英语谚语出处

1.有哪些英语谚语的典故

Playing the Lute to a Cow 对牛弹琴 In ancient times was a man who played the zither very well. Once, he played a tune in front of a cow, hoping that the cow would appreciate it. The tune was melodious ,but the cow showed no reaction, and just kept on eating grass. The man sighed, and went away. This idiom is used to indicate[5IndIket]reasoning with stubborn[5stQbLn]people or talking to the wrong audience。

All for one, one for all. 人人为我，我为人人。

—— [法] Dumas pére大仲马 Other men live to eat, while I eat to live. 别人为食而生存，我为生存而食。—— Socrates 苏格拉底 Easy come, easy go. 易得者亦易失。

—— Hazlitt赫斯特 Love rules his kingdom without a sword. 爱，统治了他的王国，不用一枝利剑。—— Herbert 赫伯特 We soon believe what we desire. 我们欲望中的东西，我们很快就信以为真。

—— Chaucer乔叟 The darkest hour is that before the dawn. 黎明前的时分是最黑暗的。—— Fuller 富勒 The longest day has an end. 最难过的日子也有尽头。

—— Howell 贺韦尔 Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。—— J. Ruskin 鲁斯金 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 手中的一只鸟胜于林中的两只鸟。

—— Heywood 希伍德 One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。—— Taverner 泰维纳 A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink. 一个人可以把马带到河边，但他不能令它饮水。

—— Heywood 希伍德 One cannot eat one's cake and have it. 一个人不能把他的糕饼吃掉之后还留在手上。 —— Davies 戴维斯 Time is money. 时间就是金钱。

—— Benjamin Franklin富兰克林 Time and tide wait for no man. 时间不等人。—— Scott 斯科特 There is no rose without a thorn. 没有玫瑰花是不长刺的。

—— Ray 雷 Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。—— Smedley 斯密莱 Beggars cannot be choosers. 行乞者不得有选择。

—— Heywood 希伍德 First catch your hare. 首先必须捕获兔子，然后才能宰之。—— Thackeray 萨克雷 Victory won't come to me unless I go to it. 胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。

—— M. Moore 穆尔 A great man is always willing to be little. 伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。—— R. W. Emerson 爱默生 Cowards die many times before their deaths. 懦夫在未死之前，已身历多次死亡的恐怖了。

—— Julius Caesar 凯撒 Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real. 但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。 —— Jules Verne 凡尔纳 Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聪明。

—— Benjamin Franklin 富兰克林 Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。—— T. Fuller 富勒泰戈尔 《飞鸟集》世界上最远的距离世界上最远的距离 不是 生与死的距离 而是 我站在你面前 你不知道我爱你 世界上最远的距离 不是 我站在你面前 你不知道我爱你 而是 爱到痴迷 却不能说我爱你世界上最远的距离 不是 我不能说我爱你 而是 想你痛彻心脾 却只能深埋心底世界上最远的距离 不是 我不能说我想你 而是 彼此相爱 却不能够在一起世界上最远的距离 不是 彼此相爱 却不能够在一起 而是明知道真爱无敌 却装作毫不在意世界上最远的距离 不是 树与树的距离 而是 同根生长的树枝 却无法在风中相依 世界上最远的距离 不是 树枝无法相依 而是 相互了望的星星 却没有交汇的轨迹世界上最远的距离 不是 星星之间的轨迹 而是 纵然轨迹交汇 却在转瞬间无处寻觅世界上最远的距离 不是 瞬间便无处寻觅 而是 尚未相遇 便注定无法相聚 世界上最远的距离 是鱼与飞鸟的距离 一个在天，一个却深潜海底 In the world the farthest distance, is not lives with the distance which dies, but is, I stand in front of you, you did not know I love you. In the world the farthest distance, is not, I stand in front of you, you did not know I love you, but is, likes being infatuated, cannot say actually I love you.In the world the farthest distance, is not, I cannot say I love you, but is, thought your pain penetrating heart spleen, only can bury the moral nature deeply actually.In the world the farthest distance, is not, I cannot say I think you, but is, each other falls in love, cannot actually in the same place.In the world the farthest distance, is not, each other falls in love, cannot actually in the same place, but is clearly knew really loves invincibly, pretends not to care about actually.In the world the farthest distance, is not, tree and tree's distance, but is, grows the branch with the root, is unable in the wind to rely on one another actually. In the world the farthest distance, is not, the branch is unable to rely on one another, but is, looks out mutually the star, does not have the connection path actually. In the world the farthest distance, is not, path between star, but is, even if the path connection, in a flash between there is no place searches actually. In the world the farthest distance, is not, instantaneous then there is no place searches, but is, not yet meets, then is doomed to be unable to gather.In the world the farthest distance, is the fish and bird's distance, in the day, deeply pes actually the seabed.。

一、源于历史故事或历史事件。

历史上出现过众多的著名历史故事或事件，后人常用一简洁说法表达其内容，沿用久了就成了成语。如Sword damocles出自古代希腊的一则历史故事。

业通古希腊历史、文学的罗马杰出作家与政论家西塞罗（106BC?3BC）在其论文《图斯库拉的谈话》中写道：“纪元前4世纪西西里岛上叙拉古的统治者狄奥尼修斯一世（406BC?67BC）有个亲信的佞叫达摩克里斯，他很羡慕帝王的豪华生活，常说：“君王是人世间最幸福的人”。狄奥尼修斯为了教训这个想得君位者，在一次宴会上，要他坐在国王的宝座上，当他猛然抬头，只见头顶上有一把用头发悬着的宝剑，随时都刺到头顶的危险。

他吓得战战兢兢，如坐针毡，时刻提心吊胆，惶惶不安。由此便产生了“达摩克里斯的宝剑”这个成语，它被用来比喻临头的危险或情况的危急，类似于汉语的“千钧一发”。

又如burn one's boats(bridges)，此成语中的bridges为美国人所使用，原指古罗马朱力斯·凯撒大军乘船越过Rubicon后就把船烧了，以此向士兵指明后路已断，不可能后退。现借用来比喻“不留后路，下定决心干到底”，同汉语的“破釜沉舟“。

二、源于寓言故事。寓言是用比喻的形式说明一定的道理，是文学作品中最为短小精练的一种形式。

如kill the goose to get the eggs，源于希腊寓言，说的是曾有一个乡下人，因为发财心切杀死了自己饲养的那只能下金蛋的鹅，以为如此就可一次获得全部想象中的金块，但其结果一无所获。现借比喻只贪图眼前利益，没有长远打算。

但汉语中不说“杀鹅取卵”而说“杀鸡取卵”，喻体不同，因此汉译时须遵循汉语成语的搭配规律。又如Veper and File出自《伊索寓言》，说的是一条蝰蛇（Viper）发现一把铁锉（File），以为是一顿美餐。

但铁锉说，它的天职是咬别人，而不是被别人咬。后人借此比喻“骗人者反受人骗”，汉译时要作直译或意译处理。

三、源于神话故事。神话是关于神仙或神化的古代英雄的故事，是古代人们对自然现象和社会生活的一种天真的解释和美好向往。

如rain cats and dogs，源于北欧神话，猫对天气有很大影响，英国水手至今说：“猫尾巴藏大风”。据说驾暴风雨的巫士化为猫形。

狗是风的信号，狗和狼都是暴风雨神奥丁的随从。在德国古画中，风被画成狗头和狼头。

因此，猫被年作暴雨的象征，狗是伴随暴雨的强风，to rain cats and dogs就是to rain heavily/hard，汉译便为“下倾盆大到雨”。又如Analthea's horn，汉译常为“丰饶的羊角”。

阿玛尔忒亚（Amalthea），希腊祖籍中一神女，是宙斯（Zeus为主神，相当于罗马神话中的朱庇特Jupiter）的保姆。婴儿时宙斯由神女阿玛尔忒亚喂以羊乳。

为了感思，宙斯敲下一羊角送给她。许诺让羊角主人永远丰饶。

四、传说。传说指的是人们口头流传下来的关于某人某事的叙述。

如swan song，据传说，音乐之神阿波罗（Apollo）的灵魂进入了一只天鹅，由此产生了毕达哥斯寓言：所有杰出诗人的灵魂都进入天鹅体内。另据相传天鹅（swan）在临终前唱的歌最优美动听。

后人就用swan song来比喻诗人、作曲家、演员等的“最后作品”，这也是其汉译形式。又如Leave no stone unturned，相传公元前447年波斯奖军马多尼奥斯在希腊的普拉蒂亚兵败被杀后，留下一大批财宝在军帐里。

底比斯的波利克拉特斯搜寻却一无所获，请示德尔斐神谕后知道要“翻转所有的石头”，最后找到了财宝。现借此比喻想方设法等，汉译为“千方百计，想尽办法”。

五、源于民间飞俗。如a bird of ill omen，源出古代占卜风俗，延至今日，猫头鹰、鹳则被视为吉祥鸟）。

渡鸟嗅觉灵敏，能确定远方死尸和腐尸地点。因此渡鸟象征死亡。

猫头鹰在恶劣天气来临之前喊叫，而坏天气常带来疾病，故猫头鹰被视为丧鸟，阴森之鸟。后人以此比喻“不吉利的人，常带来不幸消息的人”，汉译也是如此。

又如a feather in your cap，汉译为“值得荣耀的事、荣誉”。源于广泛流行于亚洲和美洲印第安人当中的一种风俗：每杀死一个敌人就在头饰或帽子上加插一根羽毛。

古代吕西亚人和许多其他古人也有类似风俗，均以此来显示战绩与荣誉。 六、源于谚语。

谚语是在人闪中间流传的固定语句，用简单通俗的话反映出深刻的道理，是社会生活经验的总结。如birds of a feather,birds of a feather flock together.即“物以类聚，人以群分”，转义为“一丘之貉”。

在《鲁迅全集》中有这样一句：“增加混乱的倒是有些悲观论者……将一切作者诋为‘一丘之貉’”。其英译为In fact it is these pessimists who increase the chaos by…considering all writers birds of a feather.又如 early bird，其汉泽为“早起者，早到的人”，源出谚语The early bird gets/catches the worm.意为“捷足先登（得），先下手为强”。

比较First come,first served.意指“先到的先招待”，与前一个有所不同。 七、源于某些作品。

英语中有较好的成语出自某些作品，有的是原封未动的摘引，有的是节缩而成。如wash one's hands of a thing，可译为“洗手不干……；与……断绝关系”。

出自《马太福音》，犹太巡抚彼拉多主持审判耶稣，由于。

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。

1、A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams (J. Barrymore) 只要一个人还有追求，他就没有老。

直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。（巴里摩尔） as long as是经常用的连接词，有两个意思。

第一种表示既然、由于，同since接近，比如As long as you've offered this sports car, I'll accept it.既然你要给我这辆跑车，我就接受了。第二种意思表示只要，引导条件状语从句，这种意思较第一种常见，也就是格言中的用法。

例如，I'll let her go as long as you give me ten thousand pounds.只要你给我一万英镑，我就放了她。这时，往往可以用provided that替换。

I'll let her go provided that you give me ten thousand pounds.但显然，provided that要正式些。 这句话中还有一个词组：take the place of，它的意思是代替，这里的the一定不能省略。

例如：The computer is taking the place of TV in our lives.再例如： The word "replace" could take the place of "take the place of" in the above example.是不是有点糊涂了？在上面的例句中，take the place of也可以用replace代替。 2、A good education gives a man a great pull. 良好的教育对人是至关重要的。

（良好的教育给人很大的好处。） 这句话中的pull有着其特殊的用法。

Pull通常情况下都做动词，有拖、拉、牵的意思；但是这里的pull是名词用法，它的意思是influence, informal special influence that gives you some advantage（有利条件，影响力）。 这句话说明了一个人的成才除了会受到先天的影响，后天的良好教育也是必不可少的。

让我们来看下面一个句子： The name of his family gives him a lot of pull in this town. 在这个小镇上，他的姓氏给他带来了不少好处。 3、Take no thought for tomorrow. 莫为明日愁。

这句话出自《圣经》，意谓着未来的事情都由上帝来安排，不必为明天而烦恼。 4、The course of true love never did run smooth. 好事多磨。

这句话出自莎士比亚的作品《仲夏夜之梦》（A Midsummer Night Dream）。直译为真正的爱情往往要经历许多挫折。

Course，在这里并不是课程的意思，而是过程，进程，历程的意思。Smooth-free from problems or difficulties，没有问题的，无困难的，顺利的。

只在经过艰苦磨难的爱情，才是真正的爱情，也才会让我们更加懂得如何珍惜。 5、Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。

A feather，这里是指具有相同的羽毛。Flock，鸟群，词组a flock of可以解释为一群人，一伙人。

比较通俗地来说就是，相同羽毛的鸟类聚集在一起。大家可千万别以为是志同道合，这句话其实通常都用作贬意，有“一丘之貉”之意。

所以今后我们在用这个谚语的时候要特别注意。 6、Quality is better than quantity. 质胜于量。

Quality--the degree to which something is excellent; stand of goodness质，质量；Quantity--the fact of being measurable; amount量，数量。 我想大家知道哲学里有这样一句话，只有量的积累，才会有质的飞跃。

说明量的积累也是同样很重要的，但是在量的积累的同时，千万别忽视了质量上的要求。 7、A hedge between keeps friendship green. 保持距离，友谊常青。

Hedge，在这里做名词，解释为树篱，障碍物，也就是用于隔离的东西。在这里教大家另外一个词组，我们平时说的"脚踏两条船"用英语该如何表达呢？那就是Hedge one's bet，这里的hedge做动词用，意思是在两面下注以防损失。

引申一下也就是"脚踏两条船"。 这句话其实就是“君子之交淡如水”这样一层意思。

相似的表达句子：Good fences make good neighbors. 8、The only way to differentiate yourself from the competition is through service. 只有服务才能真正使你在竞争中凸显。 differentiate使分辨、辨别的意思，常同from和between搭配。

例如：I can't differentiate between rose and Chinese rose.我分不清玫瑰和月季。这句话也可以说成I can't differentiate rose from Chinese rose. 但这句名言中differentiate from的意思与这个例句的意思不同，它的意思是"使有差别、有特点从而区别于其他"。

那么这句话就是说在激烈的竞争下，只有优质、有特色的服务才能使企业在众多的竞争对手中显示出自己的不同，在竞争中占有一席之地。 参加面试的时候，不妨问问自己“What differentiates me from other candidates for the position?" 9、Better an open enemy than a false friend.公开的敌人胜于虚假的朋友。

这句话其中也隐含了另一种意思，那就是我们中国人常说的“明枪易躲，暗箭难防”。 Open-actions, feelings, or intentions that are not hidden or secret；公开的，在这里做形容词。

需注意的是，当open用做形容词时只能位于名词前面，比如说：an open secret一个公开的秘密； False-untrue，假的，虚伪的，不真实的； Better。than，是一个比较句式，意思是比。

好。 10、Pleasant hours fly fast.美好时光最易逝。

Pleasant：愉快的，美好的；fly：飞逝，这里形容时间过得很快，象这样的用法还有：Time flies. （时光飞逝）。 这句谚语告诉我们这样一个。

1 The only way to have a friend is to be one 2 all are not friends that speak us fair 3a man is known by his friends. 4Better an open enemy than a false friend.1.交友的唯一方法是自己必须够朋友 2.说好话的不一定都是朋友。

3.人以群分 4.公开的敌人胜于虚假的朋友。A 爱情是盲目的 Love is blind. B 被打得青一块紫一块 be beaten black and blue 不劳则无获 No pains ,no gains. 不怕迟只怕不做 Better late than never. C 此路不通 Blocks! D 当断不断，必受其患 He who hesitates is lost. F 发光的并不都是金子 All is not gold that glitters. G 过着吵吵闹闹的生活（夫妻） lead a cat and dog life J 金窝，银窝，不如自己的草窝。

East,west,home is best. 酒好不必挂幌子 Good wine needs no bush. L 良好的开端是成功的一半 Well begun is half done. N 牛饮 drink like a fish Q 情人眼里出西施 Love blinds a man to imperfections. R 认识从实践开始 Knowledge begins with practice. S 上气不接下气 out of breath T 天亮了 Day breaks;Day dawns. X 信不信由你 Believe it or not. 行动胜于空谈 Actions speak louder than words. 需要是发明之母 Necessity is the mother of invention. Y 一只耳朵进，一只耳朵出 go in at one ear and out at the other 有其父必有其子 Like father,like son. Z 这怪不着谁 No one is to blame for it. 真是活一天学一天 Live and learn. 拙匠常怪工具差 Bad workmen often blame their tools. A 爱不释手 can't bear to part with it / stand parting with it / putting it down (back, aside) / leaving it aside B 笨鸟先飞 the early bird catches the worn 彪炳史册 make/create history 博览群书 browse through/over some books be well/widely read 不尽人意 be not all roses 不惜费用 spare no expense 不遗余力 to the best of one's power 不在话下 let alone 不知所措 to be at a loss/at sea C 初出茅庐 to be young and inexperienced/to be a green hand 出神深思 be buried in thought 吹毛求疵 find faults with/be particular about 纯属偶然 purely by accident 从头到脚 from head to foot 从头至尾 from beginning to end 粗枝大叶 to be crude and careless/to be careless D 大智若愚 still waters run deep 呆若木鸡 to be dumbstruck/dumbfounded 东张西望 look around 独具匠心 be original 独立无援 （all） on one's own 对牛弹琴 to cast pearls before a swine/to play the lute to a cow G 敢作敢为 be aggressive 隔墙有耳 Walls have ears. 公事公办 Business is business. 固执己见 stick to one's own opinions 刮目相看 look at sb differently/with new eyes/regard sb in a totally different light 寡廉鲜耻 be shameless H 毫无怨言 without complaint 画蛇添足 to plant the lily/to draw a snake and add feet to it 黄粱美梦 a dream/a fond dream 挥金如土 to spend money like water/dirt 悔过自新 turn over a new leaf J 坚持不渝 hold on/out 坚如磐石 as solid as a rock 艰苦奋斗 fight one's way 贱买贵卖 buy cheap and sell dear 焦躁不安 be restless 精力充沛 be full of energy 酒肉朋友 fair-weather friend 九死一生 a narrow escape 居高临下 be commanding K 开门见山 to come/get to the point 空中楼阁 a castle in the air M 毛遂自荐 to offer to do sth./to volunteer one's service 没精打采 feel blue 每况愈下 go from bad to worse P 旁敲侧击 beat around/about the bush 平安无恙 safe and sound 平易近人 be approachable Q 恰好相反 just on the contrary/just the opposite 恰到好处 to the point 巧舌如簧 to have a smooth tongue 千方百计 try every means 倾国倾城 to be extremely beautiful 全心全意 heart and soul R 仁至义尽 do our best 如释重负 take a load/weight off sb's mind S 三思而行 look before you leap 深思熟虑 turn over 生动逼真 true to life 生机勃勃 look alive 生死攸关 between/of life and death 世世代代 from age to age 首屈一指 second to none 熟能生巧 Practice makes perfect. 数以百计 by hundreds 水泄不通 be blocked with crowds of people 随机应变 rise to the occasion T 挑挑拣拣 pick and choose W 玩忽职守 neglect one's duty 无论如何 in any case 无与伦比 beyond compare 勿庸置疑 no doubt X 洗耳恭听 be a good listener 喜形于色 One's face brightened/lit up. 小心为妙 One cannot be too careful. 相差甚远 not nearly 心安理得 feel at ease 悬梁刺股 to be very/extraordinarily hard-working 血浓于水 Blood is thicker than water. Y 妖魔鬼怪 evil spirits 一箭双雕 Kill two birds with one stone. 一举双得 Kill two birds with one stone. 一事无成 accomplish nothing 一笑了之 laugh off 易如反掌 to be a piece of cake/to be as easy as turning over one's hand 引人入胜 be attractive 引人注目 be attractive 犹豫不决 beside over/hesitate over 有福同享 有难同当 for better or (for) worse Z 掌上明珠 an apple in one's eye/a pearl in the palm 直呼其名 call a person by name 自吹自擂 boast 自高自大 look big。

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。

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）

The Dog in the Manger出自《伊索寓言》（Aesop's Fables），有一篇狗站马槽的故事，说的是一头狗躺在堆满稻草的马槽里，狗是不吃草的动物，而当马或牛一走进稻草时，这头狗却朝着马，牛狂哮，不准食草动物享用。

因此，“狗站马槽”就成了一个家喻户晓的成语而进入英语中，常用来比喻a person who prevents others from enjoying sth that is useless to himself; a churlish fellow who will neither use a thing himself nor let others use it，讽刺那些占据说职位或某些物质却不做事的人。

The Dog in the Manger is a fable attributed to Aesop, concerning a dog who one afternoon lay down to sleep in the manger. On being awoken, he ferociously kept the cattle in the farm from eating the hay on which he chose to sleep, even though he was unable to eat it himself, leading an ox to mutter the moral of the fable:

People often begrudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves.

The phrase is proverbial, referring to people who prevent others from having something that they themselves have no use for. A typical example is the child who discards a toy — until a sibling tries to play with it. Then the first child becomes possessive about something they no longer wanted.

A twist on the story was used by Charles Schulz in a "Peanuts" strip, in which Lucy van Pelt acquires a baseball card of Charlie Brown's favorite player, and she refuses to give it to him. After he leaves disconsolately, she decides she doesn't really like the card that well, and throws it away.

In Spanish, the story is called El Perro del Hortelano, or The Vegetable Gardener's Dog.

The metaphor is also attributed to Jesus in The Gospel of Thomas by comparing the dog with the Pharisees.

起源于 民间口语，也有一部分源于 文化典籍或 宗教文献。

它们源远流长，在历史长河里兼收并蓄，得到不断的丰富和发展。经过千锤百炼，终成为简洁生动、意味深长、富有哲理的英语的精华。

本文主要从 民间口语、文化典籍和 宗教文献3 个方面对英语谚语的 起源进行了探讨，旨在揭示谚语所反映的社会的发展进程、人民群众的思想观念、价值取向及其超越时空的价值和意义。恩格斯在《自然辩证法：劳动在从猿到人转变过程中的作用》中指出：“语言是从劳动当中并和劳动一起产生出来的”[1 ]语言是一种社会存在物，是随着人类的实践而形成发展起来的交流系统，是人类社会实践的共同创造物。

作为日常口语的一部分，谚语的 起源十分悠久。其源头是人类先民的生产劳动，他们的实践、感知和经验，经过漫长的历史进程，不断积累、概括和提炼，并随着社会的发展和人们活动范围的扩大，传播开来。

始于 民间口语的英语谚语，在传流的过程中，伴随文字的出现，逐渐进入到书面文献中。 文化典籍中的“雅谚”有些可追溯到民间流传的“俗谚”，有些已不可考，但萌生于 民间口语或是由某些大众化说法提炼而来应是不争的事实。

本文主要从 民间口语、文化典籍、宗教文献3 个方面对英语谚语的 起源进行探讨，旨在揭示谚语所反映的人类生产、生活历程和超越时空的价值和意义。一、民间口语谚语是在群众中流传的固定语句，用简单通俗的话反映出深刻的道理。

英语谚语绝大多数来自民间，是人民群众生活经验的总结，凝结着人民大众的智慧。英语谚语中有大量关于农业生产、气象、渔牧、狩猎的谚语，如气象谚语、节令谚语、农事要诀等，通常称为“农谚”。

Evening red and morning grey are the signs of a fineday. （晚霞红，晨雾蒙，天会晴。） A red sky at night is the shepherds'delight . （向晚天发红，羊倌喜盈盈。）

Rain from the east ; wet two days at the least . （风雨东方起，至少两天雨。） 这几个谚语反映的都是气象常识，如热冷的交替，晚霞、晨雾主晴等，都是从事农业生产的先民长期的经验积累形成的对天气的认识。

Ill weeds grow fast . （杂草长得快。） Out of old field comes new corn. （老田出新谷。）

A year of snow , a year of plenty. （瑞雪兆丰年。） After a rainy winter follows fruitful spring. （今冬雨水足，来春果满枝。）

这几条谚语反映了人民群众对田地、庄稼特点的认识，还表达了他们对五谷丰登的祈盼。先民们生产工具落后，生活条件恶劣，随时面临着毒蛇猛兽的侵袭和疾病带来的死亡，加之当时交通不便，隔山隔水，交流少，活动范围窄，所以“家”的观念在人们心中非常强。

面对严酷的大自然，他们唯有在“家”里才能得到慰藉，找到安全感。下面的几条谚语正是“家”或乡土观念的反映。

East or west , home is best . （东好西好，家里最好。） There is no place like home. （没有什么地方能像家里一样。）

Better at home than a mile away from it . （在家万般好，出门时时难。） Every one seeks his own house. （家是自己的好先民们除从事繁重的农业生产劳动外，还会打猎或捕鱼以弥补生活的匮乏，这方面的经验在英语谚语中也有所反映。

Hunger drives the wolf out of the woods. （饥饿引狼出森林。） Great fish are caught in great waters. （要抓大鱼，就下大海。）

The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at the everybait . （爱咬钩的鱼逃不掉。） A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. （一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林。）

An old fox is not easily snared. （老狐狸难上圈套。） Two dogs will kill a lion. （两狗可杀一狮。）

If you run after two hares , you will catch neither.（一人追二兔，难免两手空。） 人类早期的生产劳动，由于生产工具原始，完全靠体力，靠长时间的辛苦劳作，翻土、播种、收割都有时间、季节限制，耽误不得，正所谓“农时不可误”；又由于渐渐意识到生命无常，生命短暂，因而感叹时光短促、劝人珍惜时间的英语谚语不少。

All time is no time when it is gone. （光阴一去不复返。） Time is money. （时间就是金钱。）

Time flies. （时光如梭。） 早期的人类势单力薄，无论是农耕或狩猎，都以群体出动、集体协作为主，有些英谚正是反映集思广益、共同协作这方面生活的。

So many heads so many wits. （三个臭皮匠，抵个诸葛亮。） Many hands make light work. （人手多，好办事。）

Two eyes see more than one. （两只眼睛比一只眼睛看得清。） Drop by drop the oceans are filled ; stone by stonethe walls are built . （涓滴之水汇成海；一石一石筑成墙。）

英语属于印欧语系，印欧语系的原创型文化滥觞于古希腊文化。古希腊所处的地理位置正居于尼罗河、两河、小亚细亚和南欧之“要冲”，生活在希腊半岛和爱琴海诸岛的先民从海中取食，靠海吃海，久而久之，便形成了海洋型文化特点。

后来的英伦三岛又为大海环抱，受之于古希腊的海洋文化因子得以传承、光大。英语谚语中有大量涉及海上航行、经风受雨、捕鱼捉蟹的内容，这正是英语民族，以及整个西语民族地理位置和海洋型文化的反映。

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