2011年考研英语实用口语经典三百句（七）

1 No pain, no gain

1 一份耕耘，一份收获

2 You ain‘t seen nothing yet.

2 你还没看过更好（烂）的；好戏还在后头

3 To give a rain check

3 改天的邀请

4 That‘s what friends are for.

4 这就是好朋友啊

5 It‘s a pain in the neck.

5 很讨厌而难避免

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；危险的细微的征兆

8 Jump down someone‘s throat

8 粗暴地回答某人；无理地打断某人的话

9 Behind the scenes

9 在幕后；在黑暗中

10 By the skin of one‘s teeth

10 刚好，勉强，侥幸

11 Don‘t rock the boat.

11 不要破坏现状、捣乱

12 Worth its weight in gold

12 很有价值的

13 Speak for the devil.

13 说曹操曹操到

14 Right up/down someone‘s alley.

14 某人的专长

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

15 你不试试看，就不知道自己的潜力。

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

16 你帮我，我也帮你

17 A penny saved is a penny earned.

17 省一分就是赚一分

18 Get away from it all

18 远离这一切

19 Make a mountain out of a molehill

19 大惊小怪；小题大做；言过其实

20 Two heads are better than one.

20 三个臭皮匠抵过一个诸葛亮

21 Get/ have cold feet

21 紧张

22 Have someone‘s sight on something.

22 看好了某样东西；决心要

23 Honesty is the best policy

23 诚实为上策

24 No sooner said than done.

24 说做就做

25 Sleep like a log

25 睡得很沉