六级英语考试:写作应当知道的谚语(5)

From liuxuepaper.Com英语六级考试之写作应当知道的谚语(5)

too much knowledge makes the head bald.

学问太多催人老。

while the priest climbs a post， the devil climbs ten.

道高一尺，魔高一丈。

who chatters to you， will chatter of you.

搬弄口舌者必是小人。

whom the gods love die young.

好人不长命。

work makes the workman.

勤工出巧匠。 　　you cannot burn the candle at both ends.

蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。

you cannot eat your cake and have it.

鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。

you can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.

强扭的瓜不甜。

you may know by a handful the whole sack.

由一斑可知全貌。

you never know what you can till you try.

是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。

to know everything is to know nothing.

什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。

to know oneself is true progress.

人贵有自知之明。

tomorrow never comes.

我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。

too much familiarity breeds contempt.

过分熟悉会使人互不服气。

too much liberty spills all.

自由放任，一事无成。

too much praise is a burden.

过多夸奖，反成负担。

to save time is to lengthen life.

节约时间就是延长生命。

touch pitch， and you will be defiled.

常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。

wise man have their mouths in their hearts， fools have their hearts in their mouths.

智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。