语言是文化的表现形式。谚语同文学作品、诗歌一样是语言的精华。英语谚语是富于色彩的语言形式，一般具有生动形象、喻义明显、富于哲理的语言特征。
在一定程度上，英语谚语反映了英语民族的文化特点。
学习英语谚语可以拓展课外知识、了解西方文化、提高人文素养。正因如此，近年来英语谚语也越来越多地受到教材编写者和中高考命题者的青睐。请看2023年江苏高考英语第31题：
- i h**e tried very hard to find a solution to the problem，but in vain.
- why not consult with frank？ you see答案为：b）
a. great minds think alike b. two heads are better than one
c. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
d. it’s better to think twice before doing something
此外，上海版英语教材、引进的牛津版英语教材等中也出现不少英语谚语。
为了培养学生的人文素养，拓展课外知识、提高学习兴趣，也为了更好地理解教材、游刃有余地对付各种考试，现将各种教材和日常生活中常用、常见的英语谚语总结如下：
a book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 好书千载常如新。
a book that remains shut is but a block. 书本不常翻，犹如一块砖。
a friend is easier lost than found. 朋友易失不易得。
a great ship asks deep waters. 大船要走深水。/ 蛟龙要在海中游。
a little of every thing is nothing in the main. 每事浅尝辄止，事事都告无成。
a wise man and a fool together know more than a wise man. 三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮。
all bread is not baked in one oven. 人与人不同，不能强求一致。/ 任何事情都有利有弊。
all work without play makes jack a dull boy. 只干活不玩耍，聪明的孩子会变傻。
dogs w**e their tails not so much in，love to you as your bread.狗摇尾巴，爱的是你的面包。
each man has his limitation. 人无完人，金无足金。
empty wagons rattle loudest. 空车响声大。/ 满瓶不响，半瓶叮当。
every man has his liking. 人各有所好。
habit is a second nature. 习惯成自然。
he that lives with cripples learns to limp. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
he that once deceives is ever suspected. 骗人一次，受疑一世。
if the old dog barks，he gives counsel.不听老人言，吃亏在眼前。
if you want knowledge，you must toil for it. 若要求知，必须刻苦。
ill news tr**els fast. 坏事传千里。
it’s not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。
knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
learn to walk before you run. 循序渐进。
living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 没有目标的生活如同没有罗盘的航行。
look before you leap. 三思而后行。
many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高。
many heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。
money is a good servant but a bad master. 要做金钱的主人，莫作金钱的奴隶。
more gain for more pay. 多劳多得。
never put off until tomorrow what can be done today. 今天的事情今天干。
no news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。
nothing for nothing. 不费力气，一无所得。
nothing is impossible to a willing mind. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。
nothing is so certain as the unexpected. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。nothing seek，nothing find.
无所求则无所获。
nothing so bad but might be a blessing. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。
nothing stake，nothing draw. 不顶千里浪，哪来万斤鱼。
nothing succeeds like success. 一事如意，万事顺利。
nothing venture，nothing h**e. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
of nothing comes nothing. 无中不能生有。
once bitten，twice shy. 一次被咬，下次胆小。
one man’s meat is another man’s poison. 百人有百好。
practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
quality matters more than quantity. 质重于量。
seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见。
sound in body，sound in mind. 有健全的身体才有健全的精神。
strictness helps，indulgence spoils. 严是爱，松是害。
the on- looker sees most of the game. 旁观者清。
the onlooker sees the game best. 旁观者清。
the path to glory is always rugged. 通向光荣的道路常常是崎岖的。
think thrice before we leap. 三思而后行。
time and tide waits for no man. 岁月不等人。
time waits for no man. 时不待人。
too much liberty spoils all. 自由过了头，一切乱了套。
two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。
wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it. 为了求知识，代价虽高也值得。
you can’t make something out of nothing. 巧妇难为无米之炊。
you live with a lame，you will learn a limp. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
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