soy英语谚语 俚语

2021年1月21日发(作者：priority是什么意思)
英语谚语大全一（英汉对照版）


A bad thing never dies.
好人不长寿，祸害遗千年。

A bad workman always blames his tools.
笨工匠总是怪工具差。

A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion.
人急悬梁，狗急跳墙。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
两鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

A bully is always a coward.
欺负弱小者永远是懦夫。

A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

A cat has nine lives.
猫有九条命；吉人自有天相。

A cat may look at a king.
小人物也有些权利。

A clear conscience can bear
any trouble.
平时不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A cook is bold on his own dunghill.
狗仗人势。

A constant guest is never welcome.
常客难受欢迎。

A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
知足常乐。

A cracked bell can never sound well.
狗嘴里长不出象牙来。

A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow.
上梁不正下梁歪。

A deceitful peace is more hurtful than
an open war.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

A door must be either shut or open.
门非关即开；二者择其一。

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
溺水之人不放过一根稻草；病急乱投医。

A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the farther of the two.
巨人肩上的侏儒看得远；借重他人的经验好处多。

A fault confessed is half redressed.
知错能改，善莫大焉。

A fool and his money are soon parted.
笨人难聚财。

A fool's mouth is his destruction.
祸从口出。

A forced kindness deserves no thanks.
勉强的善行不值得感谢。

A fox may grow grey but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。

A full purse never lacks friend.
有钱有酒，必有朋友。

A golden key opens every door.
钱能通神。

A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。

A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。

A good name is sooner lost than won.
美誉易失难得。

A good tale is none the worse
for being told twice.
动人的故事令人百听不厌。

A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。

A honey tongue, a heart of gall.
嘴甜如蜜，心黑如漆。

A house divided against itsel
f
cannot stand.
不和之家难长存。

A Jack of
all trades is master of none.
样样皆通者样样不精。

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
万丈高楼平地起。

A lazy
youth, a lousy
age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

A leopard cannot change his spots.
江山易改，本性难移。

A liar is not believed when he tells the truth.
常说谎话的人就算是说真话也没人信。

A lion may come to be beholden to a mouse.
强者亦有求助于弱者的时候。

A little fire burns up a great deal of corn.
星星之火可以燎原。

A little gall spoils a great deal of honey.
一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。

A little leak will sink a great ship.
牵一发而动全身。

A little learning is a dangerous thing.
一知半解最危险。

A little neglect may breed great mischief.
一失足成千古恨，再回首已百年身。

A man apt to promise is apt to forget.
轻诺者，信必寡。

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不可二用。

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
和气生财。

A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，谬之千里。

A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin.
远亲不如近邻。

A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。

A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔。

A slow fire makes sweet malt.
慢工出细活。

A sound mind in a sound body.
有健全的身体，才有健全的心智。

A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言为智。

A stitch in time saves nine.
及时行事，事半功倍。

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
美的事物是永恒的喜悦。

A word is enough to the wise.
聪明人一点就通。

A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，四马难追。

A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

A-day-old puppy doesn't know to be afraid of the
tiger.
初生之犊不畏虎。

Able men are always busy.
能者多劳。

Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
小别塍新婚。

Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families.
家规再严也难免会出问题。

According to
your purse govern your mouth.
量入为出。

Actions speak louder than words.
行动胜于空谈。

Advice when most needed is least heeded.
忠言逆耳。

After a storm comes a calm.
雨过天晴；否极泰来；苦尽甘来。

All are not thieves that dogs bark at.
狗所吠之人未必皆为贼；勿以貌取人。

All cats are grey in the dark
.
所有的猫在黑暗中皆为灰色；美貌是不重要的。

All good things come to an end.
天下无不散的筵席。

All is vanity.
四大皆空。

All lay loads on a willing horse.
良驹负重担；马善被人骑。

All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马；行行出壮元。

All that glitters is not gold.
闪闪发光者未必都是金。

All the winning is in the first buying.
先下手为强。

All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事必先难而后易。

All things are easy that are done willingly.
天下无难事，只怕有心人。

All things in their being are good for something.
天生我才必有用。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作而不玩乐，会使人变得迟钝。

All's fair in love and war.
情场如战场，任何手段皆可行。

All's fish that comes to the net.
进网的无不是鱼；来者不拒。

All's well that ends well.
结局好的就算好。

An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。

An old man's sayings are seldom untrue.
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前。

Any port is a good port in a storm.
暴风雨中，任何港口皆是好的避难所。

Anybody can make mistakes.
人非圣贤，熟能无过。

Appearances are deceptive.
外表欺人；勿以貌取人。

Art is long, life is short.
人生短暂，而学问无穹。

As well be hanged for a sheep
as a lamb.
偷小羊与偷大羊同为绞刑；一不做，二不休。

As you brew, so you must drink.
自作自受。

As you make your bed, so
you must lie on it.
自己做事，自己当。

As you sow, so shall you reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

Ask no questions and be told no lies.
不问问题就听不到假话；小孩有耳无嘴。

Avoid a questioner, for he is also a tattler.
避免与好探人隐私，搬弄是非之人在一起。

Bad news travels fast.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。

Barking dogs seldom bite.
会叫的狗不会咬人。

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
情人眼里出西施。

Beauty is only skin deep.
美只是表面的；不可以貌取人。

Beggars can't be choosers.
乞丐绝无挑选的权利；有求于人者无权挑剔。

Best is cheapest.
最好的即是最划算的。

Better
an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
今日一只鸡蛋胜过明日一支母鸡；把握现在。

Better be a fool than a knave.
宁为傻瓜，不做无赖。

Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave.
宁为老头的爱人，也不愿成为小伙子的奴隶。

Better be sure than sorry.
宁求安全亦不做可能会陷于险境之事。

Better be the head of a dog than the
tail of a lion.
宁为鸡首，不为牛后。

Better bend than break
.
宁曲勿折；大丈夫能屈能伸。

Better late than never.
晚做总比不做好；亡羊捕牢，未为晚也。

Better master one than engage with ten.
学多不如学精。

Better one eye witness than two hearsay witnesses.
耳闻不如目见。

Better
the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

Better
to ask the way than go astray.
问道于人总比迷失于途要强。

Between
two stools you fall to the ground.
脚踏两条船，迟早会落水。

Birds in their little nests agree.
同巢之鸟相处好；家和万事兴。

Birds of a feather
flock together.
物以类聚。

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
一无所求者无失望之虞。

Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。

Books and friends should be few but good.
书与朋友，贵精而不贵多。

Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。

Burn not your house to fright the mouse away.
莫为灭鼠而焚屋；勿小题大作。

Business is business.
公事公办。

Call a spade a spade.
称黑桃为黑桃；有话直说。

Care killed a cat.
烦恼能杀九命猫。

Cast never a clout till May is out.
五月前莫收冬衣；勿操之过急。

Cast not the first stone.
莫丢第一块石头；责人之前先自省。

Catch not at the shadow and lose the substance.
勿舍本逐末。

Catch your bear before
you sell its skin.
卖熊皮前先捉熊；凡事宜按部就班，不要过于乐观。

Charity begins at home.
仁爱始于家。

Children should be seen and not heard.
大人说话，小孩别插嘴。

Christmas comes but once a year.
圣诞节一年才一次；好日子不能天天过。