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　　俚语和谚语是英语学习中的一大绊脚石。我们不明白这些俗语的含义，是因为我们和英语国家的文化背景不同。如果能在汉语中为这些俗语找到对应的说法，问题就解决了。我们向你介绍一些英汉合璧的俚语和谚语，帮助你的英语学习更上一层楼。

　　1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor

　　雨后送伞

　　Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or comfortis given when it is too late。

　　Example: just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad, I hada promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death, thedoctor。

　　2.After praising the wine they sell us vinegar

　　挂羊头卖狗肉

　　Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior towhat you claim it to be。

　　Example: that fellow completely misled us about what he was capableof doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar。

　　3.All is over but the shouting

　　大势已去

　　Explanation: finally decided or won; brought to the end; not ableto be changed。

　　Example: after Bill’s touch down, the game is all over butshouting。

　　4.All lay load on the willing horse

　　人善被人欺，马善被人骑

　　Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing thingsfor others. Very often the implication is that others impose onhim。

　　Examples: the trouble is you're too good-natured and people takeadvantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will haveto learn to refuse people who ask too much。

　　5.anger and haste hinder good counsel

　　小不忍则乱大谋

　　Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in ahurry。

　　Example: you should calm down before you decide the next move.Anger and haste hinder good counsel。

　　6.As poor as a church mouse

　　一贫如洗

　　Explanation: to be exceedingly poor, having barely to liveupon。

　　Example: he has a large family, and is poor as a churchmouse。

　　Note: a church is one of the few buildings that contain nofood。

　　7.A word spoken is past recalling

　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not easilyundo。

　　Example: for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said,but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could neverrepair the damage of that moment of harshness。

　　8.World is but a little place, after all

　　天涯原咫尺，到处可逢君

　　Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or isin someway connected with him in a place where he would never haveexpected to do so。

　　Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmateon a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place afterall。

　　9.When in Rome, do as the Romans do

　　入乡随俗

　　Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongstwhom you live。

　　Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, butnow you are on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and takecoffee and rolls。

　　10.What you lose on the swings you get back on theroundabouts

　　失之东隅，收之桑榆

　　Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you havebad luck on one day you have good on another; if one ventureresults in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed。

　　Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything;if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts。

　　11.What are the odds so long as you are happy

　　知足者常乐

　　Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person ishappy。

　　Example: you complain so much, but you have a good family, parents,health, and money. What’s the odd so long as you’re happy。

　　12.Entertain an angel unawares

　　有眼不识泰山

　　Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest withoutknowing his merits。

　　Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she wasentertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a composer of thegreatest promise

　　13.every dog has his day

　　是人皆有出头日

　　Explanation: fortune comes to each in turn

　　Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a verylong time coming。

　　14.every potter praises his own pot

　　王婆买瓜，自卖自夸

　　Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in theirpossessions or their family members

　　Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant,but I would rather hear it from his teacher’s own mouth. Everypotter praises his own pot