英语谚语(下)
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He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好。
He that gains time gains all
things. 赢得时间就是赢得一切。
He that is once born, one must
die. 凡人有生必有死。
He that looks not before, finds
himself behind. 不进则退。
He that mischief hastaches,
mischief catches. 害人终害己。
He that promises too much means
nothing. 轻诺必寡信。
He that runs fastest gets the
ring. 捷足先登。
He that will thrive must rise
at five. 五更起床,百事兴旺。
He who denies all confesses
all. 欲盖弥彰。
He who does not advance loses
ground. 不进则退。
He who does not rise early never does a good day's work.
早晨床上睡懒觉,一天工作干不好。
He who will not work shall not
eat. /He who will not work, neither shall he eat.
不劳动者不得食。
Hear much, speak little.
多听少说。
Heaven never helps the man who
will not act. 自己不动,叫天何动。
High buildings have low
foundations. 高楼地基深。
Honesty is the best policy.
诚实才是上策。
Hope for the best, but prepare
for the worst. 抱最好的愿望,做最坏的打算。
If winter comes, can spring be
far behind? 冬天到了,春天还会远吗?
If you venture nothing, you
will have nothing. /Nothing venture, nothing have.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
If you wish good advice,
consult an old man. 若要听忠言,求教老人前。
In doing we learn.
边干边学。(经一事,长一智。)
In fair weather prepare for
foul. 晴天要把雨天防。(未雨绸缪。)
It is never too late to mend.
亡羊补牢,未为晚也。(改过不嫌晚。)
It is no use crying over spilt
milk. 牛奶打翻,哭也无用。(覆水难收。)
It is the first step that costs
troublesome. 万事开头难。
It is the pecularity of
knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it.
知识的特殊性就是求则得之。
It never rains but it pours.
不鸣则已,一鸣惊人。
Joy puts heart into a man.
人逢喜事精神爽。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一石二鸟。(一箭双雕;一举两得。)
Knowledge advances by steps and
not by leaps. 学习只能循序渐进,不能跃进。
Knowledge is a treasure, but
practice is the key to it. 知识是一座宝库,而实践就是打开宝库的钥匙。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
Knowledge without practice
makes but half an artist. 没有实践的知识,只能造就半个艺术家。
Laugh and grow fat.
心宽体胖。(笑一笑,十年少。)
Lazy folks take the most pains.
懒人痛苦多。(越懒越不省力。)
Learn and live.
学习才能真正地生活。
Learn to walk before you run.
先学走,后学跑。
Learn wisdom by the follies of
others. 从别人的愚行学到智慧。
Learn, learn and learn again.
学习,学习,再学习。
Least talk, most work.
少说话,多做事。
Let another's shipwreck be your
sea-mark. 前车之鉴。
Let bygones be bygones.
既往不咎。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
莫惹是生非。
Like knows like.
英雄识豪杰。
Little chips light great fires.
星星之火,可以燎原。
Live and learn.
活到老,学到老。
Look before you leap.
三思而后行。
Lookers-on see most of the
game. 旁观者清。
Lost time is never found again.
岁月流逝,一去不回。(光阴一去不复返。)
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
Many a little makes a mickle.
积少成多。
Many hands make quick work.
人多好干活。
Many heads are better than one.
一人不及众人智。
Many small make a great.
积少成多。
Necessity is the mother of
invention. 需要是发明之母。
Never put off till tomorrow
what you can do today. 今天能做的事不要拖到明天。
Never too old to learn, never
too late to turn. 亡羊补牢,为时未晚。
No cross, no crown.
不经历风雨,怎能见彩虹。
No flying without wings.
无翅膀,休飞翔。
No living man all things can.
没有万能的人。
No man is born wise or learned.
没有生而知之者。
No one is without his faults.
人无完人。
No pains, no gains.
不劳不获。
No pleasure without pain.
没有苦,就没有甜。
No rose without a thorn.
没有无刺的玫瑰。
No smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
No sweet without sweat.
先苦后甜。
Not to advance is to move back.
不进则退。
Nothing in the world is
difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
世上无难事,只怕有心人。
Nothing is difficult to the man
who will try. 世上无难事,只怕有心人。
Nothing is to be got without
pains but poverty. 世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
Nothing seek, nothing find.
没有追求就没有收获。
Once a use, forever a custom.
习惯成自然。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
One eye-witness is better than
ten ear-witnesses. 百闻不如一见。
One flower makes no garland.
一朵花编不成花环。
One hour today is worth two
tomorrow. 今天一小时抵得明天两小时。
One man's fault is other man's
lesson. 前车之鉴。
One should eat to live, not
live to eat. 人应为生而食,不应为食而生。
Out of debt, out of danger.
无债一身轻。
Pardon all but thyself.
严以律己,宽以待人。
Patience is the best remedy.
耐心是良药。
Penny and penny laid up will be
many. 积少成多。
Pleasure comes through toil.
苦尽甘来。
Poor but honest.
贫穷但是诚实。
Poverty breeds strive.
穷则思变。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Prevention is better than cure.
预防重于治病。
Pride goes before a fall.
骄兵必败。
Pride goes before, and shame
comes after. 骄傲使人落后。
Reading is to the mind what
exercise to the body. 阅读之于精神,犹如锻炼之于身体。
Respect a man, he will do the
more. 尊重别人,别人更尊重你。
Respect yourself, or no one
else will respect you. 要人尊敬,必须自重。
Rome was not built in a day.
罗马不是一天建成的。
Say well is good but do well is
better. 说得好固然好,做得好才更好。
Saying and doing are two
things. 说与做是两回事。
Second thoughts are best.
三思而后行。
Seeing is believing.
眼见为实。
Standers-by see more than
gamesters. 当局者迷,旁观者清。
Strike the iron when it is hot.
趁热打铁。
Strike when the iron is hot.
趁热打铁。
Success belongs to the
persevering. 坚持就是胜利。
Teaching others teaches
yourself. 教学相长。
The best hearts are always the
bravest. 心地善良的人往往是最勇敢的人。
The devil knows things because
he is old. 老鬼阅历多。
The fire is the test of gold,
adversity of strong man. 烈火炼真金,艰难磨意志。
The first step is the only
difficulty. 迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The greatest talkers are the
least doers. 夸夸其谈者干得最少。(理论的巨人,行动的矮子。)
The more noble, the more
humble. 人越高尚,越谦虚。
The sunshine always appears
after the wind and rain. 阳光总在风雨后。
The used key is always bright.
常用的钥匙光灿灿。
The wise man is always a good
listener. 智者善听人言。
The wolf may lose his teeth,
but never his nature. 狼牙可能掉,狼性改不了。
They that do nothing learn to
do ill. 游手好闲的人就会学坏。
Time flies away without delay.
时间飞去不停留。
Time is money.
一寸光阴一寸金。
Time wasted is existence; used
is life. 浪费掉的时间是生存,利用了的时间是生活。