The project never got off the ground.
那项计划根本就没有能够得以实施。

She put her best foot forward.
她一开始就全力以赴。

You are what you eat.
你吃什么就像什么。

He made a big stink about it.
他小题大做/无事生非。

Do it on your own time.
用你自己的时间去做/别占用别人的时间。

His ship has come in.
他发了。

He has a (very) sharp tongue.
他反应敏捷、言词犀利。

We should give them a dose of their own medicine.
对于他们，我们应该以牙还牙。

It did a fat lot of good.
那一点好处都没有。

They made little of their achievements.
对待自身的成就他们非常谦虚。

We really took a bath on that one.
我们在那上面损失惨重。

They're off the hook.
他们从麻烦/困境中脱身了。

There's light at the end of the tunnel.
历尽艰辛后总是能够看到希望的。

Home is where the heart is.
家是心之所向。

She married without the knowledge of her parents.
她没告诉父母就私下结婚了。

We heard it from Mr. such and such.
我们是从某某先生那儿听到的。

I heard a strange sound in the dead of night.
我在半夜三更听到一个奇怪的声音。

He has risen to the present position by leaps and bounds.
他很快地晋升到现在的位置。

He studied hard with an eye to passing the examination.
为了通过那次考试，他学习很用功。

The rising generation has different ideas.
年轻人有不同的想法。

He often played hooky from school.
他经常逃学。

He offered me some money in token of gratitude.
他给了我一些钱以示感激。

You must turn over a new leaf and work as hard as possible.
你必须洗心革面，竭尽全力地努力工作。

I'll never do anything by halves.
我做任何事决不半途而废。

I drink to your health.
祝你健康。

He built castles in the air all day and did nothing else.
他整天不干别的，只是空想。

He is on the point of starting out for Canada.
他正要动身去加拿大。

He is well-known both at home and abroad.
他享誉国内外。

I have enjoyed myself to the max.
我过得十分快乐。

I shall be only too glad to come.
我非常乐意参加。

He turned a deaf ear to my advice.
他不听我的忠告。

That leaves no room for doubt.
那是毋庸质疑的。

Your plan leaves nothing to be desired.
你的计划是完美无缺的。

When reading the letter, he read between the lines.
看信时，他读出了言外之意。

You must not impose on his good nature from time to time.
你不应时不时地利用他的好脾气。

这些资料都是原创吗?

I copied them down from some books.

[ 本帖最后由 Sylvia_scj 于 2008-4-9 10:27 AM 编辑 ]

Reading is to the mind as food is to the body.
读书之于心灵如同食物之于身体。

I can make nothing of what you say.
我不明白你所说的。

She took to drinking beer.
她喝啤酒上瘾了。

He takes after his father in appearance.
他长得象他父亲。

Diligence pays in the long run.
勤勉最终一定会得到回报。