講義: 100句常用英文諺語

	English	參考中譯
1.	A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	一鳥在手勝於兩鳥在林。
2.	A drowning man will clutch at a straw.	急不暇擇。(直譯：快溺死的人連一根草也要攀附。)
3.	A friend in need is a friend indeed.	患難見知交。(患難見真情)
4.	A man is known by the company he keeps.	觀其友，知其人。
5.	A man’s worth lies not so much in what he has as in what he is.	一個人的價值與其說在於他的財產不如說在於他的人品。
6.	A miss is as good as a mile.	差之毫釐，謬以千里。
7.	A penny saved is a penny gained.	省一文等於賺一文。
8.	A rolling stone gathers no moss.	滾石不生苔；轉業不聚財。
9.	A stitch in time saves nine.	一勞永逸；防微杜漸。
10.	Actions speak louder than words.	行動勝於空談；事實勝於雄辯。
11.	All men are created equal.	人人生而平等。
12.	All roads lead to Rome.	條條大路通羅馬。
13.	All that glitters is not gold. =Don’t judge a man by his appearance.	金玉其外，敗絮其中。
14.	All goods things come to an end.	天下沒有不散的筵席。
15.	All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.	僅工作而無嬉戲會使人變遲鈍。
16.	As you sow, so will you reap.	種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
17.	Barking dogs seldom bite.	會叫的狗很少咬人(提防沉默寡言的人)
18.	Beauty is but skin-deep.	美麗只是外表的。
19.	Beggars cannot be choosers.	飢不擇食。
20.	Birds of a feather flock tighter.	物以類聚。
21.	Blood is thicker than water.	血濃於水；親情比友情更親。
22.	Business is business.	公事公辦。
23.	Cast pearls before swine.	對牛彈琴。
24.	Constant dropping wears away the stone.	滴水穿石。
25.	Death is preferable to slavery.	寧死不屈。
26.	Diamond cut diamond.	勢均力敵(棋逢對手；強中自有強中手)
27.	Do in Rome as the Romans do.	入境隨俗。
28.	Do to others as (what) you would have others do to you. =Do as you would be done by.	己所欲施於人。
29.	Don’t put the cart before the horse.	勿本末倒置。
30.	Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.	不要打如意算盤；勿過早樂觀。
31.	Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.	勿孤注一擲。
32.	Don’t cross the bridge until you come to it.	船到橋頭自然直(不必杞人憂天)。
33.	Don’t wash your dirty linen in public.	家醜不可外揚。
34.	Easier said than done.	說比做容易。(談何容易)
35.	Easy come, easy go.	賺得快，花得也快。(來得容易，去得也容易)
36.	Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.	眾人之事乏人管。(三的和尚沒水喝)。
37.	Failure is the mother of success.	失敗為成功之母。
38.	Give him an inch and he’ll take an ell.	得寸進尺。
39.	Give me a liberty,or give me death.	不自由得寧死。
40.	Good medicine tastes bitter.	良藥苦口；忠言逆耳。
41.	Great minds think alike.	英雄所見略同。
42.	Happiness consists in contentment.	知足常樂。
43.	Haste makes waste. =More haste,less speed.	欲速則不達。(忙中有錯)
44.	Health is better than wealth. =Health is above wealth.	健康勝於財富。
45.	God helps those who help themselves.	天助自助者。
46.	History repeats itself.	歷史重演。
47.	Honesty is the best policy.	誠實為上策。
48.	It’s a small world.	人生何處不相逢。
49.	It is never too late to mend. =Better late than never.	亡羊補牢，猶未晚。
50.	It is no use crying over spilt milk. =It is of no use to cry over spilt milk.	覆水難收。
51.	It never rains but it pours.	屋漏偏逢連夜雨；(禍不單行)
52.	It takes two to make a quarrel.	一個巴掌拍不響。
53.	Kill two birds with one stone.	一石二鳥；(一箭雙雕，一舉兩得)
54.	Let sleeping dogs lie.	不要自找麻煩。
55.	Let bygones be bygones.	既往不究。
56.	Like father,like son.	有其父必有其子。
57.	Live and learn. =One is never too old to learn.	活到老，學到老(學不厭老)。
58.	Live is not to eat but eat is to live.	活著不是為了吃，但吃是為了活著。
59.	Look before you leap.	三思而行。
60.	Lookers-on see most of the game.	旁觀者清。
61.	Man proposes, God disposes.	謀事在人，成事在天。
62.	Many a little makes a mickle.	積少成多；聚沙成塔
63.	Might is right.	強權就是公理。
64.	Money talks.	有錢能使鬼推磨。
65.	Necessity is the mother of invention.	需要為發明之母。
66.	Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.	今日事今日畢。
67.	Never do things by halves.	做事不要半途而廢。
68.	No pains, no gains.	不勞則無獲。
69.	Nothing venture, nothing have.	不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
70.	One man’s meat is another man’s poison.	人各有所好。
71.	Opportunities seldom knock twice.	良機難再。
72.	Practice makes perfect.	熟能生巧。
73.	Prevention is better than cure.	預防勝於治療。
74.	Pride goes before a fall.	驕者必敗。
75.	Riches have wings.	財富無常。
76.	Rome was not built in a day.	羅馬不是一天造成。
77.	Seeing is believing. =To see is to believe.	百聞不如一見(眼見為憑)。
78.	Still waters run deep.	大智若愚。
79.	Strike while the iron is hot.	打鐵趁熱；把握良機。
80.	Take things as they come.	隨遇而安。
81.	The early bird catches the worm.	早起的鳥兒有蟲吃(一日之計在於晨)。
82.	The pen is mightier than the sword.	筆利於劍(文勝於武)。
83.	The pot calls the kettle black.	烏鴉笑豬黑(五十步笑百步)。
84.	There is a black sheep in every flock.	每個團體中都有害群之馬。
85.	There is no rose without a thorn.	玫瑰都有刺。
86.	There is no smoke without fire.	無火不生煙(無風不起浪，事出必有因)。
87.	There is no short-cut to learning.	求學無捷徑。
88.	Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.	投鼠忌器。
89.	Those who respect others will be respected by others.	敬人者人恒敬之。
90.	Time and tide wait for no man.	歲月不饒人。
91.	Time is money.	時間就是金錢。
92.	To err is human,to forgive is divine.	犯錯是人之常情，寬恕是超凡的。
93.	Two heads are better than one.	三個臭皮匠，勝過諸葛亮(集思廣益)。
94.	Two of a trade can never agree.	同行相嫉。
95.	Too many cooks spoil the broth.	人多手雜反敗事。
96.	Well begun is half done.	好的開始是成功的一半。
97.	Where there is a will,there is a way.	有志者事竟成。
98.	All men are brothers.	四海之內皆兄弟也。
99.	You cannot burn the candle at both ends.	不要過度消耗體力。
100.	You cannot eat the cake and still have it.	魚與熊掌不可兼得。