最新英文諺語大全
流傳于民間口語中的諺語,伴隨著文字的產(chǎn)生,開始出現(xiàn)在各種文學(xué)作品和文化典籍中。這些源自文化典籍的“雅諺”,有些是在民間口語說法的基礎(chǔ)上提煉打磨而成,而有些則屬獨(dú)創(chuàng),有著鮮明的文化色彩、語體特色和教育警策作用。接下來小編為大家整理了英文諺語,歡迎大家閱讀!
英文諺語
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
識(shí)是一座寶庫,而實(shí)踐就是開啟寶庫的鑰匙。
Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in an advanced age; and if we do not plant it when young, it will give us no shade when we grow old.
學(xué)識(shí)可使老年時(shí)舒適地退隱和有所寄托;但如果年青時(shí)不使它扎下根,老年就得不到它的庇護(hù)。
Knowledge comes from experience alone.
知識(shí)來自實(shí)踐。
Knowledge advances by steps not by leaps.
知識(shí)的獲得是循序漸進(jìn)而不是突飛猛進(jìn)的。
Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud.
知識(shí)令人謙虛;無知使人驕傲。
Knowledge will not be aquired without pain and application.
不花力氣,不下功夫是得不到知識(shí)的。
Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist.
只有知識(shí)而無實(shí)踐,只能造就半瓢水的藝術(shù)家。
Know something like the palm of one's hand.
熟知其事,了如指掌。
Know something of everything and everything of something.
既要有一般常識(shí),又要有專業(yè)知識(shí)。
Know thyself.
了解自己。
Maidens should (or must) be mild and meek, swift to hear and slow to speak.
少女應(yīng)溫良謙恭,敏于聽而慎于言。
Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can.
盡力而為,盡力節(jié)約,盡力施舍。
Make haste slowly.
從容趕急。
Make hay while the sun shines.
趁熱打鐵。
Make the best of a bad business (or job or bargain).
身處山窮水盡,力爭柳暗花明。
Make the night night, and the day day, and you will have a pleasant time of it.
白天當(dāng)白天,夜晚當(dāng)夜晚,生活過得好,愉快而多歡。
Make your enemy your friend.
要化敵為友。
Make yourself necessary to someone.
使你有益于人。
Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed.
只有人,生下時(shí)啼哭,活著時(shí)抱怨,去世時(shí)失望。
Man has not a greater enemy than himself.
人之大敵,自己而已。
Man is a tool-using animal.
人是用器之獸。
Man is mortal.
人生誰無死。
Man is not the creature of circumstances; circumstances are the creature of man.
并非時(shí)勢造人,而是人造時(shí)勢。
Man is the artificer of his own happiness.
人之幸福,自己創(chuàng)造。
Manners make the man.
禮貌造就人。
Knavery may serve, but honestyis best.
欺詐可能得計(jì),但誠實(shí)總是上策。
Kinsman helps kinsman, but woe to him that hath nothing.
親幫親,鄰幫鄰,無親無助你倒霉。
Kind words butter no parsnips.
畫餅充饑。
Kind words are worth much and cost little.
口頭方便不費(fèi)力。
Kind words are the music of the world.
善言是世上的音樂。
英文諺語
I am cought between the devil and the deep blue sea 進(jìn)退維谷。
I am not a slave, I am not a captive, and by energy I can overcome the greater obstacles 我不是奴隸,也不是俘虜,我有力量可以克服更大的艱難險(xiǎn)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 我不僅要使自己有才智,而且也要使別人有才智。
I believe the first test of truly great man is his humility 一個(gè)真正偉大的人,對(duì)他的第一個(gè)考驗(yàn)就是看他是否謙遜。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too 我不能既是你的朋友,而又對(duì)你阿諛奉承。
I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remem-bering my good friends我認(rèn)為,只有在腦海中想起好朋友時(shí)我才會(huì)那樣快樂。
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,但我們猶如水手,可借它指引航向。
Idle folks have most labour 懶漢總嫌活太多。
Idle folks lack no excuses 懶漢辯解,何患無詞。
Idleness is the key of beggary, and the root of all evil 懶惰是行乞的敲門磚,是萬惡的根源。
Idleness is the root (or mother) of all evil (or sin or vice) 懶惰是萬惡之源。
Idleness is the rust of the mind 懶惰使腦子生銹。
Idleness rusts the mind 懶惰使人的頭腦遲鈍。
Idle young, needy old 少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him 傻瓜惹著你,你別跟他纏。
If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him 如果倒空錢袋,裝入腦袋,那就無人能夠把錢奪走。
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 如果以肯定開始,必將以懷疑告終;如果愿以懷疑開始,必將以肯定告終。
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again 初試不成功,努力勿懈怠。
If doctors fail thee, be these three thy doctors; rest, cheerful-ness, and moderate diet 如果醫(yī)藥不能幫助,那么注意三件事∶休息,愉快,飲食調(diào)和。
If each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city (or street) 眾擎易舉。
I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts 敵人獻(xiàn)禮品,千萬莫輕信。
If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself 注意好品行,自有美名聲。
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.) 不正確的事不做,不真實(shí)的話不說。
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 重要的并不在于一個(gè)人怎樣死,而是在于他怎樣生。
If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master 不做金錢的主人,就會(huì)做金錢的奴隸。
If nobody loves you, be sure it is your own fault 如果沒有人愛你,肯定是你自己有問題。
If one desires to succeed in anything, he must pay the price 如果想做成點(diǎn)事,就得付出代價(jià)一干。
If the beard were all, the goat might preach 如果有了?需就什么都行,那么山羊也可以說教了。
If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch 問道于盲,無益于事。
If the counsel be good no matter who gave it 只要忠告中肯,誰提都行。
If the eye do no admire, the heart will not desire 眼不饞,心不貪。
If the old dog barks, he gives counsel 如果老狗叫,他是給忠告。
If the pills were pleasant, they would not be gilded 丸藥不苦不會(huì)加糖衣。
If there be neither snow nor rain, then will be dear all sorts of grain 雨雪不調(diào),五谷價(jià)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 異想天開
If they say you are good, ask yourself if it be ture 若有人稱贊你,要自問對(duì)不對(duì)。
If things were to be done twice all would be wise 事事倘能做兩次,人人都可稱明智。
If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind 兩人同騎一馬,必有一人在后。
If we are bound to forgive an enemy we are not bound to trust him 如果我們決定寬恕一個(gè)敵人,但決不能相信他。
If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get 隨遇而安。
If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance 智者干傻事,愚蠢到極點(diǎn)。
If wishes were horses, beggars might ride 愿望不等于事實(shí)。
If you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cow 得寸進(jìn)尺。
If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you 運(yùn)氣太好,得意忘形;運(yùn)氣太壞,無人理會(huì)。
If you can be well without health you may be happy without virtue 如果不健康而能強(qiáng)強(qiáng)壯壯,那么無美德也可快快樂樂。
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,你就充分利用你現(xiàn)有的吧。
If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully 倘君指揮有方,人人欣然聽命。
If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, remember it always施恩勿記,受恩勿忘。
If you dance you must pay the fiddler 要想尋歡作樂,代價(jià)非付不可。
If you don't aim high you will never hit high 不立大志,難攀高峰。
If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist 巧婦難為無米之炊。
If you lie upon roses when young, you'll lie upon thorns when old 年青時(shí)躺在玫瑰上,老年時(shí)就會(huì)躺在荊棘上。
If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp 遠(yuǎn)朱者赤,近墨者黑。
If you remove stone by stone, even a mountain will be levelled 一塊一塊把石移,高山也可變平地。
If you run after two heares, you will catch neither 兩頭落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too 蝕了本也輸了利。
If you swear you will catch no fish 咒罵無益,于事無濟(jì)。
If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die 不試就相信,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,何患無辭。
If you want a thing (well) done, do it yourself 要想做好事情,就要自己動(dòng)手。
If you want knwledge, you must toil for it 若要求知識(shí),必須刻苦學(xué)習(xí)。
If you wish for peace, be prepared for war 想要和平,必須備戰(zhàn)。
If you wish good advice, consult an old man 如要忠告向老人請教。
If you would build for your happiness a sure foundation, let the stone for the corner be a good reputation 若想為快樂奠立可靠的基礎(chǔ),美好的名聲便是奠基的石頭。
If you would have a good wife marry one who has been a good daughter 想得賢妻子,須娶好女兒。
If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself 如要是情做得好,你須親自動(dòng)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 欲知金錢價(jià),不妨把錢借;借錢味難嘗,使人心悲傷。
If you would make an enemy, lend a man money and ask it of him again 你若想與人成仇結(jié)怨,只要借錢給人再催還。
Ignorance is the mother of impudence 厚顏無恥由于愚昧無知。
Ignorance is the mother of suspicions 無知會(huì)多疑。
Ignorance of the law excuses no man 對(duì)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;對(duì)的,就做下去,不對(duì),就丟開。
I have no secret of success but hard work 成功無秘訣,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 是上無天才,勤學(xué)加苦練。
Ill air slays sooner thant the sword 污濁的空氣殺人比刀還要快。
Ill-gotten goods never prosper 發(fā)橫財(cái),家不發(fā)
Ill-gotten wealth never thrives 悖入悖出。
Ill news comes space 惡事傳千里。
Ill news flies fast 惡事傳千里。
Ill news never comes too late 壞消息來得快。
Ill news travels fast 壞事傳千里。
Ill (or Evil) gotten, ill (or evil) spent 悖入悖出。
Imagination is more important than knowledge 想像力比知識(shí)更重要。
Imagination is sometimes more vivid than reality 想像有時(shí)比現(xiàn)實(shí)生動(dòng)得多。
Imagination is the source of creation 想象是創(chuàng)作之源。
I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort 成功之道唯三點(diǎn)∶努力、努力、再努力。
Improve your time and your time will improve you 珍惜時(shí)間,時(shí)間才會(huì)珍惜你。
In a calm sea, every man is a pilot 平靜的海上易駛船。
In a great river great fish are found; but take heed lest you be drowned 發(fā)現(xiàn)大河有大魚,可得注意別溺斃。
In all things, it is better to hope than to despair 凡事抱希望為佳,不應(yīng)悲觀而失望。
In an enemy spots are soon seen 敵人的缺點(diǎn)容易找。
In books, are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages 歷代最偉大的思想都載入史冊而不朽。
In doing we learn 行而知。
Industry if fortune's right hand, and frugality her left 勤勉是幸福的右手,節(jié)儉是幸福的左手。
Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole, the purse full 勤奮使身體健康,使心情開朗,使思想專注,使經(jīng)濟(jì)充裕。
In every beginning think of the end 思前顧后。
In every country dogs bite 天下的狗都要咬人。
In every rank, great or small, 'Tis industry supports us all 不論高的低的各級(jí)人士,所持的都是勤勞。
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 豐年五谷賤如草,荒年稻草貴如糧。
In life, as in chess, forethought wins 人生如下棋,多謀得勝利。
In life's earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail在人生的搏斗中,只有日日前進(jìn)不甘失敗的人,才能獲勝。
In moderating, not satisfying, desires, lies peace 節(jié)欲不縱情,心情得安寧。
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 處順境時(shí)要小心,處逆境時(shí)要耐心。
In prosperity think of adversity 居安思危。
Interest will not lie 興趣不會(huì)說謊。
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider 順利時(shí)要快樂,不利時(shí)要思索。
In the deepest water is the best fishing 絕處能逢生。
In the election of a wife, as in a project of war, to err but once is to be undone for ever 選擇妻子也象策畫戰(zhàn)爭,一時(shí)之錯(cuò)將成終身之恨。
In the end things will mend 船到橋頭自會(huì)直。
In the evening one may praise the day 入夜方能贊美白晝。
In the grave the rich and poor lie equal 人到黃泉,貧富同眠。
In the kingdom of blind men the one-eyed man is king 盲人國里,獨(dú)眼稱王。
In the mirror we see the face; in wine, the heart 明鏡照容顏,醇酒見人心。
In the multitude of counsellors there is safety 謀士多,保安全。
In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom 處世似游泳,不會(huì)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 富在深山有遠(yuǎn)親,窮在鬧市無人問。
In water you may see your own face; in wine, the heart of another 水中可見自己的臉,酒中可見別人的心。
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 青年時(shí)代是黃金的,壯年時(shí)代是白銀的,老年時(shí)代是灰鉛的。
I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country 我抱憾的是,只有一次生命能獻(xiàn)給祖國。
I regard that man as lost, who has lost his sense of shame 我認(rèn)為,人喪失了廉恥就完了。
I say little but I think the more 我說得少,但我想得多。
I slept, and dreamt that life was Beauty, I woke, and found that life was Duty 睡時(shí)夢覺生活是美事,醒來發(fā)現(xiàn)生活是責(zé)任。
I succeeded because I willed it; I never hesitated 我成功是因?yàn)橛袥Q心,從不猶豫。
It is a good horse that never stumbles 良馬不失蹄。
It is a good tongue that says no ill, and a better heart that thinks none 善心不想壞事,好舌不出惡聲。
It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune 對(duì)己之不幸付之一笑,這是一門偉大的藝術(shù)。
It is a long lane that has no turning 路必有彎。
It is an equal failing to trust everybody and trust nobody 信任任何人和不信任任何人,同樣是缺點(diǎn)。
It is an evil sign too see a fox lick a lamb 狐貍舔羔羊,這是兇跡象。
It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest 家丑不可外揚(yáng)。
It is a poor heart that never rejoices 不知世間有樂者最可憐。
It is a silly fish, that is caught twice with the same bait 蠢人才吃兩次虧。
It is a silly goose that comes to the fox's sermon 只有呆鵝才去聽狐貍說教。
It is a small flock that has not a black sheep 家家難免有敗類。
It is as well to know which way the wind blows 識(shí)時(shí)務(wù)者為俊杰。
It is a wise father that knows his own child 父賢知其子。
It is better to be alone than in bad company 無友要比交壞友好。
It is better to be clothed in rags, than to be clothed with shame 寧可穿破衣,不可蒙羞恥。
It is better to be safe than sorry 事后追悔不如事前穩(wěn)妥。
It is better to do well than to say well 理論好不如實(shí)際好。
It is better to fight for good than to rail at the ill 與其抱怨,不如積善。
It is better to please a fool than to anger him 惹得傻瓜發(fā)火,不如使他快活。
It is better to wear out than to rust out 與其銹掉,不如用壞。
It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips 驕傲的心碰上獻(xiàn)媚的嘴,是最危險(xiǎn)不過的。
It is dogged (that) does it 天下無難事,只怕有心人。
It is easier to descend than to ascend 下降容易上升難。
It is easier to give good counsel than to follow it 提出忠告易,照著辦事難。
It is easier to pull down than build 敗事容易成事難。
It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him 養(yǎng)虎易,馴虎難。
It is easy to be wise after the event 當(dāng)事后諸葛亮容易。
It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything 對(duì)每一件事知道一些是容易的,對(duì)任何一件事詳細(xì)知道是困難的。
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open 開設(shè)店鋪易,維持常開難。
It is easy to prophesy after the event 事后諸葛亮,預(yù)言頂便當(dāng)。
It is good fishing in troubled waters 混水之中好摸魚。
It is good to be merry at meal 席間心情愉快是為上策。
It is good to have friends in trouble 在患難時(shí)得到朋友是幸運(yùn)的。
It is good to learn at another man's cost 前車之覆,后車之鑒。
It is harder to marry a daughter well than to bring her up well 養(yǎng)女容易嫁女難。
It is hard to please all parties 取悅各方,談何容易。
It is impossible that a man who is false to his friends should be true to his country 對(duì)朋友不義,不可能對(duì)國家效忠。
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點(diǎn)更不好受。
It is my own fault if I am deceived by the same man twice 在同一個(gè)人那里上兩次當(dāng)只能怪自己。
It is no honour for an eagle to vanquish a dove 老鷹勝鴿,不足為榮。
It is not every couple that is a pair 成雙并非皆配偶。
It is not good to make a sleeping lion 弄醒睡獅不是好事。
It is not helps, but obstaceles, not facilities but difficulties, that make men 造就人的,不是幫助,而是磨難,不是方便,而是困難。
It is not how long but how well we live 問題不是活得長不長而是活得好不好。
It is not shame for a man to learn that which he knows not, whatever be his age 一個(gè)人不論年齡多大,都要學(xué)習(xí)不懂的東西,這不是羞恥。
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 勞動(dòng)不傷人,憂慮才傷人。
It is no use crying over spilt milk 潑水難收。
It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently 話講得多是一回事,講得恰當(dāng)是另一回事。
It is right to put everything in its proper use 凡事都應(yīng)該用得其所。
It is the first step that costs 萬事開頭難。
It is the general rule, that all superior men inherit the elements ofsuperiority from their mother 一切優(yōu)秀的人通常都從他們母親那里繼承優(yōu)良的因素。
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error 人總不免要犯錯(cuò)誤,只有蠢人才堅(jiān)持不改。
It is the nature of folly to see the faults of others and forget his own 愚蠢的本質(zhì)是只看到別人的錯(cuò)處而忘卻了自己的過失。
It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it 只要真正渴求知識(shí),都能得到,這是知識(shí)的特點(diǎn)。
It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock 船觸礁后在拋錨,為時(shí)已經(jīng)太晚了。
It is too late to come with the water when the house is burnt down 馬后炮。
It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen 賊出關(guān)門。
It is wisdom sometimes to seem a fool 大智若愚。
It matters not how long we live but how 問題不是活得多么長,而是活得怎么樣。
It never rains but it pours 禍不單行。(不鳴則已,一鳴驚人。)
It's a good horse that never stumbles, A good wife that never grumbles 良馬不失蹄,賢妻不聒絮。
It's a poor heart that never rejoices 不知人間有樂趣者最可憐。
It's a poor mouse that has only on hole 鼠只有一洞,必先把命送。
It's earier to run down the hill than go up 下山容易上山難。
It's easy to fall into a trap, but hard to get out again 墮入陷阱易,脫離陷阱難。
It's hard sailing when there is no wind 沒有風(fēng)難航行。
It's no sin to sell dear, but a sin to give ill measure 高價(jià)賣不為過,短斤少兩才有罪。
It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman 君子重德不重衣。
It's no use pumping a dry well 徒勞無益。
It takes all sorts to make a world 萬千事物,形成世界。
It takes two to make a quarrel 要有兩個(gè)人才吵得起來。
I was born anAmerican; I live an American; I shall die an American 我生下來是美國人,活著是美國人,死時(shí)也是美國人。
I wept when I was born,, and every day shows why 我生下時(shí)啼哭,后來每天的生活說明了為什么。
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 寧為窮漢住擱樓,擁有好書任我讀,不愿身居帝王位,縱有好書不愛讀。
I would rather have the affectionate regard of my fellow men than I would have heaps and mines of gold 我寧愿得到人們的深情至愛,而不愿黃金成雄。
英文諺語
1.Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。
2.Content is better than riches.知足者常樂。
3.Count one's chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵先數(shù)雛。
4.Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.來而不往非禮也。
5.Creep before you walk.循序漸進(jìn)。
6..Cry for the moon.海底撈月。
7.Custom is a second nature.習(xí)慣是后天養(yǎng)成的。
8.Custom makes all things easy.有個(gè)好習(xí)慣,事事皆不難。
9.Diamond cuts diamond.強(qiáng)中自有強(qiáng)中手。
10.Do as the Romans do.入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。
11.Do as you would be done by.己所不欲,勿施于人。
12.Doing is better than saying.與其掛在嘴上,不如落實(shí)在行動(dòng)上。
13.Do it now.機(jī)不可失,時(shí)不再來。
14.Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而廢。
15.Don't claim to know what you don't know.不要不懂裝懂。
16.Don't have too many irons in the fire.不要攬事過多。
17.Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.不要小題大做。
18.Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事,今日畢
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