1.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

2.God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。

3.Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

4.Where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

5.One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。

6.Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

8.Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。

9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不休息，聪明孩子也变傻。

10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance. 无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

11.More hasty,less speed. 欲速则不达。

12.It’s never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

13.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。

14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

15.Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

16.Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。

17.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

18.well begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

19.It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

20.Out of sight,out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。

21.Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

22.Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。

23.First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。

24.Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

25.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

26.live not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

27.Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。

28.East or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

29.It’s not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。

30.Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

31.Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。

32.The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

33.Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。

34.An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

35.AS the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

36.To live is to learn,to learn is to better live. 活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。

同汉语位置相同的短语

aches and pains 痛苦

affable and kind 和善

ancient and modern 古今

arts and science 文理

bag and baggage 提包和行李

black and white 黑白

bucket and spade 桶和锹

brothers and sisters 兄妹

bow and arrow 弓和箭

bread and butter 面包和黄油

crack and roar 咆哮

cup and saucer 杯子碟子

drunk and sober 酒汉与清醒者

fair and square 公正

far and away 远离

far and near 远近

fire and sword 火与箭

first and foremost 首先

first and last 先后

fish and chips 炸鱼和薯条

free and easy 轻松自在

friend and foe 朋友和敌人 forward and backward 前后 fun and pleasure 娱乐 wife and children 妻子和儿童 good or ill 好歹(善恶) great and small 大小 hale and hearty 健壮 ham and egg 火腿鸡蛋 hammer and sickle 锤子与镰刀 hand an foot 手脚 head and shoulder 头与肩 heart and soul 心灵 heaven and earth 天地 heavy and light 重轻 high and low 高低 hill and dale 山谷 home and abroad 国内外 horse and cart 马车 house and home 家居 hue and cry 喊叫 husband and wife 夫妻 hustle and bustle 熙熙攘攘

ifs and buts 假设和转折 in and out 进出 whole and all 全体 import and export 进出口 internal and external 内外 judge and jury 法官与陪审团 king and queen 国王与皇后 ladies and gentlemen 女士与先生 knife and pork 刀叉 kith and kin 亲戚 land and sea 陆海 law and order 治安 lean and lanky 瘦长 leaps and bounds 跳跃 light and shade 光阴 long and short 长短 lord and lady 贵族与小姐 male and female 男女 man and beast 人与兽 man and woman 男女 meek and mild 温和 sweet and sour 糖醋

more or less 或多或少

mother and child 母子

null and void 无效

odds and ends 零碎

officers and soldiers 官兵

old and trial 久经考验

Oxford and Cambridge 牛津剑桥

out and away 出走

past and present 过去与现在

weight and measures 重量与尺寸

pick and choose 选择

pots and pans 坛坛罐罐

puffing and blowing 吐烟吹气气

profit and loss 盈亏

pros and cons 正反

rack and ruin 损坏

right and wrong 正误

rough and tumble 杂乱

rules and regulations 规章制度

true or false 真假

safe and sound 安全

short and sweet 少而精

skin and bone 皮包骨

slow and sure 慢而准 sooner and later 早晚 sports and games 运动与游戏 stocks and shares 股票 stuff and nonsense 胡说八道 tea and coffee 清茶和咖啡 then and there 当时当地 thick and thin 厚薄 this and that 这那 thunder and light 雷电 time and tide 岁月 to and from 来回 town and country 乡村 twists and turns 曲折 up and down 上下 ups and downs 盛衰 vice and virtue 罪恶与美德 ways and means 方法 wear and tear 磨损 wind and weather 风与天 come and go 来去 poems and essays 诗文

back and forth 前后

bed and breakfast 食宿

cap and gown(coat)衣帽

fire and water 水火

flesh and blood 骨肉

heat and cold 冷热

heavy and light 轻重

iron and steel 钢铁

land and water 水陆

love and money 金钱与爱情

might and main 主力

night and day 白昼

north and south 南北

off and on 开关

old and grey 苍老

old and new 新旧

one and only 唯一

pen and paper 纸和笔

rain or shine 阴晴

rich and poor 穷富 right and left 左右

sword and shield 剑与盾

twos and threes 三三两两

you and I 你我

young and old 老少

pin and needle 针毯

part and parcel 重要部分 give and take 合作与让步 mock and satire 讽刺嘲笑

a number of 若干

above all 首先，尤其

be absorbed in 专心于

by accident 偶然

account for 说明

on account of 因为，由于

take…into account 考虑

be accustomed to 习惯于

add up to 合计，总计

in addition 另外

in addition to 除。。。之外

in advance 提前，预先

take advantage of 利用

ahead of 在。。。前面，先于

in the air 在流行中，在传播中

after all 终于，毕竟，虽然这样

all but 几乎，差一点，除。。。之外其余都 all over 遍及，到处

at all 完全，根本

in all 总共，共计

make allowances for 考虑，顾及，体谅 in alliance with 与。。。联盟

leave…alone 听其自然，不要去管 let alone 更不用说

along with 与。。。一起

one after another 一个接一个

one another 互相

apart from 除去

as for 至于，就。。。方面说

as if 好象，仿佛

as though 好象，仿佛

as to 至于，关于

as well 也，一样

aside from 除。。。以外

ask for 请求，要求

pay attention to 注意

on the average 平均，一般说来 right away 立即，马上

bake and forth 来回，往返，来来往往 bake off 放，让步，退却

bake up 支持，援助

on the basis of 根据，在。。。的基础上 because of 由于，因为

on behalf of 代表，为了

at the best 充其量，至多

do/try one’s best 尽力，努力 get the best of 胜过

make the best of 充分利用，妥善处理 for the better 好转，改善

get the better of 打败，智胜

had better 最好还是，应该

on board 在（船、车、飞机等）上 be bound to 必定，一定

break away 脱离，逃跑

break down 损坏，分解，瓦解

break in 强行进入，闯入，打断 break into 闯入

break off 断绝，结束

break out 突发，爆发

break through 突破

break up 终止，结束，打碎

catch one’s breath 屏息

out of breath 喘不过气来，上气不接下气 in brief 简儿言之

bring about 带来，造成

bring down 打倒，挫伤

bring forth 产生，提出

bring forward 提出

bring out使出现，公布

bring to 使恢复知觉

bring up 教育，培养，使成长

build up 积累，树立，逐步建立 in bulk 散装，大批

burn out 烧掉

burn up 烧完，烧尽

call for 邀请，要求，需要

call forth 唤起，引起

call off 放弃，取消

call on/upon 访问，拜访

call up 召集，动员care for 照顾，关心 take care 小心，当心

take care of 照顾，照料，负责 carry off 夺去

carry on 继续下去，坚持下去 carry out 贯彻，执行，实现 in any case 无论如何，总之 in case 假如，万一

in no case 决不

catch on 理解，明白

catch up with 追上，赶上 by charge 偶然，碰巧

take a chance 冒险一试

in charge of 负责，主管

take charge of 担任，负责 check in 办理登记手续

check out 结账后离开

check upon 校对，检查

cheer up 使高兴，使振奋，高兴起来 in chorus 一齐，一致，共同 clear away 打扫，收拾

clear up 整理，收拾，清除，澄清 around/round the clock 昼夜不停的 come off 实现，成功，奏效 come on 请，来吧，发展

come out 出版，出现，显露，结局是 come round/around 来访，苏醒 come through 经历，脱险 come to 总计，达到

come true 实现，达到

come up 走进，发生

come up to 达到，符合

come up with 提出，提供

in common 共同。共有

keep company with 与。。。交往，与。。。结伴 compare…to/with 把。。。比做

by comparison 比较起来

as far as…be concerned 就。。。而言

be concerned with 关心

in conclusion 最后，总之

on the condition that 在。。。条件下

in connection with/to 关于

in consequence 因此，结果

in consequence of 由于。。。的缘故

on the contrary 反之，正相反

in contrast to 与。。。相反

out of control 失去控制

under control 被控制住

at all costs 不惜任何代价，无论如何

at the cost of 以。。。代价

count on 依靠，指望

count up 把。。。相加

in the course of 在。。。过程中，在。。。期间 of course 当然

cover up 掩饰，掩盖

cross out 删去，取消

on cue 恰好在这个时候

take one’s cue from 学。。。的样子，听。。。的劝告 cut across 走捷径，抄近路

cut bake 削减，降低

cut down ，削减，减少

cut in 插嘴，打断

cut out 删除

cut short 突然停止

in danger 在危险中

out of danger 脱离危险

out of date 过期

to date 到目前为止

up to date 时新的

a great deal of 大量的，许多的

in debt 欠债，欠情

take delight in 以。。。为乐

derive from 导出，由。。。来

in detail 详细的

die down 渐渐消失，平息

die off 相继死去

die out 消失，灭绝

be on a diet 节食

make a difference 有影响

in the distance 在远处

do away with 废除，去掉

have nothing to do with 和。。。毫无关系 have something to do with 和。。。有关系 no doubt 无疑，必定

draw up 画出，草拟

dress up 顺便来访