【一天一点英语】2019.12.8.

今天来看看英语中关于手 hand 的常用习语。

1、a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林，也就是满足于现有的总比因过分追求而失去一切好，也叫千羊在望不如一兔在手，是不是很形象呀？

例句：

You may not like your job, but don't quit merely on the hope of finding a better one. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

你可能不喜欢你的工作，但不要仅仅为了找到更好的工作而辞职。一鸟在手，胜过两鸟在林

2、the devil makes work for idle hands

人闲生是非

例句：Why are you wasting your time doing nothing? Don't you know, idle hands are the devil's tools.

你为什么浪费时间什么都不做？你不知道吗，人闲生是非。

3、many hands make light work

众人拾柴火焰高

例句：I have seen that many hands make light work when your family faces difficult.

我曾看到，当你的家人面临困难时的齐心协力。