1、Famous English Sayings,Man proposes， God disposes. It is a sin to steal a pin. Honesty is the best policy. If you play with fire, you get burnt. Fire is a good servant but a bad master. Revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold. 很形象的一句諺語。所有的菜肴都必須趁熱吃，唯獨revenge是個例外。“君子報仇，十年未晚?！?There is no smoke with

2、out fire. 無風(fēng)不起浪，有水才行船。任何事情的發(fā)生都是有前兆的，雖然說是“坐得船頭穩(wěn)，不怕浪來顛”（相似的西諺是“Do right and fear no man.”），但風(fēng)起于青萍之末，一只蝴蝶扇動翅膀就可能引起大洋彼岸的一場大風(fēng)暴。做人、謀事，謹(jǐn)慎為佳。,Every dog has its day. （又作All dogs have their days.） 這里的day，是指opportunities， 即成功的機(jī)會；而dog 則泛指那些地位低下、似乎沒有出息的人。 If you lie down with dogs，you will get up with fleas. 這是一

3、句很經(jīng)典的諺語，也就是我們中文里說的“近朱者赤，近墨者黑”。 It is easy to find a stick to beat a dog. 人非圣賢，孰能無過。有些人，自己抱殘守缺，不干實事，卻挖空心思，找別人的缺點和麻煩。欲加之罪，何患無辭？ You cant teach old dogs new tricks. 人老了思想容易僵化，對新生事物很難接受。 Lightning never strikes the same place twice. “閃電從不打同一個地方”，與我們說的“福無雙至，禍不單行”恰恰相反，這也是差異的一個有趣的體現(xiàn)。,One swallow does not m

4、ake a summer. swallow 是燕子。西諺說，一只燕子飛來不能代表夏天的來臨。 Pain past is pleasure. 過去的痛苦就是快樂。 While there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。 Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 腦中有知識，勝過手中有金錢。 Storms make trees take deeper roots. 風(fēng)暴使樹木深深扎根。感激敵人，感激挫折 Nothing is impossible for a willing h

5、eart. 心之所愿，無所不成。,All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事必先難后易。放棄投機(jī)取巧的幻想。 Great hopes make great man. 偉大的理想造就偉大的人。 God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 East or west, home is best. 東好西好，還是家里最好。 Two heads are better than one. 三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮。 Good company on the road is the shortest cut. 行

6、路有良伴就是捷徑。 Constant dropping wears the stone. 滴水穿石。 Misfortunes never come alone/single. 禍不單行。,Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 不經(jīng)災(zāi)禍不知福。 Better late than never. 遲做總比不做好；晚來總比不來好。 Its never too late to mend. 過而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊補(bǔ)牢，猶未晚也。 Thing is worth doing is worth doing well. （如果事情值得做，就值得做好。） A bird in t

7、he hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鳥在手勝過雙鳥在林。 Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. （無熱情成就不了偉業(yè)。） Lifeless, faultless. （只有死人才不犯錯誤。）,One today is worth two tomorrows. 一個今天勝似兩個明天。 Truth never fears investigation. 事實從來不怕調(diào)查。 The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones. 舌無骨卻能折斷骨。 A bold

8、attempt is half success. 勇敢的嘗試是成功的一半。 Knowing something of everything and everything of something. 通百藝而專一長。 Good advice is beyond all price. 忠告是無價寶。,Dont tell tales out of school. 不要背后論人是非長短。 Drumming is not the way to catch a hare. 空話連篇于事無補(bǔ)。 Easier said than done. 知易行難。 Empty vessels make the most

9、sound. 半壺水響叮當(dāng)。 Every cock crows on his own dunghill. 每個處于安逸環(huán)境中的人，都可以自夸其勇。 Example is better than precept. 身教重于言教。,First think, and then speak. 三思而后言。 From words to deeds is a great space. 說來容易做到難。 A good name is sooner lost than won. 好名聲得之難，失之易。 A good tale is none the worse for being told twice. 好故

10、事百聽不厭。 The greatest talkers are the least doers. 夸夸其談?wù)吒傻米钌佟?理論的巨人，行動的矮子。,Hear much ，speak little. 多聽少說。 He that promises too much，means nothing. 輕諾必寡信。 He who denies all confesses all. 欲蓋彌彰。 Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。 Avoid a questioner, for he is also a tattler. 好問是非者，恰是是非之人。 Fr

11、om small beginning come great things. 偉大始于渺小。,Barking dogs seldom bite. /A bully is always a coward. 色厲內(nèi)荏。 Better the foot slip than the tongue trip. 寧肯失足，不要失言。 The bird is known by his note， the man by his words. 聞音知鳥，聞言知人。 Dead men tell no tales. 死無對證。 Deeds, not words. 莫坐而論道，應(yīng)身體力行。 Do as you woul

12、d be done by. 已所不欲者勿施于人。 Dont cry before you are hurt. 不要危險未來先喊娘。,Dont teach your grandmother to suck eggs. /Dont teach fish to swim. 莫班門弄斧。 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。/人笨怪刀鈍。 A burden of ones choice is no

13、t felt. 愛挑的擔(dān)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 may look at a king. 人人平等。 A constant guest is never welcome. ?？土钊藚挕?Actions speak louder than words. 事實勝于雄辯。 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 wh

14、ole 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. / A leopard cannot change its spots. 江山易改，本性難移。/積習(xí)難改。 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

15、 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./ Well begun is half done. 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

16、 is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好書，相伴一生。 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. 良藥苦口。 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 a

17、n enemy but loses a friend. 戲謔不能化敵為友，只能使人失去朋友。 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。 All are brave when the enemy flies. 敵人逃竄時，人人都成了勇士。 All

18、 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(jié)果好，就一切都好。 All that glitters is not gold. 閃光的不一定都是金子。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull 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(xué)問。

19、 A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。 A man is known by his friends. 什么人交什么朋友。 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. 失之毫厘

20、，差之千里。 A mothers love never changes. 母愛永恒。 An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一蘋果，醫(yī)生遠(yuǎn)離我。 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. 一日之計在于晨。 An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom. 聰明才智，

21、不如運氣。 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. / Prevention is better than cure. 預(yù)防勝于治療。 A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔，轉(zhuǎn)業(yè)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

22、 body. 健全的精神寓于健康的身體。 A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言者智。 A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不補(bǔ)，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 years plan starts with spring. 一年之計在于春。 A young i

23、dler, an old beggar. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。 Bad news has wings. /Bad news runs fast. 好事不出門，壞事傳千里。 Beauty lies in the loves eyes. / Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。 Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 聽宜敏捷，言宜緩行。 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚，人以群分。,Blood is thicker than water. 血濃于水。 Blood w

24、ill have blood. 血債血償。 Books and friends should be few but good. 讀書如交友，應(yīng)求少而精。 Business is business. 公事公辦。 Business is the salt of life. 事業(yè)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。,Caution is the parent of safety

25、. 小心駛得萬年船。 Cheats never prosper. 騙人發(fā)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。 Complacency is the enemy of study. 學(xué)習(xí)的敵人是自己的滿足。 Obedience is the first duty 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

26、defense. 進(jìn)攻是最好的防御。 Old friends and old wines are best. 陳酒味醇，老友情深。 Once a thief, always a thief. 偷盜一次，做賊一世。 Once bitten, twice shy./ A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。 One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy./ Two is company, but three is none. 一個和尚挑水喝，兩個和尚抬水喝，三個和尚沒水喝。 One c

27、annot put back the clock. 時鐘不能倒轉(zhuǎn)。,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 hour today is worth two tomorrow. 爭分奪秒效率高。 One mans fault is other mans lesson. 前車之鑒。 One never loses anything by politeness. 講禮貌不吃虧。 Ones words reflect ones thinkin

28、g . 言為心聲。 Out of office, out of danger. 無官一身輕。,Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不見，心為靜。 Penny wise, pound foolish. 貪小便宜吃大虧。 Pleasure comes through toil. 苦盡甘來。 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 Praise is not pudding. 恭維話不能當(dāng)飯吃。 Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 好人越夸越好，壞人越夸越糟。 Pride goes before,

29、and shame comes after. / Pride goes before a fall. 驕兵必敗。,Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。 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(qiáng)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

30、 one thing and doing another. 言行不一。 Seek the truth from facts. 實事求是。,Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him. 智者當(dāng)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. 聊勝于無。 Soon learn, soon forgotten. 學(xué)得快，忘得快。 Soon ripe,

31、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(bǔ)。 Talk of the devil and he will appear./ Speak of the devi

32、l and he appears。 說曹操，曹操到。 Tall trees catch much wind. 樹大招風(fēng)。,Teach others by your example. 躬親示范。 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 candlesti

33、ck. 燭臺底下最暗。 The devil knows many things because he is old. 老馬識途。,The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。捷足先登。 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(yuǎn)路。 The finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢，不成器。 The fire is the test of gold, adversity of stro

34、ng man. 烈火驗真金，艱難磨意志。 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 higher up, the greater the fall. 爬得高，摔得慘。 The more noble, the more humble. 人越高尚，越謙虛。 The more wit, the less courage./ Fool

35、s rush in where angels fear to tread 愚者敢闖天使不敢去的地方/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。,There are two sides to every question. Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非；勿打草驚蛇。 Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 睡得早，起得早，

36、富裕、聰明、身體好。 Yesterday is history, tomorrow is mystery. Everybodys business is nobodys business. 人人都管等于沒人管。 Thinking without learning is dangerous. 思而不學(xué)則殆。 He laughs best who laughs last. 誰笑在最后，誰笑得最好。,Look before you leap. 三思而后行。 Time and tide wait for no man. 時光不等人。 Easy come, easy go. 來得容易去得快。 Forgi

37、ve others but not yourself. 嚴(yán)于律己，寬于待人。 Time heals all wounds. 時間會治療一切。 Speech is the picture of the mind. 言為心聲。 In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. 蜀中無大將， 廖化作先鋒。,Teaching others teaches yourself. 教學(xué)相長。 Opportunity never knocks twice at any mans door. 機(jī)不可失，時不再來。 Time is money, but money is not time. 寸金難買寸光陰。 Give me an inch and he will take a yard. 得寸進(jìn)尺。 The eyes are the wi