口语&成语&俗语

God works. 上帝的安排。

Not so bad. 不错。

No way! 不可能！

Don't flatter me. 过奖了。

Hope so. 希望如此。

Go down to business. 言归正传。

I'm not going. 我不去了。

Does it serve your purpose？对你有用吗？

I don't care. 我不在乎。

None of my business. 不关我事。

It doesn't work. 不管用。

Your are welcome. 你太客气了。

It is a long story. 一言难尽。

Between us. 你知，我知。

Sure thin! 當然！

Talk truly. 有话直说。

I'm going to go. 我這就去。

Never mind. 不要緊。

Why are you so sure？怎么这样肯定？

Is that so？是这样吗？

Come on, be reasonable. 嗨，你怎么不讲道理。When are you leaving？你什么时候走？

You don't say so. 未必吧，不至于这样吧。Don't get me wrong. 别误会我。

You bet! 一定，当然！

It's up to you. 由你决定。

The line is engaged. 占线。

My hands are full right now. 我现在很忙。Can you dig it？你搞明白了吗？

I'm afraid I can't. 我恐怕不能。

How big of you! 你真棒！

Poor thing! 真可怜！

How about eating out？外面吃饭怎样？

Don't over do it. 别太过分了。

You want a bet？你想打赌吗？

What if I go for you？我替你去怎么样？Who wants？谁稀罕？

Follow my nose. 凭直觉做某事。

Cheap skate! 小气鬼！

Come seat here. 来这边坐。

Dinner is on me. 晚饭我请。

You ask for it! 活该！

You don't say! 真想不到！

Get out of here! 滚出去！

How come… 怎么回事，怎么搞的。

Don't mention it. 没关系，别客气。

It is not a big deal! 没什么了不起！

thousand times no! 绝对办不到！

Who knows! 天晓得！

Have a good of it.玩的很高兴。

Don't let me down. 别让我失望。

It is urgent. 有急事。

Can I have this. 可以给我这个吗？

It doesn't take much of you time. 这不花你好多时间。Drop it! 停止！Bottle it! 閉嘴！

There is nobody by that name working here.這裡沒有這個人。Easy does it. 慢慢来。

Don't push me. 别逼我。

Come on! 快点，振作起来！

What is the fuss？吵什么？

Still up？还没睡呀？

It doesn't make any differences. 没关系。

It is a deal！一言为定！

Take a seat! 请坐！

Here ye! 说得对！

It can be a killer. 这是个伤脑筋的问题。

Don't take ill of me. 别生我气。

It's up in the air. 尚未确定。

I am all ears. 我洗耳恭听。

Right over there. 就在那里。

Get an eyeful. 看个够。

Here we are! 我们到了！

I lost my way. 我迷路了

Say hello to everybody for me. 替我向大家问好。

Not precisely! 不见得，不一定！

That is unfair. 这不公平！

We have no way out. 我们没办法。

That is great! 太棒了！

You are welcome! 别客气！

I'm bored to death. 我无聊死了。

Bottoms up! 干杯！

Big mouth! 多嘴驴！

Can－do. 能人。

Don't play possum! 別裝蒜！

He neither drinks nor smokes. 他既不喝酒也不抽煙。

Make it up! 不记前嫌！

Watch you mouth. 注意言辞。

Any urgent thing？有急事吗？

Good luck! 祝你好运！

Make it. 达到目的，获得成功。

I'll be seeing you. 再见。

I wonder if you can give me a lift？能让我搭一程吗？It is raining. 要下雨了。

I might hear a pin drop. 非常寂静。

Don't get loaded. 别喝醉了。

Stay away from him. 别*近他。

Don't get high hat. 别摆架子。

That rings a bell. 听起来耳熟。

Play hooky. 旷工、旷课。

I am the one wearing pants in the house. 我当家。Get cold feet. 害怕做某事。

Good for you! 好得很！

Go ahead. 继续。

Help me out. 帮帮我。

Let's bag it. 先把它搁一边。

Lose head. 丧失理智。

He is the pain on neck. 他真让人讨厌。

Do you have straw？你有吸管吗？

Don't make up a story. 不要捏造事实。

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小别胜新婚。She make a mess of things. 她把事情搞得一塌糊涂。He has a quick eye. 他的眼睛很锐利。

Shoot the breeze. 闲谈。

Tell me when! 随时奉陪！

It is a small world! 世界真是小！

Not at all. 根本就不（用）。

Let's play it by ear. 让我们随兴所至。

Wait and see. 等着瞧。

Why so blue？怎么垂头丧气？

What brought you here？什么风把你吹来了？Hang on! 抓紧（别挂电话）！

Leave me alone. 别理我。

Chin up. 不气，振作些。

You never know. 世事难料。

I stay at home a lot. 我多半在家里。

She'll be along in a few minutes. 他马上会过来。

I'm not in a good mood. 没有心情（做某事）。

He is a fast talker. 他是个吹牛大王。

Daring! 亲爱的！

She is still mad at me. 她还在生我的气。

I'll get even with him one day. 我总有一天跟他扯平Hit the ceiling. 大发雷霆。

She's got quite a wad. 她身怀巨款。

I don't have anywhere to be. 没地方可去。

I'm dying to see you. 我很想见你。

I swear by the god. 我对天发誓。

Nothing tricky. 别耍花招。

You might at least apologize. 你顶多道个歉就得了。

Price is soaring, if it goes on like this, we shall not be able to keep the pot boiling. 物价直线上升，这样子下去，我们锅里可没什么东西煮饭。

None of you keyhole. 不准偷看。

You don't seem to be quite yourself today. 你今天看起来不大对劲。

Do you have any money on you？你身上带钱了吗？

What is your major？你学什么专业？

My girlfriend and I broke up. 我和我的女朋友吹了。

It was something that happens once in the blue moon. 这是千载难逢的事。

I'll kick you out. 我将炒你鱿鱼。

I have to be late and keep my date waiting. 我不喜欢迟到而让别人久等。

There is nobody by that name working here. 这里没有这个人。

He neither drinks nor smokes. 他既不喝酒也不抽烟。

He pushes his luck. 他太贪心了。

Nuts! 呸；胡说；混蛋！

I can't make both ends meet. 我上个月接不到下个月，缺钱。

It is of high quality. 它质量上乘。

Dead end. 死胡同。

Would you mind making less noise. 能不能小声点

1.爱不释手fondle admiringly

2.百闻不如一见（眼见为实）Seeing is believing.

3.比上不足比下有余worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.

4.笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should make an early start.

5.不眠之夜white night

6.不以物喜不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses

7.不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

8.不打不成交No discord, no concord.

9.拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul

10.辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new

11.大事化小小事化了try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

12.大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

13.国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace

14.过犹不及going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little

15.功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.

16.好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more

17.好事不出门恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.

18.和气生财Harmony brings wealth.

19.活到老学到老One is never too old to learn.

20.既往不咎let bygones be bygones

21.金无足赤人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.

22.金玉满堂Treasures fill the home.

23.脚踏实地be down-to-earth

24.脚踩两只船sit on the fence

25.君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green

26.老生常谈陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché

27.礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope.

29.马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success

30.名利双收gain in both fame and wealth

31.茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened

32.没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

33.每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.

34.谋事在人成事在天The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.

35.弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself

36.拿手好戏masterpiece

37.赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad

38.抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

39.破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn o ne…s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

40.抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities

41.巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.

42.千里之行始于足下a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

43.前事不忘后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 44.前人栽树后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.

45.前怕狼后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something

46.强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.

47.强强联手win-win co-operation

48.瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.

49.人之初性本善Man's nature at birth is good.

50.人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.

51.人海战术huge-crowd strategy

52.世上无难事只要肯攀登Where there is a will, there is a way.

53.世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;

54.死而后已until my heart stops beating

55.岁岁平安Peace all year round.

56.上有天堂下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

57.塞翁失马焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

58.三十而立A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.

59.升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)

60.四十不惑Life begins at forty.

61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. 62.水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.

63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.

64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel

65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.

67.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

69.山不在高，有仙则名'No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; '

70.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time

71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets

72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

73.团结就是力量Unity is strength.

74.“跳进黄河洗不清”'eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name '

75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

76.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.

77.往事如风'The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas

78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child

79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.

80.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy

81.唯利是图draw water to one's mill

82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots

83.无中生有make create something out of nothing

84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. 85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.

88. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

89.心想事成May all your wish come true

90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.

92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound

93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan

94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example

95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters

96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear

97.循序渐进step by step

98.一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others

100鱼米之乡

101.有情人终成眷属'Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.'

102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.

103. 有识之士people of vision

104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain

105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.

106.与时俱进advance with times

107.以人为本people oriented; people foremost

108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude

109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼'to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.' a land of milk and honey

110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.

111. 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

112.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.

113.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.

114.冤假错案'cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases'

115.一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.

116.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful

117.债台高筑become debt-ridden

118.致命要害Achilles' heel

119. 众矢之的target of public criticism

120.知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.

121. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist

122.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea

123.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.

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繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous

爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.

爱财如命skin a flea for its hide

百里挑一one in hundred

百折不挠be indomitable

半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished

包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive

饱经风霜weather-beaten

卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe

悲欢离合vicissitudes of life

背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction

本末倒置put the cart before the horse

笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early

必由之路the only way

闭关自守close the country to international intercourse

变本加厉be further intensified

变化无常chop and change fantasticality

变化无常chop and change fantasticality

别开生面having sth. New

别有用心have ulterior motives

彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane

兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful

博古通今erudite and informed

不败之地incincible position

不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates

不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption

不劳而获reap where one has not sown

不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity

不速之客crasher uninvited guest

不同凡响outstanding

不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains

不以为然not approve object to

不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness

不亦乐乎extremely

不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance

不约而同happen to coincide

不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul 不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one's head out of one's wits

才疏学浅have little talent and learning

惨绝人寰extremely cruel

沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds

沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket

草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness

层出不穷emerge in endlessly

层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks

察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying

姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers

畅行无阻checkless

车水马龙heavy traffic

沉默寡言taciturnity

称心如意well-content

趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot

成群结队gang horde

诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe

诚心诚意sincere desire

承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

吃苦耐劳tough

吃里扒外live on sb. while helping others secretly

痴心妄想胡思乱想wishful thinking

持之以恒preserve

叱咤风云ride the whirlwind

愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot

愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone morosely

臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy，notorious

出乎意料unexpected

出口成章have an outstanding eloquence

出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence

出谋划策give counsel suggest

出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action

出生入死go through fire and water

触类旁通comprehend by analogy

垂头丧气，无精打采down in the mouth lose one's spirits with the tail between the legs 垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted

绰绰有余more than sufficient

此起彼伏as one falls,another rises

从容不迫go easy take one's time

从容不迫的leisured unhurried

从容不迫地by easy stages

粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy

粗枝大叶的broad-brush

措手不及unaware unprepared

错综复杂扑朔迷离anfractuosity

错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous

打草惊蛇act rashly and about: the enemy

大材小用waste one's talent on a petty job

大公无私selfless

大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay

大惑不解be extremely puzzled

大惊小怪a storm in a teacup foofaraw fuss like a hen with one chicken

大惊小怪的spoffish

大快人心affording general satisfaction

大名鼎鼎famous well known

大器晚成great minds mature slowly

大千世界the boundless universe

大失所望greatly disappointed

大同小异largely identical but with minor differences

大显身手大显神通strut one's stuff

大言不惭夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade

大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice

大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty

大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep

呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed

待人接物the ways one gets along with others

殚思极虑rack one's brains

胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose

胆战心惊的funky

淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth

道貌岸然be sanctimonious

得过且过drift along muddle along

得天独厚的advantaged

得心应手handy with facility

得意忘形得意洋洋bloat get dizzy with success

得意洋洋elated elation exaltation jauntiness

得意扬扬ride high

得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop high-blown perky

得意扬扬的triumphant

德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity

德高望重sainted saintlike

登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection

地大物博vast territory and abundant resources

颠倒黑白颠倒是非混淆是非call white black swear black is white

颠三倒四confused disorderly

雕虫小技insignificant skill

调兵遣将move forces

调虎离山lure the enemy away from his base

掉以轻心treat sth. Lightly

喋喋不休blat cackle chackle harp harp on jaw-jaw rattle twitter wag

顶天立地of indomitable spirit

东施效颦blind imitation with ludicrous effection

东山再起bob up like a cork

独具匠心show originality

独树一帜develop a school of one's own

独一无二in a class by oneself

独一无二的unique unmatched unparalleled

度日如年one day seems like a year

断章取义garble quote out of context

对牛弹琴whistle jigs to a milestone Cast pearls before swine

对症下药suit the remedy to the case

多才多艺versatility

多才多艺的accomplished all-round allround miscellaneous versatile

多愁善感sensitivity sentimentality

多愁善感的moonstruck spoony

多此一举bring owls to Athens hold a candle to the sun

多多益善the more the better

咄咄逼人aggressive

脱胎换骨thoroughly remould oneself

阿谀奉承趋炎附势greasiness

恩将仇报以怨报德忘恩负义bite the hand that feeds one

尔虞我诈each trying to cheat the other

发人深省的thought-provoking

发人深省set people thinking

发扬光大carry forward

翻山越岭tramp over hill and dale

翻天覆地world-shaking

泛滥成灾overrun

飞黄腾达青云直上come into one's kingdom rise in the world strike oil 飞黄腾达的successful

飞禽走兽birds and beasts

废寝忘食forget food and sleep

分道扬镳part company,each going his own way

分化瓦解disintegrate divide and demoralize

分门别类classify

纷至沓来come in a continuous stream

纷至沓来的thick as hail

奋不顾身dash ahead regardless of one's safety

愤愤不平be indignant

愤世嫉俗的cynical

丰富多彩rich and colorful

丰功伟绩great achievement

丰衣足食have ample food and clothing

风花雪月sentimental writings of the exploiting classes

风马牛不相及be totally unrelated

风靡一时be the rage

风平浪静calm

风起云涌like a rising wind and scudding clouds

风雨同舟stand together regardless of situation

风雨无阻in all weathers

锋芒毕露make a showy display of one's abilities

蜂涌而来pour

逢场作戏join in the fun on occasion

逢凶化吉trun ill luck into good

奉公守法law-abiding

敷衍了事make short shrift of palter scuffle

釜底抽薪take a drastic measure to deal with a situation

赴汤蹈火出生入死go through fire and water

富丽堂皇magnificence

覆水难收spilt water cannot be gathered up again It is no use crying over spilt milk Any day will do？哪一天都可以？

All right with you？你没有问题吧？

Are you free tomorrow？明天有空吗？

Are you kidding me？你在跟我开玩笑吧？

As soon as possible！尽可能快！

Back in a moment！马上回来！

Believe it or not！信不信由你！

Better luck next time！下次会更好！

Boy will be boys本性难移！

Come to the point！有话直说！

Do you accept plastic？收不收行用卡？

Does it keep long？可以保存吗？

Don't be so fussy！别挑剔了！

Don't count to me！别指望我！

Don't fall for it！不要上当！

Don't get me wrong！你搞错了！

Don't give me that！少来这套！

Don't let me down！别让我失望！

Don't lose your head！别乐昏了头！

Don't over do it！别做过头了！

Don't sit there daydreaming！别闲着做白日梦！

Don't stand on ceremony！别太拘束！

Drop me a line！要写信给我！

Easy come easy go！来得容易去得也快！

First come first served！先到先得！

Get a move on！快点吧！

Get off my back！不要嘲笑我！

Give him the works！给他点教训！

Give me a break！饶了我吧！

Give me a hand！帮我一个忙！

Great minds think alike！英雄所见略同！

I'll treat you to lunch。午餐我请你！

In one ear，out the other ear。一耳进，一耳出！

I'm spaced-out！我开小差了！

I beg your pardon！请你再说一遍！

I can't afford that！我付不起！

I can't follow you！我不懂你说的！

I can't help it！我情不自禁！

I couldn't reach him！我联络不上他！

I cross my heart！我发誓是真的！

I don't mean it！我不是故意的！

I feel very miserable！我好沮丧！

I have no choice！我别无选择了！

I watch my money！视财如命！

I'll be in touch！保持联络！

I'll check it out！我去看看！

I'll show you around！我带你四处逛逛！

I'll see to it！我会留意的！

I'm crazy for you！我为你疯狂！

You make me jump！你下了我一跳！

Make up your mind。作个决定吧！

Make yourself at home！就当在家一样！

My mouth is watering！我要流口水了！

Never heard of it！没听说过！

Nice talking to you！很高兴和你聊天！

No doubt about it！勿庸置疑！

No pain no gain！不经一事，不长一智！

None of your business！要你管？

There is nothing on your business！这没你的事！Now you are really talking！说得对！

Please don't rush me！请不要吹促我！

Please keep me informed！请一定要通知我！She looks blue today。她今天很忧郁！

She is under the weather。她心情不好！

So far，so good。过得去。

Speaking of the devil！一说曹操，曹操就到！Stay away from me！离我远一点！

Stay on the ball！集中注意力！

That makes no difference。不都一样吗？

That's a touchy issue！这是个辣手得问题！

That's always the case！习以为常！

That's going too far！这太离谱了！

That's more like that！这才象话嘛！

The answer is zero！白忙了！

The dice is cast！已成定局了！

The same as usual！一如既往！

The walls have ears！隔墙有耳！

There you go again！你又来了！Time is running out！没有时间了！We better get going！最好马上就走