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1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
2.百闻不如一见 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
接受建议常用口语 来自英语口语8000句 00:00 00:35 ●接受请求和建议 ◎有事吗? Yes? ◎有事吗? Can I help you?
*直译是“我可以帮助你吗?”
Excuse me. (劳驾。)
Can I help you? (有事吗?)
= What can I do for you? ◎可以，什么事? Sure. What is it?
*这种表达方式是作为对对方请求帮忙的回答。
= Sure, what can I do?
= Sure. How can I help?
= What is it? ◎有什么问题吗? Any problems?
= Is there a problem?
= What seems to be the problem?
= Anything wrong? ◎怎么了? What's the matter?
What's the matter? (怎么了?)
I don't feel well. (我觉得不舒服。) ◎当然。 Of course.
*一般情况下的说法，“当然”。
Did you finish the report? (你写完报告了吗?)
Of course. (当然。)
Wanna come to my party? (你来参加我的舞会吗?)
Of course. (当然。)
No way. (绝对不行。) ◎没问题/没关系。 No problem.
*No problem是Don't worry的随意的表达方式。
Could you give me a hand? (能帮我一把吗?)
◎这是谁的主意? Whose idea is it? ◎好的，谢谢。 Yes, thank you.
*向对方表示感谢的心情。
Would you like to try? (你想试试吗?)
Yes, thank you. (好的，谢谢。)
No, thank you. (不，不用了。) ◎是的，拜托您了。 Yes, please.
*请求对方帮忙时。
Would you like some more? (您想再要点儿吗?)
Yes, please. (是的，拜托您。) ◎您请。 Go ahead.
*催促对方说话或行动时。
May I? (我可以<先……〉吗?)>
Go ahead. (您请。) ◎您先请。 After you.
After you. (您先请。)
Thank you. (谢谢。)
= Go ahead. *Go ahead比After you语气要随便。 ◎这是我的荣幸。 My pleasure.
Thank you for the report. (谢谢你的报告。)
My pleasure. (哪里，我乐意之至。)
= It's my pleasure.
= I'd be happy to.
= It's no problem. ◎当然。 Why not?
*表示“没有理由不同意”的语感，意为“当然”、“很愿意”。
Should we have more drinks? (我们再喝点儿吗?)
Why not? (当然。)
= No reason not to. ◎没关系。 No, not at all.
Would you mind if I smoked? (我可以抽烟吗?)
No, not at all. (没关系，您请。) ◎这就做。 I will.
Do your homework now. (你现在就做作业。)
I will. (这就做。)
= I'm going to.
= I'll do it. ◎明白。 Got it.
*特别是在听到命令和吩咐时用。
Get it? (明白了吗?)
Got it! (明白。)
= Got you.
= Gotcha. *俚语。 ◎不用多说了。(就交给我吧。) Say no more.
*用来回答对方提出“想……”的请求时。
I hate to ask you for help, but... (我不太想麻烦你，但是……)
Say no more. (就交给我吧。)
◎就像在自己家里一样。 Make yourself at home.
I like your apartment. (我喜欢你的公寓。)
Make yourself at home. (请随便点儿，就像在自己家里一样。) ◎很高兴为您效劳。 I'd be happy to help you.
I'd be happy to help you. (很高兴为您效劳。)
That's alright. (谢谢!不用了。)
I'll be happy to help you.
I'd love to help. *女性常用。
I'd be more than happy to help you. *更强调高兴的表达方式。 ◎遵命。 Certainly.
*愉快地、感到荣幸地接受别人请求或提问时，给予的礼貌性的回答。
I'd like more water, please. (我想再要点儿水。)
Certainly. (遵命。) ◎照您说的做。 Whatever you say.
I think we should do it this way. (我认为应该这样做。)
Whatever you say. (照您说的做。)
You're the boss. (您是头儿，您定吧!)
You're in control. (由您掌管。) ◎为你做什么都行。 Anything for you.
Would you help me out? (你能帮我吗?)
Anything for you. (为你做什么都行。)
I'll do anything for you. *上句是这句的缩写。 ◎交给我吧! I'll take care of it.
*“我来做”、“我负责任”。
It's due tomorrow. (支付期截止到明天。)
I'll take care of it. (我来处理吧。)
= I'll handle it.
= Leave it to me.
= (You can) count on me. *count on... “指望……”、“依靠……”、“期待……”。
= You can leave it up to me. ◎算我一个。 Count me in.
*用在听到了有趣的事情或计划时，带有“让我也参加吧”的语感。
Are you coming? (你也来吗?)
Count me in. (算我一个。)
= I'm in.
= I'm into it. *比较随便的说法。
= Count me out. (我不做。/别把我算上。) ◎剩下的就交给我! I'll do the rest.
I have to leave early today. (今天我得早走。)
Okay. I'll do the rest. (好的，剩下的由我做吧。)
= I'll finish up.
= I'll take care of the rest of it. ◎就这么着，说好了。 Deal.
*既可以作为问题，也可以作为回答，常用于妥协时、分配工作时。表示“那就开始吧”、“就这么定了”、“那就成交了”。
Is it a deal? (这样行吗?)
Deal. (行，就这么着。)
I'll cook if you do the dishes. Deal? (你洗碗，我就做饭，行吗?)
◎不管发生什么，我也要做。 I'll do it no matter what.
*no matter what “无论怎样”、“无论发生什么”。
If you do that, you'll get fired. (如果你那样做，那你将被解雇。)
I'll do it no matter what. (不管发生什么，我也要这样做。)
I'll do it regardless of circumstances.
= Nothing will stop me from doing it.
= Nothing will get in my way of... ◎这相当简单。 It's quite easy.
How did you do that? (那是怎么做的?)
It's quite easy. (这相当简单。)
= It's pretty simple.
= It's really easy. ◎那算不了什么。 It's nothing.
That looks hard. (那看上去很难。)
It's nothing. (那算不了什么。)
= It's a cinch.
= It's a piece of cake. ◎那太好了。 That would be great.
Would you like some coffee? (你来杯咖啡吗?)
That would be great. (那太好了。)
= That would be perfect.
= That would hit the spot. (那太让人满意了。)
= That's exactly what I want. (那正是我想要的。)
= That would be grand. *比较旧的说法。 ◎行吗? Would you?
I'll help. (我来帮你吧!)
Would you? (行吗?)
= Could you? ◎好吧! You're on!
*就对方所说的事表示“可以”、“明白了”的感觉。
Let's play mah-jong. (我们玩麻将吧!)
You're on! (好吧!)
◎如果不给您添麻烦的话。 If you don't mind.
Would you like some help? (用我来帮助您吗?)
If you don't mind. (如果不给您添麻烦的话。)
Excuse me. May I help you? (劳驾，我可以帮忙吗?)
Sure. If you don't mind. (嗯，如果不麻烦你的话。)
= If it's no trouble.
= If you wouldn't mind. ◎随时为您效劳。 Anytime.
*对方说Thank you时的回答。表示“什么时候我都乐意为您效劳”、“无论什么时候我都可以帮忙”。
Thank you for everything. (太感谢您了。)
Anytime. (愿意随时为您效劳。) ◎什么都行。 Anything.
*“什么都可以，按你说的做”。
What would you like to drink? (你喝点什么?)
Anything. (什么都行。) ◎那，我们做吧。 Let's do it!
*对新事物、有趣的事情而言。
We should take a trip. (我们应该去旅行。)
Let's do it! (那我们去吧!)
Let's not. (算了吧!) ◎满足你的希望。 Your wish is my command.
I want that. (我要那个。)
Your wish is my command. (满足你的要求。)
= Anything you say.
= I wanna make all your dreams come true.
= I'm here to please you. ◎那个可以。 That will do.
How's this? (这个怎么样?)
That will do. (可以呀。)
= That's good enough. ◎什么都可以。 Anything'll do.
*用于哪个都管用的时候。 ◎哪儿都行。 Anywhere'll do. ◎足够了。 That'll be enough.
Should I make more? (再多做点儿吗?)
That'll be enough. (那就足够了。)
◎什么事? What's it about?
Can I talk to you? (我能跟你说句话吗?)
Sure, what's it about? (当然，什么事?) ◎能告诉我您的电话号码吗? May I have your phone number?
May I have your phone number? (请告诉我您的电话号码。)
Sure, it's 1212-1212. (好的，1212-1212。)
= Your number, please?
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
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