既经典又幽默的英汉对照谚语集锦珍藏.doc

既经典又幽默的谚语集锦A little fire is quickly trodden out 小洞易补。A little is better than none 聊胜于无。A little labour, much health 适量劳动健身大有益。A little leak will sink a great ship 千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。A little learning is a dangerous thing 浅学误人。A little neglect may breed great mischief 小不忍则乱大谋。A little of everything, nothing at all 每事浅尝辄止，结果将一事无成。A little pot is soon hot 壶小水易热。A little spark kindles a great fire 星星之火，可以燎原。A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire 适可而止，过犹不及。A living dog is better than a dead lion 一条活狗胜过一头死狮。All are brave when the enemy flies 敌人逃跑时，个个都勇敢。All are not hunters that blow the horn 吹号角的未必都是猎人。All are not merry that dance lightly 表面高兴的，未必都快乐。All are not saints that go to church 去做礼拜者，未必皆圣人。All are not thieves that dogs bark at 犬之所吠，并非皆贼。All asses wag their ears 傻子总爱装聪明。All bread is not baked in one oven 人心不同，犹如其面。All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws 猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。All covet, all lose 贪多必失。All good things came to an end 天下无不散之宴席。All is fair in war 兵不厌诈。All is fish that comes to ones net 捉到网里都是鱼。All is flour that comes to his mill 到他的磨里都能碾成粉。All is not at hand that helps 有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的。All is not gain that is put in the purse 放入钱包的钱财，并非都是应得的。All is not gold that glitters 闪光的东西并不都是黄金。All is not lost that is in danger 在危险中的东西未必都会损失。All is well that ends well 结果美满都是好的。All men are mortal 人孰无死。All men cannot be first 不可能人人都得第一名。All ones 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。Alls fair in love and war 爱情和战争是不择手段的。Alls fish that comes to his net 到了网中都是鱼。All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill 有情人终成眷属。All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment 机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。All the wit in the world is not in one head 世界上所有的智慧不可能集中于一个脑袋。All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players 整个世界是个舞台，男男女女，演员而已。All things are difficult before they are easy 凡事都是先难后易。All things are easy that are done willingly 做事乐意，诸事容易。All things are obedient to money 有钱能使鬼推磨。All things will come round to him who will but wait 只要耐心肯等待，一切都会按时来。All time is no time when it is past 光阴一去不复返。All truths are not to be told 真理并不都能说得清。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。Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot 纵然天下雨，休把水壶丢。Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom 坐吃山空。A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst 少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。A maid that laughs is half taken 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全。A man alone is either a saint or a devil 孤身独处的人可以为圣哲，也可为恶魔。A man apt to promise is apt to forget 轻诺者易忘。A man can die but once 人生只有一次死。A man can do no more than he can 凡事只能量力而行。A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife 妻子浪费无度，丈夫不会出头。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 cannot whistle and drink at he same time 一心不能二用。A man has his hour, and a dog has his day 人有称心时，狗有得意日。A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。A man is as old as he feels 老不老，自己晓。A man is known by the company he keeps 察其友知其人。A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable 人并不因为生在马厩里就成了马。A man is not good or bad for one action 判断人的好坏不能凭一次行为。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 dig his grave with his teeth 祸从口出。A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink 牵马到河易，强马饮水难。A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge 有宝何必人前夸。A man may smile and smile and be villain 笑里藏奸。A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool 一个人可能说话像个聪明人，而行为像个大笨蛋。A man of gladness seldom falls into madness 生性乐天的人极少会变成疯子。A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds 讲而不做，犹如花园里长满了荒草。A mans actions show his character 行为可显出一个人的品性。A man who has friend must show himself friendly 与朋友交，必须友好相处。A man without a smiling face must not open a shop 人无笑脸，不要开店。A man without money is a bow without an arrow 人无钱，犹如弓无箭。A man without reason is a beast in season 人无理智就像是一头发情的野兽。A match will set fire to a large building 星星之火，可以燎原。Rats leave （or desert or forsake） a sinking ship 船沈鼠先窜。Readiness is all 有备无患。Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body 读书养神，锻链健身。Reading makes a full amn, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man 博览群书使人完美无瑕，冥思苦想让人深刻精邃，论证阐述让人头脑清晰。Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man 读书使人渊博，交谈使人机敏，写作使人严谨。Read not books alone, but men 不要光是读书，还要识人。Ready money is a ready medicine 现钱等于成药。Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily, it must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and more than all, must be prayed for 真正的学问，像其他一切有价值的东西一样，是不容易得到的，必须学习、钻研、思考，最重要的是必须有迫切的要求。Reap as （or what） one has sown 自食其果。Rear sons for help in old age; and store up grains against famine 养儿防老。Reason binds the man 理智约束着人。Reason deceives us often, conscience never 理性常骗人，良心永不欺。Reason governs the wise man a cudgels the fool 理智指导聪明人，而且打击愚蠢汉。Reason is the guide and light of life 理智是人生的响导和光辉。Reason rules all things 情理管万事。Reckless youth makes rueful age 虚度青春，悔恨无已。Remember thou are but a man 记住你自己只不过是一个人。Repentance is good, but innocence is better 悔罪虽好，无罪更佳。Repetition is the mother of knowledge 反覆学习是知识之源。Reputation is often got without merit and lost without fault 无功得名是常事，无过失名也是常事。Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve 应该做的决心做，决心做的务必做。Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you 君须自敬，人乃敬之。Responsibility must be shouldered; you cannot carry it under your arms 责任必须负在肩上，不能挟在腋下。Rest breeds rust 停止须生锈。Revolutions are not made with rose water 革命不是绣花。Riches do not always bring happiness 富未必永远带幸福。Riches either serve or govern the possessor 财富可以侍候主人，也可以支配主人。Riches have wings 财富难保。Riches serve a wise man but command a fool 财富事智者，却又驭蠢人。Rivers need a spring 大河要有源头。Roll my log and Ill roll yours 互相吹嘘。Rome was not built in a （or one） day 罗马不是一日建成的。Run （or Hold） with the hare and hunt （or run） with the hounds 两面讨好。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。（manly 有男子汉气概的，高尚的）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 mens 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。 （flatterer 奉承者）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, dont 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。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 wha