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1、英语口语8000句(39谚语、惯用语)谚语、惯用语不管张三李四。Every Tom, Dick and Harry. *举出常用的男孩名，表示“不论谁都”、“不管张三还是李四”。虽然没有女孩名，但男女都可用。My daughter had a homestay in America. (我女儿为体验当地生活，去美国了。)So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. (不管谁都能去啊。)I like sexy girls. (我喜欢性感的女人。)So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. (无论谁都是这样的。)一波未平一波又起。Out of the
2、 frying pan into the fire. *frying pan “平底炒菜锅”，直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。舍名求实。I live to eat.Pudding rather than praise. *不太常用的说法。瞎猫碰上了死耗子。Every dog has his day.Bob won the lottery. (鲍勃中了头彩。)Every dog has his day. (瞎猫碰上了死耗子。)Everyone has good days.Everyone gets lucky sometimes. (谁都会有走运的时候。)A flying crow alway
3、s gets something. *不太常用的说法。说曹操，曹操到。Speak of the devil. *“说到恶魔，恶魔就来”。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。Speak of the devil.常用于口语中。Here comes John! (约翰来了。)Speak of the devil. (真是说到曹操，曹操到。)情人眼里出西施。Love is blind. *直译是“爱情是盲目的”。表示人们一旦谈恋爱，就会失去正确的判断能力，无法冷静地看待事物。一举两得。Kill two birds with one stone. *直译
4、是“一石可以打中两只鸟”，即“一举两得”。不闻凶讯便是吉。No news is good news.I havent heard from John lately. (好久没有约翰的消息了。)Well, no news is good news. (是啊，不闻凶讯便是吉。)光阴似箭。Time flies. *表示时间像飞一样地过去了。Tim flies是Time flies when you are having fun.的省略说法。即“越高兴时间过得越快”。时间就是金钱。Time is money.百艺不如一艺精。Jack of all trades, master of none. *Ja
5、ck是男子名，一般表示“某人或男人”。此句的意思是什么事都去做的人没有一件事是能精通的。三思而后行。Look before you leap. *直译“飞之前先看看”，表示“付诸于行动前要慎重地考虑，做好准备”。百闻不如一见。Seeing is believing. *“眼见为实”，即只有自己亲眼所见，才能信服。无风不起浪。There is no smoke without fire. *传闻总是有出处的，“无火的地方不冒烟”。诚实总是上策。Honesty is the best policy. *常以为不正当行为能获得好处，但从长远来看，结果是采取正当行为才是上策。晚做总比不做强。Bette
6、r late than never.男孩子就是男孩子嘛!Boys will be boys.John got into a fight again. (约翰又打架了。)Boys will be boys. (男孩子就是男孩子嘛!)知识就是力量。Knowledge is power.Knowledge is power. (知识就是力量。)Thats why hes so successful. (所以他才成功。)冰冻三尺非一日之寒。/罗马不是一天就建成的。Rome was not built in a day. *要做大事不是一朝一夕就可以成功的。条条大路通罗马。All roads lead
7、to Rome. *为达到同一目的，可以采取多种手段。There are many roads to success. (有许多办法可以取得成功。) *常用语。入乡随俗。When in Rome, do as the Romans do. *“在罗马就要照罗马人做的去做”。即“到另一个地方就要遵从那里的风俗习惯”。口语中常省略成Do as the Romans do.熟能生巧。Practice makes perfect. *任何事情都反复练习是成功的秘诀。历史总在重演。History repeats itself.Another war started. (又一场战争开始了。)History
8、 repeats itself. (历史总在重演。)祸不单行，福无双至。When it rains, it (always) pours.功夫不负有心人。Where theres a will, theres a way. *有坚强的意志和决心的话，无论有多大的困难都能克服。行动比语言更响亮。Actions speak louder than words.(钱财等)来得容易去得快。Easy come, easy go. *轻易得来的钱财，是不被珍惜的。来得容易，去得也容易。血浓于水。Blood is thicker than water.有其父必有其子。Like father, like so
9、n. *父子相似的意思。Like mother, like daughter. (有其母必有其女。)恋爱和战争都是不择手段的。Alls fair in love and war. *在恋爱和战争中任何策略都是正当的。美貌不过一张皮。Beauty is only skin deep. *“再漂亮的美女削去一层皮后就和丑女无二样”，即“看人不能只看外表而要重视内涵”。Beauty is but skin deep.东西总是人家的好。The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence). *直译是“(篱笆)那边的草总是绿的”。不劳则
10、不获。You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. *直译是“不打碎鸡蛋就做不成蛋包饭”。意思是做任何事如果不努力，不付出牺牲，不投资的话，是得不到结果的。流水不腐，户枢不蠹。A rolling stone gathers no moss. *不断活动的石头是不会长上像青苔这类东西的。即“能不断保持新鲜”。也可以把它看做相反的意思，“不断变换工作和搬家的人，没有熟练的事情，也存不下钱”。患难见真情。A friend in need is a friend indeed. *in need “遇到难处，贫穷”，indeed 是“真正的”，这两个
11、词押韵，给人以节奏感。只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. *这句可以译成“只让学习不让玩的孩子会变成愚蠢的孩子”。事实胜于雄辩。The proof of the pudding is in the eating. *直译是“不吃布丁不知道布丁的味道”。即“不实际去试试，是不会知道它的真正的价值”。岁月不待人。Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”，此处与time同义，表示时间。越快越好。The sooner, the better.When should I com
12、e over? (什么时候来合适?)The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)正好。On the nose.How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)Exactly.On the dot.捉迷藏。Hide-and-seekLets play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)Okay. (好吧。)未完待续。to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后，表示“待续”。一个巴掌拍不响。It takes two to ta
13、ngo. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。)Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过，我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)Both sides must be blamed.They are the same.They are both responsible.They are both wrong.Both of them should be blamed.尽快。As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。Should I mail t
14、his letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)Yes. As soon as possible. (对，请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。随便吃。All-you-can-eat.buffetsmorgasbordEat as much as you like.Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。多项选择。multiple-choicemultiple-choice questions (多项选择题)各就各位，预备，跑!Ready, get set, go!On your mark, get set, go!从头到尾。from
15、 A to Z. *是开始字母A到最后一个字母Z，即“从开始到最后”、“完全”的意思。I dont know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)Ill teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)entirely (完全地)completely (完全地)始终/一直/一贯all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中，表示“从开始就”。So, she is married. (所以，她结婚了。)Ive been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)from the very beginningall this timesince the
