英汉对照谚语1.A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。

2.A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，三年怕井绳。

3.A single flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春。

4.Actions speak louder than words. 说到不如做到。

5.A drowning man will catch at a straw. 人快淹死时，稻草也要抓。

6.You are never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

7.Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

8.Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

9.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真正的朋友。

10.A good anvil does not fear the hammer. 真金不怕火炼，好砧不怕锤打。

11.Sadness and gladness succeed one another. 乐极生悲，苦尽甘来。

12.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的东西不一定是金子。

13.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只用功，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

14.A man is known by his friends. 视其友，知其人。

15.When in Rome do as the Romans do. 入国问禁，入乡随俗。

16.A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。

17.Among the blinds the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。

18.An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一苹果，胜过找医生。

19.A new broom sweeps clean(New brooms sweep clean).新官上任三把火。

20.An eye finds more truth than two ears. 百闻不如一见。

21.A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔。

22.Well begun is half done. 良好的开端，是成功的一半。

23.We never know the value of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可贵。

24.What is done by night appears by day. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。

25.Hedges have eyes and walls have ears. 篱笆有眼，隔墙有耳。

26.Weak things united become strong. 一根筷子易折断，十根筷子硬如铁。

27.We can’t judge a person by what he says but what he does.判断一个人，不听言语看行动。

28.Wash your dirty linen at home. 家丑不可外扬。

29.Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量布裁衣。

30.Diamond cut diamond.棋逢对手，将遇良才。

31.Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.不要过早打如意算盘。

32.Do not keep all the eggs in one basket.不要孤注一掷。

33.Do not rob Peter to pay Paul.不要剜肉补疮。

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

35.Easier said than done. 说着容易做着难。

36.East or west, home is best.东也好，西也好，还是家最好。

37.Empty vessels make the most noise.满瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡。

38.Even a worm will turn.人急造反，狗急跳墙。

39.Every bird likes its own nest the best.金窝银窝不如自己的草窝。

40.Every cook praises his own broth.王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。

41.Every dog has its day.凡人皆有得意日。

42.Every little makes a mickle.积少成多，滴水成流。

43.Every man has his weak side.人皆有弱点。

44.Everything comes to him who waits.耐心等待，万事皆成（功夫不负有心人）。

45.Facts speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。

46.False friends are worse than bitter enemies.口密腹剑的朋友比不共戴天的敌人还坏。

（明枪易躲，暗箭难防）47.Far water does not put out near fire.远水解不了近火。

48.Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金装，人要衣装。

49.First come, first served. 先到先招待。

50.Good advice is harsh to the ear.忠言逆耳。

51.Bad luck often brings good luck .塞翁失马，焉知非福52.A blossom friend afar brings a distant land near . 海内存知己，天涯若比邻53.A fall into the pit , a gain in your wit . 吃一堑，长一智54.Clumsy birds have to start flying early . 笨鸟先飞55.Desire has no rest . 人的欲望无止境56.Haste makes waste . 欲速则不达57.Faith can move mountains . 精诚所至，金石为开58.Man proposes , god disposes . 谋事在人，成事在天59.Merry meet , merry part . 好聚好散60.No fire without smoke . 无风不起浪61.Practice makes perfect . 熟能生巧62.Wine in , truth out . 酒后吐真言63.You cannot have your cake and eat it . 有得就有失64.Constant dropping wears the stone . 滴水穿石65.Actions speak louder than words . 行动比语言更响亮66.Form small beginning comes great things . 伟大始于渺小67.It is never too late to mend . 亡羊补牢，为时不晚68.Misfortunes never come alone . 祸不单行69.A good medicine tasks bitter . 良药苦口70.No pain , no gain . 没有付出就没有收获71.Practice makes perfect . 百炼成钢72.All roads lead to Rome . 条条大路通罗马73.A friend in need is a friend indeed .患难见真情74.As heroes think , so thought brace .英雄所见略同75.Bread is the best teach . 民以食为天76.A young idler , an old beggar . 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲77.Love me ,love my dog . 爱屋及乌78.Where there is a will , there is a way . 有志者事竟成79.Experience is the best teach . 实践出真知80.Fact is stranger than fiction . 大千世界，无奇不有81.The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart . 世界上对勇气的最大考验是忍受失败而不是丧失信心82.All things in their being are good for something . 天生我才必有用83.The world is like a mirror , frown at it and it frowns at you ,smile , and it smile too . 世界犹如一面镜子，你朝它皱眉它就朝你皱眉，你朝它微笑它也朝你微笑84.Failure is the mother of success . 失败乃成功之母85.The unexamined life is not worth living . 浑浑噩噩的生活不值得过86.Suffering is the most powerful teacher of life . 苦难是人生最大的老师87.While there is life there is hope . 一息若存，希望不灭88.He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat . 害怕被征服的人，注定要失败89.Energy and persistence conquer all things . 能量加毅力可以征服一切90.Cease to struggle and you cease to live . 生命不止，奋斗不息91.Look before you leap , First think ,then act . 三思而后行92.Light come , light go . 来得容易去的快93.After a storm comes a calm . 雨过天晴94.Art is long , but life is short . 人生有限，学问无涯95.It is good to learn at another man’s cost . 前车之鉴96.Let’s cross the bridge when we come to it . 船到桥头自然直97.More haste ,less speed . 欲速则不达98.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush . 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手99.Fools rush in . 愚者独敢闯100.No fool like an old fool . 老糊涂最糊涂101.Forewarned is forearmed . 有备无患102.Out of the flying pan into the fire . 每况愈下103.Two can play at that game . 这一套你会我也会104.What goes around comes around . 你怎么待人，人就怎么待你105.When the going gets tough . 当条件变的艰苦时106.The grass is greener on the other side . 这儿望着那儿高107.It/money doesn’t grow on the trees . 树上长不出钱来108.Half a loaf is better than no bread . 半块面包比没有面包强109.All hands on deck/all hands to the pump . 全体出动110.Many hands make light work . 众人拾柴火焰高111.Home is where the heart is . 家乃心之所系112.Hope springs eternal . 人生永远充满希望113.You can lead a horse to water ,but you can’t make is drink .牵马近水易，逼马饮水难114.Ignorance is bliss .无知是福115.It’s an wind (that blows nobody any good ) .没有绝对的坏事116.Don’t judge a look by it’s cover . 勿以貌取人117.Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs . 杀鸡取卵118.Better late than never . 迟到总比不到好119.A leopard cannot change its spots . 本性难改120.Live and let live . 宽以待人；互相宽容121.Love is blind . 爱让人蒙蔽双眼122.Every man for himself . 人各为己123.One man’s meat is another man’s poison . 一人手中宝，他人脚下草124.The more the merrier . 多多益善，越多越好125.A miss is as good as a mile . 功败垂成仍为败126.No news is good news . 没有消息就是好消息127.Necessity is the mother of invention . 需要是发明之母128.You are only young once . 青春只有一次129.He who pays the pipe calls the tune . 财大者气粗130.Any port in a storm . 有病乱投医131.In for a penny , in for a pound .有始有终132.The first step is as good as half over . 第一步是最关键的一步133.You never know your luck . 命运好坏不由己134.Sow nothing , reap nothing . 春不播，秋不收135.The wealth of the mind is the only wealth . 精神的财富是唯一的财富136.Clothes do not make the man . 人不在衣装137.To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds . 既当演说家，又做实干家138.V ariety is the spice of life . 变化是生活的调味品139.Bad times make a good man . 艰难困苦生能人140.Doubt is the key to knowledge . 怀疑是知识的钥匙141.Sharp tools make good work . 工欲善其事，必先利其器142..Wasting time is robbing oneself . 浪费时间就是掠夺自己143.There is no royal road to learning . 求知无坦途144.Nurture passes nature . 教养胜过天性145.There is no garden without its weeds . 没有不长草的花园146.A man is only as good as he loves . 一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量147.Wealth is the best of a man’s character . 财富是对一个人品格的试金石148.The best hearts are always the bravest . 心灵最高尚的人，也是最勇敢的人149.Courtesy is the inseparable companion of virtue . 礼貌忽然美貌是分不开的伴侣150.Plain living and high thinking . 生活要朴素，情操要高尚151.Good is good , but better carries it . 精益求精，善益求善152.Honesty is the best policy . 诚实为上策153.Gratitude is the sign of noble souls . 感恩是精神高尚的标志154.Politeness costs nothing and gains everything . 礼貌不用花一分钱，即赢得一切155.Gonceit is the quicksand of success . 自负是成功的流沙156.He that makes a good war makes a good peace . 正义的战争创造持久的和平157.There is no disputing about tastes . 人各有所好158.It is easy to be wise after the event . 事后诸葛亮好当159.He that makes a thing too fine , break it . 做事过于苛求，反把事情弄坏160.When all else is lost the future still remains . 就是失去了一切，别的也还有未来161.The world is his who enjoys it . 活着感到快乐，世界就属于你162.A litter labor ,much health . 适量的劳动有益于健康ugh and grow fact . 心宽体胖164.Work won’t kill but worry will . 劳动无害，忧愁伤身165.He is rich that has few wants . 寡欲者富166.For man is man and master of his fate . 人就是人，是自己命运的主人167.There is a history in all men’s lives . 所有人的生活里都有一部历史168.Do one thing at a time ,and do well . 一次只做一件事，做到最好169.One should eat to live ,not live to eat . 人生应为生而食，不应为食而生170.I eat merely to put food out of my mind . 我吃东西只是为了不再想食物171.The more wit , the less courage .初生牛犊不怕虎172.To know oneself is true progress . 人贵有自知之明173.A friend is easier lost than found . 得朋友难，失朋友易174.A hedge between keeps friendship green . 君子之交淡如水175.Pespect yourself , or no one else will respect you . 要人尊敬，必须自重176.A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change . 一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永远不变177.A book that remains shut is but a block . 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头178.A clean hand wants no washing . 身正不怕影子斜179.A clear conscience is a sure card . 光明磊落，胜券在握180.A clear conscience is a soft pillow . 问心无愧，高枕无忧181.A contented mind is perpetual feast . 知足者常乐182.A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself . 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大183.Action is the proper fruit of knowledge . 行动是知识的巧果184.Counsel must be followed ,not praised . 忠告必须照办，而不是赞美185.Count not your chickens before they are hatched . 不要过早乐观186.Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue . 勇敢和决心是美德的灵魂187.Courtesy costs nothing . 谦虚恭敬，不用分文188.Cowards are cruel . 懦夫不仁189.Credit like a looking-glass , broken once ,is gone , alas . 信誉像镜子，破碎无法补190.Danger is next neighbour to security .危险时安全的近邻191. Deeds are males , and words are females . 行动是果实，言语是树叶而已192.Delays are dangerous . 坐失良机必有忧虑193.Deliberate before you begin , then execute with vigour .着手前要深思熟虑，执行要果断有力194.Do not all you can , spend not all you have , believe not all you hear , and tell not all you know . 不要为所能为，不要花尽所有，不要全信听闻，不要言尽所知195.Do not run too fast after gain . 不要见利就拼命追196.Do not through fear of poverty surrender liberty . 不要因为怕贫苦而放弃自由197. Don’t to others what you don’t wish them to do to you . 己所不欲，勿施于人198.Don’t climb a tree it look for fish . 勿缘求木鱼199.Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today . 今日事，今日毕200.Do well is better than say well . 说的好不如做得好201.A bad beginning makes a bad ending . 恶其站看，必恶其终202.A bad penny always turns up . 烂钱总是会再回笼203.A bad conscience is a shake in one’s heart . 做贼心虚204.Beauty ,unaccompanied by virtue ,is as a flower without perfume . 美而无德，犹如花之不香205.Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails . 口蜜腹剑206.Better an empty purse than an empty head . 宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空207.Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow . 前程虽远大，现实犹可贵208.Drop by drop the oceans are filled ,stone by stone the walls are built .滴水汇大海，垒石筑高墙209.Dying is as natural as living . 死亡与生存一样自然210.Easier said than done . 说易行难211.Everything hath an end . 万物有始必有终212.Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches .罪恶于人，只进求退213.Without respect , love cannot go far .没有尊重的爱难以久存214.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215.Custom makes all things easy . 有个好习惯，事事皆不难216.Empty vessels make the greatest sound . 臭磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇217.It is better to die when life is a disgrace . 宁为玉碎不为瓦全218.Everything comes to him who waits . 功夫不负有心人219.Birds of a feather flook together . 物以类聚人以群分220.Gold can’t be pure and man can’t be perfect . 金无足赤人无完人221.Actions speak a man wise , not rich . 事实胜于雄辩222.Seeing is believing . 眼见为实223.A good fame is better than a good face . 美名胜过美貌224.No discord , no concord . 不打不成交225.Accidents will happen . 天有不测风云226.A fair death honours the whole life . 死的光明，终生荣耀227.All shall be well , Jack shall have Jill . 有情人终成眷属228.Elbow grease gives the best polish . 只要功夫深铁杵磨成针229.A bully is always a coward . 色厉内荏230.Do it now . 机不可失，失不再来231.Example is better than percept . 说一遍不如做一遍232.Handsome is he who does handsomely . 行为漂亮才算美233.Industy is the parent of success . 勤奋是成功之母234.Learn and live . 活着是为了学习235.Like author ,like book . 文如其人236.Take things as they come . 既来之则安之237.Success belongs to the persevering . 坚持就是胜利238.Seek the truth form facts . 实事求是239.Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience . 谚语是日常经验的结晶240.Promise is debt . 一诺千金241.Out of sight ,out of mind . 眼不见，心为静242.One’s words reflect one’s thinking . 言为心声。