2018年大学英语六级口语考试常用谚语（2）

　　a bad beginning makes a bad ending. 　　不善始者不善终。

　　a bad thing never dies. 　　遗臭万年。

　　a bad workman always blames his tools. 　　不会撑船怪河弯。

　　a bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 　　一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

　　a boaster and a liar are cousins-german. 　　吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

　　a bully is always a coward. 　　色厉内荏。

　　a burden of one’s choice is not felt. 　　爱挑的担子不嫌重。

　　a candle lights others and consumes itself. 　　蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

　　a cat has 9 lives. 　　猫有九条命。

　　a cat may look at a king. 　　人人平等。

　　a close mouth catches no flies. 　　病从口入。

　　a constant guest is never welcome. 　　常客令人厌。

　　actions speak louder than words. 　　事实胜于雄辩。

　　adversity leads to prosperity. 　　穷则思变。

　　adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 　　逆境出人才。

　　a fair death honors the whole life. 　　死得其所，流芳百世。

　　a faithful friend is hard to find. 　　知音难觅。

　　a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 　　吃一堑，长一智。

　　a fox may grow gray, but never good. 　　江山易改，本性难移。

　　a friend in need is a friend indeed. 　　患难见真情。

　　a friend is easier lost than found. 　　得朋友难，失朋友易。

　　a friend is never known till a man has need. 　　需要之时方知友。

　　a friend without faults will never be found. 　　没有十全十美的朋友。

　　’after you’ is good manners. 　　“您先请”是礼貌。

　　a good beginning is half done. 　　良好的开端是成功的一半。

　　a good beginning makes a good ending. 　　善始者善终。

　　a good book is a good friend. 　　好书如挚友。

　　a good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 　　一本好书，相伴一生。

　　a good conscience is a soft pillow. 　　不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。

　　a good fame is better than a good face. 　　美名胜过美貌。

　　a good husband makes a good wife. 　　夫善则妻贤。

　　a good medicine tastes bitter. 　　良药苦口。

　　a good wife health is a man’s best wealth. 　　妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。

　　a great talker is a great liar. 　　说大话者多谎言。