EnglishProverbs

EnglishProverbs

English Proverbs (英语谚语)

e teaches success.

（成功是失败之母。）

2. A life without a friend is a life without sun.

（人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。）

3. When at Rome, do as the Romans do. （入乡随俗。）

4. Better early than late. （宁早勿迟。）

5. Better late than never.（迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。）

6. A man can do no more than he can. （量力而行。）

7. Rome was not built in a day. （冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。）

8. Practice makes perfect.. （熟能生巧。）

9. It is never too late to learn.（活到老，学到老。）

10. Where there is a will, there is a way.（有志者事竟成。）

11. Health is better than wealth. （健康胜于财富。）

12. Health is wealth. （健康就是财富。）

13. Well begun is half done. （良好的开端是成功的一半。）

14. A contented mind is a perpetual feast.（知足常乐。）

15. A friend in need is a friend indeed. （患难见知己。）

16. Haste makes waste. (欲速则不达。)

17. Every advantage has its disadvantage. (有利必有弊。)18.

Every little makes a mickle. (积少成多。)

19. Actions speak louder than words. (百说不如一干。)

20. Self-trust is the first secret of success.

(自信是成功的第一秘诀。)

21. Example is better than precept. (言传不如身教。)

22. God helps those that help themselves. (天助自助者。)

23. Early sow, early mow. (早耕耘，早收获。)

24. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,

wealthy

and wise. (早睡早起使人富有、聪明、身体好。)

25. No pains, no gains. （一份耕耘，一份收获。）

26. Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.

(今日事今日毕。)

27. To read without reflection is like eating without digesting.

(学而不思，犹如食而未化。)

28. Honesty is the best policy. (诚实乃上策。)

’t put the cart before the horse. (不要本末倒置。)

30. A friend is easier lost than found. (朋友易失不易得。)

31. All roads lead to Rome. / Every road leads to Rome.

（条条大路通罗马。)

32. Business before pleasure. （先苦后甜。）

33. Business is business. （公事公办。）

34. Time waits for no man. （时不待人。）

35. A good medicine tastes bitter. （良药苦口。）

36. Look before you leap. (三思而后行。)

37. Things done can not be undone. (覆水难收)

38. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. (吃一堑，长一智。)

39. Misfortunes never come alone. (祸不单行。)

40. All for one, one for all. ( 人人为我，我为人人。)

41. There is no royal road to learning. (学无坦途。)

42. Learning without thought is useless; thought without

learning is

dangerous. (学而不思则罔；思而不学则殆。)

43. Every coin has its two sides.

(每个硬币都有两面；事情都有两面性。)

44. While there is life, there is hope.

（有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。）

45. East or west, home is the best.（东好西好，还是家里最好。）

46. Two heads are better than one.（三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。）

47. Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石。）

48. Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.（不经灾祸不知福。）

49. It's never too late to mend.

（过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。）

50. If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.

（如果事情值得做，就值得做好。）

51. Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯错误。）

52. From small beginning come great things.（伟大始于渺小。）

today is worth two tomorrows.（一个今天胜似两个明天。）

54. A bold attempt is half success.（勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。）

something of everything and everything of

something.

（通百艺而专一长。）

56. Never judge a book by its cover. / Never judge people by

their appearance.（永远不要以貌取人。）

57. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

（只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。）

58. A young idler, an old beggar. （少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。）

59. Bad news has wings. （好事不出门，坏事传千里。）

60. Do as you would be done by. （己所不欲，勿施于人。）

61. Talk to the wall. (对牛弹琴。)/ Wall has ears. (隔墙有耳。)

62. It is no use crying over spilt milk. （覆水难收。）

63. Strike the iron while it is hot. （趁热打铁。）