《英语口语 一语千说》第八篇 商业信函 07结束部分

Don't cut down the tree that gives you shade.

做事不能忘恩负义。

You can't run after two hares at a time.

一心不可二用。

One swallow does not make a summer.

一燕难成夏。

Let sleeping dogs lie.

不要招惹是非。

Every man has his liking.

萝卜白菜，各有所爱。

God helps those who help themselves.

天助自助者。

Don't put the cart before the horse.

不要本末倒置。

Care killed the cat.

忧虑伤身。

Bad news had wings.

坏是传千里。

Who laughs last laughs best.

笑到最后的人是笑得最好的人。

A miss is as good as a mile.

失之毫厘，谬以千里。

Business is a business.

公事公办。

Content is happiness.

知足常乐。

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

欲加之罪，何患无词。

Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure.

天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

Beauty lies in lover's eyes.

情人眼里出西施。

Time cures all things.

时间医治一切。

The die is cast.

已成定局。

The walls have ears.

隔墙有耳。

It's all Greek to me.

一窍不通。

A fish out of water.

如鱼离水。

A pain in the neck.

讨厌的事。

Every Tom, Dick and Harry.

不管三七二十一。

as strong as a horse 强壮异常

as quiet as a mouse 静悄悄地

to keep somebody at arm's length 远离某人

as different as chalk and cheese 天壤之别

to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth 生在富贵人家

to give somebody an inch and he will take a mile 得寸进尺