Question

常见谚语（英语）

Answer 1

1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。
2. A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。
3. A bad thing never dies.坏事遗臭万年。
4. A bad workman always blames his tools.拙匠常怨工具差，不会撑船怪河弯。
5. A barking dog is better than a sleeping lion.吠犬也比睡狮强。
6. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
7. A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
8. A book that remains shut is but a block.有书不读，书变木头。
9. A bully is always a coward.色厉内荏。
10.A burden of one's choice is not felt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。
11. A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人，却奉献了自己。
12. A cat has nine lives.猫有九命。
13. A cat may look at a king.小人物也该有权利。
14. A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入，祸从口出。
15. A constant guest is never welcome.常客令人厌。
16. Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。
17. Adversity leads to prosperity.穷则思变。
18. Adversity makes a man wise not rich.逆境出人才。
19. A fair death honors the whole life.死得其所，流芳百世。
20. A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。
21. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。
22. A fox may grow gray but never good.江山易改，本性难移。
23. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。
24. A friend is easier last than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。
25. A friend is never known till a man has need.需要之时方知友。
26. A friend without faults will never be found.没有十全十美的朋友。
27. “After you” is good manners. “您先请”是礼貌用语。
28. A good beginning is half done.良好的开端，成功的一半。
29. A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善终。
30. A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。
31. A good fame is better than a good face.不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
32. A good medicine tastes bitter.美名胜过美貌。
33. A good wife's health is a man's best wealth.夫善则妻贤。
34. A great talker is a great liar.良药苦口。
35. A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。
36. A 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。
37. A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.说谎者即使讲真话也没人信。
38. A light heart lives long.心情开朗寿命长。
39. A litter body often harbors a great soul.浓缩的都是精华。
40. A litter knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解自欺欺人。
41. A litter pot is soon hot.壶小水易热。
42. All are brave when the enemy flies.敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。
43. All good things come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席。
44. All rivers run into sea.海纳百川。
45. All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。
46. All that ends well is well.结果好就一切都好。/善始善终。
47. All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定是金子。
48. All things are difficult before they are easy.凡是总是由难而易。
49. A leopard cannot change its spots.积习难改。
50. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.只会用工不会玩耍，聪明的孩子也会变傻。
51. A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问。
52. A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应当量力而为。
53. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。
54. A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。
55. A man without money is no man at all.一分钱难倒英雄汉。
56. A merry heart goes all the way.心旷神怡，事事顺利。
57. A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，谬以千里。
58. A mother's love never changes.母爱永恒。
59. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一个苹果，不用请医生。
60. A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。
61. An eye for an eye and a tooth for tooth.以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
62. An old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。
63. An old dog barks not in vain.老狗不乱吠。
64. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.预防为主，治疗为辅。
65. A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
66. As a man sows so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
67. A single flower does not make a spring.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
68. A snow year, a rich year.瑞雪兆丰年。
69. A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
70. A still tongue makes a wise head.智者寡言。
71. A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
72. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。
73. A wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相，露相不真人。
74. A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追。
75. A year's plan starts with spring.一年之计在于春。
76. A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

1.burn the boat 自绝退路,破釜沉舟
2.one's hairs stands on end/set sb's hair on end 发根竖立, 毛骨悚然
3.show the cloven hoof 露出原形
4.hang by a hair 千钧一发
5.kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 杀鸡取卵
6.fish in troubled water 混水摸鱼
7.neither fish nor flesh 非驴非马
8.fish in the air 白费力气
9.a drop in the ocean 沧海一粟
10.laugh off one's head 笑破肚皮
11.be out at elbows 捉襟见肘
12.lay heads together 集思广益
13.know sth like the back of one's hand 对某事了如指掌
14.have an axe to grind 别有用心
意译法：
1.wake a sleeping dog 招惹是非
2.as easy as falling off a log 极容易
3.cast pearls before swine 对牛弹琴;白费好意
4.help a lame dog over a stile 雪中送炭
5.paint the lily 画蛇添足
6.as poor as Job 家贫如洗
7.a fly in the ointment 美中不足之处
8.reap what one has sown 自食其果
9.carry coals to Newcastle 多此一举;徒劳无功
10.be all thumbs笨手笨脚

Answer 2

An idle youth,a needy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Time flies.
时光易逝。
Time is money.
一寸光阴一寸金。
Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月无情；岁月易逝；岁月不待人。
Time tries all.
时间检验一切。
Time tries truth.
时间检验真理。
Time past cannot be called back again.
光阴一去不复返。
All time is no time when it is past.
光阴一去不复返。
No one can call back yesterday;Yesterday will not be called again.
昨日不复来。
Tomorrow comes never.
切莫依赖明天。
One today is worth two tomorrows.
一个今天胜似两个明天。
The morning sun never lasts a day.
好景不常；朝阳不能光照全日。
Christmas comes but once a year.
圣诞一年只一度。
Pleasant hours fly past.
快乐时光去如飞。
Happiness takes no account of time.
欢娱不惜时光逝。
Time tames the strongest grief.
时间能缓和极度的悲痛。
The day is short but the work is much.
工作多，光阴迫。
Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.
今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。
Have you somewhat to do tomorrow,do it today.
明天如有事，今天就去做。
To him that does everything in its proper time,one day is worth three.
事事及时做，一日胜三日。
To save time is to lengthen life.
节省时间就是延长生命。
Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
万物皆有时，时来不可失。
Take time when time cometh,lest time steal away.
时来必须要趁时，不然时去无声息。
When an opportunity is neglected,it never comes back to you.
机不可失，时不再来；机会一过，永不再来。
Make hay while the sun shines.
晒草要趁太阳好。
Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁。
Work today,for you know not how much you may be hindered tomrrow.
今朝有事今朝做，明朝可能阻碍多。
Punctuality is the soul of business.
守时为立业之要素。
Procrastination is the thief of time.
因循拖延是时间的大敌；拖延就是浪费时间。
Every tide hath ist ebb.
潮涨必有潮落时。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.
知识可羡，胜于财富。
Wisdom is better than gold or silver.
知识胜过金银，
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
胸中有知识，胜于手中有钱。
Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.
为了求知识，代价虽高也值得。
Doubt is the key of knowledge.
怀疑是知识之钥。
If you want knowledge,you must toil for it.
若要求知识，须从勤苦得。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
浅学误人。
A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.
少量的常识，当得大量的学问。
Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.
知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。
Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
It is good to learn at another man's cost.
前车可鉴。
Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.
知识之于精神，一如健康之于肉体。
Experience is the best teacher.
经验是最好的教师。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是知识之父，记忆是知识之母。
Dexterity comes by experience.
熟练来自经验。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Experience keeps a dear school,but fools learn in no other.
经验学校学费高，愚人旁处学不到。
Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.
有经验而无学问，胜于有学问而无经验。
Wit once bought is worth twice taught.
由经验而得的智慧，胜于学习而得的智慧；一次亲
会，胜过两次的教师教导。
Seeing is believing.
如一见。
Business is the salt of life.
事业是生命之盐。
Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在后。
Business makes a man as well as tries him.
事业可以考验人，也可以造就人。
Business neglected is business lost.
忽视职业便是放弃职业。
Never think yourself above business.
勿自视过高；不要眼高手低；永远不要认为自己是大才小用。
Business may be troublesome,but idleness is pernicious.
事业虽扰人，懒惰害更大。
He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.
自命大才小用，往往眼高手低。
Do business,but be not a slave to it.
要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
众人的事就是无人过问的事。
Work makes the workman.
勤工出巧匠。
Better master one than engage with ten.
会十事，不如精一事。
A work ill done must be twice done.
首次做不好，必须重新搞。
They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can.
不能如愿而行，也须尽力而为。
If you would have a thing well done,do it yourself.
想把事情来做好，就得亲自动手搞。
He that doth most at once doth least.
什么都想一次做完，结果一件也做不完；贪多嚼不
烂。
Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.
照大多数人那样干，人们会把你称赞。
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
在任何时候都可做的事情，总是在任何时候都不
做的事情。
Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好。
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
凡是值得做的事，就值得做好。
The shortest answer is doing the thing.
最简短的回答就是一个“干”字。
Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
行动是知识之佳果。
Finished labours are pleasant.
完成工作是一乐。
It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.
没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。
It is right to put everything in its proper use.
凡事都应用得其所。
Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.
按部就班，事情很快就做完。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作，不玩耍，聪明小孩也变傻。
Work bears witness who does well.
工作能证明谁做的好。
It is not work that kills,but worry.
工作不会伤身，伤身乃是忧虑。
He that will not work shall not eat.
不工作者不得食。
Business is business.
公事公办。
Deliberate slowly,execute promptly.
慢慢酌量，快快行动。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
努力工作。
Never do things by halves.
做事不要半途而废。
In for a penny,in for a pound.
做事一开头，就要做到底；一不做，二不休。
Many hands make quick work.
人多干活快。
Many hands make light work.
众擎易举。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
技术拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。
Diligence is the mohter of success.
勤奋是成功之母。
Idleness is the root of all evil.
懒惰乃万恶之源。
Care and diligence bring luck.
谨慎和勤奋带来好运。
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
勤勉是好运之母。
Industry is fortune's right hand,and frugality her left.
勤勉是幸运的右手，世俭是幸运的左手。
Idleness is the key of beggary.
懒惰出乞丐。
No root,no fruit.
无根就无果。
Idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains).
懒人做工作，越懒越费力。
Sloth is the key of poverty.
惰能致贫。
Sloth turneth the edge of wit.
懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
懒汉的头脑是魔鬼的工厂。
The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SAVE.
节俭是致富的秘诀。