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提升写作魅力:初中英语必备的10个经典谚语

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1. He that doth most at once doth least 想一次做完什么事,结果一件也做不完。

1. He who does the most at once does the least. - He who tries to accomplish too much at once will end up accomplishing nothing.

2. He that fears death lives not 怕死者活不了。

2. He who fears death cannot truly live.

3. Murder will out

3. Murder will out translates to English as "3. Murder will out" or "3. The truth about the murder will eventually come to light." This phrase is a colloquial way of saying that the truth about a crime, especially a serious one like murder, will eventually be uncovered and become known.

4. Great hopes make great man 大希望造就大人物。

4. Great hopes breed great men.

5. Rhubarb has no merit in treating good people, but ginseng has no fault in killing people.

5. Rhubarb has no merit in treating good people, but ginseng has no fault in killing people.

6. Don’t try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs不要班门弄斧。

6. Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs — Don't try to show off your skills in front of an expert.

7. He who is bold is hungry.

7. He who is bold is hungry.

8. Every man has a fool in his sleeve 聪明一世,糊涂一时。

8. Every man has a fool in his sleeve - Even the wisest person makes mistakes from time to time.

9. One swallow does not make a summer

9. A single swallow does not make a summer.

10. Nothing seek

10. Seek nothing

11. 伶俐人一拨三转,糊涂人棒打不回。

11. Clever people can turn the situation around with a single twist, while dull people can't be convinced even if beaten with a stick.

12. Industry is the parent of success勤奋是成功之母。

12. Industry is the mother of success.

13. Doubt is the key of knowledge 怀疑乃知识的钥匙。

13. Doubt is the key to knowledge.

14. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps知识只能循序渐进,不能跃进。

14. Knowledge advances step by step, not by leaps.

15. Great men have great faults 伟人也会铸大错。

15. Great men have great faults - Great men also make great mistakes.

16. Nothing brave

16. Nothing brave

17. Finished labours are pleasant 大功告成,好不高兴。

17. The completion of labours is pleasing. The work is done, and one is overjoyed.

18. A bad beginning makes a bad ending 不善始者不善终。

18. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. - "A bad start leads to a bad finish."

19. Do as you would be done by己所不欲,勿施于人。

19. Do not do to others what you would not want done to yourself.

20. Lao Jifu is ambitious for thousands of miles.

20. Lao Jifu is ambitious for thousands upon thousands of miles.

21. What is wealth good for, if it brings melancholy财富如带忧郁来,有了财富有何用?

21. What is the use of wealth if it brings melancholy?

22. Dragon can't live without clouds, fish can't live without water.

22. The dragon cannot survive without clouds, and the fish cannot survive without water.

23. 论旁人斤斤计较,说自己花好稻好。

23. Criticizing others for being overly meticulous, while boasting about how well one cultivates rice and how good it tastes.

24. Every door may be shut but death''s door 除了死门外,每门都可关。

24. Every door may be shut, but death's door is always open.

25. Happiness lies first of all in health幸福首先在于健康。

25. Happiness lies first of all in health. Happiness is primarily found in good health.

26. Fact speak louder than words事实胜于雄辩。

26. Actions speak louder than words.

27. First catch your hare, then cook him 不要谋之过早。

27. First catch your hare, then cook him; don't plan too soon.

28. 人横有道理,马横有缰绳。

28. People have reason to cross, horses have reins to guide.

29. Prevention is better than cure预防胜于治疗。

29. Prevention is better than cure.

30. The steamed buns are not sweet, and the chewed sugarcane is not sweet.

30. The steamed buns are not sweet, and the chewed sugarcane is not sweet.

31. 未晚先投宿,鸡鸣早看天。

31. Make camp before the evening is late, watch the sky at the first sound of the rooster's crow.

32. Fine feathers do not make fine birds 人不可貌相。

32. Fine feathers do not make fine birds - A person cannot be judged by their appearance.

33. When the water recedes and the stone is there, the good man can't say bad.

33. When the water recedes and the stone is there, the good man cannot say evil.

34. There is a beggar stick in front of the door, and the flesh and blood can't go to the door.

34. There is a beggar stick in front of the door, and the flesh and blood cannot go to the door.

35. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends

35. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.

36. ice shy

36. ice shy (Note: "Ice shy" could refer to a person who is shy or hesitant around ice, which could be in the context of social situations, sports, or a fear of slippery surfaces. The translation remains the same, as "ice shy" is not a common phrase in many languages, and its meaning is easily understandable in English.)

37. A friend is never known till a man hasneed需要之时方知友。

37. A friend is never known until a man has a need.

38. Time lost cannot be won again时光一去不复返。

38. Time lost can never be regained.

39. Something is better than nothing

39. Something is better than nothing.

40. Plain dealing is praised more than practiced

40. Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.

41. Great hopes make great man伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

41. Great hopes make great men.

42. Every horse thinks his sack heaviest 每疋马认为自己驮的袋子重。

42. Every horse thinks his sack is the heaviest.

43. Few words, many deeds 少说话,多做事。

43. Less talk, more action.

44. A candle lights others and consumes itself蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。

44. A candle lights others and consumes itself — The candle illuminates others while it consumes itself.

45. Every little makes a mickle 积少成多。

45. Every little makes a mickle - Little by little, much is achieved.

46. Every dog is valiant at his won door 狗在家门前条条都凶悍。

46. Every dog is valiant at his own door; dogs are fierce in front of their own home.

47. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time一心不能二用。

47. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. One cannot do two things at once.

48. 不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门。

48. If you have nothing to hide, you need not fear the ghosts at the door.

49. None are so deaf as those who won't hear

49. None are so deaf as those who will not hear.

50. Father knows no farming, no grain.

50. The father knows no farming, no grain.

51. Bed before night, cock crows early to see the sky.

51. Sleep before night, the rooster crows early to see the sky.

52. Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark 早睡早起。

52. Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark: Early to bed and early to rise.

53. (又作:Truth will e to light sooner or later )

53. (Also known as: Truth will come to light sooner or later)

54. One cannot put back the clock

54. One cannot turn back the clock.

55. All things are difficult before they are easy凡事总是由难而易。

55. All things are difficult before they are easy. Everything is hard before it becomes easy.

56. Still water run deep静水流深。

56. Still water runs deep.

57. Old sin makes new shame

57. Old sin brings new shame

58. Strike the iron while it is hot趁热打铁。

58. Strike the iron while it is hot — Strike while the iron is hot.

59. (plague 折磨

59. Torture (plague)

60. 宁可认错,不可说谎。

60. It is better to admit a mistake than to tell a lie.

61. There are three hundred and sixtyfive trades,and every trade has its master 三百六十五行,行行出状元。

61. There are three hundred and sixty-five trades, and in every trade there is an expert.

62. Set a thief to catch a thief

62. Employ a thief to catch a thief.

63. A friend in need is a friend indeed患难见真情。

63. A friend in need is a friend indeed. This means that a true friend is one who is there for you in times of trouble or need.

64. A horse has a reins.

64. A horse has reins.

65. (Fish in troubled waters 浑水摸鱼

65. (Fishing in troubled waters - profiting from others' misfortunes)

66. Easier said than done说得容易,做得难。

66. Easier said than done — It's easier to say than to do.

67. 一个和尚挑水喝,两个和尚擡水喝,三个和尚没水喝。

67. One monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water together to drink, but three monks have no water to drink.

68. A confidant in the sea, a neighbor in the horizon.

68. A confidant in the sea, a neighbor in the horizon.

69. 水退石头在,好人说不坏。

69. When the water recedes, the stones are left behind; a good person is not bad.

70. Every man is the son of his own works 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。

70. Every man is the son of his own works - As the saying goes, "Sow what you reap; plant melons and you'll get melons; plant beans and you'll get beans."