谚语

常用谚语

●真理、理想 1. A little fire burns up a great deal of corn. 小火也会酿成大灾。

2. A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火,可以燎原。

3. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

4. Each man has his limitations. 人各有所短。

5. Easier said than done. 说时容易做时难。

6. Every advantage has its disadvantage. 凡事皆有利弊。

7. Every man has his liking. 人各有所好。

8. Every white has its black, and every sweet has its sour. 有白必有黑,有甜必有苦。

9. Every why has a wherefore./Everything has its seed. 凡事皆有因。 10. Everything has an end. 凡事皆有始有终。 11. Everything has its time and that time must be watched. 万事皆有时,时来不可失。 12. Grasp all, lose all. 样样都要,样样失掉。 13. More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。 14. No cross, no crown. 没有苦就没有甜。/没有困难就没有成功。 15. Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。●工作、言行 1. A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 2. Actions speak louder than words.

行动比语言更响亮。

3. An occasion lost cannot be redeemed.

机不可失,时不再来。 4. Circumstances alter cases.

特定的环境能改变事情的性质。/

具体问题具体分析。 5. Youth must have its fling.

青年阅历少,不闯不成材。

●认识、智慧 1. A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口利于病,忠言逆耳利于

行。

2. Content is happiness. 知足者常乐。

3. Cut the coat according to the cloth.

量体裁衣

4. Do not keep all your eggs in one basket. 莫把所有的蛋,放在一个篮子里。

5. Knowledge is power.

知识就是力量。

6. Never too old to learn.

活到老学到老。

●修养、做人

1. A friend is known in necessity. 患难见知交。

2. A good example is the best sermon. 身教胜于言教。

3. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

逆境出人才。 4. Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。/勤勉为成功之

本。 5.Where there is a will there is a way.

有志者事竟成。

●家庭、社会

1. Nurture is above nature.

教育胜于天赋。 2. Clothes don't make the man.

人品好坏,不在穿戴。