美国人挂在嘴边的200句子.docx

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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

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,thisismaybeusedtoencouragesomeonewhohasjustbrokenoffarelationshipwithasweetheart.

30--------Don'tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched

Donotbecometooconfidentofsuccessbeforeyoucanseethatprogress

ishappening.

31--------Romewasn'tbuiltinaday

Donotbediscouragedifyourgoalstillseemsfaraway.Onabigproject,

successtakestime!

32--------Thereismoreherethanmeetstheeye

Becareful.Peoplearehidingsomethinginordertoprotectthemselvesor

takeadvantageofyou.

33--------Thecustomerisalwaysright

Businessesinstructtheirclerksnottodoanythingthatmightthreatenacustomer's

self-esteem,nomatterhowunreasonablethecustomeris.Anycomplaintofany

customermustbecarefullyandpolitelyheardbyanyemployee.Thecustomermustnotbemadetofeelignorant.

34--------Betruetoyourself

Donotcompromiseyourselforyourbeliefsinordertopleaseotherpeopleorfitin

withasystem.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,"Allhewasdoingwas

lookingoutfornumberone."Oritmaybeusedtodefendhimselforherself,"ThereisnothingwrongwithwhatIdid.Iwasjustlookingoutfornumberone."

39--------Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetgoingWhensituationisdifficult,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,youunderstandeverythingaboutlif