【正文】 worth doing well.（如果事情值得做，就值得做好。） 35． Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.（無熱情成就不了偉業(yè)。） 36． Actions speak louder than words.（行動比語言更響亮。） 37． Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯錯誤。） 38． From small beginning e great things.（偉大始于渺小。） 39． One today is worth two tomorrows.（一個(gè)今天勝似兩個(gè)明天。） 40． Truth never fears investigation.（事實(shí)從來不怕調(diào)查。） 41． The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.（舌無骨卻能折斷骨。） 42． A bold attempt is half success.（勇敢的嘗試是成功的一半。） 43． Knowing something of everything and everything of something. （通百藝而專一長。）[瘋狂咬舌頭] 44． Good advice is beyond all price.（忠告是無價(jià)寶。）a bird in the hand is worth two the bush 一鳥在手，勝似二鳥在林a blank slate 干凈的黑板（新的一頁，新的開始）a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨頭（爭端，不滿）a cat nap 打個(gè)盹兒a chip off the old block 大木頭上砍下來的小木片（子肖其父）a chip on one39。s shoulder 肩頭的木片（自卑感，因?yàn)樽员岸鴲壅覄e人麻煩；喜歡向人挑釁）a ouch potato 躺椅上的馬鈴薯（懶鬼）a cake walk 走去吃糕（易事）a headache 頭痛（麻煩事）a knock out 擊倒（美得讓人傾倒）a load off my mind 心頭大石落地a nut 傻子，瘋子a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事）a piece of cake 一塊蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件）a pig 豬玀a shot in the dark 盲目射擊（瞎猜）a short fuse 引線短（脾氣火爆）a sinking ship 正在下沉的船a slam dunk 灌籃（輕而易舉的事）a slap in the face 臉上挨了一耳光（公然受辱）a smoke screen 煙幕a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交際，會應(yīng)酬的人）a stick in the mud 爛泥中的樹枝a thick skin 厚臉皮a thorn in someone39。s side 腰上的荊棘（芒刺在背）a turn coat 反穿皮襖的人（叛徒）an uphill battle 上坡作戰(zhàn)（在逆境中求勝）a weight off my shoulders 放下肩頭重?fù)?dān)ace 得滿分（得到完美的結(jié)果）**********all ears 全是耳朵（洗耳恭聽）***************all thumbs 滿手都是大拇指（笨手笨腳）**an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌an open and shut case明顯的事件ants in one39。s pants 褲襠里有螞蟻（坐立不安）back in the saddle重上馬鞍（重整旗鼓）**********back on track重上軌道（改過自新）******backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，適得其反）ball and chain 鐵球鐵鏈，甜蜜的枷（老婆）******beat a dead horse 鞭打死馬令其奔馳（徒勞）****beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打過（生得難看）*****beggar can39。t be choosers 討飯的談不上挑三揀四**********bet on it 下這一注穩(wěn)贏（有把握，無疑）***********bet your life 把命賭上（絕對錯了）*********better half 我的另一半**********between a rack and a hard place 進(jìn)退維谷（前有狼后有虎）big headed 大腦袋（傲慢，自大）bigger fish to fry 有更大的魚要炸（有更重要的事要辦）bite off more than one can chew 貪多嚼不爛bite the bullet 咬子彈（強(qiáng)忍痛苦）**birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鳥總飛成一群（物以類聚）****blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了）******bologna 胡說，瞎說break a let 折斷一條腿（表演真實(shí)，演出成功）break the ice 破冰（打破僵局）bright聰明，靈光**********brown nose 討好，諂媚**********bug somebody 使人討厭bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蠻牛（笨拙的人，動輒弄壞東西的人）bump into 撞上（巧遇）burn brides 燒橋（過河拆橋）burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞風(fēng)景）bury one39。s head in the sand把頭埋在沙里（自欺欺人）butterfingers奶油手指（抓不穩(wěn)東西的人）*********butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里緊張，七上八下）*****buy the farm買下農(nóng)場（歸道山，死了）*********call it a night一日事畢，可以睡覺了can39。t teach an old dog new tricks老狗學(xué)不會新把戲cash in my chips兌換籌碼（睡覺，就寢）chicken雞（膽小鬼）circle the wagons把篷車圍成一圈（嚴(yán)陣以待）clean up one39。s act自我檢點(diǎn)，自我改進(jìn)e down in bucket傾盆大雨e down in sheets整片整片地下（傾盆大雨）cool your lips冷靜下來cost someone an arm and a leg要花上一條胳膊一條腿（代價(jià)昂貴）count on something /doing something 這事靠得住count your chickens before they hatch 蛋還沒孵化，先數(shù)小雞crock 破瓦片（無用之物，廢話）*****cross the line 跨過線（做得太過分了）**********cross that bridge when we e to it 到了橋頭就過橋（船到橋頭自然直）cry over spilled milk 為潑了牛奶而哭（為過去的失敗而懊喪）cushion the blow 給墊著點(diǎn)兒（說話綿軟一點(diǎn)，以免打擊太重）cut to the chase 抄捷徑去追獵物（不繞圈子，開門見山，單刀直入）daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工days are numbered 來日無多dead center 正當(dāng)中deadend street 死路，死巷子dog 狗（丑八怪）domino effect 骨牌效應(yīng)don39。t hold your breath 別憋著呼吸（別期望太高）don39。t look a gift horse in the mouth 贈馬不看牙（收人禮物別嫌好道歹）down to the wire 最后關(guān)頭down under 南邊（常指面半球的澳洲）downhill from here 從此都是下坡路（自此每況愈下）drop the ball 掉了球（失職）empty nest 空巢（兒女長大離家）every cloud has a silver lining 烏云也有銀邊（禍兮福所倚，塞翁失馬）fall into place 落實(shí)，就緒fender bender 撞彎保險(xiǎn)杠的車禍（小車禍）fight tooth and nail 爪牙并施，拚命抵抗fine line 細(xì)線（微妙的差別）fish out of water 如魚離水flash in the pan 淘金盆里的反光（空歡喜一場，好景不長）fork in the road 岔路fox 狐貍（并無貶意）framed 被陷害，遭栽贓full throttle 加足馬力get a foot in the door 一腳已經(jīng)進(jìn)了門里（獲得立足點(diǎn)，占一份）get hitched 拴起來（結(jié)婚）get off on the wrong foot 起步便錯（第一印象不佳）get the ball rolling 讓球滾起來（動起手來）get/give the green light 綠燈亮了（獲準(zhǔn)行動）get up on the wrong side of the bed 起床下錯邊give the shirt off one39。s back 連襯衫都肯脫給人（慷慨成性）go one step too far 多走了一步（做得太過分了）go out on a limb 爬高枝（擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)）go overboard 過火go to hell in a hand basket 坐著吊籃下地獄（一壞不可收拾）go to one39。s head 上頭上臉，沖昏頭腦go under 沉沒（破產(chǎn)）goose bumps 雞皮疙瘩grasp for straws 抓稻草（絕望中的掙扎，快要淹死的人連漂浮的稻草也抓）guts 膽子hot 惹火have one39。s cake and eat it too 既想留著蛋糕，又想吃（既要魚，又要熊掌）hindsight is 20/20 事后的先見之明hit stride 腳步走順了hit the books 撞書（用功）hit the hay 倒在稻草上（睡覺、就寢）hit the jackpot 中了頭彩hit the road 上路hold a candle to 給他拿蠟燭都不配（元不能相比）hold the key to my heart 掌管我心靈的鑰匙hold your horses 勒住你的馬（慢來）hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起來了（把……坑苦了）in one39。s back pocket 在某人褲子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物）in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）in the lime light 站在聚光燈圈里（出風(fēng)頭）in the spotlight 站在聚光燈圈里（出風(fēng)頭）it39。s Greek to me 希臘文（天書）in the middle of nowhere 周圍什么也沒有（前不見村，后不著店）joined at the hip 連體嬰（死黨，從不分開的兩個(gè)人）jump the gun 槍未響先偷跑（搶先）just what the doctor ordered 正是大夫說的（對癥下藥）keep an ear to the ground 一耳貼地（注意新動向）keep one39。s fingers crossed/cross one39。s fingers 把手指交叉成十字架（暗祈上蒼保佑）kick the bucket 踢水桶（翹辮子）kill two birds with one stone一 箭雙雕，一舉兩得kiss up to 討好kitty corner 小貓的角落（斜對角）knuckle sandwich 指節(jié)骨三明治（飽以老拳）landslide 山崩（壓倒性的勝利）last straw 最后一根稻草left a bitter taste in one39。s mouth 留下滿嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回憶）left hangin