2021年1月23日发(作者：迷糊)
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


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 one's best
不打不成交


拆东墙补西墙

rob Peter to pay Paul
辞旧迎新

bid 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 one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
国泰民安

The country flourishes and people live in peace
过犹不及

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 brings 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 can't be pure and man can't 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 green
老生常谈
,
陈词滥调

cut and dried, clich
é

礼尚往来

Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
留得青山在
,
不怕没柴烧


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 festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
谋事在人
,
成事在天


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

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 one
‘
s 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
hand
you
can't
make
a
fist./
One
can't
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
another
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-operation
瑞雪兆丰年

A timely snow promises a good harvest.
人之初
,
性本善

Man's 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


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
岁岁平安

Peace all year round
上有天堂
,
下有苏杭


earth.
塞翁失马
,
焉知非福

Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
三十而立


At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
升级换代

updating and upgrading (of products)
四十不惑

Life begins at forty.
谁言寸草心
,
报得三春晖


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 of the devil and he comes.
实话实说

speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is