大學(xué)英語六級諺語中英對照(三)

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Let bygones be bygones.
    既往宜不咎。
    Look on both sides of the shield.
    看問題要從兩面看。
    You cannot burn the candle at both ends.
    蠟燭不能兩頭點。
    All men can't be first.
    不可能人人得冠軍。
    Never is a long word.
    不要輕易說“決不”。
    The overturned cast ahead is a warning to the carts behind.
    前車之覆,后車之鑒。
    Spare the rod and spoil the child.
    不打不成器。
    Too many cooks spoil the broth.
    廚師太多燒壞湯。
    Standers-by see more than gamesters.
    旁觀者清,*者迷。
    Self-praise is no recommendation.
    自夸不足為自薦。
    They brag most who can do least.
    本領(lǐng)最小的人最會吹牛。
    The good is the enemy of the best.
    過得去是精益求精的敵人。
    Politeness costs nothing and gains everything.
    禮貌不用花一分錢,卻能贏得一切。
    A man can't ride your back unless it is bent.
    你的腰不彎,別人就不能騎在你的背上。
    Conceit is the quicksand of success.
    自負(fù)是成功的流沙。
    He that makes a good war makes a good peace.
    正義的戰(zhàn)爭創(chuàng)造持久的和平。
    There is no disputing about tastes.
    人各有所好。
    It is easy to be wise after the event.
    事后諸葛亮容易當(dāng)。
    Patience is the ability to put up with people you'd like to put down.
    能容忍你想羞辱的人,便是忍耐。
    Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude.
    要有單獨自處的能力,不要放過孤寂的好處。
    Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.
    偉大的思想需要起落架,也需要雙翼。
    Fair words make fools fain.
    甜言蜜語會使愚者得意忘形。
    Please all and you please none.
    要面面俱到者,面面不到。
    The noblest vengeance is to forgive.
    尚的復(fù)仇是寬容。