英语常用谚语

常用谚语

●真理、理想

1. A little fire burns up a great deal of corn.

A warning not to neglect something that seems only a little harmful but will actually cause great damage or destruction.

小火也会酿成大灾。(主要用于对一些坏事或坏习惯不注意而酿成灾难性后果的文章,比如：吸烟、上网成瘾。也可用于环保方面的作文,比如：砍伐森林导致水土流失和沙尘暴。)

2. A single spark can start a prairie fire.

A small, seemingly insignificant event may lead to an event of great significance.

星星之火,可以燎原。(用于以下方面的作文：希望工程、爱心工程等,只要人人都献出一点爱,就会有很好的效果。)

3. All roads lead to Rome.

The place finally reached does not depend on the route chosen./The same conclusion, end or goal may be reached by many different ways./All efforts converge a common center.

条条大路通罗马。/殊途同归。(在作文中,当提出各种办法之后,可用这个谚语表示所有方法的目的只有一个：就是解决作文中提出的问题。)

4. Each man has his limitations.

Every man has his weak side.

人各有所短。(可用于作文的最后一段,号召大家群策群力,共同解决某一问题。)

5. Easier said than done.

Easier to say than to do./Not so easily done as said./Harder to do than to talk about.

说时容易做时难。(在提出解决办法之后,使用这个谚语,然后鼓励大家坚持做好这件事。) 6. Every advantage has its disadvantage.

Everything has its positive and negative sides. When making a decision or choosing a course of action one must consider all angles because any action will have some negative consequences.

凡事皆有利弊。(在写引出优缺点这类作文时,能派上用场。当提出优点之后,用这句话来讨论缺点。)

7. Every man has his liking.

Each person has his unique likes.

人各有所好。(在列举人的不同看法、做法、要求等,可用这个谚语。)

8. Every white has its black, and every sweet has its sour.

No one condition or characteristic is absolute./Nothing is completely good.

有白必有黑,有甜必有苦。/事有利弊,物不全美。

9. Every why has a wherefore./Everything has its seed.

Every action has its reason, even though it may not be at first apparent.

凡事皆有因。(列举某一事实或描述某一现象和故事后,用这个谚语,再阐述原因。)

10. Everything has an end.

Nothing lasts forever.

凡事皆有始有终。(用在鼓励坚持不懈的作文中。)

11. Everything has its time and that time must be watched.

Spoken to urge people to be patient and to be alert for the best opportunity.

万事皆有时,时来不可失。(鼓励人们要善于抓住机会,实现梦想。)

12. Grasp all, lose all.

If you try to grasp everything, you will not get anything.

样样都要,样样失掉。(提醒人们不要贪心,否则会得不偿失。)

13. Kill two birds with one stone.

Achieve two objects at the same time with one effort.

一石二鸟/一举两得。(鼓励人们掌握方法和规律,做事半功倍的努力。比如：植树造林--我们既能得到各种各样的林产品,也能保护环境。)

14. Longest at the fire, soonest finds cold.

Those who are used to ease, softness, and plenty, will be very sensitive to contrary conditions.

火烤得越久,越易感到冷。(指过惯了舒适生活的人,对于艰苦最为敏感,生活稍不舒适就觉得受不了。贵族学校、科技进步带来的反面作用。)

15. Man proposes; God disposes.

Men make plans, but it is God who really decides what shall happen. Man is powerless against God's wishes.

谋事在人,成事在天。(鼓励人们对任何事都要尽全力,争取达到好的结果。但对于失败也不要太在意,因为有些事是人不能把握的。比如：在找工作之前,我们应尽力做好每一项准备工作,但能否找到满意的工作,只有看机会了。)

16. Many a little makes a mickle.

Many littles make a great deal. /Economy I trifles ensures abundance.

积少成多。(不管是金钱还是知识、经验,都遵循这一规律。所以这个谚语使用范围比较广。)

17. More haste, less speed.

If one is too hasty one may make errors and be compelled to start all over again, so the task may take longer than if one had been "slow but sure".

欲速则不达。(提醒人们做事不要慌慌张张,要深思熟虑和作好充分的准备,才能达到很好的效果。比如：教育孩子的方法上,有的家长往往采取欲速则不达的手段--三岁要背三百首唐诗。所以在教育方面的作文可采用这一谚语。)

18. No cross, no crown.

One must not hope for reward without suffering toil and hardship./Real triumph postulates previous effort./If one has no trouble, he cannot win the honor of having overcome troubles.

没有苦就没有甜。/没有困难就没有成功。(不管是学习还是其他工作,都要经历从苦到甜,从痛苦到成功这一过程,所以这个谚语可在许多作文里使用。)

19. Seeing is believing.

What we ourselves see is the most satisfactory evidence.

眼见为实。(在描述国家经济、社会发展的日新月异的变化时,以及学生的社会实践、社会弊端等作文里都能采用。)

20. Prevention is better than cure.

It is better to take precautions and avoid illness than to fail ill and then get cured./ It is better to prevent accidents of all kinds than to let them happen through carelessness and then try to repair the damage.

预防胜于治疗。/惩戒于已然,不如防患于未然。(任何事情我们都把预防工作做在前面,坏习惯的形成也好,打击盗版,保护环境的工程也好,都应是这样,不要等到事情发生之后才来弥补。)