英语帮助人的谚语【精彩20篇】

在我们的英语写作过程中，如果能够很好的运用英语谚语，能给我们的作文带来亮点。下面是语文迷整理的高频谚语，一起来看看吧。

(一) Where there is a will，there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

(二) One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。

(三) Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

(四) A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

(五) Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。

(六) All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

(七) Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

(八) More hasty，less speed. 欲速则不达。

(九) Its never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

(十) All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。

(十一) Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

(十二) God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。

(十三) Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

(十四) A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

(十五) Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

(十六) Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。

(十七) Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

(十八) well begun，half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

(十九) It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

(二十) Out of sight，out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。

(二十一) Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。

(二十二) An idle youth，a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

(二十三) As the tree，so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

(二十四) To live is to learn，to learnistobetterlive.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。

(二十五) Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

(二十六) Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。

(二十七) First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。

(二十八) Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

(二十九) A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

(三十) live not to eat，but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

(三十一) Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。

(三十二) East or west，home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

(三十三) Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。

(三十四) Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

(三十五) Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。

(三十六) The older， the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

1、The way to learn a language is to practice speaking it as often as possible.学习一门语言的方法就是要尽量多地练习说。

2、Other peoples interruptions of your work are relatively insignificant compared with the countless times you interrupt yourself. 别人对你工作的干扰与你自己无数次地打断自己相比，微不足道。

3、If you dont learn to think when you are young, you may never learn. 如果你年轻时没有学会思考，那就永远学不会思考。

4、Learning is the eye of the mind. 知识是心灵的慧眼。

5、Dont believe that winning is really everything. Its more important to stand for something. If you dont stand for something, what do you win 不要认为取胜就是一切，更重要的是要有信念。倘若你没有信念，那胜利又有什么意义呢?

6、No success in life merely happens. 人生中没有什么成功是纯粹偶然得来的。

7、The shortest answer is doing. 最简单的回答就是干。

8、Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。

9、It takes a lot of thought and effort and downright determination to be agreeable. 要做到与人融洽相处，需要仔细地思考，认真地努力和痛下决心。

10、To sensible men, every day is a day of reckoning. -J.W.Gardner对聪明人来说，每一天的时间都是要精打细算的。(www.yuwenmi.com)

11、good is good, but better carries it. 精益求精

12、Relax! be patient and enjoy yourself. learning foreign languages should be fun. 放松点!要有耐性，并让自己快乐!学习外语应该是乐趣无穷的。

13、Great hopes make great man. 伟大的理想造就伟大的人。

14、God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。

15、if you want to be happy, make yourself useful.让自己做一个有用的人，这样才能获得幸福。、It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do. 不能爱哪行才干哪行，要干哪行爱哪行。

16、Growth in wisdom may be exactlyi measured by decrease in bitterness. 智慧的增长可用痛苦的减少来精确衡量。

17、A great man once said it is necessary to dill as much as possible, and the more you apply it in real situations, the more natural it will become. 一位伟人曾说，反复操练是非常必要的，你越多地将所学到的东西运用到实际生活中，他们就变得越自然。

18、Only the selfless can be fearless. 无私才能无畏。

19、When work is a pleasure, life is joy! When work is duty, life is slavery. 工作是一种乐趣时，生活是一种享受!工作是一种义务时，生活则是一种苦役。

20、A man should keep his friendship in constant repair. 只有经常“浇灌”，方能保持友谊长地久

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1.zero in your target,and go for it.

从零开始，勇往直前!

2.Great works are performed not by strengh, but by perseverance.

完成伟大的事业不在于体力，而在于坚韧不拔的毅力。

3.The first blow is half the battle.

良好的开端是成功的一半。

4.Difficult circumstances serve as a textbook of life for people.

困难坎坷是人们的生活教科书。

5.The good seaman is known in bad weather.

惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色

6.Where there is life, there is hope.

有生命必有希望。

7.The shortest answer is doing.

最简短的回答就是行动。

8.For man is man and master of his fate. ·

人就是人，是自己命运的主人

9.Like knows like.

惺惺相惜。

10.Dont give up and dont give in.

不要放弃，不要言败!

1.A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入.

2.Straight foot is not afraid of a crooked. 身正不怕影歪.

3.A voise head makes a close mouth. 真人不露相.

4.Bad neas hai wings. 好事不出门,坏事传千里.

5.Blood will have blood. 血债血还.

6.Do well and have well. 善有善报.

7.Every man has his hobbyhore. 萝卜青菜各有所好.

8.Every minurre counts. 争分夺秒.

9.Every potter praises his pot. 王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸.

10.Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不见心不烦.

11.Far water does not put out near five.远水救不了近火.

12.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同.

13.A blessing in disguise. 因祸得福.

14.stand up at which you foll down. 从哪里跌倒,就从哪里爬起来.

15.A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪爪丰年.

16.A new broom sweeps clear. 新官上任三把火.

17.An eye gor an eye and tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼,以牙还牙.

18.A year’s plan stars with spring. 一年之计在于春.

19.An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨.

20.A stich in time saves nine. 小洞不补,大洞吃苦.

21.Time is money. 时间就是金钱.

22.Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见.

23.Do in Rome as Romans do. 入乡随俗.

24.Beauty exists in lover’s eyes. 情人眼里出西施.

25.Rome is not bnwt in a day. 冰冻三尺,非一日之寒.

26.An apple a day , keep the doctor away. 一天一个苹果,远离疾病.

27.Anything has a way out. 自信乃人生之本.

28.One can not make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. 巧妇难为无米之炊.

29.Necessity is mother of invention. 需要是发明之母.

30.Pick up English any where any time! 随时随地捡起英语.

31.Like father,like son. 有其父必有其子.

32.Never give up,you’ll make it. 决不放弃,你一定会成功.

33.Never judge by appearances. 人不可貌相.

34.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子.

35.You can not clap with one hand. 孤掌难鸣.

36.Do it now. 机不可失.

37.All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马.

38.It’s never too old to study. 活到老,学到老.

39.Man proposes,God disposes. 谋事在人,成事在天.

40.What’s done can not be undone. 木已成舟.

41.A fair bird has fair feathers 人靠衣裳马靠鞍

42.A fair death honours the whole life 光荣之死，流芳百世

43.A fair face , and a foul heart 面善心肠恶

44.A fair face cannot have a crabbed heart 有诸内必行诸外

45.A fair face must have good conditions 才貌双全

46.A word of scandal spreads like a spot of oil . 好事不出门，坏事传千里。

47.A word spoken cant be overtaken even by a team of four horses. 一言既出，驷马难追。

48.A word spoken is an arrow let fly 一言出口，如箭离弦.

49.A word to the wise is enough .智者一言已足。

50.A word before is worth two behind . 事前一句，抵事后两句。

Love is sweet in the beginning,but sour in the end. 爱情先甜后来酸。

All roads lead to Roma.条条大道通罗马。

As you make your bed,so you must lie in it.自食其果。

Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched.切莫过于乐观。

Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears.不能以貌取人。

Failure is the mother of success.失败是成攻之母。

It′s easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮。

Labour is lihgt where love doth pay. 爱情付报酬，劳苦也轻松。

Learn to walk before you run.循序渐进。

Love is a sweet tyranny,because the lover endures his torment willingly. 爱情是可爱的虐政，情人们甘受它痛苦的折磨。

Love makes all hard hearts gentle. 爱情把一切冷酷之心变成温柔。

Love makes obedience easy. 爱情使服从变为易事。

Love makes one fit for any work. 爱情使人适合任何工作。

Love makes the world go round. 爱情使世界运转。

Love me little and love me long. 不求情意浓，但愿情义长。

Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。

Love needs no teaching. 爱情无需教导。

Love not at the first look. 切莫一见钟情。

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

When love puts in,friendship is gone. 爱情进入，友情完结。

As fresh as a daisy.

生动活泼

Beauty is a fading flower.

美人暮年

The flower of ones youth.

精英

Flower of youth.

含苞欲放

push up the daisies

死了,入棺材了

The last rose of summer.

夏天最后一朵玫瑰

Let one thousand flowers bloom.

百花齐放

Like a hot house flower

温室里的花朵

One flower does not bring spring.

一花独放不是春

come up roses

拨开云雾见太阳

see through rose-colored glasses

乐观看问题

To gild refined gold, to paint the lily.

画蛇添足

April showers bring forth May flowers

四月春雨五月花

A bed of roses –

快乐人生

Theres no rose without a thorn

没有不带刺的玫瑰

More hasty,less speed.

欲速则不达。

It’s never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老。

All that glitters is not gold.

闪光的未必都是金子。

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

千里之行始于足下。

Look before you leap.

三思而后行。

Rome was not built in a day.

伟业非一日之功。

Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同。

well begun,half done.

好的开始等于成功的一半。

Facts speak plainer than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

Everything has the order of priority.

凡事有轻重缓急。

Practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。

God helps those who help themselves.

天助自助者。

Easier said than done.

说起来容易做起来难。

Where there is a will,there is a way.

有志者事竟成。

One false step will make a great difference.

失之毫厘，谬之千里。

Slow and steady wins the race.

跛鳖千里;宁静致远。

A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit.

吃一堑，长一智。

Experience is the mother of wisdom.

实践出真知。

All work and no play makes jack a dull boy.

只工作不休息，聪明孩子也变傻。

Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.

无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Behind the mountains there are people to be found. 天外有天，山外有山。

Bad luck often brings good luck. 塞翁失马，安知非福。

Bread is the stall of life. 面包是生命的支柱。(民以食为天。)

Business is business. 公事公办。

Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。(忙中常出错。)

He that promises too much means nothing. 轻诺者寡信。

He who has an art has everywhere a part. 一招鲜，吃遍天。

He would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行始于足下。

Home is where the heart is. 心在哪里，哪里就是家。

If you are not inside a house, you don not know about its leaking. 不在屋里，不知漏雨。(亲身经历才有体会。)

In peace prepare for war. 平时准备战时。(居安思危。)

It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹未为晚。

It six of one and half a dozen of the other. 彼此彼此。

Just has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。

1.Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。

2.The older， the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

3.Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。

4.An idle youth，a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

5.As the tree，so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

6.To live is to learn，to learnistobetterlive.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。

7.A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

8.Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。

9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

11.More hasty，less speed. 欲速则不达。

12.Its never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

13.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。

14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

15.Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

16.Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。

17.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

18.well begun，half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

19.It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

20.Out of sight，out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。

21.Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

22.Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。

23.First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。

24.Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

25.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

26.live not to eat，but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

27.Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。

28.East or west，home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

29.Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。

30.Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

Be Ready to Help Others

One cant do all the jobs and complete all the things by himself,and a cooperation and a help are needed.Looking back,we can know the history of human beings is a history of helping each other.First,helping others is essential,as ones ability is limited and cant finish everything.We needs a help in order to do the thing well.Second,to help others means to help ourselves.We cant live in a single world.When we help others in trouble someday,they will do us a favor in return.On the contrary,if we dont offer a help,we wont get a help.Third,helping others is not only a good quality,but also a happy thing.We can get much happiness by helping others.

Friends,dont grudge your love or help,for helping others is just helping yourselves .

1.Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

2.God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。

3.Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

4.Where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

5.One false step will make a great difference. 失之毫厘，谬之千里。

6.Slow and steady wins the race. 稳扎稳打无往而不胜。

7.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

8.Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。

9.All work and no play makes jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

10.Beauty without virtue is a rose without fragrance.无德之美犹如没有香味的玫瑰，徒有其表。

11.More hasty,less speed. 欲速则不达。

12.Its never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

13.All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。

14.A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。

15.Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

16.Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。

17.Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。

18.well begun,half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。

19.It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

20.Out of sight,out of mind. 眼不见，心不念。

21.Facts speak plainer than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

22.Call back white and white back. 颠倒黑白。

23.First things first. 凡事有轻重缓急。

24.Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里。

25.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

26.live not to eat,but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃饭，吃饭为了活着。

27.Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。

28.East or west,home is the best. 金窝银窝不如自家草窝。

29.Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。

30.Beauty will buy no beef. 漂亮不能当饭吃。

31.Like and like make good friends. 趣味相投。

32.The older, the wiser. 姜是老的辣。

33.Do as Romans do in Rome. 入乡随俗。

34.An idle youth,a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

35.As the tree,so the fruit. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

36.To live is to learn,to learnistobetterlive.活着为了学习，学习为了更好的活着。

[高考英语作文素材的高频36句谚语格言

1、A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf.

贼了解贼，正如狼了解狼。

2、It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor.

蠢羊才向狼忏悔。

3、Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold.

不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。

4、The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.

螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。

5、He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.

甘心做绵羊，必然喂豺狼。

6、a wolf in sheeps clothing

口蜜腹剑的人

7、.Don’t trust a goat with the kitchen-garden,or a wolf with sheepfold.

不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。

8、Who keeps company with wolves, will learn to howl.

和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。(入乡随俗。)

10、When the wolf grows old, the crows ride him.

狼老被鸦欺。

11、A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.

青年成长时，食量大如狼。

12、The6.The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature.

狼牙会掉，狼性难改。(,本性难易。)

13、It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor.

蠢羊才向狼忏悔。

14、The life of the wolf is the death of the lamb.

有活的狼就有死的羔羊。

15、The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf.

孤羊逢狼，必然遭殃

1.Live and learn . 活到老，学到老.

2.No one can call back yesterday. 昨日不复来.

3.With hope ,no one shall file. 只要怀有希望，谁也不会失败.

4.You never know what you can do till you try. 不尝试，就不知道你自己能干什么.

5.No pain, no gain. 不劳则无获.

导语：恰到好处的谚语不仅能体现考生扎实的英语语言功底，丰富的英文知识，灵活的语言表达能力，下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

cross your heart 你发誓

gate - crasher 不请自来的不速之客;

take it easy 凡事看开些， 不要太冲动， 不要看得那么重

make yourself comfortable 不用约束 (招待客人时说的话)

you are all wet 你完全误会了

she is hangover 她昨夜喝醉了

it’s a matter of time 这是迟早的问题

she pulls out 她退出了

I have my limit 我的忍耐度有限

don’t brush me off 不要敷衍我

let’s get it straight 我们打开天窗说亮话吧

what you call this 你这算什么

how about a bite 随便吃些什么吧

you can count on me 你可以信得过我

he see things not people他论事不论人

we sang the same songs 我们志同道合

I hope you in the roll 我希望你也能来

let’s go Dutch 我们各付各的吧

speak of the devil 说曹操， 曹操就到

keep in touch 保持联络

don’t turn me down 不要拒绝我

don’t let me down 别叫我失望

man proposes and god disposes 谋事在人成事在天 。

the weakest goes to the wall。优胜劣败

to look one way and row another声东击西 。

in everyone’s mouth。脍炙人口

to kick against the pricks 螳臂挡车 。

to give the last measure of devotion 鞠躬尽瘁 。

to suffer for one’s wisdom。 聪明反被聪明误

to harp on the same string。 旧调重弹

what’s done cannot be undone 覆水难收 。

to convert defeat into victory。 转败为胜

beyond one’s grasp。 鞭长莫及

to be severe with oneself and lenient with others。

严以责己宽以待人

a heart of steel。 铁石心肠

to be guided by destiny。听天由命

pride goes before a fall 骄者必败 。

the supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy

without 不战而屈人之兵

what is bugging you 什么事使你心烦

sworn brother 干兄弟， 盟兄弟

it’s dying art 这是已失传的手艺

gentlemen agreement 君子协定

I‘m trying to make ends meet 我尽力要使收支平衡

prosperity makes friends， adversity tries them。

富贵结朋友， 患难见真情

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 better to fight for good than to fail at the ill。

宁为善而斗， 毋屈服于恶

he who has hope has everything。

怀有希望者， 便拥有一切

self-trust is the first secret of success。

自信心是成功的首要关键

the secret of success is constancy of purpose。

成功的秘绝在于目标坚定有恒

success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties。

成功源于努力去克服困难

experience is the extract of suffering。

经验是受苦的结晶

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一、勤奋、意志与成功

1. Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者事竟成。

2. No pains, no gains.没有付出就没有收获。

3. Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

4. Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

5. Genius is nothing but labor anddiligence.天才不过是勤奋而已。

6. Great hopes make great man.伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

7. Industry is the parent of success.勤奋是成功之母。

8. No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。

9. There is no royal road to learning.书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。

10. No way is impossible to courage.勇者无惧。

11. Success belongs to the persevering.坚持就是胜利。

12. The finest diamond must be cut.玉不琢，不成器。

13. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.逆境出人才。

二、学习方法与态度

14. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

15. It is never too old to learn.活到老，学到老。

16. Readingis to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。

17. A man becomes learned by askingquestions.不耻下问才能有学问。

18. Learn and live.活着，为了学习。

19. Knowledge starts with practice.实践出真知。

20. Books and friends should be few butgood.读书如交友，应求少而精。

21. Complacency is the enemy of study.学习的敌人是自己的满足。

22. Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makesproud.知识使人谦虚，无知使人傲慢。

23. Knowledge advances by steps and not byleaps.知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。

24. A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。

25. A man cannot spin and reel at the sametime.一心不能二用。

三、健康与心态

26. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果，不用请医生。

27. Prevention is better than cure.预防胜于治疗。

28. All work and no play makes Jack a dullboy.只工作,不玩耍,聪明小伙也变傻。

29. Health is not valued till sicknesscomes.病时方知健康可贵。

30. A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。

31. A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。

32. Good health is over wealth.健康是最大的财富。

33. Happiness lies first of all in health.幸福首先在于健康。

34. Cheerfulness is health; its opposite,melancholy, is disease.欢乐就是健康,忧郁就是病痛。

35. He is happy that thinks himself so.自乐者常乐。

36. Content is better than riches.知足者常乐。

四、品行与操守

37. Honesty is the best policy.诚实不欺为上策。

38. Respect yourself, or no one else willrespect you.要人尊敬，必须自重。

39. Patience is the best remedy.忍耐是良药。

40. One good turn deserves another.行善积德。

41. He knows most who speaks least.大智若愚。

42. A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智。

43. A candle lights others and consumesitself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

44. He is not fit to command others thatcannot command himself.正人须先正己。

45. Pride goes before, and shame comesafter.骄傲使人落后。

46. Please the eye and plague the heart.贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。

47. Penny wise, pound foolish.贪小便宜吃大亏。

48. He who makes constant complaint getslittle compassion.经常诉苦，没人同情。

49. Do as you would be done by.己所不欲，勿施于人。

五、金钱与财富

50. Gold will not buy anything.黄金不能买尽一切。

51. The chief aim of man is not to getmoney.人的主要目的并不是赚钱。

52. The money the miser hoards will do himno good.守财奴积财，对自己毫无好处。

53. What is wealth good for, if it bringsmelancholy?财富如带忧郁来，有了财富有何用?

54. Wealth makes worship.财富能使人拜倒。

六、珍惜时光

55. Time flies.光阴似箭。

56. Time and tide wait for no man.时不我待。

57. To save time is to lengthen life.节约时间就是延长生命。

58. Time stays not the fool’s leisure.时间不等闲逛的傻瓜。

59. Lost years are worse than lost dollars.失去时光金不换。

60. Time is money.时间就是金钱。

61. Time has wings.光阴去如飞。

62. Time lost cannot be won again.时光一去不复返。

七、择友与友谊

63. Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。

64. A man is known by his friends.什么人交什么朋友。

65. Keep good men company and you shall beof the number.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

66. A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。

67. A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。

68. A faithful friend is hard to find.知音难觅。

69. A friend is never known till a man hasneed.需要之时方知友。

70. Misfortune tests the sincerity offriends.患难见真情。

八、常理与法则

71. A good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。

72. Don’t put off till tomorrow what shouldbe done today.今日事，今日毕。

73. Fact speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。

74. Failure is the mother of success.失败是成功之母。

75. A bird in the hand is worth than two inthe bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

76. Seeing is believing.眼见为实。

77. Still water run deep.静水流深。

78. Strike the iron while it is hot.趁热打铁。

79. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入乡随俗。

80. Man proposes, god disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。

81. Look before you leap.摸清情况再行动。

82. Experience must be bought.吃一堑，长一智。

83. Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。

84. He who does not advance loses ground.逆水行舟，不进则退。

85. Easier said than done.说得容易，做得难。

86. Every day is not Sunday.好景不常在。

87. All that glitters is not gold.闪光的不一定都是金子。

88. All things are difficult before theyare easy.凡事总是由难而易。

89. Every advantage has its disadvantage.有利必有弊。

90. Every man has his faults.金无足赤，人无完人。

91. Four eyes see more than two.集思广益。

92. He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

93. It is the first step that coststroublesome.万事开头难。

94. The farthest way about is the nearestway home.抄近路反而绕远路。

95. Take things as they come.既来之，则安之。

96. Every man is the architect of his ownfortune.自己的命运自己掌握。

97. The early bird catches the worm.早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

98. It is no use crying over spilt milk.覆水难收。

99. Don’t trouble trouble until troubletroubles you.不要自找麻烦。

100. Don’t try to teach your grandmother tosuck eggs.不要班门弄斧。

A friend is easier lost than found.

朋友易失不易得.

A friend is known in necessity.

患难见友情.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

对一切人都是朋友,对哪一个也不是朋友.

A friends frown is better than a fools smile.

朋友对你皱眉,胜过傻瓜对你微笑.

A friennd in word is never friend of mine.

口头上的朋友决不是朋友.

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and for ever.

好书如好友,友情永不渝.

A good friend is my nearest relation.

好友即至亲.

A good man terminates a friendship with out rancour.

君子绝交不记仇.

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

交友有度,友谊常青. / 君子之交淡如水.

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.

远亲不如近友.

A real friend never gets in your way, unless you happen to be on the way down.

真正的朋友绝不会挡住你的去路,除非在你走下坡路时.

All are not friends that speak us fait.

当面说好话的并不都是朋友.

All theory, dear friend,is grey; but the precious tree of life is green.

亲爱的朋友,所有的理论都是灰色的;而宝贵的生活之树却是绿色的.

An open enemy is better than a hollow friend.

宁有公开的敌人,不要虚伪朋友.

Animals are such agreeable friends-they ask no questions,they pass no criticisms.

动物是极容易相处的朋友，它们从不提问，也从不会批评。

As devotion unites lovers so perfidy estranges friends.

忠诚是爱情的桥梁,欺诈是友谊的敌人.

At need one sees who his friend is.

处于困境时可以看出谁是自己的朋友.

Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.

选择朋友要慢,换朋友更要慢.

Before friends all is common.

朋友之间应不分彼此.

Before you make a friend eat a bushel of salt with him.

交友前先和他共吃一蒲式耳盐. /不深知,不结交.

Better drink the water given by a friend,than eat the honey offered by the enemy.

宁喝朋友水，不吃敌人蜜。

Better lose a jest than a friend.

宁可少说俏皮话,也不开罪朋友.

Better without gold than without friends.

宁可没有金钱,不可没有朋友.

Books and friends should be few but good.

书与友,贵精不贵多.

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

择书如择友.

Community of purpose makes friendship.

目标一致生友谊.

Could we see when and where we are to meet again, we would be more tender when we bid our friends goodbye.

假如我们能预知何时何地重逢,和朋友话别时就会更情真.

Diffidence is the poison of friendship.

踌躇是友谊的毒药.

1、The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.

水能载舟，亦能覆舟。

2、The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.

清者自清，浊者自浊。

3、The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.

螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。

4、The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.

世界 如阶梯，有人上有人下。

5、The world is but a little place, after all.

海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

6、Think twice before you do.

三思而后行。

7、Things at the worst will mend.

否极泰来。

8、Time and tide wait for no man.

时不我待。

9、Time cures all things.

时间是医治一切创伤的良药。

10、Time flies.

光阴似箭。

11、Time is money.

时间就是金钱。

12、Time lost cannot be won again.

时光流逝，不可复得。

13、Time past cannot be called back again.

时间不能倒流。

14、Time tries all.

路遥知马力，日久见人心。

15、Tit for tat is fair play.

人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。

16、To err is human.

人非圣贤，孰能无过。

17、To know everything is to know nothing.

什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。

18、To know oneself is true progress.

人贵有自知之明。

19、Tomorrow never comes.

我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。

20、Too much familiarity breeds contempt.

过分熟悉会使人互不服气。

21、Too much knowledge makes the head bald.

学问太多催人老。

22、Too much liberty spills all.

自由放任，一事无成。

23、Too much praise is a burden.

过多夸奖，反成负担。

24、To save time is to lengthen life.

节约时间就是延长生命。

25、Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.

常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。

26、Troubles never come singly.

福无双至，祸不单行。

27、Truth never grows old.

真理永存。

28、Turn over a new leaf.

洗心革面，改过自新。

29、Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.

鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

30、Two heads are better than one.

一个好汉三个帮。

31、Two of a trade seldom agree.

同行是冤家。

32、Two wrongs do not make a right.

别人错了，不等于你对了。

33、Unity is strength.

团结就是力量。

34、Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.

忠言逆耳利于行。

35、Until all is over one磗 ambition never dies.

不到黄河心不死。

36、Venture a small fish to catch a great one.

吃小亏占大便宜。

37、Virtue is fairer far than beauty.

美德远远胜过美貌。

38、Walls have ears.

小心隔墙有耳。

39、Wash your dirty linen at home.

家丑不可外扬。

40、Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.

滴水穿石。

41、Wealth is nothing without health.

失去健康 ，钱再多也没用。

42、We know not what is good until we have lost it.

好东西，失去了才明白。

43、Well begun is half done.

好的开始，是成功的一半。

44、We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

井干方知水可贵。

45、We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.

欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。

46、We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.

自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。

47、Wet behind the ears.

乳臭未干。

48、Whatever you do, do with all your might.

不管做什么，都要一心一意。

49、What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.

儿时所学，终生难忘。

50、What we do willingly is easy.

愿者不难。

51、When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

入国问禁，入乡随俗。

52、When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.

伤心旧事别重提。

53、When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.

新仇旧恨，齐上心头。

54、When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.

黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。

55、When wine is in truth, wit is out.

酒后吐真言。

56、Where there is a will, there is a way.

有志者事竟成。

57、Where there is life, there is hope.

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

58、Where there is smoke, there is fire.

事出有因。

59、While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.

道高一尺，魔高一丈。

60、Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.

搬弄口舌者必是小人。

61、Whom the gods love die young.

好人不长命。

62、Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.

智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。

63、Work makes the workman.

勤工出巧匠。

64、You cannot burn the candle at both ends.

蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。

65、You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.

强扭的瓜不甜。

66、You may know by a handful the whole sack.

由一斑可知全貌。

67、You never know what you can till you try.

是驴子是马，拉出来遛

导语：Where there is life，there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的优秀英语作文素材，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩。

It’s never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢。

Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.

近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。

Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.

心之所愿，无所不成。

One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。

Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。

Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.

天才不过是勤奋而已。

A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.

一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.四个简短的词汇概括了成功秘诀：多一点点!

It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

From small beginning come great things.伟大始于渺小。

A good beginning is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。

New wine in old bottles.旧瓶装新酒。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

Good health is over wealth. 健康是最大的财富。

A fall into a pit，a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。

Better late than never.迟做总比不做好;晚来总比不来好。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。

Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。

Complacency is the enemy of study.

学习的敌人是自己的满足。

Content is better than riches. 知足者常乐。

Books and friends should be few but good.

读书如交友，应求少而精。

All that ends well is well.结果好，就一切都好。

A close mouth catches no flies.病从口入。

By reading we enrich the mind， by conversation we

polish it.

读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。

Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

A good book is the best of friends， the same today and forever.

一本好书，相伴一生。

A young idler，an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Caution is the parent of safety.小心驶得万年船。

A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，差之千里。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。

Many hands make light work. 人多力量大。

All things are difficult before they are easy.

凡事总是由难而易。

As a man sows， so he shall reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

Misfortunes never come alone/single.祸不单行。

A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善终。

No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。

No pains， no gains. 没有付出就没有收获。

All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定都是金子。

A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的精神寓于健康的身体。

Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。

Early to bed andearly to rise makes a man healthy，

wealthy and wise.

早睡早起身体好。

East or west，home is best.东好西好，还是家里最好。

Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。

Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。

Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人。

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。

Life is not all roses. 人生并不是康庄大道。

Every little helps a mickle. 聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

Fortune favors those who use their judgement. 机遇偏爱善断之人。

Every man has his faults.金无足赤，人无完人。

A candle lights others and consumes itself.蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命运自己掌握。

Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

God helps those who help themselves.自助者天助。

Good advice is beyond all price.忠告是无价宝。

He who does not advance loses ground.逆水行舟，不进则退。Knowledge makes humble， ignorance makes proud.

博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。

Like father，like son.有其父必有其子。

Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。

Gold will not buy anything. 黄金并非万能。

Happiness takes no account of time. 欢乐不觉时光过。

Adversity leads to prosperity.穷则思变。

A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难，失朋友易。

He is wise that is honest.诚实者最明智。

He laughs best who laughs last.谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕。

Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。

Make hay while the sun shines.良机勿失。

Many heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。

No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。

Man proposes，God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。

No smoke without fire.无风不起浪。

Success belongs to the persevering. 坚持就是胜利。

The greatest talkers are always least doers.

语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。

Time and tide wait for no man. 时不我待。

Wise men love truth，whereas fools shun it.智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.患难见真情。

Money isn’t everything.钱不是万能的。

Rome is not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。

Sharpening your axe will not delay your jobof cutting

wood.磨刀不误砍柴功。

Will is power. 意志就是力量。

Seeing is believing.眼见为实。

Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明的动力。

Truth never fears investigation.事实从来不怕调查。

Virtue is fairer far than beauty.美德远远胜过美貌。

Well begun is half done.好的开端是成功的一半。

Where there is life，there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

Never fish in trouble water.不要混水摸鱼。

Reading makes a full man.读书使人完善。

Speech is silver，silence is gold.能言是银，沉默是金。

You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。

You cannot eat your cake and have it.鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。

Time cures all things.时间是医治一切创伤的良药。

Where there is a will，there is a way.有志者事竟成。

Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。

下面是语文迷网精心为大家整理提供的常用的英语谚语，供大家写作参考。

1. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

2. Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好;晚来总比不来好。

3. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

4. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。

5. Complacency is the enemy of study. 学习的敌

6. Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

7. Its never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢。

8. Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

9. A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。

10. No smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。

11. Success belongs to the persevering. 坚持就是胜利。

12. The greatest talkers are always least doers. 语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。

13. Time and tide wait for no man. 时不我待。

14. Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it. 智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理

15. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

16. Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难见真情。

17. Money isnt everything. 钱不是万能的。

18. Rome is not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。

19. Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. 磨刀不误砍柴功。

20. Will is power. 意志就是力量。

21. Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。

22. Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明的动力。

23. Truth never fears investigation. 事实从来不怕调查。

24. Virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德远远胜过美貌。

25. Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。

26. Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

27. Never fish in trouble water. 不要混水摸鱼。

28. Nothing is impossible for a willing heart. 心之所愿，无所不成。

29. One today is worth two tomorrows. 一个今天胜似两个明天。

30. Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。

31. A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

32. Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more. 四个简短的词汇概括了成功秘诀：多一点点!

33. It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

34. From small beginning come great things. 伟大始于渺小。

35. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. 天才不过是勤奋而已。

36. A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。

37. New wine in old bottles. 旧瓶装新酒。

38. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

39. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

40. Good health is over wealth. 健康是最大的财富。

41. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。

42. Content is better than riches. 知足者常乐。

43. Books and friends should be few but good. 读书如交友，应求少而精。

44. All that ends well is well. 结果好，就一切都好。

45. A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入。

46. By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. 读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。

47. Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

48. A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. 一本好书，相伴一生。

49. A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

50. Caution is the parent of safety. 小心驶得万年船。

51. A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。

52. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。

53. Many hands make light work. 人多力量大。

54. All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事总是由难而易。

55. As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

56. Misfortunes never come alone/single. 祸不单行。

57. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。

58. No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。

59. No pains, no gains. 没有付出就没有收获。

60. All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定都是金子。

61. A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的精神寓于健康的身体。

62. Don‘t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。

63. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。

64. East or west, home is best. 东好西好，还是家里最好。

65. Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。

66. Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。

67. Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人。

68. 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。

69. Life is not all roses. 人生并不是康庄大道。

70. Every little helps a mickle. 聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

71. Fortune favors those who use their judgement. 机遇偏爱善断之人。

72. Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。

73. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

74. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

75. Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。

76. Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

77. God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。

78. Good advice is beyond all price. 忠告是无价宝。

79. He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟，不进则退。

80. Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. 博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。

81. Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。

82. Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。

83. Gold will not buy anything. 黄金并非万能。

84. Happiness takes no account of time. 欢乐不觉时光过。

85. Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。

86. A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。

87. He is wise that is honest. 诚实者最明智。

88. He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

89. Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。

90. Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。

91. Make hay while the sun shines. 良机勿失。

92. Many heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。

93. No rose without a thorn. 没有不带刺的玫瑰。

94. Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。

95. Reading makes a full man. 读书使人完善。

96. Speech is silver, silence is gold. 能言是银，沉默是金。

97. You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。

98. You cannot eat your cake and have it. 鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。

99. Time cures all things. 时间是医治一切创伤的良药。

100. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。

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。

a cat may look at a king.

人人平等。

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 clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富。

A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。

A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。

A common danger causes common action. 同仇敌忾。

A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。

A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常乐。

A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。

A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居间人。

A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。

Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的巧果。

Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时。

A disease known is half cured. 病情确诊断，治病好一半。

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨头打狗狗不叫。

Adversity is a good discipline. 苦难是磨练人的好机会。

Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难使人聪明，但不能致富。

Adversity makes strange bedfellows. 身处逆境不择友。

Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。

A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明，终身荣耀。

A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。

A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友难得。

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。

A bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。

A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜诉强。

A bad conscience is a snake in ones heart. 做贼心虚。

A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。

A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。

A bad penny always turns up.

A bad thing never dies. 坏事传千年。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。

A bargain is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。

A beggars purse is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。

A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。

A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。

A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that its the boundary of the world. 坐井观天。

A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白费痴情。

A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。

A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读，无异是一块木头。

A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别情更深。

A burden of ones choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。

A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别人。

A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。

A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。

Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。

A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。

A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。

A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。

A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。

A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。

A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落，胜券在握。

A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。