英語-習語-諺語(共5頁)

1、精選優(yōu)質(zhì)文檔-傾情為你奉上趁火打劫plundering a burning house 聲東擊西making a feint to the east and attacking in the west李代桃僵palming off substitute for the real thing 順手牽羊picking up something in passing混水摸魚muddling the water to catch the fish; fishing in troubled waters空城計presenting a bold front to conceal unpreparednes

2、s饞得流口水  make someones mouth water牽線搭橋  pull the strings錢能生錢  Money begets money白費力氣  plough the airneither fish nor flesh 非驢非馬paint the lily 畫蛇添足no point 沒理由mark time 原地踏步；停頓make a clean breast of.懺悔make somebodys blood boil 使極度憤怒Put on an act 裝腔作勢Make much ado about nothing無中生有M

3、ake good time 快速行進；有效利用運行時間Mother hen 婆婆媽媽地擔心他人遭遇意外的人Nasty piece of work 下流坯；討厭的家伙New broom 剛上任的新官No account 沒用的人Pull ones leg 開某人的玩笑Make a night of it 歡鬧一夜Old wives tale 荒誕故事Move in on 奪走Play along （暫時）與某人合作Penny pincher 吝嗇鬼；小氣鬼Nurse a viper in ones bosom 姑息養(yǎng)奸Make hay while the sun shines.良機勿失。 Mak

4、e your enemy your friend.化敵為友。 Man is the soul of the universe.人是萬物之靈。 Man proposes, God disposes.謀事在人，成事在天。 Many hands make light work.眾人拾柴火焰高。 Many heads are better than one.三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮。 Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.有心栽花花不發(fā)，無心插柳柳成蔭。 Measure for measure.針鋒相對。 Misfortune

5、s never come alone.禍不單行。 Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.患難見真情。 Money isn't everything.錢不是萬能的。 Murder will out.紙包不住火。 My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.兒子婚前是兒子，女兒終生是女兒。 Nature is the true law.天行有常，不為堯存，不為桀亡。 Necessity i

6、s the mother of invention.需要是發(fā)明的動力。 Never fish in trouble water.不要混水摸魚。 Never judge from appearances.不可以貌取人。 Never say die.永不言敗。 Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊補牢，為時未晚。 New wine in old bottles.舊瓶裝新酒。 No cross, no crown.不經(jīng)歷風雨，怎么見彩虹。 No garden without its weeds.沒有不長草的園子。 No living ma

7、n all things can.世上沒有萬事通。 No man can do two things at once.一心不可二用。 No man is born wise or learned.沒有生而知之者。 No man is content.人心不足蛇吞象。 No man is wise at all times.聰明一世，糊涂一時。 None are so blind as those who won't see.視而不見。 None are so deaf as those who won't hear.充耳不聞。 No news is good news.沒有消息

8、就是好消息。 No one can call back yesterday.昨日不會重現(xiàn)。 No pains, no gains.沒有付出就沒有收獲。 No pleasure without pain.沒有苦就沒有樂。 No rose without a thorn.沒有不帶刺的玫瑰。 No sweet without sweat.先苦后甜。 No smoke without fire.無風不起浪。 Nothing brave, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 Nothing dries sooner than a tear.眼淚干得最快。 Nothing in the wor

9、ld is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上無難事，只怕有心人。 Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上無難事，只要肯登攀。 Nothing seek, nothing find.沒有追求就沒有收獲。 Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行，語言最要緊。 Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.世上唯有貧窮可以不勞而獲。 Not to advance is t

10、o go back.不進則退。 Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.不懂世故，幼稚可笑。 No way is impossible to courage.勇者無懼。 Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.軍人以服從命令為天職。 Observation is the best teacher.觀察是最好的老師。 Offense is the best defense.進攻是最好的防御。 Old friends and old wines are be

11、st.陳酒味醇，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，兩次小。 Once a thief, always a thief.偷盜一次，做賊一世。 Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。 One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一個和尚挑水喝，兩個和尚抬水喝，三個和尚沒水喝。 One cannot put back the clock.時鐘不能倒轉(zhuǎn)。 One eyewitness is b

12、etter than ten hearsays.百聞不如一見。 One false move may lose the game.一著不慎，滿盤皆輸。 One good turn deserves another.行善積德。 One hour today is worth two tomorrow.爭分奪秒效率高。 One man's fault is other man's lesson.前車之鑒。 One never loses anything by politeness.講禮貌不吃虧。 One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。

13、One's words reflect one's thinking.言為心聲。 Out of debt, out of danger.無債一身輕。 Out of office, out of danger.無官一身輕。 Out of sight, out of mind.眼不見，心為靜。 Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良藥。 Penny wise, pound foolish.貪小便宜吃大虧。 Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.正大光明者，說到的多，做到的少。 Please the eye

14、 and plague the heart.貪圖一時快活，必然留下隱禍。 Pleasure comes through toil.苦盡甘來。 Pour water into a sieve.竹籃子打水一場空。 Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。 Praise is not pudding.恭維話不能當飯吃。 Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.好人越夸越好，壞人越夸越糟。 Prefer loss to unjust gain.寧可吃虧，不貪便宜。 Prevention is better than cure.預防

15、勝于治療。 Pride goes before, and shame comes after.驕傲使人落后。 Promise is debt.Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.諺語是日常經(jīng)驗的結(jié)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。Make haste slowly. 從容趕急。Many things grow in the garden that we

16、re never sown there.有心栽花花不發(fā)，無心插柳柳成蔭。Many heads are better than one.三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮。 Make hay while the sun shines. 趁熱打鐵。 Make your enemy your friend. 要化敵為友。 Money doesnt grow on trees.錢財來之不易。Make yourself necessary to someone. 使你有益于人。 Man has not a greater enemy than himself. 人之大敵，自己而已。 Merry meet, merr

17、y part. 好聚好散。 Mind acts upon mind. 心有靈犀一點通。Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在天，成事在人。 Many a good cow hath a bad calf. 虎父生犬子。 Many a little (or pickle) makes a mickle. 積少成多。 Many heads are better than one. 集思廣益。 Many kiss the baby for the nurse's sake. 醉翁之意不在酒。 Measure for measure. 以牙還牙。 Men may mee

18、t but mountains never. 人生何處不相逢。 Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man. 饑不擇食 No cross, no crown. 不吃苦中苦，難為人上人。 No cross, no crown.不經(jīng)歷風雨，怎么見彩虹。Nothing seek, nothing find.沒有追求就沒有收獲。Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊補牢，為時未晚。Nothing brave, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。No weal without woe. 福兮禍所伏, 禍兮

19、福所倚。 Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.心之所愿，無所不成。Never too late (or old) to learn. 活到老，學到老。 No fire without smoke. 無風不起浪。Need makes the old wife trot. 人急造反，狗急跳墻。 Never too late to mend. 過則勿憚改。 New lords, new laws. 新官新法。 No cross, no crown. 無苦即無樂。 Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

20、世上無難事，只要肯登攀。No great loss without some small gain. 塞翁失馬，安知非福。 No man (or one) is wise at all times. 聰明一世糊涂一時。  One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun. 一葉障目，不見泰山。 One swallow does not make a summer. 一花獨放不是春。 Once a devil, always a devil. 一次做魔鬼，永遠是魔鬼。 Once a knave, ever a knave. 一朝失足，鑄成千古恨。 O

21、ut of sight, out of mind.眼不見，心為靜。One barking dog sets all street a-barking. 一狗吠聲響，狗吠滿街坊。Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。 One beats the bush, and another catches the birds. 坐享其成。 One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. 朽木不可雕。 One cannot make bricks without straw. 巧婦難為無米之炊。 One cannot

22、put back the clock. 光陰一去不復返。 Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun. 一葉可障目。 One false move may lose the game. 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸。 One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，謬以千里。 One good turn deserves another. 以德報德。 One may sooner fall than rise. 跌倒容易爬起難。 One misfo

23、rtune comes on the neck of another. 禍不單行。 One must draw the line somewhere. 人之所為，總有限度。 One should eat to live, not live to eat. 人為生而食，非為食而生。 One's mantle falls on somebody. 春風化雨。 One woe doth tread upon another's heels. 禍不單行。 One wrong (or false) move can lose the whole game. 棋錯一著，全盤皆輸。 Oppo

24、rtunity seldom knocks twice. 機不可失，失不再來。 One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一個和尚挑水喝，兩個和尚抬水喝，三個和尚沒水喝。 Out of debt, out of danger. 無債一身輕。 Overdone is worse than undone. 過猶不及。Paddle your own canoe. 自立更生，自食其力。 Pain is forgotten where gain follows. 好了傷疤忘了痛。 Pay somebody back in his own coin. 一報還一報。 Penny and penny laid up will be many. 積少成多。 Penny wise and pound foolish. 小事聰明，大事糊涂。 Pitchers/Walls have ears. 隔墻有耳。 Pleasure has a sting in its tail. 樂中必有苦。 Poor men's words have little weight. 人微言輕。 Practice is better than precept. 身教勝于言教。 Practice makes