英语小谚语四十句
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A cat has nine lives.
一只猫有九条命。 -
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
疲抗时爱增益，易事时情更妙。 -
A bad bush is better than the open field.
一个坏地方比无处可躲的好。 -
A bad padlock invites a picklock.
不过的锁招来了巧人的手。 -
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.
一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。 -
A bird may be known by its song.
什么鸟唱什么歌。 -
Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.
成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。 -
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
链的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。 -
A disease known is half cured.
病情确诊断，治病好一半。 -
A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.
坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。 -
A burden of one's choice is not felt.
自己选的担子不嫌重。 -
A common danger causes common action.
同仇敌忾。 -
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
像吃一堑，长智一点好。 -
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.
高枕无忧，问心无愧，高挺胸。 -
A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 -
A common danger causes common action.
同仇敌忾。 -
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
实践出真知。 -
A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.
闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。 -
A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得。 -
A close mouth catches no flies.
戒指不放，病从口入，祸从口出。 -
A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.
贠和的和解也比胜诉强。 -
A constant guest is never welcome.
厚身客难来。 -
Accidents will happen.
天有不测风云。 -
A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.
户枢不蠹。 -
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
知足常乐。 -
A change of work is as good as a rest.
调换一下工作是很好的休息。 -
A cheerful wife is the joy of life.
快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。 -
A fair death honours the whole life.
死得光明，终身荣耀。 -
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.
独坐在墙前的盲人似乎看见世界的界限就在自己的眼前。 -
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
悲难使人聪明，但不能致富。 -
Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.
在私底下忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。 -
Adversity leads to prosperity.
逆境迎向昌盛。 -
A cat may look at a king.
猫也有权晋见国王。 -
A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.
不满足者坐无宁时。 -
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 -
A beggar's purse is bottomless.
帐包是无底洞。 -
A bargain is a bargain.
成功的协议不可撕毁。 -
Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
行动是知识的巧果。 -
A clear conscience is a sure card.
简爽的做法胜过复杂的方案。 -
A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.
借来的斗篷不暖身。
