1、西方谚语中英对照本Let the world slide.人世沧桑 , 听其自然 .It is not by the grey of the hair that one knows the age of the heart. 白发多少并不能告诉你一个人心灵的年龄 .An unambitious man is easily carried away by victory; a short-sighted man would have an exaggerated opinion of his abilities after being praised a little. 胸无大志的人容易被胜利冲
2、昏头脑；鼠目寸光的人稍受表扬就不知天高地厚。Christmas comes but once a year ， But when it comes it brings good cheer.圣诞节一年只来一次，但每次来临却都带来喜悦。He that tells a secret is anothers servant. 泄漏机密的人，就成为别人的奴仆。Theres only a step form the sublime to the ridiculous, but theres no road leading back form the ridiculous to the sublime.从
3、崇高到荒谬只有一步之差 , 可是从荒谬却没有路能回到崇高 .The used key is always bright.常用的钥匙不长锈 .Home is home,be it never so homely.金窝银窝 , 不如自家的草窝 .The man who saves when young will have more to spend when he is old.年少节俭 , 年老不愁 .When someone is beating a gong ， listen to its overtones ； when someone is talkinglisten to his vo
4、ice 。锣鼓听音，说话听声。Learn form the bee busy collecting honey; dont copy the example of the cicada hanging around doing nothing.要学蜜蜂勤采蜜 , 不做悠闲的知了 .The usual excuse of those who cause others trouble is that they wish them well. 给别人造成麻烦的人通常的借口是出于好意。I have so many things to do before I leave. 我走之前还有很多事情要做。As
5、 truth is like the sun, it cannot be shadad up by ones palm. 真理象太阳 , 一手难遮挡 .Civility costs nothing. 礼貌不费分文 .Think more, and youll become wiser.多思出智慧 .Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. 己所不欲，勿施于人。Deeds are fruits,words are but leaves. 行动是果实 , 言论不过是叶子 .Anger is a brief madness
6、. 愤怒是短暂的疯狂。While there is life there is hope. 一息尚存 , 希望不灭 .The greatest talkers are the least doers. 语言的巨人常是行动的矮子 .He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself. 不能指挥自己，就不能指挥别人。Theres only one kind of tax that would please everybody-one that nobody but the other guy has to pay.只有一种税人人欢
7、迎，那就是只有别人必须缴纳的税。Better master one than engage with ten. 十事半通 , 不如一事精通 .Genius only means hard-working all ones life. 天才只意味着终生不懈的努力 .Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune. 在酒里淹死的人比在海里淹死的人多。Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的 .Here you are.给。In every beginning think of the end 。凡事一开始就要想到结果 .Establishing goals
8、is all right if your dont let them deprive you of interesting detours.不妨订立目标 , 只要你不让它阻挡你兜有趣的圈子 .I once took a part-time job delivering the Evening Post 。我曾干过送晚报的兼职。Look before you leap 。 三思而后行。He is not a wise man who cannot play the fool on occasion. 不会偶尔装傻的人算不得聪明。A small leak will sink a great shi
9、p. 小漏能沉大船 .We may give advice ， but we cannot give conduct. 别人可以相劝 , 做人还靠自己 ./ 别人可以给你忠告 , 但不能给你品行 . Haste and wisdom are things far odd.轻率与智慧相距遥远。He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens. 想吃鸡蛋就不要讨厌母鸡咯咯叫 .He that lives in hope danceth without music. 生活在希望中的人 , 没有音乐照样跳舞 .Accidents will
10、 happen in the best regulated families 。家规再严，事端难免。It is with narrow-souled people as with narrow-necked bottles; the less they have in them the more noise they make in pouring out.心胸狭隘的人就象小口瓶子 ; 里面装的东西越少 , 倒出时噪音越大 .To know that we know what we know ， and that we do not know what we do not know that
11、is true knowledge.知之为知之 ,不知为不知 ,是知也 .Pride and grace dwell never in one place. 傲慢与优雅决不共存。Time lost may be repented but never recalled. 失去时间可以后悔 , 但无法追回 .Pen and ink is wits plough 。 笔墨是才智之犁。Correct the mistakes if you have committed them, and avoid them if you have not. 有则改之 , 无则加勉 .Thats ok/fine. 挺
12、好的。A clean fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富。The worst wheel of the cart creaks most. 最差的车轮吱嘎声最大。Hunger is the best sauce.饥者口中尽佳肴 .The talents of an individual are limited; the wisdom of the collective is 个人的聪明有限 , 集体的智慧无穷 .Kind hearts are more than coronets. 好心胜过高帽子 .A knowing man is
13、 hot in arguing for truths sake; an ignorant man for opinions sake.有知识的人激烈争论是为了辩明真理 ; 无知的人激烈争论是为了固执己见 . Real friendship does not freeze in winter.真正的友谊遇到寒冬也不会冻结 .Curiosity is ill manners in anothers house. 在别人家里显得好奇是没礼貌的表现。He who has never hoped can never despair. 从来没有抱过什么希望的人也永远不会失望 .Im lost 我给搞糊涂了
14、。Youve got a point there你说的有道理。The treacherous, unexplored areas of the world are not in continents or the seas; they are in the minds and hearts of men.世上未经勘探的险恶之境，不是在大陆上，也不是在海洋中，而是在人们的头脑和心里。 Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with.与人相处切忌卖弄聪明与学识。A wise man changes his mind,
15、 a fool never will. 智者通权达变，愚者坚持己见。Let the sleeping dogs lie.莫惹是非。The world is a looking-glass,and gives back to every man the reflectionface.世界是一面镜子，每个人都在上面照到自己。Good wine needs no bush.酒好无需挂幌子。New brooms sweep clean. / A new official applies strict measures. 新官上任三把火 .boundless.of his ownOne tree doe
16、s not make a forest.独木不成林 .Your liberty to swing your arms ends where my nose begins. 你有挥舞手臂的自由，但这自由必须止于我的鼻端。Tell all that you know and tell it without reserve. 知无不言，言无不尽。A money lender serves you in the present tense, lends you in the conditional mood,keeps you in the subjuctive,and ruins you in th
17、e future.放债的人为你服务时用现在时态 , 借钱给你时用条件语气 , 使你常处于虚拟语气之中 , 并于 将来时态中毁掉你 .Experience keeps no school ； she teaches her pupils singly 。经验不由学校教，亲身实践才得到。A lie begets a lie 。 谎言生谎言。Learn form the bee busy collecting honey; dont copy the example of the cicada hanging around doing nothing.要学蜜蜂勤采蜜 , 不做悠闲的知了 .Work
18、wont kill but worry will. 劳动无害，忧愁伤身。Diseases are the interests of pleasures. 疾病是为享乐付出的债息。Life is made up of little things. 生活是由许多小事构成的 .Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow. 进步乃今日之努力 , 又为明日的保证 .Once a beggar, always a beggar. 一次做乞丐，永远是乞丐。Sloth makes all things diffiicult,
19、but industry all things easy. 懒惰使一切都难办 ; 勤奋使凡事皆顺利 .Fair and softly to far in a day 。从容不慌，办事顺当。Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be ， since you cannotmake yourself as you wish to be 。不要由于别人不能成为你所希望的人而恼怒，因为你自己也不能成为自己所希望的人。Do not do to others what you would not have them do t
20、o you. 己所不欲，勿施于人。Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present. 忠言虽难听 , 必须记在心。He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet 。有想象力而无学问的人 , 等于有翅无脚 .Love is the mother of love. 情生情 , 爱生爱 .Adventure is just a romantic name for trouble. 冒险是自找麻烦的浪漫说法。An unde
21、served success is like a medal that is found lying in the street. 有名无实的功绩 , 就象在街上拾到的奖章 .A cat in gloves catches no mice. 带手套的猫捉不到老鼠 .In the coldest flint there is hot fire. 冰冷的燧石里有烈火 .Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you havent planted.不努力而求成功 , 无异于不栽种而求收获 .Be s
22、teady in doing your work; be resolute in correcting your mistakes. 做事要稳，改错要狠。Wise men seek instruction, fools fall for applause. 聪明人喜欢别人指教 , 蠢人则喜欢别人赞美 .Life is a leaf of paper white,thereon each of us may write his word or two. 生活是一张白纸 , 每个人都在上面写上自己的一两句话 .Write it on your heart that every day is the
23、 best of the year. 把这铭记在你心里 : 每一天都是一年中最好的日子 .He who would search pearls dive below. 不潜深水则不得珠 .Gossiping and lying go hand in hand. 流言蜚语和谎言总是连一起。Little chips light great fires. 星星之火 , 可以燎原 .From small profits and many expenses comes whole life of sad consequences. 嫌得少 , 花得多 , 一世日子不好过 .Words are like
24、bees, they have honey and a sting. 言语象蜜蜂 , 有蜜也有刺 .Deeds, not words. 行动胜于空谈 .Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母 .It is mans duty to be courageous enough to seek for truth. 勇于探索真理是人的天职 .Nurture passes nature. 教养胜过天性 .Never let your feet run faster than your shoes. 不要让你的脚跳得比你的鞋子快。He that promise
25、s too much means nothing. 许诺过多等于零。Modesty helps one to make progress; conceit makes one lag behind. 谦虚使人进步，骄傲使人落后。Know something of everything and everything of something. 通百艺而精于一 .It is the last straw that breaks the camels back. 骆驼负载过重时，加根草也能把它压倒。A fool and his money are soon parted. 傻瓜花钱快 .He tha
26、t has patience may compass anything. 有耐心的人事事做得到。Happiness is being married to your best friend. 同自己最好的朋友结婚是谓幸福 .The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable. 经济预测的唯一作用是使占星术看起来体面一些。He works best who knows his trade. 万事怕行家 .Diligence overcomes difficulties. Sloth mak
27、es them. 勤劳克服困难 , 懒惰制造困难 .Time is victory for strategists. 对军事家来说 , 时间就是胜利 .Birth is much, but breeding is more. 教养重于出身。If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. 不能咬人就别龇牙。Perseverance is the only road to success. 百折不挠是通向成功的唯一道路 .A thing you dont want is dear at any price. 不需要的东西 , 无论买价多少都贵 .Patienc
28、e! The windmill never strays in search of the wind. 耐心等待 ! 风车从不跑去找风 .No man is content with his lot. 没有人对自己的境遇感到满足 .If we are bound to forgive an enemy,we are not bound to trust him. 敌人可恕不可信。It is not the lofty sails but the unseen wind that moves the ship. 推动船的不是高大的帆，而是无形的风Perfect understanding wil
29、l sometimes almost extinguish pleasure. 完全的理解有时几乎会使乐趣消失 .Learning is the light that leads into everything lovely. 学识是照亮通往各种美好事物的道路的明灯 .A boaster and a liar are all one. 吹牛撒谎一家亲。Gratitude is the least of virtues; ingratitude the worst of vices. 感恩是小德；忘恩是大恶。To wait for luck is the same thing as waitin
30、g for death. 等待走运无异于等待死亡 .A good name is better than riches. 美名胜过金钱。Time flies. 光阴似箭 .A drowning man will catch at a straw. 快淹死的人连草也要抓。Nothing is more terrible than ignorance in action. 最可怕的事莫过于无知而行动 .You cant judge a tree by its bark. 人不可貌相 .He who mistrusts most should be trusted least. 最不信任别人的人最不
31、应该得到信任 .Fortune is good to him who knows to make good use of her. 知道用福的人才有福。By his claw, you may know the lion. 要知狮子看脚爪。Self-discipline is when your conscience tells you to do something and you dont talk back.听从良心劝告不违背良心办事即谓之有自约能力。Fortune favours the brave. 天佑勇士。If there is no future for our country
32、, where can we look for our individual love and happiness.如果没有国家的前途命运 , 哪有个人的爱情和幸福 . Among the blind the one-eye man is king.瞎子国里，独眼称王。He that gains well and spends well needs no account book. 挣得多花得恰当的人用不着帐本 .When all else is lost the future still remains. 就是失去了一切别的，也还有未来。A friend is known in necessity. 患难见友情 .
