日常常用英文谚语(双语)
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常见英文谚语：
1. A clean hand wants no
washing. 身正不怕影子斜
2. A clear conscience laughs
at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
3.
Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
4. A
fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。
5. A
fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
6. A fool may give a wise man counsel.
愚者千虑，必有一得。
7. A friend in need is a friend
indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。
8. A friend to everybody is
a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。
9. After death,
the doctor. 放马后炮。
10. A good fame is better
than a good face. 好的名望胜于好的相貌。
11. A good
healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.
健康的身体贵于黄金铸成的皇冠。
12. A life without a
friend is a life without a sun. 人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。
13. A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。
14. A little of everything, nothing
at all. 每事浅尝辄止，结果将一事无成。
15. A little neglect
may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。
16. A
little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.
适可而止，过犹不及
17. All good things came to an end.
天下无不散之宴席。
is fair in war. 兵不厌诈。
19. All
things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事都是先难后易。
20. All work and no play makes Jack
a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere
boy. 只工
作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。
21.
Beauty lies in lover's eyes. 情人眼里出西施。
22.
Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower
without perfume. 美而无德犹如花之无香。
23. Bees that
have honey in their mouths have stings in their
tails. 口蜜腹剑。
24. Behind bad luck comes good
luck. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。
25. Be slow in choosing a
friend; slower in changing. 选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。
26. Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
27. Better be alone than
in bad company. 交损友不如无友。
28. Better an open
enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
29.
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a
lion. 宁为犬首，不作狮尾。
30. Better die with honor
than live with shame. 与其忍辱偷生，不如光荣而死。
31.
Better wear out shoes than sheets.
宁可(经常运动)穿破鞋子，也不(因病长卧)磨破床单。
of a feather
flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
is much, but
breeding is more. 出身固然重要，教养更且
重要。
34.
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口利于病。
35. By reading we enrich the mind; by
conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我们的思想充实，谈
话使其更臻完美。
36. Choose an
author as you choose a friend. 选书如择友。
37.
Constant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石。
38. Do business, but be not a slave to it.
要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。
39. Do not wash dirty linen in
public. 家丑不可外扬。
40. Don't climb a tree to
look for fish. 勿缘木求鱼。
41. Don't have thy cloak
to make when it begins to rain. 切莫临时抱佛脚。
't
keep all your eggs in one basketball.勿孤注一掷。
43. Don't put off till tomorrow what should be
done today. 今日事，今日毕。
44. Don't trouble trouble
until trouble troubles you. 不要自寻烦恼。
45. Drop
by drop the oceans are filled; stone by stone the
walls are built. 滴水汇大海，垒石诛高墙。
46. Drunkenness
reveals what soberness conceals. 酒后露真言。
47. Do
not wash dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。
48. Do
not to others what you do not wish them to do to
you. 己所不欲，勿施于人。
49. Diamond cut diamond.
强中更有强中手。
50. Deliver not your words by number
but by weight. 言不在多，而在有物。
51. Each man is the
architect of his own fate. 命运掌握在自己手中。
52. Each
day brings its own bread. 天无绝人之路。
53. Eat to
live, but not live to eat. 吃饭是为了生存，但生存不是为了吃饭。
54. Elbow grease gives the best polish.
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。
55. Even Homer sometimes
nods. 人非圣贤，孰能无过。
56. Even the walls have ears.
隔墙有耳。
57. Every bullet has its billet. 无风不起浪。
58. Every cloud has a silver lining.
山穷水尽疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。
59. Every heart has its own
sorrow. 人人都有伤心处。
60. Every Jack has his Jill.
有情人终成眷属。
61. Every man is the son of his own
works. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
62. Feed a pig and you'll
have a hog. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
63. Every mother's
child is handsome. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。
potter praises
his own pot. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。
65. Every salesman
boasts of his own wares. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
66. Every
one's faults are not written in their foreheads.
知人知面不知心。
67. Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.
以牙还牙，以眼还眼。
68. Experience without learning is
better than learning without experience.
有经验而无学问，胜于
有学问而无经验。
69. Faith will move
mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
70. Far from eye, far
from heart. 离远而情疏。
71. Faults are thick where
love is thin. 一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼
72. Fear not the
future; weep not for the past. 不要为未来担忧，不要为过去悲泣。
73. Fish begins to stink at the head. 上梁不正下梁歪。
74. Fool's haste is no speed. 欲速则不达。
75.
Forget others' faults by remembering your own.
想想自己的错，就会忘却别人的过。
76. Forgive others but not
yourself. 待人宽，对己严。
77. Friends are like
fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too
tight. 朋友像琴弦，不能太拧紧。
78. Friendship cannot
stand always on one side. 来而不往非礼也。
79.
Friendship ---- one soul in two bodies. 友谊是两人一条心。
80. From a little spark may burst a mighty
flame. 星星之火可以燎原。
81. Gather ye rosebuds while
ye may. 有花堪折直须折。
82. Give a dog a bad name and
hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无词。
83. God helps
those who help themselves. 自助者天助之。
84. God
never shuts one door but he opens another. 天无绝人之路。
85. Grasp the shadow and let go the substance.
舍本逐末。
86. Great boast, small roast.
说得天花乱坠，成事微乎其微。
87. Hasty love is soon hot and
soon cold. 草草率率谈恋爱，热得快也冷得快。
88. Heaven's
vengeance is slow but sure. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
89. He
is not fit to command others that cannot command
himself. 正人先正己。
90. He laughs best who laughs
last. 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。
91. He that climbs high
falls heavily. 爬得高，跌得重。
that deceives me
once, shame fall him, if he deceives me twice,
shame fall me. 受骗一次，别
人可耻；受骗二次，自己该死。
93.
He that lies down with dogs must rise up with
fleas. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
94. He who does no good,
does evil enough. 好事不做，坏事做绝。
95. He who does
not advance falls backward. 不进则退。
96. He who
has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his
stick. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。
97. He who plays with fire
gets burned. 玩火者必自焚。
98. He who risks
nothing, gains nothing. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
99. His
heart cannot be pure whose tongue is not clear.
嘴不净者心不纯。
100. Hope for the best, but prepare
for the worst. 作最好的希望，作最坏的打算。
101. I am not
now that which I have been. (I am not what I used
to be.) 今日之我已非昔日之我。
102. Idle young, needy
old. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
103. I am caught between the
devil and the deep blue sea. 进退维谷。
104. If we
cannot get what we like, we have to like what we
can get. 随遇而安。
you confer a benefit, never
remember it; if you receive one, remember it
always. 施恩勿记，
受恩勿忘。
106. If you have no
hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米之炊。
107.
Industry if fortune's right hand, and frugality
her left. 勤勉是幸福的右手，节俭是幸福的左手。
108. In for a
penny, in for a pound 一不做，二不休。
109. It is as
well to know which way the wind blows. 识时务者为俊杰。
110. It is good to learn at another
man's cost. 前车之覆，后车之鉴。
111. It is not the gay
coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。
112.
It is no use crying over spilt milk. 泼水难收。
113. Jack of all trades is of no trade.
万事皆通，一无所长。
114. Joy shared with others are
more enjoyed. 与人同乐，其乐无穷。
常见英文谚语：
1. A clean hand wants
no washing. 身正不怕影子斜
2. A clear conscience
laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
3. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
4. A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。
5. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
6. A fool may give a wise man
counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得。
7. A friend in need is a
friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。
8. A friend to
everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。
9.
After death, the doctor. 放马后炮。
10. A good fame
is better than a good face. 好的名望胜于好的相貌。
11. A
good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.
健康的身体贵于黄金铸成的皇冠。
12. A life without a
friend is a life without a sun. 人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。
13. A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。
14. A little of everything, nothing
at all. 每事浅尝辄止，结果将一事无成。
15. A little neglect
may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。
16. A
little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.
适可而止，过犹不及
17. All good things came to an end.
天下无不散之宴席。
is fair in war. 兵不厌诈。
19. All
things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事都是先难后易。
20. All work and no play makes Jack
a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere
boy. 只工
作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。
21.
Beauty lies in lover's eyes. 情人眼里出西施。
22.
Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower
without perfume. 美而无德犹如花之无香。
23. Bees that
have honey in their mouths have stings in their
tails. 口蜜腹剑。
24. Behind bad luck comes good
luck. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。
25. Be slow in choosing a
friend; slower in changing. 选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。
26. Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
27. Better be alone than
in bad company. 交损友不如无友。
28. Better an open
enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
29.
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a
lion. 宁为犬首，不作狮尾。
30. Better die with honor
than live with shame. 与其忍辱偷生，不如光荣而死。
31.
Better wear out shoes than sheets.
宁可(经常运动)穿破鞋子，也不(因病长卧)磨破床单。
of a feather
flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
is much, but
breeding is more. 出身固然重要，教养更且
重要。
34.
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口利于病。
35. By reading we enrich the mind; by
conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我们的思想充实，谈
话使其更臻完美。
36. Choose an
author as you choose a friend. 选书如择友。
37.
Constant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石。
38. Do business, but be not a slave to it.
要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。
39. Do not wash dirty linen in
public. 家丑不可外扬。
40. Don't climb a tree to
look for fish. 勿缘木求鱼。
41. Don't have thy cloak
to make when it begins to rain. 切莫临时抱佛脚。
't
keep all your eggs in one basketball.勿孤注一掷。
43. Don't put off till tomorrow what should be
done today. 今日事，今日毕。
44. Don't trouble trouble
until trouble troubles you. 不要自寻烦恼。
45. Drop
by drop the oceans are filled; stone by stone the
walls are built. 滴水汇大海，垒石诛高墙。
46. Drunkenness
reveals what soberness conceals. 酒后露真言。
47. Do
not wash dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。
48. Do
not to others what you do not wish them to do to
you. 己所不欲，勿施于人。
49. Diamond cut diamond.
强中更有强中手。
50. Deliver not your words by number
but by weight. 言不在多，而在有物。
51. Each man is the
architect of his own fate. 命运掌握在自己手中。
52. Each
day brings its own bread. 天无绝人之路。
53. Eat to
live, but not live to eat. 吃饭是为了生存，但生存不是为了吃饭。
54. Elbow grease gives the best polish.
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。
55. Even Homer sometimes
nods. 人非圣贤，孰能无过。
56. Even the walls have ears.
隔墙有耳。
57. Every bullet has its billet. 无风不起浪。
58. Every cloud has a silver lining.
山穷水尽疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。
59. Every heart has its own
sorrow. 人人都有伤心处。
60. Every Jack has his Jill.
有情人终成眷属。
61. Every man is the son of his own
works. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
62. Feed a pig and you'll
have a hog. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
63. Every mother's
child is handsome. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。
potter praises
his own pot. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。
65. Every salesman
boasts of his own wares. 老王卖瓜，自卖自夸
66. Every
one's faults are not written in their foreheads.
知人知面不知心。
67. Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.
以牙还牙，以眼还眼。
68. Experience without learning is
better than learning without experience.
有经验而无学问，胜于
有学问而无经验。
69. Faith will move
mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
70. Far from eye, far
from heart. 离远而情疏。
71. Faults are thick where
love is thin. 一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼
72. Fear not the
future; weep not for the past. 不要为未来担忧，不要为过去悲泣。
73. Fish begins to stink at the head. 上梁不正下梁歪。
74. Fool's haste is no speed. 欲速则不达。
75.
Forget others' faults by remembering your own.
想想自己的错，就会忘却别人的过。
76. Forgive others but not
yourself. 待人宽，对己严。
77. Friends are like
fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too
tight. 朋友像琴弦，不能太拧紧。
78. Friendship cannot
stand always on one side. 来而不往非礼也。
79.
Friendship ---- one soul in two bodies. 友谊是两人一条心。
80. From a little spark may burst a mighty
flame. 星星之火可以燎原。
81. Gather ye rosebuds while
ye may. 有花堪折直须折。
82. Give a dog a bad name and
hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无词。
83. God helps
those who help themselves. 自助者天助之。
84. God
never shuts one door but he opens another. 天无绝人之路。
85. Grasp the shadow and let go the substance.
舍本逐末。
86. Great boast, small roast.
说得天花乱坠，成事微乎其微。
87. Hasty love is soon hot and
soon cold. 草草率率谈恋爱，热得快也冷得快。
88. Heaven's
vengeance is slow but sure. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
89. He
is not fit to command others that cannot command
himself. 正人先正己。
90. He laughs best who laughs
last. 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。
91. He that climbs high
falls heavily. 爬得高，跌得重。
that deceives me
once, shame fall him, if he deceives me twice,
shame fall me. 受骗一次，别
人可耻；受骗二次，自己该死。
93.
He that lies down with dogs must rise up with
fleas. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
94. He who does no good,
does evil enough. 好事不做，坏事做绝。
95. He who does
not advance falls backward. 不进则退。
96. He who
has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his
stick. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。
97. He who plays with fire
gets burned. 玩火者必自焚。
98. He who risks
nothing, gains nothing. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
99. His
heart cannot be pure whose tongue is not clear.
嘴不净者心不纯。
100. Hope for the best, but prepare
for the worst. 作最好的希望，作最坏的打算。
101. I am not
now that which I have been. (I am not what I used
to be.) 今日之我已非昔日之我。
102. Idle young, needy
old. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
103. I am caught between the
devil and the deep blue sea. 进退维谷。
104. If we
cannot get what we like, we have to like what we
can get. 随遇而安。
you confer a benefit, never
remember it; if you receive one, remember it
always. 施恩勿记，
受恩勿忘。
106. If you have no
hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米之炊。
107.
Industry if fortune's right hand, and frugality
her left. 勤勉是幸福的右手，节俭是幸福的左手。
108. In for a
penny, in for a pound 一不做，二不休。
109. It is as
well to know which way the wind blows. 识时务者为俊杰。
110. It is good to learn at another
man's cost. 前车之覆，后车之鉴。
111. It is not the gay
coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。
112.
It is no use crying over spilt milk. 泼水难收。
113. Jack of all trades is of no trade.
万事皆通，一无所长。
114. Joy shared with others are
more enjoyed. 与人同乐，其乐无穷。