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英文谚语
500
句
1.
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.
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。
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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。
“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.
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不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。
30.
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。
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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.
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失之毫厘,差之千里。
59.
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。
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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.
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血浓于水。
88.
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。
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C
omplacency is the enemy of
study.
学习的敌人是自己的满足。
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C
onfidence in yourself is
the first step on the road to success.
自信是走向成功的第一步。
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onstant
dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿,绳锯木断。
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C
ontent is
better than riches.
知足者常乐。
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C
ount one's chickens before
they are hatched.
蛋未孵先数雏。
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C
ourtesy on one side only
lasts not long.
来而不往非礼也。
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C
reep before you walk.
循序渐进。
107.
C
ry for the
moon.
海底捞月。
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ustom is a
second nature.
习惯是后天养成的。
109.
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ustom makes all things
easy.
有个好习惯,事事皆不难。
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D
iamond cuts diamond.
强中自有强中手。
111.
D
o as the
Romans do.
入乡随俗。
112.
D
o as you
would be done by.
己所不欲,勿施于人。
113.
D
oing is better than saying.
与其挂在嘴上,不如落实在行动上。
114.
D
o it now.
机不可失,时不再来。
115.
D
o nothing
by halves.
凡事不可半途而废。
116.
D
on't claim to know what you
don't know.
不要不懂装懂。
117.
D
on't have too many irons in
the fire.
不要揽事过多。
118.
D
on't make a mountain out of
a molehill.
不要小题大做。
119.
D
on't put off till tomorrow
what should be done today.
今日事,今日毕。
120.
D
on't put
the cart before the horse.
不要本末倒置。
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D
on't
trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
不要自找麻烦。
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D
on't try to
teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
不要班门弄斧。
123.
D
o well and
have well.
善有善报。
124.
E
ach bird
love to hear himself sing.
孤芳自赏。
125.
E
arly to bed
and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and
wise.
早睡早起身体好。
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E
asier said than done.
说得容易,做得难。
127.
E
asy come,
easy go.
来也匆匆,去也匆匆。
128.
E
at to live, but not live to
eat.
人吃饭是为了活着,但活着不是为了吃饭。
129.
E
mpty vessels make the
greatest sound.
实磨无声空磨响,满瓶不动半瓶摇。
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E
nvy has no
holidays.
忌妒之人无宁日。
131.
E
ven Homer sometimes nods.
智者千虑,必有一失。
132.
E
ven
reckoning makes long friends.
亲兄弟,明算账。
133.
E
very
advantage has its disadvantage.
有利必有弊。
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E
verybody's
business is nobody's business.
人人负责,等于没人负责。
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E
very day is
not Sunday.
好景不常在。
136.
E
very dog has his day.
谁都有得意的时候。
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E
very door
may be shut, but death's door.
人生在世,唯死难逃。
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E
very heart
has its own sorrow.
各人有各人的苦恼。
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E
very little
helps a mickle.
聚沙成塔,集腋成裘。
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E
very man for himself, and
the devil takes the hindmost.
人不为己,天诛地灭。
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E
very man
has his faults.
金无足赤,人无完人。
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E
very man has his
hobbyhorse.
萝卜青菜,各有所爱。
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E
very man has his weak side.
人人都有弱点。
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E
very man is
the architect of his own fortune.
自己的命运自己掌握。
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E
very minute
counts.
分秒必争。
146.
E
very
mother's child is handsome.
孩子是自己的好。
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E
very potter
praises hit pot.
王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸。
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E
verything is good when new,
but friends when old.
东西是新的好,朋友是老的亲。
149.
E
xample is
better then percept.
说一遍,不如做一遍。
150.
E
xperience
is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是智慧之父,记忆是智慧之母。
151.
E
xperience
must be bought.
吃一堑,长一智。
152.
F
act speak louder than
words.
事实胜于雄辩。
153.
F
ailure is
the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
154.
F
alse
friends are worse than bitter enemies.
明枪易躲,暗箭难防。
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ar from
eye, far from heart.
眼不见,心不烦。
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F
ar water
does not put out near fire.
远水救不了近火。
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F
aults are
thick where love is thin.
一朝情意淡,样样不顺眼。
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F
ear always
springs from ignorance.
恐惧源于无知。
159.
F
ields have
eyes, and woods have ears.
隔墙有耳。
160.
F
ire and
water have no mercy.
水火无情。
161.
F
ire is a good servant but a
bad master.
火是一把双刃剑。
162.
F
irst come, first served.
先来后到。
163.
F
irst
impressions are half the battle.
初次见面,印象最深。
164.
F
irst think
and then speak.
先想后说。
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F
ools grow without watering.
朽木不可雕。
166.
F
ool's haste
is no speed.
欲速则不达。
167.
F
ools has fortune.
呆人有呆福。
168.
F
ools learn
nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much
from
fools.
愚者不学无术,智者不耻下问。
169.
F
orbidden
fruit is sweet.
禁果格外香。
170.
F
ortune favors those who use
their judgement.
机遇偏爱善断之人。
171.
F
ortune knocks once at least
at every man's gate.
风水轮流转。
172.
F
our eyes see more than two.
集思广益。
173.
F
riends
agree best at distance.
朋友之间也会保持距离。
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F
riends are
thieves of time.
朋友是时间的窃贼。
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F
riends must part.
再好的朋友也有分手的时候。
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G
enius is
nothing but labor and diligence.
天才不过是勤奋而已。
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G
ive a dog a
bad name and hang him.
众口铄金,积毁销骨。
178.
G
od helps
those who help themselves.
自助者天助。
179.
G
old will
not buy anything.
黄金并非万能。
180.
G
ood for good is natural,
good for evil is manly.
以德报德是常理,以德报怨大丈夫。
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G
ood health
is over wealth.
健康是最大的财富。
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G
ood medicine for health
tastes bitter to the mouth.
良药苦口利于病。
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G
ood watch
prevents misfortune.
谨慎消灾。
184.
G
reat barkers are no biters.
好狗不挡道。
185.
G
reat hopes
make great man.
伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
186.
G
reat minds
think alike.
英雄所见略同。
187.
G
reat men have great faults.
英雄犯大错误。
188.
G
reat men's
sons seldom do well.
富不过三代。
189.
G
reat trees are good for
nothing but shade.
大树底下好乘凉。
190.
G
reat wits have short
memories.
贵人多忘事。
191.
G
reedy folks
have long arms.
心贪手长。
192.
G
uilty consciences make men
cowards.
做贼心虚。
193.
H
abit cures
habit.
心病还需心药医。
194.
H
andsome is
he who does handsomely.
行为漂亮才算美。
195.
H
appiness
takes no account of time.
欢乐不觉时光过。
196.
H
appy is he
who owes nothing.
要想活得痛快,身上不能背债。
197.
H
appy is the
man who learns from the misfortunes of others.
吸取他人教训,自己才会走运。
198.
H
arm set,
harm get.
害人害己。
199.
H
asty love,
soon cold.
一见钟情难维久。
200.
H
ealth is better than
wealth.
健康胜过财富。
201.
H
ealth is
happiness.
健康就是幸福。
202.
H
ear all parties.
兼听则明。
203.
H
eaven never
helps the man who will not act.
自己不动,叫天何用。
204.
H
e is a fool
that forgets himself.
愚者忘乎所以。
205.
H
e is a good
friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.
背后说好话,才是真朋友。
206.
H
e is a wise
man who speaks little.
聪明不是挂在嘴上。
207.
H
e is
lifeless that is faultless.
只有死人才不犯错误。
208.
H
e is not
fit to command others that cannot command himself.
正人先正己。
209.
H
e is not
laughed at that laughs at himself first.
自嘲者不会让人见笑。
210.
H
e is wise
that is honest.
诚实者最明智。
211.
H
e knows most who speaks
least.
大智若愚。
212.
H
e laughs
best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好。
213.
H
e sets the
fox to keep the geese.
引狼入室。
214.
H
e that climbs high falls
heavily.
爬得越高,摔得越重。
215.
H
e that will not work shall
not eat.
不劳动者不得食。
216.
H
e who does not advance
loses ground.
逆水行舟,不进则退。
217.
H
e who makes constant
complaint gets little compassion.
经常诉苦,没人同情。
218.
H
e who makes
no mistakes makes nothing.
想不犯错误,就一事无成。
219.
H
e who risks
nothing gains nothing.
收获与风险并存。
220.
H
istory
repeats itself.
历史往往重演。
221.
H
onesty is the best policy.
做人诚信为本。
222.
H
ope for the
best, but prepare for the worst.
抱最好的愿望,做最坏的打算。
223.
I
cannot be
your friend and your flatterer too.
朋友不能阿谀奉承。
224.
I
f
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。
225.
I
f you make
yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride
you.
人善被人欺,马善被人骑。
226.
I
f your ears glow, someone
is talking of you.
耳朵发烧,有人念叨。
227.
I
f you run
after two hares, you will catch neither.
脚踏两条船,必定落空。
228.
I
f you sell
the cow, you sell her milk too.
杀鸡取卵。
229.
I
f you
venture nothing, you will have nothing.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
230.
I
f you want
knowledge, you must toil for it.
要想求知,就得吃苦。
231.
I
ndustry is
the parent of success.
勤奋是成功之母。
232.
I
t is better
to die when life is a disgrace.
宁为玉碎,不为瓦全。
233.
I
t is easier
to get money than to keep it.
挣钱容易攒钱难。
234.
I
t is easy
to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮好当。
235.
I
t is easy
to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.
创业容易守业难。
236.
I
t is hard
to please all.
众口难调。
237.
I
t is never too old to
learn.
活到老,学到老。
238.
I
t is no use
crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
239.
I
t is the
first step that costs troublesome.
万事开头难。
240.
I
t is the
unforeseen that always happens.
天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福。
241.
I
t is too
late to grieve when the chance is past.
坐失良机,后悔已迟。
242.
I
t never
rains but it pours.
不鸣则已,一鸣惊人。
243.
I
t takes
three generations to make a gentleman.
十年树木,百年树人。
244.
J
ack of all
trades and master of none.
门门精通,样样稀松。
245.
J
udge not
from appearances.
人不可貌相,海不可斗量。
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