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英语谚语常用短语 1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. - 2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing. - 3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. - -4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. - -5.不眠之夜 white night - -6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses - -7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do ones best - -8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. - -9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul - -10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new - -11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all - -12.大开眼界 open ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener - -13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace - -14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little - -15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. - -16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more - -17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. - -18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. - -19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. - -20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones - -21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect. - -22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home. - -23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth - -24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence - -25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green - -26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché - -27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. - -28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope. - -29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success - -30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth - -31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened - -32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. - -33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. - -34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies wi