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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date英语习语谚语英语习语谚语英语习语谚语A A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。 Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 别离情更深 A burnt child dreads the fire. 烧伤过的孩子怕见火。（意同：一朝被蛇咬，三年怕草绳）A constant guest

2、is never welcome. 常客招人嫌。 A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足长乐。 A cracked bell can never sound well. 破钟敲不响。 Actions speak louder than words. 百说不如一干。 A drowning man will catch at a straw. 人快淹死时，稻草也要抓。 Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境增才干，并不增财富 A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百

3、世。 A friend in need is a friend in indeed. 患难识知已 A friend is easier lost than found. 失友容易，交友难。 After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴（意指：否极泰来） After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile. 饭后百步，延年益寿 A good beginning is half the battle. 好的开端等于成功一半 A good book is the best of friends, the same today an

4、d forever. 好书如挚友，情谊永不渝 A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤 A good name is sooner lost than won. 美名易失，不易得 A good wife is a good prize. 贤妻赛宝石 A good winter brings a good summer. 好冬必有好夏 A house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭不睦，万事不兴 A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少时懒惰，老来虱咬（意指：少壮不努力，老大徒悲伤） A lit

5、tle is better than none. 聊胜于无 A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人 A little pot is soon hot. 壶小易热，量小易怒 A living dog is better than a dead lion. 死狮不如活狗 All his geese are swans. 敝帚自珍 All lay loads on a willing horse. 好马重负 All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马 Alls well that ends well. 结果好，一切都好 All t

6、hat glitters is not gold. 闪光的东西不一定是金子 All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事起头难 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只用功，不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻 A man can only die once. 人生只有一回死A man is known by his friends. 视其友，知其人A man who has friends must show himself friendly. 要想交朋友，就得有诚意A merry heart goe

7、s all the way. 心情愉快，万事顺利 A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里 Among the blinds the one-eyed man is king. 盲人国里，独眼称王。（意同：山中无老虎，猴子称大王） An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一苹果，胜过找医生 An empty sack cannot stand upright. 空袋子，立不直 An Englishmans house is his castle. 英国人的家是独立王国。（意指：非经许可，不得进入）An evil les

8、son is soon learned. 恶习易染 A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火 An eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙 A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文就得一文A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔 A secret between more than two is no secret. 三人知，天下晓 A still tongue makes a wise head. 寡言为智 A stitch in time sa

9、ves nine. 一针及时省九针 A straw will show which way the wind blows. 草动知风向 A tale never loses in the telling. 故事越传越长 A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. 美好的事物，回味无穷 A thing you dont want is dear at any price. 不需要的东西最贵 A true jest is no jest. 真笑话并非笑话 A useful trade is amine of gold. 一技在身犹如金矿在手A willful man

10、must have his way. 只要人有恒，万事皆可成 A womans work is never done. 妇女的家务事，永远也做不完A wonder lasts but nine days. 什么新奇的事，也新不了几天 A word to the wise is enough. 聪明人一点即明 A work ill done must be twice done. 马虎干活，准得返工 英语习语谚语B Bad excuses are worse than none. 狡辩比不辩护还糟 Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠犬不咬人Beauty and folly a

11、re often companions. 美貌和愚蠢常结伴 Beauty is but skin-deep. 美丽只是外表罢了 Beggars bags are bottomless. 乞丐不知足 Be just before you are generous. 先还债，后慷慨 Best is cheapest. 好货最便宜 Better buy than borrow. 买比借好 Better early than late. 宁早勿晚 Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery. 宁可空而有志，不可富而失节 Better l

12、ate than never. 迟做总比不做好Better lose the saddle than the horse. 宁可丢鞍，不可失马 Better to wear out than rust out. 与其锈坏，不如用坏 Between two stools you fall to the ground. 脚踩两条凳，早晚要坠地（意同：脚踏两条船，两头要落空） Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分Blessed is he that expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointe

13、d. 无奢望者有福，因其永不失望。 Blood is thicker than water. 血比水浓（意指：亲人总比外人亲）Books and friends should be few but good. 买书如交友，必须少而精 Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵 英语习语谚语C Cheats never prosper. 靠欺骗，难发财 Children and fools tell the truth. 孩子和傻子，口中无诈语 Children should be seen but not be heard. 大人在讲话，小孩别插嘴 Choose a

14、wife by your ear rather than by your eye. 择妻靠耳，不靠眼 Circumstances alter cases. 具体情况具体分析 Cleanliness is next to godliness. 整洁近于美德 Cloudy mornings give way to clear evenings. 早晨云遮日，晚上星满天 Comfort is better than pride. 舒适胜于虚荣 Coming events cast their shadows before. 未来之事，必有前兆 Constant dropping wears away

15、 a stone. 滴水穿石 Content is better than riches. 知足胜于财富 Courtesy costs nothing. 彬彬有礼，惠而不费 Cowards die many times before their deaths. 胆小鬼在真正断气之前要死许多次。Custom rules the law. 风俗左右法律 Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量布裁衣。（意指：量入为出） 英语习语谚语D Dead men tell no tales. 死人不会告密 Death is the great leveler. 死亡面

16、前人人平等 Death pays all debts. 一死了百债Delays are dangerous. 事怕延误 Diamond cut diamond. 棋逢对手，将遇良才Diligence is the mother of good luck. 勤力佳运之母 Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残 Doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事，必干坏事 Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. 鸡蛋尚未孵，别先数鸡雏（意指：不要过早打如意算盘） Do not cry for the mo

17、on. 海底捞月办不到 Do not cry out before you are hurt. 没受伤，别乱喊 Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. 遮荫之树不可砍Do not cut off your nose to spite your face. 不要做害人害已的蠢事 Do not keep all the eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷 Do not quarrel with your bread and butter. 不要砸自己的“饭碗” Do not rob Peter to pay Paul. 不要挖

18、肉补疮 Do not try to teach your grandmother to such eggs. 不要班门弄斧 Dont put the cart before the horse. 勿本末倒置 Dreams go by contraries. 梦与现实常相反 Dumb dogs are dangerous. 哑巴狗最危险 Dying is as natural as living. 有生必有死 英语习语谚语E Early sow, early mow. 早种早收 Early to bed, early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy, a

19、nd wise. 睡得早，起得早，聪明、富裕、身体好 Easier said than done. 说来容易，做来难 East or west, home is best. 东也好，西也好，还是家最好 Easy come, easy go. Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人为生而食，不为食而生 Empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡 Envy never enriched any man. 妒忌决不会致富 Even a worm will turn. 人急造反，狗急跳墙 Every bean hath

20、its black. 人孰无过 Every bird likes its own nest the best. 金窝银窝，不如自己的草窝 Everybodys business is nobodys business. 众人的事儿没人管 Every cook praises his own broth. 王婆买瓜，自卖自夸 Every dog has its day. 凡人皆有得意日 Every little helps. 涓涓细流汇成河，粒粒稻菽堆满箩 Every little makes a mickle. 积少成多，滴水成流 Every man hath his weak side. 人

21、皆有弱点 Every man is his won enemy. 自贻伊戚 Everything comes to him who waits. 耐心等待，万事皆成Everything is good when new, but friends when old. 物莫如新，友莫如故 Every why has a wherefore. 凡事必有因 Example is better than precept. 身教胜过言教 Experience is the best teacher. 经验是良师 Experience is the father of wisdom. 经验是智慧之父 Exp

22、erience must be bought. 要取得经验，须付出代价 Extremes are dangerous. 凡事走向极端是危险的 英语习语谚语F Face to face, the truth comes out. 面对面，真相白 Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩 Failure teaches success. 失败是成功之母 False friends are worse than bitter enemies. 口蜜腹剑的朋友比不共戴天的敌人还坏。（意同：明枪易躲，暗箭难防 Far from eye, far from heart.

23、眼不见，心不念 Far water does not put out near fire. 远水救不了近火 Fast bind, fast find. 藏得好，丢不了 Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金装，人要衣装 Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters. 水火是忠仆，也能成灾主 First come, first served. 先到先招待 First impressions are most lasting. 最初的印象最深刻 Fools build houses and wise men liv

24、e in them. 愚者造房，智才租房 Fools haste is no speed. 欲速则不达 Forbidden fruit is sweetest. 禁果格外甜 Fourtune favours fools. 傻子有傻福 Fortune favours the brave. 天佑勇者 Fortune favours those who use their judgement. 智才天助 Fortune knocks once at everones door. 人人都有走运的一天Four eyes see more than two. 四只眼睛总比两只眼睛看得清 Friendshi

25、p should not be all on one side. 友谊靠双方 英语习语谚语G Give him an inch and he will take a yard. 得寸进尺 Give him the dose of his own medicine. 以其人之道还治其人之身 God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助 Gold will not buy everything. 金钱并非万能 Good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳 Good counsel has no price. 忠言无价 Good

26、health is above wealth. 健康胜过财富 Good words are worth much and cost little. 好话不花钱，一句值千金 Go while the going is good. 此时不走，更待何时？ Grasp all, lose all. 欲尽得，必尽失 Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同 Great trees keep down the little ones. 大鱼吃小鱼，小鱼吃虾米 英语习语谚语H Habit is second nature. 习惯是第二天性 Half a loaf is better t

27、han no bread. 半个面包总比没有好（意同：聊胜于无） Harm watch, harm catch. 害人反害已 Haste makes waste. 忙中有错 Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富 Hear all parties. 兼听则明，偏听则暗 Hedges have eyes and walls have ears. 篱笆有眼，墙壁长耳 He is rich that has few wants. 无欲者为富He knows most who speaks least. 博学者寡言 He laughs best who laughs

28、last. 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好 He that begins many things , finishes but few. 贪多嚼不烂He that is full of himself is very empty. 妄自尊大，腹中空空 He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登 He that travels far knows much. 远行者，见识广 He who has a mind to beat a dog will easily find a stick. 想要打狗，找棍何愁 He who is ashamed of asking i

29、s ashamed of learning. 耻于问即耻于学 He who plays with fire gets burnt. 玩火者必自焚 He who rides on a tiger can never dismount. 骑虎难下Home is where the heart is. 哪里最欢乐，那里就是家 Honesty is the best policy. 诚实乃上策Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，作最坏的准备 Hunger is the best sauce. 饥者口中尽佳肴 英语习语谚语I Idlen

30、ess is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源 If a man once fall, all will tread on him. 人倒众人踩 If it were not for hope, the heart would break. 人若无希望，心碎肝肠断 If we dream, everything is possible. 敢于梦想，一切都将成为可能。 If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追两兔，全都抓不住 Ill news flies apace. 恶事传千里 In for a p

31、enny, in for a pound. 一不做，二不休 In the deepest water is the best fishing. 水深好钓鱼 In the end, things will mend. 车到山前必有路 It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor. 蠢羊才向狼忏悔 It is better to be alone than in bad company. 宁可孤独，不交恶友 It is better to do well than to say well. 与其夸夸其谈，不如埋头苦干It is ea

32、sier to get money than to keep it. 挣钱容易，积钱难 It is good fishing in troubled waters. 混水好摸鱼 It is never too late to learn. 活到老，学到老 It is never too late to mend. 改过不嫌晚 It is no use crying over spilt milk. 牛奶打泼，哭也无用（意同：覆水难收） It is the first step that is troublesome. 万事起头难 It is too late to shut the stabl

33、e door after the horse has been stolen. 失马锁慨，为时已晚 It never rains but it pours. 不下则已，一下倾盆 It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响 英语习语谚语JJack of all trades, master of none. 样样皆通，样样稀松 Joy surfeited turns to sorrow. 乐极生悲 Judge not a book by its cover. 评价一本书，不能凭封面 Judge not from appearance. 人不可貌相 Judge

34、not of men and things at first sight. 初次印象，难得真相 Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏 英语习语谚语KKeep your mouth shut and your ears open. 少说为佳，多听为妙 Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. 杀鸡取蛋，愚蠢荒唐 Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕Kiss and be friends. 吵嘴后，和为贵 Knowledge in youth is wisdom in age. 少时有知

35、识，老来有智慧 Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it. 知识是宝库，实践是钥匙Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量 Knowledge makes humble; ignorance make proud. 知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲 英语习语谚语LLaugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone. 欢笑，整个世界伴你欢笑。哭泣，只有你独自向隅而泣 Lay things by, they many come to use. 蓄物必有

36、其用 Learning makes a good man better, and an ill man worse. 好人越学越好，坏人越学越糟 Learn not, and know not. 不学则无术Learn to say before you sing. 先学说，后学唱Least said, soonest mended. 少说为佳 Let beggars match with beggars. 龙配龙，凤配凤 Let bygones be bygones. 既往不咎 Lies have short legs. 谎言终究要败露Life is not all beer and skit

37、tles. 人生并非尽是乐事 Lightly come, lightly go. 来得容易，去得快 Like father, like son. 有其父，必有其子Little and often fills the purse. 小钱积成万，粒粮堆成山 Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. 涓滴之水汇成洋 Long absent, soon forgotten. 别久情疏 Look at the bright side. 满怀信心 Look before you leap. 三思而后行 Lookers-on see most of the g

38、ame. 旁观者清，当局者迷Lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返 Love can neither be bought nor sold; its only prices is love. 爱情不能买和卖，只能以爱来报答 Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的 Love me little, love me long. 细水长流，淡交长久 Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌 Lovers quarrels are soon mended. 夫妻无隔宿之仇 Love thy neighbor, but pull not down t

39、hy hedge. 邻居无论多好，围篱不可推倒 英语习语谚语MMake hay while the sun shines. 趁晴晒草（意同：趁热打铁） Manners make the man. 观其待人而知其人 Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天 Many drops make a shower. 涓涓清泉汇成流，滴滴水珠聚成雨 Many hands make light work. 人多好办事 Marry in haste, repent at leisure. 结婚太急，后悔莫及（意指：草率结婚必后悔） Men make houses, women

40、 make homes. 男人盖房，女人持家 Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散Mischiefs come by the pound, and go away by the ounce. 灾来如山倒，灾去如抽丝 Misfortunes come on wings and depart on foot. 祸来如飞行，祸去似步行 Misfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行 Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难识知交Money breeds money. 钱生钱，利滚利 Money is the

41、 root of all evil. 金钱是万恶之源 More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达 英语习语谚语NNecessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明之母 Need makes the old wife trot. 事急老妪跑 Neither a borrower nor a lender be. 别借债，莫放债 Never buy a pig in a poke. 东西没看清，不要急着买 Never cross a bridge till you come to it. 还没到桥头，别为过桥愁 Never do things b

42、y halves. 凡事不可半途而废 Never hit a man when hes down. 不要落井下石 Never judge from appearances. 人不可貌相 Never light your candle at both ends. 蜡烛切莫两头点（意指：不可过分消耗体力） Never make a mountain of a molehill. 切勿小题大做 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今天能够做的事，切莫拖延到明天Never say die; up, man , and try. 千难万险

43、不灰心，昂首阔步向前进New brooms sweep clean. 新官上任三把火 No bees, no honey; no work, no money. 无蜂则无密，不劳则无酬No cross, no crown. 没有苦难，就没有快乐 Nobodys enemy but his own. 自寻苦恼 No fool like an old fool. 老糊涂，最糊涂 No gains without pains. 不劳则无获 No man is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之，乃学而知之 No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息 No p

44、ains, no gains. 不劳则无获 No road is long with good company. 旅途有好伴，千里不觉长Nothing is cheap if you dont want it. 不要的东西，再便宜也贵 Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只怕有心人 Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 No way is impossible to courage. 勇士面前，无路不通 英语习语谚语OOf nothing comes nothing. 巧妇难为无米之

45、炊 Of two evils choose the less. 两害相权取其轻 Once a thief, always a thief. 一次做贼，永远做贼 Once bitten, twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小 One beats the bush, and another catches the birds. 人竭其力，汝享其成 One flower makes no garland. 一朵鲜花，难做花环。 One mans fault is another mans lesson. 前车之覆，后车之鉴 One swallow does not make a summer.

46、一燕不成夏 One today is worth two tomorrow. 把握一个今天，胜似两个明天Other times, other manners. 时移俗易 Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不念 英语习语谚语PPain is forgotten where gain follows. 一朝得了利，痛苦便忘记 Pain past is pleasure. 苦尽甘来 Pardon all men, but never thyself. 严以律已，宽以待人 Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂（意同：抓了芝麻，丢了西瓜）

47、 Plenty is no plague. 多多益善 Poverty is the mother of health. 贫穷是健康之母Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧 Practise what you preach. 躬行已说，身体力行 Prevention is better than cure. 与其补救于已然，不如防止于未然 英语习语谚语RRagged colts may make fine horses. 别看小狗现在丑，长大可能成骏马 Reason is the guide and light of life. 理智是人生的灯塔 Remove an old

48、tree and it will wither to death. 老树移栽活不了，老人迁居命不长 Rome was not build in a day. 罗马非朝夕建成 Roses have thorns. 玫瑰好看却有刺 英语习语谚语SSadness and gladness succeed one another. 乐极生悲，苦尽甘来 Satan always finds work for idle hands. 魔鬼专坑懒鬼 Saving is getting. 节约等于增加收入 Saying and doing are two things. 说是一回事，做又是一回事 Say nothing, think the more. 多思寡言 Scratch my back and