四级英语作文常用格言谚语 9页

（一）品格行为Afoxmaygrowgray,butnevergood.江山易改，本性难移。Acandlelightsothersandconsumesitself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。Agoodconscienceisasoftpillow.不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。Astheybrew,solettheydrink.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。Goodwillberewardedwithgood,andevilwithevil.恶有恶报，善有善报。Diligenceredeemsstupidity.勤能补拙。Likefather,likeson.有其父，必有其子。Amanmusttaketheconsequencesofhisowndeeds.一个人必须为自己的行为负责。Whopleasuregives,shalljoyreceive.予人以快乐者，自己会获得快乐。（二）友情友谊IfJack’sinlove,he’snojudgeofJill’sbeauty.情人眼里出西施。Atruefriendisbestpossession.真诚的朋友是最宝贵的财富。Afaithfulfriendishardtofind.知音觅。Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真情。Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.得朋友难，失朋友易。Love,andbeloved.爱，然后被爱。Beslowinchoosingafriend,slowerinchanging.选友要慎重，换友须更慎。Bloodisthickerthanwater.血浓于水。Amanisknownbythecompanyhekeeps.物与类聚，人以群分。Abosomfriendafarbringsadistantlandnear.海内存自己，天涯若比邻。Asdistancetestsahorse’sstrength,sotimerevealsaperson’sheart.路遥知马力，日久见人心。Beautyliesinthelover’seye.情人眼里出西施。Itismerrywhenfriendsmeet.朋友相聚不亦乐乎。（三）金钱财富Bewareoflittleexpenses,asmallleakwillsinkagreatship.小小开支不可随意，小小漏洞会沉大船。Cutyourcoataccordingtoyourcloth.量入为出。Alightpursemakesaheavyheart.囊中羞涩烦事多。Aheavypursemakesalightheart.囊中有钱心舒畅。Moneymakesthemarego.有钱能使鬼推磨。Moneytalks.金钱万能。（四）勤劳发奋Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.捷足先登。（早起的鸟儿有虫吃。）Lazinesstravelssoearly,thatpovertyovertakeshim.懒惰甩不掉贫困。Godgivesallthingstoindustry.上帝对勤劳者慷慨。Speaklittle,domuch.少说多做。Welldoneisbetterthanwellsaid.说得好不如做得好。Hethatcanhavepatiencecanhavewhathewill.有志者事竟成。Diligenceisthemotherofgoodluck.勤奋为幸运之母。Geniusisonepercentofinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.天才是1%的灵感加上99%的汗水。Strikewhiletheironishot.趁热打铁。Morehaste,lessspeed.欲速则不达。 （一）处世方法Abadworkmanalwaysblameshistools.不会撑船怪河弯。Afallintoapit,againinyourwit.吃一堑，长一智。Agoodbeginningishalfdone.好的开头是成功的一半。AllroadsleadtoRome.条条大路通罗马。Theproofofpuddingisintheeating.亲尝方知布丁味。Therearetricksineverytrade.行行有秘诀。Thefirstblowishalfthebattle.先下手为强。Practicemakesperfect.熟能上巧。Allwaterrunsintothesea.百川归海。Ifyouwanttogetthehoney,youmustbearthestingsofbees.不吃苦中苦，没有甜中甜。Astitchintimesavesnine.小洞不补，大洞难堵。（二）智慧与心态Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.事实胜于雄辩。Aclosemouthcatchesnoflies.病从口入。Callaspadeaspade.实事求是。Don’tteachthefishtoswim.不要班门弄斧。Betterbetheheadofadogthanthetailofalion.宁为鸡头，不为凤尾。Don’tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday.今日之事今日毕。Experienceisthefatherofthewisdom.经验乃智慧之父。Helaughsbestwholaughslast.谁笑到最后笑得最好。Wherethere’swill,thereisaway.有志者事竟成。Twoheadsarebetterthanone.三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮。Wherethereislife,thereishope.有生命就有希望。Toerrishuman,toforgive,divine.人孰无过，宽恕为上。Pridegoesbeforeafall.骄兵必败。Honestyisthebestpolicy.诚为上策。Neverdothingsbyhalves.不可半途而废。Amanofgreatwisdomoftenseemsslowwitted.大智若愚。Bigmouthfulsoftenchoke.贪多嚼不烂。DoinRomeastheRomansdo.入乡随俗。Judgenotaccordingtoappearance.不可以貌取人。Lookbeforeyouleap.三思而后行。Don’tgildthelily.勿画蛇添足。Learningwithoutthoughtislaborlost.学而不思则罔。（三）生活境遇Adversitymakesamanwise.逆境增智慧。Adversityrevealsvirtue.逆境显本色。Everydoghasitsday.人人皆有得意时。Blessingsnevercomeinpairs;misfortunesnevercomesingly.福无双至，祸不单行。Aftersufferingishappiness.苦尽甘来。Eastorwest,homeisbest.东西南北跑，只要家最好。 （一）书籍与知识Agoodbookisagoodfriend.好书如挚友。Imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.想象重于知识。Knowledgeispower.知识就是力量。（二）事业与成功Nothingisimpossibletoawilingmind.世上无难事，只怕有心人。Achievementisfoundedondiligenceandwastedupontherecklessness.业精于勤而荒于嬉。Failureisthemotherofsuccess.失败是成功之母。Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.自助者，天帮助。Nothingventure,nothinghave.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。Opportunityknocksonlyonce.机不可失，时不再来。Constantdrippingwearsawaythestone.水滴石穿。Differenttradesareseparatedbymountains.隔行如隔山。Earlysow,earlymow.早种早收。Ifyouworkatithardenough,youcangrindironrodintoaneedle.只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。Nopains,nogain.不劳而获。Thereisnorosewithoutthorns.没有玫瑰不带刺。Chancesfavorthemindsthatareprepared.机会青睐有准备的人。Hewhowouldclimbtheladdermustbeginatthebottom.爬梯须从第一步起。（三）时间Timelostcannotbewonagain.时光不复返。Timeandtidewaitfornoman.时不待人。Timeismoney.时间就是金钱。Lostyearsareworsethanlostdollars.失去时光金不换。Timeflies.光阴似箭。（四）教育Sparetherod,spoilthechild.孩子不打不成器。Romewasnotbuiltinaday.罗马非一日建成。Trueloveisgiving.真爱在于奉献。Geniuswithouteducationislikesilverinthemine.未受教育的天才，犹如未雕之玉。Agreatteacherproducesabrilliantstudent.名师出高徒。Ateacherforonedayisafatherforalifetime.一日为师，终身为父。Habit(Custom)isthe(a)nature.习惯成自然。Exampleisbetterthanprecept.榜样胜于规则。Itisnevertoooldtolearn.活到老，学到老。 abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush一鸟在手，胜似二鸟在林ablankslate干净的黑板（新的一页，新的开始）abonetopick可挑剔的骨头（争端，不满）acatnap打个盹儿aouchpotato躺椅上的马铃薯（懒鬼）aheadache头痛（麻烦事）aknockout击倒（美得让人倾倒）aloadoffmymind心头大石落地apainintheneck脖子疼（苦事）apieceofcake一块蛋糕（小菜一碟，易事一件）ashotinthedark盲目射击（瞎猜）asinkingship正在下沉的船aslapintheface脸上挨了一耳光（公然受辱）asocialbutterfly社交蝴蝶（善于交际，会应酬的人）athorninsomeone""sside腰上的荆棘（芒刺在背）aturncoat反穿皮袄的人（叛徒）aweightoffmyshoulders放下肩头重担anaceupmysleeve袖里的王牌antsinone""spants裤裆里有蚂蚁（坐立不安）backinthesaddle重上马鞍（重整旗鼓）backontrack重上轨道（改过自新） backfire逆火（弄巧成拙，适得其反）ballandchain铁球铁链，甜蜜的枷（老婆）beatadeadhorse鞭打死马令其奔驰（徒劳）beatenbytheuglystick被丑杖打过（生得难看）betyourlife把命赌上（绝对错了）betterhalf我的另一半bigheaded大脑袋（傲慢，自大）biggerfishtofry有更大的鱼要炸（有更重要的事要办）bitethebullet咬子弹（强忍痛苦）birdsofafeatherflocktogether羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群（物以类聚）blowupinyouface在眼前爆炸（事情完全弄砸了）breakalet折断一条腿（表演真实，演出成功）breaktheice破冰（打破僵局）brownnose讨好，谄媚bullinachinashop瓷器店里的蛮牛（笨拙的人，动辄弄坏东西的人）burstyourbubble扎破泡泡（打破人的幻想，煞风景）buryone"sheadinthesand把头埋在沙里（自欺欺人）butterfliesinmystomach肚里有只蝴蝶（心里紧张，七上八下）buythefarm买下农场（归道山，死了）cashinmychips兑换筹码（睡觉，就寝） circlethewagons把篷车围成一圈（严阵以待）cleanupone"sact自我检点，自我改进comedowninsheets整片整片地下（倾盆大雨）crosstheline跨过线（做得太过分了）crossthatbridgewhenwecometoit到了桥头就过桥（船到桥头自然直）cuttothechase抄捷径去追猎物（不绕圈子，开门见山，单刀直入）dailygrind例行苦事，每天得干的苦工daysarenumbered来日无多deadcenter正当中dead-endstreet死路，死巷子dominoeffect骨牌效应downtothewire最后关头downunder南边（常指面半球的澳洲）downhillfromhere从此都是下坡路（自此每况愈下）droptheball掉了球（失职）emptynest空巢（儿女长大离家）gethitched拴起来（结婚）getoffonthewrongfoot起步便错（第一印象不佳）gettheballrolling让球滚起来（动起手来）goosebumps鸡皮疙瘩 hittheroad上路holdyourhorses勒住你的马（慢来）hangsomebodyouttodry把……晾起来了（把……坑苦了）inone""sbackpocket在某人裤子后口袋里（是某人的囊中之物）inthedark在黑暗中（茫然，什么也不知道）inthespotlight站在聚光灯圈里（出风头）it""sGreektome希腊文（天书）joinedatthehip连体婴（死党，从不分开的两个人）jumpthegun枪未响先偷跑（抢先）kickthebucket踢水桶（翘辫子）killtwobirdswithonestone一箭双雕，一举两得laststraw最后一根稻草leftabittertasteinone""smouth留下满嘴苦味（留下不愉快的回忆）lightafireunderyourbutt在屁股下点一把火（促其行动）lightattheendofthetunnel隧道末端的光（一线希望）likeshootingfishinabarrel桶里射鱼（瓮中捉鳖）lingwinded长舌，碎嘴Mondaymorningquarterback星期一早晨的四分卫（马后炮）myoldman我的老头（我父亲）outofthepanandintothefire 跳出锅里，掉进火里（每况愈下）plentyofotherfishinthesea海里的鱼多得很（天涯何处无芳草）pokerface扑克面孔（喜怒不形于色）popthequestion提出大问题（求婚）potcallingthekettleblack锅嫌壶黑（五十步笑百步）punchyourlightsout揍得你两眼发黑putallofone""seggsinonebasket鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里（孤注一掷）putone""sfootinone""smouth把脚丫放进嘴里（说错话了）robthecradle劫摇篮（老牛吃嫩草）skateonthinice在薄冰上滑冰（如履薄冰，身历险境）skeletoninone""scloset壁橱里的骷髅（不可告人的事）skinandbones皮包骨sleeponit睡在上面（考虑一晚上）smalltalk寒喧，闲聊smoothsailing一帆风顺stabintheback背后插刀（遭人暗算）stallion千里驹（貌美体健的男人）stud种马（貌美体健的男人）swingforthefence打全垒打takeahike走路（滚蛋） untilyouareblueintheface干到脸发青（也是白干）unwind放松发条（轻松下来）upforgrabs大家有份upintheair挂在空中（悬而未决）whenhellfreezesover地狱结冰（绝不可能的事）weedout除去杂草（淘汰）wellrounded全能，全才whenpigsfly猪飞的时候（绝不可能）notliftafinger连手指都不动一动（袖手旁观）wrappedaroundhis/herlittlefinger化为绕指柔（玩弄于股掌之间）