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1、英语谚语精选 Do a thing quickly often means doing it badly. 欲速则不达Though we are poor, we have lofty aspiration. 人穷志不穷A miss is as good as a mile. 差之毫厘，谬以千里Bad workmen often blame their tools. Gold will not buy everything. 金钱不是万能的。The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your own arm. 求人不如求已。R
2、espect yourself, or no one else will respect you. 人必自敬而后人敬之。Out of the depth of misfortune comes bliss.否极泰来He whose belly is full, believes not him who is fasting. 饱汉不知饿汉饥。A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.老牛不喝水，不可强按头Every new sovereign brings his own courtiers. 一朝天子一
3、朝臣Beauty will not buy beef . 漂亮不可当饭吃。Every cloud has a silver lining . 拔开云雾见晴天The darkest hour is that before the dawn . 黎明前的黑暗The fragrance always stays the hand that gives rose . 予人玫瑰，手指留香To be born under a lucky star. 福星高照A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 麻绳单打细头断Anger begins in folly,
4、 and ends in repentance. 休争三寸气，白了少年头Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水A wise man holds his tongue. 智者寡言All his own geese are swans as the swans of others as geese. 自己一朵花，别人豆腐渣The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be. 平时不烧香，急来抱佛脚Pardon makes offenders. 姑息养奸With time and patience the leaf of the m
5、ulberry becomes satin. 只要功夫深，铁棒磨成针Laugh and grow fat. 心宽体胖A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁可清饥，不可浊饱Better a live coward than a dead hero. 好死不如赖活Misery loves company. 同病相怜Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩Half a tale is enough for a wise man. 举一反三You get what you pay for. 一分钱一分货Bi
6、rds once snared fear all bushes. 伤弓之鸟惊曲木The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足Advice comes too late, when thing is done. 事后诸葛亮Every failure one meets with adds to ones experience. 不经一事，不长一智Eat slow and live a long life. 细嚼慢咽寿活百年The proof of the pudding is in the eating. 实践出真知The squea
7、king wheel gets the oil. 会哭的孩子有奶吃You are never too old to learn. 活到老学到老Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen. 亡羊补牢，未为迟也A work ill done must be twice done. 一回生二回熟More is meant than meets the ear. 弦外之音Dont scald you lips in another mans porridge. 事不关已，高高挂起One mans
8、meat is another mans poison. 萝卜白菜各有所爱Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同Much ado about a small matter. 天下本无事，庸人自扰之Better late than never. 不怕慢，就怕站He who borrows to repay may borrow yet another day. 好借好还再借不难Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object. 情人眼里出出西施There is black sheep in every flo
9、ck. 害群之马Better some of a pudding than none of a pie . 聊胜于无Take away fuel, take away flame . 釜底抽薪Give him an inch and hell take a yard. 得寸进尺Experience is something you get while looking for something else. 前事不忘后事之师An artist lives everywhere. 一招鲜吃遍天No man is his crafts master the first day. 师傅领进门，修行在个
10、人Greatest genius often lies concealed. 真人不露相Gold is the dust that blinds all eyes. 财迷心窍A bargain is a bargain. 一言为定Habit is second nature. 习惯成自然Man proposes, god disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天One cannot alter the past. 生米做成熟饭To go out for wool and come home shorn. 偷鸡不成反蚀把米It is a wise father that knows his own
11、 child. 知子莫如父 Great honors are great burdens. 人怕出名猪怕壮Rome wasnt built in a day. 冰冻三尺非一日之寒When in Rome do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗Making a lot of noise doesnt constitute a sound argument. 有理不在声高The gentlest thing in the world will override the strongest. 以柔克刚A man knows his company in a long journey an
12、d a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心Give a lark to catch a kite. 得不偿失I shall grow old, but never lose lifes zest. 老骥伏枥，志在千里Good to begin well, better to end well. 善始犹待于励终When the tree is fallen, every one runs to it with his axe. 墙倒众人推A man can do no more than he can. 量力而行He who has not tasted bitter knows n
13、ot what sweet is. 不尝黄连苦，哪知蜂蜜甜There are more ways to the wood than one. 车到山前必有路One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun. 一叶障目不见泰山If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 不知苦，焉知甜Speak of angels and you will hear their wings. 说曹操，曹操到A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time. 一心不可二用A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 冤家宜解不宜结Beat the dog before the lion. 杀鸡给猴看Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Past cure, past care. 好了伤疤忘了疼He is lifeless that is faultless. 人非圣贤，孰能无过
