proverbs, idioms

idioms&proverbsThisproverb/idiom(saying,expression)a.tells/shows/indicates/means/refersthat...b.furtherexplanationc.targets/aimsattellingusthat…d.itisused/adopted/employedwhen....forexample,forinstance...Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.Thisexpressionmeansthatitisbettertohaveanadvantageoropportunitythatiscertainthanhavingonethatisworthmorebutisnotsocertain."Abirdinthehand,"isyours,andit'snotgoinganywhereunlessyouletitgo.Butifyouleaveitandgofor"twointhebush,"thereisnoguaranteeyou'llcatchthem,youmightendupwithnothingintheend.From/accordingtotheproverb/idiom,wecansee/tell/spotthat….Inessence,don'tbegreedyandstickwithwhatgoodthingsyoualreadyhave,insteadofgoingaftersomethingyou'llprobablyneverget.Absencemakestheheartgrowfonder.离别增情谊；小别胜新婚。Whenpeopleareapart,theirlovegrowsstronger.Allthatglittersisnotgold.闪闪发亮的东西并不都是黄金:不要被外观所欺骗。Appearancescanbedeceptiveandthingsthatlookorsoundvaluablecanbeworthless.Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物理类聚人以群分Peoplewhoarealikeoftenbecomefriendsorspendtimetogether.Donotcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.不要过早打如意算盘Youshouldwaituntilyouknowwhethersomethinghasproducedtheresultsyoudesire,ratherthanactingbeforehand.Donotputallyoureggsinonebasket.别孤注一掷，别在一棵树上吊死Youshouldneverrelyonjustoneplanbecauseitcouldgowrong.EvenHomersometimesnods.智者千虑,必有一失nod:tobeabsent-mindedMygoodness!Youshouldhavebemorecareful.Anywany,evenHomersometimesnods.Everycloudhasasilverlining.黑暗中总有一丝光明”在艰难的境遇中发现美好Findsomethinggoodeveninabadsituation.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.自助者天助Hastemakeswaste.忙中出错,欲速则不达.Ifyoutrytodosomethingquickly,withoutplanningit,you'relikelytoendupspendingmoretime,money,etc,doingit.Honestyisthebestpolicy.诚实至上Iflifegivesyoulemons,makelemonade.如果生活不尽如人意，也不要抱怨，自己尽力做到最好.Lemonshaveasourtasteifyoueatthemplain.Butlemonsmakeanicedrinkwhenyoumixtheirjuicewithsugarandwater.Youshouldalwaystrytomakethebestofabadsituation.Letsleepingdogslie.别招惹别人”，以免自找麻烦。Peopleshouldn'tdisturbasituationasitwouldresultintroubleorcomplications.Betterletsleepingdogslie.ThebosslikesPetersomuch,andyouarejustlikefishinabigpond.Besmartandstayquietuntilyourchancecomes.Oncebitten,twiceshy.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草绳WhenyouarefrightenedtodosomethingagainbecauseyouhadanunpleasantexperiencedoingitthefirsttimeOneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison.Oneman'smeatisanotherman'spoison.萝卜青菜,各有所爱。PeoplelikedifferentthingsThereisnosuchthingasafreelunch.天下没有免费的午餐Youdon'tgetthingsforfree,soifsomethingappearstobefree,there'sacatchandyou'llhavetopayinsomeway.Thereisnousecryingoverspilledmilk后悔晚矣,覆水难收Thinktwice,actwise.三思而后行Toomanycooksspoilthebroth.人多事乱”如果太多人想要做某件事，可能做不好。Thismeansthatwheretherearetoomanypeopletryingtodosomething,theymakeamessofit.Twowrongsdonotmakearight..两个错误不等于一个正确Youshouldnotdosomethingbadjustbecausesomeonedidthesametoyou.Youarewhatyoueat..你吃什么就像什么Thisisusedtoemphasisetheimportanceofagooddietasakeytogoodhealth.Youcancatchmoreflieswithhoneythanwithvinegar.用蜜比用醋能捉到更多的苍蝇”,换句话说，与敌对的行为相比，温和的劝说更能赢得人们的支持Itiseasiertopersuadepeopleifyouusepoliteargumentsandflatterythanifyouareconfrontational.Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakehimdrink.Youcanleadahorsetowater,butyoucannotmakehimdrink.只可引导,不可强求;师傅领进门，学艺在个人Thisidiommeansyoucanoffersomethingtosomeone,likegoodadvice,butyoucannotmakethemtakeit.Youcanneverteachanolddognewtricks.老狗学不了新把戏(朽木不可雕也;积习难改)ItisdifficulttomakesomeonechangethewaytheydosomethingwhentheyhavebeendoingitthesamewayforalongtimeYoucan'thaveyourcakeandeatit,too.鱼与熊掌,不可兼得;别想把(好处)便宜都占尽Youcan'thavethingsbothways.Forexample,youcan'thaveverylowtaxesandahighstandardofstatecare.afishoutofwater因环境不熟悉而感到不舒服[尴尬]的人apersonwhofeelsuncomfortableorembarrassedinunfamiliarsurroundings.Everybodyelsekneweachotherreallywell,soIfeltabitlikeafishoutofwater.agameplan策略；通盘计划；作战 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it'sanotherwaytoasksomeoneforthedetailsofaplan.It'sthestrategyforaccomplishingsomething.atsixesandsevens乱七八糟，不和；横七竖八beinastateofconfusion;notbewellorganized.I’mcompletelyatsixesandsevensthisweek.Mysecretary’sill,I’vegotareporttowrite,andwe’removingoffices.badtasteinmymouthgivemeabadimpressionbeatadeadhorse徒劳无功Myson'sroomisaconstantmesseventhoughheknowshe'sexpectedtokeepittidy.MywifeandIhavedoneeverythingfrompleadingwithhimtothreateninghim,butit'sbeenawasteofourtime.We'resimplybeatingadeadhorse.He'llneverchange.bitemytonguestopyourselffromtalkingorsayingsomething;bequietTotellyourfriendthatyoureallydisagreewithwhatsomeoneelseissayingandyouwanttosaysomethinginresponse,youcansay“I’mtryingtobitemytongue.”Forexample,whenmybrothertellsmethatTheFastandtheFuriousisthebestmovieevermade,Ihavetobitemytongue.BreadandbutterissuesBreadandbutterissuesarethosethataremostimportanttoAmericansandaffectthemdirectly--likejobsandhealthcare.breakalegWhatyoutellsomeoneabouttoperforminadramaormusicalperformancetowishthemwell.Whatyoudon'tsayis"goodluck".chewthefatIfwehavealong,informalchatwithsomeoldfriendswearechewingthefat.“It’swouldbegoodtogettogethersometimetohaveafewbeersandchewthefat”.don’tmakeascene不要大吵大闹whensomebodycausesadisturbanceorisloudinpublic.Oftenit'sembarrassing.getcoldfeet临阵畏缩，害怕起来gobananas精神错乱,发疯；失常godownastorm受到观众热烈欢迎Ifsomething'goesdownastorm'itmeansit'smassivelysuccessfulandenjoyable-mypartywentreallywell-itwentdownastorm.grababite吃点东西,随便吃几口,先吃点东西垫垫肚子hittheceiling勃然大怒，极为激动iftheshoefitsIftheshoefits,wearit.如果是真的，就承认吧！inthedoghouse受冷遇，失宠，丢脸inthepink身体极棒的，非常健康的oncloudnine极快乐onceinabluemoon千载难逢地；百年不遇playitbyear见机行事decidehowtoactinasituationasithappenstakeitwithagrainofsalt对某事有保留、持怀疑态度；不轻信notbelieveeverythingsb.sayswithapinchofsalt.useyourloafuseyourintelligence.好好想想，动动脑筋。wearone’sheartonone’ssleeveshowotherpeopleyouremotions,esp.loveYou’retoast"I'mtoast"就是I'mfinished?我完了？没戏了？BAABACADBAABACAD1.doing:正在干什么do/todo:要去干什么did：过去干什么2.she/he:针对性的听3.want:why4.名词短语：what5.介词短语：whereBAABACADABACBADBAABACADABACBADBCDCBDCDABBAABACADABACBADBCDCBDCDABCalculators,handle,items,responding,emergencies,rarely,occur,murders44.therehavebeenhundredsoftheftsandcasesofdeliberatedamagingofpublicproperty45.Thingsgetstolenwhenitiseasytostealthembecausetheyareleftlyingaroundunwatched46.Abetterwaytosolvethisproblemmightbeforallofustobemorecarefulwithourthings