常用谚语
1 It rains cats and dogs. 倾盆大雨
2 People have to work around the clock. 一天二十四小时候
3 We must hang together. 互相支持
4 Mr.Wang has a ready pen. 写文章又快又好
5 She is an apple of her parents’eye. 掌上明珠
6 He’s saving up for a rainy day. 困难的日子
7 You are a lucky dog. 幸运儿
8 Love me ，love my dog. 爱屋及乌
9 Let sleeping dog lie. 不要惹事生非
10 Dog doesn’t eat dog. 同类不想残
11 Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时
12 Like father ,like son. 有其父必有其子
13 Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳
14 What is “ Hello girl”? 女电话接线员
15 Speak like a book. 咬文嚼字
16 from the egg to the apple. 自始至终
17 go easy. 别急
18 make both ends meet 收支平衡
19 She is a green hand. 新手
20 Don’t put on airs! 摆架子21This matter is between ourselves. 别对别人讲
22 make a little money go a long way 细水长流，精打细算
23 There is always peaks and valleys. 得意与失意
24 It is easy enough to pick holes. 挑毛病
25 When in Rome ,do as the Romans do . 入乡随俗
26 The old man is 72,he has an old girl. 老伴儿
27 I don’t like Ted,he is an old woman. 喜欢罗嗦,婆婆妈妈的人
28 Football isn’t his cup of tea.He likes playing basketball. 爱好
29 Where is john? It’s over there. 男厕所
30 Let’s go to swim together.That’s something like. 太好了
31 After rain comes the sunshine. 雨过天晴
32 First think,and then speak. 三思而后行
33 Two can play the game. 一个巴掌拍不响
34 A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口
35 Self do ,self have. 自给自足
36 No pain ,no gain. 不劳无获
37 black and blue 青一块，紫一块
38 green-eyed 眼红
39 all eyes 集中注意力
40 green bag 律师
41 white coffee 加牛奶的咖啡
42 a red-letter day 大喜的日子
43 a white lie 善意的谎言
44 all the best 万事如意
45 black sheep 害群之马
46 ten to one 很有可能
47 yes-man 唯唯若若的人
48 One man, no man 个人力量微不足道
49 brown tea 红茶
50 red ball 特快列车
51 green house 温室
52 hot potato 棘手的问题
53 pen name 笔名
54 an eye for an eye 以牙还牙，以眼还眼
55 His days are numbered. 活到了头
56 The doctor is up to his eyes in work. 忙得要命
57 the big apple 纽约
58 a big potato 重要人物
59 white elephant 昂贵而无用的东西
60 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗
61 four-letter 庸俗的
62 a piece of cake 小事一桩
63 Clothes makes the man. 人靠衣装马靠鞍
64 One boy is a boy.two boys half a boy.three boys no boy.
一个和尚挑水吃，两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚没水吃。

65 Many hands makes light work. 人多力量大
66 It’s up to you. 由你决定
67 He’s in the pen. 坐牢68You look blue. 闷闷不乐
69 in threes and fours 三五成群
70 I’m not quite myself. 我不舒服.
71 see you home 送你回家
72 Let me have a go at it. 试一下73We are all in the dark about the plan. 对...一无所知
74 Let’s call it a day and go home. 今天到此为止
75 six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八两
76 He isn’t really ill. He is just putting on. 假装
77 Don’t be in a family way at the table. 不拘礼节
78 It ’s an old story. 司空见惯
79 You’ll be in for it. 吃苦头
80 It’s in two twos. 一举两得
81 He is know-little.I can’t speak to the wind. 白费唇舌
二翻译
1 To pay a person in his own coin. 以其人之道,还治其人之身
2 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧
3 Practice what you preach. 言行一致
4 Pride will have a fall. 骄者必败
5 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情
6 A miss is as good as a mile. 差之毫厘,失之千里
7 Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩
8 Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量
9 Every man has his faults. 人无完人
10 Better late than never. 亡羊补牢,未为晚矣
11 Impossible is nothing. 一切皆有可能
12 Easy come,easy go. 来得容易,去得容易
13 Two heads are better than one. 一人计短,两人计长
14 Well begun is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半
15 Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不等人
16 Speech is silver, silence is gold. 雄辩是银,沉默是金17All good things come to an end. 天下无不散的筵席
18 There is an exceptional value. 物有所值
19 Hear much, speak little. 多听少说
20 All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。