英语谚语

1. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辨。

2. All good things must come to an end. 好景不长。

3. All roads lead is to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。

4. All things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难。

5. All that glitters is not gold. 发亮的东西未必是金子。

6. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

7. Always prepare for a raining day. 未雨绸缪。

8. As you brew , so must you drink. 自实其果。

9. As you sow , so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

10.Beauty is not skin-deep. 外表美是肤浅的。

12.Better late than never . 迟做总比不做好。

13.Better safe than sorry. 采取预防措施以免倒大霉。

15.Birds of a feather flock together. 鸟以群飞，物以类聚。

16. Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口。

17．Blood is thicker than water . 血浓于水。

18．A close mouth catches no flies. 口紧不招祸。

19．Care killed a cat . 忧虑伤身。

20．Carry coals to Newcastle . 问煤区运煤，多此一举。

21．The darkest hour is nearest the dawn . 黎明之前天最黑。接近成功时最艰苦。22．The child is father of the man . 三岁看到老。

23. The early worm is catched by the bird. 早起的虫儿被鸟吃。

24．Don’t bite off more than you can chew. 贪多嚼不烂。

25．Don’t change horses in midstream . 行到河中不换马。紧要关头不宜做大变动。26．Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵出,莫数小鸡.不要指望得过早。

27．Don’t kill the goose that laid the golden eggs . 切莫杀鸡取卵。

28．Don’t put all your eggs in one basket . 莫把一切希望寄托在一件事情上,勿孤注一掷。29．Don’t rty to run before you can walk . 在学会走路前别试图奔路。

30．Don’t wait for a raining day to fix the roof . 不要等到下雨时才去修补屋顶。31．Drops of water outwear the stone . 滴水穿石。

32．The early bird catches the worm . 捷足先登。

33．Easier said than done . 说来容易做起来难。

34．Easy come easy go . 来得容易去得也快

35．Enough is as good as a feast . 知足者常乐。

36．Every bean has its black . 凡人各有短处。

37．Every cloud has a silver lining . 祸中必有福。塞翁失马，焉知非福。

38．Every dog has its day . 凡人皆有得意时。

39．Every little makes a mickle. 积少成多。

40．Every man has a fool in his sleeve . 聪明一世，糊涂一时。智者千虑，必有一失。41．Every man has his price . 人各有其价值。

42．Experience is the best teacher . 经验是最好的老师。

43。Experience is the mother of wisdom . 经验乃智慧之母。

44．Example is better than precept . 身教胜于言教。

46．An eye for an eye ,a tooth for a tooth . 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。

47．Facts are facts . 事实不容否定。

48．Failure is the mother of success . 失败乃成功之母。

49．Fish begins to rot from the head . 鱼要腐烂头先臭。上梁不正下梁歪。50．Fortune favors the brave . 勇者事成。

51。A friend in need is a friend indeed . 患难朋友才是真朋友。

52．The game is not worth the Candice . 做这事得不偿失。

53．Give a dog a bad name and hang him . 人言可畏。欲加之罪何患无辞。

54．God helps those who help them selves . 自助者天助。天助自助者。

55．Good fences make good neighbors . 篱笆维系邻里情。

56．Good health is above wealth . 健康比财富更重要。

57．Grasp all lose all . 贪多必失。

58．The grass is greener on the other side of the fence . 这山望着那山高。

59．Great talkers are little doers . 多言者必少行。

60．Habit is second nature . 习惯成自然。

61．Harm set ,harm catch . 害人反害己。

62．Haste makes waste . 欲带则不达。

63．He laughs best who laughs last . 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。

64．He that will thru must rise at five . 五更起床，万事兴旺。

65．He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。66．He who does not work neither should be eat . 不劳者不得食。

67．Honesty is the best policy . 诚实总是上策。

68．An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening . 一日（天）之计在于晨（春）。69．Hunger is the best sauce . 饥饿口中尽佳肴。

70．If a thing is worth doing it’s worth doing well . 凡值得做的事都值得做好。71．Ill news comes apace . 坏事传千里。

72．In unity there is strength , 团结就是力量。

73．It is always darkest just before the dawn . 黎明之前天最黑。

74．It’s never too late to mend . 亡羊补牢，为时未晚。

75．It takes two to tango . 两人才能跳探戈。有关双方都有责任。一个巴掌拍不响。76．Jack of all trades and master of none . 什么都会样样稀疏。

77．Judge not according to appearances. 外表不可靠。

78．Justice has long arms . 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

79．Laugh and grow fat . 常笑发福。

80．Least said , soonest mended . 多说反而坏事。

81．A Leopard can’t change its spots . 本性难改。

82．A little learning is a dangerous thing . 一知半解是危险的。

83．Live and learn . 活到老学到老。

84．Look before you leap . 三思而后行。

85．Love is blind . 情人眼里出西施。

86．Love lives in cottages as well as in courts. 爱情不分贫贱与富贵。

87．Love me , love my dog . 爱屋及乌。

88．Love makes the world round . 爱使世界更美好。

89．Make hay while the sun shines . 晒草要趁着太阳好。

90．Many men , many minds. 人多心不齐。

91。Money makes the mares go . 有钱能使鬼推磨。

92．Money talks . 钱会说话。金钱万能。

93．More haste , less speed . 欲速则不达。

94。The Mountains have brought forth a mouse . 大山生出小老鼠。费力在，收效小。95．Murder will out . 纸包不住火。

96．Necessity is the mother of invention . 需要是发明之母。

97．Never do things by halves. 做事切勿半途而废。

98．Never offer to teach fish to swim . 不要班门弄虎。

99．Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today . 今日事，今日毕。100．Never trouble troubles before trouble troubles you. 不要自打麻烦。

101．A new broom sweeps dean . 新官上任三把火。

102．No gains without pains . 不劳而无获。

103．No pains no gains . 不劳而无获。

104．No news is good news . 没有消息就是好消息。

105．Nothing is possible to a willing heart . 有智者事竟成。世上无难事，只怕有心人。106．Nothing seeks, nothing finds . 没有追求就没有成功

107．Nothing ventured , nothing gained . 不入虎穴焉得虎子。

108。Oil and water don’t mix . 油水不相融。

109．Oil habits die hard . 老习惯不易改。

110．Once bitten , twice shy . 一次被蛇咬，下次胆小。

111．One can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear . 朽木不可雕。

112．One can’t put back the clock .历史的车轮不能倒转。

113．One man , no man . 孤掌难鸣。

114．One man’s meat is another man’s poison . 兴趣爱好因人而异。

116．The onlooker sees most of the game . 旁观者清。

117．Opportunity knocks at the door but once . 机不可失，时不再来。

118．An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure . 一分预防胜于一分治疗。119．Out of sight, out of mind . 眼不见，心不想。

120．Patience is plaster for all sores . 忍耐可治万千痛。

121．The pen is mightier than the sword . 笔的力量大于剑。

122．A penny saved is a penny earned . 积少成多，集腋成裘，积沙成塔，水滴石穿。123．Walls have ears . 隔墙有耳。

124．The pot calls the kettle black . 五十步笑百步。

125．Practice makes perfect . 熟能生巧。

126．Prepare for the worst and hope for the best . 做最坏的准备，怀最好的希望。127．Praise is not pudding . 恭维不能当饭吃。

128．Prevention is better than cure . 预防胜于治疗。

129．Pride goes before a fall . 骄者必败。

130．Procrastination is the thief of time . 拖延就是偷走时间。

131．Promise little ,but do much . 少许愿，多做事。

132．The proof of the pudding is the eating . 实践是最好的检验。

133．Rats desert a sinking ship . 船沉鼠先逃。家败亲友疏。

134．A rising tide lifts all boats . 水涨众船高。

135．A rolling stone gathers no moss . 滚石不生苔。

136．The rotten apple injures its neighbors.一只烂苹果，一筐烂苹果。一只老鼠坏一锅汤。

137．The sauce is better than the fish . 喧宾夺主。本未倒置。

138．Second thoughts are best . 三思而后行。

139．Seeing is believing . 眼见为实。

140．Sell the bear’s skin before one has caught the bear . 熊未捕到先卖皮。过早乐观。141．Set a thief to catch a thief . 以毒玫毒。

142．The shoe is on the other foot . 情况相反。

143．Silence is golden . 沉默是金。

144．Slow but steady wins the race . 稳扎稳打，无往不胜。

145．A sound mind in a sound body . 有健全的身体，才有健全的心智。

146．Spare the rod and spoil the child . 孩子不打不成器。

147．Speech is silver, silence is golden . 雄辩是银，沉默是金。

148．The spirit is willing . but the flesh is weak . 心有余而力不足。

149．Still water runs deep . 静水流深。

150．A straw shows which way the wind blows . 草动知风向。

151．A stitch in time saves nine . 一针及时省九针。小洞不补，大洞吃苦。152．Strike while the iron is hot .=Make hay while the sun shines . 趁热打铁。153．Take care of the penny and the pounds will take care of you . 积少成多。154．Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof . 当日的苦已够人受。别再来未来担心。155．The tailor makes the man . 人靠衣装。

156．There is no accounting for tastes . 人各有所好。

157．There is no smoke without fire . 无风不起浪。

158．There is no royal road to learning . 做学问无捷径可走。

159．There’s always join at the top . 上涨佳境多，左右可逢源。

160．Those who can’t remember the past are condemned to repeat it.忘记过去必定会重蹈覆辙。

161．Time and tide waits for no man . 岁月不饶人。

162．Time is the best healer =Time cures all things . 时间能治愈一切创伤。

163．Time will tell a true friend from a false one . 日久见人心。

164．Time is money . 时间就是金钱。一寸光阴一寸金。

165．Tomorrow is another day . 明天还有指望。

166．Tomorrow never comes . 明日复明日，明日何其多。

167．Too many cooks spoil the broth . 人多主意杂，易把事搞杂。

168．Too much water drowned he mill . 太多反而有害。

169．A tree is known by its fruit . 观其果而知其树。观其行而知其人。

170．Two of a trade never agrees . 同行是冤家。

171．Two heads are better than one . 两人智慧胜一人。

172．Variety is the spice of life . 丰富多彩，生活才有乐趣。

173．A watched pot never boils . 心急水不沸。

174．We know not what is good until we have lost it.拥有之时不珍惜，失去以后空叹息。

175．Well began is half done . 良好的开始，是成功的一半。

176．Well fed , well bred . 吃得饱，懂礼貌。

177．We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水宝贵。失去了才知道珍惜。

178．Where there is a will ,there is a way . 有志者事竟成。

179．What is done can’t be undone.木已成舟。覆水难收。生米已成熟饭。事已定局，无可挽回。

180．What is done by night appears by day . 若要人不知，除非己莫为。

181．Where there is smoke,there is fire .无风不起浪。

182．With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin.只要功夫深，铁棒磨成针。

183．Wonders will never cease . 奇迹永远都会发生

184．A word to the wise is sufficient . 聪明人一点就通。

185．A word spoken is past recalling . 君子一言，驷马难追。

186．You can’t judge a tree by its bark . 人不可貌相。

187．You have to crawl before you can walk . 人要学走，先得学爬。

188．You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs . 有失才有得。

189．You many take a horse to the water,but you can’t make it drink.领马到河容易逼马饮水难。

190．All things in their being are good for something . 天生我才必有用。

191．What you plant now , you will harvest later . 一分耕耘，一分收获。192．Laughter is the best medicine . 笑是最好的良药。

193．A friend is never known till needed . 患难见真情。

194．Nothing is impossible for a willing heart . 心之所愿，无所不成。

195．Where there is a sound ,there must be sound waves . 哪里面声音，哪里必有声波。196．Faith can move mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。

197．Nothing is difficult in the world if you set your mind to it.世上无难事，不怕有心人。

198．Where there is life there is hope . 有生命必有希望。留得青山在不怕没柴烧。199．The shortest answer is doing . 最简单的回答就是行动。

200．All for one ,one for all . 人人为我，我为人人。

201．I feel strongly that I can make it . 我坚信我一定能成功。

202．All things are difficult before they are easy . 凡事必先难后易。

203．Other men live to eat , while I eat to live . 别人为食而生存，我为生存而食。204．Easy come , easy go . 易得者亦易失。

205．We soon believe what we desire. 我们欲望中的东西，我们很快就信以为真。206．The longest day has an end . 最难过的日子也有尽头。

207．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush . 一鸟在手胜于双鸟在林。

208．One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。

209．One can’t eat one’s cake and have it . 一个人不能把他的糕饼吃掉之后还留在手上。210．There is no nose without thorn. 没有玫瑰花是不长刺的。

116．The onlooker sees most of the game . 旁观者清。

211．Lookers-on see most of the game .旁观者清。

212．Beggars can’t be choosers . 行乞者不得有选择。

213．Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it.胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。

214．A great man is always willing to be little . 伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。215．Cowards die many times before their deaths . 懦夫从来就不能活过。216．Anything one man can imagine,other men can make real.但凡人能想到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。

217．Early to bed and early to rise,make a man healthy,wealthy and wise.早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聪明。

218．Goals determine what you are going to be . 目标决定你将来成为什么样的人。219．Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 人生就是一个自我实现的过程。220．You have to belive in yourself,that’s the secret of success.人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。

221．Nothings are more precious than independence and freedom.没有什么比独立自由更可宝贵的了。

222．Life is long if you know how to use it . 如能善于利用，生命乃长。

223．Fire and water have no mercy . 水火无情。

225．I succeeded because I willed it,I never hesitated.我成功是因为我有决心，从不踌躇。

226．Money is round , it rolls away , 圆圆钱币，滚走容易。

227．Knowledge is a treasure,but practice is the key to it.知识是一宝库，而实践就是开启宝库大门的钥匙。

228．To believe with certainty,we must begin with doubting.要完全相信，我们首先得怀疑。

229．Imagination is not to be divorced from the facts. 想像不应脱离现实。

230．There are two sides to every story at least.第个故事可以以两个方面看，至少两个方面。

231．Even the weariest river winds somewhere safe to sea.即使是最疲惫的河流，历经曲折，也终会安然入海。

232．Nothing in life is to be feared,it is only to be understood.生活中没有可怕的东西，只有应去了解的东西。

233．Growing old is not upsetting;being perceived as old is.越来越老并不可怕，可怕的是让人觉得越来越老。

234．Liberty is in every blow!Let us do or die.多一份斗争，添一份自由，不在斗争中生，就在斗争中死。

235．Liberty is the only thing you can’t have unless you give it to others .

自由就是这样的东西，不给予别人你自己也无法得到。

236．One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays . 百闻不如一见。

237．The world is not a little place after all. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。238．Everything is good for something . 天生我才必有用。

239．Every cloud has a silver lining . 阴云总有银光边。黑暗中总有一线光明。240．The time of life is short; to spend that shortness basely , it would be too long .

人生苦短，若虚度年华，则短暂的人生就太长了。

241．There are abrupt weather changes . 天有不测风云。

242．A cat may look at a king . 猫也有权看国王。

243．A cat has nine lives , 猫有九命。

244．Charity begins at home . 施舍先及亲友。

245．Blame not the speaker but be warned by his words . 言者无罪，闻者足戒。246．Even when walking in the company of/two other men,I am bound to learn from them .三人行，必有我师焉。

247．You can’t eat your cake and have it . 鱼与熊掌不可兼得也。

248．A burnt child dreads the fire . 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

249．A drowning man will catch at a straw . 溺水者连一根草也想抓住。

250．Nothing can compensate for the loss of time . 光阴一去不复返。

251．Talk of the devil and he will appear . 说曹操，曹操就到。

253．Fine feathers make fine birds , 人靠衣装，马靠鞍。

254．Misfortunes never come singly . 祸不单行。

255．You can’t flay the same ox twice . 一头牛，不能剥两次。

256．In for a penny , in for a pound . 一不做，二不休。

257．A little pot is soon hot . 小壶易热。

258．Self praise is not recommendation . 自吹算不得自荐。

259．Three removes are as bad as a fire . 三次搬家有如一次失火。

260．There are spots even on the sun . 人熟能无过。

263．Waste not , want not . 不浪费，不愁缺。

265．It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good. 使人人遭殃的风才是恶风。266．The wish is father to the thought . 愿望是思想之父

267．Wit once bought is worth twice taught . 一交的亲身经验抵过两次的老师教导。268．Hard words break no bones fine words butter no parsnips.粗话无害，甘言无益。（空话不如行动。）

270．All shall be well , and jack shall have jill . 有情人终成眷属。

271．Deal with a man as he deals with you . 以其人之道，还治其人之身。

272. One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。

273. Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

274. A fall into the pit,　a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

275. Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。

276.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

277. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

278. Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。

279. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

280. well begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

281. It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

282. Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。

283. First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。

284. Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

285. live not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

286. East or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

287. It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。

288. Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

289. Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。

290. The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

291. Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。

292. An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

293. To live is to learn,to learn is to better live. 活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。