查英语俗语的网站

A bully is always a coward. 色厉内荏。 A burden of one's choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。 A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 A cat has 9 lives. 猫有九条命。 A cat may look at a king. 人人平等。 A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。 A constant guest is never welcome. 常客令人厌。 Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。 Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。 A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。 A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。 A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 A friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。 A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。 'After you' is good manners. “您先请”是礼貌。 A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书，相伴一生。 A good conscience is a soft pillow. 不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。 A good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。 A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤。 A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 A good wife health is a man's best wealth. 妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。 A great talker is a great liar. 说大话者多谎言。 A hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。 A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend. 戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。 A leopard cannot change its spots. 积习难改。 A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 A light heart lives long. 静以修身。 A little body often harbors a great soul. 浓缩的都是精品。 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。 A little pot is soon hot. 狗肚子盛不得四两油。 All are brave when the enemy flies. 敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。 All good things come to an end. 天下没有不散的筵席。 All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。 All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 All that ends well is well. 结果好，就一切都好。 All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定都是金子。 All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事总是由难而易。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不耻下问才能有学问。 A man can do no more than he can. 凡事都应量力而行。 A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。 A man is known by his friends. 什么人交什么朋友。 A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. 光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。 A man without money is no man at all. 一分钱难倒英雄汉。 A merry heart goes all the way. 心旷神怡，事事顺利。 A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。 A mother's love never changes. 母爱永恒。 An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。 A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。 An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。 An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。 An old dog cannot learn new tricks. 老狗学不出新把戏。 An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom. 聪明才智，不如运气。 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 预防为主，治疗为辅。 A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。 As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 A single flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪兆丰年。 A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的精神寓于健康的身体。 A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言者智。 A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。 A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。 A wise head makes a close mouth. 真人不露相，露相非真人。 A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。 A year's plan starts with spring. 一年之计在于春。 A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 Bad news has wings. 好事不出门，坏事传千里。 Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠犬不咬人。 Beauty lies in the love's eyes. 情人眼里出西施。 Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。 Better late than never. 不怕慢，单怕站。 Better to ask the way than go astray. 问路总比迷路好。 Between friends all is common. 朋友之间不分彼此。 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。 Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。 Blood will have blood. 血债血偿。 Books and friends should be few but good. 读书如交友，应求少而精。 Business is business. 公事公办。 Business is the salt of life. 事业是人生的第一需要。 By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. 读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。 Cannot see the wood for the trees. 一叶障目，不见泰山。 Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 Caution is the parent of safety. 小心驶得万年船。 Cheats never prosper. 骗人发不了财。 Children are what the mothers are. 耳濡目染，身教言传。 Choose an author as you choose a friend. 择书如择友。 Come what may, heaven won't fall. 做你的吧，天塌不下来。 Complacency is the enemy of study. 学习的敌人是自己的满足。 Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。 Constant dripping wears away a stone. 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。 Content is better than riches. 知足者常乐。 Count one's chickens before they are hatched. 蛋未孵先数雏。 Courtesy on one side only lasts not long. 来而不往非礼也。 Creep before you walk. 循序渐进。 Cry for the moon. 海底捞月。 Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的。 Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。 Diamond cuts diamond. 强中自有强中手。 Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。 Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人。 Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。 Do it now. 机不可失，时不再来。 Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。 Don't claim to know what you don't know. 不要不懂装懂。 Don't have too many irons in the fire. 不要揽事过多。 Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. 不要小题大做。 Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。 Don't put the cart before the horse. 不要本末倒置。 Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。 Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 不要班门弄斧。 Do well and have well. 善有善报。 Each bird love to hear himself sing. 孤芳自赏。 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。 Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。 Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。 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。 Empty vessels make the greatest sound. 实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。 Envy has no holidays. 忌妒之人无宁日。 Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，必有一失。 Even reckoning makes long friends. 亲兄弟，明算账。 Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。 Everybody's business is nobody's business. 人人负责，等于没人负责。 Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在。 Every dog has his day. 谁都有得意的时候。 Every door may be shut, but death's door. 人生在世，唯死难逃。 Every heart has its own sorrow. 各人有各人的苦恼。 Every little helps a mickle. 聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。 Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost. 人不为己，天诛地灭。 Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。 Every man has his hobbyhorse. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。 Every man has his weak side. 人人都有弱点。 Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。 Every minute counts. 分秒必争。 Every mother's child is handsome. 孩子是自己的好。 Every potter praises hit pot. 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。 Everything is good when new, but friends when old. 东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。 Example is better then percept. 说一遍，不如做一遍。 Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. 经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。 Experience must be bought. 吃一堑，长一智。 Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 False friends are worse than bitter enemies. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。 Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不见，心不烦。 Far water does not put out near fire. 远水救不了近火。 Faults are thick where love is thin. 一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。 Fear always springs from ignorance. 恐惧源于无知。 Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. 隔墙有耳。 Fire and water have no mercy. 水火无情。 Fire is a good servant but a bad master. 火是一把双刃剑。 First come, first served. 先来后到。 First impressions are half the battle. 初次见面，印象最深。 First think and then speak. 先想后说。 Fools grow without watering. 朽木不可雕。 Fool's haste is no speed. 欲速则不达。 Fools has fortune. 呆人有呆福。 Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. 愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。 Forbidden fruit is sweet. 禁果格外香。 Fortune favors those who use their judgement. 机遇偏爱善断之人。 Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate. 风水轮流转。 Four eyes see more than two. 集思广益。 Friends agree best at distance. 朋友之间也会保持距离。 Friends are thieves of time. 朋友是时间的窃贼。 Friends must part. 再好的朋友也有分手的时候。 Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. 天才不过是勤奋而已。 Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 众口铄金，积毁销骨。 God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。 Gold will not buy anything. 黄金并非万能。 Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly. 以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。 Good health is over wealth. 健康是最大的财富。 Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. 良药苦口利于病。 Good watch prevents misfortune. 谨慎消灾。 Great barkers are no biters. 好狗不挡道。 Great hopes make great man. 伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。 Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。 Great men have great faults. 英雄犯大错误。 Great men's sons seldom do well. 富不过三代。 Great trees are good for nothing but shade. 大树底下好乘凉。 Great wits have short memories. 贵人多忘事。 Greedy folks have long arms. 心贪手长。 Guilty consciences make men cowards. 做贼心虚。 Habit cures habit. 心病还需心药医。 Handsome is he who does handsomely. 行为漂亮才算美。 Happiness takes no account of time. 欢乐不觉时光过。 Happy is he who owes nothing. 要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。 Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. 吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。 Harm set, harm get. 害人害己。 Hasty love, soon cold. 一见钟情难维久。 Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。 Health is happiness. 健康就是幸福。 Hear all parties. 兼听则明。 Heaven never helps the man who will not act. 自己不动，叫天何用。 He is a fool that forgets himself. 愚者忘乎所以。 He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 背后说好话，才是真朋友。 He is a wise man who speaks little. 聪明不是挂在嘴上。 He is lifeless that is faultless. 只有死人才不犯错误。 He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself. 正人先正己。 He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. 自嘲者不会让人见笑。 He is wise that is honest. 诚实者最明智。 He knows most who speaks least. 大智若愚。 He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。 He sets the fox to keep the geese. 引狼入室。 He that climbs high falls heavily. 爬得越高，摔得越重。 He that will not work shall not eat. 不劳动者不得食。 He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟，不进则退。 He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion. 经常诉苦，没人同情。 He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 想不犯错误，就一事无成。 He who risks nothing gains nothing. 收获与风险并存。 History repeats itself. 历史往往重演。 Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。 Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。 I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 朋友不能阿谀奉承。 If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me. 上当一回头，再多就可耻。 If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you. 人善被人欺，马善被人骑。 If your ears glow, someone is talking of you. 耳朵发烧，有人念叨。 If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 脚踏两条船，必定落空。 If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 杀鸡取卵。 If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 If you want knowledge, you must toil for it. 要想求知，就得吃苦。 Industry is the parent of success. 勤奋是成功之母。 It is better to die when life is a disgrace. 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。 It is easier to get money than to keep it. 挣钱容易攒钱难。 It is easy to be wise after the event. 事后诸葛亮好当。 It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open. 创业容易守业难。 It is hard to please all. 众口难调。 It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。 It is the first step that costs troublesome. 万事开头难。 It is the unforeseen that always happens. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。 It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. 坐失良机，后悔已迟。 It never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。 It takes three generations to make a gentleman. 十年树木，百年树人。 Jack of all trades and master of none. 门门精通，样样稀松。 Judge not from appearances. 人不可貌相，海不可斗量。 Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。 Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。 Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。 Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it. 君王发狂，百姓遭殃。 Kings have long arms. 普天之下，莫非王土。 Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。 Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. 博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。 Learn and live. 活着，为了学习。 Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse. 好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。 Learn not and know not. 不学无术。 Learn to walk before you run. 先学走，再学跑。 Let bygones be bygones. 过去的就让它过去吧。 Let sleeping dogs lie. 别惹麻烦。 Let the cat out of the bag. 泄漏天机。 Lies can never changes fact. 谎言终究是谎言。 Lies have short legs. 谎言站不长。 Life is but a span. 人生苦短。 Life is half spent before we know what it is. 人过半生，方知天命。 Life is not all roses. 人生并不是康庄大道。 Life without a friend is death. 没有朋友，虽生犹死。 Like a rat in a hole. 瓮中之鳖。 Like author, like book. 文如其人。 Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。 Like for like. 一报还一报。 Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。 Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。 Like teacher, like pupil. 什么样的老师教什么样的学生。 Like tree, like fruit. 羊毛出在羊身上。 Little things amuse little minds. 小人无大志。 Look before you leap. 摸清情况再行动。 Lookers-on see more than players. 当局者迷，旁观者清。 Losers are always in the wrong. 胜者为王，败者为寇。 Lost time is never found again. 岁月既往，一去不回。 Love at first sight. 一见钟情。 Love cannot be compelled. 爱情不能强求。 Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的。 Love is full of trouble. 爱情充满烦恼。 Love is never without jealousy. 没有妒忌就没有爱情。 Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。 Make hay while the sun shines. 良机勿失。 Make your enemy your friend. 化敌为友。 Man is the soul of the universe. 人是万物之灵。 Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。 Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高。 Many heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。 Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there. 有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。 Measure for measure. 针锋相对。 Misfortunes never come alone. 祸不单行。 Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难见真情。 Money isn't everything. 钱不是万能的。 Murder will out. 纸包不住火。 My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life. 儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。 Nature is the true law. 天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。 Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明的动力。 Never fish in trouble water. 不要混水摸鱼。 Never judge from appearances. 不可以貌取人。 Never say die. 永不言败。 Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊补牢，为时未晚。 New wine in old bottles. 旧瓶装新酒。 No cross, no crown. 不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。 No garden without its weeds. 没有不长草的园子。 No living man all things can. 世上没有万事通。 No man can do two things at once. 一心不可二用。 No man is born wise or learned. 没有生而知之者。 No man is content. 人心不足蛇吞象。 No man is wise at all times. 聪明一世，糊涂一时。 None are so blind as those who won't see. 视而不见。 None are so deaf as those who won't hear. 充耳不闻。 No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。 No one can call back yesterday. 昨日不会重现。 No pains, no gains. 没有付出就没有收获。 No pleasure without pain. 没有苦就没有乐。 No rose without a thorn. 没有不带刺的玫瑰。 No sweet without sweat. 先苦后甜。 No smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。 Nothing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 Nothing dries sooner than a tear. 眼泪干得最快。 Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。 Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要肯登攀。 Nothing seek, nothing find. 没有追求就没有收获。 Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages. 外出旅行，语言最要紧。 Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty. 世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。 Not to advance is to go back. 不进则退。 Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child. 不懂世故，幼稚可笑。 No way is impossible to courage. 勇者无惧。 Obedience is the first duty of a soldier. 军人以服从命令为天职。 Observation is the best teacher. 观察是最好的老师。 Offense is the best defense. 进攻是最好的防御。 Old friends and old wines are best. 陈酒味醇，老友情深。 Old sin makes new shame. 一失足成千古恨。 Once a man and twice a child. 一次老，两次小。 Once a thief, always a thief. 偷盗一次，做贼一世。 Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 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。 One cannot put back the clock. 时钟不能倒转。 One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays. 百闻不如一见。 One false move may lose the game. 一着不慎，满盘皆输。 One good turn deserves another. 行善积德。 One hour today is worth two tomorrow. 争分夺秒效率高。 One man's fault is other man's lesson. 前车之鉴。 One never loses anything by politeness. 讲礼貌不吃亏。 One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。 One's words reflect one's thinking. 言为心声。 Out of debt, out of danger. 无债一身轻。 Out of office, out of danger. 无官一身轻。 Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心为静。 Patience is the best remedy. 忍耐是良药。 Penny wise, pound foolish. 贪小便宜吃大亏。

cross your heart 你发誓gate - crasher 不请自来的不速之客;take it easy 凡事看开些, 不要太冲动, 不要看得那么重make yourself comfortable 不用约束 (招待客人时说的话)you are all wet 你完全误会了she is hangover 她昨夜喝醉了it’s a matter of time 这是迟早的问题she pulls out 她退出了I have my limit 我的忍耐度有限don’t brush me off 不要敷衍我let’s get it straight 我们打开天窗说亮话吧what you call this 你这算什么how about a bite 随便吃些什么吧you can count on me 你可以信得过我he see things not people他论事不论人we sang the same songs 我们志同道合I hope you in the roll 我希望你也能来let’s go Dutch 我们各付各的吧speak of the devil 说曹操, 曹操就到keep in touch 保持联络don’t turn me down 不要拒绝我don’t let me down 别叫我失望 man proposes and god disposes 谋事在人成事在天 .the weakest goes to the wall.优胜劣败to look one way and row another声东击西 .in everyone’s mouth.脍炙人口to kick against the pricks 螳臂挡车 .to give the last measure of devotion 鞠躬尽瘁 .to suffer for one’s wisdom. 聪明反被聪明误to harp on the same string. 旧调重弹what’s done cannot be undone 覆水难收 .to convert defeat into victory. 转败为胜beyond one’s grasp. 鞭长莫及to be severe with oneself and lenient with others.严以责己宽以待人a heart of steel. 铁石心肠to be guided by destiny.听天由命pride goes before a fall 骄者必败 .the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemywithout 不战而屈人之兵what is bugging you 什么事使你心烦sworn brother 干兄弟, 盟兄弟it’s dying art 这是已失传的手艺gentlemen agreement 君子协定I'm trying to make ends meet 我尽力要使收支平衡prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.富贵结朋友, 患难见真情if you wish to be the best man, you must suffer thebitterest of the bitter.吃得苦中苦, 方为人上人it is better to fight for good than to fail at the ill.宁为善而斗, 毋屈服于恶he who has hope has everything.怀有希望者, 便拥有一切self-trust is the first secret of success.自信心是成功的首要关键the secret of success is constancy of purpose.成功的秘绝在于目标坚定有恒success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties.成功源于努力去克服困难experience is the extract of suffering.经验是受苦的结晶

现在很多地方都可以查，包括网页预览器。

英语谚语：

指流传于英国和美国的比较简练而且言简意赅的话语。英语谚语有一部分来自书面文献,主要出自希腊罗马神话、寓言故事、莎士比亚戏剧以及一些名家作品中。

俚语是一种非正式的语言，通常用在非正式的场合。有时俚语用以表达新鲜事物，或对旧事物赋以新的说法。下面是我给大家带来的俚语大全，欢迎大家来阅读参考，我们一起来看看吧。

常见的俚语汇总(一)

1.beats me我不知道

Beats me. We haven’t learned that.

我不知道。我们还没学过那个。

2.beat it走开

Beat it! I’m busy right now.

走开!我现在正忙着。

3.beat a dead horse白费口舌，白费力气

I’ve already made up my mind. There’s no sense

beating a dead horse.

我已经下了决心，不要再白费口舌了。

4.John Hancock签名

Put your John Hancock right here.

请在这里签名。

5.keep it under raps保密

Don’t tell anyone about the party. Let’s just keep it under eraps.

不要吧晚会的事告诉任何人。这件事情不要泄漏出去。

6.kick around讨论;多考虑一下

Let’s kick around a few more proposals before we come to a final decision.

我们最后决定之前多考虑几个方案吧。

7.junkie吸毒者

The junkie stole money in order to buy more drugs.

这名吸毒者为了买更多的而偷钱。

8.put away大吃大喝

I’ve never seen anybody put away so much food and still look so thin.

我从未见过这么能吃的人还这么瘦。

9.put a move on挑逗

He tried to put the moves on her, but she turned him down.

他想要挑逗她，但她拒绝了他。

10.put one’s ass on the line两肋插刀，不惜一切

I put my ass on the line for you. I know you’ll do the same for me someday.

我为你两肋插刀，我知道有朝一日你也会为我这么做。

常见的俚语汇总(二)

含义： Full of men. (全是男人)

造句: “The club was fucking terrible last night, it was a proper sausage fest in there.” (昨晚这个俱乐部太糟糕了，全是男人!)

含义: The best.(最棒的)

造句: “That bacon sandwich I had this morning was the absolute dog’s bollocks.” (我今天早上吃的配干三明治绝对是最棒的!)

含义: A really long time.(特别长的时间)

造句: “How’s your friend Lisa from school?” “Oh, god knows. I haven’t seen her for donkey’s years.”(-你的校友Lisa最近怎么样了?-上帝才知道呢，我已经很久没见过她了)

含义: Are you joking?(你是在逗我吗?)

造句: “You’d rather go shopping with your mum than come down the pub with me? Are you having a laugh?” (你宁愿和你妈妈去购物也不愿意和我去酒吧?你是在逗我吗?)

含义: Really cheap.(真心便宜)

造句: “Where did you get that TV?” “Oh, I just found it on eBay, it was cheap as chips.” (-你从哪儿买的那台电视?-我在eBay上买的，真心便宜!)

含义: There you are.(就在那里)

造句: “Take a left at the end of the road, and Bob’s your uncle, there’s the strip club.” (在道路尽头左转，然后你要找的那个脱衣舞俱乐部了就在那里啦)。

含义: Being a third wheel (做一个电灯泡)

造句: “Oh, you’re going to the cinema with Jamie and Robin, do you not find it weird playing gooseberry like that?”(你要与Jamie和Robin一起去看电影?你难道不觉得做一个电灯泡很怪吗?)

含义: Go to the toilet.(去厕所)

造句: “Excuse me for one moment, I just need to spend a penny.” (不好意思，我要去一下厕所)。

含义: Going out and getting drunk.(出去玩，喝到醉)

造句: “Friday niiiight, let’s get on the piss lads!” (周五的夜，让我们一起出去玩，喝到醉!)

含义: Go too far.(太过分了)

造句: “Harry getting with my sister was one thing but him getting with my mum too just takes the biscuit.”(Harry勾搭我姐姐也就算了，但是他还要勾搭我妈妈可真的太过分了)。

含义: sauage fest(人山人海，人满为患)

造句: “The club was fucking terrible last night, it was a proper sausage fest in there.”昨晚这间酒吧好吵，真的是人满为患。

含义:the dog’s bollocks最好的 (bollocks 胡说)

造句: “That bacon sandwich I had this morning was the absolute dog’s bollocks.”

今天早上吃的那个培根三明治真的是最棒的。

含义:fell arse over tit跌得不轻

造句: “You were so pissed (恼火)last night mate, you walked out of the pub and fell arse over tit in the street.”哥们，你昨晚太恼火了，走出酒吧，就在大街上跌倒了。

含义:as the actress said to the bishop引出一个暗讽

造句: “Oh my, look at the size of that sausage…as the actress said to the bishop.”

啊，好吧，看看这根香肠(多大吧)，呵呵。。。

含义:donkey’s years很长一段时间

造句: “How’s your friend Lisa from school?” “Oh, god knows. I haven’t seen her for donkey’s years.”你的朋友lisa怎么样了? 天知道，我好久没见她了。

含义:Are you having a laugh?你在开玩笑嘛?

造句: “You’d rather go shopping with your mum than come down the pub with me? Are you having a laugh?”你宁愿和你麻麻一起逛街也不愿陪我去泡吧?你在逗我嘛?

含义:cheap as chips便宜到没朋友。

造句: “Where did you get that TV?” “Oh, I just found it on eBay, it was cheap as chips.”你在哪儿买的电视机? 我在ebay上买的，真的是很便宜。

含义:liquid lunch午餐喝酒不吃饭

造句: “Mate, I’m absolutely battered, I had a liquid lunch and now I have to go back to work. I’ve fucked it.”老兄，我现在真的很崩溃。中午喝了酒没吃饭，现在却要工作了。

含义:not cricket不对的，不公平的。

造句: “I can’t believe Barry left just before it was his turn to buy a round, that’s just not cricket.”

难以相信轮到Barry的时候他居然溜了。太不厚道了。

含义:see a man about a dog 去了一个神秘的地方，通常指洗手间。

造句: “Sorry, give me a minute, I’ve got to go see a man about a dog.”抱歉，等我下，我得去下洗手间。

含义:playing gooseberry充当电灯泡 (gooseberry 鹅莓)

造句: “Oh, you’re going to the cinema with Jamie and Robin. Do you not find it weird playing gooseberry like that?”啊，你要跟着Jamie 和Robin去看电影，你不觉得这样去当电灯泡很奇怪嘛?

含义:Bob’s your uncle 就到(那里)了。

造句: “Take a left at the end of the road, then the second right, and Bob’s your uncle, there’s the strip club.”这条路走到尽头左转，然后再右转，就到了，那个就是脱衣舞俱乐部。

如果大家平时看英剧很多的话，可能早就发现英国人真的很爱用俚语。很多人说，英式英语中这么多俚语主要是因为英国人很喜欢讽刺，而且直接说脏话有辱绅士作风，所以创造了这么多俚语。毕竟这些俚语听起来就觉得：So British!最后给大家推荐一个学习现代俚语的好网站，相信很多小伙伴都知道，就是Urban Dictionary。Urban Dictionary中文译名为“城市词典”，是一个美国在线俚语词典，该词典收录了很多常规词典里面查不到的流行英文俚语俗语。

常见的俚语汇总(三)

dog and pony show 新闻发布会，任何精心准备的表演

dog biscuit 饼干(学生用语);没有吸引力的女孩(1940年代学生偶尔用语)

dog collar 衣领开口在背后者，如天主教神父着装

dog days 个人觉得无精打采、意兴阑珊的日子，枯燥沉闷的日子，妇女月经来潮的日子;消耗人们体力的、热而潮湿的夏日，特指仲夏日(参阅dog days：美国俚语中的“三伏天”)

dog-end 烟头，香烟屁股

dog eye 责备的一瞥;哀求的目光

dog hole (不安全的)小煤窑

dog it 摆阔，装模作样;拈轻怕重，吊儿郎当;逃跑开溜，特指从讨厌的社交场合离开;过寄生生活

dog kennel/doghouse 像狗舍的小屋子，如临时使用的小办公室;失宠或失势，被打入冷宫，to be in the dog house表示将要失宠或失势

dog-naper/dog-napper 偷狗者

dog out 把……打扮得花里胡哨

dog-robber 棒球裁判

dog show 脚部检查(二战陆军用语)

dog tent/pup tent 可供一到两人地上睡觉的小帐篷

dog up 穿上自己最好的衣服

dog-wagon 餐车

doggery 下等酒吧间

doggone 该死的，天罚的

dog's nose 含啤酒或麦酒并混合杜松子酒(gin)和甜酒(rum)的饮料

dogs 人类双脚，特指一双脚

work like a dog 拼命工作

dog-eared books 堵得卷了边的书

dog sleep 不时惊醒的睡眠

dog-tired 像狗一样的累

dog watch 夜班

old dog 行家里手

a sly dog 狡猾的人

a yellow dog 杂种狗、卑鄙小人

a big dog 看门狗、保镖、大人物

a dirty dog 无耻之人

a top dog 位高权重的人

a dog in manger 站着茅坑不拉屎的人

常见的俚语汇总(四)

Learning English isn’t all it’s cracked up to be (learning English is difficult). First, grammar muddies the waters (makes things unclear), and idiomatic expressions only add fuel to the fire (make things worse).

学习英语并不是人们所说的一切(学习英语很困难)。首先，语法使一切都变得模糊不清(使事情变得模糊不清)，惯用的表达方式只会火上浇油(使事情变得更糟)。

If you’re taking the TOEFL or the TOEIC, or just want to know more common idioms, read this list of 40 common idiomatic expressions before you take the test. They may just help your English language acquisition soar (get much better).

如果你正在参加托福或托业考试，或者只是想了解更多的常用习语，那么在考试前，请阅读这40个常用习语表达的列表。他们可能只是帮助你的英语学习飙升(变得更好)。

Common English Idioms

常见的英文习语

24/7: Twenty-four hours a day; seven days a week; all the time; constantly. My little sister irritates me 24/7!

24/7：一天二十四小时;一周七天;时时刻刻;时时刻刻。我妹妹24小时不停地惹我生气!

A short fuse: A quick temper. Jamie is known for his short fuse; just a few days ago he screamed at his coach for not letting him play.

导火索：急躁的脾气。杰米以他的短发闻名;就在几天前，他因为教练不让他上场而大喊大叫。

A taste of your own medicine: Bad treatment deservedly received for treating other people badly. After constantly being prank-called, Julian decided to give Juan a taste of his own medicine and ordered twenty-seven pizzas to be delivered to Juan’s house.

自食其果：对别人不好，理应受到不好的待遇。朱利安不断地被人恶作剧，他决定让胡安自食其果，并点了二十七个比萨饼送到胡安家。

Butterflies in my stomach: To be nervous. Liam had butterflies in his stomach before he went on stage to play the violin.

我心里七上八下：紧张。利亚姆上台拉小提琴前，心里七上八下。

By the skin of your teeth: To just barely get by or make it. Lester made the dance team by the skin of his teeth; you can tell he hasn't been dancing jazz for very long.

侥幸成功：勉强通过或完成它。莱斯特生硬地组成了这支舞蹈队;你可以看出他已经很久没有跳爵士乐了。

Cat got your tongue?: Can’t you speak? (Usually said to embarrass the other person). I just saw you kissing my boyfriend. What’s the matter? Cat got your tongue?

一言不发?你不能说话吗?(通常是说让对方难堪)。我刚看见你在吻我男朋友。怎么了?你怎么一句话也不说?

Crying wolf: To ask for help when you don't need it. You have cried wolf so many times that no one believes you when you're really hurt.

虚张声势的人：在你不需要的时候寻求帮助。你虚张声势了很多次，当你真的受伤的时候，没有人相信你。

Cut someone some slack: To not judge someone too harshly. Hey. Cut me some slack. I was really busy with my frog hunting business last week and forgot to call. I'm sorry!

让某人松懈：不要过于严厉地评判某人。嘿。让我放松一下。上周我真的很忙我的猎蛙生意，忘了打电话。我很抱歉!

Down for the count: Tired; giving up; unable or unwilling to participate any longer. No, you can’t take my dog for a walk—she’s down for the count after chasing cats all day.

倒数：累了;放弃了;不能或不愿再参加。不，你不能带我的狗去散步。她整天追猫，现在要被数到。

Draw the line: To stop; to know the point where something goes from okay to not okay. Now I draw the line at speaking in front of 34,000 people.

划清界限：停下来;知道某物从好到不好的位置。现在我在3.4万人面前发言时划清界限。

Easier said than done: Not as easy as it appears to be. You want me to come to work at 6:00 AM? Easier said than done!

说起来容易做起来难：不像看上去那么容易。你要我早上6点来上班吗?说起来容易做起来难!

Every cloud has a silver lining: You can find good in every bad situation. Even though you just got fired, remember that every cloud has a silver lining—at least you don’t have to work for that grouchy boss anymore!

乌云背后就是阳光：你可以在每一个糟糕的情况下找到好的一面。即使你刚被炒鱿鱼，记住乌云背后就是阳光，至少你不必再为那个脾气暴躁的老板工作了!

十二条经典英语谚语:: 1． Pain past is pleasure. 过去的痛苦就是快乐。 2． Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。 3． Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. 心之所愿，无所不成。 4． All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事必先难后易。 5． Great hopes make great man. 伟大的理想造就伟大的人。 6． God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 7． 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！ 8． In doing we learn. 实�げ鸥伞?/P> 9． East or west, home is best. 东好西好，还是家里最好。 10． Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。 11． Good company on the road is the shortest cut. 行路有良伴就是捷径。 12． Constant dropping wears the stone. 滴水穿石。参考资料：