英語諺語集錦

1、英語諺語集錦a life without a friend is a life without a sun.人生沒有朋友，猶如生活沒有了太陽。 a man who has friends must show himself friendly.要有朋友，必須以友誼待人。 a friend is a second self.朋友乃第二之自我。 no road is long with good company.與良友為伴，路遙不覺遠。 faith will move mountain.精誠所至，金石為開。 it is better to be al

2、one than in bad company.與惡友交不如獨處。 fine feathers make fine birds.小鳥需要美麗的羽毛襯托。  judge not according to the appearance.勿以貌取人。 it is not the coat that makes the gentleman.衣服不能使人成為君子。 i cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.我不能同時是你的朋友又為你的阿諛奉承者。 without confidence there is

3、no friendship.沒有信任就沒有友誼。 a friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情。 a good friend is my nearest relation.好友即至親。 without a friend, the world is a wilderness.沒有朋友，世界成了荒野。 the best mirror is a friends eye.朋友的眼睛是最好的鏡子。 success has many friends.成功者朋友多。 poverty tries friends.

4、貧窮考驗朋友。 better without gold than without friends.寧可沒有金錢，不可沒有朋友。 it is easy to swim if another holds up your head.有人扶著頭，容易學游泳。 a friend to all is a friend to none.濫交者無友。 all are not friends that speak us fair.說我們好話的未必全是朋友。 a man is known by his friends.視其友可知其人。 better an

5、 open enemy than a false friend.虛假的朋友比公開的敵人更壞。 books and friends should be few but good.書籍和朋友，在好不在多。 friendless is the dead.只有死人才沒有朋友。 friendship cannot stand always on one side.單方面的友誼不久長。 friends must part.送君千里，終須一別。 any help is better than no help.任何幫助都勝于沒有幫助。 a troub

6、le shared is a trouble halved.兩人分擔，困難減半。 a friend is easier lost than found.朋友易失不易得。 every man has his faults.人都有缺點。 true friendship lasts forever.真正的友誼地久天長。 the only way to have a friend is to be one.交友的唯一方法是自己必須夠朋友。 many hands make light work.人多好辦事。 when a friend asks

7、, there is no “tomorrow”.朋友之求不可怠。 even the best of friends must part.天下無不散的宴席。 a mans house is his castle.一個人的家就是他的城堡。   truth lies at the bottom of a well.真理不在表面，而蘊藏在深處。 disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.挫折是智慧的保姆。 what is learned in the cradle is carried to the gra

8、ve.孩提時代學到的東西，至死不忘。 observation is the best teacher.觀察是最佳的教師。 study to be what you wish to seem.學習可成為你所理想的人物。 an evil lesson is soon learned.學壞容易。 nothing venture, nothing have.不進取者無所獲。 a good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.好書如摯友，情誼永不渝。 a full cu

9、p must be carried steadily.杯滿則溢。 as a man sows, so shall he reap.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。 choose an author as you choose a friend.擇書如擇友。 experience is sometimes dangerous.經(jīng)驗有時是危險的。 experience keeps no school; she teaches her pupils singly.只有親身去取，才能得到經(jīng)驗。 experience must be bought.取得經(jīng)驗需要付出代

10、價。 he that is full of himself is very empty.狂妄自大的人其實很空虛。 he that travels far knows much.行萬里者見多識廣。 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.并不是一個人長了胡子，就可以成為哲學家。 know something of everything and everything of

11、something.通百藝而精于一。 learn to creep before you leap.循序漸進。 like author, like book.書如其人。 like teacher, like pupil.有其師必有其徒。 live and learn.活到老，學到老。 many small make a great.積少成多。 by reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.讀書可以充實我們的思辯，談話可以煥發(fā)我們的心思。 all tru

12、ths are not to be told.并不是所有的真理都可以言語道破的。 there is no end to learning.學無止境。 one is never too old to learn.人沒有老得不能學的時候。 learning is the eye of the mind.知識是心靈的慧眼。 knowledge comes from diligence.知識源于勤奮。 there is no royal road to learning.求知無坦途。 quality matters more than qua

13、ntity.質(zhì)比量重要。 the best fish swim near the bottom.高山出鷹鷂，深水藏好魚。 two heads are better than one.兩人智慧勝一人。 he that travels far knows much.廣游者，見識多。 they that live longest see most.年歲越高，閱歷越深。 learning without thought is labor lost.學而不思，白費力氣。 the wise man is always a good listene

14、r.智者善聽人言。 half a tale is enough for a wise man.智者一說就領(lǐng)會。/ 響鼓不用重棰敲。 better to ask the way than go astray.問路總比迷路好。 better unlearned than ill-learned.學而不化，不如不學。 one mans fault is another mans lesson.一個人的過失是另一個人的教訓(xùn)。 learn to creep before you leap.learn to walk before you run.先學爬，

15、再學跳。先學走，再學跑。 knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.知識是一座寶庫，而實踐就是開啟寶庫的鑰匙。 doubt is the key of knowledge.懷疑是知識的鑰匙。 be swift to hear, slow to speak./give every man your ear, but few your voice./keep your mouth shut and your ears open.多聽少講。  once bitten, twice shy.吃一

16、次虧，學一次乖。 a good beginning makes a good ending.善始則善終 one today is worth two tomorrow.把握住今天勝過兩個明天。 tomorrow never comes.明日復(fù)明日，明日何其多。 jack of all trades and master of none.樣樣精通，樣樣稀松。 time is money.時間就是金錢。 time and tide wait for no man.時不我待。 better early than late.及早不及

17、晚。 rome was not built in a day.偉業(yè)非一日之功。 the more haste, the less speed.欲速則不達。 you never know what you can do till you try.嘗試以后方知能力所在。 man proposes and god disposes.謀事在人，成事在天。 there are no gains without pains.不勞則無獲。 experience is the best teacher.經(jīng)驗是最好的老師。 good thin

18、gs require time.好事多磨。 speak little, do much.少說多做。 habit is a second nature.習慣成自然。 the early bird catches the worm.捷足者先登。 no man is born wise or learned.人非生而知之，乃學而知之。 strike while the iron is hot.趁熱打鐵。   life is sweet.生命是甜美的。 he lives twice who lives well.生活得好的

19、人等于生活了兩次。 interest will not lie.興趣是不會說謊的。 all is not gold that glitters.閃爍的并不都是黃金。 no garden without its weeds.沒有一個花園是沒有野草的。 the sun shines all alike.太陽平等地照耀一切。 there is no smoke without fire.無風不起浪。 the leopard cannot change its spots.江山易改，本性難移。 life is great if yo

20、u dont weaken.有了堅強意志，生活才有意義。 life is not a bed of roses.人生并非處處鳥語花香。 one mans meat is another mans poison.一個人的美點，可是另一人的毒藥。 time cures all things.時間醫(yī)治所有的創(chuàng)傷。 no one can call back yesterday.昨日不能喚回來。 time marches on.時間永不回頭。 every heart has its own sorrow.每顆心都有它自己的悲哀。 ta

21、ll trees catch much wind.樹大招風。 even a worm will turn.反抗是自然的，甚至一條蟲也會翻身。 every door may be shut but deaths door.除了死亡之門以外，每扇門都可以被關(guān)閉。 life is compared to a voyage.人生好比一次航程。 life means struggle.生活就是斗爭。 live not to eat, but eat to live.不要為了吃飯活著，而要為了活著吃飯。 we are not born for o

22、urselves.人之有生，不為一己。 one man, no man.個人是渺小的。 life is made up of little things.生活是由許多瑣事構(gòu)成的。 living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.生活沒有目標就象航海沒有羅盤。 hope 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，希望不滅。 you never know your

23、luck.命運好壞不由己。 take little, but give much.應(yīng)少索取，而多奉獻。 even a small star shines in the darkness.星星再小，也會發(fā)光。 you should, like a candle, burn yourself out to give light to others.要象蠟燭一樣燃燒自己，照亮別人。 business before pleasure.干完正事再玩兒。 little things please little minds.胸無大志，事事稱心。 k

24、nowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.知識使人笑逐言開，財富使人手舞足蹈。 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.人不在衣裝。 man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.人往高處走，水往低處流。 he lau

25、ghs best who laughs last.誰笑在最后，誰笑得最好。 a little pot is soon hot.壺小易沸，量小易怒。 no sweet without sweat.幸福來自汗水。 good or bad we must all live.無論生活是悲是喜，我們都須承受。 life is like the moon: now dark, now full.生活如同月亮，時有陰晴圓缺。 variety is the spice of life.變化是生活的調(diào)味料。 to fill the hour that

26、is happiness.珍惜時間就是幸福。 laugh and grow fat.心寬體胖。 after sorrow, joy.苦盡甘來。 every heart has its own ache.每個人都有各自的苦痛。 every cloud has a silver lining.萬事皆有轉(zhuǎn)機。 when fortune knocks, open the door.運氣來時，莫錯過。 make money your servant, not your master.要讓金錢做你的仆人，不要讓它做你的主人。 gold

27、will not buy everything.金錢買不到一切。 good medicine always tastes bitter.良藥苦口。 nothing down, nothing up.沒有挫折，沒有成功。 better late than never.遲做總比不做強。 the best is yet to come.未來是最美好的。 east or west, home is best.在家千日好，在外一時難。 its never too late to mend.改過不嫌遲。 dont trouble tro

28、ubles till trouble troubles you.麻煩未來找你，別去自找麻煩。 time will tell.時間將說明一切。 its no use crying over spilt milk.覆水難收。virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德遠勝于美貌。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 deeds are t

29、he fruits.善良的心是花園，善良的思想是根徑，善良的話語是花朵，善良的行動就是果子。all roads lead to rome.條條大路通羅馬。a willful man will have his way.一個有決心的人將找到他的道路。a good name is easier lost than won.名譽失之易，而得之難。a spot is most seen on the finest cloth.在最潔凈的布上污點最顯而易見。to know ones self is true progress.了解自己就是真正的進步。one sin opens the door for

30、another.一個罪惡為另一個罪惡開門。the best fish smell when they are three days old.最佳之魚三日后亦必臭。diamond cuts diamond.強中更有強中手。a good face is a letter of recommendation.一副好的臉孔就是一封介紹信。he who does no good does evil enough.不為善者即已為惡。every brave man is a man of his word.勇敢之人不食言。confidence in yourself is the first step on

31、 the road to success.自信是走向成功之路的第一步。fortune favors the brave.幸運屬于勇敢者。gold will not buy everything.黃金不能遍購各物。virtue never grows old.美德不會衰老。handsome is that handsome does.心美貌亦美。beauty will buy no beef.漂亮不能當飯吃。respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.人必自敬，然后人敬之。humility is the beginning of wisdo

32、m.智慧源于謙遜。self-control is courage under another form.自我克制是勇氣的另一種形式。speech is silver, humor is gold.雄辯是銀，幽默是金。modesty helps one to make progress; conceit makes one lag behind.謙虛使人進步，驕傲使人落后。let bygones be bygones.過去的就讓它過去。pride goes before a fall.驕者必敗。evey medal has two sides.每個勛章都有兩面。/ 每個問題都有正反兩面。fine

33、 feathers make fine birds.好的衣裝只能打扮出個好外表。call a spade a spade.是啥說啥，難聽不怕。some people cannot see the wood for the trees.有些人見樹不見林。real heart lied never.心誠無謊言。what is a workman without his tools?巧婦難為無米之炊。once a beggar, always a beggar.一次做乞丐，永遠是乞丐?！皀ever” is a long word.不要輕易說“決不”。the pot calls the kettle

34、black.鍋嫌罐黑。/ 責人而不責己。a still tongue makes a wise head.沉默者有智慧。knock, and the door shall be opened.只要敲門，就會有人來開。never offer to teach fish to swim.切忌班門弄斧。a large part of virtue consists in good habits.美德大多只是良好的習慣。two can play at the game.你會耍的花招，別人也會。barking dogs dont bite.吠犬不咬人。spare the rod and spoil th

35、e child.不打不成器。forgive and forget.恢弘大度，勿念舊惡。every bean has its black.每粒蠶豆都長黑嘴。/ 人都有缺點。a close mouth catches no flies.嘴巴閉得緊，蒼蠅飛不進。dont carry coals to newcastle.別往紐卡斯爾（英國煤都）運煤。/ 多此一舉，徒勞無益。its a day after the fair.錯過良機，為時已晚。every cloud has a silver lining.烏云后面有光明。ones sin will find one out.壞事終歸要敗露。the best fish swim near the bottom.好魚常在水底游。sweep before your own door.正人先正己。whats lost is lost.失者不可復(fù)得。its never too late to mend.亡羊補牢，猶為未晚。manners make the man.舉止見人品。to be good is to be happy.從善是樂。virt