书城外语英语PARTY——谚语集锦
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第8章 Words to Live By(Ⅱ)生活箴言(二)(2)

Too much experience is a dangerous thing.

经验过多反而危险。

The pen is the tongue of the mind.

笔乃心灵之喉舌。

The years teach much which the days never know.

学问积年而成,而每日不自知。

The more you study, the more you will find yourself ignorant.

学,然后知不足。

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

布丁好不好,吃了才知道。

There is no garden without its weeds.

金无足赤,人无完人。

Time is a bird forever on the wing.

时间是一只永远飞翔的鸟。

There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man, True nobility is

being superior to your former self.

优于别人并非高尚, 今日之你优于昨日之你,才是真正的高尚。

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

厨师太多烧坏汤。

The danger past and God forgotten.

遇难求上帝,过后全忘记。

The eye that sees all things else sees not itself.

眼睛能看见一切,唯独看不见自己。

The sweetest grapes hang the highest.

最甜美的葡萄挂得最高。

The used key is always bright.

常用的钥匙闪闪亮。

There are wheels within wheels.

轮中有轮,幕后有人。

The noblest vengeancevengeance n.复仇, 报仇 is to forgive.

最高尚的复仇是宽容。

They bragbrag n.v.吹牛 most who can do least.

本领最小的人最会吹牛。

The good is the enemy of the best.

过得去是精益求精的敌人。

There are things in life that money can,t buy.

金钱并非万能。

Truth never fears investigation.

事实从来不怕调查。

The tongue is bonelessboneless adj.无骨的, 剔去骨的 but it breaks bones.

舌无骨却能折断骨。

The best fish swim near the bottom.

好鱼常在水底游。

The grapes are sour.

葡萄是酸的。

The devil knows many things because he is old.

老马识途。

The devildevil n.魔鬼, 恶棍 sometimes speaks the truth.

魔鬼有时也会说真话。

The die is cast.

木已成舟。

The early bird catches the worm.

早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

The end justifies the means.

只要目的正当,可以不择手段。

The end makes all equal.

死亡面前,人人平等。

The eye is bigger than the belly.

贪多嚼不烂。

The farthest way about is the nearest way home.

抄近路反而绕远路。

The finest diamond must be cut.

玉不琢,不成器。

The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.

烈火验真金,艰难磨意志。

The first step is the only difficulty.

迈出第一步是最艰难的。

The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.

人言可畏。

The water that bears the boat is the same that swallowsswallow n.[鸟]燕子, 吞咽, 喉

vt.咽, 淹没, 吞没, 取消, 忍受, 轻信, 压制, 耗尽

vi.吞下, 咽下 it up.

水能载舟,亦能覆舟。

The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.

清者自清,浊者自浊。

The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.

螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后。

The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.

世界如阶梯,有人上有人下。

To know oneself is true progress.

人贵有自知之明。

Tomorrow never comes.

我生待明日,万事成蹉跎。

Too much familiarityfamiliarity n.熟悉, 通晓, 亲密, 熟悉, 精通 breeds contemptcontempt n.轻视, 轻蔑, 耻辱, 不尊敬, [律]藐视法庭(或国会) .

过分熟悉会使人互不服气。

Too much knowledge makes the head bald.

学问太多催人老。

Too much liberty spills all.

自由放任,一事无成。

Too much praise is a burden.

过多夸奖,反成负担。

To save time is to lengthen life.

节约时间就是延长生命。

Too much clevernessclever adj.机灵的, 聪明的 is folly.

过分聪明反而愚蠢。

To read without reflecting is like eating without digestingdigest n.分类, 摘要 vi.消化 vt.消化, 融会贯通 .

学而不思,犹如食而不化。

Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.

常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋。

Troubles never come singly.

福无双至,祸不单行。

Truth never grows old.

真理永存。

The best hearts are always the bravest.

心灵最高尚的人,也总是最勇敢的人。

The mouse that has but one hole is quickly taken.

狡兔三窟。

The empty vessels make the greatest sound.

满瓶不响,半瓶咣当。

Vaingloryvainglory n.自负, 极度的虚荣心 blossoms but never bears.

虚荣光开花,永远不结果。

Weak things united become strong.

一根筷子易折断,十根筷子硬如铁 。

Wealth is best known by want.

人穷方知钱可贵。

We can,t judge a person by what he says but by what he does.

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.

年华没虚度,一生也足矣。

Wealth is the test of a man,s character.

财富是对一个人品格的试金石。

Wade not in unknown water.

不知水之深浅,不可粗心淌河。

Work banished those three great evils: boredomboredom n.厌倦 , vice and poverty.

工作撵走三个魔鬼:无聊、堕落和贫穷。

While there is life, there is hope.

有生命就有希望。

What,s lost is lost.

失者不可复得。

What we do willingly is easy.

愿者不难。

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

入国问禁,入乡随俗。

When everybody,s somebody then nobody,s anybody.

人人都伟大,世间没豪杰。

When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.

伤心旧事别重提。

Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body

知识之于心灵正如健康之于身体。

What is done by night appears by day.

若要人不知,除非己莫为。

When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window.

贫穷进门来,爱情越窗飞。

When the cat is away, the mice will play.

猫儿不在,鼠儿成精。

When wine sinks, words swim.

美酒一下肚,话匣关不住。

Where there,s life there,s hope.

留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。

Will is power.

意志就是力量。

Wise men are silent; fools talk.

智者沉默寡言;愚者滔滔不绝。

Wise men change their minds; fools never do.

智者通权达变;愚者刚愎自用。

Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it.

智者热爱真理,愚者回避真理。

What we love to do we find time to do.

我们喜欢做的事,总能找到时间去做。

You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.

强扭的瓜不甜。

You may know by a handfulhandful n.一把, 少数 the whole sacksack n.大袋, 大袋之量, 麻布袋, 短而松的袍装, 布袋装, 洗劫

vt.解雇, 装入袋, 洗劫, 就寝 .

由一斑可知全貌。

You never know what you can till you try.

是驴子是马,拉出来遛遛。

You cannot burn the candle at both ends.

蜡烛不能两头点。

You can learn from everyone.

三人行必有我师。