写作常用谚语

写作常用谚语

1 Never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老

2 There is no end to learning.

学无止境。

3 Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.

今日事今日毕。

4 Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。

5 Time flies.

光阴似箭。

6 Time and tide wait for no man.

岁月不待人。

7 An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

一日之计在于晨

8 Time lost can never be found again.

光阴一去不复返。

9 All that glitters is not gold.

闪光的不都是金子。

10 Constant dropping wears the stone.

滴水穿石。

11 Where there's a will there's a way.

有志者事竟成。

12 Wisdom comes from experience.

不经一事，不长一智。

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

吃一堑，长一智。

14 No pains, no gains.

不劳则无获。

15 You must reap what you have sown.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆

16 Work while you work,and play while you play.

工作时就工作，玩耍时就玩耍。

17 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

只会工作不会玩儿，杰克变成傻小孩儿。

（或：只是工作不去耍，聪明孩子也变傻）

18 Action speaks louder than words.

行动比语言更响亮。

19 It's never too late to mend.

亡羊补牢，未为迟也。

20 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

双鸟在林不如一鸟在手

21 Hope for the best,and prepare for the worst.

朝最好处希望，从最坏处准备。

22 Where there is life, there is hope.

活着就有希望。

23 Life is full of ups and downs.

人生之途多坎坷。

24 Haste makes waste.

欲速则不达。

25 Strike while the iron is hot.

(或：Make hay while the sun is shining.) 趁热打铁。

26 Think before you act

三思而后行。

27 Still waters run deep.

（或：smooth water runs deep.）

静水流深

28 Good advice is beyond price.

忠告是无价的。

29 Pride goes before a fall.

骄傲使人失败（骄者必败）。

30 An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

一天一苹果，医生远离我(干上火)

31 A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。

31 One swallow does not make a summer.

一花独放不是春（独燕不成夏）。

32 Tastes differ.

（人）各有所好。

33 It takes two to make a quarrel.

一个巴掌拍不响。

34 Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

不要把一切希望寄托在一件事情上面。

33 Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚，人以群分。

34 Never judge a man by his appearance.

不可以貌取人（人不可貌相）。

35Bad news has wings 坏事传千里。

36 A little leak will sink a great ship.

小漏沉大船（小病不治成大患）。

37 Seeing is believing.

百闻不如一见。

38 East or west, home is best.

金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝

39 All roads lead to Rome.

条条道路通罗马。

40 Rome was not built in a day.

罗马城非一日所建成。（冰冻三尺非一日之寒）

41 When in Rome, do as Romans do.

入乡随俗

42 When winter comes, can spring be far behind?

冬天来了，春天还会远吗？

43 Knowledge is power.

知识就是力量。

44 Time is money.

时间就是金钱。

45 Self-trust is the first secret of success.

自信是成功的第一秘诀。

46 Mistakes are an essential part of education.

从错误中吸取教训是极为重要的。

47 Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration.

天才就是百分之一的灵感和百分之九十九的汗水。

48.Roses given, fragrance in hand.

予人玫瑰，手有余香

49 Never say die.

永不言败。

50.One good turn deserves another.

行善积德。

51.Out of sight, out of mind

眼不见，心为静。

52.Prevention is better than cure.

预防胜于治疗。

53.Put the cart before the horse

.本末倒置。

54 Reading enriches the mind

.开卷有益。

55 It’s no use crying over spilt milk

What is done can’t be undone.

覆水难收

56 It’s more blessed to give than to receive.

给予胜过接受

57 Life is too short to waste.

58 Like father, like son.

有其父，必有其子