摘要:这个500个英语谚语是比较常见的谚语,不过中文的翻译多数都比较牵强,只能作为参考,对谚语感兴趣的同志建议买一本专门的谚语词典。我手头的《简明英语谚语词典)(A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH PROVERBS)》-上海译文出版社1993年出版,陈文伯、戴晨编-共收集1200条左右的谚语,解释比较详细,而且有例句,建议收藏一本,备不时之需。 --衣人 2003.12.13_
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A bad beginning makes a bad ending.Eu|
不善始者不善终。 r6F#
A bad thing never dies.=I5
遗臭万年。 i%2
A bad workman always blames his tools.X~/D
不会撑船怪河弯。 xSo
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.X
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 v]
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.>,4WL|
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。 2G
A bully is always a coward.wxdAWT
色厉内荏。 R
A burden of one's choice is not felt.S
爱挑的担子不嫌重。 V:a
A candle lights others and consumes itself.a
蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。 gx&
A cat has 9 lives.T
猫有九条命。 /
A cat may look at a king.q[EhHJ
猫也可以打量国王,意为人人平等。 9o#TO/
A close mouth catches no flies.1;
病从口入。 5U
A constant guest is never welcome.[bn0#v
常客令人厌。 l/D1pl
Actions speak louder than words.f?
事实胜于雄辩。 g;
Adversity leads to prosperity.t<v(
穷则思变。 Ucz
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.ig<p6
逆境出人才。 4;zn
A fair death honors the whole life.Yp|
死得其所,流芳百世。 fi
A faithful friend is hard to find.]i
知音难觅。 ek%i
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.>_2EI
吃一堑,长一智。 S'~5CO
A fox may grow gray, but never good./u8=
江山易改,本性难移。 X<o5
A friend in need is a friend indeed.Jr^!
患难见真情。 $/t:
A friend is easier lost than found.z1Q(
得朋友难,失朋友易。 *
A friend is never known till a man has need.mI@rEP
需要之时方知友。 RvVG~
A friend without faults will never be found.,TdT
没有十全十美的朋友。 P92
'After you' is good manners.6f
“您先请”是礼貌。 ..H.b
A good beginning is half done.P$
良好的开端是成功的一半。 *2?XeC
A good beginning makes a good ending.pk
善始者善终。 yW?jaW
A good book is a good friend.<$N
好书如挚友。 5oxF
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.jSq
一本好书,相伴一生。 B
A good conscience is a soft pillow.5~3r)&
不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。 Hpue!
A good fame is better than a good face.w/&O0=
美名胜过美貌。 i:Ydt
A good husband makes a good wife.%
夫善则妻贤。 ~xo;{
A good medicine tastes bitter.aVAJ6
良药苦口。 A
A good wife health is a man's best wealth.G+Y{2o
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。 JX6
A great talker is a great liar.~"d4_y
说大话者多谎言。 tM|
A hedge between keeps friendship green.1+A:,o
君子之交淡如水。 [gqEtS
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.UU
戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友。 aIf4
A leopard cannot change its spots.Py]_<L
积习难改。 v]RLY^
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.4+B5,
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 !W6^>
A light heart lives long.SO82#
静以修身。 t.)
A little body often harbors a great soul.v^Zq
浓缩的都是精品。 8"
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 0Vc],
一知半解,自欺欺人。 QN
A little pot is soon hot.<[MM#
狗肚子盛不得四两油。 Entn
All are brave when the enemy flies.w/z
敌人逃窜时,人人都成了勇士。 2`Q
All good things come to an end.<b
天下没有不散的筵席。 `q;S
All rivers run into sea.:O
海纳百川。 }4
All roads lead to Rome.)Jy
条条大路通罗马。 J(
All that ends well is well.MV
结果好,就一切都好。 V%=X
All that glitters is not gold.xX U
闪光的不一定都是金子。 :
All things are difficult before they are easy.O/(rFy
凡事总是由难而易。 R
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.f
只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。 $qxx
A man becomes learned by asking questions."[@
不耻下问才能有学问。 6_6fM
A man can do no more than he can.?ye
凡事都应量力而行。 ra
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time."
一心不能二用。 s!<
A man is known by his friends.'g-zNo
什么人交什么朋友。 f^L?E
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.l
光说空话不做事,犹如花园光长刺。 BA~4
A man without money is no man at all. :!"
一分钱难倒英雄汉。 _
A merry heart goes all the way.o
心旷神怡,事事顺利。 Fy-Ouv
A miss is as good as a mile.H5/[Ss
失之毫厘,差之千里。 SJ|v=
A mother's love never changes.HdHOM
母爱永恒。 Q+yC/|
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.veTK
一天一苹果,不用请医生。 Ir/
A new broom sweeps clean.D"u1
新官上任三把火。 6
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.Wi
以眼还眼,以牙还牙。 B
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.w2@
一日之计在于晨。 0M
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.z@WY
老狗学不出新把戏。 yv`</9
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.'nsK
聪明才智,不如运气。 w
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.e
预防为主,治疗为辅。 K
A rolling stone gathers no moss.`kB3
滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。 ]nxkk
As a man sows, so he shall reap.W
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。 1|.&16
A single flower does not make a spring.30o
一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园。 h*G W
A snow year, a rich year.**Ri
瑞雪兆丰年。 *+W@
A sound mind in a sound body.l
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。 O
A still tongue makes a wise head.{o
寡言者智。 h
A stitch in time saves nine.y<g
小洞不补,大洞吃苦。 `:;
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.~O
身正不怕影子斜。 W!Mi
A wise head makes a close mouth.85p
真人不露相,露相非真人。 3
A word spoken is past recalling.R:6l
一言既出,驷马难追。 }N
A year's plan starts with spring.,mZT
一年之计在于春。 d#(yr
A young idler, an old beggar./S=cE
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。 p@#
Bad news has wings.R:[`+
好事不出门,坏事传千里。 bkyJm
Barking dogs seldom bite.ZAeP
吠犬不咬人。 B3*O9k
Beauty lies in the love's eyes.,q
情人眼里出西施。 Z$9W
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.Z5<tT
听宜敏捷,言宜缓行。 I
Better late than never.Y`
不怕慢,单怕站。 7
Better to ask the way than go astray.P'S
问路总比迷路好。 EZ*R~O
Between friends all is common.2903
朋友之间不分彼此。 Js
Birds of a feather flock together.|-/G"
物以类聚,人以群分。 lRO
Blood is thicker than water.f=8TF
血浓于水。 NU?.W
Blood will have blood.kH
血债血偿。 Cl_
Books and friends should be few but good.JOT,g`
读书如交友,应求少而精。 =P+
Business is business.|*7g6,
公事公办。 =
Business is the salt of life.vE@S[
事业是人生的第一需要。 @Y
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.NO
读书使人充实,交谈使人精明。 ~Q%ALM
Cannot see the wood for the trees.IR4;*R
一叶障目,不见泰山。 O
Care and diligence bring luck.$j",1s
谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 Yk":-
Caution is the parent of safety.1&PzT
小心驶得万年船。 c?+)e
Cheats never prosper.MYl^V
骗人发不了财。 t7'
Children are what the mothers are.Hgu24]
耳濡目染,身教言传。 SA=s]
Choose an author as you choose a friend.Ch5%%f
择书如择友。 k_mJ
Come what may, heaven won't fall.fC.Dq
做你的吧,天塌不下来。 WG_X[
Complacency is the enemy of study.2
学习的敌人是自己的满足。 r:s
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.I!Hn
自信是走向成功的第一步。 !!M?Oq
Constant dripping wears away a stone.f>`{
水滴石穿,绳锯木断。 ^,I
Content is better than riches.[Y+fB/
知足者常乐
©粉酷超级论坛 -- 粉酷超级论坛,我的天地.有PL衣服哦,游戏,电影. 武侠玄幻网游修真最新动态书屋大家注册支持我! P}Pt z
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.Eu|
不善始者不善终。 r6F#
A bad thing never dies.=I5
遗臭万年。 i%2
A bad workman always blames his tools.X~/D
不会撑船怪河弯。 xSo
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.X
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 v]
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.>,4WL|
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。 2G
A bully is always a coward.wxdAWT
色厉内荏。 R
A burden of one's choice is not felt.S
爱挑的担子不嫌重。 V:a
A candle lights others and consumes itself.a
蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。 gx&
A cat has 9 lives.T
猫有九条命。 /
A cat may look at a king.q[EhHJ
猫也可以打量国王,意为人人平等。 9o#TO/
A close mouth catches no flies.1;
病从口入。 5U
A constant guest is never welcome.[bn0#v
常客令人厌。 l/D1pl
Actions speak louder than words.f?
事实胜于雄辩。 g;
Adversity leads to prosperity.t<v(
穷则思变。 Ucz
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.ig<p6
逆境出人才。 4;zn
A fair death honors the whole life.Yp|
死得其所,流芳百世。 fi
A faithful friend is hard to find.]i
知音难觅。 ek%i
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.>_2EI
吃一堑,长一智。 S'~5CO
A fox may grow gray, but never good./u8=
江山易改,本性难移。 X<o5
A friend in need is a friend indeed.Jr^!
患难见真情。 $/t:
A friend is easier lost than found.z1Q(
得朋友难,失朋友易。 *
A friend is never known till a man has need.mI@rEP
需要之时方知友。 RvVG~
A friend without faults will never be found.,TdT
没有十全十美的朋友。 P92
'After you' is good manners.6f
“您先请”是礼貌。 ..H.b
A good beginning is half done.P$
良好的开端是成功的一半。 *2?XeC
A good beginning makes a good ending.pk
善始者善终。 yW?jaW
A good book is a good friend.<$N
好书如挚友。 5oxF
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.jSq
一本好书,相伴一生。 B
A good conscience is a soft pillow.5~3r)&
不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。 Hpue!
A good fame is better than a good face.w/&O0=
美名胜过美貌。 i:Ydt
A good husband makes a good wife.%
夫善则妻贤。 ~xo;{
A good medicine tastes bitter.aVAJ6
良药苦口。 A
A good wife health is a man's best wealth.G+Y{2o
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。 JX6
A great talker is a great liar.~"d4_y
说大话者多谎言。 tM|
A hedge between keeps friendship green.1+A:,o
君子之交淡如水。 [gqEtS
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.UU
戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友。 aIf4
A leopard cannot change its spots.Py]_<L
积习难改。 v]RLY^
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.4+B5,
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 !W6^>
A light heart lives long.SO82#
静以修身。 t.)
A little body often harbors a great soul.v^Zq
浓缩的都是精品。 8"
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 0Vc],
一知半解,自欺欺人。 QN
A little pot is soon hot.<[MM#
狗肚子盛不得四两油。 Entn
All are brave when the enemy flies.w/z
敌人逃窜时,人人都成了勇士。 2`Q
All good things come to an end.<b
天下没有不散的筵席。 `q;S
All rivers run into sea.:O
海纳百川。 }4
All roads lead to Rome.)Jy
条条大路通罗马。 J(
All that ends well is well.MV
结果好,就一切都好。 V%=X
All that glitters is not gold.xX U
闪光的不一定都是金子。 :
All things are difficult before they are easy.O/(rFy
凡事总是由难而易。 R
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.f
只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。 $qxx
A man becomes learned by asking questions."[@
不耻下问才能有学问。 6_6fM
A man can do no more than he can.?ye
凡事都应量力而行。 ra
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time."
一心不能二用。 s!<
A man is known by his friends.'g-zNo
什么人交什么朋友。 f^L?E
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.l
光说空话不做事,犹如花园光长刺。 BA~4
A man without money is no man at all. :!"
一分钱难倒英雄汉。 _
A merry heart goes all the way.o
心旷神怡,事事顺利。 Fy-Ouv
A miss is as good as a mile.H5/[Ss
失之毫厘,差之千里。 SJ|v=
A mother's love never changes.HdHOM
母爱永恒。 Q+yC/|
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.veTK
一天一苹果,不用请医生。 Ir/
A new broom sweeps clean.D"u1
新官上任三把火。 6
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.Wi
以眼还眼,以牙还牙。 B
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.w2@
一日之计在于晨。 0M
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.z@WY
老狗学不出新把戏。 yv`</9
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.'nsK
聪明才智,不如运气。 w
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.e
预防为主,治疗为辅。 K
A rolling stone gathers no moss.`kB3
滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。 ]nxkk
As a man sows, so he shall reap.W
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。 1|.&16
A single flower does not make a spring.30o
一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园。 h*G W
A snow year, a rich year.**Ri
瑞雪兆丰年。 *+W@
A sound mind in a sound body.l
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。 O
A still tongue makes a wise head.{o
寡言者智。 h
A stitch in time saves nine.y<g
小洞不补,大洞吃苦。 `:;
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.~O
身正不怕影子斜。 W!Mi
A wise head makes a close mouth.85p
真人不露相,露相非真人。 3
A word spoken is past recalling.R:6l
一言既出,驷马难追。 }N
A year's plan starts with spring.,mZT
一年之计在于春。 d#(yr
A young idler, an old beggar./S=cE
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。 p@#
Bad news has wings.R:[`+
好事不出门,坏事传千里。 bkyJm
Barking dogs seldom bite.ZAeP
吠犬不咬人。 B3*O9k
Beauty lies in the love's eyes.,q
情人眼里出西施。 Z$9W
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.Z5<tT
听宜敏捷,言宜缓行。 I
Better late than never.Y`
不怕慢,单怕站。 7
Better to ask the way than go astray.P'S
问路总比迷路好。 EZ*R~O
Between friends all is common.2903
朋友之间不分彼此。 Js
Birds of a feather flock together.|-/G"
物以类聚,人以群分。 lRO
Blood is thicker than water.f=8TF
血浓于水。 NU?.W
Blood will have blood.kH
血债血偿。 Cl_
Books and friends should be few but good.JOT,g`
读书如交友,应求少而精。 =P+
Business is business.|*7g6,
公事公办。 =
Business is the salt of life.vE@S[
事业是人生的第一需要。 @Y
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.NO
读书使人充实,交谈使人精明。 ~Q%ALM
Cannot see the wood for the trees.IR4;*R
一叶障目,不见泰山。 O
Care and diligence bring luck.$j",1s
谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 Yk":-
Caution is the parent of safety.1&PzT
小心驶得万年船。 c?+)e
Cheats never prosper.MYl^V
骗人发不了财。 t7'
Children are what the mothers are.Hgu24]
耳濡目染,身教言传。 SA=s]
Choose an author as you choose a friend.Ch5%%f
择书如择友。 k_mJ
Come what may, heaven won't fall.fC.Dq
做你的吧,天塌不下来。 WG_X[
Complacency is the enemy of study.2
学习的敌人是自己的满足。 r:s
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.I!Hn
自信是走向成功的第一步。 !!M?Oq
Constant dripping wears away a stone.f>`{
水滴石穿,绳锯木断。 ^,I
Content is better than riches.[Y+fB/
知足者常乐