英語小諺語四十句

1、A cat has nine lives.

貓有九條命。

2、Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.

相聚愛益切，離別情更深。

3、A bad bush is better than the open field.

有勝於無。

4、A bad padlock invites a picklock.

開門揖盜。

5、A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.

一本好書今天如此，將來也如此，永不改變。

6、A bird may be known by its song.

什麼鳥唱什麼歌。

7、Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.

成功地克服困難是最大的光榮。

8、A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.

鏈條的堅固程度取決於它最薄弱的環節。

9、A disease known is half cured.

病情確診斷，治病好一半。

10、A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.

壞習慣像鮮餡餅，分食要比保存好。

11、A burden of one''s choice is not felt.

自己選的擔子不嫌重。

12、A common danger causes common action.

同仇敵愾。

13、A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

吃一塹，長一智。

14、A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.

白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。

15、A burnt child dreads the fire.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井繩。

16、A clear conscience is a soft pillow.

問心無愧，高枕無憂。

17、Experience is the mother of wisdom.

實踐出真知。

18、A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.

聞其歌知其鳥，聽其言知其人。

19、A faithful friend is hard to find.

益友難得。

20、A close mouth catches no flies.

病從口入，禍從口出。

21、A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.

吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。

22、A constant guest is never welcome.

久住非佳賓，常來不歡迎。

23、Accidents will happen.

天有不測風雲。

24、A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.

户樞不蠹。

25、A contented mind is perpetual feast.

知足常樂。

26、A change of work is as good as a rest.

調換一下工作是很好的休息。

27、A cheerful wife is the joy of life.

快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。

28、A fair death honours the whole life.

死得光明，終身榮耀。

29、A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it''s the boundary of the world.

坐井觀天。

30、Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

患難使人聰明，但不能致富。

31、Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.

在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公開場合又表揚你的朋友。

32、Adversity leads to prosperity.

逆境迎向昌盛。

33、A cat may look at a king.

貓也有權晉見國王。

34、A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.

不滿足者坐無寧時。

35、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。

36、A beggar''s purse is bottomless.

乞丐的`錢袋是無底洞。

37、A bargain is a bargain.

達成的協議不可撕毀。

38、Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.

行動是知識的巧果。

39、A clear conscience is a sure card.

光明磊落，勝券在握。

40、A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.

借來的斗篷不暖身。