雅思寫作常用諺語整理(8)

　　An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. 樂觀的人在災(zāi)難中看到希望;悲觀的人在希望中看到災(zāi)難。

　　An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 預(yù)防勝于治療。

　　An ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue. 牛因有腳而被抓，人因有舌而遭殃。

　　Answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，還治其人之身。

　　An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men. 正直的法官重法勝于重人。

　　A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 省錢就是賺錢。

　　A pet lamb makes a cross ram. 寵壞的小羊?qū)⒊蔀槠鈮牡拇笱颉?/p>

　　A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife. 窮漢娶富妻，必受老婆欺。

　　Apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter. 好藥不苦不會加糖衣。

　　Apparel makes the man. 馬靠鞍裝，人靠衣裝。

　　Appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

　　Appetite comes with eating. 食欲越吃越旺。

　　A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做虧心事，夜半不怕鬼敲門。

　　A ragged coat may cover an honest man. 不能以衣著取人。

　　Art is long, but lift is short. 人生有涯，而學(xué)無涯。

　　A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money. 失友都因借錢起。

　　A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始于足下。

　　A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔，轉(zhuǎn)業(yè)不聚財(cái)。

　　Art lies in concealing art. 隱而不露即藝術(shù)。

　　As a man lives so shall he die. 有生必有死。

　　As a man's heart is, so does he speak. 言為心聲。

　　As a man sows, so he shall reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

　　A secret between more than two is no secret. 兩人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。

　　A servant is known by his master's absence. 主人不在可以看出仆人的品行來。

　　A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth. 緘默的嘴，真誠的心，是世界上最令人贊美的東西。

　　A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

　　As is the workman so is the work. 什么工人出什么活。

　　Ask no questions and you will be told no lies. 如果你少問，謊言就難進(jìn)。

　　A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要衣裝，佛要金裝。

　　A small leak will sink a great ship. 一個(gè)小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大輪船。