书城外语课外英语-流行妙语(双语版)
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第21章 谚语小站(4)

树大招风。

391Teach others by your example.

躬亲示范。

392The best hearts are always the bravest.

无私者无畏。

393The best man stumbles.

伟人也有犯错时。

394The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.

掩耳盗铃。

395The danger past and God forgotten.

过河拆桥。

396The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.

黎明前的黑暗。

397The darkest place is under the candlestick.

烛台底下最暗。

398The devil knows many things because he is old.

老马识途。

399The devil sometimes speaks the truth.

魔鬼有时也会说真话。

400The die is cast.

木已成舟。

401The end justifies the means.

只要目的正当,可以不择手段。

402)The end makes all equal.

死亡面前,人人平等。

403The eye is bigger than the belly.

贪多嚼不烂。

404The farthest way about is the nearest way home.

抄近路反而绕远路。

405The finest diamond must be cut.

玉不琢,不成器。

406The fire is the test of gold,adversity of strong man.

烈火验真金,艰难磨意志。

407The first step is the only difficulty.

迈出第一步是最艰难的。

408The fox knew too much,that’s how he lost his tail.

机关算尽太聪明,反误了卿卿性命。

409The fox preys farthest from home.

兔子不吃窝边草。

410The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.

坐井观天。

411The grass is greener on the other side.

这山望着那山高。

412The greatest talkers are always least doers.

语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。

413The higher up,the greater the fall.

爬得高,摔得惨。

414The leopard cannot change its spots.

本性难移。

415The more noble,the more humble.

人越高尚,越谦虚。

416The more wit,the less courage.

初生牛犊不怕虎。

417)The outsider sees the most of the game.

旁观者清。

418The pen is mightier than the sword.

笔能杀人。

419The pot calls the kettle black.

五十步笑百步。

420There are spots in the sun.

太阳也有黑点。

421There are two sides to every question.

问题皆有两面。

422There is a skeleton in the cupboard.

家家有本难念的经。

423There is kindness to be found everywhere.

人间处处有温情。

424There is no general rule without some exception.

任何法规均有例外。

425There is no medicine against death.

没有长生不老药。

426There is no place like home.

金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。

427There is no royal road to learning.

书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟。

428The style is the man.

字如其人。

429The tongue is not steel,yet it cuts.

人言可畏。

430The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.

水能载舟,亦能覆舟。

431The wise man knows he knows nothing,the fool thinks he knows all.

清者自清,浊者自浊。

432The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.

螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后。

433The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.

世界如阶梯,有人上有人下。

434The world is but a little place,after all.

海内存知己,天涯若比邻。

435Think twice before you do.

三思而后行。

436Things at the worst will mend.

否极泰来。

437Time and tide wait for no man.

时不我待。

438Time cures all things.

时间是医治一切创伤的良药。

439Time flies.

光阴似箭。

440)Time is money.

时间就是金钱。

441Time lost cannot be won again.

时光流逝,不可复得。

442Time past cannot be called back again.

时间不能倒流。

443Time tries all.

路遥知马力,日久见人心。

444Tit for tat is fair play.

人不犯我,我不犯人;人若犯我,我必犯人。

445To err is human.

人非圣贤,孰能无过。

446To know everything is to know nothing.

什么都知道,一如什么都不知道。

447To know oneself is true progress.

人贵有自知之明。

448Tomorrow never comes.

我生待明日,万事成蹉跎。

449Too much familiarity breeds contempt.

过分熟悉会使人互不服气。

450Too much knowledge makes the head bald.

学问太多催人老。

451Too much liberty spills all.

自由放任,一事无成。

452Too much praise is a burden.

过多夸奖,反成负担。

453To save time is to lengthen life.

节约时间就是延长生命。

454Touch pitch,and you will be defiled.

常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋。

455Troubles never come singly.

福无双至,祸不单行。

456Truth never grows old.

真理永存。

457Turn over a new leaf.

洗心革面,改过自新。

458Two dogs strive for a bone,and a third runs away with it.

鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利。

459Two heads are better than one.

一个好汉三个帮。

460Two of a trade seldom agree.

同行是冤家。

461Two wrongs do not make a right.

别人错了,不等于你对了。

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462Unity is strength.

团结就是力量。

463Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.

忠言逆耳利于行

464Until all is over one’s ambition never dies.

不到黄河心不死。

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465Venture a small fish to catch a great one.

吃小亏占大便宜。

466Virtue is fairer far than beauty.

美德远远胜过美貌。

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467Walls have ears.

小心隔墙有耳。

468Wash your dirty linen at home.

家丑不可外扬。

469Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.

滴水穿石。

470Wealth is nothing without health.

失去健康,钱再多也没用。

471We know not what is good until we have lost it.

好东西,失去了才明白。

472Well begun is half done.

好的开始,是成功的一半。

473We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

井干方知水可贵。

474We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.

欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。

475We 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。

476Wet behind the ears.

乳臭未干。

477Whatever you do,do with all your might.

不管做什么,都要一心一意。

478What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.

儿时所学,终生难忘。

479What’s done cannot be undone.

生米煮成熟饭了。

480What’s lost is lost.

失者不可复得。

481What we do willingly is easy.

愿者不难。

482When in Rome,do as the Romans do.

入国问禁,入乡随俗。

483When everybody’s somebody then nobody’s anybody.

人人都伟大,世间没豪杰。

484When sorrow is asleep,wake it not.

伤心旧事别重提。

485When sorrows come,they come not single spies,but in battalions.

新仇旧恨,齐上心头。

486When the fox preaches,take care of your geese.

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心。

487When wine is in truth,wit is out.

酒后吐真言。

488Where there is a will,there is a way.

有志者事竟成。

489Where there is life,there is hope.

留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。

490Where there is smoke,there is fire.

事出有因。

491While the priest climbs a post,the devil climbs ten.

道高一尺,魔高一丈。

492Who chatters to you,will chatter of you.

搬弄口舌者必是小人。

493Whom the gods love die young.

好人不长命。

494Work makes the workman.

勤工出巧匠。

495Wise man have their mouths in their hearts,fools have their hearts in theirmouths.

智者嘴在心里,愚者心在嘴里。

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496You cannot burn the candle at both ends.

蜡烛不能两头点,精力不可过分耗。

497You cannot eat your cake and have it.

鱼与熊掌,不可兼得。

498You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.

强扭的瓜不甜。

499You may know by a handful the whole sack.

由一斑可知全貌。

500You never know what you can till you try.

是驴子是马,拉出来遛遛。