中高考常用英语谚语


1、闪光的未必都是金子。

All that glitters is not gold.

2、身正不怕影子斜。

Stand straight and never mind if the shadow inclines.

3、时间就是金钱。

Time is money.

4、语言是行动的反映。

Language is the reflection of action.

5、光阴一去不复返。

Time is gone forever.

6、入乡随俗。

Do in Rome as Rome does.

7、人生没有朋友,犹如生活没有阳光。

Life without friends is like life without sunshine.

8、节约时间就是延长生命。

To save time is to prolong life.

9、不劳无获。

No pain, no gain.

10、好景不常在。

The good times are not always there.

11、若要人不知,除非已莫为。

If you don't know, you can't do it unless you don't.

12、时间不等闲逛的傻瓜。

Time waits for fools who wander.

13、勿以恶小而为之,勿以善小而不为。

Do not let evil be small, or good be small.

14、条条大路通罗马。

All roads lead to Rome.

15、凡事有轻重缓急。

Everything has its priorities.

16、星星之火,可以燎原。

A spark can start a prairie fire.

17、只工作,不玩耍,聪明小伙也变傻。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

18、抄近路反而绕远路。

Take shortcuts and take long routes instead.

19、趁热打铁。

Strike while the iron is hot.

20、一知半解,害已误人。

A half-understood knowledge is a mistake.

21、凡事总是由难而易。

Everything is always easy and difficult.

22、不可半途而废。

Don't give up halfway.

23、欲望以提升热忱,毅力以磨平高山。

Desire enhances enthusiasm and perseverance flattens mountains.

24、常人只想如何消磨时间。

Ordinary people just want to kill time.

25、只有闲人才会感到疲倦。

Only idle people feel tired.

26、不为失败找借口,要为成功找方法。

Instead of making excuses for failure, find ways to succeed.

27、蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己。

Candles light others, but destroy themselves.

28、伟业非一日之功。

Great deeds are not accomplished in a day.

29、不可以貌取人。

Don't judge people by their appearance.

30、来得容易去得快。

Easy come, easy go.

31、守财奴积财,对自己毫无好处。

Misers accumulate wealth, which is of no benefit to themselves.

32、一箭双雕,一石二鸟。

One stone, two birds.

33、滴水穿石。

Constant dripping wears away a stone.

34、没有不带刺的玫瑰。

There are no roses without thorns.

35、时不我待。

Time will not wait for me.

36、不是境况造就人,而是人造就境况。

It is not circumstances that make people, but man-made circumstances.

37、知识改变命运,勤奋创造未来。

Knowledge changes destiny and creates future diligently.

38、今日一只蛋,胜过明天一只鸡。

An egg today is better than a chicken tomorrow.

39、凡事都应量力而行。

Everything should be done according to one's ability.

40、良药苦口。

Good medicine tastes bitter.

41、贫穷不足为耻,穷而不能自立方可耻。

Poverty is not shameful enough, but it cannot be shameful by itself.

42、友谊是双方的事。

Friendship is a matter for both sides.

43、争分夺秒巧复习,勤学苦练创佳绩。

Skillfully review every minute, diligently study and hard practice to achieve good results.

44、闪闪发光的并不一定都是金子。

All that glitters is not necessarily gold.

45、岁月不待人。

Time waits for no one.

46、知识之于心灵正如健康之于身体。

Knowledge is to the mind what health is to the body.

47、王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸。

Wang Po sells melons and boasts of herself.

48、良好的开端是成功的一半。

A good beginning is half done.

49、骄傲使人落后。

Pride makes one lag behind.

50、读书如交友,应求少而精。

Reading, like making friends, requires less and more refinement.

51、今日事,今日毕。

Today's business, today's end.

52、静水流深。

Still water flows deep.

53、千里之行始于足下。

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

54、苦想没盼头,苦干有奔头。

There is no hope in hard thinking, but there is a rush in hard work.

55、吃一堑,长一智。

Eat a cut and grow wisdom.

56、忍耐是良药。

Patience is a good medicine.

57、穷不一定思变,应该是思富思变。

Poverty does not necessarily mean change, but should mean change.

58、只工作而无娱乐会使人愚钝。

All work and no play makes one dull.

59、顺水行舟一人易,逆水划船十人难。

It is easier to sail along the river than to row against it.

60、谋事在人,成事在天。

Man is the man who works, but God is the man who works.

61、正人先正已。

The righteous man is first righteous.

62、活到老,学到老。

It is never too late to learn.

63、伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

Great ambitions make great men.

64、诚实不欺为上策。

Honesty is the best policy.

65、要记牢,一个今天值两个明天。

Keep in mind that one today is worth two tomorrows.

66、与其羡慕别人,不如加快自己的脚步。

Rather than envy others, we should quicken our pace.

67、没有付出就没有收获。

No pains, no gains.

68、逆水行舟,不进则退。

If you sail against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat.

69、种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。

Sow a melon, grow a bean, get a bean.