50句经典英文格言,背熟英语写作用上!

1、To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.

既当演说家,又做实干家。

2、Variety is the spice of life.

变化是生活的调味品。

3、Bad times make a good man.

艰难困苦出能人。

4、There is no royal road to learning.

求知无坦途。

5、Doubt is the key to knowledge.

怀疑是知识的钥匙。

6、The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.

世界上对勇气的最大考验是忍受失败而不丧失信心。

7、A man’s best friends are his ten fingers.

人最好的朋友是自己的十个手指。

8、Only they who fulfill their duties in everyday matters will fulfill them on great occasions.

只有在日常生活中尽责的人才会在重大时刻尽责。

9、The shortest way to do many things is to only one thing at a time.

做许多事情的捷径就是一次只做一件事。

10、Sow nothing, reap nothing.

春不播,秋不收。

11、Life is real, life is earnest.

人生真实,人生诚挚。

12、Life would be too smooth if it had no rubs in it.

生活若无波折险阻,就会过于平淡无奇。

13、Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions form insufficient premises.

生活是一种艺术,要在不充足的前提下得出充足的结论。

14、Life is fine and enjoyable, yet you must learn to enjoy your fine life.

人生是美好的,但要学会如何享用美好的生活。

15、Life is but a hard and tortuous journey.

人生即是一段艰难曲折的旅程,人生无坦途。

16、Life is a horse, and either you ride it or it rides you.

人生像一匹马,你不驾驭它,它便驾驭你。

17、Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.

人生是一幅大画布,你应该努力绘出绚丽多彩的画面。

18、Life is like music. It must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.

人生如一首乐曲,要用乐感,感情和直觉去谱写,不能只按乐律行事。

19、Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum.

生活是绘画,不是做算术。

20、The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.

精神的财富是唯一的财富。

50句经典英文格言,背熟英语写作用上!

21、You can’t judge a tree by its bark.

人不可貌相。

22、Sharp tools make good work.

工欲善其事,必先利其器。

23、Wasting time is robbing oneself.

浪费时间就是掠夺自己。

24、Nurture passes nature.

教养胜过天性。

25、There is no garden without its weeds.

没有不长杂草的花园。

26、A man is only as good as what he loves.

一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量。

27、Wealth is the test of a man’s character.

财富是对一个人品格的试金石。

28、The best hearts are always the bravest.

心灵最高尚的人,也总是最勇敢的人。

29、One never lose anything by politeness.

讲礼貌不吃亏。

30、There’s only one corner of the universe you can be sure of improving, and that’s your own self.

这个宇宙中只有一个角落你肯定可以改进,那就是你自己。

31、The world is like a mirror: Frown at it and it frowns at you; smile, and it smiles too.

世界犹如一面镜子:朝它皱眉它就朝你皱眉,朝它微笑它也吵你微笑。

32、Death comes to all, but great achievements raise a monument which shall endure until the sun grows old.

死亡无人能免,但非凡的成就会树起一座纪念碑,它将一直立到太阳冷却之时。

33、The reason why a great man is great is that he resolves to be a great man.

伟人之所以伟大,是因为他立志要成为伟大的人。

34、Suffering is the most powerful teacher of life.

苦难是人生最伟大的老师。

35、A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.

海内存知己,天涯若比邻。

36、A common danger causes common action.

同舟共济。

37、A contented mind is a continual / perpetual feast.

知足常乐。

38、A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.

吃一堑,长一智。

39、A guest should suit the convenience of the host.

客随主便。

40、A letter from home is a priceless treasure.

家书抵万金。

41、All rivers run into the sea.

殊途同归。

42、All time is no time when it is past.

机不可失,时不再来。

43、An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

一日一个苹果,身体健康不求医。

44、As heroes think, so thought Bruce.

英雄所见略同。

45、A young idler, an old beggar.

少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。

46、Behind the mountains there are people to be found.

天外有天,山外有山。

47、Bad luck often brings good luck.

塞翁失马,安知非福。

48、Business is business.

公事公办。

49、Clumsy birds have to start flying early.

笨鸟先飞。

50、Do one thing at a time, and do well.

一次只做一件事,做到最好!