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             Touchy Topics 敏感话题

    In North America when people meet each other for the first time, they talk about things like family, work, school or sports. They ask questions like “Do you have any brothers or sisters?”, “Where do you work?”, “What school do you go to?”,and “Do you like sports?” They also ask questions like “Where do you come from?” and “Where do you live?” These are polite questions. They are not personal private.

    But some things are personal or private, and questions about them are not polite. People don’t ask questions about a person’s salary. They don’t ask how much someone paid for something. It is also not polite to ask older people their age. It’s also not polite to ask people questions about politics or religion unless you know them very well. People don’t ask unmarried people “Why are you single?”, and they don’t ask a married couple with no children “Why don’t you have any children?”

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在北美，当人们第一次彼此见面时，他们常常但论家庭，工作，学校或运动。他们

常问一些像“你有兄弟姐妹吗？”，“你在哪儿上学？”或“你喜欢运动吗？”等一类的

问题。他们也会问“您从哪儿来？”和“你住在哪儿？”这样的问题。这些问题都是礼

   貌的，并不是私人的问题。

但是有些事是私人的，问这些方面的问题是不礼貌的。人们不问关于收入的一些问

题。他们不问别人买某个东西要花多少钱。问老人的年龄是不礼貌的。另外，问一些关

于政治和宗教的问题也是不礼貌的，除非你和对方很熟。人不会问未婚的人“你为什么

   不结婚？”，他们也不问结了婚没有孩子的夫妇“你们为什么不要孩子？”。

New Year’s Speech新年致辞 

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The New Year is around the corner, I would like to extend my New Year’s greetings to all my guests and wish everyone good health and happiness. The New Year is a time of new beginnings and new hopes for the future. I hope that every one of you find yourself more prosperous and more content with each passing day this year. I know that this night will be fantastic celebration of the good friendship and good spirits that can last not only a year, but a lifetime. Have a wonderful evening everybody, thank you.

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女士们，先生们：

新年来临了，我谨向各位来宾致以节日的问候，并祝各位在新的一年里身体健康，万事如意!新年是新的开始，是对未来充满新的憧憬的时候。我祝愿大家在新的一年里一天比一天成功、快乐、富足。我知道今晚我们将为友谊和热情而欢呼庆祝。这种友谊和热情将留存在我们心中，不是一年，而是一辈子。祝大家今晚玩得开心！谢谢！

Wedding Congratulations 新婚快乐

    John and Mary, You have my warmest congratulations on this wonderful day. I am really very happy for you two.I have known John for about five years, and I have always been envious of his talent and abilities in many respects. He is not merely a competent professional in international trade; he is exceptional in doing almost anything.

    Today, I have become even more envious of John, because he just got married to

one of the most beautiful brides in the world. But don‘t let our envy bother you, John, because we want you to become the happiest couple in the world, and keep us envious of you two forever! Congratulations, and be happy! We all wish you the very best!

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    约翰、玛丽，在今天这美妙的日子里，我衷心地祝福你们。我真心为你们感到高兴。我认识约翰已经五年了，我一直嫉妒他在各方面的才能。他不仅是一位能干的外贸人才，而且在各个方面都很杰出。

   今天我更嫉妒约翰了，因为他刚娶了世界上最美丽的新娘之一。不过，别介意我们的嫉妒，因为我们希望你们是世界上最幸福的一对；并且请让我们永远的嫉妒你们吧！恭喜你们，祝你们愉快！我们大家祝福你们！

Gratefulness 感激

   In our hectic, fast-paced lives, it’s easy to forget about the many things for

which we have to be grateful. We tend to be goal-seeking, achievement-oriented

people. And there’s nothing wrong with that.However, it’s vitally important that we not lose sight of the things that are near and dear, things we all too easily take for granted.

   What we focus on expands. If we focus on the problems in our lives, they tend

to increase. If we focus on the good things we already have, they too, have a tendency to grow. Focusing on what we have and what we want “appreciates” these things---they grow. If you learn to appreciate more of what you already have, you’ll find yourself having more to appreciate.

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    我们生活在一个紧张忙碌、快节奏的世界里，很容易忘记身边许多需要感恩的事情。

我们逐渐成为了只追求目标、只注重业绩的人。这也没什么不对。然而，非常重要的是，我们不能对自己最亲密的东西视而不见，而这些东西我们往往轻率地不当回事儿。

    我们关注的东西会不断扩展。如果我们只关注生活中的问题，问题将越来越多。如

果我们把注意力集中在我们已经拥有的美好事物上，它们自然也会越来越多。关注我们拥有的和希翼的东西，这会使它们“增值”，它们会蓬勃发展。如果你学会了常常感激你所拥有的，你会发现自己要感激的事情越来越多。

英国凯特王妃首次公开演讲

   First of all, I‘d like to say thank you. Thank you for not only accepting me as your Patron but thank you also for inviting me here today. 

   You have all made me feel so welcome and I feel hugely honored to be hereto see this wonderful centre

    I am only sorry that William can‘t be here today; he would love it here. A view

of his - that I share - is that through teamwork, so much can be achieved.

What you have all achieved here is extraordinary.…

    So thank you again for inviting me here today. I feel enormously proud to be

part of East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices and to see the wonderful life-changing

work that you do. Thank you.

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   首先，我想先说声“谢谢”。谢谢大家不仅接受我作为大家的客人，而且今天还邀请

我到这儿来。大家已经让我感觉特别热情，我感觉特别荣幸能来到这里看到这个美好的（关怀）中心。

   我为威廉姆没有能到来表示歉意，他一定会爱上这里。他的一个观点，当然我也同

意，就是通过团队协作，能得到很多。大家在这里完成的是如此的特别。……

   今天再次大家邀请我到这里。能作为英格兰东部的这个儿童收容所的一部分和对于

看到大家做的在改变生命的工作，我感到非常地荣幸。

Learning to Speak English is Physical Work

学说英文是体力劳动

   Since English is not your native tongue, it’s difficult to pronounce certain sounds. That’s why you must develop the muscles of your speech organs to produce unfamiliar sounds. So when you read, it’s important to read as loudly as possible, as learning any foreign language.

   Remember, you learn to swim by swimming. You learn to dance by dancing.You learn to drive by driving. You learn to play the piano by playing. So you can only learn to speak English by speaking.

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   因为英语不是你的母语，所以有些音比较难发。因此你必须强化你发音器官的肌肉，

以便发出陌生的声音。当你读的时候，要尽量做到最大声、最清晰、最快速。口腔肌肉

训练在学习任何语言时都是非常重要的。

   记住：游泳是游出来的，跳舞是跳出来的，汽车是开出来的，钢琴是弹出来的。所

以，只有通过说，你才能学会说英语。

Try More Than Once 不止一次地尝试

    Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree,but each apple has just ten seeds. That’s a lot of seeds!

    We might ask, “Why would you need so many seeds just to grow a few more apple trees?”

    Nature has something to teach us here. It’s telling us:“Not all seeds grow. In life, most seeds never grow. So if you really want to make something happen, you had better try more than once.”

    This might mean:

    You’ll attend twenty interviews to get one job. You’ll interview forty people to find one good employee. You’ll talk to fifty people to sell one house, one car, one vacuum cleaner, one insurance policy, or a business idea. And you might meet a hundred acquaintances just to find one special friend.

    When we understand the “Law of the Seed”, we don’t get so disappointed. We stop feeling like victims. We learn how to deal with things that happen to us.

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    看一看苹果树。树上可能有500 个苹果，但每个苹果就有10 粒种子。那可真是有很多种子！

    我们可能会问：“为什么需要那么多种子才能长出几棵苹果树？”

    自然界教会我们一个道理：并不是所有的种子都能生长。事实上，大部分种子都不

会生长。所以，如果你真的想做出点什么，你最好多试几次。

    这也就是说：

    你将参加20 次面试才能得到一份工作。你将面试40 个人才能找到一个好的雇员。

你将跟50 个人谈话才能卖掉一座房子、一辆汽车、一台真空吸尘器、一份保单或者一个

商业创意。你可能会相识100 个熟人后才找到一个知心朋友。

    当我们懂得“种子法则”后，就不会感到失望，也不会觉得自己是受害者，我们学

会了如何处理发生在我们身上的事情。

Survival Game in the Wild 物竟天择现代篇

   Given the slightest chance, life can bounce back. Nature has amazing powers of renewal which emerge from the very process of evolution. Today’s fabulous diversity is the result of a four-billion-year war for survival. Life’s greatest triumphs may be yet to come.

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    只要有一线机会，生命就会恢复生机。自然界的再生能力让人难以置信，而这正是

源自自然界自身的演变进化过程。今天自然界惊人的多样性正是四十亿年来生存之战的

结果。而生命最盛大的凯旋终将到来。

Concession Speech: I Endorse Obama（节选）

--Hillary Clinton

    I want to start today by saying how grateful I am to all of you, to everyone who poured your hearts and your hopes into this campaign, who drove for miles and lined the streets waving homemade signs, who scrimped and saved to raise money, who knocked on doors and made calls, who talked, sometimes argued with your friends and neighbors who e-mailed and contributed online, who invested so much in our common enterprise, to the moms and dads who came to our events, who lifted their little girls and little boys on their shoulders and whispered in their ears, “See, you can be anything you want to be.”

    To the young people like 13-year-old Anne Riddell from Mayfield, Ohio, who had been saving for two years to go to Disney World and decided to use her savings instead to travel to Pennsylvania with her mom and volunteer there, as well. To the veterans, to the childhood friends, to New Yorkers and Arkansans who traveled across the country, telling anyone who would listen why you supported me.

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    首先我想告诉大家，我由衷地感谢你们每一个人：感谢你们不顾辛劳驱车数英里，

站在街道两旁挥舞着自制的标语，感谢你们省吃俭用踊跃筹款，感谢登门拜访的、打电

话来的，感谢（为支持我）和朋友邻居发生争执的，感谢你们在网上通过发电子邮件或

是其他方式支持我，感谢你们在我们共同的事业中倾注这么多心血。特别要感谢那些来

参加我们活动的父母，你们把孩子们放在肩膀上，告诉他们，“看，有梦想就能实现”。

    我也应该感谢像安妮·瑞黛尔这样的年轻人，她今年刚13 岁，来自俄亥俄州的梅菲

尔得市，她把过去两年中为迪士尼之旅攒下的钱用来和妈妈一起去宾夕法尼亚当志愿者。

还要感谢所有的退伍军人，所有我儿时的朋友，所有的纽约州人和阿肯色州人。你们的

足迹遍布整个美国，告诉每个愿意聆听的人为什么你们支持我。

Love in life

   Life is a gift we’re given each and every day. Dream about tomorrow, but live for today. To live a little, you’ve got to love a whole lot. Love turns the ordinary into the extraordinary.

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生命是一份我们每天都收到的礼物。要梦想明天，但要活好今天。即便是短暂的人生，你也要付出无限的爱。爱让平凡变得精彩。

Concession Speech: I Endorse Obama

—Hillary Clinton

   So I want to say to my supporters: When you hear people saying or think to yourself, “If only” or “What if ”, I say, please, don’t go there. Every moment wasted looking back keeps us from moving forward.

   Life is too short; time is too precious, and the stakes are too high to dwell on

what might have been. We have to work together for what still can be. And that is

why I will work my heart out to make sure that Senator Obama is our next President.

   And I hope and pray that all of you will join me in that effort.

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    所以，我要告诉我的支持者们：当你们听到有人说或者自己琢磨：真希望如何如何，或者如果怎样就会怎样，我劝你千万别那样做。浪费在后悔上的每一秒都会妨碍我们向前。

生命太短暂，时间太宝贵，沉湎于过去代价太高。我们必须面对现实，共同努力。

正因为如此，我将鞠躬尽瘁确保奥巴马参议员成为下届总统。

我衷心希望并祈求你们和我一起为他加油，为他争取。

Self-Introduction

    Good morning, everybody. My name is David Wang. There are three people in my family, including my father, mother and myself.

I was brought up to always try my best, so I put my heart into everything I do.I am something of a perfectionist. Whatever I do, I want to do it just right.

I have many interests, but English is what I like most. Although my English isn’t perfect, I want to keep on learning from my mistakes. I’m taking a Brian English course. It is giving me the confidence to practice my English in public, and it really broadens my horizons.

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    各位，早上好。我叫王大卫。我家里有三个人，爸爸、妈妈和我自己。

    我从小就受到教导，凡事要尽最大的努力，所以，无论做什么，我都全心投入。可以说我是个完美主义者。不管做什么，我都想把它做好。

    我爱好很多，但我最喜欢的是英语。虽然我的英语并不怎么好，我仍想继续从错误

中学习。我正在上一个布莱恩英语的课程。它给了我自信，让我能在公开场合练习，而且，它真的拓宽了我的视野。

Oprah Winfrey Harvard Commencement Speech

奥普拉·温弗瑞哈佛大学毕业典礼演讲

   I know that... I know that you all might have a little anxiety now and hesitation about leaving the comfort of college and putting those Harvard credentials to the test. But no matter what challenges or setbacks or disappointments you may encounter along the way, you will find true success and happiness if you have only one goal, there really is only one, and that is this: to fulfill the highest most truthful expression of yourself as a human being. You wanna max out your humanity by using your energy to lift yourself up, your family and the people around you. Theologian Howard Thurman said it best. He said, “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

   From time to time you may stumble, fall, you will for sure count on this, no doubt you will have questions and you will have doubts about your path, but I know this, if you’re willing to listen to be guided by that still small voice that is the G.P.S. within yourself, to find out what makes you come alive, you will be more than okay. You will be happy, you will be successful, and you will make a difference in the world.

   Congratulations, Class of 2013, congratulations to your family and friends, good luck, and thank you for listening. Was that okay?

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    我知道……我知道你们现在对于即将离开大学的安逸，并且拿着证书面对（社会上的）考验，都有些许的焦虑和犹豫。但不论你沿途遇见什么挑战、挫折或失望，如果你只认准一个目标，那你就能获得真正的成功和快乐。人生确实只有一个目标，那就是：最大程度地、最真实地展现自己。你通过运用自己的能量来最大程度的展现自己作为人的属性，来提升自己、家人和你周围的人。神学家霍华德·瑟曼说得好。他说，“不要

问自己世界需要什么，问问是什么让你充满活力地活着，然后就去做这个，因为世界所

需要的就是一个个朝气蓬勃的人。”

    你可能时不时的失足跌倒，你相信这个一定会发生，你无疑会质疑你所走的路，但我知道，如果你有意愿倾听，并且被微弱的声音——你体内内置的GPS 引导，你将会找到是什么使你充满朝气，将让你更好。你会开心，获得成功，并且你将在世上有一番作为。

恭喜2013 届的毕业生们，恭喜你的家人和朋友，祝福你们。感谢你们的聆听。（这样的演讲）还可以吗？

国家形象宣传片（角度篇）

—— 展示中国精神

   In October 2003, the first Chinese citizen saw his homeland from outer space, and the mythology and dreams of thousands of years, became a reality. Our songs of how the earth is our garden and our pride in surviving our long history suddenly became more vivid and clear.

   2003 年10 月，中国人第一次从外太空亲眼看到了自己的国家，那数千年的神话和畅想，变成了事实。那些关于地球是个家园的歌颂，关于自己在漫长历史里生存下来的骄傲，这时候比任何时候更加清晰而具体。

   Who are the Chinese? What makes us who we are? But even before this momentous chapter in our history, Chinese people have always regarded themselves from multi-facets angles. Is tradition a burden, or kind of driving force for development? Do we take our culture heritage too seriously, or not seriously enough? Do you see conflict or fusion, nostalgia or visions of the future?

   我们是谁？是什么造就了我们？早在创造中国历史的这一刻之前，中国人从未中断过从其他的角度来认识自己。传统是一种负担，还是一种推动发展的力？文化的传承是过于保守，还是过于开放？你看到的是冲突还是融合，是回忆还是未来？  ……

   In my mind, China is a very inclusive country……

   在我心目中，中国是一个包容性非常强的国家……

   She is a country with rich culture……

   她是一个文化底蕴深厚的国家……

   She has a long and eventful history that is new each day.

   具有历史的沧桑感，但又在日新月异的变化着……

But after 30 years, the world has seen how much China’s profound history and culture essence has given, lead us the flexibility and unity when facing fast transformation.

   但接下来30 年间发生的事情，却让全世界都看到，一个有着悠久历史和文底蕴的国家，在面临全新变革之时，能够展现出怎样的包容性和应变能力。......

Chinese people future happiness must be built on the foundation of the past.Chinese people have never cherished their cultural heritage more than today, nor felt more its lingering charm which is why after so many generations, we are still here.

   中国人懂得明天的幸福来源于今天的积淀，中国人从来没有比现在更珍视己的文化传承，也没有比现在更深刻的体验到，自己文化里那种永恒而特别的韵味，是无论任何时代都永远不变的立身之本。

   From tradition to revelation, inspired by the future, Chinese people are creating an even newer way of thinking: building this generation’s new common spirit.

   从传统得到启示，从未来得到激励，是中国人不断更新自己观念，建立当代神的共同途径。

   China on the way…

中国在路上……

Abundance is a Life Style 富足是一种生活方式

   Abundance is a life style, a way of living your life. Abundance is a philosophy,it appears in your physiology, your value system, and carries its own set of beliefs.You walk with it, sleep with it, bath with it, feel with it, and need to maintain and take care of it as well.

   Abundance is seeing people for their gifts and not what they lack or could be.

Seeing all things for their gifts and not what they lack.

   Be in a state of abundance of what you already have. I guarantee they are there; it always is buried but there. Breathe them in as if they are the air you breathe because they are yours. Let go of anything that isn’t abundant for the time being. Name the shoe boxes in your closet with your gifts of abundance, pull from them every morning if needed. Know they are there.

   Learning to trust in your own abundance is required. When you begin to be within your own space of abundance, whatever you need will appear whenever you need it. That’s just the way the higher powers set this universe up to work. Trust the universal energy. The knowing of it all will humble you to its power yet let the brightness of you shine everywhere it needs to. Just by being from a state of abundance, it is being you.

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    富足是一种生活方式。富足是一种哲学，它体现于你的生理机能和价值观之中，并带有自己的一套信仰。无论走路、睡觉、洗澡你都会感受到它，你还要维护并照顾它。

富足是看到人们的天赋，而不是他们的缺陷。所有的事物都要看其天赋而不是缺陷。

要处于你已经拥有的事物的富足状态。我保证它们就在那儿，常被忽视却从未远离。将其看成空气，吸入体内，因为它们是你的。放开暂时并不富足的东西。把你富足的所有天赋写在橱柜里的鞋盒子上，如果需要就每天早晨拉开橱柜，知道你的天赋都在那儿。

    你需要学会信任自己的富足。当你开始处在自己富足的空间之内时，你所需要的东西都会在你需要的时刻出现。这就是宇宙形成时更高能量的运作方式。要相信宇宙的能量。知道这一点会让你在其力量面前保持谦卑，但也会让你的光亮闪耀在所有需要的地方。只要处于富足的状态，就是做你自己。

Michael Jackson 在1993 格莱美获奖感言

   I love you too...

   However, today, when I create my music, I feel like an instrument of nature, I wonder what delight nature must feel when we open our hearts and express our God-given talents, the sound of approval rolls across the universe and the whole world abounds in magic, wonder fills our heart, for we have glimpsed, for an instant the playfulness of life.

   And that’s why I love children and learn so much from being around them. I realize that many of our world’s problems today, from the inner-city crime to the large-scale war and terrorism and our overcrowded prisons are a result of the fact that children have had their childhood stolen from them. The magic, the wonder the mystery and the innocence of a child’s heart...are the seeds of creativity that will heal the world. I really believe that.

   What we need to learn from children isn’t childish. Being with them connects us to the deeper wisdom of life which is ever-present and only asks to be lived. They know the way to solutions that lie waiting to be recognized within our own hearts. Today I would like to thank all the children of the world including, including the sick and deprived, I’m so sensitive to your pain, I also, I also want to thank all those who has helped me, to channel my talent here on Earth, from the beginning, my parents, all my brothers and sisters, especially Janet.

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    我也爱你，谢谢……

    然而，今天，当我创作音乐时，我就像是大自然的乐具。我想，当我们敞开心灵，充分发挥上帝所赐予给我们的天赋时，大自然会是怎样的开心。宇宙到处洋溢着赞美之声，世充满了神奇，人们心中溢满了奇迹，就为我们所感受到的生命中即刻的欢乐。

    这也是为什么我这么喜欢孩子，跟他们在一起我学到了很多。我意识到，当今世界的许多问题--城市犯罪，国家间的战争，恐怖主义还有拥挤的监狱---这些问题的根源都在于孩子们失去了他们的童年。一个孩子心中的魔法，奇迹，神秘还有纯真，是创造力的源泉，而如此的创造力能够治愈我们的世界。我无比坚信。

    我们要从孩子身上学东西其实并不幼稚。孩子能够帮我们与更深刻的从未显现过的

智慧相连，只要相信，这智慧就会在你眼前。他们知道，我们心中潜藏的等待认同的解

答。今天，我要感谢全世界的孩子，无论你们贫穷，饥饿……我非常了解你们的痛苦。

    我同样要感谢所有帮助我发觉我才华的人们。从一开始，我的父母，兄弟姐妹们,尤

其是珍妮。

The Torch has been passed to a New Generation of America

将火炬传递给下一代      By John Kennedy

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.

My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.

    Finally, whether you are citizens of America or citizens of the world，ask of us here the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God’s work must truly be our own.

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    因此，我的美国同胞们，不要问你们的国家能为你们做些什么，而应该问一问你们能为你们的国家做些什么。

    世界各国的公民们，不要问美国能为你们做些什么，而要问一问我们一起能为人类的自由做些什么。

    最后，不管你是美国公民还是其他国家的公民，请以同样的高标准要求我们吧，就像我们要求你们那样，也要求我们贡献出力量，做出牺牲吧！让我们率领着我们所热爱的祖国，奋勇前进吧！ 问心无愧将是我们惟一能得到的报酬，历史将是我们业绩的最后裁判。我们祈求上帝的保佑和帮助，但我们知道，在这个世界上，上帝的事业要靠我们来实现。

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do somone good 对某人有好处  

Do you get me? 你明白我的意思吗？  

doesn‘t count 这次不算    

down and out 穷困潦倒   

Being down and out,he couldn‘t support his family.  他穷困潦倒，不能养活他的家庭

drive at 用意，意欲   

What‘s he driving at?他用意何在？  

drop in 偶然拜访   

I dropped him in on my way to the hospital.  我偶然到医院去看望他

drop me a line 写信给我   

On arriving the University,please drop me a line.  当你到达学校后，请给我写信

early bird 早起的人   

An early bird catchs worms。捷足先登  

easy come easy go 来得快去得也快  

eat my words 收回前言，认错道歉    

face the music 直面困难    

face up to 勇敢地面对某事    

fed up 厌倦   

feel free to do something 不要拘束   

few and far between 很少，稀少    

French leave 不辞而别  

give me a headache 让人头痛  

give me a hand 帮我一下  

go Dutch AA制   

God bless you 上帝保佑你   

God knows 天知道  

Got it? 明白了吗？  

green thumbs /fingers 园艺技能  

hands are full 非常忙  

have a ball 勇敢  

have had it 受够了   

I have had it with all your excuses.我受够了你的借口。  

hold water 站得住脚   

in every sense of word 在某种意义上说   

It‘s a lie in every sense of word.这是不折不扣的谎言。

keep an eye on 提高警惕  

kill time打发时间  

azy bones 懒骨头  

Get up lazy bones!  

leave it to me 让我来吧  

leave me alone 别管我   

like father like son 有其父必有其子  

like it or not 不管你喜不喜欢  

make a fool of oneself 愚弄某人  

make a big money 赚大钱  

make both ends need 收支平衡   

We have to cut our expenses to make both ends need.  make waves 引起轰动；兴风作浪   

make yourself at home 别拘束  

no good 没有好结果  

Bad mam comes to no good.  

no kidding 不要开玩笑   

none of your bussiness 不关你的事  

not really 也不是……  

old hand 老手   

He is an old hand at stealing.  

old story 老一套   

I am tired of it,same old story.   

on one‘s word of honor 以某人的人格担保  

on occasion 间或   

of one‘s own accord 自愿地  

packed like sardins 拥挤   

During the holidays,people in the trains are packed like sardins.  

pass away 去世  pay the price 付出代价   

You are playing with the fire and you must pay the poice one day.  

put up with 忍受   

I cann‘t put up with your rudeness any more;leave my room.  

red-letter day 重要的或值得纪念的日子  

red tape 繁文缛节  

red carpet 红地毯  

run into 偶遇   

I ran into an old friend in the shop yesterday.  

run out of 用尽，缺少   

Quick,quick,we are running out of time.  

show up 炫耀  

small potatos 小人物  

so what? 那怎么样呢？  

stand up for 忍受   

suit one‘s taste 对某人的胃口  

sunday dress 最好的衣服  

sure thing 十有把握的事  

take one‘s time 尽情玩  

Take your time and enjoy it.   

take the words out of one‘s mouth 说出某人想说得话  

that‘s it 就是   

that is really something 太好了   

there is nothing I can do 我什么都不能做  

there you go 这边请   

there is nothing wrong with me 我没事  

under the table 死底下，秘密地  

under the weather 身体不适  

what‘s going on 怎么了  

what a man 多勇敢的人啊  

walking dictionary 活字典  

what is up 近来可好   

Hi,I haven‘t seen you for a long time,what‘s up?  world class 一流的  

Have a nice day. 祝你今天愉快

So far, so good. 目前为止一切都好

Take it or leave it. 要就要，不要就拉倒

Keep it up! 继续努力，继续加油

Good for you. 好啊！做得好！

Time flies！时光如梭  

Time is money. 时间就是金钱

That‘s life. 这就是人生  

Now you‘re talking. 这才对嘛  

have butterflies in one‘s stomach 紧张

You asked for it. 你自找的  

read between the lines 字里行间的言外之意

The rest is history. 众所皆知

A little bird told me. 我听说的

It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行

Mind your own business. 不关你的事儿

Hang in there. 坚持下去

could be worse 可能更糟

Money talks. 金钱万能

count me out 不要算我  

Over my dead body! 想都别想（除非我死了）

go fifty-fifty on sth.  平分  

You can say that again! You said it! 你说的没错；你说对了

Look who‘s talking! 看看你自己吧！

It‘s Greek to me. 这我完全不懂

take my word for it 相信我的话  

not one‘s cup of tea 不感兴趣；不合胃口

Get real ! 别闹了；别开玩笑了

head over heels 深陷；完全地

Suit yourself. 随你高兴  

What‘s the catch? 有什么意图？

let the cat out of bag 泄漏秘密  

sth. is touch and go 危险的情况；惊险的；一触即发的

beat a dead horse 白费劲

The sky‘s the limit. 没有限制  

once in a blue moon 千载难逢；难得一次

Be prepared. 准备好  

It‘s easier said than done. 说的比做的简单

have second thoughts 考虑一下；犹豫

behind someone‘s back 在某人背后；背着某人

Better luck next time. 下次运气更好

come in handy 派得上用场

rains cats and dogs 倾盆大雨  

First come, first served. 先来先招待；捷足先登

It‘s not my day! 今天运气真糟

That‘s news to me. 这可是新闻呢

There‘s no way to tell. 没办法知道  

read sb. like an open book 清楚某人心里的想法

You‘ve got me there. 你考到我了  

Easy does it. 慢慢来；小心一点；别生气了  

on the tip of one‘s tongue 差一点就说出口；差一点就记起来的

The more, the merrier. 越多越好  

et someone off the hook 让某人摆脱麻烦、解脱困境

beside the point 离题的；不是重点  

burn the candle at both ends 白天晚上都要忙；花费很多精力

meet a deadline 截稿  

out of sight, out of mind 眼不见为净；离久情疏

rub someone the wrong way 惹恼某人

step on one‘s toes 触怒到某人

be fed up with  对……感到厌烦  

give credit where credit is due. 称赞该被赞美的人

go from bad to worse 每况愈下

hit the jackpot 中大奖，走运  

It all depends on what one means by sth. 看某人对于……是指什么意思

accidentally/on purpose 不小心/故意

in one‘s book 在某人的字典里；对……而言

No pains, no gains 一份耕耘，一份收获  

You ain‘t seen nothing yet. 你还没看过更好（烂）的

to give a rain check 改天的邀请  

That‘s what friends are for. 这就是好朋友啊

It‘s a pain in the neck. 很讨厌而难避免

It‘s the thought that counts. 心意最重要

the tip fo the iceberg 冰山一角；危险的细微的征兆  

jump down someone‘s throat 粗暴地回答某人；无理地打断某人的话

save sth. for a rainy day 以备不时之需

behind the scenes 在幕后；在黑暗中  

by the skin of one‘s teeth 刚好，勉强，侥幸

Don‘t rock the boat. 不要破坏现状、捣乱

worth its weight in gold 很有价值的

speak of the devil 说曹操曹操到  

right up/down someone‘s alley 某人的专长

You never know what you can do until you try.  不试试看，就不知道自己的潜力  

You scratch my back, and I‘ll scratch yours. 你帮我，我也帮你

A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一分就是赚一分

get away from it all 远离这一切  

make a mountain out of a molehill 大惊小怪；小题大做；言过其实

Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠抵过一个诸葛亮

get/ have cold feet 紧张  

have someone‘s sight on sth. 看好了某样东西；决心要

Honesty is the best policy 诚实为上策

No sooner said than done. 说做就做

sleep like a log 睡得很沉  

through thick and thin 共同经历

all in the day‘s work 习以为常；不足为奇

Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇伤身

Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略图  

Some people never learn.  有些人总是学不乖

There‘s no place like home. 没有比家更温暖的地方  

You learn sth. new everyday. 你每天都会学到新东西/知道新事情

wrap things up 把事情整理一番，做个结束

at the drop of a hat 立即，随时

Beauty is only skin deep. 美丽是肤浅的

It takes two to tango. 一个巴掌拍不响  

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事，今日毕

Some people have all the luck. 有些人就是那么幸运

Don‘t be such a poor loser. 不要输不起

Don‘t cry over spilt milk. 覆水难收

It wouldn‘t hurt to ask. 问人又不会怎么样

have one‘s head in the clouds 心不在焉

Never say die. 决不要灰心

seeing is believing 眼见为实  

Patience  is a virtue. 耐心是一种美德

Talk is cheap. 光说没有用

turn over a new leaf 重新开始

burn the midnight oil 挑灯夜战

grin and bear it 默默忍受；忍耐着点

same to you 同样祝福你  

sth. is better than nothing 有总比没有强

Opposites attract. 异性相吸

The feeling is mutual. 有同感  

the calm before the storm 暴风雨前的宁静  

The early bird catches the worm 早起的鸟儿有虫吃

Better left unsaid. 最好还是不要说  

Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是崭新的一天

come out in the wash 真相大白；得到圆满的结果

Every dog has his day. 十年风水轮流转

bury the hatchet 言归于好；和好

A good man is hard to find. 好人难找

in the nick of time 及时

Don‘t speak too soon. 别说的太早  

There‘s no such thing as a free lunch. 天下没有免费的午餐

without batting an eyelid 眼眨都不眨；泰然自若

know the ropes 知道学习规则或内容

pay through the nose 花很多钱

sell like hot cakes 很畅销

What‘s done is done. 做了就做了

Look before you leap. 三思而后行  

When the chips are down. 在重要关头；到了关键时刻

bet one‘s bottom dollar 确信无疑

Variety is the spice of life. 多样化丰富生活

a wolf in sheep‘s clothing 披着羊皮的狼

Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达  

like a bull in a china shop 笨手笨脚；莽撞行事

someone is not out of the woods yet 还未脱离危险  

The best things in life are free. 生命中最好的东西是金钱买不到的

Easy come, easy go. 来得快，去得快

It takes two to tango. 一个巴掌拍不响  

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事，今日毕

Some people have all the luck. 有些人就是那么幸运

Don‘t be such a poor loser. 不要输不起

Don‘t cry over spilt milk. 覆水难收

t wouldn‘t hurt to ask. 问人又不会怎么样

have one‘s head in the clouds 心不在焉

Never say die. 决不要灰心

seeing is believing 眼见为实  

Patience  is a virtue. 耐心是一种美德

Talk is cheap. 光说没有用

turn over a new leaf 重新开始

burn the midnight oil 挑灯夜战

grin and bear it 默默忍受；忍耐着点

same to you 同样祝福你  

sth. is better than nothing 有总比没有强 119. Opposites attract. 异性相吸

The feeling is mutual. 有同感  

the calm before the storm 暴风雨前的宁静  

The early bird catches the worm 早起的鸟儿有虫吃

Better left unsaid. 最好还是不要说  

Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是崭新的一天

come out in the wash 真相大白；得到圆满的结果

Every dog has his day. 十年风水轮流转

bury the hatchet 言归于好；和好

A good man is hard to find. 好人难找

in the nick of time 及时

Don‘t speak too soon. 别说的太早  

There‘s no such thing as a free lunch. 天下没有免费的午餐

without batting an eyelid 眼眨都不眨；泰然自若

know the ropes 知道学习规则或内容

pay through the nose 花很多钱

sell like hot cakes 很畅销

What‘s done is done. 做了就做了

Look before you leap. 三思而后行  

When the chips are down. 在重要关头；到了关键时刻

bet one‘s bottom dollar 确信无疑

Variety is the spice of life. 多样化丰富生活

a wolf in sheep‘s clothing 披着羊皮的狼

Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达  

like a bull in a china shop 笨手笨脚；莽撞行事

someone is not out of the woods yet 还未脱离危险   

The best things in life are free. 生命中最好的东西是金钱买不到的

Easy come, easy go. 来得快，去得快

I don‘t have a clue. 我不知道  

Better safe than sorry. 宁愿安全（可靠）也不要后悔

Practice makes perfect. 孰能生巧

for crying out loud 哎呀呀！拜托  

on the spur of the moment 一时冲动；一时兴起

Every little bit counts. 一点一滴都算  

drive sb. to the wall 使某人发疯/受不了；使某人束手无策

get sth. off one‘s chest 倾吐心中的事；落下心中的大石头

Two wrongs don‘t make a right. 报复于事无补

the blind leading the blind 外行领导外行

in the same boat 同命相连  

Appearances can be deceiving. 外表是会骗人的

only time will tell 只有时间会证明  

Don‘t put all your eggs in one basket. 别孤注一掷

take the good with the bad 好的与坏的都要一起接受  

take the bull by the horns 当机立断；大胆果断地解决问题

That‘s the last straw. 使人无法忍受的最后一击

You can‘t please everyone. 你无法使每一个人都满意  

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙

Money doesn‘t grow on trees. 金钱得来不易

cost sb. an arm and a leg 花大笔钱

have the upper hand 占优势

everything but the sink 所有的东西

Boys will be boys. 男孩就是男孩  

Not be able to get a word in edgewise.  插不上话

go back to square one 回到原地  

It‘s never too late to learn. 学习永远不嫌晚；亡羊补牢犹未晚

Leave well enough alone. 维持现状；对现在已经很满意了，不用变更

on a first-name basis 直呼其名（很熟的)  

Nothing to write home about. 没什么值得说的；不值得推荐

packed in like sardines 挤得要命  

There are other fish in the sea. 天涯何处无芳草；还有别的机会

What you see is what you get. 你看到什么就是什么

come out smelling like a rose 一枝独秀

hear through the grapevine 听到谣言  

read you loud and clear 听得很清楚；很了解你

have a sweet tooth 喜欢甜食（喜欢某物）  

know sb. like the back of one‘s hand 很了解某人

It‘s not the end of the world. 不是世界末日

come away empty-handed 一无所获  

breathe down someone‘s neck 紧跟在某人后面；监督某人

cost sb. a pretty penny 很贵  

fill someone‘s shoes 接替某人的职位

act the mustard 达到标准

like a dream come true 如梦成真  

zero in on sth. 专注于；对准（两个介词并用，奇怪）

put/ lay sth. on the line 坦白的说，冒……风险

like a fish out of water 感到尴尬不适应  

All systems are go. 准备好了。（这句话研究了半天，居然不是语法错误？）

end of the road 终点；最后  

just what the doctor ordered 正合需要  

pull the wool over someone‘s eyes 欺骗；蒙蔽某人

The first step is always the hardest. 万事开头难

Time change, people change. 时间会变，人也会变

Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分

give sb. an inch and he‘ll take a mile 得寸进尺

Don‘t press your luck. 不用得寸进尺

saved by the bell （在紧要的关头）得救

finders keepers  谁捡到就是谁的

by the book 按照规定  

That‘s fair enough. 这样很公平

raise one‘s eyebrows 吃惊  

keep one‘s head above water 使……免于负债  

bark up the wrong tree 精力用在不该用的地方；错怪人；目标错误

from the bottom of one‘s heart 由衷地

Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的

That‘s all, folks. 就这样了，各位

feel sth. in one‘s bones 直觉到  

It‘s sink or swim. 无论成功或失败（全靠自己）

steal one‘s thunder 抢别人的功劳；窃取别人的方法；抢别人的风头

Where there‘s smoke, there‘s fire. 无风不起浪事；事出有因

Bad news travels fast. 坏事传千里

eat one‘s heart out 沮丧；伤心

stand the last of time 接受时间的考验

a bed of roses 逞心如意的生活

Achilles‘ heel 一个人的弱点  

go the distance 坚持到底；完成全部  

Cleanliness is next to godliness. 清洁是一种美德

Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量

Love will find a way. 爱会找到方法的

Mother knows best. 妈妈最清楚了  

the bottom line is that... 基本底线；最终结果  

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施  

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 距离产生美；小别胜新婚

Forgive and forget. 不念旧恶  

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. 如果听起来好像不是真的，也许就不是真的 

Those were the days. 那真是好时光

water under the bridge 过去式；无法挽回的过去；过去的事了

Monkey see, monkey do. 有样学样  

What one doesn‘t know won‘t hurt one. 不知道不会怎样

There‘s a time and a place for everything.    在适合的时候派上用场；适时做事   

You can‘t win them all. 人不可能一直走运；人不可能一帆风顺

Different strokes for different folks. 人各有所好

Customers are always right. 顾客第一

give sth. one‘s best shot 尽最大努力  

If you can‘t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.  受不了压力，就离开吧  

If the shoe fits, wear it. 若这话说对了，就接受意见吧

like two peas in a pod 腻在一起

point-blank 直接地  

down in the dumps 心情跌入谷底  

give sb. a piece of one‘s mind 教训某人一顿

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.   你想要做好一件事，就要自己动手  

Don‘t spend it all in one place. 不要全部用在一个地方

go out on a climb to do sth. 冒着危险  

There‘s no time like the present. 没有比现在更合适的时候了

see/read the handwriting on the wall 预感不祥之兆

Two‘s company, three is a crowd. 两个人刚刚好，三个人太多了

Every family has a skeleton in the closet. 家家有本难念的经

hardly have time to breathe 没有喘息的时间

keep your eyes on the ball 专心  

leave no stone unturned 不遗余力；彻底

I mean it. 我是说真的

make one‘s hair stand on end 使人害怕；毛骨悚然

The walls have ears. 隔墙有耳  

bring home the bacon 维持生计；获得成功

They lived happily ever after. 他们从此过着幸福的生活

blow the whistle on sb./ sth. 揭发；制止某人（某事）

Ignorance is bliss. 不知便是福  

People who live in glass houses should‘t throw stones.   自己有短处，就总揭发别人的短处

pull out all the stops 用尽一切的实力  

take the wind out of one‘s sails 使某人顿时泄气，威风扫地

in the seventh heaven 在无比的幸福快乐中

The end justifies the means. 为目的不择手段

call a spade a spade 有话直说  

A woman‘s work is never done. 家务永远做不完

one‘s name will be mud 某人将声名狼藉

play second fiddle to sb. 充当副手

the rhird time‘s the charm 第三次总是幸运的

shape up or ship out 好自为之，不然就离开

Old dogs can‘t learn new tricks. 老人不容易适应新事物

Life‘s full fo surprise. 人生充满了惊喜  

So quiet that you could hear a pin drop. 安静地连根针掉地上都听得见

turn back the clock 时光逆转  

Fancy meeting you here. 怎么会在这里遇见你

bury one‘ head in the sand 鸵鸟心态；不正视现实

You only live once. 人生只有一次  

Home is where the heart is. 家总是让人思念的地方  

Has the cat got your tongue? （猫把你舌头叼走啦？）为什么不说话？

When the cat‘s away. the mice will play. 阎王不在，小鬼跳梁

Every cloud has a silver lining. 黑暗中总有一丝曙光；否极泰来

for the record 正式地或明确地说；郑重声明

Good things come to him/ her who waits. 好酒沉瓮底

Where there‘s a will. there‘s a way. 有志者，事竟成

sit like a bump on a log 坐着跟大木头一般  

That‘s the pot calling the kettle black. 乌鸦骂猪黑  

bang/beat one‘s head against a brick wall 做徒劳无功的事

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日食一苹果，医生远离我

To err is human, to forgive divine. 犯错是人之常情，原谅是超凡入圣

Don‘t count your chickens before they‘re hatched.    如意算盘别打得太早  

live and learn 活到老，学到老

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