英语的谚语或成语

1.用英语的谚语或成语

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

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差。 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 blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别情更深。 A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。 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 contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。

Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜於雄辩。 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 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。 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。

A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。 A good example is the best sermon. 身教胜似言教。

A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。 A good fame is better than a good face. 好的名望胜於好的相貌。

A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近亲。 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 winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。 A happy heart makes a blooming visage. 心花怒放，笑逐颜开。

A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 时势造英雄。 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 little is better than none. 聊胜於无。

A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤溃於蚁穴。 A little neglect may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。

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。

All covet, all lose. 贪多必失。 All is fair in war. 兵不厌诈。

All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的东西并不都是黄金。 All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。

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 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。

A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。 A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘。

A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。 A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用。

A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。 A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。

A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 祸从口出。 A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink. 牵马到河易，强马饮水难。

A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge. 有宝何必人前夸。 A match will set fire to a large building. 星星之火，可以燎原。

Ambition never dies until there is no way out. 不到黄河心不死 A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。 Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。 An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙。

An evil chance seldom comes alone. 祸不单行。 A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在於晨。 An old physician, and a young lawyer. 医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. 乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 预防胜於治疗。

Answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。 A penny saved is a penny earned. 省钱就是赚钱。

经典英语谚语50句 1. Waste not,want not. 俭以防匮。

2. From saving comes having. 富有来自节俭。 3. A penny saved is a penny gained. 省一文是一文。

4. Take care of the pence and the pound will take care of themselves. 金钱积少便成多。 5. Frugality is an estate alone. 节俭本身就是一宗财产。

6. He that regards not a penny,will lavish a pound. 小钱不知节省，大钱将滥花。 7. Small gains bring great wealth. 积小利，成巨富。

8. Many a little makes a mickle. 积少便成多。 9. As the touchstone tries gold,so gold tries man. 试金之石可试金，正如黄金能试人。

10. Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。 11. The path to glory is always rugged. 光荣之路常坎坷。

12. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要人肯试。 13. The fire is the test of gold;adversity of strong man. 烈火试真金，困苦炼壮士。

14. Great hopes make great man. 远大的希望造就伟大的人物。 15. No way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前无险路。

16. A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平静的大海决不能造就出熟练的水手。 17. The good seaman is known in bad weather. 坏天气下才能识得出良好的海员；要识好海员，须凭坏天气。

18. The best hearts are always the bravest. 行为最勇敢的人心地总是最善良。 19. We must not lie down,and cry,God help us. 求神不如求己。

20. He that falls today may be up again tomorrow. 今天跌倒的人也许明天就会站起。 21. Rome was not built in a day. 罗马并非一日可建成；坚持必成。

22. Success belongs to the persevering. 胜利属于坚忍不拔的人。 23. We must repeat a thousand and one times thatperseverance is the only road to success. 我们要多次重申：不屈不挠是取得胜利的唯一道路。

24. Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth. 十九次失败，到第二十次获得成功，这就叫坚持。 25. Step by step the ladder is ascended. 登梯需要逐级登。

26. Adversity leads to prosperity. 困苦通向昌盛。 27. Patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和专心会使我们度过难关。

28. Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her. 做事只要有耐心，到头总会有好运；耐心候好运，好运常会来。 29. All things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要肯等待，一切都会按时来。

30. Constant dropping wears the stone. 滴水不绝可穿石。 31. Omelets are not made without breaking of eggs. 鸡蛋不打破，蛋卷做不成；不甘愿吃苦，则预期效果达不到。

32. The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down. 世界好似一把梯，有人上去有人下。 33. There needs a long apprenticeship to understand the mystery of the world's trade. 要知世事奥秘多，须要长期作学徒。

34. Life is sweet. 生活是可爱的；人无不好生（恶死）。 35. Where there is life,there is hope. 生命不息，希望长在。

36. Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生并不全是吃喝玩乐。 37. Much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of. 眼前发生许多事，有些我们并不知。

38. Fortune knocks once at least at every man's door. 人人都有走运的一天。 39. If you are too fortunate,you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate,nobody will know you. 运气太好，见人不睬；运气太坏，无人理会。

40. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 每一个人都是自身幸福的建筑师。 41. Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth. 记得年轻时所作蠢事的人是幸福的。

42. Misfortunes never (seldom) come alone (single). 祸不单行。 43. Misfortune is a good teacher. 不幸是良好的教师。

44. Misfortunes come at night. 祸常生于不测。 45. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 恶运临头后，才知幸运贵。

46. Adversity makes a man wise,not rich. 患难能使人聪明，但不能使人富有。 47. Live and learn. 活到老，学到老。

48. It is never too old to learn. 为学不怕年高。 49. A man becomes learned by asking questions. 要长学问，就得多问；多问则业精。

50. There is no royal road to learning. 学问无坦途。

Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。

Once a man and twice a child.一次老，两次小。 Once a thief, always a thief.偷盗一次，做贼一世。

Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 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 eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百闻不如一见。

One false move may lose the game.一着不慎，满盘皆输。 One good turn deserves another.行善积德。

One hour today is worth two tomorrow.争分夺秒效率高。 One man's fault is other man's lesson.前车之鉴。

One never loses anything by politeness.讲礼貌不吃亏。 One swallow does not make a summ一燕不成夏。

One's words reflect one's thinking.言为心声。 Out of debt, out of danger.无债一身轻。

Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻。 Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心为静。

Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。 Penny wise, pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。

Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。 Please the eye and plague the heart. 贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。

Pleasure comes through toil.苦尽甘来。 Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。 Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。

Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。 Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。

Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。 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。

Pull the chestnut out of fire.火中取栗。 Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。

Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助。 Reading enriches the mind.开卷有益。

Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。 Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。

Rome is not built in a day冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。 Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。

Seeing is believing.眼见为实。 Seek the truth from facts.实事求是。

Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.智者当差，不用交代。 Set a thief to catch a thief.以贼捉贼。

Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算账。 Something is better than nothing.聊胜于无。

Soon learn, soon forgotten.学得快，忘得快。 Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快，烂得快。

Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。 Still water run deep.静水常深。

Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。 Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。

Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。 Talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。

Talk of the devil and he will appear.说曹操，曹操就到。 Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。

Teach others by your example.躬亲示范。 The best hearts are always the bravest.无私者无畏。

The best man stumbles.伟人也有犯错时。 The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盗铃。

The danger past and God forgotten.过河拆桥。 The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。

The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗。 The devil knows many things because he is old.老马识途。

The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有时也会说真话。 The die is cast.木已成舟。

The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。 The end justifies the means.只要目的正当，可以不择手段。

The end makes all equal.死亡面前，人人平等。 The eye is bigger than the belly.贪多嚼不烂。

The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而绕远路。 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 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。 。

Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人（意指：对于高声发出恐吓，或惯于大声吼叫的人，勿须当真）。

Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日（意指：大家都有走运的一天）。

Dog does not eat dog.同类不相残；同室不操戈

As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.偷羊偷羔都是绞（死）；偷大偷小统是贼（意指：一不做，二不休）。

There's a black sheep in every flock.每一羊群里都会有一只黑羊，丑儿子家家有（意指：每个家里都会有个败家子。）

He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做绵羊，早晚喂豹狼（人弱受人欺）。

The sheep who talks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton.羊向狼乞求和平，很快就会变成羊肉（意指，切勿向敌人乞求和平）

Fact speak louder then words 事实胜于雄辩 Business is the salt of life. 事业是人生的第一需要。

By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. 读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。 Cannot see the wood for the trees. 一叶障目，不见泰山。

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。

Cheats never prosper. 骗人发不了财。 Children are what the mothers are. 耳濡目染，身教言传。

Choose an author as you choose a friend. 择书如择友。 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。

Count one's chickens before they are hatched. 蛋未孵先数雏。 Courtesy on one side only lasts not long. 来而不往非礼也。

Creep before you walk. 循序渐进。 Cry for the moon. 海底捞月。

Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的。 Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。

Diamond cuts diamond. 强中自有强中手。 Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。

Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人。 Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。

Do it now. 机不可失，时不再来。 Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。

Don't claim to know what you don't know. 不要不懂装懂。 Don't have too many irons in the fire. 不要揽事过多。

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. 不要小题大做。 Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。

Don't put the cart before the horse. 不要本末倒置。 Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。

Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 不要班门弄斧。 Do well and have well. 善有善报。

Each bird love to hear himself sing. 孤芳自赏。 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。

Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。 Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。

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。 Empty vessels make the greatest sound. 实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。

Envy has no holidays. 忌妒之人无宁日。 Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，必有一失。

Even reckoning makes long friends. 亲兄弟，明算账。 Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。

Everybody's business is nobody's business. 人人负责，等于没人负责。 Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在。

Every dog has his day. 谁都有得意的时候。 Every door may be shut, but death's door. 人生在世，唯死难逃。

Every heart has its own sorrow. 各人有各人的苦恼。 Every little helps a mickle. 聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost. 人不为己，天诛地灭。 Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。

Every man has his hobbyhorse. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。 Every man has his weak side. 人人都有弱点。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。 Every minute counts. 分秒必争。

Every mother's child is handsome. 孩子是自己的好。 Every potter praises hit pot. 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。

Everything is good when new, but friends when old. 东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。 Example is better then percept.。

1.Rain Cats and Dogs 倾盆大雨；大雨磅沱。

They had to put off the picnic because it was raining cats and dogs.

由于下着倾盆大雨，他们不得不把野餐延期。

2.In Dog Days 三伏天；酷暑期

I can do nothing but swimming in dog days.

在大热天里除了游泳，我什么也不做。

3.A Cat Has Nine Lives 猫有九命；生命力极强的人（英国古老谚语）

The old man has been alive since he caught a bad cancer twenty years ago, as he often says, “I'm a cat with nine lives.”

20 年前得了癌症的老人仍然活得好好的，正如他经常说的：“我的生命力强。”

4.A Dark Horse 黑马；爆冷门

Our girls' football team was a dark horse in the last League Match.

在上次联赛中我们的女子足球对爆了冷门。

5. Uncle Sam 山姆大叔；美国人 （美国人的绰号）

I said in a low voice, “Uncle Sam will not help me again.”

我低声地说：“美国人再不会帮我了。”

6.Neither Fish Nor Flesh 不伦不类；非驴非马

I have a toy. It doesn't look like a man or an animal, my friend Jack said, “It's neither fish nor flesh.

我有件玩具。它不象人也不象动物，我朋友杰克说那是个不伦不类的东西。

7.Time Is Money 一刻千金；一寸光阴一寸金 （出自美国杰出科学家富兰克林）

We should copy those people's examples, because they believe that time is money.

我们应该以那些人为榜样，因为他们相信时间很宝贵。

8.John Bulls 英国佬；约翰牛 （英国人的绰号）

My father's new friend is a computer engineer, he is a real John Bulls.

我父亲的新交朋友是个电脑工程师，是个真正的英国人。

9.Pull the Chestnuts out of the fire. 火中取栗；替别人冒险

The boys were pulling chestnuts out of the fire for the thieves, but they were too young to know it.

这些男孩在为偷贼冒险，但是他们太小还不知道。

10.A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 披着羊皮的狼；面善心恶的人

I regarded him as my best friend until I realized that he was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

我一直把他看作是我最好的朋友，到后来才了解他是个面善心恶的家伙。

其它还有：Keep up with the Jonesses （赶上时髦，同别人比阔气）；Crocodile Tears （鳄鱼泪，假慈悲；假哭）； Blue Jeans （蓝布工作服；蓝色牛仔裤）；Show One's Cards （摊牌；公开意图；最后决一雌雄）；A Honey Time （蜜月；甜蜜时光）；Burn One's Boats/Bridges （破釜沉舟；自断后路）；Sour Grapes （酸葡萄；可望而不可及的事）。

(Where)There is a will ,there is a way. 有志者，事竞成 The on-lookers see most of games. 旁观者清 Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风 The best sack before it be full. 适可而止 Three cobbers with their wits combined equal ZhuGeliang the master mind. 三个臭皮匠顶得上一个诸葛亮 The mantis stalks the cicida but behind them lurks the oriol. 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 The weasel goes to pay respeap to the hen not with the best of intentions.=The weasel pays hen with evil intend. 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年----没安好心 This ShiMazhao tricks is obvious to every man in the street. 司马昭之心-----路人皆知 The Eight Fairies crossed the sea each displaying his own talent. 八仙过海，各显神通 The monk can run away but not the monastery. 跑了和尚跑不了庙 The burned child dreads the fire. 挨过烫的孩子怕火（一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳） The fox may grow grey ,but never good. 狐狸可以变老，但不会变好 There is no tree but bears some fruit. 无花不结果 There is no fire without some smoke. 无烟不起火 Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不等人 Two eyes can see more than one. 两只眼睛总比一只眼睛看得清 Talking mends no holes. 空谈无济于事 （There is） no rose without a thorn. 没有不带刺的玫瑰 Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. 小事留意，大事顺利 To see is to believe. 眼见为实 The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃 To say is one thing and to do is another. 说归说，做归做 To mention the wolf's name is to see the name . 谈虎色变 To save time is to lengthen life. 节省时间就是延长生命 To know everything is to know nothing. 大智若愚 To know oneself is true knowledge. 人贵自知。

以下供参考.Give everyone his due.一视同仁.Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕.A young idler,an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲.Every bean has its black.金无足赤，人无完人.He that promises too much means nothing.轻诺者寡信.He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.欲加之罪，何患无词.The heart is seen in wine.酒后吐真言.He that runs fastest gets the ring.捷足先登.Riches have wings.富贵无常.Nothing is easier than fault-finding.站着说话不腰痛.Diamonds cut diamonds.棋逢对手，将遇良才.The best of friends must part.天下没有不散的宴席.No fire without smoke.无风不起浪.It is the first step that is troublesome.万事开头难.Go to the sea,if you would fish well.不入虎穴，焉得虎子.Fact is stranger than fiction.大千世界，无奇不有.Wealth is nothing without health.健康胜于财富.A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.江山易改，本性难移.Art is long,life is short.生命短暂，艺术长存.A friend is best found in adversity.患难见真情.You are never too old to learn.活到老学到老.We begun is half done.良好的开端等于成功的一半.Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.忠言逆耳利于行.Time tries all things.时间检验一切.Practice is better than precept.身教重于言教.Knowledge is a treasure,but practice is key to it.实践得真知.Doing everything is doing nothing.贪多嚼不烂.Faith moves mountains.精诚所至，金石为开.He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight.正人先正己.Score twice before you cut once.三思而后行.Keeping is harder than winning.创业不易，守业更难.It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.智者不上两次当.He sits no sure that sits too high.高处不胜寒.Good (or Great) wits jump.英雄所见略同.。

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