第一篇:《圣经》与英语谚语
摘要: 《圣经》不仅是一部经典的宗教著作,也是西方文化的一个重要源泉,对西方国家社会生活的许多方面都产生了极其深远的影响。《圣经》也是英语谚语的宝库,英语中有 大量来源于《圣经》的谚语。这些谚语是了解和研究西方语言与文化的一把钥匙。因此,从谚语这一层面初步探讨《圣经》对英语的深刻影响是非常有意义的。关键词: 《圣经》英语谚语影响
圣经是基督教的灵魂,是西方文化和思想道德的基石,《圣经》对人类的影响尤其对西方各国的影响之大是无法估量的。王佐良先生说:“《圣经》是西方文化的精髓,它对西方文化的影响超过任何一部作品。”[1]数百年来,随着《圣经》内容的广泛传播,很多源自《圣经》的谚语也在人民群众中广为流传。谚语是“流传于民间的简练通俗而富有意义的语句”[2]。谚语是一个民族语言和文化的高度浓缩,是一定社会价值观的体现。英语谚语是英语语言不可缺少的一部分。来自《圣经》的英语谚语更是英语语言非常重要的一章。它们以朴实简明的语言阐述深刻的哲理,给人以智慧和如何修身处事的道理。现在就让我们截取其中的若干谚语来窥一斑而知全貌。1.关于言行
基督教清楚地告诉人们,“原罪”是由始祖亚当传下来的。自亚当以后,人一出生就带有“原罪”,人性本恶。但人性却可以通过教化、扶植和培养,向善转化。所以西方人不断地忏悔自己的言行,不断改变恶的本性,努力超越现世。因此英语中有大量来自《圣经》、鼓励人们行善、竭尽全力工作的谚语。如:While we have the opportunity,let us do good to all men.(Galatians 6:10)无论什么时候,一有机会,就当向众人行善。(《加拉太书》6:10)Whatsoever your hand finds to do,do it with your might.(Ecclesiastes9:10)凡要做的事,就要努力去做。(《传道书》9:10)2.关于家庭 《圣经·创世纪》中写道:“The Lord God said:„It is not goodfor the man to be alone,I will make a suitable partner for him.‟”上帝认为亚当一个人太孤单,应为他造一个配偶来帮助他,于是上帝就用亚当的一根肋骨创造了夏娃。亚当也说夏娃是“我骨中的骨,肉中的肉”。基督教认为婚姻是上帝配给的,人们应该珍爱家庭。《圣经》有关家庭的谚语也很多。如: Have joy of the wife of your youth.(Proverbs 5:18)要喜欢你年轻时娶的妻。(《箴言》5:18)If a house is divided against itself,that house can‟t stand.(Mark 3:25)家庭闹分裂,就会站立不住。(《马可福音》3:25)3.关于爱恨
“爱”是《圣经》永恒的主题。《圣经》中蕴藏着深厚的仁爱、宽恕和博爱的基督精神,它告诉人们,有了爱,一切过错和仇恨都可以化解。有了爱,人就能生活在光明幸福之中。《圣经》中与这方面有关的谚语也是信手拈来。如: Love your neighbor as yourself.(Luke 10:25)爱邻居如同爱自己;爱人如己。(《路加福音》10:25)
Hatred stirs up strife,but love covers all offenses.(Proverbs10:12)恨挑起事端,爱能遮掩一切过错。(《箴言》10:12)另外,《圣经》还有不少英语谚语,从各个角度告诉人们许多其他的道理。如: The love of money is the root of all evils.金钱是万恶之源。(《提摩太前书》)
The sins of fathers are visited upon the Children.祖宗造孽,报应儿孙。(《出埃及记》)Judge not,and you shall not be judged.不要论别人,免得被人论断。(《路加福音》)Wisdom is better than rubies.智慧比珍珠更美。(《箴言》)It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle,than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.骆驼穿过针眼,比 富人进天堂还容易;贪财难成正果。(《马太福音》)
以上源自《圣经》的谚语只是沧海一粟。这些谚语内容深刻隽永,在一定程度上影响着人们的思想和行为。Proverbs are the creams of a nation‟s thought.(谚语是一国思想的精髓。)[3]了解这些谚语对我们学好英语,较好地了解西方人的思想和行为,更好地理解西方文化都有一定的帮助。参考文献:
[1]王佐良.欧洲文化入门[M].北京:外语教学与研究出版社,1992:84.[2]夏征农等.《辞海》[Z].上海:上海辞书出版社,1999:491.[3]谢大任.精选英语谚语3000句[Z].上海:上海科技教育出版社,1987:3.
第二篇:英语修辞手法及圣经谚语[范文模版]
Figures of Speech ways of making our language figurative
Simile Simile:is a figure of speech which makes a comparison between two unlike elements having at least one quality or characteristic in common.To make the comparison, words like as, as...as, as if and like are used to transfer the quality we associate with one to the other.For example, As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.Major forms of simile: 1)In his dream he saw the tiny figure fall as a fly.2)They crowded around the two strangers and the flood of questions came.3)What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul.4)Love and cough cannot be hidden
Novelty
1)当一名医生必须要有胆量和巧手。
A doctor must have the heart of _____ and the hand of _____.Paris is a morgue without you;before I knew you, it was Paris, and I though it heavens;but now it is a vast desert of desolation and loneliness.It is like the face of a clock, bereft of its hands.(Sarah Bernhardt to Victorian Sardou)
All that had to show, as a man of letters, were these few tales essays, which had blossomed out like flowers in the calm summer of my heart and mind.------Hawthoren
Metaphor Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested… In foreign policy, flying solo can be risky business.The tug of war between enterprise profit and public interest
Personification
It gives human form of feelings to animals, or life and personal attributes to inanimate objects, or to ideas and abstractions.For example, the wind whistled through the trees.Religion is an admirable teacher for those connected to it, while it is a silent voice for those who are not.Rough wind _______ This was the sign meteorologists had been waiting for.Not only does the sharp fall in ocean temperatures signal the breakup of the giant pool of warm water in the tropical Pacific that triggered one of the century’s greatest EL Nino’s unruly twin sister, the climatological reversal that scientists call La Nina(the girl).Money talks, money prints, money broadcasts, money reigns……(Bernard Shaw)I saw justice and liberty sitting by his side.In the age of internet, it is observed that a lie goes halfway around the world before truth has time to get its trousers on.With network, truth never catches up with half-truth.Metonymy
A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of Washington for the United States government or of the sword for military power.The crown of rule, the scale of trade, the cross of faith 1 The kettle is boiling.He is fond of bottle.a real skirt, a skirt chaser 2 May pick your brains? show iron teeth
to give technical muscle, use legislative muscle, to be give muscle by multinational force 3 to raise an eyebrow, to point fingers Capitol Hill, the stockholm syndrome, Social status today involves an enormous amount of publicity and certain level of stardom.We’ve become Beverly Hills.他善于欣赏音乐。她对服装很有品位。他喜爱美食。
Karajan had ruled his august orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonic-of which he had been named conductor for life in 1955-with a brilliant ear and an iron fist.He is raised to bench.He enter the bar.Pen is mightier than sword.Nature’s first green is gold,/ Her hardest hue to hold./ Her early leaf’s a flower;/ But only so an hour./ Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief,/So dawn goes down to day./ Nothing gold can stay.Synecdoche
involves the substitution of the part for the whole, or the whole for the part.For instance, they say there's bread and work for all.She was dressed in silks.1 Let’s drink a cup or two.They were short of hands.He can hardly earn his everyday bread.The soaring bottom-line living expenses weigh heavily on the bread-earner of the family.Nature’s first green is gold,/ Her hardest hue to hold./ Her early leaf’s a flower;/ But only so an hour./ Then leaf subsides to leaf.So Eden sank to grief,/So dawn goes down to day./ Nothing gold can stay
Hyperbole
Deliberate use of overstatement or exaggeration to achieve emphasis.For instance, he almost died laughing.1 Thanks a million.The twin sisters are different in a thousand and one ways.2 For her there was nobody but Bart, and Bart was the world.Speaking in perpetual hyperbole is comely in nothing but love.---Francis Bacon 1 be hostile to straight plays of any kind even those that get good review… 2 There is lethal combination of high costs and high ticket prices at work.The lethality of nuclear warheads is appalling.3 Within the snap of fingers, stock prices started a long roll-coaster ride downward in 2008.Disclosure freak Acid freak Hard-road freaks Peeking freak Eco-freaks, soap freaks
Understatement
Opposite of hyperbole, or overstatement.It achieves its effect of emphasizing a fact by deliberately understating it, impressing the listener or the reader more by what is merely implied or left unsaid than by bare statement.For instance, It is no laughing matter.Euphemism:
It is the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant.For instance, we refer to “die” as “ pass away”.Pun
Play on words, or rather a play on the form and meaning of words.For instance, a cannon-ball took off his legs, so he laid down his arms.(Here “arms” has two meanings: a person's body;weapons carried by a soldier.)Here Lies Lester Moore From A 44 No Less No More 2 We must hang together, or we shall hang separately.Seven days without 7-ups makes one weak.Drunk drivers often put the quart before the hearse.3 ―You’re not eating your fish.Anything wrong with it?‖ the waitress said to him.―Long time no sea.‖ The man replied.It’s a long way to Siberia and long wait at Moscow airport.I finally figured out how government works.The Senate gets the bill from the House.The President gets the bill from the Senate.And we get the bill for everything.6--―Mr.President, what kind of concrete assurance would you like to see to guarantee Saddam’s withdrawal from Kuwait?‖
--―Pieces of his bunker.‖
What kind of money do girls like most? Matrimony
Why are layers all uneasy sleepers? Because they lie first on one side, and then on the other, and remain wide awake all the time.You earn your living and you urn your dead.Try our sweet corn.You will smile from ear to ear.Irony
A figure of speech that achieves emphasis by saying the opposite of what is meant, the intended meaning of the words being the opposite of their usual sense.For instance, we are lucky, what you said makes me feel real good.parody is a work created to mock, comment on, or poke fun at an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation.A friend in need is a friend to be avoided.Beauty is more than skin deep.She had hesitated for a long time before she finally walked into love.Paradox:
A figure of speech consisting of a statement or proposition which on the face of it seems self-contradictory, absurd or contrary to established fact or practice, but which on further thinking and study may prove to be true, well-founded, and even to contain a succinct point.For example more haste, less speed.? His main feature is featurelessness.Oxymoron
A compressed paradox, formed by the conjoining of two contrasting, contradictory or incongruous(不协调)terms as in bitter-sweet memories, orderly chaos and proud humility.Alliteration It has to do with the sound rather than the sense of words for effect.It is a device that repeats the same sound at frequent intervals(间隔)and since the sound repeated is usually the initial consonant sound, it is also called “front rhyme”.For instance, the fair breeze blew, the white foam flew, the furrow followed free.Rhyme A word that corresponds with another in terminal sound, as behold and cold.Correspondence of terminal sounds of words or of lines of verse
1.Spare the rod and spoil the child.孩子不打不成器。
如果孩子做了错事,却不严加管教,不予以惩罚,那么就很难端正其品德.源自《旧约全书》(the Old Testament)《箴言》(Proverbs)中的第十三章第二十四节.原句为: Those who spare the rod hate their children, but those who love them are diligent to discipline them.(不忍杖打儿子的,是憎恶儿子;疼爱儿子的,随时管教.)
2.the leopard cannot change his spots.江山易改,本性难移。
豹子生而有斑纹,岂能后天改变得了?同样,如果一个人天性恶劣,那么他将很难变好.语出《旧约全书》(the Old Testament)《耶利米书》(Jeremiah)中的第十三章第二十三节.原句为: Can Ethiopian change their skin or leopards their spots? Then also you can do good who are accustomed to do evil.(埃塞俄比亚人能改变其肤色吗?或者豹子能改变其豹斑吗?若能,你们这些惯行恶的便可行善了.)
3.As you sow, so shall you reap.自食其果。
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆.若你过的是不道德的甚至是罪恶的生活,得到的回报无疑是惩罚而不是奖赏.源出《新约全书》(the New Testament)《加拉太书》(Galatians)中的第六章第七、八节.原句为:Do not be deceived;God is not mocked, for you reap whatever you sow.If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the flesh;but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the Spirit.(不要自欺,上帝是轻慢不得的.人种的是什么,收的也是什么.顺着情欲撒种的,必从情欲收败坏;顺着圣灵撒种的,必从圣灵收永生.)
4.Cast not the first stone.欲责他人,先思己过。
在谴责别人的过失之前,先要扪心自问,自己的行为是否无可指责,而不要不分青红皂白,首先谴责他人.源于《新约全书》(the New Testament)《约翰福音》(John)中的一个故事:耶稣(Jesus)清晨在圣殿讲道时,文士(the scribes)和法利赛人(the Pharisees)把一个与人通奸的妇人带到他面前,并说:“摩西(Moses)在律法上吩咐我们把这样的妇人用石头打死.你说该把她怎么样呢?”耶稣回答道:“Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”(你们中间谁是没有罪的,谁就可以拿石头打她.)他们听了这话后,由于“问心有愧”,一个个都出去了.5.It is better to give than to take.给予胜于索取。语出《新约全书》(the New Testament)《使徒行传》(Acts)中的第二十章第三十五节.原句为:In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”(我凡事给你们做榜样,叫你们知道应当这样劳苦,扶助软弱的人,又当记住主耶稣的话,他说:“施舍比接受更有福.”)
6.the love of money is the root of all evil.爱财为万恶之源。
语出《新约全书》(the New Testament)《提摩太书》(Timothy)中的第六章第十节.原句为:For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.(贪财是万恶之根.有人贪恋钱财,就被引诱离了真道,用许多愁苦把自己刺透.)
7.Bone of The Bone and Flesh of the Flesh直译“骨中之骨,肉中之肉”,出自<圣经>中关于上帝造人的神话.常用来比喻血缘上的亲属关系或思想上的团结一致
据<旧约?创世纪>第2章叙述:太初之际,混沌未开,耶和华上帝开天辟地.第一天耶和华创造了白天和夜晚;第二天创造了天空和风云;第三天创造了高山峻岭.平原河流,以及富饶的土地和芳香的花果;第四天他又创造了太阳.月亮和星辰,确定年岁.季节.月份和日期;第五天他创造了各种形状和大小的鱼类和飞禽;第六天他才创造了各种陆上动物,然后他按照自己的形象用地上的尘土造出一个男人,名叫亚当(Adam),这就是神话中人类的始祖.后来,耶和华见押当独居无伴侣帮助他,于是,趁亚当沉睡的时候,从他身上取下一根肋骨造成了一个女人叫夏娃(Eve),领到他面前,亚当说:“This is bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh”(这是我骨中之骨,肉中之肉)。从此两人结为夫妻
Our army is bone of the bone and flesh of the flesh of the people.8.Adams Apple喉结
《旧约.创世纪》第3章讲到人类的起源,传说上帝创造人类的始祖亚当和夏娃,在东方的伊甸(Eden)建立了一个园子给他们居住。伊甸园里生长着悦人眼目的各种树木,树上长着各种各样的果实。上帝吩咐亚当说:你可以随意吃园中的各种果子,只是不能吃那棵分别善恶树上的果实,吃了必定要死。这种“禁果”就是apple。后来,亚当的配偶夏娃听信蛇的诱惑,不顾神谕,吃了善恶树上的禁果,还把这果子给它丈夫吃。亚当因心怀恐惧,吃时仓促,有一片果肉哽在吼中,不上不下,留下个结块,就叫“亚当的苹果”两人吃了这果子就心明眼亮,能知善恶美丑。但是由于他们违背了上帝的告戒而被逐出伊甸园。从此,亚当就永远在脖子前端留下“喉结”,作为偷吃禁果的“罪证”。上帝还惩罚亚当,“必汗流满面才能糊口”
不过也说一说是正当亚当吃的时候,上帝来了,所以亚当急忙吞下去,不料哽在喉咙间了。
Adams apple can be more clearly seen on men than women’s throats.9.Sell Ones Birthright for a Mess of Pottages因小失大;见利弃义
《旧约.创世纪》第25章记述了这样一个故事传说:犹太族长以撒的妻子利百加怀孕期间,感觉到2个胎儿在她腹内互相踢打,就去问耶和华,耶和华对她说:“两国在你腹内,两族要从你身上出来,这族必强于那族,将来大的要服小的。” 后来,利百加果然生下一对孪生兄弟,哥哥叫以扫,弟弟叫雅各。两兄弟长大后,以扫好动,常外出打猎;雅各则常在家里帮助料理家务。有一天,以扫打猎回来,又饥又渴,看见弟弟雅各在熬豆汤,就对他说:“我饿极了,给我喝点红豆汤吧!”雅各说:“你要喝汤,就把你的长子权卖给我。”以扫说:“你都要饿死了,要这长子权有什么用呢?”于是,他便按雅各的要求,对天起誓,把长子权卖给雅各,换来饼和红豆汤。以扫吃饱喝足后,起身走了。他哪里想到,为了这碗红豆汤,他的后裔便注定要服事雅各的后裔。
这个成语常缩略为for a mess of pottage的形式。有时也可用to sell ones birthrights.There are many, many people who are willing to prostitute their intelligence for a mess of pottage.10..The writing/Finger on the Wall不详之兆;大祸临头
据《旧约。但以理书》(Daniel)第5章记述:有一次古巴比伦(Babylonian)的国王伯沙撒(Belshazar)正在宫殿里设宴纵饮时,突然,不知从哪里出现了一个神秘的手指,当者国王的面,在王宫与灯台相对的粉墙上写西了四个奇怪的单词:MENE(弥尼)、MENE(弥尼)、TEKEL(提客勒)、UPHARSING(乌法珥新)。国王张皇失措,惊恐万分,谁也不懂墙上所写的字是什么意思。后来叫来了被虏的犹太预言家但以理,才明白了这几个字的意思就是大难临头。他说:“弥尼就是上帝已经数算你国的年日到此为完毕;提客勒就是你被称在天平里显出你的亏欠;乌法珥新就是你的国分裂,归与玛代人和波斯人。”果然,当夜伯沙撒被杀,又62岁的玛代人大利乌取而代之。
英语中这个成语有几种表达方式:the writing/handwriting on the wall或a finger on the wall,通常与be,like等系动词连用;有时写成see/read the writing on he wall的句型,表示提出警告,such as :Dont you see the writing on the wall, 有时候也可省略on the wall,只说Don’ you see the writing?意思也是一样的。
When Bills team lost four games in a row, he saw the handwriting on the wall.11.Not an iota of 有一点点,丝毫也不
iota是希腊字母表中第9个字母“I”的名称。not an iota of 出自《新约。马太福音》第5章:“律法的一点一画都不能废去,都要成全。”因为iota是希腊字母表中最小的一个字母,它有时可以写作一短横置于其他字母之上;遗漏这一点点对发音并无什么影响,只按规则不能减少而已。《福音书》所说的律法,系指“摩西律”,意即无论何人都不允许随便废去这戒律哪怕是最小的一条,甚至其中的一个字母,一个小小短横也不得更动或遗漏。
由此,在语言中遗留下来这个成语,转义表示not a bit of;not one jot or little;not at all等意思。iota在这里,相当于汉语“小不点儿”的意思。
There is not an iota of truth in the story.12.The Salt of the Earth社会中坚;民族精华;优秀份子
字面意思“世上的盐”
The Salt of the Earth一词出自《圣经》,据《新约。马太福音》(Matthew)第5长记载:耶稣对他的门徒说:“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? ” 在这里,salt用于转义,表示flavor;of the earth即of the world。这是耶稣登山垂训论“福”,所讲福音结尾的话,他把门徒比做“世上的盐”,这是极高的称赞。这句话在后世不断引用变成了一个典故性成语,转义为the most valuable members of society;the finest type of humanity;a person or a group of people having the best character 之意
You all are the salt of the earth.Our hope is placed on you
13.Cast pearls before swine 对牛弹琴;白费好意
意思是“珍珠投在猪猡前面”。swine是个旧词,书面词,即今为pigs,不过swine单复同行,本句为复数。这个成语源自《新约。马太福音》第7章:“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you”.由于to cast pearls before swine,比喻确切,在后世不断引用中而成为一个国际性成语,含有轻蔑嘲笑色彩。按其字面意义,这个成语与汉语成语“明珠暗投”相似,但是寓意不同,基本上不对应;按一比喻意义,它相当于“对牛弹琴”,“向驴说经”“一番好意给狗吃”“狗咬吕洞宾,不识好人心”等。
She read them Shakespeare, but it was casting pearls before swine
14.a wolf in sheep's clothing批着羊皮的狼;貌善心恶的人
耶稣在加利利一带传道布教,收了很多信徒。有一天,他对门徒说:“Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves” Mrs.Martin trusted the lawyer until she realized that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing
15.separate the sheep from the goats区别好坏,分清良莠
《新约。马太福音》记述:“And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats”
由于《圣经》的影响,sheep和goat在英语中的形象截然不同,前者比喻好人,后者比喻坏人。英语中有关goat的成语,大多贬义。如:to play the goat=play the fool(瞎胡闹);to get sb's goat(触动肝火);等等。《圣经》说牧羊人要分辨绵羊和山羊,“把绵羊安置右边,山羊左边”。据说野山羊常混进羊群里,引诱绵羊,故牧养人必须把它们区分开来,以免混淆。
We'll go through the list of members, and separate the sheep from the goats
▲一粒芥菜种(A Grain of mustard,)〔简释〕 比喻事物具有强大生命力。也比喻人生的进步过程。
出自《新约?马太福音》13章。〔原文〕 他(耶稣)又设个比喻对他们说:“天国好像一粒芥菜种,有人拿去种在田里。这原是百种里最小的。等到长起来,却比各样的菜都大,且成了树。”
▲一碗红豆汤(A red stew,)〔简释〕 比喻“因小失大”。
出自《旧约?创世纪》25章。〔原文〕 有一天,雅各熬汤,以扫从田野回来累昏了。以扫对雅各说:“我累昏了,求你把这红汤给我喝。”„„雅各说:“你今日把长子的名分卖给我罢。”以扫说:“我将要死,这长子的名分於我有甚麽益处呢?”雅各说:“你今日对我起誓罢!”以扫就对他起了誓,把长子的名分卖给雅各。於是雅各将饼和红豆汤给了以扫,以扫喝了,便起来走了。这就是以扫轻看了他长子的名分。
▲一只小母羊羔(One’s ewe lamb)〔简释〕 比喻最珍爱的东西。
出自《旧约?撒母尔记下》12章。〔原文〕 拿单到了大卫那里,对他说:“„„穷人除了所买来养活的一只小母羊羔之外,别无所有。羊羔在他家里和他儿女一同长大,吃他所吃的,喝他所喝的,睡在他怀中,在他看来如同女儿一样。”
▲三十块钱(Thirty pieces of silver)〔简释〕 比喻由出卖所得来的不义之财。
出自《新约?马太福音》26章。〔原文〕 那时,祭司长和民间的长老,聚集在大祭司称为该亚法的院里。大家商议,要用诡计拿住耶稣杀他。„„当下,十二门徒里,有一个称为加略人犹大的,去见祭司长说:“我把他交给你们,你们愿意给我多少钱?”他们就给了他三十块钱。从那时候,他就找机会,要把耶稣交给他们。
▲从眼睛上掉下鳞片(the scales fell from his eyes,)〔简释〕 比喻重见光明。
出自《新约?使徒行传》9章。〔原文〕 扫罗从地上起来,睁开眼睛,竟不能看见甚么。有人拉他的手,领他进了大马色。三日不能看见,也不吃,也不喝。„„亚拿尼亚就去了,进入那家,把手按在扫罗身上说:“兄弟扫罗,在你来的路上,向你显现的主,就是耶稣,打发我来,叫你能看见,又被圣灵充满。”扫罗的眼睛上,好像有鳞立刻掉下来,他就能看见,于是起来受了洗。吃过饭就健壮了。
▲心灵愿意,肉体软弱(The Spirit is Willing but the flesh is weak,)〔简释〕 比喻力不从心。
出自《新约?马太福音》26章,又见《马可福音》14章。〔原文〕(耶稣对门徒说):“总要儆醒祷告,免得入了迷惑。你们心灵固然愿意,肉体却软弱了。”
▲以眼还眼,以牙还牙(Eye for eye,tooth for tooth)〔简释〕 即以其人之道,还治其人之身。
出自《旧约?出埃及记》21章,又见《利未记》24章,《申命记》19章,《新约?马太福音》5章。〔原文〕 若有别害,就要以命偿命,以眼还眼,以牙还牙,以手还手,以脚还脚,以烙还烙,以伤还伤,以打还打。
▲水桶的一滴(drop in the bucket)〔简释〕 比喻沧海一粟、九牛一毛。
出自《旧约?以赛亚书》40章。〔原文〕 看哪,万民都像水桶的一滴,又算如天平上的微尘。他举起众海岛,好像极微之物。
▲古蛇(The old serpent,)〔简释〕 比喻恶魔。
出自《新约?启示录》12章,20章 〔原文〕 在天上就有了争战。米迦勒同他的使者与龙争战。龙也同他的使者去争战。并没有得胜,天上再没有他们的地方。大龙就是那古蛇,名叫魔鬼,又叫撒但,是迷惑普天下的。他被摔在地上,他的使者也一同被摔下去。(12章)又:他捉住那龙,就是古蛇,又叫魔鬼,也叫撒但,把他捆绑一千年,扔在无底坑里,将无底坑关闭,用印封上,使他不得再迷惑列国,等到那一千年完了。以后必须暂时释放他。(20章)
▲打空气(beating the air)〔简释〕 比喻白费力气。
出自《新约?哥林多前书》9章。〔原文〕 所以我奔跑,不像无定向的。我斗拳,不像打空气的。
▲石头必要呼叫起来(stone will cry out)〔简释〕 原意指感情无法控制,后转用指坏事一定会暴露。
出自《新约?路加福音》19章 〔原文〕 众人中有几个法利赛人对耶稣说:“夫子,责备你的门徒罢。”耶稣说“我告诉你们,若是他们闭口不说,这些石头必要呼叫起来!”
▲可怒预备遭毁灭的器皿(Vessels of wrath)〔简释〕 比喻遭到天谴的人。
出自《新约?罗马书》9章。〔原文〕 倘若神要显明他的忿怒,彰显他的权能,就多多忍耐宽容那可怒预备遭毁灭的器皿。
▲归他永远的家(go to one’s long home)〔简释〕 指死亡。
出自《旧约?传道书》12章。〔原文〕 人所愿的也都废掉,因为人归他永远的家。
▲叫这杯离开我(let the cup pass from me)〔简释〕 比喻希望避免即将到来的苦难。
出自《新约?马太福音》26章。〔原文〕 他就稍往前走,俯伏在地祷告说:“我父啊,倘若可行,求你叫这杯离开我。然而不要照我的意思,只要照你的意思。”
▲包在手巾里(lay up a napkin)〔简释〕 比喻将什么东西藏起来不用。
出自《新约?路加福音》19章。〔原文〕 又有一个来说:“主啊,看哪!你的一锭银子在这里,我把他包在手巾里存著。”
▲用铁杖管理(rule with rod of iron)〔简释〕 比喻高压统治。
出自《旧约?诗篇》2章。〔原文〕 你必用铁杖打破他们。你必将他们如同窑匠的瓦器摔碎。
▲老的好象玛土撒拉(As old as Methuselah)〔简释〕 比喻长寿老人。
出自《旧约?创世纪》5章。〔原文〕 玛土撒拉共活了九百六十九岁就死了。
▲耳朵发痒(Having itching ears)〔简释〕 比喻喜欢听新鲜事情。
出自《新约?提摩太后书》4章。〔原文〕 因为时候要到,人必厌烦纯正的道理。耳朵发痒,就随从自己的情欲,增添好些师傅。并且掩耳不听真道,偏向荒渺的言语。
▲压伤的芦苇(broken reed,A)〔简释〕 比喻不可靠的人或事物。
出自《旧约?列王记下》18章,又《以赛亚书》36章。〔原文〕 看哪,你所倚靠的埃及是那压伤的苇杖人若靠这杖,就必刺透他的手。埃及王法老向一切倚靠他的人也是这样。
▲有夫之妇(land of Beulah)〔简释〕 比喻平安宁静的地方。
出自《旧约?以赛亚书》62章。〔原文〕 你必不再称为撇弃的,你的地也不再称为荒凉的,你却要称为我所喜悦的,你的地也必称为有夫之妇。因为耶和华喜悦你,你的地也必归他。
▲有权柄的(The powers that be,)〔简释〕 指政府或当局。
出自《新约?罗马人书》13章。〔原文〕 在上有权柄的,人人当顺服他。因为没有权柄不是出於神的。
▲有人打你的右脸,连左脸也转过来由他打(Whosoever Smiteth thee on thy right cheek,turn to him the other also)〔简释〕 比喻无原则地妥协和懦弱行为。
出自《新约?马太福音》5章。〔原文〕 只是我告诉你们,不要与恶人作对。有人打你的右脸,连左脸也转过来由他打。
▲灰马(The pale horse,)〔简释〕 指死亡。
出自《新约?启示录》 〔原文〕 我就观看,见有一匹灰马,骑在马上的,名字叫死。阴府也随着他。有权柄赐给他们,可以用刀剑、饥荒、瘟疫、野兽,杀害地上四分之一的人。
▲在房上宣扬(proclaim from the housetops)〔简释〕 比喻到处张扬,公开散布。出自《新约?路加福音》12章。〔原文〕 因此你们在暗中所说的,将要在明处被人听见。在室内附耳所说的,将要在房上被人宣扬。
▲在自己的葡萄树、无花果树下(Under one’s vine and fig tree)〔简释〕 比喻安居乐业。
出自《旧约?列王记上》4章。又见《弥迦书》4章和《撒迦亚书》10章。〔原文〕 所罗门在世的日子,从但到别是巴的犹大人和以色列人,都在自己的葡萄树下和无花果树下安然居住。
▲死人埋葬死人(Let the dead bury their dead)〔简释〕 比喻割舍旧情,抛弃往事。
出自《新约?马太福音》8章,又《路加福音》9章。〔原文〕 又有一个门徒对耶稣说,主阿,容我先回去埋葬我的父亲。耶稣说,任凭死人埋葬他们的死人,你跟从我罢。
▲吃喝吧!因为明天要死了(Let us eat and drink,for to morrow we shall die)〔简释〕比喻人生几何,要及时行乐。出自《旧约?以赛亚书》22章。〔原文〕 当那日,主万军之耶和华叫人哭泣哀号,头上光秃,身披麻布。谁知,人倒欢喜快乐,宰牛杀羊,吃肉喝酒,说:“我们吃喝罢,因为明天要死了。”
▲因大能的手(with a strong hand)〔简释〕 指强迫、强制。
出自《旧约?出埃及记》诸章。〔原文〕 耶和华对摩西说:“现在你必看见我向法老所行的事。使化因我大能的手容以色列人去,且把他们赶出他的地。”(1章)
▲因爱心所受的劳苦(Labour of love)〔简释〕 比喻不计报酬和自觉自愿的工作。
出自《新约?帖撒罗尼迦前书》1章。〔原文〕 在神我们的父面前,不住的记念你们因信心所作的工夫,因爱心所受的劳苦,因盼望我们主耶稣基督所存的忍耐。
▲肉中刺(thorn in the flesh)〔简释〕 比喻烦恼的根源。
出自《新约?哥林多后书》12章。〔原文〕 又恐怕我因所得的启示甚大,就过於自高,所以有一根刺加在我肉体上,就是撒但的差役,要攻击我,免得我过于自高。
▲先拿石头打他(cast the first stone)〔简释〕 比喻首先发难或先发制人。
出自《新约?约翰福音》7章。〔原文〕 他们还是不住的问他,耶稣直起腰来,对他们说:“你们中间谁是没有罪的,谁就可以先拿石头打他。”
▲先知回乡无人敬(A prophet is not without honour in his own country,)〔简释〕 比喻高明的人不被亲近熟悉的人理解。类似汉语“墙内开花墙外红”或“外来的和尚会念经”。
出自《新约?马太福音》13章。〔原文〕 耶稣对他们说,大凡先知,除了本地本家之外,没有不被人尊敬的。
▲伊甸园(Garden of Eden)〔简释〕 比喻人间乐土。
出自《旧约?创世纪》2章。〔原文〕 耶和华神在东方的伊甸立了一个园子,把所造的人安置在那里。耶和华神使各样的树从地里长出来,可以悦人的眼目,【其上的果子】好作食物。园子当中又有生命树和分别善恶的树。有河从伊甸流出来,滋润那园子,从那里分为四道。
▲血田(Field of blood,The Akeldama)〔简释〕 比喻不正当得来的财产。
出自《使徒行传》1章。〔原文〕 这人用他作恶的工价,买了一块田,以后身子仆倒,肚腹崩裂,肠子都流出来。住在耶路撒冷的众人都知道这事,所以按著他们那里的话,给那块田起名叫亚革大马,就是血田的意思。
▲自己眼中的梁木(A Beam in one’s eye,)〔简释〕 比喻自身存在的严重缺陷。
出自《新约?马太福音》7章。又见《路加福音》6章。〔原文〕 为甚么看见你弟兄眼中有刺,却不想自己眼中有梁木呢?你自己眼中有梁木,怎能对你弟兄说,容我去掉你眼中的刺呢?
▲如同火星飞腾(As the sparks fly upward)〔简释〕 比喻不可逆转的规律。
出自《旧约?约伯记》5章。〔原文〕 人生在世必遇患难,如同火星飞腾。
▲好心的撒玛利亚人(good Samaritan,A)〔简释〕 代指行善的人。
出自《新约?路加福音》10章 〔原文〕 惟有一个撒玛利亚人,行路来到那里。看见他就动了慈心,上前用油和酒倒在他的伤处,包裹好了,扶他骑上自己的牲口,带到店里去照应他。第二天拿出二钱银子来,交给店主说:“你且照应他。此外所费用的,我回来必还你。”
▲束上腰(gird one’s loins)〔简释〕 比喻要做好准备。
出自《新约?彼得前书》1章。〔原文〕 所以要约束你们心中的腰,谨慎自守,专心盼望耶稣基督显现的时候所带来给你们的恩。
▲把房子盖在沙土上(built the house upon the Sand)〔简释〕 比喻基础不牢固。
出自《新约?马太福音》7章。〔原文〕 凡听见我这话不去行的,好比一个无知的人,把房子盖在沙土上。
▲把脚上的土跺下去(shake off the dust of your feet)〔简释〕 比喻毅然离开,或完全脱离。
出自《新约?马太福音》10章。〔原文〕 凡不接待你们,不听你们的话的人,你们离开那家,或是那城的时候,就把脚上的尘土跺下去。
▲把炭火堆在他的头上(Heap coals of fore upon his head)〔简释〕 比喻受其感化。
出处《旧约?箴言》25章 〔原文〕 你的仇敌,若饿了就给他饭吃,若渴了就给他水喝。因为你这样行,就是把炭火堆在他的头上。
▲连腿带屁股地痛打(smite hip and thigh)〔简释〕 比喻彻底压倒对方,打败敌人。
出自《旧约?士师记》15章。〔原文〕 参孙对非利士人说:“你们既然这样行,我必向你们报仇才肯罢休。” 参孙就大大地击杀他们,连腿带腰都砍断了。
▲求面包给石头(ask for bread and be given a stone)〔简释〕 西方有“要面包给石头”的说法,从此演变而成。意为所得非所需。出自《新约?马太福音》7章,又《路加福音》11章。〔原文〕 你们中间,谁有儿子求饼,反给他石头呢?(《马太福音》。
▲吹灭将残的灯火(quench smoking flax)〔简释〕 比喻落井下石或使有希望的事物遭到夭折。
出自《旧约?以赛亚书》42章。〔原文〕 压伤的芦苇,他不折断。将残的灯火,他不吹灭。他凭真实将公理传开。
▲旷野的呐喊(voice(crying)in the wilderness,A)〔简释〕 比喻号召没有人响应。
出自《新约?马太福音》3章。〔原文〕 那时,有施洗的约翰出来,在犹太的旷野传道,说:“天国近了,你们应当悔改!”
▲我是阿拉法,我是俄梅戛(I am Alpha and Omega)〔简释〕 比喻事物的开始和结尾,或事情的全部。出自《新约?启示录》1章,21章,22章。〔原文〕 主神说:“我是阿拉法,我是俄梅戛,是昔在今在以后永在的全能者。”(1章)又:“我是阿拉法,我是俄梅戛,我是首先的,我是末后的,我是初,我是终。”
▲我必将大卫家的钥匙放在他的肩头上(The Key of the house of Davis will I lay upon his shoulder,)〔简释〕 西方以“将钥匙放到肩上”比喻委任重大任务。出自《旧约?以赛亚书》22章。〔原文〕 我必将大卫家的钥匙放在他肩头上。他开,无人能关,他关,无人能开。
▲你们愿意人怎样待你们,你们也要怎样待人(ye would that men should do unto you,even so do ye also unto them)〔简释〕 意为以己推人,己所不欲,勿施于人。出自《新约?马太福音》7章,又《路加福音》6章。〔原文〕 所以无论何事,你们愿意人怎样待你们,你们也要怎样待人。因为这就是律法和告知的道理。
▲无草作砖(Make brick without straw)〔简释〕 比喻无米之炊。
出自《旧约?出埃及记》5章。〔原文〕 你们不可照常把草给百姓作砖,叫他们自己去捡草。他们素常作砖的数目,你们仍旧向他们要,一点不可少。
▲犹大之吻(Judas’ Kiss,A)〔简释〕 比喻可耻的叛卖、变节行为。
出自《新约?马太福音》26章。〔原文〕 那卖耶稣的,给了他们一个暗号,说:“我与谁亲嘴,谁就是他。你们可以拿住他。”犹大随即到耶稣跟前说“请拉比安!”就与他亲嘴。耶稣对他说:“朋友,你来要作的事,就作罢。”於是那些人上前,下手拿住耶稣。
▲怀中的妻(Wife of one’s bosom)〔简释〕 意为最亲爱的妻子。
出自《旧约?申命记》12章,28章等。〔原文〕 你的同胞弟兄,或是你的儿女,或是你怀中的妻,„„
▲没有种的地方要收割(Reap where a person has not sown)〔简释〕 比喻抢夺他人的劳动成果或不劳而获。出自《新约?马太福音》25章。〔原文〕 主人回答说,你这又恶又懒的仆人,你既知道我没有种的地方要收割,没有散的地方要聚敛。
▲穷的象约伯(poor as Job)〔简释〕 西方以“象约伯那样”或“穷的象约伯”比喻一贫如洗。
出自《旧约?约伯记》1章。〔原文〕(在上帝的允许下,撒但考验约伯,夺走了约伯所有的一切财产。约伯变成了一个穷人。)约伯便起来,撕裂外袍,剃了头,伏在地上下拜。说:“我赤身出於母胎,也必赤身归回。”
▲灵巧象蛇,驯良象鸽子(Wise as Serpents and harmless as doves)〔简释〕 西方常以蛇喻机巧,以鸽子喻善良。出自《新约?马太福音》10章。〔原文〕 我差你们去,如同羊进入狼群。所以你们灵巧像蛇,驯良像鸽子。
▲拦路狮子(lion in the way)〔简释〕 比喻想象中的危险或障碍。
出自《旧约?箴言》22章。〔原文〕 懒惰的人说,外头有狮子,我在街上,就必被杀。
▲披麻蒙灰(wear Sackeloth and ashes)〔简释〕 西方以“披麻蒙灰”表示悔恨之情。
出自《旧约?但以理书》9章。〔原文〕 我便禁食,披麻蒙灰,定意向主神祈祷恳求。我向耶和华我的神祈祷,认罪。
▲披着羊皮的狼(wolf in sheep’s clothing)〔简释〕 比喻以伪善面孔出现的恶人。
出自《新约?马太福音》7章。〔原文〕 你们要防备假先知。他们到你们这里来,外面披着羊皮,里面却是残暴的狼。
▲软弱的器皿(The weaker vessel,)〔简释〕 喻指妇女。
出自《新约?彼得前书》3章。〔原文〕 你们作丈夫的,也要按情理和妻子同住。因他是软弱的器皿,与你一同承受生命之恩的,所以要敬重他。
▲往自己的地方去(Go to one’s own place)〔简释〕 指死亡。
出自《新约?使徒行传》1章。〔原文〕 这位分犹大已经丢弃,往自己的地方去了。
▲金罐破裂(The Golden bowl is broken,)〔简释〕比喻理想破灭,或希望化为泡影。
出自《旧约?传道书》 〔原文〕 人所愿的也都废掉,因为人归他永远的家,吊丧的在街上往来,银链折断,金罐破裂,瓶子在泉旁损坏,水轮在井口破烂,尘土仍归於地,灵仍归於赐灵的神。
▲狗所吐的他转过来又吃(dog returns to the vomit,The)〔简释〕 比喻恶习不改,本性难移。
出自《新约?彼得后书》2章。〔原文〕 俗语说得真不错,狗所吐的他转过来又吃,猪洗净了又回到泥里去滚。
▲放在斗里的灯(Hide one’s light under a bushel)〔简释〕 英语中反用耶稣的话,比喻真人不露相。
出自《新约?马太福音》5章,又《马可福音》4章,《路加福音》11章。〔原文〕 人点灯,不放在斗底下,是放在灯台上,就照亮一家的人(《马太福音》)。又:耶稣又对他们说:“人拿灯来,岂是放在斗底下,床底下,不放在灯台上么?”(《马可福音》)又:没有人点灯放在地窖子里,或是斗底下,总是放在灯台上,使进来的看得见亮光。
▲油膏里的一只苍蝇(fly in the ointment,A)〔简释〕 比喻美中不足。
出自《旧约?传道书》10章。〔原文〕 死苍蝇,使作香的膏油发出臭气。这样,一点愚昧,也能败坏智慧和尊荣。
▲该撒的物当归该撒(rdnder to caesar the things that are caesar’s)〔简释〕 比喻物归原主。
出自《新约?马太福音》22章,又见《马可福音》12章,《路加福音》20章。〔原文〕 耶稣说:“这样,该撒的物当归给该撒,神的物当归给神。”
▲经过水火(go through fire and water)〔简释〕 比喻赴汤蹈火,危险的经历。
出自《旧约?诗篇》66章。〔原文〕 你使人坐车轧我们的头。我们经过水火。你却使我们到丰富之地。
▲茵陈和苦胆(gall and wormwood)〔简释〕 表示极其艰苦的处境或苦恼的事情。
出自《旧约?耶利米哀书》3章,又《阿摩司书》6章。〔原文〕 耶和华啊,求你记念我如茵陈和苦胆的困苦窘迫。(《耶利米哀书》)又:你们却使公平变为苦胆,使公义的果子变为茵陈。(《阿摩司书》)
▲要照愚昧的人的愚妄的话回答他(answer a fool according to one’s folly)〔简释〕 比喻用对方的方法对付对方。出自《旧约?箴言》26章。〔原文〕 要照愚昧人的愚妄话回答他,免得他自以为有智慧。
▲按外貌待人(respect of persons)〔简释〕 此为反应《圣经》中语,比喻以貌取人或嫌贫爱富、待人接物不公正。出自《新约?雅各书》2章。〔原文〕 我的弟兄们,你们信奉我们荣耀的主耶稣基督,便不可按着外貌待人。
▲背起他的十字架(bear one’s cross)〔简释〕 比喻忍受苦难。
出自《新约?马太福音》16章,又见《马可福音》8章,《路加福音》23章。〔原文〕 于是耶稣对门徒说,若有人要跟从我,就当舍己,背起他的十字架,来跟从我。
▲看到果子可知树(The tree is known by its fruit,)〔简释〕 比喻观其言行可知其人。
出自《新约?马太福音》12章。〔原文〕 你们或以为树好,果子也好;树坏,果子也坏。因为看到果子,就可以知道树。
▲看到弟兄眼里的刺,不想自己眼里有梁(And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brohter’s eye,but considerest not the beam that is in chine own eye)〔简释〕 比喻正人先正己。
出自《新约?马太福音》7章。又见《路加福音》6章。参看“自己眼中的梁木(Beam in one’s eye,A)”
〔原文〕 为甚么看见你弟兄眼中有刺,却不想自己眼中有梁木呢?你自己眼中有梁木,怎能对你弟兄说,容我去掉你眼中的刺呢?
▲便雅悯那一份(Benjamin’s mess)〔简释〕 英语指“最大的份额”。
出自《旧约?创世纪》43章。〔原文〕 约瑟把他面前的食物分出来,送给他们,但便雅悯所的比别人多五倍。
Wisdom is a defence.智慧庇护人.Truth will make you free.真理会让你们得到自由。No lie is of the truth.没有谣言出自真理。
A good name is better than riches.美名胜过财富。No man can serve two masters.一仆难事二主。
Love one's neighbor as oneself.爱人如己。
It is more blessed to give than to receive.施与比索取更有福。The water wears away stone.水滴石穿。The spirit is willing but the frPrefix: 1 a: ________ atypical, amoral, apolitical ab, abs ________: abnormal, abuse, abduct, abstract, abrupt # abstain, abscise 3 ad, adapt, adept, adopt, adhere, adjacent adjoin, administrate adjust, advent 4 ac, ad, af, ag, an, ap, ar, as, at ___________: accessible, adopt, addict, attach, attain 5 amphi: ___________: amphibian, amphicar 6 an: _______: anarchy, anonymous 7 ante: ________ antecedent anti___________, antibiotics, antibacteria, antibody 9 fem: ________ feminine, femininity, feminism 10 be________: benumb, befriend, beware, belittle, befall 11 bene________: benevolence, benevolent, # benediction 12 bi_____: bilingual, bilateral, biannual 13 by_______: byproduct, byroad, bypath 14 co, col, com, con, cor: ___________: coexistence, cohere, coincidence, coordinate, collaborate, collapse, colloquial, correspond, corrupt, compassion, compatriot, contemporary, condense, compact 15 contra, counter, _________: contradict, counterattack 16 de ________: devaluation, detrain, depression, decapitation, deforestation, defrost, decode, derailment 17 bi________: dioxide, dilemma, digest, dilute, diminish, divorce, diffusion 18 e________: evade, elaborate, eject, emerge, eradicate 19 em, en_______: embrace, empathy, embarrass, enroll, encage 20 en(em)_______: anact, enlighten, enchant, empower, embody 21 eu________: euphemism, eulogize, euthanasia # eugenics euphonious 22 ex____: exaggerate, exclusive, expel, exposure, exhale, extract, exotic 23 extra_______: extracurricular, extravagant, extraviolet 24 fore, pre ________: forefather, foreman, foreshadow 25 homo______: homogeneous, homosexual, homonym 26 hyper, super_______: hypersensitive, hypercritical, hyperbole 27 in, il, im, ir _______: illiterate, irrational, irreversible, immune, invalid, impartial, indifferent 28 im, in_________: impel, imprison, impulsive, implicit, incentive, inspire, incorporate, inflame 29 inter:______ intervene, intervention, intersection, interval, interpret, intercept, intercourse, intercontinental, interfere, interrupt 30 macro, micro ___: macrostructure, # macrobian, 31 mal, mis ____: malady, malice, malicious, malnutrition, maltreat, malpractice 31 maxi, medi, mini____: maximum, miniature, minute, minimum, medieval, medium, Mediterranean 32 mono, uni: ______ monopolize, monopoly, monotonous, unanimous, unisex, unify, unification, uniform, unity, universal, unique 33 multi_______: multiple, multiply, multiplication, multitude 34 non_____: nonsense, nonexistent 35 out:________ outrage, outrageous, outlive, outshine, outdo, outwit, outgun 35 out_______: outward, outskirts, outset, outlook, outline, outcome, outlaw, outlet 36 over____: overtake, overturn, overthrow,overnight 37 over_____: overlook, overwhelm, overwhelming, overbridge, overlap, overcoat, overcast 38 over____: overtime, overdue, overflow, overdose, overdo, overdraft, overgrown # overhear 39 para____: parallel, parade, paradox, 40pan: _______ PanAmerican panorama 41per____: permanent, perpetual, perseverance, perplex, persistence, persistent, perspective, perspire 42 poly_____: polytechnic, polyfunctional 43 post______: postpone, postgraduate, postwar 44 pre ________: precaution, precede, precedent, previous, predecessor, predominant, preface, prehistoric, prejudice, preliminary, prelude, premise, prescribe 45 pro_______: progress, proceed, promote, profess, prominent, proclaim # provoke 46 sub_____: subconscious, submarine, submerge, submissive, subordinate, subscribe, subsequent, subsidiary, subsidize 47 trans__________: transfer, transaction, transition, transformation, transmit, transparency, transparent, transplant
Root: ag_________: agenda, agile, agent 2 alter______: alternative, alternate 3)am______: amiable, amorous, amour 4)ceed,ced, cees: precede, proceed, recede, recession, precedent, secede, secession, succeed, successor, successive, access, accessible 5)cern, cert, cre ________: discern, ascertain, certificate, discrete 6)chron______: chronic, chronology, synchronic 6 cid, cis_______: homicide 杀人(homi人+cide)insecticide, suicide, pesticide, concise, precise 7 circ,cycl ___________: circus, circulation, cyclone, recycle 8 cit: ______: cite, incite, recite 9 clam: ______, exclaim, acclaim, proclaim 10 clin, cliv=lean,slope decline, incline, declination 11 corp,corpor=body,: 12 cracy=rule, autocracy, democracy, bureaucracy 神权统治 13 creed,cred________: credulous, credible, credit, creed crit: _______criteria, hypocrite14 cult ________: cultivate, culture, agriculture, cult 15 dem_______: democracy, demography, epidemic 16 dent: _________ dentist, dental 17 dict: ______ diction, predict;contradict, abdicate, dedicate, addict 18 doc______: docile, doctrine 19 don: _____ donation, donor, pardon 20 du, dub, doub: ______ dual, dubious 21 duc, duct: ______ deduce, induce, seduce, abduct 22 dur_______: duration, endure, durable 23 dyn, dym_________: dynasty, dynamic, dynamics, dynamite 24 equ: ________: equation, equator, equilibrium, equivalent 25 fact, fect, fict _______: facilitate, facility, manufacture, affect, defect, infect, proficient, sufficient 26 fer: ______offer, ferry, confer, refer, transfer, conference 27 fid: ________ fidelity, confide, confidant, confidential 28 fin: _______ finite, infinite, confine, define, definite 29 flect, flex: _______ reflection, flexible, inflection, inflexible 30 flict: ________ conflict, afflict, inflict 32 flu: _______ flow, fluency, affluent 33 fore, fort: ________ fort, enforce, fortify 34 form: _______ formula, transform, deformed, uniformity, performance, conformity 35 fra _______: fragile, fragment, fraction, frail 36 fus: ________ infuse, refuse, diffuse, transfuse 37 gen,gener _________: generate, generator 38 graph: _____ autograph, autobiography 39 grad: _______ gradual, degradation 40 grat: ______ gratitude, gratification 41 grav: ________ gravity, aggravate, grief 42 gress: ______ progress, regress, congress, aggression 43 habit: ________ habitat, habitant, cohabit, inhabit 44 hum: ______ humble, humility, humiliate 45 hydro________ dehydrate, hydro power station 46 it: ______ exit, transitional, ambition, initiative, initiate, initial 47 ject: _____ inject, subject, project, reject, object 48 juv: ______ juvenile, rejuvenation 49 labor: ____ collaborate, elaborate, laborious 50 let, leg: ______ dialect, legible, eligible, legal, legitimate, legislative 51 log, logu_______: analogy, monologue, prologue 52 logy: ______ meteorology, geology, theology 53 man, manu: _________ manual, manufacture, manuscript, manipulate 54 loqu______: colloquial, eloquent 55 memo: ______ memorandum, memorial 56 merge: _______ emerge, submerge, merge, immerse 57 migr: _______ immigrant, migrate, emigrate 58 min_______: eminent, eminence, imminent, prominent 59 mit, miss________: mission, submit, transmit, emit, omit, submission 60 mob, mo______: mobility, mob, automobile, immobility, motivate, motivation, motive
mod: _______ modesty, moderate, modify, accommodate, outmoded 62 mort____: mortal, immortal, mortality, mortgage 63 mount: ______ surmount, mounting 64 muni____: municipal, community, immune, immunity 64 navy, astro, geo, solar, lunar
nov____: novel, novelty, innovation, novice, renovate 66 opt: ______ option, adopt, optional 67 pat, pass, path: ________ passion, passive, impassive, compassion, patience, compatible, sympathy, empathy, apathy, antipathy 68 ped____: pedal, pedestrian, centipede, expedition, impede, peddle, pedlar 69 pel, puls____: compel, propel, repel, dispel, expel, compulsion, compulsory, impulse, repulsive 70 pet______: petition, appetite, appetizer, impetus, incompetent, perpetual 71 phon: ___________symphony, phonograph, phonetics 72 port: _________ porter, portable, transport, export, import 73 pos: ________ compose, dispose, expose, deposit, impose, exposition 74 prais, preci: _______ appraisal, depreciation, appreciative 75 prim: _______ primary, primitive, prime 76 pri: ______ privacy, privilege, deprive 77 rupt: ______ erupt, abrupt, corrupt, interrupt, disrupt 78 scend_______: ascend, descend, descendant, descent, transcend 79 sci________: conscience, conscious, conscientious 80 scribe: _______ prescribe, ascribe, subscribe, inscribe, scribble, manuscript, transcribe 81 sequ: _______ subsequent, sequence, consequence 82 sect, seg____: section, intersection, segment, segregation 83 Simil, simul, sembl_________: simile, simulate, resemble, assimilate, assemble 84 sist: _______ assist, consistent, persistence, resistance 85 sol_____: solo, solitude, solitary, isolation 86 soph____: sophisticated, sophomore, philosophy # pansophic 87 speci____: species, specimen, specialty, specification 88 spect: ______perspective, prospect, spectacle, inspect, spectator, # auspice, introspect 89 tain____: attainment, attainable, retain, detain, sustainable 90 termin: ______ terminal, terminate, terminator 91 thermo: ______ thermos, thermometer, thermology 92 tort: _______ torture, distort, retort 93 tract: _______ abstract, distract, extract, subtract, contract 94 tribut: ______ tribute, attribute, contribute, distribute 95 urb: _______ suburb, urban, urbane 96 us, ut: ______ utility, utilize, utilitarian, utilitarianism, utensil 97 vac, void, van: ______ vacuum, vanity, vacant, evacuation, vanish, devoid 98 vad, vas: _______ invade, invasion, evasive, pervasive 99 vail: _________ avail, prevail, prevalent, invalidity 100 ver, ert: _______ convert, revert, reverse, versatile, controversy, divert, diversity 101 vis, vid: _______ visual, supervise, revision 102 viv: _______ survival, revival, vivid, vital, vitality, vigor, vitamin 103 voc: _______ vocal, advocate, evoke, provoke 104: vol: _______ revolve, revolutions, evolution, volume, revolver
Suffix:
nominal 1)–crat, _____ technocrat, EUcrat, The education system of that country seems devoted only to the able and clever—the meritocrats.2)______–ee detainee, evacuee, draftee, flunkee, cursee, the huggee
3)–eer____ auctioneer, profiteer, sloganeer, racketeer, go racketeering, pamphleteering
4)–er, ______1 hatter, glover 2 diner, chopper 3 typewriter, cooker, thriller # backgrounder, face-saver, attention-getter, The scene-stealers were located in Los Angeles.学龄前儿童,他只是个事后诸葛亮,Supporters of the Concorde hail the jet as a revolutionary globe-shrinker.5)–nik beatnik, peacenik, protestnik, 计算机迷,影迷
6)--(i)an, ______ 1republican, Darwinian 2 Parisian, Indonesian,7)–ant, _____ informant, lubricant,8)—ling, duckling, hireling, princeling, underling,9)–manship, _______salesmanship, statesmanship, brinkmanship, 写作方法,获取拨款的本事
10)-ese, ________ 1 Burmese, Cantonese, officialese, journalese, anchormanese, gansterese, 11)–speak, doublespeak, newspeak, oldspeak, bureauspeak, summitspeak, Feaudspeak
12)–ism, _________ relativism, sophism, rheumatism, activism, euphemism, wittism, Methodism, fanaticism, tourism.# consumerism, nuclearism, 旷课,乐观,13)-ocracy _______, aristocracy, meritocracy, 14)–let, ______, pamphlet, starlet,15)–ette-______, dinette, leatherette, usherette, suffragette
16)–itis _____ vacationitis, golfitis
–holic, colaholic, cyberholic, movie-holic
17)frequently used nominal suffixes:-mania,-athon,-cast,-gate,-meister, buster, cide,II Adjective and Adverbs –ed, ________ dogged, ragged, rugged, 尖的,巧克力味蛋糕,自谋职业的,2 –ish _______ snobbish, childish, greenish, coldish, Turkish, He is 70ish.3 –y ______, felt toasty by the fire, It was all very neat and Christmasy, splashy spectacles, 4 –esque __________ picturesque, romanesque, arabesque 5 –ward(s), 民工的返乡流-bound,-oriented 6 –wise, _______crabwise, moneywise, education-wise, 7 –friendly esh is weak.心有余力不足。
Let the dead bury their own dead.既往不咎。
A little fire can kindle the forest.星星之火,可以燎原。
Treat others the way you would like to be treated.已所不欲,勿施于人。A good name is better than riches.美名胜过财富。
第三篇:英语谚语
1.Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.事情要按步就班地做,就会很快地做完。
2.All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.机会失去不再来,千贯万贯难赎回。
3.All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事都是先难后易
4.A useful trade is a mine of gold.一样有用的手艺是取之不尽的财富。
5.He who has not tasted bitter knows not what sweet is.不吃苦中苦,哪知甜中甜。
6.He will always be a slave who knows not how to earn and save.不懂挣钱和积财,只能永远当奴才。
7.I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort;second, more effort;third, still more effort.成功之道唯三点∶努力、努力、再努力。
8.Improve your time and your time will improve you.珍惜时间,时间才会珍惜你。
9.It's no sin to sell dear, but a sin to give ill measure.高价卖不为过,短斤少两才有罪。
10.Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.尽力而为,尽力节约,尽力施舍。
11.Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在天,成事在人。
12.Never cast dirt into that fountain of which thou hast sometime drunk.不要过河拆桥。
13.Never trust another what you should do yourself.自己应该做的事,决不要委托别人做。
14.One hour today is worth two tomorrow.今天的一个小时抵得上明天的两个小时。
15.Opportunity, sooner or later, comes to all who work and wish.只要努力工作而有志向,机会迟早终会来临。
16.Quality matters more than quantity.质量比数量重要。
17.Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, these three alone lead life to sovereign power.只要自重、自觉、自制,人生就可达到至高无上的境地。
18.Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.技能和信心是不可克服的军队。
19.The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it.--We rarely forget that which has made a deep impression on our minds.记忆力好的秘密在于专心,而对于一个问题的专心取决于对这个问题的兴趣。在我们心上留下深刻印象的东西,我们是不大会忘记的。
20.Time past cannot be called back again.光阴一去不复返。
第四篇:英语谚语
这是从网上搜集的一些关于狗的一些谚语和一些其他常见谚语,很有意思:)
Rain Cats and Dogs
Rain Cats and Dogs(倾盆大雨)这一短语的出处也不得而知。有记载的用法首次出现在朱纳森·斯威夫特所著的《礼貌会话》一书中,该书大约写于1708年,三十年后才出版。斯威夫特的著作是讽刺一些陈词滥调的,因此,上述短语在斯威夫特写书相当长一段时间就已经在用了。
罗森指出,该短语有更早的一种变体,“Rain Dogs and Pole cats”,(“下狗和鸡貂”),来自理查德·伯罗米的《1652年城市妙语》。关于这一起源的意见包括:
·古体法语Catdoupe意为瀑布或大瀑布。
·雷电大作与猫狗打架的声音相似。
·北方神话中,猫对天气会产生影响,此外,暴风雨之神欧丁(Odin)是由狗和狼侍俸的。
伯罗米所引用的上面这些说法是不可能的,因为古代英语的变体中“Pole cat”与“Cat”是相对立的,说它是从Cat doupe 传下来也不可能。同样,由于Polecats(鸡貂)也并不是Cats(猫),而是类似黄鼠狼或臭鼬之类的动物。至于猫科动物具体神秘特征的涵义,同样也是不可能的。
还有另一种说法是在古老的伦敦,一场倾盆大雨后常常是汪洋一汽,淹死许多迷路的狗和猫,因此,雨停,水退后,满街死狗死猫,似乎天上落下了众多的狗和猫似的。这种说法听起了像是花言巧语,但早期这一词组用到Polecats,又使上述说法不太可能。
因此,关于这一短语的奥秘仍然没有什么满意的解释。
---------百度百科
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一说源自古代斯堪的那维亚神话:雨中巫婆骑着猫通过,而雨神乘的是一条狗。还有一个说法:古代街道排水设施太差,一下大雨,许多猫和狗都被淹死,雨水流走后,街上满是猫和狗的尸体。第三个说法是该成语来自希腊文的catadupe,意为“瀑布”,下瓢泼大雨时犹如瀑布,后来慢慢演变成了rain cats and dogs dog
★ Barking dogs seldom bite.★ 吠犬不咬人(意指:对于高声发出恐吓,或惯于大声吼叫的人,勿须当真)。
★ Every dog has his day.★ 凡人皆有得意日(意指:大家都有走运的一天)。
★ Dog does not eat dog.★ 同类不相残;同室不操戈。
★ a cat-and-dog life
★ 争争吵吵的日子
★ Dog does not eat dog.★ 同类不相残,同时不操戈
★ Dumb dogs are dangerous.★ 不叫的狗咬人
★ Give a dog a bad name and hang him.★ 谗言可畏,欲加之罪,何患无辞
★ go to the dogs ★ 每况愈下
★ hang-dog look ★ 愁眉苦脸
★ If the old dog barks, he give the counsel.★ 老狗叫,是忠告。
★ Love me, love my dog.★ 爱屋及乌
★ He is a lucky dog.★ 他是个幸运儿。
★ lead a dog's life ★ 过穷困潦倒的日子
★ not have a dog's chance ★ 毫无机会
★ top dog
★ 当权派;头儿
★ treat sb.like a dog ★ 不把某人当人看
★ a hunting dog ★ 猎犬
★ a lazy dog ★ 懒汉
★ a gay dog ★ 一个快乐的人
★ a dirty dog ★ 下流坯
★ dog-days n.[pl.] ★ 三伏天, 大热天;无所作为的时期, 无精打彩的日子
★ A good dog deserves a good bone.★ [谚]好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。
★ A living dog is better than a dead lion.★ [谚]死狮不如活狗。
★ A staff [stick] is quickly [soon] found to beat a dog with.★ [谚]欲加之罪, 何患无辞。
★ An old dog barks not in vain.★ [谚]老狗不乱吠;老狗 一吠, 就得小心。
★ An old dog will learn no new tricks.(=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.)
★ [谚]老狗学不了新把戏;老年人很难适应新事物。
★ as [like] a dog with two tails
★ 非常开心[高兴]
★ Barking dogs seldom bite.★ [谚]爱叫的狗 不咬人;咬人的狗不露齿
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★ be(old)dog at(a thing)
★ 对...有经验;对...很内行
★ Beware of a silent dog and still water.★ [谚]提防不吠的狗, 小心 静止的水。
★ come like a dog at a whistle
★ 一呼即来
★ Every dog has his day.★ [谚]凡人皆有得意日。
★ Every dog is a lion at home.[Every dog is valiant at his own door.]
★ [谚]狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。
★ Fight dog, fight bear.★ [谚]打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄。
★ Give a dog a bad [an ill] name(and hang him).★ [谚]一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉;人言可畏。
★ It is ill to waken sleeping dogs.[let sleeping dogs lie;don't wake a sleeping dog.]
★ 别多事, 别惹麻烦。
★ lead a dog's life
★ 过着牛马不如的生活
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★ love me, love my dog.★ [谚]你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友;爱屋及乌。
★ Scornful[Hungry] dogs will eat dirty puddings.★ [谚]人到危急时,平时所不屑做的也要做;急不暇择, 饥不择食。
★ teach an old dog new tricks ★ 使守旧的人接受新事物
★ teach the dog to bark
★ 教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举)★ The dog returns to his vomit.★ 狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西;重犯旧日罪恶。
★ A living dog is better than a dead lion.★ 一条活狗胜过一头死狮.★ 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。★ Dumb dogs are dangerous.本文转自《中华励志网》 http://www.xiexiebang.com ,转载请注明出处。
He is a lucky dog.他是个幸运儿。
lead a dog's life 过穷困潦倒的日子 not have a dog's chance 毫无机会
top dog 当权派;头儿
treat sb.like a dog 不把某人当人看
a hunting dog 猎犬 a lazy dog 懒汉
a gay dog 一个快乐的人 a dirty dog 下流坯
dog-days n.[pl.]三伏天, 大热天;无所作为的时期, 无精打彩的日子
A good dog deserves a good bone.[谚]好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。
A living dog is better than a dead lion.[谚]死狮不如活狗。
A staff [stick] is quickly [soon] found to beat a dog with.[谚]欲加之罪, 何患无辞。
An old dog barks not in vain.[谚]老狗不乱吠;老狗 一吠, 就得小心。
An old dog will learn no new tricks.(=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.)[谚]老狗学不了新把戏;老年人很难适应新事物。
as [like] a dog with two tails 非常开心[高兴]
Barking dogs seldom bite.[谚]爱叫的狗 不咬人;咬人的狗不露齿。
be(old)dog at(a thing)对...有经验;对...很内行
Beware of a silent dog and still water.[谚]提防不吠的狗, 小心 静止的水。
come like a dog at a whistle 一呼即来
Every dog has his day.[谚]凡人皆有得意日。
Every dog is a lion at home.[Every dog is valiant at his own door.] [谚]狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。
Fight dog, fight bear.[谚]打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄。
Give a dog a bad [an ill] name(and hang him).[谚]一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉;人言可畏。
It is ill to waken sleeping dogs.[let sleeping dogs lie;don't wake a sleeping dog.] 别多事, 别惹麻烦。
lead a dog's life 过着牛马不如的生活
love me, love my dog.[谚]你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友;爱屋及乌。
Scornful[Hungry] dogs will eat dirty puddings.[谚]人到危急时,平时所不屑做的也要做;急不暇择, 饥不择食。
teach an old dog new tricks 使守旧的人接受新事物
teach the dog to barkHe is a lucky dog.他是个幸运儿。
lead a dog's life 过穷困潦倒的日子 not have a dog's chance 毫无机会
top dog 当权派;头儿
treat sb.like a dog 不把某人当人看
a hunting dog 猎犬 a lazy dog 懒汉
a gay dog 一个快乐的人 a dirty dog 下流坯
dog-days n.[pl.]三伏天, 大热天;无所作为的时期, 无精打彩的日子
A good dog deserves a good bone.[谚]好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。
A living dog is better than a dead lion.[谚]死狮不如活狗。
A staff [stick] is quickly [soon] found to beat a dog with.[谚]欲加之罪, 何患无辞。
An old dog barks not in vain.[谚]老狗不乱吠;老狗 一吠, 就得小心。
An old dog will learn no new tricks.(=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.)[谚]老狗学不了新把戏;老年人很难适应新事物。
as [like] a dog with two tails 非常开心[高兴]
Barking dogs seldom bite.[谚]爱叫的狗 不咬人;咬人的狗不露齿。
be(old)dog at(a thing)对...有经验;对...很内行
Beware of a silent dog and still water.[谚]提防不吠的狗, 小心 静止的水。
come like a dog at a whistle 一呼即来
Every dog has his day.[谚]凡人皆有得意日。
Every dog is a lion at home.[Every dog is valiant at his own door.] [谚]狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。
Fight dog, fight bear.[谚]打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄。
Give a dog a bad [an ill] name(and hang him).[谚]一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉;人言可畏。
It is ill to waken sleeping dogs.[let sleeping dogs lie;don't wake a sleeping dog.] 别多事, 别惹麻烦。
lead a dog's life 过着牛马不如的生活
love me, love my dog.[谚]你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友;爱屋及乌。
Scornful[Hungry] dogs will eat dirty puddings.[谚]人到危急时,平时所不屑做的也要做;急不暇择, 饥不择食。
teach an old dog new tricks 使守旧的人接受新事物
teach the dog to bark 教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举)
The dog returns to his vomit.狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西;重犯旧日罪恶。
教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举)
The dog returns to his vomit.狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西;重犯旧日罪恶。
.One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。
★ 11.The morning sun never lasts a day.好景不常;朝阳不能光照全日
.Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.今日事须今日毕,切勿拖延到明天。
★ 18.Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today.明天如有事,今天就去做。
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1.No excuses for failure, only to find grounds for success.莫找借口失败,只找理由成功。
2.One developed by those who have faith in the power, greater than 99 is only interested in.一个有信念者所开发出的力量,大于99个只有兴趣者。
3.The great are great because of his coexistence with others when times are hard, others have lost their confidence, he was determined to achieve their goals.伟大之所以伟大,是因为他与别人共处逆境时,别人失去了信心,他却下决心实现自己的目标。
4.Desire to enhance the enthusiasm, perseverance in order to slick mountain.欲望以提升热忱,毅力以磨平高山。
5.Any restrictions, are from his heart began.任何的限制,都是从自己的内心开始的。6.Every ebb awaits an overwhelming flow.跨过人生低谷,飞跃前途险峰。7.Never say die.永不放弃。
8.FY-chi man;do not show, and air negative natural bachi footer.男儿不展风云志,空负天生八尺躯。
9.Own thousands of millions of people with lofty ideals, without a sense of 1000 Chi are only difficult to extremely difficult.有志者自有千计万计,无志者只感千难万难。
10.Take binoculars to see other people, take a magnifying glass to see himself.拿望远镜看别人,拿放大镜看自己。
11.Exposure to environmental excellence and the pursuit of excellence, you will become great.置身卓越的环境并追求卓越,你也将变得卓越。
12.Re a long way, a step by step can be completed, and then a short road, do not stride feet can not reach.再长的路,一步步也能走完,再短的路,不迈开双脚也无法到达。
第五篇:英语谚语
1.Absence makes the heart grow fonder。
小别胜新婚;离别更增思念之情。
2.Action speak louder than words。
行动胜于言辞;事实胜于雄辩;坐而言不如起而行。
3.Advice when most needed is least heeded。
忠言于最需要时,最不被重视;忠言逆耳。
4.Affection is blind reason。
爱情是盲目的理性。
5.After a storm comes a calm。
暴风雨后的宁静;否极泰来;雨过天晴。
6.After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile。
饭后坐一下,晚饭后运动。
7.After night comes the day。
黑夜过后,白昼将至;否极泰来。
8.After pleasure comes pain。
先乐必后苦。
9.All cats are grey in the dark。
猫在黑暗中都是灰色的。
10.All good things come to an end。
好景不常;天下没有不散的筵席。
11.All may begin a war, few can end it。
战端易起难收。
12.All men are mortal。
人皆有一死。
13.All rivers run into the sea。
条条江河通大海;条条大道通罗马;殊途同归。
14.All roads lead to Rome。
条条大道通罗马;殊途同归。
15.All's fair in love and war。
恋爱和战争是不择手段的;兵不厌诈;情场如战场。
16.All's grist that comes to the mill。
到磨子里的一切都成粉;来者不拒,全盘照收。
17.All's well that ends well。
凡事结局好,则全部都好。
18.All that glitters is not gold。
发光的未必全是金;中看未必中用;人不可貌相。
19.All things come to those who wait。
懂得忍耐的人是最大的赢家;忍为上策。
20.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy。
只工作而不游戏,会使人变得迟钝。
21.Another day, another dollar。
做一天,一天。
22.Any port in a storm。
暴风雨中的港口;危急时的避难所;穷途末路之计。
23.Appearances are deceptive。
外表是靠不住的;勿以貌取人。
24.An apple a day keeps the doctor away。
每天吃一个苹果,不必看医生。
25.The apple never falls far from the tree。
苹果只会掉落苹果树下。
26.April showers bring forth May flowers。
四月阵雨带来五月花。
27.Art apes nature。
艺术模仿自然。
28.Art is long, life is short。
生也有涯,而知无涯;人生短暂,而学问无穷。
29.As a man lives, so shall he die;as a tree falls, so shall it lie。
人有生就有死;树倒了,也就躺在那儿了。
30.As is the workman so is the work。
有怎样的工匠就有怎样的作品;物如其人。
31.As soon as is born he begins to die。
生即死的开端;人一出生,就是步向死亡。
32.As you brew, so must you drink。
自己酿的酒,自己喝;自作自受;自食其果。
33.As you make your bed, so you must lie on it。
自己铺的床,自己睡;自作自受;自食其果。
34.As you sow, so will you reap。
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
35.Ask no questions and be told no lies。
不问问题不会受骗;[台湾谚语]小孩有耳无嘴。
36.A bad beginning makes a bad ending。
不善始者不善终。
37.A bad excuse is better than none at all。
一个勉强的借口,总比没有强。
38.Bad excuses are worse than none。
坏借口不如没借口。
39.Bad news has wings。
坏消息长了翅膀;好事不出门,坏事传千里。
40.Bad news travels fast。
坏消息传得快;好事不出门,坏事传千里。
41.A bad penny always come back。
劣币难除;烫手山芋甩不掉。
42.A bad workman always blames his tools。
拙劣的工匠总是埋怨工具不好。
43.A bargain is a bargain。
一言为定;协议已成,不可反悔。
44.Barking dogs seldom bite。
会叫的狗不咬人;色厉内荏。
45.Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home。
家虽简陋,但没有一个地方比家更温暖;在家千日好,出门事事难。
46.Be just to all, but trust not all。
公道待人,但不可尽信之。
47.Be sure of hay till the end of May。
不到五月底,干草不可弃。
48.Be swift to hear, slow to hear。
多听少说。
49.Beauty and chastity seldom meet。
美貌与贞洁常相斥。
50.Beauty is but a skin deep。
美貌是肤浅的;美丽是不能持久的;勿以貌取人。
51.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder。
情人眼里出西施。
52.Beggars cannot be choosers。
乞丐当无权选择;讨饭难拣嘴;饥难择食。
53.Best is cheapest。
最好的即是最便宜的。
54.The best of friends must part。
朋友关系再好,终须分离;天下无不散的筵席。
55.The best things are hard to come by。
最好的东西难得到。
56.Better a bare foot than no foot at all。
光脚总比没脚好,有总比没有好。
57.Better a glorious death than a shameful life。
光荣赴死,好过苟且偷生。
58.Better be born lucky than wise。
运气比才智更有用;生不逢时,再有才气也没用。
59.Better be sure than sorry。
安全总比后悔好;预防胜于后悔;宁未雨绸缪,毋事后懊悔。
60.Better give than take。
施比受有福。
61.Better late than never。
迟做总比不做好;亡羊补牢,尤为晚矣。
62.Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know。
已知的危险比未知的好;明枪易躲,暗箭难防。
63.Beware what and to whom you speak。
小心你说出的话和说话的对象。
64.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush。
一鸟在手,胜于二鸟在林;到手的才实在;把握现在,不要空想未来。
65.Birds of a feather flock together。
物以类聚。
66.Bite not the hand that feeds thee。
别反咬喂你的手;不要忘恩负义。
67.A blessing in disguise。
外表似不幸,其实为幸福;因祸得福;塞翁失马,安知非福。
68.The blind leads the blind。
盲人带领盲人;问道于盲。
69.Blood will tell。
血统不彰自显,不说自明。
70.Boys will be boys。
男孩毕竟是男孩。
71.A brave man smiles in the face of adversity。
勇者面对逆境也微笑;勇者不惧。
72.The bull must be taken by the horns。
对付公牛得抓其角;勇敢面对困难。
73.Business before pleasure。
先做完工作,再享受娱乐;先劳后乐。
74.Business is business。
公事公办;就事论事;亲兄弟明算帐。
75.Business is the salt of life。
事业能替人生增添趣味。
76.Call a spade a spade。
直言不讳;有话直说;说一是一,说二是二。
77.Cast not the first stone。
不要丢第一块石头;欲谴责别人前,先扪心自问是否无罪。
78.A cat has nine lives。
猫有九条命;吉人天相;命大。
79.Catch as catch can。
能拿多少算多少。
80.Catch one napping。
乘人不备,捉其把柄。
81.Caveat emptor。
顾客小心上当。
82.The chain is no stronger than its weakest link。
整个链条的强韧与否,要看最弱的那一环。
83.Charity begins at home。
仁爱先从家里开始;老吾老,以及人之老。
84.Christmas comes but once a year。
圣诞节一年才一次;佳节难逢。
85.Civility costs nothing。
礼貌不花分文。
86.Cleanliness is next to godliness。
洁净仅次于敬神。
87.Clothes do not make the man。
衣冠不能造人品。
88.Clothes make the man。
人要衣装,佛要金装。
89.Constant dripping wears away the stone。
滴水穿石;铁杵磨成针。
90.The course of true love never did run smooth。
真爱无坦途,好事多磨。
91.Courtesy costs nothing。
礼多人不怪;礼貌不费分文。
92.Covetousness is the root of all evil。
贪婪是万恶之源。
93.A coward dies many deaths, a brave man but one。
懦夫死千次,勇者只死一次。
94.Cowards die many times before their deaths。
胆怯者在真正死前已死过多次。
95.Creep before you walk。
先学爬,再学走;按部就班。
96.A crooked stick throws a crooked shadow。
上梁不正下梁歪;曲杖生曲影。
97.Curiosity killed the cat。
好奇伤身。
98.The darkest hour comes before dawn。
黎明之前,是最黑暗的时刻。
99.The darkest hour is that before the dawn。
黎明之前最黑暗;否极泰来。
100.Dead men tell no tales。
死人不会泄密;死无对证。