谚语100句(中英对照）2007-10-21
A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 A bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。 A bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。 A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 A boaster and a liar are cousins...[阅读全文]

时间相关谚语小辑2007-10-21
时间相关谚语小辑 （一）时间是金，其值无价 Time is money. （时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金） Time flies. （光阴似箭，日月如梭） Time has wings. （光阴去如飞） Time is a file that wears and makes no noise. （光阴如锉，细磨无声） Time stays not the fool'...[阅读全文]

名不符实的Jack 用法集锦2007-10-21
名不符实的Jack 用法集锦 一、用来指人 All the workers want a pay increase, every man Jack of them. 全体工人无一例外地要求增加工资。 every man Jack 或every Jack one是每个人、人人的意思。 Jack of all trades and master of none 万事皆通而一无所长的人 a J...[阅读全文]

令某人刮目相看2007-10-21
Knock the Socks off Someone 令某人刮目相看 Mr. Tsai：Linda, I'm pleased with the way you turned things around. 蔡先生：琳达，我很开心妳让整个情况好转了。 Linda：Thank you, Mr. Tsai. It's only because I have a great team. 琳达：谢谢你，蔡先生。这都是...[阅读全文]

经典俚语使用范例 Slang Examples!2007-10-21
经典俚语使用范例 Slang Examples! 为什么我们听英语广播、学标准教程感觉良好，跟外国人直接对话也没什么大问题，但是却经常发现无法听懂两个外国人的对话。这是为什么？下面的例子揭示了英语人士经常用怎样的语言在对话，俚语和平常语言有怎样的对应关系，英语麦当劳...[阅读全文]

简洁谚语【中英对照】2007-10-21
简洁谚语【中英对照】 Easier said than done. 说起来容易，做起来难。 Dreams are lies. 梦不足信。 Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。 An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只...[阅读全文]

常用英语俚语小辑2007-10-21
常用英语俚语小辑 英语俚语是一种非正式的语言，通常用在非正式的场合，所以在用这些俚语是一定要考虑到所用的场合和对象，最好不要随意用这些俚语。下面是一些常用的俚语。 a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林 a blank slate 干净的...[阅读全文]

The Big Apple的纽约俚语2007-10-21
The Big Apple的纽约俚语 从Broadway到Times Square再到Central Park，在纽约有很多可以看可以做的！但在你到这个不眠之城之前，先花一点时间复习一下您的纽约俚语吧！ The Big Apple 这是个你吃不了的苹果！The Big Apple这个术语指的是纽约市本身。在你去那旅行前，...[阅读全文]

Nitty-gritty 本质，实质2007-10-21
Nitty-gritty: 本质，实质 记忆中我们很早就被告之：认识事物，首先要抓住事物的本质。英语中，本质、精髓常用单词essence来表示，今天谈的nitty-gritty也表示本质，不过更加口语话。 Nitty-gritty（本质）是个合成词，由两种极微小的事物虱子和沙砾组成，nitty（多虱...[阅读全文]

hot button 热门事物,敏感事件2007-10-21
hot button 热门事物,敏感事件 敏感问题, 一触即发的敏感事件 a central issue, concern or characteristic, especially one that motivates people to make a choice the principal desire that a salesman needs to hit in order to make a sale n.Slang （名词）【...[阅读全文]

一图胜千言 A Picture Paints a Thousand Words2007-10-21
一图胜千言 A Picture Paints a Thousand Words This term which means a story told by pictures as well as a vast amount of descriptive text comes from the quotation 'One picture is worth ten thousand words', Frederick R. Barnard in Printer's Ink, 8 Dec...[阅读全文]

美国习惯用于列表清单2007-10-21
美国习惯用于列表清单 American Idioms 328 - fight tooth and nail... American Idioms 327 - on the/ ropes / give sb. enough rope to hang.. American Idioms 326 - rope sb. in / at the end of one's rope American Idioms 325 - learn the ropes American Idiom...[阅读全文]

You Can't Take it With You 死不带去2007-10-21
You Can't Take it With You 死不带去 Also from the Bible, this saying originates from Paul's first letter to Timothy (I Tim 6:7), where he states, For we have brought nothing into the world, and so we cannot take anything out of it. If we have food a...[阅读全文]

Cut to the Chase 言归正传，切入正题2007-10-21
Cut to the Chase 言归正传，切入正题 Meaning to get to the point. A movie term from the 1920's, it originally meant to cut from a dramatic scene to an action scene (like a chase). Emails from site visitors : Email: The phrase cut to the chase origina...[阅读全文]

Blackmail 敲诈勒索2007-10-21
Blackmail 敲诈勒索 敲诈;勒索 practice blackmail 进行勒索 The word blackmail became popular in the 1800's and comes from the clan chieftains who ran protection rackets on farmers in Scottland. If the farmers didn't pay the mail (an old term for rent)...[阅读全文]