常用英语谚语
1. A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘,差之千里
2. A woman’s strength is in her tongue. 能言善道
3. As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆
4. Actions speak louder than words. 坐而言不如起而行
5. All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马
6. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林
7. A stitch in time saves nine. 及时行事/事半功倍
8. An eye for a eye; and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼,以牙还牙
9. All that glitters is not gold. 人不可貌相/是金子总会发光
10. A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足长乐
11. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见知己
12. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔
13. A Jack of all trades in master of none. 样样通,样样松
14. All good things come to an end. 天下无不散之宴席
15. Accidents will happen. 人有旦夕祸福
16. Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home. 在家日日好
17. Beauty is only skin deep. 美貌是肤浅的
18. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚
19. Better late than never. 宁迟勿缺/亡羊补牢
20. Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水
21. Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石
22. Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪
23. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. 勿打如意算盘
24. Do as you would be done by others. 己所不欲,勿施于人
25. Do in Rome As Roman does. 入乡随俗
26. Don’t put it off till tomorrow what may be done today. 今日事,今日毕
27. Don’t put the cart before the house. 勿本末倒置
28. Diamond cut diamond. 强中自有强中手
29. Don’t mistake generosity for cowardice. 勿将宽容误为怯懦
30. Death is preferable to slavery. 不自由,毋宁死
31. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷
32. Every cloud has a silver lining. 否极泰来
33. Experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师
34. Every man has his taste. 人各有所好
35. Easier said than done. 说时容易做时难
36. Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑,必有一失
37. Everybody is equal before the law. 法律之前,人人平等
38. First come, first served. 捷足先登
39. God helps those who help themselves. 天道酬勤
40. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同
41. Genius is 98 percent perspiration. 天才是98%的努力
42. Honesty is the best policy. 诚实为上
43. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达
44. Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富
45. Hunger is the best sauce. 饥不择食
46. Habit is second nature. 习惯是人的天性
47. It never rains but it pours. 不雨则已,一雨如注/祸不单行
48. Ill news travels apace. 坏事传千里
49. It’s no use crying over spilt milk. =What is done cannot be undone. 覆水难收
50. It is easy to be wise after the event. 不经一事,不长一智
51. Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟/一举两得
52. Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪/有备无患
53. Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量
54. Let bygones by bygones. 既往不咎
55. Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清
56. Least said soonest mended. 多言惹祸
57. Live and learn. 学无止境/活到老学到老
58. Look before you leap. 三思而后行
59. Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹是生非
60. Money talks. 有钱能使鬼推磨
61. Might is right. 强权即公理/胜者为王
62. Make hay while the sun shines. 把握时机
63. Men are known by the company they keep. 物以类聚/观其友知其人
64. Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要为发明之母/穷则变,变则通
65. Never do things by halves. 勿半途而废
66. Nothing comes of nothings. 不种其因,不得其果
