English proverbs.doc

1．While there is life, there is hope. 1． Pain past is pleasure.（过去的痛苦就是快乐 ）[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去，将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比] （有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧 ）2． Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.（脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱 ）[从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念]3． Storms make trees take deeper roots.（风暴使树木深深扎根 ）[感激敌人，感激挫折！]4． Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.（心之所愿，无所不成 ）[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功]5． The shortest answer is doing.（最简单的回答就是干 ）[想说流利的英语吗？那么现在就开口！心动不如嘴动]6． All things are difficult before they are easy.（凡事必先难后易 ）[放弃投机取巧的幻想]7． Great hopes make great man. （伟大的理想造就伟大的人。

8． God helps those who help themselves.（天助自助者 ）9． Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.（四个简短的词汇概括了成功的秘诀：多一点点！）[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习、多一点实践、多一点疯狂，多一点点就能创造奇迹！]10． In doing we learn.（实践长才干 ）12． East or west, home is best.（东好西好，还是家里最好 ）13． Two heads are better than one.（三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮14． Good company on the road is the shortest cut.（行路有良伴就是捷径 ）15． Constant dropping wears the stone.（滴水穿石 ）16． Misfortunes never come alone/single.（祸不单行。

）17． Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.（不经灾祸不知福 ） 18． Better late than never.（迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好 ）19． It s never too late to mend.（过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也 ）20． If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.（如果事情值得做，就值得做好 ）21． Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.（无热情成就不了伟业 ）22． Actions speak louder than words.（行动比语言更响亮 ）23． Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯错误 ）24． From small beginning come great things.（伟大始于渺小25． One today is worth two tomorrows.（一个今天胜似两个明天 ）26． Truth never fears investigation.（事实从来不怕调查。

）27． The tongue is boneless but it breaks bones.（舌无骨却能折断骨 ）28． A bold attempt is half success.（勇敢的尝试是成功的一半29． Knowing something of everything and everything of something.（通百艺而专一长 ）[疯狂咬舌头]30． Good advice is beyond all price.（忠告是无价宝 ）（1） The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but what they miss. —— Thomas Carlyle 人生的悲剧不在于人们受了多少苦，而在于人们没有得到什么 （2） Nothing is impossible for those who have a strong will.天下无难事，只怕有心人 （3） A man’s life is limited, but there is no limit to serving the people. I will dedicate my limited life to the limitless job of serving the people. —— Lei Feng 人的生命是有限的。

可是，为人民服务是无限的我要把有限的生命投入到无限的为人民 服务当中去 （4） Be concerned about the affairs of state before others, and enjoy comfort after others. —— Fan Zhongyan. 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 （5） Lazy youth makes lousy age. 少年不努力，老大徒伤悲 （6） Hope is the thing with feather that perches in the soul. 希望是栖息于灵魂中的一种会飞翔的东西 （7） Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. —— J. Ruskin 生活无目标，就如航海无罗盘 （8） Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep; and you weep alone. —— E. W. Wilcax 笑，世界与你同笑；哭，你独自去哭 （9） If winter comes, can spring be far behind? —— Shelly 冬天来了，春天还会远吗？ （10） A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛燃烧自己，照亮别人。

（11） Knowledge is power. —— F. Bacon 知识就是力量 （12） A craftsman who wants to do good work must first sharpen his tools. 工欲善其事，必先利其器 （13） It is wise to announce one’s comprehension and to admit one’s confusion. —— Confucius 知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也 （14） He who reads tremendously owns a gifted pen. 读书破万卷，下笔如有神 （15） Learning without thinking leads one to perplexity, and thinking without learning puts one in calamity. —— Confucius 学而不思则惘，思而不学则殆 （16） Live to learn, not learn to live. —— Francis Bacon 活着就要学习，学习不是为了活着。

（17） Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. —— Francis Bacon 读书使人充实，谈话使人机智，而写作使人严谨 （18） Paths are made by people treading on them. Where many people tread, there we have the paths. 路是人走出来的，走得人多了，也就成了路 （19） Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，必有一失20） Genius is one percent inspiration and ninetynine percent perspiration 天才是百分之一的灵感加百分之九十九的汗水 （21） Virtue is to herself the best reward. 善行本身即是对它自己的最好报酬 （22） All men are equal; it is not birth but virtue alone that makes the difference. 所有的人都是平等的，造成差别的不是门第，而只是美德。

（23） Character is the first and last word in the success circle. 品德好是获得成功的先决条件 （24） Life is measured by thought and action, not by time. 衡量生命的尺度是思想和行动，而不是时间的短长 （25） Honesty is the best policy. 坦诚是最明智的策略 （26） The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none. 最大的缺点，莫过于意识不到自己的任何缺点 （27） A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友，犹如人生没有了太阳 （28） A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友 （29） Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou are. 告诉我你交什么样的朋友，我就可以说出你的为人 （30） Friendship is the golden thread that ties the hearts of all the world. 友谊是把全世界的心连在一起的一根金线。

（31） He who loves others is constantly loved by them; he who respects others is constantly respected by them. 爱人者人恒爱之，敬人者人恒敬之 （32） Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成 （33） Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 心头有志愿，无事不可能 （34） Selftrust is the first secret of success. 自信是成功的第一秘诀 （35） A little of everything, and nothing at all. 事事浅尝辄止，结果一事无成 （36） Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance. 成大事不在力量大小，而在持之以恒 （37） Our greatest glory consists not in never failing, but in r。