经典英语谚语7.doc

经典英语谚语7
He is lifeless that is faultless. 只有死人才无错误。 /人孰无过。
He that never climbed,never fell. 只有从不攀登的人才不会跌交.
Good take-heed doth surely speed. 谨慎是成功的保证。
He gives twice who gives quickly. 及时帮助效益大.
As is the workman so is the work. 什么匠人出什么活儿.
As a tree falls, so shall it lie. 树倒在何处，就躺在何处。
Gifts from enemies are dangerous. 敌人的礼物收不得。
Give me liberty or give me death. 不自由,毋宁死.
Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母.
Everything is good for something. 每物必有其用.
Everything must have a beginning. 凡事必有始.
Economy is itself a GREat income. 节约本身就是一大笔收入.
Once virtue is lost, all is lost. 一旦丧失道德,便是丧失了一切.
One must draw the line somewhere. 干什么都应有个限度。
Self-praise is no recommendation. 自夸不足为自荐。
It’s only the idle will be tired. 只有闲人才会感到疲倦.
Life is made up of little things. 生活是由许多小事构成的.
Language is the dress of thought. 语言是思想的衣服。
Love is the touchstone of virtue. 爱情是美德的试金石.
Look on both sides of the shield. 看问题要从两面看。
Live not to eat, but eat to live. 不要为了吃饭活着,而要为了活着吃饭.
Little and often fills the purse. 多省小钱成大富.
Men may meet but mountains never. 人生何处不相逢.
Many words hurt more than swords. 刀伤有法治, 舌伤无药医.
Idle folk have the least leisure. 懒人没空闲.
Cornered beasts will still fight. 困兽犹斗,狗急跳墙.
Cleanliness is next to godliness. 清洁仅次于圣洁。
Call me cousin, but cozen me out. 与我攀亲可以,欺骗我可不行.
Better lose a jest than a friend. 宁可少说俏皮话,也不开罪朋友.
Dispatch is the soul of business. 迅速是商事之本.
Birds in their little nests agree. 鸟巢虽小,夫妻不吵.
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚,人以群分.
Better unlearned than ill-learned. 学而不化,不如无学.
Better wear out shoes than sheets. 宁愿把鞋子穿漏，不愿把床单磨破。
Idleness is the root of all evils. 懒惰是万恶之源.
Many words will not fill a bushel. 空言无补于事。
Men are known by their companions. 观其友而知其人.
Men only weep when deeply grieved. 男儿有泪不轻弹，皆因未到伤心处。
He works best who knows his trade. 万事怕行家.
Look on the bright side of things. 要看事物的光明面.
Little things please little minds. 小事满足小志者./胸无大志,事事称心.
Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生并非只是啤酒和九柱戏./ 人生并不全是吃喝玩乐.
Let that which is lost be for God. 失去的东西就别想它了 /失去的东西就算献给上帝了.
　　 It is not lost that a friend gets. 东西给了朋友并不是损失.
　　 Kitchen Physic is the best physic. 饮食有节，百药无缘。
　　 Knowledge is the antidote to fear. 知识是治疗恐惧的特效药.
　　 It is better to give than to take. 施比受更有福.
　　 One flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春.
　　 Only the selfless can be fearless. 无私才能无畏.
　　 Overeating will cause indigestion. 贪多嚼不烂.
　　 Empty vessels make the most sound. 满瓶不响,半瓶响叮当.
　　 Even a black hen lays a white egg. 黑鸡生白蛋，丑妇生俊儿。/草窝里飞出金凤凰。
　　 Even reckoning makes long friends. 帐目清楚,友情久长.
　　 Everything comes to him who waits. 凡事要肯等待; 久等必有一得.
　　 Gear is easier gained than guided. 生财容易理财难.
　　 Good things are worth waiting for. 好事值得等待。
　　 Great trees keep down little ones. 大树底下，小树难长。
　　 Zeal should not outrun discretion. 热情不应压倒谨慎。
　　 The wish is father to the thought. 思考源于愿望. /心有所欲,脑有所思.
　　 While there is life there is hope. 一息尚存,希望不灭.
　　 A good name is better than riches. 美名胜过金钱。
　　 A danger foreseen is half avoided. 预见隐患犹如防患一半.
　　 A light purse makes a heavy heart. 钱袋越空，心情越重。
　　 Adversity is a GREat schoolmaster. 逆境是好老师.
　　 The path to glory is always rugged. 光荣之路常坎坷.
　　 the best mirror is a friend’s eye. 朋友的眼睛是最好的镜子.
　　 The cow eats grass but gives milk. 牛吃的是草,挤出来的是奶.
　　 The good is the enemy of the best. 过得去是精益求精的敌人。
　　 Never offer to teach fish to swim. 切忌班门弄斧。
　　 Old friends and old wine are best. 陈酒味醇,老友情深.
　　 No man can lose what he never had. 一个人从来没有过的东西,他永远不会失去.
　　 Newspapers are the world’s mirror. 报纸是世界的镜子。
　　 No man is happy but by comparison. 人的幸福都是比较而言的。
　　 True nobility is exempt from fear. 真正高尚的人是无所畏惧的.
　　 Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器。
　　 Speech is the picture of the mind. 言语是心灵的画像。
　　 there is no time like the present. 最好的时间就是现在.
　　 there’s nothing new under the sun. 天下原无新事物。
　　 Through obedience learn to command. 通过服从学习指挥.
there is no royal road to learning. 求知无坦途.
　　 there is no disputing about tastes. 品味无可争论。/ 人各有所好。
　　 Speech is silver,siilennce is gold. 雄辩如银,沉默如金.
　　 Success belongs to the persevering. 成功属于不屈不挠的人.
　　 Strong in action, gentle in method. 行动要坚强，方式要温和。
　　 Sometimes the best gain is to lose. 有时吃亏就是最大的便宜。
　　 So many countries ,so many customs. 异国不同俗。
　　 Vainglory blossoms but never bears. 虚荣光开花，永远不结果。