一些常用的英語諺語
cross your heart 你發誓
gate - crasher 不請自來的不速之客;
take it easy 凡事看開些, 不要太沖動, 不要看得那麼重
make yourself comfortable 不用約束 (招待客人時說的話)
you are all wet 你完全誤會了
she is hangover 她昨夜喝醉了
it’s a matter of time 這是遲早的問題
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 我們打開天窗說亮話吧
what you call this 你這算什麼
how about a bite 隨便吃些什麼吧
you can count on me 你可以信得過我
he see things not people他論事不論人
we sang the same songs 我們志同道合
I hope you in the roll 我希望你也能來
let’s go Dutch 我們各付各的吧
speak of the devil 說曹操, 曹操就到
keep in touch 保持聯絡
don’t turn me down 不要拒絕我
don’t let me down 別叫我失望
man proposes and god disposes 謀事在人成事在天 .
the weakest goes to the wall.優勝劣敗
to look one way and row another聲東擊西 .
in everyone’s mouth.膾炙人口
to kick against the pricks 螳臂擋車 .
to give the last measure of devotion 鞠躬盡瘁 .
to suffer for one’s wisdom. 聰明反被聰明誤
to harp on the same string. 舊調重彈
what’s done cannot be undone 覆水難收 .
to convert defeat into victory. 轉敗爲勝
beyond one’s grasp. 鞭長莫及
to be severe with oneself and lenient with others.
嚴以責己寬以待人
a heart of steel. 鐵石心腸
to be guided by destiny.聽天由命
pride goes before a fall 驕者必敗 .
the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy
without 不戰而屈人之兵
what is bugging you 什麼事使你心煩
sworn brother 幹兄弟, 盟兄弟
it’s dying art 這是已失傳的手藝
gentlemen agreement 君子協定
I'm trying to make ends meet 我盡力要使收支平衡
prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
富貴結朋友, 患難見真情
if you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the
bitterest of the bitter.
吃得苦中苦, 方爲人上人
it is better to fight for good than to fail at the ill.
寧爲善而鬥, 毋屈服於惡
he who has hope has everything.
懷有希望者, 便擁有一切
self-trust is the first secret of success.
自信心是成功的首要關鍵
the secret of success is constancy of purpose.
成功的祕絕在於目標堅定有恆
success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties.
成功源於努力去克服困難
experience is the extract of suffering.
經驗是受苦的結晶
