好玩又好记的英文谚语（9）

No time like the present

[noʊ taɪm laɪk ðə ˈpreznt]

只争朝夕

There is no time like the present! Easy come, easy go!

机不可失，时不再来！来时容易，去时快！

no sooner said than done

[noʊ 'sunər sed ðæn dʌn]

说干就干;说做就做;

说到做到;言而必行

You wanted a cigarette? Here you are, no sooner said than done.

你要一支烟吗？给你，说到就做到。

Never too late to repent

[ˈnevər tuː leɪt tu rɪˈpent]  

过则勿惮改;过则勿惮改。

悔悟从善,决不嫌晚。

repent [rɪˈpent]  v.后悔;悔过;忏悔

re 反 + pent〔= pen〕惩罚 → 反过来惩罚自己 → 后悔

Never too late to repent; repentance is never too soon.

悔悟决不会太迟；悔悟越早越好。

money is the root of all evil

[ˈmʌni ɪz ðə ruːt əv ɔːl ˈiːvl]  

金钱是万恶之源

There is a great deal of truth to the injunction that the love of money is the root of all evil.

有大量事实证明这一戒训是很有道理的：贪图金钱是万恶之源。

Merry meet, merry part

好聚好散

Jack and jill,merry meet,merry part,became good friends.

杰克和吉尔萍水相逢成为好朋友.

Man will conquer nature

[mæn wɪl ˈkɑːŋkər ˈneɪtʃər] 

人定胜天

The relationship between human and nature was once defined by the ancients as" Man will conquer nature", however, what human should do now is: pay more attention to nature and protect nature.

人与自然的关系曾经被古人们定义为“人定胜天”，然而，人类现在更应该做的是：更多的关注自然，保护自然。

love makes the world go round

[lʌv meɪks ðə wɜːrld ɡoʊ raʊnd]  

三千世界，为爱而生;

爱能感动世界;

爱让世界转动

You have an expression that love makes the world go round? and this could not be truer.

你有一个表达“爱使世界运转”，那不是一个较贴切的说法。

Liberty is not licence

[ˈlɪbərti ɪz nɑːt ˈlaɪsns]  

自由不是放纵

Liberty is not licence,but i adore.

自由不是放纵，但我崇尚自由。

It is good to have friends in trouble

[ɪt ɪz ɡʊd tu hæv frɛndz ɪn ˈtrʌbl] 

患难得友是幸事

It is good to have friends in trouble, but it's not a pity to lose friends.

患难得友是幸事，患难失友不可惜。

Health is above wealth

[helθ ɪz əˈbʌv welθ] 

健康胜过财富

It goes without saying that health is above wealth.

健康胜于财富这个道理是无需多说的。

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