第一篇：英語常用諺語及習(xí)語

習(xí)語：

rob Peter to pay Paul 拆東墻補(bǔ)西墻

as poor as Job家貧如洗 五官的習(xí)語：

born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth 生于富貴之家shoot one’s mouth off 夸夸其談，吹牛 the apple of one’s eyes 掌上明珠

cry one’s eyes out 痛哭流涕 feast one’s eyes on 大飽眼福

have an eye for sth.善于鑒賞某物 go in one ear and out the other左耳進(jìn)右耳出

music to one’s ears 佳音，喜訊 walls have ears 隔墻有耳

smile from ear to ear 眉開眼笑 turn a deaf ear to 置若罔聞

with one’s nose in the air 非常傲慢 stick one’s nose into sth.管閑事

顏色詞的習(xí)語：

greenhorn生手

give green light to 同意，準(zhǔn)許

a red letter day 重要的日子 feel blue憂郁，煩悶 once in a blue moon 千載難逢的black and blue 青一塊紫一塊 blue-eyed boy寵兒 black art 妖術(shù) in black and white 白紙黑字

call white black 顛倒黑白 black money 黑錢 black sheep 害群之馬

black Friday不吉利的星期五 black lie 用心險(xiǎn)惡的謊言black tea 紅茶

paint sb black說某人壞話 white night 不眠之夜 as white as a sheet 蒼白如紙

white war 沒有硝煙的戰(zhàn)爭 white sale 大減價(jià)

white feather 膽怯

white money 銀幣

white flag 白旗（投降）white elephant 無用而累贅的東西 white crow 罕見的事物 the white way 燈光燦爛的商業(yè)區(qū)

a white lie善意的謊言 white coffee牛奶咖啡

英語滿分作文必備諺語

Actions speak louder than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難朋友才是真朋友。A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者必善其終。A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口，忠言逆耳。A heavy snow promises a good harvest.瑞雪兆豐年。All is not gold that glitters.閃光的東西并不都是黃金。All is well that ends well.結(jié)果美滿都是好的。All roads lead to Rome.條條道路通羅馬。

Art is long, but lift is short.人生有涯，而學(xué)無涯。All time is no time when it is past.光陰一去不復(fù)返。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之計(jì)在于晨。An idle brain is the devil’s workshop.游手好閑是萬惡之源。

A Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻 A slow sparrow should make an early start.笨鳥先飛。As the tree, so the fruit.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

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

Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.眼見的不能全信，耳聞的也不能半信。Better late than never.遲做總比不做好。

Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能當(dāng)飯吃 Better to do well than to say well.說得好不如做得好。Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分。

Business before pleasure.事業(yè)在先，享樂在后。By falling we learn to go safely, 吃一塹，長一智。

By other’s faults, wise men correct their own.他山之石，可以攻玉。Confidence of success is almost success.對成功抱有信心，就近乎成功。

Constant dropping wears away a stone.滴水穿石。

Content is happiness.知足常樂。Custom is a second nature.習(xí)慣是第二天性。

Cut the coat according to the cloth.量布載衣。Diamond cut diamond.強(qiáng)中更有強(qiáng)中手。

Diligence is near success.勤奮近乎成功。Diligence is the mother of good luck.刻苦是成功之母。Do in Rome as the Romans do.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。

Don’t count your chicken before they are hatched.不要過早樂觀。

Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日畢。Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自尋煩惱。

Easier said than done.說話容易做事難。

Easy come, easy go, 易得易失。East or west, home is best.金窩，銀窩，不如自已家的草窩。Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。Every bean has its black.人人有其缺點(diǎn)。Every dog has his day.凡人都有得意之日。

Every man has his weak side.人人都有自已的弱點(diǎn)。

Every man is the master of his own fortune.每個(gè)人都是他自已的命運(yùn)的主宰。Experience is the best teacher.經(jīng)驗(yàn)是良師。Experience is the mother of wisdom.實(shí)踐出真知

Everything comes to him who waits.功夫不負(fù)有心人。Failure is the mother of success.失敗是成功之母。First things first.凡事有輕重緩急。

Facts speak plainer than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。Good health is above wealth.健康重于財(cái)富。

Great hopes make great man.大希望造就大人物。

Great men are not always wise.偉大的人物未必總是英明的。God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者 Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同 Health is happiness.健康就是幸福。

Heaven helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。

He is the wise man who is the honest man.誠實(shí)的人就是聰明的人。He laughs best who laughs last.誰笑在最后，誰笑得最好。

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.存最好的希望，作最壞的打算。Hope is life and life is hope.希望才有人生，人生要有希望。

I have no secret of success but hard work.成功無秘訣，只是努力干。It is good to have friends in trouble.在患難時(shí)得到朋友是幸運(yùn)的。It is no use crying over spilt milk..覆水難收。It’s never too old to learn.活到老，學(xué)到老。It is hard to please all.眾口難調(diào)

Knowledge comes from experience alone.知識(shí)來自經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.知識(shí)是一座寶庫，實(shí)踐是打開寶庫的鑰匙。Knowledge is power.知識(shí)就是力量。

Labour is often the father of pleasure.勤勞常為快樂之源。Live to learn and learn to live.生而學(xué)之，學(xué)而生之。

Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.生活沒有目標(biāo)，猶如航海沒有羅盤。Look before you leap;see before you go.三思而行。Love me, love my dog.愛屋及烏。

Like and like make good friends.趣味相同。Make hay while the sun shines.趁熱打鐵。Man will conquer nature.人定勝天。Many drops make a shower.積少成多。

Money is something, but not everything.金錢能買到某物，但不是萬能的。More haste, less speed.欲速則不達(dá)。

Never do things by halves.做事情不要半途而廢。No one can call back yesterday.往日不復(fù)返。No pains, no gains.不勞則無獲。

No smoke without some fire.無風(fēng)不起浪。

Nothing is difficult to a man who wills.世上無難事，只怕有心人。One cannot put back the clock,.光陰一去不復(fù)返。

One false step will make a great difference.失之毫里，謬以千里。Out of sight, out of mind.眼不見，心不念 Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。Pride will have a fall.驕者必?cái)　?/p>

Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。

Rome was not built in a(or one)day.羅馬不是一日建成的。Saying and doing are two things.說與做是兩回事。

Saying is one thing, and doing another.說是一回事，做是另一回事。Second thoughts are best.三思而行，再思可也。Seeing is believing.眼見為實(shí)。

Spend money like water.揮金如土。Strike while the iron is hot.趁熱打鐵。Seeing is believing.百聞不如一見。The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。

The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登。

Things of a kind come together;people of a kind fall into the same group.物以類聚，人以群分。Time and tide wait for no man.歲月無情。Time is money.時(shí)間就是金錢。

Time is money, but money is not time.時(shí)間就是金錢，但金錢不是時(shí)間。Union is strength.團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量。

Well begun is half done.良好開端，功成一半。Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。Wisdom is better than gold or silver.智慧勝過金銀。

Write it on your heart every day is the best day of the year.要記住，每天是一年中最好的一天。

第二篇：常見英語諺語習(xí)語

英語諺語和習(xí)語

1.look on with folded arms 袖手旁觀 2.call white black 顛倒黑白 3.speak like a book 咬文嚼字

4.make a noise in a world 名噪一時(shí)

5.an old head on your shoulders 少年老成 6.take to one's heels 逃之夭夭 7.in a class by itself 獨(dú)一無二

8.do in Rome as Rome does 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗

9.be wet behind the ears /smell of the baby

乳臭未干 10.not a feather to fly with 一貧如洗 11.give sb.a piece of one's mind 直言不諱 12.Many a little makes a mickle.積少成多

13.No one wise at all times.智者千慮，必有一失 14.Pride goes before a fall.驕者必?cái)?15.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧 16.No pains,no gains.不勞無獲

17.It's never too late to learn.活到老，學(xué)到老 18.One today is worth two tomorrow.一個(gè)今天等于兩個(gè)明天。

19.No one can do two things at once.一心不可二用。

20.There is no friend so faithful as a good book.好書勝好友。

21.Knowledge is power.知識(shí)就是力量。22.Something attempted,something done.有所嘗試，就有所作為。23.Never judge from appearance.不要以貌取人。

24.To choose time is to save time.選擇時(shí)間就是節(jié)省時(shí)間。

25.Time is a bird forever on wing.時(shí)間就是一只永遠(yuǎn)飛翔的鳥。26.take trouble 吃苦

27.be at the pains of learning 刻苦學(xué)習(xí)28.be in pain 在痛苦中

29.dream away one's life 虛度一生

30.live on the fat of the land 過奢侈的生活 31.have a thin /good time 過的不舒坦 32.a rich joke 逗人的笑話 33.look hard at 死盯著 34.work on the land 務(wù)農(nóng)

35.pull oneself together 振奮精神 36.have the pull of sb.勝過某人 37.keep cool 保持鎮(zhèn)靜

38.out of question 毫無疑問 39.cry up 夸張

40.cry for the moon 想要上天 41.make believe 假裝 42.drop a brick 出言不慎

43.drop aross a person 碰見某人 43.a bank of snow 一堆雪 44.the family circle 家族 45.as yet 直到現(xiàn)在

46.call cousins with 同......攀親 47.the Tropic of Cancer 北回歸線 48.care for 喜愛

49.a sad sack 不中用的人

50.fight to the death 戰(zhàn)斗到底 51.a palace hotel 豪華旅館 52.worth one's while 值得的 53.on the whole 基本上

54.once again / more 再來一次

55.I've heard so much about you.久仰大名 56.Two heads are better than one.二人智慧勝一人。

57.We reap what we sow.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。58.You can not get blood out of stone.鐵石心腸 59.Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。60.Learning without though means labour lost, though without learning is perilous.學(xué)而不思則網(wǎng)，思而不學(xué)則殆。1.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

2.God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。

3.Easier said than done.說起來容易做起來難。

4.Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。

5.One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，謬之千里。

6.Slow and steady wins the race.穩(wěn)扎穩(wěn)打無往而不勝。

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

8.Experience is the mother of wisdom.實(shí)踐出真知。

9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。

10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.無德之美猶如沒有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

11.More hasty,less speed.欲速則不達(dá)。

12.It's never too old to learn.活到老，學(xué)到老。

13.All that glitters is not gold.閃光的未必都是金子。

14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

15.Look before you leap.三思而后行。

16.Rome was not built in a day.偉業(yè)非一日之功。

17.Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。

18.well begun,half done.好的開始等于成功的一半。

19.It is hard to please all.眾口難調(diào)。

20.Out of sight,out of mind.眼不見，心不念。

21.Facts speak plainer than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。

22.Call back white and white back.顛倒黑白。

23.First things first.凡事有輕重緩急。

24.Ill news travels fast.壞事傳千里。

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

26.live not to eat,but eat to live.活著不是為了吃飯，吃飯為了活著。

27.Action speaks louder than words.行動(dòng)勝過語言。2.28.East or west,home is the best.金窩銀窩不如自家草窩。

29.It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。

30.Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能當(dāng)飯吃。

31.Like and like make good friends.趣味相投。

32.The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。

33.Do as Romans do in Rome.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。

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

35.As the tree,so the fruit.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

36.To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.活著為了學(xué)習(xí)，學(xué)習(xí)為了更好的活著。3.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善終。

A bad thing never dies.遺臭萬年。

A bad workman always blames his tools.不會(huì)撐船怪河彎。

A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。

A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.吹牛與說謊本是同宗。

A bully is always a coward.色厲內(nèi)荏。

A burden of one's choice is not felt.愛挑的擔(dān)子不嫌重。

A candle lights others and consumes itself.蠟燭照亮別人，卻毀滅了自己。

A cat has 9 lives.貓有九條命。

A cat may look at a king.人人平等。

A close mouth catches no flies.病從口入。

A constant guest is never welcome.常客令人厭。

Actions speak louder than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。

Adversity leads to prosperity.窮則思變。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。

A fair death honors the whole life.死得其所，流芳百世。

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

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

A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性難移。

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

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

A friend is never known till a man has need.需要之時(shí)方知友。

A friend without faults will never be found.沒有十全十美的朋友。

'After you' is good manners.“您先請”是禮貌。

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

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

A good book is a good friend.好書如摯友。

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.一本好書，相伴一生。

A good conscience is a soft pillow.不做虧心事，不怕鬼叫門。

A good fame is better than a good face.美名勝過美貌。

A good husband makes a good wife.夫善則妻賢。

A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口。

A good wife health is a man's best wealth.妻賢身體好是男人最大的財(cái)富。

A great talker is a great liar.說大話者多謊言。

A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。

A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.戲謔不能化敵為友，只能使人失去朋友。

A leopard cannot change its spots.積習(xí)難改。

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

A light heart lives long.靜以修身。

A little body often harbors a great soul.濃縮的都是精品。

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

A little pot is soon hot.狗肚子盛不得四兩油。

All are brave when the enemy flies.敵人逃竄時(shí)，人人都成了勇士。

All good things come to an end.天下沒有不散的筵席。

All rivers run into sea.海納百川。

All roads lead to Rome.條條大路通羅馬。

All that ends well is well.結(jié)果好，就一切都好。

All that glitters is not gold.閃光的不一定都是金子。

All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事總是由難而易。

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

A man becomes learned by asking questions.不恥下問才能有學(xué)問。

A man can do no more than he can.凡事都應(yīng)量力而行。

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。

A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光說空話不做事，猶如花園光長刺。

A man without money is no man at all.一分錢難倒英雄漢。

A merry heart goes all the way.心曠神怡，事事順利。

A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里。

A mother's love never changes.母愛永恒。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一蘋果，不用請醫(yī)生。

A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼還眼，以牙還牙。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之計(jì)在于晨。

An old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗學(xué)不出新把戲。

An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.聰明才智，不如運(yùn)氣。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.預(yù)防為主，治療為輔。

A rolling stone gathers no moss.滾石不生苔，轉(zhuǎn)業(yè)不聚財(cái)。

As a man sows, so he shall reap.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

A single flower does not make a spring.一花獨(dú)放不是春，百花齊放春滿園。

A snow year, a rich year.瑞雪兆豐年。

A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身體。

A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。

A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不補(bǔ)，大洞吃苦。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。

A wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相，露相非真人。

A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，駟馬難追。

A year's plan starts with spring.一年之計(jì)在于春。

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

Bad news has wings.好事不出門，壞事傳千里。

Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。

Beauty lies in the love's eyes.情人眼里出西施。

Be swift to hear, slow to speak.聽宜敏捷，言宜緩行。

Better late than never.不怕慢，單怕站。

Better to ask the way than go astray.問路總比迷路好。

Between friends all is common.朋友之間不分彼此。

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

Blood is thicker than water.血濃于水。

Blood will have blood.血債血償。

Books and friends should be few but good.讀書如交友，應(yīng)求少而精。

Business is business.公事公辦。

Business is the salt of life.事業(yè)是人生的第一需要。

By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.讀書使人充實(shí)，交談使人精明。

Cannot see the wood for the trees.一葉障目，不見泰山。

Care and diligence bring luck.謹(jǐn)慎和勤奮才能抓住機(jī)遇。

Caution is the parent of safety.小心駛得萬年船。

Cheats never prosper.騙人發(fā)不了財(cái)。

Children are what the mothers are.耳濡目染，身教言傳。

Choose an author as you choose a friend.擇書如擇友。

Come what may, heaven won't fall.做你的吧，天塌不下來。

Complacency is the enemy of study.學(xué)習(xí)的敵人是自己的滿足。

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

Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，繩鋸木斷。

Content is better than riches.知足者常樂。

Count one's chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵先數(shù)雛。

Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.來而不往非禮也。

Creep before you walk.循序漸進(jìn)。

Cry for the moon.海底撈月。

Custom is a second nature.習(xí)慣是后天養(yǎng)成的。

Custom makes all things easy.有個(gè)好習(xí)慣，事事皆不難。

Diamond cuts diamond.強(qiáng)中自有強(qiáng)中手。

Do as the Romans do.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。

Do as you would be done by.己所不欲，勿施于人。

Doing is better than saying.與其掛在嘴上，不如落實(shí)在行動(dòng)上。

Do it now.機(jī)不可失，時(shí)不再來。

Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而廢。

Don't claim to know what you don't know.不要不懂裝懂。

Don't have too many irons in the fire.不要攬事過多。

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.不要小題大做。

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

Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。

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

Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班門弄斧。

Do well and have well.善有善報(bào)。

Each bird love to hear himself sing.孤芳自賞。

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

Easier said than done.說得容易，做得難。

Easy come, easy go.來也匆匆，去也匆匆。

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。

Empty vessels make the greatest sound.實(shí)磨無聲空磨響，滿瓶不動(dòng)半瓶搖。

Envy has no holidays.忌妒之人無寧日。

Even Homer sometimes nods.智者千慮，必有一失。

Even reckoning makes long friends.親兄弟，明算賬。

Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。

Everybody's business is nobody's business.人人負(fù)責(zé)，等于沒人負(fù)責(zé)。

Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。

Every dog has his day.誰都有得意的時(shí)候。

Every door may be shut, but death's door.人生在世，唯死難逃。

Every heart has its own sorrow.各人有各人的苦惱。

Every little helps a mickle.聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.人不為己，天誅地滅。

Every man has his faults.金無足赤，人無完人。

Every man has his hobbyhorse.蘿卜青菜，各有所愛。

Every man has his weak side.人人都有弱點(diǎn)。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命運(yùn)自己掌握。

Every minute counts.分秒必爭。

Every mother's child is handsome.孩子是自己的好。

Every potter praises hit pot.王婆賣瓜，自賣自夸。

Everything is good when new, but friends when old.東西是新的好，朋友是老的親。

Example is better then percept.說一遍，不如做一遍。

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.經(jīng)驗(yàn)是智慧之父，記憶是智慧之母。

Experience must be bought.吃一塹，長一智。

Fact speak louder than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。

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

False friends are worse than bitter enemies.明槍易躲，暗箭難防。

Far from eye, far from heart.眼不見，心不煩。

Far water does not put out near fire.遠(yuǎn)水救不了近火。

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

Fear always springs from ignorance.恐懼源于無知。

Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.隔墻有耳。

Fire and water have no mercy.水火無情。

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.火是一把雙刃劍。

First come, first served.先來后到。

First impressions are half the battle.初次見面，印象最深。

First think and then speak.先想后說。

Fools grow without watering.朽木不可雕。

Fool's haste is no speed.欲速則不達(dá)。

Fools has fortune.呆人有呆福。

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.愚者不學(xué)無術(shù)，智者不恥下問。

Forbidden fruit is sweet.禁果格外香。

Fortune favors those who use their judgement.機(jī)遇偏愛善斷之人。

第三篇：習(xí)語及諺語總結(jié)：

習(xí)語及諺語總結(jié)：

1.Practice makes perfect.(熟能生巧)

2.Nothing is difficult if you put you whole heart into it.（世上無難事只怕有心人）

3.Rome was not built in a day.（羅馬非一日建成）

4.Where there is a will, there is a way.（有志者事竟成）

5.God helps those who help themselves.（天助者自助之/天道酬勤）

6.Keep up with the times.（與時(shí)俱進(jìn)）

7.Don’t trouble trouble before trouble troubles you.（麻煩找你前別自找麻煩）

8.I am what I do.（我就是我自己。——李澤鍇）

9.No pain, no gain.（沒有付出就沒有回報(bào)）

10.A big fish in a small pond/pool.11.Where there is life, there is hope.（有生命的地方就有希望）Where there is dream, there is miracle.（有

夢就有奇跡）

12.Out of sight, out of mind.（眼不見，心為靜）

13.Facts speak louder than words.（事實(shí)勝于雄辯）

14.It’s difficult to cater all tastes.（眾口難調(diào)）

15.Time and tide wait for no man.（歲月不饒人）

16.Never judge people by their appearance.（不要以貌取人）

17.The cloth makes the man.（人靠衣裝）

18.The longest day must have an end.（天下無不散之筵席）

19.Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石）

20.Knowledge is power.（知識(shí)就是力量）

21.Failure teaches success.（失敗乃成功之母）

22.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.（入鄉(xiāng)隨俗）

23.Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.（今日事今日畢）

24.Handsome is as handsome does.（行為漂亮才是真漂亮）

25.Kill two birds with one stone.（一石二鳥/一箭雙雕/一舉兩得）

26.An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.（以眼還眼，以牙還牙）

27.Seeing is believing.（眼見為實(shí)）

28.What they see over what they hear.（眼見為實(shí)，耳聽為虛或眼見勝過耳聽）

29.Being honest is a good virtue.（誠實(shí)是一種美德）

30.Imagination is more important than knowledge.（想象重于知識(shí)）

31.A friend in need is a friend indeed.（患難見真情）

32.Health is wealth.（健康就是財(cái)富）

33.Long time no see.（好久不見）

34.Don’t count your chicken before they’re hatched.（別太樂觀）

35.Enjoy life, enjoy knowledge.（享受生活，享受知識(shí)）

36.There is no such thing as free meals.（天下沒有免費(fèi)的午餐）

37.There is no end to learning.（學(xué)無止境）

38.A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood/bush.（一鳥在手勝過兩鳥在林）

39.Share sorrow and happiness.（同甘共苦）

40.Opportunities are only for the prepared minds.（機(jī)遇只垂青于那些有準(zhǔn)備的人）

41.A good impression is half done.（好的印象是成功的一半）

42.A good beginning is half done.（好的開始是成功的一半）

43.Easier said than done.（說比做容易）44.Existing beauty is best.（存在美才是真的美）45.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.（知足常樂）46.All that glitters is not gold.（發(fā)光的未必都是金子）

47.The basic rule of physical and mental health is to keep smiling.（養(yǎng)生之道在于微笑）48.Don’t beat around the bush.（別賣關(guān)子）49.It never rains but it pours.50.Great minds think alike.（英雄所見略同）51.Take things as they come.52.Blood is thicker than water.(血濃于水)

53.Truth is beauty, beauty is truth.（真即是美，美即是真）54.As you sow, so will you reap.（種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆）55.God bless you.（上帝保佑你）

56.I should have thought twice.(三思而后行)57.A good dog deserves a good bone.（好人有好報(bào)）58.Just take it easy.（放松，別緊張）

59.Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy.（早睡早起身體好）60.All roads lead to Rose.(條條大路通羅馬)

61.Don’t sleep as long as you want.（不要想睡多久就睡多久）62.As intimidate as a rabbit.（膽小如鼠）

聽力中的短語和詞組：

1.brightadj.聰明的，明亮的，晴朗的 2.eventn.事件 3.4.5.6.7.8.9.course of action行動(dòng)的過程 tapn.開發(fā)/水龍頭 essential = nessary = important keep eye on看管好 EXPRESS快遞

racial /sex/social discrimination種族/性別/社會(huì)歧視

heart and soul = whole being全身心 10.heating暖氣

11.Spring and Autumn Period.春秋時(shí)期 12.kidnap綁架hijack劫機(jī) 13.in the distance在遠(yuǎn)方14.run up to sb.追趕某人 15.workshop工作間/車間 16.summit高峰 17.on the cheek

18.at a loss = stare into space茫然不知所措 19.be expected to do期待 20.middle and low income中低收入 21.account for占據(jù)/解釋

22.spare time業(yè)余時(shí)間 23.blow up大發(fā)雷霆

24.think = insist = hold /maintain/argue that= regard 25.rebel反抗 26.carefree無憂無慮

27.charge……with控告/指責(zé)某人

accuse……of blame……for

28.join……with……把……與……揉合在一起 29.Achilles’ heal阿卡硫斯的腳后跟——致命的弱點(diǎn)

30.Oedipus Complex奧狄浦斯情結(jié)——戀母

情結(jié)

31.Apple of discord引起爭議的蘋果 32.Trojon war特羅伊戰(zhàn)爭 33.iron out = remove sth by discussion 34.partime兼職

35.get over = overcome克服36.be second in importance次要 37.self – satisfaction自我滿足

38.in one’s spare time在某人的業(yè)余時(shí)間

39.on some occasions在某些情況下40.make it to = arrive in time及時(shí) 41.kill one’s time打發(fā)時(shí)間 42.stay up late熬夜 46.on the whole總體上而言 47.comfortable oneself48.job fair = job interview招聘會(huì)

43.leave for請假 44.in silence沉寂 45.take it hard難以接受

49.at a surprising rate以驚人的速度 50.dig down深入挖掘 51.a course of action行動(dòng)的過程

第四篇：十二生肖與英語習(xí)語、諺語

十二生肖與英語習(xí)語、諺語

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“十二生肖”是指12種動(dòng)物，即鼠、牛、虎、兔、龍、蛇、馬、羊、猴、雞、狗、豬。也就是俗話說的“屬相”(animal signs)，是中國人特有的一種表示出生時(shí)間的方式。在英語中與它們有關(guān)的諺語(proverb).習(xí)語(idiom)有很多，而且有時(shí)具有出人意料的意思。另外，表示同一動(dòng)物的單詞往往也不止一個(gè)。在特定的諺語.習(xí)語中需要使用特定的表示該動(dòng)物的單詞，不能混淆。這在很大程度上是由于中西方對動(dòng)物的看法不同。

一、鼠(rat)(口，比喻）不忠的人；（尤指困難時(shí)）背棄事業(yè)的人；討厭的人；不忠的人；(美,俚)新學(xué)生、下流女人。與它有關(guān)的諺語、習(xí)語多含貶義。例如： 1.a rat leaving a sinking ship 不能共患難的人

2.die like a rat 被毒死 4.a rat in a hole 甕中之鱉

5.(look)like a drowned rat（濕的）像落湯雞.6.rat out 夾著尾巴走，在尷尬中離去

7.Rats！胡說！瞎扯！(具有斥責(zé)、生氣的意味)8.Rats desert a sinking ship.樹倒猢猻散

另外，表示“鼠”的單詞還有mouse(復(fù)數(shù)為mice)。下面的則是使用mouse的習(xí)語。11.as poor as a church mouse 一貧如洗，赤貧的 12.like a drowned mouse 狼狽不堪/落湯雞/落水狗 13.play cat and mouse with sb.對某人時(shí)好時(shí)壞 14.(as)quiet as a mouse 不出聲；無聲響

二、牛(ox)（不分性別的通稱）；公牛；閹牛。相關(guān)的諺語、習(xí)語很生動(dòng)形象。例如：

15.ox-eyed 大眼睛的

16.The black Ox has trod on sb’s foot災(zāi)禍已降臨到某人頭上/某人已人老珠黃 而bull則表示“公牛”。例如：

17.a bull in a china shop莽撞闖禍的人 18.like a bull at a gate 狂怒地，兇猛地 19.milk the bull干徒勞的事

20.take the bull by the horns 不畏艱險(xiǎn)

另外，cow是指“母牛，奶牛”。例如： 22.a sacred cow 圣牛，神圣之物

23.till the cows come home 無限期地

三、虎(tiger)兇惡的人，虎狼之徒；[英]（穿制服的）馬夫；[口]（比賽的）勁敵。例如：

24-1.ride the tiger以非常不確定或危險(xiǎn)的方式生活 24-2.fight like a tiger 極力攻擊某人或保護(hù)自己

25.a paper tiger 紙老虎

26.How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?不入虎穴，焉得虎子? 27.work like a tiger 生龍活虎地干活

四、兔(hare)（英俚）坐車不買票的人。例如：

28.make a hare of sb.愚弄某人。

29.start a hare。在討論中提出枝節(jié)問題。

30.First catch your hare(then cook him).勿謀之過早

31.hold/ run with the hare and run /hunt with the hounds.兩面討好

32.as timid as a hare膽小如鼠

另外，表示“兔”的單詞還有rabbit。例如： 33.like rabbits in a warren 擠得水泄不通。

五、龍（dragon）（比喻，貶）兇暴的人，嚴(yán)厲的人；兇惡嚴(yán)格的監(jiān)護(hù)人；（尤指）悍婦。例如：

34.dragon’s teeth相互爭斗的根源；排列或多層的楔形反坦克混凝土障礙物。35.the old Dragon魔鬼

六．蛇(snake)陰險(xiǎn)的人，虛偽的人，卑鄙的人；(美俚)追求和欺騙少女的男子（一般指男青年），男阿飛。例如： 36.a snake in the grass.潛伏的危險(xiǎn)/敵人。37.a snake in one’s bosom恩將仇報(bào)的人

38.have snakes in one’s boots/see snakes喝醉酒 39.raise/wake snakes引起騷動(dòng)；引起激烈的爭吵

七、馬(horse)(美俚)粗魯?shù)募一铮槐康啊Ｅc馬有關(guān)的諺語有很多。例如： 40.get on the high horse.耀武揚(yáng)威，目空一切。41.work like a horse.辛苦工作。43.a dark horse[口] 黑馬（意外得勝之馬），競爭中出人意料的獲勝者，實(shí)力難測的賽馬/競爭者

44.a horse of another/different colour完全另外一回事 45.come off one's high horse 不再驕傲自大 46.be on one's high horse趾高氣揚(yáng)

47.mount/ride the high horse趾高氣揚(yáng),耀武揚(yáng)威

48.back the wrong horse（賽馬中）下錯(cuò)賭注，[喻]支持失敗的一方

50.spur a willing horse無故加鞭；給予不必要的刺激 51.eat like a horse 狼吞虎咽，吃得很多

52.Never swap/swop horses while crossing the stream.(諺)行到河中不換馬（意指危難時(shí)不宜作大變動(dòng)）53.talk horse 吹牛，說大話

54.work for a dead horse 從事不可能有報(bào)酬的工作

55.You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.牽馬到水邊易，逼馬飲水難(意指不要逼人做他不愿做的事)。

56.ask a horse the question(賽馬騎師)力求競賽的馬竭其全力。57-1.as strong as a horse壯實(shí)得像頭牛；非常健壯；精力充沛

57-2.put the cart before the horse 本末倒置，前后顛倒

八、羊(sheep)害羞而忸怩的人，膽小鬼，蠢人，馴服的人。有關(guān)sheep的諺語不少。例如：

58.as well be hanged for a sheep as(for)a lamb.一不做，二不休;索性蠻干 59.a black sheep敗家子；敗類；害群之馬；拒絕參加罷工的工人

60.He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做綿羊，早晚喂豹狼（人弱受人欺）。

61.a wolf in sheep's clothing披著羊皮的狼。62.a lost sheep 迷途的羊；誤入歧途的人

63.follow like sheep 盲從

64..sheep without a shepherd 沒有牧羊人的羊群；烏合之眾

65.One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock.一只羊生瘡，整群羊遭殃.此外，goat 指山羊。例如：

66.play the giddy goat 行為如小丑 67.the sheep and the goats好人和壞人。

九、猴(monkey)頑童,淘氣鬼，猴子似的人，易受欺的人：與monkey一詞搭配習(xí)語和俚語很多非常有趣。例如： 69.make a monkey of愚弄；

70.a monkey with a long tail.抵押；（美俚）毒癮很深（以至思想上經(jīng)濟(jì)上負(fù)擔(dān)沉重）

72.。monkey around(美俚)搗蛋，閑蕩，瞎弄 73.monkey business 惡作劇，欺騙，胡鬧

74.have a monkey on a house/up the chimney低押房屋

十、雞(cock)首領(lǐng)，頭目，神氣十足的人。與cock組成的習(xí)語多姿多彩，例如： 75.Cock of the walk/school.有威望的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人

76.a cock of the loft/dunghill.在小地方稱王的人 77.Live like fighting cocks.吃得好；吃最好的東西 78.Cockbull story.荒誕的故事，無稽之談。用cock表達(dá)的諺語：

79.It is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.牝雞司晨，家之不祥（意指丈夫軟弱而一切由妻子作主的家庭是不會(huì)幸福的）80.go off at half cock 槍走火；操之過急（指計(jì)劃典禮等尚未安排就緒即行開始）81.red cock縱火引起的火災(zāi)

82.That cock won't fight.這話講不通/那一手行不通。

十一、狗(dog)無賴漢，壞蛋、廢物，不受喜愛（或歡迎）的人。用dog表達(dá)的習(xí)語有：

83.a lucky dog.幸運(yùn)兒

84.a sly dog.暗中尋歡的人；暗地里偷雞摸狗的人

85.a dog in the manger.占著茅坑不拉屎的人。用dog表達(dá)的諺語： 86.Barking dogs do not /seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。87.Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日。88.Love me, love my dog.愛屋及烏。89.be top dog 處于支配的地位

90.call off the dogs 停止追逐/查詢；打斷不快的談話

91.give a dog a bad/ an ill name and hang him.人言可畏 92.go to the dogs 墮落,毀滅

93.Let sleeping dogs lie.別惹是生非。

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

95.An old dog cannot alter its way of barking江山易改，本性難移。

96..Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion寧為雞頭，毋為牛后

十二、豬(pig)（口）豬一般的人（指骯臟貪吃的人）；（美俚）警察，密探；蕩婦。相關(guān)的習(xí)語有：

97..drive one's pigs to market 打鼾

98.in a pig's whisper(俚語)低聲地；頃刻間

99.teach a pig to play on a flute 教豬吹笛；做荒謬/不可能做到的事。涉及豬的詞語還有hog（食用豬）、sow（牝豬），swine（豬：舊用法），boar(未閹割的公豬.公野豬.)

由于中西文化的差異，在諺語或某些習(xí)語的翻譯上也需要注重翻譯技巧。例如： 100.Cast pearls before swine 對牛彈琴/明珠暗投

第五篇：高三英語習(xí)語諺語總結(jié)

英語習(xí)語諺語

a piece of cake 輕松的事

a wet blanket

枯燥，讓人掃興

all thumbs 笨拙

as bright as a button 聰明極了

as cool as a cucumber 極其冷靜

as easy as ABC

非常容易

as easy as pie

易如反掌

as hard as nails 冷酷無情，鐵石心腸

as hungry as a lion 極其渴望得到

as light as a feather 很輕盈

as poor as a church mouse 一貧如洗

as proud as a peacock 十分驕傲

as sharp as a spear 聰明，思路敏捷

as sly as a fox 非常狡猾

as tall as a tree 非常高

be a weed 軟弱，懦弱

be at odds 有矛盾，合不來

be blessed with brains 很聰明

be green with envy 嫉妒

be in the same boat 處于同樣境地

be tickled pink 非常開心

be white as a sheet 慘白如紙

black and blue 青一塊紫一塊

then and there 立即

black is white and white is black.黑白顛倒

burn the midnight oil 開夜車，挑燈夜戰(zhàn)

call black white 顛倒黑白

cast iron nerves 堅(jiān)定的意志

dark horse

黑馬

down in the dumps 氣餒，沮喪

eat like a bird 食量很小

feel blue 憂郁

feet of clay 內(nèi)在缺陷

fly off the handle/ hit the roof/ceiling 勃然大怒

green fingers 擅長

hand and foot 完全，周到，全方位

hot under the collar 憤怒的，惱火的

have butterflies in your stomach 心慌，緊張

in the black有盈余

in the red 財(cái)政赤字

kill the fatted calf 設(shè)宴歡迎

laugh one’s head off

大笑

/ 4 off the top of your head 不假思索

make a mountain out of a molehill/ make a fuss of 小題大做 on cloud nine狂喜

on its last legs 奄奄一息，瀕于臺(tái)

once and for all 永遠(yuǎn)，徹底地

one’s cup of tea 投合脾性的事

over the moon 欣喜若狂，興高采烈

pull one’s leg

開某人玩笑

rain cats and dogs 傾盆大雨

senior citizen 老人

to sleep like a log 酣睡

twists and turns 曲折

wear and tear 磨損

the man in the street平常百姓

the prodigal son 浪蕩子

the salt of the earth 善良誠實(shí)的人

A bad workman always blames his tools.拙匠總怪工具差。Actions speak louder than words.行動(dòng)比語言更響亮。

A good beginning is half the battle.好的開始等于成功的一半。A single flower doesn’t make a spring.一花獨(dú)放不是春。A lazy youth, a lousy age.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。All’s well that ends well.結(jié)果好，一切都好。

All that glitters is not gold.閃光的不一定是金子。

All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事起頭難。A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一日一蘋果，勝過找醫(yī)生。A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。

An eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼還眼以牙還牙。A still tongue makes a wise head.智者寡言。Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。Better early than late.寧早勿晚。

Better late than never.遲做總比不做好。

Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分。Constant dropping wears away a stone.滴水石穿。Cut your coat according to your cloth.量體裁衣。（量入為出）Doing nothing is doing ill.無所事事，必干壞事。

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.不要高興過早。Do not try to teach your grandmother to such eggs.不要班門弄斧。Don’t put the cart before the horse.勿本末倒置。

Empty vessels make the most noise.滿瓶子不響，半瓶子晃蕩。Every bird likes its own nest the best.金窩銀窩，不如自己的草窩。Every dog has its day.凡人皆有得意日。Experience is the best teacher.經(jīng)驗(yàn)是良師。

/ 4 Experience is the father of wisdom.經(jīng)驗(yàn)是智慧之父。Facts speak louder than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。Failure teachers success.失敗是成功之母。

Far from eye, far from heart./ out of sight, out of mind.眼不見，心不煩。First come, first served.先到先招待。Fool’s haste is no speed.欲速則不達(dá)。

Give him an inch and he will take a yard.得寸進(jìn)尺。

Give a man a fish, and you feed him a day.Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.授人以魚，三餐之需；授人以漁，終身只用。God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。Good advice is harsh to the ear.忠言逆耳。Great minds think alike.英雄所見略同。Habit is second nature.習(xí)慣是第二天性。Haste makes waste.忙中有錯(cuò)。

He knows most who speaks least.博學(xué)者寡言。

He laughs best who laughs last.誰笑在最后，誰笑的最好。He that runs fastest gets the ring.捷足先登。

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

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.抱最好的希望，做最壞的打算。Idleness is the root of all evil.懶惰是萬惡之源。In the end, things will mend.車到山前必有路。I’m all ears.我聽得很仔細(xì)。

It’s no use crying over spilt milk.覆水難收。

It is the first step that is toublesome.萬事起頭難。It never rains but it pours.不鳴則已一鳴驚人。

Judge not a book by its cover.評價(jià)一本書，不能憑封面。Judge not from appearance.人不可貌相。Justice has long arms.天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。Kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙雕。Knowledge is power.知識(shí)就是力量。

Knowledge makes humble;ignorance makes proud.知識(shí)使人謙虛，無知使人驕傲。Learn not, and know not.不學(xué)則無術(shù)。Let begones be begones.既往不咎。Like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。

Look before you leap./ Second thoughts are best.三思而后行。Lookers-on see most of the game.旁觀者清。Lost time is never found again.光陰一去不復(fù)返。Love me, love my dog.愛屋及烏。

Make hay while the sun shines.趁晴曬草/趁熱打鐵 Man proposes, god disposes.謀事在人成事在天。Many hands make light work.人多好辦事。

Misfortune can be an actual blessing.塞翁失馬焉知非福。Luck was smiling on me.我很幸運(yùn)。More haste, less speed.欲速則不達(dá)。

/ 4 Never do things by halves.凡事不可半途而廢。Never judge by appearances.人不可貌相。

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今天能夠做的事，切莫拖到明天。Misfortunes never come singly.禍不單行。No cross, no crown.沒有苦難，就沒有快樂。No pains, no gains.不勞則無獲。

No news is good news.沒有消息就是好消息。

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上無難事，只怕有心人。Nothing venture, nothing have.不入虎穴焉得虎子。No sweet without sweat.沒有汗水就沒有幸福。Of nothing comes nothing.巧婦難為無米之炊。Once bitten, twice shy.一次被咬，下次膽小。

One today is worth two tomorrow.把握一個(gè)今天，勝似兩個(gè)明天。One man’s meat is another man’s poison.青菜蘿卜各有所愛。Pardon all men, but never themselves.嚴(yán)以律己寬以待人。

Penny wise, pound foolish.小事聰明，大事糊涂（抓了芝麻，丟了西瓜）Prevention is better than cure.防患于未然。

So many countries, so many customs.國家不一，風(fēng)俗各異。Soon got, soon spent.來得容易，去得快。

Soon learnt, soon forgotten.學(xué)的快，忘得快。Spare the rod and spoil the child.孩子不打不成器。

Speech is silver;silence is golden.雄辯是銀，沉默是金。Standers-by see more than gamesters.當(dāng)局者迷，旁觀者清。Strike while the iron is hot.趁熱打鐵。Tall trees catch much wind.樹大招風(fēng)。That’s a no-brainer.很容易理解。

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

The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.井底之蛙，所見不廣。

The more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance.知識(shí)越廣博，越感己無知。Talk of the devil and he will appear.說曹操曹操到。Union is strength.團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量。

The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。Virtue is its own reward.善有善報(bào)。Walls have ears.隔墻有耳。

We can’t judge a person by what he says but by what he does.判斷一個(gè)人，不聽言語看行動(dòng)。

Well begun is half done.良好的開端，成功的一半。

Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在不愁沒柴燒。Will is power.意志就是力量。

You can not teach a dog new tricks.朽木不可雕。

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