第一篇：英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)

五年級(jí)上冊(cè) Unit You can′t judge a book by its cover.不能以貌取人。Unit For the hard-working, a week has seven days;for the lazy, seven tomorrows.勤奮的人，一個(gè)星期有七天；懶惰的人，一個(gè)星期有七個(gè)明天。Unit An apple a day keeps the doctor away.每天一個(gè)蘋(píng)果，醫(yī)生遠(yuǎn)離我。Unit Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。Unit 5 East or west, home is best.東好西好，不如家好。Unit 6 Seeing is believing。眼見(jiàn)為實(shí)。五年級(jí)下冊(cè)

The early bird catches the worm.早起的鳥(niǎo)有蟲(chóng)吃。

Yesterday, today and tomorrow---these are the three

days of

man.人生有三天：昨天、今天和明天 Every season brings its

joy.春有百花秋有月，夏有涼風(fēng)冬有雪。Let sleeping dogs lie.別惹是生非。Life has seasons.人生有四季。

It's the empty can that makes most noise.半瓶水響叮當(dāng)。

the 六年級(jí)上冊(cè)

Better to ask the way

than go astray.問(wèn)路總比迷路好。Horses for

courses.知人善任。

Think

today

and

speak tomorrow.三思而后言。

A friend in

need is a friend indeed.患難見(jiàn)真情。

Like father, like son.虎父無(wú)犬子。

No pleasure

without

pain.沒(méi)有苦就沒(méi)有樂(lè)。

六年級(jí)下冊(cè) Less is more.少即是多。

All work and no play makes Jack

a dull

boy.只工作不玩耍，聰明杰克也變傻。All's well

that

ends well.結(jié)果好，一切都好。

Life is what you make

it.生活是自己創(chuàng)造出來(lái)的。

六年級(jí)上冊(cè)Tips for pronunciation 連續(xù)、重音

Robin has

GPS.Follow me , please!Is it

far?

Where is

the

restaurant? Come and have a look Pictures of Stop at a

red light lesson

dinner

tonight

tomorrow We

can

share.I like dancing.He lives on a farm.What

are Peter's

hobbies? Listen

and

repeat.He is good at football / /,ping-pong / /and basketball.If you like sports / /,you can be a coach / /, a sports reporter / /, or a PE teacher.Next day

cant't go

count to don't be

第二篇：英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)

諺語(yǔ)

1.A clean hand wants no washing.身正不怕影子斜

2.A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門(mén)心不驚。

3.Actions speak louder than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯。

4.A fair face may hide a foul heart.人不可貌相。

5.A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一塹，長(zhǎng)一智。

6.A fool may give a wise man counsel.愚者千慮，必有一得。

7.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難朋友才是真朋友。8.A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.廣交友，無(wú)深交。9.After death, the doctor.放馬后炮。

10.A good fame is better than a good face.好的名望勝于好的相貌。

11.A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.健康的身體貴于黃金鑄成的皇冠。

12.A life without a friend is a life without a sun.人生在世無(wú)朋友，猶如生活無(wú)太陽(yáng)。13.A little leak will sink a great ship.千丈之堤潰于蟻穴。

14.A little of everything, nothing at all.每事淺嘗輒止，結(jié)果將一事無(wú)成。

15.A little neglect may breed great mischief.小不忍則亂大謀。16.A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.適可而止，過(guò)猶不及 17.All good things came to an end.天下無(wú)不散之宴席。

18.All is fair in war.兵不厭詐。

19.All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事都是先難后易。

20.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy;all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy.只工作，不玩耍，聰明孩子要變傻；盡玩耍，不學(xué)習(xí)，聰明孩子沒(méi)出息。

21.Beauty lies in lover's eyes.情人眼里出西施。

22.Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.美而無(wú)德猶如花之無(wú)香。

23.Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.口蜜腹劍。24.Behind bad luck comes good luck.塞翁失馬，焉知非福。25.Be slow in choosing a friend;slower in changing.選擇朋友要審慎，摒棄更要審又慎。

26.Better an empty purse than an empty head.寧可錢(qián)袋癟，不要腦袋空。27.Better be alone than in bad company.交損友不如無(wú)友。

28.Better an open enemy than a false friend.明槍易躲，暗箭難防。29.Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.寧為犬首，不作獅尾。30.Better die with honor than live with shame.與其忍辱偷生，不如光榮而死。

31.Better wear out shoes than sheets.寧可(經(jīng)常運(yùn)動(dòng))穿破鞋子，也不(因病長(zhǎng)臥)磨破床單。

32.Birds of a feather flock together.物以類(lèi)聚，人以群分。33.Birth is much, but breeding is more.出身固然重要，教養(yǎng)更且重要。

34.Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良藥苦口利于病。

35.By reading we enrich the mind;by conversation we polish it.讀書(shū)可以使我們的思想充實(shí)，談話(huà)使其更臻完美。

36.Choose an author as you choose a friend.選書(shū)如擇友。37.Constant dropping wears away a stone.滴水穿石。

38.Do business, but be not a slave to it.要做事，但不要做事務(wù)的奴隸。39.Do not wash dirty linen in public.家丑不可外揚(yáng)。

40.Don't climb a tree to look for fish.勿緣木求魚(yú)。

41.Don't have thy cloak to make when it begins to rain.切莫臨時(shí)抱佛腳。

42.Don't keep all your eggs in one basketball.勿孤注一擲。

43.Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日畢。

44.Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自尋煩惱。

45.Drop by drop the oceans are filled;stone by stone the walls are built.滴水匯大海，壘石誅高墻。

46.Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.酒后露真言。

47.Do not wash dirty linen in public.家丑不可外揚(yáng)。

48.Do not to others what you do not wish them to do to you.己所不欲，勿施于人。

49.Diamond cut diamond.強(qiáng)中更有強(qiáng)中手。50.Deliver not your words by number but by weight.言不在多，而在有物。

51.Each man is the architect of his own fate.命運(yùn)掌握在自己手中。

52.Each day brings its own bread.天無(wú)絕人之路。

53.Eat to live, but not live to eat.吃飯是為了生存，但生存不是為了吃飯。

54.Elbow grease gives the best polish.只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針。

55.Even Homer sometimes nods.人非圣賢，孰能無(wú)過(guò)。

56.Even the walls have ears.隔墻有耳。

57.Every bullet has its billet.無(wú)風(fēng)不起浪。

58.Every cloud has a silver lining.山窮水盡疑無(wú)路，柳暗花明又一村。

59.Every heart has its own sorrow.人人都有傷心處。

60.Every Jack has his Jill.有情人終成眷屬。

61.Every man is the son of his own works.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

62.Feed a pig and you'll have a hog.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

63.Every mother's child is handsome.老王賣(mài)瓜，自賣(mài)自夸。

64.Every potter praises his own pot.老王賣(mài)瓜，自賣(mài)自夸。65.Every salesman boasts of his own wares.老王賣(mài)瓜，自賣(mài)自夸

66.Every one's faults are not written in their foreheads.知人知面不知心。

67.Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.以牙還牙，以眼還眼。

68.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)。

69.Faith will move mountains.精誠(chéng)所至，金石為開(kāi)。70.Far from eye, far from heart.離遠(yuǎn)而情疏。

71.Faults are thick where love is thin.一朝情意淡，樣樣不順眼

72.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。73.Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁不正下梁歪。

74.Fool's haste is no speed.欲速則不達(dá)。

75.Forget others' faults by remembering your own.想想自己的錯(cuò)，就會(huì)忘卻別人的過(guò)。76.Forgive others but not yourself.待人寬，對(duì)己嚴(yán)。

77.Friends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight.朋友像琴弦，不能太擰緊。78.Friendship cannot stand always on one side.來(lái)而不往非禮也。

79.Friendship----one soul in two bodies.友誼是兩人一條心。80.From a little spark may burst a mighty flame.星星之火可以燎原。81.Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.有花堪折直須折。82.Give a dog a bad name and hang him.欲加之罪，何患無(wú)詞。83.God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助之。

84.God never shuts one door but he opens another.天無(wú)絕人之路。

85.Grasp the shadow and let go the substance.舍本逐末。

86.Great boast, small roast.說(shuō)得天花亂墜，成事微乎其微。

87.Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold.草草率率談戀愛(ài)，熱得快也冷得快。

88.Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure.天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。

89.He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人先正己。

90.He laughs best who laughs last.誰(shuí)笑在最后，誰(shuí)笑得最好。

91.He that climbs high falls heavily.爬得高，跌得重。

92.He that deceives me once, shame fall him, if he deceives me twice, shame fall me.受騙一次，別人可恥；受騙二次，自己該死。

93.He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

94.He who does no good, does evil enough.好事不做，壞事做絕。

95.He who does not advance falls backward.不進(jìn)則退。

96.He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick.欲加之罪，何患無(wú)辭。

97.He who plays with fire gets burned.玩火者必自焚。

98.He who risks nothing, gains nothing.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

99.His heart cannot be pure whose tongue is not clear.嘴不凈者心不純。

100.Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.作最好的希望，作最壞的打算。

101.I am not now that which I have been.(I am not what I used to be.)今日之我已非昔日之我。

102.Idle young, needy old.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。103.I am caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.進(jìn)退維谷。

104.If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get.隨遇而安。

105.If you confer a benefit, never remember it;if you receive one, remember it always.施恩勿記，受恩勿忘。

106.If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist.巧婦難為無(wú)米之炊。

107.Industry if fortune's right hand, and frugality her left.勤勉是幸福的右手，節(jié)儉是幸福的左手。

108.In for a penny, in for a pound 一不做，二不休。

109.It is as well to know which way the wind blows.識(shí)時(shí)務(wù)者為俊杰。110.It is good to learn at another man's cost.前車(chē)之覆，后車(chē)之鑒。111.It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。

112.It is no use crying over spilt milk.潑水難收。

113.Jack of all trades is of no trade.萬(wàn)事皆通，一無(wú)所長(zhǎng)。

114.Joy shared with others are more enjoyed.與人同樂(lè)，其樂(lè)無(wú)窮。

習(xí)語(yǔ)/俚語(yǔ)：1.Dressed to kill 精細(xì)打扮

Pete usually wears jeans and a T-shirt.But last night it was hard to recognize him--he was dressed to kill because he finally got a date with that blond he's admired for so long.皮特平時(shí)老穿牛仔褲和T恤，但是昨晚我簡(jiǎn)直沒(méi)認(rèn)出他來(lái)。他打扮得帥極了，因?yàn)樗麅A心已久的那位金發(fā)美女終于同意跟他出去約會(huì)了。2.What is the fuss? 吵什么？ 3.Don't take ill of me.別生我氣。4.Go done to business.言歸正傳 5.Is a long story.一言難盡。6.Don't play possum.別裝蒜。7.Close--up 特寫(xiě)鏡頭 8.Make it up!不計(jì)前嫌！9.Watch you mouth.注意言辭。10.December heartbeat.黃昏戀。11.Follow my nose.憑直覺(jué)做事。12.Gild the lily.畫(huà)蛇添足

13.I might hear a pin drop.非常靜寂。14.Don't get high hat.別擺架子。15.That rings a bell.聽(tīng)起來(lái)耳熟。16.Sleeping on both ears.睡的香。17.It's up in the air.尚未確定。

18.He is the pain on neck.他真讓人討厭。19.The line is engaged.占線(xiàn)

20.Absence makes the heart grow fonder.小別勝新歡 21.Shoot the breeze.閑談

22.What brought you hear? 什么風(fēng)把你吹來(lái)了？ 23.Why so blue.怎么垂頭喪氣？ 24.Chin up 振作些 25.Hit the ceiling 大發(fā)雷霆 26.None of you keyhole 不準(zhǔn)偷看

27.It was something that happens once in the blue.這是千載難逢的事。28.It can be a killer.這是個(gè)傷腦筋的問(wèn)題。29.Dead end.死胡同 30.You ask for it.活該 31.Burn the boat 破釜沉舟 32.Hang by a hair 千鈞一發(fā)

33.Set sb' s hair on end/ ones' s hairs stands on end 毛骨悚然 34.Fish in the air 白費(fèi)力氣 35.A drop in the ocean 滄海一栗 36.Be out at elbows 捉襟見(jiàn)肘 37.Lay heads together 集思廣益

38.Know sth like the back of one's hand 對(duì)某事了如指掌 39.laugh off one's head 笑破肚皮 40.Wake a sleeping dog 招惹是非 41.Cast pearls before swine 對(duì)牛彈琴 42.As poor as job 家貧如洗

43.Carry coals to Newcastle 多此一舉 44.Be all thumbs 笨手笨腳

45.A fly in the ointment 美中不足之處 46.Help a lame dog over a stile 雪中送炭 47.Have an axe to grind 別有用心 48.apple of the eye(掌上明珠，寶貝)49.armed to the teeth(全副武裝)

50.bee's knees(最最了不起的人或事物；頂尖兒)51.between cup and lip(在將成未成之際)52.bring someone to heel(使某人就范)

53.burn one' s fingers(由于多管閑事或愚蠢行為而吃苦頭)54.chance one's arms(冒險(xiǎn)一試；碰碰運(yùn)氣)55.hand to mouth(僅夠糊口地)

56.fall on one's feet(特別走運(yùn)；化險(xiǎn)為夷)

57.A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.聽(tīng)音識(shí)鳥(niǎo)，聞言識(shí)人。

58.A gloved cat catches no mice.戴手套的貓，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。）59.All cats are grey in the dark..黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。（人未出名時(shí)看起來(lái)都差不多。）

60.Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.雞蛋未孵出，先別數(shù)小雞。（不要過(guò)早樂(lè)觀(guān)。）61.A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.江山易改，本性難移。62.Dog does not eat dog.同類(lèi)不相殘。

63.A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.兒不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家貧。

64.Don’t be a dog(lying)in the manger.莫學(xué)狗占馬槽不吃草。（不要占著茅坑不拉屎。）65.Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班門(mén)弄斧。66.Go to the sea, if you would fish well.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

67.If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.咆哮的水中無(wú)魚(yú)。（夸夸其談?wù)邿o(wú)真才實(shí)學(xué)。）

68.You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(獵狗).不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。（人不應(yīng)兩面討好。）69.A speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。70.One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。71.One swallow does not make a spring.孤燕不報(bào)春。

72.If you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his cubs.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。73.blind as a bat 看不見(jiàn) 74.pass the buck 推卸責(zé)任

75.let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密 76.chicken out 因害怕而放棄

77.Cannot say boo to a goose 非常膽怯；膽小如鼠 78.White elephant 昂貴而無(wú)用之物 79.Theow sb to the lions / wolves 犧牲他人 80.Bell the cat 替別人冒險(xiǎn) 81.Beer and skittles 吃喝玩樂(lè) 82.Wax and wane 盛衰 83.Weal and woe 禍福

84.Worse off than some, better off than many 比上不足，比下有余 85.White night 不眠之夜

86.Not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personal losses 不以物喜，不以己悲 87.No discord, no concord 不打不成交 88.Harmony brings wealth 和氣生財(cái) 89.Let bygones be bygones 既往不咎

90.Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.金無(wú)足赤，人無(wú)完人 91.Be down-to-earth 腳踏實(shí)地

92.The friendship between gentlemen is s pure as crystal.君子之交淡如水 93.Achieve immediate victory 馬到成功

94.Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.無(wú)規(guī)矩不成方圓 95.A thousand-li journey begins with the first step.千里之行始于足下。96.Win-win co-operation 強(qiáng)強(qiáng)聯(lián)手

97.A timely snow promises a good harvest.瑞雪兆豐年 98.Huge-crowed strategy 人海戰(zhàn)術(shù) 99.Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.上有天堂，下有蘇杭

100.Time and tide wait for no man.時(shí)不我待。101.Talk of the devil and he comes.說(shuō)曹操曹操到。

102.No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy.山不在高，有仙則名。

103.Sugar-coated bullets 糖衣炮彈 104.What in past, is pas.往事如風(fēng) 105.A green han 生手

106.Easier said than done.說(shuō)起來(lái)容易，做起來(lái)難 107.In the pink 身體健康；精力充沛 108.Dear John letter 絕交信

109.Actions speak louder than words.事實(shí)勝于雄辯

110.Clock in 打卡

111.Come on to sb 吃豆腐

112.Don't have a cow.別大驚小怪 113.Keep one's shirt on 保持冷靜 114.Joy ride 兜風(fēng)

115.Go up in smoke 成為泡影 116.Shape up 表現(xiàn)良好 117.Pull strings 運(yùn)用關(guān)系 118.Come clean 和盤(pán)托出 119.Spring for 請(qǐng)客

120.Stick in the mud 保守的人 121.Jump the gun 草率行事 122.Flip out 樂(lè)死了

123.Third wheel 電燈泡；累贅 124.Get the boll rolling 開(kāi)始 125.Get on the ball 用心做

126.Roll with the punches 逆來(lái)順受 127.Kick around 討論；多考慮一下 128.Put one's ass on the line 兩肋插刀 129.Let sb have it 讓某人好看 130.Chip in 出錢(qián)

131.A big shot 重要的人

132.A blue woman 有學(xué)問(wèn)的婦女 133.Sunday painter 業(yè)余畫(huà)家 134.Friday face 神色不佳之人 135.Blue Monday 沮喪，悶煩（相對(duì)于歡樂(lè)的周末而言）136.Big Apple 紐約

137.Go bananas 發(fā)瘋，神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂；狂怒 138.Bean brain 笨蛋

139.A bowl of cherries 精彩的，絕妙的 eg: Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.生活并不總是美好的。Cool as a cucumber 十分冷靜，鎮(zhèn)定自若 例：Although he's guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.盡管他犯了罪，卻還是那么鎮(zhèn)定自如。

140.Compare apples and oranges 比較兩個(gè)無(wú)法相比的事物 例：That's ridiculous.Now you're comparing apples and oranges.

第三篇：英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)

eg.She is the apple of her father's eye.她是她父親的掌上明珠。2.Big Apple（the）:New York 大蘋(píng)果城「即紐約」 eg.I live in the Big Apple.我住在大蘋(píng)果城。

3.comepare apples and oranges（to）:to compare two things that simply cannot be compared.比較兩個(gè)無(wú)法相比的事物

eg.That's ridiculous.Now you're comparing apples and oranges.真可笑。你是在那兩種無(wú)法相比的東西作比較，就好像蘋(píng)果和桔子。4.“How do you like the apples?”：“What do you think of that ?” *注：這是對(duì)某種冒犯性行為做出報(bào)復(fù)后說(shuō)的話(huà)。Banana（香蕉）

1.bananas（to be）:to be crazy 發(fā)瘋的，神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂的 eg.That guuy's bananas!那家伙真是瘋了！

*注意：to go bananas:1.to become crazy.發(fā)瘋，神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂

eg.I'm so bored I'm going bananas.我厭煩的要死，都快發(fā)瘋了。2.to become wild with anger狂怒，氣得發(fā)瘋

eg.She went bananas when she found him cheating.她發(fā)現(xiàn)他欺騙時(shí)氣得要命。3.play second banana（to）:to be second choice第二選擇，次要人物 eg.I always play second banana to her.我總是做她的后補(bǔ)。4.top banana:main boss領(lǐng)袖，頭頭，大老板

eg.He's（the）top banana in this company.他是這家公司的大老板。Bean（豆）

1.bean brain :idiot 白癡，笨蛋

eg.He is such a bean brain.他是個(gè)大笨蛋。

2.beans about sth.（not to know）:not to know anything about sth.對(duì)某事物一無(wú)所知，一竅不通

eg.I don't know beans about computers.我對(duì)電腦一竅不通。*注意：此詞語(yǔ)只有否定形式，“to know beans about sth.”這種說(shuō)法不存在。3.Bean Town :Boston,Massachusetts 豆城「指麻薩諸塞州波士頓市」 *注：波士頓市以其特產(chǎn)烘豆而聞名。Beet（甜菜）

1.beet red（to be）:to be extremly red from blushing ,embarrassment,etc.[因窘迫，羞愧等]臉紅

eg.She was so embarrased she turned beet red.他窘迫得滿(mǎn)臉通紅。2.Cabbage（洋白菜，甘藍(lán)菜）3.cabbage:money錢(qián)，金錢(qián)

*注：這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)盡管已不在常用，但偶爾也會(huì)在老影片或玩笑中聽(tīng)到。carrot（胡蘿卜）

carrot in front of someone（to danglea）

ex.to tempt someone with an unobtainable offer開(kāi)空頭支票[以實(shí)踐不了的諾言誘惑某人] eg.The boss told me lf I perform well on the job ,we 'll talk about a salary increase next year.But I think he's just dangling a carrot in front of me.老板告訴我，如果我工作表現(xiàn)出色，明年加工資就有商量了。但我想他這不過(guò)是開(kāi)了一張空頭支票。

Cauliflower（花椰菜，菜花）cauliflower ears:swollen ears usually resulting from a boxing match[拳擊運(yùn)動(dòng)員因多次受擊而腫起的]開(kāi)花耳朵

eg.That boxer has cauliflower ears.那位拳擊運(yùn)動(dòng)員的耳朵被打開(kāi)花了。Cherry（櫻桃）

bowl of cherries（to be a）:to be wonderful 精彩的，絕妙的 eg.Life isn't always a bowl of cherries.生活并不總是美好的。Corn（谷物；谷粒）“For corn sake!”：“Oh,my goodness!” “噢，天哪！” *注：這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)雖然已相當(dāng)過(guò)時(shí)，但中老年人仍在使用。

corn :n.melodrama,overemotional drama情節(jié)??；感情表現(xiàn)夸張的戲劇 eg.What a bunch of corn!這一連串的情節(jié)劇真精彩啊！adj.melodramatic 情節(jié)劇的；夸張的

eg.That movie was so corny!這部電影表現(xiàn)得太夸張了！cornball:adj.ridiculous 荒唐的，可笑的

eg.Where did you buy that cornball hat?你從哪兒買(mǎi)來(lái)那頂滑稽的帽子？ cucumber（黃瓜，胡瓜）

cool as a cucumber（to be）:to be calm and composed 十分冷靜，鎮(zhèn)定自如

eg.Although he's guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a cucumber.盡管他犯了罪，卻還是那么鎮(zhèn)定自如。222 低調(diào)英語(yǔ)怎么說(shuō)

今天介紹的是low profile，意思是不引人注目的形象，做事不愛(ài)引起他人太多的注意。俚語(yǔ)詞典解釋?zhuān)?/p>

low profile: a persona or character that does not draw attention.keep(a)low profile或者maintain(a)low profile: to behave in a way that does not attract attention 例句

I try to be quiet and keep a low profile.It's hard because I just love attention.我盡量安靜并保持低調(diào)，對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)很難，因?yàn)槲蚁矚g被關(guān)注。

The government tries to keep low profile about this issue.政府力圖在這個(gè)問(wèn)題上保持低姿態(tài)。

You should keep a low profile until the trouble passes.在麻煩過(guò)去之前，你做事要保持低調(diào)。3 333333城里人瞧不起農(nóng)村人，農(nóng)村人看不上城里人，城里人和農(nóng)村人總是互相瞧不起。鄉(xiāng)巴佬、土包子、官迷、大爺......這些個(gè)稱(chēng)呼都帶有明顯的貶義色彩。

美國(guó)的城里人和鄉(xiāng)下人也會(huì)互起貶低對(duì)方的稱(chēng)呼。住在像紐約這種大城市的居民往往把鄉(xiāng)下人看成是一些土里土氣、腦子很簡(jiǎn)單，而且容易上當(dāng)受騙的人。他們認(rèn)為，鄉(xiāng)下人只會(huì)跟豬和牛打交道，可是不善于和人打交道。這些城里人經(jīng)常把鄉(xiāng)下人稱(chēng)為：hick。Hick這個(gè)字和中文里的鄉(xiāng)巴佬差不多。

例如：See that well-dressed man across the room? That's Mr.Green.When he came to New York 20 years ago, he was only a hick fresh out of the cornfields of Kansas.But he turned out to be a lot smarter than he looked;they say he made ten million dollars last year trading in the stock exchange.你瞧屋子那邊那個(gè)衣著很講究的人。那是格林先生。二十年前他來(lái)紐約之前，只不過(guò)是勘薩斯州種玉米的鄉(xiāng)巴佬。他當(dāng)時(shí)雖然看起來(lái)不怎么樣，但是腦子卻非常靈活。他們說(shuō)，去年他通過(guò)買(mǎi)進(jìn)賣(mài)出 股票就賺了一千萬(wàn)美元。

又如：My roommate in my freshman year was a real hick.He came from a town so small it didn't have a stop light, a building with an elevator or a movie theater.大學(xué)一年級(jí)時(shí)和我住一個(gè)房間的那個(gè)同學(xué)真是個(gè)鄉(xiāng)巴佬。他的老家是一個(gè)非常小的鎮(zhèn)，那里連紅綠燈都沒(méi)有，沒(méi)有一個(gè)樓里有電梯的，甚至連電影院都沒(méi)有。

美國(guó)農(nóng)民的人數(shù)現(xiàn)在越來(lái)越少了。一百年前，美國(guó)有百分之四十二的人生活在農(nóng)村?？墒?，隨著城鎮(zhèn)的發(fā)展和農(nóng)業(yè)機(jī)械化，美國(guó)農(nóng)民的人數(shù)現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)下降到只占總?cè)丝诘陌俜种c(diǎn)二。在二十世紀(jì)，由于交通、收音機(jī)和電視的發(fā)展，城市和農(nóng)村的區(qū)別已經(jīng)在很大程度上消除了?？赡苷且?yàn)檫@個(gè)原因，鄉(xiāng)下人用來(lái)貶低城里人的名詞很有限。他們常用的一個(gè)是：city slicker。Slick這個(gè)字的意思是很滑溜。所以，一個(gè)city slicker 也就是說(shuō)話(huà)很圓滑，衣著很時(shí)髦，但是很可能是一個(gè)不老實(shí)、不可信任的家伙。

例如：Yep, I told Susie not to go out with any of them city slickers with their smooth talk and fancy clothes.If she has to go out, look for a farm boy.He may be a hick, but she can trust him a whole lot more.是的，我告訴蘇琦不要和那些圓嘴滑舌、衣著講究的城里人出去玩。要是她一定要出去玩，找一個(gè)農(nóng)村來(lái)的男孩。他也許是個(gè)鄉(xiāng)巴佬，但至少是可以信得過(guò)的。

又如：Sure, a city slicker looks smart as long as he stays in a place like New York.But you put him down on a farm and he won't do much better than a newborn baby!

是的，一個(gè)油滑的城是的，一個(gè)油滑的城里人在像紐約這種地方看起來(lái)都很精明。但是，你要是把他送到農(nóng)村去，他肯定什么也不會(huì)干，比一個(gè)新生嬰兒好不了多少。333平常人，普通人。An average Joe refers to someone who is just like everyone else;a normal person.'Average' means 'in the middle' or 'not extreme', and 'Joe' is a common male name.So 'average Joe' refers to a man who is not extremely different from everyone else.004km.cn Average意思是“平均的，一般水平的”，而Joe又是一個(gè)極其常見(jiàn)的名字，所以人們就用average Joe來(lái)表示很普通的一個(gè)人。例如我們會(huì)說(shuō)，雷?羅馬諾是這個(gè)時(shí)代全美最受歡迎的電視明星之一，可他卻似乎不把自己當(dāng)成什么大人物，仿佛就是與你生活在同一座城市里的“average Joe”。not know Jack about 對(duì)某事一無(wú)所知。如： I don't know jack about fishing意思就是I don't know anything about fishing（我對(duì)釣魚(yú)一無(wú)所知）。而I don’t know Jack的意思就是“我什么也不知道”。關(guān)于Jack，還有兩個(gè)常見(jiàn)的句子。Do you know jack shit? 意思就是問(wèn)別人, “你知不知道什么叫無(wú)知? 在美國(guó)的口語(yǔ)中，jack shit 算是一句粗話(huà)，意思是什么也沒(méi)有。4 John Q.Public 普通人。在美語(yǔ)中，John Q.Public也是指“普通人，民眾”。類(lèi)似的詞組是：John Q.Citizen.美語(yǔ)里還有很多與John有關(guān)的詞組，如：big John（新兵），cheap John（亂殺價(jià)的商人;叫賣(mài)小販），honest John（誠(chéng)實(shí)的人;容易上當(dāng)?shù)娜耍?，square John（誠(chéng)實(shí)可靠的人;奉公守法的人）。5 Jeez Louise 表示驚訝。如：One million? Jeez-Louise!You get any of that?(一百萬(wàn)？老天！有你的份嗎？)Jeez Louise, don't you know that all banks are closed today? It is Saturday.（天啊，你難道不知道今天銀行不營(yíng)業(yè)嗎？今天可是周六）。6 For Pete’s sake 感嘆詞，用以強(qiáng)烈表達(dá)情緒，意為“哎呀，天哪”，有些地方也譯作“看在上帝面上；千萬(wàn)；務(wù)必”等。在這個(gè)短語(yǔ)中，Pete是耶酥大弟衣物，其中一子St．Peter的昵稱(chēng)。常在懇求或請(qǐng)求他人時(shí)使用。如：For Pete's sake，stop making so much noise．(哎呀，天哪！別弄出那么討厭的聲音啦!)此外，它還應(yīng)用于其他種種不同的場(chǎng)合。假設(shè)你向別人道了歉，他還沒(méi)完沒(méi)了，這時(shí)你可以說(shuō)：I said I was sorry．What else do you want me to do, for Pete's sake?(我已經(jīng)說(shuō)對(duì)不起了，拜托，你還想叫我怎樣啊?)類(lèi)似的表達(dá)方式還有for Christ sake，for heaven's sake，for mercy’s sake，for pity’s sake，for God’ sake.For Christ's sake和for God's sake有褻瀆神明之嫌，一般避免使用。但在重大事件的場(chǎng)合是可以使用的，不受限制。

正因?yàn)樵趪?yán)重事件的場(chǎng)合使用。所以for Christ's sake和for God's sake語(yǔ)氣最強(qiáng)，其次是for Pete's sake，其余的大致相同。另外，在使用時(shí)，男女有別。for Pete's sake和for God’sake多為男性使用。for goodness’sake，for heaven's sake，以及for pity's sake的使用者以女性居多，但男性在表示特別強(qiáng)烈的感情時(shí)也可以使用。但for mercy's sake幾乎只有女性使用。7 a doubting Thomas 生性多疑的人。源自《圣經(jīng)?新約?約翰福音》第20章。該篇講到耶穌復(fù)活后出現(xiàn)在眾人面前，十二門(mén)徒之一托馬斯沒(méi)有親眼見(jiàn)到，聲稱(chēng)除非看到他手上的釘痕，用手探入他的肋旁，否則不信他已復(fù)活。后來(lái)人們用“doubting Thomas”指那些不肯輕易相信別人的人。

He’s a real doubting Thomas — he simply wouldn’t believe I’d won the car until he saw it with his own eyes.他是一個(gè)真正的懷疑主義者—在沒(méi)有看到之前他就是不相信我贏(yíng)得那輛車(chē)。8 a plain Jane 長(zhǎng)相不起眼，外貌平凡的女人。這里的plain是“不惹人注目的，樸素的”，而Jane是一般女人名，plain與Jane合轍押韻。如：I wonder why a handsome man like Jeff married such a plain Jane.我很奇怪像杰夫這樣出色的男子怎么與一個(gè)不怎么起眼的姑娘結(jié)婚。9 Joe Blow 老百姓，普通人。Joe Doakes也可以表示這個(gè)意思。美國(guó)口語(yǔ)中，Joe College指典型的美國(guó)大學(xué)生，Joe Miller則指滑稽書(shū)，笑話(huà)集。004km.cn 10 Sheila 在口語(yǔ)中表示少女，年輕貌美的女子。一般為女子英文名，譯為希拉，類(lèi)似于Shelly, Cecilia.11 No way, Jose “不可能的荷西”，常用于熟人之間拒絕做某事。Jose并不表示叫這個(gè)名的人，而是跟way押韻，說(shuō)起來(lái)響亮，好聽(tīng)。這種說(shuō)法始于20世紀(jì)60年代美國(guó)鄉(xiāng)村。12 not know a person from Adam 不知（某人）模樣如何，與（某人）素不相識(shí)。源自《圣經(jīng)?舊約?士師記》第2、3章。上帝創(chuàng)造了世界上的第一個(gè)男人，取名為亞當(dāng)（Adam）。因?yàn)閬啴?dāng)非女人所生，所以沒(méi)有肚臍，是最容易辨認(rèn)的人，“not know somebody from Adam”就表示“完全不認(rèn)識(shí)某人”。Mrs.Smith is a friend of mine, but I don’t know her husband from Adam.史密斯太太是我的朋友，但我完全不認(rèn)識(shí)她丈夫。13 Jack of all trades 萬(wàn)事通。一般指雜而不精，也就是我們平時(shí)所說(shuō)的“三腳貓”。Jack of all trades and master of none.門(mén)門(mén)精通，樣樣稀松。14 Uncle Sam 美國(guó)。它源自1812-1814年間美英戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)時(shí)期的一個(gè)歷史傳說(shuō)。相傳在紐約州的特洛伊城（Troy)）有位年長(zhǎng)的肉類(lèi)加工商，名叫山繆爾?威爾遜(Samuel Wilson)。他勤勞、誠(chéng)實(shí)、能干，很有威信，人們親切地叫他山姆大叔(Uncle Sam)。他也是一位愛(ài)國(guó)者，與父兄曾參加過(guò)美國(guó)獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。在1812年的美英戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中，他的工廠(chǎng)與政府簽了一份為軍隊(duì)生產(chǎn)桶裝牛肉的合同，美國(guó)政府每當(dāng)收到他交來(lái)的經(jīng)其親自檢驗(yàn)合格的牛肉，就將肉裝入特制的木桶，并在桶上蓋上US的記號(hào)。由于Uncle Sam的首字母是US，而美國(guó)(The United States)的縮寫(xiě)也是U.S.，于是人們便把這兩個(gè)名稱(chēng)合二為一了。當(dāng)?shù)氐娜藗兙桶选吧侥反笫濉碑?dāng)成美國(guó)的綽號(hào)，并逐漸流傳開(kāi)來(lái)。15 John Hancock 親筆簽名。John Hancock是在The Declaration of Independence(美國(guó)獨(dú)立宣言)上署名的獨(dú)立戰(zhàn)士中,將自己的名字簽得又好又大的一個(gè)人，他的簽名美觀(guān)大方而且個(gè)頭也比別的簽名大。所以美國(guó)人常把John Hancock當(dāng)作signature(署名,簽名)的意思.。如：I need your John Hancock.我需要您的簽名。16 Johnny One Note 五音不全的人。也可以指思想狹隘，看問(wèn)題片面的人。Note在這里的意思是音符。444猜疑傷害莫逆之交。

5.Speed is the soldier's asset。兵貴神速。

6.Sweet discourse makes short days and nights。言語(yǔ)投機(jī)恨時(shí)短。

7.Soft words butter no parsnips。畫(huà)餅充饑。

8.Set a thief to catch a thief。以毒攻毒。

9.Well fed, wed bred。衣食足，知榮辱。

10.Laugh at your ills, and save doctors' bills。生病不憂(yōu)慮，節(jié)省醫(yī)藥費(fèi)。

11.Sloth is the key of poverty。惰能致貧。

12.Among the blind the one eyed man is the king。山中無(wú)老虎，猴子稱(chēng)大王。13.To err is human。

犯錯(cuò)是人之常情。/ 人誰(shuí)無(wú)過(guò)。

14.You can't judge a book by its cover。不能以外表來(lái)判斷本質(zhì)。/ 不要以貌取人。15.Gut no fish till you get them。勿操之過(guò)急

555 To look two ways to find Sundays——斜著眼看。

2、與Monday有關(guān)的英語(yǔ)俚語(yǔ)：

black Monday（學(xué)俚）放假后的開(kāi)學(xué)第一天；執(zhí)行死刑之星期一；黑色禮拜一（即復(fù)活節(jié)之后一日，因1360年的當(dāng)天，天氣嚴(yán)寒，愛(ài)德華三世之士兵都凍死于巴黎附近）。Blue Monday——沮喪，悶煩（相對(duì)于歡樂(lè)的周末而言）。

Saint Monday——（特指交易所）懶散，工作很少的星期一。Mad Monday ——忙亂的星期一。

Monday morning feeling , Monday feeling——美國(guó)人在周末休假后星期一不想工作的那樣一種心情。

Monday morning quarterback——放馬后炮的人。Monday morning quarterbacking——放馬后炮。

3、與Friday有關(guān)的：

Friday——忠仆，隨從（源自魯濱遜漂流記）。Man Friday——男忠仆。

Girl Friday——得力助手（尤指女秘書(shū)）。Pal Friday——極受信賴(lài)的女秘書(shū)。Friday face——神色不佳之人。

Black Friday——不幸的禮拜五，即有任何災(zāi)難發(fā)生的禮拜五；復(fù)活節(jié)前之禮拜五（神職人員于此日著黑裝）。

Good Friday——耶酥受難節(jié)；

T.G.I.F(Thank God it’s Friday)——報(bào)紙上刊出招聘一名能干的女職員的廣告。

4、與Saturday有關(guān)的：

Saturday-to-Monday——周末休假；周末的。

Black Saturday——黑色星期六（指工人已預(yù)借工資無(wú)錢(qián)可領(lǐng)的星期六）。Saturday night special——便于周末作案的小手，現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該把槍。Saturday night massacre——星期六夜晚大屠短袖，單件摻殺（指尼克松任總統(tǒng)期間白宮在1973年10月20日，周六晚上宣布解除水門(mén)時(shí)間特別檢查官考克斯的職務(wù)，并解除拒絕把考克斯解職的司法部長(zhǎng)理查森和副部長(zhǎng)拉克爾職務(wù)）。

5、與“星期”名稱(chēng)有關(guān)的幾個(gè)名諺：

He that sings on Friday , shall weep on Sunday;He who laughs on Friday will weep on Sunday.樂(lè)極生悲。

Choose a wife on a Saturday rather than a Sunday.節(jié)日假期，不宜選妻。（意指平時(shí)女子穿便服，故能更好地對(duì)之進(jìn)行觀(guān)察）。Come day , go day , God send Sunday.過(guò)了一天又一天，上帝快給個(gè)星期天。（此乃懶惰者的愿望，亦指懶惰的傭人盼望工作時(shí)間快快過(guò)去，休息和發(fā)工錢(qián)的日子快快到來(lái)）。附幾個(gè)句子：

1、Mary , a well-known Sunday painter's girl Friday , went to the art exhibition in her Sunday best yesterday and made a hit with all the gentlemen there who seemed to have Sunday-go-to-meeting manners.2、Joe slumped into his chair at the breakfast table , “monday morning feeling again , dear ? ” asked his wife.3、——I know it must be the battery.——yeah , why didn’t you tell me earlier ? Monday morning quarterback.4、Friday , September 24 , the day the financial panic of 1869 began , has since been known as black Friday.5、He bought a Saturday night special from a Sunday driver.6、On the average they receive about five or six hundred calls a day , but this rises to close to a thousand calls after occasions like Richard Nixon's “saturday night massacre ” 666 英語(yǔ)文章網(wǎng)

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? 英語(yǔ)新聞Blair is best paid speaker 英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法Since 和For的辨析 ? 電影中的美國(guó)俚語(yǔ)50句 電影中的美國(guó)俚語(yǔ)50句 Be in the air 將要發(fā)生的事情

The feeling or idea that something new is about to happen or is going to change.Example: From the arguments going on at the meeting, it seems that a change in policy is in the air.Clear the air 消除誤會(huì)

To settle a dispute and restore good relations

Example: We had a meeting with the workers, and I think we’ve cleared the air now.Cost an arm and a leg 極其昂貴

To be very expensive

Example: I love that fur coat.However, I don’t think I’m going to buy it because it costs an arm and a leg.A bad egg 缺乏道德的人

Somebody who has no moral principles and should be avoided

Example: You mustn’t lend Tim money, he’s a bad egg.You’ll never see him or your money again!In the Bag 穩(wěn)操勝券

Said of an achievement which is secure

Example: We have the deal in the bag.The client came in this morning to sign the agreement.In the balance 未知的,不可預(yù)測(cè)的

Said when the outcome of a situation is unknown or unpredictable

Example: His career as a pilot is in the balance, as his eyesight does not seem good enough.Drive a hard bargain 極力討價(jià)還價(jià)

To have the negotiating strength and skills to get the most advantageous price and conditions

Example: Amanda is negotiating the best price from the suppliers.She drives a hard bargain.Ring a bell 看上去或聽(tīng)起來(lái)非常熟悉

To look, sound or seemfamiliar

Example: That face rings a bell, where have I seen him before? Tighten one’s belt 節(jié)衣縮食

To cut down on spending because there is less income than before

Example: Now you are out of work, you’ll have to tighten your belt and give up buying new clothes and going out so often.Kill two birds with one stone 一石二鳥(niǎo)

To complete two tasks together, with less effort than doing them separately

Example: Since I’d gone to the store to buy some bread, I thought of killing two birds with one stone and invited Mr.Biggs to the party.11 Be in a black mood 情緒極差

To be so negative about everything that it is impossible for anyone to reason with him/her

Example: My father has been in a black mood for days, we dare not say anything to him.New blood 新成員

New people brought into an organization to introduce different and original ideas

Example: It was decided to bring new blood into the school by employing teachers with the latest training.Feeling blue 感到無(wú)精打采

Feeling sad or depressed

Example: She’s feeling blue, because the man she loves is far away.Get to the bottom of something 弄清真膠線(xiàn)，懸掛昨相

To find out the truth about something

Example: I’m trying to get to the bottom of why David left without saying goodbye.A piece of cake 輕松的事

Something which is very easy to do

Example: Here?let me put the batteries in for you.It’s a piece of cake.Pay a call 拜訪(fǎng)

To visit somebody

Example: As we’re in this neighborhood, we might as well pay the Jacksons a call, we haven’t seen them for ages.By chance 偶然, 意外的

Unexpectedly;with no prior planning

Example: By chance, I bumped into my wife in the shopping mall Round the clock 夜以繼日的

To do something continuously, without a break or pause

Example: The ambulance services worked round the clock hauling people trapped in the building to safety.Keep one’s cool 保持冷靜

To stay calm in a difficult situation

Example: If the traffic is jamed, the only thing to do is keep your cool, or get out of the car and walk!In a tight corner 處于困境

In an extremely difficult situation

Example: Whenever I get into a tight corner, I try to rely on quick thinking to get out of it.21 Keep in the dark 隱瞞

To keep something secret

Example: We know my brother has a new girlfriend, but he's keeping her name in the dark.Fall on deaf ears 不加理睬的, 不聽(tīng)取

Not to take any notice of what is said

Example: The city council’s order that garbage should be put in the bins fell on deaf ears;the sidewalks are still littered with trash!Take things easy 放輕松

To relax

Example: It's better for our health to take things easy than to worry about problems all the time.Eat like a horse 吃得很多

To eat a lot;to have a very big appetite

Example: Fred eats like a horse.When I was a growing lad like him, I used to eat a lot, too.Catch one’s eye 吸引某人注意

To attract somebody’s attention

Example: A movement behind the curtain caught my eye – I thought it was a burglar and rushed out of the room!Have an eye for something 對(duì)某事(某物體)了解得非常清楚

To be very good at doing something, or have a great understanding of something.Example: As a botanist, he has to describe and draw plants accurately, so he must have an eye for detail.Turn a blind eye.熟視無(wú)睹

To ignore an action, even though one should do something about it

Example: Parents will spoil their children if they constantly turn a blind eye to their bad behavior.Keep an eye on 照看, 密切注視

To watch carefully;to look after

Example: Keep an eye on my purse – I'm just going to the bathroom.Lose face 丟臉

To have one's reputation spoiled;to be embarrassed

Example: The large drug houses have lost face, because smaller companies are selling similar products at a cheaper price!Lead the field 處于領(lǐng)頭地位

To be the most successful person or group in an activity

Example: For decades, the House of Dior led the field in elegant fashion design.31 Get out of hand 失去控制

To be out of control

Example: The problem of suicide bombings is getting out of hand;there seems to be no way to stop them.32 Give a hand 提供幫助

To help somebody with something

Example: Please give me a hand and hold this board while I paint it.33 Learn by heart 牢記

To memorize something;to have learned something word for word or very precisely.Example: At school we often learned Shakespeare’s sonnets by heart and recited them in front of the class.34 On hold 尚未辦理的事情

Something set aside and waiting to be dealt with

Example: Our vacation plans are on hold right now;because my Dad’s just been admitted to hospital with a stomach ulcer.35 A dark horse 出乎意料的嬴家

An unexpected winner.Example: A dark horse in this year’s basketball cup was Japan!

The bottom line 本質(zhì)內(nèi)容

The most essential part of something

Example: We’ve talked a lot about taxation and immigration, but the bottom line is that we have to create more jobs.37 Live it up 狂歡一場(chǎng)

To enjoy a high standard of living and lead a carefree life

Example: The neighbors having been living it up ever since they won the sweepstakes.38 Look forward to 期待著

To relish some future prospect;to eagerly await meeting somebody.Example: You can tell Jake is looking forward to his vacation – he keeps telling us how many days there are left until he finishes college.39 Bear in mind 記住

To remember something which can be of help in the future.Example: Before you start your perspective drawing, bear in mind you should first establish a vanishing point.40 Have a mind to 想做某事, 計(jì)劃做某事

To be decided on;to intend to

Example: The service in our hotel was terrible.I have a mind to write a letter of complaint.41 Be in the mood 想要做某事

To feel like doing something

Example: She is not in the mood for playing cards and says she should really be preparing her lecture notes.42 Over the moon 欣喜若狂

Extremely happy

Example: She’s over the moon about her promotion – she really wasn’t expecting it.43 Get a move on 趕快

To hurry up

Example: Get a move on!The train is about to leave.44 Over and above 除?這外, 額外的 In addition to

Example: Over and above our salary, we are getting a large bonus, because business has been very profitable this year.45 Get the picture 了解某事

To understand something, to grasp some meaning

Example: When they started cutting back and laying people off at work, I got the picture and starting looking for another job.46 Be out of pocket 花光了錢(qián)的 To be without money

Example: He’s complaining because he spent all of his money on slot machines and now he’s out of pocket.47 Keep somebody posted 傳達(dá)消息

To regularly give somebody up-to-date information or details of the progress being made.Example: I phoned in at the end of each working day to keep my boss posted about developments at the trade conference.48 In the long run 最終, 最后

Over a long period of time, once a process has matured

Example: The grocery store is making a loss right now.In the long run, however, we hope to achieve a situation of stable profit.49 On a shoestring 生活拮據(jù)

In a thrifty manner;with costs or spending down to a bare minimum

Example: She lives on a shoestring – she gets a tiny pension and has to budget very tightly.50 Lose track of 失去消息, 失去線(xiàn)索

To lose contact with somebody to not know where something is

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6666intelligence;he is just using his memory.(Da Vinci, Italian painter)一個(gè)借著引經(jīng)據(jù)典來(lái)辯論的人，不是在運(yùn)用自己的才智，他是在運(yùn)用自己的記憶力。(意大利畫(huà)家 達(dá)·芬奇)Art is a lie that tells the truth.(Picasso, Spanish painter)美術(shù)是揭示真理的謊言。(西班牙畫(huà)家 畢加索)Art is long, and time is fleeting.(Longfellow, American poet)藝術(shù)是永恒的，時(shí)間則是瞬息即逝的。(美國(guó)詩(shī)人 朗費(fèi)羅)Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it!(Robert Motherwell, American painter)藝術(shù)遠(yuǎn)沒(méi)有生活重要，但是沒(méi)有藝術(shù)生活是多么乏味呀！(美國(guó)畫(huà)家 馬赦韋爾 R)Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling theorist has experienced.(Len Tolstoy, Russian writer)藝術(shù)不是手藝，它是藝術(shù)家的體驗(yàn)到的感情的傳遞。(俄兩天它都區(qū)別國(guó)作家托爾斯泰。L)Art is the mold of feeling as language is the mold of thought.(Susanne Langer, American philosopher)藝術(shù)是感情的模制品，猶如語(yǔ)言是思想的模制品。(美國(guó)哲學(xué)家 蘭格 S)Art is the object of feeling, and the subject of nature.(S.K.langer, American philosopher and educator)藝術(shù)是情感的客觀(guān)表現(xiàn)。也是本性的主觀(guān)反映。(美國(guó)哲學(xué)家、教育家 蘭格 S K)Art is the right hand of nature.The latter only gave us being, but the former made us men.(Friedrich Schiller, German poet)藝術(shù)是自然的右手。自然只讓我們存在，而藝術(shù)創(chuàng)造我們的人類(lèi)。(德國(guó)詩(shī)人 席勒 F)Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and travel.(Theocore Dreser, American novelist)好畫(huà)猶如佳肴，只可意會(huì)，不可言傳。(法洗衣粉放在紅國(guó)畫(huà)家 弗拉曼克 M)Good painting is like good cooking;it ca n be tasted, but not explained.(Maurice de vlaminck, French painter)簡(jiǎn)單地說(shuō)，偉大的文學(xué)就是包涵極其豐富意義的語(yǔ)言。(美國(guó)詩(shī)人 龐德 E)Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree(Ezra Poud, American poet)幽默被人正確地解釋為“以誠(chéng)摯表達(dá)感受，寓深思于嬉笑”。(美國(guó)詩(shī)人 龐德 E)Humor has been well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest.(Mark Twain, American novelist)我寫(xiě)作只是為了增加自身的美。(美國(guó)作家 杰克·倫敦)I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me.(Jack London, American writer)音樂(lè)要用心靈去聽(tīng)，用頭腦去感覺(jué)。(法洗衣粉放在紅國(guó)作家 雨果 V)In music one must think with the heart and feel with the brains.Victor Hugo, French writer Jazz tickles your muscles, symphonies stretch your soul.(PaulWhiteman, American conductor)爵士樂(lè)使你的肌肉發(fā)癢，交響樂(lè)能舒展你的靈魂。(美國(guó)指揮家 懷特曼 P)iterature is a kind of intellectual light which, like the light of the sun, may sometimes enable us to see what we do not like.(Samuse Johnson, British writer and critic)文學(xué)是一種理智之光，它和陽(yáng)光一樣，有時(shí)能使我們看到我們不喜歡的東西。(英國(guó)作家、批評(píng)家 約翰遜 S)Love and scandale the best sweeteners of tea.(HenryFielding, British writer)風(fēng)流韻事與丑聞是品茶聊天時(shí)的最佳話(huà)題。(英國(guó)作家 菲爾丁 H)Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks or bend a knotted oak.(William Congreve.British dramatist)音樂(lè)有著撫慰粗野的胸懷、軟化頑石或使千年老樹(shù)彎腰的魅力。(英國(guó)劇作家 康格里夫 W)Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.(John Erskine, American educator)音樂(lè)是唯一不能用及表達(dá)卑鄙的或諷刺的事物的語(yǔ)言。(美國(guó)教育家 厄斯金 J)Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is a apeaking picture.(Simonides, ancient Greek writer)畫(huà)是無(wú)言之詩(shī)，詩(shī)是有聲之畫(huà)。(古希臘作家 西蒙尼特斯)Rules and modesty destroy genius and art.(William Hazlitt, British essayist)規(guī)則與謙遜會(huì)毀掉天才和藝術(shù)。(英國(guó)散文家 哈茲里特 W)Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face their own.(Jonathan Swift, British writer)諷刺是一面鏡子，觀(guān)看者通常從中看到每一個(gè)人的面容卻看不到自己。(英國(guó)作家 斯威夫特 J)Some people pretend to despise the things they cannot have.(Aesop, ancient Greek fable writer)吃不到葡萄的人說(shuō)葡萄酸。(古希臘寓言作家 伊索)Speech is a mirror of the soul;as a man speaks, so is he.(Ephraem Syrus, American writer)語(yǔ)言是心靈的鏡子；一個(gè)人只要說(shuō)話(huà)，他說(shuō)的話(huà)就是他的心靈的鏡子。(美國(guó)作家 塞拉斯 E)Sunshine can burn you, food can poison you, words can condemn you, pictures can insult you;music cannot punish----only bless.(Arthur Schnabel, Austrian pianist)陽(yáng)光可能炙烤你，食品可能毒害你，言語(yǔ)可能詛咒你，圖畫(huà)可能侮辱你——音樂(lè)不會(huì)處罰你只會(huì)祝福你。(奧地利鋼琴家 施納貝爾 A)The art of giving presents is to give something which others cannot buy for themselves.(Alan Alexander Milne, British humorist)送禮的藝術(shù)在于送別人不能給自己買(mǎi)的東西。(英國(guó)幽默作家 米爾恩 A A)The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation;the two keep in their downwad tendency.(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German poet)文學(xué)的衰落表明一個(gè)民族的衰落。這兩者走下坡路的時(shí)候是齊頭并進(jìn)的。(德國(guó)詩(shī)人 歌德 J W)The lanscope belongs to the man who looks at it.(Ralph Waldo Emerson, American thinker)風(fēng)景屬于看風(fēng)景的人。(美國(guó)思想家 愛(ài)默生 R W)The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature.(John Ruskin, American writer and critic)愛(ài)美是健康人性的重要組成部分。(美國(guó)作家、批評(píng)家 羅斯金 J)The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props , the pillars to help him endure and prevail.(William Fulkner, American writer)詩(shī)人的聲音不應(yīng)只是人類(lèi)的記錄，而應(yīng)是使人類(lèi)永存并得到勝利的支柱和棟梁。(美國(guó)作家福克納.W.)The value of culture is its effect on character.It avails nothing unless it ennobles and strengthens that.Its use is for life.Its aim is not beauty but goodness.(Somerset Maugham, British noverlist and dramatist)文化的價(jià)值在于它對(duì)人類(lèi)品性的影響。除非文化能使品性變?yōu)楦呱?、有力。文化的作用在于裨益人生，它的目?biāo)不是美，而是善。(英國(guó)小說(shuō)家和戲劇家 毛姆 S)There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.(Picasso, Spanish painter)有些畫(huà)家把太陽(yáng)畫(huà)成一個(gè)黃斑，但有些畫(huà)家借助于他們的技巧和智慧把黃斑畫(huà)成太陽(yáng)。(西班牙畫(huà)家 畢加索)When a dog bites a man that is not news, but when a man bites a dog that is news.(Charls A.Dana, American journalist)狗咬人不是新聞，人咬狗才是新聞。(美國(guó)記者 達(dá)納 C A)When one loves one's art no service seems too hard.(O.Henry, American novelist)一旦 熱愛(ài)藝術(shù)，什么奉獻(xiàn)也不難。(美國(guó)小說(shuō)家 歐·享利)Words have a magical power.They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest despair;can transfer knowledge from teacher to students words enable the orator to sway his audience and dictate its decisions.Words are capable of arousing the strongest emotions and prompting all man's actions.Do not ridicule the use of words in psychotherapy.(Sigmund Freud, German Psychiatrist)言辭具有不可思議的力量。他們能帶來(lái)最大的幸福，也能帶來(lái)最深的失望；能把知識(shí)從教師傳給學(xué)生；言辭能使演說(shuō)者左右他的聽(tīng)眾，并強(qiáng)行代替他們作出決定。言辭能激起最大強(qiáng)烈的情感，促進(jìn)人的一切行動(dòng)。不要嘲笑言辭在心理治療當(dāng)中的的用途。(德國(guó)精神分析學(xué)家 弗洛伊德 S)777。）

在這里，他運(yùn)用的是所謂的英語(yǔ)“押韻俚語(yǔ)”（Cockney Rhyming Slang）其中，tit for tat（原義為“針?shù)h相對(duì)”）是 hat（帽子）的押韻俚語(yǔ)，同樣，crust of bread（面包片）代替 head（頭），daisy roots（雛菊花根）代替 boots（靴子），plates of meat（肉盤(pán)）代替 feet（腳），apples and pears（蘋(píng)果和梨）代替 stairs（樓梯）,而 elephant's trunk（大象鼻子）則代替 drunk（喝醉了的）。

押韻俚語(yǔ)（Cockney Rhyming Slang）是英國(guó)倫敦下層社會(huì)中應(yīng)用的非正式的口語(yǔ)（Cockney 意思為“倫敦佬”，是對(duì)倫敦社會(huì)下層人士的蔑稱(chēng)）。這種口語(yǔ)之所以稱(chēng)為押韻俚語(yǔ)，是因?yàn)樗麄冇猛秸Z(yǔ)押韻的詞來(lái)代替正式語(yǔ)。上面例子中的 tit for hat 就同 hat 押韻，同樣，crust of bread 也同 head 押韻。

押韻俚語(yǔ)有一個(gè)特點(diǎn)，即代替一個(gè)正式詞語(yǔ)要用含有兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上詞（element）的詞組。其它押韻俚語(yǔ)的例子還有不少。例如：

trouble and strife（原義為“麻煩和沖突”）代替 wife（妻子）

Brussels sprout（原義為“球芽甘藍(lán)”）代替 scouts（童子軍）

以上所說(shuō)的都是完整的押韻俚語(yǔ)，但在實(shí)際運(yùn)用中，倫敦佬們往往用它們的省略形式。值得一提的是，省略的押韻俚語(yǔ)中省略的部分不是其中的第一個(gè)詞，而是第二個(gè)詞，即用來(lái)押韻的那部分。因此，如果一個(gè)人說(shuō)：My plates are killing me.其實(shí)際意義為 My plates of meat are killing me.即 My feet hurt.同樣 tit for tat 可以省略成為 tit，crust of bread 可省略成 crust 等等。這樣，文章開(kāi)頭的那句話(huà)也可以說(shuō)成：

I put my tit on my crust and my daisy on my plates and fell down the apples because I was elephant's.以上為典型的英語(yǔ)押韻俚語(yǔ)。其實(shí)英語(yǔ)中有許多可以接受的非正式用法是由押韻俚語(yǔ)升級(jí)而來(lái)的，而有時(shí)甚至說(shuō)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)英語(yǔ)的人都不知道它們的來(lái)源。例如，英語(yǔ)中有 Use your loaf（動(dòng)動(dòng)腦筋）實(shí)際上就是由Use your loaf of bread 省略而來(lái)，即 Use your head 的押韻俚語(yǔ)。其中 loaf of bread（面包條）是head（腦筋）的押韻俚語(yǔ)。

再如：英國(guó)人常說(shuō)：We must get down to brass tacks.（我們必須討論實(shí)際問(wèn)題。）其中 brass tacks（黃銅平頭釘）是 facts（事實(shí)）的押韻俚語(yǔ)，tacks 和facts 押韻。

又如：英語(yǔ)中有一個(gè)短語(yǔ)：take a butcher's，它其實(shí)是 take a butcher's hook（butcher's hook 原義為“屠夫的鉤子”）的省略形式，即take a look（看一眼）的押韻俚語(yǔ)。

同樣，英語(yǔ)中還有其它常見(jiàn)的詞也出自押韻俚語(yǔ)，而這些詞許多人不知其出處，似乎它們可以用于正式場(chǎng)合，而實(shí)際上它們卻是英語(yǔ)中的“禁忌語(yǔ)”（taboo words）。例如：

Bristols 表示 breasts（“乳房”），來(lái)源于 Bristol City，是titty的押韻俚語(yǔ)，titty 是 breast 的禁忌語(yǔ)，復(fù)數(shù)：Bristols—titties.cobblers 的意思是 testicles（“睪丸”），來(lái)源于cobblers' awls（鞋匠的錐子）是 balls 的押韻俚語(yǔ)，ball是 testicles 的禁忌語(yǔ)。

倫敦金融界行話(huà)（jargon）中有一種類(lèi)似押韻俚語(yǔ)，也很有意思。這些行話(huà)比起一般的押韻俚語(yǔ)更晦澀難解。例如：

I asked him for a price of a Hawaii but he would only quote me in a lady.一句，局外人很難理解其真實(shí)含義。

其中，Hawaii 原義為“夏威夷”，但在這兒代表的是“fifty million”，而 a lady 卻代表 five million.這句話(huà)的意思是：“我向他要價(jià)5，000萬(wàn)（英鎊），而他卻只出500萬(wàn)?！?/p>

在這兒，Hawaii 來(lái)自一個(gè)電視節(jié)目“Hawaii Five-O”，F(xiàn)ive-O當(dāng)然代表50 million；lady 是 Lady Godiva 的省略形式。（Lady Godiva 是著名的 Peeping Tom典故中的女主人公。）Lady Godiva 同fiver（five million）押韻。

英鎊同美元的兌換比率稱(chēng)為 cable，來(lái)自于英美間的跨大西洋的電纜（cable），因而英鎊同美元的兌換比率在倫敦金融行話(huà)中也稱(chēng)為 Betty，來(lái)自于女演員Betty Grable，因?yàn)檫@個(gè)名字同 cable 押韻。

其它情況還有：

貨幣名稱(chēng)：

yen（日元）— Bill'n Ben

dollar（美元）— Oxford Scholar

guilder（荷蘭盾）— boat builder

mark（德國(guó)馬克）— smudge（smudge 的意思是a small mark）

數(shù)目：

one —a Spaniard（Juan）（Don Juan為西班牙一傳奇人物）

a pair —Lionel（Blair）（一位舞蹈家）

three — carpet（flea）（地毯跳蚤）

four — Desmond（Tutu）（Desmond Tutu 為南非的大主教，用Tutu來(lái)表示four自然是因?yàn)門(mén)wo twos are four）

five — a steep hill（來(lái)自于one-in-five 1 : 5的坡度）

eight— a garden（gate）或 John Curry（John Curry是一位花樣滑冰運(yùn)動(dòng)員，用它顯然是因?yàn)?skate 的緣故）

ten — Cockle（and Hen）（公雞和母雞）

a score — a motor-bike（人們很難將 motor-bike 和20 聯(lián)系起來(lái)，而其中的原因卻是騎手雙手握住車(chē)把手，給發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)加油門(mén)兩次手指共用 20 個(gè)。）

a half — a laugh

seven-eighths— seven Henries（Henry 為 Henry VIII 之略）

three quarters— three farmers（farmers 為 farmers' daughters 之略）

在人類(lèi)交往中，俚語(yǔ)是一個(gè)十分難以理解的成分，而押韻俚語(yǔ)，如果不知其來(lái)源，理解起來(lái)會(huì)更加困難，而一旦了解了，它們又變得如此趣味盎然。了解一些押韻俚語(yǔ)對(duì)于熟悉英國(guó)社會(huì)、文化、風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣以及進(jìn)行實(shí)際交際都會(huì)有很大的幫助 8888 英文名人名言 英文名人名言

1.Love lives deep in the mind instead of residing in the lips.([Britain] William Shakespeare)愛(ài)情是埋在心靈深處，并不居住在雙唇之間。(［英國(guó)］莎士比亞)2.Between grief and nothing I will take grief.(William Faulkner, American writer)在悲痛與虛無(wú)之間，我愿意選擇悲痛。(美國(guó)作家 ?？思{ W)3.Be wisely worldly, be not worldly wise.(Francis Quarles)要善于處世，不要老于世故。(夸爾斯)4.I don't want to earn my living;I want to live.(Oscar.Wilde)我不想謀生；我想生活。(奧斯卡.王爾德)5.The world has been made by fools that wise men should live in it.(Oscar.Wilde)傻瓜創(chuàng)造了世界，聰明人不得不生活于其中。(奧斯卡.王爾德)6.Anger, like grief is a weakness.(Marcus Aurelius Antonius)憤怒和悲哀一樣，也是一種軟弱。(馬可·奧勒利烏斯)7.Every man is a poet when he is in love.(Plato ancient Creek philosopher)每個(gè)戀愛(ài)中的人都是詩(shī)人。(古希臘哲學(xué)家 柏拉圖)8.I wept when I was born, and every day shows why.(Jack London, American novelist)我一生下來(lái)就開(kāi)始哭泣，而每一天都表明我哭泣的原因。(美國(guó)小說(shuō)家 杰克·倫敦)9.Truth needs no colour;beauty , no pencil.(William Shakespeare)真理不需色彩，美麗不需涂飾。(W·莎士比亞)10.Sweetest joy ,the wildest woe is love.(Philip Bailey)愛(ài)情是最甜蜜的歡樂(lè)，最強(qiáng)烈的痛苦。(菲利浦.貝利)

第四篇：英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)

英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)大全

英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)大多 起源于 民間口語(yǔ),也有一部分源于 文化典籍或 宗教文獻(xiàn)。它們?cè)催h(yuǎn)流長(zhǎng),在歷史長(zhǎng)河里兼收并蓄,得到不斷的豐富和發(fā)展。經(jīng)過(guò)千錘百煉,終成為簡(jiǎn)潔生動(dòng)、意味深長(zhǎng)、富有哲理的英語(yǔ)的精華。本文主要從 民間口語(yǔ)、文化典籍和 宗教文獻(xiàn)3 個(gè)方面對(duì)英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)的 起源進(jìn)行了探討,旨在揭示諺語(yǔ)所反映的社會(huì)的發(fā)展進(jìn)程、人民群眾的思想觀(guān)念、價(jià)值取向及其超越時(shí)空的價(jià)值和意義。恩格斯在《自然辯證法:勞動(dòng)在從猿到人轉(zhuǎn)變過(guò)程中的作用》中指出:“語(yǔ)言是從勞動(dòng)當(dāng)中并和勞動(dòng)一起產(chǎn)生出來(lái)的??”[1 ]語(yǔ)言是一種社會(huì)存在物,是隨著人類(lèi)的實(shí)踐而形成發(fā)展起來(lái)的交流系統(tǒng),是人類(lèi)社會(huì)實(shí)踐的共同創(chuàng)造物。作為日?？谡Z(yǔ)的一部分,諺語(yǔ)的 起源十分悠久。其源頭是人類(lèi)先民的生產(chǎn)勞動(dòng),他們的實(shí)踐、感知和經(jīng)驗(yàn),經(jīng)過(guò)漫長(zhǎng)的歷史進(jìn)程,不斷積累、概括和提煉,并隨著社會(huì)的發(fā)展和人們活動(dòng)范圍的擴(kuò)大,傳播開(kāi)來(lái)。始于 民間口語(yǔ)的英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ),在傳流的過(guò)程中,伴隨文字的出現(xiàn),逐漸進(jìn)入到書(shū)面文獻(xiàn)中。文化典籍中的“雅諺”有些可追溯到民間流傳的“俗諺”,有些已不可考,但萌生于 民間口語(yǔ)或是由某些大眾化說(shuō)法提煉而來(lái)應(yīng)是不爭(zhēng)的事實(shí)。本文主要從 民間口語(yǔ)、文化典籍、宗教文獻(xiàn)3 個(gè)方面對(duì)英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)的 起源進(jìn)行探討,旨在揭示諺語(yǔ)所反映的人類(lèi)生產(chǎn)、生活歷程和超越時(shí)空的價(jià)值和意義。

一、民間口語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)是在群眾中流傳的固定語(yǔ)句,用簡(jiǎn)單通俗的話(huà)反映出深刻的道理。英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)絕大多數(shù)來(lái)自民間,是人民群眾生活經(jīng)驗(yàn)的總結(jié),人力資源咨詢(xún)凝結(jié)著人民大眾的智慧。英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)中有大量關(guān)于農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)、氣象、漁牧、狩獵的諺語(yǔ),如氣象諺語(yǔ)、節(jié)令諺語(yǔ)、農(nóng)事要訣等,通常稱(chēng)為“農(nóng)諺”。Evening red and morning grey are the signs of a fineday.(晚霞紅,晨霧蒙,天會(huì)晴。)A red sky at night is the shepherds’delight.(向晚天發(fā)紅,羊倌喜盈盈。)Rain from the east;wet two days at the least.(風(fēng)雨?yáng)|方起,至少兩天雨。)這幾個(gè)諺語(yǔ)反映的都是氣象常識(shí),如熱冷的交替,晚霞、晨霧主晴等,都是從事農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)的先民長(zhǎng)期的經(jīng)驗(yàn)積累形成的對(duì)天氣的認(rèn)識(shí)。Ill weeds grow fast.(雜草長(zhǎng)得快。)Out of old field comes new corn.(老田出新谷。)A year of snow , a year of plenty.(瑞雪兆豐年。)After a rainy winter follows fruitful spring.(今冬雨水足,來(lái)春果滿(mǎn)枝。)這幾條諺語(yǔ)反映了人民群眾對(duì)田地、莊稼特點(diǎn)的認(rèn)識(shí),還表達(dá)了他們對(duì)五谷豐登的祈盼。先民們生產(chǎn)工具落后,生活條件惡劣,隨時(shí)面臨著毒蛇猛獸的侵襲和疾病帶來(lái)的死亡,加之當(dāng)時(shí)交通不便,隔山隔水,交流少,活動(dòng)范圍窄,所以“家”的觀(guān)念在人們心中非常強(qiáng)。面對(duì)嚴(yán)酷的大自然,他們唯有在“家”里才能得到慰藉,找到安全感。下面的幾條諺語(yǔ)正是“家”或鄉(xiāng)土觀(guān)念的反映。East or west , home is best.(東好西好,家里最好。)There is no place like home.(沒(méi)有什么地方能像家里一樣。)Better at home than a mile away from it.(在家萬(wàn)般好,出門(mén)時(shí)時(shí)難。)Every one seeks his own house.(家是自己的好先民們除從事繁重的農(nóng)業(yè)生產(chǎn)勞動(dòng)外,還會(huì)打獵或捕魚(yú)以彌補(bǔ)生活的匱乏,這方面的經(jīng)驗(yàn)在英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)中也有所反映。Hunger drives the wolf out of the woods.(饑餓引狼出森林。)Great fish are caught in great waters.(要抓大魚(yú),就下大海。)The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at the everybait.(愛(ài)咬鉤的魚(yú)逃不掉。)A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.(一鳥(niǎo)在手勝過(guò)二鳥(niǎo)在林。)An old fox is not easily snared.(老狐貍難上圈套。)Two dogs will kill a lion.(兩狗可殺一獅。)If you run after two hares , you will catch neither.(一人追二兔,難免兩手空。)人類(lèi)早期的生產(chǎn)勞動(dòng),由于生產(chǎn)工具原始,完全靠體力,靠長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的辛苦勞作,翻土、播種、收割都有時(shí)間、季節(jié)限制,耽誤不得,正所謂“農(nóng)時(shí)不可誤”;又由于漸漸意識(shí)到生命無(wú)常,生命短暫,因而感嘆時(shí)光短促、勸人珍惜時(shí)間的英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)不少。All time is no time when it is gone.(光陰一去不復(fù)返。)Time is money.(時(shí)間就是金錢(qián)。)Time flies.(時(shí)光如梭。)早期的人類(lèi)勢(shì)單力薄,無(wú)論是農(nóng)耕或狩獵,都以群體出動(dòng)、集體協(xié)作為主,有些英諺正是反映集思廣益、共同協(xié)作這方面生活的。So many heads so many wits.(三個(gè)臭皮匠,抵個(gè)諸葛亮。)Many hands make light work.(人手多,好辦事。)Two eyes see more than one.(兩只眼睛比一只眼睛看得清。)Drop by drop the oceans are filled;stone by stonethe walls are built.(涓滴之水匯成海;一石一石筑成墻。)英語(yǔ)屬于印歐語(yǔ)系,印歐語(yǔ)系的原創(chuàng)型文化濫觴于古希臘文化。古希臘所處的地理位置正居于尼羅河、兩河、小亞細(xì)亞和南歐之“要沖”,生活在希臘半島和愛(ài)琴海諸島的先民從海中取食,靠海吃海,久而久之,便形成了海洋型文化特點(diǎn)。后來(lái)的英倫三島又為大海環(huán)抱,受之于古希臘的海洋文化因子得以傳承、光大。英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)中有大量涉及海上航行、經(jīng)風(fēng)受雨、捕魚(yú)捉蟹的內(nèi)容,這正是英語(yǔ)民族,以及整個(gè)西語(yǔ)民族地理位置和海洋型文化的反映。In a calm sea , every man is a pilot.(在平靜的海上,人人都是領(lǐng)航員。)The good seaman is known in bad weather.(壞天氣才能識(shí)出好水手。)A great ship asks deep water.(大船行深水。)In the deepest water is the best fishing.(最深的水里好捕魚(yú)。)Hoist sail when the wind is fair.(趁著風(fēng)好揚(yáng)起帆。)He that would sail without danger , must never comeon the main sea.(誰(shuí)在航行時(shí)不冒險(xiǎn),就永遠(yuǎn)不要來(lái)到大海上。)The great fish eat up the small.(大魚(yú)吃小魚(yú)。)The sea refuses no river.(江海不拒細(xì)流。)這些諺語(yǔ)是瀕海居民或水手的經(jīng)驗(yàn)之談,有些已超出了航海的經(jīng)驗(yàn)范圍,而具有更為深廣的含義,如The sea refuses no river.就有“聚沙成塔,集腋成裘”的內(nèi)涵。源于 民間口語(yǔ)的諺語(yǔ),除反應(yīng)人民群眾生產(chǎn)勞動(dòng)中的經(jīng)驗(yàn)外,還表現(xiàn)了他們?cè)谏鐣?huì)斗爭(zhēng)中的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和道德、倫理、是非等觀(guān)念。If you would not be cheated , ask the price at threeshops.(貨比三家不吃虧。)There is a black sheep in every flock.(害群之馬到處有。)Pride goes before a fall.(驕兵必?cái)　?這幾條諺語(yǔ)都是人們實(shí)際生活斗爭(zhēng)經(jīng)驗(yàn)教訓(xùn)的總結(jié)。自然界的所有生物都有求生存的本能,作為有高級(jí)智慧的人更是如此。幾千年來(lái),豐衣足食、健康長(zhǎng)壽一直是人們的追求與渴望。有關(guān)飲食、鍛煉、健康、長(zhǎng)壽方面的英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)非常豐富。Eat at leisure , drink with meas ure.(飯菜盡情吃,飲酒須節(jié)制。)Gluttony kills more than the sword.(暴食殺人勝刀劍。)He that eats least eats more.(飲食有節(jié)可長(zhǎng)壽。)Many dishes , many diseases.(猛吃猛喝,疾病必多。)這幾則諺語(yǔ)強(qiáng)調(diào)飲食節(jié)制的重要性。Rest breeds rust.(人不活動(dòng),百病叢生。)Difficulties strengthen the mind , as labor does thebody.(勞動(dòng)強(qiáng)身體,艱難勵(lì)意志。)Dry feet , warm head , bring safe to bed.(腳干頭暖,睡覺(jué)平安。)After lunch , rest;after supper , walk.(午飯后要休息,晚飯后要散步。)這幾條諺語(yǔ)告誡人們要多運(yùn)動(dòng), 鍛煉,要學(xué)會(huì)自我保健,以強(qiáng)身健體。Good health is above wealth.(健康金不換。)Happiness lies , first of all , in health.(幸福首先在于健康。)Health is jewel.(健康是鉆石。)In sickness health is known.(患病方知健康好。)這幾條諺語(yǔ)告誡人們要珍惜健康,方能過(guò)上高質(zhì)量的生活,才能享受幸?？鞓?lè)。有些英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ),強(qiáng)調(diào)人的精神、心理、環(huán)境對(duì)身體的重要性。Laugh and grow fat.(笑口常開(kāi),心寬體胖。)Care killed the cat.(憂(yōu)能傷人。)A light heart lives long.(心胸坦蕩壽命長(zhǎng)。)Cheerfulness is health;its opposite , melancholy isdisease.(歡樂(lè)益健康,憂(yōu)郁致病痛。)歡笑、坦蕩的心胸都有利于健康,相反,憂(yōu)慮、抑郁則對(duì)身心有害。當(dāng)人類(lèi)的原始積累達(dá)到一定程度,隨著物質(zhì)的豐富,人口的增多,交流的頻繁,進(jìn)行物質(zhì)交換,互通有無(wú),已成為必然,不可或缺。最早的交換應(yīng)是以物易物,后來(lái)慢慢發(fā)展到使用錢(qián)幣。由于金錢(qián)的重要價(jià)值、作用及其稀缺特點(diǎn),人們對(duì)金錢(qián)有著強(qiáng)烈的占有欲望,并產(chǎn)生了獨(dú)特的感受和認(rèn)識(shí)。在英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)中,關(guān)于金錢(qián)的很多,正是人們深刻的金錢(qián)觀(guān)的反映。Money makes the mare go.(有錢(qián)能使鬼推磨。)Money governs the world.(金錢(qián)統(tǒng)治世界。)Money is the key that opens all doors.(錢(qián)是打開(kāi)所有門(mén)的鑰匙。)這些諺語(yǔ)反映的是拜金主義的金錢(qián)觀(guān)。Gold will not buy everything.(金錢(qián)并非萬(wàn)能。)Money is the root of all evil.(金錢(qián)乃萬(wàn)惡之源。)Riches do not always bring happiness.(金錢(qián)不總能帶來(lái)幸福。)The love of money and the love of learning rarelymeet.(愛(ài)財(cái)不好學(xué),好學(xué)不愛(ài)財(cái)。)這幾條諺語(yǔ)反映了對(duì)待金錢(qián)的不同的價(jià)值觀(guān),揭示了人們對(duì)客觀(guān)事物的不同認(rèn)識(shí)和理解。源自 民間口語(yǔ)的“俗諺”,以世態(tài)人情為材料,以經(jīng)驗(yàn)知識(shí)為依據(jù),是人民大眾生活和生產(chǎn)的縮影,也是他們經(jīng)驗(yàn)的積累和總結(jié),揭示了他們對(duì)客觀(guān)世界的認(rèn)識(shí)和感悟,也表露了他們的心理訴求和祈望。

二、文化典籍流傳于 民間口語(yǔ)中的諺語(yǔ),伴隨著文字的產(chǎn)生,開(kāi)始出現(xiàn)在各種文學(xué)作品和 文化典籍中。英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)有一部分來(lái)自書(shū)面文獻(xiàn),主要出自希臘羅馬神話(huà)、寓言故事、莎士比亞戲劇以及一些名家作品中。這些源自 文化典籍的“雅諺”,有些是在 民間口語(yǔ)說(shuō)法的基礎(chǔ)上提煉打磨而成,而有些則屬獨(dú)創(chuàng),有著鮮明的文化色彩、語(yǔ)體特色和教育警策作用。莎士比亞不愧是語(yǔ)言大師,其戲劇成了產(chǎn)生諺語(yǔ)的沃土,這從一個(gè)側(cè)面反映了莎士比亞的作品由于真實(shí)地反映了社會(huì)現(xiàn)實(shí)而為人民所喜愛(ài),也反映了其在文學(xué)殿堂上的地位。莎士比亞生活的十六七世紀(jì),正是資本主義興起的時(shí)代,莎劇中的有些諺語(yǔ)正反映了新興資產(chǎn)階級(jí)的世界觀(guān),如物質(zhì)至上,金錢(qián)至上等。The world is an oyster.(世界是一只牡蠣。)這條諺語(yǔ)首見(jiàn)于莎士比亞的喜劇《溫莎的風(fēng)流娘兒們》(The Merry Wives of Windsor),意思是說(shuō),如果你有很多錢(qián),你可以想要什么就有什么,整個(gè)世界都由你擺布。Lend your money and lose your friend.(借出你的錢(qián),失掉你的朋友。)這條諺語(yǔ)出自《哈姆雷特》(Hamlet)1 幕3 場(chǎng)。出現(xiàn)在莎士比亞戲劇中的諺語(yǔ),有一部分并非莎翁的獨(dú)創(chuàng),而是先前就已存在。這類(lèi)諺語(yǔ),莎翁或直接引用,或加以改造,以符合劇中的人物個(gè)性。Even a worm will turn.(甚至連一只蟲(chóng)子也會(huì)翻翻身。)這則諺語(yǔ)原收錄在英國(guó)詩(shī)人、劇作家約翰?海伍德的《諺語(yǔ)集》里,莎士比亞在《亨利六世》(Henry Ⅵ)中予以引用: The smallest worm will turn being drodden on.(最小的蟲(chóng)子,被踩一腳,也要扭動(dòng)一下。)All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.(所有的貓都愛(ài)魚(yú),但又怕濕了貓爪。)這是一句英國(guó)古諺,莎士比亞在《麥克白》(Macbeth)1 幕7 場(chǎng)中直接引用。You set an old man’s head on young shoulders.(你不要指望年輕的肩膀上長(zhǎng)老年的頭。)莎劇中的這條諺語(yǔ)是由下面一條諺語(yǔ)改變而來(lái):You must not expect old heads on young shoulders.Silver will have a sliver sound.(銀子發(fā)出的是銀子的聲音。)這則諺語(yǔ)源出于莎劇《羅密歐與朱麗葉》(Romeo and Juliet)4 幕5 場(chǎng)中的一句話(huà): Silver hath a sweet sound.(銀子發(fā)出甜蜜的聲音。)古希臘羅馬神話(huà)是西方文學(xué)的源頭之一。與古希臘羅馬神話(huà)有關(guān)或涉及古希臘羅馬神話(huà)中諸種和英雄的英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)有相當(dāng)數(shù)量。There were brave men before Agemenmnon.(阿加門(mén)農(nóng)之前也有勇士。)阿加門(mén)農(nóng)(Agmenmnon)是希臘神話(huà)中的邁錫尼王,他在特洛伊戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中擔(dān)任希臘聯(lián)軍最高統(tǒng)帥,以勇猛善戰(zhàn)著。Not even Hercules could contend against two.(即便赫爾克利斯,也是一不敵二。)赫爾克利斯(Hercules)是羅馬神話(huà)中的英雄,是主神宙斯之子,力大無(wú)窮。個(gè)別英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ),其源頭可追溯到古希臘詩(shī)人荷馬、古羅馬詩(shī)人奧維德或亞里士多德等古希臘羅馬詩(shī)人、作家或哲學(xué)家的作品。如下面3 則:Choose the lesser of two evils.(兩害相權(quán)取其輕。)荷馬史詩(shī)中寫(xiě)有: The most preferable of evils ?(更可取的壞事??)The grass is often greener on the other side of thefence.(籬笆那邊的草總是更綠。)奧維德曾寫(xiě)過(guò)這樣的詩(shī)句:The harvest is alwaysmore fruitful in another man’s fields.(別人地里的莊稼總比自家的多產(chǎn)。)Don’t kill the goose that laid the golden eggs.(不要?dú)⑺老陆鸬暗涅Z。)這條諺語(yǔ)可上溯到古希臘寓言作家伊索的一個(gè)著名寓言故事《生金蛋的鵝》(The Goose with theGolden Eggs)。有一個(gè)農(nóng)民的鵝突然生出金蛋來(lái),但農(nóng)夫非常貪心,想一下子得到很多金子。伊索寫(xiě)道:Thinking to get at once all the gold the goose could give ,he kill ed it and opened it only to find —nothing.這條英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)的含義與漢語(yǔ)成語(yǔ)“殺雞取卵”十分接近。One may go wrong in many different ways , but rightin one.(歧路萬(wàn)千條,正路只一條。)這條諺語(yǔ)源于古希臘哲學(xué)家、科學(xué)家亞里士多德的著作。英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)來(lái)自其他英語(yǔ)詩(shī)歌、戲劇、小說(shuō)、散文等的為數(shù)不少。People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throwstones.(住玻璃房子的人不該扔石頭。)這則諺語(yǔ)可上溯到英國(guó)詩(shī)人喬叟的《特洛伊羅斯與克瑞西達(dá)》(Troilus and Criseyde)。Make hay while the sun shines.(趁著晴天曬干草。)這句諺語(yǔ)來(lái)自英國(guó)詩(shī)人亞歷山大?巴克萊的諷刺作品《愚人船》(The Ship of Fools)。Variety is the spice of life.(變化多姿是生活的調(diào)味品。)這則諺語(yǔ)可追溯到英國(guó)詩(shī)人威廉?柯珀的長(zhǎng)詩(shī)《任務(wù)》(The Task)。The child is father of the man.(三歲看到老。)英國(guó)詩(shī)人威廉?華茲華斯在《我的雀躍》(MyHeart Leaps Up)一詩(shī)中曾使用過(guò)這句諺語(yǔ)。這首詩(shī)的首句是:My heart leaps up when I behold/ A rainbowin the sky.(每見(jiàn)到彩虹橫貫長(zhǎng)空,我心涌動(dòng)不已。)詩(shī)中談到這是詩(shī)人從小就有的感受。每個(gè)人都由童年而及成年,而成年人性格中美好的一切都來(lái)自純潔的童心。Never say die.(永遠(yuǎn)不要說(shuō)“死定了”。)出自英國(guó)小說(shuō)家的《匹克威克外傳》(PickwickPapers),表達(dá)了一種永不言敗的豪情。He that hath wife and children hath given hostage tofortune.(有妻室子女之人已將自己押給了命運(yùn)。)出自英國(guó)哲學(xué)家培根的散文《論婚姻與獨(dú)身》。另有個(gè)別英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ),源起于某個(gè)歷史事件,有一定的文化歷史背景。如:Nero fiddled while Rome burned.(羅馬失火,尼祿彈琴作樂(lè)。)這條諺語(yǔ)就與一段羅馬歷史有關(guān)。尼祿是羅馬皇帝,愷撒家族的最后一個(gè)統(tǒng)治者,自公元59 年后施暴政。在公元64 年,尼祿命人火燒羅馬城,以便能看看“特洛伊城陷入火海會(huì)是什么樣子”,并以大火為背景,朗誦自己的詩(shī)篇,還拿著豎琴為自己伴奏。這個(gè)諺語(yǔ)比喻一個(gè)人在危難中不負(fù)責(zé)任、不恤民情的行為。源自 文化典籍的“雅諺”,很好地反映了西方社會(huì)普遍的社會(huì)心理和價(jià)值取向,如崇尚獨(dú)立與個(gè)性,崇尚理性,推崇平等觀(guān)念以及私有財(cái)產(chǎn)神圣不可侵犯等。文化典籍類(lèi)諺語(yǔ)在用詞上較“俗諺”更為正式,帶有很濃的書(shū)卷氣,這也正符合文人著作的語(yǔ)言、文體特點(diǎn)。

三、宗教文獻(xiàn)西方英語(yǔ)國(guó)家主要信仰基督教?；浇淘谄溆凭玫陌l(fā)展過(guò)程中已經(jīng)超出了狹隘的宗教意義,形成了一種對(duì)西方人的生活方式、價(jià)值觀(guān)念和倫理原則產(chǎn)生巨大影響的文化現(xiàn)象?；浇探痰洹妒ソ?jīng)》,是西方文化的另一個(gè)源頭,對(duì)英語(yǔ)的影響堪比莎士比亞的著作,對(duì)英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)的豐富和發(fā)展起了很大作用。英語(yǔ)中有許多諺語(yǔ)就是源自圣經(jīng)故事或是反映宗教思想的,這也是宗教思想深入人心,影響并操縱著人們精神世界的體現(xiàn)?；浇痰墓餐诵院筒?ài)思想也都反映在英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)中。《圣經(jīng)?舊約全書(shū)》中有一章《箴言篇》(The bookof proverbs),記錄的是智者格言,十分豐富,都是規(guī)勸警示性的,在流傳過(guò)程中成為精美的諺語(yǔ)。A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.(貞潔的婦女是她丈夫的冠冕。)A good name is better than riches.(美名勝過(guò)財(cái)富。)英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)還來(lái)自《圣經(jīng)》中的其他篇章,如《約伯記》、《傳道書(shū)》等。All rivers run into the sea.(條條河流歸大海。)(《傳道書(shū)》)The love of money is the root of all evil.(貪財(cái)是萬(wàn)惡之源。)(《提摩太前書(shū)》)The price of wisdom is above rubies.(智慧的價(jià)值高于珠寶。)(《約伯記》)Love begets love.(愛(ài)產(chǎn)生愛(ài)。)有些源自《圣經(jīng)》的諺語(yǔ),還保留著一些詞的古代形式,如thou , thy , doeth , doest 等。When thou doest alms , let not thy left hand knowwhat the right hand doeth.當(dāng)你施舍的時(shí)候,不要讓左手知道右手所做的。(《馬太福音》)《圣經(jīng)》最早是用希伯來(lái)語(yǔ)寫(xiě)的,后來(lái)譯成多種語(yǔ)言。英語(yǔ)《圣經(jīng)》有多個(gè)版本,相同的語(yǔ)義內(nèi)涵有時(shí)會(huì)有不同的譯文變體。比如: Stolen waters aresweet.(偷來(lái)的水是甜的。)就有幾種變體[2 ] :Stolen sweets are always sweeter.(偷來(lái)的糖總是格外甜。)Stolen pleasures are sweet.(偷歡是甜蜜的。)Stolen fruit is sweeter.(偷來(lái)的水果分外甜。)某些英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)源出《圣經(jīng)》,但用詞已不同于原文,語(yǔ)言形式上有所改變,或利用《圣經(jīng)》語(yǔ)句的創(chuàng)意,產(chǎn)生出新的諺語(yǔ)。As you row , so shall you reap.(種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。)這條諺語(yǔ)源自《圣經(jīng)?加拉太書(shū)》中的Whatsoevera man soweth , that shall he also reap.原句中的大詞、古詞whatsoever 和soweth 已不再出現(xiàn)。《圣經(jīng)?以西德書(shū)》中有一句是這樣說(shuō)的: Thussaith the Lord God :An evil , an only evil , behold , iscome.主耶和華如此說(shuō):有一災(zāi)禍,獨(dú)有一災(zāi)禍,看哪,它臨近了。有幾條英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)就是由這個(gè)句子演化而來(lái)。Misfortunes never come single.(禍不單行。)One misfortune rides upon another’s back.(一個(gè)災(zāi)禍騎在另一災(zāi)禍的背上。)Hardships never come alone.(苦難從不單獨(dú)來(lái)。)英語(yǔ)中有些諺語(yǔ),與圣經(jīng)故事有關(guān)。圣經(jīng)中的一些含有濃厚宗教色彩的詞常出現(xiàn)在英諺中,如cross(十字架),forbidden fruit(禁果), God(上帝),Devil(魔鬼)等。Forbidden fruit is sweet.(禁果是甜的。)Every man must carry his cross.(每個(gè)人必須背他自己的十字架。)Evil and good are God’s right hand and left.(善與惡是上帝的左右手。)The Devil take the hindmost.(落后者遭殃。)The cross on the breast , and the devil in the heart.(十字胸前掛,惡念心中藏。)Hell is wherever heaven is not.(不是天堂的地方,即是地獄。)一種民族語(yǔ)言所吸收的來(lái)自 宗教文獻(xiàn)的詞語(yǔ)與他們所信仰的宗教有關(guān),眾多英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)源自《圣經(jīng)》,就很好地說(shuō)明了這一點(diǎn)。除了 民間口語(yǔ)、文化典籍和 宗教文獻(xiàn)這3 個(gè)主要來(lái)源外,英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)還有些源自外來(lái)語(yǔ)。由于地理位置和歷史的緣故,英語(yǔ)在其發(fā)展過(guò)程中不斷受到外來(lái)語(yǔ)的影響和沖擊,使得英語(yǔ)中吸收了大量來(lái)自外國(guó)文化的詞語(yǔ),英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)也不例外。有相當(dāng)一部分英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)、法語(yǔ)、德語(yǔ)、西班牙語(yǔ)、漢語(yǔ)等。這部分諺語(yǔ)有些還保留著外文的原形,有些則已譯成英語(yǔ)。如cherchez la femme(找出禍水)是一句法文諺語(yǔ),但卻以法文原文形式保留在英文中,譯成英語(yǔ)為find the woman ,表示不論發(fā)生什么麻煩,其背后總有女

人牽涉其中。其他如: Familiar paths and old friends are the best.(熟路易走,老友易處。)(來(lái)自德語(yǔ))Those who know don’t speak;those who speak don’t know.(知者不言,言者不知。)(源自老子的《道德經(jīng)》)Give a helping hand to a man in trouble.(對(duì)危難者應(yīng)授之以手。)(來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ))這些外來(lái)的諺語(yǔ)已為英語(yǔ)國(guó)家人民所接受,成為其文化寶庫(kù)中不可分割的一部分。弗蘭西斯?培根曾經(jīng)說(shuō)過(guò):“一個(gè)國(guó)家的智慧、風(fēng)趣和精神均體現(xiàn)在它的諺語(yǔ)之中?！痹趲浊甑男纬闪髯冞^(guò)程中,英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)從不同源頭匯聚而來(lái),并得到不斷的豐富和充實(shí),終成為璀璨的顆顆寶石。這些諺語(yǔ)以其令人們熟知的形象和比喻體現(xiàn)了人們世代積累的經(jīng)驗(yàn)和形成的價(jià)值觀(guān),它們作為社會(huì)共享的口頭文學(xué)的袖珍版本,被成百上千次地引用,成為說(shuō)服他人的論據(jù),并用以指導(dǎo)日常生活。各個(gè)民族的文化有其各自的特點(diǎn)和賴(lài)以產(chǎn)生的歷史背景,所以各自的諺語(yǔ)都帶有其自身的文化烙印,反映了不同的思想觀(guān)念和價(jià)值取向。因此,學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)并了解其產(chǎn)生的源頭,有助于正確理解其內(nèi)在含義,并且有利于了解英語(yǔ)民族,以致整個(gè)西語(yǔ)民族的思想方式、風(fēng)俗習(xí)慣和感情品德,這為了解和 研究西方文化打開(kāi)了一扇窗口,對(duì)促進(jìn)跨文化交際和中西文化的溝通和借鑒都是大有裨益的。

第五篇：英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。

It is never too old to learn.活到老，學(xué)到老。

Readingis to the mind while exercise to the body.讀書(shū)健腦，運(yùn)動(dòng)強(qiáng)身。

Knowledge starts with practice.實(shí)踐出真知。

Complacency is the enemy of study.學(xué)習(xí)的敵人是自己的滿(mǎn)足。

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解，害已誤人。

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.歡笑, 則世界與你同樂(lè);哭泣, 則獨(dú)自悲傷.Ill news travels fast.壞事傳千里。

From saving comes having.富有來(lái)自節(jié)約。

No cross, no crown.不經(jīng)歷風(fēng)雨，怎么見(jiàn)彩虹。

Friends must part.天下無(wú)不散之筵席。

A bad thing never dies.壞事傳千年

Every minute counts.分秒必爭(zhēng)。

A year's plan starts with spring.一年之計(jì)在于春。

How time flies!時(shí)光飛逝。

Nature teaches us to love our friends but religion our enemies.自然教我們愛(ài)朋友,宗教卻教我們愛(ài)敵人。

Life without a friend is death without a witness.在世無(wú)朋友，死后無(wú)證人。

In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty;In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty.富在深山有遠(yuǎn)親,窮在鬧市無(wú)人問(wèn)。

He is rich enough who has true friends.有真朋友的人是富翁。

He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.背后說(shuō)好話(huà),才是真朋友。

Have but few friends though many acquaintances.結(jié)交可廣,知己宜少。

God defend me from my friends;form my enemy I can defend myself.防友靠天，防敵靠己。

Friends may meet, but mountains never greet.朋友可相逢，高山永分離。

Friendship the older it grows the stronger it is.友誼地久天長(zhǎng)。

Friendship----one soul in two bodies.友誼是兩人一條心。

Friendship multiplies joys and divides griefs.友誼可以增添歡樂(lè)，可以分擔(dān)憂(yōu)愁。

Friendship is love with understanding.友誼是愛(ài)加上諒解。

Friendship cannot stand always on one side.來(lái)而不往非禮也。

Friends are thieves of time.交朋友，費(fèi)時(shí)間。

Everything is good when new, but friend when old.物莫如新,友莫如故。

Fall sick and you will see who is your friend and who is not.患難見(jiàn)真情。

Familiar paths and old friends are the best.熟路好遵循,老友最可珍。

Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.奉承惹人喜，直言招人仇。

Friendless is the dead.沒(méi)有朋友者，等于是死人。

Friends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight.朋友像琴弦，不能擰太緊。

Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom.交往過(guò)密過(guò)疏，都會(huì)失去朋友。

Between friends all is common.朋友之間不分彼此。

Better lose a jest than a friend.寧可不說(shuō)一句俏皮話(huà)，以免得罪朋友們。

Better an open enemy than a false friend.明槍易躲,暗箭難防。

Be slow in choosing a friend;slower in changing.擇友宜慎,棄之更宜慎。

A true friend is one soul in two bodies.意義為:一個(gè)真正的朋友是如影隨形的。

真正的朋友好似兩個(gè)身子長(zhǎng)著一顆心。直譯為:一個(gè)真正的朋友是一個(gè)靈魂在兩個(gè)身體內(nèi)。

A true friend is known in the day of adversity.疾風(fēng)知?jiǎng)挪?患難知友情。

A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many.朋友千人尚覺(jué)少,仇敵一人猶嫌多。

A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money.失友皆從借錢(qián)起。

An empty purse frightens many friends.囊中無(wú)分文,親友不上門(mén)。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.遠(yuǎn)親不如近友.A man who has friend must show himself friendly.與朋友交,必須友好相處。

A life without a friend is a life without a sun.人生沒(méi)有朋友,猶如人生沒(méi)有了太陽(yáng)。

A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend.戲謔不能在化敵為友。意思是 開(kāi)玩笑總不能化敵為友,反而有時(shí)會(huì)失去朋友。

A good friend is my nearest relation.良友如近親;

A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.好書(shū)如摯友,永遠(yuǎn)不相負(fù).A friend without faults will never be found.沒(méi)有十全十美的朋友。

A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.廣交友,無(wú)深交。

A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.失友易,交友難。

A friend is never known till a man have need.需要之時(shí)方知友。

A friend is best found in adversity.患難見(jiàn)真交。

A friend is a second self.朋友是另一個(gè)我。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難之交才是真朋友

A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes.朋友宣揚(yáng)人的美德,敵人夸大人的罪過(guò)。

A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.父親是財(cái)富, 兄弟是安慰,朋友兼而有之。

A faithful friend is hard to find.摯友難尋

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公開(kāi)場(chǎng)合又表?yè)P(yáng)你的朋友。

It is not work that kills, but worry.勞動(dòng)不傷人，憂(yōu)慮才傷人。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.每天一只蘋(píng)果,疾病遠(yuǎn)離我.Eat at pleasure, drink with measure.隨意吃飯，適度飲酒。

Eat to live, but not live to eat.吃飯是為了生存，但生存不是為了吃飯。

Radish and ginger keep away from doctor.冬吃蘿卜夏吃姜,不勞醫(yī)生開(kāi)藥方.Some soup before dinner,healthy body forever.飯前喝口湯,永遠(yuǎn)沒(méi)災(zāi)殃.Nofrolicing dering the meal,no running after the meal.吃飯不要鬧,吃飽不要跑.Wanna be healthy?Do please treat youself a nice breakfast.要想身體好,早餐要吃飽.A close mouth catches no flies.病從口入

Leave off with an appetite.吃得七分飽, 就該離餐桌。

Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良藥苦口利於病。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.防范勝于補(bǔ)救

Diet cures more than the doctor.藥補(bǔ)不如食補(bǔ)。

I have no secret of success but hard work.成功無(wú)秘訣,只是努力干。

Nothing succeeds like success.一是成，百事順。

If one desires to succeed in anything, he must pay the price.如果想做成點(diǎn)事，就得付出代價(jià)一干。

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.初試不成功，努力勿懈怠。

He who wills success is half way to it.偉大的理想造就偉大的人物。

He who sees through life and death will meet with most success.看破生死者，大多會(huì)成功。

Failure is the mother of success.失敗是成功之母。

Diligence is the mother of success.勤奮是成功之母。

Diligence is near success.勤奮近乎成功。

Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.成功地克服困難是最大的光榮。

I succeeded because I willed it;I never hesitated.我成功是因?yàn)槲矣袥Q心,從不躊躇。

Custom is a second nature.習(xí)慣是第二天性。

Habit is second nature.習(xí)慣成自然。

A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.壞習(xí)慣像鮮餡餅，分食要比保存好。

Custom makes all things easy.若照習(xí)慣辦，萬(wàn)事皆不難。

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

Don't leave today's work for tomorrow.當(dāng)日事，當(dāng)日畢。

A thousand mile trip begins with one step.千里之行，始于足下

He who had never been to the Great Wall isn't a true man.不到長(zhǎng)城非好漢。

Great hopes make great man.偉大的抱負(fù)造就偉大的人物。

Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上無(wú)難事，只怕有心人。

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上無(wú)難事，只要肯登攀。

Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.心志所愿，無(wú)事不成．

Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。

Nothing is impossible(or difficult)to the man who will try.世上無(wú)難事,只怕有心人。

Nothing is impossible to willing mind(or heart).有志者事竟成。

nothing is difficult to a man who wills 有志者事竟成。

All things are difficult before they are easy.所有事在變得容易之前,都是困難的。

Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。

Confidence of success is almost success.對(duì)成功抱有信心，就近乎成功。

Study to be what you wish to seem.學(xué)習(xí)可成為你所理想的人物。

Knowledge advances by steps not by leaps.知識(shí)的獲得是循序漸進(jìn)而不是突飛猛進(jìn)的。

A book that remains shut is but a block.書(shū)本不常翻,猶如一塊磚.Art is long, but lift is short.人生有限,學(xué)問(wèn)無(wú)涯;人生有限,藝術(shù)無(wú)窮;人生有限,學(xué)海無(wú)涯;

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age.學(xué)問(wèn)在得意時(shí)是裝飾品，失意時(shí)是庇護(hù)所，年老時(shí)是供應(yīng)品。

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other.經(jīng)驗(yàn)學(xué)校學(xué)費(fèi)高,愚人旁處學(xué)不到。

Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.知識(shí)能使好人更好，壞人更壞。

A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning.一點(diǎn)小常識(shí)常勝過(guò)很多有價(jià)值的學(xué)問(wèn)。

A little learning is a dangerous thing.一知半解,為害不淺。

Knowledge makes humble;ignorance makes proud.知識(shí)令人謙虛；無(wú)知使人驕傲。

Knowledge is power.知識(shí)就是力量。

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.愚者不學(xué)無(wú)術(shù)，智者不恥下問(wèn)。

Books and friends should be few but good.讀書(shū)如交友，應(yīng)求少而精。

A young idler, an old beggar.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

A man becomes learned by asking questions.不恥下問(wèn)才能有學(xué)問(wèn)。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy;all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy.只工作，不玩耍，聰明孩子要變傻

There is no end to learning.學(xué)無(wú)止境。

No pains, no gains.不勞則無(wú)獲。

Much more than a bell sound, much more than a candle light.多一個(gè)鈴鐺多一聲響，多一枝蠟燭多一分光。

Do not drop sea, makes difficult to garland.滴水不成海，獨(dú)木難成林。

The collective is the source of power, all is the cradle of wisdom.People together who is strong.集體是力量的源泉，眾人是智慧的搖籃。

A stake with three fence, a good brave fellow three help.一個(gè)籬笆三個(gè)樁,一個(gè)好漢三個(gè)幫。

One boy is a boy;two boys half boy;three boys no boy.三個(gè)和尚沒(méi)水吃。

Two heads are better than one.三個(gè)臭皮匠，頂個(gè)諸葛亮。

Two people are of the same mind their sharpness can cut through metal.二人同心其利斷金。

Solidarity means strength.團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量。

Rice type meters to more, more people to speak out.稻多打出米來(lái)，人多講出理來(lái)。

When everybody adds fuel, the flames rise high.眾人拾柴火焰高。

Fish from the water, the wild goose can't stray.魚(yú)不能離水，雁不能離群。

People with one mind will remove Mount Tai.人心齊，泰山移

Union is strength.團(tuán)結(jié)就是力量。

For better or for worse.同甘共苦。

One tree can't make a forest.獨(dú)木不成林。

Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.光陰如銼，細(xì)磨無(wú)聲。

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today!切勿將今日能干完的事推到明日；明日復(fù)明日，明日何其多

To save time is to lengthen life.時(shí)間就是生命，節(jié)省時(shí)間就是延長(zhǎng)生命！

Time is the greatest teacher.時(shí)間是最好的老師。

Time tries friends as fire tries gold.時(shí)間考驗(yàn)朋友，烈火考驗(yàn)黃金。

Time means life,time means speed,time means strength.時(shí)間就是生命，時(shí)間就是速度，時(shí)間就是力量。

What may be done at any time will be done at no time.常將今日推明日，推到后來(lái)無(wú)足跡。

One of these days is none of these days.拖延時(shí)日，終難實(shí)現(xiàn)。

Time is like river water, can only flow to not back.光陰好比河中水，只能流去不流回。

To cherish the time, do not believe in fate.要珍惜時(shí)間，別相信命運(yùn)。

Time has wings.光陰去如飛。

Time flies.光陰似箭，日月如梭。

Time is money.時(shí)間就是金錢(qián)或一寸光陰一寸金。

An old poacher makes the best keeper.慣偷成名捕,久病成良醫(yī)。

A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time.一心不能二用。

A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.寧為清貧,不為濁富。

Money often unmakes the men who make it.為富不仁。直譯為金錢(qián)經(jīng)常能瓦解那些創(chuàng)造它的人。

Misery loves company.同病相憐。

Misery acquaints men with strange bedfellows.落難時(shí)不擇伙伴。

Misers put their back and their belly into their pockets.愛(ài)財(cái)如命。

Mischief has swift wings.飛來(lái)橫禍。

Miracels are to those who believe in them.妖由人興。

Mills of God grind slowly but sure.天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。

Might is(or makes or overcomes)right.強(qiáng)權(quán)就是公理。

Mickle power makes many enemies.權(quán)高樹(shù)敵多。

Method will teach you to win time.方法可教會(huì)你贏(yíng)得時(shí)間。

Merry meet, merry part.好聚好散。

Merry is he that hath nought to lose.人無(wú)所失，不亦樂(lè)乎。

Mere words will not fill a bushel.空言無(wú)補(bǔ)。

Men of courage, men of sense, and menof letters are frequent: but a true gentleman is what one seldom seen.有勇氣，有見(jiàn)識(shí)，有學(xué)問(wèn)的人易遇，可是真正的君子難逢。

Men may meet but mountains never.人生何處不相逢。

Men love to hear well of themselves.阿諛?lè)畛性?huà)，人們皆愛(ài)聽(tīng)。

Men know where they were born, not where they shall die.人能知其生于何地，不能知其死于何方。

Men, at soome time, are masters of their fates.人有時(shí)是自己命運(yùn)的主人。

Men are mortal.人生自古誰(shuí)無(wú)死。

Medicines are not meant to live on.不能靠藥物度日子。

Measure thrice before you cut once.三思而后行。

Measure is treasure.適度是寶。

Measure for measure.以牙還牙。

Measure another's corn by one's own bushel.以己度人。

Master should be soetimes blind and sometimes deaf.不癡不聾，不作阿家翁。

Marry in lent, and you'll live to repent.借債結(jié)婚,一生悔恨。

Marry your son when you will, your daughter when you.給兒子娶親，想在什么時(shí)候皆可；把女兒嫁人要在有力量時(shí)才行。

Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.結(jié)婚過(guò)于急躁,閑來(lái)便要懊惱。

Marriaage is the bloom or blight of all men's happiness.結(jié)婚是人生的幸?；ǘ溟_(kāi)放的時(shí)候，也可能是凋謝的時(shí)候。

Marriage is a lottery with more blanks than prizes.結(jié)婚如同摸彩票，空票多而中票少。

Marriage is a lottery.婚姻是一件難以預(yù)料的事。

Marriage goes by contrasts.夫妻之間難免有差異。

Marriage comes by destiny.姻緣命中定。

March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.三月來(lái)如雄獅，去如綿羊。

Many words cut(or hurt)more than swords.惡語(yǔ)傷人勝刀見(jiàn)。

Many wells, many buckets.井多吊桶也多。

Many straws may bind an elephant.草多可縛象。

Many sands will sink a ship.積沙沉船。

Many receive advice only the wise profit by it.聆忠言者眾，智者獨(dú)獲益。

Many one says well that thinks ill.口蜜腹劍者不乏其人。

Many men, many minds.人多意見(jiàn)多。

Many kiss the baby for the nurse's sake.醉翁之意不在酒。

Many have suffered for talking, none ever suffered for keeping silence.多言吃苦，緘默少禍。

Many hands make light(or quick)work.人多活兒輕。

Many hands make a burden lighter.眾擎易舉。

Many hands are better than one.眾擎易舉。

Many great men have arisen from humble beginnings.有許多偉人出身卑微。

Many drops makes a shower.積少成多。

Many dishes, many diseases.多吃多病。

Many a true word is spoken in jest.戲言寓真理。

Many ants kill the horse.蟻多可殺馬。

Many a little(or pickle)makes a mickle.積少成多。

Many a good father hath but a bad son.好父親偏生不肖子。

Many a good cow hath a bad calf.虎父生犬子。

Many a flower is born to blush unseen.有許多花兒生來(lái)就開(kāi)著沒(méi)有人欣賞。

Man's best possession is a loving wife.男人最可貴的是有一個(gè)賢淑的妻子。

Man's best plans often miscrarry.神機(jī)妙算，常常失算。

Man proposes, God disposes.謀事在天，成事在人。

Manners make the man.禮貌造就人。

Man is the artificer of his own happiness.人之幸福，自己創(chuàng)造。

Man is not the creature of circumstances;circumstances are the creature of man.并非時(shí)勢(shì)造人，而是人造時(shí)勢(shì)。

Man is mortal.人生誰(shuí)無(wú)死。

Man is a tool-using animal.人是用器之獸。

Man has not a greater enemy than himself.人之大敵，自己而已。

Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.只有人，生下時(shí)啼哭，活著時(shí)抱怨，去世時(shí)失望。

Make yourself necessary to someone.使你有益于人。

Make the night night, and the day day, and you will have a pleasant time of it.白天當(dāng)白天，夜晚當(dāng)夜晚，生活過(guò)得好，愉快而多歡。

Make the best of a bad business(or job or bargain).身處山窮水盡，力爭(zhēng)柳暗花明。

Make hay while the sun shines.趁熱打鐵。

Make haste slowly.從容趕急。

Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.盡力而為，盡力節(jié)約，盡力施舍。

Maidens should(or must)be mild and meek, swift to hear and slow to speak.少女應(yīng)溫良謙恭，敏于聽(tīng)而慎于言。

Know thyself.了解自己。Know something of everything and everything of something.既要有一般常識(shí)，又要有專(zhuān)業(yè)知識(shí)。

Know something like the palm of one's hand.熟知其事，了如指掌。

Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist.只有知識(shí)而無(wú)實(shí)踐，只能造就半瓢水的藝術(shù)家。

Knowledge will not be aquired without pain and application.不花力氣，不下功夫是得不到知識(shí)的。

Knowledge is the most precious treasure of all things, because it can never be given away, nor stolen nor consumed.知識(shí)是萬(wàn)物中最珍貴的財(cái)寶，丟不掉，偷不走，也不會(huì)損耗。

Knowledge is the antidote to fear.知識(shí)可以解除恐懼。

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.知識(shí)有兩種，一種是我們自己知道的東西，另一種是知道哪里可以找到有關(guān)的資料。

Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in an advanced age;and if we do not plant it when young, it will give us no shade when we grow old.學(xué)識(shí)可使老年時(shí)舒適地退隱和有所寄托；但如果年青時(shí)不使它扎下根，老年就得不到它的庇護(hù)。

Knowledge comes from experience alone.知識(shí)來(lái)自實(shí)踐。

Knavery may serve, but honestyis best.欺詐可能得計(jì)，但誠(chéng)實(shí)總是上策。

Kinsman helps kinsman, but woe to him that hath nothing.親幫親，鄰幫鄰，無(wú)親無(wú)助你倒霉。

Kind words butter no parsnips.畫(huà)餅充饑。

Kind words are worth much and cost little.口頭方便不費(fèi)力。

Kind words are the music of the world.善言是世上的音樂(lè)。

Kindness will creep where it may not go.仁慈可進(jìn)入任何禁地。

Kindness is the sunshine of social life.仁慈是社會(huì)生活中的陽(yáng)光。

Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the dumb understand.善良為語(yǔ)言，聾子能聽(tīng)見(jiàn)啞巴懂心間。

Kindness always begets kindness.善有善報(bào)。

Kind hearts are more than coronets.善良的心靈勝于顯貴的地位。

Kill the goose that laid the golden egg.殺雞取卵。

Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.要多看少說(shuō)。

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half shut afterwards.婚前張開(kāi)眼，婚后半閉眼。

Keep your breath to cool your porridge.少管閑事。

Keep some till more come.更多的到手以前，要保持手里的一點(diǎn)。

Keeping is harder than winning.創(chuàng)業(yè)不易，守業(yè)更難。

Keep good men company, and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤。

Keep thing seven years and you will find a use for it.備而不用。

Lying rides upon debt's back.負(fù)債的人謊話(huà)多。

Lying is the first step to the gallows.說(shuō)謊是上斷頭臺(tái)的第一步。

Love your neighbour, yet pull not down your hedge.愛(ài)你的左鄰右舍，但不要拆去你們之間的藩籬。

Love will find out the way.愛(ài)情會(huì)自找出路。

Love understands love;it needs no talk.愛(ài)情可以意會(huì)，無(wú)需言傳。

Love thy neighbours as thyself.愛(ài)鄰如愛(ài)己。

Love rules without a sword and bind without a cord.愛(ài)的統(tǒng)治不用刀槍?zhuān)壊挥美K索。

Love rules his kingdom without a word.維持愛(ài)情，不用強(qiáng)力。

Lovers live by love, as larks live by leeks.情侶靠愛(ài)情生活，正像云雀靠韭蔥生活一樣。

Love not at the first look.切莫一見(jiàn)鐘情。

Love needs no teaching.愛(ài)情無(wú)需教導(dǎo)。

Love me, love my dog.愛(ài)屋及烏。

Love me little and love me long.不求情意濃，但愿情義長(zhǎng)。

Love makes the world go round.世界因愛(ài)而轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)。

Love makes one fit for any work.愛(ài)情使人適合任何工作。

Love makes obedience easy.愛(ài)情使服從變?yōu)橐资隆?/p>

Love makes all hard hearts gentle.愛(ài)情把一切冷酷的心變得溫柔。

Love makes all equal.戀愛(ài)不分貴賤。

Love lives in cottages as well as in courts.愛(ài)情無(wú)貴賤，貧負(fù)皆有之。

Love laughs at locksmith.春閨鎖不住。

Love is without reason.愛(ài)情是沒(méi)理智的。

Love is the true price of love.愛(ài)情只能用愛(ài)情來(lái)報(bào)答。

Love is the touchstone of virtue.愛(ài)情是美德的試金石。

Love is the reward of love.愛(ài)情就是愛(ài)的報(bào)答。

Love is the mother of love.愛(ài)產(chǎn)生愛(ài)情。

Love is sweet in the beginning but sour in the ending.愛(ài)情始甜而終苦。

Love is not to be found in the market.愛(ài)情在市場(chǎng)上是找不到的。

Love is never without jealousy.愛(ài)情莫不忌妒。

Love is neither bought nor sold.愛(ài)情不能買(mǎi)賣(mài)。

Love is like the moon;when it does not increase it decreases.愛(ài)情像月亮，不營(yíng)即虧。

Love is full of trouble.愛(ài)情多煩惱。

Love is blind.愛(ài)情是盲目的。

Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endures his torment willingly.愛(ài)情是甜蜜的虐政，情人心甘情愿地受它的折磨。

Love fears no danger.愛(ài)情不怕危險(xiǎn)。

Love does much, money does everything(ormore).愛(ài)情做許多事，金錢(qián)做任何事。

Love comes by looking.情人眼里出西施。

Love can turn the cottage into a golden palace.愛(ài)情可使茅屋成為金碧輝煌的宮殿。

Love cannot be forced.愛(ài)情不強(qiáng)求。

Love begets love.愛(ài)愛(ài)相生。

Love asks faith, and faith asks firmness.愛(ài)情要求忠誠(chéng)，而忠誠(chéng)要求堅(jiān)貞。

Love and poverty are hard to hide.愛(ài)和窮難隱瞞。

Love and cough cannot be hid.愛(ài)情和咳嗽是不能掩飾的。

Love and business teach eloquence.愛(ài)情和買(mǎi)賣(mài)可以培養(yǎng)口才。

Love all, trust a few, be false to none.要愛(ài)一切人，相信少數(shù)人，不要負(fù)于任何人。

Lost wealth can be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone for ever.失去的財(cái)富可由勤奮而恢復(fù)，失去的知識(shí)可由學(xué)習(xí)而恢復(fù)，失去的健康可由節(jié)制或藥物而恢復(fù)，但失去的時(shí)間卻一去永不復(fù)返。

Losses make us more cautious.損失使人更謹(jǐn)慎。

Love makes all hard hearts gentle.愛(ài)情把一切冷酷的心變得溫柔。

Love makes all equal.戀愛(ài)不分貴賤。

Love lives in cottages as well as in courts.愛(ài)情無(wú)貴賤，貧負(fù)皆有之。

Love laughs at locksmith.春閨鎖不住。

Love is without reason.愛(ài)情是沒(méi)理智的。

Love is the true price of love.愛(ài)情只能用愛(ài)情來(lái)報(bào)答。

Love is the touchstone of virtue.愛(ài)情是美德的試金石。

Love is the reward of love.愛(ài)情就是愛(ài)的報(bào)答。

Love is the mother of love.愛(ài)產(chǎn)生愛(ài)情。

Love is sweet in the beginning but sour in the ending.愛(ài)情始甜而終苦。

Love is not to be found in the market.愛(ài)情在市場(chǎng)上是找不到的。

Love is never without jealousy.愛(ài)情莫不忌妒。

Love is neither bought nor sold.愛(ài)情不能買(mǎi)賣(mài)。

Love is like the moon;when it does not increase it decreases.愛(ài)情像月亮，不營(yíng)即虧。

Love is full of trouble.愛(ài)情多煩惱。

Love is blind.愛(ài)情是盲目的。

Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endures his torment willingly.愛(ài)情是甜蜜的虐政，情人心甘情愿地受它的折磨。

Love fears no danger.愛(ài)情不怕危險(xiǎn)。

Love does much, money does everything(ormore).愛(ài)情做許多事，金錢(qián)做任何事。

Love comes by looking.情人眼里出西施。

Love can turn the cottage into a golden palace.愛(ài)情可使茅屋成為金碧輝煌的宮殿。

Love cannot be forced.愛(ài)情不強(qiáng)求。

Love begets love.愛(ài)愛(ài)相生。

Love asks faith, and faith asks firmness.愛(ài)情要求忠誠(chéng)，而忠誠(chéng)要求堅(jiān)貞。

Love and poverty are hard to hide.愛(ài)和窮難隱瞞。

Love and cough cannot be hid.愛(ài)情和咳嗽是不能掩飾的。

Love and business teach eloquence.愛(ài)情和買(mǎi)賣(mài)可以培養(yǎng)口才。

Love all, trust a few, be false to none.要愛(ài)一切人，相信少數(shù)人，不要負(fù)于任何人。

Lost wealth can be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone for ever.失去的財(cái)富可由勤奮而恢復(fù)，失去的知識(shí)可由學(xué)習(xí)而恢復(fù)，失去的健康可由節(jié)制或藥物而恢復(fù)，但失去的時(shí)間卻一去永不復(fù)返。

Losses make us more cautious.損失使人更謹(jǐn)慎。