中英对照谚语60句

中英对照谚语60句

1.Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于言辞。 2.All good things come to an end. 一切美好的事物皆有终结之时。

3.All‘s well that ends well. 结局好的就算好。 4.All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

5.Art is long, life is short. 人生朝露，艺业千秋。 6.Bad news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

7.The bait hides the hook. 饵里藏钩；笑里藏刀。 8.Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。

9.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。 10.The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼常在水底游。 11.Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。

12.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 多得不如现得。

13.Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。 14.Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。 15.Boys will be boys. 男孩子毕竟是男孩子。 16.A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命；吉人天相。 17.Catch as catch can. 能捉尽管捉；能拿多少算多少。 18.Diamond cut diamond. 强中更有强中手。

19.Do as I say, not as I do. 照我说的做，别照我做的做。 20.Don‘t meet trouble half-way. 勿杞人忧天。

21.Don‘t put all your eggs in one basket. 勿孤注一掷。 22.Don‘t ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。 23.Easier said than done. 说比做容易。

24.East or west, home is best. 管他东方或西方，家是最好的地方。

25.Easy come, easy go. 来得容易，去得也容易。

26.Every man is his own worst enemy. 一个人最大的敌人就是他自己。

27.Everyone to his taste. 人各有所好。

28.An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。

29.Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。 30.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之交才是真正的朋友。

31.The grapes are sour. 葡萄是酸的。

32.Grasp all, lose all. 样样都要，全都失掉。 33.Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。

34.He laughs best who laughs last. 最后笑的人笑得最得意。 35.He travels the fastest who travels alone. 单独旅行的人

走得最快。

Do a thing quickly often means doing it badly. 欲速则不达 Though we are poor, we have lofty aspiration. 人穷志不穷 A miss is as good as a mile. 差之毫厘，谬以千里 Bad workmen often blame their tools.

Gold will not buy everything. 金钱不是万能的。

The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm. 求人不如求已。 Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you. 人必自敬而后人敬之。 Out of the depth of misfortune comes bliss.否极泰来

He whose belly is full, believes not him who is fasting. 饱汉不知饿汉饥。

A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.老牛不喝水，不可强按头

Every new sovereign brings his own courtiers. 一朝天子一朝臣 Beauty will not buy beef . 漂亮不可当饭吃。 Every cloud has a silver lining . 拔开云雾见晴天

The darkest hour is that before the dawn . 黎明前的黑暗

The fragrance always stays the hand that gives rose . 予人玫瑰，手指留香 To be born under a lucky star. 福星高照

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 麻绳单打细头断

Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance. 休争三寸气，白了少年头 Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水 A wise man holds his tongue. 智者寡言

All his own geese are swans as the swans of others as geese. 自己一朵花，别人豆腐渣

The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be. 平时不烧香，急来抱佛脚 Pardon makes offenders. 姑息养奸

With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin. 只要功夫深，铁棒磨成针

Laugh and grow fat. 心宽体胖

A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁可清饥，不可浊饱 Better a live coward than a dead hero. 好死不如赖活 Misery loves company. 同病相怜

Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩 Half a tale is enough for a wise man. 举一反三 You get what you pay for. 一分钱一分货

Birds once snared fear all bushes. 伤弓之鸟惊曲木

The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足 Advice comes too late, when thing is done. 事后诸葛亮

Every failure one meets with adds to one's experience. 不经一事，不长一智 Eat slow and live a long life. 细嚼慢咽寿活百年 The proof of the pudding is in the eating. 实践出真知 The squeaking wheel gets the oil. 会哭的孩子有奶吃 You are never too old to learn. 活到老学到老

Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧

Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen. 亡羊补牢，未为迟也 A work ill done must be twice done. 一回生二回熟 More is meant than meets the ear. 弦外之音

Don't scald you lips in another man's porridge. 事不关已，高高挂起 One man's meat is another man's poison. 萝卜白菜各有所爱 Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同

Much ado about a small matter. 天下本无事，庸人自扰之 Better late than never. 不怕慢，就怕站

He who borrows to repay may borrow yet another day. 好借好还再借不难 Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object. 情人眼里出出西施 There is black sheep in every flock. 害群之马

Better some of a pudding than none of a pie . 聊胜于无 Take away fuel, take away flame . 釜底抽薪 Give him an inch and he'll take a yard. 得寸进尺

Experience is something you get while looking for something else. 前事不忘后事之师

An artist lives everywhere. 一招鲜吃遍天

No man is his craft's master the first day. 师傅领进门，修行在个人 Greatest genius often lies concealed. 真人不露相 Gold is the dust that blinds all eyes. 财迷心窍 A bargain is a bargain. 一言为定 Habit is second nature. 习惯成自然

Man proposes, god disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天 One cannot alter the past. 生米做成熟饭

To go out for wool and come home shorn. 偷鸡不成反蚀把米 It is a wise father that knows his own child. 知子莫如父 Great honors are great burdens. 人怕出名猪怕壮 Rome wasn't built in a day. 冰冻三尺非一日之寒 When in Rome do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗

Making a lot of noise doesn't constitute a sound argument. 有理不在声高 The gentlest thing in the world will override the strongest. 以柔克刚

A man knows his company in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心

Give a lark to catch a kite. 得不偿失

I shall grow old, but never lose life's zest. 老骥伏枥，志在千里 Good to begin well, better to end well. 善始犹待于励终

When the tree is fallen, every one runs to it with his axe. 墙倒众人推 A man can do no more than he can. 量力而行

He who has not tasted bitter knows not what sweet is. 不尝黄连苦，哪知蜂蜜甜 There are more ways to the wood than one. 车到山前必有路 One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun. 一叶障目不见泰山

If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 不知苦，焉知甜 Speak of angels and you will hear their wings. 说曹操，曹操到

A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time. 一心不可二用 A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 冤家宜解不宜结 Beat the dog before the lion. 杀鸡给猴看

Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Past cure, past care. 好了伤疤忘了疼

He is lifeless that is faultless. 人非圣贤，孰能无过

常用的英语谚语

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a bad beginning makes a bad ending. ----> 不善始者不善终 a bad thing never dies. ----> 遗臭万年

a bad workman always blames his tools. ----> 不会撑船怪河弯

a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. ----> 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林 a boaster and a liar are cousins-german. ----> 吹牛与说谎本是同宗 a bully is always a coward. ----> 色厉内荏

a burden of one's choice is not felt. ----> 爱挑的担子不嫌重

a candle lights others and consumes itself. ----> 蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己 a cat has 9 lives. ----> 猫有九条命

a cat may look at a king. ----> 人人平等

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 adversity leads to prosperity. ----> 穷则思变

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 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 friend is never known till a man has need. ----> 需要之时方知友 a friend without faults will never be found. ----> 没有十全十美的朋友 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 good beginning makes a good ending. ----> 善始者善终 a good book is a good friend. ----> 好书如挚友

a good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. ----> 一本好书,相伴一生

a good conscience is a soft pillow. ----> 不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门 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 good wife health is a man's best wealth. ----> 妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富 a great talker is a great liar. ----> 说大话者多谎言

a hedge between keeps friendship green. ----> 君子之交淡如水

a joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend. ----> 戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友

a leopard cannot change its spots. ----> 积习难改

a liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. ----> 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信 a light heart lives long. ----> 静以修身

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 all rivers run into sea. ----> 海纳百川

all roads lead to rome. ----> 条条大路通罗马

all that ends well is well. ----> 结果好,就一切都好

all that glitters is not gold. ----> 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

all work and no play makes jack a dull boy. ----> 只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻 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 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. ----> 光说空话不做事,犹如花园光长刺

a man without money is no man at all. ----> 一分钱难倒英雄汉 a merry heart goes all the way. ----> 心旷神怡,事事顺利 a miss is as good as a mile. ----> 失之毫厘,差之千里 a mother's love never changes. ----> 母爱永恒

an apple a day keeps the doctor away. ----> 一天一苹果,不用请医生 a new broom sweeps clean. ----> 新官上任三把火

an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. ----> 以眼还眼,以牙还牙

an hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. ----> 一日之计在于晨 an old dog cannot learn new tricks. ----> 老狗学不出新把戏

an ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom. ----> 聪明才智,不如运气 an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ----> 预防为主,治疗为辅 a rolling stone gathers no moss. ----> 滚石不生苔,转业不聚财 as a man sows, so he shall reap. ----> 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆

a single flower does not make a spring. ----> 一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园 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 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,驷马难追 a year's plan starts with spring. ----> 一年之计在于春

a young idler, an old beggar. ----> 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲 bad news has wings. ----> 好事不出门,坏事传千里 barking dogs seldom bite. ----> 吠犬不咬人

beauty lies in the love's eyes. ----> 情人眼里出西施

be swift to hear, slow to speak. ----> 听宜敏捷,言宜缓行 better late than never. ----> 不怕慢,单怕站

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 blood is thicker than water. ----> 血浓于水 blood will have blood. ----> 血债血偿

books and friends should be few but good. ----> 读书如交友,应求少而精 business is business. ----> 公事公办

business is the salt of life. ----> 事业是人生的第一需要

by reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. ----> 读书使人充实,交谈使人精明

cannot see 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 cheats never prosper. ----> 骗人发不了财

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 come what may, heaven won't fall. ----> 做你的吧,天塌不下来

complacency is the enemy of study. ----> 学习的敌人是自己的满足

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,绳锯木断 content is better than riches. ----> 知足者常乐

count one's chickens before they are hatched. ----> 蛋未孵先数雏 courtesy on one side only lasts not long. ----> 来而不往非礼也 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

do as you would be done by. ----> 己所不欲,勿施于人

doing is better than saying. ----> 与其挂在嘴上,不如落实在行动上 do it now. ----> 机不可失,时不再来

do nothing by halves. ----> 凡事不可半途而废

don't claim to know what you don't know. ----> 不要不懂装懂 don't have too many irons in the fire. ----> 不要揽事过多 don't make a mountain out of a molehill. ----> 不要小题大做

don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. ----> 今日事,今日毕 don't put the cart before the horse. ----> 不要本末倒置

don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. ----> 不要自找麻烦 don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. ----> 不要班门弄斧 do well and have well. ----> 善有善报

each bird love to hear himself sing. ----> 孤芳自赏

early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. ----> 早睡早起身体好

easier said than done. ----> 说得容易,做得难 easy come, easy go. ----> 来也匆匆,去也匆匆

eat to live, but not live to eat. ----> 人吃饭是为了活着,但活着不是为了吃饭 empty vessels make the greatest sound. ----> 实磨无声空磨响,满瓶不动半瓶摇 envy has no holidays. ----> 忌妒之人无宁日

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

everybody's business is nobody's business. ----> 人人负责,等于没人负责 every day is not sunday. ----> 好景不常在

every dog has his day. ----> 谁都有得意的时候

every door may be shut, but death's door. ----> 人生在世,唯死难逃 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 for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost. ----> 人不为己,天诛地灭 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 every man has his weak side. ----> 人人都有弱点

every man is the architect of his own fortune. ----> 自己的命运自己掌握 every minute counts. ----> 分秒必争

every mother's child is handsome. ----> 孩子是自己的好 every potter praises hit pot. ----> 王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸

everything is good when new, but friends when old. ----> 东西是新的好,朋友是老的亲

example is better then percept. ----> 说一遍,不如做一遍

experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. ----> 经验是智慧之父,记忆是智慧之母

experience must be bought. ----> 吃一堑,长一智 fact speak louder than words. ----> 事实胜于雄辩 failure is the mother of success. ----> 失败是成功之母

false friends are worse than bitter enemies. ----> 明枪易躲,暗箭难防 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

faults are thick where love is thin. ----> 一朝情意淡,样样不顺眼 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

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 impressions are half the battle. ----> 初次见面,印象最深 first think and then speak. ----> 先想后说

fools grow without watering. ----> 朽木不可雕 fool's haste is no speed. ----> 欲速则不达 fools has fortune. ----> 呆人有呆福

fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. ----> 愚者不学无术,智者不耻下问

forbidden fruit is sweet. ----> 禁果格外香

fortune favors those who use their judgement. ----> 机遇偏爱善断之人 fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate. ----> 风水轮流转 four eyes see more than two. ----> 集思广益

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

genius is nothing but labor and diligence. ----> 天才不过是勤奋而已 give a dog a bad name and hang him. ----> 众口铄金,积毁销骨 god helps those who help themselves. ----> 自助者天助

good for good is natural, good for evil is manly. ----> 以德报德是常理,以德报怨大丈夫

good health is over wealth. ----> 健康是最大的财富

good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. ----> 良药苦口利于病 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 great minds think alike. ----> 英雄所见略同 great men have great faults. ----> 英雄犯大错误 great men's sons seldom do well. ----> 富不过三代

great trees are good for nothing but shade. ----> 大树底下好乘凉 great wits have short memories. ----> 贵人多忘事 greedy folks have long arms. ----> 心贪手长

guilty consciences make men cowards. ----> 做贼心虚 habit cures habit. ----> 心病还需心药医

handsome is he who does handsomely. ----> 行为漂亮才算美 happiness takes 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

happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. ----> 吸取他人教训,自己才会走运

harm set, harm get. ----> 害人害己

hasty love, soon cold. ----> 一见钟情难维久 health is better than wealth. ----> 健康胜过财富 health is happiness. ----> 健康就是幸福 hear all parties. ----> 兼听则明

heaven never helps the man who will not act. ----> 自己不动,叫天何用 he is a fool that forgets himself. ----> 愚者忘乎所以

he is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. ----> 背后说好话,才是真朋友

he is a wise man who speaks little. ----> 聪明不是挂在嘴上 he is lifeless that is faultless. ----> 只有死人才不犯错误

he is not fit to command others that cannot command himself. ----> 正人先正己 he is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. ----> 自嘲者不会让人见笑 he is wise that is honest. ----> 诚实者最明智 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. ----> 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

he who makes constant complaint gets little compassion. ----> 经常诉苦,没人同情 he who makes no mistakes makes nothing. ----> 想不犯错误,就一事无成 he who risks nothing gains nothing. ----> 收获与风险并存 history repeats itself. ----> 历史往往重演 honesty is the best policy. ----> 做人诚信为本

hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ----> 抱最好的愿望,做最坏的打算 i cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. ----> 朋友不能阿谀奉承

if a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me. ----> 上当一回头,再多就可耻

if you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you. ----> 人善被人欺,马善被人骑

if your ears glow, someone is talking of you. ----> 耳朵发烧,有人念叨

if you run after two hares, you will catch neither. ----> 脚踏两条船,必定落空 if you sell the cow, you sell her 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 the event. ----> 事后诸葛亮好当

it is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open. ----> 创业容易守业难 it is hard to please all. ----> 众口难调

it is never too old to learn. ----> 活到老,学到老 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

it is the unforeseen that always happens. ----> 天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福 it is too late to grieve when the chance is past. ----> 坐失良机,后悔已迟 it never rains but it pours. ----> 不鸣则已,一鸣惊人

it takes three generations to make a gentleman. ----> 十年树木,百年树人 jack of all trades and master of none. ----> 门门精通,样样稀松 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

keep good men company and you shall be of the number. ----> 近朱者赤,近墨者黑 kill two birds with one stone. ----> 一箭双雕

kings go mad, and the people suffer for it. ----> 君王发狂,百姓遭殃 kings have long arms. ----> 普天之下,莫非王土

knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. ----> 博学使人谦逊,无知使人骄傲

it is never too old to learn. ----> 活到老,学到老 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

it is the unforeseen that always happens. ----> 天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福 it is too late to grieve when the chance is past. ----> 坐失良机,后悔已迟 it never rains but it pours. ----> 不鸣则已,一鸣惊人

it takes three generations to make a gentleman. ----> 十年树木,百年树人 jack of all trades and master of none. ----> 门门精通,样样稀松 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

keep good men company and you shall be of the number. ----> 近朱者赤,近墨者黑 kill two birds with one stone. ----> 一箭双雕

kings go mad, and the people suffer for it. ----> 君王发狂,百姓遭殃 kings have long arms. ----> 普天之下,莫非王土

knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. ----> 博学使人谦逊,无知使人骄傲

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