常见的英语格言(5)
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Move heaven and earth想尽一切办法；竭尽全力（误：翻天覆地） Necessity is the mother of invention. Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。 Never do things by halves.做事不要半途而废。 Never judge from appearances. Never look a gift horse in the mouth. Never mix your liquor. Never say die. Never speak ill of the dead. Never think yourself above business.勿自视过高；不要眼高手低；永远不要认为自己是大才小用。 Never too late to repent. Never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢未为晚也。 No Bad news travels fast. No man can serve two masters. No man is indispensable. No news is good news. No one can call back yesterday; Yesterday will not be called again. 昨日不复来。 No pain, no gain. No root,no fruit.无根就无果。 No one is wise at all time. 智者千虑，必有一失。 Not have a dog's chance 毫无机会 Nothing is certain but death and taxes. Nothing succeeds like success. Nothing ventured, thing gained. Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。 Old habits die hard. Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away. Once Cleanliness is next to godliness. One good turn deserves another. One man's loss is another man"s gain. One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock. 一只羊生疮整群羊遭殃。 One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。 One"s life is limited, but learning is endless. 生命有限，学海无涯。 Opportunity seldom knocks twice. Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心不烦。 Patience is a virtue. Penny wise, pound foolish. Pleasant hours fly past.快乐时光去如飞。 Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。 Practice what you preach. Prepare for a rainy day.未雨绸缪。 Prevention is better than cure. Procrastination is the thief of time.因循拖延是时间的大敌；拖延就是浪费时间。 Pull somebody's leg戏弄某人；开某人的玩笑（误：拖某人的后腿） Pull up one's socks振作起来；鼓起勇气（误：提起袜子） Punctuality is the soul of business.守时为立业之要素。 Put your shoulder to the wheel.努力工作。 Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. Rats desert a sinking ship. Reading makes a full man and writing an exact man. 读书使人充实，写作使人严谨。 Return to one's sheep [muttons] 回到本题 Revenge is sweet. Robbing Peter to pay Paul. Saving is getting. 节省就是获得。 Saying is one thing, doing another. 说是一回事，做是另一回事。 Scornful[Hungry] dogs will eat dirty puddings. 人到危急时, 平时所不屑做的也要做; 急不暇择, 饥不择食。 Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. See [watch] how [which way] the cat jumps (=wait for the cat to jump) 观望形势然后行动; 看风使舵, 随机应变 See Naples and die.不到黄河心不死。 Seeing is believing.百闻不如一见。 Send somebody to the chair把某人判死刑；送…电椅（误：把某人送到椅子上） Separate the sheep from the goats 区别好人和坏人 Sheep and goats 善人与恶人(来自《圣经》) Sheep that have no shepherd 乌合之众 Silence is golden. Sloth is the key of poverty.惰能致贫。 Sloth turneth the edge of wit.懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。 Something is better than nothing. Spare the rod and spoil the child. Speak when you are spoken to. Speaking without think is shooting without aiming. 说话不假思索，等于无的放矢。 Speech is the picture of the mind. 言为心声。 Still waters run deep. Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁。 Sweet things are bad for the teeth. Take time when time cometh,lest time steal away.时来必须要趁时，不然时去无声息。 Tall trees catch much wind.树大招风。 Teach an old dog new tricks 使守旧的人接受新事物 Teach the dog to bark 教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举) Teaching others teaches yourself.教学相长。 That's like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl. 引狼入室; 等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。 |
