CatMTan -
A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。
A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。
A burden of one"s choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。
A cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
A fair death honors the whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
知音难觅。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
A fox may grow gray, but never good.
江山易改，本性难移。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost than found.
得朋友难，失朋友易。
A friend is never known till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。
A friend without faults will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。
"After you" is good manners.
“您先请”是礼貌。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始者善终。
A good book is a good friend.
好书如挚友。
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.
一本好书，相伴一生。
A good conscience is a soft pillow.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
A good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜过美貌。
A good husband makes a good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
A good wife health is a man"s best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great liar.
说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change its spots.
积习难改。
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A light heart lives long.
静以修身。
A little body often harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
All that ends well is well.
结果好，就一切都好。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man is known by his friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。
A man without money is no man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the way.
心旷神怡，事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
A mother"s love never changes.
母爱永恒。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
一天一苹果，不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智，不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防为主，治疗为辅。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
寡言者智。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
真人不露相，露相非真人。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追。
A year"s plan starts with spring.
一年之计在于春。
A young idler, an old beggar.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Bad news has wings.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love"s eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。
Better late than never.
不怕慢，单怕站。
Better to ask the way than go astray.
问路总比迷路好。
Between friends all is common.
朋友之间不分彼此。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
Blood will have blood.
血债血偿。
Books and friends should be few but good.
读书如交友，应求少而精。
Business is business.
公事公办。
Business is the salt of life.
事业是人生的第一需要。
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.
读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
Cannot see the wood for the trees.
一叶障目，不见泰山。
Care and diligence bring luck.
谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
Caution is the parent of safety.
小心驶得万年船。
Cheats never prosper.
骗人发不了财。
Children are what the mothers are.
耳濡目染，身教言传。
Choose an author as you choose a friend.
择书如择友。
Come what may, heaven won"t fall.
做你的吧，天塌不下来。
Complacency is the enemy of study.
学习的敌人是自己的满足。
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.
自信是走向成功的第一步。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
Content is better than riches.
知足者常乐。
Count one"s chickens before they are hatched.
蛋未孵先数雏。
Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.
来而不往非礼也。
Creep before you walk.
循序渐进。
Cry for the moon.
海底捞月。
Custom is a second nature.
习惯是后天养成的。
Custom makes all things easy.
有个好习惯，事事皆不难。
Diamond cuts diamond.
强中自有强中手。
Do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗。
Do as you would be done by.
己所不欲，勿施于人。
Doing is better than saying.
与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。
Do it now.
机不可失，时不再来。
Do nothing by halves.
凡事不可半途而废。
Don"t claim to know what you don"t know.
不要不懂装懂。
Don"t have too many irons in the fire.
不要揽事过多。
Don"t make a mountain out of a molehill.
不要小题大做。
Don"t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事，今日毕。
Don"t put the cart before the horse.
不要本末倒置。
Don"t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
不要自找麻烦。
Don"t try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
不要班门弄斧。
Do well and have well.
善有善报。
Each bird love to hear himself sing.
孤芳自赏。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起身体好。
Easier said than done.
说得容易，做得难。
Easy come, easy go.
来也匆匆，去也匆匆。
Eat to live, but not live to eat.
人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound.
实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Envy has no holidays.
忌妒之人无宁日。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千虑，必有一失。
Even reckoning makes long friends.
亲兄弟，明算账。
Every advantage has its disadvantage.
有利必有弊。
Everybody"s business is nobody"s business.
人人负责，等于没人负责。
Every day is not Sunday.
好景不常在。
Every dog has his day.
谁都有得意的时候。
Every door may be shut, but death"s door.
人生在世，唯死难逃。
Every heart has its own sorrow.
各人有各人的苦恼。
Every little helps a mickle.
聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.
人不为己，天诛地灭。
Every man has his faults.
金无足赤，人无完人。
Every man has his hobbyhorse.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
Every man has his weak side.
人人都有弱点。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
自己的命运自己掌握。
Every minute counts.
分秒必争。
Every mother"s child is handsome.
孩子是自己的好。
Every potter praises hit pot.
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old.
东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。
Example is better then percept.
说一遍，不如做一遍。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。
Experience must be bought.
吃一堑，长一智。
Fact speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
False friends are worse than bitter enemies.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Far from eye, far from heart.
眼不见，心不烦。
Far water does not put out near fire.
远水救不了近火。
Faults are thick where love is thin.
一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。
Fear always springs from ignorance.
恐惧源于无知。
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.
隔墙有耳。
Fire and water have no mercy.
水火无情。
Fire is a good servant but a bad master.
火是一把双刃剑。
First come, first served.
先来后到。
First impressions are half the battle.
初次见面，印象最深。
First think and then speak.
先想后说。
Fools grow without watering.
朽木不可雕。
Fool"s haste is no speed.
欲速则不达。
Fools has fortune.
呆人有呆福。
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.
愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。
Forbidden fruit is sweet.
禁果格外香。
Fortune favors those who use their judgement.
机遇偏爱善断之人。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man"s gate.
风水轮流转。
Four eyes see more than two.
集思广益。
Friends agree best at distance.
朋友之间也会保持距离。
Friends are thieves of time.
朋友是时间的窃贼。
Friends must part.
再好的朋友也有分手的时候。
Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
天才不过是勤奋而已。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
众口铄金，积毁销骨。
God helps those who help themselves.
自助者天助。
Gold will not buy anything.
黄金并非万能。
Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.
以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。
Good health is over wealth.
健康是最大的财富。
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.
良药苦口利于病。
Good watch prevents misfortune.
谨慎消灾。
Great barkers are no biters.
好狗不挡道。
Great hopes make great man.
伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同。
Great men have great faults.
英雄犯大错误。
Great men"s sons seldom do well.
富不过三代。
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
大树底下好乘凉。
Great wits have short memories.
贵人多忘事。
Greedy folks have long arms.
心贪手长。
Guilty consciences make men cowards.
做贼心虚。
Habit cures habit.
心病还需心药医。
Handsome is he who does handsomely.
行为漂亮才算美。
Happiness takes no account of time.
欢乐不觉时光过。
Happy is he who owes nothing.
要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.
吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。
Harm set, harm get.
害人害己。
Hasty love, soon cold.
一见钟情难维久。
Health is better than wealth.
健康胜过财富。
Health is happiness.
健康就是幸福。
Hear all parties.
兼听则明。
Heaven never helps the man who will not act.
自己不动，叫天何用。
He is a fool that forgets himself.
愚者忘乎所以。
He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.
背后说好话，才是真朋友。
He is a wise man who speaks little.
聪明不是挂在嘴上。
He is lifeless that is faultless.
只有死人才不犯错误。
He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.
正人先正己。
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.
自嘲者不会让人见笑。
He is wise that is honest.
诚实者最明智。
He knows most who speaks least.
大智若愚。
He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。
He sets the fox to keep the geese.
引狼入室。
He that climbs high falls heavily.
爬得越高，摔得越重。
He that will not work shall not eat.
不劳动者不得食。
He who does not advance loses ground.
逆水行舟，不进则退。
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.
经常诉苦，没人同情。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
想不犯错误，就一事无成。
He who risks nothing gains nothing.
收获与风险并存。
History repeats itself.
历史往往重演。
Honesty is the best policy.
做人诚信为本。
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.
朋友不能阿谀奉承。
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
上当一回头，再多就可耻。
If you make yourself an ass, don"t complain if people ride you.
人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.
耳朵发烧，有人念叨。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
脚踏两条船，必定落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.
杀鸡取卵。
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.
要想求知，就得吃苦。
Industry is the parent of success.
勤奋是成功之母。
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
It is easier to get money than to keep it.
挣钱容易攒钱难。
It is easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮好当。
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.
创业容易守业难。
It is hard to please all.
众口难调。
It is never too old to learn.
活到老，学到老。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
It is the first step that costs troublesome.
万事开头难。
It is the unforeseen that always happens.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.
坐失良机，后悔已迟。
It never rains but it pours.
不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.
十年树木，百年树人。
Jack of all trades and master of none.
门门精通，样样稀松。
Judge not from appearances.
人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
Justice has long arms.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕。
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.
君王发狂，百姓遭殃。
Kings have long arms.
普天之下，莫非王土。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.
博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。
Learn and live.
活着，为了学习。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。
阿啵呲嘚 -
English Proverbs 英语谚语大全
Lying is the first step to the gallows.
说谎是上断头台的第一步。
Waste not, want not.
俭以防匮。
From saving comes having.
富有来自节俭。
A penny saved is a penny gained.
省一文是一文。
Take care of the pence and the pound will take care of themselves.
金钱积少便成多。
Frugality is an estate alone.
节俭本身就是一宗财产。
He that regards not a penny, will lavish a pound.
小钱不知节省，大钱将滥花。
Small gains bring great wealth.
积小利，成巨富。
Many a little makes a mickle.
积少便成多。
As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.
试金之石可试金，正如黄金能试人。
Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.
勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。
The path to glory is always rugged.
光荣之路常坎坷。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
世上无难事，只要人肯试。
The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong man.
烈火试真金，困苦炼壮士。
Great hopes make great man.
远大的希望造就伟大的人物。
No way is impossible to courage.
勇士面前无险路。
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
平静的大海决不能造就出熟练的水手。
The good seaman is known in bad weather.
坏天气下才能识得出良好的海员；要识好海员，须凭坏天气。
The best hearts are always the bravest.
行为最勇敢的人心地总是最善良。
We must not lie down, and cry, God help us.
求神不如求己。
He that falls today may be up again tomorrow.
今天跌倒的人也许明天就会站起。
Rome was not built in a day.
罗马并非一日可建成；坚持必成。
Success belongs to the persevering.
胜利属于坚忍不拔的人。
We must repeat a thousand and one times that perseverance is the only road to success.
我们要多次重申：不屈不挠是取得胜利的唯一道路。
Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.
十九次失败，到第二十次获得成功，这就叫坚持。
Step by step the ladder is ascended.
登梯需要逐级登。
Adversity leads to prosperity.
困苦通向昌盛。
Patience and application will carry us through.
忍耐和专心会使我们度过难关。
Fortune often rewards with interest those that have patience to wait for her.
做事只要有耐心，到头总会有好运；耐心候好运，好运常会来。
All things will come round to him who will but wait.
只要肯等待，一切都会按时来。
Constant dropping wears the stone.
滴水不绝可穿石。
Omelets are not made without breaking of eggs.
鸡蛋不打破，蛋卷做不成；不甘愿吃苦，则预期效果达不到。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.
世界好似一把梯，有人上去有人下。
There needs a long apprenticeship to understand the mystery of the world"s trade.
要知世事奥秘多，须要长期作学徒。
眼前发生许多事，有些我们并不知。
Fortune knocks once at least at every man"s door.
人人都有走运的一天。
If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you.
运气太好，见人不睬；运气太坏，无人理会。
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
每一个人都是自身幸福的建筑师。
Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth.
记得年轻时所作蠢事的人是幸福的。
Misfortunes never (seldom) come alone (single).
祸不单行。
Misfortune is a good teacher.
不幸是良好的教师。
Misfortunes come at night.
祸常生于不测。
Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.
恶运临头后，才知幸运贵。
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.
患难能使人聪明，但不能使人富有。
Live and learn.
活到老，学到老。
It is never too old to learn.
为学不怕年高。
A man becomes learned by asking questions.
要长学问，就得多问；多问则业精。
There is no royal road to learning.
学问无坦途。
He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning.
畏问之人耻于学。
What is learned in the cradle lasts till the grave.
婴孩时期学到的东西，老死不会忘记。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
知识能使好人更好，坏人更坏。
Soon learnt,soon forgotten.
学得快，忘得快。
Learn young, learn fair.
为学趁年青，既学须学好。
A lazy youth, a lousy age.
少时懒惰老来苦。
He that knows nothing, doubts nothing.
无知即无疑。
A good name keeps its luster in the dark.
良好的名声在黑暗中也能闪闪发光。
Fame is a magnifying glass.
名誉是放大镜。
A good fame is better than a good face.
美名胜于美貌。
Fame like a river is narrowest at its source and broadest afar off.
名誉如河流，发源处最狭，愈远愈宽广。
Take honour from me and my life is done.
没有名誉，就没有了生命。
Beware of him who regards not his reputation.
要谨防不重名誉的人。
It is better to die with honour than to live in infamy.
光荣的死胜于羞辱的生。
Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.
成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。
Reputation is often got without merit and lost without fault.
无功得名是常事，无过失名也是常事。
Your father"s honour is to you but a second-hand honour.
对于你来说，父亲的荣誉只是间接的荣誉。
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3 回复：我的英语笔记~!English Proverbs
Never trust another what you should do yourself.
自己该做的事，决不要委托给旁人做。
It is an equal failing to trust everybody, and to trust nobody.
信任一切与不信任任何人，同样是弱点。
Eat a peck of salt with a man before you trust him.
在你信任一个人之前，先要深入了解他。
If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die.
不经考验就依赖，不到瞑目便的悔。
Never trust to fine words.
切勿轻信漂亮话。
Trust not a great weight to a slender thread.
细线挂重物，终究不可靠。
Be just to all, but trust not all.
要对一切人都公正，但不要对一切人都信任。
Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee.
只要信任你自己，旁人才不出卖你。
Self-trust is the essence of heroism.
自信为英雄品质之本。
Confidence is a plant of slow growth.
信任是一种生长缓慢的植物。
Truth is the daughter of time.
真理是时间的女儿。
Truth hath a good face, but ill clothes.
真理面目善良；但衣衫褴褛。
Truth and roses have thorns about them.
真理和玫瑰，身旁都有刺。
Truth may be blamed, but shall never be shamed.
真理可能会被责难，但绝不会受羞辱。
Though malice may darken truth, it cannot put it out.
恶意可以糟塌真理；但无法消灭真理。
Truth will prevail.
真理必胜。
Truth"s best ornament is nakedness.
不加掩饰乃是真理的最好装饰。
Facts are stubborn things.
事实是最顽强的东西。
Sooner or later, the truth comes to light.
真相迟早会大白。
The truths we least like to hear are those which it is most to our advantage to know.
我们最不愿意听到的事实，往往是我们知道了会大有好处的事实。
Falsehood like a nettle stings those who meddle with it.
谎言似荨麻，玩弄会刺手。
There is many a fair thing full false.
有许多说得好听的东西充满了谬误。
Though a lie be well drest,it is ever overcome.
谎言装扮虽不错，到头总会被揭露。
A lie begets a lie till they come to generations.
谎言生谎言，谎言世代传。
A false tongue will hardly speak truth.
假舌不会吐真言。
False with one can be false with two.
对一个人虚假，也会对两个人虚假。
He that will lie will steal.
会说谎的人也就会偷窃。
Gossiping and lying go together.
流言常和谎话并行。
Equivocation is first cousin to a lie.
含糊其词是谎话的近亲。
A great talker is a great liar.
最会夸夸其谈的人也最会说谎。
The greatest liars talk most of themselves.
最爱自吹自擂的人是最大的说谎者。
Lying rides upon debt"s back.
负债的人谎话多。
All is not gold that glitters.
闪光未必尽黄金。
Money is the root of evil.
金钱是罪恶的根源。
Money makes the mare go.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
All things are obedient to money.
一切事物都服从于金钱。
Before gold, even kings take off their hats.
在黄金面前，国王也要脱帽。
Money is the key that opens all doors.
金钱是打开一切门户的钥匙。
Beauty is potent, but money is more potent.
美貌固有力，金钱力更大。
Avarice increases with wealth.
越有钱，越贪钱。
The money the miser hoards will do him no good.
守财奴积财，对自己毫无好处。
What is wealth good for, If it brings melancholy?
财富如带忧郁来，有了财富有何用？。
Gold will not buy anything.
黄金不能买尽一切。
The chief aim of man is not to get money.
人的主要目的并不是赚钱。
Those who believe money can do everything are frequently prepared to do everything for money.
相信金钱万能的人，往往会一切为了金钱。
Wealth makes worship.
财富能使人拜倒。
Little wealth, little care.
财富少，烦恼也少。
A moneyless man goes fast through the market.
身上无钱过市快。
Poverty is not a crime.
贫非罪。
Poverty is not a disgrace, but theft is a disgrace.
贫穷不可耻，偷窃乃足羞。
Better be poor than wicked.
宁可做穷人，不可做坏人。
Poverty is not a sufficient cause for disgrace, but poverty without resolution to help unselfish a disgrace.
贫穷不足为耻，穷而不能自立方可耻。
Poverty is the mother of health.
贫穷是健康之母。
Be considerate toward the poor.
应常为穷人着想。
Poor and content is rich and rich enough.
人能安贫就是富。
Poverty parteth fellowship.
贫穷断友情。
Poverty makes a man mean.
贫困使人小气。
Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
只有贫穷是可以不劳而获的东西。
Do not through fear of poverty surrender liberty.
不要因为怕贫困而舍去自由。
Poverty and love are hard to hide.
贫困与爱情，都难瞒过人。
Poverty breeds strife.
贫困引起冲突。
The poor man wants much, the miser everything.
穷人要求多，财迷则样样都要。
The dainties of the great are the tears of the poor.
富人口中的美味是穷人眼中的泪水。
Poverty on an old man"s back is a heavy burden.
老而贫困，负担最沉。
Beggars must (should) be no choosers.
行乞的哪能挑肥拣瘦；饥不择食。
A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.
穷人眼中的一只羊，贵似富人一头牛。
A light purse makes a heavy heart.
钱袋轻时心事重。
Poor without debt is better than a prince.
穷人无债胜王子。
Happy is he who owes nothing.
无债一身轻。
Money borrowed is soon sorrowed.
借钱才到手，立刻便担忧。
He that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing.
向人借债是自寻烦恼。
Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt.
与其负债起身，不如空腹上床。
Out of debt, out of danger.
脱债就脱险。
A pound of care will not pay an ounce of debt.
深忧偿不了小债。
小菜G的建站之路 -
1.有志者,事竟成.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart./Where there is a will there is a way.
2.千里之行,始于足下.The longest journey begins with the first step.
3.积少成多 Every little helps.
4.满招损,谦受益.Pride hurts, modesty benefits
5.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获.Nothing is to be got without pain but poverty.
6.伟业非一日之功/冰冻三尺非一日之寒.Rome was not built in a day.
7.一寸光阴一寸金,寸今难买寸光阴.Lost years are worse than lost dollars.
8.自助者天助.God helps those who help themselves.
9.欲速则不达.More haste, less speed.
10.台上一分钟,台下十年功.One minute on the stage needs ten years practice off stage.
11.好的开端是成功的一半.Well begun is half done.
12.酒好不怕巷子深.Good wine needs no bush.
13.成功源于勤奋.Industry is the parent of success.
14.英雄所见略同.Great minds think alike.
15.熟能生巧.Practice makes perfect.
16.静水流深.Still waters run deep.
17.滴水穿石.Little stone fell great oaks.
18.前事不忘,后事之师.The membrance of the past is the teacher of the future.
19.君子之交淡如水.A hedge between keeps friendship green.
20.机不可失,失不再来.Take time while time is, for time will away.
21.集思广益.Two heads are better than one.
22.未雨绸缪.Provide for a rainy day.
23.真金不怕火炼.True blue will never strain.
24.必须相信自己,这是成功的秘诀.You have to believe in yourself. That""s the secret of success.
25.燕雀安知鸿鹄之志.A sparrow cannot understand the ambition of a swan.
26.身正不怕影子歪.A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
27.天涯何处无芳草.There is plenty of fish in the sea.
28.大智若愚.Cats hind their paws.
29.人不可貌相,海水不可斗量.Judge not a book by its cover.(Never judge from appearances.)
30.有情人终成眷属.All shall be well, Jack shall have jill.
31.海内存知己,天涯若比邻.The world is but a little place, after all.
32.宁为鸡头,不为凤尾.It is better to be a head of dog than a tail of a lion..
33.良药苦口.A good medicine tastes bitter.
34.知识就是力量.Knowledge is power.
35.金钱不是万能的.Money is not everything.
36.时不我待.Time and tide wait no man.
37.少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲.A young idler, an old beggar.
38.趁热打铁.Strike while the iron is hot.
39.天生我才必有用.Every man has his price.
40.看破生死的人能成大事.He who sees through life and death will meet with most success.
41.世上无难事,只要肯登攀.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
42不入虎穴,焉得虎子.Noting venture, noting gain.
43.不鸣则已,一鸣惊人.It never rains but it pours.
44.胜者为王,败者为寇.Losers are always in the wrong.
45.谋事在人,成事在天.Man proposes, God deposes.
46.众人拾柴火焰高.Many hands make light work.
47.不经风雨,怎能见彩虹. No cross, no crown.
48.没有付出,就没有收获.No pain, no gain.
49.不进则退.Not to advance is to go back.
50.No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧.
51. 闪光的不一定是黄金.All is not gold that glitters./All that glitters is not gold.
52.The strong pass of the enemy is like a wall of iron, yet with firm strides we are conquring its summit.雄关漫道真如铁,而今迈步从头越.
53.My journey is long and winding, I will keep on exploring my way far and wide.路漫漫其修远兮,我将上下而求索.
54.一分价钱一分货.You get what you pay off.
55.眼见为实.Seeing is believing.
56.无风不起浪.Where there""s smoke without fire.
57.哪里有压迫,哪里就有反抗.Where there""s oppression there""s resistance.
58. 祸兮福所依,福兮祸所伏.All the Evils to be considered with the Good, that is in them, and with that worse attends them.
59.Make your whole year""s plan in the spring and the whole day""s plan in the morning.一年之计在于春,一天之计在于晨.
60.细节决定成败.Details is the key to success.
61.A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.男人对他的情人最爱,对他的妻子最好,而对他母亲的爱最长久.
62.A big tree falls not at the first stroke.一斧子砍不倒大树.
63.Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起身体好.
64.Ask not what your country can do for you; Ask what you can do for your country.不要问你的国家能为你做什么,而要问你能为你的国家做什么.
65.Repent,for the kingdom of heaven is near.忏悔吧,因为天国已经不远了.
66.Rejoicing in hope, patienting in trabulation.从希望中得到快乐,在磨难中保持坚韧.
67.Never put off until tomorrow what may be done today.今日事今日毕.
68.Something attempted, something done.
没有尝试,就没有成功.
69.Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.好处着想,坏处准备.
70.Great hope makes great man. 伟大的思想造就伟大的人.
71.A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不聚苔,转行不聚财.
72.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入乡随俗.
73.Knowledge is a measure, but practise is the key to it.知识是珍宝,而实践是获取它的钥匙.
74.Lost time is never found again.光阴一去不复返.
75.Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labour does the body.劳动强体,磨难强智.
76.Behind bad luck comes good luck.塞翁失马,焉知非福.
77.All for one, one for all.我为人人,人人为我.
78.Treat other people as you hope they will treat you.己所不欲,勿施于人.
79.Suspicion is the poison of friendship.怀疑是对友谊所下的毒药.
80.He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后,谁笑得最美.
81.Follow your own course, and let people talk.走自己的路,让别人说去吧.
82.Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.主动性就是在没有人告诉时做正确的事情.
83.Think twice before acting.三思而后行.
84.Adversity reveals genius, fortune conceals it.苦难显才华,好运藏天知.
85.The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.水能载舟,亦能覆舟.
86.Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.宁为鸡头,不为凤尾.
87.A stitch in time saves nine.防微杜渐.
88.Diamond cuts diamond.强中更有强中手.
89.The early bird catches the worm.捷足先登.
90.Whatever you go, go with all your heart.无论做什么事,一定要全力以赴.
91.The good seaman is known in bad weather.惊涛骇浪,方显英雄本色.
92.Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在,不怕没柴少.
93.All thing are difficult before they are easy.万事开头难.
94.Life is not all roses.人生并不都是康庄大道.
95.Heaven never seals off all the exits.天无绝人之路.
96.Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar?有朋自远方来不亦乐乎？
97.Reading is always profitable.开卷有益.
98.A gentleman acts on behalf of an understanding friend, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her lover.士为知己者用,女为说悦己者容.
99.Actions speak louder that words.事实胜于雄辩.
100.Mastery of work comes from diligent application, and success deponds on forethought.业精于勤,行成于思
北有云溪 -
1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog.
2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.
3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst.
4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.
5.不眠之夜 white night
6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses
7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one"s best
8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord.
9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul
10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new
11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
12.大开眼界 open one"s eyes; broaden one"s horizon; be an eye-opener
13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace
14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little
15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.
16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more
17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide.
18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.
19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.
20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can"t be pure and man can"t be perfect.
22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.
23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth
24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence
25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green
26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried, cliché
27.礼尚往来 Courtesy ca lls for reciprocity.
28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life, there is hope.
29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success
30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth
31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened
32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one"s dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.
34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.
35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself
36.拿手好戏 masterpiece
37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad
38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat；burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end
40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities
41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can"t make a fist. One can"t make bricks without straw.
42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.
45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something
46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.
47.强强联手 win-win co-operation
48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.
49.人之初性本善 Man"s nature at birth is good.
50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.
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kikcik -
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
今日事，今日毕。
Never too old to learn.
活到老学到老。
Seeing is believing.
百闻不如一见。
Better late than never.（It"s never too late to mend.）
亡羊补牢犹未晚。（迟做总比不做好）。
Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月不待人。
Well begun is half done.
好的开始是成功的一半。
Honesty is the best policy.
诚实是上策。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
The early bird gets the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃；捷足先登。
In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king.
比上不足，比下有余。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A leopard cannot change his spots.
本性难移。
A little learning is a dangerous thing.
只知皮毛是件危险的事。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔；转业不聚财。
A stitch in time saves nine.
及时一针省九针。及时行事，则事半功倍。
A tree is known by its fruit.
从所结的果子可以知道一棵果树的好坏。
Actions speak louder than words.
行动胜於言辞；事实胜於雄辩。
Advice when most needed is least heeded.
忠言逆耳。
After rain comes sunshine.
雨过天晴。
All good things come to an end.
花无百日红（天下无不散之筵席）。
All is well that ends well.
善终为善。
All that glitters is not gold.
金玉其外，未必皆善（不可仅以貌取人）。
Beauty is in the eye of beholder.
情人眼裏出西施［各人审美观点不同］。
Beauty is only skin-deep.
人不可貌相［美貌不过是外表的］。
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
自作自受；咎由自取。
Between two stools you fall to the ground.
脚踏双凳必坠地。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓於水。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
精简是智慧的真髓。
Business before pleasure.
工作先於玩乐。
Care killed a cat.
忧虑致命（劳神丧命）。
Charity begins at home.
仁爱从家中开始。齐家才能治国。
Comparisons are odious.
人比人气死人。
Constant dripping wears away the stone.
滴水穿石。
Courtesy costs nothing.
礼多人不怪。
Death is the great leve1er.
死后万人皆平等（人皆有死）。
Diamond cut(s) diamond.
两虎相争必有一伤。
Discretion is the better part of valor.
勇敢贵审慎（冒不必要之险，只是匹夫之勇）。
Discretion is the better part of valor.
勿逞匹夫之勇；识时务者为俊杰。
Do as you would be done by.
己所欲施於人。
Dogs do not eat dog.
狗不咬狗（同类不相残）。
Do in Rome as the Romans do.
入境随俗。
Do not cast pearls before swine.
不要明珠暗投。不要对牛弹琴。
water off a duck"s back
对牛弹琴。
cast [throw] (one"s) pearls before swine
对牛弹琴。
cannot see the wood for the trees
见树不见林；因小失大。
Charity begins at home.
仁爱从家中开始。齐家才能治国。
Comparisons are odious.
人比人气死人。
Complete power corrupts completely.
绝对的权力使人绝对地腐化。
Constant dripping wears away the stone.
滴水穿石。
Courtesy costs nothing.
礼多人不怪。
Cry over spilt milk.
做无益之悔恨。
Death is the great leve1er.
死后万人皆平等（人皆有死）。
Diamond cut(s) diamond.
两虎相争必有一伤。
Discretion is the better part of valor.
勇敢贵审慎（冒不必要之险，只是匹夫之勇）。
勇气贵在慎重；三十六计走为上策。勿逞匹夫之勇；识时务者为俊杰。
Do not kick against the pricks.
勿以螳臂挡车（勿作无谓之抵抗徒伤自己）。
Do not put the cart before the horse.
勿将本未倒置。
Do not wash your dirty linen in public.
家丑不可外扬。
Don"t change horses in mid-stream.
临阵勿换将。
Don"t count your chicken before they are hatched.
勿打如意算盘。
Don"t quarrel with your bread and butter.
勿自砸饭碗。
Don"t put all your eggs in one basket.
勿孤注一掷。
Don"t speak ill of others behind their backs.
不要在背后说人坏话。
dose sb with his own physic (medicine)
以其人之道还治其人.
Eat, drink, and be merry.
及时行乐。
Enough is as good as feast.
知足常乐。
Easier said than done.
说比做来得容易。
Easy come, easy go.
来得容易去得快。
East or west, home is best.
金窝银窝不如自家的狗窝。
Empty vessels make the most sound.
空桶响叮咚。
Even a worm will turn.
逼急了也会反抗。狗急跳墙。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千虑必有一失。
Every cloud has a silver lining.
天无绝人之路。人各有其福。
Every dog has his day.
三十年风水轮流转（狗也有走运的一天）。
Every man has his taste.
人各有所好。
Everybody"s business is nobody"s business.
众人之事乏人管。三个和尚没水喝。
Extremes meet.
物极必反。
Experience is the extract of suffering.
经验是受苦的结晶
Familiarity breeds contempt.
狎昵招侮（近庙欺神）。
Fail to see the wood for the trees (=not see the wood for the trees)
见树不见林；顾大不顾小。
Faint heart never won fair lady.
不入虎穴焉得虎子。胆怯者永远得不到美人的芳心。果敢能成事。
fair without and foul within
外表美而内心丑陋；绣花枕头。
finders keepers
谁找到便给谁。
Fine feathers make fine birds.
佛要金装。人要衣装。
First come first served.
先来先得；捷足先登。
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
自不量力。
Forewarned is forearmed.
先知先戒备。
Fortune favors the brave (bold).
天助勇者。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
人言可畏。
God helps those who help themselves.
天助自助者。
God"s mill grinds slow but sure.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Grasp al1, lose al1.
贪多必失。样样都要，全部失掉。
Habit is second nature.
习惯成自然。
Half a loaf is better than none.
聊胜於无。
Handsome is as handsome does.
慷慨大方始为美。
Haste makes waste.
欲速则不达。
Health is better than wealth.
健康胜於财富。
Heaven he1ps those who help themselves.
天助自助者。
He is poor but has a noble mind.
他人穷志不穷。
He who has hope has everything.
怀有希望者，便拥有一切。
History repeats itself.
历史会重演。
Honesty is the best policy.
诚实是最上策。
Hunger is the best sauce.
饥饿时样样都可口。
If you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter.
吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。
It is no use crying over spilt milk.
打翻牛奶，哭也没用；覆水难收。
It is better to fight for good than to fail at the ill.
宁为善而斗，毋屈服於恶。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一石二鸟。一箭双雕。一举两得。
Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
杀鹅取卵(过份贪婪)；断绝财源。
Let bygones be bygones.
往者已矣；既往不咎。
Let every man skin his own skunk.
各人自扫门前雪。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
不惹鬼神不遭殃。敬而远之。
Like father, 1ike son.
有其父，必有其子。
Look before you leap.
三思而后行。
Man proposes and God disposes.
谋事在人成事在天。
Make hay while the sun shines.
把握时机。
Milk of human kindness
慈悲心肠；恻隐之心(出自Shakespeare)。
Milk the bull [ram].
作没有希望的事；缘木求鱼。
Misfortunes never come single (alone).
祸不单行。
Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要为发明之母。
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
别杞人忧天。
New broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
Nine tailors make [go to] a man.
九个裁缝当得一个人(挖苦裁缝师的话).
No man can serve two masters.
一仆难事二主。
Not see the forest [wood] for the trees.
见树不见林(只注意小处而忽略大处)。
Nothing succeeds like success.
一事顺利，万事如意。
Nothing venture, nothing gain [win; have].
不入虎穴；焉得虎子。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
One good turn deserves another.
好心有好报；投桃报李。
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏；勿以偏概全(轻率推论易犯错误；一关渡过并非万事大吉)。
Penny wise and pound foolish.
因小失大。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜於治疗。
Pride goes before a fall.
骄者必败。
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.
富贵结朋友，患难见真情。
Put money aside for a rainy day.
储蓄以备不急之需；未雨绸缪。
Rome was not built in a day.
罗马不是一天造成的。
Self-trust is the first secret of success.
自信心是成功的首要关键。
set a thief to catch a thief
以其道制其人。
Silence is golden.
沉默是金。
Slow and steady wins the race.
从容不迫，胜券在握。
Smooth water runs deep.
深虑之士寡言笑；高谈阔论者常不足。
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
(劣行)遭受更坏的报应；恶有恶报。
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
玉不琢不成器；不打不成器。
Speak of the devil, and the devil comes!
说曹操，曹操就到。
Speech is si1ver, silence is gold.
雄辩为银，沈默是金。
Strike the iron while it is hot.
打铁趁热。
Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties.
成功源於努力去克服困难
The secret of success is constancy of purpose.
成功的秘绝在於目标坚定有恒。
The weakest goes to the wall.
优胜劣败。
throw good money after bad
已赔夫人又将折兵。
Tastes differ.
人各有所好。
The pot calls the kett1e b1ack.
五十步笑百步。
The remedy is worse than the evil.
饮鸩止渴；挖肉补疮。
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.
心有余而力不足。
The tailor makes the man.
佛要金装，人要衣装。
The secret of success is constancy of purpose.
成功的秘绝在於目标坚定有恒。
The way to a man"s heart is through his stomach.
女人获取男人的欢心最好先控制他的胃口。
There is no accounting for taste.
钟鼎山林，各有所好。
There is no royal road to learning.
学问无捷径。
There is no smoke without fire.
无风不起浪；无火不生烟。
to convert defeat into victory.
转败为胜。
to harp on the same string.
旧调重弹。
to kick against the pricks.
螳臂挡车。
to look one way and row another.
声东击西。
To be svere with oneself and lenient with others.
严以律己，宽以待人。
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
人多坏事。
Two heads are better than one.
集思广益。
Virtue is its own reward.
为善最乐。
Waste not, want not.
不虚掷者无匮乏。
Well begun is half done.
好的开始是成功的一半。
What"s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
有人那麼做，其他的人也可以这麼做；依样画葫芦。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
While there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
What"s done cannot be undone.
覆水难收。
wise after the event
放马后炮。
You may go farther and fare worse.
贪多不得好；知足常乐。
You can"t teach an old dog new tricks.
老狗学不了新把戏；枉费心机。
真颛 -
A.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 一着不慎,满盘皆输. u2022 All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的未必都是金子。 u2022 A child is better unborn than untaught. 养不教，父之过。 u2022 Art is long, life is short. 生命短暂，艺术长存。 u2022 A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真情。 u2022 Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。 u2022 A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。 u2022 An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。 u2022 All covet, all lose. 样样垂涎，样样失落。贪多嚼不烂。 u2022 A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。 u2022 All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。 u2022 A small leak will sink a great ship. 千里之堤溃于蚁穴。 u2022 All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。 u2022 A baker"s wife may bite of a bun, a brewer"s wife may bite of a tun. 近水楼台先得月。 u2022 A short cut is often a wrong cut.欲速则不达。 u2022 A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪，何患无辞。 u2022 A prophet is not without honor save in his own country. 远来的和尚好念经。 u2022 All feet tread not in one shoe. 众口难调。 u2022 A uncut gem does not sparkle. 玉不琢，不成器。 u2022 A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 u2022 A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.江山易改，本性难移。 u2022 A little spark may kindle a great fire.星星之火，可以燎原。
B
Beauty is but skin-deep. 美丽只是外表罢了 u2022 Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵 u2022 Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。 A uncut gem does not sparkle. 玉 不琢，不成器。 u2022 Behind the mountains there are people to be found.天外有天，山外有山。 u2022 Better die standing than live kneeling 宁愿站着死，也不跪着生。 u2022 Better be envied than pitied. 宁被人妒，不受人怜。
C
Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。 u2022 Cast an anchor to windward.未雨绸缪。 u2022 Care and diligence bring luck.
D
Deliberate slowly, execute promptly. 慎于思而敏于行。 谨慎勤奋，带来好运。 u2022 Diamonds cut diamonds. 棋逢对手，将遇良才。 u2022 Danger past, God forgotten. 飞鸟尽，良弓藏。 u2022 Dreams are lies. 梦不足信。 u2022 Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。 u2022 Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。 u2022 Do unto others as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿失于人。
E
Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。 u2022 Every man is the architect (or artificer) of his own fortune. 自己幸福自己创。 u2022 Evening red and morning grey are the sign of a fine day. 晚霞行千里。 u2022 Every bean has its black. 金无足赤，人无完人。 u2022 Even woods have ears.隔墙有耳。 u2022 Enough is better than too much. 过犹不及。 u2022 Every tub must stand on its own bottom. 人贵自立。 u2022 Experience teaches. 吃一堑，长一智。
F
Full vessels sound least. 大智若愚。 u2022 First impressions are half the battle. 先入为主。 u2022 Faith moves mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。 u2022 Fact is stranger than fiction. 大千世界，无奇不有。 u2022 Fire proves gold, adversity proves man. 烈火识真金，逆境识英雄。 u2022 Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
G
Give everyone his due. 一视同仁。 u2022 Good (or Great) wits jump. 英雄所见略同。 u2022 Go while the going is good. 三十六计，走为上计。 u2022 Great weights hang on small wires.千钧一发。 u2022 Good wine needs no bush 酒香不怕巷子深。 u2022 Greatest genius often lies concealed.大智若愚。 u2022 Grasp all, lose all.贪多必失。 u2022 Go to the sea, if you would fish well.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
H
Honour to whom honour is due.论功行赏。 u2022 He travels the fastest who travels alone. 曲高和寡。 u2022 Heaven helps those who help themselves. 求人不如求己。 u2022 He sits no sure that sits too high. 高处不胜寒。 u2022 He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词。 u2022 He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. 正人先正己。 u2022 He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行，始于足下 u2022 He that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。 u2022 It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次当 u2022 Humility often gains more than pride.满招损，谦受益。 u2022 He is eloquent enough for whom truth speaks.事实胜于雄辩。 u2022 He that promises too much means nothing. 轻诺者寡信。 u2022 He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词。 u2022 Hard words break no bones. 忠言逆耳利于行。 u2022 Haste makes waste. 忙乱易错。欲速则不达。 u2022 He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。
I
It is six of one and half a dozen of the other. 彼此彼此。 u2022 If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是 无穷的。 u2022 It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。 u2022 Ill news never comes too late. 好事不出门，坏事传千里。 u2022 It is the first step that is troublesome. 万事开头难。
J
Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
K
Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is key to it. 实践得真知。 u2022 Keeping is harder than winning. 创业不易，守业更难。 u2022 Knowledge is no burden. 艺不压身。 u2022 Kiss and be friends. 握手言和。 u2022 Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕
L
Let"s cross the bridge when we come to it.既来之，则安之。 u2022 Love is blind. 情人眼里出西施。 u2022 Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。 u2022 Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。 u2022 Live and learn. 学无止境。
M
Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散。 u2022 Mind acts upon mind. 心有灵犀一点通。
N
Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man.饥不择食 u2022 No cross, no crown.不吃苦中苦，难为人上人。 u2022 Nothing is easier than fault-finding. 站着说话不腰痛。 u2022 No weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。 u2022 No work, no money. 不劳无获。 u2022 Never too late (or old) to learn. 活到老，学到老。 u2022 Never judge by appearances. 切莫以貌取人。 u2022 No fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。
O
One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun.一叶障目，不见泰山。 u2022 One swallow does not make a summer.一花独放不是春。 u2022 One can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。 u2022 Obedience is the first duty of a soldier. 服从是军人的天职。 u2022 One lark does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春。
P
Practice is better than precept. 身教重于言教。 u2022 Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。
R
Riches have wings. 富贵无常。
S
Score twice before you cut once. 三思而后行。 u2022 Sense comes with age. 老马识途。 u2022 So the world wags. 这就是人生。 u2022 So said, so done. 说到做到。言出必行。 u2022 Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. 要成大业，自信第一。
T
Talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操，曹操就到。 u2022 Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风 。 u2022 The reasons of the poor weight not. 人微言轻。 u2022 The shortest way round is the longest way home.欲速则不达。 u2022 Those are in the same boat should row together.同舟共济。 u2022 Too much pudding will choke a dog.布丁太多噎死狗。 u2022 The heart"s letter is read in the eyes.眼睛是心灵的窗户。 u2022 The deed proves the man.观其行而知其人。 u2022 True gold fears not the fire.真金不怕火炼。 u2022 Take time while time is, for time will away.机不可失，时不在来。 u2022 The battle is to the strong.两强相遇勇者胜。 u2022 The heart is seen in wine. 酒后吐真言。 u2022 The best of friends must part. 天下没有不散的宴席。 u2022 Time is money. 时间就是金钱 u2022 Through obedience learn to command. 先当学生，后当先生。 u2022 Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。 u2022 There is no fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。
U
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行。
W
Wealth is nothing without health. 健康胜于财富。 u2022 We begun is half done. 良好的开端等于成功的一半。 u2022 Work makes the workman.熟能生巧。
Y
You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失。事难两全其美。 u2022 Youth"s a stuff will not endure. 青春易逝。 u2022 You are never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。 u2022 You never know till you have tired.事非经过不知难。
Z
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. 热情而无知，犹如无光之火 u2022 Zeal without kowledge is the sister of folly. 无知的热情近乎愚蠢
ardim -
teach the fish to swim班门弄斧 our friendship is as pure as crystal君子之交淡如水
再也不做站长了 -
no pain,no gain.不劳则无获。
（我个人比较喜欢的一句话）
黑桃花 -
Timeflies