老外爱说的五句英语【精选】

中国谚语在国外可火了。美剧《复仇》的片头就用了孔子的名言：“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”（子曰：“攻乎异端，斯害己也。

01、No shame in asking questions, even to people of lower status.

不耻下问

02、No one knows a son better than the father.

知子莫若父

03、Three humble shoemakers brainstorming will make a great statesman.

三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮

04、Kill a chicken before a monkey.

杀鸡儆猴

05、Too many cooks spoil the broth

人多反误事

06、No wind, no waves.

无风不起浪

07、Lift a stone only to drop on your own feet.

搬起石头砸自己的脚

08、A camel standing amidst a flock of sheep.

鹤立鸡群

09、An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can t buy that inch of time with an inch of gold.

一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。

10、Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

众人拾柴火焰高

11、An ant may well destroy a whole dam.

千里之堤毁于蚁穴

12、Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.

不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门

13、One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked.

因噎废食

14、If a son is uneducated, his dad is to blame.

子不教，父之过

15、A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

呆若木鸡

16、When you are poor, neighbors close by will not come; once you become rich, you ll be surprised by visits from (alleged) relatives afar.

穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲。

17、Bad things never walk alone.

祸不单行

18、A fall into a ditch makes you wiser.

吃一堑长一智

19、A smile will gain you ten more years of life.

笑一笑十年少

20、one picture is worth ten thousand words.

百闻不如一见

21、Once bitten by a snake, he/she is scared all his/her life at the mere sight of a rope.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

22、Things of today, accomplished today.

今日事今日毕

23、seize every minute and every second

争分夺秒

24、If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

忍一时风平浪静，退一步海阔天空 / 忍一时之气，免百日之忧

25、Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

授人以鱼，不如授人以渔

26、To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.

缘木求鱼

27、If you don t want anyone to know it,don t do it

若要人不知，除非己莫为

28、There are many paths to the top of the mountain,but the view is always the same.

殊途同归

29、Tell me and I forget; Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand

不闻不若闻之，闻之不若见之；见之不若知之，知之不若行之；学至于行而止矣。

30、While the green hills last, there’ll be wood to burn.

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

31、Flowers may bloom again, but a person never has the chance to be young again.

花有重开时，人无再少年

32、The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.

千里之行，始于足下

33、When you drink from the stream remember the spring.

饮水思源

34、Your teacher can open the door but you must enter by yourself.

师傅领进门，修行靠个人

35、The friendship of a gentleman is insipid as water.

君子之交淡如水