영어 속담

 

☐ A burnt child dreads fire: 자라보고 놀란 가슴 솥뚜껑보고 놀란다

☞ A bad experience or a horrifying incident may scar one's attitude or thinking for a lifetime.

 

☐ A friend in need is a friend indeed: 어려울 때의 친구가 진정한 친구다

☞ A friend who helps when one is in trouble is a real friend.

 

☐ A hungry man is an angry man: 배고픈 놈은 화를 잘 낸다.

☞ A person who does not get what he wants or needs is a frustrated person and will be easily provoked to rage.

 

☐ A man is as old as he feels: 사람은 그가 느끼는 만큼의 나이가 든 것이다

☞ It is only when he thinks and feels that he is ageing that he actually becomes old.

 

☐ Between the devil and the deep sea: 진퇴양난

☞ To choose between two equally bad alternatives in a serious dilemma.

 

☐ Discretion is the better part of valor: 신중함이 용기보다 나은 면이 있다.

☞ Avoiding a dangerous or unpleasant situation is sometimes the most sensible thing to do.

 

☐ Empty vessels make the most noise: 빈 수레가 요란하다

☞ Those people who have a little knowledge usually talk the most and make the greatest fuss.

 

☐ First come, first served: 선착순

☞ The first in line will be attended to first.

 

☐ Great talkers are little doers: 말이 많은 사람은 실천을 거의 하지 않는다

☞ Those people who talk a lot and are always teaching others usually do not do much work.

 

☐ An idle brain is the devil's workshop: 일없이 가만이 있는 머리는 악마의 일터이다.

☞ one who has nothing to do will be tempted to do many mischievous acts.

 

☐ An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit: 신중함은 재능보다 중요하다.

☞ It is better to be careful and discrete than to be clever.

 

☐ Faint heart never won fair lady: 용기있는 자만이 미인을 차지할 수 있다

☞ To succeed in life one must have the courage to pursue what he wants.

 

☐ A penny saved is a penny gained: 티끌모아 태산

☞ By being thrifty one will be able to save up.

 

☐ A rolling stone gathers no moss: 구르는 돌은 이끼가 끼지 않는다.

☞ A who is always changing his mind will never get anything done.

 

☐ As you sow, so you shall reap: 뿌린 대로 거둔다

☞ one will either enjoy or suffer the consequences of his earlier actions or inactions.

 

☐ Barking dogs seldom bite: 짖는 개는 결코 물지 않는다

☞ Those who make loud threats seldom carry them out.

 

☐ A bird in hand is worth two in the bush: 손안에 든 한 마리의 새가 숲속의 새 두 마리 값어치가 있다.

☞ Something that one already has is better than going after something seemingly more worthwhile that one may not be able to get.

 

☐ Better late than never: 늦어도 안하는 것보다는 낫다

☞ To do something that is right, profitable, or good a little late is still better than not doing it at all.

 

☐ Birds of a feather flock together: 유유상종

☞ People of the same sort of character or belief always go together.

 

☐ Call a spade a spade: 사실대로 말하다.

☞ If you say that someone calls a spade a spade, you mean that they speak frankly and directly, often about embarrassing or unpleasant subjects; an informal ｅxpression.

 

☐ Charity begins at home: 팔은 안으로 굽는다.

☞ A person's first obligation should be to help the member of his own family before he can begin thinking of talking about helping others.

 

☐ Where there's a will there's a way: 뜻 있는 곳에 길이 있다.

☞ When a person really wants to do something, he will find a way of doing it.

 

☐ A great talker is a great liar: 말이 많은 자는 거짓말도 많다

☞ A smooth and persuasive talker may be a good liar.

 

☐ Every cloud has a silver lining: 어떤 어려운 상황속에도 희망은 있다.

☞ Every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it. If you talk about silver lining you are talking about something positive that comes

out of a sad or unpleasant situation.

 

☐ All that glitters is not gold: 반짝인다고 다 금은 아니다.

☞ Do not be deceived by things or offers that appear to be attractive.

 

☐ Eat to live, but do not live to eat: 살기 위해서 먹어라. 그러나 먹기 위해서 살지는 말아라.

☞ Man was created for a divine purpose and he has a destiny with his Creator - he was not born just to enjoy food.

 

☐ Don't put all your eggs in one basket: 한가지 사업에 모든 것을 걸지 마라.

☞ one should not risk everything he has in a single venture.

 

☐ Every dog has its day: 쥐구멍에도 볕 들날 있다.

☞ Everyone will get a period of success or satisfaction during his lifetime.

 

☐ Every one can find fault, few can do better: 누구나 결점을 찾는 것은 쉽다, 하지만 더 잘하기는 어렵다.

☞ It is easier to find fault in other people's actions or methods than to do it properly or correctly.

 

☐ Any time means no time: 언제든지는 절대 시간이 없다는 것을 뜻한다.

☞ When an event is not decided on or planned earlier it will never take place.

☐ Fair exchange is no robbery: 공정한 교환은 강탈이 아니다.

☞ A contract is fair as long as both the parties understand and agree to the conditions willingly; after a deal is closed neither side can turn around and say that he was unfairly treated.

☐ Fire is a good servant but a bad master: 불은 순종적인 하인이나 사악한 주인이기도 하다.

☞ Fire, like any other manmade tool or device, will serve man well only when it is controlled and used wisely.