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英语谚语名言(一)

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Zhao Baobin (赵宝斌)

1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor.

雨后送伞

2. After praising the wine they sell us vinegar.

挂羊头卖狗肉

3. All is over but the shouting.

大势已去

4. All lay load on the willing horse.

人善被人欺,马善被人骑

5.Anger and haste hinder good counsel.

小不忍则乱大谋.

6. As poor as a church mouse

一贫如洗.

7. A word spoken is past recalling.

一言既出,驷马难追

8. Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚

9. Cry over spilt milk.

覆水难收

10.World is but a little place, after all.

天涯原咫尺,到处可逢君

11. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

入乡随俗

12. What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts.

失之东隅,收之桑榆

13. What are the odds so long as you are happy.

知足者常乐

14. Entertain an angel unawares.

有眼不识泰山

15. Every dog has his day.

是人皆有出头日

16. Every potter praises his own pot.

王婆买瓜,自卖自夸

17. Great minds think alike

英雄所见略同

18.Observation is the best teacher.

观察是最好的老师。

19.Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧

20.The early bird catches the worm.

早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

21. A burden of one's choice is not felt.

自己選的擔子不嫌重。

22. A burnt child dreads the fire.

一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。

23. A candle lights others and consumes itself.

蠟燭焚自身,光亮照別人。

24. A cat may look at a king.

貓也有權晉見國王。

25. Accidents will happen.

天有不測風雲。

26. A change of work is as good as a rest.

調換一下工作是很好的休息。

27. A cheerful wife is the joy of life.

快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。

28. A clean hand wants no washing.

身正不怕影子斜。

29. A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

問心無愧,高枕無憂。

30. A clear conscience is a sure card.

光明磊落,勝券在握。

31. A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.

白日不做虧心事,夜半敲門心不驚。

32. A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.

寧為清貧,不為濁富。

33. A close mouth catches no flies.

病從口入,禍從口出。

34. A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.

夜郎自大。

35. A common danger causes common action.

同仇敵愾。

36. A constant guest is never welcome.

久住非佳賓,常來不歡迎。

37. A contented mind is perpetual feast.

知足常樂。

38. A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.

貪婪的人對別人毫無好處,對自己卻壞處更大。

39. A crafty knave needs no broker.

狡猾的流氓,不需居間人。

40. A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.

戶樞不蠹。

41.Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.

行動是知識的巧果。

42. Actions speak louder than words.

事實勝於雄辯。

43. A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.

不滿足者坐無寧時。

44. A disease known is half cured.

病情確診斷,治病好一半。

45. Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.

在私底下要忠告你的朋友,在公開場合又表揚你的朋友。

46. A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.

骨頭打狗狗不叫。

47. Adversity is a good discipline.

苦難是磨練人的好機會。

48. Adversity leads to prosperity.

逆境迎向昌盛。

49. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

患難使人聰明,但不能致富。

50. Adversity makes strange bedfellows.

身處逆境不擇友。

51. Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.

成功地克服困難是最大的光榮。

52. A fair death honours the whole life.

死得光明,終身榮耀。

53. A fair face may hide a foul heart.

人不可貌相。

54. A faithful friend is hard to find.

益友難得。

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

吃一塹,長一智。

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

父親是財富,兄弟是安慰,朋友兼而有之。

57. A fault confessed is half redressed.

承認錯誤,等於改正一半。

58. Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.

事情要安步就班地做,就會很快地做完。

59. A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.

口若懸河不能作為才智的證明。

60. A fool always comes short of his reckoning.

愚人常缺算計。

61. fool always rushes to the fore.

傻瓜總愛強出頭。

62. A fool and his money are soon parted.

笨蛋難聚財。

63. A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity.

蠢人裝聰明,實在最可憐。

64. A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.

一愚發問,七智結舌。

65. A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.

愚者所問,智者難答。

66. A fool may give a wise man counsel.

愚者千慮,必有一得。

67. A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.

一愚所失,百智難回。

68. A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark.

愚者千慮,必有一得。

69. A fool's heart dances on his lips.

愚人心坦蕩,掛在嘴唇上。

70. A fox may grow grey, but never good.

狐狸會變,但本性難移。

71. A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes.

朋友宣揚人的美德,敵人誇大人的罪過。

72. A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.

曩中有錢,不如朝中有友。

73. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患難朋友才是真朋友。

74. A friend is a second self.

朋友是另一個我。

75. A friend is best found in adversity.

患難見真友。

76. A friend is never known till a man have need.

不到患難時,永遠不能認識真正的朋友。

77. A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.

交友慢,失友快。

78. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.

廣交友,無深交。

79. A friend without faults will never be found.

沒有缺點的朋友是永遠找不到的。

80. After a storm comes a calm.

否極泰來。

81.After black clouds, clear weather.

否極泰來。

82. After death, the doctor.

放馬後砲。

83. After dinner comes the reckoning.

吃喝玩樂,該付代價。

84. After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile.

午餐之後坐片刻,晚飯之後走一里。

85. After meat, mustard.

雨後送傘。

86. A full belly counsels well.

衣食足而後知榮辱。

87. A full cup must be carried steadily.

杯滿盈,須持穩。

88. A good anvil does not fear the hammer.

好砧不怕錘。

89. A good appetite is a good sauce.

飢不擇食。

90. A good beginning is half the battle.

首戰告捷等於一半勝利。

91. A good beginning makes a good ending.

善始者必善其終。

92. A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.

一本好書,莫逆之交。

93. A good book is a light to the soul.

好書一本,照亮心靈。

94. A good conscience is a continual feast.

白日不做虧心事,夜半敲門心不驚。

95. A good conscience is a soft pillow.

白日不做虧心事,夜半敲門心不驚。

96. A good dog deserves a good bone.

有勞得獎。

97. A good example is the best sermon.

身教勝似言教。

98. A good face is a letter of recommendation.

好的相貌就是一封推薦的介紹信。

99. A good fame is better than a good face.

好的名望勝於好的相貌。

100. A good friend is my nearest relation.

良友如近親。

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