一千个英语习语的地道表达.doc

3、Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚 4、Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水 5、A cat has nine lives. 吉人天相（猫有九条命） 6、Diamond cut diamond. 强中更有强中手 7、Dont meet trouble half-way. 勿杞人忧天 8、Dont put all your egg in one basket. 勿孤注一掷 9、Dont ride the high horse. 勿摆架子 10、Everyone to his taste. 人各有所好 11、An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙 12、Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装马要鞍 13、Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达 14、Things done can not be undone. 木已成舟 15、To rack ones brain. 绞尽脑汁 16、Look before you leap.First think, then act. 三思而后行 17、It id never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹为未晚 18、After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴 19、A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口 20、It is good to learn at another mans cost. 前车之鉴 21、Nothing so bad but might be a blessing. 塞翁失马，焉知非福 22、We must not lie down, and cry, God help us. 求神不如求己 23、No man is wise at all times. 智者千虑必有一失 24、Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟，一箭双雕 25、It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行 26、In doing we learn. 经一事，长一智 27、No man is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之 28、Action speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩 29、There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪 30、Once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小 31、Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见 32、The on-looker sees most of the game. 旁观者清 33、Learn to walk before you run. 循序渐进 34、Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮 35、Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 36、Nothing succeeds like success. 一事如意，万事顺利 37、Nothing is so certain as the unexpected. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 38、Time is money. 一寸光阴一寸金 39、The morning sun never lasts a day. 好景不常 40、When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back to you. 机不可失，时不再来 41、Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁 42、Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧 43、Work makes the workman. 勤工出巧匠 44、Business is business. 公事公办 45、In for a penny, in for a pound. 一不做，二不休 46、Many hands make light work. 众擎易举 47、An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 48、Waste not, want not. 俭以防匮 49、Many a little makes a mickle. 积少便成多 50、Constant dropping wears the stone. 水滴石穿 51、Sooner or later, the truth comes to light. 真相迟早会大白 52、Pardoning the bad is injuring the good. 隐恶败善 53、A word spoken is past recalling./The words once spoken can never be recalled. 一言既出，驷马难追 54、Few words are best. 寡言为贵 55、Least said, soonest mended. 少说为妙 56、Good tongue. 口齿伶俐 57、Pride goes before a fall/destruction. 骄兵必败 58、Love at first sight. 一见倾心，一见钟情 59、Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨 60、Happy is he who owes nothing. 无债一身轻 61、Flow of words. 口若悬河 62、Know nothing. 一无所知 63、Know all. 无所不知 64、One good turn deserves another. 善有善报 65、A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千里 66、An ill life, an ill end. 恶有恶报 67、A good wife makes a good husband. 妻贤夫自良 68、Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子 69、Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女 70、Make your enemy your friend. 化敌为友 71、What we lose in hake we shall have in herring. 失之东隅，收之桑榆 72、Either win the horse or lose the saddle. 孤注一掷 73、One never loses anything by politeness. 礼多人不怪 74、Blooming visage. 容光焕发 75、Desperate diseases must have desperate cures. 以毒攻毒 76、Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. 饥不择食 77、Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌 78、Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞 79、The law is not the same at morning and at night. 朝令夕改 80、Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep and then eat them. 猫哭老鼠假慈悲 81、He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. 骑虎难下 82、The leopard can never change its spots. 本性难移 83、All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马 84、Always taking out the meal-tub, and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom. 坐吃山空 85、A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，谬以千里 86、A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火 87、A stitch in time saves nine. 一针不补，十针难缝 88、As we sow, so shall we reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 89、Beard the lion in his den. 太岁头上动土 90、Companions are odious. 人比人，气死人 91、Content is happiness. 知足常乐 92、Do as the Romans do. 入境随俗 93、Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人 94、Fire and water have no mercy. 水火无情 95、Fish begins to stink at the head. 上梁不正下梁歪 96、Gods mill grinds slow but sure. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏 98、Many men have many minds. 人多口杂 99、Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散 100、Misery loves company. 同病相怜补充： All is not gold that glitters. 发光的不一定都是金子。 A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 A friend is known till needed. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。 As you sow,so will you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 As you make your bed,so you must live in it. 自作自受。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 Achievement is founded on diligence and wasted upon recklessness. 业精于勤荒于嬉。 Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。 Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. 宁为鸡头，不为凤尾。 Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。 Company in distress makes trouble less. 同病相怜，同忧相救。 Call a spade a spade. 直言不讳。 Constant dripping wears away the stone. 水滴石穿。 Dont put all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷。 Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事今日毕。 Denying a fault doubles it. 否认错误，错上加错。 The error of a moment becomes the regret of a lifetime. 一失足成千古恨。 Debt is better than death. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 Dont put the cart before the house. 不要本末倒置。 Eesier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。 Empty vessels make the most sound. 满瓶不响，半瓶叮当。 Everyone to his taste. 人各有所爱。 East or west,home is best金窝银窝，不如自己的土窝。 Example is better than percept. 言教不如身教。 God helps those who help themselves. 苍天不负苦心人。 He laughs best who laughs last. 笑到最后才是笑得最好。 Laugh and grow fat. 心宽体胖。 Like fathr,like son. 有其父必有其子。 Little things please little minds. 小人无大志。 Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高。 Money is often lost for want of money. 哪壶不开提哪壶。 Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 不经灾难，不知福。 Nothing seek,nothing fine. 无所求则无所获。 Nothing venture,nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 Nothing is impossible to a waiting mind. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。 Never do things by halves. 不要半途而废。 No pains,no gains. 不劳无获。 Opportunity knocks only once. 机不可失，失不再来。 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 Pride goes before a fall. 骄兵必败。 The biter is sometimes bit. 害人害己。 Time lost cannot be won again. 光阴一去不复返。 United we stand,divided we fall. 团结则存，分裂则亡百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.比上不足，比下有余worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.不眠之夜white night不以物喜，不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do ones best不打不成交No discord, no concord.辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new大事化小，小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all大开眼界open ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more和气生财Harmony brings wealth既往不咎let bygones be bygones金无足赤,人无完人Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect.金玉满堂Treasures fill the home脚踏实地be down-to-earth脚踩两只船sit on the fence君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, clich礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success名利双收gain in both fame and wealth茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones far away./It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.谋事在人，成事在天The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. / Man proposes, God disposes. 弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself.拿手好戏masterpiece赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn ones own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you cant make a fist./ One cant make bricks without straw.千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step-the highest eminence is to be gained step by step前事不忘,后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.前人栽树,后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests./One sows and another reaps.前怕狼,后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind/ hesitate in doing something强强联手win-win co-operation瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.人之初,性本善Mans nature at birth is good.人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.人海战术huge-crowd strategy世上无难事，只要肯攀登Where there is a will, there is a way. 世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;死而后已until my heart stops beating岁岁平安Peace all year round塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.三十而立A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)四十不惑Life begins at forty.谁言寸草心，报得三春晖Such kindness of warm sun, cant be repaid by grass. 水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.山不在高，有仙则名No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; 韬光养晦hide ones capacities and bide ones time糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue团结就是力量Unity is strength.“跳进黄河洗不清”eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean-theres nothing one can do to clear ones name 歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.往事如风The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is past.望子成龙hold high hopes for ones child屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy唯利是图draw water to ones mill无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots无中生有make/create something out of nothing无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. Theres no smoke without fire.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off心想事成May all your wish come true心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters喜忧参半mingled hope and fear循序渐进step by step一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others鱼米之乡a land of milk and honey有情人终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.有识之士people of vision有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as ifby predestination.与时俱进advance with times以人为本people oriented; people foremost因材施教teach students according to their aptitude欲穷千里目，更上一层楼to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.优胜劣汰survival of the fittest英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.冤假错案cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust