高考英语谚语
A bad beginning makes a bad ending 不善始者不善终
A bad thing never dies 遗臭万年
A bad workman always blames his tools 不会撑船怪河弯
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german吹牛与说谎本是同宗
A bully is always a coward色厉内荏
A burden of one's choice is not felt爱挑的担子不嫌重
A candle lights others and consumes itself蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己
A cat may look at a king猫也可以打量国王，意为人人平等
A close mouth catches no flies病从口入
A constant guest is never welcome常客令人厌
Actions speak louder than words事实胜于雄辩
Adversity leads to prosperity穷则思变
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich逆境出人才
A fair death honors the whole life死得其所，流芳百世
A faithful friend is hard to find知音难觅
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit吃一堑，长一智
A fox may grow gray, but never good江山易改，本性难移
A friend in need is a friend indeed患难见真情
A friend is easier lost than found得朋友难，失朋友易
A friend is never known till a man has need需要之时方知友
A friend without faults will never be found没有十全十美的朋友
A good beginning is half done良好的开端是成功的一半
A good beginning makes a good ending善始者善终
A good book is a good friend好书如挚友
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever一本好书，相伴一生
A good conscience is a soft pillow不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门
A good fame is better than a good face美名胜过美貌
A good medicine tastes bitter良药苦口
A great talker is a great liar说大话者多谎言
A hedge between keeps friendship green君子之交淡如水
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友
A leopard cannot change its spots积习难改
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信
A light heart lives long静以修身
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing一知半解，自欺欺人
All good things come to an end天下没有不散的筵席
All rivers run into sea海纳百川
All roads lead to Rome条条大路通罗马
All that ends well is well就一切都好
All that glitters is not gold闪光的不一定都是金子
All things are difficult before they are easy凡事总是由难而易
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy只会用功不玩耍 聪明孩子也变傻
A man becomes learned by asking questions不耻下问才能有学问
A man can do no more than he can凡事都应量力而行
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time一心不能二用
A man is known by his friends什么人交什么朋友
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
A man without money is no man at all一分钱难倒英雄汉
A merry heart goes all the way心旷神怡 事事顺利
A miss is as good as a mile失之毫厘 差之千里
A mother's love never changes 母爱永恒
An apple a day keeps the doctor away 一天一苹果 不用请医生
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth以眼还眼 以牙还牙
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening一日之计在于晨
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom聪明才智 不如运气
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure预防为主治疗为辅
A rolling stone gathers no moss滚石不生苔 转业不聚财
As a man sows, so he shall reap种瓜得瓜 种豆得豆
A single flower does not make a spring一花独放不是春 百花齐放春满园
A snow year, a rich year瑞雪兆丰年
A sound mind in a sound body健全的精神寓于健康的身体
A still tongue makes a wise head寡言者智
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe身正不怕影子斜
A wise head makes a close mouth真人不露相 露相非真人
A word spoken is past recalling一言既出 驷马难追
A year's plan starts with spring一年之计在于春
A young idler, an old beggar少壮不努力 老大徒伤悲
Bad news has wings好事不出门 坏事传千里
Barking dogs seldom bite吠犬不咬人
Beauty lies in the love's eyes情人眼里出西施
Be swift to hear, slow to speak听宜敏捷 言宜缓行
Between friends all is common朋友之间不分彼此
Birds of a feather flock together物以类聚 人以群分
Blood is thicker than water血浓于水
Blood will have blood血债血偿
Books and friends should be few but good读书如交友 应求少而精
Business is business公事公办
Business is the salt of life事业是人生的第一需要
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it 读书使人充实 交谈使人精明 Cannot see the wood for the trees一叶障目 不见泰山
Care and diligence bring luck谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇
Caution is the parent of safety小心驶得万年船
Children are what the mothers are耳濡目染 身教言传
Choose an author as you choose a friend择书如择友
Come what may, heaven won't fall做你的吧 天塌不下来
Complacency is the enemy of study学习的敌人是自己的满足
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success自信是走向成功的第一步 Constant dripping wears away a stone水滴石穿 绳锯木断
Content is better than riches知足者常乐
Count one's chickens before they are hatched蛋未孵先数雏
Courtesy on one side only lasts not long来而不往非礼也
Creep before you walk循序渐进
Custom is a second nature习惯是后天养成的
Custom makes all things easy有个好习惯 事事皆不难
Diamond cuts diamond强中自有强中手
Do as the Romans do入乡随俗
Do as you would be done by己所不欲 勿施于人
Doing is better than saying与其挂在嘴上 不如落实在行动上
Do it now 机不可失 时不再来
Do nothing by halves 凡事不可半途而废
Don't claim to know what you don't know 不要不懂装懂
Don't have too many irons in the fire 不要揽事过多
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill 不要小题大做
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today今日事 今日毕
Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you不要自找麻烦
Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs不要班门弄斧
Do well and have well善有善报
Each bird love to hear himself sing孤芳自赏
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise
早睡早起身体好
Easier said than done 说得容易 做得难
Easy come, easy go 来也匆匆 去也匆匆
Eat to live, but not live to eat人吃饭是为了活着 但活着不是为了吃饭
Empty vessels make the greatest sound实磨无声空磨响 满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Envy has no holidays 忌妒之人无宁日
Even Homer sometimes nods 智者千虑 必有一失
Even reckoning makes long friends 亲兄弟 明算账
Every advantage has its disadvantage 有利必有弊
Every day is not Sunday 好景不常在
Every heart has its own sorrow 各人有各人的苦恼
Every little helps a mickle 聚沙成塔 集腋成裘
Every man for himself and the devil takes the hindmost人不为己 天诛地灭
Every man has his faults 金无足赤 人无完人
Every man has his hobbyhorse 萝卜青菜 各有所爱
Every man has his weak side 人人都有弱点
Every man is the architect of his own fortune自己的命运自己掌握
Every minute counts 分秒必争
Every potter praises hit pot王婆卖瓜 自卖自夸
Everything is good when new, but friends when old东西是新的好 朋友是老的亲
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother
经验是智慧之父 记忆是智慧之母
Experience must be bought 吃一堑 长一智
Fact speak louder than words 事实胜于雄辩
Failure is the mother of success 失败是成功之母
False friends are worse than bitter enemies 明枪易躲 暗箭难防
Far from eye, far from heart 眼不见 心不烦
Far water does not put out near fire 远水救不了近火
Faults are thick where love is thin 一朝情意淡 样样不顺眼
Fear always springs from ignorance 恐惧源于无知
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears 隔墙有耳
Fire and water have no mercy 水火无情
First think and then speak先想后说
Fools grow without watering 朽木不可雕
Fool's haste is no speed 欲速则不达
Fools has fortune 呆人有呆福
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools
愚者不学无术 智者不耻下问
Forbidden fruit is sweet 禁果格外香
Fortune favors those who use their judgement 机遇偏爱善断之人
Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate 风水轮流转
Four eyes see more than two 集思广益
Friends agree best at distance 朋友之间也会保持距离
Friends must part 再好的朋友也有分手的时候
Genius is nothing but labor and diligence天才不过是勤奋而已
Give a dog a bad name and hang him 众口铄金 积毁销骨
God helps those who help themselves自助者天助
Gold will not buy anything 黄金并非万能
Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly以德报德是常理 以德报怨大丈夫
Good health is over wealth 健康是最大的财富
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth 良药苦口利于病
Good watch prevents misfortune 谨慎消灾
Great barkers are no biters 好狗不挡道
Great hopes make great man 伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物
Great minds think alike 英雄所见略同
Great men's sons seldom do well富不过三代
Great trees are good for nothing but shade大树底下好乘凉
Great wits have short memories贵人多忘事
Greedy folks have long arms心贪手长
Guilty consciences make men cowards 做贼心虚
Habit cures habit 心病还需心药医
Handsome is he who does handsomely行为漂亮才算美
Happiness takes no account of time 欢乐不觉时光过
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others
吸取他人教训 自己才会走运
Harm set, harm get 害人害己
Health is better than wealth健康胜过财富
Health is happiness 健康就是幸福
Heaven never helps the man who will not act 自己不动 叫天何用
He is a fool that forgets himself 愚者忘乎所以
He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs背后说好话 才是真朋友
He is a wise man who speaks little 聪明不是挂在嘴上
He is lifeless that is faultless 只有死人才不犯错误
He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself正人先正己
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first自嘲者不会让人见笑
He is wise that is honest 诚实者最明智
He knows most who speaks least 大智若愚
He laughs best who laughs last 谁笑到最后 谁笑得最好
He sets the fox to keep the geese 引狼入室
He that climbs high falls heavily 爬得越高 摔得越重
He that will not work shall not eat 不劳动者不得食
He who does not advance loses ground逆水行舟 不进则退
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion经常诉苦 没人同情
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing想不犯错误 就一事无成
He who risks nothing gains nothing 收获与风险并存
History repeats itself 历史往往重演
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
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too朋友不能阿谀奉承
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me 上当一回头 再多就可耻
If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you
人善被人欺 马善被人骑
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you耳朵发烧 有人念叨
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither脚踏两条船 必定落空
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too 杀鸡取卵
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing 不入虎穴 焉得虎子
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it 要想求知 就得吃苦
Industry is the parent of success 勤奋是成功之母
It is better to die when life is a disgrace 宁为玉碎 不为瓦全
It is easier to get money than to keep it 挣钱容易攒钱难
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open 创业容易守业难
It is hard to please all 众口难调
It is never too old to learn 活到老 学到老
It is no use crying over spilt milk 覆水难收
It is the first step that costs troublesome 万事开头难
It is the unforeseen that always happens 天有不测风云 人有旦夕祸福
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past 坐失良机 后悔已迟
It never rains but it pours 不鸣则已 一鸣惊人
It takes three generations to make a gentleman 十年树木 百年树人
Jack of all trades and master of none 门门精通 样样稀松
Judge not from appearances 人不可貌相 海不可斗量
Justice has long arms天网恢恢 疏而不漏
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number近朱者赤 近墨者黑 Kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕
Knowledge is power 知识就是力量
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud 学使人谦逊 无知使人骄傲 Learn and live 活着 为了学习
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse
好人越学越好 坏人越学越坏
Learn not and know not 不学无术
Learn to walk before you run 先学走 再学跑
Let bygones be bygones 过去的就让它过去吧
Lies can never changes fact 谎言终究是谎言
Lies have short legs 谎言站不长
Life is not all roses 人生并不是康庄大道
Like a rat in a hole 瓮中之鳖
Like author, like book 文如其人
Like father, like son 有其父必有其子
Like for like 一报还一报
Like knows like 惺惺相惜
Like mother, like daughter 有其母必有其女
Like teacher, like pupil 什么样的老师教什么样的学生
Like tree, like fruit 羊毛出在羊身上
Little things amuse little minds 小人无大志
Look before you leap 摸清情况再行动
Lookers-on see more than players 当局者迷 旁观者清
Losers are always in the wrong 胜者为王 败者为寇
Lost time is never found again岁月既往 一去不回
Love at first sight 一见钟情
Love cannot be compelled 爱情不能强求
Love is blind 爱情是盲目的
Love me, love my dog 爱屋及乌
Make hay while the sun shines 良机勿失
Make your enemy your friend 化敌为友
Man is the soul of the universe 人是万物之灵
Man proposes, God disposes 谋事在人 成事在天
Many hands make light work 众人拾柴火焰高
Many heads are better than one 三个臭皮匠 赛过诸葛亮
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there
有心栽花花不发 无心插柳柳成荫
Measure for measure 针锋相对
Misfortunes never come alone 祸不单行
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends 患难见真情
Money isn't everything 钱不是万能的
Murder will out 纸包不住火
Nature is the true law天行有常 不为尧存 不为桀亡
Necessity is the mother of invention需要是发明的动力
Never fish in trouble water 不要混水摸鱼
Never judge from appearances不可以貌取人
Never say die 永不言败
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn 亡羊补牢 为时未晚
New wine in old bottles 旧瓶装新酒
No cross, no crown 不经历风雨 怎么见彩虹
No garden without its weeds 没有不长草的园子
No living man all things can 世上没有万事通
No man can do two things at once 一心不可二用
No man is born wise or learned 没有生而知之者
No man is content 人心不足蛇吞象
No man is wise at all times 聪明一世 糊涂一时
None are so blind as those who won't see 视而不见
None are so deaf as those who won't hear 充耳不闻
No news is good news 没有消息就是好消息
No one can call back yesterday 昨日不会重现
No pains, no gains 没有付出就没有收获
No pleasure without pain 没有苦就没有乐
No rose without a thorn 没有不带刺的玫瑰
No sweet without sweat 先苦后甜
No smoke without fire 无风不起浪
Nothing brave, nothing have 不入虎穴 焉得虎子
Nothing dries sooner than a tear 眼泪干得最快
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it
世上无难事 只怕有心人
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try 世上无难事 只要肯登攀
Nothing seek, nothing find 没有追求就没有收获
Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty 世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获 Not to advance is to go back 不进则退
No way is impossible to courage 勇者无惧
Observation is the best teacher 观察是最好的老师
Offense is the best defense 进攻是最好的防御
Old friends and old wines are best 陈酒味醇 老友情深
Old sin makes new shame 一失足成千古恨
Once a man and twice a child 一次老 两次小
Once a thief, always a thief 偷盗一次 做贼一世
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
One cannot put back the clock 时钟不能倒转
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays百闻不如一见
One false move may lose the game 一着不慎 满盘皆输
One good turn deserves another 行善积德
One hour today is worth two tomorrow 争分夺秒效率高
One man's fault is other man's lesson 前车之鉴
One never loses anything by politeness 讲礼貌不吃亏
One swallow does not make a summer一燕不成夏
One's words reflect one's thinking 言为心声
Out of office, out of danger 无官一身轻
Out of sight, out of mind 眼不见 心为静
Patience is the best remedy 忍耐是良药
Penny wise, pound foolish 贪小便宜吃大亏
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced
正大光明者 说到的多 做到的少
Please the eye and plague the heart 贪图一时快活 必然留下隐祸
Pleasure comes through toil 苦尽甘来
Pour water into a sieve 竹篮子打水一场空
Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧
Praise is not pudding 恭维话不能当饭吃
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse好人越夸越好 坏人越夸越糟 Prefer loss to unjust gain 宁可吃亏 不贪便宜
Prevention is better than cure 预防胜于治疗
Pride goes before, and shame comes after骄傲使人落后
Promise is debt 一诺千金
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience 谚语是日常经验的结晶 Pull the chestnut out of fire 火中取栗
Put the cart before the horse本末倒置
Put your shoulder to the wheel 鼎力相助
Reading enriches the mind 开卷有益
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body读书健脑 运动强身
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you 要人尊敬 必须自重
Rome is not built in a day 冰冻三尺 非一日之寒
Saying is one thing and doing another 言行不一
Seeing is believing 眼见为实
Seek the truth from facts 实事求是
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him智者当差 不用交代 Set a thief to catch a thief 以贼捉贼
Short accounts make long friends 好朋友勤算账
Something is better than nothing 聊胜于无
Soon learn, soon forgotten 学得快 忘得快
Soon ripe, soon rotten 熟得快 烂得快
Speech is silver, silence is gold 能言是银 沉默是金
Still water run deep 静水常深
Strike the iron while it is hot 趁热打铁
Success belongs to the persevering 坚持就是胜利
Take things as they come 既来之 则安之
Talking mends no holes 空谈无补
Talk of the devil and he will appear 说曹操 曹操就到
Tall trees catch much wind 树大招风
Teach others by your example 躬亲示范
The best hearts are always the bravest无私者无畏
The best man stumbles 伟人也有犯错时
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing 掩耳盗铃
The danger past and God forgotten 过河拆桥
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn 黎明前的黑暗
The darkest place is under the candlestick 烛台底下最暗
The devil knows many things because he is old 老马识途
The die is cast 木已成舟
The early bird catches the worm早起的鸟儿有虫吃
The end justifies the means 只要目的正当 可以不择手段
The eye is bigger than the belly 贪多嚼不烂
The farthest way about is the nearest way home抄近路反而绕远路 The finest diamond must be cut 玉不琢 不成器
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man 烈火验真金 艰难磨意志 The first step is the only difficulty 迈出第一步是最艰难的
The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail.
机关算尽太聪明 反误了卿卿性命
The fox preys farthest from home 兔子不吃窝边草
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean 坐井观天
The grass is greener on the other side 这山望着那山高
The greatest talkers are always least doers 语言的巨人总是行动的矮子 The higher up, the greater the fall 爬得高 摔得惨
The leopard cannot change its spots 本性难移
The more noble, the more humble 人越高尚越谦虚
The more wit, the less courage 初生牛犊不怕虎
The outsider sees the most of the game 旁观者清
The pen is mightier than the sword 笔能杀人
The pot calls the kettle black 五十步笑百步
There are spots in the sun 太阳也有黑点
There are two sides to every question 问题皆有两面
There is a skeleton in the cupboard 家家有本难念的经
There is kindness to be found everywhere人间处处有温情
There is no general rule without some exception 任何法规均有例外 There is no medicine against death 没有长生不老药
There is no royal road to learning 书山有路勤为径 学海无涯苦作舟
The style is the man字如其人
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts 人言可畏
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up
水能载舟 亦能覆舟
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all 清者自清 浊者自浊
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel
螳螂捕蝉 黄雀在后
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down
世界如阶梯 有人上有人下
The world is but a little place, after all 海内存知己 天涯若比邻 Think twice before you do 三思而后行
Things at the worst will mend 否极泰来
Time and tide wait for no man 时不我待
Time cures all things 时间是医治一切创伤的良药
Time flies 光阴似箭
Time is money 时间就是金钱
Time lost cannot be won again 时光流逝 不可复得
Time past cannot be called back again 时间不能倒流
Time tries all 路遥知马力 日久见人心
Tit for tat is fair play 人不犯我 我不犯人 人若犯我 我必犯人 To err is human 人非圣贤 孰能无过
To know everything is to know nothing 什么都知道 一如什么都不知道 To know oneself is true progress 人贵有自知之明
Tomorrow never comes我生待明日 万事成蹉跎
Too much familiarity breeds contempt 过分熟悉会使人互不服气 Too much knowledge makes the head bald学问太多催人老
Too much liberty spills all自由放任 一事无成
Too much praise is a burden过多夸奖 反成负担
To save time is to lengthen life 节约时间就是延长生命
Troubles never come singly 福无双至 祸不单行
Truth never grows old 真理永存
Turn over a new leaf 洗心革面 改过自新
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it
鹬蚌相争 渔翁得利
Two heads are better than one 一个好汉三个帮
Two of a trade seldom agree 同行是冤家
Two wrongs do not make a right 别人错了 不等于你对了
Unity is strength 团结就是力量
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine 忠言逆耳利于行
Until all is over one's ambition never dies 不到黄河心不死
Venture a small fish to catch a great one 吃小亏占大便宜
Virtue is fairer far than beauty 美德远远胜过美貌
Walls have ears 小心隔墙有耳
Wash your dirty linen at home 家丑不可外扬
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away 滴水穿石
Wealth is nothing without health 失去健康 钱再多也没用
We know not what is good until we have lost it 好东西 失去了才明白
Well begun is half done 好的开始 是成功的一半
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry井干方知水可贵
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault
欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received 自己的好事别去提 别人的恩惠要铭记
Wet behind the ears 乳臭未干
Whatever you do, do with all your might 不管做什么 都要一心一意
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave 儿时所学 终生难忘
What's done cannot be undone 生米煮成熟饭
What's lost is lost 失者不可复得
What we do willingly is easy 愿者不难
When in Rome, do as the Romans do 入国问禁 入乡随俗
When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody人人都伟大 世间没豪杰
When sorrow is asleep, wake it not 伤心旧事别重提
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions
新仇旧恨 齐上心头
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese黄鼠狼给鸡拜年 没安好心
When wine is in truth, wit is out 酒后吐真言
Where there is a will, there is a way 有志者事竟成
Where there is life, there is hope 留得青山在 不怕没柴烧
Where there is smoke, there is fire 事出有因
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten 道高一尺 魔高一丈
Who chatters to you, will chatter of you 搬弄口舌者必是小人
Whom the gods love die young 好人不长命
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths
里 愚者心在嘴里
Work makes the workman 勤工出巧匠
You cannot burn the candle at both ends蜡烛不能两头点 精力不可过分耗
You cannot eat your cake and have it 鱼与熊掌 不可得兼
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink
强扭的瓜不甜
You may know by a handful the whole sack 由一斑可知全貌
智者嘴在心