一千個英語習(xí)語的地道表達.doc

3、Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚 4、Blood is thicker than water. 血濃于水 5、A cat has nine lives. 吉人天相（貓有九條命） 6、Diamond cut diamond. 強中更有強中手 7、Dont meet trouble half-way. 勿杞人憂天 8、Dont put all your egg in one basket. 勿孤注一擲 9、Dont ride the high horse. 勿擺架子 10、Everyone to his taste. 人各有所好 11、An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼還眼，以牙還牙 12、Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣裝馬要鞍 13、Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達 14、Things done can not be undone. 木已成舟 15、To rack ones brain. 絞盡腦汁 16、Look before you leap.First think, then act. 三思而后行 17、It id never too late to mend. 亡羊補牢，猶為未晚 18、After a storm comes a calm. 雨過天晴 19、A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口 20、It is good to learn at another mans cost. 前車之鑒 21、Nothing so bad but might be a blessing. 塞翁失馬，焉知非福 22、We must not lie down, and cry, God help us. 求神不如求己 23、No man is wise at all times. 智者千慮必有一失 24、Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鳥，一箭雙雕 25、It never rains but it pours. 禍不單行 26、In doing we learn. 經(jīng)一事，長一智 27、No man is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之 28、Action speak louder than words. 事實勝于雄辯 29、There is no smoke without fire. 無風(fēng)不起浪 30、Once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次膽小 31、Seeing is believing. 百聞不如一見 32、The on-looker sees most of the game. 旁觀者清 33、Learn to walk before you run. 循序漸進 34、Two heads are better than one. 三個臭皮匠頂個諸葛亮 35、Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 36、Nothing succeeds like success. 一事如意，萬事順利 37、Nothing is so certain as the unexpected. 天有不測風(fēng)云，人有旦夕禍福 38、Time is money. 一寸光陰一寸金 39、The morning sun never lasts a day. 好景不常 40、When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back to you. 機不可失，時不再來 41、Strike while the iron is hot. 趁熱打鐵 42、Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧 43、Work makes the workman. 勤工出巧匠 44、Business is business. 公事公辦 45、In for a penny, in for a pound. 一不做，二不休 46、Many hands make light work. 眾擎易舉 47、An idle youth, a needy age. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 48、Waste not, want not. 儉以防匱 49、Many a little makes a mickle. 積少便成多 50、Constant dropping wears the stone. 水滴石穿 51、Sooner or later, the truth comes to light. 真相遲早會大白 52、Pardoning the bad is injuring the good. 隱惡敗善 53、A word spoken is past recalling./The words once spoken can never be recalled. 一言既出，駟馬難追 54、Few words are best. 寡言為貴 55、Least said, soonest mended. 少說為妙 56、Good tongue. 口齒伶俐 57、Pride goes before a fall/destruction. 驕兵必敗 58、Love at first sight. 一見傾心，一見鐘情 59、Money makes the mare go. 有錢能使鬼推磨 60、Happy is he who owes nothing. 無債一身輕 61、Flow of words. 口若懸河 62、Know nothing. 一無所知 63、Know all. 無所不知 64、One good turn deserves another. 善有善報 65、A bad thing never dies. 壞事傳千里 66、An ill life, an ill end. 惡有惡報 67、A good wife makes a good husband. 妻賢夫自良 68、Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子 69、Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女 70、Make your enemy your friend. 化敵為友 71、What we lose in hake we shall have in herring. 失之東隅，收之桑榆 72、Either win the horse or lose the saddle. 孤注一擲 73、One never loses anything by politeness. 禮多人不怪 74、Blooming visage. 容光煥發(fā) 75、Desperate diseases must have desperate cures. 以毒攻毒 76、Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. 饑不擇食 77、Love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏 78、Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患無辭 79、The law is not the same at morning and at night. 朝令夕改 80、Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep and then eat them. 貓哭老鼠假慈悲 81、He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. 騎虎難下 82、The leopard can never change its spots. 本性難移 83、All roads lead to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬 84、Always taking out the meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom. 坐吃山空 85、A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，謬以千里 86、A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火 87、A stitch in time saves nine. 一針不補，十針難縫 88、As we sow, so shall we reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆 89、Beard the lion in his den. 太歲頭上動土 90、Companions are odious. 人比人，氣死人 91、Content is happiness. 知足常樂 92、Do as the Romans do. 入境隨俗 93、Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人 94、Fire and water have no mercy. 水火無情 95、Fish begins to stink at the head. 上梁不正下梁歪 96、Gods mill grinds slow but sure. 天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏 98、Many men have many minds. 人多口雜 99、Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散 100、Misery loves company. 同病相憐補充： All is not gold that glitters. 發(fā)光的不一定都是金子。 A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。 A friend is known till needed. 路遙知馬力，日久見人心。 As you sow,so will you reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。 As you make your bed,so you must live in it. 自作自受。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。 Achievement is founded on diligence and wasted upon recklessness. 業(yè)精于勤荒于嬉。 Blood is thicker than water. 血濃于水。 Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. 寧為雞頭，不為鳳尾。 Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良藥苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。 Company in distress makes trouble less. 同病相憐，同憂相救。 Call a spade a spade. 直言不諱。 Constant dripping wears away the stone. 水滴石穿。 Dont put all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一擲。 Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事今日畢。 Denying a fault doubles it. 否認(rèn)錯誤，錯上加錯。 The error of a moment becomes the regret of a lifetime. 一失足成千古恨。 Debt is better than death. 留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。 Dont put the cart before the house. 不要本末倒置。 Eesier said than done. 說起來容易做起來難。 Empty vessels make the most sound. 滿瓶不響，半瓶叮當(dāng)。 Everyone to his taste. 人各有所愛。 East or west,home is best金窩銀窩，不如自己的土窩。 Example is better than percept. 言教不如身教。 God helps those who help themselves. 蒼天不負(fù)苦心人。 He laughs best who laughs last. 笑到最后才是笑得最好。 Laugh and grow fat. 心寬體胖。 Like fathr,like son. 有其父必有其子。 Little things please little minds. 小人無大志。 Many hands make light work. 眾人拾柴火焰高。 Money is often lost for want of money. 哪壺不開提哪壺。 Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 不經(jīng)災(zāi)難，不知福。 Nothing seek,nothing fine. 無所求則無所獲。 Nothing venture,nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 Nothing is impossible to a waiting mind. 世上無難事，只怕有心人。 Never do things by halves. 不要半途而廢。 No pains,no gains. 不勞無獲。 Opportunity knocks only once. 機不可失，失不再來。 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 Pride goes before a fall. 驕兵必敗。 The biter is sometimes bit. 害人害己。 Time lost cannot be won again. 光陰一去不復(fù)返。 United we stand,divided we fall. 團結(jié)則存，分裂則亡百聞不如一見Seeing is believing.比上不足，比下有余worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst笨鳥先飛A slow sparrow should make an early start.不眠之夜white night不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses不遺余力spare no effort; go all out; do ones best不打不成交No discord, no concord.辭舊迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all大開眼界open ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener國泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace過猶不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little功夫不負(fù)有心人Everything comes to him who waits.好了傷疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more和氣生財Harmony brings wealth既往不咎let bygones be bygones金無足赤,人無完人Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect.金玉滿堂Treasures fill the home腳踏實地be down-to-earth腳踩兩只船sit on the fence君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green老生常談，陳詞濫調(diào)cut and dried, clich禮尚往來Courtesy calls for reciprocity.馬到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success名利雙收gain in both fame and wealth茅塞頓開be suddenly enlightened沒有規(guī)矩不成方圓Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.每逢佳節(jié)倍思親On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones far away./It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.謀事在人，成事在天The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. 弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.拿手好戲masterpiece賠了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad拋磚引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end搶得先機take the preemptive opportunities巧婦難為無米之炊If you have no hand you cant make a fist./ One cant make bricks without straw.千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step-the highest eminence is to be gained step by step前事不忘,后事之師Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.前人栽樹,后人乘涼One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./One sows and another reaps.前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something強強聯(lián)手win-win co-operation瑞雪兆豐年A timely snow promises a good harvest.人之初,性本善Mans nature at birth is good.人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.人海戰(zhàn)術(shù)huge-crowd strategy世上無難事，只要肯攀登Where there is a will, there is a way. 世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;死而后已until my heart stops beating歲歲平安Peace all year round塞翁失馬，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.三十而立A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.升級換代updating and upgrading (of products)四十不惑Life begins at forty.誰言寸草心，報得三春暉Such kindness of warm sun, cant be repaid by grass. 水漲船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.時不我待Time and tide wait for no man.殺雞用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel實事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts說曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.實話實說speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.山不在高，有仙則名No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; 韜光養(yǎng)晦hide ones capacities and bide ones time糖衣炮彈sugar-coated bullets天有不測風(fēng)云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue團結(jié)就是力量Unity is strength.“跳進黃河洗不清”eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean-theres nothing one can do to clear ones name 歪風(fēng)邪氣unhealthy practices and evil phenomena物以類聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.往事如風(fēng)The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past.望子成龍hold high hopes for ones child屋漏又逢連陰雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.文韜武略military expertise; military strategy唯利是圖draw water to ones mill無源之水,無本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots無中生有make/create something out of nothing無風(fēng)不起浪There are no waves without wind. Theres no smoke without fire.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean虛心使人進步,驕傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.蓄勢而發(fā)accumulate strength for a take-off心想事成May all your wish come true心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding先入為主First impressions are firmly entrenched.先下手為強catch the ball before the bound現(xiàn)身說法warn people by taking oneself as an example息事寧人pour oil on troubled waters喜憂參半mingled hope and fear循序漸進step by step一路平安，一路順風(fēng)speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest嚴(yán)以律己,寬以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others魚米之鄉(xiāng)a land of milk and honey有情人終成眷屬Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.有錢能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.有識之士people of vision有勇無謀use brawn rather than brain有緣千里來相會Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as ifby predestination.與時俱進advance with times以人為本people oriented; people foremost因材施教teach students according to their aptitude欲窮千里目，更上一層樓to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.欲速則不達Haste does not bring success.優(yōu)勝劣汰survival of the fittest英雄所見略同Great minds think alike.冤家宜解不宜結(jié)Better make friends than make enemies.冤假錯案cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust