考研英语写作常用谚语（三）

谚语是民间集体创造、广为流传、言简意赅并较为定性的艺术语句，是民众的丰富智慧和普遍经验的规律性总结。恰当地运用谚语可使语言活泼风趣，增强文章的表现力。

Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。

Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。

Dont claim to know what you dont know. 不要不懂装懂。

Dont have too many irons in the fire. 不要揽事过多。

Dont make a mountain out of a molehill. 不要小题大做。

Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。

Dont put the cart before the horse. 不要本末倒置。

Dont trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.不要自找麻烦。

Dont try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 不要班门弄斧。

Do well and have well. 善有善报。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。 Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。

Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。

Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。

Empty vessels make the greatest sound. 实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。

Envy has no holidays. 忌妒之人无宁日。

Even Homer sometimes nods.智者千虑，必有一失。(老虎也有打盹的时候。)

Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。

Everybodys business is nobodys business. 人人负责，等于没人负责。

Every dog has his day. 谁都有得意的时候。

Every door may be shut, but deaths door. 人生在世，唯死难逃。

Every heart has its own sorrow. 各人有各人的苦恼。

Every little helps a mickle. 聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。

Every potter praises hit pot. 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。

Everything is good when new, but friends when old. 东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。

Example is better than percept. 说一遍，不如做一遍。

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。

Fact speaks louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。

False friends are worse than bitter enemies. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

Far water does not put out near fire. 远水救不了近火。

Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. 隔墙有耳。

Fire and water have no mercy. 水火无情。

First come, first served. 先来后到。

First impressions are half the battle. 初次见面，印象最深。

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.

愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。

Forbidden fruit is sweet. 禁果格外香。

Fortune favors those who use their judgment. 机遇偏爱善断之人。

Fortune knocks once at least at every mans gate. 风水轮流转。

Four eyes see more than two. 集思广益。

Friends agree best at distance. 朋友之间也会保持距离。

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

Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 众口铄金，积毁销骨。

God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。

Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly. 以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。

Good health is over wealth. 健康是最大的财富。

Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. 良药苦口利于病。

Good watch prevents misfortune. 谨慎消灾。