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精校版完整版美国人挂在嘴边的200句子
美国人挂在嘴边的200句子——其文化和价值观(精校版、完整版)
1-----Youcan'targuewithsuccess
Thoughyoumaytellsomeonetheyaredoingsomethinginawrongway,youhavetostopcriticizingthemiftheirmethodworks.
2-----Nothingsucceedslikesuccess
Likemoneyinasavingsaccount,successseemstocompounditself.Apersonwhohasasmallsuccessexpectsittobefollowedbyabiggerone.
3-----Theendjustifiesthemeans
Itdoesnotmatterhowyousucceed.Anymethodisallrightifitworksforyou.Thisproverbisnotalwaysaccepted.Oftenonehearstheopposite,“theenddoesn'tjustifythemeans."
4-----Ifyoucan'tbeatthem,jointhem
Ifyoucannotcompetesuccessfullywithapersonoragroup,stopcompetingandgojointhem.Thenyoucanshareintheirsuccess.
5-----Alwaysadaylateandadollarshort
Acriticismofapersonwhoneversucceeds.Thefailuresmaynotbedrasticbutthepatternofsmallfailuresisannoyingtoothers,especiallyintwoareasthatAmericansvalueashighlyastimeandmoney.
6-----Onethingatatime
Concentrationleadstosuccess.Thepersonwhotirestodotoomanythingsatoncemayfailatallofthem.
7-----We'llcrossthatbridgewhenwecometoit
Wewillnotdiscussorworryaboutafutureproblem.Ifandwhentheproblembecomesurgent,wewilldealwithit.
8-----Don'tputthecartbeforethehorse
Dothingsinasensibleorder.Forexample,dosomethingtoimpressyourbossbeforeyouaskforaraiseinpay.Don'taskfortheraisefirst.
9-----All'sfairinloveandwar
Donottrustarivaloranenemyatall.Hisorherdesiretosucceedwilloverruleeverythingelse.Suchapersonmaylie,cheat,attackordomanyotherthingsfarmoreterriblethanheorshewouldnormallydo.
10-----WheninRomedoastheRomansdo
Flexibilityleadstosuccessinunfamiliarcircumstances.Peoplemaychangetheirnormalwaysofdoingthingsinordertofitinbetterwiththosetheyarevisiting.
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-----Toogoodtobetrue
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;operaoftenendswithafemalesolo.)
37-----Toeachhisown
Eachindividualshouldbeallowedtohavehisorherownpreferences.peoplewillnaturallychoosedifferentactivities,goals,lives,etc.
38-----Lookingoutfornumberone
Lookingoutforone'sownpersonalwelfaremorethananythingelse.Thisissometimesusedtocriticizeapersonwhohasabusedortakenadvantageofsomeoneelse,"Allhewasdoingwaslookingoutfornumberone."Oritmaybeusedtodefendhimselforherself,"ThereisnothingwrongwithwhatIdid.Iwasjustlookingoutfornumberone."
39-----Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetgoing
Whensituationisdifficult,onlythedeterminedpeoplecanhandleit.Theydon'tgiveup!
40-----Timeflieswhenyouarehavingfun
Adayseemsshortwhenitisfullofenjoyablethingsbutitseemslikeaneternityifoneisidleorstuckwithaboringjob.
41-----Ifitfeelsgood,doit
Liveaccordingtoyourdesiresatthemoment.Forgetaboutrules,regulationsorconsequences.Justhavefun.
42-----Liveandletlive
Donotbejudgmental.Donottrytocontrolorpunishotherpeople.
Youliveasyoulikeandletothersliveastheylike.
43-----Varietyisthespiceoflife
Varietyiswhatmakeslifepleasurable.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"takeyourtimebeforeyouco