商務英語口語BEC考試常用諺語及慣用語

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Every Tom, Dick and Harry. *不管張三李四 *男女都可用

商務英語口語BEC考試常用諺語及慣用語

My daughter had a homestay in America. 我女兒爲體驗當地生活,去美國了

--So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. 不管誰都能去啊

I like sexy girls.

--So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. 無論誰都是這樣的。

Out of the frying pan into the fire. *一波未平一波又起.

I live to eat. 舍名求實.

Every dog has his day. 瞎貓碰上了死耗子.

Everyone has good days.

Everyone gets lucky sometimes.

Speak of the devil. *說曹操,曹操到.

Speak of the devil. *常用於口語中

Here comes John!

Love is blind. *情人眼裏出西施.

Kill two birds with one stone. *一舉兩得

No news is good news. 不聞凶訊便是吉

Time flies. *光陰似箭。Tim flies=Time flies when you are having fun.

Time is money. 時間就是金錢.

Jack of all trades, master of none. 百藝不如一藝精

Look before you leap. 三思而後行

Seeing is believing.百聞不如一見、眼見爲實

There is no smoke without fire.無風不起浪

Honesty is the best policy. 誠實總是上策

Better late than never. 晚做總比不做強

John got into a fight again.

Boys will be boys. 男孩就是男孩嘛!

Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量.

That's why he's so successful.

Rome was not built in a day.

冰凍三尺非一日之寒.

All roads lead to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬.

There are many roads to success.

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入鄉隨俗 *口語中常省略成Do as the Romans do.

Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧

History repeats itself. 歷史總在重演.

When it rains, it always pours. 禍不單行.福無雙至

Where there's a will, there's a way. *功夫不負有心人

Actions speak louder than words.做比說強

Easy come, easy go. *來得容易,去得也容易

Blood is thicker than water. 血濃於水

Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子

Like mother, like daughter.有其母必有其女

All's fair in love and war. *戀愛和戰爭都是不擇手段的.

Beauty is only skin deep. *美貌不過一張皮.

Beauty is but skin deep.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. *東西總是人家的好.

You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. *不勞則不獲.

A rolling stone gathers no moss. *流水不腐,戶樞不蠹.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情.

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. *只會工作不會玩的人是沒意思的.人

The proof of the pudding is in the eating. *事實勝於雄辯

Time and tide wait for no man.歲月不待人

When should I come over?

The sooner, the better. 越快越好.

How many people came to the party?

A hundred people, on the nose. *正好

Exactly.

On the dot.

Hide-and-seek捉迷藏

Let's play hide-and-seek.

To be continued *未完待續

It takes two to tango. *一個巴掌拍不響.

Joe is always starting arguments with Sue.

Well, I think it takes two to tango.

Both sides must be blamed.

They are the same.

They are both responsible.

They are both wrong.

Both of them should be blamed.

As soon as possible. 儘快*縮寫成ASAP

Should I mail this letter to you?

Yes. As soon as possible.

All-you-can-eat. 隨便吃.

buffet

smorgasbord

Eat as much as you like.

Eat as much as you wish.

multiple-choice questions 多項選擇題 .

Ready, get set, go! 各就各位,預備,跑!

On your mark, get set, go!

from A to Z. *從頭到尾

I don't know anything about driving.

I'll teach you from A to Z.

entirely /completely

all long *始終/一直

So, she is married.

I've been telling you that all along.

from the very beginning

all this time

since the start

What's John's last name?

As far as I can remember, it begins with M. 就我記得的…

To the best of my memory,...

As far as I know,...

If my memory serves me right,... 如果我沒記錯的話,…

Tit for tat. 以牙還牙、針鋒相對