英语谚语：永恒智慧的浓缩精华

All’s well that ends well结果好，一切都好。Meaning: An event that has a good ending is good even if some things went wrong along the way.意思：只要结局圆满，就算过程中出了些问题，整件事也算好的。This is the name of a play by Shakespeare.这也是莎士比亚一部戏剧的名字。I'm glad you finally got here, even though your car broke down on the way.虽然你路上车坏了，但我很高兴你总算到了。Oh, well. All's well that ends well.唉，没事，结果好就一切都好。The groom was late for the wedding, but everything worked out all right. All's well that ends well.新郎婚礼迟到了，但最后一切顺利，结果好就一切都好。*Break down = stop functioning (machinery or electrical/electronic devices)故障 = 停止运转（机器或电子设备）An apple a day keeps the doctor away一天一苹果，医生远离我。Meaning: If you eat an apple every day, it keeps you in good health.意思：每天吃一个苹果，有助于保持身体健康。As you make your bed, so must you lie on it自食其果 / 自作自受。Meaning: Face the consequences of your wrong actions.意思：承担自己错误行为带来的后果。You left your wife for another woman, now you realise it was all a mistake. She tells you: ‘I don’t want you anymore. You have made your bed and now you must lie on it.’你为了别的女人离开妻子，现在才发现全是错的。她对你说：“我不要你了，这是你自己选的路，你就得自己走下去。”Barking dogs seldom bite吠犬不咬人 / 雷声大，雨点小。Meaning: Those who make loud threats seldom carry them out.意思：那些大声威胁的人，很少会真的动手。*Carry out = execute/do/put something into action执行 = 实施、付诸行动Beauty is in the eye of the beholder情人眼里出西施 / 美在观者眼中。Meaning: What is beautiful for one person may not be beautiful for another. We all see things differently.意思：一个人觉得美的东西，另一个人未必觉得美。每个人看待事物的角度都不同。Beauty is only skin deep美貌不过是皮囊 / 人不可貌相。Meaning: A person's character is more important than their appearance. Beauty is only on the surface of a person. It is what is under that is more important.意思：一个人的品格比外表更重要。美貌只是表面，内在的东西才更重要。Birds of a feather flock together物以类聚，人以群分。Meaning: The same types of people attract each other. If you are bad then you will keep bad company. If you are a good person then you will seek the company of people similar to yourself.意思：同类的人会互相吸引。坏人就会和坏人来往，好人就会找和自己相似的人相处。Clothes don't make the man人不在衣装 / 不能以衣取人。Meaning: Appearances can be deceiving. Similar to ‘you can’t judge a book by its cover’.意思：外表可能具有欺骗性，类似于 “不能以封面来评判一本书”。Do not keep all your eggs in the one basket不要把所有鸡蛋放在同一个篮子里。Meaning: Do not risk everything on the success of one venture. If you invest all your money in one thing, you could lose it all if things go wrong. If you have it invested in different things, then if one goes wrong, you still have the others to fall back on.意思：不要把所有赌注都押在一件事上。如果你把所有钱都投在一处，一旦出事就会血本无归。分散投资，就算一个失败了，你还有其他可以依靠。*Fall back on = have a reserve of something to rely on in moments of emergency依靠 = 有储备，紧急时可以依赖Don’t count your chickens before they hatch鸡蛋未孵，别先数鸡 / 别过早乐观。Meaning: Making plans on an assumption that is not guaranteed, could lead to disappointment /don't rely on something until you are sure that you have it. If you spend money before you’ve even earned it, then maybe something will happen and you won’t earn this money.意思：在没有十足把握前就做计划，可能会失望。在确定得到之前，不要依赖它。比如钱还没赚到就先花掉，万一出意外，你可能根本拿不到这笔钱。Don't dig your own grave别自掘坟墓。Meaning: Don’t do anything that will cause yourself pain or attract bad things into your life.意思：不要做会给自己带来痛苦或灾祸的事。Every dog has its day凡人皆有得意时 / 风水轮流转。Meaning: Everyone will get a period of success or satisfaction during his lifetime.意思：每个人一生中都会有一段成功或称心如意的时光。