英语四字成语和谚语

英语翻译中的四字成语：

1.事半功倍achieve twice the result with half the effort

2.井然有序be in good order

3.爱莫能助be powerless to help

4.百听不厌be worth listening to a hundred times

5.不能自已can’t control oneself

6.名不虚传deserve the reputation

7.口是心非don’t say what one thinks

8.鼎力相助do whatever one can to help sb

9.身临其境feel as if sb. were right on the scene

10.志同道合have a common goal

11.人云亦云have no views of one’s own

12.慷慨解囊help sb generously with money

13.三言两语in a few words

14.一石二鸟kill two birds with one stone

15.刮目相看look at sb with new eyes

16.爱不释手love sth so much that sb doesn’t want to put it away

17.若无其事pretend as if nothing unusual had happened

18.一技之长professional skill; speciality

19.兴趣相投share the same hobby

20.一鸣惊人surprise the world with one’s first success

21.不辞而别leave without saying goodbye

22.不屑一顾throw all caution to the winds

23.因人而异vary from person to person

24.万众一心with one heart and one mind

25.众目睽睽之下under the public gaze

英语谚语：

1.一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林。A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

2.事实胜于雄辩。Actions speak louder than words.

3.患难见真情。A friend in need is a friend indeed.

4.条条道路通罗马。/殊途同归。All roads lead to Rome.

5.发光的并非都是金子。All that glitters is not gold.

6.结果好，就一切都好。All that ends well is well.

7.以眼还眼，以牙还牙。An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

8.预防为主，治疗为辅。An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

9.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。A single flower does not make a spring.

10.寡言者智。A still tongue makes a wise head.

11.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻。All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

12.一天一个苹果，医生远离找我。An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

13.一日之计在于晨。An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

14.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。An idle youth, a needy age.

15.天无绝人之路。As one door closes, another door opens.

16.良药苦口，忠言逆耳。/良药苦口利于病。

17.As good medicine tastes bitter, so good advice sounds unpleasant.

18.Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.

19.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。As a man sows, so shall he reap. == As you sow, so will you reap.

20.千里之行始于足下。A thousand-li journey begins with the first step.

21.瑞雪兆丰年。A timely snow promises a good harvest.

22.生有涯而知无涯。Art is long, life is short.

23.祸不单行。Bad luck always comes in threes.

24.坏事传千里。Bad news travels fast.

25.迟做总比不做好。(it’s) Better late than never.

26.物以类聚，人以群分。Birds of a feather flock together.

27.血浓于水Blood is thicker than water.。

28.不可半途而废Do nothing by halves.。

29.不要高兴太早。Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

30.不可以貌取人。Don't judge by appearance. /Don't judge a book by its cover. /Never judge a

person by his appearance.

31.早起早睡身体好Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.。

32.金窝，银窝，不如自家的草窝。East, west, home is the best.

33.凡事一分为二。Every coin has two sides.

34.金无足赤，人无完人。Every man has his faults.

35.分秒必争。Every minute/second counts.

36.失败是成功之母。Failure is the mother of success.

37.火是一把双刃剑。Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

38.先来后到。First come, first served.

39.天才是一分灵感加九十九分汗水。Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine

percent perspiration.

40.贪多必失。Grasp all, lose all.

41.谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。He laughs best who laughs last.

42.想不犯错误，就一事无成。He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

43.收获与风险并存。He who risks nothing gains nothing.

44.做人诚信为本。Honesty is the best policy.

45.抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

46.健康胜过财富。Health is better than wealth.

47.逆水行舟，不进则退。He who does not advance loses ground.

48.不到长城非好汉。He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.

49.犹豫不决，坐失良机。He who hesitates is lost.

50.玩火者必自焚。He who plays with fire get burned.

51.众口难调。It is hard to please all.

52.活到老，学到老。It is never too old to learn./ One is never too old to learn.

53.亡羊补牢，为时未晚。It is never too late to mend.

54.覆水难收。It is no use crying over spilt milk.

55.不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。It never rains but it pours.

56.门门精通，样样稀松。Jack of all trades and master of none.

57.知识就是力量。Knowledge is power.

58.有其父必有其子。Like father, like son.

59.摸清情况再行动。Look before you leap./Think twice before you do. /Second thoughts are

best.

60.一见钟情。Love at first sight.

61.爱情是盲目的。Love is blind.

62.爱屋及乌。Love me, love my dog.

63.机不可失，失不再来。Lost chances will never return./ Lost time can never be found again.

64.三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。Many heads are better than one.

65.祸不单行。Misfortunes never come alone.

66.钱不是万能的。Money isn't everything.

67.金钱是万恶之源。Money is the root of all evil.

68.欲速则不达。More haste, less speed. /Haste makes waste.

69.己所不欲，勿施于人。Never force others to do what you don’t like.

70.视而不见。None are so blind as those who won't see.

71.没有付出就没有收获。No pains, no gains.

72.无风不起浪。No smoke without fire.

73.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

74.今日事，今日毕。Never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.

75.切莫自找麻烦。Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

76.行善积德。One good turn deserves another.

77.眼不见，心为静。Out of sight, out of mind.

78.熟能生巧。Practice makes perfect.

79.预防胜于治疗。

80.Prevention is better than cure./ An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.

81.开卷有益。Reading enriches the mind.

82.骄傲使人落后。Pride goes before a fall.

83.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。Rome is not built in a day.

84.读书益智，运动益体。Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

85.眼见为实。Seeing is believing.

86.能言是银，沉默是金。Silence is gold.

87.静水常深。Still water run deep.

88.趁热打铁。Strike the iron while it is hot.

89.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。/捷足先登。The early bird catches the worm.

90.树大招放。The higher the tree is, the stronger the wind is.

91.心有余而力不足。The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

92.时不我待。Time and tide wait for no man.

93.光阴似箭。Time flies.

94.时间就是金钱。Time is money.

95.一个好汉三个帮。Two heads are better than one.

96.众口难调。There is no accounting for tastes.

97.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。There is no royal road to learning.

98.有规则必有例外。There is no rule but has exceptions. / There is no rule without exceptions.

99.事与愿违。Things turned out to be against one’s will.

100.人多坏事。Too many cooks spoil the soup.

101.众志成城。Unity is strength.

102.失去健康，钱再多也没用。Wealth is nothing without health. 103.好的开始，是成功的一半。Well begun is half done.

104.失者不可复得。What's lost is lost.

105.入国问禁，入乡随俗。While in Rome, do as the Romans do. 106.有志者事竟成。Where there is a will, there is a way.

107.言行一致。What one does agrees with what he says.