Sxtlxilu 2004-10-24 07:32 AM
『转帖』英语中常见的谚语
A
All is flour that comes to his mill.到他的磨里都能碾成粉.
All is not at hand that helps. 有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的.
All is not lost that is in danger. 在危险中的东西未必都会损失.
All is well that ends well. 结果美满都是好的.吉人天相.
All men are mortal. 人孰无死.
All men cannot be first. 不可能人人都得第一名.
All one';s geese are swans. 自吹自擂.
All rivers run into the sea. 百川入海.
All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马.
All';s fish that comes to his net. 到了网中都是鱼.
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 the wit in the world is not in one head. 世界上所有的智慧不可能集中于一个脑袋.
All the world';s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. 整个世界是个舞台,男男女女,演员而已
All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事都是先难后易.
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.
All things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要耐心肯等待,一切都会按时来.
All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返.
All truths are not to be told. 真理并不都能说得清.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy.
只工作,不玩耍,聪明孩子要变傻;尽玩耍,不学习,聪明孩子没出息.
Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot. 纵然天下雨,休把水壶丢.
Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom. 坐吃山空.
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 maid that laughs is half taken. 少女露笑脸,婚事半成全.
A man alone is either a saint or a devil. 孤身独处的人可以为圣哲,也可为恶魔.
A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘.
A man can die but once. 人生只有一次死.
A man can do no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行.
A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife. 妻子浪费无度,丈夫不会出头.
A man cannot serve two masters. 一仆不能事二主.
A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用.
A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speaklittle. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴,就是为了多听少说话.
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. 书籍如朋友,应该少而精.
Borrowed garments never fit well. 借来的衣服不合身.
Brave actions never want a trumpet. 勇敢的行为不须要吹号.
A bad thing never dies . 坏事传千年
Speak of the devil . 说曹操曹操就到
A bank book is the greedy man';s biblr . 银行的存折是贪心汉的存折
A fine cage won';t feed the hungry bird . 漂亮的鸟笼是不能给饥饿的鸟充饥
A baking dog is better than a sleep lion . 叫的狗比睡着的狮子强
A bad beginnig makes a bad ending. 无善始则无善终.
Sxtlxilu 2004-10-24 07:35 AM
『转帖』英语中常见的谚语
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.
Business is the salt of life. 事业事人生之盐.
Business makes a man as well as tries him. 事业既考验人,也造就人.
Business may be troublesome, but idleness is pernicious. 事业虽扰烦,懒惰更害人.
Business neglected is business lost. 玩忽事业等于丢失事业.
Business sweetens pleasure, and labour sweetens rest. 工作后消遣更愉快,劳动后休息更舒畅.
By doing we learn. 经一事,长一智.
By falling we learn to go safely. 吃一堑,长一智.
By gambling we lose both time and treasure, two things most precious to the life of man. 赌博使我们丢失时间和金钱,这两样人生最珍贵的东西.
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.
By the hands of many a great work made light. 众擎易举.
By writing you learn to write. 从写作中学写作.
Better wear out than rust out. 与其闲散不如忙碌.
Better wit than wealth. 智力胜于财富.
Between friends all is common. 朋友之间不分彼此.
Between two stools one falls to the ground. 脚踏两头要落空.
Beware of a man of one book. 不要与一个有专业知识的人争论.
Beware of a silent dog and still water. 警惕无声之狗会咬人,平静之水会覆舟.
Beware of him who regards not his reputation.要谨防不重自己名誉的人
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Don';t speak all you know, but know all you speak. 不要尽言所知,而要尽知所言.
Don';t teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 休要班门弄斧.
Don';t throw out your dirty water before you get in fresh. 清水未打来,赃水莫倒掉.
Don';t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自寻烦恼.
Don';t whistle until you are out of the wood. 没有脱离险境,不要过早高兴.
Do one';s level best. 尽力而为.
Doubt is the key of knowledge. 怀疑乃知识的钥匙.
Do well is better than say well. 说得好不如做得好.
Downy lips make thoughtless slips. 嘴上没毛,办事不牢.
Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed. 事未齐备,切莫妄动.
Draw water with a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空.
Dreams go by contraries. 梦想总与现实相反.
Drive your business, do not let it drive you. 要推动事业,不要让事业来推动你.
Drop by drop the oceans are filled; stone by stone the walls are built. 滴水汇大海,垒石筑高墙.
Drowning man will catch at a straw. 溺水的人一根草也要抓.
Drunken days have all their tomorrows. 今日花天酒地,明日潦倒穷途.
Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.酒后露真言.
Dumb dogs are dangerous. 哑犬最凶恶.
Dying is as natural as living. 死亡与生存一样自然.
Dogs wag their tails not so much in love to you as your bread. 狗摇尾巴,爱的是面包.
Doing is better than saying. 行胜于言.
Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入乡随俗.
Do not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all you know.
不要为所能为,不要花尽所有,不要全信所闻,不要言尽所知.
Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. 不要忘恩负义.
Do not despise your enemy. 万勿轻敌.
Do not give a dog bread every time he wags his tail. 不要有求必应.
Do not praise a day before sunset. 切勿褒贬过早.
Do not run too fast after gain. 不要见利就拼命追.
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself. 不要向不如你幸运的人述说你的幸福.
Do not swap horses when crossing a stream. 处在危难中,不宜大更动.
Do no through fear of poverty surrender liberty. 不要因为怕贫苦而放弃自由.
Do not to others what you do not wish them to do to you. 己所不欲,勿施于人.
Do not wash dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬.
Don';t cast out the foul water till you bring in the clean. 清水未来,莫泼赃水.
Don';t cross the bridge till you get to it. 不要杞人忧天.
Don';t fly till you wings are feathered. 羽毛未丰不要飞.
Don';t halloo till you are out of the wood. 没有脱离危险不要先欢呼.
Don';t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事,今日毕.
Dexterity comes by experience. 熟练来自经验.
Diamond cuts diamond. 强中更有强中手.
Diet cures more than the doctor. 药补不如食补.
Diligence is near success. 勤奋近乎成功.
Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母.
Discontent is the first step in progress. 不知足是前进中的第一步.
Disease, enemy, and debt --these three must be cut off as soon as they begin to grow. 病,仇与债这三者,一露苗头就砍掉.
Disease of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body. 心灵上的疾病比肉体上的疾病更危险.
Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot. 病来如山倒,病去如抽丝.
Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee. 为众之所为,受众之所夸.
Do business, but be not a slave to it. 要做事,但不要做事务的奴隶.
Dog does not eat dog. 物不伤其类.
Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand. 远处叫得凶的狗,不会近身来咬人.
Danger is next neighbour to security. 危险是安全的近邻.
Danger itself is the best remedy for danger. 危险本身就是对付危险的最好办法.
Dead men tell no tales. 死人不会搬弄是非.
Death is the grand leveller. 凡人都要死,大家都一样.
Death meets us everywhere. 死亡到处和我门相遇.
Death pays all debts. 人死百债了.
Death when it comes will have no denial. 死亡来临时,无可抗拒之.
Debt is better than death. 负债总比死亡强.
Deeds are fruits; words are but leaves. 行动是果实,言语只是树叶而已.
Deeds are males, and words are females. 言柔弱无能,行刚强有力.
Deep rivers move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy. 深水静静流,浅溪潺潺流.
Delays are dangerous. 坐失良机必有忧患.
Deliberate before you begin, then execute with vigour. 着手前要深思熟虑,执行要果断有力.
Deliberating is not delaying. 慎思不是拖延.
Deliver not your words by number but by weight. 言不在多,而在有物.
Depend on others and you always repent. 依赖别人总要后悔.
Despair gives courage to a coward. 人急造反,狗急跳墙.
Destruction pursues the great. 树大招风.
Devil must be driven out with devils. 以毒攻毒.
Sxtlxilu 2004-10-24 07:41 AM
『转帖』英语中常见的谚语
续A
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
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 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
Sxtlxilu 2004-10-24 07:43 AM
『转帖』英语中常见的谚语
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
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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
Sxtlxilu 2004-10-24 07:45 AM
『转帖』英语中常见的谚语
算了,今天到此为止吧。
luxiaohui2 2004-10-24 08:55 AM
『转帖』英语中常见的谚语
um...
我怎么觉得都是从中文翻译过来的~~~~
秋·德拉库尔 2004-10-31 10:13 PM
『转帖』英语中常见的谚语
谢谢楼主