英语与汉语相通的有趣成语

何航

■aches and pains 痛苦
■affable and kind 和善
■ancient and modern 古今
■arts and science 文理
■bag and baggage 提包和行李
■ black and white 黑白
■bucket and spade 桶和锹
■brothers and sisters 兄妹
■bow and arrow 弓和箭
■ bread and butter 面包和黄油
■crack and roar 咆哮
■cup and saucer 杯子碟子
■drunk and sober 酒汉与清醒者
■fair and square 公正
■far and away 远离
■ far and near 远近
■fire and sword 火与箭
■ first and foremost 首先
■first and last 先后
■ fish and chips 炸鱼和薯条
■free and easy 轻松自在
■friend and foe 朋友和敌人
■forward and backward 前后
■fun and pleasure 娱乐
■wife and children 妻子和儿童
■good or ill 好歹(善恶)
■great and small 大小
■hale and hearty 健壮
■ham and egg 火腿鸡蛋
■hammer and sickle 锤子与镰刀
■hand an foot 手脚
■head and shoulder 头与肩
■heart and soul 心灵
■heaven and earth 天地
■heavy and light 重轻
■high and low 高低
■hill and dale 山谷
■home and abroad 国内外
■horse and cart 马车
■house and home 家居
■hue and cry 喊叫
■husband and wife 夫妻
■hustle and bustle 熙熙攘攘

何航

■ifs and buts 假设和转折

■in and out 进出

■whole and all 全体

■import and export 进出口

■internal and externa l内外

■judge and jury 法官与陪审团

■king and queen 国王与皇后

■ladies and gentlemen 女士与先生

■knife and pork 刀叉

■kith and kin 亲戚

■land and sea 陆海

■law and order 治安

■lean and lanky 瘦长

■leaps and bounds 跳跃

■light and shade 光阴

■long and short 长短

■lord and lady 贵族与小姐

■male and female 男女

■man and beast 人与兽

■man and woman 男女

■meek and mild 温和

■sweet and sour 糖醋

■more or less 或多或少

■mother and child 母子

■null and void 无效

■odds and ends 零碎

■officers and soldiers 官兵

■old and trial 久经考验

■out and away 出走

■past and present 过去与现在

■weight and measures 重量与尺寸

■pick and choose 选择

■pots and pans 坛坛罐罐

■puffing and blowing 吐烟吹气

■profit and loss 盈亏

■pros and cons 正反

■rack and ruin 损坏

■right and wrong 正误

■rough and tumble 杂乱

■rules and regulations 规章制度

■true or false 真假

■safe and sound 安全

何航

■short and sweet 少而精

■skin and bone 皮包骨

■slow and sure 慢而准

■sooner and later 早晚

■sports and games 运动与游戏

■stocks and shares 股票

■stuff and nonsense 胡说八道

■ tea and coffee 清茶和咖啡

■then and there 当时当地

■thick and thin 厚薄

■this and that 这那

■thunder and light 雷电

■time and tide 岁月

■to and fro 来回

■town and country 乡村

■twists and turns 曲折

■up and down 上下

■ups and downs 盛衰

■vice and virtue 罪恶与美德

■ways and means 方法

■wear and tear 磨损

■wind and weather 风与天

■come and go 来去

■poems and essays 诗文