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适合学生用的谚语（118条)Proverbs
1. actions speak louder than words 行动比言语更有说服力
2. an apple a day keeps the doctor away 苹果一天吃一只， 医生不求药不吃
3. don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater 不要把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉；不要良
莠一起抛
4. better later than never 晚做总比不做好，迟来总比不来强
5. the early bird catches the worm 早起的鸟儿有虫吃
6. everybody’s business is nobody’s business 人人负责，结果无人负责；三个和尚没
水吃
7. a candle lights others and consumes itself 蜡烛燃烧自己照亮别人（常用来指诲人不
倦的教师）
8. a friend in need is a friend indeed 急需时帮助你的人才是真朋友
9. cut your coat according to your cloth 量体裁衣，量入为出 ，（根据具体情况行事）
10. you can’t have your cake and eat it 事难双全；针无两头尖，蔗无两头甜；不能又
要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
11. many hands make light work 人多好办事
12. so many countries, so many customs 一个地方一个风俗
13. diligence is the mother of success 勤奋乃成功之母
14. when one door shuts, another opens 天无绝人之路；西方不亮东方亮
15. easier said than done 说来容易做来难
16. easy come, easy go 来得容易去得快
17. like father, like son 有其父必有其子
18. old friends and old wine are best 陈酒味醇，老友情深； 朋友和酒一样，愈久愈好
19. the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean 井中之蛙不知大海
20. there is no garden without weeds 没有不长草的花园（任何事不是完美无缺的）
21. all that glitters is not gold 发光的并非都是金子
22. grasp all, lose all 样样都要，全数失掉；贪多必失
23. the grass is greener on the other side of the fence 篱笆那边的草更青翠；这山望见
那山高
24. if you run after two hares, you will catch neither 同时追两只兔，一只也捉不到
25. more haste, less speed 欲速则不达
26. make hay while the sun shines 趁好天晒草，趁良机行事
27. two heads are better than one 一人不敌众人智，三人出个好主意
28. idleness is the root of all evil 懒惰是万恶之源
29. Jack of all trades and master of none 样样皆通，样样稀松（样样都懂一点，样样都
不精通）
30. strike while the iron is hot 趁热打铁
31. the longest journey starts with single step 千里征途，始于一步；千里之行始于足下
32. you never know what you can do till you try 你不试一试怎知你能干什么
33. knowledge is power 知识就是力量
34. it is never too late to mend 改过不嫌晚；亡羊补牢，为时未晚
35. live and learn 新奇的事学不完；活到老，学到老
36. look before you leap 三思而行
37. he who hesitates is lost 优柔寡断，一事无成
38. so many men, so many opinions 人多意见多；十人十条心
39. nothing is impossible to a willing mind 只要意志坚，无事不可能
40. if you don’t make mistakes, you don’t make anything你要不犯错误，你就啥也别干
41. money is the root of all evil 金钱乃万恶之源
42. money talks 金钱起作用
43. one false move may lose the game 一着不慎满盘皆输；一步走错可能输掉一局
44. ninety per cent of inspiration is perspiration 灵感百分之九十出自汗水
45. never too old to learn 只要肯学，总不嫌晚
46. one of these days is none of these days 常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹；改天
改天，不知哪天
47. an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure 一盎司预防抵得上一磅治疗
48. no pains, no gains 不劳无获
49. practice makes perfect 业精在于勤练；熟能生巧
50. all roads lead to Rome 条条大道通罗马
51. Rome was not built in a day 罗马城不是一天造成的；伟业非一日可成
52. when in Rome, do as the Romans do 入乡随俗
53. seeing is believing 百闻不如一见；眼见为实
54. nothing seek, nothing find 无所求就无所获
55. there is no smoke without fire 有烟必有火；无风不起浪
56. one swallow does not make a summer 一燕不成夏（以一件事或一句话来形成概括
性的意见或判断是不明智的）
57. if a thing’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well 凡值得一做的事，都值得做好
58. second thoughts are best 经过再考虑的念头比原先的好
59. lost time is never found again 岁月既往，不可复追
60. time and tide wait for no man 岁月不待人；机不可失，时不再来
61. never put off till tomorrow what you can do today 今天能做的事不要推到明天
62. tomorrow is another day 明天再说；明天还来得及；明天还有指望
63. tomorrow never comes 切莫指望明天；“明日复明日，明日何其多，明日待
明日，万事成蹉跎”
64 travel broadens the mind 旅游开阔眼界
65. a tree is known by its fruit 看树看果实，看人看作为
66. it’s no use crying over spilt milk 泼掉的牛奶哭也收不回；覆水难收
67. nothing venture, nothing have 不入虎穴，焉得虎子；不冒风险不能成功
68. we must learn to walk before we can run 我们必须先会走才能跑
69. too much water drowns the miller 水太多淹死磨坊主；过多反而有害
70. you never miss the water till the well runs dry 井水枯竭时，方知水宝贵
71. well begun is half done 良好的开端是成功的一半
72. drawn wells are seldom dry 常汲的井不干，常练的功过硬
73. where there is a will, there is a way 只要有决心，总会有办法；有志者事竟成
74. all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy 一直工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻
75. a bird in hand is worth two in the bush 手中一只鸟胜过林中两只鸟
76. art is long and life is short 人生有限，技艺无穷；生有涯而知无涯
77. once bitten, twice shy 一次吃亏，二次小心
78. don’t count your chickens before they are hatched 蛋未孵勿先数雏；不要过早乐观
79. let bygones be bygones 过去的事让它过去吧
80. care killed the cat 忧虑伤生
81. too many cooks spoil the broth 厨师多了烧坏汤，木匠多了盖歪房
82. every dog has his day 凡人皆有得意日
83. why keep a dog and bark yourself 养了条狗干吗还当狗叫，有人代劳何必亲自动手
84. you can’t teach an old dog new tricks 老狗学不了新把戏；老年人很难适应新事物
85. what’s done cannot be undone 事已定局，无可挽回
86. don’t put all your eggs in one basket 不要把蛋放在一个篮子里；不要搞孤注一掷
87. first come, first served 先到先接待；先到先供应
88. the game is not worth the candle 不值得做；得不偿失
89. east, west, home’s best 行遍天下路，还是在家好
90. honesty is the best policy 诚实是上策
91. he laughs best who laughs last 谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好
92. laughter is the best medicine 笑是最佳良药
93. a lie has no legs 撒谎是站不住脚的
94. lookers-on see most of the game 当局者迷，旁观者清；旁观者看得最清
95. one man’s meat is another man’s poison 对一个人是食品，对另一个人是毒品
96. great minds think alike 聪明人想法不谋而合；英雄所见略同
97. misfortunes never come singly 祸不单行
98. money makes the mare go 有钱能使鬼推磨；金钱万能
99. bad news travels fast 坏消息传得快；坏事传千里
100. no news is good news 没有消息就是好消息
101. never too old to learn 只要肯学，总不嫌晚
102. penny wise, pound foolish 小算盘打得精，大算盘算不清；小事聪明，大事糊涂
103. prevention is better than cure 预防胜过弥补
104. there is no rose without a thorn 没有无刺的蔷薇；有乐必有苦
105. out of sight, out of mind 眼不见，心不想
106. the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak 心有余而力不足
107. it is the last straw that breaks the camel’s back 最后添加的一根稻草压断骆驼背脊；最
后凑上去的一个细小因素引发一场大祸
108. all good things must come to an end 一切美好之事都有结束之时；天下没有不散的宴席
109. time is a great healer 时间是最好的医生；时间一久，一切都会好转
110. time will tell 日久自明
111. a tree is known by its fruit 看树看果实，看人看作为
112. there are tricks in every trade 各行有各行的门道；各行各业都有诀窍
113. never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you 麻烦没来找你时，不要自己找麻烦
114. one volunteer is worth two pressed men 一个自愿者胜过两个被迫者
115. fire and water are good servants,. but bad masters 水火是忠仆，用之不慎是灾主
116. money is a good servant, but a bad master 金钱是忠仆，用之不慎是灾主
117. what must be must be 必然要发生的事只好随它去（发生）
118. a bad workman blames his tools 劣匠总怨工具差
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