常用英语谚语

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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。)

A man can lead a horse to the water but he cannot make him drink.

师傅领进门,修行在个人。

(表明个人在学习中的重要性。)

A cat may look at a king.

猫也有权晋见国王。

(人人平等。)

A contented mind is perpetual feast.

知足常乐。

(知足的人能保有愉悦的心情。)

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.

在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

(交友之道,朋友间相处的方式。)

A good example is the best sermon.

身教胜似言教。

(行动是最具有说服力的。)

A hasty man is seldom out of trouble.

性急难免出岔子。

(做事要沉稳,要保持冷静的头脑。)

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. / A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time.

一心不能二用。

(要专一、专心。)

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.

乐观的人在灾难中看到希望;悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。

(心态的重要性,好的心态是成功的关键。)

A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.

千里之行始于足下。

(要脚踏实地,一切都要从头开始。)

B

Better give than take.

施比受有福。

(学会付出,不要一味的索取。)

Beauty is but a blossom.

美丽只是盛开的花朵。

(美丽只是瞬间,不要以貌取人。)

Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume.

美而无德犹如花之无香。

(高尚的道德胜过外表的美丽。)

Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.

口蜜腹剑。

(形容表里不一。)

Behind bad luck comes good luck.

塞翁失马,焉知非福。

(劝慰他人的话。)

Be just to all, but trust not all.

要公正对待所有的人,但不要轻信所有的人。

(对人要保有戒心,切不可轻信于人。)

Be prepared to put one's hand in one's pocket.

准备慷慨解囊。

(要有一颗及时行善的心。)

Better an empty purse than an empty head.

宁可钱袋瘪,不要脑袋空。

(知识就是力量,拥有知识胜过一切。)

Brevity is the soul of wit.

言以简洁为贵。

(说话要抓重点,不要啰嗦。)

C

Constant dropping wears the stone. / Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石;铁杵磨成针。

(持久的努力会有成效。)

Call a spade a spade.

直言不讳;有话直说;说一是一,说二是二。

(做人要诚实、坦率。)

Cast not the first stone.

欲谴责别人前,先扪心自问是否无罪。

(批评别人前,先反省自己。)

Care brings grey hair. /Care killed the cat.

忧虑催人老。/忧虑伤身。

(心态与健康的关系密切。)

Come what may, heaven won't fall.

船到桥头自会直。

(事情一定会有结果。)

Coming events cast their shadows before them.

山雨欲来风满楼。

(事情发生前的征兆。)

Children are what the mothers are.

耳濡目染,身教言传。

(人与人之间的影响是潜移默化的。)

Creep before you walk.

循序渐进。

(做事要按一定的顺序,不可冒进。)

D

Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.

考虑要仔细, 行动要迅速.

(思考与效率的重要性。)

Do not teach fish to swim. /Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 不要班门弄斧。