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(商业信函用语)正文部分 中间段落 叙述信函的主题。必要时可以分成数段展开议论。 ●叙述事情 我们被告知…… We are told that... 我们从青木先生那儿了解到…… We understand from Mr. Aoki that... 我们察觉到…… We observed that... We found out that... We discovered that... 我们希望提醒贵方注意…… We would like to call your attention to... *用于必须说出很严重的事情时。 我们想利用这次的机会就……事提醒您。 May we take this occasion to remind you that... *有礼貌但语气严厉。用于欠款到期不还等情况时。 May we take this opportunity to remind you that... ●转达希望 我们希望您能…… We hope that you will... 我们希望收到…… We hope to receive... 我对……很感兴趣。 We are interested in... *适用于索取资料时。 我们渴望知道…… We would be interested to learn... 如果您能告诉我们……，我们将不胜感激。 We would appreciate it if you will let us know... We would appreciate it if you would let us know... We shall appreciate it if you would let us know... 我们能麻烦您将……寄给我们吗? May we ask you to send us...? ●致谢 非常感谢您为我们提供的一切。 We thank you for your offer. 您……，我们不胜感激。 I appreciate very much that you... 对贵方的大力合作我们万分感激。 We appreciate your cooperation and... *cooperation “合作”。 We thank you for your cooperation and... ●感到遗憾 得知……，我们感到很遗憾。 It is regretful to learn of... 我们抱歉地通知您…… We are sorry to inform you that... 为……，我们深表遗憾。 We are very sorry that... 我们遗憾地通知您…… We regret to inform you that... *We are sorry...带有说话人犯有过失的语气。而用We regret和regret则不清楚过错是在哪一方。 It is regretted that... ●表示歉意 就……，我们表示歉意。 We apologize for... We deeply apologize for... *更加强调。 We sincerely apologize for... *更加强调。 我们对……感到非常抱歉。 We are very sorry for... *比We apologize for...的语气要婉转的道歉方式。 ●抱怨 怨言对对方来讲绝对不是一件使人愉快的事情，所以在表达方式上有必要下一番工夫。 我们不得不遗憾地通知您…… We are sorry to inform you that... 我们不得不很遗憾地提醒您…… We very much regret to have to remind you of... 我们请求您对……给予注意。 We invite your attention to... *用于引起别人注意时。attention “注意”。 We would like to call your attention to... *比较礼貌的说法。 我们想提醒您注意…… May we remind you that...? May we take this occasion to remind you that...? *语气较委婉，“借此机会我想就一问题提醒您的注意”。 我们想指出…… We wish to point out that... *wish to... 虽然缓和了“我认为……”的语气，但是说法仍然比较直接。point out “指出”。 ●祝贺 我们非常高兴地获悉…… We are delighted to learn that... *用于私人的或和对方很熟的情况下。delight “非常高兴”。 衷心地祝贺你…… Congratulations on your... We would like to offer our congratulations on your...

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●吊唁 刚刚惊悉××不幸逝世，我们深感悲痛。 We have just learned with profound sorrow of the passing away of... *profound “发自内心的”，sorrow 表示“悲痛”。 对××的不幸逝世我们深感痛惜。 We wish to express our deep regret over the passing of... *death 也可以代替passing, 但是death说法太直接，最好避开。 请接受我们诚挚的哀悼。 Please accept my sincerest condolences. ●同意 我们同意你们关于……的意见。 We agree with you on... We agree with you on the following issues... (我们同意以下几点。) 我们完全同意您信上所提出的所有问题。 We are in full agreement with the points raised in your letter. *raise 表示“提出质问、异议”。 We are in complete agreement with the points outlined in your letter. 我们非常高兴能有机会…… We are very pleased to have the opportunity to... We are very pleased to be in a position to... *较绕圈子的说法。 我们非常高兴地…… We will be delighted to... We will be delighted to meet with you on June 4, 1998. (我们非常高兴地期待着能在1998年6月4日见到您。) ●陈述自己的见解 我们认为…… We think that... We believe that... (我们相信……) We understand that... (我们理解……) 我们强烈地感到…… We feel strongly that... We feel strongly that our products are the best. (我们强烈地感到我们的产品是最好的。) 我们所理解的是…… It is our understanding that... We understand that... 我们对……完全没有异议。 We do not anticipate any objections to... We do not anticipate any objections to your proposal. (我们对贵社的提议没有任何异议。) 我们找不到任何理由…… We can see no reason why... *直译是“我们不明白为什么必须……的理由。”Why以下是说话人认为不太合适的事情。“我们一向不认为……”、“我们对不那样做没有异议”、以这种煞有介事的语气使对方感激。 ●反驳对方 我们不清楚您到底是怎么想的。 It is not (quite) clear to us what you had in mind. It is not clear to us what you meant. It is not clear to us what you intended. 使我们担心的一点是…… The one point that concerned us (a little) was... *concern “担心，在意”。 The one point that troubled us was... 我们对……感到担心和挂念。 We have become concerned with regards to... We have become concerned with regards to the shipment schedule. (我们对装船的日程感到担心和挂念。) ●中立的答复 我们正在……过程中。 We are (now) in the process of... *in the process “正在……，……正在进行中”。 We are in the process of reviewing your suggestion. (我们正在重新研究贵社所提出的方案。) 我们非常重视…… We value ... highly. We value your suggestion highly. (我们非常重视贵社所提出的建议。) 我们非常感谢您提出的这件事。 We thank you for raising the issue. *内容可能是好，也可能是坏。 您的建议将由……进行讨论。 Your suggestions are being followed up by... Your suggestions are being followed up by our committee. (您的建议将在我们委员会进行讨论。 Your suggestions are being reviewed by...

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●否定的回答 我们希望您能理解我们这次行动的理由。 We hope you will understand our reason for this action. *表达不利于对方的事情时，重要的是在表达方式上下工夫。 我们很难接受…… It would be difficult for us to accept... *还有商量余地的情况下。 It would be difficult for us to accept the revision to our shipping schedule. (就我们的装船日程来说，再作修改会是很困难的。) 非常遗憾，我们不能…… We regret that we are unable to... *已没有商量的余地。 We regret that we are unable to alter our pricing schedule. (很遗憾，我们不能更改价目表。) 除……之外，没有选择的余地。 We have no alternative but to... *用于最后阶段的信函中。alternative 是指“替代的手段、方法”。 因此，我们采取的立场是…… Consequently we are in the position to... *后接否定性的内容。consequently 表示“最终结果地”。 ●我方的行为和说明 我非常高兴地向您推荐…… We are pleased to recommend...to you. 我们与……有非常亲密的关系。 We work closely together with... 我们已经得知…… We are also told that... 修改后规定…… The amendment provides that... *amendment “改正”。 The amendment provides that you can no longer ship after the tenth of each month. (更改后的规定是每月10号以后不能装船。) 以下的条件表明…… The following conditions show that... *用于否定的内容时。 The following conditions show that each shipment must arrive before noon. (以下的条件表明各种货物必须在正午以前送到。) 这种变更意味着将会推迟…… The effect of this change will be to delay... ●表明谢意和希望 我们非常感谢本次交易和…… We appreciate your business and... We appreciate your patronage and... ……还有对贵方的友好表示感谢。 ..., and wish to thank you for your kindness. 我们非常感谢你们提供的意见。 We would appreciate receiving your comments. We would appreciate it if you could send us your comments. 我们非常欢迎你们提出宝贵意见。 We shall be interested in receiving your comments. We shall be interested in hearing your comments. ●显示热情和诚意 我们确信…… We are confident that... *confident “确信的”。 我们就……的可能性表示极大的热忱。 We are enthusiastic over the possibilities of... *enthusiastic “热心的，狂热的”。 我们非常欢迎此事有所发展。 We welcome this development very much. *development “(形势等)进展，发展”。 我们将继续做我们所能做的一切。 We will continue to do all we can to... We will continue to do all we can to develop a stronger working relationship between our companies. (为了使我们两家公司的商务关系更加紧密，我们将做出我们所能做的一切。) 我们将竭尽全力地…… We will do our utmost to... utmost “最大限度”。 We will do our utmost to develop new markets. (为开发新市场我们将竭尽全力。) 为了扩大……，我们将付出最大的努力。 We shall do whatever we can to extend... We shall do whatever we can to extend our service. (为了扩大服务，我们将付出最大的努力。) 我们将一直地努力提供给您我们最优惠价格。 We will always endeavor to offer you our most favorable rates. *endeavor “认真地努力”。 就……一事，请您尽管放心。 You may rest assured that... *rest assured 为短语，“放心”。 You may rest assured that your shipment will arrive on time. (贵公司的货物将按时到达，请放心。) You may be certain that... ●通知、希望得到通知 我们希望就此事今后经常保持联系。 We wish to keep you fully informed on this matter. We wish to keep you fully posted on this matter. 在本项目实行之际，烦请通知我们一声。 Kindly inform us when this is put into effect. *put into effect “实施，实行”。 Kindly notify us when this is put into effect. Please let us know when this is put into effect. ●对否定性回答的补充 我们相信您能够理解我们的立场。 We feel certain you will understand our position in this matter. 尽管如此，我们将做我们所能做的一切…… Nevertheless, we will do everything we can to... *nevertheless “然而，尽管如此”。 对于……，就我们来说，没有异议。 There is no objection, as far as we are concerned, in... There is no objection, as far as we are concerned, in raising the prices. (就提高价格一事，我们完全没有异议。) 为作为今后的参考，我们已将此事存入了我们的文档。 These have been placed into our files for future reference. *for future reference 表示“为了作为今后的参考”。

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(商业信函用语)结束部分 结束段落 边总结信函，边向对方抛“球”，以便联系到下次行动。 ●请求回函 如能尽早回复，我们将不胜感激。 We would appreciate an early reply. *比较直率的表达方式，要注意是发给谁的。 我们期待着您满意的回答。 We look forward to your favorable reply. *也可用于客人。favorable 表示“好意的，喜欢的”。 我们盼望着不久能听到您的回音。 We look forward to hearing from you soon. 如果就此事您能尽早回信的话，我们将衷心感谢。 Your prompt attention to this matter will be appreciated. *prompt “迅速的，敏捷的”。 Your prompt attention in this matter will be appreciated. 回信请寄到上述地址。 Please write us at the above address. ●请多关照 我们希望您能…… We hope that you will... 在此方面如果能够得到您的合作我将非常感谢。 Your kind cooperation in this respect is greatly appreciated. Your kind cooperation on this issue is greatly appreciated. 我们希望能够继续得到你们的合作和支持。 We hope we can count on your continued cooperation and support. *只限用在对方比较熟悉的情况下。count on “指望”。 我们期待着您的…… We look forward to your... 我们确信我们的请求将…… We trust our request will... *trust 包含了hope(希望)和believe(相信)两个词的意义。 ●表明热情、诚意；要求合作 我们期待着当……的那一刻。 We are looking forward to the time when...

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请您不必客气，尽管与我们联系。 Please do not hesitate to contact us. *hesitate “犹豫，踌躇”。 Please do not hesitate to call us. 我们渴望在……方面给您以援助。 We are always anxious to assist you in... *be anxious to “渴望，想……”。 We are always willing to assist you in... 如果您有什么问题的话，请不必客气，尽管与我们联系。 Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. *在商业书信中常用，最好能记住。 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. *比上一句更为口语化。 ●表示谢意 谢谢您提醒我们注意此事。 Thank you for calling this matter to our attention. *call somebody's attention “促使……注意”，该句多用于受到抱怨时。 非常感谢您给予我们的合作。 Thank you very much for your cooperation. 谢谢您提供给我们这样服务的机会。 Thank you for the opportunity to be of service. 我们感谢能有这样的机会去…… We appreciate this opportunity to... Thank you for this opportunity to... 很高兴和你们保持贸易关系。 It is always a pleasure doing business with you. It is always a pleasure serving you. It is always a pleasure to serve you. ●表示歉意 请接受我们诚挚的歉意。 Please accept our sincere apologies. *最后再一次重申，表达自己的歉意。accept “(就……给予)承认，接受”。 我以我个人的身份为……向您赔礼道歉。 I want to extend my personal apologies for... ●应酬话 我们预祝您在新的一年里将更加辉煌和成功。 We wish you a bright and successful New Year. 我们确信今后……将继续不断地增加。 We trust that an increase in ... will continue in the future. We trust that an increase in sales will continue in the future. (我们确信今后销售量将继续不断地增加。)

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(商业信函用语)结语 ●敬上 谨致问候 Yours (very) truly, *用于商业。 谨致问候 Sincerely yours, *稍带亲近的感觉，用于商务信函或给朋友的信中。 谨致问候 Cordially, *稍带亲近的感觉，用于商务信函或给朋友的信中。 谨致问候 My best regards, *带有个人的语感，用在给朋友写信时。 谨致问候 With best regards, *带有个人的语感，用在给朋友写信时。 谨致问候 The very best to you, *带有个人的语感，用在给朋友写信时。 谨致问候 Best wishes, *带有个人的语感，用在给朋友写信时。

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谚语、惯用语 不管张三李四。 Every Tom, Dick and Harry. *举出常用的男孩名，表示“不论谁都……”、“不管张三还是李四”。虽然没有女孩名，但男女都可用。 My daughter had a homestay in America. (我女儿为体验当地生活，去美国了。) So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. (不管谁都能去啊。) I like sexy girls. (我喜欢性感的女人。) So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. (无论谁都是这样的。) 一波未平一波又起。 Out of the frying pan into the fire. *frying pan “平底炒菜锅”，直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。 舍名求实。 I live to eat. Pudding rather than praise. *不太常用的说法。 瞎猫碰上了死耗子。 Every dog has his day. Bob won the lottery. (鲍勃中了头彩。) Every dog has his day. (瞎猫碰上了死耗子。) Everyone has good days. Everyone gets lucky sometimes. (谁都会有走运的时候。) A flying crow always gets something. *不太常用的说法。 说曹操，曹操到。 Speak of the devil. *“说到恶魔，恶魔就来”。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。 Speak of the devil.常用于口语中。 Here comes John! (约翰来了。) Speak of the devil. (真是说到曹操，曹操到。) 情人眼里出西施。 Love is blind. *直译是“爱情是盲目的”。表示人们一旦谈恋爱，就会失去正确的判断能力，无法冷静地看待事物。 一举两得。 Kill two birds with one stone. *直译是“一石可以打中两只鸟”，即“一举两得”。 不闻凶讯便是吉。 No news is good news. I haven't heard from John lately. (好久没有约翰的消息了。) Well, no news is good news. (是啊，不闻凶讯便是吉。) 光阴似箭。 Time flies. *表示时间像飞一样地过去了。Tim flies是Time flies when you are having fun.的省略说法。即“越高兴时间过得越快”。 时间就是金钱。 Time is money. 百艺不如一艺精。 Jack of all trades, master of none. *Jack是男子名，一般表示“某人或男人”。此句的意思是什么事都去做的人没有一件事是能精通的。 三思而后行。 Look before you leap. *直译“飞之前先看看”，表示“付诸于行动前要慎重地考虑，做好准备”。 百闻不如一见。 Seeing is believing. *“眼见为实”，即只有自己亲眼所见，才能信服。 无风不起浪。 There is no smoke without fire. *传闻总是有出处的，“无火的地方不冒烟”。 诚实总是上策。 Honesty is the best policy. *常以为不正当行为能获得好处，但从长远来看，结果是采取正当行为才是上策。 晚做总比不做强。 Better late than never. 男孩子就是男孩子嘛! Boys will be boys. John got into a fight again. (约翰又打架了。) Boys will be boys. (男孩子就是男孩子嘛!)

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知识就是力量。 Knowledge is power. Knowledge is power. (知识就是力量。) That's why he's so successful. (所以他才成功。) 冰冻三尺非一日之寒。/罗马不是一天就建成的。 Rome was not built in a day. *要做大事不是一朝一夕就可以成功的。 条条大路通罗马。 All roads lead to Rome. *为达到同一目的，可以采取多种手段。 There are many roads to success. (有许多办法可以取得成功。) *常用语。 入乡随俗。 When in Rome, do as the Romans do. *“在罗马就要照罗马人做的去做”。即“到另一个地方就要遵从那里的风俗习惯”。口语中常省略成Do as the Romans do. 熟能生巧。 Practice makes perfect. *任何事情都反复练习是成功的秘诀。 历史总在重演。 History repeats itself. Another war started. (又一场战争开始了。) History repeats itself. (历史总在重演。) 祸不单行，福无双至。 When it rains, it (always) pours. 功夫不负有心人。 Where there's a will, there's a way. *有坚强的意志和决心的话，无论有多大的困难都能克服。 行动比语言更响亮。 Actions speak louder than words. (钱财等)来得容易去得快。 Easy come, easy go. *轻易得来的钱财，是不被珍惜的。来得容易，去得也容易。 血浓于水。 Blood is thicker than water. 有其父必有其子。 Like father, like son. *父子相似的意思。 Like mother, like daughter. (有其母必有其女。) 恋爱和战争都是不择手段的。 All's fair in love and war. *在恋爱和战争中任何策略都是正当的。 美貌不过一张皮。 Beauty is only skin deep. *“再漂亮的美女削去一层皮后就和丑女无二样”，即“看人不能只看外表而要重视内涵”。 Beauty is but skin deep. 东西总是人家的好。 The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence). *直译是“(篱笆)那边的草总是绿的”。 不劳则不获。 You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. *直译是“不打碎鸡蛋就做不成蛋包饭”。意思是做任何事如果不努力，不付出牺牲，不投资的话，是得不到结果的。 流水不腐，户枢不蠹。 A rolling stone gathers no moss. *不断活动的石头是不会长上像青苔这类东西的。即“能不断保持新鲜”。也可以把它看做相反的意思，“不断变换工作和搬家的人，没有熟练的事情，也存不下钱”。

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患难见真情。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. *in need “遇到难处，贫穷”，indeed 是“真正的”，这两个词押韵，给人以节奏感。 只会工作不会玩的人是没意思的人。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. *这句可以译成“只让学习不让玩的孩子会变成愚蠢的孩子”。 事实胜于雄辩。 The proof of the pudding is in the eating. *直译是“不吃布丁不知道布丁的味道”。即“不实际去试试，是不会知道它的真正的价值”。 岁月不待人。 Time and tide wait for no man. *tide 是“潮水”，此处与time同义，表示时间。 越快越好。 The sooner, the better. When should I come over? (什么时候来合适?) The sooner, the better. (越快越好。) 正好。 On the nose. How many people came to the party? (有多少人来参加晚会?) A hundred people, on the nose. (正好100人。) Exactly. On the dot. 捉迷藏。 Hide-and-seek Let's play hide-and-seek. (我们玩捉迷藏吧。) Okay. (好吧。) 未完待续。 to be continued *用于电视连续剧等的最后，表示“待续”。 一个巴掌拍不响。 It takes two to tango. *直译是“跳探戈舞是两个人的事儿”。 Joe is always starting arguments with Sue. (乔总是和苏争论不休。) Well, I think it takes two to tango. (不过，我是觉得一个巴掌拍不响。) Both sides must be blamed. They are the same. They are both responsible. They are both wrong. Both of them should be blamed. 尽快。 As soon as possible. *缩写是ASAP。 Should I mail this letter to you? (我可以把这封信寄给你吗?) Yes. As soon as possible. (对，请尽快寄来。) *电话中的对话。 随便吃。 All-you-can-eat. buffet smorgasbord Eat as much as you like. Eat as much as you wish. *作为句子应为“你想吃多少就吃多少”。 多项选择。 multiple-choice multiple-choice questions (多项选择题) 各就各位，预备，跑! Ready, get set, go! On your mark, get set, go! 从头到尾。 from A to Z. *是开始字母A到最后一个字母Z，即“从开始到最后”、“完全”的意思。 I don't know anything about driving. (我一点也不懂驾驶。) I'll teach you from A to Z. (我会从头到尾教你的。) entirely (完全地) completely (完全地) 始终/一直/一贯 all long *用于“从一开始我就说过吧”等句子中，表示“从开始就……”。 So, she is married. (所以，她结婚了。) I've been telling you that all along. (我从一开始就告诉你了。) from the very beginning all this time since the start 就我的记忆来说…… As far as I can remember,... What's John's last name? (约翰姓什么来着?) As far as I can remember, it begins with M. (就我的记忆来说，它的第一个字母是M。) To the best of my memory,... As far as I know,... (就我所知……) If my memory serves me right,... (如果我没记错的话，……) 以牙还牙，针锋相对。 Tit for tat. John kicked me, so I gave him tit for tat.(约翰踢我，所以我以牙还牙。) 这是我为什么在这儿的原因。 That's what I'm here for. What are you studying at Harvard? (你在哈佛大学学什么?) Economics. That's what I'm here for. (学经济，这就是我为什么在这儿学习的原因。)

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2+3等于5。 Two and three is five. Two plus three is five. Two and three makes five. Two and three equals five. 我们有天壤之别。 We're as different as night and day. We're completely different. (我们俩完全不同。) We have nothing in common. (我们没有任何共同点。) 东施效颦。(机械模仿。) Monkey see, monkey do. She just bought a new car just like yours. (她也买了一辆跟你一样的车。) Well, monkey see, monkey do. (是嘛，真是东施效颦。) 以先后顺序为准。 First come, first served. *“按到达的先后顺序”、“按报名顺序”，直译是“第一个来的，第一个得到供应”。 Do you take reservations? (你预订了吗?) No, first come, first served. (没有，先来的先得。) On a first-come, first-served basis. 过时了。 It's out of date. Look at my camera. (你看我的照相机。) But it's out of date already. (可它都过时了。) It's old-fashioned. It's outdated. It's behind the times. 电视有长处，也有短处。 TV has its merits and demerits. TV has its good and bad points. There are good and bad points about TV. 我利用了他的弱点。 I took advantage of his weakness. *take advantage of...“利用……”。 我长了不少见识。 I've learned something. The TV show was interesting. (那个电视节目很有意思。) Yeah, and I've learned something. (是呀，我长了不少见识。) I've learned something new. (我学到了一些新东西。) 那会引起火灾呀! It's a fire hazard. *hazard表示“人力无法躲避的危险”。 Look at John's toy! (快看约翰的玩具。) It's a fire hazard. (那会引起火灾呀!) It could catch on fire easily. (这很容易着火。) It could cause a fire. 什么事都有可能发生。 Anything could happen. There's no knowing what may happen. You never know. (任何事情都是很难预料的。) Anything's possible. It could happen to you. (对你来说什么都有可能发生。) 将来可以用来作参考。 for future reference You should keep the book for future reference. (你该把这本书收好，以便将来作为参考。) 在我背后。 behind my back *意为“在我听不到的地方”、“看不到的地方”，用于当人们四处活动，偷偷摸摸地说一些坏话时。 Everyone is laughing at me behind my back. (大家都在背后笑话我。) How do you know? (你怎么知道的?) secretly (秘密地) in my absence (在我不在的时候。) without my knowledge (背着我) 换换心情。 for a change *“偶尔地”、“换心情”、“追求变化”、“变化一下”、“别开生面的”、“下次”等情况时用。 Let's take a walk for a change. (我们去散散步换换心情吧。) Okay, let's. (好吧，走。) instead (别这样!) 有钱能使鬼推磨。 Money talks. *金钱是给与势力和权力的东西。表示金钱的力量非常大。 Jane married a millionaire. (简和一个大富翁结婚了。) Money talks. (真是有钱能使鬼推磨。) Money talks, bullshit walks. 比较随便的说法。 别说丧气话。 Never say die. *直译“绝不言死”。无论遇到什么情况也不能绝望，始终要尽最大的努力，坚定信心抱有希望地坚持下去的意思。 过去的事情让它过去吧。 Let bygones be bygones. *表示“过去的事情就让流水冲走吧”、“过去的事情再责备也不管用了”。 有总比没有强。 Better than nothing. *东西也许不多，不那么充分，但总比一点儿没有强。 酒肉朋友。 A fair-weather friend. *直译是“好天气下的朋友”、“顺利时才与你交往的朋友”。与“A friend in need is a friend indeed”(患难之交见真情)正好相反。 滴水汇成河。 Every little bit helps. *无论多么小的善行，其行为都是宝贵的，无论多么小的事情，只要汇集在一起，都能起到大的作用。