英语常用谚语

1 A bad workman always blames his tools 拙匠总怪工具差 拙匠总怪工具差 2 Actions speak louder than words 说到不做到 说到不做到 3 A friend in need is a friend in indeed 患难识知已患难识知已 4 A good beginning is half the battle 好的开端等于成功一半好的开端等于成功一半 5 A lazy youth a lousy age 少壮不努力 老大徒悲伤少壮不努力 老大徒悲伤 6 A little is better than none 聊胜于无聊胜于无 7 All roads lead to Rome 条条道路通罗马条条道路通罗马 8 All work and no play make Jack a dull boy 只用功 不玩耍 只用功 不玩耍 聪明的孩子也变傻聪明的孩子也变傻 9 An eye finds more truth than two ears 百闻不如一见 百闻不如一见 10 A watched pot never boils 欲速则不达 欲速则不达 11 A fall into a pit a gain in your wit 吃一堑 长一智 吃一堑 长一智 12 A good fame is better than a good face 美名胜过美貌 美名胜过美貌 13 A good medicine tastes bitter 良药苦口 良药苦口 14 A man cannot spin and reel at the same time 一心不能二用 一心不能二用 15 An apple a day keeps the doctor away 一天一苹果 不用请一天一苹果 不用请 医生 医生 16 An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening 一日之计一日之计 在于晨 在于晨 17 An old dog cannot learn new tricks 老狗学不出新把戏 老狗学不出新把戏 18 As a man sows so he shall reap 种瓜得瓜 种豆得豆 种瓜得瓜 种豆得豆 19 All good things must come to an end 天下没有不散的宴席天下没有不散的宴席 20 Although the world is full of suffering it is full also of the overcoming of it 虽然世界多苦难 但是苦难总是能战胜的虽然世界多苦难 但是苦难总是能战胜的 21 All happy families are like one another each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way 所有幸福的家庭都十分相似 而所有幸福的家庭都十分相似 而 每个不幸的家庭各有各自的不幸 每个不幸的家庭各有各自的不幸 22 All things in their being are good for something 天生我才必天生我才必 有用 有用 23 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step 千里千里 之行 始于足下 之行 始于足下 24 All things are difficult before they are easy 凡事必先难后易 凡事必先难后易 25 After a storm comes a calm 雨过天晴 意指 否极泰来 雨过天晴 意指 否极泰来 26 A man is known by his friends 视其友 知其人视其友 知其人 27 Better early than late 宁早勿晚宁早勿晚 28 Better late than never 迟做总比不做好迟做总比不做好 29 Birds of a feather flock together 物以类聚 人以群分物以类聚 人以群分 30 Blood is thicker than water 血比水浓血比水浓 31 Books and friends should be few but good 买书如交友 必买书如交友 必 须须 少而精少而精 32 Bad news has wings 好事不出门 坏事传千里 好事不出门 坏事传千里 33 Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness 与其诅与其诅 咒黑暗 不如燃起蜡烛 咒黑暗 不如燃起蜡烛 34 Bitter pills may have blessed effects 良药苦口利于病 良药苦口利于病 35 Constant dropping wears away a stone 滴水穿石滴水穿石 36 Cut your coat according to your cloth 量布裁衣 量布裁衣 意指 意指 量入为出 量入为出 37 Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success 自信是走向成功的第一步 自信是走向成功的第一步 38 Don t put the cart before the horse 勿本末倒置勿本末倒置 39 Do not keep all the eggs in one basket 不要孤注一掷不要孤注一掷 40 Diligence is the mother of good luck 勤力佳运之母勤力佳运之母 41 Don t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you 不要自找麻不要自找麻 烦 烦 42 Do what you say say what you do 做你说过的 说你能做的做你说过的 说你能做的 43 Do not count your chickens before they are hatched 鸡蛋尚鸡蛋尚 未孵 别先数鸡雏 意指 不要过早打如意算盘 未孵 别先数鸡雏 意指 不要过早打如意算盘 44 Everybody s business is nobody s business 众人的事儿没人众人的事儿没人 管管 45 Early to bed early to rise make a man healthy wealthy and wise 睡得早 起得早 聪明 富裕 身体好睡得早 起得早 聪明 富裕 身体好 46 Every man hath his weak side 人皆有弱点人皆有弱点 47 Easier said than done 说来容易 做来难说来容易 做来难 48 East or west home is best 东也好 西也好 还是家最好东也好 西也好 还是家最好 49 Every cook praises his own broth 王婆买瓜 自卖自夸王婆买瓜 自卖自夸 50 Every dog has its day 凡人皆有得意日凡人皆有得意日 51 Every little makes a mickle 积少成多 滴水成流积少成多 滴水成流 52 Example is better than precept 身教胜过言教身教胜过言教 53 Facts speak louder than words 事实胜于雄辩事实胜于雄辩 54 Failure teaches success 失败是成功之母失败是成功之母 55 First impressions are most lasting 最初的印象最深刻最初的印象最深刻 56 Fool s haste is no speed 欲速则不达欲速则不达 57 Fish begins to stink at the head 上梁不正下梁歪上梁不正下梁歪 58 Failure is the mother of success 失败乃成功之母 失败乃成功之母 59 God helps those who help themselves 自助者天助自助者天助 60 Gold will not buy everything 金钱并非万能金钱并非万能 61 Good advice is harsh to the ear 忠言逆耳忠言逆耳 62 Great minds think alike 英雄所见略同英雄所见略同 63 Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day Teach a man to fish and he will eat for the rest of his life 授人以鱼 不授人以鱼 不 如授人以渔 如授人以渔 64 Grasp all lose all 欲尽得 必尽失欲尽得 必尽失 65 Hear all parties 兼听则明 偏听则暗兼听则明 偏听则暗 66 He laughs best who laughs last 谁笑在最后 谁笑得最好谁笑在最后 谁笑得最好 67 Honesty is the best policy 诚实乃上策诚实乃上策 68 Hope for the best and prepare for the worst 抱最好的希望 抱最好的希望 作最坏的准备作最坏的准备 69 He who seize the right moment is the right man 谁把握机谁把握机 遇 谁就心想事成 遇 谁就心想事成 70 He is a wise man who speaks little 智者寡言 智者寡言 71 He who plays with fire gets burnt 玩火者必自焚玩火者必自焚 72 If we dream everything is possible 敢于梦想 一切都将成敢于梦想 一切都将成 为可能 为可能 73 It is better to do well than to say well 与其夸夸其谈 不如与其夸夸其谈 不如 埋头苦干埋头苦干 74 It is easier to get money than to keep it 挣钱容易 积钱难挣钱容易 积钱难 75 In the end things will mend 车到山前必有路车到山前必有路 76 It is better to be alone than in bad company 宁可孤独 不宁可孤独 不 交恶友交恶友 77 It is easier to get money than to keep it 挣钱容易 积钱难挣钱容易 积钱难 78 It is never too late to learn 活到老 学到老活到老 学到老 79 It is no use crying over spilt milk 牛奶打泼 哭也无用 意牛奶打泼 哭也无用 意 同 覆水难收 同 覆水难收 80 Ideal is the beacon Without ideal there is no secure direction without direction there is no life 理想是指路明灯 理想是指路明灯 没有理想 没有坚定的方向 没有方向 没有生活 没有理想 没有坚定的方向 没有方向 没有生活 81 If winter comes can spring be far behind 冬天来了 春天冬天来了 春天 还会远吗 还会远吗 82 Justice has long arms 天网恢恢 疏而不漏天网恢恢 疏而不漏 83 Kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕一箭双雕 84 Knowledge is power 知识就是力量知识就是力量 85 Knowledge is one thing virtue is another 知识是一回事 知识是一回事 美德是另一回事 美德是另一回事 86 Lightly come lightly go 来得容易 去得快来得容易 去得快 87 Little drops of water make the mighty ocean 涓滴之水汇成涓滴之水汇成 洋洋 88 Look before you leap 三思而后行三思而后行 89 Lost time is never found again 光阴一去不复返光阴一去不复返 90 Love is blind 爱情是盲目的爱情是盲目的 91 Love me love my dog 爱屋及乌爱屋及乌 92 Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass 生活生活 没有目标 犹如航海没有罗盘 没有目标 犹如航海没有罗盘 93 Many hands make light work 人多好办事人多好办事 94 Money is the root of all evil 金钱是万恶之源金钱是万恶之源 95 Marriage may be compared to a cage the birds outside despair to get in and those within despair to get out 婚姻好比婚姻好比 鸟笼 外面的鸟想进进不去 里面的鸟儿想出出不来 鸟笼 外面的鸟想进进不去 里面的鸟儿想出出不来 100 Neither a borrower nor a lender be 别借债 莫放债别借债 莫放债 101 Never do things by halves 凡事不可半途而废凡事不可半途而废 102 Never judge from appearances 人不可貌相人不可貌相 103 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today 今天能今天能 够做的事 切莫拖延到明天够做的事 切莫拖延到明天 104 No news is good news 没有消息就是好消息没有消息就是好消息 105 No pains no gains 不劳则无获不劳则无获 106 Nothing is difficult to the man who will try 世上无难事 世上无难事 只怕有心人只怕有心人 107 Nothing is impossible to a willing heart 心之所愿 无事不心之所愿 无事不 成 成 108 Nothing is impossible 没有什么不可能没有什么不可能 109 Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it 世上无难事 只怕有心人 世上无难事 只怕有心人 110 One man s fault is another man s lesson 前车之覆 后车前车之覆 后车 之鉴之鉴 111 Out of sight out of mind 眼不见 心不念眼不见 心不念 112 Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧熟能生巧 113 Prevention is better than cure 与其补救于已然 不如防止与其补救于已然 不如防止 于未然于未然 114 Rome was not build in a day 罗马非朝夕建成罗马非朝夕建成 115 Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body 读书之读书之 于心灵 犹如运动之于身体 于心灵 犹如运动之于身体 116 Saving116 Saving isis getting getting 节约等于增加收入节约等于增加收入 117 Saying and doing are two things 说是一回事 做又是一回说是一回事 做又是一回 事事 118 Seeing is believing 眼见为实眼见为实 119 Speech is silver silence is golden 雄辩是银 沉默是金雄辩是银 沉默是金 120 Strike while the iron is hot 趁热打铁趁热打铁 121 So said so done 说到做到说到做到 言出必行 言出必行 122 122 TimeTime andand tidetide waitwait s s forfor nono man man 岁月不待人 岁月不待人 123 123 TheThe importantimportant thingthing inin lifelife isis toto havehave a a atat aim aim andand thethe determinationdetermination toto attainattain it it 人生重要的事情人生重要的事情 是确定一个伟大的目标 并决心实现它 是确定一个伟大的目标 并决心实现它 125 Union is strength 团结就是力量团结就是力量 126 Well begun is half done 良好的开端 是成功的一半良好的开端 是成功的一半 127 When in Rome do as the Romans do 入国问禁 入乡随俗入国问禁 入乡随俗 128 Where there is a will there is a way 有志者 事竟成有志者 事竟成 129 Where there s life there s hope 留得青山在 不怕没柴烧留得青山在 不怕没柴烧 130 What is done cannot be undone 生米已成熟饭 木已成舟 生米已成熟饭 木已成舟 131 Where there s smoke there s fire 无风不起浪 无风不起浪 132 We132 We nevernever knowknow thethe lovelove ofof thethe parentsparents untiluntil wewe becomebecome parentsparents ourselves ourselves 不养儿不知父母恩不养儿不知父母恩 133 Without133 Without healthhealth nono pleasurepleasure cancan bebe tastedtasted byby man man 没没 有健康就没有乐趣 有健康就没有乐趣 134 When a man is going down hill everyone will give him a push 墙倒众人推墙倒众人推 135 Weak things united become strong 一根筷子易折断 十根一根筷子易折断 十根 筷子硬如铁筷子硬如铁 136 We learn in order to practise 学以致用 学以致用 137 We never know the value of water till the well is dry 井干井干 方知水可贵方知水可贵 138 When one will not two cannot quarrel 一个巴掌拍不响一个巴掌拍不响 139 When the ca