高考英语作文谚语与名言荟萃 Lesson 5 Words and Behaviour言行与处世 清单-2026届高三英语上学期一轮复习专项

高考英语作文谚语与名言荟萃 Lesson 5 Words and Behaviour言行与处世 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ［注解］a bird in the hand指现实的、有把握的事物；而a bird in the bush指不现实的、没有把握的事。该谚语指多得不如现得，只有到手的东西才可靠。 ［译］一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 A burden of one's choice is not felt. ［注解］此谚语指一个人做自己感兴趣的事是不会嫌弃任务重的。 ［译］爱挑的担子不嫌重。 A burnt child dreads the fire. ［注解］dread动词，害怕。谚语的本意是儿童被火烧伤后，见火就逃跑，指吃过亏的人格外胆小。 ［译］烧伤过的孩子怕见火；一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 A cat has nine lives. ［注解］在西方，传说猫这种动物具有较强的生命力，不会轻易丧命。a cat with nine lives指猫比多数动物更可能逃脱死亡的魔爪，出自莎士比亚的《罗密欧与朱丽叶》第3幕第1场。 ［译］猫有九条命；吉人天相。 A constant guest is never welcome. ［译］常客招人嫌。 A contented mind is a perpetual feast. ［注解］contented满意的。perpetual feast永久的盛宴。 ［译］知足常乐。 A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the farther of the two. ［注解］a dwarf侏儒，矮人。意指借鉴他人的经验好处多。 ［译］巨人肩上的侏儒看得远。 A good conscience is a constant feast. ［注解］指良心上毫无负担，生活就能祥和平静。 ［译］不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。 A great talker is a great liar. ［注解］近义谚语为“Great talkers are little doers.”意为爱说大话者行动必定少，多言者必少行。 ［译］说大话者多谎言。 A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. ［注解］看马的好坏，不能凭马所配带的装饰。 ［译］相马不可凭马的装饰。 A liar is not believed when he tells the truth. ［注解］出自伊索寓言《牧羊人和狼》。比喻常说谎话的人，就算是说真话也没人信。 ［译］说谎人嘴里无真言。 A little pot is soon hot. ［注解］指要求不高，容易满足或量小易怒。 ［译］壶小易热，量小易怒；人小火气大。 A man apt to promise is apt to forget. (or Better deny at once than promise long.) ［注解］与其允诺不履行，不如马上拒绝。 ［译］轻诺者，信必寡。 A man can do no more than he can. ［注解］凡事都应量力而行。 ［译］人只能做力所能及之事。 A man is as old as he feels. ［注解］意为你自己觉得多老就多老。 ［译］老不老，自己晓。 A rolling stone gathers no moss. ［注解］a rolling stone指性格好动之人，有好动习惯的人，尤指喜欢改变职业、住处的人；飘浮不定的人。比喻见异思迁，终无所获；缺少恒心事业难成。 ［译］滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。 A stitch in time saves nine. ［注解］意指及时行事，事半功倍。a stitch in time及时的办法，及时的补救。 ［译］一针及时省九针；小洞不补，大洞吃苦。 A watched pot never boils. ［译］心急水不沸。 Actions speak louder than words. ［注解］指言行关系，说明行动比言语更能显示人的品质，也更为重要。 ［译］行动比言语更响亮。 Advice when most needed is least heeded. (or Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. or A good medicine tastes bitter. or Bitter pills may bless effects.) ［注解］need需要。heed注意。直译为：有时最有价值的建议有可能被忽略。 ［译］忠言逆耳；良药苦口。 All are brave when the enemy flies. ［译］敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。 All good things come to an end. ［注解］比喻天下无不散的筵席。 ［译］一切美好的事物皆有终结之时。 All his geese are swans. ［注解］他的鹅全是天鹅，指过高估计自己的东西；对自己或自己的东西的认识超过实际情况。 ［译］敝帚自珍；言过其实。 All lay loads on a willing horse. ［注解］a willing horse指愿意工作的人，积极肯干的人。人人都把担子放在愿驮货的马上。比喻人善被人欺，马善被人骑。 ［译］良驹负重担。 All roads lead to Rome. ［注解］在罗马帝国统治欧洲时，以罗马城为中心，建立了通向欧洲各地的道路网络，无论走哪一条路，都能到达罗马。此谚语指做事可以用不同的方法达到同样的目的，可谓殊途同归。 ［译］条条道路通罗马。 All that glitters is not gold. ［注解］出自莎士比亚的戏剧《威尼斯商人》第2幕第7场。指不能凭外表或现象来判断事物，金玉其外也可能败絮其中。 ［译］闪闪发光者未必都是金。 An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. ［译］乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。 An ounce of prudence is worth a pound of gold. ［注解］语出Tobias Smollett，英国作家斯摩莱特。 ［译］一盎司谨慎抵得上一磅黄金。 Appearances are deceitful. ［译］人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。 Appearances are deceptive. ［注解］外表靠不住；不可单凭表面现象作主观判断，也就是“Things are not always what they seem.”事物并不总是表面所呈现的样子。 ［译］外表欺人；勿以貌取人。 As you shall make your bed, so shall you lie upon it. ［注解］床没铺好，晚上就睡不好，这只能怪自己；人的行动也如此，做了坏事，只能自己承担后果。 ［译］你怎样铺床，你就得怎样睡；自作自受，自食其果。 Ask no questions and you will be told no lies. ［注解］这常是父母对孩子所提尴尬问题的回答。 ［译］如果你少问，谎言就难进；不要问这问那，就听不到假话。 Bad workmen often blame their tools. ［译］拙匠常怪工具差；不会撑船怪河弯。 Barking dogs seldom bite. ［注解］比喻有的人嘴巴狠可心肠软。 ［译］吠犬不咬人。 Be slow to promise and quick to perform. ［译］不轻诺，诺必果。 Be swift to hear, slow to speak. ［译］听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。 Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see. ［译］耳闻的不能信，眼见的也不能全信。 Better by far you should forget and smile than that you should remember and be sad. ［注解］语出Christina Georgina Rossetti，英国女诗人罗塞蒂。 ［译］笑一笑而忘掉，比愁眉苦脸地记住要好得多。 Better late than never. ［注解］此谚语常用来作为半诙谐性的借口，指拖延许久才做总比根本不做好。 ［译］晚做总比不做好；亡羊补牢，未为晚也。 Better some of a pudding than none of a pie. ［注解］有点布丁总比没有馅饼好，有点儿总比没有强。 ［译］聊胜于无。 Better the foot slip than the tongue trip. ［注解］指行动上的小毛病常常不如说了错话那样严重。句中slip有双关意义，the foot slip指“摔跤”，“跌倒”；the tongue trip则是“失言”，“说走了嘴”。 ［译］宁可滑跤，不可失言。 Between two stools one falls to the ground. ［注解］fall between two stools两头落空，比喻脚踏两条船，迟早会落水，出自拉丁语。 ［译］脚踩两条凳，早晚要落空。 Beware of a silent dog and still water. ［译］警惕无声的狗会咬人，平静的水会覆舟。 Bite off more than one can chew. ［译］贪多咽不下。 Bite the hand that feeds one. ［译］恩将仇报。 Blood is thicker than water. ［注解］意指亲人总比外人亲，家族关系胜于其他关系，亲属纽带具有强大的作用，亲情是永恒的。 ［译］血浓于水。 Call a spade a spade. ［译］有啥说啥；实事求是。 Care killed a cat. ［注解］语出莎士比亚的戏剧《无事自扰》第5幕第1场。英国人相信有九条命的猫会因忧虑丧命，何况只有一条命的人呢？钱歌川先生说：这句劝人不可忧虑的话正好用中国的成语“忧虑伤人”来译。 ［译］烦恼能杀九命猫；忧虑伤身。 Cast not out the foul water till you bring in the clean. ［注解］意指好东西未到手，先不要抛弃差的东西。 ［译］清水未来，莫泼脏水。 Cast not your pearls before swine. ［译］莫把珍珠丢猪前；莫对牛弹琴。 Catch as catch can. ［译］能捉尽管捉；能拿多少算多少。 Caution is the parent of safety. ［译］谨慎小心是安全之源。 Circumstances alter cases. ［注解］人的行为，立场随环境而改变，如杀人，谋杀是犯罪，而战场上的杀敌则是高尚的行为。 ［译］人的行动应随环境而改变；人的行为因时因地而异。 Civility costs nothing. ［注解］意同汉语中的：“舌头打个滚，叫人不折本”，“礼多人不怪”等。 ［译］礼貌不需什么代价。 Come what may, heaven won't fall. ［译］船到桥头自会直。 Comparisons are odious. ［注解］比喻人比人气死人。 ［译］比较会令人生厌。 Count not your chickens before they are hatched. ［注解］语出《伊索寓言》，意同“don't start making plans for something until it is a reality, rather than a pleasant speculation”，指勿过早指望没有把握之事，凡事不要过早乐观。 ［译］鸡蛋尚未孵，别先数鸡雏。 Courtesy costs nothing. ［译］彬彬有礼，惠而不费。 Courtesy on one side only lasts not long. ［译］来而不往非礼也。 Creep before you walk. ［译］循序渐进。 Cross the stream where it is shallowest. ［注解］这是英格兰兰开夏郡的谚语。劝人做事要用简单便捷的方式，而不要用复杂的方法来自找麻烦。 ［译］渡溪当自浅处过。 Curiosity killed the cat. ［注解］该谚语以猫喻人，旨在提醒人们对与己无关的事，不要太过于感兴趣。 ［译］好奇心惹祸根。 Custom is a second nature. ［注解］语出莎士比亚的戏剧《维洛那二绅士》第5幕第4场。 ［译］习惯是第二天性；习惯成自然。 Custom makes all things easy. ［注解］意指习惯于做某事时，做起来就容易。 ［译］习惯成自然；熟能生巧。 Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action. ［译］考虑要仔细，行动要迅速。 Deliberating is not delaying. ［注解］deliberating深思熟虑。 ［译］慎思不是拖延；磨刀不误砍柴工。 Deliver not your words by number but by weight. ［译］言不在多，而在有物。 Discretion is the better part of valour. ［注解］语出莎士比亚的戏剧《亨利四世·上篇》第5幕第4场。常用做诙谐语，作为不做无谓冒险的借口；胆小鬼也以此掩饰自己的胆怯。意为小心则大勇。 ［译］谨慎为勇敢之本；真勇士不轻易冒险。 Do as you would be done by. ［注解］指你愿意别人如何对待你，你就应该如何对待别人。 ［译］推己及人。 Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. ［注解］比喻不要忘恩负义。 ［译］遮阴之树不可砍。 Do not give a dog bread every time he wags his tail. ［译］不要有求必应。 Do not kick against the pricks. ［译］勿踢刺棍；勿以卵击石。 Do not praise a day before sunset. ［译］切勿褒贬过早。 Don't cut off your nose to spite your face. ［注解］spite恶意对待。此谚语用来劝人不要意气行事，以免自身受到损害。切勿割掉自己的鼻子去报复自己的脸；不要因意气行事而伤害自己。意同“Don't cut the bough you are standing on”。 ［译］勿轻举妄动，自断生路。 Don't halloo till you are out of the wood. ［注解］halloo意同whistle。茂密的森林容易迷路，未出林子前始终存在危险和困难。out of the wood已成习语，意为走出森林，脱离危险，到达安全地。 ［译］未出险境，切莫先欢呼。 Don't have too many irons in the fire. ［译］不要揽事过多，操之过急。 Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. ［译］勿小题大作。 Don't make a rod for your own back. ［译］勿自讨苦吃。 Don't make much ado about nothing. ［注解］出自伊索寓言《大山临产》。 ［译］庸人多自扰。 Don't mend what ain't broken. ［译］勿画蛇添足。 Don't put all your eggs in one basket. ［注解］put all your eggs in one basket指集中财力干一件事情；把一切希望寄托在一件事情上，孤注一掷。此谚语用来劝人做事要留余地，不可孤注一掷，对某件事不可期望过高。 ［译］不要把蛋全放在一个篮子里；勿孤注一掷。 Don't put the cart before the horse. ［译］不要本末倒置。 Don't rob Peter to pay Paul. ［译］不要挖肉补疮。 Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. ［注解］suck eggs吮鸡蛋。在鸡蛋两头各钻一个小孔，然后吮其中的一头。祖母肯定懂得，所以无需教她这么干。比喻能人面前莫逞能。 ［译］不要班门弄斧，孔门卖文。 Don't wash your dirty linen in public. ［译］家丑不可外扬。 Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed. ［译］事未齐备，切莫妄动。 Each bird love to hear himself sing. ［注解］喻指孤芳自赏；文章还是自己的好。 ［译］鸟儿都爱听自己的鸣声。 Eagles catch no flies. ［注解］指琐碎事是大人物不屑一顾的，大人物不计较小事情。意同“A good-hawk beats not a bunting.” bunting鹀（一种雀科鸣鸟，喙短粗）。老鹰不捉小雀。 ［译］雄鹰不抓小蝇。 Easier said than done. ［译］说来容易做来难。 Every cook praises his own broth. (or Every potter praises his own pot.) ［注解］喻指王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。 ［译］厨子总是称赞自己的汤。 Every mother's child is handsome. ［译］孩子是自己的好。 Extremes are dangerous. ［注解］走极端总危险；凡事适可而止。 ［译］物极必反。 Fair and softly go far in a day. ［注解］从容稳重走得远。go far价值大，效率高；（人）有前途，成功。fair and softly静些，轻些，心平气和地，态度好。该句意为：①骑马或徒步旅行要稳才能走长路。快马加鞭走快路，会过早疲劳而到不了预期的目的地。②不论工作或与人交往，要平心静气，态度要温和，这样对生活、工作都有帮助。③日常做事从容不迫效果佳。 ［译］谦和稳重，前程远大。 Far from eye, far from heart. ［注解］与“Out of sight, out of mind”同义。 ［译］眼不见，心不念。 Fine words butter no parsnips. ［注解］parsnip是一种欧芹科植物，根部可作菜，煮熟吃时涂上黄油。意指好话不能当饭吃。 ［译］花言巧语不顶用；空话不如行动。 First think and then speak. ［译］先想后说。 Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity. ［译］奉承惹人喜，直言招人仇。 Fretting cares make grey hairs. ［译］多焦虑，早白发。 From hearing comes wisdom; from speaking, repentance. ［译］多听增智慧，多言生后悔。 Give a dog a bad name and hang him. ［注解］意指给人加个坏名声，诋毁他，他就处于毫无希望的境地，极难恢复失去的名声。同义谚语有：“He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.”想要打狗，找棍何愁？ ［译］欲加之罪，何患无辞？人言可畏。 Give and take. ［译］有施必有受。 Give him an inch, and he will take an ell. ［注解］ell厄尔，长度名称，在英国等于45英寸。 ［译］得寸进尺。 Good advice is beyond all price. ［注解］出自拉丁语。 ［译］忠告是无价之宝；良言胜过金银。 Good counsel never comes amiss. ［注解］amiss错误地，不恰当地。同义谚语有：Good counsel does no harm. ［译］忠言有利无害。 Grasp all, lose all. ［译］欲尽得，必尽失。 Half a loaf is better than none. ［注解］意同聊胜于无。 ［译］半个面包总比没有好。 Harp not for ever on the same string. ［译］莫旧调重弹。 Haste makes waste. ［注解］意同More haste, less speed. (or The more haste, the less speed.) 匆忙造成浪费；越急越糟；欲速则不达。 ［译］过急反慢；欲速则不达。 He that does most at once doth least. ［注解］想一次做完什么事，结果一件也做不完。 ［译］贪多嚼不烂。 He that does what he will doth not what he ought. ［译］做事随心所欲者，该做的事却不做。 He that fears you present, will hate you absent. ［译］当面怕你的人背后会恨你。 He that has a great nose thinks everybody is speaking of it. ［注解］源自苏格兰。鼻子大的人老怀疑别人在议论他的鼻子。 ［译］心里有鬼的人老怀疑别人；做贼心虚。 He that has a tongue in his head may find his way anywhere. ［译］遇事多问，随处可行。 He that is angry is seldom at ease. ［译］怒者寡宁。 He that talks much errs much. ［注解］err动词，犯错。 ［译］言多必失。 He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin. ［注解］昔日，向姑娘求婚，先得过母亲这一关。 ［译］欲得女儿欢，先遂其母意。 He who hesitates is lost. ［译］举棋不定，坐失良机。 He who pleased everybody died before he was born. ［译］众口难调。 He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. ［译］骑虎者难下。 He who says what he likes shall hear what he does not like. ［注解］源自拉丁语。 ［译］信口雌黄者，早晚要听到他不中意的话。 He who would search for pearls must dive below. ［译］欲寻珍珠，须潜水下。 Hear all parties. ［注解］party不同的方面。指听取各方面的意见。 ［译］兼听则明。 Hedges have eyes, and walls have ears. ［译］篱笆有眼，隔墙有耳。 His bark is worse than his bite. ［注解］比喻急躁易怒，但无恶意。 ［译］刀子嘴，豆腐心。 Hypocritical speeches are easily seen through. ［注解］语出伊索寓言《羊和狼》。hypocritical伪善的。 ［译］虚伪的言辞容易被人识破。 If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing well. ［译］值得做的事就得做好。 If the counsel be good, no matter who gave it. ［注解］意指不要拒绝任何人的忠告，即使来自晚辈或部下。 ［译］只要是忠告，谁提都重要。 If the eye do no admire, the heart will not desire. ［译］眼不羡慕，心无欲望。 If the pills were pleasant, they would not want gilding. ［注解］意指朋友真诚的责备或忠告，应像聪明的医生那样，把极苦的药用甜甜的糖衣包起来，即使是责备、训诫宜亲切温和。gild the pill把药丸加糖衣；把讨厌的事情弄得容易被接受。 ［译］药丸若不苦，就不必加糖衣。 If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind. ［注解］比喻一山不容二虎。 ［译］两人共骑一马，就要有人坐后面。 If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get. ［译］随遇而安。 If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance. ［注解］vengeance猛烈，过度。 ［译］智者干傻事，愚蠢到极点。 If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have. ［译］如果你不能有最好的，你就充分利用你现有的吧。 If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, remember it always. ［译］施恩勿记，受恩勿忘。 If you swear you will catch no fish. ［注解］swear咒骂。咒骂无益，于事无济。 ［译］咒骂解决不了问题；诅咒钓不到鱼。 If you want a thing well done, do it yourself. ［译］若想事情做得好，就得自己做。 If you wish good advice, consult an old man. ［译］如要忠告向老人请教。 Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. ［译］模仿是最诚挚的奉承方式。 In the end, things will mend. ［译］车到山前必有路。 In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom. ［注解］世界就像大海，不能适应它，就会被淘汰。 ［译］处世似游泳，不会即下沉。 It is as well to know which way the wind blows. ［译］识时务者为俊杰。 It is better to please a fool than to anger him. ［译］惹得傻瓜发火，不如使他快活。 It is easier to give good counsel than to follow it. ［译］提出忠告易，照着办事难。 It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything. ［译］对每一件事知道一些是容易的，对任何一件事详细知道是困难的。 It is easy to prophesy after the event. ［注解］prophesy预言，预示。同义谚语有：“It is easy to be wise after the event.” ［译］事后聪明易；事后诸葛亮。 It is no use crying over spilt milk. ［注解］意指覆水难收。 ［译］牛奶打泼，哭也无用。 It is right to put everything in its proper use. ［译］凡事都应该用得其所；物尽其用。 It takes two to make a quarrel. ［译］两个人才吵得起来；一个巴掌拍不响。 Judge not of men and things at first sight. ［注解］初次印象，难得真相。指无论就人，就事，不要单凭第一印象就下结论。 ［译］审人论事宜谨慎，一见之下莫断定；对人对事慢评论，初次印象未必真。 Keep your mouth shut and your ears open. ［译］少说为佳，多听为妙。 Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs. ［译］杀鸡取蛋，愚蠢荒唐。 Kill two birds with one stone. ［译］一箭双雕。 Kind words are worth much and cost little. (or Kind words go a long way.) ［注解］指言语诚恳好处多。近似于“Mouth civility is no great pains, but may turn to good account”。礼貌语言不费事，作用功效难低估。 ［译］口头方便不费力。 Late repentance is seldom true. ［注解］源于拉丁语。repentance后悔，悔恨。 ［译］后悔少有诚意。 Learn wisdom by the follies of others. ［注解］比喻前车可鉴。 ［译］要从别人的愚行中学到聪明。 Least said, soonest mended. ［注解］意同“The least said, the soonest mended”。指争论中少说话，则事情容易解决。比喻言多必失。 ［译］少说为佳。 Length begets loathing. ［译］久而生厌。 Let bygones be bygones. ［注解］语出Homer，古希腊诗人荷马。bygones指已经过去了的事情。此谚语指既往不咎；摒弃前嫌。 ［译］过去的事就让它过去吧。 Let every man speak well of the bridge that carries him over. ［译］饮水思源。 Let every tub stand on its own bottom. ［译］各人管各人自己。 Let not the sun go down upon thy wrath. ［注解］wrath愤怒，激怒。指生气不可过夜，勿留宿怨。近似的谚语有：“When angry, count a hundred.” ［译］日落之前，平息你的怒火吧。 Let sleeping dogs lie. ［注解］意同“Don't wake a sleeping dog”。指勿弄醒睡狗，别多管闲事自找麻烦。 ［译］勿惹是生非。 Let the cat out of the bag. ［译］泄漏天机。 Let's cross the bridge when we come to it. ［译］既来之，则安之。 Liars have need of good memories. ［注解］语出拉丁语。 ［译］谎言者得有好记性。 Little pitchers have long (or large) ears. ［注解］pitcher是两边各有一只耳形大柄的陶制水壶。此谚语是劝人在儿童面前说话要谨慎，当心别让小孩子听到。 ［译］小孩子耳朵长。 Lock the stable door before the steed is stolen. ［注解］比喻不要亡羊补牢，悔之晚矣。 ［译］马未偷走前，厩门先锁上。 Look at the world through rose-colored glasses. ［译］对万事要乐观。 Look before you leap ［注解］直译为：看清楚了再跳。 ［译］慎思而后行。 Lookers-on see most of the game. ［译］旁观者清，当局者迷。 Many words cut (or hurt) more than swords. ［译］恶语伤人胜刀箭。 Moderation in all things is the best of rules. ［译］凡事都要适度是最好的准则。 More haste, less speed. ［译］欲速则不达。 Murder will out. ［注解］在莎士比亚的戏剧《威尼斯商人》中第2幕第2场有：Truth will come to light; murder cannot be hid long. 真相终将大白；谋杀不能长期掩盖。 ［译］若要人不知，除非己莫为；恶事终必败露。 Necessity is the mother of invention. ［注解］原句是“Art imitates Nature, and necessity is the mother of invention”。艺术模仿自然，需要为发明之母。 ［译］需要是发明的动力。 Necessity knows no law. ［注解］这是做事不择手段的辩解语。necessity指迫不得已的需要。 ［译］需要面前无法律。 Need makes the old wife trot. ［译］事急老妪跑。 Never buy a pig in a poke. ［译］东西没看清，不要急着买。 Never cackle till your egg is laid. ［注解］cackle鸡下蛋后的咯咯叫声。 ［译］事未完成，莫先声张。 Never cross a bridge till you come to it. ［注解］古时的桥不像现代的桥这么结实，过河有危险，故产生此谚语。喻指Don't worry about future problems before you need to，不要杞人忧天，船到桥头自然直。美国诗人朗费罗曾说过这是一句古老而又极具智慧的谚语。 ［译］还没到桥头，别为过桥愁；困难没出现，切莫先担忧。 Never do things by halves. ［注解］do things by halves事情做到半途而废，做事不彻底，做事草率不周。 ［译］凡事不可半途而废；做事应有始有终。 Never hit a man when he's down. ［译］不要落井下石。 Never offer to teach fish to swim. ［译］切莫班门弄斧。 No answer is also answer. ［译］不回答也是一种回答。 Nobody's enemy but his own. ［译］自寻苦恼。 Observation is the best teacher. ［译］观察是最好的老师。 Old habits die hard. ［译］旧习难改。 Once bitten, twice shy. ［注解］指从不利的经历中吸取教训，以后应小心谨慎以免重蹈覆辙。比喻一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳；吃一堑，长一智。 ［译］一次吃亏，二次小心。 One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. ［注解］比喻巧妇难为无米之炊。 ［译］粗瓷碗雕不出细花来。 One false move may lose the game. ［译］一着不慎，满盘皆输。 One picture is worth ten thousand words. ［译］百闻不如一见。 One swallow does not make a summer. ［注解］源于希腊。比喻轻率推论必成大错；一关渡过并非万事大吉。 ［译］一燕不成夏。 One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning. ［译］一次痛苦的经验抵得上千百次的告诫。 Opportunity makes the thief. ［注解］若把贵重物品随意搁放，就会引贼上门；对于本无意偷窃的人，由于机会好，可能经不住诱惑而偷窃。 ［译］疏忽招盗贼。 Out of sight, out of mind. ［译］眼不见，心不念。 Pain is forgotten where gain follows. ［译］一朝得了利，痛苦便忘记。 Penny wise and pound foolish. ［注解］意同捡了芝麻，丢了西瓜。 ［译］小事聪明，大事糊涂。 People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. ［译］自己有短处，不要揭别人的短处。 Pitchers / Walls have ears. ［译］隔墙有耳。 Practice makes perfect. ［译］熟能生巧。 Practice what you preach. ［译］身体力行。 Promise is debt. ［注解］意同“A promise attended to, is a debt settled”。履行了诺言就犹如付清了债务。 ［译］一诺千金。 Promise little but do much. ［译］少许愿，多做事。 Provide for the worst, the best will save itself. ［注解］在莎士比亚的戏剧《裘力斯·凯撒》第5幕第1场中有：But since the affairs of men rest still uncertain, let's reason with the worst that may befall. 可是人事是这样无常，让我们也考虑到万一的不幸。 ［译］做最坏的准备，可以得到最好的结果。 Quarrelling dogs come halting home. ［注解］halting跛的。 ［译］狗与狗斗，拖着跛腿回家走；两败俱伤。 Read not books alone, but men. ［译］不要光是读书，还要识人。 Reap as (or what) one has sown. ［注解］sow播种。reap收获。 ［译］自食其果。 Roll my log and I'll roll yours. ［注解］log原木。如果你给我捧场，我也为你捧场。 ［译］互相吹嘘。 Say not all that you know, believe not all that you hear. ［译］莫道全所知，莫信全所闻。 Saying is one thing and doing is another. ［注解］意思是指说比做容易。 ［译］说是一回事，做又是另一回事。 Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. ［译］你帮我，我帮你。 Second thoughts are best. ［注解］或者是“Second thoughts are ever wiser”。 ［译］三思而后行。 Seeing is believing. ［译］眼见为实。 Self do, self have. ［译］自作自受。 Silence gives consent. ［译］沉默等于默许。 Slow and steady wins the race. ［注解］本句源于伊索寓言《龟兔赛跑》。慢吞吞的乌龟步履稳健，赢得了比赛。而快速的兔子却因为轻敌而败北。 ［译］慢而稳，赛必胜。 So many men, so many minds. ［注解］指各人有各人的意见，互不一致；有多少人就有多少不同的看法。还可以说：So many persons, so many minds. (or Many men, many minds.) ［译］人心不同，各如其面。 Speak of the devil and he will appear; speak of angels and you will hear their wings. ［注解］用于一个不在场而被谈到的人突然来到。同类谚语还有：Talk of the devil and the devil appears. ［译］说曹操，曹操到。 Speech is silver, silence is gold. ［注解］金比银贵重，而沉默往往比能言善道还好。 ［译］能言是银，沉默是金。 Speech is the picture of the mind. ［注解］人的眼神和语言是心灵的镜子。 ［译］言为心声。 Still waters run deep. ［注解］指在沉静的外表后面，可能隐藏着激烈的情绪，高深的知识，或是老奸巨滑。 ［译］静水流深；大智若愚；人心叵测。 Take time for deliberation; haste spoils everything. ［译］要费时思考，急躁会坏事。 Tears are the silent language of grief. ［注解］这是伏尔泰的名言。 ［译］眼泪是悲哀的无声言辞。 Telling your troubles is swelling your troubles. ［译］诉说烦恼等于增加烦恼。 The best fish smell when they are three days old. ［译］鱼过三天后，再鲜也变臭。（久住遭人嫌。） The greatest talkers are always the least doers. ［译］言语的巨人往往是行动的侏儒；多言者必少行。 The proof of the pudding is in the eating. ［注解］亲自尝尝才知道布丁是不是好吃。 ［译］空谈不如实验。 The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts. ［注解］指说话尖刻容易伤人；不想伤人的感情，就不要讲刻薄无情的话。 ［译］舌头不是钢，却能把人伤；恶语伤人恨难消。 To be angry with a weak man is a proof that you are not very strong yourself. ［译］对弱者发脾气证明你自己并不很强。 Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. ［译］忠言逆耳利于行。 Venture a small fish to catch a great one. ［注解］比喻吃小亏占大便宜。 ［译］欲钓大鱼，先舍小鱼。 Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms. ［注解］这是水手们用的谚语，指暴风雨一过就不再祈求上帝的保佑。 ［译］激动时所立的誓，平静时会忘记的。 We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he does. ［译］判断一个人，不听言语看行动。 We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received. ［译］自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。 Who has no haste in his business mountains to him seem valleys. ［译］做事不急，履险如夷。 Wide ears and short tongue are the best. ［译］多听少说为妙。 Words are but wind, but seeing is believing. ［注解］莎士比亚的戏剧《爱的徒劳》第4幕第3场中有：Vows are but breath, and breath a vapour is. 一句誓言只是口中的一阵雾气，禁不起你这美丽的太阳晒蒸。在《无事生非》第4幕第2场中有：Foul words are but foul wind. ［译］耳听为虚，眼见为实。 Words pay no debts. ［译］空言无补；空话还不了债。 Worry kills more men than work. ［译］忧虑比劳累更伤人。 Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. ［译］忧虑通常是小题大做。 You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all the time. ［注解］这是林肯的名言。 ［译］你可以愚弄一些人于永远，甚至可以愚弄所有的人于一时；但不能永远愚弄所有的人。 You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk. ［译］卖了奶牛，岂能喝奶；好事不能两头占。 You can't eat your cake and have it. ［注解］eat one's cake and have it指同时做两件不相容的事而双收其利。 ［译］鱼与熊掌不可兼得；事难两全。 You may go farther and fare worse. ［注解］走得更远可能情形更坏，劝人安于现状。 ［译］一动不如一静。 You may lead (or take) a horse to water but you can't make him drink. ［注解］指做事须本人自愿，强迫无济于事；很难让别人干违反他意志的事，也无法使顽固的人按预想的方向前进。 ［译］带马到河边容易，逼马低头饮水难；不要逼人做他不愿做的事。 You never know what you can do till you try. ［注解］只有尝试过才知道其艰难程度和怎么做。 ［译］事非经过不知难易；自己能干什么事，动手试试便可知。 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$