英语中常见的谚语
1. A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问。
2. A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。
3. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。
4. A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。
5. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。
6. A man without money is no man at all.一分钱难倒英雄汉。
7. A merry heart goes all the way.心旷神怡，事事顺利。
8. A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里。
9. A mother's love never changes.母爱永恒。
10. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果，不用请医生。
11. A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。
12. An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
13. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。
14. An old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。
15. An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.聪明才智，不如运气。
16. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.预防为主，治疗为辅。
17. A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
18. As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
19. A single flower does not make a spring.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
20. A snow year, a rich year.瑞雪兆丰年。
21. A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
22. A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。
23. A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
24. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。
25. A wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相，露相非真人。
26. A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追。
27. A year's plan starts with spring.一年之计在于春。
28. A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
29. Bad news has wings.好事不出门，坏事传千里。
30. Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。
31. Beauty lies in the love's eyes.情人眼里出西施。
32. Be swift to hear, slow to speak.听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。
33. Better late than never.不怕慢，单怕站。
34. Better to ask the way than go astray.问路总比迷路好。
35. Between friends all is common.朋友之间不分彼此。
36. Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。
37. Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。
38. Blood will have blood.血债血偿。
39. Books and friends should be few but good.读书如交友，应求少而精。
40. Business is business.公事公办。
41. Business is the salt of life.事业是人生的第一需要。
42. By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
43. Cannot see the wood for the trees.一叶障目，不见泰山。
44. Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
45. Caution is the parent of safety.小心驶得万年船。
『贰』 求英语常用谚语
英语常用谚语荟萃
1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 开头不好，结尾必糟。
2. A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 蛋糕莫保留，坏习气要除掉。
3. A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工咎器。
4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 两鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。
5. A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation. 人无知犹如房屋无基。
6. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. 书是随时携带的花园。
7. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮了别人，燃尽了自己。
8. A door must be either shut or open. 门不关就得开，二者必居其一。 / 非此即彼。
9. A friend is a second self. 朋友是第二个自我。
10. A good beginning makes a good ending. 欲善其终 , 必先善其始。
11. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。
12. A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少年懒惰，老来贫苦。
13. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。
14. A little help is worth a deal of pity. 一次行动胜过一筐空话。
15. A little is better than none. 有一点总比没有好。
16. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，害已误人。
17. A little labour, much health. 常常走动，无病无痛。
18. A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学寡识是件危险的事。
19. A little of everything, and nothing at all. 样样皆通，样样稀松。
20. A man is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
21. A merry heart goes all the way. 心情愉快，办事痛快。
22. A picture is a poem without words. 画为无言诗。
23. A snow year, a good year. 瑞雪兆丰年。
24. A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. 美好的事物永远是一种快乐。
25. A thousand mile trip begins with one step. 千里之行，始于足下。
26. A tree is known by its fruit. 观其行而知其人。
27. A word spoken cannot be recalled. 一言说出，难以收回。
28. A word to the wise is enough. 聪明人不用细说。
29. A work ill done must be twice done. 工作未干好，只得重返工。
30. Act fairly by all men. 一视同仁。
31. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
32. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 困难和不幸不能使人富有，却能使人聪明。
33. After rain comes fair weather. 否极泰来。
34. After supper walk a mile. 饭后百步走，活到九十九。
35. All are not friends that speak us fair. 说好话的不一定都是朋友。
36. All beginnings are hard. 万事开头难。
37. All men can't be first. 并非所有的都能获第一。
38. All roads lead to Rome. 处处有路通长安。
39. All things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难。
40. All work and no play makes Jack a ll boy. 只工作而无娱乐会使人愚钝。
41. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一个苹果，医生不来找我。
42. An empty bag cannot stand upright. 空袋子放不真。
43. An evil lesson is soon learned. 学坏容易。
44. An honest man's word is as good as his bond. 君子一言，驷马难追。
45. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
46. An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
47. An ill workman quarrels with his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。
48. Art is long, life is short. 生有涯而知无涯。
49. As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
50. As one door closes, another door opens. 天无绝人之路。
51. As the wind blows, you must set your sail. 趁风扬帆。
52. As you brew, so you must drink. 自作自受。
53. Bad luck always comes in threes. 祸不单行。
54. Bad news travels fast. 坏事传千里。
55. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. 择友宜慎，弃之宜更慎。
56. Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 重诺守信。
57. Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听少说。
58. Beauty is but skin-deep. 不可以貌取人。
59. Beauty is truth, truth beauty. 美即是真，真即是美。
60. Better a little fire to warm us, than a great fire to burn us. 宁要小火暖身，不要大火灼人。
61. Better a little loss than a long sorrow. 宁可作点牺牲，不要长久悲痛。
62. Better ask twice than lose your way once. 问路两次胜过迷路一次。
63. Better be sure than sorry. 要安全，不要危险。
64. Better early than late. 宁早勿迟。
65. Better late than never. 这到总比不到强。
66. Better lost than found. 宁可丢掉，不愿找到。（常针对不喜欢的人或物。）
67. Better safe than sorry. 安全胜过遗憾。
68. Better small fish than empty dish. 盘中小鱼胜无鱼。
69. Better the last smile than the first laughter. 笑在前不如笑在后。
70. Better to ask the way than go astray. 多问不吃亏。
71. Better to be safe than sorry. 安全胜过遗憾。
72. Better to do well than to say well. 嘴勤不如手勤。
73. Better to have than wish. 现有胜过心想。
74. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
75. Bite off more than one can chew. 贪多嚼不烂。
76. Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。
77. Books and friends should be few but good. 择友如藏书，皆宜少而精。
78. Both together do best of all. 人心齐，泰山移。
79. Busiest men find the most time. 最忙的人时间最多。
80. Business before pleasure. 先工作，后娱乐。
81. Business is business. 生意是生意，交情归交情。
82. By doing nothing we learn to do ill. 一闲生百邪。
83. By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn. 教学相长。
84. By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it. 读书益智，交谈搏彩。
85. By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall. 团结则存，分裂则亡。
86. Call a spade a spade. 直言不讳。
87. Care and diligence bring luck. 细心勤奋，带来好运。
88. Care brings grey hair. 愁一愁，白了头。
89. Care is enemy to health. 忧虑有损健康。
90. Care will kill a cat. 忧虑伤神。
91. Children and fools cannot lie. 小孩和傻瓜嘴里没谎话。
92. Children and fools speak the truth. 童子吐真言。
93. Children are what the mothers are. 有其母，必有其子。
94. Children have the qualities of the parents. 有什么样的父母，就有什么样的孩子。
95. Christmas comes but once a year. 圣诞节每年只有一次。
96. Clothes don't make the man. 好马不在鞍，人美不在衫。
97. Clothes make the man. 人靠衣服马靠鞍。
98. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 信心为成功之始。
99. Content is better than riches. 知足常乐。
100. Content is happiness. 知足常乐。
101. Custom is a second nature. 习俗是人的第二天性。
102. Custom makes all the things easy. 形成习惯，事事好办。
103. Cut your coat according to your cloth. 看布裁衣。
104. Deeds are males and words are females. 会说不如会干。
105. Delays are dangerous. 拖延误事。
106. Diamond cut diamond. 势均力敌。
107. Diligence is the mother of good luck. 幸运出自勤奋。
108. Diligence is the greatest of teachers. 勤奋是最伟大的导师。
109. Diligence is the mother of success. 成功来自勤奋。
110. Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom. 挫折哺育智慧。
111. Discontent is the first step in progress. 不满足是进取的第一步。
112. Do as I say, not as I do. 照我说的做，不要照我干的做。
113. Do as the Romans do. 入国问禁，入乡随俗。
114. Do it now. 说干就干，机不可失。
115. Do not attend to two things at a time. 一心不能二用。
116. Do not cry for the moon. 不要异想天开。
117. Do not try out before you are hurt. 不要没碰到就叫。
118. Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. 不能过河拆桥。
119. Do nothing by halves. 不可半途而废。
120. Do on the hill as you would do in the hall. 人前人后一个样。
121. Do what you ought, and come what can. 但知行好事，莫要问前程。
122. Doing is better than saying. 空言无补。
123. Doing nothing is doing ill. 游手好闲就是学坏。
124. Don't bite off more than you can chew. 贪多嚼不烂。
125. Don't change horses in the middle of a stream. 病重不宜换郎中。
126. Don't climb a tree to look for fish. 不可缘木求鱼。
127. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 不要高兴太早。
128. Don't forget to cross your t's. 不要丢三落四。
129. Don't have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。
130. Don't judge a book by its cover. 书的价值不在封面。
131. Don't judge by appearance. 不可以貌取人。
132. There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved.
133. True love never dies.
134. Where there is love, there is life.
135. Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
136. Shoot fro the moon, even if you miss you'll land among the stars.
137. The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with heart.
138. Eat bread with pleasure, drink wine by measure.
139. Love is a fruit in season at all times.
140. Nothing in the world has ever been accompolished without passion
『叁』 常见谚语（英语）
An idle youth,a needy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Time flies.
时光易逝。
Time is money.
一寸光阴一寸金。
Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月无情；岁月易逝；岁月不待人。
Time tries all.
时间检验一切。
Time tries truth.
时间检验真理。
Time past cannot be called back again.
光阴一去不复返。
All time is no time when it is past.
光阴一去不复返。
No one can call back yesterday;Yesterday will not be called again.
昨日不复来。
Tomorrow comes never.
切莫依赖明天。
One today is worth two tomorrows.
一个今天胜似两个明天。
The morning sun never lasts a day.
好景不常；朝阳不能光照全日。
Christmas comes but once a year.
圣诞一年只一度。
Pleasant hours fly past.
快乐时光去如飞。
Happiness takes no account of time.
欢娱不惜时光逝。
Time tames the strongest grief.
时间能缓和极度的悲痛。
The day is short but the work is much.
工作多，光阴迫。
Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.
今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。
Have you somewhat to do tomorrow,do it today.
明天如有事，今天就去做。
To him that does everything in its proper time,one day is worth three.
事事及时做，一日胜三日。
To save time is to lengthen life.
节省时间就是延长生命。
Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
万物皆有时，时来不可失。
Take time when time cometh,lest time steal away.
时来必须要趁时，不然时去无声息。
When an opportunity is neglected,it never comes back to you.
机不可失，时不再来；机会一过，永不再来。
Make hay while the sun shines.
晒草要趁太阳好。
Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁。
Work today,for you know not how much you may be hindered tomrrow.
今朝有事今朝做，明朝可能阻碍多。
Punctuality is the soul of business.
守时为立业之要素。
Procrastination is the thief of time.
因循拖延是时间的大敌；拖延就是浪费时间。
Every tide hath ist ebb.
潮涨必有潮落时。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.
知识可羡，胜于财富。
Wisdom is better than gold or silver.
知识胜过金银，
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
胸中有知识，胜于手中有钱。
Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.
为了求知识，代价虽高也值得。
Doubt is the key of knowledge.
怀疑是知识之钥。
If you want knowledge,you must toil for it.
若要求知识，须从勤苦得。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
浅学误人。
A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.
少量的常识，当得大量的学问。
Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.
知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。
Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
It is good to learn at another man's cost.
前车可鉴。
Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.
知识之于精神，一如健康之于肉体。
Experience is the best teacher.
经验是最好的教师。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是知识之父，记忆是知识之母。
Dexterity comes by experience.
熟练来自经验。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Experience keeps a dear school,but fools learn in no other.
经验学校学费高，愚人旁处学不到。
Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.
有经验而无学问，胜于有学问而无经验。
Wit once bought is worth twice taught.
由经验而得的智慧，胜于学习而得的智慧；一次亲
会，胜过两次的教师教导。
Seeing is believing.
如一见。
Business is the salt of life.
事业是生命之盐。
Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在后。
Business makes a man as well as tries him.
事业可以考验人，也可以造就人。
Business neglected is business lost.
忽视职业便是放弃职业。
Never think yourself above business.
勿自视过高；不要眼高手低；永远不要认为自己是大才小用。
Business may be troublesome,but idleness is pernicious.
事业虽扰人，懒惰害更大。
He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.
自命大才小用，往往眼高手低。
Do business,but be not a slave to it.
要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
众人的事就是无人过问的事。
Work makes the workman.
勤工出巧匠。
Better master one than engage with ten.
会十事，不如精一事。
A work ill done must be twice done.
首次做不好，必须重新搞。
They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can.
不能如愿而行，也须尽力而为。
If you would have a thing well done,do it yourself.
想把事情来做好，就得亲自动手搞。
He that doth most at once doth least.
什么都想一次做完，结果一件也做不完；贪多嚼不
烂。
Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.
照大多数人那样干，人们会把你称赞。
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
在任何时候都可做的事情，总是在任何时候都不
做的事情。
Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好。
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
凡是值得做的事，就值得做好。
The shortest answer is doing the thing.
最简短的回答就是一个“干”字。
Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
行动是知识之佳果。
Finished labours are pleasant.
完成工作是一乐。
It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.
没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。
It is right to put everything in its proper use.
凡事都应用得其所。
Affairs that are done by e degrees are soon ended.
按部就班，事情很快就做完。
All work and no play makes Jack a ll boy.
只工作，不玩耍，聪明小孩也变傻。
Work bears witness who does well.
工作能证明谁做的好。
It is not work that kills,but worry.
工作不会伤身，伤身乃是忧虑。
He that will not work shall not eat.
不工作者不得食。
Business is business.
公事公办。
Deliberate slowly,execute promptly.
慢慢酌量，快快行动。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
努力工作。
Never do things by halves.
做事不要半途而废。
In for a penny,in for a pound.
做事一开头，就要做到底；一不做，二不休。
Many hands make quick work.
人多干活快。
Many hands make light work.
众擎易举。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
技术拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。
Diligence is the mohter of success.
勤奋是成功之母。
Idleness is the root of all evil.
懒惰乃万恶之源。
Care and diligence bring luck.
谨慎和勤奋带来好运。
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
勤勉是好运之母。
Instry is fortune's right hand,and frugality her left.
勤勉是幸运的右手，世俭是幸运的左手。
Idleness is the key of beggary.
懒惰出乞丐。
No root,no fruit.
无根就无果。
Idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains).
懒人做工作，越懒越费力。
Sloth is the key of poverty.
惰能致贫。
Sloth turneth the edge of wit.
懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
懒汉的头脑是魔鬼的工厂。
The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SAVE.
节俭是致富的秘诀。
『肆』 常用英语谚语
1.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
2.God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
3.Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。
4.Where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
5.One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。
6.Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。
7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
8.Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。
9.All work and no play makes jack a ll boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance. 无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。
11.More hasty,less speed. 欲速则不达。
12.It's never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
13.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。
14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。
15.Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
16.Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。
17.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
18.well begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。
19.It is hard to please all. 众口难调。
20.Out of sight,out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。
21.Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
22.Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。
23.First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。
24.Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。
25.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
26.live not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。
27.Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。
28.East or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。
29.It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。
30.Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。
31.Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。
32.The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。
33.Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。
34.An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
35.As the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
36.To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。