一些谚语英语翻译

一些谚语英语翻译篇一

英语谚语的常用翻译

英语翻译之英语谚语的译法

《辞海》说：谚语是“熟语的一种，流传于民间的简练通俗而富有意义的语句，大多反映人民生活和斗争的经验。”《现代汉语词典》说：谚语是“在群众中间流传的固定语句，用简单通俗的话反映出深刻的道理。”泽尔巴赫说：“谚语是凝结的群众智慧。”英国政治家约翰·罗素说：“谚语是一个人的才智，也是许多人的才智。”

学好谚语，对于英语的提高非常有帮助，一些谚语如果能够做到信手拈来，会让你的文采增色不少。比较谚语的中文和英文，也会让你体会到不同文化之间很多道理都是相同的。有的智慧是如此的相似，简直如出一辙。不得不感慨人类之伟大。

1. Rome was not built in a day.

罗马不是一天建成的。

2. Dripping water wears away stone.

水滴石穿。

3. Where there's a will, there's a way.

有志者事竟成。

4. A good beginning is half done.

好的开始是成功的一半。

5. Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

6. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.

吃一堑，长一智。

7. A hedge between keeps friendship green.

君子之交淡如水。

8. A good book is the best of friend, the same today and forever. 好书正如良友，会让你受益终生。

9. A good conscience is a soft pillow.

不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门。

10. Let bygones be bygones.

既往不咎。

11. Fear always springs from ignorance.

恐惧源于无知。

12. He who risks nothing gains nothing.

收获与风险并存。

13. Necessity is the mother of invention.

需求是发明的动力。

14. There is no general rule without some exception. 任何规则均有例外。

一些谚语英语翻译篇二

中文常用谚语翻译

English Idioms and Proverbs

1. No sweet without sweat. 没有耕耘就没有收获

2. One is as old as one’s heart. 心有多老人有多老

3. Time heals all sorrows. 时间治愈一切创伤

4. Many hands make light work. 人多力量大

5. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行始于足下

6. Where there is smoke, there is fire.无风不起浪

7. As poor as a church mouse.一贫如洗

8. A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口

9. Clothes make the man.人靠衣装, 佛靠金装

10. Clothes don’t make the man.不能以貌取人

11. Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁

12. Look before you leap.三思而后行

13. To teach a fish how to swim.班门弄斧

14. Self-trust is the first secret of success.自信是成功的秘诀

15. Better late than never.迟做总比不做好

16. God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助

17. Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌

18. Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功

19. Like father , Like son.有其父必有其子

20. Well begun, half done好的开端,成功的一半

21. Every cloud has a silver lining否极泰来

22. Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成

23. Haste makes waste.欲速则不达

24. All roads lead to Rome.条条道路通罗马

25. Time and tide waits for no man岁月不等人

26. Honesty is the best policy.诚实是上策

27. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早睡早起使人健康, 富有, 和聪明

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28. An apple a day keeps doctor away一日一个苹果不用看医生

29. No venture, no gain不入虎穴,焉得虎子

30. No pains , no gains不劳无获

31. Action speaks louder than words事实胜于雄辩

32. Living well is the best revenge活得好就是最好的报复

33. A famed person and a fatted pig are alike人怕出名猪怕壮

34. Sow nothing, reap nothing.春不播, 秋不收

35. It is easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮容易当

36. Pride goes before a fall.骄者必败

37. Let bygones be bygones.既往不咎 过去的事

38. A man is known by the company he keeps观其友, 知其人

39. Learning is a bitter root, but it bears sweet fruit.学习根苦果甜

40. Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.

智慧对大脑如健康对人体一样重要

41. Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man 读书使人渊博,交谈使人机敏,写作使人严谨

42. Knowledge comes from diligence知识来自勤奋

43. Silence gives consent 沉默就是赞成

44. Many a little makes a mickle 积少成多

45. Turn geese into swans 言过其实

46. As you make your bed, so you must lie on it 自作自受

47. Far fowls have fair feathers 得不到的东西最美

48. Better be sure than sorry 稳当总比后悔好

49. No man is indispensable 离开谁地球都照样转

50. You can not make a crab walk straight 不能强人所难 螃蟹

51. A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone肉骨头打狗，狗不叫

52. Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl 近朱者赤，近墨者黑

53. A friend is known in necessity 患难见友情

54. Poverty tries friends 贫穷考验朋友

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55. A friend to all is a friend to none 和人人是朋友，和谁也不是朋友

56. Friendship can’t stand always on one side 友谊是双方的事

57. A friend is easier lost than found 朋友易失不易得

58. Every man has his faults 人都有缺点

59. One tree does not make a forest 独木不成林

60. One flower does not make a spring 一花独放不是春

61. One swallow does not make a summer 孤雁不成夏

62. Where there is unity, there is victory 团结就是力量

63. Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利

64. Love me little, love me long 爱情应细水长流

65. Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder 情人眼里出西施

66. Blood is thicker than water 血浓于水

67. Absence makes the heart grow fonder 越是不见越想念

68. A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks

69. Petted daughters make silly wives 宠坏的女儿会变成傻婆娘

70. Better a glorious death than a shameful life 宁为玉碎不为瓦全

71. When in Rome do as the Romans do 入乡随俗

72. A penny saved is a penny gained 省一分是一分

73. One false move may lose the whole game 一步走错步步错

74. Procrastination is the thief of time拖延是时间的贼

75. Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today

今天能做的事情不要拖到明天做

76. Seeing is believing 眼见为实

77. Lightly gained, quickly lost得之容易失之快

78. You may take a horse to the water, but you can’t make him drink

79. Art is long, life is short艺术永恒， 生命长久

80. No man is wise at all times没有聪明一世的人

81. Constant dropping wears away a stone水滴石穿

82. Killing two birds with one stone一箭双雕

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83. Put the cart before the horse本末倒置

84. All your swans become geese美妙希望成泡影

85. Rob Peter, to pay Paul拆东补西

86. The mountains have brought forth a mouse雷声大，雨点小

87. Make a mountain out of a molehill小题大做

88. After a storm comes a calm雨过天晴/苦尽甘来

89. The childhood shows the man从小看大， 三岁知老

90. By uniting we stand, by dividing we fall合则存，分则亡

91. Knowledge is power知识就是力量

92. he laughs best who laughs last谁笑到最后， 谁笑得最好

93. Men may meet but mountains never人生何处不相逢

94. A little pot is soon hot壶小易沸，量小易怒

95. One is never too old to learn活到老学到老

96. No men is born wise or learned 人非生而知之

97. Books and friends should be few but good 书与友，贵精不贵多

98. Ignorance is the mother or impudence 无知是鲁莽之源

99. A rolling stone gathers no moss 滚石不生苔/见异思迁，终无所获 100.

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111. April and May are the key of the year 一年之计在于春 Time is the great healer 时间是最好的医治者 Punctuality is the politeness of kings 守时是最大的礼貌 Opportunities do not wait 机不可失， 时不再来 Where there is life, there is hope留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 Wake not a sleeping lion./ Let sleeping dogs lie 不要自找麻烦/不要惹事生 Tastes differ/ One man’s meat is another man’s poison 人各有所好 Silence gives consent 沉默就是赞同 Patience is a virtue 忍耐是美德 Opportunity seldom knocks twice 富无双至 One good turn deserves another 有来有往/ 善有善报 A burnt child dreads the fire 一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳

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112. Bad news travels fast/ Bad news has wings 好事不出门 坏事传千里 113. A bargain is a bargain 一言为定

114. Beggars can’t be choosers 饥不择食

115. Misfortunes never come single 祸不单行

116. Walls have ears 隔墙有耳

117. East or West. Home is best 金窝、银窝不如自家的草窝 118. Spare the rod and spoil the child 省了棍棒， 害了儿女

119. Silence is golden, speech is silver 沉默是金， 言语是银

120. One bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林

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一些谚语英语翻译篇三

英语谚语50句

英语谚语50句

1、He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚。

2、Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。

3、Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。

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

5、A good book is a good friend.好书如挚友。

6、Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌。

7、All rivers run into sea.海纳百川。

8、Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。

9、A stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

10、A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.身正不怕影子斜。

11、Let bygones be bygones.过去的就让它过去吧。

12、Diamond cuts diamond.强中自有强中手。

13、Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事今日毕。

14、Easier said than done.说得容易，做得难。

15、Every man has his faults.金无足赤，人无完人。

16、A bad workman always blames his tools.无能的工人常抱怨自己的工具。

17、A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation. 人无知犹如房屋无基。

18、A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. 书是随时携带的花园。

19、Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。

20、Lies have short legs.谎言站不长。

21、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，害已误人。

22、A man is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

23、A thousand mile trip begins with one step. 千里之行，始于足下。

24、All are not friends that speak us fair. 说好话的不一定都是朋友。

25、All men can't be first. 并非所有的都能获第一。

26、An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一个苹果，医生不来找我。

27、An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。

28、As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

29、Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听少说。

30、 Better late than never. 迟到总比不到强。

31、Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。

32、Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。

33、Business before pleasure. 先工作，后娱乐。

34、By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn. 教学相长。

35、Diligence is the mother of success. 成功来自勤奋。

36、Do as the Romans do. 入国问禁，入乡随俗。

37、Doing nothing is doing ill. 游手好闲就是学坏。

38、Every man has his weak side.人人都有弱点。

39、Every potter praises his pot.王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。

40、Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。

41、Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕。

42、First come, first served.先来后到。

43、Fool's haste is no speed.欲速则不达。

44、Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤近墨者黑。

45、God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。

46、Gold will not buy anything.黄金并非万能。

47、Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。

48、Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。

49、He is a wise man who speaks little.聪明不是挂在嘴上。

50、He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

一些谚语英语翻译篇四

励志英语谚语

励志英语谚语

Many a little makes a mickle.

积少便成多。

As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.

试金之石可试金，正如黄金能试人。

Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.

勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。

The path to glory is always rugged.

光荣之路常坎坷。

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

世上无难事，只要人肯试。

The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong man.

烈火试真金，困苦炼壮士。

Great hopes make great man.

远大的希望造就伟大的人物。

No way is impossible to courage.

勇士面前无险路。

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.

平静的大海决不能造就出熟练的水手。

The good seaman is known in bad weather.

坏天气下才能识得出良好的海员；要识好海员，须凭坏天气。

The best hearts are always the bravest.

行为最勇敢的人心地总是最善良。

We must not lie down, and cry, God help us.

求神不如求己。

He that falls today may be up again tomorrow.

今天跌倒的人也许明天就会站起。

Rome was not built in a day.

罗马并非一日可建成；坚持必成。

Success belongs to the persevering.

胜利属于坚忍不拔的人。

We must repeat a thousand and one times that perseverance is the only road to success. 我们要多次重申：不屈不挠是取得胜利的唯一道路。

Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.

十九次失败，到第二十次获得成功，这就叫坚持。

Step by step the ladder is ascended.

登梯需要逐级登。

Adversity leads to prosperity.

困苦通向昌盛。

Patience and application will carry us through.

忍耐和专心会使我们度过难关。

Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her.

做事只要有耐心，到头总会有好运；耐心候好运，好运常会来。

All things will come round to him who will but wait.

只要肯等待，一切都会按时来。

Constant dropping wears the stone.

滴水不绝可穿石。

Omelets are not made without breaking of eggs.

鸡蛋不打破，蛋卷做不成；不甘愿吃苦，则预期效果达不到。

The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.

世界好似一把梯，有人上去有人下。

There needs a long apprenticeship to understand the mystery of the world's trade.

要知世事奥秘多，须要长期作学徒。

Life is sweet.

生活是可爱的；人无不好生(恶死)。

Where there is life,there is hope.

生命不息，希望长在。

Life is not all beer and skittles.

人生并不全是吃喝玩乐。

Much water runs by the mill that the miller knows not of.

眼前发生许多事，有些我们并不知。

Fortune knocks once at least at every man's door.

人人都有走运的一天。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

每一个人都是自身幸福的建筑师。

Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth.

记得年轻时所作蠢事的人是幸福的。

Misfortunes never (seldom) come alone (single).

祸不单行。

Misfortune is a good teacher.

不幸是良好的教师。

Misfortunes come at night.

祸常生于不测。

Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.

恶运临头后，才知幸运贵。

An idle youth, a needy age.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Time flies.

时光易逝。

Time is money.

一寸光阴一寸金。

Time and tide wait for no man.

岁月无情；岁月易逝；岁月不待人。

Diligence is the mohter of success.

勤奋是成功之母。

Idleness is the root of all evil.

懒惰乃万恶之源。

Care and diligence bring luck.

谨慎和勤奋带来好运。

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

勤勉是好运之母。

Industry is fortune's right hand,and frugality her left.

勤勉是幸运的右手，世俭是幸运的左手。

Idleness is the key of beggary.

懒惰出乞丐。

No root,no fruit.

无根就无果。

Idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains).

懒人做工作，越懒越费力。

Sloth is the key of poverty.

惰能致贫。

Sloth turneth the edge of wit.

懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

懒汉的头脑是魔鬼的工厂。

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励志英语谚语100句

1.有志者,事竟成.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart./Where there is a will there is a way.

2.千里之行,始于足下.The longest journey begins with the first step.

3.积少成多.Every little helps.

4.满招损,谦受益.Pride hurts,modesty benefits.

5.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获.Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty.

6.伟业非一日之功/冰冻三尺非一日之寒.Rome was not bult in a day.

7.一寸光阴一寸金,寸今难买寸光阴.Lost years are worse than lost dollars.

8.自助者天助.God helps those who help themselves.

9.欲速则不达.More haste,less speed.

10.台上一分钟,台下十年功.One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage.

11.好的开端是成功的一半.Well begun is half done.

12.酒好不怕巷子深.Good wine needs no bush.

13.成功源于勤奋.Industry is the parent of success.

14.英雄所见略同.Great minds think alike.

15.熟能生巧.Practice makes perfect.

16.静水流深.Still waters run deep.

17.滴水穿石.Little stone fell great oaks.

18.前事不忘,后事之师.The membrance of the past is the teacher of the future.

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

20.机不可失,时不再来.Take time while time is,for time will away.

21.集思广益.Two heads are better than one.

22.未雨绸缪.Provide for a rainy day.

23.真金不怕火炼.True blue will never strain.

24.必须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀.You have to believe in yourself.That's the secret of success.

25.燕雀安知鸿鹄之志.A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan.

26.身正不怕影子歪.A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.

27.天涯何处无芳草.There is plenty of fish in the sea.

28.大智若愚.Cats hind their paws.

29.人不可貌相,海水不可斗量.Judge not a book by its cover.(Never judge from appearances.)

30.有情人终成眷属.All shall be well,Jack shall have jill.

31.海内存知己,天涯若比邻.The world is but a little place,after all.

32.宁为鸡头,不为凤尾.It is better to be a head of dog than a tail of a lion..

33.良药苦口.A good medicine tastes bitter.

34.知识就是力量.Knowledge is power.

35.金钱不是万能的.Money is not everything.

36.时不我待.Time and tide wait no man.

37.少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲.A young idler,an old beggar.

38.趁热打铁.Strike while the iron is hot.

39.天生我才必有用.Every man has his price.

40.看破生死的人能成大事.He who sees through life and death will meet with most success.

41.世上无难事,只要肯登攀.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

42不入虎穴,焉得虎子.Noting venture, noting gain.

43.不鸣则已,一鸣惊人.It never rains but it pours.

44.胜者为王,败者为寇.Losers are always in the wrong.

45.谋事在人,成事在天.Man proposes, God deposes.

46.众人拾柴火焰高.Many hands make light work.

47.不经风雨,怎能见彩虹. No cross, no crown.

48.没有付出,就没有收获.No pain, no gain.

49.不进则退.Not to advance is to go back.

50.No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧.

51. 闪光的不一定是黄金.All is not gold that glitters./All that glitters is not gold.

52.The strong pass of the enemy is like a wall of iron, yet with firm strides we are conquring its summit.

雄关漫道真如铁,而今迈步从头越.

53.My journey is long and winding, I will keep on exploring my way far and wide.

路漫漫其修远兮,我将上下而求索.

54.一分价钱一分货.You get what you pay off.

55.眼见为实.Seeing is believing.

56.无风不起浪.Where there's smoke without fire.

57.哪里有压迫,哪里就有反抗.Where there's oppression there's resistance.

58. 祸兮福所依,福兮祸所伏.All the Evils to be considered with the Good, that is in them, and with that worse attends them.

59.Make your whole year's plan in the spring and the whole day's plan in the morning.一年之计在于春,一天之计在于晨.

60.细节决定成败.Details is the key to success.

61.A man loves his sweetheart the most,his wife the best,but his mother the longest.男人对他的情人最爱,对他的妻子最好,而对他母亲的爱最长久.

62.A big tree falls not at the first stroke.一斧子砍不倒大树.

63.Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise.早睡早起身体好.

64.Ask not what your country can do for you;Ask what you can do for your country.不要问你的国家能为你做什么,而要问你能为你的国家做什么.

65.Repent,for the kingdom of heaven is near.忏悔吧,因为天国已经不远了.

66.Rejoicing in hope, patienting in trabulation.从希望中得到快乐,在磨难中保持坚韧.

67.Never put off until tomorrow what may be done today.今日事今日毕.

68.Something attempted,something done.

没有尝试,就没有成功.

69.Hope for the best,prepare for the worst.好处着想,坏处准备.

70.Great hope makes great man. 伟大的思想造就伟大的人.

71.A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不聚苔,转行不聚财.

72.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入乡随俗.

73.Knowledge is a measure, but practise is the key to it.知识是珍宝,而实践是获取它的钥匙.

74.Lost time is never found again.光阴一去不复返.

75.Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.劳动强体,磨难强智.

76.Behind bad luck comes good luck.塞翁失马,焉知非福.

77.All for one, one for all.我为人人,人人为我.

78.Treat other people as you hope they will treat you.己所不欲,勿施于人.

79.Suspicion is the poison of friendship.怀疑是对友谊所下的毒药.

80.He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后,谁笑得最美.

81.Follow your own course, and let people talk.走自己的路,让别人说去吧.

82.Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.主动性就是在没有人告诉时做正确的事情.

83.Think twice before acting.三思而后行.

84.Adversity reveals genius, fortune conceals it.苦难显才华,好运藏天知.

85.The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.水能载舟,亦能覆舟.

86.Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.宁为鸡头,不为凤尾.

87.A stitch in time saves nine.防微杜渐.

88.Diamond cuts diamond.强中更有强中手.

89.The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登.

90.Whatever you go, go with all your heart.无论做什么事,一定要全力以赴.

91.The good seaman is known in bad weather.惊涛骇浪,方显英雄本色.

92.Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在,不怕没柴少.

93.All thing are difficult before they are easy.万事开头难.

94.Life is not all roses.人生并不都是康庄大道.

95.Heaven never seals off all the exits.天无绝人之路.

96.Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar?

97.Reading is always profitable.开卷有益.

98.A gentleman acts on behalf of an understanding friend,as a woman makes herself beautiful for her lover.士为知己者用,女为说悦己者容.

99.Actions speak louder that words.事实胜于雄辩.

100.Mastery of work comes from diligent application, and success deponds on forethought.业精于勤,行成于思.

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一些谚语英语翻译篇五

中国谚语英文翻译

中国谚语英文翻译

驚弓之鳥/ 談虎色變A burnt child dreads fire.

見微知著/ 一葉知秋A feather shows the way the wind blows.

意外之財/ 一筆橫財 a financial windfall ;

急風知勁草A friend in need is a friend indeed.

千里鵝毛 A gift is cheap, but love is dear.

錢能通神A golden hammer breaks an iron door.

小不忍則亂大謀 A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.{一些谚语英语翻译}.

忙中有錯A hasty man drinks his tea with his fork. '

少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲 A lazy youth, a lousy age.

百無一用是書生 A learned man is an idler who kills time by study.

星星之火可以燎原 A little leak will sink a great ship.

量小非君子A little pot will soon be hot.

新官上任三把火A new broom sweeps clean.

滾石不生苔A rolling stone gathers no moss.

知恥近乎勇 A sense of shame is the farthest thing from cowardice.

小洞不補,大洞吃苦A stitch in time saves nine.

虎父虎子 A wise goose never laid a tame egg.

能者多勞 Able men are always busy.{一些谚语英语翻译}.

四海之內皆兄弟 All men are brothers.

殊途同歸/ 條條大路通羅馬 All roads lead to Rome.

一瓶不響,半瓶響叮噹 An empty wagon makes the most noise.

冰凍三尺非一日之寒An oak is not felled at one stroke.

上行下效 As the old cock crows, the young one learns.

中国谚语B

九牛一毛 be a drop in a bucket ~

年高德邵 be an statesman

花團錦簇 be blanketed with flowers{一些谚语英语翻译}.

琳朗滿目 be eye-catching ~

淋漓盡致 be in great detail; vividly and incisively

方興未艾 be in the ascendant (福星高照,有旭日東昇之勢)

纖毫之細 be minute

行雲流水 be natural and spontaneous; like floating clouds and flowing water

喜優參半 be/go through ups and downs

紅顏薄命 Beauty is a fading flower.

秀色可餐 Beauty is a feast in itself.

色即是空 Beauty is but skin-deep.

東施效顰 Being butcher, don't imitate the piper.

雜而不精 Better be master of one than Jack-of-all-trades.

寧為雞口,不為牛後 Better to reign in hell than serve in Heaven.

物以類聚 Birds of a feather flock together.

血濃於水 Blood is thicker than water.

恩將仇報 Bring up a raven and it will peck out your eyes.

中国谚语C

蓋棺論定Call no man happy before he is dead.

老吾老以及人之老,幼吾幼以及人之幼Charity begins at home.

以牙還牙,以眼還眼Claw me and I'll claw thee.

平生不做虧心事,半夜敲門心不驚Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

掛羊頭賣狗肉Cry out wine and sell vinegar.

害人反害己Curses come home to roost.

中国谚语D

一了白了Death pays all scores.

慎謀能斷Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.

棋逢敵手/ 強中自有強中手Diamond cuts diamond.

膽大心細Discretion is the better part of valor.

己所不欲,勿施於人Do to others as you would be done by.

中国谚语E

虎父虎子Eagles do not breed doves.

悖入悖出Easy come, easy go.

虎落平陽被犬欺Even hares pull a lion by the beard when he is dead.

智者千慮,必有一失Even Homer sometimes nods.

生死有命Every bullet has its billet.

天無絕人之路Every cloud has a silver lining.

雞犬升天Every dog has its day.

後生可畏Every oak has been an acorn.

賣瓜說瓜甜Every peddler praises his own needles.

人莫不親其親Everyone knows that he should show respect for his parents.

中国谚语F

事實勝於雄辯Fact speaks louder than eloquence.

望梅止渴/ 畫餅充飢Fine words butter no parsnips.

有備無患Forewarned is forearmed.

傻人多福Fortune favors fools.

中国谚语G

得寸進尺Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.

樹大招風/ 人怕出名豬怕肥God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.

有備無患Good watch prevents misfortune.

英雄所見略同Great minds think alike.

中国谚语H

聊勝於無Half a loaf is better than none.

樂極生悲He laughs best who laughs last.

吃得苦中苦,方為人上人He that has no cross deserves no crown; No pain, no gain. 守株待兔He that waits for chance is never sure of his dinner.

欲加之罪何患無詞He that wants to hand a dog is sure to find a rope.

虎頭蛇尾He who enters an a whirlwind will depart as an ant.

巧言令色鮮矣仁He who gives fair words feeds you with an empty spoon.

近朱者赤,近墨者黑He who lies down with dogs will rise with fleas.

最獨婦人心Hell hath no Fury like a woman scorned.

死有餘辜His life is not worth a year's purchase.

飢不擇食Hunger finds no fault with the cookery.

中国谚语I

山窮水盡疑無路,柳暗花明又一村,否極泰來If winter comes, can spring be far behind? 巧婦難為無米之炊If you have no hand, you can't make a fist.{一些谚语英语翻译}.

一犬吠影,百犬吠聲If you pull one pig by the tail, all the rest squeal.

好事不出門,惡事傳千里Ill news travels faster than good.

天下烏鴉一般黑In every country dogs bite.

人莫不親其親It has never been the case that man doesn't love his parents.

回頭是岸It is never too late to mend.

前車之鑑It is well to profit by the folly of others.

禍不單行It never rains but it pours.

天壤之別It's all Lombard Street to a Chinese orange.

有一利必有一弊It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

天下無難事,只怕有心人It's dogged that does it.

十分有看頭It's really eye-catching/ magnificent/ spectacular

中国谚语JKL

天網恢恢,疏而不漏Justice has long arms.

人在矮簷下,不敢不低頭Kings have long arms.

言多必失Least said, soonest mended.

門當戶對Let beggars match beggars.

別管閒事Let sleeping dogs lie; Mind your own business.

事如春夢了無痕Life is like a spring dream that vanishes without a trace.

有其父必有其子Like father, like son.

滴水穿石Little strokes fell great oaks.

家和萬事興Love can turn the cottage into a golden palace.

情人眼裡出西施Love is blind.

愛屋及烏Love me, love my dog.

中国谚语M

未雨綢繆Make hay while the sun shines.

君子謀道不謀食Man does not live on bread only.

謀事在人,成事在天Man proposes, God disposes.{一些谚语英语翻译}.

積少成多/ 積腋成裘Many a little makes a mickle.

團結就是力量/ 眾志成城Many hands make light work.

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