英文谚语
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Proverbs and sayings
1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。；千赊不如八百现；一鸟在手远胜两鸟在林
. Here is a good advice: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
现在再给你一个忠告：一鸟在手胜过二鸟在林。
2. A fool and his money are soon parted.
[谚]愚人有钱留不住。
3. A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水.
4. A penny saved is a penny earned.
积少成多
省一便士就是挣一便士.
5.Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
小别胜新婚.
fonder adj. 喜欢的( fond的比较级 )；多情的；溺爱的；盲目轻信的喜欢的
6.Actions speak louder than words.
pr. 事实胜于雄辩
∙行动胜过言辞；
∙事实胜于雄辩；
∙行动比言语更有说服力；
∙行动胜于语
. Actions speak louder than words. I think your leader insufficiently diligently.
百说不如一干。我觉得你们的领导人不够努力。
7.Adversity leads to prosperity.
逆境通向成功。
8.All good things must come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席.
9.All is fair in love and war.
战场,情场,不择手段.
爱情与战争,只要能取胜,方法都可用
By fair means
千方百计，不择手段不择手段地；不择手段；千方百计地；用正当或不正当手段
10.All that glitters is not gold.
[谚]发光的东西未必都是黄金
Remember that all that glitters is not gold.
提醒你,发光的不见得是黄金.
11.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只学习,不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻.
12.An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
防病为主,治疗为辅.
Ounce[auns]少量
Beauty is only skin deep.
美丽只是外表
Mike is handsome but selfish. Beauty is but skin deep.
迈克挺英俊的，但是很自私。人不可貌相啊。
13.Birds of a feather flock together.
pr. 物以类聚（一丘之貉）
羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）
Ned: All his friends are dishonest Birds of a feather flock together.
他所有的朋友都不诚实，物以类聚，人以群分嘛。
14.Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水
15.Charity begins at home.
（谚）好事从家里做起慈善要从家庭做起；仁爱始于家；仁爱先从家里开始；老吾老Charity begins at home, they say. 他们说，行善得由己及人嘛。
16.Custom is a second nature.
习俗是人的第二本性
17.Do not bite off more than you can chew.
不要贪多嚼不烂.
Don't be afraid to bite off more than you can chew.
别害怕去尝试仿佛超过能力所及的事情.
18.Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
鸡蛋还未孵,先别数鸡雏;莫过早乐观.
19.Do not cross that bridge until you come to it.
车到山前必有路,船到桥头自会直.
20.Do not judge a book by its cover.
You can't judge a book by its cover.
你不能以貌取人嘛.
22. Do not put all your eggs in one basket.
不要把全部鸡蛋放在一只篮子里.
23. Even Homer sometimes nods.
人非圣贤，孰能无过。
24. Every cloud has a silver lining.
乌云背后有阳光。
25. Every dog has its day
每只狗都有它的一天
26. God helps those who help themselves.
自助者天助之.
27. Good things come in small packages.
勿以善小而不为。