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As thick as thieves Meaning: Close allies. Since thieves who work together have a close relationship and will always defend one another, we use this simile to describe a bond between two people. 意思： 亲密无间；狼狈为奸（关系极铁） Example: Have you noticed how Sarah and Mary are as thick as thieves? Nothing or nobody can come between them. 例句： 你没发现萨拉和玛丽好得跟一个人似的吗？什么人什么...

谚语（中英对照） PROVERBS A bad workman always blames his tools 拙匠总怪工具差。 Meaning: A person who has done something badly will try to blame their tools rather than admit they have no skill for the job. 意思：做事做得不好的人，总会想方设法怪罪工具，而不肯承认自己本事不行。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手，胜过双鸟在林。 Meaning: It is better to keep what you have than ris...

明喻短语・中英对照全文翻译 As hungry as a wolf Meaning: A comparison is made between a person and a wolf. This simile indicates that the person is very hungry indeed. Wolves tend to eat a lot and very ferociously. 意思： 饿极了；饿得像狼一样 Example: Let’s go and get something to eat. I’m as hungry as a wolf. The way I’m feeling right now I could eat anything. 例句： 我们去吃点东西吧，我 饿坏了 ，...

明喻短语・中英对照全文翻译 As playful as a kitten Meaning: Full of high spirits and having the desire to play. 意思： 像小猫一样活泼好动；精力充沛 Example: My elderly dog is as playful as a kitten. You would never believe he is almost 16 years old. 例句： 我家老狗 像小猫一样爱玩 ，根本看不出它快 16 岁了。 As pleased as Punch Meaning: A person who has a feeling of self satisfaction or delight. 意思...

明喻短语・中英对照全文翻译 As sharp as a razor Meaning: This simile refers to a quick thinking intelligent person. 意思： 头脑敏锐；机智过人 Example: My grandfather is almost 98 years old but he is still as sharp as a razor. 例句： 我爷爷快 98 岁了，但头脑依然 非常敏锐 。 As sick as a dog Meaning: This means to be very ill indeed. 意思： 病得很重；难受极了 Example: I couldn’t go to work this morni...

明喻短语・中英对照全文翻译 As free as a bird Meaning: To feel completely free from any kind of ties. 意思： 自由自在；无拘无束 Example: Now that I’ve left that boring job I feel as free as a bird. I don’t have to listen to that boss giving me orders from morning until night. 例句： 我辞掉了那份无聊的工作，现在 自由自在 。再也不用听老板从早到晚发号施令了。 As fresh as a daisy Meaning: This is used...

明喻短语・中英对照全文翻译 As common as muck Meaning: This refers to a rough, vulgar, uneducated person with no cultural background. 意思： 举止粗俗、没教养、土里土气 Example: Person A: “Have you noticed how much Ruth swears every time she opens her mouth?” A：你有没有发现露丝一开口就满嘴脏话？ Person B: “Yes I have. She’s as common as muck.” B：有，她 实在太粗俗了。** This expression is not very...

明喻短语・中英对照全文翻译 To be as black as coal Meaning: Completely black or very dirty. 意思： 漆黑一团；非常黑；脏得发黑 Example: His eyes are as black as coal. 例句： 他的眼睛 漆黑如炭 。 Mother to son: “Go and get washed. You are as black as coal. Have you been playing in the mud again?” 妈妈对儿子说： “去洗洗，你 脏得跟炭一样 。是不是又去泥里玩了？” As blind as a bat Meaning: When your eyes...

SIMILES 明喻 To have a memory like a sieve Meaning: This means that you keep forgetting everything. A sieve is full of tiny holes so a person’s memory is thought of as having many tiny holes which lets everything slip out. 意思： 记性极差；丢三落四；记性像筛子一样（什么都记不住） Example: Person A: “Where did you park the car?” A：你把车停哪儿了？ Person B: “Oh gosh! I don’t remember.” B：天啊！我...

SIMILES 明喻（中英对照全文翻译） What is a simile? 什么是明喻？ A simile uses figurative language to compare two things which are different. We use ‘as’ or ‘like’ with similes. The word ‘simile’ means ‘similar to’. 明喻是用 比喻性语言 把两个不同事物进行比较，通常会用 as 或 like 。simile 这个词本身就表示 “相似”。 Example: 例：He can swim like a fish.他游得像鱼一样。 He can swim so well that we comp...

固定短语 中英对照全文翻译 Put an end to Meaning: Stop. 意思： 结束；制止；使…… 停止 Example: I’ve put an end to my husband coming home late every evening. I’ve told him to go. He can go back to his mother’s. 例句： 我已经 制止 了我丈夫每晚晚归的行为。我叫他走，他可以回他妈妈家去。 *Go back = return to where you previously were. 意思： 返回；回到原处 Settle for less Meaning: Accept something that i...

Before you know it Meaning: When something happens so quickly you do not even realise it. 意思： 转眼之间；一眨眼；不知不觉就…… Examples: The years pass by so quickly that before you know it you look in the mirror and old age is staring you right in the face. 例句： 岁月流逝太快， 一眨眼 你照镜子时，就已经垂垂老矣。 That new express train is super fast. We got on it in London and before we knew it...

Not at all Meaning: You are welcome, don’t mention it. Used in response to someone who thanks you for something. It is also used to mean “not in the least bit/not very”. 意思： 别客气；不用谢；一点也不 Example: Person A: “Thanks for helping me with the cleaning.”Person B: “Not at all!” A：谢谢你帮我打扫。 B：别客气！ I’m not at all happy about my brother coming to visit me. We argue nonstop. If I...

固定短语 中英对照完整版 Come to that Meaning: This means, “while we are on the subject”, something which has just come into mind is triggered by something said in the conversation. 意思： 说到这；既然聊到这个（话题）；顺便一提 Example: Person A is speaking to Person B: “I’m going to have to call in a gardener. The garden is a complete mess.” A：我得叫个园丁来，花园乱得一塌糊涂。 “Come to that, you...

关于你提到的英语习语 当我们 听不懂别人在说什么 时，可以用下面这些表达： You’re talking double Dutch. 你说的简直是天书 / 我完全听不懂你在说什么。 You might as well be talking Chinese. 你说的跟中文似的，我一句都听不懂。（注：这是英语里的老说法， 不含歧视 ，仅表示 “完全听不懂”） I haven’t the foggiest idea what you are talking about. 我完全不知道你在说什么。 I haven’t got the faintest idea what you m...

固定短语详解（中英对照・全文翻译） As well as Meaning: Not only ... but also / not only A but also B. 意思： 不但…… 而且……；和；以及 Examples: When you join the club, (become a member) you can choose to play football as well as rugby. 例句： 加入俱乐部（成为会员）后，你既可以踢足球，也可以打橄榄球。 There will be winners as well as losers if Greece leaves the euro. 例句： 如果希腊退出欧元区，既有...

FIXED EXPRESSIONS 固定短语 Above and beyond Meaning: More than what is necessary or expected/exceeding. 意思： 超出必要或预期的；超越职责。 Example: Teachers who go above and beyond their normal duties by helping students out of hours make a huge impact on their lives. They connect with boys and girls and don’t just stick to the curriculum. 例句： 那些在课余时间帮助学生、 超出本职工作 的老师，会对...

IDIOMS TO SAY THAT A PERSON IS MEAN 形容一个人刻薄、小气的习语 “A rich man who is stingy is the worst pauper” “有钱却吝啬的人，是最可怜的穷光蛋。” ~ Yiddish Proverb~ 犹太谚语 Cheapskate Meaning: Someone who never spends any money; usually they let other people pay for them. 意思： 从来不肯花钱的人；通常总是让别人替他付钱。 中文对应： 小气鬼、吝啬鬼、铁公鸡 The following expressions have exactly th...

TIME IDIOMS 时间相关习语 ‘’Man thinks he is killing time, it’s really time that’s killing man’’ “人以为自己在消磨时间，其实是时间在消磨人。” To kill time Meaning: Do something just to pass the time. 意思：做些事只是为了打发时间。 Example: I arrived half an hour early for my dental appointment so I just walked around looking in shop windows to kill time. 例句：我看牙医提前半小时到了，于是就四处逛逛...

WEATHER IDIOMS 天气相关习语 When it is raining very heavily, we use the following idiomatic expressions: 雨下得非常大时，我们使用以下习语： It’s raining cats and dogs 下倾盆大雨 It’s pouring down 瓢泼大雨 It’s pouring from the heavens 大雨从天而降 It’s bucketing down 大雨滂沱 It’s flooding down 大雨如注 It’s pissing down or it’s peeing down 非常口语化表达：雨下得超大 To feel under the weather Mean...

MONEY IDIOMS 金钱习语（中英对照完整版） Let’s go Dutch English ：Meaning: Share the bill. If you are in a pub for example, you can either offer to pay for the drinks or you can say, ‘let’s go Dutch’. 50/50 中文 ：含义： AA 制、平摊费用 。比如在酒吧，你可以主动买单，也可以说 “我们 AA 吧”，各付一半。 Nest egg English ：Meaning: When you have a ‘nest egg’, it means you have put money aside for emerge...

MONEY IDIOMS - WEALTH 金钱习语 —— 财富 To be a fat cat 英文 ：Don’t start visualizing a big fat cat. This expression has got nothing to do with a real cat. It refers to someone who has a lot of money. 中文 ：别脑补一只大肥猫。这个表达和真正的猫毫无关系，指 有钱有势的人、大款 。 英文 ：Example: He’s a real fat cat. He owns a lot of property. 中文 ：例句：他是个名副其实的大款，名下有很多房产。 To be...

VERY LITTLE MONEY IDIOMS 形容 “钱很少、很穷” 的习语（中英对照） “Money never starts an idea. It is always the idea that starts the money.” 英文 ：Money never starts an idea. It is always the idea that starts the money. 中文 ：金钱永远不会催生想法，永远是想法催生金钱。 To be living on the breadline 英文 ：Meaning: When you only earn enough money to pay for your living expenses and you’ve got nothin...

HOME IDIOMS 家庭 / 家居类习语 “Home is where the heart is”. 意思 ：家是心之所向。 To make yourself at home Meaning : What you say to a guest to make him or her feel comfortable and relaxed. 意思 ：别客气，像在自己家一样；随意一点。 Example : Man to friend: “If you want anything to eat while I am out, just open the fridge and eat what you want. There is no need to ask me. Just make yourself at home...

MADNESS - INSANITY IDIOMS 疯狂 / 精神失常类习语 “No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness”. ~ Aristotle 意思 ：任何伟大的天才，都或多或少带有一丝疯狂。—— 亚里士多德 When you think that someone is crazy- insane or eccentric, you can use the following idiomatic expressions to describe them: 意思 ：当你觉得某人疯了、精神失常或行为古怪时，可以用下面这些习语来形容他们： To be not...