公共英语四级惯用语（1）

　　1.不管张三李四 。

　　Every Tom, Dick and Harry . *举出常用的男孩名，表示“不论谁都……”、“不管张三还是李四”。虽然没有女孩名，但男女都可用。

　　My daughter had a homestay in America. (我女儿为体验当地生活，去美国了。)

　　So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. (不管谁都能去啊。)

　　I like sexy girls. (我喜欢性感的女人。)

　　So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. (无论谁都是这样的。)

　　2.一波未平一波又起。

　　Out of the frying pan into the fire. *frying pan “平底炒菜锅”，直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。

　　3.舍名求实。

　　I live to eat.

　　Pudding rather than praise. *不太常用的说法。

　　4.瞎猫碰上了死耗子。

　　Every dog has his day.

　　Bob won the lottery. (鲍勃中了头彩。)

　　Every dog has his day. (瞎猫碰上了死耗子。)

　　Everyone has good days.

　　Everyone gets lucky sometimes. (谁都会有走运的时候。)

　　A flying crow always gets something. *不太常用的说法。

　　5.说曹操，曹操到。

　　Speak of the devil. *“说到恶魔，恶魔就来”。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。

　　Speak of the devil. 常用于口语中。

　　Here comes John! (约翰来了。)

　　Speak of the devil. (真是说到曹操，曹操到。)

　　6.情人眼里出西施。

　　Love is blind. *直译是“爱情是盲目的”。表示人们一旦谈恋爱，就会失去正确的判断能力，无法冷静地看待事物。