经典英语谚语100句经典20篇

团结就是力量，团结能战胜一切。下面是小编带来的是关于团结的英语谚语，希望对您有帮助。

1:人多力量大,柴多火焰高

1:, more power, more firewood, more flame

2:众人拾柴火焰高

2: everybody gets firewood, the flame is high

3:土多好打墙,人多力量强

3: soil is better than wall, so many people are strong

4:众人扶船能过山

4: everybody helps boat ride the mountain

5:只要人手多,石磨挪过河

5: as long as the hand, stone moved across the river

6:百事靠人多,牌轩抬过治

6: Pepsi relies on many people

7:用众人之力,则无不胜也〈淮南子〉

7: with all the power, there is no too "Huainan Zi"

8:千斤担子众人挑

8: thousand catties, all pick

9:万人万双手,拖着泰山走

9: million hands, dragging Taishan

10:天上星多黑夜明,地上树多成森林

10: the stars are bright in the night, and the trees on the ground become forests

11:十个种竹,一年成林,一人种竹,十年成林

11: ten kinds of bamboo, a bamboo forest, a race, ten forest

12:微风聚在一起,就有台风的力量（越南）

12: breeze gathers together, there is the power of the typhoon (Vietnam)

13:人不众,帽不压风

13: is not crowded, hat does not press the wind

14:巨大的松涛声,是从每棵树上发出来的（欧洲）

14: great pines sound, comes from every tree (Europe)

15:轻霜冻死单根草,狂风难毁万木林（蒙古）

15: light frost killed a single grass, wind damage is difficult Wanmulin (Mongolia)

16:蚊子如果一齐冲锋,大象也会被征服（伊朗）

If the 16: mosquitoes charge together, the elephant will be conquered (Iran)

17:好虎架不住群狼

17: tiger JiaBuZhu wolves

18:恶狼难敌众犬,好手难打又拳

18: wolf dogs all players to play against, and boxing

19:好手不敌双拳,双拳不如四手

19: players lost fists, fists as four hands

20:狼众食人,人众食狼

20: wolf cannibalism, people eat Wolf

21:鸟多不怕鹰,人多把山平

21: birds are not afraid of eagles

22:树要成林,人要成群

22: tree forest, flocks of people to

23:大树成林不怕我,十根细线拧成绳

23: forest trees are not afraid of me, ten wires twisted rope

24:一虎势单,众鸟遮日

A robust 24: single, the birds cover the sun

25:风大就凉,人多就强

25: the wind is cool, and more people are strong

26:人多力大,龙虎害怕

The 26: twins, dragon and tiger afraid

27:蚂蚁多了咬死人

27: ants kill more people

28:若是大家都走到河里,鳄鱼便不敢张嘴（马尔加什）

28: if everyone walked into the river, the crocodile would not dare to open his mouth (Mar Gaash)

29:星多夜空亮,人多智慧广

29: stars, bright night sky, many people, wisdom wide

30:一个人的聪明有限,众人的智慧无穷

30: a mans intelligence is limited, and his wisdom is infinite

31:人多讲出理来,稻多打出米来

31: more people speak out to play more, rice rice

Let‘s cross the bridge when we come to it.船到桥头自然直。下面是小编为你带来的初中英语写作常用谚语，欢迎阅读。

1. All roads lead to Rome.

条条大路通罗马。

2. Well begun is half done.

好的开端是成功的一半。

3. East, west, home is best.

金窝、银窝，不如自己的草窝。

4. First think, then act.

三思而后行。

5. It is never too late to mend.

亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。

6. Time is money.

时间就是金钱。

7. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真交。

8. Great hopes make great man.

远大的希望，造就伟大的人物。

9. Where there is a will, there is a way.

有志者，事竟成。

10. Stick to it, and you‘ll succeed.

只要人有恒，万事都能成。

11. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.

早睡早起，富裕、聪明、身体好。

12. A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口。

13. It is good to learn at another man‘s cost.

前车之鉴。

14. Let‘s cross the bridge when we come to it.

船到桥头自然直。

15. No pains, no gains.

不劳则无获。

16. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

17. Where there is life, there is hope.

生命不息，希望常在。

18. An idle youth, a needy age.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

19. A plant may produce new flowers; man is young but once.

花有重开日，人无再少年。

20. God helps those who help themselves.

自助者，天助之。

21. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

22. Diligence is the mother of success.

勤奋是成功之母。

23. Truth is the daughter of time.

时间见真理。

24. No man is wise at all times.

智者千虑，必有一失。

25. Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

今天能做的事绝不要拖到明天。

26. Kill two birds with one stone.

一石双鸟。

27. Easier said than done.

说起来容易做起来难。

28. Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.

天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。

29. He who laughs last laughs best.

谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。

30. He who has health has hope, and he who has hope has everything.

身体健壮就有希望，有了希望就有了一切。

31. No man is born wise or learned.

人非生而知之。

32. Action speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

33. Courage and resolution are the spirit and soul of virtue.

勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。

34. There is no smoke without fire.

无风不起浪。

35. Many hands make light work.

人多好办事。

36. Reading makes a full man.

读书长见识。

37. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.

胸中有知识，胜于手中有金钱。

38. Seeing is believing.

百闻不如一见。

39. Money is a good servant but a bad master.

要做金钱的主人，莫作金钱的奴隶。

40. It‘s hard sailing when there is no wind.

无风难驶船。

41. The path to glory is always rugged.

通向光荣的道路常常是崎岖的。

42. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

没有目标的生活如同没有罗盘的航行。

43. Quality matters more than quantity.

质重于量。

44. The on-looker sees most of the game.

旁观者清。

45. Joys shared with others are more enjoyed.

与众同乐，其乐更乐。

46. Happiness takes no account of time.

欢乐不觉日子长。

47. Time and tide waits for no man.

岁月不等人。

48. If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

若要求知，必须刻苦。

49. Learn to walk before you run.

循序渐进。

50. From words to deeds is a great space.

言行之间，大有距离。

51. Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.

技能和信心是无敌的军队。

52. Habit is a second nature.

习惯成自然。

53. Two heads are better than one.

三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。

54. Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.

世上无难事，只怕有心人。

55. You can‘t make something out of nothing.

巧妇难为无米之炊。

56. Nothing for nothing.

不费力气，一无所得。

57. He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

不犯错误者一事无成。

58. Nothing seek, nothing find.

无所求则无所获。

59. A little of every thing is nothing in the main.

每事浅尝辄止，事事都告无成。

60. A great ship asks deep waters.

大船要走深水。

1、While there is life there is hope.

一息若存，希望不灭。

2、I am a slow walker,but I never walk backwards. ( America)

我走得很慢，但是我从来不会后退。(亚伯拉罕.林肯美国)

3、Never underestimate your power to change yourself!

永远不要低估你改变自我的能力!

4、Nothing is impossible!

没有什么不可能!

5、Nothing for nothing.

不费力气，一无所得。

6、The man who has made up his mind to win will never say "impossible ". (Bonaparte Napoleon ,French emperor )

凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能的”。( 法国皇帝 拿破仑. B.)

7、I will greet this day with love in my heart.

我要用全身心的爱来迎接今天

8、Do what you say,say what you do

做你说过的，说你能做的

9、I can make it through the rain. I can stand up once again on my own.

我可以穿越云雨，也可以东山再起(Mariah Carey-through the rain)

10、All things come to those who wait.

苍天不负有心人

11、A thousand-li journey is started by taking the first step.

千里之行，始于足下。

12、Never, never, never, never give up (Winston Churchill)

永远不要、不要、不要、不要放弃。(英国首相 丘吉尔)

13、A man is not old as long as he is seeking something. A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams. (J. Barrymore)

只要一个人还有追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。(巴里摩尔)

14、You have to believe in yourself . Thats the secret of success.(Charles Chaplin , American actor )

人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。 (美国演员 卓别林. C.)

15、Ones real value first lies in to what degree and what sense he set himself.(Einstein Germany)

一个人的真正价值首先决定于他在什么程度上和在什么意义上从自我解放出来。(爱因斯坦 德国)

导语：你热爱生命吗?那么，别浪费时间，因为生命是由时间组成的。下面是yuwenmi小编为大家整理的谚语，欢迎阅读与借鉴，谢谢!

At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.(Benjamin Franklin,American president)

二十岁时起支配作用的是意志,三十岁时是机智,四十岁时是判断。(美国总统 富兰克林. B.)

Do you love life ? Then do not squanderTime; for thats the stuff life is made of.(Benjamin Franklin, American president )

你热爱生命吗?那么，别浪费时间，因为生命是由时间组成的。(美国总统 富兰克林. B.)

Each moment in history is a fleeting time, precious and unique.(Richard Nixon, American president )

历史巨轮飞转，分分秒秒的时间都十分宝贵，也独具意义。(美国总统 尼克松. R.)

Fish and visitors smell three days.( Franklin Benjamin, American president )

鱼放三天发臭，客住三天讨嫌。 (美国总统 富兰克林. B.)

I am a slow walker, but I never walk backwards.(Abraham Lincoln, American president)

我走得很慢，但是我从来不会后退。 (美国总统 林肯. A.)

If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.(

Pearl Buck, American female writer )

想要懂得今天，就必须研究昨天。(美国女作家 赛珍珠)

In delay there lies no plenty, Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty, Youths a stuff that will not endure. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)

迁延蹉跎，来日无多，二十丽姝，请来吻我，衰草枯杨，青春易过。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W.)

Never leave that until tomorrow, which you can do today. (Benjamin Franklin, American president )

今天的事不要拖到明天。 (美国总统 富兰克林. B. )

Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time; a man of talent tries to use it. (Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher )

普通人只想到如何度过时间，有才能的人设法利用时间。(德国哲学家 叔本华. A. )

The golden age is before us, not behind us. (Mark Twain, American writer )

黄金时代在我们面前而不在我们背后。( 美国作家 马克·吐温)

The time of life is short; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist )

人生苦短，若虚度年华，则短暂的人生就太长了。(英国剧作家 莎士比亚. W.)

Time is money.( Benjamin Franklin, American president)

时间就是金钱。(美国总统 富兰克林. B.)

To choose time is to save time.( Francis Bacon, British philosopher )

合理安排时间就是节约时间 。( 英国哲学家 培根. F.)

We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright. (Johan Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet )

只要我们能善用时间,就永远不愁时间不够用。(德国诗人歌德. J.W.)

Weep no more, no sigh, nor groan. Sorrow calls no time thats gone.(John Fletcher, British dramatist )

别哭泣，别叹息，别呻吟;悲伤唤不回流逝的时光。(英国剧作家 弗莱沏. J.)

1、(as)greedy as a wolf (非常贪婪， 贪得无厌)

2、cry wolf (喊“狼来了”， 发假警报)

3、eat like a wolf (贪婪地吃， 狼吞虎咽)

4、have [hold] a wolf by ears (骑虎难下)

5、have a wolf in the stomach (饿极了 )

6、He sets the fox to keep the geese、引狼入室。

7、When the fox preaches， take care of your geese、黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。

8、the wolf at the door 比喻家庭面临的财政问题。

9、He holds a wolf by the ears、拧狼耳，即骑虎难下。

10、The wolf may lose his teeth，but never his nature.狼的牙齿会掉，本性却改不了。

11、The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.(狼死羊安)

12、a lone wolf (不喜欢与人来往的人， 喜欢独居的人; 独自作案的罪犯 )

13、wolf-call (色鬼调戏妇女时的怪叫 wolffish )

14、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。

15、Who keeps company with wolves， will learn to howl、和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。

16、Man is a wolf to man、人对人是狼。(人心狠，人吃人)

17、A growing youth has a wolf in his belly、年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼。

18、A wolf in sheeps clothing 匹着羊皮的狼。

19、The wolf may lose his teeth，but never his nature.(狼的牙齿会掉，本性却改不了。)

20、wolf in sheeps clothing (披着羊皮的狼 )

21、cry wolf (虚张声势;报谎喊“狼来了” )

22、One must howl with the wolves、(跟狼在一起， 就得学狼叫; 入乡随俗。)

23、sea wolf (狼; 任何贪食的大海鱼。海盗; 私掠船。潜艇。)

24、see[have seen]a wolf (张口结舌， 说不出话来。)

25、set the wolf to keep the sheep (叫狼看守羊; 引狼入室。)

26、the big bad wolf (令人恐怖的人或物。)

27、throw to the wolves (送入虎口; 置...于险境)

28、wake a sleeping wolf (自找麻烦)

29、He who keeps company with a wolf will learn to howl、(跟狼在一起， 就会学狼叫; 近墨者黑。)

30、keep the wolf from the door (拒狼门外。也可翻译成“免于挨饿，勉强度日”)。

31、have a wolf in ones stomach (肚里有狼)是指“饥肠辘辘”。

32、have a wolfish appetite 是“有狼一般的食欲”。

33、to wolf down ones food 是“狼吞虎咽的吃东西”。

34、Keep the wolf from the door 是“得免饥寒”。

35、We were in those days very poor，and keeping the wolf from the door proved no easy task 那时，我们很穷，求温饱很不容易。

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1、A merry heart goes all the way.

心情愉快，办事痛快。

2、An honest mans word is as good as his bond.

君子一言，驷马难追。

3、All roads lead to Rome.

处处有路通长安。

4、An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

一天一个苹果，医生不来找我。

5、A man is never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老。

6、A little labour, much health.

常常走动，无病无痛。

7、A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.

蛋糕莫保留，坏习气要除掉。

8、A life without a friend is a life without a sun.

人生没有朋友，犹如生活没有阳光。

9、A little learning is a dangerous thing.

浅学寡识是件危险的事。

10、Act fairly by all men.

一视同仁。

11、A man can die but once.

人生只有一次死。

12、A match will set fire to a large building.

星星之火，可以燎原。

13、A miss is as good as a mile.

失之毫厘，差之千里。

14、A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

开头不好，结尾必糟。

15、A man can not spin and reel at the same time.

一心不能二用。

16、Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

困难和不幸不能使人富有，却能使人聪明。

17、A word to the wise is enough.

聪明人不用细说。

18、A good beginning makes a good ending.

欲善其终 , 必先善其始。

19、After rain comes fair weather.

否极泰来。

20、A body without knowledge is like a house without a foundation.

人无知犹如房屋无基。

22、A door must be either shut or open.

门不关就得开，二者必居其一。 / 非此即彼。

23、A little body often harbors a great soul.

浓缩的都是精品。

24、A man can do no more than he can.

凡事只能量力而行。

25、A little of everything, and nothing at all.

样样皆通，样样稀松。

26、A picture is a poem without words.

画为无言诗。

27、A word spoken cannot be recalled.

一言说出，难以收回。

28、A little is better than none.

有一点总比没有好。

29、A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口，忠言逆耳。

30、A little help is worth a deal of pity.

一次行动胜过一筐空话。

31、All beginnings are hard.

万事开头难。

32、A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.

书是随时携带的花园。

33、A friend is a second self.

朋友是第二个自我。

34、A candle lights others and consumes itself.

蜡烛照亮了别人，燃尽了自己。

35、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

只工作而无娱乐会使人愚钝。

36、A good conscience is a continual feast.

白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

37、A good name is better than riches.

好名誉胜过有财富

38、A bad workman always blames his tools.

劣工咎器。

39、A snow year, a good year.

瑞雪兆丰年。

40、An evil lesson is soon learned.

学坏容易。

41、A lazy youth, a lousy age.

少年懒惰，老来贫苦。

42、A work ill done must be twice done.

工作未干好，只得重返工。

43、After supper walk a mile.

饭后百步走，活到九十九。

44、An empty bag cannot stand upright.

空袋子放不真。

45、A tree is known by its fruit.

观其行而知其人。

46、All things are difficult before they are easy.

万事开头难。

47、A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口利于病，忠言逆耳利于行。

49、All men cant be first.

并非所有的都能获第一。

50、A thousand mile trip begins with one step.

千里之行，始于足下。

51、A thing of beauty is a joy for ever.

美好的事物永远是一种快乐。

52、Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

53、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

一知半解，害已误人。

54、A man is known by his friends.

什么人交什么朋友。

55、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

两鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。

56、A good conscience is a soft pillow.

问心无愧，高枕无忧。

57、All are not friends that speak us fair.

说好话的不一定都是朋友。

导语：团结就是力量Unity is strength. 下面是小编为大家整理的适用于英文作文的英语谚语，欢迎大家阅读欣赏!

1.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets

2.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue

3.团结就是力量Unity is strength.

4.“跳进黄河洗不清”eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean--theres nothing one can do to clear ones name

5.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena

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

7.往事如风The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas

8.望子成龙hold high hopes for ones child

9.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.

10.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy

11.唯利是图draw water to ones mill

12.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots

13.无中生有make create something out of nothing

14.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. Theres no smoke without fire. 85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends

16.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean

17.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.

18. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off

19.心想事成May all your wish come true

20.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.

22.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound

23.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan

24.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example

25.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters

26.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear

27.循序渐进step by step

28.一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest

29.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others

30鱼米之乡

31.有情人终成眷属Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.

32.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.

33. 有识之士people of vision

34.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain

35.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.

36.与时俱进advance with times

37.以人为本people oriented; people foremost

38.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude

39.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight. a land of milk and honey

40.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.

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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。

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。

After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while. 午饭后要坐，晚饭后要走。

A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。

A fault confessed is half redressed. 承认错误，等于改正一半。

Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 事情要安步就班地做，就会很快地做完。

A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。

A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。

A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。

A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财。

A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人装聪明，实在最可怜。

A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer. 一愚发问，七智结舌。

A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years. 愚者所问，智者难答。

A fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得。

A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out. 一愚所失，百智难回。

A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another. 一个蠢材在他自己家里所知的事比一个聪明人在别人家里所知的事要多。

A fools bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千虑，必有一得。

A fools heart dances on his lips. 愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上。

A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸会变，但本性难移。

A friend exaggerates a mans virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。

A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 曩中有钱，不如朝中有友。

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难朋友才是真朋友。

A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一个我。

A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真友。

A friend is never known till a man have need. 不到患难时，永远不能认识真正的朋友。

A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢，失友快。

A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。

A friend without faults will never be found. 没有缺点的朋友是永远找不到的。

After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。

After black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来。

After death, the doctor. 放马后炮。

After dinner comes the reckoning. 吃喝玩乐，该付代价。

After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile. 午餐之后坐片刻，晚饭之后走一里。

After meat, mustard. 雨后送伞。

A full belly counsels well. 衣食足而后知荣辱。

A full cup must be carried steadily. 杯满盈，须持稳。

A good anvil does not fear the hammer. 好砧不怕锤。

A good appetite is a good sauce. 饥不择食。

A good beginning is half the battle. 首战告捷等于一半胜利。

A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其终。

A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好书，莫逆之交。

A good book is a light to the soul. 好书一本，照亮心灵。

A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A good dog deserves a good bone. 有劳得奖。

A good example is the best sermon. 身教胜似言教。

A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封[s:215]的介绍信。

A good face needs no paint. 美貌无需擦脂抹粉。

A good fame is better than a good face. 好的名望胜于好的相貌。

A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近亲。

A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land. 聪明脑袋勤劳手，走遍天下贵如金。

A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold. 健康的身体贵于黄金铸成的皇冠。

A good heart cants lie. 有仁心者不说谎话。

A good heart conquers ill fortune. 善心克厄运。

A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 良马的毛色不会差。

A good horse often needs a good spur. 好马常要好靴刺。

A good marksman may miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。

A good maxim is never out of season. 至理名言不会过时。

A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。

A good name is better than riches. 好名誉胜过有财富。

A good name is earlier lost than won. 失去美名易，得到美名难。

A good name is sooner lost than won. 美誉难得而易失。

A good name keeps lustre in the dark. 好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒四射。

A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village. 远亲不如近邻。

A good surgeon must have an eagles eye, a lions heart, and a ladys hand. 出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。

A good tale is none the worse for being twice told. 好故事百听不厌。

A good tongue is a good weapon. 伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。

A good wife makes a good husband. 有好妻子就有好丈夫。

A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。

A great talker is a great liar. 最会饶舌的人也是最会说谎的人。

A great ship asks deep water. 巨轮寻深水而航行。

A guilty conscience is a self-accuser. 做贼心虚，良心自诛。

A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 贼胆心虚。

A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning. 一点小常识常胜过很多有价值的学问。

A happy heart makes a blooming visage. 心花怒放，笑逐颜开。

A hasty man is seldom out of trouble. 性急难免出岔子。

A heavy purse makes a light heart. 腰包钱财足，心境自然宽。

A heavy snow promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。

A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 时势造英雄。

A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 相马不可凭马的装饰。

A house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭内讧难维系。

A Jack of all trades and master of none. 三脚猫无所长。

A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。

A journey of a thousand miles begains with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下。

A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 穷人的一只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。

A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重

A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Ale will make a cat speak. 酒后吐真言。

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 骗子说真话，也没人相信。

A liar is worse than a thief. 撒谎比偷窃更可恶。

A lie begets a lie till they come to generation. 谎言生谎言，谎言传万代。

A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。

A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder. 人生无目的，犹如船失去了舵。

A light purse is a heavy curse. 为人无钱处处难。

A light purse makes a heavy heart. 曩中无钱心事重。

A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家凶如狮，在外却如鼠。

A little body often harbours a great soul. 莫道身躯小，伟人寓其间。

A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world. 幼儿是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。

A little fire is quickly trodden out. 小洞易补。

A little is better than none. 聊胜于无。

A little labour, much health. 适量劳动健身大有益。

A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。

A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人。

A little neglect may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。

A little of everything, nothing at all. 每事浅尝辄止，结果将一事无成。

A little pot is soon hot. 壶小水易热。

A little spark kindles a great fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire. 适可而止，过犹不及。

A living dog is better than a dead lion. 一条活狗胜过一头死狮。

All are brave when the enemy flies. 敌人逃跑时，个个都勇敢。

All are not hunters that blow the horn. 吹号角的未必都是猎人。

All are not merry that dance lightly. 表面高兴的，未必都快乐。

All are not saints that go to church. 去做礼拜者，未必皆圣人。

All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 犬之所吠，并非皆贼。

All asses wag their ears. 傻子总爱装聪明。

All bread is not baked in one oven. 人心不同，犹如其面。

All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws. 猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。

All covet, all lose. 贪多必失。

All good things came to an end. 天下无不散之宴席。

All is fair in war. 兵不厌诈。

All is fish that comes to ones net. 捉到网里都是鱼。

All is flour that comes to his mill. 到他的磨里都能碾成粉。

All is not at hand that helps. 有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的。

All is not gain that is put in the purse. 放入钱包的钱财，并非都是应得的。

All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的东西并不都是黄金。

All is not lost that is in danger. 在危险中的东西未必都会损失。

All is well that ends well. 结果美满都是好的。

All men are mortal. 人孰无死。

All men cannot be first. 不可能人人都得第一名。

All ones geese are swans. 自吹自擂。

All rivers run into the sea. 百川入海。

All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。

Alls fair in love and war. 爱情和战争是不择手段的。

Alls fish that comes to his net. 到了网中都是鱼。

All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill. 有情人终成眷属。

All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment. 机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。

All the wit in the world is not in one head. 世界上所有的智慧不可能集中于一个脑袋。

All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players. 整个世界是个舞台，男男女女，演员而已。

All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事都是先难后易。

All things are easy that are done willingly. 做事乐意，诸事容易。

All things are obedient to money. 有钱能使鬼推磨。

All things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要耐心肯等待，一切都会按时来。

All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返。

All truths are not to be told. 真理并不都能说得清。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻;尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息。

Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot. 纵然天下雨，休把水壶丢。

Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom. 坐吃山空。

A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。

A maid that laughs is half taken. 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全。

A man alone is either a saint or a devil. 孤身独处的人可以为圣哲，也可为恶魔。

A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘。

A man can die but once. 人生只有一次死。

A man can do no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行。

A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife. 妻子浪费无度，丈夫不会出头。

A man cannot serve two masters. 一仆不能事二主。

A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。

A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用。

A man has his hour, and a dog has his day. 人有称心时，狗有得意日。

A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。

A man is as old as he feels. 老不老，自己晓。

A man is known by the company he keeps. 察其友知其人。

A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable. 人并不因为生在马厩里就成了马。

A man is not good or bad for one action. 判断人的好坏不能凭一次行为。

A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。

A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 祸从口出。

A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink. 牵马到河易，强马饮水难。

A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge. 有宝何必人前夸。

A man may smile and smile and be villain. 笑里藏奸。

A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool. 一个人可能说话像个聪明人，而行为像个大笨蛋。

A man of gladness seldom falls into madness. 生性乐天的人极少会变成疯子。

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. 讲而不做，犹如花园里长满了荒草。

A mans actions show his character. 行为可显出一个人的品性。

A man who has friend must show himself friendly. 与朋友交，必须友好相处。

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 人无笑脸，不要开店。

A man without money is a bow without an arrow. 人无钱，犹如弓无箭。

A man without reason is a beast in season. 人无理智就像是一头发情的野兽。

A match will set fire to a large building. 星星之火，可以燎原。

Ambition never dies until there is no way out. 不到黄河心不死。

A merry heart goes all the way. 生性乐天，终身受用。

A middle course is the safest. 中庸之道最保险。

A miserly father makes a prodigal son. 爱钱如命的父亲生个儿子挥金如土。

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

A moneyless man goes fast through the market. 一个没钱的人很快穿过市场。

Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。

A mothers love never changes. 母爱永恒。

An artist lives everywhere. 艺人处处可安家。

An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden. 驴子能负重，但不堪超过力之所及。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近邻。

An empty hand is no lure for a hawk. 空手诱不来老鹰。

An empty purse frightens many friends. 曩中无分文，亲友不上门。

An empty sack cannot stand upright. 空麻袋，立不直。

An enemys mouth seldom speaks well. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙。

An evening red and a morning grey, is a sign of a fair day. 晚霞红如火，晓色青如灰，定是晴朗天。

An evil chance seldom comes alone. 祸不单行。

An evil lesson is soon learned. 学坏容易。

A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。

Anger is a short madness. 发火是短暂的疯狂。

Anger rests in the bosom of folly. 怒火常寓于蠢人的胸中。

An honest mans word is as good as his bond. 诚实人的话像他的契约一样靠得住。

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

An idle brain is the devils workshop. 游手好闲是万恶之源。

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

An ill workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。

An inch in a miss is as good as an ell. 错无分大小，有错皆不好。

An nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. 对牛弹琴。

An oak is not felled at one stroke. 万事不能一蹴而就。

An occasion lost cannot be redeemed. 时机失了无法挽回。

An old dog barks not in vain. 老犬不空吠。

An old dog bites sore. 老狗咬人痛得很。

An old dog cannot alter its way of barking. 老狗难改吠声。

An old dog will learn no new tricks. 老家夥学不出新名堂。

An old physician, and a young lawyer. 医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。

An old poacher makes the best keeper. 老偷猎者是最好的看守人。

An open door may tempt a saint. 一扇开著的大门可诱惑一个圣徒。

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. 乐观的人在灾难中看到希望;悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 预防胜于治疗。

An ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue. 牛因有脚而被抓，人因有舌而遭殃。

Answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。

An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men. 正直的法官重法胜于重人。

A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 省钱就是赚钱。

A pet lamb makes a cross ram. 宠坏的小羊将成为脾气坏的大羊。

A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife. 穷汉娶富妻，必受老婆欺。

Apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter. 好药不苦不会加糖衣。

Apparel makes the man. 马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。

Appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

Appetite comes with eating. 食欲越吃越旺。

A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做亏心事，夜半不怕鬼敲门。

A ragged coat may cover an honest man. 不能以衣著取人。

Art is long, but lift is short. 人生有涯，而学无涯。

A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money. 失友都因借钱起。

A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始于足下。

A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

Art lies in concealing art. 隐而不露即艺术。

As a man lives so shall he die. 有生必有死。

As a mans heart is, so does he speak. 言为心声。

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

A secret between more than two is no secret. 两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。

A servant is known by his masters absence. 主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。

A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth. 缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。

A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。

As is the workman so is the work. 什么工人出什么活。

Ask no questions and you will be told no lies. 如果你少问，谎言就难进。

A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要衣装，佛要金装。

A small leak will sink a great ship. 一个小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大轮船。

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。

A sow, when washed; returns to the muck. 江山易改，本性难移。

A spot is most seen on the finest cloth. 最清洁的布上，污点特别显眼。

As soon as you have drunk, you turn your back upon the spring. 忘恩负义。

A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。

As the best wine makes the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turns to the deadliest hatred. 美酒可制成烈醋，热爱能变为深仇。

As the call, so the echo. 发什么声音，有什么回声。

As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. 一厢情愿。

As the inner life is, so will be the language. 言为心声。

As the old cock crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子。

As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 试金石可以试金，正如黄金可以试人。

As the tree falls, so shall it lie. 自作自受。

As the tree, so the fruit. 长什么树，结什么果。

As they sow, so let them reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A still tongue makes a wise head. 智者寡言。

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 straw shows which way the wind blows. 一叶便知秋。

A stumble may prevent a fall. 小惩大诫。

As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. 偷大偷小都是贼。

As worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughts in idleness. 虫蛆在死水中孵化，邪念在懒惰中养成。

As you brew, so must you drink. 自搬石头自压脚。

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

As you sow you shall mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

At night, all cats are grey. 猫在夜晚皆灰色(丑妍暗中难分辨)。

A tall tree catches the wind. 树大招风。

A tattler is worse than a thief. 搬弄是非者，恶劣甚于贼。

A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber. 偷多偷少都是贼。

A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf. 贼了解贼，正如狼了解狼。

A thing is bigger for being shared. 插手人一多，事态就扩大。

A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many. 朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。

A thousand probabilities do not make one truth. 一千个“或有”不能造成一个事实。

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed. 千言万语不如一个行动。

A threatened blow is seldom given. 虚张声势，吓唬而已。

At open doors dogs come in. 狗从开着的门中进来。

A tree is known by its fruit. 观其行而知其人。

A true friend is known in the day of adversity. 疾风知劲草，患难知友情。

A true friend is one soul in two bodies. 真正的朋友好似两个身子长著一颗心。

A true jest is no jest. 真正的笑话不是笑话。

A true man and a thief think not the same. 君子和窃贼的思想不同。

A useful trade is a mine of gold. 一样有用的手艺是取之不尽的财富。

A valiant mans look is more than a cowards sword. 勇士的神色胜过懦夫的刀剑。

Avarice blinds our eyes. 财迷心窍。

Avarice increases with wealth. 越富越贪。

A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain. 决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。

A watched pot is long in boiling. 心急水不沸。

A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent. 一本坏书危害无穷。

A wilful man will have his way. 有志者是竟成。

A wise head makes a close mouth. 智者寡言。

A wise man cares not for what he cannot have. 智者不作非凡之想。

A wise man changes his mind, a fool never will. 智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用。

A wise man needs not blush for changing his purpose. 智者不耻于改变初衷。

A wise man thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he thinks. 智者思其所言，愚者言其所思。

A wise man will make tools of what comes to hand. 聪明的人能随机应变。

A womans work is never at an end. 妇女的活计做不完。

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

A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出，驷马难追。

A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。

A work ill done must be twice done. 未做好的活，需要重新做。

A young man married is a man thats marred.男子早婚，种下祸根。

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 ones 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。

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

set a thief to catch a thief. 以贼捉贼。

short accounts make long friends. 好朋友勤算账。

something is better than nothing. 聊胜于无。

soon learn, soon forgotten. 学得快，忘得快。

soon ripe, soon rotten. 熟得快，烂得快。

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

still water run deep. 静水常深。

strike the iron while it is hot. 趁热打铁。

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

take things as they come. 既来之，则安之。

talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。

talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹，曹就到。

tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。

teach others by your example. 躬亲示范。

the best hearts are always the bravest. 无私者无畏。

the best man stumbles. 伟人也有犯错时。

the cat shuts its eyes when stealing. 掩耳盗铃。

the danger past and god forgotten. 过河拆桥。

the darkest hour is nearest the dawn. 黎明前的黑暗。

the darkest place is under the candlestick. 烛台底下最暗。

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

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

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

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

5. 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。

6. A bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。

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

8. A bad thing never dies. 遗臭万年。

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

10. A bargain is a bargain. 君子一言，驷马难追。

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

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

13. 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。

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

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

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

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

18. 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。

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

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

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

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

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

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

25. A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。

26. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。

27. Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。

28. 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。

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

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

[全国英语等级考试作文谚语

1、Each day brings its own bread.

天无绝人之路。

2、Cut the coat according to the cloth.

量布裁衣。

3、Destruction pursues the great.

树大招风。

4、As the old cock crows, so doth the young.

有其父必有其子。

5、East or west, home is best.

在家千日好，出门时时难。

6、Nothing brave, nothing have.

不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

7、Avarice blinds our eyes.

财迷心窍。

8、Enough is as good as a feast.

知足常乐。

9、As they sow, so let them reap.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

10、A straw shows which way the wind blows.

一叶便知秋。

11、Kind words butter no parsnips.

画饼充饥。

12、Judge not according to the appearance.

不要以貌取人。

13、A still tongue makes a wise head.

智者寡言。

14、As you sow you shall mow.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

15、Joy put heart into a man.

人逢喜事精神爽。

16、Many heads are better than one.

集思广益。

17、Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.

酒后露真言。

18、Like cow, like calf.

有其父必有其子。

19、Let not the cobbler go beyond his last.

安分守己。

20、Diligence is the mother of success.

勤奋是成功之母。

21、Like begets like.

有其父必有其子。

22、No news is good news.

没有消息就是好消息。

23、Misery loves company.

同病相怜。

24、Every day is not Sunday.

好景不常在，好花不常开。

25、Conversation makes one what he is.

言如其人。

26、One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun.

一叶可障目。

27、Every cook praises his own broth.

自吹自擂。

28、Comparisons are odious.

人比人，气死人。

29、A sow, when washed; returns to the muck.

江山易改，本性难移。

30、A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.

身正不怕影子斜。

31、Every bullet has its billet.

无风不起浪。

32、A tree is known by its fruit.

观其行而知其人。

33、Can the leopard change his spots.

江山易改，本性难移。

34、Despair gives courage to a coward.

人急造反，狗急跳墙。

35、Do in Rome as the Romans do.

入乡随俗。

36、Devil must be driven out with devils.

以毒攻毒。

37、Do not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all youknow.

不要为所能为，不要花尽所有，不要全信所闻，不要言尽所知。

38、Even Homer sometimes nods.

人非圣贤，孰能无过。

39、Many kiss the baby for the nurses sake.

醉翁之意不在酒。

40、Cry up wine and sell vinegar.

挂羊头，卖狗肉。

41、Cheek brings success.

和气生财。

42、Lets cross the bridge when we come to it.

既来之，则安之。

43、Money is the root of all evil.

金钱是万恶之源。

44、It is the first step that costs.

万事开头难。

45、Draw water with a sieve.

竹篮子打水一场空。

46、Christmas comes but once a year.

佳节良辰，机会难得。

47、Every couple is not a pair.

同床异梦，貌合神离。

（as）greedy as a wolf （非常贪婪， 贪得无厌）

cry wolf （喊“狼来了”， 发假警报）

eat like a wolf （贪婪地吃， 狼吞虎咽）

have [hold] a wolf by ears （骑虎难下）

have a wolf in the stomach （饿极了 ）

He sets the fox to keep the geese。 引狼入室。

When the fox preaches， take care of your geese。 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。

the wolf at the door 比喻家庭面临的财政问题。

He holds a wolf by the ears。 拧狼耳，即骑虎难下。

The wolf may lose his teeth，but never his nature。狼的牙齿会掉，本性却改不了。

The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep。（狼死羊安）

a lone wolf （不喜欢与人来往的人， 喜欢独居的人; 独自作案的罪犯 ）

wolf—call （色鬼调戏妇女时的怪叫 wolffish ）

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。

Who keeps company with wolves， will learn to howl。 和狼在一起，就会学狼叫。

Man is a wolf to man。 人对人是狼。（人心狠，人吃人）

A growing youth has a wolf in his belly。 年轻人，在成长，吃起饭来像饿狼。

A wolf in sheeps clothing 匹着羊皮的狼。

The wolf may lose his teeth，but never his nature。（狼的牙齿会掉，本性却改不了。）

wolf in sheeps clothing （披着羊皮的狼 ）

cry wolf （虚张声势;报谎喊“狼来了” ）

One must howl with the wolves。 （跟狼在一起， 就得学狼叫; 入乡随俗。）

sea wolf （狼; 任何贪食的大海鱼。海盗; 私掠船。潜艇。）

see[have seen]a wolf （张口结舌， 说不出话来。）

set the wolf to keep the sheep （叫狼看守羊; 引狼入室。）

the big bad wolf （令人恐怖的人或物。）

throw to the wolves （送入虎口; 置。。。于险境）

wake a sleeping wolf （自找麻烦）

He who keeps company with a wolf will learn to howl。 （跟狼在一起， 就会学狼叫; 近墨者黑。）

keep the wolf from the door （拒狼门外。也可翻译成“免于挨饿，勉强度日”）。

have a wolf in ones stomach （肚里有狼）是指“饥肠辘辘”。

have a wolfish appetite 是“有狼一般的食欲”。

to wolf down ones food 是“狼吞虎咽的吃东西”。

Keep the wolf from the door 是“得免饥寒”。

We were in those days very poor，and keeping the wolf from the door proved no easy task 那时，我们很穷，求温饱很不容易。

Sharing the same sky, a total of a soil retaining.---同顶一片蓝天,共护一方水土

Mother nature is good, also cold butcher.---大自然是善良的慈母,同时也是冷酷的屠夫.

唯有行动，生命才会有希望。Only if we help shall all be saved

Only to obey nature in order to overcome nature. - Darwin

要征服自然就只能遵从自然。-达尔文

Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

A good beginning is half done.

良好的开端是成功的一半。

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

Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。

All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。

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

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

While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.道高一尺，魔高一丈

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

Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.滴水穿石。

To err is human.人非圣贤，孰能无过。

Things at the worst will mend.否极泰来。

Tomorrow never comes.我生待明日，万事成蹉跎

Troubles never come singly.福无双至，祸不单行。

The world is but a little place, after all.海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。

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

Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。

No man is wise at all times.聪明一世，糊涂一时。

No cross, no crown.不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。

Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.亡羊补牢，为时未晚。

Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。 Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

一日之计在于晨。

Few words,many deeds.

少说话，多做事。

no song，no supper.

不劳无获。

practice makes perfect.

熟能生巧。

Heaven never helps the man who will not act.

自己不动，叫天何用。

No pains, no gains.

没有付出就没有收获。

Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.

世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。

He that will not work shall not eat.

不劳动者不得食

A work ill done must be twice done.

未做好的活，需要重新做。

As you sow you shall mow.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

As is the workman so is the work.

什么工人出什么活。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools.

拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)

The early bird catches the worm.

早起的鸟有虫吃。

Food given by another person is only a throat tickler, but food gained by the labour of one’s own hand is the food which satisfies.(Australian proverb)

人家给的食物只能使嗓子眼舒服，而亲手劳动得来的食物则使人心满意足。(澳大利亚谚语)

Labour is often the father of pleasure.

勤劳常为快乐之源。

Little strokes fell great oaks.

水滴石穿。

He that will not work shall not eat.

不劳动者不得食。

Time is money.

(时间就是金钱或一寸光阴一寸金)

Time flies.

(光阴似箭，日月如梭)

Time has wings.

(光阴去如飞)

Time is a file that wears and makes no noise.

(光阴如锉，细磨无声)

Time stays not the fools leisure.

(时间不等闲逛的傻瓜)

Time and I against any two.

(和时间携起手来，一人抵两人)

Time is life and when the idle man kills time, he kills himself.

(时间就是生命，懒人消耗时间就是消耗自己的生命。或时间就是生命，节省时间，就是延长生命)

Time spent in vice or folly is doubly lost.

(消磨于恶习或愚行的时间是加倍的损失)

Time undermines us.

(光阴暗中催人才。或莫说年纪小人生容易老)

Time and tide wait for no man.

(岁月不待人)

Time cannot be won again.

(时间一去不再来)

Time is , time was , and time is past.

(现在有时间，过去有时间，时间一去不复返)

Time lost can not be recalled.

(光阴一去不复返)

Time flies like an arrow , and time lost never returns.

(光阴似箭，一去不返)

Time tries friends as fire tries gold.

(时间考验朋友，烈火考验黄金)

Time tries truth.

(时间检验真理)

Time is the father of truth.

(时间是真理之父)

Time will tell.

(时间能说明问题)

Time brings the truth to light.

(时间使真相大白。或时间一到，真理自明。)

Time and chance reveal all secrets.

(时间与机会能提示一切秘密)

Time consecrates: what is gray with age becomes religion.

(时间考验一切，经得起时间考验的就为人所信仰)

Time reveals(discloses) all things.

(万事日久自明)

Time tries all.

(时间检验一切)

There is no time like the present.

(现在正是时候)

Take time by the forelock.

(把握目前的时机)

To choose time is to save time.

(选择时间就是节省时间)

Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.

(今日事，今日毕)

Procrastination is the thief of time.

(拖延为时间之窃贼)

One of these days is none of these days.

(拖延时日，终难实现。或：改天改天，不知哪天)

Tomorrow never comes.

(明天无尽头，明日何其多)

What may be done at any time will be done at no time.

(常将今日推明日，推到后来无踪迹)

Time works wonders.

(时间可以创造奇迹或时间的效力不可思议)

Time works great changes.

(时间可以产生巨大的变化)

Times change.

(时代正在改变)

1、 Two wrongs do not make a right.

两个错误加不出一个正确；用错误改正不了错误。

2、 Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

多见识，多受苦，多学习，是知识的三大来源。

3、 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

双鸟在林，不如一鸟在手。

4、 An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.

一日之计在于晨。

5、 Saying and doing are two things.

说与做是两回事。

6、 Kill two birds with one stone.

一箭双雕；一石二鸟；一举两得。

7、 To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.

凡事及时做，一天赛三天。

8、 It takes two to make a quarrel.

一个巴掌拍不响。

9、 One careless move may lose the whole game.

一着不慎，满盘皆输。

10、 Two heads are better than one.

两人智慧胜一人；三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。

11、 All bread is not baked in one oven.

面包不都是一个炉灶里烤出来的；不应强求一律。

12、 Between two stools you fall to the ground.

欲坐双凳必坠地。

13、 Better master one than engage with ten.

十事半通，不如一事精通。

14、 Never make two bites of a cherry.

一颗樱桃不要分两口吃；做事不要拖泥带水。

15、 A stitch in time saves nine.

小洞不补，大洞尺五；及时处理，事半功倍。

16、 One enemy is too many, and a hundred friends too few.

敌人一个也嫌多，朋友上百也嫌少。

17、 A man at sixteen will prove a child at sixty.

十六不成人，六十不成器。

18、 One flower does not make a spring.

一花独放不是春。

19、 One today is worth two tomorrows.

一个今天胜似两个明天。

20、 One swallow does not make a summer.

一燕飞来不成夏。

21、 He that is not wise at twenty , nor strong at thirty , nor rich at forty ,nor wise at fifty , will never be handsome ,strong, rich or wise.

二十不俊一生丑，三十不强一生弱，四十不富一生穷，五十不智一生愚。

22、 A bride is diligent for three days.

新娶媳妇三日勤。

23、 One strand of silk does not make a thread; one tree does not make a forest.

单丝不成线；独木不成林。

24、 Four eyes see more than two.

两人总比一人看得周到。

25、 One man, no man.

个人是渺小的。()

26、 If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.

同时追二兔，全都抓不住/必将无所获。

27、 If two parties fight, a third party will benefit; Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.

鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

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Bacchus has drowned more men than Nepture. 酒神淹死的人比海神多。

Bad news has wings. 坏事传千里。

Bad workmen often blame their tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。

Bare words, no bargain. 空言不能成交易。

Barking dogs seldom bite. 善吠的狗很少咬人。

Be always as merry as ever you can, for no-one delights in a sorrowful man. 务请心情常欢畅，只因无人喜忧伤。

Beauty is but a blossom. 美丽只是盛开的花朵。

Beauty is but skin-deep. 红颜易变。

Beauty is in the eye of the gazer. 情人眼里出西施。

Beauty is potent; but money is omnipotent. 美丽是有力量的，但金钱更有权威。

Beauty is truth, truth beauty. 美就是真，真就是美。

Beauty lies in lovers eyes. 情人眼里出西施。

Beauty may have fair leaves, but bitter fruit. 美丽的花或许长好叶，结苦果。

Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume. 美而无德犹如花之无香。

Be considerate towards the poor. 要为穷人著想。

Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. 口蜜腹剑。

Bed is a midicine. 睡好觉，如服药。

Before gold, even kings take off their hats. 有钱能使鬼推磨。

Beg from beggers and youll never be rich. 向乞丐乞讨，永远发不了财。

Beggars cannot be choosers. 饥不择食。

Beggars must be no choosers. 饥不择食。

Behind bad luck comes good luck. 塞翁失马，焉知非福。

Be honest rather clever. 诚实比聪明更要紧。

Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle. 随遇而安。

Be just to all, but trust not all. 要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。

Believe no tales from the enemy. 切莫轻信敌人。

Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear. 眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。

Believe somebody on his bare word. 人言无据，切勿轻信。

Benefits please like flowers, while they are fresh. 恩泽让人欣喜，犹如鲜花使人心醉。

Be prepared to put ones hand in ones pocket. 准备慷慨解囊。

Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing. 选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。

Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不轻诺，诺必果。

Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听少说。

Better a bachelors life than a slovenly wife. 过光棍生活，胜过有一个邋遢老婆。

Better ask twice than lose you way once. 宁愿问路两次胜过迷路一次。

Better a glorious death than a shameful life. 忍辱贪生不如死得光荣。

Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us. 适量的火好取暖，熊熊烈火能焚身。

Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. 前程虽远大，现实尤可贵。

Better an empty purse than an empty head. 宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。

Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

Better are small fish than an empty dish. 有胜于无。

Better be alone than in bad company. 交损友不如无友。

Better be out of the world than out of fashion. 不合潮流不如脱离尘世。

Better be poor than wicked. 宁可做穷人，不要做坏人。

Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为犬首，不作狮尾。

Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. 宁为驴头，不为马尾。

Better deny at once than promise long. 轻诺必寡信。

Better die with honour than live with shame. 与其忍辱偷生，不如光荣而死。

better early than late. 宁早勿迟。

Better eye sore than all blind. 眼痛总比瞎眼好。

Better good neighbours near than relations far away. 远亲不如近邻。

Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt. 宁可饿肚子，切莫去借债。

Better half an egg than empty shell. 半只蛋也比空壳好。

Better is the neighbours hen than mine. 人莫知其苗之硕。

Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。

Better lose a jest than a friend. 宁可不说一句俏皮话，以免得罪朋友们。

Better lose the saddle than the horse. 吃小亏占大便宜。

Better master one than engage with ten. 精通一事胜于会十事。

Better one-eyed than stone-blind. 独眼总比全瞎好。

Better poor with honour than rich with shame. 穷得光荣，胜过富得可耻。

Better pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口。

Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose. 与其说话不中肯，不如一言不发好。

Better some of a pudding than none of a pie. 聊胜于无。

Better the foot slip than the tongue trip. 宁可滑跤，不可失言。

Better to do well than to say well. 说得好不如做得好。

Better wear out shoes than sheets. 宁可(经常运动)穿破鞋子，也不(因病长卧)磨破床单。

Better wear out than rust out. 与其闲散不如忙碌。

Better wit than wealth. 智力胜于财富。

Between friends all is common. 朋友之间不分彼此。

Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip. 功亏一篑。

Between two stools one falls to the ground. 脚踏两头要落空。

Beware beginnings. 慎始为上。

Beware of a man of one book. 不要与一个有专业知识的人争论。

Beware of a silent dog and still water. 警惕无声之狗会咬人，平静之水会覆舟。

Beware of him who regards not his reputation. 要谨防不重自己名誉的人。

Big mouthfuls ofter choke. 贪多嚼不烂。

Bind the sack before it be full. 做事应适可而止。

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

Birth is much, but breeding is more. 出身固然重要，教养更且重要。

Bite off more than one can chew. 贪多咽不下。

Bite the hand that feeds one. 恩将仇报。

Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口利于病。

Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. 人无所求最享福，因他不为失望苦。

Blind men can judge no colours. 不宜问道于盲。

Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。

Blood will have blood. 血债要用血来还。

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. 书籍如朋友，应该少而精。

Borrowed garments never fit well. 借来的衣服不合身。

Brave actions never want a trumpet. 勇敢的行为不须要吹号。

Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。

Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵。

Bring up a raven and hell pick out your eyes. 养虎贻患。

Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse. 投鼠忌器。

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

Business before pleasure. 事业在先，享乐在后。

Business is business. 公事公办。

Business is the salt of life. 事业事人生之盐。

Business makes a man as well as tries him. 事业既考验人，也造就人。

Business may be troublesome, but idleness is pernicious. 事业虽扰烦，懒惰更害人。

Business neglected is business lost. 玩忽事业等于丢失事业。

Business sweetens pleasure, and labour sweetens rest. 工作后消遣更愉快，劳动后休息更舒畅。

Butter to butter is no relish. 千篇一律的东西令人生厌。

By doing nothing we learn to do ill. 懒散学为非。

By doing we learn. 经一事，长一智。

By falling we learn to go safely. 吃一堑，长一智。

By gambling we lose both time and treasure, two things most precious to the life of man. 赌博使我们丢失时间和金钱，这两样人生最珍贵的东西。

By others faults, wise men correct their own. 他山之石，可以攻玉。

By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it. 读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。

By the hands of many a great work made light. 众擎易举。

By the side of sickness health becomes sweet. 和疾病相比较，才显得健康的可贵。

By the street of "Bye and bye" one arrives at the house of "Never". 迁延因循，一事无成。

By writing you learn to write. 从写作

1、Fact speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

2、Empty vessels make the greatest sound.

实磨无声空磨响满瓶不动半瓶摇。

3、Fear always springs from ignorance.

恐惧源于无知。

4、Fools grow without watering.

朽木不可雕。

5、Don‘t try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

不要班门弄斧。

6、Don‘t have too many irons in the fire.

不要揽事过多。

7、Good watch prevents misfortune.

谨慎消灾。

8、Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.

天才不过是勤奋而已。

9、Habit cures habit.

心病还需心药医。

10、Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.

隔墙有耳。

11、He sets the fox to keep the geese.

引狼入室。

12、Friends agree best at distance.

朋友之间也会保持距离。

13、Easier said than done.

说得容易，做得难。

14、Example is better then percept.

说一遍，不如做一遍。

15、Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同。

16、God helps those who help themselves.

自助者天助。

17、Heaven never helps the man who will not act.

自己不动，叫天何用。

18、Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

大树底下好乘凉。

19、He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.

自嘲者不会让人见笑。

20、Honesty is the best policy.

做人诚信为本。

21、is good when new, but friends when old.

东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。

22、Each bird love to hear himself sing.

孤芳自赏。

23、Great hopes make great man.

伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

24、Harm set, harm get.害人害己。Hear all parties.

兼听则明。

25、Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.

良药苦口利于病。

26、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。

27、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。

28、Forbidden fruit is sweet.

禁果格外香。

29、Faults are thick where love is thin.

一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。

30、Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

31、He that will not work shall not eat.

不劳动者不得食。

32、Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。

33、Happy is he who owes nothing.

要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。

34、Fortune knocks once at least at every man‘s gate.

风水轮流转。

35、Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

火是一把双刃剑。

36、Fool‘s haste is no speed.

欲速则不达。

37、Happiness takes no account of time.

欢乐不觉时光过。

38、Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

众口铄金，积毁销骨。

39、Hasty love, soon cold.

一见钟情难维久。

40、Great men have great faults.

英雄犯大错误。

41、Experience must be bought.

吃一堑，长一智。

42、First think and then speak.

先想后说。

Ｓeeing is believing.

【中文译文】：眼见为实。

Look before you leap.

【中文译文】：三思而后行。

No pain,no gain.

【中文译文】：不劳无获。

Love me ,love my dog.

【中文译文】：爱乌及乌。

Give and take.

【中文译文】：礼尚往来。

Content is happiness.

【中文译文】：知足者常乐。

So said ,so done.

【中文译文】：言出必行

Time flies.

【中文译文】：光阴似箭。

Patience is virtue.

【中文译文】：忍耐是美德。

Practice makes perfect.

【中文译文】：熟能生巧。

Time is money.

【中文译文】：时间就是金钱。

Haste makes waste.

【中文译文】：欲速则不达。

Every man has his taste.

【中文译文】：人各有所好。

Extremes meet.

【中文译文】：物极必反。