經(jīng)典英語格言5 (2)

1、經(jīng)典英語格言 5Truth is stranger than fiction. 事實離奇勝于虛構(gòu)。 No man is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之. No man is content with his lot. 沒有人對自己的境遇感到滿足. the pot calls the kettle black. 鍋嫌罐黑。/ 責(zé)人而不責(zé)己。 Adversity is a good discipline. 逆境磨練人. A wilful man will have his way. 頑強(qiáng)者定會成功. A beggar can never be bankrupt. 乞丐永遠(yuǎn)

2、不會破產(chǎn). A close mouth catches no flies. 嘴巴閉得緊，蒼蠅飛不進(jìn)。 A glass at supper is not amiss. 晚酌一杯也無妨。 A friend is known in necessity. 患難見友情. A GREat city, a great solitude. 城市越大越寂寞。 A honey tongue,a heart of gall. 口如蜜甜者心似膽苦。 A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家象獅子，出外成老鼠。 Without learning. without eyes. 沒有學(xué)識就是盲人

3、. Work wont kill but worry will. 勞動無害，憂愁傷身。 the world is his who enjoys it. 世界屬于熱愛世界的人. He that is a master must serve. 一家之主必為全家操勞. He laughs best who laughs last. 誰笑在最后,誰笑得最好. Good watch prevents misfortune. 謹(jǐn)慎小心就不會遇到災(zāi)禍。 Haste trips over its own heels. 匆忙會被自己的腳后跟絆倒. /忙中有錯. Happiness is a form of co

4、urage. 幸福是勇氣的一種形式。 Art is long, but life is short. 人生有限,藝術(shù)無窮. Best to bend while its a twig. 樹當(dāng)從小修整. Bear with evil,and expect good. 壞事要忍，好事要等。 He that travels far knows much. 廣游者,見識多. As a man sows so he shall reap. 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆. Extreme right is extreme wrong. 極端正確即極端錯誤。/過猶不及。 Example is better than

5、precept. 身教勝于言教. Every shoe fits not every foot. 不可只用一種尺度衡量一切。 One good turn deserves another. 應(yīng)以德報德。 Once a beggar, always a beggar. 一次做乞丐，永遠(yuǎn)是乞丐。 Prevention is better than cure. 治病不如防病。 Please all and you please none. 要面面俱到者，面面不到。 Plough deeper and harvest more. 深耕細(xì)作,多打糧秣. Plain living and high thi

6、nking. 生活要樸素,情操要高尚. Judge not a book by its covers. 評價書不能看封面。 Keeping is harder than winning. 創(chuàng)業(yè)難,守業(yè)更難. Knowledge comes form diligence. 知識源于勤奮. Its no use pumping a dry well. 枯井抽水,徒勞無功. It takes two to make a quarrel. 一個巴掌拍不響. Make the best of a bad bargain. 應(yīng)善處逆境. Little chips light Great fires. 星星

7、之火,可以燎原. Honour and profit lie not sack. 榮譽(yù)和私利不能睡在一起。 Blind men can judge no colours. 盲者不辨色。 Call no man happy till he dies. 人在死以前稱不上幸福. Children are poor mens riches. 兒女是窮人的財富. Dont carry coals to Newcastle. 別往紐卡斯?fàn)?英煤都)運煤。/ 多此一舉，徒勞無益。 Desires are nourished by delays. 欲望遲遲得不到滿足，而愈來愈強(qiáng)烈。 Do what is ri

8、ght, come what may. 不管會發(fā)生什么,對的就要去做. Hide nothing from thy physician. 不要對醫(yī)生隱瞞。 Health and wealth create beauty. 健康和財富能創(chuàng)造美麗。 Living well is the best revenge. 活得好就是對敵人最好的報復(fù). Love is neither bought nor sold. 愛情不能買賣. Learning is the eye of the mind. 知識是心靈的慧眼. Life is short and time is swift. 生命短暫,光陰飛逝. I

9、t is good to be merry and wise. 樂不移智，娛不縱情。 Saying and doing are two things. 說與做是兩回事. One cannot serve God and Mammon. 不能既拜上帝又拜財神。 One today is worth two tomorrow. 一個今天抵得上兩個明天. One tree does not make a forest. 獨木不成林. Every cloud has a silver lining. 烏云后面有光明。 Fair and softly to far in a day. 從容不慌,辦事順當(dāng)

10、. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. 有花堪折直須折,莫待花無空折枝. Gentility is but ancient riches. 出身高貴，只不過是其祖輩有錢。 Give credit where credit is due. 有功則賞。 Be just before you are generous. 要慷慨必先求公正。 Great mens sons soldom do well. 偉人的兒子有出息的不多。 Handsome is that handsome does. 心美貌亦美. He give twice who gives quickly.

11、給得爽快，等于給了兩次。 Good masters make good servants. 主人好，仆人壞不了。 Goods are theirs who enjoy them. 愛物者有物用. He is wise that is ware in time. 聰明人防患于未然。 there are tricks in every trade. 各行各業(yè)都有訣竅. Any help is better than no help. 任何幫助都勝于沒有幫助. What God will no frost can kill. 天意難違。 A good neighbor, a good morrow. 鄰居好,日子好. A cat in gloves catches no mice. 帶手套的貓捉不到老鼠. A good tongue is a good weapon. 會說話的舌頭是一件精良的武器。 Actions speak louder than words. 行動勝于言辭. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾動的石頭上不長青苔. /見異思遷,終無所獲. A penny saved is a penny gained. 省一文等