英語習語諺語
1、There is no smoke without fire.
無風不起浪。
2、While there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在不愁沒柴燒。
3、Let the cat out of the bag.
露出馬腳。
4、Fine feathers do not make fine birds.
表裡不一。
5、It’s never too late to mend.
亡羊補牢為時不晚。
6、As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
自作自受。
7、A closed mouth catches no flies.
病從口入,禍從口出。
8、For all I care!
我才不在乎。
9、Half a loaf is better than none.
百鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
10、A merry heart makes a long life.
笑一笑,十年少。
11、Before one can say Jack Robinson.
說時遲那時快。
12、Rolling stone gathers no moss.
滾石不生苔。
13、A word to the wise is sufficient.
名人不可重說;響鼓不可重敲。
14、Don ’ t put all your eggs in one basket.
別孤注一擲。
15、Don ’ t have too many irons in the fire.
貪多嚼不爛。
16、Like a drowned cat.
落湯雞。
17、A fool may give a wise man counsel.
愚者千慮,必有一得。
18、Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
初生牛犢不怕虎。
19、East or West ,home is the best.
金窩銀窩,不如自己的草窩。
20、Eat to live,not live to sieve.
吃飯為了活著,活著不是為了吃飯。
21、No man can play the fool as well as the wise man .
大智如愚。
22、Roman is not built in one day.
冰凍三尺非一日之寒。
23、Beyond debate.
無可爭議。
24、Cut your coat according to your cloth.
量入為出。
25、Bitter pills may have blessed effects.
良藥苦口利於病;忠言逆耳利於行。
26、Fish in the air.
緣木求魚。
27、Like knows like.
英雄所見略同。
28、Old friends and old plough shares.
薑是老的辣,酒是陳的香。
29、No morning sun lasts a whole day.
人無千日好花無百日紅。
30、A dog in the manger.
狗展馬槽,占著茅坑不拉屎。
31、No man is wise at all times.
智者千慮必有一失。
32、An idle youth, a needy age.
少壯不努力老大徒傷悲
33、He who hesitates is lost.
機不可失,時不再來
34、Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
欲加之罪何患無辭
35、Off color.
精神不好
36、There will be hell to pay .
後果不堪設想。 / 後果堪憂
37、A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不補,大洞吃苦
38、Beggars can ’ t be choosers.
饑不擇食
39、Cowards die many times ,but a brave man only dies once.
懦者易死,勇者易活。
40、A fox may grow but never good.
江山易改本性難移
41、An old hand is a good guide.
老馬識途
42、A creaking gate hangs long .
流水不腐戶樞不蠧
43、Give him an inch and he will take an ell.
得寸進尺
44、Beat swords into plough shares.
偃武修文。(或:罷兵歇刃)
45、Too many cooks spoil the broth.
人多不洗碗
46、First-handed .
第一手的
47、Tit for tat.
一報還一報。或:你做初一我做十五
48、It ’ s anyone ’ s guess.
這事誰也不清楚。
49、be at the pains of learning
刻苦學習。
50、Don ’ t put the cart before the house.
別本末倒置
51、Two heads are better than one.
一人不及兩人智
52、The first in danger as the first in fame.
吃苦在前,享樂也應在前
53、Beyond control.
無法控制
54、It is dogged that does it.
天下無難事,只怕有心人
55、Past repair.
無法修補
56、Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧
57、Learn to walk before you run.
循序漸進
58、Again and again.
一而再再而三
59、Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 。
情人眼裡出西施
60、Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear.
說曹操曹操到。
61、Many hands make light work.
人多力量大()
62、No weal without woe.
有禍必有福。 / 禍兮福所倚福兮禍所伏。
63、A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火
64、Don ’ t make a mountain out of a molehill.
別小題大做
英語小諺語
1、A cat has nine lives.
貓有九條命。
2、Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
相聚愛益切,離別情更深。
3、A bad bush is better than the open field.
有勝於無。
4、A bad padlock invites a picklock.
開門揖盜。
5、A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.
一本好書今天如此,將來也如此,永不改變。
6、A bird may be known by its song.
什麼鳥唱什麼歌。
7、Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.
成功地克服困難是最大的光榮。
8、A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
鏈條的堅固程度取決於它最薄弱的環節。
9、A disease known is half cured.
病情確診斷,治病好一半。
10、A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.
壞習慣像鮮餡餅,分食要比保存好。
11、A burden of one''s choice is not felt.
自己選的擔子不嫌重。
12、A common danger causes common action.
同仇敵愾。
13、A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一塹,長一智。
14、A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做虧心事,夜半敲門心不驚。
15、A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。
16、A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
問心無愧,高枕無憂。
17、Experience is the mother of wisdom.
實踐出真知。
18、A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
聞其歌知其鳥,聽其言知其人。
19、A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友難得。
20、A close mouth catches no flies.
病從口入,禍從口出。
21、A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。
22、A constant guest is never welcome.
久住非佳賓,常來不歡迎。
23、Accidents will happen.
天有不測風雲。
24、A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
戶樞不蠹。
25、A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常樂。
26、A change of work is as good as a rest.
調換一下工作是很好的休息。
27、A cheerful wife is the joy of life.
快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。
28、A fair death honours the whole life.
死得光明,
29、A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it''s the boundary of the world.
坐井觀天。
30、Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
患難使人聰明,但不能致富。
31、Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.
在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公開場合又表揚你的朋友。
32、Adversity leads to prosperity.
逆境迎向昌盛。
33、A cat may look at a king.
貓也有權晉見國王。
34、A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.
不滿足者坐無甯時。
35、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
36、A beggar''s purse is bottomless.
乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。
37、A bargain is a bargain.
達成的協議不可撕毀。
38、Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
行動是知識的巧果。
39、A clear conscience is a sure card.
光明磊落,勝券在握。
40、A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.
借來的斗篷不暖身。
41、A book that remains shut is but a block.
有書閉卷不閱讀,無異是一塊木頭。
42、A crafty knave needs no broker.
狡猾的流氓,不需居間人。
43、Adversity makes strange bedfellows.
身處逆境不擇友。
44、A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
惡其始者必惡其終。
45、A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
46、A fair face may hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相。
47、A clean hand wants no washing.
身正不怕影子斜。
48、A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
秋波送盲,白費癡情。
49、A bad conscience is a snake in one''s heart.
做賊心虛。
50、Actions speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。
51、A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.
骨頭打狗狗不叫。
52、A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀鈍)。
53、A bad thing never dies.
壞事傳千年。
54、A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.
略有勝於全無。()
55、A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
貪婪的人對別人毫無好處,對自己卻壞處更大。
56、A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蠟燭焚自身,光亮照別人。
57、A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.
寧為清貧,不為濁富。()
58、Adversity is a good discipline.
苦難是磨練人的好機會。