常用的名言和谚语
Virtue and a trade are the best portion for children.
德行和一门技能是孩子最好的遗产。
Better early than late.
宁早勿迟。
A man can do no more than he can.
量力而行。
Honesty and diligence should be your eternal mates.
诚实和勤奋应成为你永远的伴侣。
Early birds catch worms.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
Every coin has its two sides.
有利有弊。
Every man has his hobby-horse.
人各有所好。
Every man has his his taste.
人各有所好。
Every one is born equal.
人人生而平等。
Every rose has its thorn.
每朵玫瑰都有刺。
Good things stay indoors while bad things will go far away.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Gossip is a fearing thing.
人言可畏。
He who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
It is never too late to learn.
学习永远不嫌晚。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
Health is better than wealth.
健康胜于财富。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
知足长乐。
a friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
Every advantage has its disadvantages.
有利必有弊。
Every little makes a nickel.
积少成多。
Self-trust is the first secret of success.
自信是成功的第一秘诀。
Example is better than precept.
言传不如身教。
No pains , no gains.
不劳无获。
Throw the baby out with the bath water.
把洗澡水连同婴儿一起倒掉。
One man's meat is another man 's poison.
百人有百好。
If the old dog barks, he gives counsel.
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前。
Parents are the first teachers of the children.
父母是孩子的第一任老师。
Different strokes for different folks.
各有所好。
An old man is treasure of a family.
家有老人便是宝。
You live with a lame, you will learn a limp.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
He that lives with cripples learns to limp.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
It is good to learn at another man's cost.
前车之鉴。
The devil knows many things because he is old.
人老监视广。
All bread is not baked in one oven.
人与人不同，花有几样红/不能强求一致。
任何事情都有利有弊。
Forgetting history means betrayal.
忘记历史意味着背叛。
Strictness helps, indulgence spoils.
严是爱；松是害。
Father is one hundred headmasters.
一个父亲胜过百个老师。
All work without play makes jack a dull boy.
只干活不玩耍，聪明的孩子会变傻。
Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.
今天的事情今天干。
If you want to understand today, you have to research yesterday.
要想懂的得今天，就必须研究昨天。
Each man has his limitation.
人各有极限。
They that live longest see most.
人越老，越有智慧。
Think thrice before we leap.
三思而后行。
Too much liberty spoils all.
自由过了头，一切乱了套。
A wise man and a fool together know more than a wise man.
三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮。
The older, the wiser.
年岁增长，智慧增长。
The onlooker sees the game best.
旁观者清。
The spectator sees most clearly.
旁观者清。
Two heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮。
Years bring wisdom.
年岁增长智慧。
A friend is easier lost than found.
朋友易失不易得。
Time waits for no man.
时不待人。
Look before you leap.
三思而后行。
Every man has his liking.
人各有所好。
Variety is the spice of life.
多样化是生活的调味品。
It is a two-edged sword.
它是双刃剑。
Ill news travels fast.
坏事传千里。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
Life is irreversible.
生命只有一次。
More gain for more pay.
多劳多得。
No garden without weeds.
没有花园无杂草。
No sweet without sweat.
苦尽甘来。
引用名人名言及谚语时，可使用如下句型：
Just as the saying goers: “No garden is without weeds”, computer games have also some disadvantages.
正像常言所说:“没有无杂草的花园”，计算机也有一些不足之处。
As the proverb goes: “Every coin has its two sides”, television has both advantages and disadvantages.
正像谚语所说：“任何硬币都有两面”，电视既有优点也有缺点。

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　　a bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 a bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。 a bad workman always blames his tools. 不会撑船怪河弯。 a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。 a boaster and a liar are cousins-german. 吹牛与说谎本是同宗。 a bully is always a coward. 色厉内荏。 a burden of one's choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。 a candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。 a cat has 9 lives. 猫有九条命。 a cat may look at a king. 人人平等。 a close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。 a constant guest is never welcome. 常客令人厌。 actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。 adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 逆境出人才。 a fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。 a faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。 a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。 a fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。 a friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 a friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 a friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。 a friend without faults will never be found. 没有十全十美的朋友。 'after you' is good manners. “您先请”是礼貌。 a good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 a good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 a good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 a good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书，相伴一生。 a good conscience is a soft pillow. 不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。 a good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。 a good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤。 a good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 a good wife health is a man's best wealth. 妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。 a great talker is a great liar. 说大话者多谎言。 a hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。 a joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend. 戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。 a leopard cannot change its spots. 积习难改。 a liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 a light heart lives long. 静以修身。 a little body often harbors a great soul. 浓缩的都是精品。 a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。 a little pot is soon hot. 狗肚子盛不得四两油。