I won't discuss the matter with you befor you calm down.
在你冷静下来之前我不会跟你讨论这件事情。
替换短语：cool dwon：冷静下来
I won't discuss the matter with you befor you cool down.
在你冷静下来之前我不会跟你讨论这件事情。
混淆短语：keep calm：保持安静
Please keep calm in the library.
在图书馆请保持安静。
2.carry on：继续
They will try to carry on the project in spide of budget deficiency.
即使经费短缺，他们还是会设法继续这项计划。
混淆短语：carry out：执行
They will try to carry on the project in spide of gudget dificiency.
即使经费短缺，他们还是会设法完成这项计划。
3.cast away：（1）丢掉；（2）浪费
（1）They cast away some furniture when they moved.
他们搬家的时候丢掉了一些家具。
（2）His parents advised him against casting away his time.
他的父母劝他不要浪费时间。
4.catch a chill：着凉，感冒
He caught a chill last week and has been coughing since then.
他上周感冒了，从那时起就一直在咳嗽。
替换短语：catch a cold：感冒，着凉
He caught a cold last week and has been coughing since then.
他上周感冒了，从那时起就一直在咳嗽。
5.collect oneself：心平气和，镇定一下
The man could hardly collect himself when seeing the girl.
男子看到这个女孩几乎不能使自己镇定下来。
6.challenge sb. to a duel：要求某人参加决斗
Mike challenged him to a duel for a woman.
迈克为了一个女人要求他参加决斗。
混淆短语：accept a challenge：应战
This is not an easy task, but I decide to accept a challenge.
这不是个简单的任务，但我决定接受挑战。
7.cheer up：（1）振作起来！（2）使高兴
（1）Cheer up! A failure in love is not big deal!
振作一点！失恋没什么大不了的！
（2）I don't kown how to cheer him up.
我不知道怎么让他高兴起来。
8.cheese sb. off：使某人厌烦、烦恼、灰心
His same old joke really cheesed me off.
他老掉牙的笑话真的很让我厌烦。
9.choke dwon：（1）强咽下去；（2）忍受
（1）She didn't like the food but choked it down out of polite.
她不喜欢那些食物，出于礼貌还是勉强咽下去了。
（2）I can hardly choke down his impolite attitude toward the elders.
他难以忍受他对长辈无理的态度。
10.chop sth. down：砍倒某物
They decided to chop all the trees down and build a shopping center.
他们决定砍倒所有的树并建一个购物中心。
1. A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。
2. A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足长乐。
3. A good beginning is half the battle. 好的开端等于成功一半。
4. A little pot is soon hot. 壶小易热，量小易怒。
5.All lay loads on a willing horse. 好马重负。
6. A merry heart goes all the way. 心情愉快，万事顺利 。
7. Bad excuses are worse than none. 狡辩比不辩护还糟 。
8. Character is the first and last word in the success circle.
人的品格是事业成功的先决条件。
9. Cleanliness is next to godliness. 整洁近于美德 。
10. Courtesy costs nothing. 彬彬有礼，惠而不费 。
11. Doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事，必干坏事。
12. Early to bed, early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
睡得早，起得早，聪明、富裕、身体好 。
13. Empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡 。
14. Every man hath his weak side. 人皆有弱点 。
15. Everything ought to be beautiful in a human being: face, dress, soul and idea.
人的一切都应当是美丽的：容貌、衣着、心灵和思想。
16. Extremes are dangerous. 凡事走向极端是危险的 。
17. Good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳 。
18. Grasp all, lose all. 欲尽得，必尽失 。
19. Great hopes make great men. 伟大的理想造就伟大的人物。
20. Handsome is he who does handsomely. 行为美者才真美。
21. To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasure, we must go to those who are seeking it :the pains of power is real, its pleasures imaginary. (C.Colton Charles, British churchman) 欲知权力带来的痛苦，去问那些当权者;欲知权力带来的乐趣，去问那些追逐权势者：权力带来的痛苦是真实的，而权力带来的乐趣只不过是凭空想象的。(英国牧师 查尔斯.C.C.)
22. Tomorrow never comes. 我生待明日，万事成蹉跎
23. Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行
24. Well begun is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半
25. What is done by night appears by day. 若要人不知，除非己莫为
26. When in Rome , do as Romans do 入乡随俗
27. Where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
28. You have to believe in yourself.That’s the secret of success.相信自己，这是成功的秘诀
29.He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.
有自知之明者被人尊敬。
30.He is rich enough that wants nothing.
无欲者最富有，贪欲者最贫穷。
2. This article is well worth reading, but it is not worthy of being translated(=to be translated).这篇文章很值得一读，但不值得翻译。
3. In the corner of the office stands a desk, on the corner of which lies a book.在办公室的角落里有一张桌子，在桌角上放着一本书。
4. My favorite TV show has a favorable review in the newspaper.我特别喜爱的电视节目得到报纸的好评。
5. Mr. Black was afraid to climb the tree, for he was afraid of falling down from it.布莱克先生不敢爬树，因为他怕从树上掉下来。
6. The manager was angry at seeing his employee murmuring in the office then warned them not to whisper again.经理看到员工在办公室里窃窃私语非常生气，于是警告他们不要再私下交谈。
7. Questions are easy to answer but it is hard to solve the problems.回答问题容易，但要解决这些问题很难。
8. The reason for his departure was that he wanted to look into the cause of the accident.他离开的缘由是想调查事故的原因。
9. Everybody in the class ( besides the teacher) except Li Ming himself thinks that the composition is very good except for some spelling mistakes.班里的人(甚至老师)除了李明本人都认为这作文除了一些拼写错误之外，写的不错。
10. The man who used to work in a chemical works is now a chemistry teacher.那个过去在化工厂工作的人现在是一个化学老师。
11. The writer went to the village every day
12. so as to get familiar with the everyday life there.作家每天去那村子，为的是想了解那儿的日常生活。
13. People generally quarrel because they cannot argue.人们通常因为不能辩论而争吵。
14. I saw a saw saw a log into four.我看到一把锯把一根木头锯成了四块。
15. A number of teachers are present today, the number of them is .许多教师今天都出席了，(数量)有人。
16. I would like to go out for a walk; I like walking in the rain.我想出去散散步，我喜欢在雨中行走。
17. A reason explains why you do something. A cause makes something happen. Reason 解释做某事的原因，cause(导致)某事发生。
18. The wet wood on the fire was on fire an hour ago.一小时前在炉子上的湿木头着火了。
19. The policeman seized the thief who snatched the girl’s purse.警察抓住了抢那个女孩钱包的小偷。
20. It would be foolish to let such an opportunity slip, it is the chance of a lifetime.让这样千载难逢的(好)机会溜掉，实在是太愚蠢了。
21. The enemy soldiers were fleeing in all directions, but few of them could escape.敌兵四处逃窜，但很少能逃出去。
22. At last we found him in a trap in the forest, still living but not alive.最后我们在森林里的陷阱里找到他的时候，他虽然还活着，但已是奄奄一息。
23. I often attend meeting and sometimes I take part in its discussion.我经常出席会议，有时参加大会的讨论。
24. Though we lost the first two games, we managed to win the match at last.尽管我们输了前两场，但最终还是赢得了这场比赛的胜利。
25. The teacher is preparing the reviewing exercises, and the students are preparing for the final examination.老师正在准备复习用的练习，而学生们正在为期末考试做准备。
26. Have you read Steinway’s latest novel? It’s much better than his last one. 你读过斯坦威的最新小说吗?比他的上一部小说好多了。
27. “Is there (any) room for me to sit down here?” “Yes, there’s a place in the corner.” “这里有我坐的地方吗?”“是的，在角上有。”
28. Yesterday I beat John at chess. He won only one set, while I won two sets.昨天我和约翰下棋，赢了他。他只赢了一盘，而我赢了两盘。
29. When no more letters came from her, I knew she was no longer in Canada.当她没有信来时，我就知道她不再在加拿大了。
30. In order to keep the children from swimming in sea, he keepsthem staying at home all day.为了不让孩子们去海里游泳，他让他们整天呆在家里。
