Idioms

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。