常见500个英语谚语

1、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 2003.12.13T24u可以可以论坛 - 可以可以论坛，真的可以Ryg88A bad beginning makes a bad ending.+2不善始者不善终。 ;YdzA bad thing never dies.w

2、tL1MK遗臭万年。 O/K|hA bad workman always blames his tools.;5He不会撑船怪河弯。 RA bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.uL&|一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 /%A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.qCXUL吹牛与说谎本是同宗。 _iA bully is always a coward.l$?wv色厉内荏。 L6p3;A burden of ones choice is not felt.2kT-eL爱挑的担子不嫌重。 xBPA candle

3、lights others and consumes itself.B3zl蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 w/, A cat has 9 lives.ryQ猫有九条命。 n(&MVA cat may look at a king.:_cvu#猫也可以打量国王，意为人人平等。 *A close mouth catches no flies._K病从口入。 ,&poA constant guest is never welcome.eZ常客令人厌。 IActions speak louder than words.tW事实胜于雄辩。 &Y Adversity leads to prosperity

4、.穷则思变。 CGAdversity makes a man wise, not rich.&J逆境出人才。 NA fair death honors the whole life.(#uB死得其所，流芳百世。 7tq9A faithful friend is hard to find.Lv#知音难觅。 -$A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.Ry吃一堑，长一智。 qoS A fox may grow gray, but never good.)qu0i江山易改，本性难移。 L rA friend in need is a friend indeed.7

5、E*N患难见真情。 wA friend is easier lost than found.c得朋友难，失朋友易。 !)A friend is never known till a man has need.SfB需要之时方知友。 ,_A friend without faults will never be found.0hB-没有十全十美的朋友。 y;2LAfter you is good manners.XU1“您先请”是礼貌。 eo_A good beginning is half done.P#!4EH良好的开端是成功的一半。 X:A good beginning makes a g

6、ood ending.LfA#G善始者善终。 &7SBA good book is a good friend.;Rr好书如挚友。 :$zA good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.kHYwWi一本好书，相伴一生。 lIA good conscience is a soft pillow.(QH不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。 ,hYacA good fame is better than a good face.A;eqn美名胜过美貌。 YiA good husband makes a good wife.d0xw2夫

7、善则妻贤。 (A good medicine tastes bitter.k良药苦口。 )YL$A good wife health is a mans best wealth.wK妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。 iiriA great talker is a great liar.aih说大话者多谎言。 E2IA hedge between keeps friendship green.7y?e8君子之交淡如水。 5nggA joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。 eA leopard cannot cha

8、nge its spots.N|kbn积习难改。 .KQA liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.n+说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 IcBYA light heart lives long._7静以修身。 mj.kA little body often harbors a great soul.jDmPgN浓缩的都是精品。 YA little knowledge is a dangerous thing.,&z _l一知半解，自欺欺人。 Xh3YvA little pot is soon hot.BH狗肚子盛不得四两油。 0All are

9、brave when the enemy flies.bo敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。 )9/AP4All good things come to an end.LL天下没有不散的筵席。 BAll rivers run into sea.elo97海纳百川。 %All roads lead to Rome.W|k6#;条条大路通罗马。 *LXm2 All that ends well is well.结果好，就一切都好。 =All that glitters is not gold.F闪光的不一定都是金子。 gQr-%LAll things are difficult before they

10、are easy.2Z凡事总是由难而易。 AJ)i,All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.XsIY只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 ;J0C1A man becomes learned by asking questions.k不耻下问才能有学问。 _A man can do no more than he can.UCL凡事都应量力而行。 SpA man cannot spin and reel at the same time.Jhd|一心不能二用。 1uHA man is known by his friends. 什么人交什么朋友。 KA

11、 man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.GNI光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。 HBA man without money is no man at all.;一分钱难倒英雄汉。 +guA merry heart goes all the way./iT9m1心旷神怡，事事顺利。 q4A miss is as good as a mile.E失之毫厘，差之千里。 |HA mothers love never changes.k)b母爱永恒。 =An apple a day keeps the doctor aw

12、ay.5G一天一苹果，不用请医生。 JPNEA new broom sweeps clean.8HU新官上任三把火。 64An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.WPK以眼还眼，以牙还牙。 vi03An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.z t一日之计在于晨。 bAn old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。 c;JAAn ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.te(聪明才智，不如运气。 -1

13、HAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.uFYV预防为主，治疗为辅。 QJA rolling stone gathers no moss.4滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。 t=K9(As a man sows, so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 wA single flower does not make a spring.,一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 $sA(4A years plan starts with spring.UF G一年之计在于春。 L3f)A young idler, an old beggar

14、.IGv!E少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 PsBad news has wings.ln+好事不出门，坏事传千里。 8Czw|DBarking dogs seldom bite.&b+吠犬不咬人。 L: Beauty lies in the loves eyes. #情人眼里出西施。 .2Be swift to hear, slow to speak.A?听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。 VjuV+Better late than never.Gc不怕慢，单怕站。 EjBetter to ask the way than go astray.!BV问路总比迷路好。 _3HBetween friends all

15、 is common.(0朋友之间不分彼此。 AX1Birds of a feather flock together.5Hj物以类聚，人以群分。 Qe7RBlood is thicker than water._p5p血浓于水。 S!NXBlood will have blood.mrT血债血偿。 n+O$FBooks and friends should be few but good.,g?读书如交友，应求少而精。 .|HgBusiness is business.)+公事公办。 J1 KBBusiness is the salt of life.EdHD9事业是人生的第一需要。 -By

16、 reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.qs:读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。 |i7NQ:Cannot see the wood for the trees.zY一叶障目，不见泰山。 ZTCare and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 ,#Caution is the parent of safety.awfdvz小心驶得万年船。 Custom is a second nature.W习惯是后天养成的。 :-Custom makes all things easy.jD有个好习惯，事

17、事皆不难。 zDiamond cuts diamond.u强中自有强中手。 6hGDo as the Romans do.9jW$jW入乡随俗。 ;0nTDo as you would be done by.T96Qp己所不欲，勿施于人。 wDDoing is better than saying.i与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。 %df7TDo it now.p?hAhn机不可失，时不再来。 UBDo nothing by halves.9H;凡事不可半途而废。 XqM1Dont claim to know what you dont know.70R不要不懂装懂。 PDont have

18、too many irons in the fire.WA$)FDont put off till tomorrow what should be done today.#-h6aO今日事，今日毕。 vH5KDont put the cart before the horse.5不要本末倒置。 |C&kDont trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.gAS不要自找麻烦。 5e.Dont try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.W0j4不要班门弄斧。 k58Do well and have well.|

19、:n)善有善报。 Each bird love to hear himself sing.i+孤芳自赏。 )%Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.3s早睡早起身体好。 FaAd|Easier said than done.t#j说得容易，做得难。 U:DXEasy come, easy go.75D#+来也匆匆，去也匆匆。 fQYdnEat to live, but not live to eat.Y人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。 !I3Empty vessels make the g

20、reatest sound.BQ实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。 N#MKEnvy has no holidays.f=忌妒之人无宁日。 oEven Homer sometimes nods.MeW智者千虑，必有一失。 nJeEven reckoning makes long friends.ik#-a亲兄弟，明算账。 M.BnBEvery advantage has its disadvantage.nTn9有利必有弊。 4bIhEverybodys business is nobodys business.:WT人人负责，等于没人负责。 dWrpEvery day is not Sunda

21、y.Vg好景不常在。 W#Every dog has his day.7&O谁都有得意的时候。 R(dCyEvery door may be shut, but deaths door.FA(Ld人生在世，唯死难逃。 3_)zREvery heart has its own sorrow.*各人有各人的苦恼。 $Every little helps a mickle.x聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。 Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.tVLU人不为己，天诛地灭。 P2#I5yEvery man has his faults.m

22、D*gU金无足赤，人无完人。 9|3nJWEvery man has his hobbyhorse.5v萝卜青菜，各有所爱。 +L*Every man has his weak side.T人人都有弱点。 wEvery man is the architect of his own fortune.21HC2初次见面，印象最深。 ox5KAFirst think and then speak.E_先想后说。 V?oJ?Fools grow without watering.pzSn朽木不可雕。 2Fools haste is no speed.Jc欲速则不达。 GFools has fortu

23、ne.e5DO呆人有呆福。 wI+pFools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.Bo/M愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。 zbForbidden fruit is sweet.b&+D,D禁果格外香。 ?MFortune favors those who use their judgement.ciJ0;机遇偏爱善断之人。 1,ZFortune knocks once at least at every mans gate.Ii风水轮流转。 mFour eyes see more than two.$集

24、思广益。 pvFriends agree best at distance.lw.朋友之间也会保持距离。 8IR5*(Friends are thieves of time.gT朋友是时间的窃贼。 /Friends must part.&再好的朋友也有分手的时候。 gGenius is nothing but labor and diligence._天才不过是勤奋而已。 BfZLGive a dog a bad name and hang him.3m众口铄金，积毁销骨。 Hz0fGod helps those who help themselves.27)Z(自助者天助。 BQGold w

25、ill not buy anything.5黄金并非万能。 q;Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.g6k$L以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。 Gpt5rGood health is over wealth.;b健康是最大的财富。 7Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.B良药苦口利于病。 )3kDpKGood watch prevents misfortune.谨慎消灾。 =lGreat barkers are no biters.u9好狗不挡道。 /YGreat

26、hopes make great man.s伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。 B+pVGreat minds think alike.M?Q*英雄所见略同。 rkGreat men have great faults.tS|英雄犯大错误。 LV&I/Great mens sons seldom do well.;心贪手长。 PlJGuilty consciences make men cowards.!做贼心虚。 hRgHabit cures habit.$kafG心病还需心药医。 Q=aHandsome is he who does handsomely./行为漂亮才算美。 DjnHappines

27、s takes no account of time.(-u9Yd欢乐不觉时光过。 gHappy is he who owes nothing.#;要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。 q4;Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.5OBEyU吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。 1TmDhHarm set, harm get.LDr害人害己。 4eHasty love, soon cold.l2%一见钟情难维久。 $rHealth is better than wealth.26QL健康胜过财富。 96Health is happ

28、iness.i/健康就是幸福。 S1|KuHear all parties.E兼听则明。 nNMVQHeaven never helps the man who will not act.6自己不动，叫天何用。 g95oHe is a fool that forgets himself.Wz$v6y愚者忘乎所以。 K5%He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.J$背后说好话，才是真朋友。 hkdAEHe is a wise man who speaks little.b%聪明不是挂在嘴上。 u&He is life

29、less that is faultless.dH(zk只有死人才不犯错误。 en7aEHe is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.fbJC正人先正己。 9|He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.Woc#自嘲者不会让人见笑。 D$WHe is wise that is honest.AEd/诚实者最明智。 x$n#RoHe knows most who speaks least.(q大智若愚。 H|G$He laughs best who laughs la

30、st.Bll谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。 MS%He sets the fox to keep the geese.0b引狼入室。 HTUHe that climbs high falls heavily.m75爬得越高，摔得越重。 0He that will not work shall not eat.m1&不劳动者不得食。 JHe who does not advance loses ground.otH)aD逆水行舟，不进则退。 i_F不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 5aw3TIf you want knowledge, you must toil for it.k要想求知，就得吃苦。 VIndus

31、try is the parent of success.!=4n勤奋是成功之母。 Wv,oIt is better to die when life is a disgrace.T宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。 Z)6eIt is easier to get money than to keep it.A挣钱容易攒钱难。 gYT,nIt is easy to be wise after the event.ELx+;事后诸葛亮好当。 adIt is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.uU创业容易守业难。 -Q,kIt is hard

32、 to please all.cuwD众口难调。 s+PIt is never too old to learn.e85X活到老，学到老。 &.It is no use crying over spilt milk.5覆水难收。 wv)-It is the first step that costs troublesome.%mur万事开头难。 LXoQf5It is the unforeseen that always happens.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。 ;:&It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.B(*坐失良机，后悔已迟

33、。 lIt never rains but it pours.mu=+不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。 sIt takes three generations to make a gentleman.=十年树木，百年树人。 %ttk)Jack of all trades and master of none.q u门门精通，样样稀松。 yyuJudge not from appearances.1/人不可貌相，海不可斗量。 MJustice has long arms.8U天网恢恢，疏而不漏。 LQKeep good men company and you shall be of the number.(

34、近朱者赤，近墨者黑。 ,VKill two birds with one stone.K%6/4J一箭双雕。 sn7Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.X90r君王发狂，百姓遭殃。 U9ZIKings have long arms.O普天之下，莫非王土。 Bj1Knowledge is power.i知识就是力量。 %U)gKnowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.E:FxG博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。 04Learn and live.,KG活着，为了学习。 $aLearning makes

35、a good man better and ill man worse.w_好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。 wbLearn not and know not.b不学无术。 _-)CLearn to walk before you run.xfq谎言站不长。 :KELife is but a span.?Y人生苦短。 JkJLife is half spent before we know what it is.1D$K人过半生，方知天命。 #AbLife is not all roses.97&l人生并不是康庄大道。 !hLife without a friend is death.#H-TZ)

36、没有朋友，虽生犹死。 pLike a rat in a hole.%Ydua7瓮中之鳖。 j7/GLike author, like book.文如其人。 tLike father, like son.bY0DlLike for like.Oa一报还一报。 kUSXLike knows like.D-eX惺惺相惜。 XLike mother, like daughter.O8有其母必有其女。 #elLike teacher, like pupil.y)什么样的老师教什么样的学生。 :6Like tree, like fruit.0;羊毛出在羊身上。 UxLittle things amuse

37、little minds.l/N小人无大志。 vF:MLook before you leap.n摸清情况再行动。 $0ULost time is never found again.O|B岁月既往，一去不回。 6$XLove at first sight.m_Xo%一见钟情。 vLove cannot be compelled.78US爱情不能强求。 U?GOLove is blind.j爱情是盲目的。 #KNLove is full of trouble.爱情充满烦恼。 yJcLove is never without jealousy.C*/;7=没有妒忌就没有爱情。 =Love me,

38、 love my dog.5Ej爱屋及乌。 wP/Make hay while the sun shines.xsw良机勿失。 /Make your enemy your friend.o&F6r化敌为友。 3Man is the soul of the universe.LKxT人是万物之灵。 6pMan proposes, God disposes.Ga谋事在人，成事在天。 Tag!YMany hands make light work.L7CJ3众人拾柴火焰高。 BfJ|ZMany heads are better than one.C患难见真情。 Z.5XMoney isnt ever

39、ything.;X钱不是万能的。 =ydMurder will out.R纸包不住火。 PMy son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.4!儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。 iRNature is the true law.sY%kys天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。 hNecessity is the mother of invention.J%Ltz需要是发明的动力。 wbxWNever fish in trouble water.yR0

40、&6_不要混水摸鱼。 MUENever judge from appearances.不可以貌取人。 90Never say die.q永不言败。 bcRNever too old to learn, never too late to turn.z6gQ亡羊补牢，为时未晚。 5XbNew wine in old bottles.g3旧瓶装新酒。 cNo cross, no crown.H3D不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。 fCWKNo garden without its weeds.7Kx没有不长草的园子。 No living man all things can.caVj世上没有万事通。 bN

41、o man can do two things at once.YeMV_F一心不可二用。 QNo man is born wise or learned.:没有生而知之者。 f3&0yNo man is content.L人心不足蛇吞象。 (No man is wise at all times.b聪明一世，糊涂一时。 ?6RNone are so blind as those who wont see.!|pOk视而不见。 0mNone are so deaf as those who wont hear.!$充耳不闻。 qtom+No news is good news.gR+Mk没有消

42、息就是好消息。 6_BNVNo one can call back yesterday.a昨日不会重现。 =No pains, no gains.s没有付出就没有收获。 PY;No pleasure without pain.D#没有苦就没有乐。 eQ;zNo rose without a thorn.S;)没有不带刺的玫瑰。 U,No sweet without sweat.JRYc1先苦后甜。 foMlUNo smoke without fire.a+无风不起浪。 oYNothing brave, nothing have.?Y L_!不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 HpQNothing dries

43、 sooner than a tear.?眼泪干得最快。 5_+#6/Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.0世上无难事，只怕有心人。 U#hh!LNothing is difficult to the man who will try.$S(RvG世上无难事，只要肯登攀。 |Nothing seek, nothing find.j_U没有追求就没有收获。 Cq?+:Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.8外出旅行，语言最要紧。 4qNothing is to be got without pains but poverty._M)R_世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。 YQNot to advance is to go back.sV%不进则退。 VgNot to know what happened before one was born is always to be a ch