英语写作常用谚语

 　　Actions speak louder than words.              事实胜于雄辩。

　　It's never too late to mend.                    亡羊补牢

　　Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.    近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

　　A good book is a good friend.                好书如挚友。

　　Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.     心之所愿，无所不成。

　　One today is worth two tomorrows.        一个今天胜似两个明天。

　　Poverty is stranger to industry.                 勤劳之人不受穷。

　　A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.  一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

　　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！

　　It is never too old to learn.                    活到老，学到老。

　　From small beginning come great things.        伟大始于渺小。

　　Genius is nothing but labor¹ and diligence.       天才不过是勤奋而已。

　　A good beginning is half done.                良好的开端是成功的一半。

　　New wine in old bottles.                      旧瓶装新酒。

　　All work and no play makes Jack² a dull boy.     只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

　　Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.      抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

　　Good health is over wealth.                   健康是最大的财富。

　　A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.             吃一堑，长一智。

　　Better late than never.                      迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。

　　A friend in need is a friend indeed.            患难见真情。

　　Birds of a feather flock together.              物以类聚，人以群分。

　　Complacency is the enemy of study.            学习的敌人是自己的满足。

　　Content is better than riches.                  知足者常乐。

　　Books and friends should be few but good.      读书如交友，应求少而精。

　　All that ends well is well.                    结果好，就一切都好。

　　A close mouth catches no flies.                病从口入。

　　By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.    读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。

　　Care and diligence bring luck.                谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

　　A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.   一本好书，相伴一生。

　　A young idler, an old beggar.                 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

　　Caution is the parent of safety.                小心驶得万年船。

　　A miss is as good as a mile.                  失之毫厘，差之千里。

　　An apple a day keeps the doctor away.         一天一苹果，不用请医生。

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1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。