英文常用词组和谚语汇编 English phrase and proverbs.doc

英文常用词组和谚语汇编 Above board Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩 Add fuel to flame 火上浇油 Add insult to injury 痛上加辱 Adversity leads to prosperity 穷则思变afraid of ones own shadow 杯弓蛇影；极度胆小after a fashion 依葫芦画瓢 after lunch sit a while，after supper walk a mile. 午饭后坐一会，晚餐后走一里。After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴，风平浪静。After ones own heart 称心如意against the grain 格格不入against time 争分夺秒alive and kicking 活蹦乱跳 all at sea 不知所措 the all clear 解除警报 all ears 集中注意力听 all eyes 全神贯注的看 All the cats are grey in the dark. 猫在暗中都是灰色的。All his geese are swans. 老婆是别人的好；他家的鹅都是天鹅。All roads lead to Rome. 殊途同归 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也会傻。All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的不一定都是金子。All is well that ends well. 结局好，一切都好。Alpha and Omega 自始至终another pair of shoes 另外一回事，另当别论 anybodyss guess 难以预料 the apple of ones eyes 掌上明珠April fool 傻瓜armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿Art is long, life is short. 人生有限，艺术无涯。 As a man is, so shall his company. 什麽样的人交什麽样的朋友。As a man lives, so shall he die. 有生则有死。As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。As the call, so the echo. 发什么声音，有什么回声。As a tree falls , so shall it lies. 树倒在那里，就躺在那里。As the tree, so the fruit. 是什么树，结什么果；龙生龙，凤生凤。As busy as a bee. 非常忙碌as changeable as the moon 变化无常 as cheerful as a lark 快乐无比as cool as a cucumber 非常冷静as cunning as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾 as drunk as lord 喝的烂醉 as dumb as a statue 死不做声as fit as a fiddle 非常健康as greedy as a wolf 贪婪如狼as hard as marble 非常坚硬 as like as two peas (beans) 一模一样as light as a feather 轻如鸿毛as merry as a cricket 非常快活as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗as proud as a peacock 不可一世as slippery as an eel 滑如泥鳅as still as the grave 静如坟墓as straight as an arrow 直如飞箭as strong as an ox 健壮如牛 as stupid as a donkey 蠢笨如驴as sweet as honey 甜如蜂蜜as swift as lightning 快如闪电As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 试金石可以试金，金子可以试人。As wise as Soloman 聪明过人ace in the hole （未公开的）王牌Adversity often leads to prosperity. 逆境往往通向成功之路