大学英语四级作文常用谚语
It is a silly fish, that is caught twice with the same bait. 蠢人才吃两次亏。
It is a silly goose that comes to the fox''s sermon. 只有呆鹅才去听狐狸说教。
It is a small flock that has not a black sheep. 家家难免有败类。
It is as well to know which way the wind blows. 识时务者为俊杰。
It is a wise father that knows his own child. 父贤知其子。
It is better to be alone than in bad company. 无友要比交坏友好。
It is better to be clothed in rags, than to be clothed with shame. 宁可穿破衣，不可蒙羞耻。
It is better to be safe than sorry. 事后追悔不如事前稳妥。
It is better to do well than to say well. 理论好不如实际好。
It is better to fight for good than to rail at the ill. 与其抱怨，不如积善。
It is better to please a fool than to anger him. 惹得傻瓜发火，不如使他快活。
It is better to wear out than to rust out. 与其锈掉，不如用坏。
It is dogged (that) does it. 天下无难事，只怕有心人。
It is easier to descend than to ascend. 下降容易上升难。
It is easier to give good counsel than to follow it. 提出忠告易，照著办事难。
It is easier to pull down than build. 败事容易成事难。
It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him. 养虎易，驯虎难。
It is easy to be wise after the event. 当事后诸葛亮容易。
It is more blessed to give than to receive. 施恩比受惠更有福。
It is more pain to do nothing than something. 什么都不做要比做一点更不好受。
It is my own fault if I am deceived by the same man twice. 在同一个人那里上两次当只能怪自己。
It is no honour for an eagle to vanquish a dove. 老鹰胜鸽，不足为荣。
It is not every couple that is a pair. 成双并非皆配偶。
It is not good to make a sleeping lion. 弄醒睡狮不是好事。
It is not helps, but obstaceles, not facilities but difficulties, that make men. 造就人的，不是帮助，而是磨难，不是方便，而是困难。
It is not how long but how well we live. 问题不是活得长不长而是活得好不好。
Ill news never comes too late 坏消息来得快。
Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。
Imagination is more important than knowledge. 想像力比知识更重要。
Imagination is sometimes more vivid than reality. 想像有时比现实生动得多。
Imagination is the source of creation. 想象是创作之源。
I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort. 成功之道唯三点∶努力、努力、再努力。
Improve your time and your time will improve you. 珍惜时间，时间才会珍惜你。
In a calm sea, every man is a pilot. 平静的海上易驶船。
In a great river great fish are found; but take heed lest you be drowned. 发现大河有大鱼，可得注意别溺毙。
In all things, it is better to hope than to despair. 凡事抱希望为佳，不应悲观而失望。
In an enemy spots are soon seen. 敌人的缺点容易找。
In books, are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages. 历代最伟大的思想都载入史册而不朽。
In doing we learn. 行而知。
Industry if fortune''s right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸福的右手，节俭是幸福的左手。
Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole, the purse full. 勤奋使身体健康，使心情开朗，使思想专注，使经济充裕。
In every beginning think of the end. 思前顾后。
In every country dogs bite. 天下的狗都要咬人。
In every rank, great or small, ''Tis industry supports us all. 不论高的低的各级人士，所持的都是勤劳。
If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get. 随遇而安。
If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance. 智者干傻事，愚蠢到极点。
If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. 愿望不等于事实。
If you agree to carry the calf, they''ll make you carry the cow. 得寸进尺。
If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you. 运气太好，得意忘形;运气太坏，无人理会。
If you can be well without health you may be happy without virtue. 如果不健康而能强强壮壮，那么无美德也可快快乐乐。
If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. 不能打仗，切莫出兵。
If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have. 如果你不能有最好的，你就充分利用你现有的吧。
If you command wisely, you''ll be obeyed cheerfully. 倘君指挥有方，人人欣然听命。
If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, remember it always. 施恩勿记，受恩勿忘。
If you dance you must pay the fiddler. 要想寻欢作乐，代价非付不可。
If you don''t aim high you will never hit high. 不立大志，难攀高峰。
If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米之炊。
If you lie upon roses when young, you''ll lie upon thorns when old. 年青时躺在玫瑰上，老年时就会躺在荆棘上。
If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp. 远朱者赤，近墨者黑。
If you remove stone by stone, even a mountain will be levelled. 一块一块把石移，高山也可变平地。
If you run after two heares, you will catch neither. 两头落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 蚀了本也输了利。
If you swear you will catch no fish. 咒骂无益，于事无济。
If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. 不试就相信，死前要悔恨。
If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate the frying-pam. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。
If you want a thing (well) done, do it yourself. 要想做好事情，就要自己动手。
If you want knwledge, you must toil for it. 若要求知识，必须刻苦学习。