■Let sleeping dogs lie.

【译文】别惊动睡着的狗； 别惹事生非； 别自找麻烦。

【活用】We decided to let sleeping dogs lie and not take them to court. 我们决定不起诉他们 免得惹事生非。

■There’s many a slip ‘twixt (the) cup and (the) lip.

【译文】事情往往会功败垂成。

【活用】They think they’ll win the election easily, but there’s many a slip ‘twixt cup and lip. 他们以为能在选举中轻易取胜，但事情往往会功败垂成。

■The sky’s the limit.

【译文】没有限制。

【活用】You could win millions! The sky’s the limit! 你有可能赢数百万，无尽无休!

■(There is) no smoke without fire.

【译文】无火不生烟；谣言也总是事出有因。

【活用】He’s denied having an affair with his secretary, but of course there’s no smoke without fire. 他不承认和他秘书发生了关系，但自是空穴来风喽。

■That’s (just) sour grapes.

【译文】吃不到葡萄反而说葡萄酸（用以指某人因得不到某事物而佯称该事物不好)。

【活用】He says he didn’t want to marry her anyway, but that’s just sour grapes. 他说自己反正不想娶她，那不过是吃不到葡萄反而说葡萄酸罢了。

■Nothing succeeds like success.

【译文】一事成，事事成(from www.yywords.com)。

【活用】I won the essay prize then was offered a scholarship：nothing succeeds like success! 我的作文得了奖，接着就获得了奖学金：真是一顺百顺!

■Walls have ears.

【译文】隔墙有耳。

【活用】Be careful what you say; even the walls have ears! 说话要小心，隔墙有耳啊!

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