高考英语作文素材之：经典谚语500句

　　英语谚语500句

　　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。

　　Every day is not Sunday.

　　好景不常在。

　　Every dog has his day.

　　谁都有得意的时候。

　　Every door may be shut, but death's door.

　　人生在世，唯死难逃。

　　Every heart has its own sorrow.

　　各人有各人的苦恼。

　　Every little helps a mickle.

　　聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

　　Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.

　　人不为己，天诛地灭。

　　Every man has his faults.

　　金无足赤，人无完人。

　　Every man has his hobbyhorse.

　　萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

　　Every man has his weak side.

　　人人都有弱点。

　　Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

　　自己的命运自己掌握。

　　Every minute counts.

　　分秒必争。

　　Every mother's child is handsome.

　　孩子是自己的好。

　　Every potter praises hit pot.

　　王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。

　　Everything is good when new, but friends when old.

　　东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。

　　Example is better then percept.

　　说一遍，不如做一遍。

　　Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

　　经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。

　　Experience must be bought.

　　吃一堑，长一智。

　　Fact speak louder than words.

　　事实胜于雄辩。

　　Failure is the mother of success.

　　失败是成功之母。

　　False friends are worse than bitter enemies.

　　明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

　　Far from eye, far from heart.

　　眼不见，心不烦。

　　Far water does not put out near fire.

　　远水救不了近火。

　　Faults are thick where love is thin.

　　一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。

　　Fear always springs from ignorance.

　　恐惧源于无知。

　　Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.

　　隔墙有耳。

　　Fire and water have no mercy.

　　水火无情。

　　Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

　　火是一把双刃剑。

　　First come, first served.

　　先来后到。

　　First impressions are half the battle.

　　初次见面，印象最深。

　　First think and then speak.

　　先想后说。

　　Fools grow without watering.

　　朽木不可雕。

　　Fool's haste is no speed.

　　欲速则不达。

　　Fools has fortune.

　　呆人有呆福。

　　Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.

　　愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。

　　Forbidden fruit is sweet.

　　禁果格外香。

　　Fortune favors those who use their judgement.

　　机遇偏爱善断之人。

　　Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.

　　风水轮流转。

　　Four eyes see more than two.

　　集思广益。

　　Friends agree best at distance.

　　朋友之间也会保持距离。

　　Friends are thieves of time.

　　朋友是时间的窃贼。

　　Friends must part.

　　再好的朋友也有分手的时候。

　　Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.

　　天才不过是勤奋而已。

　　Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

　　众口铄金，积毁销骨。

　　God helps those who help themselves.

　　自助者天助。

　　Gold will not buy anything.

　　黄金并非万能。

　　Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.

　　以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。

　　Good health is over wealth.

　　健康是最大的财富。

　　The leopard cannot change its spots.

　　本性难移。

　　The more noble, the more humble.

　　人越高尚，越谦虚。

　　The more wit, the less courage.

　　初生牛犊不怕虎。

　　The outsider sees the most of the game.

　　旁观者清。

　　The pen is mightier than the sword.

　　笔能杀人。

　　The pot calls the kettle black.

　　五十步笑百步。

　　There are spots in the sun.

　　太阳也有黑点。

　　There are two sides to every question.

　　问题皆有两面。

　　There is a skeleton in the cupboard.

　　家家有本难念的经。

　　There is kindness to be found everywhere.

　　人间处处有温情。

　　There is no general rule without some exception.

　　任何法规均有例外。

　　There is no medicine against death.

　　没有长生不老药。

　　There is no place like home.

　　金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。

　　There is no royal road to learning.

　　书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。

　　The style is the man.

　　字如其人。

　　The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.

　　人言可畏。

　　The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.

　　水能载舟，亦能覆舟。

　　The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.

　　清者自清，浊者自浊。

　　The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.

　　螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。

　　The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.

　　世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。

　　The world is but a little place, after all.

　　海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

　　Think twice before you do.

　　三思而后行。

　　Things at the worst will mend.

　　否极泰来。

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

　　时不我待。

　　Time cures all things.

　　时间是医治一切创伤的良药。

　　Time flies.

　　光阴似箭。

　　Time is money.

　　时间就是金钱。

　　Time lost cannot be won again.

　　时光流逝，不可复得。

　　Time past cannot be called back again.

　　时间不能倒流。

　　Time tries all.

　　路遥知马力，日久见人心。

　　Tit for tat is fair play.

　　人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。

　　To err is human.

　　人非圣贤，孰能无过。

　　To know everything is to know nothing.

　　什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。

　　To know oneself is true progress.

　　人贵有自知之明。

　　Tomorrow never comes.

　　我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。

　　Too much familiarity breeds contempt.

　　过分熟悉会使人互不服气。

　　Too much knowledge makes the head bald.

　　学问太多催人老。

　　Too much liberty spills all.

　　自由放任，一事无成。

　　Too much praise is a burden.

　　过多夸奖，反成负担。

　　To save time is to lengthen life.

　　节约时间就是延长生命。

　　Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.

　　常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。

　　Troubles never come singly.

　　福无双至，祸不单行。

　　Truth never grows old.

　　真理永存。

　　Turn over a new leaf.

　　洗心革面，改过自新。

　　Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.

　　鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

　　Two heads are better than one.

　　一个好汉三个帮。

　　Two of a trade seldom agree.

　　同行是冤家。

　　Two wrongs do not make a right.

　　别人错了，不等于你对了。 

　　Unity is strength.

　　团结就是力量。

　　Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.

　　忠言逆耳利于行。

　　Until all is over one's ambition never dies.

　　不到黄河心不死。

　　Venture a small fish to catch a great one.

　　吃小亏占大便宜。

　　Virtue is fairer far than beauty.

　　美德远远胜过美貌。

　　Walls have ears.

　　小心隔墙有耳。

　　Wash your dirty linen at home.

　　家丑不可外扬。

　　Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.

　　滴水穿石。

　　Wealth is nothing without health.

　　失去健康，钱再多也没用。

　　We know not what is good until we have lost it.

　　好东西，失去了才明白。

　　Well begun is half done.

　　好的开始，是成功的一半。

　　We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

　　井干方知水可贵。

　　We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.

　　欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。

　　We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.

　　自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。

　　Wet behind the ears.

　　乳臭未干。

　　Whatever you do, do with all your might.

　　不管做什么，都要一心一意。

　　What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.

　　儿时所学，终生难忘。

　　What's done cannot be undone.

　　生米煮成熟饭了。

　　What's lost is lost.

　　失者不可复得。

　　What we do willingly is easy.

　　愿者不难。

　　When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

　　入国问禁，入乡随俗。

　　When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody.

　　人人都伟大，世间没豪杰。

　　When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.

　　伤心旧事别重提。

　　When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.

　　新仇旧恨，齐上心头。

　　When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.

　　黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。

　　When wine is in truth, wit is out.

　　酒后吐真言。

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

　　有志者事竟成。

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

　　Where there is smoke, there is fire.

　　事出有因。

　　While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.

　　道高一尺，魔高一丈。

　　Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.

　　搬弄口舌者必是小人。

　　Whom the gods love die young.

　　好人不长命。

　　Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.

　　智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。

　　Work makes the workman.

　　勤工出巧匠。

　　You cannot burn the candle at both ends.

　　蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。

　　You cannot eat your cake and have it.

　　鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。 （衣人注：此翻译不尽准确，仅供参考。）

　　You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.

　　强扭的瓜不甜。

　　You may know by a handful the whole sack.

　　由一斑可知全貌。

　　You never know what you can till you try.

　　是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。