经典英语谚语

1、经典英语谚语50句 1. Waste not,want not. 俭以防匮。 2. From saving comes having. 富有来自节俭。 3. A penny saved is a penny gained. 省一文是一文。 4. Take care of the pence and the pound will take care of themselves. 金钱积少便成多。 5. Frugality is an estate alone. 节俭本身就是一宗财产。 6. He that regards not a penny,will lavish a pound. 小钱不知

2、节省，大钱将滥花。 7. Small gains bring great wealth. 积小利，成巨富。 8. Many a little makes a mickle. 积少便成多。 9. As the touchstone tries gold,so gold tries man. 试金之石可试金，正如黄金能试人。 10. Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。 11. The path to glory is always rugged. 光荣之路常坎坷。 12. Nothing is

3、 difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要人肯试。 13. The fire is the test of gold;adversity of strong man. 烈火试真金，困苦炼壮士。 14. Great hopes make great man. 远大的希望造就伟大的人物。 15. No way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前无险路。 16. A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平静的大海决不能造就出熟练的水手。 17. The good seaman is

4、 known in bad weather. 坏天气下才能识得出良好的海员；要识好海员，须凭坏天气。 18. The best hearts are always the bravest. 行为最勇敢的人心地总是最善良。 19. We must not lie down,and cry,God help us. 求神不如求己。 20. He that falls today may be up again tomorrow. 今天跌倒的人也许明天就会站起。 21. Rome was not built in a day. 罗马并非一日可建成；坚持必成。 22. Success belongs

5、to the persevering. 胜利属于坚忍不拔的人。 23. We must repeat a thousand and one times thatperseverance is the only road to success. 我们要多次重申：不屈不挠是取得胜利的唯一道路。 24. Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth. 十九次失败，到第二十次获得成功，这就叫坚持。 25. Step by step the ladder is ascended. 登梯需要逐级登。 26. Adve

6、rsity leads to prosperity. 困苦通向昌盛。 27. Patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和专心会使我们度过难关。 28. Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her. 做事只要有耐心，到头总会有好运；耐心候好运，好运常会来。 29. All things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要肯等待，一切都会按时来。 30. Constant dr

7、opping wears the stone. 滴水不绝可穿石。 31. Omelets are not made without breaking of eggs. 鸡蛋不打破，蛋卷做不成；不甘愿吃苦，则预期效果达不到。 32. The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down. 世界好似一把梯，有人上去有人下。 33. There needs a long apprenticeship to understand the mystery of the world's trade. 要知世事奥秘多，须要长期作学

8、徒。 34. Life is sweet. 生活是可爱的；人无不好生(恶死)。 35. Where there is life,there is hope. 生命不息，希望长在。 36. Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生并不全是吃喝玩乐。 37. Much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of. 眼前发生许多事，有些我们并不知。 38. Fortune knocks once at least at every man's door. 人人都有走运的一天。 39. If you

9、are too fortunate,you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate,nobody will know you. 运气太好，见人不睬；运气太坏，无人理会。 40. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 每一个人都是自身幸福的建筑师。 41. Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth. 记得年轻时所作蠢事的人是幸福的。 42. Misfortunes never (seldom) come alone (singl

10、e). 祸不单行。 43. Misfortune is a good teacher. 不幸是良好的教师。 44. Misfortunes come at night. 祸常生于不测。 45. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 恶运临头后，才知幸运贵。 46. Adversity makes a man wise,not rich. 患难能使人聪明，但不能使人富有。 47. Live and learn. 活到老，学到老。 48. It is never too old to learn. 为学不怕年高。 49. A man becomes learne

11、d by asking questions. 要长学问，就得多问；多问则业精。 50. There is no royal road to learning. 学问无坦途。 劝诫篇：Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。Its never too old to learn. / Live and learn. 活到老，学到老。Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

12、0; Saying and doing are two different things.说和做是迥然不同的两回事。Saying is one thing, and doing another.说是一回事，做是另一回事。Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。Better early than late.宁早勿迟 / 早做比迟做好。Better late than never. 迟到总比不到强；迟做总比不做好。A man cant be robbed of his learning.学问是偷不走的。Ask much, know much.问得多

13、，懂得多。He who questions nothing learns nothing.不提问，没学问。（不提问题者学不到任何东西。）A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问Discontent is the first step in progress.不满足是进步的开端。Seldom seen, soon forgotten.少见易忘A little learning is a dangerous thing.一知半解是危险的。By reading we enrich the mind. 博览群书长见识。All things

14、are difficult before they are easy.凡事总是由难而易Think twice before we leap.三思而后行。Pride goes/comes before a fall. 骄傲使人失败。If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追二免，必将无所获/脚踏两条船，必定落空Business comes before pleasure. 事业在先，享受在后Dont count your chickens before they are hatched.鸡蛋未孵出，不要先数鸡。（不要过早乐观）Y

15、ou can's judge a book by it's cover. 人不可貌相Grasp all, lose all.   / Better master one than engage with ten.样样都要，全都失掉。  A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足长乐。Words are but wind, but seeing is believing / to see is to believe. 耳听为

16、虚，眼见为实A man can do no more than he can.量力而行。Do not teach fish to swim.  / Dont try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班门弄斧。A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠常怪工具差/ 不会撑船怪河弯。When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入乡随俗。Honesty is the best policy.诚实为上

17、策。勤学篇：A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔,转业不聚财As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆You reap what you sow. 一分耕耘，一分收获Work makes the workman. 勤工出巧匠。Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。Genius is nothing but labour and diligence.天才无非是劳动和勤勉。Early birds catch worms.早起的鸟儿有

18、虫吃。No pains , no gains.不劳无获。No sweet without sweat.苦尽甘来。God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者/天道酬勤。There is no royal road to learning. 书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。/学无坦途Only by working hard can we reap a bumper harvest.只有通过辛勤的劳动，才能收获丰硕的成果。Idleness is the root of all evils.懒惰是万恶之源。Industry is the soul of bus

19、iness and the keystone of prosperity. 勤劳是事业的灵魂, 是成功的基石。朋友篇：There is no friend so faithful as a good book. 好书是最忠诚的朋友。A good book is your best friend.好书如挚友。A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.一本好书,相伴一生Books and friends should be few but good

20、.书和朋友不在于多而在于精。Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.读书要精选，结友要审慎。Without a friend, the world is wilderness.没有朋友，世界是荒野一片。A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅A friend without faults will never be found.没有十全十美的朋友A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。A friend to all is a friend to non

21、e. 滥交友者无友。A friend is easier lost than found.朋友易失不易得。Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。 Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。He who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。G

22、ood advice is beyond all price.忠告无价宝。Good medicine tastes bitter to the mouth.良药苦口利于病。（忠言逆耳利于行。）Joy shared with others is more enjoyed.与人分享的快乐更快乐。United we stand, divided we fall.团结则存，分裂则亡。We are not born for ourselves.人生在世不光为己。We are in the same boat. 同病相怜 / 我们的处境相同其它：       Bea

23、uty is but skin deep. 美貌不能持久/红颜易变/有美貌未必有美德Life is not a bed of roses.生活并不是玫瑰花床；人生并不是到处鸟语花香。There's no rose without a thorn. 玫瑰皆有刺(人不可能有十全十美的人生)No garden without weeds. 没有无杂草的花园 (任何事物都有利有弊)Every coin has its two sides. 任何硬币都有两面 (有利有弊)All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。    

24、60;Love at first sight. 一见钟情。Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。          Silence is gold.沉默是金。Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。        Habit is a second nature.习惯成自然。We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he does. 判断一个人，不听言

25、语看行动Nothing ventured, nothing gained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Life is like the moon, now dark, now full.月有阴晴圆缺，人有旦夕祸福。Even a clever housewife cannot cook a meal/ make bread without rice. 巧妇难为无米之炊Its better to give than to take. 给与比接受更为幸福。It is hard to please all. 众口难调East or west, home is the best. 走遍天下，家里最好。（金窝银窝

26、不如自家草窝。）The grass is greener on the other side of the hill.山那边的草更绿。（山外有山，天外有天。）回复留言 引用 删除 ivyflying2008   /   2008-03-28 22:28:00 时间篇：An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.     一日之计在于晨.Time is money.    一寸光阴一寸金.Time flies.    光阴似箭，日月如梭。T

27、ime has wings.   光阴去如飞。Lost time never returns any more.    光阴一去不复返。Time past cannot be called back again. 光阴一去不复返。Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns. 光阴似箭，一去不返Time and tide wait for no man.岁月不等人。Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.

28、时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命/时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命Time tries friends as fire tries gold.(时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金）Time tries truth.（时间检验真理）Time is the father of truth.（时间是真理之父）Time will tell.（时间能说明问题）Time tries all.（时间检验一切）Tomorrow never comes.（明天无尽头，明日何其多）What may be done at any time will be done at no time.常将今日推明日，推到

29、后来无踪迹One of these days is none of these days.拖延时日，终难实现。或：改天改天，不知哪天Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事今日毕。One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。Today must borrow noting of tomorrow.今日事今日了。To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就是延长生命。An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大

30、徒伤悲。健康篇：Health is better than wealth.健康胜于财富。Health is happiness.健康就是幸福。Laughter is the best medicine.笑是最好的良药。Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起使人健康、富有又聪明。An apple a day keeps the doctor away.    一天一苹果，不用请医生。Wealth is nothing without health.失去健康，空有财产。

31、智慧篇：The older, the wiser.年岁增长，智慧增长。Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮。Years bring wisdom.年岁增长智慧。Experience is the mother of wisdom. 经验乃智慧之母Better wit than wealth. 智慧胜过财富。The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。Reading makes a full man.     读书使人完善  

32、;回复留言 引用 删除 ivyflying2008   /   2008-03-28 22:27:00 成功篇：All roads lead to Rome条条大路通罗马。Well begun, half done. 良好的开端等于成功的一半。The first step is the hardest. / It is the first step that costs troublesome.  万事开头难。No man can do two things at once. 一心不可二用。A bad beginning makes a bad endi

33、ng. 不善始者不善终。A good beginning makes a good ending.善始出善终。He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 欲登梯者从底始/千里之行，始于足下。A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下/万丈高楼平地起。Learn to walk before you run.  循序渐进Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。Success

34、 belongs to the persevering.胜利属于有毅力的人。Rome was not built in a/one day. 伟业非一日之功/冰冻三尺非一日之寒Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。Constant dripping wears away the stone.滴水石穿; 绳锯木断Will is power. 意志就是力量。Everything comes to him who waits. 坚持就是胜利。A bold attempt is half success.勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。Wit and will strive for the victory.智慧和意志是胜利的保障。Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。