格言和俗语怎么用？(4)
时间：2019-01-03 作者：英语课 分类：英文名句短语
20. Actions speak louder than words. 照字面意思是：行动比言语更响亮（有效）。 换句话说：采取行动要比高谈阔论好（It is better to take action than just to talk about it.）即「事实胜於雄辩」。
21. The pot calls（或calling）the kettle black. 意思是：锅嫌水壶黑。 此外，还有类似的谚语：All cats are（或look）black（或gray）in the dark.或者We are in the same boat.也就是说：大家彼此彼此（We are all equal或We are in the same situation。就像「五十步笑百步」或「乌鸦笑猪黑」。
22. Champagne 1 tastes on a beer budget. 意思是说：只有喝啤酒的预算，却有喝香槟酒的爱好。 也就是指一些人花钱超出自己的能力。(Some people spend more money than they can afford.)或Some people live beyond their means.这不就是「打肿脸充胖子」吗？
23. It never rains, but it pours. 照字面意思：不是微微细雨，而是大雨倾盆。 也就是说：坏事接二连三的降临 (The bad thing come in succession 2.) 这与咱们所谓的「祸不单行」或「屋漏偏逢连夜雨，船破又逢对头风」意思相似。
24. One picture is worth a thousand words. 意思是：一张画（或照片）胜过一千字的描写。 如同中国人所说的「百闻不如一见」。(Seeing is better than hearing a hundred times.) （注意：Words are worth a thousands pictures.，又是指一篇文章描写得十分生动）
- There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
- They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
- His succession as headmaster was not in any doubt.他继任校长是确定无疑的。