经典俗语中英对照

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1. 本性难移。 Old habits die hard. / A leopard cannot change its

spots.

2. 青出于蓝而胜于蓝。 The master is surpassed by the apprentice.

3. 不入虎穴焉得虎子。 Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

4. 不要逼人太甚。 Don’t chase a dog into a blind ally.

5. 不要强人所难。 You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make

him drink.

6. 不做亏心事,不怕鬼敲门。 A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.

7. 常在河边站,哪有不湿鞋。 The fish which nibbles at every bait

will be caught. / When you go up to the mountain too often, you will

eventually encounter the tiger.

8. 大丈夫能屈能伸。 A man must learn to sail in all winds.

9. 当局者迷。 You can’t see the forest for the trees, but onlookers see

the whole game.

10. 狗嘴吐不出象牙。 Nice things won’t come from a bad source.

11. 好事多磨。 The course of true love never runs smooth.

12. 虎父无犬子。 Tiger father begets tiger son. / A chip off the old

block.

13. 虎落平阳被犬欺。 Like a fish out of water.

14. 花开堪折直须折。 Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.

15. 祸不单行。 Misery loves company.

16. 家家有本难念的经。 Each family has its own kind of hell. 17. 骄兵必败。 Pride goes before a fall.

18. 狡兔三窟。 Do not put all your eggs in one basket.

19. 将军难免阵上亡。 A hunting dog will eventually lose its life on the

mountain. / Those who lived by the sword died by the sword.

20. 金玉其外,败絮其中。 All that glitters is not gold and beware of the

skeleton in the closet.

21. 井蛙之见,不过洞天。 The view of a frog residing at the bottom of

a well.

22. 老婆是别人的靓。 The grass is always greener on the other side of

the fence.

23. 龙生九子,子子不同。 Ten fingers are all of different lengths.

24. 龙游浅水遭虾戏。 In shallow waters, shrimps make fool of

dragons.

25. 萝卜白菜各有所爱。 Different flowers look good to different

people. / Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

26. 猛龙斗不过地头蛇。 The fierce tiger is inferior to the local worm.

27. 女人心海底针。 A woman’s heart is as deep as the ocean.

28. 巧妇难为无米之炊。 Even the most resourceful housewife cannot

create miracles from a rice pantry.

29. 人怕出名猪怕壮。 Fat pigs are headed for the dinning table.

30. 入乡随俗。 In Rome do as the Romans do.

31. 岁月不居,来日苦短。Time does not stay is brief is the day. 32. 善有善报,恶有恶报。The good inevitably is successful and the bad

inevitably punished

33. 天下兴亡,匹夫有责。Everybody is responsible for the fate of his

country.

英语俗语大全

1.熟能生巧:Practice makes perfect

2.天助自助者: God help those who help themselves

3. 说起来容易做起来难: Easier said than done.

4.有志者事竟成: Where there is a will, there is a way.

5.失之毫厘,谬之千里: One false step will make a great difference.

6.稳扎稳打无往而不胜:Slow and steady wins the race.

7.吃一堑,长一智: A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit

8. 实践出真知: Experience is the mather of wisdom.

9.只工作不休息,聪明孩子也变傻: All work and no play makes jack a

dull boy.

10. 无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰,徒有其表: Beauty without virtue is

a rose without fragrance.

11.欲速则不达: More hasty, less speed。

12.活到老,学到老: It's never too old to learn

13 .闪光的未必都是金子: All that glitters is not gold.

14.千里之行始于足下:A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step。

15. 三思而后行: Look before you leap。

16.伟业非一日之功: Rome was not built in a day.

17. 英雄所见略同: Great minds think alike

18.好的开始等于成功的一半: Well begun, half done

19.众口难调: It is hard to please all

20.眼不见,心不念: Out of sight, out of mind

21.事实胜于雄辩: Fact speak louder than words

22.颠倒黑白: Call back white and white back

23.凡事有轻重缓急: First thing first

24.坏事传千里: Ill news travels fast

25.患难见真情: A friend in need is a frend indeed

26.活着不是为了吃饭,吃饭为了活着: Live not to eat, but eat to live.

27.行动胜过语言: Action speaks louder than words.

28.金窝银窝不如自家草窝: East or west, home is the best.

29.君子在德不在衣: It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.

30. 漂亮不能当饭吃: Beauty will buy no beef

31.趣味相投: Like and like make good friends。

32.姜是老的辣: The older, the wiser.

33.入乡随俗: Do as Romans do in Rome.

34. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲: An idle youth, a needy age

35.种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆: As the tree, so the fruit 36.活着为了学习,学习为了更好的活着: To live is to learn, to learn is

to better live.

37.World is but a little place, after all.天涯原咫尺,到处可逢君

38. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入乡随俗

39. What you lose on things you get back.失之东隅,收之桑榆

40.What are the odds so long as you are happy.知足者常乐

41.Entertain an angel unawares.有眼不识泰山

42.every dog has his day.是人皆有出头日

43.every potter praises his own pot.王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸

44.Pain past is pleasure.

过去的痛苦就是快乐。[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去,将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比。]

45.While there is life, there is hope.有生命就有希望/留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。

46.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.脑中有知识,胜过手中有金钱。

47.Storms make trees take deeper roots.风暴使树木深深扎根

48.Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.心之所愿,无所不成。

49.The shortest answer is doing.最简单的回答就是干。

50.All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事必先难后易。

51.Great hopes make great man.