英文谚语大全

     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 lawsuit¹. 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 remains² 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 dreads³ 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 accusations⁴. 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 valiant⁵ 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 contented⁶ mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。

    A covetous⁷ 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 crafty⁸ knave⁹ needs no broker¹⁰. 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 foul¹¹ 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。

    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 redressed¹². 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 fore¹³. 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 witty¹⁴ 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 knows more in his own house than a wise man in another. 一个蠢材在他自己家里所知的事比一个聪明人在别人家里所知的事要多。

    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 grey, but never good. 狐狸会变，但本性难移。

    A friend exaggerates a man's virtue¹⁵, 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. 曩中有钱，不如朝中有友。

    A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。

    A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。

    A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。

    A friend is never known till a man have need. 不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。

    A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快。

    A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。

    A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。

1 lawsuit   

n.诉讼，控诉

参考例句：

• They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
• He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 dreads   

n.恐惧，畏惧( dread的名词复数 )；令人恐惧的事物v.害怕，恐惧，担心( dread的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The little boy dreads going to bed in the dark. 这孩子不敢在黑暗中睡觉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A burnt child dreads the fire. [谚]烧伤过的孩子怕火（惊弓之鸟，格外胆小）。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

5 valiant   

adj.勇敢的，英勇的；n.勇士，勇敢的人

参考例句：

• He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
• Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施，通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。

6 contented   

adj.满意的，安心的，知足的

参考例句：

• He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
• The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。

7 covetous   

adj.贪婪的，贪心的

参考例句：

• She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。
• He raised his head,with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.他抬起头来，贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。

8 crafty   

adj.狡猾的，诡诈的

参考例句：

• He admired the old man for his crafty plan.他敬佩老者的神机妙算。
• He was an accomplished politician and a crafty autocrat.他是个有造诣的政治家，也是个狡黠的独裁者。

9 knave   

n.流氓；（纸牌中的）杰克

参考例句：

• Better be a fool than a knave.宁做傻瓜，不做无赖。
• Once a knave,ever a knave.一次成无赖，永远是无赖。

10 broker   

n.中间人，经纪人；v.作为中间人来安排

参考例句：

• He baited the broker by promises of higher commissions.他答应给更高的佣金来引诱那位经纪人。
• I'm a real estate broker.我是不动产经纪人。

11 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

12 redressed   

v.改正( redress的过去式和过去分词 )；重加权衡；恢复平衡

参考例句：

• A fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误等于改正了一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Those who had been wronged stood up and demanded that their wrongs be redressed, and those who had been made to suffer cruelly spoke out against those responsible for their suffering. 有冤伸冤，有苦诉苦。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

13 fore   

adv.在前面；adj.先前的；在前部的；n.前部

参考例句：

• Your seat is in the fore part of the aircraft.你的座位在飞机的前部。
• I have the gift of fore knowledge.我能够未卜先知。

14 witty   

adj.机智的，风趣的

参考例句：

• Her witty remarks added a little salt to the conversation.她的妙语使谈话增添了一些风趣。
• He scored a bull's-eye in their argument with that witty retort.在他们的辩论中他那一句机智的反驳击中了要害。

15 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。