英文谚语沙子

1.英语谚语背后的故事

Happy as a sand boy是一条英国谚语，其起源可以追溯到19世纪初期。其实sand boy不一定专指卖沙子的“小男孩”，因为在过去，boy多为对社会地位较低的成年人的爱称，因此sand boy多半指代那些为谋生计，挨家挨户叫卖沙子的成年人。卖沙子今天听起来有些好笑，但在19世纪确实是一项有利可图的买卖，人们需要沙子来打磨地板，吸收水渍，很多小酒馆还流行用沙子来铺地，营造一种舒适浪漫的效果。

那么这些卖沙子的穷人为什么这么快乐呢？一种可能是：他们贩卖的货物是不需要多少本钱的，只要找到一块干净的沙地，就有了充足的免费货源，因此他们每赚到一点钱都非常开心。

另一种理论来自一种传说：卖沙子的人对酒精有特殊的偏好。19世纪的英国著名现实主义小说家查尔斯·迪更斯在他1841年的小说《老古玩店》（The Old Curiosity Shop）中描写了一个叫“The Jolly Sandboys”的酒馆，门口挂着一个标志牌，上面画着三个卖沙人举着大杯啤酒开怀畅饮，看上去非常开心。

然而，到了19世纪中期，锯屑逐渐取代了沙子，成为酒馆和商店风行的铺地用品，所以sand boy们就无法再像以前那么开心了。

“to let the cat out of the bag”，它的意思是“揭露一个秘密”，尤其是很重要、关键的那种。关于这个词组的记载可以追溯到1760年，但据说此前一两百年就有这种说法了。

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

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

All that ends well is well. 结果好，就一切都好。All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定都是金子。

All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事总是由难而易。A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不耻下问才能有学问。

A man can do no more than he can. 凡事都应量力而行。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。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。

A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。Better to ask the way than go astray. 问路总比迷路好。

By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. 读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。 Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

Caution is the parent of safety. 小心驶得万年船。Come what may, heaven won't fall. 做你的吧，天塌不下来。

Complacency is the enemy of study. 学习的敌人是自己的满足。 Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。

Constant dripping wears away a stone. 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。 Content is better than riches. 知足者常乐。

Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的。 Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。

Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. 经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。 Fool's haste is no speed. 欲速则不达。

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. 愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。 Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. 天才不过是勤奋而已。

If you want knowledge, you must toil for it. 要想求知，就得吃苦。It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

Learn to walk before you run. 先学走，再学跑。 Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。

No pains, no gains. 没有付出就没有收获。Never say die. 永不言败。

No cross, no crown. 不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。One cannot put back the clock. 时钟不能倒转。

Observation is the best teacher. 观察是最好的老师。No way is impossible to courage. 勇者无惧。

Patience is the best remedy. 忍耐是良药。Grasp all, lose all。

想得到所有，就会失去所有。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。

[想说流利的英语吗？那么现在就开口！心动不如嘴动。]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 inpiduals 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、多一点实践、多一点疯狂，多一点点就能创造奇迹！]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 。

Happy as a sand boy是一条英国谚语，其起源可以追溯到19世纪初期。

其实sand boy不一定专指卖沙子的“小男孩”，因为在过去，boy多为对社会地位较低的成年人的爱称，因此sand boy多半指代那些为谋生计，挨家挨户叫卖沙子的成年人。卖沙子今天听起来有些好笑，但在19世纪确实是一项有利可图的买卖，人们需要沙子来打磨地板，吸收水渍，很多小酒馆还流行用沙子来铺地，营造一种舒适浪漫的效果。

那么这些卖沙子的穷人为什么这么快乐呢？一种可能是：他们贩卖的货物是不需要多少本钱的，只要找到一块干净的沙地，就有了充足的免费货源，因此他们每赚到一点钱都非常开心。另一种理论来自一种传说：卖沙子的人对酒精有特殊的偏好。

19世纪的英国著名现实主义小说家查尔斯·迪更斯在他1841年的小说《老古玩店》（The Old Curiosity Shop）中描写了一个叫“The Jolly Sandboys”的酒馆，门口挂着一个标志牌，上面画着三个卖沙人举着大杯啤酒开怀畅饮，看上去非常开心。 然而，到了19世纪中期，锯屑逐渐取代了沙子，成为酒馆和商店风行的铺地用品，所以sand boy们就无法再像以前那么开心了。

“to let the cat out of the bag”，它的意思是“揭露一个秘密”，尤其是很重要、关键的那种。关于这个词组的记载可以追溯到1760年，但据说此前一两百年就有这种说法了。

Plug one's ears while stealing a bell（掩耳盗铃）完整的英语，后面有中文意思：）~

In the Spring and Autumn period, a thief had stolen a bell and intended to carry it away on his back, but the bell was too bulky and heavy to be carried, so he tried to break it into pieces with a hammer to make it easier for carrying. On his first hit, however, the bell made a loud noise. He thus feared that the ringing sound might be heard by someone, who would come to rob him of his bell. His fright made him plug his own ears, while hitting the bell with the hammer. The bell sound was, nevertheless, audible to others and therefore to stuff his ears for the purpose of stealing a bell was a stupid action it is as foolish as burying one's head in the sand.

from Huai Nanzi（淮南子著）

掩耳盗铃

在春秋战国时期，有一个小偷偷了一只钟。他准备把钟扛在背上带走。可是钟又大又沉，很难扛走。因此他想用锤子把钟敲成碎片，这样运起来就能多了。可是，他敲了一下，那只钟发出巨大的响声。他怕别人听到了钟声会来抢他的钟，于是他在锤子敲钟时捂上了自己的耳朵。不过，即使他这样做，别人还是听得到钟声的。所以掩耳盗铃是非常愚蠢的行为，就像把头埋在沙子中一样。

（淮南子著）

捂着耳朵摇铃铛——自欺欺人（掩耳盗铃）Plug one's ears while stealing a bell

In the Spring and Autumn period, a thief had stolen a bell and intended to carry it away on his back, but the bell was too bulky and heavy to be carried, so he tried to break it into pieces with a hammer to make it easier for carrying. On his first hit, however, the bell made a loud noise. He thus feared that the ringing sound might be heard by someone, who would come to rob him of his bell. His fright made him plug his own ears, while hitting the bell with the hammer. The bell sound was, nevertheless, audible to others and therefore to stuff his ears for the purpose of stealing a bell was a stupid action it is as foolish as burying one's head in the sand.

from Huai Nanzi（淮南子著）

掩耳盗铃

在春秋战国时期，有一个小偷偷了一只钟。他准备把钟扛在背上带走。可是钟又大又沉，很难扛走。因此他想用锤子把钟敲成碎片，这样运起来就能多了。可是，他敲了一下，那只钟发出巨大的响声。他怕别人听到了钟声会来抢他的钟，于是他在锤子敲钟时捂上了自己的耳朵。不过，即使他这样做，别人还是听得到钟声的。所以掩耳盗铃是非常愚蠢的行为，就像把头埋在沙子中一样。

（淮南子著）

1.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

2.God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者 3.Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。 4.Where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

5.One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。 6.Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

7.A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 8.Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。

9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不休息，聪明孩子也变傻。 10.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。

11.More haste,less speed. 欲速则不达。 12.It's never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

13.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。 14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

15.Look before you leap. 三思而后行。 16.Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。

17.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。 18.well begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

19.It is hard to please all. 众口难调。 20.Out of sight,out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。

21.Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 22.Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。

23.First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。 24.Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

25.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 26.live not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

27.Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。 28.East or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

29.It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。 30.Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

31.Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。 32.The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

33.Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。 34.An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

35.AS the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 36.To live is to learn,to learn is to better live. 活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着 The Thirsty Pigeon口渴的鸽子 A PIGEON, oppressed by excessive thirst, saw a goblet of water painted on a signboard. Not supposing it to be only a picture, she flew towards it with a loud whir and unwittingly dashed against the signboard, jarring herself terribly. Having broken her wings by the blow, she fell to the ground, and was caught by one of the bystanders. Zeal should not outrun discretion. 有只鸽子口渴得很难受，看见画板上画着一个水瓶，以为是真的。

他立刻呼呼地猛飞过 去，不料一头碰撞在画板上，折断了翅膀，摔在地上，被人轻易地捉住了。 这是说，有些人想急于得到所需的东西，一时冲动，草率从事，就会身遭不幸。

The Raven and the Swan乌鸦和天鹅 A RAVEN saw a Swan and desired to secure for himself the same beautiful plumage. Supposing that the Swan's splendid white color arose from his washing in the water in which he swam, the Raven left the altars in the neighborhood where he picked up his living, and took up residence in the lakes and pools. But cleansing his feathers as often as he would, he could not change their color, while through want of food he perished. Change of habit cannot alter Nature. 乌鸦非常羡慕天鹅洁白的羽毛。他猜想天鹅一定是经常洗澡，羽毛才变得如此洁白无 瑕。

于是，他毅然离开了他赖以生存的祭坛，来到江湖边。他天天洗刷自己的羽毛，不但一 点都没洗白，反而因缺少食物饥饿而死。

这故事是说，人的本性不会随着生活方式的改变而改变。 The Goat and the Goatherd 山羊与牧羊人 A GOATHERD had sought to bring back a stray goat to his flock. He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons. At last the Goatherd threw a stone, and breaking its horn, begged the Goat not to tell his master. The Goat replied, "Why, you silly fellow, the horn will speak though I be silent." Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hid. 很多山羊被牧羊人赶到羊圈里。

有一只山羊不知在吃什么好东西，单独落在后面。牧羊 人拿起一块石头扔了过去，正巧打断了山羊的一只角。

牧羊人吓得请求山羊不要告诉主人， 山羊说：“即使我不说，又怎能隐瞒下去呢？我的角已断了，这是十分明显的事实。” 这故事说明，明显的罪状是无法隐瞒的。

The Miser守财奴 A MISER sold all that he had and bought a lump of gold, which he buried in a hole in the ground by the side of an old wall and went to look at daily. One of his workmen observed his frequent visits to the spot and decided to watch his movements. He soon discovered the secret of the hidden treasure, and digging down, came to the lump of gold, and stole it. The Miser, on his next visit, found the hole empty and began to tear his hair and to make loud lamentations. A neighbor, seeing him 。

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 fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail. 机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。

The fox preys farthest from home. 兔子不吃窝边草。 The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 坐井观天。

The grass is greener on the other side. 这山望着那山高。 The greatest talkers are always least doers. 语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。

The higher up, the greater the fall. 爬得高，摔得惨。 The leopard cannot change its spots. 本性难移。

The more noble, the more humble. 人越高尚，越谦虚。 The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犊不怕虎。

The outsider sees the most of the game. 旁观者清。 The pen is mightier than the sword. 笔能杀人。

The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。 There are spots in the sun. 太阳也有黑点。

There are two sides to every question. 问题皆有两面。 There is a skeleton in the cupboard. 家家有本难念的经。

There is kindness to be found everywhere. 人间处处有温情。 There is no general rule without some exception. 任何法规均有例外。

There is no medicine against death. 没有长生不老药。 There is no place like home. 金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。

There is no royal road to learning. 书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。 The style is the man. 字如其人。

The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts. 人言可畏。 The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. 水能载舟，亦能覆舟。

The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all. 清者自清，浊者自浊。 The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。

The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down. 世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。 The world is but a little place, after all. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

Think twice before you do. 三思而后行。 Things at the worst will mend. 否极泰来。

Time and tide wait for no man. 时不我待。 Time cures all things. 时间是医治一切创伤的良药。

Time flies. 光阴似箭。 Time is money. 时间就是金钱。

Time lost cannot be won again. 时光流逝，不可复得。 Time past cannot be called back again. 时间不能倒流。

Time tries all. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。 Tit for tat is fair play. 人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。

To err is human. 人非圣贤，孰能无过。 To know everything is to know nothing. 什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。

To know oneself is true progress. 人贵有自知之明。 Tomorrow never comes. 我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。

Too much familiarity breeds contempt. 过分熟悉会使人互不服气。 Too much knowledge makes the head bald. 学问太多催人老。

Too much liberty spills all. 自由放任，一事无成。 Too much praise is a burden. 过多夸奖，反成负担。

To save time is to lengthen life. 节约时间就是延长生命。 Touch pitch, and you will be defiled. 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。

Troubles never come singly. 福无双至，祸不单行。 Truth never grows old. 真理永存。

Turn over a new leaf. 洗心革面，改过自新。 Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

Two heads are better than one. 一个好汉三个帮。 Two of a trade seldom agree. 同行是冤家。

Two wrongs do not make a right. 别人错了，不等于你对了。 Unity is strength. 团结就是力量。

Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行。 Until all is over one's ambition never dies. 不到黄河心不死。

Venture a small fish to catch a great one. 吃小亏占大便宜。 Virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德远远胜过美貌。

Walls have ears. 小心隔墙有耳。 Wash your dirty linen at home. 家丑不可外扬。

Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away. 滴水穿石。 Wealth is nothing without health. 失去健康，钱再多也没用。

We know not what is good until we have lost it. 好东西，失去了才明白。 Well begun is half done. 好的开始，是成功的一半。

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水可贵。

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