中英双语格言

中英双语格言

Proverbs

1)

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真情。

2)

Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

3)

All is not gold that glitters.

闪闪发光物，并非尽黄金。

4)

An idle youth， a needy age.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

5)

Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.

良药苦口利于病。

6)

Honest advice ,though unpleasant to the ear,benefits conduct.

忠言逆耳利于行。

7)

A single slip may cause lasting sorrow.

One single slip brings eternal regret.

一失足成千古恨。

8)

Every cloud has a silver lining.

守得云开见月明。

9)

Every man has his fault.

人孰无过。

10)

First come， first served.

捷足先登。

11)

Haste makes waste.

欲速则不达。

12)

Honesty is the best policy.

诚实至上。

13)

In fair weather, prepare for foul.

未雨绸缪。

有备无患。

14)

Knowledge is power.

知识就是力量。

15)

Let bygones be bygone.

既往不究。

16)

Look before you leap.

三思而后行。

17)

Man proposes, but God disposes.

谋事在人，成事在天。

18)

Money talks.

金钱万能。

钱能通神。

有钱能使鬼推磨。

19)

No gains without pains.

No gains, no pains.

吃得苦中苦方为人上人。

不劳无获。

20)

Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。

21)

Speech is silver, silence is gold and humour is diamond.

雄辩是银，沉默是金,幽默是钻石。

22）

The early bird catches the worm.

早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

捷足先登。

23）

Time and tide wait for no man.

岁月不饶人。

24）

Don't burn the candle at both ends.

不要过度消耗精力。

25）

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

别过早乐观。

不要高兴得太早。

26)

To make a mountain out of a molehill.

小题大做。

27)

Too many cooks spoil tbe broth.

人多手杂。(broth肉汤）

28)

Well begun is half done.

A good beginning is half done.

The first blow is half  the battle.

良好的开端是成功的一半。

29)

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

入乡随俗。

30)

Where there is life, there is hope.

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。