美国人常挂在嘴边的句子.docx

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美国人常挂在嘴边的句子

1-----Youcan'targuewithsuccess

Thoughyoumaytellsomeonetheyaredoingsomethinginawrongway,youhavetostopcriticizingthemiftheirmethodworks.

2-----Nothingsucceedslikesuccess

Likemoneyinasavingsaccount,successseemstocompounditself.Apersonwhohasasmallsuccessexpectsittobefollowedbyabiggerone.

3-----Theendjustifiesthemeans

Itdoesnotmatterhowyousucceed.Anymethodisallrightifitworksforyou.Thisproverbisnotalwaysaccepted.Oftenonehearstheopposite,"theenddoesn'tjustifiesthemeans."

4-----Ifyoucan'tbeatthem,jointhem

Ifyoucannotcompetesuccessfullywithapersonoragroup,stopcompetingandgojointhem.Thenyoucanshareintheirsuccess.

5-----Alwaysadaylateandadollarshort

Acriticismofapersonwhoneversucceeds.Thefailuresmaynotbedrasticbutthepatternofsmallfailuresisannoyingtoothers,especiallyintwoareasthatAmericansvalueashighlyastimeandmoney.

6-----Onethingatatime

Concentrationleadstosuccess.Thepersonwhotirestodotoomanythingsatoncemayfailatallofthem.

7-----We'llcrossthatbridgewhenwecometoit

Wewillnotdiscussorworryaboutafutureproblem.Ifandwhentheproblembecomesurgent,wewilldealwithit.

8-----Don'tputthecartbeforethehourse

Dothingsinasensibleorder.Forexample,dosomethingtoimpressyourbossbeforeyouaskforaraiseinpay.Don'taskfortheraisefirst.

9-----All'sfairinloveandwar

Donottrustarivaloranenemyatall.Hisorherdesiretosucceedwilloverruleeverythingelse.Suchapeoplemaylie,cheat,attackordomanyotherthingsfarmoreterriblethanheorshewouldnormallydo.

10-----WheninRomedoastheromansdo

Flexibilityleadstosuccessinunfamiliarcircumstances.Peoplemaychangestheirnormalwayofdoingthingsinordertofitinbetterwiththosetheyarevisiting.

11------Easydoesit

Somethingsrequiregentlenessforsuccess.Oneshouldnotpushtoohard.Forcemaycausedamage

12-----Thebiggertheyare,thehardertheyfall

Donotbediscouragedbythesizeofyourproblemorthefameofyourcompetitor.（thesayingistracedtoaboxerpreparingtofightanopponentmuchlargerthanhewas.）

13-----Alliswellthatendswell

Ifwecancometoasuccessfulconclusion,letusforgetaboutthepainandmistakesalongtheway.

14-----Goforit

Goaheadandtrytoachieveyourgoal.Don'tworryaboutfailing.Similartothisproverb--Godprovidesfoodtoeverybird,buthewon'tcasttoitsnest,yougottoearnit.

15-----Everylittlebithelps

Ifsomeoneapologizesforgivingonlyasmallgift,therecipientmayencouragethegiverbyquotingthisproverb.Thisisespeciallytrueifthereisahugejobtodoorahugeamountofmoneytoberaisedfrommanypeople.

16-----Lookbeforeyouleap

Don'tjumpintoasituationcarelessly.Youmaylandindifficulty.

17-----Allthatglittersisnotgold

Donotbefooledbyworthlessthingsthatseemvaluableorlookattractive.

"Fool'sgold"isthepopularnameforakindofstonethatglitterslikegoldbutcontainsnogoldatall.

18------Curiositykilledthecat

Donotasktoomanyquestionsorbecometoocuriousaboutthings.Youmaygetyourselfintotroublelikeacatthatdoesnotseethedangerinanewsituation.

19-----Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket

Donotriskeverythinginoneplaceorononeproject.Divideyoursourcesthatonefailurewillnotruinyou.Similartothisproverb---Donotusebothfeettotestthedepthoftheriver.

20-----Don'tbiteoffmorethanyoucanchew

Donotattemptsomethingtoolargeforyoutohandle.

21-----Toogoodtobeture

Thisisoftenusedtowarnaboutadvertising.Anofferlooksgoodbutturnsouttobemisleading.

22-----Flatterywillgetyounowhere

Ifflattery（insincerepraise）isrecognized,itwillnotsucceed.Onesometimeshearstheopposite,Flatterywillgetyoueverywhere.

23-----Thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch

Ifsomeoneyoudonotknowoffersyouafreelunchorothergift,watchout.Thegiftmaybeamethodofgettingsomethingfromyou.

24------Pridegoesbeforeafall

Donotbeover-confidentandcareless.Yourcircumstancesmaychangequicklyandtheemptinessofyourbraggingwillbeexposed.

25------Bettersafethansorry

Itisbetternottotakeariskthantotakeariskfoolishly.

26-----Winningisn'teverything

Onemayenjoytheprocessofplayingagamewhetheronewinsornot.Thistraditionalproverbisnowoftenheardintheoppositeform,Winningisn'teverything.It'stheonlything!

27------Timewilltell

Waitandseehowsomethingwillworkout.Don'ttrustapersonorthingtoomuchrightnow.

28-----Theburnedchildshunsfire

Someoflife'slessonsarelearnedthehardway.Thepersonwhohashadtopayforamistakewillbecarefulnottomakethatmistakeagain.

29-----Thereareotherfishinthesea

Thereareopportunities!

Forexample,thismaybeusedtoencouragesomeonewhohasjustbrokenoffarelationshipwithasweetheart.

30-----Don'tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched

Donotbecometooconfidentofsuccessbeforeyoucanseethatprogressishappening.

31-----Romewasn'tbuiltinaday

Donotbediscouragedifyourgoalstillseemsfaraway.Onabigproject,successtakestime!

32-----Thereismoreherethanmeetstheeye

Becareful.Peoplearehidingsomethinginordertoprotectthemselvesortakeadvantageofyou.

33-----Thecustomerisalwaysright

Businessesinstructtheirclerksnottodoanythingthatmightthreatenacustomer'sself-esteem,nomatterhowunreasonablethecustomeris.Anycomplaintofanycustomermustbecarefullyandpolitelyheardbyanyemployee.Thecustomermustnotbemadetofeelignorant.

34-----Betruetoyourself

Donotcompromiseyourselforyourbeliefsinordertopleaseotherpeopleorfitinwithasystem.Knowwhoyouare.Letotherpeopleknowwhatyoustandfor.Donotgiveintopressuretoconformortodothingsyoudonotagreewith.

35-----Oncebitten,twiceshy

Thismaybeusedtoexplainthebehaviorofapersonwhoisoverlycautiousaboutsomething.Thewisepersonmakesmistakesbutdoesnotusuallymakethesamemistaketwice.

36-----Itisn'tovertillthefatladysings

Irefusetoadmitdefeatyet.ThoughrightnowitlookslikeImayfall,thereisstilltimeforthingstochange.（The"fatlady"isaninsultingreferencetoanoperasoloist,operaoftenendwithafemalesolo.）

37-----Toeachhisown

Eachindividualshouldbeallowedtohavehisorherownpreferences.peoplewillnaturallychoosedifferentactivities,goals,life-s,etc.

38-----Lookingoutfornumberone

Lookingoutforone'sownpersonalwelfaremorethananythingelse.Thisissometimesusedtocriticizeapersonwhohasabusedortakenadvantageofsomeoneelse,"Allhewasdoingwaslookingoutfornumberone."Oritmaybeusedtodefendhimselforherself,"ThereisnothingwrongwithwhatIdid.Iwasjustlookingoutfornumberone."

39-----Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetgoing

Whensituationisdifficult,onlythedeterminedpeoplecanhandleit.Theydon'tgiveup!

40-----Timesflieswhenyouarehavingfun

Adayseemsshotwhenitisfullofenjoyablethingsbutitseemslikeaneternityifoneisidleorstuckwithaboringjob.

41-----Ifitfeelsgood,doit

Liveaccordingtoyourdesiresatthemoment.Forgetaboutrules,regulationsorconsequences.Justhavefun.

42-----Liveandletlive

Donotbejudgmental.Donottrytocontrolorpunishotherpeople.

Youliveasyoulikeandletothersliveastheylike.

43-----Varietyisthespiceoflife

Varietyiswhatmakeslifepleasureable.Boredomisseenasathreatandmonotonyisthesurestroutetoboredom.

44------Moneytalks

Wealthhasinfluence.Peoplewhomakebigcontributionstopoliticalcandidatesare"talking"tothecandidatesandexpectingthemtolisten.

45-----AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy

Thisisusedtocriticizesomeonewhotakesworktooseriously.Itaffirmsthatplayisasanessentialpartofhumanlife.

46-----Themorethemerrier

Thisisawayofwelcomingsomeonetoparticipate.Itmeans,thebiggerthegroup,thebiggertheparty.

47------Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush

Athingyoualreadyhaveisworthtwiceasmuchasathingyoumightgetinthefuture.

48-----Youcan'thaveyourcakeandeatittoo

Makeupyourmind.Sometimesonemustchoosebetweentwoverydesirablethings,givinguponethinginordertoenjoytheother.

49-----Thereismorethanonewaytoskinacat

Anyofseveralmethodsmaybringaboutthedesiredresult.Eachpersonmaychoosethemethodthatbestsuitsher.Ifonemethoddoesnotwork,chooseadifferentoneandtryagain.

50-----Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison

Sincethesamethingmayaffectdifferentpeopleindifferentways,eachpersonmustchoosethethingsthatwillworkinhisorherparticularcase.

51-----Lovefindsaway

Loveisconsideredoneofthemostpowerfulanddeterminedforcesintheworld.Twopeopleinlovewill"findaway"togettogether.

52-----Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder

Whenloversareseparated,theymaythinkabouteachotherconstantly.theirlovemaydeepen.

53-----Outofsight,outofmind

Thisissaidofsomeonenotconsideredimportantorworthyofloyalty.Oneforgetsaboutthatpersonassoonasheorsheisoutofsight.

54------Lovemakestheworldgoaround

Loveisthedrivingforceinalloflife.Lovemakeslifeworthliving.Ifyouunderstandlove,youunderstandeverythingaboutlife.

55-----Marryinhasteandrepentatleisure

Donotrushintoanylong-termcommitment.Inthepastthismeant,"takeyourtimebeforeyoucommityourselftoamarriagepartner."