IDIOMS
1. a bi g sho t = an important person 大腕儿，大亨
2. a breath of fresh air 使人耳目一新的人
3. Achille s’ h eel 致命弱点；个性的瑕疵
4. be all ears 洗耳恭听
5. be all eyes 目不转睛
6. a we t blanke t讨人嫌的人
7. chip in = contribute money捐献，集资
8. sell li k e ho t cakes = sell very well or very quickly 畅销
9. ge t butterflies i n one’s stomach = get nervous 紧张不安
10. two thumbs up 举双手赞成
11. be the apple o f one’s eye = be very precious to sb. 非常珍贵
12. pull one’s leg = tease someone 开某人玩笑
13. break one’s back 辛勤工作
14. twenty-four seven = 24 hours a day, 7 days a week = all the time 永远，
一直
15. go for a song = be sold very cheaply 贱卖
16. bucke t down = rain very heavily 瓢泼大雨
17. bac k room boys 幕后英雄
18. below the mark = not measure up 不够水平，不合格
19. beyon d compare 绝佳的，最棒的
20. break even 不赔不赚
21. by the book 照章办事
22. cast a cloud over 泼冷水，是蒙上阴影
23. castles in the sky / air 空中楼阁
24. as clear as a bell 非常清楚
25. clear the air 消除误会
26. come to terms 达成协议
27. she d crocodile tears 假装哭泣，假慈悲
28. cu t corners 走捷径
29. do’s an d d on’t’s行为规范
30. face the music 面对现实
31. fair an d square 正大光明的
32. firs t things firs t先说重要的
33. forgive an d forge t尽释前嫌；握手言和
34. ge t the ball rolling 使蓬勃发展
35. a knockou t引人注目
36. a man of few words 沉默寡言的人
37. a rainy day 不如意的日子
38. all thumbs 笨手笨脚的;一窍不通的
39. ants in one's pants (skirt) 坐立不安
40. as mod as sb. 与某人一样时髦
41. a t one's finger's tips 了如指掌
42. a t sixes an d sevens 混乱的
43. bac k sea t driver 指手划脚的人
44. bi t e one's head off 大发脾气
45. blac k sheep 不孝子女
46. blow one's top 怒发冲冠
47. break one's neck 痛打一顿;拼命做某事
48. brea k the ice 打破僵局;打破沉默
49. bring down the house 掌声雷动
50. burn a hole in one's pocket 花钱如流水
51. buy your story 相信你的话
52. call it a day 今天到此为止
53. capital idea 好主意
54. col d fish 冷酷无情的人
55. dar k horse 黑马;冷门
56. dayligh t robbery 价钱贵到离谱
57. dear Jones letter 绝交信
58. dirty dog 卑鄙小人
59. ea t one's words 承认错误
60. every Tom, Dick and Harry 张三李四
61. flat tire 没精打采
62. from A to Z 从头到尾
63. go on the horse 快一点吧
64. Go d knows 天晓得
65. gone with the wind 随风而逝
66. goo d for nothing 毫无用处的
67. grea t minds think alike! 英雄所见略同
68. happy go lucky 乐天派
69. have a big mouth 话多的人
70. have it both ways 权衡两方面
71. have time off 休假
72. have words with sb. 口角
73. hi t of the show 表演中最精彩的一幕（强调hit, 不连读）
74. hi t the high spots 达到高水准
75. hi t the sack 睡觉
76. hold one's tongue 保持沉默
77. I.O.U = I owe you 我欠你；借据
78. in ho t water 遇到麻烦
79. in the hole 遇到经济困难
80. in the long run 从长远来看;终究
81. in the soap 遇到麻烦
82. keep one's head 镇定
83. keep one's shirt on 不动手打架
84. keep punching 继续努力
85. kick off 开始干某事
86. kill two birds with one stone 一石二鸟
87. knock it off 别再讲下去了
88. Knock on wood. 说话禁忌；赶紧讨个吉利.
89. le t the ca t out of the bag 泄漏秘密
90. le t nature take its course 顺其自然
91. like a cat on ho t bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁
92. like a turtle on its back 对事情束手无策
93. lousy clichés 陈词滥调
94. make a hi t 出风头
95. ma k e my mouth water 使我垂涎
96. master key 万能钥匙;关键
97. neck an d neck 不分上下
98. need other's shoulder 希望得到某人的安慰
99. no swea t没问题;不用冒汗
100. No money, no honey. 没有钱,哪有爱情
101. odds and ends 零碎的工作
102. off color 身体不爽
103. on pins an d needles 如坐针毡
104. once in a blue moon 机会难得;绝无仅有105. packe d li k e sardines 拥挤得象沙丁鱼罐头一样106. pain in the neck 极讨厌的人或物
107. pas t master 技艺精湛的人
108. pi p e course 容易的课程或工作
109. plain sailing 一帆风顺;轻而易举之事
110. po t calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步111. pull a long face 拉长脸不悦
112. pu t sb. in the ring 和某人赛一场
113. rain or shine 不论晴雨
114. row in one boa t从事相同事业;相同命运
115. royal road 容易取得成功的捷径
116. run of the town 轰动一时的人
117. salt of the earth / world 社会中坚
118. secon d sight 超人的预见力
119. shoe is on the other foo t今日不同往昔
120. si d e money 外快
121. sixth sense 第六感
122. slowly bu t surely 稳扎稳打
123. spea k the same language 志同道合
124. spill the beans 露马脚
125. stand on one's own fee t 独立自主
126. stay out O.P.B / other people's business不要管别人的闲事127. step on one's toes 触怒某人
128. sugar report 情书
129. Sunday dress 最好的衣服
130. take a bac k seat 处于默默无闻的地位
131. ta k e French leave 不辞而别
132. Take i t or leave i t. 别讨价还价，接不接受随你便133. take one's hat off to 表示尊敬佩服
134. ta k e things as they come 既来之则安之
135. tal k big 讲大话
136. talk of the town 非常流行的东西
137. tal k through one's nose 骄傲自大
138. tall story 难以置信的故事
139. be the spiri t真有道理.
140. throw cold water on 泼冷水
141. Tom, Dick and Harry 一般的人;普通的人
142. turn the tables 扭转局势
143. under the sun 世界上任何地方
144. visi t John 上厕所
145. walking dictionary 知识渊博的人
146. welcome to the party 现在你总算懂了! 147. What's the catch? 你这是什么意思?
148. When in Rome do as the Romans do 入乡随俗149. whi t e lie 善意的谎言
150. with open arms 热烈欢迎
151. withou t fail 一定
152. yes-man 唯唯诺诺的人
153. be all we t完全错了
154. ge t no say 无权说话
155. go t me there 难住我了
156. leave sb. in the cold. 太令某人扫兴
157. That’s your story! 那是你编的!
158. stick with sb 紧跟着某人
159. pu t oneself together! 加把劲!
160. It’s a no-no! 万万不可!
161. Sui t me fine! 太适合我了
162. Time will tell! 时间会证明一切!
163. same ol d story 又是那一套
164. Boys will be boys! 本性难移!
165. Easy come easy go! 来的容易去也快! 166. be Gree k to sb. 某人完全不懂
167. small potato 小人物
168. bi g potato 大人物
169. couch potato 整日呆在沙发上看电视的人170. wait on hand and foot 招待的无微不至171. waste one’s breath白费唇舌
172. watch one’s P’s and Q’s注意小节，有礼貌173. weigh one’s words 斟字酌句
174. wheels within wheels 错综复杂之理由
175. win a name 出名
176. win / lose by a neck 以微小之差险胜/ 惜败177. window dressing 报喜不报忧
178. wishful thinking 如意算盘
179. worn to a shadow 疲惫不堪
180. ups an d downs 有喜有悲
181. under one’s breath 轻声细语
182. under one’s thumb 在某人支配之下
183. turn the cloc k back 时光倒转
184. turn a deaf ear 不加理睬
185. tit an d ta t以牙还牙
186. tha t’s tha t就此而已
187. stay the course 坚持到底
188. six of one an d half a dozen of the other 半斤八两189. shoulder to shoulder 齐心协力地
190. se t one’s jaw咬紧牙关；坚持到底
191. see the world 见过世面；见多识广
192. secon d to none 最佳的
193. secon d thoughts 重新考虑
194. safe an d sound 安然无恙
195. root an d branch 完全地；连根拔除
196. rea d between the lines 明白其言外之意
197. over an d down with 到此为止；结束
198. follow suit 鹦鹉学舌；学样子
199. gain ground 有进展
200. break a leg 大获全胜
PROVERBS
1．见机行事。
1．Act according to circumstances.
2．兵不厌诈。
2．All is fair in war.
3．留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
3．As long as the green hills last, there'll always be wood to burn. 4．种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
4．As you sow, so shall you reap.
5．不问就听不到假话。
5．Ask no questions and be told no lies.
6．情人眼里出西施。
6．Beauty lies in lover's eye.
7．血浓于水。
7．Blood is thicker than water.
8．海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
8．A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.
9．简洁是智慧的灵魂。
9．Brevity is the soul of wit.
10．公事公办。
10．Business is business.
11．车到山前必有路。
11．The cart will find its way round the hill when it gets there. 12．巧妇难为无米之炊。
12．he cleverest housewife cannot cook a meal without rice. 13．笨鸟先飞。
13．Clumsy birds have to start flying early.
14．精诚所至，金石为开。
14．Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone.
15．置之死地而后生。
15．Confront a person with the danger of death and he will fight to live. 16．滴水穿石。
16．Constant dripping wears away the stone.
17．习惯成自然。
17．Custom is a second nature.
18．以其人之道，还治其人之身。
18．Deal with a man as he deals with you.
19．血债要用血来还。
19．Debts of blood must be paid in blood.
20．隔行如隔山。
20．Different trades are separated as by mountains.
21．一回生，二回熟。
21．Different the first time, easy the second.
22．早动手，早收获。
22．Early sow, early mow.
23．者千虑，必有一失。
23．Even the wise are not free from error.
24．吃一堑，长一智。
24．Every failure one meets with adds to one's experience.
25．国家兴亡，匹夫有责。
25．Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country. 26．每一个人都有美中不足的地方。
26．Every man has the defects of his own virtues.
27．人各有所好。
27．Every man to his taste.
28．行行出状元。
28．Every profession produces its own leading authority.
29．仁者见仁，智者见智。
29．Everyone thinks in his way.
30．切莫错过良机。
30．Everything has its time and that time must be watched. 31．凡事总有一个开头。
31．Everything must have a beginning.
32．身教胜于言教。
32．Example is better than precept.
33．经验是智慧之母。
33．Experience is the mother of wisdom.
34．经验是愚者之师。
34．Experience is the teacher of fools.
35．乐极生悲。
35．Extreme joy begets sorrow.
36．以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
36．An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
37．心有余而力不足（贪多嚼不烂）。
37．The eye is bigger than the belly.
38．吃一堑，长一智。
38．A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
39．人怕出名猪怕壮。
39．Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs. 40．少说为佳。
40．Few words are best.
41．寡不敌众。
41．A few are no match for the many.
42．水火无情。
42．Fire and water have no mercy.
43．看菜吃饭，量体裁衣。
43．Fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure. 44．患难之交才是真正的朋友。
44．A friend in need is a friend indeed.
45．君子之交淡如水。
45．The friendship of a gentleman is insipid as water.
46．天才出自勤奋。
46．Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
47．礼轻情意重。
47．The gift is trifling but the feeling is profound.
48．好故事百听不厌。
48．A good tale is not the worse for being told twice.
49．善有善报，恶有恶报。
49．Good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil.
50．名师出高徒。
50．A great teacher produces a brilliant student.
51．习惯成自然。
51．Habit is second nature.
52．欲速则不达（忙中有错）。
52．Haste makes waste.
53．满招损，谦受益。
53．Haughtiness invites disaster, humility receives benefit.
54．时来运转百事顺。
54．He dances well to whom fortune pipes.
55．人人都有缺点。
55．He is lifeless that is faultless.
56．近墨者黑。
56．He that touches pitch shall be defiled.
57．人无远虑，必有近忧。
57．He who gives no thought to difficulties in the future is sure to be beset by worries much closer at hand.
58．来者不善，善者不来。
58．He who has come is surely strong or he'd never have come along.
59．与人方便，自己方便。
59．He who helps others helps himself.
60．谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。
60．He who laughs last laughs longest.
61．健康胜于财富。
61．Health is better than wealth.
62．心有灵犀一点通。
62．Hearts which beat in unison are linked.
63．历史总在重演。
63．History repeats itself.
64．明人不做暗事。
64．An honest man does nothing underhand.
65．诚实是上上之策。
65．Honesty is the best policy.
66．态度随地位而变。
66．Honors change manners.
67．上梁不正下梁歪。
67．If the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go aslant.
68．若要人不知，除非己莫为。
68．If you do not wish anyone to know what you have done, it is better not to have done it in the first place.
69．只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。
69．If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron rod into a needle.
70．病从口入，祸从口出。
70．Illness comes from food and trouble from speech.
71．贵人多忘事。
71．Important people have short memories.
72．一不做，二不休。
72．In for a penny, in for a pound.
73．酒后吐真言。
73．In wine there is truth.
74．事后聪明很容易。
74．It is easy to be wise after the event.
75．得道多助，失道寡助。
75．A just cause enjoys abundant support while an unjust cause finds little.
76．天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
76．Justice has long arms.
77．活到老，学到老。
77．Keep on learning as long as you live.
78．知己知彼，百战不殆。
78．Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.
79．前事不忘，后事之师。
79．Lessons learned from the past can guide one in the future.
80．同类相吸。
80．Like attracts like.
81．有其师必有其徒。
81．Like teacher, like pupil.
82．学无止境。
82．Live and learn.
83．欲速则不达。
83．The longest way round is the nearest way home.
84．养兵千日，用兵一时。
84．Maintain an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour.
85．大丈夫能屈能伸。
85．A man among men is he who knows when to eat humble pie and when to hold his head high.
86．人生一世，草木一春。
86．Man has but one life, grass sees but one spring.
87．大智若愚。
87．A man of great wisdom often seems slowwitted.
88．祸不单行。
88．Misfortunes never come singly.
89．一失足成千古恨。
89．A moment's error can bring a lifelong regret.
90．钱是万恶之源。
90．Money is the root of all evil.
91．跑了和尚跑不了庙。
91．The monk may run away, but the temple can't run with him. 92．道高一尺，魔高一丈。
92．The more illumination, the more temptation.
93．多劳多得。
93．More pay for more work.
94．需要是发明之母。
94．Necessity is the mother of invention.
95．不打不相识。
95．No discord, no concord.
96．天有不测风云。
96．Nothing is so certain as the unexpected.
97．不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
97．Nothing venture, nothing have.
98．一失足成千古恨。
98．One false step brings everlasting grief.
99．无事不登三宝殿。
99．One never goes to the temple for no reason.
100．钥匙开一把锁。
100．Open different locks with different keys.
101．机会带来成功。
101．Opportunity brings success.
102．机不可失，时不再来。
102．Opportunity knocks but once.
103．时代不同，风尚不同（俗随时变）。
103．Other times, other manners.
104．种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
104．Plant melons and you get melons, sow beans and you get beans. 105．熟能生巧。
105．Practice makes perfect.
106．言行一致。
106．Practice what you preach.
107．皇天不负苦心人。
107．Providence does not let down a man who does his best. 108．是非自有公论。
108．Public opinion is the best judge.
109．来得容易去得快。
109．Quickly come, quickly go.
110．兔子不吃窝边草。
110．A rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its own hole.
111．读万卷书，行万里路。
111．Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles.
112．开卷有益（阅读使人增长知识）。
112．Reading enriches the mind.
113．读书总会有所收获（开卷有益）。
113．Reading is always profitable.
114．远亲不如近邻。
114．A relative far off is less help than a neighbor close by.
115．流水不腐,户牖不蠹。
115．Running water is never stale and a door-hinge never gets worm-eaten. 116．说是一回事，而做又是另外一回事。
116．Saying is one thing and doing another.
117．苦海无边，回头是岸。
117．The sea of bitterness has no bounds, repent and the shore is at hand. 118．沉默是金。
118．Silence is golden.
119．星星之火，可以燎原。
119．A single spark can start a prairie fire.
120．千里之堤，溃于蚁穴。
120．Slight negligence may lead to great disaster.
121．小洞不堵沉大船。
121．A small leak will sink a great ship.
122．麻雀虽小，五脏俱全。
122．A sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs.
123．天有不测风云。
123．A storm may arise from a clear sky.
124．打铁趁热。
124．Strike while the iron is hot.
125．疾风知劲草，烈火见真金。
125．Sturdy grass withstands high winds; true gold stands the test of fire. 126．强将手下无弱兵。
126．There are no poor soldiers under a good general.
127．天无绝人之路。
127．There is always a way out.
128．有利必有弊。
128．There is no fire without smoke.
129．求学无坦途。
129．There is no royal road to learning.
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。
英语常用翻译十二式 英语翻译十二式(一) 同义反译法 例子： 1. Only three customers remained in the bar. 酒吧间只有三个顾客还没有走。(不译：「还留着」或「还呆在那里」) 2. I'll be here for good this time. 这一次我再也不走了。(不译：「永远在此呆下去」) 3. Please keep the fire burning when I'm out. 我不在家的时候，请别让炉子灭了。(不译：「我外出时，请让炉子继续烧着」) 4. "Wait, he is serious." 「等等，他不是说着玩儿的。」(不译：「等等，他是认真的。」) 5. "Now, Clara, be firm with the boy!" 「听我说，克拉拉，对这孩子可不能心软。」(不译：「……对这孩子要坚定」) (二) 删减解释词 例子： The traveller in the south must often have remarked that peculiar air of refinement, that softness of voice and manner, which seems in many cases to be a particular gift to the quotation and mulatto women. 到南方去的人看见那些黑白混血的女郎，准定会注意到她们十之八九都赋有那种独特的优雅风度、那种柔和的声调和文静的举止。 (三) 短句拆译 例子： " ...on one sunshiny morning in June , ..." 「在六月里的一天早上，天气晴朗，……」 (四) 译词推陈出新 例子：
初中英语作文常用谚语推荐 古老的谚语是文化的沉淀和结晶~来学学下面这些高频谚语~让它为咱们的作文增加闪光点~ （一）关于勤奋 1. No pains，no gains. 一分耕耘，一分收获。 2. Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。 3. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 4. Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。 5. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。 6. Success only means working hard all one's life .成功只意味着终身不懈的努力。 (俄国化学家门捷列耶夫) 7. I have nothing to offer but blood , hard work and tears .我所能奉献的没有其它，只有热血、辛劳和眼泪。 (英国政治家丘吉尔 . W.) （二）关于学习方法 1. Learning without thinking is a dangerous thing. 学而不思则罔。 He who learns but does not think is lost; he who thinks but does not learn is in danger. 学而不思者罔，思而不学则殆。 2. It’s never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 3. Well begun is half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。 4. Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。 5. Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。 6. Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。 7. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。 Little by little one goes far. 千里之行，始于足下。 8. Look before you leap. 三思而后行。 9. He who laughs last laughs best. 笑到最后笑得最好。 10.Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。 11. One tree can’t make a forest. 独木不成林。 12. Habit is a second nature. 习惯成自然。 13. Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。 14. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马 15. No man can do two things at once. 一心不可二用。 （三）关于自强自信 1. Where there is a will, there is a way . ( Thomas Edison , American inventor ) 有志者，事竟成。 (美国发明家爱迪生. T.) 2. God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 3. Nothing is too difficult in the world if you set your mind into it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.世上无难事，只怕有心人。 4. Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 5. Confidence doesn't need any reason. If you're alive , you should feel
英语习语知多少：十个最常用的英语习语 某天，朋友跟一个老外说起自己刚分手的女友，对方看他难过，拍了拍他的肩膀对他说：“Don't worry about it man, girls like that are a dime a dozen!” 后来朋友跟我说起这件事仍然愤愤不平，说老外把她女友说成只值一块二毛钱! 其实，“dime a dozen”跟“一块二毛钱”没有半毛钱关系。它是一句常见的英语习语，指的是something that is common and easy to obtain(天涯何处无芳草)。 和中文的成语一样，英文中也有数量众多的idioms，如果望文生义，可能就会产生交流中的误会。 话不多说，下面我们就一起来看看英文中最常用、最有趣的十个习语： 1. Piece of cake 例句：The assignment I just finished was a piece of cake. 这个例句说的并不是我刚完成的作业是烤一块蛋糕，而是指作业非常简单，a piece of cake就是指轻而易举的事。 2. Cost an arm and a leg 例句：That Louis Vuitton bag costs me an arm and a leg. 如果在LV买个包包要砍下自己的胳膊和腿，那这个社会就太可怕了! 其实，在英语中，如果说到某个东西要cost an arm and a leg，它表达的是某个东西非常expensive。 3. Break a leg 在你即将要走进考场对付讨厌的微积分考试前，你们班上成绩最好的那个同学突然走过来对你说了句“Break a leg!” “这个傲娇鬼”，你忍不住在心里暗暗抱怨，“成绩好就可以这样诅咒别人吗?” 但其实那个学习好的傲娇鬼却并不是在诅咒你，因为在英文中，break a leg 其实是good luck的意思! 4. Hit the books 例句：The final exam is coming, I might need to go to the library and hit the books.
常见英语俗语 大家学习英语的时候，多多少少都会接触到一些英语俗语。下面是给大家整理的常见英语俗语，供大家参阅! 常见英语俗语1. 金无足赤人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 2. 金玉满堂Treasures fill the home. 3. 脚踏实地be down-to-earth 4. 脚踩两只船sit on the fence 5. 君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 6. 老生常谈陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché 7. 礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8. 留得青山在不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope. 9. 马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success 名利双收gain in both fame and wealth 常用英语俗语1. Forbidden fruit is sweet. 禁果分外甜。 2. Force can never destroy right. 暴力绝不能摧毁正义。 3. Forget not that you are a man. 不要忘记你是一个人。 4. Forget others'' faults by remembering your
英语常用习语 In The Nick Of Time Meaning： At the last moment, just before something bad happens 意思：在最后一刻，来的正是时候。 例句： 1. The accident victim was near death, but the ambulance arrived in the nick of time and the paramedic saved her. 这个伤者已经奄奄一息了，但是救护车在最后一刻赶到了！护理人员把他从死亡边缘拉了回来。 2. We ran as fast as we could toward the bus stop and got there just as the bus was pulling to a stop. We got there in the nick of time. 我们以最快速度朝汽车站跑去，当我们到了车站时，汽车正好停了下来，我们到的正是时候。 3.He got to the railway station in the nick of time. 他在最后一刻赶到了火车站。 Tips： ①这个俚语常用在情况非常紧急的时候。 ②“nick”还有一个很常见的词组“nick name”，意思是昵称。 Jack Of All Trades Full expression: Jack of all trades and master of none. 万事皆通，洋洋稀松 Meaning：a person who knows a little about a lot of different subjects or activities, but not a lot about any one of them 意思：杂而不精的人，万事通。
翻译中常见的句型 1．否定句型 1）部分否定。其否定意义只局限于整体中的一部分。其形式：“概括词all, every等+not+谓语动词”。常用于该句型词：all, both, everybody, everywhere, always, altogether, entirely, wholly等。 All is not gold that glitters. I do not wholly agree. 2) 完全否定。其形式：no, none 等否定词+肯定式谓语。常用于该句型词：no, none, nobody, nothing, nowhere, never, neither, nowhere, nowise, 等。还有一种句型：all等概括词+肯定式谓语+否定意义的词。 No words can describe the scene. 任何言词均不能描绘那景色。 All his plan came to nothing. 3)双重否定 a.主语+cannot+ help/refrain/keep + from + v-ing He could not help showing his pleasure.他不由得喜形于色。 b.主语+cannot+ but/choose but/ help but +do They can not choose but admit that they are wrong. c.(there be) not +主语+but+谓语 (There is )Nobody but has his faults. 人人都有缺点。 2．判断句型 1）强调判断句 a.主语+be+ no/none +other than/but +表语（强调内容） The tall figure that I saw was none other than our commander. b.主语+be+ nothing+(else)but/ else than/ less than+ 表语 Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.天才只不过是劳动加勤奋而已。 c.it is/was +强调部分+that/ who +从句 It is I who am to blame. 2) 正反判断句 a.主语+be +not+表语a, but +表语b What I admire in Columbus is not his discovered a world, but his having gone to search for it on the faith of an opinion. b.(it is) not… that(who) …, but…that (who) Not that we are afraid of them, but that they are afraid of us. 3)比较判断句： a.主语+be less+表语a +than表语b / more+表语b+表语a Experience shows that success is due less to abilities than to zeal. b.主语+be+表语b+ rather than+表语a He is an artist rather than a philosopher. c.主语+be+ not so much +表语a+ as+表语b It is so much advice as approval that he seeks. 他寻求的与其说是忠告，不如说是忠告。3．倍数表示句型： a.主语+be+倍数+that of 被比较对象/ as +形容词+as+被比较对象
“最开心的不是得了什么牌子什么名次，而是和你并肩站在了最后的领奖台上！” 1 Birds of a feather flock together. 1 物以类聚，人以群分 2 give sb. an inch and he'll take a mile 2 得寸进尺 3 raise one's eyebrows 3 吃惊 4 from the bottom of one's heart 4 由衷地 5 Love is blind 5 爱情是盲目的 6 Where there's smoke, there's fire 6 无风不起浪事；事出有因 7 Bad news travels fast 7 坏事传千里 8 eat one's heart out 8 沮丧；伤心 9 stand the last of time 9 接受时间的考验 10 go the distance 10 坚持到底；完成全部 11 the bottom line is that... 11 基本底线；最终结果 12 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 12 情人眼里出西施 13 Absence makes the heart grow fonder 13 距离产生美；小别胜新婚 14 Forgive and forget 14 不念旧恶 15 If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is 15 如果听起来好像不是真的，也许就不是真的 16 water under the bridge 16 过去式；无法挽回的过去；过去的事了 17 Monkey see, monkey do 17 有样学样 18 You can't win them all 18 人不可能一直走运；人不可能一帆风顺
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。
英语谚语和习语 1.look on with folded arms 袖手旁观 2.call white black 颠倒黑白 3.speak like a book 咬文嚼字 4.make a noise in a world 名噪一时 5.an old head on your shoulders 少年老成 6.take to one's heels 逃之夭夭 7.in a class by itself 独一无二 8.do in Rome as Rome does 入乡随俗 9.be wet behind the ears /smell of the baby 乳臭未干 10.not a feather to fly with 一贫如洗 11.give sb.a piece of one's mind 直言不讳 12.Many a little makes a mickle.积少成多 13.No one wise at all times.智者千虑，必有一失 14.Pride goes before a fall. 骄者必败 15.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧 16.No pains,no gains. 不劳无获 17.It's never too late to learn.活到老，学到老 18.One today is worth two tomorrow. 一个今天等于两个明天。 19.No one can do two things at once. 一心不可二用。 20.There is no friend so faithful as a good book. 好书胜好友。 21.Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。 22.Something attempted,something done. 有所尝试，就有所作为。 23.Never judge from appearance. 不要以貌取人。 24.To choose time is to save time. 选择时间就是节省时间。 25.Time is a bird forever on wing . 时间就是一只永远飞翔的鸟。 26.take trouble 吃苦 27.be at the pains of learning 刻苦学习 28.be in pain 在痛苦中 29.dream away one's life 虚度一生 30.live on the fat of the land 过奢侈的生活 31.have a thin /good time 过的不舒坦 32.a rich joke 逗人的笑话 33.look hard at 死盯着 34.work on the land 务农 35.pull oneself together 振奋精神
这里汇聚了中西医学行业的大部分英语词汇和详细解说，如果要查询相关词汇，你可以点此word 文档工具栏的“编辑”，找到“查找”，然后点开输入你要查询的词汇就可以查询了。 西医篇： 1、医院部门及科室名称 2、医务人员名称 3、诊断和治疗常用词汇 4、常见疾病名称 5、常见手术名称 6、常用药物名称 7、常用护理术语 8、常用临床医学术语 9、医疗器材 10、医学英语快速记忆－后缀 11、主要人体系统名称 12、医院类型名称 13、医学词汇 14、医学常用字首与字根 1.医院部门及科室名称 out-patient department 门诊部 In-patient department 住院部 Nursing department 护理部 Admission office 住院处 Discharge office 出院处 Registration office 挂号处 Reception room, waiting room 侯诊室 Consultation room 诊察室 Isolation room 隔离室 Delivery room 分娩室 Emergency room 急诊室 Ward 病房室 Department of internal medicine 内科 Department of surgery 外科 Department of pediatrics 儿科 Department of obstetrics and gynecology 妇科 Department of neurology 神经科 Department of ophtalmology 眼科 E.N.T.department 耳鼻喉科 Department of stomatology 口腔科 Department of urology 泌尿科 Department of orthopedic 骨科 Department of traumatology 创伤科 Department of endocrinology 内分泌科
1. A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。 2. Actions speak louder than words. 说到不做到。 3. A friend in need is a friend in indeed. 患难识知已 4. A good beginning is half the battle. 好的开端等于成功一半 5. A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒悲伤 6. A little is better than none. 聊胜于无 7. All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马 8. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. 只用功，不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻 9. An eye finds more truth than two ears.百闻不如一见。 10. A watched pot never boils.欲速则不达。 11. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。 12. A good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。 13. A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。 14. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。 15. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果，不用请医生。 16. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。 17. An old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。
Football is just not my cup of teahot under the collar 怒气冲天 over the moon 非常快乐，狂喜; down in the dumps 情绪低落on cloud nine 极其快乐，乐不可支; fly off the handle 发火 to laugh one’s head off 要笑掉大牙 to smile on someone 微笑的人 white as a sheet 像纸一样白极苍白的; 苍白如纸 be tickled pink 非常有趣，非常高兴 be in the red 亏损，负债，亏空 be in the black （银行存款）有盈余，有存款; 顺差; be green with envy 妒火中烧; feet of clay （受景仰受尊敬的人）品格上的缺陷（或弱点）; 泥足（比喻站不住脚的事物）; see the handwriting on the wall 祥之兆显而易见危险 kill the fatted calf 设宴欢迎 you reap what you sow 种瓜得瓜 the appe of somebody’s eye 掌上明珠” by and by 不久，马上; 晚些时候; on one’ last legs 日暮途穷; “苟延残喘 senior citizen 老年人; physically challenged visually challenged 视觉有缺陷的, 眼睛瞎的 not all threr 脑子不正常神志不清； sanitary worker 环卫工人 the man in the street 一般人，普通人; 常人; between jobs [介词短语]暂时赋闲在家，暂时失业中 wash one’s hands洗手不干一刀两断,撒手不管, body count伤亡人数统计 correctional facillity监狱；教养所 be economical source经济来源 a confidential source机密 golden years downsizing黄金年裁员 scrooge vt.挤，推; n.吝啬鬼，守财奴，贪得无厌之徒; a sacred cow 圣牛，神圣之物; pandor’s box 潘多拉盒子，灾难之源 Waterloo 滑铁卢; 惨败 Mother Teresa 特蕾莎修女; Mickey Mouse course dark horse 黑马 Daniel in the lion’s den丹尼尔在狮子的巢穴 catch-22 第二十二条军规n.进退维谷的局面; 无法摆脱的困境; Achille’s heel致命的 Jonah约拿,约拿书; 约拿（西伯来先知）; 带来不幸; a Herculean task一项艰巨的任务 a good Samaritan一个好心人好心人;乐善好施的人 be a weed被杂草 as hungry as a lion饥饿的狮子
英语常用十大翻译技巧
常用十大翻译技巧之一：增译法 增译法： 指根据英汉两种语言不同的思维方式、语言习惯和表达方式，在翻译时增添一些词、短句或句子，以便更准确地表达出原文所包含的意义。这种方式多半用在汉译英里。汉语无主句较多，而英语句子一般都要有主语，所以在翻译汉语无主句的时候，除了少数可用英语无主句、被动语态或"There be…"结构来翻译以外，一般都要根据语境补出主语，使句子完整。英汉两种语言在名词、代词、连词、介词和冠词的使用方法上也存在很大差别。英语中代词使用频率较高，凡说到人的器官和归某人所有的或与某人有关的事物时，必须在前面加上物主代词。因此，在汉译英时需要增补物主代词，而在英译汉时又需要根据情况适当地删减。英语词与词、词组与词组以及句子与句子的逻辑关系一般用连词来表示，而汉语则往往通过上下文和语序来表示这种关系。因此，在汉译英时常常需要增补连词。英语句子离不开介词和冠词。另外，在汉译英时还要注意增补一些原文中暗含而没有明言的词语和一些概括性、注释性的词语，以确保译文意思的完整。总之，通过增译，一是保证译文语法结构的完整，二是保证译文意思的明确。如： （1）What about calling him right away? 马上给他打个电话，你觉得如何？（增译主语和谓语） （2）If only I could see the realization of the four modernizations. 要是我能看到四个现代化实现该有多好啊！（增译主句） （3）Indeed, the reverse is true. 实际情况恰好相反。（增译名词） （4）就是法西斯国家本国的人民也被剥夺了人权。 Even the people in the fascist countries were stripped of their human rights.（增译物主代词） （5）只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯。 While the magistrates were free to burn down house, the common people were forbidden to light lamps. （增译连词） （6）这是我们两国人民的又一个共同点。 This is yet another common point between the people of our two countries.（增译介词）
I have my limit. 我的忍耐度有限 I hope you in the roll. 我希望你也能来 I'm trying to make ends meet. 我尽力要使收支平衡 I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore. I have amused myself by now and then finding a smooth pebble or a pretty shell, but the great ocean of truth still lies before me unknown and unexplored.--Newton 看来我只是象个在海边玩耍的孩子，不时捡起一块小小的卵石，一片美丽的贝壳，聊以自娱，而横在我面前的真理的海洋，却还有待于发现和探索。——牛顿 it’s dying art. 这是已失传的手艺 It’s a matter of time.这是迟早的问题 Its an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 家丑不可外扬。 It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响。 It’s easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮 It's never too late to mend. （过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。） It’s a matter of time. 这是迟早的问题 It's never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，未为迟也。 It is the first step that costs. 万事起头难。 Its never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 It is hard to please all. 众口难调。 It is better to be the head of a dog/lizard than the tail of a lion. 宁当鸡头不当风尾It’s not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。 It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。 it is better to fight for good than to fail at the ill. 宁为善而斗, 毋屈服于恶 If you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter. 吃得苦中苦, 方为人上人 If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well. （如果事情值得做，就值得做好。）If I have seen farther than other man, it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants. --Newton 如果是我比别人看得远一些，那是因为我站在了巨人的肩上。——牛顿 If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.
常用英语口语习语 1. Blood is thicker than water. 是不是好直白的“血浓于水”！英文中文真就是一样的哟~ 2. Be able to do something in your sleep. 中文里可以对应“我闭着眼睛也能…”。 例如：I haven't done many portraits, but I could paint landscapes in my sleep. 我画的肖像画不多，但是我闭着眼也能画风景。 3. Have money to burn 土豪说“烧钱”，英文里也用了burn哦。“钱多到拿钱烧”，这么土豪，简单易记。那“花钱如流水”用英文怎么说呢？对了，就是spend money like water. 4. keep somebody at arm's length 中文里咱们有“保持一臂距离”对吧，这么记就特别好记。 例如：He keeps all his clients at arm's length. 他和所有的客户都保持距离。 5. (in) black and white a)In a way that makes people or things seem completely bad or good, or completely right or wrong.
我们在评论是非对错的时候，可能会听到有人说“不分黑白”。英文里也用黑和白来指绝对的好和坏，对和错。 例如：It's a complex issue, but he only sees it in black and white. 这是个很复杂的问题，但是他只是非黑即白地来看它。 b)In writing or in print 中文里，尤其是在电视剧里，每次遇到“签字画押”情节，总能听到“白纸黑字”是不？英文里也有对应的含义。 例如：I never thought they'd put it in black and white on the front page. 我没想到他们会把这白纸黑字地印在头版上。 6. Shut / close your eyes to something 中文里咱们说“对……视而不见”，差不多就是这个意思。 例如：You can't just close your eyes to his violence. 你不能对他的暴力行为视而不见。 They seem intent on shutting their eyes to the problems of pollution. 他们似乎打算对污染问题视而不见。 7. Two heads are better than one. 原来是“三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮”。其实还可以理解为“人多力量大”。