(完整版)英语谚语+情景交际

谚语+情景交际

a still tongue makes a wise head 寡言为智，智者寡言

don’t count one’s chickens before they are hatched 不要过早乐观

Many hands make light work 众人拾柴火焰高; 人多力量大

the salt of the earth 中流砥柱；非常正派[诚实]的人

pull my leg 开玩笑

a wet blanket 扫兴的人或物

have green fingers 擅长园艺; 有园艺技能

be all thumbs 笨手笨脚的; 笨手笨脚

You cannot eat your cake and have it 鱼与熊掌,不可得兼

Actions speak louder than words 事实胜于雄辩

Great minds think alike 英雄所见略同

be the top dog 有优势的人,国家,团体;胜利者,夺魁者

Opportunity seldom knocks twice 机会难逢; 机会难得;

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

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today 今日事今日毕

on cloud nine 极其快乐，乐不可支

hot under the collar 怒气冲冲; 非常愤怒; 发怒

green with envy 心中充满妒忌

over the moon 非常快乐， 狂喜

Every dog has its day. 每个人都有走运的日子

face the music 面对现实；勇于承担责任；接受应得的惩罚

All good things come to an end 天下没有不散的筵席

it’s a piece of cake 很容易的小事

An old dog cannot learn new skills 朽木不可雕也；积习难改

Never judge a book by its cover 不要以貌取人

Herculean task 艰苦的任务

Daniel in the lion’s den 比喻面临困难

catch-22 A good Samaritan Mickey Mouse course down in the dumps seeing the handwriting on the wall Better safe than sorry God helps those who help themselves 助者天助

Accidents will happen friends are thieves of time Justice has long arms. 进退维谷的局面; 无法摆脱的困境

乐善好施的人

太容易了；简易课程

垂头丧气; 情绪低落; 闷闷不乐的 不祥之兆

谨言慎行不吃亏，轻率莽撞必后悔;

天有不测风云; 天有意外风云

朋友是时间的偷窃者

天网恢恢疏而不漏

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Lies have short legs. 谎言总是站不住脚的

a bad thing never dies 坏事传千年 遗臭万年

Don’t have too many irons in the fire 不要揽事过多

Burnt child dreads the fire Once bitten,twice shy. Don’t give me the cold shoulder in the red in the black The day has eyes, the night has ears 莫为

the pot calling the kettle black It is easy to be wise after the event Make hay while the sun shines. 良机

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳

不要给我闭门羹

赤字，负债

赢利

要想人不知,除非己锅笑壶黑，五十步笑百步

事后诸葛亮好当

趁热打铁；不失时机；勿失

Strike the iron while it is hot. . 趁热打铁

Once in a blue moon. 千载难逢的良机

by and 不久

Feet of clay 的弱点

Kill the fatted calf The apple of sb’s eye 珠

You reap what you sow 分收获

Where there is a will，there is a way. 事竟成

top 大老板

by=before long 隐藏 设宴款待

某人的掌上明 一分耕耘一 有志者，banana

Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧

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

All good things come to an end. 散的筵席

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 子也变傻

A miss is as good as a mile. 之千里

put the cart before 本末倒置

It is no use crying 覆水难收

It never rains but it pours. 一鸣惊人

Content is better than riches. 者常乐

天下没有不 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩 失之毫厘，差the horse over spilt milk 不鸣则已， 知足

Empty vessels make the greatest sound 满瓶不动半瓶摇（没有真才实学的人喜欢显摆）

Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，必有一失Rome is not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒

Follow together. Sink or swim together. Set eyes on it Get to the bottom of it A long face. A cool head. A sweet tooth. A loose tongue. 话的嘴

Top banana。 仿效

随波逐流

注视

追根究底

板脸

冷静的头脑

喜爱甜食

大嘴巴，藏不住 顶头上司

Mother tongue 母语

Sharpe tongue 毒舌

Hold one’s tongue. 闭嘴

Bite one’s tongue. 忍住不说

Come off it. One man’s meat is another man’s poison. 青菜各有所爱

Better safe than sorry. 悔

All is well that ends well. 相

No sweet without sweat. 收获

Better late than never. Honesty is the best policy. 别嚼舌头， 胡扯

人之砒霜，我之鱼肉；萝卜 谨慎不吃亏，轻率必后结局好，一切都好；吉人天 一分耕耘一分 迟到总比不做好

诚实为上策

Every cloud has a silver lining. 黑暗中总有一丝光明；守得云开见月明

Eat your words. 收回前言，承认说错

Let sleeping dogs lie. 不要自找麻烦

Face the music. 后果

Kill the fatted calf. See the handwriting on the wall. Cross one’s fingers. Have butterflies in one’s stomach. Cry for the moon. Walk on eggshells. It counts for nothing. It’s not the case. 勇敢的面对困难，承担盛宴款待

不祥之兆

祈求好运

感到紧张

痴人说梦

如履薄冰

一文不值

情况并非如此

It’s all Greek to me. 一窍不通

You can’t eat your cake and have it. 鱼和熊掌不可兼得

Empty vessels make the greatest sound.没有真才实学的人喜欢炫耀（一瓶不响半瓶咣当）

Enough is as good as feast. 知足常乐

Two heads are better than one. 三个诸葛亮赛过诸葛亮

Cool your heels. ①坐等、久等 ②坐冷板凳

Scratch your head. 冥思苦想

Start from scratch. 从头开始，白手起家

Scratch the surface of boots. 隔靴搔痒

Search your heart. 扪心自问

Live in the cloud cuckoo land. 异想天开

Fly off the handle. 勃然大怒、大发雷霆

Call white black. 颠倒黑白

Pride goes before a fall. 骄兵必败

Readiness is all. 有备无患

Every little makes a mickle. Laugh one’s head off. Cut me dead. Not in a month of Sundays. Pull my leg。 There’s nothing else or it. Mend one’s ways. Get one’s way. Beat my brains out. Beat about the bush. 积少成多

笑掉大牙

对我视而不见

根本不会发生

开玩笑

别无他法

改过自新

随心所欲

绞尽脑汁

旁敲侧击

Pull your weight. 尽心尽职

Push your luck. 得寸进尺，把运气推掉

Seal your fate. 注定你的命运

Break your back. A straw in the wind. A flash in the pan. Once in a blue moon. Force my hand. Get my goat. The best things come in small packages. Every little help. No wonder. Green fingers. 负担过重,压垮某人

苗头、征兆

昙花一现

千载难逢的机会

迫使

激怒

勿以善小而不为

积少成多

难怪，不足为奇

园艺能手

Penny wise and pound foolish. 小事精明，大事糊涂

From saving comes having. 富有来自节俭

Ticked pink. 非常开心

Green with envy. A Herculean task. A Penelope’s web. A done deal. A trial balloon. A new broom sweeps clean. There is no smoke without fire. I have your number. 了

You don’t say. You got a point there. 嫉妒

艰巨的任务

永远做不完的事

板上钉钉

的试探

新官上任三把火

无风不起浪

我明白你为什么这样做 不至于吧

你说的很有道理

By all means. 当然

Not worth a hill of beans. 一文不值

Not have a bean. 身无分文

As white as a sheet. Never your mind. It’s anyone’s guess. Your have my word. It’s my privilege. That’s always the case. That rings a bell. An eye for an eye. You reap what you saw. Put on airs. 面色苍白

不管你的事

这谁也说不准

我想你保证

我很荣幸

习以为常，司空见惯

听起来耳熟

以眼还眼

一分耕耘一分收获

装腔作势

That’s exactly the case. 的确

On a shoestring. 资金微薄

At the drop of a hat. 立即，马上

Don’t give that. Never hit a man when he is down. The cheaper buyer takes bad meant. When one will not, two can not quarrel. What is done by night appears by day. 为

Sleep on. Take care. As old as the hill. Over the hill. 黄

少来这一套

不要落井下石

便宜没好货

一个巴掌拍不响

若要人不知除非己莫留到第二天再决定

保重

古老的，悠久的

老而不中用的，人老珠

A hill of beans. 一文不值

Save one’s skin. ①帮助某人度过难关②拯救

Steal one’s thunder 抢风头

Bite one’s lip. 露

There you are=there you go. Catch red-handed. You don’t say. Carrot and stick. Out of the blue. Hot under the collar. On cloud nine. Off the top of your head. 忍住话、抑制情感流 我早说过了吧

当场抓获

不会吧

软硬兼施

出奇不意

勃然大怒

非常高兴

脱口而出

Down in the dumps. 垂头丧气

On its last legs. 大势已去，陷入绝境

Be a steal. 以极低的价格出售，很便宜

Fish in the air. Sit on the fence. Mend fences with sb. Don’t put on the dog. Let the cat out of the bag. Sit around。 磨时间

Lick one’s lips. Spilt the beans. Eat one’s words.

持观望态度

重归于好，化干戈为玉帛

摆架子，炫耀

泄露秘密

闲坐，无所事事地消 馋涎欲滴

泄露秘密

①收回前言②承认说错

白费力（空中鱼，水中月）

Land on one’s feet. 化险为夷

Get your feet wet. 初次涉足，开始做新鲜的事

Stand on one’s feet.

Keep one’s feet on the ground. Each bird loves to hear himself sing. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The outsider sees the worst of the game. It is the thought that counts. A white elephant. A square meal. A scared cow. 脚踏实地

孤芳自赏

情人眼里出西施

旁观者清

礼轻情意重

华而不实无用的人

丰盛的大餐

神圣之物