really interesting
some sentences are from CARFIELD,right?
I like CARFIELD

失落以后不来这里了.....

讲英语容易, 吵架却很难了。人在国外要想尽办法以和为贵, 但的真的要跟人家吵架怎么办? 一些人一生气, 所有的英文都忘光了, 平常英文就说不出口， 所以满脑子浮现的不是goddamn就是Shit\F-word，这样是很不好的。还是让我们了解一些比较文雅的骂人和吵架的方式. 说不定那天你能用的上!

1. I\'m so fed up with your BS. Cut the crap.
　　我受够了你的废话, 少说废话吧.

　　美女 (美国的女人) 是不喜欢说.......... 这个不雅的字的, 所以她们就说shoot, 或是BS(=Bull ..........) 来表示她们还是很有气质的. “Cut your crap.”是当你听到对方废话连篇,讲个不停时, 你就可以说, “Cut the crap.”相当于中文里的废话少话.

　　2. Hey!wise up!
　　放聪明点好吗?

　　当别人作了什么愚蠢的事时, 你可以说, \"Don\'t be stupid\" 或是 \"Don\'t be silly.\"但是这是非常不礼貌的说法. 比较客气一点的说法就是, wise up! 它就相当于中文里的放聪明点. 你也可以用坚酸刻薄的语气说. Wise up, please. 然后故意把 please 的尾音拉得长长的.

　　也有人会说, Hey! grow up. 意思就是你长大一点好不好? 例如有人二十岁了却还不会自己补衣服, 你就可以说 Hey! grow up. 这根 wise up 是不是也差不多呢?

　　3. Put up or shut up.
　　要吗你就去做, 不然就给我闭嘴.

　　有些人就是出那张嘴, 只会出意见, 此时就可以说, Put up or shut up. 要注意的是, Put up 字典上是查不到\"自己去做\" 的意思, 但是见怪不怪, 很多笔记本上的用法都是字典上查不到的. 比方说今天你在写程式, 有人明明不懂却喜欢在一旁指挥你, 这时候你就可以说, Put up or shut up.

　　有时为了要加强 shut up 的语气, 老美会把它说成, shut the f**k up. 这句话常在二人火气很大时的对话中可以听到, 例如电影 The house on thehaunted hill 女主角身陷鬼屋之中, 其它人又七嘴八舌时, 她就很生气地说了一句, shut the f**k up.

　　这句话也让我想到一句成语, walk the walk, talk the talk, 也就是说到就要作到,有点像是中文里知行要合一的意思, 或是只说, walk the talk 也可以.

　　4. You eat with that mouth?
　　你是用这张嘴吃饭的吗?

　　别人对你说脏话, 你就回敬他这一句, 言下之意, 就是你的嘴那么脏, 你还用这张嘴吃饭.还有一种说法, \"You kiss your Momma with that mouth?\" 就是说你也是用这脏嘴亲你***吗? 所以下次记得如果有老美对你说脏话, 记得不要再 Fxxx 回去, 保持风度,说一句, \"You eat with that mouth?\" 就扯平了

　　5. You are dead meat.
　　你死定了.

　　我们说你完蛋了, 可以说 \"You are dead.\" 或是像这样说“You are dead meat”意思都是一样的, 比如说你跟别人说过不淮碰我的东西, 但有人他就是老爱用你的东西, 下次要是再被你抓到, 你就可以说,\"You are dead meat.\"

　　6. Don\'t you dare!
　　How dare you!
　　你好大的胆子啊!

　　这句话跟中文里 \"你好大的胆子\" 是一样, 可以在二种场合说, 第一种是很严肃的场合,比如说小孩子很调皮, 讲又讲不听, 父母就会说, \"Don\'t you dare!\" 那意思就是这个小孩要当心点, 不然等会就要挨打了. 另一种场合是开玩笑, 比如有人跟你说我跟某网友约会去了, 你说 \"Don\'t you dare?\" 就有点开玩笑的语气. (你不怕被恐龙给吃了吗?)

　　Dare 在英文里还有许多有趣的用法, 例如, \"You dare me.\" 或是 \"I double dare you.\" 还有一种游戏叫 Truth or Dare, 限于篇幅, 容后再作介绍.

　　7. Don\'t push me around.
      不要摆布我.

　　这个词很有意思, 把你推来推去, 作摆布解释, 如果有人指挥你一下作这个一下作那个,你就可以用这一句 Hey! Don\'t push me around. 通常当我讲 \"Don\'t push me around.\"时, 我还会想到一个字 bossy. Bossy 就是说像是老板一样, 喜欢指挥别人. 例如,\"You are so bossy. I don\'t like that.\"

　　这句话也可以单讲, \"Don\'t push me.\" 或是 \"Don\'tpush me any further.\" 还有一句根push 有关的成语, 叫push the button, 意思就是, 指使, 操纵. 例如,\"I know why you are doing this, someone is pushing your button!\"

　　8. Are you raised in the barn?
    你是不是乡下长大的啊?

　　这句话是形容一个人没教养, 但是是比较开玩笑的语气. 比如说有人坐没坐像, 你就可以对他说这一句.Barn 原指仓. 我翻成乡下比较能跟中文的意思结合. 老美常用barn或是backyard 来形容一个人没有教养或是没有文化, 像是那天在电视上听到一句,\"No backyard language in my house.\" 就是说, 在我的家里不准讲粗话.


　　9. You want to step outside?
　　You want to take this outside?
　　你想要外面解决吗?

　　老美跟我们一样, 要是二个人一言不合吵起来了, 可能就有人要说这一句了. 指的就是要不要出去打架啦.还有一些我听过类似的用法, 例如, \"Do you want to pick a fight?\"

　　你要挑起争端吗? 或是 \"This means war.\" 这就意谓著跟我宣战.

　　10. You and what army?
　　You and who else?
　　你和哪一路的人马啊?

　　要是有人跟你说 \"Do you want to step outside?\", 就回他这一句吧. 意思是说,是喔... 那你找了多少人马要来打架啊?


最后我再说几句：
  
    平时，大家还应当多了解一部分俚语，如果你连人家真实的意思都不理解，那也只能........

很有收获啊……只是不知该谢AN还是夜骐……

汗||乱七八糟一大堆，可能也有不是谚语的。不过多知道点总不是坏事：）

Safe and sound 安然无恙
Safe bind, safe find. 藏的稳，找的准
A saint abroad and a devil at home. 在外是圣人，在家是魔鬼
salt of the earth 社会中坚
The same knife cuts bread and fingers. 同是一把刀，切面包时也会切着手指。
Saving is getting. 节俭等于增加收入。
Saying and doing are two different things. 说和做是两回事
The sands are running out. 时间不多了
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. 互相奉承
The sea refuses no river. 大海不拒江河
see eye to eye 看法完全一致
see how the cat jumps 观望形势
see how the wind blows 观察风向；了解情况
see the light 恍然大悟
Second thoughts are best 慎思为佳
Seeing is believing. 眼见为实
Seek the truth from the facts. 实事求是
separate the sheep from the goats 区分善恶
serve one right 罪有应得
set the Thames on fire 干大事，做不寻常之事
Ships fear fire more than water. 船怕水，但更怕火。
Shipshape 井井有条
show the cloven hoof 原形毕露
show one's colours 暴露真面目
show the white feather 胆怯
A shy cat makes a proud mouse. 猫胆子小，老鼠胆大
shylock 不择手段的守财奴
Simon Legree 残暴之徒
Simple diet, healthy children. 粗茶淡饭，孩子健康
sink or swim 孤注一掷
Sit above the salt 坐上席，受尊敬
sit on the fence 骑墙，固守中立
sit on a volcano 处境十分危险
sit pretty 处于有利地位；过舒服日子
six and falf dozen 半斤八两
sixth sense 第六感官
skate on thin ice 如旅薄冰
The sky is not less blue because the blind does not see it. 蓝天并不因瞎子看不见而减少
sleep a dog-sleep 打个盹儿
sleep like a log 沉睡不醒
slip of the tongue 说走了嘴
Slanders by many mouths can melt a metal. 众口铄金
Sleep is a thief; it steals half one's life. 睡眠是贼，他偷走了人的一半生命。
Small gains bring great wealth. 集小利，成巨富。
A small leak will sink a great ship. 小漏不补沉大船
smell a rat 觉得可疑
the smiler with the knife under the cloak 笑里藏刀
snake in the grass 暗藏的危险
A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪照丰年
So said, so done. 这么说，就这么干
Soft fire makes sweet malt. 文火煮出好麦芽糖，满工出细活
soft soap 奉承话
Sometimes the best gain is to lose. 微损有时获巨利
Soon learnt, soon forgotten. 学的快，忘得也快。
Sooner or later, the truth comes to light. 真相迟早会大白
sore spot 痛处；伤疤
SOS 求救信号
Sow nothing; reap nothing. 不播种，无收获。
Spin a yarn 编造故事
split one's sides 笑破肚皮
The spoken word cannot be swallowed. 说出的话收不回
A spot is most seen on the finest cloth. 在最精美的布上，污点最容易被发现。
Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. 种下的是风，收获的确是飓风。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不用鞭子，宠坏孩子。
Speech is silver; silence is gold. 雄辩是银，沉默是金
speed the parting guest 祝客人一路顺风
The sprit is willing but the flesh is weak. 力不从心
square peg in a round hole 不适合
stand on one's own feet 自立；不依靠他人
Stars are not seen by sunshine. 日出星隐，相形见绌。
Start from scratch 从头开始
start on the wrong foot 迈错第一步
stay put 留在原处
steal one's thunder 抄袭，模仿
steer clear of 避开
Step by step, the ladder is ascended. 梯子是一级级爬上去的。
Stick one's neck out 露出破绽，冒风险
A stitch in time saves nine. 一针及时省九针
Still waters run deep. 静水深流。
A stone in the well is not lost. 井里的石头丢不了。
Storm in a tea cup 大惊小怪
strike a bargain 达成协议；成交
Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁
Strong in action; gentle in method. 行动要果断；方法要温和。
Stuff today and starve tomorrow. 今天大吃大喝，明天忍饥挨饿。
Such beef, such broth. 裹上糖衣
suit someone down to the ground 完全合适
Swan song 绝笔；临死哀歌；歌手的告别演出
The swan sings before death. 天鹅临死歌声美
Sweep before your own door. 正人先正己
Sweet discourse make short days and nights. 话若投机嫌日短
Sweet is pleasure after pain. 苦尽甘来
T
Tadpoles will become only frogs. 蝌蚪只能变青蛙
Tailors and writers must mind the fashion. 裁缝重式样，作家重时尚。
Take a back seat 不得意，不重要
Take away fuel, take away flame. 薪尽火自灭
Take care of pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. 小事注意，大事自成。
Take French leave 不辞而别
Take little but give much. 少索取，多奉献
take potluck 吃家常便饭
take something lying down 善罢甘休
take the bull by the horns 敢冒风险
take the cake 脱颖而出
take time by the forelock 不失时机
take with a grain of salt 不全信
talk big 说大话，吹牛
talk Billingsgate 说脏话
talk the hind leg off a donkey 说的天花乱坠
talk shop 三句话不离本行
tall order 难办的事情
tall story 难以相信的事情
Teach others by your example. 以身作则
Teaching others teaches yourself. 教学相长
tell someone flat 直言相告
That happens in a moment which may not happen in a thousand years. 天有不测风云
That is another pair of shoes. 完全是另一码事。
There are many ways to fame. 成名有许多渠道
There is no medicine against death. 世上没有不老药
There is no royal road to Rome. 学问无坦途
There is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收
There's no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪
thereby hangs a tale 说来话长
They can do least that boast loudest. 吹牛的人做的最少
Things done can not be undone. 事以定局，无法挽回。
Things unreasonable are never dureable. 是不合理难持久
a thorn in the flesh 肉中刺
Those in the same boat should row together. 同舟需共济
Three know it, all know it. 三人知，人人知。
Three scores and ten is the age of man. 七十是人之寿命
the three R's 基本三会--读、写、算
through thick and thin 不畏艰难困苦
throw cold water on 泼冷水
Throw the baby out with the bath water 不分良莠
Throw a sprat to catch a whale 吃小亏占大便宜
throw up the sponge 认输
thumbs up 赞成
tide over 度过难关
A tiger leaves a skin behind him. 人死留名，虎死留皮。
Time and tide waits for no man. 岁月不等人。
Time cures everything. 时间能抑制一切。
Time flies. 光阴似箭
Time is the father of truth. 时间是真理之父
Time is money. 时间就是金钱
Time tries truth. 实践检验真理。
A timid cat makes a proud mouse. 猫一胆怯，鼠就翻天。
Tit for tat 针锋相对
to and fro 来来往往
To be or not to be : that is the question. 生与死是至关重要的问题
To know oneself is wisdom, to forget oneself is folly. 了解自己是聪明，忘乎所以是愚蠢
Today is yesterday's pupil. 今天是昨天的学生。
To mention the wolf's name is to see the same. 说曹操，曹操到。
To one's taste 和某人的口味
To save time is to lengthen life. 节省时间就是延长生命。
Tomorrow comes never. 明天永远不会到来。
The tongue of idle person is never idle. 人懒话多
Too many cooks spoil the broth. 梢工多了会翻船
Too much humility is pride. 过分谦虚即骄傲
Too much liberty spoils all. 自由过了头，一切会乱套。
Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。
Too much spoils, too little is nothing. 太多会坏事，太少不济事。
Top dog 大人物 The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡大觉，乌龟跑第一。
The touch of Midas 点金术
touch wood 但愿走好运
True blue will never stain. 纯蓝不染色
True gold fears not the fire. 真金不怕火炼。
True love is giving, not taking. 珍爱是给于，不是索取。
Trust not a new friend, nor an old enemy. 不轻信新知，也不轻信宿敌
Truth conquers all things. 真理能战胜一切
Truth needs not many words. 真理无许多言
Truth will prevail. 真理必胜。
Try before you trust. 先考验，后信任。
Turn a blind eye 视而不见
turn a deaf ear 听而不闻
turn one's head 趾高气扬
turn an honest penny 老老实实挣钱
turn over a new leaf 弃旧迎新，重新开始
turn tail and run 掉头就跑
Two can play at the game. 你耍的花招别人也会
Two dogs over one bone seldom agree. 两狗一骨，必有一争。
Two eyes can see more than one. 一人不及两人智
Two heads are better than one. 人多智广。
Two wrongs do not make a right. 两个错误不等于一个正确。
U
Ugly duckling 丑小鸭
An ugly woman dreads the mirror. 丑妇怕照镜子
under the hammer 被拍卖
under one's nose 在眼皮底下
Under water, famine; under snow, bread. 洪水造饥荒；瑞雪照丰年
under way 在进行中
under the weather 身体不适
Unequal marriages are seldom happy. 不平等的婚姻不会幸福。
United we stand, divided we fall. 团结则存，分裂则亡。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 逆耳之言是良药。
Up corn, down horn. 谷贵则肉贱
ups and downs 沉浮；兴衰
up to scratch 达到标准
upset the apple cart 美梦破灭
Use a book as a bee does a flower. 用书如蜜蜂采蜜
The used key is always bright. 常用的钥匙不生锈。
V
Vain glory blossoms but never bears. 虚荣开花不结果
Velvet paws hide sharp claws. 柔软的脚蹼里藏着利爪。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one. 欲钓大鱼，先舍小鱼。
The vicar of Bray 见风使舵之人
Victory of defeat. 不成功，便失败。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德远胜过美貌。
A voice in the wildness. 荒野的呼声
The voice of the people is the voice of God. 人民之声就是上帝之音。
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms. 激动时发的誓言，平静时便忘却。
W
Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳
Want is a severe but efficient teacher. 贫苦是严厉而教导有方的教师
Want is the mother of industry. 贫困是勤劳之母
Want of wit is worse than want of wealth. 无知比贫穷更糟糕
War is death's feast. 战争是死亡的宴席。
Wash one's dirty linen in public 当中出丑
wash one's hands 洗手不干；不再管某人或谋事
Water can not turn backward. 河水不能倒流
The way to be safe is never to feel secure. 警惕才能安全。
The way to heaven is alike in every place. 上天堂的路，到处都一样。
Wealth is the test of a man's character. 财富是人品的试金石
wear and tear 消耗，磨损
wear one's heart on one's sleeve 光明磊落
We are not born for ourselves. 人生天地间，并非为自己
We can not see the wood for the tree. 不能见树不见林
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水贵
We shall lie all alike in our grave. 躺在坟墓里，人人都一样。
Weeds want no sowing. 野草不必栽种
Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半
wet blanket 扫兴的事
wet behind the ears 乳臭未干
What can't be cured must be endured. 无法医治的病只好忍受。
What's done can't be undone. 事已定局，无法挽回。
What is done by night appears by day. 夜晚做的是白天会暴露
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. 幼年学的，终生不忘。
What's lost is lost. 失者不可复得
What you have to do, do without delay. 非干不可的事，就得立刻做。
What the heart thinks the tongue speaks. 言为心声。
What's lost is lost. 失者不可复得
When the cat's away, the mice will play. 猫儿不在，老鼠成精。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese. 狐狸讲道， 鹅要当心。
When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. 两强相遇，必有一斗。
When gun speaks, it is too late to argue. 大炮一响，谈判已晚。
When a man is going sown hill, everyone will give him a push. 一人走下坡，人人推一把。
When the moon is at its full, it begins to wane. 月盈则亏。
When one will not, two cannot quarrel. 一人不愿，两人难吵。
When the owl sings, the nightingale will hold her peace. 猫头鹰唱歌，夜莺屏息。
When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. 鹬蚌相争，渔人得利。
When a thing is done advice comes too late. 事情做过后，忠告也晚了。
When war begins , hell opens. 战争一开始，地域门便开。
When wine sinks, words swim. 三杯酒下肚，开始说胡话。
When the wolf grows old, the crows ride him. 狼老遭乌鸦欺
When you make new friends, don't forget the old ones. 有了新交，不忘旧友。
Where bees are, there is honey. 哪里有蜜蜂，哪里就有蜂蜜。
Where drums beat, laws are silent. 战鼓一响，法律无声。
Where light is, there shadow is. 那里有光，哪里就有影子
Where there is smoke, there is fire. 有烟就有火。
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，是竟成。
While there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望。
White elephant 无用之物
white lie 无害的谎言
Who keeps company with the wolf, will learn to howl. 跟狼在一起，就会学狼嗥。
Who knows most says least. 知道最多的人说的最少。
Who makes friends of all keeps none. 滥交友者无友。
The wife is the key of the house. 妻子是家庭的关键。
Willy-nilly 愿意还是不愿意
wind someone round one's finder 任意摆弄
Wine and judgement are mature with age. 酒老味醇，人老识深。
Wine and wenches empty men's purse. 酒和美色使人倾家荡产。
Wisdom is more precious than wealth. 智慧胜过财富。
Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body. 智慧之于心灵正如健康之于身体。
Wise men have their mouths in their hearts, fools their hearts in their mouths. 知着嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。
Wise men seek instruction; fools fall for applause. 聪明人寻找指教，愚蠢人想听赞美。
The wise man is always a good listener. 智者善听人言。
Wit without learning is like a tree without fruit. 光有才智无学识，如同果树不结果。
Wit and will strive for the victory. 智慧和意志是胜利的保证。
With might and main 全力以赴
with one's tail between one's legs 夹着尾巴；垂头丧气
Without a friend, the world is a wilderness. 没有朋友，世界成了荒野。
Without money, without tear. 没有钱，就没有忧虑。
Words are like bees, they have honey and a sting. 言语像蜜蜂，有蜜也有刺。
Words fly, writings remain. 言语飞逝，著作长存。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and some down. 人世如梯子，有人上去有人下来。
The world is an inn, and death is the journey's end. 世界好比旅馆，死亡是旅程的终端。
Work while you work, play while you play. 工作的时候工作，玩耍的时候玩耍。
Work won't kill but worry will. 劳动无害，忧虑伤身。
Worship the golden calf 见钱眼开
Wrangle for an ass's shadow 无意义的争吵
the writing on the wall 不祥之兆
worth one's salt 称职
Y
Years bring wisdom. 年岁带来智慧
Years know more than books. 岁月比书本知道的多。
Yesterday will not be called again. 昨日不再来。
You cannot be lost on a straight road. 走直路，不迷途。
You cannot eat your cake and have it. 事难两全。
You can not make a crab walk straight. 不要强人所难。
You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink. 不能强人所难。
You never know what you can do till you try. 时间才知真本领。
Youth look forward and age backward. 青年人展望未来，老年眷恋过去。
Z
Zeal without prudence is frenzy. 热情而不审慎等于狂热。
Zero hour 发动进攻的时刻；决定性的时刻；零点。

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ime flies. 光阴似箭.
　　 Time is life. 时间就是生命.
　　 Times change. 时代在改变.
　　 Time is money. 时间就是金钱.
　　 Life is sweet. 人生是美好的.
　　 Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的.
　　 Extremes meet. 两极相通，有无相生。
　　 Like knows like 人识其类。
　　 Let well alone. 不要画蛇添足. /事已成功,不必多弄.
　　 Marry thy like. 结婚须找同类人.
　　 One man,no man. 个人是渺小的.
　　 Hsitory is bunk. 历史是一堆废话。
　　 Time marches on. 岁月如流
　　 Murder will out. 恶行终会败露。
　　 Never say "die'. 永远不要说" 完了".
　　 Care is no cure. 忧虑治不了病。
　　 Beware beginning. 慎始为上。
　　 Deeds, not words. 行动胜于空谈.
　　 No mill, no meal. 不磨面,没饭吃.
　　 Like begets like. 龙生龙，凤生凤。
　　 Love begets love. 爱爱相生.
　　 In doing we learn. 我们在干中学习.
　　 No cross,no crown. 未经苦难,得不到荣冠.
　　 Care killed a cat. 忧虑能杀人。
　　 Boys will be boys. 男孩子总是男孩子.
　　 No song, no supper. 不出力,不得食.
　　 The truth will out. 真相总会大白.
　　 Time works wonders. 时间能创造奇迹.
　　 To think is to see. 思考就是明白.
　　 Truth will prevail. 真理必胜
　　 A lie begets a lie. 谎言生谎言。
　　 Years bring wisdom. 年岁带来智慧.
　　 In love is no lack. 爱情不会感到缺乏.
　　 Easy come, easy go. 来得容易去得 . /悖入悖出.
　　 Every little helps. 点滴都有用.
　　 Forgive and forget. 恢弘大度，勿念旧恶。
　　 Manners maketh man. 举止造人品.
　　 Laugh and grow fat. 心宽体胖 。
　　 Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量.
　　 Let the world slide. 人世沧桑,听其自然.
　　 Love me,love my dog. 爱屋及乌.
　　 Life means struggle. 生活就是斗争.
　　 Fair play's a jewel. 比赛风格好,胜过珠宝.
　　 Early sow,early mow. 种得早,收得早.
　　 Grasp all, lose all. 贪多必失.
　　 What's lost is lost. 失者不可复得。
　　 Waste not, want not. 不浪费,不会穷.
　　 Tomorrow never comes. 切莫依赖明天. / 我生待明日,万事成蹉跎.
　　 No man is infallible. 没有人不犯错误。
　　 Alms never make poor. 施舍穷不了人.
　　 Love will find a way. 爱心所至,金石为开.
　　 Manners make the man. 举止见人品。
　　 Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一种美德.
　　 Pity is akin to love. 怜悯生爱.
　　 Call a spade a spade. 是啥说啥，难听不怕。
　　 Delays are dangerous. 因循出危险.
　　 Diamond cuts diamond. 强中自有强中手.
　　 Counsel is no command. 劝告不是命令.
　　 Poverty tries friends. 贫穷考验朋友.
　　 Once bitten,twice shy. 吃一次亏,学一次乖.
　　 Pain past is pleasure. 痛苦过去即欢乐.
　　 Leal heart lied never. 心诚无谎言。
　　 Hot love is soon cold. 过热的爱情冷得快.
　　 As good lost as found. 有得必有失. /得失同喜.
　　 Every dog has his day. 瓦块也有翻身日，人人都有运来时。
　　 Wise fear begets care. 懂得担心,就会小心.
　　 "Never”is a long word. 不要轻易说“决不”。
　　 After wind comes rain. 风是雨的头。
　　 Nurture passes nature. 教养胜过天性.
　　 Time tries all things. 时间检验一切.
　　 Time cures all things. 时间是最好的医生. /时间能医愈一切创痛.
　　 Truth needs no colour. 真理不需要打扮.
　　 Silence gives consent. 沉默就是赞成。

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, loving someone deeply gives you courage.

被爱给你力量，爱人给你勇气。

The best and most beautiful things in the world can not be seen or even touched, they must be felt with heart.

世界上最美好最漂亮的东西是看不见的，也摸不着的。它们必须用心去感应。

No matter how far apart we are, my thought always find their way back to you. Missing you.

无论我们相距多么遥远，我的思念总在你的身边。想你！

The hardest part is being away from you…the best part will be when we’re together again. Missing you, with all my heart.

最难莫过离你而去…最好莫过重新欢聚。全心想你。

I never consider ease and joyfulness as the purpose of life itself.

我从来不认为安逸和享乐是人生本来的目的。

Don’t ever forget, you are loved very, very much!

千万不要忘记，你拥有无尽的爱！

I am not afraid of tomorrow for I have seen yesterday and love today.

我不害怕明天，因为我经历过昨天，又热爱今天。

The value of life lies not length of days, but in the use of we make of them.

生命的价值不在于能活多少天，而在于我们如何利用这些日子。

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.

勇气是其他美德攀登的梯子。

Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

与其诅咒黑暗，不如燃起蜡烛。

You don’t love a girl because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love her!

你不是因为她的美丽而爱她，而她却因为你的爱而美丽。

Love alone could waken love!

只有爱才能唤醒爱！

I’ll never forget the time we share together.

我永远也不会忘记我们在一起的日子。

I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.

我爱你，不是因为你是一个怎样的人，而是因为我喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。

No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won‘t make you cry.

没有人值得你流泪，值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。

The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can‘t have them.

失去某人，最糟糕的莫过于，他近在身旁，却犹如远在天边。

Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.

纵然伤心，也不要愁眉不展，因为你不知是谁会爱上你的笑容。

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

对于世界而言，你是一个人；但是对于某个人，你是他的整个世界。

Don‘t waste your time on a man/woman, who isn‘t willing to waste their time on you.

不要为那些不愿在你身上花费时间的人而浪费你的时间。

Just because someone doesn‘t love you the way you want them to, doesn‘t mean they don‘t love you with all they have.

爱你的人如果没有按你所希望的方式来爱你，那并不代表他们没有全心全意地爱你。

Don‘t try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.

不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.

在遇到梦中人之前，上天也许会安排我们先遇到别的人；在我们终于遇见心仪的人时，便应当心存感激。

Don‘t cry because it is over, smile because it happened.

不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，为你的曾经拥有。

When falling in love, some lose their head, others lose their heart.

在陷入情网的时候，有些人丢了头脑，另一些人丢了心

Happiness is good health and a bad memory.

幸福是良好的健康加上糟糕的记性

Love is the only thing that holds the dark at bay.

唯有爱可以把黑暗囚在波港湾里。

Love is a game that two can play and both win.

爱是两个人玩的双赢游戏。

Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction .

爱不是从相互凝视之中获得的，倒是可以由同朝一个方向眺望而产生。这是生活给予我们的教训

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes   a habit

爱是无尽的宽恕，是惯常的温柔目光。

To be in love is to surpass oneself.

人在爱中超越自我。

Love enters a man through his eyes; a woman through her ears.

男人的爱情门户在眼睛，女人则是在耳朵。

If you would be loved, love and be lovable

想要别人爱你的话，就要去爱别人，做一个可爱的人。

If you be loved, be worthy of love

如果有人爱你，你就该做个值得人爱的人

Love me little, love me long.

爱不在深厚，乃在久长。

Where there is no trust, there is no love.

没有信任就没有爱

Love is a springtime plant that perfumes everything with its hope, even the ruins to which it clings

爱是春天有植物，用它的生机使一切散发出芬芳气息，即使是它所处身的废墟，也充满了希望

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties

爱情就象一个砂漏，当脑子倒空的时候心就被填满了。


全部转自:糖罐子

1) I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.   
我爱你，不是因为你是一个怎样的人，而是因为我喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。   




2) No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won‘t make you cry.   
没有人值得你流泪，值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。   






3) The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can‘t have them.   
失去某人，最糟糕的莫过于，他近在身旁，却犹如远在天边。   





4) Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile.   
纵然伤心，也不要愁眉不展，因为你不知是谁会爱上你的笑容。   






5) To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.   
对于世界而言，你是一个人；但是对于某个人，你是他的整个世界。   





6) Don‘t waste your time on a man/woman, who isn‘t willing to waste their time on you.   
不要为那些不愿在你身上花费时间的人而浪费你的时间。   





7) Just because someone doesn‘t love you the way you want them to, doesn‘t mean they don‘t love you with all they have.   
爱你的人如果没有按你所希望的方式来爱你，那并不代表他们没有全心全意地爱你。   




8) Don‘t try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.   
不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。   






9) Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.   
在遇到梦中人之前，上天也许会安排我们先遇到别的人；在我们终于遇见心仪的人时，便应当心存感激。   




10) Don‘t cry because it is over, smile because it happened.   
不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，为你的曾经拥有。   
Sample Text

apple of her/his eye
Someone or something that one likes a lot
The little girl is the apple of her grandfather抯 eye.

bad egg
a bad person, bum
That man is a bad egg so you should try and avoid him if you can.

big cheese
an important person, a leader
He is a big cheese in his company so you should be very nice to him.

bread and butter
basic needs of life (food,shelter,clothing)
The voters are worried about bread and butter issues like jobs and taxes.

bring home the bacon
earn your family抯 living
Recently he has been working very hard trying to bring home the bacon. He has no time to do anything else.

butter up
flatter someone to try to get their favor or friendship
He spends most of his free time trying to butter up his boss so that he won抰 have to work so hard.

carrot and stick
promising to reward or punish someone at the same time
The government took a carrot and stick approach to the people who were illegally protesting against the construction of the dam.

cool as a cucumber
calm, not nervous or anxious
He is always as cool as a cucumber and never worries about anything.

couch potato
a very lazy person
He is a real couch potato and just sits around watching TV and staying indoors all day.

cream of the crop
best of a group, the top choice
The company is well-known as a good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.
cry over spilt milk
cry or complain about something that has already happened
Don抰 cry over spilt milk. The past is past and you can抰 do anything to change it.

cup of tea
something one enjoys or does well
Going to art galleries is not my cup of tea so I think that I will stay home this evening and not go with you.

eat crow
admit one is mistaken or defeated, take back a mistaken statement
I was forced to eat crow and had to apologize for the mistake that I made about the restructuring of our company.

eat dirt
act humble, accept another抯 insult or bad treatment
We made him eat dirt after he accused us of lying about the salary cut.

eat humble pie
be humbled, admit one抯 error and apologize
Our boss was forced to eat humble pie after everyone realized that he had made the wrong budget estimate for next year.

have your cake and eat it too
use or spend something and still keep it
He refuses to give up anything and always wants to eat his cake and have it too.

eat your words
take back something one has said, admit something is not true
I told my boss that I would be leavin,g but later I had to eat my words and tell him that I wanted to stay.

egg on
urge someone on
Many people at the soccer game were egged on by the drunken fans.

finger in the pie
participate in something that is happening
He always tries to keep his finger in the pie so that he can control everything.
full of beans
feel energetic, in high spirits
She is full of beans tonight and doesn抰 want to stop talking.

gravy train
a job or work that pays more than it is worth
For many years his job was a real gravy train but now the company has become very strict and will not pay overtime.


half-baked
not thought out or studied carefully
He has a half-baked idea about starting a new business but most of us think that it will fail.

hand to someone on a silver platter
give a person something that has not been earned
His education was handed to him on a silver platter and now he is very spoiled and selfish.

hard nut to crack
something or someone difficult to understand or do
He is a very serious person and is a very hard nut to crack.

(get or) have egg on one抯 face
be embarrassed
He has egg on his face because everyone knows that he was sick at the party.

hit the sauce
drink alcohol - usually regularly
I think that she has begun to hit the sauce since her husband lost his job.

hot potato
a question or argument that is controversial and difficult to settle
The issue of building the nuclear power plant is a real hot potato for the local town council.

in a nutshell
briefly, in a few words
We went to the meeting and they told us in a nutshell what would be happening to everyone next year.

in the soup
in serious trouble, in disorder
She is really in the soup now. She told her boss that she was sick but he saw her downtown shopping.

make one抯 mouth water
look or smell very good, want to eat or drink very much
The restaurant is supposed to be wonderful and every time that I see the menu it makes my mouth water.

nutty as a fruitcake
crazy
He is a very nice man but he acts strange sometimes and I often think that he is as nutty as a fruitcake.

out of the frying pan and into the fire
go from something bad to something worse
She quit the job because of some small problems but she has jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire because now her problems are much worse.
out to lunch
crazy, mad
She is totally out to lunch and you should never believe what she tells you.

piece of cake
a task that is easily accomplished
It was a piece of cake. I had everything done before lunch this morning.

souped up
change something to make it faster or more powerful by changing or adding something
The new car that his neighbor bought is a souped up model of the one that he had last year.

sell like hotcakes
The new CD has only been released for about a week but already it is selling like hotcakes.

spill the beans
tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it
Please don抰 spill the beans about my plans to quit working and go back to school next year.

take with a grain of salt
accept or believe only part of something
You should take everything that he says with a grain of salt as everyone knows that he likes to exaggerate things when he is speaking.

upset the applecart
ruin a plan or event by surprise or accident
Everything was going well at the company until he came along and upset the apple cart.

worth one抯 salt
being a good worker, worth what one is paid
He has only been working here for a month but over and over he has proved that he is worth his salt.

还有一些成语
in threes and fours 三五成群
in one or two words 三言两语
at sixs and sevens 乱七八糟
in two words三心二意
one in a thousand千里挑一
two tons of mistakes错误百出
thans a million百分感谢
还有一些常用语
get into hot water惹上麻烦
sell like hot cakes卖得很畅销
hot air说大话
a hot potato棘手之事