1、常用英語諺語大全1. a bad beginning2. a bad custommakes a bad ending. 開頭不好，結尾必糟。is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 蛋糕莫保留，壞習氣要除掉。3. a bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工咎器。4. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 兩鳥在林，不如一鳥在手。5. a body without knowledge is like a house without a foundatio

2、n. 人無知猶如房屋無基。6. a book is like a garden carried in the pocket. 書是隨時攜帶的花園。7. a candle lights others and consumes itself. 蠟燭照亮了別人，燃盡了自己。8. a door must be either shut or open. 門不關就得開，二者必居其一。 / 非此即彼。9. a friend is a second self. 朋友是第二個自我。10. agoodbeginning makes a goodending.欲善其終 , 必先善其始。11. agoodmedici

3、ne tastes bitter.良藥苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。12. alazyyouth, a lousy age. 少年懶惰，老來貧苦。13. alife without a friend is a lifewithoutasun. 人生沒有朋友，猶如生活沒有陽光。14. alittlehelp is wortha dealofpity.一次行動勝過一筐空話。15. alittleis better thannone.有一點總比沒有好。16. alittleknowledge isa dangerousthing. 一知半解，害已誤人。17. alittlelabour, muchhe

4、alth.常常走動，無病無痛。18. a little learning is a dangerous thing. 淺學寡識是件危險的事。可編輯19. a little of everything, and nothing at all. 樣樣皆通，樣樣稀松。20. a manis never tooold to learn. 活到老，學到老。21. a merryheart goesall the way. 心情愉快，辦事痛快。words. 畫為無言詩。22. a picture is a poem without23. a snow year, a good year. 瑞雪兆豐年。24

5、. a thing of beauty is a joy for ever. 美好的事物永遠是一種快樂。25. a thousand mile trip begins with one step. 千里之行，始于足下。26. a tree is known by its fruit. 觀其行而知其人。27. a word spoken cannot be recalled. 一言說出，難以收回。28. a word to the wise is enough. 聰明人不用細說。29. a work ill done must be twice done. 工作未干好，只得重返工。30. act

6、 fairly by all men. 一視同仁。31. actions speak louder than words. 事實勝于雄辯。32. adversitymakes a man wise, not rich. 困難和不幸不能使人富有，卻能使人聰明。33. after rain comes fair weather. 否極泰來。34. after supper walk a mile. 飯后百步走，活到九十九。35. all are not friends that speak us fair. 說好話的不一定都是朋友。36. all beginnings are hard. 萬事開頭

7、難。37. all men cant be first. 并非所有的都能獲第一。38. all roads lead to rome. 處處有路通長安。39. all things are difficult before they are easy. 萬事開頭難。40. allworkand no playmakes jackadullboy. 只工作而無娛樂會使人愚鈍。41. anapplea day keepsthe doctoraway.一天一個蘋果，醫生不來找我。42. anemptybag cannotstand upright.空袋子放不真。43. anevil lesson i

8、s soonlearned. 學壞容易。44. an honest mans word is as good as his bond. 君子一言，駟馬難追。45. an hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之計在于晨。46. an idle youth, a needy age. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。47. anill workmanquarrelswithhistools.不會撐船怪河彎。48. artis long, lifeis short.生有涯而知無涯。49. asa man sows,so shallhe reap

9、.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。50. as one door closes, another door opens. 天無絕人之路。51. asthe wind blows, youmustsetyoursail. 趁風揚帆。52. as you brew, so you must drink. 自作自受。53. bad luck always comes in threes. 禍不單行。54. bad news travels fast. 壞事傳千里。55. be slow in choosinga friend, slower in changing.擇友宜慎，棄之宜更慎。56. be slow

10、to promiseand quick to perform. 重諾守信。57. be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多聽少說。58. beauty is but skin-deep. 不可以貌取人。59. beauty is truth, truth beauty. 美即是真，真即是美。60. bettera littlefire to warm us,than a greatfire to burn us. 寧要小火暖身，不要大火灼人。61. bettera littleloss than a longsorrow. 寧可作點犧牲，不要長久悲痛。62. bet

11、ter ask twice than lose your way once. 問路兩次勝過迷路一次。63. betterbe sure than sorry.要安全，不要危險。64. betterearly than late. 寧早勿遲。65. betterlate than never. 這到總比不到強。66. betterlost than found. 寧可丟掉，不愿找到。（常針對不喜歡的人或物。）67. bettersafe than sorry. 安全勝過遺憾。68. bettersmall fish than emptydish.盤中小魚勝無魚。69. betterthe las

12、t smile thanthefirstlaughter. 笑在前不如笑在后。70 better to ask the way than go astray 多問不吃虧。71. betterto be safethansorry 安全勝過遺憾。72. betterto do wellthanto say well嘴勤不如手勤。73. better to have than wish 現有勝過心想。74. birds of a feather flock together物以類聚，人以群分。75. bite off more than one can chew 貪多嚼不爛。76. blood i

13、s thicker than water 血濃于水。77. books and friends shouldbefew but good 擇友如藏書，皆宜少而精。78. both together do best ofall人心齊，泰山移。79. busiest men find the most time 最忙的人時間最多。80. business before pleasure先工作，后娛樂。81. business is business 生意是生意，交情歸交情。82. by doing nothingwe learn to do ill 一閑生百邪。83. bylearningyou

14、will teach, by teaching you willlearn 教學相長。84. byreadingwe enrich the mind; by conversationwe polishit 讀書益智，交談搏彩。85. by uniting we stand, by dividing we fall 團結則存，分裂則亡。86. call a spade a spade 直言不諱。87. care and diligence bringluck 細心勤奮，帶來好運。88. care brings grey hair 愁一愁，白了頭。89. care is enemy to heal

15、th憂慮有損健康。90. care willkilla cat憂慮傷神。91. childrenandfoolscannotlie小孩和傻瓜嘴里沒謊話。92. childrenandfoolsspeakthetruth童子吐真言。93. children are what the mothers are 有其母，必有其子。94. children have the qualities of the parents. 有什么樣的父母，就有什么樣的孩子。95. christmas comes but once a year. 圣誕節每年只有一次。96. clothes dont make the

16、man. 好馬不在鞍，人美不在衫。97. clothes make the man. 人靠衣服馬靠鞍。98. confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 信心為成功之始。99. content is better than riches. 知足常樂。100. content is happiness. 知足常樂。101. customis a second nature.習俗是人的第二天性。102. custom makes all the things easy. 形成習慣，事事好辦。103. cut yo

17、ur coat according to your cloth. 看布裁衣。104. deeds are males and words are females. 會說不如會干。105. delays are dangerous. 拖延誤事。106. diamond cut diamond. 勢均力敵。107. diligenceisthemotherof good luck. 幸運出自勤奮。108. diligenceisthegreatestof teachers. 勤奮是最偉大的導師。109. diligenceisthemotherof success. 成功來自勤奮。110. dis

18、appointment is the nurse of wisdom. 挫折哺育智慧。111. discontent is the first step in progress. 不滿足是進取的第一步。112. do as i say, not as i do. 照我說的做，不要照我干的做。113. do as the romans do. 入國問禁，入鄉隨俗。114. do it now. 說干就干，機不可失。115. donotattend to twothings at a time.一心不能二用。116. do not cry for the moon. 不要異想天開。117. don

19、ottry out beforeyou are hurt. 不要沒碰到就叫。118. do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. 不能過河拆橋。119. do nothing by halves. 不可半途而廢。120. do on the hill as you would do in the hall. 人前人后一個樣。121. do what you ought, and come what can. 但知行好事，莫要問前程。122. doingis better than saying.空言無補。123. doingnothingis doing ill.游手好閑就是學壞。124. dontbite offmore than you can chew.貪多嚼不爛。125. dontchangehorses in themiddleofastream.病重不宜換郎中。126. dontclimba tree to lookfor fish. 不可緣木求魚。127. dontcountyour chickensbeforetheyare hatched. 不要高興太早。128. dontforgetto cross yourts. 不要丟三落