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楼主  发表于: 2008-04-15 23:54

【转贴】一些常见的英文谚语

A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。

A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。

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 close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入,祸从口出。

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。

Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑,长一智。

A fool's bolt may sometime* *** the mark. 愚者千虑,必有一得。

A good marksman may miss. 智者千虑,必有一失。

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。

A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。

After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。
After black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来。
After death, the doctor. 放马后炮。

A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。

A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做亏心事,夜半敲门心不惊。
A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白日不做亏心事,夜半敲门心不惊。

A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口,忠言逆耳。

A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。

A heavy snow promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。

A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。

An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
Ale will make a cat speak. 酒后吐真言。

A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。

All one's geese are swans. 自吹自擂。
All rivers run into the sea. 百川入海。
All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。

All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy. 只工作,不玩耍,聪明孩子要变傻;尽玩耍,不学习,聪明孩子没出息。

A man cannot serve two masters. 一仆不能事二主。
A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。

A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力,日久见人心。

A man may smile and smile and be villain. 笑里藏奸。

Ambition never dies until there is no way out. 不到黄河心不死。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。

Answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道,还治其人之身。

Appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量。

A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始于足下。
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沙发  发表于: 2008-04-16 17:50

好吧,我来补齐~~~

A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火,可以燎原。

A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要衣装,佛要金装。

Clothes make the man. 人要衣装,佛要金装。

A sow, when washed; returns to the muck. 江山易改,本性难移。

Can the leopard change his spots? 江山易改,本性难移。

As the old cock crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子。

As they sow, so let them reap. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。

As you sow you shall mow. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
A still tongue makes a wise head. 智者寡言。

A wise head makes a close mouth. 智者寡言。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。
A straw shows which way the wind blows. 一叶便知秋。

A tree is known by its fruit. 观其行而知其人。

Avarice blinds our eyes. 财帽Ρδ窍。

Cats hide their paws. 大智若愚,大巧若拙。

Cheek brings success. 和气生财。

Christmas comes but once a year. 佳节良辰,机会难得。

Comparisons are odious. 人比人,气死人。

Conversation makes one what he is. 言如其人。

Cry up wine and sell vinegar. 挂羊头,卖狗肉。

Cut short the nonsense and return to one's muttons. 闲话少说,言归正传。
Cut the coat according to the cloth. 量布裁衣。

Despair gives courage to a coward. 人急造反,狗急跳墙。
Destruction pursues the great. 树大招风。
Devil must be driven out with devils. 以毒攻毒。

Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。

Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。

Do not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all youknow. 不要为所能为,不要花尽所有,不要全信所闻,不要言尽所知。

Do not wash dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。

Don't keep all your eggs in one basketball.勿孤注一掷。

Draw water with a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空。

Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals. 酒后露真言。

Each day brings its own bread. 天无绝人之路。
Each man is the architect of his own fate. 命运掌握在自己手中。

East or west, home is best. 在家千日好,出门时时难。

Enough is as good as a feast. 知足常乐。

Even Homer sometimes nods. 人非圣贤,孰能无过。

Every bullet has its billet. 无风不起浪。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 山穷水尽疑无路,柳暗花明又一村。
Every cock crows on its own dunghill. 夜郎自大。
Every cook praises his own broth. 自吹自擂。

Every couple is not a pair. 同床异梦,貌合神离。
Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在,好花不常开。


Every Jack has his Jill. 有情人终成眷属。
Every little makes a mickle. 积少成多。
Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object. 情人眼里出西施。
Every man has a fool in his sleeve. 聪明一世,糊涂一时。
Every man has his faults. 人孰无过。

Every man is the son of his own works. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。

Every potter praises his own pot. 老王卖瓜,自卖自夸。
Every salesman boasts of his own wares. 老王卖瓜,自卖自夸。

Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。

Fear is often greater than the danger. 杞人忧天。

Few words, many deeds. 少说话,多做事。

Fine words butter no parsnips. 画饼充饥。

Fish begins to stink at the head. 上梁不正下梁歪。

Fool's haste is no speed. 欲速则不达。

Friends must part. 天下无不散之筵席。

From a little spark may burst a mighty flame. 星星之火可以燎原。

God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助之。
God never shuts one door but he opens another. 天无绝人之路。
God sends fortune to fools. 蠢人有蠢福。

Good news goes on crutches. 好事不出门。

Grasp the nettle and it won't sting you. 困难像弹簧,你硬它就软。

Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

Great winds blow upon high hills. 树大招风。

Happiness consists in contentment. 知足常乐。

Haste makes waste. 拔苗助长。

Hedges have eyes, and walls have ears. 篱笆有眼,隔墙有耳。

He is lifeless that is faultless. 人孰无过。

He that doth most at once doth least. 想一次做完什么事,结果一件也做不完。

He that never rode never fell. 不骑马就永不会从马上跌下。

He who receives a benefit should never forget it; he who bestows one should never remember it. 受惠不忘,施恩不记。
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. 骑虎者难下。
He who risks nothing, gains nothing. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。

Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 随机应变。

Hunger will relish the plainest fare. 饥不择食。

Idle young, needy old. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。

If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 吃得苦中苦,方知甜中甜。

If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get. 随遇而安。

If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp. 远朱者赤,近墨者黑。

I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort. 成功之道唯三点∶努力、努力、再努力。

In for a penny, in for a pound 一不做,二不休。

In prosperity think of adversity. 居安思危。

In the end things will mend. 船到桥头自会直。


It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 家丑不可外扬。

It is dogged (that) does it. 天下无难事,只怕有心人。

It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him. 养虎易,驯虎难。

It is the first step that costs. 万事开头难。

It's no use pumping a dry well. 徒劳无益。

Jack of all trades is of no trade. 万事皆通,一无所长。

Joy put heart into a man. 人逢喜事精神爽。

Judge not according to the appearance. 不要以貌取人。

Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢,疏而不漏。

Kind words butter no parsnips. 画饼充饥。

Let not the cobbler go beyond his last. 安分守己。

Let's cross the bridge when we come to it. 既来之,则安之。

Like begets like. 有其父必有其子。
Like cow, like calf. 有其父必有其子。

Many heads are better than one. 集思广益。
Many kiss the baby for the nurse's sake. 醉翁之意不在酒。

Measure for measure. 以牙还牙。

Merry is he that hath nought to lose. 人无所失,不亦乐乎。

Misery loves company. 同病相怜。

Money is the root of all evil. 金钱是万恶之源。

Never cast dirt into that fountain of which thou hast sometime durnk. 不要过河拆桥。

Never do things by halves. 做事情不要半途而废。

No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。

No sweet without some sweat. 不劳则无获。
Nothing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
Nothing comes amiss to a hungry man. 饥不择食。

Nothing so bad, as not to be good for something. 塞翁失马,安知非福。

One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun. 一叶可障目。

One man makes a chair and another man sits in it. 坐享其成。

One man may steal a horse while another may not look over a hedge. 只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯。

One woe doth tread upon another's heels. 祸不单行。
One wrong (or false) move can lose the whole game. 棋错一著,全盘皆输。
One wrong thought may cause a lifelong regret. 一念之错可铸终生之恨。

Overdone is worse than undone. 过犹不及。