Learning proverbs - or sayings - are a great way to get insight and improve your English. Unfortunately, some proverbs are easy to understand and others more difficult. This article provides twenty intermediate level proverbs that are right for your level. Each proverb has a definition for you to learn the proverb. Once you have learned these twenty proverbs, match the situations to the appropriate proverb at the end of the article. Teachers can use these activities with proverbs in the classroom to help your learners.
學(xué)習(xí)諺語是獲得洞察力和提高英語水平的好方法。不幸的是，有些諺語容易理解，有些則更難理解。這篇文章提供了20條適合你的中級(jí)諺語。每句諺語都有一個(gè)定義供你學(xué)習(xí)。一旦你學(xué)會(huì)了這二十條諺語，就要根據(jù)文章結(jié)尾的恰當(dāng)?shù)闹V語來搭配不同的情況。教師可以在課堂上用這些活動(dòng)和諺語來幫助你的學(xué)習(xí)者。

After a storm comes a calm. When life is difficult, remember that things get better and calm down sooner or later.
暴風(fēng)雨過后是平靜的。當(dāng)生活困難的時(shí)候，記住事情遲早會(huì)好起來并平靜下來。

Beauty is only skin-deep. Physical beauty is not the only important thing.
美貌只是膚淺的。身體美不是唯一重要的。

Blood is thicker than water. People who are in your family are more important than people you meet in life.
血濃于水。你家里的人比你在生活中遇到的人更重要。

Never send a boy to do a man's job. It's important to give important tasks to people with experience.
永遠(yuǎn)不要派一個(gè)男孩去做一個(gè)男人的工作。把重要的任務(wù)交給有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人是很重要的。

Clothes make the man. The clothing you wear change how you appear to yourself and others.
衣服造就男人。你穿的衣服會(huì)改變你在自己和別人面前的形象。

What's done cannot be undone. Don't worry about a mistake, you can't change it.
所做的事是無法挽回的。別擔(dān)心一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤，你不能改變它。

Half the truth is often a whole lie. Providing only certain details, and hiding others indicate that something is false.
一半的真相往往是一個(gè)完整的謊言。只提供某些細(xì)節(jié)，而隱藏其他細(xì)節(jié)則表明有些東西是假的。

Great minds think alike. Used with friends to say that we are both smart.
英雄所見略同。和朋友說我們都很聰明。

One hand washes the other. If I do something for you, you will do something for me.
一只手洗另一只手。如果我為你做點(diǎn)什么，你會(huì)為我做點(diǎn)什么。

Every Jack has his Jill. Everyone can find the right person in life.
每個(gè)杰克都有自己的吉爾。每個(gè)人都能在生活中找到合適的人。

Love makes the word go round. The most important thing in life is love.
愛使世界運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)。生命中最重要的是愛。

Never is a long time. Similar to 'never say never.' Don't so 'no' to things in life. Things may change.
從來都不是很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。類似于“從不說不”。不要對(duì)生活中的事情那么“不”。事情可能會(huì)改變。

Money talks. Money can be used to convince people that something is right or needs to be done.
有錢能使鬼推磨。金錢可以用來使人們相信某事是正確的或需要做的。

Old habits die hard. Things that you do often are difficult to stop doing.
舊習(xí)慣很難改掉。你經(jīng)常做的事情很難停止。

Practice what you preach. You should act like you say others should act.
實(shí)踐你的說教。你應(yīng)該表現(xiàn)得像別人說的那樣。

One step at a time. Go slowly, be careful.
一步一步。慢慢走，小心點(diǎn)。

Truth is stranger than fiction. Life is very surprising.
事實(shí)比小說更離奇。生活是非常令人驚訝的。

Variety is the spice of life. It's important to do many different types of things in life to make it interesting.
變化是生活的調(diào)味品。在生活中做許多不同類型的事情使之有趣是很重要的。

Practice makes perfect. If you want to be good at something, you need to do it often.
熟能生巧。如果你想擅長(zhǎng)某事，你需要經(jīng)常做。

When in Rome do as the Romans do. It's important to follow the local customs when in a different location than your home.
在羅馬的時(shí)候要像羅馬人一樣。在與你家不同的地方，遵循當(dāng)?shù)氐娘L(fēng)俗習(xí)慣是很重要的。

Proverbs/Situations

After a storm comes a calm. I know things are difficult now, but soon things will get better and easier.
暴風(fēng)雨過后是平靜的。我知道現(xiàn)在事情很困難，但很快事情就會(huì)變得越來越好。

Beauty is only skin-deep.?? Don't worry too much about your looks, you've got a great personality.
美貌只是膚淺的。別太在意你的外表，你的個(gè)性很好。

Blood is thicker than water. Remember he's your brother. That relationship will always remain.
血濃于水。記住他是你哥哥。這種關(guān)系將永遠(yuǎn)保持下去。

Clothes make the man.We need to choose someone with more experience for this contract. It's amazing how I feel when I put on a suit.
衣服決定男人。我們需要為這份合同選擇一個(gè)更有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人。我穿上西裝的感覺真是太棒了。

What's done cannot be undone. Stop worrying about the past and your choices.
所做的事是無法挽回的。別再擔(dān)心過去和你的選擇。

Half the truth is often a whole lie. Even though it seemed like a good idea, the fact that he left out some details should have been a clue to the problems.
一半的真相往往是一個(gè)完整的謊言。盡管這看起來是個(gè)好主意，但事實(shí)上他漏掉了一些細(xì)節(jié)應(yīng)該是問題的線索。

Great minds think alike. You and I are thinking the same thing!
偉大的思想是一樣的。你和我的想法是一樣的！

One hand washes the other. If Tom helps Peter a little, Peter will help Tom at some time in the future.
一只手洗另一只手。如果湯姆幫助彼得一點(diǎn)，彼得將來某個(gè)時(shí)候會(huì)幫助湯姆。

Every Jack has his Jill. You will find a partner some day. It's going to happen!
每個(gè)杰克都有自己的吉爾。總有一天你會(huì)找到另一半的。一定會(huì)發(fā)生的！

Love makes the word go round. The best way to success is to treat people with respect.
愛使世界運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)。成功的最好方法是尊重別人。

Never is a long time. You might say you don't want to do that job today, but tomorrow might be a different story.
從來都不是很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。你可能會(huì)說你今天不想做那件事，但明天可能會(huì)是另一回事。

Money talks. I know he shouldn't have won the election, but he had a lot of rich donors.
有錢能使鬼推磨。我知道他不應(yīng)該贏得選舉，但他有很多富有的捐贈(zèng)者。

Old habits die hard. I've tried to quit smoking many times. I just can't do it!
舊習(xí)慣很難改掉。我試過很多次戒煙。我就是做不到！

Practice what you preach. If you say that everyone needs to arrive on time, make sure that you also arrive on time.
實(shí)踐你的說教。如果你說每個(gè)人都需要準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)，確保你也準(zhǔn)時(shí)到達(dá)。

One step at a time. Things take a long time to accomplish. Take your time and do each thing well.
一步一步。事情需要很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間才能完成。慢慢來，把每件事都做好。

Truth is stranger than fiction. Sometimes I read the news and am very surprised and amused by what people do.
事實(shí)比小說更離奇。有時(shí)我讀到新聞，對(duì)人們的所作所為感到非常驚訝和有趣。

Variety is the spice of life. Make sure to try all sorts of things in your life. Otherwise, you'll get bored.
變化是生活的調(diào)味品。一定要嘗試生活中的各種事情。否則，你會(huì)覺得無聊。

Practice makes perfect. It took years to become a good piano player.
熟能生巧。成為一名優(yōu)秀的鋼琴演奏家花了好幾年的時(shí)間。

When in Rome do as the Romans do. Watch how the people act and do the same. That way you'll fit in no matter where you are.?
在羅馬的時(shí)候要像羅馬人一樣?？纯慈藗兪窃趺醋龅?。這樣無論你在哪里你都能適應(yīng)。