is half done.
好的开始，是成功的一半。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水可贵。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them withoutfault.
欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forgetthe favor received.
自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。
Wet behind the ears.
乳臭未干。
Whatever you do, do with all your might.
不管做什么，都要一心一意。
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.
儿时所学，终生难忘。
What's done cannot be undone.
生米煮成熟饭了。
What's lost is lost.
失者不可复得。
What we do willingly is easy.
愿者不难。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
入国问禁，入乡随俗。
When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody.
人人都伟大，世间没豪杰。
When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.
伤心旧事别重提。
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but inbattalions.
新仇旧恨，齐上心头。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。
When wine is in truth, wit is out.
酒后吐真言。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Where there is smoke, there is fire.
事出有因。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.
道高一尺，魔高一丈。
Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.
搬弄口舌者必是小人。
Whom the gods love die young.
好人不长命。
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their heartsin their mouths.
智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。
Work makes the workman.
勤工出巧匠。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。
You cannot eat your cake and have it.
鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make himdrink.
强扭的瓜不甜。
You may know by a handful the whole sack.
由一斑可知全貌。
You never know what you can till you try.
是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。
