中文常用谚语翻译.doc

English Idioms and Proverbs No sweet without sweat. 没有耕耘就没有收获 One is as old as one’s heart. 心有多老人有多老 Time heals all sorrows. 时间治愈一切创伤 Many hands make light work. 人多力量大 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行始于足下 Where there is smoke, there is fire.无风不起浪 As poor as a church mouse.一贫如洗 A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口 Clothes make the man.人靠衣装, 佛靠金装 Clothes don’t make the man.不能以貌取人 Strike while the iron is hot.趁热打铁 Look before you leap.三思而后行 To teach a fish how to swim.班门弄斧 Self-trust is the first secret of success.自信是成功的秘诀 Better late than never.迟做总比不做好 God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助 Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌 Rome was not built in a day.伟业非一日之功 Like father , Like son.有其父必有其子 Well begun, half done好的开端,成功的一半 Every cloud has a silver lining否极泰来 Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成 Haste makes waste.欲速则不达 All roads lead to Rome.条条道路通罗马 Time and tide waits for no man岁月不等人 Honesty is the best policy.诚实是上策 Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起使人健康, 富有, 和聪明 An apple a day keeps doctor away一日一个苹果不用看医生 No venture, no gain不入虎穴,焉得虎子 No pains , no gains不劳无获 Action speaks louder than words事实胜于雄辩 Living well is the best revenge活得好就是最好的报复 A famed person and a fatted pig are alike人怕出名猪怕壮 Sow nothing, reap nothing.春不播, 秋不收 It is easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮容易当 Pride goes before a fall.骄者必败 Let bygones be bygones.既往不咎 A man is known by the company he keeps观其友, 知其人 Learning is a bitter root, but it bears sweet fruit.学习根苦果甜 Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.智慧对大脑如健康对人体一样重要 Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man读书使人渊博,交谈使人机敏,写作使人严谨 Knowledge comes from diligence知识来自勤奋 Silence gives consent 沉默就是赞成 Many a little makes a mickle 积少成多 Turn geese into swans 言过其实 As you make your bed, so you must lie on it 自作自受 Far fowls have fair feathers 得不到的东西最美 Better be sure than sorry 稳当总比后悔好 No man is indispensable 离开谁地球都照样转 You can not make a crab walk straight 不能强人所难