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<p><strong>谚语、惯用语 </strong></p><p><strong>◎不管张三李四。 Every Tom, Dick and Harry. </strong><br />*举出常用的男孩名，表示"不论谁都……"、"不管张三还是李四"。虽然没有女孩名，但男女都可用。 <br />My daughter had a homestay in America. (我女儿为体验当地生活，去美国了。) <br />So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. (不管谁都能去啊。) <br />I like sexy girls. (我喜欢性感的女人。)<br />So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. (无论谁都是这样的。)</p><p><strong>◎一波未平一波又起。 Out of the frying pan into the fire. </strong><br />*frying pan "平底炒菜锅"，直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。</p><p><strong>◎舍名求实。 I live to eat. </strong><br />= Pudding rather than praise. <br />*不太常用的说法。</p><p><strong>◎瞎猫碰上了死耗子。 Every dog has his day. </strong><br />Bob won the lottery. (鲍勃中了头彩。) <br />Every dog has his day. (瞎猫碰上了死耗子。) <br />= Everyone has good days. <br />= Everyone gets lucky sometimes. (谁都会有走运的时候。) <br />= A flying crow always gets something.<br />*不太常用的说法。</p><p><strong>◎说曹操，曹操到。 Speak of the devil. </strong><br />*"说到恶魔，恶魔就来"。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。 <br />Speak of the devil.常用于口语中。 <br />Here comes John! (约翰来了。) <br />Speak of the devil. (真是说到曹操，曹操到。)</p><p><strong>◎情人眼里出西施。 Love is blind. </strong><br />*直译是"爱情是盲目的"。表示人们一旦谈恋爱，就会失去正确的判断能力，无法冷静地看待事物。</p><p><strong>◎一举两得。 Kill two birds with one stone. </strong><br />*直译是"一石可以打中两只鸟"，即"一举两得"。</p><p><strong>◎不闻凶讯便是吉。 No news is good news. </strong><br />I haven't heard from John lately. (好久没有约翰的消息了。) <br />Well, no news is good news. (是啊，不闻凶讯便是吉。)</p><p><strong>◎光阴似箭。 Time flies. </strong><br />*表示时间像飞一样地过去了。Tim flies是Time flies when you are having fun.的省略说法。即"越高兴时间过得越快"。</p><p><strong>◎时间就是金钱。 Time is money. </strong></p><p><strong>◎百艺不如一艺精。 Jack of all trades, master of none. </strong><br />*Jack是男子名，一般表示"某人或男人"。此句的意思是什么事都去做的人没有一件事是能精通的。</p><p><strong>◎三思而后行。 Look before you leap. </strong><br />*直译"飞之前先看看"，表示"付诸于行动前要慎重地考虑，做好准备"。</p><p><strong>◎百闻不如一见。 Seeing is believing. </strong><br />*"眼见为实"，即只有自己亲眼所见，才能信服。</p><p><strong>◎无风不起浪。 There is no smoke without fire. </strong><br />*传闻总是有出处的，"无火的地方不冒烟"。</p><p><strong>◎诚实总是上策。 Honesty is the best policy. </strong><br />*常以为不正当行为能获得好处，但从长远来看，结果是采取正当行为才是上策。</p><p><strong>◎晚做总比不做强。 Better late than never.</strong></p><p><strong>男孩子就是男孩子嘛! Boys will be boys. </strong><br />John got into a fight again. (约翰又打架了。) <br />Boys will be boys. (男孩子就是男孩子嘛!)</p><p><strong>◎知识就是力量。 Knowledge is power. </strong><br />Knowledge is power. (知识就是力量。) <br />That's why he's so successful. (所以他才成功。)</p><p><strong>◎冰冻三尺非一日之寒。/罗马不是一天就建成的。 Rome was not built in a day. </strong><br />*要做大事不是一朝一夕就可以成功的。</p><p><strong>◎条条大路通罗马。 All roads lead to Rome. </strong><br />*为达到同一目的，可以采取多种手段。 <br />= There are many roads to success. (有许多办法可以取得成功。) *常用语。</p><p><strong>◎入乡随俗。 When in Rome, do as the Romans do.</strong><br />*"在罗马就要照罗马人做的去做"。即"到另一个地方就要遵从那里的风俗习惯"。口语中常省略成Do as the Romans do.</p><p><strong>◎熟能生巧。 Practice makes perfect. </strong><br />*任何事情都反复练习是成功的秘诀。</p><p><strong>◎历史总在重演。 History repeats itself. </strong><br />Another war started. (又一场战争开始了。) <br />History repeats itself. (历史总在重演。)</p><p><strong>祸不单行，福无双至。 When it rains, it (always) pours. </strong></p><p><strong>◎功夫不负有心人。 Where there's a will, there's a way. </strong><br />*有坚强的意志和决心的话，无论有多大的困难都能克服。</p><p><strong>◎行动比语言更响亮。 Actions speak louder than words. </strong></p><p><strong>◎(钱财等)来得容易去得快。 Easy come, easy go. </strong><br />*轻易得来的钱财，是不被珍惜的。来得容易，去得也容易。</p><p><strong>◎血浓于水。 Blood is thicker than water. </strong></p><p><strong>◎有其父必有其子。 Like father, like son. </strong><br />*父子相似的意思。 <br />Like mother, like daughter. (有其母必有其女。)</p><p><strong>◎恋爱和战争都是不择手段的。 All's fair in love and war. </strong><br />*在恋爱和战争中任何策略都是正当的。</p><p><strong>◎美貌不过一张皮。 Beauty is only skin deep. </strong><br />*"再漂亮的美女削去一层皮后就和丑女无二样"，即"看人不能只看外表而要重视内涵"。 <br />= Beauty is but skin deep.</p><p><strong>◎东西总是人家的好。 The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence). </strong><br />*直译是"(篱笆)那边的草总是绿的"。</p><p><strong>◎不劳则不获。 You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. </strong><br />*直译是"不打碎鸡蛋就做不成蛋包饭"。意思是做任何事如果不努力，不付出牺牲，不投资的话，是得不到结果的。</p><p><strong>◎流水不腐，户枢不蠹。 A rolling stone gathers no moss. </strong><br />*不断活动的石头是不会长上像青苔这类东西的。即"能不断保持新鲜"。也可以把它看做相反的意思，"不断变换工作和搬家的人，没有熟练的事情，也存不下钱"。</p><p><strong>◎患难见真情。 A friend in need is a friend indeed</strong>. <br />*in need "遇到难处，贫穷"，indeed 是"真正的"，这两个词押韵，给人以节奏感。</p><p><strong>◎只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. </strong><br />*这句可以译成"只让学习不让玩的孩子会变成愚蠢的孩子"。</p><p><strong>◎事实胜于雄辩。 The proof of the pudding is in the eating. </strong><br />*直译是"不吃布丁不知道布丁的味道"。即"不实际去试试，是不会知道它的真正的价值"。</p><p><strong>◎岁月不待人。 Time and tide wait for no man. </strong><br />*tide 是"潮水"，此处与time同义，表示时间。</p><p><strong>◎越快越好。 The sooner, the better. </strong><br />When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?) <br />The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)</p><p><strong>◎正好。 On the nose. </strong><br />How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?) <br />A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。) <br />= Exactly. <br />= On the dot.</p><p><strong>◎捉迷藏。 Hide-and-seek </strong><br />Let's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。) <br />Okay. (好吧。)</p><p><strong>◎未完待续。 to be continued </strong><br />*用于电视连续剧等的最后，表示"待续"。</p><p><strong>◎一个巴掌拍不响。 It takes two to tango. </strong><br />*直译是"跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿"。 <br />Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。) <br />Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过，我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。) <br />= Both sides must be blamed. <br />= They are the same. <br />= They are both responsible. <br />= They are both wrong. <br />= Both of them should be blamed.</p><p><strong>◎尽快。 As soon as possible.</strong><br />*缩写是ASAP。 <br />Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?) <br />Yes. As soon as possible. (对，请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。</p><p><strong>◎随便吃。 All-you-can-eat. </strong><br />= buffet <br />= smorgasbord <br />= Eat as much as you like. <br /><strong>= Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为"你想吃多少就吃多少"。 </strong></p><p><strong>◎多项选择。 multiple-choice </strong><br />multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)</p><p><strong>◎各就各位，预备，跑! Ready, get set, go! <br /></strong>= On your mark, get set, go!</p><p><strong>◎从头到尾。 from A to Z. </strong><br />*是开始字母A到最后一个字母Z，即"从开始到最后"、"完全"的意思。 <br />I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。) <br />I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。) <br />entirely (完全地) <br />completely (完全地)</p><p><strong>◎始终/一直/一贯 all long </strong><br />*用于"从一开始我就说过吧"等句子中，表示"从开始就……"。 <br />So, she is married. (所以，她结婚了。) <br />I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。) <br />= from the very beginning <br />= all this time <br />= since the start</p><p><strong>◎就我的记忆来说…… As far as I can remember,... <br /></strong>What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?) <br />As far as I can remember, it begins with M. (就我的记忆来说，它的第一个字母是M。) <br />To the best of my memory,... <br />As far as I know,... (就我所知……) <br />If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话，……)</p><p><strong>◎以牙还牙，针锋相对。 Tit for tat. </strong><br />John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我，所以我以牙还牙。)</p><p><strong>◎这是我为什么在这儿的原因。 That's what I'm here for. </strong><br />What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?) <br />Economics. That's what I'm here for. (学经济，这就是我为什么在这儿学习的原因。)</p><p><strong>◎2+3等于5。 Two and three is five. </strong><br />= Two plus three is five. <br />= Two and three makes five. <br />= Two and three equals five.</p><p><strong>◎我们有天壤之别。 We're as different as night and day. </strong><br />We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。) <br />We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。)</p><p><strong>◎东施效颦。(机械模仿。) Monkey see, monkey do. </strong><br />She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。) <br />Well, m see, m do. (是嘛，真是东施效颦。)</p><p><strong>◎以先后顺序为准。 First come, first served. </strong><br />*"按到达的先后顺序"、"按报名顺序"，直译是"第一个来的，第一个得到供应"。 <br />Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?) <br />No, first come, first served. (没有，先来的先得。) <br />= On a first-come, first-served basis.</p><p><strong>◎过时了。 It's out of date. </strong><br />Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。) <br />But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。) <br />= It's old-fashioned. <br />= It's outdated. <br />= It's behind the times.</p><p><strong>◎电视有长处，也有短处。 TV has its merits and demerits. </strong><br />= TV has its good and bad points. <br />= There are good and bad points about TV.</p><p><strong>◎我利用了他的弱点。 I took advantage of his weakness. </strong><br />*take advantage of..."利用……"。</p><p><strong>◎我长了不少见识。 I've learned something. </strong><br />The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。) <br />Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀，我长了不少见识。) <br />I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。)</p><p><strong>◎那会引起火灾呀! It's a fire hazard. </strong><br />*hazard表示"人力无法躲避的危险"。 <br />Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。) <br />It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!) <br />It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。) <br />= It could cause a fire.</p><p><strong>◎什么事都有可能发生。 Anything could happen. <br /></strong>There's no knowing what may happen. <br />You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。) <br />= Anything's possible. <br />It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。)</p><p><strong>◎将来可以用来作参考。 for future reference </strong><br />You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好，以便将来作为参考。)</p><p><strong>◎在我背后。 behind my back </strong><br />*意为"在我听不到的地方"、"看不到的地方"，用于当人们四处活动，偷偷摸摸地说一些坏话时。 <br />Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。) <br />How do you know? (你怎么知道的?) <br />secretly (秘密地) <br />in my absence (在我不在的时候。) <br />without my knowledge (背着我)</p><p><strong>◎换换心情。 for a change </strong><br />*"偶尔地"、"换心情"、"追求变化"、"变化一下"、"别开生面的"、"下次"等情况时用。 <br />Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。) <br />Okay, let's. (好吧，走。) <br />instead (别这样!)</p><p><strong>◎有钱能使鬼推磨。 Money talks. </strong><br />*金钱是给与势力和权力的东西。表示金钱的力量非常大。 <br />Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。) <br />Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。) <br />Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。</p><p><strong>◎别说丧气话。 Never say die. </strong><br />*直译"绝不言死"。无论遇到什么情况也不能绝望，始终要尽最大的努力，坚定信心抱有希望地坚持下去的意思。</p><p><strong>◎过去的事情让它过去吧。 Let bygones be bygones. </strong><br />*表示"过去的事情就让流水冲走吧"、"过去的事情再责备也不管用了"。</p><p><strong>◎有总比没有强。 Better than nothing. </strong><br />*东西也许不多，不那么充分，但总比一点儿没有强。</p><p><strong>◎酒肉朋友。 A fair-weather friend.</strong><br />*直译是"好天气下的朋友"、"顺利时才与你交往的朋友"。与"A friend in need is a friend indeed"(患难之交见真情)正好相反。</p><p><strong>◎滴水汇成河。 Every little bit helps. </strong><br />*无论多么小的善行，其行为都是宝贵的，无论多么小的事情，只要汇集在一起，都能起到大的作用。</p>
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