第一篇：英语中的俗语
Actions speak louder than words.事实胜於雄辩。
Adversity leads to prosperity.逆境迎向昌盛。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难朋友才是真朋友。
A friend is a second self.朋友是另一个我。
A friend is best found in adversity.患难见真友。
All time is no time when it is past.光阴一去不复返。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy;all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy.只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.远亲不如近邻。
An idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Business before pleasure.事业在先，享乐在後。
Diligence is near success.勤奋近乎成功。
Diligence is the mother of good luck.刻苦是成功之母。
Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。
Education has for its object the formation of character.教育的目的在於培养品德。
Every brave man is a man of his word.勇敢的人都是信守诺言的人。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.每个人都是他自己命运的建诛师。
Every man is the master of his own fortune.每个人都是他自己的命运的主宰。
Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。
Faith will move mountains.精诚所至，金石为开。
第二篇：英语俗语
英语格言和俗语怎么用
老外平时除使用许多俚语（slang）外，也常夹些格言（adage）、俗语（proverb）、引语（quotation）、警句（saying）或是众所周知的道理（truism）。这些玩意儿，也与中文里不少的格言或俗语等意义相近。使用起来，颇有「异曲同工」之妙。
1.Like attracts（或 draws）like.意思是：相同的人吸引相同的人。(like 指 similar people）这与另一句谬语 「Birds of a feather flock together.」（相同羽毛的鸟在一起）意义相似。（a = same）也就是咱们常说的「物以类聚」或「同声相应，同气相求」。
2.(Too much)familiarity breeds contempt.意思是说：相处过於亲密，就会产生侮慢之心（不尊重）（即 low opinion）（breed = create）这句话又与另一句俗语「Too thick does not stick.」（太稠或太浓反而黏不住）意思相近。也就是说： 「closeness brings disagreement.」（亲不敬，熟生蔑）;就是劝人：「君子之交淡如水」或「保持距离，以策安全」。3.Once bitten（或 bit），twice shy.就是说：一次被咬，下次胆小。或是一次上当，下次小心。（shy = avoid）动词时态：bite, bit, bitten（或 bit）这又与另一句俗语「A burnt child fears（或dreads）the fire.」（被灼伤的小孩怕火）相似。说白些，就是： When you have bad experience, you don’t want to have the same experience again.这不就是「一朝被蛇咬，见绳也心惊」或「一日被蛇咬，十年怕草绳」吗？
4.A stitch in time save nine.意思是：「一针及时省九针」。也是「一针不补，十针难缝」或「小洞不补，大洞叫苦」的味道。这句警语与「An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.」（一分的预防，胜於十分的治疗）意义相近。此外，还有：「Don’t wait for a rainy day to fix the roof.（不要等到下雨时才去修补屋顶）;或「Always prepare for a rainy day.」或「Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.」（做最坏的打算和最好的希望）这些警语，说的都是「未雨绸缪」。
5.Old habits die hard.意思是说：改掉***惯很不容易。「It is difficult to break an old habit.」这与另一句谚语：「You can not teach an old dog new tricks.」（你不能教老狗新把戏）。这就是所谓「江山易改，本性难移」。
6.Absence makes the heart grow fonder.意思是：一个人不在时，使人内心更想念。「When a person is absent, we may think of him／her more often.」与「久别情深」、「眼不见，心更念」、「人去情渐深」，或是「一日不见如隔三秋」的意味相近。
7.A penny saved is a penny earned.据说这是Ben Franklin 的引语。照字面意义是：能存一分钱，就是赚了一分钱。後来有人改口说： Take care of your pennies（=pence）and the pounds(=dollars）will take care of themselves.说白些，就是： If you save small amount of money, you will eventually have a large sum of money.就是中国人所谓「积少成多，集腋成裘」。（这句话也可指小事谨慎，大事自成。）
8.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.意思是说：当在罗马时，就照罗马人的（生活）方式去做。所以有人也改口说： When in America, do as the Americans do.就是「入国问禁，入乡随俗。」
9.What is done cannot be undone.意思是：做过的事，不能再还原。（动词时态：undo, undid, undone）。这与另一句谚语 「Don’t cry over spilt milk.」或「It is no use crying over spilt milk.」意义相似。也就是说：What is done is done或What has taken place, nothing can be done about it.（take place=happen）就是「覆水难收」、「往者已矣」。
10.Don’t（或Never）cross a bridge till（或until）you come to it.照字面的意义是：不等到桥边，就不必过桥。也有人说：We have to go across the bridge when we come to it.（it 指桥；bridge也指问题或困难），换句话说：不必为将来顾虑太多「Don’t worry too much in advance.」劝人当问题出现时再设法解决不迟。「You have to face the problem or difficulty when the time comes.」这与所谓「船到桥头自然直」，颇有相似之处。
All good things must come to an end.意思是说：一切好事，总会结束的。也就像咱们所谓「天下没有不散的宴席」或「好景无常」。换句话说：人生的道路是崎岖不平的（Life is bumpy.）或（Road bumps in our life.）但也不必悲观，生命也有光明的一面（There is light at the end of the tunnel.）12.Beauty is but(=only)skin-deep.意思是：美貌只是一层皮或外表的美是肤浅、短暂的。「Beauty is just as deep as skin.」这与其他两句格言:「Don’t judge a book by its cover.」（评价一本书不是只看书的包装）「Appearances are deceiving.」（外表是骗人的）意义相近，所以唯有内在的品格才是永久的重要的，（Personality Counts），不可以貌取人，否则就成为所谓的「绣花枕头」了。
13.What goes around comes around.意思是：你的所做所为，也会得到报应的。「What comes out of you will return to you.」这句话有些迷信(superstition)，像「十年河东，十年河西，风水轮著转」。不过老外所指的「因果报应」，多半是指「恶报」。(注意：不是What comes around goes around.）
14.Money talks.这句话「钱会说话」或「金钱最有发言权」。也有人後面22.Champagne tastes on a beer budget.意思是说：只有喝啤酒的预算，却有喝香槟酒的爱好。也就是指一些人花钱超出自己的能力。(Some people spend more money than they can afford.)或Some people live beyond their means.这不就是「打肿脸充胖子」吗？
23.It never rains, but it pours.照字面意思：不是微微细雨，而是大雨倾盆。也就是说：坏事接二连三的降临(The bad thing come in succession.)这与咱们所谓的「祸不单行」或「屋漏偏逢连夜雨，船破又逢对头风」意思相似。
24.One picture is worth a thousand words.意思是：一张画（或照片）胜过一千字的描写。如同中国人所说的「百闻不如一见」。(Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times.)（注意：Words are worth a thousands pictures.，又是指一篇文章描写得十分生动）
25.A slip of tongue cannot be recalled.意思是：（不小心）说漏了嘴，是收不回来的。或者说：One word once let go can not be recalled.这都是劝人说话要谨慎负责。即「一言既出，驷马难追」。
26.You cannot make filet mignon out of chopped liver.意思是：你不能从品质差的肉，制造品质高的肉。filet mignon 是法国小牛排，是 high quality of meat ,而 chopped liver 是指品质差的肉，这里的 liver 未必是动物的肝脏，说白些，就是：Something with good quality can not be made with cheap material.这与咱们所说的「朽木不可雕也」，颇有相似。27.a chip off（或 of）the old block.照字面说：木头中的一个碎片。这与另外两句谚语相似：「Like father, like son.」（相貌性格等酷似父亲的儿子）「As the old cock crows, so crow the young.」（老公鸡在叫，小公鸡也跟著叫）（动词时态：crow, crowed（或crew）, crowed）因为孩子多半是模仿父母的（Children generally imitate their parents.）（多半指男性）这就是咱们所谓的「有其父必有其子」。
28.Make hay while the sun shines.意思是：晒草要趁阳光好。这与另一句「seize the day」（把握今朝）= carpe diem 是拉丁文，意义相近。就是「行事要趁机会好」（make the most of an opportunity）。
29.Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.就是所谓「愚者仓促，智者小心」的意思，劝人不可轻举妄动。（Don’t jump without thinking.）30.Judge not lest you be judged.这句话是劝人不可批评别人。(Don’t criticize others.）因为你如果批评别人，那么别人也会批评你。（If you criticize others, you’ll expect others to criticize you！）
11.加上一句：It（money）talks all languages.（它会说多种语言），也就是说：money is power.或是说：Money makes the man.If you have money, even a fool is a master.（金钱改变一个人，假如你有钱，即使是傻瓜，也会变成主人。）这些谚语，与咱们所说的「金钱万能」、「钱可通神」或「有钱能使鬼推磨」的古老观念，意义相近。(现代许多人倒认为「钱不是一切」）「money is not everything.」
15.Nice guys finish last.意思是：好人吃亏。(guy=person）这与另一句谚语相似：Nice（honest）people get short end of stick.（get short end of stick=not treated fairly）;也有老外说：(You）never give a sucker an even break.（你从不给老实人公平待遇）（even break=fair dial；sucker是指老实或易受骗的人），就是「好人受欺」。
16.A small spark makes a great fire.这与另一句警语：「It takes one small spark to start a forest fire.」意义相同。也就是我们所说的「星星之火，可以燎原」。其实也可以说是：A trifle may, often cause great disaster.（小事也会引起大灾难）。
17.Out of sight, out of mind！意思是：看不见，心就不会想（烦恼）。也就是咱们所谓「眼不见为净」。也有人说是：「Long absent, soon forgotten」或「Seldom seen, soon forgotten.」「见得少，忘得快」或是「时间会冲淡感情」。说白些，就是：If you don’t see it, you just forget about it.18.Treat others as you want to be treated.意思是说：你想别人怎样对待你，你就要怎样对待别人。或者说：Treat others as you want others to treat you，也可以说：Do unto others as you would have others（them）do unto you.（unto 是古体的介系词=to）这与咱们所说的「己所不欲，勿施於人」意思相似。
19.There is no place like home.意思是：没有一个地方像自己的家那么好。还有其他说法：East, West, home is best或Home, sweet home！或是No place is as desirable as home.这就像中国人所说的「金窝银窝，不如自己的狗窝。」（home是指经过装饰过而有人住的温暖的家，而house可能只是空空没人住过的房子）
20.Actions speak louder than words.照字面意思是：行动比言语更响亮（有效）。换句话说：采取行动要比高谈阔论好（It is better to take action than just to talk about it.）即「事实胜於雄辩」。
21.The pot calls（或calling）the kettle black.意思是：锅嫌水壶黑。此外，还有类似的谚语：All cats are（或look）black（或gray）in the dark.或者We are in the same boat.也就是说：大家彼此彼此（We are all equal或We are in the same situation。就像「五十步笑百步」或「乌鸦笑猪黑」。
第三篇：英语中有趣的人名俗语
英语中有趣的人名俗语 1.a cup of Joe 一杯咖啡.A cup of Joe也就是a cup of coffee。这个说法是从纽约一家公司Martinson's Coffee的Joe Martinson的名字得来的，据说当时临近街区都弥漫着咖啡的芳香，所以人们都称咖啡为 a cup of Joe。Martinson's Coffee在美国历史悠久，它的追随者25%都是纽约人。
2.average Joe平常人，普通人.An average Joe refers to someone who is just like everyone else;a normal person.'Average' means 'in the middle' or 'not extreme', and 'Joe' is a common male name.So 'average Joe' refers to a man who is not extremely different from everyone else.Average意思是“平均的，一般水平的”，而Joe又是一个极其常见的名字，所以人们就用average Joe来表示很普通的一个人。例如我们会说，雷·罗马诺是这个时代全美最受欢迎的电视明星之一，可他却似乎不把自己当成什么大人物，仿佛就是与你生活在同一座城市里的 “average Joe”。
3.a plain Jane 长相不起眼，外貌平凡的女人.这里的plain是“不惹人注目的，朴素的”，而Jane是一般女人名，plain与Jane合辙押韵。如：I wonder why a handsome man like Jeff married such a plain Jane.我很奇怪像杰夫这样出色的男子怎么与一个不怎么起眼的姑娘结婚。not know a person from Adam不知(某人)模样如何，与(某人)素不相识.源自《圣经·旧约·士师记》第2、3章。上帝创造了世界上的第一个男人，取名为亚当(Adam)。因为亚当非女人所生，所以没有肚脐，是最容易辨认的人，“not know somebody from Adam”就表示“完全不认识某人”。
Mrs.Smith is a friend of mine, but I don’t know her husband from Adam.史密斯太太是我的朋友，但我完全不认识她丈夫。
5.Jack of all trades万事通.一般指杂而不精，也就是我们平时所说的“三脚猫”。Jack of all trades and master of none.门门精通，样样稀松。6 Uncle Sam美国.它源自1812-1814年间美英战争时期的一个历史传说。相传在纽约州的特洛伊城(Troy))有位年长的肉类加工商，名叫山缪尔?威尔逊(Samuel Wilson)。他勤劳、诚实、能干，很有威信，人们亲切地叫他山姆大叔(Uncle Sam)。他也是一位爱国者，与父兄曾参加过美国独立战争。在1812年的美英战争中，他的工厂与政府签了一份为军队生产桶装牛肉的合同，美国政府每当收到他交来的经其亲自检验合格的牛肉，就将肉装入特制的木桶，并在桶上盖上US的记号。由于Uncle Sam的首字母是US，而美国(The United States)的缩写也是U.S.，于是人们便把这两个名称合二为一了。当地的人们就把“山姆大叔”当成美国的绰号，并逐渐流传开来。.not know Jack about对某事一无所知.如： I don't know Jack about fishing意思就是 I don't know anything about fishing(我对钓鱼一无所知)。而I don’t know Jack的意思就是“我什么也不知道”。关于Jack，还有两个常见的句子。Do you know Jack shit? 意思就是问别人, “你知不知道什么叫无知? 在美国的口语中，Jack shit 算是一句粗话，意思是什么也没有。
8.For Pete’s sake感叹词，用以强烈表达情绪，意为“哎呀，天哪”.有些地方也译作“看在上帝面上；千万；务必” 等。在这个短语中，Pete是耶酥大弟子St.Peter的昵称。常在恳求或请求他人时使用。如：For Pete's sake，stop making so much noise.(哎呀，天哪！别弄出那么讨厌的声音啦!)此外，它还应用于其他种种不同的场合。假设你向别人道了歉，他还没完没了，这时你可以说：I said I was sorry.What else do you want me to do, for Pete's sake?(我已经说对不起了，拜托，你还想叫我怎样啊?)9.a doubting Thomas生性多疑的人.源自《圣经·新约·约翰福音》第20章。该篇讲到耶稣复活后出现在众人面前，十二门徒之一托马斯没有亲眼见到，声称除非看到他手上的钉痕，用手探入他的肋旁，否则不信他已复活。后来人们用“doubting Thomas”指那些不肯轻易相信别人的人。10.John Hancock亲笔签名.John Hancock是在 The Declaration of Independence(美国独立宣言)上署名的独立战士中,将自己的名字签得又好又大的一个人，他的签名美观大方而且个头也比别的签名大。所以美国人常把John Hancock当作signature(署名,签名)的意思.。如：I need your John Hancock.我需要您的签名。
第四篇：英语俗语谚语归纳
1.爱不释手fondle admiringly
2.百闻不如一见（眼见为实）Seeing is believing.3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many;to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.5.不眠之夜 white night
6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7.不遗余力 spare no effort;go all out;do one's best
8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new;ring out the old year and ring in the new
11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
12.大开眼界 open one's eyes;broaden one's horizon;be an eye-opener
13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough;beyond is as wrong as falling short;too much is as bad as too little
15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal;a hedge between keeps friendship green
26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory;win instant success
30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven.Man proposes, God disposes.35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half;Cunning outwits itself
36.拿手好戏 masterpiece
37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions;throw a sprat to catch a whale
39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end 40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist.One can't make bricks without straw.42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something
46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon(from the outside)finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt-Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.47.强强联手 win-win co-operation
48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.49.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy
52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating
55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round.56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.59.升级换代 updating and upgrading(of products)
60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
65.实事求是seek truth from facts;be practical and realistic;be true to facts
66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.67.实话实说speak the plain truth;call a spade a spade;tell it as it is
68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.69.山不在高，有仙则名'No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy;'
70.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time
71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets
72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen.a bolt from the blue
73.团结就是力量Unity is strength.74.“跳进黄河洗不清”'eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name '
75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena
76.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.77.往事如风'The past has vanished(from memory)like wind.;What in past, is pas
78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child
79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly.When it rains it pours.80.文韬武略military expertise;military strategy
81.唯利是图draw water to one's mill
82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots
83.无中生有make create something out of nothing
84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind.There's no smoke without fire.85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends
86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean
87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.88.蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
89.心想事成May all your wish come true
90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding;give tacit consent;tacit understanding 91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound
93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan
94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example
95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters
96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear
97.循序渐进step by step
98.一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way;speed the parting guest
99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others
100鱼米之乡
101.有情人终成眷属'Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.'
102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go.Money talks.103.有识之士people of vision
104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain
105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.106.与时俱进advance with times
107.以人为本people oriented;people foremost
108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude
109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼'to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further;Ascend further, were you to look farther;Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.' a land of milk and honey
110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.111.优胜劣汰survival of the fittest
112.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.113.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.114.冤假错案'cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced;unjust, false or wrong cases'
115.一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.116.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful
117.债台高筑become debt-ridden
118.致命要害Achilles' heel
119.众矢之的target of public criticism
120.知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.121.纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist
122.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea 123.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 百里挑一one in hundred 百折不挠be indomitable 半途而废give up halfway leave sth.Unfinished 包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive 饱经风霜weather-beaten 卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 悲欢离合vicissitudes of life 背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 本末倒置put the cart before the horse 笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early 必由之路the only way 闭关自守close the country to international intercourse 变本加厉be further intensified 变化无常chop and change fantasticality 变化无常chop and change fantasticality 别开生面having sth.New 别有用心have ulterior motives 彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful 博古通今erudite and informed 不败之地incincible position 不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates 不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 不劳而获reap where one has not sown 不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 不速之客crasher uninvited guest 不同凡响outstanding 不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains 不以为然not approve object to 不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness 不亦乐乎extremely 不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance 不约而同happen to coincide 不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul 不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one's head out of one's wits 才疏学浅have little talent and learning 惨绝人寰extremely cruel 沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds 沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness 层出不穷emerge in endlessly 层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks 察言观色carefully watch what sb.is doing and saying 姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers 畅行无阻checkless 车水马龙heavy traffic 沉默寡言taciturnity 称心如意well-content 趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot 成群结队gang horde 诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe 诚心诚意sincere desire 承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following 吃苦耐劳tough 吃里扒外live on sb.while helping others secretly 痴心妄想 胡思乱想wishful thinking 持之以恒preserve 叱咤风云ride the whirlwind 愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone morosely 臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy，notorious 出乎意料unexpected 出口成章have an outstanding eloquence 出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 出谋划策give counsel suggest 出奇制胜defeat sb.by a surprise action 出生入死go through fire and water 触类旁通comprehend by analogy 垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one's spirits with the tail between the legs 垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted 绰绰有余more than sufficient 此起彼伏as one falls,another rises 从容不迫go easy take one's time 从容不迫的leisured unhurried 从容不迫地by easy stages 粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy 粗枝大叶的broad-brush 措手不及unaware unprepared 错综复杂 扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous 打草惊蛇act rashly and about: the enemy 大材小用waste one's talent on a petty job 大公无私selfless 大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 大惑不解be extremely puzzled 大惊小怪a storm in a teacup foofaraw fuss like a hen with one chicken 大惊小怪的spoffish 大快人心affording general satisfaction 大名鼎鼎famous well known 大器晚成great minds mature slowly 大千世界the boundless universe 大失所望greatly disappointed 大同小异largely identical but with minor differences 大显身手 大显神通strut one's stuff 大言不惭 夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice 大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty 大智若愚Still waters run deep.An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep 呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed 待人接物the ways one gets along with others 殚思极虑rack one's brains 胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose 胆战心惊的funky 淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth 道貌岸然be sanctimonious 得过且过drift along muddle along 得天独厚的advantaged 得心应手handy with facility 得意忘形 得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 得意洋洋elated elation exaltation jauntiness 得意扬扬ride high 得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop high-blown perky 得意扬扬的triumphant 德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity 德高望重sainted saintlike 登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection 地大物博vast territory and abundant resources 颠倒黑白 颠倒是非 混淆是非call white black swear black is white 颠三倒四confused disorderly 雕虫小技insignificant skill 调兵遣将move forces 调虎离山lure the enemy away from his base 掉以轻心treat sth.Lightly 喋喋不休blat cackle chackle harp harp on jaw-jaw rattle twitter wag 顶天立地of indomitable spirit 东施效颦blind imitation with ludicrous effection 东山再起bob up like a cork 独具匠心show originality 独树一帜develop a school of one's own 独一无二in a class by oneself 独一无二的unique unmatched unparalleled 度日如年one day seems like a year 断章取义garble quote out of context 对牛弹琴whistle jigs to a milestone Cast pearls before swine 对症下药suit the remedy to the case 多才多艺versatility 多才多艺的accomplished all-round allround miscellaneous versatile 多愁善感sensitivity sentimentality 多愁善感的moonstruck spoony 多此一举bring owls to Athens hold a candle to the sun 多多益善the more the better 咄咄逼人aggressive 脱胎换骨thoroughly remould oneself 阿谀奉承 趋炎附势greasiness 恩将仇报 以怨报德 忘恩负义 bite the hand that feeds one 尔虞我诈each trying to cheat the other 发人深省的thought-provoking 发人深省set people thinking 发扬光大carry forward 翻山越岭tramp over hill and dale 翻天覆地world-shaking 泛滥成灾overrun 飞黄腾达 青云直上come into one's kingdom rise in the world strike oil 飞黄腾达的successful 飞禽走兽birds and beasts 废寝忘食forget food and sleep 分道扬镳part company,each going his own way 分化瓦解disintegrate divide and demoralize 分门别类classify 纷至沓来come in a continuous stream 纷至沓来的thick as hail 奋不顾身dash ahead regardless of one's safety 愤愤不平be indignant 愤世嫉俗的cynical 丰富多彩rich and colorful 丰功伟绩great achievement 丰衣足食have ample food and clothing 风花雪月sentimental writings of the exploiting classes 风马牛不相及be totally unrelated 风靡一时be the rage 风平浪静calm 风起云涌like a rising wind and scudding clouds 风雨同舟stand together regardless of situation 风雨无阻in all weathers 锋芒毕露make a showy display of one's abilities 蜂涌而来pour 逢场作戏join in the fun on occasion 逢凶化吉trun ill luck into good 奉公守法law-abiding 敷衍了事make short shrift of palter scuffle 釜底抽薪take a drastic measure to deal with a situation 赴汤蹈火 出生入死go through fire and water 富丽堂皇magnificence 覆水难收spilt water cannot be gathered up again It is no use crying over spilt milk
1.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.恶其始者必恶其终。
2.A bad bush is better than the open field.有胜于无。
3.A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
4.A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.做贼心虚。
5.A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。
6.A bad padlock invites a picklock.开门揖盗。
8.A bad thing never dies.坏事传千年。
9.A bad workman quarrels with his tools.拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。
10.A bargain is a bargain.达成的协议不可撕毁。
11.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
12.A beggar’s purse is bottomless.乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
13.A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。
14.A bird may be known by its song.什么鸟唱什么歌。
15.A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.略有胜于全无。
16.A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.坐井观天。
17.A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.秋波送盲，白费痴情。
18.A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。
19.A book that remains shut is but a block.有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。
20.A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.借来的斗篷不暖身。
21.Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
22.A burden of one's choice is not felt.自己选的担子不嫌重。23.A burnt child dreads the fire.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
24.A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。
25.A cat may look at a king.猫也有权晋见国王。
26.A cat has nine lives.猫有九条命。
27.Accidents will happen.天有不测风云。
28.A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。
29.A change of work is as good as a rest.调换一下工作是很好的休息。
30.A cheerful wife is the joy of life.快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。
第五篇：常见英语俗语
常见英语俗语
1.Where there is a will, there is a way.2.No pains, no gains.3.All roads lead to Rome.4.Do as the Romans do.5.Every little makes a nickel.6.No garden is without weeds.7.Time waits for no man.8.The onlookers sees the game best.9.Great minds think alike.10.Every coins has two sides.11.Two heads are better than one.12.All work without play makes Jack a dull boy.13.Think twice before we leap.14.A good medicine taste bitter.15.All good things come to an end.16.A little body often harbours a great soul.17.A leopard can not change its spots.18.All that ends well is well.19.A new broom sweeps clean.20.A single flower does not make a spring.21.Birds of a feather flock together.22.Bad news has wings.23.Example is better than precept.24.Beauty lies in the love’s eyes.25.Constant dripping wears a stone.26.Do well and have well.27.Easier said than done.28.Easy come,easy go.29.Every dog has his day.30.Every man has his faults.31.He knows most who speaks least.32.He who laughs last laughs best.33.It is hard to please all.34.Many hands make light work.35.Misfortunes never come alone.36.No cross,no crown.37.N o man is content.38.No smoke ,no fire.39.No brave,nothing have.40.Nothing is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.41.One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.42.One man’s fault is other man’s lesson.43.One’s words reflect one’s thinking.44.Out of sight,out of mind.45.Out of office,out of danger.46.Once bitten,always shy.47.One boya boy,two boys half a boy,three boys no boy.48.Facts speaks louder than words.49.No sweet without sweat.50.Knowledge is power.
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