英语谚语大全( 二 )


You can do more than strike while the iron is hot; you can make the iron hot by striking. 铁热时 , 你能做的不止是锤打 , 而锤打可使铁热 。
You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the time; but you cant fool all of the people all the time. 你可以一直愚弄一些人 , 甚至可以在某个时期愚弄所有的人;但不能一直愚弄所有的人 。
You cannot clap with one hand. 孤掌难鸣 。
You cannot have two forenoons in the same day. 一日之中不可能有两个上午 。
You cannot flay the same ox twice. 一头牛不能剥两次皮 。
You cannot judge a tree by its bark. 人不可貌相 。
You cannot make a crab walk straight. 江山易改 , 本性难移 。
You (or One) cannot make a silk purse out of a sows ear. 粗瓷碗雕不出细花来 。
You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk. 你不可能出售乳牛 , 同时又要喝牛奶 。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 马到河边不喝水 , 逼马低头亦枉然 。 (不要逼人做他不愿做的事)
You cant eat your cake and have it. 不能既要吃饼 , 又要把饼保存 。
You cant make bricks without straw. 没有稻草 , 制砖难搞 。
You cant make omelets (or omeletts) without breaking eggs. 有失才有得 。
You have no goats, and yet you sell kids. 你虽无老山羊 , 却出卖小山羊 。
You make the failure complete when you stop strying. 不再努力之时 , 就是完全失败之日 。
You may force a man to shut his eyes, but you cannot make him sleep. 你可以迫人闭眼 , 但不能使他睡觉 。
You may go farther and fare worse. 一动不如一静 。
You may know the horse by his harness. 欲知马如何 , 可看套马索 。
You must not pledge your own health. 切不可把健康作孤注一掷 。
You must reap what you have sown. 种瓜得瓜 , 种豆得豆 。
You never know what you can do till you try. 事非经过不知难 。

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