While there is life there is hope.
一息若存，希望不灭。
I am a slow walker,but I never walk backwards. ( America)
我走得很慢，但是我从来不会后退。（亚伯拉罕.林肯美国）
Never underestimate your power to change yourself!
永远不要低估你改变自我的能力！
Nothing is impossible!
没有什么不可能！
Nothing for nothing.
不费力气，一无所得。
The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible ". (Bonaparte Napoleon ,French emperor )
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能的”。( 法国皇帝 拿破仑. B.)
I will greet this day with love in my heart.
我要用全身心的爱来迎接今天
Do what you say,say what you do
做你说过的，说你能做的
I can make it through the rain. I can stand up once again on my own. 我可以穿越云雨，也可以东山再起(Mariah Carey-through the rain)
All things come to those who wait.
苍天不负有心人
A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step.
千里之行，始于足下。
Never, never, never, never give up (Winston Churchill)
永远不要、不要、不要、不要放弃。（英国首相 丘吉尔）
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. (J. Barrymore)
只要一个人还有追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。（巴里摩尔）
You have to believe in yourself . That's the secret of success.(Charles Chaplin , American actor )
人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。 (美国演员 卓别林. C.)
One's real value first lies in to what degree and what sense he set
himself.(Einstein Germany)
一个人的真正价值首先决定于他在什么程度上和在什么意义上从自我解放出来。（爱因斯坦 德国）
One thing I know,that is I know nothing.(Socrates Greek)
我所知道的一件事就是我一无所知。（苏格拉底 古希腊）
Cease to struggle and you cease to live. -- Thomas Carlyle
生命不止，奋斗不息。 -- 卡莱尔
Victory won't come to me unless I go to it. --
胜利是不会向我们走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。 -- 穆尔
We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. -- Mattin Luther King
我们必须接受失望，因为它是有限的，但千万不可失去希望，因为它是无穷的。 -- 马丁 · 路德 · 金
It's great to be great , but it's greater to be human. ---W. Rogers
成为伟人固然伟大，但成为真正的人更加伟大．
Never give up, Never lose the opportunity to succeed
不放弃就有成功的机会。
Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to. 不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。
Achievement provides the only real pleasure in life .( Thomas Edison , American inventor)
有所成就是人生唯一的真正乐趣。( 美国发明家 爱迪生. T. )
Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.
人往高处走，水往低处流。
Nothing seek, nothing find.
无所求则无所获。
One needs 3 things to be truly happy living in the world: some thing to do, some one to love, some thing to hope for.
在这个世界我们只需拥有三件事便可真正快乐:有自己向往的事业;有自己爱的人;还有希望.
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. ( Voltaire )
我不同意你说的话，但我愿意誓死捍卫你说话的权利。（伏尔泰）
All things in their being are good for something.
天生我才必有用。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败乃成功之母。
1. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
2. A common danger causes common action. 同舟共济。
3. A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast. 知足常乐。
4. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
5. A guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客随主便。
6. A letter from home is a priceless treasure. 家书抵万金。
7. All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。
8. All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。
9. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一个苹果，身体健康不求医。
10. As heroes think, so thought Bruce. 英雄所见略同。
11. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
12. Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。
13. Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失马，安知非福。
14. Bread is the stall of life. 面包是生命的支柱。(民以食为天。)
15. Business is business. 公事公办。
16. Clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鸟先飞。
17. Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。
18. Custom makes all things easy. 习惯成自然。
19. Desire has no rest. 人的欲望无止境。
20. Difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生，二回熟。
21. Do not change horses in mid-stream. 别在河流中间换马。
22. Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。
23. Do not pull all your eggs in one basket. 别把所有的蛋都放在一个篮子里。(不要孤注一掷。)
24. Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。
25. East or west, home is the best. 东奔西跑，还是家里好。
26. Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。
27. Fact is stranger than fiction. 事实比虚构更离奇。(大千世界，无奇不有。)
28. Faith can move mountains. 信念能移山。(精诚所至，金石为开。)
29. First impressions are half the battle. 先入为主。
30. Give as good as one gets. 一报还一报。(以德报德，以怨还怨。)
31. Give everyone his due. 一视同仁。
32. Good wine needs no bush. 酒香不怕巷子深。
33. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。(忙中常出错。)
34. He that promises too much means nothing. 轻诺者寡信。
35. He who has an art has everywhere a part. 一招鲜，吃遍天。
36. He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行始于足下。
37. Home is where the heart is. 心在哪里，哪里就是家。
38. If you are not inside a house, you don not know about its leaking. 不在屋里，不知漏雨。(亲身经历才有体会。)
39. In peace prepare for war. 平时准备战时。(居安思危。)
40. It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。
41. It six of one and half a dozen of the other. 彼此彼此。
42. Just has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
43. Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。
44. Life is a span. 人生如朝露。
45. Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。
46. Meet plot with plot. 将计就计。
47. Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散。
48. Mind acts upon mind. 心有灵犀一点通。
49. Never hit a man when he is down. 不要落井下石。
50. Never judge by appearances. 切莫以貌取人。
51. No fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。
52. Nurture passes nature. 教养胜过天性。
53. One is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
54. One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。(一花独放不是春。)
55. One who has seen the ocean thinks nothing of mere rivers. 曾经沧海难为水。
56. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。
57. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
58. Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。
59. Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一日建成的。(伟业非一日之功。)
60. Sense comes with age. 老马识途。
61. So many men, so many minds. 人心各不同。
62. Some thing is learned every time a book is opened. 开卷有益。
63. Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。
64. The car will find its way round the hill when it gets there. 车到山前必有路。
65. The heart is seen in wine. 酒后吐真言。
66. The older the wiser. 人老智多。(姜还是老的辣。)
67. The worse luck now, the better another time. 风水轮流转。
68. Thoughts are free from toll. 思想不用交税。(人人都可以自由思考。)
69. Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。
70. Use legs and have legs. 经常用腿，健步如飞。
71. Virtue never grows old. 美德常青。
72. Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
73. What is done cannot be undone. 覆水难收。
74. Wine in, truth out. 酒后吐真言。
75. You are only young once. 青春只有一次。
76. You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不可两头燃。(鱼和熊掌不可兼得。)
77. You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失。(事难两全其美。)
78. You never know till you have tried. 事非经过不知难。
79. Youth will be served. 青春好作乐。
80. Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. 无知的狂热是脱缰的野马。
1.问候 Greetings
(1)Good morning(afternoon, evening)早上好!(或:下午、晚上)好
Hello.你好!(或:喂)
Hi.你好!(或:嗨)
--How are you?你好吗？
--Fine, thank you, and you?(Very well, thank you.)好,谢谢,你也好吧?或:很好,谢谢你
(2) Best wishes(regards) to sb.问候汤姆好。
Please give my regards(best wishes, love) to Tom.请代我向汤姆致以问候。 Please remember me to Tom.请代我向汤姆问候。
Say hello to Tom.向汤姆问好。
(3) Glad(Pleased) to meet you here(again).很高兴在这里(或:又)见到你。
2.介绍 Introductions
(1)This is Mr (Mrs, Miss, Ms) Green.这位是格林先生。(或:夫人、小姐、女士) This is Comrade Li Ning. 这位是李宁同志。
May I introduce you to my friends?我来把您介绍给我的好朋友好吗? I'd like you to meet Mr Green. 我想请您见见格林先生。
(2)--How do you do?(初次见面时用)您好！
--How do you do?您好！
Nice(Glad, Pleased) to meet(see) you.见到您我很高兴。
Nice meeting you, Mr Green.(多用于分手时)格林先生,我真高兴能认识您 。
(3)My name is Li Ning.我名叫李宁。
I'm a teacher.我是老师 。
I'm Chinese.我是中国人。
Excuse me, what's your (full) name, please?请问你贵姓(您尊姓大名)
(4) I have often heard about you.我常常听人谈起你。
I have often wanted to meet you.我一直想认识你 。
Excuse my introducing myself.恕我冒昧地自我介绍一下。
Do you know my father?你认识我父亲吗?
I don't think you have met my father.我想你还没有见过我父亲吧。
Allow(let) me introduce Mr Green to you.请允许(或让)我给你介绍一下格林先生
3.告别 Farewells
(1) I 'm afraid I must be leaving(must be off,have to go) now.恐怕我得走了 I think it's time for us to leave now.我想我们该走了。
It's time I met Tom(did my homework). (注意从句要用虚拟语气)我该去见汤姆(或:去做作业了).
I have to go now.现在我得走了。
(2)Good-bye!/Bye-bye!/Bye!再见!
See you later(tomorrow).回头见！(或:明天见)
See you.回见！
Good night.晚安.再见！
4.感谢和应答 Thanks and responses
(1)Thank you (very much).(非常)感谢 ！
Thanks a lot.多谢 ！
Many thanks.多谢！
Thanks(Thank you) for listening.谢谢！(收听)
It's very kind of you (to help me).您真是太好了(帮了我的忙)
(2)Not at all.不用谢.不客气。
It's(That's) all right.没关系。
You are welcome.不用谢 。
(3)It's most thoughtful of you.你真是想得太周到了。
I don't know how I can thank you enough.我不知怎样谢你才好。
I don't know what I should have done without your help.有你的帮助我真不知道怎么办。
Thank you all the same.仍然要谢谢你。
5.祝愿、祝贺和应答 Good wishes, congratulations and responses
(1)Good luck!祝你好运 ！
I wish you good luck(success)!祝你好运！(或:成功)
Good journey (to you)!旅途愉快！
Have a good trip.旅途愉快！
Have a nice(good) time.祝你玩得高兴！
I'd like to congratulate you on your success.祝贺你的成功！
(2)Thank you.谢谢
The same to you.也祝贺你！
(3)Happy New Year!新年好!新年快乐！
Merry Christmas!圣诞快乐！
Happy birthday to you.祝你生日快乐！
Congratulations!祝贺你！
6.道歉、遗憾和应答 Apologies, regrets, sympathies and responses
(1)Pardon.(这里应读降调,若读升调表示因没听清楚对方的话而希望对方重复一遍)请原谅！
Sorry(I'm sorry).对不起！
I'm sorry for(about) that.我为此感到抱歉！(或:难过、遗憾等)
I'm sorry to hear that.听到这个我很难过！(遗憾等)
I'm sorry to have(I'm sorry that I have) kept you waiting for a long time.抱歉让你久等了
(2)Excuse me(for having kept you waiting for a long time).请原谅(让你久等了) I'm afraid (that) I'll be late.恐怕我要迟到了。
What a pity!真可惜!真是遗憾。
What a shame!真丢脸 。
It's a pity that you can't come.你不能来真是遗憾。
(3)That's all right.没关系 。
It doesn't matter.不要紧 。
That's nothing.没有什么。
(4)It was most thoughtless of me.我太卤莽了。
I must apologize.我得向你道歉。
I really didn't mean that at all.我真的完全没有那个意思。
(5)Don't worry about that.不要为那事觉得不安 。
It really isn't worth mentioning.那真是不值得一提的。
Don't think any more about it.别再去想它了。
I quite understand.我完全理解 。
7.邀请和应答 Invitations and responses
(1)Will you come to my birthday party?您能来参加我的生日聚会吗
Would you like to come to my birthday party?您愿意来参加我的生日聚会吗? I'd like to invite you to come to my birthday party.我想邀你来参加我的生日聚会。
(2)Yes, I'd love to (go to your birthday party).好吗,我非常愿意(去参加你的生日聚会) 。
Yes, I 'd love to, but I'm too busy to go.是的,我非常想参加,但是我太忙了,去不了。
Yes, it's very kind(nice) of you.愿意.承蒙你的好意.或:你真是太好了
(3)I'd very much like you to join us.我非常希望您能加入我们之中 。 Shall we have a drink?我们喝点东西好吗？
(4)That would be very nice.那太好了。
With pleasure.好的。
8.提供(帮助等)和应答 Offers and responses
(1)Can( Could, Shall) I help you?我来帮你好吗?或:你要买什么？
Would you like me to help you with your lessons?我来你做功课好吗？ Is there anything (else) I can do for you?有什么(别的)事我能帮你做吗? Do you want me to help you?你想要我帮你吗？
What can I do for you?我能为你做什么呢？
Let me do it(carry it)(for you).让我来(替你)做(或:搬)吧
Would you like some tea?你想来些茶吗？
(2)Thanks. That would be nice(fine).谢谢.太好了。
That's very kind of you.你真好。
Thank you for your help.感谢你的帮助 。
Yes, please.好的,请(干)吧。
Here, take this(my) bag.给,请帮忙拿这个(或:我的)包好吗?
(3)No, thanks(thank you).I can manage it myself.不必了,谢谢.我自己能应付. Thank you all the same.(尽管无需你帮忙,但)还是要谢谢你
That's very kind of you, but I can manage it myself.你真好,但我自己能应付.
(4)What a hand (to carry it)?要帮忙(拿)吗?
(5)Just what I needed!我正需要呢!
That's be a big help. Thanks a lot.那真帮了大忙了,多谢
9.约会 Making appointments
(1)Are you(Will you be, Do you happen to be) free this afternoon(tomorrow)?今天下午(或:明天)你有空吗?
How about tomorrow morning(afternoon, evening)?明天早上(或:下午、晚上)怎么样？
Shall we meet at 4:30 at the school gate?我们4:30在校门口见好吗?
(2)Yes, that's all right.行,可以。
Yes, I'll be free then.行,到时候我有空。
All right, see you then.好吧,到时候见 。
(3)No, I won't be free then. But I'll be free the next day.不行,那会儿我没空,但是第二天我有空。
(4)Have you got anything to do tomorrow?你明天有事吗?
(At) what time can I see you?我什么时候可以看你？
May I expect you at four?我四点钟等你好吗?
Up to what time shall you be free?那什么时候你才有空?
Shall I call for you or will you come for me?是我来叫你呢?还是你来约我。 Wouldn't it be better to come a little later?晚一点儿来不是更好吗？ Shall I let you know later?我以后告诉你好吗 ?
Look here; I'll tell you what; you drop me a card this evening and tell me
exactly what you've made up your mind to do.听着;就这么办吧;今天晚上你送一张卡片给我,告诉我你到底决定怎么做 。
(5)Try to come earlier, if you can.如果能够的话,尽量早一些来。
I'll look out for you (at) about three.我三点钟左右等你。
If you are prevented from coming, will you let me know?如你不能来,请告诉我一声好吗?
Do try to come.一定想办法来吧。
Let's make it 8 o'clock.我们约定八点吧 。
Let's meet at the school gate.我们在校门口见面吧。
That'll be fine. Thank you.那好,谢谢 。
10.意愿和希望 Intentions and wishes
(1)I'm going to start next week.我打算下周出发。
I intend (mean, plan) to start next week.我意欲(或:想要、计划)下周出发。 I will do it myself.我要亲自干。
I feel like going out for a walk.我想要出去散散步。
I'd like to go out for a walk.我想要出去散散步。
I (don't) want(hope) to go with you.我(不)愿意(或:希望)和你一起去。 I'm ready to go with you.我愿意同你一起去。
I would rather not tell you.我真不愿意告诉你。
(2)I want (hope, wish) to go with you.我想要(或:希望)和你一起去。
I wish that you would go with me.(从句要用虚拟语气)我希望你和我一起去。 I would do it if I should have the chance.我若有机会,一定不放过。
I would like to go with you.我想和你一块儿去 。
If only I could see him.(用虚拟语气)要是我能见上他就好了。
11.请求、允许和应答 Asking for permission and responses
(1)May I use your bike? 我可以用用你的自行车吗。
Can(Could) I use your bike?我能用用你的自行车吗。
I wonder if I could use your bike? 不知道我能否用用你的自行车。
Would(Do) you mind if I open the window?如果我打开窗户,你是否介意(注意答语:"同意打开"用"No"或"Not at all"等,表示不介意;"不同意打开"用"Yes",表示介意)
(2)Yes (Sure, Certainly).可以。(或:当然可以)
Yes,(do) please.可以,请(便)吧 。
Of course (you may).当然(可以)。
Go ahead, please.干吧.(或:说吧.走吧.)
That's OK(All right).那行。
Not at all.一点儿也不。
(3)I'm sorry, you can't.抱歉,不行。
I'm sorry, but you can use my bike tomorrow.抱歉,但明天你可以用我的自行车。 You'd better not.你最好别这样。
(4)You can take that,if you like.可以给你那个,如果你想要的话。
Take it, by all means.拿去吧,完全没有问题 。
Take it, do.拿吧,拿去吧。