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1、有趣的英语俚语Asweallknow,someexpressioninEnglishisquiteinteresting.Forexample,“loveme,lovemydog.”(爱屋及乌),isatypicalsentencewhichisnotonlyhumorous,butalsouseful.Now,letuslearnmoreexpressions.百闻不如一见Seeingisbelieving. 比上不足,比下有余"worseoffthansome,betteroffthanmany;tofa
2、llshortofthebest,butbebetterthantheworst 笨鸟先飞Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart. 不眠之夜whitenight 不以物喜,不以己悲notpleasedbyexternalgains,notsaddenedbypersonnallosses 不遗余力sparenoeffort;goallout;doone'sbest 不打不成交"Nodiscord,noconcord. 拆东墙补西墙robPetertopayPaul 辞旧迎新bid
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5、老,学到老Oneisnevertoooldtolearn. 既往不咎letbygonesbebygones 金无足赤,人无完人Goldcan'tbepureandmancan'tbeperfect. 金玉满堂Treasuresfillthehome 脚踏实地bedown-to-earth 脚踩两只船sitonthefence 君子之交淡如水thefriendshipbetweengentlemenisaspureascrystal;ahedgebetweenkeepsfriendshipgreen 老生常谈,
6、陈词滥调cutanddried,cliché 礼尚往来Courtesycallsforreciprocity. 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧"Wherethereislife,thereishope." 马到成功achieveimmediatevictory;wininstantsuccess 名利双收gaininbothfameandwealth 茅塞顿开besuddenlyenlightened 没有规矩不成方圆Nothingcanbeaccomplishedwithoutnormsorstandards. 每
7、逢佳节倍思亲 Onfestiveoccasionsmorethaneveronethinksofone'sdearonesfaraway. Itisonthefestivaloccasionswhenonemisseshisdearmost. 谋事在人,成事在天"Theplanninglieswithman,theoutcomewithHeaven./Manproposes,Goddisposes." 弄巧成拙betoosmartbyhalf;Cunningoutwitsitself. 拿手好戏masterp
8、iece 赔了夫人又折兵throwgoodmoneyafterbad 抛砖引玉amodestspurtoinduceotherstocomeforwardwithvaluablecontributions;throwasprattocatchawhale 破釜沉舟cutoffallmeansofretreat;burnone‘sownwayofretreatandbedeterminedtofigh