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20个经典英文谚语
20个经典英文谚语
2016-01-12 外专委
今天,为大家精选了20句经典谚语并做了些许点评,请背下来,并加以理解,能在你的口语和写作中活用出来。
1. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
批注:运用了押头韵的写法,p对p;再如:pride and prejudice(傲慢与偏见)
2. God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。
批注:those who„也是一种替换people的表示“人”的写法;比如:Those who break the law should be brought tojustice.(违法必究)
3. Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。
批注:该句其实句首省略了形式主语it is.
4. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
批注:where引导地点状语从句;运用了押韵,比如will和way。
5. A small mistake will trigger huge consequences. 失之毫厘,谬之千里。
批注:trigger,表示“引发”,可用cause, result in, lead to等替代。
6. Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。
批注:mother是经典的表示“原因”的比喻,„is the mother of„也是一个经典句型。比如 failure is the mother ofsuccess.
7. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
批注:一种“劳逸结合”的有趣说法。
8. 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。 批注:“金玉其外,败絮其中”的有趣说法,非常形象生动。
9. More hasty, less speed. 欲速则不达。
批注:我们只学过the more„, the more(越„越„)的句型,这句话是前后相反的比较级,只得注意。
10. It’s never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。
批注:双重否定表肯定,too„to„太怎样以至于不能怎样,前面加never,再否定一次,负负得正。
11. All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。
批注:all+ not表示“不是所有的„都„”,而不是“所有的„都不„”
12. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下
批注:begin with值得学习表示“以„为开端”,如Asuccess begins with a good beginning.
13. Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
批注:“跳之前先望一望”(挺有意思的表达)
14. Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。
批注:另译,罗马不是一天建成的;冰冻三尺非一日之寒。
15. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
批注:alike是一个副词,表示“相似”,值得大家多使用。They look alike. 他们长得相似。
16. It is hard to please all. 众口难调。
批注:please可以作为动词,表示“让„满足”。
17. Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜于语言。
批注:形象生动,拟人化的手法。
18. Bad news travel fast. 坏事传千里。
批注:大家注意“travel”这个动词,描述一个信息传递的动作。
19. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
批注:经典能流传下来的语言总是朗朗上口的。注意in need和indeed的押韵。
20. Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。
批注:到了罗马就要像罗马人那样行事。as引导一个方式状语从句。
经典英文谚语30句
1. Pain past is pleasure. (过去的痛苦就是快乐。)[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去,将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比。]
2. While there is life, there is hope.
(有生命就有希望/留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。)
3. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
(脑中有知识,胜过手中有金钱。)[从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念。]
4. Storms make trees take deeper roots.
(风暴使树木深深扎根。)[感激敌人,感激挫折!]
5. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.
(心之所愿,无所不成。)[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。]
6. The shortest answer is doing.
(最简单的回答就是干。)
7. All things are difficult before they are easy.
(凡事必先难后易。)[放弃投机取巧的幻想。]
8. Great hopes make great man. (伟大的理想造就伟大的人。)
9. God helps those who help themselves.(天助自助者。)
10. Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.
(四个简短的词汇概括了成功的秘诀:多一点点!)
[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习
11. In doing we learn.(实践长才干。)
12. East or west, home is best.(东好西好,还是家里最好。)
13. Two heads are better than one.(三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮。)
14. Good company on the road is the shortest cut.(行路有良伴就是捷径。)
15. Constant dropping wears the stone.(滴水穿石。)
16. Misfortunes never come alone/single.(祸不单行。)
17. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.(不经灾祸不知福。)
18. Better late than never.(迟做总比不做好;晚来总比不来好。)
19. It\'s never too late to mend.(过而能改,善莫大焉;亡羊补牢,犹未晚也。)
20. If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.(如果事情值得做,就值得做好。)
21. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.(无热情成就不了伟业。)
22. Actions speak louder than words.(行动比语言更响亮。)
23. Lifeless, faultless.(只有死人才不犯错误。)
24. From small beginning come great things.(伟大始于渺小。)
25. One today is worth two tomorrows.(一个今天胜似两个明天。)
26. Truth never fears investigation.(事实从来不怕调查。)
27. The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.(舌无骨却能折断骨。)
28. A bold attempt is half success.(勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。)
29. Knowing something of everything and everything of something.
(通百艺而专一长。)
30. Good advice is beyond all price.(忠告是无价宝。)
1.记住该记住的,忘记该忘记的。改变能改变的,接受不能改变的
Remember what should be remembered, and forget what should be forgotten.Alter what is changeable, and accept what is mutable.
2.能冲刷一切的除了眼泪,就是时间,以时间来推移感情,时间越长,冲突越淡,仿佛不断稀释的茶
Apart from tears, only time could wear everything away. While feeling is being processed by time, conflicts would be reconciled as time goes by, just like a cup of tea that is being continuously diluted.
3.怨言是上天得至人类最大的供物,也是人类祷告中最真诚的部分
Complaints are the greatest offerings that God obtains from human beings, as well as the most faithful prayers human beings might utter to God.
4.智慧的代价是矛盾。这是人生对人生观开的玩笑。
Wisdom appears in contradiction to itself, which is a trick life plays on philosophy of life.
5.世上的姑娘总以为自己是骄傲的公主(除了少数极丑和少数极聪明的姑娘例外)
Girls always look on themselves as proud princesses, with the exception of a small number of either extremely ugly or exceedingly smart ones.
6.如果敌人让你生气,那说明你还没有胜他的把握
It can be inferred that you lack confidence in a victory over your rivals from the fact that you‟re irritable against them.
7.如果朋友让你生气,那说明你仍然在意他的友情
From that you would get angry with your friends, we can conclude you still care about the friendship between you.
8.令狐冲说“有些事情本身我们无法控制,只好控制自己。” 可是,他算什么!!
“ Something is out of our control, so we have to command ourselves.“ said Linghu Chong, a known character in a Chinese novel about persons adept in martial arts(武侠小说?). Who is, however, ****ing he?
9.我不知道我现在做的哪些是对的,那些是错的,而当我终于老死的时候我才知道这些。所以我现在所能做的就是尽力做好每一件事,然后等待着老死。
Only till my natural death.could I tell which of what I have been doing is right or wrong, so now I have to try to do well in everything, and then wait to die a natural death.
10.也许有些人很可恶,有些人很卑鄙。而当我设身为他想象的时候,我才知道:他比我还可怜。所以请原谅所有你见过的人,好人或者坏人
Some may be wicked, and some may be despicable. Only when I put myself in their position did I know they are more miserable than I. So forgive all that you have met, no matter what kind of persons they are.
11.鱼对水说你看不到我的眼泪,因为我在水里.水说我能感觉到你的眼泪,因为你在我心里。
“You couldn‟t see my tears because I am in the water.“ Fish said to water.
“But I could feel your tears because you are in me.“ Answered water.
12.快乐要有悲伤作陪,雨过应该就有天晴。如果雨后还是雨,如果忧伤之后还是忧伤.请让我们从容面对这离别之后的离别。微笑地去寻找一个不可能出现的你!
Happiness is accompanied by sorrow, and it would turn sunny after rain as well. If rain remains after rain and sorrow remains after sorrow, please take those farewells easy, and turn to smilingly look for yourself who is never to appear.
13.死亡教会人一切,如同考试之后公布的结果??虽然恍然大悟,但为时晚矣!
Like the outcome after an exam, death makes us aware of anything, That is, it‟s too late to take a tumble.
14.你出生的时候,你哭着,周围的人笑着;你逝去的时候,你笑着,而周围的人在哭!
When you were born, you‟re crying but lookers-on were smiling. When you are passing away, you‟re smiling but lookers-on are crying.
15.男人在结婚前觉得适合自己的女人很少,结婚后觉得适合自己的女人很多
Man might think that few women fit him before his marriage, and contrarily when they get married.
16.于千万人之中,遇见你所遇见的人;于千万年之中,时间的无涯荒野里,没有早一步,也没有晚一步,刚巧赶上了
Among thousands of people, you meet those you‟ve met. Through thousands of years, with the boundlessness of time, you happen to meet them, neither earlier nor a bit too late.
17.每个人都有潜在的能量,只是很容易:被习惯所掩盖,被时间所迷离,被惰性所消磨.
Everyone has his inherent ability( power or capacity?) which is easily concealed by habbits, blurred by time, and eroded by laziness( or inertia?).
18.人生短短几十年,不要给自己留下了什么遗憾,想笑就笑,想哭就哭,该爱的时
英文谚语
Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that have decided to look beyond the imperfections.
开心不代表凡事都完美,那是说明你已经可以看到缺陷了。
Experience is a good teacher, but she send in terrific bills.
经验确实是个好老师,但她总是要价颇高。
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
没有勇气,生命是无法获得平静的。
In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.
想要无可替代,就要与众不同。
Forever is composed of nows .
永恒由无数个当下组成。
Perfection is a road, not a destination.
完美,是道路而不是目的地。
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
生活的艺术在于,好好把握每一次的放手与坚持。
We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
我们总是忘记,快乐不是得到我们所没有的,而是意识到并感恩我们所拥有的。
We cannot do great things on this earth, only small things with great love.
我们无法在这个世界上做什么伟大的事,可我们可以带着伟大的爱做一些小事。
Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you will die today.
如永生般逐梦,如末日般生活。
Nothing is true, everything is permitted.
没有绝对的真实,一切皆有可能。
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
如果这个世界上只有欢乐,我们就永远学不会勇敢和耐心。
Promise less or do more.
少一点承诺,多付诸行动。
A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath
away.
生活不是用我们呼吸了多少下来衡量的,而是要看我们多少次屏住呼吸。
No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.
鸟儿靠自己的翅膀飞,永远不会觉得飞得太高。
英文谚语大全
While there is life there is hope.
一息若存,希望不灭。
I am a slow walker,but I never walk backwards. ( America)
我走得很慢,但是我从来不会后退。(亚伯拉罕.林肯美国)
Never underestimate your power to change yourself!
永远不要低估你改变自我的能力!
Nothing is impossible!
没有什么不可能!
Nothing for nothing.
不费力气,一无所得。
The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible ". (Bonaparte Napoleon ,French emperor )
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能的”。( 法国皇帝 拿破仑. B.)
I will greet this day with love in my heart.
我要用全身心的爱来迎接今天
Do what you say,say what you do
做你说过的,说你能做的
I can make it through the rain. I can stand up once again on my own. 我可以穿越云雨,也可以东山再起(Mariah Carey-through the rain)
All things come to those who wait.
苍天不负有心人
A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step.
千里之行,始于足下。
Never, never, never, never give up (Winston Churchill)
永远不要、不要、不要、不要放弃。(英国首相 丘吉尔)
A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until
regrets take the place of dreams. (J. Barrymore)
只要一个人还有追求,他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想,一个人才算老。(巴里摩尔)
You have to believe in yourself . That's the secret of success.(Charles Chaplin , American actor )
人必须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀。 (美国演员 卓别林. C.)
One's real value first lies in to what degree and what sense he set
himself.(Einstein Germany)
一个人的真正价值首先决定于他在什么程度上和在什么意义上从自我解放出来。(爱因斯坦 德国)
One thing I know,that is I know nothing.(Socrates Greek)
我所知道的一件事就是我一无所知。(苏格拉底 古希腊)
Cease to struggle and you cease to live. -- Thomas Carlyle
生命不止,奋斗不息。 -- 卡莱尔
Victory won't come to me unless I go to it. --
胜利是不会向我们走来的,我必须自己走向胜利。 -- 穆尔
We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. -- Mattin Luther King
我们必须接受失望,因为它是有限的,但千万不可失去希望,因为它是无穷的。 -- 马丁 · 路德 · 金
It's great to be great , but it's greater to be human. ---W. Rogers
成为伟人固然伟大,但成为真正的人更加伟大.
Never give up, Never lose the opportunity to succeed
不放弃就有成功的机会。
Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to. 不要着急,最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。
Achievement provides the only real pleasure in life .( Thomas Edison , American inventor)
有所成就是人生唯一的真正乐趣。( 美国发明家 爱迪生. T. )
Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.
人往高处走,水往低处流。
Nothing seek, nothing find.
无所求则无所获。{dream的英文谚语}.
One needs 3 things to be truly happy living in the world: some thing to do, some one to love, some thing to hope for.
在这个世界我们只需拥有三件事便可真正快乐:有自己向往的事业;有自己爱的人;还有希望.
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. ( Voltaire )
我不同意你说的话,但我愿意誓死捍卫你说话的权利。(伏尔泰)
All things in their being are good for something.
天生我才必有用。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败乃成功之母
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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。
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤,近墨者黑。 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。
Life is not all roses.人生并不是康庄大道。
Little things amuse little minds.小人无大志。
Lost time is never found again.岁月既往,一去不回。
Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。
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。
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。 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 wise at all times.聪明一世,糊涂一时。
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。
Nothing brave, nothing have.不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
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 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。
Once a thief, always a thief.偷盗一次,做贼一世。
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 good turn deserves another.行善积德。
One man's fault is other man's lesson.前车之鉴。
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.骄傲使人落后。
Promise is debt.一诺千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。 Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银,沉默是金。
Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。
Take things as they come.既来之,则安之。
The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢,不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火验真金,艰难磨意志。 The first step is the only difficulty.迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚,越谦虚。
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.成功没有电梯,只有一步一个脚印的楼梯。 There is no elevator to success—only stairs.
All things come to those who wait. 苍天不负有心人
英文谚语
1. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
2. It is never too old to learn.活到老,学到老。
3. Readingis to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑,运动强身。
4. A man becomes learned by askingquestions.不耻下问才能有学问。
5. Learn and live.活着,为了学习。
6. Knowledge starts with practice.实践出真知。
7. Books and friends should be few butgood.读书如交友,应求少而精。
8. Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。
9. A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。
10. A man cannot spin and reel at the sametime.一心不能二用。
14、Sharp tools make good work.工欲善其事,必先利其器。
15、Never put off what you can do today until tomorrow.今日事今日毕!
16、Wasting time is robbing oneself.浪费时间就是掠夺自己。
17、The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.世界上对勇气的最大考验是忍受失败而不丧失信心。
18、A man's best friends are his ten fingers.人最好的朋友是自己的十个手指。
19、Only they who fulfill their duties in everyday matters will fulfill them on great occasions.只有在日常生活中尽责的人才会在重大时刻尽责。
20、The shortest way to do many things is to only one thing at a time.做许多事情的捷径就是一次只做一件事。
21、There's only one corner of the universe you can be sure of improving, and that's your own self.这个宇宙中只有一个角落你肯定可以改进,那就是你自己。
22、The first step is as good as half over.第一步是最关键的一步。
23、Do one thing at a time, and do well.一次只做一件事,做到最好!
24、Believe that god is fair.相信上帝是公平的。
25、Wealth is the test of a man's character.财富是对一个人品格的试金石。
26、The best hearts are always the bravest.心灵最高尚的人,也总是最勇敢的人。
27、Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.如果你想要成功,不要去追求成功;尽管做你自己热爱的事情并且相信它,成功自然到来。
28、All things come to those who wait.苍天不负有心人。
29、Victory won''t come to me unless I go to it.胜利是不会向我们走来的,我必须自己走向胜利。
30、A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.只要一个人还有追求,他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想,一个人才算老。
31、While there is life there is hope.一息若存,希望不灭。
32、I am a slow walker,but I never walk backwards.我走得很慢,但是我从来不会后退。
33、Cease to struggle and you cease to live. 生命不止,奋斗不息。
34、Never underestimate your power to change yourself!永远不要低估你改变自我的能力!
35、Nothing is impossible!没有什么不可能!
36、Do what you say,say what you do.做你说过的,说你能做的。
37、The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible ".凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能的”。
38、Live a noble and honest life. Reviving past times in your old age will help you to enjoy your life again.过一种高尚而诚实的生活。当你年老时回想起过去,你就能再一次享受人生。
39、You have to believe in yourself . That''s the secret of success.人必须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀。
40、If you fail, don't forget to learn your lesson.如果你失败了,千万别忘了汲取教训。
41、You cannot improve your past, but you can improve your future. Once time is wasted, life is wasted.你不能改变你的过去,但你可以让你的未来变得更美好。一旦时间浪费了,生命就浪费了。
42、There is but one secret to sucess---never give up!成功只有一个秘诀--永不放弃!
43、For man is man and master of his fate.人就是人,是自己命运的主人。
44、What makes life dreary is the want of motive.没有了目的,生活便郁闷无光。
45、Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。
46、Gods determine what you're going to be.人生的奋斗目标决定你将成为怎样的人。
47、Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.生活没有目标,犹如航海没有罗盘。
48、All things in their being are good for something.天生我才必有用。
49、The good seaman is known in bad weather.惊涛骇浪,方显英雄本色。
50、The secret of success is constancy to purpose.成功的秘诀在于对目标的忠实。
1、True mastery of any skill takes a lifetime.
对任何技能的掌握都需要一生的刻苦操练。
2、Sweat is the lubricant of success.
汗水是成功的润滑剂。
3、If you are doing your best,you will not have to worry about failure.
如果你竭尽全力,你就不用担心失败。
4、Energy and persistence conquer all things.
能量和坚持可以征服一切事情。
6、Those who turn back never reach the summit.
回头的人永远到不了最高峰!
7、Proper preparation solves 80 percent of life's problems.
适当的准备能解决生活中80%的问题。
8、Winners do what losers don't want to do.
胜利者做失败者不愿意做的事!
9、Every noble work is at first impossible.
每一个伟大的工程最初看起来都是不可能做到的!
10、We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contests, and we must win.
我们通过战胜自己来改进自我。那里一定有竞赛,我们一定要赢!
112、Never underestimate your power to change yourself!
永远不要低估你改变自我的能力!
13、A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. (J. Barrymore)
只要一个人还有追求,他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想,一个人才算老。(巴里摩尔)
14、You have to believe in yourself . That's the secret of success.(Charles Chaplin , American actor )
人必须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀。 (美国演员卓别林. C.)
15、One's real value first lies in to what degree and what sense he set
himself.(Einstein Germany)
一个人的真正价值首先决定于他在什么程度上和在什么意义上从自我解放出来。(爱因斯坦德国)
16、Don't try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.
不要着急,最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。
18、One needs 3 things to be truly happy living in the world: some thing to do, some one to love, some thing to hope for.
在这个世界我们只需拥有三件事便可真正快乐:有自己喜欢的事业;有所爱之人;充满希望。
19、Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.
如果你想要成功,不要去追求成功;尽管做你自己热爱的事情并且相信它,成功自然到来。
20、Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally.
如果你想要成功,不要去追求成功;尽管做你自己热爱的事情并且相信它,成功自然到来。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事必先难后易。
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
心之所愿,无事不成。
Where there is life, there is hope.
有生命必有希望。
Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.
与其诅咒黑暗,不如燃起蜡烛。
The shortest answer is doing.
最简短的回答就是行动。
Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above
the crowd: a little bit more.
成功的秘诀就是四个简单的字:多一点点。
·All things in their being are good for something.
天生我才必有用。
Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.
困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。
The unexamined life is not worth living. -- Socrates
混混噩噩的生活不值得过。 -- 苏格拉底
None is of freedom or of life deserving unless he daily conquers it anew. -Erasmus 只有每天再度战胜生活并夺取自由的人,才配享受生活的自由。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. -- John Ruskin
生活没有目标,犹如航海没有罗盘。-- 罗斯金
What makes life dreary is the want of motive. -- George Eliot
没有了目的,生活便郁闷无光。 -- 乔治埃略特
Towering genius disdains a beaten path. It seeks regions hitherto unexplored.-- Lincoln
卓越的天才不屑走旁人走过的路。他寻找迄今未开拓的地区。
英文谚语大全
英文谚语大全------A
A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。
A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. 做贼心虚。
A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 坏习惯像鲜馅饼,分食要比保存好。
A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。
A bad penny always turns up.
A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。
A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。
A beggar's purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
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 bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。
A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲,白费痴情。
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好书今天如此,将来也如此,永不改变。
A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读,无异是一块木头。
A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切,离别情更深。
A burden of one's choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人。
A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。
A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。{dream的英文谚语}.
Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。
A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。
A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。
A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。{dream的英文谚语}.