everydoghasitsday谚语

everydoghasitsday谚语篇一

英语谚语五

Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱歌。

Each day brings its own bread. 天无绝人之路。

Each man is the architect of his own fate. 命运掌握在自己手中。

Eagles catch no flies. 大人物不计较小事情。

Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together. 鹰单飞，羊群集。

Early mistakes are the seeds of future trouble. 早期的错误可以酿成日后的麻烦。

Early sow, early mow. 播种早的收获早。

Early start makes easy stages. 早开始是成功的保证。

Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起，令人健康、富有而且聪明。 Early wed, early dead. 早婚早夭。

Easier said than done. 说话容易做事难。

East or west, home is best. 在家千日好，出门时时难。

Easy come, easy go. 易得易失。

Eat at pleasure, drink with measure. 随意吃饭，适度饮酒。 Eat one''s cake and have it. 又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草。

Eat to live, but not live to eat. 吃饭是为了生存，但生存不是为了吃饭。

Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others. 吃是使自己受用，穿是使别人受用。

Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him. 人的教养始于教育，成于社交。 Education has for its object the formation of character. 教育的目的在于培养品德。 Elbow grease gives the best polish. 只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。

Empty vessels make the greatest sound. 空桶响声大。

Enough is as good as a feast. 知足常乐。

Envy assails the noblest, the winds howl around the highest peak. 高位遭人妒，高峰招风吹。 Equivocation is first cousin to a lie. 支支吾吾，其言必诈。

Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; he who would search for pearls must dive below. 错误像稻草，漂浮在水面。欲觅珍珠者，须往水下潜。

Even Homer sometimes nods. 人非圣贤，孰能无过。

Even the walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。

Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。 Every bean has its black. 人人有其缺点。

Every bird likes its own nest. 人爱其家。

Everybody''s business is nobody''s business. 人人都管，大家不管。

Every brave man is a man of his word. 勇敢的人都是信守诺言的人。

Every bullet has its billet. 无风不起浪。 Every cloud has a silver lining. 山穷水尽疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。

Every cock crows on its own dunghill. 夜郎自大。

Every cook praises his own broth. 自吹自擂。

Every country has its customs. 乡有乡俗。 Every couple is not a pair. 同床异梦，貌合神离。

Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在，好花不常开。

Every day of thy life is a leaf in thy history. 生命中的一天就是你历史上的一页。

Every dog has his day. 凡人都有得意之日。

Every dog has his day, and every man his hour. 人人都有得意的日子。

Every dog is a lion at home. 夜郎自大。

Every dog is valiant at his won door. 狗在家门前条条都凶悍。

Every door may be shut but death''s door. 除了死门外，每门都可关。

Every extremity is a fault. 万事过分都差误。

Every fool can find faults that wise man cannot remedy. 蠢人也能找出聪明人无法弥补的岔子来的。

Every heart has its own sorrow. 人人都有伤心处。

Every horse thinks his sack heaviest. 每疋马认为自己驮的袋子重。

Every Jack has his Jill. 有情人终成眷属。

Every little makes a mickle. 积少成多。 Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object. 情人眼里出西施。

Every man has a fool in his sleeve. 聪明一世，糊涂一时。

Every man has his faults. 人孰无过。

Every man has his hobby-horse. 人各有所好。

Every man has his liking. 人各有所好。 Every man has his weak side. 人人都有自己的弱点。

Every man is best know to himself. 自己最了解自己。

Every man has the defects of his qualities. 一个人的好品质上也有不足之处。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 每个人都是他自己命运的建诛师。

Every man is the master of his own fortune. 每个人都是他自己的命运的主宰。 Every man is the son of his own works. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

Every man thinks his own geese swans. 每个人都以为自己的东西了不起。{everydoghasitsday谚语}.

Every medal has its reverse. 事物都有它的反面。

Every mother''s child is handsome. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。

Everyone is dissatisfied with his own fortune. 人对自己的命运总不感满足。 Every one''s faults are not written in their foreheads. 知人知面不知心。

Every pleasure has a pain. 乐中必有苦。

Every potter praises his own pot. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。

Every salesman boasts of his own wares. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。

Every shoe fits not every foot. 不能以己度人。 Everything comes to him who waits. 安心等待必有好处。

Everything has its seed. 无风不起浪。

Everything has its time and that time must be watched. 任何事情都有好的时机，不要随意放过。 Everything hath an end. 任何事物都有它的结果。

Everything is good in its season. 万物逢时皆美好。

Everything is good when new, but friend when old. 东西新的好，朋友老的好。

Everything is nice in your garden. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。

Everything must have a beginning. 凡是都有起源。

Everything new is fine. 新事物总是美好的。

Every tide hath its ebb. 兴盛之日必有衰退之时。

Every tree is known by its own fruit. 观其言行，知其为人。

Every why has a wherefore. 事出有因。

Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches. 罪恶来时，尺进寸退。{everydoghasitsday谚语}.{everydoghasitsday谚语}.

Evil communications corrupt good manners. 交往恶劣，有损风度。

Evil gotten, evil spent. 悖入悖出。

Example is better than precept. 言教不如身教。

Exchange is no robbery. 公平交易并非强行夺取。

Exercise, temperance, fresh air, and needful rest are the best of all physicians. 锻链、节制、新鲜空气和必要的休息是最好的医生。 Experience is a school from which one can never graduate. 经验无止境。

Experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师。

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. 经验是知识之父，记忆是知识之母。 Experience is the mother of wisdom. 智慧来自经验。

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other. 吃亏学乖代价高，笨汉非此学不好。 Experience keeps no school, she teaches her pupils singly. 亲身经验，才是经验。

Experience must be bought. 若要得经验，必须化代价。

Experience teaches. 经验给人教训。

Experience without learning is better than learning without experience. 有经验而无学问，胜于有学问而无经验。

Extremes are dangerous. 物极必反。

Extremes meet. 否极泰来。

Eye for eye and tooth for tooth. 以牙还牙，以眼还眼

everydoghasitsday谚语篇二

初中英语常见谚语

初中英语常见谚语

2013-02-27 11:16:49 来源：上海智康1对1

1.Wherethereisawill，thereisaway。有志者事竟成

2.Neverdothingsbyhalves。凡事不要半途而费

3.WhenIthinkofyou，myheartisfullofhappiness。I’

msohappy(lucky)tobeyourdaughter(son)。我想起你，我心中就充满幸福，作为你的女儿（儿子），我是多么高兴啊。

4.Timeandtidewaitfornoman。岁月不饶人

5.Confidenceinyourselfisthefirststepontheroadtosuccess。信心是成功的第一步

6.Wherethereisawill，thereisaway。有志者事竟成

7.Neverdothingsbyhalves。凡事不要半途而费

8.Itisbettertogivethantoreceive。给予比索取更伟大

9.Ifeveryonegivesalovetoeachother，theworldwillbecomemuchmorebeautiful。如果人人都献出一点爱世界将会更美好

10.Timeismoney。ButIthinktimeismoreimportantthanmoney。时间就是金钱但是我认为时间比钱更重要

11.Sheisalwaysthinkingofothersbutneverthinksofherself。

她总是处处为别人着想而不想自己

12.Howtimeflies！时间过得真快呀

13.Theyboththinkthattoworkhardisthekeytosuccess。

他们认为工作是打开成功之门的钥匙

14.Ontheroadoflife，youcancryandyoucanlaugh，butdon’tforgettomoveon。人生道路上你可以哭可以笑，但不要忘了前进

15.Ourlifeisfullofcolor。Weshouldlivehappily。Let’senjoyourlifetogether。 我们的生活是绚丽多彩的，我们要快乐地生活。让我们一起享受生活吧。

16.IfIstudyharderthanbeforefromnowon，I’msurethatIcanwin。如果我努力学习，我确定我一定会胜利。

17.Imuststudyhardandlearnalotofknowledgetocometruemydream。我必须努力学习知识以至于我的梦想得以实现。

18.IthinkIcangetonwellwiththemandI’mnotonlytheirteacherbutalsotheirfriend。 我会与他们友好相处，不仅做他们的老师，而且也做他们的朋友。

19.Hethatnothingquestions，nothingLearns。学贵有疑。

20.It’snottheendoftheworld，trytolookonthebrightsideofthing，I’

msureitwillbeallright。

这不是世界末日，试着往事情好的方面看，我确认一切都会好起来。

21.Whenyoudonothing，youlearnnothing。Butwhenyoutry，

everthoughyouarenotsuccessful，successwillbecolorandclosertoyou。

你什么都不做，你将什么也学不到，但是你去尝试，即使没有成功，成功也将离你越来直径。

22.Itdoesn’tmatterhowmanytimesyouarenotsuccessful，Itdoesn’

tmatterthatyouwillbesuccessfuloneday。

你失败多少次并不重要，重要的是将来有一天你会成功。

23.Moonlightcomesfromthesun，butthelightinmyheartcomesfromyou——mydearteacher。

月光来自太阳，而我心中的希望来自你——我亲爱的老师。

24.Businesscomesbeforepleasure。正事在先，玩乐在后。

25.Asiswellknown，booksteachustolearnlife，truth，

scienceandmanyotherusefulthings。

如众所周知，书籍教我们学习人生，真理，科学以及其它许多有用的东西。

26.Booksareourgoodteachersandwisefriends。

书籍是我们的良师益友

27.Travelingincreasesourknowledge。

Onlybytravelingcanweseethingsoutsideourhometown。

旅行增加我们的知识。只有藉旅行我们可以看到我们故乡以外的东西。

28.Travelingisgoodtoourhealth。Whilewearetraveling，

weusuallyexerciseourbodies。

旅行对我们的健康有益。当我们旅行的时候，我们通常运动我们的身体。

29.Hardworkisthebestavenuetosuccess。努力工作是成功的最好途径。

30.Wellbegunishalfdone。良好的开端，是成功的一半

31.Wherethereisawillthereisaway。有志者，事竟成。

32.Willispower。意志就是力量。

33.NothingisDifficultifyouputyourheartintoit=Nothingintheworldisimpossibleifyousetyourmindtodoit。

世上无难事，只怕有心人。

34.Neverputofftomorrowwhatyoucandotoday。今日事，今日毕。

35.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm。捷足先登。

36.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn=liveandlearn活到老，学到老。

37.Nopains。Nogains。不劳而获

38.Tosavetimeistolengthenlife珍惜时间就是珍惜生命{everydoghasitsday谚语}.

39.Everydoghasitsday。人人皆有得意时

40.Timeandtidewaitfornoman。岁月不饶人

everydoghasitsday谚语篇三

西方的谚语文化

man proposes， god disposes.

这个说法最早见于14世纪，起初以 “if man proposes evil， god disposes of it.” 的形式出现， 意思是上帝会阻止想要为恶的人。这里的god， 既可以指上帝， 又可以指天意。 就像我们常说的“尽人事， 听天命”、“谋事在人，成事在天”一样， 尽力而为之后， 还要顺从自然的规律。 毕竟，人类是自然的一部分， 凡事皆不可强求， 与自然的和谐是人类的生存之本。

例如：

a: bob， how about tomorrow’s driving test？sure to pass，huh？

b: i don’t know. i’ve done enough， i’d say. anyway， man proposes， god disposes. i am praying for good luck.

it is a sin to steal a pin.

该句的字面意思是： 即使是偷一根针也是一种罪过。还记得那句古训吗？“勿以恶小而为之， 勿以善小而不为。”冀望之切，溢于言表。不要因为犯的是小错就可以听之任之。 例如：

honesty is the best policy. never covet what is not yours， for it is a sin to steal a pin.

if you play with fire， you get burnt.

正如西方谚语所说：fire is a good servant but a bad master.

火在人们的掌控之下时是人类股掌之上的可爱精灵：篝火给人温暖，烟花处处讨人欢心。可是一旦它的力量过大，就凌驾于人类之上，再不受人的掌握。权力亦是如此，当它逐渐膨胀

不可收拾时，就成为一个暴戾的君王，统治人们的言行。所谓“玩火者必自焚”，铤而走险的盲目举动会招致无穷祸患。

例如：

the abuse of power has sent many people into jail， which shows that playing with fire could get you burnt.

revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold.

很形象的一句谚语。所有的菜肴都必须趁热吃，唯独revenge是个例外。“君子报仇，十年未晚。”

例如：

he has done serious wrong to his friends. you just wait and see. they will not let him go scot-free. revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold.

there is no smoke without fire.

无风不起浪，有水才行船。

任何事情的发生都是有前兆的，“流言”的兴起有时也不完全是无中生有。虽然说是“坐得船头稳，不怕浪来颠”（相似的西谚是“do right and fear no man。”），但风起于青萍之末，一只蝴蝶扇动翅膀就可能引起大洋彼岸的一场大风暴。做人、谋事，谨慎为佳。 例如：no smoke without fire， said the detective.

smoke signals can be misread， countered sloan.

every dog has its day.

这里的day，是指opportunities， 即成功的机会；而dog 则泛指那些地位低下、似乎没有出息的人。“士别三日，当刮目相看”，落魄的人若发奋图强，总会有出头之日。 （又作all dogs have their days。）

例如：

you must not look down upon him. though poor and gloomy. he could turn out to be outstanding one day. as the saying goes， every dog has its day. if you lie down with dogs， you will get up with fleas.

这是一句很经典的谚语，也就是我们中文里说的“近朱者赤，近墨者黑”。 在这条英文谚语中体现出来的只是“近墨者黑”的一面。虽然中文里还有成语“出污泥而不染”一说，但环境对于人的影响仍然不可小觑。

例如：

-just to a friend’s.

-to a friend’s? just for a glass of liquor， huh? you’re going to be drowned in liquor， i’d say! if you lie down with dogs， you’ll get up to find yourself with millions of fleas!

it is easy to find a stick to beat a dog.

人非圣贤，孰能无过。人们总会犯一些错误，也许做者无心但观者有意。有些小人，自己抱残守缺，不干实事，却挖空心思，找别人的缺点和麻烦。欲加之罪，何患无辞？ 例如： -did you know that jeff’s been fired?

-no. what for?

-jeff sometimes had ideas different from our boss’s.

-yeah， but jeff hasn’t done anything wrong， has he?

-well， boss is boss。 it is always easy to find a stick to beat a dog. you can’t teach old dogs new tricks.

这句谚语说的是：人老了思想容易僵化，对新生事物很难接受。

例如：

don’t forget wang is already 80. at his age， you can’t expect him to learn the tap dance. you can’t teach old dogs new tricks， you know.

从以上的几则谚语我们可以观察到中西文化的一个有趣的区别。西方人经常用狗来比喻人，如，lucky dog（幸运儿），因为他们并不歧视狗。而在汉语中，有不少涉及狗的谚语和成语都是贬义的，如“狗改不了吃屎”、“挂羊头卖狗肉”、“狗仗人势”、“狗嘴里吐不出象牙”等。当然，英文中dog一词有时也带有贬义，但往往含义与中文不尽相同，我们使用时切忌望文生义。如，it is a dog’s life chris is leading。 某位教授认为“a dog’s life”的意思是“悲惨的生活”，因而在一篇论及中英文化差别的文章中将其译成“过着牛马不如的生活”。其实“a dog’s life”指的是“争吵不休，过着不安宁的日子”。这类成语很多，如go to the dogs（每况愈下），dog-eat-dog（狗咬狗的，损人利己的），dog in the manger（占着茅坑不拉屎的人）。还有一些没有任何褒贬涵义的用法，如dog days（大热天），doggy bag（餐馆里的打包袋），据说，早先人们碍于面子，不愿明说要把剩菜带回家吃，佯称要带给狗吃，所以叫doggy bag.

上面四条西方谚语都可以在汉语中找到相似的表达，但下面两条却全然不同了。lightning never strikes the same place twice.

“闪电从不打同一个地方”，与我们说的“福无双至，祸不单行”恰恰相反，这也是差异的一个有趣的体现。

例如：

-how were your exams? all over?

one swallow does not make a summer.

swallow 是燕子。西谚说，一只燕子飞来不能代表夏天的来临。而中国成语却说， 一叶知秋。两种说法各有其智慧。“one swallow does not make a summer”强调的是要区别一般

性与特殊性的辩证哲理； 而“一叶知秋”体现的则是从细微的端倪窥见总体趋势的睿智。 例如：

-hey， look! the scores are already 2:1！liverpool is sure to win， i bet! -i don’t think so. one swallow does not make a summer. miracles always happen the last minute.篇二：浅谈中西方谚语的文化差异

浅谈中西方谚语的文化差异

学生：罗玲指导老师：谷一明

摘要：谚语是语言文化的瑰宝，它以其深刻、简练的语言浓缩了各民族的历史文化，反映了劳动人民的生活实践经验。透过谚语的窗口来窥探中西方文化中的风俗习惯、宗教文化及思维方式的差异，令人更深刻的感悟到谚语传递的文化蕴含。本文着重从谚语折射出的对生存环境、风俗习惯、宗教信仰和道德观念四方面来探讨中西方文化的差异。

everydoghasitsday谚语篇四

英语谚语500句

2008-06-18 04:51

口腔运动:英语绕口令大全

1. A big black bear sat on a big black bug.

2. A big black bug bit a big black bear and made the big black bear bleed blood.

3. A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose!

4. A loyal warrior will rarely worry why we rule.

5. A noise annoys an oyster, but a noisy noise annoys an oyster more!

6. Ann and Andy's anniversary is in April.

7. Bake big batches of bitter brown bread.

8. Big black bugs bleed blue black blood but baby black bugs bleed blue blood.

9. Black background, brown background.

10. Blake's black bike's back brake bracket block broke.

11. Blue glue gun, green glue gun.

12. Caution: Wide Right Turns

13. Each Easter Eddie eats eighty Easter eggs.

14. Elizabeth has eleven elves in her elm tree.

15. Elizabeth's birthday is on the third Thursday of this month.

16. Fresh fried fish, Fish fresh fried, Fried fish fresh, Fish fried fresh.

17. Freshly fried fresh flesh

18. Green glass globes glow greenly.

19. He threw three balls.

20. He threw three free throws.

21. Here's an easy game to play. Here's an easy thing to say:

22. How many cookies could a good cook cook If a good cook could cook cookies? A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.

23. How may saws could a see-saw saw if a see-saw could saw saws?

24. How much oil boil can a gum boil boil if a gum boil can boil oil?

25. I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought. If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have thought so much.

26. I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am.

27. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

28. I wish you were a fish in my dish

29. If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

30. If you notice this notice, you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing.

31. It's not the cough that carries you off, it's the coffin they carry you off in!

32. Little red lorry

33. Miss Smith's fish-sauce shop seldom sells shellfish.

34. Never trouble about trouble until trouble troubles you!

35. Nothing is worth thousands of deaths.

36. Picky people pick Peter Pan Peanut Butter. Peter Pan Peanut is the peanut picky people pick.

37. Ripe white wheat reapers reap ripe white wheat right.

38. She said she should sit.

39. She sells sea shells on the seashore. The seashells she sells are seashells she is sure.

40. Shut up the shutters and sit in the shop.

41. Silly sheep weep and sleep.

42. Six shining cities, six shining cities, six shining cities.

43. Six sick sea-serpents swam the seven seas.

44. Six sleek swans swam swiftly southwards

45. Stupid superstition!

46. The batter with the butter is the batter that is better!

47. The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes.

48. The soldier's shoulder surely hurts!

49. There those thousand thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through.

50. There's a sandwich on the sand which was sent by a sane witch.

51. Two tiny tigers take two taxis to town.

52. Very well, very well, very well ...

53. What noise annoys an oyster most? A noisy noise annoys an oyster most.

54. Willie's really weary. one finger cannot lift a small stone. 众人拾柴火焰高。

When an ant says “ocean”, he’s talking about a small pool. 井底之蛙。

It is less of a problem to be poor than to be dishonest. 诚信为首。

Be careful of the person who does not talk, and the dog that does not

bark. 暗箭难防。

You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. 不做无用功。

Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Let me try,

and I’ll understand. 实践出真知。

Don’t let your yesterday use up too much of today. 今日事今日毕。

He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone. 一个好

汉三个帮。

Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs . 不要班门弄斧。

A bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。

A little body often has a great soul. 浓缩的是精华。

A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。

Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人。

Courtesy （礼貌）on one side only lasts not long. 来而不往非礼也

在汉语中，我们常常用植物名词来作比喻，让句子更加形象生动。比如我们常用“小辣椒”比喻性格泼辣的人。英语当然也不例外，现举例如下：

1、He has three sons but his daughter is the apple of his eye.

他有三个儿子，但他女儿才是他的掌上明珠。（苹果——受宠爱的人）

2、The country lost the flower of its youth in the war.

那个国家在战争中失去了许多优秀青年。（花——精华）

3、He is a peach to work with.

他是个合作的好伙伴。（桃——受人喜爱的人）

4、A man of learning is supposed to be some pumpkins.

学问高深的人常被认为是重要人物。（南瓜——重要人物）

5、She is a rose of loveliness.

她是位可爱的美人。（玫瑰——美人）

此外，还有a smooth apple 讨人喜欢的人；banana 喜剧演员；cabbage 少

女；onion讨厌的人；a small potato微不足道的人。

刚开始学习英语的同学对英语充满了神秘感，他们迫切想知道英语这块天地的

奥妙。请同学们欣赏下面英语中的小妙趣。

1、 趣味谚语。如“The earth bird catches the worm.”（捷足先登）。Look before you leap（三思而后行）。Every dog has its day.（凡人皆有得意日）。Let sleeping dogs lie.（莫惹事生非）。看了这些谚语，你不觉得其中的表达形象而

有趣吗？

2、 趣味单词。如ball（球）这个单词的另一个意思是“舞会”。舞会上人蹦蹦跳跳是不是有点像球呢？dear（亲爱的）一词也作“贵的”解。想象一下，使人

亲爱的东西是难以得到的，因而理应是“贵的”。

3、 趣味语法。英语可数名词由单数变复数时，一般要在词尾加-s或-es。从数量上看，加-s或-es后要变多。可是也有个别词不是这样。如hair（头发）一词，通常为单数，表示整体，如His hair is gray.（他头发花白）。但是表示若干根头发，则需要用该词的复数形式。如：He only has a few white hairs.（他只有几根白头法。）

这不是变复数后的数量更少了吗？

4、 趣味英汉对比句。汉语句子“在墙上有两个洞。”英语中应当为“There are two holes in the wall.”这里的“在墙上”为什么不用“on the wall”而用in the wall?细想一下，还是“in the wall”更有道理，因为“洞”确实实在墙里面的。另外，打“篮球”不用to beat basketball,而用“to play basketball”;“多大了？”

不用“How big ”而用“how old”。这些不是很有意思吗？

5、 趣味习语。如“give somebody a ring”不是“给某人一个戒指”，而是“给某人打个电话”。习语“Let the cat out of the bag.”意为“泄露秘密”，因为偷猫的人让猫从袋中走出来，他的罪行便暴露无遗了。又如“Like a cat on hot bricks”，就是我们汉语中常说的“像热锅上的蚂蚁”。美国习语“do No. 1 job.”，为“大便”，“No. 2 job.”为“小便”。“eat one’s wards”不是“食言”，而是“承认错误”。“have ants in one’s pants”意为“坐立不安”。如果是女性，则应当说“have ants in her skirt”.看了以上这些。你不觉得英语是一个妙

趣横生的大千世界吗？

everydoghasitsday谚语篇五

与动物有关的英语谚语

与动物有关的英语谚语

在英语中，有一些含有动物名称的谚语或习语。虽然与动物有关，并非是指动物。

（1） monkey 猴子 如：

Don’t get your monkey up for nothing. 别无缘无故生气。

（2） elephant 大象 如：

The teacher tells us not to have a white ele[hant to keep.

老师教我们不要背上沉重的包袱。

（3） tiger 老虎 如：

He always works like a tiger. 他工作起来总是劲头十足。

（4） donkey 驴子 如：{everydoghasitsday谚语}.

He spent (spend 的过去式) donkey years in that place.

他在那个地方度过了漫长的岁月

（5） mouse 老鼠 如：

The old man is as poor as a church mouse. 那个老人一贫如洗。

（6） dog 狗 如：

Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。

（7） cook 公鸡 如：

Tom is a cock of the school now . 现在汤姆是一校之雄。

（8） horse 马 如：Don’t talk horse.. 别吹牛

（9） Love me ,love my dog. 爱屋及乌

（10） Every dog has its day 凡人皆有得意时

（11） Beat the dog before the lion. 杀鸡给猴看

（12） Barking dogs do not bite. 吠犬不咬人

（13） Let the cat out of the bag . 露出马脚

（14） Birds of a feather flock together 物以类聚，人以群分。

（15） Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置

（16） When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. 树倒猢狲散。

（17） Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕

（18） One swallow does not make a summer. 独燕不成夏。

everydoghasitsday谚语篇六

西方文化谚语

Man proposes， God disposes.

这个说法最早见于14世纪，起初以 “If man proposes evil， God disposes of it.” 的形式出现， 意思是上帝会阻止想要为恶的人。这里的God， 既可以指上帝， 又可以指天意。 就像我们常说的“尽人事， 听天命”、“谋事在人，成事在天”一样， 尽力而为之后， 还要顺从自然的规律。 毕竟，人类是自然的一部分， 凡事皆不可强求， 与自然的和谐是人类的生存之本。

例如：

A: Bob， how about tomorrow’s driving test？Sure to pass，huh？

B: I don’t know. I’ve done enough， I’d say. Anyway， man proposes， God disposes. I am praying for good luck.

It is a sin to steal a pin.

该句的字面意思是： 即使是偷一根针也是一种罪过。还记得那句古训吗？“勿以恶小而为之， 勿以善小而不为。”冀望之切，溢于言表。不要因为犯的是小错就可以听之任之。 例如：

Honesty is the best policy. Never covet what is not yours， for it is a sin to steal a pin.

If you play with fire， you get burnt.

正如西方谚语所说：Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

火在人们的掌控之下时是人类股掌之上的可爱精灵：篝火给人温暖，烟花处处讨人欢心。可是一旦它的力量过大，就凌驾于人类之上，再不受人的掌握。权力亦是如此，当它逐渐膨胀

不可收拾时，就成为一个暴戾的君王，统治人们的言行。所谓“玩火者必自焚”，铤而走险的盲目举动会招致无穷祸患。

例如：

The abuse of power has sent many people into jail， which shows that playing with fire could get you burnt.

Revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold.

很形象的一句谚语。所有的菜肴都必须趁热吃，唯独revenge是个例外。“君子报仇，十年未晚。”

例如：

He has done serious wrong to his friends. You just wait and see. They will not let him go scot-free. Revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold.

There is no smoke without fire.

无风不起浪，有水才行船。

任何事情的发生都是有前兆的，“流言”的兴起有时也不完全是无中生有。虽然说是“坐得船头稳，不怕浪来颠”（相似的西谚是“Do right and fear no man。”），但风起于青萍之末，一只蝴蝶扇动翅膀就可能引起大洋彼岸的一场大风暴。做人、谋事，谨慎为佳。 例如："No smoke without fire，" said the detective.

"Smoke signals can be misread，" countered Sloan.

Every dog has its day.

这里的day，是指opportunities， 即成功的机会；而dog 则泛指那些地位低下、似乎没有出息的人。“士别三日，当刮目相看”，落魄的人若发奋图强，总会有出头之日。 （又作All dogs have their days。）

例如：

You must not look down upon him. Though poor and gloomy. he could turn out to be outstanding one day. As the saying goes， every dog has its day. If you lie down with dogs， you will get up with fleas.

这是一句很经典的谚语，也就是我们中文里说的“近朱者赤，近墨者黑”。 在这条英文谚语中体现出来的只是“近墨者黑”的一面。虽然中文里还有成语“出污泥而不染”一说，但环境对于人的影响仍然不可小觑。

例如：

-Harry! How come you’re back so late? Where’ve you been?

-Just to a friend’s.

-To a friend’s? Just for a glass of liquor， huh? You’re going to be drowned in liquor， I’d say! If you lie down with dogs， you’ll get up to find yourself with millions of fleas!

It is easy to find a stick to beat a dog.

人非圣贤，孰能无过。人们总会犯一些错误，也许做者无心但观者有意。有些小人，自己抱残守缺，不干实事，却挖空心思，找别人的缺点和麻烦。欲加之罪，何患无辞？ 例如：

-Did you know that Jeff’s been fired?

-No. What for?

-Jeff sometimes had ideas different from our boss’s.

-Yeah， but Jeff hasn’t done anything wrong， has he?

-Well， boss is boss。 It is always easy to find a stick to beat a dog. You can’t teach old dogs new tricks.

这句谚语说的是：人老了思想容易僵化，对新生事物很难接受。

例如：

Don’t forget Wang is already 80. At his age， you can’t expect him to learn the tap dance. You can’t teach old dogs new tricks， you know.

从以上的几则谚语我们可以观察到中西文化的一个有趣的区别。西方人经常用狗来比喻人，如，lucky dog（幸运儿），因为他们并不歧视狗。而在汉语中，有不少涉及狗的谚语和成语都是贬义的，如“狗改不了吃屎”、“挂羊头卖狗肉”、“狗仗人势”、“狗嘴里吐不出象牙”等。当然，英文中dog一词有时也带有贬义，但往往含义与中文不尽相同，我们使用时切忌望文生义。如，It is a dog’s life Chris is leading。 某位教授认为“a dog’s life”的意思是“悲惨的生活”，因而在一篇论及中英文化差别的文章中将其译成“过着牛马不如的生活”。其实“a dog’s life”指的是“争吵不休，过着不安宁的日子”。这类成语很多，如go to the dogs（每况愈下），dog-eat-dog（狗咬狗的，损人利己的），dog in the manger（占着茅坑不拉屎的人）。还有一些没有任何褒贬涵义的用法，如dog days（大热天），doggy bag（餐馆里的打包袋），据说，早先人们碍于面子，不愿明说要把剩菜带回家吃，佯称要带给狗吃，所以叫doggy bag.

上面四条西方谚语都可以在汉语中找到相似的表达，但下面两条却全然不同了。Lightning never strikes the same place twice.

“闪电从不打同一个地方”，与我们说的“福无双至，祸不单行”恰恰相反，这也是差异的一个有趣的体现。

例如：

-How were your exams? All over?

-I really don’t know. I did rather poorly last time. I hope I’ll do better this time. -Come on， don’t worry about it。 You are sure to pass。 As the saying goes， lightening never strikes the same place twice.

One swallow does not make a summer.

swallow 是燕子。西谚说，一只燕子飞来不能代表夏天的来临。而中国成语却说， 一叶知秋。两种说法各有其智慧。“One swallow does not make a summer”强调的是要区别一般性与特殊性的辩证哲理； 而“一叶知秋”体现的则是从细微的端倪窥见总体趋势的睿智。 例如：

-Hey， look! The scores are already 2:1！Liverpool is sure to win， I bet! -I don’t think so. One swallow does not make a summer. Miracles always happen the last minute.