Proverbs-英语谚语
英语谚语 Proverb
Proverbs1 A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
2 A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
3 A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。
4 A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.. 吃一堑，长一智。
5 A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。
6 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
7 A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。
8 A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.一本好书，相伴一生。
9 A good conscience is a soft pillow. 不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
10 Bitter pills may have wholesome effect. 良药苦口利于病.11 A little body often harbors a great soul. 浓缩的都是精品。
12 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。
13 All good things come to an end. 天下没有不散的筵席。
14 All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。
15 All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。
16 All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定都是金子。
17 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
English proverbs英语谚语
English Proverbs (英文格言、谚语)A bad penny always comes back.恶有恶报。
A bad shearer never had a good sickle.劣工尤器。
拙劣的割草工人用不出好镰刀。
自己技术不好，再好的镰刀也没有用A bad workman always blames his tools.劣工尤器。
拙劣的工匠只会怪工具不好。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools劣工尤器。
劣匠只会跟自己的工具吵架。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。
拥有的才是最真实的。
把握现在。
及时行乐，有花堪折直须折。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.小别胜新婚。
A burnt child dreads the fire.受灼的小孩必怕火。
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
A cat may look at a king.君王卿相于我何关。
猫也可以打量国王，暗喻人人平等。
人皆可为尧舜帝王。
切勿因为别人的经验不如你多，就不让他发表想法。
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link."链子的坚固是取决于最脆弱的连结处。
一步下错，满盘皆输。
A clear conscience is like a coat of mail.良心如信纸之信封。
平生不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusation.只要问心无愧，无端的指责可以一笑置之。
A constant guess is never welcome.常客难受欢迎.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常乐。
A creaking gate hangs long.会嘎嘎响的门反而用得久。
English proverbs 英语谚语
EntriesAbsence makes the heart grow fonderActions speak louder than wordsAll for one and one for allAll roads lead to RomeAll that glitters is not goldAll work and no play makes Jack a dull boyAll’s fair in love and warAll’s well that ends wellAny port in a stormAn apple a day keeps the doctor awayApril showers bring May flowersAn army marches on its stomachBad news travels fastA bad penny always turns upThe bad workman always blames his tools[His] bark is worse than his biteBeauty is only skin deepBeggars can’t be choosersThe best of friends must partThe best things in life are freeThe best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry Better late than neverBetter safe than sorryBeware of Greeks bearing giftsThe bigger they come, the harder they fallA bird in the hand is worth two in the bushBirds of a feather flock togetherBlood is thicker than waterBoys will be boysBrevity is the soul of witThe buck stops hereBusiness before pleasure Carpe diemThe chickens have come home to roostCleanliness is next to godlinessClose, but no cigarCold hands, warm heartThe course of true love never did run smooth Curiosity killed the catDe gustibus non est disputandumThe devil can cite Scripture for his purposeThe devil is in the detailsDiscretion is the better part of valorDo not cast your pearls before swineDo unto others as you would have them do unto youA dog is a man’s best frien dDon’t count your chickens before they hatchDon’t cry over spilt milkDon’t cut off your nose to spite your faceDon’t fire until you see the whites of their eyesDon’t give up the shipDon’t hide your light under a bushelDon’t judge a book by its coverD on’t lock the stable door after the horse has been stolenDon’t look a gift horse in the mouthDon’t put all your eggs in one bas ketDon’t put the cart before the horseDon’t throw out the baby with the bath waterThe early bird catches the wormEarly to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meetEasy come, easy goEat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we dieEvery cloud has a silver liningEvery dog has his dayEverybody will be world famous for fifteen minutesExperience is the best teacherFamiliarity breeds contemptFeed a cold; starve a feverFinders keepers, losers weepersFish or cut baitFish out of waterA fool and his money are soon partedA foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little mindsFools rush in where angels fear to treadFor want of a nail the kingdom was lostForewarned is forearmedFrailty, thy name is woman!A friend in need is a friend indeedFrom the sublime to the ridiculous is but a stepThe game is not worth the candleGenius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration Give him enough rope and he’ll hang himselfGive the devil his dueGod helps those who help themselvesGood fences make good neighborsA good man is hard to findThe grass is always greener on the other side of the fenceGreat oaks from little acorns growHalf a loaf is better than noneHaste makes wasteHe who hesitates is lostHe who laughs last, laughs bestHell hath no fury like a woman scornedHere today, gone tomorrowHitch your wagon to a starHonesty is the best policyHope springs eternalIf at first you don’t succeed, try, try againIf the mountain will not come to Muhammad, then Muhammad will go to the mountainIf the shoe fits, wear itIf wishes were horses, then beggars would rideIf you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchenIgnorance is blissImitation is the sincerest form of flatteryIn the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love In this world nothing is certain but death and taxesIt ain’t a fit night out for man or beastIt takes a heap o’ livin’ in a house t’ make it homeIt takes a thief to catch a thiefIt takes two to tangoIt’s never over till it’s overIt’s never too late to mendIt’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game Knowledge is powerLaugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep aloneLeave well enough aloneThe leopard cannot change its spotsLet bygones be bygonesLet sleeping dogs lieLet them eat cakeLet’s cross that bridge when we come to itLife is short; art is longLightning never strikes twice in the same placeA little learning is a dangerous thingLittle pitchers have big earsLittle strokes fell great oaksLive and learnLive and let liveLook before you leapLove conquers allLove makes the world go `roundThe love of money is the root of all evilMake haste slowlyMake hay while the sun shinesMan does not live by bread aloneA man is known by the company he keepsMan proposes, God disposesA man’s home is his castleMany hands make light workMarry in haste, repent at leisureThe meek shall inherit the EarthMisery loves companyA miss is as good as a mileMoney is the root of all evilThe more the merrierMurder will outMusic has charms to soothe a savage breastNecessity is the mother of inventionNever give a sucker an even breakNever put off until tomorrow what you can do todayNever say dieA new broom sweeps cleanNice guys finish lastNo man can serve two mastersNo man is an islandNo news is good newsNo one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American peopleNo rest for the wearyNothing succeeds like successNothing ventured, nothing gainedNothing will come of nothingOil and water don’t mixOld soldiers never die; they only fade awayOnce bitten, twice shyOne good turn deserves anotherOne man’s meat is another man’s poisonOne [or A] picture is worth a thousand wordsOne rotten (or bad) apple spoils the barrelThe one who pays the piper calls the tuneAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cureOut of sight, out of mindOut of the frying pan, into the fireThe pen is mightier than the swordA penny saved is a penny earnedPeople who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stonesA place for everything and everything in its placePoets are born, not madePolitics makes strange bedfellowsPractice makes perfectPractice what you preachPride goeth before a fallProcrastination is the thief of timeThe proof of the pudding is in the eatingRender unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’sThe road to hell is paved with good intentionsA rolling stone gathers no mossRome wasn’t built in a daySeeing is believingThe show must go onSic transit gloria mundiSilence is goldenSlow but steady wins the raceA soft answer turneth away wrathStep on a crack, break your mother’s backStill waters run deepA stitch in time saves nineStone walls do not a prison makeStrike while the iron is hotTake the bitter with the sweetThere are plenty of fish in the seaThere’s many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lipThere’s more than one way to skin a catThere’s no accounting for tasteThere’s no fool like an old foolThere’s no place like homeThose who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it Time and tide wait for no manTime heals all woundsTime is moneyTo err is human, to forgive divineToo many cooks spoil the brothTruth is stranger than fictionTruth will outTurnabout is fair playTwo heads are better than oneTwo wrongs don’t make a rightTwo’s company, three’s a crowdUneasy lies the head that wears a crownVariety is the spice of lifeWalls have earsWaste not, want notA watched pot never boilsWe have met the enemy, and they are usWell begun is half doneWhat will be, will beWhat’s good for the goose is good for the ganderWhen in Rome, do as the Romans doWhen it rains, it poursWhen the cat’s away, the mice will playWhen the going gets tough, the tough get goingWhere are the snows of yesteryear?Where there’s a will, there’s a wayWhere there’s smoke there’s fireWhile there’s life, there’s hopeWin this one for the GipperWinning isn’t everything; it’s the only thingThe wish is father of the deedA woman’s work is never doneA word to the wise is sufficientWork expands to fill the time available for its completion The worm turnsYes, Virginia, there is a Santa ClausYou can catch more flies with honey than with vinegarYou can lead a horse to water, but you can’t ma ke him drink. You cannot serve God and mammonYou can’t fit a round peg in a square holeYou can’t go home againYou can’t have your cake and eat it tooYou can’t make a silk purse from a sow’s earYou can’t make an omelet without breaking eggsYou can’t squeeze blood from a turnipYou can’t take it with youYou can’t teach an old dog new tricksYou can’t unscramble an eggYou’ve made your bed, now lie in it。
英语谚语翻译（TranslationofEnglishProverbs）
英语谚语翻译（Translation of English Proverbs）示例：经典英文谚语好鱼游水底。
英语谚语英语谚语好鱼常在水里游。
不要教鱼游泳。
不要班门弄斧。
如果你想钓鱼，就去海边。
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
海里的鱼和以前一样好。
海里的好鱼多的是。
这是一个愚蠢的鱼，两次上钩。
●智者不上两次当。
如果水很吵，里面就没有鱼。
咆哮的水中无鱼（夸夸其谈者无真才实学）。
流传于民间口语中的谚语，伴随着文字的产生，开始出现在各种文学作品和文化典籍中。
英语谚语有一部分来自书面文献，主要出自希腊罗马神话、寓言故事、莎士比亚戏剧以及一些名家作品中。
这些源自文化典籍的”雅谚”，有些是在民间口语说法的基础上提炼打磨而成，而有些则属独创，有着鲜明的文化色彩、语体特色和教育警策作用。
英语谚语以其令人们熟知的形象和比喻体现了人们世代积累的经验和形成的价值观，它们作为社会共享的口头文学的袖珍版本，被成百上千次地引用，成为说服他人的论据，并用以指导日常生活。
谚语是民间集体创造、广为口传、言简意赅并较为定型的艺术语句，是民众丰富智慧和普遍经验的规律性总结根据内容，可以分为四类：（1）气象谚语。
气象谚语是认识自然和总结生产经验的谚语，如”长虫过道，大雨要到”、”东北有三宝：人参、貂皮、乌拉草”等。
（2）农业谚语。
农业谚语是农民在生产实践中总结出来的农事经验，如”枣芽发，种棉花”、”今冬麦盖三层被，来年枕着馒头睡”、”瑞雪兆丰年”等。
（3）生活谚语。
生活谚语是人们根据卫生保健知识概括而成的谚语，如”寒从脚起，病从口入”、”早晨起得早，八十不觉老”等。
（4）社会谚语。
社会谚语泛指为人处世、接物待人、持家治国等方面应注意的事，如：“量小非君子，无毒不丈夫”、”人不可貌相，海水不可斗量”、”若要人不知，除非己莫为”等。
一个开头开头不好，结果不好。
恶其始者必恶其终。
坏的布什胜过开阔的田野。
有胜于无。
一个坏的妥协胜过一个好的诉讼。
吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
EnglishProverbs
EnglishProverbsEnglish Proverbs (英语谚语)1.Failure teaches success.（成功是失败之母。
）2. A life without a friend is a life without sun.（人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。
）3. When at Rome, do as the Romans do. （入乡随俗。
）4. Better early than late. （宁早勿迟。
）5. Better late than never.（迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。
）6. A man can do no more than he can. （量力而行。
）7. Rome was not built in a day. （冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
）8. Practice makes perfect.. （熟能生巧。
）9. It is never too late to learn.（活到老，学到老。
）10. Where there is a will, there is a way.（有志者事竟成。
）11. Health is better than wealth. （健康胜于财富。
）12. Health is wealth. （健康就是财富。
）13. Well begun is half done. （良好的开端是成功的一半。
）14. A contented mind is a perpetual feast.（知足常乐。
）15. A friend in need is a friend indeed. （患难见知己。
）16. Haste makes waste. (欲速则不达。
)17. Every advantage has its disadvantage. (有利必有弊。
)18. Every little makes a mickle. (积少成多。
proverbs 谚语
Proverbs1.Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
2.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
（2010）3.In doing we learn.边干边学。
4.Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者，事竟成。
5.Time is life. 时间就是生命。
（2008）6.Tomorrow never comes. 切莫依赖明天。
7.Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不等人。
（岁月无情）8.Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日毕。
（2011）9.Time is money. 时间就是金钱。
（2014）10.Better late than never.迟做总比不做好。
11.To choose time is to save time. 合理安排时间就是节约时间。
12.The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。
13.A man is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
（2013）14.A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少年懒惰，老来贫苦。
15.An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
16.No pains, no gains. 没有付出就没有收获。
17.A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。
18.Knowledge makes humble , ignorance makes proud. 博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。
19.Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。
Proverbs
Proverbs(谚语)1.有志者,事竟成.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart./Where there is a will thereis a way.2.千里之行,始于足下.The longest journey begins with the first step.3.积少成多Every little helps.4.满招损,谦受益. Pride hurts, modesty benefits.5.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获. Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty.6.冰冻三尺非一日之寒. Rome was not built in a day.7.一寸光阴一寸金,寸今难买寸光阴. Lost years are worse than lost dollars.8.自助者天助. God helps those who help themselves.9.欲速则不达. More haste, less speed.10.台上一分钟,台下十年功. One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage.11.好的开端是成功的一半. Well begun is half done.12.事实胜于雄辩. Actions speak louder that words.13.成功源于勤奋.Industry is the parent of success.14.英雄所见略同.Great minds think alike.15.熟能生巧.Practice makes perfect.16.静水流深.Still waters run deep.17.滴水穿石.Little stone fell great oaks.18.前事不忘,后事之师.The membrane of the past is the teacher of the future.19.机不可失,失不再来.Take time while time is, for time will away.20.集思广益.Two heads are better than one.21.未雨绸缪.Provide for a rainy day.22.真金不怕火炼.True blue will never strain.23.必须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀.You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success.24.身正不怕影子歪.A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.25.大智若愚.Cats hind their paws.26.人不可貌相,海水不可斗量.Judge not a book by its cover.(Never judge from appearances.)27.开卷有益. Reading is always profitable.28.没有什么不可能！Nothing is impossible!29.苍天不负有心人. All things come to those who wait.30.不放弃就有成功的机会. Never give up, Never lose the opportunity to succeed.31.海内存知己,天涯若比邻.The world is but a little place, after all.32.良药苦口.A good medicine tastes bitter.33.知识就是力量.Knowledge is power.34.金钱不是万能的.Money is not everything.35.时不我待.Time and tide wait no man.36.少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲.A young idler, an old beggar.37.趁热打铁.Strike while the iron is hot.38.天生我才必有用.Every man has his price.39.世上无难事,只要肯登攀.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.40.不入虎穴,焉得虎子.Noting venture, noting gain.41.不鸣则已,一鸣惊人.It never rains but it pours.42.胜者为王,败者为寇.Losers are always in the wrong.43.谋事在人,成事在天.Man proposes, God deposes.44.众人拾柴火焰高.Many hands make light work.45.不经风雨,怎能见彩虹. No cross, no crown.46.人往高处走，水往低处流。
英语谚语English proverbs
英语谚语All covet,all lose.凡事都想要，事事得不到。
Easy come,easy go .来得容易去得快。
Love me,love my dog.爱屋及乌。
Little wealth,little care.钱财少，少操心。
Many men,many minds.人多意见多。
Humble hearts have humble desire.谦卑者无奢望。
He that talks much lies much.说话多的人谎话也多。
They that know nothing fear nothing.无知则无畏。
Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。
Penny wise and pound foolish.小事聪明，大事糊涂。
The ascent is difficult,but the descent is easy.下降容易上升难。
Knowledge makes humble,ignorance makes proud.知识使人谦虚，无知使人傲慢。
Be swift to hear,slow to speak.快听慢说/多听少讲。
Better an open enemy than a false friend.宁要公开的敌人，不要虚伪的朋友。
All things are difficult before they are easy.万事开头难。
Look for the old so as to learn the new.温故而知新。
The longest way round is the nearest way home.绕道路反近，捷径常误人。
If the eye won’t admire the heart won’t desire.眼不馋，心不贪。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise.早睡早起身体好，体健脑灵财自来。
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short well- known saying that states a general truth or gives advice.精练的俗语，或为普遍道理或为劝诫语
Proverbs are concise, vivid and common short sentences which be used and passed on orally. They are the summing up of the experience in the production struggle and the social life and the crystal of wisdom. From these we can find that English and Chinese proverbs enjoy the similar origin: they both originate from people’s daily life and experience. Specifically speaking, they both come from folk life, mythology, literary works and from other languages.
2.1.1 Originating from folk life
Proverbs are the summary of people’s daily life and experience, and closely related to the practice of people’s life and w ork, revealing a universal truth from details so as to enlighten people. There are many proverbs originated from folk life. They are created by working people, such as farmers, workmen, hunters, businessmen, army-men and so on. They use familiar terms that were associated with their own fields. The fox said the grapes were sour. (It means that one said something is bad when one cannot get it.)
Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. It tells people that reading, conference and writing can make a person learned, sharp and precise.
The four great works: The Pilgrimage to the West, The Three Kingdoms, A Dream of Red Mansions and The Marsh Rebellion are the most popular classics in China.
温故而知新。
(By studying the old one learns something new )---《论语》三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。
(Three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang the master---the wisdom of the masses exceeds that of the wisest individual.)---《三国演义》( The Three Kingdoms)
三十六计,走为上计。
(Of the thirty-six stratagems, the best is running away.)---《水浒传》(The Marsh Rebellion)
谋事在人,成事在天。
(Man proposes; God disposes.)---《红楼梦》(A Dream of Red Mansions)
说曹操,曹操到。
(Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.) ---《三国演义》( The Three Kingdoms)
―吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸‖is from ―The grapes are sour.‖
―谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好‖is from ―He who laughs last laughs best.‖
―条条大路通罗马‖is from ―All roads lead to Rome.‖
春雨贵如油。
（Rain during spring time is precious as oil.）
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
（As a pan sows, so shall he reap.）
人勤地不懒。
(If man is diligent, soil is not idle.)
瑞雪兆丰年。
(A snow year, a rich year.)
一粒下地, 万粒归仓。
(From one grain sown into the earth, one thousand grains will spring.)
前人种树, 后人乘凉。
(Ancestors plant trees while descendants enjoy the cool under the tree shade—enjoying the fruits of labor of one’s ancestors.)
只许州官放火,不许百姓点灯。
(The magistrates are free to burn down houses, while the common people are forbidden even to light lamps. –The powerful can do what they want, the weak are not allowed to do anything.)
朱门酒肉臭,路有冻死骨。
(Behind the red doors meat and wine go to waste while out on the roads lie the bones of the frozen.)
嫁鸡随鸡,嫁狗随狗。
(Marry a cock and follow the cock, marry a dog and follow the dog. —Follow the man you marry, be he fowl or cur.)
平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚。
(Never burning incense when all is well, but clasping Buddha’s feet in a n emergency.)
跑得了和尚,跑不了庙。
(The monk may run away, but the temple can’t run with him. —A fugitive must belong to some place that can provide clues.)
泥菩萨过河,自身难保。
(Like a clay idol fording a river --hardly able to save one.)
放下屠刀,立地成佛。
(The butcher who lays down his knife at once becomes a Buddha.)
―以眼还眼，以牙还牙‖is from ―An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.‖―谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好‖is from ―He who laughs last laughs best.‖
―吃不到葡萄说葡萄酸‖is from ―Sour grapes‖ and so on.
―Distant water cannot quench a fire nearby‖ is from ―远水解不了近火‖―Don’t climb a tree to look for fish.‖ is from ―勿缘木求鱼。
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―Take away fuel, take away flame.‖ is from ―扬汤止沸，不如釜底抽薪。
‖―The truth by incessant endeavors.‖ is from ―愚者千虑，必有一得。
‖—《史记》（Records of the Historian）
―Better return home and make a net than long for fish by the waterside.‖ is from ―临渊而捕鱼，不如退而结网。
‖—《汉书》（History of the Han Dynasty）。