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1、400句常用英语谚语大全_英语格言 A light heart lives long静以修身。 All rivers run into sea海纳百川。 All roads lead to Rome条条大路通罗马。 A bully is always a coward色厉内荏。A cat has 9 lives猫有九条命。 A cat may look at a king人人平等。A bad thing never dies遗臭万年。Knowledge is power知识就是力量。 Life is but a span人生苦短。 Money isnt everything钱不是万能的。Nev

2、er say die永不言败。 No cross, no crown不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。 A close mouth catches no flies病从口入。 A constant guest is never welcome常客令人厌。 Actions speak louder than words事实胜于雄辩。Failure is the mother of success失败是成功之母。 Adversity leads to prosperity穷则思变。 Promise is debt一诺千金。 Practice makes perfect熟能生巧。Every minute co

3、unts分秒必争。 Health is happiness健康就是幸福。 Hear all parties兼听则明。Strike while the iron is hot趁热打铁 Its never too late to mend亡羊补牢 There is no smoke without fire无风不起浪 East or west，home is best走东串西，还是家里好 Equal pay for equal work同工同酬 Pride goes before a fall骄兵必败 Reading makes a full man读书使人完善 All roads lead to

4、 Roma条条大道通罗马Blood is thicker than water血浓于水。 Blood will have blood血债血偿。 Business is business公事公办。 Cheats never prosper骗人发不了财。Bad news has wings好事不出门，坏事传千里。 Barking dogs seldom bite吠犬不咬人。Content is better than riches知足者常乐。Creep before you walk循序渐进。 Cry for the moon海底捞月。 Custom is a second nature习惯是后天

5、养成的。 Custom makes all things easy有个好习惯，事事皆不难。 Diamond cuts diamond强中自有强中手。 Do as the Romans do入乡随俗。First think and then speak先想后说。 Fools grow without watering朽木不可雕。 Fools haste is no speed欲速则不达。 Fools has fortune呆人有呆福。 It is hard to please all众口难调。 It is never too old to learn活到老，学到老。Do it now机不可失，时

6、不再来。 Do nothing by halves凡事不可半途而废。 Do as you would be done by己所不欲，勿施于人。 Do well and have well善有善报。 Each bird love to hear himself sing孤芳自赏。Easier said than done说得容易，做得难。 Easy come, easy go来也匆匆，去也匆匆。 Envy has no holidays忌妒之人无宁日。 Better late than never不怕慢，单怕站。Love at first sight一见钟情。 Like a rat in a h

7、ole瓮中之鳖。 Like author, like book文如其人。 Like father, like son有其父必有其子。 Like for like一报还一报。 Like knows like惺惺相惜。 Love me, love my dog爱屋及乌。 Make hay while the sun shines良机勿失。 Measure for measure针锋相对。Pull the chestnut out of fire火中取栗。 Put the cart before the horse本末倒置。 Put your shoulder to the wheel鼎力相助。 R

8、eading enriches the mind开卷有益。 Rome is not built in a day冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。 Saying is one thing and doing another言行不一。 Seeing is believing眼见为实。 Seek the truth from facts实事求是。 Still water run deep静水常深。 Take things as they come既来之，则安之。 Talking mends no holes空谈无补。 Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends患难见真情

9、。 Murder will out纸包不住火。 Never fish in trouble water不要混水摸鱼。 Never judge from appearances不可以貌取人。 Misfortunes never come alone祸不单行。 Even Homer sometimes nods智者千虑，必有一失。 Even reckoning makes long friends亲兄弟，明算账。 Every advantage has its disadvantage有利必有弊。A good beginning makes a good ending善始者善终。 A good b

10、ook is a good friend好书如挚友。 A good fame is better than a good face美名胜过美貌。 A good husband makes a good wife夫善则妻贤。 A good medicine tastes bitter良药苦口。 A great talker is a great liar说大话者多谎言。 Beauty lies in the loves eyes情人眼里出西施。 Be swift to hear, slow to speak听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。 It never rains but it pours不鸣则已，一鸣

11、惊人。Judge not from appearances人不可貌相，海不可斗量。 Justice has long arms天网恢恢，疏而不漏。 Kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕。Kings have long arms普天之下，莫非王土。Learn and live活着，为了学习。 Learn not and know not不学无术。He knows most who speaks least大智若愚。 He laughs best who laughs last谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。 He sets the fox to keep the geese

12、引狼入室。 He that climbs high falls heavily爬得越高，摔得越重。 He that will not work shall not eat不劳动者不得食。 He who does not advance loses ground逆水行舟，不进则退。 Learn to walk before you run先学走，再学跑。 Let bygones be bygones过去的就让它过去吧。Harm set, harm get害人害己。 Love is blind爱情是盲目的。 Habit cures habit心病还需心药医。 Let sleeping dogs l

13、ie别惹麻烦。 Let the cat out of the bag泄漏天机。 Lies can never changes fact谎言终究是谎言。 Lies have short legs谎言站不长。 Honesty is the best policy做人诚信为本。Great minds think alike英雄所见略同。 Great men have great faults英雄犯大错误。 Great mens sons seldom do well富不过三代。 Great wits have short memories贵人多忘事。 Greedy folks have long a

14、rms心贪手长。 Guilty consciences make men cowards做贼心虚。 Four eyes see more than two集思广益。 Every day is not Sunday好景不常在。 Every man has his weak side人人都有弱点。 Every mothers child is handsome孩子是自己的好。 Every potter praises hit pot王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。 Example is better then percept说一遍，不如做一遍。 Experience must be bought吃一堑，长一智

15、。 Fact speak louder than words事实胜于雄辩。 Far from eye, far from heart眼不见，心不烦。 Far water does not put out near fire远水救不了近火。 Fear always springs from ignorance恐惧源于无知。 Fields have eyes, and woods have ears隔墙有耳。 Fire and water have no mercy水火无情。 No sweet without sweat先苦后甜。 Not to advance is to go back不进则退。

16、 No smoke without fire无风不起浪。 Nothing brave, nothing have不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 No way is impossible to courage勇者无惧。 Once bitten, twice shy一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 Ones words reflect ones thinking言为心声。 Out of debt, out of danger无债一身轻。 Out of office, out of danger无官一身轻。 Out of sight, out of mind眼不见，心为静。 Patience is the best

17、remedy忍耐是良药。 Penny wise, pound foolish贪小便宜吃大亏。 Pleasure comes through toil苦尽甘来。 Pour water into a sieve竹篮子打水一场空。 Praise is not pudding恭维话不能当饭吃。 Prefer loss to unjust gain宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。 Prevention is better than cure预防胜于治疗。Time tries all路遥知马力，日久见人心。 To err is human人非圣贤，孰能无过。The tongue is not steel, yet i

18、t cuts人言可畏。 Think twice before you do三思而后行。 Things at the worst will mend否极泰来。 Time and tide wait for no man时不我待。 Time cures all things时间是医治一切创伤的良药。 Time flies光阴似箭。 Time is money时间就是金钱。Unity is strength团结就是力量。 Troubles never come singly福无双至，祸不单行。 Truth never grows old真理永存。 Turn over a new leaf洗心革面，改

19、过自新。 Two heads are better than one一个好汉三个帮。 Two of a trade seldom agree同行是冤家。 Well begun is half done好的开始，是成功的一半。 Wet behind the ears乳臭未干。 Whats done cannot be undone生米煮成熟饭了。 Whats lost is lost失者不可复得。 Walls have ears小心隔墙有耳。 What we do willingly is easy愿者不难。 Whom the gods love die young好人不长命。 Work mak

20、es the workman勤工出巧匠。 Where there is a will, there is a way有志者事竟成。Dont judge a person by the clothes he wears不能以貌取人 Adversity makes a man wise, not rich逆境出人才。 A fair death honors the whole life死得其所，流芳百世。 A faithful friend is hard to find知音难觅。A new broom sweeps clean新官上任三把火。A miss is as good as a mile

21、失之毫厘，差之千里。 A mothers love never changes母爱永恒。All that ends well is well结果好，就一切都好。 A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit吃一堑，长一智。 A fox may grow gray, but never good江山易改，本性难移。 A friend in need is a friend indeed患难见真情。 A friend is easier lost than found得朋友难，失朋友易。A good conscience is a soft pillow不做亏心事，不

22、怕鬼叫门。 A friend is never known till a man has need需要之时方知友。 After you is good manners“您先请”是礼貌。 A good beginning is half done良好的开端是成功的一半。 A bad beginning makes a bad ending不善始者不善终。 A man cannot spin and reel at the same time一心不能二用。 A hedge between keeps friendship green君子之交淡如水。Give a dog a bad name and

23、 hang him众口铄金，积毁销骨。 God helps those who help themselves自助者天助。 Gold will not buy anything黄金并非万能。 Good health is over wealth健康是最大的财富。 Good watch prevents misfortune谨慎消灾。 Great barkers are no biters好狗不挡道。 Great hopes make great man伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。 Handsome is he who does handsomely行为漂亮才算美。 Happiness takes

24、 no account of time欢乐不觉时光过。 Happy is he who owes nothing要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。 Hasty love, soon cold一见钟情难维久。 Health is better than wealth健康胜过财富。 He is a fool that forgets himself愚者忘乎所以。 He is wise that is honest诚实者最明智。 He who risks nothing gains nothing收获与风险并存。 History repeats itself历史往往重演。 A friend without

25、 faults will never be found没有十全十美的朋友。 A merry heart goes all the way心旷神怡，事事顺利。 As a man sows, so he shall reap种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 A snow year, a rich year瑞雪兆丰年。 A sound mind in a sound body健全的精神寓于健康的身体。 A still tongue makes a wise head寡言者智。 A stitch in time saves nine小洞不补，大洞吃苦。 A leopard cannot change its sp

26、ots积习难改。 A little body often harbors a great soul浓缩的都是精品。 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing一知半解，自欺欺人。 A little pot is soon hot狗肚子盛不得四两油。 All are brave when the enemy flies敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。 All good things come to an end天下没有不散的筵席。 A man is known by his friends什么人交什么朋友。 All that glitters is not gol

27、d闪光的不一定都是金子。 All things are difficult before they are easy凡事总是由难而易。 A man becomes learned by asking questions不耻下问才能有学问。 A man can do no more than he can凡事都应量力而行。 An apple a day keeps the doctor away一天一苹果，不用请医生。 Courtesy on one side only lasts not long来而不往非礼也。 Doing is better than saying与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行

28、动上。 Dont claim to know what you dont know不要不懂装懂。 Dont have too many irons in the fire不要揽事过多。 Dont make a mountain out of a molehill不要小题大做。 Dont put the cart before the horse不要本末倒置。 Dont trouble trouble until trouble troubles you不要自找麻烦。 Dont try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs不要班门弄斧。Cannot see

29、 the wood for the trees一叶障目，不见泰山。 Care and diligence bring luck谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 Caution is the parent of safety小心驶得万年船。 Come what may, heaven wont fall做你的吧，天塌不下来。A wise head makes a close mouth真人不露相，露相非真人。 A word spoken is past recalling一言既出，驷马难追。 A years plan starts with spring一年之计在于春。 A young idler, a

30、n old beggar少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 Better to ask the way than go astray问路总比迷路好。 Between friends all is common朋友之间不分彼此。 Birds of a feather flock together物以类聚，人以群分。 Children are what the mothers are耳濡目染，身教言传。 Choose an author as you choose a friend择书如择友。 Business is the salt of life事业是人生的第一需要。Constant dripping

31、wears away a stone水滴石穿，绳锯木断。 Every dog has his day谁都有得意的时候。 Every heart has its own sorrow各人有各人的苦恼。 Every little helps a mickle聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。 Every man has his faults金无足赤，人无完人。 Every man has his hobbyhorse萝卜青菜，各有所爱。 Fire is a good servant but a bad master火是一把双刃剑。 First come, first served先来后到。 First impr

32、essions are half the battle初次见面，印象最深。 It is no use crying over spilt milk覆水难收。 It is the first step that costs troublesome万事开头难。Forbidden fruit is sweet禁果格外香。 Friends agree best at distance朋友之间也会保持距离。 Friends are thieves of time朋友是时间的窃贼。 Friends must part再好的朋友也有分手的时候。If you sell the cow, you sell he

33、r milk too杀鸡取卵。 If you venture nothing, you will have nothing不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 If you want knowledge, you must toil for it要想求知，就得吃苦。 Industry is the parent of success勤奋是成功之母。 It is better to die when life is a disgrace宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。 It is easier to get money than to keep it挣钱容易攒钱难。 It is easy to be wise after

34、the event事后诸葛亮好当。 Life is half spent before we know what it is人过半生，方知天命。 Life is not all roses人生并不是康庄大道。 Life without a friend is death没有朋友，虽生犹死。 Like mother, like daughter有其母必有其女。 Like teacher, like pupil什么样的老师教什么样的学生。 Like tree, like fruit羊毛出在羊身上。 Little things amuse little minds小人无大志。 Look before

35、 you leap摸清情况再行动。 Lookers-on see more than players当局者迷，旁观者清。 Losers are always in the wrong胜者为王，败者为寇。 Lost time is never found again岁月既往，一去不回。 Love cannot be compelled爱情不能强求。 Love is full of trouble爱情充满烦恼。 Love is never without jealousy没有妒忌就没有爱情。 Make your enemy your friend化敌为友。 Man is the soul of t

36、he universe人是万物之灵。 Man proposes, God disposes谋事在人，成事在天。 Many hands make light work众人拾柴火焰高。 Many heads are better than one三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。 Nature is the true law天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。 Necessity is the mother of invention需要是发明的动力。 New wine in old bottles旧瓶装新酒。No garden without its weeds没有不长草的园子。 No living man al

37、l things can世上没有万事通。 No man can do two things at once一心不可二用。 No man is born wise or learned没有生而知之者。 No man is content人心不足蛇吞象。 No man is wise at all times聪明一世，糊涂一时。 None are so blind as those who wont see视而不见。 None are so deaf as those who wont hear充耳不闻。 No news is good news没有消息就是好消息。 No one can call

38、 back yesterday昨日不会重现。 No pains, no gains没有付出就没有收获。 No pleasure without pain没有苦就没有乐。 No rose without a thorn没有不带刺的玫瑰。 Nothing dries sooner than a tear眼泪干得最快。 Nothing seek, nothing find没有追求就没有收获。 To know oneself is true progress人贵有自知之明。 Tomorrow never comes我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。 Too much familiarity breeds con

39、tempt过分熟悉会使人互不服气。 Too much knowledge makes the head bald学问太多催人老。 Too much liberty spills all自由放任，一事无成。 Offense is the best defense进攻是最好的防御。 Old friends and old wines are best陈酒味醇，老友情深。 Old sin makes new shame一失足成千古恨。 Once a man and twice a child一次老，两次小。 Once a thief, always a thief偷盗一次，做贼一世。 One can

40、not put back the clock时钟不能倒转。 One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays百闻不如一见。 One false move may lose the game一着不慎，满盘皆输。 One good turn deserves another行善积德。 One hour today is worth two tomorrow争分夺秒效率高。 One mans fault is other mans lesson前车之鉴。 One never loses anything by politeness讲礼貌不吃亏。 One swall

41、ow does not make a summer一燕不成夏。 Pride goes before, and shame comes after骄傲使人落后。 Set a thief to catch a thief以贼捉贼。 Short accounts make long friends好朋友勤算账。 Something is better than nothing聊胜于无。 Soon learn, soon forgotten学得快，忘得快。 Soon ripe, soon rotten熟得快，烂得快。 Speech is silver, silence is gold能言是银，沉默是金

42、。 Strike the iron while it is hot趁热打铁。 Success belongs to the persevering坚持就是胜利。 Talk of the devil and he will appear说曹操，曹操就到。 Tall trees catch much wind树大招风。 Teach others by your example躬亲示范。 The best hearts are always the bravest无私者无畏。 The best man stumbles伟人也有犯错时。 The end makes all equal死亡面前，人人平等

43、。 The eye is bigger than the belly贪多嚼不烂。 The fox preys farthest from home兔子不吃窝边草。 The finest diamond must be cut玉不琢，不成器。The style is the man字如其人。 The die is cast木已成舟。 The cat shuts its eyes when stealing掩耳盗铃。 The danger past and God forgotten过河拆桥。 The darkest hour is nearest the dawn黎明前的黑暗。 The dark

44、est place is under the candlestick烛台底下最暗。 The devil knows many things because he is old老马识途。 The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有时也会说真话。 The early bird catches the worm早起的鸟儿有虫吃。 The end justifies the means只要目的正当，可以不择手段。The grass is greener on the other side这山望着那山高。The higher up, the greater the f

45、all爬得高，摔得惨。 The leopard cannot change its spots本性难移。 The more noble, the more humble人越高尚，越谦虚。 The more wit, the less courage初生牛犊不怕虎。 The outsider sees the most of the game旁观者清。 The pen is mightier than the sword笔能杀人。 The pot calls the kettle black五十步笑百步。 There are spots in the sun太阳也有黑点。 There are two si