俚语精选
informationtimes.dayoo.com 2006年08月20日来源：信息时报
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“what is that?”Elmo asked。“That's a picture of a parsnip(欧洲萝卜） with butter on it，”Toni answered。“I suppose you are going to tell me that it illustrates a proverb，”Elmo said。“You are right，”Toni smiled，“and that proverb is fine words butter no parsnips。Do you know what it means?”“Certainly，”Elmo replied。“It means that flattering words and promises mean nothing unless they are accmpanied by constructive deeds，”Elmo answered。“Great!You deserve an A for that!”Toni exclaimed。
画饼充饥
“那是什么？”艾尔默问。“那是一张涂了黄油的萝卜的照片。”托尼回答道。“我猜你接下来会告诉我它说的是个什么谚语。”艾尔默说。“你说对了。”托尼笑着说，“这个谚语是‘花言巧语不能滋润萝卜’(画饼充饥)。你知道它是什么意思吗？”“当然，”艾默答道，“谚语的意思是说，恭维话和许诺都是毫无意义的，除非有建设性的实际行动。”“太棒了，你的答案能拿A！”托尼说。
Ｔｈｅ ｂｅｓｔ ｆｉｓｈ ｓｗｉｍ ｎｅａｒ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｔｔｏｍ
“The finest fish can be found far down at the bottom of the sea，”Archie said。“The proverb the best fish swim near the bottom says so。”That is perfectly true，Archie，but the proverb contains a message，and the massage is this:catching the best fish can be difficult，but there is deep satisfaction in knowing that，in fishing and in life，the best things are those and in life，the best things are those that are hardest to acquire。
好鱼水底游
“在海底最深处，你能找到最好的鱼”，阿奇说。“谚语‘好鱼水底游’说得好。”这句话很对，阿奇。但这句谚语有一个含义：要捉最好的鱼会很难，不过懂得这个道理也足以让人倍感欣慰：无论捉鱼还是人生，最好的东西通常都是那些最难得到的。