一些英文谚语翻译

不要是中文谚语。比如说:It's raining cats and dogs意思是下冰雹

英文谚语大全
Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱歌。
Each day brings its own bread. 天无绝人之路。
Each man is the architect of his own fate. 命运掌握在自己手中。
Eagles catch no flies. 大人物不计较小事情。
Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together. 鹰单飞,羊群集。
Early mistakes are the seeds of future trouble. 早期的错误可以酿成日后的麻烦。
Early sow, early mow. 播种早的收获早。
Early start makes easy stages. 早开始是成功的保证。
Early to bed and early to rise make a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起,令人健康、富有而且聪明。
Early wed, early dead. 早婚早夭。
Easier said than done. 说话容易做事难。
East or west, home is best. 在家千日好,出门时时难。
Easy come, easy go. 易得易失。
Eat at pleasure, drink with measure. 随意吃饭,适度饮酒。
Eat one's cake and have it. 又要马儿好,又要马儿不吃草。
Eat to live, but not live to eat. 吃饭是为了生存,但生存不是为了吃饭。
Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others. 吃是使自己受用,穿是使别人受用。
Education begins a gentleman, conversation completes him. 人的教养始于教育,成于社交。
Education has for its object the formation of character. 教育的目的在于培养品德。
Elbow grease gives the best polish. 只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound. 空桶响声大。
Enough is as good as a feast. 知足常乐。
Envy assails the noblest, the winds howl around the highest peak. 高位遭人妒,高峰招风吹。
Equivocation is first cousin to a lie. 支支吾吾,其言必诈。
Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow; he who would search for pearls must dive below. 错误像稻草,漂浮在水面。欲觅珍珠者,须往水下潜。
Even Homer sometimes nods. 人非圣贤,孰能无过。
Even the walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。
Every bean has its black. 人人有其缺点。
Every bird likes its own nest. 人爱其家。
Everybody's business is nobody's business. 人人都管,大家不管。
Every brave man is a man of his word. 勇敢的人都是信守诺言的人。
Every bullet has its billet. 无风不起浪。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 山穷水尽疑无路,柳暗花明又一村。
Every cock crows on its own dunghill. 夜郎自大。
Every cook praises his own broth. 自吹自擂。
Every country has its customs. 乡有乡俗。
Every couple is not a pair. 同床异梦,貌合神离。
Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在,好花不常开。
Every day of thy life is a leaf in thy history. 生命中的一天就是你历史上的一页。
Every dog has his day. 凡人都有得意之日。
Every dog has his day, and every man his hour. 人人都有得意的日子。
Every dog is a lion at home. 夜郎自大。
Every dog is valiant at his won door. 狗在家门前条条都凶悍。
Every door may be shut but death's door. 除了死门外,每门都可关。
Every extremity is a fault. 万事过分都差误。
Every fool can find faults that wise man cannot remedy. 蠢人也能找出聪明人无法弥补的岔子来的。
Every heart has its own sorrow. 人人都有伤心处。
Every horse thinks his sack heaviest. 每疋马认为自己驮的袋子重。
Every Jack has his Jill. 有情人终成眷属。
Every little makes a mickle. 积少成多。
Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object. 情人眼里出西施。
Every man has a fool in his sleeve. 聪明一世,糊涂一时。
Every man has his faults. 人孰无过。
Every man has his hobby-horse. 人各有所好。
Every man has his liking. 人各有所好。
Every man has his weak side. 人人都有自己的弱点。
Every man is best know to himself. 自己最了解自己。
Every man has the defects of his qualities. 一个人的好品质上也有不足之处。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 每个人都是他自己命运的建诛师。
Every man is the master of his own fortune. 每个人都是他自己的命运的主宰。
Every man is the son of his own works. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
Every man thinks his own geese swans. 每个人都以为自己的东西了不起。
Every medal has its reverse. 事物都有它的反面。
Every mother's child is handsome. 老王卖瓜,自卖自夸。
Everyone is dissatisfied with his own fortune. 人对自己的命运总不感满足。
Every one's faults are not written in their foreheads. 知人知面不知心。
Every pleasure has a pain. 乐中必有苦。
Every potter praises his own pot. 老王卖瓜,自卖自夸。
Every salesman boasts of his own wares. 老王卖瓜,自卖自夸。
Every shoe fits not every foot. 不能以己度人。
Everything comes to him who waits. 安心等待必有好处。
Everything has its seed. 无风不起浪。
Everything has its time and that time must be watched. 任何事情都有好的时机,不要随意放过。
Everything hath an end. 任何事物都有它的结果。
Everything is good in its season. 万物逢时皆美好。
Everything is good when new, but friend when old. 东西新的好,朋友老的好。
Everything is nice in your garden. 老王卖瓜,自卖自夸。
Everything must have a beginning. 凡是都有起源。
Everything new is fine. 新事物总是美好的。
Every tide hath its ebb. 兴盛之日必有衰退之时。
Every tree is known by its own fruit. 观其言行,知其为人。
Every why has a wherefore. 事出有因。
Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches. 罪恶来时,尺进寸退。
Evil communications corrupt good manners. 交往恶劣,有损风度。
Evil gotten, evil spent. 悖入悖出。
Example is better than precept. 言教不如身教。
Exchange is no robbery. 公平交易并非强行夺取。
Exercise, temperance, fresh air, and needful rest are the best of all physicians. 锻链、节制、新鲜空气和必要的休息是最好的医生。
Experience is a school from which one can never graduate. 经验无止境。
Experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. 经验是知识之父,记忆是知识之母。
Experience is the mother of wisdom. 智慧来自经验。
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other. 吃亏学乖代价高,笨汉非此学不好。
Experience keeps no school, she teaches her pupils singly. 亲身经验,才是经验。
Experience must be bought. 若要得经验,必须化代价。
Experience teaches. 经验给人教训。
Experience without learning is better than learning without experience. 有经验而无学问,胜于有学问而无经验。
Extremes are dangerous. 物极必反。
Extremes meet. 否极泰来。
Eye for eye and tooth for tooth. 以牙还牙,以眼还眼。
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第1个回答  2008-08-27
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 一鸟在手,胜似二鸟在林

a blank slate 干净的黑板(新的一页,新的开始)

a bone to pick 可挑剔的骨头(争端,不满)

a cat nap 打个盹儿

a ouch potato 躺椅上的马铃薯(懒鬼)

a headache 头痛(麻烦事)

a knock out 击倒(美得让人倾倒)

a load off my mind 心头大石落地

a pain in the neck 脖子疼(苦事)

a piece of cake 一块蛋糕(小菜一碟,易事一件)

a shot in the dark 盲目射击(瞎猜)

a sinking ship 正在下沉的船

a slap in the face 脸上挨了一耳光(公然受辱)

a social butterfly 社交蝴蝶(善于交际,会应酬的人)

a thorn in someone's side 腰上的荆棘(芒刺在背)

a turn coat 反穿皮袄的人(叛徒)

a weight off my shoulders 放下肩头重担

an ace up my sleeve 袖里的王牌

ants in one's pants 裤裆里有蚂蚁(坐立不安)

back in the saddle重上马鞍(重整旗鼓)

back on track重上轨道(改过自新)

backfire逆火(弄巧成拙,适得其反)

ball and chain 铁球铁链,甜蜜的枷(老婆)

beat a dead horse 鞭打死马令其奔驰(徒劳)

beaten by the ugly stick 被丑杖打过(生得难看)

bet your life 把命赌上(绝对错了)

better half 我的另一半

big headed 大脑袋(傲慢,自大)

bigger fish to fry 有更大的鱼要炸(有更重要的事要办)

bite the bullet 咬子弹(强忍痛苦)

birds of a feather flock together 羽毛相同的鸟总飞成一群(物以类聚)

blow up in you face 在眼前爆炸(事情完全弄砸了)

break a let 折断一条腿(表演真实,演出成功)

break the ice 破冰(打破僵局)

brown nose 讨好,谄媚

bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的蛮牛(笨拙的人,动辄弄坏东西的人)

burst your bubble 扎破泡泡(打破人的幻想,煞风景)

bury one's head in the sand把头埋在沙里(自欺欺人)

butterflies in my stomach肚里有只蝴蝶(心里紧张,七上八下)

buy the farm买下农场(归道山,死了)

cash in my chips兑换筹码(睡觉,就寝)

circle the wagons把篷车围成一圈(严阵以待)

clean up one's act自我检点,自我改进

come down in sheets整片整片地下(倾盆大雨)

cross the line 跨过线(做得太过分了)

cross that bridge when we come to it 到了桥头就过桥(船到桥头自然直)

cut to the chase 抄捷径去追猎物(不绕圈子,开门见山,单刀直入)

daily grind 例行苦事,每天得干的苦工

days are numbered 来日无多

dead center 正当中

dead-end street 死路,死巷子

domino effect 骨牌效应

down to the wire 最后关头

down under 南边(常指面半球的澳洲)

downhill from here 从此都是下坡路(自此每况愈下)

drop the ball 掉了球(失职)

empty nest 空巢(儿女长大离家)

get hitched 拴起来(结婚)

get off on the wrong foot 起步便错(第一印象不佳)

get the ball rolling 让球滚起来(动起手来)

goose bumps 鸡皮疙瘩

hit the road 上路

hold your horses 勒住你的马(慢来)

hang somebody out to dry 把……晾起来了(把……坑苦了)

in one's back pocket 在某人裤子后口袋里(是某人的囊中之物)

in the dark 在黑暗中(茫然,什么也不知道)

in the spotlight 站在聚光灯圈里(出风头)

it's Greek to me 希腊文(天书)

joined at the hip 连体婴(死党,从不分开的两个人)

jump the gun 枪未响先偷跑(抢先)

kick the bucket 踢水桶(翘辫子)

kill two birds with one stone一 箭双雕,一举两得

last straw 最后一根稻草

left a bitter taste in one's mouth 留下满嘴苦味(留下不愉快的回忆)

light a fire under your butt 在屁股下点一把火(促其行动)

light at the end of the tunnel 隧道末端的光(一线希望)

like shooting fish in a barrel 桶里射鱼(瓮中捉鳖)

ling winded 长舌,碎嘴

Monday morning quarterback 星期一早晨的四分卫(马后炮)

my old man 我的老头(我父亲)

out of the pan and into the fire 跳出锅里,掉进火里(每况愈下)

plenty of other fish in the sea 海里的鱼多得很(天涯何处无芳草)

poker face 扑克面孔(喜怒不形于色)

pop the question 提出大问题(求婚)

pot calling the kettle black 锅嫌壶黑(五十步笑百步)

punch your lights out 揍得你两眼发黑

put all of one's eggs in one basket 鸡蛋都放在一个篮子里(孤注一掷)

put one's foot in one's mouth 把脚丫放进嘴里(说错话了)

rob the cradle 劫摇篮(老牛吃嫩草)

skate on thin ice 在薄冰上滑冰(如履薄冰,身历险境)

skeleton in one's closet 壁橱里的骷髅(不可告人的事)

skin and bones 皮包骨

sleep on it 睡在上面(考虑一晚上)

small talk 寒喧,闲聊

smooth sailing 一帆风顺

stab in the back 背后插刀(遭人暗算)

stallion 千里驹(貌美体健的男人)

stud 种马(貌美体健的男人)

swing for the fence 打全垒打

take a hike 走路(滚蛋)

until you are blue in the face 干到脸发青(也是白干)

unwind 放松发条(轻松下来)

up for grabs 大家有份

up in the air 挂在空中(悬而未决)

when hell freezes over 地狱结冰(绝不可能的事)

weed out 除去杂草(淘汰)

well rounded全 能,全才

when pigs fly 猪飞的时候(绝不可能)

not lift a finger 连手指都不动一动(袖手旁观)

wrapped around his/her little finger 化为绕指柔(玩弄于股掌之间)
第2个回答  2008-08-27
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。

参考资料:http://www.hrexam.com/proverb.htm

第3个回答  2008-08-30
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。
A burden of one's choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。
A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。
A cat may look at a king.
猫也可以打量国王,意为人人平等。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所,流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑,长一智。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改,本性难移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难,失朋友易。
A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。
A friend without faults will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。
'After you' is good manners.
“您先请”是礼貌。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
A good book is a good friend.
好书如挚友。
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
一本好书,相伴一生。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。
A good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜过美貌。
A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
A good wife health is a man's best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A light heart lives long.
静以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解,自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃窜时,人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
All that ends well is well.
结果好,就一切都好。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事,犹如花园光长刺。
A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡,事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘,差之千里。
A mother's love never changes.
母爱永恒。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果,不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼,以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智,不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防为主,治疗为辅。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补,大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相,露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出,驷马难追。
A year's plan starts with spring.
一年之计在于春。
A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
Bad news has wings.
好事不出门,坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
听宜敏捷,言宜缓行。
Better late than never.
不怕慢,单怕站。
Better to ask the way than go astray.
问路总比迷路好。
Between friends all is common.
朋友之间不分彼此。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚,人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
Blood will have blood.
血债血偿。
Books and friends should be few but good.
读书如交友,应求少而精。
Business is business.
公事公办。
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