6. 英语习语谚语
英语习语谚语a piece of cake 轻松的事
a wet blanket 枯燥，让人扫兴
all thumbs 笨拙
as bright as a button 聪明极了
as cool as a cucumber 极其冷静
as easy as ABC 非常容易
as easy as pie 易如反掌
as hard as nails 冷酷无情，铁石心肠
as hungry as a lion 极其渴望得到
as light as a feather 很轻盈
as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗
as proud as a peacock 十分骄傲
as sharp as a spear 聪明，思路敏捷
as sly as a fox 非常狡猾
as tall as a tree 非常高
be a weed 软弱，懦弱
be at odds 有矛盾，合不来
be blessed with brains 很聪明
be green with envy 嫉妒
be in the same boat 处于同样境地
be tickled pink 非常开心
be white as a sheet 惨白如纸
black and blue 青一块紫一块
then and there 立即
black is white and white is black. 黑白颠倒
burn the midnight oil 开夜车，挑灯夜战
call black white 颠倒黑白
cast iron nerves 坚定的意志
dark horse 黑马
down in the dumps 气馁，沮丧
eat like a bird 食量很小
feel blue 忧郁
feet of clay 内在缺陷
fly off the handle/ hit the roof/ceiling 勃然大怒
green fingers 擅长
hand and foot 完全，周到，全方位
hot under the collar 愤怒的，恼火的
have butterflies in your stomach 心慌，紧张
in the black有盈余
in the red 财政赤字
kill the fatted calf 设宴欢迎
l augh one’s head off大笑
off the top of your head 不假思索
make a mountain out of a molehill/ make a fuss of 小题大做
on cloud nine狂喜
on its last legs 奄奄一息，濒于台
once and for all 永远，彻底地
o ne’s cu p of tea 投合脾性的事
over the moon 欣喜若狂，兴高采烈
p ull one’s leg开某人玩笑
rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨
senior citizen 老人
to sleep like a log 酣睡
twists and turns 曲折
wear and tear 磨损
the man in the street 平常百姓
the prodigal son 浪荡子
the salt of the earth 善良诚实的人
A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。
A good beginning is half the battle. 好的开始等于成功的一半。
A single flower doesn’t make a spring. 一花独放不是春。
A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
All’s well that ends well.结果好，一切都好。
All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事起头难。
A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一苹果，胜过找医生。
A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
An eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼以牙还牙。
A still tongue makes a wise head.智者寡言。
Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。
Better early than late.宁早勿晚。
Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
Constant dropping wears away a stone.滴水石穿。
Cut your coat according to your cloth.量体裁衣。（量入为出）Doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事，必干坏事。
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.不要高兴过早。Do not try to teach your grandmother to such eggs.不要班门弄斧。Don’t put the cart before the horse.勿本末倒置。
Empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡。Every bird likes its own nest the best. 金窝银窝，不如自己的草窝。Every dog has its day. 凡人皆有得意日。
Experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师。
Experience is the father of wisdom. 经验是智慧之父。
Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
Failure teachers success. 失败是成功之母。
Far from eye, far from heart./ out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。
First come, first served. 先到先招待。
Fool’s haste is no speed.欲速则不达。
Give him an inch and he will take a yard. 得寸进尺。
Give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. 授人以鱼，三餐之需；授人以渔，终身只用。
God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
Good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳。
Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
Habit is second nature. 习惯是第二天性。
Haste makes waste. 忙中有错。
He knows most who speaks least. 博学者寡言。
He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑在最后，谁笑的最好。
He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。
He who plays with fire gets burnt. 玩火者必自焚。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算。Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源。
In the end, things will mend. 车到山前必有路。
I’m all ears.我听得很仔细。
It’s no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收。
It is the first step that is toublesome. 万事起头难。
It never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已一鸣惊人。
Judge not a book by its cover. 评价一本书，不能凭封面。
Judge not from appearance. 人不可貌相。
Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。
Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. 知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲。Learn not, and know not. 不学则无术。
Let begones be begones. 既往不咎。
Like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。
Look before you leap./ Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
Lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返。
Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。
Make hay while the sun shines. 趁晴晒草/趁热打铁
Man proposes, god disposes. 谋事在人成事在天。
Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。
Misfortune can be an actual blessing.塞翁失马焉知非福。
Luck was smiling on me. 我很幸运。
More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。
Never do things by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。
Never judge by appearances. 人不可貌相。
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今天能够做的事，切莫拖到明天。Misfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行。
No cross, no crown.没有苦难，就没有快乐。
No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获。
No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴焉得虎子。
No sweet without sweat. 没有汗水就没有幸福。
Of nothing comes nothing. 巧妇难为无米之炊。
Once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小。
One today is worth two tomorrow. 把握一个今天，胜似两个明天。
One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 青菜萝卜各有所爱。
Pardon all men, but never themselves. 严以律己宽以待人。
Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂（抓了芝麻，丢了西瓜）Prevention is better than cure. 防患于未然。
So many countries, so many customs. 国家不一，风俗各异。
Soon got, soon spent. 来得容易，去得快。
Soon learnt, soon forgotten. 学的快，忘得快。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 孩子不打不成器。
Speech is silver; silence is golden.雄辩是银，沉默是金。
Standers-by see more than gamesters. 当局者迷，旁观者清。
Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。
Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。
That’s a no-brainer. 很容易理解。
The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，所见不广。
The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance. 知识越广博，越感己无知。Talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操曹操到。
Union is strength. 团结就是力量。
The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
Virtue is its own reward. 善有善报。
Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
We can’t judge a person by what he says but by what he does.判断一个人，不听言语看行动。
Well begun is half done. 良好的开端，成功的一半。
Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在不愁没柴烧。
Will is power. 意志就是力量。
You can not teach a dog new tricks. 朽木不可雕。
最新初中英语习语谚语
英语习语谚语 a piece of cake 轻松的事 a wet blanket 枯燥，让人扫兴 all thumbs 笨拙 as bright as a button 聪明极了 as cool as a cucumber 极其冷静 as easy as ABC 非常容易 as easy as pie 易如反掌 as hard as nails 冷酷无情，铁石心肠 as hungry as a lion 极其渴望得到 as light as a feather 很轻盈 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 as proud as a peacock 十分骄傲 as sharp as a spear 聪明，思路敏捷 as sly as a fox 非常狡猾 as tall as a tree 非常高 be a weed 软弱，懦弱 be at odds 有矛盾，合不来 be blessed with brains 很聪明 be green with envy 嫉妒 be in the same boat 处于同样境地 be tickled pink 非常开心 be white as a sheet 惨白如纸 black and blue 青一块紫一块 then and there 立即 black is white and white is black. 黑白颠倒 burn the midnight oil 开夜车，挑灯夜战 call black white 颠倒黑白
cast iron nerves 坚定的意志 dark horse 黑马 down in the dumps 气馁，沮丧 eat like a bird 食量很小 feel blue 忧郁 feet of clay 内在缺陷 fly off the handle/ hit the roof/ceiling 勃然大怒 green fingers 擅长 hand and foot 完全，周到，全方位 hot under the collar 愤怒的，恼火的 have butterflies in your stomach 心慌，紧张 in the black有盈余 in the red 财政赤字 kill the fatted calf 设宴欢迎 laugh one’s head off 大笑 off the top of your head 不假思索 make a mountain out of a molehill/ make a fuss of 小题大做on cloud nine狂喜 on its last legs 奄奄一息，濒于台 once and for all 永远，彻底地 one’s cu p of tea 投合脾性的事 over the moon 欣喜若狂，兴高采烈 pull one’s leg 开某人玩笑 rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨 senior citizen 老人 to sleep like a log 酣睡 twists and turns 曲折 wear and tear 磨损 the man in the street 平常百姓
英语作文常用谚语、俗语
英语作文常用谚语、俗语 1、A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 2、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。 3、All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。 4、All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 6、A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 7、Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 8、A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。 9、A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 10、A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 11、A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 12、A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 13、A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 14、A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 15、A mother's love never changes. 母爱永恒。 16、An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。 17、A single flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 18、A year's plan starts with spring. 一年之计在于春。 19、A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 20、Better late than never. 不怕慢，单怕站。 21、By reading we enrich the mind.读书使人充实， 22、Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 23、Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。 24、Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的。 25、Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。 26、Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。 27、Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。 28、Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。 29、Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。 30、Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。 31、Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。 32、Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。 33、Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。 34、Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。 35、Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。 36、Every minute counts. 分秒必争。 37、Each coin has two sides. 38、Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 39、Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 40、God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。 41、Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。 42、Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。 43、Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。 44、It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 45、Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量 46、Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。 47、No pain，no gain.（不劳无获。） 48、You never know till you have tried. 不尝试，不知晓。。 49、An idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 50、Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。 51、Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聪颖。 52、Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。
常用英语谚语
常用英语谚语学习 A A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移；狗改不了吃屎。 （讽刺那些恶习难改的人或是提醒他人注意防范坏人。） A fault confessed is half redressed. 知过能改，善莫大焉。 （关于原谅、宽容。） A fool’s haste is no speed. 急急忙忙，想快反慢；欲速则不达。 （不可急功近利，做事要稳妥。） A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 多行不义必自毙；做贼心虚。 （用于规劝他人向善。） A burden of one's choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。 （自己喜欢的、感兴趣的事做起来很轻松愉快。） A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林；到手的才实在；把握现在，不要空想未来。（珍惜自己所拥有的，不要去强求自己无法得到的东西） A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 （比喻有牺牲、奉献精神的人，如老师。） Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。 （讲逆境、困难。） A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。 （对伟人评价。） A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 (劝告的话不中听，但往往是正确的。) A word spoken is past recalling. / A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出，驷马难追。 （信守诺言。） Although the sun shines, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。 （事前做好准备、防范措施。） All good things come to an end. 好景不常；天下没有不散的筵席。 （离别时互相劝慰的话语。） A crooked stick throws a crooked shadow. 上梁不正下梁歪；曲杖生曲影。 （说明榜样的重要性。）
英语习语俗语大全
1Time flies. 时光易逝. 2. Time is money. 一寸光阴一寸金. *3. Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月无情;岁月易逝;岁月不待人. 4. Time tries all. 时间检验一切. 5. Time tries truth. 时间检验真理. *6. Time past cannot be called back again. 光阴一去不复返. 7. All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返. 8. No one can call back yesterday;Yesterday will not be called again. 昨日不复来. *9. Tomorrow comes never. 切莫依赖明天. *10.One today is worth two tomorrows. 一个今天胜似两个明天. 11.The morning sun never lasts a day. 好景不常;朝阳不能光照全日. 12.Christmas comes but once a year. 圣诞一年只一度. *13.Pleasant hours fly past. 快乐时光去如飞. 14.Happiness takes no account of time. 欢娱不惜时光逝. 15.Time tames the strongest grief. 时间能缓和极度的悲痛. 16.The day is short but the work is much. 工作多,光阴迫. 17.Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.
经典的英语谚语100句(实用)
励志英语谚语100句 1.有志者，事竟成 .Nothing is impossible to a willing heart./Where there is a will there is a way. 2.千里之行，始于足下 .The longest journey begins with the first step. 3.积少成多 .Every little helps. 4.满招损，谦受益 .Pride hurts,modesty benefits. 5.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获 .Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty. 6.伟业非一日之功，冰冻三尺非一日之寒 .Rome was not bult in a day. 7.一寸光阴一寸金，寸今难买寸光阴 .Lost years are worse than lost dollars. 8.自助者天助 .God helps those who help themselves. 9.欲速则不达 .More haste,less speed. 10.台上一分钟，台下十年功 .One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage. 11.好的开端是成功的一半 .Well begun is half done. 12.酒好不怕巷子深 .Good wine needs no bush. 13.成功源于勤奋 .Industry is the parent of success. 14.英雄所见略同 .Great minds think alike. 15.熟能生巧 .Practice makes perfect. 16.静水流深 .Still waters run deep. 17.滴水穿石 .Little stone fell great oaks. 18.前事不忘，后事之师 .The membrance of the past is the teacher of the future. 19.君子之交淡如水 .A hedge between keeps friendship green. 20.机不可失，时不再来 .Take time while time is,for time will away. 21.集思广益 .Two heads are better than one. 22.未雨绸缪 .Provide for a rainy day. 23.真金不怕火炼
英语-习语-谚语
趁火打劫plundering a burning house 声东击西making a feint to the east and attacking in the west 李代桃僵palming off substitute for the real thing 顺手牵羊picking up something in passing 混水摸鱼muddling the water to catch the fish; fishing in troubled waters 空城计presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparedness 馋得流口水make someone’s mouth water 牵线搭桥 pull the strings 钱能生钱 Money begets money 白费力气 plough the air neither fish nor flesh 非驴非马 paint the lily 画蛇添足 no point 没理由 mark time 原地踏步；停顿 make a clean breast of….忏悔 make somebody’s blood boil 使……极度愤怒 Put on an act 装腔作势 Make much ado about nothing无中生有 Make good time 快速行进；有效利用运行时间 Mother hen 婆婆妈妈地担心他人遭遇意外的人 Nasty piece of work 下流坯；讨厌的家伙 New broom 刚上任的新官 No account 没用的人 Pull one’s leg 开某人的玩笑 Make a night of it 欢闹一夜 Old wives’tale 荒诞故事 Move in on 夺走 Play along （暂时）与某人合作 Penny pincher 吝啬鬼；小气鬼 Nurse a viper in one’s bosom 姑息养奸 Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。 Make your enemy your friend.化敌为友。 Man is the soul of the universe.人是万物之灵。 Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。 Many hands make light work.众人拾柴火焰高。 Many heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。 Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。Measure for measure.针锋相对。 Misfortunes never come alone.祸不单行。 Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.患难见真情。 Money isn't everything.钱不是万能的。 Murder will out.纸包不住火。 My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life. 儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。
英文中经典谚语大集合
英文经典谚语（俗语）30例详解 老外平时除使用许多俚语（slang）外，也常夹些格言（adage）、俗语（proverb）、引语（quotation）、警句（saying）或是众所周知的道理（truism）。这些玩儿，也与中文里不少的格言或俗语等意义相近。使用起来，颇有「异曲同工」之妙。 1.Like attracts（或draws）like. 意思是：相同的人吸引相同的人。(like 指similar people）这与另一句谬语「Birds of a feather flock together.」（相同羽毛的鸟在一起）意义相似。（a=same）也就是咱们常说的「物以类聚」或「同声相应，同气相求」。 2.(Too much) familiarity breeds contempt. 意思是说：相处过於亲密，就会产生侮慢之心（不尊重）（即low opinion）（breed = create）这句话又与另一句俗语「Too thick does not stick.」（太稠或太浓反而黏不住）意思相近。也就是说：「closeness brings disagreement.」（亲不敬，熟生蔑）; 就是劝人：「君子之交淡如水」或「保持距离，以策安全」。 3.Once bitten（或bit），twice shy. 就是说：一次被咬，下次胆小。或是一次上当，下次小心。（shy = avoid）动词时态：bite, bit, bitten（或bit）这又与另一句俗语「A burnt child fears（或dreads）the fire.」（被灼伤的小孩怕火）相似。说白些，就是：When you have bad experience, you don't want to have the same experience again. 这不就是「一朝被蛇咬，见绳也心惊」或「一日被蛇咬，十年怕草绳」吗？ 4.A stitch in time save nine. 意思是：「一针及时省九针」。也是「一针不补，十针难缝」或「小洞不补，大洞叫苦」的味道。这句警语与「An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.」（一分的预防，胜於十分的治疗）意义相近。此外，还有：「Don't wait for a rainy day to fix the roof.（不要等到下雨时才去修补屋顶）; 或「Always prepare for a rainy day.」或「Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.」（做最坏的打算和最好的希望）这些警语，说的都是「未雨绸缪」。 5.Old habits die hard. 意思是说：改掉老习惯很不容易。「It is difficult to break an old habit.」这与另一句谚语：「You can not teach an old dog new tricks.」（你不能教老狗新把戏）。这就是所谓「江山易改，本性难移」。 6.Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 意思是：一个人不在时，使人内心更想念。 「When a person is absent, we may think of him／her more often.」与「久别情深」、「眼不见，心更念」、「人去情渐深」，或是「一日不见如隔三秋」的意味相近。 7.A penny saved is a penny earned. 据说这是Ben Franklin 的引语。照字面意义是：能存一分钱，就是赚了一分钱。後来有人改口说：Take care of your pennies（=pence）and the pounds (=dollars）will take care of themselves. 说白些，就是：If you save small amount of money, you will eventually have a large sum of money. 就是中国人所谓「积少成多，集腋成裘」。（这句话也可指小事谨慎，大事自成。） 8.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.意思是说：当在罗马时，就照罗马人的（生活）方式去
100条常用英语谚语大全.doc
100条常用英语谚语大全 我们的英语谚语简单精妙，十分值得我们学生去记诵，以下是我搜集整理的100条常用英语谚语大全，欢迎阅读。 100条常用英语谚语大全一 1. Time flies.时光易逝。 2. Time is money.一寸光阴一寸金。 3. Time and tide wait for no man.岁月无情;岁月易逝;岁月不待人。 4. Time tries all.时间检验一切。 5. Time tries truth.时间检验真理。 6. Time past cannot be called back again.光阴一去不复返。 7. All time is no time when it is past.光阴一去不复返。 8. No one can call back yesterday; Yesterday will not be called again.昨日不复来。 9. Tomorrow comes never.切莫依赖明天。 10. One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。 11. The morning sun never lasts a day.好景不常;朝阳不能光照全日。 . Christmas comes but once a year.圣诞一年只一度。
13. Pleasant hours fly past.快乐时光去如飞。 14. Happiness takes no account of time.欢娱不惜时光逝。 15. Time tames the strongest grief.时间能缓和极度的悲痛。 16. The day is short but the work is much.工作多，光阴迫。 17. Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。 18. Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today.明天如有事，今天就去做。 19. To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.事事及时做，一日胜三日。 20. To save time is to lengthen life.节省时间就是延长生命。 21. Everything has its time and that time must be watched.万物皆有时，时来不可失。 22. Take time when time cometh, lest time steal away.时来必须要趁时，不然时去无声息。 23. When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back toyou.机不可失，时不再来;机会一过，永不再来。 24. Make hay while the sun shines.晒草要趁太阳好。 25. Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。
英语谚语俗语翻译
Part One I had only recently seen John in a restaurant. The news of his death came as a bolt from the blue She found the keys she had lost last month, which was like a bolt from the blue A bolt from the blue Meaning：A complete surprise, like a bolt of lightning from a blue sky. Origin：This has the feel of a Shakespearian or Biblical phrase, but it isn't as old as it sounds. There are several forms of it: 'out of the blue', 'a bolt out of the blue', etc. The earliest citation is Thomas Carlyle, in The French Revolution, 1837: "Arrestment, sudden really as a bolt out of the Blue, has hit strange victims." It is unpleasant to hear him speak on national topics, for he is a bird of ill omen. 叫他谈论国事是不愉快的，因为他常出不吉之言。 a bird of ill omen 中国有句老话:“夜猫子进宅，无事不来”，可见猫头鹰是种不吉利的象征。它往往和黑暗、神秘甚至死亡联系起来。然而在日本，猫头鹰却是吉利和幸福的代表。 奥运会的吉祥物 雕像、挂钟、水壶、牙签盒，甚至还有女士佩戴的胸针 They were only crying crocodile tears at the old man's funeral because nobody had really liked him. 在老人的葬礼上，他们在假装慈悲，因为他们之中没有谁喜欢过他。 We need not hope for lower taxes in the future ─ that would be crying for the moon. 我们不应抱任何希望将来会降低税收，这是根本不可能的事。 “不可能”，“没门”的译法 No way/There is no way! Impossible! Out of the question/That's out of the question! Not a chance! Hopeless! Pigs might fly! The sun might rise in the west! Never/Never ever ever! You are crying for the moon! Street Arabs are produced by slums and not by original sin. 流浪儿是贫民窟的产物，而不是原始罪恶的产物。 John is ashamed of his humble background. That is his Achilles' heel. 约翰因出身卑贱而自惭形秽，这是他的致命弱点。 Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own; in pain and sickness it would still be dear. 在我看来，你身上的每一个细胞都像我自己的细胞一样亲，即使你痛苦你有病，也还是一样亲。 I'll play old Gooseberry with the office, and make you glad to buy me out at a good high figure. 我要在工作上故意捣蛋，使你不得不付出高价收买我。 play gooseberry (British humorous) to be with two people who are having a romantic relationship and who would prefer to be alone. “Best be off to bed, my boy ─ ho, ho!”“No, no. We know a trick worth two of that. We won’t go home till morning, till day light does appear!” “孩子，最好上床睡吧——嗬，嗬！”“不，不，你不必跟我们玩那一套。不到明天，不到天大亮我们不归家。
常见英语谚语与习语Proverb and famous sayings
Proverb and famous sayings While there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 Great hopes make great man. 伟大的理想造就伟大的人。 God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 In doing we learn. 实践长才干。 Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。 Constant dropping wears the stone. 滴水穿石。 Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。 Lifeless, faultless. 只有死人才不犯错误。 A bold attempt is half success. 勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。 Never say die. 永不言败。 Never judge from appearances. 不可以貌取人。 Promise is debt. 一诺千金。 Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。 Storms make trees take deeper roots. 风暴使树木深深扎根。 Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. 心之所愿，无所不成。 Good company on the road is the shortest cut. 行路有良伴就是捷径。 Misfortunes never come alone/single. 祸不单行。 Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 不经灾祸不知福。 It's never too late to mend. 过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. 无热情成就不了伟业。Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。 One today is worth two tomorrows. 一个今天胜似两个明天。 Knowing something of everything and everything of something. 通百艺而专一长。Good advice is beyond all price. 忠告是无价宝。 Man proposes and god disposes. 谋事在人成事在天。 Pride goes before a fall. 骄者必败。 If you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter. 吃得苦中苦, 方为人上人。 Self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信心是成功的首要关键。 The secret of success is constancy of purpose. 成功的秘绝在于目标坚定有恒。Small gains bring great wealth. 小益聚大财，薄利成巨富。 Suspicion is the poison of true friendship. 猜疑伤害莫逆之交。 Sloth is the key of poverty。惰能致贫. Among the blind the one eyed man is the king.山中无老虎，猴子称大王。 To err is human.犯错是人之常情。/ 人谁无过。 You can't judge a book by its cover.不能以外表来判断本质。/ 不要以貌取人。 It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。 The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。 An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 .As the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 To live is to learn,to learn is to better live。活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。
常用英语谚语及名言警句
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.
常见英语谚语-习语
英语谚语和习语 1.look on with folded arms 袖手旁观 2.call white black 颠倒黑白 3.speak like a book 咬文嚼字 4.make a noise in a world 名噪一时 5.an old head on your shoulders 少年老成 6.take to one's heels 逃之夭夭 7.in a class by itself 独一无二 8.do in Rome as Rome does 入乡随俗 9.be wet behind the ears /smell of the baby 乳臭未干 10.not a feather to fly with 一贫如洗 11.give sb.a piece of one's mind 直言不讳 12.Many a little makes a mickle.积少成多 13.No one wise at all times.智者千虑，必有一失 14.Pride goes before a fall. 骄者必败 15.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧 16.No pains,no gains. 不劳无获 17.It's never too late to learn.活到老，学到老 18.One today is worth two tomorrow. 一个今天等于两个明天。 19.No one can do two things at once. 一心不可二用。 20.There is no friend so faithful as a good book. 好书胜好友。 21.Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。 22.Something attempted,something done. 有所尝试，就有所作为。 23.Never judge from appearance. 不要以貌取人。 24.To choose time is to save time. 选择时间就是节省时间。 25.Time is a bird forever on wing . 时间就是一只永远飞翔的鸟。 26.take trouble 吃苦 27.be at the pains of learning 刻苦学习 28.be in pain 在痛苦中 29.dream away one's life 虚度一生 30.live on the fat of the land 过奢侈的生活 31.have a thin /good time 过的不舒坦 32.a rich joke 逗人的笑话 33.look hard at 死盯着 34.work on the land 务农 35.pull oneself together 振奋精神
谚语俗语英文翻译
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩 Money can’t buy time. 寸金难买寸光阴 Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母。 The visitor arrives, it is as if returning home.宾至如归。 A good beginning is half the battle.良好的开端成功的一半。To teach is to learn.教学相长。 Like father,like son.有其父，必有其子。 Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败。 Fish in trouble water.混水摸鱼。 Business is business.公事公办。 The style is the man.文入其人。 More haste,less speed.欲速则不达。 Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。 Misfortunes never come alone. 祸不单行。 Hedges have eyes,walls have ears.隔篱有眼，隔墙有耳。Man proposes,God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼里出西施。Time and tide wait for no man.时不待我/岁月无情。 A young idlder,an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。Out of office,out of danger.无官一身轻。 In time of peace prepare for war.居安思危。