英语常见谚语俗语

英文经典谚语俗语30例详解

老外平时除使用许多俚语（slang）外，也常夹些格言（adage）、俗语（proverb）、引语（quotation）、警句（saying）或是众所周知的道理（truism）。这些玩儿，也与中文里不少的格言或俗语等意义相近。使用起来，颇有「异曲同工」之妙。

1.Like attracts（或 draws）like. 意思是：相同的人吸引相同的人。 (like 指 similar people）这与另一句谬语 「Birds of a feather flock together.」（相同羽毛的鸟在一起）意义相似。（a=same）也就是咱们常说的「物以类聚」或「同声相应，同气相求」。

2.(Too much) familiarity breeds contempt. 意思是说：相处过於亲密，就会产生侮慢之心（不尊重）（即 low opinion）（breed = create）这句话又与另一句俗语「Too thick does not stick.」

（太稠或太浓反而黏不住）意思相近。 也就是说： 「closeness brings disagreement.」（亲不敬，熟生蔑）; 就是劝人：「君子之交淡如水」或「保持距离，以策安全」。

3.Once bitten（或 bit），twice shy. 就是说：一次被咬，下次胆小。或是一次上当，下次小心。（shy = avoid）动词时态：bite, bit, bitten（或 bit）这又与另一句俗语「A burnt child fears（或dreads）the fire.」（被灼伤的小孩怕火）相似。说白些，就是： When you have bad experience,

you don't want to have the same experience again. 这不就是「一朝被蛇咬，见绳也心惊」或「一日被蛇咬，十年怕草绳」吗？

1 英语谚语500句,俚语 俗语与谚语专题

a heart of gold道德高尚的人

a heart of oak果断的人

a stitch in time saves nine一劳永逸

a bad workman quarrels with his tools不会睡觉怪床歪

a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush十鸟在树，不如一鸟在手

a bit trying有些苦恼

a burnt child dreads the fire一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

a cat may look at a king一视何伤

a constant guest is never welcome久住令人贱

a contented mind is a perpetual feast知足常乐

a crooked stick will have a crooked shadow上梁不正下梁歪

a friend is easier lost than found朋友易失不易得

a good beginning is half done能善其始，事已半成

a good beginning makes a good ending善始善终

a good gain takes long pain好事多磨

a good lather is half a shave良好的开端等于成功的一半

a good name is better than riches名声好，胜金宝

a good tale is none the worse for being told twice好戏不厌百回看

a jack of all trades is master of none样样精通样样稀松

a little learning is a dangerous thing一知半解是危险的事。

a man cannot whistle and drink at the same time一心不能两用

英语谚语大全

1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.

2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.

3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of

the best, but be better than the worst.

4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.

5.不眠之夜 white night

6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by

personnal losses

7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.

9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul

10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year

and ring in the new

11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and

then to reduce it to nothing at all

12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as

英语俗语谚语常用语

Two wrongs don't make a right.

两个错误不等于一个正确。

以牙还牙，以暴制暴，对于解决问题毫无帮助。

The pen is mightier than the sword.

笔尖胜过干戈。

文字和思想是比暴力更有力的武器。

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

遇到逆境，顽强者逆流而上。

The going指境遇。坚强的人遇到困难不会放弃，只会迎难而上。

Fortune favors the bold.

幸运眷顾勇敢者。

相较于安于现状者，勇于追求的人更容易成功。

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

自己住在玻璃屋，不要向别人扔石头。

自己有缺点，就不要说别人。

Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚

人以群分，性格相似的人总会在一起。

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

亲近你的朋友，更要亲近你的敌人。

假装与敌人做朋友，观察其一举一动，知己知彼，百战不殆。

A picture is worth a thousand words.

一图道千言。

一张图片胜过一千句话。

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

别人送的马，不要看马齿。

不要挑剔得到的礼物。

Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.

与狗同眠，醒来一身虱。

结交不好的人，会带来负面影响。

You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs.

要煎鸡蛋总要打破几个蛋。

想成就一些伟大的事情，总会惹恼一些人，不要太在意他们，重要的是最后结果是好的。