俚语、俗语与谚语(一)A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终A bad workman quarrels with his tools.不会睡觉怪床歪A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.十鸟在树，不如一鸟在手A bit trying有些苦恼A burnt child dreads the fire.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳A cat has nine lives.猫有九命A cat may look at a king.一视何伤A constant guest is never welcome.久住令人贱A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常乐A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.上梁不正下梁歪A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot put out.一愚闯祸，百智难补a friend in need is a friend indeed/ tested friends/ share weal and woe.患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友/雪中送炭真君子A friend is easier lost than found.朋友易失不易得A good beginning is half done./Well begun is half done.良好的开端就是成功的一半.A good beginning is half done.能善其始，事已半成A good beginning makes a good ending.善始善终A good book is the best friends, the same today and forever.好书如挚友，情谊永不A good gain takes long pain.好事多磨A good lather is half a shave.良好的开端等于成功的一半A good name is better than riches.名声好，胜金宝A good tale is none the worse for being told twice.好戏不厌百回看a heart of gold道德高尚的人a heart of oak果断的人A hundred pounds of sorrow pays not one ounce of debt.百镑愁难还一分债A Jack of all trades is master of none.样样精通样样稀松A little learning is a dangerous thing.一知半解是危险的事。

A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time.一心不能两用A man who has friends must show himself friendly.要想交朋友，就得有诚意A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.人无笑脸不开店A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.远亲不如近邻A necessary lie is harmless.必要的谎言无妨A pin a day is a groat a year.聚沙成塔A reformed rake makes the best husband.浪子回头金不换A rolling stone gathers no moss.转石不成苔，转业不聚财A stitch in time saves nine.一劳永逸A stone in a wall is not lost.金簪掉在井里头?有你的就是有你的A straw shows which way the wind blows.见微知著A three-hundred-mile journey starts with the first step.千里之行,始于足下A waterside pavilion gets the moonlight first.Flowers and plants facing the sun grow better.近水楼台先得月，向阳花木早逢春。

a white elephant暴殄天珍A word is enough to the wise.快马一鞭A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追A work ill done must be twice done.首次做不好，必须重新做A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲Absent-minded professor无头苍蝇Act one\'s age适龄行为Actions speak louder than words.行动胜于言辞/坐而言，不如起而行After a fashion差劲After a storm comes a calm.雨过天晴All good things come to an end.好花不常开，好景不常在/一切美好的事物皆有终结之时All is fair in love and war.情场如战超不择手段All is fish that comes to the net.抓到篮里便是菜All lay loads on a willing horse.人善被人欺，马善被人骑All roads lead to Roma.条条大道通罗马\\殊途同归All that glitters is not gold.闪光的东西并非都是金子All things are difficult before they are easy.万事起头难All\'s well that ends well.结局好的就算好Amiss is as good as a mile.差之毫厘，失之千里an ax to grind图谋不轨An empty sack cannot stand upright.空袋立不直An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼，以牙还牙An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told.诚实的故事，哪怕是平淡地讲，也传得最快An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之间在于晨An onlooker sees most of the game.旁观者清Appearances are deceptive.人不可貌相Art is long, but life is short.人生有限，学海无涯Art is long, life is short.人生朝露，艺业千秋as always一如既往as poor as a church mouse一贫如洗as red as a rose艳如桃花As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.一不做二不休as wet as a drowned rat湿如落汤鸡As you brew so you must drink.自作自受As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.自食其果/自作自受As you sow, so shall you reap.种豆得豆，种瓜得瓜assess the situation, go with the tide审时度势，顺应潮流at one\'s wit\'s end智穷才尽∙2005-09-17 17:20:20∙楼主(6)娜娜的猫【传呼】【给力】【回复】∙俚语、俗语与谚语(二)back and forth前前后后Bad news travels fast.坏事传千里Barking dogs seldom bite.爱叫的狗很少咬人be all fingers and thumbs(be very awkward and clumsy in handling things)做事笨手笨脚Be careful with thing and merciful with people.对物要爱惜，对人要感恩be far-sighted目光远大be in the same boat同舟共济be kept waiting for some time苦苦等候be open and aboveboard光明磊落be true to one\'s name名副其实be very ungrateful以怨报德Beauty is but skin deep.人不可貌相Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼里出西施Beauty is only skin-deep.人不可貌相Beggars must not be choosers.饥不择食bell the cat风险重重Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.宁为鸡头，不为凤尾Better late than never .迟做总比不做好Better master one than engage with ten.会十事不如精一事Better the devil you know than the devil you do not know. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防Birds of a feather flock together.鸟以群分，物以类聚bite the hand that feeds one忘恩负义Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口Blood is thicker than water.疏不间亲/血浓于水bonkers疯狂的both feet on the ground实事求是Boys will be boys.男孩子毕竟是男孩子Brazen-faced厚脸皮burn one\'s boats破釜沉舟bury one\'s head in the sand无视事实Business comes before pleasure.正事在先，玩乐在后Buyers want a hundred eyes; sellers，none.买东西的要有百只眼，卖东西的可以不长眼.By George的确by the grapevine小道消息can of worms一团糟cannot see the wood for the trees只见树木不见森林carry the can面对责备,负起责任change with each passing day日新月异chaos乌烟瘴气Clothes do not make the man.人不可貌相Clothes make the man.人要衣装，佛要金装Come Across A Tiger In The Mountain山中遇虎come straight to the point开门见山Coming events cast their shadows before.山雨欲来风满楼Comparisons are odious.人比人，气死人Constant dropping wears away the stone.滴水穿石cool one\'s heels坐冷板凳Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked. 诡计需要伪装，真理喜欢阳光Custom makes all things easy.熟能生巧Custom reconciles us to everything.习惯成自然Cut your coat according to your cloth.量入为出Dead men tell no tales.死无对证Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道还治其人之身deli(delicatessen)熟食店deserve one\'s reputation名不虚传Diamond cut diamond.强中更有强中手Diligence is the mother of success.失败是成功之母disco(discotheque)迪斯科divi(dividend)红利Do as I say, not as I do.照我说的做，别照我做的做Do as you would be done by.己所不欲,勿施于人Do evil that good may come.行恶以求善果Do in Rome as the Romans do.入乡随俗Don\'t count your chickens before they are hatched.别过早地乐观Don\'t cross the bridge until you come to it.不要杞人忧天Don\'t cry stinking fish.不要喊鱼腥/卖瓜不说瓜苦/老王卖瓜，自卖自夸Don\'t do unto others what you don\'t want others do unto you. 己所不欲勿施于人Don\'t let the cat out of the bag.不要泄露机密Don\'t meet trouble half-way.勿杞人忧天Don\'t put all your eggs in one basket.勿孤注一掷Don\'t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事今日毕Don\'t quarrel with your bread and butter.端人家碗，服人家管Don\'t ride the high horse.勿摆架子Don\'t teach your grandmother to suck egg.不要对着耶稣讲道理Don\'t wash your dirty linen in public.家丑不外扬Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears.不能以貌取人down-to-earth平易近人draw worldwide attention举世瞩目Early to bed and early to rise.早睡早起Easier said than done.说起来容易，做起来难East or west, home is best.管他东方或西方，家是最好的地方/兔儿满山跑，依旧归老巢Easy come, easy go.来的容易去的快easy meat易辨的事Empty talks would lead the country astray, and hard work can rejuvenate the nation.空谈误国,实干兴邦Empty vessels make the most sound.满瓶不响半瓶响叮当engage in speculation投机倒把/买空卖空enjoy a happy get-together欢聚一堂enjoy popular support深入人心Enough is as good as a feast.知足常乐Equal pay for equal work.同工同酬Even Homer sometimes nods.智者千虑必有一失Every dog has his day.困龙也有上天时Every dog has its/his day./A man his hour, and a dog has his day. 人人均有得意Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本难念的经Every flow must have its ebb.人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺every little counts/helps积少成多Every man is his own worst enemy.一个人最大的敌人就是他自己every now and then时时刻刻Everyone to his taste.人各有所好Example is better than precept.身教重於言教Experience is the best teacher.前事不忘後事之师Experience is the mother of wisdom.不经一事，不长一智Extremes meet.物极必反Facts speak louder than words事实胜于雄辩Failure is the mother of success.失败为成功之母faint-hearted胆小的Familiarity breeds contempt.近之则不逊feel like an old friends at first sight一见如故Fine feathers make fine birds.人要衣装，马要鞍First come, first served.先来先招待First impressions are most lasting.先入为主First time strangers, second time friends一回生,二回熟Follow the river and you will get to the sea.顺藤摸瓜Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.初生牛犊不怕虎Foot the bill.付帐∙2005-09-17 17:20:57∙楼主(7)娜娜的猫【传呼】【给力】【回复】∙--俚语、俗语与谚语(三)Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.花开堪折直须折get the opposite of what one intended事与愿违get the sack炒鱿鱼Give a dog a bad name and hang him.谗言可畏/欲加之罪，何患无辞Give a thief enough rope and he, ll hang himself.多行不义必自毙give him an inch and he\'ll take an ell.得寸进尺Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard.得寸进尺go for broke尽最大努力go while the going is good.三十六计,走为上计God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助之Gold will not buy everything.金钱并非万能Good opportunity, favorable geographical 本地and support from the people.天时、地利、人和Good things come in small packages.乡人不识货，尽捡大的摸good wine needs no bush酒香不怕巷子深Grasp all, lose all.样样都要，全都失掉Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同Great oaks from little acorns grow.万丈高楼从地起grow with every passingday\\flourishing蒸蒸日上Half a loaf is better than no bread.聊胜於无Half the world knows not how the other half lives.一家不知一家事，神仙不知瓜里事hard and fast一成不变hard-hearted铁石心肠的Haste makes waste.欲速则不达have one\'s wish fulfilled如愿以偿He laughs best who laughs last.最后笑的人笑得最得意He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it.作贼心虚He that hath a full purse never wanted a friend.有钱有酒，必有朋友He that is full of himself is very empty.自满的人是空虚的He that touches pitch shall be defiled.近朱者赤，近墨者黑He who knows most speaks least.识多者寡言He who laughs last, Laughs Best.谁笑在最后谁笑得最甜He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.骑虎难下he who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行,始于足下heart and soul全心全意地heart of stone石头心肠heart-to-heart坦白的Heaven helps those who help themselves.天助自助者Homer sometimes nods.圣贤也有缺失Honesty is the best policy.诚实是上策How happy we are, To meet friends from afar!有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎!Hunger is the beat sauce.饥不择食If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger?如果说知识短少是危险的话，到哪里去找知识丰富到足以摆脱危险的人物呢?（生物学家汤马斯.赫胥黎（ThomasHuxley））If the sky falls, we shall catch larks.杞人忧天If you kill one flea in March you kill a hundred.二月杀跳蚤，杀一少百If you run after two hares, you\'ll catch neither.脚踏两头船摆渡难in a hundred and one thousand ways千方百计In doing, we learn.经一事，长一智In fair weather prepare for the foul.未雨绸缪In for a penny, in for a pound.一不做，二不休in one\'s heart of heart在内心深处in spite of oneself不由自主In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king.比上不足，比下有余/山中无老虎，猴子称霸王In wine there is truth.酒後吐真言invigorating/boosting/prospering China through science and technology科技兴国issue IOUs打白条It goes in one ear and out the other.左耳朵进，右耳朵出It is dogged that does it.天下无难事，只怕有心人It is easier to go up the hill than to run down.上山容易，下山难It is easier to pull down than to build.百年成之不足，一旦毁之有余It is love that makes the world go round.情之一字，所以维持世界It is never too late to mend.亡羊补牢，时犹未晚It is no use crying over spilt milk.既坠釜甑，反顾无益It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to educate people.十年树木,百年树人It takes two to make a quarrel.一个巴掌不响It\'s a deal.一言为定It\'s a long story.一言难尽It\'s never too late to learn.活到老，学到老It\'s never too late to mend.亡羊补牢，未为晚也It\'s of great urgency that当务之急It\'s self-evident that不言而喻It\'s the nature of beasts.本性难移It′s easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮Justice has long arms.天网恢恢,疏而不漏Keep something for a rainy day.未雨绸缪Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕/一石二鸟kind-hearted心地慈祥的Knowledge is power.知识就是力量Knowledge without practice makes half as artist.有知识无实践只是半个艺术家learn from other\'s strong points and close the gap取长补短learn to meet practical needs学以致用Learn to walk before you run.循序渐进Learning is like swimming upstream.If you don\'t go forward, you\'ll go back.学如逆水行舟，不进则退Let bygones be bygones.既往不究Let sleeping dogs lie.莫惹是非/一动不如一静Let things run their course.听其自然Life is but empty dream.浮生若梦like a lead balloon毫无作用Like father, like son.有其父必有其子Little and often fills the purse.集腋成裘Live and learn.活到老学到老/学无止境Look back to the old, if you would learn the new.温故而知新Look before you leap.三思而后行Lookers-on see most of the game.旁观者清Lost time is never found again.光阴一去不复返Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌make great/rapid strides突飞猛进Make hay while the sun shines.打铁趁热make overall arrangements统筹兼顾make spectacle of oneself出洋相Make yourself all honey and the files will devour you. 招蜂引蝶Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天Many a little makes a mickle.积少成多Many hands make light work.人多力量大/只要人手多，牌楼搬过河Many men, many minds.百姓百姓，一百个心marble-hearted铁右心肠Marriages are made in heaven.姻缘天注定Men are blind in their own cause.人不知自丑，马不嫌脸长merchant of death死亡贩子Might is right.强权即公理misfortunes never come singly.祸不单行mod(modern)时髦的,摩登的Money begets money.钱赚钱Money burns a hole in his pocket.钱烧口袋漏，一有就不留Money is everything.有钱能使鬼推磨Money is the root of all evil.金钱是万恶之源Money makes the mare go.有钱能使鬼推魔Money talks.金钱万能/有钱能使鬼推磨More haste, less speed.欲速则不达Murder will out.纸包不住火mutual understanding and mutual accommodation互谅互让∙2005-09-17 17:21:24∙楼主(8)娜娜的猫【传呼】【给力】【回复】∙俚语、俗语与谚语(四)nat(mationalist)民族主义者Necessity knows no law.饥寒起盗心neither fish nor flesh非驴非马network of personal connections关系网neut(neutron bomb)中子弹Never cackle till your egg is laid.事未完成莫夸耀Never do things by halves.凡事不要半途而废Never judge by appearances.人不可貌相Never mind trouble troubles you.明日愁来明日忧Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.今日事，今日毕Never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.今日之事今日毕New broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火No cross, no crown.吃得苦中苦，方为人上人No gain without pain.舍不得儿子，套不了狼（若非一番寒彻骨，焉得梅花扑鼻香）No pains, no gains.不劳则无获no work, no money.不劳无获not to wear your heart on your sleeve不要太情绪化Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.世上无难事，只怕有心人Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.世上无难事只怕有心人Nothing venture, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子null and void空洞无物obedience is the first duty of a soldier.服从是军人的天职Of two evils choose the lesser.两害相权取其轻off and on断断续续old chap老兄Old friends and old wine are best.陈酒味纯，老友情深on one\'s last legs日暮途穷Once bitten, twice shy.一回遭蛇咬，二回不攒草Once the tree falls, the monkeys on it will flee helter-skelter树倒猢狲散One cannot be in two places at once.分身乏术One cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs.有得必有失One cannot put back the clock.盛年不重来，一日难再晨One enemy is too much for a man in a great post，and a hundred friends too few. 身居要职，朋友百人太少，敌人一个太多One father is more than a hundred school masters.胜过师长百位One good head is better than a hundred strong hands.强手百双，莫如智者一人One good turn deserves another.好心有好报One is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老One man is worth a hundred and a hundred is not worth one.一人可抵一百，一百不抵一人One man sows and another reaps.东家种竹，西家生笋One must draw back in order to leap better.以退为进One pair of heels is often worth two pairs of hands.走为上策One swallow does not make a summer.单丝不成线，独木不成林one\'s pound of flesh合理不合情之要求Opportunity makes the thief.财不露白Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心不想Over shoes, over boots.一不做，二不休pell-mell development盲目发展/欲速则不达Penny wise, pound foolish.小事精明，大事糊涂People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 责人必先责己person of insight有识之士Play by ear.到时再看Please give me a hand.请帮我一个忙posh非常时髦的Practice make perfect.熟能生巧present the facts and reason things out摆事实讲道理Pretty feathers make pretty birds.人要衣装Pride comes/goes before a fall.骄兵必败Reading makes a full man.读书使人完善Red shy in the morning, shepherd\'s warning.早霞不出门，晚霞晴千里remain fresh in one\'s memory记忆犹新renew friendship共叙旧谊rip off宰客risk one\'s fortune in business下海Rome was not built in a day.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒/大器晚成Rome was not built in a day.罗马不是一天造成的second to none首屈一指Seeing is believing.百闻不如一见/眼见为实seeking increasing perfection精益求精Self-praise is no recommendation.自吹自擂并非推荐之道serve as a bridge牵线搭桥Set a beggar on horseback and he\'ll ride to the devil.叫花子发财忘乎所以然short in weight缺斤短两Silly child is soon taught.要想孩子好，教育要趁早single-hearted Devotion专心致志six of one and half a dozen of the other半斤八两So many countries, so many customs.各地各乡风Sooner or later, the truth comes to light.真相迟早会大白Spare the rod and spoil the child.不打不成器spend money like water花钱大手大脚spick-and-span焕然一新street gossip街谈巷议Strike the iron while it is hot./Strike while the iron is hot.打铁趁热Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁stuff and nonserse乱七八糟Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear./Talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操曹操就到Talk of the devil and he\'s sure to appear.说曹操，曹操就到tap new sources of revenue and husband existing resources开源节流Tastes differ.羊羹虽美，众口难调The best fishm near the bottom.好戏在後头/好酒沈瓮底)/好鱼居水底The burnt child dreads the worm.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳The child is father of (/to)the man.３岁订到老The early bird gets(/catches) the worm.捷足先登The end justifies the means.为达目的不择手段The first step is as good as half over.第一步是最关键的一步The first step is the hardest.万事开头难The fist blow is half the battle.先下手为强The gift itself may be small, but the goodwill is deep.礼轻情意重The government functions well and the people live in harmony. 政通人和The grass is greener on the other side of the hill.这山望着那山高The greater the truth, the greater the libel.真理越明，诽谤越凶The leopard cannot change its spots.江山易改，本性难移/狗改不了吃屎The longest day must have an end.天网恢恢，疏而不漏The miles of God grind slowly.人心节节高於天，越是有钱越爱钱The more you have, the more you want.人心节节高于天，越富越爱钱The tailor makes the man.人要衣装，佛要金装The used key is always bright.常用的钥匙常光亮There is no smoke without fire.无风不起浪Thick-kinned.厚脸皮Think carefully before leaping.三思而後行This is beyond dispute毫无疑问Time and tide wait (s) for no man.时间不等人/岁月不饶人time and tide wait for no man.岁月不饶人Time flies never to be recalled.光阴一去不复返Time is money.时间就是金钱/一寸光阴一寸金Time is the father of truth.时间是真理之父Time tries all things.时间考验一切Time tries truth.时间检验真理tit for tat一报还一报to add fuel to the flame火上加油to and fro来来往往to be put on the shelf束之高阁to be shattered to pieces落花流水to beat the air捕风捉影to come out in one\'s true colours显出真面目to cry one\'s heart out伤心欲绝to dilly dally吊儿朗当to eat one\'s heart out忧伤过度to end in a smojke终成泡影to fish in the air水底捞月to hang by a thread千钧一发to have one\'s heart in one\'s mouth 吓了一跳to have one\'s heart in the right place 好心好意to have one\'s heart in the wrong place 心怀叵测to learn by heartto let bygones be bygones既往不咎to lock the stable door after the horse is stolen亡羊补牢to look for a needle in a haystack海底捞针to lose heart意气沮丧to pick and choose挑来挑去to pluck up one\'s heart鼓起勇气To put all cards on the table.打开天窗说亮话To put the cart before the horse.本末倒置to seek common ground while reserving differences 求同存异to show one\'s true colours原形毕露to sit in thorns如坐针毡to take heart振作精神Tom it逆来顺受Too much water drowned the miller.过多反而有害troubles bake at home后顾之忧True praise roots and spreads.赞词真实才能生根和传播Truth and roses have thorns about them.真相和玫瑰，身旁都有刺Truth is the daughter of time.真理是时间的女儿Truth needs no color.真理不需用花言巧语装饰Truth will prevail.真理必胜Truth\'s best ornament is nakedness.不加掩饰乃是真理的最好装饰Try to Help the Shoots Grow by Pulling.twists and turns迂回曲折Two can play the game.孤掌难鸣Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮Two is company，but three is none.两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚无水吃wall of bronzl铜墙铁壁Walls have ears.隔墙有耳warm-hearted热情的We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水珍贵Well begun is half done.好的开端是成功的一半What is lost in the hundred will be found in the shire.乡里丢失，郡里可得when in Rome do as the Romans do.入乡随俗Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成While there is a life, there is hope.留得青山在，那怕没柴烧Who knows most says least.懂的最多的人，说的最少Who Retreats Fifty Paces Mocks One Who Retreats a Hundred.五十步笑一百步。