English_Idioms

1、Chapter Four English Idioms..9.10.Strike while the iron is hot.Many hands make light work.Haste makes waste.More haste, less speed.Out of sight, out of mind.Birds of a feather flock together.Look before you leap.Two heads are better than one.To carry coals to NewcastleJack of all trade

2、s and master of none趁热打铁人多好办事欲速则不达眼不见， 心不烦物以类聚，人以群分三思而后行一人不及两人智运煤到纽卡索多此一举杂而不精的人0.Know something of everything and everything of something. 专一长而通百艺一专多能If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 脚踏两头船，必定落空It s no use crying over spilt milk作无益的后悔When the cat s away,

3、 the mice will play. 猫儿不在，鼠儿成精A stitch in time saves nine.There is no smoke without fire.Where there s will there s a way.Give a person a dose of his own medicine.All good things must come to an end.Absence makes the heart grow fonder. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.及时缝一针，可以省掉九针无风不起浪有志者事竟成以其人之

4、道还治其人之身天下没有不散的宴席越是不见越想见常吃苹果少得病10两者不可兼得莫惹事非年过花甲不堪教一个巴掌拍不响/错无大小，其错一也画蛇添足人到四十五，正如出山虎迟做比不做好覆水难收太阳好，晒稻草婉言释怒舍不得棍子，惯坏了孩子懦夫一生死多回先别数小鸡爱屋及乌爱吾及犬死狗不咬人昨日之日不可追未尝苦味，不知甘甜21. You can t have your cake and eat it too.22. Let sleeping dogs lie.23. You can t teach an old dog new tricks.24. It took two to make a quarrel.

5、25. A miss is as good as a mil百昔一点点和错26. Gild the lily27. Life begins at forty.28. Better late than never29. What s done cannot be undone.What s done is done.30. Make hay while the sun shines.31. A soft answer turns away wrath.32. Spare the rod and spoil the child.33. Cowards die many times before t

6、heir death.34. Don't count your chickens before they are hatche鸿蛋未孵出,35. Love me, love my dog.36. Dead dogs bite not.37. No one can call back yesterday.38. He who has not tasted bitter knows not what sweet is.生命短暂，光阴飞逝生活充实，生命就长41. All is not gold that glitters (glisters)42. A tree is known by it

7、s fruit.43. History repeats itself.44. The truth is always green45. The truth will out.46. All roads lead to Rome.47. Rome wasn t built in a day.48. As you sow, so shall you reap.49. Don t puthe cart before the horse.50. Every dog has his (its) day.51. Necessity is the mother of invention.52. He who

8、 laughs last laughs best.53. Nothing in the world is difficult for on54. Lost time is never found again.55. Now for it!56. Now or never!57. Time and tide wait for no man.58. There is no time like the present.59. Time cures all things.60. Time flies闪光的东西不一定都是金子.见果知树/树因果得名历史常常重演真理之树常青真相终将大白条条道路通罗马罗马不是

9、一天建成的种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆不要本末倒置凡人皆有得意之日需要乃发明之母最后笑的 , 笑得最好who sets his mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人光阴一去不复返现在就干机不可失，失不再来岁月不待人大好时机在眼前时间能治愈一切光阴似箭39. Life is short and time is swift.40. Life is long if it is full.3.74.75.问路总比迷路好 说得好听不如干得出色事实胜于雄辩少说多干自助者天助有其父，必有其子有其师，必有其徒一人之肉食可为他人之毒物只有志

10、同道合的人才适宜在一起Better to ask the way than go astray.Better to do well than to say well.Facts speak louder than words.Actions speak louder than wordsFew words and many deeds.Self-help is the best help.God helps those who help themselves.Like father, like son.Like teacher, like pupil.One man s meat is ano

11、ther man s poison.Like will draw like.Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同Homer sometimes nods.智者千虑，必有一失A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush (wood). 一鸟在手抵得上二鸟在林 If winter comes, can spring be far behind? 冬天来了，春天还会远吗？ Tomorrow is another day. Tomorrow is a new day. 明天又是新的一天 Don t cross the bridge be

12、fore (until) you come to it.Don t cross the bridge till you get to it.人未到桥头，莫为过桥愁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. I

13、t 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.82. Seeing is believingTo see is to believe.83. A good beginning 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

14、).84. A thousand mile trip begins with one stepThe longest journey starts with a single step.85. The first step is the only difficulty.86. Diligence is the mother of good luck (fortune).87. Diligence is the mother (parent) of success.88. The early bird catches (gets) the worm.89. A good anvil does n

15、ot fear hammer.90. Don t teach your grandmother to suck eggs.To teach a fish how to swim91. Nothing venture, nothing have (gain, win).Nothing ventured, nothing gained92. A good medicine tastes bitter.没有消息就是好消息百闻不如一见良好的开端等于成功了一半千里之行，始于足下万事唯有天头难勤奋为幸运之母勤奋为成功之母早飞的鸟儿捉到虫好砧不怕锤击不要教老祖母嘬鸡蛋班门弄斧. 没有风险就没有收获良药苦口9

16、4. One can t please everybody.95. Who will bell the cat?96. The grapes are sour.97. Let bygones be bygones.98. Nature will out.99. Unity is strength.100. Diamond cut diamond.101. Tit for tat你可牵马到水边，令马饮水却很难一人难满众人意谁去给猫系铃吃不到葡萄，就说葡萄酸过去的事让它过去吧本性难移团结就是力量宝石遇到金刚钻棋逢对手针锋相对以牙还牙93. You can take a horse to the w

17、ater, but you cannot make him drink.以牙还牙独木不成林树大招风战斗到最后一个人打破记录的面，在面前Eye for eye tooth for tooth101.One tree does not make a forest.102 .Tall trees catch much wind.103 .To fight to the last man104 .To break the record105 .Under one s nose 有看到就在自己身边的东西，当106 .Armed to the teeth107 .Packed like sardines1

18、08 .Sour grapes109 .A die-hard110 .A gentlemans agreement111 .An olive branch112 .The heel of Achilles113 .The sword of Damocles114 .The open-door policy115 .The most-favored-nation clause116 .The position-of-strength policy117 .Shuttle diplomacy118.The cold war119.The hot war120.A cat has nine live

19、s121.Blood is thicker than water122.Barking dogs do not bite123 .A rolling stone gathers no moss124 .To praise to the skies125 .To fish in troubled waters126 .To add fuel to the fire127 .To be on thin ice128 .Walls have ears129 .A drop in the ocean130 .To laugh off ones head131 .To shed crocodile te

20、ars132 .To be out at elbows133 .To spend money like water134 .At sixes and sevens135 .Six of one and half a dozen of the other武装到牙齿挤得象罐头沙丁鱼 酸葡萄死硬派君子协定橄榄树枝阿基里斯的脚踵 悬挂在达摩克里斯头顶上的剑门户开放政策最惠国条款实力地位政策穿梭外交冷战热战 猫有九命血浓于水 吠犬不咬人 滚石不生苔 捧上天去 混水摸鱼 火上加油 如履薄冰 隔墙有耳 沧海一粟 笑掉牙齿 猫哭老鼠 捉襟见肘挥金如土 乱七八糟七颠八倒半斤八两136 .Tweedledee a

21、nd tweedledum半斤八两137 .One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no bo广个和尚挑水喝,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上了人家的当140 .Like a fish out of water不自在141 .To break the ice142 .Born with a silver spoon in one s mouth143 .The die is cast144 .To take French leave145 .A sto

22、ny heart146 .At one s fingertips147 .To have a hand like a foot148 .As mute as a fish149 .To return good for evil150 .To shut one s eyes against151 .To talk black into white152 .To turn a deaf ear to153 .Practice makes perfect154 .To face the music155 .Plain sailing156 .To be dead drunk157 .Laugh an

23、d grow fat158 .To fly into a rage159 .To look for a needle in a haystack160 .A leap in the dark161 .To show one s colours162 .To make a noise in the world163 .To pick holes in164 .To be at the end of ones rope165 .To flog a dead horse166 .To turn over a new leaf167 .To put all one s eggs in one bask

24、et168 .as old as the hills169 .as timid as a hare170 .as cool as a cucumber171 .to fish in the air172 .as bitter as wormwood173 .goose-flesh174 .as light as a feather175 .as red as rose176 .ass in the lion s skin177 .The onlooker sees most of the game.178 .Neither fish, nor flesh, nor fowl179 .to take a load off one s mind180 .as weak as water1.1 .in the twinkle of an eye打破沉默生长在富贵之家事已决定木已成舟不告而别铁石心肠了如指掌笨手