2011年考研英語實用口語經典三百句（七）

1 No pain, no gain

1 一份耕耘，一份收獲

2 You ain‘t seen nothing yet.

2 你還沒看過更好（爛）的；好戲還在后頭

3 To give a rain check

3 改天的邀請

4 That‘s what friends are for.

4 這就是好朋友啊

5 It‘s a pain in the neck.

5 很討厭而難避免

6 It‘s the thought that counts.

6 心意最重要；重在情意

7 The tip for the iceberg.

7 冰山一角；危險的細微的征兆

8 Jump down someone‘s throat

8 粗暴地回答某人；無理地打斷某人的話

9 Behind the scenes

9 在幕后；在黑暗中

10 By the skin of one‘s teeth

10 剛好，勉強，僥幸

11 Don‘t rock the boat.

11 不要破壞現狀、搗亂

12 Worth its weight in gold

12 很有價值的

13 Speak for the devil.

13 說曹操曹操到

14 Right up/down someone‘s alley.

14 某人的專長

15 You never know what you can do until you try.

15 你不試試看，就不知道自己的潛力。

16 You scratch my back, and I‘ll scratch yours.

16 你幫我，我也幫你

17 A penny saved is a penny earned.

17 省一分就是賺一分

18 Get away from it all

18 遠離這一切

19 Make a mountain out of a molehill

19 大驚小怪；小題大做；言過其實

20 Two heads are better than one.

20 三個臭皮匠抵過一個諸葛亮

21 Get/ have cold feet

21 緊張

22 Have someone‘s sight on something.

22 看好了某樣東西；決心要

23 Honesty is the best policy

23 誠實為上策

24 No sooner said than done.

24 說做就做

25 Sleep like a log

25 睡得很沉