英文成语与谚语

英文成語

A bad workman always blames his tools劣工尤器

A bargain is a bargain說話要算數

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush一鳥在手勝於二鳥在林

A book that is shut is but a block開卷有益

A burnt child dreads the fire一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩

A contended mind is a perpetual feast知足常樂

A drowning man will catch a straw飢不擇食

A fault confessed is half redresses肯認錯是改過的一半

A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks愚者多語,智者講話

A friend in need is a friend indeed患難見真情

A friend is a second self朋友乃第二個自己

A good beginning makes a good ending善始必有善終

A good book is the purest essence of a human soul好書是人類靈魂最純淨的精髓A heart of steel鐵石心腸

A hop and a skip地方很近

A Jack of all trades is master of none樣樣通樣樣鬆

A leopard cannot change his spots江山易改品性難移

A little learning is a dangerous thing一知半解最危險

A man is know by the company he keeps觀其友知其人

A man's reach should exceed his grasp多多益善

A miss is as good as a mile差之毫釐失之千釐

A new broom sweeps clean新官上任三把火

A penny saved is a penny earned聚沙可以成塔,積水可以成河

A pin a day is great a year聚沙可以成塔,積水可以成河

A promise is a promise一言為定

A rolling stone gathers no moss滾石不生苔; 轉業不聚財

A soft answer turneth away wrath忍一句,息一怒

A stitch in time saves nine及時行事,事半功倍

A woman's strength is her tongue能言善辯

A word spoken is past recalling一言既出駟馬難追

Absence makes the heart grow fonder小別勝新婚

Accidents will happen人有旦夕禍福

Actions speak louder than words行動勝於雄辯

Advice when most needed is least heeded忠言逆耳

After rain comes sunshine雨過必天晴

All good things come to an end天下沒有不散的席

All is well that ends well吉人自有天相

All of one's life is music - if we tough the notes right and in tune人生如音樂

All roads lead to Rome條條大路通羅馬；行行都會出狀元

All that glitters is not gold人不可貌相

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy玩物喪志

An apple a day keeps the doctor away一日一蘋果,醫生遠離我

An eye for an eye; and a tooth for a tooth以眼還眼,以牙還牙

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; A pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity樂觀者在災難中見到機會,悲觀者在機會中見到災難

April showers bring May flowers五月花帶來六月雨

As a you sows, so shall you reap種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆

Ask and you shall receive勤問必有所得

Ask no questions and hear no lies少打聽就聽不到假話

Bad news travels fast好事不出門，壞事傳千里

Barking dogs seldom bite會叫的狗不會咬人

Be it ever so humble , there is no lace like home在家日日好

Beauty is but skin-deep人不可貌相

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder情人眼裡出西施

Beauty is only skin deep人不可貌相

Beggars mustn't be choosers饑者不該擇食

Better be alone than in bad company與其交壞友，不如不交友

Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse寧為雞首不為牛尾

Better bend than break寧曲勿折；大丈夫能屈能伸

Better do it than wish it done求人不如求己

Better later than never亡羊補牢,永不為遲

Beyond one's grasp鞭長莫及

Birds of a feather flock together物以類聚

Blessings are not valued till they are gone失去才知珍貴

Blood is thicker than water血濃于水/近鄰不如遠親

Books are to mankind what memory is to the individual書本對於人類,就好像記憶對於個人Books cannot be kitted by fire書不會被戰火所燒

Business before pleasure工作先於玩樂

Calamity is man's touchstone患難見真情

Care kills a cat憂慮致命

Charity begins at home齊家才能治國

Clothes make the man人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝

Comparisons are odious人比人，氣死人

Constant dripping wears away the stone滴水可穿石

Courtesy costs nothing禮多人不怪

Cross your heart你發誓

Crows do not pick crow's eyes同類不相殘

Custom makes all things easy習慣成自然

Cut diamond","強中自有強中手

Death is preferable to slavery不自由毋寧死

Deeds, not words行動勝於空談

Diamond cuts強中自有強中手

Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true字典就好像手錶,最差的總比沒有好，最好的悖不能要他走得分秒不差

Do (to others) as you would have others do to you已所不欲，物施於人

Do in Rome as the Romans do入鄉隨俗

Don't beat a dead horse別再做無用之功

Don't brush me off不要敷衍我

Don't change horses in midstream過河途中莫換馬

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched別打如意算盤

Don't cross the bridge till you come to it不要杞人憂天

Don't let me down別叫我失望

Don't put all your eggs in one basket不要孤注一擲

Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today今天的事今天做

Don't put the cart before the horse勿本末倒置

Don't quarrel with your bread and butter勿自砸飯碗

Don't speak ill of others behind their backs不要在背後說人壞話

Don't teach your grandmother to such eggs勿班門弄斧

Don't turn me down不要拒絕我

Don't wash your dirty linen in public家醜不出外傳

Don't mistake generosity for cowardice勿將寬容誤為怯懦

Doubt is the beginning of wisdom懷疑是智慧的開端

Dying is as natural as living生死由命，富貴在天

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise早睡早起健康，富有，又聰明

Easier said than done說比做容易

East or west, home is best金窩銀窩不如自家的狗窩

Easy come, easy go旋得旋失

Education deals with the development of the intellectual powers of men教育與人的智力發展有關

Empty vessels make the most sound空瓶響叮噹

Envy and wrath shorten the life疾妒和憤怒會縮短生命

Even Homer sometimes nods智者千慮,必有一失

Every cloud has a silver lining否極泰來

Every dog has his/its day十年風水輪流轉

Every little helps積少成多

Every man has his humor人各有其個性, 十個人十個樣

Every man has his taste人各有所好

Every oak must be an acorn萬丈高樓平地起

Everybody is equal before the law法律之前人人平等

Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody每個人都是月亮,都有不想告訴人的陰暗面

Everything is good for something天生我才必有用

Everything must have a beginning萬事需從頭

Everything's business is nobody's business眾人之事無人管

Experience is the best teacher前事不忘，後事之師

Experience is the extract of suffering經驗是受苦的結晶

Extremes meet物極必反

Fact is stranger than fiction事實比虛構更離奇

Faith will move mountains信仰力能移山/天下無難事，只怕有心人

Familiarity makes contempt親不敬，熟生蔑

Fine feathers make fine birds人靠衣裝，佛靠人裝

First come, first served先到先得

Fly off the handle發脾氣

Forewarned is forearmed凡事預則立

Forgive and forget既往不咎

Friendships multiply joys and divide grief","有福同享，難同當

Gate - crasher凡事看開些，不要太衝動

Gather your rosebuds while you may花開堪折直須折，莫待無花空折枝

Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration","天才是用靠一分天命(靈感)及九十九分努力所造就

Gentlemen agreement君子協定

Give a dog a bad name and hang him欲加之罪,何患無詞

Give him a inch and he will take a yard得寸進尺

God helps those who help themselves天助自助者

Good fortune is never good till it is lost失去才知珍貴

Grasp all, lose all貧多必失

Great minds think alike英雄所見略同

Habit is second nature習慣是人的本性

Hand me down由兄長傳下來的舊衣服

Handsome is as handsome does慷慨大方始為美

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way快樂的家庭都是相似的；不快樂的家庭的慘痛卻是各有不同

Happy is he who is content知足常樂

Harm set, harm get害人終害已

Haste makes waste欲速則不達

He is poor but has a noble mind他人窮志不窮

He see things not people他論事不論人

He that touches pitch shall be defiled近朱者赤,近墨者黑

He who has health has hope","擁有健康就擁有希望(留得青山在不怕沒柴燒)

He who has hope has everything","懷有希望者, 便擁有一切

He who hesitates is lost","猶豫不定，良機失盡

He who hunts for flowers will find flowers; and he who loves weeds will find weeds","尋覓鮮花的人將得到花朵,而想要,野草的,就得到野草。你想的是什麼,就會得到什麼

He who lies down with dogs will rise with fleas近朱者赤，近墨者黑

He who loves another tries truly to understand the other能愛人的人,就會誠心的設法去了解他們

Health is above wealth健康比財富更重要

Health is better than wealth健康比財富更重要

Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure天網恢恢，疏而不漏

Hide not your light under a bushel勿過分謙沖以致埋沒才能

Hold fast to the words of your ancestors謹守古訓

Honest is the best policy誠實為上策

Houses are built of bricks and stones, but homes are made of love alone屋由磚石建；家由愛所築

How about a bite隨便吃些什麼吧

Human suffering is mostly made by man himself人的苦難多半是他們自做自受

Hunger is the best sauce饑不擇食

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it雖然我不認同你的意見,但我寧死也會保衛你的發言權

I had no shoes and complained until I met a man who had no feet我常抱怨沒鞋穿，直到我遇見一個沒有雙腳的人

I have my limit我的忍耐度有限

I hope you in the roll我希望你也能來

I think therefore I am我思故我在

I'm pissed你把我惹怒了

I'm trying to make ends meet我盡力要使收支平衡

Idle folk has the least leisure懶惰的人才說沒空

If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich如果一個自由的社會沒法幫助多數的窮人,那麼相對的，也不能保護少數的富人

If at first you don't succeed, try's again不成功，再努力。

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome如果沒有冬天,便顯不出春天的喜悅; 如果人不偶爾嘗到不幸的感覺，便顯不出幸福的美好

If you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter吃得苦中苦，方為人上人

Ignorance is no innocence but sin無知不是單純,是種罪惡

Ill news travels apace壞事傳千里

In everyone's mouth膾炙人口

In for a penny, in for a pound一不做二不休

In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends得意時，朋友識我；失意時，我識朋友

In the beginning was the word太初有道

In the hole久債

In the red久債

It is always a pleasure to greet a friend from afar有朋自遠方來

It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good凡事有利亦有弊(幾家歡樂,幾家愁)

It is better to fight for good than to fail at the ill寧為善而鬥，毋屈服於惡

It is easy to be wise after the event不經一事，不長一智

It is more blessed to give than to receive施比受更有福

It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom你可以輕易的了解他人,卻很難真正的剖析自己。如果你能確切實際的判斷自己,你是一位具有真正智慧的人

It is never too late to learn學習永遠不嫌晚。活到老學到老

It is never too late to mend亡羊補牢為時未晚

It is no use crying over split milk覆水難收

It never rains but it pours不雨則已,一雨如柱...好事接踵而來,禍不單行

It's a matter of time這是遲早的問題

It's dying art這是已失傳的手藝

It's not over till it's over事到最後才見分曉

Justice has long arms天網恢恢，疏而不漏

Keep good men company and you shall be of the number三人行必有我師

Keep in touch保持聯絡

Keep something for a rainy day有備無患;為雨綢謬

Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs殺雞取卵

Kill two birds with one stone一舉兩得

Knowledge is knowing a fact; wisdom is knowing what to do with the fact知識是知道事實；智慧是知道如何去運用事實

Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another知識是一件事，美德又是另一件事了

Knowledge is power知識就是力量

Knowledge makes one humble; ignorance makes one proud知識使人謙遜；而無知使人驕縱Knowledge makes one humble; ignorance makes one proud知識使人謙遜；無知使人驕縱Labor conquers everything勤奮則天下無難事

Language is the road map of a culture語言是文化的路線圖

Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone世界能與你同樂，但不能陪你哭泣

lay the cards on the table將自己的底細通通擺出來

Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back學如逆水行舟,不進則退

Least said soonest mended多言惹禍

Less is more簡單就是美

Let bygones be bygones既往不咎

Let sleeping dog lie勿惹事生非

Let's get it straight我們打開天窗說亮話吧

Let's go ditch我們各付各的吧

Life teaches us to be less harsh with ourselves and with others生活教我們不要對任何人太嚴苛，包括你自己

Like father, like son有其父必有其子

Like knows like惺惺相惜

Little money, few friends錢少朋友少

Little strokes fell great oaks只要工夫深，鐵杵磨成繡花針,

Live and learn活到老學到老

Live and let live自己活著，也讓別人活著

Look before you leap三思而後行

Lookers-on see most of the game旁觀者清

Love me little, love me long愛情要細水長流

Love me, love my dog愛屋及烏

Make hay while the sun shines勿失良機

Make yourself comfortable不用約束(招待客人時說的話)

Man cannot have dignity without loving the dignity of his fellow不尊重他人的人，自己就不會有尊嚴

Man proposes, God dispose謀事生人,成事在天

Mankind must put an end to war or will put an end to mankind人們不消滅戰爭，戰爭就消滅人類

Many a little makes a miracle聚少可以成多

Many happy returns of the day祝你生日快樂

Many kinfolk，few friends親戚易得，朋友難求

Men are know by the company they keep窮則變,便則通

Men are not to be measured in inches人不可貌相

Money talks有錢使得鬼推磨

More haste , less speed 欲速則不達

Murder will out若要人不知，除非己莫為

Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves大自然從不欺騙我們，欺騙我們的永遠是我們自己

Necessity is the mother of invention需要為發明之母

Never depend on anyone except yourself靠自己，不要靠別人

Never do things by halves做事要有始有終

Never judge a book by its cover不要以貌取人

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today今日事今日畢

Never trouble till trouble troubles you別杞人憂天

No cross, no crown吃得苦中苦，方為人上人

No gain no pain凡事無不勞而獲的

No gain without pain不勞則無獲

No man and no force can abolish memory沒有人也沒有武力可以終止記憶

No news is good news沒有消息就是好消息

No smoke without fire無風不起浪

No sooner said than done即說即做

None so blind as those who won't see有眼不看者為盲

Nothing is more precious than peace沒有比和平更珍貴的東西了

Nothing venture, nothing have/gain不入虎穴,焉得虎子

Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm疾風知勁草

Old soldiers never die; they only fade away老兵不死，只是凋零

On the tip of (one's) tongue一時說不出來

Once bitten, twice shy一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩

One can not be in two places at once一心不可二用

One lie makes many欺騙一次，就會時常說謊

One man's meat is another man's poison人各有所好

One swallow does not make a summer凡事不能以偏概全

One today is worth two tomorrows一個今天勝過兩個明天

Opposites attract異性相吸

Out of sight, out of mind眼不見為淨

People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise他人雖然請你批評，其實他們內心要的卻是讚美

People die, but books never die人會死,但書永遠不會

People should be beautiful every way; in their faces, in the way they dress. in their thoughts and in their innermost selves人不論在每一方面都應該美；美在臉，美在衣著，美在他們的思想，和在內心的自我

People who know little are usually great talker, while men who know much say little懂得不多的

人，通常是空論者，真正有知識得人則寡言

Practice makes perfect熟能生巧

Prevention is better than cure預防勝於治療

Pride goes before a fall驕者必敗

Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them富貴結朋友，患難見真情

Put money aside for a rainy day未雨綢繆

Reading is not merely sympathizing and understanding; it is also criticizing and judging閱讀不僅是同情和了解，也是批評和判斷

Rome was not built in a day羅馬不是一天可成的

Second thoughts are best三思而後行

Seeing is believing眼見者為實

Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race自私是人類最大的罪惡

Self-trust is the first secret of success自信心是成功的首要關鍵

She is hangover她昨夜喝醉了

She pulls out她退出了

Silence is golden 沈默是金

Slow and steady makes wins the race慢而穩者操膀券

So said, so done說到做到；言出必行

Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested 有些書淺裳即可，有些書可囫圇吞下，但少數書是需要細細品味的

Something is better than nothing有比沒有好

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions有時候，愛比人的信念更堅定Sometimes the best gains is to lose塞翁失馬，焉知非福

Spare the rod and spoil the child玉不啄不成器

Speak of the devil, and the devil comes說曹操，曹操就到

Speech is silver; silence is golden沉默是金

Still water runs deep大智若愚

Strike while the iron is hot打鐵要趁熱

Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties成功源於努力去克服困難

Sweet are the uses of adversity翁失馬，焉知非福

Sweet is pleasure after pain苦後方知甜滋味

Sworn brother 乾兄弟，盟兄弟

Take it easy不請自來的不速之客，不要看得那麼重

Take time before time takes you服(利用) 時間在時間征服你前。(死亡)

Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear說曹操，曹操就到

The ballot is stronger than the bullet選票比槍更有力量

The best defense is offense先下手為強(最好的防禦即是攻擊),

The biter is sometimes bit害人反害己

The early bird catches the worm早起的鳥兒有蟲吃

The end justifies the means不擇手後

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge美好的生活就是由愛激勵，由知識引導的生活

The good seaman is known in bad weather疾風知勁草

The history of the world is but the biography of great men整個世界的歷史，只能說是偉人的傳

記

The leopard cannot change his spots江山易改，本性難移

The longest way round is the nearest way home最長路的路，往往是最快回到家的

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves喜愛自由就是喜歡人們，喜愛權貴就是只顧自身

The love you give away is the love you keep你所付出的愛就是你所保有的愛

The more we experience our freedom, the more we recognize that of other我們越是感到自己的自由，就越承認他人的自由

The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom唯一能醫治痛苦、罪行以及所有人類其他災難的藥，是智慧

The pen is mightier than the sword文筆比刀劍更鋒利

The pot calls the kettle black五十步笑百步

The secret of success is constancy of purpose成功的祕絕在於目標堅定有恆

The squeaky wheel gets the grease吱吱叫的輪子有油加

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without不戰而屈人之兵,

The sweetest grapes hang the highest最甜美的葡萄掛的最高

The thirst after the happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man對快樂的渴望，永遠不會在人的心中消失

The weakest goes to the wall優勝劣敗

The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool不曾哭泣的年輕人，是心靈未開化的野人，不願歡笑的老年人，是不懂珍惜未來的愚者, There are two sides to every question每個問題都有兩面體

There is always a door before an optimist, but a wall before a pessimist樂觀者前面永遠有一扇門，悲觀者則有一道牆

There is many a slip between the cup and the lip百密總有一疏

There is no accounting for tastes人的好惡無法解釋

There is no key to happiness, only a ladder幸福無鑰，只有梯子

There is no rose without a thorn沒有十全十美的人生

There is no royal road to learning學無捷徑

There is no smoke without fire無風不起浪

There is only happiness in life, to love and be loved生命中只有一件值得快樂的事：愛人或是被愛

There is safety in member人多保險/人多勢?

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy苦盡甘來

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it無法從過去學習經驗的人，註定要重蹈覆轍

Throw out a minnow to catch a whale拋磚引玉，以小引大

Time and tide wait for no man歲月不饒人

Time flies like an arrow光陰似箭

Time is money時間就是金錢

To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge知道自己的無知就是邁向知識的一大步

To be guided by destiny聽天由命

To be serve with oneself and lenient with others嚴以責己寬以待人

To beautify life is to give it an object美化生命就是給生命一個目標

To convert defeat into victory反敗為勝

To give the last measure of devotion鞠躬盡瘁

To harp on the same string舊調重彈

To kick against the pricks螳臂擋車

To look one way and row another聲東擊西

To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties結婚是權利減半，責任加倍

To suffer for one's wisdom聰明反被聰明誤

Too many cooks spoil the broth人多手腳亂

Touch pitch, and you will be defiled近朱者赤，近墨者黑

Troubles are like babies. They only grow if you nurse them煩惱好比嬰兒，只有在你撫育他們時才會成長

Trust men and they will be true to you信人者人恆信之

Two dogs over one bone seldom agree爭搶骨頭狗咬狗/利益當前難同心

Two heads are better than one人多好辦事

Union is strength團結就是力量

Variety is the spicy of life變幻是生命的調味料

Walls have ears隔牆有耳

We forget what we ought to remember and remember what we ought to forget該記得的忘記；該忘記的記得

We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions我們之所以知道一個人的想法，不是因為他告訴我們，而是依據他的所做所為

We sand the same songs我們志同道合

Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning苦盡甘來

Well begun is half done好的開始是成功的一半

What can't be cures must be endured無可避免的事只好忍受

Whatever you love and trust in this world loves you in return你在這世界上所愛與信任的任何事物，會以愛你做為回報

What interests me is living and dying for what one loves讓我有興趣的是：為吾愛而生死What is bugging you什麼事使你心煩,

What is done cannot be undone覆水難收

What is hard isn't fun艱難之事無樂趣；有趣之事不艱難

What is fun, isn't hard艱難之事無樂趣；有趣之事不艱難

What you call this你這算什麼

What's done cannot be undone覆水難收

When one door shuts another opens天無絕人之路

When things are at the worst they will mend苦盡甘來

When you betray somebody else, you also betray yourself出賣別人就是出賣自己

When the cat is away, the mice will play山中無猛虎，猴子暫稱王

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going環境越艱困，硬漢越吃香

Where there is a will , there is way有志者，事竟成

Where there is smoke' there is fire無風不起浪

While in Rome, do as the Romes do入鄉隨俗

While there's life, there's hope留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒

Without reading, civilization would disappear in one generation少了閱讀，文明在一代內就會消失了

Will a person gain anything if he wins the whole world but loses his life個人即使贏得了全世界卻賠上了生命，又能得到什麼呢？

Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to how近朱者赤，近墨者黑

Wise men make proverbs and fools repeat them智者作諺語，愚者守陳規

Words cut more than swords說話要謹慎，傷人勝鋼刀

You are all wet你完全誤會了

You are never too old to learn活到老，學到老

You can count on me你可以信得過我

You can't teach an old dog new tricks老狗學不了新把戲

You cannot burn the candle at both sides蠟燭不能兩頭燒

You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk魚與熊掌不可兼得

英文成語&諺語

A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults.一白遮三醜。

A leopard cannot change it's spots. 江山易改，本性難移。

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.今日事，今日畢。

Penny wise, pound foolish.小事聰明，大事糊塗。

What the mind can conceive, it can achieve.心想事成。

All or nothing.寧為玉碎，不為瓦全。

To see is to believe.眼見為憑。

Two heads are better than one.三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮。

Well begun is half done.好的開始是成功的一半。

Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。

Where there is smoke, there is fire.無風不起浪。

While there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。

You can not sell the cow and drink the milk.魚與熊掌不能兼得。

You can't judge a book by its cover.人不可貌相；海水不可斗量。

You got what you pay for.一分錢一分貨。