英语谚语大全

英语谚语大全

2009-11-17 10:11

吃一堑，长一智

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

事实胜于雄辩

Facts speak louder than words.

寸金难买寸光阴

Money can not buy time.

失败乃成功之母

Failure is the mother of success.

教学相长 to teach is to learn.

有其父，必有其子 Like father, like son.

骄兵必败 Pride goes before a fall

浑水摸鱼 Fish in the troubled waters.

公事公办 Business is business

文如其人 The style is the man

欲速则不达 More haste, less speed.

英雄所见略同 Great minds think alike

祸不单行 Misfortunes never comes alone.

隔篱有眼，隔墙有耳 Hedges have eyes, walls have ears.

谋事在人，成事在天 Man proposes, God disposes.

情人眼里出西施 Beauty is in the eye of the beloved.

时不我待Time and tide wait no man

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

家有万贯财，不如一身健Health in better than wealth.

无官一身轻Out of office, out of danger

居安思危In time of peace prepare for war.

祸从口出\言多必失The tongue cuts the throats

眼不见为净 Out of sight, out of mind.

有情人终成眷属 All shall be well, Jack will have Jill

聚散离合总有时\天下无不散之筵席Friends must part

前事不忘，后事之师\前车之覆，后车之鉴

The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future. 爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog

一箭双雕\一石二鸟Kill two birds with one stone

说曹操曹操到Speak of devil(and he will appear)

新官上任三把火A new broom sweeps clean

杀鸡儆猴Beat the dog before the lion

勿打草惊蛇Let sleeping dogs lie

班门弄斧Teach fish to swim

一言既出，驷马难追A word spoken is past recalling

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳Once bitten, twice shy

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

一不做，二不休In for a penny, in for a pound

无风不起浪There is no smoke without fire

胸有成竹Have a card up one’s sleeve

有口无心His bark is worse than his bite

本末倒置Put the cart before the horse

佛要金装，人要衣装Fine feathers make fine birds

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆As a man sows, so he shall reap

得陇望蜀\得寸进尺Much will have more

喧宾夺主 The sauce is better than the fish

挂羊头，卖狗肉He cries wine and sells vinegar

酒香不怕巷子深Good wine needs no bush

王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸Every potter praises his pot

青出于蓝而胜于蓝The pupil outdoes the master

天涯何处无芳草There are plenty of fish in the sea

强中更有强中手Diamond cut diamond

杀鸡用牛刀He takes a spear to kill a fly

拿了手短，吃了嘴软Gifts blind the eyes

不要恩将仇报Don’t bite the hand that feeds you

天下乌鸦一般黑Dogs bite in every country

口蜜腹剑Peace on the forehead and war in the mind

明枪易躲，暗箭难防Better an open enemy than a false friend

明修栈道，暗度陈仓Do one thing under cover of another

心有余而力不足The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

滴水穿石\只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针Little strokes fell great oaks

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量Judge not a book by its cover

殊途同归All roads lead to Rome\All rivers run into the sea

身正不怕影子斜A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe

水能载舟，亦能覆舟The same knife cut bread and fingers

燕雀安知鸿鹄之志A sparrow can not understand the ambition of a swan

宁为鸡首，无为牛后It is better to be the head of a dog\lizard than the tail of a lion

宁为玉碎，不为瓦全It is better to die than to live when life is a disgrace\Bet ter die with honor than live with shame

人非圣贤，孰能无过A horse that stumbles that has four legs

为人不做亏心事，半夜不怕鬼敲门A clear conscience is a sure card

做贼心虚A bad consc ience is a snake in one’s heart

事与愿违All your swans are geese [gi:s]

天网恢恢，疏而不漏Justice has long arms

大器晚成Late fruit keeps well

既来之，则安之Take things as they come

君子之交淡如水A hedge between keeps friendship green

生命在于运动Rest breeds rust

树大招风Names are debts

盛名之下，其实难副Common fame is a liar

醉翁之意不在酒Many kiss the baby for the nurse’s sake