常用谚语英汉对照版推荐

　　1. a bosom friend afar brings a distant land near. 海内存，天涯若比邻。

　　2. a common danger causes common action. 同舟共济。

　　3. a contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast. 常乐。

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

　　5. a guest should suit the convenience of the host. 客随主便。

　　6. a letter from home is a priceless treasure. 家书抵万金。

　　7. all rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。

　　8. all time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。

　　9. an apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一个苹果，身体健康不求医。

　　10. as heroes think, so thought bruce. 英雄所见略同。

　　11. a young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不，老大徒伤悲。

　　12. behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。

　　13. bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失马，安知非福。

　　14. bread is the stall of life. 面包是的支柱。(民以食为天。)

　　15. business is business. 公事公办。

　　16. clumsy birds have to start flying early. 笨鸟先飞。

　　17. courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。

　　18. custom makes all things easy. 成自然。

　　19. desire has no rest. 人的无止境。

　　20. difficult the first time, easy the second. 一回生，二回熟。

　　21. do not change horses in mid-stream. 别在河流中间换马。

　　22. do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。

　　23. do not pull all your eggs in one basket. 别把所有的蛋都放在一个篮子里。(不要孤注一掷。)

　　24. do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。

　　25. east or west, home is the best. 东奔西跑，还是家里好。

　　26. experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。

　　27. fact is stranger than fiction. 事实比虚构更离奇。(大千世界，无奇不有。)

　　28. faith can move mountains. 能移山。(精诚所至，金石为开。)

　　29. first impressions are half the battle. 先入为主。