1、常见英语的俚语常见英语的俚语(中英对照)爱屋及乌Loveme,lovemydog.百闻不如一见Seeingisbelieving.比上不足,比下有余worseoffthansome,betteroffthanmany;tofallshortofthebest,butbebetterthantheworst笨鸟先飞Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart.不眠之夜whitenight不以物喜,不以己悲notpleasedbyexternalgains,notsaddenedbypersonnallosses不遗余力sparenoeffort;goallout;doon
2、esbest不打不成交Nodiscord,noconcord.拆东墙补西墙robPetertopayPaul辞旧迎新bidfarewelltotheoldandusherinthenew;ringouttheoldyearandringinthenew大事化小,小事化了tryfirsttomaketheirmistakesoundlessseriousandthentoreduceittonothingatall大开眼界openoneseyes;broadenoneshorizon;beaneye-opener国泰民安Thecountryflourishesandpeopleliveinpea
3、ce过犹不及goingtoofarisasbadasnotgoingfarenough;beyondisaswrongasfallingshort;toomuchisasbadastoolittle功夫不负有心人Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.好了伤疤忘了疼onceonshore,onepraysnomore好事不出门,恶事传千里Goodnewsnevergoesbeyondthegate,whilebadnewsspreadfarandwide.和气生财Harmonybringswealth活到老,学到老Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.既往不咎let
4、bygonesbebygones金无足赤,人无完人Goldcantbepureandmancantbeperfect.金玉满堂Treasuresfillthehome脚踏实地bedown-to-earth脚踩两只船sitonthefence君子之交淡如水thefriendshipbetweengentlemenisaspureascrystal;ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen老生常谈,陈词滥调cutanddried,clich礼尚往来Courtesycallsforreciprocity.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧Wherethereislife,thereis
5、hope.马到成功achieveimmediatevictory;wininstantsuccess名利双收gaininbothfameandwealth茅塞顿开besuddenlyenlightened没有规矩不成方圆Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards.每逢佳节倍思亲Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneveronethinksofonesdearonesfaraway.Itisonthefestivaloccasionswhenonemisseshisdearmost.谋事在人,成事在天Theplanninglie
6、swithman,theoutcomewithHeaven./Manproposes,Goddisposes.弄巧成拙betoosmartbyhalf;Cunningoutwitsitself.拿手好戏masterpiece赔了夫人又折兵throwgoodmoneyafterbad抛砖引玉amodestspurtoinduceotherstocomeforwardwithvaluablecontributions;throwasprattocatchawhale破釜沉舟cutoffallmeansofretreat;burnonesownwayofretreatandbedeterminedt
7、ofighttotheend抢得先机takethepreemptiveopportunities巧妇难为无米之炊Ifyouhavenohandyoucantmakeafist./Onecantmakebrickswithoutstraw.千里之行始于足下athousand-lijourneybeginswiththefirststep-thehighesteminenceistobegainedstepbystep前事不忘,后事之师Pastexperience,ifnotforgotten,isaguideforthefuture.前人栽树,后人乘凉Onegenerationplantsthe
8、treesinwhoseshadeanothergenerationrests.Onesowsandanotherreaps.前怕狼,后怕虎fearthewolfinfrontandthetigerbehind/hesitateindoingsomething强龙难压地头蛇Evenadragon(fromtheoutside)findsithardtocontrolasnakeinitsoldhaunt-Powerfuloutsiderscanhardlyaffordtoneglectlocalbullies.强强联手win-winco-operation瑞雪兆丰年Atimelysnowpro
9、misesagoodharvest.人之初,性本善Mansnatureatbirthisgood.人逢喜事精神爽Joyputsheartintoaman.人海战术huge-crowdstrategy世上无难事,只要肯攀登Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.世外桃源afictitiouslandofpeaceawayfromtheturmoiloftheworld;死而后已untilmyheartstopsbeating岁岁平安Peaceallyearround上有天堂,下有苏杭Justasthereisparadiseinheaven,therareSuzhouandH
10、angzhouonearth.塞翁失马,焉知非福Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.三十而立Amanshouldbeindependentattheageofthirty.Atthirty,amanshouldbeabletothinkforhimself.升级换代updatingandupgrading(ofproducts)四十不惑Lifebeginsatforty.谁言寸草心,报得三春晖Suchkindnessofwarmsun,cantberepaidbygrass.水涨船高Whentheriverrises,theboatfloatshigh.时不我待Ti
11、meandtidewaitfornoman.杀鸡用牛刀breakabutterflyonthewheel实事求是seektruthfromfacts;bepracticalandrealistic;betruetofacts说曹操,曹操到Talkofthedevilandhecomes.实话实说speaktheplaintruth;callaspadeaspade;tellitasitis实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practiceisthesolecriterionfortestingtruth.山不在高,有仙则名Nomatterhowhighthemountainis,itsnamewills
12、preadfarandwideifthereisafairy;韬光养晦hideonescapacitiesandbideonestime糖衣炮弹sugar-coatedbullets天有不测风云Anythingunexpectedmayhappen.aboltfromtheblue团结就是力量Unityisstrength.“跳进黄河洗不清”eveifonejumpedintotheYellowRiver,onecannotwashoneselfclean-theresnothingonecandotoclearonesname歪风邪气unhealthypracticesandevilphen
13、omena物以类聚,人以群分Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.往事如风Thepasthasvanished(frommemory)likewind.;Whatinpast,ispast.望子成龙holdhighhopesforoneschild屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunesnevercomesingly.Whenitrainsitpours.文韬武略militaryexpertise;militarystrategy唯利是图drawwatertoonesmill无源之水,无本之木waterwithoutasource,andatreewiithoutroots无中
14、生有make/createsomethingoutofnothing无风不起浪Therearenowaveswithoutwind.Theresnosmokewithoutfire.徇私枉法bendthelawforthebenefitofrelativesorfriends新官上任三把火anewbroomsweepsclean虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modestyhelpsonegoforward,whereasconceitmakesonelagbehind.蓄势而发accumulatestrengthforatake-off心想事成Mayallyourwishcometrue心照不宣h
15、aveatacitunderstanding;givetacitconsent;tacitunderstanding先入为主Firstimpressionsarefirmlyentrenched.先下手为强catchtheballbeforethebound像热锅上的蚂蚁likeanantonahotpan现身说法warnpeoplebytakingoneselfasanexample息事宁人pouroilontroubledwaters喜忧参半mingledhopeandfear循序渐进stepbystep一路平安,一路顺风speedsomebodyontheirway;speedthepa
16、rtingguest严以律己,宽以待人bestrictwithoneselfandlenienttowardsothers鱼米之乡alandofmilkandhoney有情人终成眷属JackshallhaveJill,allshallbewell.有钱能使鬼推磨Moneymakesthemarego.Moneytalks.有识之士peopleofvision有勇无谋usebrawnratherthanbrain有缘千里来相会Separatedaswearethousandsofmilesapart,wecometogetherasifbypredestination.与时俱进advancewi
17、thtimes以人为本peopleoriented;peopleforemost因材施教teachstudentsaccordingtotheiraptitude欲穷千里目,更上一层楼toascendanotherstoreytoseeathousandmilesfurther;Ascendfurther,wereyoutolookfarther;Wouldeyeembraceathousandmiles?Goup,oneflight.欲速则不达Hastedoesnotbringsuccess.优胜劣汰survivalofthefittest英雄所见略同Greatmindsthinkalike
18、.冤家宜解不宜结Bettermakefriendsthanmakeenemies.冤假错案casesinwhichpeoplewereunjustly,falselyorwronglychargedorsentenced;unjust,falseorwrongcases一言既出,驷马难追Arealmannevergoesbackonhiswords.招财进宝Moneyandtreasureswillbeplentiful债台高筑becomedebt-ridden致命要害Achillesheel众矢之的targetofpubliccriticism知己知彼,百战不殆Knowtheenemyandknowyourself,andyoucanfightahundredbattleswithnodangerofdefeat.纸上谈兵beanarmchairstrategist纸包不住火Truthwillcometolightsoonerorlater.左右为难betweenthedevilandthedeepbluesea;betweentherockandthehardplace (注:可编辑下载,若有不当之处,请指正,谢谢!) 文档可能无法思考全面,请浏览后下载,另外祝您生活愉快,工作顺利,万事如意!
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