谚语及名句英文学习

1. Judge not a book by its cover. 评定一本书，不能凭封面。

2. The grass is greener on the other side. 这山望着那山高。

3. By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. 读书使人充实，交谈使人精明

4. Better an empty purse than an empty head 宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空

5. Nothing stake, nothing draw. 不顶千里浪，哪来万斤鱼。

6. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

7. Omelets are not made without breaking eggs. 有得必有失

8. One man's meat is another man's poison. 萝卜青菜各有所爱

9. One man's fault is other man's lesson. 前车之鉴

10. Nothing seek, nothing find. 没有追求就没有收获。

11. Fear always springs from ignorance. 恐惧源于无知

12. Comparisons are odious.人比人，气死人

13. Joy put heart into a man.人逢喜事精神爽

14. Jest with an ass and he will flap you in the face with his tail. 你跟驴子开玩笑，将被驴尾打耳光

15. The secret of wealth lies in the letters SAVE. 节俭是致富的秘诀

16. Life is not all beer and skittles.人生并不全是吃喝玩乐

17. One cannot put back the clock.光阴一去不复返

18. He who never was sick dies the first.小病不生，一病致命

19. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步

20. Every brave man is a man of his word .勇敢的人都是信守诺言的人

21. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨

22. There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海中好鱼取不尽

23. Victory belongs to the most persevering .胜利属于最坚强不屈的人

24. Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变

25. Silent men, like still waters, are deep and dangerous. 沉默的人像静水一样，深而难测

26. Proverbs are the cream of a nation's thought. 谚语是一国的思想精华

27. A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹

28. Patience is the best remedy. 忍耐是良药

29. It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. 坐失良机，后悔已迟

30. Lack of knowledge is darker than night. 没有知识比黑夜还要黑

31. Pleasant hours fly past. 快乐时光去如飞。

32. Go while the going is good. 三十六计，走为上计。

33. Four eyes see more than two. 集思广益。

34. Riches do not always bring happiness. 富有并不一定等于幸福。

35. Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。

36. He is truly happy who makes others happy.真正幸福的是使人幸福的人。

37. Cheats never prosper. 骗人发不了财。

38. The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

39. God helps those who help themselves. 天助者自助。

40. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 不经灾祸不知福。

41. Knowing something of everything and everything of something.通百艺而专一长。

42. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

43. Too much liberty spills all. 自由放任，一事无成。

44. A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。

45. No great loss without some small gain. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。

46. One cannot put back the clock. 光阴一去不复返。

47. A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife.穷汉娶富妻，必受老婆欺。

48. You cannot make a crab walk straight. 江山易改，本性难移。

49. The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.不犯错误的人往往也就是无

所作为的人。

50. Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。

51. Don't cross the bridge till you get to it. 不要杞人忧天。

52. Entertain an angel unawares. 有眼不识泰山。

53. Do business, but be not a slave to it. 要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。

54. Pleasant hours fly fast. 欢乐的时间过得快。

55. Forgive others but not yourself. 宽以待人，严以律己。

56. A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。

57. Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行，语言最要紧。

58. Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.不要忘恩负义。

59. Pour water into a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空。

60. Know something like the palm of one's hand. 了如指掌。

61. One may sooner fall than rise. 跌倒容易爬起难。

62. Cherish ambitions ideals and a down-to-earth style of work.异想天开,脚踏实地.

63. Only the honest can overcome the false ,and only the clumsy can overcome the clever in the

world.

唯天下之至诚，能胜天下之至伪； 唯天下之至拙，能胜天下之至巧。

64. You never know what you can do till you try. ---Frederick Marryat

除非你亲自尝试一下，否则你永远不知道你能够做什么。 ---马里亚特.F

65. Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow . ------Emerson

进步是今天的活动、明天的保证。-------- 爱默生

66. Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.—Henry Ford

如果你能把要做的事情化整为零，就没有什么事会特别困难。—亨利福特（美国汽车发明家）

67. Be it ever so humble , there is no place like home. (John HowardPayne,Averican drmatist and

actor)

金窝，银窝，不如自家的草窝。 (美国剧作家、演员佩恩. J. H.)

68. All happy families are like one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

(Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer)

所有幸福的家庭都十分相似；而每个不幸的家庭各有各自的不幸。

(俄国文学家 托尔斯泰.L.)

69. The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved .

Victor Hugo , French novelist

生活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。 法国小说家雨果

70. The atest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

(Winston Churchill. British statesman)

傻瓜有时候也是对的。 (英国政治家 丘吉尔 .W.)

71. In love one has need of being believe,in friendship of being understood.

----Abel Bonnard

爱情需要信任，友情需要理解。 -----A.伯纳尔

72. Friendship is both a source of pleasure and a component of good health.

－Ralph Waldo Emerson

友谊既是快乐之源泉，又是健康之要素。 －美国思想家爱默生

73. For evil news rides fast, while good news baits later.

(John Milton, Britsh poet)

好事不出门，坏事传千里。 (英国诗人 弥尔顿 J)

74. Make yourself necessary to someone.

--R.W.Emerson

使自己成为别人需要的人。 --爱默生

75. The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved .

Victor Hugo , French novelist

生活中最大的幸福是坚信有人爱我们。 法国小说家雨果.

76. You never know what you can do till you try.

---Frederick Marryat

除非你亲自尝试一下，否则你永远不知道你能够做什么。

---马里亚特.F

77. Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow . ------Emerson

进步是今天的活动、明天的保证。-------- 爱默生

78. Nothing is easier than to deceive one's self. (Demothenes, Ancient Greek statesman)

再没有什么比欺骗自己更容易的了。(古然希腊政治家 德摩西尼)

79. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

Alexander Dumas (Davy de La Pailleterie, French Writer)

生活没有目标就像航海没有指南针。(法国作家 大仲马. A.)

80. A hard-working day makes one have a good sleep at night; All one’s life of working hard

makes one die a happy death. Da Vinci

勤劳一日，可得一夜之眠；勤劳一生，可得幸福长眠。 达芬奇

81. Speech is silver, silence is gold. ----Lowell 雄辩是银，沉默是金。 ----洛威尔

82. Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.----Samuel Johnson

伟大工作的完成，不是凭力量，而是凭着坚持不懈。塞缪尔?约翰逊

83. In education we are striving not to teach youth to make a living, but to make a life.--White

教育不是为了教会青年人谋生，而是教会他们创造生活。 怀特

84. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. ----Wang Bo 海内存知己，天涯若比邻----王勃

85. One can't show high ideals without simple living; One can't have lofty aspirations without a

peaceful state of mind. ---Zhuge Liang 非淡泊无以明志，非宁静无以致远。 诸葛亮

86. Maybe in the world you are not the best one, but you are the unique one, make the most use of

your time、 gifts and opportunities to show the world the best of you.

也许在这个世界上你不是最棒的,但你是唯一的,充分利用你的时间、天赋和机会向世界展示你最好的一面.

87. Give me a place to stand and I will move the world.给我一个支点,我就能撬动地球.

88. If all the world hated you, and believed you to be wicked, while your own conscience approved

of you, you could still hold up your head.

哪怕全世界的人都憎恨你,都认为你很坏,只要你自己问心无愧,那么你仍然可以昂起头来.

89. If one idle away his time, youth will fade away and life will run out on him.

谁虚度年华,青春就要褪色,生命就会抛弃他.

90. There is no such thing as a free lunch.天下没有免费的午餐.

91. That I exit is a perpetual surprise which is life.我的存在是一个永恒的惊奇,这就是人生.

92. All good things come to an end.天下没有不散的宴席.

93. Change before you have to.在必需之前改变.

94. It’s too late to save yourself unless you’re running scared all the time you are gone.

只有一直处于警惕之中,才能度过难关.

95. The supreme happiness of our life is the conviction that we are loved.

世界上最大的幸福莫过于坚信有人爱我们.

96. Love is not finding someone to live without.

爱情不是找一个和你一起生活的人,而是没有他(她)就不能生活的人.

97. Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同.

98. Haste makes waste.欲速则不达.

99. There is no fire without smoke.无风不起浪.

100. I’m not that smart, but I do change.我不那么聪明,但我改变.

101. Well begun is half done.好的开始是成功的一半.

102. The secret to success is just two words: to persist.成功的秘密就是两个字:坚持.

103. Before I stand here, I have put my face and fear into my pocket, because I know each failure I

will make great progress, please give me a chance to lose it. I love it very much.

当我站在这里以前,我已经把我的面子和恐惧放在了我的口袋里,因为我知道每次失败,我都会取得很大的进步,请个我一个机会去放下面子,我热爱丢脸.

104. Cherish ambitions ideals and a down-to-earth style of work. 异想天开,脚踏实地.

105. A bad workman always blames his tools. 笨工匠总是怪工具差。

106. A clear conscience can bear any trouble. 平时不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

107. A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow. 上梁不正下梁歪。

108. A fault confessed is half redressed. 知错能改，善莫大焉。

109. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Every oak must be an acorn.万丈高楼

平地起。

110. A stitch in time saves nine. 及时行事，事半功倍。

111. All things are easy that are done willingly. 天下无难事，只怕有心人

112. All things in their being are good for something. 天生我才必有用。

113. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作而不玩乐，会使人变得迟钝。 114. As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

115. Better late than never. 晚做总比不做好；亡羊捕牢，未为晚也。

116. Custom makes all things easy. 习惯成自然；熟能生巧。

117. Discontent is the first step in progress. 不满意是进步的开端。

118. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早睡早起使人健康，富

裕与聪明。

119. Easy come, easy go. 来得容易去得快。

120. Example is better than precept. 身教重于言教。

121. Better poor with honour than rich with shame穷得光荣，胜过富得可耻

122. a slow sparrow should make an early start笨鸟先飞

123. When work is a pleasure, life is joy! When work is duty , life is slavery.

工作是一种乐趣时，生活是一种享受！工作是一种义务时，生活则是一种苦役

124. Success belongs to the persevering成功属于不屈不挠的人

125. Eat to live, but not live to eat吃饭是为了生存,但活着不是为了

126. First impressions last(first impressions are most lasting).最初的印象最深刻；先入为主 127. A merry heart goes all the way.心旷神怡，事事顺利

128. Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.选妻，最好用耳莫用眼

129. A lazy youth, a lousy age. A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 130. A good tongue is a good weapon.伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器

131. A cheerful wife is the joy of life.拥有快乐活泼的妻子是生活的乐事

132. He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

人不制伏自己的心，好像毁坏的城邑，没有墙垣。