第一篇：大学四级英语作文常用谚语和王能
大学四级英语作文常用谚语和万能句型
Where there is a will，there is a way.有志者事竟成
The brightest of all things, the sun, has its spots.金无赤足，人无完人。The best of friends must part.莫逆至交，终有一别。The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。
The best horse needs breaking, and the aptest child needs teaching.玉不琢不成器。Take time when time comes lest time steal away.机不可失，时不再来。
Take time to deliberate;but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.做事要深思熟虑，但时机一到，就要动手，不要犹豫。
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.书籍如朋友，应该少而精。
A true friend is known in the day of adversity.疾风知劲草，患难见真情。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.远亲不如近邻。A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.广交友，无深交。A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真交。
Low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.缺乏自信,就好象没拉手刹地在人生道路上行驶。
Self-confidence and self-reliance are the mainstays of a strong character.自信和自力更生是坚强品格的柱石。
Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功。Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
well begun，half done.好的开始等于成功的一半。It is hard to please all.众口难调。
Facts speak plainer than words.事实胜于雄辩。Call back white and white back.颠倒黑白。First things first.凡事有轻重缓急。
Action speaks louder than words.行动胜过语言。
East or west，home is the best.金窝银窝不如自家草窝。
Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。Misfortunes never(seldom)come alone(single).祸不单行。
All things will come round to him who will but wait.只要肯等待，一切都会按时来。Step by step the ladder is ascended.登梯需要逐级登。
We must not lie down,and cry,God help us.求神不如求己。Live and learn.活到老，学到老。
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.平静的大海决不能造就出熟练的水手。No way is impossible to courage.勇士面前无险路。
The fire is the test of gold;adversity of strong man.烈火试真金，困苦炼壮士。Many a little makes a mickle.积少便成多。
A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。A man is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
A thousand mile trip begins with one step.千里之行，始于足下。Do nothing by halves.不可半途而废。
A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里.All roads lead to Rome.处处有路通罗马。All beginnings are hard.万事开头难。
Opportunity meets the prepared mind, as the old saying goes.正如俗话所说，机遇只属于那些有心理准备的人。
Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。More hasty,less speed.欲速则不达。Look before you leap.三思而后行。Never say die.永不言败。
No cross, no crown.不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊补牢，为时未晚。No living man all things can.世上没有万事通。No man can do two things at once.一心不可二用。No man is born wise or learned.没有生而知之者。No man is wise at all times.聪明一世，糊涂一时。
None are so blind（deaf）as those who won't see（hear）.视而不见（充耳不闻）。No one can call back yesterday.昨日不会重现。No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。No pleasure without pain.没有苦就没有乐。No sweet without sweat.先苦后甜。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。Nothing seek, nothing find.没有追求就没有收获。
Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行，语言最要紧。Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。Not to advance is to go back.不进则退。
Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。Offense is the best defense.进攻是最好的防御。
Old friends and old wines are best.陈酒味醇，老友情深。Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。
Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。One false move may lose the game.一着不慎，满盘皆输。One man's fault is other man's lesson.前车之鉴。
One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。One's words reflect one's thinking.言为心声。
Out of debt（office）, out of danger.无债（官）一身轻。
Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心为静。Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。
Please the eye and plague the heart.贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。Pleasure comes through toil.苦尽甘来。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。Promise is debt.一诺千金。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。Rome is not built in a day.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。
Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操，曹操就到。Hasty love, soon cold.一见钟情难维久。Health is better than wealth.健康胜过财富。Health is happiness.健康就是幸福。Hear all parties.兼听则明。
Heaven never helps the man who will not act.自己不动，叫天何用。He is lifeless that is faultless.只有死人才不犯错误。
He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人先正己。He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.自嘲者不会让人见笑。
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一、~~~ the + ~ est + 名词 +(that)+ 主词 + have ever + seen(known/heard/had/read, etc)~~~ the most + 形容词 + 名词 +(that)+ 主词 + have ever + seen(known/heard/had/read, etc)例句：Helen is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen.海伦是我所看过最美丽的女孩。
Mr.Chang is the kindest teacher that I have ever had.张老师是我曾经遇到最仁慈的教师。
二、Nothing is + ~~~ er than to + V Nothing is + more + 形容词 + than to + V例句：Nothing is more important than to receive education.没有比接受教育更重要的事。
三、~~~ cannot emphasize the importance of ~~~ too much.（再怎么强调...的重要性也不为过。）例句：We cannot emphasize the importance of protecting our eyes too much.我们再怎么强调保护眼睛的重要性也不为过。
四、There is no denying that + S + V...（不可否认的...）例句：There is no denying that the qualities of our living have gone from bad to worse.不可否认的，我们的生活品质已经每况愈下。
五、It is universally acknowledged that + 句子~~（全世界都知道...）例句：It is universally acknowledged that trees are indispensable to us.全世界都知道树木对我们是不可或缺的。
六、There is no doubt that + 句子~~（毫无疑问的...）例句：There is no doubt that our educational system leaves something to be desired.毫无疑问的我们的教育制度令人不满意。
七、An advantage of ~~~ is that + 句子（...的优点是...）例句：An advantage of using the solar energy is that it won’t create(produce)any pollution.使用太阳能的优点是它不会制造任何污染。
八、The reason why + 句子 ~~~ is that + 句子（...的原因是...）例句：The reason why we have to grow trees is that they can provide us with fresh air./ The reason why we have to grow trees is that they can supply fresh air for us.我们必须种树的原因是它们能供应我们新鲜的空气。
九、So + 形容词 + be + 主词 + that + 句子（如此...以致于...）例句：So precious is time that we can’t afford to waste it.时间是如此珍贵，我们经不起浪费它。
十、Adj + as + Subject（主词）+ be, S + V~~~（虽然...）例句：Rich as our country is, the qualities of our living are by no means satisfactory.{by no means = in no way = on no account 一点也不}
虽然我们的国家富有，我们的生活品质绝对令人不满意。
十一、The + ~er + S + V,~~~the + ~er + S + V ~~~The + more + Adj + S + V,~~~the + more + Adj + S + V~~~（愈...愈...）例句：The harder you work, the more progress you make.你愈努力，你愈进步。
The more books we read, the more learned we become.我们书读愈多，我们愈有学问。
十二、By +Ving, ~~ can ~~（借着...，..能够..）例句：By taking exercise, we can always stay healthy.借着做运动，我们能够始终保持健康。
十三、~~~ enable + Object（受词）+ to + V（..使..能够..）例句：Listening to music enable us to feel relaxed.听音乐使我们能够感觉轻松。
十四、On no account can we
+ V ~~~（我们绝对不能...）例句：On no account can we ignore the value of knowledge.我们绝对不能忽略知识的价值。
十五、It is time + S + 过去式（该是...的时候了）例句：It is time the authorities concerned took proper steps to solve the traffic problems.该是有关当局采取适当的措施来解决交通问题的时候了。
十六、Those who ~~~（...的人...）例句：Those who violate traffic regulations should be punished.违反交通规定的人应该受处罚。
十七、There is no one but ~~~（没有人不...）例句：There is no one but longs to go to college.没有人不渴望上大学。
十八、be + forced/compelled/obliged + to + V（不得不...）例句：Since the examination is around the corner, I am compelled to give up doing sports.既然考试迫在眉睫，我不得不放弃做运动。
十九、It is conceivable that + 句子（可想而知的）It is obvious that + 句子（明显的）It is apparent that + 句子（显然的）例句：It is conceivable that knowledge plays an important role in our life.可想而知，知识在我们的一生中扮演一个重要的角色。
二十、That is the reason why ~~~（那就是...的原因）例句：Summer is sultry.That is the reason why I don’t like it.夏天很燠热。那就是我不喜欢它的原因。
二十一、For the past
+ 时间，S + 现在完成式...（过去...年来，...一直...）例句：For the past two years, I have been busy preparing for the examination.过去两年来，我一直忙着准备考试。
二十二、Since + S + 过去式，S + 现在完成式。
例句：Since he went to senior high school, he has worked very hard.自从他上高中，他一直很用功。
二十三、It pays to + V ~~~（...是值得的。）例句：It pays to help others.帮助别人是值得的。
二十四、be based on（以...为基础）例句：The progress of thee society is based on harmony.社会的进步是以和谐为基础的。
二十五、Spare no effort to + V（不遗余力的）例句：We should spare no effort to beautify our environment.我们应该不遗余力的美化我们的环境。
1.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
2.God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。
3.Easier said than done.说起来容易做起来难。
4.Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。
5.One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，谬之千里。
6.Slow and steady wins the race.稳扎稳打无往而不胜。
7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
8.Experience is the mother of wisdom.实践出真知。
9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。
11.More hasty,less speed.欲速则不达。
12.It's never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
13.All that glitters is not gold.闪光的未必都是金子。
14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a singlestep.千里之行始于足下。
15.Look before you leap.三思而后行。
16.Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功。
17.Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
18.well begun,half done.好的开始等于成功的一半。
19.It is hard to please all.众口难调。
20.Out of sight,out of mind.眼不见，心不念。
21.Facts speak plainer than words.事实胜于雄辩。
22.Call back white and white back.颠倒黑白。
23.First things first.凡事有轻重缓急。
24.Ill news travels fast.坏事传千里。
25.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
26.live not to eat,but eat to live.活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。
27.Action speaks louder than words.行动胜过语言。
28.East or west,home is the best.金窝银窝不如自家草窝。
29.It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。
30.Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能当饭吃。
31.Like and like make good friends.趣味相投。
32.The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。
33.Do as Romans do in Rome.入乡随俗。
34.An idle youth,a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
35.As the tree,so the fruit.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
36.To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。
开头万能公式：
1.开头万能公式一：
名人名言有人问了，“我没有记住名言，怎么办？尤其是英语名言？”，很好办：编！原理：我们看到的东西很多都是创造出来的，包括我们欣赏的文章也是，所以尽管编，但是一定要听起来很有道理呦！而且没准将来我们就是名人呢！对吧？经典句型：A proverb says, “ You are only young once.”(适用于已记住的名言)It goes without saying that we cannot be young forever.(适用于自编名言)更多经典句型：As everyone knows, No one can deny that„2.开头万能公式二：
数字统计原理：要想更有说服力，就应该用实际的数字来说明。原则上在议论文当中不应该出现虚假数字的，可是在考试的时候哪管那三七二十一，但编无妨，只要我有东西写就万事大吉了。所以不妨试用下面的句型：According to a recent survey, about 78.9% of the college students wanted to further their study after their graduation.看起来这个数字文邹邹的，其实都是编造出来的，下面随便几个题目我们都可以这样编造：
Honesty根据最近的一项统计调查显示，大学生向老师请假的理由当中78%都是假的。
Travel by Bike根据最近的一项统计调查显示，85%的人在近距离旅行的时候首选的交通工具是自行车。
Youth根据最近的一项统计调查显示，在某个大学，学生的课余时间的70%都是在休闲娱乐。
Five-day Work Week Better than Six-day Work?
根据最近的一项统计调查显示，98%的人同意每周五天工作日。
更多句型：A recent statistics shows that „结尾万能公式：
1.结尾万能公式一：如此结论说完了，毕竟要归纳一番，相信各位都有这样的经历，领导长篇大论，到最后终于冒出个“总而言之”之类的话，我们马上停止开小差，等待领导说结束语。也就是说，开头很好，也必然要有一个精彩的结尾，让读者眼前一亮，这样，你就可以拿高分了！比如下面的例子：
Obviously(此为过渡短语), we can draw the conclusion that good manners arise from politeness and respect for others.如果读者很难“显而见之”，但说无妨，就当读者的眼光太浅罢了！
更多过渡短语：
to sum up, in conclusion, in brief, on account of this, thus更多句型：
Thus, it can be concluded that„, Therefore, we can find that„2.结尾万能公式二：如此建议如果说“如此结论”是结尾最没用的废话，那么“如此建议”应该是最有价值的废话了，因为这里虽然也是废话，但是却用了一个很经典的虚拟语气的句型。拽！
Obviously, it is high time that we took some measures to solve the problem.s wise that is honest.诚实者最明智。
一、~~~ the + ~ est + 名词 +(that)+ 主词 + have ever + seen(known/heard/had/read, etc)~~~ the most + 形容词 + 名词 +(that)+ 主词 + have ever + seen(known/heard/had/read, etc)例句：Helen is the most beautiful girl that I have ever seen.海伦是我所看过最美丽的女孩。
Mr.Chang is the kindest teacher that I have ever had.张老师是我曾经遇到最仁慈的教师。
二、Nothing is + ~~~ er than to + V Nothing is + more + 形容词 + than to + V例句：Nothing is more important than to receive education.没有比接受教育更重要的事。
三、~~~ cannot emphasize the importance of ~~~ too much.（再怎么强调...的重要性也不为过。）例句：We cannot emphasize the importance of protecting our eyes too much.我们再怎么强调保护眼睛的重要性也不为过。
四、There is no denying that + S + V...（不可否认的...）例句：There is no denying that the qualities of our living have gone from bad to worse.不可否认的，我们的生活品质已经每况愈下。
五、It is universally acknowledged that + 句子~~（全世界都知道...）例句：It is universally acknowledged that trees are indispensable to us.全世界都知道树木对我们是不可或缺的。
六、There is no doubt that + 句子~~（毫无疑问的...）例句：There is no doubt that our educational system leaves something to be desired.毫无疑问的我们的教育制度令人不满意。
七、An advantage of ~~~ is that + 句子（...的优点是...）例句：An advantage of using the solar energy is that it won’t create(produce)any pollution.使用太阳能的优点是它不会制造任何污染。
八、The reason why + 句子 ~~~ is that + 句子（...的原因是...）例句：The reason why we have to grow trees is that they can provide us with fresh air./ The reason why we have to grow trees is that they can supply fresh air for us.我们必须种树的原因是它们能供应我们新鲜的空气。
九、So + 形容词 + be + 主词 + that + 句子（如此...以致于...）例句：So precious is time that we can’t afford to waste it.时间是如此珍贵，我们经不起浪费它。
十、Adj + as + Subject（主词）+ be, S + V~~~（虽然...）例句：Rich as our country is, the qualities of our living are by no means satisfactory.{by no means = in no way = on no account 一点也不}
虽然我们的国家富有，我们的生活品质绝对令人不满意。
十一、The + ~er + S + V,~~~the + ~er + S + V ~~~The + more + Adj + S + V,~~~the + more + Adj + S + V~~~（愈...愈...）例句：The harder you work, the more progress you make.你愈努力，你愈进步。
The more books we read, the more learned we become.我们书读愈多，我们愈有学问。
十二、By +Ving, ~~ can ~~（借着...，..能够..）例句：By taking exercise, we can always stay healthy.借着做运动，我们能够始终保持健康。
十三、~~~ enable + Object（受词）+ to + V（..使..能够..）例句：Listening to music enable us to feel relaxed.听音乐使我们能够感觉轻松。
十四、On no account can we
+ V ~~~（我们绝对不能...）例句：On no account can we ignore the value of knowledge.我们绝对不能忽略知识的价值。
十五、It is time + S + 过去式（该是...的时候了）例句：It is time the authorities concerned took proper steps to solve the traffic problems.该是有关当局采取适当的措施来解决交通问题的时候了。
十六、Those who ~~~（...的人...）例句：Those who violate traffic regulations should be punished.违反交通规定的人应该受处罚。
十七、There is no one but ~~~（没有人不...）例句：There is no one but longs to go to college.没有人不渴望上大学。
十八、be + forced/compelled/obliged + to + V（不得不...）例句：Since the examination is around the corner, I am compelled to give up doing sports.既然考试迫在眉睫，我不得不放弃做运动。
十九、It is conceivable that + 句子（可想而知的）It is obvious that + 句子（明显的）It is apparent that + 句子（显然的）例句：It is conceivable that knowledge plays an important role in our life.可想而知，知识在我们的一生中扮演一个重要的角色。
二十、That is the reason why ~~~（那就是...的原因）例句：Summer is sultry.That is the reason why I don’t like it.夏天很燠热。那就是我不喜欢它的原因。
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十一、For the past
+ 时间，S + 现在完成式...（过去...年来，...一直...）例句：For the past two years, I have been busy preparing for the examination.过去两年来，我一直忙着准备考试。
二十二、Since + S + 过去式，S + 现在完成式。
例句：Since he went to senior high school, he has worked very hard.自从他上高中，他一直很用功。
二十三、It pays to + V ~~~（...是值得的。）例句：It pays to help others.帮助别人是值得的。
二十四、be based on（以...为基础）例句：The progress of thee society is based on harmony.社会的进步是以和谐为基础的。
二十五、Spare no effort to + V（不遗余力的）例句：We should spare no effort to beautify our environment.我们应该不遗余力的美化我们的环境。
1.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
2.God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。
3.Easier said than done.说起来容易做起来难。
4.Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。
5.One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，谬之千里。
6.Slow and steady wins the race.稳扎稳打无往而不胜。
7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
8.Experience is the mother of wisdom.实践出真知。
9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。
11.More hasty,less speed.欲速则不达。
12.It's never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
13.All that glitters is not gold.闪光的未必都是金子。
14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a singlestep.千里之行始于足下。
15.Look before you leap.三思而后行。
16.Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功。
17.Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
18.well begun,half done.好的开始等于成功的一半。
19.It is hard to please all.众口难调。
20.Out of sight,out of mind.眼不见，心不念。
21.Facts speak plainer than words.事实胜于雄辩。
22.Call back white and white back.颠倒黑白。
23.First things first.凡事有轻重缓急。
24.Ill news travels fast.坏事传千里。
25.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
26.live not to eat,but eat to live.活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。
27.Action speaks louder than words.行动胜过语言。
28.East or west,home is the best.金窝银窝不如自家草窝。
29.It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子在德不在衣。
30.Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能当饭吃。
31.Like and like make good friends.趣味相投。
32.The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。
33.Do as Romans do in Rome.入乡随俗。
34.An idle youth,a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
35.As the tree,so the fruit.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
36.To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。
开头万能公式：
1.开头万能公式一：
名人名言有人问了，“我没有记住名言，怎么办？尤其是英语名言？”，很好办：编！原理：我们看到的东西很多都是创造出来的，包括我们欣赏的文章也是，所以尽管编，但是一定要听起来很有道理呦！而且没准将来我们就是名人呢！对吧？经典句型：A proverb says, “ You are only young once.”(适用于已记住的名言)It goes without saying that we cannot be young forever.(适用于自编名言)更多经典句型：As everyone knows, No one can deny that„2.开头万能公式二：
数字统计原理：要想更有说服力，就应该用实际的数字来说明。原则上在议论文当中不应该出现虚假数字的，可是在考试的时候哪管那三七二十一，但编无妨，只要我有东西写就万事大吉了。所以不妨试用下面的句型：According to a recent survey, about 78.9% of the college students wanted to further their study after their graduation.看起来这个数字文邹邹的，其实都是编造出来的，下面随便几个题目我们都可以这样编造：
Honesty根据最近的一项统计调查显示，大学生向老师请假的理由当中78%都是假的。
Travel by Bike根据最近的一项统计调查显示，85%的人在近距离旅行的时候首选的交通工具是自行车。
Youth根据最近的一项统计调查显示，在某个大学，学生的课余时间的70%都是在休闲娱乐。
Five-day Work Week Better than Six-day Work?
根据最近的一项统计调查显示，98%的人同意每周五天工作日。
更多句型：A recent statistics shows that „结尾万能公式：
1.结尾万能公式一：如此结论说完了，毕竟要归纳一番，相信各位都有这样的经历，领导长篇大论，到最后终于冒出个“总而言之”之类的话，我们马上停止开小差，等待领导说结束语。也就是说，开头很好，也必然要有一个精彩的结尾，让读者眼前一亮，这样，你就可以拿高分了！比如下面的例子：
Obviously(此为过渡短语), we can draw the conclusion that good manners arise from politeness and respect for others.如果读者很难“显而见之”，但说无妨，就当读者的眼光太浅罢了！
更多过渡短语：
to sum up, in conclusion, in brief, on account of this, thus更多句型：
Thus, it can be concluded that„, Therefore, we can find that„2.结尾万能公式二：如此建议如果说“如此结论”是结尾最没用的废话，那么“如此建议”应该是最有价值的废话了，因为这里虽然也是废话，但是却用了一个很经典的虚拟语气的句型。拽！
Obviously, it is high time that we took some measures to solve the problem.s
第二篇：大学英语四级常用谚语
Proverbs(Old Sayings)1.As a saying goes… 2.There is a saying… 3.A proverb says…
4.It goes without saying that… 5.As everyone knows… 6.No one can deny that…
1.Sound in body, sound in mind.身体健康，神清气爽 2.Wealth is nothing without health.失去健康，枉有家当 3.Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。4.Every second counts.一寸光阴一寸金。
5.Opportunity seldom knocks twice.机不可失，时不再来 6.Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.知识使人谦虚, 无知使人骄傲。
7.Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口利于病。8.A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。9.All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。
10.All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事总是由难而易
11.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。12.A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。13.By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
14.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。
15.Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。16.Diamond cuts diamond.强中自有强中手。
17.Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。
18.Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.天才不过是勤奋而已。19.It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老
20.No one can call back yesterday.昨日不会重现。
21.Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。
22.Money can’t buy time.寸金难买寸光阴
23.Failure is the mother of success.失败乃成功之母
24.A good beginning is half the battle.良好的开端成功的一半。25.To teach is to learn.教学相长。26.Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败。
27.Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。28.Time and tide wait for no man.时不待我/岁月无情。
29.The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future.前事不忘，后世之师。30.Once beaten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。31.Birds of a feather flock together.物以类分，人以群分。32.There is no smoke without fire.无风不起浪。
33.Good wine needs no bush.酒香不怕巷子深/酒香客自来。34.The pupil outdoes the master.青出于蓝而胜于蓝。35.Diamond cut diamond.强中更有强中手。
36.Little strokes fell great oaks.滴水穿石。/只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。37.Judge not a book by its cover.人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。38.A straight foot is not afraid of crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。39.The knife cuts bread and fingers.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。40.A horse stumbles that has four legs.人非圣贤，熟能无过。41.Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。42.Rest breeds rust.生命在于运动。
43.Nothing venture, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。44.True blue will never stain.真金不怕火炼。
45.Don’t count the chicken before they are hatched.请勿盲目乐观。
46.A watched pot never boils.心急吃不了热豆腐。/有心插花花不开，无心插柳柳成阴。
47.The best horse stumbles.智者千虑，必有一失。
48.Rome was not built in a day.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。49.Silence is golden.沉默是金。
50.A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔。
51.One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。
56.Heaven has endowed me with talents for eventual use.天生我才必有用。
57.Patience and application will carry us through.忍耐和努力会使我们度过难关。
58.Penny and penny laid up will be many.积少成多。
59.Practice is better than precept.身教胜于言教。
60.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
61.Prepare for a rain day.未雨绸缪。
62.Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。
63.Pride goes before a fall.(or destruction).骄兵必败。
64.Punctuality is the soul of business.严守时间是办事情的重要原则。
65.Purpose supposes foresight.深谋远虑。
66.Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。
67.One cannot put back the clock.时钟不能倒转。
68.One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。
69.One man‘s fault is other man‘s lesson.前车之鉴。
70.Promise is debt.一诺千金。
71.Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。
72.Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
73.Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。
74.Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。
75.The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。
76.The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。
77.The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃 78.Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。
79.The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
80.The first step is the only difficulty.迈出第一步是最艰难的。
81.The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。
82.The greatest talkers are always least doers.语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
83.The outsider sees the most of the game.旁观者清。
84.There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
85.Think twice before you do.三思而后行。
86.Time cures all things.时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
87.Time lost cannot be won again.时光流逝，不可复得。
88.Time past cannot be called back again.时间不能倒流。
89.Too much liberty spills all.自由放任，一事无成
90.To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就是延长生命。
91.Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。
92.Wealth is nothing without health.失去健康，钱再多也没用。
93.Well begun is half done.好的开始，是成功的一半。
94.Whatever you do, do with all your might.不管做什么，都要一心一意
95.Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。
96.Where there is smoke, there is fire.事出有因。
97.Work makes the workman.勤工出巧匠。
98.A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
99.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。
100.A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善终。
101.All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。
102.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
103.A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追。
104.A year's plan starts with spring.一年之计在于春。
105.A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
106.Beauty lies in the love's eyes.情人眼里出西施。
107.Business is the salt of life.事业是人生的第一需要。
108.Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
109.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。
110.Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
111.Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而废。
112.Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。
113.Easier said than done.说得容易，做得难。
114.Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命运自己掌握。
115.Gold will not buy anything.黄金并非万能。
116.Honesty is the best policy.做人诚信为本。
117.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.脚踏两条船，必定落空。
118.It is easier to get money than to keep it.挣钱容易攒钱难。119.Jack of all trades and master of none.门门精通，样样稀松。
120.Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
121.Lost time is never found again.岁月既往，一去不回。
122.Many heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。
123.Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.患难见真情。
124.Pursue your object, be it what it will, steadily and indefatigably.不管追求什么目标，都应坚持不懈。
125.We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite
hope.——Mattin Luther King
我们必须接受失望，因为它是有限的，但千万不可失去希望，因为它是无穷的。——马丁·路德·金
126.Nothing seek, nothing find.无所求则无所获。
127.A strong man will struggle with the storms of fate.——Thomas Addison
强者能同命运的风暴抗争。——爱迪生
128.Man struggles upwards;water flows downwards.人往高处走，水往低处流。
129.Cease to struggle and you cease to live.——Thomas Carlyle
生命不止，奋斗不息。——卡莱尔
130.You have to believe in yourself.That's the secret of success.——Charles Chaplin
人必须有自信，这是成功的秘密。——卓别林
第三篇：英语四级常用谚语
英语专业四级写作必备名言谚语
个人修养类 道德爱情
1.A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人，燃烧了自己。2.A fair death honors the whole life.死得其所，流芳百世。3.A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。
4.Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.抱负是一切高尚操行的萌芽。
5.A good conscience is a soft pillow.不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。6.A good fame is better than a good face.美名胜过美貌。
7.A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。8.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.浅学误人。
9.A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.(J.Barrymore)只要一个人还有追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。（J·巴里摩尔）
10.A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追。11.All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。12.Beauty lies in the lover’s eyes.情人眼里出西施。13.Do as you would be done by.己所不欲，勿施于人。
14.Doing is better than saying.与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。（行动胜于言语。）15.Don’t try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班门弄斧。
16.Friendship is like earthenware: once broken, it can be mended;love is like a mirror: once broken, that ends it.(Josh Billings，American humorist)友谊就像陶器，破了可以修补；爱情好比镜子，一旦打破就难重圆。（美国幽默作家乔什·比林斯）17.Friendship is love without his wings.(George Gordon Byron, British poet)友谊是没有羽翼的爱。（英国诗人G·G·拜伦）
18.Handsome is he who does handsomely.行为漂亮才算美。19.Hasty love, soon cold.一见钟情难持久。
20.He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.正人先正己。21.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.脚踏两条船，必定落空。22.Love cannot be compelled.爱情不能强求。
23.Love is never without jealousy.没有妒忌就没有爱情。24.Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。
25.On earth there is nothing great but man;in the man there is nothing great but mind.(A.Hamilton)地球上唯一伟大的是人，人身上唯一伟大的是心灵。（A·哈密尔顿）? 理想现实
1.Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自满。2.A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
3.Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.（Alexander Dumas, French writer)生活没有目标就像航海没有指南针。（法国作家亚历山大·大仲马)4.An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.(Robert Louis Stevenson)生活的目标，是唯一值得寻找的财富。（R·L·史蒂文森）5.Between the ideal and the reality, between the motion and the act, falls the shadow.(Thomas Stearns Eliot)理想与现实之间，动机与行为之间，总有一道阴影。（T·S·艾略特）
6.Every minute counts.分秒必争。
7.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。
8.Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.(William Shakespeare)不要只因一次失败，就放弃你原来决心想要达到的目的。（莎士比亚）9.Don’t part with your illusions.When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.(Mark Twain)不要放弃你的幻想。当幻想没有了以后，你虽然还可以生存，但是你虽生犹死。（马克·吐温）
10.A willful man will have his way.有志者事竟成。11.God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。
12.Goals determine what you’re going to be.(Julius Irving)人生的奋斗目标决定你将成为怎样的人。（朱利斯·欧文）
13.Have an aim in life, or your energies will all be wasted.(R.Peters, American jurist)人生应该树立目标，否则你的精力会白白浪费。（美国法学家彼得斯）14.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.想不犯错误，就一事无成。
15.Ideal are like the stars—we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them.(Carl Schulz, American statesman)理想犹如天上的星星，我们犹如水手，虽不能达到天上，但是我们的航程可凭借它指引。（美国政治家卡尔·舒尔茨）
16.Ideal is the beacon.Without ideal, there is no secure direction;without direction, there is no life.(Tolstoy, Russian writer）理想是指路明灯。没有理想，就没有坚定的方向；没有方向，就没有生活。（俄国作家托尔斯泰）
17.If winter comes, can spring be far behind?(P.B.Shelley, British poet)冬天来了，春天还会远吗？（英国诗人P·B·雪莱）
18.If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.(Ibsen, Norwegian dramatist)如果你怀疑自己，那么你的立足点确实不稳固了。（挪威剧作家易卜生）19.It is at our mother’s knee that we acquire our noblest and truest and highest, but there is seldom any money in them.(Mark Twain, American writer)就是在我们母亲的膝上，我们获得了最高尚、最真诚和最远大的理想，但是里面很少有金钱的成分。（美国作家马克·吐温）
20.It is the first step that costs troublesome.万事开头难。
21.It never will rain roses.When we want to have more roses we must plant trees.(G.Eliot, British novelist)天上不会掉下玫瑰来，如果想要更多的玫瑰，必须自己种植。（英国小说家G·艾略特）
22.Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。23.The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.(Goethe, German poet and dramatist)人生重要的事情是确定一个伟大的目标，并决心实现它。（德国诗人、剧作家歌德）24.The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.(Franklin Roosevelt, American President)实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。（美国总统富兰克林·罗斯福）
25.Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。? 人生逆境
1.A good seaman is known in bad weather.惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色。2.A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.(J.Burroughs, American natural historian)一个人可以失败多次，但是只要他没有开始责怪旁人，他还不是一个失败者。（美国博物学家J·巴勒斯）
3.A strong man will struggle with the storms of fate.(Addison)强者能同命运的风暴抗争。(爱迪生)4.A thousand-mile journey is started by taking the first step.千里之行，始于足下。
5.Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。6.All things in their being are good for something.天生我才必有用。
7.Cease to struggle and you cease to live.(Thomas Carlyle)生命不息，奋斗不止。（托马斯·卡莱尔）
8.Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿。
9.Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。
10.Energy and persistence conquer all things.(Benjamin Franklin)能量加毅力可以征服一切。（本杰明·富兰克林）
11.No cross, no crown.不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。
12.Fear not that the life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never have a beginning.(J.H.Newman)不要害怕你的生活将要结束，应该担心你的生活永远没有真正开始。（J·H·纽曼）
13.He who seizes the right moment, is the right man.(Goethe)谁把握机遇，谁就心想事成。（歌德）
14.Man errs as long as he strives.(Goethe)失误是进取的代价。（歌德）15.Man is man and master of his fate.人就是人，是自己命运的主人。
16.Man struggles upwards;water flows downwards.人往高处走，水往低处流。
17.Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly for them.(C.Weitzman, Irish President）奇迹有时候是会发生的，但是你得为之拼命地努力。（爱尔兰总统C·魏茨曼）
18.It is wise to learn at another man’s cost.前车之鉴。19.Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.(Richard Nixon, American President)命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。（美国总统理查德·尼克松）20.Our greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.(Goldsmith)我们最值得自豪的不在于从不跌倒，而在于每次跌倒之后都爬起来。（哥德史密斯）21.Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.(Jean Jacques Rousseau, French thinker)忍耐是痛苦的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。（法国思想家卢梭）
22.Pursue your object, be it what it will, steadily and indefatigably.不管追求什么目标，都应坚持不懈。? 趣味休闲 1.A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。2.A boaster and a liar are cousins germane.吹牛与说谎本是同宗。3.A burden of one’s choice is not felt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。
4.A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.知足是人生一大幸事。
5.A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。6.A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
7.A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。8.A good husband makes a good wife.夫善则妻贤。9.A light heart lives long.静以修身。
10.A mother’s love never changes.母爱永恒。11.A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。
12.A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
13.A single flower does not make a spring.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。14.All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.人世间所有的荣华富贵都不如一个好朋友。
15.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果，不用请医生。
16.An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。17.As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。18.Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。
19.Content is better than riches.知足者常乐。
20.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起身体好。?
第四篇：提升英语四级作文谚语
1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many;to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.5.不眠之夜 white night.6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses.7.不遗余力 spare no effort;go all out;do one‘s best.8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul.10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new;ring out the old year and ring in the new.11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all.12.大开眼界 open one’s eyes;broaden ones horizon;be an eye-opener.13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace.14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough;beyond is as wrong as falling short;too much is as bad as too little.15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more.17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones.21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can’t be pure and man can‘t be perfect.22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth.24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence.25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal;a hedge between keeps friendship green.26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché.27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory;win instant success.30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth.31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened.32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of onedear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven.Man proposes, God disposes.35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half;Cunning outwits itself.36.拿手好戏 masterpiece.37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad.38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions;throw a sprat to catch a whale.39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn one own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end.40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities.41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you cant make a fist.One can make bricks without straw.42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step.43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something.46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon(from the outside)finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt-Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.47.强强联手 win-win co-operation.48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.49.人之初性本善 Man’s nature at birth is good.50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy.52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world.54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating.55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round.56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.59.升级换代 updating and upgrading
(of products).60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can;t be repaid by grass.62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel.65.实事求是seek truth from facts;be practical and realistic;be true to facts.66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.67.实话实说speak the plain truth;call a spade a spade;tell it as it is.68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.69.山不在高，有仙则名;No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy.;
70.韬光养晦hide one;s capacities and bide one;s time.71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets.72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen.a bolt from the blue.73.团结就是力量Unity is strength.74.跳进黄河洗不清eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there;s nothing one can do to clear one;s name;.75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena.76.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.77.往事如风;The past has vanished(from memory)like wind.;What in past, is pas.78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one;s child.79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly.When it rains it pours.80.文韬武略military expertise;military strategy.81.唯利是图draw water to one;s mill.82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots.83.无中生有make create something out of nothing.84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind.There;s no smoke without fire.85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends.86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean.87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.88.蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off.89.心想事成May all your wish come true.90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding;give tacit consent;tacit understanding91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.
第五篇：四级英语作文常用格言谚语
（一）品格行为
A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。A good conscience is a soft pillow.不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。As they brew, so let they drink.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil.恶有恶报，善有善报。Diligence redeems stupidity.勤能补拙。Like father, like son.有其父，必有其子。
A man must take the consequences of his own deeds.一个人必须为自己的行为负责。Who pleasure gives, shall joy receive.予人以快乐者，自己会获得快乐。
（二）友情友谊
If Jack’s in love, he’s no judge of Jill’s beauty.情人眼里出西施。A true friend is best possession.真诚的朋友是最宝贵的财富。A faithful friend is hard to find.知音觅。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。Love, and be loved.爱，然后被爱。
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.选友要慎重，换友须更慎。Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。
A man is known by the company he keeps.物与类聚，人以群分。
A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.海内存自己，天涯若比邻。
As distance tests a horse’s strength, so time reveals a person’s heart.路遥知马力，日久见人心。Beauty lies in the lover’s eye.情人眼里出西施。It is merry when friends meet.朋友相聚不亦乐乎。
（三）金钱财富
Beware of little expenses, a small leak will sink a great ship.小小开支不可随意，小小漏洞会沉大船。
Cut your coat according to your cloth.量入为出。A light purse makes a heavy heart.囊中羞涩烦事多。A heavy purse makes a light heart.囊中有钱心舒畅。Money makes the mare go.有钱能使鬼推磨。Money talks.金钱万能。
（四）勤劳发奋
The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登。（早起的鸟儿有虫吃。）Laziness travels so early, that poverty overtakes him.懒惰甩不掉贫困。God gives all things to industry.上帝对勤劳者慷慨。Speak little, do much.少说多做。
Well done is better than well said.说得好不如做得好。
He that can have patience can have what he will.有志者事竟成。Diligence is the mother of good luck.勤奋为幸运之母。
Genius is one percent of inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.天才是1%的灵感加上99%的汗水。Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。More haste, less speed.欲速则不达。
（五）处世方法
A bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。A good beginning is half done.好的开头是成功的一半。All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。
The proof of pudding is in the eating.亲尝方知布丁味。There are tricks in every trade.行行有秘诀。The first blow is half the battle.先下手为强。Practice makes perfect.熟能上巧。All water runs into the sea.百川归海。
If you want to get the honey, you must bear the stings of bees.不吃苦中苦，没有甜中甜。A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补，大洞难堵。
（六）智慧与心态
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。Call a spade a spade.实事求是。
Don’t teach the fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.宁为鸡头，不为凤尾。Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日之事今日毕。Experience is the father of the wisdom.经验乃智慧之父。He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后笑得最好。Where there’s will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。
Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮。Where there is life, there is hope.有生命就有希望。
To err is human, to forgive, divine.人孰无过，宽恕为上。Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败。Honesty is the best policy.诚为上策。
Never do things by halves.不可半途而废。
A man of great wisdom often seems slow witted.大智若愚。Big mouthfuls often choke.贪多嚼不烂。Do in Rome as the Romans do.入乡随俗。
Judge not according to appearance.不可以貌取人。Look before you leap.三思而后行。Don’t gild the lily.勿画蛇添足。
Learning without thought is labor lost.学而不思则罔。
（七）生活境遇
Adversity makes a man wise.逆境增智慧。Adversity reveals virtue.逆境显本色。Every dog has its day.人人皆有得意时。
Blessings never come in pairs;misfortunes never come singly.福无双至，祸不单行。After suffering is happiness.苦尽甘来。
East or west, home is best.东西南北跑，只要家最好。
（八）书籍与知识
A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。
Imagination is more important than knowledge.想象重于知识。Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。
（九）事业与成功
Nothing is impossible to a wiling mind.世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Achievement is founded on diligence and wasted upon the recklessness.业精于勤而荒于嬉。Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。
God helps those who help themselves.自助者，天帮助。Nothing venture, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Opportunity knocks only once.机不可失，时不再来。Constant dripping wears away the stone.水滴石穿。
Different trades are separated by mountains.隔行如隔山。Early sow, early mow.早种早收。
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind iron rod into a needle.只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。No pains, no gain.不劳而获。
There is no rose without thorns.没有玫瑰不带刺。
Chances favor the minds that are prepared.机会青睐有准备的人。
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.爬梯须从第一步起。
（十）时间
Time lost cannot be won again.时光不复返。Time and tide wait for no man.时不待人。Time is money.时间就是金钱。
Lost years are worse than lost dollars.失去时光金不换。Time flies.光阴似箭。
（十一）教育
Spare the rod, spoil the child.孩子不打不成器。Rome was not built in a day.罗马非一日建成。True love is giving.真爱在于奉献。
Genius without education is like silver in the mine.未受教育的天才，犹如未雕之玉。A great teacher produces a brilliant student.名师出高徒。
A teacher for one day is a father for a lifetime.一日为师，终身为父。Habit(Custom)is the(a)nature.习惯成自然。Example is better than precept.榜样胜于规则。It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林
a blank slate 干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始）a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满）a cat nap 打个盹儿
a ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯（懒鬼）a headache 头痛（麻烦事）a knock out 击倒（美得让人倾倒）a load off my mind 心头大石落地 a pain in the neck 脖子疼（苦事）
a piece of cake 一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件）a shot in the dark 盲目射击（瞎猜）a sinking ship 正在下沉的船
a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光（公然受辱）a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人）a thorn in someone''s side 腰上的荆棘（芒刺在背）a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人（叛徒）a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担 an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌
ants in one''s pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立不安）back in the saddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓）back on track重上轨道（改过自新）backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其反）ball and chain 铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆）beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳）beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过（生得难看）bet your life 把命赌上（绝对错了）better half 我的另一半
big headed 大脑袋（傲慢，自大）
bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事要办）bite the bullet 咬子弹（强忍痛苦）
birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）
blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了）break a let 折断一条腿（表演真实，演出成功）break the ice 破冰（打破僵局）brown nose 讨好，谄媚
bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人，动辄弄坏东西的人）
burst your bubble 扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞风景）bury one's head in the sand把头埋在沙里（自欺欺人）butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里紧张，七上八下）buy the farm买下农场（归道山，死了）cash in my chips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝）circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待）clean up one's act自我检点，自我改进 come down in sheets整片整片地下（倾盆大雨）cross the line 跨过线（做得太过分了）
cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直）
cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物（不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入）
daily grind 例行苦事，每天得干的苦工 days are numbered 来日无多 dead center 正当中
dead-end street 死路，死巷子 domino effect 骨牌效应 down to the wire 最后关头
down under 南边（常指面半球的澳洲）
downhill from here 从此都是下坡路（自此每况愈下）drop the ball 掉了球（失职）empty nest 空巢（儿女长大离家）get hitched 拴起来（结婚）
get off on the wrong foot 起步便错（第一印象不佳）get the ball rolling 让球滚起来（动起手来）goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩 hit the road 上路
hold your horses 勒住你的马（慢来）
hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了（把……坑苦了）in one''s back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物）
in the dark 在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）it''s Greek to me 希腊文（天书）
joined at the hip 连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人）jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑（抢先）kick the bucket 踢水桶（翘辫子）
kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕，一举两得 last straw 最后一根稻草
left a bitter taste in one''s mouth 留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆）
light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火（促其行动）light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光（一线希望）like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖）ling winded 长舌，碎嘴
Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮）my old man 我的老头（我父亲）
out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下）
plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草）
poker face 扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色）pop the question 提出大问题（求婚）
pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步）punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑
put all of one''s eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷）
put one''s foot in one''s mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了）rob the cradle 劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草）
skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）skeleton in one''s closet 壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事）skin and bones 皮包骨
sleep on it 睡在上面（考虑一晚上）small talk 寒喧，闲聊 smooth sailing 一帆风顺
stab in the back 背后插刀（遭人暗算）stallion 千里驹（貌美体健的男人）stud 种马（貌美体健的男人）swing for the fence 打全垒打 take a hike 走路（滚蛋）until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青（也是白干）unwind 放松发条（轻松下来）up for grabs 大家有份
up in the air 挂在空中（悬而未决）
when hell freezes over 地狱结冰（绝不可能的事）weed out 除去杂草（淘汰）well rounded全 能，全才
when pigs fly 猪飞的时候（绝不可能）
not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观）
wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）
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