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谚语中英对照
1.Burn one's bridges. 破釜沉舟.背水一战
2.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同
3.No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息
4.One picture is worth a thousand words. (One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.) 百闻不如一见
5.Nothing ventured, nothing gained. (Nothing brave, nothing have.) 不入虎穴,焉得虎子
6.Life is full of ups and downs. 生活充满起伏
7.It's no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收
8.Hunger is the best sauce. 饥饿是最好的调味品
9.Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好.
10.God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者.
11.Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌
12.Don't count your chickens before they hatch. 小鸡孵出之后才算数
13.He bites off than her can chew. (The eye is bigger than the belly.) 贪多嚼不烂
14.Everyone has a skeleton in his closet. 人人都有不可告人之事
15.To teach a fish how to swim. 班门弄斧.
16.Rome wasn't built in a day. 伟业非一日建成
17.Well begun, half done. 好的开始,成功了一半
18.Every cloud has a silver lining. 乌云背后是银边
19.Look before you leap. 三思而后行
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20.Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚
21.A little knowledge is dangerous. 一知半解最危险
22.Clothes make the man. 人要衣装.佛要金装
23.A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口.
24.History repeats itself. 历史会重演
25.strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁
26.as poor as a church mouse. 穷得一文不名
27.Where there's smoke, there's fire. 无风不起浪.事出必有因
28.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行始于足下
29.A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔.转业不聚财
30.Many hands make light work. 人多好做事.
31.A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘,差之千里.
32.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情.
33.A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终.
34.A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲. 35.Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗.
36.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.
37.Misfortunes never come alone. 祸不单行.
38.Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊补牢,为时未晚.
39.No one can call back yesterday. 昨日不会重现.
40.No sweet without sweat. 先苦后甜.
41.Still water run deep. 静水流深.
42.The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步.
43.The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. 水能载舟,亦能覆舟.
44.Think twice before you do. 三思而后行.
45.Time tries all. 路遥知马力,日久见人心.
46.To save time is to lengthen life. 节约时间就是延长生命.
47.Troubles never come singly. 福无双至,祸不单行.
48.Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away. 滴水穿石.
49.When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入国问禁,入乡随俗.
50.Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧.
51.Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪.
52.So said, so done. 说到做到,言出必行.
53.No weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏,祸兮福所倚.
54.We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水珍贵
55.Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. 磨刀不误砍柴功.
56.Where there is s will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成.
57.The weather and the life are both unpredictable. 天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福.
58.There is not any advantage without disadvantage. 有一利必有一弊.{count的谚语}.
59.You cannot have your cake and eat it too. 鱼与熊掌,不可得兼.
60.Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day. 看人看年少,看天看破晓.
美国人常用的谚语
以下列举的都是美国人常用的谚语,希望大家能够多多在日常生活中多多应用。觉得好就分享一下。
Actions speak louder than words.行动胜于空谈。
Give some an inch,he/she will take a mile.某人得寸进尺。
Let bygones be bygones.让过去的事就过去吧。
Out of sight,out of mind.眼不见,心不想。
The shoes on the other foot.位置颠倒过来(指曾经让他人遭遇的事反过来又轮到自己头上)
There's no accounting for taste.人各有所好。=Different strokes for different folks. When in Rome,do as Romans do.入乡问禁,入乡随俗。=When in Rome.
When it rains,it pours.不雨则已,雨则倾盆(指事情一发生便接踵而至)
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解最害人。
A penny saved is a penny earned.省钱如同赚钱。
A watched pot never boils.心急水难开。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.眼不见,心更念;人不在,情更深。
All's fair in love and war.情场如战场,无章亦无法。
All's well that ends well.结果好就是好。
例:Mandy lost her house in the fire,but it looks like she'll be able to rebuild an even bigger and better one!All's well that ends well.
曼迪的房子被大火烧毁,不过看样子她会重新盖起一栋更大更好的房子。结果好就是好。
Beauty is only skin deep.美貌不过是一张皮。
Beggers can't be choosers.要饭的不能挑肥拣瘦。
Better late than never.迟到总比不做好。
Better safe than sorry.稳妥总比后悔好。
Birds of a feather flocks together.鸟以类聚,人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水(指亲人总比外人亲)
Close,but no cigar.相当接近但不完全准确。
Crime doesn't pay.犯罪终无好下场。
Curiosity killed the cat.好奇伤身。
例:"I think that three are some criminals who just moved into the apartment next door to mine.I'm going to investigate."
"I wouldn't do that if I were you.They could be dangerous!After all,curiosity killed the cat!"
"我觉得有几个罪犯搬到了我隔壁那套房子,我要去调查一下"
"我要是你我就部那么做,他们可都是危险的人。要记住'好奇伤身'这句话。"
Don't count your chickens before they hatch.蛋未孵出小鸡且慢数小鸡(指不要过早乐观)
Don't look a gift horse in the mouse.对礼物不要挑剔。
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.不要孤注一掷。
Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。
Early to bed,early to raise makes a man healthy,wealthy,and wise.早睡早起来,健康,聪明又发财。
Easy come,easy go.来得容易去的快。
Every [gray]cloud has a silver lining.黑暗中总有一线光明。
Every dog has its/his day.人人皆有得意日。
Familiarity breeds contempt.亲不敬,熟生蔑。
反义:Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Haste makes waste.欲速则不达。
He who laughs last,laughs longest.谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好。
Honesty is the best policy.诚实乃上策。
If you don't succeed,try,try again.出师不利再努力。
It takes two to tango.一个巴掌拍不响。
Live and let live.自己活也得让别人活;互不干扰
Money is the root of all evil.金钱乃是万恶之源。
Necessity is the mother of invention.需要乃发明之母。
No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
Nothing ventured,nothing gained.不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
One good turn deserves another.以德报德
One's bark is worse than one's bite.口恶心善
Pratice makes perfect.熟能生巧
Pratice what you preach.言行一致
Seeing is believing.眼见为实
The early bird get the worm.早期的鸟儿有虫吃;捷足先登。
The more the merrier.人越多越热闹
There are plenty of other fish in the sea.海里的鱼多得是(指世上的机会非常多) There's more than one way to skin a cat.要达到目的,办法有的是;办事不愁没法子 To kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕;一举两得
Variety is the spice of life.多样化是生活的调味品(指丰富多彩是生活的情趣所在)
We'll cross the bridge when we come to it.船到桥头自然直。
When the cat's away,the mice will play.猫儿不在,老鼠玩的自在。
Where there's a will,there's a way.有志者事竟成
You can't judge a book by its cover.人不可貌相
You can't teach an old dog new tricks.老狗学不会新把戏(指老年人难以适应新事物)
谚语
课本中的谚语
1. a piece of cake
as easy as ABC
as easy as pie 小事一桩,小菜一碟
child’s play
2. a wet blanket 扫兴的人
3. be all ears 洗耳恭听
4. pull my leg 开玩笑
5. have green fingers 园艺高手
6. green with envy 嫉妒
7. a green hand 生手
8. the top dogs 领导,头儿
9. give sb the cold shoulder 对…不理不睬
10. rain cats and dogs 倾盆大雨{count的谚语}.
11. my cup of tea 我喜欢的事物
12. feet of clay 不为人知的缺点
13. see the handwriting on the wall 看到灾难即将来临的迹象
14. kill the fatted calf 设宴款待
15. you reap what you sow 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆
16. the apple of somebody’s eye 被父母宠爱的孩子
17. the early birds catches the worm 早起的鸟儿有虫吃
18. great minds think alike 英雄所见略同
19. Don’t count your chickens until they are hatched 在事情发生前不要打如意算盘
20. make hay while the sun shines
Strike the iron while it is hot 趁热打铁
21. white as sheet 和纸一样苍白
22. tickled pink 非常高兴
23. be in the red 负债
be in the black 有盈余
24. feel blue 不开心,难过
25. be over the moon 非常高兴
26. be on top of the world 非常高兴
27. dark horse 黑马
28. catch-22 让人左右为难的规定或处境
29. as cool as cucumber 像黄瓜一样的冷静
30. as sharp as a spear 像矛一样的尖锐
31. as sly as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾
32. cast-iron nerves 意志坚强
33. cost an arm and a leg 代价昂贵
34. have butterflies in my stomach 心慌,紧张
35. you can’t eat your cake and have it 鱼和熊掌不可兼得
36. empty vessels make the greatest sound 满瓶不动半瓶摇
37. the pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步
谚语
1.见机行事。1. Act according to circumstances.
2.兵不厌诈。2. All is fair in war.
3.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。3. As long as the green hills last, there'll always be wood to burn.
4.种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。4. As you sow, so shall you reap.
5.不问就听不到假话。5. Ask no questions and be told no lies.
6.情人眼里出西施。 6. Beauty lies in lover's eye
7.血浓于水。7. Blood is thicker than water.
8.海内存知己,天涯若比邻。 8. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near
9.简洁是智慧的灵魂。 9. Brevity is the soul of wit.
10.公事公办。 10.Business is business.
11.车到山前必有路。11.The cart will find its way round the hill ,when it gets there.
12.巧妇难为无米之炊。12. he cleverest housewife cannot cook a meal without rice.
13.笨鸟先飞。 13. Clumsy birds have to start flying early.
14.精诚所至,金石为开。14. Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone.
15.置之死地而后生。15. Confront a person with the danger of death and he will fight to live.
16.滴水穿石。16. Constant dripping wears away the stone.
17.习惯成自然。17. Custom is a second nature.
18.以其人之道,还治其人之身。18. Deal with a man as he deals with you.
19.血债要用血来还。19. Debts of blood must be paid in blood.
20.隔行如隔山。20. Different trades are separated as by mountains.
21.一回生,二回熟。21. Different the first time, easy the second.
22.早动手,早收获。22. Early sow, early mow.
23.者千虑,必有一失。23. Even the wise are not free from error.
24.吃一堑,长一智。24. Every failure one meets with adds to one's experience.
25.国家兴亡,匹夫有责。
26.每一个人都有美中不足的地方。
27.人各有所好。
28.行行出状元。
29.仁者见仁,智者见智。
25. Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country.
26. Every man has the defects of his own virtues.
27. Every man to his taste.
28. Every profession produces its own leading authority.
29. Everyone thinks in his way.
30.切莫错过良机。
31.凡事总有一个开头。
32.身教胜于言教。
30. Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
31. Everything must have a beginning.
32. Example is better than precept.
33.经验是智慧之母。
34.经验是愚者之师。
35.乐极生悲。
36.以眼还眼,以牙还牙。
37.心有余而力不足(贪多嚼不烂)。
33. Experience is the mother of wisdom.
34. Experience is the teacher of fools.
35. Extreme joy begets sorrow.
36. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
37. The eye is bigger than the belly.
38.吃一堑,长一智。
39.人怕出名猪怕壮。
40.少说为佳。
41.寡不敌众。
42.水火无情。
38. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
39. Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs.
40. Few words are best.
41. A few are no match for the many.
42. Fire and water have no mercy.
43.看菜吃饭,量体裁衣。
44.患难之交才是真正的朋友。
45.君子之交淡如水。
46.天才出自勤奋。
47.礼轻情意重。
43. Fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure.
44. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
45. The friendship of a gentleman is insipid as water.
46. Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
47. The gift is trifling but the feeling is profound.
48.好故事百听不厌。
49.有报,恶有恶报。
50.名师出高徒。
51.习惯成自然。
52.欲速则不达(忙中有错)。
48. A good tale is not the worse for being told twice.
49. Good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil.{count的谚语}.
50. A great teacher produces a brilliant student.
51. Habit is second nature.
52. Haste makes waste.
53.满招损,谦受益。
54.时来运转百事顺。{count的谚语}.
55.人人都有缺点。
56.近墨者黑。
53.Haughtiness invites disaster, humility receives benefit.
54. He dances well to whom fortune pipes.
55. He is lifeless that is faultless.
56. He that touchs pitch shall be defiled.
57.人无远虑,必有近忧。
58.来者不,者不来。
59.与人方便,自己方便。
60.谁笑在最后,谁笑得最财富。
57. He who gives no thought to difficulties in the future is sure to be beset by worries much closer at hand.
58. He who has come is surely strong or he'd never have come along.
59. He who helps others helps himself.
60. He who laughs last laughs longest.
201. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚,人以群分
202. give sb. an inch and he'll take a mile 得寸进尺
203. Don't press your luck. 不用得寸进尺
204. saved by the bell (在紧要的关头)得救
205. finders keepers 谁捡到就是谁的
206. by the book 按照规定
207. That's fair enough. 这样很公平
208. raise one's eyebrows 吃惊
英语经典谚语名言345个
1. A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。
2. Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
3. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑,长一智。
4. A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改,本性难移。
5. A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难,失朋友易。
6. A friend without faults will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。
7. A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
8. A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
9. A good book is a good friend.
好书如挚友。
10. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书,相伴一生。
11. A good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜过美貌。
12. A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
13. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解,自欺欺人。
14. All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
15. All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
16. All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
17. All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是先难而后易。
18. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
19. A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
20. A little of everything, and nothing at all.
每事浅尝辄止,结果将一事无成。
21. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
22. A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
23. A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘,差之千里。
24. A mother's love never changes.
母爱永恒。
25. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果,不用请医生。
26. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
27. A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补,大洞吃苦。
28. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
29. A year's plan starts with spring.
一年之计在于春。
30. A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
31. Bad news has wings.
好事不出门,坏事传千里。
32. Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
33. Better late than never.
不怕慢,就怕站。
34. Better to ask the way than go astray.
问路总比迷路好。
35. Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚,人以群分。
36. Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
37. Books and friends should be few but good.
读书如交友,应求少而精。
38. Business is the salt of life.
事业是人生的第一需要。
39. By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. 读书使人充实,交谈使人精明。
40. Caution is the parent of safety.
小心驶得万年船。
41. Cheats never prosper.
骗人发不了财。
42. Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染,身教言传。
43. Choose an author as you choose a friend.
择书如择友。
44. Complacency is the enemy of study.
学习的敌人是自己的满足。
45. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。
46. Constant dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿,绳锯木断。
47. Content is better than riches.
知足者常乐。
48. Count one's chickens before they are hatched.
蛋未孵先数雏。
49. Creep before you walk.
循序渐进。
50. Custom is a second nature.
习惯是后天养成的。
51. Custom makes all things easy.
有个好习惯,事事皆不难。
52. Diamond cuts diamond.
强中自有强中手。
53. Do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗。
54. Do as you would be done by.
己所不欲,勿施于人。
55. Doing is better than saying.
英语经典谚语
英语经典谚语
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1.Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于言辞。
2.All good things come to an end. 一切美好的事物皆有终结时。
3.All's well that ends well. 结局好的就算好。
4.All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。
5.Art is long, life is short. 人生朝露,艺业千秋。
6.Bad news travels fast. 坏事传千里。
7.The bait hides the hook. 饵里藏钩;笑里藏刀。
8.Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。
9.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。
10.The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。
11.Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。
12.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 多得不如现得/一鸟在手胜于双鸟在林。
13.Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。
14.Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。
15.Boys will be boys. 男孩子毕竟是男孩子。
16.A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命;吉人天相。
17.Catch as catch can. 能捉尽管捉;能拿多少算多少
18.Diamond cut diamond. 强中更有强中手。
19.Do as I say, not as I do. 照我说的做,别照我做的做。
20.Don't meet trouble half-way. 勿杞人忧天。
21.Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 勿孤注一掷。
22.Don't ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。
23.Easier said than done. 说比做容易。
24.East or west, home is best. 管他东方或西方,家是最好的地方。
25.Easy come, easy go. 来得容易,去得也容易。
26.Every man is his own worst enemy. 一个人最大的敌人就是他自己。
27.Everyone to his taste. 人各有所好。
28.An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼,以牙还牙。
29.Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装,马要鞍。
30.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之交才是真正的朋友。
31.The grapes are sour. 葡萄是酸的。
32.Grasp all, lose all. 样样都要,全都失掉。
33.Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
34.He who laughs last laughs bes t. 最后笑的人笑得最得意。
35.He who travels the fastest travels alone. 单独旅行的人走得最快。
36.He who denies all confesses all. 否认一切的人就等于承认了一切。
37.He who hesitates is lost. 踌躇不决者必然失败。{count的谚语}.
38.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 不犯错的人必将一事无成。
39.Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富。
40.Healven helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。
41.History repeats itself. 历史总重演。
42.Honesty is the best policy. 诚实是上上之策。
43.Hunger is the best sauce. 饥饿是最好的调味汁。
44.If the cap fits, wear it. 帽子若适合你,就戴上吧。
45.If you want peace, prepare for war. 欲求和平必先备战。
46.Things done can not be undone.
47.Take a pain for a pleasure all wise man can. 智者能视苦为乐。
48.Take one's courage in both hands. 勇往直前,敢作敢为。
49.Take the rough with the smooth. 既能享乐,也能吃苦。
50.Take the world as it is. 随遇而安。/听其自然。
51.Take things as they come. 既来之,则安之。
52.Take time by the forelock. 要抓住时机。
53.Take time while time is, for time will be away. 机不可失,时不再来。
54.Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。
55.Tastes differ. 众口难调。/人各有所好。
56.Teaching others teaches yourself. 教学相长。
57.Tears are the silent language of grief. 眼泪是悲哀的无声言辞。
58.Telling your troubles is swelling your troubles. 诉说烦恼等于增加烦恼。
59.Temperance is the best physic. 克制乃是最好的治疗。
60.Temperance is the greatest of virtue. 自我节制是最大的美
谚语大全
1). Obedience is the first duty of a soldier 军人以服从命令为天职。
2).Observation is the best teacher. 观察是最好的老师。
3).Offense is the best defense. 进攻是最好的防御。
4).Old friends and old wines are best. 陈酒味醇,老友情深。
5).Old sin makes new shame. 一失足成千古恨。
6).Once a thief, always a thief. 偷盗一次,做贼一世。
7). I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 朋友不能阿谀奉承。
8).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。
9).If you make yourself an ass, don‘t complain if people ride you. 人善被人欺,马善被人骑。
10) Each bird love to hear himself sing. 孤芳自赏。
11).Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。
12).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。
13). A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。
14). A bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。/拙匠总怨工具差。
15).A bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。
16).A burden of one‘s choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。
名言警句
1. A certain amount of care or pain or trouble is necessary for every man at all times .A ship
without a ballast is unstable and will not go straight. (Arthur Schopenhauer. German
philosopher)
一定的忧愁、痛苦或烦恼,对每个人都是时时必需的。一艘船如果没有压舱物,便不会
稳定,不能朝着目的地一直前进。(德国哲学家 叔本华 A)
2. Adversity reveals genius; fortune conceals it. (Horace, ancient Roman poet)
苦难显才华,好运隐天资。(古罗马诗人 贺拉斯)
3. Almost any situation---good or bad ---is affected by the attitude we bring to. (Lucius Annaus Seneca, Ancient Roman philosopher)
差不多任何一种处境——无论是好是坏——都受到我们对待处境的态度的影响。(古罗马
哲学家 西尼加 L A)
4. All is but lip-wisdom that wants experience. (Philip Sideney, British satesman)
凡是没有实际经验的,都只是口头智慧。(英国政治家 锡得尼 D .)
5.Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards. (Law Vernon, British writer)
经验是一位先行测试然后才授课严厉的教师。(英国作家 弗农. L.)
6.All happy families are like one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. (Leo Tolstoy ,Russian writer)
所有幸福的家庭都十分相似;而每个不幸的家庭各有各自的不幸。(俄国文学家 托尔斯
泰.L.)
7. Every law has no atom of strength, as far as no public opinion supports it. (Wendell phillips, American leader against slavery)
若是没有公众舆论的支持,法律是丝毫没有力量的。(美国废奴运动领袖 菲力普斯 W)
8.Good order is the foundation of all things. (E.Burke, Btritish statesman)
良好的秩序是一切的基础。(英国政治家 伯克 E)
9. Absence to love is what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small; it inflames the great. (Roger de Bussy-Rabutin, French writer) 离别之于爱情好比风之于火,它能将小火熄灭,使大
火熊熊燃烧。(法国作家 比西-拉比旦.R.)
10. All men are liable to error; and most men are, in many points, by passion or interest, under temptation to it. (John Locke, British Philosopher)
人都会犯错误,在许多情况下,大多数仍是由于欲望或兴趣的引诱而犯错误的。(英国哲
学家 洛克.J.)
11. A friendship founded on business is better than business founded on friendship. (John Davision Rockefeller, American businessman)
建立在商务基础上的友谊胜过建立在友谊基础上的商务。(美国实业家 洛克菲勒 J D.)
12 .A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning un-necessary. (D.C,Fisher, American female novelist) 母亲不是赖以依靠的人,而是使依靠成为不必要的人。(美国
女小说家 菲席尔.D.C.)
13. A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight (P.B.Shelley, British poet)
伟大的诗篇即是永远喷出智慧和欢欣之水的喷泉。(英国诗人 雪莱 P B)
14.A novel is a mirror walking along a main road. (Stendhcl,French writer)
一部小说犹如一面在大街上走的镜子。(法国作家 司汤达)
15. Activity is the only road to knowledge . (George Bernard Shaw , British dramatist)
行动是通往知识的唯一道路 。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳. G.)
16.A free man obtains knowledge from many sources besides books . (Thomas Jefferson ,, American president)一个自由的人除了从书本上获取知识外,还可以从许多别的来源获得知识。(美国总统 杰斐逊 . T.)
17. Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist) 不要只因一次失败,就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚.W.)
习惯用语
cross your heart 你发誓 gate - crasher 不请自来的不速之客 take it easy 凡事看开些,不要太冲动,不要看得那么重 make yourself comfortable 不用约束(招待客人时说的话) you are all wet 你完全误会了 she is hangover 她昨夜喝醉了 it's a matter of time 这是迟早的问题 she pulls out 她退出了 I have my limit 我的忍耐度有限 don't brush me off 不要敷衍我 let's get it straight 我们打开天窗说亮话吧 what you call this 你这算什么 how about a bite 随便吃些什么吧 you can count on me 你可以信得过我 he see things not people他论事不论人 we sang the same songs 我们志同道合 I hope you in the roll 我希望你也能来 let’s go Dutch 我们各付各的吧 speak of the devil 说曹操,曹操就到 keep in touch 保持联络 don't turn me down 不要拒绝我 don't let me down 别叫我失望 man proposes and god disposes 谋事在人成事在天 the weakest goes to the wall.优胜劣败 to look one way and row another声东击西 in everyone's mouth.脍炙人口 to give the last measure of devotion 鞠躬尽瘁 to suffer for one's wisdom. 聪明反被聪明误 to harp on the same string. 旧调重弹 to convert defeat into victory. 转败为胜
beyond one's grasp. 鞭长莫及