우리 사회에서 영어의 중요성은 이제 두말하면 잔소리다. 어떤 외국어든 쉽고 즐겁게 배우는 것이 제일 효과적이다. 아무리 연습장에 골백번 쓰고 외워도 방법이 지루하면 눈으로 배우고 입으로 배우고 귀로 배운 것들이 수증기처럼 사라져 버린다.
그렇다면 영어를 재미있게 배울 수 있는 방법은 무엇일까? 바로 수준 높은 영어를 구사할 수 있게 해주는 영어 속담을 배우는 것이다. 요즘은 시험에서도 영어 속담들이 자주 등장하여 수험생들을 당황하게 만든다. 그만큼 우리 사회가 수준 있는 영어 능력을 요구한다는 것을 알 수 있다. 또 어떤 때에는 영어를 쓰는 사람의 교양 수준을 파악하는 기준이 되기도 한다.
영어속담을 공부해야 하는 또 다른 중요한 이유는 한국문화와 영미문화가 다르기 때문이다.
같은 말도 다르게 표현할 때가 많기 때문에 멋진 영어속담을 많이 알아둘수록 좋다고 할 수 있다.
예를 들면, 우리나라말 속담에는 “고양이한테 생선 가게 맡긴다” 처럼 조금 얍삽한 대상에 고양이를 잘 쓰는데, 이것을 영어 속담으로 바꾸자면 이렇게 된다.
“He sets the wolf to guard the sheep”
“늑대에게 양을 지키라고 한다” 로 표현 된다.
이처럼 서로의 문화차이가 속담에도 반영되고 있는 것을 한 눈에 알아 볼 수 있다.
이런 식으로 멋진 영어속담들을 공부 해주면 영미 문화권을 이해 하는데 에도 도움이 되어 좋다고 할 수 있다.
이 책에는 200개의 유용한 영어 속담 표현을 재미있는 그림과 함께 배울 수 있게 구성하였다.
이 책으로 미리미리 속담을 공부하여 재미있게 영어를 배우고, 영어의 질도 높이며, 영미 문화 이해에도 도움이 되길 바란다.

머릿말

001. One picture is worth a thousand words.

002. The pot calls the kettle black.

003. Add fuel to the fire.

004. Talking to the wall.

005. Patience is the best medicine.

006. When the word is out it belong to another.

007. To teach a fish how to swim.

008. Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.

009. The best fish smell when they are three days old.

010. He who hesitates is lost.

011. Faint heart never won fair lady.

012. Never swap horses while crossing the stream.

013. All his geese are swans.

014. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

015. The sparrow near a school sings the primer.

016. Spare the rod and spoil the child.

017. A soft answer turns away wrath.

018. No pains, no gains.

019. The early bird catches the worm.

020. He that will steal a pin steal an ox.

021. Don’t cry before you are hurt.

022. Turning green with envy.

023. Easier said than done.

024. An oak is not felled at one stroke.

025. Many hands make light work.

026. Short accounts make long friends.

027. He catches the wind with a net.

028. Little pot is soon hot.

029. It is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.

030. It never rains but it pours.

031. Let the sleeping dog lie.

032. A watched pot never boils.

033. Even a worm will turn.

034. Lend your money and lose your friend

035. Every man has a fool in his sleeve.

036. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

037. To kill two birds with one stone.

038. You never miss the water till the well runs dry.

039. There is no smoke without fire.

040. Experience is the best teacher.

041. Care killed a cat.

042. A word is enough to the wise.

043. Everything comes to those who wait.

044. All that glitters is not gold.

045. An eye for an eye.

046. Clouds gather before a storm.'

047. A black hen will lay a white egg.---네이버

048. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

049. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

050. Too much is as bad as too little.

051. The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.

052. A burnt child dreads the fire.

053. Good medicine tastes bitter.

054. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

055. Don't put your eggs in one basket.

056. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

057. Do to others as you would be done by.

058. Every Jack has his Jill.

059. Fine feathers make fine birds.

060. He sets the wolf to guard the sheep.

061. You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

062. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

063. Castle in the air.

064. All his fingers are thumbs.

065. It takes two to tango.

066.What's learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.

067. The end justifies the means.

068. Even an ass loves to hear himself fray.

069. Barking dogs seldom bite.

070. A fox is not taken in the same snare.

071. Don't back him into a corner.

072. Blood is thicker than water.

073. Love me, love my dog.

074. Look before you leap.

075. My eyes are bigger than my stomach.

076. A stitch in time saves nine.

077. If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.

078. In unity there is strength.

079. A tree falls the way it leans.

080. Gather roses while you may.

081. Slow and steady wins the race.

082. No news is good news.

083. The darkest hour is that before the dawn.

084. One man sows and another man reaps.

085. As one sows, so shall he reap.

086. Empty vessels make the most sound.

087. Even Homer sometimes nods.

088. Casting pearls before swine.

089. None are so blind as those who won't see as those.

090. Brevity is the soul of wit.

091. Ignorance is bliss.

092. A leopard can't change his spots.

093. One man's meat is another man's poison.

094. Beggars can't be choosers.

095. A rolling stone gathers no moss.

096. An eagle does not catch flies.

097. The fish that got away.

098. Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.

099. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

100. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

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