英语日常交流口语【英语口语8000句,39,谚语：习惯用语常用口语句子】
谚语、惯用语
◎不管张三李四。 Every Tom, Dick and Harry.
*举出常用的男孩名，表示“不论谁都……”、“不管张三还是李四”。虽然没有女孩名，但男女都可用。
My daughter had a homestay in America. (我女儿为体验当地生活，去美国了。)
So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. (不管谁都能去啊。)
I like sexy girls. (我喜欢性感的女人。)
So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. (无论谁都是这样的。)
◎一波未平一波又起。 Out of the frying pan into the fire.
*frying pan “平底炒菜锅”，直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。
◎舍名求实。 I live to eat.
= Pudding rather than praise.
*不太常用的说法。
◎瞎猫碰上了死耗子。 Every dog has his day.
Bob won the lottery. (鲍勃中了头彩。)
Every dog has his day. (瞎猫碰上了死耗子。)
= Everyone has good days.
= Everyone gets lucky sometimes. (谁都会有走运的时候。)
= A flying crow always gets something.
*不太常用的说法。
◎说曹操，曹操到。 Speak of the devil.
*“说到恶魔，恶魔就来”。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。
Speak of the devil.常用于口语中。
Here comes John! (约翰来了。)
Speak of the devil. (真是说到曹操，曹操到。)
◎情人眼里出西施。 Love is blind.
*直译是“爱情是盲目的”。表示人们一旦谈恋爱，就会失去正确的判断能力，无法冷静地看待事物。
◎一举两得。 Kill two birds with one stone.
*直译是“一石可以打中两只鸟”，即“一举两得”。
◎不闻凶讯便是吉。 No news is good news.
I haven"t heard from John lately. (好久没有约翰的消息了。)
Well, no news is good news. (是啊，不闻凶讯便是吉。)
◎光阴似箭。 Time flies.
*表示时间像飞一样地过去了。Tim flies是Time flies when you are having fun.的省略说法。即“越高兴时间过得越快”。
◎时间就是金钱。 Time is money.
◎百艺不如一艺精。 Jack of all trades, master of none.
*Jack是男子名，一般表示“某人或男人”。此句的意思是什么事都去做的人没有一件事是能精通的。
◎三思而后行。 Look before you leap.
*直译“飞之前先看看”，表示“付诸于行动前要慎重地考虑，做好准备”。
◎百闻不如一见。 Seeing is believing.
*“眼见为实”，即只有自己亲眼所见，才能信服。
◎无风不起浪。 There is no smoke without fire.
*传闻总是有出处的，“无火的地方不冒烟”。
◎诚实总是上策。 Honesty is the best policy.
*常以为不正当行为能获得好处，但从长远来看，结果是采取正当行为才是上策。
◎晚做总比不做强。 Better late than never.
男孩子就是男孩子嘛! Boys will be boys.
John got into a fight again. (约翰又打架了。)
Boys will be boys. (男孩子就是男孩子嘛!)
◎知识就是力量。 Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power. (知识就是力量。)
That"s why he"s so successful. (