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英语谚语二 （此文已搬到新家）

Half a loaf is better than no bread. 寥胜于无。
Handsome is as handsome does. 内心漂亮才是真正漂亮。
Harp not for ever on the same string. 莫旧调重弹。
Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
Haste trips over its own heels. 忙中必有错，欲速则不达。
He cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue. 祸从口出，言多必失。
He gives twice who gives quickly. 及时帮助效益大。
He is rich that has few wants. 寡欲者容易满足。
He that cannot obey cannot command. 不懂服从的人就没有资格指挥。
He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it. 作贼心虚。
He that fights and runs away may live to fight another day. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
He that has a great nose thinks everybody is speaking of it. 大鼻子的人总怀疑别人在谈论他的鼻子。
He that touches the pitch shall be defiled. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
He travels the fastest who travels alone. 独行者走得最快； 无家累者易发展。
He who begins many things, finishes but few. 事事皆做者将一事无成；虎头蛇尾。
He who denies all confesses all. 欲盖弥彰。
He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick. 欲加之罪， 何患无辞。
He who hesitates is lost. 踌躇不前者必定会失败。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 怕犯错者必将一事无成。
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. 骑虎难下。
He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 万丈高楼平地起。
Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富。
History repeats itself. 历史会重演。
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 扬帆趁风顺；行事握良机。
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， 作最坏的打算。
I think, therefore I am. 我思故我在。
Idle folk have the least leisure. 懒人少空闲。
If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me. 如果别人骗我一次，可耻的是他；如果我被骗两次，可耻的是我。
If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well. 值得做的事，就要尽力做。
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again. 第一次不成功，就应尝试，尝试，再尝试。
If each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city. 若人人皆能保持自家门前的清洁，便能拥有一个干净的城市。
If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind. 两人共骑一马，就要有人坐后面；一山不容二虎。
If you do not like it you may lump it. 即使你不喜欢它也要忍受它。
If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米炊。
If you run after two hares you will catch neither. 一心二用将一事无成。
If you want a thing well done, do it yourself. 若想事情做得好，就当自己做。
In for a penny, in for a pound. 一不做，二不休。
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。
It is as well to know which way the wind blows. 识时务者为俊杰。
It is better to give than to take. 施比受更有福。
It is easier to pull down than to build. 摧毁易于建造；批评易于建议。
It is easy to be wise after the event. 马后炮容易放；不经一事，不长一智。
It is good fishing in troubled waters. 混水好摸鱼。
It is love that makes the world go round. 爱令世界生生不息。
It is never too late to learn. 学不嫌晚；活到老，学到老。
It is the unexpected that always happens. 世事难料。
It never rains but it pours. 屋漏偏逢连夜雨；祸不单行。
It takes all sorts to make a world. 一种米养百种人。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响。
It's never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，未为晚也。
It's no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。
Judge not, that you may not be judged. 不批评别人，就不会遭人批评。
Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪，以备不时之需。
Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. 勿杀鸡取卵。
Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟。
Know your own faults before blaming others for theirs. 责人之前先责己。
Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
Laugh and grow fat. 心宽则体胖。
Learn to walk before you run. 学跑之前先学走；凡事应由浅入深，循序渐进。
Let bygones be bygones. 过去的就让它过去。
Let not the sun go down on your wrath. 勿留宿怨。
Let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。
Liars should have good memories. 说谎的人应该要有好记性。
Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生并非只是吃喝玩乐。
Life is short and time is swift. 人生苦短，光阴易逝。
Life is sweet. 生命是美好的。
Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
Like will to like. 臭味相投；物以类聚。
Little by little and bit by bit. 积少成多，积沙成塔。
Little money, few friends. 钱少朋友少。
Live and learn. 学无止境。
Live and let live. 自己活着，也让别人活着。
Live not to eat, but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃，而吃是为了活着。
Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的。
Love me, love my family. 爱屋及乌。
Love will find a way. 真情所至，金石为开。
Make haste slowly. 欲速则不达。
Make hay while the sun shines. 把握良机。
Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。
Many a little makes a mickle. 积少成多。
Many hands make light work. 人多好办事。
Marriage is a lottery. 婚姻靠运气。
Marriages are made in heaven. 姻缘天注定。
Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 匆匆结婚必将后悔。
Men are blind in their own cause. 当局者迷。
Men are known by the company they keep. 观其友而知其人。
Men are not to be measured in inches. 人的伟大与否并非取决于身高。
Might is right. 强权即公理。
Mind your own business. 少管闲事。
Misfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行。
Moderation in all things. 凡事中庸而行。
Money begets money. 财能生财。
Money talks. 有钱能使鬼推磨。
More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。
More than enough is too much. 凡事宜适可而止。
Murder will out. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。
Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明之母。
Necessity knows no law. 急需之下难雇法律。
Never ask pardon before you are accused. 绝不要不打自招。
Never do things by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。
Never judge by appearances. 不可以貌取人。
Never make threats you cannot carry out. 莫虚张声势。
Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 今日事，今日毕。
Never say die. 永不气馁。
No cross, no crown. 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。
No gain without pain. 天下无不劳而获的事。
No man can serve two masters. 一仆难侍二主。
No man is content with his lot. 无人满意自身的命运和境遇。
No man is infallible. 天下无完人；人非圣贤，熟能无过。
No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。
Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand. 世事总不如预料中的好。
Nothing is more precious than peace. 没有比和平更珍贵的东西了。
Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Of two evils choose the lesser. 两害相权取其轻。
Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
One cannot put back the clock. 人无法让时间倒流。
One good turn deserves another. 以德报德，以恩报恩。
One lie makes many. 说一谎需百谎圆。
One man's meat is another man's poison. 人各有所好。
One swallow does not make a summer. 独燕不成夏；不能单凭一个例子而下定论。
Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 机会很少敲两次门，机会难逢。
Out of sight, out of mind. 久别情疏。
Paddle your own canoe. 自力更生。
Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一种美德。
Pay somebody back in his own coin. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。
Pleasant hours fly fast. 欢乐时光总是过得特别快。
Poverty is the mother of crime. 贫穷为罪恶之母。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before fall. 骄兵必败。
Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天造成的。
Saying is one thing and doing is another. 说是一回事，做又是另一回事。
Searching for a needle in a haystack. 大海捞针。
Second thoughts are best. 三思而后行。
Seeing is believing. 眼见为实；百闻不如一见。
Self-praise is no recommendation. 自己说好不算好。
Silence gives consent. 沉默表示同意。
Silence is golden. 沉默是金。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器。
Start off with a bang and end with a whimper. 虎头蛇尾。
Still waters run deep. 水深流静；大智若愚。
Strike while the iron is hot. 打铁趁热。

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