2011年英语四级口语备考英文谚语大全
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● We can‘t judge a person by what he says but by what he does.
【中文译文】：判断一个人，不听言语看行动。
● We only live once， but if we work it right，once is enough.
【中文译文】：年华没虚度，一生也足矣。
● What is done by night appears by day.
【中文译文】：若要人不知，除非已莫为。
● When a man is going down-hill， everyone will give him a push.
【中文译文】：墙倒众人推
● When children stand quiet， they have done some harm.
【中文译文】：孩子不吭声，一定闯了祸。
● When one will not， two cannot quarrel.
【中文译文】：一个巴掌拍不响。
● When poverty comes in at the door，love flies out at the window.
【中文译文】：贫穷进门来，爱情越窗飞。
● When the cat is away， the mice will play.
【中文译文】：猫儿不在，鼠儿成精。
● When wine sinks， words swim.
【中文译文】：美酒一下肚，话匣关不住。
● Where there’s life there‘s hope.
【中文译文】：留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
● Will is power.
【中文译文】：意志就是力量。
● Wise men are silent; fools talk.
【中文译文】：智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不绝。
● Wise men change their minds; fools never do.
【中文译文】：智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用。
● Wise men love truth， whereas fools shun it.
【中文译文】：智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理。
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● Words are but wind， but seeing is believing.
【中文译文】：耳听为虚，眼见为实。
● Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.
【中文译文】：世上无难事只要肯登攀。
● Time is money.
【中文译文】：时间就是金钱。
● Like father， like son.
【中文译文】：有其父必有其子。
● Many hands make light work.
【中文译文】：人多力量大。
● Grasp all， lose all.
【中文译文】：样样都要，全都失掉。
● Better master one than engage with ten.
【中文译文】：会十事不如精一事。
● Silly child is soon taught.
【中文译文】：要想孩子好，教育要趁早。
● More haste， less speed.
【中文译文】：欲速则不达。
● Easier said than done.
【中文译文】：说起来容易，做起来难。
● The first step is the hardest.
【中文译文】：万事开头难。
● Who knows most says least.
【中文译文】：懂的最多的人，说的最少。
● Time and tide wait for no man.
【中文译文】：岁月不待人。
● Don‘t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
【中文译文】：今日事今日毕。
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● Diligence is the mother of success.
【中文译文】：失败是成功之母。
● It’s never too late to learn.
【中文译文】：活到老，学到老。
● Walls have ears.
【中文译文】：隔墙有耳。
● Wash your dirty linen at home.
【中文译文】：家丑不可外扬。
● Waste not， want not.
【中文译文】：俭则不匮。
● Weak things united become strong.
【中文译文】：一根筷子易折断，十根筷子硬如铁。
● Wealth is best known by want.
【中文译文】：人穷方知钱可贵。
● Strike while the iron is hot.
【中文译文】：趁热打铁。
● It‘s never too late to mend.
【中文译文】：亡羊补牢。
● There is no smoke without fire.
【中文译文】：无风不起浪。
● Kill two birds with one stone.
【中文译文】：一箭双雕。
● East or west， home is best.
【中文译文】：走东串西，还是家里好。
● Equal pay for equal work.
【中文译文】：同工同酬。
● Put the cart before the horse.
【中文译文】：本末倒置。
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● Pride goes before a fall.
【中文译文】：骄兵必败。
● Reading makes a full man.
【中文译文】：读书使人完善。
● Knowledge is power.
【中文译文】：知识就是力量。
● Failure is the mother of success.
【中文译文】：失败是成攻之母。
● Practice makes perfect.
【中文译文】：熟能生巧。
● All roads lead to Roma.
【中文译文】：条条大道通罗马。
● Don’t judge a person by the clothes he wears.
【中文译文】：不能以貌取人。
● Don‘t count your chickens before they are hatched.
【中文译文】：切莫过于乐观。
● Learn to walk before you run.
【中文译文】：循序渐进。
● It’s easy to be wise after the event.
【中文译文】：事后诸葛亮。
● As you make your bed， so you must lie in it.
【中文译文】：自食其果。
● All that glitters is not gold.
【中文译文】：闪光的东西并非都是金子。
● Many hands make light work.
【中文译文】：人多力量大。
● We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
【中文译文】：井干方知水珍贵。
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● Less is more.
【中文译文】：简单就是美。
● A blessing in disguise.
【中文译文】：因祸得福。
● Love me， love my dog.
【中文译文】：爱屋及乌。
● Every dog has his day.
【中文译文】：凡人皆有得意日。
● Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.
【中文译文】：磨刀不误砍柴功。
● Seeing is believing.
【中文译文】：眼见为实
● Well begun is half done.
【中文译文】：好的开端是成功的一半。
● Time flies never to be recalled.
【中文译文】：光阴一去不复返。
● When in Rome， do as Roman do.
【中文译文】：入乡随俗
● He laughs best who laughs last.
【中文译文】：谁笑到最后谁笑得最美。
● Deal with a man as he deals with you.
【中文译文】：以其人之道还治其人之身。
● Look before you leap.
【中文译文】：三思而后行。
● Two heads are better than one.
【中文译文】：三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。
● A good beginning makes a good ending.
【中文译文】：善始善终。
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● A friend in need is a friend indeed.
【中文译文】：患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。
● First come， first served.
【中文译文】：先来先招待。
● Where there is s will， there is a way.
【中文译文】：有志者事竟成。
● No pains， no gains.
【中文译文】：不劳则无获。
● He sits no sure that sits too high.
【中文译文】：高处不胜寒。
● He that respects not is not respected.
【中文译文】：欲受人敬，要先敬人。
● So said， so done.
【中文译文】：说到做到。言出必行。
● Haste makes waste.
【中文译文】：忙乱易错。欲速则不达。
● Better be envied than pitied.
【中文译文】：宁被人妒，不受人怜。
● Although the sun shine， leave not your cloak at home.
【中文译文】：未雨绸缪。
● So the world wags.
【中文译文】：这就是人生。
● One can not be in two places at once.
【中文译文】：一心不可二用。
● No weal without woe.
【中文译文】：福兮祸所伏，祸兮福所倚。
● Little chips light great fires.
【中文译文】：星星之火，可以燎原。
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● Like knows like.
【中文译文】：惺惺相惜。
● It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.
【中文译文】：狡兔三窟。
● Dreams are lies.
【中文译文】：梦不足信。
● Do not teach fish to swim.
【中文译文】：不要班门弄斧。
● A light heart live long.
【中文译文】：心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。
● An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
【中文译文】：日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。
● Poverty is stranger to industry.
【中文译文】：勤劳之人不受穷。
● Deliberate in counsel， prompt in action.
【中文译文】：考虑要仔细，行动要迅速。
● One sin opens the door for another.
【中文译文】：犯了一次罪就会犯另一次罪。
● One man‘s meat is another man’s poison.
【中文译文】：萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
● Time and tide wait for no man.
【中文译文】：时不待人。