Every Tom, Dick and Harry. *不管張三李四 *男女都可用
My daughter had a homestay in America. 我女兒為體驗(yàn)當(dāng)?shù)厣?，去美?guó)了
--So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. 不管誰(shuí)都能去啊
I like sexy girls
--So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. 無(wú)論誰(shuí)都是這樣的。
Out of the frying pan into the fire. *一波未平一波又起
I live to eat. 舍名求實(shí)
Every dog has his day. 瞎貓碰上了死耗子
Everyone has good days
Everyone gets lucky sometimes
Speak of the devil. *說(shuō)曹操，曹操到
Speak of the devil. *常用于口語(yǔ)中
Here comes John!
Love is blind. *情人眼里出西施
Kill two birds with one stone. *一舉兩得
No news is good news. 不聞兇訊便是吉
Time flies. *光陰似箭。Tim flies=Time flies when you are having fun
Time is money. 時(shí)間就是金錢
Jack of all trades, master of none. 百藝不如一藝精
Look before you leap. 三思而后行
Seeing is believing. 百聞不如一見、眼見為實(shí)
There is no smoke without fire. 無(wú)風(fēng)不起浪
Honesty is the best policy. 誠(chéng)實(shí)總是上策
Better late than never. 晚做總比不做強(qiáng)
John got into a fight again
Boys will be boys. 男孩就是男孩嘛!
Knowledge is power. 知識(shí)就是力量
That's why he's so successful
Rome was not built in a day. 冰凍三尺非一日之寒
All roads lead to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬
There are many roads to success
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗 *口語(yǔ)中常省略成Do as the Romans do
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧
History repeats itself. 歷史總在重演
When it rains, it always pours. 禍不單行. 福無(wú)雙至
Where there's a will, there's a way. *功夫不負(fù)有心人
Actions speak louder than words. 做比說(shuō)強(qiáng)
Easy come, easy go. *來(lái)得容易，去得也容易
Blood is thicker than water. 血濃于水
Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子
Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女
All's fair in love and war. *戀愛和戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)都是不擇手段的
Beauty is only skin deep. *美貌不過(guò)一張皮
Beauty is but skin deep
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. *東西總是人家的好
You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. *不勞則不獲
A rolling stone gathers no moss. *流水不腐，戶樞不蠹
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. *只會(huì)工作不會(huì)玩的人是沒意思的人
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. *事實(shí)勝于雄辯
Time and tide wait for no man. 歲月不待人
When should I come over?
The sooner, the better. 越快越好
How many people came to the party?
A hundred people, on the nose. *正好
Exactly
On the dot
Hide-and-seek捉迷藏
Let's play hide-and-seek
To be continued *未完待續(xù)
It takes two to tango. *一個(gè)巴掌拍不響
Joe is always starting arguments with Sue
Well, I think it takes two to tango
Both sides must be blamed
They are the same
They are both responsible
They are both wrong
Both of them should be blamed
As soon as possible. 盡快*縮寫成ASAP
Should I mail this letter to you?
Yes. As soon as possible
All-you-can-eat. 隨便吃
buffet
smorgasbord
Eat as much as you like
Eat as much as you wish
multiple-choice questions 多項(xiàng)選擇題
Ready, get set, go! 各就各位，預(yù)備，跑!
On your mark, get set, go!
from A to Z. *從頭到尾
I don't know anything about driving
I'll teach you from A to Z
entirely /completely
all long *始終/一直
So, she is married
I've been telling you that all along
from the very beginning
all this time
since the start
What's John's last name?
As far as I can remember, it begins with M. 就我記得的…
To the best of my memory,. .
As far as I know,. .
If my memory serves me right,. . . 如果我沒記錯(cuò)的話，…
Tit for tat. 以牙還牙、針鋒相對(duì)
John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat
What are you studying at Harvard?
Economics
That's what I'm here for. 這就是我為什么在這兒的原因
Two and three is five. 2 3=5
Two plus three is five
Two and three makes five
Two and three equals five
We're as different as night and day. 我們有天壤之別
We're completely different
We have nothing in common
Monkey see, monkey do. 機(jī)械模仿,東施效顰
She just bought a new car just like yours
Well, monkey see, monkey do
First come, first served. *按順序、先到先得
Do you take reservations?
No, first come, first served
On a first-come, first-served basis
Look at my camera
But it's out of date already. 過(guò)時(shí)了
It's old-fashioned
It's outdated
It's behind the times
TV has its merits and demerits
TV has its good and bad points
There are good and bad points about TV
I took advantage of his weakness. *利用… （我利用了他的弱點(diǎn). ）
The TV show was interesting
Yeah, and I've learned something. 長(zhǎng)見識(shí)
I've learned something new. 我長(zhǎng)了不少見識(shí)
Look at John's toy!
It's a fire hazard. 那會(huì)引起火災(zāi)呀!
It could catch on fire easily
It could cause a fire
Anything could happen. 世事難料
There's no knowing what may happen
You never know
Anything's possible
It could happen to you
for future reference以備將來(lái)作參考 將來(lái)可用做參考
You should keep the book for future reference
behind my back *背后、偷偷摸摸地 在我背后
Everyone is laughing at me behind my back
secretly
in my absence
without my knowledge 背著我
for a change 換換心情、變化一下
Let's take a walk for a change
Okay, let's
instead 別這樣!
Jane married a millionaire
Money talks. 有錢能使鬼推磨
Money talks, bullshit walks
Never say die. 別說(shuō)喪氣話
Let bygones be bygones. 過(guò)去的就讓它過(guò)去吧
Better than nothing. *有總比沒有強(qiáng)
A fair-weather friend. *酒肉朋友
Every little bit helps. *滴水成河