经典英语谚语500句实用20篇

Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.光阴如锉，细磨无声

Time stays not the fools leisure.时间不等闲逛的傻瓜

Time and I against any two.和时间携起手来，一人抵两人

Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。或时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命

Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失

Time undermines us.光阴暗中催人才。或莫说年纪小人生容易老

Time and tide wait for no man.岁月不待人

Time cannot be won again.时间一去不再来

Time is , time was , and time is past.现在有时间，过去有时间，时间一去不复返

Time lost can not be recalled.光阴一去不复返

Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.光阴似箭，一去不返

Time tries friends as fire tries gold.时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金

Time tries truth.时间检验真理

Time is the father of truth.时间是真理之父

Time will tell.时间能说明问题

Time brings the truth to light.时间使真相大白。或时间一到，真理自明。

Time and chance reveal all secrets.时间与机会能提示一切秘密

Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.时间考验一切，经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰

Time reveals(discloses) all things.万事日久自明

Time tries all.时间检验一切

There is no time like the present.现在正是时候

Take time by the forelock.把握目前的时机

To choose time is to save time.选择时间就是节省时间

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.今日事，今日毕

Procrastination is the thief of time.拖延为时间之窃贼

One of these days is none of these days.拖延时日，终难实现。或：改天改天，不知哪天

Tomorrow never comes.明天无尽头，明日何其多

What may be done at any time will be done at no time.常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹

Time works wonders. 时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议

Time works great changes.时间可以产生巨大的变化

Times change.时代正在改变

Time is money.时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金

Time flies.光阴似箭，日月如梭

Time has wings.光阴去如飞

导语：谚语是广泛流传于民间的言简意赅的短语，多数反映了劳动人民的生活实践经验，而且一般都是经过口头传下来的。下面是小编收集的小学英语谚语，希望可以帮助大家!

Cannot see the wood for the trees.一叶障目，不见泰山。

Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

Caution is the parent of safety.小心驶得万年船。

Children are what the mothers are.耳濡目染，身教言传。

Choose an author as you choose a friend.择书如择友。

Come what may, heaven won‘t fall.做你的吧，天塌不下来。

Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。

Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.

自信是走向成功的第一步。Content is better than riches.知足者常乐

Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

Count one‘s chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵先数雏。

Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.来而不往非礼也。

Creep before you walk.循序渐进。 Cry for the moon.海底捞月。

Custom is a second nature.习惯是后天养成的。

Custom makes all things easy.有个好习惯，事事皆不难。

Diamond cuts diamond.强中自有强中手。Do as the Romans do.入乡随俗。

Do as you would be done by.己所不欲，勿施于人。

Doing is better than saying.与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。

Do it now.机不可失，时不再来Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途废。

Don‘t claim to know what you don‘t know.不要不懂装懂。

Don‘t have too many irons in the fire.不要揽事过多。

Don‘t make a mountain out of a molehill.不要小题大做。

Don‘t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。

Don‘t put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。

Don‘t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻烦。

Don‘t try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班门弄斧。

Do well and have well.善有善报。

Bad news has wings.好事不出门，坏事传千里。

Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。

Beauty lies in the love‘s eyes.情人眼里出西施。

Be swift to hear, slow to speak.听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。

Better late than never.不怕慢，单怕站。

Better to ask the way than go astray.问路总比迷路好。

Between friends all is common.朋友之间不分彼此。

Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。

Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。Blood will have blood.血债血偿。

Books and friends should be few but good.读书如交友，应求少而精。

Business is business.公事公办。Cheats never prosper.骗人发不了财。

Business is the salt of life.事业是人生的第一需要。

By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.

读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。

1、a strong man will struggle with the storms of fate.

强者能同命运的风暴抗争。

2、cease to struggle and you cease to live.

生命不止，奋斗不息。

3、nothing seeks, nothing finds.

无所求则无所获。

4、i succeeded because i willed it; i never hesitated.

我成功是因为我有决心，从不踌躇。

5、if you should put even a little on a little, and should do this often, soon this too would become big.

伟大的事业是通过不懈努力，一砖一瓦堆起来的。

6、for all pain helps to make us rise, however much we may hate it at the time.

一切痛苦都有助于我们奋发向上，不论我们当时是多么憎恨它。

7、its better to have fought and lost, than never to have fought at all.

奋战过而失败，强于根本未战。

8、nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind on it.

世上无难事，只怕有心人。

9、a man can succeed at almost anything for which he was unlimited enthusiasm.

只要有无限的热情，一个人几乎可以在任何事情上取得成功。

10、all that you do, do with your might; things done by halves are never done right.

做一切事情都应尽力而为，不可半途而废。

11、prosperity is not without many fears and disasters; adversity is not without comforts and hopes.

幸运中并非不掺杂各种担心与烦恼，而厄运中也并非不存在欣慰与期望。

12、gods determine what youre going to be.

人生的奋斗目标决定你将成为怎样的人。

13、on lifes earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail.

生活在顽强战斗中，只有每天不屈不挠奋勇向前的人才能取得胜利。

14、meet success like a gentleman and disaster like a man.

优雅地迎接成功，勇敢地面对挫折。

15、energy and persistence conquer all things.

能量加毅力可以征服一切。

16、no road of flowers leads to glory.

没有一条通往光荣的道路是铺满鲜花的。

17、our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.

命运给予我们的不是失望之酒，而是机会之杯。

18、man errs so long as he strives.

人只要奋斗就会犯错误。

19、only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.

只有有耐心圆满完成简单工作的人，才能够轻而易举地完成困难的事。

20、fortune shows her power when there is no wise preparation for resisting her.

没有向命运抗争的明智准备，命运便会显示其威力。

21、great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

大业成于百折不挠，不论力量大小。

22、genius only means hard-working all ones life.

天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。

23、pursue your object, be it what it will, steadily and indefatigably.

不管追求什么目标，都应坚持不懈。

24、a man can fail many times, but he isnt a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.

一个人可以失败很多次，但是只要他没有开始责怪旁人，他还不是一个失败者。

25、none is of freedom or of life deserving unless he daily conquers it anew.

只有每天再度战胜生活并夺取自由的人，才配享受生活的自由。

26、failure is the mother of success.

失败乃成功之母。

27、difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.

困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。

1.Pain past is pleasure.

(过去的痛苦就是快乐。)[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去，将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比。]

2.While there is life,there is hope.

(有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。)

3.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

(脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。)[从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念。]

4.Storms make trees take deeper roots.

(风暴使树木深深扎根。)[感激敌人，感激挫折!]

5.Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.

(心之所愿，无所不成。)[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。]

6.The shortest answer is doing.

(最简单的回答就是干。)[想说流利的英语吗?那么现在就开口!心动不如嘴动。]

7.All things are difficult before they are easy.

(凡事必先难后易。)[放弃投机取巧的幻想。]

8.Great hope smake great man.

(伟大的理想造就伟大的人。)

9.God helps those who help themselves.

(天助自助者。)

10.Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd:a little bit more.(四个简短的词汇概括了成功的秘诀：多一点点!)[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习、多一点实践、多一点疯狂，多一点点就能创造奇迹!]

11.In doing we learn.

(实践长才干。)

12.East or west,home is best.

(东好西好，还是家里最好。)

13.Two heads are better than one.

(三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。)

14.Good company on the road is the shortest cut.

(行路有良伴就是捷径。)

15.Constant dropping wears the stone.

(滴水穿石。)

16.Misfortunes never come alone/single.

(祸不单行。)

17.Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

(不经灾祸不知福。)

18.Better late than never.

(迟做总比不做好;晚来总比不来好。)

19.Its never too late to mend.

(过而能改，善莫大焉;亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。)

20.If a thing is worth doing，it is worth doing well.

(如果事情值得做，就值得做好。)

21、If you dont learn to think when you are young, you may never learn. (Thomas Edison, American inventor )

如果你年轻时就没有学会思考，那么就永远学不会思考。(美国发明家 爱迪生. T.)

22、Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study. (Francis Bacon, British philosopher )

天生的才干如同天生的植物一样，需要靠学习来修剪。(英国哲学家 培根. F.)

1.great kindness, bear in mind.大恩大德，铭记在心。

2."Gratitude is the memory of the heart." - French Proverb感恩就是心灵的记忆

3.Hope has a good memory, gratitude a bad one. Baltasar Gracian 人们很容易记住希望，却很难记住感恩。

4.Virtue and a trade are the best portion for children.德行和一门技能是孩子最好的遗产。

5.who statement inch grass heart, reported in the apartments谁言寸草心，报得三春晖!

6."Adversity shows insight," Thank you help me tide over their difficulties!谢谢你和我同舟共济

7.your kindness, I did not Tooth unforgettable.您的恩情，我没齿难忘

8.Gratitude is not only the memory but the homage of the heart rendered to God for his goodness. Nathaniel P. Willis 感恩不仅是记忆，而且是内心对上帝恩德的敬意。

9. Our favorite attitude should be gratitude. 我们最应该具有的态度是感激的态度。

10.We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received. 自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。

11.Do as you would be done 己所不欲，勿施于人

12.If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul.” — rabbi harold kushner如果在每一件事情上你能够集中注意力寻找好的，那麽你会突然发现你的生活充满欣慰感激——一种培养心灵的感觉。

13.Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. if you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. — oprah winfrey如你对自己所拥有的感恩，你将会得到更多。但如果你专注于自己所没有的东西，那你永远都不会满足。

1.A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。

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

3.No pain，no gain. 不劳而获。

4.A cat has 9 lives. 猫有九条命。

5.Every little helps . 积少成多 。

6.Tomorrow never comes. 明日不再来。

7.A lie has no leg . 谎言是站不住脚的。

8.A tooth for tooth .以牙还牙。

9.First come, first served. 先来后到。

10.A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪兆丰年。

Time is money.

(时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金)

Time flies.

(光阴似箭，日月如梭)

Time has wings.

(光阴去如飞)

Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.

(光阴如锉，细磨无声)

Time stays not the fools leisure.

(时间不等闲逛的傻瓜)

Time and I against any two.

(和时间携起手来，一人抵两人)

Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.

(时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。或时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命)

Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.

(消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失)

Time undermines us.

(光阴暗中催人才。或莫说年纪小人生容易老)

Time and tide wait for no man.

(岁月不待人)

Time cannot be won again.

(时间一去不再来)

Time is , time was , and time is past.

(现在有时间，过去有时间，时间一去不复返)

Time lost can not be recalled.

(光阴一去不复返)

Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.

(光阴似箭，一去不返)

Time tries friends as fire tries gold.

(时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金)

Time tries truth.

(时间检验真理)

Time is the father of truth.

(时间是真理之父)

Time will tell.

(时间能说明问题)

Time brings the truth to light.

(时间使真相大白。或时间一到，真理自明。)

Time and chance reveal all secrets.

(时间与机会能提示一切秘密)

Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.

(时间考验一切，经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰)

Time reveals(discloses) all things.

(万事日久自明)

Time tries all.

(时间检验一切)

There is no time like the present.

(现在正是时候)

Take time by the forelock.

(把握目前的时机)

To choose time is to save time.

(选择时间就是节省时间)

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

(今日事，今日毕)

Procrastination is the thief of time.

(拖延为时间之窃贼)

One of these days is none of these days.

(拖延时日，终难实现。或：改天改天，不知哪天)

Tomorrow never comes.

(明天无尽头，明日何其多)

What may be done at any time will be done at no time.

(常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹)

Time works wonders.

(时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议)

Time works great changes.

(时间可以产生巨大的变化)

Times change.

(时代正在改变)

Let‘s cross the bridge when we come to it.船到桥头自然直。下面是小编为你带来的初中英语写作常用谚语，欢迎阅读。

1. All roads lead to Rome.

条条大路通罗马。

2. Well begun is half done.

好的开端是成功的一半。

3. East, west, home is best.

金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。

4. First think, then act.

三思而后行。

5. It is never too late to mend.

亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。

6. Time is money.

时间就是金钱。

7. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真交。

8. Great hopes make great man.

远大的希望，造就伟大的人物。

9. Where there is a will, there is a way.

有志者，事竟成。

10. Stick to it, and you‘ll succeed.

只要人有恒，万事都能成。

11. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

早睡早起，富裕、聪明、身体好。

12. A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口。

13. It is good to learn at another man‘s cost.

前车之鉴。

14. Let‘s cross the bridge when we come to it.

船到桥头自然直。

15. No pains, no gains.

不劳则无获。

16. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

17. Where there is life, there is hope.

生命不息，希望常在。

18. An idle youth, a needy age.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

19. A plant may produce new flowers; man is young but once.

花有重开日，人无再少年。

20. God helps those who help themselves.

自助者，天助之。

21. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

22. Diligence is the mother of success.

勤奋是成功之母。

23. Truth is the daughter of time.

时间见真理。

24. No man is wise at all times.

智者千虑，必有一失。

25. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。

26. Kill two birds with one stone.

一石双鸟。

27. Easier said than done.

说起来容易做起来难。

28. Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.

天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。

29. He who laughs last laughs best.

谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。

30. He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.

身体健壮就有希望，有了希望就有了一切。

31. No man is born wise or learned.

人非生而知之。

32. Action speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

33. Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.

勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。

34. There is no smoke without fire.

无风不起浪。

35. Many hands make light work.

人多好办事。

36. Reading makes a full man.

读书长见识。

37. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

胸中有知识，胜于手中有金钱。

38. Seeing is believing.

百闻不如一见。

39. Money is a good servant but a bad master.

要做金钱的主人，莫作金钱的奴隶。

40. It‘s hard sailing when there is no wind.

无风难驶船。

41. The path to glory is always rugged.

通向光荣的道路常常是崎岖的。

42. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

没有目标的生活如同没有罗盘的航行。

43. Quality matters more than quantity.

质重于量。

44. The on-looker sees most of the game.

旁观者清。

45. Joys shared with others are more enjoyed.

与众同乐，其乐更乐。

46. Happiness takes no account of time.

欢乐不觉日子长。

47. Time and tide waits for no man.

岁月不等人。

48. If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

若要求知，必须刻苦。

49. Learn to walk before you run.

循序渐进。

50. From words to deeds is a great space.

言行之间，大有距离。

51. Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

技能和信心是无敌的军队。

52. Habit is a second nature.

习惯成自然。

53. Two heads are better than one.

三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。

54. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.

世上无难事，只怕有心人。

55. You can‘t make something out of nothing.

巧妇难为无米之炊。

56. Nothing for nothing.

不费力气，一无所得。

57. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

不犯错误者一事无成。

58. Nothing seek, nothing find.

无所求则无所获。

59. A little of every thing is nothing in the main.

每事浅尝辄止，事事都告无成。

60. A great ship asks deep waters.

大船要走深水。

set a thief to catch a thief. 以贼捉贼。

short accounts make long friends. 好朋友勤算账。

something is better than nothing. 聊胜于无。

soon learn, soon forgotten. 学得快，忘得快。

soon ripe, soon rotten. 熟得快，烂得快。

speech is silver, silence is gold. 能言是银，沉默是金。

still water run deep. 静水常深。

strike the iron while it is hot. 趁热打铁。

success belongs to the persevering. 坚持就是胜利。

take things as they come. 既来之，则安之。

talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。

talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹，曹就到。

tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。

teach others by your example. 躬亲示范。

the best hearts are always the bravest. 无私者无畏。

the best man stumbles. 伟人也有犯错时。

the cat shuts its eyes when stealing. 掩耳盗铃。

the danger past and god forgotten. 过河拆桥。

the darkest hour is nearest the dawn. 黎明前的黑暗。

the darkest place is under the candlestick. 烛台底下最暗。

1.Practicemakesperfect.熟能生巧。

2.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.天助自助者。

3.Easiersaidthandone.说起来容易做起来难。

4.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.有志者事竟成。

5.Onefalsestepwillmakeagreatdifference.失之毫厘，谬之千里。

6.Slowandsteadywinstherace.稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

7.Afallintothepit,againinyourwit.吃一堑，长一智。

8.Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.实践出真知。

9.Allworkandnoplaymakesjackadullboy.只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

10.Beautywithoutvirtueisarosewithoutfragrance。无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

11.Morehasty,lessspeed.欲速则不达。

12.It’snevertoooldtolearn.活到老，学到老。

13.Allthatglittersisnotgold.闪光的未必都是金子。

14.Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep。千里之行始于足下。

15.Lookbeforeyouleap.三思而后行。

16.Romewasnotbuiltinaday.伟业非一日之功。

17.Greatmindsthinkalike.英雄所见略同。

18.wellbegun,halfdone.好的开始等于成功的一半。

19.Itishardtopleaseall.众口难调。

20.Outofsight,outofmind.眼不见，心不念。

21.Factsspeakplainerthanwords.事实胜于雄辩。

22.Callbackwhiteandwhiteback.颠倒黑白。

23.Firstthingsfirst.凡事有轻重缓急。

24.Illnewstravelsfast.坏事传千里。

25.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.患难见真情。

26.livenottoeat,buteattolive.活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

27.Actionspeakslouderthanwords.行动胜过语言。

28.Eastorwest,homeisthebest.金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

29.It’snotthegaycoatthatmakesthegentleman.君子在德不在衣。

30.Beautywillbuynobeef.漂亮不能当饭吃。

31.Likeandlikemakegoodfriends.趣味相投。

32.Theolder,thewiser.姜是老的辣。

33.DoasRomansdoinRome.入乡随俗。来源：考试大

34.Anidleyouth,aneedyage.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

35.Asthetree,sothefruit.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

36.Toliveistolearn,tolearnistobetterlive。活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着

1. The (or A) beggar may sing before the thief (or footbad). 既是穷光蛋，何虑窃贼偷。

2. The abundance of money ruins youth. 钱多毁青年。

3. The ass wags his ears. 自鸣得意。

4. The bait hides the hook. 饵里藏钩;笑里藏刀。

5. The battle is to the strong. 强者必胜。

6. The beaten road is the safest. 踏过的路最安全。

7. The beginnings of all things are small. 万事开头小。

8. The belly has no ears. 食欲不长耳。

9. The best fish smell when they are three days old. 鱼过三天后，再鲜也变臭。

10. The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼游水底。

11. The best hearts are always the bravest. 无私者无畏。

12. The best horse needs breaking, and the aptest child needs teaching. 玉不琢不成器。

13. The best is often the enemy of the good. 要求过高，反难成功。

14. The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good. 要求过高反难成功。

15. The best is yet to come. 未来是最美好的。

16. The best man stumbles. 伟人也有犯错时。

17. The best mirror is a friends eye. 朋友的眼睛是最好的镜子。

18. The best mirror is an old friend. 老朋友是最好的镜子。

19. The best of all governments is that which teaches us to govern ourselves. 最好的政府是教导我们管理自己。

20. The best of friends must part. 莫逆至交，终有一别。

21. The best remedy against an ill man is much ground between. 敬而远之。

22. The best smell is bread, the best savour salt, the best love that of children. 面包的气味最香，食盐的滋味最鲜，儿童的情爱最纯。

23. The best teacher one can have is necessity. 我们能得到的最好教师是“需要”。

24. The best teachers of humanity are the lives of great men. 启迪人性最好的导师是伟大人物的生活。

25. The better the day, the better the deed. 日子越美好，事业越顺当。

26. The bough that bears most, hangs lowest. 枝头结果越多，垂得越低。

27. The brave man hazards his life, but not his conscience. 英雄的人可以冒生命危险，但不冒良心危险。

28. The brightest of all things, the sun, has its spots. 金无赤足，人无完人。

29. The burden on likes is cheerfully borne. 爱挑的担子，就愉快轻松。

30. The busiest men find (or have) the most leisure (or time). 最忙的人时间最多。

很早以前我就懂得，永远不要与猪争斗。因为你会弄得很脏，而猪就喜欢你这样。

I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it

关于猪的谚语确实比较少：

我仔细想了一下，就有一句。

人怕出名猪怕胖。

A famed person and a fattened pig are alike in danger.

还有一种翻译方法：

People are afraid of being famed just as the pig is afraid of being fat.

我觉得前面是个比较地道的说法，很多谚语书上都有。

导语：谚语的使用能够使作文语言流畅，生动活泼，处处闪现亮彩。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

1、Fine feathers make fine birds.

人要衣装，马要鞍。

2、Don’t be a dog lying in the manger.

莫学狗占马槽不吃草。不要占着茅坑不拉屎。

3、Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings.

狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。

4、Who will bwll the cat?

谁去给猫系铃?谁愿意为大家冒风险?

5、Too much pudding will choke a dog.

布丁太多噎死狗。

6、Dog does not eat dog.

同类不相残。

7、When the weasel and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage.

黄鼠狼和猫结亲，不是好事情。

8、Dead dogs bite not.

死狗不咬人。

9、There are more ways of killing a cat than by choking it with butter.

杀猫的办法很多。达到目的的途径很多。

10、A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.

江山易改，本性难移。

11、A gloved cat catches no mice.

戴手套的猫，老鼠抓不到。不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业。

12、The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream.

帽偷吃奶油的时候总是闭着眼睛。

13、Birds in their little nests agree.

同巢之鸟心儿齐。

14、Every dog is a lion at home.

狗在家门口就成了狮子。

15、It’s an ill bird that fouls own nest.

家丑不可外扬。

16、A cat has nine lives.

猫有九条命;吉人天相。

17、All cats are grey in the dark.

黑暗之中猫都是灰色的。人未出名时看起来都差不多。

18、Each bird loves to hear himself sing.

鸟儿都爱听自己唱。

19、He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad.

欲加之罪，何患无词。

20、Kill two birds with one stone.

一箭双雕;一举两得。

21、A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.

听音识鸟，闻言识人。

22、The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.

井底之蛙，不知大海。

23、Care kill a cat.

忧虑愁死猫。

24、You cannot catch old birds with chaff.

用粗糠捉不住老鸟。有经验的人难骗。

25、Let sleeping dogs lie.

勿惹事生非。

26、Every dog has his day.

人人皆有得意时。

27、All are not thieves that dogs bark at.

狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。不要以貌取人。

28、Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚，人以群分。

29、A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.

欲加之罪，何患无词。

30、Love me, love my dog.

爱屋及乌。

31、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

32、Barking dogs don’t seldom bite.

爱叫的狗很少咬人。(.)

33、Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.

鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。不要过早乐观。

34、Cats hide their claws.

知人知面不知心。

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1、Give me five.真棒！加油（互相鼓励）

2、Do my best! 尽我最大的努力！

3、Pride goes/comes before a fall. 骄傲使人失败。

4、Ask much, know much.问得多，懂得多。

5、Business comes before pleasure. 事业在先，享受在后

6、Its never too old to learn. / Live and learn. 活到老，学到老。

7、Do not teach fish to swim. / Dont try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.不要班门弄斧。

8、One man, no man.个人力量，微不足道。

9、Better early than late.宁早勿迟 / 早做比迟做好。

10、Grasp all, lose all. / Better master one than engage with ten.样样都要，全都失掉。

11、Time is life.时间就是生命

12、Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。

13、You cans judge a book by its cover.人不可貌相

14、A man can do no more than he can.量力而行。

15、Live and learn.活到老，学到老。

16、A bad workman always blames his tools.拙匠常怪工具差/ 不会撑船怪河弯。

17、Better late than never. 迟到总比不到强；迟做总比不做好。

18、A little learning is a dangerous thing.一知半解是危险的。

19、By reading we enrich the mind. 博览群书长见识。

20、More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。

21、Do it now.立刻行动。

22、Have a nice day! 过得开心！

23、Words are but wind, but seeing is believing / to see is to believe.耳听为虚，眼见为实

24、A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问

25、Honesty is the best policy.诚实为上策。

26、Time flies.光阴似箭。

27、If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追二免，必将无所获/脚踏两条船，必定落空

28、Just do it! 去做吧！

29、He who questions nothing learns nothing.不提问，没学问。（不提问题者学不到任何东西。）

30、Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

31、Saying and doing are two different things.说和做是迥然不同的两回事。

32、Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

33、Life is sweet.生活是可爱的。

34、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

35、A man cant be robbed of his learning.学问是偷不走的。

36、When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入乡随俗。

37、Discontent is the first step in progress.不满足是进步的开端。

38、Take it easy.放轻松。()

39、Think twice before we leap.三思而后行。

40、Keep it up.坚持。

41、Saying is one thing, and doing another.说是一回事，做是另一回事。

42、A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足长乐。

43、Dont count your chickens before they are hatched.鸡蛋未孵出，不要先数鸡。（不要过早乐观）

44、Seldom seen, soon forgotten.少见易忘

45、All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事总是由难而易

Time and I against any two.和时间携起手来，一人抵两人

Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。或时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命

Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失

Time undermines us.光阴暗中催人才。或莫说年纪小人生容易老

Time and tide wait for no man.岁月不待人

Time cannot be won again.时间一去不再来

Time is , time was , and time is past.现在有时间，过去有时间，时间一去不复返

Time lost can not be recalled.光阴一去不复返

Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.光阴似箭，一去不返

Time tries friends as fire tries gold.时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金

Time tries truth.时间检验真理

Time is the father of truth.时间是真理之父

Time will tell.时间能说明问题

Time brings the truth to light.时间使真相大白。或时间一到，真理自明。

Time and chance reveal all secrets.时间与机会能提示一切秘密

Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.时间考验一切，经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰

Time reveals(discloses) all things.万事日久自明

Time tries all.时间检验一切

There is no time like the present.现在正是时候

Take time by the forelock.把握目前的时机

To choose time is to save time.选择时间就是节省时间

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.今日事，今日毕

Procrastination is the thief of time.拖延为时间之窃贼

One of these days is none of these days.拖延时日，终难实现。或：改天改天，不知哪天

Tomorrow never comes.明天无尽头，明日何其多

What may be done at any time will be done at no time.常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹

Time works wonders. 时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议

Time works great changes.时间可以产生巨大的变化

Times change.时代正在改变

Time is money.时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金

Time flies.光阴似箭，日月如梭

Time has wings.光阴去如飞

Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.光阴如锉，细磨无声

Time stays not the fools leisure.时间不等闲逛的傻瓜

导语：英语谚语指流传于英国和美国的比较简练而且言简意赅的话语。下面是小编为大家整理的精选英语谚语赏析，欢迎大家阅读欣赏!

1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.

2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.

3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.

4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.

5.不眠之夜 white night

6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses

7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do ones best

8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.

9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul

10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new

11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

12.大开眼界 open ones eyes; broaden ones horizon; be an eye-opener

13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little

15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.

16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more

17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.

18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.

19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.

20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones

21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold cant be pure and man cant be perfect.

22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.

23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth

24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence

25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green

26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché

27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.

29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success

30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth

31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened

32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of ones dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.

34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.

35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself

One thing I know,that is I know nothing.(Socrates Greek)

我所知道的一件事就是我一无所知。(苏格拉底 古希腊)

Cease to struggle and you cease to live. -- Thomas Carlyle

生命不止，奋斗不息。 -- 卡莱尔

Victory wont come to me unless I go to it. --

胜利是不会向我们走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。 -- 穆尔

We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope. -- Mattin Luther King

我们必须接受失望，因为它是有限的，但千万不可失去希望，因为它是无穷的。 -- 马丁 · 路德 · 金

Its great to be great , but its greater to be human. ---W. Rogers

成为伟人固然伟大，但成为真正的人更加伟大.

Never give up, Never lose the opportunity to succeed

不放弃就有成功的机会。

Dont try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to.

不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。

Achievement provides the only real pleasure in life .( Thomas Edison , American inventor)

有所成就是人生唯一的真正乐趣。( 美国发明家 爱迪生. T. )

Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.

人往高处走，水往低处流。

While there is life there is hope.

一息若存，希望不灭。

I am a slow walker,but I never walk backwards. ( America)

我走得很慢，但是我从来不会后退。(亚伯拉罕.林肯美国)

Never underestimate your power to change yourself!

永远不要低估你改变自我的能力!

Nothing is impossible!

没有什么不可能!

Nothing for nothing.

不费力气，一无所得。

The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible ". (Bonaparte Napoleon ,French emperor )

凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能的”。( 法国皇帝 拿破仑. B.)

I will greet this day with love in my heart.

我要用全身心的爱来迎接今天

Do what you say,say what you do

做你说过的，说你能做的

I can make it through the rain. I can stand up once again on my own.

我可以穿越云雨，也可以东山再起(Mariah Carey-through the rain)

All things come to those who wait.

苍天不负有心人

A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step.

千里之行，始于足下。

Never, never, never, never give up (Winston Churchill)

永远不要、不要、不要、不要放弃。(英国首相 丘吉尔)

A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. (J. Barrymore)

只要一个人还有追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。(巴里摩尔)

You have to believe in yourself . Thats the secret of success.(Charles Chaplin , American actor )

人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。 (美国演员 卓别林. C.)

Ones real value first lies in to what degree and what sense he set himself.(Einstein Germany)

一个人的真正价值首先决定于他在什么程度上和在什么意义上从自我解放出来。(爱因斯坦 德国)

英语谚语指流传于英国和美国的比较简练而且言简意赅的话语。小编为你整理了I开头的英语谚语，希望对你有帮助!

I am cought between the devil and the deep blue sea. 进退维谷。

I am not a slave, I am not a captive, and by energy I can overcome the greater obstacles. 我不是奴隶，也不是俘虏，我有力量可以克服更大的艰难险阻。

I am not now that which I have been. (I am not what I used to be.) 今日之我已非昔日之我。

I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. 我不仅要使自己有才智，而且也要使别人有才智。

I believe the first test of truly great man is his humility. 一个真正伟大的人，对他的第一个考验就是看他是否谦逊。

I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 我不能既是你的朋友，而又对你阿谀奉承。

I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remem-bering my good friends. 我认为，只有在脑海中想起好朋友时我才会那样快乐。

Ideals are like the stars -- we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them. 理想好像星星，不能摘到，但我们犹如水手，可借它指引航向。

Idle folks have most labour. 懒汉总嫌活太多。

Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉辩解，何患无词。

Idleness is the key of beggary, and the root of all evil. 懒惰是行乞的敲门砖，是万恶的根源。

Idleness is the root (or mother) of all evil (or sin or vice). 懒惰是万恶之源。

Idleness is the rust of the mind. 懒惰使脑子生锈。

Idleness rusts the mind. 懒惰使人的头脑迟钝。

Idle young, needy old. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

If a donkey bray at you, dont bray at him. 傻瓜惹著你，你别跟他缠。

If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. 如果倒空钱袋，装入脑袋，那就无人能够把钱夺走。

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certaintics. 如果以肯定开始，必将以怀疑告终;如果愿以怀疑开始，必将以肯定告终。

If at first you dont succeed, try, try again. 初试不成功，努力勿懈怠。

If doctors fail thee, be these three thy doctors; rest, cheerful-ness, and moderate diet. 如果医药不能帮助，那么注意三件事∶休息，愉快，饮食调和。

If each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city (or street). 众擎易举。

I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts. 敌人献礼品，千万莫轻信。

If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself. 注意好品行，自有美名声。

If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. (If it is not broken, do not fix it.) 不正确的事不做，不真实的话不说。

If it were not for hope, the heart would break. 人是靠希望活著的。

If matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. 重要的并不在于一个人怎样死，而是在于他怎样生。

If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. 不做金钱的主人，就会做金钱的奴隶。

If nobody loves you, be sure it is your own fault. 如果没有人爱你，肯定是你自己有问题。

If one desires to succeed in anything, he must pay the price. 如果想做成点事，就得付出代价一干。

If the beard were all, the goat might preach. 如果有了?需就什么都行，那么山羊也可以说教了。

If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 问道于盲，无益于事。

If the counsel be good no matter who gave it. 只要忠告中肯，谁提都行。

If the eye do no admire, the heart will not desire. 眼不馋，心不贪。

If the old dog barks, he gives counsel. 如果老狗叫，他是给忠告。

If the pills were pleasant, they would not be gilded. 丸药不苦不会加糖衣。

If there be neither snow nor rain, then will be dear all sorts of grain. 雨雪不调，五谷价高。

If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 吃得苦中苦，方知甜中甜。

If the sky fll (or falls), we shall catch larks. 异想天开

If they say you are good, ask yourself if it be ture. 若有人称赞你，要自问对不对。

If things were to be done twice all would be wise. 事事倘能做两次，人人都可称明智。

If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind. 两人同骑一马，必有一人在后。

If we are bound to forgive an enemy we are not bound to trust him. 如果我们决定宽恕一个敌人，但决不能相信他。

If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get. 随遇而安。

If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance. 智者干傻事，愚蠢到极点。

If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. 愿望不等于事实。

If you agree to carry the calf, theyll make you carry the cow. 得寸进尺。

If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you. 运气太好，得意忘形;运气太坏，无人理会。

If you can be well without health you may be happy without virtue. 如果不健康而能强强壮壮，那么无美德也可快快乐乐。

If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. 不能打仗，切莫出兵。

If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have. 如果你不能有最好的，你就充分利用你现有的吧。

If you command wisely, youll be obeyed cheerfully. 倘君指挥有方，人人欣然听命。

If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, remember it always. 施恩勿记，受恩勿忘。

If you dance you must pay the fiddler. 要想寻欢作乐，代价非付不可。

If you dont aim high you will never hit high. 不立大志，难攀高峰。

If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米之炊。

If you lie upon roses when young, youll lie upon thorns when old. 年青时躺在玫瑰上，老年时就会躺在荆棘上。

If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp. 远朱者赤，近墨者黑。

If you remove stone by stone, even a mountain will be levelled. 一块一块把石移，高山也可变平地。

If you run after two heares, you will catch neither. 两头落空。

If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 蚀了本也输了利。

If you swear you will catch no fish. 咒骂无益，于事无济。

If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. 不试就相信，死前要悔恨。

If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate the frying-pam. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。

If you want a thing (well) done, do it yourself. 要想做好事情，就要自己动手。

If you want knwledge, you must toil for it. 若要求知识，必须刻苦学习。

If you wish for peace, be prepared for war. 想要和平，必须备战。

If you wish good advice, consult an old man. 如要忠告向老人请教。

If you would build for your happiness a sure foundation, let the stone for the corner be a good reputation. 若想为快乐奠立可靠的基础，美好的名声便是奠基的石头。

If you would have a good wife marry one who has been a good daughter. 想得贤妻子，须娶好女儿。

If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself. 如要是情做得好，你须亲自动手搞。

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some, for the that goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing. 欲知金钱价，不妨把钱借;借钱味难尝，使人心悲伤。

If you would make an enemy, lend a man money and ask it of him again. 你若想与人成仇结怨，只要借钱给人再催还。

Ignorance is the mother of impudence. 厚颜无耻由于愚昧无知。

Ignorance is the mother of suspicions. 无知会多疑。

Ignorance of the law excuses no man. 对法律不知不能免罪。

I hate to see things done by halves. -- If it be right, do it boldly, --if it be wrong, leave it undone. 事情不要做一半;对的，就做下去，不对，就丢开。

I have no secret of success but hard work. 成功无秘诀，只是努力干。

I know him not should I meet him in my pottage dish. 酒肉之交非朋友。

I know no such thing as genius, it is nothing but labour and diligence. 是上无天才，勤学加苦练。

Ill air slays sooner thant the sword. 污浊的空气杀人比刀还要快。

Ill-gotten goods never prosper. 发横财，家不发

Ill (or Evil) gotten, ill (or evil) spent. 悖入悖出。

Ill-gotten wealth never thrives. 悖入悖出。

Ill news comes space. 恶事传千里。

Ill news flies fast. 恶事传千里。

Ill news never comes too late 坏消息来得快。

Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

Imagination is more important than knowledge. 想像力比知识更重要。

Imagination is sometimes more vivid than reality. 想像有时比现实生动得多。

Imagination is the source of creation. 想象是创作之源。

I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort. 成功之道唯三点∶努力、努力、再努力。

Improve your time and your time will improve you. 珍惜时间，时间才会珍惜你。

In a calm sea, every man is a pilot. 平静的海上易驶船。

In a great river great fish are found; but take heed lest you be drowned. 发现大河有大鱼，可得注意别溺毙。

In all things, it is better to hope than to despair. 凡事抱希望为佳，不应悲观而失望。

In an enemy spots are soon seen. 敌人的缺点容易找。

In books, are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages. 历代最伟大的思想都载入史册而不朽。

In doing we learn. 行而知。

Industry if fortunes right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸福的右手，节俭是幸福的左手。

Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole, the purse full. 勤奋使身体健康，使心情开朗，使思想专注，使经济充裕。

In every beginning think of the end. 思前顾后。

In every country dogs bite. 天下的狗都要咬人。

In every rank, great or small, Tis industry supports us all. 不论高的低的各级人士，所持的都是勤劳。

In for a penny, in for a pound 一不做，二不休。

In good years corn is hay, in ill years straw is corn. 丰年五谷贱如草，荒年稻草贵如粮。

In life, as in chess, forethought wins 人生如下棋，多谋得胜利。

In lifes earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail. 在人生的搏斗中，只有日日前进不甘失败的人，才能获胜。

In moderating, not satisfying, desires, lies peace. 节欲不纵情，心情得安宁。

I now know that wars do not end wars. 如今我才弄明白，干戈不能化玉帛。

In prosperity caution, in adversity patience. 处顺境时要小心，处逆境时要耐心。

In prosperity think of adversity. 居安思危。

Interest will not lie. 兴趣不会说谎。

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider. 顺利时要快乐，不利时要思索。

In the deepest water is the best fishing. 绝处能逢生。

In the election of a wife, as in a project of war, to err but once is to be undone for ever. 选择妻子也象策画战争，一时之错将成终身之恨。

In the end things will mend. 船到桥头自会直。

In the evening one may praise the day. 入夜方能赞美白昼。

In the grave the rich and poor lie equal. 人到黄泉，贫富同眠。

In the kingdom of blind men the one-eyed man is king. 盲人国里，独眼称王。

In the mirror we see the face; in wine, the heart. 明镜照容颜，醇酒见人心。

In the multitude of counsellors there is safety. 谋士多，保安全。

In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom. 处世似游泳，不会即下沉。

In time of peace prepare for war. 居安思危。

In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty. 富在深山有远亲，穷在闹市无人问。

In water you may see your own face; in wine, the heart of another 水中可见自己的脸，酒中可见别人的心。

In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。

In youth the hours are golden in mature years they are silver, in old age they are leaden. 青年时代是黄金的，壮年时代是白银的，老年时代是灰铅的。

I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country. 我抱憾的是，只有一次生命能献给祖国。

I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame. 我认为，人丧失了廉耻就完了。

I say little but I think the more. 我说得少，但我想得多。

I slept, and dreamt that life was Beauty, I woke, and found that life was Duty. 睡时梦觉生活是美事，醒来发现生活是责任。

I succeeded because I willed it; I never hesitated. 我成功是因为有决心，从不犹豫。

It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips 骄傲的心碰上献媚的嘴，是最危险不过的。

It is a good horse that never stumbles. 良马不失蹄。

It is a good tongue that says no ill, and a better heart that thinks none. 善心不想坏事，好舌不出恶声。

It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune. 对己之不幸付之一笑，这是一门伟大的艺术。

It is a long lane that has no turning. 路必有弯。

It is an equal failing to trust everybody and trust nobody. 信任任何人和不信任任何人，同样是缺点。

It is an evil sign too see a fox lick a lamb. 狐狸舔羔羊，这是凶迹象。

It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 家丑不可外扬。

It is a poor heart that never rejoices. 不知世间有乐者最可怜。

It is a silly fish, that is caught twice with the same bait. 蠢人才吃两次亏。

It is a silly goose that comes to the foxs sermon. 只有呆鹅才去听狐狸说教。

It is a small flock that has not a black sheep. 家家难免有败类。

It is as well to know which way the wind blows. 识时务者为俊杰。

It is a wise father that knows his own child. 父贤知其子。

It is better to be alone than in bad company. 无友要比交坏友好。

It is better to be clothed in rags, than to be clothed with shame. 宁可穿破衣，不可蒙羞耻。

It is better to be safe than sorry. 事后追悔不如事前稳妥。

It is better to do well than to say well. 理论好不如实际好。

It is better to fight for good than to rail at the ill. 与其抱怨，不如积善。

It is better to please a fool than to anger him. 惹得傻瓜发火，不如使他快活。

It is better to wear out than to rust out. 与其锈掉，不如用坏。

It is dogged (that) does it. 天下无难事，只怕有心人。

It is easier to descend than to ascend. 下降容易上升难。

It is easier to give good counsel than to follow it. 提出忠告易，照著办事难。

It is easier to pull down than build. 败事容易成事难。

It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him. 养虎易，驯虎难。

It is easy to be wise after the event. 当事后诸葛亮容易。

It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything. 对每一件事知道一些是容易的，对任何一件事详细知道是困难的。

It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open. 开设店铺易，维持常开难。

It is easy to prophesy after the event. 事后诸葛亮，预言顶便当。

It is good fishing in troubled waters. 混水之中好摸鱼。

It is good to be merry at meal. 席间心情愉快是为上策。

It is good to have friends in trouble. 在患难时得到朋友是幸运的。

It is good to learn at another mans cost. 前车之覆，后车之鉴。

It is harder to marry a daughter well than to bring her up well. 养女容易嫁女难。

It is hard to please all parties. 取悦各方，谈何容易。

It is impossible that a man who is false to his friends should be true to his country. 对朋友不义，不可能对国家效忠。

It is more blessed to give than to receive. 施恩比受惠更有福。

It is more pain to do nothing than something. 什么都不做要比做一点更不好受。

It is my own fault if I am deceived by the same man twice. 在同一个人那里上两次当只能怪自己。

It is no honour for an eagle to vanquish a dove. 老鹰胜鸽，不足为荣。

It is not every couple that is a pair. 成双并非皆配偶。

It is not good to make a sleeping lion. 弄醒睡狮不是好事。

It is not helps, but obstaceles, not facilities but difficulties, that make men. 造就人的，不是帮助，而是磨难，不是方便，而是困难。

It is not how long but how well we live. 问题不是活得长不长而是活得好不好。

It is not shame for a man to learn that which he knows not, whatever be his age. 一个人不论年龄多大，都要学习不懂的东西，这不是羞耻。

It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。

It is not work that kills, but worry. 劳动不伤人，忧虑才伤人。

It is no use crying over spilt milk. 泼水难收。

It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently. 话讲得多是一回事，讲得恰当是另一回事。

It is right to put everything in its proper use. 凡事都应该用得其所。

It is the first step that costs. 万事开头难。

It is the general rule, that all superior men inherit the elements ofsuperiority from their mother. 一切优秀的人通常都从他们母亲那里继承优良的因素。

It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error. 人总不免要犯错误，只有蠢人才坚持不改。

It is the nature of folly to see the faults of others and forget his own. 愚蠢的本质是只看到别人的错处而忘却了自己的过失。

It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it. 只要真正渴求知识，都能得到，这是知识的特点。

It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock. 船触礁后在抛锚，为时已经太晚了。

It is too late to come with the water when the house is burnt down. 马后炮。

It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen. 贼出关门。

It is wisdom sometimes to seem a fool. 大智若愚。

It matters not how long we live but how. 问题不是活得多么长，而是活得怎么样。

It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行。(不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。)

Its a good horse that never stumbles, A good wife that never grumbles. 良马不失蹄，贤妻不聒絮。

Its a poor heart that never rejoices. 不知人间有乐趣者最可怜。

Its a poor mouse that has only on hole. 鼠只有一洞，必先把命送。

Its earier to run down the hill than go up. 下山容易上山难。

Its easy to fall into a trap, but hard to get out again. 堕入陷阱易，脱离陷阱难。

Its hard sailing when there is no wind. 没有风难航行。

Its no sin to sell dear, but a sin to give ill measure. 高价卖不为过，短斤少两才有罪。

Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子重德不重衣。

Its no use pumping a dry well. 徒劳无益。

It takes all sorts to make a world. 万千事物，形成世界。

It takes two to make a quarrel. 要有两个人才吵得起来。

I was born anAmerican; I live an American; I shall die an American. 我生下来是美国人，活著是美国人，死时也是美国人。

I wept when I was born,, and every day shows why. 我生下时啼哭，后来每天的生活说明了为什么。

I would rather be a poor man in a garret with plenty of good books to read than a king who did not love reading 宁为穷汉住搁楼，拥有好书任我读，不愿身居帝王位，纵有好书不爱读。

I would rather have the affectionate regard of my fellow men than I would have heaps and mines of gold. 我宁愿得到人们的深情至爱，而不愿黄金成雄。

What one describes in the books is one’s thought in his mind. The personality of a book is that of the author.

书迹即心迹，书品即人品。

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.

如果一个人倾其所有以求学问，那么这些学问是没有人能拿走的。

Ignorance is not innocence but sin.

无知并非纯真，而是罪恶。

Isn’t it a happy thing if you review what you have learned on time?

学而时习之，不亦乐乎?

It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees.

天上永远不会掉下玫瑰来，如果想要更多的玫瑰，必须自己种植。

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

知识来了，智慧却迟迟不前。

Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another.

知识是一回事，美德是另一回事。

Learning without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without studying results in tardiness.

学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

Life is short and art is long.

人生短暂，学术无涯。

Much learning shows how little mortals know.

博学而后始知人类所知有限。

No matter how much one has experienced, he can’t enrich his knowledge without reading books.

无论亲身经历如何丰富的人，如果不读书，知识不可能丰富起来的。

A great poem is a fountain forever overflowing with the waters of wisdom and delight. -Shelley

一首伟大的诗犹如一座喷泉，不断地喷出智慧和快乐的泉水。 -雪莱

There are two motives for reading a book: one that you enjoy it; the other that you can boast about it.-Bertrand Russell

读书有两种动机：一是从中获得乐趣;另一种则是可以向人夸耀。 -罗素

aosheng need of water; the growth of the juvenile need to learn.

茂盛的禾苗需要水分;成长的少年需要学习。

Stars so dazzling gorgeous sky; knowledge is their talent and abilities.

星星使天空绚烂夺目;知识使人增长才干。

Health food supplement， rich in the wisdom books.

粮食补身体，书籍丰富智慧。

Reading a book， by a gain in your wit.

读一书，增一智。

Do not eat the hungry， do not read the stupid.

不吃饭则饥，不读书则愚。

Too great an eagerneto discharge on obligation is a species of ingratitude.

急于逃避履行义务是一种忘恩负义的行为。

What one describes in the books is one’s thought in his mind. The personality of a book is that of the author.

书迹即心迹，书品即人品。

“Classic” A book which people praise and dont read. -Mark Twain

“经典之作”是人人皆称赞却不愿去读的书。 -马克·吐温

People die, but books never die. No man and no force can abolish memory. -Franklin Roosevelt

人会死亡，书却无朽。没有任何人可以丢弃记忆。 -拂兰克林·罗斯福

Traveling thousands of miles is better than reading thousands of books. -Chinese Proverb

行万里路，胜读万卷书。 -中国谚语

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors; and the most patient of teachers. -C.W.Eliot

书籍是人类最宁静很最永恒的朋友，也是最易接近和最具智慧的顾问，还是最有耐心的良师益友。 -C.W.艾略特

Life being very short, and the quiet hour of it few; we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.-John Ruskin

人生十分短促，宁静的时间又不多;我们不应该浪费宝贵的时间去读毫无价值的书。 -约翰·拉斯金

If well used, books are the best of all things; if abused, among the worst. -R.W.Emerson

如果利用得当，书籍就是最好的朋友;反之，如果滥用，它就会变成最坏的东西了。 -R.W.爱默生

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries. -Rene Descartes

读好书，如同与先哲们交谈。 -雷内·笛卡尔

If a man empties his purse into his head, no one can take it from him.

如果一个人倾其所有以求学问，那么这些学问是没有人能拿走的。

Ignorance is not innocence but sin.

无知并非纯真，而是罪恶。

Isn’t it a happy thing if you review what you have learned on time?

学而时习之，不亦乐乎?

It never will rain roses. When we want to have more roses we must plant trees.

天上永远不会掉下玫瑰来，如果想要更多的玫瑰，必须自己种植。

Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.

知识来了，智慧却迟迟不前。

Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another.

知识是一回事，美德是另一回事。

Learning without thinking leads to confusion; thinking without studying results in tardiness.

学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

Reading make a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man.

阅读使人充实，交谈使人机智，写作使人精确。

Reading ten thousand books is like traveling ten thousand miles.

读万卷书，行万里路。

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

智慧就是懂得该忽略什么的技巧。

The three foundations of learning; seeing much, suffering much, and studying much.

求学的三个基本条件是：多观察，多吃苦，多研究。

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

想要收获自由之果的人，必须承受维护自由的劳苦。

Time is a bird for ever on the wing.

时间是一只永远在飞翔的鸟。

Too great an eagerneto discharge on obligation is a species of ingratitude.

急于逃避履行义务是一种忘恩负义的行为。

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Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜於雄辩。

Adversity leads to prosperity.

逆境迎向昌盛。

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

吃一堑，长一智。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难朋友才是真朋友。

A friend is a second self.

朋友是另一个我。

A friend is best found in adversity.

患难见真友。

All time is no time when it is past.

光阴一去不复返。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy.

只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻;尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.

远亲不如近邻。

An idle youth, a needy age.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Business before pleasure.

事业在先，享乐在後。

Diligence is near success.

勤奋近乎成功。

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

刻苦是成功之母。

Diligence is the mother of success.

勤奋是成功之母。

Education has for its object the formation of character.

教育的目的在於培养品德。

Every brave man is a man of his word.

勇敢的人都是信守诺言的人。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

每个人都是他自己命运的建诛师。

Every man is the master of his own fortune.

每个人都是他自己的命运的主宰。

Failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母。

Faith will move mountains.

精诚所至，金石为开。

Friendship ---- one soul in two bodies.

友谊是两人一条心。

Grasp all, lose all.

贪多必失。

He alone is poor who does not possess knowledge.

没有知识，才是贫穷。

Health is above wealth.

健康胜於财富。

Health is better than wealth.

健康胜於财富。

He who does not advance falls backward.

不进则退。

Honesty is the best policy.

诚实是上策。

Hope is life and life is hope.

希望才有人生，人生要有希望。

Idle young, needy old.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

If you dont aim high you will never hit high.

不立大志，难攀高峰。

I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort.

成功之道唯三点∶努力、努力、再努力。

Improve your time and your time will improve you.

珍惜时间，时间才会珍惜你。

In doing we learn.

行而知。

Industry if fortunes right hand, and frugality her left.

勤勉是幸福的右手，节俭是幸福的左手。

In lifes earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail.

在人生的搏斗中，只有日日前进不甘失败的人，才能获胜。

It is dogged does it.

天下无难事，只怕有心人。

Judge not according to the appearance.

不要以貌取人。

Labour is often the father of pleasure.

勤劳常为快乐之源。

Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

Like tree, like fruit.

有其因必有其果。

Manners make the man.

礼貌造就人。

Never neglect an opportunity for improvement.

抓住大好时机，切莫等闲错过。

Never too old to learn.

学到老，学不了。

No great loss without some small gain.

塞翁失马，安知非福。

No one can call back yesterday.

往日不复返。

No sooner said than done.

言而必行。

No sweet without some sweat.

不劳则无获。

Nothing is difficult to a man who wills.

世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Nothing is impossible to willing mind .

有志者事竟成。

Nothing is impossible to the man who will try.

天下无难事，只怕不努力。

Nothing is really beautiful but truth.

只有真理才是真美。

No time like the present.

只争朝夕。

One cannot put back the clock.

光阴一去不复返。

Overdone is worse than undone.

过犹不及。

Paddle your own canoe.

自立更生，自食其力。

Perseverance is vital to success.

不屈不挠是成功之本。

Second thoughts are best.

三思而行，再思可也。

Selt-trust is the essence of heroism.

自信是英雄的本色。

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

自信是成功的首要秘诀。

Success belongs to the persevering.

坚持到底必获胜利。坚持就是胜利。

Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties.

成功来自於克服困难的斗争。

The first element of success is the determination to succeed.

成功的首要因素是要有成功的决心。

The more a man knows, the less he knows he knows.

懂得越多，就越知道自己懂得不多。

Union is strength.

团结就是力量。

Virtue is a jewel of great price.

美德是无价之宝。

Waste of time is the most extravagant and costly of all expenses.

浪费时间是一切花费中最奢侈豪华的费用。

When there is no hope there can be no endeavour.

没有希望就不会努力。

Without a friend the world is a wilderness.

没有朋友，世界就等於一片荒野。

You cannot judge a tree by its bark.

人不可貌相。

1、Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。

2、Take care of the pence/pennies，and the pounds will take care of themselves.

积少成多。/小事谨慎，大事自成。

3、Swift to hear,slow to speak.

多听少讲。

4、Procrastination is the thief of time.

拖延就是偷走时间。

5、Tomorrow is another day.

明天又是新的一天。/明天还有指望。

6、Exploit to the full one’S favorable conditions and avoid unfavorableones.

扬长避短。

7、Promise little，but do much.

少许愿，多做事。

8、cripples learns to limp.

近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

9、Bend the willow while it is still youn.

修树要趁早，育人要趁小。

10、Knowledge is power.

知识就是力量。

11、Passion，though a bad regulator,is a powerful sprin.

激情虽难驾驭，却是强大动力。

12、Learn from other’S strong points to offset one’S weaknesses.

取长补短。

13、He than run fast gets the rin.

捷足先登。

14、We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

井干方知水宝贵。

15、Our greatest glory consists not in never failin9，but in rising every time we fall.

人生最大的光荣，不在于永不失败，而在失败还能站起。

16、Ideals are like stars-we never reach them，but like marlners，we chart our courses by them.

人之需要理想，如水手之需星辰；星辰虽不可及，但可指引我们航程。

17、Youth’s stuff will not endure.

青春易逝。

18、A pet lamb makes a cross ralTl.

宠坏的羊羔会变成恶羊。

19、Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

做最坏的准备，怀最好的希望。

20、Do not throw the baby with the bath water.

别把小孩和洗澡水一起泼掉。

21、Wisdom is only found in truth.

惟有在真理中才能找到智慧。

22、A stitch in time saves nine.

小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

23、An hour in the morning is worth two in the evenin9./The morning hour has gold in its mouth.

一天之计在于晨。

24、Where there is a will，there is a way.

有志者事竟成。

25、Broaden one’S scope ofknowledge and widen one’S horizon.

拓宽知识，开拓视野。

26、He that can have patience can have what he will.

惟坚韧者始能遂其志。

27、Thought is the seed of action.

思想是行动的种子。

28、As you give，as you receive./As you sow，you shall mow.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

29、Every man is the master ofhis own fogune.

每人都是自己命运的主人。

30、Good health is the best treasure a person can procure.

健康是一个人最宝贵的财富。

31、Disappointment is the nurse of wisdom.

失败是成功之母。

32、The first step to knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.

走向知识的第一步是知道自己无知。

33、Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits.

孩子不见世面，知识少的可怜。

34、People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.

自己有缺点，勿揭他人短。

35、Give me where to stand，and l will move the world.

给我一个支点,我可以跷起整个地球。