1、摘要：这个 500 个英语谚语是比较常见的谚语，不过中文的翻译多数都比较牵强，只能作为参考，对谚语感兴趣的同志建议买一本专门的谚语词典。我手头的简明英语谚语词典)(A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH PROVERBS)上海译文出版社 1993 年出版，陈文伯、戴晨编共收集 1200条左右的谚语，解释比较详细，而且有例句，建议收藏一本，备不时之需。 衣人 2003.12.13T24u可以可以论坛 - 可以可以论坛，真的可以 Ryg88A bad beginning makes a bad ending.+2不善始者不善终。 ;YdzA bad thing never
2、dies.wtL1MK遗臭万年。 O/K|hA bad workman always blames his tools.;5He不会撑船怪河弯。 RA bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.uLA burden of ones choice is not felt.2kT-eL爱挑的担子不嫌重。 xBPA candle lights others and consumes itself.B3zl蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 w/, A cat has 9 lives.ryQ猫有九条命。 n(2LAfter you is good mann
3、ers.XU1“您先请”是礼貌。 eo_A good beginning is half done.P#!4EH良好的开端是成功的一半。 X:A good beginning makes a good ending.LfA#G善始者善终。 Rr好书如挚友。 :$zA good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.kHYwWi一本好书，相伴一生。 lIA good conscience is a soft pillow.(QH不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。 ,hYacA good fame is better than a g
4、ood face.A;eqn美名胜过美貌。 YiA good husband makes a good wife.d0“xw2夫善则妻贤。 (A good medicine tastes bitter.k良药苦口。 )YL$A good wife health is a mans best wealth.wK妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。 iiriA great talker is a great liar.aih说大话者多谎言。 E2IA hedge between keeps friendship green.7y?e8君子之交淡如水。 5nggA joke never gains an e
5、nemy but loses a friend.戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。 eA leopard cannot change its spots.N|kbn积习难改。 .KQA liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.n+说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 IcBYA light heart lives long._7静以修身。 mj.kA little body often harbors a great soul.jDmPgN浓缩的都是精品。 YA little knowledge is a dangerous thing.,条条大路
6、通罗马。 *LXm2 All that ends well is well.结果好，就一切都好。 =All that glitters is not gold.F闪光的不一定都是金子。 gQr-%LAll things are difficult before they are easy.2Z凡事总是由难而易。 AJ)i,All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.XsIY只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 ;J0C1A man becomes learned by asking questions.k“不耻下问才能有学问。 _A man can do
7、no more than he can.UCL凡事都应量力而行。 SpA man cannot spin and reel at the same time.Jhd|一心不能二用。 1uHA man is known by his friends. 什么人交什么朋友。 KA man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.GNI光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。 HBA man without money is no man at all.;一分钱难倒英雄汉。 +guA merry heart goes all the w
8、ay./iT9m1心旷神怡，事事顺利。 q4A miss is as good as a mile.E失之毫厘，差之千里。 |HA mothers love never changes.k)b母爱永恒。 =An apple a day keeps the doctor away.5G一天一苹果，不用请医生。 JPNEA new broom sweeps clean.8HU新官上任三把火。 64An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.WPK以眼还眼，以牙还牙。 vi03An hour in the morning is worth two in the
9、 evening.z t一日之计在于晨。 bAn old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。 c;JAAn ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdomte(聪明才智，不如运气。 -1HAn ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.uFYV预防为主，治疗为辅。 QJA rolling stone gathers no moss.4滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。 t=K9(As a man sows, so he shall reap种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 wA si
10、ngle flower does not make a spring.,一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 $sA(4A years plan starts with spring.UF GCustom is a second natureW习惯是后天养成的。 :-Custom makes all things easy.jD有个好习惯，事事皆不难。 zDiamond cuts diamond.u强中自有强中手。 6hGDo as the Romans do.9jW$jW入乡随俗。 ;0nTDo as you would be done by.T96Qp己所不欲，勿施于人。 wDDoing is
11、 better than saying.i与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。 %df7TDo it now.p?hAhn机不可失，时不再来。 UBA$)FDont put off till tomorrow what should be done today.#-h6aO今日事，今日毕。 vH5KDont put the cart before the horse.5不要本末倒置。 |C机遇偏爱善断之人。 1,ZFortune knocks once at least at every mans gate.Ii风水轮流转。 mFour eyes see more than two$集思广益。 p
12、vFriends agree best at distance.lw.朋友之间也会保持距离。 8IR5*(Friends are thieves of time.gT朋友是时间的窃贼。 /Friends must part.“Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.g6k$L以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。 Gpt5rGood health is over wealth.;b健康是最大的财富。 7Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.B良药苦口利于病。 )3kDpKGoo
13、d watch prevents misfortune.心贪手长。 PlJGuilty consciences make men cowards.!做贼心虚。 hRgHabit cures habit.$kafG心病还需心药医。 Q=aHandsome is he who does handsomely./行为漂亮才算美。 DjnHappiness takes no account of time.(-u9Yd欢乐不觉时光过。 gHappy is he who owes nothing.#;要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。 q4;Happy is the man who learns from t
14、he misfortunes of others.5OBEyU吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。 1TmDhHarm set, harm get.LDr害人害己。 4eHasty love, soon cold.l2%一见钟情难维久。 $rHealth is better than wealth.26QL健康胜过财富。 96Health is happiness.i/健康就是幸福。 S1|KuHear all parties.E兼听则明。 nN_F不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 5aw3TIf you want knowledge, you must toil for it.k要想求知，就得吃苦。 VIndu
15、stry is the parent of success.!=4n勤奋是成功之母。 Wv,oIt is better to die when life is a disgrace.T宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。 谎言站不长。 :KELife is but a span.?Y人生苦短。 JkJLife is half spent before we know what it is.1D$K“人过半生，方知天命。 #AbY0DlLike for like.Oa一报还一报。 kUSXLike knows like.D-eX惺惺相惜。 XLike mother, like daughter.O8有其母必有其
16、女。 #elLike teacher, like pupil.y)什么样的老师教什么样的学生。 :6Like tree, like fruit.0;羊毛出在羊身上。 UxLittle things amuse little minds.l/N小人无大志。 vF:MLook before you leap.“n摸清情况再行动。 $0ULost time is never found again.O|B岁月既往，一去不回。 6$XC患难见真情。 Z.5XMoney isnt everything.;X钱不是万能的。 =ydMurder will out.R纸包不住火。 PMy son is my
17、son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.4!儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。 iRNature is the true law.sY%kys天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。 hNecessity is the mother of invention.J%Ltz需要是发明的动力。 wbxWNever fish in trouble water.yR0No pleasure without pain.D#没有苦就没有乐。 eQ;zNo rose without a
18、thorn.S;)没有不带刺的玫瑰。 “U,No sweet without sweat.JRYc1先苦后甜。 foMlUNo smoke without fire.a+无风不起浪。 oYNothing brave, nothing have.?Y L_!不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 HpQNothing dries sooner than a tear.?眼泪干得最快。 5_+#6/Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.0世上无难事，只怕有心人。 U#hh!LNothing is difficult to
19、the man who will try.$S(RvG世上无难事，只要肯登攀。 |Nothing seek, nothing find.j_U没有追求就没有收获。 Cq?“/w一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 1WFqH8One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.P=euy一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。 0One cannot put back the clock.Ux/时钟不能倒转。 l8One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.:_0百闻不如一见。 655One f
20、alse move may lose the game.一着不慎，满盘皆输。 (gn)One good turn deserves another.,SP行善积德。 S5lculOne hour today is worth two tomorrow.#CA争分夺秒效率高。 4RKOne mans fault is other mans lesson.z前车之鉴。 uJNOne never loses anything by politeness.5;O!讲礼貌不吃亏。 _ rOne swallow does not make a summer.h(无债一身轻。 gOut of office,
21、 out of danger.9d;V无官一身轻。 036?wOut of sight, out of mind.=UB3眼不见，心为静。 qq)Patience is the best remedy.Ld*krf忍耐是良药。 0ce!b_Penny wise, pound foolish.U=y贪小便宜吃大亏。 ESAfPlain dealing is praised more than practiced.正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。 iuHeWPlease the eye and plague the heart.rtSh t贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。 1Pleasure come
22、s through toil./苦尽甘来。 oU?Pour water into a sieve.竹篮子打水一场空。 X5sPractice makes perfect.9szThe danger past and God forgotten.x*EZ_过河拆桥。 #?6KMThe darkest hour is nearest the dawn.y8黎明前的黑暗。 gL6The darkest place is under the candlestick.Ej!烛台底下最暗。 C$iK|The devil knows many things because he is old.AnN木已成舟
23、。 VdNThe early bird catches the worm.1c早起的鸟儿有虫吃。 tpdlThe end justifies the means.s)只要目的正当，可以不择手段。 K:The end makes all equal.%fo死亡面前，人人平等。 kYTime tries all.0vQJ路遥知马力，日久见人心。 Z4Tit for tat is fair play.=Nc.人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。 (H 5To err is human.t.By人非圣贤，孰能无过。 $Azv7mTo know everything is to know nothi
24、ng.61o什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。 uTo know oneself is true progress.Ax;jl人贵有自知之明。 hTomorrow never comes.=i,_我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。 Jy*ztToo much familiarity breeds contempt.G过分熟悉会使人互不服气。 2mTouch pitch, and you will be defiled.A(U常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。 bIHTroubles never come singly.o7sL_福无双至，祸不单行。 cDa0Truth never grows old5NL)真理永存。
25、 UEx0Turn over a new leaf.2l?洗心革面，改过自新。 d3“clTwo dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.j ,ANK鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。 ZGTwo heads are better than one.xvh_D一个好汉三个帮。 eoTwo of a trade seldom agree.3Sx#sI同行是冤家。 WQTwo wrongs do not make a right.=q|t:M别人错了，不等于你对了。 VUnity is strength.n2vWhat is learned i
26、n the cradle is carried to the grave.lf儿时所学，终生难忘。 W0X3rNWhats done cannot be undone.;gWhen wine is in truth, wit is out./;酒后吐真言。 N4kWhere there is a will, there is a way.bP96f#有志者事竟成。 AWhere there is life, there is hope.a留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 ?aOWhere there is smoke, there is fire.)+事出有因。 1KWhile the priest
27、climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.y道高一尺，魔高一丈。 J4Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.vJBCHP搬弄口舌者必是小人。 l%;zWhom the gods love die young.l好人不长命。 +o1?nWise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.9mGfA7智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。 4-+Work makes the workman.D勤工出巧匠。 F5cYou
28、cannot burn the candle at both ends.qvm蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。 GGl*You cannot eat your cake and have it.g鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。 （衣人注：此翻译不尽准确，仅供参考。 ）9g)Cq7You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.oO#rE强扭的瓜不甜。 t5You may know by a handful the whole sack.hG由一斑可知全貌。 _“GYou never know what you can till you try.U“Iy是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。 Zf
