英语角素材

Proverbs: Proverbs: Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。 Each bird love to hear himself sing. 孤芳自赏 Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 众口铄金，积毁销骨。 It never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已 ，一鸣惊人。 Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。 Measure for measure. 针锋相对。 Rome is not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。 The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。 Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成。 Where there is life, there is a hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 地道英语俗语： Lame duck 不中用的人 Fool’s paradise 黄粱美梦 All washed up 彻底完蛋 Out of thin air 凭空，无中生有 Down and out 穷困潦倒 俚语： go on like a house on fire. 进展迅速，情投意合 Eg. They go on like a house on fire. have a soft spot for someone/ something. 偏爱 go back a long way 老交情，老相识 Eg. Those two go back a long way. get off on the wrong foot with someone. 出师不利 keep someone at arm’s length 与某人保持距离 rob somebody the wrong way 惹人恼火，引人反感 雨天气有关的习语： Rain: save for a rainy day 未雨绸缪 Right as rain 身体健康，一切正常 Cloud: on cloud nine 飘飘然如上九天（极度兴奋） Head in the cloud 不切实际，好高骛远 Wind: sail close to the wind 冒险 Know which way the wind blows 了解情况 Snow: be snowed down 工作太多做不过来 White as snow 纯洁，无辜