第一篇：英文谚语(含翻译)
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.A friend in need is a friend in deed.患难见真情。
What a big delight to have friends coming from afar.有朋自远方来，不亦说乎。God help those who help themselves.自助者，天助之。Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩 To make each day count.让每一天变得有价值。
No road is long with good company.与良友为伴，路不觉遥远。Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败。
Everyone is architect of his own fortune.每个人都是自己财富的建筑师。No pains ,no gains.一分耕耘，一分收获。
Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。Great dreams make great people.梦想造就人。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.劳逸结合。
Helping others is helping ourselves.帮助别人就是帮助我们自己。
See the invisible,do the impossible.看别人看不见的，做别人做不到的。Care and diligence bring good luck.谨慎和勤奋带来好运。
Confidence in yourselves is the first step on the road to success.自信是通向成功的第一步。Make hay while the sun shines.趁热打铁。Every cloud has a silver lining.天无绝人之路。
A young idler,an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。Caution is the parent of safety.谨慎是安全之父。
Lost time is never found again.时间一去不复返。=Time and tide wait for o man.You never know what you can do till you try.不尝试永远不知道能做什么。Nothing ventured,nothing gained.不入虎穴焉得虎子。A fall into a pit,a gain in your wit.吃一堑长一智。All that glitters is not gold.发光的不一定是金子。Rome was not build in one day.罗马不是一天建成的。
Tow heads are better than one.两个恶臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。Good beginning is half done.好的开始是成功的一半。One finger can't life a small stone.众人拾柴火焰高。Reading makes a full man.阅读使人充实。
Don't let yesterday use up too much of today.今日事今日毕。
Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.任何值得做的事都值得把它做好。Miracle is another name of efforts.努力是奇迹的代名词。
Whatever you do,do with all your might.不管你做什么，都要全心全意做好。Easier said than done.说比做容易。
Experience is the mother of wisdom.实践出真知。More hasty,less speed.欲速则不达。
It's never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
A journey with a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。
The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.对明天最好的准备就是把今天做到最好
41.Where there is life,there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。42.A real man never goes back on his words.一言既出驷马难追。43.One false step will make a great difference.失之毫厘，谬以千里。
44.I'm a slow worker ,but I never walk backwards.我走路很慢，但我从不回头。45.Man proposes,God disposes.成事在人，谋事在天。
46.Nothing is difficult if you set your mind to it.只要你用心，万事皆可能。
第二篇：英文谚语翻译
英文谚语翻译
A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追 Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁
Where there is a will there is way.有志者事竟成
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.满瓶不响，半瓶叮咚 Time and tide wait for no man.岁月不待人 Second thoughts are best.Look before you leap.三思而后行 Like teacher, like pupil.Like father, like son.有其师必有其徒 He that talks much errs much.言多必失
Standers-by see more than gamesters.旁观者清 Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.不会撑船怪河弯 Many words cut more than swords 刀伤有法治，舌伤无术医
Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 A great ship asks deep waters.蛟龙要有海来游 Murder will out.纸包不住火
He that mischief hatches, mischief catches.害人终害己 It's no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收 Homer sometimes nods.智者千虑，必有一失
Men may meet but moutains never.人生何处不相逢
No great loss without some small gain.塞翁失马焉知非福
宁为鸡首，不为牛后。Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion 萝卜白菜，各有所爱。Some prefer turnips and othes pears 骨瘦如柴 As lean as a rail 两袖清风 Clean hand 面如土色 As pale as ashes 艳如桃李 As red as rose 有情人终成眷属 All shall be well,Jack shall have will 拆东墙补西墙 He robs Peter to pay Paul 棋逢对手 Diamonds cut Diamonds 好借好还，再借不难 Pay on the spot and borrow a lot,pay slow and you will get no dough
第三篇：常用谚语翻译专题
1.Absence makes the heart grow fonder。
小别胜新婚；离别更增思念之情。
2.Action speak louder than words。
行动胜于言辞；事实胜于雄辩；坐而言不如起而行。
3.Advice when most needed is least heeded。
忠言于最需要时，最不被重视；忠言逆耳。
4.Affection is blind reason。
爱情是盲目的理性。
5.After a storm comes a calm。
暴风雨后的宁静；否极泰来；雨过天晴。
6.After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile。
饭后坐一下，晚饭后运动。
7.After night comes the day。
黑夜过后，白昼将至；否极泰来。
8.After pleasure comes pain。
先乐必后苦。
9.All cats are grey in the dark。
猫在黑暗中都是灰色的。
10.All good things come to an end。
好景不常；天下没有不散的筵席。
11.All may begin a war, few can end it。
战端易起难收。
12.All men are mortal。
人皆有一死。
13.All rivers run into the sea。
条条江河通大海；条条大道通罗马；殊途同归。
14.All roads lead to Rome。
条条大道通罗马；殊途同归。
15.All's fair in love and war。
恋爱和战争是不择手段的；兵不厌诈；情场如战场。
16.All's grist that comes to the mill。
到磨子里的一切都成粉；来者不拒，全盘照收。
17.All's well that ends well。
凡事结局好，则全部都好。
18.All that glitters is not gold。
发光的未必全是金；中看未必中用；人不可貌相。
19.All things come to those who wait。
懂得忍耐的人是最大的赢家；忍为上策。
20.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy。
只工作而不游戏，会使人变得迟钝。
21.Another day, another dollar。
做一天，一天。
22.Any port in a storm。
暴风雨中的港口；危急时的避难所；穷途末路之计。
23.Appearances are deceptive。
外表是靠不住的；勿以貌取人。
24.An apple a day keeps the doctor away。
每天吃一个苹果，不必看医生。
25.The apple never falls far from the tree。
苹果只会掉落苹果树下。
26.April showers bring forth May flowers。
四月阵雨带来五月花。
27.Art apes nature。
艺术模仿自然。
28.Art is long, life is short。
生也有涯，而知无涯；人生短暂，而学问无穷。
29.As a man lives, so shall he die;as a tree falls, so shall it lie。
人有生就有死；树倒了，也就躺在那儿了。
30.As is the workman so is the work。
有怎样的工匠就有怎样的作品；物如其人。
31.As soon as is born he begins to die。
生即死的开端；人一出生，就是步向死亡。
32.As you brew, so must you drink。
自己酿的酒，自己喝；自作自受；自食其果。
33.As you make your bed, so you must lie on it。
自己铺的床，自己睡；自作自受；自食其果。
34.As you sow, so will you reap。
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
35.Ask no questions and be told no lies。
不问问题不会受骗；[台湾谚语]小孩有耳无嘴。
36.A bad beginning makes a bad ending。
不善始者不善终。
37.A bad excuse is better than none at all。
一个勉强的借口，总比没有强。
38.Bad excuses are worse than none。
坏借口不如没借口。
39.Bad news has wings。
坏消息长了翅膀；好事不出门，坏事传千里。
40.Bad news travels fast。
坏消息传得快；好事不出门，坏事传千里。
41.A bad penny always come back。
劣币难除；烫手山芋甩不掉。
42.A bad workman always blames his tools。
拙劣的工匠总是埋怨工具不好。
43.A bargain is a bargain。
一言为定；协议已成，不可反悔。
44.Barking dogs seldom bite。
会叫的狗不咬人；色厉内荏。
45.Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home。
家虽简陋，但没有一个地方比家更温暖；在家千日好，出门事事难。
46.Be just to all, but trust not all。
公道待人，但不可尽信之。
47.Be sure of hay till the end of May。
不到五月底，干草不可弃。
48.Be swift to hear, slow to hear。
多听少说。
49.Beauty and chastity seldom meet。
美貌与贞洁常相斥。
50.Beauty is but a skin deep。
美貌是肤浅的；美丽是不能持久的；勿以貌取人。
51.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder。
情人眼里出西施。
52.Beggars cannot be choosers。
乞丐当无权选择；讨饭难拣嘴；饥难择食。
53.Best is cheapest。
最好的即是最便宜的。
54.The best of friends must part。
朋友关系再好，终须分离；天下无不散的筵席。
55.The best things are hard to come by。
最好的东西难得到。
56.Better a bare foot than no foot at all。
光脚总比没脚好，有总比没有好。
57.Better a glorious death than a shameful life。
光荣赴死，好过苟且偷生。
58.Better be born lucky than wise。
运气比才智更有用；生不逢时，再有才气也没用。
59.Better be sure than sorry。
安全总比后悔好；预防胜于后悔；宁未雨绸缪，毋事后懊悔。
60.Better give than take。
施比受有福。
61.Better late than never。
迟做总比不做好；亡羊补牢，尤为晚矣。
62.Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know。
已知的危险比未知的好；明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
63.Beware what and to whom you speak。
小心你说出的话和说话的对象。
64.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush。
一鸟在手，胜于二鸟在林；到手的才实在；把握现在，不要空想未来。
65.Birds of a feather flock together。
物以类聚。
66.Bite not the hand that feeds thee。
别反咬喂你的手；不要忘恩负义。
67.A blessing in disguise。
外表似不幸，其实为幸福；因祸得福；塞翁失马，安知非福。
68.The blind leads the blind。
盲人带领盲人；问道于盲。
69.Blood will tell。
血统不彰自显，不说自明。
70.Boys will be boys。
男孩毕竟是男孩。
71.A brave man smiles in the face of adversity。
勇者面对逆境也微笑；勇者不惧。
72.The bull must be taken by the horns。
对付公牛得抓其角；勇敢面对困难。
73.Business before pleasure。
先做完工作，再享受娱乐；先劳后乐。
74.Business is business。
公事公办；就事论事；亲兄弟明算帐。
75.Business is the salt of life。
事业能替人生增添趣味。
76.Call a spade a spade。
直言不讳；有话直说；说一是一，说二是二。
77.Cast not the first stone。
不要丢第一块石头；欲谴责别人前，先扪心自问是否无罪。
78.A cat has nine lives。
猫有九条命；吉人天相；命大。
79.Catch as catch can。
能拿多少算多少。
80.Catch one napping。
乘人不备，捉其把柄。
81.Caveat emptor。
顾客小心上当。
82.The chain is no stronger than its weakest link。
整个链条的强韧与否，要看最弱的那一环。
83.Charity begins at home。
仁爱先从家里开始；老吾老，以及人之老。
84.Christmas comes but once a year。
圣诞节一年才一次；佳节难逢。
85.Civility costs nothing。
礼貌不花分文。
86.Cleanliness is next to godliness。
洁净仅次于敬神。
87.Clothes do not make the man。
衣冠不能造人品。
88.Clothes make the man。
人要衣装，佛要金装。
89.Constant dripping wears away the stone。
滴水穿石；铁杵磨成针。
90.The course of true love never did run smooth。
真爱无坦途，好事多磨。
91.Courtesy costs nothing。
礼多人不怪；礼貌不费分文。
92.Covetousness is the root of all evil。
贪婪是万恶之源。
93.A coward dies many deaths, a brave man but one。
懦夫死千次，勇者只死一次。
94.Cowards die many times before their deaths。
胆怯者在真正死前已死过多次。
95.Creep before you walk。
先学爬，再学走；按部就班。
96.A crooked stick throws a crooked shadow。
上梁不正下梁歪；曲杖生曲影。
97.Curiosity killed the cat。
好奇伤身。
98.The darkest hour comes before dawn。
黎明之前，是最黑暗的时刻。
99.The darkest hour is that before the dawn。
黎明之前最黑暗；否极泰来。
100.Dead men tell no tales。
死人不会泄密；死无对证。101.Death defies the doctor。
死神专与医生作对。
102.Deathe is common to all。
人皆有一死。
103.Deeds, not words。
行动胜于空谈；莫坐而言，要起而行。
104.The descent to hell is easy。
下地狱，容易得很。
105.The devil finds work for idle hands to do。
魔鬼找事给游手好闲得人去做；游手好闲，为非作歹。
106.The devil is never far off。
魔鬼总是近在眼前。
107.The devil never sleeps。
魔鬼从不睡觉。
108.The devil take the hindmost。
魔鬼抓去最后的人；落后者倒霉。
109.The die is cast。
色子已经掷出；木已成舟。
110.Discretion is the better part of valour。
审慎乃勇敢之主体；勇敢贵审慎。
111.A disease known is half cured。
弄清楚病情，就等于病治好了一半。
112.Do as I say, not as I do。
照我所说的去做，不要照我所做的去做。
113.Do as you would be done by。
已所欲，施于人。
114.Do in Rome as the Romans do。
在罗马，就照着罗马人的习俗去做；入乡随俗。
115.Do your best.Angels can do no better。
只要努力做，天使也不会做得比你更好。
116.Dog does not eat dog。
狗不吃狗；同类不相残。
117.Doing is better than saying。
做比说好；坐而言，不如起而行。
118.Don't bite off more than you can chew。
贪多嚼不烂；不要自不量力。
119.Don't burn the candle at both ends。
蜡烛不要两头烧；不可过分透支体力。
120.Don't cast your pearls before swine。
不要在猪面前丢珍珠；不要对牛弹琴。
121.Don't change horses in mid—stream。
渡河途中莫换马；临阵莫换将。
122.Don't count your chickens before they are hatched。
不要打如意算盘；不要过早乐观；小鸡孵出之后才算数。
123.Don't cross a bridge till you come to it。
船到桥头自然直；勿杞人忧天。
124.Don't cry over spilt milk。
牛奶洒了，哭也没用；不要为无法挽回的事懊恼。
125.Don't cut off your nose to spite your face。
不要割下自己的鼻子来和脸过不去；不要和自己过不去。
126.Don't empty the baby out with the bath water。
不要将小孩与洗澡水一起倒掉。
127.Don't have too many irons in the fire。
不要把太多的铁放到火炉里；不要同时做太多事；不要操之过急。
128.Don't judge by appearances。
别以貌取人；人不可貌相。
129.Don't make a mountain out of a molehill。
勿将鼹鼠丘看作大山；不要小题大做。
130.Don't measure other people's corn by your own bushel。
别用自己的斗去量别人的谷；勿以己度人。
131.Don't meet trouble halfway。
勿杞人忧天；勿自寻烦恼。
132.Don't paint the lily。
不要给百合花涂上颜色。
133.Don't put all your eggs in one basket。
不要把所有的蛋放在一个篮子里；勿孤注一掷。
134.Don't put the cart before the horse。
不要把马车放在马前；勿本末倒置。
135.Don't ride the high horse。
不要骑高马；不要摆架子。
136.Don't set fire to your house to keep yourself warm。
不要焚屋取暖。
137.Don't tell tales out of school。
不要泄露秘密。
138.Don't wash your dirty linen in public。
家丑不可外扬。
139.Don't wear out your welcome。
莫停留太久以致不受欢迎；常客不受欢迎。
140.A drowning man will clutch at a straw。
溺者攀草求援；急不暇择。
141.Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals。
酒醉时会说出清醒时不想说的话；酒后吐真言。
142.Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad。
在家吃干面包，好过在外吃烤肉；在家千日好，出门事事难。
143.Dying men speak true。
快要死的人说真话；人之将死，其言也善。
144.The early bird catches the worm。
早起的鸟儿有虫吃；捷足先登。
145.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise。
早睡早起使人健康、富有又聪明。
146.Eaiser said than done。
说时容易做时难；知易行难。
147.East or west, home is best。
东奔西跑，不如家里最好；金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。
148.Easy come, easy go。
来得容易去得快。
149.Eat to live and not live to eat。
吃饭是为了活着，活着不是为了吃饭。150.The end justifies the means。
为达目的，不择手段。
151.An Englishman's house is his castle。
英国人的家就是他的城堡。
152.Enough is enough。
够用就够了。
153.Even a worm will turn。
甚至蠕虫也会翻身；狗急跳墙。
154.Even Homer sometimes nods。
即使荷马也会打瞌睡；智者千虑，必有一失。
155.Every ass likes to hear himself bray。
每头驴子都爱听自己嘶叫；马不知脸长。
156.Every cloud has a silver lining。
乌云背后是银边；否极泰来；因祸得福。
157.Every couple is not a pair。
两个人未必就是一对。
158.Every day is not holiday。
不是每天都是假日。
159.Every dog has his day。
狗也有走运的一天；凡人皆有得意日。
160.Every little helps。
点滴都有用；积少成多。
161.Every man has his faults。
每个人都有缺点；人非圣贤，孰能无过。
162.Every man has his price。
人各有价；人人可以被收买。
163.Every man is his own worst enemy。
每个人是自己最大的敌人。
164.Every why has a wherefore。
事出必有因。
165.Everybody's business is nobody's business。
众人之事无人管；三个和尚没水喝。
166.Everyone to his taste。
人各有所好。
167.Everything comes to him who waits。
等待的人终必得到。
168.Everything has an end。
所有的事情都有终结；天下无不散之筵席。
169.Evil tidings spread quickly。
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
170.The exception proves the rule。
例外证明法则的存在。
171.Expectation is better than realization。
期待比实现更美好。
172.Experience is the best teacher。
经验即良师。
173.An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth。
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
174.The eye is bigger than the belly。
眼大肚子小。
175.A fair face may hide a foul heart。
笑里藏刀，包藏祸心。
176.Faith will move mountains。
信念可撼山。
177.False with one can be false with two。
撒了一次谎，必有第二次。
178.Familiarity breeds contempt。
熟悉易生轻侮。
179.A fault confessed is half redressed。
承认错，就等于改正了一半；知过能改，善莫大焉。
180.First come, first served。
先到先得，捷足先登。
181.First impressions are most lasting。
初次印象最持久；先入为主。
182.First think and then speak。
先想好了再发言。
183.A fool and his money are soon parted。
愚人难聚财。
184.Fools rush in where angels fear to tread。
天使不敢涉足的地方，愚人却冲进去；无知的人，天不怕，地不怕。
185.For want of a nail„
事小关大局。
186.Forbidden fruit is sweetest。
禁果最甜。
187.Forewarmed is forearmed。
预先获得警告，既是预先有了准备；凡事预则立。
188.Forgive and forget。
既往不咎。
189.Fortune helps him that's willing to help himself。
天助自助者。
190.A friend in need is a friend indeed。
患难见真情；患难之交才是真朋友。
191.A friend to all is a friend to none。
对谁都友好的人，等于对谁都不友好。
192.Gather ye rosebuds while ye may。
有花堪折直需折。
193.Give a fool rope enough, and he'll hang himself。
任由愚人自为，他将自取灭亡。
194.Give a man an annuity and he'll live for ever。
给人年金，他就会长命百岁。
195.Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself。
多行不义必自毙。
196.Give and take。
施舍与接纳；交换意见；有来有往。
197.Give credit where credit is due。
有功则赏。
198.Give him an inch and he'll take an ell。
得寸进尺。
199.Give me liberty or give me death。
不自由，毋宁死。
200.Give the devil his due。
公平看待魔鬼；平心而论。
201.God helps those who help themselves。
天助自助者。
202.God is a sure paymaster。
上帝绝不欠人的债。
203.A good beginning makes a good ending。
有善始必有善终。
204.Good company makes short miles。
良伴同行路途短。
205.A good dog deserves a good bone。
良犬应得好骨头。
206.A good face needs no paint。
姣好的脸毋须化妆。
207.Good fences make good neighbours。
篱笆筑得牢，邻居处得好。
208.A good husband makes a good wife。
夫好则妻贤。
209.A good name is sooner lost than won。
好名声得之难，失之易。
210.A good tale is none the worse for being told twice。
好戏不厌百回看；好故事百听不厌。
211.Good to begin well, better to end well。
有善始很好，有善终更好。
212.A good wife makes a good husband。
有好妻子就有好丈夫。
213.Good words are worth much and cost little。
说好话最划算。
214.The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence。
篱笆外的草总是比较绿；外国的月亮比较圆。
215.Great minds think alike。
英雄所见略同。
216.Half a loaf is better than no bread。
半条面包总比没面包好；聊胜于无。
217.Half empty is half full。
半空就是半满。
218.Half the world knows not how the other half lives。
世界上有一半的人不知道另一半人如何生活。
219.The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world。
推摇篮的手支配世界。
220.Handsome is as handsome does。
行为漂亮才是美；心美貌亦美。
221.Haste makes waste。
欲速则不达。
222.A hasty meeting, a hasty parting。
聚的匆忙散得快。
223.He helps little that helps not himself。
连自己都帮不了得人，不会有大用处。
224.He laughs best who laughs last。
笑到最后的人笑的最甜；别高兴得太早。
225.He robs Peter to pay Paul。
抢彼得得钱，还保罗的债。
226.He that fights and runs away may live to fight another day。
逃跑的人未来可以再战；留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
227.He that gains time gains all things。
能争取时间，便能获得一切。
228.He that runs fastest gets the ring。
谁跑得快，谁得奖；捷足先登。
229.He that runs fast will not run long。
跑得快的人跑不久。
230.He who begins many things, finishes but few。
虎头蛇尾。
231.He who denies all confesses all。
全部否认即全部承认；欲盖弥彰。
232.He who hesitates is lost。
迟疑者必失良机。
233.He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones。
自己有缺点，就不应该说别人。
234.Health is better than wealth。
健康胜于财富。
235.Heaven helps those who help themselves。
天助自助者。
236.A heavy purse makes a light heart。
钱袋重，心快活。
237.His bark is worse than his bite。
叫得凶，但咬得不重；雷声大，雨点小。
238.History repeats itself。
历史会重演。
239.Hitch your wagon to a star。
把你的马车栓到星星上；要理想崇高，胸怀大志。
240.Home is home, be it ever so humble。
家虽简陋，但没有一个地方比家更温暖；在家千日好，出外事事难。
241.Honesty is the best policy。
诚实为上策。
242.Hope for the best and prepare for the worst。
抱最好的希望，作最坏的打算。
243.Hope is the poor man's bread。
希望是穷人的面包；穷人靠希望活下去。
244.Hope springs eternal in the human breast。
希望永远在人的心中滋生。
245.A house divided against itself cannot stand。
有内讧的家不能存在；家和万事兴。
246.Hunger knows no friend。
饥饿使人六亲不认。
247.If a man deceives me once, shame on him;if he deceives me twice, shame on
me。
人欺我一次，他可耻；欺我两次，我可耻。
248.If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well。
如故一件事值得做，就值得做好。
249.If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again。
再接再厉，终会成功。
250.If the shoe fits, wear it。
如果鞋子合适，就穿吧；有则改之，无则嘉勉。
251.If you can't beat 'em join 'em。
不能打败他们，就加入他们。
252.If you do not like it you must lump it。
即使你不喜欢，也得忍受；逆来顺受。
253.If you want a thing well done, do it yourself。
欲事成当自为之。
254.If you want peace, prepare for war。
欲求和平，先准备战争。
255.Ignorance is bliss。
无知就是福。
256.Ill got, ill spent。
悖入悖出；不义之财，不可久享。
257.Ill news comes apace。
坏事传千里。
258.Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery。
模仿是最真挚的奉承。
259.In for a penny, in for a pound。
既已投下一便士，索性再花一英镑；一不做，二不休。
260.In union is strength。
团结就是力量。
261.It is a sad heart that never rejoices。
永无欢乐的心是可悲的；哀莫大于心死。
262.It's a small world。
人生何处不相逢；冤家路窄。
263.It is always darkest just before the day dawns。
黎明之前最为黑暗；否极泰来。
264.It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest。
弄脏自己巢的鸟，不是好鸟；家丑不可外扬。
265.It's an ill wind that blows nobody good。
无人得到好处的风可真是坏风；凡事皆有利有弊。
266.It is as well to know which way the wind blows。
最好知道风吹往哪个方向；识时务者为俊杰。
267.It is best to be on the safe side。
小心谨慎为上策。
268.It is better to be alone than iin bad company。
交恶友不如无友。
269.It is better to die with honour than to live with shame。
光荣而死，好过含辱苟活。
270.It is better to do well than to say well。
说得好不如做得好。
271.It is better to give than to take。
施比受有福。
272.It is better to wear out than to rust out。
与其锈坏，不如用坏；与其闲死，不如忙死。
273.It is easier said than done。
说比做容易。
274.It is love that makes the world go round。
爱情使世界旋转。
275.It is more blessed to give than to receive。
施比受更有福。
276.It is no use crying over spilt milk。
打翻牛奶，哭也没用；覆水难收。
277.It is not how long but how well we live。
人生在于活得漂亮，而非活得长久。
278.It is the unexpected that always happens。
意外常常发生。
279.It is too late to lock the stable when the horse has been stolen。
亡羊补牢，为时已晚。
280.It is too late to shut the stable—door when the steed is stolen。
马已被偷再关马厩；亡羊补牢，为时已晚。
281.It is useless to flog a dead horse。
鞭死马无益；勿旧调重弹。
282.It never rains but pours。
不雨则已，一雨倾盆；屋漏偏逢连夜雨；祸不单行。
283.It takes all sorts to make a world。
世界是由各式各样的人组成的。
284.It takes two to make a quarrel。
两个人才能吵架；一个巴掌拍不响。
285.A Jack of all trades is master of none。
无能先生，无一精通；样样通，样样松。
286.The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step。
千里之行，始于足下；万丈高楼平地起。
287.Judge not a book by its cover。
不能光用封面来评断一本书的好坏；不能以貌取人。
288.Judge not, that ye be judged。
不评论人，以免被人评论。
289.Jump once but look twice。
三思而后行。
290.Keep something for a rainy day。
未雨绸缪，有备无患。
291.Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open。
少说话，多观察。
292.Keep your purse and your mouth closed。
不浪费，不多言；把钱包与嘴巴闭紧。
293.Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs。
勿杀生金蛋的鹅；勿杀鸡取卵。
294.Kill two birds with one stone。
以一石杀二鸟；一举两得。
295.Knowledge is power。
知识就是力量。
296.The laborer is worthy of his hire。
一分辛劳，一分收获。
297.The last straw breaks the camel's back。
最后一根稻草，压断骆驼的背；凡事宜节制，过则必败事。
298.Laugh and the world laughs with you;weep and you weep alone。
欢笑，则世界与你同乐；哭泣，则独自悲伤。
299.Laughter is the best medicine。
笑是最好的药。
300.Learn to walk before you run。
学跑之前先学走。
301.Least said, soonest mended。
话少易了；话少祸少；言多必失。
302.The leopard cannot change his spots。
豹无法改变它的斑点；本性难移。
303.Let bygones be bygones。
让过去的事成为过去；既往不咎。
304.Let sleeping dogs lie。
让睡觉的狗躺着；勿惹是生非；勿打草惊蛇。
305.Let the buyer beware。
顾客小心上当。
306.A light purse makes a heavy heart。
钱袋轻，心沉重。
307.Like father, like son。
有其父必有其子。
308.Like will to like。
物以类聚；同声相应；同气相求。
309.A little learning is a dangerous thing。
一知半解最危险。
310.Little pitchers have long ears。
水罐虽小，耳朵长；小孩子，耳朵灵。
311.Little strokes fell great oaks。
滴水穿石。
312.Live and learn。
活到老，学到老；学无止境。
313.Live and let live。
自己活，也让别人活；互相帮助，共存共荣。
314.Live not to eat, but eat to live。
活着不是为吃，吃是为了活。
315.Living well is the best revenge。
活得好就是给仇人最好的报复。
316.Lock the stable after the horse is stolen。
亡羊补牢，为时已晚。
317.Long absent, soon forgotten。
离久情疏。
318.The longest day must have an end。
最长之日终有尽时；否极泰来。
319.The longest night will have an end。
最长的夜也有结束的时候；否极泰来。
320.Look before you leap。
三思而行。
321.Love is blind。
爱情是盲目的。
322.Love me, love my dog。
爱我，也爱我的狗；爱屋及乌。
323.The love of money is the root of all evil。
爱财是一切罪恶的根源。
324.Love will find a way。
真情所至，金石为开。
325.Make haste slowly。
要 快中有慢；欲速则不达。
326.Make hay while the sun shines。
有太阳时快晒草；把握时机。
327.Make much of what you have。
善于利用手边的东西。
328.Make the best of a bad bargain。
善处逆境。
329.Make the best of a bad job。
善处逆境。
330.A man can lead a horse to the water but he cannot make him drink。
师傅领进门，修行在个人。
331.A man has many enemies when his back is to the wall。
身处绝境的人，仇敌很多。
332.A man is known by the company he keeps。
观其友，知其人；物以类聚。
333.Man proposes, God disposes。
某事在人，成事在天。
334.Man shall not live by bread alone。
人生活不只靠面包。
335.Man's work lasts till set of sum;woman's work is never done。
男人的工作从日出到日落，女人的工作永远做不完。
336.Many a true word is spoken in jest。
玩笑之中有真话；笑谈之中有至理名言。
337.Many hands make light work。
人多好办事；众擎易举。
338.Many heads are better than one。
众人的主意，总比一个人的好；三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮。
339.Marry in haste, and repent at leisure。
匆忙结婚必后悔。
340.Measure for measure。
一报还一报；以其人之道，还治其人之身。
341.Measure yourself by your own foot。
以自己的标准衡量自己；以己之尺，度己之身。
342.Men are known by the company they keep。
观其友，知其人；物以类聚。
343.Men may promise more in a day than they will fulfill in a year。
人一天内许的愿，会比一年内能实现的多。
344.Might si right。
强权即是公理。
345.Mind your p's and q's。
p和q要分辨清楚；要谨慎行事。
346.Misery loves company。
祸不单行。
347.Misfortunes never come singly。
祸不单行。
348.A miss is as good as a mile。
失之毫厘，差之千里。
349.Moderation in all things。
凡事中庸而行。
350.Money begets money。
钱可生钱。
351.Money burns a hole in the pocket。
钱在口袋里烧了个洞；有钱必花光。
352.Money draws money。
钱生钱，利滚利。
353.Money si the root of all evil。
钱是一切罪恶的根源。
354.Money makes the mare go。
有钱能使鬼推磨；金钱万能。
355.More haste, less speed。
欲速则不达。
356.More than enough is too much。
超过所需就是太多；凡事适可而止。
357.The more you have, the more you want。
拥有愈多，想要愈多。
358.Murder will out。
恶事必败露；天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
359.My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter's my daughter
all the days of her life。
儿子一娶妻就不再是儿子，女儿却终生是女儿。
360.Nature is the best physician。
大自然是最好的医生。
361.Necessity is the mother of invention。
需要为发明之母；穷则变，变则通。
362.Neither a borrower nor a lender be。
既不要做负债者，也不要做债主。
363.Never answer a question until it is asked。
没人问起，别先回答。
364.Never ask pardon before you are accused。
未被指控前不求饶；不要自己承认犯罪。
365.Never cross your bridges till you come to them。
船到桥头自然直；勿杞人忧天。
366.Never do things by halves。
勿半途而废。
367.Never judge by appearances。
人不可貌相；勿以貌取人。
368.Never look a gift horse in the mouth。
不要看别人赠送的马的嘴；不要挑剔得到的礼物。
369.Never make threats you cannot carry out。
不要做不能实现的威胁；勿虚张声势。
370.Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today。
今日事，今日毕。
371.Never say die。
永远不要说“完了”；不要气馁。
372.Never speak ill of men behind their backs。
别在背后说人坏话。
373.Never spend your money before you have it。
钱到手了再花；量入为出。
374.Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you。
勿自寻烦恼；勿杞人忧天。
375.Never venture out of your depth till you can swim。
还不会游泳，就不要冒险入深池。
376.No answer is also an answer。
没有答案也是一种答案。
377.No gain without pain。
不劳则无获。
378.No man is an island。
没有人是1个孤岛；没有人是孤立的。
379.No news is good news。
没消息，就是好消息。
380.No pain(s)，no gain(s)。
不劳则无获；吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。
381.No time like the present。
现在就是最好的时光；大好时光，莫如今朝。
382.Noblesse oblige。
生为贵族，举止就要像贵族。
383.The noblest vengeance is to forgive。
宽恕是最高尚的报复。
384.None so blind as those who won't see。
没有人比不愿看的人更瞎。
385.None so deaf as those who won't hear。
没有人比不愿听的人更聋。
386.Not to advance is to go back。
不进则退；没有进步就是退步。
387.Nothing attempted, nothing gained。
不试则一事无成；不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
388.Nothing for nothing。
没钱买不到东西；天下没有免费的午餐。
389.Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand。
事前看事最美好；没有什么事比事前看来得好。
390.Nothing is certain but uncertainty。
不确定就是世界上的常理。
391.Nothing is given so freely as advice。
人们都乐于给别人忠告。
392.Nothing is good or bad but by comparion。
不经比较，不知好坏；不怕不识货，就怕货比货。
393.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart。
天下无难事，只怕有心人。
394.Nothing is so certain as the unexpected。
意料之外的事必发生。
395.Nothing seek, nothing find。
不寻找，不会得到。
396.Nothing succeeds like success。
没有事情会像成功那样，一次接着一次；一事如意，事事顺利。
397.Of two evils choose the lesser。
两害相权取其轻。
398.Old friends and old wine are best。
朋友和酒是老的好。
399.Old habits die hard。
积习难改。
400.The old way is best。
老方法最好。
401.Once a beggar, always a beggar。
一日为乞丐，终生是乞丐。
402.Once bitten, twice shy。
上一次当，学一次乖；一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
403.One cannot be in two place at once。
一个人不能同时在两地；分身乏术。
404.One cannot put back the clock。
时光不能倒流。
405.One father can support ten children;ten children cannot support one father。
一父能养十子；十子难养一父。
406.One good turn deserves another。
善有善报。
407.One is never too old to learn。
活到老，学到老。
408.One man's meat is another man's poison。
队甲是肉，对乙是毒；人各有所好。
409.One of these days is none of these days。
拖延时日，终难实现。
410.One picture is worth a thousand words。
千言不如一画；百闻不如一见。
411.One rotten apple spoils the whole lot。
一只烂苹果，弄坏全筐；害群之马。
412.Opportunity makes the thief。
机会制造小偷；勿使人有机可乘。
413.Opportunity seldom knocks twice。
机会很少敲两次门；福无双至；机会难得。
414.Our worst misfortunes are those which never befall us。
最大的不幸，是为没有发生的事苦恼。
415.Out of debt, out of danger。
不负债，没有危险。
416.Out of sight, out of mind。
眼不见，心不念；离久情疏。
417.Out of the frying-pan into the fire。
逃出热锅，却掉到火里；每下愈况。
418.Paddle your own canoe。
自己摇浆；自力更生。
419.Patience is a virtue。
忍耐是美德。
420.The pen is mighter than the sword。
文胜于武；笔诛胜于剑伐。
421.Penny and penny laid up will be many。
积分成万；积少成多；积沙成塔。
422.A penny for your thoughts。
我给你一分钱，你告诉我你在想什么。
423.A penny saved is a penny earned。
省一分，就是赚一分。
424.Penny wise, pound foolish。
小处聪明，大事苯；贪小失大。
425.People who live in glass houses should not throw stones。
自己住在玻璃屋，不要向别人扔石头；自己有缺点，就不要说别人。
426.Pigs might fly。
世上无奇不有。
427.Pitchers have ears。
水罐有耳；隔墙有耳。
428.A place for everything, and everything in iis place。
各种东西应放在固定的地方；万物各得其所。
429.Possession is nine points of the law。
占有即已九成合法；财产一占有，官司准打赢。
430.The pot called the kettle black。
锅笑壶黑；五十步笑一百步。
431.Poverty is a pain, but no disgrace。
贫穷是痛苦，而非耻辱。
432.Poverty is no sin。
贫穷非罪恶；贫穷不足以为耻。
433.Practice makes perfect。
熟能生巧。
434.Practice what you preach。
实行你所讲的道理；躬行己说；言行一致。
435.Praise makes good men better and bad men worse。
称赞使善人更善，恶人更恶。
436.Pretty is as pretty does。
行为善者始为美；心美貌亦美。
437.Prevention is better than cure。
预防胜于治疗。
438.Pride goes before a fall。
骄傲走在跌倒的前面；骄者必败。
439.Pride will have a fall。
骄傲会使人跌交；骄者必败。
440.The proof of the pudding is in the eating。
布丁的美味吃时方知；空谈不如实际。
441.Rain, rain, go to Spain。
雨啊雨啊，到西班牙去。
442.Rats desert a sinking ship。
鼠弃沉船。
443.Red sky at night, shepherd's delight;red sky in the morning, shepherd's
warning。
傍晚天红，牧羊人高兴；早晨天红，牧羊人当心。
444.Revenge is sweet。
复仇是甜蜜的。
445.Revenge is a dish that should be eaten cold。
报复是一道等凉再吃的菜；君子报仇，十年不晚。
446.The road to hell is paved with good intention。
去地狱的路是善意铺成的。
447.A rolling stone gathers no moss。
滚石不生苔；转业不聚财。
448.Rome was not built in a day。
罗马不是一天建成的。
449.A rose by any other name would smell as sweet。
玫瑰即使被称作其它的名字，芬芳依旧。
450.Salt seasons all things。
盐能调理百味。
451.Saying is one thing and doing another。
说是一回事，做是一回事;说来容易做来难。
452.A secret is too little for one, enough for two, too much for three。
秘密一人知道太少，两个人知道刚刚好，三个人知道就太多了。
453.Seeing is believing。
眼见为实;百闻不如一见。
454.Self-praise is no recommendation。
自我夸奖不可取。
455.Self-preservation is the first law of nature。
保护自己，是自然界最原始的法则;人不为己，天诛地灭。
456.Set a thief to catch a thief。
用小偷去抓小偷。
457.Share and share alike。
合伙则利益均分。
458.Short pleasure, long lament。
欢愉一时，悔恨一世。
459.Show me not the meat but show me the man。
不用看食物，看本人就行。
460.Silence is golden。
沉默是金。
461.Sink or swim。
非浮即沉;成败全靠自己。
462.Six of one and half a dozen of the other。
半斤对八两。
463.Slow and steady wins the race。
慢而稳者得胜。
464.Slow but sure wins the race。
慢而稳者得胜。
465.A slow courtesy is a discourtesy。
迟来的礼貌就是失礼。
466.A small gift brings often a great reward。
送小礼，往往能得大回馈；放小饵，钓大鱼。
467.Small profits, quick returns。
薄利多销。
468.So far, so good。
到目前为止，一切都好。
469.So many men, so many minds。
十人十心；人多意见杂。
470.Soft words win hard heart。
温和的言语能打动铁石心肠；以柔克刚。
471.Some people cannot see the wood for the trees。
见树不见林。
472.Something is better than nothing。
有一点总比没有好；聊胜于无。
473.Soon learnt, soon forgotten。
学得快，忘得快。
474.A sound mind in a sound body。
健全的心灵，在于健全的身体。
475.Spare the rod and spoil the child。
孩子不打不成器。
476.Speak not all you know, do not all you can, believe not all you hear。
话到嘴边留三分，做事之时留一手，听闻之事莫尽信。
477.Speech is silver, silence is golden。
说话是银，沉默是金。
478.The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak。
心有余而力不足；爱莫能助。
479.Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me。
棍棒和石头会打断我的骨头，但言语却伤不了我。
480.Still waters run deep。
静水流深；大智若愚；深藏不漏。
481.A stitch in time saves nine。
一针及时省九针；及时行事，事半功倍。
482.Stolen pleasure are sweetest。
偷来的快乐最甜。
483.The strength of the chain is in the weakest link。
链子的强度如何，在于最弱的一环。
484.Strike while the iron is hot。
打铁趁热；把握时机。
485.A stumble may prevent a fall。
小颠簸可防摔大跤；犯小错可防犯大错。
486.Sweet is the fruit of labour。
劳动的果实最甜美；先苦后乐。
487.The tailor's wife is worst clad。
裁缝师自己的老婆，衣服穿得最破。
488.Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves。
省小钱，成大富；小事注意，大事自成；小事都注意到，大事自然不会有问题。
489.Take it or leave it。
要就拿去，不然就放下；要就要，不要就算了。
490.Take the bull by the horns。
对付公牛得抓其角；不畏艰难。
491.Take the rough with the smooth。
逆来顺受；随遇而安。
492.Take things as they come。
随遇而安；逆来顺受。
493.Take things as you find them。
入乡随俗；随遇而安；逆来顺受。
494.A tale never loses in the telling。
故事相传，有加无减。
495.Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear。
说曹操，曹操就到。
496.Tastes differ。
人人品味不同；人各有所好。
497.That thing which is rare is dear。
物以希为贵。
498.There are tricks in every trade。
各行都有诀窍。
499.There are two sides to every question。
每个问题都有正反两面；凡事皆有利有弊。500.There are wheels within wheels。
幕后有人指使。
Take things as they come。
既来之，则安之。
Talking mends no holes。
空谈无补。
Talk of the devil and he will appear。
说曹操，曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind。
树大招风。
Teach others by your example。
躬亲示范。
The best hearts are always the bravest。
无私者无畏。
The best man stumbles。
伟人也有犯错时。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing。
掩耳盗铃。
The danger past and God forgotten。
过河拆桥。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn。
黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest place is under the candlestick。
烛台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old。
老马识途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth。
魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The die is cast。
木已成舟。
The early bird catches the worm。
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
The end justifies the means。
只要目的正当，可以不择手段。
The end makes all equal。
死亡面前，人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the belly。
贪多嚼不烂。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home。
抄近路反而绕远路。
The finest diamond must be cut。
玉不琢，不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man。
烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
The first step is the only difficulty。
迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail。
机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。
The fox preys farthest from home。
兔子不吃窝边草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean。
坐井观天。
The grass is greener on the other side。
这山望着那山高。
The greatest talkers are always least doers。
语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
The higher up, the greater the fall。
爬得高，摔得惨。
The leopard cannot change its spots。
本性难移。
The more noble, the more humble。
人越高尚，越谦虚。
The more wit, the less courage。
初生牛犊不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game。
旁观者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword。
笔能杀人。
The pot calls the kettle black。
五十步笑百步。
There are spots in the sun。
太阳也有黑点。
There are two sides to every question。
问题皆有两面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard。
家家有本难念的经。
There is kindness to be found everywhere。
人间处处有温情。
There is no general rule without some exception。
任何法规均有例外。
There is no medicine against death。
没有长生不老药。
There is no place like home。
金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
There is no royal road to learning。
书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
The style is the man。
字如其人。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts。
人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up。
水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all。
清者自清，浊者自浊。
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel。
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down。
世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all。
海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
Think twice before you do。
三思而后行。
Things at the worst will mend。
否极泰来。
Time and tide wait for no man。
时不我待。
Time cures all things。
时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
Time flies。
光阴似箭。
Time is money。
时间就是金钱。
Time lost cannot be won again。
时光流逝，不可复得。
Time past cannot be called back again。
时间不能倒流。
Time tries all。
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
Tit for tat is fair play。
人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。
To err is human。
人非圣贤，孰能无过。
To know everything is to know nothing。
什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress。
人贵有自知之明。
Tomorrow never comes。
我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt。
过分熟悉会使人互不服气。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald。
学问太多催人老。
Too much liberty spills all。
自由放任，一事无成。
Too much praise is a burden。
过多夸奖，反成负担。
To save time is to lengthen life。
节约时间就是延长生命。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled。
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。
Troubles never come singly。
福无双至，祸不单行。
Truth never grows old。
真理永存。
Turn over a new leaf。
洗心革面，改过自新。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it。
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Two heads are better than one。
一个好汉三个帮。
Two of a trade seldom agree。
同行是冤家。
Two wrongs do not make a right。
别人错了，不等于你对了。
Unity is strength。
团结就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine。
忠言逆耳利于行。
Until all is over one's ambition never dies。
不到黄河心不死。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one。
吃小亏占大便宜。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty。
美德远远胜过美貌。
Walls have ears。
小心隔墙有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home。
家丑不可外扬。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away。
滴水穿石。
Wealth is nothing without health。
失去健康，钱再多也没用。
We know not what is good until we have lost it。
好东西，失去了才明白。
Well begun is half done。
好的开始，是成功的一半。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry。
井干方知水可贵。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault。
欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor
received。
自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。
Wet behind the ears。
乳臭未干。
Whatever you do, do with all your might。
不管做什么，都要一心一意。
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave。
儿时所学，终生难忘。
What's done cannot be undone。
生米煮成熟饭了。
What's lost is lost。
失者不可复得。
What we do willingly is easy。
愿者不难。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do。
入国问禁，入乡随俗。
When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody。
人人都伟大，世间没豪杰。
When sorrow is asleep, wake it not。
伤心旧事别重提。
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions。
新仇旧恨，齐上心头。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese。
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。
When wine is in truth, wit is out。
酒后吐真言。
Where there is a will, there is a way。
有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there is hope。
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Where there is smoke, there is fire。
事出有因。
第四篇：英文谚语
1.A bosom friend afar a distant land near 海内存知己
天涯若比邻
2.A contented mind is a continual / perpetualfeast.知足常乐。
3.A fall into the pit，again in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
4.A guest should suit the convenience of thehost.客随主便。
5.A letter from home is a priceless treasure.家书抵万金。
6.All rivers run into the sea.殊途同归。
7.All time is no time when it is past.机不可失，时不再来。
8.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一日一个苹果，医生不来找我。
9.As heroes think，sothought Bruce.英雄所见略同。
10.Do not teach fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。
11.Behind the mountains there are people to befound.天外有天，山外有山。
12.Bad luck often brings good luck.塞翁失马，安知非福。
13.Bread is the stall of life.面包是生命的支柱。(民以食为天。)
14.Business is business.公事公办。
15.Clumsy birds have to start flying early.笨鸟先飞。
16.Courtesy costs nothing.礼多人不怪。
17.Custom makes all things easy.习惯成自然。
18.Desire has no rest.人的欲望无止境。
19.Difficult the first time，easy the second.一回生，二回熟。
20.Do not put all your eggs in one basketball.不要孤注一掷。
21.Experience is the best teacher.实践出真知。
22.Fact is stranger than fiction.事实比虚构更离奇。(大千世界，无奇不有。)
23.Faith can move mountains.信念能移山。(精诚所至，金石为开。)
24.First impressions are half the battle.先入为主。
25.Give as good as one gets.一报还一报。(以德报德，以怨还怨。)
26.Give everyone his due.一视同仁。
27.Good wine needs no bush.酒香不怕巷子深。
28.He that promises too much means nothing.轻诺者寡信。
29.He who has an art has everywhere a part.一招鲜，吃遍天。
30.He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.千里之行始于足下。
31.Home is where the heart is.心在哪里，哪里就是家。
32.If you are not inside a house，you don not know about its leaking.不在屋里，不知漏雨。(亲身经历才有体会。)
33.In peace prepare for war.平时准备战时。(居安思危。)
34.It is never too late to mend.亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。
35.It six of one and half a dozen of the other.彼此彼此。
36.Just has long arms.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
37.Keep something for a rainy day.未雨绸缪。
38.Life is a span.人生如朝露。
39.Meet plot with plot.将计就计。
40.Merry meet，merry part.好聚好散。
41.Mind acts upon mind.心有灵犀一点通。
42.Never hit a man when he is down.不要落井下石。
43.Never judge by appearances.切莫以貌取人。
44.No fire without smoke.无风不起浪。
45.Nurture passes nature.教养胜过天性。
46.Out of sight，out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。
47.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
48.Poverty is stranger to industry.勤劳之人不受穷。
49.Rome was not built in a day.罗马不是一日建成的。(伟业非一日之功)
50.Sense comes with age.老马识途。
51.So many men，so many minds.人心各不同。
52.Some thing is learned every time a book is opened.开卷有益。
53.Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。
54.The car will find its way round the hill when it gets there.车到山前必有路。
55.The heart is seen in wine.酒后吐真言。
56.The older the wiser.人老智多。(姜还是老的辣。)
57.The worse luck now，the better another time.风水轮流转。
58.Thoughts are free from toll.思想不用交税。(人人都可以自由思考。)
59.Time tries all things.时间检验一切。
60.Use legs and have legs.经常用腿，健步如飞。
61.Virtue never grows old.美德常青
62.Walls have ears.隔墙有耳。
63.What is done cannot be undone.覆水难收。
64.Wine in，truth out.酒后吐真言。
65.You are only young once.青春只有一次。
66.You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蜡烛不可两头燃。(鱼和熊掌不可兼得。)
67.You cannot have your cake and eat it.有得就有失。(事难两全其美。)
68.You never know till you have tried.事非经过不知难。
69.Youth will be served.青春好作乐。
70.Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.无知的狂热是脱缰的野马
1.two wrongs don't make a right 以牙还牙行不通
2.the worm will turn 老实人逼急了也要反抗
3.all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy 只工作不玩耍 聪明的孩子也变傻
4.may as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb 一不做 二不休
5.there's more than one way to skin a cat 方法不止一个 有的是办法
6.no
two ways about it 别无他途
7.watched pot never boils 心急水不开
8.waste not , want not 勤俭节约 吃穿不缺
9.walls have ears 隔墙有耳
10.virtue is its own reward 美德本身就是报酬
11.nothing ventured , nothing gained 不入虎穴 焉得虎子
12.variety is the spice of life 经历丰富多彩 才令生活充满乐趣
13.never the twain shall meet 泾渭分明
14.one good turn deserves another 以德报德
15.the truth wll out 纸包不住火
16.truth is stranger than fiction 现实比虚构更不可思议
17.a trouble shared is a trouble halved 烦恼可以分组
18.touch wood 继续走好运
19.it does exactly what it says on the tin 名副其实
20.time alone will tell 时间会证明一切
21.time is money 时间就是金钱
22.no time like present 现在不做更待何时
23.these things are sent to try us 这些都是对我们的考验
24.you can
never tell 谁也说不清
25.teach an old dog new tricks 老大不可教
26.one swallow doesn't make a summer 一燕不成复（好事可能纯属偶然）
27.nothing succeeds like success 一事成，百事顺
28.the streets are paved with gold 遍地都是黄金
29.a stitch in
time saves nine 小洞及时补 免遭大洞哭
30.still waters run deep 静水流深
31.one step forward , two steps back.进一步 退两步
32.the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.心有余而力不足
33.it takes all sorts to make a world 世界之大无奇不有
34.no smoke without fire 无火不生烟
35.let sleeping dogs lie 过去的事就不要再提了
36.it's six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八两
37.out of
sight, out of mind 眼不见心不烦
38.share and share alike 平均分享
39.you scratch
my back and I'll scratch yours 礼尚往来
40.least said soonest menged 只要没人再说 事情就会过去
41.what's scauce for the goose is scauce for the gander 一视同仁
42.there's safety in numbers 人多保险
43.rose by any other name would smell as sweet 玫瑰不叫玫瑰 依然芳香如故
44.rolling stone gathers no moss 滚石不生苔 频迁不聚财
45.rob Peter to pay Paul 拆东墙补西墙
1.a fool and his money are soon parted 蠢人不积财
2.if you've got it ,flaunt it 有什么能耐出来瞧瞧
3.first come , first served 先来后到
4.like father , like son 有其父必有其子
5.it's not until the fat lady sings 最后才能见输赢
6.so far , so good 到目前为止，一切还算顺利
7.famous last words 吹牛
8.what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve over 眼不见心不烦
9.enough is enough 行了
10.the end justifies the means 只要目的正当 可以不择手段
11.easy come , easy go 来得容易去得快
12.be easier said than done 谈何容易
13.the early bird catches the worm 捷足先登
14.why keep
a dog and bark yourself 既然有人代劳 何必自己操劳
15.give a dog a bad name 恶名难洗
16.every dog has its day 人人皆有得意时
17.discretion is the better part of valour 慎重为勇敢之本
18.the die is cast 木已成舟
19.the devil makes work for idle hands 人闲生是非
20.better the devil you know than the devil you don't 熟悉的环境比不熟悉的环境好
21.curiosity killed
the cat 好奇害死猫
22.don't count your chickens before they are hatched 别过早打如意算盘
23.too many cooks spoil the broth 人多手杂反坏事
24.two's company , three's a crowd 两人成伴
25.every cloud has a sliver lining 黑暗中总有一线光明
26.charity begains at home 博爱始于自家
27.when the cat's away the mice will play 猫儿不在 老鼠玩的自在28.boys will be boys 男孩总归是男孩
29.there's one born every minute 总有那种傻瓜
30.born with a sliver spoon in your mouth 出身富裕
31.absence makes the heart grow fonder 不相见 倍思念
32.there's no accounting for taste 人各有所好
33.actions speak louder than words 行动比言语更响亮
34.it'll be all right on the night 车到山前必有路
35.the apple doesn't fall from the tree 上行下效
36.if you can't beat them , join them
打不赢 就投靠
37.beauty is in the eye of the beholder 情人眼里出西施
38.beauty is only skin-deep 貌美不如心灵美
39.you 've made your bed and you must lie in it 自己承担后果
40.beggars can't be choosers 要饭不能嫌馊 41.seeing is believing 眼见为实
42.a bied in the hand is worth two in the the bush
43.birds of a feather 同类人
44.blood is thicker than water 血浓于水
45.live and let live 宽以待人
.you reat what you sow 自食其果
2.it never rains but it pours 祸不单行
3.everyone has their price 有钱能使鬼推磨
4.the pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步
5.any port in a storm 慌不择路
6.people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones 殃
7.in for a penny , in for a pound 有始有终
8.the pen is mightier than the sword 笔诛胜于剑伐
9.he who pays the piper calls the tune 财大者气粗
10.you're only young once 青春只有一次
身居玻璃房 投石招祸
11.you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs 不花代价就难成大事（不入虎穴焉得虎子）
12.great oaks from little acorns grow 合抱之树
生于毫末
13.no news is good news 没有消息就是好消息
14.necessity is the mother of invention 需要是发明之母
15.needs must 不得已而为之
16.mud sticks 拦你沾身洗不清
17.where there's muck there's brass 哪活脏 哪有钱赚
18.out of the mouths of babes 童颜有道
19.money talks 有钱有势
20.a miss is as good as a mile 错误再小也是错误
21.the more the merrier 多多益善
22.you can't keep a good man down 有志者事竟成23.one man's meat another man's poison 兴趣爱好因人而异
24.every man for himself 人各为己
25.live to fight another day 卷土重来
26.live and let live 宽以待人
27.lightning never strikes twice 事不过二
28.the lights are on but nobody's home 心不在焉
29.a leopard cannot change its spots 本性难移
30.look before you leap 三思而后行
31.he who laughs last laughs longest 别高兴得太早
32.kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 竭泽而渔
33.don't
judge a book by its cover 勿以貌取人
34.you can lead a house to water , but you can't make it
drink 机会可以给 做不做由人
35.hope springs enternal 人生永远充满希望
36.home is where the heart is 家乃心所系
37.he who hesitates is lost 当断不断 反受其乱
38.many hands make light work 众人拾材火焰高
39.all hands on deck 全体出动
40.the grass is always greener on the other side 这山望着那山高
41.what goes around comes around 你怎么待人
人就怎么待你
42.two can play at that game 这一套你会我也会
43.out of the frying pan into the fire 每况愈下
44.forewarned is forearmed 有备无患
45.no fool like an old
fool
老糊涂最糊涂
第五篇：英文谚语
英文谚语500句
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。
A bad thing never dies.遗臭万年。
A bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A bully is always a coward.色厉内荏。
A burden of one's choice is not felt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
A cat has 9 lives.猫有九条命。
A cat may look at a king.人人平等。
A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。
A constant guest is never welcome.常客令人厌。
Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。
Adversity leads to prosperity.穷则思变。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。
A fair death honors the whole life.死得其所，流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.江山易改，本性难移。
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。
A friend is never known till a man has need.需要之时方知友。
A friend without faults will never be found.没有十全十美的朋友。
'After you' is good manners.“您先请”是礼貌。
A good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善终。
A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.一本好书，相伴一生。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
A good fame is better than a good face.美名胜过美貌。
A good husband makes a good wife.夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。
A good wife health is a man's best wealth.妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great liar.说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots.积习难改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A light heart lives long.静以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解，自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.狗肚子盛不得四两油。
All are brave when the enemy flies.敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。
All that ends well is well.结果好，就一切都好。
All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事总是由难而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。
A man without money is no man at all.一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the way.心旷神怡，事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里。
A mother's love never changes.母爱永恒。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果，不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.聪明才智，不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.预防为主，治疗为辅。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year.瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。
A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。
A wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相，露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追。
A year's plan starts with spring.一年之计在于春。
A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Bad news has wings.好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love's eyes.情人眼里出西施。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。
Better late than never.不怕慢，单怕站。
Better to ask the way than go astray.问路总比迷路好。
Between friends all is common.朋友之间不分彼此。
Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。
Blood will have blood.血债血偿。
Books and friends should be few but good.读书如交友，应求少而精。
Business is business.公事公办。
Business is the salt of life.事业是人生的第一需要。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
Cannot see the wood for the trees.一叶障目，不见泰山。
Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
Caution is the parent of safety.小心驶得万年船。
Cheats never prosper.骗人发不了财。
Children are what the mothers are.耳濡目染，身教言传。
Choose an author as you choose a friend.择书如择友。
Come what may, heaven won't fall.做你的吧，天塌不下来。
Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
Content is better than riches.知足者常乐。
Count one's chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵先数雏。
Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.来而不往非礼也。
Creep before you walk.循序渐进。
Cry for the moon.海底捞月。
Custom is a second nature.习惯是后天养成的。
Custom makes all things easy.有个好习惯，事事皆不难。
Diamond cuts diamond.强中自有强中手。
Do as the Romans do.入乡随俗。
Do as you would be done by.己所不欲，勿施于人。
Doing is better than saying.与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。
Do it now.机不可失，时不再来。
Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而废。
Don't claim to know what you don't know.不要不懂装懂。
Don't have too many irons in the fire.不要揽事过多。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.不要小题大做。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。
Don't put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻烦。
Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班门弄斧。
Do well and have well.善有善报。
Each bird love to hear himself sing.孤芳自赏。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起身体好。
Easier said than done.说得容易，做得难。
Easy come, easy go.来也匆匆，去也匆匆。
Eat to live, but not live to eat.人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Envy has no holidays.忌妒之人无宁日。
Even Homer sometimes nods.智者千虑，必有一失。
Even reckoning makes long friends.亲兄弟，明算账。
Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.人人负责，等于没人负责。
Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。
Every dog has his day.谁都有得意的时候。
Every door may be shut, but death's door.人生在世，唯死难逃。
Every heart has its own sorrow.各人有各人的苦恼。
Every little helps a mickle.聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.人不为己，天诛地灭。
Every man has his faults.金无足赤，人无完人。
Every man has his hobbyhorse.萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
Every man has his weak side.人人都有弱点。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命运自己掌握。
Every minute counts.分秒必争。
Every mother's child is handsome.孩子是自己的好。
Every potter praises hit pot.王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old.东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。
Example is better then percept.说一遍，不如做一遍。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。
Experience must be bought.吃一堑，长一智。
Fact speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Far from eye, far from heart.眼不见，心不烦。
Far water does not put out near fire.远水救不了近火。
Faults are thick where love is thin.一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。
Fear always springs from ignorance.恐惧源于无知。
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.隔墙有耳。
Fire and water have no mercy.水火无情。
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.火是一把双刃剑。
First come, first served.先来后到。
First impressions are half the battle.初次见面，印象最深。
First think and then speak.先想后说。
Fools grow without watering.朽木不可雕。
Fool's haste is no speed.欲速则不达。
Fools has fortune.呆人有呆福。
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。
Forbidden fruit is sweet.禁果格外香。
Fortune favors those who use their judgement.机遇偏爱善断之人。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.风水轮流转。
Four eyes see more than two.集思广益。
Friends agree best at distance.朋友之间也会保持距离。
Friends are thieves of time.朋友是时间的窃贼。
Friends must part.再好的朋友也有分手的时候。
Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.天才不过是勤奋而已。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.众口铄金，积毁销骨。
God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。
Gold will not buy anything.黄金并非万能。
Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。
Good health is over wealth.健康是最大的财富。
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.良药苦口利于病。
Good watch prevents misfortune.谨慎消灾。
Great barkers are no biters.好狗不挡道。
Great hopes make great man.伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
Great men have great faults.英雄犯大错误。
Great men's sons seldom do well.富不过三代。
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.大树底下好乘凉。
Great wits have short memories.贵人多忘事。
Greedy folks have long arms.心贪手长。
Guilty consciences make men cowards.做贼心虚。
Habit cures habit.心病还需心药医。
Handsome is he who does handsomely.行为漂亮才算美。
Happiness takes no account of time.欢乐不觉时光过。
Happy is he who owes nothing.要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。
Harm set, harm get.害人害己。
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 a fool that forgets himself.愚者忘乎所以。
He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.背后说好话，才是真朋友。
He is a wise man who speaks little.聪明不是挂在嘴上。
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。
He is wise that is honest.诚实者最明智。
He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚。
He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。
He sets the fox to keep the geese.引狼入室。
He that climbs high falls heavily.爬得越高，摔得越重。
He that will not work shall not eat.不劳动者不得食。
He who does not advance loses ground.逆水行舟，不进则退。
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.经常诉苦，没人同情。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.想不犯错误，就一事无成。
He who risks nothing gains nothing.收获与风险并存。
History repeats itself.历史往往重演。
Honesty is the best policy.做人诚信为本。
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.朋友不能阿谀奉承。
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.上当一回头，再多就可耻。
If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you.人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.耳朵发烧，有人念叨。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.脚踏两条船，必定落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.杀鸡取卵。
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.要想求知，就得吃苦。
Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
It is easier to get money than to keep it.挣钱容易攒钱难。
It is easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮好当。
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.创业容易守业难。
It is hard to please all.众口难调。
It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收。
It is the first step that costs troublesome.万事开头难。
It is the unforeseen that always happens.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.坐失良机，后悔已迟。
It never rains but it pours.不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.十年树木，百年树人。
Jack of all trades and master of none.门门精通，样样稀松。
Judge not from appearances.人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
Justice has long arms.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕。
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.君王发狂，百姓遭殃。
Kings have long arms.普天之下，莫非王土。
Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。
Learn and live.活着，为了学习。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。
Learn not and know not.不学无术。
Learn to walk before you run.先学走，再学跑。
Let bygones be bygones.过去的就让它过去吧。
Let sleeping dogs lie.别惹麻烦。
Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏天机。
Lies can never changes fact.谎言终究是谎言。
Lies have short legs.谎言站不长。
Life is but a span.人生苦短。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.人过半生，方知天命。
Life is not all roses.人生并不是康庄大道。
Life without a friend is death.没有朋友，虽生犹死。
Like a rat in a hole.瓮中之鳖。
Like author, like book.文如其人。
Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。
Like for like.一报还一报。
Like knows like.惺惺相惜。
Like mother, like daughter.有其母必有其女。
Like teacher, like pupil.什么样的老师教什么样的学生。
Like tree, like fruit.羊毛出在羊身上。
Little things amuse little minds.小人无大志。
Look before you leap.摸清情况再行动。
Lookers-on see more than players.当局者迷，旁观者清。
Losers are always in the wrong.胜者为王，败者为寇。
Lost time is never found again.岁月既往，一去不回。
Love at first sight.一见钟情。
Love cannot be compelled.爱情不能强求。
Love is blind.爱情是盲目的。
Love is full of trouble.爱情充满烦恼。
Love is never without jealousy.没有妒忌就没有爱情。
Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。
Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。
Make your enemy your friend.化敌为友。
Man is the soul of the universe.人是万物之灵。
Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。
Many hands make light work.众人拾柴火焰高。
Many heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。
Measure for measure.针锋相对。
Misfortunes never come alone.祸不单行。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.患难见真情。
Money isn't everything.钱不是万能的。
Murder will out.纸包不住火。
My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。
Nature is the true law.天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。
Necessity is the mother of invention.需要是发明的动力。
Never fish in trouble water.不要混水摸鱼。
Never judge from appearances.不可以貌取人。
Never say die.永不言败。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
New wine in old bottles.旧瓶装新酒。
No cross, no crown.不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。
No garden without its weeds.没有不长草的园子。
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 content.人心不足蛇吞象。
No man is wise at all times.聪明一世，糊涂一时。
None are so blind as those who won't see.视而不见。
None are so deaf as those who won't hear.充耳不闻。
No news is good news.没有消息就是好消息。
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 rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。
No sweet without sweat.先苦后甜。
No smoke without fire.无风不起浪。
Nothing brave, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.眼泪干得最快。
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。
Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.不懂世故，幼稚可笑。
No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.军人以服从命令为天职。
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 a man and twice a child.一次老，两次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.偷盗一次，做贼一世。
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 good turn deserves another.行善积德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。
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 swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。
One's words reflect one's thinking.言为心声。
Out of debt, out of danger.无债一身轻。
Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。
Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心为静。
Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。
Penny wise, pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。
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。
Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。
Promise is debt.一诺千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。
Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。
Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。
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。
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.智者当差，不用交代。
Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。
Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。
Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。
Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快，忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快，烂得快。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。
Still water run deep.静水常深。
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。
Talking mends no holes.空谈无补。
Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操，曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。
Teach others by your example.躬亲示范。
The best hearts are always the bravest.无私者无畏。
The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盗铃。
The danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth.魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The die is cast.木已成舟。
The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
The end justifies the means.只要目的正当，可以不择手段。
The end makes all equal.死亡面前，人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the belly.贪多嚼不烂。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而绕远路。
The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
The first step is the only difficulty.迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。
The fox preys farthest from home.兔子不吃窝边草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.坐井观天。
The grass is greener on the other side.这山望着那山高。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高，摔得惨。
The leopard cannot change its spots.本性难移。
The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚，越谦虚。
The more wit, the less courage.初生牛犊不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game.旁观者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword.笔能杀人。
The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。
There are spots in the sun.太阳也有黑点。
There are two sides to every question.问题皆有两面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本难念的经。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.人间处处有温情。
There is no general rule without some exception.任何法规均有例外。
There is no medicine against death.没有长生不老药。
There is no place like home.金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
The style is the man.字如其人。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清，浊者自浊。
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
Think twice before you do.三思而后行。
Things at the worst will mend.否极泰来。
Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。
Time cures all things.时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
Time flies.光阴似箭。
Time is money.时间就是金钱。
Time lost cannot be won again.时光流逝，不可复得。
Time past cannot be called back again.时间不能倒流。
Time tries all.路遥知马力，日久见人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。
To err is human.人非圣贤，孰能无过。
To know everything is to know nothing.什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress.人贵有自知之明。
Tomorrow never comes.我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.过分熟悉会使人互不服气。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.学问太多催人老。
Too much liberty spills all.自由放任，一事无成。
Too much praise is a burden.过多夸奖，反成负担。
To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就是延长生命。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。
Troubles never come singly.福无双至，祸不单行。
Truth never grows old.真理永存。
Turn over a new leaf.洗心革面，改过自新。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Two heads are better than one.一个好汉三个帮。
Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。
Two wrongs do not make a right.别人错了，不等于你对了。
Unity is strength.团结就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.忠言逆耳利于行。
Until all is over one's ambition never dies.不到黄河心不死。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one.吃小亏占大便宜。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德远远胜过美貌。
Walls have ears.小心隔墙有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home.家丑不可外扬。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。
Wealth is nothing without health.失去健康，钱再多也没用。
We know not what is good until we have lost it.好东西，失去了才明白。
Well begun is half done.好的开始，是成功的一半。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可贵。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。
Wet behind the ears.乳臭未干。
Whatever you do, do with all your might.不管做什么，都要一心一意。
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.儿时所学，终生难忘。
What's done cannot be undone.生米煮成熟饭了。
What's lost is lost.失者不可复得。
What we do willingly is easy.愿者不难。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入国问禁，入乡随俗。
When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody.人人都伟大，世间没豪杰。
When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.伤心旧事别重提。
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.新仇旧恨，齐上心头。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。
When wine is in truth, wit is out.酒后吐真言。
Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Where there is smoke, there is fire.事出有因。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.道高一尺，魔高一丈。
Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.搬弄口舌者必是小人。
Whom the gods love die young.好人不长命。
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。
Work makes the workman.勤工出巧匠。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。
You cannot eat your cake and have it.鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.强扭的瓜不甜。
You may know by a handful the whole sack.由一斑可知全貌。
You never know what you can till you try.是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.恶其始者必恶其终。
A bad bush is better than the open field.有胜于无。
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.做贼心虚。
A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。
A bad padlock invites a picklock.开门揖盗。
A bad thing never dies.坏事传千年。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.拙匠常怨工具差。
A bargain is a bargain.达成的协议不可撕毁。
A beggar's purse is bottomless.乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。
A bird may be known by its song.什么鸟唱什么歌。
A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.略有胜于全无。
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.坐井观天。
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.秋波送盲，白费痴情。
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。
A book that remains shut is but a block.有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。
A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.借来的斗篷不暖身。
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
A burden of one's choice is not felt.自己选的担子不嫌重。
A burnt child dreads the fire.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。
A cat may look at a king.猫也有权晋见国王。
Accidents will happen.天有不测风云。
A change of work is as good as a rest.调换一下工作是很好的休息。
A cheerful wife is the joy of life.快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。
A clean hand wants no washing.身正不怕影子斜。
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.问心无愧，高枕无忧。
A clear conscience is a sure card.光明磊落，胜券在握。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.宁为清贫，不为浊富。
A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入，祸从口出。
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.夜郎自大。
A common danger causes common action.同仇敌忾。
A constant guest is never welcome.久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。
A contented mind is perpetual feast.知足常乐。
A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。
A crafty knave needs no broker.狡猾的流氓，不需居间人。
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.户枢不蠹。
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He sits no sure that sits too high.高处不胜寒。
He that respects not is not respected.欲受人敬，要先敬人。
So said, so done.说到做到。言出必行。
Haste makes waste.忙乱易错。欲速则不达。
Better be envied than pitied.宁被人妒，不受人怜。
Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home.未雨绸缪。
So the world wags.这就是人生。
One can not be in two places at once.一心不可二用。
No weal without woe.福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。
Little chips light great fires.星星之火，可以燎原。
Like knows like.惺惺相惜。
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.狡兔三窟。
Dreams are lies.梦不足信。
Do not teach fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。
A light heart live long.心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。
Poverty is stranger to industry.勤劳之人不受穷。
Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.考虑要仔细,行动要迅速.One sin opens the door for another.---German 犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。
One man's meat is another man's poison.萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水珍贵
Less is more.简单就是美
A blessing in disguise.因祸得福
Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌
Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日
Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.磨刀不误砍柴功。
Seeing is believing.眼见为实
Well begun is half done.好的开端是成功的一半
Time flies never to be recalled.光阴一去不复返
When in Rome, do as Roman do.入乡随俗
He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后谁笑得最美
Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道还治其人之身
Look before you leap.三思而后行
Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。
A good beginning makes a good ending.善始善终
A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。
First come, first served.先来先招待。
Where there is s will，there is a way.有志者事竟成。
No pains，no gains.不劳则无获
Time and tide wait for no man.时不待人
Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁
It's never too late to mend.亡羊补牢
There is no smoke without fire.无风不起浪
Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕
East or west，home is best.走东串西，还是家里好
Equal pay for equal work.同工同酬
Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置
Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败
Reading makes a full man.读书使人完善
Knowledge is power.知识就是力量
Failure is the mother of success.失败是成攻之母
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧
All roads lead to Roma.条条大道通罗马
Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears.不能以貌取人
Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched.切莫过于乐观
Learn to walk before you run.循序渐进
It′s easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮
As you make your bed,so you must lie in it.自食其果
All that glitters is not gold.闪光的东西并非都是金子
Many hands make light work.人多力量大
Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.世上无难事只要肯登攀
Time is money.时间就是金钱。
Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。
Many hands make light work.人多力量大。
Grasp all, lose all.样样都要，全都失掉。
Better master one than engage with ten.会十事不如精一事。
Silly child is soon taught.要想孩子好，教育要趁早。
More haste, less speed.欲速则不达。
Easier said than done.说起来容易，做起来难。
The first step is the hardest.万事开头难。
Who knows most says least.懂的最多的人，说的最少。
Time and tide wait for no man.岁月不待人。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事今日毕。
Diligence is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。
It's never too late to learn.活到老，学到老。
Walls have ears.隔墙有耳
Wash your dirty linen at home.家丑不可外扬
Waste not, want not.俭则不匮
Weak things united become strong.一根筷子易折断，十根筷子硬如铁
Wealth is best known by want.人穷方知钱可贵
We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he does.判断一个人，不听言语看行动
We only live once, but if we work it right, once is enough.年华没虚度，一生也足矣。
What is done by night appears by day.若要人不知，除非已莫为
When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push.墙倒众人推
When children stand quiet, they have done some harm.孩子不吭声，一定闯了祸
When one will not, two cannot quarrel.一个巴掌拍不响
When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window.贫穷进门来，爱情越窗飞
When the cat is away, the mice will play.猫儿不在，鼠儿成精
When wine sinks, words swim.美酒一下肚，话匣关不住
Where there's life there's hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
Will is power.意志就是力量
Wise men are silent;fools talk.智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不绝
Wise men change their minds;fools never do.智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用
Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it.智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理
Words are but wind, but seeing is believing.耳听为虚，眼见为实
名 言 警 句
1、It is defeat that turns bone to flint;it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle;it is defeat that makes men invincible.----Henry Ward Beecher
是挫折使骨头坚如燧石；是挫折使软骨变成肌肉；是挫折使人战无不胜。--H.W.比彻（1813-1887）美国作家、牧师
2、We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.-----Martin Luther King
我们必须接受有限的失望，但是千万不可失去无限的希望。--马丁· 路德·金（1929-1968），美国传教士、民权领袖
3、Humility is the foundation of glory.---Charles Hodges
谦卑是荣誉的基础。--C．霍奇（1797-1878）美国神学教授
4、Goodness blows no trumpet, nor desires to have it blown.-----Charles Lamb
美德不自吹自擂，也不愿被吹捧。--C.兰姆（1775-1834）英国作家 The cpuntenance is the portrait of the mind,the eyes are its informers.表情是思想的写照，眼睛是心灵的穿窗户。Education makes a people easy to lead,but difficult to drive;easy to govern,but impossible to enslave.教育使一个民族易于引导，难于驾御；易于管理，但不能奴役。
7.The roots of education is bitter,but the fruit is sweet.求知道路千辛万苦，知识硕果芬芳香甜。A good book is the best of friends,the same today and forever.好书乃挚友，情谊永不渝。Books are the ever-burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.书籍是积累智慧的明灯。Reading maketh a full man;conference a ready man;and writing an exact man.读书使人完美，交谈使人机敏，写作使人严谨。If you steal from one auther,it's plagarism;If you steal from many,it's research.如果你抄袭一个作家，这是剽窃；如果你能博采众家，这是研究。Music is the medicine of the breaking heart.A.Hunt 音乐是医治心灵创伤的良药。All those man have their price.Robert Walpole 人人都有自己的价值。It is not enough to do good;one must do it the right way.人不仅要做好事,更要以正确的方式做好事。Men are always sincere.They change sincerities,that's all.人总是真诚的,只是表现形式有所不同。Everything comes in time to those who can wait.只要能等待，心想事会成。Patience is bitter,but its fruit is sweet.忍耐是痛苦的,但它的果实是甜蜜的。If at first you don't succeed,Try.try again.初试不成功，努力勿懈怠。There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion.十全十美的美从来就是不存在的。
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