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文化，是不分国界的。语言，也是相通的。这些美国人常用的谚语，小伙伴们赶紧学起来吧！ Actions speak louder than words.行动胜于空谈。 Give some an inch,he/she will take a mile.某人得寸进尺。 Let bygones be bygones.让过去的事就过去吧。 Out of sight,out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。 The shoes on the other foot.位置颠倒过来（指曾经让他人遭遇的事反过来又轮到自己头上） There's no accounting for taste.人各有所好。=Different strokes for different folks. When in Rome,do as Romans do.入乡随俗。=When in Rome. When it rains,it pours.不雨则已，雨则倾盆（指事情一发生便接踵而至） A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解最害人。 A penny saved is a penny earned.省钱如同赚钱。 A watched pot never boils.心急水难开。 Absence makes the heart grow fonder.眼不见，心更念；人不在，情更深。 All's fair in loveand war.情场如战场，无章亦无法。 All's well that ends well.结果好就是好。 例：Mandy lost her house in the fire,but it looks like she'll be able to rebuild an even bigger and better one!All's well that ends well. 曼迪的房子被大火烧毁，不过看样子她会重新盖起一栋更大更好的房子。结果好就是好。 Beauty is only skin deep.美貌不过是一张皮。 Beggers can't be choosers.要饭的不能挑肥拣瘦。 Better late than never.迟到总比不做好。 Better safe than sorry.稳妥总比后悔好。 Birds of a feather flocks together.鸟以类聚，人以群分。 Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水（指亲人总比外人亲） Close,but no cigar.相当接近但不完全准确。 Crime doesn't pay.犯罪终无好下场。 Curiosity killed the cat.好奇伤身。 例：'I think that three are some criminals who just moved into the apartment next door to mine.I'm going to investigate.' 'I wouldn't do that if I were you.They could be dangerous!After all,curiosity killed the cat!' '我觉得有几个罪犯搬到了我隔壁那套房子，我要去调查一下' '我要是你我就部那么做，他们可都是危险的人。要记住'好奇伤身'这句话。' Don't count your chickens before they hatch.蛋未孵出小鸡且慢数小鸡（指不要过早乐观） Don't look a gift horse in the mouse.对礼物不要挑剔。 Don't put all your eggs in one basket.不要孤注一掷。 Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。 Early to bed,early to raise makes a man healthy,wealthy,and wise.早睡早起来，健康，聪明又发财。 Easy come,easy go.来得容易，去的快。 Every [gray]cloud has a silver lining.黑暗中总有一线光明。 Every dog has its/his day.人人皆有得意日。 Familiarity breeds contempt.亲不敬，熟生蔑。 反义：Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Haste makes waste.欲速则不达。 He who laughs last,laughs longest.谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。 Honesty is the best policy.诚实乃上策。 If you don't succeed,try,try again.出师不利再努力。 It takes two to tango.一个巴掌拍不响。 Live and let live.自己活也得让别人活；互不干扰 Money is the root of all evil.金钱乃是万恶之源。 Necessity is the mother of invention.需要乃发明之母。 No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。 Nothing ventured,nothing gained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 One good turn deserves another.以德报德 One's bark is worse than one's bite.口恶心善 Pratice makes perfect.熟能生巧 Pratice what you preach.言行一致 Seeing is believing.眼见为实 The early bird get the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃；捷足先登。 The more the merrier.人越多越热闹 There are plenty of other fish in the sea.海里的鱼多得是（指世上的机会非常多） There's more than one way to skin a cat.要达到目的，办法有的是；办事不愁没法子 To kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕；一举两得 Variety is the spice of life.多样化是生活的调味品（指丰富多彩是生活的情趣所在） We'll cross the bridge when we come to it.船到桥头自然直。 When the cat's away,the mice will play.猫儿不在，老鼠玩的自在（山中无老虎，猴子称大王）。 Where there's a will,there's a way.有志者事竟成 You can't judge a book by its cover.人不可貌相 You can't teach an old dog new tricks.老狗学不会新把戏（指老年人难以适应新事物） |
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