1.十句英语的谚语

1.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

2.God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。

3.Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

4.Where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

5.One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。

6.Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

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

8.Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。

9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance. 无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

11.More hasty,less speed. 欲速则不达。

12.It's never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

13.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。

14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

15.Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

16.Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。

17.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

18.well begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

19.It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

20.Out of sight,out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。

21.Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

22.Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。

23.First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。

24.Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

25.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

26.live not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

27.Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。

28.East or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

29.It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。

30.Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

31.Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。

32.The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

33.Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。

34.An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

35.As the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

36.To live is to learn,to learn is to better live.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。

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2.英语谚语大全

A good dog deserves a good bone. 有劳得奖。

A good example is the best sermon. 身教胜似言教。

A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。

A good face needs no paint. 美貌无需擦脂抹粉。

A good fame is better than a good face. 好的名望胜于好的相貌。

A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近亲。

A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land. 聪明脑袋勤劳手，走遍天下贵如金。

A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold. 健康的身体贵于黄金铸成的皇冠。

A good heart cant's lie. 有仁心者不说谎话。

A good heart conquers ill fortune. 善心克厄运。

A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 良马的毛色不会差。

A good horse often needs a good spur. 好马常要好靴刺。

A good marksman may miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。

A good maxim is never out of season. 至理名言不会过时。

A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。

A good name is better than riches. 好名誉胜过有财富。

A good name is earlier lost than won. 失去美名易，得到美名难。

A good name is sooner lost than won. 美誉难得而易失。

A good name keeps lustre in the dark. 好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。

A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village. 远亲不如近邻。

A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand. 出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。

A good tale is none the worse for being twice told. 好故事百听不厌。

A good tongue is a good weapon. 伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。

A good wife makes a good husband. 有好妻子就有好丈夫。

A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。

A great talker is a great liar. 最会饶舌的人也是最会说谎的人。

A great ship asks deep water. 巨轮寻深水而航行。

3.求英语的谚语和流行语

变化为快乐之母 Variety is the mother of enjoyment最可贵的财富是理解 The finest wealth is that of understanding 每个人都是他自己命运的主人 Every man is the master of his own fourtune机不可失，失不再来 Opportunities do not wait 夜最黑时，黎明最近 When the night is darkest,dawn is nearest友谊源于信任 Without confindence there is no friendship 知识是治疗恐惧的特效药 Konwledge is the antidote to fear 己所不欲，勿施于人 Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you 分秒必争 Every second counts 大河源于清泉 Rivers need a spring 熟思而后言 First think,then speak 勤工出巧匠 Work makes the workman 凡事总是先易后难 All things are difficult before they are easy 美德是通往荣誉之路 Virture is the road to honour 明日复明日，明日何其多 Tomorrow never comes 人生最难是自知 The most difficult thing in life is to know youself 心有灵犀一点通 Mind acts upon mind 自信是走向成功的第一步 Confindence in youself is the first step on the road to success 挚友犹如财富 A good friend is a treasure 作好准备是成功的首要秘诀 Before everything else,getting ready is the secret of success 多思出智慧 Think more,and you''ll become wiser 好的行动胜过好的意向 Good acts are better than good intentions 不进则退 If you don''t improve today,you''ll get worse tomorrow 如不能如愿而行，必须尽力而行 If we can''t do as we could,we must do as we can 幸福首先在于健康 Happiness lies first of all in health 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 When there''s life,there''s hope 只是提个建议而已！ It ws just an idea！ 名人名言 所有幸福的家庭，都大同小异，但每个不幸的家庭，却自有其不幸处. ─ 托尔斯泰（一八二八 - 一九一O） "All happy families are like one another.Each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) 「希望」犹如苏醒着的「梦」. ─ 亚里斯多德（公元前三八四 - 三二二） "Hope is walking dream." Aristotle (384-322 BC) 人类的历史是耐心等待着被侮辱者的胜利. ─ 泰戈尔（一八六一 - 一九四一） "Man''s history is waiting in patience for the triumph of the insulted." Tagore. Ranbindranath (1861-1941) 人类拥有一强而有力的武器，叫作欢笑. ─ 马克吐温（一八三五 - 一九一O） "Human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter." Mark Twain (1835-1910) 濯足清流，抽足再入，已非前水. ─ 赫拉克利图斯（公元前五四四 - 四八三） "No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it''s not the same river and he''s not the same man." Heraclitus (544-483 BC) 我们潇潇的树叶都有声音回答那风雨.但，你是谁呢，那样的沉默？我只不过是一朵花. ─ 泰戈尔（一八六一 - 一九四一） "We, the rustling leaves, have a voice that answers the storms, but who are you so silent?" "I am a mere flower." Tagore. Ranbindranath (1861-1941) 我说不出这心为甚么那样默默地颓丧着.是为了它那不曾要求，不曾知道，不曾记得的小小的需要. ─ 泰戈尔（一八六一 - 一九四一） "I cannot tell why this heart languishes in silence. It is for small needs it never asks, or knows or remembers." Tagore. Ranbindranath (1861-1941) 知道为何而活，就知道怎样熬下去. ─ 尼采（一八四四 - 一九OO） "A person who knows why to live can bear anyhow to live." Fredrick W. Nietzsche (1844-1941) 我们很少想到自己所有的，却总是想到自己所没有的. ─ 叔本华（一七八八 - 一八六O） "We seldom think what we have, but always think what we have not." Schopenhauer. Arthor (1788-1860) 不经一番寒彻骨，怎得梅花扑鼻香？ ─ 黄檗禅师（唐） "Without going through the polish by windy chill, how could one feel the fragrance of plum flowers？" 有所尝试，才能有所作为 Something attempted,something done 判断自我比判断别人要困难得多 It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others。

4.英语谚语

A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。

A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。 A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。

A bad conscience is a snake in one''s heart. 做贼心虚。 A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。

A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。 A bad penny always turns up. A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差（人笨怨刀钝）。 A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。

A beggar''s purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。 A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。

A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。 A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it''s the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。

A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白费痴情。 A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。

A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。 A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别情更深。 A burden of one''s choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。

A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。

A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。 A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。

Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。 A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。

A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。 A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。

A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。 A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。

A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，胜券在握。 A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富。 A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。

A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。 A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。

A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。 A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。

A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。 A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居间人。

A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。 Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的巧果。

Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时。

A disease known is half cured. 病情确诊断，治病好一半。 Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫。 Adversity is a good discipline. 苦难是磨练人的好机会。

Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。 Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难使人聪明，但不能致富。

Adversity makes strange bedfellows. 身处逆境不择友。 Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。

A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明，终身荣耀。 A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。

A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

提交者：xiaotom 在 2006-12-23 11:05:30 ________________________________________ After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while. 午饭后要坐，晚饭后要走。 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 fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误，等于改正一半。 Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 事情要安步就班地做，就会很快地做完。

A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。 A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。

A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。 A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财。

A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。 A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer. 一愚发问，七智结舌。

A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in 。

5.一些英文的谚语

"Never" is a long word. 不要轻易说“决不”。

A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终. A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强. A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. 做贼心虚. A bad workman quarrels with his tools 拙匠常怨工具差. A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁. A beggar's purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人. A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无. A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. 坐井观天. A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白费痴情. A boaster and a liar are cousins-german. 吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头 A bosom friend afar brings distant land near. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻. A burden of one's choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重.A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命；吉人天相。 A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王. A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息. A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事. A clean hand wants no washing. 不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门. A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧. A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，胜券在握. A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊. A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富. A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾. A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎. A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐. A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大. A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居间人 A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时. A disease known is half cured. 病情确诊断，治病好一半. A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫. A dog's mouth emits no ivory. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙. A fair death honors the whole life. 死得光明，终身荣耀. A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相. A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智A fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误，等于改正一半. A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若悬河不能作为才智的证明. A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计. A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头. A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财. A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜. A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer. 一愚发问，七智结舌. A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 愚者所问，智者难答. A fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得. A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 一愚所失，百智难回. A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千虑，必有一得. A fool's heart dances on his lips. 愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上. A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。

A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过. A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 囊中有钱，不如朝中有友. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真交. A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我 A friend is never known till a man has need. 不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋 A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的. A full belly counsels well. 衣食足而后知荣辱 A good anvil does not fear the hammer. 好砧不怕锤. A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食. A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 A good beginning is half the battle. 首战告捷等于一半胜利. A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其终. A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书，莫逆之交. A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。

A good book is a light to the soul. 好书一本，照亮心灵. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书，相伴一生。 A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊. A good conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧. A good dog deserves a good bone. 有劳得奖. A good example is the best sermon. 身。

6.英文的谚语有那些

He sits no sure that sits too high.高处不胜寒。

He that respects not is not respected.欲受人敬，要先敬人。 So said, so done.说到做到。

言出必行。 Haste makes waste.忙乱易错。

欲速则不达。 Better be envied than pitied.宁被人妒，不受人怜。

Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home.未雨绸缪。 So the world wags.这就是人生。

One can not be in two places at once.一心不可二用。 No weal without woe.福兮祸所伏， 祸兮福所倚。

Little chips light great fires.星星之火，可以燎原。 Like knows like.惺惺相惜。

It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.狡兔三窟。 Dreams are lies.梦不足信。

Do not teach fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。 A light heart live long.心情开朗寿命长。

不恼不愁，活到白头。 An apple a day keeps the doctor away.日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。

Poverty is stranger to industry.勤劳之人不受穷。 Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.考虑要仔细，行动要迅速. One sin opens the door for another. ——German犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。

One man's meat is another man's poison.萝卜青菜，各有所爱。 We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水珍贵 Less is more.简单就是美 A blessing in disguise.因祸得福 Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌 Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日 Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.磨刀不误砍柴功。

Seeing is believing.眼见为实 Well begun is half done.好的开端是成功的一半 Time flies never to be recalled.光阴一去不复返 When in Rome, do as Roman do.入乡随俗 He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后谁笑得最美 Deal with a man as he deals with you.以其人之道还治其人之身 Look before you leap.三思而后行 Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。 A good beginning makes a good ending.善始善终 A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。

First come, first served.先来先招待。 Where there is s will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。

No pains,no gains.不劳则无获 Time and tide wait for no man.时不待人 Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁 It's never too late to mend.亡羊补牢 There is no smoke without fire.无风不起浪 Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕 East or west,home is best.走东串西，还是家里好 Equal pay for equal work.同工同酬 Put the cart before the horse.本末倒置 Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败 Reading makes a full man.读书使人完善 Knowledge is power.知识就是力量 Failure is the mother of success.失败是成攻之母 Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧 All roads lead to Roma.条条大道通罗马 Don't judge a person by the clothes he wears.不能以貌取人 Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.切莫过于乐观 Learn to walk before you run.循序渐进 It's easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮 As you make your bed,so you must lie in it.自食其果 All that glitters is not gold.闪光的东西并非都是金子 Many hands make light work.人多力量大 Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.世上无难事只要肯登攀 Time is money.时间就是金钱。 Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。

Many hands make light work.人多力量大。 Grasp all, lose all.样样都要，全都失掉。

Better master one than engage with ten.会十事不如精一事。 Silly child is soon taught.要想孩子好，教育要趁早。

More haste, less speed.欲速则不达。 Easier said than done.说起来容易，做起来难。

The first step is the hardest.万事开头难。 Who knows most says least.懂的最多的人，说的最少。

Time and tide wait for no man.岁月不待人。 Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事今日毕。

Diligence is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。 It's never too late to learn.活到老，学到老。

Walls have ears.隔墙有耳 Wash your dirty linen at home.家丑不可外扬 Waste not, want not.俭则不匮 Weak things united become strong.一根筷子易折断，十根筷子硬如铁 Wealth is best known by want.人穷方知钱可贵 We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he does.判断一个人，不听言语看行动 We only live once, but if we work it right, once is enough.年华没虚度，一生也足矣。 What is done by night appears by day.若要人不知，除非已莫为 When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push.墙倒众人推 When children stand quiet, they have done some harm.孩子不吭声，一定闯了祸 When one will not, two cannot quarrel.一个巴掌拍不响 When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window.贫穷进门来，爱情越窗飞 When the cat is away, the mice will play.猫儿不在，鼠儿成精 When wine sinks, words swim.美酒一下肚，话匣关不住 Where there's life there's hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Will is power.意志就是力量 Wise men are silent; fools talk.智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不绝 。

7.英语里有哪些谚语

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 久别情深。

Actions speak louder than words. 行动比言语更有说服力。/ 事实胜于雄辩。

Accidents will happen in the regulated families. 家规再严，事端难免。 After a storm comes a calm. 风暴之后是宁静。

After rain comes fair weather. 雨过天晴。/ 否极泰来。

All good things must come to an end. 天下没有不散的宴席。/ 好景无常。

All his geese are swans. 他的都鹅是天鹅。/ 他老是言过其实。

Alls fish that comes to his net. 抓到网里的便是鱼。/ 来者不拒。

All shall be well,and Jack shall have Jill. 有情人终成眷属。 Alls well that ends well. 结果好就是一切好。

All that glitters is not gold. All is not gold that glitters. 发亮的东西不一定都是金子。/ 好看的东西不一定都有用处。

All things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

All your swans are geese. 诺言全部落空。/ 希望成为泡影。

/ 牛皮吹破。 Always prepare for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。

Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 盲人国里，独眼称王。/ 山中无虎猴称王。

The apple does not fall far from the tree. 苹果落地，离树不远。 As the tree,so the fruit. 什么树结什么果。

As you brew, so must you drink. 自作自受。/ 自食其果。

As you sow, so shall you reap./ As a man sows, soo he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。/ 善有善报，恶有恶报。

A bad workman always blames his tool. 拙匠常怪工具差。 Beauty is but skin-deep. 外表美是肤浅短暂的。

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 观者觉得美就是美。 Beggars can not be choosers. 要饭的那能挑肥拣瘦。

/ 饥不择食。 A beggar's purse is bottomless. 乞丐的口袋填不满。

The best fish are (swim) near the bottom. 好鱼居水底。/ 有价值的东西不能轻易得到。

The best fish are smell when they are three days old. 再好的鱼三天也要变臭。/ 久住招人嫌。

Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. 宁为鸡口，无为牛后。 Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。

Better safe than sorry. 采取预防措施以免倒大霉。 Better to light one little candle than to curse the darkness. 与其诅咒黑暗不如点上蜡烛。

A bird in hand is better than two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 Birds of a feather flock together. 鸟以群分，物以类聚。

Bitter pill s may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口。 Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。

Brevity is the soul of wit. 言贵简洁。 A burnt child fears(or dreads) the fire. 一朝被灼伤，见火就害怕。

Butter to butter is no relish. 奶油加奶油不成美味。/ 千篇一律的东西令人生厌。

By their fruits shall ye know them. 看树看果实，看人看作为。 Care killed a cat. 忧虑伤身。

Carry coals to Newcastle. 向煤区运煤，多此一举。 A cat has nine lives. 猫有九命。

A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权看国王。/ 小人物也该有些权利。

A (or The) chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 一环薄弱，全局必垮。 Charity begins at home. 施舍先及亲友。

The child is father of (or to) the man. 三岁看到老。 Claw me and I will claw thee. 你帮我，我帮你。

/ 投之以桃，报之以李。 A close mouth catches no flies. 嘴唇紧闭，苍蝇难进。

/ 中紧不招祸。 The cobbler should stick to his last. 补鞋匠应守本行。

/ 各守各业。/ 各守本分。

Coming events cast their shadows before. 未来之事先有朕兆。 Curiosity killed the (or a) cat. 好奇伤身。

The darkest hour is nearest the dawn. / The darkest hour is that before the dawn. 黎明之前最黑暗。/ 接近成功时最艰苦。

The darkest place is under the candlestick. 灯台照人不照已。/ 当局者迷。

The devil can cite scripture for his own purpose. 魔鬼也会引证《圣经》来为自己辩护。 Discretion is the better part of valour. 谨慎即大勇。

Do not halloo until you are out of the woods. 未出危险境，切莫先高兴。 Do not bite off more than you can chew. 贪多嚼不烂。

/ 别不自量力。 Do not change horses in midstream. 行到河中不换马。

/ 紧要关头不宜作大变动。 Do not (or Never) cross a bridge (un)till you come to it. 船到桥头自然直。

Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. 蛋未孵出莫数小鸡。/ 不要指望过早。

Do not kill the goose that laid the golden eggs. 切莫杀鸡取蛋。 Do not put all your eggs in one basket. 莫把一切希望寄托在一件事情上。

/ 勿孤注一掷。 Do not take any wooden nickels. （告别时用语）多加小心，别上当受骗。

Do not try to run before you can walk. 在学会走路之前别试图奔跑。 Do not wait for a rainy day to fix the roof. 不要等到下雨时才去修补屋顶。

Drops of water outwear the stone. 滴水穿石。

8.正确对待得失和厄运的名言或俗语

智者千虑，必有一失；愚者千虑，必有一得。

——[汉]司马迁《史记》 鱼，我所欲也，熊掌，亦我所欲也。二者不可兼得，舍鱼而取熊掌者也。

—[战国]孟轲（ke）《孟子·告子上》 天下者，得之艰难，则失之不易；得之既易，则失之亦然。——[宋]苏轼（shi） 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。

——[清]纪昀（yun）《阅微草堂笔记》 我宁可高尚地蒙受损失，也不愿卑鄙地去获取。——[古罗马]西鲁斯 毋（wu）庸置疑，失有时比得更有益。

——[古罗马]普劳图斯 只要你不计较得失，人生还有什么不能想法子克服？——[美]海明威有关厄运的名言警句： 1、厄运在同一条路上漫游，时而降临于这个人，时而降临于另一个人。 ——埃斯库罗斯《被缚的普罗米修斯》 2、苦难有如乌云，远望去但见墨黑一片，然而身临其下时不过是灰色而已。

——里希特《长庚星》 3、幸运并非没有恐惧和烦恼；厄运也决非没有安慰和希望。——培根《论厄运》 4、灾祸是一个人的真正试金石。

——鲍蒙特与弗莱彻《荣誉之胜利》 5、苦难磨练一些人，也毁灭另一些人。——富勒《至理名言》 6、烈火试真金，逆境试强者。

——塞内加《论天意》 7、逆境给人宝贵的磨练机会。只有经得起环境考验的人，才能算是真正的强者。

自古以来的伟人，大多是抱着不屈不挠的精神，从逆境中挣扎奋斗过来的。 ——松下幸之助 8、那些能将我杀死的事物，会使我变得更有力。

——尼采《偶像的黄昏》 9、没有经历过逆境的人不知道自己的力量。——琼森《确实可靠》 10、一颗高尚的心应当承受灾祸而不是躲避灾祸，因为承受灾祸显示了意志的高尚，而躲避灾祸显示了内心的怯懦。

——阿雷蒂诺 11、当一个人镇定地承受着一个又一个重大不幸时，他灵魂的美就闪耀出来。这并不是因为他对此没有感觉，而是因为他是一个具有高尚和英雄性格的人。

——亚里士多德《尼可马克伦理学》 12、幸运最能发现罪恶；而厄运最能发现美德。——培根《论厄运》 13、交好运令人羡慕，而战胜厄运令人敬佩，这是塞内加的名言。

——培根《论厄运》 14、交好运时要谨慎，遭厄运时要忍耐。——J•雷《英国谚语》 15、在厄运中满怀希望，在好运中不忘忧虑，这样便能泰然担待祸福。

——贺拉斯《歌集》 16、不因幸运而固步自封，不因厄运而一蹶不振。真正的强者，善于从顺境中找到阴影，从逆境中找到光亮，时时校准自己前进的目标。

——易卜生 17、最好是通过别人的厄运而不是通过你自己的厄运来学得聪明。 ——《伊索寓言》。

9.求英语谚语

Knowledge is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone. -- Emerson 知识是一座城堡，每个人都应为它增砖添瓦。

-- 爱默生 Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily, it must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and more than all, must be prayed for. -- Thomas Arnold 真知如同珍宝，不是轻易获得的，必须学习、钻研、思考，最重要的是必须有强烈的求知欲。 -- 托马斯 · 阿诺德 Knowledge comes from experience alone. 知识来自实践。

Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. 知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲。 Knowledge is power. -- Bacon 知识就是力量。

-- 培根 Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. 知识是宝库，而实践是开启宝库的钥匙。 Knowledge is the food of the soul. -- Plato 知识是心灵的食粮。

-- 柏拉图 Knowledge, in truth, is the great sun in the firmament. Life and power are scattered with all its beams. -- Daniel Webster 知识的确是天空中硕大无比的太阳。它的光辉撒下生命和力量。

-- 韦伯斯特 Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist. 有知识而无时间，只算半个能人。 Learning is the eye of the mind. 学问是心灵的眼睛。

Learn young, learn fair. 学习趁年少，而且要学好。 What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. 孩提时代学到的东西，至死也不会忘却。

Learn from the mistakes of others and prevent your own. 前人犯错，后人戒。 Learn to creep before you leap. 先学爬，后学跳。

（循序渐进） there is no royal road to learning. 学问之道无捷径。 Without learning, without eyes. 没有学识就是盲人。

He who will not learn when he is young will regret it when he is old. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 Learning is a bitter root, but it bears sweet fruit. 学习根苦果甜。

Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to dropback. 学习如逆水行舟，不进则退。 Learning without thought is useless; thought without learning is dangerous. 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

There is no end to learning. 学无止境。 Ignorance is the curse of God, knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven. -- William Shakespeare 无知乃是罪恶，知识乃是我们借以飞向天堂的翅膀。

-- 莎士比亚 It is harder to conceal ignorance than to acquire knowledge. 掩盖无知要比学到知识更难。 Not ignorance, but the ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge. 不是无知本身，而是对无知的无知，才是知识的死亡。

Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action. 最可怕的事莫过于无知而行动。 Wisdom is more precious than wealth. 智慧比财富更宝贵。

The wise man is always a good listener. 智者善听人言。 Wise men are silent; fools talk. 蠢人多话，智者寡言。

Reading makes a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. -- Bacon 读书使人充实，讨论使人机敏，写作使人严谨。 --培根 Reading enriches the mind. 开卷有益。

He that can read an meditate will not find his evenings long or life tedious. 会读书思索的人不会感到长夜无聊或生活乏味。 The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of past centuries. -- Descartes 所有的好书，读起来就如同和过去世界上最杰出的人谈话。

-- 笛卡尔 There is no royal road to science, and only those who do not dread the fatiguing climb of its steep paths have a chance of gaining its luminous summits. 在科学上没有平坦大道，只有不畏劳苦沿着陡峭山路攀登的人，才有希望达到光辉的顶点。 Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. 书籍和朋友，在好不在多。

That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit. --L.W.Akott 好书使人开卷有所求，闭卷有所获。 -- 奥尔科特 There is no such thing as genius; it is nothing but labour and diligence. 世间无所谓天才，它仅是刻苦加勤奋。

Knowledge is a city to the building of which every human being brought a stone. -- Emerson 知识是一座城堡，每个人都应为它增砖添瓦。-- 爱默生 Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily, it must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and more than all, must be prayed for. -- Thomas Arnold 真知如同珍宝，不是轻易获得的，必须学习、钻研、思考，最重要的是必须有强烈的求知欲。

-- 托马斯 · 阿诺德 Knowledge comes from experience alone. 知识来自实践。 Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. 知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲。

Knowledge is power. -- Bacon 知识就是力量。 -- 培根 Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. 知识是宝库，而实践是开启宝库的钥匙。

Knowledge is the food of the soul. -- Plato 知识是心灵的食粮。 -- 柏拉图 Knowledge, in truth, is the great sun in the firmament. Life and power are scattered with all its beams. -- Daniel Webster 知识的确是天空中硕大无比的太阳。

它的光辉撒下生。