英语谚语

平静的岁月[键入文档标题] 1、the wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all. 清者自清，浊者自浊。 2、the wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. 螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。 3、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。 4、the world is but a little place, after all. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。 5、think twice before you do. 三思而后行。 6、things at the worst will mend. 否极泰来。 7、time and tide wait for no man. 时不我待。 8、time cures all things. 时间是医治一切创伤的良药。 9、time flies. 光阴似箭。 10、time is money. 时间就是金钱。 11、time lost cannot be won again. 1 平静的岁月[键入文档标题] 时光流逝，不可复得。 12、time past cannot be called back again. 时间不能倒流。 13、time tries all. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。 14、tit for tat is fair play. 人不犯我，我不犯人;人若犯我，我必犯人。 15、to err is human. 人非圣贤，孰能无过 16、talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操，曹操就到。 17、tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。 18、teach others by your example. 躬亲示范。 19、the best hearts are always the bravest. 无私者无畏。 20、the best man stumbles. 伟人也有犯错时。 21、the cat shuts its eyes when stealing. 掩耳盗铃。 22、the danger past and god forgotten. 2 平静的岁月[键入文档标题] 过河拆桥。 23、the darkest hour is nearest the dawn. 黎明前的黑暗。 24、the darkest place is under the candlestick. 烛台底下最暗。 25、the devil knows many things because he is old. 老马识途。 26、the devil sometimes speaks the truth. 魔鬼有时也会说真话。 27、the die is cast. 木已成舟。 28、the early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。 29、the end justifies the means. 只要目的正当，可以不择手段。 30、the end makes all equal. 死亡面前，人人平等。 31、the eye is bigger than the belly. 贪多嚼不烂。 32、the farthest way about is the nearest way home. 抄近路反而绕远路。 33、the finest diamond must be cut. 3 平静的岁月[键入文档标题] 玉不琢，不成器。 34、the fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man. 烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。 35、the first step is the only difficulty. 迈出第一步是最艰难的。 36、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。 37、the fox preys farthest from home. 兔子不吃窝边草。 38、the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 坐井观天。 39、the grass is greener on the other side. 这山望着那山高。 40、the greatest talkers are always least doers. 语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。 41、the higher up, the greater the fall. 爬得高，摔得惨。 42、the leopard cannot change its spots. 本性难移。 43、the more noble, the more humble. 人越高尚，越谦虚。 44、pleasure comes through toil. 4 平静的岁月[键入文档标题] 苦尽甘来。 45、pour water into a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空。 46、practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 47、praise is not pudding. 恭维话不能当饭吃。 48、praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。 49、prefer loss to unjust gain. 宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。 50、prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于治疗。 51、pride goes before, and shame comes after. 骄傲使人落后。 52、promise is debt. 一诺千金。 53、proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. 谚语是日常经验的结晶。 54、pull the chestnut out of fire. 火中取栗。 55、put the cart before the horse. 5