外国谚语

Pride goes before a fall.

骄者必败

Two heads are better than one.

三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮

Call a spade a spade.

直言不讳

Rome was not built in a day.

罗马不是一天建成的,這裡そめほ造星

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

空谈不如实践

Time is money.

时间就是金钱

A sound mind in a sound body.

有健康的身体才有健康的精神

Waste not,want not.

不浪费, 不愁缺

There is no royal road to learning.

学习无坦途

Early to bed,early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好

Many a little make a mickle.

积少成多

Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧

Seeing is believing.

眼见为实

Time and tide wait for no man.

时间不等人

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真情

You may lead a horse to the water but you can’t make it drink. 老牛不喝水, 不能强按头

Constant dripping wears away a stone.

滴水穿石

It’s no use crying over split milk.

覆水难收

Knowledge is power.

知识就是力量

Failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母

If you run after two hares,you will catch neither.

脚踏两只船, 必定要落空

Many hands make light work.

人多好办事

Health is better than wealth.

健康比财富重要

More haste,less speed.

欲速则不达

No pains,no gains.

没有付出，哪有收获

Where there is a will,there is a way.

有志者事竟成

Honesty is the best policy.

诚实是上策

Strike the iron while it is hot.

趁热打铁

Well begun is half done.

好的开始是成功的一半

To deny a mistake is to repeat the mistake.

否认错误就会重犯错误

To make enemies,talk;to make friends,listen.

要成为敌人，说吧；要成为朋友，听吧

When angry,count ten before you speak;if very angry,a hundred. 生气时，数到10,非常生气时，数到100

Yesterday is dead,forget it;tomorrow does not exist,don’t worry; 昨天已经过去，忘记它，明天还没有来，不要担心

Today is here,use it.

把握好今天

Don’t forget the well-diggers when you drink from this well.

喝水不忘掘井人

Wit once bought is worth twice taught.

一次亲身体验抵过两次教导

No rose without a thorn.

没有无刺的玫瑰

Handsome is that handsome does.

行为漂亮才漂亮

Little strokes fell great oaks.

滴水穿石

Aburnt child dreads the fire.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

Too many cooks spoil the soup.

厨师多了难烧汤

Dead men tell no tales.

死人不会告密

Blood is thicker than water.

血浓于水

Prosperity goes to those who work hard.

患难见知己

Wise efforts will surely get a reward.

明智的努力一定会得到酬劳

Speed will look after itself if you do your part well.

如果你把自己的部分作好，速度就会提高

Sympathy is good;advice is better;help is best.

同情是好的，建议更好，帮助最好