諺語 英文
1、A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.
借來的斗篷不暖身。
2、Deliberate before you begin, then execute with vigour.
著手前要深思熟慮，執行要果斷有力。
3、A tree is known by its fruit.
觀其行而知其人。
4、A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.
良馬的毛色不會差。
5、Charity begins at home, but should not end there.
仁愛須由近及遠。
6、Better be poor than wicked.
寧可做窮人，不要做壞人。
7、An evening red and a morning grey, is a sign of a fair day.
晚霞紅如火，曉色青如灰，定是晴朗天。
8、A good fame is better than a good face.
好的名望勝於好的相貌。
9、Death pays all debts.
人死百債了。
10、A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will.
智者通權達變，愚者剛愎自用。
11、A little of everything, nothing at all.
每事淺嘗輒止，結果將一事無成。
12、A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
13、Adversity is a good discipline.
苦難是磨練人的好機會。
14、Can the leopard change his spots
江山易改，本性難移。
15、A penny saved is a penny earned（or gained）。
省錢就是賺錢。
16、Comfort is better than pride.
安慰勝過傲慢。
17、A good heart cant''s lie.
有仁心者不說謊話。
18、Death is the grand leveller.
凡人都要死，大家都一樣。
19、All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.
機會失去不再來，千貫萬貫難贖回。
20、Beware of a silent dog and still water.
警惕無聲之狗會咬人，平靜之水會覆舟。
21、A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
平靜的海洋練不出熟練的水手。
22、Depend on others and you always repent.
依靠別人總要後悔。
23、Be always as merry as ever you can, for no-one delights in a sorrowful man.
務請心情常歡暢，只因無人喜憂傷。
24、All is not at hand that helps.
有用的東西並不都是垂手可得的。
25、Dumb dogs are dangerous.
啞犬最兇惡。
26、Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
貪多嚼不爛。
27、A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.
愚者所問，智者難答。
28、Content is happiness.
知足常樂。
29、A light purse makes a heavy heart.
曩中無錢心事重。
30、Better master one than engage with ten.
精通一事勝於會十事。
31、A little learning is a dangerous thing.
淺學誤人。
32、All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.
貓都愛吃魚，卻怕爪弄濕。
33、Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
患難使人聰明，但不能致富。
34、Children are the parents''s riches.
子女是父母之財富。
35、As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.
試金石可以試金，正如黃金可以試人。
36、Be prepared to put one''s hand in one''s pocket.
準備慷慨解囊。
37、A man can do no more than he can.
凡事只能量力而行。
38、A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
鏈條的堅固程度取決於它最薄弱的環節。
39、A single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
40、A good name keeps lustre in the dark.
好的名聲在黑暗中也會光芒四射。
41、Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot.
病來如山倒，病去如抽絲。
42、Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不輕諾，諾必果。
43、A man is as old as he feels.
老不老，自己曉。
44、A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常樂。
45、As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb.
偷大偷小都是賊。
46、An nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.
對牛彈琴。
47、A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.
不滿足者坐無甯時。
48、Each man is the architect of his own fate.
命運掌握在自己手中。
49、By doing we learn.
經一事，長一智。
50、All truths are not to be told.
真理並不都能說得清。
51、A change of work is as good as a rest.
調換一下工作是很好的休息。
52、Chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron.
金鏈鎖人比鐵煉更牢靠。
53、Dot the i''s and cross the t''s.
一點一劃，循規蹈矩。
54、Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩將仇報。
55、An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men.
正直的法官重法勝於重人。
56、A good heart conquers ill fortune.
善心克厄運。
57、Do business, but be not a slave to it.
要做事，但不要做事務的奴隸。
58、better early than late.
甯早勿遲。
59、Deliberating is not delaying.
慎思不是拖延。
60、A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.
人無笑臉，不要開店。
61、A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another.
一個蠢材在他自己家裡所知的事比一個聰明人在別人家裡所知的事要多。
62、Death meets us everywhere.
死亡到處和我門相遇。
63、A fool''s bolt may sometimes hit the mark.
愚者千慮，必有一得。
64、Deeds are fruits; words are but leaves.
行動是果實，言語只是樹葉而已。
65、A moneyless man goes fast through the market.
一個沒錢的人很快穿過市場。
66、After death, the doctor.
放馬後炮。
67、Discontent is the first step in progress.
不知足是前進中的第一步。
68、An old dog barks not in vain.
老犬不空吠。
69、Don''t climb a tree to look for fish.
勿緣木求魚。
70、Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.
書籍如朋友，應該少而精。
71、A small leak will sink a great ship.
一個小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大輪船。
72、A wise man thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he thinks.
智者思其所言，愚者言其所思。
73、As the tree, so the fruit.
長什麼樹，結什麼果。
74、A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤潰於蟻穴。
75、A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。
76、Call no man happy until he dies.
蓋棺才能定論。
77、All asses wag their ears.
傻子總愛裝聰明。
78、A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.
骨頭打狗狗不叫。
79、Be honest rather clever.
誠實比聰明更要緊。
80、A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫釐，差之千里。
81、Doing is better than saying.
行勝於言。
82、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
83、Civility costs nothing.
禮貌不須什麼代價。
84、Bad news has wings.
壞事傳千里。
85、A man may smile and smile and be villain.
笑裡藏奸。
86、After dinner comes the reckoning.
吃喝玩樂，該付代價。
87、Blood is thicker than water.
血濃於水。
88、As the old cock crows, so doth the young.
有其父必有其子。
89、All is flour that comes to his mill.
到他的磨裡都能碾成粉。
90、Actions speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。
91、Death when it comes will have no denial.
死亡來臨時，無可抗拒之。
92、Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt.
寧可餓肚子，切莫去借債。
93、A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world.
幼兒是世界上最可愛和最純潔的。
94、Accidents will happen.
天有不測風雲。
95、A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife.
窮漢娶富妻，必受老婆欺。
96、Anger rests in the bosom of folly.
怒火常寓於蠢人的胸中。
97、Don''t throw out your dirty water before you get in fresh.
清水未打來，贓水莫倒掉。
98、Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.
事情要安步就班地做，就會很快地做完。
99、Dexterity comes by experience.
熟練來自經驗。
100、As a man''s heart is, so does he speak.
言為心聲。
101、A little spark kindles a great fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
102、Custom makes all things easy.
若照習慣辦，萬事皆不難。
103、A pet lamb makes a cross ram.
寵壞的小羊將成為脾氣壞的大羊。
104、A cat has nine lives.
貓有九條命。
105、Custom is the guide of the ignorant.
習俗是無知者的嚮導。
106、Better die with honour than live with shame.
與其忍辱偷生，不如光榮而死。
107、All are brave when the enemy flies.
敵人逃跑時，個個都勇敢。
108、Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
行動是知識的巧果。
109、Destruction pursues the great.
樹大招風。
110、A straw shows which way the wind blows.
一葉便知秋。
111、Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot.
縱然天下雨，休把水壺丟。
112、After black clouds, clear weather.
否極泰來。
113、Don''t keep all your eggs in one basketball.
勿孤注一擲。
114、An occasion lost cannot be redeemed.
時機失了無法挽回。
115、Discretion is the better part of valour.
小心即大勇。
116、A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
智者不作非凡之想。
117、A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
遠親不如近鄰。
118、All rivers run into the sea.
百川入海。
119、A fool and his money are soon parted.
笨蛋難聚財。
120、Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand.
遠處叫得凶的狗，不會近身來咬人。
121、Business is business.
公事公辦。
122、Drunken days have all their tomorrows.
今日花天酒地，明日潦倒窮途。
123、All bread is not baked in one oven.
人心不同，猶如其面。
124、An oak is not felled at one stroke.
萬事不能一蹴而就。
125、A little labour, much health.
適量勞動健身大有益。
126、Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.
不要忘恩負義。
127、Care brings grey hair.
憂慮催人老。
128、Apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter.
好藥不苦不會加糖衣。
129、All is not lost that is in danger.
在危險中的東西未必都會損失。
130、A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
廣交友，無深交。
131、Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.
勇敢和決心是美德的靈魂。
132、A mother''s love never changes.
母愛永恆。
133、A liar is worse than a thief.
撒謊比偷竊更可惡。
134、Content is better than riches.
知足常樂。
135、Better wear out shoes than sheets.
寧可（經常運動）穿破鞋子，也不（因病長臥）磨破床單。
136、All covet, all lose.
貪多必失。
137、A good maxim is never out of season.
至理名言不會過時。
138、A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
聞其歌知其鳥，聽其言知其人。
139、A wilful man will have his way.
有志者是竟成。
140、An evil chance seldom comes alone.
禍不單行。
141、Don''t cross the bridge till you get to it.
不要杞人憂天。
142、Clothes make the man.
人要衣裝，佛要金裝。
143、Better half an egg than empty shell.
半隻蛋也比空殼好。
144、A man without reason is a beast in season.
人無理智就像是一頭發情的野獸。
145、A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.
窮人的一隻羔羊比富人的一頭牛還要珍貴。
146、A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一塹，長一智。
147、Counsel after action is like rain after harvest.
放馬後炮。
148、Beware of a man of one book.
不要與一個有專業知識的人爭論。
149、An open door may tempt a saint.
一扇開著的大門可誘惑一個聖徒。
150、A clear conscience is a soft pillow.
問心無愧，高枕無憂。
151、Do not run too fast after gain.
不要見利就拼命追。
152、Ale will make a cat speak.
酒後吐真言。
153、A friend is best found in adversity.
患難見真友。
154、A bargain is a bargain.
達成的協議不可撕毀。
155、Confession is the first step to repentance.
悔罪先須認罪。
156、As worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughts in idleness.
蟲蛆在死水中孵化，邪念在懶惰中養成。
157、An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
錯無分大小，有錯皆不好。
158、Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.
不要向不如你幸運的人述說你的幸福。
159、Compare your grievs with other men''s and they will seem less.
你的悲痛與人比，悲痛就會輕一些。
160、A word is enough to the wise.
對明智者一言已足。
161、Apparel makes the man.
馬靠鞍裝，人靠衣裝。
162、A fool always comes short of his reckoning.
愚人常缺算計。
163、Deliver not your words by number but by weight.
言不在多，而在有物。
164、Better lose the saddle than the horse.
吃小虧占大便宜。
165、A wise man will make tools of what comes to hand.
聰明的人能隨機應變。
166、A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滾石不生苔，轉業不聚財。
167、Dream are lies.
夢不足信。
168、Circumstances are therulers of the weak, instrument of the wise.
弱者困于環境，智者利用環境。
169、Better a bachelor''s life than a slovenly wife.
過光棍生活，勝過有一個邋遢老婆。
170、A useful trade is a mine of gold.
一樣有用的手藝是取之不盡的財富。
171、Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中無老虎，猴子稱霸王。
172、All the wit in the world is not in one head.
世界上所有的智慧不可能集中於一個腦袋。
173、A good conscience is a continual feast.
白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。
174、A fair death honours the whole life.
死得光明，終身榮耀。
175、A beggar''s purse is bottomless.
乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。
176、Don''t halloo till you are out of the wood.
沒有脫離危險不要先歡呼。
177、Count not your chickens before they are hatched.
不要過早樂觀。
178、Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
人無所求最享福，因他不為失望苦。
179、A bad thing never dies.
壞事傳千年。
180、Do not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all youknow.
不要為所能為，不要花盡所有，不要全信所聞，不要言盡所知。
181、Creditors have better memories than debtors.
放債人的記性比借債人好。
182、By other''s faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石，可以攻玉。
183、Bad workmen often blame their tools.
拙匠常怪工具差。
184、A good surgeon must have an eagle''s eye, a lion''s heart, and a lady''s hand.
出色的外科醫生必須心明眼亮和有一雙靈巧的手。
185、A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.
曩中有錢，不如朝中有友。
186、Danger is next neighbour to security.
危險是安全的近鄰。
187、Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.
選妻，最好用耳莫用眼。
188、Better the foot slip than the tongue trip.
寧可滑跤，不可失言。
189、Benefits please like flowers, while they are fresh.
恩澤讓人欣喜，猶如鮮花使人心醉。
190、A tall tree catches the wind.
樹大招風。
191、An old dog will learn no new tricks.
老家夥學不出新名堂。
192、A man can not spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
193、A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.
好故事百聽不厭。
194、A good dog deserves a good bone.
有勞得獎。
195、A friend without faults will never be found.
沒有缺點的朋友是永遠找不到的。
196、Adversity leads to prosperity.
逆境迎向昌盛。
197、A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
198、A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蠟燭焚自身，光亮照別人。
199、A bad conscience is a snake in one''s heart.
做賊心虛。
200、Each day brings its own bread.
天無絕人之路。
201、Drive your business, do not let it drive you.
要推動事業，不要讓事業來推動你。
202、Cheat''s never proper.
欺騙決非正當事。
203、Business makes a man as well as tries him.
事業既考驗人，也造就人。
204、Better wit than wealth.
智力勝於財富。
205、Beauty may have fair leaves, but bitter fruit.
美麗的花或許長好葉，結苦果。
206、A sow, when washed; returns to the muck.
江山易改，本性難移。
207、An artist lives everywhere.
藝人處處可安家。
208、A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool.
一個人可能說話像個聰明人，而行為像個大笨蛋。
209、All things are easy that are done willingly.
做事樂意，諸事容易。
210、A little pot is soon hot.
壺小水易熱。
211、A light purse is a heavy curse.
為人無錢處處難。
212、A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.
懶羊嫌毛重
213、A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings.
相馬不可憑馬的裝飾。
214、A heavy purse makes a light heart.
腰包錢財足，心境自然寬。
215、A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning.
一點小常識常勝過很多有價值的學問。
216、A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder.
人生無目的，猶如船失去了舵。
217、All is well that ends well.
結果美滿都是好的。
218、All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事都是先難後易。
219、A man can die but once.
人生只有一次死。
220、An ill workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怪工具差。
221、As you sow you shall mow.
種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
222、Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
前程雖遠大，現實尤可貴。
223、Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.
選擇朋友要審慎，摒棄更要審又慎。
224、Better ask twice than lose you way once.
寧願問路兩次勝過迷路一次。
225、Beware of him who regards not his reputation.
要謹防不重自己名譽的人。
226、Borrowed garments never fit well.
借來的衣服不合身。
227、Business may be troublesome, but idleness is pernicious.
事業雖擾煩，懶惰更害人。
228、Coming events cast their shadows before them.
山雨欲來風滿樓。
229、Crows do not pick crow''s eyes.
同室不操戈。
230、Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed.
事未齊備，切莫妄動。
231、A constant guest is never welcome.
久住非佳賓，常來不歡迎。
232、All is not gain that is put in the purse.
放入錢包的錢財，並非都是應得的。
233、An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之計在於晨。
234、Between friends all is common.
朋友之間不分彼此。
235、Call me not olive till thou see me gathered.
蓋棺論定。
236、Credit, like a looking-glass, broken once, is gone, alas!
信譽像鏡子，破碎無法補。
237、Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.
酒後露真言。
238、Art is long, but lift is short.
人生有涯，而學無涯。
239、As the tree falls, so shall it lie.
自作自受。
240、A true man and a thief think not the same.
君子和竊賊的思想不同。
241、Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.
情人眼裡出西施。
242、Better be out of the world than out of fashion.
不合潮流不如脫離塵世。
243、Confidence of success is almost success.
對成功抱有信心，就近乎成功。
244、Each bird loves to hear himself sing.
鳥兒都愛聽自己唱歌。
245、A close mouth catches no flies.
病從口入，禍從口出。
246、All men cannot be first.
不可能人人都得第一名。
247、A match will set fire to a large building.
星星之火，可以燎原。
248、A true jest is no jest.
真正的笑話不是笑話。
249、Better a glorious death than a shameful life.
忍辱貪生不如死得光榮。
250、Business before pleasure.
事業在先，享樂在後。
251、Conversation makes one what he is.
言如其人。
252、Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.
為眾之所為，受眾之所誇。
253、A maid that laughs is half taken.
少女露笑臉，婚事半成全。
254、Answer a fool according to his folly.
以其人之道，還治其人之身。
255、A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent.
一本壞書危害無窮。
256、Choose an author as you choose a friend.
選書如擇友。
257、A book that remains shut is but a block.
有書閉卷不閱讀，無異是一塊木頭。
258、A good book is a best friend who never tu
189、Benefits please like flowers, while they are fresh.
恩澤讓人欣喜，猶如鮮花使人心醉。
190、A tall tree catches the wind.
樹大招風。
191、An old dog will learn no new tricks.
老家夥學不出新名堂。
192、A man can not spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
193、A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.
好故事百聽不厭。
194、A good dog deserves a good bone.
有勞得獎。
195、A friend without faults will never be found.
沒有缺點的朋友是永遠找不到的。
196、Adversity leads to prosperity.
逆境迎向昌盛。
197、A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
198、A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蠟燭焚自身，光亮照別人。
199、A bad conscience is a snake in one''s heart.
做賊心虛。
200、Each day brings its own bread.
天無絕人之路。
201、Drive your business, do not let it drive you.
要推動事業，不要讓事業來推動你。
202、Cheat''s never proper.
欺騙決非正當事。
203、Business makes a man as well as tries him.
事業既考驗人，也造就人。
204、Better wit than wealth.
智力勝於財富。
205、Beauty may have fair leaves, but bitter fruit.
美麗的花或許長好葉，結苦果。
206、A sow, when washed; returns to the muck.
江山易改，本性難移。
207、An artist lives everywhere.
藝人處處可安家。
208、A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool.
一個人可能說話像個聰明人，而行為像個大笨蛋。
209、All things are easy that are done willingly.
做事樂意，諸事容易。
210、A little pot is soon hot.
壺小水易熱。
211、A light purse is a heavy curse.
為人無錢處處難。
212、A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.
懶羊嫌毛重
213、A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings.
相馬不可憑馬的裝飾。
214、A heavy purse makes a light heart.
腰包錢財足，心境自然寬。
215、A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning.
一點小常識常勝過很多有價值的學問。
216、A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder.
人生無目的，猶如船失去了舵。
217、All is well that ends well.
結果美滿都是好的。
218、All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事都是先難後易。
219、A man can die but once.
人生只有一次死。
220、An ill workman quarrels with his tools.
拙匠常怪工具差。
221、As you sow you shall mow.
種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
222、Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
前程雖遠大，現實尤可貴。
223、Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.
選擇朋友要審慎，摒棄更要審又慎。
224、Better ask twice than lose you way once.
寧願問路兩次勝過迷路一次。
225、Beware of him who regards not his reputation.
要謹防不重自己名譽的人。
226、Borrowed garments never fit well.
借來的衣服不合身。
227、Business may be troublesome, but idleness is pernicious.
事業雖擾煩，懶惰更害人。
228、Coming events cast their shadows before them.
山雨欲來風滿樓。
229、Crows do not pick crow''s eyes.
同室不操戈。
230、Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed.
事未齊備，切莫妄動。
231、A constant guest is never welcome.
久住非佳賓，常來不歡迎。
232、All is not gain that is put in the purse.
放入錢包的錢財，並非都是應得的。
233、An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之計在於晨。
234、Between friends all is common.
朋友之間不分彼此。
235、Call me not olive till thou see me gathered.
蓋棺論定。
236、Credit, like a looking-glass, broken once, is gone, alas!
信譽像鏡子，破碎無法補。
237、Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.
酒後露真言。
238、Art is long, but lift is short.
人生有涯，而學無涯。
239、As the tree falls, so shall it lie.
自作自受。
240、A true man and a thief think not the same.
君子和竊賊的思想不同。
241、Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.
情人眼裡出西施。
242、Better be out of the world than out of fashion.
不合潮流不如脫離塵世。
243、Confidence of success is almost success.
對成功抱有信心，就近乎成功。
244、Each bird loves to hear himself sing.
鳥兒都愛聽自己唱歌。
245、A close mouth catches no flies.
病從口入，禍從口出。
246、All men cannot be first.
不可能人人都得第一名。
247、A match will set fire to a large building.
星星之火，可以燎原。
248、A true jest is no jest.
真正的笑話不是笑話。
249、Better a glorious death than a shameful life.
忍辱貪生不如死得光榮。
250、Business before pleasure.
事業在先，享樂在後。
251、Conversation makes one what he is.
言如其人。
252、Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.
為眾之所為，受眾之所誇。
253、A maid that laughs is half taken.
少女露笑臉，婚事半成全。
254、Answer a fool according to his folly.
以其人之道，還治其人之身。
255、A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent.
一本壞書危害無窮。
256、Choose an author as you choose a friend.
選書如擇友。
257、A book that remains shut is but a block.
有書閉卷不閱讀，無異是一塊木頭。
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