英语名言名句

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。

Business is the salt of life.
事业是人生的第一需要。

By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。

Cannot see the wood for the trees.
一叶障目，不见泰山。

Care and diligence bring luck.
谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

Caution is the parent of safety.
小心驶得万年船。

Cheats never prosper.
骗人发不了财。

Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染，身教言传。

Choose an author as you choose a friend.
择书如择友。

Come what may, heaven won’t fall.
做你的吧，天塌不下来。

Complacency is the enemy of study.
学习的敌人是自己的满足。

Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
自信是走向成功的第一步。

Constant dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

Content is better than riches.
知足者常乐。

Count one’s chickens before they are hatched.
蛋未孵先数雏。

Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.
来而不往非礼也。

Creep before you walk.
循序渐进。

Cry for the moon.
海底捞月。

Custom is a second nature.
习惯是后天养成的。

Custom makes all things easy.
有个好习惯，事事皆不难。

Diamond cuts diamond.
强中自有强中手。

Do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗。

Do as you would be done by.
己所不欲，勿施于人。

Doing is better than saying.
与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。

Do it now.
机不可失，时不再来。

Do nothing by halves.
凡事不可半途而废。

Don’t claim to know what you don’t know.
不要不懂装懂。

Don’t have too many irons in the fire.
不要揽事过多。

Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill.
不要小题大做。

Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事，今日毕。

Don’t put the cart before the horse.
不要本末倒置。

Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
不要自找麻烦。

Don’t try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
不要班门弄斧。

1.Where there is a will ,there is a way.有志者事竟成.
2.No pains ,no gains.不劳无获.
3.Time and tide wait for no man.岁月不等人.
4.Time flies.光阴似箭.
5.Two heads are better than one.两人智慧胜一人.
6.A friend in need is a friend inneed.患难见真情.
7.No news is good news.没消息就是好消息
8.Seeing is believing.百闻不如一见.
9.Life is full of ups and downs.生活充满激情.
10.It’s no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收.
11.The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.外面的世界很精彩.
12.Hunger is the best sauce.饥饿是最好的调味品.
13.Better late than never.迟做总比不做好.
14.Love me,love my dog.爱屋及乌.
15.He bites off more than he can chew.贪多嚼不烂.
16.Money talks 有钱能使鬼推磨.
17.Money isn’t everything.金钱并非万能.
18.One should eat to live ,not live to eat.人为生而食,非为食而生.
19.Never teach a fish to swim.切勿班门弄斧.
20.Rome wasn’t built in a day.罗马非一日建成.
21.Like father ,like son.有其父,必有其子.
22.Look before you leap.三思而后行.
23.A little leaning is a dangerous thing.一瓶不满,半瓶晃荡.

1.After meat, mustard; after death, doctor .
雨后送伞
Explanation: this describes a situation where assistance or comfort is given when it is too late.
Example: just as I had cancelled my application to go abroad, I had a promise of money for my fare. It was a case of after death, the doctor.

2. After praising the wine they sell us vinegar.
挂羊头卖狗肉
Explanation: to offer to give or sell something that is inferior to what you claim it to be.
Example: that fellow completely misled us about what he was capable of doing. After praising the wine, he sold us vinegar.

3. All is over but the shouting.
大势已去
Explanation: finally decided or won; brought to the end; not able to be changed.
Example: after Bill’s touch down, the game is all over but shouting.

4. All lay load on the willing horse.
人善被人欺，马善被人骑
Explanation: a willing horse is someone who is always doing things for others. Very often the implication is that others impose on him.
Examples: the trouble is you’re too good-natured and people take advantage of it. all lay load on the willing horse. You will have to learn to refuse people who ask too much.

5.anger and haste hinder good counsel.
小不忍则乱大谋
Explanation: one can not act wisely when one is angry or in a hurry.
Example: you should calm down before you decide the next move. Anger and haste hinder good counsel.

6. As poor as a church mouse
一贫如洗
Explanation: to be exceedingly poor, having barely to live upon.
Example: he has a large family, and is poor as a church mouse.
Note: a church is one of the few buildings that contain no food.

7. A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追
Explanation: the harm done by a careless word can not easily undo.
Example: for the rest of his life he regretted what he had said, but a word spoken is past recalling and he knew he could never repair the damage of that moment of harshness.

8.World is but a little place, after all.
天涯原咫尺，到处可逢君
Explanation: it is used when a person meets someone he knows or is in someway connected with him in a place where he would never have expected to do so.
Example: Who would have thought I would bump into an old schoolmate on a trek up Mount Tai. The world is but a little place after all.

9. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗
Explanation: conform to the manners and customs of those amongst whom you live.
Example: I know you have egg and bacon for breakfast at home, but now you are on the Continent you will do as the Romans do and take coffee and rolls.

10. What you lose on the swings you get back on the roundabouts.
失之东隅，收之桑榆
Explanation: a rough way of starting a law of average; if you have bad luck on one day you have good on another; if one venture results in loss try a fresh one—-it may succeed.
Example: he may always possess merits which make up for everything; if he loses on the swings, he may win on the roundabouts.

11.What are the odds so long as you are happy.
知足者常乐
Explanation: what does anything else matter if a person is happy.
Example: you complain so much, but you have a good family, parents, health, and money. What’s the odd so long as you’re happy.

12．Entertain an angel unawares.
有眼不识泰山
Explanation: to receive a great personage as a guest without knowing his merits.
Example: in the course of evening someone informed her that she was entertaining an angel unawares, in the shape of a composer of the greatest promise

13.every dog has his day .
是人皆有出头日
Explanation: fortune comes to each in turn
Example: they say that every dog has his day; but mine seems a very long time coming.

14.every potter praises his own pot.
王婆买瓜，自卖自夸
Explanation: people are loath to refer to defects in their possessions or their family members
Example: he said that his teacher considered his work brilliant, but I would rather hear it from his teacher’s own mouth. Every potter praises his own pot

15． Pain past is pleasure.
（过去的痛苦就是快乐。）[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去，将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比。]

16． While there is life, there is hope.
（有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。）

17． Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
（脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。）[从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念。]

18． Storms make trees take deeper roots.
（风暴使树木深深扎根。）[感激敌人，感激挫折！]

19． Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.
（心之所愿，无所不成。）[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。]

20． The shortest answer is doing.
（最简单的回答就是干。）[想说流利的英语吗？那么现在就开口！心动不如zz嘴动。]

21． All things are difficult before they are easy.
（凡事必先难后易。）[放弃投机取巧的幻想。]

22． Great hopes make great man. （伟大的理想造就伟大的人。）

23． God helps those who help themselves.（天助自助者。）

24． Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.
（四个简短的词汇概括了成功的秘诀：多一点点！）
[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习、多一点实践、多一点疯狂，多一点点就能创造奇迹！]

25． In doing we learn.（实践长才干。）

26． East or west, home is best.（东好西好，还是家里最好。）

27． Two heads are better than one.（三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。）

28． Good company on the road is the shortest cut.（行路有良伴就是捷径。）

29． Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石。）

30． Misfortunes never come alone/single.（祸不单行。）

31． Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.（不经灾祸不知福。）

32． Better late than never.（迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。）

33． It`s never too late to mend.（过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。）

34． If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.（如果事情值得做，就值得做好。）

35． Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.（无热情成就不了伟业。）

36． Actions speak louder than words.（行动比语言更响亮。）

37． Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯错误。）

38． From small beginning come great things.（伟大始于渺小。）

39． One today is worth two tomorrows.（一个今天胜似两个明天。）

40． Truth never fears investigation.（事实从来不怕调查。）

41． The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.（舌无骨却能折断骨。）

42． A bold attempt is half success.（勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。）

43． Knowing something of everything and everything of something.
（通百艺而专一长。）[疯狂咬舌头]

44． Good advice is beyond all price.（忠告是无价宝。）

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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。

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