1. I just had a super-duper meal in the resturant.
我刚刚在餐厅吃了一顿超级大餐.
Super-duper 是一种加强语法的说法, 程度上比 Super 还要再高一级. 比方说我要跟老美说我的网页有多棒, 我就可以说, Welcome to my super-duper website! 所以建议一下综艺节目 Super Suday 改名成 Super-duper sunday 可能会有助于收视率的提升.
2. I can't believe you said this is a tiny-little mistake.
我不敢相信你说这是微不足道的错误.
跟 Super-duper 正好对等, 当你要特别强调某件东西很小很小时, 就可以用 tiny-little 来形容. 比方说蚂蚁好了, 你就可以用 tiny-little 来形容, 例如: Hey! Look at those tiny-little creatures. 不过我最常听到的 tiny-little 多半是跟 mistake 连用. 一个人为了强调自己犯的错其实没什么大不了的, 就可以说 It is just a tiny-little mistake.
3. Stick and stone.
我不认为你的话会伤了我.
这是一句很长的
4. I will never ever do it again.
我绝不会再犯同样的错误了.
这句话其实光说 I will never do it again 也就可以了, 但是为了强调这个 never, 他们老美喜欢说成, I will never ever do it again. 表示从今以后绝不会再犯. 有次跟几个老美相约出去玩, 结果有人迟到, 他就拼命地说, Sorry, I will never ever do it again.
5. Okey-Dokey /'oki'doki/
好, 没问题.
okey-dokey 跟我们平常口语上常用的 OK 是一模一样的, 但不知为什么理由, 或许是为了强调吧, 有些人就喜欢说成 okey-dokey. 另外有一点值得一提, 有些人觉的 OK 还不够省略, 它们就只说 K. 有一次在网路上跟一个老美聊天, 他一直跟我说 K 我觉的很奇怪, 后来我问别人才知道 K 就是 OK. 的意思.
6. She is willy-nilly.
她非常地犹豫不决.
Willy-nilly 就是 will or not 的另一种说法, 所以当形容词用就是形容一个人一下子要 (will=willy) 一下子不要 (not=nilly) 但是这种说法其实蛮少用的, 还不见的每一个老美都会知道哩.
7. Drive on the parkway, Park on the driveway.
开在马路上, 停在停车道上.
这句话用中文感受不出它有意思的地方. 美国有很多公路都叫什么 parkway, 如 Atlanta 就有一条 Cobb parkway, 而自家院子都会有一条小路通往马路, 这条小路就叫 driveway, 如果没有车库, 老美就会把车停在 driveway 上. 有趣的是, park 原本是停车的意思, 所以 parkway 应该是停车的地方, 但实际上它却是行车的大马路, driveway 应该是开车的地方, 但却成了停车的小路. 有空的人可以去考考老美为什么他们这样命名.
8. Do you have the walkie-talkie?
你有没有手提式无线电机啊?
Walkie-talkie 依照我们之前的经验, wakie-talkie 就是 walk and talk 的意思, 在大哥大还没有发现的年代里, 那种手提式的无线话机相信是很酷的吧, 但现在大家人手一只大哥大, walkie-talkie 似乎就没什么了.
9. See you later, alligator.
再见.
有一首歌就叫 See you later, alligator. Alligator 是指产在美国东南部一种很像鳄鱼但嘴巴较短的动物, 在这句话里 allegator 完全没有意思, 只是为了让整句话听起来较押韵而已. 所以这句话就只有 see you later 的意思.
10. In a while, crocodile.
再见了.
如果人家说 See you later, alligator, 那你要怎么接话? 答案就是 In a while, crocodile. Crocodile 在这里指的就是鳄鱼, 所以这二句话对仗和押韵兼而有之, 赶紧学起来.
1.practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
2.a friend indeed is known by sharing hardships. 患难是朋友的试金石。
3.plain living and high thinking. 生活要朴素，情操要高尚。
4.what is done by night appears by day. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。
5.zeal without knowledge is fire without light. 热情而无知，犹如无光之火。
6.you never know till you have tried. 不尝试，不知晓。
7.nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。
8.pay what you owe,and you'll know what's your own. 付清你所欠下的债，方知什么是属于自己的.。
9.a life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人若无友，犹如只有生命没有太阳。
10.a good friend is my nearest relation. 好友如近亲。
11.a hedge between keeps friendship en. 淡交使友谊长青。(君子之交淡如水)
12.all are not friends that speak us fair. 说我们好话的未必全是朋友。
13.better an open enemy than a false friend. 虚伪的朋友比公开的朋友更可怕。
14.better (be) alone than in bad pany. 宁可独处，勿交坏友。
15.one never notices what has been done;one can only see what remains to be done. ——marie curie 切不要注意已经做了哪些，而只能去考虑还有哪些有待去做。——居里夫人
16.always aim for achievement and forget about success.——helen hayes 永远要争取去做出成就，别去多考虑成功。——海伦
17.absence makes the heart grow fonder. 久别情深。
18.actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
19.accidents will happen in the best regulated families. 家规再严，事端难免。
20.all good things must e to an end. 天下没有不散的宴席(好景不长)。
21.all shall be well,and jack shall have jill. 有情人终成眷属。
22.all that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。
23.all things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难。
24.always prepare for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。
25.as you sow,so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
26.walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
27.waste not,want not. 不浪费，不愁缺。
28.what is done cannot be undone. 生米已成熟饭/木已成舟。
29.where there's a will,there's a way. 有志者事竟成。
30.where there's smoke,there's fire. 无风不起浪。
31.while there is life there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
32.wickedness does not go altogether unrequited. 恶有恶报。
33.if wishes were horses,beggars would ride. 如果愿望都能实现，乞丐早就发财了。(愿望不能代替实际)。
34.ill news es apace. 坏事传千里。
35.in unity there is strength. 团结就是力量。so said,so done. 说到做到/言出必行。
36.well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。
37.where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
38.no pains,no gains. 一分耕耘，一分收获。
39.reading makes a full man. 读书使人完善。
40.failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
41.nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
42.the man who has made up his mind to win will never say “impossible”.
——napoleon
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能”的。——拿破仑
43.time is a bird forever on the wing. ——robertson
时间是一支永远在飞翔的鸟。 ——罗伯逊
44.don't waste life in doubts and fears. ——emerson
不要把生命浪费于怀疑与恐惧中。 ——爱默生
45.it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 家丑不可外扬。
46.at minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
我们在英语写作的过程中常引用一些
You never know your luck.
命运好坏不由己。
Sow nothing, reap nothing.
春不播，秋不收。
The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.
精神的财富是唯一的财富。
You can't judge a tree by its bark.
人不可貌相。
Clothes do not make the man.
人不在衣装。
To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
既当演说家，又做实干家。
Variety is the spice of life.
变化是生活的调味品。
Bad times make a good man.
艰难困苦出能人。
There is no royal road to learning.
求知无坦途。
Doubt is the key to knowledge.
怀疑是知识的.钥匙。
Sharp tools make good work.
工欲善其事，必先利其器。
Wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪费时间就是掠夺自己。
Nurture passes nature.
教养胜过天性。
There is no garden without its weeds.
没有不长杂草的花园。
A man is only as good as what he loves.
一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量。
One can not be in two places at once.
一心不可二用。
No weal without woe.
福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。
Little chips light great fires.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Like knows like.
惺惺相惜。
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.
狡兔三窟。
Dreams are lies.
梦不足信。
Do not teach fish to swim.
不要班门弄斧。
A light heart live long.
心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。
Poverty is stranger to industry.
勤劳之人不受穷。
Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.
考虑要仔细,行动要迅速.
One sin opens the door for another. ---German
犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。
One man‘s meat is another man‘s poison.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水珍贵
Less is more.
简单就是美
A blessing in disguise.
因祸得福
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌
Every dog has his day.
凡人皆有得意日
Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.
磨刀不误砍柴功。
Seeing is believing.
眼见为实
Well begun is half done.
好的开端是成功的一半
Time flies never to be recalled.
光阴一去不复返
When in Rome, do as Roman do.
入乡随俗
He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后谁笑得最美
Deal with a man as he deals with you.
以其人之道还治其人之身
Look before you leap.
三思而后行
No pains，no gains.
不劳则无获
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不待人
Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁
It‘s never too late to mend.
亡羊补牢
There is no smoke without fire.
无风不起浪
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕
East or west，home is best.
走东串西，还是家里好
Equal pay for equal work.
同工同酬
Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置
Pride goes before a fall.
骄兵必败
Reading makes a full man.
读书使人完善
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成攻之母
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧
All roads lead to Roma.
条条大道通罗马
Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears.
不能以貌取人
Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched.
切莫过于乐观
