英语谚语英汉对照(二)
50.a new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
51.a rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔。
52.a slow fire makes sweet malt. 慢工出细活。
53.a sound mind in a sound body.
有健全的身体,才有健全的心智。
54.a still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言为智。
55.a stitch in time saves nine.
及时行事,事半功倍。
56.a thing of beauty is a joy for ever.
美的事物是永恒的喜悦。
57.a word is enough to the wise. 聪明人一点就通。
58.a word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出,四马难追。
59.a young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
60.a-day-old puppy doesn't know to be afraid of the tiger. 初生之犊不畏虎。
61.able men are always busy. 能者多劳。
62.absence makes the heart grow fonder.
小别胜新婚。
63.accidents will happen in the best-regulated families. 家规再严也难免会出问题。
64.according to your purse govern your mouth.
量入为出。
65.actions speak louder than words.
行动胜于空谈。
66.advice when most needed is least heeded.
忠言逆耳。
67.after a storm comes a calm.
雨过天晴;否极泰来;苦尽甘来。
68.all are not thieves that dogs bark at.
狗所吠之人未必皆为贼;勿以貌取人。
69.all cats are grey in the dark.
所有的猫在黑暗中皆为灰色;美貌是不重要的。
70.all good things come to an end.
天下无不散的筵席。
71.all is vanity. 四大皆空。
72.all lay loads on a willing horse.
良驹负重担;马善被人骑。
73.all roads lead to rome.
条条大路通罗马;行行出壮元。
74.all that glitters is not gold.
闪闪发光者未必都是金。
75.all the winning is in the first buying.
先下手为强。
76.all things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事必先难而后易。
77.all things are easy that are done willingly. 天下无难事,只怕有心人。
78.all things in their being are good for something. 天生我才必有用。
79.all work and no play makes jack a dull boy.
只工作而不玩乐,会使人变得迟钝。
80.all's fair in love and war.
情场如战场,任何手段皆可行。
81.all's fish that comes to the net.
进网的无不是鱼;来者不拒。
82.all's well that ends well. 结局好的就算好。
83.an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼,以牙还牙。
84.an old man's sayings are seldom untrue.
不听老人言,吃亏在眼前。
85.any port is a good port in a storm.
暴风雨中,任何港口皆是好的避难所。
86.anybody can make mistakes.
人非圣贤,熟能无过。
87.appearances are deceptive.
外表欺人;勿以貌取人。
88.art is long, life is short.
人生短暂,而学问无穹。
89.as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.
偷小羊与偷大羊同为绞刑;一不做,二不休。
90.as you brew, so you must drink. 自作自受。
as you make your bed, so you must lie on it.
自己做事,自己当。
91.as you sow, so shall you reap.
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
92.ask no questions and be told no lies.
不问问题就听不到假话;小孩有耳无嘴。
93.avoid a questioner, for he is also a tattler. 避免与好探人隐私,搬弄是非之人在一起。
94.bad news travels fast.
好事不出门,坏事传千里。
95.barking dogs seldom bite. 会叫的狗不会咬人。
96.beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
情人眼里出西施。
97.beauty is only skin deep.
美只是表面的;不可以貌取人。
98.beggars can't be choosers.
乞丐绝无挑选的权利;有求于人者无权挑剔。