1.关于理想或未来的英语谚语

A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

不善始者不善终。

A bad thing never dies.

遗臭万年。

A bad workman always blames his tools.

不会撑船怪河弯。

A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.

一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.

吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

A bully is always a coward.

色厉内荏。

A burden of one's choice is not felt.

爱挑的担子不嫌重。

A candle lights others and consumes itself.

蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

A cat has 9 lives.

猫有九条命。

A cat may look at a king.

人人平等。

A close mouth catches no flies.

病从口入。

A constant guest is never welcome.

常客令人厌。

Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

Adversity leads to prosperity.

穷则思变。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

逆境出人才。

A fair death honors the whole life.

死得其所，流芳百世。

A faithful friend is hard to find.

知音难觅。

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

吃一堑，长一智。

2.常用英语谚语500句短句

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常用英语谚语学习.江山易改，本性难移；狗改不了吃屎。（讽刺那些恶习难改的人或是提醒他人注意防范坏人。）.知过能改，善莫大焉。（关于原谅、宽容。）Afool'shasteisnospeed.忙忙，想快反慢；欲速则不达。（不可急功近利，做事要稳妥。）.多行不义必自毙；做贼心虚。（用于规劝他人向善。）Aburdenofone'schoiceisnotfelt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。（自己喜欢的、感兴趣的事做起来很轻松愉快。）.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林；到手的才实在；把握现在，不要空想未来。（珍惜自己所拥有的，不要去强求自己无法得到的东西）.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。（比喻有牺牲、奉献精神的人，如老师。）.穷则思变。（讲逆境、困难。）.死得其所，流芳百世。（对伟人评价。）.良药苦口。（劝告的话不中听，但往往是正确的。）./.一言既出，驷马难追。（信守诺言。）Althoughthesunshines,.未雨绸缪。（事前做好准备、防范措施。）

3.常见的36个英语谚语

Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. 天才不过是勤奋而已。

Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 众口铄金，积毁销骨。 God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。

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。

（manly 有男子汉气概的，高尚的） 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 misfortune. 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。

Greedy folks have long arms. 心贪手长。 Guilty consciences make men cowards. 做贼心虚。

Habit cures habit. 心病还需心药医。 Handsome is he who does handsomely. 行为漂亮才算美。

Happiness takes no account of time. 欢乐不觉时光过。 Happy is he who owes nothing. 要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。

Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. 吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。 Harm set, harm get. 害人害己。

Hasty love, soon cold. 一见钟情难维久。 Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。

Health is happiness. 健康就是幸福。 Hear all parties. 兼听则明。

Heaven never helps the man who will not act. 自己不动，叫天何用。 He is a fool that forgets himself. 愚者忘乎所以。

He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 背后说好话，才是真朋友。 He is a wise man who speaks little. 聪明不是挂在嘴上。

He is lifeless that is faultless. 只有死人才不犯错误。 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 sets the fox to keep the geese. 引狼入室。 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 complaint gets little compassion. 经常诉苦，没人同情。 He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 想不犯错误，就一事无成。

He who risks nothing gains nothing. 收获与风险并存。 History repeats itself. 历史往往重演。

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。

I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 朋友不能阿谀奉承。 （flatterer 奉承者） If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me. 上当一回头，再多就可耻。

If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you. 人善被人欺，马善被人骑。 If your ears glow, someone is talking of you. 耳朵发烧，有人念叨。

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 脚踏两条船，必定落空。 If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 杀鸡取卵。

If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 If you want knowledge, you must toil for it. 要想求知，就得吃苦。

Industry is the parent of success. 勤奋是成功之母。 It is better to die when life is a disgrace. 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。

It is easier to get money than to keep it. 挣钱容易攒钱难。 It is easy to be wise after the event. 事后诸葛亮好当。

It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open. 创业容易守业难。 It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

（又作： Tastes differ.） It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。

It is the first step that costs troublesome. 万事开头难。 It is the unforeseen that always happens. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。

It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. 坐失良机，后悔已迟。 （grieve 悲痛，伤心，忧伤） It never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。

It takes three generations to make a gentleman. 十年树木，百年树人。 Jack of all trades and master of none. 门门精通，样样稀松。

Judge not from appearances. 人不可貌相，海不可斗量。 Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。 Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。

Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it. 君王发狂，百姓遭殃。 Kings have long arms. 普天之下，莫非王土。

Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。 Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. 博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。

Learn and live. 活着，为了学习。

4.十句英语谚语

不管张三李四。

Every Tom, Dick and Harry. *举出常用的男孩名，表示“不论谁都……”、“不管张三还是李四”。虽然没有女孩名，但男女都可用。

My daughter had a homestay in America. （我女儿为体验当地生活，去美国了。） So did every Tom, Dick and Harry. （不管谁都能去啊。）

I like sexy girls. （我喜欢性感的女人。） So does every Tom, Dick and Harry. （无论谁都是这样的。）

一波未平一波又起。 Out of the frying pan into the fire. *frying pan “平底炒菜锅”，直译是菜从锅里炒出来又掉进了火里。

舍名求实。 I live to eat. Pudding rather than praise. *不太常用的说法。

瞎猫碰上了死耗子。 Every dog has his day. Bob won the lottery. （鲍勃中了头彩。）

Every dog has his day. （瞎猫碰上了死耗子。） Everyone has good days. Everyone gets lucky sometimes. （谁都会有走运的时候。）

A flying crow always gets something. *不太常用的说法。 说曹操，曹操到。

Speak of the devil. *“说到恶魔，恶魔就来”。源自谚语Speak of the devil and he will appear。

Speak of the devil.常用于口语中。 Here comes John！ （约翰来了。）

Speak of the devil. （真是说到曹操，曹操到。） 情人眼里出西施。

Love is blind. *直译是“爱情是盲目的”。表示人们一旦谈恋爱，就会失去正确的判断能力，无法冷静地看待事物。

一举两得。 Kill two birds with one stone. *直译是“皇？梢源蛑辛街荒瘛保？础耙痪倭降谩薄？ 不闻凶讯便是吉。

No news is good news. I haven't heard from John lately. （好久没有约翰的消息了。） Well, no news is good news. （是啊，不闻凶讯便是吉。）

光阴似箭。 Time flies. *表示时间像飞一样地过去了。

Tim flies是Time flies when you are having fun.的省略说法。即“越高兴时间过得越快”。

时间就是金钱。 Time is money. 百艺不如一艺精。

Jack of all trades, master of none. *Jack是男子名，一般表示“某人或男人”。此句的意思是什么事都去做的人没有一件事是能精通的。

三思而后行。 Look before you leap. *直译“飞之前先看看”，表示“付诸于行动前要慎重地考虑，做好准备”。

百闻不如一见。 Seeing is believing. *“眼见为实”，即只有自己亲眼所见，才能信服。

无风不起浪。 There is no smoke without fire. *传闻总是有出处的，“无火的地方不冒烟”。

诚实总是上策。 Honesty is the best policy. *常以为不正当行为能获得好处，但从长远来看，结果是采取正当行为才是上策。

晚做总比不做强。 Better late than never. 男孩子就是男孩子嘛！ Boys will be boys. John got into a fight again. （约翰又打架了。）

Boys will be boys. （男孩子就是男孩子嘛！） 知识就是力量。 Knowledge is power. Knowledge is power. （知识就是力量。）

That's why he's so successful. （所以他才成功。）。

5.有关“言出必行”的英语谚语

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。

A wise head makes a close mouth.真人不露相，露相非真人。 A word spoken is past recalling.一言既出，驷马难追。

A year's plan starts with spring.一年之计在于春。 A young idler, an old beggar.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Bad news has wings.好事不出门，坏事传千里。 Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。

Beauty lies in the love's eyes.情人眼里出西施。 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。

Better late than never.不怕慢，单怕站。 Better to ask the way than go astray.问路总比迷路好。

Between friends all is common.朋友之间不分彼此。 Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。

Blood is thicker than water.血浓于水。 Blood will have blood.血债血偿。

Books and friends should be few but good.读书如交友，应求少而精。 Business is business.公事公办。

Business is the salt of life.事业是人生的第一需要。 By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。

Cannot see the wood for the trees.一叶障目，不见泰山。 Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

Caution is the parent of safety.小心驶得万年船。