书城外语英语PARTY——谚语集锦
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第6章 Words to Live By(Ⅰ)生活箴言(一)

A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.

户枢不蠹。

A miss is as good as a mile.

失之毫厘,差之千里。

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

光说空话不做事,犹如花园光长刺。

As a man sows, so he shall reap.

种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。

A single flower does not make a spring.

一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园。

A fair death honors the whole life.

死得其所,流芳百世。

A like every day makes a clout on Sunday.

平时穿衣无好歹,假日出门无新衣。

Come what may, heaven won,t fall.

做你的吧,天塌不下来。

Complacencycomplacency n.满足, 安心 is the enemy of study.

学习的敌人是自己的满足。

Courage and resolutionresolution n.坚定, 决心, 决定, 决议 are the spirit and soul of virtue.

勇气和坚定是美德的精神与灵魂。

Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.

来而不往非礼也。

Correct the mistakes if you have committed them, and avoid them if you have not.

有则改之,无则加勉.

Courtesy is the inseparableinseparable adj.不能分的 companion of virtue.

礼貌和美貌是分不开的伴侣。

Cut your coat according to your cloth.

看布裁衣。

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。

Credit keeps the crown of the causewaycauseway n.堤道, 铺道 .

讲信用的人走遍天下。

Cunning is no burden.

艺多不压身。

Dead men tell no tales.

死人不会告密。

Death is the great leveler.

死亡面前人人平等。

Death pays all debts.

一死了百债。

Delays are dangerous.

事怕延误。

Diamond cut diamond.

棋逢对手,将遇良才。

Diligence is the mother of good luck.

勤力佳运之母。

Doing nothing is doing ill.

无所事事,必干坏事。

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.

鸡蛋尚未孵,别先数鸡雏(意指:不要过早打如意算盘)。

Do not cry for the moon.

海底捞月办不到。

Do not cry out before you are hurt.

没受伤,别乱喊。

Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.

遮荫之树不可砍。

Do not cut off your nose to spite your face.

不要做害人害己的蠢事。

Do not keep all the eggs in one basket.

不要孤注一掷。

Do not quarrel with your bread and butter.

不要砸自己的“饭碗”。

Do not rob Peter to pay Paul.

不要挖肉补疮。

Do not try to teach your grandmother to such eggs.

不要班门弄斧。

Don,t put the cart before the horse.

勿本末倒置。

Dreams go by contrariescontrary adj.相反的, 逆的, (口语)执拗 n.反面 adv.相反的 .

梦与现实常相反。

Dumb dogs are dangerous.

哑巴狗最危险。

Dying is as natural as living.

有生必有死。

Drift is as bad as unthriftunthrift n.不节约(者),不节俭(者),浪费(者),奢侈( 者) .

花钱凭冲动,等于无底洞。

Deeds, not words.

要行动,不要空言。

Delays are dangerous.

拖延误事。

Distrust can be contagiouscontagious adj.传染性的, 会感染的 . But, so can trust.

不信任有传染性。但是信任亦然。

Diamond cuts diamond.

强中自有强中手。

Do as the Romans do.

入乡随俗。

Delays are dangerous.

因循出危险。

Do as you would be done by.

己所不欲,勿施于人。

Do it now.

机不可失,时不再来。

Do nothing by halves.

凡事不可半途而废。

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。

Do not teach fish to swim.

不要班门弄斧。

Example is better than precept.

身教胜于言传。

Education is the chief defense of nations.

教育是国家的主要防御力量。

Every cloud has a silver lining.

乌云背后有阳光。

Easier said than done.

说得容易,做得难。

Easy come, easy go.

来也匆匆,去也匆匆。

Eat to live, but not live to eat.

人吃饭是为了活着,但活着不是为了吃饭。

Empty vesselsvessel n.船, 容器, 器皿, 脉管, 导管 make the greatest sound.

实磨无声空磨响,满瓶不动半瓶摇。

Envy has no holidays.

忌妒之人无宁日。

Even Homer sometimes nods.

智者千虑,必有一失。

Every tub must stand on its own bottom.

人须自立。

Easy come, easy go.

来得容易,去得也容易。

Fish and visitors smell in three days.

鱼放三天臭,客住三天嫌。

From small beginning come great things.

伟大始于渺小。

Everybody,s business is nobody,s business.

人人负责,等于没人负责。

Every day is not Sunday.

好景不常在。

Every dog has his day.

谁都有得意的时候。

Every door may be shut, but death,s door.

人生在世,唯死难逃。

Every heart has its own sorrow.

各人有各人的苦恼。

Every little helps a mickle.

聚沙成塔,集腋成裘。

Fine feathers make fine birds.

人要衣装,马要鞍。

Example is better then percept.

说一遍,不如做一遍。

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

经验是智慧之父,记忆是智慧之母。

Experience must be bought.

吃一堑,长一智。

Every man is best known to himself.

冷暖自知。

Every little helps.

涓涓细流汇成河,粒粒稻菽堆满箩。

Every little makes a mickle.

积少成多,滴水成流。

Fact speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

From small profits and many expenses comes whole life of sad consequences.

嫌得少,花得多,一世日子不好过。

Face to face, the truth comes out.

面对面,真相白。

Good advice is beyond all price.

忠告是无价宝。

Grasp all, lose all.

样样都要,全都失掉。

Gold will not buy anything.

黄金并非万能。

Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.

以德报德是常理,以德报怨大丈夫。

Good health is over wealth.

健康是最大的财富。

Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.

良药苦口利于病。

Good watch prevents misfortunemisfortune n.不幸, 灾祸 .

谨慎消灾。

Great barkers are no biters.

好狗不挡道。

Great hopes make great man.

伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同。

Great men have great faults.

英雄犯大错误。

Great men,s sons seldom do well.

富不过三代。

Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

大树底下好乘凉。

Great wits have short memories.

贵人多忘事。

Give a lark to catch a kite.

得不偿失。

Good is good, but better carries it.

精益求精,善益求善。

Gratitudegratitude n.感谢的心情 is the sign of noble souls.

感恩是精神高尚的标志。

Good words are worth much and cost little.

好话不花钱,一句值千金。

Go while the going is good.

此时不走,更待何时?

Grasp all, lose all.

欲尽得,必尽失。

Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同。

Great trees keep down the little ones.

大鱼吃小鱼,小鱼吃虾米。

Honesty is the best policy.

诚实为上策。

Handsome is he who does handsomelyhandsomely adv.帅气地, 熟练地 .

行为漂亮才算美。

Heaven never helps the man who will not act.

自己不动,叫天何用。

He is a wise man who speaks little.

聪明不是挂在嘴上。

He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.

正人先正己。

He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.

自嘲者不会让人见笑。

He is wise that is honest.

诚实者最明智。

He knows most who speaks least.

大智若愚。

He laughs best who laughs last.

谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好。

He is rich that has few wants.

寡欲者富。

He is a fool that forgets himself.

愚者忘乎所以。

He that climbs high falls heavily.

爬得越高,摔得越重。

He that will not work shall not eat.

不劳动者不得食。

He who does not advance loses ground.

逆水行舟,不进则退。

He who makes constant complaintcomplaint n.诉苦, 抱怨, 牢骚, 委屈, 疾病 gets little compassion.

经常诉苦,没人同情。

Honesty is the best policy.

做人诚信为本。

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

抱最好的愿望,做最坏的打算。

Honesty is the best image.

诚实是最好的形象。

Hot love is soon cold.

爱的热,冷得快。

History repeats itself.

历史总重演。

Honesty is the best policy.

诚实是上上之策。

Hunger is the best souse.

饥饿是最好的调味汁。

He sits no sure that sits too high.

高处不胜寒。