近5年中考英语高频常考谚语100条（适配考点+汉译），建议大家收藏背诵。
基础励志类（中考写作高频引用）
1. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧
2. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成
3. Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母
4. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 心之所向，无事不成
5. Every minute counts. 分秒必争
6. Never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老
7. Well begun is half done. 好的开始是成功的一半
8. No pains, no gains. 一分耕耘，一分收获
9. Rome was not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒
10. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下
11. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马
12. Time and tide wait for no man. 时不我待
13. Lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返
14. God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助之
15. Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好
交友处世类（完形/情景交际常考）
16. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情
17. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩
18. Honesty is the best policy. 诚实为上策
19. Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人
20. Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高
21. Unity is strength. 团结就是力量
22. A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，谬以千里
23. Think twice before you do/act. 三思而后行
24. It's never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，为时未晚
25. Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮
26. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗
27. A proverb is a short, traditional saying in general use. 谚语是简短而传统的通用俗语（考点拓展）
28. Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. 善良是聋人能听、盲人能见的语言
29. One good turn deserves another. 善有善报
30. Judge not a book by its cover. 不要以貌取人
31. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难见真情（同义拓展）
32. A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追
33. To err is human, to forgive divine. 人非圣贤，孰能无过；知错能改，善莫大焉
34. Help someone in need, and you will get help when you need it. 助人者，人恒助之
35. Politeness costs nothing but gains everything. 礼貌无需代价，却能赢得一切
学习方法类（写作/阅读常考）
36. Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量
37. Reading makes a full man. 读书使人充实
38. A book is a window to the world. 书籍是通往世界的窗户
39. Learn to walk before you run. 循序渐进
40. It's better to learn by heart than to memorize mechanically. 理解记忆胜于死记硬背
41. Asking questions is the first step to gain knowledge. 提问是获取知识的第一步
42. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps. 知识积少成多，循序渐进
43. He who knows nothing, doubts nothing. 无知者无畏
44. He who learns but does not think is lost; he who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. 学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆
45. The more you read, the more you know. 读得越多，懂得越多
46. Learn from others' mistakes. 以他人之失为鉴
47. Skill comes from practice. 技能源于实践
48. Interest is the best teacher. 兴趣是最好的老师
49. Never give up halfway. 切勿半途而废
50. Review what you have learned regularly. 温故而知新
生活哲理类（完形/阅读理解常考）
51. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，医生远离我
52. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起，使人健康、富有、明智
53. Health is wealth. 健康就是财富
54. Laughter is the best medicine. 笑是最好的良药
55. A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一分就是赚一分
56. Every coin has two sides. 凡事皆有两面性
57. When the cat's away, the mice will play. 山中无老虎，猴子称大王
58. The grass is always greener on the other side. 这山望着那山高
59. Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷
60. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分
61. A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦
62. Still water runs deep. 静水流深
63. Easy come, easy go. 来得容易，去得快
64. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌
65. Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子
66. It rains cats and dogs. 下倾盆大雨
67. When it rains, it pours. 屋漏偏逢连夜雨
68. The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃
69. Every dog has its day. 凡人皆有得意时
70. Don't bite the hand that feeds you. 不要恩将仇报
71. Burn the candle at both ends. 过度劳累
72. Pull one's leg. 开玩笑（易混考点）
73. Break a leg. 祝你好运（情景交际高频）
74. Cost an arm and a leg. 花大价钱
75. The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步
易混/拓展类（中考易考辨析）
76. Seeing is believing. 眼见为实
77. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙
78. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不念
79. Practice what you preach. 言行一致
80. Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置
81. Rob Peter to pay Paul. 拆东墙补西墙
82. All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子
83. Too many cooks spoil the broth. 厨子多了煮坏汤（人多手杂反坏事）
84. A bad workman blames his tools. 拙匠怨器
85. Birds begin to sing at dawn. 雄鸡一唱天下白（简易版考点）
86. Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 不要过早乐观
87. Every little bit helps. 积少成多
88. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同
89. Hard work pays off. 功夫不负有心人
90. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 一次不成功，再接再厉
91. In the end, things will mend. 船到桥头自然直
92. It's no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收
93. Look before you leap. 三思而后行（同义拓展）
94. Make hay while the sun shines. 趁热打铁
95. Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明之母
96. No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息
97. One man's meat is another man's poison. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱
98. Pride goes before a fall. 骄兵必败
99. The wall has ears. 隔墙有耳
100. What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts. 失之东隅，收之桑榆
这100句谚语，藏着老辈人的生活智慧，也藏着最朴素的处世道理。愿你读来有收获，往后的日子里，能从这些短句中，寻得前行的底气、生活的答案。收藏起来慢慢品，愿智慧伴你一路同行～
