1、work 工作篇
don’t gild the lily.
不要给百合花镀金/画蛇添足。 (英国剧作家 莎士比亚 . w .)
i can live for two months on a good compliment. (mark twain , american writer)
只凭一句赞美的话我就可以充实地活上两个月。(美国作家 马克吐温)
it is no use doing what you like ; you have got to like what you do .
(winston churchill , british prime minister)
不能爱哪行才干哪行，要干哪行爱哪行。 (美国首相 丘吉尔. w.)
my philosophy of life is work . (thomas alva edison , american inventor)
我的人生哲学就是工作。 (美国发明家 爱迪生 . t . a .)
when work is a pleasure , life is joy ! when work is duty , life is slavery .(maxim gorky , russian writer )
工作是一种乐趣时，生活是一种享受！工作是一种义务时，生活则是一种苦役。(俄-国作家 高尔基. m.)
work banishes those three great evils : boredom , vice, and poverty.(voltaire , french philosopher )
工作撵跑三个魔鬼：无聊、堕落和贫穷。 (法国哲学家 伏尔基泰)
2、knowledge 知识篇
activity is the only road to knowledge .
(george bernard shaw , british dramatist)
行动是通往知识的唯一道路 。 (英国剧作家 肖伯纳. g.)
a free man obtains knowledge from many sources 1 besides books .
(thomas jefferson , american president)
一个自由的人除了从书本上获取知识外，还可以从许多别的来源获得知识。(美国总统 杰斐逊 . t.)
great part to the information i have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way .(adams franklin , american humorist )
我的大部分知识都是这样获得的：在寻找某个资料时意外的发现了另上的资料。 (美国幽默作家 富兰克林. a.)
if a man empties his purse into his head , no man can take it away from him , an investment in knowledge always pays the best interest . (benjamin franklin , american president )
倾已所有追求知识，没有人能夺走它；向知识投资，收益最佳。(美国总统 富兰克林. b.)
四级最常用的英语名言 [篇2]
Value and a trade are the best portion for children. 德行和技能是孩子最好的遗产。
Better early than late. 宁早勿迟。
A man can do no more than he can. 量力而行。
Honesty and diligence should be your eternal mates. 诚实和勤奋应成为你永远的伴侣。
Early birds catch the worms. 早起的.鸟儿有虫吃。 Every coin has two sides. 有利有弊。
Every man has his hobby-horse. 人各有所好。 Every one is born equal. 人人生而平等。
He who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl. 近朱者赤近墨者黑。
is never too late to learn. 学习永远不嫌晚。
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。 Health is better than wealth. 健康胜于财富。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足长乐。
A friend in need is a friend in deed. 患难见真情。 Every advantage has its disadvantages. 有利必有弊 Every little makes a nickel. 积少成多。
Self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信是成功的第一秘诀。
Example is better than precept. 言传不如身教。 No pain，no gains. 不劳无获。
Throw the baby with the bath water. 把洗澡水连同婴儿一起倒掉。
One man' s meat is another man's poison. 百人有百好。 If the old dog barks, he gives counsel. 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前。
Different strokes for different folks. 各有所好。
An old man is treasure of a family. 家有老人便是宝。 He that lives with cripples learns to limp. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
It is good to learn at another man’s cost. 前车之鉴。
The devil knows many things because he is old. 人老见识广。
All bread is not baked in one oven. 人与人不同/花有几样红/不能强求一致。
Forgetting history means betrayal. 忘记历史意味着背叛。 Strictness helps, indulgence spoils. 严是爱；松是害。 Father is one hundred headmasters. 一个父亲胜过百个老师。
All work without play makes Jack a dull boy. 只干活不玩耍，聪明的孩子会变傻。
Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today. 今天的事情今天干。
If yon want to understand today, you have to research yesterday. 要想懂得今天，就必须研究昨天。
Each man has his limitation. 人各有极限。
They that live longest see most. 人越老，越有智慧。 Think thrice before we leap. 三思而后行。
Too much liberty spoils all. 自由过了头，一切乱了套。
A wise man and a fool together know more than a wise man. 三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮。
Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠赛过诸葛亮。 The older, the wiser. 年岁增长，智慧增长。
The onlooker sees the game best. 旁观者清。
Years bring wisdom. 年岁增长智慧。
A friend is easier lost than found. 朋友易失不易得。 Time waits for no man. 时不待人。
Look before yon leap. 三思而后行。
Every man has his liking. 人各有所好。
Variety is the spice of life. 多样化是生活的调味品。 It is a two-edged sword. 它是双刃剑。
Ill news travel fast. 坏事传千里。
Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
Life is irreversible. 生命只有一次。
No sweet without sweat. 苦尽甘来/梅花香自苦寒来。 Offence is the best defense. 先下手为强。
To err is human, to forgive is divine. 人非圣贤，孰能无过。 Other times, other manners. 俗随境迁。
A good thing is known when it is lost. 失去才知珍贵。 Happiness lies in having many children. 多子多福 Each follows his own bent. 各有所好。
Every one has his taste. 各有所好。
Every rose has its thorn. 没有没刺的玫瑰。
The voice of the people is the voice of god. 人民的意见最重要。
One good turn deserves another. 善有善报。
As you make your bed, you must lie on it. 自作自受。 Tit for tat. 以牙还牙。
Great thieves hang little ones. 大鱼吃小鱼。
The great put the little on the hook. 弱肉强食。 The survival for the fittest. 适者生存。
Parents are the first teachers of the children. 父母是孩子的第一任老师。
East or West, home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自己的草窝。
Gossip is a fearing thing. 人言可畏。
Good things stay indoors, while bad things will go far away. 好事不出门，坏事传千里
No garden without weeds. 有利有弊。
Where there is life, there is hope. 生命不息，希望存在。As busy as a bee. 非常忙碌。
So many countries, so many customs. 风俗习惯各有不同。 No man can do two things at one. 一心不能两用。
Bend the willow while it is still young. 修树要趁早，育人要趁小。
The loss outweighs the gain. 得不偿失。
The game is not worth the candle. 得不偿失。
A man does not live only by bread. 人不仅是靠面包过日子的
Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于治疗
Learn from other's strong points to offset one' s weakness.. 取长补短
An ill life, and ill end. 恶有恶报。
Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。
Broaden one's scrape of knowledge and widen one's horizon. 拓宽知识面和开拓视野。
Rome wasn't built in a day. 罗马不是一天造成的
四级写作可以引用的谚语
tice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
er said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。
e there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。
and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。
7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
rience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。
work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不休息，聪明孩子也变傻。
y without virtue is a rose without fragrance. 无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。
hasty, less speed. 欲速则不达。
's never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。
14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。
before you leap. 三思而后行。
was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。
t minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
begun ,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。
is hard to please all. 众口难调。
of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。
s speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。
t things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。
news travels fast. 坏事传千里。
25.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情
not to eat, but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。
on speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。
or west, home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。
's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。
ty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。
and like make good friends. 趣味相投。
older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。
as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。
idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
the tree, so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
live is to learn, to learn is to better live. 活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。
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