美国人挂在嘴边的200句子---其文化和价值观 (2)

51-----Love finds a way

Love is considered one of the most powerful and determined forces in the world. Two people in love will "find a way" to get together.


52-----Absence makes the heart grow fonder

When lovers are separated, they may think about each other constantly. their love may deepen.


53-----Out of sight, out of mind

This is said of someone not considered important or worthy of loyalty. One forgets about that person as soon as he or she is out of sight.


54------Love makes the world go around

Love is the driving force in all of life. Love makes life worth living. If you understand love,you understand everything about life.


55-----Marry in haste and repent at leisure

Do not rush into any long-term commitment. In the past this meant, "take your time before you commit yourself to a marriage partner." Now it means, "Do not commit yourself to anyone you will be sorry." or it may mean, "Live with a person for a while before marrying him or her." It may also apply to any long-term partnership, such as a joint business venture.


56------Talk is cheap

Talking is not doing, It is easy to talk about a plan, but this gets little respect untill one takes a risk and puts the plan into action.


57-----Love is blind

When people are in love, they do not see each other's faults.


58-----Time is money

Time can be converted to money, that is, wages are often paid per hour of work. Managers want employees to do things quickly because "time is money." If employees waste time, the company loses money.


59-----If you're so smart, why ain't you rich

This question implies that intelligence, like time, can be converted into money. It is used to cut down an ordinary person (not a rich one) who has expressed an opinion as if it is the final word on the subject.


60-----Beggars can't be choosers

Beggars have to accept whatever they get. A poor person has very few choices in life. This harsh reply may be used if people complain about the size or quality of a gift.


61-----The love of money is the root of all evil

Greed will lead a person into many other evils such as cheating, oppression and violence. (one also hears, money is the root of all evil, which places the blame more on money than on greed.)


62-----A fool and his money are soon parted

Folly will always show up in the way a fool handles money. Wise people are the ones smart enough to guard money once they have it.


63-----It isn't whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game

Playing well and fairly is more important than succeeding. This saying is sometimes used to console someone who has lost a game. The ideas is that in spite of losing, one may still feel like a success if one has played as well as possible.


64-----Money can't buy happiness

There are some things money just can't buy. This reminds people that money is not an ultimate value although it often is treated as one. The saying may be used as a comment when a wealthy but lonely and wretched person commits suicide.


65-----Nice guys finish last

Success is valued more highly than kindness and politeness. If unkindness and impoliteness contribute to one's success, they are sometimes excused as "toughness" or "what it takes." This is more often applied to men than woman.


66-----The one who dies with the most toys wins

This recent, cynical saying makes fun of three common American desires-- competing, accumulating property, and having fun.


67-----Just do it

This proverb is actually a recently invented advertising slogan for the Nike Shoe company. It may also be the best three-word summary of American cultural values. It means, "quit being indecisive, Don't bother consulting a lot of people. Don't waste much times on planning. Just do it and do it now.


68-----You only go around once in life

Enjoy life, do what you want to do, experience everything you can.


69-----Put your money where your mouth is

Get serious about what you are saying. When you have spoken in favor of something, prove that you mean it by risking some money on it in a bet or an investment.


70-----The best defense is a good offense

Be pro-active and goal-oriented, not timid or conservative. Aim to conquer, not merely to protect yourself.


71-----The road to hell is paved with good intentions

Like talking, intending is not doing. Actions matter far more than intentions. Actions determine where a person ends up.


72-----Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today

Doing is better than waiting. If you wait, you might lose your opportunity


73-----Action speak louder than words

To know people's hearts, pay more attention to what they do than what they say.


74-----Idle hands are the devil's workshop

When people have nothing constructive to do, they get into mischief. The child who is bored may pick up a crayon and color on the wall, something that would not happen if the child were happily occupied in some other activity.


75-----You've got to take the bull by the horns

Grab directly and fearlessly for the toughnest part of a problem. Don't look for an easy way out.


76-----Money doesn't grow on trees

You have to work for things. Success does not come on its own.


77-----Easy come, easy go

If you have received something without working for it, it may soon be gone. You will not be as careful with it as you will be with something you earned.


78-----Too many cooks spoil the broth

Individual action or action by the smallest group possible is better than consulting a lot of people. Too much consultation will waste time and create problems.


79-----Stand on your own two feet

Grow up; act like an adult. Don't ask me to do something for you. This may be said to a young or immature person who depends too much on others. It is like a cow kicking a grown calf that wants to suckle.


80------If you want something done right, do it yourself

This discourages people from trusting anyone except themselves. It maybe said to someone who ask another person to do a job for him/her and then complains about it was done.


81------Necessity is the mother of invention

When a person really needs something, he or she figures out some new way to get it. This creative initiative to change one's situation is considered much better than giving up and accepting things as they are.


82------First come, first served.

This saying is used when there is a limited supply of something such as tickets to an event or food at a picnic. The idea is that no matter what your status, if you want some of what is being given away or sold, you must present yourself in person and in good time.


83-----No pain no gain

one must put forth an effort in order to succeed. This saying comes from physical fitness instructors. They say that if you do not exercise hard enough to make your muscles hurt, the exercise is not doing you much good.


84-----Give him an inch and he'll take a mile

Be careful of presumptuous people who take more initiative than they should. If you do someone a small favor or delegate a little permission or a little power, he or she may take advantage of you.


85-----If it isn't broke, don't fix it

Do not bother trying to improve something if it is already working satisfactorily. That is a waste of time and you run the risk of breaking the thing while you are trying to improve it.


86-----There is no harm in trying

A person expects to be respected for making an effort even if it does not succeed.


87-----The cure is worse than the disease

While trying to solve one problem, we create an even bigger problem. We would have been better off if we had done nothing.


88-----Count to ten before you lose your temper

Do not instantly let your feelings control your actions. Slow down. Think before you react.


89-----All things come to him who waits

Sometimes patience is better than initiative.


90-----There is many a slip between the cup and the lip

This refers to a plan that has gone wrong. When one is drinking from a cup, one intends to get all the drink into the mouth, but this does not always happen. The plan is good but it can still fail.


91-----Boys will be boys

People will act according to their nature, including some mischief. This is sometimes used to describe irresponsible but not too seriously wrong behavior by men. In other words, grown men will sometimes act like little boys.


92------One bad apple can spoil the whole barrel

Do not associate with bad people. They may spoil you as a rotting apple spoils the apples next to it in the barrel.


93-----Better the devil you know than the devil you don't

People are generally not trustworthy. It is therefore better to deal with a familiar person or situation than an unknown one. That way you know what to watch out for and you can protect yourself better.

94-----Nobody is perfect

Everyone has shortcomings. This is used as an excuse for a minor Mistake that has been made.


95------The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

People are never satisfied with what they have. They always want what someone else has.


96-----A man is only as old as he feels

A person's energy level is more important than age.


97-----A man's home is his castle

At home a man is like a king, completely free to do as he wishes.


98-----Clothes make the man

The way a man dresses will affect the way he sees himself and the way other people see him. The implication is that if you want to succeed, dress for success.


99-----Two heads are better than one

Two people are more likely to succeed than one working or thinking alone. It is better to consult than to act alone.


100-----Beauty is only skin deep

One should admire a person, particularly a woman, for her deep, inner character and not simply for her superficial beauty.