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美国人挂在嘴边的200句子(2)-文化和价值观(6)

时间:2010-08-12来源:英语资源栏目:日常英语作者:作文地带 英语作文收藏:收藏本文
184-----A house divided against itself cannot stand Unity is the strength that preserves a family or a nation. 185-----Easy said than done We promise according to our hope but we perform according to



184-----A house divided against itself cannot stand

Unity is the strength that preserves a family or a nation.


185-----Easy said than done

We promise according to our hope but we perform according to our fear.


186-----A dog is a man's best friend

Dogs are know for their loyalty. Their friendship is more reliable than the friendship of people.


187-----Practice makes perfect

Effort brings improvement and success.


188-----Where there is a will, there's a way

Any problem can be solved if one is determined enough.


189-----He who laughs last, laughs best

If a person does wrong to someone and laughs at him or her, the victim will look for a way to get revenge. When revenge is taken, the victim gets the last laugh, defeating the other person.


190-----It takes two to make a quarrel

Avoid a fight if you can. An insult does not become a fight unless it is answered by an insult.


191-----Let bygones be bygones

Do not bring up an old problem. Pretent it never happened.


192-----Two wrongs don't make a right

If someone does a wrong to you, react with justice, not by doing something vicious. (He did wrong to you, but you do right in response.


193-----Crime does not pay

Though crime appears to have benefits, this is an illusion. for example, shoplifting seems like an easy way to get things one wants, but crime always puts the criminal in danger of punishment.


194-----So far so good

Said by or to someone who is carrying out a plan taking one step at a time. Confidence increases with each step.


195-----Two is company and three is a crowd

This may be used when two people are talking and a third, unwanted person approaches.


196-----Innocent untill proven guilty

In a court of law, the accused person is presumed innocent at the start. The burden of proof always rests on the accuser, not the accused. The jury will not convict the person unless the proof is clear.


197-----The devil made me do it

I am not to blame for what I did. I could not help it. Some power outside of me was forcing me to act in that way. This is playfully used as an excuse by people who know they have done something wrong but want to avoid the penalty.


198-----Home is where the heart is

Home is wherever ones loved ones are. The size or appearance of a house does not make it a home or keep it from being a home.


199-----Time and tide wait for no man

When something's time has come, it will happen and nothing can stop it. It is like an ocean tide coming in to the shore.


200-----Home, sweet home

This phrase reminds people of the ideal home--It should be a place of warmth, love and joy.joozone.com
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