在英語當(dāng)中兩個(gè)近義和相對的詞用and或or連接構(gòu)成成對的英語短語，它們經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)在一起，因此它們的位置固定下來，有些同漢語的位置相同，有些同漢語不同，意義上有的和漢語相同，少量的同漢語有些差別，下面是筆者收集的一些此類的短語。

同漢語位置相同的短語

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 桶和鍬      

brothers and sisters兄妹 

bow and arrow弓和箭  

 bread and butter面包和黃油

crack and roar咆哮   

cup and saucer杯子碟子

drunk and sober酒漢與清醒者   

fair and square公正

far and away遠(yuǎn)離          

 far and near遠(yuǎn)近

fire and sword火與箭         

 first and foremost首先

first and last先后     

 fish and chips炸魚和薯?xiàng)l

free and easy輕松自在   

friend and foe朋友和敵人

forward and backward 前后   

fun and pleasure娛樂

wife and children妻子和兒童   

good or ill好歹(善惡)

great and small大小       

hale and hearty健壯

ham and egg火腿雞蛋      

hammer and sickle錘子與鐮刀

hand an foot手腳       

head and shoulder頭與肩

heart and soul心靈       

heaven and earth天地

heavy and light重輕       

high and low高低

hill and dale山谷         

home and abroad 國內(nèi)外

horse and cart馬車     

house and home家居

hue and cry喊叫       

husband and wife夫妻

hustle and bustle熙熙攘攘，

ifs and buts假設(shè)和轉(zhuǎn)折

in and out進(jìn)出        

whole and all全體

import and export進(jìn)出口   

internal and external內(nèi)外

judge and jury法官與陪審團(tuán)

king and queen國王與皇后

ladies and gentlemen女士與先生   

knife and pork刀叉

kith and kin親戚        

land and sea陸海

law and order治安   

lean and lanky瘦長

leaps and bounds跳躍   

light and shade光陰

long and short長短   

lord and lady貴族與小姐

male and female男女   

man and beast人與獸

man and woman男女   

meek and mild溫和

sweet and sour糖醋   

more or less或多或少

mother and child母子   

null and void無效

odds and ends零碎   

officers and soldiers官與兵

old and trial久經(jīng)考驗(yàn)   

oxford and cambridge牛津劍橋

out and away出走   

past and present過去與現(xiàn)在

weight and measures重量與尺寸    

pick and choose選擇

pots and pans壇壇罐罐   

puffing and blowing吐煙吹氣氣

profit and loss盈虧   

pros and cons正反

rack and ruin損壞    

right and wrong正誤

rough and tumble雜亂   

rules and regulations規(guī)章制度

true or false真假           

safe and sound安全

short and sweet少而精   

skin and bone皮包骨

slow and sure慢而準(zhǔn)   

sooner and later早晚

sports and games運(yùn)動(dòng)與游戲   

stocks and shares股票

stuff and nonsense胡說八道   

 tea and coffee清茶和咖啡

then and there當(dāng)時(shí)當(dāng)?shù)?nbsp;  

thick and thin厚薄

this and that這那   

thunder and light雷電

time and tide歲月   

to and fro來回

town and country鄉(xiāng)村   

twists and turns曲折

up and down上下   

ups and downs盛衰

vice and virtue罪惡與美德   

ways and means方法

wear and tear磨損   

wind and weather風(fēng)與天

come and go 來去    

poems and essays 詩文

同漢語的位置不相同的短語

back and forth前后   

bed and breakfast食宿

cap and gown(coat)衣帽   

fire and water水火

flesh and blood骨肉 

heat and cold冷熱

heavy and light輕重   

iron and steel鋼鐵

land and water水陸   

love and money金錢與愛情

might and main主力   

night and day白晝

north and south南北   

off and on開關(guān)

old and grey蒼老  

old and new新舊

one and only唯一   

pen and paper紙和筆

rain or shine陰晴   

rich and poor,窮富

right and left左右   

sword and shield劍與盾

twos and threes三三兩兩   

you and i你我

young and old老少   

pin and needle針毯

part and parcel重要部分  

give and take合作與讓步

mock and satire 諷刺嘲笑  

rain and wind 風(fēng)雨