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Everyday English (9.26)

每日谚语 (English Proverbs)

when it comes to 谈到 , 至于…

1. As far as I am concerned,I’m not much of a footballer,but when it comes to playing chess, no one can match me in my class.

与…相配 , 比得上 as far as. 就…而言

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1. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

一天一苹果，疾病远离我。

英语就得说得这么 native..

• When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take NO for an answer.

当你追求人生所爱时，你的字典里就不该有“不可能”这个词。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)2. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真情。

before sb.can/ could…

某人还没来得及…

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2. The phone rang in the middle of the night, and they hung it up before I could answer it.

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3 ． … cannot emphasize the importance of …too much

… 再怎么强调…的重要性也不为过

3. A good beginning is half done.

良好的开端是成功的一半。

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We cannot emphasize the importance of English too much

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)4. A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。

4. Of all the ___, …is the one who impresses me most.

在所有的…当中 , … 是给我印象最深的。

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Of all the teachers, Miss Wang is the one who impresses me most.


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5 ． It will be + 时间 +before ….

还有多长时间…It will be 4 years before he graduates.

5. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。

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6 ． It was not + 一段时间 + before …

不多久就…It wasn’t two years before he left the country

还没到两年他就离开了那个国家

6. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔。

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7. Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

7. be doing sth. … when…正在做某事时突然…

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He was still smiling when the door opened and the teacher came in.


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8.8.Just as the saying goesJust as the saying goes: No pains, no gains.: No pains, no gains.

正如那句谚语所说的 : 不劳无获

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8. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

只会用功不玩耍 , 聪明孩子也变傻。

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9 ． be about to do sth...when... … 正要做某事 , 突然…

9. All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定都是金子。

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We were about to start when it began to rain.


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10.hardly … when…一…就…

10. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

Hardly had he fallen asleep, when the telephone rang.

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no sooner …than…

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11. Are you making progress? 有进展吗？ So far so good.

Things couldn't be better.

到目前为止，一切都好。一切顺利。

11. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

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12 ． It is /has been + 一段时间 + since 从句 .自从…到现在多久了

12. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。

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It is /has been two years since his father died.

It is /has been 17 years since I graduated from university.

我大学毕业已经 17 年了 .

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13 ． It is 3 years since he came here.

他有 3 年没有来这里了。

13. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

一日之计在于晨。

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他有 3 个月没有抽烟了It is 3 months since he smoked.


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14 ． My mouth is watering.

我在流口水了。

14. Barking dogs seldom bite.

吠犬不咬人。

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Don't bury your head in the sand.

不要逃避现实。

15. Beauty lies in the love’s eyes.　　情人眼里出西施。


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Money will come and go.

钱乃身外之物。

16. Better late than never. 　　迟做总比不做好；亡羊补牢 , 犹未为晚

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13 ． -What a shame!

多可惜！真遗憾！

17. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。


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You have my word.

我保证。

18. Business is business. 　　公事公办。

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14 ． Think nothing of it.

别放在心上。

19. Custom makes all things easy.

有个好习惯，事事皆不难。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)20. Do as the Romans do.

入乡随俗。

15. I wasn't born yesterday.

（我又不是三岁小孩 )

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)21. Do as you would be done by.

己所不欲，勿施于人。

17. It's up on the air

[ 悬而未决 ]. （尚未确定。）

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)22. Don't put off till tomorrow what should

be done today. 今日事，今日毕。

16. To face the music !

承担后果 , 面对不愉快的局面！

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)23. Don't put the cart before the horse.

不要本末倒置。

18. Are you pulling my leg?

（你在开我玩笑吗？）

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)24. Don't trouble trouble until trouble

troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。

19. I'll keep my ears open.

我会留意的。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)25. Don't try to teach your grandmother to

suck eggs. / Don't teach a fish to swim .

不要班门弄斧。

20. Neck and neck

不分上下；肩并肩。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)26. Early to bed and early to rise makes a

man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。

21. I'm feeling under the weather.

我觉得不舒服 / 精神不好 / 情绪低落。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)27. Eat to live, but not live to eat.

人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。

22. You don't say!

是吗！


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来也匆匆 , 去也匆匆。 28. Easy come , easy go.

51. You've got to do something.

你一定要想办法。


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说起来容易 , 做起来难。 29. Easier said than done.




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金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。 30. East or west, home is best.



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每日谚语 (English Proverb)31. Every dog has his day.

谁都有得意的时候。

23. You're the boss.

听你的。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)32. Every man has his faults.

金无足赤，人无完人。

24. If I were in your shoes

[处在某人的位置 ]. （如果我是你的话。）


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)33. Every coin has two sides.

凡事有利必有弊。

24. If I were in your shoes

[处在某人的位置 ]. （如果我是你的话。）

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)34. Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。

25. Let's talk over coffee.

我们边喝边谈。


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)35. God helps those who help themselves.

天助自助者。

9. Let's give him a big hand.

让我们热烈鼓掌。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)36. Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同。

28. As far as I'm concerned.

就我而言。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)37. Harm set, harm get. 害人害己。

29. You can't be too careful in your work.

你工作越仔细越好。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)38. He laughs best who laughs last.

谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

30. You can't do this to me.

你不能这么对我。


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)39. If you run after two hares, you will catch nither.

脚踏两只船 , 你终将一无所获。

31. It has been 4 years since I smoked.

我戒烟４年了。

No man can do two things at once 一心不可二用

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)40. It is never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老。

31. It has been 4 years since I smoked.

我戒烟４年了。


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You're going too far!

你太过分了！

41.It's raining cats and dogs. 下着倾盆大雨。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)42. It is no use crying over spilt milk.

覆水难收。

32. It's been a long time.

好久不见了。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)43. Kill two birds with one stone.

一箭双雕。 / 一石二鸟

33. It's about time.

时间差不多了。


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)44. Knowledge is power.

知识就是力量

33. It's about time.

时间差不多了。


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)45. Let sleeping dogs lie.

别惹麻烦。

35. That's really something.

真了不起。


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)46. Let the cat out of the bag. 泄露秘密。


真了不起。

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47. Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。

Like tree, like fruit. 羊毛出在羊身上。

34. I can't imagine why.

我想不通为什么。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)48. Love me, love my dog.

爱屋及乌。


真了不起。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)49. Many heads are better than one.

三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。

36. Excuse me for a moment.

失陪一会儿。


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)50. Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高。


失陪一会儿。


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)51. More haste, less speed.

欲速则不达。


失陪一会儿。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)52. Never say die.

永不言败。

37. I'm dying to see you.

我真想见你。


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)53. Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.

亡羊补牢 , 为时未晚。

37. I'm dying to see you.

我真想见你。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)54. No news is good news.

没有消息就是好消息。

38. I'm flattered.

过奖了。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)55. No pains, no gains.

没有付出就没有收获 .

39. All his friends did not turn up.

他的朋友没全到。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)56. Nothing in the world is difficult for

one who sets his mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。

40. I won't buy your story.

我不信你那一套。


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)57. Old friends and old wines are best.

陈酒味醇 ,老友情深。

41. It hurts like hell!

疼死啦！

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)58. One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy,

three boys no boy.

一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。

41. It hurts like hell!

疼死啦！


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)59. One’s brain works fast in case of emergency.

急中生智

52. Don't look wise.

别自作聪明。


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)60. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。

26. Take it easy.

轻松一点；别紧张；放松放松；。

Far from eye, far from heart.

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)61. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

42. It can't be helped.

无能为力。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)62. Rome is not built in a day.

冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。

43. Sorry to bother you. 抱歉打扰你。 [ 事前 ]

Sorry to have bothered you. 抱歉打扰你。 [ 事后 ]

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)63. Seeing is believing.

眼见为实。

44. Stay out of this matter, please.

请别管这事。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)64. Still water run deep. 静水流深 / 大智若愚。

45. I'll make it up to you.

我会赔偿的。

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

46. I'm very / really / terribly / awfully /extremely sorry. 十分抱歉

Strike while the iron is hot.

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)66.The early bird catches the worm.

早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

47. Let's forgive and forget.

让我们摈弃前嫌。


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每日谚语 (English Proverb)67.Think twice before you do.

三思而后行。

47. Let's forgive and forget.

让我们摈弃前嫌。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)68. Time and tide wait for no man.

时不我待。

48. Don't underestimate me.

别小看我。

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69. Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。

49. She gives me a headache.

她让我头疼。

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每日谚语 (English Proverb)70. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

Where there is smoke, there is fire. 事出有因 / 无风不起浪 . 。 Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

50. You're wasting your breath.

你在白费口舌。

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He hit the ceiling at the news.

他听到那消息暴跳如雷 / 大发雷霆

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You're too outspoken.

你太直率了。

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Are you out of your mind?

你疯了吗？

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Who is to blame? 该怪谁？

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