Popular Proverbs in English and Chinese 中英文常用谚语A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林Actions speak louder than words. 行胜于言A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常乐A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口All is fish that comes to one’s net.捉到网里的都是鱼/来者不拒All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川/殊途同归All roads lead to Rome. /Every road leads to Rome. 条条道路通罗马A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘谬以千里An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行始于足下A promise can not be taken back once it is made. 一言既出驷马难追As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆Bad news has wings. 好事不出门，坏事传千里Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. /Love is blind. 情人眼中出西施Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好/亡羊补牢Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水Cast an anchor to wind ward. 未雨绸缪Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪Do as you would be done by others. 己所不欲勿施于人Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.不要孤注一掷Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. /Don’t put off what can be done today till tomorrow. 今日事，今日毕Don’t put the cart before the horse.勿本末倒置（不要把马车放在马前）Don’t teach fish to swim.不要班门弄斧Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难East or west, home is the best. 东奔西跑，还是家里好/金窝银窝不如自家的狗窝/在家千日好出门时时难Early birds catch the worms. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃/笨鸟先飞Even Homer sometimes nods. 圣人也会点头认错/智者千虑，必有一失（Homer荷马，公元前9世纪前后的古希腊盲诗人，Iliad及Odyssey的作者；nod: 除了点头之外还有不专心，不留意而失误的意思）Every cloud has a silver lining.每一朵乌云都镶着银色的边/否极泰来（silver lining理解为困境中的希望或安慰）Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母Few words, many deeds.少说话，多做事First come, first served.先到先得Give a lark to catch a kite.舍云雀而抓鸢/得不偿失（kite此处不再理解为风筝，而是理解为一种猛禽鸢yuān）God helps those who help themselves.天道酬勤Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同Grasp all, lose all. 贪多必失Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟，不进则退History repeats itself. 历史往往会重演Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算It never rains but it pours. 不雨则已，一雨如注/祸不单行It’s never too old to learn.活到老，学到老It’s never too late to mend.亡羊补牢，为时未晚It’s no use crying over split milk.覆水难收Jack of all trades and master of none. 什么都会，样样不精Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢疏而不漏Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪/有备无患Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟/一举两得Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量Learn to walk before you run. 循序渐进Let bygones be bygones. 既往不咎Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子Live and learn. 学无止境/活到老学到老Look before you leap. 三思而后行Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌Make hay while the sun shines. 晒草要趁阳光好/趁热打铁Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在天，成事在人Never say die. /Never give up. /Never say never. 永不放弃/永不言弃No cross, no crown.不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹（中古欧洲教权一度凌驾于王权之上，国王登基需由教皇许可并加冕，故有“没有十字架就没有王冠”这一说法。

cross另一种含义来自基督背负十字架的典故，引申为极大的苦难。

因此这一成语今天可理解为“没有苦难就没有成功”）No joy without annoy. 福祸相依No man can do two things at once. 一心不能二用None knows the weight of another’s burden.看人挑担不吃力No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息No pains, no gains. 不劳无获No piper can please all ears. 众口难调No sweat, no sweet. 一分耕耘一分收获Nothing is impossible. 一切皆有可能Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. 世上无难事，只怕有心人Nothing venture, nothing have (win). 不入虎穴焉得虎子No way is impossible to courage. 勇者无惧Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚抬水喝,三个和尚没水喝Out of sight, out of mind. 离久情疏Opportunities seldom knock twice. 机不可失，失不再来Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧Pride goes before a fall. 骄兵必败Reading makes a full man. 读书长见识Rob Peter to pay Paul. 拆东墙补西墙Rome is/was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天建成的/冰冻三尺非一日之寒Seeing is believing. 眼见为实Silence is gold. 沉默是金Something is better than nothing. 聊胜于无Stay hungry, stay foolish. 求知若饥，虚心若愚Still waters run deep. 静水流深/大智若愚Strike the iron while it is hot. 趁热打铁There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪Time flies. 时光飞逝/光阴似箭Time is money. 时间就是金钱Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不饶人Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮Well begun is half done. 良好的开端等于成功的一半what’s done is done. /what’s done cannot be undone.木已成舟，无法挽回What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks. 心直口快Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成You can never be too careful. 再小心都不为过You cannot have your cake and eat it too. 鱼与熊掌不可兼得You cannot make something out of nothing. 巧妇难为无米之炊You cannot put a price on happiness. 幸福不能用金钱衡量。