常见的英语格言(6)
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The bait hides the hook. The best fish swim near the bottom. The best go first. The best of friends must part. The best things in life are free. The bigger they are, the harder they fall. The burnt child dreads the fire. The cat did it. [口谑]是猫打破的; 不是我搞的。(推托责任的话) The cat is out of the bag. [口]秘密泄露; 真相大白。 The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 掩耳盗铃; 猫偷吃奶油的时候, 总是闭着眼睛。 The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet. 猫儿想吃鱼, 又怕湿了脚(想吃鱼又怕腥; 想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险)。 The day is short but the work is much.工作多，光阴迫。 The dog returns to his vomit. 狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西; 重犯旧日罪恶。 The early bird catches the worm. The end justifies the means. The female of the species is more deadly than the male. The first step is the hardest. The grapes are sour. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. The last straw breaks the camel"s back. The more one knows, the less one believes. The more you get, the more you want. The morning sun never lasts a day.好景不常；朝阳不能光照全日。 The pot calls the kettle black. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. The scalded cat fears cold water. 被烫过的猫, 连冷水也怕(一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井绳) The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SAVE.节俭是致富的秘诀。 The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf. The shortest answer is doing the thing.最简短的回答就是一个"干"字。 The early bird catches the worm.笨鸟先飞。 The kettle and the pot.一丘之貉。 The leopard cannot change its spots. 本性难移。 The water that bears boat is the same that swallows it up.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。 There are only twenty-four hours in a day. There are two sides to evey question. There is a black sheep in every flock.到处都有害群之马。 There is a time and a place for everything. There is more than one way to skin a cat. There is no honor among thieves. There is safety in numbers. There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。 There's a black sheep in every flock. There's no fool like an old fool. There's no place like home. There's no smoke without fire. There's one law for the rich, and another for the poor. They that dance must pay the fiddler. They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can.不能如愿而行，也须尽力而为。 Things are not always what they seem. Think a great deal of oneself过高地估计自己（误：为自己想得多） Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. Time and tide wait for no man.岁月无情；岁月易逝；岁月不待人。 Time cures all things. Time flies.时光易逝。 Time is a great healer. Time is money.一寸光阴一寸金。 Time past cannot be called back again.光阴一去不复返。 Time tames the strongest grief.时间能缓和极度的悲痛。 Time tries all.时间检验一切。 Time tries truth.时间检验真理。 Time and tide wait for no man.时光不等人。 Time flies like an arrow.光阴似箭。 To err is human. To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.事事及时做，一日胜三日。 To save time is to lengthen life.节省时间就是延长生命。 Tomorrow comes never.切莫依赖明天。 Tomorrow is another day. Too many cooks spoil the broth （soup）. 厨师多了难烧汤。 Top dog 当权派；头儿 Treat sb. Like a dog 不把某人当人看 True love ever grows old. Trust is the mother of deceit. Turn the other cheek. Two heads are better than one. Two is company, three is a crowd. Two wrongs do not make a right. Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。 |
