英文谚语 (一)
A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.
A guilty conscience is a self-accuser.
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
做贼心虚。
A bad padlock invites a picklock.
开门揖盗。
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.
坐井观天。
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入,祸从口出。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人。
A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
白日不做亏心事,夜半敲门心不惊。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
人不可貌相。
A fox may grow grey, but never good.
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 and forever.
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 leopard 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。
# All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
# All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
# All that ends well is well.
结果好,就一切都好。
# All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
# All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
# All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
# A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
# A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
# A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
# A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
# A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事,犹如花园光长刺。
# A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
# A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡,事事顺利。
# A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘,差之千里。
# A mother's love never changes.
母爱永恒。
# An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果,不用请医生。
# A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
# An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼,以牙还牙。
# An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
# An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
# An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智,不如运气。
# An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防为主,治疗为辅。
# A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。
# As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
# A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园。
# A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
# A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
# A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
# A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补,大洞吃苦。
# A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
# A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相,露相非真人。
# A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出,驷马难追。
# A year's plan starts with spring.
一年之计在于春。
# A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。