美国人常说的200句（九）

英语自学网

　　81------Necessity is the mother of invention
        　　When a person really needs something, he or she figures out some new way to
get it. This creative initiative to change one's situation is considered much
better than giving up and accepting things as they are.
        　　82------First come, first served.
        　　This saying is used when there is a limited supply of something such as
tickets to an event or food at a picnic. The idea is that no matter what your
status, if you want some of what is being given away or sold, you must present
yourself in person and in good time.
        　　83-----No pain no gain
        　　one must put forth an effort in order to succeed. This saying comes from
physical fitness instructors. They say that if you do not exercise hard enough
to make your muscles hurt, the exercise is not doing you much good.
        　　84-----Give him an inch and he'll take a mile
        　　Be careful of presumptuous people who take more initiative than they
should. If you do someone a small favor or delegate a little permission or a
little power, he or she may take advantage of you.
        　　85-----If it isn't broke, don't fix it
        　　Do not bother trying to improve something if it is already working
satisfactorily. That is a waste of time and you run the risk of breaking the
thing while you are trying to improve it.
        　　86-----There is no harm in trying
        　　A person expects to be respected for making an effort even if it does not
succeed.
        　　87-----The cure is worse than the disease
        　　While trying to solve one problem, we create an even bigger problem. We
would have been better off if we had done nothing.
        　　88-----Count to ten before you lose your temper
        　　Do not instantly let your feelings control your actions. Slow down. Think
before you react.
        　　89-----All things come to him who waits
        　　Sometimes patience is better than initiative.
        　　90-----There is many a slip between the cup and the lip
        　　This refers to a plan that has gone wrong. When one is drinking from a cup,
one intends to get all the drink into the mouth, but this does not always
happen. The plan is good but it can still fail.