第一篇：英文谚语

和雨有关的谚语： Save for a rainy day 未雨绸缪

例句：We save money for a rainy day。It never rains but it pours 不雨则以，一雨惊人

例句：I just got sacked and my wife left me！So it never rains but it pours！right as rain 身体健康，一切正常

例句：I was sick，but now I feel as right as rain。和云有关的谚语： on cloud nine 飘飘然如上九重天

例句：She passed the auditon and now she is on cloud nine。head in the cloud 不切实际，好高骛远

例句：You can't always have your head in the cloud，you need to be down-to-earth。和彩虹有关的谚语： chase rainbows 做白日梦

例句：Chsing rainbows won't get you anywhere。和风有关的谚语： sail close to the wind 冒险

例句：If you believe what he said，you are sailing close to the wind。know which way the wind blows 了解情况

例句：He never tells his thoughts until he knows which way the wind blows。和雪有关的谚语： be snowed down 工作太多做不过来

例句：I've been snowed down by my work！white as snow 纯洁无辜

例句：The accused didn't comitt the murder，he is as white as snow。和天气有关的谚语： fair-weather friend 泛泛之交

跟动物有关的英语习语

一、与“CAT”有关的习语和词组

1、cat-and-dog life(在一起居住者)经常吵架的生活。

They lead acat-and-dog life, so they decided to separate temporarily.他俩老是吵架，于是决定暂时分居。

2、let the cat out ofthe bag 无意中泄露秘密，露出马脚。

I wanted mother'spresent to be secret, but my sister let the cat out of the bag.给母亲的礼物我原想保密的，可是妹妹却露了马脚。

3、like a cat in hotbricks像热锅上的蚂蚁；如坐针毡。

He was like a catin hot bricks before his driving test.他面临驾驶考试，紧张得像热锅上的蚂蚁。

4、play cat-and-mousegame with sb.作弄某人，忽冷忽热。

Marry dumped herboyfriend because he always played cat-and-mouse game with her.玛丽跟她男朋友分手了，因为他总是对她时好时坏。

5、put/set the catamong the pigeons 引来乱子、是非或麻烦。

The new securityguard is a burglar—that will set the cat among the pigeons.新来的守卫是小偷——这下子可要鸡犬不宁了。

6、no room to swing acat没有(生活，工作等)的足够空间。There's no room toswing a cat here.这里地方过于狭窄。

二、与“GOOSE”有关的习语和词组

1、what is sauce forthe goose is sauce for the gander 适用于一个人也适用于其他人。

If you can arrivelate, then so can I: what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.你可以迟到，那我也可以晚来：一视同仁嘛！

2、not say boo to agoose形容非常胆小。

3、goose-flesh(寒冷或恐惧时皮肤上的)鸡皮疙瘩

三、与“DUCK”有关的习语和词组

1、like water off a duck'sback(尤指批评)不起作用，对牛弹琴。

Their hints abouthisbehavior were like water off a duck's back.他们示意他举止不当，如同对牛弹琴。

2、a dead duck 被放弃或将失败的事物。

The plan is a deadduck: there is no money.计划告吹了，因为没有钱。

3、a lame duck 处于困境无法自理的人，组织或事物。

The governmentshould not waste money supporting lame ducks.政府不应浪费资金去扶持那些无前景的企业。

四、与“BIRD” 有关的习语和词组

1、a little bird toldme that...我听说(但我不告诉你我是怎么知道的)。

A little bird toldme that you had been caught cheating in the English exam.我听说你英语考试时作弊被逮到了。

2、like a bird 运转良好。

My new car goeslike a bird.我的新车行驶自如。

3、a home bird 喜欢呆在家里的人。

He is a real homebird.He seldom takes part in the social events.他老是呆在家里，很少出去参加社交活动。

五、与“COW ”有关的习语和词组

1、till the cows comehome很长时间，永远。

You can talk tillthe cows come home;you'll never make me change my mind.你就是说出大天来，也休想改变我的主意。

2、a sacred cow 神圣不可侵犯的思想、机构、制度等。

Let's not make a sacredcow of the monarchy.咱们别把君主政体奉为神明。

六、与“RAT”有关的习语和词组

1、like a drowned rat湿得像落汤鸡。

He forgot theumbrella this morning and was caught in the rain like a drowned rat.今天早上他忘记带雨伞了，被淋得像落汤鸡似的。

2、smell a rat 怀疑某人不对头。

I smelt a rat whenhe started being so helpful.他主动帮起忙来，我怀疑其中另有文章。

3、the rat race 激烈的竞争。

Jim is the winnerin the rat race;he is promoted to be the general manager.吉姆在激烈的竞争中胜出；他被提拔为总经理。

七、与“WOLF”有关的习语和词组

1、keep the wolf fromthe door 有维持温饱的钱。

Their wages arebarely keeping the wolf from the door.他们的工资勉强够维持生活。

八、与“BULL”有关的习语和词组

1、a cock-and-bullstory无稽之谈(尤指用作借口和解释的)He told us somecock-and-bull stories about having lost all his money.他鬼话连篇，告诉我们他把钱都弄丢了。

2、like a red rag toa bull 可能激起强烈的憎恨，暴力行为。

Her remarks werelike a red rag to a bull.He was furious with her.她的话惹得他对她暴跳如雷。

九、与“FLY”有关的习语和词组

1、die/ fall/ droplike flies 大批地死亡或倒下。

Men were droppinglike flies in the intense heat.人们经受不住酷热而纷纷倒下。

2、not harm/ hurt afly心地善良，文质彬彬。

Our dog may lookfierce but he wouldn't hurt a fly.我们家的狗别看样子凶，其实很温顺。

十、与“BAT”有关的习语和词组

1、like a bat out ofhell以最快的速度。

He dashed out likea bat out of hell.他发疯似的横冲直撞。

十一、与“BEE”有关的习语和词组

1、the bee's knees 指出类拔萃之物。She thinks she'sthe bee's knees.她自视甚高。

2、have a bee in one'sbonnet(about sth.)心神不宁。

Our teacher has abee in his bonnet about punctuation.我们的老师总是琢磨标点符号。

十二、与其它动物有关的习语和词组

1、monkey business 骗人的把戏，恶作剧。There's been somemonkey business going on here.有人在这里搞鬼。

2、a bear-hug 紧紧地搂住。

3、parrot-fashion 鹦鹉学舌般地

If you learnEnglish parrot-fashion, you'll never know what English is.如果你只是死记硬背英语，你将永远学不会英语。

4、have a frog in one'sthroat失音或嗓音嘶哑。

5、run with the hareand hunt with the hounds 两面都讨好。

Abad 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 has 9 lives.---->猫有九条命 A cat may look at a king.---->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 After you is good manners.---->您先请是礼貌

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 husband makes a good wife.---->夫善则妻贤 A good medicine tastes bitter.---->良药苦口

A good wife health is a man’s best wealth.---->妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富 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 body often harbors a great soul.---->浓缩的都是精品 A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.---->一知半解,自欺欺人 A little pot is soon hot.---->狗肚子盛不得四两油

All are brave when the enemy flies.---->敌人逃窜时,人人都成了勇士 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.---->结果好,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 A new broom sweeps clean.---->新官上任三把火

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 old dog cannot learn new tricks.---->老狗学不出新把戏

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 stitch in time saves nine.---->小洞不补,大洞吃苦

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 Better late than never.---->不怕慢,单怕站

Better to ask the way than go astray.---->问路总比迷路好 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 Cheats never prosper.---->骗人发不了财

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 Cry for the moon.---->海底捞月

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 put the cart before the horse.---->不要本末倒置

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

Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.---->人人负责,等于没人负责 Every day is not Sunday.---->好景不常在 Every dog has his day.---->谁都有得意的时候

Every door may be shut, but death’s door.---->人生在世,唯死难逃 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 mother’s child is handsome.---->孩子是自己的好 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 Example is better then percept.---->说一遍,不如做一遍

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

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.---->火是一把双刃剑 First come, first served.---->先来后到

First impressions are half the battle.---->初次见面,印象最深 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 are thieves of time.---->朋友是时间的窃贼 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 have great faults.---->英雄犯大错误 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 he who owes nothing.---->要想活得痛快,身上不能背债

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 Hasty love, soon cold.---->一见钟情难维久 Health is better than wealth.---->健康胜过财富 Health is happiness.---->健康就是幸福 Hear all parties.---->兼听则明

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 be wise after the event.---->事后诸葛亮好当

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

Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.---->君王发狂,百姓遭殃 Kings have long arms.---->普天之下,莫非王土 Knowledge is power.---->知识就是力量

Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.---->博学使人谦逊,无知使人骄傲

第二篇：英文谚语

1.A bosom friend afar a distant land near 海内存知己

天涯若比邻

2.A contented mind is a continual / perpetualfeast.知足常乐。

3.A fall into the pit，again in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。

4.A guest should suit the convenience of thehost.客随主便。

5.A letter from home is a priceless treasure.家书抵万金。

6.All rivers run into the sea.殊途同归。

7.All time is no time when it is past.机不可失，时不再来。

8.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一日一个苹果，医生不来找我。

9.As heroes think，sothought Bruce.英雄所见略同。

10.Do not teach fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。

11.Behind the mountains there are people to befound.天外有天，山外有山。

12.Bad luck often brings good luck.塞翁失马，安知非福。

13.Bread is the stall of life.面包是生命的支柱。(民以食为天。)

14.Business is business.公事公办。

15.Clumsy birds have to start flying early.笨鸟先飞。

16.Courtesy costs nothing.礼多人不怪。

17.Custom makes all things easy.习惯成自然。

18.Desire has no rest.人的欲望无止境。

19.Difficult the first time，easy the second.一回生，二回熟。

20.Do not put all your eggs in one basketball.不要孤注一掷。

21.Experience is the best teacher.实践出真知。

22.Fact is stranger than fiction.事实比虚构更离奇。(大千世界，无奇不有。)

23.Faith can move mountains.信念能移山。(精诚所至，金石为开。)

24.First impressions are half the battle.先入为主。

25.Give as good as one gets.一报还一报。(以德报德，以怨还怨。)

26.Give everyone his due.一视同仁。

27.Good wine needs no bush.酒香不怕巷子深。

28.He that promises too much means nothing.轻诺者寡信。

29.He who has an art has everywhere a part.一招鲜，吃遍天。

30.He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.千里之行始于足下。

31.Home is where the heart is.心在哪里，哪里就是家。

32.If you are not inside a house，you don not know about its leaking.不在屋里，不知漏雨。(亲身经历才有体会。)

33.In peace prepare for war.平时准备战时。(居安思危。)

34.It is never too late to mend.亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。

35.It six of one and half a dozen of the other.彼此彼此。

36.Just has long arms.天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

37.Keep something for a rainy day.未雨绸缪。

38.Life is a span.人生如朝露。

39.Meet plot with plot.将计就计。

40.Merry meet，merry part.好聚好散。

41.Mind acts upon mind.心有灵犀一点通。

42.Never hit a man when he is down.不要落井下石。

43.Never judge by appearances.切莫以貌取人。

44.No fire without smoke.无风不起浪。

45.Nurture passes nature.教养胜过天性。

46.Out of sight，out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。

47.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

48.Poverty is stranger to industry.勤劳之人不受穷。

49.Rome was not built in a day.罗马不是一日建成的。(伟业非一日之功)

50.Sense comes with age.老马识途。

51.So many men，so many minds.人心各不同。

52.Some thing is learned every time a book is opened.开卷有益。

53.Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。

54.The car will find its way round the hill when it gets there.车到山前必有路。

55.The heart is seen in wine.酒后吐真言。

56.The older the wiser.人老智多。(姜还是老的辣。)

57.The worse luck now，the better another time.风水轮流转。

58.Thoughts are free from toll.思想不用交税。(人人都可以自由思考。)

59.Time tries all things.时间检验一切。

60.Use legs and have legs.经常用腿，健步如飞。

61.Virtue never grows old.美德常青

62.Walls have ears.隔墙有耳。

63.What is done cannot be undone.覆水难收。

64.Wine in，truth out.酒后吐真言。

65.You are only young once.青春只有一次。

66.You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蜡烛不可两头燃。(鱼和熊掌不可兼得。)

67.You cannot have your cake and eat it.有得就有失。(事难两全其美。)

68.You never know till you have tried.事非经过不知难。

69.Youth will be served.青春好作乐。

70.Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.无知的狂热是脱缰的野马

1.two wrongs don't make a right 以牙还牙行不通

2.the worm will turn 老实人逼急了也要反抗

3.all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy 只工作不玩耍 聪明的孩子也变傻

4.may as well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb 一不做 二不休

5.there's more than one way to skin a cat 方法不止一个 有的是办法

6.no

two ways about it 别无他途

7.watched pot never boils 心急水不开

8.waste not , want not 勤俭节约 吃穿不缺

9.walls have ears 隔墙有耳

10.virtue is its own reward 美德本身就是报酬

11.nothing ventured , nothing gained 不入虎穴 焉得虎子

12.variety is the spice of life 经历丰富多彩 才令生活充满乐趣

13.never the twain shall meet 泾渭分明

14.one good turn deserves another 以德报德

15.the truth wll out 纸包不住火

16.truth is stranger than fiction 现实比虚构更不可思议

17.a trouble shared is a trouble halved 烦恼可以分组

18.touch wood 继续走好运

19.it does exactly what it says on the tin 名副其实

20.time alone will tell 时间会证明一切

21.time is money 时间就是金钱

22.no time like present 现在不做更待何时

23.these things are sent to try us 这些都是对我们的考验

24.you can

never tell 谁也说不清

25.teach an old dog new tricks 老大不可教

26.one swallow doesn't make a summer 一燕不成复（好事可能纯属偶然）

27.nothing succeeds like success 一事成，百事顺

28.the streets are paved with gold 遍地都是黄金

29.a stitch in

time saves nine 小洞及时补 免遭大洞哭

30.still waters run deep 静水流深

31.one step forward , two steps back.进一步 退两步

32.the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.心有余而力不足

33.it takes all sorts to make a world 世界之大无奇不有

34.no smoke without fire 无火不生烟

35.let sleeping dogs lie 过去的事就不要再提了

36.it's six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八两

37.out of

sight, out of mind 眼不见心不烦

38.share and share alike 平均分享

39.you scratch

my back and I'll scratch yours 礼尚往来

40.least said soonest menged 只要没人再说 事情就会过去

41.what's scauce for the goose is scauce for the gander 一视同仁

42.there's safety in numbers 人多保险

43.rose by any other name would smell as sweet 玫瑰不叫玫瑰 依然芳香如故

44.rolling stone gathers no moss 滚石不生苔 频迁不聚财

45.rob Peter to pay Paul 拆东墙补西墙

1.a fool and his money are soon parted 蠢人不积财

2.if you've got it ,flaunt it 有什么能耐出来瞧瞧

3.first come , first served 先来后到

4.like father , like son 有其父必有其子

5.it's not until the fat lady sings 最后才能见输赢

6.so far , so good 到目前为止，一切还算顺利

7.famous last words 吹牛

8.what the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve over 眼不见心不烦

9.enough is enough 行了

10.the end justifies the means 只要目的正当 可以不择手段

11.easy come , easy go 来得容易去得快

12.be easier said than done 谈何容易

13.the early bird catches the worm 捷足先登

14.why keep

a dog and bark yourself 既然有人代劳 何必自己操劳

15.give a dog a bad name 恶名难洗

16.every dog has its day 人人皆有得意时

17.discretion is the better part of valour 慎重为勇敢之本

18.the die is cast 木已成舟

19.the devil makes work for idle hands 人闲生是非

20.better the devil you know than the devil you don't 熟悉的环境比不熟悉的环境好

21.curiosity killed

the cat 好奇害死猫

22.don't count your chickens before they are hatched 别过早打如意算盘

23.too many cooks spoil the broth 人多手杂反坏事

24.two's company , three's a crowd 两人成伴

25.every cloud has a sliver lining 黑暗中总有一线光明

26.charity begains at home 博爱始于自家

27.when the cat's away the mice will play 猫儿不在 老鼠玩的自在28.boys will be boys 男孩总归是男孩

29.there's one born every minute 总有那种傻瓜

30.born with a sliver spoon in your mouth 出身富裕

31.absence makes the heart grow fonder 不相见 倍思念

32.there's no accounting for taste 人各有所好

33.actions speak louder than words 行动比言语更响亮

34.it'll be all right on the night 车到山前必有路

35.the apple doesn't fall from the tree 上行下效

36.if you can't beat them , join them

打不赢 就投靠

37.beauty is in the eye of the beholder 情人眼里出西施

38.beauty is only skin-deep 貌美不如心灵美

39.you 've made your bed and you must lie in it 自己承担后果

40.beggars can't be choosers 要饭不能嫌馊 41.seeing is believing 眼见为实

42.a bied in the hand is worth two in the the bush

43.birds of a feather 同类人

44.blood is thicker than water 血浓于水

45.live and let live 宽以待人

.you reat what you sow 自食其果

2.it never rains but it pours 祸不单行

3.everyone has their price 有钱能使鬼推磨

4.the pot calling the kettle black 五十步笑百步

5.any port in a storm 慌不择路

6.people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones 殃

7.in for a penny , in for a pound 有始有终

8.the pen is mightier than the sword 笔诛胜于剑伐

9.he who pays the piper calls the tune 财大者气粗

10.you're only young once 青春只有一次

身居玻璃房 投石招祸

11.you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs 不花代价就难成大事（不入虎穴焉得虎子）

12.great oaks from little acorns grow 合抱之树

生于毫末

13.no news is good news 没有消息就是好消息

14.necessity is the mother of invention 需要是发明之母

15.needs must 不得已而为之

16.mud sticks 拦你沾身洗不清

17.where there's muck there's brass 哪活脏 哪有钱赚

18.out of the mouths of babes 童颜有道

19.money talks 有钱有势

20.a miss is as good as a mile 错误再小也是错误

21.the more the merrier 多多益善

22.you can't keep a good man down 有志者事竟成23.one man's meat another man's poison 兴趣爱好因人而异

24.every man for himself 人各为己

25.live to fight another day 卷土重来

26.live and let live 宽以待人

27.lightning never strikes twice 事不过二

28.the lights are on but nobody's home 心不在焉

29.a leopard cannot change its spots 本性难移

30.look before you leap 三思而后行

31.he who laughs last laughs longest 别高兴得太早

32.kill the goose that lays the golden eggs 竭泽而渔

33.don't

judge a book by its cover 勿以貌取人

34.you can lead a house to water , but you can't make it

drink 机会可以给 做不做由人

35.hope springs enternal 人生永远充满希望

36.home is where the heart is 家乃心所系

37.he who hesitates is lost 当断不断 反受其乱

38.many hands make light work 众人拾材火焰高

39.all hands on deck 全体出动

40.the grass is always greener on the other side 这山望着那山高

41.what goes around comes around 你怎么待人

人就怎么待你

42.two can play at that game 这一套你会我也会

43.out of the frying pan into the fire 每况愈下

44.forewarned is forearmed 有备无患

45.no fool like an old

fool

老糊涂最糊涂

第三篇：英文谚语

英文谚语500句

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 has 9 lives.猫有九条命。

A cat may look at a king.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。

'After you' is good manners.“您先请”是礼貌。

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 husband makes a good wife.夫善则妻贤。

A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。

A good wife health is a man's best wealth.妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。

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 body often harbors a great soul.浓缩的都是精品。

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.一知半解，自欺欺人。

A little pot is soon hot.狗肚子盛不得四两油。

All are brave when the enemy flies.敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。

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.结果好，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。

A new broom sweeps clean.新官上任三把火。

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 old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。

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 stitch in time saves nine.小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

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。

Better late than never.不怕慢，单怕站。

Better to ask the way than go astray.问路总比迷路好。

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。

Cheats never prosper.骗人发不了财。

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。

Cry for the moon.海底捞月。

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 put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。

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。

Everybody's business is nobody's business.人人负责，等于没人负责。

Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。

Every dog has his day.谁都有得意的时候。

Every door may be shut, but death's door.人生在世，唯死难逃。

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 mother's child is handsome.孩子是自己的好。

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。

Example is better then percept.说一遍，不如做一遍。

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。

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.火是一把双刃剑。

First come, first served.先来后到。

First impressions are half the battle.初次见面，印象最深。

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 are thieves of time.朋友是时间的窃贼。

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 have great faults.英雄犯大错误。

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 he who owes nothing.要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。

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。

Hasty love, soon cold.一见钟情难维久。

Health is better than wealth.健康胜过财富。

Health is happiness.健康就是幸福。

Hear all parties.兼听则明。

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 be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮好当。

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。

Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.君王发狂，百姓遭殃。

Kings have long arms.普天之下，莫非王土。

Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。

Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.博学使人谦逊，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。

Let sleeping dogs lie.别惹麻烦。

Let the cat out of the bag.泄漏天机。

Lies can never changes fact.谎言终究是谎言。

Lies have short legs.谎言站不长。

Life is but a span.人生苦短。

Life is half spent before we know what it is.人过半生，方知天命。

Life is not all roses.人生并不是康庄大道。

Life without a friend is death.没有朋友，虽生犹死。

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 is full of trouble.爱情充满烦恼。

Love is never without jealousy.没有妒忌就没有爱情。

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。

My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。

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 so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行，语言最要紧。

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。

Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.不懂世故，幼稚可笑。

No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。

Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.军人以服从命令为天职。

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 debt, out of danger.无债一身轻。

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