英语口语经典

CLASSIC SPOKEN ENGLISH copyright JINYU 1 1 a dog in the manger 占马槽的狗 占着茅坑不拉屎的人 2 shed cry crocodile tears 流鳄鱼的眼泪 猫哭耗子假慈悲 3 let the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密 漏马脚 4 a sitting duck 容易击中的目标 易受攻击的人 5 swan song 绝唱 告别演出 最后的作品 6 white elephant 大而无用的东西 7 fish in troubled waters 浑水摸鱼 8 talk turkey 坦率的交谈 9 the only fly in the ointment 令人扫兴的人或事 唯一美中不足之处 10 buy a pig in a poke 隔山买牛 未曾见面乱买东西 11 It is safer to commend the dead than the living 盖棺定论 12 None ever gives the lie to him that praises him 没有人会指责表扬自己的人说谎 13 He that praises himself spaterrs himself 喜欢自吹自擂的人往往自毁声誉 14 He dwells far from neighbours who is fain to praise himself 喜欢自吹自擂的人往往离群索 居 15 half the battle 实现目标的至关重要的部分 成功的一半 16 a sword of Damocles 达摩克里斯剑 比喻临头的危险 17 a big gun 大人物 有影响的人物 18 at daggers drawn 剑拔弩张 势不两立 19 spike sb s guns 破坏某人的计划 20 get one s knife into sb 加害于某人 21 burn one s boats 破釜沉舟 22 when one s ship comes home 当发财的时候 等自己成功时 23 a shot in the dark 盲目的冒险 无根据的瞎猜 24 bite the bullet 咬紧牙关忍受痛苦 勇敢的面对不愉快的事情 25 Bound is he that takes gifts 受人之礼 受制于人 26 Look not a gift horse in the mouth 礼物不好麽挑剔 27 He who gives a duck expects a goose 投人以鸭者 图其鹅也 28 A gift long waited for is sold not given 让人久等后才送的礼物等于是卖给人家 29 crossing my bridges before I come to them 及时解决我的问题 30 lay at the door of 让 负责 31 sit on the fence 骑虎难下 为难 32 the writing on the wall 不祥之兆 33 a tower of strength 莫大的安慰 34 raise the roof 热闹无比 35 from pillar to post 游荡 36 a half way house 大杂烩 37 take the floor 起立并发表讲话 38 beat a path to her door 很想和她谈生意 39 There is only one happiness in life to love and to be loved Socrates 世界只有一种快乐 爱和被爱 苏格拉底 40 If you get a good wife you will be very happy if you get a bad one you will become a philosopher Socrates 如果有个好妻子 你会非常幸福 如果有个坏老婆 你会成为哲学家 苏格拉底 CLASSIC SPOKEN ENGLISH copyright JINYU 2 41 Out of spirits 无精打采 42 speak talk of the devil 说魔鬼魔鬼到 说曹操曹操到 43 on the side of the angels 在道义一方 在善的一方 44 sell one s soul 为名利等出卖灵魂 45 for the hell of it 仅仅为了取乐 玩玩而已 46 bear one s cross 背十字架 忍受痛苦 47 give the devil his due 即使对坏人也要公平对待 平心而论 48 a tin god 自以为了不起的人 徒有虚名的人 49 move heaven and earth 全力以赴 竭尽全力 50 runs in where angels fear to tread 鲁莽的干预与自己无关的事 愚蠢的冒险 胆大妄为 51 Death keeps no calendar 死亡不期而至 52 One man s breath is another s death 一个人的生存意味着另一个人的死亡 53 Our lives are but marches to the grave 到头来不过是一个土馒头 54 Death makes equal the high and low 死亡使得高贵与贫贱平等 55 have your cake and eat it 既想保有蛋糕 又想吃掉它 两者兼得 56 butter wouldn t melt in his mouth 假装天真无邪 表面上一副老实样子 57 butter both sides of one s bread 两头获利 左右逢源 58 egg on one s face 丢脸 59 cry over spilt milk 为无法挽回的事而后悔 60 pour oil on troubled waters 调解争端 平息风波 61 eat humble pie 低声下气的道歉 62 sugar the pill 使不愉快的事较易接受 63 make a meal of it 把某事做过头 64 save one s breath 不白费口舌 65 Old men are twice children 老人如小孩 66 An old dog can not learn new tricks 老狗学不会新把戏 人老不学新手艺 67 An old bird is not caught with chaff 秕谷逮不住老鸟 老练之人难上当 68 An old wise man s shadow is better than a young buzzard s sword 老至贤的影子胜过小糊涂 蛋的剑 69 meet its Waterloo 遭遇失败 70 Johnny come lately 迅速取得成功的人 71 a king s ransom 很多钱 72 take French leave 不辞而别 73 go Dutch AA 制 74 nosey Parker 爱管闲事的人 75 all Greek to me 对我来说很难 76 Jekyll and Hyde 具有双重性格的人 77 Jack of all trades 多面手 万事通 78 Hobson s choice 别无选择 79 No mill no meal 不劳而获 80 They that work not cannot pray 不劳动的人无权祈祷 81 No man is born into the word whose work is not born with him 劳动必然是生活的一部分 82 He that labors and thrives spins gold 劳动聚财如聚金 83 too big for one s boots 夜郎自大 自以为是 CLASSIC SPOKEN ENGLISH copyright JINYU 3 84 below the belt 暗中伤人地 不公正地 85 hand in glove 亲密无间地 86 step into sb s shoes 步某人后尘 87 line one s pocket 贪污 中饱私囊 88 be tied to sb s apron strings 受某人的控制 依赖某人 89 hot under the collar 脸红脖子粗的 发怒的 90 cut one s coat according to one s cloth 量入为出 适应环境 91 lose one s shirt 输得的精光 92 on the wrong side of the blanket 私生的 93 Better a good name than riches 有钱不如有个好名声 94 He that has an ill name is half hanged 名誉扫地的人虽生犹死 95 Where there is no honor there is no grief 如果一个人没有荣誉感 他就不会感到悲伤 96 Gain at the expense of reputation should be called loss 如果获得了利益但赔上了名声 无 异于遭受损失 97 play both sides of the street 与双方都结盟 见机行事 98 know one s place 守本分 知趣 99 on the town 去城里的娱乐场所 优指夜间 100 Museum piece 过时的人或物 老古董 101 the man in the street 普通人 一般人 102 come down in the world 落魄 变穷 103 laugh sb sth out of court 对某人或某物藐视而不予理会 104 talk shop 与同事谈论自己的工作 105 turn the corner 度过危险期 度过难关 106 come to the wrong shop 找错对象 107 Example is better than precept 身教重于言传 108 The child is father of the man 从小看大 三岁看老 109 Spare the rod and spoil the child 小儿不打不成才 110 Like father like son 有其父必有其子 111 forgive and forget 不念旧恶 112 null and void 无效的 113 spick and span 极整洁的 极干净的 114 wax and wane 盛衰 115 dead and buried 已彻底结束 早已过去 116 first and last 总括起来 彻底地 117 hale and hearty 老当益壮的 健壮的 118 few and far between 稀少的 119 toil and moil 辛苦地工作 120 fine and dandy 好的 十全十美的 121 He that speaks doth sow he that holds his tongue doth reap 沉默是金 不言者有后福 122 A word spoken is an arrow let fly 一言既出驷马难追 123 An ox is taken by the horns and a man by the tongue 以角识牛 以言识人 124 More have repented of speech than of silence 言多必失 125 make someone s day 使某人的一天生色 使某人非常高兴 126 play second fiddle 唱配角 做第二把手 CLASSIC SPOKEN ENGLISH copyright JINYU 4