2018年大学英语六级口语考试常用谚语（3）

　　a hedge between keeps friendship green. 　　君子之交淡如水。

　　a joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend. 　　戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。

　　a leopard cannot change its spots. 　　积习难改。

　　a liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 　　说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。

　　a light heart lives long. 　　静以修身。

　　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。