第一篇：中考英語常用諺語

中考英語常用諺語

1、A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.說謊者即使講真話也沒人相信。

2、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解，自欺欺人。

3、All rivers run into sea.海納百川。

4、All roads lead to Rome.條條大路通羅馬。

5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只會用功不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。

6、A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善終。

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

8、A faithful friend is hard to find.知音難覓。

9、A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情。

10、A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友難，失朋友易。

11、A good beginning is half done.良好的開端是成功的一半。

12、A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善終。

13、A good book is a good friend.好書如摯友。

14、A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口。

15、A mother's love never changes.母愛永恒。

16、An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一蘋果，不用請醫生。

17、A single flower does not make a spring.一花獨放不是春，百花齊放春滿園

18、A year's plan starts with spring.一年之計在于春。

19、A young idler, an old beggar.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

20、Better late than never.不怕慢，單怕站。

21、By reading we enrich the mind.讀書使人充實，22、Care and diligence bring luck.謹慎和勤奮才能抓住機遇。

23、Confidence in yourself is the first step on the roadto success.自信是走向成功的第一步。

24、Custom is a second nature.習慣是后天養成的。

25、Custom makes all things easy.有個好習慣，事事皆不難。

26、Doing is better than saying.與其掛在嘴上，不如落實在行動上。

27、Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而廢。

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

29、Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻煩。

30、Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise.早睡早起身體好。

31、Easier said than done.說得容易，做得難。

32、Easy come, easy go.來也匆匆，去也匆匆。

33、Eat to live, but not live to eat.人吃飯是為了活著，但活著不是為了吃飯。

34、Every man has his faults.金無足赤，人無完人。

35、Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命運自己掌握。

36、Every minute counts.分秒必爭。

37、Each coin has two sides.38、Fact speak louder than words.事實勝于雄辯。

39、Failure is the mother of success.失敗是成功之母。

40、God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。

41、Health is better than wealth.健康勝過財富。

42、Honesty is the best policy.做人誠信為本。

43、Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.抱最好的愿望，做最壞的打算。

44、It is never too old to learn.活到老，學到老。

45、Knowledge is power.知識就是力量

45、Knowledge is power.知識就是力量

46、Like mother, like daughter.有其母必有其女。

47、No pain，no gain.（不勞無獲。）

48、You never know tillyou have tried.不嘗試，不知曉。

49、An idle youth, a needy age.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。50、Diligence is the mother of success.勤奮是成功之母。

51、Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise.早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聰穎。

52、Experience is the best teacher.經驗是最好的教師。

53、Nothing in the world is difficult if you set yourmind to it.世上無難事，只怕有心人

54、Where there's a will, there's a way.有志者事竟成。

55、Practice makes perfect ．（熟能生巧。）

56、Pride goes before a fall．（驕傲必敗。）

中考作文重點句型

1).It’s adj for sb to do 做…對某人來說…

2).… so … that … 如此… 以至于… … too … to do 太… 而不能… such … that … 如此… 以至于…

3).not…until… 直到…才… 例: I didn’t go to bed until my mother came back.4).The reason why + 句子 is that + 句子 … 的原因是…

The reason why he got angry was that she told him a lie.(他生氣的原因是她對他說了謊。)5).That is why + 句子 那是…的原因 6).That is because + 句子 那是因為… 7).It is said that + 句子 據說… It is reported that + 句子 據報道…

8).There is no doubt that + 句子 毫無疑問…

9).It goes without saying that + 句子 不言而喻，毫無疑問 10).There is no need to do 沒必要做…

11).There is no point in doing 做某事毫無意義 2.提建議

had better(not)do 最好(不)做

how about / what about doing …怎么樣? I think you should do 我認為你應該…

I suggest that you should do 我建議你做…

If I were you, I would do… 我要是你的話，我會做… It’s best to do 最好做…

為什么不… 3.表示喜歡和感興趣

like / love doing enjoy doing be fond of doing 喜歡做… be keen on n/doing 喜歡做…

prefer to do A rather than do B 寧愿做A也不愿做B be interested in doing = show/ take great interest in n / doing 4..努力做…

try to do努力做… strive to do 努力做…

try one’s best to do = do one’s best to do 竭盡全力做… make efforts to do = make every effort to do 盡力做… do what sb can(do)to do 盡力做… spare no effort to do 不遺余力的做…

do what / everything sb.can to do 盡某人全力做… 5.打算做… / 計劃做…

intend / plan to do 打算做… be going to do 打算做… decide to do 決定做…

determine to do決定做… be determined to do決定做…

make up one’s mind to do 下定決心做… 6.表示想/希望

want to do = would like to do 想做… hope to do 希望做… expect to do 期待著做… wish to do 希望做…

consider doing 考慮做…

7.只加doing 作賓語的動詞

finish 完成/ practice 練習/ suggest建議 / consider 考慮 / mind 介意 / enjoy 喜歡doing 固定句型

look forward to doing 盼望做… keep on doing 堅持做… dream of doing 夢想做…

can’t help doing 情不自禁地做…

keep / stop / prevent sb.from doing 阻止某人做…

be busy(in)doing be busy with + 名詞 忙于做…

spend time / money(in)doing spend time / money on + 名詞 花費時間做… have fun / have a good time / enjoy oneself doing 玩得開心

have trouble / have problem / have difficulty(in)doing 或 with + 名詞 做…有困難

第二篇：中考英語作文常用俗語、諺語

英語作文常用諺語、俗語

1、A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.說謊者即使講真話也沒人相信。

2、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解，自欺欺人。

3、All rivers run into sea.海納百川。

4、All roads lead to Rome.條條大路通羅馬。

5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只會用功不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。

6、A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善終。

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

8、A faithful friend is hard to find.知音難覓。

9、A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情。

10、A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友難，失朋友易。

11、A good beginning is half done.良好的開端是成功的一半。

12、A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善終。

13、A good book is a good friend.好書如摯友。

14、A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口。

15、A mother's love never changes.母愛永恒。

16、An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一蘋果，不用請醫生。

17、A single flower does not make a spring.一花獨放不是春，百花齊放春滿園。

18、A year's plan starts with spring.一年之計在于春。

19、A young idler, an old beggar.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

20、Better late than never.不怕慢，單怕站。

21、By reading we enrich the mind.讀書使人充實，22、Care and diligence bring luck.謹慎和勤奮才能抓住機遇。

23、Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。

24、Custom is a second nature.習慣是后天養成的。

25、Custom makes all things easy.有個好習慣，事事皆不難。

26、Doing is better than saying.與其掛在嘴上，不如落實在行動上。

27、Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而廢。

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

29、Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻煩。

30、Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起身體好。

31、Easier said than done.說得容易，做得難。

32、Easy come, easy go.來也匆匆，去也匆匆。

33、Eat to live, but not live to eat.人吃飯是為了活著，但活著不是為了吃飯。

34、Every man has his faults.金無足赤，人無完人。

35、Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命運自己掌握。

36、Every minute counts.分秒必爭。

37、Each coin has two sides.38、Fact speak louder than words.事實勝于雄辯。

39、Failure is the mother of success.失敗是成功之母。

40、God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。

41、Health is better than wealth.健康勝過財富。

42、Honesty is the best policy.做人誠信為本。

43、Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.抱最好的愿望，做最壞的打算。

44、It is never too old to learn.活到老，學到老。

45、Knowledge is power.知識就是力量

46、Like mother, like daughter.有其母必有其女。

47、No pain，no gain.（不勞無獲。）

48、You never know till you have tried.不嘗試，不知曉。

49、An idle youth, a needy age.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

50、Diligence is the mother of success.勤奮是成功之母。

第三篇：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.

第四篇：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

1.Love lives deep in the mind instead of residing in the lips.([Britain] William Shakespeare)愛情是埋在心靈深處，并不居住在雙唇之間。(［英國］莎士比亞)2.Between grief and nothing I will take grief.(William Faulkner, American writer)在悲痛與虛無之間，我愿意選擇悲痛。(美國作家 福克納 W)3.Be wisely worldly, be not worldly wise.(Francis Quarles)要善于處世，不要老于世故。(夸爾斯)4.I don't want to earn my living;I want to live.(Oscar.Wilde)我不想謀生；我想生活。(奧斯卡.王爾德)5.The world has been made by fools that wise men should live in it.(Oscar.Wilde)傻瓜創造了世界，聰明人不得不生活于其中。(奧斯卡.王爾德)6.Anger, like grief is a weakness.(Marcus Aurelius Antonius)憤怒和悲哀一樣，也是一種軟弱。(馬可·奧勒利烏斯)7.Every man is a poet when he is in love.(Plato ancient Creek philosopher)每個戀愛中的人都是詩人。(古希臘哲學家 柏拉圖)8.I wept when I was born, and every day shows why.(Jack London, American novelist)我一生下來就開始哭泣，而每一天都表明我哭泣的原因。(美國小說家 杰克·倫敦)9.Truth needs no colour;beauty , no pencil.(William Shakespeare)真理不需色彩，美麗不需涂飾。(W·莎士比亞)10.Sweetest joy ,the wildest woe is love.(Philip Bailey)愛情是最甜蜜的歡樂，最強烈的痛苦。(菲利浦.貝利)

第五篇：英語諺語

五年級上冊 Unit You can′t judge a book by its cover.不能以貌取人。Unit For the hard-working, a week has seven days;for the lazy, seven tomorrows.勤奮的人，一個星期有七天；懶惰的人，一個星期有七個明天。Unit An apple a day keeps the doctor away.每天一個蘋果，醫生遠離我。Unit Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。Unit 5 East or west, home is best.東好西好，不如家好。Unit 6 Seeing is believing。眼見為實。五年級下冊

The early bird catches the worm.早起的鳥有蟲吃。

Yesterday, today and tomorrow---these are the three

days of

man.人生有三天：昨天、今天和明天 Every season brings its

joy.春有百花秋有月，夏有涼風冬有雪。Let sleeping dogs lie.別惹是生非。Life has seasons.人生有四季。

It's the empty can that makes most noise.半瓶水響叮當。

the 六年級上冊

Better to ask the way

than go astray.問路總比迷路好。Horses for

courses.知人善任。

Think

today

and

speak tomorrow.三思而后言。

A friend in

need is a friend indeed.患難見真情。

Like father, like son.虎父無犬子。

No pleasure

without

pain.沒有苦就沒有樂。

六年級下冊 Less is more.少即是多。

All work and no play makes Jack

a dull

boy.只工作不玩耍，聰明杰克也變傻。All's well

that

ends well.結果好，一切都好。

Life is what you make

it.生活是自己創造出來的。

六年級上冊Tips for pronunciation 連續、重音

Robin has

GPS.Follow me , please!Is it

far?

Where is

the

restaurant? Come and have a look Pictures of Stop at a

red light lesson

dinner

tonight

tomorrow We

can

share.I like dancing.He lives on a farm.What

are Peter's

hobbies? Listen

and

repeat.He is good at football / /,ping-pong / /and basketball.If you like sports / /,you can be a coach / /, a sports reporter / /, or a PE teacher.Next day

cant't go

count to don't be