英语谚语（英汉对照版）

　　Great oaks from little acorns grow. 参天橡树长自小小橡实；凡事须由基础开始。
　　Greed has no limits. 人心不足蛇吞象。
　　Half a loaf is better than no bread. 寥胜于无。
　　Handsome is as handsome does. 内心漂亮才是真正漂亮。
　　Harp not for ever on the same string. 莫旧调重弹。
　　Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
　　Haste trips over its own heels. 忙中必有错，欲速则不达。
　　He cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue. 祸从口出，言多必失。
　　He gives twice who gives quickly. 及时帮助效益大。
　　He is rich that has few wants. 寡欲者容易满足。
　　He that cannot obey cannot command. 不懂服从的人就没有资格指挥。
　　He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it. 作贼心虚。
　　He that fights and runs away may live to fight another day. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
　　He that has a great nose thinks everybody is speaking of it. 大鼻子的人总怀疑别人在谈论他的鼻子。
　　He that touches the pitch shall be defiled. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
　　He travels the fastest who travels alone. 独行者走得最快； 无家累者易发展。
　　He who begins many things， finishes but few. 事事皆做者将一事无成；虎头蛇尾。
　　He who denies all confesses all. 欲盖弥彰。
　　He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick. 欲加之罪， 何患无辞。
　　He who hesitates is lost. 踌躇不前者必定会失败。
　　He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 怕犯错者必将一事无成。
　　He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. 骑虎难下。
　　He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 万丈高楼平地起。
　　Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富。
　　History repeats itself. 历史会重演。
　　Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 扬帆趁风顺；行事握良机。
　　Honesty is the best policy. 诚实乃上策。
　　Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望， 作最坏的打算。
　　I think， therefore I am. 我思故我在。
　　Idle folk have the least leisure. 懒人少空闲。
　　If a man deceives me once， shame on him； if he deceives me twice， shame on me. 如果别人骗我一次，可耻的是他；如果我被骗两次，可耻的是我。
　　If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well. 值得做的事，就要尽力做。
　　If at first you don't succeed， try， try， try again. 第一次不成功，就应尝试，尝试，再尝试。
　　If each would sweep before his own door， we should have a clean city. 若人人皆能保持自家门前的清洁，便能拥有一个干净的城市。
　　If two men ride on a horse， one must ride behind. 两人共骑一马，就要有人坐后面；一山不容二虎。
　　If you do not like it you may lump it. 即使你不喜欢它也要忍受它。
　　If you have no hand， you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米炊。
　　If you run after two hares you will catch neither. 一心二用将一事无成。
　　If you want a thing well done， do it yourself. 若想事情做得好，就当自己做。
　　In for a penny， in for a pound. 一不做，二不休。
　　In the country of the blind， the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
　　In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。
　　It is as well to know which way the wind blows. 识时务者为俊杰。
　　It is better to give than to take. 施比受更有福。
　　It is easier to pull down than to build. 摧毁易于建造；批评易于建议。
　　It is easy to be wise after the event. 马后炮容易放；不经一事，不长一智。
　　It is good fishing in troubled waters. 混水好摸鱼。
　　It is love that makes the world go round. 爱令世界生生不息。
　　It is never too late to learn. 学不嫌晚；活到老，学到老。
　　It is the unexpected that always happens. 世事难料。
　　It never rains but it pours. 屋漏偏逢连夜雨；祸不单行。
　　It takes all sorts to make a world. 一种米养百种人。
　　It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响。
　　It's never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，未为晚也。
　　It's no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。
　　Judge not， that you may not be judged. 不批评别人，就不会遭人批评。
　　Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪，以备不时之需。
　　Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. 勿杀鸡取卵。
　　Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟。
　　Know your own faults before blaming others for theirs. 责人之前先责己。
　　Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
　　Laugh and grow fat. 心宽则体胖。
　　Learn to walk before you run. 学跑之前先学走；凡事应由浅入深，循序渐进。
　　Let bygones be bygones. 过去的就让它过去。
　　Let not the sun go down on your wrath. 勿留宿怨。
　　Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。
　　Liars should have good memories. 说谎的人应该要有好记性。
　　Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生并非只是吃喝玩乐。
　　Life is short and time is swift. 人生苦短，光阴易逝。
　　Life is sweet. 生命是美好的。
　　Like father， like son. 有其父必有其子。
　　Like will to like. 臭味相投；物以类聚。
　　Little by little and bit by bit. 积少成多，积沙成塔。
　　Little money， few friends. 钱少朋友少。
　　Live and learn. 学无止境。
　　Live and let live. 自己活着，也让别人活着。
　　Live not to eat， but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃，而吃是为了活着。
　　Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
　　Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
　　Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的。
　　Love me， love my family. 爱屋及乌。
　　Love will find a way. 真情所至，金石为开。
　　Make haste slowly. 欲速则不达。
　　Make hay while the sun shines. 把握良机。
　　Man proposes， God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。
　　Many a little makes a mickle. 积少成多。
　　Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。
　　Marriage is a lottery. 婚姻靠运气。
　　Marriages are made in heaven. 姻缘天注定。
　　Marry in haste， and repent at leisure. 匆匆结婚必将后悔。
　　Men are blind in their own cause. 当局者迷。
　　Men are known by the company they keep. 观其友而知其人。
　　Men are not to be measured in inches. 人的伟大与否并非取决于身高。
　　Might is right. 强权即公理。
　　Mind your own business. 少管闲事。
　　Misfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行。
　　Moderation in all things. 凡事中庸而行。
　　Money begets money. 财能生财。
　　Money talks. 有钱能使鬼推磨。
　　More haste， less speed. 欲速则不达。
　　More than enough is too much. 凡事宜适可而止。
　　Murder will out. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。
　　Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明之母。
　　Necessity knows no law. 急需之下难雇法律。
　　Never ask pardon before you are accused. 绝不要不打自招。
　　Never do things by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。
　　Never judge by appearances. 不可以貌取人。
　　Never make threats you cannot carry out. 莫虚张声势。
　　Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 今日事，今日毕。
　　Never say die. 永不气馁。
　　No cross， no crown. 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。
　　No gain without pain. 天下无不劳而获的事。
　　No man can serve two masters. 一仆难侍二主。
　　No man is content with his lot. 无人满意自身的命运和境遇。
　　No man is infallible. 天下无完人；人非圣贤，熟能无过。
　　No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。
　　Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand. 世事总不如预料中的好。
　　Nothing is more precious than peace. 没有比和平更珍贵的东西了。
　　Nothing venture， nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
　　Of two evils choose the lesser. 两害相权取其轻。
　　Once bitten， twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
　　One cannot put back the clock. 人无法让时间倒流。
　　One good turn deserves another. 以德报德，以恩报恩。
　　One lie makes many. 说一谎需百谎圆。
　　One man's meat is another man's poison. 人各有所好。
　　One swallow does not make a summer. 独燕不成夏；不能单凭一个例子而下定论。
　　Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 机会很少敲两次门，机会难逢。
　　Out of sight， out of mind. 久别情疏。
　　Paddle your own canoe. 自力更生。
　　Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一种美德。
　　Pay somebody back in his own coin. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。
　　Pleasant hours fly fast. 欢乐时光总是过得特别快。
　　Poverty is the mother of crime. 贫穷为罪恶之母。
　　Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
　　Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于治疗。
　　Pride goes before fall. 骄兵必败。
　　Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天造成的。
　　Saying is one thing and doing is another. 说是一回事，做又是另一回事。
　　Searching for a needle in a haystack. 大海捞针。
　　Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。
　　Seeing is believing. 眼见为实；百闻不如一见。
　　Self-praise is no recommendation. 自己说好不算好。
　　Silence gives consent. 沉默表示同意。
　　Silence is golden. 沉默是金。
　　Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器。
　　Start off with a bang and end with a whimper. 虎头蛇尾。
　　Still waters run deep. 水深流静；大智若愚。
　　Strike while the iron is hot. 打铁趁热。
　　Take things as they come. 随遇而安。
　　Talk of the devil and he's sure to appear. 说曹操，曹操就到。
　　Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。
　　The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest. 别人的东西总比自己的要好。
　　The bait hides the hook. 耳中藏钩；笑里藏刀。
　　The beaten road is the safest. 众人常走之路最安全。
　　The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼总在水底游；好酒沉瓮底；珍贵的东西不易得。
　　The best of friends must part. 最好的朋友亦终须一别。
　　The biter is sometimes bit. 骗子有时反被骗。
　　The bull must be taken by the horns. 捉牛须先捉牛角；勇于面对困难。
　　The child is father of the man. 由小见大；江山易改，本性难移。
　　The course of true love never did run smooth. 爱情之路多坎坷。
　　The darkest hour is that before the dawn. 黎明之前是最黑暗的时刻，否极泰来。
　　The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. 魔鬼为达目的不惜引用圣经。
　　The devil finds work for idle hands to do. 魔鬼专找游手好闲者；无所事事者易作恶。
　　The devil is not so black as he is painted. 魔鬼并非如描绘的那样黑。
　　The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟有虫吃。
　　The end justifies the means. 为达目地，不择手段。
　　The exception proves the rule. 例外证明了规则的存在。
　　The fairest rose is at last withered. 最美的玫瑰也终会凋谢；花无百日红。
　　The first blow is half the battle. 先下手为强。
　　The gods send nuts to those who have no teeth. 事与愿违，造化弄人。
　　The grapes are sour. 吃不到的葡萄是酸的。
　　The greatest talkers are the least doers. 多言者少做事。
　　The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. 推动摇篮的手可支配世界；母亲抚养孩子在未来掌管世界。
　　The highest branch is not the safest roost. 高枝非安全之所；爬得越高，摔得越重。
　　The longest day must have an end. 长日漫漫终须尽；否极泰来。
　　The love of money is the root of all evil. 贪财乃是万恶之起源。
　　The mills of God grind slowly. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
　　The more you have， the more you want. 拥有的越多就要求得越多。
　　The pen is mightier than the sword. 笔诛胜于剑伐；文胜于武。
　　The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
　　The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足。
　　The tailor makes the man. 人靠衣装，佛靠金装。
　　The truth will out. 真相终将大白。
　　The world is much the same everywhere. 天下乌鸦一般黑。
　　There are tricks in every trade. 每一行业皆有其窍门。
　　There are two sides to every question. 每一个问题都有两面。
　　There is a black sheep in every flock. 每个群体之中，总有害群之马。
　　There is a witness everywhere. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。
　　There is honour among thieves. 盗亦有道。
　　There is no disputing about tastes. 人的喜恶不一。
　　There is no royal road to learning. 求学无捷径。
　　There is no satiety in study. 学无止境。
　　There is no smoke without fire. 无火不起烟；无风不起浪。
　　There is nothing new under the sun. 太阳底下无新事。
　　There is nothing permanent except change. 变幻才是永恒。
　　There is nothing that costs less than civility. 世上没有比谦恭更便宜的东西了；礼多人不怪。
　　There is safety in numbers. 人多则无患。
　　There's no place like home. 在家千日好。
　　They brag most who can do least. 吹嘘最多的人能做到的事最少。
　　Things are seldom what they seem. 事物极少如其外表。
　　Think not on what you lack as much as on what you have. 少想你所缺乏的，多想你所拥有的；知足常乐。
　　Those whom the gods love die young. 好人不长寿。
　　Throw out a minnow to catch a whale. 以小博大；抛砖引玉。
　　Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不饶人。
　　Time flies. 光阴似箭。
　　Time is money. 时间就是金钱。
　　Time is the great healer. 时间是最好的治疗者。
　　Times change. 时代在变。
　　To err is human. 孰能无过。
　　Tomorrow is another day. 明天又是新的开始。
　　Tomorrow never comes. 明天永不再来。
　　Too many cooks spoil the broth. 人多坏事。
　　Two blacks do not make a white. 两黑不能合成一白；积非不能成是。
　　Two dogs fight for a bone， and a third runs away with it. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
　　Two halves make a whole. 两个一半成为整个。
　　Two heads are better than one. 两个脑袋比一个脑袋强；集思广益。
　　Two of a trade can never agree. 同行相嫉。
　　Two wrongs do not make a right. 积非不能成是。
　　Union is strength. 团结就是力量。
　　Variety is the spice of life. 变化乃是生活的情趣。
　　Virtue is its own reward. 施恩莫望报。
　　Wake not a sleeping lion. 别自找麻烦。
　　Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
　　Water far off will not quench a fire near at hand. 远水救不了近火。
　　Well begun is half done. 好的开始是成功的一半。
　　What is one man's meat is another man's poison. 人各有所好。
　　What must be must be. 是福不是祸，是祸躲不过；事实就是事实。
　　What's done cannot be undone. 覆水难收。
　　When the cat is away， the mice will play. 阎王不在，小鬼翻天。
　　Where there's a will there's a way. 有志者事竟成。
　　While there is life there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
　　Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
　　Wise men learn by other men's mistakes； fools by their own. 聪明人从别人的错误中学习；笨人则从自己的错误中记取教训。
　　Words cut more than swords. 话比剑更伤人。
　　Work while you work， play while you play. 工作的时候工作，游戏的时候游戏。
　　You can't have your cake and eat it. 鱼与熊掌无法兼得。
　　You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 不可过份透支体力。
　　You cannot catch old birds with chaff. 你无法用谷壳捕到老鸟；姜是老的辣。
　　You cannot have it both ways. 你不可能两面讨好。
　　You cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. 要做蛋卷就得打破鸡蛋；天下没有白吃的午餐。
　　You cannot make bricks without straw. 巧妇难为无米炊。
　　You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. 老狗学不了新把戏。
　　You may know by a handful the whole sack. 见一把就知整袋；一页知秋。
　　You never know what you can do till you try. 你不尝试就永远不知道自己能做些什么。
　　No pains， no gains. 不花力气，岂能成事。
　　Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
　　United we stand， divided we fall. 团结则存，分裂则亡。
　　No rule without an exception. 规律皆有例外。
　　False friends are worse than open enemies. 虚伪的朋友比公开的敌人还要坏。
　　True gold fears not the fire. 真金不怕火。
　　Force can never destroy right. 武力不能摧灭正义。
　　From saving comes having. 勤俭出财富。
　　One is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
　　He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑的最后，笑的最好。
　　Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简捷为贵。
　　The best mirror is an old friend. 老友乃是最好的镜子。
　　After dinner sit a while， after supper walk a mile. 午饭后要座，晚饭后要走。
　　Waste not， want not. 不浪费，不愁缺。
　　No sweet without some sweat. 不流汗就没有幸福。
　　Handsome is that handsome does. 作的漂亮才是真漂亮。