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1、有趣的英语俚语As we all know, some expression in English is quite interesting. For example, “love me, love my dog.” (爱屋及乌) ，is a typical sentence which is not only humorous, but also useful. Now, let us learn more expressions.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; t
2、o 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.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul辞旧迎新 bi
3、d 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
4、 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好事不出门,恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.和气生财 Harmony b
5、rings wealth活到老,学到老 One is never too old to learn.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 gre
6、en老生常谈,陈词滥调 cut and dried, clich礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.留得青山在,不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.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
7、 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
8、 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
9、 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 an
10、other 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强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.强强联手 win-win co
11、-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
12、岁岁平安 Peace all year round上有天堂,下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.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 prod
13、ucts)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 o
14、f 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
15、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 exper
