《英語趣味諺語》屬于諺語中比較優(yōu)秀的內(nèi)容，歡迎參考。
1、英語趣味諺語
(1)A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
孔子云：四十而不惑。又云：年四十而見惡焉，其終也已。 (The person who at the age of forty still evokes the dislikes of others is a hopeless case.) 西諺談的也是這個意思，只不過換了一種說法：到了四十歲還不懂得生活的人，就真的是一個愚人。正如另一句西諺所說，Life begins at forty. 由此看來，四十歲是不惑之年，是一個人領(lǐng)悟生活真諦的開始，在這一點(diǎn)上，無論是東方抑或是西方，都有著共鳴。
e.g. John never lived up to the expectations of his family. Twenty years after college, he has accomplished nothing. Which reminds us of the proverb, A fool at forty is a fool indeed!
(2)Old habits die hard.
這句諺語說的是一個習(xí)慣問題。人們很難克服自身的慣性，總是喜歡走老路，或按照舊習(xí)慣去思考和行事，不管這種習(xí)慣是好還是壞。這雖是人之常情，有時不免使人偏執(zhí)，帶來不利影響。如果要找出一個相應(yīng)的中文成語來匹配的話，那就是江山易改，本性難移。 當(dāng)然，中文這個成語里有些許貶義，但英文這句話本身的使用卻不受褒貶的限制，有時還可能有自嘲的意思。
e. g.
A: Why, I have told Joe millions of times that he should leave his dirty shoes outside, but it seems he is just turning a deaf ear to my advice!
B : Come on, calm down. Old habits die hard, you know.
(3)Bad news travels fast.
正所謂 好事不出門 , 壞事傳千里。 壞消息、小道消息總是不徑而走，其速之疾，令人咋舌。這也許與人們的獵奇心理有關(guān)，越是有爭議的話題越能得到人們的關(guān)注，bad news 自然就會大有市場，令人們奔走相告。
e. g.
A: Newman missed the championship by a mere 0.1second.The news just came out at noon, but now the whole city seems to be talking about it!
B: Yeh, bad news travels fast.
(4) Revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold.
很形象的一句諺語。所有的菜肴都必須趁熱吃，唯獨(dú)revenge 是個例外。君子報仇，十年未晚。
e.g. He has done serious wrong to his friends. You just wait and see. They will not let him go scot- free. Revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold.
(5) There is no smoke without fire.
無風(fēng)不起浪，有水才行船。任何事情的發(fā)生都是有前兆的，流言的興起有時也不完全是無中生有。雖然說是坐得船頭穩(wěn)，不怕浪來顛(相似的西諺是Do right and fear no man)但風(fēng)起于青萍之末，一只蝴蝶扇動翅膀就可能引起大洋彼岸的一場大風(fēng)暴。做人、謀事，謹(jǐn)慎為佳。
e.g. No smoke without fire, sad the detective.
Smoke signals can be misread, countered Sloan.
(6) Every dog has its day.
這里的day是指opportunities，即成功的機(jī)會;而dog則泛指那些地位低下、似乎沒有出息的人。士別三日，當(dāng)刮目相看，落魄的人若發(fā)奮圖強(qiáng)，總會有出頭之日。
(又作All dogs have their days)
e.g. You must not look down upon him.Though poor and gloomy. He could turn out to be outstanding one day. As the saying goes, every dog has its day.
(7) If you lie down with dogs, you win get up with fIeas.
這是一句很經(jīng)典的諺語，也就是我們中文里說的近朱者赤，近墨者黑。在這條英文諺語中體現(xiàn)出來的只是近墨者黑的一面。雖然中文里還有成語出污泥而不染一說，但環(huán)境對于人的影響仍然不可小覷。
e.g. Harry! How come youre back so late? Where have you been?
--Just to a friends.
--To a friend. Just for a glass of liquor, huh? Youre going to be drowned in 1iquor. Id say! If you lie down with dogs, youll get up to End yourself with millions of fleas!
(8) It is easy to find a stick to beat a dog.
人非圣賢，孰能無過。人們總會犯一些錯誤，也許做者無心但觀者有意。有些小人，自己抱殘守缺，不干實(shí)事，卻挖空心思，找別人的缺點(diǎn)和麻煩。欲加之罪，何患無辭?
e.g.
--Did you know that Jeffs been fired?
--No. What for?
--Jeff sometimes had ideas different from our bosss.
--Yeah, but Jeff hasnt done anything wrong, has he?
--Well, boss is boss. It is always easy to find a stick to beat a dog.
(9) You cant teach old dogs new tricks.
這句諺語說的是：人老了思想容易僵化，對新生事物很難接受。
e.g. Dont forget Wang is already 80.At his age, you cant expect him to learn the tap dance. You cant teach old dogs new tricks, you Mow.
從以上的幾則諺語我們可以觀察到中西文化的一個有趣的區(qū)別。西方人經(jīng)常用狗來比喻人，如，lucky dog(幸運(yùn)兒)，因?yàn)樗麄儾⒉黄缫暪?。而在漢語中，有不少涉及狗的諺語和成語都是貶義的，如狗改不了吃屎、掛羊頭賣狗肉、狗仗人勢、狗嘴里吐不出象牙等。當(dāng)然，英文中dog一詞有時也帶有貶義，但往往含義與中文不盡相同，我們使用時切忌望文生義。如It is a dogs life Chris is leading.某位教授認(rèn)為a dogs life的意思是悲慘的生活，因而在一篇論及中英文化差別的文章中將其譯成過著牛馬不如的生活。其實(shí)a dogs life指的是爭吵不休，過著不安寧的日子。這類成語很多，如 go to the dogs(每況愈下)，dog-eat-dog (狗咬狗的，損人利己的)，dog in the manger (占著茅坑不拉屎的人)。還有一些沒有任何褒貶涵義的用法，如 dog days (大熱天)，doggy bag (餐館里的打包袋),據(jù)說，早先人們礙于面子，不愿明說要把剩菜帶回家吃，佯稱要帶給狗吃，所以叫doggy bag 。
上面幾條西方諺語都可以在漢語中找到相似的表達(dá)，但下面兩條卻截然不同了。
(10) Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
閃電從不打同一個地方，與我們說的福無雙至，禍不單行恰恰相反，這也是差異的一個有趣的體現(xiàn)。
e.g.
--How were your exams? All over?
--I really dont how. I did rather poorly last time. I hope Ill do better this time.
--Come on, dont worry about it. You are sure to pass. As the saying goes, lightening never strike the same place twice.
(11) One swallow does not make a summer.
swallow 是燕子。西諺說，一只燕子飛來不能代表夏天的來臨。而中國成語卻說，一葉知秋。兩種說法各有其智慧。One swallow does not make a summer，強(qiáng)調(diào)的是要區(qū)別一般性與特殊性的辯證哲理;而一葉知秋體現(xiàn)的則是從細(xì)微的端倪窺見總體趨勢的睿智。
e.g.
--Hey, look! The scores are already 2:1! Liverpool is sure to win, I bet!
--I dont think so. One swallow does not make a summer. Miracles always happen the last minute.
2、英語諺語500句翻譯-英語諺語
英語諺語500句翻譯：
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
想不犯錯誤，就一事無成。
He who risks nothing gains nothing.
收獲與風(fēng)險并存。
History repeats itself.
歷史往往重演。
Honesty is the best policy.
做人誠信為本。
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
抱最好的愿望，做最壞的打算。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.
朋友不能阿諛奉承。
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
上當(dāng)一回頭，再多就可恥。
If you make yourself an ass, dont complain if people ride you.
人善被人欺，馬善被人騎。
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.
耳朵發(fā)燒，有人念叨。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
腳踏兩條船，必定落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.
殺雞取卵。
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
要想求知，就得吃苦。
Industry is the parent of success.
勤奮是成功之母。
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.
寧為玉碎，不為瓦全。
It is easier to get money than to keep it.
掙錢容易攢錢難。
It is easy to be wise after the event.
事后諸葛亮好當(dāng)。
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.
創(chuàng)業(yè)容易守業(yè)難。
It is hard to please all.
眾口難調(diào)。
It is never too old to learn.
活到老，學(xué)到老。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.
覆水難收。
It is the first step that costs troublesome.
萬事開頭難。
It is the unforeseen that always happens.
天有不測風(fēng)云，人有旦夕禍福。
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.
坐失良機(jī)，后悔已遲。
It never rains but it pours.
不鳴則已，一鳴驚人。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.
十年樹木，百年樹人。
Jack of all trades and master of none.
門門精通，樣樣稀松。
Judge not from appearances.
人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
Justice has long arms.
天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭雙雕。
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.
君王發(fā)狂，百姓遭殃。
Kings have long arms.
普天之下，莫非王土。
Knowledge is power.
知識就是力量。
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
博學(xué)使人謙遜，無知使人驕傲。
Learn and live.
活著，為了學(xué)習(xí)。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
好人越學(xué)越好，壞人越學(xué)越壞。
Learn not and know not.
不學(xué)無術(shù)。
Learn to walk before you run.
先學(xué)走，再學(xué)跑。
Let bygones be bygones.
過去的就讓它過去吧。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
別惹麻煩。
Let the cat out of the bag.
泄漏天機(jī)。
Lies can never changes fact.
謊言終究是謊言。
Lies have short legs.
謊言站不長。
Life is but a span.
人生苦短。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
人過半生，方知天命。
Life is not all roses.
人生并不是康莊大道。
Life without a friend is death.
沒有朋友，雖生猶死。
Like a rat in a hole.
甕中之鱉。
Like author, like book.
文如其人。
Like father, like son.
有其父必有其子。
Like for like.
一報還一報。
Like knows like.
惺惺相惜。
Like mother, like daughter.
有其母必有其女。
Like teacher, like pupil.
什么樣的老師教什么樣的學(xué)生。
Like tree, like fruit.
羊毛出在羊身上。
Little things amuse little minds.
小人無大志。
Look before you leap.
摸清情況再行動。
Bad news has wings.
好事不出門，壞事傳千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the loves eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
聽宜敏捷，言宜緩行。
Better late than never.
不怕慢，單怕站。
Better to ask the way than go astray.
問路總比迷路好。
Between friends all is common.
朋友之間不分彼此。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以類聚，人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water.
血濃于水。
Blood will have blood.
血債血償。
Books and friends should be few but good.
讀書如交友，應(yīng)求少而精
Business is business.
公事公辦。
Business is the salt of life.
事業(yè)是人生的第一需要。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
讀書使人充實(shí)，交談使人精明。
Cannot see the wood for the trees.
一葉障目，不見泰山。
Care and diligence bring luck.
謹(jǐn)慎和勤奮才能抓住機(jī)遇。
Caution is the parent of safety.
小心駛得萬年船。
Cheats never prosper.
騙人發(fā)不了財(cái)。
Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染，身教言傳。
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
擇書如擇友。
Come what may, heaven wont fall.
做你的吧，天塌不下來。
Complacency is the enemy of study.
學(xué)習(xí)的敵人是自己的滿足。
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
自信是走向成功的第一步。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿，繩鋸木斷。
Content is better than riches.
知足者常樂。
Count ones chickens before they are hatched.
蛋未孵先數(shù)雛。
Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.
來而不往非禮也。
Creep before you walk.
循序漸進(jìn)。
Cry for the moon.
海底撈月。
Custom is a second nature.
習(xí)慣是后天養(yǎng)成的。
Custom makes all things easy.
有個好習(xí)慣，事事皆不難。
Diamond cuts diamond.
強(qiáng)中自有強(qiáng)中手。
Do as the Romans do.
入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。
Do as you would be done by.
己所不欲，勿施于人。
Doing is better than saying.
與其掛在嘴上，不如落實(shí)在行動上。
Do it now.
機(jī)不可失，時不再來。
Do nothing by halves.
凡事不可半途而廢。
Dont claim to know what you dont know.
不要不懂裝懂。
Dont have too many irons in the fire.
不要攬事過多。
Dont make a mountain out of a molehill.
不要小題大做。
Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事，今日畢。
Dont put the cart before the horse.
不要本末倒置。
Dont trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
不要自找麻煩。
Dont try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
不要班門弄斧。
Do well and have well.
善有善報。
Each bird love to hear himself sing.
孤芳自賞。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起身體好。
Easier said than done.
說得容易，做得難。
Easy come, easy go.
來也匆匆，去也匆匆。
Eat to live, but not live to eat.
人吃飯是為了活著，但活著不是為了吃飯。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.
實(shí)磨無聲空磨響，滿瓶不動半瓶搖。
Envy has no holidays.
忌妒之人無寧日。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千慮，必有一失。
Even reckoning makes long friends.
親兄弟，明算賬。
Every advantage has its disadvantage.
有利必有弊。
Lookers-on see more than players.
當(dāng)局者迷，旁觀者清。
Losers are always in the wrong.
勝者為王，敗者為寇。
Lost time is never found again.
歲月既往，一去不回。
3、初一英語諺語帶翻譯-英語諺語
初一英語諺語帶翻譯：
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army--技能和信心是無敵的軍隊(duì)。
Habit is a second nature--習(xí)慣成自然。
Lifeless, faultless--只有死人才不會犯錯誤。
Nothing seek, nothing find--無所求則無所獲。
A little of every thing is nothing in the main--每事淺嘗輒止，事事都告無成。
A great ship asks deep waters--大船要走深水。(蛟龍要在海中游。)
The best physicians are Dr-- Diet, Dr-- Quiet, and Dr-- Merryman--節(jié)食博士、精心博士、快樂博士，三人都是最好的醫(yī)生。
He that once deceives is ever suspected--騙人一次，受疑一世。
Empty wagons rattle loudest--空車響聲大。
Nothing so bad but might be a blessing--塞翁失馬，焉知非福。
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change--好書千載常如新。
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen--讀書如擇友，宜少且宜精。
Look before you leap-- First think, then act--三思而后行。
It is never too late to mend--亡羊補(bǔ)牢，猶為未晚。
Light come, light go--來得容易，去得快。
Time is money--時間就是金錢。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try--世上無難事，只要肯登攀。
Where there is life, there is hope--生命不息，希望常在。
An idle youth, a needy age--少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
We must not lie down, and cry, God help us--求神不如求己。
A plant may produce new flowers; man is young but once--花有重開日，人無再少年。
God helps those who help themselves--自助者，天助之。
What may be done at anytime will be done at no time--明日待明日，明日不再來。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy--只工作，不玩耍，聰明孩子也變傻。
Diligence is the mother of success--勤奮是成功之母。
Truth is the daughter of time--時間見真理。
A friend in need is a friend indeed--患難見真交。
Great hopes make great man--遠(yuǎn)大的希望，造就偉大的人物。
After a storm comes a calm雨過天晴。
Art is long, but life is short--人生有限，學(xué)問無涯。
Stick to it, and youll succeed--只要人有恒，萬事都能成。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise--早睡早起，富裕、聰明、身體好。
A good medicine tastes bitter--良藥苦口。
It is good to learn at another mans cost--前車之鑒。
Keeping is harder than winning--創(chuàng)業(yè)不易，守業(yè)更難。
Lets cross the bridge when we come to it--船到橋頭自然直。
More haste, less speed--欲速則不達(dá)。
No pains, no gains--不勞則無獲。
Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves--積少自然成多。
No man is wise at all times--智者千慮，必有一失。
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today--今天能做的事絕不要拖到明天。
Live and learn--活到老，學(xué)到老。
Kill two birds with one stone--一石雙鳥。
It never rains but it pours--禍不單行。
In doing we learn--經(jīng)一事，長一智。
Easier said than done--說起來容易做起來難。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure--一分預(yù)防勝似十分治療。
Industry is fortunes right hand, and frugality her left勤勉是幸運(yùn)的右手，節(jié)約是幸運(yùn)的左手。
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration--天才一分來自靈感，九十九分來自勤奮。
He who laughs last laughs best--誰笑在最后，誰笑得最好。
He who pays the piper, calls the tune--誰負(fù)擔(dān)費(fèi)用，誰加以控制。
He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything--身體健壯就有希望，有了希望就有了一切。
No man is born wise or learned--人非生而知之。
Action speak louder than words--事實(shí)勝于雄辯。
Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue--勇敢和堅(jiān)決是美德的靈魂。
United we stand, divided we fall--合即立，分即垮。
There is no smoke without fire--無風(fēng)不起浪。
Many hands make light work--人多好辦事。
Reading makes a full man--讀書長見識。
The best horse needs breeding, and the aptest child needs teaching--最好的馬要馴，最伶俐的孩子要教。
Learn young, learn fair--學(xué)習(xí)趁年輕，學(xué)就要學(xué)好。
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand--胸中有知識，勝于手中有金錢。
Once bitten, twice shy--一次被咬，下次膽小。
Sound in body, sound in mind--有健全的身體才有健全的精神。
Seeing is believing--百聞不如一見。
Dogs wave their tails not so much in, love to you as your bread--狗搖尾巴，愛的是你的面包。
Money is a good servant but a bad master--要做金錢的主人，莫作金錢的奴隸。
Its hard sailing when there is no wind--無風(fēng)難駛船。
The path to glory is always rugged--通向光榮的道路常常是崎嶇的。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass--沒有目標(biāo)的生活如同沒有羅盤的航行。
Quality matters more than quantity--質(zhì)重于量。
The on-looker sees most of the game--旁觀者清。
Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it --為了求知識，代價雖高也值得。
Joys shared with others are more enjoyed--與眾同樂，其樂更樂。
Happiness takes no account of time--歡樂不覺日子長。
Time and tide waits for no man--歲月不等人。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it--若要求知，必須刻苦。
Learn to walk before you run--循序漸進(jìn)。
Knowing something of everything, and everything of something--通百藝而專一長。
From words to deeds is a great space--言行之間，大有距離。
A book that remains shut is but a block--書本不常翻，猶如一塊磚。
Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman--君子在德不在衣。
Two heads are better than one--三個臭皮匠頂個諸葛亮。
Birth is much, but breeding is more--出身重要，教養(yǎng)更重要。
Nothing is impossible to a willing mind--世上無難事，只怕有心人。
You cant make something out of nothing--巧婦難為無米之炊。
Nothing venture, nothing have--不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing for nothing--不費(fèi)力氣，一無所得。
Of nothing comes nothing--無中不能生有。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing--不犯錯誤者一事無成。
Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose--話不中肯，不如不說。
Nothing succeeds like success--一事如意，萬事順利。
Nothing stake, nothing draw--不頂千里浪，哪來萬斤魚。
Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand--期待比現(xiàn)實(shí)更美好。
Nothing is given so freely as advice--勸人最容易。
Nothing is so certain as the unexpected--天有不測風(fēng)云，人有旦夕禍福。
4、英語趣味諺語
(1)A fool at forty is a fool indeed.
孔子云：四十而不惑。又云：年四十而見惡焉，其終也已。 (The person who at the age of forty still evokes the dislikes of others is a hopeless case.) 西諺談的也是這個意思，只不過換了一種說法：到了四十歲還不懂得生活的人，就真的是一個愚人。正如另一句西諺所說，Life begins at forty. 由此看來，四十歲是不惑之年，是一個人領(lǐng)悟生活真諦的開始，在這一點(diǎn)上，無論是東方抑或是西方，都有著共鳴。
e.g. John never lived up to the expectations of his family. Twenty years after college, he has accomplished nothing. Which reminds us of the proverb, A fool at forty is a fool indeed!
(2)Old habits die hard.
這句諺語說的是一個習(xí)慣問題。人們很難克服自身的慣性，總是喜歡走老路，或按照舊習(xí)慣去思考和行事，不管這種習(xí)慣是好還是壞。這雖是人之常情，有時不免使人偏執(zhí)，帶來不利影響。如果要找出一個相應(yīng)的中文成語來匹配的話，那就是江山易改，本性難移。 當(dāng)然，中文這個成語里有些許貶義，但英文這句話本身的使用卻不受褒貶的限制，有時還可能有自嘲的意思。
e. g.
A: Why, I have told Joe millions of times that he should leave his dirty shoes outside, but it seems he is just turning a deaf ear to my advice!
B : Come on, calm down. Old habits die hard, you know.
(3)Bad news travels fast.
正所謂 好事不出門 , 壞事傳千里。 壞消息、小道消息總是不徑而走，其速之疾，令人咋舌。這也許與人們的獵奇心理有關(guān)，越是有爭議的話題越能得到人們的關(guān)注，bad news 自然就會大有市場，令人們奔走相告。
e. g.
A: Newman missed the championship by a mere 0.1second.The news just came out at noon, but now the whole city seems to be talking about it!
B: Yeh, bad news travels fast.
(4) Revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold.
很形象的一句諺語。所有的菜肴都必須趁熱吃，唯獨(dú)revenge 是個例外。君子報仇，十年未晚。
e.g. He has done serious wrong to his friends. You just wait and see. They will not let him go scot- free. Revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold.
(5) There is no smoke without fire.
無風(fēng)不起浪，有水才行船。任何事情的發(fā)生都是有前兆的，流言的興起有時也不完全是無中生有。雖然說是坐得船頭穩(wěn)，不怕浪來顛(相似的西諺是Do right and fear no man)但風(fēng)起于青萍之末，一只蝴蝶扇動翅膀就可能引起大洋彼岸的一場大風(fēng)暴。做人、謀事，謹(jǐn)慎為佳。
e.g. No smoke without fire, sad the detective.
Smoke signals can be misread, countered Sloan.
(6) Every dog has its day.
這里的day是指opportunities，即成功的機(jī)會;而dog則泛指那些地位低下、似乎沒有出息的人。士別三日，當(dāng)刮目相看，落魄的人若發(fā)奮圖強(qiáng)，總會有出頭之日。
(又作All dogs have their days)
e.g. You must not look down upon him.Though poor and gloomy. He could turn out to be outstanding one day. As the saying goes, every dog has its day.
(7) If you lie down with dogs, you win get up with fIeas.
這是一句很經(jīng)典的諺語，也就是我們中文里說的近朱者赤，近墨者黑。在這條英文諺語中體現(xiàn)出來的只是近墨者黑的一面。雖然中文里還有成語出污泥而不染一說，但環(huán)境對于人的影響仍然不可小覷。
e.g. Harry! How come youre back so late? Where have you been?
--Just to a friends.
--To a friend. Just for a glass of liquor, huh? Youre going to be drowned in 1iquor. Id say! If you lie down with dogs, youll get up to End yourself with millions of fleas!
(8) It is easy to find a stick to beat a dog.
人非圣賢，孰能無過。人們總會犯一些錯誤，也許做者無心但觀者有意。有些小人，自己抱殘守缺，不干實(shí)事，卻挖空心思，找別人的缺點(diǎn)和麻煩。欲加之罪，何患無辭?
e.g.
--Did you know that Jeffs been fired?
--No. What for?
--Jeff sometimes had ideas different from our bosss.
--Yeah, but Jeff hasnt done anything wrong, has he?
--Well, boss is boss. It is always easy to find a stick to beat a dog.
(9) You cant teach old dogs new tricks.
這句諺語說的是：人老了思想容易僵化，對新生事物很難接受。
e.g. Dont forget Wang is already 80.At his age, you cant expect him to learn the tap dance. You cant teach old dogs new tricks, you Mow.
從以上的幾則諺語我們可以觀察到中西文化的一個有趣的區(qū)別。西方人經(jīng)常用狗來比喻人，如，lucky dog(幸運(yùn)兒)，因?yàn)樗麄儾⒉黄缫暪?。而在漢語中，有不少涉及狗的諺語和成語都是貶義的，如狗改不了吃屎、掛羊頭賣狗肉、狗仗人勢、狗嘴里吐不出象牙等。當(dāng)然，英文中dog一詞有時也帶有貶義，但往往含義與中文不盡相同，我們使用時切忌望文生義。如It is a dogs life Chris is leading.某位教授認(rèn)為a dogs life的意思是悲慘的生活，因而在一篇論及中英文化差別的文章中將其譯成過著牛馬不如的生活。其實(shí)a dogs life指的是爭吵不休，過著不安寧的日子。這類成語很多，如 go to the dogs(每況愈下)，dog-eat-dog (狗咬狗的，損人利己的)，dog in the manger (占著茅坑不拉屎的人)。還有一些沒有任何褒貶涵義的用法，如 dog days (大熱天)，doggy bag (餐館里的打包袋),據(jù)說，早先人們礙于面子，不愿明說要把剩菜帶回家吃，佯稱要帶給狗吃，所以叫doggy bag 。
上面幾條西方諺語都可以在漢語中找到相似的表達(dá)，但下面兩條卻截然不同了。
(10) Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
閃電從不打同一個地方，與我們說的福無雙至，禍不單行恰恰相反，這也是差異的一個有趣的體現(xiàn)。
e.g.
--How were your exams? All over?
--I really dont how. I did rather poorly last time. I hope Ill do better this time.
--Come on, dont worry about it. You are sure to pass. As the saying goes, lightening never strike the same place twice.
(11) One swallow does not make a summer.
swallow 是燕子。西諺說，一只燕子飛來不能代表夏天的來臨。而中國成語卻說，一葉知秋。兩種說法各有其智慧。One swallow does not make a summer，強(qiáng)調(diào)的是要區(qū)別一般性與特殊性的辯證哲理;而一葉知秋體現(xiàn)的則是從細(xì)微的端倪窺見總體趨勢的睿智。
e.g.
--Hey, look! The scores are already 2:1! Liverpool is sure to win, I bet!
--I dont think so. One swallow does not make a summer. Miracles always happen the last minute.
5、英語諺語:A字頭英語諺語
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛與說謊本是同宗。
A bully is always a coward.
色厲內(nèi)荏。
A burden of one's choice is not felt.
愛挑的擔(dān)子不嫌重。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蠟燭照亮別人，卻毀滅了自己。
A cat has 9 lives.
貓有九條命。
A cat may look at a king.
貓也可以打量國王，意為人人平等。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病從口入。
A constant guest is never welcome.
?？土钊藚?。
Actions speak louder than words.
事實(shí)勝于雄辯。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
窮則思變。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
6、英語諺語:常用英語諺語
All are brave when the enemy flies. 敵人逃跑時，個個都勇敢。
All are not hunters that blow the horn. 吹號角的未必都是獵人。
All are not merry that dance lightly. 表面高興的，未必都快樂。
All are not saints that go to church. 去做禮拜者，未必皆圣人。
All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 犬之所吠，并非皆賊。
All asses wag their ears. 傻子總愛裝聰明。
All bread is not baked in one oven. 人心不同，猶如其面。
All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws. 貓都愛吃魚，卻怕爪弄濕。
All covet, all lose. 貪多必失。
All good things came to an end. 天下無不散之宴席。
All is fair in war. 兵不厭詐。
All is fish that comes to one''s net. 捉到網(wǎng)里都是魚。
All is flour that comes to his mill. 到他的磨里都能碾成粉。
All is not at hand that helps. 有用的東西并不都是垂手可得的。
All is not gain that is put in the purse. 放入錢包的錢財(cái)，并非都是應(yīng)得的。
All is not gold that glitters. 閃光的東西并不都是黃金。
All is not lost that is in danger. 在危險中的東西未必都會損失。
All is well that ends well. 結(jié)果美滿都是好的。
All men are mortal. 人孰無死。
All men cannot be first. 不可能人人都得第一名。
All one''s geese are swans. 自吹自擂。
All rivers run into the sea. 百川入海。
All roads lead to Rome. 條條道路通羅馬。
All''s fair in love and war. 愛情和戰(zhàn)爭是不擇手段的。
All''s fish that comes to his net. 到了網(wǎng)中都是魚。
All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill. 有情人終成眷屬。
All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment. 機(jī)會失去不再來，千貫萬貫難贖回。
All the wit in the world is not in one head. 世界上所有的智慧不可能集中于一個腦袋。
All the world''s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. 整個世界是個舞臺，男男女女，演員而已。
All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事都是先難后易。
All things are easy that are done willingly. 做事樂意，諸事容易。
All things are obedient to money. 有錢能使鬼推磨。
All things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要耐心肯等待，一切都會按時來。
All time is no time when it is past. 光陰一去不復(fù)返。
All truths are not to be told. 真理并不都能說得清。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聰明孩子要變傻;盡玩耍，不學(xué)習(xí)，聰明孩子沒出息。
7、英語諺語:英語諺語100句
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(yè)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(jǐn)防不重自己名譽(yù)的人。
Big mouthfuls ofter choke. 貪多嚼不爛。
Bind the sack before it be full. 做事應(yīng)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(yǎng)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. 良藥苦口利于病。
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. 不宜問道于盲。
Blood is thicker than water. 血濃于水。
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(yīng)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(yǎng)虎貽患。
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(yè)在先，享樂在后。
Business is business. 公事公辦。
Business is the salt of life. 事業(yè)事人生之鹽。
Business makes a man as well as tries him. 事業(yè)既考驗(yàn)人，也造就人。
Business may be troublesome, but idleness is pernicious. 事業(yè)雖擾煩，懶惰更害人。
Business neglected is business lost. 玩忽事業(yè)等于丟失事業(yè)。
Business sweetens pleasure, and labour sweetens rest. 工作后消遣更愉快，勞動后休息更舒暢。
Butter to butter is no relish. 千篇一律的東西令人生厭。
8、英語諺語:英語諺語50句
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。
Discontent is the first step in progress. 不知足是前進(jìn)中的第一步。
Discretion is the better part of valour. 小心即大勇。
Disease, enemy, and debt --these three must be cut off as soon as they begin to grow. 病，仇與債這三者，一露苗頭就砍掉。
Disease of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body. 心靈上的疾病比肉體上的疾病更危險。
Diseases are the price of ill pleasures. 疾病是不正當(dāng)娛樂的代價。
Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot. 病來如山倒，病去如抽絲。
Disgraced may be he who thinks ill. 心懷不端的人是可恥的。
Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee. 為眾之所為，受眾之所夸。
Do as the Romans do(or Do as they do at Rome). 入鄉(xiāng)要隨俗。
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(wù)的奴隸。
Dog does not eat dog. 物不傷其類。
Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand. 遠(yuǎn)處叫得兇的狗，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，愛的是面包。
Doing is better than saying. 行勝于言。
Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。
Do not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all youknow. 不要為所能為，不要花盡所有，不要全信所聞，不要言盡所知。
Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. 不要忘恩負(fù)義。
Do not despise your enemy. 萬勿輕敵。
Do not give a dog bread every time he wags his tail. 不要有求必應(yīng)。
Do not praise a day before sunset. 切勿褒貶過早。
Do not run too fast after gain. 不要見利就拼命追。
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself. 不要向不如你幸運(yùn)的人述說你的幸福。
Do not swap horses when crossing a stream. 處在危難中，不宜大更動。
Do no through fear of poverty surrender liberty. 不要因?yàn)榕仑毧喽艞壸杂伞?/p>
Do not to others what you do not wish them to do to you. 己所不欲，勿施于人。
Do not wash dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外揚(yáng)。
Don''t cast out the foul water till you bring in the clean. 清水未來，莫潑贓水。
Don''t count your chicken before they are hatched. 不要過早樂觀。
Don''t climb a tree to look for fish. 勿緣木求魚。
Don''t cross the bridge till you get to it. 不要杞人憂天。
Don''t fly till you wings are feathered. 羽毛未豐不要飛。
Don''t cry out before you are hurt. 還沒受苦，就別叫苦。
Don''t halloo till you are out of the wood. 沒有脫離危險不要先歡呼。
Don''t have thy cloak to make when it begins to rain. 切莫臨時抱佛腳。
Don''t keep all your eggs in one basketball.勿孤注一擲。
Don''t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日畢。
Don''t speak all you know, but know all you speak. 不要盡言所知，而要盡知所言。
Don''t teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 休要班門弄斧。
Don''t throw out your dirty water before you get in fresh. 清水未打來，贓水莫倒掉。
Don''t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自尋煩惱。
Don''t whistle until you are out of the wood. 沒有脫離險境，不要過早高興。
Do one''s level best. 盡力而為。
Dot the i''s and cross the t''s. 一點(diǎn)一劃，循規(guī)蹈矩。
Doubt is the key of knowledge. 懷疑乃知識的鑰匙。
Do well is better than say well. 說得好不如做得好。
9、英語諺語:B開頭的英語諺語
Bad news has wings.好事不出門，壞事傳千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love‘s eyes.情人眼里出西施。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.聽宜敏捷，言宜緩行。
Better late than never.不怕慢，單怕站。
Better to ask the way than go astray.問路總比迷路好。
Between friends all is common.朋友之間不分彼此。
Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚，人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water. 血濃于水。
Blood will have blood.血債血償。
Books and friends should be few but good.讀書如交友，應(yīng)求少而精。
Business is business.公事公辦。
Cheats never prosper.騙人發(fā)不了財(cái)。
Business is the salt of life.事業(yè)是人生的第一需要。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. 讀書使人充實(shí)，交談使人精明。