­　　2017年6月大学英语四级作文常用谚语

­　　If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get. 随遇而安。

­　　If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance. 智者干傻事，愚蠢到极点。

­　　If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. 愿望不等于事实。

­　　If you agree to carry the calf, they""ll make you carry the cow. 得寸进尺。

­　　If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you. 运气太好，得意忘形;运气太坏，无人理会。

­　　If you can be well without health you may be happy without virtue. 如果不健康而能强强壮壮，那么无美德也可快快乐乐。

­　　If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. 不能打仗，切莫出兵。

­　　If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have. 如果你不能有最好的，你就充分利用你现有的吧。

­　　If you command wisely, you""ll be obeyed cheerfully. 倘君指挥有方，人人欣然听命。

­　　If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, remember it always. 施恩勿记，受恩勿忘。

­　　If you dance you must pay the fiddler. 要想寻欢作乐，代价非付不可。

­　　If you don""t aim high you will never hit high. 不立大志，难攀高峰。

­　　If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米之炊。

­　　If you lie upon roses when young, you""ll lie upon thorns when old. 年青时躺在玫瑰上，老年时就会躺在荆棘上。

­　　If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp. 远朱者赤，近墨者黑。

­　　If you remove stone by stone, even a mountain will be levelled. 一块一块把石移，高山也可变平地。

­　　If you run after two heares, you will catch neither. 两头落空。

­　　If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 蚀了本也输了利。

­　　If you swear you will catch no fish. 咒骂无益，于事无济。

­　　If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. 不试就相信，死前要悔恨。

­　　If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate the frying-pam. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。

­　　If you want a thing (well) done, do it yourself. 要想做好事情，就要自己动手。

­　　If you want knwledge, you must toil for it. 若要求知识，必须刻苦学习。

­　　If you wish for peace, be prepared for war. 想要和平，必须备战。

­　　If you wish good advice, consult an old man. 如要忠告向老人请教。

­　　If you would build for your happiness a sure foundation, let the stone for the corner be a good reputation. 若想为快乐奠立可靠的基础，美好的名声便是奠基的石头。

­　　If you would have a good wife marry one who has been a good daughter. 想得贤妻子，须娶好女儿。

­　　If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself. 如要是情做得好，你须亲自动手搞。

­　　If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some, for the that goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing. 欲知金钱价，不妨把钱借;借钱味难尝，使人心悲伤。

­　　If you would make an enemy, lend a man money and ask it of him again. 你若想与人成仇结怨，只要借钱给人再催还。

­　　Ignorance is the mother of impudence. 厚颜无耻由于愚昧无知。

­　　Ignorance is the mother of suspicions. 无知会多疑。

­　　Ignorance of the law excuses no man. 对法律不知不能免罪。

­　　I hate to see things done by halves. -- If it be right, do it boldly, --if it be wrong, leave it undone. 事情不要做一半;对的，就做下去，不对，就丢开。

­　　I have no secret of success but hard work. 成功无秘诀，只是努力干。

­　　I know him not should I meet him in my pottage dish. 酒肉之交非朋友。

­　　I know no such thing as genius, it is nothing but labour and diligence. 是上无天才，勤学加苦练。

­　　Ill air slays sooner thant the sword. 污浊的空气杀人比刀还要快。

­　　Ill-gotten goods never prosper. 发横财，家不发

­　　Ill (or Evil) gotten, ill (or evil) spent. 悖入悖出。

­　　Ill-gotten wealth never thrives. 悖入悖出。

­　　Ill news comes space. 恶事传千里。

­　　Ill news flies fast. 恶事传千里。