英語常考英文諺語集錦

2023年12月25日發(fā)(作者：珍惜反義詞)

英語常考英文諺語集錦

（ 1〕 Better late than never. 遲做總比不做好。

（ 2〕 Easier said than done. 說起來容易做起來難。

（ 3〕 Something is better than nothing. 有總比沒有好。

（ 4〕 Better safe than sorry. 〔事后追悔不如事前穩(wěn)妥。〕

（ 5〕 Two heads are better than one. 三個臭皮匠頂個諸葛亮。

（ 6〕 Actions speak louder than words. 〔事實勝于雄辯。〕

（ 7〕 Health is better than wealth. 健康勝于財富。

（ 8〕 The sooner begun, the sooner done. 開始越早，完成得越早。

（ 9〕 Honesty is the best policy. 老實總是上策。

（ 10〕The best fish are / swim near the bottom. 好魚居水底。 〔有價值的東西不能輕易得到。〕〔注：以上諺語運用了形容詞或副詞的比擬級、最高級。〕

（ 11〕 Seeing is believing. 眼見為實。

（ 12〕 Saving is getting. 〔節(jié)約就是獲得。〕

〔13〕 It is no u crying over spilt milk.

覆水難收。

〔14〕 A rising tide lifts all boats.

水漲眾船高。

（ 15〕 Time lost cannot be recalled. 光陰一去不復返。

（ 16〕 One is never too old to learn. 活到老，學到老。

（ 17〕 It ’s never too late to mend〔.亡羊補牢，未為遲也。〕

（ 18〕 To stand still is to move back. 逆水行舟，不進那么退。

（ 19〕 To live is to learn, to learn is to better live. 活著為了學習，學習為了更好的活著。

（ 20〕 Live not to eat, but eat to live. 活著不是為了吃飯，吃飯為了活著。〔注：以上諺語運用了非謂語動詞。〕

（ 21〕 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作 /學習不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。

（ 22〕 Early to bed and early to ri makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wi.

早起早睡使你健康、富裕、聰明。

（ 23〕 You may take a hor to the water, but you cannot make him drink.

領馬河邊易，逼馬飲水難。〔不要逼人做不愿做的事。〕

（ 24〕 Money makes the mare go. 有錢能使鬼推磨。

（ 25〕 An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 〔一天一蘋果醫(yī)生遠離我。〕

〔注：以上諺語運用了

“make/keep+ O.+ O.C. 〞結構。〕

〔26〕 All that glitters is not gold. / All is not gold that glitters.

閃光的并非都是金子。

（ 27〕 All that dogs bark at are not thieves. / All are not thieves that dogs bark at.

狗吠者未必是賊。〔勿以貌取人。〕

（ 28〕 Every couple is not a pair. / Not every couple is a pair. 成雙未必能配對。〔注：以上諺語運用了局部否認結構。〕

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（ 29〕 It is the early bird that catches the worm. 早出的鳥兒吃到蟲。〔疾足者先得。〕

（ 30〕 It ’s a long lane that has no turning否.極泰來。

路必有彎，事必有變。〔沒有彎曲的路真長。〕

/〔不順是暫時，轉機定出現(xiàn)。〕

（ 31〕 It is love that makes the world go round. 愛使世界更美好。

（ 32〕 It is a good hor that never stumbles, and a good wife that never grumbles.

良馬會失蹄，賢妻有牢騷。

〔注：以上諺語運用了強調句型。〕

（ 33〕 Never put off till tomorrow. 〔今日事，今日畢。〕

（ 34〕 An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. 以眼還眼，以牙還牙。

（ 35〕 A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一塹，長一智。

（ 36〕 Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。〔一次上當，下次小心。〕

〔37〕 Out of sight, out of mind.

眼不見，心不想。〔不見就忘。〕

/〔離久情疏。〕

（ 38〕 Waste not, want not. 不浪費，不愁缺。

（ 39〕 No pains, no gains. 不勞無獲。

（ 40〕 More hasty, less speed. 欲速那么不達。

（ 41〕 Like father, like son. 有其父，必有其子。

（ 42〕 Well begun, half done. 好的開始等于成功的一半。

（ 43〕 An idle youth, a needy age. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。

（ 44〕 The older, the wir. 姜是老的辣。

（ 45〕 As the tree, so the fruit. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

（ 46〕 The sooner, the better. 越快越好。

（ 47〕 First come, first rved. 先到者先受用。〔先到先得。〕

（ 48〕 Nothing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴 ,焉得虎子。

（ 49〕 So said, so done. 說到做到 ,言出必行。

（ 50〕 Easy come, easy go. 來也匆匆，去也匆匆。

〔注：以上諺語運用了 “省略 〞結構。〕

（ 51〕 He laughs best who laughs last. 誰笑在最后，誰笑得最好。

（ 52〕 All ’s well that ends well. 結果好就是一切好。

（ 53〕 God helps tho who help themlves. 天助自助者。

（ 54〕 Tho who live in glass hous should not throw stones.

家居玻璃房，切忌亂扔石。〔自己有弱點，勿揭他人短。〕

（ 55〕 He that corrects not small faults will not control great ones. 小錯不糾，大錯難控。〔注：以上諺語運用了定語從句。〕

（ 56〕 When in Rome do as the Romans do. 入境問俗。〔入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。〕

（ 57〕 Strike while the iron is hot. 趁熱打鐵。

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〔58〕 Where there ’s a will, there

’s 有a志way者.事竟成。

（ 59〕 Where there ’s smoke, there ’s無fire風.不起浪。

（ 60〕 Where there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望。〔留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒。〕

（ 61〕 If at first you don’eed,tsucctry, try, try again. 再接再厲，終會成功。

〔62〕 If a thing is worth doing, it

’s worth doing凡值well得.一做的都值得做好。

（ 63〕 Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻煩。

（ 64〕 Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

（ 65〕 Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.

小雞孵出前，先別忙點數(shù)。〔辦事尚未果，不把成功言。〕

/〔不要過早樂觀。〕

（ 66〕 East or west, home is the best. 金窩銀窩不如自家草窩。

〔注：以上諺語運用了狀語從句。〕

（ 67〕 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。

（ 68〕 No news is good news. 沒有消息就是好消息。

（ 69〕 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。

（ 70〕 An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之計在于晨。

（ 71〕 It never rains but it pours. 不雨那么已，一雨傾盆。〔禍不單行。〕

（ 72〕 Reading is to the mind what exerci is to the body.

閱讀對于我們心靈之重要，猶如運動對于身體一樣。

〔注：以上諺語運用了對稱結構。〕

（ 73〕 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

（ 74〕 Many hands make light work. 眾人搭柴火焰高。

（ 75〕 Every minute counts. 分秒必爭。

（ 76〕 Time and tide wait for no man.. 歲月不待人。

（ 77〕 A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始才有善終。

（ 78〕 All roads lead to Rome. 條條道路通羅馬。

（ 79〕 Rome was not built in a day. 羅馬不是一天建成的。〔冰凍三尺，非一日之寒。〕

（ 80〕 Experience is the mother of wisdom. 實踐出真知。

（ 81〕 Great minds think alike. 英雄所見略同。

（ 82〕 Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，作最壞的準備。

（ 83〕 A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口。

（ 84〕 Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。

（ 85〕 One fal step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，謬之千里。

（ 86〕 You cannot have your cake and eat it too. 魚與熊掌 ,不可得兼。

（ 87〕 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚，人以群分。

（ 88〕 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行始于足下。

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(1) Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭雙雕；一舉兩得。

(2) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。 (3) Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚，人以群分。

(4) It ’ s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外揚。

(5) Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣裝，馬要鞍。

(6) A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聽音識鳥，聞言識人。

(7) Each bird loves to hear himlf sing. 鳥兒都愛聽自己唱。〔自我欣賞〕

(8) You cannot catch old birds with chaff.( 粗糠 ). 用粗糠捉不住老鳥。 〔有經驗的人難騙。〕

(9) Birds in their little nests agree.

同巢之鳥心兒齊。

(1) A cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命；吉人天相。

(2) Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心。

(3) All cats are grey in the dark.. 〔人未知名時看起來都差不多。〕

(4) A gloved cat catches no mice. 〔不愿吃苦的人成不了大事業(yè)。〕

(5) When the weal and the cat make a marriage, it is a very ill presage. 黃鼠狼和貓結親，不是好事情。〕

(7) The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 〔掩耳盜鈴〕

(1) A crow is never the whiter for washing herlf often.

江山易改，本性難移。

(3) Love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏 .

(5) Every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意時。

(6) Barking dogs don ’ t (ldom) bite. 愛叫的狗很少咬人。

(7) (7) Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。

(8) (8) Dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。

(9) All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 〔不要以貌取人。〕

(11) Don ’ t be a dog (lying) in the manger. 〔不要占著茅坑不拉屎。〕

(12) Dog does not eat dog. 同類不相殘。

(14) A son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner ’

s home however shabby it is. 兒不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家貧。

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(1) The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。

(2) The fox preys farthest from his hole. 兔子不吃窩邊草。

(1) The best fish swim near the bottom. 好魚常在水底游。

(2) (2) Never offer to teach fish to swim. 不要班門弄斧。

(3) Go to the a, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

(6) If water is noisy, there are no fish in it. 夸夸其談者無真才實學。〕。

(1) You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds( 獵狗 ). 〔人不應兩面討好。〕

(10) Hair by hair you will pull out the hor

’ s tail. 〔水滴石穿〕

(3) A speck of mou dung will spoil a whole pot of porridge.

一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。

(1) If one she

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