中考英语习语谚语

1、中考英语习语谚语a piece of cake 轻松的事a wet blanket 枯燥，让人扫兴all thumbs 笨拙as bright as a button 聪明极了as cool as a cucumber 极其冷静as easy as abc 非常容易as easy as pie 易如反掌as hard as nails 冷酷无情，铁石心肠as hungry as a lion 极其渴望得到as light as a feather 很轻盈as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗as proud as a peacock 十分骄傲as sharp as a s

2、pear 聪明，思路敏捷as sly as a fox 非常狡猾as tall as a tree 非常高be a weed 软弱，懦弱be at odds 有矛盾，合不来be blessed with brains 很聪明be green with envy 嫉妒be in the same boat 处于同样境地be tickled pink 非常开心be white as a sheet 惨白如纸black and blue 青一块紫一块then and there 立即black is white and white is black. 黑白颠倒burn the midnight oi

3、l 开夜车，挑灯夜战call black white 颠倒黑白cast iron nerves 坚定的意志dark horse 黑马down in the dumps 气馁，沮丧eat like a bird 食量很小feel blue 忧郁feet of clay 内在缺陷fly off the handle/ hit the roof/ceiling 勃然大怒green fingers 擅长hand and foot 完全，周到，全方位hot under the collar 愤怒的，恼火的have butterflies in your stomach 心慌，紧张in the black

4、 有盈余in the red 财政赤字kill the fatted calf 设宴欢迎laugh ones head off 大笑1 / 4off the top of your head 不假思索make a mountain out of a molehill/ make a fuss of 小题大做on cloud nine 狂喜on its last legs 奄奄一息，濒于台once and for all 永远，彻底地ones cup of tea 投合脾性的事over the moon 欣喜若狂，兴高采烈pull ones leg 开某人玩笑rain cats and dogs

5、 倾盆大雨senior citizen 老人to sleep like a log 酣睡twists and turns 曲折wear and tear 磨损the man in the street 平常百姓the prodigal son 浪荡子the salt of the earth 善良诚实的人a bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。 actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。a good beginning is half the battle. 好的开始等于成功的一半。 a singl

6、e flower doesnt make a spring. 一花独放不是春。a lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。alls well that ends well. 结果好，一切都好。all that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定是金子。all things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事起头难。a miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。an apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一苹果，胜过找医生。 a n

7、ew broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。an eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼以牙还牙。a still tongue makes a wise head.智者寡言。a arking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。better early than late.宁早勿晚。better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。b irds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。c onstant dropping wears away a stone.滴水石穿。c

8、ut your coat according to your cloth.量体裁衣。（量入为出） doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事，必干坏事。d o not count your chickens before they are hatched.不要高兴过早。 do not try to teach your grandmother to such eggs.不要班门弄斧。 dont put the cart before the horse.勿本末倒置。e mpty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡。 every

9、 bird likes its own nest the best. 金窝银窝，不如自己的草窝。 every dog has its day. 凡人皆有得意日。experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师。2 / 4e xperience is the father of wisdom. 经验是智慧之父。f acts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。failure teachers success. 失败是成功之母。far from eye, far from heart./ out of sight, out of mind.眼不

10、见，心不烦。first come, first served. 先到先招待。f ools haste is no speed. 欲速则不达。f ive him an inch and he will take a yard. 得寸进尺。give a man a fish, and you feed him a day. teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. 授人以鱼，三餐之需；授人以渔，终身只用。god helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。good advice is harsh t

11、o the ear. 忠言逆耳。g reat minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。h abit is second nature. 习惯是第二天性。haste makes waste. 忙中有错。he knows most who speaks least. 博学者寡言。he laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑在最后，谁笑的最好。he that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。he who plays with fire gets burnt. 玩火者必自焚。h ope for the best and prepar

12、e for the worst. 抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算。 idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源。i n the end, things will mend. 车到山前必有路。im all ears. 我听得很仔细。its no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。it is the first step that is toublesome. 万事起头难。i t never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已一鸣惊人。j udge not a book by its cover. 评价一本书，不能凭

13、封面。judge not from appearance. 人不可貌相。j ustice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。k ill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。k nowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. 知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲。 learn not, and know not. 不学则无术。l et begones be begones. 既往不咎。like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。look before

14、 you leap./ second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返。l ove me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。m ake hay while the sun shines. 趁晴晒草/趁热打铁man proposes, god disposes. 谋事在人成事在天。many hands make light work. 人多好办事。misfortune can be an actual blessing.塞

15、翁失马焉知非福。l uck was smiling on me. 我很幸运。m ore haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。3 / 4never do things by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。never judge by appearances. 人不可貌相。never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今天能够做的事，切莫拖到明天。 misfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行。no cross, no crown.没有苦难，就没有快乐。no pains, no gains. 不劳则无

16、获。no news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴焉得虎子。n o sweet without sweat. 没有汗水就没有幸福。o f nothing comes nothing. 巧妇难为无米之炊。once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小。one today is worth two tomorrow. 把握一个今天，胜似两个明天。o ne mans meat i

17、s another mans poison. 青菜萝卜各有所爱。o ardon all men, but never themselves. 严以律己宽以待人。penny wise, pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂（抓了芝麻，丢了西瓜） prevention is better than cure. 防患于未然。so many countries, so many customs. 国家不一，风俗各异。soon got, soon spent. 来得容易，去得快。soon learnt, soon forgotten. 学的快，忘得快。spare the rod and sp

18、oil the child. 孩子不打不成器。speech is silver; silence is golden.雄辩是银，沉默是金。standers-by see more than gamesters. 当局者迷，旁观者清。s trike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。t all trees catch much wind. 树大招风。thats a no-brainer. 很容易理解。the early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，所见不广。t he more a man learns, the more he sees his ignorance. 知识越广博，越感己无知。 talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操曹操到。u nion is strength. 团结就是力量。the pot calls the kettle bl