有意思的英语表达
（一）地道英语表达
天下没有免费的午餐:
There is no such thing as a free lunch.
你真走运:
God is shining on you.
情人眼里出西施:
Beauty is in the beholder.
这是有史以来最好的事情:
This is the best thing since sliced bread.
（二）英语版中国谚语
能言是银，沉默是金。
Speech is silver,silence is gold.
初生牛犊不怕虎。
The more wit,the less courage.
坐井观天。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
玉不琢，不成器。
The finest diamond must be cut.
陈酒味醇，老友情深。
Old friend and old wines are best.
一着不慎，满盘皆输。
One false move may lose the game.
无债一身轻。
Out of debt,out of danger.
要人尊敬，必须自重。
Respect yourself,or no one else will respect you.
水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
一失足成千古恨。
Old sin makes new shame.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
Once bitten， twice shy.
一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
One boy is a boy， two boys half a boy， three boys no boy.
乳臭未干
Wet behind the ears.
百闻不如一见。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.
行善积德
One good turn deserves another.
竹篮打水一场空。
Pour water into a sieve.
（三）动物的孩子们的英文称呼
duck（鸭）~ duckling
eagle（鹰）~ eaglet
elephant（大象）~ calf
fish（鱼）~ fry
fox（狐狸）~ cub
frog（青蛙）~ tadpole
giraffe（长颈鹿）~ calf
goat（山羊）~ kid
goose（鹅）~ gosling
hare（野兔）~ leveret
dog（狗）~ puppy
cat（猫）~ kitten
eel（鳗鱼）~ elver
elk（驼鹿）~ calf
ferret（白釉）~ kit
hartebeest（狷羚）~ calf
hawk（隼）~ chick / eyas
horse（马）~ foal / colt / filly
kangaroo（袋鼠）~ joey
leopard（豹）~ cub
lion（狮子）~ cub
mink（水貂）~ kit
owl（猫头鹰）~ owlet
peafowl（孔雀）~ peachick
pheasant（雉鸡）~ chick
pig（猪）~ piglet/ porkling / gilt
pigeon（鸽子）~ squab / squeaker
pike（梭子鱼）~ pickerel
possum（负鼠）~ joey
rabbit（兔子）~ kitten
rat（家鼠）~ pup
rhinoceros（犀牛）~ calf
roedeer（狍子）~ kid
salmon（三文鱼）~ parr / smolt
seal（海豹）~ calf / pup
sheep（绵羊）~ lamb
skunk（臭鼬）~ kitten
spider（蜘蛛）~ spiderling
swan（天鹅）~ cygnet
tiger（虎）~ cub
wallaby（沙袋鼠）~ joey
walrus（海象）~ cub
weasel（黄鼠狼）~ kit
whale（鲸）~ calf
wolf（狼）~ cub / pup / whelp
zebra（斑马）~ foal
（四）网络流行语
我也是醉了。
Are you kidding me?
我读书少你别骗我。
I didn't have much education.Don't try to fool me.
城会玩。
You urban folks are really born to mock！
世界这么大，我想去看看
The world is so big, yet I owe it a visit.
颜值
face score
然而并没有什么卵用
However,it's just useless shit.
心塞
feel suffocated / feel very uncomfortable
怪我咯
My fault?
吓死宝宝了
scared to death
重要的事情说三遍
Important things are to be repeated for 3 times
你行你上啊！
You can you up!
（五）用英语表达汉语成语
一贫如洗
as poor as a church mouse
本末倒置
put the cart before the horse
骑虎难下
hold a wolf by ears
瓮中捉鳖
like a rat in the hole
对牛弹琴
cast pearls before a swine
不伦不类
neither fish nor fowl
雪中送炭
help alamp dog over a stile
一箭双雕
killing two birds with one stone)
一丘之貉
birds of a feather
猫哭老鼠
shed crocodile tears
如坐针毡
have ants in one’s pants
爱屋及乌
love me ,love my dog
噤若寒蝉
as mute as a fish
画蛇添足
paint the lily
打草惊蛇
wake a sleeping dog
黑白分明
black and white
巧舌如簧
Silken tongue
了如指掌
know sth. like the palm or back of one’s hand
浑水摸鱼
fish in troubled water
火上浇油
pour oil on the flame
趁热打铁
Strike while the iron is hot
一帆风顺
plain sailing
隔墙有耳
wallshave ears
得寸进尺
give sb. an inch and he’ll take an ell
雪中送炭
help a lame dog over a stile
画蛇添足
paint the lily
挥金如土
spend money like water
守口如瓶
keep a still tongue in one’s head
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