常见口语习语.doc

A friend in need is a friend indeed. To be in one’s neck of the woods 某人那里 A little bird(ie) told me Do as the Romans do A word once spoken can never be recalled. To have a cow = to get to excited about something Hit the road 动身，启程 Hold your horses 慢慢来，耐心点 (To)Face the music To be a party animal 出入各种时尚场合的爱玩的人 around the clock/to burn the midnight oil 昼夜不停，连续一整天 (to sit on the fence) 保持中立 the birds and the bees 两性关系的基本知识 Seeing is believing (UFO: Unidentified Flying Object) A bed of roses 称心如意的境遇（安乐窝，好差事，温床） To keep one’s chin up 别气馁 to have a chip on one’s shoulder 好斗，一有机会就会爆发的人 what’s done can not be undone/don’t cry over spilt milk Birds of a feather flock together 物以类聚 Slowly but surely 稳步地，坚定不移地 Haste makes waste = acting too quickly may actually slowly thing down 欲速则不达 Better late than never/You can do it! (Cast pearls before swine) A picture tells a thousand words If you give someone an inch, They’ll take a mile. 得寸进尺 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit/you learn from your mistakes 吃一堑，长一智 (A cat may look at a king) 小人物也有权利 Let bygones be bygones/water under the bridge 既往不咎，过去的就让它过去吧 An apple a day keeps doctors away Drop me a line 写信给我 To take a cat nap 打个盹儿 A leopard cannot change its spots. 积习难改，豹子改不掉斑点 Birds of a feather flock together To hear （to shoot the breeze）through the grapevine 小道消息，通过葡萄藤来的 To let one’s hair down=letting go of your inhibitions or to behave casually or informally Kiss (someone’s) ass! To suck up 吸收，拍马屁 To have a heavy foot=to drive a car to fast Everything comes to him who waits (be patient) Turn over a new leaf 翻开新的一页，改过自新，重新做人 You are the apple of my eye Every minute counts Diamonds are a girl’s best friend. 钻石是女孩最好的朋友 It never rains, but it pours. 祸不单行 A blond bombshell 金发美女 To Monkey around 闲混 Sleeping on both ears 睡的很香 That’s the icing on the cake! 锦上添花，蛋糕上的糖霜 Have butterflies in one’s stomach Time and tide waits for no man. To rain cats and dogs. East or west, home is best 金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝