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英语交流常用英语口语精选

1.不管张三李四。

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Every Tom, Dick and Harry. *举出常用的男孩名,表示“不论谁都……”、“不管张三还是李四”。虽然没有女孩名,但男女都可用。

My daughter had a homestay in America. (我女儿为体验当地生活,去美国了。)

So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. (不管谁都能去啊。)

I like sexy girls. (我喜欢性感的女人。)

So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. (无论谁都是这样的。)

2.一波未平一波又起。

Out of the frying pan into the fire. *frying pan “平底炒菜锅”,直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。

3.舍名求实。

I live to eat.

Pudding rather than praise. *不太常用的说法。

4.瞎猫碰上了死耗子。

Every dog has his day.

Bob won the lottery. (鲍勃中了头彩。)

Every dog has his day. (瞎猫碰上了死耗子。)

Everyone has good days.

Everyone gets lucky sometimes. (谁都会有走运的'时候。)

A flying crow always gets something. *不太常用的说法。

5.说曹操,曹操到。

Speak of the devil. *“说到恶魔,恶魔就来”。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。

Speak of the devil.常用于口语中。

Here comes John! (约翰来了。)

Speak of the devil. (真是说到曹操,曹操到。)

6.情人眼里出西施。

Love is blind. *直译是“爱情是盲目的”。表示人们一旦谈恋爱,就会失去正确的判断能力,无法冷静地看待事物。

7.一举两得。

Kill two birds with one stone. *直译是“一石可以打中两只鸟”,即“一举两得”。

8.不闻凶讯便是吉。

No news is good news.

I haven't heard from John lately. (好久没有约翰的消息了。)

Well, no news is good news. (是啊,不闻凶讯便是吉。)

9.光阴似箭。

Time flies. *表示时间像飞一样地过去了。Tim flies是Time flies when you are having fun.的省略说法。即“越高兴时间过得越快”。

10.时间就是金钱。

Time is money.

11.百艺不如一艺精。

Jack of all trades, master of none. *Jack是男子名,一般表示“某人或男人”。此句的意思是什么事都去做的人没有一件事是能精通的。

12.三思而后行。

Look before you leap. *直译“飞之前先看看”,表示“付诸于行动前要慎重地考虑,做好准备”。

13.百闻不如一见。

Seeing is believing. *“眼见为实”,即只有自己亲眼所见,才能信服。

14.无风不起浪。

There is no smoke without fire. *传闻总是有出处的,“无火的地方不冒烟”。

15.诚实总是上策。

Honesty is the best policy. *常以为不正当行为能获得好处,但从长远来看,结果是采取正当行为才是上策。

16.晚做总比不做强。

Better late than never.

17.男孩子就是男孩子嘛!

Boys will be boys.

John got into a fight again. (约翰又打架了。)

Boys will be boys. (男孩子就是男孩子嘛!)