书城外语英语PARTY——谚语集锦
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第3章 Flowers for Friendship友谊之花

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难之交才是真正的朋友。

A friend is easier lost than found.

得朋友难,失朋友易。

Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

身处逆境不择友。

A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.

父亲是财富,兄弟是安慰,朋友兼而有之。

A friend is a second self.

朋友是另一个我。

A friend in court is better than a penny in pursepurse n.钱包.

曩中有钱,不如朝中有友。

A friend exaggeratesexaggerate v.夸大, 夸张 a man′s virtue, an enemy his crimes.

朋友宣扬人的美德,敌人夸大人的罪过。

Admonish your friends privatelyprivately adv.私下地, 秘密地, but praise them openly.

要私下告诫朋友,但是要公开夸奖朋友。

A friend is, as it were, a second self.

可以说,朋友是另一个自我。

A man should keep his friendship in constant repair.

只有经常“浇灌”,方能保持友谊天长地久。

All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.

人世间所有的荣华富贵不如一个好朋友。

An open enemy is better than a hollow friend.

宁有公开的敌人,不要虚伪的朋友。

A friend is never known till a man has need.

需要之时方知友。

A friend without faults will never be found.

没有十全十美的朋友。

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

君子之交淡如水。

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。

A man is known by his friends.

什么人交什么朋友。

New wine in old bottles.

旧瓶装新酒。

No cross, no crown.

不经历风雨,怎么见彩虹。

No common goal, no common cause to cooperatecooperate vi.合作, 协作.

道不同,不相为谋。

Old friends and old wines are best.

陈酒味醇,老友情深。

Put your shoulder to the wheel.

鼎力相助。

Short accounts make long friends.

好朋友勤算账。

Something is better than nothing.

聊胜于无。

There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

好友胜过亲兄弟。

To err is human.

人非圣贤,孰能无过。

Two heads are better than one.

一个好汉三个帮。

The world is but a little place, after all.

天涯原咫尺,何处不相逢。

We 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。

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。