英语谚语集锦

1、英语谚语集锦A life without a friend is a life without a sun.人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有了太阳。A man who has friends must show himself friendly.要有朋友，必须以友谊待人。A friend is a second self.朋友乃第二之自我。No road is long with good company.与良友为伴，路遥不觉远。Faith will move mountain.精诚所至，金石为开。It is better to be alone than in bad company.与恶友交不如

2、独处。Fine feathers make fine birds.小鸟需要美丽的羽毛衬托。Judge not according to the appearance.勿以貌取人。It is not the coat that makes the gentleman.衣服不能使人成为君子。I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.我不能同时是你的朋友又为你的阿谀奉承者。Without confidence there is no friendship.没有信任就没有友谊。A friend in need is a friend indeed.患

3、难见真情。A good friend is my nearest relation.好友即至亲。Without a friend, the world is a wilderness.没有朋友，世界成了荒野。The best mirror is a friend朋友的眼睛是最好的镜子。Success has many friends.成功者朋友多。Poverty tries friends.贫穷考验朋友。Better without gold than without friends.宁可没有金钱，不可没有朋友。s eye.It is easy to swim if another holds

4、 up your head.有人扶着头，容易学游泳。A friend to all is a friend to none.滥交者无友。All are not friends that speak us fair.说我们好话的未必全是朋友。A man is known by his friends.视其友可知其人。Better an open enemy than a false friend.虚假的朋友比公开的敌人更坏。Books and friends should be few but good.书籍和朋友，在好不在多。Friendless is the dead.只有死人才没有朋友。F

5、riendship cannot stand always on one side.单方面的友谊不久长。Friends must part.送君千里，终须一别。Any help is better than no help.任何帮助都胜于没有帮助。A trouble shared is a trouble halved.两人分担，困难减半。A friend is easier lost than found.朋友易失不易得。Every man has his faults.人都有缺点。True friendship lasts forever.真正的友谊地久天长。The only way to

6、 have a friend is to be one.交友的唯一方法是自己必须够朋友。Many hands make light work.人多好办事。When a friend asks, there is no“tomorrow朋友之求不可怠。Even the best of friends must part.天下无不散的宴席。A mans house is his castle.一个人的家就是他的城堡。Truth lies at the bottom of a well.真理不在表面，而蕴藏在深处。Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.挫折是智慧

7、的保姆。What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.孩提时代学到的东西，至死不忘。Observation is the best teacher.观察是最佳的教师。Study to be what you wish to seem.学习可成为你所理想的人物。An evil lesson is soon learned.学坏容易。Nothing venture, nothing have.不进取者无所获。A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.好书

8、如挚友，情谊永不渝。A full cup must be carried steadily.杯满则溢。As a man sows, so shall he reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。Choose an author as you choose a friend.择书如择友。Experience is sometimes dangerous.经验有时是危险的。Experience keeps no school; she teaches her pupils singly.只有亲身去取，才能得到经验。Experience must be bought.取得经验需要付出代价。He that i

9、s full of himself is very empty.狂妄自大的人其实很空虚。He that travels far knows much.行万里者见多识广。If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun.不知苦，焉知甜？It is not the beard that makes the philosopher.并不是一个人长了胡子，就可以成为哲学家。Know something of everything and everything of something.通百艺而精于一。Learn to creep before y

10、ou leap.循序渐进。Like author, like book.书如其人。Like teacher, like pupil.有其师必有其徒。Live and learn.活到老，学到老。Many small make a great.积少成多。By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.读书可以充实我们的思辩，谈话可以焕发我们的心思。All truths are not to be told.并不是所有的真理都可以言语道破的。There is no end to learning.学无止境。One is nev

11、er too old to learn.人没有老得不能学的时候。Learning is the eye of the mind.知识是心灵的慧眼。Knowledge comes from diligence.知识源于勤奋。There is no royal road to learning.求知无坦途。Quality matters more than quantity.质比量重要。The best fish swim near the bottom.高山出鹰鹞，深水藏好鱼。Two heads are better than one.两人智慧胜一人。He that travels far kn

12、ows much.广游者，见识多。They that live longest see most.年岁越高，阅历越深。Learning without thought is labor lost.学而不思，白费力气。The wise man is always a good listener.智者善听人言。Half a tale is enough for a wise man.智者一说就领会。/响鼓不用重棰敲。Better to ask the way than go astray.问路总比迷路好。Better unlearned than ill-learned.学而不化，不如不学。One

13、 mans fault is another mans lesson.一个人的过失是另一个人的教训。Learn to creep before you leap.Learn to walk before you run.先学爬，再学跳。 先学走，再学跑。Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.知识是一座宝库，而实践就是开启宝库的钥匙。Doubt is the key of knowledge.怀疑是知识的钥匙。Be swift to hear, slow to speak./Give every man your ear,

14、but few your voice./ Keep your mouthshut and your ears open.多听少讲。Once bitten, twice shy.吃一次亏，学一次乖。A good beginning makes a good ending.善始则善终One today is worth two tomorrow.把握住今天胜过两个明天。Tomorrow never comes.明日复明日，明日何其多。Jack of all trades and master of none.样样精通，样样稀松。Time is money.时间就是金钱。Time and tide

15、wait for no man.时不我待。Better early than late.及早不及晚。Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功。The more haste, the less speed.欲速则不达。You never know what you can do till you try.尝试以后方知能力所在。Man proposes and God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。There are no gains without pains.不劳则无获。Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的老师。Goo

16、d things require time.好事多磨。Speak little, do much.少说多做。Habit is a second nature.习惯成自然。The early bird catches the worm.捷足者先登。No man is born wise or learned.人非生而知之，乃学而知之。Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。Life is sweet.生命是甜美的。He lives twice who lives well.生活得好的人等于生活了两次。Interest will not lie.兴趣是不会说谎的。All

17、 is not gold that glitters.闪烁的并不都是黄金。No garden without its weeds.没有一个花园是没有野草的。The sun shines all alike.太阳平等地照耀一切。There is no smoke without fire.无风不起浪。The leopard cannot change its spots.江山易改，本性难移。Life is great if you dont weaken.有了坚强意志，生活才有意义。Life is not a bed of roses.人生并非处处鸟语花香。One mans meat is an

18、other mans poison.一个人的美点，可是另一人的毒药。Time cures all things.时间医治所有的创伤。No one can call back yesterday.昨日不能唤回来。Time marches on.时间永不回头。Every heart has its own sorrow.每颗心都有它自己的悲哀。Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。Even a worm will turn.反抗是自然的，甚至一条虫也会翻身。Every door may be shut but deaths door.除了死亡之门以外，每扇门都可以被关闭。

19、Life is compared to a voyage.人生好比一次航程。Life means struggle.生活就是斗争。Live not to eat, but eat to live.不要为了吃饭活着，而要为了活着吃饭。We are not born for ourselves.人之有生，不为一己。One man, no man.个人是渺小的。Life is made up of little things.生活是由许多琐事构成的。Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.生活没有目标就象航海没有罗盘。Hope

20、is life and life is hope.希望即生活，生活即希望。While there is life there is hope.一息尚存，希望不灭。You never know your luck.命运好坏不由己。Take little, but give much.应少索取，而多奉献。Even a small star shines in the darkness.星星再小，也会发光。You should, like a candle, burn yourself out to give light to others.要象蜡烛一样燃烧自己，照亮别人。Business befo

21、re pleasure.干完正事再玩儿。Little things please little minds.胸无大志，事事称心。Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.知识使人笑逐言开，财富使人手舞足蹈。Life is for one generation, a good name is forever.生命只有一代之久，而美名永存于世。Sow nothing, reap nothing.春不播，秋不收。Clothes do not make the man.人不在衣装。Man struggles upwards; water

22、 flows downwards.人往高处走，水往低处流。He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。A little pot is soon hot.壶小易沸，量小易怒。No sweet without sweat.幸福来自汗水。Good or bad we must all live.无论生活是悲是喜，我们都须承受。Life is like the moon: now dark, now full.生活如同月亮，时有阴晴圆缺。Variety is the spice of life.变化是生活的调味料。To fill the hour-that i

23、s happ in ess.珍惜时间就是幸福。Laugh and grow fat.心宽体胖。After sorrow, joy.苦尽甘来。Every heart has its own ache.每个人都有各自的苦痛。Every cloud has a silver lining.万事皆有转机。When fortune knocks, open the door.运气来时，莫错过。Make money your servant, not your master.要让金钱做你的仆人，不要让它做你的主人。Gold will not buy everything.金钱买不到一切。Good medi

24、cine always tastes bitter.良药苦口。Nothing down, nothing up.没有挫折，没有成功。Better late than never.迟做总比不做强。The best is yet to come.未来是最美好的East or west, home is best.在家千日好，在外一时难。Its never too late to mend.改过不嫌迟。Dont trouble troubles till trouble troubles you.麻烦未来找你，别去自找麻烦。Time will tell.时间将说明一切。Its no use cryi

25、ng over spilt milk.覆水难收。Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德远胜于美貌。Forgive others but not yourself.克己恕人。Kind hearts are the gardens; kind thoughts are the roots; kind words are the flowers; kind deedsare the fruits.善良的心是花园，善良的思想是根径，善良的话语是花朵，善良的行动就是果子。All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。A willful man will h

26、ave his way.一个有决心的人将找到他的道路。A good name is easier lost than won.名誉失之易，而得之难。A spot is most seen on the finest cloth.在最洁净的布上污点最显而易见。To know ones self is true progress.了解自己就是真正的进步。One sin opens the door for another.一个罪恶为另一个罪恶开门。The best fish smell when they are three days old.最佳之鱼三日后亦必臭。Diamond cuts dia

27、mond.强中更有强中手。A good face is a letter of recommendation.一副好的脸孔就是一封介绍信。He who does no good does evil enough.不为善者即已为恶。Every brave man is a man of his word.勇敢之人不食言。Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功之路的第一步。Fortune favors the brave.幸运属于勇敢者。Gold will not buy everything.

28、黄金不能遍购各物。Virtue never grows old.美德不会衰老。Handsome is that handsome does.心美貌亦美。Beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能当饭吃。Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.人必自敬，然后人敬之。Humility is the beginning of wisdom.智慧源于谦逊。Self-control is courage under another form.自我克制是勇气的另一种形式。Speech is silver, humor is gold

29、.雄辩是银，幽默是金。Modesty helps one to make progress; conceit makes one lag behind.谦虚使人进步，骄傲使人落后。Let bygones be bygones.过去的就让它过去。Pride goes before a fall.骄者必败。Evey medal has two sides.每个勋章都有两面。/每个问题都有正反两面。Fine feathers make fine birds.好的衣装只能打扮出个好外表。Call a spade a spade.是啥说啥，难听不怕。Some people cannot see the

30、wood for the trees.有些人见树不见林。Real heart lied never.心诚无谎言。What is a workman without his tools?巧妇难为无米之炊。Once a beggar, always a beggar.一次做乞丐，永远是乞丐。“Never”is a long word.不要轻易说 “决不 ”。The pot calls the kettle black.锅嫌罐黑。/责人而不责己。A still tongue makes a wise head.沉默者有智慧。Knock, and the door shall be opened.只要

31、敲门，就会有人来开。Never offer to teach fish to swim.切忌班门弄斧A large part of virtue consists in good habits.美德大多只是良好的习惯。Two can play at the game.你会耍的花招，别人也会。Barking dogs dont bite.吠犬不咬人。Spare the rod and spoil the child.不打不成器。Forgive and forget.恢弘大度，勿念旧恶。Every bean has its black.每粒蚕豆都长黑嘴。/人都有缺点。A close mouth c

32、atches no flies.嘴巴闭得紧，苍蝇飞不进。Dont carry coals to Newcastle.别往纽卡斯尔（英国煤都）运煤。/多此一举，徒劳无益。Its a day after thaeirf.错过良机，为时已晚。Every cloud has a silver lining.乌云后面有光明。Ones sin will find one out.坏事终归要败露。The best fish swim near the bottom.好鱼常在水底游。Sweep before your own door.正人先正己。Whats lost is lost.失者不可复得。Its never too late to mend.亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。Manners make the man.举止见人品。To be good is to be happy.从善是乐。Virtue is found in the mean.平凡之中见美德。Nothing is impossible to the man that can will.世上无难事，只怕有心人。Look bef