A
- "Apple in my eye"
- 直译:蘋果在我眼中
- 意译:"蘋果"是一個很重要的人物
- e.g.:you are the apple in my eye.
- "A bad workman always blames his tools."
- 直译:拙匠常怨工具差。
- 意译:劣工尤器。人笨怨刀钝。不会撑船怪河弯。拉不出屎来赖茅坑。
- "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
- 直译:双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
- 意译:多得不如现得。满足于现有的总比因过分追求而失去一切好。
- "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."
- 直译:别久情深。
- 意译:小别胜新婚。相聚爱益切,离别情更深。
- "A cat may look at the king."
- 直译:猫也可以见国王。
- 意译:人人平等。小人物也应有权利。
- "A chain is no stronger than its weakest link."
- 直译:链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。
- 意译:一环薄弱全局垮。一着不慎,满盘皆输。
- "A creaking gate hangs long."
- 直译:吱吱响的门用得久。
- 意译:旧门久用,病夫长命。瑕不掩玉。户枢不蠹。
- "Actions speak louder than words."
- "A fool and his money are easily parted."
- "A fox smells its own lair first."
- 直译:狐狸有恶臭,自己先嗅出。
- 意译:疑人先自疑,律人先律己。
- "A friend in need is a friend indeed."
- "After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile."
- 直译:午饭后坐一会,晚饭后走一里。
- 意译:休息是為了走更長遠的路
- "A good beginning makes a good ending."
- 直译:善始者必善其终。欲善其终必先善其始。
- 意译:善始者善终。
- "A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all."
- 直译:道德败坏社会的好人看起来像最坏的人。
- 意译:众人皆醉我独醒,不如不醒。
- "A good surgeon has an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand."
- 直译:优秀的外科医生必须眼疾如鹰,心强如狮,手巧如妇。
- 意译:出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。
- "A guilty conscience needs no accuser."
- 直译:有罪的良心不需要原告。
- 意译:做贼心虚,良心自诛。多行不义必自毙,多走夜路必遇鬼。
- "A jack of all trades is master of none."
- 直译:万事通什麼都不精通。
- 意译:样样通样样松。三脚猫无所长。博艺无所精。
- "A lie has no legs."
- "A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on."
- 直译:真理刚穿靴,谎言已在世界的中途。
- 意译:真理未出门,谎言传千里。好事不出门,坏事传千里。
- "A little learning is a dangerous thing."
- 直译:一知半解最危险。
- 意译:浅学误人。一知半解,害已误人。一知半解,自欺欺人。
- "All cats love fish but hate to get their paws wet."
- 直译:猫爱吃鱼怕爪湿。猫儿爱吃鱼,却怕爪弄湿。想吃鱼又怕腥。
- 意译:即想得好处,又不惹麻烦。名利双收。不劳而获。四肢不勤,一事无成。
- "All flowers are not in one garland."
- 直译:鲜花不全在一个花环上。
- 意译:人各有志, 不可强求一致。
- "All good things come to an end."
- 直译:好景不长。
- 意译:天下无不散之宴席。花无百日红。
- "All roads lead to Rome."
- 直译:条条大路通罗马。
- 意译:殊途同归。行行出状元。
- "All is fair in love and war."
- 直译:在情场和战场上所有东西都是公平的。
- 意译:情不禁巧,兵不厌诈。情场战场,各显神通。恋爱与战争可不择手段。
- "All is well that ends well."
- "All that glitters is not gold."
- 直译:闪光的未必都是金子。
- 意译:虚有其表。中看不中用。金玉其外,未必皆善。人不可貌相。
- "All things come to he who waits."
- 直译:事物总是留给耐心等待的人。只要肯耐心等待,一切都会按时来。
- 意译:好事多磨。
- "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
- 直译:只工作不玩耍,聪明也变傻。
- 意译:会玩的人才会学
- "A merry heart makes a long life."
- "A miss is as good as a mile."
- 直译:大错小错都是错。
- 意译:失之毫厘,谬以千里。
- "An apple a day keeps the doctor away."
- 直译:一天一个苹果,医生不上门。
- 意译:每天一苹果,醫生遠離我。
- "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."
- 直译:以眼还眼,以牙还牙。
- 意译:以彼之道,还施彼身。以其人之道,还治其人之身。一报还一报。
- "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
- 直译:预防胜于治疗。治病不如防病。
- 意译:未雨绸缪。惩罚于已然,不如警惕于未然。
- "A penny saved is a penny earned."
- 直译:省一分就是赚一分。省一文等于挣一文。
- 意译:省钱就是赚钱。
- "A person is known by the company he keeps."
- 直译:你常保持联系的人了解你。
- 意译:观其友知其人。观其交友,知其为人,物以类聚。
- "A pot of milk is ruined by a drop of poison."
- 直译:一滴毒藥毁了一罐奶。
- 意译:一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥。千里之堤,毁于蚁穴。
- "April showers bring May flowers."
- 直译:四月雨带来五月花。
- 意译:苦盡甘来。否极泰来。宝剑锋从磨砺出,梅花香自苦寒来。阳光总在风雨后。不经历风雨怎麼见彩虹。
- "A rolling stone gathers no moss."
- 直译:滚石不生苔。
- 意译:心浮气躁,一事无成。转业不聚财。
- "Ask and you shall receive."
- "Ask me no questions, I will tell you no lies."
- 直译:不问我问题,我就不说谎。
- 意译:少问少受骗。
- "Ask no questions and hear no lies."
- 直译:不发问,就听不到谎言。
- 意译:是非终日有,不听自然无。
- "A sound mind in a sound body."
- 直译:健全的头脑寓于健康的身体。
- 意译:身体好,头脑活。
- "A stitch in time saves nine."
- 直译:一针及时省九针。
- 意译:及时行事,事半功倍。小洞不补,大洞吃苦。
- "As you make your bed, so you must lie in it."
- 直译:自己撲的床,自己躺。
- 意译:自作自受。自食其果。
- "As you sow, so shall you reap."
- 直译:有播种才有收获。
- 意译:一分耕耘,一分收获。种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
- "A woman's work is never done."
- 直译:女人事,做不完。妇女的活计做不完。
- 意译:女人事多。
- "A word to the wise is enough."
- "A word spoken is past recalling."
- 直译:说出的话无法收回。
- 意译:一言既出,驷马难追。
- "Any time need build on Knowledge.Train body and purification mind."
- 直译:任何時間都需要建構於知識上.訓練體格和純化思脈.
- 意译:evolutionism motto:進化論銘言
参考资料:"263在线 → 文学论坛 → 教育学习讨论区 → 英语天空 →【分享】英文谚语大全" 多谢differentok分享的文档。 --世界因我美丽 06:09 2005年6月14日 (UTC)
[编辑] B
- "Barking dogs seldom bite."
- 直译:爱叫的狗不咬人,咬人的狗不露齿。吠犬不咬人。
- 意译:外強中乾。虚有其表。虚张声势。
- "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
- 直译:生活不缺乏美,而在于发现美。
- 意译:情人眼里出西施。
- "Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes straight to the bone."
- 直译:美丽流于肤浅,丑陋深邃入骨。红颜易变,丑陋难改。
- 意译:江山易改,本性难移。
- "Beer before liquor, you'll never be sicker, but liquor before beer and you're in the clear."
- 直译:喝啤酒再喝白酒,你不会清醒;喝白酒再喝啤酒,你还清醒。
- 意译:由浅入深难,由深入浅易。由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难。
- "Beggars can't be choosers."
- 直译:乞丐绝无挑选的权利。讨饭的不能挑肥拣瘦。
- 意译:饥不择食,寒不择衣,慌不择路,贫不择妻。
- "Better late than never."
- 直译:迟做总比不做好。不怕慢,单怕站。
- 意译:宁迟勿缺。亡羊补牢,犹未晚也。
- "Better safe than sorry."
- "Better the devil you know than the devil you don't."
- 直译:已知的魔鬼比未知的好。
- 意译:明枪易躲,暗箭难防。
- "Birds of a feather flock together."
- 直译:同种类的鸟聚集在一起。
- 意译:物以类聚,人以群分。一丘之貉。
- "Bitter pills may have blessed effects."
- "Blood is thicker than water."
- "Blood will out."
- 直译:谋杀终必败露。
- 意译:真相大白。纸包不住火。
- "Boys will be boys."
- 直译:男孩子总是男孩子。男孩子总是淘气的。
- 意译:理应如此。
- "Brain is better than brawn."
- "Bread is the staff of life."
- "Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dine like a pauper."
- 直译:早餐像国王,午餐像王子,晚餐像乞丐。
- 意译:早餐吃的好,午餐吃的饱,晚餐吃的少。
- "Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon, lead at night."
- 直译:黄油早餐是金,午餐是银,晚餐是铅。
- 意译:过犹不及。
--世界因我美丽 05:53 2005年6月14日 (UTC)
[编辑] C
- "Chance favors the prepared mind."
- 直译:机遇钟爱有准备的人。
- 意译:豫则立,不豫则废。胸有成竹。
- "Cider on beer, never fear; beer upon cider, makes a bad rider."
- 直译:喝啤酒后再喝苹果酒不惧怕,喝苹果酒后再喝啤酒就不能开车。
- 意译:由浅入深难,由深入浅易。由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难。
- "Close but no cigar."
- 直译:接近了,但不是雪茄。
- 意译:很接近,但还是错了。
- "Clothes don't make the man."
- 直译:衣不合身。人不可貌相。不能以貌取人。
- 意译:好马不在鞍,人美不在衫。
- "Cowards die many times, but a brave man only dies once."
- 直译:懦夫可死千百次,好汉一生死一回。
- 意译:风萧萧兮易水寒,壮士一去兮不复返。
- "Cross the stream where it is the shallowest."
- 直译:渡溪当自浅处过。过河应走水浅处。
- 意译:从易处着手。凡事简单而为。
- "Curiosity killed the cat."
- "Cut your coat according to your cloth."
--世界因我美丽 05:58 2005年6月14日 (UTC)
[编辑] D
- "Desperate diseases must have desperate cures."
- "Desperate diseases must have desperate remedies."
- "Different sores must have different salves."
- "Different strokes for different folks."
- "Difficulty makes desire."
- "Diseases come on horseback, but steal away on foot."
- Alternative: "Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot."
- 翻译:病来如山倒, 病去如抽丝。
- "Do as you would be done by."
- "Do unto others as you would have done to you."
- "Doctors make the worst patients."
- "Don't burn your bridges before they're crossed."
- "Don't burn your bridges behind you."
- "Don't change horses in midstream."
- "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched."
- "Don't cross a bridge until you come to it."
- 翻譯:船到橋頭自然直
- Alternative: "Don't cross the bridge till you come to it."
- "Don't cry over spilt milk."
- 直译:不要为洒了的牛奶而哭泣。
- 意译:不要做无谓的后悔。覆水难收。
- "Don't cut off your nose to spite your face."
- "Don't have too many irons in the fire."
- "Don't make a mountain out of a molehill."
- "Don't mend what ain't broken."
- "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
- "Don't put the cart before the horse."
- "Don't shut the barn door after the horse is gone."
- "Don't shut the gate after the horse has bolted."
- "Don't spit into the wind."
- "Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater."
- "Doubt is the beginning, not the end, of wisdom."
- "Don't bring owls to Athens"
- "Don't hold a candle to the sun"
[编辑] E
- "Early bird gets the worm."
- "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise."
- "Eat to live, don't live to eat."
- "Eat when you're hungry, and drink when you're dry."
- "East or West, home is best."
- 翻譯:不管東方西方,家就是最好的地方。在家千日好。
- "Empty barrels make the most sound."
- "Even a worm will turn."
- "Every cloud has a silver lining."
- "Every disease will have its course."
- "Every dog has its day."
- "Every man has a price."
- "Every rule has its exception."
- "Everything comes to him who waits."
- "Every why has a wherefore."
[编辑] F
- "Faith will move mountains."
- "Faint heart never won fair lady."
- 翻譯:怯懦的人永远得不到美丽的女人
- 意译:狭路相逢勇者胜
- "Familiarity breeds contempt."
- "Fine feathers make fine birds."
- "Fine words butter no parsnips."
- "First come, first served."
- "First deserve than desire."
- "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread."
- "Forbidden fruit is the sweetest."
- "Forewarned is forearmed."
- "Fresh pork and new wine kill a man before his time."
- "Fretting cares make grey hairs."
- "Friend to all is a friend to none."
[编辑] H
- "Hair of the dog that bit you."
- "Half a loaf is better than none."
- "Hansome is as hansome does."
- "Hang a thief when he's young,and he'll no' steal when he's old."
- "Hard cases make bad law."
- "Hard words break no bones."
- "Haste makes waste."
- "Hawks will not pick out hawks eyes."
- "Health is better than wealth."
- "Heaven protects children, sailors and drunken men."
- "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
- "Help a lame dog over a stile."
- "He that lives too fast, goes to his grave too soon."
- "He that will steal an egg will steal an ox."
- "He who hesitates is lost."
- "He who laughs last laughs best."
- "He who laughs last laughs longest."
- "He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword."
- "He who sleeps forgets his hunger."
- "Hindsight is 20/20."
- "His bark is worse than his bite."
- "History repeats itself."
- "Home is where the heart is."
- "Home is where you hang your hat."
- "Honesty is the best policy."
- "Honey catches more flies than vinegar."
- "Hunger is the best spice."
- "Hunger makes good kitchen."
[编辑] I
- "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again."
- "If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing well."
- "If mama ain't happy, ain't nobody happy."
- "If the cap fits, wear it."
- "If the shoe fits, wear it."
- "If you buy cheaply, you pay dearly."
- "If you can't beat them, join them."
- "If you can't be good, be careful."
- "If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen."
- "If you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it."
- "If you want a thing done well, do it yourself."
- "If you're in a hole, stop digging."
- "In for a penny, in for a pound."
- "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."
- "In the end, a man's motives are second to his accomplishments."
- "It's a good horse that never stumbles."
- "It never rains, but it pours."
- 翻譯:不鳴則已,一鳴驚人或者:祸不单行(朗文翻译)
- "It's a long lane that has no turning."
- "It's an ill wind that blows no good."
- "It's better to give than to receive."
- "It's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."
- "It's easy to be wise after the event."
- "It's never too late to mend."
- "It's not over till it's over."
- "It's no use crying over spilt milk."
- "It's often a person's mouth broke their nose."
- "It's the early bird that gets the worm."
- "It's the empty can that makes the most noise."
- "It's the squeaky wheel that gets the grease."
- "It takes all sorts to make a world."
- 翻译:大千世界,无奇不有。
- "It takes two to make a quarrel."
- "It takes two to tango."
- "It takes two to lie, one to lie and one to listen."
[编辑] J
- "Jack is as good as his master."
- "Jack of all trades, master of none."
万事通但无一门精
- "Jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today."
- "Jove but laughs at lover's perjury."
- "Judge not, that ye be not judged."
[编辑] K
- "Keep a thing seven years and you will always find a use for it."
- "Keep no more cats that catch mice."
[编辑] L
- "Laughter is the best medicine."
- "Learn to walk before you run."
- "Learning is the enterprise of a lifetime."
- "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."
- 直譯:你們中間誰是沒有罪的,誰就可以先拿石頭打他。 (聖經.約翰福音8:7)
- "Like cures like(Cf. Agatha Christie's Sleeping Murder.)
- "Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas."
- "Little enemies and little wounds must not be despised."
- "Liquor before beer and you're in the clear. Beer before liquor and you'll never be sicker."
- "Long absent, soon forgotten."
- 意譯:久疏則必忘;別久情疏;一曝十寒。
- 翻译:时间会冲淡感情。
- "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves."
- "Look before you leap."
- "Love at first sight."
- "Love is the abnegation of self."
- "Love is blind."
[编辑] M
- "Make hay while the sun shines."
- "Many hands make light work."
- "Money makes the mare go."
- "Money talks."
- "Money talks, bullshit walks."
- "More haste, less speed."
[编辑] N
- "Nature abhors a vacuum."
- "Nature, time, and patience are three great physicians."
- "Necessity is the mother of all invention."
- "Ne'er cast a clout till May be out."
- "Never put off till (until) tomorrow what you can do today."
- "Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you."
- "New brooms sweep clear."
- "New broom sweeps clean."
- "No cross,no crown."
- "No cows, no cares."
- "No gain without pain."
- "No man can serve two masters."
- "No news is good news."
- "No pain, no gain."
- "No time to waste like the present."
- "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
- 不入虎穴,焉得虎子(不进老虎洞,怎能捉到小老虎。比喻不历艰险,就不能获得成功。)
- "Nothing succeeds like success."
[编辑] O
- "Once bitten, twice shy."
- "One doctor only makes work for another."
- "One good turn deserves another."
- "One hour's sleep before midnight is worth two hours after."
- "One man's meat is another man's poison."
- "One swallow doesn't make a summer."
- "One turnip,one pit."
- "Opposites attract."
- "Out of sight, out of mind."
[编辑] P
- "Paddle your own canoe."
- "Pain is only weakness leaving the body."
- "Penny wise, pound foolish."
- "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
- 直譯:住在玻璃屋的人不要互擲石頭.
- 意譯:勿道人之短.
- "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely."
- "Practice makes perfect."
- "Prevention is better than cure."
- "Pride goeth before a fall."
- "Penny saved is a penny earned."
- "Pudding before praise."
- "Procrastination is the thief of time."
[编辑] R
- "Red sky at night: shepherd's delight. Red sky in the morning: shepherd's warning."
- "Rome wasn't built in a day."
- "Rules are made to be broken."
[编辑] S
- "Said easier than done"
- "Seek and ye shall find."
- 直譯:尋找,就尋見.(聖經.耶穌語)
- 意譯:有志竟成(誠能感動天).
- "Six of one,half dozen of the other."
- "Still waters are the deepest."
- 意譯:深藏不露(真人不露相). 形容表面看起来不怎麼危险的地方才是最危险的。
- "Still waters run deep."
- 意譯:深藏不露 (一个很沉默的人很可能是很深刻的,大智若愚)
- "Strike while the iron is hot."
- "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish."
[编辑] T
- "Talk is cheap."
- "Talk of the devil - and the devil appears."
- "The best things in life are free."
- "The coat makes the man."
- "The cure is worse than the disease."
- "The early bird gets the worm."
- "The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
- "The end justifies the means."
- 直譯:結果決定手段是否正當.
- 意译:成敗論英雄.成王败寇
- "The first step to health is to know that we are sick."
- 直譯:保健的第一步就是知道自己有病.
- 意译:人贵有自知之明
- "The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence."
- "The head and feet keep warm, the rest will take no harm."
- "The more things change, the more they stay the same."
- "The opera ain't over until the fat lady sings."
- "The pen is mightier than sword."
- "The pot calling the kettle black."
- "The proof of the pudding is in the eating."
- "There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians."
- "There's always a calm before a storm."
- "There's always a deep breath before a plunge"
- "There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip."
- "There's no accounting for taste."
- "There's no arguing with the barrel of a gun."
- "There's no time like the present."
- "The road to hell is paved with good intentions."
- "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak."
- 意譯:立志行善由得我,行出來由不得我(聖徒保羅之言);心有餘,力不足.谋事在人,成事在天。
- "The squeaky wheel gets the grease."
- 直譯:嘎嘎作響的輪子表示要上潤滑油了.
- 意译:会哭的孩子有糖吃
- "The wish is father to the thought."
- "Think before you speak."
- "Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
- "Time is money."
- "To each his own"
- "To err is human; to forgive, divine."
- "Tomorrow is another day."
- "Too many cooks spoil the broth."
- 直譯:太多的厨師,反而把湯破壞了。
- 意譯:如果人太多,意見也多,反而不易做出决定。其實一個人作主就够了。人多手腳亂。
- "Truth is stranger than fiction."
- "Turn over a new leaf"
- "Two's company, three's a crowd."
- "Two heads are better than one."
- "Two things prolong your life: A quiet heart and a loving wife."
- "Two wrongs don't make a right."
- 翻譯:對就是對,不對就是不對。
- 意譯:"積非" 都不能 "成是"
- "The start of a journey should never be mistaken for success."
[编辑] V
- "Variety is the spice of life."
- 直譯:變化是生命的調味品.
- 意譯:豐富多彩是生活的情趣所在。
[编辑] W
- "Waste not, want not."
- "We all make mistakes."
- 翻譯:任何人皆會有錯。
- 意譯:人非聖賢,孰能無過?
- "We must take the bad with the good."
- "What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger."
- 直譯:它不但殺不了你,反倒使你更強壯.
- 意譯:把吃苦當作吃補.(越挫越勇)
- "What goes around comes around."
- "What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander."
- 直譯:雌鵝可以吃的,雄鵝也可以吃.
- 意譯:依樣畫葫蘆.
- "When in Rome do as the Romans do."
- "When the cat's away, the mice will play."
- 直譯:猫不在,老鼠就鬧翻天.
- 意譯:山中無老虎,猴子也稱王.
- "When the going gets tough, the tough get going."
- "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras."
- 直譯:當你聽到蹄聲時,要想到是馬的蹄聲,而不是斑馬的.
- 意譯:不可掉以輕心.
- "Where one door shuts, another opens."
- "Where there's a will there's a way."
- "While the cat is away, the mice will play."
- "While there's life, there's hope."
- "Who keeps company with the wolves, will learn to howl."
- "Wide ears and short tongue are the best."
- "Without sleep, no health."
[编辑] Y
- "You can lead (take) a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
- 直譯:你可以引馬就水,不可以強迫馬喝水.
- 意譯:要順勢而為,不可逆勢而為。
- "You can't have it both ways."
- 直译:不能两头都圆。
- 意译:此事古难全。[特例]:忠孝不能两全。
- "You can't have your cake and eat it too."
- 直译:又想吃掉饼,又想饼常在。
- 意译:天下哪有这麼好的事!
- "You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs."
- 直译:不把蛋打碎,哪得煎蛋饼。
- 意译:畏手畏脚,大事难图。
- "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear."
- "You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds."
- 直譯:你不可以邊跟著野兔跑,邊帶獵犬去打獵.
- 意譯:不可腳踏兩條船;不可兩面討好。
- "You can't teach an old dog new tricks."
- "You can't teach grandma to suck eggs."
- "You can't tell a book by its cover."
- 直译:光看封面,哪知书好书坏。
- 翻译: 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量。
- "You have to crawl before you can walk."
- 直譯:在學會爬之前你要先學会如何走路.
- 翻譯:別想一步沖天(要按部就班).
- "You never know what you've got till it's gone."
- 直译:當失去時,才知道曾經擁有的。
- 意译: 知福惜福。身在福中不知福
- "You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours."