2007年3月19日 星期一

英文諺語

1、Actions speck louder than words.(行動勝於空談)
2、Advice when most needed is least heeded.(忠言逆耳)
3、After a storm comes a calm.(否極泰來)
4、All good things come to an end.(天下無不散之筵席)
5、All roads lead to Rome.(條條大路通羅馬)
6、Allthat glitters is not gold.(不可以貌取人)
7、All's well that ends well.(善終為善)
8、Art is long ,life is short.(人生苦短,而學術無窮)
9、As you sow ,so shall you reap.(種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆)
10、Bad news travels fast.(惡事傳千里)
11、A bad penny always comes back.(惡有惡報)
12、A bad workman always blames his tools.(劣工尤器)
13、The bait hides the hook.(餌裡藏)
14、Barking dogs seldom bite.(吠叫的狗不會咬人)
15、Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.(情人眼裡出西施)
16、Beauty is but skin deep.(美色只是一層皮)
17、Beggars must not be choosers.(饑者不得擇食)
18、The best fish swims near the bottom.(好魚游溪底)
19、Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse .Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.
(寧為雞首,不為牛後)
20、Better late than never.(亡羊補牢永不為遲)
21、Where there is a well there is way.(有志竟成)
22、A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.(一鳥在手勝於兩鳥在林)
23、Birds of a feather flock together.(物以類聚)
24、The biter is sometimes bit.(害人反害己)
25、Bloos is thicker than water.(血濃於水)
26、A burnt child dreads the fire.(受灼的小孩必怕火)
27、Care killed a cat.(勞神喪命)
28、A cat may look at a king.(君王卿相於我何)
29、Charity begin at home.(修身齊家博愛天下)
30、The child is father of the man.(少年時代可決定一人之未來)
31、Comparisons are odious.(人比人氣人)
32、Constant dripping wears away the stone.(滴水穿石)
33、A contented mind is a perpetual feast.(知足常樂)
34、Death is the great leveler.(死後萬人皆平等)
35、The devil finds work for idle hands to do.(小人閒居做歹事)
36、Diamond cuts diamond.(兩虎相爭教有一傷)
37、Do as you would be done by.(己所欲施於人)
38、Do in Rome as the Romans do.(入境隨俗)
39、Don't change horses in mid-stream.(臨陣勿換將)
40、Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.(不要打如意算盤)
41、Don't put the cart before the horse.(不要本末倒置)
42、Don't kick against the pricks.(不要以螳臂當車)
43、Don't quarrel with your bread and butter.(不要砸飯萬碗)
44、Don't wash your dirty linen in public.(家醜不可外揚)
45、Dog does not eat dog.(狗不咬狗)
46、Easier said than done.(說易做難)
47、Easy come easy go.(僥倖之財難久留)
48、Empty vessels make the most sound.(空桶響叮噹)
49、Even Homer sometimes nods.(智者千慮必有一失)
50、Everybody's business is nobody's business.(眾人之事無人管)
51、Every dog has his day.(三年風水輪流轉)
52、Every man has his taste.(人各有所好)
53、Extermes meet.(物極必反)
54、Familiarity breeds contempt.(過份熟稔易滋侮蔑;近廟欺神)
55、A fault confessed is half redressed.(肯認錯是改過了一半)
56、First come first served.(捷足先登)
57、The first will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait.(貪吃的魚兒易上)
58、Forewarned is forearmed.(先知先戒備)
59、A friend in need is a friend indeed.(患難之友乃為真友)
60、Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard.(小人得寸便進尺)
61、God'smill grinds slow but sure.(天網恢恢,疏而不漏)
62、Grasp all lose all.(貪者必失)
63、Handsome is as handsome does.(慷慨大方始為美)
64、He that touches pitch shall be defiled.(近墨者黑)
65、Heaven helps those who help themselves.(天助自助者)
66、Health is better than wealth.(健康勝於財富) 
67、You cannot burn the candle at both ends.(蠟燭不能兩頭燒)
68、History repeats itself.(歷史會重演)
69、Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.(見機行事)

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