中国谚语用英语说

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A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 一着不慎,满盘皆输. All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的未必都是金子。

A child is better unborn than untaught. 养不教，父之过。

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。

Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。

A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。

All covet, all lose. 样样垂涎，样样失落。贪多嚼不烂。

A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。

All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。

A small leak will sink a great ship. 千里之堤溃于蚁穴。

All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。

A baker‘s wife may bite of a bun, a brewer’s wife may bite of a tun.近水楼台先得月。

A short cut is often a wrong cut. 欲速则不达。

A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。

A prophet is not without honor save in his own country. 远来的和尚好念经。

All feet tread not in one shoe. 众口难调。

A uncut gem does not sparkle. 玉不琢，不成器。

A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。

A little spark may kindle a great fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

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Beauty is but skin-deep. 美丽只是外表罢了Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。

Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。

Better die standing than live kneeling 宁愿站着死，也不跪着生。

Better be envied than pitied. 宁被人妒，不受人怜。

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Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。

Cast an anchor to windward. 未雨绸缪。

Care and diligence bring luck. 勤能补拙

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Deliberate slowly, execute promptly. 慎于思而敏于行。谨慎勤奋，带来好运。

Diamonds cut diamonds. 棋逢对手，将遇良才。

Danger past, God forgotten. 飞鸟尽，良弓藏。

Dreams are lies. 梦不足信。

Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。

Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。

Do unto others as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿失于人。

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Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。

Every man is the architect (or artificer) of his own fortune. 自己幸福自己创。

Evening red and morning grey are the sign of a fine day. 晚霞行千里。

Every bean has its black. 金无足赤，人无完人。

Even woods have ears. 隔墙有耳。

Enough is better than too much. 过犹不及。

Every tub must stand on its own bottom. 人贵自立。

Experience teaches. 吃一堑，长一智。

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Full vessels sound least. 大智若愚。

First impressions are half the battle. 先入为主。

Faith moves mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。

Fact is stranger than fiction. 大千世界，无奇不有。

Fire proves gold, adversity proves man. 烈火识真金，逆境识英雄。Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。

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Give everyone his due. 一视同仁。

Good (or Great) wits jump. 英雄所见略同。

Go while the going is good. 三十六计，走为上计。

Great weights hang on small wires. 千钧一发。

Good wine needs no bush 酒香不怕巷子深。

Greatest genius often lies concealed. 大智若愚。

Grasp all, lose all. 贪多必失。

Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。转H

ＨHonour to whom honour is due. 论功行赏。

He travels the fastest who travels alone. 曲高和寡。

Heaven helps those who help themselves. 求人不如求己。

He sits no sure that sits too high. 高处不胜寒。

He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词。

He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. 正人先正己。

He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行，始于足下。

He that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。

It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次当。

Humility often gains more than pride. 满招损，谦受益。

He is eloquent enough for whom truth speaks. 事实胜于雄辩。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。

Hard words break no bones. 忠言逆耳利于行。

Haste makes waste. 忙乱易错。欲速则不达。

He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。

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It is six of one and half a dozen of the other. 彼此彼此。

If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是无穷的。

It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。

Ill news never comes too late. 好事不出门，坏事传千里。

It is the first step that is troublesome. 万事开头难。

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Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

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Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is key to it. 实践得真知。Keeping is harder than winning. 创业不易，守业更难。Knowledge is no burden. 艺不压身。

Kiss and be friends. 握手言和。

Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。

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Let‘s cross the bridge when we come to it. 既来之，则安之。Love is blind. 情人眼里出西施。

Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。

Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。

Live and learn. 学无止境。

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Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散。

Mind acts upon mind. 心有灵犀一点通。

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Score twice before you cut once. 三思而后行。

Sense comes with age. 老马识途。

So the world wags. 这就是人生。

So said, so done. 说到做到。言出必行。

Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. 要成大业，自信第一。

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

The reasons of the poor weight not. 人微言轻。

The shortest way round is the longest way home. 欲速则不达。Those are in the same boat should row together.同舟共济。

Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。

The heart’s letter is read in the eyes. 眼睛是心灵的窗户。The deed proves the man. 观其行而知其人。

True gold fears not the fire. 真金不怕火炼。

Take time while time is, for time will away. 机不可失，时不在来。

The battle is to the strong. 两强相遇勇者胜。

The heart is seen in wine. 酒后吐真言。

The best of friends must part. 天下没有不散的宴席。

Time is money. 时间就是金钱

Through obedience learn to command. 先当学生，后当先生。Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。

There is no fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。

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Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行。

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Wealth is nothing without health. 健康胜于财富。

We begun is half done. 良好的开端等于成功的一半。

Work makes the workman. 熟能生巧。

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You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失。事难两全其美。Youth’s a stuff will not endure. 青春易逝。

You are never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。

You never know till you have tired. 事非经过不知难。

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Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. 热情而无知，犹如无光之火

Zeal without kowledge is the sister of folly. 无知的热情近乎愚蠢