東西諺語瘋Taiwan

暨《笑談時事英語》、《用英文遊台灣》之後，玟君老師又一在聯合報教育版受歡迎專欄－《格言／諺語學英文》集結成冊。此專欄在一推出時便受到許多歡迎，有讀者認為詼諧的對話幫助他們更深入瞭解英文成語諺語，也表示這些成語諺語對他們閱讀、寫作有幫助。

更輕鬆、更爆笑，卻一樣好用！英文會話、寫作、閱讀都適用。除了中文、英文諺語之外，本書更多加了對映的「台語諺語」，讀起英文來更顯親近！三種語言的智慧結晶，中、英、台大三通！


透過115篇對話情節、穿插中英皆通的實用諺語，活用生活單字以及片語，還能了解如何用諺語來說明台灣時事。為了避免很多人一味死背成語諺語，卻不知其所以然，或者不知如何應用，每篇都附有解析解釋來龍去脈及使用時機。全書也附上多則測驗，盼讀者在反覆練習中，可以更深入瞭解英文成語諺語，以便下次「出口成章」時可以更有深度、更有智慧。對於面臨各種英文作文考試的莘莘學子來說，本書能讓其學以致用，在「下筆成文」時更有力量、更上一層樓！

語言大三通實例：
◎一人興一款
One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
人各有所好；蘿蔔青菜，各有所愛

◎牛牽到北京還是牛
A leopard cannot change its spots.
中文的江山易改，本性難移

◎龜笑鱉無尾
The pot calling the kettle black.
半斤八兩；五十步笑百步

目錄
A-A
1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
2. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
3. A contented mind is a continual feast.
4. Actions speak louder than words.
5. Advice when most needed is least heeded.
6. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
7. After a storm comes a calm.
8. A leopard cannot change its spots.
9. All good things come to an end.
10. All is well that ends well.
11. All that glitters is not gold.
12. A new broom sweeps clean.
13. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
14. An eye for an eye and we will all go blind
15. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
16. A stitch in time saves nine.
17. As you sow, so shall you reap.
18. A watched pot never boils.

B-D
19. Bad news travels fast.
20. Barking dogs seldom bite.
21. Beauty is but skin deep.
22. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
23. Beggars can’t be choosers.
24. Better late than never.
25. Birds of a feather flock together.
26. Blood is thicker than water.
27. Brevity is the soul of wit.
28. Curiosity killed the cat.
29. Don’t bite off more than you can chew.
30. Don’t change horses in midstream.
31. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
32. Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
33. Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.
34. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
35. Don’t put the cart before the horse.
36. Don’t wash your dirty linen in public.
37. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

E-J
38. Easier said than done.
39. Easy come, easy go.
40. Eat, drink, and be merry.
41. Everybody has skeletons in the closet.
42. Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.
43. Every cloud has a silver lining.
44. Every dog has his day.
45. Every potter praises his own pot.
46. Familiarity breeds contempt.
47. Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile.
48. God helps those who help themselves.
49. Great minds think alike.
50. Half a loaf is better than none.
51. Haste makes waste.
52. He who laughs last, laughs best.
53. History repeats itself.
54. If you can’t beat them, join them.
55. If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
56. It is never too late to change.
57. It is no use crying over spilt milk.
58. It never rains but it pours.
59. It takes two to tango.

K-N
60. Kill two birds with one stone.
61. Let bygones be bygones.
62. Let’s cross that bridge when we come to it.
63. Let sleeping dogs lie.
64. Like father, 1ike son.
65. Live and let live.
66. Look before you leap.
67. Love me, love my dog.
68. Make hay while the sun shines.
69. Many hands make light work.
70. Murder will out.
71. Never judge a book by its cover.
72. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
73. Never too old to learn.
74. Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
75. No money, no honey.
76. No news is good news.
77. No pain, no gain.
78. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

O-S
79. Once bitten, twice shy.
80. One good turn deserves another.
81. One man’s meat is another man’s poison.
82. One swallow does not make a summer.
83. Opportunity knocks but once.
84. Opposites attract.
85. Out of sight, out of mind.
86. Practice makes perfect.
87. Rome wasn’t built in a day.
88. Seeing is believing.
89. Spare the rod and spoil the child.
90. Speak of the devil and the devil comes.
91. Still waters run deep.

T-Z
92. The clothes make the man.
93. The early bird catches the worm.
94. The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.
95. The pot calling the kettle black.
96. There is no accounting for taste.
97. There is no place like home.
98. The walls have ears.
99. Time and tide wait for no man.
100. Time is money.
101. Too many cooks spoil the broth.
102. Two heads are better than one.
103. Two’s company; three’s a crowd.
104. Variety is the spice of life.
105. Well begun is half done.
106. What’s done cannot be undone.
107. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
108. When pigs fly.
109. When the cat’s away, the mice will play.
110. Where there is a will, there is a way.
111. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.
112. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.
113. You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk.
114. You can’t make something out of nothing.
115. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.