145句经典谚语全面提升托福口语水平(3)
102.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 103.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 104.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 105.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 106.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 107.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 108.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 109.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 110.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 111.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 112.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 113.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. 114.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. 115.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones 116.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 117.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home. 118.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth 119.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence 120.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 121.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché 122.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 123.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope. 124.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success 125.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth 126.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened 127.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 128.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most. 129.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven.Man proposes, God disposes. 130.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself 131.拿手好戏 masterpiece 132.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad 133.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale 134.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat;burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end 135.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities 136.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist.One can't make bricks without straw. 137.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step 138.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 139.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps. 140.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something 141.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies. 142.强强联手 win-win co-operation 143.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest. 144.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good. 145.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man 相关资料 |