英语谚语.doc

English Idioms and Proverbs1. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行始于足下2. Where there is smoke, there is fire.无风不起浪3. As poor as a church mouse.一贫如洗4. A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口5. Clothes make the man. 人靠衣装, 佛靠金装6. Clothes dont make the man. 不能以貌取人7. Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁8. Look before you leap.三思而后行9. To teach a fish how to swim.班门弄斧10. Self-trust is the first secret of success.自信是成功 的秘诀11. Better late than never.迟做总比不做好12. God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助13. Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌14. Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功15. Like father , Like son. 有其父必有其子16. Well begun, half done好的开端,成功的一半17. Every cloud has a silver lining否极泰来18. Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成19. Haste makes waste.欲速则不达20. All roads lead to Rome.条条道路通罗马21. Time and tide waits for no man岁月不等人22. Honesty is the best policy.诚实是上策23. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起使人健康, 富有, 和聪明24. An apple a day keeps doctor away一日一个苹果不用看医生25. No venture, no gain不入虎穴,焉得虎子26. No pains , no gains不劳无获27. Action speaks louder than words事实胜于雄辩28. Living well is the best revenge活得好就是最好的报复29. A famed person and a fatted pig are alike人怕出名猪怕壮30. Sow nothing, reap nothing. 春不播, 秋不收31. It is easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮容易当32. Pride goes before a fall.骄者必败33. Let bygones be bygones.既往不咎34. A man is known by the company he keeps观其友, 知其人35. Learning is a bitter root, but it bears sweet fruit.学习根苦果甜36. Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.智慧对大脑如健康对人体一样重要37. Reading makes 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38. Knowledge comes from diligence知识来自勤奋39. Silence gives consent 沉默就是赞成40. Many a little makes a mickle 积少成多41. Turn geese into swans 言过其实42. As you make your bed, so you must lie on it 自作自受43. Far fowls have fair feathers 得不到的东西最美44. Better be sure than sorry 稳当总比后悔好45. No man is indispensable 离开谁地球都照样转46. You can not make a crab walk straight 不能强人所难47. A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone肉骨头打狗，狗不叫48. Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl 近朱者赤，近墨者黑49. A friend is known in necessity 患难见友情50. Poverty tries friends 贫穷考验朋友51. A friend to all is a friend to none 和人人是朋友，和谁也不是朋友52. Friendship cant stand always on one side 友谊是双方的事53. A friend is easier lost than found 朋友易失不易得54. Every man has his faults 人都有缺点55. One tree does not make a forest 独木不成林56. One flower does not make a spring 一花独放不是春57. One swallow does not make a summer 孤雁不成夏58. Where there is unity, there is victory 团结就是力量59. Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利60. Love me little, love me long 爱情应细水长流61. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder 情人眼里出西施62. Blood is thicker than water 血浓于水63. Absence makes the heart grow fonder 越是不见越想念64. A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks 65. Petted daughters make silly wives 宠坏的女儿会变成傻婆娘66. Better a glorious death than a shameful life 宁为玉碎不为瓦全67. When in Rome do as the Romans do 入乡随俗68. A penny saved is a penny gained 省一分是一分69. One false move may lose the whole game 一步走错步步错70. Procrastination is the thief of time拖延是时间的贼71. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today今天能做的事情不要拖到明天做72. Seeing is believing 眼见为实73. Lightly gained, quickly lost得之容易失之快74. You may take a horse to the water, but you cant make him drink75. Art is long, life is short艺术永恒， 生命长久76. No man is wise at all times没有聪明一世的人77. Constant dropping wears away a stone水滴石穿78. Killing two birds with one stone一箭双雕79. Put the cart before the horse本末倒置80. All your swans become geese美妙希望成泡影81. Rob Peter, to pay Paul拆东补西82. The mountains have brought forth a mouse雷声大，雨点小83. Make a mountain out of a molehill小题大做84. After a storm comes a calm雨过天晴/苦尽甘来85. The childhood shows the man从小看大， 三岁知老86. By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall合则存，分则亡87. Knowledge is power知识就是力量88. he laughs best who laughs last谁笑到最后， 谁笑得最好89. Men may meet but mountains never人生何处不相逢90. A little pot is soon hot壶小易沸，量小易怒91. One is never too old to learn活到老学到老92. No men is born wise or learned 人非生而知之93. Books and friends should be few but good 书与友，贵精不贵多94. Ignorance is the mother of impudence 无知是鲁莽之源95. A rolling stone gathers no moss滚石不生苔/见异思迁终无所获96. April and May are the key of the year 一年之计在于春97. Time is the great healer 时间是最好的医治者98. Punctuality is the politeness of kings 守时是最大的礼貌99. Opportunities do not wait 机不可失， 时不再来100. Where there is life, there is hope留得青山在，不怕没柴烧101. Wake not a sleeping lion./ Let sleeping dogs lie 不要自找麻 烦/不要惹事生102. Tastes differ/ One mans meat is another mans poison 人各 有所好103. Silence gives consent 沉默就是赞同 104. Patience is a virtue 忍耐是美德105. Opportunity seldom knocks twice 富无双至106. One good turn deserves another 有来有往/ 善有善报 107. A burnt child dreads the fire 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳108. Bad news travels fast/ Bad news has wings 好事不出门 坏 事传千里 109. A bargain is a bargain 一言为定110. Beggars cant be choosers 饥不择食111. Misfortune