谚语、格言、名人名言
读书、教育、知识
读书使思想更充实,谈话使思想更完美。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
投资教育,定有回报。
Money spend on the brain is never spent in vain.
身教胜于言教。
A good example is the best sermon.
宁可钱袋瘪,不要脑袋空。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
无知的狂热如同脱缰的野马。
Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.
教育就是不断发现我们的无知。
Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.
美、美德
人不可貌相。
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
Appearances are deceitful.
好的名望胜于好的相貌。
A good fame is better than a good face.
闪光的东西并不都是金子。
All is not gold that glitters.
缄默的嘴、真诚的心,是世界上最值得赞美的东西。
A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth.
出身固然有用,但教养更加重要。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
为人处世、人生态度
知足常乐。
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
不满足是进步的开始。
Discontent is the first step in progress.
健康胜于财富。
Health is better than wealth.
乐观的人在灾难中看到希望;悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
省钱就是赚钱。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
不轻诺,诺必果。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
要公正对待所有的人,但不要轻信所有的人。
Be just to all, but trust not all.
努力、苦难、失败、成功
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
A lazy youth, a lousy age.
平静的海洋练不出高技能的水手。
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
千里之行始于足下。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
As you sow you shall mow.
有志者事竟成。
Where there is will, there is a way.
经一事,长一智。
By doing we learn.
吃一堑,长一智。
By falling we learn to go safely.
罗马不是一日建成的。
Rome was not built in a day.
水滴石穿。
Constant dripping wears away the stone.
业精于勤荒于嬉。
Achievement is founded on diligence and wasted upon recklessness.
集体、亲情、友谊、爱情
良友如近亲。
A good friend is my nearest relation.
良药苦口,忠言逆耳。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
患难见真情。
A true friend is known in the day of adversity.
三个臭皮匠赛过一个诸葛亮。
Two heads are better than one.
真爱是付出,而不是索取。
True love is giving, not taking.
爱能融化铁石心肠。
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
想要爱,就要先学会宽容。
If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive.
其他
智者千虑必有一失。
A good marksman may miss.
机会失去不再来,千贯万贯难赎回。
All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.
财迷心窍。
Avarice blinds our eyes.
小洞不补,大洞吃苦。
A stitch is time saves nine.
预防胜于治疗。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
只有恐惧本身最令人恐惧。
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
谚语、格言、名人名言
读书、教育、知识
读书使思想更充实,谈话使思想更完美。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
投资教育,定有回报。
Money spend on the brain is never spent in vain.
身教胜于言教。
A good example is the best sermon.
宁可钱袋瘪,不要脑袋空。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
无知的狂热如同脱缰的野马。
Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.
教育就是不断发现我们的无知。
Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.
美、美德
人不可貌相。
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
Appearances are deceitful.
好的名望胜于好的相貌。
A good fame is better than a good face.
闪光的东西并不都是金子。
All is not gold that glitters.
缄默的嘴、真诚的心,是世界上最值得赞美的东西。
A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth.
出身固然有用,但教养更加重要。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
为人处世、人生态度
知足常乐。
A contented mind is perpetual feast.
不满足是进步的开始。
Discontent is the first step in progress.
健康胜于财富。
Health is better than wealth.
乐观的人在灾难中看到希望;悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
省钱就是赚钱。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
不轻诺,诺必果。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
要公正对待所有的人,但不要轻信所有的人。
Be just to all, but trust not all.
努力、苦难、失败、成功
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
A lazy youth, a lousy age.
平静的海洋练不出高技能的水手。
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
千里之行始于足下。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
As you sow you shall mow.
有志者事竟成。
Where there is will, there is a way.
经一事,长一智。
By doing we learn.
吃一堑,长一智。
By falling we learn to go safely.
罗马不是一日建成的。
Rome was not built in a day.
水滴石穿。
Constant dripping wears away the stone.
业精于勤荒于嬉。
Achievement is founded on diligence and wasted upon recklessness.
集体、亲情、友谊、爱情
良友如近亲。
A good friend is my nearest relation.
良药苦口,忠言逆耳。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
患难见真情。
A true friend is known in the day of adversity.
三个臭皮匠赛过一个诸葛亮。
Two heads are better than one.
真爱是付出,而不是索取。
True love is giving, not taking.
爱能融化铁石心肠。
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
想要爱,就要先学会宽容。
If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive.
其他
智者千虑必有一失。
A good marksman may miss.
机会失去不再来,千贯万贯难赎回。
All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.
财迷心窍。
Avarice blinds our eyes.
小洞不补,大洞吃苦。
A stitch is time saves nine.
预防胜于治疗。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
只有恐惧本身最令人恐惧。
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.