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1、1 English Proverbs (英文格言、谚语) A bad penny always comes back. 恶有恶报。A bad shearer never had a good sickle. 劣工尤器。拙劣的割草工人用不出好镰刀。自己技术不好，再好的镰刀也没有用A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工尤器。拙劣的工匠只会怪工具不好。A bad workman quarrels with his tools 劣工尤器。劣匠只会跟自己的工具吵架。A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在
2、手胜于两鸟在林。拥有的才是最真实的。把握现在。及时行乐，有花堪折直须折。Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小别胜新婚。A burnt child dreads the fire. 受灼的小孩必怕火。一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。A cat may look at a king. 君王卿相于我何关。猫也可以打量国王，暗喻人人平等。人皆可为尧舜帝王。切勿因为别人的经验不如你多，就不让他发表想法。A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.“ 链子的坚固是取决于最脆弱的连结处。一步下错，满盘皆输。A clear cons
3、cience is like a coat of mail. 良心如信纸之信封。平生不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。2 A clear conscience laughs at false accusation. 只要问心无愧，无端的指责可以一笑置之。A constant guess is never welcome. 常客难受欢迎 . A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常乐。A creaking gate hangs long. 会嘎嘎响的门反而用得久。病夫命久；瑕不掩瑜。Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄
4、辩。行动胜于言辞。坐而言不如起而行。Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆言。A fair face may hide a foul heart. (Fair face, foul heart.) 人面兽心。A fault confessed is half redressed. 肯认错是改过的一半。过则勿惮改A fool and his money are easily parted. 愚人难聚财。A fox smells its own lair first.“ 狐狸有臭己先闻。要刮别人鬍子前，先刮自己的。严以律己。A friend in
5、need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。A friend should bear a friends infirmities. 朋友应该容忍朋友的缺点。A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. = A friend to all is a friend to none. 人尽可友的人，不是真正朋友。滥交者无友。3 After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile. 午餐后一坐，晚餐后一哩。After rain
6、 comes sunshine. 雨过天晴。A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始必善终，欲善终务先以善始。A good conscience is a safe pillow. 行止清白，高枕无忧。A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all. 众人皆醉我独醒。A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 作贼心虚；多行不义必自毙。夜路走多了总会遇到鬼。千夫所指，不疾而死。A handful of trade is a handful of
7、 gold. 一把贸易，一把黄金。A honey tongue, a heart of gall. 口蜜腹剑；笑裡藏刀；佛口蛇心。A hundred tricks are not so good as one well-learned trade. 百艺无如一艺精。A jack of all trades is master of none. 杂而不精的三脚猫。万事通，无事精通。A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。A lamb is as dear to a poor man as
8、 an ox to the rich. 穷人眼中的一隻羊，贵似富人的一头牛。物品在不同人的身上有不同的价值。A leopard cannot change his spots. 豹的斑点是改不掉的。牛牵到北京还是牛。江山易改，本性难移。4 A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on. 真理刚穿鞋，谎言已在途中。好事不出门，坏事传千里。A lie has no legs. 谎言不会自己传播。A little learning is a dangerous thing. 只懂皮毛是危险的事。学浅误
9、人。一知半解最危险。A little pot is soon hot. 小人易怒。狗肚子盛不得四两油。器小易盈。人穷志短。壶小水易热。All are not saints that go to church. 去做礼拜者，未必皆圣人。All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗所吠者，未必皆贼。人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。(勿一概而论 ) All asses wag their ears. 傻子总爱装聪明。All bread is not baked in one oven. 人心不同，犹如其面。All cats love fish but fear to w
10、et their paws. 猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。想不劳而获，将一事无成。All covet, all lose. 贪多必失。All flowers are not in one garland. 不是所有的花都在一个花圈上。人各有志，切勿强求。All good things come to and end. 花无百日红。天下无不散之筵席。All is fair in love and war. 爱情和战争是不择手段的。5 All is fair in war. 兵不厌诈。All is fish that comes to ones net. 捉到网裡都是鱼。来老不拒。All is flo
11、ur that comes to his mill. 什麽东西到他的磨子里都能碾成粉。All is not at hand that helps. 有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的。All is not gain that is put in the purse. 放入钱包的钱财，并非都是应得的。勿取不义之财。All is not lost that is in danger. 在危险中的东西未必都会损失。All is well that ends well. 善终为善。皆大欢喜。意思就是虽然一件工作在执行时很困难，但最后有好的结果。A man may dig his grave with his
12、 teeth. 祸从口出。A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink. 牵马到河易，强马饮水难。All men are mortal. 人孰无死。人皆有死。人难免一死。All men cannot be first. 不可能人人都得第一名。第一名只有一个。最好的只有一个。All ones geese are swans. 自吹自擂。老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。All rivers run into the sea. 百川入海。海纳百川。All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。All shal
13、l be well, Jack shall have Jill. 6 有情人终成眷属。All that glitters is not gold. 闪烁者未必都是金。金玉其外，败絮其内。虚有其表。All the wit in the world is not in one head. 世上所有的智慧不会集中在一个脑袋。三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮。集思广义。All things are obedient to money. 有钱能使鬼推磨。All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事都是先难后易。倒吃甘蔗。All things are easy
14、 that are done willingly. 只要愿意，没有不可能的事。All things are obedient to money. 有钱能使鬼推磨。钱是万能的。All things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要耐心等待，该来的还是会来。该你的就会是你的，总有一天等到你。好事多磨。All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去永不回。All truths are not to be told. 真理未必能说得清。All work and no play makes Jack a dull
15、 boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明人也会变傻。Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot. 纵使下雨，莫把水壶丢弃。防患未然。A merry heart makes a long life. 知足常乐。乐观者岁足。An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一苹果，医生不找上门。An eye for an eye, and we will all go blind. 两败俱伤。 (以眼还眼，我们都会变盲。) 7 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cur
16、e. 防患未然。预防胜于治疗。防微杜渐。未雨绸缪。An uncut gem goes not sparkle. 玉不琢，不成器。人不学，不知义。A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫釐，差之千里。踏错一步，满盘皆输。A penny saved is a penny earned. 存钱一分才是赚钱一分。储蓄方是赚钱之道。A person is known by the company he keeps. 观其友，知其人。物以类聚。A pot of milk is ruined by a drop of poison. 一滴毒药毁了一瓶奶。一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。Apparel makes the man. 人靠衣装，佛靠金装。April showers bring May flowers. 四月雨带来五月花。否极泰来。苦尽甘来。A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔。(负面 ) 心浮气躁者，难成大器。转业不聚财
