英语地道谚语

 　　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 liar¹ are cousins-german. 吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

　　A bully² 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。

　　A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。

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

　　A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。

　　A friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。

　　A friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。

　　"After you" is good manners。“您先请”是礼貌。

　　A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。

　　A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。

　　A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。

　　A good book is the best of friends, the same today andforever。

　　一本好书，相伴一生。

　　A good conscience is a soft pillow. 不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。

　　A good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。

　　A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤。

　　A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。

　　A good wife health is a man's best wealth. 妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。

　　A great talker is a great liar. 说大话者多谎言。

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。

　　A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend。

　　戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。

　　A leopard³ cannot change its spots. 积习难改。

　　A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth。

　　说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。

　　A light heart lives long. 静以修身。

　　A little body often harbors a great soul. 浓缩的都是精品。

　　A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。

　　A little pot is soon hot. 狗肚子盛不得四两油。

　　All are brave when the enemy flies. 敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。

　　All good things come to an end. 天下没有不散的筵席。

1 liar   

n.说谎的人

参考例句：

• I know you for a thief and a liar!我算认识你了，一个又偷又骗的家伙！
• She was wrongly labelled a liar.她被错误地扣上说谎者的帽子。

2 bully   

n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮

参考例句：

• A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
• The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。

3 leopard   

n.豹

参考例句：

• I saw a man in a leopard skin yesterday.我昨天看见一个穿着豹皮的男人。
• The leopard's skin is marked with black spots.豹皮上有黑色斑点。