英语谚语English proverbs.doc

ProverbsA bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。拥有的才是最真实的。把握现在。及时行乐，有花堪折直须折。A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.链子的坚固是取决于最脆弱的连结处。一步下错，满盘皆输。Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。行动胜于言辞。坐而言不如起而行。Advice when most needed is least heeded.忠言逆言。A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。After a storm comes a calm.否极泰来。After rain comes sunshine.雨过天晴。A good beginning makes a good ending.善始必善终，欲善终务先以善始。A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all.众人皆醉我独醒。A guilty conscience needs no accuser.作贼心虚；多行不义必自毙。夜路走多了总会遇到鬼。千夫所指，不疾而死。A honey tongue, a heart of gall.口蜜腹剑；笑裡藏刀；佛口蛇心。A hundred tricks are not so good as one well-learned trade.百艺无如一艺精。A jack of all trades is master of none.杂而不精的三脚猫。万事通，无事精通。A leopard cannot change his spots.豹的斑点是改不掉的。牛牵到北京还是牛。江山易改，本性难移。A lie has no legs.谎言不会自己传播。A little learning is a dangerous thing.只懂皮毛是危险的事。学浅误人。一知半解最危险。A little pot is soon hot.小人易怒。狗肚子盛不得四两油。器小易盈。人穷志短。壶小水易热。All are not saints that go to church.去做礼拜者，未必皆圣人。All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。想不劳而获，将一事无成。All good things come to and end.花无百日红。天下无不散之筵席。All is fair in war.兵不厌诈。All is well that ends well.善终为善。皆大欢喜。意思就是虽然一件工作在执行时很困难，但最后有好的结果。A man may dig his grave with his teeth.祸从口出。All men are mortal.人孰无死。人皆有死。人难免一死。All ones geese are swans.自吹自擂。老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。All rivers run into the sea.百川入海。海纳百川。All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.有情人终成眷属。All that glitters is not gold.闪烁者未必都是金。金玉其外，败絮其内。虚有其表。All the wit in the world is not in one head.世上所有的智慧不会集中在一个脑袋。三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮。集思广义。All things are obedient to money.有钱能使鬼推磨。All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聪明人也会变傻。A merry heart makes a long life.知足常乐。乐观者岁足。An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一日一苹果，医生不找上门。An eye for an eye, and we will all go blind.两败俱伤。(以眼还眼，我们都会变盲。)A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫釐，差之千里。踏错一步，满盘皆输。A penny saved is a penny earned.存钱一分才是赚钱一分。储蓄方是赚钱之道。Apparel makes the man.人靠衣装，佛靠金装。A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔。(负面) 心浮气躁者，难成大器。转业不聚财。(正面) 常动者不会生疾。劳动养生。As a man sows, so shall he reap.一分耕耘，一分收穫。A tooth for a tooth, and an eye for an eye.以牙还牙，以眼还眼A tree is known by its fruit.凡树木看果实，就可以认出它的好坏。观其行，知其人。A word once spoken can never be recalled.一言既出，驷马难追。Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼里出西施。Better late than never.宁迟勿缺；亡羊补牢，犹未晚矣。Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚。Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。Constant dripping wears away the stone.滴水穿石、积沙成塔。Cut your coat according to your cloth.量身裁衣。量力而为、量入为出。三思而后行。Diamond cut diamond.两虎相争必有一伤。Do in Rome as the Romans do.入境随俗。Dont cry over spilt milk.覆水难收。后悔无益。Dont put all your eggs in one basket.别把鸡蛋摆在同一篮子裡。不要孤注一掷。Dont put the cart before the horse.勿本末倒置。Early bird gets the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。Easier said than done.说来容易做来难。East or West, home is best.不管东方西方，家就是最好的地方。金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝好。Easy come easy go.容易之财难久留（赚得容易花的也快）。Every cloud has a silver lining.乌云也有银色的衬光。凡事要往好处去想。凡事都有光明的一面。Every dog has his day.风水轮流转(狗也有幸运的一天)。First come first served.捷足先登。先来先伺候。近水楼台先得月。God helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。Haste makes waste.欲速则不达He laughs best who laughs last.= He who laughs last laughs longest.最后笑的人笑得最得意。Honesty is the best policy.诚实为上策。It is never too late to mend.亡羊补牢犹末晚也。It is never too old to learn.活到老学到老。Let sleeping dogs lie.别自找麻烦。Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。Look before you leap.三思而后行。Make hay while the sun shines.未雨绸缪。Man proposes. God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。Many a little makes a mickle.=Every little makes a mickle.积少成多(聚沙成塔、集腋成裘)。Money talks.金钱万能。No cross，no crown.不经一番寒彻骨，怎得梅花扑鼻香。No pain, no gain.不劳则无获。Nothing ventured, nothing gained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。One good turn deserves another.善有善报；待之以礼，回之以礼Out of sight, out of mind.久离则疏远。眼不见，心不烦。People who live in glass houses shouldnt throw stones.住在玻璃屋的人不要互掷石头。勿道人之短。Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。Rome was not built in a day.罗马不是一天造成的。Seeing is believing.百闻不如一见（眼见为真）。Spare the rod, spoil the child.孩子不打不成器（玉不琢不成器）。Stay hungry, stay foolish.保持飢饿，保持愚笨。求知若渴，虚心若愚。Still waters are the deepest.深藏不露（真人不露相）Still water runs deep.水深流静。Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.说曹操曹操就到。The pot called the kettle black.五十步笑百步。To err is human; to forgive, divine.犯错是常人之举，. 宽恕乃神圣之行.Walls have ears.壁上有耳。隔牆有耳。Waste not, want not.不浪费，就不虞匮乏Well begun is half done.