短小精悍的英语短句,果然浓缩的都是精华

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短小精悍的英语短句,果然浓缩的都是精华

相对于汉语辞藻的华丽复杂,英语语句相对来讲较为单一短小。而英语中又有一些句子,它们看起来非常短,但表达的意义却很丰富。

快来看看英语中短小精悍的口语语句。

1. Don't take it to heart.

别往心里去!

2. Don't play games with me!

别跟我耍花招!

3. That's something.

太好了,太棒了。

4. I am behind you.

我支持你!

5. I'm broke.

我身无分文。

6. It's Greek to me.

我完全不懂!

7. You can count on it.

尽管放心。

8. It's a deal.

一言为定!

9. Can you dig it?

你搞明白了吗?

10. Don't get loaded.

别喝醉了。

11. That rings a bell.

听起来耳熟。

12. I am all ears.

爱英语,就一起来

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我洗耳恭听。

13. Let's bag it.

先把它搁一边。

14. Give me a break!

饶了我吧!

15. Don't fall for it!

别上当!

16. You never know.

世事难料。

17. Come on, be reasonable.

别这样,讲讲理行吗?

18. It kills my eyes!

太好看了!

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第二篇:英语短句精华

英语短句精华

1.I’m an office worker. 我是上班族。

2.I work for the government. 我在政府机关做事。

3.I’m happy to meet you. 很高兴见到你。

4.I like your sense of humor. 我喜欢你的幽默感。

5. I’m glad to see you again. 很高兴再次见到你。

6. I’ll call you. 我会打电话给你。

7. I feel like sleeping/ taking a walk. 我想睡、散步。

8. I want something to eat. 我想吃点东西。

9. I need your help. 我需要你的帮助。

10. I would like to talk to you for a minute. 我想和你谈一下。

11. I have a lot of problems. 我有很多问题。

12. I hope our dreams come true. 我希望我们的梦想成真。

13. I’m looking forward to seeing you. 我期望见到你。

14. I’m supposed to go on a diet / get a raise. 我应该节食/涨工资。

15. I heard that you’re getting married. Congratulations.听说你要结婚了,恭喜!

16.I see what your mean. 我了解你的意思。

17. I can’t do this. 我不能这么做。

18. Let me explain why I was late. 让我解释迟到的理由。

19. Let’s have a beer or something. 咱们喝点啤酒什么的。

20. Where is your office? 你们的办公室在哪?

21. What is your plan? 你的计划是什么?

22. When is the store closing? 这家店什么时候结束营业?

23.Are you sure you can come by at nine? 你肯定你九点能来吗?

24. Am I allowed to stay out past 10? 我可以十点过后再回家吗?

25. The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is now over yet.

会议原定了两个小时,不过现在还没有结束。

26. Tom’s birthday is this week. 汤姆的生日就在这个星期。

27. Would you care to see it/ sit down for a while? 你要不要看/坐一会儿呢?

28. Can you cover for me on Friday/help me/ tell me how to get there?

星期五能不能请你替我个班/你能帮我吗/你能告诉我到那里怎么走吗?

29. Could you do me a big favor? 能否请你帮我个忙?

30. He is crazy about Crazy English. 他对疯狂英语很着迷。

31. Can you imagine how much he paid for that car?你能想象他那车付了多少钱 ?

32. Can you believe that I bought a TV for $25? 你能相信我买那台代电视机用了25美元吗?

33. Did you know he was having an affair/cheating on his wife?

你知道他有外遇了吗?欺骗他的妻子吗?

34.Did you hear about the new project? 你知道那个新项目吗?

35.Do you realize that all of these shirts are half off? 你知道这些衬衫都卖半价了吗 ?

36.Are you mind if I take tomorrow off? 你介意我明天请假吗?

37.I enjoy working with you very much. 我很喜欢和你一起工作。

38.Did you know that Stone ended up marrying his secretary?

你知道吗?石头最终和他的秘书结婚了。

39.Let’s get together for lunch. 让我们一起吃顿午餐吧。

40.How did you do on your test? 你这次考试的结果如何?

41.Do you think you can come? 你认为你能来吗?

42.How was your weekend ? 你周末过得怎么样?

43.Here is my card. 这是我的名片。

44.He is used to eating out all the time. 他已经习惯在外面吃饭了。

45.I’m getting a new computer for birthday present. 我得到一台电脑作生日礼物。

46.Have you ever driven a BMW? 你有没有开过“宝马”?

47.How about if we go tomorrow instead? 我们改成明天去怎么样?

48.How do you like Hong Kong? 你喜欢香港吗?

49.How do you want your steak? 你的牛排要几分熟?

50.How did the game turn out? 球赛结果如何?

51.How did Mary make all of her money? 玛丽所有的钱是怎么赚到的?

52.How was your date? 你的约会怎么样?

53.How are you doing with your new boss? 你跟你的新上司处得如何?

54.How should I tell him the bad news? 我该如何告诉他这个坏消息?

55.How much money did you make? 你赚了多少钱?

56.How much does it cost to go abroad? 出国要多少钱?

57.How long will it take to get to your house? 到你家要多久?

58.How long have you been here? 你在这里多久了?

59.How nice/pretty/cold/funny/stupid/boring/interesting.

60.How about going out for dinner? 出去吃晚餐如何?

61.I’m sorry that you didn’t get the job. 很遗憾,你没有得到那份工作。

62.I’m afraid that it’s not going to work out. 我恐怕这事不会成的。

63.I guess I could come over. 我想我能来。

64.Is it okay to smoke in the office? 在办公室里抽烟可以吗?

65.It was kind of exciting. 有点剌激。

66.I know what you want. 我知道你想要什么。

67.Is that why you don’t want to go home? 这就是你不想回家的原因吗?

68.I’m sure we can get you a great / good deal.我很肯定我们可以帮你做成一笔好交易。

69.Would you help me with the report? 你愿意帮我写报告吗?

70.I didn’t know he was the richest person in the world.我不知道他是世界上最有钱的人。

71.I’ll have to ask my boss/wife first.我必须先问一下我的老板/老婆。

72.I take it you don’t agree. 这么说来,我认为你是不同意。

73.I tried losing weight, but nothing worked. 我曾试着减肥,但是毫无效果。

74.It doesn’t make any sense to get up so early.那么早起来没有任何意义。

75.It took years of hard work to speak good English.讲一口流利的英语需要多年的刻苦操练。

76.It feels like spring/ I’ve been here before. 感觉好象春天到了/我以前来过这里。

77.I wonder if they can make it . 我在想他们是不是能办得到。

78.It’s not as cold / hot as it was yesterday. 今天不想昨天那么冷‘热。

79.It’s not his work that bothers me; it’s his attitude. 困扰我的不是他的工作,而是他的态度。

80.It sounds like you enjoyed it . 听起来你好象蛮喜欢的。

81.It seems to me that be would like to go back home. 我觉得他好象想要回家。

82.It looks very nice. 看起来很漂亮。

83.Is everything under control? 一切都在掌握之中吗?

84.I thought you could do a better job. 我以为你的表现会更好。

85.It’s time for us to say “No” to America. 是我们对美国说不的时候了。

86.The show is supposed to be good. 这场表演应当是相当好的。

87.It really depends on who is in charge. 那纯粹要看谁负责了。

88.It involves a lot of hard work. 那需要很多的辛勤工作。

89.That might be in your favor. 那可能对你有利。

90.I didn’t realize how much this meant to you. 我不知道这个对你的意义有这么大。

91.I didn’t mean to offend you. 我不是故意冒犯你。

92.I was wondering if you were doing anything this weekend. 我想知道这个周末你有什么要做。

93.May I have your attention., please? 请大家注意一下。

94.This is great golfing / swimming/ picnic weather. 这是个打高尔夫球/游泳/野餐的好天气。

95.Thanks for taking me the movie. 谢谢你带我去看电影。

96.I am too tired to speak. 我累得说不出活来。

97.Would you tell me your phone number? 你能告诉我你的电话号码吗?

98.Where did you learn to speak English? 你从哪里学会说英语的呢?

99.There is a TV show about AIDS on right now. 电视正在播放一个关于爱滋病的节目。 100.What do you think of his new job/ this magazine? 你对他的新工作/这本杂志看法如何?

英语吵架必备100句~!(推荐)

1. you make me sick! 你真让我恶心!

2. what’s wrong with you? 你怎么回事?

3. i’m very disappointed. 真让我失望。

5. you’re a jerk! 你是个废物/混球!

6. don’t talk to me like that! 别那样和我说话!

7. who do you think you are? 你以为你是谁?

8. what’s your problem? 你怎么回事啊?

9. i hate you! 我讨厌你!

10. i don’t want to see your face! 我不愿再见到你!

11. you’re crazy! 你疯了!

12. are you insane/crazy/out of your mind? 你疯了吗?

13. don’t bother me. 别烦我。

14. knock it off. 少来这一套。

15. get out of my face. 从我面前消失!

16. leave me alone. 走开。

17. get lost.滚开!

18. take a hike! 哪儿凉快哪儿歇着去吧。

19. you piss me off. 你气死我了。

20. it’s none of your business. 关你屁事!

21. what’s the meaning of this? 这是什么意思?

22. how dare you! 你敢!

23. cut it out. 省省吧。

24. you stupid jerk! 你这蠢*!

25. you have a lot of nerve. 脸皮真厚。

26. i’m fed up. 我厌倦了。

27. i can’t take it anymore. 我受不了了!(李阳老师常用)

28. i’ve had enough of your garbage. 我听腻了你的废话。

29. shut up! 闭嘴!

30. what do you want? 你想怎么样?

31. do you know what time it is? 你知道现在都几点吗?

32. what were you thinking? 你脑子进水啊?

33. how can you say that? 你怎么可以这样说?

34. who says? 谁说的?

35. that’s what you think! 那才是你脑子里想的!

36. don’t look at me like that. 别那样看着我。

37. what did you say? 你说什么?

38. you are out of your mind. 你脑子有毛病!

39. you make me so mad.你气死我了啦。

40. drop dead. 去死吧!

41. don’t give me your shit. 别跟我胡扯。

42. don’t give me your excuses/ no more excuses. 别找借口。

43. nonsense! 鬼话!

44. you’re a pain in the ass. 你这讨厌鬼。

45. you’re an asshole. 你这缺德鬼。

46. you asked for it. 你自找的。

47. get over yourself. 别自以为是。

48. you’re nothing to me. 你对我什么都不是。

49. it’s not my fault. 不是我的错。

50. you look guilty. 你看上去心虚。

51. i can’t help it. 我没办法。

52. that’s your problem. 那是你的问题。

53. i don’t want to hear it. 我不想听!

54. get off my back. 少跟我罗嗦。

55. give me a break. 饶了我吧。

56. who do you think you’re talking to? 你以为你在跟谁说话?

57. look at this mess! 看看这烂摊子!

58. you’re so careless. 你真粗心。

59. why on earth didn’t you tell me the truth? 你到底为什么不跟我说实话?

60. i’m about to explode! 我肺都快要气炸了!

61. what a stupid idiot! 真是白痴一个!

62. i’m not going to put up with this! 我再也受不了啦!

63. i never want to see your face again! 我再也不要见到你!

64. that’s terrible. 真糟糕!

65. just look at what you’ve done! 看看你都做了些什么!

66. i wish i had never met you. 我真后悔这辈子遇到你!

67. you’re a disgrace. 你真丢人!

68. i’ll never forgive you! 我永远都不会饶恕你!

69. don’t nag me! 别在我面前唠叨!

70. i’m sick of it. 我都腻了。

71. don’t you dare come back again! 你敢再回来!

72. stop screwing/ fooling/ messing around! 别鬼混了!

73. mind your own business! 管好你自己的事!

74. you’re just a good for nothing bum! 你真是个废物!/ 你一无是处!

75. you’ve gone too far! 你太过分了!

76. i loathe you! 我讨厌你!

77. i detest you! 我恨你!

78. get the hell out of here! 滚开!

79. don’t be that way! 别那样!

80. can’t you do anything right? 成事不足,败事有余。

81. you’re impossible. 你真不可救药。

82. don’t touch me! 别碰我!

83. get away from me! 离我远一点儿!

84. get out of my life. 我不愿再见到你。/ 从我的生活中消失吧。

85. you’re a joke! 你真是一个小丑!

86. don’t give me your attitude. 别跟我摆架子。

87. you’ll be sorry. 你会后悔的。

88. we’re through. 我们完了!

89. look at the mess you’ve made! 你搞得一团糟!

90. you’ve ruined everything. 全都让你搞砸了。

91. i can’t believe your never. 你好大的胆子!

92. you’re away too far. 你太过分了。

93. i can’t take you any more! 我再也受不了你啦!

94. i’m telling you for the last time! 我最后再告诉你一次!

95. i could kill you! 我宰了你!

96. that’s the stupidest thing i’ve ever heard! 那是我听到的最愚蠢的事!

97. i can’t believe a word you say. 我才不信你呢!

98. you never tell the truth! 你从来就不说实话!

99. don’t push me ! 别逼我!

100. enough is enough! 够了够了

流行美语口语100句

TOP 01 What's up?有什么新鲜事吗?

TOP 02 Hey, give me five.嗨,好啊!

TOP 03 Pissed off很生气

TOP 04 Get out of my face!离远一点,别烦我!

TOP 05 Chill out!别烦躁!冷静点!

TOP 06 Bomb搞砸了

TOP 07 Freak out大发脾气

TOP 08 Flip out吓呆了;发疯

TOP 09 Knock it off!停止!

TOP 10 Drive me nuts把我逼疯了 (比尔.盖茨常用)

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TOP 54Flit around满场飞;花蝴蝶 Flirt with送秋波;眉来眼去 Flirt爱招摇的人;爱出风头的人 Gag me!真令我恶心! Totally 真的很?? You can say that again.你说对了。 In a row连续的 I'll say.我也有同感。 Fall apart崩溃;解散 Fed up受不了了 Dump him/her甩掉他/她 Break up男女朋友吹了 Are you kidding?你在开玩笑吗? Hot很抢手;很酷;很性感 Beats me.我不知道。 What the heck is this?这到底是什么? Stuff东西 Have a heart有点良心;发发善心 Just go for it.放手去做。 Gross真恶心 Dude老哥;老兄 Get real!认清现实,别做梦了! Chick女孩 Man!哇塞! No way!免谈! Have you lost it?你疯了? Rip-off敲竹杠 Buck元 Broke没钱;没现金 Window商店的橱窗 Drop-dead gorgeous棒极了 Holy cow!我的天啊! Talk about...那真是?? Hold it down小声点 In fashion正流行

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TOP 98John马桶 Go to the bathroom上厕所 Hit大热门;最抢眼;最抢手 Green新手;没经验 Dirt闲话语言 Dirty joke黄色笑话 Bullshit鬼话连篇! Cop警察 Freeze!别动! Come down on someone责备;责骂;批评 Rag on someone责怪;责骂 Chicken out临阵退缩 Grounded被禁止;被罚不准 Bummer真倒霉 Let someone down令人失望 Up to no good惹事生非 Dweeb笨蛋;令人讨厌的人 Get lost迷路;走失了;走开 Zit青春痘 Hang out瞎混 Hang out with...跟某人一起瞎混 Get on my nerves惹我厌烦;令我神经紧张 Clean up one's act好好表现;改善行为 Two thumbs up!非常好! Hold your tongue!不要再说! Take a nose dive直线下降 No-show失约;不来 Put up with something忍受 Bean brain蠢材;没脑筋 Big-mouth口没遮拦;大嘴巴 Red-hot红得发紫;抢手 Hardcore!很难的课程;帅啊! Out of the blue毫无来由;不知从哪里冒出来Scream热闹;有意思 Corny陈腔滥调

TOP 99 Uh, oh!唉呀!糟糕!

TOP 100 Brother!唉呀!帮个忙!拜托!

1. After you.你先请。这是一句很常用的客套话,在进/出门,上车得场合你都可以表现一下。

2. I just couldn't help it.我就是忍不住。想想看,这样一个漂亮的句子可用于多少个场合?下面是随意举的一个例子:I was deeply moved by the film and I cried and cried. I just couldn't help it.

3. Don't take it to heart.别往心里去,别为此而忧虑伤神。生活实例:

This test isn't that important. Don't take it to heart.

4. We'd better be off.我们该走了。It's getting late. We'd better be off .

5. Let's face it.面对现实吧。常表明说话人不愿意逃避困难的现状。

参考例句:I know it's a difficult situation. Let's face it, OK?

6. Let's get started.咱们开始干吧。劝导别人时说:Don't just talk. Let's get started.

7. I'm really dead.我真要累死了。坦诚自己的感受时说:After all that work, I’m really dead.

8. I've done my best.我已尽力了。

9. Is that so?真是那样吗?常用在一个人听了一件事后表示惊讶、怀疑。

10. Don't play games with me!别跟我耍花招!

11. I don't know for sure.我不确切知道。

Stranger:Could you tell me how to get to the town hall? Tom: I don't know for sure. Maybe you could ask the policeman over there.

12. I'm not going to kid you.我不是跟你开玩笑的。

Karin:You quit the job? You are kidding. Jack: I'm not going to kid you. I'm serious.

13. That's something.太好了,太棒了。

A: I'm granted a full scholarship for this semester. B: Congratulations. That's something.

14. Brilliant idea!这主意真棒!这主意真高明!

15. Do you really mean it?此话当真?

Michael:Whenever you are short of money, just come to me. David: Do you really mean it?

16. You are a great help.你帮了大忙

17. I couldn't be more sure.我再也肯定不过。

18. I am behind you.我支持你。

A: Whatever decision you're going to make, I am behind you.

19. I'm broke.我身无分文。

20. Mind you!请注意!听着!(也可仅用Mind。) 模范例句:Mind you! He's a very nice fellow though bad-tempered.

21. You can count on it.你尽管相信好了,尽管放心。

A:Do you think he will come to my birthday party? B: You can count on it.

22. I never liked it anyway.我一直不太喜欢这东西。当朋友或同事不小心摔坏你的东西时就可以用上这句话给他一个台阶,打破尴尬局面:Oh, don't worry. I'm thinking of buying a new one. I never liked it anyway.

23. That depends.看情况再说。例:I may go to the airport to meet her. But that depends.

24. Congratulations.恭喜你,祝贺你。

25. Thanks anyway.无论如何我还是得谢谢你。当别人尽力要帮助你却没帮成时,你就可以用这个短语表示谢意。

26. It's a deal.一言为定Harry:Haven't seen you for ages. Let's have a get-together next week. Jenny: It's a deal

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

A bosom friend afar brings distant land near. 海内存知己,天涯若比邻。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools 拙匠常怨工具差。

Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。

Avoid a questioner, for he is also a tattler.

After rain comes the sunshine. 苦尽甘来。

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

A dog's mouth emits no ivory. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙。

A clean hand wants no washing. 不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。

A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark.. 愚者千虑,必有一得。

A good conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧,高枕无忧。

A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸到老也不会变好。

Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. 害人反害已。

Dead men tell no tales. 死无对证。

Drumming is not the way to catch a hare. 空话连篇于事无补。

First think, and then speak. 三思而后言。

He that promises too much,means nothing. 轻诺必寡信。

He who denies all confesses all. 欲盖弥彰。

New brooms sweep clean. 新官上任三把火。

Happiness takes no account of time. 幸福不觉光阴过.

Pride comes before a fall. 骄兵必败。

Enough is asgood as a feast. 知足常乐。

Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。

Two can play the game. 孤掌难鸣。

Putting the cart before the hOrse. 本未倒置。

Money is the root of all evil. 金钱是万恶之源。

Money talks. 钱能通神。

The grass is greener on the other side of the hill. 这山望着那山高。

A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。

A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜於无。

A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。

A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. 做贼心虚。

A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 坏习惯像鲜馅饼,分食要比保存好。

A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。

A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。

A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。

A beggar's purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟,听其言知其人。

A bird may be known by its song. 什麽鸟唱什麽歌。

A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜於全无。

A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。

A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲,白费痴情。

A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好书今天如此,将来也如此,永不改变。

A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读,无异是一块木头。

A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切,离别情更深。

A burden of one's choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。

A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。

A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人。

A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。

Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。

A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。

A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。

A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。

A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧,高枕无忧。

A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落,胜券在握。

A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事,夜半敲门心不惊。

A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫,不为浊富。

A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入,祸从口出。

A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。

A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。

A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾,常来不欢迎。

A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。

A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处,对自己却坏处更大。

A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓,不需居间人。

A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的巧果。

A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时。

A disease known is half cured. 病情确诊断,治病好一半。

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫。

Adversity is a good discipline. 苦难是磨练人的好机会。

Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难使人聪明,但不能致富。

Adversity makes strange bedfellows. 身处逆境不择友。

Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。

A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明,终身荣耀。

A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。

A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。

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

A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父亲是财富,兄弟是安慰,朋友兼而有之。

A fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误,等於改正一半。

Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 事情要安步就班地做,就会很快地做完。

A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。

A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。

A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。

A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财。

A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人装聪明,实在最可怜。

A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer. 一愚发问,七智结舌。

A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 愚者所问,智者难答。

A fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑,必有一得。

A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 一愚所失,百智难回。

A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千虑,必有一得。

A fool's heart dances on his lips. 愚人心坦荡,挂在嘴唇上。

A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸会变,但本性难移。

A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德,敌人夸大人的罪过。

A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 曩中有钱,不如朝中有友。

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。

A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。

A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。

A friend is never known till a man have need. 不到患难时,永远不能认识真正的朋友。

A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢,失友快。

A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友,无深交。

A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。

After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。

After black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来。

After death, the doctor. 放马後炮。

After dinner comes the reckoning. 吃喝玩乐,该付代价。

After dinner sit a while;after supper walk a mile. 午餐之後坐片刻,晚饭之後走一里。 After meat, mustard. 雨後送伞。

4.A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

5.A boaster and a liar are cousins-german. 吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

6.A bully is always a coward. 色厉内荏。

7.A burden of one's choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。

8.A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。

9.A cat has 9 lives. 猫有九条命。

10.A cat may look at a king. 人人平等。

11.A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。

12.A constant guest is never welcome. 常客令人厌。

14.Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。

15.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。

16.A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所,流芳百世。

17.A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。

19.A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改,本性难移。

22.A friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。

23.A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。

25.A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。

28.A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书,相伴一生。

29.A good conscience is a soft pillow. 不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。

30.A good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。

31.A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤。

33.A good wife health is a man's best wealth. 妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。

34.A great talker is a great liar. 说大话者多谎言。

35.A hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。

教你用经典英文赞美别人

1. you look great today.(你今天看上去很棒。)【每天都可以用!】

2. you did a good job. (你干得非常好。)【国际最通用的表扬!】

3. we're so proud of you.(我们十分为你骄傲。)【最高级的表扬!】

4. i'm very pleased with your work.(我对你的工作非常满意。)【真诚的赞扬!】

5. this is really a nice place.(这真是个好地方!)【效果很好的表扬!】

6. you're looking sharp!(你看上去真精神/真棒/真漂亮。)【与众不同的表扬!】

7. you always know the right thing to say.

8. you're very eloquent.(你总是说话得体。)【高层次的表扬!】

9. nice going! = you did a good job.(干得好!)【极其地道的表扬!】

10. the food is delicious.(好吃!)【最普通、但非常重要的表扬!】

11. everything tastes great.(每样东西都很美味!)

12. your son/daughter is so cute.(你的孩子很可爱。)

13. what an adorable baby!(多么可爱的孩子。)【只管大胆用!】

14. i admire your work.

15. i respect your work.(我对你的工作表示敬意。)【世界通用!】

16. you've got a great personality.(你的个性很好。)【一个非常安全的表扬!】

17. you have a good sense of humor.(你真幽默。)【美国人极其喜欢的表扬!】

18. your chinese is really surprising.(你的中文令人惊讶。)

19. your english is incredible.(我真不敢相信你的英语。)【用了六星级形容词!】

20. you have a very successful business.(你的事业很成功。

21. you're very professional.(你非常专业。)【专业化的表扬!】

22. your company is very impressive.(你的公司给我留下深刻印象。)

23. you're so smart.(你非常聪明。)

24. i envy you very much.(我非常羡慕你。)

25. your wife is very charming.(你的妻子很有魅力!)

26. you two make a lovely couple.(你们真是天生的一对!)

27. you're really talented.(你很有天赋。)

28. you look nice in that color.(你穿那种颜色很好看。)

29. you have a good taste.(你很有品位。)

30. you look like a million dollars. = you look outstanding.(你看上去帅呆了。)

1、In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。

2、He is on the phone. 他在接电话。

3、Go with the flow. 顺其自然。

4、Let's go Dutch. 让我们AA制!

5、I'm through with you. 我们之间完了。

◇ A fair bird has fair feathers 人靠衣裳马靠鞍

◇ A fair death honours the whole life 光荣之死,流芳百世

◇ A fair face , and a foul heart 面善心肠恶

◇ A fair face cannot have a crabbed heart 有诸内必行诸外

◇ A fair face must have good conditions 才貌双全

名言佳句

Where there is a will there is a way.

有志者事竟成。—— W. Scott 斯科特

All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them.

我们所有的梦想都能成为现实-只要我们有勇气去追求。—— W. Disney 迪斯尼 You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success.

人必须相信自己,此乃成功之秘诀。—— C. Chaplin 卓别林

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

自信乃成功之第一秘诀。—— R. Emerson 爱默生

Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.

美德是勇敢的,为善永远无所畏惧。—— W. Shakespeare 莎士比亚

Be studious in your profession, and you will be learned. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.

职业上勤于学习,你就会精通。勤劳俭省,你就会富裕。节制适度,你就会健康。凡事讲德性,你就会幸福。—— B. Franklin 富兰克林

It is better to be faithful than famous.

守信用胜过有名气。—— T. Roosevelt 罗斯福

The path down to evil is easy.

堕落到罪恶的道路上去是很容易的。—— Virgil 维吉尔

Labor is often the father of pleasure.

勤劳常是快乐之父。—— Voltaire 伏尔泰

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

勤奋是幸运之母。—— B. Franklin 富兰克林

Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。—— G. Crabbe 克雷布

A penny saved is a penny gained.

存一分就得一分。—— T. Fuller 富勒

Poverty is no sin.

贫穷并非罪孽。—— G. Herbert 赫伯特

Human pride is human weakness.

骄傲乃人类之弱点。—— M. B. Eddy 艾迪

Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.

骄傲给我们带来的损失超过饥渴和寒冷。—— T. Jefferson 杰弗逊

A great man is always willing to be little.

伟人总愿当个平常人。—— R. Emerson 爱默生

Freedom lies in the being bold.

自由在于勇敢。—— R. Frost 弗罗斯特

All men cannot be first.

不能人人都第一。—— T. Fuller 富勒

The love of money is the root of all evil.

对金钱的爱是万恶之源。—— R. L. Stevenson 斯蒂文生

To err is human, to forgive divine.

失误人皆有之,而宽恕乃超人之举。—— A. Pope 蒲柏

A small leak will sink a great ship.

小漏沉大船。—— T. Fuller 富勒

Kind words are the music of the world.

善言乃人世间的音乐。—— J. H> Fabre 法布尔

Speech is silver, but silence is gold.

雄辩是银,沉默是金。—— T. Carlyle 卡莱尔

Well done is better than well said.

干得好胜于说得好。—— B. Franklin 富兰克林

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.

生气的时候,先数到十再说话;如果非常生气,就先数到一百。—— T. Jefferson 杰弗逊 Speak not when others speak; sit not when others stand, and walk not when others stop.

他人讲话时不要讲话;他人站立时不要坐着;他人驻足时不要行走。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Speak not in an unknown tongue in company, but in your own language; and that as those of quality do, and not as the vulgar.

在别人面前不要用别人听不懂的方言讲话,而要用自己本来的语言;谈吐要像有教养的人,不要像粗俗之辈。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Think before you speak; pronounce not imperfectly, nor bring out your words too hastily, but orderly and distinctly.

先思考后说话;发音要准确,说起话来不要太急,而要有条有理、清请楚楚。— G. Washington 华盛顿

Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.

匆匆忙忙往往表明力不从心。—— P. Chesterfield 切斯特非尔德

Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.

在我看来,穿着打扮上的任何矫柔造作都意味着其人悟性上的瑕疵。— P. Chesterfield 切斯特非尔德

Politeness costs nothing and gains everything.

礼貌无须花钱,却能赢得一切。—— M. W. Montagu 蒙塔古

Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present.

待人接物之一举一动,理应对在场各位表示一些尊重。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

In the presence of others sing not to yourself with a humming voice, nor drum with your fingers or feet.

在他人面前不要独自哼唱,也不要用手指或脚叩击。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Turn not your back to others, especially in speaking; jog not the table or desk on which another reads or writes; lean not on anyone.

不要转身背对别人,尤其在讲话的时候;别人读书写字的时候,不要碰撞台子或书桌;不要靠在任何人身上。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Be no flatterer, neither play with anyone that delights not to be played with.

不要奉承拍马,也不要去与不喜欢嬉闹的人嬉闹。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Read no letters, books, or papers in company; but when there is necessity for doing it, you must ask leave. Come not near the books or writings of anyone so as to read them unasked; also look not nigh when another is writing a letter.

在客人面前不要读信、读书或读报;有必要这样做时,必须道声失陪。别人在看书或别的东西时不要走近,以免擅自阅读;别人写信时也不要近看。—— G. Washington 华盛顿 Let your countenance be pleasant, but in serious matters somewhat grave.

要和颜悦色,不过遇到要事则应显得神色庄重。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Gaze not on the marks or blemishes of others, and ask not how they came. What you may speak in secret to your friend deliver not before others.

不要盯住别人的疤痕或斑点看,不要打听这些瑕疵是怎么产生的。可以私下向朋友吐露的不要道与外人听。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Undertake not what you cannot perform; but be careful to keep your promise.

不要承担自己无法履行的事;但要注意言而有信。—— G. Washington 华盛顿

Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; if you speak, speak accordingly.

不要采取有害的欺诈行为。思想要正当无邪,如果要说话,就要说得恰当。

—— B. Franklin 富兰克林

Knowledge

Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。—— F. Bacon 培根

A little learning is a dangerous thing.

浅薄的学识是一件危险的事情。—— Alexander Pope 蒲柏

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.

知识是一座宝库,而实践就是开启宝库的钥匙。—— Fuller 富勒

Sure bind, sure find.

确实放置好的东西,找起来也便当。—— Heywood希伍德

Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.

天才是一分灵感加九十九分血汗。—— Edison爱迪生

Nothing venture, nothing have.

不进取者无所获。—— Heywood希伍德

Never too old to learn.

求学不嫌年纪老。—— Thomas Middleton 密都尔顿

There is no royal road to learning.

学问之路无捷径。—— Trollope 特勒普

The brighter you are, the more you have to learn.

越聪明的人,越需要学习。—— D. Herold 赫罗尔德

A foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life.

外语是人生斗争的一种武器。—— K. Marx 马克思

To think is to see.

思考就是明白。—— Balzac 巴尔扎克

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries. 读好书 — 如同与世上的先杰交谈。—— Descartes 笛卡儿

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

要像选择朋友那样来选择作者。—— Wentworth Dillon Roscommon 罗斯康芒

To win you have to risk loss.

要想胜利就得冒失败的风险。—— Jean-ClaudeKilly<</td>

everything ought to be beautiful in a human being: face, and dress, and soul, and ideas. ( chekhov )人的一切——面貌、衣着、心灵和思想,都应该是美好的。(契诃夫)

life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. ( t. fuller )生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成的。(富勒)

live as though you intend to live forever, and work as though your strength were limit less. ( s. bernhardt )要这样生活,仿佛你寿命永恒;要这样工作,仿佛你精力无穷。(波恩哈特)

other man live to eat, while i eat to live. ( socrates )别人为食而生存,我为生存而食。(苏格拉底)

life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. ( s. butler )生活是一种艺术,要在不充足的前提下得出充足的结论。(巴特勒)

life is not all beer and skittles. ( t. hughes )人生并非只是吃喝玩乐。(休斯)

for man is man and master of his fate. ( a. tennyson )人就是人,是自己命运的主人。(丁尼生)

the supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved. |( v. hugo )生活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。(雨果)

have an aim in life, or your energies will all be wasted. ( r. peters )人生应该树立目标,否则你的精力会白白浪费。(彼得斯)

none is of freedom or of life deserving unless he daily conquers it anew.( erasmus )只有每天再度战胜生活并夺取自由的人,才配享受生活或自由。(伊拉斯漠)

what makes life dreary is the want of motive. (george eliot )没有了目的,生活便郁闷无光。(艾略特)

don't believe that winning is really everything. it's more important to stand for something. if you don't stand for something, what do you win? ( lane kirkland )不要认为取胜就是一切,更重要的是要有信念。倘若你没有信念,那胜利又有什么意义呢?(柯克兰)

towering genius disdains a beaten path. it seeks regions hitherto unexplored. ( lincoln )卓越的天才不屑走旁人走过的路,他寻找迄今未开拓的地区。(林肯)

life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.( kierkergaard )只有向后才

能理解生活;但要生活好,则必须向前看。(克尔凯郭尔)

while there is one untrodden tractfor intellect or will.and men are free to think and act,life is worth living. ( a. austin )只要还有一块知识和意志尚未征服的领域,只要人们能自由思考和行动,生活就是值得的。(奥斯汀)

life is ten percent what you make it and ninety percent how you take it.( i. berlin )生活有百分之十在于你如何塑造它,有百分之九十在于你如何对待它。(柏林)

the great use of life is to spend it for something that overlasts it.( w. james )生命的最大用处是将它用于能比生命更长久的事物上。(詹姆斯)

no man is useless in this world who lightens the burden of someone else. ( c. dickens )在这个世界上能为别人减轻负担的人都是有用的。(狄更斯)

life is measured by thought and action, not by time. ( j. lubbock )衡量生命的尺度是思想和行为,而不是时间。(卢伯克)

the value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them. ( montaigne )生命的价值不在于能活多少天,而在于我们如何使用这些日子。(蒙田)

ideas are like the stars --- we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them. ( c. schurz )理想就象是星星——我们永远无法到达,但是我们象水手一样,用它们指引航程。(舒尔茨)

i tell you hopeless grief is passionless. ( e. b. browning )我告诉你,没有希望的悲伤是没有感情的。(勃郎宁夫人)

nothing in life is to be feared. it is only to be understood. (marie curie)生活中没有什么可怕的东西,只有需要理解的东西。(居里夫人)

a man is not old as long as he is seeking something. a man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. (j. barrymore)只要一个人还有追求,他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想,一个人才算老。(巴里摩尔)

a man can succeed at almost anything for which he has unlimited enthusiasm. (c. m. schwab)只要有无限的热情,一个人几乎可以在任何事情上取得成功。(施瓦布)

one thing i know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. (a. schweizer)有一点我是知道的:在你们之中,只有那些愿意寻求发现如何为别人服务的人,才是真正幸福的。(施韦策)

the important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it. (goethe)人生重要的在于确立一个伟大的目标,并有决心使其实现。(歌德)

to live is to function. that is all there is in living. (holmes)活着就要发挥作用,这就是生活的全部内容。(霍姆斯)

man can only be free through mastery of himself. ( s. e. morison)只有通过掌握自己,才能使自己得到解放。(莫里森)

fear not that thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning. (j. h. newman)不要害怕你的生活将要结束,应该担心你的生活永远不曾真正开始。(纽曼)

choose a life of action, not one of ostentation. ( c. nepos)要选择行动的一生,而不是炫耀的一生。(内波斯)

when the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something. ( r. browning)当一个人内心开始斗争时,他就有了价值。(布郎宁)

there is only one success --- to be able to spend your life in your own way. (c. morley )只有一种成功,那就是能够用自己的方式度过自己的一生。(莫利)

we must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. ( martin luther king, jr.)我们必须接受失望,因为它是有限的,但千万不可失去希望,因为它是无穷的。(马丁。路德。金)

we grow neither better nor worse as we grow old but more like ourselves. ( m. l. becker )随着年龄的增长,我们并不变得更好也不变得更坏,而是变得更象我们自己。(贝克尔)

if a jewel falls into the mire, it remains as precious as before; and though dust should ascend to heaven, its former worthlessness will not be altered. ( al jaber )宝石即使落在泥潭里,仍是一样可贵;尘土纵然扬到天上,还是没有价值。(贾比尔)

better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. ( strong)与其诅咒黑暗,不如燃起蜡烛。(斯特郎)

a man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. ( j. burroughs )一个人可以失败许多次,但是只要他没有开始责怪别人,他还不是一个失败者。(巴勒斯)

work is the grand cure of all the maladies and miseries that ever beset mankind. ( carlyle )工作是医治人间一切病痛和疾苦的万应良药。(卡莱尔)

at twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment. ( b. franklin) 二十岁时起支配作用的是意志,三十岁时是机智,四十岁时是判断。(富兰克林)

the tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but what they miss. ( t. carlyle )生活的悲剧不在于人们受到多少苦,而在于人们错过了什么。(卡莱尔)

to sensible men, every day is a day of reckoning. ( j. w. gardner )对聪明人来说,每一天的时间都是要精打细算的。(加德纳)

genius is formed in quiet, character in the stream of life. (goethe )天才形成于平静中,性格来自于生活的激流。(歌德)

wherever valour true is found, true modesty will there abound. ( w. s. gilbert )真正的勇敢,都包含谦虚。(吉尔伯特)

we can't all be heroes. somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by. (w. roger )我们不可能都成为英雄。总得有人在英雄走过的时候坐在路边鼓掌。(罗杰)

whom the gods destroy, they first make mad. (euripides )上帝要谁灭亡,必先让他疯狂。(欧里比德斯)

life is a leaf of paper white, thereon each of us may write his word or two. ( a. lowell )生活是一张白纸,每个人都在上面写上自己的一两句话。(洛威尔)

on earth there is nothing great but man; in the man there is nothing great but mind. ( a. hamilton )地球上唯一伟大的是人,人身上唯一伟大的是心灵。(哈密尔顿)

Ideal is the beacon. Without ideal , there is no secure direction ; without direction , there is no life .( Leo Tolstoy , Russian writer) 理想是指路明灯。没有理想,就没有坚定的方向;没有方向,就没有生活。(俄国作家 托尔斯泰. L .)

Do not , for one repulse , give up the purpose that you resolved to effect .(William Shakespeare , British dramatist) 不要只因一次失败,就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚.W.)

If winter comes , can spring be far behind ?( P. B. Shelley , British poet )

冬天来了,春天还会远吗?( 英国诗人, 雪莱. P. B.)

The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today .(Franklin Roosevelt , American president) 实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。 (美国总统 罗斯福. F .)

Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be .(Abraham Lincoln ,American president )对于大多数人来说,他们认定自己有多幸福,就有多幸福。(美国总统 林肯. A.)

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow .

(Emerson, American thinker )进步是今天的活动、明天的保证。 (美国思想家 爱默生)

If you would go up high , then use your own legs ! Do not let yourselves carried aloft; do not seat yourselves on other people"s backs and heads . (F. W . Nietzsche , German Philosopher)

如果你想走到高处,就要使用自己的两条腿!不要让别人把你抬到高处;不要坐在别人的背上和头上。(德国哲学家 尼采. F. W.)

The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible ".(Bonaparte Napoleon ,French emperor )凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能的”。( 法国皇帝 拿破仑. B.)

When one loves one's art no service seems too hard .( O. Henry, American novelist )

一旦热爱艺术,什么奉献也不难。 (美国小说家 欧·亨利)

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The proof of the pudding is the eating. 实践是最好的检验。

Never do things by halves. 做事切勿半途而废。

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 今日事,今日做。

Nothing seek , nothing find. 没有追求,就没有成就!

There is no royal road to learning. 做学问无捷径可走。

The proof of the pudding is the eating. 实践是最好的检验。

Never do things by halves. 做事切勿半途而废。

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 今日事,今日做。

Nothing seek , nothing find. 没有追求,就没有成就!

There is no royal road to learning. 做学问无捷径可走。

lying is the first step to the gallows. 说谎是上断头台的第一步。

waste not,want not. 俭以防匮。

from saving comes having. 富有来自节俭。

a penny saved is a penny gained. 省一文是一文。

take care of the pence and the pound will take care of themselves. 金钱积少便成多。 frugality is an estate alone. 节俭本身就是一宗财产。

he that regards not a penny,will lavish a pound. 小钱不知节省,大钱将滥花。

small gains bring great wealth. 积小利,成巨富。

many a little makes a mickle. 积少便成多。

as the touchstone tries gold,so gold tries man. 试金之石可试金,正如黄金能试人。 courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。

the path to glory is always rugged. 光荣之路常坎坷。

nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事,只要人肯试。

the fire is the test of gold;adversity of strong man. 烈火试真金,困苦炼壮士。

great hopes make great man. 远大的希望造就伟大的人物。

no way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前无险路。

a smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平静的大海决不能造就出熟练的水手。

the good seaman is known in bad weather. 坏天气下才能识得出良好的海员;要识好海员,须凭坏天气。

the best hearts are always the bravest. 行为最勇敢的人心地总是最善良。

we must not lie down,and cry,god help us. 求神不如求己。

he that falls today may be up again tomorrow. 今天跌倒的人也许明天就会站起。

rome was not built in a day. 罗马并非一日可建成;坚持必成。

success belongs to the persevering. 胜利属于坚忍不拔的人。

we must repeat a thousand and one times that perseverance is the only road to success. 我们要多次重申:不屈不挠是取得胜利的唯一道路。

perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.

十九次失败,到第二十次获得成功,这就叫坚持。

step by step the ladder is ascended. 登梯需要逐级登。

adversity leads to prosperity. 困苦通向昌盛。

patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和专心会使我们度过难关。

fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her.

做事只要有耐心,到头总会有好运;耐心候好运,好运常会来。

all things will come round to him who will but wait.

只要肯等待,一切都会按时来。

constant dropping wears the stone. 滴水不绝可穿石。

omelets are not made without breaking of eggs.

鸡蛋不打破,蛋卷做不成;不甘愿吃苦,则预期效果达不到。

the world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.

世界好似一把梯,有人上去有人下。

there needs a long apprenticeship to understand the mystery of the world's trade.

要知世事奥秘多,须要长期作学徒。

life is sweet. 生活是可爱的;人无不好生(恶死)。

where there is life,there is hope. 生命不息,希望长在。

life is not all beer and skittles. 人生并不全是吃喝玩乐。

much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of. 眼前发生许多事,有些我们并不知。 fortune knocks once at least at every man's door. 人人都有走运的一天。

if you are too fortunate,you will not know yourself;if you are too unfortunate,nobody will know you. 运气太好,见人不睬;运气太坏,无人理会。

every man is the architect of his own fortune. 每一个人都是自身幸福的建筑师。

happy is he who knows his follies in his youth. 记得年轻时所作蠢事的人是幸福的。 misfortunes never (seldom) come alone (single). 祸不单行。

misfortune is a good teacher. 不幸是良好的教师。

misfortunes come at night. 祸常生于不测。

misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 恶运临头后,才知幸运贵。

adversity makes a man wise,not rich. 患难能使人聪明,但不能使人富有。

live and learn. 活到老,学到老。

it is never too old to learn. 为学不怕年高。

a man becomes learned by asking questions. 要长学问,就得多问;多问则业精。

there is no royal road to learning. 学问无坦途。

he who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning. 畏问之人耻于学。

what is learned in the cradle lasts till the grave. 婴孩时期学到的东西,老死不会忘记。 learning makes a good man better and ill man worse. 知识能使好人更好,坏人更坏。 soon learnt,soon forgotten. 学得快,忘得快。

learn young,learn fair. 为学趁年青,既学须学好。

a lazy youth,a lousy age. 少时懒惰老来苦。

he that knows nothing,doubts nothing. 无知即无疑。

a good name keeps its luster in the dark. 良好的名声在黑暗中也能闪闪发光。

fame is a magnifying glass. 名誉是放大镜。

a good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜于美貌。

fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off.

名誉如河流,发源处最狭,愈远愈宽广。

take honour from me and my life is done. 没有名誉,就没有了生命。

beware of him who regards not his reputation. 要谨防不重名誉的人。

it is better to die with honour than to live in infamy. 光荣的死胜于羞辱的生。

adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。

reputation is often got without merit and lost without fault.无功得名是常事,无过失名也是常事。 your father's honour is to you but a second-hand honour. 对于你来说,父亲的荣誉只是间接的荣誉。

never trust another what you should do yourself. 自己该做的事,决不要委托给旁人做。 it is an equal failing to trust everybody,and to trust nobody.

信任一切与不信任任何人,同样是弱点。

eat a peck of salt with a man before you trust him. 在你信任一个人之前,先要深入了解他。 if you trust before you try,you may repent before you die. 不经考验就依赖,不到瞑目便的悔。 never trust to fine words. 切勿轻信漂亮话。

trust not a great weight to a slender thread. 细线挂重物,终究不可靠。

be just to all,but trust not all. 要对一切人都公正,但不要对一切人都信任。

trust thyself only,and another shall not betray thee. 只要信任你自己,旁人才不出卖你。 self-trust is the essence of heroism. 自信为英雄品质之本。

confidence is a plant of slow growth 信任是一种生长缓慢的植物。

truth is the daughter of time. 真理是时间的女儿。

truth hath a good face,but ill clothes. 真理面目善良;但衣衫褴褛。

truth and roses have thorns about them. 真理和玫瑰,身旁都有刺。

truth may be blamed,but shall never be shamed. 真理可能会被责难,但绝不会受羞辱。 though malice may darken truth,it cannot put it out. 恶意可以糟塌真理;但无法消灭真理。 truth will prevail. 真理必胜。

truth's best ornament is nakedness. 不加掩饰乃是真理的最好装饰。

facts are stubborn things. 事实是最顽强的东西。

sooner or later,the truth comes to light. 真相迟早会大白。

the truths we least like to hear are those which it is most to our advantage to know.

我们最不愿意听到的事实,往往是我们知道了会大有好处的事实。

falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it. 谎言似荨麻,玩弄会刺手。

there is many a fair thing full false. 有许多说得好听的东西充满了谬误。

though a lie be well drest,it is ever overcome. 谎言装扮虽不错,到头总会被揭露。 a lie begets a lie till they come to generations. 谎言生谎言,谎言世代传。

a false tongue will hardly speak truth. 假舌不会吐真言。

false with one can be false with two. 对一个人虚假,也会对两个人虚假。

he that will lie will steal. 会说谎的人也就会偷窃。

gossiping and lying go together. 流言常和谎话并行。

equivocation is first cousin to a lie. 含糊其词是谎话的近亲。

a great talker is a great liar. 最会夸夸其谈的人也最会说谎。

the greatest liars talk most of themselves. 最爱自吹自擂的人是最大的说谎者。 lying rides upon debt's back. 负债的人谎话多。

A word of scandal spreads like a spot of oil .

好事不出门,坏事传千里。

A word spoken can't be overtaken even by a team of four horses. 一言既出,驷马难追。

A word spoken is an arrow let fly .

一言出口,如箭离弦.

A word to the wise is enough .

智者一言已足。

A word before is worth two behind .

事前一句,抵事后两句。

Laugh and be fat. 心宽体胖

You cannot draw white cloth from a dyeing vat. 染缸里找不到白布

East or west,home is the best. 东好西好还是家最好

Never too old to learn. 活到老学到老

Better late than never. 迟到总比不到好

Fate loves the brave. 命运眷顾勇者

Two heads are better than one. 人多智广

The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃(捷足先登)

Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟

Out of sight,out of mind. 眼不见心不烦

The outside sees the most of the game. 旁观者清

Child is the father of the man. 三岁看大

Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同

Take away love and our earth is a tomb. 没有爱世界将是一座坟墓

A good medicine is bitter to mouth. 良药苦口

There is no shame in not knowing. 不知者不怪也

Love makes the wildest spirit tame. 爱可以安抚一颗狂野不羁的心

Fight fire with fire. 以毒攻毒

There is no fire without smoke. 纸包不住火

Draw the dragons,dot the eyes. 画龙点睛

Hearts meet on the dot in a unicorn's horn. 心有灵犀一点通

A friend is easier lost than found. 失友容易交友难

It is a good answer that knows when to stop. 好的回答就是知道适可而止

Not to advance is to drop back. 不进则退

The more love,the more sadness. 越是珍惜越是心酸

life is like a mop,using today to mop up yesterday and wipe out tomorrow.

生命就像抹布用今天擦去昨天擦亮明天

A field that has rested gives a beautiful crop.

休息过的土地有好收成(会休息的人才会工作)

Add oil to the fire. 火上浇油

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠怨工具

Better is worth bad road than bad companion. 宁可让路糟糕点也不想要坏同伴

It is hard to beat a person who never gives up. 支持就是胜利

Rats desert a sinking ship. 船沉鼠先逃家败亲友疏

All cats are grey in the dark. 猫在暗中都是灰色(黑暗中难分丑俊)

Every tear has a smile behind it. 每一滴泪水都蕴涵着一个微笑

Little drops of water wear down big stones. 滴水穿石

Hear much,speak little. 多听少说

If you swear you will catch no fish. 心不诚则抓不到鱼

In one ear and out the other. 左耳进右耳出

It is a long story. 一言难尽

Love me,love my dog. 爱屋及乌

Seeing is believing. 眼见为实

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一个苹果一年不用看医生

All things in their being are good for something. 天生我才必有用

The world belongs to the person who loves it. 世界属于爱它的人

You are impossible. 你没救了

1. It's not like that.这句话是用来辟谣的。当别人误会了一件事的来龙去脉,你就可以跟他说It's not like that.「不是那样的。」当然随着语气及情境的不同,It's not like that.这句话也有可能是你用来硬拗的藉口。

2. There is nothing good playing. 没好电影可看

这里的There's nothing good playing.是接着问句而来的,指的是「没有好电影可看。」同样的,若是电视上没有好节目可看,你就可以说There's nothing good on TV.

3. I've gotten carried away. 我扯太远了。

get carried away字面上的意思是「被带走了」,那么被带走的是什么呢?就是心思。当你或是他人说话的时候离了题,偏离主旨扯远了。你就可以用上这个表达法I've / You've gotten carried away.

4. Good thing... 还好,幸好?

在美语当中若要表达中文里「还好,幸好?」的语气,你就可以用Good thing...做开头。这个句型非常简单又好用,你只要在Good thing后面加上完整的句子就可以。

5. I don't believe you're bringing this up. 你现在提这件事真是岂有此理

你现在提这件事真是岂有此理bring something up是指「提到(某件事)」。当然情况会有正反两面。你若没想到对方会提起这件事讨骂,你可以说I don't believe you're bringing this up.。而反过来说,若你很高兴对方主动提起了一件事,你也可以用这个片语,自然说出I am glad you are bringing this up.

6. spy on... 跟监(某人)

spy这个字就是「间谍」。当动词用的意思自然就是「做间谍做的事」,也就是「监视,跟踪」之意。当你要去监视跟踪某人,美语中就说成spy on someone。

7. There's no other way of saying it.没有别种说法

有时候不管你再怎么转、再怎么拗,也没有办法更婉转或是避开一些绝对会出现的字,这时候你就可以用上There's no other way of saying it.这句话,来表达自己避无可避的为难,因为「没有别种说法。」

8. That will not always be the case. 情况不会永远是这样

case这个字有「情况」的意思,That will be the case.就是指「情况就会是这样了。」但是你若觉得现在的情况只会是暂时,不会长久,你就可以反过来说That will not always be the case.「情况不会永远是这样。」

9. She is coming on to you. 她对你有意思

She is coming on to you.这句话是用在两性的关系上,意思是「她对你投怀送抱。」也就是形容某人对某人有意思的情况,这个句型男女两性都适用;同样的情况,你也可以说She is making a pass at you.「她对你眉来眼去的。」这两种说法都很生动,而且最棒的是没有新单字,赞!

10. I was being polite.我这是在说客气话

polite这个字,我们在学校学的意思是「有礼貌的。」当然你若要说一个人有礼貌,你可以说He is polite.或是He has good manners.不过I was being polite.这句话是指「我这是在说客气话。」使用的情境比较趋近于客套而不伤和气的出发点,与「做作」artificial (a.)又不一样了。

11. stand someone up 放(某人)鸽子

stand someone up这个词组,大家若是第一次看到,想必多半是满头雾水,怎么单字全都认识,意思却完全猜不出来。其实stand someone up的意思就是「放(某人)鸽子」,这么简单又实用的句子,可得赶快记起来。

12. So that explains it. 原来如此

有时候事情的来龙去脉浑沌不清,让人摸不着头脑,若是突然曙光一现,让你豁然开朗,这会儿你就可以用上这句话So that explains it / everything.「这就都说得通了。」

13. I feel the same way. 我有同感。

当他人说出了你的感觉,你再同意也不过的时候,你就可以用上这句话I feel the same way.「我有同感。」这句话不但可以让你避免把同样的话再讲一次,帮你省了不少口水,还可以让对方觉得自己的意见被尊重呢。I feel the same way.赶快记起来。

14. Is there someone else? 你是不是有了新欢?

Is there someone else?这句话字面上是指「有其它人吗?」不过Is there someone else? 这句话在使用上,问的那个「其它人」一定是感情上的「新欢,新对象」,所以若是情侣或是夫妻之间有人说了这句Is there someone else?「你是不是有了新欢?」这可就不太妙了。

15. I can't help myself. 我情不自禁

我无法控制自己。 I can't help myself.这句话可不是「我帮不了自己。」(赶快消除记忆),其实 I can't help myself. 这句话的意思是「我情不自禁。」指的是对自己的无能为力。I can't help... 这个句型很好用,若是你遇到一个情况,想要说「我不禁纳闷了起来。」在美语中你就可以直接说: I can't help but wonder.

16. come hell or high water

这个短语的使用时机是当你要去执行一项任务或是做一件事之际,只许成功不许失败的决心。 就犹如中文的「就算天崩地裂?」,比喻不论发生什么状况都要去完成使命。可以用在句首当作一句话的开头,或是放在句尾补述。

17. have something in common

have something in common是指「彼此有着共通点」,可能是嗜好,也可能是观念。若你和某人完全不对盘,丝毫没有共通点,你就可以说We have nothing in common.

18. What have you got to lose?

What have you got to lose?这句话当中的lose是指「失去」的意思,当有人犹豫不决,始终做不了决定,你就可以用这句话What have you got to lose? 「你有啥好损失的?」,来增强对方破釜沈舟的决心。

19. You shouldn't be so hard on yourself.

这句话是用来安慰他人的,当有人对于自己太过苛责,给与自己让人喘不过气来的压力,你就可以跟对方说这句话You shouldn't be so hard on yourself.「你不该这么苛责自己的」。让对方好过一些。

20. Don't get me started on it.

这句话是指「别让我打开话匣子」,意思是你对于某一件事或是一个主题,有很多的意见,要是让你开了话头,可能就要听你连说个七天七夜,没完没了。Don't get me started on it.这句话是用来表达你对一件事情牢骚满腹的心情。

21. When you get down to it

get down to...是指「追究出最根柢的原因」,也就是把层层的原因摊开,在抽丝剥茧之后所得到最精确最原本的那个答案。

22. let someone off

let someone off是指「放某人一马」,也就是let someone off the hook,就如同你在钓鱼,鱼儿上了「钩」hook,而你把它放掉let it off the hook「放它一马」。

23. I don't know what came over me.

这句话的使用时机是,当你觉得自己方才或是回想当时的举动反应,跟平常的自己判若两人,等自己回过味来,才觉得有所不妥,犹如中文里的「我不知道自己是哪根筋不对」。

24. I think you're thinking of somone else.

这句话的使用时机是若谁认错人,或是记错人的时候,你就可以跟对方说I think you're thinking of someone else.「我觉得你是想到别人去了」。

25. This is not how it looks.

这句话是用来辟谣的,当有些事情看起来让人误会,而实情却不是表面那般,你就可以用上这句话This is not how it looks.「事情不是表面看来的这样」,以说服他人不要指凭他 们所看到的片面,骤下结论。

26. pass oneself off as...

pass oneself off as...的意思就是「某人蒙混成??以过关」,好比小孩装成大人去看限制级电影,这可能是服装的不同,或是整体打扮的乔装,甚至还包括语调口音的不同。

27. be out of someone's league

league是指「联盟」,好比美国职棒的「大联盟」就是Major League。A be out of B's league.这句话的意思就是A的层级、能耐或是地位??都比B高出许多,非B所能及。若是使用在男女关系上,就是指「B配不上A」,若是使用在一般分胜负的情况,就是指「B比不上A」。

28. talk back

talk back字面的意思是「说回去」,也就是「回嘴,顶嘴」的意思。用在句子里,你可以说Don't talk back to your parents.「别跟父母顶嘴」。或是简洁地说Don't talk back. 「不许顶嘴」。

29. spare no effort

spare的意思是「省却,省下」,effort是「努力」,spare no effort就是指「不惜血本,不计代价」,也就是你下定决心,就算用尽一切资源,也要达成某一个目标。

30. Would you cut it out, already?

cut it out是指「住嘴,住手」的意思,Would you cut it out, already?这句话当中的already,暗示着说话者的极度不耐烦,整句话的意思就犹如中文里的「你到底是有完没完?」

31. for crying out loud

for crying out loud这个词组从字面上看,好像有大喊大叫的意思,不过在使用上,for crying out loud就跟for god's sake一样,都是表示说话者负面的评价,犹如中文里「搞什么名堂!」、

「乱七八糟!」这类在语气中带有忿忿不平的话,同时暗示着说话者的不耐烦。

32. for your information

照字面上看,是「我提供讯息给你」的意思,但其实说这个词组时,说话者的口气通常会比较强硬,有着教训别人,或是指别人搞不清楚状况的意味。

33. I must be losing it.

这句话当中的it是指「神智,理智」,所以lose it的意思就是「失去理智」,也就是「发疯」的意思。someone must be losing it.这句话的使用时机,是当你觉得有谁做出了脱离常轨的举动,你料想「??一定是疯了」。

34. This one is on me.

这句话,相当适用于男性看倌,通常在和女朋友外出用餐或是跟一伙人一起吃喝,到了付账时总是气氛尴尬,要是此时你撂下This one is on me!「这顿算我的!」相信大伙绝对会对你报以英雄式欢呼。不过这种义气只能偶一为之,量力而为,不然苦的还是你自己。

35. even up the odds

odds是「胜算,成功的可能性」,通常用在赌博或是比赛的场合。你可以说The odds are high. 来表示「胜算高」。相对的,要说胜算「低」只要将high改成low即可。even 在这当作动词使用,是「使相等」的意思,因而even up the odds则可解释为「扳回劣势」。

36. What have we got here?

「看我们找到了什么?」这句话是相当口语的用法。What have we got here?经常被使用在翻箱倒柜找寻东西或是搜身等特殊情境,有一点寻宝的意味存在。

37. be out of the way

be out of the way就是「让路,誊出地方」。若你要表达「挡路」则是be in the way。另外Get out of my way!则是不客气地表达「滚开!」的意思。

38. Why all the trouble?

Why all the trouble?「干嘛费那么大劲」,这句短语是当一件事明明轻而易举地就可以完成,却有人要拐弯抹角做些事倍功半的白工,你就可以对他说Why all the trouble?

39. Call it a day.

这个词组字面上的意思指「就称它做一天。」进而引申为「到此为止,就这样结束。」当你要想要结束一件事不再追究,或是开会、上课在结尾前,主席或老师便可说Let's call it a day.「今天就到这里。」

40. You won't regret it.

regret 是指「后悔,懊恼」You won't regret it.的意思为「你不会后悔的」。You won't regret it.这句话常用在自己挂保证,怂恿对方绝对不会后悔的情况,譬如在作投资、店员作产品推销??等。

41. Put him through.

这是一句相当标准的电话用语,「把他转?接给我。」在日常生活中,尤其是办公室,同事间可能常会接到找你的电话,这时候你就可以说Put him / her through.请他们「把电话转接给你」;若你是帮同事接电话的那个人,你就可以跟对方说I'll put you through.「我帮你转过去」。

42. Put it on my tab.

tab为小纸片的意思,在过去没有签帐卡、信用卡的时代,外出购物可能会发生带不够钱的窘境,于是乎老板通常便把所赊的帐记录在一张小纸片上,因此put it on one's tab便是「记在某人的帐上」的意思,所以下次当你发现没带钱时,就可以帅气地说出Put it on my tab!,但是我们不保证你能全身而退。

43. No hard feelings.

No hard feelings.这句常用短语的意思是「请别见怪,不伤和气。」当你不小心在太岁头上动

了土,或是对方把你的玩笑当真而动了肝火,便要赶紧祭出No hard feelings.这句话,好缓和缓和气氛。

44. cut someone loose

loose的意思为「松开的,未受控制的」,cut someone loose原本的意思是「帮某人解开束缚」,引申为「与??切断关系,把某人甩掉」,例如Let's cut him loose!「把他甩掉!」可以帮你免除跟屁虫的骚扰。

45. join the force

force是「力量」的意思,the force是指「警察,警力」,而join the force自然是「投身警界」,充当人民褓母之意。不过可要注意,若有人说join the Forces指的可是「从军」喔!

46. We split it, fifty-fifty.

split是指「分割,分配」,而「分担花费」在美语中也是用split这个字,如split the bill「分摊账单」。而这里的fifty-fifty,是「五五分帐」的意思,比如要表示「四六分帐」,便可说forty-sixty。所以下次要讨论付款比例时,这句型就可以拿出来运用。

47. wait up

wait up是指「醒着等」,也就是「等门」的意思。wait up是父母对儿女,夫妻对另外一半,所最常会做的事情。不过他们的出发点都是为你好,才会担心你,所以下次若你会晚回家,记得跟父母或是老公老婆说一句,Don't wait up.「别等门了。」好让他们别苦守着那暗夜的一盏孤灯。

48. I don't have all day.

I don't have all day.这句话是用来抱怨对方的拖拖拉拉,不干不脆,字面上的意思是「我没有一整天。」也就是指「我没时间跟你耗。」若是你哪天遇到有人做事慢吞吞,拖泥带水,一旦你等得不耐烦了,就可以用上这句话。

49. What took you so long?

take是「花(时间)」的意思,What took you so long?是「怎么那么久?」这句话超级适用于你在等人之时,而该来的人却还迟迟不出现,等他好不容易现身,这时候你就可以丢给他一句What took you so long?

50. Where do we go from here?

这句话字面上的意思是「接下来我们要往哪里去?」可以引申用以询问对方「我们接下来要怎么做?」不过这句话更常用来引申做「我们将何去何从?」表示小至一己的生活,大至世界国家,现在走到了这里,那将来会往哪里走呢?带着些许迷惘的感觉。

51. Anywhere but here.

注意看喔!这三个字都非常的简单,而它所表达的意思更是简洁有力,就是「除了这里,哪里都好」的意思。比如说天气已经热得不象话了,而你却待在一个没冷气的地方,此时有人问说要换去何处时,你就可以说:Anywhere but here.我们还可以稍作变化,比如说有人帮你介绍男?女朋友,对方却是你的仇人,你就可以说:Anyone but him / her.「除了他?她都行。」或者是你在逛街,叽哩呱啦的售货小姐一直向你推销最贵的产品,此时你只好狠下心对她说:Anything but this.「除了这个,其它都行。」

52. It comes and goes.

It comes and goes. 顾名思义就是「它来来去去。」的意思,从come and go而来,字面上不难理解,表示某事或某物只做短暂的逗留,颇有昙花一现的味道;或者你也可以用来形容病痛,那种时好时坏,时有时无的情形。

53. There's bound to be more of them.

be bound to「一定、绝对」这个词组是此句话的精髓,相当于definitely的意思,虽然有点预测的意味,可是却有十成的把握。下次与人打赌时,自己对于答案的正确性胸有成竹的时

候,便是你使用此一句型的最佳时机。

54. I'm done with…

这里的do with 解释为「容忍、忍受」,整句的意思是「我受够了??」,所以当你觉得对某件事忍无可忍的时候,便是你呛出这个句型的最佳时机,另外,你比较常见这个句型以否定句的形式表现,好比说I can't do with loud music.「我无法忍受吵杂的音乐。」

55. This one's straight from the top.

「这是直接由上头交代的。」句中的top是指「最高层」的意思。别以为这句是军事用语喔,这「最高层」可以是父母、可以是老师,更可以是你的老板,所以它在日常生活中也是很好用的。当你想表达一件事的重要性,而相关人士却还老神在在、无关痛痒地在纳凉,你只好拿大官来压小官,假传圣旨?!比如说,你的弟弟妹妹老是不鸟你,叫他们倒个垃圾推三阻四的,此时你就可拿着鸡毛当令箭,告诉他们这是老爸老妈交代的:This one's straight from the top.

56. Fill me in.

fill in 这个词组一般较常用在填表格的时机,来表示「填写」这个动作。今天我们要告诉大家另一种词意,就是「向??报告最新状况」,所以Fill me in.就是「跟我说发生什么事了。」超适合用在想要插入一个话题或是某个讨论团体时,让大家告诉你之前讨论了什么。但最好确认别人愿意跟你说,以免造成尴尬。

57. Like finding a needle in a stack of needles.

原句应该是find a needle in a haystack,haystack是「大干草堆」之意,find a needle in a stack of needles这句话的意思就是「海底捞针」,依照字面上的意思来看,要在一束针之中找一根针是不是很难呢?而片中说成in a stack of needles是因为在这场战争中,所有的军人都着同色的军服,看来一模一样,要再其中找出一个士兵难如登天之故。

58. That figures.

figure经常被使用在口语中,意思是「了解、明白」,一般与out 连用,这里that指的是前面所讲的事情;利用前面说过的事情,推理出后面的结果,与that makes sense近似,所以That figures.便引申为「不用说也知道。」或是「一看就知道。」通常发生在一件事的结果显而易见、理所当然,或你了解某人习性甚深,知道他对所提之事的应有响应,That figures.便可派上用场。好比说,某人性喜孤僻,当你提出邀约又被断然拒绝时,就可以补上一句That figures.「我早就知道了。」来抒发你的无奈之鸣。

59. Take your time.

Take your time是一个非常口语化的词组,指的就是你可以慢慢来,不用着急。当你请人帮忙,而对方又是个急惊风时,你就可以用上这句Take your time.。或者是你正在学直排轮,连站都站不稳就想学倒溜,你的教练就会对你说:Take your time.

60. I'm with…on…

I'm with someone (on something) .字面上的意义是说「我跟某人在同一边」,引申为「(在某件事上)我跟某人的意见相同;我同意某人的看法」的意思,相当于另一个句型I am on one's side.「我跟某人站在一边。」,所以下次大家在侃侃而谈,各抒己见地讨论事情时,刚好有人与你心有戚戚焉,说出你想要说的话,就得赶紧祭出I'm with you.「我赞同你。」

61. do us a favor

「帮个忙」这句话也是超级常用的,日常生活中要请人帮忙的情况很多,也许是请人帮你拿一下东西,也许是请人帮你带便当,都可以用上这句Do me a favor.。要请人帮忙还有另一种说法,就是May I ask a favor of a you?,不过记得在别人帮完后,别忘了向人家说声谢谢!Could you do me a favor?或是Could you give me a hand?这算是比较正式而礼貌的讲法。有时候要请别人帮忙不太好意思说时,可以贼一点地说Could you do me a little favor?「能不能帮

我一个小忙?」把对方弄上钩再说。

62. be way out of line

其实这句话从字面上就可以猜到它的意思了,out of line「越线」就是意指「?矩、过分」;这条line可以把它当做界限、容忍范围看待。要特别介绍way的用法,这里是当副词用,就是「远远地、大大地、非常」的意思,属于夸张化的说法,比如要形容「很高」,如果你觉得too high还不能描绘出你要表达的高,你就可以在too high前加一个way,用way too high来形容。所以You're way out of line.就是「你实在是太过分了。」就是要对方收敛一点,别太超过!

63. It's not to reason why, it's but to do and die.

这句的意思就是「别问原因,尽管去做」,原句应是Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do and die.,这是出自十九世纪的一首古诗,这里的ours所指的是our responsibility「我们的责任」,即是说「我们的职责不是在问为什么,我们的职责就是鞠躬尽瘁死而后已。」因此这句话的使用时机,就是叫人废话少说,少开口、多做事,当然用来拍马屁时也蛮好用的,不妨参考看看!

64. I'm all ears.

通常美国人是说I'm all your ears.,来看看字面上的意思「我把所有的耳朵都给你了」稍作修饰后,不就是咱们中文里的「洗耳恭听」吗?假设你的好朋友失恋了来找你诉苦,此时你就可以贴心地说I'm all your ears.,搞不好因此掳获美人心,从此过着幸福快乐的日子。

65. by all means

means是「方法、手段」,by all means是「必定、一定、无论如何」的意思,有of course 「当然」之意,通常是加强语气之用。比如人家邀请你去吃饭,你就可以说I'll come by all means.「我一定会来的。」要注意的是,by any means同样也是「一定、无论如何」之意,但是通常用在否定句之中。还有一个词组by no means,这个的意思就是「绝不」。

66. You got that right.

这句话就是「你对了!」的意思,跟You are right.是一样的,但是You got that right. 是比较口语的说法,说起来比较有「你终于抓到诀窍」的味道。同样的状况,美国人更喜欢用There you go!或是Here we go!来表示「你说的没错,我赞同你的讲法!」

67. in my way of thinking

依字面上之意,是「以我思考的方式」,所以in my way of thinking就是「以我看来,就我而言」的意思。同样的意思,你也可以说as far as I'm concerned,或者简单一点的in my opinion。这都是一种谦虚表达意见的方式,在发言之前先声明这纯属个人的想法。

68. What's this all about?

这句话的意思是「这是怎么回事?」相当于What's up with that?,这句也完全等于What happened?或是What's going on?,当你搞不清楚状况时,这几句话都可以为你除疑解惑。不过用What's this all about?来寻求解答时,是比较想知道事情的来龙去脉,而不仅只是想知道发生什么事而已。

69. a sight for sore eyes

这是美语中一个口语化的说法,「看到你真是消除眼睛疲劳」意思就是「人见人爱的悦目之物」,白话一点就是「见到你真好」,有点像是见到救星的那种感觉,或者是看到好久不见的朋友,也可以用上这一句话。比如说你刚吃完一顿大餐,酒足饭饱之余才发现没带钱,正当不知所措准备进厨房洗碗时,看到了好友就在别桌用餐,总算露出一线生机,你就可以跟你的朋友说:You are a sight for soar eyes.

70. get a word in

word 当作「话」来用,按字面上来解释get a word in就是「插话」的意思,比较特殊的是,

这里是指「(在别人不停地谈话时),找到插话的机会」,而且一般大部分是用否定方式not get a word in edgewise (edgeways)表示,如Jean didn't let me get a word in edgewise.「珍不让我有插话的机会。」因此,每当有人高谈阔论,滔滔不绝,说得让你连插句话的机会都没有时,你就可以利用此一佳句跟人抱怨。

71. You're going to love it here.

要表达喜欢一个地方,你可以说I like / love this place.,或是说成更道地的I like /love it here.。这里的it是指「气氛」atmosphere而言,若是你要跟别人挂保证,担保他一定会喜欢上某个地方,你就可以对他说You're going to (You'll) like / love it here.。

72. I don't seem to fit.

fit是指「合适」之意,这句话的意思就是「我跟这里格格不入。」之意。通常也会说成I don’t seem to fit in.当你觉得某个地方或场合,和你犯冲,待在那里就是让你浑身不对劲时,你就可以说:I don’t seem to fit in.

73. You're well on the way.

如果说way是指一段路途的话,那么be well on the way就是指在这段路途上很顺遂,有着好的开始。用be well on the way这个句型用来形容一个人学习的路途,就是指他「有慧根,悟性高」。

74. I don't mean to be rude, but...

rude这个字是指「言行举止粗鲁的」,而I don't mean to...这个句型是指「我不是故意要??,我无意??」。I don't mean to be rude, but...「我无意冒犯,但是??」这个句型的使用时机是,当你知道自己说的话可能会伤到人,可是你又想要追问,当然这也可以只是你在损人之前所用的的借口。

75. You're out of your mind.

mind是指「心智状态,神智」,be out of...是指「没有了??,用完了??」,be out of one's mind的意思就是「(某人)丧失神智」,也就是「(某人)发疯」的意思。当你觉得有人做了非一般正常人会做的事,你就可以对他说You're out of your mind.。当然这可以指暂时丧失神智,也可能是真的发了疯。

76. I wouldn't look at it like that.

「每一件事都有两面。」There are two sides of a story.而对于同一件事的看法,每个人或许都不尽相同。下次当有人所提出的看法,你自己不能苟同之时,就可以用上这句话I wouldn't look at it like that.「我不会用这个角度来看。」以表示自己对于同一件事,持有不同的意见。

77. It's all there for a reason.

有许多的观念都是长久以来传袭下来的,诸如传统或是一些约定俗成的规章,若你觉得这些经过时间考验的规章、传统甚或观念,「自有其存在的道理」,你就可以用这句话It's all there for a reason.来表达你捍卫传统的立场。

78. I don't have time for this.

I don't have time for this.这句话的使用时机主要有两个,一是当你参与了某个活动,你却发现整个过程却是在浪费时间,这时候你就可以说I don't have time for this.「我没时间瞎搅和。」以表示自己的不耐烦;I don't have time for this.的另一个使用时机,就是当有人一味地拐弯抹角说话,你就可以用这句话要对方赶快切入正题。

79. give this to you (real) straight

这句话的意思就是前一阵子政坛上最流行的一句话「讲清楚,说明白」,在美语中,give this to you straight最常用在男女朋友分手,好说歹说都没用时,逼不得已只好打开天窗说亮话:I'm gonna give this to you straight. I do not love you at all.

80. pain in the ass

这个句型虽然有点不雅,但是各位看官一定都记忆犹新,在各大电影、电视影集里都曾出现过,就字面上的意思不难了解,就是中文里「眼中钉、肉中刺」的意思。想想看,屁股里的痛(可能是指痔疮吧),抓也抓不到,摸也摸不着,是不是让人很难受,很痛苦呢?形容的还真是传神!

81. I know what it takes to...

take这里是做「花时间」解释,引申为「付出代价」的意思。当你花时间,投注精力下去,相对地会有代价发生。所以I know what it takes.便是说「我知道那代价是什么。」

82. lay low for a while

所谓「树大招风」,所以这里就教你lay low for a while,就是「保持低调」是也。其实这句英文和中文也有相合的地方,就是中文的「低」和英文的low,都有那种行事不太惹人侧目的意思包含其中,所以lay low for a while字面意义是「停在低的地方一会儿」,实际上就是指「保持低调」了。万一做了坏事,怕被抓到,也可以学学此句,这时的用法就是指「避风头」了。下次万一身边某人统一#5@p刮中两百万,就可以跟他说You should stay low for a while.,以免不是引起歹人侧目要不就被狠刮一顿大请客,搞不好还得不偿失哩。

83. ...be the best thing that ever happened to me.

有时候在说到碰到的情境真像是前世修来的,就可以说...be the best thing that ever happened to me.,指「??是我碰过最好的事。」其实这句话并不难,光看字面意思就能感受得到说出口的时机。所以当想大力推崇某人或某事,表达你对遇到它(他)们的感激与感动,就牢记此句,好用无比。

84. If there is anything I can do...

常常会遭遇到一些时刻,很想出一己之力去帮助某人,这时候就可以搬出If there is anything I can do...,来说「若有什么我可以帮忙的??」当个起头,通常都用在安慰人、表达关心的时刻。所以万一某人的家里遭逢不幸或变故,你想要表达自己的关怀时,就可以说If there is anything I can do, just let me know.,表示自己愿意毫无保留的帮助对方。这可是句相当雪中送炭、温暖人心的句子喔。

85. walk away from...

walk away from...字面上的意思是「从??走开」,而在使用上,后面可以接一件事,意指「放弃正在进行中的事」walk away from something,而后面接的若是人,则是指「撇下某人不管」walk away from someone.,用以表达事情只做了一半,就虎头蛇尾地一走了之,留下烂摊子给别人收拾。

86. She saw it coming.

see it coming字面上的意思是指「??看到某事来了」,在使用上就是指对于事物,在未来将会如何发生延续下去,事先有着预感。

87. You have a way with people.

way是指「手段、方法」,have a way with...可以用在人与人的关系上,意指某人「很有交际手腕,对人际关系很有一套」;have a way with...也可以用在事物上,意指「对于某方面的造诣很高」,好比有人对于文字语言的运用很娴熟,就可以说成He has a way with words。

88. What do you want from me?

What do you want from me?这句话的使用时机,通常有两个,一个是当对方需索无度,让人招架不住之时,你就可以对他说What do you want from me?「你到底要我怎样?」来表达自己洗小的抱怨;另一个情况是对方的要求太高,太难取悦,不论你怎么做,他就是不满意,这时你也可以用What do you want from me?来表达自己的无奈。

89. You're not cut out to be...

be cut out to be字面上的意思是「被切割成??的形状」,引申用作成为??的典型,也就是

「当??的料」。有些人一看就知道是天生吃某行饭的料,有些人怎么看就是注定不适合某个工作的人,此时你就可以活用这个表达法,来形容那个人是不是那块料。

90. You have one shot.

就像参加日本的「火焰挑战者」节目,奖金虽高,但挑战的机会只有一个,这时候主持人就 可以对参赛者说You have one shot.,表示对方只有一个机会。这里的shot指得就是玩像篮 球这样必需投射得分的运动时,只有一球可投的意思,所以You have one shot.就引申为 「你只有一个机会」的意思。下次有那种孤注一掷的时刻,这句话就可以派上用场了。

91. The answer is out there.

电视影集《X档案》有句名言:「真相就在那里。」The truth is out there.但是在哪里? 就是在「那里」,只是必须要你自己去找而已!当有人说The answer is out there.时,代

表这答案是远在天边,近在咫尺,只是当局者迷,你一时看不透罢了!或者是,有些问题的 答案显而易见,但却是怎么想都想不起来时,你也可以说:The answer is out there.。当 然,当大家都不知道答案而只有你知道时,你也可以故弄玄虚地说:The answer is out there.

92. The time has come to make a choice.

这里的the time是指「关键性的时刻」,就是没时间再让你想东想西。比如说你参加了《超级大富翁》,这一题的答案实在是不知道该选蛋黄还是纸条,而时间已经到了,主持人就会对你说:The time has come to make a choice.或是你脚踏两条船,东窗事发了,此时你踏的那两艘船就会对你说:The time has come to make a choice.

93. Do I make myself clear?

「我说得够清楚吗?」Do I make myself clear?,这就相当于中文的「你明白吗?」通常Do I make myself clear?的使用时机是在吵架,或是上对下的批评,但是其中带有「警告」的意味,就是有人屡劝不听,你已经受不了而给他最后警告时,最后就可补上这一句Do I make myself clear?

94. There's no turning back.

依字面上来看,There's no turning back.就是「没有退路。」的意思,凡是遇到势在必行,决定了就不能反悔的事情,都可以说There's no turning back.。说得文言一点就是「背水一战」。

95. Time is always against us.

against就是「跟??相反,跟??作对」,所以Time is always against us.这句就是「时间总是跟我们作对。」也就是在抱怨时间不够用时,常常会脱口而说的一句话。例如答应老师放学前把作业交出来,没想到时光飞逝,转眼就放学了,这个时候你就可以感叹地说:Time is always against us.

96. Far from it.

Far from it.中的it可以是任何事,「跟它差得远」是其字面上的意思,但这句话最正确的意思,不仅是「差得远」而已,而是到了南辕北辙的地步,所以是「正好相反」之意。

97. I feel I owe you an apology.

跟人道歉最简单的说法就是I'm sorry.,这适用于各种情况下的道歉,即使是你不认为自己错,但又不得不道歉时,你也可以丢下一句I'm sorry.敷衍过去。而用I feel I owe you an apology.这句话道歉时,则是真的认为自己错了,是诚心要跟对方道歉。属于比较诚恳的道歉法,能够给彼此个台阶下,皆大欢喜!

98. ...has anything to do with...

「跟??有任何关系」是it has anything to do with...,通常这个句型带有否定的口气,认为所说的两者没有应该关系;若是不太确定,只是觉得「可能」有关系,就可以把anything改成something,这是属于较婉转的说法;若是把anything改成nothing的话,就是「跟??

无关」,所以当有人抹黑你说:Does this have anything to do with you?时,你就可以赶快撇清关系地说:It has nothing to do with me.「这跟我一点关系都没有。」

99. I can only show you the door, you're the one that has to walk through it.

「我只能告诉你们在那里,你得自己走过去。」从字面上的意思不难了解,这句话中的door 就是暗喻「入门的诀窍」,或是「做事的方法」,所以此句大有「我只能告诉你诀窍,其余就看你的造化了!」的味道,而正好跟我们中国的一句俗话「师父领进门,修行在个人」的意境不谋而合。

100. There is something about him.

当你觉得某人与众不同,你就可以说There is something about him / her.。我们把句子还原之后,There is definitely something special about him / her.,就不难看出整句的意思了,没错!就是「他?她一定有特别之处。」的意思。去年一部超级卖座的电影叫《哈啦玛莉》,英文片名是There's Something About Mary,全片主旨就是在阐述女主角Mary是如此地与众不同,让所有男人为之风靡,可是跟「哈啦」一点关系都没有喔!

121. No offense.

若你遇到一些情况,让你觉得有些话不说不快,却又怕说了之后触怒别人,坏了彼此的关 系,这时候有个超好用短句No offense.「无意冒犯。」就可以派上用场。不但可以让自己 畅所欲言,而且也言明在先No offense.「无意冒犯。」对方听了之后就算生气,也不好意 思发飙,只好回送你一句None taken.「我不介意。」

122. If I don't make it out of here.

make这个字除了「做」这个最普遍的意思之外,也有「(时间上)赶得及」的意思,好比I can't make it to the movie.「我赶不上那场电影。」这里的I can't make it out of here.这句话,其中的make是「成功做到??」的意思,字面上是指「我无法成功离开这里」,其实就等于I can't make it (out of here) alive.「我无法活着离开(这里)。」

123. I know when to say no.

拒绝是一种艺术,学会「何时说不」when to say no,不但可以明哲保身,也可以避免许多不必要的麻烦。只要是跟时机有关,都可以套用when to这个词组,好比「他不懂得何时罢手。」就是He doesn't know when to stop / let go.

124. come all this way for nothing

all the / this way是「大老远,一路」的意思,指的是很长的一段距离。好比come all the way here就是「大老远跑来这里」。而come all this way for nothing自然就是大老远跑来,却啥也没得到,意思就犹如中文里头的「白跑一趟」。

125. What do you make of this?

make这个字又出现了,其实越是简单的字,通常也有最多的用法,可别因为它简单而掉以轻心了,因为这也是最容易犯错的地方。make of something中的make of是指「判断、推测」的意思。

126. We're onto something.

We're onto something.是指「这件事有搞头。」不过这种搞头不一定是好的。好比有人行动很鬼祟,而你在怀疑之余就可以说I know he is onto something.「我知道他在搞鬼。」 127. What have we done?

What have we done?这句话当然是指「我们做了什么?」而在使用上,通常是指做了不好的事,带着后悔或是埋怨的语气说这句话。不知大家记不记得,多年前的一个少男合唱团《宠物店男孩》Pet Shop Boys有一首歌就叫做What Have I Done to Deserve This?意思就如同中文里的「我造了什么孽,竟然遭到这种报应?」若大家觉得这句话太长,用短短的What have

I done?就可以表达同样的意思。

128. tag along

tag这个字当名词用的意思是服饰等用品上的「吊牌,标签」。用作动词时,最常见的就是tag along这个表达法,意思就是「当跟班,跟着(出去玩乐)」,好比当你们有一票人要出去,看到了有人孤单地坐在一旁,你就可以问他Do you want to tag along?「你要跟吗?」 129. Who put you in charge?

be in charge是指「主导,管事」,而Who put you in charge?这句话的使用时机,是当有人自以为是老大,猛对别人颐指气使下命令,你就可以用这句话质问他Who put you in charge?「你凭什么发号施令?」

130. What's in it for you?

赔本的生意没人做,我们会去做的事,或多或少对自己都有好处。好比有朋友最近突然换了工作,你纳闷他好好地干嘛换工作,就可以问他What's in it for you「你有什么好处?」另一种情况,若是有人要你帮忙,为了避免自己做白工,你就可以问对方What's in it for me?「我有什么好处?」

131. There's no excuse for...

There's no excuse for...的意思即为「??就是这样子」,从字面上不难发现,当一件事或一个人已经找不出任何借口来做解释,到了无可救药的地步,你只能无奈地表示「就是这个样子」。 132. play cool

cool「酷」这个字相信大家都知道,但是「耍酷」要怎么耍呢?就是要play cool,所以下次看到别人在耍酷的时候,别忘了开开他玩笑,顺便教他一句Are you trying to play cool ?「你在耍酷吗?」

133. kill two birds with one stone

没错,kill two birds with one stone就是成语「一石二鸟、一举两得」的意思,当你发现完成一件事的同时,可以顺便做完另一件事,或甚至更多事情时,正是这句成语出现的时间。当你可以到国外出差,同时度个假,你就可以说:It's perfect to kill two birds with one stone.「真完美,可以一举两得。」

134. Don't even ask.

Don't even ask!「别问了!」通常用在要制止别人再继续追问下去的时候。当你一早来因为迟到被老板狠狠地刮了一顿,旁边的同事还不识相的一直追问原因,这时候你就可以塞他一句Don't even ask!「甭提了!」来封住他的嘴。

135. Lucky me!

在各个抽奖场合是典型练习这句话的最佳机会,不管是抽到梦寐以求的大奖,还是最不起眼的普奖,在公布奖项的那一?那,都可以兴奋地或是酸酸地说Lucky me!「我真幸运!」。可想而知,收受到礼物还是褒贬时,都是这句话出现的好时机。

136. There's really no point.

point在这里解释为「道理」,所以no point就是「没道理」,而there's really no point in?是「??不必要;??没道理」的意思,下次当你觉得一件是没必要去做它时,便可说:There's really no point.

137. a no-win situation

光从字面上不难理解a no-win situation是指「一种毫无胜算的状况」的意思,也就是一种对自己不利的状态。好比说,大扫除时,妈妈要你决定是要扫所还是清厨房,但是两项差事都是你不愿意的,于是你就可以说It's a no-win situation for me.「对我来说两个都不好。」。相对于no-win,比较常听到是win-win situation「双赢」,两边都得到好处。

138. Let's face facts.

fact是「事实」的意思,所以Let's face facts.即是「面对现实」,这句话特别适合送给那些存有鸵鸟心态的人,明明事实摆在眼前,就是不愿意去承认。好比说,明明事情就是做不完,还要死鸭子嘴硬硬撑,这时候你就可以各诉他:Let's face facts!「面对现实吧!」 139. Just get a grip.

前一阵子非常流行一句电视用语「你嘛帮帮忙!」,想知道美语怎么说吗?就是get a grip。当一个人老想着一些不切实际的事,或尽是做一些意想不到的事时,好比说幻想着某某人在暗恋他的这种情况,赶紧说出这句话Just get a grip,要他稍微控制一下,快快回到现实世界中。 140. it strike me as...

strike是「给予一击」的意思,于是it strike me?便是形容那种脑袋突然被敲了一下,结果就有点子出现的感觉,因而引申做「突然想到」的意思。所以下次当你灵机一动,突然有个点子出现的时候,就可以利用这个句型,说it strikes me?

141. I wasn't kidding around.

kid这个字,除了做名词用当「小孩」解释之外,用作动词的「开玩笑,胡扯」这个意思,想必大家也都很熟悉。遇到有人讲话不认真,你听了不相信,当然就可以顺势问对方一句Are you kidding?「你在开玩笑吗?真的假的?」而若当你自己讲得是正经八百,对方却不当一回事,你也可以祭出一句I wasn't kidding around.「我可不是闹着玩的。」好让对方正视你的认真。这里句尾加上的around这个字,让这个句子更为鲜活道地,你也可以简单地说成I wasn't kidding.就行。

142. Then why bring it up?

有些人就爱哪壶不开提哪壶,净挑大家不想听的话题说,这时候你可以用上bring something up的这个词组,bring something up就是指「提到、提出(某事)」,对于不会察言观色的冒失鬼,你就可以送他一句,Then why bring it up?「那你干嘛还提这件事?」好教他别再惹人讨厌;反过来说,若是你很高兴对方提到了某件事,也可以用上这个词组,说一句I'm glad you bring it up.「我很高兴你提到这件事。」省却自己还要主动去问的麻烦。

143. have / get something handy

handy这个字是形容词,意思是「就手的,在手边的」,凡事总是不怕一万,只怕万一,have something handy「备而不用」总是好的。俗话有云「预防胜于治疗。」Precaution is better than cure.不是吗?

144. not make any difference

make a difference就是「造成不同,造成差别」,可用来指对于现况或是未来的改变,若你觉得某种举措或是变革会有用,你就可以说It will make a difference.反之,若你觉得有些事,任凭再怎么努力,也只会是徒劳无功,这时就可以说It won't make any difference. 145. There comes a time when...

故事开头的第一句话,常常是「在很久很久以前?」Once upon a time,...,这是在讲已经发生过的事,若你要说未来可能发生的事,就可以用There comes a time when...来作开头。不过这个开头句更常用来提醒别人风水轮流转的感觉,翻译起来就像是中文里的「凡事总有??时。」旨在提醒别人,很多变化到头来都是命定的。

146. I was wondering if...

I was wondering if...这个开头句型,可以用作婉转地提出要求之用,意思犹如中文的「不知道可不可以??」if后面接一个完整的句子就可以。好比I was wondering if you could help me.「不知道你能不能帮我呢。」你也可以用这个句型表达你自己的猜测或是不解,此时的意思就犹如中文的「我才在纳闷??」。

147. What am I supposed to do without you?

若你觉得若是少了对方,自己就将六神无主,人生的方向尽失,你就可以送对方一句What am

I supposed to do without you?「少了你我怎么办?」,好满足一下对方被需要的虚荣心。这个句子很好用,若来当作撒娇的武器更是攻无不克。

148. ...know better.

know better字面上的意思是「比较知道,懂得比较多」,在使用上也是这个意思。know better的原因可能是因为专业知识或是经验上的识途老马。好比若你生病却不去看医生,可能就会有人跟你说The doctor knows better.好说服你去找医生求诊。另外要注意的是另一个类似词组know better than to V原形,字面上的意思是「懂得比较多而不会去?」,翻成通顺中文就是「不至于笨到去??」,可别把这两者搞混了。

149. It won't happen again.

当自己做错了事,道歉总是免不了的,而这里我们在介绍大家一句好用句It won't happen again.「下次不会了。」犯错后适时用上这句短语,好让对方知道你不会再犯的诚意。你更可以加上I promise.「我保证。」更让对方不忍苛责你。

150. It's not that...

有时候被人误会,难免就要解释一番,这里我们介绍大家一个万用解释句型It's not that... . It's that... .「这不是因为??。这是因为??。」that的后面只要接上完整的句子就可以了,好用吧?It's not that...后面接的当然是别人对你的误会,而It'a that...后面接的当然就是你的解释

A little piece of advice.

「让我来给你点建议。」通常我们会这么说Let me give you a little piece of advice.既然是好心给人忠告,那当然还要顾及对方的自尊心,所以在advice前加个a little piece of「一点点的」,表示是个人浅见,仅供参考。你也可以把句子的前面几个字拿掉,直接说A little piece of advice.两种说法都行,并没有多大的差别。所以当你要给朋友忠告时,你就可以诚心诚意地提出你的建议:A little piece of advice.

Let you in on a little secret.

Let you in on a little secret.就是「告诉你个小秘密」的意思。当你听到惊天动地的八卦,免不了想炫耀一下时,这一句就派上用场啦!或是要跟别人分享你的独门诀窍时,就可以故弄玄虚地说:Let you in on a little secret.

Déjà vu.

你是否有过这样的感觉,对于眼前的景象非常熟悉,似乎已经发生过,但你却清楚这是第一次面对此情此景,这种情况法文称之为déjà vu,被沿用到美语中。如此意境相当于中文里的「似曾相识」。所以当你以后遇到「咦!这一幕我好像见过!」的感觉时,就可以说:Déjà vu!

There's no way…

There's no way?这个句型常常用来否定或拒绝一件事或方法的可行性,可用在别人向你提出不合理的要求时。

You had your time.

You had your time.这个句子其实就是You had your chance.「已经给过你机会了。」所以当你好心再给对方一次机会,而他又搞砸时,你只好无奈地对他说You had your time.另一个使用时机则是对付你的手下败将,如果刘邦学好美语的话,当年他就会在江东河畔对着项羽说:You had your time.

Do we have a deal?

deal在这里的意思是「协议、交易」,当你要跟别人商量事情,或是谈条件等情况,这句话就派上用场了!你也可以很简单的只说:Deal?也行。如果对方无意见同意了,为了慎重起见,你还可以再跟他确认一次:Then we have a deal?

way above

way这里是当副词用,就是「远远地、大大地、非常」的意思,属于夸张化的说法,比如要形容「很高」,如果你觉得too high还不能描绘出你要表达的高,你就可以在too high前加一个way,用way too high来形容。所以way above就是「大大地超过」之意,如果你要形容某人非常的奇怪,你就可以说:He's way above normal.

趣味英语谚语--Grin and bear it

如果一个人置身于不愉快的情境中,仍可以露齿而笑(grin)地忍受(bear),他便是“grin and bear it”,也即是“逆来顺受”。有些行事谨慎的人往往主张忍受是必要的,所谓“忍得一时之气,免得百日之忧”。

"gut-wrenching"

意思:extremely painful feeling, feeling of nervous energy and emotional pain这个俚语表达的是一种非常痛苦的感觉,极大的感情伤害引起的痛楚。

这则俚语是来自美国一位歌手 Usher Raymond 的一段采访谈话,他的一些作品 Confessions (2004), 8701 (2000), Live (1999), My Way (1998), Usher (1994),不知大家熟悉吗? 这是他在谈到和女友分手时的感觉, 看看他是怎么说的:

"No one can really explain that gut-wrenching feeling you feel when you're going through it, when you figured, 'I thought that this was my soul mate. I thought I found the person who had it and I thought I could be that person, too.' You've gotta go through something to get to something sometimes."

经典谚语30句

1. Pain past is pleasure.

(过去的痛苦就是快乐。)[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去,将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比。]

2. While there is life, there is hope.

(有生命就有希望/留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。)

3. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

(脑中有知识,胜过手中有金钱。)[从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念。]

4. Storms make trees take deeper roots.

(风暴使树木深深扎根。)[感激敌人,感激挫折!]

5. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.

(心之所愿,无所不成。)[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。]

6. The shortest answer is doing.

(最简单的回答就是干。)[想说流利的英语吗?那么现在就开口!心动不如嘴动。]

7. All things are difficult before they are easy.

(凡事必先难后易。)[放弃投机取巧的幻想。]

8. Great hopes make great man. (伟大的理想造就伟大的人。)

9. God helps those who help themselves.(天助自助者。)

10. Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.

(四个简短的词汇概括了成功的秘诀:多一点点!)

[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习、多一点实践、多一点疯狂,多一点点就能创造奇迹!]

11. In doing we learn.(实践长才干。)

12. East or west, home is best.(东好西好,还是家里最好。)

13. Two heads are better than one.(三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮。)

14. Good company on the road is the shortest cut.(行路有良伴就是捷径。)

15. Constant dropping wears the stone.(滴水穿石。)

16. Misfortunes never come alone/single.(祸不单行。)

17. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.(不经灾祸不知福。)

18. Better late than never.(迟做总比不做好;晚来总比不来好。)

19. It's never too late to mend.(过而能改,善莫大焉;亡羊补牢,犹未晚也。)

20. If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.(如果事情值得做,就值得做好。)

21. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.(无热情成就不了伟业。)

22. Actions speak louder than words.(行动比语言更响亮。)

23. Lifeless, faultless.(只有死人才不犯错误。)

24. From small beginning come great things.(伟大始于渺小。)

25. One today is worth two tomorrows.(一个今天胜似两个明天。)

26. Truth never fears investigation.(事实从来不怕调查。)

27. The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.(舌无骨却能折断骨。)

28. A bold attempt is half success.(勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。)

29. Knowing something of everything and everything of something.

(通百艺而专一长。)[疯狂咬舌头]

30. Good advice is beyond all price.(忠告是无价宝。)