English_Idioms

1、Chapter Four English Idioms1. Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁2. Many hands make light work. 人多好办事3. Haste makes waste. More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达4. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦5. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分6. Look before you leap. 三思而后行7. Two heads are better than one. 一

2、人不及两人智8. To carry coals to Newcastle 运煤到纽卡索 多此一举9. Jack of all trades and master of none 杂而不精的人 10. Know something of everything and everything of something. 专一长而通百艺 一专多能11. If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 脚踏两头船，必定落空 12. Its no use crying over spilt milk 作无益的后悔 13. When the cats

3、away, the mice will play. 猫儿不在，鼠儿成精 14. A stitch in time saves nine. 及时缝一针，可以省掉九针 15. There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪 16. Where theres will theres a way. 有志者事竟成17. Give a person a dose of his own medicine. 以其人之道还治其人之身18. All good things must come to an end. 天下没有不散的宴席19. Absence makes the heart

4、 grow fonder. 越是不见越想见20. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 常吃苹果少得病21. You cant have your cake and eat it too. 两者不可兼得22. Let sleeping dogs lie. 莫惹事非23. You cant teach an old dog new tricks. 年过花甲不堪教24. It took two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响25. A miss is as good as a mile.错一点点和错一英里都是错/错无大小，其错一也 26.

5、 Gild the lily 画蛇添足27. Life begins at forty. 人到四十五，正如出山虎28. Better late than never 迟做比不做好29. Whats done cannot be undone. Whats done is done. 覆水难收30. Make hay while the sun shines. 太阳好，晒稻草31. A soft answer turns away wrath. 婉言释怒32. Spare the rod and spoil the child. 舍不得棍子，惯坏了孩子33. Cowards die many t

6、imes before their death. 懦夫一生死多回34. Dont count your chickens before they are hatched.鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡35. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌 爱吾及犬36. Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人37. No one can call back yesterday. 昨日之日不可追38. He who has not tasted bitter knows not what sweet is. 未尝苦味，不知甘甜39. Life is short and time is

7、swift. 生命短暂，光阴飞逝40. Life is long if it is full. 生活充实，生命就长41. All is not gold that glitters (glisters) 闪光的东西不一定都是金子.42. A tree is known by its fruit. 见果知树/树因果得名43. History repeats itself. 历史常常重演44. The truth is always green 真理之树常青45. The truth will out. 真相终将大白46. All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马47. Ro

8、me wasnt built in a day. 罗马不是一天建成的48. As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆49. Dont put the cart before the horse. 不要本末倒置50. Every dog has his (its) day. 凡人皆有得意之日51. Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要乃发明之母52. He who laughs last laughs best. 最后笑的, 笑得最好53. Nothing in the world is difficult fo

9、r one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人54. Lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返55. Now for it! 现在就干56. Now or never! 机不可失，失不再来57. Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不待人58. There is no time like the present. 大好时机在眼前59. Time cures all things. 时间能治愈一切60. Time flies 光阴似箭61. Better to ask the way than

10、 go astray. 问路总比迷路好62. Better to do well than to say well. 说得好听不如干得出色63. Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩Actions speak louder than words 64. Few words and many deeds. 少说多干65. Self-help is the best help. 自助者天助God helps those who help themselves.66. Like father, like son. 有其父，必有其子67. Like teacher

11、, like pupil. 有其师，必有其徒68. One mans meat is another mans poison. 一人之肉食可为他人之毒物69. Like will draw like. 只有志同道合的人才适宜在一起Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同70. Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，必有一失71. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (wood). 一鸟在手抵得上二鸟在林72. If winter comes, can spring be far behind? 冬天来了，

12、春天还会远吗？73. Tomorrow is another day. Tomorrow is a new day. 明天又是新的一天74. Dont cross the bridge before (until) you come to it.Dont cross the bridge till you get to it.人未到桥头，莫为过桥愁75. A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解是件危险的事情A little knowledge is dangerous.76. He that travels far knows much. 阅历

13、丰富者对生活体验深77. Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量78. Live and learn. 活到老，学到老79. One is never too old to learn. It is never too late to learn. 志学不嫌年高80. There is no end to learning. 学无止境81. No news, good news. No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息82. Seeing is believingTo see is to believe. 百闻不如一见83. A good beginnin

14、g is half done.A good beginning is half the battle.The first step is as good as half over.Well begun is half done (ended). 良好的开端等于成功了一半84. A thousand mile trip begins with one stepThe longest journey starts with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下85. The first step is the only difficulty. 万事唯有天头难86. Diligence

15、is the mother of good luck (fortune). 勤奋为幸运之母87. Diligence is the mother (parent) of success. 勤奋为成功之母88. The early bird catches (gets) the worm. 早飞的鸟儿捉到虫89. A good anvil does not fear hammer. 好砧不怕锤击90. Dont teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 不要教老祖母嘬鸡蛋To teach a fish how to swim 班门弄斧91. Nothing ven

16、ture, nothing have (gain, win).Nothing ventured, nothing gained .没有风险就没有收获92. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口93. You can take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink. 你可牵马到水边，令马饮水却很难94. One cant please everybody. 一人难满众人意95. Who will bell the cat? 谁去给猫系铃96. The grapes are sour. 吃不到葡萄，

17、就说葡萄酸97. Let bygones be bygones. 过去的事让它过去吧98. Nature will out. 本性难移99. Unity is strength. 团结就是力量100. Diamond cut diamond. 宝石遇到金刚钻 棋逢对手101. Tit for tat 针锋相对 以牙还牙Eye for eye tooth for tooth 以眼还眼 以牙还牙101.One tree does not make a forest. 独木不成林102. Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风103. To fight to the las

18、t man 战斗到最后一个人104. To break the record 打破记录105. Under ones nose 有看到就在自己身边的东西，当的面，在面前106. Armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿107. Packed like sardines 挤得象罐头沙丁鱼108. Sour grapes 酸葡萄109. A die-hard 死硬派110. A gentlemans agreement 君子协定111. An olive branch 橄榄树枝112. The heel of Achilles 阿基里斯的脚踵113. The sword of Damocl

19、es 悬挂在达摩克里斯头顶上的剑114. The open-door policy 门户开放政策115. The most-favored-nation clause 最惠国条款116. The position-of-strength policy 实力地位政策117. Shuttle diplomacy 穿梭外交118. The cold war 冷战119. The hot war 热战120. A cat has nine lives 猫有九命121. Blood is thicker than water 血浓于水122. Barking dogs do not bite 吠犬不咬人

20、123. A rolling stone gathers no moss 滚石不生苔124. To praise to the skies 捧上天去125. To fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼126. To add fuel to the fire 火上加油127. To be on thin ice 如履薄冰128. Walls have ears 隔墙有耳129. A drop in the ocean 沧海一粟130. To laugh off ones head 笑掉牙齿131. To shed crocodile tears 猫哭老鼠132. To be

21、out at elbows 捉襟见肘133. To spend money like water 挥金如土134. At sixes and sevens 乱七八糟 七颠八倒135. Six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八两136. Tweedledee and tweedledum 半斤八两137. One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。138. A wet blanket 一个令人扫兴的人139. Cats-paws 上

22、了人家的当140. Like a fish out of water 不自在141. To break the ice 打破沉默142. Born with a silver spoon in ones mouth 生长在富贵之家143. The die is cast 事已决定 木已成舟144. To take French leave 不告而别145. A stony heart 铁石心肠146. At ones fingertips 了如指掌147. To have a hand like a foot 笨手笨脚148. As mute as a fish 噤若寒蝉149. To ret

23、urn good for evil 以德报怨150. To shut ones eyes against 视而不见151. To talk black into white 颠倒黑白152. To turn a deaf ear to 充耳不闻153. Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧154. To face the music 临危不惧155. Plain sailing 一帆风顺156. To be dead drunk 烂醉如泥157. Laugh and grow fat 心宽体胖158. To fly into a rage 勃然大怒159. To look f

24、or a needle in a haystack 海底捞针160. A leap in the dark 轻举妄动161. To show ones colours 原形毕露162. To make a noise in the world 名噪一时163. To pick holes in 吹毛求疵164. To be at the end of ones rope 山穷水尽165. To flog a dead horse 徒劳无益166. To turn over a new leaf 改过自新167. To put all ones eggs in one basket 孤注一掷16

25、8. as old as the hills 天长地久 169. as timid as a hare 胆小如鼠170. as cool as a cucumber 泰然自若 171. to fish in the air 水中捞月172. as bitter as wormwood 苦如黄连 173. goose-flesh 鸡皮疙瘩 174. as light as a feather 轻如鸿毛 175. as red as rose 艳如桃花 176. ass in the lions skin 狐假虎威 177. The onlooker sees most of the game. 旁观者清