英语名言汇总

 　　Look before you leap. First think, then act.

　　三思而后行。

　　It is never too late to mend.

　　亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。

　　Light come, light go.

　　来得容易，去得快。

　　Time is money.

　　时间就是金钱。

　　A friend in need is a friend indeed.

　　患难见真交。

　　Great hopes make great man.

　　远大的希望，造就伟大的人物。

　　After a storm comes a calm.

　　雨过天晴。

　　All roads lead to Rome.

　　条条大路通罗马。

　　Art is long, but life is short.

　　人生有限，学问无涯。

　　Stick to it, and you‘ll succeed.

　　只要人有恒，万事都能成。

　　Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

　　早睡早起，富裕、聪明、身体好。

　　A good medicine tastes bitter.

　　良药苦口。

　　It is good to learn at another man‘s cost.

　　前车之鉴。

　　Keeping is harder than winning.

　　创业不易，守业更难。

　　Let‘s cross the bridge when we come to it.

　　船到桥头自然直。

　　More haste¹, less speed.

　　欲速则不达。

　　No pains, no gains.

　　不劳则无获。

　　Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

　　世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

　　生命不息，希望常在。

　　An idle² youth, a needy³ age.

　　少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

　　We must not lie down, and cry, "God help us."

　　求神不如求己。

　　A plant may produce new flowers; man is young but once.

　　花有重开日，人无再少年。

　　God helps those who help themselves.

　　自助者，天助之。

　　What may be done at any time will be done at no time.

　　明日待明日，明日不再来。

　　All work and no play makes Jack⁴ a dull boy.

　　只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

　　Diligence is the mother of success.

　　勤奋是成功之母。

　　Truth is the daughter of time.

　　时间见真理。

　　Take care of the pence⁵, and the pounds will take care of themselves.

　　积少自然成多。

　　No man is wise at all times.

　　智者千虑，必有一失。

1 haste   

n.匆忙，急速；草率；v.赶快；匆忙

参考例句：

• In his blind haste he almost ran into the river.他匆匆忙忙地几乎跑到河里去了。
• The contract says the work must be completed with all possible haste.合同上写明这项工作必须尽快完成。

2 idle   

adj.空闲的，闲置的；无用的；懒散的；v.空费

参考例句：

• Mike doesn't study at all.Instead,he sits idle all day.迈克根本不肯读书，相反地，他终日游手好闲。
• How much trouble in this life is caused by idle talk!生活中有多少麻烦不都是由闲谈引起的么！

3 needy   

adj.贫穷的，贫困的，生活艰苦的

参考例句：

• Although he was poor,he was quite generous to his needy friends.他虽穷，但对贫苦的朋友很慷慨。
• They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。

4 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。

5 pence   

n.便士；名词penny的复数形式

参考例句：

• She counted out fifteen pence and passed it to the salesgirl.她数出15个便士交给女店员。
• These apples are selling at 40 pence a kilo.这些苹果售价每公斤40便士。