【正文】 olls. 10. What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts. 失之東隅，收之桑榆 Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average。 if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts. are the odds so long as you are happy. 知足者常樂(lè) Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person is happy. Example: you plain so much, but you have a good family, parents, health, and money. What’s the odd so long as you’re happy. 12．Entertain an angel unawares. 有眼不識(shí)泰山 Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest without knowing his merits. Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she was entertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a poser of the greatest promise dog has his day . 是人皆有出頭日 Explanation: fortune es to each in turn Example: they say that every dog has his day。） 26． East or west, home is best.（東好西好，還是家里最好。） 42． A bold attempt is half success.（勇敢的嘗試是成功的一半。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 done 用叉子戳他一下看看，他烤熟了吧stop and smell the roses 停下來(lái)聞玫瑰（享受生活）straw that broke the camel39。說(shuō)白些，就是： When you have bad experience, you don’t want to have the same experience again. 這不就是「一朝被蛇咬，見(jiàn)繩也心驚」或「一日被蛇咬，十年怕草繩」嗎？ stitch in time save nine. 意思是：「一針及時(shí)省九針」?！? is done cannot be ：做過(guò)的事，不能再還原。）這些諺語(yǔ)，與咱們所說(shuō)的「金錢萬(wàn)能」、「錢可通神」或「有錢能使鬼推磨」的古老觀念，意義相近。 21. The pot calls（或calling）the kettle black. 意思是：鍋嫌水壺黑。 28. Make hay while the sun shines. 意思是：曬草要趁陽(yáng)光好。pm是什么意思Private Messages 論壇短信bug是什么意思在英語(yǔ)中，bug表示“臭蟲”的意思。也可以理解為Rapper，很多Rap都在自己的藝名前面加上“MC”，比如臺(tái)灣的MChotdog，香港的MCYan，美國(guó)的MC Hammer等。 26. You cannot make filet mignon out of chopped liver. 意思是：你不能從品質(zhì)差的肉，制造品質(zhì)高的肉。 19. There is no place like home. 意思是：沒(méi)有一個(gè)地方像自己的家那么好。 「What es out of you will return to you.」這句話有些迷信 (superstition) ，像「十年河?xùn)|，十年河西，風(fēng)水輪著轉(zhuǎn)」。後來(lái)有人改口說(shuō)： Take care of your pennies（=pence）and the pounds (=dollars）will take care of themselves. 說(shuō)白些，就是： If you save small amount of money, you will eventually have a large sum of money. 就是中國(guó)人所謂「積少成多，集腋成裘」。 就是勸人：「君子之交淡如水」或「保持距離，以策安全」。s mouth 把腳丫放進(jìn)嘴里（說(shuō)錯(cuò)話了）put one39。t look a gift horse in the mouth 贈(zèng)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(zhǎng)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(chǎng)，好景不長(zhǎng)）fork in the road 岔路fox 狐貍（并無(wú)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(lái)（結(jié)婚）get off on the wrong foot 起步便錯(cuò)（第一印象不佳）get the ball rolling 讓球滾起來(lái)（動(dòng)起手來(lái)）get/give the green light 綠燈亮了（獲準(zhǔn)行動(dòng)）get up on the wrong side of the bed 起床下錯(cuò)邊give the shirt off one39。） 38． From small beginning e great things.（偉大始于渺小。）[放棄投機(jī)取巧的幻想。 not able to be changed. Example: after Bill’s touch down, the game is all over but shouting. 4. All lay load on the willing（愿意[喜歡]做的[給的]）horse. 人善被人欺，馬善被人騎 Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing things for others. Very often the implication is that others impose on him. Examples: the trouble is you39。 but mine seems a very long time ing. potter praises his own pot. 王婆買瓜，自賣自夸 Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in their possessions or their family members Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant, but I would rather hear it from his teacher’s own mouth. Every potter praises his own pot 15． Pain past is pleasure. （過(guò)去的痛苦就是快樂(lè)。） 27． Two heads are better than one.（三個(gè)臭皮匠，頂個(gè)諸葛亮。） 43． Knowing something of everything and everything of something. （通百藝而專一長(zhǎng)。s Greek to me 希臘文（天書）in the middle of nowhere 周圍什么也沒(méi)有（前不見(jiàn)村，后不著店）joined at the hip 連體嬰（死黨，從不分開(kāi)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(shuō)的（對(duì)癥下藥）keep an ear to the ground 一耳貼地（注意新動(dòng)向）keep one39。s back壓斷駱駝脊梁的稻草（最后致命的一擊）straight from the horse39。也是「一針不補(bǔ)，十針難縫」或「小洞不補(bǔ)，大洞叫苦」的味道。（動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)：undo, undid, undone）。 (現(xiàn)代許多人倒認(rèn)為「錢不是一切」）「money is not everything.」 guys finish last. 意思是：好人吃虧。 此外，還有類似的諺語(yǔ)：All cats are（或look）black（或gray）in the are in the same ：大家彼此彼此（We are all equal或We are in the same situation。 這與另一句「seize the day」（把握今朝）= carpe diem 是拉丁文，意義相近。但在電腦行業(yè)卻把電腦內(nèi)部發(fā)生的小故障也稱為“bug”，如程序運(yùn)行不暢等，這種叫法也許與臭蟲不無(wú)關(guān)系。mc是什么意思?MC的意思是Micphone Controller的意思，翻譯差不多是“控制麥克風(fēng)的人”。即「一言既出，駟馬難追」。 或者說(shuō)：Treat others as you want others to treat you，也可以說(shuō)：Do unto others as you would have others（them）do unto you.（unto 是古體的介系詞=to）這與咱們所說(shuō)的「己所不欲，勿施於人」意思相似。 goes around es around. 意思是：你的所做所為，也會(huì)得到報(bào)應(yīng)的。照字面意義是：能存一分錢，就是賺了一分錢。 也就是說(shuō)： 「closeness brings disagreement.」（親不敬，熟生蔑）。s foot in one39。t hold your breath 別憋著呼吸（別期望太高）don39。） 37． Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯錯(cuò)誤。] 21． All things are difficult before they are easy. （凡事必先難后易。 brought to the end。）[無(wú)論多么艱難一定要咬牙沖過(guò)去，將來(lái)回憶起來(lái)一定甜蜜無(wú)比。） 28． Good pany on the road is the shortest cut.（行路有良伴就是捷徑。）[瘋狂咬舌頭] 44． Good advice is beyond all price.（忠告是無(wú)價(jià)寶。s fingers crossed/cross one39。s mouth 聽(tīng)馬說(shuō)的（根據(jù)最可靠的消息來(lái)源）strike out 三振出局stud 種馬（貌美體健的男人）swing for the fence 打全壘打take a hike 走路（滾蛋）take a rain check 因雨停賽時(shí)送給觀眾下次免費(fèi)來(lái)看的票（另一次機(jī)會(huì)）take off 動(dòng)身take one for the team 為了全隊(duì)挨一下（為了集體利益，犧牲個(gè)人利益）take the