proverbs(英语格言或谚语) 16页

Proverbs谚语Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难之交才是真正的朋友。Alittlelearningisadangerousthing.只知皮毛是件危险的事。Athree-hundred-milejourneystartswiththefirststep.千里之行，始于足下。Aslowsparrowshouldmakeanearlystart.笨鸟先飞。Agoodgaintakeslongpain.好事多磨。Allthatglittersisnotgold.闪闪发光物，未必尽黄金。Asyousow,soshallyoureap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。Anewbroomsweepsclean.新官上任三把火。Aboasterandaliararecousins.吹牛与说谎本是同宗。Atalltreecatchesthewind.树大招风。 Alightpurseisaheavycurse.为人无钱处处难。Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。Alittlepotissoonhot.壶小易热，量小易怒。Astraightfootisnotafraidofacrookedshoe.身正不怕影子斜。Agoodnameisbetterthanagoodface.好名声胜过好容貌。Allgoodthingscametoanend.天下无不散之筵席。Apennysavedisapennygained.省一文是一文。Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.每日食一个苹果，身体健康不求医。Arollingstonegathersnomoss.滚石不长苔。Amerryheartgoesalltheway.生性乐天，终身受用。Astrawwillshowwhichwaythewindblows.草动知风向。 Asoundmindisinasoundbody.健全的精神寓于健康的身体。AprilshowersbringforthMayflowers.四月之雨带来五月之花。Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.朋友失去容易，获得难。Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.善始善终。Afoxmaygrowgray,butnevergood.江山易改，本性难移。Athiefisathief,whetherhestealsadiamondoracucumber.偷多偷少都是贼。Anoccasionlostcannotberedeemed.机不可失，时不再来。Anonlookerseesmostofthegame.旁观者清。Allshallbewell;JackshallbeJill.有情人终成眷属。Astitchintimesavesnine.及时行事，事半功倍。Amancandonomorethanhecan.凡是应量力而行。 Aburntchilddreadsthefire.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。Agoodmedicinetastesbitter.良药苦口。Atreeisknownbyitsfruit.观其行而知其人。Arealmannevergoesbackonhiswords.一言既出，驷马难追。Birdsofafeatherflocktogether.物以类聚。Brevityisthesoulofwit.精简是智慧的真髓。Bloodisthickerthanwater.血浓于水。Beggarsmustnotbechoosers.饥不择食。Bitterpillsmayhavewholesomeeffects.良药苦口利于病。Betteranemptypursethananemptyhead.宁可一文不名，不可胸中无墨。Bettertodowellthantosaywell.说得好不如做得好。 Bewareofasilentdogandstillwater.提放不叫的狗，小心静止的水。Bettermakefriendsthanmakeenemies.冤家宜解不宜结。Bewarebeginnings.慎始为上。Beautyistrueandtrueisbeauty.美即是真，真即是美。Beautyliesinlover’seyes.情人眼里出西施。Betterbepoorthanbewicked.宁可做穷人，不可做坏人。Birthismuch,butbreedingismore.教养比出身更重要。Beslowinchoosingafriendandslowerinchanging.择友宜慎，弃之则更宜慎。Beingonsea,sail;beingonland,settle.随遇而安。Cutyourcoataccordingtoyourcloth.量体裁衣。Creditorshavebettermemoriesthandebtors.债主的记性比债户好。 Cantheleopardchangehisspots?秉性难移。Constanteffortbringssuccess.持之以恒，终将取胜。Don’ttroubletrouble,tilltroubletroublesyou.不要自找麻烦。Don’tletthecatoutofthebag.天机不可泄露。Don’tjudgeapersonbytheclotheshewears.不能以貌取人。Donotcutthetreethatgivesyoushade.遮荫之树不可砍。Don’tcountyourchickensbeforetheyarehatched.别高兴得太早。Don’tcrossthebridgetillyougettoit.不要杞人忧天。Devilmustbedrivenoutwithdevils.以毒攻毒。Easiersaidthandone.说来容易做来难。Easycome,easygo.来得快，去得快。 Everycloudhasasilverlining.守得云开见月明（天无绝人之路）。Everyone’sbusinessisnobody’sbusiness.三个和尚没水喝。Everythingcomestohimwhowaits.功夫不负有心人。Eastorwest,homeisthebest.金窝还是银窝，不如自己的草窝。Everyadvantagehasitsdisadvantage.有利必有弊。Everycoupleisnotapair.天下夫妻多，珠联璧合少。Everymanisthemasterofhisown.每个人都是自己命运的主人。Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.经验是智慧之母。Eventhewallshaveears.隔墙有耳。EvenHomersometimesnods.人非圣贤，孰能无过。Fortunefavorsthebold.天助勇者。 Farfromeye,farfromheart.眼不见，心不乱。Firsttimestrangers,secondtimefriends.一回生，二回熟。Friendshipmultipliesjoysanddividesgrieves.友谊可以增添欢乐，可以分担忧愁。Fairestgemsliedeepest.真宝难求。Foolsrushinwhereangelsfeartotread.智者裹足不前，愚人铤而走险。Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所见略同。Goodhealthisabovewealth.健康就是财富。Graspall,loseall.贪多必失。Goldcan’tbepureandmancan’tbeperfect.金无赤足，人无完人。Habitissecondnature.习惯成自然。Hastemakeswaste.欲速则不达。 Helaughsbestwholaughslast.别高兴的太早。Heavenhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.天助自助者。Healthisnotvaluedtillsicknesscomes.有病方知无病福。Hewholosescreditcanlosenothingfurther.人无信不立。Hewhoavoidstemptationavoidsthesin.避诱惑，免罪恶。Healthandcheerfulnessmutuallybegeteachother.健康愉快，相生相成。Heaven’svengeanceisslowbutsure.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。Hethathasanillnameishalf-hanged.坏了名声就等于失去半条命。Hethattalksmucherrsmuch.言多比失。Hewhostandsalonehasnopower.势单力孤。Itneverrainsbutpours.不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。 Ifyoudon’taimhighyouwillneverhithigh.不立大志，难攀高峰。Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk.覆水难收，后悔无益。Ittakestenyearstogrowtreesbutahundredyearstoeducatepeople.十年树木，百年树人。Joysharedwithothersaremoreenjoyed.与人同乐，其乐无穷。Killthegoosethatlaidthegoldeneggs.杀鸡取卵。Lookbeforeyouleap.三思而后行。Lifeisshort,butartislong.人生短暂，艺术长久。Likefather,likesun.有其父必有其子。Littlestrokesfellgreatoaks.滴水穿石。Littlebylittleandbitbybit.坚持就是胜利。Letbygonesbebygones。 既往不咎。Lifeismeasuredbythoughtandaction,notbytime.生命的价值是用思想和行动来衡量，而不是寿命的长短。Loftiesttreesmostdreadthethunder.树大招风。Loveme,lovemydog.爱屋及乌。Manydropsmakeashower.积少成多。Manyreceiveadvice,onlythewiseprofitbyit.聆忠言者众，智者独获益。Misfortunemaybeanactualblessing.塞翁失马，焉知非福。Nothingistoodifficultifyouputyourheartintoit.世上无难事，只怕有心人。Nevergiveuphopeuntilitgiveyouup.永不言弃。Nothingcomesfromnothing.万事皆有因。Nojoywithoutbeingannoyed.没有无忧之快乐。Neverjudgebyappearances. 人不可貌相。Nothingventure,nothinggain.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Onetreecannotmakeaforest.独木不成林。Outofsight,outofmind.眼不见，心不烦。Oneswallowdoesnotmakeasummer.一燕不成夏。Oneman’sfaultisanotherman’slesson.前车之鉴。Oldpeopleshalldreamdreams;youngpeopleshallseevisions.老年人做梦，年轻人憧憬。Onebeatsthebush,andanothercatchesthebirds.坐享其成。Pennywiseandpoundfoolish.因小失大。Proverbsarethedaughtersofdailyexperience.谚语是日常经验的结晶。Practicemakesperfect.熟能生巧。Poorbuthonest. 虽贫穷，但要诚实。Preventionisbetterthancure.预防胜于治疗。Readingistothewhileexercisetothebody.读书健脑，运动强身。Seeingisbelieving.百闻不如一见。Slowandsteadywinstherace.从容不迫，胜券在握。Striketheironwhileitishot.趁热打铁。Sparetherod,spoilthechild.不打不成材。Self-helpisthebesthelp.自力更生最保险。Teachfishtoswim.班门弄斧。Thedarkesthouristhatbeforethedawn.黎明之前天色最暗。Thedevilfindsworkforidlehandstodo.无所事事最易为恶。Thepotcallsthekettleback. 五十步笑百步。Timeandtidewaitfornoman.岁月不待人。Thereisnorosewithoutathorn.世上没有无刺的玫瑰。Tomorrowisanotherday.明天又是崭新的一天。Tokilltwobirdswithonestone.一箭双雕。Takethingsastheycome.逆来顺受。Thetongueisnotsteel,yetitcuts.人言可畏。Toputthecartbeforethehorse.本末倒置。Toomanycooksspoilthebroth.厨师多了难烧汤。Timewilltellwhenthetruthwillbetold.路遥知马力，日久见人心。Thereisnonewithoutafault.人孰无过。Thefoxpreysfarthestfromhome. 兔子不吃窝边草。Thegreatfisheatupthesmall.弱肉强食。Thesoulisnotwhereitlives,butwhereitloves.心灵不在其所居之处，而在其所爱之处。Therearenobirdsofthisyearinlastyear’snests.时过境迁。Thepasthasvanishedfrommemorylikewind.往事如风。Unityisstrength.团结就是力量。Virtueisitsownreward.为善最乐。Vicewillnotvanquishvirtue.邪不胜正。Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有志者，事竟成。WhentheLordclosesadoor,somewhereheopensawindow.当上帝关掉一扇门时，又在另一处打开一扇窗。Wellbegunishalfdone.好的开始是成功的一半。Wisemenlearnbyothermen’smistakes,foolbytheirown. 智者以他人错误为借鉴，愚者则等自己犯了错误才知改进。What’sdonecannotbeundone.覆水难收。Whatisdonebynightappearsbyday.若要人不知，除非己莫为。WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.入乡随俗。Whenthecatisaway,themicewillplay.山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。Wherethereislife,thereishope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。Youmustlearntocrawlbeforeyoucanwalk.先学会爬再学走。Youcan’tmakesomethingoutofsomething.巧妇难为无米之炊。Youcannotclapwithonehand.孤掌难鸣。Youcan’tholdamandownwithoutstayingdownwithhim.你贬低别人的同时也贬低了自己。