英文格言.docx

1、英文格言2003 An eye for an eye,a tooth for (a) tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。 2004 A great dowry is a bed full of brambles. 满屋的嫁妆犹如满床荆棘. 2005 A growing youth has a wolf in his belly. 年轻小伙子，吃饭象饿狼。 2006 A bonny bride is soon buskit =dressed. 美丽的新娘好打扮. 2007 A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火,可以燎原 2008 Action

2、 is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的佳果. 2009 A love that could die was not real love. 真正的爱情不会死亡. 2010 The best is often the enemy of the good. 完美常是美好之敌。 2011 The better part of valour is discretion. 小心即大勇. 2012 The greatest artist was once a beginner. 最伟大的艺术家也曾是个初学者。 2013 The noble soul has rev

3、erence for itself. 灵魂高尚的人必自尊. 2014 Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. 初生牛犊不怕虎. 2015 No autumn friut without spring blossoms. 没有春天百花开,哪来秋天果满枝. 2016 The unexamined life is not worth living. 浑浑噩噩的生活不值得过. 2017 Vice is often clothed in virtues habit. 罪恶往往披着德道的外衣。 2018 We are such stuff as dreams ar

4、e made on. 人生如梦幻. 2019 Too much experience is a dangerous thing. 经验过多反而危险. 2020 To be or not to be: that is the question. 生与死是至关重要的问题. 2021 Time drops in decay. Like a candle burnt. 时间一点一滴流逝, 犹如蜡烛慢慢燃掉. 2022 There is nothing permanent except change. 唯有变化才是永恒的. 2023 Nothing is impossible to a willing

5、heart. 心之所愿,无事不成. 2024 The greatest talkers are the least doers. 语言的巨人常是行动的矮子. 2025 The highest towers begin from the ground. 万丈高楼平地起. 2026 The darkest hour is that before the dawn. 黎明之前最黑暗. 2027 A paradise that you cannot leave is hell. 不能离开的天堂等于是地狱。 2028 A big wind can blow through a small hole. 针

6、尖大的窟窿，斗大的风。 2029 A crabbed knot must have a crabbed wedge. 难解的绳结得用坚硬的楔子来对付。 2030 A gossips mouth is the devils mail-bag. 饶舌者的嘴巴是魔鬼的邮袋。 2031 A good man can no more harm than a sheep. 好人象绵羊，为恶不在行。 2032 All the weapons of war will not arm fear. 任何武器都武装不了恐惧。 2033 Age is a matter of feeling, not of years

7、. 年纪只是感觉如何的问题,而不是年岁的问题. 2034 fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 天使畏惧处,愚人敢闯入. 2035 Work is the true source of human welfare. 劳动是人类福祉的真正源泉. 2036 Work while you work, play while you play. 工作的时候工作,游玩的时候游玩. 2037 There are more ways to the wood than one. 此路不通彼路通. 2038 You may know by a handful the

8、whole sack. 抓一把就可知整袋装的是什么。/见微知著。 2039 He commands enough that obeys a wise man. 听从智者意见的人无需多问别人. 2040 He that is full of himself is very empty. 人若十分自恃,必定十分无知. 2041 He is a good physician who cures himself. 能给自己看病的才是好医生。 2042 He is only bright that shines by himself. 真正的漂亮靠自身的光彩. 2043 As the old cock

9、crows, so does the young. 老公鸡怎样叫,小公鸡怎样学. 2044 He who has never hoped can never despair. 从来没有抱过什么希望的人也永远不会失望. 2045 He who is great need not inflate himself. 伟大的人不需要自吹自擂。 2046 He who does not work neither shall he eat 不劳动者不得食. 2047 Goals determine what you are going to be. 目标决定你将成为什么样的人. 2048 For a mo

10、rning rain leave not your journey 不要因为早晨下了一场雨就不去旅行。 2049 Failure is the only high road to success. 失败是通往成功的唯一康庄大道. 2050 Evil communications corrupt good manners. 与坏人交往，好人也变坏。 / 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。 2051 If you make a jest, you must take a jest. 爱开玩笑的人,也要经得住别人开玩笑. 2052 If wishes were horses,beggars might ride.

11、 如果愿望是马,乞丐也有马骑. 2053 Every man for himself,and God for us all. 人人为自己，上帝为大家。 2054 Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest. 每匹马都认为自己的负载最重。 2055 Envy shoots at others and wounds herself. 忌妒之箭,射向别人,伤害自己. 2056 England expects every man to do his duty. 祖国望每个国民恪尽职守。 2057 Even a small star shines in the da

12、rkness. 星星再小,也会发光. 2058 Joys shared with others are more enjoyed. 与众同乐,其乐更乐. 2059 It is the first step that costs the most. 万事开头难. 2060 It is lawful to learn even from an enemy. 向敌人学习不犯法. 2061 It is love that makes the world go round. 爱是推动世界的力量. 2062 Pride and grace dwell never in one place. 傲慢与优雅决不

13、共存。 2063 Perseverance is the only road to success. 百折不挠是通向成功的唯一道路. 2064 Open different locks with different keys. 一把钥匙开一把锁。 2065 Other peoples defects are good teachers. 别人的缺点就是自己的好老师. 2066 One gives nothing so liberally as advice. 不花钱出主意，谁人不乐意。 2067 Let anothers shopwreck be your sea-mark. 别人的沉船,就是

14、你的航标. 2068 I tell you hopeless grief is passionless. 我告诉你,没有希望的悲伤是没有感情的. 2069 Money is a good servant but a bad master. 金钱是个好仆人,又是个坏主人. 2070 Mean men admire wealth; great men, glory. 庸人爱财富,伟人爱荣誉. 2071 Health is not valued till sickness comes. 病时方知健康可贵。 2072 His bashful mind hinders his good intent.

15、害羞使好意无法表现. 2073 Hope springs eternal in the human breast. 人生永远满怀希望. /只要有人,就有希望. 2074 Courtesy on one side only lasts not long. 礼貌靠双方维持. 2075 Better without gold than without friends. 宁可没有金钱,不可没有朋友. 2076 Catch your bear before you sell its skin. 抓到熊再卖皮. 2077 Calf love,half love; old love, cold love.

16、童年相爱,半是稚气; 老年相爱,爱得深沉. 2078 Books and friends should be few but good. 书与友,贵精不贵多. 2079 Bought wit is best, but may cost too much. 亲身的体验最好,只不过有时代价太高. 2080 Between two stools you fall to the ground. 欲坐双凳必坠地. 2081 Better the foot slip than the tongue trip. 宁可失足，不可失言。 2082 Dont halloo till you are out of

17、the wood. 未出险境，莫先高兴。 2083 Dont teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 不要班门弄斧。 2084 I can resist everything except temptation. 我什么都能抵制，只有诱惑除外。 2085 If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind? 严冬既已至,春天即不远. 2086 Lilies are whitest in a blackamoors hand. 黑人手中的百合花最白。 2087 One eyewitness is better than two h

18、earers. 一个目睹者胜过两个道听途说的人. /耳听为虚,眼见为实. 2088 One careless move may lose the whole game. 一着不慎, 满盘皆输. 2089 One link broken,the whole chain is broken. 一环断，全链断。/ 百尺之链，断于一环。 2090 Real friendship does not freeze in winter. 真正的友谊遇到寒冬也不会冻结. 2091 It is good to learn at another mans cost. 使人失败,自己学乖. 2092 Repent

19、whats past, avoid what is to come. 前事不忘，后事之师。 2093 Self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信是成功的首要秘诀. 2094 Kindnesses,like grain, increase by sowing. 友情象庄稼,愈种就愈多. 2095 Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. 自由的代价是永远警惕。 2096 Each man is the architect of his own fate. 每个人都是自己命运的建筑师. 2097 If yo

20、u cannot bite, never show your teeth. 不能咬人就别龇牙。 2098 If you wish for peace,be prepared for war. 欲求和平，必先备战。 2099 Everybodys business is nobodys business. 人人负责,无人负责. /龙多四靠. 2100 False friends are worse than open enemise. 口是心非的朋友比公开的敌人更坏. 2101 As the wind blows, you must set your sail. 挂帆得随风向. 2102 He

21、has not lost all who has one card left. 手里还有一张牌就没有输尽. 2103 He that has patience may compass anything. 有耐心的人事事做得到。 2104 He that mischie hatches, mischief catches. 害人者终将害己。 2105 He that makes a thing too fine, breaks it. 做事过于苟求，反把事情弄坏。 2106 Happiness is not always annexed to wealth. 幸福并不一定是财富的附属物。 210

22、7 Good acts are better than good intentions. 好的行动胜过好的意向. 2108 Youth and white paper take any impression. 青年犹如白纸,可以打上任何印记. 2109 The world is but a little place,after all. 天涯原咫尺,何处不相逢. 2110 Without confidence there is no friendship. 没有信任就没有友谊. 2111 Whom the gods destroy,they first make mad. 上帝要谁灭亡，必先让

23、他疯狂。 2112 A good face is a letter of recommendation. 漂亮的面孔就是推荐书。 2113 A friennd in word is never friend of mine. 口头上的朋友决不是朋友. 2114 A great vessel will be long in completion. 大器晚成. 2115 A diligent scholar, and the masters paid. 学生勤奋学习,就是对老师的报答. 2116 A brave man may fall, but he cannot yield. 勇者可能跌倒,但

24、不会屈服. 2117 A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion. 被逼急的猫，凶得象狮子。 2118 A selfless man is upright and high-minded. 人不自私，顶天立地。 2119 A poor spirit is poorer than a poor purse. 精神空虚比钱包空虚更可怜. 2120 A man becomes learned by asking questions. 要长学问,就得多问. 2121 A little neglect may breed great mischief. 细小的疏忽

25、会酿成大祸。 2122 The essence of language is human activity. 语言的本质是人类活动。 2123 The moon is not seen where the sun shines. 日出月不见。 2124 The proof of the pudding is in the eating. 不亲口尝一尝,不知布丁的好坏. 2125 Not good is it to harp on the same string. 不要老是弹一根弦。 2126 Never spend your money before you have it. 钱财未到手,不可

26、提前花. 2127 The wealth of the mind is the only wealth. 精神的财富是唯一的财富. 2128 Sound men wear out shoes, sick men sheets. 健康者费鞋子，久病者费床单。 2129 Since they do not speak; kisses never lie. 接吻不用讲话,所以从不会撒谎. 2130 Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms. 急风暴雨时信誓旦旦，风平浪静时忘在一边。 2131 Victory wont come to me unless I

27、 go to it. 胜利是不会向我走来的,我必须自己走向胜利. 2132 Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful. 美德是勇敢的,善良从来无所畏惧. 2133 Time and thinking tame the strongest grief. 岁月流逝,悲哀消失;思想专注,忧愁解除. 2134 No man is rich enough to buy back his past. 再富有的人也买不回自己的过去. 2135 The moon does not heed the barking of dogs. 月亮不怕狗叫。/ 只要品格高尚，何

28、惧他人底毁。 2136 The highest branch is not the safest roost. 高枝非良栖之所。 2137 The devil is not so black as he is painted. 魔鬼并不象人们描绘的那样黑。 2138 The golden age is before us, not behind us. 黄金时代是在我们前面而不在我们背后. 2139 A little of everything, and nothing at all. 什么都来一点,什么也得不到. 2140 All is not gain that is got into t

29、he purse. 装进钱包里的不一定都是收益. 2141 A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平静的大海决不能造就出熟练的水手. 2142 A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow. 身不正，影必斜。 2143 A great man is always willing to be little. 伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的. 2144 A learned man is not learned in everything. 有学问的人并非什么都懂. 2145 A full belly neith

30、er fights nor flies well. 肚子太饱，不能打仗也不能逃跑。 2146 Wisdom is in the head and not in the beard. 智慧在于有脑子，不在于有胡子。 2147 Wise men love truth. whereas fools shun it. 智者爱真理,愚者怕真理. 2148 You cant ride two horses at the same time. 不能同时骑两匹马. 2149 friendship cannot stand always on one side. 友谊是双方的事. 2150 An ague in the spring is physic for a king. 春天一场病，一年不服药。 2151 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明小伙也变傻。 2152 Good order is the foundation of all things. 良好的秩序是一切的基础。 2153 Good will should be taken for part payment. 善意应该被看作是部分报偿。