在日常交流中,谚语简直就是一个个“稳、准、狠”的语言小助手,用对了谚语绝对能使沟通效果嗖嗖嗖地提高。百科君今天帮大家准备了30句常用又精辟的谚语,还不快来学几招~

颜色类

in black and white?白纸黑字It was in the agreement, in black and white.
这是白纸黑字写在协议中的。

a white lie 善意的谎言I told a white lie, not to hurt her feelings
我说了一个善意的谎言,并不是想伤害她。

catch someone red-handed 逮个正着He was caught red-handed while trying to a steal a car.
他在试图偷车的时候被逮着正着。

roll out the red carpet 隆重欢迎They rolled out the red carpet for me.
他们隆重的欢迎我。

get the green light 获得批准I got the green light from my boss to begin the project.
我从老板那里获得了开始这个项目的批准。

the grass is greener on the other side这山望着那山高

green with envy?嫉妒She was green with envy when she saw my new car.
她看到我的新车时很嫉妒。

once in a blue moon?千载难逢We go out once in a blue moon.
我们很少出门。

out of the blue?出其不意地He got mad at me out of the blue.
他突然很生我的气。

black sheep (of the family) 害群之马She never went to college, she’s the black sheep of the family.
她从来没有上过大学,她是这个家里的败家子。
?
赤橙黄绿青蓝紫,不仅丰富了多彩的世界,还能表达精深的谚语呢!那数字就不服了,它说,我们有1234567…成员千千万万,谚语一族怎么能少得了我们的参与!
?

数字类

all in one piece 安然无恙He got home from the party all in one piece.
他毫发无损地从派对回到家。

back to square one 回到起点The project failed, we’re back to square one.
这个方案失败了,我们得从头开始。

have one too many 喝多了I can’t drive, I had one too many.
我不能开车,我喝太多了。

on cloud nine 喜出望外When my mom bought me a computer, I was on cloud nine.
妈妈给我买了台电脑,我很高兴。

one for the road 离别前再喝一杯Let’s have one for the road.
让我们走前再喝一杯。

six feet under 丧命I’m going to be six feet under by 2100.
我活不到2100年。

ten to one 十有八九Ten to one I’m going to win.
我极有可能赢。

kill two birds with one stone 一举两得I’ll drop you off on the way to work, we’ll kill two birds with one stone.
我顺路把你带到上班的地方,我们一举两得。

a million and one 很多I have a million and one ideas.
我有很多主意。

put in one’s two cents 发表意见I put in my two cents at the meeting.
我在会议上发表意见。
?
谚语作为语言中最有魅力的一部分,同样具有魅力的“财富”当然也要来大展身手啦!
?

金钱类

as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗My teacher is as poor as a church mouse.
我的老师一贫如洗。

to bet on the wrong horse 押错了宝He bet on the wrong horse by supporting John Kerry.
支持约翰·克里,他完全估计错了。

to make a quick buck 快速赚钱(有时甚至是不诚实的方法)We made a quick buck on the stock market.
我们在股市里很快就赚了很多钱。

look like a million dollars 满面春光She looked like a million dollars at the reunion.
她在聚会上容光焕发。

to be flat broke 身无分文I spent all my money and now I’m flat broke.
我把钱都花光了,现在身无分文。

money is no object 钱不成问题Waiter! Bring me your best champagne. Money is no object.
服务员!把你们这儿最好的香槟拿上来。钱不是问题。

to tighten one’s belt 省吃俭用We recently had to tighten our belt.
最近我们不得不勒紧裤腰带过日子。

strapped for cash 身无分文We don’t go out much, because we’re strapped for cash.
我们很少出去,因为没有钱。

to work for peanuts 挣不了几个钱I’m done working for peanuts!
我受够了挣不了几个钱的工作!

to go broke 破产Many businesses go broke.
很多生意都破产了。
?
把这些谚语都积累起来吧~让你对英语的了解更进一步!