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D. HUMAN NATURE 性格

...and so on and so forth and so fifth!真是没完没了!
借forth与fourth同音之机大发感慨,带有humour的色彩

Age before beauty!长者优先!
在电梯、大楼的入口处经常用此语,不过一般用于朋友、同事间较合适。本义是“你年纪大,我年轻漂亮,所以你先请。”

Old habits die hard.积习难改。
源自电影名“Die Hard”《终极警探》

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.如果你无法改变他们,就加入他们。

Never say die.绝不放弃。
以“Christmas Carol”而著名的英国作家狄更斯常说此句,最后成为惯用语。

Hang in there!撑下去!
拳击语,意为“不要被击倒出局,撑(hang)在场中(in there)。”

Wild horses couldn't drag me away.野马也拖不动我(八抬大轿都请不动我。)
言下之意:我绝对不离开这里;绝对不放弃正在进行的工作。

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.你可以把马拉到水边,但不能强迫它喝水。(牛不喝水岂可强按头?)
实例:You can lead your son to college, but you can't make him think. 你可以把孩子送到大学,但无法强迫他思考。

You can't have your cake and eat it too.鱼和熊掌,不可兼得。

The more you have, the more you want.欲望是无止境的。

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.别人家的草总是绿些。

the other side of the fence指“邻居”。“家花不如野花香”大抵相当此意。?演

Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.不要杀鸡取卵。
源自《伊索寓言》

The last of the big spenders!铁公鸡!
带有humour 色彩

E. SPOTLIGHTS 焦点

Are you on-line?你上网了吗?

Bad news travels fast.坏事传千里。

Everyone has his fifteen minutes of fame.每个人都有机会成为15分钟名人。
媒体追求一切消息,每个人一生中至少都有15分钟出名的机会。譬如说上了电视,就可以说:My fifteen minutes of fame has come. 有人羡慕你的际遇,你可以对他说:You'll get your fifteen minutes. 你总有出头之日。15这个数字也从此声名大噪。

Any publicity is good publicity.任何宣传都是好宣传。
含义是“只要是能达到宣传的目的就行了”——相当于Any publicity is better than none.

It's the tip of the iceberg.这只是冰山一角。
含义是“不过是惊人事实的一小部分而已”。

It goes in one ear and out the other.左耳进,右耳出。
实例:What I say goes in one ear and out in another. 我说的话全被当作耳边风。

Don't call us, we'll call you.请等候通知。
面谈结束后的语句,实际上表示委婉的拒绝,奉劝别人不要抱太大指望。

Don't put all your eggs in one basket.别将全部的鸡蛋放在同一个篮子里。
含义:别将自己所有的资金投资在同一个事业上,要分散风险;不可孤注一掷。

There is no such thing as a free lunch.天底下没有白吃的午餐。
含义:不工作,就挨饿;世上没有不劳而获的事。

There's no business like show business.再没有比演艺更棒的行业了!
此句中的“show”可以用别的行业名称来代替,如: There is no business like the travel business. 再没有比旅游业更棒的行业了。

It's business as usual.照常营业;日子照过。
浓缩版:Business as usual. 相关的表达有:The customer is always right. 顾客永远是对的。Complete satisfaction or money cheerfully refunded. 不满意就退款。

Business before pleasure.先工作,后享乐。

Go ahead, make my day.放马过来吧。
源自电影《紧急追捕令》(Dirty Harry), 片中刑警Harry面对歹徒的枪口, 说出此句, 意思是“你开枪吧, 让我度过美好的一天。”用于对对手的勇敢的挑战。1985年里根用过此语。实例:
I have only one thing to say to the tax increasers: ″Go ahead and make my day.″ (对于主张加税的人,我只有一句:“放马过来,你们没有胜算。”)

Read my lips.仔细听好。

Where is the beef?牛肉在哪儿?
含义:(谈话、演讲、会议等的)重点在哪儿?源自美国一广告片语。

F. SURVIVAL 生存

I have a bad feeling about this.我有不好的预感。
源自1977年的电影《星际大战》(Star Wars)

It's survival of the fittest.适者生存。

It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.这好比大海捞针。

Out of the frying pan into the fire.才出虎口,又入火坑;每况愈下。
作为对一件事情的评判,一般说:That's out of the frying pan into the fire. 有时也可以加上jump, 如:Don't jump out of the frying pan into the fire.

It never rains but it pours.不鸣则已,一鸣惊人。

Don't cross the bridge before you come to it. 别操之过急。

Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。
语出培根。

She's a walking dictionary.她是本活词典。
称赞他人见多识广的常用语。类似的表达有:a walking encyclopedia 活百科;a walking library 会走路的图书馆

Never too old to learn.活到老,学到老。

There's no royal road to learning.学习没有捷径。
royal road是皇室的专用道路

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.死学习不玩耍,聪明的孩子变傻瓜。
?眼变异版:All work and no play makes Jack. 杰克是个工作狂。All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy. 游手好闲让杰克活像个玩具。All work and no play makes Jack the new manager. 埋头苦干让杰克成为经理。?演

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

Go for the gold!夺金牌!

Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing.
胜利不是全部,而是惟一。
先听到前面的not everything, 觉得很轻松,可后面的the only thing才是精髓所在。

No pain, no gain.没有耕耘,就没有收获。

It's not over till it's over.不到最后关头,成败难卜。

Tomorrow is another day.明天又是新的一天。
期望今天的失败能扭转为明天的成功。

Let's keep our fingers crossed.让我们祈祷吧。

If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere.如果你在这里能成功,到哪里你都能成功。