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常见的英语谚语(精选)

A bad penny always comes back. 恶有恶报。

A bad shearer never had a good sickle. {A bad workman always blames his tools.}劣工尤器。

A bad shearer never had a good sickle. 劣工尤器。

A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工尤器。

A bad workman quarrels with his tool. 不好的木匠怪罪他的工具。/ 【谚】 拙工常怪工具差(厨师笨,怪刀钝)

A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。

A burnt child dreads the fire. 谈虎变色。

A burnt child dreads the fire.受灼的小孩必怕火。

A cat may look at a king.君王卿相于我何。

A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常乐。

A dying deer doesn't choose a shade. ( or ) Beggars are no choosers. 鹿死不择音(阴)。

A fault confessed is half redressed. 【谚】承认错误等于改正了一半。

A forced kindness deserves no thanks. 【谚】虚情假意不值得感谢。

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

A house divided against itself cannot stand. 【谚】不和睦之家不长久。(圣经马可福音3︰25)

A leopard cannot change it's spots. 江山易改，本性难移。

A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危险。只知皮毛是件危险的事。

A little pot is soon hot.小人物易发怒。

A leopard cannot change it's spots. 江山易改，本性难移。

A man can only die once. 【谚】人的生命只有一次。(指生命宝贵)

A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks.

A new broom sweeps clean. 【谚】新官上任三把火。

A penny saved is a penny gained [earned]. 【谚】省一文等于挣一文。

A place for everything, and everything in its place. 【谚】井井有条才能各得其所;有条不紊。

A polite person never interrupts others while they are discussing important matters.

当其它人讨论重要事情时，一个有礼貌的人从不打搅他们。

A politician has to have good insight as well as common sense. 一个政治家一定要有洞察力及常识。

A politician must be discreet. 一个政治家必须要谨慎。

A politician needs to avoid controversy. 政治人物必须避免争议。

A poor man who never flatters is not so good as a rich man who is courteous. 贫而无谄，不如富而好礼。

A pot calling the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。

A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔;转业不聚财。

A soft answer turned away wrath.和言足以息怒(柔足以克刚)。

A sound mind in a sound body.健全的头脑寓于健全的身体。

A still tongue makes a wise head. 【谚】寡言多智。

A stitch in time saves nine. 及时一针省九针。及时行事，则事半功倍。(防微杜渐)。

A tree is known by its fruit. 从所结的果子可以知道一棵果树的好坏。

A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults. 一白遮三丑。

A wise man is never less alone than when alone. 【谚】智者独处而不孤独。

A wolf in sheep's clothing. 笑里藏刀的人(披着羊皮的狼)。

A wonder lasts but nine days. 【谚】再新鲜的事也新鲜不了几天。

常见的英语谚语(热门)

Bad news travels fast.恶事传千里。

Barking dogs seldom bite.吠叫的狗不咬人。

Be just before you are generous. 【谚】先要正直，才能大方。

Beauty -- and all the values that derive from beauty -- are not measured and evaluated in terms of the dollar.

美 -- 以及所有起源自美的价值 -- 是不能用金钱的角度来衡量和评估的。

Beauty catches the eye. 秀色可餐。

Beauty is but [only] skin deep. 【谚】美色只是一层皮(指不可以貌取人)。

Beauty is in the eye of beholder. 情人眼里出西施﹝各人审美观点不同﹞。

Beauty is not a positive thing. 美丽并非绝对的。

Beauty is only skin-deep. 人不可貌相﹝美貌不过是外表的﹞。

Beggars must not be choosers. 饥者不得择食。

Best is cheapest.【谚】优质商品最合算。(指优质商品虽贵，却经久耐用)

Better (to) be alone than in bad [ill] company.【谚】与其交坏友，不如一人独处。

Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲,暗箭难防。

Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为狗头不为狮尾。

Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. 宁为驴头不为马尾。

Better bend than break. 委曲求全。【谚】宁可委屈求全，不可惹祸杀身。

Better late than never.(It's never too late to mend.)亡羊补牢犹未晚。(迟做总比不做好)。

Better late than never.【谚】迟到总比不到好(晚做总比不做强);宁迟勿缺(亡羊补牢永不为迟);只要开始，虽晚不迟。

Better safe than sorry.【谚】宁可小心求安全，不可冒险而后悔。(有备无患，无备遗憾)

Between two stools you fall to the ground. 脚踏双凳必坠地。

常见的英语谚语(最新)

Comparisons are odious. 人比人气死人。

Complete power corrupts completely. 绝对的权力使人绝对地腐化。

Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。

Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。

Cowards die many times before their death.【谚】胆小鬼在咽气之前要死许多次(胆小鬼要经历多次对死亡的恐惧)。

Crime doesn't pay. 【谚】犯罪不会得到好处。

Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 【谚】过河应走水浅处(做事应选最简单的方法)。

Cry over spilt milk. 做无益之悔恨。

Cunning is no burden. 艺多不压人。

Custom is a second nature. 【谚】习惯乃第二天性(习惯成自然) 。

Custom makes all things easy. 【谚】一朝成习惯，万事不难办。

Custom reconciles us to everything. 【谚】习惯之后，对一切便能泰然

D) Danger past, God forgotten. 【谚】危险过去了，上帝抛脑后[好了伤疤忘了痛]。

Death is the great leveler. 死后万人皆平等(人皆有死)。