1、常見英語諺語 常用諺語 真理、理想 1. A little fire burns up a great deal of corn. 小火也會釀成大災。 2. A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火,可以燎原。 3. All roads lead to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬。 4. Each man has his limitations. 人各有所短。 5. Easier said than done. 說時容易做時難。 6. Every advantage has its disadvantage. 凡事皆有利弊。 7. Every

2、man has his liking. 人各有所好。 8. Every white has its black, and every sweet has its sour. 有白必有黑,有甜必有苦。 9. Every why has a wherefore./Everything has its seed. 凡事皆有因。 10. Everything has an end. 凡事皆有始有終。 11. Everything has its time and that time must be watched. 萬事皆有時,時來不可失。 12. Grasp all, lose all. 樣樣都要,

3、樣樣失掉。 13. More haste, less speed. 欲速則不達。 14. No cross, no crown. 沒有苦就沒有甜。/沒有困難就沒有成功。 15. Seeing is believing. 眼見為實。 工作、言行 1. A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善終。 2. Actions speak louder than words. 行動比語言更響亮。 3. An occasion lost cannot be redeemed. 機不可失,時不再來。 4. Circumstances alter cases. 特定的

4、環境能改變事情的性質。/具體問題具體分析。 5. Youth must have its fling. 青年閱歷少,不闖不成材。 認識、智慧 1. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口利于病,忠言逆耳利于行。 2. Content is happiness. 知足者常樂。 3. Cut the coat according to the cloth. 量體裁衣 4. Do not keep all your eggs in one basket. 莫把所有的蛋,放在一個籃子里。 5. Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量。 6. Never t

5、oo old to learn. 活到老學到老。 修養、做人 1. A friend is known in necessity. 患難見知交。 2. A good example is the best sermon. 身教勝于言教。 3. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。 4. Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奮是成功之母。/勤勉為成功之本。 5.Where there is a will there is a way. 有志者事竟成。 家庭、社會 1. Nurture is above na

6、ture. 教育勝于天賦。 2. Clothes dont make the man. 人品好壞,不在穿戴。 生活、健康 1. A sound mind in a sound body. 有健康的體魄才有健全的精神。 2. Good health is above wealth. 健康是最大的財富。 3. Reading is to the mind, while exercise is to the body. 運動健身,讀書增智。 4. Without health life is no life. 沒有健康的身體,生活就不成其為生活。 環境、氣候 1. Agues come on horseback, but go on foot. 病來如山倒,病去如抽絲/ 病發容易病好難。 2. Constant dripping will wear away a stone. 滴水穿石。/鍥而不舍,金石可鏤。 3.