There is no such a thing as free lunch. 天下没有白吃的午餐.
论文选题： 从英语习语看英美文化 浅谈英语习语的翻译
探析英语习语的起源及英汉习语的文化差异 英语习语所用设喻形象对比趣谈
• 有志者事竟成。
• 日常生活使用较多的英语谚语
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cross your heart 你发誓
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gate - crasher 不请自来的不速之客;
take it easy 凡事看开些, 不要太冲动, 不要看得 那么重
make yourself comfortable 不用约束 (招待客人 时说的话)
Chichen 小鸡 19．Come on! Don’t be chicken! 来，别害怕！ 20．Well，she’s certainly no spring chicken ．她当然不再是个小丫头了。 21．Don't count your chickens before they're hatched! 「谚」不要过早乐观!
12. Just hold your horses！ 忍耐一下吧！ 13. She works like a horse all day long． 她整天辛辛苦苦地干活。 14．That’s a horse of a different color! 那完全是另外一回事。 15．You can take a horse to the water，but you can‘t make him drink！ 〔谚〕带马到河边容易，逼马饮水难！
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success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties. 成功源于努力去克服困难
• 吃得苦中苦, 方为人上人 if you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter. •
Fish 鱼 36．Never offer to teach fish to swim． 〔谚」不要班门弄斧。 37．He’s like a fish out of water．他感到生疏。 38．He drinks like a fish。他喝起酒来不要命。 39．All’s fish that comes to his net。 凡是到手的他都要。
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君子协定 gentlemen agreement 我尽力要使收支平衡 I'm trying to make ends meet
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self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信心是成功的首要关键 the secret of success is constancy of purpose. 成功的秘绝在于目标坚定有恒
By other's faults, wise men correct their own. 他山之石，可以攻玉。
• • beyond one’s grasp. 鞭长莫及
• to be severe with oneself and lenient with others. • 严以责己宽以待人 • a heart of steel. • 铁石心肠 • to be guided by destiny. • 听天由命 • pride goes before a fall • 骄者必败 .
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it’s a matter of time 这是迟早的问题
she pulls out 她退出了
I have my limit 我的忍耐度有限 don’t brush me off 不要敷衍我 let’s get it straight 我们打开天窗说亮话吧
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你可以信得过我 you can count on me 他论事不论人 he see things not people 我们志同道合 we sang the same songs 我希望你也能来 I hope you in the roll
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聪明反被聪明误 to suffer for one’s wisdom. 旧调重弹 to harp on the same string. 覆水难收 . what’s done cannot be undone 转败为胜 to convert defeat into victory.
Owl 猫头鹰 22. He is as blind as an owl．他真是个瞎子。 23. He’s a wise old owl．他是个智叟。 Bear 熊 24．Every time l see my grandfather，he gives me a big bear hug．每次见到爷爷，他都要紧 紧地拥抱我。 25．Her husband is a real bear．她丈夫脾气确实 坏。
English idioms
写作常引用的谚语
• • • • • • God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。 One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。
5．That’s for the birds! 那毫无意义！ 6．It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest． 「谚」家丑不可外扬。 7. A little bird told me． 有人私下告诉我。
Horse 马 8. He eats like a horse． 他吃得很多。 9．That’s just a lot of horse and donkey dust! 那不过都是些废话! 10．It’s time to study now and stop horsing around． 学习时间已到，别胡闹了。 11．I got it straight from the horse s mouth． 我是听当事人亲口说的。
Elbow grease gives the best polish. 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。 （苦干出好活） Enough is as good as a feast. 知足常乐。 • Every bullet has its billet. • 无风不起浪。 • Every cloud has a silver lining. • 山穷水尽疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。
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Patience, time, and money overcome everything. 耐心，时间和金钱可以征服一切。 Pay somebody back in his own coin. 一报还一报。
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Poverty is a pain, but no disgrace. 贫困是痛苦，但不是耻辱。
Worm 虫 28．He wormed his way through the narrow passage． 他好不容易才走过那条狭窄的小路。 29．Every time l take the kids to the movies， they always worm around in their seats． 每次我带孩子们去看电影，他们好像总也坐不住似 的。 30．l am a worm today．今天一点精神也没有。 31．A worm will turn． 〔谚〕如果被逼太甚，最温顺的人也会反抗。
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Pride apes humility. 大巧若拙。 深谋远虑。 Purpose supposes foresight.
A merry heart goes all the way. 生性乐天，终身受用。 An oak is not felled at one stroke. 万事不能一蹴而就。 A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。 As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自食其果。
Every little makes a mickle. 积少成多。 Every medal has its reverse. 事物都有它的反面。 Exercise, temperance, fresh air, and needful rest are the best of all physicians. 锻链、节制、新鲜空气和必要的休息是最好的医 生。 Extremes meet. 否极泰来。
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我们各付各的吧 let’s go Dutch 说曹操, 曹操就到 speak of the devil 不要拒绝我 don’t turn me down
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别叫我失望 don’t let me down 谋事在人成事在天 . man proposes and god disposes 优胜劣败 the weakest goes to the wall. 声东击西 . to look one way and row another 脍炙人口 in everyone’s mouth.
Faith will move mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。 Fear is often greater than the danger. 杞人忧天。 Hardships never come alone. 祸不单行。
Make hay while the sun shines. 趁热打铁。
• .More hasty, less speed. • 欲速则不达。 • It's never too old to lea a thousand miles begins with a single step. • 千里之行始于足下。 • 三思而后行。 • Look before you leap.