speak的谚语

speak的谚语篇一

常用英语谚语

常用英语谚语

◆ Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于语言。

◆ Don’t judge a man’s actions at first sight; give them a second look.

乍看难评人，再看认得清。

◆ Art is long, life is short. 人生短暂，技艺无涯。

◆ Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。

◆ Life isn’t a bed of roses.

人生不是开满玫瑰的温床，不会事事称心如意。

◆ You have made your bed and you must lie on it.

事情是你犯下的，后果必须由你来承担。

◆ A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。

◆ Birds of the same feather flock together.

羽毛相同的鸟会结群在一起。（人与类聚，物与群分）

◆ The early bird catches the worm.

早起的鸟有虫吃。

◆ Kill two birds with one stone. One stone kills two birds.

用一个石头打死两只鸟。（一石二鸟，一箭双雕）

◆ It’s the mind that ennobles, not the blood.

使人崇高的是心灵而不是血统。

◆ Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水；近客不如远亲。

◆ Blood will have blood. 血债要用血来还；杀人者偿命。

◆ You can’t go far in a row-boat without oars.

巧妇难为无米之炊。

◆ A little body often harbors a great soul.

莫道身躯小，伟人寓其间。

◆ Business makes a man as well as tries him.

事业既会考验人，也会造就人。

◆ Business is the salt of life. 事业是人生之盐，不可缺少。

◆ Business neglected is business lost. 疏忽必失。

◆ Chance dispenses life with unequal justice.

人生际遇，难得平等。

◆ Children and fools cannot lie. 孩子和傻子，不会说谎。

◆ Children are poor men’s riches. 孩子是穷人的财产。

◆ The child is father of the man.

童年的经历可决定成年以后的性格(三岁看大)。

◆ A great city is a great solitude. 城大人孤独。

◆ The chicken is the country’s, but the city eats it. 坐享其成。

◆ Clothes make the man. 人靠衣装马靠鞍。

◆ Two is company, three is a crowd. --- 两人为伴，三人添乱。

◆ Better go it alone than to be in bad company.

宁可一人独往，莫与坏人为伴。

◆ You may know a man by the company he keeps.

只见其友则知其人。

◆ A man without distant care must have sorrow.

人无远虑，必有近忧。

◆ Friends agree best at a distance. 远方的朋友最相投。

◆ Doctors’ faults are covered with earth and rich men’s with money. 医生的过失用土埋，富人的过失用钱盖。

◆ Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。

◆ Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日。

◆ You can not teach an old dog new tricks. 老人旧习难改。

◆ Let sleeping dogs lie. 莫惹是生非。

◆ When one door shuts another opens. 天无绝人之路。

◆ Don’t knock at a dead man’s door and expect an answer. 对无动于衷的人不要抱希望。

◆ Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。

◆ It’s better to trust the eye than the ear. 耳闻不如亲见。

◆ An evil eye can see no good. 恶人眼里无好人。

◆ Mistakes happen in the best regulated families.

家规再严，错误难免。

◆ As the baker, so the buns; as the father, so the sons.

有什么样的面包师就有什么样的面包；有其父必有其子。

◆ Many a good father has but a bad son. 贤父难免生逆子。

speak的谚语篇二

英语谚语大全

英文谚语大全

英文谚语大全

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。

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。

A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。

A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，胜券在握。

A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富。

A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。

A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。

A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。

A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。

A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。

A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。

A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居间人。

A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。 Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的巧果。

Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时。

A disease known is half cured. 病情确诊断，治病好一半。

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫。

Adversity is a good discipline. 苦难是磨练人的好机会。

Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难使人聪明，但不能致富。 Adversity makes strange bedfellows. 身处逆境不择友。 Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。

A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明，终身荣耀。

A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。

A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。

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

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After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while. 午饭后要坐，晚饭后要走。

A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。

A fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误，等于改正一半。 Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 事情要安步就班地做，就会很快地做完。

A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。

A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。

A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。

A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财。

A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。

A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer. 一愚发问，七智结舌。

A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 愚者所问，智者难答。

A fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得。

A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 一愚所失，百智难回。

A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another. 一个蠢材在他自己家里所知的事比一个聪明人在别人家里所知的事要多。

A fool''s bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千虑，必有一得。

A fool''s heart dances on his lips. 愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上。

A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸会变，但本性难移。

A friend exaggerates a man''s virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。 A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 曩中有钱，不如朝中有友。

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

A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。

A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。

A friend is never known till a man have need. 不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。 A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快。

A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。

A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。

After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。

After black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来。 After death, the doctor. 放马后炮。

After dinner comes the reckoning. 吃喝玩乐，该付代价。

After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile. 午餐之后坐片刻，晚饭之后走一里。 After meat, mustard. 雨后送伞。

A full belly counsels well. 衣食足而后知荣辱。 A full cup must be carried steadily. 杯满盈，须持稳。

A good anvil does not fear the hammer. 好砧不怕锤。

A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。

A good beginning is half the battle. 首战告捷等于一半胜利。

A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其终。 A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书，莫逆之交。

A good book is a light to the soul. 好书一本，照亮心灵。

A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A good dog deserves a good bone. 有劳得奖。 A good example is the best sermon. 身教胜似言教。

A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封[s:215]的介绍信。

A good face needs no paint. 美貌无需擦脂抹粉。

A good fame is better than a good face. 好的名望胜于好的相貌。 A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近亲。

A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land. 聪明脑袋勤劳手，走遍天下贵如金。

A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold. 健康的身体贵于黄金铸成的皇冠。

A good heart cant''s lie. 有仁心者不说谎话。

A good heart conquers ill fortune. 善心克厄运。

A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 良马的毛色不会差。

A good horse often needs a good spur. 好马常要好靴刺。

A good marksman may miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。

A good maxim is never out of season. 至理名言不会过时。

A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。

A good name is better than riches. 好名誉胜过有财富。

A good name is earlier lost than won. 失去美名易，得到美名难。

A good name is sooner lost than won. 美誉难得而易失。

A good name keeps lustre in the dark. 好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。

A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village. 远亲不如近邻。

A good surgeon must have an eagle''s eye, a lion''s heart, and a lady''s hand. 出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。

A good tale is none the worse for being twice told. 好故事百听不厌。

A good tongue is a good weapon. 伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。 A good wife makes a good husband. 有好妻子就有好丈夫。

A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。

A great talker is a great liar. 最会饶舌的人也是最会说谎的人。

A great ship asks deep water. 巨轮寻深水而航行。

A guilty conscience is a self-accuser. 做贼心虚，良心自诛。 A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 贼胆心虚。

A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning. 一点小常识常胜过很多有价值的学问。

A happy heart makes a blooming visage. 心花怒放，笑逐颜开。

A hasty man is seldom out of trouble. 性急难免出岔子。

A heavy purse makes a light heart. 腰包钱财足，心境自然宽。 A heavy snow promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。

A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 时势造英雄。

A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 相马不可凭马的装饰。

A house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭内讧难维系。

A Jack of all trades and master of none. 三脚猫无所长。

A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。

A journey of a thousand miles begains with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下。

A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 穷人的一只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。

A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重 A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Ale will make a cat speak. 酒后吐真言。

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 骗子说真话，也没人相信。

A liar is worse than a thief. 撒谎比偷窃更可恶。

A lie begets a lie till they come to generation. 谎言生谎言，谎言传万代。 A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。

A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder. 人生无目的，犹如船失去了舵。

A light purse is a heavy curse. 为人无钱处处难。

A light purse makes a heavy heart. 曩中无钱心事重。 A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家凶如狮，在外却如鼠。

A little body often harbours a great soul. 莫道身躯小，伟人寓其间。

A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world. 幼儿是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。

A little fire is quickly trodden out. 小洞易补。

A little is better than none. 聊胜于无。

A little labour, much health. 适量劳动健身大有益。

A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。

A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人。

A little neglect may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。

A little of everything, nothing at all. 每事浅尝辄止，结果将一事无成。 A little pot is soon hot. 壶小水易热。

A little spark kindles a great fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire. 适可而止，过犹不及。

A living dog is better than a dead lion. 一条活狗胜过一头死狮。

All are brave when the enemy flies. 敌人逃跑时，个个都勇敢。 All are not hunters that blow the horn. 吹号角的未必都是猎人。

All are not merry that dance lightly. 表面高兴的，未必都快乐。

All are not saints that go to church. 去做礼拜者，未必皆圣人。

All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 犬之所吠，并非皆贼。

All asses wag their ears. 傻子总爱装聪明。 All bread is not baked in one oven. 人心不同，犹如其面。

All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws. 猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。

All covet, all lose. 贪多必失。

All good things came to an end. 天下无不散之宴席。

All is fair in war. 兵不厌诈。 All is fish that comes to one''s net. 捉到网里都是鱼。

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 gain that is put in the purse. 放入钱包的钱财，并非都是应得的。

All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的东西并不都是黄金。 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。

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 fair in love and war. 爱情和战争是不择手段的。

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。

speak的谚语篇三

英语谚语大全

英语谚语大全

1. 爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.

2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.

3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.

4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.

5. white night

2. 不眠之夜

6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses

7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.

9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul

10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new

11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little

15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.

16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more

17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.

18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.

19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.

20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones

21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.

22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.

23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth

24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence

25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green

26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché

27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.

29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success

30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth

31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened

32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one

misses his dear most.

34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.

35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself

36.拿手好戏 masterpiece

37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad

38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn one„s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities

41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.

42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.

45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something

46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.

47.强强联手 win-win co-operation

48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.

49.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.

50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.

51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy

52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.

53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;

54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating

55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round.

56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.

59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)

60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.

61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. 62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.

63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.

64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel

65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

66.说曹操,曹操到Talk of the devil and he comes.

67.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

69.山不在高，有仙则名'No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; '

70.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time

71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets

72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

73.团结就是力量Unity is strength.

74.“跳进黄河洗不清”'eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name '

75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

76.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.

77.往事如风'The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas

78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child

79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.

80.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy

81.唯利是图draw water to one's mill

82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots

83.无中生有make create something out of nothing

84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. 85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.

88. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

89.心想事成May all your wish come true

90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.

92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound

93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan

94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example

95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters

96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear

97.循序渐进step by step

98.一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others 100鱼米之乡

101.有情人终成眷属'Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.'

102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.

103. 有识之士people of vision

104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain{speak的谚语}.

105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.

106.与时俱进advance with times

107.以人为本people oriented; people foremost

108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude

109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼'to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.' a land of milk and honey

110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.

111. 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest

112.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.

113.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.

114.冤假错案'cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases'

115.一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words. 116.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful

117.债台高筑become debt-ridden

118.致命要害Achilles' heel

119. 众矢之的target of public criticism

120.知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.

121. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist

122.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.

123.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea

speak的谚语篇四

英语谚语大全(约3000条)

英文谚语大全连载汇总

英文谚语是英语中的精华，就像我们汉语中的成语一样，简洁明了，而又富于哲理，希望这些资料能为你的英语学习带来一点帮助。书中谚语很多都是一语双关，书中中文注释，仅供参考，只有理解了英文原意，才能尽情享受英语语言的魅力。以下谚语除用作平时口语学习外，也非常适合要准备参加四六级、考研、托福、雅思等考试的朋友。

A 共 360 条

1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。

2. A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。

3. A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。

4. A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. 做贼心虚。

5. 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。

6. A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。

7. A bad penny always turns up.

8. A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。

9. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。

10. A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。

11. A beggar's purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。

12. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

13. 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。

14. A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。

15. A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。

16. A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。

17. A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白费痴情。

18. 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。

19. A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。

20. A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。

21. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别情更深。

22. A burden of one's choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。

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

24. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。

25. A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。

26. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。{speak的谚语}.

27. Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。

28. 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。

29. A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。

30. A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。

31. A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。

32. A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。

33. A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，胜券在握。

34. A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

35. A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富。

36. A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。

37. A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。

38. A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。

39. A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。

40. A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。

41. A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。

42. A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居间人。

43. A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。

44. Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的巧果。

45. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

46. A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时。

47. A disease known is half cured. 病情确诊断，治病好一半。

48. Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

49. A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫。

50. Adversity is a good discipline. 苦难是磨练人的好机会。

51. Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。

52. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难使人聪明，但不能致富。

53. Adversity makes strange bedfellows. 身处逆境不择友。

54. Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。

55. A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明，终身荣耀。

56. A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。

57. A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。

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

59. After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while. 午饭后要坐，晚饭后要走。

60. A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。

61. A fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误，等于改正一半。

62. Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 事情要安步就班地做，就会很快地做完。

63. A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。

64. A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。

65. A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。

66. A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财。

67. A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。

68. A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer. 一愚发问，七智结舌。

69. A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 愚者所问，智者难答。

70. A fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得。

71. A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 一愚所失，百智难回。

72. A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another. 一个蠢材在他自己家里所知的事比一个聪明人在别人家里所知的事要多。

73. A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千虑，必有一得。

74. A fool's heart dances on his lips. 愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上。

75. A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸会变，但本性难移。

76. A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。

77. A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 曩中有钱，不如朝中有友。

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

79. A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。

80. A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。

81. A friend is never known till a man have need. 不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。

82. A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快。

83. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。

84. A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。