英文谚语及习语

英文谚语及习语 A Above board 光明正大 Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩 Add fuel to flame 火上浇油 Add insult to injury 痛上加辱 Adversity leads to prosperity 穷则思变 afraid of one's own shadow 杯弓蛇影;极度胆小 after a fashion 依葫芦画瓢 after lunch sit a while,after supper walk a mile. 午饭后坐一会,晚餐后走一里。After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴,风平浪静。 After one's own heart 称心如意 against the grain 格格不入 against time 争分夺秒 alive and kicking 活蹦乱跳 all at sea 不知所措 the all clear 解除警报 all ears 集中注意力听 all eyes 全神贯注的看 All the cats are grey in the dark. 猫在暗中都是灰色的。 All his geese are swans. 他家的鹅都是天鹅。 All roads lead to Rome. 殊途同归 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍,聪明的孩子也会傻。 All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的不一定都是金子。 All is well that ends well. 结局好,一切都好。 Alpha and Omega 自始至终 another pair of shoes 另外一回事,另当别论 anybodys's guess 难以预料 the apple of one's eyes 掌上明珠 April fool 傻瓜 armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿 Art is long, life is short. 人生有限,艺术无涯。 As a man is, so shall his company. 什麽样的人交什麽样的朋友。As a man lives, so shall he die. 有生则有死。 As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。 As the call, so the echo. 发什么声音,有什么回声。 As a tree falls , so shall it lies. 树倒在那里,就躺在那里。 As the tree, so the fruit. 是什么树,结什么果。 As busy as a bee. 非常忙碌 as changeable as the moon 变化无常 as cheerful as a lark 快乐无比 as cool as a cucumber 非常冷静 as cunning as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾 as drunk as lord 喝的烂醉 as dumb as a statue 死不做声 as fit as a fiddle 非常健康 as greedy as a wolf 贪婪如狼 as hard as marble 非常坚硬 as like as two peas (beans) 一模一样 as light as a feather 轻如鸿毛 as merry as a cricket 非常快活 as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 as proud as a peacock 不可一世 as slippery as an eel 滑如泥鳅 as still as the grave 静如坟墓 as straight as an arrow 直如飞箭 as strong as an ox 健壮如牛 as stupid as a donkey 蠢笨如驴 as sweet as honey 甜如蜂蜜 as swift as lightning 快如闪电 As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 试金石可以试金,金子可以试人。As wise as Soloman 聪明过人 ace in the hole (未公开的)王牌 Adversity often leads to prosperity. 逆境往往通向成功之路。 Advice is seldom welcome. 忠言逆耳。 After a delay comes a let. 夜长梦多。 All are brave when the enemy flies. 敌人逃遁时,个个是勇士。 All are not saints that go to church. 进教堂的不都是圣人。 All rivers run into the sea. 条条江河归大海。 All shall be well; Jack shall have Gill. 有情人终成眷属。 All that is fair must fade. 花开有谢;红颜须老。 Among the blind, the one-eyes man is king. 盲人国里,独眼成王。 An apple a day, keep the doctor away. 天天吃苹果,不用请大夫。 Ask for the moon 过分的 要求 对教师党员的评价套管和固井爆破片与爆破装置仓库管理基本要求三甲医院都需要复审吗 Ask much; know much. 问的多,知道的多。 The ass is not learned though he will be loaded with books. 驴子即使载满书本也不会有学问。 The ass that brays most eats least. 交的最响的驴吃的最少。 At court, everybody speaks for himself. 在法庭上,人人为自己辩护。 At a loose end 无所事事 at large 逍遥法外 at one's wit's end 智穷计尽,一筹莫展 at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟 at the eleventh hour (还来得及的)最后一刻 at the tip of one's tongue 话说到了嘴边 Away goes the devil when he finds the door shut against him. 看见门户紧闭,魔鬼也要离开。 B Bad blood 恶感,仇恨 Bad news travels fast. 恶事传千里 Bad times make a good man. 乱世出英雄 bad and baggage 彻底;全部 a bag of bones 瘦的皮包骨头 bakesr's dozen 十三个 bark up the wrong tree 攻击错了目标,白费力气 Barking dogs seldom bite. 叫狗不咬人。 Be honest rather than clever. 与其聪明,不如诚实。 Be well off 富裕;小康的 The beacon does not shine on its own base. 灯塔不照自己。(当局者迷) Bears are caught by honey. 蜂蜜是捉熊的诱饵。 Bear the brunt 承受打击 a bed of roses 安乐窝 Before gold, even kings take off their hats. 见钱眼开 beg the question 回避问题 Beggars cannot be choosers. 饥不择食 The beginning of all things is small. 万事起头小。 Behind the secnes 在幕后,私下 Believe no tales from the enemy's tongue. 敌人的话不可信 beside oneself with 因为。。。而精神失常;得意忘形 beside the point 偏离话题 The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merry-man. 最好的医生是:节食、静养、愉快 Better ask the way than go astray. 宁可问路,不可迷路。 Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好 Better be poor than wicked. 人穷不能志短 between the devil and the blue sea 进退维谷 between you and me 天知地知,你知我知 Beware of a man who never speaks and of a dog never barks. 当心不语的人,提方不叫的狗。 Bide one's time 等待时机 a big mouth 夸夸其谈的人 Big mouthfuls often choke. 贪多嚼不烂。 A bird in the band is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林。 Bird of passage 漂泊不定的人 A bird may be known by its note, and a man by his talk. 以音知鸟,闻言而知其人 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚,人以群分。 A bird's eye view 鸟瞰 Birth is much, but breeding is more. 教育重于门第。 Birthday suit 一丝不挂;赤身裸体 bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂 bite one's tongue off 后悔自己讲过的话 black and blue 轻一块,紫一块。 A black hen lays a white egg. 黑鸡生白蛋,丑妇生俊儿。 Black sheep 败家子;无用之辈 blaze the trail 开辟道路 bleed one white 榨干某人的血汗(或钱财) blind alley 死胡同 Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水 Blood will have blood. 血债要用血来偿 。Blot on the landscape 杀风景 blow hot and cold 忽冷忽热;动摇不定 blow one's own trumpet 自吹自擂 blue ribbon 最高荣誉 a bolt from the blue 晴空霹雳 Books and friends should be few but good. 书和朋友要少而精。 The boot is on the other leg. 张冠李戴 born in the purple 出生豪门 born with a silver spoon in one's mouth 出身高贵 Box and Cox 轮流交换 Brains trust 智囊团 A brave man may fall but he cannot yield. 勇士可能会跌倒但不会屈服。 A brave retreat is a brave exploit. 勇敢的退却也是英勇的行为 breach of promise 毁约食言 bread and butter 生活必需品 Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。 Break a butterfly on a wheel 小题大做,杀鸡用牛刀 break one's words 说话不算话 break the ice 打破沉默 breath of life 不可缺少的东西 brevity is the soul of wit 言以简洁为贵 A bride will enter without knocking. 贿赂进屋,不用敲门。 The brighter the moon, the more the dogs howl. 月亮越明,狗叫得越凶。Burn one's fingers 吃亏上当 bring something home to somebody 使某人认识到 bring the house down 博得满堂喝彩 bring owls to Athens 多此一举 build upon sand 建在沙上 bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的公牛 A bully is always a coward. 持强欺弱是懦夫 Buridan's ass 优柔寡断之人 burn the candle at both ends 一根蜡烛两头烧 burn one's boats (bridges) 破釜沉舟 burn the midnight oil 开夜车 A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。 Bury one's hand in the sand 鸵鸟政策 Busiest men find the most time. 盲人最会利用时间。 Business before pleasure. 先工作,后娱乐。 But me no buts. 别老对我说"但是"了 butterflies in one's stomach 紧张不安 by all means 尽力;一定 by a hair's breadth 几乎;差不多 by and large 总的说来,大体上 by hook or by crook 不择手段 by the book 有根据,照章办事 by leaps and bounds 大幅度的,飞速的 C call a spade a spade 直言不讳 call it a day 今天到此为止 call somebody names 骂人 A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮了别人,毁灭了自己。Can't have it both ways 不能兼而有之 cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear 母猪耳朵做不出丝钱袋 cannot say bo to a goose 胆小如鼠 can't see the wood for the trees 只见树木不见森林 a card up one's sleeve 王牌,绝招 Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎勤奋,带来好运。 Care killed the cat 忧虑缠身 carry coal to Newcastle 徒劳无益;白费力气 cast sheep's eye 送秋播,以目传情 cast pearls before swine 明珠暗投 castle in the air 空中楼阁 The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends. 猫狗可以相吻,但不会成为好友。 The cat shuts its eyes when stealing creams. 猫偷吃奶油时总是闭着眼睛。 A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。 A cat in gloves catches no mice. 戴手套的猫抓不住老鼠。 A cat may look at the king. 猫有权看国王 The cat is out of the bag. 泄露了秘密;走漏了风声 cat's paw 为他人"火种取栗"的人 a cat-and-dog life 争争吵吵的日子 catch someone napping 乘人不备 catch someone red-handed 当场抓获 Caution is the parent of safety. 谨慎为安全之本。 Chalk it up 公布于众;记在帐上 The child is father of the man. 从小看大,三岁看老。 Children and drunk people speak the truth. 小孩和醉汉说的是真话。 Choose a wife by your ear rather than by your eye. 选择妻子最好用耳不用眼。 Choose au author as you choose a friend. 择书如择友 clean hands. 清正廉洁 clear the air 清除误会;清除隔阂 cold comfort 不起作用的安慰 cold shoulder 冷淡对待 Command your men and do it yourself. 指挥别人就的以身作则。