经典语录大全 点击: 2013-06-27
英语谚语大全(1)
1.A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。
2.A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。
3.A bad workman always blames his tools.不会撑船怪河弯。
4.A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 技术拙劣怨工具。
5.A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
6.A blessing in disguise. 因祸得福
7.A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
8.A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 好书千载常如新。
9.A book that remains shut is but a block. 书本不常翻,犹如一块砖。
10.A bully is always a coward.色厉内荏。
11.A burden of one's choice is not felt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。
12.A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。
13.A cat has 9 lives. 猫有九条命。
14.A cat may look at a king. 猫也可以打量国王。(意为人人平等)
15.Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
16.A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入
17.A constant guest is never welcome. 常客令人厌。
18.A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所,流芳百世
19.A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。
20.A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑,长一智。
21.A false tongue will hardly speak truth. 假舌不会吐真言。
22.A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.口若悬河,不能证明真有才智。
23.A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常短于心计。
24.A fool always finds a greater fool than himself.
愚人总以为旁人比自己更傻。
25.A fool's heart dances on his lips. 愚人的心挂在唇边。
26.A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改,本性难移。
27.A friend in need is a friend in deed. 患难见真情。
28.A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难,失朋友易。
29.A friend is never known till a man has need.需要之时方知友。
30.A friend without faults will never be found.没有十全十美的朋友。
31.A gentleman would rather be quick in action than talk a lot. 君子欲讷于言而敏于行。
32.A good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。
33.A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始善终
34.A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。
35.A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书,相伴一生。
36.A good conscience is a soft pillow. 不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。
37.A good fame is better than a good face.美名胜于美貌。
38.A good husband makes a good wife.夫善则妻贤。
39.A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。
40.A good name keeps its luster in the dark. 好名声在黑暗中也闪光。
41.A good wife health is a man's best wealth.妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
42.A great ship asks deep waters.大船要走深水。(蛟龙要在海中游。)
43.A great talker is a great liar.说大话者多谎言。
44.A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。
45.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。
46.A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.
穷人眼中的一只羊,贵似富人一头牛。
47.A lazy youth,a lousy age.少时懒惰老来苦。
48.A leopard cannot change its spots.积习难改。
49.A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
50.A lie begets a lie till they come to generations.谎言生谎言,谎言世代
传。
51.A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长(不恼不愁,活到白头)。
52.A light heart lives long.静以修身。
53.A light purse makes a heavy heart. 钱袋轻时心事重。
54.A little body often harbors a great soul.浓缩的都是精品。
55.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解,自欺欺人。
56.A little of every thing is nothing in the main.每事浅尝辄止,事事都告无成。
57.A little pot is soon hot.狗肚子盛不得四两油。
58.A man becomes learned by asking questions.多问则业精。 (不耻下问才能有学问。)
59.A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。
60.A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。
61.A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。
62.A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool.
一个人可能说话如智者,而行为象愚人。
63.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。
64.A man without money is no man at all.一分钱难倒英雄汉。
65.A merry heart goes all the way.心旷神怡,事事顺利。
66.A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘,差之千里。
67.A moneyless man goes fast through the market. 身上无钱过市快。
68.A mother's love never changes.母爱永恒。
69.A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火
70.A penny saved is a penny gained. 省一文是一文。
71.A plant may produce new flowers; man is young but once.
花有重开日,人无再少年。
72.A pound of care will not pay an ounce of debt.深忧偿不了小债。
73.A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.问心无愧,打雷也能睡。
74.A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。
75.A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园。
76.A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
平静的大海决不能造就出熟练的水手。
77.A snow year, a rich year.瑞雪兆丰年。
78.A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
79.A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。
80.A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补,大洞吃苦。
81.A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。
82.A wicked man is his own hell. 坏人作恶,自造地狱。
83.A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon.
不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。
84.A wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相,露相非真人。
85.A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.智者不强求。
86.A wise man thinks all that he says,a fool says all that he thinks. 聪明人想了才说,愚笨的人想着就说。
87.A wise man will make tools of what comes to hand.
能随机应变的人是聪明人。
88.A word is enough to the wise. 对明智者一言已足。
89.A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出,驷马难追。{fruit谚语}.
90.A work ill done must be twice done. 首次做不好,必须重新搞。
91.A year's plan starts with spring.一年之计在于春。
92.A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
93.Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识之佳果。
94.Action speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
95.Adversity leads to prosperity.穷则思变(困苦通向昌盛)。
96.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。
97.Adversity makes a man wise,not rich.患难能使人聪明,但不能使人富有。
98.Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.
成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。
99.Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.
按部就班,事情很快就做完。
100.After a storm comes a calm.雨过天晴。
经典英语谚语
经典英语谚语
1.Children should be seen but not be heard. 大人说话,小孩别插嘴。 2.If a man once fall, all will tread on him. 人倒众人踩。 3.Fool’s haste is no speed. 欲速则不达。 4.A fair death honours the whold life. 死得其所,流芳百世。 5.A straw will show which way the wind blows. 草动知风向。 6.Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清,当局者迷。 7.Fortune knocks once at everyone’s door. 人人都有走运的一天。 8.Every bean hath its black. 人孰无过。 9.Judge not of man and things at first sight. 初次印象,难得真相。 10.Diamond cut diamond. 棋逢对手,将遇良才。 11.A tale never loses in telling. 故事越传越长。 12.Ill news flies spaces. 恶事传千里。 13.Do not quarrel with your bread and butter. 不要自砸饭碗。 14.He that travels far knows much. 远行者,见识广。
15.When one will not, two cannot quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响。 16.When wine sinks, words swim. 美酒一下肚,话匣关不住。 17.The cheap buyer takes bad meat. 便宜无好货。 18.Short pleasure, long lament. 痛快一时,痛苦一世。 19.Money is the root of all evil. 金钱是万恶之源。 20.Grasp all, lose all. 欲尽得,必尽失。 21.Friendship should not be all on one side. 友谊靠双方。 22.Empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响,空瓶子晃荡。 23.The day has eyes, the night has ears. 若要人不知,除非己莫为。 24.Go while the going is good. 此时不走,更待何时。 25.The best mirror is an old friend. 老友是明镜。 26.Teaching others teaches yourself. 教学相长。 27.Fortune favours those who use their judgement. 智才天助。 28.Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散。 29.He is rich that has few wants. 无欲者为富。 30.No way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前,无路不通。
31.He that begins many things, finishes but few. 贪多嚼不烂。 32.He that is full of himself is very empty. 妄自尊大,腹中空空。 33.Do not cry for the moon. 海底捞月办不到。 34.Do not cry out before you are hurt. 没受伤,别乱叫。 35.Good council has no price. 忠言无价。 36.A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤。 37.A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言为智。 38.Least said, soonest mended. 少说为佳。 39.The fox may grow grey, but never good. 江山易改,本性难移。 40.Reason is the guide and light of life. 理智是人生的灯塔。 41.All roads lead to Rome. 条条大道通罗马。 42.Everything comes to him who waits. 耐心等待,万事皆成。 43.Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。 44.A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。 45.Virture is fairer far than beauty. 美德远胜于美貌。
46.Beauty and folly are often companions. 美貌常与愚蠢为伴。 47.Misfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行。 48.Clealiness is next to godliness. 整洁近于美德。 49.Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 别离情更深。 50.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 51.No fool like an old fool. 老糊涂,最糊涂。 52.Fortune favours fools. 傻子有傻福。 53.Among the blinds the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎,猴子称大王。 54.Never make a mountain of a molchill. 切勿小题大做。 55.Men make houses, women make homes. 男人盖房,女人持家。 56.If it were not for the hopej, the heart would break. 人若无希望,心碎肝肠断。 57.An evil lesson is soon learned. 恶习易染。 58.Hedge have eyes and walls have ears. 篱笆有眼,隔墙有耳。 59.Let bygones be bygones. 既往不咎,多一事不如省一事。 60.What is done by night appears by day. 若要人不知,除非己莫为。 61.All lay loads on a willing horse. 好马负重。
62.Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富。 63.Look at the bright side. 满怀信心。 64.Hear all parties. 兼听则明,偏听则暗。 65.Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者,事竞成。 66.Stolen fruit is sweetest. 偷来的果子分外甜。 67.Joy surfeited turns to sorrow. 乐极生悲。 68.All things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难。 69.Doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事,必做坏事。 70.Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。 71.Better lose the saddle than the horse. 宁可失鞍,不可失马。 72.A useful trade is a mine of gold. 一技傍身,犹如金矿在手。 73.Still waters run deep. 大智若愚,大巧若拙。 74.Every bird likes its own nest the best. 金窝银窝,不如自家的狗窝。 75.Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。 76.Words are but wind, but seeing is believing. 耳听为虚,眼见为实。
常用英语谚语大全
常用英语谚语大全
1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 开头不好,结尾必糟。
2. A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 蛋糕莫保留,坏习气要除掉。
3. A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工咎器。
4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 两鸟在林,不如一鸟在手。
5. A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation. 人无知犹如房屋无基。
6. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. 书是随时携带的花园。
7. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮了别人,燃尽了自己。
8. A door must be either shut or open. 门不关就得开,二者必居其一。 / 非此即彼。
9. A friend is a second self. 朋友是第二个自我。
10. A good beginning makes a good ending. 欲善其终 , 必先善其始。
11. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口利于病,忠言逆耳利于行。
12. A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少年懒惰,老来贫苦。
13. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友,犹如生活没有阳光。
14. A little help is worth a deal of pity. 一次行动胜过一筐空话。
15. A little is better than none. 有一点总比没有好。
16. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解,害已误人。
17. A little labour, much health. 常常走动,无病无痛。
18. A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学寡识是件危险的事。
19. A little of everything, and nothing at all. 样样皆通,样样稀松。
20. A man is never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。
21. A merry heart goes all the way. 心情愉快,办事痛快。
22. A picture is a poem without words. 画为无言诗。
23. A snow year, a good year. 瑞雪兆丰年。
24. A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. 美好的事物永远是一种快乐。
25. A thousand mile trip begins with one step. 千里之行,始于足下。
26. A tree is known by its fruit. 观其行而知其人。
27. A word spoken cannot be recalled. 一言说出,难以收回。
28. A word to the wise is enough. 聪明人不用细说。
29. A work ill done must be twice done. 工作未干好,只得重返工。
30. Act fairly by all men. 一视同仁。
31. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
32. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 困难和不幸不能使人富有,却能使人聪明。
33. After rain comes fair weather. 否极泰来。
34. After supper walk a mile. 饭后百步走,活到九十九。
35. All are not friends that speak us fair. 说好话的不一定都是朋友。
36. All beginnings are hard. 万事开头难。
37. All men can't be first. 并非所有的都能获第一。
38. All roads lead to Rome. 处处有路通长安。
39. All things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难。
40. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作而无娱乐会使人愚钝。
41. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一个苹果,医生不来找我。
42. An empty bag cannot stand upright. 空袋子放不真。
43. An evil lesson is soon learned. 学坏容易。
44. An honest man's word is as good as his bond. 君子一言,驷马难追。
45. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
46. An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
47. An ill workman quarrels with his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。
48. Art is long, life is short. 生有涯而知无涯。
49. As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
50. As one door closes, another door opens. 天无绝人之路。
51. As the wind blows, you must set your sail. 趁风扬帆。
52. As you brew, so you must drink. 自作自受。
53. Bad luck always comes in threes. 祸不单行。
54. Bad news travels fast. 坏事传千里。
55. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. 择友宜慎,弃之宜更慎。
56. Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 重诺守信。
57. Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听少说。
58. Beauty is but skin-deep. 不可以貌取人。
59. Beauty is truth, truth beauty. 美即是真,真即是美。
60. Better a little fire to warm us, than a great fire to burn us. 宁要小火暖身,不要大火灼人。
61. Better a little loss than a long sorrow. 宁可作点牺牲,不要长久悲痛。
62. Better ask twice than lose your way once. 问路两次胜过迷路一次。{fruit谚语}.
63. Better be sure than sorry. 要安全,不要危险。
64. Better early than late. 宁早勿迟。
65. Better late than never. 这到总比不到强。
66. Better lost than found. 宁可丢掉,不愿找到。(常针对不喜欢的人或物。)
67. Better safe than sorry. 安全胜过遗憾。
68. Better small fish than empty dish. 盘中小鱼胜无鱼。
69. Better the last smile than the first laughter. 笑在前不如笑在后。
70. Better to ask the way than go astray. 多问不吃亏。
71. Better to be safe than sorry. 安全胜过遗憾。
72. Better to do well than to say well. 嘴勤不如手勤。
73. Better to have than wish. 现有胜过心想。
74. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚,人以群分。
75. Bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂。
76. Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。
77. Books and friends should be few but good. 择友如藏书,皆宜少而精。
78. Both together do best of all. 人心齐,泰山移。
79. Busiest men find the most time. 最忙的人时间最多。
80. Business before pleasure. 先工作,后娱乐。
81. Business is business. 生意是生意,交情归交情。
82. By doing nothing we learn to do ill. 一闲生百邪。
83. By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn. 教学相长。
84. By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it. 读书益智,交谈搏彩。
85. By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall. 团结则存,分裂则亡。
86. Call a spade a spade. 直言不讳。
87. Care and diligence bring luck. 细心勤奋,带来好运。
88. Care brings grey hair. 愁一愁,白了头。
89. Care is enemy to health. 忧虑有损健康。
90. Care will kill a cat. 忧虑伤神。
91. Children and fools cannot lie. 小孩和傻瓜嘴里没谎话。
92. Children and fools speak the truth. 童子吐真言。
93. Children are what the mothers are. 有其母,必有其子。
94. Children have the qualities of the parents. 有什么样的父母,就有什么样的孩子。
95. Christmas comes but once a year. 圣诞节每年只有一次。
96. Clothes don't make the man. 好马不在鞍,人美不在衫。
97. Clothes make the man. 人靠衣服马靠鞍。
98. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 信心为成功之始。
99. Content is better than riches. 知足常乐。
100. Content is happiness. 知足常乐。
101. Custom is a second nature. 习俗是人的第二天性。{fruit谚语}.
102. Custom makes all the things easy. 形成习惯,事事好办。
103. Cut your coat according to your cloth. 看布裁衣。
104. Deeds are males and words are females. 会说不如会干。
105. Delays are dangerous. 拖延误事。
106. Diamond cut diamond. 势均力敌。
107. Diligence is the mother of good luck. 幸运出自勤奋。
108. Diligence is the greatest of teachers. 勤奋是最伟大的导师。
109. Diligence is the mother of success. 成功来自勤奋。
110. Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom. 挫折哺育智慧。
111. Discontent is the first step in progress. 不满足是进取的第一步。
112. Do as I say, not as I do. 照我说的做,不要照我干的做。
113. Do as the Romans do. 入国问禁,入乡随俗。
114. Do it now. 说干就干,机不可失。
115. Do not attend to two things at a time. 一心不能二用。
116. Do not cry for the moon. 不要异想天开。
117. Do not try out before you are hurt. 不要没碰到就叫。
英语谚语
1. Time flies.
时光易逝。
2. Time is money.
一寸光阴一寸金。
3. Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月无情;岁月易逝;岁月不待人。
4. Time tries all.
时间检验一切。
5. Time tries truth.
时间检验真理。
6. Time past cannot be called back again.
光阴一去不复返。
7. All time is no time when it is past.
光阴一去不复返。
8. No one can call back yesterday;Yesterday will not be called again.
昨日不复来。
9. Tomorrow comes never.
切莫依赖明天。
10.One today is worth two tomorrows.
一个今天胜似两个明天。{fruit谚语}.
11.The morning sun never lasts a day.
好景不常;朝阳不能光照全日。
12.Christmas comes but once a year.
圣诞一年只一度。
13.Pleasant hours fly past.
快乐时光去如飞。
14.Happiness takes no account of time.
欢娱不惜时光逝。
15.Time tames the strongest grief.
时间能缓和极度的悲痛。
16.The day is short but the work is much.
工作多,光阴迫。
17.Never deter till tomorrow that which you
can do today.
今日事须今日毕,切勿拖延到明天。
18.Have you somewhat to do tomorrow,do it today.
明天如有事,今天就去做。
19.To him that does everything in its proper time,one day is worth three.
事事及时做,一日胜三日。
20.To save time is to lengthen life.
节省时间就是延长生命。
21.Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
万物皆有时,时来不可失。
22.Take time when time cometh,lest time steal away.
时来必须要趁时,不然时去无声息。
23.When an opportunity is neglected,it never comes back to you.
机不可失,时不再来;机会一过,永不再来。
24.Make hay while the sun shines.
晒草要趁太阳好。
25.Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁。
26.Work today,for you know not how much you may be hindered tomrrow.
英语谚语集锦
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1. A burden of one’s choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。
2. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。
3. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
4. A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。
5. A good dog deserves a good bone. 好狗应啃好骨头 / 有功者受赏。
6. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人。
7. A living dog is better than a dead lion. 死狮不如活狗。
8. A man is known by his friends. 什么人交什么朋友。
9. A stick is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪, 何患无辞。
10. A wolf in sheep’s clothing. 披着羊皮的狼/口蜜腹剑的人。
11. A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出,驷马难追。
12. A work ill done must be twice done. 首次做不好,必须重新搞。
13. A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
14. A willing helper does not wait until he is asked. 助人者总是主动帮助别人。
15. Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。.
16. All cats are grey in the dark. 猫在暗中都是灰色 / 黑暗中难分丑妍。
17. All good things come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席。
18. All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返。
19. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作,不玩耍,聪明小孩也变傻。
20. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。
21. All’s well that ends well. 结果好,万事好。
22. Among the blind the one-eyed man is the king. 山中无老虎猴子称大王。
23. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果,不用请医生。
24. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼,以牙还牙。
25. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
26. An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
27. An old dog barks not in vain. 老狗不乱吠 / 老狗一吠, 就得小心。
28. As poor as a church mouse. 一贫如洗。
29. As you have made the bed, you must lie on it. 自作自受。
30. Bad news travels fast. 好事不出门,坏事传千里。
31. Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗不咬人 / 咬人的狗不露齿。
32. Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。
33. Better master one than engage with ten. 会十事,不如精一事。
34. Beware of a silent dog and still water. 提防不吠的狗 / 小心静止的水。
35. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。
36. Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。
37. Bring down the house. 博得满堂喝彩 / 引起哄堂大笑。
38. Business before pleasure. 事业在先,享乐在后。
39. Business is business. 公事公办。
40. Business is the salt of life. 事业是生命之盐。
41. Call somebody names. 辱骂某人。
42. Christmas comes but once a year. 圣诞一年只一度。
43. Come like a dog at a whistle 一呼即来。
44. Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。
45. Diligence is the mother of good fortune. 勤勉是好运之母。
46. Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee. 照多数人那样干,人们会把你称赞。
47. Doing everything is doing nothing. 样样都做等于不做。
48. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. 切莫过于乐观。
49. Doubt is the key of knowledge. 怀疑是知识之钥。
50. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起,使人健康、富裕和聪颖。
51. Easier said than done. 说来容易做起来难。
52. East or west, home is best. 出门五里,不如家里。
53. Easy come, easy go. 来得容易去得快。
54. Enough to make a horse laugh 极其可笑 / 让人笑掉大牙
55. Enough to make a cat speak. 令人惊讶 / 事情太出奇
56. Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日。
57. Every dog is a lion at home. 狗是百步王 / 只在门前凶。
58. Everybody’s business is nobody’s business. 三个和尚没水吃。
59. Experience is the best teacher. 经验是最好的教师。
60. Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. 经验是知识之父,记忆是知识之母。
61. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other. 经验学校学费高,愚人旁处学不到。
62. Faith will move mountains. 精诚所至,金石为开。
63. Fat cat 有钱有势的人。
64. Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装,佛要金装。
65. Fire is a good servant but a bad master. 火是忠实的朋友,却是残酷的主人。
66. First come, first served. 捷足先登。
67. Give a dog an ill name and hang him. 一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉 / 人言可畏。
68. Give him an inch and he will take a yard. 得寸进尺。
69. Grasp all, lose all. 贪多必失。
70. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
71. Has the cat got your tongue? 猫把你的舌头叼去了吗? / 为什么不吭声?
72. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
73. Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today. 明天如有事,今天就去做。
74. He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。
75. He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后谁笑得最好。
76. He that doth most at once doth least. 什么都想一次做完,结果一件也做不完 / 贪多嚼不烂。
77. He that knows nothing, doubts nothing. 什么都不知,什么都不疑。
78. He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business. 自命大才小用,往往眼高手低。
79. He that will not work shall not eat. 不工作者不得食。
80. He who hesitates is lost. 踌躇不决必失败。
81. He who does not advance loses ground. 不进则退。
82. He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man. 不到长城非好汉。
83. He who rides on a tiger can never dismount. 骑虎难下。
84. Health is not valued till sickness comes. 有病方知无病福。
85. Idle folks take the most pains. 懒人做工作,越懒越费力。
86. Idleness is the key of beggary. 懒惰出乞丐。
87. Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰乃万恶之源。
88. If a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well. 值得做的工作就值得做好。
89. If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself. 想把事情来做好,就得亲自动手搞。
90. Ill news travels fast. 恶事传千里。
91. Industry is fortune’s right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸运的右手,节俭是幸运的左手。
92. It is good to learn at another man’s cost. 前车可鉴。
93. It is ill to waken sleeping dogs./Let sleeping dogs lie./Don’t wake a sleeping dog. 别多事 / 别惹麻烦。
94. It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil. 没有土壤,播种也是徒劳。
95. It is not work that kills, but worry. 工作不会伤身,伤身乃是忧虑。
96. It is right to put everything in its proper use. 凡事都应用得其所。
97. It never rains, but it pours. 不雨则已,一雨倾盆 / 祸不单行。
98. It rains cats and dogs. 下倾盆大雨 / 大雨滂沱
99. It is no use crying over the spilt milk. 覆水难收
100. It takes two to make a quarrel. 一只碗不响。
101. Jack of all trades, master of none. 样样皆通,样样稀松。通百艺即无一长。
102. Keep your mouth shut and your ears open. 少说为佳,多听为妙。
103. Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕
104. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps. 知识只能循序渐进,不能跃进。
105. Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
106. Laughter is the best medicine. 笑是良药。
107. Lead a dog’s life 过着牛马不如的生活。
108. Learn wisdom by the follies of others. 从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
109. Let the cat out of the bag 说走了嘴 / (无意中)泄露秘密。
110. Like a cat on hot bricks 局促不安 / 如热锅上的蚂蚁。
111. Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
112. Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。
113. Live and learn. 活到老学到老。
114. Live a cat and dog life(夫妻)过着不和谐的生活。
115. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 生活没有目标等于航行没有指南针。
116. Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
117. Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
118. Love me, love my dog. 你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友; 爱屋及乌。
119. Make hay while the sun shines. 晒草要趁太阳好。
120. Many hands make light work. 众擎易举。
121. Many hands make quick work. 人多干活快。
122. Many a little makes a mickle. 积少成多。
123. Many hands makes light work. 人多好办事。
124. Mind your own business. 自管自吧。
125. Money isn’t everything. 钱不是万能的。
126. More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。
127. Move heaven and earth 想尽一切办法 / 竭尽全力(误:翻天覆地)。
128. Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today. 今日事须今日毕,切勿拖延到明天。
129. Never do things by halves. 做事不要半途而废。
130. Never judge from appearances. 不要以貌取人。
131. Never think yourself above business. 勿自视过高 / 不要眼高手低 / 永远不要认为自己是大材小用。 132. Never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢未为晚也。
133. No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。
134. No one can call back yesterday; Yesterday will not be called again. 昨日不复来。
135. No one is wise at all time. 智者千虑,必有一失。
136. No pains, no gains. 不劳无获。
137. No root, no fruit. 无根就无果。
138. No sweet without sweat. 不流汗就没有幸福。
139. Not have a dog’s chance. 毫无机会。
140. Nothing succeeds like success. 一旦功成名就,则事事容易成功。
141. Nothing ventured, thing gained. 不入虎穴,焉得虎仔。
142. Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it. 世上无难事,只怕有心人。
143. One man’s loss is another man’s gain. 一人之失即是他人之得。
144. One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock. 一只羊生疮整群羊遭殃。
145. One today is worth two tomorrows. 一个今天胜似两个明天。
146. One’s life is limited, but learning is endless. 生命有限,学海无涯。
147. Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 机会很少敲两次门。
148. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见,心不烦。
149. Pleasant hours fly past. 快乐时光去如飞。
150. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
151. Prepare for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。
152. Prevention is better than cure. 预防比治疗更好。
153. Procrastination is the thief of time. 因循拖延是时间的大敌 / 拖延就是浪费时间。
154. Pull somebody’s leg 戏弄某人 / 开某人的玩笑(误:拖某人的后腿)。
155. Pull up one’s socks 振作起来 / 鼓起勇气(误:提起袜子)。
156. Punctuality is the soul of business. 守时为立业之要素。
157. Put your shoulder to the wheel. 努力工作。
158. Reading makes a full man and writing an exact man. 读书使人充实,写作使人严谨。
159. Return to one’s sheep. 回到本题。
160. Robbing Peter to pay Paul. 拆东墙补西墙。
161. Saving is getting. 节省就是获得。
162. Saying is one thing, doing another. 说是一回事,做是另一回事。
163. Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. 人到危急时, 平时不屑做的也要做 / 急不暇择 / 饥不择食。 164. Watch how the cat jumps. 观望形势然后行动 / 见风使舵 / 随机应变。
165. Seeing is believin