Like father, like son. *父子相似的意思。
Like mother, like daughter. (有其母必有其女。)
恋爱和战争都是不择手段的。
All's fair in love and war. *在恋爱和战争中任何策略都是正当的。
美貌不过一张皮。
Beauty is only skin deep. *“再漂亮的美女削去一层皮后就和丑女无二样”，即“看人不能只看外表而要重视内涵”。
Beauty is but skin deep.
东西总是人家的好。
The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence). *直译是“(篱笆)那边的草总是绿的”。
不劳则不获。
You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. *直译是“不打碎鸡蛋就做不成蛋包饭”。意思是做任何事如果不努力，不付出牺牲，不投资的话，是得不到结果的。
流水不腐，户枢不蠹。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. *不断活动的石头是不会长上像青苔这类东西的。即“能不断保持新鲜”。也可以把它看做相反的意思，“不断变换工作和搬家的人，没有熟练的事情，也存不下钱”。
患难见真情。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. *in need“遇到难处，贫穷”，indeed是“真正的”，这两个词押韵，给人以节奏感。
只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. *这句可以译成“只让学习不让玩的孩子会变成愚蠢的孩子”。
事实胜于雄辩。
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. *直译是“不吃布丁不知道布丁的味道”。即“不实际去试试，是不会知道它的真正的价值”。
岁月不待人。
Time and tide wait for no man. *tide是“潮水”，此处与time同义，表示时间。
越快越好。
The sooner, the better.
When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?)
The sooner, the better. (越快越好。)
正好。
On the nose.
How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?)
A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。)
Exactly.
On the dot.
捉迷藏。
Hide-and-seek
Let's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。)
Okay. (好吧。)
未完待续。
to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后，表示“待续”。
一个巴掌拍不响。
It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。) Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过，我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。)
Both sides must be blamed.
They are the same.
They are both responsible.
They are both wrong.
Both of them should be blamed.
尽快。
As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。
Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?)
Yes. As soon as possible. (对，请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。
随便吃。
All-you-can-eat.
buffet
smorgasbord
Eat as much as you like.
Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。
多项选择。
multiple-choice
multiple-choice questions (多项选择题)
各就各位，预备，跑!
Ready, get set, go!
On your mark, get set, go!
从头到尾。
from A to Z. *是开始字母A到最后一个字母Z，即“从开始到最后”、“完全”的意思。
I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。)
I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。)
entirely (完全地)
completely (完全地)
始终/一直/一贯
all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中，表示“从开始就……”。
So, she is married. (所以，她结婚了。)
I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。)
from the very beginning
all this time
since the start
就我的记忆来说……
As far as I can remember,...
What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?)
As far as I can remember, it begins with M. (就我的记忆来说，它的第一个字母是M。)
To the best of my memory,... |
