英語諺語大全一

1、可編輯修改WORD版本可編輯修改WORD版本 7/7可編輯修改WORD版本英語諺語大全一 英語諺語大全一（英漢對照版） A bad thing never dies. 好人不長壽，禍害遺千年。 A bad workman always blames his tools. 笨工匠總是怪工具差。 A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion. 人急懸梁，狗急跳墻。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 兩鳥在林不如一鳥在手。 A bully is always a coward. 欺負弱小者永遠是懦夫。 A

2、burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。 A cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命；吉人自有天相。 A cat may look at a king. 小人物也有些權利。 A clear conscience can bear any trouble. 平時不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。 A cook is bold on his own dunghill. 狗仗人勢。 A constant guest is never welcome. 常客難受歡迎。 A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常樂

3、。 A cracked bell can never sound well. 狗嘴里長不出象牙來。 A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow. 上梁不正下梁歪。 A deceitful peace is more hurtful than an open war. 明槍易躲，暗箭難防。 A door must be either shut or open. 門非關即開；二者擇其一。 A drowning man will clutch at a straw. 溺水之人不放過一根稻草；病急亂投醫(yī)。 A dwarf on a giants shoulde

4、rs sees the farther of the two. 巨人肩上的侏儒看得遠；借重他人的經驗好處多。 A fault confessed is half redressed. 知錯能改，善莫大焉。 A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨人難聚財。 A fools mouth is his destruction. 禍從口出。 A forced kindness deserves no thanks. 勉強的善行不值得感謝。 A fox may grow grey but never good. 江山易改，本性難移。 A friend in nee

5、d is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。 A full purse never lacks friend. 有錢有酒，必有朋友。 A golden key opens every door. 錢能通神。 A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善則妻賢。 A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口。 A good name is sooner lost than won. 美譽易失難得。 A good tale is none the worse for being told twice. 動人的故事令人百聽不厭。 A

6、hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。 A honey tongue, a heart of gall. 嘴甜如蜜，心黑如漆。 A house divided against itself cannot stand. 不和之家難長存。 A Jack of all trades is master of none. 樣樣皆通者樣樣不精。 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 萬丈高樓平地起。 A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲

7、。 A leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性難移。 A liar is not believed when he tells the truth. 常說謊話的人就算是說真話也沒人信。 A lion may come to be beholden to a mouse. 強者亦有求助于弱者的時候。 A little fire burns up a great deal of corn. 星星之火可以燎原。 A little gall spoils a great deal of honey. 一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。 A little leak wil

8、l sink a great ship. 牽一發(fā)而動全身。 A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危險。 A little neglect may breed great mischief. 一失足成千古恨，再回首已百年身。 A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 輕諾者，信必寡。 A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不可二用。 A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 和氣生財。 A m

9、iss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，謬之千里。 A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin. 遠親不如近鄰。 A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。 A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔。 A slow fire makes sweet malt. 慢工出細活。 A sound mind in a sound body. 有健全的身體，才有健全的心智。 A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言為智。 A stitch

10、 in time saves nine. 及時行事，事半功倍。 A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. 美的事物是永恒的喜悅。 A word is enough to the wise. 聰明人一點就通。 A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，四馬難追。 A young idler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。 A-day-old puppy doesnt know to be afraid of the tiger. 初生之犢不畏虎。Able men are always busy. 能者多勞

11、。 Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小別塍新婚。 Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families. 家規(guī)再嚴也難免會出問題。According to your purse govern your mouth. 量入為出。 Actions speak louder than words. 行動勝于空談。 Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。 After a storm comes a calm. 雨過天晴；否極泰來；苦盡甘來。 All are

12、 not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗所吠之人未必皆為賊；勿以貌取人。 All cats are grey in the dark. 所有的貓在黑暗中皆為灰色；美貌是不重要的。 All good things come to an end. 天下無不散的筵席。 All is vanity. 四大皆空。 All lay loads on a willing horse. 良駒負重擔；馬善被人騎。 All roads lead to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬；行行出壯元。 All that glitters is not gold. 閃閃發(fā)光者未必都是金。 All t

13、he winning is in the first buying. 先下手為強。 All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事必先難而后易。 All things are easy that are done willingly. 天下無難事，只怕有心人。 All things in their being are good for something. 天生我才必有用。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作而不玩樂，會使人變得遲鈍。 Alls fair in love and w

14、ar. 情場如戰(zhàn)場，任何手段皆可行。 Alls fish that comes to the net. 進網的無不是魚；來者不拒。 Alls well that ends well. 結局好的就算好。 An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼還眼，以牙還牙。 An old mans sayings are seldom untrue. 不聽老人言，吃虧在眼前。 Any port is a good port in a storm. 暴風雨中，任何港口皆是好的避難所。 Anybody can make mistakes. 人非圣賢，熟能無過。

15、Appearances are deceptive. 外表欺人；勿以貌取人。 Art is long, life is short. 人生短暫，而學問無穹。 As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. 偷小羊與偷大羊同為絞刑；一不做，二不休。 As you brew, so you must drink. 自作自受。 As you make your bed, so you must lie on it. 自己做事，自己當。 As you sow, so shall you reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。 Ask no questions and be

16、told no lies. 不問問題就聽不到假話；小孩有耳無嘴。 Avoid a questioner, for he is also a tattler. 避免與好探人隱私，搬弄是非之人在一起。 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。 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。 Beauty is only skin deep. 美只是表面的；不可以貌取人。 Beggars cant be choosers. 乞丐絕無挑選的權利；有求于人者

17、無權挑剔。 Best is cheapest. 最好的即是最劃算的。 Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. 今日一只雞蛋勝過明日一支母雞；把握現(xiàn)在。 Better be a fool than a knave. 寧為傻瓜，不做無賴。 Better be an old mans darling than a young mans slave. 寧為老頭的愛人，也不愿成為小伙子的奴隸。 Better be sure than sorry. 寧求安全亦不做可能會陷于險境之事。 Better be the head of a dog than the tai

18、l of a lion. 寧為雞首，不為牛后。 Better bend than break. 寧曲勿折；大丈夫能屈能伸。 Better late than never. 晚做總比不做好；亡羊捕牢，未為晚也。 Better master one than engage with ten. 學多不如學精。 Better one eye witness than two hearsay witnesses. 耳聞不如目見。 Better the devil you know than the devil you dont know. 明槍易躲，暗箭難防。 Better to ask the way

19、 than go astray. 問道于人總比迷失于途要強。 Between two stools you fall to the ground. 腳踏兩條船，遲早會落水。 Birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鳥相處好；家和萬事興。 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚。 Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. 一無所求者無失望之虞。 Blood is thicker than water. 血濃于水。 Book

20、s and friends should be few but good. 書與朋友，貴精而不貴多。 Bread is the staff of life. 民以食為天。 Burn not your house to fright the mouse away. 莫為滅鼠而焚屋；勿小題大作。 Business is business. 公事公辦。 Call a spade a spade. 稱黑桃為黑桃；有話直說。 Care killed a cat. 煩惱能殺九命貓。 Cast never a clout till May is out. 五月前莫收冬衣；勿操之過急。 Cast not th

21、e first stone. 莫丟第一塊石頭；責人之前先自省。 Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance. 勿舍本逐末。 Catch your bear before you sell its skin. 賣熊皮前先捉熊；凡事宜按部就班，不要過于樂觀。 Charity begins at home. 仁愛始于家。 Children should be seen and not heard. 大人說話，小孩別插嘴。 Christmas comes but once a year. 圣誕節(jié)一年才一次；好日子不能天天過。 Circumstances

22、 alter cases. 此一時，彼一時。 Clothes do not make the man. 衣冠楚楚者，未必就是正人君子。 Coming events cast their shadows before. 即來之事必有先兆。 Comparisons are odious. 人比人，氣死人。 Conscience does make cowards of us all. 良心令人不敢為所欲為。 Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水可穿石。 Courtesy costs nothing. 禮多人不怪。 Cross the stream w

23、here it is shallowest. 渡溪當自淺處過。 Custom makes all things easy. 習慣成自然；熟能生巧。 Custom reconciles us to everything. 習慣使人適應一切。 Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量入為出。 Dead men tell no tales. 死人不會泄秘。 Death is the great leveller. 死亡使一切平等。 Deeds, not words. 行動勝于空談。 Desert and reward seldom keep company.

24、功與賞絕少結伴而行；賞罰不明乃司空見慣。Desires are nourished by delays. 渴望越久的就越希望得到。 Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies. 絕癥須用烈藥醫(yī)。 Diamond cuts diamond. 勢均力敵。 Discontent is the first step in progress. 不滿意是進步的開端。 Discretion is the better part of valour. 勇敢貴乎審慎。 Distance lends enchantment to the view. 距離讓景色增

25、添魅力。 Do as I say, not as I do. 照我所說的做，別照我所做的來做。 Do as most men do, then most men will speak well of you. 隨俗而行，眾人稱頌。 Do as you would be done by. 己所欲施于人。 Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。 Do not cast your pearls before swine. 莫把珍珠丟豬前；莫對牛彈琴。 Do not halloo till you are out of the wood. 未真正脫離險境前，勿作脫險之慶。

26、 Do not kick against the pricks. 勿踢刺棍；勿以卵擊石。 Do not put new wine into old bottles. 莫用舊瓶裝新酒。 Do not wear out your welcome. 作客不久留；不要使人厭倦對你的歡迎。 Dog does not eat dog. 同類不相殘。 Dont change horses in mid-stream. 河中勿換騎；臨陣換將非上策。 Dont count your chickens before they are hatched. 小雞未孵出前，數(shù)也沒用；別打如意算盤。 Dont cross

27、a bridge till you come to it. 勿杞人憂天；船到橋頭自然直。 Dont cry before you are hurt. 受傷前先別哭；禍未臨頭，別先屈服。 Dont cry stinking fish. 不要叫賣臭魚；別拆自己的臺；不要自貶身價。 Dont cut off your nose to spite your face. 不要因意氣用事而傷害自己。 Dont cut the bough you are standing on. 勿輕舉妄動，自斷生路。 Dont empty the baby out with the bath water. 做事勿掉以輕心

28、，把嬰兒與洗澡水一起給倒了。 Dont have too many irons in the fire. 勿操之過急。 Dont make a mountain out of a molehill. 勿小題大作。 Dont make a rod for your own back. 勿自討苦吃。 Dont make yourself a mouse, or the cat will eat you. 勿自貶身價；自辱者，人皆辱之。 Dont meet trouble half-way. 別自找麻煩。 Dont put all your eggs in one basket. 不要把蛋全放在一個

29、籃子里；勿孤注一擲。 Dont put the cart before the horse. 勿本末倒置。 Dont quarrel with your bread and butter. 別跟自己的飯碗過不去。 Dont ride the high horse. 不要擺臭架子；莫趾高氣揚。 Dont speak ill of others behind their backs. 不要在背后說人壞話。 Dont take your harp to the party. 別舊調重彈；別對一事喋喋不休。 Dont teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 勿班門弄斧

30、。 Dont tell tales out of school. 莫搬弄是非，揭人隱私。 Dont wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外揚。 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. 早睡早起使人健康，富裕與聰明。 Easier said than done. 說比做容易。 East or west, home is best. 金窩銀窩，不如自己的狗窩。 Easy com

31、e, easy go. 來得容易去得快。 Empty vessels make the most sound. 滿瓶不會響，半瓶響叮當。 Enough is as good as a feast. 知所節(jié)制，適可而止。 Even a worm will turn. 人急懸梁，狗急跳墻。 Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千慮，必有一失。 Every ass likes to hear himself bray. 馬不知臉長，蠢人總是自鳴得意。 Every bullet has its billet. 生死有命，富貴在天。 Every cloud has a silver

32、 lining. 黑暗中總有一線光明。 Every cock crows on his own dunghill. 公雞總在自己草堆上稱雄；在家一條龍，出外一條蟲。 Every dog has his day. 任何人都有風光的時候。 Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard. 家家有本難念的經。 Every flow must have its ebb. 潮水有漲有退；人生變幻無常。 Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest. 人皆自認工作負擔最重。 Every law has a loophole. 每種

33、法律皆有漏洞。 Every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost. 人不為己，天誅地滅。Every man has his ill day. 人無千日好。 Every man has his price. 人皆可被收買。 Every man has the defects of his own virtues. 人人皆有其美中不足之處。Every man is his own worst enemy. 人類最大的敵人是自己。 Every medal has two sides. 每個獎章都有兩面；問題皆有正反兩面。 Every min

34、ute seems like a thousand. 度日如年。 Every oak must be an acorn. 萬丈高樓平地起。 Every why has a wherefore. 事出必有因。 Everybodys business is nobodys business. 大家的工作沒人做。 Everyone to his taste. 人各有所好。 Everything comes to him who waits. 耐心等待之人，必能如愿以償。Everything must have a beginning. 凡事必有開端。 Evil be to him who evil

35、thinks. 存惡念者必遭惡報。 Example is better than precept. 身教重于言教。 Exchange is no robbery. 不公的交換并不算搶劫。 Expectation is better than realization. 期待總比現(xiàn)實美。 Experience is the mother of wisdom. 經驗為智慧之母。 Experience is the teacher of fools. 愚人自經驗中獲取教訓。 Extremes meet. 相對的事情通常是可互通的。 Faint heart never won fair lady. 懦夫難得美人心。 Familiarity breeds contempt. 熟稔易生輕蔑之心。 Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金裝，人要衣裝。 First come, first served. 先到先得。 First impressions are most lastin