英文成语与谚语
欧美签名-猪年春联
英文成語
A bad workman always blames his
tools劣工尤器
A bargain is a bargain說話要算數
A
bird in hand is worth two in the bush一鳥在手勝於二鳥在林
A book that is shut is but a block開卷有益
A
burnt child dreads the fire一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩
A
contended mind is a perpetual feast知足常樂
A
drowning man will catch a straw飢不擇食
A fault
confessed is half redresses肯認錯是改過的一半
A fool
may talk, but a wise man speaks愚者多語,智者講話
A
friend in need is a friend indeed患難見真情
A
friend is a second self朋友乃第二個自己
A good
beginning makes a good ending善始必有善終
A good
book is the purest essence of a human
soul好書是人類靈魂最純淨的精髓
A heart of steel鐵石心腸
A
hop and a skip地方很近
A Jack of all trades is
master of none樣樣通樣樣鬆
A leopard cannot change
his spots江山易改品性難移
A little learning is a
dangerous thing一知半解最危險
A man is know by the
company he keeps觀其友知其人
A man's reach should
exceed his grasp多多益善
A miss is as good as a
mile差之毫釐失之千釐
A new broom sweeps clean新官上任三把火
A penny saved is a penny earned聚沙可以成塔,積水可以成河
A pin a day is great a year聚沙可以成塔,積水可以成河
A promise is a promise一言為定
A rolling
stone gathers no moss滾石不生苔; 轉業不聚財
A soft
answer turneth away wrath忍一句,息一怒
A stitch in
time saves nine及時行事,事半功倍
A woman's strength
is her tongue能言善辯
A word spoken is past
recalling一言既出駟馬難追
Absence makes the heart
grow fonder小別勝新婚
Accidents will happen人有旦夕禍福
Actions speak louder than words行動勝於雄辯
Advice when most needed is least heeded忠言逆耳
After rain comes sunshine雨過必天晴
All good
things come to an end天下沒有不散的席
All is well
that ends well吉人自有天相
All of one's life is
music - if we tough the notes right and in
tune人生如音樂
All roads lead to
Rome條條大路通羅馬;行行都會出狀元
All that glitters is not
gold人不可貌相
All work and no play makes Jack a
dull boy玩物喪志
An apple a day keeps the doctor
away一日一蘋果,醫生遠離我
An eye for an eye; and a
tooth for a tooth以眼還眼,以牙還牙
An optimist
sees an opportunity in every calamity; A pessimist
sees a calamity in every
opportunity樂觀者在
災難中見到機會,悲觀者在機會中見到災難
April showers bring May
flowers五月花帶來六月雨
As a you sows, so shall you
reap種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆
Ask and you shall receive勤問必有所得
Ask no questions and hear no lies少打聽就聽不到假話
Bad news travels fast好事不出門,壞事傳千里
Barking
dogs seldom bite會叫的狗不會咬人
Be it ever so humble
, there is no lace like home在家日日好
Beauty is
but skin-deep人不可貌相
Beauty is in the eye of
the beholder情人眼裡出西施
Beauty is only skin
deep人不可貌相
Beggars mustn't be choosers饑者不該擇食
Better be alone than in bad company與其交壞友,不如不交友
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of
a horse寧為雞首不為牛尾
Better bend than
break寧曲勿折;大丈夫能屈能伸
Better do it than wish it
done求人不如求己
Better later than never亡羊補牢,永不為遲
Beyond one's grasp鞭長莫及
Birds of a feather
flock together物以類聚
Blessings are not valued
till they are gone失去才知珍貴
Blood is thicker
than water血濃于水近鄰不如遠親
Books are to mankind
what memory is to the individual書本對於人類,就好像記憶對於個人
Books cannot be kitted by fire書不會被戰火所燒
Business before pleasure工作先於玩樂
Calamity
is man's touchstone患難見真情
Care kills a cat憂慮致命
Charity begins at home齊家才能治國
Clothes make
the man人靠衣裝,佛靠金裝
Comparisons are
odious人比人,氣死人
Constant dripping wears away
the stone滴水可穿石
Courtesy costs nothing禮多人不怪
Cross your heart你發誓
Crows do not pick
crow's eyes同類不相殘
Custom makes all things
easy習慣成自然
Cut diamond強中自有強中手
Death is
preferable to slavery不自由毋寧死
Deeds, not
words行動勝於空談
Diamond cuts強中自有強中手
Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is
better than none, and the best cannot be expected
to
go quite
true字典就好像手錶,最差的總比沒有好,最好的悖不能要他走得分秒不差
Do (to
others) as you would have others do to
you已所不欲,物施於人
Do in Rome as the Romans do入鄉隨俗
Don't beat a dead horse別再做無用之功
Don't brush me off不要敷衍我
Don't
change horses in midstream過河途中莫換馬
Don't count
your chickens before they are hatched別打如意算盤
Don't cross the bridge till you come to
it不要杞人憂天
Don't let me down別叫我失望
Don't
put all your eggs in one basket不要孤注一擲
Don't
put off till tomorrow what you can do today今天的事今天做
Don't put the cart before the horse勿本末倒置
Don't quarrel with your bread and butter勿自砸飯碗
Don't speak ill of others behind their
backs不要在背後說人壞話
Don't teach your grandmother
to such eggs勿班門弄斧
Don't turn me down不要拒絕我
Don't wash your dirty linen in public家醜不出外傳
Don't mistake generosity for cowardice勿將寬容誤為怯懦
Doubt is the beginning of wisdom懷疑是智慧的開端
Dying is as natural as living生死由命,富貴在天
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man
healthy, wealthy, and wise早睡早起健康,富有,又
聰明
Easier said than done說比做容易
East or west,
home is best金窩銀窩不如自家的狗窩
Easy come, easy
go旋得旋失
Education deals with the development
of the intellectual powers of men教育與人的智力發展有
關
Empty vessels make the most sound空瓶響叮噹
Envy and wrath shorten the life疾妒和憤怒會縮短生命
Even Homer sometimes nods智者千慮,必有一失
Every
cloud has a silver lining否極泰來
Every dog has
hisits day十年風水輪流轉
Every little helps積少成多
Every man has his humor人各有其個性, 十個人十個樣
Every man has his taste人各有所好
Every oak
must be an acorn萬丈高樓平地起
Everybody is equal
before the law法律之前人人平等
Everyone is a moon,
and has a dark side which he never shows to
anybody每個人都是月亮,都有
不想告訴人的陰暗面
Everything is
good for something天生我才必有用
Everything must
have a beginning萬事需從頭
Everything's business
is nobody's business眾人之事無人管
Experience is the
best teacher前事不忘,後事之師
Experience is the
extract of suffering經驗是受苦的結晶
Extremes
meet物極必反
Fact is stranger than
fiction事實比虛構更離奇
Faith will move
mountains信仰力能移山天下無難事,只怕有心人
Familiarity makes
contempt親不敬,熟生蔑
Fine feathers make
fine birds人靠衣裝,佛靠人裝
First come, first
served先到先得
Fly off the handle發脾氣
Forewarned is forearmed凡事預則立
Forgive and
forget既往不咎
Friendships multiply joys and
divide grief有福同享,難同當
Gate -
crasher凡事看開些,不要太衝動
Gather your rosebuds while
you may花開堪折直須折,莫待無花空折枝
Genius is one percent
inspiration and ninety-nine percent
perspiration天才是用靠一分天命
(靈感)及九十九分努力所造就
Gentlemen agreement君子協定
Give a dog a bad
name and hang him欲加之罪,何患無詞
Give him a inch
and he will take a yard得寸進尺
God helps those
who help themselves天助自助者
Good fortune is
never good till it is lost失去才知珍貴
Grasp all,
lose all貧多必失
Great minds think alike英雄所見略同
Habit is second nature習慣是人的本性
Hand me
down由兄長傳下來的舊衣服
Handsome is as handsome
does慷慨大方始為美
Happy families are all alike;
every unhappy family is unhappy in its own
way快樂的家庭都是相
似的;不快樂的家庭的慘痛卻是各有不同
Happy is he
who is content知足常樂
Harm set, harm get害人終害已
Haste makes waste欲速則不達
He is poor but has
a noble mind他人窮志不窮
He see things not
people他論事不論人
He that touches pitch shall be
defiled近朱者赤,近墨者黑
He who has health has
hope擁有健康就擁有希望 (留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 )
He who has hope
has everything懷有希望者, 便擁有一切
He who hesitates
is lost猶豫不定,良機失盡
He who hunts for flowers
will find flowers; and he who loves weeds will
find
weeds尋覓鮮花
的人將得到花朵,而想要,野草的,就得到野草。你想的是什麼,就會得到什麼
He who lies down with dogs will rise with
fleas近朱者赤,近墨者黑
He who loves another tries
truly to understand the
other能愛人的人,就會誠心的設法去了解他
們
Health is above
wealth健康比財富更重要
Health is better than
wealth健康比財富更重要
Heaven's vengeance is slow but
sure天網恢恢,疏而不漏
Hide not your light under a
bushel勿過分謙沖以致埋沒才能
Hold fast to the words of
your ancestors謹守古訓
Honest is the best
policy誠實為上策
Houses are built of bricks and
stones, but homes are made of love
alone屋由磚石建;家由愛所
築
How about a
bite隨便吃些什麼吧
Human suffering is mostly made by
man himself人的苦難多半是他們自做自受
Hunger is the best
sauce饑不擇食
I disapprove of what you say, but I
will defend to the death your right to say
it雖然我不認同你的
意見,但我寧死也會保衛你的發言權
I had no shoes
and complained until I met a man who had no
feet我常抱怨沒鞋穿,直到我遇見
一個沒有雙腳的人
I have my
limit我的忍耐度有限
I hope you in the roll我希望你也能來
I think therefore I am我思故我在
I'm
pissed你把我惹怒了
I'm trying to make ends
meet我盡力要使收支平衡
Idle folk has the least
leisure懶惰的人才說沒空
If a free society cannot help
the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who
are rich如果一
個自由的社會沒法幫助多數的窮人,那麼相對的,也不能保護少數的富人
If at first you don't succeed, try's
again不成功,再努力。
If we had no winter, the spring
would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes
taste of
adversity, prosperity would not be so
welcome如果沒有冬天,便顯不出春天的喜悅;
如果人不
偶爾嘗到不幸的感覺,便顯不出幸福的美好
If you wish to be
the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the
bitter吃得苦中苦,方為人上
人
Ignorance is no
innocence but sin無知不是單純,是種罪惡
Ill news travels
apace壞事傳千里
In everyone's mouth膾炙人口
In
for a penny, in for a pound一不做二不休
In
prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we
know our friends得意時,朋友識我; 失意
時,我識朋友
In the
beginning was the word太初有道
In the hole久債
In the red久債
It is always a pleasure to
greet a friend from afar有朋自遠方來
It is an ill
wind that blows nobody any good凡事有利亦有弊 (幾家歡樂,幾家愁)
It is better to fight for good than to fail at
the ill寧為善而鬥,毋屈服於惡
It is easy to be wise
after the event不經一事,不長一智
It is more blessed
to give than to receive施比受更有福
It is much more
difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
If you succeed in judging yourself
rightly,
then you are indeed a man of true wisdom你可以輕易的了解他人
,卻很難真正的剖析
自己。如果你能確切實際的判斷自己,你是一位具有真正智慧的人
It
is never too late to learn學習永遠不嫌晚。活到老學到老
It
is never too late to mend亡羊補牢為時未晚
It is no
use crying over split milk覆水難收
It never rains
but it pours不雨則已,一雨如柱...好事接踵而來,禍不單行
It's a
matter of time這是遲早的問題
It's dying art這是已失傳的手藝
It's not over till it's over事到最後才見分曉
Justice has long arms天網恢恢,疏而不漏
Keep good
men company and you shall be of the number三人行必有我師
Keep in touch保持聯絡
Keep something for a
rainy day有備無患;為雨綢謬
Kill the goose that lays
the golden eggs殺雞取卵
Kill two birds with one
stone一舉兩得
Knowledge is knowing a fact; wisdom
is knowing what to do with the
fact知識是知道事實;智慧
是知道如何去運用事實
Knowledge is one
thing, virtue is another知識是一件事,美德又是另一件事了
Knowledge is power知識就是力量
Knowledge makes
one humble; ignorance makes one
proud知識使人謙遜;而無知使人驕縱
Knowledge makes one
humble; ignorance makes one proud知識使人謙遜;無知使人驕縱
Labor conquers everything勤奮則天下無難事
Language is the road map of a culture語言是文化的路線圖
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep,
and you weep alone世界能與你同樂,但不能陪你
哭泣
lay the
cards on the table將自己的底細通通擺出來
Learning is
like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop
back學如逆水行舟,不進則退
Least said soonest mended多言惹禍
Less is more簡單就是美
Let bygones be
bygones既往不咎
Let sleeping dog lie勿惹事生非
Let's get it straight我們打開天窗說亮話吧
Let's go
ditch我們各付各的吧
Life teaches us to be less harsh
with ourselves and with
others生活教我們不要對任何人太嚴苛,
包括你自己
Like father,
like son有其父必有其子
Like knows like惺惺相惜
Little money, few friends錢少朋友少
Little
strokes fell great oaks只要工夫深,鐵杵磨成繡花針,
Live
and learn活到老學到老
Live and let live自己活著,也讓別人活著
Look before you leap三思而後行
Lookers-on see
most of the game旁觀者清
Love me little, love me
long愛情要細水長流
Love me, love my dog愛屋及烏
Make hay while the sun shines勿失良機
Make
yourself comfortable不用約束 (招待客人時說的話)
Man
cannot have dignity without loving the dignity of
his fellow不尊重他人的人,自己就不會
有尊嚴
Man proposes,
God dispose謀事生人,成事在天
Mankind must put an end
to war or will put an end to
mankind人們不消滅戰爭,戰爭就消滅人
類
Many a
little makes a miracle聚少可以成多
Many happy
returns of the day祝你生日快樂
Many kinfolk,few
friends親戚易得,朋友難求
Men are know by the company
they keep窮則變,便則通
Men are not to be measured
in inches人不可貌相
Money talks有錢使得鬼推磨
More
haste , less speed 欲速則不達
Murder will
out若要人不知,除非己莫為
Nature never deceives us; it
is always we who deceive
ourselves大自然從不欺騙我們,欺騙我
們的永遠是我們自己
Necessity
is the mother of invention需要為發明之母
Never
depend on anyone except yourself靠自己,不要靠別人
Never do things by halves做事要有始有終
Never
judge a book by its cover不要以貌取人
Never put off
till tomorrow what you can do today今日事今日畢
Never trouble till trouble troubles you別杞人憂天
No cross, no crown吃得苦中苦,方為人上人
No gain no
pain凡事無不勞而獲的
No gain without pain不勞則無獲
No man and no force can abolish
memory沒有人也沒有武力可以終止記憶
No news is good
news沒有消息就是好消息
No smoke without fire無風不起浪
No sooner said than done即說即做
None so
blind as those who won't see有眼不看者為盲
Nothing
is more precious than peace沒有比和平更珍貴的東西了
Nothing venture, nothing havegain不入虎穴,焉得虎子
Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm疾風知勁草
Old soldiers never die; they only fade
away老兵不死,只是凋零
On the tip of (one's)
tongue一時說不出來
Once bitten, twice
shy一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩
One can not be in two places
at once一心不可二用
One lie makes many欺騙一次,就會時常說謊
One man's meat is another man's poison人各有所好
One swallow does not make a summer凡事不能以偏概全
One today is worth two tomorrows一個今天勝過兩個明天
Opposites attract異性相吸
Out of sight, out
of mind眼不見為淨
People ask you for criticism,
but they only want praise他人雖然請你批評,其實他們內心要的
卻是讚美
People die, but books never die人會死,但書永遠不會
People should be beautiful every way; in their
faces, in the way they dress. in their thoughts
and
in their innermost
selves人不論在每一方面都應該美;美在臉,美在衣著,美在他們的思想,
和在內心的自我
People who know little are usually great
talker, while men who know much say
little懂得不多的
人,通常是空論者,真正有知識得人則寡言
Practice makes perfect熟能生巧
Prevention is
better than cure預防勝於治療
Pride goes before a
fall驕者必敗
Prosperity makes friends, adversity
tries them富貴結朋友,患難見真情
Put money aside for a
rainy day未雨綢繆
Reading is not merely
sympathizing and understanding; it is also
criticizing and judging閱讀不僅
是同情和了解,也是批評和判斷
Rome was not built in a day羅馬不是一天可成的
Second thoughts are best三思而後行
Seeing is
believing眼見者為實
Selfishness is the greatest
curse of the human race自私是人類最大的罪惡
Self-trust
is the first secret of success自信心是成功的首要關鍵
She
is hangover她昨夜喝醉了
She pulls out她退出了
Silence is golden 沈默是金
Slow and steady
makes wins the race慢而穩者操膀券
So said, so
done說到做到;言出必行
Some books are to be tasted,
others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed
and digested
有些書淺裳即可,有些書可囫圇吞下,但少數書是需要細細品味的
Something is better than nothing有比沒有好
Sometimes love is stronger than a man's
convictions有時候,愛比人的信念更堅定
Sometimes the best
gains is to lose塞翁失馬,焉知非福
Spare the rod and
spoil the child玉不啄不成器
Speak of the devil, and
the devil comes說曹操,曹操就到
Speech is silver;
silence is golden沉默是金
Still water runs
deep大智若愚
Strike while the iron is hot打鐵要趁熱
Success grows out of struggles to overcome
difficulties成功源於努力去克服困難
Sweet are the uses of
adversity翁失馬,焉知非福
Sweet is pleasure after
pain苦後方知甜滋味
Sworn brother 乾兄弟,盟兄弟
Take
it easy不請自來的不速之客,不要看得那麼重
Take time before
time takes you服 (利用) 時間在時間征服你前。(死亡)
Talk of
the devil and he is sure to appear說曹操,曹操就到
The ballot is stronger than the bullet選票比槍更有力量
The best defense is offense先下手為強(最好的防禦即是攻擊),
The biter is sometimes bit害人反害己
The early
bird catches the worm早起的鳥兒有蟲吃
The end
justifies the means不擇手後
The good life is one
inspired by love and guided by
knowledge美好的生活就是由愛激勵,由知
識引導的生活
The good
seaman is known in bad weather疾風知勁草
The
history of the world is but the biography of great
men整個世界的歷史,只能說是偉人的傳
記
The leopard
cannot change his spots江山易改,本性難移
The longest
way round is the nearest way home最長路的路,往往是最快回到家的
The love of liberty is the love of others; the
love of power is the love of
ourselves喜愛自由就是
喜歡人們,喜愛權貴就是只顧自身
The love
you give away is the love you keep你所付出的愛就是你所保有的愛
The more we experience our freedom, the more
we recognize that of
other我們越是感到自己
的自由,就越承認他人的自由
The only
medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other
woes of mankind, is
wisdom唯一能醫治
痛苦、罪行以及所有人類其他災難的藥,是智慧
The pen
is mightier than the sword文筆比刀劍更鋒利
The pot
calls the kettle black五十步笑百步
The secret of
success is constancy of purpose成功的祕絕在於目標堅定有恆
The squeaky wheel gets the grease吱吱叫的輪子有油加
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy
without不戰而屈人之兵,
The sweetest grapes hang the
highest最甜美的葡萄掛的最高
The thirst after the
happiness is never extinguished in the heart of
man對快樂的渴望,永遠不會
在人的心中消失
The weakest goes to
the wall優勝劣敗
The young man who has not wept
is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is
a fool不曾
哭泣的年輕人,是心靈未開化的野人,不願歡笑的老年人,是不懂珍惜未來的愚者,
There are two sides to every question每個問題都有兩面體
There is always a door before an optimist, but
a wall before a pessimist樂觀者前面永遠有一扇
門,悲觀者則有一道牆
There is many a slip between the cup and the
lip百密總有一疏
There is no accounting for
tastes人的好惡無法解釋
There is no key to happiness,
only a ladder幸福無鑰,只有梯子
There is no rose
without a thorn沒有十全十美的人生
There is no royal
road to learning學無捷徑
There is no smoke
without fire無風不起浪
There is only happiness in
life, to love and be loved生命中只有一件值得快樂的事:愛人或是被
愛
There is safety in member人多保險人多勢?
They
that sow in tears shall reap in joy苦盡甘來
Those
who cannot remember the past are condemned to
repeat it無法從過去學習經驗的人,
註定要重蹈覆轍
Throw out a
minnow to catch a whale拋磚引玉,以小引大
Time and
tide wait for no man歲月不饒人
Time flies like an
arrow光陰似箭
Time is money時間就是金錢
To be
conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to
knowledge知道自己的無知就是邁向知
識的一大步
To be guided
by destiny聽天由命
To be serve with oneself and
lenient with others嚴以責己寬以待人
To
beautify life is to give it an object美化生命就是給生命一個目標
To convert defeat into victory反敗為勝
To
give the last measure of devotion鞠躬盡瘁
To harp
on the same string舊調重彈
To kick against the
pricks螳臂擋車
To look one way and row
another聲東擊西
To marry is to halve your rights
and double your duties結婚是權利減半,責任加倍
To suffer
for one's wisdom聰明反被聰明誤
Too many cooks spoil
the broth人多手腳亂
Touch pitch, and you will be
defiled近朱者赤,近墨者黑
Troubles are like babies.
They only grow if you nurse
them煩惱好比嬰兒,只有在你撫育他們時
才會成長
Trust men and
they will be true to you信人者人恆信之
Two dogs over
one bone seldom agree爭搶骨頭狗咬狗利益當前難同心
Two heads
are better than one人多好辦事
Union is
strength團結就是力量
Variety is the spicy of
life變幻是生命的調味料
Walls have ears隔牆有耳
We
forget what we ought to remember and remember what
we ought to forget該記得的忘記;
該忘記的記得
We know
what a person thinks not when he tells us what he
thinks, but by his
actions我們之所
以知道一個人的想法,不是因為他告訴我們,而是依據他的所做所為
We sand the same songs我們志同道合
Weeping may
endure for a night, but joy cometh in the
morning苦盡甘來
Well begun is half done好的開始是成功的一半
What can't be cures must be endured無可避免的事只好忍受
Whatever you love and trust in this world
loves you in return你在這世界上所愛與信任的任何
事物,會以愛你做為回報
What interests me is living and dying for what
one loves讓我有興趣的是:為吾愛而生死
What is bugging
you什麼事使你心煩,
What is done cannot be undone覆水難收
What is hard isn't fun艱難之事無樂趣;有趣之事不艱難
What is fun, isn't hard艱難之事無樂趣;有趣之事不艱難
What you call this你這算什麼
What's done
cannot be undone覆水難收
When one door shuts
another opens天無絕人之路
When things are at the
worst they will mend苦盡甘來
When you betray
somebody else, you also betray yourself出賣別人就是出賣自己
When the cat is away, the mice will
play山中無猛虎,猴子暫稱王
When the going gets tough,
the tough gets going環境越艱困,硬漢越吃香
Where there
is a will , there is way有志者,事竟成
Where there
is smoke' there is fire無風不起浪
While in Rome,
do as the Romes do入鄉隨俗
While there's life,
there's hope留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒
Without
reading, civilization would disappear in one
generation少了閱讀,文明在一代內就會消
失了
Will a person
gain anything if he wins the whole world but loses
his life個人即使贏得了全世界
卻賠上了生命,又能得到什麼呢?
Who
keeps company with the wolf will learn to
how近朱者赤,近墨者黑
Wise men make proverbs and fools
repeat them智者作諺語,愚者守陳規
Words cut more than
swords說話要謹慎,傷人勝鋼刀
You are all wet你完全誤會了
You are never too old to learn活到老,學到老
You
can count on me你可以信得過我
You can't teach an old
dog new tricks老狗學不了新把戲
You cannot burn the
candle at both sides蠟燭不能兩頭燒
You cannot sell
the cow and drink the milk魚與熊掌不可兼得
英文成語&諺語
A white complexion is powerful enough to hide
seven faults. 一白遮三醜。
A leopard cannot
change it's spots. 江山易改,本性難移。
Never
put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
今日事,今日畢。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
小事聰明,大事糊塗。
What the mind can conceive, it
can achieve. 心想事成。
All or nothing.
寧為玉碎,不為瓦全。
To see is to believe. 眼見為憑。
Two heads are better than one.
三個臭皮匠,勝過一個諸葛亮。
Well begun is half
done. 好的開始是成功的一半。
Where there is a
will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
Where
there is smoke, there is fire. 無風不起浪。
While there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒。
You can not sell the cow and
drink the milk. 魚與熊掌不能兼得。
You can't judge
a book by its cover. 人不可貌相;海水不可斗量。
You
got what you pay for. 一分錢一分貨。
英文成語
A bad workman always blames his tools劣工尤器
A bargain is a bargain說話要算數
A bird in
hand is worth two in the bush一鳥在手勝於二鳥在林
A
book that is shut is but a block開卷有益
A burnt
child dreads the fire一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩
A contended
mind is a perpetual feast知足常樂
A drowning man
will catch a straw飢不擇食
A fault confessed is
half redresses肯認錯是改過的一半
A fool may talk, but
a wise man speaks愚者多語,智者講話
A friend in need
is a friend indeed患難見真情
A friend is a second
self朋友乃第二個自己
A good beginning makes a good
ending善始必有善終
A good book is the purest
essence of a human soul好書是人類靈魂最純淨的精髓
A heart
of steel鐵石心腸
A hop and a skip地方很近
A Jack
of all trades is master of none樣樣通樣樣鬆
A
leopard cannot change his spots江山易改品性難移
A
little learning is a dangerous thing一知半解最危險
A
man is know by the company he keeps觀其友知其人
A
man's reach should exceed his grasp多多益善
A
miss is as good as a mile差之毫釐失之千釐
A new broom
sweeps clean新官上任三把火
A penny saved is a penny
earned聚沙可以成塔,積水可以成河
A pin a day is great a
year聚沙可以成塔,積水可以成河
A promise is a promise一言為定
A rolling stone gathers no moss滾石不生苔; 轉業不聚財
A soft answer turneth away wrath忍一句,息一怒
A
stitch in time saves nine及時行事,事半功倍
A woman's
strength is her tongue能言善辯
A word spoken is
past recalling一言既出駟馬難追
Absence makes the
heart grow fonder小別勝新婚
Accidents will
happen人有旦夕禍福
Actions speak louder than
words行動勝於雄辯
Advice when most needed is least
heeded忠言逆耳
After rain comes sunshine雨過必天晴
All good things come to an end天下沒有不散的席
All is well that ends well吉人自有天相
All of
one's life is music - if we tough the notes right
and in tune人生如音樂
All roads lead to
Rome條條大路通羅馬;行行都會出狀元
All that glitters is not
gold人不可貌相
All work and no play makes Jack a
dull boy玩物喪志
An apple a day keeps the doctor
away一日一蘋果,醫生遠離我
An eye for an eye; and a
tooth for a tooth以眼還眼,以牙還牙
An optimist
sees an opportunity in every calamity; A pessimist
sees a calamity in every
opportunity樂觀者在
災難中見到機會,悲觀者在機會中見到災難
April showers bring May
flowers五月花帶來六月雨
As a you sows, so shall you
reap種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆
Ask and you shall receive勤問必有所得
Ask no questions and hear no lies少打聽就聽不到假話
Bad news travels fast好事不出門,壞事傳千里
Barking
dogs seldom bite會叫的狗不會咬人
Be it ever so humble
, there is no lace like home在家日日好
Beauty is
but skin-deep人不可貌相
Beauty is in the eye of
the beholder情人眼裡出西施
Beauty is only skin
deep人不可貌相
Beggars mustn't be choosers饑者不該擇食
Better be alone than in bad company與其交壞友,不如不交友
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of
a horse寧為雞首不為牛尾
Better bend than
break寧曲勿折;大丈夫能屈能伸
Better do it than wish it
done求人不如求己
Better later than never亡羊補牢,永不為遲
Beyond one's grasp鞭長莫及
Birds of a feather
flock together物以類聚
Blessings are not valued
till they are gone失去才知珍貴
Blood is thicker
than water血濃于水近鄰不如遠親
Books are to mankind
what memory is to the individual書本對於人類,就好像記憶對於個人
Books cannot be kitted by fire書不會被戰火所燒
Business before pleasure工作先於玩樂
Calamity
is man's touchstone患難見真情
Care kills a cat憂慮致命
Charity begins at home齊家才能治國
Clothes make
the man人靠衣裝,佛靠金裝
Comparisons are
odious人比人,氣死人
Constant dripping wears away
the stone滴水可穿石
Courtesy costs nothing禮多人不怪
Cross your heart你發誓
Crows do not pick
crow's eyes同類不相殘
Custom makes all things
easy習慣成自然
Cut diamond強中自有強中手
Death is
preferable to slavery不自由毋寧死
Deeds, not
words行動勝於空談
Diamond cuts強中自有強中手
Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is
better than none, and the best cannot be expected
to
go quite
true字典就好像手錶,最差的總比沒有好,最好的悖不能要他走得分秒不差
Do (to
others) as you would have others do to
you已所不欲,物施於人
Do in Rome as the Romans do入鄉隨俗
Don't beat a dead horse別再做無用之功
Don't brush me off不要敷衍我
Don't
change horses in midstream過河途中莫換馬
Don't count
your chickens before they are hatched別打如意算盤
Don't cross the bridge till you come to
it不要杞人憂天
Don't let me down別叫我失望
Don't
put all your eggs in one basket不要孤注一擲
Don't
put off till tomorrow what you can do today今天的事今天做
Don't put the cart before the horse勿本末倒置
Don't quarrel with your bread and butter勿自砸飯碗
Don't speak ill of others behind their
backs不要在背後說人壞話
Don't teach your grandmother
to such eggs勿班門弄斧
Don't turn me down不要拒絕我
Don't wash your dirty linen in public家醜不出外傳
Don't mistake generosity for cowardice勿將寬容誤為怯懦
Doubt is the beginning of wisdom懷疑是智慧的開端
Dying is as natural as living生死由命,富貴在天
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man
healthy, wealthy, and wise早睡早起健康,富有,又
聰明
Easier said than done說比做容易
East or west,
home is best金窩銀窩不如自家的狗窩
Easy come, easy
go旋得旋失
Education deals with the development
of the intellectual powers of men教育與人的智力發展有
關
Empty vessels make the most sound空瓶響叮噹
Envy and wrath shorten the life疾妒和憤怒會縮短生命
Even Homer sometimes nods智者千慮,必有一失
Every
cloud has a silver lining否極泰來
Every dog has
hisits day十年風水輪流轉
Every little helps積少成多
Every man has his humor人各有其個性, 十個人十個樣
Every man has his taste人各有所好
Every oak
must be an acorn萬丈高樓平地起
Everybody is equal
before the law法律之前人人平等
Everyone is a moon,
and has a dark side which he never shows to
anybody每個人都是月亮,都有
不想告訴人的陰暗面
Everything is
good for something天生我才必有用
Everything must
have a beginning萬事需從頭
Everything's business
is nobody's business眾人之事無人管
Experience is the
best teacher前事不忘,後事之師
Experience is the
extract of suffering經驗是受苦的結晶
Extremes
meet物極必反
Fact is stranger than
fiction事實比虛構更離奇
Faith will move
mountains信仰力能移山天下無難事,只怕有心人
Familiarity makes
contempt親不敬,熟生蔑
Fine feathers make
fine birds人靠衣裝,佛靠人裝
First come, first
served先到先得
Fly off the handle發脾氣
Forewarned is forearmed凡事預則立
Forgive and
forget既往不咎
Friendships multiply joys and
divide grief有福同享,難同當
Gate -
crasher凡事看開些,不要太衝動
Gather your rosebuds while
you may花開堪折直須折,莫待無花空折枝
Genius is one percent
inspiration and ninety-nine percent
perspiration天才是用靠一分天命
(靈感)及九十九分努力所造就
Gentlemen agreement君子協定
Give a dog a bad
name and hang him欲加之罪,何患無詞
Give him a inch
and he will take a yard得寸進尺
God helps those
who help themselves天助自助者
Good fortune is
never good till it is lost失去才知珍貴
Grasp all,
lose all貧多必失
Great minds think alike英雄所見略同
Habit is second nature習慣是人的本性
Hand me
down由兄長傳下來的舊衣服
Handsome is as handsome
does慷慨大方始為美
Happy families are all alike;
every unhappy family is unhappy in its own
way快樂的家庭都是相
似的;不快樂的家庭的慘痛卻是各有不同
Happy is he
who is content知足常樂
Harm set, harm get害人終害已
Haste makes waste欲速則不達
He is poor but has
a noble mind他人窮志不窮
He see things not
people他論事不論人
He that touches pitch shall be
defiled近朱者赤,近墨者黑
He who has health has
hope擁有健康就擁有希望 (留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 )
He who has hope
has everything懷有希望者, 便擁有一切
He who hesitates
is lost猶豫不定,良機失盡
He who hunts for flowers
will find flowers; and he who loves weeds will
find
weeds尋覓鮮花
的人將得到花朵,而想要,野草的,就得到野草。你想的是什麼,就會得到什麼
He who lies down with dogs will rise with
fleas近朱者赤,近墨者黑
He who loves another tries
truly to understand the
other能愛人的人,就會誠心的設法去了解他
們
Health is above
wealth健康比財富更重要
Health is better than
wealth健康比財富更重要
Heaven's vengeance is slow but
sure天網恢恢,疏而不漏
Hide not your light under a
bushel勿過分謙沖以致埋沒才能
Hold fast to the words of
your ancestors謹守古訓
Honest is the best
policy誠實為上策
Houses are built of bricks and
stones, but homes are made of love
alone屋由磚石建;家由愛所
築
How about a
bite隨便吃些什麼吧
Human suffering is mostly made by
man himself人的苦難多半是他們自做自受
Hunger is the best
sauce饑不擇食
I disapprove of what you say, but I
will defend to the death your right to say
it雖然我不認同你的
意見,但我寧死也會保衛你的發言權
I had no shoes
and complained until I met a man who had no
feet我常抱怨沒鞋穿,直到我遇見
一個沒有雙腳的人
I have my
limit我的忍耐度有限
I hope you in the roll我希望你也能來
I think therefore I am我思故我在
I'm
pissed你把我惹怒了
I'm trying to make ends
meet我盡力要使收支平衡
Idle folk has the least
leisure懶惰的人才說沒空
If a free society cannot help
the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who
are rich如果一
個自由的社會沒法幫助多數的窮人,那麼相對的,也不能保護少數的富人
If at first you don't succeed, try's
again不成功,再努力。
If we had no winter, the spring
would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes
taste of
adversity, prosperity would not be so
welcome如果沒有冬天,便顯不出春天的喜悅;
如果人不
偶爾嘗到不幸的感覺,便顯不出幸福的美好
If you wish to be
the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the
bitter吃得苦中苦,方為人上
人
Ignorance is no
innocence but sin無知不是單純,是種罪惡
Ill news travels
apace壞事傳千里
In everyone's mouth膾炙人口
In
for a penny, in for a pound一不做二不休
In
prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we
know our friends得意時,朋友識我; 失意
時,我識朋友
In the
beginning was the word太初有道
In the hole久債
In the red久債
It is always a pleasure to
greet a friend from afar有朋自遠方來
It is an ill
wind that blows nobody any good凡事有利亦有弊 (幾家歡樂,幾家愁)
It is better to fight for good than to fail at
the ill寧為善而鬥,毋屈服於惡
It is easy to be wise
after the event不經一事,不長一智
It is more blessed
to give than to receive施比受更有福
It is much more
difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
If you succeed in judging yourself
rightly,
then you are indeed a man of true wisdom你可以輕易的了解他人
,卻很難真正的剖析
自己。如果你能確切實際的判斷自己,你是一位具有真正智慧的人
It
is never too late to learn學習永遠不嫌晚。活到老學到老
It
is never too late to mend亡羊補牢為時未晚
It is no
use crying over split milk覆水難收
It never rains
but it pours不雨則已,一雨如柱...好事接踵而來,禍不單行
It's a
matter of time這是遲早的問題
It's dying art這是已失傳的手藝
It's not over till it's over事到最後才見分曉
Justice has long arms天網恢恢,疏而不漏
Keep good
men company and you shall be of the number三人行必有我師
Keep in touch保持聯絡
Keep something for a
rainy day有備無患;為雨綢謬
Kill the goose that lays
the golden eggs殺雞取卵
Kill two birds with one
stone一舉兩得
Knowledge is knowing a fact; wisdom
is knowing what to do with the
fact知識是知道事實;智慧
是知道如何去運用事實
Knowledge is one
thing, virtue is another知識是一件事,美德又是另一件事了
Knowledge is power知識就是力量
Knowledge makes
one humble; ignorance makes one
proud知識使人謙遜;而無知使人驕縱
Knowledge makes one
humble; ignorance makes one proud知識使人謙遜;無知使人驕縱
Labor conquers everything勤奮則天下無難事
Language is the road map of a culture語言是文化的路線圖
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep,
and you weep alone世界能與你同樂,但不能陪你
哭泣
lay the
cards on the table將自己的底細通通擺出來
Learning is
like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop
back學如逆水行舟,不進則退
Least said soonest mended多言惹禍
Less is more簡單就是美
Let bygones be
bygones既往不咎
Let sleeping dog lie勿惹事生非
Let's get it straight我們打開天窗說亮話吧
Let's go
ditch我們各付各的吧
Life teaches us to be less harsh
with ourselves and with
others生活教我們不要對任何人太嚴苛,
包括你自己
Like father,
like son有其父必有其子
Like knows like惺惺相惜
Little money, few friends錢少朋友少
Little
strokes fell great oaks只要工夫深,鐵杵磨成繡花針,
Live
and learn活到老學到老
Live and let live自己活著,也讓別人活著
Look before you leap三思而後行
Lookers-on see
most of the game旁觀者清
Love me little, love me
long愛情要細水長流
Love me, love my dog愛屋及烏
Make hay while the sun shines勿失良機
Make
yourself comfortable不用約束 (招待客人時說的話)
Man
cannot have dignity without loving the dignity of
his fellow不尊重他人的人,自己就不會
有尊嚴
Man proposes,
God dispose謀事生人,成事在天
Mankind must put an end
to war or will put an end to
mankind人們不消滅戰爭,戰爭就消滅人
類
Many a
little makes a miracle聚少可以成多
Many happy
returns of the day祝你生日快樂
Many kinfolk,few
friends親戚易得,朋友難求
Men are know by the company
they keep窮則變,便則通
Men are not to be measured
in inches人不可貌相
Money talks有錢使得鬼推磨
More
haste , less speed 欲速則不達
Murder will
out若要人不知,除非己莫為
Nature never deceives us; it
is always we who deceive
ourselves大自然從不欺騙我們,欺騙我
們的永遠是我們自己
Necessity
is the mother of invention需要為發明之母
Never
depend on anyone except yourself靠自己,不要靠別人
Never do things by halves做事要有始有終
Never
judge a book by its cover不要以貌取人
Never put off
till tomorrow what you can do today今日事今日畢
Never trouble till trouble troubles you別杞人憂天
No cross, no crown吃得苦中苦,方為人上人
No gain no
pain凡事無不勞而獲的
No gain without pain不勞則無獲
No man and no force can abolish
memory沒有人也沒有武力可以終止記憶
No news is good
news沒有消息就是好消息
No smoke without fire無風不起浪
No sooner said than done即說即做
None so
blind as those who won't see有眼不看者為盲
Nothing
is more precious than peace沒有比和平更珍貴的東西了
Nothing venture, nothing havegain不入虎穴,焉得虎子
Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm疾風知勁草
Old soldiers never die; they only fade
away老兵不死,只是凋零
On the tip of (one's)
tongue一時說不出來
Once bitten, twice
shy一朝被蛇咬,十年怕草繩
One can not be in two places
at once一心不可二用
One lie makes many欺騙一次,就會時常說謊
One man's meat is another man's poison人各有所好
One swallow does not make a summer凡事不能以偏概全
One today is worth two tomorrows一個今天勝過兩個明天
Opposites attract異性相吸
Out of sight, out
of mind眼不見為淨
People ask you for criticism,
but they only want praise他人雖然請你批評,其實他們內心要的
卻是讚美
People die, but books never die人會死,但書永遠不會
People should be beautiful every way; in their
faces, in the way they dress. in their thoughts
and
in their innermost
selves人不論在每一方面都應該美;美在臉,美在衣著,美在他們的思想,
和在內心的自我
People who know little are usually great
talker, while men who know much say
little懂得不多的
人,通常是空論者,真正有知識得人則寡言
Practice makes perfect熟能生巧
Prevention is
better than cure預防勝於治療
Pride goes before a
fall驕者必敗
Prosperity makes friends, adversity
tries them富貴結朋友,患難見真情
Put money aside for a
rainy day未雨綢繆
Reading is not merely
sympathizing and understanding; it is also
criticizing and judging閱讀不僅
是同情和了解,也是批評和判斷
Rome was not built in a day羅馬不是一天可成的
Second thoughts are best三思而後行
Seeing is
believing眼見者為實
Selfishness is the greatest
curse of the human race自私是人類最大的罪惡
Self-trust
is the first secret of success自信心是成功的首要關鍵
She
is hangover她昨夜喝醉了
She pulls out她退出了
Silence is golden 沈默是金
Slow and steady
makes wins the race慢而穩者操膀券
So said, so
done說到做到;言出必行
Some books are to be tasted,
others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed
and digested
有些書淺裳即可,有些書可囫圇吞下,但少數書是需要細細品味的
Something is better than nothing有比沒有好
Sometimes love is stronger than a man's
convictions有時候,愛比人的信念更堅定
Sometimes the best
gains is to lose塞翁失馬,焉知非福
Spare the rod and
spoil the child玉不啄不成器
Speak of the devil, and
the devil comes說曹操,曹操就到
Speech is silver;
silence is golden沉默是金
Still water runs
deep大智若愚
Strike while the iron is hot打鐵要趁熱
Success grows out of struggles to overcome
difficulties成功源於努力去克服困難
Sweet are the uses of
adversity翁失馬,焉知非福
Sweet is pleasure after
pain苦後方知甜滋味
Sworn brother 乾兄弟,盟兄弟
Take
it easy不請自來的不速之客,不要看得那麼重
Take time before
time takes you服 (利用) 時間在時間征服你前。(死亡)
Talk of
the devil and he is sure to appear說曹操,曹操就到
The ballot is stronger than the bullet選票比槍更有力量
The best defense is offense先下手為強(最好的防禦即是攻擊),
The biter is sometimes bit害人反害己
The early
bird catches the worm早起的鳥兒有蟲吃
The end
justifies the means不擇手後
The good life is one
inspired by love and guided by
knowledge美好的生活就是由愛激勵,由知
識引導的生活
The good
seaman is known in bad weather疾風知勁草
The
history of the world is but the biography of great
men整個世界的歷史,只能說是偉人的傳
記
The leopard
cannot change his spots江山易改,本性難移
The longest
way round is the nearest way home最長路的路,往往是最快回到家的
The love of liberty is the love of others; the
love of power is the love of
ourselves喜愛自由就是
喜歡人們,喜愛權貴就是只顧自身
The love
you give away is the love you keep你所付出的愛就是你所保有的愛
The more we experience our freedom, the more
we recognize that of
other我們越是感到自己
的自由,就越承認他人的自由
The only
medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other
woes of mankind, is
wisdom唯一能醫治
痛苦、罪行以及所有人類其他災難的藥,是智慧
The pen
is mightier than the sword文筆比刀劍更鋒利
The pot
calls the kettle black五十步笑百步
The secret of
success is constancy of purpose成功的祕絕在於目標堅定有恆
The squeaky wheel gets the grease吱吱叫的輪子有油加
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy
without不戰而屈人之兵,
The sweetest grapes hang the
highest最甜美的葡萄掛的最高
The thirst after the
happiness is never extinguished in the heart of
man對快樂的渴望,永遠不會
在人的心中消失
The weakest goes to
the wall優勝劣敗
The young man who has not wept
is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is
a fool不曾
哭泣的年輕人,是心靈未開化的野人,不願歡笑的老年人,是不懂珍惜未來的愚者,
There are two sides to every question每個問題都有兩面體
There is always a door before an optimist, but
a wall before a pessimist樂觀者前面永遠有一扇
門,悲觀者則有一道牆
There is many a slip between the cup and the
lip百密總有一疏
There is no accounting for
tastes人的好惡無法解釋
There is no key to happiness,
only a ladder幸福無鑰,只有梯子
There is no rose
without a thorn沒有十全十美的人生
There is no royal
road to learning學無捷徑
There is no smoke
without fire無風不起浪
There is only happiness in
life, to love and be loved生命中只有一件值得快樂的事:愛人或是被
愛
There is safety in member人多保險人多勢?
They
that sow in tears shall reap in joy苦盡甘來
Those
who cannot remember the past are condemned to
repeat it無法從過去學習經驗的人,
註定要重蹈覆轍
Throw out a
minnow to catch a whale拋磚引玉,以小引大
Time and
tide wait for no man歲月不饒人
Time flies like an
arrow光陰似箭
Time is money時間就是金錢
To be
conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to
knowledge知道自己的無知就是邁向知
識的一大步
To be guided
by destiny聽天由命
To be serve with oneself and
lenient with others嚴以責己寬以待人
To
beautify life is to give it an object美化生命就是給生命一個目標
To convert defeat into victory反敗為勝
To
give the last measure of devotion鞠躬盡瘁
To harp
on the same string舊調重彈
To kick against the
pricks螳臂擋車
To look one way and row
another聲東擊西
To marry is to halve your rights
and double your duties結婚是權利減半,責任加倍
To suffer
for one's wisdom聰明反被聰明誤
Too many cooks spoil
the broth人多手腳亂
Touch pitch, and you will be
defiled近朱者赤,近墨者黑
Troubles are like babies.
They only grow if you nurse
them煩惱好比嬰兒,只有在你撫育他們時
才會成長
Trust men and
they will be true to you信人者人恆信之
Two dogs over
one bone seldom agree爭搶骨頭狗咬狗利益當前難同心
Two heads
are better than one人多好辦事
Union is
strength團結就是力量
Variety is the spicy of
life變幻是生命的調味料
Walls have ears隔牆有耳
We
forget what we ought to remember and remember what
we ought to forget該記得的忘記;
該忘記的記得
We know
what a person thinks not when he tells us what he
thinks, but by his
actions我們之所
以知道一個人的想法,不是因為他告訴我們,而是依據他的所做所為
We sand the same songs我們志同道合
Weeping may
endure for a night, but joy cometh in the
morning苦盡甘來
Well begun is half done好的開始是成功的一半
What can't be cures must be endured無可避免的事只好忍受
Whatever you love and trust in this world
loves you in return你在這世界上所愛與信任的任何
事物,會以愛你做為回報
What interests me is living and dying for what
one loves讓我有興趣的是:為吾愛而生死
What is bugging
you什麼事使你心煩,
What is done cannot be undone覆水難收
What is hard isn't fun艱難之事無樂趣;有趣之事不艱難
What is fun, isn't hard艱難之事無樂趣;有趣之事不艱難
What you call this你這算什麼
What's done
cannot be undone覆水難收
When one door shuts
another opens天無絕人之路
When things are at the
worst they will mend苦盡甘來
When you betray
somebody else, you also betray yourself出賣別人就是出賣自己
When the cat is away, the mice will
play山中無猛虎,猴子暫稱王
When the going gets tough,
the tough gets going環境越艱困,硬漢越吃香
Where there
is a will , there is way有志者,事竟成
Where there
is smoke' there is fire無風不起浪
While in Rome,
do as the Romes do入鄉隨俗
While there's life,
there's hope留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒
Without
reading, civilization would disappear in one
generation少了閱讀,文明在一代內就會消
失了
Will a person
gain anything if he wins the whole world but loses
his life個人即使贏得了全世界
卻賠上了生命,又能得到什麼呢?
Who
keeps company with the wolf will learn to
how近朱者赤,近墨者黑
Wise men make proverbs and fools
repeat them智者作諺語,愚者守陳規
Words cut more than
swords說話要謹慎,傷人勝鋼刀
You are all wet你完全誤會了
You are never too old to learn活到老,學到老
You
can count on me你可以信得過我
You can't teach an old
dog new tricks老狗學不了新把戲
You cannot burn the
candle at both sides蠟燭不能兩頭燒
You cannot sell
the cow and drink the milk魚與熊掌不可兼得
英文成語&諺語
A white complexion is powerful enough to hide
seven faults. 一白遮三醜。
A leopard cannot
change it's spots. 江山易改,本性難移。
Never
put off till tomorrow what may be done today.
今日事,今日畢。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
小事聰明,大事糊塗。
What the mind can conceive, it
can achieve. 心想事成。
All or nothing.
寧為玉碎,不為瓦全。
To see is to believe. 眼見為憑。
Two heads are better than one.
三個臭皮匠,勝過一個諸葛亮。
Well begun is half
done. 好的開始是成功的一半。
Where there is a
will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
Where
there is smoke, there is fire. 無風不起浪。
While there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒。
You can not sell the cow and
drink the milk. 魚與熊掌不能兼得。
You can't judge
a book by its cover. 人不可貌相;海水不可斗量。
You
got what you pay for. 一分錢一分貨。