英文谚语大全（共计73页）.doc

1、英文谚语大全 A 共 360 条 A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。 A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。 A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。 A bad conscience is a snake in ones heart. 做贼心虚。 A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。 A ba

2、d padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。 A bad penny always turns up. A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。 A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差 (人笨怨刀钝 )。 A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。 A beggars purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 A bird is kno

3、wn by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。 A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。 A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。 A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that its the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。 A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送

4、盲，白费痴情。 A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。 A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。 A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。 Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别情更深。 A burden of ones choice is not fe

5、lt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。 A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。 A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。 A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。 Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。 A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。 A change of work is as

6、good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。 A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。 A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。 A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。 A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，胜券在握。 A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 A clear fast is better

7、 than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富。 A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。 A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。 A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。 A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。 A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。 A covetous man is good to none but worse

8、to himself. 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更 大。 A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居间人。 A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。 Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的巧果。 Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时。 A disease known is hal

9、f cured. 病情确诊断，治病好一半。 Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。 A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗 狗不叫。 Adversity is a good discipline. 苦难是磨练人的好机会。 Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。 Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难使人聪明，但不能致富。 A

10、dversity makes strange bedfellows. 身处逆境不择友。 Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。 A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明，终身荣耀。 A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。 A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 After

11、dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while. 午饭后要坐，晚饭后要走。 A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。 A fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误，等于改正一半。 Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 事情要安步就班地做，就会很快地做完。 A flow of words is no proof

12、of wisdom. 口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。 A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。 A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。 A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财。 A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。 A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can ans

13、wer. 一愚发问，七智结舌。 A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 愚者所问，智者难答。 A fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得。 A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 一愚 所失，百智难回。 A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man

14、in another. 一个蠢材在他自己家里所知的事比 一个聪明人在别人家里所知的事要多。 A fools bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千虑，必有一得。 A fools heart dances on his lips. 愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上。 A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸会变，但本性难移。 A friend exaggerates a mans virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。 A friend in court is better th

15、an a penny in purse. 曩中有钱，不如朝中有友。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。 A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。 A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。 A friend is never known till a man have need. 不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。 A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快。 A friend to everybody is

16、 a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。 A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。 After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。 After black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来。 After death, the doctor. 放马后炮。 After dinner comes the reckoning. 吃喝玩乐，该付代价。 After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile. 午餐之后坐片

17、刻，晚饭之后走一里。 After meat, mustard. 雨后送伞。 A full belly counsels well. 衣食足而后知荣辱。 A full cup must be carried steadily. 杯满盈，须持稳。 A good anvil does not fear the hammer. 好砧不怕锤。 A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。 A good beginning is half the battle. 首战告捷等于一半胜利。 A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其

18、终。 A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书，莫逆之交。 A good book is a light to the soul. 好书一本，照亮心灵。 A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 A good dog deserves a good bone. 有劳得奖。 A good example is the best

19、sermon. 身教胜似言教。 A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。 A good face needs no paint. 美貌无需擦脂抹粉。 A good fame is better than a good face. 好的名望胜于好的相貌。 A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近亲。 A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land. 聪明脑袋勤劳手，走遍天下贵如金。 A good he

20、althy body is worth more a crown in gold. 健康的身体贵于黄金铸成的皇冠。 A good heart cants lie. 有仁心者不说谎话。 A good heart conquers ill fortune. 善心克厄运。 A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 良马的毛色不会差。 A good horse often needs a good spur. 好马常要好靴刺。 A good marksman may miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。 A good maxim is never out of sea

21、son. 至理名言不会过时。 A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。 A good name is better than riches. 好名誉胜过有财富。 A good name is earlier lost than won. 失去美名易，得到美名难。 A good name is sooner lost than won. 美誉难得而易失。 A good name keeps lustre in the dark. 好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。 A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village. 远亲不如近邻。 A good surgeon must have an eagles eye, a lions heart, and a ladys hand. 出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。 A good tale is none the worse for being twice told. 好故事百听不厌。 A good tongue is a good weapon. 伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。