第一篇：英語諺語薈萃

The Cream of English Proverbs 生活家庭篇

1.It takes all sorts to make a world.大千世界，無奇不有。

There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy.天地間的奇事，你有？ Live and let live.Variety is the spice of life.多樣化是生活的調味品。All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.2.The golden age was never the present age.黃金時代絕不在當今。Seize the day, seize the hour.3.Follow your own course, and let people talk.走自己的路，讓人家去說吧。Alghieri Dante（意大利詩人但丁）We are all slaves of opinions.我們都是輿論之奴。What ill Mrs.Grundy say? Look before you leap.4.He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune.有妻室之人已將自己押給了命運。Francis Bacon Wedlock is a padlock.婚姻是枷鎖。5.Marriages are made in heaven.姻緣天定。

Marriage comes by destiny.Marriage is a lottery.6.Don’t cross a bridge till you come to it.人未到橋頭別想過橋事。Don’t cry before you are hurt.Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.7.It’s the thought that counts.難得一份心。

8.There is no such thing as free lunch.沒有白吃的午餐。You cannot get something for nothing.9.A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.手中一鳥勝過林中的兩只。

A pound in he purse is worth two in the book.Don’t count the chicken till they are hatched.10.Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。Small ones never differ.小人之見亦無異。

11.Little by little and bit by bit.一點一滴，造就恒心。Constant dripping wears away stone.滴水穿石。

Little strokes fell great oaks.一斧一斧來，砍倒大橡樹。Slow but sure wins the race.毅力在賽跑中能戰勝速度。

12.We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井枯方知水貴重。

13.What must be must be.要來的一定會來。What can’t be cured must be endured.Take things as they come.既來之，則安之。Man proposes and God disposes.14.To err is human, and to forgive, divine.人犯錯，神寬恕。、犯錯者，寬恕者神。/人孰無過,贖過者神.Let bygones be bygones.Forgive and forget.15.A hedge between keeps friendship green.一墻之隔，友誼常青。Good fences make good neighbors.Friends agree best at a distance.漢語：君子之交淡如水。

16.A man is known by the company he keeps.什么樣的讓你就有什么樣的朋友。

Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分。

17.Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.早睡早起讓人擁有健康、財富和智慧。Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark.It’s the early bird that catches the worm.18.God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。19.A house divided against itself cannot stand.家和萬事興。United, we stand;divided, we fall.Birds in the same little nest tend to agree.20.Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.婚前睜大眼，婚后閉一只眼。言行舉止篇

1.A Jack of all trades is master of none.什么都懂，什么都不精通。2.A rolling stone gathers no stone.滾動的石頭不長苔。3.Practice makes perfect.多練乃精。

4.Rome is not built in a day.羅馬不是一日建成的。

5.It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.滿懷希望地走勝過最終的到達。

6.One man’s meat is another man’s poison.一個人的美食是另一個人的毒藥。

One man’s breath is another man’s death.7.The darkest hour is that before the dawn.黎明前是最黑暗的時刻。If winter comes, can spring be far behind? 8.There is not rose without a thorn.沒有不帶刺的玫瑰。

9.The strength of the chain is in the weakest link.鏈條的力度取決于它最薄弱的環節。

10.When one door shuts another opens.一扇門關上了，另一扇門會敞開。

God never shuts one door but(he)opens another.11.A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks.男人的

年齡是他的感覺，女人的年齡是她的容貌。

12.A stitch in time saves nine.一針及時補，可省九針活。Who repairs not his gutters repairs his whole house.13.Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.寧愿今日作雞蛋，不愿明朝作母雞。

One hour today is worth two tomorrow.A pound in the purse is worth two in the book.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.14.Better late than never, but better never late.遲到要比不到好，但最好還是別遲到。

15.Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.大家的事沒人管。One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy and three boys no boy at all.16.Many a little makes a mickle.涓涓細流匯成江河。Little by little and bit by bit.Constant dripping wears away stone.Little strokes fell great oaks.17.Many hands make light work.人多使活輕。眾人拾柴火焰高。Too many cooks spoil the broth.(湯)Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.18.The last straw breaks the camels back.最后一根稻草壓折了駱駝的背。

You must draw a line somewhere.Everything has a limit.The last drop makes the cup run over.19.Even Homer sometimes nods.即使荷馬也有過失。No man is infallible.Too err is human.Lifeless, faultless.A horse stumbles that has four legs.馬有四條腿，仍有失蹄時。20.After a storm comes a calm.總有雨過天晴時。Every cloud has a silver lining.The darkest hour is that before the dawn.21.Who laughs last laughs best.誰笑到最后誰笑的最好。All is well that ends well.22.Lay it up for a rainy day.多儲備，防雨天。Prevention is better than cure.Keep something for rainy days.23.Actions speak louder than words.行動勝過言辭。Deeds, but not words.A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weed.24.Empty vessels make the greatest sound.空罐響聲大。They brag most who can do least.He knows much who knows how to hold his tongue.Still water runs deep.水靜深莫測。

25.Example is better than precept.言傳不如身教。Practice what you preach.26.Judge not, that ye be not judged.不要議論他人，以免遭他人議論。Know your own faults before blaming others for theirs.指責別人先看清自己。

27.Look before you leap.跳以前先看一看。Think today and speak tomorrow.Discretion is the better part of valor.A full rushes to the fore.28.Seeing is believing.眼見為實。29.Wine in, truth out.酒后吐真言。

In wine there is truth.What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveal.Wine in, wit out.30.An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.以眼還眼以牙還牙。31.One good turn deserves another.要知恩圖報。Virtue is reward in itself.32.Wit once bought is worth twice taught.買來的智慧比學來的更有價值。道德修養篇

1.A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.騙子說真話時也沒有人相信。

The boy who cried wolf.Liars should have good memories.Honesty is the best policy.The truth will out.2.Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.美在人眼中。

Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.無德之美猶如玫瑰無香。

Handsome is as handsome does.3.Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.家丑不可外揚。Don’t wash your dirty linen in public.4.The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest.墻那邊的蘋果是最甜的。

The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.Forbidden fruit is sweetest.5.The grapes are sour.葡萄是酸的。Sour grapes, sweet melons.6.Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.抱最好的希望，做最壞的準備。

7.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.不犯錯誤的人一事無成。

If you don’t make mistakes you don’t make anything.A man who never makes mistakes never makes anything.8.Easy come, easy go.來的容易去的快。Lightly come, lightly go.9.Grasp all, lose all.樣樣要，樣樣掉。Covetousness bursts the sack.Bind the sack before it be full.扎袋不能等它滿。Do not take more than you can chew.The eye is bigger than the belly.10.If you run after two hares you will catch neither.同時追倆兔，一只也逮不著。

Between two stools you fall to the ground.11.There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.有海何患無魚。

When one door shuts another opens.12.All roads lead to Rome.條條大路通羅馬。13.Tomorrow is another day.明天又是新的一天。The longest day has an end.14.Misfortune come on wings and depart on foot.厄運飛著來，走著去。

Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches.Mischief comes by pound and goes away by ounce.15.An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity;a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.樂觀者在每次危難中都看到了機會，二悲觀的人在每個機會中看到了困難。

16.When fortune knocks, be sure to open the door.當幸運敲門時一定要把門打開。

When fortune smiles, embrace her.Make hay while the sun shines.Strike while the iron is hot.Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.17.A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長一智。Wit once bought is worth twice taught.18.It is comparison that makes men happy or miserable.對比使人歡樂使人憂。

第二篇：有關天氣的諺語薈萃

有關天氣的諺語

王什小學陳新德 氣象諺語

這是人們在長期的生產實踐中，觀察氣象的經驗總結。如：1.螞蟻搬家蛇過道，明日必有大雨到。2.日落胭脂紅，無雨也有風。3.朝霞不出門，晚霞行千里。4.久雨刮南風，天氣將轉晴。

一、有關云和天氣日落烏云漲，半夜聽雨響。

日落胭脂紅，非雨便是風。

日落云里走，雨在半夜后。天上跑臺云，地上雨淋淋。

西北起黑云，雷雨必來臨。

云自東北起，必有風和雨。

有雨山戴帽，無雨山沒腰。

天上魚鱗斑，曬谷不用翻。

云下山，地不干。

云絞云，雨淋淋。

黑云接駕，不陰就下。

云低要雨，云高轉晴。

天色亮一亮，河水漲一丈。

紅云變黑云，必有大雨淋。

天上豆英云，地上曬死人。

不怕陰雨天氣久，只要西北開了口。

云向東，有雨變成風，云向南，水漣漣，云向西，下地披衣。

時雨時晴，幾天幾夜不停。

烏云攔東，不下雨也有風。亂云天頂絞，風雨來不小。

朝有破紫云，午后雷雨臨。

二、有關光、電、聲現象與天氣的諺語

星星密，雨滴滴。

星星稀，好天氣。

星星明，來日晴。

星星眨眼，有雨不起。

直閃雨小，橫閃雨大。

炸雷雨小，悶雷雨大。

雷轟天頂，雖雨不猛。

雷轟天邊，大雨連天。

小暑一聲雷，倒轉做黃梅。

南閃火開門，北閃有雨臨。

三、有關風向和天氣的諺語

東風急，備斗笠。

風靜悶熱，雷雨強烈。的諺語

急雨易晴，慢雨不開。

雨后生東風，未來雨更兇。

雨前有風雨不久，雨后無風雨不停。

不刮東風不雨，不刮西風不晴。

四、有關生物反應與天氣的諺語

泥鰍跳，雨來到。

泥鰍靜，天氣晴。

青蛙叫，大雨到。

雞進籠晚兆陰雨。

燕子低飛要落雨。

螞蟻搬家早晚要下。

蜜蜂歸窠遲，來日好天氣。

魚兒出水跳，風雨就來到。

蜻蜓飛得低，出門帶 笠。

黑蜻蜓亂，天氣要旱。

撲地煙，雨連天。

水缸穿裙，大雨淋淋。

咸物返潮天將雨。

柱石腳下潮有雨。

草灰結成餅，天有風雨臨。

水里泛青苔，天有風雨來。

不怕初一陰，就怕初二下。久晴大霧必陰，久雨大霧必晴。十霧九晴。

太陽現一現，三天不見面。天上鯉魚斑，明日曬谷不用翻。夜星繁，大晴天。

河里魚打花，天天有雨下。久雨必有久晴，久晴必有久雨。冷得早，暖得早。

久晴鵲噪雨，久雨鵲噪晴。八月十五云遮月，正月十五雪打燈。棉花云，雨快淋。

空山回聲響，天氣晴又朗。早晨下雨當日晴，晚上下雨到天明。云交云，雨淋淋。

雷公先唱歌，有雨也不多。一場秋雨一場寒，十場秋雨穿上棉。東北風，雨太公。

雷聲繞圈轉，有雨不久遠。東邊日出西邊雨，陣雨過后又天晴。南風頭，北風尾。

天上鉤鉤云，地上雨淋淋。雞早宿窩天必晴，雞晚進籠天必雨。晝霧陰，夜霧晴。

小暑熱得透，大暑涼溲溲。風靜天熱人又悶，有風有雨不用問。瓦塊云，曬死人。

有雨山戴帽，無雨云攔腰。旱刮東南不下雨，澇刮東南不晴天。魚鱗天，不雨也風顛。

煙囪不冒煙，一定是陰天。水缸出汗蛤蟆叫，不久將有大雨到。一日南風，三日關門

清早寶塔云，下午雨傾盆。先雷后雨雨必小，先雨后雷雨必大。東風下雨，西風晴。

日落云里走，雨在半夜后。先下牛毛沒大雨，后下牛毛不晴天。饅頭云，天氣晴（淡積云）

日暈三更雨，月暈午時風。燕子低飛蛇過道，螞蟻搬家山戴帽。一場春雨一場暖。

早怕東南黑，晚怕北云推。日落西山一點紅，半夜起來搭雨蓬。七月北風及時雨。

早晨地罩霧，盡管曬稻谷。早陰陰，晚陰晴，半夜陰天不到明。螞蟻壘窩要下雨。

日落烏云漲，半夜聽雨響。四季東風四季晴，只怕東風起響聲。東虹日頭西虹雨。

久雨西風晴，久晴西風雨。云行東，雨無終；云行西，雨凄凄。星星眨眼天要變。

早上朵朵云，下午曬死人。南風暖，北風寒，東風潮濕西風干。蜘蛛結網天放晴。

早晚煙撲地，蒼天有雨意。大暑小暑不是暑，立秋處暑正當暑。重霧三日，必有大雨。

早霞不出門，晚霞行千里。處暑有雨十八江、處暑無雨干斷江。早看東南，晚看西北。

落雨落得慢，近日雨不散。天上灰布云，下雨定連綿（雨層云）雨打五更，日曬水坑。

有雨天邊亮，無雨頂上光。黑豬過河，大雨滂沱（大塊碎雨云）炮臺云，雨淋淋（堡狀高積云）

處暑不下雨，干到白露底。云行北，好曬谷；云行南，大水漂起船。早上紅云照，不是大風便是雹。

晚看西北黑，半夜看風雨。天上鯉魚斑，曬谷不用翻（透光高積云）棉花云，雨快臨（絮狀高積云）

日暈三更雨，月暈午時風。天上鉤鉤云，地上雨淋淋（鉤卷云）魚鱗天，不雨也風顛（卷積云）

南風不過午，過午連夜吼。天上掃帚云，三五日內雨淋淋（密卷云）云自東北起，必定有風雨。

處暑落了雨、秋季雨水多。火燒烏云蓋，大雨來得快（積雨云）云從東南來，下雨不過響。

處暑雷唱歌，陰雨天氣多。滿天亂飛云，雨雪下不停（惡劣天氣下的碎雨云）西虹跨過天，有雨在眼前。

處暑一聲雷，秋里大雨來。天上花花云，地上曬死人（毛卷云）處暑晴，干死河邊鐵馬根。

蚊子聚堂中，來日雨盈盈。月亮生毛，大雨沖壕（"毛指暈或華）久雨冷風掃，天晴定可靠。

春吹東風雨咚咚，冬吹東風雨無蹤，秋吹東風毛毛，夏吹東風雨漰漰。氣象諺語：

一場秋雨一場寒，十場秋雨穿上棉。

早晨下雨當日晴，晚上下雨到天明。

雨打五更，日曬水坑。

南風暖，北風寒，東風潮濕，西風干。

久雨冷風掃，天晴定可靠。

滿天亂飛云，雨雪下不停。

天上烏云蓋，大雨來得快。

有雨天邊亮，無雨頂上光。

喜鵲枝頭叫，出門晴天報。

蚊子咬得怪，天氣要變壞。

河里浮青苔，畢有大雨來。

蚯蚓路上爬，雨水亂如麻，螻蛄唱歌，天氣晴和

長蟲過道，下雨之兆，蛤蟆哇哇叫，大雨就要到。

頭發響，風一場。

老牛抬頭朝天嗅，雨臨頭；馬嘴朝天，大雨在前。

一、看云識天氣

天上鉤鉤云，地上雨淋淋。

天有城堡云，地上雷雨臨。

天上掃帚云，三天雨降淋。

早晨棉絮云，午后必雨淋。

早晨東云長，有雨不過晌。

早晨云擋壩，三天有雨下。

早晨浮云走，午后曬死狗。

早雨一日晴，晚雨到天明。

今晚花花云，明天曬死人。

空中魚鱗天，不雨也風顛。

天上豆莢云，不久雨將臨。

天上鐵砧云，很快大雨淋。

老云結了駕，不陰也要下。

云吃霧有雨，霧吃云好天。

云吃火有雨，火吃云晴天。

烏云接日頭，半夜雨不愁。

烏云腳底白，定有大雨來。

低云不見走，落雨在不久。

西北惡云長，冰雹在后晌。

暴熱黑云起，雹子要落地。

黑云起了煙，雹子在當天。

黑黃云滾翻，冰雹在眼前。

黑黃云滾翻，將要下冰蛋。

滿天水上波，有雨跑不脫。

二、看風識天氣

久晴西風雨，久雨西風晴。

日落西風住，不住刮倒樹。

常刮西北風，近日天氣晴。

半夜東風起，明日好天氣。

雨后刮東風，未來雨不停。

南風吹到底，北風來還禮。

南風怕日落，北風怕天明。

南風多霧露，北風多寒霜。

夜夜刮大風，雨雪不相逢。

南風若過三，不下就陰天。

風頭一個帆，雨后變晴天。

晌午不止風，刮到點上燈。

無風現長浪，不久風必狂。

無風起橫浪，三天臺風降。

大風怕日落，久雨起風晴。

東風不過晌，過晌翁翁響。

雨后東風大，來日雨還下。

雹來順風走，頂風就扭頭。

春天刮風多，秋天下雨多。

三、看天象識天氣

天空灰布懸，大雨必連綿。

天上拉海纖，下雨不過三。

四周天不亮，必定有風浪。

有雨天邊亮，無雨頂上光。

日落胭脂紅，無雨便是風。

日落黃澄澄，明日刮大風。

日出太陽黃，午后風必狂。

星星水汪汪，下雨有希望。

星星眨眨眼，出門要帶傘。

日月有風圈，無雨也風顛。

朝霞不出門，晚霞行千里。

風大夜無露，陰天夜無霜。

大霧不過三，過三陰雨天。

霧露在山腰，有雨今明朝。

久晴大霧陰，久雨大霧晴。

雷聲連成片，雨下溝河漫。

先雷后刮風，有雨也不兇。

雷公先唱歌，有雨也不多。

悶雷拉磨聲，雹子必定生。

陰雨亮一亮，還要下一丈。

四、看物象識天氣

喜鵲搭窩高，當年雨水澇。

久雨聞鳥鳴，不久即轉晴。

海雀向上飛，有風不等黑。

鳥往船上落，雨天要經過。

喜鵲枝頭叫，出門晴天報。

蟋蟀上房叫，莊稼挨水泡。

蚊子咬的怪，天氣要變壞。

蜻蜓千百繞，不日雨來到。

蜜蜂采花忙，短期有雨降。

腰酸瘡疤癢，有雨在半晌。

棗花多主旱，梨花多主澇。

晴天不見山，下雨三五天。

河里泛青苔，必有大雨來。

海水起黃沫，大風不久過。

1、久雨刮南風 天氣將轉晴

2、云絞云 雨淋淋

3、朝起紅霞晚落雨 晚起紅霞曬死魚

4、天有鐵砧云 地下雨淋淋

5、直雷雨小 橫雷雨大

6、南閃四邊打 北閃有雨來

7、月亮撐紅傘 有大雨

8、月亮撐藍傘 多風去

9、日落射腳 三天內雨落

10、西北天開鎖 午后見太陽

11、星光含水 雨將臨

12、久晴天射線 不久有雨見

13、對時雨 連幾天

14、朝有棉絮云 下午雷雨鳴

15、風靜又悶熱 雷雨必強烈

物象測天諺語

16、燕子低飛 天將雨

17、燕子窩墊草多 雨水多

18、群雁南飛天將冷 群雁北飛天將暖

19、螞蟻搬家 天將雨

20、大榕樹冬不落葉 兆春寒

21、豬銜草 寒潮到

22、狗泡水 天將雨

23、雞曬翅 天將雨

24、蜜蜂遲歸 雨來風吹

25、蚯蚓封洞 有大雨

看云測天諺語

1、早起浮云走，中午曬死狗

2、早怕南云漫，晚怕北云翻

3、早看東南，晚看西北

4、云從東南漲，有雨不過晌

5、日出紅云升，勸君莫遠行；日落紅云升，來日是晴天

6、日落云里走，地雨半夜后

7、烏云接日高，有雨在明朝；烏云接日低，有雨在夜里

8、烏龍打壩，不陰就下。

9、云在東，雨不兇；云在南，河水滿

10、天上鉤鉤云，地上雨淋淋

11、天上棉絮云，地上有雨淋

12、天上堡塔云，地下雨淋淋

13、云交云雨淋淋

14、西北黃云現，冰雹到跟前

15、屏山出云，不用問神

16、晚上西北暗，有雨還有閃；晚若西北明，來日天氣晴

17、魚鱗云，不雨也風顛

18、西北來云無好貨，不是風災就下雹

19、黑云是風頭，白云是雨兆

20、云結親，雨更猛

觀風測天諺語

1、四季東風下，只怕東風刮不大

2、春東夏西秋不論

3、春起東風雨綿綿，夏起東風并斷泉；秋起東風馬牛不相及 秋不論，冬起東風雪邊天

4、開門風，閉門雨

5、東風下雨東風晴，再刮東風就不靈

6、南風刮到底，北風來還禮

7、東風急，雨打壁

8、南風腰中硬，北風頭上尖

9、早刮東風不雨，澇刮西風不晴

10、南風轉東風，三天不落空

11、雨后西南風，三天不落空

12、五月南風下大雨，六月南風井底干

13、西風隨日落止，不止刮倒樹

14、西北風開天鎖

15、西南轉西北，還得半個月

16、南風不過三，過三不雨就陰天

17、風亂轉，不用算

18、東風濕，西風十，北風寒，南風暖

19、頂風上云，不雨就陰 雷電聲光測天諺語

1、早雷下大雨，下雨不過晌

2、雷打天頂不雨不大，雷打云邊大雨降

3、響雷雨不兇，悶雷下滿坑

4、急雷快晴，悶雷難晴，5、曇天西北閃，有雨沒多遠

6、雷聲像拉磨，狂風夾冰雹

7、春雷十日陰，春雷十日寒

8、露水閃，來日晴

9、東閃空，西閃雨，南閃火門開，北閃連夜來

其他：冷得早，暖得早。久晴鵲噪雨，久雨鵲噪晴。

八月十五云遮月，正月十五雪打燈。棉花云，雨快淋。

空山回聲響，天氣晴又朗。

早晨下雨當日晴，晚上下雨到天明。云交云，雨淋淋。

雷公先唱歌，有雨也不多。

一場秋雨一場寒，十場秋雨穿上棉。東北風，雨太公。

雷聲繞圈轉，有雨不久遠。

東邊日出西邊雨，陣雨過后又天晴。南風頭，北風尾。

天上鉤鉤云，地上雨淋淋。

雞早宿窩天必晴，雞晚進籠天必雨。晝霧陰，夜霧晴。

小暑熱得透，大暑涼溲溲。

風靜天熱人又悶，有風有雨不用問。瓦塊云，曬死人。

有雨山戴帽，無雨云攔腰。

旱刮東南不下雨，澇刮東南不晴天。魚鱗天，不雨也風顛。

煙囪不冒煙，一定是陰天。

水缸出汗蛤蟆叫，不久將有大雨到。一日南風，三日關門

清早寶塔云，下午雨傾盆。

先雷后雨雨必小，先雨后雷雨必大。東風下雨，西風晴。

日落云里走，雨在半夜后。

先下牛毛沒大雨，后下牛毛不晴天。饅頭云，天氣晴（淡積云）日暈三更雨，月暈午時風。

燕子低飛蛇過道，螞蟻搬家山戴帽。一場春雨一場暖。

早怕東南黑，晚怕北云推。

日落西山一點紅，半夜起來搭雨蓬。七月北風及時雨。

早晨地罩霧，盡管曬稻谷。

早陰陰，晚陰晴，半夜陰天不到明。螞蟻壘窩要下雨。

日落烏云漲，半夜聽雨響。

四季東風四季晴，只怕東風起響聲。東虹日頭西虹雨。

久雨西風晴，久晴西風雨。

云行東，雨無終；云行西，雨凄凄。星星眨眼天要變。

早上朵朵云，下午曬死人。

南風暖，北風寒，東風潮濕西風干。蜘蛛結網天放晴。

早晚煙撲地，蒼天有雨意。

大暑小暑不是暑，立秋處暑正當暑。重霧三日，必有大雨。早霞不出門，晚霞行千里。

處暑有雨十八江、處暑無雨干斷江。早看東南，晚看西北。落雨落得慢，近日雨不散。

天上灰布云，下雨定連綿（雨層云）雨打五更，日曬水坑。有雨天邊亮，無雨頂上光。

黑豬過河，大雨滂沱（大塊碎雨云）炮臺云，雨淋淋（堡狀高積云）處暑不下雨，干到白露底。

云行北，好曬谷；云行南，大水漂起船。早上紅云照，不是大風便是雹。晚看西北黑，半夜看風雨。

天上鯉魚斑，曬谷不用翻（透光高積云）

棉花云，雨快臨（絮狀高積云）日暈三更雨，月暈午時風。

天上鉤鉤云，地上雨淋淋（鉤卷云）魚鱗天，不雨也風顛（卷積云）南風不過午，過午連夜吼。

天上掃帚云，三五日內雨淋淋（密卷云）云自東北起，必定有風雨。

處暑落了雨、秋季雨水多。火燒烏云蓋，大雨來得快（積雨云）云從東南來，下雨不過響。處暑雷唱歌，陰雨天氣多。

滿天亂飛云，雨雪下不停（惡劣天氣下的碎雨云）西虹跨過天，有雨在眼前。處暑一聲雷，秋里大雨來。

天上花花云，地上曬死人（毛卷云）處暑晴，干死河邊鐵馬根。蚊子聚堂中，來日雨盈盈。

月亮生毛，大雨沖壕（毛指暈或華）久雨冷風掃，天晴定可靠。

春吹東風雨咚咚，冬吹東風雨無蹤，秋吹東風毛毛，夏吹東風雨漰漰 不怕初一陰，就怕初二下。久晴大霧必陰，久雨大霧必晴。十霧九晴。

太陽現一現，三天不見面。天上鯉魚斑，明日曬谷不用翻。夜星繁，大晴天。

河里魚打花，天天有雨下。

久雨必有久晴，久晴必有久雨。

第三篇：英語自我介紹薈萃

Sample1:

My name is ________.I am graduate from ________ senior high school and major in ________.There are ________ people in my family.My father works in a computer company.And my mother is a housewife.I am the youngest one in my family.In my spare time I like to read novels.I think reading could enlarge my knowledge.As for novels I could imagine whatever I like such as a well-known scientist or a kung-fu master.In addition to reading I also like to play pC games.A lot of grownups think playing pC games hinders the students from learning.But I think pC games could motivate me to learn something such as English or Japanese.My favorite course is English because I think it is interesting to say one thing via different sounds.I wish my English could be improved in the next four years and be able to speak fluent English in the future.Sample1:

I am.I was born in.I graduate from senior high school and major in English.I started learning English since I was 12 years old.My parents have a lot of American friends.That’s why I have no problem communicating with Americans or others by speaking English.In my spare time I like to do anything relating to English such as listening to English songs watching English movies or TV programs or even attending the activities held by some English clubs or institutes.I used to go abroad for a short-term English study.During that time I learned a lot of daily life English and saw a lot of different things.I think language is very interesting.I could express one substance by using different sounds.So I wish I could study and read more English literatures and enlarge my knowledge.Sample3:

My name is.There are 4 people in my family.My father is a Chemistry teacher.He teaches chemistry in senior high school.My mother is an English teacher.She teaches English in the university.I have a younger brother he is a junior high school student and is preparing for the entrance exam.I like to read English story books in my free time.Sometimes I surf the Internet and download the E-books to read.Reading E-books is fun.In addition it also enlarges my vocabulary words because of the advanced technology and the vivid animations.I hope to study both English and computer technology because I am interested in both of the subjects.Maybe one day I could combine both of them and apply to my research in the future.Sample4:

My name is.I am from.There are people in my family.My father works in a computer company.He is a computer engineer.My mother works in a international trade company.She is also a busy woman.I have a older sister and a younger brother.My sister is a junior in National Taiwan University.She majors in English.My brother is an elementary school student.He is 8 years old.Because of my father I love surfing the Internet very much.I play the on-line game for about 2 hours every day.I wish I could be a computer program designer in the future.And that is why I am applying for the electronics program in your school.

第四篇：英語諺語

諺語

1.A clean hand wants no washing.身正不怕影子斜

2.A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。

3.Actions speak louder than words.事實勝于雄辯。

4.A fair face may hide a foul heart.人不可貌相。

5.A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長一智。

6.A fool may give a wise man counsel.愚者千慮，必有一得。

7.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難朋友才是真朋友。8.A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.廣交友，無深交。9.After death, the doctor.放馬后炮。

10.A good fame is better than a good face.好的名望勝于好的相貌。

11.A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.健康的身體貴于黃金鑄成的皇冠。

12.A life without a friend is a life without a sun.人生在世無朋友，猶如生活無太陽。13.A little leak will sink a great ship.千丈之堤潰于蟻穴。

14.A little of everything, nothing at all.每事淺嘗輒止，結果將一事無成。

15.A little neglect may breed great mischief.小不忍則亂大謀。16.A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.適可而止，過猶不及 17.All good things came to an end.天下無不散之宴席。

18.All is fair in war.兵不厭詐。

19.All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事都是先難后易。

20.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy;all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy.只工作，不玩耍，聰明孩子要變傻；盡玩耍，不學習，聰明孩子沒出息。

21.Beauty lies in lover's eyes.情人眼里出西施。

22.Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.美而無德猶如花之無香。

23.Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.口蜜腹劍。24.Behind bad luck comes good luck.塞翁失馬，焉知非福。25.Be slow in choosing a friend;slower in changing.選擇朋友要審慎，摒棄更要審又慎。

26.Better an empty purse than an empty head.寧可錢袋癟，不要腦袋空。27.Better be alone than in bad company.交損友不如無友。

28.Better an open enemy than a false friend.明槍易躲，暗箭難防。29.Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.寧為犬首，不作獅尾。30.Better die with honor than live with shame.與其忍辱偷生，不如光榮而死。

31.Better wear out shoes than sheets.寧可(經常運動)穿破鞋子，也不(因病長臥)磨破床單。

32.Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分。33.Birth is much, but breeding is more.出身固然重要，教養更且重要。

34.Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良藥苦口利于病。

35.By reading we enrich the mind;by conversation we polish it.讀書可以使我們的思想充實，談話使其更臻完美。

36.Choose an author as you choose a friend.選書如擇友。37.Constant dropping wears away a stone.滴水穿石。

38.Do business, but be not a slave to it.要做事，但不要做事務的奴隸。39.Do not wash dirty linen in public.家丑不可外揚。

40.Don't climb a tree to look for fish.勿緣木求魚。

41.Don't have thy cloak to make when it begins to rain.切莫臨時抱佛腳。

42.Don't keep all your eggs in one basketball.勿孤注一擲。

43.Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日畢。

44.Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自尋煩惱。

45.Drop by drop the oceans are filled;stone by stone the walls are built.滴水匯大海，壘石誅高墻。

46.Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.酒后露真言。

47.Do not wash dirty linen in public.家丑不可外揚。

48.Do not to others what you do not wish them to do to you.己所不欲，勿施于人。

49.Diamond cut diamond.強中更有強中手。50.Deliver not your words by number but by weight.言不在多，而在有物。

51.Each man is the architect of his own fate.命運掌握在自己手中。

52.Each day brings its own bread.天無絕人之路。

53.Eat to live, but not live to eat.吃飯是為了生存，但生存不是為了吃飯。

54.Elbow grease gives the best polish.只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針。

55.Even Homer sometimes nods.人非圣賢，孰能無過。

56.Even the walls have ears.隔墻有耳。

57.Every bullet has its billet.無風不起浪。

58.Every cloud has a silver lining.山窮水盡疑無路，柳暗花明又一村。

59.Every heart has its own sorrow.人人都有傷心處。

60.Every Jack has his Jill.有情人終成眷屬。

61.Every man is the son of his own works.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

62.Feed a pig and you'll have a hog.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

63.Every mother's child is handsome.老王賣瓜，自賣自夸。

64.Every potter praises his own pot.老王賣瓜，自賣自夸。65.Every salesman boasts of his own wares.老王賣瓜，自賣自夸

66.Every one's faults are not written in their foreheads.知人知面不知心。

67.Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.以牙還牙，以眼還眼。

68.Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.有經驗而無學問，勝于有學問而無經驗。

69.Faith will move mountains.精誠所至，金石為開。70.Far from eye, far from heart.離遠而情疏。

71.Faults are thick where love is thin.一朝情意淡，樣樣不順眼

72.Fear not the future;weep not for the past.不要為未來擔憂，不要為過去悲泣。73.Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁不正下梁歪。

74.Fool's haste is no speed.欲速則不達。

75.Forget others' faults by remembering your own.想想自己的錯，就會忘卻別人的過。76.Forgive others but not yourself.待人寬，對己嚴。

77.Friends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight.朋友像琴弦，不能太擰緊。78.Friendship cannot stand always on one side.來而不往非禮也。

79.Friendship----one soul in two bodies.友誼是兩人一條心。80.From a little spark may burst a mighty flame.星星之火可以燎原。81.Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.有花堪折直須折。82.Give a dog a bad name and hang him.欲加之罪，何患無詞。83.God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助之。

84.God never shuts one door but he opens another.天無絕人之路。

85.Grasp the shadow and let go the substance.舍本逐末。

86.Great boast, small roast.說得天花亂墜，成事微乎其微。

87.Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold.草草率率談戀愛，熱得快也冷得快。

88.Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure.天網恢恢，疏而不漏。

89.He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人先正己。

90.He laughs best who laughs last.誰笑在最后，誰笑得最好。

91.He that climbs high falls heavily.爬得高，跌得重。

92.He that deceives me once, shame fall him, if he deceives me twice, shame fall me.受騙一次，別人可恥；受騙二次，自己該死。

93.He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

94.He who does no good, does evil enough.好事不做，壞事做絕。

95.He who does not advance falls backward.不進則退。

96.He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick.欲加之罪，何患無辭。

97.He who plays with fire gets burned.玩火者必自焚。

98.He who risks nothing, gains nothing.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

99.His heart cannot be pure whose tongue is not clear.嘴不凈者心不純。

100.Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.作最好的希望，作最壞的打算。

101.I am not now that which I have been.(I am not what I used to be.)今日之我已非昔日之我。

102.Idle young, needy old.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。103.I am caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.進退維谷。

104.If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get.隨遇而安。

105.If you confer a benefit, never remember it;if you receive one, remember it always.施恩勿記，受恩勿忘。

106.If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist.巧婦難為無米之炊。

107.Industry if fortune's right hand, and frugality her left.勤勉是幸福的右手，節儉是幸福的左手。

108.In for a penny, in for a pound 一不做，二不休。

109.It is as well to know which way the wind blows.識時務者為俊杰。110.It is good to learn at another man's cost.前車之覆，后車之鑒。111.It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。

112.It is no use crying over spilt milk.潑水難收。

113.Jack of all trades is of no trade.萬事皆通，一無所長。

114.Joy shared with others are more enjoyed.與人同樂，其樂無窮。

習語/俚語：1.Dressed to kill 精細打扮

Pete usually wears jeans and a T-shirt.But last night it was hard to recognize him--he was dressed to kill because he finally got a date with that blond he's admired for so long.皮特平時老穿牛仔褲和T恤，但是昨晚我簡直沒認出他來。他打扮得帥極了，因為他傾心已久的那位金發美女終于同意跟他出去約會了。2.What is the fuss? 吵什么？ 3.Don't take ill of me.別生我氣。4.Go done to business.言歸正傳 5.Is a long story.一言難盡。6.Don't play possum.別裝蒜。7.Close--up 特寫鏡頭 8.Make it up!不計前嫌！9.Watch you mouth.注意言辭。10.December heartbeat.黃昏戀。11.Follow my nose.憑直覺做事。12.Gild the lily.畫蛇添足

13.I might hear a pin drop.非常靜寂。14.Don't get high hat.別擺架子。15.That rings a bell.聽起來耳熟。16.Sleeping on both ears.睡的香。17.It's up in the air.尚未確定。

18.He is the pain on neck.他真讓人討厭。19.The line is engaged.占線

20.Absence makes the heart grow fonder.小別勝新歡 21.Shoot the breeze.閑談

22.What brought you hear? 什么風把你吹來了？ 23.Why so blue.怎么垂頭喪氣？ 24.Chin up 振作些 25.Hit the ceiling 大發雷霆 26.None of you keyhole 不準偷看

27.It was something that happens once in the blue.這是千載難逢的事。28.It can be a killer.這是個傷腦筋的問題。29.Dead end.死胡同 30.You ask for it.活該 31.Burn the boat 破釜沉舟 32.Hang by a hair 千鈞一發

33.Set sb' s hair on end/ ones' s hairs stands on end 毛骨悚然 34.Fish in the air 白費力氣 35.A drop in the ocean 滄海一栗 36.Be out at elbows 捉襟見肘 37.Lay heads together 集思廣益

38.Know sth like the back of one's hand 對某事了如指掌 39.laugh off one's head 笑破肚皮 40.Wake a sleeping dog 招惹是非 41.Cast pearls before swine 對牛彈琴 42.As poor as job 家貧如洗

43.Carry coals to Newcastle 多此一舉 44.Be all thumbs 笨手笨腳

45.A fly in the ointment 美中不足之處 46.Help a lame dog over a stile 雪中送炭 47.Have an axe to grind 別有用心 48.apple of the eye(掌上明珠，寶貝)49.armed to the teeth(全副武裝)

50.bee's knees(最最了不起的人或事物；頂尖兒)51.between cup and lip(在將成未成之際)52.bring someone to heel(使某人就范)

53.burn one' s fingers(由于多管閑事或愚蠢行為而吃苦頭)54.chance one's arms(冒險一試；碰碰運氣)55.hand to mouth(僅夠糊口地)

56.fall on one's feet(特別走運；化險為夷)

57.A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.聽音識鳥，聞言識人。

58.A gloved cat catches no mice.戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業。）59.All cats are grey in the dark..黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。（人未出名時看起來都差不多。）

60.Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.雞蛋未孵出，先別數小雞。（不要過早樂觀。）61.A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.江山易改，本性難移。62.Dog does not eat dog.同類不相殘。

63.A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.兒不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家貧。

64.Don’t be a dog(lying)in the manger.莫學狗占馬槽不吃草。（不要占著茅坑不拉屎。）65.Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班門弄斧。66.Go to the sea, if you would fish well.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

67.If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.咆哮的水中無魚。（夸夸其談者無真才實學。）

68.You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(獵狗).不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。（人不應兩面討好。）69.A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。70.One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。71.One swallow does not make a spring.孤燕不報春。

72.If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。73.blind as a bat 看不見 74.pass the buck 推卸責任

75.let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密 76.chicken out 因害怕而放棄

77.Cannot say boo to a goose 非常膽怯；膽小如鼠 78.White elephant 昂貴而無用之物 79.Theow sb to the lions / wolves 犧牲他人 80.Bell the cat 替別人冒險 81.Beer and skittles 吃喝玩樂 82.Wax and wane 盛衰 83.Weal and woe 禍福

84.Worse off than some, better off than many 比上不足，比下有余 85.White night 不眠之夜

86.Not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personal losses 不以物喜，不以己悲 87.No discord, no concord 不打不成交 88.Harmony brings wealth 和氣生財 89.Let bygones be bygones 既往不咎

90.Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.金無足赤，人無完人 91.Be down-to-earth 腳踏實地

92.The friendship between gentlemen is s pure as crystal.君子之交淡如水 93.Achieve immediate victory 馬到成功

94.Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.無規矩不成方圓 95.A thousand-li journey begins with the first step.千里之行始于足下。96.Win-win co-operation 強強聯手

97.A timely snow promises a good harvest.瑞雪兆豐年 98.Huge-crowed strategy 人海戰術 99.Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.上有天堂，下有蘇杭

100.Time and tide wait for no man.時不我待。101.Talk of the devil and he comes.說曹操曹操到。

102.No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy.山不在高，有仙則名。

103.Sugar-coated bullets 糖衣炮彈 104.What in past, is pas.往事如風 105.A green han 生手

106.Easier said than done.說起來容易，做起來難 107.In the pink 身體健康；精力充沛 108.Dear John letter 絕交信

109.Actions speak louder than words.事實勝于雄辯

110.Clock in 打卡

111.Come on to sb 吃豆腐

112.Don't have a cow.別大驚小怪 113.Keep one's shirt on 保持冷靜 114.Joy ride 兜風

115.Go up in smoke 成為泡影 116.Shape up 表現良好 117.Pull strings 運用關系 118.Come clean 和盤托出 119.Spring for 請客

120.Stick in the mud 保守的人 121.Jump the gun 草率行事 122.Flip out 樂死了

123.Third wheel 電燈泡；累贅 124.Get the boll rolling 開始 125.Get on the ball 用心做

126.Roll with the punches 逆來順受 127.Kick around 討論；多考慮一下 128.Put one's ass on the line 兩肋插刀 129.Let sb have it 讓某人好看 130.Chip in 出錢

131.A big shot 重要的人

132.A blue woman 有學問的婦女 133.Sunday painter 業余畫家 134.Friday face 神色不佳之人 135.Blue Monday 沮喪，悶煩（相對于歡樂的周末而言）136.Big Apple 紐約

137.Go bananas 發瘋，神經錯亂；狂怒 138.Bean brain 笨蛋

139.A bowl of cherries 精彩的，絕妙的 eg: Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.生活并不總是美好的。Cool as a cucumber 十分冷靜，鎮定自若 例：Although he's guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.盡管他犯了罪，卻還是那么鎮定自如。

140.Compare apples and oranges 比較兩個無法相比的事物 例：That's ridiculous.Now you're comparing apples and oranges.

第五篇：英語諺語

eg.She is the apple of her father's eye.她是她父親的掌上明珠。2.Big Apple（the）:New York 大蘋果城「即紐約」 eg.I live in the Big Apple.我住在大蘋果城。

3.comepare apples and oranges（to）:to compare two things that simply cannot be compared.比較兩個無法相比的事物

eg.That's ridiculous.Now you're comparing apples and oranges.真可笑。你是在那兩種無法相比的東西作比較，就好像蘋果和桔子。4.“How do you like the apples?”：“What do you think of that ?” *注：這是對某種冒犯性行為做出報復后說的話。Banana（香蕉）

1.bananas（to be）:to be crazy 發瘋的，神經錯亂的 eg.That guuy's bananas!那家伙真是瘋了！

*注意：to go bananas:1.to become crazy.發瘋，神經錯亂

eg.I'm so bored I'm going bananas.我厭煩的要死，都快發瘋了。2.to become wild with anger狂怒，氣得發瘋

eg.She went bananas when she found him cheating.她發現他欺騙時氣得要命。3.play second banana（to）:to be second choice第二選擇，次要人物 eg.I always play second banana to her.我總是做她的后補。4.top banana:main boss領袖，頭頭，大老板

eg.He's（the）top banana in this company.他是這家公司的大老板。Bean（豆）

1.bean brain :idiot 白癡，笨蛋

eg.He is such a bean brain.他是個大笨蛋。

2.beans about sth.（not to know）:not to know anything about sth.對某事物一無所知，一竅不通

eg.I don't know beans about computers.我對電腦一竅不通。*注意：此詞語只有否定形式，“to know beans about sth.”這種說法不存在。3.Bean Town :Boston,Massachusetts 豆城「指麻薩諸塞州波士頓市」 *注：波士頓市以其特產烘豆而聞名。Beet（甜菜）

1.beet red（to be）:to be extremly red from blushing ,embarrassment,etc.[因窘迫，羞愧等]臉紅

eg.She was so embarrased she turned beet red.他窘迫得滿臉通紅。2.Cabbage（洋白菜，甘藍菜）3.cabbage:money錢，金錢

*注：這個詞語盡管已不在常用，但偶爾也會在老影片或玩笑中聽到。carrot（胡蘿卜）

carrot in front of someone（to danglea）

ex.to tempt someone with an unobtainable offer開空頭支票[以實踐不了的諾言誘惑某人] eg.The boss told me lf I perform well on the job ,we 'll talk about a salary increase next year.But I think he's just dangling a carrot in front of me.老板告訴我，如果我工作表現出色，明年加工資就有商量了。但我想他這不過是開了一張空頭支票。

Cauliflower（花椰菜，菜花）cauliflower ears:swollen ears usually resulting from a boxing match[拳擊運動員因多次受擊而腫起的]開花耳朵

eg.That boxer has cauliflower ears.那位拳擊運動員的耳朵被打開花了。Cherry（櫻桃）

bowl of cherries（to be a）:to be wonderful 精彩的，絕妙的 eg.Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.生活并不總是美好的。Corn（谷物；谷粒）“For corn sake!”：“Oh,my goodness!” “噢，天哪！” *注：這個詞語雖然已相當過時，但中老年人仍在使用。

corn :n.melodrama,overemotional drama情節劇；感情表現夸張的戲劇 eg.What a bunch of corn!這一連串的情節劇真精彩啊！adj.melodramatic 情節劇的；夸張的

eg.That movie was so corny!這部電影表現得太夸張了！cornball:adj.ridiculous 荒唐的，可笑的

eg.Where did you buy that cornball hat?你從哪兒買來那頂滑稽的帽子？ cucumber（黃瓜，胡瓜）

cool as a cucumber（to be）:to be calm and composed 十分冷靜，鎮定自如

eg.Although he's guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.盡管他犯了罪，卻還是那么鎮定自如。222 低調英語怎么說

今天介紹的是low profile，意思是不引人注目的形象，做事不愛引起他人太多的注意。俚語詞典解釋：

low profile: a persona or character that does not draw attention.keep(a)low profile或者maintain(a)low profile: to behave in a way that does not attract attention 例句

I try to be quiet and keep a low profile.It's hard because I just love attention.我盡量安靜并保持低調，對我來說很難，因為我喜歡被關注。

The government tries to keep low profile about this issue.政府力圖在這個問題上保持低姿態。

You should keep a low profile until the trouble passes.在麻煩過去之前，你做事要保持低調。3 333333城里人瞧不起農村人，農村人看不上城里人，城里人和農村人總是互相瞧不起。鄉巴佬、土包子、官迷、大爺......這些個稱呼都帶有明顯的貶義色彩。

美國的城里人和鄉下人也會互起貶低對方的稱呼。住在像紐約這種大城市的居民往往把鄉下人看成是一些土里土氣、腦子很簡單，而且容易上當受騙的人。他們認為，鄉下人只會跟豬和牛打交道，可是不善于和人打交道。這些城里人經常把鄉下人稱為：hick。Hick這個字和中文里的鄉巴佬差不多。

例如：See that well-dressed man across the room? That's Mr.Green.When he came to New York 20 years ago, he was only a hick fresh out of the cornfields of Kansas.But he turned out to be a lot smarter than he looked;they say he made ten million dollars last year trading in the stock exchange.你瞧屋子那邊那個衣著很講究的人。那是格林先生。二十年前他來紐約之前，只不過是勘薩斯州種玉米的鄉巴佬。他當時雖然看起來不怎么樣，但是腦子卻非常靈活。他們說，去年他通過買進賣出 股票就賺了一千萬美元。

又如：My roommate in my freshman year was a real hick.He came from a town so small it didn't have a stop light, a building with an elevator or a movie theater.大學一年級時和我住一個房間的那個同學真是個鄉巴佬。他的老家是一個非常小的鎮，那里連紅綠燈都沒有，沒有一個樓里有電梯的，甚至連電影院都沒有。

美國農民的人數現在越來越少了。一百年前，美國有百分之四十二的人生活在農村。可是，隨著城鎮的發展和農業機械化，美國農民的人數現在已經下降到只占總人口的百分之二點二。在二十世紀，由于交通、收音機和電視的發展，城市和農村的區別已經在很大程度上消除了。可能正是因為這個原因，鄉下人用來貶低城里人的名詞很有限。他們常用的一個是：city slicker。Slick這個字的意思是很滑溜。所以，一個city slicker 也就是說話很圓滑，衣著很時髦，但是很可能是一個不老實、不可信任的家伙。

例如：Yep, I told Susie not to go out with any of them city slickers with their smooth talk and fancy clothes.If she has to go out, look for a farm boy.He may be a hick, but she can trust him a whole lot more.是的，我告訴蘇琦不要和那些圓嘴滑舌、衣著講究的城里人出去玩。要是她一定要出去玩，找一個農村來的男孩。他也許是個鄉巴佬，但至少是可以信得過的。

又如：Sure, a city slicker looks smart as long as he stays in a place like New York.But you put him down on a farm and he won't do much better than a newborn baby!

是的，一個油滑的城是的，一個油滑的城里人在像紐約這種地方看起來都很精明。但是，你要是把他送到農村去，他肯定什么也不會干，比一個新生嬰兒好不了多少。333平常人，普通人。An average Joe refers to someone who is just like everyone else;a normal person.'Average' means 'in the middle' or 'not extreme', and 'Joe' is a common male name.So 'average Joe' refers to a man who is not extremely different from everyone else.www.tmdps.cn Average意思是“平均的，一般水平的”，而Joe又是一個極其常見的名字，所以人們就用average Joe來表示很普通的一個人。例如我們會說，雷?羅馬諾是這個時代全美最受歡迎的電視明星之一，可他卻似乎不把自己當成什么大人物，仿佛就是與你生活在同一座城市里的“average Joe”。not know Jack about 對某事一無所知。如： I don't know jack about fishing意思就是I don't know anything about fishing（我對釣魚一無所知）。而I don’t know Jack的意思就是“我什么也不知道”。關于Jack，還有兩個常見的句子。Do you know jack shit? 意思就是問別人, “你知不知道什么叫無知? 在美國的口語中，jack shit 算是一句粗話，意思是什么也沒有。4 John Q.Public 普通人。在美語中，John Q.Public也是指“普通人，民眾”。類似的詞組是：John Q.Citizen.美語里還有很多與John有關的詞組，如：big John（新兵），cheap John（亂殺價的商人;叫賣小販），honest John（誠實的人;容易上當的人），square John（誠實可靠的人;奉公守法的人）。5 Jeez Louise 表示驚訝。如：One million? Jeez-Louise!You get any of that?(一百萬？老天！有你的份嗎？)Jeez Louise, don't you know that all banks are closed today? It is Saturday.（天啊，你難道不知道今天銀行不營業嗎？今天可是周六）。6 For Pete’s sake 感嘆詞，用以強烈表達情緒，意為“哎呀，天哪”，有些地方也譯作“看在上帝面上；千萬；務必”等。在這個短語中，Pete是耶酥大弟衣物，其中一子St．Peter的昵稱。常在懇求或請求他人時使用。如：For Pete's sake，stop making so much noise．(哎呀，天哪！別弄出那么討厭的聲音啦!)此外，它還應用于其他種種不同的場合。假設你向別人道了歉，他還沒完沒了，這時你可以說：I said I was sorry．What else do you want me to do, for Pete's sake?(我已經說對不起了，拜托，你還想叫我怎樣啊?)類似的表達方式還有for Christ sake，for heaven's sake，for mercy’s sake，for pity’s sake，for God’ sake.For Christ's sake和for God's sake有褻瀆神明之嫌，一般避免使用。但在重大事件的場合是可以使用的，不受限制。

正因為在嚴重事件的場合使用。所以for Christ's sake和for God's sake語氣最強，其次是for Pete's sake，其余的大致相同。另外，在使用時，男女有別。for Pete's sake和for God’sake多為男性使用。for goodness’sake，for heaven's sake，以及for pity's sake的使用者以女性居多，但男性在表示特別強烈的感情時也可以使用。但for mercy's sake幾乎只有女性使用。7 a doubting Thomas 生性多疑的人。源自《圣經?新約?約翰福音》第20章。該篇講到耶穌復活后出現在眾人面前，十二門徒之一托馬斯沒有親眼見到，聲稱除非看到他手上的釘痕，用手探入他的肋旁，否則不信他已復活。后來人們用“doubting Thomas”指那些不肯輕易相信別人的人。

He’s a real doubting Thomas — he simply wouldn’t believe I’d won the car until he saw it with his own eyes.他是一個真正的懷疑主義者—在沒有看到之前他就是不相信我贏得那輛車。8 a plain Jane 長相不起眼，外貌平凡的女人。這里的plain是“不惹人注目的，樸素的”，而Jane是一般女人名，plain與Jane合轍押韻。如：I wonder why a handsome man like Jeff married such a plain Jane.我很奇怪像杰夫這樣出色的男子怎么與一個不怎么起眼的姑娘結婚。9 Joe Blow 老百姓，普通人。Joe Doakes也可以表示這個意思。美國口語中，Joe College指典型的美國大學生，Joe Miller則指滑稽書，笑話集。www.tmdps.cn 10 Sheila 在口語中表示少女，年輕貌美的女子。一般為女子英文名，譯為希拉，類似于Shelly, Cecilia.11 No way, Jose “不可能的荷西”，常用于熟人之間拒絕做某事。Jose并不表示叫這個名的人，而是跟way押韻，說起來響亮，好聽。這種說法始于20世紀60年代美國鄉村。12 not know a person from Adam 不知（某人）模樣如何，與（某人）素不相識。源自《圣經?舊約?士師記》第2、3章。上帝創造了世界上的第一個男人，取名為亞當（Adam）。因為亞當非女人所生，所以沒有肚臍，是最容易辨認的人，“not know somebody from Adam”就表示“完全不認識某人”。Mrs.Smith is a friend of mine, but I don’t know her husband from Adam.史密斯太太是我的朋友，但我完全不認識她丈夫。13 Jack of all trades 萬事通。一般指雜而不精，也就是我們平時所說的“三腳貓”。Jack of all trades and master of none.門門精通，樣樣稀松。14 Uncle Sam 美國。它源自1812-1814年間美英戰爭時期的一個歷史傳說。相傳在紐約州的特洛伊城（Troy)）有位年長的肉類加工商，名叫山繆爾?威爾遜(Samuel Wilson)。他勤勞、誠實、能干，很有威信，人們親切地叫他山姆大叔(Uncle Sam)。他也是一位愛國者，與父兄曾參加過美國獨立戰爭。在1812年的美英戰爭中，他的工廠與政府簽了一份為軍隊生產桶裝牛肉的合同，美國政府每當收到他交來的經其親自檢驗合格的牛肉，就將肉裝入特制的木桶，并在桶上蓋上US的記號。由于Uncle Sam的首字母是US，而美國(The United States)的縮寫也是U.S.，于是人們便把這兩個名稱合二為一了。當地的人們就把“山姆大叔”當成美國的綽號，并逐漸流傳開來。15 John Hancock 親筆簽名。John Hancock是在The Declaration of Independence(美國獨立宣言)上署名的獨立戰士中,將自己的名字簽得又好又大的一個人，他的簽名美觀大方而且個頭也比別的簽名大。所以美國人常把John Hancock當作signature(署名,簽名)的意思.。如：I need your John Hancock.我需要您的簽名。16 Johnny One Note 五音不全的人。也可以指思想狹隘，看問題片面的人。Note在這里的意思是音符。444猜疑傷害莫逆之交。

5.Speed is the soldier's asset。兵貴神速。

6.Sweet discourse makes short days and nights。言語投機恨時短。

7.Soft words butter no parsnips。畫餅充饑。

8.Set a thief to catch a thief。以毒攻毒。

9.Well fed, wed bred。衣食足，知榮辱。

10.Laugh at your ills, and save doctors' bills。生病不憂慮，節省醫藥費。

11.Sloth is the key of poverty。惰能致貧。

12.Among the blind the one eyed man is the king。山中無老虎，猴子稱大王。13.To err is human。

犯錯是人之常情。/ 人誰無過。

14.You can't judge a book by its cover。不能以外表來判斷本質。/ 不要以貌取人。15.Gut no fish till you get them。勿操之過急

555 To look two ways to find Sundays——斜著眼看。

2、與Monday有關的英語俚語：

black Monday（學俚）放假后的開學第一天；執行死刑之星期一；黑色禮拜一（即復活節之后一日，因1360年的當天，天氣嚴寒，愛德華三世之士兵都凍死于巴黎附近）。Blue Monday——沮喪，悶煩（相對于歡樂的周末而言）。

Saint Monday——（特指交易所）懶散，工作很少的星期一。Mad Monday ——忙亂的星期一。

Monday morning feeling , Monday feeling——美國人在周末休假后星期一不想工作的那樣一種心情。

Monday morning quarterback——放馬后炮的人。Monday morning quarterbacking——放馬后炮。

3、與Friday有關的：

Friday——忠仆，隨從（源自魯濱遜漂流記）。Man Friday——男忠仆。

Girl Friday——得力助手（尤指女秘書）。Pal Friday——極受信賴的女秘書。Friday face——神色不佳之人。

Black Friday——不幸的禮拜五，即有任何災難發生的禮拜五；復活節前之禮拜五（神職人員于此日著黑裝）。

Good Friday——耶酥受難節；

T.G.I.F(Thank God it’s Friday)——報紙上刊出招聘一名能干的女職員的廣告。

4、與Saturday有關的：

Saturday-to-Monday——周末休假；周末的。

Black Saturday——黑色星期六（指工人已預借工資無錢可領的星期六）。Saturday night special——便于周末作案的小手，現在應該把槍。Saturday night massacre——星期六夜晚大屠短袖，單件摻殺（指尼克松任總統期間白宮在1973年10月20日，周六晚上宣布解除水門時間特別檢查官考克斯的職務，并解除拒絕把考克斯解職的司法部長理查森和副部長拉克爾職務）。

5、與“星期”名稱有關的幾個名諺：

He that sings on Friday , shall weep on Sunday;He who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday.樂極生悲。

Choose a wife on a Saturday rather than a Sunday.節日假期，不宜選妻。（意指平時女子穿便服，故能更好地對之進行觀察）。Come day , go day , God send Sunday.過了一天又一天，上帝快給個星期天。（此乃懶惰者的愿望，亦指懶惰的傭人盼望工作時間快快過去，休息和發工錢的日子快快到來）。附幾個句子：

1、Mary , a well-known Sunday painter's girl Friday , went to the art exhibition in her Sunday best yesterday and made a hit with all the gentlemen there who seemed to have Sunday-go-to-meeting manners.2、Joe slumped into his chair at the breakfast table , “monday morning feeling again , dear ? ” asked his wife.3、——I know it must be the battery.——yeah , why didn’t you tell me earlier ? Monday morning quarterback.4、Friday , September 24 , the day the financial panic of 1869 began , has since been known as black Friday.5、He bought a Saturday night special from a Sunday driver.6、On the average they receive about five or six hundred calls a day , but this rises to close to a thousand calls after occasions like Richard Nixon's “saturday night massacre ” 666 英語文章網

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? 英語新聞Blair is best paid speaker 英語語法Since 和For的辨析 ? 電影中的美國俚語50句 電影中的美國俚語50句 Be in the air 將要發生的事情

The feeling or idea that something new is about to happen or is going to change.Example: From the arguments going on at the meeting, it seems that a change in policy is in the air.Clear the air 消除誤會

To settle a dispute and restore good relations

Example: We had a meeting with the workers, and I think we’ve cleared the air now.Cost an arm and a leg 極其昂貴

To be very expensive

Example: I love that fur coat.However, I don’t think I’m going to buy it because it costs an arm and a leg.A bad egg 缺乏道德的人

Somebody who has no moral principles and should be avoided

Example: You mustn’t lend Tim money, he’s a bad egg.You’ll never see him or your money again!In the Bag 穩操勝券

Said of an achievement which is secure

Example: We have the deal in the bag.The client came in this morning to sign the agreement.In the balance 未知的,不可預測的

Said when the outcome of a situation is unknown or unpredictable

Example: His career as a pilot is in the balance, as his eyesight does not seem good enough.Drive a hard bargain 極力討價還價

To have the negotiating strength and skills to get the most advantageous price and conditions

Example: Amanda is negotiating the best price from the suppliers.She drives a hard bargain.Ring a bell 看上去或聽起來非常熟悉

To look, sound or seemfamiliar

Example: That face rings a bell, where have I seen him before? Tighten one’s belt 節衣縮食

To cut down on spending because there is less income than before

Example: Now you are out of work, you’ll have to tighten your belt and give up buying new clothes and going out so often.Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥

To complete two tasks together, with less effort than doing them separately

Example: Since I’d gone to the store to buy some bread, I thought of killing two birds with one stone and invited Mr.Biggs to the party.11 Be in a black mood 情緒極差

To be so negative about everything that it is impossible for anyone to reason with him/her

Example: My father has been in a black mood for days, we dare not say anything to him.New blood 新成員

New people brought into an organization to introduce different and original ideas

Example: It was decided to bring new blood into the school by employing teachers with the latest training.Feeling blue 感到無精打采

Feeling sad or depressed

Example: She’s feeling blue, because the man she loves is far away.Get to the bottom of something 弄清真膠線，懸掛昨相

To find out the truth about something

Example: I’m trying to get to the bottom of why David left without saying goodbye.A piece of cake 輕松的事

Something which is very easy to do

Example: Here?let me put the batteries in for you.It’s a piece of cake.Pay a call 拜訪

To visit somebody

Example: As we’re in this neighborhood, we might as well pay the Jacksons a call, we haven’t seen them for ages.By chance 偶然, 意外的

Unexpectedly;with no prior planning

Example: By chance, I bumped into my wife in the shopping mall Round the clock 夜以繼日的

To do something continuously, without a break or pause

Example: The ambulance services worked round the clock hauling people trapped in the building to safety.Keep one’s cool 保持冷靜

To stay calm in a difficult situation

Example: If the traffic is jamed, the only thing to do is keep your cool, or get out of the car and walk!In a tight corner 處于困境

In an extremely difficult situation

Example: Whenever I get into a tight corner, I try to rely on quick thinking to get out of it.21 Keep in the dark 隱瞞

To keep something secret

Example: We know my brother has a new girlfriend, but he's keeping her name in the dark.Fall on deaf ears 不加理睬的, 不聽取

Not to take any notice of what is said

Example: The city council’s order that garbage should be put in the bins fell on deaf ears;the sidewalks are still littered with trash!Take things easy 放輕松

To relax

Example: It's better for our health to take things easy than to worry about problems all the time.Eat like a horse 吃得很多

To eat a lot;to have a very big appetite

Example: Fred eats like a horse.When I was a growing lad like him, I used to eat a lot, too.Catch one’s eye 吸引某人注意

To attract somebody’s attention

Example: A movement behind the curtain caught my eye – I thought it was a burglar and rushed out of the room!Have an eye for something 對某事(某物體)了解得非常清楚

To be very good at doing something, or have a great understanding of something.Example: As a botanist, he has to describe and draw plants accurately, so he must have an eye for detail.Turn a blind eye.熟視無睹

To ignore an action, even though one should do something about it

Example: Parents will spoil their children if they constantly turn a blind eye to their bad behavior.Keep an eye on 照看, 密切注視

To watch carefully;to look after

Example: Keep an eye on my purse – I'm just going to the bathroom.Lose face 丟臉

To have one's reputation spoiled;to be embarrassed

Example: The large drug houses have lost face, because smaller companies are selling similar products at a cheaper price!Lead the field 處于領頭地位

To be the most successful person or group in an activity

Example: For decades, the House of Dior led the field in elegant fashion design.31 Get out of hand 失去控制

To be out of control

Example: The problem of suicide bombings is getting out of hand;there seems to be no way to stop them.32 Give a hand 提供幫助

To help somebody with something

Example: Please give me a hand and hold this board while I paint it.33 Learn by heart 牢記

To memorize something;to have learned something word for word or very precisely.Example: At school we often learned Shakespeare’s sonnets by heart and recited them in front of the class.34 On hold 尚未辦理的事情

Something set aside and waiting to be dealt with

Example: Our vacation plans are on hold right now;because my Dad’s just been admitted to hospital with a stomach ulcer.35 A dark horse 出乎意料的嬴家

An unexpected winner.Example: A dark horse in this year’s basketball cup was Japan!

The bottom line 本質內容

The most essential part of something

Example: We’ve talked a lot about taxation and immigration, but the bottom line is that we have to create more jobs.37 Live it up 狂歡一場

To enjoy a high standard of living and lead a carefree life

Example: The neighbors having been living it up ever since they won the sweepstakes.38 Look forward to 期待著

To relish some future prospect;to eagerly await meeting somebody.Example: You can tell Jake is looking forward to his vacation – he keeps telling us how many days there are left until he finishes college.39 Bear in mind 記住

To remember something which can be of help in the future.Example: Before you start your perspective drawing, bear in mind you should first establish a vanishing point.40 Have a mind to 想做某事, 計劃做某事

To be decided on;to intend to

Example: The service in our hotel was terrible.I have a mind to write a letter of complaint.41 Be in the mood 想要做某事

To feel like doing something

Example: She is not in the mood for playing cards and says she should really be preparing her lecture notes.42 Over the moon 欣喜若狂

Extremely happy

Example: She’s over the moon about her promotion – she really wasn’t expecting it.43 Get a move on 趕快

To hurry up

Example: Get a move on!The train is about to leave.44 Over and above 除?這外, 額外的 In addition to

Example: Over and above our salary, we are getting a large bonus, because business has been very profitable this year.45 Get the picture 了解某事

To understand something, to grasp some meaning

Example: When they started cutting back and laying people off at work, I got the picture and starting looking for another job.46 Be out of pocket 花光了錢的 To be without money

Example: He’s complaining because he spent all of his money on slot machines and now he’s out of pocket.47 Keep somebody posted 傳達消息

To regularly give somebody up-to-date information or details of the progress being made.Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my boss posted about developments at the trade conference.48 In the long run 最終, 最后

Over a long period of time, once a process has matured

Example: The grocery store is making a loss right now.In the long run, however, we hope to achieve a situation of stable profit.49 On a shoestring 生活拮據

In a thrifty manner;with costs or spending down to a bare minimum

Example: She lives on a shoestring – she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly.50 Lose track of 失去消息, 失去線索

To lose contact with somebody to not know where something is

Example: I lost track of Fran when she moved to Boston.I’ve even tried to locate her on the Internet.This entry was written by , posted on 星期四 04月 30 2009at 11:04 pm , filed under 英語諺語 and tagged 美國俚語.Bookmark the permalink.Post a comment below or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.發表評論

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6666intelligence;he is just using his memory.(Da Vinci, Italian painter)一個借著引經據典來辯論的人，不是在運用自己的才智，他是在運用自己的記憶力。(意大利畫家 達·芬奇)Art is a lie that tells the truth.(Picasso, Spanish painter)美術是揭示真理的謊言。(西班牙畫家 畢加索)Art is long, and time is fleeting.(Longfellow, American poet)藝術是永恒的，時間則是瞬息即逝的。(美國詩人 朗費羅)Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it!(Robert Motherwell, American painter)藝術遠沒有生活重要，但是沒有藝術生活是多么乏味呀！(美國畫家 馬赦韋爾 R)Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling theorist has experienced.(Len Tolstoy, Russian writer)藝術不是手藝，它是藝術家的體驗到的感情的傳遞。(俄兩天它都區別國作家托爾斯泰。L)Art is the mold of feeling as language is the mold of thought.(Susanne Langer, American philosopher)藝術是感情的模制品，猶如語言是思想的模制品。(美國哲學家 蘭格 S)Art is the object of feeling, and the subject of nature.(S.K.langer, American philosopher and educator)藝術是情感的客觀表現。也是本性的主觀反映。(美國哲學家、教育家 蘭格 S K)Art is the right hand of nature.The latter only gave us being, but the former made us men.(Friedrich Schiller, German poet)藝術是自然的右手。自然只讓我們存在，而藝術創造我們的人類。(德國詩人 席勒 F)Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travel.(Theocore Dreser, American novelist)好畫猶如佳肴，只可意會，不可言傳。(法洗衣粉放在紅國畫家 弗拉曼克 M)Good painting is like good cooking;it ca n be tasted, but not explained.(Maurice de vlaminck, French painter)簡單地說，偉大的文學就是包涵極其豐富意義的語言。(美國詩人 龐德 E)Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree(Ezra Poud, American poet)幽默被人正確地解釋為“以誠摯表達感受，寓深思于嬉笑”。(美國詩人 龐德 E)Humor has been well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest.(Mark Twain, American novelist)我寫作只是為了增加自身的美。(美國作家 杰克·倫敦)I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me.(Jack London, American writer)音樂要用心靈去聽，用頭腦去感覺。(法洗衣粉放在紅國作家 雨果 V)In music one must think with the heart and feel with the brains.Victor Hugo, French writer Jazz tickles your muscles, symphonies stretch your soul.(PaulWhiteman, American conductor)爵士樂使你的肌肉發癢，交響樂能舒展你的靈魂。(美國指揮家 懷特曼 P)iterature is a kind of intellectual light which, like the light of the sun, may sometimes enable us to see what we do not like.(Samuse Johnson, British writer and critic)文學是一種理智之光，它和陽光一樣，有時能使我們看到我們不喜歡的東西。(英國作家、批評家 約翰遜 S)Love and scandale the best sweeteners of tea.(HenryFielding, British writer)風流韻事與丑聞是品茶聊天時的最佳話題。(英國作家 菲爾丁 H)Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks or bend a knotted oak.(William Congreve.British dramatist)音樂有著撫慰粗野的胸懷、軟化頑石或使千年老樹彎腰的魅力。(英國劇作家 康格里夫 W)Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.(John Erskine, American educator)音樂是唯一不能用及表達卑鄙的或諷刺的事物的語言。(美國教育家 厄斯金 J)Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a apeaking picture.(Simonides, ancient Greek writer)畫是無言之詩，詩是有聲之畫。(古希臘作家 西蒙尼特斯)Rules and modesty destroy genius and art.(William Hazlitt, British essayist)規則與謙遜會毀掉天才和藝術。(英國散文家 哈茲里特 W)Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face their own.(Jonathan Swift, British writer)諷刺是一面鏡子，觀看者通常從中看到每一個人的面容卻看不到自己。(英國作家 斯威夫特 J)Some people pretend to despise the things they cannot have.(Aesop, ancient Greek fable writer)吃不到葡萄的人說葡萄酸。(古希臘寓言作家 伊索)Speech is a mirror of the soul;as a man speaks, so is he.(Ephraem Syrus, American writer)語言是心靈的鏡子；一個人只要說話，他說的話就是他的心靈的鏡子。(美國作家 塞拉斯 E)Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you;music cannot punish----only bless.(Arthur Schnabel, Austrian pianist)陽光可能炙烤你，食品可能毒害你，言語可能詛咒你，圖畫可能侮辱你——音樂不會處罰你只會祝福你。(奧地利鋼琴家 施納貝爾 A)The art of giving presents is to give something which others cannot buy for themselves.(Alan Alexander Milne, British humorist)送禮的藝術在于送別人不能給自己買的東西。(英國幽默作家 米爾恩 A A)The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation;the two keep in their downwad tendency.(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German poet)文學的衰落表明一個民族的衰落。這兩者走下坡路的時候是齊頭并進的。(德國詩人 歌德 J W)The lanscope belongs to the man who looks at it.(Ralph Waldo Emerson, American thinker)風景屬于看風景的人。(美國思想家 愛默生 R W)The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature.(John Ruskin, American writer and critic)愛美是健康人性的重要組成部分。(美國作家、批評家 羅斯金 J)The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props , the pillars to help him endure and prevail.(William Fulkner, American writer)詩人的聲音不應只是人類的記錄，而應是使人類永存并得到勝利的支柱和棟梁。(美國作家福克納.W.)The value of culture is its effect on character.It avails nothing unless it ennobles and strengthens that.Its use is for life.Its aim is not beauty but goodness.(Somerset Maugham, British noverlist and dramatist)文化的價值在于它對人類品性的影響。除非文化能使品性變為高尚、有力。文化的作用在于裨益人生，它的目標不是美，而是善。(英國小說家和戲劇家 毛姆 S)There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.(Picasso, Spanish painter)有些畫家把太陽畫成一個黃斑，但有些畫家借助于他們的技巧和智慧把黃斑畫成太陽。(西班牙畫家 畢加索)When a dog bites a man that is not news, but when a man bites a dog that is news.(Charls A.Dana, American journalist)狗咬人不是新聞，人咬狗才是新聞。(美國記者 達納 C A)When one loves one's art no service seems too hard.(O.Henry, American novelist)一旦 熱愛藝術，什么奉獻也不難。(美國小說家 歐·享利)Words have a magical power.They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair;can transfer knowledge from teacher to students words enable the orator to sway his audience and dictate its decisions.Words are capable of arousing the strongest emotions and prompting all man's actions.Do not ridicule the use of words in psychotherapy.(Sigmund Freud, German Psychiatrist)言辭具有不可思議的力量。他們能帶來最大的幸福，也能帶來最深的失望；能把知識從教師傳給學生；言辭能使演說者左右他的聽眾，并強行代替他們作出決定。言辭能激起最大強烈的情感，促進人的一切行動。不要嘲笑言辭在心理治療當中的的用途。(德國精神分析學家 弗洛伊德 S)777。）

在這里，他運用的是所謂的英語“押韻俚語”（Cockney Rhyming Slang）其中，tit for tat（原義為“針鋒相對”）是 hat（帽子）的押韻俚語，同樣，crust of bread（面包片）代替 head（頭），daisy roots（雛菊花根）代替 boots（靴子），plates of meat（肉盤）代替 feet（腳），apples and pears（蘋果和梨）代替 stairs（樓梯）,而 elephant's trunk（大象鼻子）則代替 drunk（喝醉了的）。

押韻俚語（Cockney Rhyming Slang）是英國倫敦下層社會中應用的非正式的口語（Cockney 意思為“倫敦佬”，是對倫敦社會下層人士的蔑稱）。這種口語之所以稱為押韻俚語，是因為他們用同正式語押韻的詞來代替正式語。上面例子中的 tit for hat 就同 hat 押韻，同樣，crust of bread 也同 head 押韻。

押韻俚語有一個特點，即代替一個正式詞語要用含有兩個或兩個以上詞（element）的詞組。其它押韻俚語的例子還有不少。例如：

trouble and strife（原義為“麻煩和沖突”）代替 wife（妻子）

Brussels sprout（原義為“球芽甘藍”）代替 scouts（童子軍）

以上所說的都是完整的押韻俚語，但在實際運用中，倫敦佬們往往用它們的省略形式。值得一提的是，省略的押韻俚語中省略的部分不是其中的第一個詞，而是第二個詞，即用來押韻的那部分。因此，如果一個人說：My plates are killing me.其實際意義為 My plates of meat are killing me.即 My feet hurt.同樣 tit for tat 可以省略成為 tit，crust of bread 可省略成 crust 等等。這樣，文章開頭的那句話也可以說成：

I put my tit on my crust and my daisy on my plates and fell down the apples because I was elephant's.以上為典型的英語押韻俚語。其實英語中有許多可以接受的非正式用法是由押韻俚語升級而來的，而有時甚至說標準英語的人都不知道它們的來源。例如，英語中有 Use your loaf（動動腦筋）實際上就是由Use your loaf of bread 省略而來，即 Use your head 的押韻俚語。其中 loaf of bread（面包條）是head（腦筋）的押韻俚語。

再如：英國人常說：We must get down to brass tacks.（我們必須討論實際問題。）其中 brass tacks（黃銅平頭釘）是 facts（事實）的押韻俚語，tacks 和facts 押韻。

又如：英語中有一個短語：take a butcher's，它其實是 take a butcher's hook（butcher's hook 原義為“屠夫的鉤子”）的省略形式，即take a look（看一眼）的押韻俚語。

同樣，英語中還有其它常見的詞也出自押韻俚語，而這些詞許多人不知其出處，似乎它們可以用于正式場合，而實際上它們卻是英語中的“禁忌語”（taboo words）。例如：

Bristols 表示 breasts（“乳房”），來源于 Bristol City，是titty的押韻俚語，titty 是 breast 的禁忌語，復數：Bristols—titties.cobblers 的意思是 testicles（“睪丸”），來源于cobblers' awls（鞋匠的錐子）是 balls 的押韻俚語，ball是 testicles 的禁忌語。

倫敦金融界行話（jargon）中有一種類似押韻俚語，也很有意思。這些行話比起一般的押韻俚語更晦澀難解。例如：

I asked him for a price of a Hawaii but he would only quote me in a lady.一句，局外人很難理解其真實含義。

其中，Hawaii 原義為“夏威夷”，但在這兒代表的是“fifty million”，而 a lady 卻代表 five million.這句話的意思是：“我向他要價5，000萬（英鎊），而他卻只出500萬。”

在這兒，Hawaii 來自一個電視節目“Hawaii Five-O”，Five-O當然代表50 million；lady 是 Lady Godiva 的省略形式。（Lady Godiva 是著名的 Peeping Tom典故中的女主人公。）Lady Godiva 同fiver（five million）押韻。

英鎊同美元的兌換比率稱為 cable，來自于英美間的跨大西洋的電纜（cable），因而英鎊同美元的兌換比率在倫敦金融行話中也稱為 Betty，來自于女演員Betty Grable，因為這個名字同 cable 押韻。

其它情況還有：

貨幣名稱：

yen（日元）— Bill'n Ben

dollar（美元）— Oxford Scholar

guilder（荷蘭盾）— boat builder

mark（德國馬克）— smudge（smudge 的意思是a small mark）

數目：

one —a Spaniard（Juan）（Don Juan為西班牙一傳奇人物）

a pair —Lionel（Blair）（一位舞蹈家）

three — carpet（flea）（地毯跳蚤）

four — Desmond（Tutu）（Desmond Tutu 為南非的大主教，用Tutu來表示four自然是因為Two twos are four）

five — a steep hill（來自于one-in-five 1 : 5的坡度）

eight— a garden（gate）或 John Curry（John Curry是一位花樣滑冰運動員，用它顯然是因為 skate 的緣故）

ten — Cockle（and Hen）（公雞和母雞）

a score — a motor-bike（人們很難將 motor-bike 和20 聯系起來，而其中的原因卻是騎手雙手握住車把手，給發動機加油門兩次手指共用 20 個。）

a half — a laugh

seven-eighths— seven Henries（Henry 為 Henry VIII 之略）

three quarters— three farmers（farmers 為 farmers' daughters 之略）

在人類交往中，俚語是一個十分難以理解的成分，而押韻俚語，如果不知其來源，理解起來會更加困難，而一旦了解了，它們又變得如此趣味盎然。了解一些押韻俚語對于熟悉英國社會、文化、風俗習慣以及進行實際交際都會有很大的幫助 8888 英文名人名言 英文名人名言

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