英语写作中的常用谚语

谚语、格言、成语等是文化流传沉淀的积累，是人类智慧与经验的结晶。这类约定俗成的惯用短语反映出深刻的道理，其中包含的哲理为人们普遍接受，引用这类语句是，常用的表达方式有：

? As the proverb/old saying goes,….

? It is commonly believed that…

? People believe in the proverb “…..” , which means…

? There is an old saying…

? Admittedly the proverb says,…

下列常用谚语供习作参考：

Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.

良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。

A fair face may hide a foul heart.

外表美并不代表心灵美。

All is not gold that glitters.

闪光的东西并不一定是金子。

Fine feather makes fine birds.

人要衣装马要鞍。

A good beginning makes a good ending.

善始才有善终。

All things are difficult before they are easy.

万事开头难。

Well begun is half done.

良好的开始是成功的一半。/事半功倍。

A man is known by the company he keeps.

观其友而知其为人。

Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚，人以群分。

Company in distress makes trouble less.

同病相怜，同忧相救。

Two’s company, three is none.

两人成伴，三人不欢。

A good conscience is a soft pillow.

不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门。

Achievement is founded on diligence and wasted upon recklessness.

业精于勤荒于嬉。

Diligence is the mother of a good luck.

勤奋是成功之母。

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

不要孤注一掷。

Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事今日毕。

Don’t teach fish to swim.

不要班门弄斧。

When wine sinks, words swim.

三杯美酒灌下肚，胡言乱语拦不住。

Birth is much, but breeding is more.

教养闭门第更重要。

Example is better than percept.

言教不如身教。

Spare the rod, spoil the child

孩子不打不成器。.

A burnt child dreads the fire.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

Experience is the father of wisdom.

经验是智慧之父。

Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

不经灾难不知福。

Denying a fault doubles it.

否认错误，错上加错。

Do wrong once and you’ll never hear the end of it.

一失足成千古恨。

To err is human.

人非圣贤，孰能无过？

Failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母。

A broken friendship may be soldered, but will never be sound. 破镜难重圆。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真情。

A friend is known till needed.

路遥知马力，日久见人心。

A hedge between keeps friendship green

君子之交淡如水。

Blood is thicker than water.

血浓于水。

Nothing is impossible to a waiting mind.

世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Where there is life, there is hope.

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

Where there is will, there is a way.

有智者是竟成。

Knowledge is power.

知识就是力量。

A burden of one’s choice is not felt.

爱跳的担子不嫌重。

True love is giving, not taking.

真爱是付出，而不是索取。

A light purse makes a heavy heart.

囊中羞涩。

Money makes the mare go.

有钱能使鬼推磨。

Money spent on the brain is never spent in vain. 投资教育，必有回报。

Every dog has his day.

凡人皆有得意日。（风水轮流转。）

Opportunity knocks only once.

机不可失，时不再来。

More haste, less speed.

欲速则不达。

Never do things by halves.

做事不要半途而废。

All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻。

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. 宁为鸡头，不为凤尾。

Debt is better than death.

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

Pride goes before a fall.

骄兵必败。

A good name is better than riches.

美名胜财富。

Bad news has wings.

好事不出门，恶事传千里。

As you sow, so will you reap.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 No pains, no gains.

不劳则无获。

Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

One good turn deserves another. 好心的好报。

A cat may look at a king. 人权平等

Time is money.

一寸光阴一寸金。

Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不待人。

Time lost cannot be won again. 岁月一去不复返。

Actions speak louder than words. 行重于言。

Barking dogs do not bite. 吠犬不咬人。

 

第二篇：小学生格言俗语谚语

小学生格言、俗语、谚语、歇后语积累

格言、俗语、谚语、歇后语

1． 读万卷书，行万里路

2． 投我以桃，报之以李。

3． 学而不厌，诲人不倦。

4． 黑发不知勤学早，白首方悔读书迟。

5． 横眉冷对千夫指，俯首甘为孺子牛。

6． 谦受益，满招损。

7． 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。

8． 世上无难事，只怕有心人。

9． 聪明在于勤奋，天才在于积累。

10． 锲而不舍，金石可镂。

11． 知己知彼，百战百胜。

12． 万事具备，只欠东风。

13． 言必行，行必果。

14． 吃一堑，长一智。

15． 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

16． 耳听为虚，眼见为实。

17． 路遥知马力，日久见人心。

18． 人生自古谁无死，留取丹心照汗青。

19． 熟读唐诗三百首，不会写来也会吟。

20． 大意失荆州，骄兵必败。

21． 有理走遍天下，无理寸步难行。

22． 海阔从鱼跃，天高任鸟飞。

23． 砌墙的砖头－后来居上

24． 关公战李逵－大刀阔斧

25． 狗咬吕洞宾－不识好人心

26． 外甥打灯笼－照旧（舅）

27． 孔夫子搬家－尽是输（书）

28． 包公断案－铁面无私

29． 王婆卖瓜－自卖自夸

30． 姜太公钓鱼－愿者上钩

31． 飞蛾扑火－自取灭亡

32． 擀面杖吹火－一窍不通

33． 竹篮打水－一场空

34． 兔子尾巴－长不了

35． 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年－没安好心

36． 门缝里看人－看扁了

37． 肉包子打狗－有去无回

38． 八仙过海－各显神通

39． 明珠弹雀－其得不复

40． 逆水行舟－不进则退