英语谚语类谚语推荐
- Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose. 话不中肯,不如不说。
- Wise men learn by other men's mistakes;fools by their own. 聪明人从旁人的错误中吸取教训,愚笨人则从自身的错误中吸取教训。
- Ill air slays sooner than the sword. 污浊的空气杀人比刀还快。
- 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 tiger that has once tasted blood is never sated with the taste of it. 一次尝到血,虎欲永难遏。
- Each bird love to hear himself sing. 孤芳自赏。
- 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。
- Waste not,want not. 俭以防匮。
- Happy is he who owes nothing. 无债一身轻。
- It is right to put everything in its proper use. 凡事都应用得其所。
- Kill two birds with one stone. 一石双鸟。
- He that climbs high falls heavily. 爬得高,跌得重。
- Like for like. 一报还一报。
- One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏。
- Many a little makes a mickle. 积少便成多。
- He who pays the piper, calls the tune.2 谁负担费用,谁加以控制。
- Might is right. 强权即公理。
- The fire is the test of gold;adversity of strong man. 烈火试真金,困苦炼壮士。
- A wicked man is his own hell. 坏人作恶,自造地狱。
- Wealth makes worship. 财富能使人拜倒。
- Business is the salt of life. 事业是人生的第一需要。
- History repeats itself. 历史往往重演。
- Wise men have their mouth in their heart,fools their heart in their mouth. 聪明人嘴在心里,愚蠢人心在嘴边。
- Offense is the best defense. 进攻是最好的防御。
- No pleasure without pain. 没有苦就没有乐。
- A wise head makes a close mouth. 真人不露相,露相非真人。
- Everybody's business is nobody's business. 众人的事就是无人过问的事。
- If the mountain will not come to Mahomet,Mahomet must go to the mountain. 大山从不向穆罕默德移来,穆罕默德只好向大山走去;他若不迁就你,你只好迁就他。
- They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can. 不能如愿而行,也须尽力而为。
- There is a crook(=affliction,trial) in the lot of every one. 人生总有倒楣事;人生总有不如意处。
- 'Tis altogether vain to learn wisdom and yet live foolishly. 枉自学聪明,却做愚蠢事。
- Time tries all. 路遥知马力,日久见人心。