英语中的数字式俗语
汉语里的俗语可以说是丰富多彩、包罗万象，其中一些数字式俗语的运用使得汉语口语活泼生动、富有朝气，如：“不管三七二十一”、“八九不离十”、“二一添作五”、“一推三六九”、“八字不见一撇”、“五大三粗”等，更有些颇具地方色彩的俗语如“二百五”、“十三点”等等。类似的用法可以说是不胜枚举，比比皆是。有趣的是，英语中同样有类似的用法，如：nine-to-fiver指朝九晚五的工作或普通的上班族，fifth column泛指通敌的内奸，a Catch-22 situation表示难以逾越的障碍，而forty winks则是小睡、打盹儿，等等。
英语中数字式俗语在日常生活中被广泛应用，熟练地掌握它们有助于英语学习者对英语国家文化的了解。以下笔者就这方面的常见用法作一个简单介绍。
1. zero hour重要决定或变化到来的时刻；危险行动的时刻
zero hour是源于第一次世界大战的军事用语，用以指发起进攻等军事行动的准确时刻，后被用来指重要决定或变化到来的时刻。
Zero hour for the bombers to take off was midnight. 轰炸机起飞的时间是午夜12点。
It was zero hour and the doctor began the operation on the man. 关键时候到了，医生开始为那人做手术。
2．A number one第一流的，头等的
英国伦敦有家以经营海上保险著称的保险业机构叫劳埃德保险社（Lloyd’s），每年出版《劳氏船舶年鉴》（Lloyd’s Register），对注册的商船均在年鉴中载明其吨位、等级等，船体质量之高低以字母顺序标明，而设备之优劣则以数字表示。凡被列为甲级一等的船只均以A1标之。1837年，英国作家狄更斯（Charles Dickens, 1812～1870）首先将A1用于任何人和物，表示“第一流的，头等的”。A1亦作A number one或A one，现一般用于口语中。
The A number one material sells well. 那种头等布料很畅销。
After our holiday, we were in A one condition. 休假后，我们的身体状况都很好。
3．back to number/square one从头开始
在20世纪30年代的英国，为了方便解说，收音机在转播足球比赛时，《广播时报》（Radio Times）上常常会有一幅球场平面图。平面图分为多个有号码的方格，这样广播员只要说出第几个方格，听众就可以知道球员到哪里了。back to number/square one就是回到球赛开始的地方，换句话说就是恢复原来的状态，以前的努力白费了，必须再来一次。这一用法现常和go/be连用，表示“退回起点，从头开始”等，多用于口语中。
We’ve got to get this done without going back to square one.我们得把它完成，而不要从头再来。
My secretary has left my one and only manuscript in the taxi, so I’ll have to write the book all over again. It’s back to square one.秘书把我唯一的一份手稿丢在出租车上了，我只好重写这本书，一切从头开始。
4．first fruits最初成果
据《圣经》记载，古代希伯来人总是用最早成熟并收获的瓜果或其他农产品来祭祀上帝。1382年，英国神学家、欧洲宗教改革运动的先驱约翰·威克里夫（John Wycliffe, 1330～1384）在他翻译的《圣经·旧约》中把用以祭祀上帝的“初熟之物”译成first fruits。后来，此俗语多被用于喻义，表示“（工作、活动等的）最初成果或初步收益”。
This book is the first fruits of many years’ study.这本书是多年研究的初步成果。
5．once in a blue moon极为罕见；难得有一次
这个俗语的真正意思很难从它的字面上去猜测。据观测，在一定条件下，当大气中含有一定数量的、大小合适的微尘时，月亮就会呈深蓝色。月亮呈深蓝色这种现象比较罕见，因为人
们夜间在户外活动的时间大大少于白昼，再加之微尘的扬起夜间少于白天。根据月亮出现的这一罕见现象，人们便用once in a blue moon表示“极为罕见，千载难逢”等义。
He won’t let slip the opportunity. Only once in a blue moon does he get one like this.他不会错过这次机会的，这可是千载难逢的。
6．have two strings to one’s bow有两手准备
英国大弓（longbow）是14世纪人们使用的最可怕的武器之一。大弓手（longbowman）通常都备有第二条弓弦（string），以备第一条弓弦断时可以马上替换。因此，人们常用two strings to one’s bow和another/a second string to one’s bow分别喻指“两手准备”和“第二手准备”，用have two strings to one’s bow表示“有两手准备”。
David has two strings to his bow; if his career in politics falls through, he can fall back on his law practice. 戴维已经做好两手准备，假如在政界失败，他可以重操旧业——当律师。
7．play second fiddle充当副手；当第二把手
管弦乐队中的小提琴分为第一小提琴手（first fiddle/violin）和第二小提琴手（second fiddle/violin）。第一小提琴手是主角，而第二小提琴手则是配角但又少不了。play second fiddle 原意是“担任第二小提琴手”，后来引申为“担任副手”，多用于口语中。
Tired of playing second fiddle, she resigned and started her own company. 厌倦了当配角，她辞职创办了自己的公司。
8．third degree逼供；拷问
在美国，警察过去常常对无权无势的普通人使用刑讯逼供。人们遂借（the）third degree喻指（警察的）疲劳询问（或逼供），同时还把“逮捕”和“入狱”分别婉称为the first degree（第一级）和the second degree（第二级）。third degree常和动词get/give连用,作get the third degree 和give someone a/the degree。
They gave him the third degree to find out who his contacts were. 他们对他进行刑讯，逼他供出联络人。
9．three score (years) and ten人生，七十岁，古稀之年
这个俗语来源于《圣经·诗篇》“我们一生的年日是七十岁，若是强壮可到八十岁；但其中所矜夸的不过是劳苦愁烦。”The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow.（Bible, Ps. 90:10）
He has long passed three score and ten. 他早已年逾古稀。
10．four-letter words四字母禁忌词
英语中所谓的four-letter words其实可以翻译为“四字母粗俗词”，因其常由四个字母组成，故名。此类词多与性及排泄有关，如piss, shit, cock等等，分量较重。对此类词上流社会十分忌讳，但在两次世界大战中它们逐渐通用起来，不时见于文学作品。1960年，企鹅图书公司被控出版“淫书”《查泰莱夫人的情人》（Lady Chatterley’s Lover）一案胜诉后，四字母禁忌词不仅涌进了当代文学作品，而且时而在报刊上露面。如今，在口语中此类词已不再限于用四个字母拼成的词。
The football player was suspended after using a variety of four-letter words in front of the umpire. 该球员因为在裁判面前使用了各种低级下流词语而被停赛。
11．fifth wheel备用轮；多余的人或物
普通的汽车或卡车多为四个轮子，第五个轮子被认为没什么用处，因此fifth wheel喻指“多余的人或物，无关紧要的人或物”。
I don’t have a role in the office anymore—I feel like a fifth wheel. 我在办公室不起作用了——我觉得自己像个多余的人。
12．six of one and half a dozen of the other半斤八两，不相上下
这个俗语的直译为“一个人的六个和另一个人的半打”。半打就是六个，两者完全相同，只是说法不同而已，故用来比喻两种东西一模一样，相当于汉语里的“半斤八两”。据认为，该俗语最早出现在19世纪英国作家弗雷德里克·马里亚特（Frederick Marryat, 1792～1848）的小说《海盗和三只小艇》（The Pirates and the Three Cutters, 1836）中。该俗语有时也作six and two threes。
What difference does it matter? They’re both the same—six of one and half a dozen of the other.这有什么区别？两者是相同的——一模一样。
13．in the/one’s seventh heaven欢天喜地；在极乐世界
伊斯兰教信徒认为天有七重，第七重天乃最高一层，由亚伯拉罕（Abraham）统治。在犹太人的圣徒传记文学（hagiology）中，七重天乃上帝和天使居住的天国的最高层，乃极乐世界。in the/one’s seventh heaven由此产生，多用于口语里，表示“高兴万分，处于满足境地”等。The old lady was in the seventh heaven at meeting her long-lost son. 老太太见到失散多年的儿子高兴极了。
14．have/be one over the eight微醉；喝醉
过去西方人有一种比较迷信的看法，认为喝啤酒不醉的上限是八杯，即八品脱，多喝一杯就会显出醉意。由此人们在口语里用have one over the eight表示“有三分醉意，多喝了一杯”，多用于英国英语中。
He had one over the eight and fell down the steps as he was leaving the party. 在宴会上多喝了点酒，他离开时从台阶上摔了下来。
15．a nine-day wonder轰动一时（不久便被遗忘）的事情
“九”在宗教上是个具有心灵象征意义（mystical）的数字。“三”即“三位一体”，代表一个完美整体，而“九”即三个“三”，为“多重完美”（the perfect plural）。据说，每当自然界出现异常现象，罗马人就会视之为不祥之兆，为了去灾，天主教会总要举行一场历时九天的祈祷仪式。但祈祷仪式一结束就再也没人谈起了。后来人们多用a nine-day wonder指报刊上大肆渲染或耸人听闻的一些报道。
His being caught shoplifting was a nine-day wonder. 他因在商店扒窃而被逮住一事曾轰动一时。
16．at the eleventh hour在最后时刻；在紧要关头
这个俗语来自《圣经·新约·马太福音》中耶稣对其门徒讲的一则寓言。有个葡萄园主人一早出去雇工，与人讲定一天一钱银子。他先后雇了几批工人。早来的人和后来的人他都发相同的报酬，即使是那些在第11个小时才来的，只在园中干了一个小时的雇工，也能领得和那些已经足足干了12个小时的雇工同样多的报酬。因此，早来的人很有意见，但园主却说，原先讲定的一钱银子他并没有少给。至于后来的人，他照样付给，这是他心甘情愿的。耶稣用葡萄园来比喻天国，意在说明能够进入天国的不分先后，即使在最后时刻也还来得及。古代犹太人把白天分为12小时，自日出到日落。eleventh hour既不指现在的上午11点，也不指夜晚11点，而是相当于日落前的下午5点，即白天12小时工作日的“第11小时”，后来被喻指“最后时刻”。因此，at the eleventh hour现在用来表示“在最后时刻”，有时还引申为“在紧要关头”，而eleventh-hour decision则指“最后一刻作出的决定”。
The student always turned the term papers in at the eleventh hour.这个学生总是在最后一刻交学期论文。
Eleventh-hour decisions are seldom satisfactory. 最后一刻作出的决定很少是令人满意的。17．a baker’s dozen十三，一打加一
据说，在13世纪的英国，面包师常常缺斤短两，欺骗顾客。1266年，英国议会颁布一项法令规定了面包的价格和重量，倘若斤两不足就要受到重罚。可是当时，做面包的炉具比较原
始，要让面包个个分量合乎标准比较困难。卖面包的为了免遭惩罚每卖一打就赠送一个，来弥补斤两的不足，这后来成了习惯。因此，面包师的“一打“就是一般人的“十三”。
I asked for 12, but she gave me a baker’s dozen.我要12个，可她给了我13个。
18．twenty-one gun salute 21响礼炮
鸣礼炮向人表示敬意的习俗由来已久，但鸣21响礼炮却开始于美国。鸣礼炮响数的多少因接受敬意者的地位高低而不同，但必须为奇数，这与古代航海忌讳偶数有关。礼炮最多21响，只有国家元首或总统才能受到此等隆重礼遇。1875年，这种致敬的方式在美国首次获得确认。
They fired a twenty-one gun salute to welcome the Russian president. 他们鸣礼炮21响来欢迎俄罗斯总统
英语作文常用谚语、俗语 1、A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 2、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。 3、All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。 4、All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 6、A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 7、Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 8、A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。 9、A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 10、A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 11、A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 12、A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 13、A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 14、A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 15、A mother's love never changes. 母爱永恒。 16、An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。 17、A single flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 18、A year's plan starts with spring. 一年之计在于春。 19、A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 20、Better late than never. 不怕慢，单怕站。 21、By reading we enrich the mind.读书使人充实， 22、Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 23、Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。 24、Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的。 25、Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。 26、Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。 27、Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。 28、Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。 29、Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。 30、Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。 31、Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。 32、Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。 33、Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。 34、Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。 35、Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。 36、Every minute counts. 分秒必争。 37、Each coin has two sides. 38、Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 39、Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 40、God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。 41、Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。 42、Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。 43、Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。 44、It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 45、Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量 46、Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。 47、No pain，no gain.（不劳无获。） 48、You never know till you have tried. 不尝试，不知晓。。 49、An idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 50、Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。 51、Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聪颖。 52、Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。
100条常用英语谚语大全 我们的英语谚语简单精妙，十分值得我们学生去记诵，以下是我搜集整理的100条常用英语谚语大全，欢迎阅读。 100条常用英语谚语大全一 1. Time flies.时光易逝。 2. Time is money.一寸光阴一寸金。 3. Time and tide wait for no man.岁月无情;岁月易逝;岁月不待人。 4. Time tries all.时间检验一切。 5. Time tries truth.时间检验真理。 6. Time past cannot be called back again.光阴一去不复返。 7. All time is no time when it is past.光阴一去不复返。 8. No one can call back yesterday; Yesterday will not be called again.昨日不复来。 9. Tomorrow comes never.切莫依赖明天。 10. 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。 . Christmas comes but once a year.圣诞一年只一度。
13. Pleasant hours fly past.快乐时光去如飞。 14. Happiness takes no account of time.欢娱不惜时光逝。 15. Time tames the strongest grief.时间能缓和极度的悲痛。 16. The day is short but the work is much.工作多，光阴迫。 17. 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。 19. To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.事事及时做，一日胜三日。 20. To save time is to lengthen life.节省时间就是延长生命。 21. Everything has its time and that time must be watched.万物皆有时，时来不可失。 22. Take time when time cometh, lest time steal away.时来必须要趁时，不然时去无声息。 23. When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back toyou.机不可失，时不再来;机会一过，永不再来。 24. Make hay while the sun shines.晒草要趁太阳好。 25. Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。
关于初中英语作文常用谚语 初中英语作文常用谚语： 1.A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit 吃一堑，长一智。 2.Experience is the mother of wisdom 实践出真知。 3.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 4.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。 5.God helps those who help themselves 天助自助者。 6.Easier said than done 说起来容易做起来难。 7.Where there is a will，there is a way 有志者事竟成。 8.One false step will make a great difference 失之毫厘，谬之千里。 9.Out of sight，out of mind 眼不见，心不念。 10.Facts speak plainer than words 事实胜于雄辩。 11.Call back white and white back 颠倒黑白。 12.First things first 凡事有轻重缓急。 13.More hasty，less speed 欲速则不达。 14.Its never too old to learn 活到老，学到老。 15.All that glitters is not gold 闪光的未必都是金子。 1 / 3
英文经典谚语（俗语）30例详解 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：改掉老习惯很不容易。「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
经典英语谚语100条 谚语跟成语一样都是语言整体中的一部分，可以增加语言的鲜明性和生动性。下面是由PQ橙子推荐的经典英语谚语100条，欢迎大家阅读。 1、As you make your bed so you must lie on it自食其果。 2、Ask no questions and you will be told no lies如果你少问，谎言就难进。 3、At open doors dogs come in狗从开著的门中进来。 4、Avarice blinds our eyes财迷心窍。 5、Avarice increases with wealth越富越贪。 6、Avoid a questioner, for he is also a tattler好问是非者，恰是是非之人。 7、Bacchus has drowned more men than Nepture酒神淹死的人比海神多。 8、Bad news has wings好事不出门，坏事传千里。 9、Bad news travels fast坏事传千里。 10、Bad workmen often blame their tools拙匠常怪工具差。 11、Bare words, no bargain空言不能成交易。 12、Barking dogs Don't bite吠犬不咬人。 13、Barking dogs seldom bite吠犬不咬人。 1 / 8
14、Be always as merry as ever you can, for no-one delights in a sorrowful man务请心情常欢畅，只因无人喜忧伤。 15、Be considerate towards the poor要为穷人著想。 16、Be honest rather clever诚实比聪明更要紧。 17、Be just to all, but trust not all要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。 18、Be prepared to put one's hand in one's pocket准备慷慨解囊。 19、Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。 20、Be slow to promise and quick to perform不轻诺，诺必果。 21、Be swift to hear, slow to speak听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。 22、Beauty is but a blossom美丽只是盛开的花朵。 23、Beauty is but skin-deep红颜易变。 24、Beauty is in the eye of the beholder情人眼里出西施。 25、Beauty is in the eye of the gazer情人眼里出西施。 26、Beauty is potent; but money is omnipotent美丽是有力量的，但金钱更有权威。 27、Beauty is truth, truth beauty美就是真，真就是美。 28、Beauty lies in lover's eyes情人眼里出西施。 2 / 8
1. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 2. A common danger causes common action. 同舟共济。 . A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast. 知足常乐。 4. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 5. A guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客随主便。 6. A letter from home is a priceless treasure. 家书抵万金。 7. All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。 8. All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。 9. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一个苹果，身体健康不求医。 10. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. 英雄所见略同。 11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 12. Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。 13. Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失马，安知非福。 14. Bread is the stall of life. 面包是生命的支柱。(民以食为天。) 15. Business is business. 公事公办。 16. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鸟先飞。 17. Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。 18. Custom makes all things easy. 习惯成自然。 19. Desire has no rest. 人的欲望无止境。 20. Difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生，二回熟。 21. Do not change horses in mid-stream. 别在河流中间换马。 22. Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。 23. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket. 别把所有的蛋都放在一个篮子里。 (不要孤注一掷。) 24. Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 25. East or west, home is the best. 东奔西跑，还是家里好。 26. Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。 27. Fact is stranger than fiction. 事实比虚构更离奇。(大千世界，无奇不有。) 28. Faith can move mountains. 信念能移山。(精诚所至，金石为开。)
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩 Money can’t buy time. 寸金难买寸光阴 Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母。 The visitor arrives, it is as if returning home.宾至如归。 A good beginning is half the battle.良好的开端成功的一半。To teach is to learn.教学相长。 Like father,like son.有其父，必有其子。 Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败。 Fish in trouble water.混水摸鱼。 Business is business.公事公办。 The style is the man.文入其人。 More haste,less speed.欲速则不达。 Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。 Misfortunes never come alone. 祸不单行。 Hedges have eyes,walls have ears.隔篱有眼，隔墙有耳。Man proposes,God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼里出西施。Time and tide wait for no man.时不待我/岁月无情。 A young idlder,an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
常用的英语谚语合集 常用的英语谚语大全 1、crossyourheart你发誓 2、gate-crasher不请自来的不速之客 3、takeiteasy 凡事看开些,不要太冲动,不要看得那么重 4、makeyourselfcomfortable不用约束(招待客人时说的话) 5、youareallwet你完全误会了 6、sheishangover她昨夜喝醉了 7、it’samatteroftime这是迟早的问题 8、shepullsout她退出了 9、Ihavemylimit我的忍耐度有限 10、don’tbrushmeoff不要敷衍我 11、let’sgetitstraight我们打开天窗说亮话吧 12、whatyoucallthis你这算什么 13、howaboutabite随便吃些什么吧 14、youcancountonme你可以信得过我 15、heseethingsnotpeople他论事不论人 16、wesangthesamesongs我们志同道合 17、Ihopeyouintheroll我希望你也能来 18、let’sgoDutch我们各付各的吧 19、speakofthedevil说曹操,曹操就到
20、keepintouch保持联络 21、don’tturnmedown不要拒绝我 22、don’tletmedown别叫我失望 23、manproposesandgoddisposes谋事在人成事在天. 24、theweakestgoestothewall.优胜劣败 25、tolookonewayandrowanother声东击西. 26、ineveryone’smouth.脍炙人口 27、tokickagainstthepricks螳臂挡车. 28、togivethelastmeasureofdevotion鞠躬尽瘁. 29、tosufferforone’swisdom.聪明反被聪明误 30、toharponthesamestring.旧调重弹 31、what’sdonecannotbeundone覆水难收. 32、toconvertdefeatintovictory.转败为胜 33、beyondone’sgrasp.鞭长莫及 34、tobeseverewithoneselfandlenientwithothers.严以责己宽以待人 35、aheartofsteel.铁石心肠 36、tobeguidedbydestiny.听天由命 37、pridegoesbeforeafall骄者必败 38、thesupremeartofwaristosubduetheenemywithout不战而屈人之兵 39、whatisbuggingyou什么事使你心烦
常用英语谚语大全 1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 开头不好，结尾必糟。 2. A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 蛋糕莫保留，坏习气要除掉。 3. A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工咎器。 4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 两鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。 5. A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation. 人无知犹如房屋无基。 6. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. 书是随时携带的花园。 7. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮了别人，燃尽了自己。 8. A door must be either shut or open. 门不关就得开，二者必居其一。/ 非此即彼。 9. A friend is a second self. 朋友是第二个自我。 10. A good beginning makes a good ending. 欲善其终, 必先善其始。 11. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。 12. A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少年懒惰，老来贫苦。 13. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。 14. A little help is worth a deal of pity. 一次行动胜过一筐空话。 15. A little is better than none. 有一点总比没有好。 16. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，害已误人。 17. A little labour, much health. 常常走动，无病无痛。 18. A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学寡识是件危险的事。 19. A little of everything, and nothing at all. 样样皆通，样样稀松。 20. A man is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 21. A merry heart goes all the way. 心情愉快，办事痛快。
80句中文谚语的英文翻译，简直太美了！ 01. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 02. A common danger causes common action. 同舟共济。 03. A contented mind is a continual/perpetual feast. 知足常乐。 04. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 05. A guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客随主便。 06. A letter from home is a priceless treasure. 家书抵万金。 07. All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。 08. All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。 09. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一个苹果，身体健康不求医。 10. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. 英雄所见略同。 11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 12. Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。 13. Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失马，安知非福。 14. Bread is the stall of life. 面包是生命的支柱（民以食为天）。 15. Business is business. 公事公办。 16. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鸟先飞。 17. Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。 18. Custom makes all things easy. 习惯成自然。 19. Desire has no rest. 人的欲望无止境。 20. Difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生，二回熟。 21. Do not change horses in mid-stream. 别在河流中间换马。 22. Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。 23. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket. 别把所有的蛋都放在一个篮子里。（不要孤注一掷。） 24. Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 25. East or west, home is the best. 东奔西跑，还是家里好。 26. Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。 27. Fact is stranger than fiction. 事实比虚构更离奇。（大千世界，无奇不有。）
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
英语谚语大全【简单的】 本文是关于英语谚语大全【简单的】，仅供参考，希望对您有所帮助，感谢阅读。 失败是成攻之母 practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧 all roads lead to roma. 条条大道通罗马 don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears. 不能以貌取人 don′t count your chickens before they are hatched. 切莫过于乐观 learn to walk before you run. 循序渐进 it′s easy to be wise after the event. he sits no sure that sits too high. 高处不胜寒。 he that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。 so said, so done. 说到做到。言出必行。 haste makes waste. 忙乱易错。欲速则不达。 better be envied than pitied. 宁被人妒，不受人怜。 although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。
so the world wags. 这就是人生。 one can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。 no weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。 little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。 like knows like. 惺惺相惜。 it is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。 dreams are lies. 梦不足信。 do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 a light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。 an apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。 poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。 deliberate in counsel, prompt in action. 考虑要仔细,行动要迅速. one sin opens the door for another. ---german 犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。 one man‘s meat is another man‘s poison. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
日常常用的英语谚语大全 我们在英语课上学习到的谚语，有的和汉语有异曲同工之妙，虽然表达可能有点差别。下面是给大家整理的日常常用的英语谚语，供大家参阅! 常用英语谚语1. 好的开端是成功的一半.Well begun is half done. 2. 酒好不怕巷子深.Good wine needs no bush. 3. 成功源于勤奋.Industry is the parent of success. 4. 英雄所见略同.Great minds think alike. 5. 熟能生巧.Practice makes perfect. 6. 静水流深.Still waters run deep. 7. 滴水穿石.Little stone fell great oaks. 8. 前事不忘,后事之师.The membrance of the past is the teacher of the future. 9. 君子之交淡如水.A hedge between keeps friendship green. 10. 机不可失,失不再来.T ake time while time is, for time will away. 经典英语谚语1. A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 相马不可凭马的装饰。
2. A house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭内讧难维系。 3. A Jack of all trades and master of none. 三脚猫无所长。 4. A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。 5. A journey of a thousand miles begains with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下。 6. A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 穷人的一只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。 7. A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重 8. A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 9. Ale will make a cat speak. 酒后吐真言。 10. A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 骗子说真话，也没人相信。 11. A liar is worse than a thief. 撒谎比偷窃更可恶。 12. A lie begets a lie till they come to generation. 谎言生谎言，谎言传万代。 13. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。 14. A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder. 人生无目的，犹如船失去了舵。 15. A light purse is a heavy curse. 为人无钱处处难。
Part One I had only recently seen John in a restaurant. The news of his death came as a bolt from the blue She found the keys she had lost last month, which was like a bolt from the blue A bolt from the blue Meaning：A complete surprise, like a bolt of lightning from a blue sky. Origin：This has the feel of a Shakespearian or Biblical phrase, but it isn't as old as it sounds. There are several forms of it: 'out of the blue', 'a bolt out of the blue', etc. The earliest citation is Thomas Carlyle, in The French Revolution, 1837: "Arrestment, sudden really as a bolt out of the Blue, has hit strange victims." It is unpleasant to hear him speak on national topics, for he is a bird of ill omen. 叫他谈论国事是不愉快的，因为他常出不吉之言。 a bird of ill omen 中国有句老话:“夜猫子进宅，无事不来”，可见猫头鹰是种不吉利的象征。它往往和黑暗、神秘甚至死亡联系起来。然而在日本，猫头鹰却是吉利和幸福的代表。 奥运会的吉祥物 雕像、挂钟、水壶、牙签盒，甚至还有女士佩戴的胸针 They were only crying crocodile tears at the old man's funeral because nobody had really liked him. 在老人的葬礼上，他们在假装慈悲，因为他们之中没有谁喜欢过他。 We need not hope for lower taxes in the future ─ that would be crying for the moon. 我们不应抱任何希望将来会降低税收，这是根本不可能的事。 “不可能”，“没门”的译法 No way/There is no way! Impossible! Out of the question/That's out of the question! Not a chance! Hopeless! Pigs might fly! The sun might rise in the west! Never/Never ever ever! You are crying for the moon! Street Arabs are produced by slums and not by original sin. 流浪儿是贫民窟的产物，而不是原始罪恶的产物。 John is ashamed of his humble background. That is his Achilles' heel. 约翰因出身卑贱而自惭形秽，这是他的致命弱点。 Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own; in pain and sickness it would still be dear. 在我看来，你身上的每一个细胞都像我自己的细胞一样亲，即使你痛苦你有病，也还是一样亲。 I'll play old Gooseberry with the office, and make you glad to buy me out at a good high figure. 我要在工作上故意捣蛋，使你不得不付出高价收买我。 play gooseberry (British humorous) to be with two people who are having a romantic relationship and who would prefer to be alone. “Best be off to bed, my boy ─ ho, ho!”“No, no. We know a trick worth two of that. We won’t go home till morning, till day light does appear!” “孩子，最好上床睡吧——嗬，嗬！”“不，不，你不必跟我们玩那一套。不到明天，不到天大亮我们不归家。