英文諺語
A bargain is a bargain說話要算數 A book that is shut is but a block開卷有益A contended mind is a perpetual feast知足常樂
A drowning man will catch a straw飢不擇食
A fault confessed is half redresses肯認錯是改過的一半
A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks愚者多語,智者講話
A friend in need is a friend indeed患難見真情
A friend is a second self朋友乃第二個自己
A good beginning makes a good ending善始必有善終
A good book is the purest essence of a human soul好書是人類靈魂最純淨的精髓
A heart of steel鐵石心腸
A Jack of all trades is master of none樣樣通樣樣鬆
A leopard cannot change his spots江山易改品性難移
A little learning is a dangerous thing一知半解最危險
A man is know by the company he keeps觀其友知其人
A man's reach should exceed his grasp多多益善
A miss is as good as a mile差之毫釐失之千釐
A promise is a promise一言為定
A soft answer turneth away wrath忍一句,息一怒
A stitch in time saves nine及時行事,事半功倍
A woman's strength is her tongue能言善辯
A word spoken is past recalling一言既出駟馬難追
Absence makes the heart grow fonder小別勝新婚
Accidents will happen人有旦夕禍福
Actions speak louder than words行動勝於雄辯
Advice when most needed is least heeded忠言逆耳
After rain comes sunshine雨過必天晴
All good things come to an end天下沒有不散的席
All is well that ends well吉人自有天相
All roads lead to Rome條條大路通羅馬；行行都會出狀元
All that glitters is not gold人不可貌相
An apple a day keeps the doctor away一日一蘋果,醫生遠離我
An eye for an eye; and a tooth for a tooth以眼還眼,以牙還牙
April showers bring May flowers五月花帶來六月雨
As a you sows, so shall you reap種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆
Ask and you shall receive勤問必有所得
Ask no questions and hear no lies少打聽就聽不到假話
Bad news travels fast好事不出門，壞事傳千里
Beauty is but skin-deep人不可貌相
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder情人眼裡出西施
Beauty is only skin deep人不可貌相
Beggars mustn't be choosers饑者不該擇食
Better do it than wish it done求人不如求己
Better later than never亡羊補牢,永不為遲
Birds of a feather flock together物以類聚
Blessings are not valued till they are gone失去才知珍貴
Blood is thicker than water血濃于水近鄰不如遠親
Books are to mankind what memory is to the individual書本對於人類,就好像記憶對於個人
Books cannot be kitted by fire書不會被戰火所燒
Calamity is man's touchstone患難見真情
Care kills a cat憂慮致命
Charity begins at home齊家才能治國
Clothes make the man人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝
Comparisons are odious人比人，氣死人
Constant dripping wears away the stone滴水可穿石
Courtesy costs nothing禮多人不怪
Cross your heart你發誓
Crows do not pick crow's eyes同類不相殘
Custom makes all things easy習慣成自然
Death is preferable to slavery不自由毋寧死
Deeds, not words行動勝於空談
Diamond cuts強中自有強中手
Do (to others) as you would have others do to you已所不欲物施於人
Do in Rome as the Romans do入鄉隨俗
Don't brush me off不要敷衍我
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched別打如意算盤
Don't cross the bridge till you come to it不要杞人憂天
Don't let me down別叫我失望
Don't put all your eggs in one basket不要孤注一擲
Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today今天的事今天做
Don't put the cart before the horse勿本末倒置
Don't quarrel with your bread and butter勿自砸飯碗
Don't speak ill of others behind their backs不要在背後說人壞話
Don't teach your grandmother to such eggs勿班門弄斧
Don't turn me down不要拒絕我
Don't wash your dirty linen in public家醜不出外傳
Don't mistake generosity for cowardice勿將寬容誤為怯懦
Doubt is the beginning of wisdom懷疑是智慧的開端
Dying is as natural as living生死由命，富貴在天
Easier said than done說比做容易
East or west, home is best金窩銀窩不如自家的狗窩
Envy and wrath shorten the life疾妒和憤怒會縮短生命
Even Homer sometimes nods智者千慮,必有一失
Every cloud has a silver lining否極泰來
Every dog has his/its day十年風水輪流轉
Every little helps積少成多
Every man has his taste人各有所好
Every oak must be an acorn萬丈高樓平地起
Everybody is equal before the law法律之前人人平等
Everything is good for something天生我才必有用
Everything must have a beginning萬事需從頭
Everything's business is nobody's business眾人之事無人管
Experience is the extract of suffering經驗是受苦的結晶
Extremes meet物極必反
Faith will move mountains信仰力能移山 天下無難事，只怕有心人
Fine feathers make fine birds人靠衣裝，佛靠人裝
Forgive and forget既往不咎
Friendships multiply joys and divide grief","有福同享，難同當
Gate - crasher凡事看開些，不要太衝動
Gather your rosebuds while you may花開堪折直須折，莫待無花空折枝
Give a dog a bad name and hang him欲加之罪,何患無詞
Give him a inch and he will take a yard得寸進尺
God helps those who help themselves天助自助者
Good fortune is never good till it is lost失去才知珍貴
Great minds think alike英雄所見略同
Habit is second nature習慣是人的本性
Happy is he who is content知足常樂
Harm set, harm get害人終害已
Haste makes waste欲速則不達
He that touches pitch shall be defiled近朱者赤,近墨者黑
He who has health has hope","擁有健康就擁有希望 (留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 )
He who has hope has everything","懷有希望者, 便擁有一切
He who lies down with dogs will rise with fleas近朱者赤，近墨者黑
Health is above wealth健康比財富更重要
Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure天網恢恢，疏而不漏
Hide not your light under a bushel勿過分謙沖以致埋沒才能
Honest is the best policy誠實為上策
Hunger is the best sauce饑不擇食
I have my limit我的忍耐度有限
I hope you in the roll我希望你也能來
I think therefore I am我思故我在
I'm pissed你把我惹怒了
Idle folk has the least leisure懶惰的人才說沒空
If at first you don't succeed, try's again不成功，再努力。
If you wish to be the best man you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter吃得苦中苦方為人上人
Ignorance is no innocence but sin無知不是單純,是種罪惡
Ill news travels apace壞事傳千里
In everyone's mouth膾炙人口
In for a penny, in for a pound一不做二不休
It is easy to be wise after the event不經一事，不長一智
It is more blessed to give than to receive施比受更有福
It is never too late to learn學習永遠不嫌晚。活到老學到老
It is never too late to mend亡羊補牢為時未晚
It is no use crying over split milk覆水難收
It's not over till it's over事到最後才見分曉
Justice has long arms天網恢恢，疏而不漏
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number三人行必有我師
Keep in touch保持聯絡
Keep something for a rainy day有備無患;為雨綢謬
Kill two birds with one stone一舉兩得
Knowledge is power知識就是力量
Knowledge makes one humble; ignorance makes one proud知識使人謙遜；而無知使人驕縱
Labor conquers everything勤奮則天下無難事
Language is the road map of a culture語言是文化的路線圖
Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back學如逆水行舟,不進則退
Least said soonest mended多言惹禍
Less is more簡單就是美
Let bygones be bygones既往不咎
Let sleeping dog lie勿惹事生非
Let's get it straight我們打開天窗說亮話吧
Let's go ditch我們各付各的吧
Like father, like son有其父必有其子
Like knows like惺惺相惜
Little strokes fell great oaks只要工夫深，鐵杵磨成繡花針,
Live and learn活到老學到老
Look before you leap三思而後行
Lookers-on see most of the game旁觀者清
Love me little, love me long愛情要細水長流
Love me, love my dog愛屋及烏
Make hay while the sun shines勿失良機
Many a little makes a miracle聚少可以成多
Many kinfolk，few friends親戚易得，朋友難求
Men are know by the company they keep窮則變,便則通
Men are not to be measured in inches人不可貌相
Money talks有錢使得鬼推磨
More haste , less speed 欲速則不達
Murder will out若要人不知，除非己莫為
Never depend on anyone except yourself靠自己，不要靠別人
Never do things by halves做事要有始有終
Never judge a book by its cover不要以貌取人
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today今日事今日畢
Never trouble till trouble troubles you別杞人憂天
No cross, no crown吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
No gain no pain凡事無不勞而獲的
No news is good news沒有消息就是好消息
No smoke without fire無風不起浪
No sooner said than done即說即做
Nothing venture, nothing have/gain不入虎穴,焉得虎子
Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm疾風知勁草
One can not be in two places at once一心不可二用
Out of sight, out of mind眼不見為淨
Practice makes perfect熟能生巧
Prevention is better than cure預防勝於治療
Pride goes before a fall驕者必敗
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them富貴結朋友，患難見真情
Put money aside for a rainy day未雨綢繆
Rome was not built in a day羅馬不是一天可成的
Second thoughts are best三思而後行
Seeing is believing眼見者為實
Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race自私是人類最大的罪惡
Self-trust is the first secret of success自信心是成功的首要關鍵
Silence is golden 沈默是金
So said, so done說到做到；言出必行
Something is better than nothing有比沒有好
Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions有時候，愛比人的信念更堅定
Sometimes the best gains is to lose塞翁失馬，焉知非福
Still water runs deep大智若愚
Strike while the iron is hot打鐵要趁熱
Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties成功源於努力去克服困難
Sweet are the uses of adversity翁失馬，焉知非福
Sweet is pleasure after pain苦後方知甜滋味
The biter is sometimes bit害人反害己
The early bird catches the worm早起的鳥兒有蟲吃
The leopard cannot change his spots江山易改，本性難移
The love you give away is the love you keep你所付出的愛就是你所保有的愛
The pot calls the kettle black五十步笑百步
There is always a door before an optimist, but a wall before a pessimist樂觀者前面永遠有一扇門，悲觀者則有一道牆
There is many a slip between the cup and the lip百密總有一疏
There is no rose without a thorn沒有十全十美的人生
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy苦盡甘來
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it無法從過去學習經驗的人，註定要重蹈覆轍
Time and tide wait for no man歲月不饒人
Time flies like an arrow光陰似箭
Time is money時間就是金錢
To be guided by destiny聽天由命
To be serve with oneself and lenient with others嚴以責己寬以待人
To convert defeat into victory反敗為勝
To suffer for one's wisdom聰明反被聰明誤
Trust men and they will be true to you信人者人恆信之
Union is strength團結就是力量
Well begun is half done好的開始是成功的一半
What can't be cures must be endured無可避免的事只好忍受
What is done cannot be undone覆水難收
When one door shuts another opens天無絕人之路
When things are at the worst they will mend苦盡甘來
Where there is a will , there is way有志者，事竟成
While in Rome, do as the Romes do入鄉隨俗
While there's life, there's hope留得青山在，不怕沒柴燒
Words cut more than swords說話要謹慎，傷人勝鋼刀
You are all wet你完全誤會了
You are never too old to learn活到老，學到老 咁多句,我只係識.....
"A promise is a promise一言為定"
"No gain no pain凡事無不勞而獲的" ::147::
我諗我要進修下我d英文水平~~::52::
[[i] 本帖最後由 細小小 於 2008-8-8 15:21 編輯 [/i]] l like these poems; "happy is he who is content" and "you are never too old to learn"
::54:: 我都不識半句::52::
friend, you are never too old to learn
"a friend in need is a friend indeed" which is a good poem indeed::123:: 好有用呀::123:: 要print出?先得::5:: 有很多都不會呀! ::147:: thanks for shareing頁:
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