英語諺語

英語諺語

英語諺語指流傳於英國和美國的比較簡練而且言簡意賅的話語。英語諺語有一部分來自書面文獻,主要出自希臘羅馬神話寓言故事莎士比亞戲劇以及一些名家作品中。

基本介紹

  • 中文名:英語諺語
  • 外文名:English Proverbs
諺語示例,A開頭,B開頭,C開頭,D開頭,E開頭,F開頭,愛情英文諺語,

諺語示例

示例:經典英文諺語(fish篇)
The best fish swim near the bottom.
好魚常在水底游。
Never offer to teach fish to swim.
不要班門弄斧。
Go to the sea, if you would fish well.
不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
There’s as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
海里的好魚多的是。
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.
智者不上兩次當。
If water is noisy, there are no fish in it.
咆哮的水中無魚。(誇誇其談者無真才實學)。

流傳於民間口語中的諺語,伴隨著文字的產生,開始出現在各種文學作品和文化典籍中。這些源自文化典籍的“雅諺”,有些是在民間口語說法的基礎上提煉打磨而成,而有些則屬獨創,有著鮮明的文化色彩、語體特色和教育警策作用。
英語諺語以其令人們熟知的形象和比喻體現了人們世代積累的經驗和形成的價值觀,它們作為社會共享的口頭文學的袖珍版本,被成百上千次地引用,成為說服他人的論據,並用以指導日常生活。
諺語是民間集體創造、廣為口傳、言簡意賅並較為定型的藝術語句,是民眾豐富智慧和普遍經驗的規律性總結。根據內容,可以分為四類:
(1)氣象諺語。氣象諺語是認識自然和總結生產經驗的諺語,如“長蟲過道,大雨要到”、“東北有三寶:人參、貂皮、烏拉草”等。
(2)農業諺語。農業諺語是農民在生產實踐中總結出來的農事經驗,如“棗芽發,種棉花”、“今冬麥蓋三層被,來年枕著饅頭睡”、“瑞雪兆豐年”等。
(3)生活諺語。生活諺語是人們根據衛生保健知識概括而成的諺語,如“寒從腳起,病從口入”、“早晨起得早,八十不覺老”等。
(4)社會諺語社會諺語泛指為人處世、接物待人、持家治國等方面應注意的事,如:“量小非君子,無毒不丈夫”、“人不可貌相,海水不可斗量”、“若要人不知,除非己莫為”等。

A開頭

A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 惡其始者必惡其終。
A bad bush is better than the open field. 有勝於無。
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。
A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. 做賊心虛。
A bad padlock invites a picklock.開門揖盜
A bad penny always turns up. 爛錢總是會再回籠。
A bad thing never dies. 壞事傳千年。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀鈍)。
A bargain is a bargain. 達成的協定不可撕毀。
A beggar's purse is bottomless. 乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聞其歌知其鳥,聽其言知其人。
A bird may be known by its song. 什麼鳥唱什麼歌。
A fall in a pit,a gain in your wit.吃一塹,長一智。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難見真情。
Actions speak louder than words.事實勝於雄辯。
All time is no time when it is past.光陰一去不復返。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作,不玩耍,聰明孩子也變傻。

B開頭

Bacchus has drowned more men than Nepture.酒神淹死的人比海神多。
Bad news has wings. 壞事傳千里。
Bad workmen often blame their tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。
Bare words, no bargain. 空言不能成交易。
Barking dogs seldom bite. 善吠的狗很少咬人。
Be always as merry as ever you can, for no-one delights in a sorrowful man. 務請心情常歡暢,只因無人喜憂傷。
Beauty is but a blossom. 美麗只是盛開的花朵。
Beauty is but skin-deep. 紅顏易變。
Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.情人眼裡出西施
Beauty is potent; but money is omnipotent. 美麗是有力量的,但金錢更有權威。
Beauty is truth, truth beauty. 美就是真,真就是美。
Beauty lies in lover's eyes. 情人眼裡出西施。
Beauty may have fair leaves, but bitter fruit. 美麗的花或許長好葉,結苦果。
Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume. 美而無德猶如花之無香。
Be considerate towards the poor. 要為窮人著想。
Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.口蜜腹劍
Bed is a medicine. 睡好覺,如服藥。
Better a bachelor's life than a slovenly wife. 過光棍生活,勝過有一個邋遢老婆。
Better a glorious death than a shameful life. 忍辱貪生不如死得光榮。
Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us. 適量的火好取暖,熊熊烈火能焚身。
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. 前程雖遠大,現實尤可貴。
Better an empty purse than an empty head. 寧可錢袋癟,不要腦袋空。 
Before gold, even kings take off their hats. 有錢能使鬼推磨。
Beg from beggers and you'll never be rich. 向乞丐乞討,永遠發不了財。
Beggars cannot be choosers. 飢不擇食。
Beggars must be no choosers. 飢不擇食。
Behind bad luck comes good luck. 塞翁失馬,焉知非福。
Be honest rather clever. 誠實比聰明更要緊。
Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle. 隨遇而安。
Be just to all, but trust not all. 要公正對待所有的人,但不要輕信所有的人。
Believe no tales from the enemy. 切莫輕信敵人。
Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear. 眼見的不能全信,耳聞的也不能半信。
Believe somebody on his bare word. 人言無據,切勿輕信。
Benefits please like flowers, while they are fresh. 恩澤讓人欣喜,猶如鮮花使人心醉。
Be prepared to put one's hand in one's pocket. 準備慷慨解囊。
Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing. 選擇朋友要審慎,摒棄更要審又慎。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不輕諾,諾必果。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多聽少說。
Better ask twice than lose you way once. 寧願問路兩次勝過迷路一次。
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. 前程雖遠大,現實尤可貴。
Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明槍易躲,暗箭難防。
Better are small fish than an empty dish. 有勝於無。
Better be alone than in bad company. 交損友不如無友。
Better be out of the world than out of fashion. 不合潮流不如脫離塵世。
Better be poor than wicked. 寧可做窮人,不要做壞人。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 寧為犬首,不作獅尾。
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. 寧為驢頭,不為馬尾。
Better deny at once than promise long. 輕諾必寡信。
Better die with honour than live with shame. 與其忍辱偷生,不如光榮而死。
Better early than late. 寧早勿遲。
Better eye sore than all blind. 眼痛總比瞎眼好。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away. 遠親不如近鄰。
Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt. 寧可餓肚子,切莫去借債。
Better half an egg than empty shell. 半隻蛋也比空殼好。
Better is the neighbour''s hen than mine. 人莫知其苗之碩。
Better late than never. 遲做總比不做好。
Better lose a jest than a friend. 寧可不說一句俏皮話,以免得罪朋友們。
Better lose the saddle than the horse. 吃小虧占大便宜。
Better master one than engage with ten. 精通一事勝於會十事。
Better one-eyed than stone-blind. 獨眼總比全瞎好。
Better poor with honour than rich with shame. 窮得光榮,勝過富得可恥。
Better pills may have wholesome effects. 良藥苦口。
Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose. 與其說話不中肯,不如一言不發好。
Better some of a pudding than none of a pie. 聊勝於無。
Better the foot slip than the tongue trip. 寧可滑跤,不可失言。
Better to do well than to say well. 說得好不如做得好。
Better wear out shoes than sheets. 寧可(經常運動)穿破鞋子,也不(因病長臥)磨破床單。
Better wear out than rust out. 與其閒散不如忙碌。
Better wit than wealth. 智力勝於財富。
Between friends all is common. 朋友之間不分彼此。
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip. 功虧一簣。
Between two stools one falls to the ground. 腳踏兩頭要落空。
Beware beginnings. 慎始為上。
Beware of a man of one book. 不要與一個有專業知識的人爭論。
Beware of a silent dog and still water. 警惕無聲之狗會咬人,平靜之水會覆舟。
Beware of him who regards not his reputation. 要謹防不重自己名譽的人。
Big mouthfuls ofter choke. 貪多嚼不爛。
Bind the sack before it be full. 做事應適可而止。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚,人以群分。
Birth is much, but breeding is more. 出身固然重要,教養更且重要。
Bite off more than one can chew. 貪多咽不下。
Bite the hand that feeds one. 恩將仇報。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良藥苦口利於病。
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. 人無所求最享福,因他不為失望苦。
Blind men can judge no colours. 不宜問道於盲。
Blood is thicker than water. 血濃於水。
Blood will have blood. 血債要用血來還。
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. 書籍如朋友,應該少而精。
Borrowed garments never fit well. 借來的衣服不合身。
Brave actions never want a trumpet. 勇敢的行為不須要吹號。
Bread is the staff of life. 民以食為天。
Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以簡潔為貴。
Bring up a raven and he''ll pick out your eyes. 養虎為患。
Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse. 投鼠忌器。
Burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。
Business before pleasure. 事業在先,享樂在後。
Business is business. 公事公辦。
Business is the salt of life. 事業是人生之鹽。
Business makes a man as well as tries him. 事業既考驗人,也造就人。
Business may be troublesome, but idleness is pernicious. 事業雖擾煩,懶惰更害人。
Business neglected is business lost. 玩忽事業等於丟失事業。
Business sweetens pleasure, and labour sweetens rest. 工作後消遣更愉快,勞動後休息更舒暢。
Butter to butter is no relish. 千篇一律的東西令人生厭。
By doing nothing we learn to do ill. 懶散學為非。
By doing we learn. 經一事,長一智。
By falling we learn to go safely. 吃一塹,長一智。
By gambling we lose both time and treasure, two things most precious to the life of man. 賭博使我們丟失時間和金錢,這兩樣人生最珍貴的東西。
By other's faults, wise men correct their own. 他山之石,可以攻玉。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it. 讀書可以使我門的思想充實,談話使其更臻完美。
By the hands of many a great work made light. 眾擎易舉。
By the side of sickness health becomes sweet. 和疾病相比較,才顯得健康的可貴。
By the street of "Bye and bye" one arrives at the house of "Never". 遷延因循,一事無成。
By writing you learn to write. 從寫作中學習寫作。

C開頭

Call a spade a spade. 據實而言。
Call me not olive till thou see me gathered.蓋棺論定
Call no man happy until he dies. 蓋棺才能定論。
Custom rules the law. 習俗影響法律。
Custom without reason is but ancient error. 習俗沒有道理,古代謬誤而已。
Cut short the nonsense and return to one's muttons. 閒話少說,言歸正傳。
Cut the coat according to the cloth. 量布裁衣。

D開頭

Danger is next neighbour to security. 危險是安全的近鄰。
Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action. 考慮要仔細,行動要迅速。
Deliberating is not delaying. 慎思不是拖延。
Deliver not your words by number but by weight. 言不在多,而在有物。
Depend on others and you always repent. 依靠別人總要後悔。
Despair gives courage to a coward. 人急造反,狗急跳牆
Destruction pursues the great. 樹大招風。
Devil must be driven out with devils. 以毒攻毒。
Diligence is the mother of good luck.刻苦是成功之母。
Diligence is the mother of success.勤奮是成功之母。
Do as you would be done by. 推己及人。
Do business, but be not a slave to it. 要做事,但不要做事務的奴隸。
Dog does not eat dog. 物不傷其類。
Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand. 遠處叫得凶的狗,不會近身來咬人。
Dogs that run after many hares kill none. 多謀寡成。
Dogs wag their tails not so much in love to you as your bread. 狗搖尾巴,愛的是麵包。
Doing is better than saying. 行勝於言。
Don't fly till you wings are feathered. 羽毛未豐不要飛。
Don't cryout before you are hurt. 還沒受苦,就別叫苦。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事,今日畢。
Dream are lies. 夢不足信。
Dreams go by contraries. 夢想總與現實相反。
Drive your business, do not let it drive you. 要推動事業,不要讓事業來推動你。
Drop by drop the oceans are filled; stone by stone the walls are built. 滴水匯大海,壘石誅高牆。
Drowning man will catch at a straw. 溺水的人一根草也要抓。
Drunken days have all their tomorrows. 今日花天酒地,明日潦倒窮途
Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals. 酒後露真言。
Dumb dogs are dangerous. 啞犬最兇惡。
Dying is as natural as living. 死亡與生存一樣自然。

E開頭

Each bird likes to hear himself sing. 每一隻鳥都愛聽自己歌唱。
Eagles fly alone,but sheep flock together. 鷹愛獨飛羊愛群。
Early to bed and early to rise,makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise. 早睡早起,使人健康、富有而聰明。
Early wed,early dead. 早婚者早夭。
Easier said than done. 說易行難。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.每個人都是自己命運的建築師。
Every man is the master of his own fortune.每個人都是自己命運的主宰。
Every time the sheep bleats it loses a mouthful. 羊每叫一次,就少吃一口。
Everything hath an end. 萬物有始必有終。
Everything must have a beginning. 凡事皆有始。
Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches. 罪惡於人,尺進寸退。
Evil communications corrupt good manners. 不良的交往敗壞良好的舉止。
Example is better than precept. 範例勝於教訓。

F開頭

Facts are stubborn things. 事實是不容改變的東西。
Failure is the mother of success. 失敗是成功之母。
Faint heart never wins fair lady.膽小鬼永遠贏不了淑女的芳心。
Fair and softly go far in a day. 謙和穩重,前程遠大。
Fair faces need no paint. 貌美毋須修飾。
Faith will move mountains. 精誠所至,金石為開。
Fall sick and you will see who is your friend and who is not. 困難見友情。
False friends are worse than open enemies. 明槍易躲,暗箭難防。
False tongue will hardly speak truth. 虛偽者不肯說真話。
False with one can be false with two. 對一個人虛偽,也會對兩個人虛偽。
Fame is a magnifying glass. 名譽是放大鏡。
Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off. 名譽像條河,源頭最狹窄,遠處最寬闊。
Familiar paths and old friends are the best. 熟路好遵循,老友最可珍。
Far from eye, far from heart. 離遠而情疏。
Fast bind, fast find. 保存得好,東西好找。
Fasting comes after feasting. 今日有酒今日醉,明日無錢不揭鍋。
Fat hens lay few eggs. 肥雞不下蛋。
Failure is the mother of success.失敗是成功之母。
Faults are thick where love is thin. 一朝情意淡,樣樣不順眼。
Fear is often greater than the danger. 杞人憂天。
Fear not the future; weep not for the past. 不要為未來擔憂,不要為過去悲泣。
Feed a cold and starve a fever. 傷風時宜吃,發熱時宜餓。
Feed a pig and you'll have a hog. 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
Feed by measure and defy physician. 飲食有節制,醫生無用處。
Few words are best. 少說為妙。
Few words, many deeds. 少說話,多做事。
Fine clothes make the man. 人要衣裝。
Fine feathers do not make fine birds. 人不可貌相。
Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣裝,佛要金裝。
Fine words butter no parsnips. 畫餅充飢。
Fine words dress ill deeds. 漂亮的言詞可以掩飾惡劣的行為。
Finished labours are pleasant. 大功告成,好不高興。
Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters. 水火是忠僕,造災成元兇。
Fire proves gold, adversity proves men. 烈火顯真金,逆境識英雄。
Fire that's closest kept burns most of all. 關得最緊的火,燃燒得最熾烈。
Fire, water, and money are good servants, but bad masters. 水火金錢是忠僕,使用不當是禍首。
First catch your hare, then cook him. 不要謀之過早。
First come, first served. 先來先賣。
First impressions are most lasting. 最初的印象最為持久。
First think, and then speak. 先想後說。
First try, and then trust. 試了才能相信。
Fish begins to stink at the head. 上樑不正下樑歪。
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity. 奉承惹人喜,直言招人仇。
Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee. 追求愛情,它要逃走;逃避愛情,它會跟你。
Fools grow without watering. 笨蛋自然成,無需澆水勤。
Fool's haste is no speed. 欲速則不達。
Fools have fortune. 戇人有戇福。
Fools make feasts and wise men eat them. 愚者設筵,智者赴宴。
Fools never know when they are well off. 傻瓜永遠不知道他們何時能享福。
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 智者裹足不前,愚者鋌而走險。
Fools will be fools. 笨蛋總是笨蛋。
Fools will be meddling. 愚者總好無事生非。
For age and want save while you may; no morning sun lasts a whole day. 為了年老和急須,要及時積蓄,因為早晨的太陽,不會整天照耀。
For a lost thing care nothing. 一事之失,不必介意。
Forbidden fruit is sweet. 禁果分外甜。
Force can never destroy right. 暴力絕不能摧毀正義。
Forget not that you are a man. 不要忘記你是一個人。
Forget others' faults by remembering your own. 想想自己的錯,就會忘卻別人的過。
Forgive and forget. 不念舊惡。
Forgive others but not yourself. 待人寬,對己嚴。
Fortune favours fools. 傻子有傻福。
Fortune favours the bold. 勇者天佑。
Fortune is fickle. 天有不測風雲,人有旦夕禍福。
Fortune is good to him who knows to make good use of her. 知道利用幸福的人才有幸福。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man's door. 人人都有鴻運高照之日。
Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her. 只要有耐心,總會走好運。
Fortune smiles upon the brave and frowns upon the coward. 幸運喜歡勇敢的人,而不喜歡怯懦的人。
Fortune to one is mother, to another is stepmother. 命運對一種人如親娘,對另一種人卻是晚娘。
Four eyes see more than two. 人多識廣。
Friendless is the dead. 沒有朋友者,等於是死人。
Friends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight. 朋友像琴弦,不能太擰緊。
Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom. 交往過密過疏,都會失去朋友。
Friends are thieves of time. 交朋友,費時間。
Friendship cannot stand always on one side. 來而不往非禮也。
Friendship is love with understanding. 友誼是愛加上諒解。
Friendship multiplies joys and divides griefs. 友誼可以增添歡樂,可以分擔憂愁。
Friendship ---- one soul in two bodies. 友誼是兩人一條心。
Friendship should not be all on one side. 友誼不該只是單方面的事。
Friendship the older it grows the stronger it is. 友誼地久天長。
Friends may meet, but mountains never greet. 朋友可相逢,高山永分離。
Friends must part. 天下無不散之筵席。
From a little spark may burst a mighty flame. 星星之火可以燎原。
From hearing comes wisdom; from speaking, repentance. 多聽增智慧,多言生後悔。
From saving comes having. 富有來自節約。
From short pleasure long repentance. 痛快一時,悔恨終身。
From the father comes honour; from the mother, comfort. 榮譽由父賜,安慰由母予。
Frugality is an estate alone. 僅僅節約就是一筆財產。
Fruit ripens not well in the shade. 陰涼處的果子不會成熟。
Full belies make empty skulls. 大腹便便,頭腦空虛。

愛情英文諺語

First love is unforgettable all one's life.初戀是永生難忘的。
Love without end hath no end.情綿綿,愛無邊。
Love's tongue is in the eyes.愛情的話語全在雙眼之中。
The heart that once truly loves never forgets.真摯戀愛過的心永不忘卻。
Love warms more than a thousand fires.愛情的熾熱勝過千萬團的火。
The heart that once truly loves never forgets. 真正戀愛過的心永不遺忘。
Without respect, love cannot go far.沒有尊重的愛難以久存。
It is better to give than to take. 施比受更有福。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼裡出西施。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.越是不見越想念。
Love is not to be found in the market.愛情在市場上找不到。
Lovers live by love,as larks live by leeks.情侶靠愛情生活,正象雲雀靠韭蔥生活一樣。
Old love will not be forgotten.舊情永難忘;往日的愛情難以忘懷。
Sound love is not soon forgotten.堅固的愛情不會頃刻忘懷。
The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.最大的恨來自最大的愛。
No love is foul,nor prison fair.沒有骯髒的愛情,也沒有美麗的監獄。
Labour is lihgt where love doth pay.愛情付報酬,勞苦也輕鬆。
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.愛情把一切冷酷之心變成溫柔。
When love puts in,friendship is gone.愛情進入,友情完結。
The course of true love never did run smooth.真愛的道路絕不平坦。

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