第一篇：英語(yǔ)中常用的98條諺語(yǔ)(二)
英語(yǔ)中常用的98條諺語(yǔ)：（Proverbs）(二)27．The wise man is always a bad listener.智者善聽(tīng)人言。28.Tine tries truth.時(shí)間檢驗(yàn)真理。
29.Make
hay while the sun shines.趁熱打鐵。
30.Little strokes fell great oaks.水滴石穿。
31.First come first served.先到者先得。
32.It’s never too late to mend.亡羊補(bǔ)牢，未為遲晚。
33.A little pill may well are great
ill.偏方治百病。
34.A
penry saved is a penry gained.省一分是一分。
35.The best fist smell when they are tree 久住令人厭，久坐招人嫌。
36.A closed mouth catches no
flies.病從口入，禍從口出。
37.A wise man thinks all that he says: a days old.fool says all
that he thinks.智者思其所言，愚者言其所思。
38.Youth comes but once in a lifetime.花有重開(kāi)日，人無(wú)再少年。39.God health is above wealth.健康勝于財(cái)富。
40.Handsome is a handsome does.行為美才算美。
41.Well
begun is half done.良好的開(kāi)端是成功的一半。42.A watched pot never boils.心急水不沸。
43.All things are easy that are done willingly.做事樂(lè)意，諸事容易。
44.Something is better than
nothing.聊勝于無(wú)。
45.Where there is a will there
is way.有志者事竟成。
46.Equal pay for equal work.同工同酬。
47.No pain no
gain.不勞無(wú)獲。48.Call a
spade a
spade.有言不諱。
49.Stike
while the iron is hot.趁熱打鐵。
50.Don’t cry over spilt milk.覆水難收。
第二篇：英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)(二)
英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)大全
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0422.Don't speak all you know, but know all you speak.//不要盡言所知，而要盡知所言。
0423.Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs.//休要班門(mén)弄斧。
0424.Don't throw out your dirty water before you get in fresh.//清水未打來(lái)，贓水莫倒掉。
0425.Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.//不要自尋煩惱。
0426.Don't whistle until you are out of the wood.//沒(méi)有脫離險(xiǎn)境，不要過(guò)早高興。
0427.Do one's level best.//盡力而為。
0428.Dot the i's and cross the t's.//一點(diǎn)一劃，循規(guī)蹈矩。
0429.Doubt is the key of knowledge.//懷疑乃知識(shí)的鑰匙。
0430.Do well is better than say well.//說(shuō)得好不如做得好。
0431.Downy lips make thoughtless slips.//嘴上沒(méi)毛，辦事不牢。
0432.Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed.//事未齊備，切莫妄動(dòng)。
0433.Draw water with a sieve.竹//籃子打水一場(chǎng)空。
0434.Dream are lies.//夢(mèng)不足信。
0435.Dreams go by contraries.//夢(mèng)想總與現(xiàn)實(shí)相反。
0436.Drive your business, do not let it drive you.//要推動(dòng)事業(yè)，不要讓事業(yè)來(lái)推動(dòng)你。
0437.Drop by drop the oceans are filled;stone by stone the walls are built.//滴水匯大海，壘石誅高墻。
0438.Drowning man will catch at a straw.//溺水的人一根草也要抓。
0439.Drunken days have all their tomorrows.//今日花天酒地，明日潦倒窮途。
0440.Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.//酒后露真言。
0441.Dumb dogs are dangerous.//啞犬最兇惡。
0442.Dying is as natural as living.//死亡與生存一樣自然。
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0443.Each bird loves to hear himself sing.//鳥(niǎo)兒都愛(ài)聽(tīng)自己唱歌。
0444.Each day brings its own bread.//天無(wú)絕人之路。
0445.Each man is the architect of his own fate.//命運(yùn)掌握在自己手中。
0446.Eagles catch no flies.//大人物不計(jì)較小事情。
0447.Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together.//鷹單飛，羊群集。
0448.Early mistakes are the seeds of future trouble.//早期的錯(cuò)誤可以釀成日后的麻煩。
0449.Early sow, early mow.//播種早的收獲早。
0450.Early start makes easy stages.//早開(kāi)始是成功的保證。
0451.Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise.//早睡早起，令人健康、富有而且聰明。
0452.Early wed, early dead.//早婚早夭。
0453.Easier said than done.//說(shuō)話(huà)容易做事難。
0454.East or west, home is best.//在家千日好，出門(mén)時(shí)時(shí)難。
0455.Easy come, easy go.//易得易失。
0456.Eat at pleasure, drink with measure.//隨意吃飯，適度飲酒。
0457.Eat one's cake and have it.//又要馬兒好，又要馬兒不吃草。
0458.Eat to live, but not live to eat.//吃飯是為了生存，但生存不是為了吃飯。
0459.Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.//吃是使自己受用，穿是使別人受用。
0460.Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him.//人的教養(yǎng)始于教育，成于社交。
0461.Education has for its object the formation of character.//教育的目的在于培養(yǎng)品德。
0462.Elbow grease gives the best polish.//只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針。
0463.Empty vessels make the greatest sound.//空桶響聲大。
0464.Enough is as good as a feast.//知足常樂(lè)。
0465.Envy assails the noblest, the winds howl around the highest peak.//高位遭人妒，高峰招風(fēng)吹。
0466.Equivocation is first cousin to a lie.//支支吾吾，其言必詐。
0467.Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow;he who would search for pearls must dive below.//錯(cuò)誤像稻草，漂浮在水面。欲覓珍珠者，須往水下潛。
0468.Even Homer sometimes nods.//人非圣賢，孰能無(wú)過(guò)。
0469.Even the walls have ears.//隔墻有耳。
0470.Every advantage has its disadvantage.//有利必有弊。
0471.Every bean has its black.//人人有其缺點(diǎn)。
0472.Every bird likes its own nest.//人愛(ài)其家。
0473.Everybody's business is nobody's business.//人人都管，大家不管。
0474.Every brave man is a man of his word.//勇敢的人都是信守諾言的人。
0475.Every bullet has its billet.//無(wú)風(fēng)不起浪。
0476.Every cloud has a silver lining.//山窮水盡疑無(wú)路，柳暗花明又一村。
0477.Every cock crows on its own dunghill.Every dog is a lion at home.//夜郎自大。
0478.Every cook praises his own broth.//自吹自擂。
0479.Every country has its customs.//鄉(xiāng)有鄉(xiāng)俗。
0480.Every couple is not a pair.//同床異夢(mèng)，貌合神離。
0481.Every day is not Sunday.//好景不常在，好花不常開(kāi)。
0482.Every day of thy life is a leaf in thy history.//生命中的一天就是你歷史上的一頁(yè)。
0483.Every dog has his day.//凡人都有得意之日。
0484.Every dog has his day, and every man his hour.//人人都有得意的日子。0485.Every dog is valiant at his won door.//狗在家門(mén)前條條都兇悍。
0486.Every door may be shut but death's door.//除了死門(mén)外，每門(mén)都可關(guān)。
0487.Every extremity is a fault.//萬(wàn)事過(guò)分都差誤。
0488.Every fool can find faults that wise man cannot remedy.//蠢人也能找出聰明人無(wú)法彌補(bǔ)的岔子來(lái)的。
0489.Every heart has its own sorrow.//人人都有傷心處。
0490.Every horse thinks his sack heaviest.//每疋馬認(rèn)為自己馱的袋子重。
0491.Every Jack has his Jill.//有情人終成眷屬。
0492.Every little makes a mickle.//積少成多。
0493.Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object.//情人眼里出西施。
0494.Every man has a fool in his sleeve.//聰明一世，糊涂一時(shí)。
0495.Every man has his faults.//人孰無(wú)過(guò)。
0496.Every man has his hobby-horse.//人各有所好。
0497.Every man has his liking.//人各有所好。
0498.Every man has his weak side.//人人都有自己的弱點(diǎn)。
0499.Every man is best know to himself.//自己最了解自己。
0500.Every man has the defects of his qualities.//一個(gè)人的好品質(zhì)上也有不足之處。
0501.Every man is the architect of his own fortune.//每個(gè)人都是他自己命運(yùn)的建誅師。
0502.Every man is the master of his own fortune.//每個(gè)人都是他自己的命運(yùn)的主宰。
0503.Every man is the son of his own works.//種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
0504.Every man thinks his own geese swans.//每個(gè)人都以為自己的東西了不起。
0505.Every medal has its reverse.//事物都有它的反面。
0506.Every mother's child is handsome.Every potter praises his own pot.Every salesman boasts of his own wares.Everything is nice in your garden.//老王賣(mài)瓜，自賣(mài)自夸。
0507.Everyone is dissatisfied with his own fortune.//人對(duì)自己的命運(yùn)總不感滿(mǎn)足。
0508.Every one's faults are not written in their foreheads.//知人知面不知心。
0509.Every pleasure has a pain.//樂(lè)中必有苦。
0510.Every shoe fits not every foot.//不能以己度人。
0511.Everything comes to him who waits.//安心等待必有好處。
0512.Everything has its seed.//無(wú)風(fēng)不起浪。
0513.Everything has its time and that time must be watched.//任何事情都有好的時(shí)機(jī)，不要隨意放過(guò)。
0514.Everything hath an end.//任何事物都有它的結(jié)果。
0515.Everything is good in its season.//萬(wàn)物逢時(shí)皆美好。
0516.Everything is good when new, but friend when old.//東西新的好，朋友老的好。
0517.Everything must have a beginning.//凡是都有起源。
0518.Everything new is fine.//新事物總是美好的。
0519.Every tide hath its ebb.//興盛之日必有衰退之時(shí)。
0520.Every tree is known by its own fruit.//觀其言行，知其為人。
0521.Every why has a wherefore.//事出有因。
0522.Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches.//罪惡來(lái)時(shí)，尺進(jìn)寸退。
0523.Evil communications corrupt good manners.//交往惡劣，有損風(fēng)度。
0524.Evil gotten, evil spent.//悖入悖出。
0525.Example is better than precept.//言教不如身教。
0526.Exchange is no robbery.//公平交易并非強(qiáng)行奪取。
0527.Exercise, temperance, fresh air, and needful rest are the best of all physicians.//鍛鏈、節(jié)制、新鮮空氣和必要的休息是最好的醫(yī)生。
0528.Experience is a school from which one can never graduate.//經(jīng)驗(yàn)無(wú)止境。
0529.Experience is the best teacher.//經(jīng)驗(yàn)是良師。
0530.Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.//經(jīng)驗(yàn)是知識(shí)之父，記憶是知識(shí)之母。
0531.Experience is the mother of wisdom.//智慧來(lái)自經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
0532.Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other.//吃虧學(xué)乖代價(jià)高，笨漢非此學(xué)不好。
0533.Experience keeps no school, she teaches her pupils singly.//親身經(jīng)驗(yàn)，才是經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
0534.Experience must be bought.//若要得經(jīng)驗(yàn)，必須化代價(jià)。
0535.Experience teaches.//經(jīng)驗(yàn)給人教訓(xùn)。
0536.Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.//有經(jīng)驗(yàn)而無(wú)學(xué)問(wèn)，勝于有學(xué)問(wèn)而無(wú)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
0537.Extremes are dangerous.//物極必反。
0538.Extremes meet.//否極泰來(lái)。
0539.Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.//以牙還牙，以眼還眼。
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0540.Facts are stubborn things.//事實(shí)是不容改變的東西。
0541.Failure is the mother of success.//失敗是成功之母。
0542.Fair and softly go far in a day.//謙和穩(wěn)重，前程遠(yuǎn)大。
0543.Fair faces need no paint.//貌美毋須修飾。
0544.Faith will move mountains.//精誠(chéng)所至，金石為開(kāi)。
0545.Fall sick and you will see who is your friend and who is not.//患難見(jiàn)真情。
0546.False friends are worse than open enemies.//明槍易躲，暗箭難防。
0547.False tongue will hardly speak truth.//虛偽者不肯說(shuō)真話(huà)。
0548.False with one can be false with two.//對(duì)一個(gè)人虛偽，也會(huì)對(duì)兩個(gè)人虛偽。
0549.Fame is a magnifying glass.//名譽(yù)是放大鏡。
0550.Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off.//名譽(yù)像條河，源頭最狹窄，遠(yuǎn)處最寬闊。
0551.Familiar paths and old friends are the best.//熟路好遵循，老友最可珍。
0552.Far from eye, far from heart.//離遠(yuǎn)而情疏。
0553.Fast bind, fast find.//保存得好，東西好找。
0554.Fasting comes after feasting.//今日有酒今日醉，明日無(wú)錢(qián)不揭鍋。
0555.Fat hens lay few eggs.//肥雞不下蛋。
0556.Faults are thick where love is thin.//一朝情意淡，樣樣不順眼。
0557.Fear not the future;weep not for the past.//不要為未來(lái)?yè)?dān)憂(yōu)，不要為過(guò)去悲泣。
0558.Feed a cold and starve a fever.//傷風(fēng)時(shí)宜吃，發(fā)熱時(shí)宜餓。
0559.Feed a pig and you'll have a hog.//種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
0560.Feed by measure and defy physician.//飲食有節(jié)制，醫(yī)生無(wú)用處。
0561.Few words are best.//少說(shuō)為妙。
0562.Few words, many deeds.//少說(shuō)話(huà)，多做事。
0563.Fine clothes make the man.//人要衣裝。
0564.Fine feathers do not make fine birds.//人不可貌相。
0565.Fine feathers make fine birds.//人要衣裝，佛要金裝。
0566.Fine words butter no parsnips.//畫(huà)餅充饑。
0567.Fine words dress ill deeds.//漂亮的言詞可以掩飾惡劣的行為。
0568.Finished labours are pleasant.//大功告成，好不高興。
0569.Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.//水火是忠仆，造災(zāi)成元兇。
0570.Fire proves gold, adversity proves men.//烈火顯真金，逆境識(shí)英雄。
0571.Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.//關(guān)得最緊的火，燃燒得最熾烈。
0572.Fire, water, and money are good servants, but bad masters.//水火金錢(qián)是忠仆，使用不當(dāng)是禍?zhǔn)住?/p>
0573.First catch your hare, then cook him.//不要謀之過(guò)早。
0574.First come, first served.//先來(lái)先賣(mài)。
0575.First impressions are most lasting.//最初的印象最為持久。
0576.First think, and then speak.//先想后說(shuō)。
0577.First try, and then trust.//試了才能相信。
0578.Fish begins to stink at the head.//上梁不正下梁歪。
0579.Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.//奉承惹人喜，直言招人仇。
0580.Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee.//追求愛(ài)情，它要逃走；逃避愛(ài)情，它會(huì)跟你。
0581.Fools grow without watering.//笨蛋自然成，無(wú)需澆水勤。
0582.Fool's haste is no speed.//欲速則不達(dá)。
0583.Fools have fortune.//戇人有戇福。
0584.Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.//愚者設(shè)筵，智者赴宴。
0585.Fools never know when they are well off.//傻瓜永遠(yuǎn)不知道他們何時(shí)能享福。
0586.Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.//智者裹足不前，愚者鋌而走險(xiǎn)。
0587.Fools will be fools.//笨蛋總是笨蛋。
0588.Fools will be meddling.//愚者總好無(wú)事生非。
0589.For age and want save while you may;no morning sun lasts a whole day.//為了年老和急須，要及時(shí)積蓄，因?yàn)樵绯康奶?yáng)，不會(huì)整天照耀。
0590.For a lost thing care nothing.//一事之失，不必介意。
0591.Forbidden fruit is sweet.//禁果分外甜。
0592.Force can never destroy right.//暴力絕不能摧毀正義。
0593.Forget not that you are a man.//不要忘記你是一個(gè)人。
0594.Forget others' faults by remembering your own.//想想自己的錯(cuò)，就會(huì)忘卻別人的過(guò)。
0595.Forgive and forget.//不念舊惡。
0596.Forgive others but not yourself.//待人寬，對(duì)己嚴(yán)。
0597.Fortune favours fools.//傻子有傻福。
0598.Fortune favours the bold.//勇者天佑。
0599.Fortune is fickle.//天有不測(cè)風(fēng)云，人有旦夕禍福。
0600.Fortune is good to him who knows to make good use of her.//知道利用幸福的人才有幸福。
0601.Fortune knocks once at least at every man's door.//人人都有鴻運(yùn)高照之日。
0602.Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her.//只要有耐心，總會(huì)走好運(yùn)。
0603.Fortune smiles upon the brave and frowns upon the coward.//幸運(yùn)喜歡勇敢的人，而不喜歡怯懦的人。
0604.Fortune to one is mother, to another is stepmother.//命運(yùn)對(duì)一種人如親娘，對(duì)另一種人卻是晚娘。
0605.Four eyes see more than two.//人多識(shí)廣。
0606.Friendless is the dead.//沒(méi)有朋友者，等于是死人。
0607.Friends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight.//朋友像琴弦，不能太擰緊。
0608.Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom.//交往過(guò)密過(guò)疏，都會(huì)失去朋友。
0609.Friends are thieves of time.//交朋友，費(fèi)時(shí)間。
0610.Friendship cannot stand always on one side.//來(lái)而不往非禮也。
0611.Friendship is love with understanding.//友誼是愛(ài)加上諒解。
0612.Friendship multiplies joys and divides griefs.//友誼可以增添歡樂(lè)，可以分擔(dān)憂(yōu)愁。
0613.Friendship---one soul in two bodies.//友誼是兩人一條心。
0614.Friendship should not be all on one side.//友誼不該只是單方面的事。
0615.Friendship the older it grows the stronger it is.//友誼地久天長(zhǎng)。
0616.Friends may meet, but mountains never greet.//朋友可相逢，高山永分離。
0617.Friends must part.//天下無(wú)不散之筵席。
0618.From a little spark may burst a mighty flame.//星星之火可以燎原。
0619.From hearing comes wisdom;from speaking, repentance.//多聽(tīng)增智慧，多言生后悔。
0620.From saving comes having.//富有來(lái)自節(jié)約。
0621.From short pleasure long repentance.//痛快一時(shí)，悔恨終身。
0622.From the father comes honour;from the mother, comfort.//榮譽(yù)由父次，安慰由母與。
0623.Frugality is an estate alone.//僅僅節(jié)約就是一筆財(cái)產(chǎn)。
0624.Fruit ripens not well in the shade.//陰涼處的果子不會(huì)成熟。
0625.Full belies make empty skulls.//大腹便便，頭腦空虛。
第三篇：英語(yǔ)中有關(guān)動(dòng)物的諺語(yǔ)
一個(gè)弓箭手,箭法很好,有一天上山打獵.A man who was very skiiful with his bow, went up into the mountains to hunt.他一走近野獸,獸群就立刻陷入了一片恐慌,亂成一片.只有獅子一個(gè)堅(jiān)定地露出想要奮戰(zhàn)的決心.At his approach there was instantly a great consternation and rout among all the wild beasts,the lion along showing any determination to fight.“等等,”弓箭手對(duì)他說(shuō),“你先等我的使者來(lái),他有些話(huà)想跟你說(shuō).” 說(shuō)這話(huà),他就沖著獅子射出了一箭,正中獅子的腹部.“Stop,” said the bowman to him, “and await my messenger, who has somewhat to say to you.” With that he sent an arrow after the lion, and wounded him in the side.獅子覺(jué)得疼痛無(wú)比,逃進(jìn)了樹(shù)林深處.一只狐貍看見(jiàn)他逃跑,就激勵(lì)他鼓起勇氣,對(duì)抗自己的敵人.The lion, smarting with anguish feld into the depth of the thickets, but a fox, seeing him run, bid him take courage and face his enemy.“不,”獅子拒絕了,“你不用再勸我了!假如那個(gè)獵人連他的使者都這么鋒利難擋的話(huà),那么,作為派遣主人,他的力量該有多么強(qiáng)大啊!
”No,“ said the lion, ”you will not persuade me to that;for if the messenger he sends is so sharp, what must be the power of him who sends it?"
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第四篇：英語(yǔ)中關(guān)于顏色的諺語(yǔ)
英語(yǔ)中關(guān)于顏色的諺語(yǔ)
Call black white and white black 顛倒是非
An evening red and a morning grey, is a sign of a fair day.晚霞紅如火，曉色青如灰，定是晴朗天。
Indigo blue is extract from the indigo plant, but is bluer than the plant it comes from.青出于藍(lán)而勝于藍(lán)
After black clouds, clear weather.否極泰來(lái)
After black clouds comes clear weather“雨過(guò)天青”，喻情況由壞轉(zhuǎn)好。
Red clouds in the east, rain the next day?！皷|有火燒云，次日雨來(lái)臨”，Care brings grey hair.憂(yōu)慮催人老。
A fox may grow grey, but never good狐貍會(huì)變，但本性難移 At night, all cats are grey.貓?jiān)谝雇斫曰疑?丑妍暗中難分辨)。They that marry in green, their sorrow is soon seen.年紀(jì)輕輕就結(jié)婚，為時(shí)不久便悔恨 a white lie善意的謊言
a black sheep害群之馬
black and blue 青一塊紫一塊（鼻青臉腫）
red eye 一種便宜的威士忌酒；照片中出現(xiàn)的紅眼現(xiàn)象 red-eyed pink eye 紅眼病
a black eye被打青的眼睛
white elephant 大而無(wú)用的東西
green hand 新手
feel blue 感覺(jué)憂(yōu)郁
in the pink : 非常健康
yellow journalism 聳人聽(tīng)聞的報(bào)道 yellow dog 忘恩負(fù)義之徒
red flag 讓人生氣的東西 black dog 憂(yōu)郁、不開(kāi)心的人
white flag
in the black 盈利 make profit black letter day 倒霉的一天 black smith 鐵匠
black leg 騙子green light : 許可,同意
red tape : 指手續(xù)繁雜,辦事拖拉,不講實(shí)際的壞風(fēng)氣
see red : 發(fā)怒,冒火
in the red : 虧損,負(fù)債
a red letter day : 重大,重要的日子
[1] a white elephant
釋義：a very costly possession that is worthless to its owner and only a cause of trouble.例句：You have bought yourself a white elephant,this house is far too isolated.No one will stay here and the upkeep will ruin you.說(shuō)明：相傳一國(guó)王曾以白象送予敵人，以瓦解對(duì)方。
[2] show the white feather
釋義：to act in a cowardly way.例句：The only time he showed the white feather was just before they attacked the enemy.說(shuō)明：該習(xí)語(yǔ)原指斗雞的人認(rèn)為有白羽毛的斗雞不是良種雞。
[3] show the white flag =surrender
釋義：to surrender and have no desire to continue resistance.例句：They failed,so they show the white flag to their enemy.說(shuō)明：該習(xí)語(yǔ)源出打敗仗的部隊(duì)向敵軍舉起白旗，表示投降。
Ok, Now let's have a guess,what on earth do the following phrases underlined mean?
“if you wish me to speak more plainly,show me your palm.“"And I must cross your palm with silver,I suppose?”
Have you seen a ghost? Your face is as white as a sheet.Why do you let Jack blackmail you like this? He has bled you white.英語(yǔ)中與顏色相關(guān)的有趣習(xí)語(yǔ)
greenhorn: 指沒(méi)有工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人,生手
to be green : 嫉妒
green light : 許可,同意
red tape : 指手續(xù)繁雜,辦事拖拉,不講實(shí)際的壞風(fēng)氣
see red : 發(fā)怒,冒火
in the red : 虧損,負(fù)債
a red letter day : 重大,重要的日子
to feel blue : 憂(yōu)郁,煩悶
till all is blue : 直到銘?hù)笞?到極點(diǎn)
once in a blue moon : 難得,千載難逢的a bolt from the blue : 晴天霹靂
be white as a sheet : 蒼白如紙
be in a black mood : 陰郁的,情緒低落的 black and blue : 遍體鱗傷,青一塊紫一塊
black and white : 白紙黑字
in the black : 贏利
in the pink : 非常健康
另一顏色的馬
中 國(guó) 人 很 早 就 懂 得 賽 馬。戰(zhàn) 國(guó) 時(shí)，齊 將 田 忌 聽(tīng) 孫 臏 指 點(diǎn)，以 下 等 馬 賽 齊 王 的 上 等 馬，再 以 上 等 馬 賽 他 的 中 等 馬，中 等 馬 賽 他 的 下 等 馬，結(jié) 果 是 彼 此 用 的 馬 匹 雖 然 同 樣 分 三 等，田 忌 卻 輕 而 易 舉 以 兩 勝 一 負(fù) 成 績(jī) 贏 了 千 金 賭 注(《史 記 ． 孫 子 吳 起 列 傅 》)。
西 方 人 當(dāng) 然 也 喜 歡 賽 馬。據(jù) 說(shuō)，古 時(shí) 西 方 賽 馬 為 求 容 易 辨 認(rèn)，騎 士 會(huì) 騎 不 同 顏 色 的 馬。把 賭 注 押 在 某 一 名 騎 士 身 上 的 人，當(dāng) 然 不 希 望 “另 一 顏 色 的 馬(horse of a different colour/horse of another colour)”取 勝?，F(xiàn) 在，賽 馬 一 般 不 會(huì) 計(jì) 較 馬 的 顏 色 了，但 horse of a different colour 這 成 語(yǔ) 依 然 廣 泛 流 傳，只 是 意 思 變 了，解 作 “完 全 另 一 回 事 ”，例 如 ∶ I thought you would help.If I am to do it all by myself, that is a horse of another colour.(我 本 來(lái) 以 為 你 會(huì) 幫 忙 ； 假 如 要 我 獨(dú) 力 去 做，那 就 完 全 是 另 一 回 事 了。)
象這樣的表達(dá)還有：英譯漢：
blue Monday 倒霉的星期一 white rage 震怒
white lie 不懷惡意的謊言 white night 不眠之夜
yellow journalism 聳人聽(tīng)聞的報(bào)道 yellow dog 忘恩負(fù)義之徒
red flag 讓人生氣的東西 black dog 憂(yōu)郁、不開(kāi)心的人
black letter day 倒霉的一天 black smith 鐵匠
black sheep 害群之馬，敗家子 black leg 騙子
漢譯英：
紅白喜事 wedding and funeral 白費(fèi)力的事 a bad job
白送 give away,free of charge
白做 get small thanks for something 黑白不分 confound right and wrong
開(kāi)門(mén)紅 to begin well，to make a good start 紅光滿(mǎn)面 to be healthy and energetic
第五篇：英語(yǔ)作文中常用的諺語(yǔ)
英語(yǔ)作文中常用的諺語(yǔ)
1.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
2.God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。
3.Easier said than done.說(shuō)起來(lái)容易做起來(lái)難。
4.Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。
5.One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，謬之千里。
6.Slow and steady wins the race.穩(wěn)扎穩(wěn)打無(wú)往而不勝。
7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長(zhǎng)一智。
8.Experience is the mother of wisdom.實(shí)踐出真知。
9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。
10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.無(wú)德之美猶如沒(méi)有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。
11.More hasty,less speed.欲速則不達(dá)。
12.Its never too old to learn.活到老，學(xué)到老。
13.All that glitters is not gold.閃光的未必都是金子。
14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。
15.Look before you leap.三思而后行。
16.Rome was not built in a day.偉業(yè)非一日之功。
17.Great minds think alike.英雄所見(jiàn)略同。
18.well begun,half done.好的開(kāi)始等于成功的一半。
19.It is hard to please all.眾口難調(diào)。
20.Out of sight,out of mind.眼不見(jiàn)，心不念。
21.Facts speak plainer than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。
22.Call back white and white back.顛倒黑白。
23.First things first.凡事有輕重緩急。
24.Ill news travels fast.壞事傳千里。
25.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見(jiàn)真情。
26.live not to eat,but eat to live.活著不是為了吃飯，吃飯為了活著。
27.Action speaks louder than words.行動(dòng)勝過(guò)語(yǔ)言。
28.East or west,home is the best.金窩銀窩不如自家草窩。
29.Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。
30.Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能當(dāng)飯吃。
31.Like and like make good friends.趣味相投。
32.The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。
33.Do as Romans do in Rome.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。
34.An idle youth,a needy age.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
35.As the tree,so the fruit.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
36.To live is to learn,to learnistobetterlive.活著為了學(xué)習(xí)，學(xué)習(xí)為了更好的活著 37.It is never too old to learn.活到老，學(xué)到老。
38.It is the first step that costs troublesome.萬(wàn)事開(kāi)頭難。
39.Well begun is half done.良好的開(kāi)端是成功的一半。40.No man can do two things at once.一心不可二用。
41.Talk of the devil and he will appear.說(shuō)曹操，曹操到。
42.There is no royal road to learning.書(shū)山有路勤為徑，學(xué)海無(wú)涯苦作舟.43.Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。
44.Think twice before you do.三思而后行。
45.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見(jiàn)真情。
46.A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，駟馬難追。
47.Love at first sight.一見(jiàn)鐘情。
48.Beauty lies in the love's eyes.情人眼里出西施。
49.Do it now.機(jī)不可失，時(shí)不再來(lái)。
50.Do as the Romans do.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。
51.Every man has his faults.金無(wú)足赤，人無(wú)完人。
52.Experience must be bought.吃一塹，長(zhǎng)一智。53.Failure is the mother of success.失敗是成功之母。
54.Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
55.Kill two birds with one stone.一箭雙雕。
56.Penny wise, pound foolish.貪小便宜吃大虧。
57.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
58.Walls have ears.隔墻有耳。
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