各有所好英语表达-各有所好英语

1.常用英文单词

2.英语佳句（100句以上）

3.英语 谚语

4.英语句子~~~~~~~~~~

常用英文单词

Harder!加把劲!

Guess!猜猜看！

Disgusting!好恶心！

Crazy!发疯了！

Damn!该！

Baloney!胡说！

Anytime!随时吩咐！

Cheers!干杯！

Chicken!胆小鬼！

Rats!差劲！

Disastrous!不得了！

Terrific!太棒了！

Behave!放尊重点！

Check!买单!

Congratulations!恭喜！

Definitely!肯定的！

Underling!小小角色！

Fifty-fifty!对半分！

Impressive!永生难忘！

Outrageous!岂有此理！

Rubbish!废话！

Stingy!小气鬼！

Allow me!让我来！

Bad idea!叟主意！

Be determined!下决心吧！

Im down.我心情郁闷．

Im green.我是生手．

My god!天啊！

Suit yourself!随便你．

Tastes differ!人各有所好．

You bet！当然喽！

Business is business.公事公办．

Money speaks!钱主宰一切．

Dont show off!别卖弄了！

How dare you!你好大的胆子！

Let it be!由他去吧！

Where were we?我们刚才说到哪儿了？

Read my lips!仔细听好！

Same as ever!一如往常！

英语佳句（100句以上）

All for one, one for all.

人人为我，我为人人。—— [法] Dumas pére大仲马

Other men live to eat, while I eat to live.

别人为食而生存，我为生存而食。—— Socrates 苏格拉底

Easy come, easy go.

易得者亦易失。 —— Hazlitt赫斯特

Love rules his kingdom without a sword.

爱，统治了他的王国，不用一枝利剑。—— Herbert 赫伯特

We soon believe what we desire.

我们欲望中的东西，我们很快就信以为真。—— Chaucer乔叟

The darkest hour is that before the dawn.

黎明前的时分是最黑暗的。—— Fuller 富勒

The longest day has an end.

最难过的日子也有尽头。—— Howell 贺韦尔

Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。—— J. Ruskin 鲁斯金

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

手中的一只鸟胜于林中的两只鸟。—— Heywood 希伍德

One swallow does not make a summer.

一燕不成夏。—— Taverner 泰维纳

A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink.

一个人可以把马带到河边，但他不能令它饮水。 —— Heywood 希伍德

One cannot eat one’s cake and have it.

一个人不能把他的糕饼吃掉之后还留在手上。 —— Davies 戴维斯

Time is money.

时间就是金钱。—— Benjamin Franklin富兰克林

Time and tide wait for no man.

时间不等人。—— Scott 斯科特

There is no rose without a thorn.

没有玫瑰花是不长刺的。—— Ray 雷

Lookers-on see most of the game.

旁观者清。—— Smedley 斯密莱

Beggars cannot be choosers.

行乞者不得有选择。—— Heywood 希伍德

First catch your hare.

首先必须捕获兔子，然后才能宰之。—— Thackeray 萨克雷

Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it.

胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。—— M. Moore 穆尔

A great man is always willing to be little.

伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。—— R. W. Emerson 爱默生

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

懦夫在未之前，已身历多次亡的恐怖了。 —— Julius Caesar 凯撒

Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.

但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。 —— Jules Verne 凡尔纳

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

早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聪明。—— Benjamin Franklin 富兰克林

Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.

生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。—— T. Fuller 富勒

Goals determine what you are going to be.

目标决定你将成为为什么样的人。—— Julius Erving欧文

All human wisdom is summed up in two words ?C wait and hope.

人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词 — 等待和希望。—— Alexandre Dumas Pére大仲马（法国作家）

It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you industrious for?

光勤劳是不够的，蚂蚁也是勤劳的。要看你为什么而勤劳。—— H. D. Thoreau梭罗

You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success.

人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。—— Charles Chaplin卓别林

Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom.

没有什么比独立自由更可宝贵的了。—— [越南] Ho Chi Minh胡志明

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

我不缅怀过去的历史，而致力于未来的梦想。—— T. Jefferson 杰弗逊（美国第3任总统）

Money is round. It rolls away.

圆圆钱币，滚走容易。—— S. Aleichen 阿雷钦

We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.

我们要尽可能为生活增加一些东西，而不是从中索取什么。—— William Osler 奥斯勒

Life itself, without the assistance of colleges and universities, is becoming an advanced institution of learning.

没有学院和大学的帮助，人生本身也正在变成一所高等学府。 —— Thomas Alva Edison 爱迪生

Work while you work;

Play while you play;

This is the way;

To be cheerful and gay.

工作时工作，

玩乐是玩乐，

依此方法做，

轻松与欢乐。—— A. D. Stoddart 斯道达特

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小别胜新婚。

Actions speak louder than words 行动胜於空谈（事实胜於雄辩）。

Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。

After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。

All good things come to an end. 花无百日红（天下无不散之筵席）。

All is well that ends well. 结果佳者方佳。

All roads lead to Rome. 条条大道通罗马（行行出状元）

All that glitters is not gold. 闪砾者未必都是金（人不可貌相）。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不消遣，使人迟钝。

All's well that ends well. 善终为善。

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

Art is long, life is short. 人生苦短，而学术无穷。

As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A bad penny always comes back. 恶有恶报。

A bad shearer never had a good sickle.

A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工尤器。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜於两鸟在林。

A burnt child dreads the fire. 受灼的小孩必怕火（一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳）。

A cat may look at a king. 君王卿相於我何。

A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常乐。

A drowning man will catch at a straw. 急不暇择。

A fault confessed is half redressed. 肯认错是改过的一半。

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之友，乃为真友。

A Jack of all trades is master of none. 样样通样样稀松（博艺无所精）。

A leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性难移。

A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危险。

A little pot is soon hot. 小人物易发怒。

A man is known by the company he keeps. 观其友，知其人。

A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。

A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文则赚一文。

A rolling stone gathers no moss. 转石不生苔（转业不聚财）。

A soft answer turneth away wrath. 和言足以息怒（柔足以克刚）

A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的头脑寓於健全的身体。

A stitch in time saves nine. 及时行事，事半功倍。

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

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Bad news travels fast. 恶事传千里。

Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠叫的狗不咬人（外强中乾；虚有其表；虚张声势）。

Beauty is but skin deep. 美是肤浅的（人不可貌相）

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裏出西施。

Beggars must not be choosers. 饥者不得择食。

Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为驴头不为马尾（宁为狗头不为狮尾）。

Better late than never. 宁迟勿缺（亡羊补牢才不为迟）；只要开始，虽晚不迟；过则勿惮改。

Between two stools you fall to the ground. 脚踏双凳必坠地。

Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。

Blood is thicker than water. 血浓於水。

Business is business. 工作第一（公事公办）。

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Care killed a cat. 忧虑致命（劳神丧命）。

Charity begins at home. 修身齐家博爱天下。

Clothes make the man. 人要衣装，佛要金装。

Comparisons are odious. 人比人气人。

Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。

Cross the bridge when you come to it. 船到桥头自然直。

Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 别自找麻烦（由易处下手）。

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Death is the great leveler. 后万人皆平等。

Death quits all scores. 一百了。

Diamond cuts/cut diamond. 两虎相争必有一伤（强中自有强中手）。

Do （to others） as you would be done by. 己所欲施於人。

Do in Rome as the Romans do . 入境随俗。

Don't bite off more than you can chew. 勿不自量力。

Don't change houses in mid-stream. 临阵勿换将。

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 勿打如意算盘（别过早乐观得意）。

Don't fish in the troubled waters. 勿混水摸鱼。

Don't kick against the pricks. 勿以螳臂当车（勿作无谓之抵抗徒伤自己）。

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. 勿对所受礼物挑剔抱怨。

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. 勿小题大作（勿夸大其辞）。

Don't meet trouble halfway. 勿杞人忧天。

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷。

Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日毕。

Don't put the cart before the horse. 勿本末倒置。

Don't quarrel with your bread and butter. 勿自砸饭碗。

Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 勿班门弄斧。

Don't wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。

Dog does not eat dog. 狗不咬狗（同类不相残）。

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Easier said than done. 说来容易做来难。

Easy come easy go. 徼悻之财难久留（赚得容易花得快）

Empty vessels make the most sound. 空桶响叮当（好吹者不实在）。

Even a worm will turn. 狗急跳墙。

Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑必有一失（人非圣人，熟能无过）。

Everybody's business is nobody's business. 众人之事乏人管。

Every cloud has a silver lining. 否极泰来。

Every dog has his/its day. 十年风水轮流转（狗也有走运的一天）

Every man has his taste. 人各有所好。

Every minute counts. 分秒必争。

Every why has a wherefore. 事出有因。

Example is better than precept. 身教重於言教。

Extremes meet. 物极必反。

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Familiarity breeds contempt. 过份熟稔易滋侮蔑；近庙欺神。

First come first served. 捷足先登。

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 愚人不怕事，盲人不怕蛇。

Forewarned is forearmed. 先知先戒备。

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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. 天才是一分灵感加上九十九分流汗。

Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。

Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 小人得寸便进尺。

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

God never shuts one door but he opens another. 天无绝人之路。

God's mill grinds slow but sure. 法网恢恢，疏而不漏。

Good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。

Grasp all, lose all. 贪者必失。

Great vessels take years to produce. 大器晚成。

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Half a loaf is better than none. 聊胜於无。

Handsome is as handsome does. 慷慨大方始为美。

Happy is he who is content. 知足常乐。

Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。

He that touches pitch shall be defiled. 近墨者黑。

He who denies all confesses all. 欲盖弥彰。

He who hesitates is lost. 犹豫者多失。

He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. 投鼠忌器（识时务者为俊杰）。

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

Health is better than wealth. 健康胜於财富。

Hide not your light under a bushel. 勿过份谦冲以致隐没才能。

History repeats itself. 历史会重演。

Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 见机行事。

Honesty is the best policy. 诚实为上策。

Hunger is the best sauce. 饥不择食。

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Idle folk have the least leisure. 懒惰人才说没空闲。

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追两兔，两头都落空。

I'll news comes apace. 恶事传千里。

In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。

It is a good horse that never stumbles. 再好的马也会有绊倒之时。

It is a long lane that has no turning. 路必有弯（否极泰来）。

It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. 凡事有利有弊。

It is dogged that does it. 天下无难事，只怕有心人。

It is easy to be wise after the event. 不经一事，不长一智。

It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。

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

It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行。

It takes two to make a quarrel. 孤掌难鸣（一个巴掌拍不响）。

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Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

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Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。

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Least said, soonest mended. 少说少错（多言惹祸）。

Let bygones be bygones. 既往不究。

Let sleeping dogs lie. 别自找麻烦（别惹事生非）。

Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。

Live and learn. 活到老，学到老。

Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。

Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的。

Love me little, love me long. 爱情要细水长流。

M ↑top

Make hay while the sun shines. 未雨绸缪（把握时机）。

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

Many a little makes a mickle. 积少成多（聚沙成塔、集腋成裘）。

Many hands make light work. 众志成城。

Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 匆匆结婚，慢慢后悔。

Men are not to be measured in inches. 人不可以貌相。

Might is right. 强权即是公理。

Money is the root of all evil. 爱财为万恶之源。

Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨。

Money talks. 金钱万能（钱能通神）。

Much would have more. 贪得无餍。

Murder will out. 如欲人不知，除非己莫为。

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Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要为发明之母。

Necessity knows no law. 铤而走险。

Never do things by halves. 做事切莫半途而废。

Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之物切莫挑剔。

Never say die. 勿气馁灰心。

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 勿自寻烦恼。

No gains without pains.

No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获。

No man can serve two masters. 一人不能事二君（一马不能被两鞍）。

No man is content with his lot. 无人能满意於自己的命运。

No news is good news . 无消息即是好消息。

None so blind as those who won't see. 有眼不看者为盲。

Nothing comes of nothing. 事出必有因（无中不能生有）。

Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

O ↑top

Old habits die hard. 固习难除。

Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。

One swallow does not make a summer. 勿以一概全。

Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 福无双至。

Out of debt, out of danger. 无债一身轻。

Out of sight, out of mind. 久离则疏远。

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Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜於治疗。

Pride goes before a fall. 骄者必败。

Put the saddle on the right horse. 责备得当（冤有头，债有主）。

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Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天造成的。

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Second thoughts are best. 退一步想最稳当。

Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见（眼见为信）。

Share and share alike. 有苦同当，有福共享。

Slow and steady wins the race.

Slow but sure wins the race. 稳健扎实必致胜。

Some people cannot see the wood for the trees. 见木不见林，逐末而忘本。

Spare the rod and spoil the child. 孩子不打不成器（玉不琢不成器）。

Still waters run deep. 水深流静（大智若愚）。

Strike while the iron is hot. 打铁趁热（把握良机）。

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The bait hides the hook. 饵裏藏钩。

The best defence is offence. 先下手为强。

The best fish swims near the bottom. 好鱼游溪底。

The biter is sometimes bit. 欺人反受欺（害人反害己）。

The child is father of the man. 少年时代可决定一人之未来。

The devil finds work for idle hands to do . 小人闲居做歹事。

The early bird catches the worm. 捷足先登（早起的鸟儿有虫吃）。

The end justifies the means. 为达目的，不择手段。

The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait. 贪吃的鱼儿易上钩。

The last straw breaks the camel's neck. 凡事宜节制，过则必败事。

The leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性难移。

The pen is mightier than the sword. 文胜於武。

The pot called the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。

The proof of pudding is in the eating. 欲知布丁味，亲尝便可晓（空言不如力行）。

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. 手抱菩萨操屠刀。

Take the rough with the smooth. 逆来则顺受。

Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear. 说曹操曹操就到。

There are two sides to every question. 公说公有理，婆说婆有理。

There's a black sheep in every flock. 每一个团体中都难免有害群之马。

There is no accounting for tastes. 人各有所好。

There is no rose without a thorn. 朵朵玻瑰皆有刺。

There is no royal road to learning. 学问无捷径。

There is no smoke without fire. 有烟必有火（无风不起浪；事出有因）。

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 投鼠忌器。

The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts. 舌头虽非铁却可伤人。

Time flies like an arrow. 光阴似箭。

To err is human, to forgive is divine. 犯错乃人之常情，宽恕则超凡入圣也。

Too many cooks spoil the broth. 七手八脚必败事（人多碍事）。

Turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone. 化绊脚石为垫脚石。

Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮（集思广益）。

Two of a trade can never agree. 同行相嫉。

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Union is strength. 团结就是力量。

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Virtue is its own reward. 为善自得其乐。

Variety is the spice of life. 变化是生活的调味料。

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Walls have ears. 壁上有耳（谨防窃听）。

Well begun is half done. 好的开始是成功的一半。

What can't be cured must be endured. 无能为力之事只得忍耐（尽人事以待天命）。

Whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

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

While the dogs growled at each other, the wolves devoured the sheep. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

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

Words cut more than swords. 舌剑利於刀剑。

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You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头烧（勿过分消耗体力）。

You cannot get blood out of a stone. 石头挤不出血来（铁石心肠那有泪）。

You cannot have your cake and eat it.

You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk. 鱼与熊掌，不可兼得。

You cannot run with the hare and hunt. 不可脚踏二条船。

You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. 老狗学不来新花样（朽木不可雕也；人老则守旧）。

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. 礼尚得来（你我互相奉承赞美）。

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Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. 缺乏知识之热心犹如脱韁之马。

英语 谚语

A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

不善始者不善终。

A bad thing never dies.

遗臭万年。

A bad workman always blames his tools.

不会撑船怪河弯。

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

一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.

吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

A bully is always a coward.

色厉内荏。

A burden of one's choice is not felt.

爱挑的担子不嫌重。

A candle lights others and consumes itself.

蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

A cat has 9 lives.

猫有九条命。

A cat may look at a king.

人人平等。

A close mouth catches no flies.

病从口入。

A constant guest is never welcome.

常客令人厌。

Actions speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

Adversity leads to prosperity.

穷则思变。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.

逆境出人才。

A fair death honors the whole life.

得其所，流芳百世。

A faithful friend is hard to find.

知音难觅。

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

吃一堑，长一智。

A fox may grow gray, but never good.

江山易改，本性难移。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难见真情。

A friend is easier lost than found.

得朋友难，失朋友易。

A friend is never known till a man has need.

需要之时方知友。

A friend without faults will never be found.

没有十全十美的朋友。

'After you' is good manners.

“您先请”是礼貌。

A good beginning is half done.

良好的开端是成功的一半。

A good beginning makes a good ending.

善始者善终。

A good book is a good friend.

好书如挚友。

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

一本好书，相伴一生。

A good conscience is a soft pillow.

不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。

A good fame is better than a good face.

美名胜过美貌。

A good husband makes a good wife.

夫善则妻贤。

A good medicine tastes bitter.

良药苦口。

A good wife health is a man's best wealth.

妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。

A great talker is a great liar.

说大话者多谎言。

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

君子之交淡如水。

A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend.

戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。

A leopard cannot change its spots.

积习难改。

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.

说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。

A light heart lives long.

静以修身。

A little body often harbors a great soul.

浓缩的都是精品。

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

一知半解，自欺欺人。

A little pot is soon hot.

狗肚子盛不得四两油。

All are brave when the enemy flies.

敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。

All good things come to an end.

天下没有不散的筵席。

All rivers run into sea.

海纳百川。

All roads lead to Rome.

条条大路通罗马。

All that ends well is well.

结果好，就一切都好。

All that glitters is not gold.

闪光的不一定都是金子。

All things are difficult before they are easy.

凡事总是由难而易。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

A man becomes learned by asking questions.

不耻下问才能有学问。

A man can do no more than he can.

凡事都应量力而行。

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.

一心不能二用。

A man is known by his friends.

什么人交什么朋友。

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。

A man without money is no man at all.

一分钱难倒英雄汉。

A merry heart goes all the way.

心旷神怡，事事顺利。

A miss is as good as a mile.

失之毫厘，差之千里。

A mother's love never changes.

母爱永恒。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

一天一苹果，不用请医生。

A new broom sweeps clean.

新官上任三把火。

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.

以眼还眼，以牙还牙。

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

一日之计在于晨。

An old dog cannot learn new tricks.

老狗学不出新把戏。

An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.

聪明才智，不如运气。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

预防为主，治疗为辅。

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

As a man sows, so he shall reap.

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A single flower does not make a spring.

一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。

A snow year, a rich year.

瑞雪兆丰年。

A sound mind in a sound body.

健全的精神寓于健康的身体。

A still tongue makes a wise head.

寡言者智。

A stitch in time saves nine.

小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.

身正不怕影子斜。

A wise head makes a close mouth.

真人不露相，露相非真人。

A word spoken is past recalling.

一言既出，驷马难追。

A year's plan starts with spring.

一年之计在于春。

A young idler, an old beggar.

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Bad news has wings.

好事不出门，坏事传千里。

Barking dogs seldom bite.

吠犬不咬人。

Beauty lies in the love's eyes.

情人眼里出西施。

Be swift to hear, slow to speak.

听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。

Better late than never.

不怕慢，单怕站。

Better to ask the way than go astray.

问路总比迷路好。

Between friends all is common.

朋友之间不分彼此。

Birds of a feather flock together.

物以类聚，人以群分。

Blood is thicker than water.

血浓于水。

Blood will have blood.

血债血偿。

Books and friends should be few but good.

读书如交友，应求少而精。

Business is business.

公事公办。

Business is the salt of life.

事业是人生的第一需要。

By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.

读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。

Cannot see the wood for the trees.

一叶障目，不见泰山。

Care and diligence bring luck.

谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

Caution is the parent of safety.

小心驶得万年船。

Cheats never prosper.

骗人发不了财。

Children are what the mothers are.

耳濡目染，身教言传。

Choose an author as you choose a friend.

择书如择友。

Come what may, heaven won't fall.

做你的吧，天塌不下来。

Complacency is the enemy of study.

学习的敌人是自己的满足。

Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.

自信是走向成功的第一步。

Constant dripping wears away a stone.

水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

Content is better than riches.

知足者常乐。

Count one's chickens before they are hatched.

蛋未孵先数雏。

Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.

来而不往非礼也。

Creep before you walk.

循序渐进。

Cry for the moon.

海底捞月。

Custom is a second nature.

习惯是后天养成的。

Custom makes all things easy.

有个好习惯，事事皆不难。

Diamond cuts diamond.

强中自有强中手。

Do as the Romans do.

入乡随俗。

Do as you would be done by.

己所不欲，勿施于人。

Doing is better than saying.

与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。

Do it now.

机不可失，时不再来。

Do nothing by halves.

凡事不可半途而废。

Don't claim to know what you don't know.

不要不懂装懂。

Don't have too many irons in the fire.

不要揽事过多。

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.

不要小题大做。

Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.

今日事，今日毕。

Don't put the cart before the horse.

不要本末倒置。

Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

不要自找麻烦。

Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

不要班门弄斧。

Do well and have well.

善有善报。

Each bird love to hear himself sing.

孤芳自赏。

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

早睡早起身体好。

Easier said than done.

说得容易，做得难。

Easy come, easy go.

来也匆匆，去也匆匆。

Eat to live, but not live to eat.

人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。

Empty vessels make the greatest sound.

实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。

Envy has no holidays.

忌妒之人无宁日。

Even Homer sometimes nods.

智者千虑，必有一失。

Even reckoning makes long friends.

亲兄弟，明算账。

Every advantage has its disadvantage.

有利必有弊。

Everybody's business is nobody's business.

人人负责，等于没人负责。

Every day is not Sunday.

好景不常在。

Every dog has his day.

谁都有得意的时候。

Every door may be shut, but death's door.

人生在世，唯难逃。

Every heart has its own sorrow.

各人有各人的苦恼。

Every little helps a mickle.

聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost.

人不为己，天诛地灭。

Every man has his faults.

金无足赤，人无完人。

Every man has his hobbyhorse.

萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

Every man has his weak side.

人人都有弱点。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune.

自己的命运自己掌握。

Every minute counts.

分秒必争。

Every mother's child is handsome.

孩子是自己的好。

Every potter praises hit pot.

王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。

Everything is good when new, but friends when old.

东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。

Example is better then percept.

说一遍，不如做一遍。

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.

经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。

Experience must be bought.

吃一堑，长一智。

Fact speak louder than words.

事实胜于雄辩。

Failure is the mother of success.

失败是成功之母。

False friends are worse than bitter enemies.

明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

Far from eye, far from heart.

眼不见，心不烦。

Far water does not put out near fire.

远水救不了近火。

Faults are thick where love is thin.

一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。

Fear always springs from ignorance.

恐惧源于无知。

Fields have eyes, and woods have ears.

隔墙有耳。

Fire and water have no mercy.

水火无情。

Fire is a good servant but a bad master.

火是一把双刃剑。

First come, first served.

先来后到。

First impressions are half the battle.

初次见面，印象最深。

First think and then speak.

先想后说。

Fools grow without watering.

朽木不可雕。

Fool's haste is no speed.

欲速则不达。

Fools has fortune.

呆人有呆福。

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.

愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。

Forbidden fruit is sweet.

禁果格外香。

Fortune favors those who use their judgement.

机遇偏爱善断之人。

Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.

风水轮流转。

Four eyes see more than two.

集思广益。

Friends agree best at distance.

朋友之间也会保持距离。

Friends are thieves of time.

朋友是时间的窃贼。

Friends must part.

再好的朋友也有分手的时候。

Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.

天才不过是勤奋而已。

Give a dog a bad name and hang him.

众口铄金，积毁销骨。

God helps those who help themselves.

自助者天助。

Gold will not buy anything.

黄金并非万能。

Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly.

以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。

Good health is over wealth.

健康是最大的财富。

Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth.

良药苦口利于病。

Good watch prevents misfortune.

谨慎消灾。

Great barkers are no biters.

好狗不挡道。

Great hopes make great man.

伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

Great minds think alike.

英雄所见略同。

Great men have great faults.

英雄犯大错误。

Great men's sons seldom do well.

富不过三代。

Great trees are good for nothing but shade.

大树底下好乘凉。

Great wits have short memories.

贵人多忘事。

Greedy folks have long arms.

心贪手长。

Guilty consciences make men cowards.

做贼心虚。

Habit cures habit.

心病还需心药医。

Handsome is he who does handsomely.

行为漂亮才算美。

Happiness takes no account of time.

欢乐不觉时光过。

Happy is he who owes nothing.

要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。

Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.

吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。

Harm set, harm get.

害人害己。

Hasty love, soon cold.

一见钟情难维久。

Health is better than wealth.

健康胜过财富。

Health is happiness.

健康就是幸福。

Hear all parties.

兼听则明。

Heaven never helps the man who will not act.

自己不动，叫天何用。

He is a fool that forgets himself.

愚者忘乎所以。

He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.

背后说好话，才是真朋友。

He is a wise man who speaks little.

聪明不是挂在嘴上。

He is lifeless that is faultless.

只有人才不犯错误。

He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.

正人先正己。

He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.

自嘲者不会让人见笑。

He is wise that is honest.

诚实者最明智。

He knows most who speaks least.

大智若愚。

He laughs best who laughs last.

谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

He sets the fox to keep the geese.

引狼入室。

He that climbs high falls heavily.

爬得越高，摔得越重。

He that will not work shall not eat.

不劳动者不得食。

He who does not advance loses ground.

逆水行舟，不进则退。

He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion.

经常诉苦，没人同情。

He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.

想不犯错误，就一事无成。

He who risks nothing gains nothing.

收获与风险并存。

History repeats itself.

历史往往重演。

Honesty is the best policy.

做人诚信为本。

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.

抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too.

朋友不能阿谀奉承。

If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.

上当一回头，再多就可耻。

If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you.

人善被人欺，马善被人骑。

If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.

耳朵发烧，有人念叨。

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

脚踏两条船，必定落空。

If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.

杀鸡取卵。

If you venture nothing, you will have nothing.

不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.

要想求知，就得吃苦。

Industry is the parent of success.

勤奋是成功之母。

It is better to die when life is a disgrace.

宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。

It is easier to get money than to keep it.

挣钱容易攒钱难。

It is easy to be wise after the event.

事后诸葛亮好当。

It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.

创业容易守业难。

It is hard to please all.

众口难调。

It is never too old to learn.

活到老，学到老。

It is no use crying over spilt milk.

覆水难收。

It is the first step that costs troublesome.

万事开头难。

It is the unforeseen that always happens.

天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。

It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.

坐失良机，后悔已迟。

It never rains but it pours.

不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。

It takes three generations to make a gentleman.

十年树木，百年树人。

Jack of all trades and master of none.

门门精通，样样稀松。

Judge not from appearances.

人不可貌相，海不可斗量。

Justice has long arms.

天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

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

近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

Kill two birds with one stone.

一箭双雕。

Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.

君王发狂，百姓遭殃。

Kings have long arms.

普天之下，莫非王土。

Knowledge is power.

知识就是力量。

Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.

博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。

Learn and live.

活着，为了学习。

Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.

好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。

Learn not and know not.

不学无术。

Learn to walk before you run.

先学走，再学跑。

Let bygones be bygones.

过去的就让它过去吧。

Let sleeping dogs lie.

别惹麻烦。

Let the cat out of the bag.

泄漏天机。

Lies can never changes fact.

谎言终究是谎言。

Lies have short legs.

谎言站不长。

Life is but a span.

人生苦短。

Life is half spent before we know what it is.

人过半生，方知天命。

Life is not all roses.

人生并不是康庄大道。

Life without a friend is death.

没有朋友，虽生犹。

Like a rat in a hole.

瓮中之鳖。

Like author, like book.

文如其人。

Like father, like son.

有其父必有其子。

Like for like.

一报还一报。

Like knows like.

惺惺相惜。

Like mother, like daughter.

有其母必有其女。

Like teacher, like pupil.

什么样的老师教什么样的学生。

Like tree, like fruit.

羊毛出在羊身上。

Little things amuse little minds.

小人无大志。

Look before you leap.

摸清情况再行动。

Lookers-on see more than players.

当局者迷，旁观者清。

Losers are always in the wrong.

胜者为王，败者为寇。

Lost time is never found again.

岁月既往，一去不回。

Love at first sight.

一见钟情。

Love cannot be compelled.

爱情不能强求。

Love is blind.

爱情是盲目的。

Love is full of trouble.

爱情充满烦恼。

Love is never without jealousy.

没有妒忌就没有爱情。

Love me, love my dog.

爱屋及乌。

Make hay while the sun shines.

良机勿失。

Make your enemy your friend.

化敌为友。

Man is the soul of the universe.

人是万物之灵。

Man proposes, God disposes.

谋事在人，成事在天。

Many hands make light work.

众人拾柴火焰高。

Many heads are better than one.

三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。

Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.

有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。

Measure for measure.

针锋相对。

Misfortunes never come alone.

祸不单行。

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.

患难见真情。

Money isn't everything.

钱不是万能的。

Murder will out.

纸包不住火。

My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.

儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。

Nature is the true law.

天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。

Necessity is the mother of invention.

需要是发明的动力。

Never fish in trouble water.

不要混水摸鱼。

Never judge from appearances.

不可以貌取人。

Never say die.

永不言败。

Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.

亡羊补牢，为时未晚。

New wine in old bottles.

旧瓶装新酒。

No cross, no crown.

不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。

No garden without its weeds.

没有不长草的园子。

No living man all things can.

世上没有万事通。

No man can do two things at once.

一心不可二用。

No man is born wise or learned.

没有生而知之者。

No man is content.

人心不足蛇吞象。

No man is wise at all times.

聪明一世，糊涂一时。

None are so blind as those who won't see.

视而不见。

None are so deaf as those who won't hear.

充耳不闻。

No news is good news.

没有消息就是好消息。

No one can call back yesterday.

昨日不会重现。

No pains, no gains.

没有付出就没有收获。

No pleasure without pain.

没有苦就没有乐。

No rose without a thorn.

没有不带刺的玫瑰。

No sweet without sweat.

先苦后甜。

No smoke without fire.

无风不起浪。

Nothing brave, nothing have.

不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

Nothing dries sooner than a tear.

眼泪干得最快。

Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.

世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

Nothing seek, nothing find.

没有追求就没有收获。

Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.

外出旅行，语言最要紧。

Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.

世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。

Not to advance is to go back.

不进则退。

Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.

不懂世故，幼稚可笑。

No way is impossible to courage.

勇者无惧。

Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.

军人以服从命令为天职。

Observation is the best teacher.

观察是最好的老师。

Offense is the best defense.

进攻是最好的防御。

Old friends and old wines are best.

陈酒味醇，老友情深。

Old sin makes new shame.

一失足成千古恨。

Once a man and twice a child.

一次老，两次小。

Once a thief, always a thief.

偷盗一次，做贼一世。

Once bitten, twice shy.

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.

一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。

One cannot put back the clock.

时钟不能倒转。

One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.

百闻不如一见。

One false move may lose the game.

一着不慎，满盘皆输。

One good turn deserves another.

行善积德。

One hour today is worth two tomorrow.

争分夺秒效率高。

One man's fault is other man's lesson.

前车之鉴。

One never loses anything by politeness.

讲礼貌不吃亏。

One swallow does not make a summer.

一燕不成夏。

One's words reflect one's thinking.

言为心声。

Out of debt, out of danger.

无债一身轻。

Out of office, out of danger.

无官一身轻。

Out of sight, out of mind.

眼不见，心为静。

Patience is the best remedy.

忍耐是良药。

Penny wise, pound foolish.

贪小便宜吃大亏。

Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.

正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。

Please the eye and plague the heart.

贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。

Pleasure comes through

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All for one, one for all.

人人为我，我为人人。—— [法] Dumas pére大仲马

Other men live to eat, while I eat to live.

别人为食而生存，我为生存而食。—— Socrates 苏格拉底

Easy come, easy go.

易得者亦易失。 —— Hazlitt赫斯特

Love rules his kingdom without a sword.

爱，统治了他的王国，不用一枝利剑。—— Herbert 赫伯特

We soon believe what we desire.

我们欲望中的东西，我们很快就信以为真。—— Chaucer乔叟

The darkest hour is that before the dawn.

黎明前的时分是最黑暗的。—— Fuller 富勒

The longest day has an end.

最难过的日子也有尽头。—— Howell 贺韦尔

Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。—— J. Ruskin 鲁斯金

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

手中的一只鸟胜于林中的两只鸟。—— Heywood 希伍德

One swallow does not make a summer.

一燕不成夏。—— Taverner 泰维纳

A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make it drink.

一个人可以把马带到河边，但他不能令它饮水。 —— Heywood 希伍德

One cannot eat one’s cake and have it.

一个人不能把他的糕饼吃掉之后还留在手上。 —— Davies 戴维斯

Time is money.

时间就是金钱。—— Benjamin Franklin富兰克林

Time and tide wait for no man.

时间不等人。—— Scott 斯科特

There is no rose without a thorn.

没有玫瑰花是不长刺的。—— Ray 雷

Lookers-on see most of the game.

旁观者清。—— Smedley 斯密莱

Beggars cannot be choosers.

行乞者不得有选择。—— Heywood 希伍德

First catch your hare.

首先必须捕获兔子，然后才能宰之。—— Thackeray 萨克雷

Victory won’t come to me unless I go to it.

胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。—— M. Moore 穆尔

A great man is always willing to be little.

伟大的人物总是愿意当小人物的。—— R. W. Emerson 爱默生

Cowards die many times before their deaths.

懦夫在未之前，已身历多次亡的恐怖了。 —— Julius Caesar 凯撒

Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.

但凡人能想象到的事物，必定有人能将它实现。 —— Jules Verne 凡尔纳

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

早睡早起使人健康、富裕又聪明。—— Benjamin Franklin 富兰克林

Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind.

生活只是由一系列下决心的努力所构成。—— T. Fuller 富勒

Goals determine what you are going to be.

目标决定你将成为为什么样的人。—— Julius Erving欧文

All human wisdom is summed up in two words ?C wait and hope.

人类所有的智慧可以归结为两个词 — 等待和希望。—— Alexandre Dumas Pére大仲马（法国作家）

It is not enough to be industrious, so are the ants. What are you industrious for?

光勤劳是不够的，蚂蚁也是勤劳的。要看你为什么而勤劳。—— H. D. Thoreau梭罗

You have to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success.

人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。—— Charles Chaplin卓别林

Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom.

没有什么比独立自由更可宝贵的了。—— [越南] Ho Chi Minh胡志明

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

我不缅怀过去的历史，而致力于未来的梦想。—— T. Jefferson 杰弗逊（美国第3任总统）

Money is round. It rolls away.

圆圆钱币，滚走容易。—— S. Aleichen 阿雷钦

We are here to add what we can to life, not to get what we can from it.

我们要尽可能为生活增加一些东西，而不是从中索取什么。—— William Osler 奥斯勒

Life itself, without the assistance of colleges and universities, is becoming an advanced institution of learning.

没有学院和大学的帮助，人生本身也正在变成一所高等学府。 —— Thomas Alva Edison 爱迪生

Work while you work;

Play while you play;

This is the way;

To be cheerful and gay.

工作时工作，

玩乐是玩乐，

依此方法做，

轻松与欢乐。—— A. D. Stoddart 斯道达特

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小别胜新婚。

Actions speak louder than words 行动胜於空谈（事实胜於雄辩）。

Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。

After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。

All good things come to an end. 花无百日红（天下无不散之筵席）。

All is well that ends well. 结果佳者方佳。

All roads lead to Rome. 条条大道通罗马（行行出状元）

All that glitters is not gold. 闪砾者未必都是金（人不可貌相）。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不消遣，使人迟钝。

All's well that ends well. 善终为善。

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

Art is long, life is short. 人生苦短，而学术无穷。

As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A bad penny always comes back. 恶有恶报。

A bad shearer never had a good sickle.

A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工尤器。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜於两鸟在林。

A burnt child dreads the fire. 受灼的小孩必怕火（一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳）。

A cat may look at a king. 君王卿相於我何。

A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常乐。

A drowning man will catch at a straw. 急不暇择。

A fault confessed is half redressed. 肯认错是改过的一半。

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之友，乃为真友。

A Jack of all trades is master of none. 样样通样样稀松（博艺无所精）。

A leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性难移。

A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危险。

A little pot is soon hot. 小人物易发怒。

A man is known by the company he keeps. 观其友，知其人。

A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。

A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文则赚一文。

A rolling stone gathers no moss. 转石不生苔（转业不聚财）。

A soft answer turneth away wrath. 和言足以息怒（柔足以克刚）

A sound mind in a sound body. 健全的头脑寓於健全的身体。

A stitch in time saves nine. 及时行事，事半功倍。

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

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Bad news travels fast. 恶事传千里。

Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠叫的狗不咬人（外强中乾；虚有其表；虚张声势）。

Beauty is but skin deep. 美是肤浅的（人不可貌相）

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼裏出西施。

Beggars must not be choosers. 饥者不得择食。

Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为驴头不为马尾（宁为狗头不为狮尾）。

Better late than never. 宁迟勿缺（亡羊补牢才不为迟）；只要开始，虽晚不迟；过则勿惮改。

Between two stools you fall to the ground. 脚踏双凳必坠地。

Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。

Blood is thicker than water. 血浓於水。

Business is business. 工作第一（公事公办）。

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Care killed a cat. 忧虑致命（劳神丧命）。

Charity begins at home. 修身齐家博爱天下。

Clothes make the man. 人要衣装，佛要金装。

Comparisons are odious. 人比人气人。

Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。

Cross the bridge when you come to it. 船到桥头自然直。

Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 别自找麻烦（由易处下手）。

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Death is the great leveler. 后万人皆平等。

Death quits all scores. 一百了。

Diamond cuts/cut diamond. 两虎相争必有一伤（强中自有强中手）。

Do （to others） as you would be done by. 己所欲施於人。

Do in Rome as the Romans do . 入境随俗。

Don't bite off more than you can chew. 勿不自量力。

Don't change houses in mid-stream. 临阵勿换将。

Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 勿打如意算盘（别过早乐观得意）。

Don't fish in the troubled waters. 勿混水摸鱼。

Don't kick against the pricks. 勿以螳臂当车（勿作无谓之抵抗徒伤自己）。

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth. 勿对所受礼物挑剔抱怨。

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. 勿小题大作（勿夸大其辞）。

Don't meet trouble halfway. 勿杞人忧天。

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 不要孤注一掷。

Don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日毕。

Don't put the cart before the horse. 勿本末倒置。

Don't quarrel with your bread and butter. 勿自砸饭碗。

Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 勿班门弄斧。

Don't wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。

Dog does not eat dog. 狗不咬狗（同类不相残）。

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Easier said than done. 说来容易做来难。

Easy come easy go. 徼悻之财难久留（赚得容易花得快）

Empty vessels make the most sound. 空桶响叮当（好吹者不实在）。

Even a worm will turn. 狗急跳墙。

Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑必有一失（人非圣人，熟能无过）。

Everybody's business is nobody's business. 众人之事乏人管。

Every cloud has a silver lining. 否极泰来。

Every dog has his/its day. 十年风水轮流转（狗也有走运的一天）

Every man has his taste. 人各有所好。

Every minute counts. 分秒必争。

Every why has a wherefore. 事出有因。

Example is better than precept. 身教重於言教。

Extremes meet. 物极必反。

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Familiarity breeds contempt. 过份熟稔易滋侮蔑；近庙欺神。

First come first served. 捷足先登。

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 愚人不怕事，盲人不怕蛇。

Forewarned is forearmed. 先知先戒备。

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Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. 天才是一分灵感加上九十九分流汗。

Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。

Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 小人得寸便进尺。

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

God never shuts one door but he opens another. 天无绝人之路。

God's mill grinds slow but sure. 法网恢恢，疏而不漏。

Good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。

Grasp all, lose all. 贪者必失。

Great vessels take years to produce. 大器晚成。

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Half a loaf is better than none. 聊胜於无。

Handsome is as handsome does. 慷慨大方始为美。

Happy is he who is content. 知足常乐。

Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。

He that touches pitch shall be defiled. 近墨者黑。

He who denies all confesses all. 欲盖弥彰。

He who hesitates is lost. 犹豫者多失。

He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones. 投鼠忌器（识时务者为俊杰）。

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

Health is better than wealth. 健康胜於财富。

Hide not your light under a bushel. 勿过份谦冲以致隐没才能。

History repeats itself. 历史会重演。

Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 见机行事。

Honesty is the best policy. 诚实为上策。

Hunger is the best sauce. 饥不择食。

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Idle folk have the least leisure. 懒惰人才说没空闲。

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追两兔，两头都落空。

I'll news comes apace. 恶事传千里。

In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。

It is a good horse that never stumbles. 再好的马也会有绊倒之时。

It is a long lane that has no turning. 路必有弯（否极泰来）。

It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. 凡事有利有弊。

It is dogged that does it. 天下无难事，只怕有心人。

It is easy to be wise after the event. 不经一事，不长一智。

It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。

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

It never rains but it pours. 祸不单行。

It takes two to make a quarrel. 孤掌难鸣（一个巴掌拍不响）。

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Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

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Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。

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Least said, soonest mended. 少说少错（多言惹祸）。

Let bygones be bygones. 既往不究。

Let sleeping dogs lie. 别自找麻烦（别惹事生非）。

Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。

Live and learn. 活到老，学到老。

Look before you leap. 三思而后行。

Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。

Love is blind. 爱情是盲目的。

Love me little, love me long. 爱情要细水长流。

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Make hay while the sun shines. 未雨绸缪（把握时机）。

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

Many a little makes a mickle. 积少成多（聚沙成塔、集腋成裘）。

Many hands make light work. 众志成城。

Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 匆匆结婚，慢慢后悔。

Men are not to be measured in inches. 人不可以貌相。

Might is right. 强权即是公理。

Money is the root of all evil. 爱财为万恶之源。

Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨。

Money talks. 金钱万能（钱能通神）。

Much would have more. 贪得无餍。

Murder will out. 如欲人不知，除非己莫为。

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Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要为发明之母。

Necessity knows no law. 铤而走险。

Never do things by halves. 做事切莫半途而废。

Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之物切莫挑剔。

Never say die. 勿气馁灰心。

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 勿自寻烦恼。

No gains without pains.

No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获。

No man can serve two masters. 一人不能事二君（一马不能被两鞍）。

No man is content with his lot. 无人能满意於自己的命运。

No news is good news . 无消息即是好消息。

None so blind as those who won't see. 有眼不看者为盲。

Nothing comes of nothing. 事出必有因（无中不能生有）。

Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

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Old habits die hard. 固习难除。

Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。

One swallow does not make a summer. 勿以一概全。

Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 福无双至。

Out of debt, out of danger. 无债一身轻。

Out of sight, out of mind. 久离则疏远。

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Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜於治疗。

Pride goes before a fall. 骄者必败。

Put the saddle on the right horse. 责备得当（冤有头，债有主）。

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Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天造成的。

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Second thoughts are best. 退一步想最稳当。

Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见（眼见为信）。

Share and share alike. 有苦同当，有福共享。

Slow and steady wins the race.

Slow but sure wins the race. 稳健扎实必致胜。

Some people cannot see the wood for the trees. 见木不见林，逐末而忘本。

Spare the rod and spoil the child. 孩子不打不成器（玉不琢不成器）。

Still waters run deep. 水深流静（大智若愚）。

Strike while the iron is hot. 打铁趁热（把握良机）。

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The bait hides the hook. 饵裏藏钩。

The best defence is offence. 先下手为强。

The best fish swims near the bottom. 好鱼游溪底。

The biter is sometimes bit. 欺人反受欺（害人反害己）。

The child is father of the man. 少年时代可决定一人之未来。

The devil finds work for idle hands to do . 小人闲居做歹事。

The early bird catches the worm. 捷足先登（早起的鸟儿有虫吃）。

The end justifies the means. 为达目的，不择手段。

The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait. 贪吃的鱼儿易上钩。

The last straw breaks the camel's neck. 凡事宜节制，过则必败事。

The leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，本性难移。

The pen is mightier than the sword. 文胜於武。

The pot called the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。

The proof of pudding is in the eating. 欲知布丁味，亲尝便可晓（空言不如力行）。

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. 手抱菩萨操屠刀。

Take the rough with the smooth. 逆来则顺受。

Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear. 说曹操曹操就到。

There are two sides to every question. 公说公有理，婆说婆有理。

There's a black sheep in every flock. 每一个团体中都难免有害群之马。

There is no accounting for tastes. 人各有所好。

There is no rose without a thorn. 朵朵玻瑰皆有刺。

There is no royal road to learning. 学问无捷径。

There is no smoke without fire. 有烟必有火（无风不起浪；事出有因）。

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 投鼠忌器。

The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts. 舌头虽非铁却可伤人。

Time flies like an arrow. 光阴似箭。

To err is human, to forgive is divine. 犯错乃人之常情，宽恕则超凡入圣也。

Too many cooks spoil the broth. 七手八脚必败事（人多碍事）。

Turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone. 化绊脚石为垫脚石。

Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮（集思广益）。

Two of a trade can never agree. 同行相嫉。

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Union is strength. 团结就是力量。

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Virtue is its own reward. 为善自得其乐。

Variety is the spice of life. 变化是生活的调味料。

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Walls have ears. 壁上有耳（谨防窃听）。

Well begun is half done. 好的开始是成功的一半。

What can't be cured must be endured. 无能为力之事只得忍耐（尽人事以待天命）。

Whatever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

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

While the dogs growled at each other, the wolves devoured the sheep. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。

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

Words cut more than swords. 舌剑利於刀剑。

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You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头烧（勿过分消耗体力）。

You cannot get blood out of a stone. 石头挤不出血来（铁石心肠那有泪）。

You cannot have your cake and eat it.

You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk. 鱼与熊掌，不可兼得。

You cannot run with the hare and hunt. 不可脚踏二条船。

You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. 老狗学不来新花样（朽木不可雕也；人老则守旧）。

You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. 礼尚得来（你我互相奉承赞美）。