生活小知识英文

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。 Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。 Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。 Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。 Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。 Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。 Promise is debt.一诺千金。 Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。 Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。 Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。 Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。 Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。 Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。 Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。 Rome is not built in a day冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。 Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。 Seeing is believing.眼见为实。 Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。 Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him. 智者当差，不用交代。 Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。 Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。 Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。 Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快，忘得快。 Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快，烂得快。 Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。 Still water run deep.静水常深。 Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。 Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。 Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。 Talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。 Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操，曹操就到。 Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。 Teach others by your example.躬亲示范。 The best hearts are always the bravest.无私者无畏。 The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。 The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盗铃。 The danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥。 The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。 The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗。 The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。 The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有时也会说真话。 The die is cast.木已成舟。 The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。 The end justifies the means.只要目的正当，可以不择手段。 The end makes all equal.死亡面前，人人平等。 The eye is bigger than the belly.贪多嚼不烂。 The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而绕远路。 The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。 The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。 The first step is the only difficulty.迈出第一步是最艰难的。 The fox knew too much, that‘s how he lost his tail.机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿 性命。 The fox preys farthest from home.兔子不吃窝边草。 The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.坐井观天。 The grass is greener on the other side.这山望着那山高。 The greatest talkers are always least doers.语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。 The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高，摔得惨。 The leopard cannot change its spots.本性难移。 The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚，越谦虚。 The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犊不怕虎。 The outsider sees the most of the game.旁观者清。 The pen is mightier than the sword.笔能杀人。 The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。 There are spots in the sun.太阳也有黑点。 There are two sides to every question.问题皆有两面。 There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本难念的经。 There is kindness to be found everywhere.人间处处有温情。 There is no general rule without some exception.任何法规均有例外。 There is no medicine against death.没有长生不老药。 There is no place like home.金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。 There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。 The style is the man.字如其人。 The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。 The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. 水能载舟，亦能覆舟。 The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清，浊者自浊。 The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。 The world is but a little place, after all.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 Think twice before you do.三思而后行。 Things at the worst will mend.否极泰来。 Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。 Time cures all things.时间是医治一切创伤的良药。 Time flies.光阴似箭。 Time is money.时间就是金钱。 Time lost cannot be won again.时光流逝，不可复得。 Time past cannot be called back again.时间不能倒流。 Time tries all.路遥知马力，日久见人心。 Tit for tat is fair play.人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。 To err is human.人非圣贤，孰能无过。 To know everything is to know nothing.什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。 To know oneself is true progress.人贵有自知之明。 Tomorrow never comes.我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。 Too much familiarity breeds contempt.过分熟悉会使人互不服气。 Too much knowledge makes the head bald.学问太多催人老。 Too much liberty spills all.自由放任，一事无成。 Too much praise is a burden.过多夸奖，反成负担。 To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就是延长生命。 Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。 Troubles never come singly.福无双至，祸不单行。 Truth never grows old.真理永存。 Turn over a new leaf.洗心革面，改过自新。 Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。 Two heads are better than one.一个好汉三个帮。 Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。 Two wrongs do not make a right.别人错了，不等于你对了。 Unity is strength.团结就是力量。 Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.忠言逆耳利于行。 Until all is over one‘s ambition never dies.不到黄河心不死。 Venture a small fish to catch a great one.吃小亏占大便宜。 Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德远远胜过美貌。 Walls have ears.小心隔墙有耳。 Wash your dirty linen at home.家丑不可外扬。 Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。 Wealth is nothing without health.失去健康，钱再多也没用。 We know not what is good until we have lost it.好东西，失去了才明白。 Well begun is half done.好的开始，是成功的一半。 We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可贵。 We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault .欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。 We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received. 自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。 Whatever you do, do with all your might.不管做什么，都要一心一意 What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.儿时所学，终生难忘。 What‘s done cannot be undone.生米煮成熟饭了。 What‘s lost is lost.失者不可复得。What we do willingly is easy.愿者不难。When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入国问禁，入乡随俗。 When everybody‘s somebody then nobody‘s anybody.人人都伟大，世间没豪杰。 When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.伤心旧事别重提。 When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions. 新仇旧恨，齐上心头。 When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。 When wine is in truth, wit is out.酒后吐真言。 Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。 Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 Where there is smoke, there is fire.事出有因。 While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.道高一尺，魔高一丈。 Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.搬弄口舌者必是小人。 Whom the gods love die young.好人不长命。 Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths. 智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。 Work makes the workman.勤工出巧匠。 Wet behind the ears.乳臭未干。 You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。 You cannot eat your cake and have it.鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。 You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 强扭的瓜不甜 。 You may know by a handful the whole sack.由一斑可知全貌。 You never know what you can till you try.是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。 I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.朋友不能阿谀奉承。 If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me. 上当一回头，再多就可耻。 If you make yourself an ass, don‘t complain if people ride you. 人善被人欺，马善被人骑。 If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.耳朵发烧，有人念叨。 If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.脚踏两条船，必定落空。 If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.杀鸡取卵。 If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.要想求知，就得吃苦。 Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。 It is better to die when life is a disgrace.宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。 It is easier to get money than to keep it.挣钱容易攒钱难。 It is easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮好当。 It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.创业容易守业难。 It is hard to please all.众口难调It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。 It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收。 It is the first step that costs troublesome.万事开头难。 It is the unforeseen that always happens.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。 It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.坐失良机，后悔已迟。 It never rains but it pours.不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。 It takes three generations to make a gentleman.十年树木，百年树人。 Jack of all trades and master of none.门门精通，样样稀松。 Judge not from appearances.人不可貌相，海不可斗量。 Justice has long arms.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。 Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤近墨黑。 Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕。 Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it君王发狂，百姓遭殃。 Kings have long arms.普天之下，莫非王土。 Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。 Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. 博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。 Learn and live.活着，为了学习。 Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse. 好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。 Learn not and know not.不学无术。Let sleeping dogs lie.别惹麻烦 Learn to walk before you run.先学走，再学跑。 Let bygones be bygones.过去的就让它过去吧。 Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏天机。Life is but a span.人生苦短。 Lies can never changes fact.谎言终究是谎言。 Lies have short legs.谎言站不长。 Life is half spent before we know what it is.人过半生，方知天命。 Life is not all roses.人生并不是康庄大道。 Life without a friend is death.没有朋友，虽生犹死。 Like a rat in a hole.瓮中之鳖。 Like author, like book.文如其人。 Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。 Like for like.一报还一报。 Like knows like.惺惺相惜。 Like mother, like daughter.有其母必有其女。 Like teacher, like pupil.什么样的老师教什么样的学生。 Like tree, like fruit.羊毛出在羊身上。 Little things amuse little minds.小人无大志。 Look before you leap.摸清情况再行动。 Lookers－on see more than players.当局者迷，旁观者清。 Losers are always in the wrong.胜者为王，败者为寇。 Lost time is never found again.岁月既往，一去不回。 Love at first sight.一见钟情。 Love cannot be compelled.爱情不能强求。 Love is blind.爱情是盲目的。 Love is full of trouble.爱情充满烦恼。 Love is never without jealousy.没有妒忌就没有爱情。 Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。 Make your enemy your friend.化敌为友。 Man is the soul of the universe.人是万物之灵。 Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。 Many hands make light work.众人拾柴火焰高。 Many heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。 Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there. 有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。 Measure for measure.针锋相对。 Misfortunes never come alone.祸不单行。 Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.患难见真情。 Money isn‘t everything.钱不是万能的。 Murder will out. 纸包不住火。 My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life. 儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。 Nature is the true law.天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。 Necessity is the mother of invention.需要是发明的动力。 Never fish in trouble water.不要混水摸鱼。 Never judge from appearances.不可以貌取人。 Never say die.永不言败。 Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊补牢，为时未晚。 New wine in old bottles.旧瓶装新酒。 No cross, no crown.不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。 No garden without its weeds.没有不长草的园子。 No living man all things can.世上没有万事通。 No man can do two things at once.一心不可二用。 No man is born wise or learned.没有生而知之者。 No man is content.人心不足蛇吞象 No man is wise at all times.聪明一世，糊涂一时。 None are so blind as those who won‘t see.视而不见。 None are so deaf as those who won‘t hear.充耳不闻。 No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。 No one can call back yesterday.昨日不会重现。 No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。 No pleasure without pain.没有苦就没有乐。 No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。 No sweet without sweat.先苦后甜。 No smoke without fire.无风不起浪。 Nothing brave, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 Nothing dries sooner than a tear.眼泪干得最快。 Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。 Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。 Nothing seek, nothing find.没有追求就没有收获。 Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行语言最要紧。 Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty. 世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。 Not to advance is to go back.不进则退。 Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child. 不懂世故，幼稚可笑。 No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。

英语句子小知识积累

1. After you.你先请。这是一句很常用的客套话，在进／出门,上车得场合你都可以表现一下。

2. I just couldn't help it.我就是忍不住。想想看，这样一个漂亮的句子可用于多少个场合？下面是随意举的一个例子：

I was deeply moved by the film and I cried and cried. I just couldn't help it.

3. Don't take it to heart.别往心里去，别为此而忧虑伤神。生活实例：

This test isn't that important. Don't take it to heart.

4. We'd better be off.我们该走了。It's getting late. We'd better be off .

5. Let's face it.面对现实吧。常表明说话人不愿意逃避困难的现状。

参考例句：I know it's a difficult situation. Let's face it, OK?

6. Let's get started.咱们开始干吧。劝导别人时说：Don't just talk. Let's get started.

7. I'm really dead.我真要累死了。坦诚自己的感受时说：After all that work, I’m really dead.

8. I've done my best.我已尽力了。

9. Is that so?真是那样吗？常用在一个人听了一件事后表示惊讶、怀疑。

10. Don't play games with me!别跟我耍花招！

11. I don't know for sure.我不确切知道。

Stranger：Could you tell me how to get to the town hall? Tom: I don't know for sure. Maybe you could ask the policeman over there.

12. I'm not going to kid you.我不是跟你开玩笑的。

Karin：You quit the job? You are kidding. Jack: I'm not going to kid you. I'm serious.

13. That's something.太好了，太棒了。

A: I'm granted a full scholarship for this semester. B: Congratulations. That's something.

14. Brilliant idea!这主意真棒！这主意真高明！

15. Do you really mean it?此话当真？

Michael：Whenever you are short of money, just come to me. David: Do you really mean it?

16. You are a great help.你帮了大忙

17. I couldn't be more sure.我再也肯定不过。

18. I am behind you.我支持你。

A: Whatever decision you're going to make, I am behind you.

19. I'm broke.我身无分文。

20. Mind you!请注意！听着！(也可仅用Mind。) 模范例句：Mind you! He's a very nice fellow though bad-tempered.

21. You can count on it.你尽管相信好了，尽管放心。

A：Do you think he will come to my birthday party? B: You can count on it.

22. I never liked it anyway.我一直不太喜欢这东西。当朋友或同事不小心摔坏你的东西时就可以用上这句话给他一个台阶，打破尴尬局面：Oh, don't worry. I'm thinking of buying a new one. I never liked it anyway.

23. That depends.看情况再说。

例：I may go to the airport to meet her. But that depends.

24. Congratulations.恭喜你，祝贺你。

25. Thanks anyway.无论如何我还是得谢谢你。当别人尽力要帮助你却没帮成时，你就可以用这个短语表示谢意。

26. It's a deal.一言为定Harry：Haven't seen you for ages. Let's have a get-together next week. Jenny: It's a deal

1) o! Is (Tom ) in ?

2) Nice to meet you. I'm Bill Dillon.

3) Nice day, isn't it?

4) I'll take all of them.

5) May I / Could I speak to …?

6) Is that … (speaking)? Yes, it is

7) How is everything going?

8) Have a nice trip.

9) This is … (speaking) .

10) Looks like rain, doesn't it ?

11) Shall I open the window for you ?

12) Hold on (for a moment), please./ Just a moment, please. / Wait a moment, please.

13) Who is that? / Can I ask who's calling?

14) Can you tell me the way to the nearest bus stop?

15) Hi ! I'm Judy Drew.

16) Why don't you use a knife?

17) I'm afraid he/she isn't here/ in right now.

18) Can I take a message for you?

19) Will you give him a message, please?

20) -Does he /she have your number?

--Perhaps not. My number is….

21) How about going for a walk?

22) The line is busy. I'll try again later.

23) Which is the way to the nearest post office?

24) I've lost a case , I wonder if it has been found.

25) May I use the telephone?

26) I can't get through (to sb) . I'll try again later.

27) Take your time , please.

28) May I try it on ?

29) I just call to say …

30) Wrong number!/ I'm afraid you've dialed a wrong number.

31) The line is bad./ It's not a good line.

32) I want to have a look at… .

33) How much is it?

34) I can't decide which to buy.

35) Can you make it cheaper?

36) You are wanted on the phone.

37) I wonder if I could park here.

38) There is a call for you.

39) Would you please not smoke here ?

40) You're welcome.

1． Don’t leave me, please.

求你不要离开我。

2． Can we give it one more try?

我们可不可以再试试看？

3． I can’t live without you.

没有你我活不下去。

4． I can’t stand losing you.

我不能失去你。

5． I’ll change, I promise.

我会改的，我保证。

6． I won’t hurt you anymore.

我不会再伤害你了

7． My life would be miserable without you.

没有你我的生活会很凄惨的。

8． Please give me one more chance.

请再给我一次机会。

9． Don’t you know how much I love you?

难道你不晓得我有多爱你吗？

10．I know it’s all my fault. I’ll never break your heart again. Please forgive me.

我知道都是我的错。我再也不会伤你的心。请原谅我。

熟练地运用英语的一个重要方面就是学习并掌握英语本族者常用的生动、活泼的习语。

1. After you. 你先请。

这是一句很常用的客套话，在进／出门和上车的场合你都可以表现一下。

2. I just couldn’t help it.

我就是忍不住。

下面是随意举的一个例子： I was deeply moved by the film and I cried and cried. I just couldn’t help it.

3. Don’t take it to heart.

别往心里去，别为此而忧虑伤神。

生活实例：This test isn’t that important. Don’t take it to heart.

4. We’d better be off. 我们该走了。It’s getting late. We’d better be off.

5. Let’s face it. 面对现实吧。

常表明说话人不愿意逃避困难的现状。

参考例句：I know it’s a difficult situation. Let’s face it, OK?

6. Let’s get started.

咱们开始干吧。

劝导别人时说：Don’t just talk. Let’s get started.

7. I’m really dead. 我真要累死了。坦诚自己的感受时说：After all that work, I’m really dead.

8. I’ve done my best. 我已尽力了。

9. Is that so? 真是那样吗？

常用在一个人听了一件事后表示惊讶、怀疑。

10. Don’t play games with me!

别跟我耍花招！

11. I don’t know for sure.

我不确切知道。

Stranger： Could you tell me how to get to the town hall?

Tom: I don’t know for sure. Maybe you could ask the policeman over there.

12. I’m not going to kid you.

我不是跟你开玩笑的。

Karin： You quit the job? You are kidding.

Jack: I’m not going to kid you. I’m serious.

13. That’s something.

太好了，太棒了。

A: I’m granted a full scholarship for this semester.

B: Congratulations. That’s something.

语言本是人们沟通的工具，没有性别之分，但由于男女的社会分工、性格特色、生理特点不同，每一种语言都深深地打上了性别的烙印。在国外，有部分社会语言学家，专门研究语言与性别的关系。美国有一位学者Graham Goodwin，从1980年到1990年，先后十次，在费城街头，收集不同年龄、种族、职业的男、女行人的谈话，进行比较研究，结果发现，与男人的语言相比，女人

的语言至少有下列特点。

A 女人喜欢使用第一人称复数(我们)形式，比如We need……(我们需要)，而男人喜欢使用第一人称单数(我)，比如I want……(我想要)。

B女人喜欢使用平易、通俗的单词，比如用nice、sweet等来形容(好)，而男人喜欢使用华丽、夸张的单词，比如用splendid、gorgeous等来形容“好”。

C女人喜欢创造一些比较女性化的说法，比如dove grey(类似鸽子羽毛的`灰色)，而男人喜欢使用英语标准的说法，比如light grey(浅灰色)。

D女人重视语法的正确性，比如We＇re going to……(我们正在去/即将去)，而男人不重视语法的正确性，比如We＇re gonna……(我们正在去/即将去)。

E女人喜欢直接引用，比如Hannah said that……(汉娜说)，而男人喜欢间接引用，比如She said that……(她说)。

F女人喜欢礼貌表达，比如Would you please……(您能)，而男人喜欢常规表达，比如Can you……(你能)。

最后一个，同时也是最重要的一个特点，那就是女人喜欢倾听，而男人喜欢诉说，比如下面一段对话，拿给普通的美国人看一遍，然后让他们判断一下A和B的性别，结果所有人都认为：喋喋不休的A是男人，随声附和的B是女人。

A I saw a kingfisher Saturday morning.

B Did you?

A It took off about three feet from my side. I didn＇t see it in the bush. It took off out of a bush...

B Mmmm.

A Passed the front of my canoe and flew into a tree. I sat there...

B Very nice.

A and thought ...

B Yeah.

A It looked down at me? and it was really bright.

B Beautiful.

初学英语者时常会遇到一些由英语数字组成的习语，如：to be dressed up to the nines, to be in sixes and sevens, to arrive at the eleventh hour等等。虽然这些都是大家所熟悉的常用数字，但是由它们组成的习语的意思却与数字毫不相关。

1．one-horse town--乡村小镇。

这一短语源自美国，由小镇仅拥有一匹马而来。

由此引申，one-horse现在可以表示 “极小的、简陋 的、次要的” 意思，如one-horse show（小型展览会）。

由one组合成的习语。而又毫无 “一” 这一含义的习语还有：

(1) He was one too many for me.

我不是他的对手。

(2) Number one -- 自己。

由此而衍生to look after number one（自私，追求自己的利益）

2．Two of a trade did never agree -- 同行相轻。

这是一句古老的谚语。

由two组合成的习语还有：

(1) when two Fridays come together.

“永远不”的遁词。

(2) The two eyes of Greece.

希腊古代的两座城市“雅典”和“斯巴达”。

3．Three sheets in the wind -- 酩酊大醉。

sheet 的一个词义是“系在帆下角的金属环上的帆脚索”。如果帆脚索没有系扣住时，船帆可以任意 随风飘扬。船员们称之为 in the wind。A sheet in the wind由此成为船员们一句口头语言，表示 tipsy（微醉）。Three sheets in the wind 自然是大醉特醉了。

由three组合成的习语还有：

Three score and ten --古稀之年。

score在英语中是“二十”的意思。尽管这一习语中的数字加起来是七十，但在引喻中只是泛指老年而已。

4．Four-letter words -- 粗俗的下流话。由此而衍生出four-letter man（专喜使用粗俗的下流话的人）。

由four组合的另一习语是：

Four-sale 廉价的啤酒；每品脱原来只卖四便士的啤酒。

生活小常识 [网络] Living small common sense; [例句]嗯，她创办了一个健康生活小常识学校杂志称为新标准在她还是个小学生在这里。Well, she started a school magazine called New standard when she was a pupil here.