諺語成語英文翻譯
㈠ 求一些可以用在正式的場合中的英語成語和諺語
在正式的場合中,英語成語和諺語,那這方面的問題您最好到有關的書籍里去查閱一下,這樣更能好得到更好的
㈡ 常見英文諺語、成語、俗語和歇後語
狗彘不若】(成語) 彘(zhì):豬。連豬狗都不如。形容品行極其卑劣或行為極端無恥。[語出]《荀子·榮辱》:「則是人也,而曾狗彘之不若也。」也作「狗彘不如」。[近] 禽獸不如
【狼奔豕突】 形容人倉皇失措的逃跑,或壞人恣意摧殘破壞。
【豬朋狗友】比喻好吃懶做、不務正業的壞朋友。也形容只能玩樂、不能共患難的朋友。與「狐朋狗友」同義。
【泥豬疥狗】 比喻卑賤或粗鄙的人
【人怕出名豬怕壯】豬長肥了就要被宰,比喻人出名後就會招致麻煩。
【一龍一豬】 喻二人相去懸殊。出自唐代著名文學家韓愈的一篇文章,意思是說人在幼時大致沒有什麼區別,而學問的深淺由年長而不同,於是有一龍一豬的差別。
【指豬罵狗】 拐彎抹角的罵人。與「指桑罵槐」同義。
【豬狗不如】比喻下等。
【豬突豨勇】比喻沖突銳利勇猛。
【豚蹄穰田】比喻以小犧牲而希望得到大報酬。
【豕突狼奔】比喻急遽奔跑的景象。通常用以形容兩軍對陣,敗軍奔逃流竄的情狀。
【殺豬教子】 比喻做父母的要以身作則,從小培養孩子誠實的品德。
【豬羊變色】 比喻扭轉並徹底改變局面。
【豬狗不如】 罵人連牲畜都不如的話。 與「狗彘不若」同義。
【遼東之豬】 表示少見多怪,或因見識淺薄而羞慚。
【馬店買豬】 (歇後語)沒那事。比喻無中生有的事。
【扮豬吃老虎】 比喻用心機耍詐。【一龍一豬】 比喻人的賢與不肖,相去懸殊。
【泥豬瓦狗】 比喻無用之物。
【牧豬奴戲】 賭博或奕棋。
【肥豬拱門】 比喻送上門來的利益。
【廟里的豬頭】 (歇後語)已經有主。引申喻有理由、有道理。
【豬八戒上陣】 (歇後語)倒打一鈀。 比喻不承認自己的過失,反而倒咬別人一口。
【豬八戒戴花】 (歇後語):(1)自覺美。 (2) 越是醜人越作怪。
【豬八戒照鏡子】 (歇後語):(1)里外不是人。(2) 當面給他難看。
【豬八戒坐飛機】 (歇後語)丑上了天。
【豬八戒吃人參果】 (歇後語)全不知滋味。
【人怕出名豬怕壯】 (俗語)人出了名,往往招來各種麻煩;豬長肥了,將很快被屠宰。
【錢到公事辦,火到豬頭爛】 比喻條件成熟了,才好辦事。
㈢ 英文諺語,名言,成語.
My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.
兒子婚前是兒子,女兒終生是女兒。
Nature is the true law.
天行有常,不為堯存,不為桀亡。
Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要是發明的動力。
Never fish in trouble water.
不要混水摸魚。
Never judge from appearances.
不可以貌取人。
Never say die.
永不言敗。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
亡羊補牢,為時未晚。
New wine in old bottles.
舊瓶裝新酒。
No cross, no crown.
不經歷風雨,怎麼見彩虹。
No garden without its weeds.
沒有不長草的園子。
No living man all things can.
世上沒有萬事通。
No man can do two things at once.
一心不可二用。
No man is born wise or learned.
沒有生而知之者。
No man is content.
人心不足蛇吞象。
No man is wise at all times.
聰明一世,糊塗一時。
None are so blind as those who won't see.
視而不見。
None are so deaf as those who won't hear.
充耳不聞。
No news is good news.
沒有消息就是好消息。
No one can call back yesterday.
昨日不會重現。
No pains, no gains.
沒有付出就沒有收獲。
No pleasure without pain.
沒有苦就沒有樂。
No rose without a thorn.
沒有不帶刺的玫瑰。
No sweet without sweat.
先苦後甜。
No smoke without fire.
無風不起浪。
Nothing brave, nothing have.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
眼淚幹得最快。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
世上無難事,只怕有心人。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
世上無難事,只要肯登攀。
Nothing seek, nothing find.
沒有追求就沒有收獲。
Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.
外出旅行,語言最要緊。
7 英語諺語500句
Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
世上唯有貧窮可以不勞而獲。
Not to advance is to go back.
不進則退。
Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.
不懂世故,幼稚可笑。
No way is impossible to courage.
勇者無懼。
Obedience is the first ty of a soldier.
軍人以服從命令為天職。
Observation is the best teacher.
觀察是最好的老師。
Offense is the best defense.
進攻是最好的防禦。
Old friends and old wines are best.
陳酒味醇,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,兩次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.
偷盜一次,做賊一世。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.
一個和尚挑水喝,兩個和尚抬水喝,三個和尚沒水喝。
One cannot put back the clock.
時鍾不能倒轉。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.
百聞不如一見。
One false move may lose the game.
一著不慎,滿盤皆輸。
One good turn deserves another.
行善積德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.
爭分奪秒效率高。
One man's fault is other man's lesson.
前車之鑒。
One never loses anything by politeness.
講禮貌不吃虧。
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
One's words reflect one's thinking.
言為心聲。
Out of debt, out of danger.
無債一身輕。
Out of office, out of danger.
無官一身輕。
Out of sight, out of mind.
眼不見,心為靜。
Patience is the best remedy.
忍耐是良葯。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
貪小便宜吃大虧。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.
正大光明者,說到的多,做到的少。
Please the eye and plague the heart.
貪圖一時快活,必然留下隱禍。
Pleasure comes through toil.
苦盡甘來。
Pour water into a sieve.
竹籃子打水一場空。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.
恭維話不能當飯吃。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
好人越誇越好,壞人越誇越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.
寧可吃虧,不貪便宜。
Prevention is better than cure.
預防勝於治療。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.
驕傲使人落後。
Promise is debt.
一諾千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.
諺語是日常經驗的結晶。
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。
Reading enriches the mind.
開卷有益。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.
讀書健腦,運動強身。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.
要人尊敬,必須自重。
Rome is not built in a day.
冰凍三尺,非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.
言行不一。
Seeing is believing.
眼見為實。
Seek the truth from facts.
實事求是。
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.
智者當差,不用交代。
Set a thief to catch a thief.
以賊捉賊。
Short accounts make long friends.
好朋友勤算賬。
Something is better than nothing.
聊勝於無。
Soon learn, soon forgotten.
學得快,忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.
熟得快,爛得快。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.
能言是銀,沉默是金。
8 英語諺語500句
Still water run deep.
靜水常深。
Strike the iron while it is hot.
趁熱打鐵。
Success belongs to the persevering.
堅持就是勝利。
Take things as they come.
既來之,則安之。
Talking mends no holes.
空談無補。
Talk of the devil and he will appear.
說曹操,曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.
樹大招風。
Teach others by your example.
躬親示範。
The best hearts are always the bravest.
無私者無畏。
The best man stumbles.
偉人也有犯錯時。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.
掩耳盜鈴。
The danger past and God forgotten.
過河拆橋。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.
黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.
燭台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.
老馬識途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth.
魔鬼有時也會說真話。
The die is cast.
木已成舟。
The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。
The end justifies the means.
只要目的正當,可以不擇手段。
The end makes all equal.
死亡面前,人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the belly.
貪多嚼不爛。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.
抄近路反而繞遠路。
The finest diamond must be cut.
玉不琢,不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.
烈火驗真金,艱難磨意志。
The first step is the only difficulty.
邁出第一步是最艱難的。
The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.
機關算盡太聰明,反誤了卿卿性命。
The fox preys farthest from home.
兔子不吃窩邊草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
坐井觀天。
The grass is greener on the other side.
這山望著那山高。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.
語言的巨人總是行動的矮子。
The higher up, the greater the fall.
爬得高,摔得慘。
The leopard cannot change its spots.
本性難移。
The more noble, the more humble.
人越高尚,越謙虛。
The more wit, the less courage.
初生牛犢不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game.
旁觀者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword.
筆能殺人。
The pot calls the kettle black.
五十步笑百步。
There are spots in the sun.
太陽也有黑點。
There are two sides to every question.
問題皆有兩面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.
家家有本難念的經。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.
人間處處有溫情。
There is no general rule without some exception.
任何法規均有例外。
There is no medicine against death.
沒有長生不老葯。
There is no place like home.
金窩銀窩不如咱的狗窩。
There is no royal road to learning.
書山有路勤為徑,學海無涯苦作舟。
The style is the man.
字如其人。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.
人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能載舟,亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.
清者自清,濁者自濁。
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.
世界如階梯,有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all.
海內存知己,天涯若比鄰。
Think twice before you do.
三思而後行。
9 英語諺語500句
Things at the worst will mend.
否極泰來。
Time and tide wait for no man.
時不我待。
Time cures all things.
時間是醫治一切創傷的良葯。
Time flies.
光陰似箭。
Time is money.
時間就是金錢。
Time lost cannot be won again.
時光流逝,不可復得。
Time past cannot be called back again.
時間不能倒流。
Time tries all.
路遙知馬力,日久見人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.
人不犯我,我不犯人;人若犯我,我必犯人。
To err is human.
人非聖賢,孰能無過。
To know everything is to know nothing.
什麼都知道,一如什麼都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress.
人貴有自知之明。
Tomorrow never comes.
我生待明日,萬事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.
過分熟悉會使人互不服氣。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.
學問太多催人老。
Too much liberty spills all.
自由放任,一事無成。
Too much praise is a burden.
過多誇獎,反成負擔。
To save time is to lengthen life.
節約時間就是延長生命。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.
常在河邊走,哪有不濕鞋。
Troubles never come singly.
福無雙至,禍不單行。
Truth never grows old.
真理永存。
Turn over a new leaf.
洗心革面,改過自新。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利。
Two heads are better than one.
一個好漢三個幫。
Two of a trade seldom agree.
同行是冤家。
Two wrongs do not make a right.
別人錯了,不等於你對了。
Unity is strength.
團結就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.
忠言逆耳利於行。
Until all is over one's ambition never dies.
不到黃河心不死。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one.
吃小虧佔大便宜。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.
美德遠遠勝過美貌。
Walls have ears.
小心隔牆有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home.
家醜不可外揚。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.
滴水穿石。
Wealth is nothing without health.
失去健康,錢再多也沒用。
We know not what is good until we have lost it.
好東西,失去了才明白。
Well begun is half done.
好的開始,是成功的一半。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水可貴。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.
欲求完美無缺的朋友必然成為孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.
自己的好事別去提,別人的恩惠要銘記。
Wet behind the ears.
乳臭未乾。
Whatever you do, do with all your might.
不管做什麼,都要一心一意。
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.
兒時所學,終生難忘。
What's done cannot be undone.
生米煮成熟飯了。
What's lost is lost.
失者不可復得。
What we do willingly is easy.
願者不難。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
入國問禁,入鄉隨俗。
When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody.
人人都偉大,世間沒豪傑。
When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.
傷心舊事別重提。
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.
新仇舊恨,齊上心頭。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.
黃鼠狼給雞拜年,沒安好心。
When wine is in truth, wit is out.
酒後吐真言。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒。
Where there is smoke, there is fire.
事出有因。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.
道高一尺,魔高一丈。
Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.
搬弄口舌者必是小人。
Whom the gods love die young.
好人不長命。
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.
智者嘴在心裡,愚者心在嘴裡。
Work makes the workman.
勤工出巧匠。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蠟燭不能兩頭點,精力不可過分耗。
You cannot eat your cake and have it.
魚與熊掌,不可得兼。 (衣人註:此翻譯不盡准確,僅供參考。)
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.
強扭的瓜不甜。
You may know by a handful the whole sack.
由一斑可知全貌。
You never know what you can till you try.
是驢子是馬,拉出來遛遛
㈣ 成語,諺語,典故,歇後語的英語翻譯
成語idiom,phrase
諺語proverb,saying,
典故literary quotation
歇後語a two-part allegorical saying
親:祝你學習進步,回每天都開答心V_V!
望採納,thx!
㈤ 關於英語的諺語及成語
All rivers run into sea.
海納百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
條條大路通羅馬。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心曠神怡,事事順利。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫釐,差之千里。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花獨放不是春,百花齊放春滿園。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆豐年。
A young idler, an old beggar.
少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
Bad news has wings.
好事不出門,壞事傳千里。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以類聚,人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water.
血濃於水。
Cannot see the wood for the trees.
一葉障目,不見泰山。
Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染,身教言傳。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿,繩鋸木斷。
Content is better than riches.
知足者常樂。
Do as the Romans do.
入鄉隨俗。
Do as you would be done by.
己所不欲,勿施於人
Each bird love to hear himself sing.
孤芳自賞。
Easy come, easy go.
來也匆匆,去也匆匆。
Eat to live, but not live to eat.
人吃飯是為了活著,但活著不是為了吃飯。
Every little helps a mickle.
聚沙成塔,集腋成裘。
Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.
人不為己,天誅地滅。
Every man has his faults.
金無足赤,人無完人。
Every man has his hobbyhorse.
蘿卜青菜,各有所愛。
Every potter praises hit pot.
王婆賣瓜,自賣自誇。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
經驗是智慧之父,記憶是智慧之母。
㈥ 一些英語諺語、成語的翻譯。緊急~
諺語:1、love me,love my dog 愛屋及烏
2、Let the cat out of bag 泄漏秘密
成語3、again and again 一再,反復
4、to the nearest whole number
5、all around/far and near 四周/遠近,內到處,四面八方
6、at sixes and sevens 亂七八糟,不和
7、be perfect in everyway 盡善盡容美
㈦ 要一些簡單的英語諺語和成語!
一.俚語和諺語是英語學習中的一大絆腳石。我們不明白這些俗語的含義,是因為我們和英語國家的文化背景不同。如果能在漢語中為這些俗語找到對應的說法,問題就解決了。我們向你介紹一些英漢合璧的俚語和諺語,幫助你的英語學習更上一層樓。
1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor .
雨後送傘
Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or comfort is given when it is too late.
Example: just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad, I had a promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death, the doctor.
2. After praising the wine they sell us vinegar.
掛羊頭賣狗肉
Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior to what you claim it to be.
Example: that fellow completely misled us about what he was capable of doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar.
3. All is over but the shouting.
大勢已去
Explanation: finally decided or won; brought to the end; not able to be changed.
Example: after Bill』s touch down, the game is all over but shouting.
4. All lay load on the willing horse.
人善被人欺,馬善被人騎
Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing things for others. Very often the implication is that others impose on him.
Examples: the trouble is you』re too good-natured and people take advantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will have to learn to refuse people who ask too much.
5.anger and haste hinder good counsel.
小不忍則亂大謀
Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in a hurry.
Example: you should calm down before you decide the next move. Anger and haste hinder good counsel.
6. As poor as a church mouse
一貧如洗
Explanation: to be exceedingly poor, having barely to live upon.
Example: he has a large family, and is poor as a church mouse.
Note: a church is one of the few buildings that contain no food.
7. A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出,駟馬難追
Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not easily undo.
Example: for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said, but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could never repair the damage of that moment of harshness.
8.World is but a little place, after all.
天涯原咫尺,到處可逢君
Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or is in someway connected with him in a place where he would never have expected to do so.
Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmate on a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place after all.
9. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
入鄉隨俗
Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongst whom you live.
Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, but now you are on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and take coffee and rolls.
10. What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts.
失之東隅,收之桑榆
Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you have bad luck on one day you have good on another; if one venture results in loss try a fresh one---it may succeed.
Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything; if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts.
11.What are the odds so long as you are happy.
知足者常樂
Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person is happy.
Example: you complain so much, but you have a good family, parents, health, and money. What』s the odd so long as you』re happy.
12.Entertain an angel unawares.
有眼不識泰山
Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest without knowing his merits.
Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she was entertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a composer of the greatest promise
13.every dog has his day .
是人皆有出頭日
Explanation: fortune comes to each in turn
Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a very long time coming.
14.every potter praises his own pot.
王婆買瓜,自賣自誇
Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in their possessions or their family members
Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant, but I would rather hear it from his teacher』s own mouth. Every potter praises his own pot
15. Pain past is pleasure.
(過去的痛苦就是快樂。)[無論多麼艱難一定要咬牙沖過去,將來回憶起來一定甜蜜無比。]
16. While there is life, there is hope.
(有生命就有希望/留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒。)
17. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
(腦中有知識,勝過手中有金錢。)[從小灌輸給孩子的堅定信念。]
18. Storms make trees take deeper roots.
(風暴使樹木深深紮根。)[感激敵人,感激挫折!]
19. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.
(心之所願,無所不成。)[堅持一個簡單的信念就一定會成功。]
20. The shortest answer is doing.
(最簡單的回答就是干。)[想說流利的英語嗎?那麼現在就開口!心動不如嘴動。]
21. All things are difficult before they are easy.
(凡事必先難後易。)[放棄投機取巧的幻想。]
22. Great hopes make great man. (偉大的理想造就偉大的人。)
23. God helps those who help themselves.(天助自助者。)
24. Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful indivials above the crowd: a little bit more.
(四個簡短的詞彙概括了成功的秘訣:多一點點!)
[比別人多一點努力、多一點自律、多一點決心、多一點反省、多一點學習、多一點實踐、多一點瘋狂,多一點點就能創造奇跡!]
25. In doing we learn.(實踐長才幹。)
26. East or west, home is best.(東好西好,還是家裡最好。)
27. Two heads are better than one.(三個臭皮匠,頂個諸葛亮。)
28. Good company on the road is the shortest cut.(行路有良伴就是捷徑。)
29. Constant dropping wears the stone.(滴水穿石。)
30. Misfortunes never come alone/single.(禍不單行。)
31. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.(不經災禍不知福。)
32. Better late than never.(遲做總比不做好;晚來總比不來好。)
33. It`s never too late to mend.(過而能改,善莫大焉;亡羊補牢,猶未晚也。)
34. If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.(如果事情值得做,就值得做好。)
35. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.(無熱情成就不了偉業。)
36. Actions speak louder than words.(行動比語言更響亮。)
37. Lifeless, faultless.(只有死人才不犯錯誤。)
38. From small beginning come great things.(偉大始於渺小。)
39. One today is worth two tomorrows.(一個今天勝似兩個明天。)
40. Truth never fears investigation.(事實從來不怕調查。)
41. The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.(舌無骨卻能折斷骨。)
42. A bold attempt is half success.(勇敢的嘗試是成功的一半。)
43. Knowing something of everything and everything of something.
(通百藝而專一長。)[瘋狂咬舌頭]
44. Good advice is beyond all price.(忠告是無價寶。)
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A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善終。
A bad thing never dies.
遺臭萬年。
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不會撐船怪河彎。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛與說謊本是同宗。
A bully is always a coward.
色厲內荏。
A burden of one's choice is not felt.
愛挑的擔子不嫌重。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蠟燭照亮別人,卻毀滅了自己。
A cat has 9 lives.
貓有九條命。
A cat may look at a king.
貓也可以打量國王,意為人人平等。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病從口入。
A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厭。
Actions speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
窮則思變。
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.
知音難覓。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一塹,長一智。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改,本性難移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患難見真情。
A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友難,失朋友易。
A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之時方知友。
A friend without faults will never be found.
沒有十全十美的朋友。
'After you' is good manners.
「您先請」是禮貌。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的開端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善終。
A good book is a good friend.
好書如摯友。
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
一本好書,相伴一生。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做虧心事,不怕鬼叫門。
A good fame is better than a good face.
美名勝過美貌。
A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善則妻賢。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良葯苦口。
A good wife health is a man's best wealth.
妻賢身體好是男人最大的財富。
A great talker is a great liar.
說大話者多謊言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戲謔不能化敵為友,只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
積習難改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
說謊者即使講真話也沒人相信。
A light heart lives long.
靜以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
濃縮的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解,自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四兩油。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敵人逃竄時,人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an end.
天下沒有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.
海納百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
條條大路通羅馬。
All that ends well is well.
結果好,就一切都好。
All that glitters is not gold.
閃光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事總是由難而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a ll boy.
只會用功不玩耍,聰明孩子也變傻。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不恥下問才能有學問。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都應量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.
什麼人交什麼朋友。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光說空話不做事,猶如花園光長刺。
A man without money is no man at all.
一分錢難倒英雄漢。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心曠神怡,事事順利。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫釐,差之千里。
A mother's love never changes.
母愛永恆。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一蘋果,不用請醫生。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼還眼,以牙還牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之計在於晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗學不出新把戲。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聰明才智,不如運氣。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
預防為主,治療為輔。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滾石不生苔,轉業不聚財。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花獨放不是春,百花齊放春滿園。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆豐年。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓於健康的身體。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不補,大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
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,駟馬難追。
A year's plan starts with spring.
一年之計在於春。
A young idler, an old beggar.
少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
Bad news has wings.
好事不出門,壞事傳千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love's eyes.
情人眼裡出西施。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
聽宜敏捷,言宜緩行。
Better late than never.
不怕慢,單怕站。
Better to ask the way than go astray.
問路總比迷路好。
Between friends all is common.
朋友之間不分彼此。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以類聚,人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water.
血濃於水。
Blood will have blood.
血債血償。
Books and friends should be few but good.
讀書如交友,應求少而精。
Business is business.
公事公辦。
Business is the salt of life.
事業是人生的第一需要。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
讀書使人充實,交談使人精明。
Cannot see the wood for the trees.
一葉障目,不見泰山。
Care and diligence bring luck.
謹慎和勤奮才能抓住機遇。
Caution is the parent of safety.
小心駛得萬年船。
Cheats never prosper.
騙人發不了財。
Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染,身教言傳。
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
擇書如擇友。
Come what may, heaven won't fall.
做你的吧,天塌不下來。
Complacency is the enemy of study.
學習的敵人是自己的滿足。
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
自信是走向成功的第一步。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿,繩鋸木斷。
Content is better than riches.
知足者常樂。
Count one's chickens before they are hatched.
蛋未孵先數雛。
Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.
來而不往非禮也。
Creep before you walk.
循序漸進。
Cry for the moon.
海底撈月。
Custom is a second nature.
習慣是後天養成的。
Custom makes all things easy.
有個好習慣,事事皆不難。
Diamond cuts diamond.
強中自有強中手。
Do as the Romans do.
入鄉隨俗。
Do as you would be done by.
己所不欲,勿施於人。
Doing is better than saying.
與其掛在嘴上,不如落實在行動上。
Do it now.
機不可失,時不再來。
Do nothing by halves.
凡事不可半途而廢。
Don't claim to know what you don't know.
不要不懂裝懂。
Don't have too many irons in the fire.
不要攬事過多。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
不要小題大做。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事,今日畢。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
不要本末倒置。
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
不要自找麻煩。
Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
不要班門弄斧。
Do well and have well.
善有善報。
Each bird love to hear himself sing.
孤芳自賞。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起身體好。
Easier said than done.
說得容易,做得難。
Easy come, easy go.
來也匆匆,去也匆匆。
Eat to live, but not live to eat.
人吃飯是為了活著,但活著不是為了吃飯。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.
實磨無聲空磨響,滿瓶不動半瓶搖。
Envy has no holidays.
忌妒之人無寧日。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千慮,必有一失。
Even reckoning makes long friends.
親兄弟,明算賬。
Every advantage has its disadvantage.
有利必有弊。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
人人負責,等於沒人負責。
Every day is not Sunday.
好景不常在。
Every dog has his day.
誰都有得意的時候。
Every door may be shut, but death's door.
人生在世,唯死難逃。
Every heart has its own sorrow.
各人有各人的苦惱。
Every little helps a mickle.
聚沙成塔,集腋成裘。
Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.
人不為己,天誅地滅。
Every man has his faults.
金無足赤,人無完人。
Every man has his hobbyhorse.
蘿卜青菜,各有所愛。
Every man has his weak side.
人人都有弱點。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
自己的命運自己掌握。
Every minute counts.
分秒必爭。
Every mother's child is handsome.
孩子是自己的好。
Every potter praises hit pot.
王婆賣瓜,自賣自誇。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
東西是新的好,朋友是老的親。
Example is better then percept.
說一遍,不如做一遍。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
經驗是智慧之父,記憶是智慧之母。
Experience must be bought.
吃一塹,長一智。
Fact speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。
Failure is the mother of success.
失敗是成功之母。
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.
明槍易躲,暗箭難防。
Far from eye, far from heart.
眼不見,心不煩。
Far water does not put out near fire.
遠水救不了近火。
Faults are thick where love is thin.
一朝情意淡,樣樣不順眼。
Fear always springs from ignorance.
恐懼源於無知。
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.
隔牆有耳。
Fire and water have no mercy.
水火無情。
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
火是一把雙刃劍。
First come, first served.
先來後到。
First impressions are half the battle.
初次見面,印象最深。
First think and then speak.
先想後說。
Fools grow without watering.
朽木不可雕。
Fool's haste is no speed.
欲速則不達。
Fools has fortune.
獃人有呆福。
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.
愚者不學無術,智者不恥下問。
Forbidden fruit is sweet.
禁果格外香。
Fortune favors those who use their judgement.
機遇偏愛善斷之人。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.
風水輪流轉。
Four eyes see more than two.
集思廣益。
Friends agree best at distance.
朋友之間也會保持距離。
Friends are thieves of time.
朋友是時間的竊賊。
Friends must part.
再好的朋友也有分手的時候。
Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
天才不過是勤奮而已。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
眾口鑠金,積毀銷骨。
God helps those who help themselves.
自助者天助。
Gold will not buy anything.
黃金並非萬能。
Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.
以德報德是常理,以德報怨大丈夫。
Good health is over wealth.
健康是最大的財富。
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.
良葯苦口利於病。
Good watch prevents misfortune.
謹慎消災。
Great barkers are no biters.
好狗不擋道。
Great hopes make great man.
偉大的抱負造就偉大的人物。
Great minds think alike.
英雄所見略同。
Great men have great faults.
英雄犯大錯誤。
Great men's sons seldom do well.
富不過三代。
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
大樹底下好乘涼。
Great wits have short memories.
貴人多忘事。
Greedy folks have long arms.
心貪手長。
Guilty consciences make men cowards.
做賊心虛。
Habit cures habit.
心病還需心葯醫。
Handsome is he who does handsomely.
行為漂亮才算美。
Happiness takes no account of time.
歡樂不覺時光過。
Happy is he who owes nothing.
要想活得痛快,身上不能背債。
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.
吸取他人教訓,自己才會走運。
Harm set, harm get.
害人害己。
Hasty love, soon cold.
一見鍾情難維久。
㈧ 常用的英語諺語與成語有哪些
People Mountain People Sea; 人山人海
常用成語英語翻譯
天長地久——as old as the hills
膽小如鼠——as timid as a hare
坦然自若——as cool as a cucumber
水中撈月——to fish in the air
苦如黃連——as bitter as wormwood
雞皮疙瘩——goose-flesh
輕如鴻毛——as light as a feather
旁觀者清——The onlooker sees most of the game
艷如桃李——as red as rose
狐假虎威——ass in the lion's skin
物以類聚——Birds of a feather flock together
非驢非馬——Neither fish, nor flesh, nor fowl.
如釋重負——to take a load off one's mind
揮金如土——to spend money like water
弱不禁風——as weak as water
瞬息之間——in the twinkle of an eye
淚如泉涌——a stream of tears
瓮中之鱉——a rat in a hole
揚眉吐氣——to hold one's head high
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一針見血——to touch one on the raw
不翼而飛——to take wings to itself
小題大做——to make mountains out of molehills
格格不入——a square peg in a round hole
山窮水盡——at the end of one's rope
冷若冰霜——as cold as a marble
半斤八兩——six of one and half a dozen of the other
胸有成竹——to have a card up one's sleeve
孤注一擲——to put all one's eggs in one basket
紙上談兵——armchair strategy
白費口舌——to speak to the wind
同行相嫉——Two of a trade can never agree.
一文不名——without a penny to one's name
收回前言——to eat one's words
令人毛骨悚然——to make one's hair stand on end
人身攻擊——personal remark
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㈨ 求英文表達的諺語,名言,成語,俗語(包括中文翻譯).
If you wish to succeed, you should use persistence as your good friend, experience as your reference, prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry.
如果你希望成功,當以恆心為良友,以經驗為參謀,以謹慎為兄弟,以希望為哨兵。
-Thomas Edison(美國發明家愛迪生)
Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured.
健康當然比金錢更為重要,因為我們所賴以獲得金錢的就是健康。
-Samuel Johnson(英國作家約翰遜)
Will, work and wait are the pyramidal cornerstones for success.
意志、工作和等待是成功的金字塔的基石。
-Louis Pasteur(法國化學家巴斯勒)
All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.
人世間所有的榮華富貴不如一個好朋友。
-Voltaire(法國思想家伏爾泰)
There is a great different between exposure of the mind and that of the body.
表露思想和展露身體之間存在極大的不同。
-William Hazlitt(英國批評家散文家哈滋里特)
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labor.
懷著希望去旅行比抵達目的地更愉快;而真正的成功在於工作。
-Robert Louis Stevenson(英國作家史蒂文森)
The greater a man is, the more distasteful is praise and flattery to him.
一個人越偉大,對表揚和奉承就越反感。
-John Burroughs(美國博物學家巴勒斯)
I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort.
可以說成功要*三件事才能贏得:努力,努力,再努力。
-Thomas Hardy(英國詩人小說家哈代)
Success often depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.
成功常常取決於知道需要多久才能成功。
-Charles Montesquieu(法國思想家孟德斯鳩)
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
只有有耐心圓滿完成簡單工作的人,才能夠輕而易舉的完成困難的事。
-Friedrich Schiller(德國劇作家詩人席勒)
2004-09-01
You have to believe in yourself. That's the secret of success.
你必須相信自己,這是成功的關鍵。
-Charles Chaplin(美國演員卓別林)
The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible".
凡是決心取得勝利的人是從來不說"不可能的"。
-Bonapart Napoleon(法國皇帝拿破崙)
Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow.
進步是今天的活動,明天的保證。
-Emerson(美國思想家愛默生)
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.
命運給予我們的不是失望之酒,而是機會之杯。
-Richard Nixon(美國總統尼克松)
Miracles sometimes occur, but one has to work terribly for them.
奇跡有時候是會發生的,但是你得為之拚命的努力。
-C. Weizmann(愛爾蘭總統魏茨曼)
It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees.
天上不會掉下玫瑰來,如果想要更多的玫瑰,必須自己種植。
-G. Eliot(英國小說家艾略特)
If you have great talents, instry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, instry will supply their deficiency.
如果你很有天賦,勤勉會使其更加完善;如果你能力一般,勤勉會補足其缺陷。
-Joshuas Reynolds(美國散文家雷諾茲)
Few things are impossible in themselves; and it is often for want of will ,rather than of means, that man fails to succeed.
事情很少又根本做不成的;其所以做不成,與其說是條件不夠,不如說是由於決心不夠。
-(La Racheforcauld(法國作家羅切福考爾德)
Dare and the world always yields. If it beats you sometimes, dare it again and again and it will succumb.
大膽挑戰,世界總會讓步。如果有時候你被它打敗了,不斷地挑戰,它總會屈服地。
-W.M Thackeray(英國小說家薩克雷)
All that you do, do with your might; things done by halves are never done right.
做一切事情都應盡力而為,半途而廢永遠不行。
-R.H. Stoddard(美國詩人斯托達德)
A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
一個人可以失敗多次,但是只要他沒有開始責怪旁人,他還不是一個失敗者。
-J.Burroughs(美國博物學家巴勒斯)
You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.
從一個國家的廣告可以看出這個國家的理想。
-Norman Douglas(英國作家道格拉斯)
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
實現明天理想的唯一障礙是今天的疑慮。
-Franklin Roosevelt(美國總統羅斯福)
Most of the trouble in the world is caused by people wanting to be important.
人世間的大多數煩惱都是由那些想成為重要人物的人惹出來的。
-George Eliot(英國小說家艾略特)
If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
如果你懷疑自己,那麼你的立足點確實不穩固了。
-Ibsen(挪威劇作家易卜生)
Ideal is the beacon. Without ideal, there is no secure direction; without direction ,there is no life.
理想是指路明燈。沒有理想,就沒有堅定的方向;沒有方向,就沒有生活。
-Leo Tolstory(俄國作家托爾斯泰)
Ideal are like the stars --- we never reach them , but like mariners , we chart our course by them.
理想猶如天上的星星,我們猶如稅收水手,雖不能達到天上,但是我們的航程可憑借它指引。
-Carl Schurz(美國政治家舒爾茨)
Have an aim in life, or your energies will all be wasted.
人生應該樹立目標,否則你的精神會白白浪費。
-R. Peters(美國法學家彼得斯)
Don't part with your illusions, When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
不要放棄你的幻想。當幻想沒有了以後,你還可以生存,但是你雖生猶死。
-Mark Twain(馬克?吐溫)
Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect.
-J. Barrymore
001 The sting of a reproach,is the truth of it. 指責帶給你刺痛,正是它的忠實之處。
002 Virtue and happiness are mother and daugher. 美德和幸福猶如母女。
003 TAll mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good. 行善者,人人銘記之。
004 It』s the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. 自欺是世上最易之事。
005 』Tis easier to prevent bad hadits than to breadk them. 防止染上惡習遠比消除惡習容易。
006 An old man in a house is a good sign. 家中有老是一個好跡象。
007 Speak with contempt of none,form slave to king,the meanest bee,and will use,a sting. 別用言詞貶低任何人,無論國王還是奴隸。最卑戝的蜜蜂也
008 Beware,beware!he』ll cheat』ithout scruple,who can without fear. 當心,當心!行騙而無所畏懼者,也將無所顧慮。
009 How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults.or resolution enough to mend them! 承認並改正錯誤,需要有足夠的勇氣和決心
010 If thou dost ill,the joy fades,not the pains;if well,the pain doth fade,the joy remains. 你若作惡,消失的是快樂而非痛苦;你若行善,消失的
011 Trick and treachery are the practice if fools,that have not wit enough to be honest. 傻瓜習慣於詭計和背判的伎倆,他們還沒聰明到學會真誠待人
012 Great beauty,great stength,and great riches,are really and truly of no great use;a right heart exceeds all. 貌美,力大,有錢,實無大益;一
013 Let our fathers and garandfathers be valued for their goodness,ourselves for our own. 讓父親和祖輩因他們的善行受到尊重,讓我們因我們自己的
014 Thirst after desert,not reward. 渴求美德而非獎賞。
015 If thou injurest conscience,it will have its revenge on thee. 傷害良心,將受到良心的嚴懲。
016 If thou wouldest live long,live well;for folly and wickedness shorten life. 若欲求長壽,生活須行善,因為蠢行和邪惡會把生命縮短。
017 Each year one vicious habit rooted out,in time minght make the worst man good throughout. 每年根除一惡習,惡根亦會成完人。
018 None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault,or acknowledge himself in an error. 唯有有教養者方知如何承認錯誤,或意識到自己行為
019 If you do what you should not,you must hear what you would not. 若做了不應做之事,則必然會聽見不願聽之語。
020 Let thy vices die before thee. 讓惡習先你死去。
021 Act uprightly,and despise calumny.Dirt may stick to a mud wall,but not polish』d marble. 為人正直的就不懼誹謗:污物可以沾到泥牆上,卻附不
022 An honest man will receive neither money nor praise,that is not his e. 正直的人既不收受他人的錢財,也不接受他人的奉承,這些都不是他應得的
023 The honest man takes pains,and then enjoys pleasure,the knave takes pleasure,and then suffers pains. 正直的人先經歷痛苦,然後享受歡樂;無賴
024 He that doth what he should not,shall feel what he would not. 若做了不應該做的事,則將產生自己所不希望有的感覺。
025 The goodwill of the governed will be starv』d,if not fed by the good deeds of the governors. 被統治者的良好願望,若無統治者的善待,亦會餓死
026 The brave and the wise can both pity and excuse,when cowards and fools shew no mercy. 勇者和智者均有同情諒解之心,而懦夫和愚者則毫無憐憫之
027 Calamity and prisperity are the touchstones of integrity. 不幸與幸運都是正直的試金石。
028 Who judges best of a man,his enemies or himself? 誰能最恰當地評價一個人,他的敵人還是他自己?
029 Cunning proceeds from want of capacity. 狡詐出自於能力的缺乏。
030 You may be too cunning for one,but not for all. 蒙騙得了一人,但蒙騙不了所有的人。
031 Clean your finger,before you point at my spots. 先洗浄你的手指,再指出我的污跡。
032 He that can bear a reproof,and mend by it,if he is not wise,is in a fair way of being so. 能承受責備並據此改過者,若不算是智者,也距之不遠
033 Tis hard to be poor and honest:An empty sack can hardly stand upright,but if it does,』tis a stout one! 要做到貧窮而又誠實實在不容易
034 Keep conscience clear,then never fear. 問心無愧,永無畏懼。
035 When you』re good to others,you are best to yourself. 善待他人,即是最善待自己。
036 What is serving God?』Tis doing good to man. 什麼才算是為上帝奉獻?即對人行善。
037 A quite conscience sleeps in thunder,but rest and guilt live far ander. 平靜的良心能在雷聲中入睡,而安寧和負罪則無法毗鄰。
038 There is no man so bad,but he secretly respects the good. 再壞的人都會暗自敬重好人。
039 A true great man will neither trample on a worm,nor sneak to an emperpor. 真正的偉人既不大肆踐踏小人物,也不會在皇帝面前奴顏卑膝。
040 Do me the favour to deny me at once. 立即把我拒絕,以此給我恩惠。
041 You may be more happy than pinces,if you will be more virtuous. 如果你能多做善事,你會比王子還要幸福。
042 Who has deceiv』d thee so oft as thy self? 欺騙你的莫過於自己。
043 Nothing so popular as goodness. 最的歡迎的是善行。
044 Don』t misinform your doctor nor your lawyer. 別向醫生和律師提供錯誤的消息。
045 A good lawyar a bad neighbour. 好律師壞鄰居。
046 The excellency of hogs is fatness,of men virtue. 豬的優點在於肥壯,人的優點在於美德。
047 Don』t throw stones at your neightbours,if your own windows are glass. 假如你家的窗戶是玻璃做的,別用石頭打你的鄰居。
048 Keep flax from fire,youth from gaming. 亞麻遠離火苗,青年遠離賭博。
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
相聚愛益切,離別情更深。
A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。
Accidents will happen.
天有不測風雲。
A clean hand wants no washing.
身正不怕影子斜。
A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
問心無愧,高枕無憂。
A clear conscience is a sure card.
光明磊落,勝券在握。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做虧心事,夜半敲門心不驚。
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
寧為清貧,不為濁富。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病從口入,禍從口出。
A cock is valiant on his own nghill.
夜郎自大。
A common danger causes common action.
同仇敵愾。
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常樂。
Actions speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。
Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.
在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公開場合又表揚你的朋友。
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友難得。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一塹,長一智。
After a storm comes a calm.
否極泰來。
After black clouds, clear weather.
否極泰來。
After death, the doctor.
放馬後炮。
A good appetite is a good sauce.
飢不擇食。
A good example is the best sermon.
身教勝似言教。
A good face is a letter of recommendation.
好的相貌就是一封推薦的介紹信。
A good fame is better than a good face.
好的名望勝於好的相貌。
A good friend is my nearest relation.
良友如近親。
A good marksman may miss.
智者千慮,必有一失。
A good maxim is never out of season.
至理名言不會過時。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良葯苦口,忠言逆耳。
A good winter brings a good summer.
瑞雪兆豐年。
A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心花怒放,笑逐顏開。
A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
時勢造英雄。
A lazy youth, a lousy age.
少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
Ale will make a cat speak.
酒後吐真言。
A little is better than none.
聊勝於無。
A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤潰於蟻穴。
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
小不忍則亂大謀。
A little spark kindles a great fire.
星星之火,可以燎原。
A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire.
適可而止,過猶不及。
All covet, all lose.
貪多必失。
All is fair in war.
兵不厭詐。
All is not gold that glitters.
閃光的東西並不都是黃金。
All roads lead to Rome.
條條道路通羅馬。
All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.
有情人終成眷屬。
All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.
機會失去不再來,千貫萬貫難贖回。
All things are easy that are done willingly.
做事樂意,諸事容易。
All things are obedient to money.
有錢能使鬼推磨。
A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.
少女有了許多求婚者往往選中了最差的一個。
A man apt to promise is apt to forget.
輕諾者易忘。
A man can not spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time.
一心不能二用。
A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little.
人有兩只耳朵一張嘴,就是為了多聽少說話。
A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.
路遙知馬力,日久見人心。
A man may dig his grave with his teeth.
禍從口出。
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.
牽馬到河易,強馬飲水難。
A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge.
有寶何必人前誇。
A match will set fire to a large building.
星星之火,可以燎原。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out.
不到黃河心不死
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫釐,差之千里。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中無老虎,猴子稱霸王。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
遠親不如近鄰。
An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well.
狗嘴裡吐不出象牙。
An evil chance seldom comes alone.
禍不單行。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之計在於晨。
An old physician, and a young lawyer.
醫生年老的好,律師年輕的俏。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
樂觀的人在災難中看到希望;悲觀的人在希望中看到災難。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
預防勝於治療。
Answer a fool according to his folly.
以其人之道,還治其人之身。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
省錢就是賺錢。
Apparel makes the man.
馬靠鞍裝,人靠衣裝。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相,海水不可斗量。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
千里之行始於足下。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滾石不生苔,轉業不聚財。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
A secret between more than two is no secret.
兩人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。
A servant is known by his master's absence.
主人不在可以看出僕人的品行來。
A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth.
緘默的嘴,真誠的心,是世界上最令人贊美的東西。
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
塞翁失馬,焉知非福。
Be honest rather clever.
誠實比聰明更要緊。
Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.
隨遇而安。
Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正對待所有的人,但不要輕信所有的人。
Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼見的不能全信,耳聞的也不能半信。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不輕諾,諾必果。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多聽少說。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
寧可錢袋癟,不要腦袋空。
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明槍易躲,暗箭難防。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
遠親不如近鄰。
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功虧一簣。
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
腳踏兩頭要落空。
Beware beginnings.
慎始為上。
Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
貪多嚼不爛。
Bind the sack before it be full.
做事應適可而止。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以類聚,人以群分。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要,教養更且重要。
Bite off more than one can chew.
貪多咽不下。
Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩將仇報。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良葯苦口利於病。
Blind men can judge no colours.
不宜問道於盲。
Blood is thicker than water.
血濃於水。
Bread is the staff of life.
民以食為天。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以簡潔為貴。
Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.
養虎貽患。
Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.
投鼠忌器。
Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。
Business before pleasure.
事業在先,享樂在後。
Business is business.
公事公辦。
By other's faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石,可以攻玉。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
讀書可以使我門的思想充實,談話使其更臻完美
㈩ 30條英語諺語或成語 要求翻譯
Old sin makes new shame.一失足成千古恨。
Once a man and twice a child.一次老,兩次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.偷盜一次,做賊一世。
Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.
一個和尚挑水喝,兩個和尚抬水喝,三個和尚沒水喝。
One cannot put back the clock.時鍾不能倒轉。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.百聞不如一見。
One false move may lose the game.一著不慎,滿盤皆輸。
One good turn deserves another.行善積德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.爭分奪秒效率高。
One man『s fault is other man『s lesson.前車之鑒。
One never loses anything by politeness.講禮貌不吃虧。
One swallow does not make a summ一燕不成夏。
One『s words reflect one『s thinking.言為心聲。
Out of debt, out of danger.無債一身輕。
Out of office, out of danger.無官一身輕。
Out of sight, out of mind.眼不見,心為靜。
Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良葯。
Penny wise, pound foolish.貪小便宜吃大虧。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.
正大光明者,說到的多,做到的少。
Please the eye and plague the heart. 貪圖一時快活,必然留下隱禍。
Pleasure comes through toil.苦盡甘來。
Pour water into a sieve.竹籃子打水一場空。
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.恭維話不能當飯吃。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
好人越誇越好,壞人越誇越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.寧可吃虧,不貪便宜。
Prevention is better than cure.預防勝於治療。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.驕傲使人落後。
Promise is debt.一諾千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.諺語是日常經驗的結晶。
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。
Reading enriches the mind.開卷有益。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.讀書健腦,運動強身。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.要人尊敬,必須自重。
Rome is not built in a day冰凍三尺,非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。
Seeing is believing.眼見為實。 Seek the truth from facts.實事求是。
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.
智者當差,不用交代。
Set a thief to catch a thief.以賊捉賊。
Short accounts make long friends.好朋友勤算賬。
Something is better than nothing.聊勝於無。
Soon learn, soon forgotten.學得快,忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.熟得快,爛得快。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.能言是銀,沉默是金。
Still water run deep.靜水常深。
Strike the iron while it is hot.趁熱打鐵。
Success belongs to the persevering.堅持就是勝利。
Take things as they come.既來之,則安之。
Talking mends no holes. 空談無補。
Talk of the devil and he will appear.說曹操,曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.樹大招風。
Teach others by your example.躬親示範。
The best hearts are always the bravest.無私者無畏。
The best man stumbles.偉人也有犯錯時。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.掩耳盜鈴。
The danger past and God forgotten.過河拆橋。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.燭台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.老馬識途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth魔鬼有時也會說真話。
The die is cast.木已成舟。 The early bird catches the worm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。
The end justifies the means.只要目的正當,可以不擇手段。
The end makes all equal.死亡面前,人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the belly.貪多嚼不爛。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而繞遠路。
The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢,不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.烈火驗真金,艱難磨意志。
The first step is the only difficulty.邁出第一步是最艱難的。
The fox knew too much, that『s how he lost his tail.機關算盡太聰明,反誤了卿卿 性命。
The fox preys farthest from home.兔子不吃窩邊草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.坐井觀天。
The grass is greener on the other side.這山望著那山高。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.語言的巨人總是行動的矮子。
The higher up, the greater the fall.爬得高,摔得慘。
The leopard cannot change its spots.本性難移。
The more noble, the more humble.人越高尚,越謙虛。
The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犢不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game.旁觀者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword.筆能殺人。
The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。
There are spots in the sun.太陽也有黑點。
There are two sides to every question.問題皆有兩面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本難念的經。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.人間處處有溫情。
There is no general rule without some exception.任何法規均有例外。
There is no medicine against death.沒有長生不老葯。
There is no place like home.金窩銀窩不如咱的狗窩。
There is no royal road to learning.書山有路勤為徑,學海無涯苦作舟。
The style is the man.字如其人。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能載舟,亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.清者自清,濁者自濁。 The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.世界如階梯,有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all.海內存知己,天涯若比鄰。
Think twice before you do.三思而後行。
Things at the worst will mend.否極泰來。
Time and tide wait for no man.時不我待。
Time cures all things.時間是醫治一切創傷的良葯。
Time flies.光陰似箭。 Time is money.時間就是金錢。
Time lost cannot be won again.時光流逝,不可復得。
Time past cannot be called back again.時間不能倒流。
Time tries all.路遙知馬力,日久見人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.人不犯我,我不犯人;人若犯我,我必犯人。
To err is human.人非聖賢,孰能無過。
To know everything is to know nothing.什麼都知道,一如什麼都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress.人貴有自知之明。
Tomorrow never comes.我生待明日,萬事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.過分熟悉會使人互不服氣。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.學問太多催人老。
Too much liberty spills all.自由放任,一事無成。
Too much praise is a burden.過多誇獎,反成負擔。
To save time is to lengthen life.節約時間就是延長生命。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.常在河邊走,哪有不濕鞋。
Troubles never come singly.福無雙至,禍不單行。
Truth never grows old.真理永存。
Turn over a new leaf.洗心革面,改過自新。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利。
Two heads are better than one.一個好漢三個幫。
Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。
Two wrongs do not make a right.別人錯了,不等於你對了。
Unity is strength.團結就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.忠言逆耳利於行。
Until all is over one『s ambition never dies.不到黃河心不死。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one.吃小虧佔大便宜。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德遠遠勝過美貌。
Walls have ears.小心隔牆有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home.家醜不可外揚。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。
Wealth is nothing without health.失去健康,錢再多也沒用。
We know not what is good until we have lost it.好東西,失去了才明白。
Well begun is half done.好的開始,是成功的一半。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可貴。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault
.欲求完美無缺的朋友必然成為孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.
自己的好事別去提,別人的恩惠要銘記。
Whatever you do, do with all your might.不管做什麼,都要一心一意
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.兒時所學,終生難忘。
What『s done cannot be undone.生米煮成熟飯了。
What『s lost is lost.失者不可復得。What we do willingly is easy.願者不難。When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入國問禁,入鄉隨俗。
When everybody『s somebody then nobody『s anybody.人人都偉大,世間沒豪傑。
When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.傷心舊事別重提。
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.
新仇舊恨,齊上心頭。