英语常用谚语总汇(编校好)—C

英语常用谚语总汇—C

■Call a spade a spade. 据实而言。

■Call me not olive till thou see me gathered. 盖棺论定。

■Call no man happy until he dies. 盖棺才能定论。

■Can the leopard change his spots?江山易改，本性难移。

■Cannot see the wood for the trees. 一叶障目，不见泰山。

■Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋，带来好运气。

■Care killed a cat. 忧伤伤身。

■Care killed the cat. 忧虑伤身。

■Carry coals to Newcastle. 向煤区运煤,多此一举。

■Cast not out the foul water till you bring in the clean. 清水未来，莫泼赃水。

■Cast not your pearls before swine. 明珠莫投暗。

■Catch as catch can. 能捉尽管捉；能拿多少算多少。

■Catch the bear before you sell his skin. 大事未成时，莫开庆功宴。

■Cats hide their paws. 大智若愚，大巧若拙。

■Caution is the parent of safety. 谨慎小心是安全之源。

■Chains of gold are stronger than chains of iron. 金链锁人比铁炼更牢靠。

■Change lays not her hand upon truth. 真理不变。

■Charity begins at home, but should not end there. 仁爱须由近及远。

■Cheat’s never proper. 欺骗决非正当事。

■Cheats never prosper. 骗人发不了财。

■Cheek brings success. 和气生财。

■Cheerful company shortens the miles. 旅有好旅伴，不觉行程远。

■Cheerfulness and goodwill make labour light. 欢快与好意，劳动不觉累。

■Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day. 看人看年少，看天看破晓。

■Children and fools cannot lie. 孩子和傻子，不会说谎话。

■Children and fools speak the truth. 孩子和傻子，说的是真话。

■Children are the parents’ riches. 子女是父母之财富。

■Children are what the mothers are. 耳濡目染，身教言传。

■Choice of the end covers choice of the means. 选择目的包含著选择手段。

■Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye. 选妻，最好用耳莫用眼。

■Choose an author as you choose a friend. 选书如择友。

■Christmas comes but once a year. 佳节良辰，机会难得。

■Circumstances are the rulers of the weak, instrument of the wise. 弱者困于环境，智者利用环境。

■Civility costs nothing. 礼貌不须什么代价。

■Claw me and I'll claw thee. 你帮我,我帮你。/投之以桃,报之以李。

■Cleanliness is next to godliness. 清净近乎神圣。

■Clothes do not make the man. 人不在衣装。

■Clothes make the man. 人要衣装，佛要金装。

■Come what may, heaven won’t fall. 船到桥头自会直。

■Comfort is better than pride. 安慰胜过傲慢。

■Coming events cast their shadows before them. 山雨欲来风满楼。/未来之事先有征兆。

■Compare your grieves with other men’s and they will seem less. 你的悲痛与人比，悲痛就会轻一些。

■Comparisons are odious. 人比人，气死人。

■Complacency is the enemy of study. 学习的敌人是自己的满足。

■Confession is the first step to repentance. 悔罪先须认罪。

■Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。

■Confidence of success is almost success. 对成功抱有信心，就近乎成功。

■Conquer of fear of death and you are put into possession of your life. 不怕死，然后才能生。

■Constant dripping wears away a stone. 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

■Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。

■Constant dropping wears away a stone. 滴水穿石。

■Content is better than riches. 知足常乐。

■Content is happiness. 知足常乐。

■Conversation makes one what he is. 言如其人。

■Councils of war never fight. 主战者不打仗。

■Counsel after action is like rain after harvest. 放马后炮。

■Counsel must be followed, not praised. 忠告必须照办，而不是赞美。

■Count not your chickens before they are hatched. 不要过早乐观。

■Count one’s chickens before they are hatched. 蛋未孵先数雏。

■Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue. 勇敢和决心是美德的灵魂。

■Courtesy costs nothing. 谦虚恭敬，不用分文。

■Courtesy on one side only lasts not long. 来而不往非礼也。

■Cowards are cruel. 懦夫不仁。

■Credit, like a looking-glass, broken once, is gone, alas!信誉像镜子，破碎无法补。

■Creditors have better memories than debtors. 放债人的记性比借债人好。

■Creep before you walk. 循序渐进。

■Cross the t’s and dot the i’s. 一丝不苟。

■Crows do not pick crow’s eyes. 同室不操戈。

■Cry for the moon. 海底捞月。

■Cry up wine and sell vinegar. 挂羊头，卖狗肉。

■Cry with one eye and laugh with the other. 口不应心。

■Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇心，惹祸根。/好奇伤身。

■Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. 害人反害已。

■Custom is a second nature. 习惯是第二天性。

■Custom is the guide of the ignorant. 习俗是无知者的向导。

■Custom makes all things easy. 若照习惯办，万事皆不难。

■Custom reconciles us to everything. 习惯成自然。

■Custom rules the law. 习俗影响法律。

■Custom without reason is but ancient error. 习俗没有道理，古代谬误而已。

■Cut short the nonsense and return to one’s muttons. 闲话少说，言归正传。

■Cut the coat according to the cloth. 量布裁衣。