中英惯用短语:
  •   [讽]那猪也会飞了; 除非现奇迹; 除非公鸡下蛋   pigs might fly (if they had wings)
  •   [谚]一言既, 驷马难追。   A word spoken is past recalling.
  •   [谚]一钉入, 一钉; 新的挤掉旧的(指习惯, 感情, 爱情, 危险等)。   One nail drives out another.
  •   [谚]什么匠人什么活。   As is the workmanso is the work.
  •   [谚]什么木匠什么活。   Like carpenters, like chips.
  •   [谚]他们俩真是无独有偶; 仿佛一个模子里铸来的。   There goes but a pair of shears between them.
  •   [谚]作客固佳, 在家更好; 在家千日好, 门一时难。   There is no place like home.
  •   [谚]在家千日好, 门一时难。   East or west, home is best.
  •   [谚]夜莺在笼子里唱不歌来。   Nightingales will not sing in a cage.
  •   [谚]太阳一,月亮失色;小巫见大巫。   The moon is not seen where the sun shines.
  •   [谚]带手套的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成; 怕沾污手指的人做不什么事。   A cat in gloves catches no mice.
  •   [谚]心里有什么, 嘴里总要说来。   When the heart is afire, some sparks will fly out at the mouth.
  •   [谚]想跳舞就得付乐师费用; 要享受就必须付代价。   If you dance you must pay the fiddler.
  •   [谚]愚人总喜强出头。   A fool always rushes to the fore.
  •   [谚]慢工出细活。   Soft fire makes sweet malt.
  •   [谚]提琴虽老, 仍可奏好的曲子; 老当益壮。   There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.