500个英语谚语是比较常见的谚语,不过中文的翻译多数都比较牵强,只能作为参考,
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。
A burden of one's choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。
A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。
A cat may look at a king.
猫也可以打量国王,意为人人平等。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所,流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑,长一智。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改,本性难移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难,失朋友易。
A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。
A friend without faults will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。
'After you' is good manners.
“您先请”是礼貌。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
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。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。
A good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜过美貌。
A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
A good wife health is a man's best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A light heart lives long.
静以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解,自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃窜时,人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
All that ends well is well.
结果好,就一切都好。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事,犹如花园光长刺。
A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡,事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘,差之千里。
A mother's love never changes.
母爱永恒。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果,不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼,以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智,不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防为主,治疗为辅。
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。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补,大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相,露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出,驷马难追。
A year's plan starts with spring.
一年之计在于春。
A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
Bad news has wings.
好事不出门,坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
听宜敏捷,言宜缓行。
Better late than never.
不怕慢,单怕站。
Better to ask the way than go astray.
问路总比迷路好。
Between friends all is common.
朋友之间不分彼此。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚,人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
Blood will have blood.
血债血偿。
Books and friends should be few but good.
读书如交友,应求少而精。
Business is business.
公事公办。
Business is the salt of life.
事业是人生的第一需要。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
读书使人充实,交谈使人精明。
Cannot see the wood for the trees.
一叶障目,不见泰山。
Care and diligence bring luck.
谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
Caution is the parent of safety.
小心驶得万年船。
Cheats never prosper.
骗人发不了财。
Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染,身教言传。
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
择书如择友。
Come what may, heaven won't fall.
做你的吧,天塌不下来。
Complacency is the enemy of study.
学习的敌人是自己的满足。
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
自信是走向成功的第一步。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿,绳锯木断。
Content is better than riches.
知足者常乐。
Count one's chickens before they are hatched.
蛋未孵先数雏。
Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.
来而不往非礼也。
Creep before you walk.
循序渐进。
Cry for the moon.
海底捞月。
Custom is a second nature.
习惯是后天养成的。
Custom makes all things easy.
有个好习惯,事事皆不难。
Diamond cuts diamond.
强中自有强中手。
Do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗。
Do as you would be done by.
己所不欲,勿施于人。
Doing is better than saying.
与其挂在嘴上,不如落实在行动上。
Do it now.
机不可失,时不再来。
Do nothing by halves.
凡事不可半途而废。
Don't claim to know what you don't know.
不要不懂装懂。
Don't have too many irons in the fire.
不要揽事过多。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
不要小题大做。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事,今日毕。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
不要本末倒置。
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
不要自找麻烦。
Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
不要班门弄斧。
Do well and have well.
善有善报。
Each bird love to hear himself sing.
孤芳自赏。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起身体好。
Easier said than done.
说得容易,做得难。
Easy come, easy go.
来也匆匆,去也匆匆。
Eat to live, but not live to eat.
人吃饭是为了活着,但活着不是为了吃饭。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.
实磨无声空磨响,满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Envy has no holidays.
忌妒之人无宁日。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千虑,必有一失。
Even reckoning makes long friends.
亲兄弟,明算账。
Every advantage has its disadvantage.
有利必有弊。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
人人负责,等于没人负责。
Every day is not Sunday.
好景不常在。
Every dog has his day.
谁都有得意的时候。
Every door may be shut, but death's door.
人生在世,唯死难逃。
Every heart has its own sorrow.
各人有各人的苦恼。
Every little helps a mickle.
聚沙成塔,集腋成裘。
Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.
人不为己,天诛地灭。
Every man has his faults.
金无足赤,人无完人。
Every man has his hobbyhorse.
萝卜青菜,各有所爱。
Every man has his weak side.
人人都有弱点。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
自己的命运自己掌握。
Every minute counts.
分秒必争。
Every mother's child is handsome.
孩子是自己的好。
Every potter praises hit pot.
王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
东西是新的好,朋友是老的亲。
Example is better then percept.
说一遍,不如做一遍。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是智慧之父,记忆是智慧之母。
Experience must be bought.
吃一堑,长一智。
Fact speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.
明枪易躲,暗箭难防。
Far from eye, far from heart.
眼不见,心不烦。
Far water does not put out near fire.
远水救不了近火。
Faults are thick where love is thin.
一朝情意淡,样样不顺眼。
Fear always springs from ignorance.
恐惧源于无知。
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.
隔墙有耳。
Fire and water have no mercy.
水火无情。
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
火是一把双刃剑。
First come, first served.
先来后到。
First impressions are half the battle.
初次见面,印象最深。
First think and then speak.
先想后说。
Fools grow without watering.
朽木不可雕。
Fool's haste is no speed.
欲速则不达。
Fools has fortune.
呆人有呆福。
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.
愚者不学无术,智者不耻下问。
Forbidden fruit is sweet.
禁果格外香。
Fortune favors those who use their judgement.
机遇偏爱善断之人。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.
风水轮流转。
Four eyes see more than two.
集思广益。
Friends agree best at distance.
朋友之间也会保持距离。
Friends are thieves of time.
朋友是时间的窃贼。
Friends must part.
再好的朋友也有分手的时候。
Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
天才不过是勤奋而已。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
众口铄金,积毁销骨。
God helps those who help themselves.
自助者天助。
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。
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 men's 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。
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, don't 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。
It is hard to please all.
众口难调。
It is never too old to learn.
活到老,学到老。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
It is the first step that costs troublesome.
万事开头难。
It is the unforeseen that always happens.
天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福。
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.
坐失良机,后悔已迟。
It never rains but it pours.
不鸣则已,一鸣惊人。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.
十年树木,百年树人。
Jack of all trades and master of none.
门门精通,样样稀松。
Judge not from appearances.
人不可貌相,海不可斗量。
Justice has long arms.
天网恢恢,疏而不漏。
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.
近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕。
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.
君王发狂,百姓遭殃。
Kings have long arms.
普天之下,莫非王土。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
博学使人谦逊,无知使人骄傲。
Learn and live.
活着,为了学习。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
好人越学越好,坏人越学越坏。
Learn not and know not.
不学无术。
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 what it is.
人过半生,方知天命。
Life is not all roses.
人生并不是康庄大道。
Life without a friend is death.
没有朋友,虽生犹死。
Like a rat in a hole.
瓮中之鳖。
Like author, like book.
文如其人。
Like father, like son.
有其父必有其子。
Like for like.
一报还一报。
Like knows like.
惺惺相惜。
Like mother, like daughter.
有其母必有其女。
Like teacher, like pupil.
什么样的老师教什么样的学生。
Like tree, like fruit.
羊毛出在羊身上。
Little things amuse little minds.
小人无大志。
Look before you leap.
摸清情况再行动。
Lookers-on see more than players.
当局者迷,旁观者清。
Losers are always in the wrong.
胜者为王,败者为寇。
Lost time is never found again.
岁月既往,一去不回。
Love at first sight.
一见钟情。
Love cannot be compelled.
爱情不能强求。
Love is blind.
爱情是盲目的。
Love is full of trouble.
爱情充满烦恼。
Love is never without jealousy.
没有妒忌就没有爱情。
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
Make hay while the sun shines.
良机勿失。
Make your enemy your friend.
化敌为友。
Man is the soul of the universe.
人是万物之灵。
Man proposes, God disposes.
谋事在人,成事在天。
Many hands make light work.
众人拾柴火焰高。
Many heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮。
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.
有心栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成荫。
Measure for measure.
针锋相对。
Misfortunes never come alone.
祸不单行。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.
患难见真情。
Money isn't everything.
钱不是万能的。
Murder will out.
纸包不住火。
My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.
儿子婚前是儿子,女儿终生是女儿。
Nature is the true law.
天行有常,不为尧存,不为桀亡。
Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要是发明的动力。
Never fish in trouble water.
不要混水摸鱼。
Never judge from appearances.
不可以貌取人。
Never say die.
永不言败。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
亡羊补牢,为时未晚。
New wine in old bottles.
旧瓶装新酒。
No cross, no crown.
不经历风雨,怎么见彩虹。
No garden without its weeds.
没有不长草的园子。
No living man all things can.
世上没有万事通。
No man can do two things at once.
一心不可二用。
No man is born wise or learned.
没有生而知之者。
No man is content.
人心不足蛇吞象。
No man is wise at all times.
聪明一世,糊涂一时。
None are so blind as those who won't see.
视而不见。
None are so deaf as those who won't hear.
充耳不闻。
No news is good news.
没有消息就是好消息。
No one can call back yesterday.
昨日不会重现。
No pains, no gains.
没有付出就没有收获。
No pleasure without pain.
没有苦就没有乐。
No rose without a thorn.
没有不带刺的玫瑰。
No sweet without sweat.
先苦后甜。
No smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
Nothing brave, nothing have.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
眼泪干得最快。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
世上无难事,只怕有心人。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
世上无难事,只要肯登攀。
Nothing seek, nothing find.
没有追求就没有收获。
Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.
外出旅行,语言最要紧。
Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
Not to advance is to go back.
不进则退。
Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.
不懂世故,幼稚可笑。
No way is impossible to courage.
勇者无惧。
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.
军人以服从命令为天职。
Observation is the best teacher.
观察是最好的老师。
Offense is the best defense.
进攻是最好的防御。
Old friends and old wines are best.
陈酒味醇,老友情深。
Old sin makes new shame.
一失足成千古恨。
Once a man and twice a child.
一次老,两次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.
偷盗一次,做贼一世。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.
一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚抬水喝,三个和尚没水喝。
One cannot put back the clock.
时钟不能倒转。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.
百闻不如一见。
One false move may lose the game.
一着不慎,满盘皆输。
One good turn deserves another.
行善积德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.
争分夺秒效率高。
One man's fault is other man's lesson.
前车之鉴。
One never loses anything by politeness.
讲礼貌不吃亏。
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
One's words reflect one's thinking.
言为心声。
Out of debt, out of danger.
无债一身轻。
Out of office, out of danger.
无官一身轻。
Out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见,心为静。
Patience is the best remedy.
忍耐是良药。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
贪小便宜吃大亏。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.
正大光明者,说到的多,做
Don't dream away your time.不要虚度光阴.
All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马.
One for all,all for one.我为人人,人人为我.
Look before your leap.三思而后行.
bad workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怨工具差。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
闻其歌知其鸟,听其言知其人。
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.
坐井观天。
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
相聚爱益切,离别情更深。
A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
Accidents will happen.
天有不测风云。
A clean hand wants no washing.
身正不怕影子斜。
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
问心无愧,高枕无忧。
A clear conscience is a sure card.
光明磊落,胜券在握。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做亏心事,夜半敲门心不惊。
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
宁为清贫,不为浊富。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入,祸从口出。
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
A common danger causes common action.
同仇敌忾。
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜於雄辩。
Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.
在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑,长一智。
After a storm comes a calm.
否极泰来。
After black clouds, clear weather.
否极泰来。
After death, the doctor.
放马后炮。
A good appetite is a good sauce.
饥不择食。
A good example is the best sermon.
身教胜似言教。
A good face is a letter of recommendation.
好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。
A good fame is better than a good face.
好的名望胜於好的相貌。
A good friend is my nearest relation.
良友如近亲。
A good marksman may miss.
智者千虑,必有一失。
A good maxim is never out of season.
至理名言不会过时。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口,忠言逆耳。
A good winter brings a good summer.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心花怒放,笑逐颜开。
A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
时势造英雄。
A lazy youth, a lousy age.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
Ale will make a cat speak.
酒后吐真言。
A little is better than none.
聊胜於无。
A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤溃於蚁穴。
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
小不忍则乱大谋。
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。
All covet, all lose.
贪多必失。
All is fair in war.
兵不厌诈。
All is not gold that glitters.
闪光的东西并不都是黄金。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。
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 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。
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 man apt to promise is apt to forget.
轻诺者易忘。
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 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 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 match will set fire to a large building.
星星之火,可以燎原。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out.
不到黄河心不死
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘,差之千里。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎,猴子称霸王。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近邻。
An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well.
狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
An evil chance seldom comes alone.
祸不单行。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在於晨。
An old physician, and a young lawyer.
医生年老的好,律师年轻的俏。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
乐观的人在灾难中看到希望;悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防胜於治疗。
Answer a fool according to his folly.
以其人之道,还治其人之身。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
省钱就是赚钱。
Apparel makes the man.
马靠鞍装,人靠衣装。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
千里之行始於足下。
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。
A secret between more than two is no secret.
两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。
A servant is known by his master's absence.
主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。
A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth.
缄默的嘴,真诚的心,是世界上最令人赞美的东西。
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火,可以燎原。
A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.
人要衣装,佛要金装。
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。
A sow, when washed; returns to the muck.
江山易改,本性难移。
As the old cock crows, so doth the young.
有其父必有其子。
As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.
试金石可以试金,正如黄金可以试人。
As the tree falls, so shall it lie.
自作自受。
As they sow, so let them reap.
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
智者寡言。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补,大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A straw shows which way the wind blows.
一叶便知秋。
A stumble may prevent a fall.
小惩大诫。
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
自食其果。
As you sow you shall mow.
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
A tall tree catches the wind.
树大招风。
A tree is known by its fruit.
观其行而知其人。
A true friend is known in the day of adversity.
疾风知劲草,患难知友情。
Avarice blinds our eyes.
财迷心窍。
Avarice increases with wealth.
越富越贪。
A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain.
决心赶到目的地,浪汉何惧雨来淋。
A watched pot is long in boiling.
心急水不沸。
A wilful man will have his way.
有志者是竟成。
A word spoken is an arrow let fly.
一言既出,驷马难追。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出,驷马难追。
Bad workmen often blame their tools.
拙匠常怪工具差。
Beauty is but skin-deep.
红颜易变。
Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.
情人眼里出西施。
Beauty lies in lover's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.
口蜜腹剑。
Before gold, even kings take off their hats.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
Beggars cannot be choosers.
饥不择食。
Beggars must be no choosers.
饥不择食。
Behind bad luck comes good luck.
塞翁失马,焉知非福。
Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.
随遇而安。
Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人,但不要轻信所有的人。
Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信,耳闻的也不能半信。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不轻诺,诺必果。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多听少说。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪,不要脑袋空。
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲,暗箭难防。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功亏一篑。
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
脚踏两头要落空。
Beware beginnings.
慎始为上。
Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
贪多嚼不烂。
Bind the sack before it be full.
做事应适可而止。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚,人以群分。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要,教养更且重要。
Bite off more than one can chew.
贪多咽不下。
Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩将仇报。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利於病。
Blind men can judge no colours.
不宜问道於盲。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓於水。
Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以简洁为贵。
Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.
养虎贻患。
Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.
投鼠忌器。
Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
Business before pleasure.
事业在先,享乐在后。
Business is business.
公事公办。
By doing we learn.
经一事,长一智。
By falling we learn to go safely.
吃一堑,长一智。
By other's faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石,可以攻玉。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我门的思想充实,谈话使其更臻完美。
http://www.from2000.com/
A black plum is as sweet as a white.
Source: (English)
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
Source: (English)
A cold April the barn will fill.
Source: (English)
A fair booty makes a fair thief.
Source: (English)
A full cup must be carried steadily.
Source: (English)
A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw.
Source: (English)
A joy that's shared is a joy made double.
Source: (English)
A joyful evening may follow a sorrowful morning.
Source: (English)
A leap year is never a good sheep year.
Source: (English)
A maid who laughs is half taken.
Source: (English)
A man is as old as he feels himself to be.
Source: (English)
A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks.
Source: (English)
A proverb is the child of experience.
Source: (English)
A shady lane breeds mud.
Source: (English)
A small family is soon provided for.
Source: (English)
A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
Source: (English)
A stumble may prevent a fall.
Source: (English)
Absence is a shrew.
Source: (English)
Absence sharpens love; presence strengthens it.
Source: (English)
Absence, and a friendly neighbor, washeth away love.
Source: (English)
Accusing the times is but excusing ourselves.
Source: (English)
Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
Source: (English)
Actions speak louder than words.
Source: (English)
Advantage is a better soldier than rashness.
Source: (English)
Adventures are to the adventurous.
Source: (English)
Adversity flatters no man.
Source: (English)
Adversity is easier borne than prosperity forgot.
Source: (English)
Advice is least heeded when most needed.
Source: (English)
Advice to all, security for none.
Source: (English)
Age and wedlock bring a man to his nightcap.
Source: (English)
Age and wedlock tame man and beast.
Source: (English)
Ale in, wit out.
Source: (English)
All be the same in a hundred years.
Source: (English)
All happiness is in the mind.
Source: (English)
All temptations are found either in hope or fear.
Source: (English)
Alms never make poor.
Source: (English)
An abundance of money ruins youth.
Source: (English)
An empty barrel makes the most noise.
Source: (English)
An empty belly hears nobody.
Source: (English)
An idle mind is the devil's workshop.
Source: (English)
An illiterate king is a crowned ass.
Source: (English)
Anger dies quickly with a good man.
Source: (English)
Anger edges valor.
Source: (English)
Anger is often more hurtful than the injury that caused it.
Source: (English)
Anger is shortlived in a good man.
Source: (English)
Better wear out shoes than sheets.
Source: (English)
Better wed over the mixen than over the moor.
Source: (English)
Beware of a man of one book.
Source: (English)
Big boast, small roast.
Source: (English)
Big thunder, little rain.
Source: (English)
Great!!!
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者,事竟成。
Well begun is half done.
好的开端是成功的一半。
East, west, home is best.
金窝、银窝,不如自己的草窝。
There is no royal road to learning.
学无坦途。
Look before you leap. First think, then act.
三思而后行。
It is never too late to mend.
亡羊补牢,犹为未晚。
Light come, light go.
来得容易,去得快。
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真交。
Great hopes make great man.
远大的希望,造就伟大的人物。
After a storm comes a calm.
雨过天晴。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
Art is long, but life is short.
人生有限,学问无涯。
Stick to it, and you'll succeed.
只要人有恒,万事都能成。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
早睡早起,富裕、聪明、身体好。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
It is good to learn at another man's cost.
前车之鉴。
Keeping is harder than winning.
创业不易,守业更难。
Let's cross the bridge when we come to it.
船到桥头自然直。
More haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。
No pains, no gains.
不劳则无获。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
世上无难事,只要肯登攀。
Where there is life, there is hope.
生命不息,希望常在。
An idle youth, a needy age.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
We must not lie down, and cry, "God help us."
求神不如求己。
A plant may produce new flowers; man is young but once.
花有重开日,人无再少年。
God helps those who help themselves.
自助者,天助之。
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
明日待明日,明日不再来。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作,不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
Diligence is the mother of success.
勤奋是成功之母。
Truth is the daughter of time.
时间见真理。
Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
积少自然成多。
No man is wise at all times.
智者千虑,必有一失。
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。
Live and learn.
活到老,学到老。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一石双鸟。
It never rains but it pours.
祸不单行。
In doing we learn.
经一事,长一智。
Easier said than done.
说起来容易做起来难。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
一分预防胜似十分治疗。
Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality her left.
勤勉是幸运的右手,节约是幸运的左手。
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
天才一分来自灵感,九十九分来自勤奋。
He who laughs last laughs best.
谁笑在最后,谁笑得最好。
He who pays the piper, calls the tune.
谁负担费用,谁加以控制。
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.
身体健壮就有希望,有了希望就有了一切。
No man is born wise or learned.
人非生而知之。
Action speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.
勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。
United we stand, divided we fall.
合即立,分即垮。
There is no smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
Many hands make light work.
人多好办事。
Reading makes a full man.
读书长见识。
The best horse needs breeding, and the aptest child needs teaching.
最好的马要驯,最伶俐的孩子要教。
Learn young, learn fair.
学习趁年轻,学就要学好。
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
胸中有知识,胜于手中有金钱。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一次被咬,下次胆小。
Sound in body, sound in mind.
有健全的身体才有健全的精神。
Seeing is believing.
百闻不如一见。
Dogs wave their tails not so much in, love to you as your bread.
狗摇尾巴,爱的是你的面包。
Money is a good servant but a bad master.
要做金钱的主人,莫作金钱的奴隶。
It's hard sailing when there is no wind.
无风难驶船。
The path to glory is always rugged.
通向光荣的道路常常是崎岖的。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.
没有目标的生活如同没有罗盘的航行。
Quality matters more than quantity.
质重于量。
The on-looker sees most of the game.
旁观者清。
Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it .
为了求知识,代价虽高也值得。
Joys shared with others are more enjoyed.
与众同乐,其乐更乐。
Happiness takes no account of time.
欢乐不觉日子长。
Time and tide waits for no man.
岁月不等人。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
若要求知,必须刻苦。
Learn to walk before you run.
循序渐进。
Knowing something of everything, and everything of something.
通百艺而专一长。
From words to deeds is a great space.
言行之间,大有距离。
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
技能和信心是无敌的军队。
Habit is a second nature.
习惯成自然。
Lifeless, faultless.
只有死人才不会犯错误。
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.
好书千载常如新。
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.
读书如择友,宜少且宜精。
A book that remains shut is but a block.
书本不常翻,犹如一块砖。
It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.
君子在德不在衣。
Two heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身重要,教养更重要。
Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.
世上无难事,只怕有心人。
You can't make something out of nothing.
巧妇难为无米之炊。
Nothing venture, nothing have.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
Nothing for nothing.
不费力气,一无所得。
Of nothing comes nothing.
无中不能生有。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
不犯错误者一事无成。
Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.
话不中肯,不如不说。
Nothing succeeds like success.
一事如意,万事顺利。
Nothing stake, nothing draw.
不顶千里浪,哪来万斤鱼。
Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand.
期待比现实更美好。
Nothing is given so freely as advice.
劝人最容易。
Nothing is so certain as the unexpected.
天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福。
Nothing seek, nothing find.
无所求则无所获。
A little of every thing is nothing in the main.
每事浅尝辄止,事事都告无成。
A great ship asks deep waters.
大船要走深水。(蛟龙要在海中游。)
The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merryman.
节食博士、精心博士、快乐博士,三人都是最好的医生。
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
骗人一次,受疑一世。
Empty wagons rattle loudest.
空车响声大。
Nothing so bad but might be a blessing.
塞翁失马,焉知非福。
(二)
1. Time flies.
时光易逝。
2. Time is money.
一寸光阴一寸金。
3. Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月无情;岁月易逝;岁月不待人。
4. Time tries all.
时间检验一切。
5. Time tries truth.
时间检验真理。
6. Time past cannot be called back again.
光阴一去不复返。
7. All time is no time when it is past.
光阴一去不复返。
8. No one can call back yesterday;Yesterday will not be called again.
昨日不复来。
9. Tomorrow comes never.
切莫依赖明天。
10.One today is worth two tomorrows.
一个今天胜似两个明天。
11.The morning sun never lasts a day.
好景不常;朝阳不能光照全日。
12.Christmas comes but once a year.
圣诞一年只一度。
13.Pleasant hours fly past.
快乐时光去如飞。
14.Happiness takes no account of time.
欢娱不惜时光逝。
15.Time tames the strongest grief.
时间能缓和极度的悲痛。
16.The day is short but the work is much.
工作多,光阴迫。
17.Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.
今日事须今日毕,切勿拖延到明天。
18.Have you somewhat to do tomorrow,do it today.
明天如有事,今天就去做。
19.To him that does everything in its proper time,one day is worth three.
事事及时做,一日胜三日。
20.To save time is to lengthen life.
节省时间就是延长生命。
21.Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
万物皆有时,时来不可失。
22.Take time when time cometh,lest time steal away.
时来必须要趁时,不然时去无声息。
23.When an opportunity is neglected,it never comes back to you.
机不可失,时不再来;机会一过,永不再来。
24.Make hay while the sun shines.
晒草要趁太阳好。
25.Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁。
26.Work today,for you know not how much you may be hindered tomrrow.
今朝有事今朝做,明朝可能阻碍多。
27.Punctuality is the soul of business.
守时为立业之要素。
28.Procrastination is the thief of time.
因循拖延是时间的大敌;拖延就是浪费时间。
29.Every tide hath ist ebb.
潮涨必有潮落时。
30.Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
31.Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.
知识可羡,胜于财富。
32.Wisdom is better than gold or silver.
知识胜过金银,
33.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
胸中有知识,胜于手中有钱。
34.Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.
为了求知识,代价虽高也值得。
35.Doubt is the key of knowledge.
怀疑是知识之钥。
36.If you want knowledge,you must toil for it.
若要求知识,须从勤苦得。
37.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
浅学误人。
38.A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.
少量的常识,当得大量的学问。
39.Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.
知识只能循序渐进,不能跃进。
40.Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
41.It is good to learn at another man's cost.
前车可鉴。
42.Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.
知识之于精神,一如健康之于肉体。
43.Experience is the best teacher.
经验是最好的教师。
44.Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是知识之父,记忆是知识之母。
45.Dexterity comes by experience.
熟练来自经验。
46.Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
47.Experience keeps a dear school,but fools learn in no other.
经验学校学费高,愚人旁处学不到。
48. Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.
有经验而无学问,胜于有学问而无经验。
49.Wit once bought is worth twice taught.
由经验而得的智慧,胜于学习而得的智慧;一次亲
身的体会,胜过两次的教师教导。
50.Seeing is believing.
百闻不如一见。
51.Business is the salt of life.
事业是生命之盐。
52.Business before pleasure.
事业在先,享乐在后。
53.Business makes a man as well as tries him.
事业可以考验人,也可以造就人。
54.Business neglected is business lost.
忽视职业便是放弃职业。
55.Never think yourself above business.
勿自视过高;不要眼高手低;永远不要认为自己是大
才小用。
56.Business may be troublesome,but idleness is pernicious.
事业虽扰人,懒惰害更大。
57.He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.
自命大才小用,往往眼高手低。
58.Do business,but be not a slave to it.
要做事,但不要做事务的奴隶。
59.Everybody's business is nobody's business.
众人的事就是无人过问的事。
60.Work makes the workman.
勤工出巧匠。
61.Better master one than engage with ten.
会十事,不如精一事。
62.A work ill done must be twice done.
首次做不好,必须重新搞。
63.They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can.
不能如愿而行,也须尽力而为。
64.If you would have a thing well done,do it yourself.
想把事情来做好,就得亲自动手搞。
65.He that doth most at once doth least.
什么都想一次做完,结果一件也做不完;贪多嚼不
烂。
66.Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.
照大多数人那样干,人们会把你称赞。
67.What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
在任何时候都可做的事情,总是在任何时候都不
做的事情。
68.Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好。
69.Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
凡是值得做的事,就值得做好。
70.The shortest answer is doing the thing.
最简短的回答就是一个“干”字。
71.Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
行动是知识之佳果。
72.Finished labours are pleasant.
完成工作是一乐。
73.It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.
没有土壤,播种也是徒劳。
74.It is right to put everything in its proper use.
凡事都应用得其所。
75.Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.
按部就班,事情很快就做完。
76.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作,不玩耍,聪明小孩也变傻。
77.Work bears witness who does well.
工作能证明谁做的好。
78.It is not work that kills,but worry.
工作不会伤身,伤身乃是忧虑。
79.He that will not work shall not eat.
不工作者不得食。
80.Business is business.
公事公办。
81.Deliberate slowly,execute promptly.
慢慢酌量,快快行动。
82.Put your shoulder to the wheel.
努力工作。
83.Never do things by halves.
做事不要半途而废。
84.In for a penny,in for a pound.
做事一开头,就要做到底;一不做,二不休。
85.Many hands make quick work.
人多干活快。
86.Many hands make light work.
众擎易举。
87.A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
技术拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。
88.Diligence is the mohter of success.
勤奋是成功之母。
89.Idleness is the root of all evil.
懒惰乃万恶之源。
90.Care and diligence bring luck.
谨慎和勤奋带来好运。
91.Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
勤勉是好运之母。
92.Industry is fortune's right hand,and frugality her left.
勤勉是幸运的右手,世俭是幸运的左手。
93.Idleness is the key of beggary.
懒惰出乞丐。
94.No root,no fruit.
无根就无果。
95.Idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains).
懒人做工作,越懒越费力。
96.Sloth is the key of poverty.
惰能致贫。
97.Sloth turneth the edge of wit.
懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。
98.An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
懒汉的头脑是魔鬼的工厂。
99.The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SAVE.
节俭是致富的秘诀。
100. An idle youth,a needy age.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲