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俚语和谚语是英语学习中的一大绊脚石。我们不明白这些俗语的含义，是因为我们和英语国家的文化背景不同。如果能在汉语中为这些俗语找到对应的说法，问题就解决了。我们向你介绍一些英汉合璧的俚语和谚语，帮助你的英语学习更上一层楼。
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1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor .
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, g3 p7 W: G! m) `: Z4 S9 g9 E: f Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or comfort is given when it is too late. 4 X1 {+ I& ~, b$ L
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Example: just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad, I had a promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death, the doctor. # T; }2 f/ D2 B
$ t' j& z0 Q& A7 l( y: \, T 2. After praising the wine they sell us vinegar.
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Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior to what you claim it to be. . [' o, y7 P+ c# G
0 ]9 X E6 @% A2 Y0 Z Example: that fellow completely misled us about what he was capable of doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar.
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* f1 N" z) @; z; c: J, P 3. All is over but the shouting.
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大势已去
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1 E6 c* y8 G0 B; f0 x Explanation: finally decided or won; brought to the end; not able to be changed.
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2 n8 l) m% X* Q- n( j% I Example: after Bill’s touch down, the game is all over but shouting. 5 F+ u; L' R, H% q
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4. All lay load on the willing horse.
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Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing things for others. Very often the implication is that others impose on him.
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Examples: the trouble is you're too good-natured and people take advantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will have to learn to refuse people who ask too much. 3 T/ C+ H1 W, [
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5.anger and haste hinder good counsel.
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1 S* S" j9 j3 I Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in a hurry. 4 i6 x3 E9 X( d7 B/ l, w
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6. As poor as a church mouse
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; z( h4 o# J6 o* J4 b Explanation: to be exceedingly poor, having barely to live upon.
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Example: he has a large family, and is poor as a church mouse.
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Note: a church is one of the few buildings that contain no food.
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8 D# f8 ~' s/ \+ g8 g 7. A word spoken is past recalling.
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一言既出，驷马难追
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/ h$ X/ R: I0 w0 S- L l+ a Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not easily undo. 0 e4 I0 i7 h) d# B7 y3 E0 N, J8 C
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Example: for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said, but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could never repair the damage of that moment of harshness. ( h$ g+ ]& G; e/ G* O4 Q+ s( \
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p7 }1 a. n {6 n9 D 8.World is but a little place, after all.
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! c& ]8 \! R5 W: k5 A" X 天涯原咫尺，到处可逢君
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9 g3 f! N' X2 ~+ c- [4 H$ z, i Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or is in someway connected with him in a place where he would never have expected to do so. # U% P6 E9 U& V' S! O# @
o% E0 j3 S' `, j- Z* p6 C' y* L Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmate on a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place after all.
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9. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
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Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongst whom you live.
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10. What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts.
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- T' \# ]. w1 J# E$ T 失之东隅，收之桑榆
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Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you have bad luck on one day you have good on another; if one venture results in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed.
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- a% ^9 A; p5 j( S Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything; if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts.
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11.What are the odds so long as you are happy.
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Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person is happy.
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Example: you complain so much, but you have a good family, parents, health, and money. What’s the odd so long as you’re happy. $ b' \0 \9 C" c4 y$ G* ?, x# z
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12．Entertain an angel unawares. - E( Z2 r" e9 F: S \& _5 j
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有眼不识泰山
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Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest without knowing his merits.
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, N3 y0 E8 ` b. w Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she was entertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a composer of the greatest promise Z N3 L4 ~* P N
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1 ]: M+ y) d2 Q+ J; z! C 是人皆有出头日
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Explanation: fortune comes to each in turn
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! g; }2 h) Q7 U( N Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a very long time coming. / I' A; N/ _8 j6 A/ B$ T- Q. v
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Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in their possessions or their family members
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$ u( ?: y2 w3 L7 X' T! m （过去的痛苦就是快乐。）[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去，将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比。]
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# C& a) R/ h! S 17． Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
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4 ?2 U( t2 C/ u7 L6 | （脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。）[从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念。] ! W( J+ l$ \% H W$ [1 e( j' @
7 O; n# ~1 v, m5 L( z 18． Storms make trees take deeper roots.
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19． Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.
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（心之所愿，无所不成。）[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。]
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20． The shortest answer is doing.
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（最简单的回答就是干。）[想说流利的英语吗？那么现在就开口！心动不如嘴动。]
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# l: |! S, _7 |7 t) K( A" {# G3 p 21． All things are difficult before they are easy.
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22． Great hopes make great man. （伟大的理想造就伟大的人。）
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24． Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.
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[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习、多一点实践、多一点疯狂，多一点点就能创造奇迹！] 9 v" I, j$ J$ A& r+ M$ \ Q
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5 E; m/ Q i$ W; l! P7 S 26． East or west, home is best.（东好西好，还是家里最好。）
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9 h: b" o$ Y0 b B6 }7 L& n 28． Good company on the road is the shortest cut.（行路有良伴就是捷径。） ) K! r! A6 A* z
# j* s& Q/ \: C, W2 v 29． Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石。） # [, p( d/ K0 W }6 A; P
; Y) h7 a0 j4 G! g6 [- ^ 30． Misfortunes never come alone/single.（祸不单行。）
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31． Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.（不经灾祸不知福。） 3 r0 ?; l2 W7 ]" Q. b8 T' P2 U
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32． Better late than never.（迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。） 4 H0 L- g: g. m) L! q
( W( U8 [8 h2 z 33． It`s never too late to mend.（过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。） * E$ X' r7 K# }, D( c) z, E
& c) Z& u3 j, S, W 34． If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.（如果事情值得做，就值得做好。） " d9 S/ \* Z$ b: k, Z' w
1 |' [8 X* E' o$ O: t |* Z( b* [( X 35． Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.（无热情成就不了伟业。） " V4 u) d5 o3 z' ~
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8 X H; F& m6 Y o' {3 E 37． Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯错误。） ! S" _3 P) y+ U! q7 P% z0 g
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38． From small beginning come great things.（伟大始于渺小。）
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* R2 S! O v* T7 c 39． One today is worth two tomorrows.（一个今天胜似两个明天。） 6 @# c z6 L1 v: x
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40． Truth never fears investigation.（事实从来不怕调查。） ) I: j: y# ]8 F( v; t5 ^9 n/ N( \
+ A8 D6 G# {- H5 d 41． The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.（舌无骨却能折断骨。） 1 x" e5 S+ U; q
2 T6 n4 x% @; O6 m! p1 K 42． A bold attempt is half success.（勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。） 7 q' J8 E. m& G, W2 ^/ o* }
- A$ ]3 i% \. r 43． Knowing something of everything and everything of something.
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（通百艺而专一长。）[疯狂咬舌头]
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