1、英语谚语1. A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.勇敢的敌人胜过懦怯的朋友。2. An enemy who lies at your feet begging forgiveness must not feel your sword.对俯伏在你脚下乞怜的敌人，绝不可使他触及你的剑。3. Make your enemy your friend.要化敌为友。4. Live and let live.自己活也让别人活。5. As a man lives,so shall he die.有生必有死。6. We are not born f
2、or ourselves.人生天地间，并非为自己。7. He that hath time hath life.有时间就有生活。8. He that lives long suffers much.寿长忧患多。9. They who live longest will see most.寿命最长的人见识也最广。10.He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.他生在富贵人家。11.A man can die but once.人生只有一回死。12.He that liveth in court dieth upon straw.生于安乐者常死于贫贱
3、。13.He that lives wickedly can hardly die honestly.过着邪恶生活的人不会正直地死去。14.Death pay all debts.一死了百债。15.Six feet of earth makes all men equal.墓穴之中，人人平等。16.Death is the grand leveller.死亡面前，不分贵贱。17.Death meets us everywhere.人生到处皆可死；死亡和我们到处相遇。18.Death frees us from ills.死亡使我们解脱不幸。19.We shall lie all alike i
4、n our graves.一朝进坟场，大家都一样。20.In the grave the rich and poor lie equal.一朝入暮穴，贫富皆一律。21.Death defies the doctor.死亡蔑视医生。22.There is no medicine against death.人间哪有不死（回春）药。23.Light come,light go.易得则易失；来得容易去得快。24.Sometimes gain is to lose.有时得即是失。25.Merry is he that hath nought to lose.无物可失的人最逍遥自在。26.Grasp a
5、ll,lose all.样样都要，全部失掉。27.What we lose in hake we shall have in herring.失鳕得鲱；失之东隅，收之桑榆。28.What is lost in the hundred will be found in the shire.在区里失去的可在州里找回来。29.For a lost thing care nothing.一物已失，计较无益。30.He who does not gain loses.不能得益，就是损失。31.Losses make us more cautious.损失使人更谨慎。32.Who loseth liber
6、ty loseth all.失去自由即失去一切。33.Either win the horse or lose the saddle.不是全赢，就是全输；孤注一掷。34.All is not lost that is in danger.在危险中的东西未必全会损失。35.Do not run too fast after gain.不要见利便狂追。36.Prefer loss to unjust gain.宁可受损失，休取不义财。37.Lightly gain,quickly lost.来得容易去得快；不义之财，理无久享。38.Only that which is honestly got i
7、s gain.正当的收入才是真正的收入。39.All is not gain that is put in the purse.装进钱包里的不一定都是正当的收入。40.Gain got by a lie will burn ones fingers.靠欺骗得利，准要吃亏。41.One never loses anything by politeness.礼多不吃亏；礼多人不怪。42.Hold fast when you have it.手中之物应紧握。43.There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.海中好鱼取不尽（指：虽然
8、失去一个机会，还有很多机会）。44.Many a slip (many things fall) between the cup and the lip.酒杯来到嘴唇边，得饮与否未可知；物未到手前，未能算己有；凡事难以十拿九稳。45.It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.使人人倒霉的风才是恶风；此失则彼得；害于此则利于彼；没有使所有的人都受害的坏事。46.Health is better than wealth.健康胜于财富。47.Health is happiness.健康便是幸福。48.A good healthy body is worth m
9、ore a crown in gold.健全的身体比金冕更有价值。49.A sound mind in a sound body.健康的思想寓于健康的身体。50.A light heart lives long.心胸开朗，使人寿长。51.A happy heart makes a blooming visage.心中快乐，容光焕发。52.He who hath good health is young,and he is rich who owes nothing.健康葆青春，无债即富有。53.Study sickness while you are well.无病应思有病时。54.The h
10、ealthful man can give counsel to the sick.健康的人可以对生病的人提出忠告。55.By the side of sickness health becomes sweet.和疾病相比较，才能识得健康的可爱。56.Health is not valued till sickness comes.有病方知健康贵。57.Feed by measure and defy physician.饮食有节，医生绝迹。58.Often and little eating makes a man fat.多餐少吃，使人壮硕。59.After dinner sit awhi
11、le,after supper walk a mile.正餐以后，休息片刻；晚餐以后，步行一哩。60.Early to bed and early to rise,makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise.早睡早起，使人健康、富有而聪明。61.He that will thrive must rise at five.五点起床，百事兴旺。62.He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.忍渴上床，起身健康。63.He who does not rise early never does a good days work.起
12、床不早，一天的工作干不好。64.Who makes everything right must rise early.想把事事都做好，就得坚持起身早。65.Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark.随羔羊就寝，与云雀同起。66.Cover your head by day as much as you will,by night as much as you can.白天戴帽可随意，夜里戴帽是必须。67.A little labour,much health.适量的劳动大有益于健康。68.Enough is as good as a feas
13、t.饱食有如赴宴。69.Many dishes,many diseases.食多病多。70.Diseases are the Price of ill pleasures.疾病是纵欲的代价。71.Desperate diseases must have desperate cures.毒病要用毒药医。72.He who never was sick dies the first.小病不生，一病致命。73.Sickness shows us what we are.疾病使人显本相。74.What cant be cured must be endured.不治之症，必须坚忍。75.Hide no
14、thing from thy physician.不要讳疾忌医。76.Medicines are not meant to live on.不要靠吃药过生活。77.A disease known is half cured.病情弄清楚，病根除一半。78.The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet,and Dr. Merryman.节食博士，静心博士，欢喜博士，三者都是最好的医师；饮食少，休息好，快乐多是却病延年之方。79.A good surgeon must have an eagles eye,a lions heart,and a ladys
15、hand.良好的外科医生应具有鹰眼、狮心和女性的手。80.Feed sparingly and defy the physician.饮食有节，医生绝迹。81.Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。82.An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.一分预防胜似十分治疗。83.Bitter pills may have wholesome effect.良药苦口利于病。84.A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。85.There is no friend so faithfu
16、l as a good book.最忠实的朋友莫过于一本好书。86.Books,like friends,should be few and well chosen.书籍如朋友，宜少宜精选。87.A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.好书千载常如新。88.A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.好书如至友，永远不相负。89.In books,are embalmed the greatest thoughts of
17、all ages.伟大思想古今有，载入书中成不朽。90.Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested.一些书可以品味，另外一些书可以吞食，少数的一些可以咀嚼、消化。91.Old wood is best to burn,old book to read.老柴好烧，老书宜读。92.A book that remains shut is but a block.书本不去翻，犹如一木块。93.Judge not a book by its cover.评定一本书，不能
18、凭封面。94.A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent.坏书因其不能改正错误而更坏。95.A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.故事好，再讲一遍还是好。96.Law is a bottomless pit.法律是无底的深渊。97.Ignorance of the law excuses no man.对法律无知，不能成为任何人的借口。98.Law makers should not be law breakers.立法者不应成为犯法者；立法应守法。99.Wrong
19、 laws make short governance.不健全的法律统治时间不会长。100. If you would make an enemy,lend a man money and ask it of him again.你若想与人结怨，只须先借钱给他，再向他催讨。Where there is a will there is a way.有志者事竟成。- W. Scott 斯科特 All our dreams can come true - if we have the courage to pursue them.我们所有的梦想都能成为现实-只要我们有勇气去追求。- W. Disne
20、y 迪斯尼You have to believe in yourself. Thats the secret of success.人必须相信自己，此乃成功之秘诀。- C. Chaplin 卓别林Self-trust is the first secret of success.自信乃成功之第一秘诀。- R. Emerson 爱默生Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.美德是勇敢的，为善永远无所畏惧。- W. Shakespeare 莎士比亚Be studious in your profession, and you will be learn
21、ed. Be industrious and frugal, and you will be rich. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.职业上勤于学习，你就会精通。勤劳俭省，你就会富裕。节制适度，你就会健康。凡事讲德性，你就会幸福。- B. Franklin 富兰克林It is better to be faithful than famous.守信用胜过有名气。- T. Roosevelt 罗斯福The path down to ev
22、il is easy.堕落到罪恶的道路上去是很容易的。- Virgil 维吉尔Labor is often the father of pleasure.勤劳常是快乐之父。- Voltaire 伏尔泰Diligence is the mother of good luck.勤奋是幸运之母。- B. Franklin 富兰克林Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。- G. Crabbe 克雷布A penny saved is a penny gained.存一分就得一分。- T. Fuller 富勒Poverty is no sin.贫穷并非罪孽。- G. Herbert 赫伯
23、特Human pride is human weakness.骄傲乃人类之弱点。- M. B. Eddy 艾迪Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.骄傲给我们带来的损失超过饥渴和寒冷。- T. Jefferson 杰弗逊A great man is always willing to be little.伟人总愿当个平常人。- R. Emerson 爱默生Freedom lies in the being bold.自由在于勇敢。- R. Frost 弗罗斯特All men cannot be first.不能人人都第一。- T.
24、Fuller 富勒The love of money is the root of all evil.对金钱的爱是万恶之源。- R. L. Stevenson 斯蒂文生To err is human, to forgive divine.失误人皆有之，而宽恕乃超人之举。- A. Pope 蒲柏A small leak will sink a great ship.小漏沉大船。- T. Fuller 富勒Kind words are the music of the world.善言乃人世间的音乐。- J. H Fabre 法布尔Speech is silver, but silence is
25、gold.雄辩是银，沉默是金。- T. Carlyle 卡莱尔Well done is better than well said.干得好胜于说得好。- B. Franklin 富兰克林When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.生气的时候，先数到十再说话；如果非常生气，就先数到一百- T. Jefferson 杰弗逊Speak not when others speak; sit not when others stand, and walk not when others stop.他人讲话时不要讲话；他
26、人站立时不要坐着；他人驻足时不要行走。- G. Washington 华盛顿Speak not in an unknown tongue in company, but in your own language; and that as those of quality do, and not as the vulgar.在别人面前不要用别人听不懂的方言讲话，而要用自己本来的语言；谈吐要像有教养的人，不要像粗俗之辈。- G. Washington 华盛顿Think before you speak; pronounce not imperfectly, nor bring out your w
27、ords too hastily, but orderly and distinctly.先思考后说话；发音要准确，说起话来不要太急，而要有条有理、清请楚楚。- G. Washington 华盛顿Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him.匆匆忙忙往往表明力不从心。- P. Chesterfield 切斯特非尔德Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.在我看来，穿
28、着打扮上的任何矫柔造作都意味着其人悟性上的瑕疵。- P. Chesterfield 切斯特非尔德Politeness costs nothing and gains everything.礼貌无须花钱，却能赢得一切。 - M. W. Montagu 蒙塔古Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present.待人接物之一举一动，理应对在场各位表示一些尊重。- G. Washington 华盛顿In the presence of others sing not to yourself wit
29、h a humming voice, nor drum with your fingers or feet.在他人面前不要独自哼唱，也不要用手指或脚叩击。- G. Washington 华盛顿Turn not your back to others, especially in speaking; jog not the table or desk on which another reads or writes; lean not on anyone.不要转身背对别人，尤其在讲话的时候；别人读书写字的时候，不要碰撞台子或书桌；不要靠在任何人身上。- G. Washington 华盛顿Be n
30、o flatterer, neither play with anyone that delights not to be played with.不要奉承拍马，也不要去与不喜欢嬉闹的人嬉闹。- G. Washington 华盛顿Read no letters, books, or papers in company; but when there is necessity for doing it, you must ask leave. Come not near the books or writings of anyone so as to read them unasked; als
31、o look not nigh when another is writing a letter.在客人面前不要读信、读书或读报；有必要这样做时，必须道声失陪。别人在看书或别的东西时不要走近，以免擅自阅读；别人写信时也不要近看。- G. Washington 华盛顿Let your countenance be pleasant, but in serious matters somewhat grave.要和颜悦色，不过遇到要事则应显得神色庄重。- G. Washington 华盛顿Gaze not on the marks or blemishes of others, and ask n
32、ot how they came. What you may speak in secret to your friend deliver not before others.不要盯住别人的疤痕或斑点看，不要打听这些瑕疵是怎么产生的。可以私下向朋友吐露的不要道与外人听。- G. Washington 华盛顿Undertake not what you cannot perform; but be careful to keep your promise.不要承担自己无法履行的事；但要注意言而有信。- G. Washington 华盛顿Use no hurtful deceit. Think i
33、nnocently and justly; if you speak, speak accordingly.不要采取有害的欺诈行为。思想要正当无邪，如果要说话，就要说得恰当。- B. Franklin 富兰克林KnowledgeKnowledge is power.知识就是力量。- F. Bacon 培根A little learning is a dangerous thing.浅薄的学识是一件危险的事情。- Alexander Pope 蒲柏Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.知识是一座宝库，而实践就是开启宝库的钥匙
34、。- Fuller 富勒Sure bind, sure find.确实放置好的东西，找起来也便当。- Heywood 希伍德Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.天才是一分灵感加九十九分血汗。- Edison 爱迪生Nothing venture, nothing have.不进取者无所获。- Heywood 希伍德Never too old to learn.求学不嫌年纪老。- Thomas Middleton 密都尔顿There is no royal road to learnin
35、g.学问之路无捷径。- Trollope 特勒普The brighter you are, the more you have to learn.越聪明的人，越需要学习。- D. Herold 赫罗尔德A foreign language is a weapon in the struggle of life.外语是人生斗争的一种武器。- K. Marx 马克思To think is to see.思考就是明白。- Balzac 巴尔扎克The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest men of pas
36、t centuries.读好书 - 如同与世上的先杰交谈。 - Descartes 笛卡儿Choose an author as you choose a friend.要像选择朋友那样来选择作者。- Wentworth Dillon Roscommon 罗斯康芒To win you have to risk loss.要想胜利就得冒失败的风险。- Jean-ClaudeKilly 基里Boys, be ambitious.年轻人应胸怀大志。- William Smith Clark 克拉克There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ign
37、orance.唯一好的是知识，唯一坏的是无知。- Caesar 恺撒Knowledge is power, that knowledge is safety, that knowledge is happiness.知识就是力量，知识就是安全，知识就是幸福。- Thomas Jefferson 杰弗逊It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything.对每件事知道一些是容易的，对任何一件事详细知道是困难的。- Emmons 艾蒙斯The first st
38、ep to knowledge is to know that we are ignorant.获得知识的第一步是要知道自己无知。- Cecil 塞西尔Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.有热情而无知识，犹如有火焰而无光芒。- Thomas Fuller 富勒If we would have new knowledge, we must get a whole world of new questions.要想获得新知识，就必须提出大量的新问题。- Susannek K. Langer 兰格There are only two powers
39、 in the world, the sword and the pen, and in the end the former is always conquered by the latter.世界上只有两种力量：剑和笔；而其结果，后者总是战胜前者。- Bonaparte Napoleon 拿破伦 LifeLife is sweet.生命是甜美的。He lives twice who lives well.生活得好的人等于生活了两次。Interest will not lie.兴趣是不会说谎的。All is not gold that glitters.闪烁的并不都是黄金。No garden
40、 without its weeds.没有一个花园是没有野草的。The sun shines all alike.太阳平等地照耀一切。There is no smoke without fire.无风不起浪。The leopard cannot change its spots.江山易改，本性难移。Life is great if you dont weaken.有了坚强意志，生活才有意义。Life is not a bed of roses.人生并非处处鸟语花香。One mans meat is another mans poison.一个人的美点，可是另一人的毒药。Time cures a
41、ll things.时间医治所有的创伤。No one can call back yesterday.昨日不能唤回来。Time marches on.时间永不回头。Every heart has its own sorrow.每颗心都有它自己的悲哀。Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。Even a worm will turn.反抗是自然的，甚至一条虫也会翻身。Every door may be shut but deaths door.除了死亡之门以外，每扇门都可以被关闭。Life is compared to a voyage.人生好比一次航程。Life mea
42、ns struggle.生活就是斗争。Live not to eat, but eat to live.不要为了吃饭活着，而要为了活着吃饭。We are not born for ourselves.人之有生，不为一己。One man, no man.个人是渺小的。Life is made up of little things.生活是由许多琐事构成的。Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.生活没有目标就象航海没有罗盘。Hope is life and life is hope.希望即生活，生活即希望。While the
43、re is life there is hope.一息尚存，希望不灭。You never know your luck.命运好坏不由己。Take little, but give much.应少索取，而多奉献。Even a small star shines in the darkness.星星再小，也会发光。You should, like a candle, burn yourself out to give light to others.要象蜡烛一样燃烧自己，照亮别人。Business before pleasure.干完正事再玩儿。Little things please littl
44、e minds.胸无大志，事事称心。Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.知识使人笑逐言开，财富使人手舞足蹈。Life is for one generation, a good name is forever.生命只有一代之久，而美名永存于世。Sow nothing, reap nothing.春不播，秋不收。Clothes do not make the man.人不在衣装。Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.人往高处走，水往低处流。He laughs best wh
45、o laughs last.谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。A little pot is soon hot.壶小易沸，量小易怒。No sweet without sweat.幸福来自汗水。Good or bad we must all live.无论生活是悲是喜，我们都须承受。Life is like the moon: now dark, now full.生活如同月亮，时有阴晴圆缺。Variety is the spice of life.变化是生活的调味料。To fill the hour - that is happiness.珍惜时间就是幸福。Laugh and grow fat.心宽体胖
46、。After sorrow, joy.苦尽甘来。Every heart has its own ache.每个人都有各自的苦痛。Every cloud has a silver lining.万事皆有转机。When fortune knocks, open the door.运气来时，莫错过。Make money your servant, not your master.要让金钱做你的仆人，不要让它做你的主人。Gold will not buy everything.金钱买不到一切。Good medicine always tastes bitter.良药苦口。Nothing down, nothing up.没有挫折，没有成功。Better late than never.迟做总比不做强。The best is yet to come.未来是最美好的。East or west, home is best.在家千日好，在外一时难。Its never too late to mend.改过不嫌迟。Dont trouble troubles till trouble troubles you.麻烦未来找你，别去自找麻烦。Time will tell.时间将说明一切。Its no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收
