英语常用-谚语、短语
Abandon the sinking ship
Abandon oneself to sth.
I have no money about me
It’s about finished
About turn! about face!向后转
be all abroad 感到莫名其妙/离题
at home and abroad 国内外
in the absence of (人)不在时外出期间
be absorb in 全神贯注于
see over 见下页
see above 见上文
in the abstract 抽象地大体而言理论上abstracted = absent-minded
abuse one’s power 滥用权力
meet with an accident
accident insurance 事故保险
academic 学术的 academy 专科学校学会研究院
accent 重音强调
He’s an old hand at it.
How’s your old man? 你父亲怎么样
Be it ever so humble ,there’s no place like home.
Agree like cats and dogs . 完全不和
All time is no time is no time when it is past.
As a dog with two tails. 非常开心
As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. 一不做二不休
As you made your bed ,you must lie in it.自作自受
At the eleventh hour. 在最后时刻
Barking dogs seldom bite.
Business is business .公事公办
Let bygones be bygones.既往不咎
Gold can’t be pure and man can’t be perfect.
Misfortune maybe an actual blessing. 塞翁失马，焉知非福
Use brawn rather brain 有勇无谋
A real man never goes back on his words.君子一言驷马难追
Nothing beats failure but a try.
All the people who work hard don't succeed, but the only one who succeed are those who work hard.
Let the cat out of the bag. 泄密
Fight dog, fight bear. 打个青红皂白一决雌雄
Every dog has its day .
Faith will move mountains.精诚所至金石为开Great minds thinks alike. 英雄所见略同
Has the cat got your tongue？为什么不吭声It’s good to learn at another man’s cost . 前车之鉴
It’s ill to waken sleeping dog. 别惹麻烦，别多管闲事
It takes two to make a quarrel. 一只碗不响Lead a dog’s life 过着穷困潦倒的生活Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清More haste ,less speed. 欲速则不达
Move heaven and earth 想尽一切办法
Not have a dog’s chance. 毫无机会
Return to one’s sheep/muttons. 回到本题See naples and die. 不到黄河不死心
Send somebody to the chair 把······送上死刑台
Teach the dog to bark 多此一举
The morning sun never lasts. 好景不长
The water that bears boats is the same that swallows it up . 水能载舟亦能覆舟
There is no smoke without fire .
Where there’s life ,there’s hope. 留得青山在不愁没柴烧
After meat ,mustard; after death ,doctor. As is over but shouting .大势已去
All lay load on the willing horse . 人善被人欺，马善被人骑
Birds of a feather flock together .物以类聚
World is but a little place, after all. Light come ,light go . 易得易失
Six feet of earth makes all man equal . 墓穴之中人人平等
Born with a silver spoon in his mouth .生在富贵人家
Have but few friends ,though many
