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200ENGLISH谚语

UnderstandingtheAmericanPeoplethroughTheirCommonSayings---3000原版书俱乐部

2--------Nothingsucceedslikesuccess

Likemoneyinasavingsaccount,successseemstocompounditself.Apersonwhohasasmallsuccessexpectsittobefollowedbyabiggerone.

3--------Theendjustifiesthemeans

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

4--------Ifyoucan'tbeatthem,jointhem

Ifyoucannotcompetesuccessfullywithapersonoragroup,stopcompetingandgojointhem.Thenyoucanshareintheirsuccess.

6--------Onethingatatime

Concentrationleadstosuccess.Thepersonwhotirestodotoomanythingsatoncemayfailatallofthem.

7--------We'llcrossthatbridgewhenwecometoit

Wewillnotdiscussorworryaboutafutureproblem.Ifandwhentheproblembecomesurgent,wewilldealwithit.

8.Don'tputthecartbeforethehouse

Dothingsinasensibleorder.Forexample,dosomethingtoimpressyourbossbeforeyouaskforaraiseinpay.Don'taskfortheraisefirst.

本末倒置--ithasanotherexpression:

:

don'tcarrycoaltoNewcastle.

Newcastleisfamousforcoalproducing...sothisphasemeansdosomethinginvain

8--------All'sfairinloveandwar爱情和战争是不择手段的。

Donottrustarivaloranenemyatall.Hisorherdesiretosucceedwilloverruleeverythingelse.Suchapeoplemaylie,cheat,attackordomanyotherthingsfarmoreterriblethanheorshewouldnormallydo.

10--------WheninRomedoastheromansdo

Flexibilityleadstosuccessinunfamiliarcircumstances.Peoplemaychangestheirnormalwayofdoingthingsinordertofitinbetterwiththosetheyarevisiting.入乡随俗

11-------Easydoesit慢慢来

Somethingsrequiregentlenessforsuccess.Oneshouldnotpushtoohard.Forcemaycausedamage.

12--------Thebiggertheyare,thehardertheyfall爬得越高，跌得越重

Donotbediscouragedbythesizeofyourproblemorthefameofyourcompetitor.（thesayingistracedtoaboxerpreparingtofightanopponentmuchlargerthanhewas.）

13--------Alliswellthatendswell结局好就一切都好

Ifwecancometoasuccessfulconclusion,letusforgetaboutthepainandmistakesalongtheway.

14--------Goforit

Goaheadandtrytoachieveyourgoal.Don'tworryaboutfailing.Similartothisproverb--God

providesfoodtoeverybird,buthewon'tcasttoitsnest,yougottoearnit.

Alwaysadaylateandadollarshort是对那些常犯些小错,把事情弄糟的人的指责.特别是在关键方面（美国人尤其在意的时间和钱）缺这点,少那个的而不能成事,实在是令人讨厌和失望--在打别人的小报告时用很好.

15--------Everylittlebithelps

Ifsomeoneapologizesforgivingonlyasmallgift,therecipientmayencouragethegiverbyquotingthisproverb.Thisisespeciallytrueifthereisahugejobtodoorahugeamountofmoneytoberaisedfrommanypeople.

16--------Lookbeforeyouleap

Don'tjumpintoasituationcarelessly.Youmaylandindifficulty.

17--------Allthatglittersisnotgold会发光的并非都是金子

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.

[字面意思]安全比遗憾好.[解释]最好不要去冒险。

25-------Bettersafethansorry

Itisbetternottotakeariskthantotakeariskfoolishly.

26--------Winningisn'teverything

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

28--------Theburnedchildshunsfire

Someoflife'slessonsarelearnedthehardway.Thepersonwhohashadtopayforamistakewillbecarefulnottomakethatmistakeagain.

29--------Thereareotherfishinthesea

Thereareopportunities!

Forexample,thisismaybeusedtoencouragesomeonewhohasjustbrokenoffarelationshipwithasweetheart.

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

Donotbecometooconfidentofsuccessbeforeyoucanseethatprogressishappening.

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

Donotbediscouragedifyourgoalstillseemsfaraway.Onabigproject,successtakestime!

32--------Thereismoreherethanmeetstheeye

Becareful.Peoplearehidingsomethinginordertoprotectthemselvesortakeadvantageofyou

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-styles,etc.

38--------Lookingoutfornumberone把个人利益放在第一位

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

39--------Whenthegoinggetstough,thetoughgetgoing.（形势困难,方显硬汉

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多多益善

Thisisawayofwelcomingsomeonetoparticipate.Itmeans,thebiggerthegroup.thebiggertheparty.

Alwaysadaylateandadollarshort

ThesimilartermandphraseinChinesecouldbe:

丢三落四

47-------Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush

Athingyoualreadyhaveisworthtwiceasmuchasathingyoumightgetinthefuture.

48---------Youcan'thaveyourcakeandeatittoo

Makeupyourmind.Sometimesonemustchoosebetweentwoverydesirablethings,givinguponethinginordertoenjoytheother.

49---------Thereismorethanonewaytoskinacat照字面的意思是：

要剥一只猫的皮，不是只有一种方法。

换句话说，要想达到相同的目标，是有很多的办法（differentwaysofreachingthesamegoal）。

Anyofseveralmethodsmaybringaboutthedesiredresult.Eachpersonmaychoosethemethodthatbestsuitsher.Ifonemethoddoesnotwork,chooseadifferentoneandtryagain.

50--------SinOneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison

cethesamethingmayaffectdifferentpeopleindifferentways,eachpersonmustchoosethethingsthatwillworkinhisorherparticularcase.

Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison.字面上的意思就是"你爱吃的肉可能就是另一个人的毒药"。

其实就相当于咱们平时说的"萝卜青菜，各有所爱"；你所钟情的流行音乐，可能就被隔壁邻居视为糟蹋耳朵的噪音。

这时你除了感叹Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison.还能说些什么呢？

现在生活好了，肉也不再是什么稀罕的东西，人们吃肉也是要"挑leanmeat（瘦肉），拣fatmeat（肥肉）"。

肉煮得时间短就会比较tender（嫩），煮得时间长，就会比较tough（老）。

saltedmeat（咸肉）可以放很长时间，freshmeat（鲜肉）还是早吃为好。

在湖南和四川，人们喜欢吃smokedmeat（bacon）熏肉。

而strongmeat则是指"难以消化的食品"，同时也代表着"难理解的事物"了。

51-------------Lovefindsaway

Loveisconsideredoneofthemostpowerfulanddeterminedforcesintheworld.Twopeopleinlovewill"findaway"togettogether.

52--------Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder

Whenloversareseparated,theymaythinkabouteachotherconstantly.theirlovemaydeepen.所谓小别胜新婚

53---------Outofsight,outofmind

Thisissaidofsomeonenotconsideredimportantorworthyofloyality.Oneforgetsaboutthatpersonassoonasheorsheisoutofsight.有两层意思。

一是，眼不见，心不烦。

一