英语口语-谚语、惯用语.doc

英语口语-谚语、惯用语不管张三李四。 Every Tom, Dick and Harry. *举出常用的男孩名，表示“不论谁都”、“不管张三还是李四”。虽然没有女孩名，但男女都可用。My daughter had a homestay in America. (我女儿为体验当地生活，去美国了。)So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. (不管谁都能去啊。)I like sexy girls. (我喜欢性感的女人。)So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. (无论谁都是这样的。) 一波未平一波又起。Out of the frying pan into the fire. *frying pan “平底炒菜锅”，直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。 舍名求实。I live to eat.Pudding rather than praise. *不太常用的说法。 瞎猫碰上了死耗子。Every dog has his day.Bob won the lottery. (鲍勃中了头彩。)Every dog has his day. (瞎猫碰上了死耗子。)Everyone has good days.Everyone gets lucky sometimes. (谁都会有走运的时候。)A flying crow always gets something. *不太常用的说法。 说曹操，曹操到。 Speak of the devil. *“说到恶魔，恶魔就来”。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。Speak of the devil.常用于口语中。Here comes John! (约翰来了。)Speak of the devil. (真是说到曹操，曹操到。)情人眼里出西施。Love is blind. *直译是“爱情是盲目的”。表示人们一旦谈恋爱，就会失去正确的判断能力，无法冷静地看待事物。一举两得。Kill two birds with one stone. *直译是“一石可以打中两只鸟”，即“一举两得”。 不闻凶讯便是吉。No news is good news.I haven't heard from John lately. (好久没有约翰的消息了。)Well, no news is good news. (是啊，不闻凶讯便是吉。) 光阴似箭。Time flies. *表示时间像飞一样地过去了。Tim flies是Time flies when you are having fun.的省略说法。即“越高兴时间过得越快”。时间就是金钱。Time is money. 百艺不如一艺精。Jack of all trades, master of none. *Jack是男子名，一般表示“某人或男人”。此句的意思是什么事都去做的人没有一件事是能精通的。 三思而后行。Look before you leap. *直译“飞之前先看看”，表示“付诸于行动前要慎重地考虑，做好准备”。 百闻不如一见。Seeing is believing. *“眼见为实”，即只有自己亲眼所见，才能信服。无风不起浪。There is no smoke without fire. *传闻总是有出处的，“无火的地方不冒烟”。诚实总是上策。Honesty is the best policy. *常以为不正当行为能获得好处，但从长远来看，结果是采取正当行为才是上策。晚做总比不做强。Better late than never. 男孩子就是男孩子嘛! Boys will be boys.John got into a fight again. (约翰又打架了。)Boys will be boys. (男孩子就是男孩子嘛!) 知识就是力量。 Knowledge is power.Knowledge is power. (知识就是力量。)That's why he's so successful. (所以他才成功。) 冰冻三尺非一日之寒。/罗马不是一天就建成的。Rome was not built in a day. *要做大事不是一朝一夕就可以成功的。 条条大路通罗马。 All roads lead to Rome. *为达到同一目的，可以采取多种手段。There are many roads to success. (有许多办法可以取得成功。) *常用语。 入乡随俗。When in Rome, do as the Romans do. *“在罗马就要照罗马人做的去做”。即“到另一个地方就要遵从那里的风俗习惯”。口语中常省略成Do as the Romans do. 熟能生巧。Practice makes perfect. *任何事情都反复练习是成功的秘诀。历史总在重演。 History repeats itself.Another war started. (又一场战争开始了。)History repeats itself. (历史总在重演。) 祸不单行，福无双至。When it rains, it (always) pours.功夫不负有心人。 Where there's a will, there's a way. *有坚强的意志和决心的话，无论有多大的困难都能克服。 行动比语言更响亮。Actions speak louder than words.(钱财等)来得容易去得快。Easy come, easy go. *轻易得来的钱财，是不被珍惜的。来得容易，去得也容易。血浓于水。 Blood is thicker than water. 有其父必有其子。Like father, like son. *父子相似的意思。Like mother, like daughter. (有其母必有其女。) 恋爱和战争都是不择手段的。All's fair in love and war. *在恋爱和战争中任何策略都是正当的。 美貌不过一张皮。Beauty is only skin deep. *“再漂亮的美女削去一层皮后就和丑女无二样”，即“看人不能只看外表而要重视内涵”。Beauty is but skin deep. 东西总是人家的好。The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence). *直译是“(篱笆)那边的草总是绿的”。 不劳则不获。 You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. *直译是“不打碎鸡蛋就做不成蛋包饭”。意思是做任何事如果不努力，不付出牺牲，不投资的话，是得不到结果的。 流水不腐，户枢不蠹。A rolling stone gathers no moss. *不断活动的石头是不会长上像青苔这类东西的。即“能不断保持新鲜”。也可以把它看做相反的意思，“不断变换工作和搬家的人，没有熟练的事情，也存不下钱”。 患难见真情。A friend in need is a friend indeed. *in need “遇到难处，贫穷”，indeed 是“真正的”，这两个词押韵，给人以节奏感。 只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. *这句可以译成“只让学习不让玩的孩子会变成愚蠢的孩子”。 事实胜于雄辩。The proof of the pudding is in the eating. *直译是“不吃布丁不知道布丁的味道”。即“不实际去试试，是不会知道它的真正的价值”。 岁月不待人。Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”，此处与time同义，表示时间。越快越好。The sooner, the better.When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)