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俚语和谚语是英语学习中的一大绊脚石。我们不明白这些俗语的含义，是因为我们和英语国家的文化背景不同。如果能在汉语中为这些俗语找到对应的说法，问题就解决了。我们向你介绍一些英汉合璧的俚语和谚语，帮助你的英语学习更上一层楼。 1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor 雨后送伞 Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or comfortis given when it is too late。 Example: just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad, I hada promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death, thedoctor。 2.After praising the wine they sell us vinegar 挂羊头卖狗肉 Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior towhat you claim it to be。 Example: that fellow completely misled us about what he was capableof doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar。 3.All is over but the shouting 大势已去 Explanation: finally decided or won; brought to the end; not ableto be changed。 Example: after Bill’s touch down, the game is all over butshouting。 4.All lay load on the willing horse 人善被人欺，马善被人骑 Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing thingsfor others. Very often the implication is that others impose onhim。 Examples: the trouble is you're too good-natured and people takeadvantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will haveto learn to refuse people who ask too much。 5.anger and haste hinder good counsel 小不忍则乱大谋 Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in ahurry。 Example: you should calm down before you decide the next move.Anger and haste hinder good counsel。 6.As poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗 Explanation: to be exceedingly poor, having barely to liveupon。 Example: he has a large family, and is poor as a churchmouse。 Note: a church is one of the few buildings that contain nofood。 7.A word spoken is past recalling 一言既出，驷马难追 Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not easilyundo。 Example: for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said,but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could neverrepair the damage of that moment of harshness。
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56,388 $0.00 回复: 英汉合璧的俚语和谚语 8.World is but a little place, after all 天涯原咫尺，到处可逢君 Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or isin someway connected with him in a place where he would never haveexpected to do so。 Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmateon a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place afterall。 9.When in Rome, do as the Romans do 入乡随俗 Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongstwhom you live。 Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, butnow you are on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and takecoffee and rolls。 10.What you lose on the swings you get back on theroundabouts 失之东隅，收之桑榆 Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you havebad luck on one day you have good on another; if one ventureresults in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed。 Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything;if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts。 11.What are the odds so long as you are happy 知足者常乐 Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person ishappy。 Example: you complain so much, but you have a good family, parents,health, and money. What’s the odd so long as you’re happy。 12.Entertain an angel unawares 有眼不识泰山 Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest withoutknowing his merits。 Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she wasentertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a composer of thegreatest promise 13.every dog has his day 是人皆有出头日 Explanation: fortune comes to each in turn Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a verylong time coming。 14.every potter praises his own pot 王婆买瓜，自卖自夸 Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in theirpossessions or their family members Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant,but I would rather hear it from his teacher’s own mouth. Everypotter praises his own pot评论
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