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。