经典英语谚语2

A galled horse will not endure the com

b.

擦伤的马不耐梳。

You can take a horse to the water,but you cannot m

ake him drink.

牵马河边易，逼马饮水难；不要逼人做他不愿做的事。

Don't swap horses when crossing a stream.

行至中流不换马；危难之时不宜作大变动。

An ass endures his burden,but not m

ore than his burden.

驴子能负重，过重也难负。

Wherever an ass falleth,there will he never fall again.

驴子绝不会在同样的地点跌倒两次。

The braying of an ass does not reach heaven.

驴子的叫声传不到天上。

The fault of the ass must not be laid upon the packsaddle.

驴子不乖，休怪驮鞍。

A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings.

相马不可凭马饰。

He who wants a m

ule without fault,must walk on foot.

指望驴子无缺点，只有自己徒步行。

A colt you m

ay break,but an old horse you never can.

小驹犹可练，老马最难驯。

One sheep follows another.

一羊跟一羊（指盲从）。

If one sheep leap o'er the dyke,all the rest will follow.

一羊跳过沟，众羊跟着跳。

There is a black sheep in every flock.

败类处处有；害群之马处处有。

One scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock.

一羊生癣，群羊受害。

Every tim

e the sheep bleats it loses a m

outhful.

羊每叫一次，就少吃一口。

One butcher does not fear m

any sheep.

屠夫不怕羊多。

It is a foolish sheep that m

akes the wolf his confessor.

蠢羊才向狼忏悔。

The dust raised by the sheep does not choke the wolf.

羊踩起的灰尘挡不住狼。

Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep and then eat them

.

乌鸦吃死羊，先要哭一场；猫哭老鼠假慈悲。

The life of the wolf is the death of the lam

b.

有活的狼就有死的羔羊。

As soon goes the young lamb's skin to the m

arket as the old ewe's.

老羊皮上了市，小羊皮也跟着来。

You have no goats,and yet you sell kids.

没有老山羊，还把小羊卖。

If the beard were all,the goat might preach.

如果长胡就好，山羊也可讲道。

A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.

懒羊自觉羊毛重。

He that will have a hare to breakfast m

ust hunt overnight.

早餐想吃野兔肉，头晚就须去捕捉。

If you run after two hares,you will catch neither.

同时追两兔，一只也难捕。

One should not run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

不应两面讨好。

The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.

兔子睡大觉，乌龟跑第一。

First catch your hare then cook him.

要兔子肉，先要把兔捉；先抓兔子后烹调（勿谋之过早）。

The fox is known by his brush.

狐狸只因尾巴大，所以人人认识他。

The fox sm

ells his own stink first.

狐狸有恶臭，自己先嗅出。

The fox m

ay grow grey, but never good.

狐狸活到老，永远难变好。

The tail does often catch the fox.

狐狸被抓，都因尾巴。

It is an evil sign to see a fox lick a lamb.

狐狸舔羔羊，不是好迹象。

When the fox preacheth,then beware your geese.

每逢狐狸讲道，当心鹅儿遭殃。

An old fox is not easily snared.

老狐狸难得陷罗网。

Old foxes want no tutors.

老狐不须教师教。

The sleeping fox catches no poultry.

睡着的狐狸捉不到鸡。

You can have no m

ore of the fox than the skin.

狐狸除了皮，旁的全无用。

The fox that had lost its tail would persuade others out of theirs.

一条狐狸丢尾巴，就劝旁的也丢它。

A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.

审鹅不应狐陪审。

The fox's wiles will never enter the lion's head.

狐狸的诡计永远进不了狮子的头脑。

The old goose plays not with foxes.

老鹅不跟狐狸耍。

The wolf and fox are both privateers.

狐狸与狼，抢劫大王。

The wolf m

ay lose his teeth, but never his nature.

狼牙会掉，狼性难改。

A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf.

小偷识小偷，正象狼识狼。

Hunger fetches the wolf out of the woods.

饥饿引狼出森林。

Give never the wolf the wether.

莫把阉羊送给狼。

Who keeps com

pany with the wolf will learn to howl.

与狼相结交，就会学狼嚎。

The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf.

孤羊逢狼，必然遭殃。

It is m

adness for a sheep to treat of peace with a wolf.

跟狼讲和平，此羊必癫狂。

By little and little the wolf eateth the sheep.

狼吃羊，一只一只进肚肠。

The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.

群狼一死众羊安。

While you trust to the dog,the wolf slips into the sheepfold.

当你认为狗可信，狼已偷偷把羊圈进。

When the wolf grows old, the crows ride him.

狼老被鸦欺。

Man is to m

an either a god or a wolf.

人与人交往，不是上帝就是狼。

A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.

青年成长时，食量大如狼。

The lion is known by his claws (paw).

狮以爪闻名。

The lion is not so fierce as he is painted.

狮子没有画上的凶猛。

A barking dog is better than a sleeping lion.

吠犬胜于睡狮。

It is not good to wake a sleeping lion.

睡狮莫惊。

The lion's skin is never cheap.

狮皮从不贱。

Destroy the lion while he is yet but a whelp.

杀狮应在幼小时。

The tiger that has once tasted blood is never sated with the taste of it.

一次尝到血，虎欲永难遏。

He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.

骑虎难下。

The leopard can never change its spots.

花豹永不能改变身上的斑点（指：本性难移）。

Kings and bears oft worry keepers.

国王和熊，常使守护人忧心忡忡。

He who shareth honey with the bear hath the least part of it.

与熊分蜜糖，只得一点尝。

Do not sell the bear's skin before you have caught the bear.

熊未到手休卖皮（勿过早乐观）。

Where the deer is slain,some of her blood will lie.

鹿死总有血迹留。

The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more than one wood.

野猪一怒毁树多。

An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.

尽管衣绸穿红，猿猴还是猿猴，侍从还是侍从。

An army of stags led by a lion would be m

ore formidable than one of lions led by a

stag.

一只狮子率领的一群鹿，比一只鹿率领的一头狮子更难对付。

A bad custom

is like a good cake, better broden than kept.

坏习惯象饼子，碎了比保存起来好。

A bald head is soon shaven.

光脑袋，剃得快。

A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.

瞎子不谢赠镜人。

A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.

借来的大氅不暖身。

A brave retreat is a brave explo

it.

勇退即勇绩。

Accidents will happen in the best regulated families.

即使家规严，丑事总难免。

A candle lights others and consum

es itself.

腊烛照亮了别人，毁灭了自己。

A constant guest is never welcom

e.

常来之客不会受欢迎。

A cracked bell can never sound well (is never sound).

破钟无好音。

A crown is no cure for the headache.

王冠难治头痛。

A drowning m

an will catch at a straw.

溺水者见草也要抓；急何能择。

A bird is known by its note,and a m

an by his talk.

鸟以声闻，人以言知。

It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

家丑不可外扬。

Eagles fly alone,but sheep flock together.

鹰爱独飞羊爱群。

A kite will never be a good hawk.

鸢永不会变成隼。

Empty hands no hawk allure.

空手不能诱鹰来。

The crow thinks his own bird fairest.

乌鸦总以为自己的雏鸟最美。

A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.

乌鸦不管怎样经常洗澡，也不会变白。

Wheresoever the carcase is,there will the ravens be gathered together.

哪里有死尸，乌鸦就成群。

One swallow does not m

ake a summ

er.

一燕不能成夏天（不可仅凭一种现象而遽作判断）。

The snail slides up the tower at last though the swallow mounteth it sooner.

燕子一飞就上塔，蜗牛悄悄爬，最后也上塔。

The cuckoo com

es in April,and stays the m

onth of May;sings a song at

Midsummer,and then goes away.

布谷鸟，四月来，五月一直在，仲夏唱支歌，然后就离开。

If the sky falls,we shall catch larks.

天垮正好抓云雀；不要杞人忧天。

An owl is the king of the night.

猫头鹰是黑夜之王。

When the owl sings,the nightingale will hold her peace.

枭鸟唱歌，夜莺屏息。

Cats hide their paws.

猫儿不露爪。

A gloved cat catches no mice.

戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠。

When the cat's away,the mice will play.

猫儿不在家，老鼠就玩耍；猫儿不在耗子闹。

Ale will make cat speak.

喝了淡啤酒，猫也会开口；酒后使人说话多。

A blate cat m

akes a proud m

ouse.

猫儿腼腆，老鼠翻天。

When the weasel and the cat m

ake a m

arriage,it is a very ill presage.

黄鼠狼跟猫儿成亲，预兆不佳。

The cat and dog m

ay kiss,yet are none the better friends.

猫狗虽相吻，总难成好友。

All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.

猫儿

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鱼，却怕爪弄湿；想获得珍品的人不愿冒必 要的风险。

A cat m

ay look at a king.

猫也有权看国王；小人物也该有些权利。

It is said that

all out.

据说猫儿有九命，忧虑多时也伤身。

An old dog bites sore.

老狗咬人咬得狠。

Beware of a silent dog and still water.

哑狗和静水，二者都得防。

Barking dogs seldom bite.

爱吠的狗不咬人。

A dog will not howl if you beat him

with a bone.

肉骨头打狗狗不叫。

Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand.

远处狗就叫，近身不会咬。

If the old dog barks,he gives counsel.

老狗叫，是忠告。

In every country dogs bite.

天下有狗都咬人。

Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings.

饿狗也吃脏布丁；饥不择食。

Dogs wag their tails not so much in love to you as your bread.

狗儿把尾摇，爱的是面包。

All are not thieves that dogs bark at.

狗吠的人并非都是小偷。

Every dog is valiant at his own door.

站在家门口，狗也雄纠纠。

Every dog is a lion at hom

e.

狗在家中，八面威风。

While the dog gnaws bone,companions would be none.

狗啃骨头无同伴。

Two dogs strive for a bone,the third runs away with it.

两狗相争一骨头，第三只狗衔起走。

Mad dog bites his m

aster.

疯狗咬主人。

Too much pudding will choke dog.

布丁太多噎死狗。

Do not give a dog bread every tim

e he wags his tail.

莫因狗尾摇，次次丢面包。

A living dog is better than a dead lion.

活狗胜于死狮。

Love m

e,love m

y dog.

爱屋及乌。

Let sleeping dog lie.

勿惊卧狗；切莫惹是生非。

Help the dog over the stile.

助人度过难关。

Every dog has his day.

片瓦也有翻身日；人人都有得意时。

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

欲加之罪，何患无辞。

He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.

有心打狗好找棍；欲加之罪，何患无辞。

An old dog cannot alter its way of barking.

老狗难改常吠声。

When a dog is drowning,every one offers him drink.

待到狗溺水，众人给水喝。

A swine over fat is the cause of his own bane.

猪死都因身过肥；象以齿焚。

Pigs may fly,but they are very unlikely birds.

猪儿纵会飞，终究不是鸟。

Never cast your pearls before swine.

不要把珍贵之物送给不识货的人；勿明珠暗投；勿对牛弹琴。

You cannot m

ake a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

猪耳朵做不成丝钱包；巧妇难为无米之炊。

The cow that's first up gets the first of the dew.

早起母牛先得露。

Not all butter that the cow yields.

母牛所产的未必全是黄油。

Many good cows have evil calves.

很多好母牛，会生坏小犊。

You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk.

不能既要卖母牛，又想喝牛奶。

Old oxen have stiff horns.

牛老角硬。

The ox is never woe,till he to the harrow go.

挂耙去耕地，牛才知辛苦。

An ox is taken by the horns,and the m

an by the tongue.

牛因角被执，人因舌陷身。

If the ox falls,whet your knife.

牛一倒，快磨刀；人遭难，众人踩。

The black ox has trod on his foot.

祸事临头。

The ox when weariest treads surest.

牛困走得稳。

The best horse needs breaking,and the aptest child needs teaching.

最好的马儿要人驯，最伶俐的孩子要人训。

A horse that will not carry a saddle must have no oats.

不愿加鞍的马，不得吃燕麦。

A good horse oft needs a good spur.

好马常需好靴刺。

It is the bridle and spur that m

akes a good horse.

要把马练好，缰绳靴刺少不了。

A boisterous horse must have a rough bridle.

烈马要套粗笼头。

He is a gentle horse that never cast his rider.

驯良的马绝不会把骑手甩倒。

'Tis a good horse that never stum

bles.

好马不失蹄。

The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.

马劣动怪马鞍坏。

Mettle is dangerous in a blind horse.

瞎马鼓勇气，正是危险事。

Old wood is best to burn,old horse to ride.

老柴好烧，老马好骑。

Every horse thinks his sack heaviest.

每匹马都认为自己驮的袋子最重。

You m

ay know the horse by his harness.

观马具可知马性。

Either win the horse or lose the saddle.

不是全赢，就是全输；孤注一掷。

All is not lost that is in danger.

在危险中的东西未必全会损失。

Do not run too fast after gain.

不要见利便狂追。

Prefer loss to unjust gain.

宁可受损失，休取不义财。

Lightly gain,quickly lost.

来得容易去得快；不义之财，理无久享。

Only that which is honestly got is gain.

正当的收入才是真正的收入。

All is not gain that is put in the purse.

装进钱包里的不一定都是正当的收入。

Gain got by a lie will burn one's fingers.

靠欺骗得利，准要吃亏。

One never loses anything by politeness.

礼多不吃亏；礼多人不怪。

Hold fast when you have it.

手中之物应紧握。

There are as good fish in the sea as ever cam

e out of it.

海中好鱼取不尽（指：虽然失去一个机会，还有很多机会）。

Many a slip (m

any things fall) between the cup and the lip.

酒杯来 到嘴唇边，得饮与否未可知；物未到手前，未能算己有；凡事难以十拿九稳。

It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.

使人人倒霉的风才是恶风；此失则彼得；害于此则利于彼；没有使所有的 人都受害的坏事。

Health is better than wealth.

健康胜于财富。

Health is happiness.

健康便是幸福。

A good healthy body is worth m

ore a crown in gold.

健全的身体比金冕更有价值。

A sound mind in a sound body.

健康的思想寓于健康的身体。

A light heart lives long.

心胸开朗，使人寿长。