(English Proverb Collection)
An ill marriage is a spring of ill fortune.
不良的婚姻是恶运的来源。
Who marrieth for love without money,hath good nights and sorry days.
为了爱情,无钱结婚,夜来欢娱,白天悔恨。
If you always say NO,never be married.
常常说“不”字,永远难结婚。
Honest men marry soon,wise men not at all.
老实的人早成婚,聪明的人不结婚。
A good wife and health is a man’s best wealth.
贤妻和健康是男子的至宝。
A good wife makes a good husband.
有好妻子就有好丈夫;妻贤夫自良。
Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.
选择妻子,最好用耳不用眼。
Better be half hanged than ill wed.
与其成怨偶,不如守单身。
He who does not honour his wife,dishonours himself.
不尊重自己妻子的人,自己也不会受人尊重。
The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives.
有懦弱的丈夫,就有凶悍的妻子。
It is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.
母鸡司晨家不兴。
The wife is the key of the house.
妻子是一家之钥;妻贤一家兴。
The more women look in their glass,the less they look to their house.
妇女照镜越多,照管家务就越少。
East or west,home is best.
东也好,西也好,还是家中最好;金窝银窝,不如家里的草窝。
One father can support ten children; ten children cannot support one father.
一个父亲可以供养十个孩子,十个孩子却不能供养一个父亲。
One father is more than a hundred school-masters.
一个父亲胜于一百个教师。
Like father,like son.
有其父,必有其子。
The father buys,the son bigs,the grandchild sells,and his son thigs.
父买、子修建、孙儿卖,重孙街上当乞丐。
The mother’s breath is aye sweet.
母亲的低语总是甜蜜的。
Like mother,like daughter.
有其母,必有其女。
Children are the parents’ riches.
子女是父母的至宝。
A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world.
孩童是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的东西。
He that hath no children,knows not what is love.
没有孩子的人,不知道什么叫做爱。
Children learn to creep ere they can go.
孩子要走路,先得学爬行。
Silly(=good) child is soon ylered(=taught).
好小孩,学得快。
Boys will be boys.
一次尝到血,虎欲永难遏。
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
骑虎难下。
The leopard can never change its spots.
花豹永不能改变身上的斑点(指:本性难移)。
Kings and bears oft worry keepers.
国王和熊,常使守护人忧心忡忡。
He who shareth honey with the bear hath the least part of it.
与熊分蜜糖,只得一点尝。
Do not sell the bear’s skin before you have caught the bear.
熊未到手休卖皮(勿过早乐观)。
Where the deer is slain,some of her blood will lie.
鹿死总有血迹留。
The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more than one wood.
野猪一怒毁树多。
An ape’s an ape, a varlet’s a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.
尽管衣绸穿红,猿猴还是猿猴,侍从还是侍从。
An army of stags led by a lion would be more formidable than one of lions led by a stag.
一只狮子率领的一群鹿,比一只鹿率领的一头狮子更难对付。
A bad custom is like a good cake, better broden than kept.
坏习惯象饼子,碎了比保存起来好。
A bald head is soon shaven.
光脑袋,剃得快。
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
瞎子不谢赠镜人。
A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.
借来的大氅不暖身。
A brave retreat is a brave exploit.
勇退即勇绩。
Accidents will happen in the best regulated families.
即使家规严,丑事总难免。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
腊烛照亮了别人,毁灭了自己。
A constant guest is never welcome.
常来之客不会受欢迎。
A cracked bell can never sound well (is never sound).
破钟无好音。
A crown is no cure for the headache.
王冠难治头痛。
A drowning man will catch at a straw.
溺水者见草也要抓;急何能择。
After a storm comes a calm.
暴风雨后天平静;雨过天晴。
After death, the doctor.
人死医生来;雨后送伞。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端,就是成功了一半。
A good example is the best sermon.
良好的范例是最好的训诫。
A great ship asks deep waters.
大船要在深水行;英雄要有用武之地。
A horse stumbles that has four legs.
人有失手日,马有失蹄时。
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
小失成大害;小误酿大祸。
A little pot is soon hot.
壶小易热,量小易怒。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人遁逃时,人人皆勇士。
All is fish that comes to his net.
到了网中都是鱼;只要到手全都要。
All is well that ends well.
结果好,就一切都好。
1.Lying is the first step to the gallows.
说谎是上断头台的第一步。
2.Waste not,want not.
俭以防匮。 till the grave.
婴孩时期学到的东西,老死不会忘记。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
知识能使好人更好,坏人更坏。
Soon learnt,soon forgotten.
学得快,忘得快。
Learn young,learn fair.
为学趁年青,既学须学好。
A lazy youth,a lousy age.
少时懒惰老来苦借钱才到手,立刻便担忧。
He that goes a borrowing,goes a sorrowing.
向人借债是自寻烦恼。
Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt.
与其负债起身,不如空腹上床。
Out of debt,out of danger.
脱债就脱险。
A pound of care will notThe evil wound is cured but not the evil name.
重伤可治,恶名难去。
Evil communications corrupt good manners.
不良的交往败坏良好的举止。
No wrong without remedy.
有过皆可补。
Virtue flies from the heart of a mercenary man.
唯利是图者,胸中无美德。
First think,and then speak.
动口先动脑。
A word spoken is past recalling(The words once spoken can never be recalled).
一言既出,驷马难追。
While the word is in your mouth,it is your own;when ’tis once spoken, ’tis another’s.
话在嘴里,属于自己;话一出口,人家所有。
Speech is silver,silence is gold.
言语是银,沉默是金。
Few words are best.
寡言为贵。
No wisdom like silence.
聪明莫过沉默。
Least said,soonest mended.
少说为妙。
Second thoughts are best.
再思而后行。
Look before you leap.
慎思而后行。
He is a wise man who speaks little.
智多言语少。
Fair words butter no parsnips.
美言无补实际。
The tongue is not made of steel,yet it cuts.
舌头不是钢,一动把人伤。
Sometimes words hurt more than swords.
言语能伤人,有时胜刀剑。
A good tongue is a good weapon.
口齿伶俐,是件利器。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
头脑灵,嘴巴紧。
It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently.
说得多是一回事,讲得中肯又是一回事。
Unprofitable eloquence is like the cypress,which is great and tall,but bears no fruit.
无益的雄辩犹如高大的柏树,不会结果。
Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.
与其说话不中肯,不如半句也莫吭。
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
笑语之中吐真言。
Few words,many deeds.
少说话,多做事。
Actions speak louder than words.
行动比言语响亮;百说不如一干。
From words to deeds is a great space.
言行之间,大有距离。
Deeds,not words.
要行动,不要言词。
Bare words,no bargain.
空言不能成交易。
Deeds are fruits,words are but leaves.
行动是果实,言语只是叶子。
Ill deeds cannot honour.
坏行为不受尊敬。
Fine words dress ill deeds.
漂亮的言词装饰着恶劣的行为。
Good words and ill deeds deceive wise and fools.
动听的话和坏行为同样欺骗聪明和愚人。
Our own actions are our security,not others’ judgements.
我们的行为是自己的保证,并不是旁人的鉴定。
A man of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
空有言语而无行动的人,犹如杂草丛生的花园。
A man is not good or bad for one action.
不能凭一件事判断人的好坏。
A man apt to promise is apt to forget.
易于许诺的人也易于忘记。
A man that breaks his word,bids others to be false to him.
人不守信,无异于叫旁人对他失信。
Easier said than done.
说易行难。
The greatest talkers are always the least doers.
大言不惭的总是行动最少的人。
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
布丁好坏,一尝便知;空谈不如实践。
Pride goes before a fall.
骄者必败。
Pride goes before destruction.
骄者必败。
Pride goeth before,and shame cometh after.
骄傲走在前,羞耻跟在后。
Pride and grace dwelt never in one place.
傲慢和温雅,永难住一处。
He that climbs high falls heavily.
爬得高,跌得重。
Pride must be pinched.
骄傲应收敛。
The more noble the more humble.
越高贵,越应谦逊。
Humility often gains more than pride.
谦逊常比傲慢受益更多。
He who imagines that he has knowledge enough has none.
自命万事通,腹中常空空。
No man is the worst for knowing the worst of himself.
人并不因为他自知很差就是很差。
Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.
骄傲可能会潜藏在穿旧的斗篷下。
It is not a sign of humility to declaim against pride.
用慷慨激昂的言语攻击傲慢并不是谦逊的标志。
He that is full of himself is very empty.
自满之人腹内空。
Honesty is the best policy.
诚实为上策。
An honest man’s word is as good as his bond.
诚实人的诺言实际上就是他的保证书。
Poor but honest.
虽贫穷,要诚实。
Honesty may be dear bought,but can never be an ill pennyworth.
高价买诚实,永远也值得。
Knavery may serve,but honesty is best.
欺诈可能有用,诚实却是上策。
Every man has his weak side.
人人都有自己的弱点。
He who has no shame has no conscience.
不知羞耻的人不知自疚。
An honest look covereth many faults.
一副诚实的外表掩盖着许多缺点。
Once a knave,ever a knave.
一次成无赖,永远是无赖。
A crafty knave needs no broker.
狡猾的无赖不需要有中间人。
The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar.
正当得到的一分钱胜于偷来的一元钱。
One penny with right is better than a thousand without right.
合法取得的一辨士,胜于非法取得的一千辨士。
The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound.
不正当得来的辨士使正当得来的英镑也受到沾污。
Love is blind.
爱情是盲目的。
Love is without reason.
爱情无理智。
Love is full of trouble.
爱情充满了烦恼。
Love cannot be compelled.
爱情不能强迫。
Love begets love.
爱爱相生。
Love needs no teaching.
爱情不需教导。
Love at first sight.
一见倾心。
Love asks faith,and faith firmness.
爱情要求信任,信任要求坚定。
Love is the touchstone of virtue.
爱情是美德的试金石。
Love not at the first look.
不要一见钟情。
Hasty love,soon cold.
爱得匆忙冷得快。
Love is a sweet torment.
爱情是一种甜蜜的痛苦。
Love rules his kingdom without a sword.
爱情的王国不用刀剑来统治。
Love will find out the way.
爱情自会寻出路。
Love is not to be found in the market.
爱情在市场上找不到。
Lovers live by love,as larks live by leeks.
情侣靠爱情生活,正象云雀靠韭葱生活一样。
Old love will not be forgotten.
旧情永难忘;往日的爱情难以忘怀。
True love kythes(=shows itself)in time of need.
患难显真情。
Sound love is not soon forgotten.
坚固的爱情不会顷刻忘怀。
The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.
最大的恨来自最大的爱。
No love is foul,nor prison fair.
没有肮脏的爱情,也没有美丽的监狱。
Labour is lihgt where love doth pay.
爱情付报酬,劳苦也轻松。
Love is the reward of love.
爱就是爱的报酬。
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
爱情把一切冷酷之心变成温柔。
When love puts in,friendship is gone.
爱情进入,友情完结。
The course of true love never did run smooth.
真爱的道路绝不平坦。
Love is a sweet tyranny,because the lover endures his torment willingly.
爱情是可爱的虐政,情人们甘受它痛苦的折磨。
True love is giving,not taking.
真挚的爱是给,不是取。
Love makes obedience easy.
爱情使顺从成为易事。
Love is sweet in the beginning,but sour in the end.
爱情先甜后来酸。
Where love fails,we espy all faults.
爱情一失败,一切毛病都发现。
Follow love and it will flee,flee love and it will follow thee.
追求爱情它高飞,逃避爱情它跟随。
When poverty comes in at the door,love flies out of the window.
贫穷一进门,爱情跳窗走。
Faults are thick while love is thin.
一朝情义淡,样样不顺眼。
Hatred is blind as well as love.
爱情和仇恨,二者皆盲目。
Marriage is a lottery.
婚姻是一桩难于预测的事。
Marry thy like.
跟你情投意合的人结婚。
Marriage makes or mars a man.
婚姻成全人,也能损害人。
It is good to marry late or never.
晚婚或不婚,都是好事情。
Early wed,early dead.
早婚者早夭。
They that marry in green,their sorrow is soon seen.
年纪轻轻就结婚,为时不久便悔恨。
A young man married is a man that’s marred.
男子早婚,种下祸根。
Marry in haste,and repent at leisure.
匆匆结婚,时时悔恨。
Marry in lent,and you’ll live to repent.
借债结婚,一生悔恨。
He that marries for wealth,sells his liberty.
为财富而结婚的人,出卖了自己的自由。
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