英语谚语100条

英语谚语100条
1 A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
时势造英雄。

2 A house divided against itself cannot stand.
家不和，万人欺；家庭不睦，万事不兴。

3 A little spark kindles a great fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。

4 A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.远亲不如近邻。

5 A secret between more than two is no secret.两人以上知道的秘密已不再算是秘密。

6 A wonder lasts but nine days.
任何新奇的事，也新不过几天。

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

8 All for one, one for all.
人人为我，我为人人。

9 All great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同。

10 All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易；万事开头难。

11 Blood will have blood.
血债血偿。

12 A fault confessed is half redressed.
知错能改，善莫大焉。

13 A good name is sooner (easier) lost than won.美誉易失不易得。

14 A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，谬之千里
15 An evil lesson is soon learned.
坏事易学，恶习易染。

16 Apparel makes the man.
马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。

17 Beauty lives with kindness.
美寓于善。

18 Children and fools tell the truth.
孩子和傻子口中无诈语。

19 Credit keeps the crown of the causeway.守信者心地坦荡不怕见人。

20 Envy has no holidays.
忌妒无假日。

21 Every bean has its black.
金无足赤，人无完人
22 Example is better than precept.
身教重于言教。

23 Fine feathers do not make fine birds.
鸟美不在羽毛；人美不在衣裳。

24 Give credit where credit is due.
有优点就该承认；该称赞的就应称赞。

25 Greed has no limits.
人心不足蛇吞象。

26 Kindness always begets kindness.
善有善果。

27 Lies have short legs.
谎言腿短；谎言是站不住脚的。

28 Reap as (or what) one has sown.
自食其果。

29 Sweep before your own door.
自家不干净，别说人家脏；先律己，后律人。

30 The day has eyes, the night has ears.
若要人不知，除非己莫为。

31 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。

32 Constant dripping wears away the stone.
水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

33 Death keeps no calendar.
死亡没有日程表；人死无定期。

34 Each day brings its own bread.
天无绝人之路。

35 Every bullet has its billet.
每颗子弹都有归宿，命中注定无法逃脱。

36 Every dog has his day, and every man his hour.任何人都有风光的时候。

37 Every flow must have its ebb.
潮水有涨有落；人生变幻无常。

38 Everything comes to him who waits.耐心等待之人，必能如愿以偿。

39 God helps them that help themselves.天助自助者；皇天不负苦心人。

40 Great hopes make great man.
伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

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

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

43 A still tongue makes a wise head.
智者寡言，寡言为智。

44 Better unborn than untaught.
生而不教，不如不生。

45 Cats hide their paws.
大智若愚，大巧若拙。

46 He knows most who speaks least.
博学者寡于言。

47 Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。

48 Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。

49 Wise men are caught with wiles.
智者也会受蒙骗；智者也有上当时。

50 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

51 A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

52 A burden of one's choice is not felt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。

53 A cat has nine lives.
猫有九条命；吉人天相。

54 A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。

55 A watched pot never boils.
心急水不沸
56 All his geese are swans.
敝帚自珍；言过其实。

57 All lay loads on a willing horse.
良驹负重担。

58 All roads lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。

59 Better late than never.
晚做总比不做好；亡羊补牢，未为晚也。

60 Care killed a cat.
烦恼能杀九命猫；忧虑伤身。

61 Grasp all, lose all.
欲尽得，必尽失。

62 Length begets loathing.
久而生厌。

63 Love makes obedience easy.
爱情使服从变为易事。

64 Love thy neighbours as thyself.
爱邻如爱己。

65 A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。

66 Pleasure comes through toil.
苦尽甘来。

67 Sadness and gladness succeed one another.
乐极生悲，苦尽甘来。

68 A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。

69 A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难识知己。

70 A hedge between keeps friendship green.
一篱之隔使友谊常青。

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

72 Cheerful company shortens the miles.
旅途好旅伴，不觉行程远。

73 Dog does not eat dog.
同类不相残。

74 Even a worm will turn.
人急造反，狗急跳墙。

75 Far from eye, far from heart.
离远而情疏。

76 Friends must part.
天下无不散之筵席。

77 Like knows like.
惺惺相惜。

78 Merry meet, merry part.
好聚好散。

79 One flower makes no garland.
一朵鲜花扎不成花环。

80 A penny saved is a penny earned.省一文钱就赚一文钱。

81 Delays have dangerous ends.事怕延误。

82 Easy come, easy go.
来得容易去得快。

83 Make hay while the sun shines.晒草要趁太阳好。

84 Time and tide wait for no man.岁月无情；光阴一去不复返。

85 Time tries all.
时间检验一切。

86 Waste not, want not.
不浪费，不愁缺；俭以防匮。

87 A close mouth catches no flies.嘴巴能安静，灾祸不来寻。

88 A disease known is half cured.
病情确诊断，治病好一半。

89 A good appetite is a good sauce.
饥不择食。

90 A good beginning is half the battle.
好的开端等于成功的一半。

91 A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者必善其终。

92 A man cannot serve two masters.
一仆不能事二主。

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

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

95 Drowning man will clutch at a straw.
溺水之人不放过一根稻草；病急乱投医。

96 Enough is as good as a feast.
足食犹如筵席。

97 A straw shows which way the wind blows.一叶便知秋；草动知风向。

98 A watched pot is long in boiling.
心急水不沸。

99 Early sow, early mow.
播种早的收获早。

100 Every cloud has a silver lining.
山穷水尽疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。