第一篇：十二生肖与英语习语、谚语
十二生肖与英语习语、谚语
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“十二生肖”是指12种动物，即鼠、牛、虎、兔、龙、蛇、马、羊、猴、鸡、狗、猪。也就是俗话说的“属相”(animal signs)，是中国人特有的一种表示出生时间的方式。在英语中与它们有关的谚语(proverb).习语(idiom)有很多，而且有时具有出人意料的意思。另外，表示同一动物的单词往往也不止一个。在特定的谚语.习语中需要使用特定的表示该动物的单词，不能混淆。这在很大程度上是由于中西方对动物的看法不同。
一、鼠(rat)(口，比喻）不忠的人；（尤指困难时）背弃事业的人；讨厌的人；不忠的人；(美,俚)新学生、下流女人。与它有关的谚语、习语多含贬义。例如： 1.a rat leaving a sinking ship 不能共患难的人
2.die like a rat 被毒死 4.a rat in a hole 瓮中之鳖
5.(look)like a drowned rat（湿的）像落汤鸡.6.rat out 夹着尾巴走，在尴尬中离去
7.Rats！胡说！瞎扯！(具有斥责、生气的意味)8.Rats desert a sinking ship.树倒猢狲散
另外，表示“鼠”的单词还有mouse(复数为mice)。下面的则是使用mouse的习语。11.as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗，赤贫的 12.like a drowned mouse 狼狈不堪/落汤鸡/落水狗 13.play cat and mouse with sb.对某人时好时坏 14.(as)quiet as a mouse 不出声；无声响
二、牛(ox)（不分性别的通称）；公牛；阉牛。相关的谚语、习语很生动形象。例如：
15.ox-eyed 大眼睛的
16.The black Ox has trod on sb’s foot灾祸已降临到某人头上/某人已人老珠黄 而bull则表示“公牛”。例如：
17.a bull in a china shop莽撞闯祸的人 18.like a bull at a gate 狂怒地，凶猛地 19.milk the bull干徒劳的事
20.take the bull by the horns 不畏艰险
另外，cow是指“母牛，奶牛”。例如： 22.a sacred cow 圣牛，神圣之物
23.till the cows come home 无限期地
三、虎(tiger)凶恶的人，虎狼之徒；[英]（穿制服的）马夫；[口]（比赛的）劲敌。例如：
24-1.ride the tiger以非常不确定或危险的方式生活 24-2.fight like a tiger 极力攻击某人或保护自己
25.a paper tiger 纸老虎
26.How can you catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair?不入虎穴，焉得虎子? 27.work like a tiger 生龙活虎地干活
四、兔(hare)（英俚）坐车不买票的人。例如：
28.make a hare of sb.愚弄某人。
29.start a hare。在讨论中提出枝节问题。
30.First catch your hare(then cook him).勿谋之过早
31.hold/ run with the hare and run /hunt with the hounds.两面讨好
32.as timid as a hare胆小如鼠
另外，表示“兔”的单词还有rabbit。例如： 33.like rabbits in a warren 挤得水泄不通。
五、龙（dragon）（比喻，贬）凶暴的人，严厉的人；凶恶严格的监护人；（尤指）悍妇。例如：
34.dragon’s teeth相互争斗的根源；排列或多层的楔形反坦克混凝土障碍物。35.the old Dragon魔鬼
六．蛇(snake)阴险的人，虚伪的人，卑鄙的人；(美俚)追求和欺骗少女的男子（一般指男青年），男阿飞。例如： 36.a snake in the grass.潜伏的危险/敌人。37.a snake in one’s bosom恩将仇报的人
38.have snakes in one’s boots/see snakes喝醉酒 39.raise/wake snakes引起骚动；引起激烈的争吵
七、马(horse)(美俚)粗鲁的家伙；笨蛋。与马有关的谚语有很多。例如： 40.get on the high horse.耀武扬威，目空一切。41.work like a horse.辛苦工作。43.a dark horse[口] 黑马（意外得胜之马），竞争中出人意料的获胜者，实力难测的赛马/竞争者
44.a horse of another/different colour完全另外一回事 45.come off one's high horse 不再骄傲自大 46.be on one's high horse趾高气扬
47.mount/ride the high horse趾高气扬,耀武扬威
48.back the wrong horse（赛马中）下错赌注，[喻]支持失败的一方
50.spur a willing horse无故加鞭；给予不必要的刺激 51.eat like a horse 狼吞虎咽，吃得很多
52.Never swap/swop horses while crossing the stream.(谚)行到河中不换马（意指危难时不宜作大变动）53.talk horse 吹牛，说大话
54.work for a dead horse 从事不可能有报酬的工作
55.You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.牵马到水边易，逼马饮水难(意指不要逼人做他不愿做的事)。
56.ask a horse the question(赛马骑师)力求竞赛的马竭其全力。57-1.as strong as a horse壮实得像头牛；非常健壮；精力充沛
57-2.put the cart before the horse 本末倒置，前后颠倒
八、羊(sheep)害羞而忸怩的人，胆小鬼，蠢人，驯服的人。有关sheep的谚语不少。例如：
58.as well be hanged for a sheep as(for)a lamb.一不做，二不休;索性蛮干 59.a black sheep败家子；败类；害群之马；拒绝参加罢工的工人
60.He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做绵羊，早晚喂豹狼（人弱受人欺）。
61.a wolf in sheep's clothing披着羊皮的狼。62.a lost sheep 迷途的羊；误入歧途的人
63.follow like sheep 盲从
64..sheep without a shepherd 没有牧羊人的羊群；乌合之众
65.One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock.一只羊生疮，整群羊遭殃.此外，goat 指山羊。例如：
66.play the giddy goat 行为如小丑 67.the sheep and the goats好人和坏人。
九、猴(monkey)顽童,淘气鬼，猴子似的人，易受欺的人：与monkey一词搭配习语和俚语很多非常有趣。例如： 69.make a monkey of愚弄；
70.a monkey with a long tail.抵押；（美俚）毒瘾很深（以至思想上经济上负担沉重）
72.。monkey around(美俚)捣蛋，闲荡，瞎弄 73.monkey business 恶作剧，欺骗，胡闹
74.have a monkey on a house/up the chimney低押房屋
十、鸡(cock)首领，头目，神气十足的人。与cock组成的习语多姿多彩，例如： 75.Cock of the walk/school.有威望的领导人
76.a cock of the loft/dunghill.在小地方称王的人 77.Live like fighting cocks.吃得好；吃最好的东西 78.Cockbull story.荒诞的故事，无稽之谈。用cock表达的谚语：
79.It is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.牝鸡司晨，家之不祥（意指丈夫软弱而一切由妻子作主的家庭是不会幸福的）80.go off at half cock 枪走火；操之过急（指计划典礼等尚未安排就绪即行开始）81.red cock纵火引起的火灾
82.That cock won't fight.这话讲不通/那一手行不通。
十一、狗(dog)无赖汉，坏蛋、废物，不受喜爱（或欢迎）的人。用dog表达的习语有：
83.a lucky dog.幸运儿
84.a sly dog.暗中寻欢的人；暗地里偷鸡摸狗的人
85.a dog in the manger.占着茅坑不拉屎的人。用dog表达的谚语： 86.Barking dogs do not /seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。87.Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日。88.Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。89.be top dog 处于支配的地位
90.call off the dogs 停止追逐/查询；打断不快的谈话
91.give a dog a bad/ an ill name and hang him.人言可畏 92.go to the dogs 堕落,毁灭
93.Let sleeping dogs lie.别惹是生非。
94.He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick欲加之罪,何患无辞。
95.An old dog cannot alter its way of barking江山易改，本性难移。
96..Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion宁为鸡头，毋为牛后
十二、猪(pig)（口）猪一般的人（指肮脏贪吃的人）；（美俚）警察，密探；荡妇。相关的习语有：
97..drive one's pigs to market 打鼾
98.in a pig's whisper(俚语)低声地；顷刻间
99.teach a pig to play on a flute 教猪吹笛；做荒谬/不可能做到的事。涉及猪的词语还有hog（食用猪）、sow（牝猪），swine（猪：旧用法），boar(未阉割的公猪.公野猪.)
由于中西文化的差异，在谚语或某些习语的翻译上也需要注重翻译技巧。例如： 100.Cast pearls before swine 对牛弹琴/明珠暗投
第二篇：英语常用谚语及习语
习语：
rob Peter to pay Paul 拆东墙补西墙
as poor as Job家贫如洗 五官的习语：
born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth 生于富贵之家shoot one’s mouth off 夸夸其谈，吹牛 the apple of one’s eyes 掌上明珠
cry one’s eyes out 痛哭流涕 feast one’s eyes on 大饱眼福
have an eye for sth.善于鉴赏某物 go in one ear and out the other左耳进右耳出
music to one’s ears 佳音，喜讯 walls have ears 隔墙有耳
smile from ear to ear 眉开眼笑 turn a deaf ear to 置若罔闻
with one’s nose in the air 非常傲慢 stick one’s nose into sth.管闲事
颜色词的习语：
greenhorn生手
give green light to 同意，准许
a red letter day 重要的日子 feel blue忧郁，烦闷 once in a blue moon 千载难逢的black and blue 青一块紫一块 blue-eyed boy宠儿 black art 妖术 in black and white 白纸黑字
call white black 颠倒黑白 black money 黑钱 black sheep 害群之马
black Friday不吉利的星期五 black lie 用心险恶的谎言black tea 红茶
paint sb black说某人坏话 white night 不眠之夜 as white as a sheet 苍白如纸
white war 没有硝烟的战争 white sale 大减价
white feather 胆怯
white money 银币
white flag 白旗（投降）white elephant 无用而累赘的东西 white crow 罕见的事物 the white way 灯光灿烂的商业区
a white lie善意的谎言 white coffee牛奶咖啡
英语满分作文必备谚语
Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难朋友才是真朋友。A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者必善其终。A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口，忠言逆耳。A heavy snow promises a good harvest.瑞雪兆丰年。All is not gold that glitters.闪光的东西并不都是黄金。All is well that ends well.结果美满都是好的。All roads lead to Rome.条条道路通罗马。
Art is long, but lift is short.人生有涯，而学无涯。All time is no time when it is past.光阴一去不复返。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。An idle brain is the devil’s workshop.游手好闲是万恶之源。
A Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻 A slow sparrow should make an early start.笨鸟先飞。As the tree, so the fruit.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
An idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。Better late than never.迟做总比不做好。
Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能当饭吃 Better to do well than to say well.说得好不如做得好。Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。
Business before pleasure.事业在先，享乐在后。By falling we learn to go safely, 吃一堑，长一智。
By other’s faults, wise men correct their own.他山之石，可以攻玉。Confidence of success is almost success.对成功抱有信心，就近乎成功。
Constant dropping wears away a stone.滴水穿石。
Content is happiness.知足常乐。Custom is a second nature.习惯是第二天性。
Cut the coat according to the cloth.量布载衣。Diamond cut diamond.强中更有强中手。
Diligence is near success.勤奋近乎成功。Diligence is the mother of good luck.刻苦是成功之母。Do in Rome as the Romans do.入乡随俗。
Don’t count your chicken before they are hatched.不要过早乐观。
Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自寻烦恼。
Easier said than done.说话容易做事难。
Easy come, easy go, 易得易失。East or west, home is best.金窝，银窝，不如自已家的草窝。Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。Every bean has its black.人人有其缺点。Every dog has his day.凡人都有得意之日。
Every man has his weak side.人人都有自已的弱点。
Every man is the master of his own fortune.每个人都是他自已的命运的主宰。Experience is the best teacher.经验是良师。Experience is the mother of wisdom.实践出真知
Everything comes to him who waits.功夫不负有心人。Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。First things first.凡事有轻重缓急。
Facts speak plainer than words.事实胜于雄辩。Good health is above wealth.健康重于财富。
Great hopes make great man.大希望造就大人物。
Great men are not always wise.伟大的人物未必总是英明的。God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者 Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同 Health is happiness.健康就是幸福。
Heaven helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。
He is the wise man who is the honest man.诚实的人就是聪明的人。He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.存最好的希望，作最坏的打算。Hope is life and life is hope.希望才有人生，人生要有希望。
I have no secret of success but hard work.成功无秘诀，只是努力干。It is good to have friends in trouble.在患难时得到朋友是幸运的。It is no use crying over spilt milk..覆水难收。It’s never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。It is hard to please all.众口难调
Knowledge comes from experience alone.知识来自经验。
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.知识是一座宝库，实践是打开宝库的钥匙。Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。
Labour is often the father of pleasure.勤劳常为快乐之源。Live to learn and learn to live.生而学之，学而生之。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.生活没有目标，犹如航海没有罗盘。Look before you leap;see before you go.三思而行。Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。
Like and like make good friends.趣味相同。Make hay while the sun shines.趁热打铁。Man will conquer nature.人定胜天。Many drops make a shower.积少成多。
Money is something, but not everything.金钱能买到某物，但不是万能的。More haste, less speed.欲速则不达。
Never do things by halves.做事情不要半途而废。No one can call back yesterday.往日不复返。No pains, no gains.不劳则无获。
No smoke without some fire.无风不起浪。
Nothing is difficult to a man who wills.世上无难事，只怕有心人。One cannot put back the clock,.光阴一去不复返。
One false step will make a great difference.失之毫里，谬以千里。Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心不念 Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。Pride will have a fall.骄者必败。
Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
Rome was not built in a(or one)day.罗马不是一日建成的。Saying and doing are two things.说与做是两回事。
Saying is one thing, and doing another.说是一回事，做是另一回事。Second thoughts are best.三思而行，再思可也。Seeing is believing.眼见为实。
Spend money like water.挥金如土。Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。Seeing is believing.百闻不如一见。The older, the wiser.姜是老的辣。
The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登。
Things of a kind come together;people of a kind fall into the same group.物以类聚，人以群分。Time and tide wait for no man.岁月无情。Time is money.时间就是金钱。
Time is money, but money is not time.时间就是金钱，但金钱不是时间。Union is strength.团结就是力量。
Well begun is half done.良好开端，功成一半。Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。Wisdom is better than gold or silver.智慧胜过金银。
Write it on your heart every day is the best day of the year.要记住，每天是一年中最好的一天。
第三篇：常见英语谚语习语
英语谚语和习语
1.look on with folded arms 袖手旁观 2.call white black 颠倒黑白 3.speak like a book 咬文嚼字
4.make a noise in a world 名噪一时
5.an old head on your shoulders 少年老成 6.take to one's heels 逃之夭夭 7.in a class by itself 独一无二
8.do in Rome as Rome does 入乡随俗
9.be wet behind the ears /smell of the baby
乳臭未干 10.not a feather to fly with 一贫如洗 11.give sb.a piece of one's mind 直言不讳 12.Many a little makes a mickle.积少成多
13.No one wise at all times.智者千虑，必有一失 14.Pride goes before a fall.骄者必败 15.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧 16.No pains,no gains.不劳无获
17.It's never too late to learn.活到老，学到老 18.One today is worth two tomorrow.一个今天等于两个明天。
19.No one can do two things at once.一心不可二用。
20.There is no friend so faithful as a good book.好书胜好友。
21.Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。22.Something attempted,something done.有所尝试，就有所作为。23.Never judge from appearance.不要以貌取人。
24.To choose time is to save time.选择时间就是节省时间。
25.Time is a bird forever on wing.时间就是一只永远飞翔的鸟。26.take trouble 吃苦
27.be at the pains of learning 刻苦学习28.be in pain 在痛苦中
29.dream away one's life 虚度一生
30.live on the fat of the land 过奢侈的生活 31.have a thin /good time 过的不舒坦 32.a rich joke 逗人的笑话 33.look hard at 死盯着 34.work on the land 务农
35.pull oneself together 振奋精神 36.have the pull of sb.胜过某人 37.keep cool 保持镇静
38.out of question 毫无疑问 39.cry up 夸张
40.cry for the moon 想要上天 41.make believe 假装 42.drop a brick 出言不慎
43.drop aross a person 碰见某人 43.a bank of snow 一堆雪 44.the family circle 家族 45.as yet 直到现在
46.call cousins with 同......攀亲 47.the Tropic of Cancer 北回归线 48.care for 喜爱
49.a sad sack 不中用的人
50.fight to the death 战斗到底 51.a palace hotel 豪华旅馆 52.worth one's while 值得的 53.on the whole 基本上
54.once again / more 再来一次
55.I've heard so much about you.久仰大名 56.Two heads are better than one.二人智慧胜一人。
57.We reap what we sow.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。58.You can not get blood out of stone.铁石心肠 59.Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。60.Learning without though means labour lost, though without learning is perilous.学而不思则网，思而不学则殆。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 single step.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。2.28.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。3.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。
第四篇：习语及谚语总结：
习语及谚语总结：
1.Practice makes perfect.(熟能生巧)
2.Nothing is difficult if you put you whole heart into it.（世上无难事只怕有心人）
3.Rome was not built in a day.（罗马非一日建成）
4.Where there is a will, there is a way.（有志者事竟成）
5.God helps those who help themselves.（天助者自助之/天道酬勤）
6.Keep up with the times.（与时俱进）
7.Don’t trouble trouble before trouble troubles you.（麻烦找你前别自找麻烦）
8.I am what I do.（我就是我自己。——李泽锴）
9.No pain, no gain.（没有付出就没有回报）
10.A big fish in a small pond/pool.11.Where there is life, there is hope.（有生命的地方就有希望）Where there is dream, there is miracle.（有
梦就有奇迹）
12.Out of sight, out of mind.（眼不见，心为静）
13.Facts speak louder than words.（事实胜于雄辩）
14.It’s difficult to cater all tastes.（众口难调）
15.Time and tide wait for no man.（岁月不饶人）
16.Never judge people by their appearance.（不要以貌取人）
17.The cloth makes the man.（人靠衣装）
18.The longest day must have an end.（天下无不散之筵席）
19.Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石）
20.Knowledge is power.（知识就是力量）
21.Failure teaches success.（失败乃成功之母）
22.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.（入乡随俗）
23.Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.（今日事今日毕）
24.Handsome is as handsome does.（行为漂亮才是真漂亮）
25.Kill two birds with one stone.（一石二鸟/一箭双雕/一举两得）
26.An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.（以眼还眼，以牙还牙）
27.Seeing is believing.（眼见为实）
28.What they see over what they hear.（眼见为实，耳听为虚或眼见胜过耳听）
29.Being honest is a good virtue.（诚实是一种美德）
30.Imagination is more important than knowledge.（想象重于知识）
31.A friend in need is a friend indeed.（患难见真情）
32.Health is wealth.（健康就是财富）
33.Long time no see.（好久不见）
34.Don’t count your chicken before they’re hatched.（别太乐观）
35.Enjoy life, enjoy knowledge.（享受生活，享受知识）
36.There is no such thing as free meals.（天下没有免费的午餐）
37.There is no end to learning.（学无止境）
38.A bird in the hand is worth two in the wood/bush.（一鸟在手胜过两鸟在林）
39.Share sorrow and happiness.（同甘共苦）
40.Opportunities are only for the prepared minds.（机遇只垂青于那些有准备的人）
41.A good impression is half done.（好的印象是成功的一半）
42.A good beginning is half done.（好的开始是成功的一半）
43.Easier said than done.（说比做容易）44.Existing beauty is best.（存在美才是真的美）45.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.（知足常乐）46.All that glitters is not gold.（发光的未必都是金子）
47.The basic rule of physical and mental health is to keep smiling.（养生之道在于微笑）48.Don’t beat around the bush.（别卖关子）49.It never rains but it pours.50.Great minds think alike.（英雄所见略同）51.Take things as they come.52.Blood is thicker than water.(血浓于水)
53.Truth is beauty, beauty is truth.（真即是美，美即是真）54.As you sow, so will you reap.（种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆）55.God bless you.（上帝保佑你）
56.I should have thought twice.(三思而后行)57.A good dog deserves a good bone.（好人有好报）58.Just take it easy.（放松，别紧张）
59.Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy.（早睡早起身体好）60.All roads lead to Rose.(条条大路通罗马)
61.Don’t sleep as long as you want.（不要想睡多久就睡多久）62.As intimidate as a rabbit.（胆小如鼠）
听力中的短语和词组：
1.brightadj.聪明的，明亮的，晴朗的 2.eventn.事件 3.4.5.6.7.8.9.course of action行动的过程 tapn.开发/水龙头 essential = nessary = important keep eye on看管好 EXPRESS快递
racial /sex/social discrimination种族/性别/社会歧视
heart and soul = whole being全身心 10.heating暖气
11.Spring and Autumn Period.春秋时期 12.kidnap绑架hijack劫机 13.in the distance在远方14.run up to sb.追赶某人 15.workshop工作间/车间 16.summit高峰 17.on the cheek
18.at a loss = stare into space茫然不知所措 19.be expected to do期待 20.middle and low income中低收入 21.account for占据/解释
22.spare time业余时间 23.blow up大发雷霆
24.think = insist = hold /maintain/argue that= regard 25.rebel反抗 26.carefree无忧无虑
27.charge……with控告/指责某人
accuse……of blame……for
28.join……with……把……与……揉合在一起 29.Achilles’ heal阿卡硫斯的脚后跟——致命的弱点
30.Oedipus Complex奥狄浦斯情结——恋母
情结
31.Apple of discord引起争议的苹果 32.Trojon war特罗伊战争 33.iron out = remove sth by discussion 34.partime兼职
35.get over = overcome克服36.be second in importance次要 37.self – satisfaction自我满足
38.in one’s spare time在某人的业余时间
39.on some occasions在某些情况下40.make it to = arrive in time及时 41.kill one’s time打发时间 42.stay up late熬夜 46.on the whole总体上而言 47.comfortable oneself48.job fair = job interview招聘会
43.leave for请假 44.in silence沉寂 45.take it hard难以接受
49.at a surprising rate以惊人的速度 50.dig down深入挖掘 51.a course of action行动的过程
第五篇：习语谚语
以下中英对照的例子都是各自常用的通俗用语,既切合原意,又符合中英文各自的表达习惯。
任人唯贤 Meritocracy : Rule by persons chosen not because of birth or wealth , but for their superior talents or intellect;a social system formed on such a basis.任人唯亲 Nepotism
第二职 业 Moonlighting(working at a secondary job)
明升暗降 Kick up stairs
大材小用 To be underemployed
编制不足 To be understaffed
超编 To be overstaffed
事后诸葛亮 Monday morning quarterback
人材外流 Brain drain
献计献策(港 称 : 头脑风暴)brainstorming(a method of solving problems in which everyone suggests ideas which are then discussed).A brainstorming session
智囊团 Brain trust
发明创造 Brainchild(The project was the brainchild of Davidson.)
满腹牢骚 A bellyful of complaints
经验教训 Pains and gains(instead of experiences and lessons)
小道消息 Learn through the grapevine
有其父必有其子 Like father , like son.家丑不可外扬 Don ’t wash dirty linen in the public.喧宾夺主 Steal the limelight
雪上加霜 Add insult to injury
智勇双全 A combination of guts and brains
我说了算 The buck stop s here.(Truman’s saying)
心有余而力不足 Mind is willing , flesh is weak.一刀切 One size fits all.过犹不及 More is less.中英文相似的谚语和格言(Idioms and proverbs):
有志者 ,事竟成。There is a will ,there is a way.谋事在人 , 成事在天。Man proposes , God disposes.入乡随俗。When in Rome , do as the Romans do.患难见真知。A friend in need is a friend indeed.本性难移。Old habits die hard
酒后吐真言。There is truth in Wine.欲速则不达。More haste , less speed.Haste makes waste.旁观者清。Lookers on see most of the game.骄兵必败。Pride goes before a fall.一旦被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。Once bitten , twice shy.千里之行,始于足下。The longest journey begins with a single step.或 A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step.柳暗花明又一村。When one door shuts , another opens.or Every cloud has a silver lining.一个和尚挑水吃 ,两个和尚抬水吃 ,三个和尚无水吃。
Every body’s business is nobody’s business.勿以恶小而为之。It is a sin to steal a pin.玩火者必自焚。If you play with fire , you get burnt.无风不起浪。There is no smoke without fire.君子报仇,十年未晚。Revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold.欲加之罪,何患无辞? It ’s always easy to find
1.与动物有关的成语或谚语英汉不尽相同
1)他壮得像头牛。He is as strong as a horse.(牛—马)
2)她胆小如鼠。She is as timid as a hare.(鼠—兔)
3)养虎遗患： Warm a snake in one's bosom.(虎—蛇)
4)瓮中之鳖： Like a rat in a hole.(鳖—鼠)
5)害群之马： Black sheep.(马—羊)
6)对牛弹琴： Cast pearls before swine.(牛—猪)
7)落汤鸡/落水狗：Like a drowned mouse.(鸡/狗—鼠)
8)热锅上的蚂蚁： Like a cat on hot bricks.(蚂蚁—猫)
9)宁为鸡头，毋为牛后： Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.(鸡—狗，牛—狮)
由此可见，中国成语中的动物在英语成语中已不属于同一动物了。
2.与颜色有关的成语或谚语英汉也不尽相同
在颜色的作用上，有相同点。比如，红色(red)，无论是在英语国家，还是在中国，往往都与庆祝活动和喜庆日子有关。如中国有“开门红”，代表着好运气。英语有“red-letter days”(纪念日，喜庆日)等。但更多的还是有不同点，而且两种语言在颜色的意义上也有区别。如“黄色”(yellow)，在西方黄色表示懦弱，胆小，不敢面对现实。而在中国，黄色是帝王的象征。只有皇帝才配着黄色。再如“蓝色”(blue)，在英语中通常表示不快活，心情不好。如：
1)He is blue today because his father is ill.他今天心情不好，因为他父亲病了。
而在中国，“蓝色”仅仅表示颜色而已，似乎没有不快活的意思。再如：
2)He has a green thumb.他擅长园艺工作。(不是“他有一个绿色的大拇指”。)
其他颜色词语也发生了改变。如：
black tea 红茶(不是“黑茶”)
brown sugar 红糖(不是“棕色”糖)
green-eyed 红眼病(不是“绿眼病”)
blue films 黄色电影(不是“yellow films”)
purple with anger 脸色铁青(不是“脸色发紫”)
black and blue 青一块，紫一块(不是“黑一块，蓝一块”)
另外，在英语中，有些颜色词已经失去了原意。如：
black art 巫术(不是“黑色的艺术”)
black cattle 肉牛(不是“黑牛”)
black mail 勒索行为(不是“黑色邮件”)
black-letter day 不吉利的日子
red hand 血手(不是“红手”)
white hair boy 宠儿(不是“白发童”)
white lie 善意的谎言(不是“白色的谎言”)
white day 吉利之日(不是“白色的日子”)
3.与数字有关的成语或谚语英汉也不尽相同
以数词表达的成语、谚语在英汉两种语言中似乎也不少。但数字往往不是对等的。例如：Before his marriage, his room was often at sixes and sevens.结婚前，他的房间总是乱七八糟的。(不是“乱六乱七”)
She is a beautiful girl in a thousand.她是一个百里挑一的美丽姑娘。(不是“千里挑一”)
Why do you always come at the eleventh hour and keep everyone waiting for you? 为什么总是姗姗来迟，让大家等你？(不是“第11点钟”)
His father is a three-bottle man.他父亲是一个大“酒桶”。(不是“3瓶酒”)
其他的例子还有：
半斤八两：six of one and half a dozen of the other
十月怀胎：a woman in the sixth month
十有八九：ten to one
可见，成语、谚语中的数字都有所改变。
4.有些成语或谚语英汉没有对应形式
山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。Among the blind people, the one-eyed man is the king.鸡窝里飞出金凤凰。Even a black lays a white egg.新官上任三把火。A new broom sweeps clean.人不可貌相。You can't judge a tree by its bark.见风使舵。See which way the cat jumps.倾盆大雨。It rains cats and dogs.一贫如洗(穷光蛋)Poor like a church mouse.度日如年 donkey years
班门弄斧。Never offer to teach fish to swim.三伏天 dog days 成语、谚语、习语是语言不可分割的重要组成部分，是语言中的精华，具有极其丰富的文化底蕴。中西方在不同的文化背景下，民族传统、生活方式以及思维方式等都有着诸多差异，这些文化差异导致了中西方各自成语、谚语、习语的形成、使用与发展。英汉成语、谚语、习语分别记录了不同民族的历史，反映了不同民族的经济生活，透视了不同民族的文化心态，思维方式。
中西方成语、谚语、习语，在人生观、宇宙观、价值观方面的差异
中国文化强调天人和谐，对立统一，顺乎自然，顺应自然的特征。汉语成语、习语、谚语中出现了许多对立统一，相互依存，相辅相成的例子。如乐极生悲，指欢乐到了极点，将转而发生悲伤之事；否极泰来，描写事物发展到了极点就会转化为它的对立面；分久必合，合久必分（谚语）；失败乃成功之母（谚语）等。
由于英国是个岛国，它地处海滨，由近海的各岛屿组成，形成了最早的求变、好动、好奇的外倾性商业城市文化。这种文化注重思辨理性，认为思辨理性的东西是最真实、最完善、最美好的。强调的是物质与精神的对立。注重空间的扩展与向外征服，形成了征服自然，驱使天地的文化观。
地理环境对成语、谚语、习语的影响
中国是个内陆国家，千百年来以农业为主，人与土地有着不可分割的联系。因此也产生了许多与农耕有关的成语、谚语、习语，如：五谷丰登，瓜熟蒂落，良莠不齐，揠苗助长，春华秋实，根深蒂固，沧海桑田，十年树木，百年树人，依葫芦画瓢等等。
英国是个岛国，为了生存，不得不与气候恶劣的海洋环境抗争。在征服自然的过程中，形成了许多源于航海或与海洋有关的成语、谚语、习语，如：weather（ride out）the storm安然度过了风暴；know（learn）the rope 熟悉内幕（一个有经验的水手熟悉船上所有用来挂帆的绳子）。不同文化对于动、植物有关的成语、谚语、习语的影响
中国人喜欢称自己是龙的传人，龙在古代是汉民族的图腾物，是神的化身。古时候皇帝称自己是真龙天子，民间有赛龙舟、舞龙狮等活动。因此关于龙的成语也有许多，如：龙飞凤舞，龙腾虎跃，龙凤呈祥，龙行虎步，望子成龙，龙争虎斗，车水马龙，群龙无首，龙蟠虎踞。西方人则认为龙是邪恶凶残有鳞的怪兽。
西方人特别喜欢宠物，而狗与猫是西方人在有关动物的成语中，出现频率比较多的，如：cat and dog life 经常吵闹的生活；dress like a dog′s dinner 穿着极其讲究；loveme，love my dog 爱屋及乌（爱我就爱我的狗）。中国人也喜欢狗，但狗在汉成语中往往是贬义的，如：狗血喷头、狗仗人势、狗尾续貂、狗急跳墙、狗拿耗子、狐群狗党等。
文化对英汉颜色成语的影响
不同的民族对色彩的喜好是不同的，这些喜好对成语、谚语、习语有许多影响。在中国历史上明黄色是中华民族的代表颜色。它象征神圣、皇权、尊严、庄严。古时只有皇亲国戚才能穿明黄色的衣服。成语也就有黄袍加身、黄金时代、黄粱一梦。在西方文化中紫色是尊严、权力的象征。皇帝登上宝座是raised to the purple。生于王室born in the purple。红色也是汉民族喜欢的颜色，新娘结婚时都喜欢穿红色，节庆日挂红灯，党旗、国旗也是红色，成语有红装素裹、红颜知己等。而西方文化中视红色为不祥之兆，如果看到红色，那就意味着有危险。
喻体、喻义相似的英汉成语、谚语、习语
burn one′s boat 破釜沉舟，出自古罗马凯撒大帝出征作战时为了使士兵下定决心，决一死战，使士兵无退路，烧毁战船。汉语的破釜沉舟，出自楚霸王项羽，渡过河时，破釜沉舟，两句成语喻义和构词上相似。在英汉文化上相似，像这样的成语、谚语还有许多：add fuel to the flames 火上加油； as light as a feather 轻如鸿毛；A rat crossing the street is chased by all（谚语）老鼠过街人人喊打。
喻义相同，喻体不同的英汉成语、谚语例1.a rat in a hole 瓮中之鳖（洞中之鼠）；2.like a cat on hot bricks 像热锅上的蚂蚁（像热砖上的猫）；3.tread upon eggs 如履薄冰（踩在鸡蛋上）。
英汉成语、谚语喻体、喻义的融合
有些英汉成语，谚语表达两种语言完全一致，这是由于一种语言从另一种语言中借用了它的成语、谚语、习语。时间久了就产生了语言的融合现象。例1.以牙还牙，a tooth for a tooth（出自英语）；2.披着羊皮的狼，a wolf in sheep′s clothing（出自英语）；3.paper tiger 纸老虎（出自汉语）；4.lose one′s face 丢面子（出自汉语）。
喻体相同，喻义不同
生活在不同文化氛围中的人，可能对同一物体有着不同的感受。例1.pull sb′s leg 和人开玩笑，愚弄某人，从字面看是拉后脚，但实际意义完全不同；2.a big fish in a small pond 林无鸟，雀为王，如果理解为小塘容不下大鱼就错了。
源自宗教的成语、习语、谚语
西方国家许多人都信仰基督教，《圣经》是他们的必读之书《圣经》中的典故、比喻和寓言却广泛的为世人所接受。由《圣经》而产生的谚语、习语、成语也成为妇孺皆知的日常用语。例1.olive branch 橄榄枝（和平的象征），2.scapegoat 替罪羊3.eye for eye, tooth for tooth 以牙还牙，以眼还眼（谚语）......中国也有许多与佛教、道教等宗教有关的成语、谚语、习语。例1.“现身说法”原系佛教用恶从善的话。3.“五体投地”，指得是两手，两膝和头一起着地。这是佛教最恭敬的行礼仪语。现表示以亲身经历和体验说明一种道理。2.“放下屠刀，立地成佛”，这原是佛教改式，比喻佩服到了极点。
源自神话与传说的成语、习语、谚语
神话是古代人们对于自然现象和社会生活原始理解的故事与传说，他们运用各种想象把自然力形象化、人格化。反映出古代人渴望战胜自然，征服自然的决心。古希腊、古罗马时期的神话，对英语的成语、谚语、习语都有很大影响。中国的古代神话形成的成语、习语、谚语更是不胜枚举。例1.Pandora′s Box潘多拉之盒（灾难、麻烦、祸害之源），出自希腊神话。2.Achilles Heel唯一的致命弱点，出自荷马史诗《伊利亚特》。3.开天辟地，出自中国古代神话，传说天地是盘古开辟而成。后来表示从未有过，是有史以来第一次。4.精卫填海，出自《山海经·北山经》古代神话，比喻不达目的誓不罢休。
源自寓言故事
英汉成语、谚语、习语中有许多寓言，它们生动有趣，寓意深刻。例1.a wolf in sheep′s clothing披着羊皮的狼（危险人物，貌善心毒的人），出自《伊索寓言》。2.Sour Grapes酸葡萄（把得不到的东西，说成是不好的，聊以自慰）出自《伊索寓言》。3.狐假虎威（仗别人的势力欺压人）出自《战国策、楚策》。
源自历史事件和历史故事
如1.meet One′s Waterloo 一败涂地，此成语出自1815年的“滑铁卢”之战。2.项庄舞剑，意在沛公，出自《史记》。源自文学名著。如1.鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已；出自《三国志》。2.水落石出；出自苏东坡的《后赤壁赋》。3.hosit with one′sown搬起石头砸自己的脚；出自莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》。4.Homer sometimes nods 智者千虑，必有一失，出自罗马诗人兼讽刺文学家贺拉斯，在《论诗》中的一句话：sometimes even the good Homer falls asleep 伟人有时候也会出错，等等。四字谚语
勇者事成。Fortune favors the brave.后悔无益。It is no use crying over spilt milk.学无止境。Live and learn.捷足先得。The early bird catches the worm.不进则退。Not to advance is to go back.一举两得。Kill two birds with one stone.无劳无获。No pains, no gains.苦尽甘来。No sweet without sweat.善有善报。A good turn deserves another.眼见为实。Seeing is believing.殊途同归。All roads lead to Rome.天道酬勤。Hard work pays out.时不我待。Time and tide wait for no one.言行一致。Practise what you preach.捷足先登。The early bird catches the worn.好事多磨。Good things never come easy.六字谚语
一心不可两用。If you run after two hares you will catch neither.眼不见，心不想。Out of sight, out of mind.[万用句型]
一切称心如意。Everything in the garden is lovely.有志者事竟成。Where there is a will, there is a way.不浪费，不愁缺。Waste not, want not.事实胜于雄辩。Actions speak louder than words.彼一时，此一时。It is different now from then.八字谚语
人人为我，我为人人。One for all, all for one.不冒风险，不能成功。Nothing ventured, nothing gained.一分耕耘，一分收获。You reap what you sow.勤劳是成功的根本。Diligence is the parent of success.千里之行始于足下。A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.失之毫厘，谬以千里。One false step will make a great difference.百艺不如一艺精。Better be master of one than a Jack of all trades.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。A tree will not fall at one blow.罗马非一日建成。Rome was not built in one day.二、影响英语谚语翻译的因素
1.地理环境
谚语的产生与人们生活和劳动的地理环境息息相关。英国是一个岛国，位于欧洲西部大西洋中的不列颠诸岛上，南面有英吉利海峡，多拂尔海峡，东面隔北海，历史上航海业曾一度领先世界，因此留下了许多和捕渔业有关的谚语。
Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要教鱼儿游泳。这条谚语的比喻意义是“不要在行人面前卖弄自己”。相当于汉语谚语“不要班们弄斧”。
All is fish that comes to his net.（进到网里的都是鱼）这条谚语的比喻意义是“任何有用的东西或有好处的事都来者不拒”，含有贬义。
The best fish swim near the bottom.（好鱼居水底）比喻“有价值的东西不会轻易得到”。
2.历史背景 社会历史的发展对语言的影响是巨大的。在历史的进程中，谚语好比一面镜子，能清楚地反映其历史的变迁。
公元前55年的夏天，古罗马统帅恺撒来到不列颠岛，第二年在不列颠岛东南部站稳了脚跟，而英国历史上真正的“罗马人的征服”（Roman Conquest）是在公元43年开始的。从此罗马人占领不列颠400年之久，罗马文化与风格习惯渗入不列颠。直到今天，仍然流传着有关罗马的英语谚语。例如： Do in Rome as the Romans do.在罗马就要过罗马人的生活。（喻：入乡随俗。）Rome was not built in a day.罗马不是一天建成的。（喻：伟业非一日之功。）All roads lead to Rome.条条道路通罗马。（喻：殊途同归。）这三条谚语足以反映出“罗马人的征服”（Roman Conquest）对英语谚语的影响，足以反映出罗马帝国昔日的辉煌。3.风俗习惯 风俗习惯是一个地区的人的生活方式，涉及生活的各个地域。谚语更是与风俗习惯紧密相关，英语谚语的翻译离不开对英美风俗习惯的了解。英汉习俗差异是多方面的，最典型的莫过于在对狗态度上。中国人一般厌恶鄙视这种动物，常常用狗来形容和比喻坏人坏事，含有贬义：狐朋狗党、狗急跳墙、狼心狗肺、狗腿子等，还有谚语像：好狗不挡道；狗嘴里吐不出象牙来；狗拿耗子，多管闲事；狗掀门帘全凭一张嘴；狗眼看人低。但英美国家大都认为狗是忠实可靠的朋友，“狗”经常用来比喻人的生活。Every dog has his own day.（每只狗都有他的好时光。）这条谚语比喻“人人都有得意的一天。” An old dog barks not in rain.（老狗不乱吠。）这条谚语比喻“老年人做事有经验。” Dog does not eat dog.（狗不吃狗。）这条谚语比喻“一个人不应该攻击或伤害同伙，或赚他的钱。”与这条英语习语相近的汉语有：“同室不操戈，同类不相残。” Love me, love my dog.（喜欢我，也要喜欢我的狗。）这条谚语的比喻意思是：任何希望与我保持友谊的人，都必须接受和容忍所有属于我的东西。我的个人爱好和我的观点意见。同这条谚语相近的汉语习语有“爱屋及乌”。4.宗教信仰
宗教是谚语的重要来源之一。中国信奉的是佛教，道教，儒教等，所以有许多与此相关的谚语，例如，不修今世修来世、善有善报，恶有恶报、物极必反，否极泰来、福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚等。而在西方很多国家，尤其是英美国家主要的宗教信仰是基督教，所以英语谚语很多是和基督教有关的。例如，Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助之。
在基督教中，上帝是唯一的，至高无上的神，相当于中国人的“天”。除了“上帝”，“十字架”也是基督教的重要象征之一。与基督教有关的英语谚语中，不少涉及到“十字架”。例如，Every man must carry his own cross.（每个人必须背他自己的十字架。）这条谚语来自《圣经》，cross（十字架）是耶稣走向死亡之地所带的十字架，钉上十字架而死。cross一词就有了“苦难”的转义。这条谚语的意思是，人人都要忍受生活中的苦难，承担自己的生活负担。不怕慢，只怕站。Do not fear going slow, only fear standing still.化干戈为玉帛。beat swords into ploughs 欲穷千里目，更上一层楼。We widen our views 3 hundred miles by ascending one flight of stairs.会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。
When reaching the great peak(of Mount Tai), we hold all mountains in a single glance.结交一言重，相期千里至。
Friends are as good as their words, they travel a thousand li to keep a rendezvous.桃李不言，下自成蹊。Peaches and plums do not have to talk, the world beats a path to them.君子敏于行而讷于言。The gentlemen are speedy as a worker and cautious as a speaker.实事求是。Seek truth from the facts.不到黄河心不死。Until all is over ambition never dies./ Never say die.雄关漫道真如铁，而今迈步从头越。The strong pass of the enemy is like a wall of iron, yet with firm strides, we are conquering its summit 路曼曼其修远兮，吾将上下而求索
My way ahead is long;I see no ending;yet high and low I'll search with my will unbending.安不忘危，治不忘乱 In security, we should never forget the dangers and in times of peace, we should always beware of the potential for chaos.海不辞水，故能成其大 The ocean never turns away streams, so it becomes wide and deep 山不辞土石，故能成其高
The mountain never turns away stones, so it becomes towering and strong.同舟共济 Help one another, for we are all in the same boat.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 Like Weather, one's fortune may change by the evening.治大国如烹小鲜 Running a large country is like cooking a small fish.先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐
To worry before the common people worries;to enjoy only after the people can enjoy.春愁难遣强看山，往事惊心泪欲潸。四百万人同一哭，去年今日割台湾。
On such a nice spring day, my heart was so heavy with sadness.So I went out sightseeing in the mountain, however, my mind always went back to this day last year when 4 million peopleon Taiwan cried the same tears of sorrow as Taiwan was ceded.原乡人的血，必须流返原乡，才会停止沸腾
Only when the blood of the native son flows back to his native place will it stop boiling.已所不欲，勿施于人 What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others.有德者，必有言，有言者，不必有德。
People with virtue must speak out;People who speak are not all virtuous.不耻下问 Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也 What you know, you know, what you don't know, you don't know.This is knowledge./ True knowledge is when one knows the limitations of one's knowledge.自求多福/天助自助者 He who depends on himself will attain the greatest happiness 天下为公 Justice for all in the World 自相矛盾 Self Contradiction!有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。人不知而不愠，不亦君子乎。When friends gather round from afar do we not rejoice? Whom lack of fame cannot vex is not he a gentleman? 力拔山兮气盖世 With strength to lift mountains and spirit to take on the world 四海为家
Make my home everywhere within the four seas / The world is my home /(The world is my oyster)吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 Life is finite, while knowledge is infinite.人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青。
Since the dawn of time every one will die, let the history books note my death with loyalty at heart.四海之内皆兄弟也 All men are brothers 国家兴亡，匹夫有责 Rise and fall of a nation rests with every one of its citizens 老马识途 Old horse knows the way 掩耳盗铃 Like burying one's head in the sand /(self-deceit)不管黑猫还是白猫，能抓到老鼠就是好猫。Black cat or white cat: If it can catch mice, it's a good cat 不出户，知天下。Without going outside, you may know the whole world!人之初，性本善 Every child born has innate goodness.一见钟情 Love at first sight 孟母三迁 Mencius' mother moves her home three times to better her son's education 不自由，勿宁死。Give me liberty, or give me death!百闻不如一见 Seeing it once is better than being told 100 times./A picture is worth ten thousand works.Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.己所不欲，勿施于人。
The glow of the setting sun is splendid.Pity is that the dusk fast approaching.夕阳无限好，只是近黄昏。
Achievement is founded on deligence and wasted upon recklessness.业精于勤，荒于嬉。
If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
The soldier faces the powder while the beauty powders the face.战士军前半死生，美人帐下犹歌舞。
A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan.燕雀安知鸿鹄之志哉？
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.千里之行，始于足下。
The moon may be bright or dim, she may wax or wane.人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺。
The poor starve while the rich feast.朱门酒肉臭，路有冻死骨。
Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.塞翁失马，焉知非福？
The same knife cuts bread and fingers.Old habits die hard.江山易改，本性难移。
Tomorrow never comes.明日复明日，明日何其多。
There is no one but makes errors.人非圣贤，孰能无过。
Nothing is impossible to a waiting mind.世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Opportunity knocks only once.机不可失，时不再来。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
Look before you leap.三思而后行。
Losers are always in the wrong.胜者为王，败者寇。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。
As we sow, so shall we reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。
The pot calls the kettles black.五十步笑百步。
The same knife cuts bread and fingers.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
Late fruit keeps well.大器晚成。
Many families have skeletons in the closet.家家有本难念的经。
Chance favors only the prepared mind.机会属于有准备的人。
Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.三个和尚没水喝。
All good things must come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席。
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