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俚语俗语与谚语讲解

俚语、俗语与谚语

（一）

Abadbeginningmakesabadending.

不善始者不善终

Abadworkmanquarrelswithhistools.

不会睡觉怪床歪

Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.

十鸟在树，不如一鸟在手

Abittrying

有些苦恼

Aburntchilddreadsthefire.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

Acathasninelives.

猫有九命

Acatmaylookataking.

一视何伤

Aconstantguestisneverwelcome.

久住令人贱

Acontentedmindisaperpetualfeast.

知足常乐

Acrookedstickwillhaveacrookedshadow.

上梁不正下梁歪

Afoolmaythrowastoneintoawellwhichahundredwisemencannot

putout.

一愚闯祸，百智难补

afriendinneedisafriendindeed/testedfriends/sharewealand

woe.

患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友/雪中送炭真君子

Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.

朋友易失不易得

Agoodbeginningishalfdone./Wellbegunishalfdone.

良好的开端就是成功的一半.

Agoodbeginningishalfdone.

能善其始，事已半成

Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.

善始善终

Agoodbookisthebestfriends,thesametodayandforever.

好书如挚友，情谊永不

Agoodgaintakeslongpain.

好事多磨

Agoodlatherishalfashave.

良好的开端等于成功的一半

Agoodnameisbetterthanriches.

名声好，胜金宝

Agoodtaleisnonetheworseforbeingtoldtwice.

好戏不厌百回看

aheartofgold

道德高尚的人

aheartofoak

果断的人

Ahundredpoundsofsorrowpaysnotoneounceofdebt.

百镑愁难还一分债

AJackofalltradesismasterofnone.

样样精通样样稀松

Alittlelearningisadangerousthing.

一知半解是危险的事。

Amancannotwhistleanddrinkatthesametime.

一心不能两用

Amanwhohasfriendsmustshowhimselffriendly.

要想交朋友，就得有诚意

Amanwithoutasmilingfacemustnotopenashop.

人无笑脸不开店

Amissisasgoodasamile.

失之毫厘，差之千里

Anearneighborisbetterthanadistantcousin.

远亲不如近邻

Anecessarylieisharmless.

必要的谎言无妨

Apinadayisagroatayear.

聚沙成塔

Areformedrakemakesthebesthusband.

浪子回头金不换

Arollingstonegathersnomoss.

转石不成苔，转业不聚财

Astitchintimesavesnine.

一劳永逸

Astoneinawallisnotlost.

金簪掉在井里头?

有你的就是有你的

Astrawshowswhichwaythewindblows.

见微知著

Athree-hundred-milejourneystartswiththefirststep.

千里之行,始于足下

Awatersidepaviliongetsthemoonlightfirst.Flowersandplants

facingthesun

growbetter.

近水楼台先得月，向阳花木早逢春。

awhiteelephant

暴殄天珍

Awordisenoughtothewise.

快马一鞭

Awordspokenispastrecalling.

一言既出，驷马难追

Aworkilldonemustbetwicedone.

首次做不好，必须重新做

Ayoungidler,anoldbeggar.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲

Absent-mindedprofessor

无头苍蝇

Actone'sage

适龄行为

Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

行动胜于言辞/坐而言，不如起而行

Afterafashion

差劲

Afterastormcomesacalm.

雨过天晴

Allgoodthingscometoanend.

好花不常开，好景不常在/一切美好的事物皆有终结之时

Allisfairinloveandwar.

情场如战超不择手段

Allisfishthatcomestothenet.

抓到篮里便是菜

Alllayloadsonawillinghorse.

人善被人欺，马善被人骑

AllroadsleadtoRoma.

条条大道通罗马\殊途同归

Allthatglittersisnotgold.

闪光的东西并非都是金子

Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.

万事起头难

All'swellthatendswell.

结局好的就算好

Amissisasgoodasamile.

差之毫厘，失之千里

anaxtogrind

图谋不轨

Anemptysackcannotstandupright.

空袋立不直

Aneyeforaneye,andatoothforatooth.

以眼还眼，以牙还牙

Anhonesttalespeedsbest,beingplainlytold.

诚实的故事，哪怕是平淡地讲，也传得最快

Anhourinthemorningisworthtwointheevening.

一日之间在于晨

Anonlookerseesmostofthegame.

旁观者清

Appearancesaredeceptive.

人不可貌相

Artislong,butlifeisshort.

人生有限，学海无涯

Artislong,lifeisshort.

人生朝露，艺业千秋

asalways

一如既往

aspoorasachurchmouse

一贫如洗

asredasarose

艳如桃花

Aswellbehangedforasheepasalamb.

一不做二不休

aswetasadrownedrat

湿如落汤鸡

Asyoubrewsoyoumustdrink.

自作自受

Asyoumakeyourbed,soyoumustlieinit.

自食其果/自作自受

Asyousow,soshallyoureap.

种豆得豆，种瓜得瓜

assessthesituation,gowiththetide

审时度势，顺应潮流

atone'swit'send

智穷才尽

俚语、俗语与谚语

（二）

backandforth

前前后后

Badnewstravelsfast.

坏事传千里

Barkingdogsseldombite.

爱叫的狗很少咬人

beallfingersandthumbs（beveryawkwardandclumsyinhandling

things）

做事笨手笨脚

Becarefulwiththingandmercifulwithpeople.

对物要爱惜，对人要感恩

befar-sighted

目光远大

beinthesameboat

同舟共济

bekeptwaitingforsometime

苦苦等候

beopenandaboveboard

光明磊落

betruetoone'sname

名副其实

beveryungrateful

以怨报德

Beautyisbutskindeep.

人不可貌相

Beautyisintheeyeofthebeholder.

情人眼里出西施

Beautyisonlyskin-deep.

人不可貌相

Beggarsmustnotbechoosers.

饥不择食

bellthecat

风险重重

Betterbetheheadofadogthanthetailofalion.

宁为鸡头，不为凤尾

Betterlatethannever.

迟做总比不做好

Bettermasteronethanengagewithten.

会十事不如精一事

Betterthedevilyouknowthanthedevilyoudonotknow.

明枪易躲，暗箭难防

Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.

鸟以群分，物以类聚

bitethehandthatfeedsone

忘恩负义

Bitterpillsmayhavewholesomeeffects.

良药苦口

Bloodisthickerthanwater.

疏不间亲/血浓于水

bonkers

疯狂的

bothfeetontheground

实事求是

Boyswillbeboys.

男孩子毕竟是男孩子

Brazen-faced

厚脸皮

burnone'sboats

破釜沉舟

buryone'sheadinthesand

无视事实

Businesscomesbeforepleasure.

正事在先，玩乐在后

Buyerswantahundredeyes;sellers，none.

买东西的要有百只眼，卖东西的可以不长眼.

ByGeorge

的确

bythegrapevine

小道消息

canofworms

一团糟

cannotseethewoodforthetrees

只见树木不见森林

carrythecan

面对责备,负起责任

changewitheachpassingday

日新月异

chaos

乌烟瘴气

Clothesdonotmaketheman.

人不可貌相

Clothesmaketheman.

人要衣装，佛要金装

ComeAcrossATigerInTheMountain

山中遇虎

comestraighttothepoint

开门见山

Comingeventscasttheirshadowsbefore.

山雨欲来风满楼

Comparisonsareodious.

人比人，气死人

Constantdroppingwearsawaythestone.

滴水穿石

coolone'sheels

坐冷板凳

Craftmusthaveclothes,buttruthlovestogonaked.

诡计需要伪装，真理喜欢阳光

Custommakesallthingseasy.

熟能生巧

Customreconcilesustoeverything.

习惯成自然

Cutyourcoataccordingtoyourcloth.

量入为出

Deadmentellnotales.

死无对证

Dealwithamanashedealswithyou.

以其人之道还治其人之身

deli（delicatessen）

熟食店

deserveone'sreputation

名不虚传

Diamondcutdiamond.

强中更有强中手

Diligenceisthemotherofsuccess.

失败是成功之母

disco（discotheque）

迪斯科

divi（dividend）

红利

DoasIsay,notasIdo.

照我说的做，别照我做的做

Doasyouwouldbedoneby.

己所不欲,勿施于人

Doevilthatgoodmaycome.

行恶以求善果

DoinRomeastheRomansdo.

入乡随俗

Don'tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.

别过早地乐观

Don'tcrossthebridgeuntilyoucometoit.

不要杞人忧天

Don'tcrystinkingfish.

不要喊鱼腥/卖瓜不说瓜苦/老王卖瓜，自卖自夸

Don'tdountootherswhatyoudon'twantothersdountoyou.

己所不欲勿施于人

Don'tletthecatoutofthebag.

不要泄露机密

Don'tmeettroublehalf-way.

勿杞人忧天

Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket.

勿孤注一掷

Don'tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday.

今日事今日毕

Don'tquarrelwithyourbreadandbutter.

端人家碗，服人家管

Don'tridethehighhorse.

勿摆架子

Don'tteachyourgrandmothertosuckegg.

不要对着耶稣讲道理

Don'twashyourdirtylineninpublic.

家丑不外扬

Don′tjudgeapersonbytheclotheshewears.

不能以貌取人

down-to-earth

平易近人

drawworldwideattention

举世瞩目

Earlytobedandearlytorise.

早睡早起

Easiersaidthandone.

说起来容易，做起来难

Eastorwest,homeisbest.

管他东方或西方，家是最好的地方/兔儿满山跑，依旧归

老巢

Easycome,easygo.

来的容易去的快

easymeat

易辨的事

Emptytalkswouldleadthecountryastray,andhardworkcan

rejuvenatethe

nation.

空谈误国,实干兴邦

Emptyvesselsmakethemostsound.

满瓶不响半瓶响叮当

engageinspeculation

投机倒把/买空卖空

enjoyahappyget-together

欢聚一堂

enjoypopularsupport

深入人心

Enoughisasgoodasafeast.

知足常乐

Equalpayforequalwork.

同工同酬

EvenHomersometimesnods.

智者千虑必有一失

Everydoghashisday.

困龙也有上天时

Everydoghasits/hisday./Amanhishour,andadoghashisday.

人人均有得意

Everyfamilyhasaskeletoninthecupboard.

家家有本难念的经

Everyflowmusthaveitsebb.

人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺

everylittlecounts/helps

积少成多

Everymanishisownworstenemy.

一个人最大的敌人就是他自己

everynowandthen

时时刻刻

Everyonetohistaste.

人各有所好

Exampleisbetterthanprecept.

身教重於言教

Experienceisthebestteacher.

前事不忘後事之师

Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.

不经一事，不长一智

Extremesmeet.

物极必反

Factsspeaklouderthanwords

事实胜于雄辩

Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

失败为成功之母

faint-hearted

胆小的

Familiaritybreedscontempt.

近之则不逊

feellikeanoldfriendsatfirstsight

一见如故

Finefeathersmakefinebirds.

人要衣装，马要鞍

Firstcome,firstserved.

先来先招待

Firstimpressionsaremostlasting.

先入为主

Firsttimestrangers,secondtimefriends

一回生,二回熟

Followtheriverandyouwillgettothesea.

顺藤摸瓜

Foolsrushinwhereangelsfeartotread.

初生牛犊不怕虎

Footthebill.

俚语、俗语与谚语（三）

Gatheryerosebudswhileyemay.

花开堪折直须折

gettheoppositeofwhatoneintended

事与愿违

getthesack

炒鱿鱼

Giveadogabadnameandhanghim.

谗言可畏/欲加之罪，何患无辞

Giveathiefenoughropeandhe,llhanghimself.

多行不义必自毙

givehimaninchandhe'lltakeanell.

得寸进尺

Giveknavesaninchandtheywilltakeayard.

得寸进尺

goforbroke

尽最大努力

gowhilethegoingisgood.

三十六计,走为上计

Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.

自助者天助之

Goldwillnotbuyeverything.

金钱并非万能

Goodopportunity,favorablegeographicallocationandsupportfrom

thepeople.

天时、地利、人和

Goodthingscomeinsmallpackages.

乡人不识货，尽捡大的摸

goodwineneedsnobush

酒香不怕巷子深

Graspall,loseall.

样样都要，全都失掉

Greatmindsthinkalike.

英雄所见略同

Greatoaksfromlittleacornsgrow.

万丈高楼从地起

growwitheverypassingday\flourishing

蒸蒸日上

Halfaloafisbetterthannobread.

聊胜於无

Halftheworldknowsnothowtheotherhalflives.

一家不知一家事，神仙不知瓜里事

hardandfast

一成不变

hard-hearted

铁石心肠的

Hastemakeswaste.

欲速则不达

haveone'swishfulfilled

如愿以偿

Helaughsbestwholaughslast.

最后笑的人笑得最得意

Hethatcommitsafaultthinkseveryonespeaksofit.

作贼心虚

Hethathathafullpurseneverwantedafriend.

有钱有酒，必有朋友

Hethatisfullofhimselfisveryempty.

自满的人是空虚的

Hethattouchespitchshallbedefiled.

近朱者赤，近墨者黑

Hewhoknows