英语习语
一、Idioms的定义：
广义的idioms包括：1. set phrase短语，2. proverbs谚语，3. sayings俗语, 4. epigrams警句，5. slang俚语，6. colloquialisms 口语，7. quotations名言/语录，8. two-part allegorical sayings寓言9. allusions 典故
汉语中包括：1. 成语set phrases， 2. 谚语proverbs，3. 俗语colloquialism, 4. 歇后语allegorical saying 二、英语idioms的来源
1．From the Bible圣经故事:
1) Cast pearls before swine对牛弹琴；白费好意
这个成语源自《新约。马太福音》第7章：“Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you”.
2）Don’t you see the writing on the wall? 难道你没有看出大难临头了吗？（writing on the wall意为“不详之兆”，典出《旧约全书》）
2. From the fables寓言故事:
1) Veper and File出自《伊索寓言》，说的是一条蝰蛇（Viper）发现一把铁锉（File），以为是一顿美餐。
但铁锉说，它的天职是咬别人，而不是被别人咬。后人借此比喻“骗人者反受人骗”，汉译时要作直译或意译处理。
2) kill the goose to get the eggs，源于希腊寓言，说的是曾有一个乡下人，因为发财心切杀死了自己饲
养的那只能下金蛋的鹅，以为如此就可一次获得全部想象中的金块，但其结果一无所获。3．From fairy tales神话故事：
1) rain cats and dogs，源于北欧神话，猫对天气有很大影响，英国水手至今说：“猫尾巴藏大风”。据
说驾暴风雨的巫士化为猫形。狗是风的信号，狗和狼都是暴风雨神奥丁的随从。在德国古画中，风被画成狗头和狼头。因此，猫被年作暴雨的象征，狗是伴随暴雨的强风，to rain cats and dogs就是to rain heavily/hard，汉译便为“下倾盆大到雨”。
2) Analthea’s horn，汉译常为“丰饶的羊角”。阿玛尔忒亚（Amalthea），希腊祖籍中一神女，是宙斯
（Zeus为主神，相当于罗马神话中的朱庇特Jupiter）的保姆。婴儿时宙斯由神女阿玛尔忒亚喂以羊乳。为了感思，宙斯敲下一羊角送给她。许诺让羊角主人永远丰饶。
3) the sword of Damocles达摩克利斯的剑，临头的危险（希腊神话，廷臣达摩克利斯羡慕国王狄奥尼
修斯的国王生活，国王于是用一根头发将一把到件剑悬挂在王位上，让达摩克利斯坐在上面）
4。From history allusion /legend历史典故/传说
1) burn one’s boats（bridges），此成语中的bridges为美国人所使用，原指古罗马朱力斯·凯撒大军乘
船越过Rubicon后就把船烧了，以此向士兵指明后路已断，不可能后退。现借用来比喻“不留后路，下定决心干到底”，同汉语的“破釜沉舟“。
2）Leave no stone unturned，相传公元前447年波斯奖军马多尼奥斯在希腊的普拉蒂亚兵败被杀后，留下一大批财宝在军帐里。底比斯的波利克拉特斯搜寻却一无所获，请示德尔斐神谕后知道要“翻转所有的石头”，最后找到了财宝。现借此比喻想方设法等，汉译为“千方百计，想尽办法”
3）a Spartan look 简朴的; 艰苦的（古希腊斯巴达人以简朴和不畏艰辛著称）
4）a Trojan Horse 奸, 暗藏之敌
5）the heel of Achilles 致命的弱点
6）Gordian Knot 难题；僵局
7）have an axe to grind别有用心,另有企图
5. From literature works文学作品:
1) Simon Legree“残暴之徒，尖酸刻薄、好吹毛求疵的人”
Simon Legree是美国女作家斯陀夫人所著《汤姆大伯的小屋》一书中管黑奴的工头，此人既凶狠又尖酸刻薄，将心地善良的汤姆大伯活活打死。
2) Life is but an empty dream，其汉译为“人生如梦”。源于美国诗人Longfellow的诗文
3) as busy as a bee (From Chaucer's Canterbury Tales)
4）Catch-22 situation 不可逾越的障碍（源自美国作家约瑟夫·赫勒的小说Catch-22）
6. From social custom社会风俗:
1) a feather in your cap，汉译为“值得荣耀的事、荣誉”。源于广泛流行于亚洲和美洲印第安人当中的
一种风俗：每杀死一个敌人就在头饰或帽子上加插一根羽毛，以此来显示战绩与荣誉。
2) have a ball at one’s foot，汉译为“有成功的机会”，源于足球运动。
3）When you are down, you are not necessarily out.遇到挫折，并不一定丧失成功的机会。（拳击规则，被击倒还有10秒可爬起来）
三、汉语成语的分类：
1．联合式：山盟海誓，粗枝大叶，昂首阔步，
2．动宾式：为所欲为，闻所未闻，
3．主谓式：盛气凌人，想入非非，心怀叵测，忠心耿耿，自惭形秽，
4．偏正式：泰然自若，洋洋得意（得意洋洋），小心翼翼，半途而废，奋不顾身，泰然处之，
5．连动式：投笔从戎，见异思迁，挖肉补疮，触类旁通，无地自容，
6．兼语式：引狼入室，调虎离山，
7．紧缩式：脍炙人口
联合结构：不学无术，
四、Idioms的翻译方法：
1．直译法：按原语字面意义翻译（异化译法）
1）kill two birds with one stone一石双鸟
2) Forbidden fruit is sweet.禁果格外香。
3) Friends are thieves of time.朋友是时间的窃贼。
4) Truth is the daughter of time.真理是时间的女儿。
5) One swallow does not make a summer.一燕不成夏。
1) 薛蟠也来上学，不过是三日打鱼，两日晒网。Xue Pan enrolled as a student. But he was like the
fisherman who fishes for three days and then suns his net for two”…
2) 他对乡里的情况，了如指掌。He knew everything about the township like the back of his hand.
3) 旁边一人鼓掌大笑曰：“此事易如反掌，何必多议？”（《三国演义》）Then one of those about him
suddenly clapped his hands, crying, ?t’s as easy as turning over one’s hand! Why so much talk?”
4) 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been
heard of.
6) 这工作花了我九牛二虎之力。The work cost me the strength of nine bulls and two tigers.
7）中国有句古话是这样说的：“山不在高，有仙则名；水不在深，有龙则灵。”
An ancient Chinese saying goes that “Any mountain can be famous with the presence of an immortal, and any river can be holy with the presence of a dragon.”
7) 山不在高，有仙则名"No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if
there is a fairy; "
8）城门失火，殃及池鱼。A fire on the city wall brings disaster to the fish in the moat.
9) 木已成舟The wood is already made into a boat.
10）十年树木，百年树人。
It takes ten years to grow trees, but one hundred years to rear people.
It takes three generations to make a gentleman. (套译)
画饼充饥to draw a cake to satisfy one’s hunger
犬马之劳to serve like a dog or a horse
声东击西to shout in the east and strike in the west
刻骨铭心to be engraved on one’s heart and bones
井底之蛙to be like a frog at the bottom of a well
调虎离山to lure the tiger from the mountain
口蜜腹剑to be honey-mouthed and dagger-hearted
2.意译法
1）There is a skeleton in the cupboard.家家有本难念的经。
(the family skeleton / the skeleton in the cupboard家丑)
2）The die is cast.木已成舟。
3）Experience must be bought.吃一堑，长一智。
5）Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏天机。
6）Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置。
7）The eye is bigger than the belly.贪多嚼不烂。
8）When Greek meets Greek , then comes the tug of war.
两雄相争,其斗必烈。/飞杀岳飞，杀得满天飞
9）get the sack（To be dismissed from a job，to be told to leave your job）解雇
①He got the sack when they found out that he'd lied about his qualifications.
②After only 2 weeks she was given the sack for being rude to a customer.
take a French leave不辞而别break the ice打破僵局（沉默、拘束）drive pig to the market 鼾声如雷under the rose，秘密地、私下地
baker’s dozen一打零一、十三keep one’s nose down to the grindstone埋头苦干
1) 他把老的话一五一十告诉了邓秀梅。
He recounted everything Lao Xie had said in detail to Deng Xiumei.
2) 你要有个三长两短，我也不想活了.
If anything should happen to you, I don’t want to live.
3)木已成舟，也只好如此了。What’s done is done, and can’t be undone.
4)“你真是不到黄河心不死”,她低声说,无可奈何地摇摇头。(《寒夜》)
“You really do refuse to give until all hope is gone. ”She murmured , shaking her head helplessly
6) 我对他简直佩服得五体投地。I simply admire him from the bottom of my heart.
7）你这人真是“狗嘴里长不出象牙”。
A filthy mouth cannot utter decent language. You are really such a person.
8）他初出茅庐，没有什么经验。He is a green hand.
9) 祸兮福所依，福兮祸所伏fortune or misfortune may lead to the opposite
（直译：misfortunes may promise fortunes while fortunes may promise misfortunes）两袖清风to remain uncorrupted
望子成龙--- to expect one's son to become a great personage
3.借译（套译）法：套用目的语现成的成语、谚语、熟语（归化译法）
1) Every potter praises his pot.王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。9) hold a wolf by the ears骑虎难下
2) After praising the wine they sell us vinegar.挂羊头卖狗肉10) hang by a hair千钧一发
3) to cast pearls before swine对牛弹琴/明珠投暗11）kill two birds with one stone一箭双雕4）kill the goose that lays the eggs沙鸡取卵/竭泽而渔12）show the cloven hoof露出马脚5）Six of one and half a dozen of the other半斤八两13）ay sixes and sevens乱七八糟、
6）Time tries all.路遥知马力，日久见人心。14）to laugh off one’s head笑掉大牙
7）It is easy to be wise after the event.事后诸亮好当。
8）The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。
15）Rome is not built in a day.冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
16）Too much knowledge makes the head bald.学问太多催人老/聪明的头脑不长毛。
17）Two is company but three is none.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚没水喝。
18）You cannot eat your cake and have it.鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。
19）Be just to all, but trust not all.害人之心不可有，防人之心不可无。
20）Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.初生牛犊不怕虎。
21）我没有想到他对同志们的批评竟充耳不闻。
I didn’t expect him to turn a deaf ear to the comrade’s criticism.
22) 又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草. You can’t eat your cake and have it!
23) 难怪他数学那么好，他父母都是大学教授。“龙生龙，凤生凤，老鼠生儿打地洞”嘛！
No wonder he is good at maths---his parents are professors of maths. “Like father, like son.” indeed.
24) 酒后吐真言Truth lies at the bottom of a decanter./ In wine there is truth.Wine in, truth out.（三杯
下肚，真话出口。）
25) 遗憾的是我们的呼吁如石沉大海。It is regrettable that our appeal remained a dead letter.。
26) 三思而后行。Look before you leap.(直译：Think twice and then do it.)
44) 吃一堑，长一智a fall in pit, a gain in wit; experience teaches/ Experience must be bought.
27) 不入虎穴，焉得虎子Nothing venture, nothing have.
28) 有眼不识泰山Entertain an angel unawares. 良机勿失。Make hay while the sun shines.
贪多嚼不烂。The eye is bigger than the belly. 如坐针毡like a fish out of water
过河拆桥kick down the ladder 水中捞月to fish in the air
不辞而别take a French leave 洗心革面turn over a new leaf
小题大做make a mountain out of a molehill 赴汤蹈火go through fire and water
木已成舟。The die is cast.（直译：What’s done is done.）
鼾声如雷drive pig to the market
①I heard you driving your pigs to market last night
②“The whole house shook when you drove your pigs to market,” Mrs. Leung said to her husband.
“你打鼾时，整座房子都在晃动。”梁太太对丈夫说。
洗耳恭听all ears
①Go ahead and explain, I’m all ears.=Go ahead and explain, I am fully listening.你解释吧，我洗耳恭听。
乳臭未干be wet behind the ear没有经验的；无知的
①Forgive her, she’s still wet behind the ears! 原谅她吧，她毕竟还不成熟老练。
左右为难/进退维谷/骑虎难下/进退两难/无所适从/莫衷一是/腹背受敌between the devil and deep sea/between two fires/between Scylla and Charybdis /hold a wolf by the ear/with one’s back to the wall/stick in the mud
4. 增补法：
A. 直译加解释:
1）a bull in a china shop公牛闯进瓷器店──肆意捣乱/一动就闯祸
2）to shed crocodile tears流鳄鱼眼泪──假慈悲
3) The best fish swim (are) near the bottom. 好鱼居水底--有价值的东西不能轻易得到。
4）Fish begins to stink at the end.鱼要腐烂头先烂--上梁不正下梁歪。
5）拔苗助长try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward—spoil things by excessive enthusiasm
6）盲人瞎马A blind man on a blind horse—rushing headlong to disaster.
7）黄鼠狼给鸡拜年The weasel goes to pay his respect to the hen--not with the best of intention./Greek gift
B. 意译加解释:
1）throw in the sponge 认输，投降（注：若拳击运动员的副手把擦身用的海绵抛向空中，则表示这个运动员认输因而不进入下一轮比赛。）
2）pour oil on troubled waters 平息风波，息事宁人（注：传说航海遇到风浪时，若把油倒进海里，可起到使海浪平息的作用。）
D. 直意结合:
1) 初生牛犊不怕虎a newborn calf isn’t afraid of the tiger; a youngster is a daredevil 2) 磨刀不
误砍柴工sharpening your knife won’t waste your time for cutting your faggot; preparation may quicken the process
4) 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量?don’t judge a man by his appearance and don’t measure the sea with
a dou or bucket; he may be more capable than he looks; a man may have more potential than
you know
5) 老马识途?an old horse recognizes the way back; an old hand is a good guide?6) 生还是老的辣old ginger proves more pungent; an old hand has more experience
7) 不怕一万，就怕万一not afraid of ten thousands but afraid of a ten-thousandth; always prepared
for the unexpected risk in a million doings; take every care just in case
E. 为了意思完整而加词：:
1）A little pot is soon hot 壶小易热,量小易怒。
2）Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen.亡羊补牢，为时已晚
3）A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔，转业不聚财
4）Every bird likes its own nest .鸟爱自己的巢, 人爱自己的家。
5．减译法
汉语中有许多语义重复的成语，重复部分省去不译。如：打躬作揖、经久耐用、鬼鬼祟祟（stealthily/sneak
around）、断断续续（disjointedly）、慌里慌（be flustered）、糊里糊涂(confused)等。
1）冷淡的照着他们愁眉苦脸和长发白眼。The cold, pale sunlight fell on their gloomy faces, long hair and lusterless eyes.
2）忽然有人在牡丹亭畔，长吁短叹。Suddenly he heard a rustle in the peony pavilion and someone sighing deeply.
3）“这断子绝的阿Q！“远远地听得小尼姑的带哭的声音。（鲁迅《阿Q正传》）
“Ah Q, may you die sonless!” sounded the little nun’s voice tearfully in the distance.
４）在长期的革命历程中，个当派与中国共产党同呼吸共命运。
In the protracted process of the Chinese revolution, the various democratic parties shard a common fate with the Chinese Communist Party.
5) 那条小径曲曲折折通向山顶。The path zigzags up the hill.
6）创一溜服务，迎四海佳宾。First class service to all guests.（*Welcoming our honored guests from all over the world with the first-class service.）
粗枝大叶careless / carelessly，南腔北调a mixed accent狼吞虎咽to wolf sth down, 同心同德with one mind, 清规戒律taboos/regulations, 惊心动魄soul-stirring,
五、（一）意译法：
family skeleton / skeleton in the cupboard(closet) 家丑
①Many old families have a number of skeletons in their closets which they are loath to discuss（许多古老的家族中有很多秘密，他们不愿谈及这些话题。）
毛遂自荐to volunteer one’s service
叶公好龙professed love of what one really fears
东施效颦crude imitation with ludicrous
南柯一梦a fond dream or illusory joy
四面楚歌to be besieged on all sides/ /. be utterly isolated / be in desperate strain
罄竹难书(of crime) too numerous to mention
初出茅庐at the beginning of one’s career / young and inexperienced
倾城倾国to be exceedingly beautiful
悬梁刺股to be extremely hard-working in one’s study
风声鹤唳be seized with imaginary fears
亡羊补牢to mend the fold after a sheep is lost
南辕北辙to go south by driving one’s chariot north
削足适履to cut / whittle down the feet to fit the shoes
缘木求鱼to climb up a tree to look for fish
指鹿为马to talk black into white
1）“…高鼻子‘助桀为虐’，真可恨！”翊武咬紧牙关狠狠地哼了一声。（六如《六十年变迁》）Chiang Ye-wu swore between his clenched teeth: “…those foreign devils are really a hateful crowd, adding bad to worse!”
2) 庆父不死，鲁难未已。There will always be trouble until the trouble-maker is removed.
(直译: Until Qin Fu is done away with, the crisis in the state of Lu will not be over.)
3) 此地无银三百两。A guilty person gives himself away by conspicuously protesting his innocence.(直
译: No 300 taels of silver buried here.)
4) 今年高考他又名落山了。This year he failed again in the entrance examinations for college students
情人眼里出西施Beauty is in the eye of the beholder/lover. / Beauty lies in the love’s eyes.
（二）套译法：
to meet one’s Waterloo一败涂地
Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏天机。
get the sack抄鱿鱼（To be dismissed from a job，to be told to leave your job）
①He got the sack when they found out that he'd lied about his qualifications.
②After only 2 weeks she was given the sack for being rude to a customer.
画蛇添足to paint the lily
说操，操到Talk of the devil, and he’s sure to appear. / Speak of the devil, and he appears.
1）Many heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，赛过诸亮。
2）只有破釜沉舟地跟他们拼，还许有翻身的那一天！
All you can do is to burn your boats and fight them in the hope that one day you’ll come out on top.
3）鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。Two dogs strive for a bone,and a third runs away with it.
（三）增补法：
A. 音译加注释(transliteration + annotation):
1) Archille's heel--- 阿克勒斯的脚踵，致命弱点
2) Pandora's box--- 多拉的盒子，灾难根源
3) word Damocles达摩克里斯的宝剑：悬剑头上、千钧一发、死到临头、幸福中隐伏的危机
4)The Trojan Horse 特洛伊木马，暗藏之敌，奸
5) Judas kiss犹大之吻，背叛行为
People considered that what he had played on that occasion was no more than a Judas kiss.人们认为他在那种场合所表演的不过是犹大之吻──居心险恶。
6) Sphinx’S Riddle斯芬克司之谜，难解之谜
7）They have, by this very act , opened a Pandora’s box. 正是他们的这种做法,打开了希腊神话中朵拉的盒子,造成了混乱和不幸。
8）The favors of Government are like the box of Pandora, with this important difference; that they rarely leave hope at bottom. 政府的恩惠如同多拉的盒子，后患无穷，主要不同之处是：盒底很少留有希望。
B. 直译加解释(literal translation + annotation):
1）百步穿To shoot an arrow through a willow leaf at the distance of 100 steps, extremely good at shooting
Note: The allusion goes back to Yang Youji, an excellent shooter in the Zhou Dynasty, who
could shoot an arrow at a willow leaf one hundred steps away and never missed the target.
2) 学步：to walk as people of Handan do; to imitate awkwardly
Note: Legend has it that a youngster from the State of Yan saw that the Handans’ walk was very
graceful and then tried to acquire the walking manner but only to find that he did not learn
anything at all and had forgotten how he originally walked. Therefore, he had to crawl all the
way back home. The allusion is now used to ridicule those who imitate blindly.
3) 塞翁失马，焉知非福? When the old man on the frontier lost his mare, who could have guessed it
was a blessing in disguise? A loss may turn out to be a gain.
4）三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸亮。Three cobblers with their wits combined would equal ChuKek Liang the mastermind, meaning that the masses have great creative power.
5) 杞人忧天like the man of Qi who was haunted by the fear that the sky might fall: unnecessary
anxiety /groundless worry
6) 黄粱美梦a gold millet dream ; a fond dream/a pipe dream
7) 惊弓之鸟：A bird that fell down at the sound of an arrowless shooting; a deadly frightened
person
五、俗语翻译
俚语包括委婉语、诅咒语和粗俗语。
A. 委婉语：
1．死---go to sleep/be no more/pass away/go west/长眠、不在了，献身，逝世，去世、与世长辞、寿终、咽气、归西天、见马克思，
2．怀孕---to wear the apron high/to be in a delicate condition/a lady-in-waiting/a mother to be有喜、有身、身重、身怀六甲、梦兰、
3．厕所---Ladies’(room). Gents’, loo, dressing room, powder room, wash room,
B. 诅咒语：damn, hell, devil, bloody,
该死的！Damn you! 见鬼去吧！To hell with you! 不得好死！Hang you!
你这个杀千刀的！You be hanged! 挨刀货！Blast you!
C. 粗俗语：fuck, screw, bugger, balls, shit,
1) 小娘养的！动了兵器了！Sons of bitches! They are using weapons now!
2) 忘了本的小娼妇儿！Ungrateful slut!
3) 把眼里没有主子的小蹄子打烂了！
We’ll give this impudent little bitch a good flogging!
4) 他妈的，你们有话就说吧！If you have something to say, say it, damn you!
5) 还有你这个浪货，跟谁来不行，非跟他！And you too, you baggage. Couldn’t you have picked
someone else? Why did it have to be him?
6) 王八蛋，我终于碰上你了！You devils, so we meet again!
D. 其他俗语：
1．不看僧面看佛面don’t blame the monk for the Buddha’ sake; don’t blame the inferior or the young for the sake of his superior or the old; forgive one person for another’s sake
3．不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门?if you don’t commit any sin, you will not be afraid of the devil knocking at your door; an upright man isn’t afraid of anything
4．财大气粗a wealthy man speaks louder; money talks
5．差之毫厘，失之千里?an error the breadth of a single hair can lead you a thousand li astray; a slightest error can lead to a greatest deviation; a slight carelessness can lead to a severe mistake 6．成事不足，败事有余?unable to accomplish anything but likely to spoil everything; impossible to achieve but possible to ruin
7．胜者为王，败者为寇?victorious, you will be a king, but defeated, you will be a bandit; victory makes a king of the winner while defeat makes a bandit of the loser; whether you will be a king or
a bandit depends on whether you can win or not
8．吃不了兜着走?if you can’t eat it up, you have to take it away; get more than one has bargained for; you will have to take full responsibility if you are over-engaged
9．打狗要看主人面?when you are beating a dog, you have to take the owner into consideration;
don’t beat the dog for the owner’s sake; love me, love my dog
10．打肿脸充胖子pretending to be a fat man by slapping his own face swollen; pretending to be a wealthy man
11．大事化小，小事化了reducing great trouble to small, and small to nothing
12．耳边风/一个耳朵进，一个耳朵出in one ear and out the other (adv. phr.) 很快被遗忘的（副词短语）
It seems everything I say goes in one ear and out the other with you!好像我说的话你从来就只当耳边风！
13.平时不烧香，临时抱佛脚"never burn incense when all is well,but clasp Buddha's feet when in
distress
14. 难得糊涂Where ignorance is bliss,it's folly to be wise.
15. 虎父无犬子A wise goose never lays a tame egg
16. 不打不成交No discord,no concord.
17. 金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.
18. 山高皇帝远The mountains are high and the emperor is far away.
脚踩两只船sit on the fence酒肉朋友fair-weather friend
六、歇后语的翻译
（一）定义：
《现代汉语词典》将歇后语定义为，“由两个部分组成的一句话，前一部分像谜面，后一部分像谜底，通常只说前一部分，而本意在后一部分。”《辞海》将歇后语定义为，“熟语的一种。多为群众熟悉的诙谐而形象的语句。运用时可以隐去后文，以前文示意”。我们的看法是，歇后语是俗语的一种，它与俗言和谚语的区别主要在形式上。歇后语很像谜语，通常由两部分构成，前一部分为谜面，后一部分为谜底，谜面通常具有比喻性质。
（二）歇后语的分类：1．典故型歇后语：八仙聚会——又说又笑；王羲之写字——横竖都好
2．双关型歇后语：狗撵鸭子呱呱(刮刮)叫
初中英语谚语大全 初中英语谚语大全第一部分 1d as rans d in re 入乡随俗。 2an idle uth，a need age 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲 3t live is t learn，t learnistbetterlive活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。 4 here there is a ill，there is a a 有志者事竟成。 nthing is t diffiult in the rld if u set ur ind int it 世上无难事，只怕有心人。 6sl and stead ins the rae 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。 7a fall int the pit，a gain in ur it 吃一堑，长一智。 8experiene is the ther f isd 实践出真知。 9all r and n pla aes a a dull b 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 10beaut ithut virtue is a rse ithut fragrane无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。 11re hast，less speed 欲速则不达。 12its never t ld t learn 活到老，学到老。 13all that glitters is nt gld 闪光的未必都是金子。 14a urne f a thusand iles begins ith a single step千里之行始于足下。1l befre u leap 三思而后行。 伟业非一日之功。16re as nt built in a da
初中英语谚语大全 2012-05-08 点击：1133初中英语谚语大全： Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者，事竟成。 Well begun is half done.好的开端是成功的一半。 East, west, home is best.金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。 Where there is a will，there is a way. 有志者事竟成。 One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。 Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。 A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。 All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。 More hasty，less speed. 欲速则不达。 Its never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。Look before you leap. 三思而后行。 Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。 Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。 well begun，half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。 It is hard to please all. 众口难调。 Out of sight，out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。 Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。 First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。 Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。
让阅卷老师眼前一亮的100条英语谚语，用就加分 一、勤奋、意志与成功 1.Where there is a will ,there is a way.有志者事竟成。 2.No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。 3.Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。 4.Careand diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 5.Geniusis nothing but labor and diligence.天才不过是勤奋而已。 6.Great hopes make great man.伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。 7.Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。 8.No rose without tat horn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。 9.There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。 10.No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。 11.Success be longs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。 12.The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。 13.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。
二、学习方法与态度 14.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。 15.It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。 16.Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。 17.A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问。 18.Learn and live.活着，为了学习。 19.Knowledge starts with practice.实践出真知。 20.Book sand friends should be few but good.读书如交友，应求少而精。 https://www.doczj.com/doc/6c10297788.html,placency is theme my of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。 22.Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud.知识使人谦虚，无知使人傲慢。 23.Knowledge advances by step sand not by leaps.知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。 24.A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。
英语谚语 man has his hobby.人各有所好。 2..Where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者，事竟成。 is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。 is happiness. 健康就是幸福。 birds catch worms.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。 6..No pains , no gains.不劳无获。 7. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。 8. Confidence is the first secret of success.自信是成功的第一秘诀 9. As the sayings: goes: “Every coin has its two sides”. E verything has both advantages and disadvantages. 正像谚语所说：“任何硬币都有两面”，任何事情既有优点也有缺点。 10. Well begun is half done.好的开端是成功的一半。 11. Time is money.时间就是金钱。 12. Look before you leap. First think, then act.三思而后行 are the first teachers of the children.父母是孩子的第一任老师。 14. Great hopes make great man.远大的希望，造就伟大的人物 heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮。 16. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人 waits for no man. 时不待人。 is power.知识就是力量。 19. East, west, home is best.金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝 20. All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马. to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.早睡早起，富裕、聪明、身体好。 is difficult if you put your heart into it.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。 work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 24. Attitude decides everything.态度决定一切 is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。 put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。 said than done.说起来容易做起来难。 who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.身体好就有希望，有了希望就有了一切。 is believing.百闻不如一见。 apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。 hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。 is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
常用英语谚语学习 A A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移；狗改不了吃屎。 （讽刺那些恶习难改的人或是提醒他人注意防范坏人。） A fault confessed is half redressed. 知过能改，善莫大焉。 （关于原谅、宽容。） A fool’s haste is no speed. 急急忙忙，想快反慢；欲速则不达。 （不可急功近利，做事要稳妥。） A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 多行不义必自毙；做贼心虚。 （用于规劝他人向善。） A burden of one's choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。 （自己喜欢的、感兴趣的事做起来很轻松愉快。） A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林；到手的才实在；把握现在，不要空想未来。（珍惜自己所拥有的，不要去强求自己无法得到的东西） A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 （比喻有牺牲、奉献精神的人，如老师。） Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。 （讲逆境、困难。） A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。 （对伟人评价。） A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 (劝告的话不中听，但往往是正确的。) A word spoken is past recalling. / A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出，驷马难追。 （信守诺言。） Although the sun shines, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。 （事前做好准备、防范措施。） All good things come to an end. 好景不常；天下没有不散的筵席。 （离别时互相劝慰的话语。） A crooked stick throws a crooked shadow. 上梁不正下梁歪；曲杖生曲影。 （说明榜样的重要性。）
英语谚语大全一（英汉对照版） A bad thing never dies. 好人不长寿，祸害遗千年。 A bad workman always blames his tools. 笨工匠总是怪工具差。 A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion. 人急悬梁，狗急跳墙。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 两鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 A bully is always a coward. 欺负弱小者永远是懦夫。 A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命；吉人自有天相。 A cat may look at a king. 小人物也有些权利。 A clear conscience can bear any trouble. 平时不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 A cook is bold on his own dunghill. 狗仗人势。 A constant guest is never welcome. 常客难受欢迎。 A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常乐。 A cracked bell can never sound well. 狗嘴里长不出象牙来。 A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow. 上梁不正下梁歪。 A deceitful peace is more hurtful than an open war. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。 A door must be either shut or open. 门非关即开；二者择其一。 A drowning man will clutch at a straw. 溺水之人不放过一根稻草；病急乱投医。 A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the farther of the two. 巨人肩上的侏儒看得远；借重他人的经验好处多。 A fault confessed is half redressed. 知错能改，善莫大焉。 A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨人难聚财。
英语谚语大全-F-G F 共 88 条 1.Facts are stubborn things. 事实是不容改变的东西。 2.Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 3.Faint heart never wins fair lady. 4.Fair and softly go far in a day. 谦和稳重，前程远大。 5.Fair faces need no paint. 貌美毋须修饰。 6.Faith will move mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。 7.Fall sick and you will see who is your friend and who is not. 困 难见友情。 8.False friends are worse than open enemies. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。 9.False tongue will hardly speak truth. 虚伪者不肯说真话。 10.False with one can be false with two. 对一个人虚伪，也会对两个人 虚伪。 11.Fame is a magnifying glass. 名誉是放大镜。 12.Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off. 名誉像条河，源头最狭窄，远处最宽阔。 13.Familiar paths and old friends are the best. 熟路好遵循，老友最 可珍。 14.Far from eye, far from heart. 离远而情疏。 15.Fast bind, fast find. 保存得好，东西好找。 16.Fasting comes after feasting. 今日有酒今日醉，明日无钱不揭锅。 17.Fat hens lay few eggs. 肥鸡不下蛋。 18.Faults are thick where love is thin. 一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。 19.Fear is often greater than the danger. 杞人忧天。 20.Fear not the future; weep not for the past. 不要为未来担忧，不要 为过去悲泣。 21.Feed a cold and starve a fever. 伤风时宜吃，发热时宜饿。 22.Feed a pig and you'll have a hog. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 23.Feed by measure and defy physician. 饮食有节制，医生无用处。 24.Few words are best. 少说为妙。 25.Few words, many deeds. 少说话，多做事。 26.Fine clothes make the man. 人要衣装。 27.Fine feathers do not make fine birds. 人不可貌相。 28.Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，佛要金装。 29.Fine words butter no parsnips. 画饼充饥。 30.Fine words dress ill deeds. 漂亮的言词可以掩饰恶劣的行为。
初中英语作文常用谚语推荐 古老的谚语是文化的沉淀和结晶~来学学下面这些高频谚语~让它为咱们的作文增加闪光点~ （一）关于勤奋 1. No pains，no gains. 一分耕耘，一分收获。 2. Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。 3. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 4. Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。 5. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。 6. Success only means working hard all one's life .成功只意味着终身不懈的努力。(俄国化学家门捷列耶夫) 7. I have nothing to offer but blood , hard work and tears .我所能奉献的没有其它，只有热血、辛劳和眼泪。(英国政治家丘吉尔. W.) （二）关于学习方法 1. Learning without thinking is a dangerous thing. 学而不思则罔。 He who learns but does not think is lost; he who thinks but does not learn is in danger. 学而不思者罔，思而不学则殆。 2. It’s never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 3. Well begun is half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。 4. Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。 5. Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。 6. Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。 7. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。Little by little one goes far. 千里之行，始于足下。 8. Look before you leap. 三思而后行。 9. He who laughs last laughs best. 笑到最后笑得最好。 10.Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。 11. One tree can’t make a forest. 独木不成林。 12. Habit is a second nature. 习惯成自然。 13. Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。 14. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马 15. No man can do two things at once. 一心不可二用。 （三）关于自强自信 1. Where there is a will, there is a way . ( Thomas Edison , American inventor ) 有志者，事竟成。(美国发明家爱迪生. T.) 2. God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 3. Nothing is too difficult in the world if you set your mind into it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.世上无难事，只怕有心人。 4. Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 5. Confidence doesn't need any reason. If you're alive , you should feel 100 percent confident. 自信不需要理由,生活应该保持100分的自信 6. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的
英语谚语集锦 1. A burden of one’s choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。 2. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。 3. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 4. A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 5. A good dog deserves a good bone. 好狗应啃好骨头/ 有功者受赏。 6. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人。 7. A living dog is better than a dead lion. 死狮不如活狗。 8. A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。 9. A stick is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪, 何患无辞。 10. A wolf in sheep’s clothing. 披着羊皮的狼/口蜜腹剑的人。 11. A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。 12. A work ill done must be twice done. 首次做不好，必须重新搞。 13. A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 14. A willing helper does not wait until he is asked. 助人者总是主动帮助别人。 15. Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。. 16. All cats are grey in the dark. 猫在暗中都是灰色/ 黑暗中难分丑妍。 17. All good things come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席。 18. All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返。 19. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明小孩也变傻。 20. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 21. All’s well that ends well.结果好，万事好。 22. Among the blind the one-eyed man is the king. 山中无老虎猴子称大王。 23. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。 24. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼，以牙还牙。 25. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。 26. An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 27. An old dog barks not in vain. 老狗不乱吠/ 老狗一吠, 就得小心。 28. As poor as a church mouse. 一贫如洗。 29. As you have made the bed, you must lie on it. 自作自受。 30. Bad news travels fast.好事不出门，坏事传千里。 31. Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗不咬人/ 咬人的狗不露齿。 32. Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。 33. Better master one than engage with ten. 会十事，不如精一事。 34. Beware of a silent dog and still water. 提防不吠的狗/ 小心静止的水。 35. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。 36. Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。 37. Bring down the house. 博得满堂喝彩/ 引起哄堂大笑。 38. Business before pleasure. 事业在先，享乐在后。 39. Business is business. 公事公办。 40. Business is the salt of life. 事业是生命之盐。 41. Call somebody names. 辱骂某人。 42. Christmas comes but once a year. 圣诞一年只一度。
关于初中英语作文常用谚语 初中英语作文常用谚语： 1.A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit 吃一堑，长一智。 2.Experience is the mother of wisdom 实践出真知。 3.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 4.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。 5.God helps those who help themselves 天助自助者。 6.Easier said than done 说起来容易做起来难。 7.Where there is a will，there is a way 有志者事竟成。 8.One false step will make a great difference 失之毫厘，谬之千里。 9.Out of sight，out of mind 眼不见，心不念。 10.Facts speak plainer than words 事实胜于雄辩。 11.Call back white and white back 颠倒黑白。 12.First things first 凡事有轻重缓急。 13.More hasty，less speed 欲速则不达。 14.Its never too old to learn 活到老，学到老。 15.All that glitters is not gold 闪光的未必都是金子。 1 / 3
常用英语谚语 ◆Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于语言。 ◆Don’t judge a man’s actions at first sight; give them a second look. 乍看难评人，再看认得清。 ◆Art is long, life is short. 人生短暂，技艺无涯。 ◆Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。 ◆Life isn’t a bed of roses. 人生不是开满玫瑰的温床，不会事事称心如意。 ◆You have made your bed and you must lie on it. 事情是你犯下的，后果必须由你来承担。 ◆A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。 ◆Birds of the same feather flock together. 羽毛相同的鸟会结群在一起。（人与类聚，物与群分） ◆The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟有虫吃。 ◆Kill two birds with one stone. One stone kills two birds. 用一个石头打死两只鸟。（一石二鸟，一箭双雕） ◆It’s the mind that ennobles, not the blood. 使人崇高的是心灵而不是血统。 ◆Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水；近客不如远亲。 ◆Blood will have blood. 血债要用血来还；杀人者偿命。
英语谚语 （1）Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。 （2）Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。 （3）Something is better than nothing. 有总比没有好。 （4）Better safe than sorry. 安全比遗憾好。（事后追悔不如事前稳妥。） （5）Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。 （6）Actions speak louder than words. 行动比言语更有说服力。（事实胜于雄辩。）（7）Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富。 （8）The sooner begun, the sooner done. 开始越早，完成得越早。 （9）Honesty is the best policy. 诚实总是上策。 （10）The best fish are / swim near the bottom.好鱼居水底。（有价值的东西不能轻易得到。） （注：以上谚语运用了形容词或副词的比较级、最高级。） （11）Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。 （12）Saving is getting. 节约而后有。（节约就是获得。） （13）It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。（打翻牛奶，哭也没用。）（14）A rising tide lifts all boats. 水涨众船高。 （15）Time lost cannot be recalled. 光阴一去不复返。 （16）One is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 （17）It’s never too late to mend. 改过迁善从不嫌晚。（亡羊补牢，未为迟也。）（18）To stand still is to move back. 逆水行舟，不进则退。 （19）To live is to learn, to learn is to better live. 活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。 （20）Live not to eat, but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。 （注：以上谚语运用了非谓语动词。） （21）All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作/学习不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 （22）Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早起早睡使你健康、富裕、聪明。
?初中英语谚语 1、Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成。 2、Well begin is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。 3、East, west, home is best. 金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。 4、There is no royal road to learning. 学无坦途。 5、Look before you leap. First think, then act. 三思而后行。 6、It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。 7、Light come, light go. 来得容易，去得快。 8、Time is money.时间就是金钱。 9、A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真交。 10、Great hopes make great man. 远大的希望，造就伟大的人物。 11、After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴。 12、All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 13、Art is long, but life is short. 人生有限，学问无涯。 14、Stick to it, and you'll succeed. 只要人有恒，万事都能成。
15、Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早睡早起，富裕、聪明、身体好。 16、A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 17、It is good to learn at another man's cost. 前车之鉴。 18、Keeping is harder than winning. 创业不易，守业更难。 19、Let's cross the bridge when we come to it. 船到桥头自然直。 20、More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。 21、No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获。 22、Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要肯登攀。 23、Where there is life, there is hope. 生命不息，希望常在。 24、An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 25、We must not lie down, and cry, "God help us." 求神不如求己。 26、A plant may produce new flowers; man is young but once. 花有重开日，人无再少年。 27、God helps those who help themselves. 自助者，天助之。 28、What may be done at any time will be done at no time. 明日待明日，明日不再来。 29、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
初中英语必备谚语大全带翻译我们的英语谚语简单精妙，十分值得我们学生去记诵，以下是橙子搜集整理的初中英语必备谚语大全带翻译，欢迎阅读。 初中英语必备谚语大全带翻译一 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。 Live and learn.活到老，学到老。 Kill two birds with one stone.一石双鸟。 It never rains but it pours.祸不单行。 In doing we learn.经一事，长一智。 Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 一分预防胜似十分治疗。 Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸运的右手，节约是幸运的左手。 Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. 天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。 Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，事竟成。 1 / 7
Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。 East, west, home is best. 金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。 There is no royal road to learning. 学无坦途。 Look before you leap. First think, then act.三思而后行。 It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。 Light come, light go.来得容易，去得快。 Time is money.时间就是金钱。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真交。 Great hopes make great man. 远大的希望，造就伟大的人物。 After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴。 All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 Art is long, but life is short. 人生有限，学问无涯。 2 / 7
常用英语谚语大全 1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 开头不好，结尾必糟。 2. A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 蛋糕莫保留，坏习气要除掉。 3. A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工咎器。 4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 两鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。 5. A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation. 人无知犹如房屋无基。 6. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. 书是随时携带的花园。 7. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮了别人，燃尽了自己。 8. A door must be either shut or open. 门不关就得开，二者必居其一。/ 非此即彼。 9. A friend is a second self. 朋友是第二个自我。 10. A good beginning makes a good ending. 欲善其终, 必先善其始。 11. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。 12. A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少年懒惰，老来贫苦。 13. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。 14. A little help is worth a deal of pity. 一次行动胜过一筐空话。 15. A little is better than none. 有一点总比没有好。 16. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，害已误人。 17. A little labour, much health. 常常走动，无病无痛。 18. A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学寡识是件危险的事。 19. A little of everything, and nothing at all. 样样皆通，样样稀松。 20. A man is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 21. A merry heart goes all the way. 心情愉快，办事痛快。