【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 (I am not what I used to be.)今日之我已非昔日之我。 young, needy ，老大徒傷悲。 am caught between the devil and the deep blue 。 we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can 。 you confer a benefit, never remember it。if you receive one, remember it ，受恩勿忘。 you have no hand, you cannot make a 。 if fortune39。s right hand, and frugality her ，節(jié)儉是幸福的左手。 for a penny, in for a pound 一不做，二不休。 is as well to know which way the wind 。 is good to learn at another man39。s ，后車之鑒。 is not the gay coat that makes the 。 is no use crying over spilt 。 of all trades is of no ，一無(wú)所長(zhǎng)。 shared with others are more ，其樂無(wú)窮。習(xí)語(yǔ)/俚語(yǔ)： to kill 精細(xì)打扮Pete usually wears jeans and a last night it was hard to recognize himhe was dressed to kill because he finally got a date with that blond he39。s admired for so ，但是昨晚我簡(jiǎn)直沒認(rèn)出他來(lái)。他打扮得帥極了，因?yàn)樗麅A心已久的那位金發(fā)美女終于同意跟他出去約會(huì)了。 is the fuss? 吵什么？ 39。t take ill of 。 done to a long 。39。t play 。 特寫鏡頭 it up!不計(jì)前嫌！ you 。 。 my 。 the might hear a pin 。39。t get high 。 rings a 。 on both 。39。s up in the 。 is the pain on 。 line is makes the heart grow the brought you hear? 什么風(fēng)把你吹來(lái)了？ so ？ up 振作些 the ceiling 大發(fā)雷霆 of you keyhole 不準(zhǔn)偷看 was something that happens once in the 。 can be a 。 ask for the boat 破釜沉舟 by a hair 千鈞一發(fā) sb39。 s hair on end/ ones39。 s hairs stands on end 毛骨悚然 in the air 白費(fèi)力氣 drop in the ocean 滄海一栗 out at elbows 捉襟見肘 heads together 集思廣益 sth like the back of one39。s hand 對(duì)某事了如指掌 off one39。s head 笑破肚皮 a sleeping dog 招惹是非 pearls before swine 對(duì)牛彈琴 poor as job 家貧如洗 coals to Newcastle 多此一舉 all thumbs 笨手笨腳 fly in the ointment 美中不足之處 a lame dog over a stile 雪中送炭 an axe to grind 別有用心 of the eye(掌上明珠，寶貝) to the teeth(全副武裝)39。s knees(最最了不起的人或事物；頂尖兒) cup and lip(在將成未成之際) someone to heel(使某人就范) one39。 s fingers(由于多管閑事或愚蠢行為而吃苦頭) one39。s arms(冒險(xiǎn)一試；碰碰運(yùn)氣) to mouth(僅夠糊口地) on one39。s feet(特別走運(yùn)；化險(xiǎn)為夷) bird is known by its note, and a man by his ，聞言識(shí)人。 gloved cat catches no ，老鼠抓不到。（不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。） cats are grey in the dark..黑暗之中貓都是灰色的。（人未出名時(shí)看起來(lái)都差不多。）’t count your chickens before they’re ，先別數(shù)小雞。（不要過早樂觀。） crow is never the whiter for washing herself ，本性難移。 does not eat 。 son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it ，狗不嫌家貧?！痶 be a dog(lying)in the 。（不要占著茅坑不拉屎。） offer to teach fish to 。 to the sea, if you would fish ，焉得虎子。 water is noisy, there are no fish in 。（夸夸其談?wù)邿o(wú)真才實(shí)學(xué)。） cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds(獵狗).不能既和野兔一起跑又和獵狗一起追。（人不應(yīng)兩面討好。） speck of mouse dung will spoil a whole pot of ，壞了一鍋粥。 swallow does not make a 。 swallow does not make a 。 you don’t enter a tiger’s den, you can’t get his ，焉得虎子。 as a bat 看不見 the buck 推卸責(zé)任 the cat out of the bag 泄露秘密 out 因害怕而放棄 say boo to a goose 非常膽怯；膽小如鼠 elephant 昂貴而無(wú)用之物 sb to the lions / wolves 犧牲他人 the cat 替別人冒險(xiǎn) and skittles 吃喝玩樂 and wane 盛衰 and woe 禍福 off than some, better off than many 比上不足，比下有余 night 不眠之夜 pleased by external gains, not saddened by personal losses 不以物喜，不以己悲 discord, no concord 不打不成交 brings wealth 和氣生財(cái) bygones be bygones 既往不咎 can39。t be pure and man can39。t be ，人無(wú)完人 downtoearth 腳踏實(shí)地 friendship between gentlemen is s pure as immediate victory 馬到成功 can be acplished without norms or thousandli journey begins with the first 。 cooperation 強(qiáng)強(qiáng)聯(lián)手 timely snow promises a good strategy 人海戰(zhàn)術(shù) as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on ，下有蘇杭 and tide wait for no 。 of the devil and he 。 matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a ，有仙則名。 bullets 糖衣炮彈 in past, is green han 生手 said than ，做起來(lái)難 the pink 身體健康；精力充沛 John letter 絕交信 speak louder than in 打卡 on to sb 吃豆腐39。t have a one39。s shirt on 保持冷靜 ride 兜風(fēng) up in smoke 成為泡影 up 表現(xiàn)良好 strings 運(yùn)用關(guān)系 clean 和盤托出 for 請(qǐng)客 in the mud 保守的人 the gun 草率行事 out 樂死了 wheel 電燈泡；累贅 the boll rolling 開始 on the ball 用心做 with the punches 逆來(lái)順受 around 討論；多考慮一下 one39。s ass on the line 兩肋插刀 sb have it 讓某人好看 in 出錢 big shot 重要的人 blue woman 有學(xué)問的婦女 painter 業(yè)余畫家 face 神色不佳之人 Monday 沮喪，悶煩（相對(duì)于歡樂的周末而言） Apple 紐約 bananas 發(fā)瘋，神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂；狂怒 brain 笨蛋 bowl of cherries 精彩的，絕妙的 eg: Life isn39。t always a bowl of 。Cool as a cucumber 十分冷靜，鎮(zhèn)定自若 例：Although he39。s guilty of the crime ,he sure as cool as a ，卻還是那么鎮(zhèn)定自如。 apples and oranges 比較兩個(gè)無(wú)法相比的事物 例：That39。s you39。re paring apples and oranges.第五篇：英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ) is the apple of her father39。s 。 Apple（the）:New York 大蘋果城「即紐約」 live in the Big 。 apples and oranges（to）:to pare two things that simply cannot be 39。s you39。re paring apples and 。你是在那兩種無(wú)法相比的東西作比較，就好像蘋果和桔子。4.“How do you like the apples?”：“What do you think of that ?” *注：這是對(duì)某種冒犯性行為做出報(bào)復(fù)后說的話。Banana（香蕉）（to be）:to be crazy 發(fā)瘋的，神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂的 guuy39。s bananas!那家伙真是瘋了！*注意：to go bananas: bee ，神經(jīng)錯(cuò)亂39。m so bored I39。m going ，都快發(fā)瘋了。 bee wild with anger狂怒，氣得發(fā)瘋 went bananas when she found him 。 second banana（to）:to be second choice第二選擇，次要人物 always play second banana to 。 banana:main boss領(lǐng)袖，頭頭，大老板39。s（the）top banana in this 。Bean（豆） brain :idiot 白癡，笨蛋 is such a bean 。 about sth.（not to know）:not to know anything about ，一竅不通 don39。t know beans about 。*注意：此詞語(yǔ)只有否定形式，“to know beans about sth.”這種說法不存在。 Town :Boston,Massachusetts 豆城「指麻薩諸塞州波士頓市」 *注：波士頓市以其特產(chǎn)烘豆而聞名。Beet（甜菜） red（to be）:to be extremly red from blushing ,embarrassment,etc.[因窘迫，羞愧等]臉紅 was so embarrased she turned beet 。（洋白菜，甘藍(lán)菜）:money錢，金錢*注：這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)盡管已不在常用，但偶爾也會(huì)在老影片或玩笑中聽到。carrot（胡蘿卜）carrot in front of someone（to danglea） tempt someone with an unobtainable offer開空頭支票[以實(shí)踐不了的諾言誘惑某人] boss told me lf I perform well on the job ,we 39。ll talk about a salary increase next I think he39。s just dangling a carrot in front of ，如果我工作表現(xiàn)出色，明年加工資就有商量了。但我想他這不過是開了一張空頭支票。Cauliflower（花椰菜，菜花）cauliflower ears:swollen ears usually resulting from a boxing match[拳擊運(yùn)動(dòng)員因多次受擊而腫起的]開花耳朵 boxer has cauliflower 。Cherry（櫻桃）bowl of cherries（to be a）:to be wonderful 精彩的，絕妙的 isn39。t always a bowl of 。Corn（谷物；谷粒）“For corn sake!”：“Oh,my goodness!” “噢，天哪！” *注：這個(gè)詞語(yǔ)雖然已相當(dāng)過時(shí)，但中老年人仍在使用。corn :,overemotional d