A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。
A bad workman always
blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
A bird in the hand is
worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
A boaster and a liar are
cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
A bully is always a
coward.
色厉内荏。
A burden of one's choice
is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
A candle lights others and
consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。
A cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
A close mouth catches no
flies.
病从口入。
A constant guest is never
welcome.
常客令人厌。
Actions speak louder than
words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Adversity leads to
prosperity.
穷则思变。
Adversity makes a man
wise, not rich.
逆境出人才。
A fair death honors the
whole life.
死得其所，流芳百世。
A faithful friend is hard
to find.
知音难觅。
A fall into a pit, a gain
in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
A fox may grow gray, but
never good.
江山易改，本性难移。
A friend in need is a
friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A friend is easier lost
than found.
得朋友难，失朋友易。
A friend is never known
till a man has need.
需要之时方知友。
A friend without faults
will never be found.
没有十全十美的朋友。
'After you' is good
manners.
“您先请”是礼貌。
A good beginning is half
done.
良好的开端是成功的一半。
A good beginning makes a
good ending.
善始者善终。
A good book is a good
friend.
好书如挚友。
A good book is the best of
friends, the same today and forever.
一本好书，相伴一生。
A good conscience is a
soft pillow.
不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。
A good fame is better than
a good face.
美名胜过美貌。
A good husband makes a
good wife.
夫善则妻贤。
A good medicine tastes
bitter.
良药苦口。
A good wife health is a
man's best wealth.
妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。
A great talker is a great
liar.
说大话者多谎言。
A hedge between keeps
friendship green.
君子之交淡如水。
A joke never gains an
enemy but loses a friend.
戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。
A leopard cannot change
its spots.
积习难改。
A liar is not believed
when he speaks the truth.
说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。
A light heart lives long.
静以修身。
A little body often
harbors a great soul.
浓缩的都是精品。
A little knowledge is a
dangerous thing.
一知半解，自欺欺人。
A little pot is soon hot.
狗肚子盛不得四两油。
All are brave when the
enemy flies.
敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。
All good things come to an
end.
天下没有不散的筵席。
All rivers run into sea.
海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
All that ends well is
well.
结果好，就一切都好。
All that glitters is not
gold.
闪光的不一定都是金子。
All things are difficult
before they are easy.
凡事总是由难而易。
All work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
A man becomes learned by
asking questions.
不耻下问才能有学问。
A man can do no more than
he can.
凡事都应量力而行。
A man cannot spin and reel
at the same time.
一心不能二用。
A man is known by his
friends.
什么人交什么朋友。
A man of words and not of
deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。
A man without money is no
man at all.
一分钱难倒英雄汉。
A merry heart goes all the
way.
心旷神怡，事事顺利。
A miss is as good as a
mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
A mother's love never
changes.
母爱永恒。
An apple a day keeps the
doctor away.
一天一苹果，不用请医生。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is
worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
An old dog cannot learn
new tricks.
老狗学不出新把戏。
An ounce of luck is better
than a pound of wisdom.
聪明才智，不如运气。
An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure.
预防为主，治疗为辅。
A rolling stone gathers no
moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall
reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A single flower does not
make a spring.
一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A snow year, a rich year.
瑞雪兆丰年。
A sound mind in a sound
body.
健全的精神寓于健康的身体。
A still tongue makes a
wise head.
寡言者智。
A stitch in time saves
nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not
afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A wise head makes a close
mouth.
真人不露相，露相非真人。
A word spoken is past
recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追。
A year's plan starts with
spring.
一年之计在于春。
A young idler, an old
beggar.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Bad news has wings.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人。
Beauty lies in the love's
eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Be swift to hear, slow to
speak.
听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。
Better late than never.
不怕慢，单怕站。
Better to ask the way than
go astray.
问路总比迷路好。
Between friends all is
common.
朋友之间不分彼此。
Birds of a feather flock
together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Blood is thicker than
water.
血浓于水。
Blood will have blood.
血债血偿。
Books and friends should
be few but good.
读书如交友，应求少而精。
Business is business.
公事公办。
Business is the salt of
life.
事业是人生的第一需要。
By reading we enrich the
mind, by conversation we polish it.
读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。
Cannot see the wood for
the trees.
一叶障目，不见泰山。
Care and diligence bring
luck.
谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。
Caution is the parent of
safety.
小心驶得万年船。
Cheats never prosper.
骗人发不了财。
Children are what the
mothers are.
耳濡目染，身教言传。
Choose an author as you
choose a friend.
择书如择友。
Come what may, heaven
won't fall.
做你的吧，天塌不下来。
Complacency is the enemy
of study.
学习的敌人是自己的满足。
Confidence in yourself is
the first step on the road to success.
自信是走向成功的第一步。
Constant dripping wears
away a stone.
水滴石穿，绳锯木断。
Content is better than
riches.
知足者常乐。
Count one's chickens
before they are hatched.
蛋未孵先数雏。
Courtesy on one side only
lasts not long.
来而不往非礼也。
Creep before you walk.
循序渐进。
Cry for the moon.
海底捞月。
Custom is a second nature.
习惯是后天养成的。
Custom makes all things
easy.
有个好习惯，事事皆不难。
Diamond cuts diamond.
强中自有强中手。
Do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗。
Do as you would be done
by.
己所不欲，勿施于人。
Doing is better than
saying.
与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。
Do it now.
机不可失，时不再来。
Do nothing by halves.
凡事不可半途而废。
Don't claim to know what
you don't know.
不要不懂装懂。
Don't have too many irons
in the fire.
不要揽事过多。
Don't make a mountain out
of a molehill.
不要小题大做。
Don't put off till
tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事，今日毕。
Don't put the cart before
the horse.
不要本末倒置。
Don't trouble trouble
until trouble troubles you.
不要自找麻烦。
Don't try to teach your
grandmother to suck eggs.
不要班门弄斧。
Do well and have well.
善有善报。
Each bird love to hear
himself sing.
孤芳自赏。
Early to bed and early to
rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起身体好。
Easier said than done.
说得容易，做得难。
Easy come, easy go.
来也匆匆，去也匆匆。
Eat to live, but not live
to eat.
人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。
Empty vessels make the
greatest sound.
实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。
Envy has no holidays.
忌妒之人无宁日。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千虑，必有一失。
Even reckoning makes long
friends.
亲兄弟，明算账。
Every advantage has its
disadvantage.
有利必有弊。
Everybody's business is
nobody's business.
人人负责，等于没人负责。
Every day is not Sunday.
好景不常在。
Every dog has his day.
谁都有得意的时候。
Every door may be shut,
but death's door.
人生在世，唯死难逃。
Every heart has its own
sorrow.
各人有各人的苦恼。
Every little helps a
mickle.
聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。
Every man for himself, and
the devil takes the hindmost.
人不为己，天诛地灭。
Every man has his faults.
金无足赤，人无完人。
Every man has his
hobbyhorse.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
Every man has his weak
side.
人人都有弱点。
Every man is the architect
of his own fortune.
自己的命运自己掌握。
Every minute counts.
分秒必争。
Every mother's child is
handsome.
孩子是自己的好。
Every potter praises hit
pot.
王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。
Everything is good when
new, but friends when old.
东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。
Example is better then
percept.
说一遍，不如做一遍。
Experience is the father
of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。
Experience must be bought.
吃一堑，长一智。
Fact speak louder than
words.
事实胜于雄辩。
Failure is the mother of
success.
失败是成功之母。
False friends are worse
than bitter enemies.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Far from eye, far from
heart.
眼不见，心不烦。
Far water does not put out
near fire.
远水救不了近火。
Faults are thick where
love is thin.
一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。
Fear always springs from
ignorance.
恐惧源于无知。
Fields have eyes, and
woods have ears.
隔墙有耳。
Fire and water have no
mercy.
水火无情。
Fire is a good servant but
a bad master.
火是一把双刃剑。
First come, first served.
先来后到。
First impressions are half
the battle.
初次见面，印象最深。
First think and then
speak.
先想后说。
Fools grow without
watering.
朽木不可雕。
Fool's haste is no speed.
欲速则不达。
Fools has fortune.
呆人有呆福。
Fools learn nothing from
wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.
愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。
Forbidden fruit is sweet.
禁果格外香。
Fortune favors those who
use their judgement.
机遇偏爱善断之人。
Fortune knocks once at
least at every man's gate.
风水轮流转。
Four eyes see more than
two.
集思广益。
Friends agree best at
distance.
朋友之间也会保持距离。
Friends are thieves of
time.
朋友是时间的窃贼。
Friends must part.
再好的朋友也有分手的时候。
Genius is nothing but
labor and diligence.
天才不过是勤奋而已。
Give a dog a bad name and
hang him.
众口铄金，积毁销骨。
God helps those who help
themselves.
自助者天助。
Gold will not buy
anything.
黄金并非万能。
Good for good is natural,
good for evil is manly.
以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。
Good health is over
wealth.
健康是最大的财富。
Good medicine for health
tastes bitter to the mouth.
良药苦口利于病。
Good watch prevents
misfortune.
谨慎消灾。
Great barkers are no
biters.
好狗不挡道。
Great hopes make great
man.
伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。
Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同。
Great men have great
faults.
英雄犯大错误。
Great men's sons seldom do
well.
富不过三代。
Great trees are good for
nothing but shade.
大树底下好乘凉。
Great wits have short
memories.
贵人多忘事。
Greedy folks have long
arms.
心贪手长。
Guilty consciences make
men cowards.
做贼心虚。
Habit cures habit.
心病还需心药医。
Handsome is he who does
handsomely.
行为漂亮才算美。
Happiness takes no account
of time.
欢乐不觉时光过。
Happy is he who owes
nothing.
要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。
Happy is the man who
learns from the misfortunes of others.
吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。
Harm set, harm get.
害人害己。
Hasty love, soon cold.
一见钟情难维久。
Health is better than
wealth.
健康胜过财富。
Health is happiness.
健康就是幸福。
Hear all parties.
兼听则明。
Heaven never helps the man
who will not act.
自己不动，叫天何用。
He is a fool that forgets
himself.
愚者忘乎所以。
He is a good friend that
speaks well of us behind our backs.
背后说好话，才是真朋友。
He is a wise man who
speaks little.
聪明不是挂在嘴上。
He is lifeless that is
faultless.
只有死人才不犯错误。
He is not fit to command
others that cannot command himself.
正人先正己。
He is not laughed at that
laughs at himself first.
自嘲者不会让人见笑。
He is wise that is honest.
诚实者最明智。
He knows most who speaks
least.
大智若愚。
He laughs best who laughs
last.
谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。
He sets the fox to keep
the geese.
引狼入室。
He that climbs high falls
heavily.
爬得越高，摔得越重。
He that will not work
shall not eat.
不劳动者不得食。
He who does not advance
loses ground.
逆水行舟，不进则退。
He who makes constant
complaint gets little compassion.
经常诉苦，没人同情。
He who makes no mistakes
makes nothing.
想不犯错误，就一事无成。
He who risks nothing gains
nothing.
收获与风险并存。
History repeats itself.
历史往往重演。
Honesty is the best
policy.
做人诚信为本。
Hope for the best, but
prepare for the worst.
抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。
I cannot be your friend
and your flatterer too.
朋友不能阿谀奉承。
If a man deceives me once,
shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
上当一回头，再多就可耻。
If you make yourself an
ass, don't complain if people ride you.
人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
If your ears glow, someone
is talking of you.
耳朵发烧，有人念叨。
If you run after two
hares, you will catch neither.
脚踏两条船，必定落空。
If you sell the cow, you
sell her milk too.
杀鸡取卵。
If you venture nothing,
you will have nothing.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
If you want knowledge, you
must toil for it.
要想求知，就得吃苦。
Industry is the parent of
success.
勤奋是成功之母。
It is better to die when
life is a disgrace.
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
It is easier to get money
than to keep it.
挣钱容易攒钱难。
It is easy to be wise
after the event.
事后诸葛亮好当。
It is easy to open a shop
but hard to keep it always open.
创业容易守业难。
It is hard to please all.
众口难调。
It is never too old to
learn.
活到老，学到老。
It is no use crying over
spilt milk.
覆水难收。
It is the first step that
costs troublesome.
万事开头难。
It is the unforeseen that
always happens.
天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
It is too late to grieve
when the chance is past.
坐失良机，后悔已迟。
It never rains but it
pours.
不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。
It takes three generations
to make a gentleman.
十年树木，百年树人。
Jack of all trades and
master of none.
门门精通，样样稀松。
Judge not from
appearances.
人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
Justice has long arms.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Keep good men company and
you shall be of the number.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Kill two birds with one
stone.
一箭双雕。
Kings go mad, and the
people suffer for it.
君王发狂，百姓遭殃。
Kings have long arms.
普天之下，莫非王土。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
Knowledge makes humble,
ignorance makes proud.
博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。
Learn and live.
活着，为了学习。
Learning makes a good man
better and ill man worse.
好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。
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，虽生犹死。
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
toil.
苦尽甘来。
Pour water into a sieve.
竹篮子打水一场空。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.
恭维话不能当饭吃。
Praise makes good men
better, and bad men worse.
好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust
gain.
宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
Prevention is better than
cure.
预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before, and
shame comes after.
骄傲使人落后。
Promise is debt.
一诺千金。
Proverbs are the daughters
of daily experience.
谚语是日常经验的结晶。
Pull the chestnut out of
fire.
火中取栗。
Put the cart before the
horse.
本末倒置。
Put your shoulder to the
wheel.
鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.
开卷有益。
Reading is to the mind
while exercise to the body.
读书健脑，运动强身。
Respect yourself, or no
one else will respect you.
要人尊敬，必须自重。
Rome is not built in a
day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and
doing another.
言行不一。
Seeing is believing.
眼见为实。
Seek the truth from facts.
实事求是。
Send a wise man on an
errand, and say nothing to him.
智者当差，不用交代。
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.
说曹操，曹操就到。
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。
The devil knows many
things because he is old.
老马识途。
The devil sometimes speaks
the truth.
魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The die is cast.
木已成舟。
The early bird catches the
worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
The end justifies the
means.
只要目的正当，可以不择手段。
The end makes all equal.
死亡面前，人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the
belly.
贪多嚼不烂。
The farthest way about is
the nearest way home.
抄近路反而绕远路。
The finest diamond must be
cut.
玉不琢，不成器。
The fire is the test of
gold, adversity of strong man.
烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
The first step is the only
difficulty.
迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The fox knew too much,
that's how he lost his tail.
机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。
The fox preys farthest
from home.
兔子不吃窝边草。
The frog in the well knows
nothing of the great ocean.
坐井观天。
The grass is greener on
the other side.
这山望着那山高。
The greatest talkers are
always least doers.
语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
The higher up, the greater
the fall.
爬得高，摔得惨。
The leopard cannot change
its spots.
本性难移。
The more noble, the more
humble.
人越高尚，越谦虚。
The more wit, the less
courage.
初生牛犊不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most
of the game.
旁观者清。
The pen is mightier than
the sword.
笔能杀人。
The pot calls the kettle
black.
五十步笑百步。
There are spots in the
sun.
太阳也有黑点。
There are two sides to
every question.
问题皆有两面。
There is a skeleton in the
cupboard.
家家有本难念的经。
There is kindness to be
found everywhere.
人间处处有温情。
There is no general rule
without some exception.
任何法规均有例外。
There is no medicine
against death.
没有长生不老药。
There is no place like
home.
金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
There is no royal road to
learning.
书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
The style is the man.
字如其人。
The tongue is not steel,
yet it cuts.
人言可畏。
The water that bears the
boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he
knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.
清者自清，浊者自浊。
The wolf has a winning
game when the shepherds quarrel.
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。
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。
The world is but a little
place, after all.
海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
Think twice before you do.
三思而后行。
Things at the worst will
mend.
否极泰来。
Time and tide wait for no
man.
时不我待。
Time cures all things.
时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
Time flies.
光阴似箭。
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
Time lost cannot be won
again.
时光流逝，不可复得。
Time past cannot be called
back again.
时间不能倒流。
Time tries all.
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.
人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。
To err is human.
人非圣贤，孰能无过。
To know everything is to
know nothing.
什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。
To know oneself is true
progress.
人贵有自知之明。
Tomorrow never comes.
我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity
breeds contempt.
过分熟悉会使人互不服气。
Too much knowledge makes
the head bald.
学问太多催人老。
Too much liberty spills
all.
自由放任，一事无成。
Too much praise is a
burden.
过多夸奖，反成负担。
To save time is to
lengthen life.
节约时间就是延长生命。
Touch pitch, and you will
be defiled.
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。
Troubles never come
singly.
福无双至，祸不单行。
Truth never grows old.
真理永存。
Turn over a new leaf.
洗心革面，改过自新。
Two dogs strive for a
bone, and a third runs away with it.
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Two heads are better than
one.
一个好汉三个帮。
Two of a trade seldom
agree.
同行是冤家。
Two wrongs do not make a
right.
别人错了，不等于你对了。
Unity is strength.
团结就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a
good medicine.
忠言逆耳利于行。
Until all is over one's
ambition never dies.
不到黄河心不死。
Venture a small fish to
catch a great one.
吃小亏占大便宜。
Virtue is fairer far than
beauty.
美德远远胜过美貌。
Walls have ears.
小心隔墙有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at
home.
家丑不可外扬。
Water dropping day by day
wears the hardest rock away.
滴水穿石。
Wealth is nothing without
health.
失去健康，钱再多也没用。
We know not what is good
until we have lost it.
好东西，失去了才明白。
Well begun is half done.
好的开始，是成功的一半。
We never know the worth of
water till the well is dry.
井干方知水可贵。
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。
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。
Wet behind the ears.
乳臭未干。
Whatever you do, do with
all your might.
不管做什么，都要一心一意。
What is learned in the
cradle is carried to the grave.
儿时所学，终生难忘。
What's done cannot be
undone.
生米煮成熟饭了。
What's lost is lost.
失者不可复得。
What we do willingly is
easy.
愿者不难。
When in Rome, do as the
Romans do.
入国问禁，入乡随俗。
When everybody's somebody
then nobody's anybody.
人人都伟大，世间没豪杰。
When sorrow is asleep,
wake it not.
伤心旧事别重提。
When sorrows come, they
come not single spies, but in battalions.
新仇旧恨，齐上心头。
When the fox preaches,
take care of your geese.
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。
When wine is in truth, wit
is out.
酒后吐真言。
Where there is a will,
there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there
is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Where there is smoke,
there is fire.
事出有因。
While the priest climbs a
post, the devil climbs ten.
道高一尺，魔高一丈。
Who chatters to you, will
chatter of you.
搬弄口舌者必是小人。
Whom the gods love die
young.
好人不长命。
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。
Work makes the workman.
勤工出巧匠。
You cannot burn the candle
at both ends.
蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。
You cannot eat your cake
and have it.
鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。
You can take a horse to
the water but you cannot make him drink.
强扭的瓜不甜。
You may know by a handful
the whole sack.
由一斑可知全貌。
You never know what you
can till you try.
是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛。
He sits no sure that sits too high.
高处不胜寒。
He that respects not is not respected.
欲受人敬，要先敬人。
So said, so done.
说到做到。言出必行。
Haste makes waste.
忙乱易错。欲速则不达。
Better be envied than pitied.
宁被人妒，不受人怜。
Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home.
未雨绸缪。
So the world wags.
这就是人生。
One can not be in two places at once.
一心不可二用。
No weal without woe.
福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。
Little chips light great fires.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Like knows like.
惺惺相惜。
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.
狡兔三窟。
Dreams are lies.
梦不足信。
Do not teach fish to swim.
不要班门弄斧。
A light heart live long.
心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。
Poverty is stranger to industry.
勤劳之人不受穷。
Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.
考虑要仔细,行动要迅速.
One sin opens the door for another. ---German
犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。
One man's meat is another man's poison.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水珍贵
Less is more.
简单就是美
A blessing in disguise.
因祸得福
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌
Every dog has his day.
凡人皆有得意日
Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting
wood.
磨刀不误砍柴功。
Seeing is believing.
眼见为实
Well begun is half done.
好的开端是成功的一半
Time flies never to be recalled.
光阴一去不复返
When in Rome, do as Roman do.
入乡随俗
He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后谁笑得最美
Deal with a man as he deals with you.
以其人之道还治其人之身
Look before you leap.
三思而后行
Two heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。
A good beginning makes a good ending.
善始善终
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。
First come, first served.
先来先招待。
Where there is s will，there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
No pains，no gains.
不劳则无获
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不待人
Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁
It's never too late to mend.
亡羊补牢
There is no smoke without fire.
无风不起浪
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕
East or west，home is best.
走东串西，还是家里好
Equal pay for equal work.
同工同酬
Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置
Pride goes before a fall.
骄兵必败
Reading makes a full man.
读书使人完善
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成攻之母
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧
All roads lead to Roma.
条条大道通罗马
Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears.
不能以貌取人
Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched.
切莫过于乐观
Learn to walk before you run.
循序渐进
It′s easy to be wise after the event.
事后诸葛亮
As you make your bed,so you must lie in it.
自食其果
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的东西并非都是金子
Many hands make light work.
人多力量大
Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.
世上无难事只要肯登攀
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
Like father, like son.
有其父必有其子。
Many hands make light work.
人多力量大。
Grasp all, lose all.
样样都要，全都失掉。
Better master one than engage with ten.
会十事不如精一事。
Silly child is soon taught.
要想孩子好，教育要趁早。
More haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。
Easier said than done.
说起来容易，做起来难。
The first step is the hardest.
万事开头难。
Who knows most says least.
懂的最多的人，说的最少。
Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月不待人。
Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事今日毕。
Diligence is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
It's never too late to learn.
活到老，学到老。
Walls have ears.
隔墙有耳
Wash your dirty linen at home.
家丑不可外扬
Waste not, want not.
俭则不匮
Weak things united become strong.
一根筷子易折断，十根筷子硬如铁
Wealth is best known by want.
人穷方知钱可贵
We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he
does.
判断一个人，不听言语看行动
We only live once, but if we work it right, once is
enough.
年华没虚度，一生也足矣。
What is done by night appears by day.
若要人不知，除非已莫为
When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a
push.
墙倒众人推
When children stand quiet, they have done some harm.
孩子不吭声，一定闯了祸
When one will not, two cannot quarrel.
一个巴掌拍不响
When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the
window.
贫穷进门来，爱情越窗飞
When the cat is away, the mice will play.
猫儿不在，鼠儿成精
When wine sinks, words swim.
美酒一下肚，话匣关不住
Where there's life there's hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
Will is power.
意志就是力量
Wise men are silent; fools talk.
智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不绝
Wise men change their minds; fools never do.
智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用
Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it.
智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理
Words are but wind, but seeing is believing.
耳It's not like that. 不是那样的
It's not like that.这句话是用来辟谣的。当别人误会了一件事的来龙去脉，你就可以跟他说It's not like that.「不是那样的。」当然随着语气及情境的不同，It's not like that.这句话也有可能是你用来硬拗的藉口。
2. There is nothing good playing. 没好电影可看
这里的There's nothing good playing.是接着问句而来的，指的是「没有好电影可看。」同样的，若是电视上没有好节目可看，你就可以说There's nothing good on TV.
3. I've gotten carried away. 我扯太远了。
get carried away字面上的意思是「被带走了」，那么被带走的是什么呢？就是心思。当你或是他人说话的时候离了题，偏离主旨扯远了。你就可以用上这个表达法I've / You've gotten carried away.
4. Good thing... 还好，幸好…
在美语当中若要表达中文里「还好，幸好…」的语气，你就可以用Good thing...做开头。这个句型非常简单又好用，你只要在Good thing后面加上完整的句子就可以。
5. I don't believe you're bringing this up. 你现在提这件事真是岂有此理
你现在提这件事真是岂有此理bring something up是指「提到（某件事）」。当然情况会有正反两面。你若没想到对方会提起这件事讨骂，你可以说I don't believe you're bringing this up.。而反过来说，若你很高兴对方主动提起了一件事，你也可以用这个片语，自然说出I am glad you are bringing this up.
6. spy on... 跟监（某人）
spy这个字就是「间谍」。当动词用的意思自然就是「做间谍做的事」，也就是「监视，跟踪」之意。当你要去监视跟踪某人，美语中就说成spy on someone。
7. There's no other way of saying it.没有别种说法
有时候不管你再怎么转、再怎么拗，也没有办法更婉转或是避开一些绝对会出现的字，这时候你就可以用上There's no other way of saying it.这句话，来表达自己避无可避的为难，因为「没有别种说法。」
8. That will not always be the case. 情况不会永远是这样
case这个字有「情况」的意思，That will be the case.就是指「情况就会是这样了。」但是你若觉得现在的情况只会是暂时，不会长久，你就可以反过来说That will not always be the case.「情况不会永远是这样。」
9. She is coming on to you. 她对你有意思
She is coming on to you.这句话是用在两性的关系上，意思是「她对你投怀送抱。」也就是形容某人对某人有意思的情况，这个句型男女两性都适用；同样的情况，你也可以说She is making a pass at you.「她对你眉来眼去的。」这两种说法都很生动，而且最棒的是没有新单字，赞！
10. I was being polite.我这是在说客气话
polite这个字，我们在学校学的意思是「有礼貌的。」当然你若要说一个人有礼貌，你可以说He is
polite.或是He has good manners.不过I was being
polite.这句话是指「我这是在说客气话。」使用的情境比较趋近于客套而不伤和气的出发点，与「做作」artificial (a.)又不一样了。
11. stand someone up 放（某人）鸽子
stand someone up这个词组，大家若是第一次看到，想必多半是满头雾水，怎么单字全都认识，意思却完全猜不出来。其实stand someone
up的意思就是「放（某人）鸽子」，这么简单又实用的句子，可得赶快记起来。
12. So that explains it. 原来如此
有时候事情的来龙去脉浑沌不清，让人摸不着头脑，若是突然曙光一现，让你豁然开朗，这会儿你就可以用上这句话So that explains it / everything.「这就都说得通了。」
13. I feel the same way. 我有同感。
当他人说出了你的感觉，你再同意也不过的时候，你就可以用上这句话I feel the same way.「我有同感。」这句话不但可以让你避免把同样的话再讲一次，帮你省了不少口水，还可以让对方觉得自己的意见被尊重呢。I feel the same way.赶快记起来。
14. Is there someone else? 你是不是有了新欢？
Is there someone else?这句话字面上是指「有其它人吗？」不过Is there someone else?这句话在使用上，问的那个「其它人」一定是感情上的「新欢，新对象」，所以若是情侣或是夫妻之间有人说了这句Is there someone else?「你是不是有了新欢？」这可就不太妙了。
15. I can't help myself. 我情不自禁
我无法控制自己。 I can't help myself.这句话可不是「我帮不了自己。」（赶快消除记忆），其实 I can't help myself. 这句话的意思是「我情不自禁。」指的是对自己的无能为力。I can't help... 这个句型很好用，若是你遇到一个情况，想要说「我不禁纳闷了起来。」在美语中你就可以直接说: I can't help but wonder.
16. come hell or high water
这个短语的使用时机是当你要去执行一项任务或是做一件事之际，只许成功不许失败的决心。
就犹如中文的「就算天崩地裂…」，比喻不论发生什么状况都要去完成使命。可以用在句首当作一句话的开头，或是放在句尾补述。
17. have something in common
have something in common是指「彼此有着共通点」，可能是嗜好，也可能是观念。若你和某人完全不对盘，丝毫没有共通点，你就可以说We have nothing in common.
18. What have you got to lose?
What have you got to lose?这句话当中的lose是指「失去」的意思，当有人犹豫不决，始终做不了决定，你就可以用这句话What have you got to lose? 「你有啥好损失的？」，来增强对方破釜沈舟的决心。
19. You shouldn't be so hard on yourself.
这句话是用来安慰他人的，当有人对于自己太过苛责，给与自己让人喘不过气来的压力，你就可以跟对方说这句话You shouldn't be so hard on yourself.「你不该这么苛责自己的」。让对方好过一些。
20. Don't get me started on it.
这句话是指「别让我打开话匣子」，意思是你对于某一件事或是一个主题，有很多的意见，要是让你开了话头，可能就要听你连说个七天七夜，没完没了。Don't get me started on it.这句话是用来表达你对一件事情牢骚满腹的心情。
21. When you get down to it
get down to...是指「追究出最根柢的原因」，也就是把层层的原因摊开，在抽丝剥茧之后所得到最精确最原本的那个答案。
22. let someone off
let someone off是指「放某人一马」，也就是let someone off the
hook，就如同你在钓鱼，鱼儿上了「钩」hook，而你把它放掉let it off the hook「放它一马」。
23. I don't know what came over me.
这句话的使用时机是，当你觉得自己方才或是回想当时的举动反应，跟平常的自己判若两人，等自己回过味来，才觉得有所不妥，犹如中文里的「我不知道自己是哪根筋不对」。
24. I think you're thinking of somone else.
这句话的使用时机是若谁认错人，或是记错人的时候，你就可以跟对方说I think you're thinking of someone else.「我觉得你是想到别人去了」。
25. This is not how it looks.
这句话是用来辟谣的，当有些事情看起来让人误会，而实情却不是表面那般，你就可以用上这句话This is not how it looks.「事情不是表面看来的这样」，以说服他人不要指凭他们所看到的片面，骤下结论。
26. pass oneself off as...
pass oneself off as...的意思就是「某人蒙混成……以过关」，好比小孩装成大人去看限制级电影，这可能是服装的不同，或是整体打扮的乔装，甚至还包括语调口音的不同。
27. be out of someone's league
league是指「联盟」，好比美国职棒的「大联盟」就是Major League。A be out of B's league.这句话的意思就是A的层级、能耐或是地位……都比B高出许多，非B所能及。若是使用在男女关系上，就是指「B配不上A」，若是使用在一般分胜负的情况，就是指「B比不上A」。
28. talk back
talk back字面的意思是「说回去」，也就是「回嘴，顶嘴」的意思。用在句子里，你可以说Don't talk back to your parents.「别跟父母顶嘴」。或是简洁地说Don't talk back.「不许顶嘴」。
29. spare no effort
spare的意思是「省却，省下」，effort是「努力」，spare no effort就是指「不惜血本，不计代价」，也就是你下定决心，就算用尽一切资源，也要达成某一个目标。
30. Would you cut it out, already?
cut it out是指「住嘴，住手」的意思，Would you cut it out, already?这句话当中的already，暗示着说话者的极度不耐烦，整句话的意思就犹如中文里的「你到底是有完没完？」
31. for crying out loud
for crying out loud这个词组从字面上看，好像有大喊大叫的意思，不过在使用上，for crying out loud就跟for god's sake一样，都是表示说话者负面的评价，犹如中文里「搞什么名堂！」、「乱七八糟！」这类在语气中带有忿忿不平的话，同时暗示着说话者的不耐烦。
32. for your information
照字面上看，是「我提供讯息给你」的意思，但其实说这个词组时，说话者的口气通常会比较强硬，有着教训别人，或是指别人搞不清楚状况的意味。
33. I must be losing it.
这句话当中的it是指「神智，理智」，所以lose it的意思就是「失去理智」，也就是「发疯」的意思。someone must be losing it.这句话的使用时机，是当你觉得有谁做出了脱离常轨的举动，你料想「……一定是疯了」。
34. This one is on me.
这句话，相当适用于男性看倌，通常在和女朋友外出用餐或是跟一伙人一起吃喝，到了付账时总是气氛尴尬，要是此时你撂下This one is on me!「这顿算我的！」相信大伙绝对会对你报以英雄式欢呼。不过这种义气只能偶一为之，量力而为，不然苦的还是你自己。
35. even up the odds
odds是「胜算，成功的可能性」，通常用在赌博或是比赛的场合。你可以说The odds are high. 来表示「胜算高」。相对的，要说胜算「低」只要将high改成low即可。even 在这当作动词使用，是「使相等」的意思，因而even up the odds则可解释为「扳回劣势」。
36. What have we got here?
「看我们找到了什么？」这句话是相当口语的用法。What have we got here?经常被使用在翻箱倒柜找寻东西或是搜身等特殊情境，有一点寻宝的意味存在。
37. be out of the way
be out of the way就是「让路，誊出地方」。若你要表达「挡路」则是be in the way。另外Get out of my way!则是不客气地表达「滚开！」的意思。
38. Why all the trouble?
Why all the trouble?「干嘛费那么大劲」，这句短语是当一件事明明轻而易举地就可以完成，却有人要拐弯抹角做些事倍功半的白工，你就可以对他说Why all the trouble?
39. Call it a day.
这个词组字面上的意思指「就称它做一天。」进而引申为「到此为止，就这样结束。」当你要想要结束一件事不再追究，或是开会、上课在结尾前，主席或老师便可说Let's call it a day.「今天就到这里。」
40. You won't regret it.
regret 是指「后悔，懊恼」You won't regret it.的意思为「你不会后悔的」。You won't regret it.这句话常用在自己挂保证，怂恿对方绝对不会后悔的情况，譬如在作投资、店员作产品推销……等。
听为虚，眼见为实
41. Put him through.
这是一句相当标准的电话用语，「把他转∕接给我。」在日常生活中，尤其是办公室，同事间可能常会接到找你的电话，这时候你就可以说Put him / her through.请他们「把电话转接给你」；若你是帮同事接电话的那个人，你就可以跟对方说I'll put you through.「我帮你转过去」。
42. Put it on my tab.
tab为小纸片的意思，在过去没有签帐卡、信用卡的时代，外出购物可能会发生带不够钱的窘境，于是乎老板通常便把所赊的帐记录在一张小纸片上，因此put it on one's tab便是「记在某人的帐上」的意思，所以下次当你发现没带钱时，就可以帅气地说出Put it on my tab!，但是我们不保证你能全身而退。
43. No hard feelings.
No hard feelings.这句常用短语的意思是「请别见怪，不伤和气。」当你不小心在太岁头上动了土，或是对方把你的玩笑当真而动了肝火，便要赶紧祭出No hard feelings.这句话，好缓和缓和气氛。
44. cut someone loose
loose的意思为「松开的，未受控制的」，cut someone loose原本的意思是「帮某人解开束缚」，引申为「与……切断关系，把某人甩掉」，例如Let's cut him loose!「把他甩掉！」可以帮你免除跟屁虫的骚扰。
45. join the force
force是「力量」的意思，the force是指「警察，警力」，而join the force自然是「投身警界」，充当人民褓母之意。不过可要注意，若有人说join the Forces指的可是「从军」喔！
46. We split it, fifty-fifty.
split是指「分割，分配」，而「分担花费」在美语中也是用split这个字，如split the bill「分摊账单」。而这里的fifty-fifty，是「五五分帐」的意思，比如要表示「四六分帐」，便可说forty-sixty。所以下次要讨论付款比例时，这句型就可以拿出来运用。
47. wait up
wait up是指「醒着等」，也就是「等门」的意思。wait up是父母对儿女，夫妻对另外一半，所最常会做的事情。不过他们的出发点都是为你好，才会担心你，所以下次若你会晚回家，记得跟父母或是老公老婆说一句，Don't wait up.「别等门了。」好让他们别苦守着那暗夜的一盏孤灯。
48. I don't have all day.
I don't have all day.这句话是用来抱怨对方的拖拖拉拉，不干不脆，字面上的意思是「我没有一整天。」也就是指「我没时间跟你耗。」若是你哪天遇到有人做事慢吞吞，拖泥带水，一旦你等得不耐烦了，就可以用上这句话。
49. What took you so long?
take是「花（时间）」的意思，What took you so long?是「怎么那么久？」这句话超级适用于你在等人之时，而该来的人却还迟迟不出现，等他好不容易现身，这时候你就可以丢给他一句What took you so long?
50. Where do we go from here?
这句话字面上的意思是「接下来我们要往哪里去？」可以引申用以询问对方「我们接下来要怎么做？」不过这句话更常用来引申做「我们将何去何从？」表示小至一己的生活，大至世界国家，现在走到了这里，那将来会往哪里走呢？带着些许迷惘的感觉。
51. Anywhere but here.
注意看喔！这三个字都非常的简单，而它所表达的意思更是简洁有力，就是「除了这里，哪里都好」的意思。比如说天气已经热得不象话了，而你却待在一个没冷气的地方，此时有人问说要换去何处时，你就可以说：Anywhere but here.我们还可以稍作变化，比如说有人帮你介绍男∕女朋友，对方却是你的仇人，你就可以说：Anyone but him / her.「除了他∕她都行。」或者是你在逛街，叽哩呱啦的售货小姐一直向你推销最贵的产品，此时你只好狠下心对她说：Anything but this.「除了这个，其它都行。」
52. It comes and goes.
It comes and goes. 顾名思义就是「它来来去去。」的意思，从come and go而来，字面上不难理解，表示某事或某物只做短暂的逗留，颇有昙花一现的味道；或者你也可以用来形容病痛，那种时好时坏，时有时无的情形。
53. There's bound to be more of them.
be bound to「一定、绝对」这个词组是此句话的精髓，相当于definitely的意思，虽然有点预测的意味，可是却有十成的把握。下次与人打赌时，自己对于答案的正确性胸有成竹的时候，便是你使用此一句型的最佳时机。
54. I'm done with…
这里的do with 解释为「容忍、忍受」，整句的意思是「我受够了……」，所以当你觉得对某件事忍无可忍的时候，便是你呛出这个句型的最佳时机，另外，你比较常见这个句型以否定句的形式表现，好比说I can't do with loud music.「我无法忍受吵杂的音乐。」
55. This one's straight from the top.
「这是直接由上头交代的。」句中的top是指「最高层」的意思。别以为这句是军事用语喔，这「最高层」可以是父母、可以是老师，更可以是你的老板，所以它在日常生活中也是很好用的。当你想表达一件事的重要性，而相关人士却还老神在在、无关痛痒地在纳凉，你只好拿大官来压小官，假传圣旨啰！比如说，你的弟弟妹妹老是不鸟你，叫他们倒个垃圾推三阻四的，此时你就可拿着鸡毛当令箭，告诉他们这是老爸老妈交代的：This one's straight from the top.
56. Fill me in.
fill in 这个词组一般较常用在填表格的时机，来表示「填写」这个动作。今天我们要告诉大家另一种词意，就是「向……报告最新状况」，所以Fill me in.就是「跟我说发生什么事了。」超适合用在想要插入一个话题或是某个讨论团体时，让大家告诉你之前讨论了什么。但最好确认别人愿意跟你说，以免造成尴尬。
57. Like finding a needle in a stack of needles.
原句应该是find a needle in a haystack，haystack是「大干草堆」之意，find a needle in a stack of needles这句话的意思就是「海底捞针」，依照字面上的意思来看，要在一束针之中找一根针是不是很难呢？而片中说成in a stack of needles是因为在这场战争中，所有的军人都着同色的军服，看来一模一样，要再其中找出一个士兵难如登天之故。
58. That figures.
figure经常被使用在口语中，意思是「了解、明白」，一般与out 连用，这里that指的是前面所讲的事情；利用前面说过的事情，推理出后面的结果，与that
makes sense近似，所以That
figures.便引申为「不用说也知道。」或是「一看就知道。」通常发生在一件事的结果显而易见、理所当然，或你了解某人习性甚深，知道他对所提之事的应有响应，That
figures.便可派上用场。好比说，某人性喜孤僻，当你提出邀约又被断然拒绝时，就可以补上一句That figures.「我早就知道了。」来抒发你的无奈之鸣。
59. Take your time.
Take your time是一个非常口语化的词组，指的就是你可以慢慢来，不用着急。当你请人帮忙，而对方又是个急惊风时，你就可以用上这句Take your time.。或者是你正在学直排轮，连站都站不稳就想学倒溜，你的教练就会对你说：Take your time.
60. I'm with…on…
I'm with someone (on something) .字面上的意义是说「我跟某人在同一边」，引申为「（在某件事上）我跟某人的意见相同；我同意某人的看法」的意思，相当于另一个句型I am on one's side.「我跟某人站在一边。」，所以下次大家在侃侃而谈，各抒己见地讨论事情时，刚好有人与你心有戚戚焉，说出你想要说的话，就得赶紧祭出I'm with you.「我赞同你。」
61. do us a favor
「帮个忙」这句话也是超级常用的，日常生活中要请人帮忙的情况很多，也许是请人帮你拿一下东西，也许是请人帮你带便当，都可以用上这句Do me a favor.。要请人帮忙还有另一种说法，就是May I ask a favor of a you?，不过记得在别人帮完后，别忘了向人家说声谢谢！Could you do me a favor?或是Could you give me a hand?这算是比较正式而礼貌的讲法。有时候要请别人帮忙不太好意思说时，可以贼一点地说Could you do me a little favor?「能不能帮我一个小忙？」把对方弄上钩再说。
62. be way out of line
其实这句话从字面上就可以猜到它的意思了，out of line「越线」就是意指「踰矩、过分」；这条line可以把它当做界限、容忍范围看待。要特别介绍way的用法，这里是当副词用，就是「远远地、大大地、非常」的意思，属于夸张化的说法，比如要形容「很高」，如果你觉得too high还不能描绘出你要表达的高，你就可以在too high前加一个way，用way too high来形容。所以You're way out of line.就是「你实在是太过分了。」就是要对方收敛一点，别太超过！
63. It's not to reason why, it's but to do and die.
这句的意思就是「别问原因，尽管去做」，原句应是Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do and die.，这是出自十九世纪的一首古诗，这里的ours所指的是our responsibility「我们的责任」，即是说「我们的职责不是在问为什么，我们的职责就是鞠躬尽瘁死而后已。」因此这句话的使用时机，就是叫人废话少说，少开口、多做事，当然用来拍马屁时也蛮好用的，不妨参考看看！
64. I'm all ears.
通常美国人是说I'm all your ears.，来看看字面上的意思「我把所有的耳朵都给你了」稍作修饰后，不就是咱们中文里的「洗耳恭听」吗？假设你的好朋友失恋了来找你诉苦，此时你就可以贴心地说I'm all your ears.，搞不好因此掳获美人心，从此过着幸福快乐的日子。
65. by all means
means是「方法、手段」，by all means是「必定、一定、无论如何」的意思，有of course「当然」之意，通常是加强语气之用。比如人家邀请你去吃饭，你就可以说I'll come by all means.「我一定会来的。」要注意的是，by any means同样也是「一定、无论如何」之意，但是通常用在否定句之中。还有一个词组by no means，这个的意思就是「绝不」。
66. You got that right.
这句话就是「你对了！」的意思，跟You are right.是一样的，但是You got that right.是比较口语的说法，说起来比较有「你终于抓到诀窍」的味道。同样的状况，美国人更喜欢用There you go!或是Here we go!来表示「你说的没错，我赞同你的讲法！」
67. in my way of thinking
依字面上之意，是「以我思考的方式」，所以in my way of thinking就是「以我看来，就我而言」的意思。同样的意思，你也可以说as far as I'm concerned，或者简单一点的in my opinion。这都是一种谦虚表达意见的方式，在发言之前先声明这纯属个人的想法。
68. What's this all about?
这句话的意思是「这是怎么回事？」相当于What's up with that?，这句也完全等于What happened?或是What's going on?，当你搞不清楚状况时，这几句话都可以为你除疑解惑。不过用What's this all about?来寻求解答时，是比较想知道事情的来龙去脉，而不仅只是想知道发生什么事而已。
69. a sight for sore eyes
这是美语中一个口语化的说法，「看到你真是消除眼睛疲劳」意思就是「人见人爱的悦目之物」，白话一点就是「见到你真好」，有点像是见到救星的那种感觉，或者是看到好久不见的朋友，也可以用上这一句话。比如说你刚吃完一顿大餐，酒足饭饱之余才发现没带钱，正当不知所措准备进厨房洗碗时，看到了好友就在别桌用餐，总算露出一线生机，你就可以跟你的朋友说：You are a sight for soar eyes.
70. get a word in
word 当作「话」来用，按字面上来解释get a word in就是「插话」的意思，比较特殊的是，这里是指「（在别人不停地谈话时），找到插话的机会」，而且一般大部分是用否定方式not get a word in edgewise (edgeways)表示，如Jean didn't let me get a word in edgewise.「珍不让我有插话的机会。」因此，每当有人高谈阔论，滔滔不绝，说得让你连插句话的机会都没有时，你就可以利用此一佳句跟人抱怨。
71. You're going to love it here.
要表达喜欢一个地方，你可以说I like / love this place.，或是说成更道地的I like /love it here.。这里的it是指「气氛」atmosphere而言，若是你要跟别人挂保证，担保他一定会喜欢上某个地方，你就可以对他说You're going to (You'll) like / love it here.。
72. I don't seem to fit.
fit是指「合适」之意，这句话的意思就是「我跟这里格格不入。」之意。通常也会说成I don抰 seem to fit in.当你觉得某个地方或场合，和你犯冲，待在那里就是让你浑身不对劲时，你就可以说：I don抰 seem to fit in.
73. You're well on the way.
如果说way是指一段路途的话，那么be well on the way就是指在这段路途上很顺遂，有着好的开始。用be well on the way这个句型用来形容一个人学习的路途，就是指他「有慧根，悟性高」。
74. I don't mean to be rude, but...
rude这个字是指「言行举止粗鲁的」，而I don't mean to...这个句型是指「我不是故意要……，我无意……」。I don't mean to be rude, but...「我无意冒犯，但是……」这个句型的使用时机是，当你知道自己说的话可能会伤到人，可是你又想要追问，当然这也可以只是你在损人之前所用的的借口。
75. You're out of your mind.
mind是指「心智状态，神智」，be out of...是指「没有了…‥，用完了……」，be out of one's mind的意思就是「（某人）丧失神智」，也就是「（某人）发疯」的意思。当你觉得有人做了非一般正常人会做的事，你就可以对他说You're out of your mind.。当然这可以指暂时丧失神智，也可能是真的发了疯。
76. I wouldn't look at it like that.
「每一件事都有两面。」There are two sides of a story.而对于同一件事的看法，每个人或许都不尽相同。下次当有人所提出的看法，你自己不能苟同之时，就可以用上这句话I wouldn't look at it like that.「我不会用这个角度来看。」以表示自己对于同一件事，持有不同的意见。
77. It's all there for a reason.
有许多的观念都是长久以来传袭下来的，诸如传统或是一些约定俗成的规章，若你觉得这些经过时间考验的规章、传统甚或观念，「自有其存在的道理」，你就可以用这句话It's all there for a reason.来表达你捍卫传统的立场。
78. I don't have time for this.
I don't have time for this.这句话的使用时机主要有两个，一是当你参与了某个活动，你却发现整个过程却是在浪费时间，这时候你就可以说I don't have time for this.「我没时间瞎搅和。」以表示自己的不耐烦；I don't have time for this.的另一个使用时机，就是当有人一味地拐弯抹角说话，你就可以用这句话要对方赶快切入正题。
79. give this to you (real) straight
这句话的意思就是前一阵子政坛上最流行的一句话「讲清楚，说明白」，在美语中，give this to you straight最常用在男女朋友分手，好说歹说都没用时，逼不得已只好打开天窗说亮话：I'm gonna give this to you straight. I do not love you at all.
80. pain in the ass
这个句型虽然有点不雅，但是各位看官一定都记忆犹新，在各大电影、电视影集里都曾出现过，就字面上的意思不难了解，就是中文里「眼中钉、肉中刺」的意思。想想看，屁股里的痛（可能是指痔疮吧），抓也抓不到，摸也摸不着，是不是让人很难受，很痛苦呢？形容的还真是传神！
1.I抦 an office worker.
我是上班族。
2.I work for the government.
我在政府机关做事。
3.I抦 happy to meet you.
很高兴见到你。
4.I like your sense of humor.
我喜欢你的幽默感。
5.I抦 glad to see you again.
很高兴再次见到你。
6.I抣l call you.
我会打电话给你。
7.I feel like sleeping/ taking a walk.
我想睡/散步。
8.I want something to eat.
我想吃点东西。
9.I need your help.
我需要你的帮助。
10.I would like to talk to you for a minute.
我想和你谈一下。
11.I have a lot of problems.
我有很多问题。
12.I hope our dreams come true.
我希望我们的梦想成真。
13.I抦 looking forward to seeing you.
我期望见到你。
14.I抦 supposed to go on a diet / get a raise.
我应该节食/涨工资。
15.I heard that you抮e getting married. Congratulations.
听说你要结婚了，恭喜！
16.I see what your mean.
我了解你的意思。
17.I can抰 do this.
我不能这么做。
18.Let me explain why I was late.
让我解释迟到的理由。
19.Let抯 have a beer or something.
咱们喝点啤酒什么的。
20.Where is your office?
你们的办公室在哪？
21.What is your plan?
你的计划是什么？
22.When is the store closing?
这家店什么时候结束营业？
23.Are you sure you can come by at nine?
你肯定你九点能来吗？
24.Am I allowed to stay out past 10?
我可以十点过后再回家吗？
25.The meeting was scheduled for two hours, but it is now over yet.
会议原定了两个小时，不过现在还没有结束。
26.Tom抯 birthday is this week.
汤姆的生日就在这个星期。
27.Would you care to see it/ sit down for a while?
你要不要看/坐一会呢？
28.Can you cover for me on Friday/help me/ tell me how to get there?
星期五能不能请你替我个班/你能帮我吗/你能告诉我到那里怎么走吗？
29.Could you do me a big favor?
能否请你帮我个忙？
30.He is crazy about Crazy English.
他对疯狂英语很着迷。
31.Can you imagine how much he paid for that car?
你能想象他买那车花了多少钱吗？
32.Can you believe that I bought a TV for $25?
你能相信我花25美元买了一台电视机吗？
33.Did you know he was having an affair/cheating on his wife?
你知道他有外遇了吗？/欺骗他的妻子吗？
34.Did you hear about the new project?
你知道那个新项目吗？
35.Do you realize that all of these shirts are half off?
你知道这些衬衫都卖半价了吗？
36.Are you mind if I take tomorrow off?
你介意我明天请假吗？
37.I enjoy working with you very much.
我很喜欢和你一起工作。
38.Did you know that Stone ended up marrying his secretary? 你知道吗？斯通最终和他的秘书结婚了。
39.Let抯 get together for lunch.
让我们一起吃顿午餐吧。
40.How did you do on your test?
你这次考试的结果如何？
41.Do you think you can come?
你认为你能来吗？
42.How was your weekend ?
你周末过得怎么样？
43.Here is my card.
这是我的名片。
44.He is used to eating out all the time.
他已经习惯在外面吃饭了。
45.I抦 getting a new computer for birthday present.
我得到一台电脑作生日礼物。
46.Have you ever driven a BMW?
你有没有开过“宝马”？
47.How about if we go tomorrow instead?
我们改成明天去怎么样？
48.How do you like Hong Kong?
你喜欢香港吗？
49.How do you want your steak?
你的牛排要几分熟？
50.How did the game turn out?
球赛结果如何？
51.How did Mary make all of her money?
玛丽所有的钱是怎么赚到的？
52.How was your date?
你的约会怎么样？
53.How are you doing with your new boss?
你跟你的新上司处得如何？
54.How should I tell him the bad news?
我该如何告诉他这个坏消息？
55.How much money did you make?
你赚了多少钱？
56.How much does it cost to go abroad?
出国要多少钱？
57.How long will it take to get to your house?
到你家要多久？
58.How long have you been here?
你在这里多久了？
59.How nice/pretty/cold/funny/stupid/boring/interesting.
60.How about going out for dinner?
出去吃晚餐如何？
61.I抦 sorry that you didn抰 get the job.
很遗憾，你没有得到那份工作。
62.I抦 afraid that it抯 not going to work out.
我恐怕这事不会成的。
63.I guess I could come over.
我想我能来。
64.Is it okay to smoke in the office?
在办公室里抽烟可以吗？
65.It was kind of exciting.
有点剌激。
66.I know what you want.
我知道你想要什么。
67.Is that why you don抰 want to go home?
这就是你不想回家的原因吗？
68.I抦 sure we can get you a great / good deal.
我很肯定我们可以帮你做成一笔好交易。
69.Would you help me with the report?
你愿意帮我写报告吗？
70.I didn抰 know he was the richest person in the world.
我不知道他是世界上最有钱的人。
71.I抣l have to ask my boss/wife first.
我必须先问一下我的老板/老婆。
72.I take it you don抰 agree.
这么说来，我认为你是不同意。
73.I tried losing weight, but nothing worked.
我曾试着减肥，但是毫无效果。
74.It doesn抰 make any sense to get up so early.
那么早起来没有任何意义。
75.It took years of hard work to speak good English.
讲一口流利的英语需要多年的刻苦操练。
76．It feels like spring/ I抳e been here before.
感觉好象春天到了/我以前来过这里。
77．I wonder if they can make it.
我在想他们是不是能办得到。78．It抯 not as cold / hot as it was yesterday. 今天不想昨天那么冷/热。
79.It抯 not his work that bothers me; it抯 his attitude.
困扰我的不是他的工作，而是他的态度。
80.It sounds like you enjoyed it.
听起来你好象蛮喜欢的。
81.It seems to me that be would like to go back home.
我觉得他好象想要回家。
82.It looks very nice.
看起来很漂亮。
83.Is everything under control?
一切都在掌握之中吗？
84.I thought you could do a better job.
我以为你的表现会更好。
85.It抯 time for us to say 揘o?to America.
是我们对美国说不的时候了。
86.The show is supposed to be good.
这场表演应当是相当好的。
87.It really depends on who is in charge.
那纯粹要看谁负责了。
88.It involves a lot of hard work.
那需要很多的辛勤工作。
89.That might be in your favor.
那可能对你有利。
90.I didn抰 realize how much this meant to you.
我不知道这个对你的意义有这么大。
91.I didn抰 mean to offend you.
我不是故意冒犯你。
92.I was wondering if you were doing anything this weekend. 我想知道这个周末你有什么要做。
93.May I have your attention., please?
请大家注意一下。
94.This is great golfing / swimming/ picnic weather.
这是个打高尔夫球/游泳/野餐的好天气。
95.Thanks for taking me the movie.
谢谢你带我去看电影。
96.I am too tired to speak.
我累得说不出活来。
97.Would you tell me your phone number?
你能告诉我你的电话号码吗？
98.Where did you learn to speak English?
你从哪里学会说英语的呢？
99.There is a TV show about AIDS on right now.
电视正在播放一个关于爱滋病的节目。
100.What do you think of his new job/ this magazine?
你对他的新工作/这本杂志看法如何？
1.He travels the fastest who travels alone. 单独旅行的人走得最快。
2.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 不犯错的人必将一事无成。
3.Tears are the silent language of grief. 眼泪是悲哀的无声言辞。
4.If the cap fits, wear it. 帽子若适合你，就戴上吧。
5.An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
6.He laughs best who laughs last. 最后笑的人笑得最得意。
7.A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难之交才是真正的朋友。
8.He who denies all confesses all. 否认一切的人就等于承认了一切。
9.Grasp all, lose all. 样样都要，统统给我挂掉。(嘿嘿，是我翻的）
10.Don't ride the high horse. 勿摆架子。
11.Take time by the forelock. 要抓住时机。
12.Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。
13.Easy come, easy go. 来得容易，去得也容易。
14.History repeats itself. 历史总重演。
15.Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
16.Tastes differ. 众口难调。/人各有所好。
17.History repeats itself. 历史总重演。
18.Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于言辞。
19.All good things come to an end. 一切美好的事物皆有终结之时。
20.All's well that ends well. 结局好的就算好。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人
2.Beggars' bags are bottom less.
乞丐永远不知足
3.Better go to heaven in rags than to hell in embroidery.
宁可穷而有志，不可富而失节
4.Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好
5.Between two stools you fall to the ground.
脚踩两条凳，早晚要坠地(意同：脚踏两条船)
6.Birds of a feather of lock together.
物以类聚，人以群分
7.Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水(意指：亲人总比外人亲
An idle youth,a needy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Time flies.
时光易逝。
Time is money.
一寸光阴一寸金。
Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月无情；岁月易逝；岁月不待人。
Time tries all.
时间检验一切。
Time tries truth.
时间检验真理。
Time past cannot be called back again.
光阴一去不复返。
All time is no time when it is past.
光阴一去不复返。
No one can call back yesterday;Yesterday will not be called again.
昨日不复来。
Tomorrow comes never.
切莫依赖明天。
One today is worth two tomorrows.
一个今天胜似两个明天。
The morning sun never lasts a day.
好景不常；朝阳不能光照全日。
Christmas comes but once a year.
圣诞一年只一度。
Pleasant hours fly past.
快乐时光去如飞。
Happiness takes no account of time.
欢娱不惜时光逝。
Time tames the strongest grief.
时间能缓和极度的悲痛。
The day is short but the work is much.
工作多，光阴迫。
Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.
今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。
Have you somewhat to do tomorrow,do it today.
明天如有事，今天就去做。
To him that does everything in its proper time,one day is worth three.
事事及时做，一日胜三日。
To save time is to lengthen life.
节省时间就是延长生命。
Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
万物皆有时，时来不可失。
Take time when time cometh,lest time steal away.
时来必须要趁时，不然时去无声息。
When an opportunity is neglected,it never comes back to you.
机不可失，时不再来；机会一过，永不再来。
Make hay while the sun shines.
晒草要趁太阳好。
Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁。
Work today,for you know not how much you may be hindered tomrrow.
今朝有事今朝做，明朝可能阻碍多。
Punctuality is the soul of business.
守时为立业之要素。
Procrastination is the thief of time.
因循拖延是时间的大敌；拖延就是浪费时间。
Every tide hath ist ebb.
潮涨必有潮落时。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.
知识可羡，胜于财富。
Wisdom is better than gold or silver.
知识胜过金银，
Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.
胸中有知识，胜于手中有钱。
Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.
为了求知识，代价虽高也值得。
Doubt is the key of knowledge.
怀疑是知识之钥。
If you want knowledge,you must toil for it.
若要求知识，须从勤苦得。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
浅学误人。
A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.
少量的常识，当得大量的学问。
Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.
知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。
Learn wisdom by the follies of others.
从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
It is good to learn at another man's cost.
前车可鉴。
Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body.
知识之于精神，一如健康之于肉体。
Experience is the best teacher.
经验是最好的教师。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.
经验是知识之父，记忆是知识之母。
Dexterity comes by experience.
熟练来自经验。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Experience keeps a dear school,but fools learn in no other.
经验学校学费高，愚人旁处学不到。
Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.
有经验而无学问，胜于有学问而无经验。
Wit once bought is worth twice taught.
由经验而得的智慧，胜于学习而得的智慧；一次亲身的体会，胜过两次的教师教导。
Seeing is believing.
百闻不如一见。
Business is the salt of life.
事业是生命之盐。
Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在后。
Business makes a man as well as tries him.
事业可以考验人，也可以造就人。
Business neglected is business lost.
忽视职业便是放弃职业。
Never think yourself above business.
勿自视过高；不要眼高手低；永远不要认为自己是大才小用。
Business may be troublesome,but idleness is pernicious.
事业虽扰人，懒惰害更大。
He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business.
自命大才小用，往往眼高手低。
Do business,but be not a slave to it.
要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
众人的事就是无人过问的事。
Work makes the workman.
勤工出巧匠。
Better master one than engage with ten.
会十事，不如精一事。
A work ill done must be twice done.
首次做不好，必须重新搞。
They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can.
不能如愿而行，也须尽力而为。
If you would have a thing well done,do it yourself.
想把事情来做好，就得亲自动手搞。
He that doth most at once doth least.
什么都想一次做完，结果一件也做不完；贪多嚼不烂。
Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.
照大多数人那样干，人们会把你称赞。
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
在任何时候都可做的事情，总是在任何时候都不做的事情。
Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好。
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
凡是值得做的事，就值得做好。
The shortest answer is doing the thing.
最简短的回答就是一个“干”字。
Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.
行动是知识之佳果。
Finished labours are pleasant.
完成工作是一乐。
It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.
没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。
It is right to put everything in its proper use.
凡事都应用得其所。
Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.
按部就班，事情很快就做完。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作，不玩耍，聪明小孩也变傻。
Work bears witness who does well.
工作能证明谁做的好。
It is not work that kills,but worry.
工作不会伤身，伤身乃是忧虑。
He that will not work shall not eat.
不工作者不得食。
Business is business.
公事公办。
Deliberate slowly,execute promptly.
慢慢酌量，快快行动。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
努力工作。
Never do things by halves.
做事不要半途而废。
In for a penny,in for a pound.
做事一开头，就要做到底；一不做，二不休。
Many hands make quick work.
人多干活快。
Many hands make light work.
众擎易举。
A bad workman quarrels with his tools.
技术拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。
Diligence is the mohter of success.
勤奋是成功之母。
Idleness is the root of all evil.
懒惰乃万恶之源。
Care and diligence bring luck.
谨慎和勤奋带来好运。
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.
勤勉是好运之母。
Industry is fortune's right hand,and frugality her left.
勤勉是幸运的右手，世俭是幸运的左手。
Idleness is the key of beggary.
懒惰出乞丐。
No root,no fruit.
无根就无果。
Idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains).
懒人做工作，越懒越费力。
Sloth is the key of poverty.
惰能致贫。
Sloth turneth the edge of wit.
懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
懒汉的头脑是魔鬼的工厂。
The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SAVE.
节俭是致富的秘诀
All is not gold that glitters.
闪光未必尽黄金。
Money is the root of evil.
金钱是罪恶的根源。
Money makes the mare go.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
All things are obedient to money.
一切事物都服从于金钱。
Before gold,even kings take off their hats.
在黄金面前，国王也要脱帽。
Money is the key that opens all doors.
金钱是打开一切门户的钥匙。
Beauty is potent,but money is more potent.
美貌固有力，金钱力更大。
Avarice increases with wealth.
越有钱，越贪钱。
The money the miser hoards will do him no good.
守财奴积财，对自己毫无好处。
What is wealth good for,If it brings melancholy?
财富如带忧郁来，有了财富有何用？。
Gold will not buy anything.
黄金不能买尽一切。
The chief aim of man is not to get money.
人的主要目的并不是赚钱。
Those who believe money can do everything are frequently prepared to do everything for money.
相信金钱万能的人，往往会一切为了金钱。
Wealth makes worship.
财富能使人拜倒。
Little wealth,little care.
财富少，烦恼也少。
A moneyless man goes fast through the market.
身上无钱过市快。
Poverty is not a crime.
贫非罪。
Poverty is not a disgrace,but theft is a disgrace.
贫穷不可耻，偷窃乃足羞。
Better be poor than wicked.
宁可做穷人，不可做坏人。
Poverty is not a sufficient cause for disgrace,but poverty without resolution to help onself,is a disgrace.
贫穷不足为耻，穷而不能自立方可耻。
Poverty is the mother of health.
贫穷是健康之母。
Be considerate toward the poor.
应常为穷人着想。
Poor and content is rich and rich enough.
人能安贫就是富。
Poverty parteth fellowship.
贫穷断友情。
Poverty makes a man mean.
贫困使人小气。
Nothing to be got without pains but poverty.
只有贫穷是可以不劳而获的东西。
Do not through fear of poverty surrender liberty.
不要因为怕贫困而舍去自由。
Poverty and love are hard to hide.
贫困与爱情，都难瞒过人。
Poverty breeds strife.
贫困引起冲突。
The poor man wants much,the miser everything.
穷人要求多，财迷则样样都要。
The dainties of the great are the tears of the poor.
富人口中的美味是穷人眼中的泪水。
Poverty on an old man's back is a heavy burden.
老而贫困，负担最沉。
Beggars must (should) be no choosers.
行乞的哪能挑肥拣瘦；饥不择食。
A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.
穷人眼中的一只羊，贵似富人一头牛。
A light purse makes a heavy heart.
钱袋轻时心事重。
Poor without debt is better than a prince.
穷人无债胜王子。
Happy is he who owes nothing.
无债一身轻。
Money borrowed is soon sorrowed.
借钱才到手，立刻便担忧。
He that goes a borrowing,goes a sorrowing.
向人借债是自寻烦恼。
Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt.
与其负债起身，不如空腹上床。
Out of debt,out of danger.
脱债就脱险。
A pound of care will not pay an ounce of debt.
深忧偿不了小债。
He is the wisest man who does not think himself so.
不自作聪明便是最聪明。
Wise men have their mouth in their heart,fools their heart in their mouth.
聪明人嘴在心里，愚蠢人心在嘴边。
Wise men learn by other men's mistakes;fools by their own.
聪明人从旁人的错误中吸取教训，愚笨人则从自身的错误中吸取教训。
He is wise that knows when he's well enough.
知足为智者。
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
智者不强求。
He is wise that hath wit enough for his own affairs.
明智者有足够的机智处理自己的事情。
No man is born wise.
聪明非天生。
A wise man will make tools of what comes to hand.
能随机应变的人是聪明人。
A word is enough to the wise.
对明智者一言已足。
He is the wise man who is the honest man.
正直的人就是有见识的人。
A wise man thinks all that he says,a fool says all that he thinks.
聪明人想了才说，愚笨的人想着就说。
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speaks.
聪明的手不做愚蠢的嘴所说的事。
A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.
口若悬河，不能证明真有才智。
It is easy to be wise after the event.
事后的诸葛亮容易做。
The wise man knows he knows nothing,the fool thinks the knows all.
聪明人自认一无所知，愚笨人自负无所不晓。
Fools learn nothing from wise men;but wise men learn much from fools.
愚人不能从智者那里学到什么；而智者却能从愚人那里学到很多。
A fool always comes short of his reckoning.
愚人常短于心计。
A fool's heart dances on his lips.
愚人的心挂在唇边。
A fool always finds a greater fool than himself.
愚人总以为旁人比自己更傻。
A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool.
一个人可能说话如智者，而行为象愚人。
The more riches a fool hath,the greater fool he is.
愚人越富越蠢。
Never challenge a fool to do wrong.
不要怂恿愚人干错事。
It is better to please a fool than to anger him.
对愚人最好是使他高兴，而不是惹他发怒。
He is a fool who cannot be angry,but he is a wise man who will not.
不会发怒是蠢人，不愿发怒是聪明人。
'Tis altogether vain to learn wisdom and yet live foolishly.
枉自学聪明，却做愚蠢事。
Wit without learning is like a tree without fruit.
没有学识的机智，犹如没有果实的树。
No man is wise at all times.
世上无一贯明智的人。
Many heads are better than one.
几个脑袋总比一个脑袋强；三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。
Virtue never grows old.
美德永不老。
Virtue is the only true nobility.
万事不如美德高。
Virtue is a jewel of great price.
美德乃是无价宝。
He that soweth virtue shall reap fame.
播下美德，收获名望。
To be virtuous is to do good.
行善即是有德。
Glory is the shadow of virtue.
荣誉是美德的影子。
There is no virtue that poverty destroyeth not.
没有贫穷不能破坏的美德。
The first step to virtue is to abstrain from vice.
不作恶是走向美德的第一步。
No good building without a good foundation.
基础不良的好建筑物是没有的。
One good turn deserves another.
善行应有善报；善良的行为应得善良行为的报答。
He that returns good for evil obtains the victory.
胜利属于以德报怨的人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.
我有德于人不应记；人有德于我不可忘。
If they say you are good,ask yourself if it be true.
若有人称赞，自问对不对。
He who avoids temptation avoids the sin.
不受诱惑就免于罪恶。
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder.
问心无愧，打雷也能睡。
Never be weary of well doing.
不要厌倦做好事。
Of evil grain,no good seed can come.
坏谷无好种。
That which is evil is soon learnt.
恶行易学。
No vice goes alone.
恶事不单行。
An evil lesson is soon learned.
恶习易染。
A bad thing never dies.
坏事传千年。
Evil comes to us by ells and goes away by inches.
罪恶于人，尺进寸退。
The maintaining of one vice costs more than ten virtues.
保持一桩恶事的代价超过于十件好事。
They that do nothing learn to do ill.
游手好闲，容易学坏。
A wicked man is his own hell.
坏人作恶，自造地狱。
Those who eat best and drink best often do worst.
吃得好，喝得好，坏事常常免不了。
He who has done ill once will do it again.
一次干坏事，便有第二次。
There is no going heaven in a sedan.
坐轿上天堂，从来无此事。
An ill life,an ill end.
恶有恶报。
A wilful fault has no excuse and deserves no pardon.
不能宽恕故意犯下的错误。
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
没有知识的热心，犹如有火而无光。
Pardoning the bad is injuring the good.
隐恶败善；原谅坏人即是伤害好人。
The evil wound is cured but not the evil name.
重伤可治，恶名难去。
Evil communications corrupt good manners.
不良的交往败坏良好的举止。
No wrong without remedy.
有过皆可补。
Virtue flies from the heart of a mercenary man.
唯利是图者，胸中无美德。
First think,and then speak.
动口先动脑。
A word spoken is past recalling(The words once spoken can never be recalled).
一言既出，驷马难追。
While the word is in your mouth,it is your own;when 'tis once spoken, 'tis another's.
话在嘴里，属于自己；话一出口，人家所有。
Speech is silver,silence is gold.
言语是银，沉默是金。
Few words are best.
寡言为贵。
No wisdom like silence.
聪明莫过沉默。
Least said,soonest mended.
少说为妙。
Second thoughts are best.
再思而后行。
Look before you leap.
慎思而后行。
He is a wise man who speaks little.
智多言语少。
Fair words butter no parsnips.
美言无补实际。
The tongue is not made of steel,yet it cuts.
舌头不是钢，一动把人伤。
Sometimes words hurt more than swords.
言语能伤人，有时胜刀剑。
A good tongue is a good weapon.
口齿伶俐，是件利器。
A wise head makes a close mouth.
头脑灵，嘴巴紧。
It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently.
说得多是一回事，讲得中肯又是一回事。
Unprofitable eloquence is like the cypress,which is great and tall,but bears no fruit.
无益的雄辩犹如高大的柏树，不会结果。
Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.
与其说话不中肯，不如半句也莫吭。
Many a true word is spoken in jest.
笑语之中吐真言。
Few words,many deeds.
少说话，多做事。
Actions speak louder than words.
行动比言语响亮；百说不如一干。
From words to deeds is a great space.
言行之间，大有距离。
Deeds,not words.
要行动，不要言词。
Bare words,no bargain.
空言不能成交易。
Deeds are fruits,words are but leaves.
行动是果实，言语只是叶子。
Ill deeds cannot honour.
坏行为不受尊敬。
Fine words dress ill deeds.
漂亮的言词装饰着恶劣的行为。
Good words and ill deeds deceive wise and fools.
动听的话和坏行为同样欺骗聪明和愚人。
Our own actions are our security,not others' judgements.
我们的行为是自己的保证，并不是旁人的鉴定。
A man of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds.
空有言语而无行动的人，犹如杂草丛生的花园。
A man is not good or bad for one action.
不能凭一件事判断人的好坏。
A man apt to promise is apt to forget.
易于许诺的人也易于忘记。
A man that breaks his word,bids others to be false to him.
人不守信，无异于叫旁人对他失信。
Easier said than done.
说易行难。
The greatest talkers are always the least doers.
大言不惭的总是行动最少的人。
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
布丁好坏，一尝便知；空谈不如实践。
Pride goes before a fall.
骄者必败。
Pride goes before destruction.
骄者必败。
Pride goeth before,and shame cometh after.
骄傲走在前，羞耻跟在后。
Pride and grace dwelt never in one place.
傲慢和温雅，永难住一处。
He that climbs high falls heavily.
爬得高，跌得重。
Pride must be pinched.
骄傲应收敛。
The more noble the more humble.
越高贵，越应谦逊。
Humility often gains more than pride.
谦逊常比傲慢受益更多。
He who imagines that he has knowledge enough has none.
自命万事通，腹中常空空。
No man is the worst for knowing the worst of himself.
人并不因为他自知很差就是很差。
Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.
骄傲可能会潜藏在穿旧的斗篷下。
It is not a sign of humility to declaim against pride.
用慷慨激昂的言语攻击傲慢并不是谦逊的标志。
He that is full of himself is very empty.
自满之人腹内空。
Honesty is the best policy.
诚实为上策。
An honest man's word is as good as his bond.
诚实人的诺言实际上就是他的保证书。
Poor but honest.
虽贫穷，要诚实。
Honesty may be dear bought,but can never be an ill pennyworth.
高价买诚实，永远也值得。
Knavery may serve,but honesty is best.
欺诈可能有用，诚实却是上策。
Every man has his weak side.
人人都有自己的弱点。
He who has no shame has no conscience.
不知羞耻的人不知自疚。
An honest look covereth many faults.
一副诚实的外表掩盖着许多缺点。
Once a knave,ever a knave.
一次成无赖，永远是无赖。
A crafty knave needs no broker.
狡猾的无赖不需要有中间人。
The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar.
正当得到的一分钱胜于偷来的一元钱。
One penny with right is better than a thousand without right.
合法取得的一辨士，胜于非法取得的一千辨士。
The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound.
不正当得来的辨士使正当得来的英镑也受到沾污。
Love is blind.
爱情是盲目的。
Love is without reason.
爱情无理智。
Love is full of trouble.
爱情充满了烦恼。
Love cannot be compelled.
爱情不能强迫。
Love begets love.
爱爱相生。
Love needs no teaching.
爱情不需教导。
Love at first sight.
一见倾心。
Love asks faith,and faith firmness.
爱情要求信任，信任要求坚定。
Love is the touchstone of virtue.
爱情是美德的试金石。
Love not at the first look.
不要一见钟情。
Hasty love,soon cold.
爱得匆忙冷得快。
Love is a sweet torment.
爱情是一种甜蜜的痛苦。
Love rules his kingdom without a sword.
爱情的王国不用刀剑来统治。
Love will find out the way.
爱情自会寻出路。
Love is not to be found in the market.
爱情在市场上找不到。
Lovers live by love,as larks live by leeks.
情侣靠爱情生活，正象云雀靠韭葱生活一样。
Old love will not be forgotten.
旧情永难忘；往日的爱情难以忘怀。
True love kythes(=shows itself)in time of need.
患难显真情。
Sound love is not soon forgotten.
坚固的爱情不会顷刻忘怀。
The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.
最大的恨来自最大的爱。
No love is foul,nor prison fair.
没有肮脏的爱情，也没有美丽的监狱。
Labour is lihgt where love doth pay.
爱情付报酬，劳苦也轻松。
Love is the reward of love.
爱就是爱的报酬。
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
爱情把一切冷酷之心变成温柔。
When love puts in,friendship is gone.
爱情进入，友情完结。
The course of true love never did run smooth.
真爱的道路绝不平坦。
Love is a sweet tyranny,because the lover endures his torment willingly.
爱情是可爱的虐政，情人们甘受它痛苦的折磨。
True love is giving,not taking.
真挚的爱是给，不是取。
Love makes obedience easy.
爱情使顺从成为易事。
Love is sweet in the beginning,but sour in the end.
爱情先甜后来酸。
Where love fails,we espy all faults.
爱情一失败，一切毛病都发现。
Follow love and it will flee,flee love and it will follow thee.
追求爱情它高飞，逃避爱情它跟随。
When poverty comes in at the door,love flies out of the window.
贫穷一进门，爱情跳窗走。
Faults are thick while love is thin.
一朝情义淡，样样不顺眼。
Hatred is blind as well as love.
爱情和仇恨，二者皆盲目。
Marriage is a lottery.
婚姻是一桩难于预测的事。
Marry thy like.
跟你情投意合的人结婚。
Marriage makes or mars a man.
婚姻成全人，也能损害人。
It is good to marry late or never.
晚婚或不婚，都是好事情。
Early wed,early dead.
早婚者早夭。
They that marry in green,their sorrow is soon seen.
年纪轻轻就结婚，为时不久便悔恨。
A young man married is a man that's marred.
男子早婚，种下祸根。
Marry in haste,and repent at leisure.
匆匆结婚，时时悔恨。
Marry in lent,and you'll live to repent.
借债结婚，一生悔恨。
He that marries for wealth,sells his liberty.
为财富而结婚的人，出卖了自己的自由。
An ill marriage is a spring of ill fortune.
不良的婚姻是恶运的来源。
Who marrieth for love without money,hath good nights and sorry days.
为了爱情，无钱结婚，夜来欢娱，白天悔恨。
If you always say 'NO',never be married.
常常说“不”字，永远难结婚。
Honest men marry soon,wise men not at all.
老实的人早成婚，聪明的人不结婚。
A good wife and health is a man's best wealth.
贤妻和健康是男子的至宝。
A good wife makes a good husband.
有好妻子就有好丈夫；妻贤夫自良。
Choose a wife rather by your ear than your eye.
选择妻子，最好用耳不用眼。
Better be half hanged than ill wed.
与其成怨偶，不如守单身。
He who does not honour his wife,dishonours himself.
不尊重自己妻子的人，自己也不会受人尊重。
The calmest husbands make the stormiest wives.
有懦弱的丈夫，就有凶悍的妻子。
It is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.
母鸡司晨家不兴。
The wife is the key of the house.
妻子是一家之钥；妻贤一家兴。
The more women look in their glass,the less they look to their house.
妇女照镜越多，照管家务就越少。
East or west,home is best.
东也好，西也好，还是家中最好；金窝银窝，不如家里的草窝。
One father can support ten children; ten children cannot support one father.
一个父亲可以供养十个孩子，十个孩子却不能供养一个父亲。
One father is more than a hundred school-masters.
一个父亲胜于一百个教师。
Like father,like son.
有其父，必有其子。
The father buys,the son bigs,the grandchild sells,and his son thigs.
父买、子修建、孙儿卖，重孙街上当乞丐。
The mother's breath is aye sweet.
母亲的低语总是甜蜜的。
Like mother,like daughter.
有其母，必有其女。
Children are the parents' riches.
子女是父母的至宝。
A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world.
孩童是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的东西。
He that hath no children,knows not what is love.
没有孩子的人，不知道什么叫做爱。
Children learn to creep ere they can go.
孩子要走路，先得学爬行。
Silly(=good) child is soon ylered(=taught).
好小孩，学得快。
Boys will be boys.
孩子终归是孩子。
One boy is more trouble than a dozen girls.
一个男孩比十二个女孩增添的麻烦还多。
Spare the rod and spoil the child.
省了棍子，惯坏了孩子。
Naughty boys sometimes make good men.
淘气的男孩有时会成为争气的孩子。
The child is father of the man.
三岁定到老。
Happy is he that is happy in childhood.
童年时快乐的人是幸福的。
Children and fools cannot lie.
孩子和愚人不会扯谎。
My son is my son till he hath got him a wife, but my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life.
儿子娶妻后就不是自己的儿子，可是女儿终身都是自己的女儿。
It is harder to marry a daughter well than to bring her up well.
养女容易嫁女难。
A maid that laughs is half taken.
少女笑口开，婚事成一半。
A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.
有许多人向她求婚的少女，往往选中最差的一个。
Maids want nothing but husbands,but when they have them they want everything.
未婚女子不要别的，只要丈夫，有了丈夫以后，一切都要。
Would you know your daughter,see her in company.
你若想了解女儿，只要看她和什么样的人交往。
He that would the daughter win,must with the mother first begin.
要想赢得女儿的欢心，必须先从她母亲着手。
Life without friend is death.
没有朋友的生活便等于死亡。
Without a friend,the world is wilderness.
没有朋友，世界成了荒野。
Friendless is the dead.
死者无友。
A good friend is my nearest relation.
好友即至亲。
A near friend is better than a fardwelling kinsman.
近友胜远亲。
A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
和任何人都认朋友，结果和任何人都交不成朋友；友多无好友。
In time of prosperity,friends will be plenty.
走运时候朋友多。
It is good to have friends in trouble.
在患难中能有朋友是好事。
Prosperity makes friends and adversity tries them.
富裕招致朋友，困苦考验朋友。
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难时的朋友才是真正的朋友。
Poverty tries friends.
贫穷考验朋友；人贫见友情。
Try your friend ere you trust him.
对朋友要先考验，后信任。
Prove thy friend ere thou have need.
在你需要朋友帮助前，先要考验他们。
A friend is never known till a man have need.
不到困窘时，永难识真友。
A faithful friend is hard to find.
忠实朋友实难求。
Friends are like fiddle-strings,they must not be screwed too tight.
朋友有如琴弦，不能上的太紧。
Have but few frieds,though many acquaintances.
结交可以多，朋友应宜少。
All are not friends that speak us fair.
向我们说好话的并不都是好朋友。
He that hath a full purse never wanted a friend.
金钱满袋，朋友盈门；钱袋装得饱，朋友不会少。
A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.
朝中有友，胜如囊中有钱。
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
天堂上和地狱中都有几个朋友，这乃是一件好事。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.
指望朋友无缺点，永远休想交朋友。
A friend without faults will never be found.
没有缺点的朋友永不可得。
A man without a friend is only half a man.
无友的人只能算半个人。
A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.
失友快，交友慢。
Friendship cannot stand always on one side.
友谊不能总是在一方。
Old acquaintance will soon be remembered.
故人一见便相亲。
He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs.
背后称我好，才算好朋友。
Friends (the best of friends) must part.
好友终有分手时。
A friend is best found in adversity.
患难见真交。
I will be thy friend,but not thy vices' friend.
我愿意做你的朋友，但不做你那些恶习的朋友。
False friends are worse than open enemies.
假朋友比真敌人更坏。
Short acquaintance brings repentance.
浅交致后悔。
He that lies down (sleeps) with dogs must rise up with fleas.
与恶人交终会变恶；近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Better be alone than in bad company.
交损友不如无友。
Write down the advice of him who loves you,though you like it not at present.
爱你的人的忠告，即使你当时并不喜欢，也得把它记下。
Hunger knows no friend.
饥饿不认朋友。
Misery makes strange bedfellows.
难中不择友。
One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good.
一个敌人为害，胜过十个朋友行好。
An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well.
敌人嘴里无好话。
Believe no tales from the enemy.
敌人之言不可信。
One enemy is too much.
一个敌人已太多。
Mickle power makes many enemies.
权高树敌多。
Do not despise your enemy.
不可轻敌。
Though thy enemy seem a mouse,yet watch him like a lion.
敌人即使小如鼠，防他也要如防狮。
If we are bound to forgive an enemy,we are not bound to trust him.
即便我们决心宽恕敌人，也决不能相信敌人。
He that dallies with enemy gives him leave to kill him.
把敌人看儿戏，无异于准许敌人杀害自己。
In an enemy spots are soon seen.
If you would make an enemy,lend a man money and ask it of him again.
你若想与人结怨，只须先借钱给他，再向他催讨。
A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.
勇敢的敌人胜过懦怯的朋友。
An enemy who lies at thy feet begging forgi-veness must not feel thy sword.
对俯伏在你脚下乞怜的敌人，绝不可使他触及你的剑。
Make your enemy your friend.
要化敌为友。
Live and let live.
自己活也让别人活。
As a man lives,so shall he die.
有生必有死。
We are not born for ourselves.
人生天地间，并非为自己。
He that hath time hath life.
有时间就有生活。
He that lives long suffers much.
寿长忧患多。
They who live longest will see most.
寿命最长的人见识也最广。
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
他生在富贵人家。
A man can die but once.
人生只有一回死。
He that liveth in court dieth upon straw.
生于安乐者常死于贫贱。
He that liveth wickedly can hardly die honestly.
过着邪恶生活的人不会正直地死去。
Death pay all debts.
一死了百债。
Six feet of earth makes all men equal.
墓穴之中，人人平等。
Death is the grand leveller.
死亡面前，不分贵贱。
Death meets us everywhere.
人生到处皆可死；死亡和我们到处相遇。
Death frees us from ills.
死亡使我们解脱不幸。
We shall lie all alike in our graves.
一朝进坟场，大家都一样。
In the grave the rich and poor lie equal.
一朝入暮穴，贫富皆一律。
Death defies the doctor.
死亡蔑视医生。
There is no medicine against death.
人间哪有不死（回春）药。
Light come,light go.
易得则易失；来得容易去得快。
Sometimes gain is to lose.
有时得即是失。
Merry is he that hath nought to lose.
无物可失的人最逍遥自在。
Grasp all,lose all.
样样都要，全部失掉。
What we lose in hake we shall have in herring.
失鳕得鲱；失之东隅，收之桑榆。
What is lost in the hundred will be found in the shire.
在区里失去的可在州里找回来。
For a lost thing care nothing.
一物已失，计较无益。
He who does not gain loses.
不能得益，就是损失。
Losses make us more cautious.
损失使人更谨慎。
Who loseth liberty loseth all.
失去自由即失去一切。
Either win the horse or lose the saddle.
不是全赢，就是全输；孤注一掷。
All is not lost that is in danger.
在危险中的东西未必全会损失。
Do not run too fast after gain.
不要见利便狂追。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可受损失，休取不义财。
Lightly gain,quickly lost.
来得容易去得快；不义之财，理无久享。
Only that which is honestly got is gain.
正当的收入才是真正的收入。
All is not gain that is put in the purse.
装进钱包里的不一定都是正当的收入。
Gain got by a lie will burn one's fingers.
靠欺骗得利，准要吃亏。
One never loses anything by politeness.
礼多不吃亏；礼多人不怪。
Hold fast when you have it.
手中之物应紧握。
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
海中好鱼取不尽（指：虽然失去一个机会，还有很多机会）。
Many a slip (many things fall) between the cup and the lip.
酒杯来到嘴唇边，得饮与否未可知；物未到手前，未能算己有；凡事难以十拿九稳。
It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.
使人人倒霉的风才是恶风；此失则彼得；害于此则利于彼；没有使所有的人都受害的坏事。
Health is better than wealth.
健康胜于财富。
Health is happiness.
健康便是幸福。
A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.
健全的身体比金冕更有价值。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健康的思想寓于健康的身体。
A light heart lives long.
心胸开朗，使人寿长。
A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心中快乐，容光焕发。
He who hath good health is young,and he is rich who owes nothing.
健康葆青春，无债即富有。
Study sickness while you are well.
无病应思有病时。
The healthful man can give counsel to the sick.
健康的人可以对生病的人提出忠告。
By the side of sickness health becomes sweet.
和疾病相比较，才能识得健康的可爱。
Health is not valued till sickness comes.
有病方知健康贵。
Feed by measure and defy physician.
饮食有节，医生绝迹。
Often and little eating makes a man fat.
多餐少吃，使人壮硕。
After dinner sit awhile,after supper walk a mile.
正餐以后，休息片刻；晚餐以后，步行一哩。
Early to bed and early to rise,makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise.
早睡早起，使人健康、富有而聪明。
He that will thrive must rise at five.
五点起床，百事兴旺。
He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.
忍渴上床，起身健康。
He who does not rise early never does a good day's work.
起床不早，一天的工作干不好。
Who makes everything right must rise early.
想把事事都做好，就得坚持起身早。
Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark.
随羔羊就寝，与云雀同起。
Cover your head by day as much as you will,by night as much as you can.
白天戴帽可随意，夜里戴帽是必须。
A little labour,much health.
适量的劳动大有益于健康。
Enough is as good as a feast.
饱食有如赴宴。
Many dishes,many diseases.
食多病多。
Diseases are the Price of ill pleasures.
疾病是纵欲的代价。
Desperate diseases must have desperate cures.
毒病要用毒药医。
He who never was sick dies the first.
小病不生，一病致命。
Sickness shows us what we are.
疾病使人显本相。
What can't be cured must be endured.
不治之症，必须坚忍。
Hide nothing from thy physician.
不要讳疾忌医。
Medicines are not meant to live on.
不要靠吃药过生活。
A disease known is half cured.
病情弄清楚，病根除一半。
The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet,and Dr. Merryman.
节食博士，静心博士，欢喜博士，三者都是最好的医师；饮食少，休息好，快乐多是却病延年之方。
A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye,a lion's heart,and a lady's hand.
良好的外科医生应具有鹰眼、狮心和女性的手。
Feed sparingly and defy the physician.
饮食有节，医生绝迹。
Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
一分预防胜似十分治疗。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effect.
良药苦口利于病。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
There is no friend so faithful as a good book.
最忠实的朋友莫过于一本好书。
Books,like friends,should be few and well chosen.
书籍如朋友，宜少宜精选。
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.
好书千载常如新。
A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.
好书如至友，永远不相负。
In books,are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages.
伟大思想古今有，载入书中成不朽。
Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested.
一些书可以品味，另外一些书可以吞食，少数的一些可以咀嚼、消化。
Old wood is best to burn,old book to read.
老柴好烧，老书宜读。
A book that remains shut is but a block.
书本不去翻，犹如一木块。
Judge not a book by its cover.
评定一本书，不能凭封面。
A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent.
坏书因其不能改正错误而更坏。
A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.
故事好，再讲一遍还是好。
Law is a bottomless pit.
法律是无底的深渊。
Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
对法律无知，不能成为任何人的借口。
Law makers should not be law breakers.
立法者不应成为犯法者；立法应守法。
Wrong laws make short governance.
不健全的法律统治时间不会长
敌人身上求疵易。
If you would make an enemy,lend a man money and ask it of him again.
你若想与人结怨，只须先借钱给他，再向他催讨。
A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend.
勇敢的敌人胜过懦怯的朋友。
An enemy who lies at thy feet begging forgi-veness must not feel thy sword.
对俯伏在你脚下乞怜的敌人，绝不可使他触及你的剑。
Make your enemy your friend.
要化敌为友。
Live and let live.
自己活也让别人活。
As a man lives,so shall he die.
有生必有死。
We are not born for ourselves.
人生天地间，并非为自己。
He that hath time hath life.
有时间就有生活。
He that lives long suffers much.
寿长忧患多。
They who live longest will see most.
寿命最长的人见识也最广。
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
他生在富贵人家。
A man can die but once.
人生只有一回死。
He that liveth in court dieth upon straw.
生于安乐者常死于贫贱。
He that liveth wickedly can hardly die honestly.
过着邪恶生活的人不会正直地死去。
Death pay all debts.
一死了百债。
Six feet of earth makes all men equal.
墓穴之中，人人平等。
Death is the grand leveller.
死亡面前，不分贵贱。
Death meets us everywhere.
人生到处皆可死；死亡和我们到处相遇。
Death frees us from ills.
死亡使我们解脱不幸。
We shall lie all alike in our graves.
一朝进坟场，大家都一样。
In the grave the rich and poor lie equal.
一朝入暮穴，贫富皆一律。
Death defies the doctor.
死亡蔑视医生。
There is no medicine against death.
人间哪有不死（回春）药。
Light come,light go.
易得则易失；来得容易去得快。
Sometimes gain is to lose.
有时得即是失。
Merry is he that hath nought to lose.
无物可失的人最逍遥自在。
Grasp all,lose all.
样样都要，全部失掉。
What we lose in hake we shall have in herring.
失鳕得鲱；失之东隅，收之桑榆。
What is lost in the hundred will be found in the shire.
在区里失去的可在州里找回来。
For a lost thing care nothing.
一物已失，计较无益。
He who does not gain loses.
不能得益，就是损失。
Losses make us more cautious.
损失使人更谨慎。
Who loseth liberty loseth all.
失去自由即失去一切。
Either win the horse or lose the saddle.
不是全赢，就是全输；孤注一掷。
All is not lost that is in danger.
在危险中的东西未必全会损失。
Do not run too fast after gain.
不要见利便狂追。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可受损失，休取不义财。
Lightly gain,quickly lost.
来得容易去得快；不义之财，理无久享。
Only that which is honestly got is gain.
正当的收入才是真正的收入。
All is not gain that is put in the purse.
装进钱包里的不一定都是正当的收入。
Gain got by a lie will burn one's fingers.
靠欺骗得利，准要吃亏。
One never loses anything by politeness.
礼多不吃亏；礼多人不怪。
Hold fast when you have it.
手中之物应紧握。
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
海中好鱼取不尽（指：虽然失去一个机会，还有很多机会）。
Many a slip (many things fall) between the cup and the lip.
酒杯来到嘴唇边，得饮与否未可知；物未到手前，未能算己有；凡事难以十拿九稳。
It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.
使人人倒霉的风才是恶风；此失则彼得；害于此则利于彼；没有使所有的人都受害的坏事。
Health is better than wealth.
健康胜于财富。
Health is happiness.
健康便是幸福。
A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.
健全的身体比金冕更有价值。
A sound mind in a sound body.
健康的思想寓于健康的身体。
A light heart lives long.
心胸开朗，使人寿长。
A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心中快乐，容光焕发。
He who hath good health is young,and he is rich who owes nothing.
健康葆青春，无债即富有。
Study sickness while you are well.
无病应思有病时。
The healthful man can give counsel to the sick.
健康的人可以对生病的人提出忠告。
By the side of sickness health becomes sweet.
和疾病相比较，才能识得健康的可爱。
Health is not valued till sickness comes.
有病方知健康贵。
Feed by measure and defy physician.
饮食有节，医生绝迹。
Often and little eating makes a man fat.
多餐少吃，使人壮硕。
After dinner sit awhile,after supper walk a mile.
正餐以后，休息片刻；晚餐以后，步行一哩。
Early to bed and early to rise,makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise.
早睡早起，使人健康、富有而聪明。
He that will thrive must rise at five.
五点起床，百事兴旺。
He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy.
忍渴上床，起身健康。
He who does not rise early never does a good day's work.
起床不早，一天的工作干不好。
Who makes everything right must rise early.
想把事事都做好，就得坚持起身早。
Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark.
随羔羊就寝，与云雀同起。
Cover your head by day as much as you will,by night as much as you can.
白天戴帽可随意，夜里戴帽是必须。
A little labour,much health.
适量的劳动大有益于健康。
Enough is as good as a feast.
饱食有如赴宴。
Many dishes,many diseases.
食多病多。
Diseases are the Price of ill pleasures.
疾病是纵欲的代价。
Desperate diseases must have desperate cures.
毒病要用毒药医。
He who never was sick dies the first.
小病不生，一病致命。
Sickness shows us what we are.
疾病使人显本相。
What can't be cured must be endured.
不治之症，必须坚忍。
Hide nothing from thy physician.
不要讳疾忌医。
Medicines are not meant to live on.
不要靠吃药过生活。
A disease known is half cured.
病情弄清楚，病根除一半。
The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet,and Dr. Merryman.
节食博士，静心博士，欢喜博士，三者都是最好的医师；饮食少，休息好，快乐多是却病延年之方。
A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye,a lion's heart,and a lady's hand.
良好的外科医生应具有鹰眼、狮心和女性的手。
Feed sparingly and defy the physician.
饮食有节，医生绝迹。
Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
一分预防胜似十分治疗。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effect.
良药苦口利于病。
A good medicine tastes bitter.
良药苦口。
There is no friend so faithful as a good book.
最忠实的朋友莫过于一本好书。
Books,like friends,should be few and well chosen.
书籍如朋友，宜少宜精选。
A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.
好书千载常如新。
A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.
好书如至友，永远不相负。
In books,are embalmed the greatest thoughts of all ages.
伟大思想古今有，载入书中成不朽。
Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed,and some few to be chewed and digested.
一些书可以品味，另外一些书可以吞食，少数的一些可以咀嚼、消化。
Old wood is best to burn,old book to read.
老柴好烧，老书宜读。
A book that remains shut is but a block.
书本不去翻，犹如一木块。
Judge not a book by its cover.
评定一本书，不能凭封面。
A wicked book is the wickeder because it cannot repent.
坏书因其不能改正错误而更坏。
A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.
故事好，再讲一遍还是好。
Law is a bottomless pit.
法律是无底的深渊。
Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
对法律无知，不能成为任何人的借口。
Law makers should not be law breakers.
立法者不应成为犯法者；立法应守法。
Wrong laws make short governance.
不健全的法律统治时间不会长。
The law is not the same at morning and at night.
早上的法令跟晚上的不一样；朝令夕改。
New lords,new laws.
新君立新法。
Laws catch flies and let hornets go free.
法网只捕蝇，黄蜂由它去。
Where drums beat,laws are silent.
战鼓一响，法律无声。
An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men.
法官能公正，重法不重人。
That trial is not fair where affection is the judge.
法官动感情，审判难公正。
A good lawyer,an evil neighbour.
好律师不是好邻居。
An old physician,and a young lawyer.
医生老的好，律师年轻的好。
Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.
鸡蛋还未孵，先别数鸡雏；莫过早乐观。
Though the fox run,the chicken hath wings.
狐狸虽会跑，小鸡有翅膀。
Young cocks love no coops.
小公鸡不恋笼。
A cock is bold on his dunghill.
站在粪堆上，公鸡也称王。
A barley-corn is better than a diamond to a cock.
对一只公鸡来说，一颗麦粒优于一颗钻石。
He that will have his farm full,must keep an old cock and a young bull.
想使农庄充裕，就得养一只老公鸡和一头小公牛。
If the hen does not prate,she will not lay.
不叨叨的母鸡不下蛋。
It is no good hen that cackles in your house and lays in another's.
这样的母鸡可不好：在你家里咯咯叫，却到别家去下蛋。
Fat hens lay few eggs.
肥鸡下蛋稀。
Grain by grain,and the hen fills her belly.
一颗接一颗，母鸡填饱肚。
A duck will not always dabble in the same gutter.
一只鸭子不会常在同一条沟中玩水。
It is a blind silly gooes that comes to the fox's sermon.
只有盲目的笨鹅才会去听狐狸讲道。
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
适用于甲的也适用于乙。
All his geese are swans.
他喜欢夸大其词；敝帚自珍。
All your swans are geese.
你的美好希望（或诺言），全部成了泡影。
Each bird likes to hear himself sing.
每一只鸟都爱听自己歌唱。
The bird loves her nest.
鸟爱自己的窝。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
The bird that can sing and won't sing must be made to sing.
生来能唱的鸟，不愿唱也得叫它唱。
The fowler's pipe sounds sweet until the bird is caught.
捕禽人笛声悠扬，直吹得鸟儿落网。
He that will take the bird must not scare it.
捕鸟休惊鸟。
The noisy fowler catches no bird.
捕禽人大肆声张，鸟儿就不会落网。
Old birds are not caught with new nests.
新网难捕老鸟。
'Tis the early bird that catches the worm.
早起的鸟先得虫；捷足先登。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林，不如一鸟在手；十赊不如一现。
A bird is known by its note,and a man by his talk.
鸟以声闻，人以言知。
It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.
家丑不可外扬。
Eagles fly alone,but sheep flock together.
鹰爱独飞羊爱群。
A kite will never be a good hawk.
鸢永不会变成隼。
Empty hands no hawk allure.
空手不能诱鹰来。
The crow thinks his own bird fairest.
乌鸦总以为自己的雏鸟最美。
A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.
乌鸦不管怎样经常洗澡，也不会变白。
Wheresoever the carcase is,there will the ravens be gathered together.
哪里有死尸，乌鸦就成群。
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不能成夏天（不可仅凭一种现象而遽作判断）。
The snail slides up the tower at last though the swallow mounteth it sooner.
燕子一飞就上塔，蜗牛悄悄爬，最后也上塔。
The cuckoo comes in April,and stays the month of May;sings a song at Midsummer,and then goes away.
布谷鸟，四月来，五月一直在，仲夏唱支歌，然后就离开。
If the sky falls,we shall catch larks.
天垮正好抓云雀；不要杞人忧天。
An owl is the king of the night.
猫头鹰是黑夜之王。
When the owl sings,the nightingale will hold her peace.
枭鸟唱歌，夜莺屏息。
Cats hide their paws.
猫儿不露爪。
A gloved cat catches no mice.
戴手套的猫抓不到老鼠。
When the cat's away,the mice will play.
猫儿不在家，老鼠就玩耍；猫儿不在耗子闹。
Ale will make cat speak.
喝了淡啤酒，猫也会开口；酒后使人说话多。
A blate cat makes a proud mouse.
猫儿腼腆，老鼠翻天。
When the weasel and the cat make a marriage,it is a very ill presage.
黄鼠狼跟猫儿成亲，预兆不佳。
The cat and dog may kiss,yet are none the better friends.
猫狗虽相吻，总难成好友。
All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.
猫儿性爱鱼，却怕爪弄湿；想获得珍品的人不愿冒必要的风险。
A cat may look at a king.
猫也有权看国王；小人物也该有些权利。
It is said that 'cat hath nine lives',yet care would wear them all out.
据说猫儿有九命，忧虑多时也伤身。
An old dog bites sore.
老狗咬人咬得狠。
Beware of a silent dog and still water.
哑狗和静水，二者都得防。
Barking dogs seldom bite.
爱吠的狗不咬人。
A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.
肉骨头打狗狗不叫。
Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand.
远处狗就叫，近身不会咬。
If the old dog barks,he gives counsel.
老狗叫，是忠告。
In every country dogs bite.
天下有狗都咬人。
Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings.
饿狗也吃脏布丁；饥不择食。
Dogs wag their tails not so much in love to you as your bread.
狗儿把尾摇，爱的是面包。
All are not thieves that dogs bark at.
狗吠的人并非都是小偷。
Every dog is valiant at his own door.
站在家门口，狗也雄纠纠。
Every dog is a lion at home.
狗在家中，八面威风。
While the dog gnaws bone,companions would be none.
狗啃骨头无同伴。
Two dogs strive for a bone,the third runs away with it.
两狗相争一骨头，第三只狗衔起走。
Mad dog bites his master.
疯狗咬主人。
Too much pudding will choke dog.
布丁太多噎死狗。
Do not give a dog bread every time he wags his tail.
莫因狗尾摇，次次丢面包。
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
活狗胜于死狮。
Love me,love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
Let sleeping dog lie.
勿惊卧狗；切莫惹是生非。
Help the dog over the stile.
助人度过难关。
Every dog has his day.
片瓦也有翻身日；人人都有得意时。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
欲加之罪，何患无辞。
He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.
有心打狗好找棍；欲加之罪，何患无辞。
An old dog cannot alter its way of barking.
老狗难改常吠声。
When a dog is drowning,every one offers him drink.
待到狗溺水，众人给水喝。
A swine over fat is the cause of his own bane.
猪死都因身过肥；象以齿焚。
Pigs may fly,but they are very unlikely birds.
猪儿纵会飞，终究不是鸟。
Never cast your pearls before swine.
不要把珍贵之物送给不识货的人；勿明珠暗投；勿对牛弹琴。
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
猪耳朵做不成丝钱包；巧妇难为无米之炊。
The cow that's first up gets the first of the dew.
早起母牛先得露。
Not all butter that the cow yields.
母牛所产的未必全是黄油。
Many good cows have evil calves.
很多好母牛，会生坏小犊。
You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk.
不能既要卖母牛，又想喝牛奶。
Old oxen have stiff horns.
牛老角硬。
The ox is never woe,till he to the harrow go.
挂耙去耕地，牛才知辛苦。
An ox is taken by the horns,and the man by the tongue.
牛因角被执，人因舌陷身。
If the ox falls,whet your knife.
牛一倒，快磨刀；人遭难，众人踩。
The black ox has trod on his foot.
祸事临头。
The ox when weariest treads surest.
牛困走得稳。
The best horse needs breaking,and the aptest child needs teaching.
最好的马儿要人驯，最伶俐的孩子要人训。
A horse that will not carry a saddle must have no oats.
不愿加鞍的马，不得吃燕麦。
A good horse oft needs a good spur.
好马常需好靴刺。
It is the bridle and spur that makes a good horse.
要把马练好，缰绳靴刺少不了。
A boisterous horse must have a rough bridle.
烈马要套粗笼头。
He is a gentle horse that never cast his rider.
驯良的马绝不会把骑手甩倒。
'Tis a good horse that never stumbles.
好马不失蹄。
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
马劣动怪马鞍坏。
Mettle is dangerous in a blind horse.
瞎马鼓勇气，正是危险事。
Old wood is best to burn,old horse to ride.
老柴好烧，老马好骑。
Every horse thinks his sack heaviest.
每匹马都认为自己驮的袋子最重。
You may know the horse by his harness.
观马具可知马性。
A galled horse will not endure the comb.
擦伤的马不耐梳。
You can take a horse to the water,but you cannot make him drink.
牵马河边易，逼马饮水难；不要逼人做他不愿做的事。
Don't swap horses when crossing a stream.
行至中流不换马；危难之时不宜作大变动。
An ass endures his burden,but not more than his burden.
驴子能负重，过重也难负。
Wherever an ass falleth,there will he never fall again.
驴子绝不会在同样的地点跌倒两次。
The braying of an ass does not reach heaven.
驴子的叫声传不到天上。
The fault of the ass must not be laid upon the packsaddle.
驴子不乖，休怪驮鞍。
A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings.
相马不可凭马饰。
He who wants a mule without fault,must walk on foot.
指望驴子无缺点，只有自己徒步行。
A colt you may break,but an old horse you never can.
小驹犹可练，老马最难驯。
One sheep follows another.
一羊跟一羊（指盲从）。
If one sheep leap o'er the dyke,all the rest will follow.
一羊跳过沟，众羊跟着跳。
There is a black sheep in every flock.
败类处处有；害群之马处处有。
One scabbed sheep will mar a whole flock.
一羊生癣，群羊受害。
Every time the sheep bleats it loses a mouthful.
羊每叫一次，就少吃一口。
One butcher does not fear many sheep.
屠夫不怕羊多。
It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor.
蠢羊才向狼忏悔。
The dust raised by the sheep does not choke the wolf.
羊踩起的灰尘挡不住狼。
Carrion crows bewail the dead sheep and then eat them.
乌鸦吃死羊，先要哭一场；猫哭老鼠假慈悲。
The life of the wolf is the death of the lamb.
有活的狼就有死的羔羊。
As soon goes the young lamb's skin to the market as the old ewe's.
老羊皮上了市，小羊皮也跟着来。
You have no goats,and yet you sell kids.
没有老山羊，还把小羊卖。
If the beard were all,the goat might preach.
如果长胡就好，山羊也可讲道。
A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.
懒羊自觉羊毛重。
He that will have a hare to breakfast must hunt overnight.
早餐想吃野兔肉，头晚就须去捕捉。
If you run after two hares,you will catch neither.
同时追两兔，一只也难捕。
One should not run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
不应两面讨好。
The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping.
兔子睡大觉，乌龟跑第一。
First catch your hare then cook him.
要兔子肉，先要把兔捉；先抓兔子后烹调（勿谋之过早）。
The fox is known by his brush.
狐狸只因尾巴大，所以人人认识他。
The fox smells his own stink first.
狐狸有恶臭，自己先嗅出。
The fox may grow grey, but never good.
狐狸活到老，永远难变好。
The tail does often catch the fox.
狐狸被抓，都因尾巴。
It is an evil sign to see a fox lick a lamb.
狐狸舔羔羊，不是好迹象。
When the fox preacheth,then beware your geese.
每逢狐狸讲道，当心鹅儿遭殃。
An old fox is not easily snared.
老狐狸难得陷罗网。
Old foxes want no tutors.
老狐不须教师教。
The sleeping fox catches no poultry.
睡着的狐狸捉不到鸡。
You can have no more of the fox than the skin.
狐狸除了皮，旁的全无用。
The fox that had lost its tail would persuade others out of theirs.
一条狐狸丢尾巴，就劝旁的也丢它。
A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial.
审鹅不应狐陪审。
The fox's wiles will never enter the lion's head.
狐狸的诡计永远进不了狮子的头脑。
The old goose plays not with foxes.
老鹅不跟狐狸耍。
The wolf and fox are both privateers.
狐狸与狼，抢劫大王。
The wolf may lose his teeth, but never his nature.
狼牙会掉，狼性难改。
A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf.
小偷识小偷，正象狼识狼。
Hunger fetches the wolf out of the woods.
饥饿引狼出森林。
Give never the wolf the wether.
莫把阉羊送给狼。
Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl.
与狼相结交，就会学狼嚎。
The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf.
孤羊逢狼，必然遭殃。
It is madness for a sheep to treat of peace with a wolf.
跟狼讲和平，此羊必癫狂。
By little and little the wolf eateth the sheep.
狼吃羊，一只一只进肚肠。
The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
群狼一死众羊安。
While you trust to the dog,the wolf slips into the sheepfold.
当你认为狗可信，狼已偷偷把羊圈进。
When the wolf grows old, the crows ride him.
狼老被鸦欺。
Man is to man either a god or a wolf.
人与人交往，不是上帝就是狼。
A growing youth has a wolf in his belly.
青年成长时，食量大如狼。
The lion is known by his claws (paw).
狮以爪闻名。
The lion is not so fierce as he is painted.
狮子没有画上的凶猛。
A barking dog is better than a sleeping lion.
吠犬胜于睡狮。
It is not good to wake a sleeping lion.
睡狮莫惊。
The lion's skin is never cheap.
狮皮从不贱。
Destroy the lion while he is yet but a whelp.
杀狮应在幼小时。
The tiger that has once tasted blood is never sated with the taste of it.
一次尝到血，虎欲永难遏。
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.
骑虎难下。
The leopard can never change its spots.
花豹永不能改变身上的斑点（指：本性难移）。
Kings and bears oft worry keepers.
国王和熊，常使守护人忧心忡忡。
He who shareth honey with the bear hath the least part of it.
与熊分蜜糖，只得一点尝。
Do not sell the bear's skin before you have caught the bear.
熊未到手休卖皮（勿过早乐观）。
Where the deer is slain,some of her blood will lie.
鹿死总有血迹留。
The rage of a wild boar is able to spoil more than one wood.
野猪一怒毁树多。
An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet, though they be clad in silk or scarlet.
尽管衣绸穿红，猿猴还是猿猴，侍从还是侍从。
An army of stags led by a lion would be more formidable than one of lions led by a stag.
一只狮子率领的一群鹿，比一只鹿率领的一头狮子更难对付。
A bad custom is like a good cake, better broden than kept.
坏习惯象饼子，碎了比保存起来好。
A bald head is soon shaven.
光脑袋，剃得快。
A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.
瞎子不谢赠镜人。
A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.
借来的大氅不暖身。
A brave retreat is a brave exploit.
勇退即勇绩。
Accidents will happen in the best regulated families.
即使家规严，丑事总难免。
A candle lights others and consumes itself.
腊烛照亮了别人，毁灭了自己。
A constant guest is never welcome.
常来之客不会受欢迎。
A cracked bell can never sound well (is never sound).
破钟无好音。
A crown is no cure for the headache.
王冠难治头痛。
A drowning man will catch at a straw.
溺水者见草也要抓；急何能择。
After a storm comes a calm.
暴风雨后天平静；雨过天晴。
After death, the doctor.
人死医生来；雨后送伞。
A good beginning is half done.
良好的开端，就是成功了一半。
A good example is the best sermon.
良好的范例是最好的训诫。
A great ship asks deep waters.
大船要在深水行；英雄要有用武之地。
A horse stumbles that has four legs.
人有失手日，马有失蹄时。
A little neglect may breed great mischief.
小失成大害；小误酿大祸。
A little pot is soon hot.
壶小易热，量小易怒。
All are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人遁逃时，人人皆勇士。
All is fish that comes to his net.
到了网中都是鱼；只要到手全都要。
All is well that ends well.
结果好，就一切都好。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
Always taking out the meal-tub, and never putting in,soon comes to the bottom.
取粮不储粮，桶底粮也光；坐吃山空。
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差以千里。
An empty bag cannot stand upright.
空袋不能直立。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不粘青苔；转业不积财。
Art is long, life is short.
艺术恒久，生命短暂。
A small leak will sink a great ship.
小漏沉大船。
A stitch in time saves nine.
一针及时省九针；一针不补，十针难缝。
As the wind blows, you must set your sail.
趁风启帆。
As we sow, so shall we reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A valiant man's look is more than a coward's sword.
勇士的神色胜过懦夫的刀剑。
A vaunter and a liar are near akin.
自诩和说谎，二者正相仿。
Avarice blinds our eyes.
贪婪障人目。
A watched pot(pan) is long in boiling.
心急水不沸；盼得越切，来得越迟。
A wonder lasts but nine days.
新鲜事儿不久长。
Beard the lion in his den.
老虎头上捉虱；太岁头上动土。
Beauty is but skin deep.
美丽只是皮相（指：不能以貌取人）。
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 the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.
宁作自由民之首，不为贵族之尾。
Between two stools one goes the ground.
脚踩两只船，早晚要落水。
Beware beginnings.
慎始为上。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水（指：亲人比外人亲）。
Caesar's wife must be above suspicion.
身为凯撒（罗马大将）妻，必须无可疑（指：与伟大的人物交往的人不可有秽名）。
Charity begins at home, but should not end there.
施舍先及亲友，但不应限于亲友。
Companions are odious.
人比人，气死人。
Content is happiness.
知足常乐。
Custom is a second nature.
习惯是第二天性。
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
量布裁衣。
Danger is next neighbour to security.
危险是安全的紧邻。
Do as the Romans do.
入境要问俗。
Do as you would be done by.
你愿别人怎样对待你，你就应该怎样对待别人；己所不欲，勿施于人。
Do not hallo till you are out of the wood.
未出险境，先莫高兴。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
勿本末倒置；勿倒果为因。
Don't throw out the baby with the bath water.
切勿良莠不分一起抛。
Envy assails the noblest, the winds howl around the highest peak.
位高遭人妒，峰高招风怒。
Every advantage has its disadvantage.
有利必有弊。
Every cloud has a silver lining.
黑暗之中总有一线光明；祸中有福。
Every man has his liking.
人各有所好。
Every one's faults are not written in their foreheads.
人人有错，隐藏不露。
Everything hath an end.
万物有始必有终。
Everything must have a beginning.
凡事皆有始。
Example is better than precept.
范例胜于教训。
Fine feathers make fine birds.
好鸟要靠好羽毛；人要衣装，佛靠金装。
Fire and water have no mercy.
水火无情。
First come, first served.
先到先招待。
Fish begins to stink at the head.
鱼腐头先臭（上梁不正下梁歪）。
Forbidden fruit is sweet.
禁果味甜。
Force can never destory right.
暴力决不能摧毁正义。
God's mill grinds slow but sure.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Great designs require great consideration.
大计划要慎重考虑。
Great men have great faults.
伟大的人物也会有巨大的过失。
Great men's sons seldom do well.
大人物的子孙少出息。
Half a loaf is better than no bread.
半片面包总比没有好；有胜于无。
Haste makes waste.
欲速则不达。
Hear all parties.
兼听则明。
He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑在最后，谁笑的最好（指：不要高兴得过早）。
He measures another's corn by his own bushel.
用自己的标准衡量别人；以己度人。
He should have a long spoon that sups with the devil.
跟坏人打交道，要特别小心。
He that never rode never fell.
不骑马就不会落马。
He that would eat the kernel must crack the nut.
要把果仁吃，就得碎果壳。
History repeats itself.
历史自身常重演。
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair.
风顺便扯篷。
Honey is sweet, but the bee stings.
蜜甜蜂螫人。
Hunger is the best sauce.
饥者口中尽佳肴；饥饿之时，样样好吃。
If the mountain will not come to Mahomet,Mahomet must go to the mountain.
大山从不向穆罕默德移来，穆罕默德只好向大山走去；他若不迁就你，你只好迁就他。
If wishes were horses,beggars might ride.
愿望若是马，乞丐也可乘；愿望难成事实。
Ill air slays sooner than the sword.
污浊的空气杀人比刀还快。
Ill news never comes too late.
坏消息总是来得快。
In the kingdom of blind men, the oneeyed is king.
生在盲人国，独眼也称王。
It is better to be a martyr than a confessor.
与其做忏悔，不如做殉道者。
It is too late to shut the stalbe door when the steed is stolen.
失马锁厩，为时已晚；贼去关门，为时已迟。
It never rains but it pours.
不雨则已，一雨倾盆。
It takes two to make a quarrel.
吵架要有两个人。
Jack of all trades and master of none.
万事皆通，事事不精（指：杂而不精的人）。
Joy and sorrow are next-door neighbours.
快乐是忧愁的紧邻。
Keeping is harder than winning.
成功不易，保持更难。
Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
杀鸡取金蛋；只图眼前需要，断绝将来财源。
Kill two birds with one stone.
一石双鸟；一箭双雕。
Kinsman helps kinsman,but woe to him that hath nothing.
亲人帮亲人，无亲来帮愁煞人。
Like tree, like fruit.
有什么样的树，就有什么样的果。
Little thieves are hanged, but great ones escape.
大贼脱身去，小贼被吊死。
Long absent, soon forgotten.
久别易忘。
Long looked for comes at last.
久久寻找，终会找到。
Long tarrying takes all thands away.
耽搁太久，会把人家的谢意全送走。
Losers are always in the wrong.
失败之人受咎多。
Man is a god or a devil to his neighbour.
一个人对邻居来说，不是上帝，便是魔鬼。
Many men have many minds.
人多意见多；人多口杂。
Many wells, many buckets.
井多桶也多。
Mercy to the eriminal may be eruelty to the people.
对罪犯的仁慈，就是对人民的残忍。
Merry meet, merry part.
好聚好散。
Messengers should neither be headed nor hanged.
两国相争，不斩来使。
Might is right.
强权即公理。
Might overcomes right.
强权压倒公理。
Mischief has swift wings.
祸害长有飞翅。
Misery loves company.
同病相怜。
Mock not a cobbler for his black thumbs.
莫笑皮匠拇指黑。
Most things have two handles.
多数事物有两种解释。
Music is the eye of the ear.
音乐是耳朵的眼睛。
Necessity and opportunity may make a coward valiant.
需要和机会，可使懦夫变勇敢。
Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要是发明之母。
Neither fish nor flesh (nor good red herring).
非驴非马；不伦不类。
Never judge from appearances.
不可根据外貌判断；不可以貌取人。
Never too late to mend.
补过不嫌晚。
No cross, no crown.
没有十字架，就没有王冠；无苦即无乐。
No man can do two things at once.
一人不能同时做两件事；心无二用。
No man ever became thoroughly bad all at once.
从来没有骤然变得极坏的人。
No man is content.
知足的人世上无。
No mill, no meal.
不磨面就没有面包吃。
No pleasure without pain.
没有无痛苦的欢乐。
No rose without a thorn.
玫瑰皆有刺（没有尽善尽美的幸福）。
No smoke without some fire.
无火不生烟；无风不起浪。
Nothing venture, nothing have.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.
服从是军人的第一职责。
Older and wiser.
老而益精；越老越聪明。
Old bees yield no honey.
老蜂不产蜜。
Old vessels must leak.
船旧必漏。
Once a devil, always a devil.
一次做魔鬼，永远是魔鬼。
One flower makes no garland.
一朵花做不成一个花环。
One foot is better than two crutches.
一只脚胜过两条拐仗。
Oppression maketh a wise man mad.
人处压迫下，聪明也会疯。
Out of sitght, out of mind.
眼不见，心不想。
Pain is forgotten where gain follows.
一朝得了利，痛苦便忘记。
Patience is the plaster of all sores.
忍耐是一切痛苦的止痛膏。
Patient men win the day.
能忍者胜。
Peace with sword in hand, 'Tis safest making.
和平时期手执剑，这样做来最保险；有备无患。
Pen and ink is wit's plough.
笔墨是才智之犁。
Penny wise and pound foolish.
小事聪明，大事糊涂。
Poison is poison though it comes in a golden cup.
纵然装入金杯，毒药还是毒药。
Pouring oil on the fire is no way to quench it.
加油不是灭火法。
Praise is not pudding.
恭维不等于布丁；恭维不是实惠。
Promises are like piecrust, made to be broken.
诺言好似馅饼皮，做来便是为咬碎。
Promise is debt.
许愿要还，欠债要清；许愿如欠债，欠了便要还。
Public money is like holy water, every one helps himself to it.
公款如圣水，人人都要尝一嘴。
Quietness is best.
宁静最好。
Rain before seven: fine before eleven.
早雨不过午。
Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man,and writing an exact man.
阅读使人渊博，会谈使人机敏，写作使人严谨。
Remember thou art but a man.
记住：你只不过是个“人”而已。
Revolutions are not made with rosewater.
革命不是玫瑰香水做成的（指：革命不能采用温和的办法）。
Satan reproves sin.
魔鬼责人之罪（责备他人有罪过，自己同样有过失）。
Scanderbeg's sword must have Scanderbeg's arm.
斯坎德培（阿尔巴尼亚15世纪的民族英雄）的剑，必须要有斯坎德培的臂才能举；宝剑须由烈士擎。
Shallow streams make most din.
浅流水声响。
Short pleasure, long lament.
眼前片刻欢，日后长悲痛。
Silence gives consent.
沉默表示同意。
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
技能和信心是无敌的军队。
Something is better than nothing.
有总比没有强。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.
早熟早烂；早慧早夭。
Sorrow comes unsent for.
悲哀来时不须邀。
Sport is sweetest when there be no spectators.
旁边无观众，运动最轻松。
Still waters run deep.
静水流深。
Straws show which way the wind blows.
草动示风向。
Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear.
讲着某人，某人就到；说起曹操，曹操就到。
Teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
班门弄斧。
Temperance is the best physic.
节欲是最好的药品。
The best (greatest) fish keep (swim near) the bottom.
好鱼游水底（指：有价值之物不能轻易得到）。
The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good.
要求过高，反难成功。
The mountains have brought forth a mouse.
大山生小鼠（指：费力大而收效小）。
The pot calls the kettle black.
锅子嫌罐黑；责人严而责己宽；自己有过失而申斥他人。
There are two sides to every question.
每个问题都有两个方面。
There is a crook(=affliction,trial) in the lot of every one.
人生总有倒楣事；人生总有不如意处。
The swan sings when death comes.
死期来到，天鹅歌声美妙。
The thread breaks where it is weakest.
线断常在最细处。
The tongue ever turns to the aching teeth.
舌头总是碰着疼牙。
The used key is always bright.
常用的钥匙常光亮。
The weakest goes to the wall.
弱者败北。
The wish is father to the thought.
愿望为思想之父；所望之事，每易信之为真。
Things done cannot be undone.
事已定局，不能挽回；覆水难收。
Things unreasonable are never durable.
不合理的事不会长久。
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
厨子成群，煮坏肉羹。
Too much liberty spoils all.
自由过了头，一切乱了套。
Too much spoils, too little is nothing.
过多会坏事，过少不济事。
Tread on a worm and it will turn.
蚯蚓被踩也会动（指：被逼过甚，最温顺者也会反抗）。
True praise roots and spreads.
赞词真实，根深传远。
Two of a trade seldom agree.
同行是冤家；同行相妒。
Two wrongs don't make a right.
两个错加不出一个正确来。
Union is strength.
联合即是力量。
Vain glory blossoms but never bears.
虚荣能开花，但不会结果。
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms.
激动时的誓约，平静时便忘却。
Walls have ears.
隔墙有耳。
War is death's feast.
战争是死亡的筵席。
War makes thieves, and peace hangs them.
战争造成窃贼，和平把他们吊死。
Water afar quencheth not fire.
远水救不了近火。
Weeds want no sowing.
杂草不需种。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水可贵。
What youth is used to, age remembers.
少年惯为事，老时常记起。
When Greek meets Greek, then comes the bug of war.
两雄相争，难解难分。
When the tree is fallen, every one runs to it with his axe.
大树一倒下，人人持斧来。
When the well is full, it will run over.
井满则水溢。
When war begins, then hell openeth.
战争一开始，地狱便打开。
Where there are reeds, there is water.
有芦苇处必有水。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
Where the water is shallow, no vessel will ride.
水浅无船行。
Who swims in sin shall sink in sorrow.
在罪恶中游泳的人，必将在悲哀中沉没。
Wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.
瓶中之酒不解渴。
Woe to him that is alone.
孤独的人最可悲。
You cannot see the wood for trees.
见树不见林。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩
2．All is not gold that glitters.
金玉其外败絮其中
3．An idle youth， a needy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
4． Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口
5． Do wrong once and you'll never hear the end of it.
一失足成千古恨
6． Every cloud has a silver lining.
守得云开见月明
7．Every man has his fault.
人孰无过
8．First come， first served.
捷足先登
9． Haste makes waste.
欲达则不达
10． Honesty is the best policy.
诚实至上
11． In fair weather prepare for foul.
未雨绸缪
12． Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量
13． Let bygones be bygone.
既往不究
14． Look before you leap.
三思而后行
15． Man proposes， God disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天
16． Money talks.
金钱万能
17． No gains without pains.
吃得苦中苦方为人上人
18．Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧
19.Silence is golden.
献丑不如藏拙
20． Speak well of your friend，of your enemy say nothing.
隐恶扬善
21． Take things as they come.
逆来顺受
22． The ear1y bird catches the worm.
先到先得
23．Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月不饶人
24． To burn the cand1e at both ends.
自暴自弃
25． To count one's chickens before they are hatched.
实事求是
26． To make a mountain out of a mo1ehill.
小题大做
27． Too many cooks spoil tbe broth.
人多手脚乱
28． Well begun is half done.
事半功倍
29． When you are in Rome， do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗
30. Where there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没材烧。
Actions speak louder than words.
in black and white
Above board 光明正大
Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩
Add fuel to flame 火上浇油
Add insult to injury 痛上加辱
Adversity leads to prosperity 穷则思变
afraid of one's own shadow 杯弓蛇影；极度胆小
after a fashion 依葫芦画瓢
after lunch sit a while，after supper walk a mile. 午饭后坐一会，晚餐后走一里。
After a storm comes a calm. 雨过天晴，风平浪静。
After one's own heart 称心如意
against the grain 格格不入
against time 争分夺秒
alive and kicking 活蹦乱跳
all at sea 不知所措
the all clear 解除警报
all ears 集中注意力听
all eyes 全神贯注的看
All the cats are grey in the dark. 猫在暗中都是灰色的。
All his geese are swans. 他家的鹅都是天鹅。
All roads lead to Rome. 殊途同归
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也会傻。
All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的不一定都是金子。
All is well that ends well. 结局好，一切都好。
Alpha and Omega 自始至终
another pair of shoes 另外一回事，另当别论
anybodys's guess 难以预料
the apple of one's eyes 掌上明珠
April fool 傻瓜
armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿
Art is long, life is short. 人生有限，艺术无涯。
As a man is, so shall his company. 什麽样的任教什麽样的朋友。
As a man lives, so shall he die. 有生则有死。
As a man sows, so shall he reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
As the call, so the echo. 发什么声音，有什么回声。
As a tree falls , so shall it lies. 树倒在那里，就躺在那里。
As the tree, so the fruit. 是什么树，结什么果。
As busy as a bee. 非常忙碌
as changeable as the moon 变化无常
as cheerful as a lark 快乐无比
as cool as a cucumber 非常冷静
as cunning as a fox 像狐狸一样狡猾
as drunk as lord 喝的烂醉
as dumb as a statue 死不做声
as fit as a fiddle 非常健康
as greedy as a wolf 贪婪如狼
as hard as marble 非常坚硬
as like as two peas (beans) 一模一样
as light as a feather 轻如鸿毛
as merry as a cricket 非常快活
as poor as a church mouse 一贫如洗
as proud as a peacock 不可一世
as slippery as an eel 滑如泥鳅
as still as the grave 静如坟墓
as straight as an arrow 直如飞箭
as strong as an ox 健壮如牛
as stupid as a donkey 蠢笨如驴
as sweet as honey 甜如蜂蜜
as swift as lightning 快如闪电
As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 试金石可以试金，金子可以试人。
As wise as Soloman 聪明过人
ace in the hole （未公开的）王牌
Adversity often leads to prosperity. 逆境往往通向成功之路。
Advice is seldom welcome. 忠言逆耳。
After a delay comes a let. 夜长梦多。
All are brave when the enemy flies. 敌人逃遁时，个个是勇士。
All are not saints that go to church. 进教堂的不都是圣人。
All rivers run into the sea. 条条江河归大海。
All shall be well; Jack shall have Gill. 有情人终成眷属。
All that is fair must fade. 花开有谢；红颜须老。
Among the blind, the one-eyes man is king. 盲人国里，独眼成王。
An apple a day, keep the doctor away. 天天吃苹果，不用请大夫。
Ask for the moon 过分的要求
Ask much; know much. 问的多，知道的多。
The ass is not learned though he will be loaded with books. 驴子即使载满书本也不会有学问。
The ass that brays most eats least. 交的最响的驴吃的最少。
At court, everybody speaks for himself. 在法庭上，人人为自己辩护。
At a loose end 无所事事
at large 逍遥法外
at one's wit's end 智穷计尽，一筹莫展
at sixes and sevens 乱七八糟
at the eleventh hour （还来得及的）最后一刻
at the tip of one's tongue 话说到了嘴边
Away goes the devil when he finds the door shut against him. 看见门户紧闭，魔鬼也要离开。
Gain ground 取得进展
game not worth the candle 得不偿失
The game is up. 游戏收场了。
Genius is nothing but labour and diligence. 天才就是劳动加勤奋。
Get out bed on the wrong side 整天脾气不好
get someone's back up 惹恼某人
get the upper hand of 占上风
get to the bottom of 弄个水落石出
get wind of 风闻
gild the lily 画蛇添足
Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 谗言可畏，欲加之罪，何患无辞。
Give a thief rope enough and he will hang himself. 给小偷足够的绳子，他就会自己上吊。
Give me liberty or give me death. 不自由，毋宁死。
Give oneself away 露马脚
give someone the cold shoulder 对人冷淡
give someone the cue 给人暗示
Give him the dose of his own medicine. 以其人之道还治其人之身。
Give him an inch and he will take an ell. 得寸进尺
Give someone a leg up 助一臂之力
give someone the sack 解雇某人
Give one enough rope and he will hang himself. 任其放纵必自取灭亡。
give a sop to Cerberus 行贿
Glory is the shadow of virtue. 荣誉是美德的影子
go down like ninepins 被击败
go Dutch 各付各的帐
go fifty-fifty 平分；均摊
Go for it! 拚一次
go further and far worse 越搞越遭
Go in one ear and out the other. 左耳朵进，右耳朵出。
Go through fire and water 赴汤蹈火
go to the dogs 每况愈下
go the way of all flesh 走众生之路；死
go up in smoke 化为乌有
go west 死；上西天
go without saying 不言而喻
Gold will not buy everything. 金钱并非万能。
A good book is a great friend. 好书即益友
Good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜于美貌。
Good health is above wealth. 好身体胜于财富
Good horses make short way. 骏马能使远程变近。
A good husband makes a good wife. 夫善则妻贤
A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。
A good thing is known when it is lost. 好东西没有了才知道可贵。
A good winter brings a good summer. 好冬带来好夏
A good wife and health is a man's best wealth. 男子的最大财富就是妻子贤惠，自身健康。
Good to begin well; better to end well. 善始不如善终。
The good seaman is known in bad weather. 坏天气才知好水手。
Grasp all; lose all. 贪多必失
grasp the nettle 大胆处理棘手问题
Great men have great faults. 大人物有大过
Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
A great talker is a great liar. 言多必妄
Great trees catch wind 树大招风
The greater the truth, the worse the libel. 越是真理，越游人诽谤。
Green horn 新手 green light 同意；允许
green with envy 非常妒忌
A green wound is soon healed. 新伤容易愈合
Hair stand on end 毛发倒竖；毛骨悚然。
Hand in glove 密切配合
Handsome is as handsome does. 行为美才是真美
The handsomest flower is not the sweetest. 最好看的花未必香。
Hang by a thread 千钧一发
hang-dog look 愁眉苦脸
hang in the balance 悬而未决
Half a tale is enough for a wise man. 智者一听就懂
Happiness lies first of all in health. 幸福首要是健康
hard and fast 严格；严密
Harm set; harm get. 害人反害己
Hasty love is soon hot and soon cold. 轻率的爱情热的快，冷的也快。
Haste makes waste. 忙中出错。
Have a bee in one's bonnet 胡思乱想
have a finger in the pie 参与；染指某事
have a good mind 很想
have … at one's fingertips 唾手可得；十分熟悉
have one's hands full 有很多是要做
have too much on one's plate 贪多嚼不烂
have an old head on young shoulders 少年老成
have one's heart in one's mouth 战战兢兢
have kissed the Blarney stone 能说会道
have words with someone 和某人吵嘴
He cries wine and sells vinegar 叫卖的是酒，出售的是醋。
He is a good physician who cures himself. 能给自己看病的才是好医生。
He is richest that has few wants. 无所求的人最富
He that climbs high falls heavily. 爬的高，跌的重
He that does ill hates the light. 作恶的人憎恨亮光
He that helps the evil hurts the good. 帮助坏人等于伤害好人。
He that respects not is not respected. 你不敬人，人不敬你
head and shoulders above 远远高出
Health and wealth create beauty. 健康和财富能创造美
The healthy knows not of their health, but only the sick. 有病才知道健康的幸福。
Heart and soul 全心全意 The heart is seen in wine. 酒后吐真言。
He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后谁笑的最好
He needs a long spoon that sups with the devil. 没有金刚钻，不揽陶瓷活。
He that is full of himself is empty. 自满者无知。
He that lives with cripples learns to limp. 跟跛子一起，就会学瘸子走路。（近墨者黑）
He that never rode, never fell. 不骑马就永远不会甩下。
He that promises too much means nothing. 许诺太多等于零。
He that returns good to evil obtains the victory. 胜利属于以德报怨的人。
He that travels far knows much. 远行者见识广。
He that will not shall not eat. 不劳动不得食。
He that will thrive must rise at five. 要想发家，五点起床。
He who has no health has nothing. 没有健康就没有一切。
He who hesitates is lost. 当断不断，必受其患。
He who inquires much learns much. 问的多，学的也多。
He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning. 害怕问就是耻于学。
He who plays with fire gets burned. 玩火者必自焚。
He who risks nothing, gains nothing. 不冒险就无所得。
He who steals an egg will steal an ox. 有时偷蛋，长大偷牛。
He who would search pearls dive deep. 不潜深水采不到珍珠。
Health is above wealth. 健康重于财富。
A hero is nothing but a product of his time. 实事造英雄。
High and dry 孤立无援
A high building; a low foundation. 楼高基要深。
The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail. 猴子爬得越高，尾巴露的越长。
History repeats itself. 历史往往重演。
Hit below the belt 暗箭伤人
hit the ceiling 暴跳如雷
hit or miss 不论成败
hit the nail on the head 击中要害
Hobson's choice 没有选择余地
hoist with one's petard 害人反害己
hold water 有道理；站得住脚
hold out the olive branch 建议讲和
hold the purse string 掌管钱财
The hole calls the thief. 墙洞招小偷
A honey tongue, a heart of gail. 口蜜腹剑
Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，终有一失。
Honey is sweet but the bee stings. 蜜甜蜂蜇人
Hope is life and life is hope. 希望就是生活，生活也就是希望。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算。
Hue and cry 通缉令；追捕犯人的喊声
A hungry ass eats any straw. 饥不择食。
A hungry man is an angry man. 饿汉常发怒。
Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉借口多
An idle youth; a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
Idleness is the key of beggary. 懒汉出乞丐
If a man once falls, all will tread on him. 墙倒众人推
If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain. 人事两将就
If the old dog barks, he give the counsel. 老狗叫，是忠告。
If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 没有乌云， 就不只阳光的可贵。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 脚踏两只船，必然要落空。
If two men ride on a horse, one must sit behind. 如果两人骑一匹马，总有一个人坐在后面。
If you don't aim high, you will never hit high. 目标不高，成就不大
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 卖了奶牛就没有了奶
If you wish for peace, be prepared for war. 欲求和平，就得备战
I'll eat my hat if … 决无这回事；要是……我就不是人
Ill news travels fast. 坏事传千里 In a quarrel, both parties are to blame. 两人吵架，要怪双方。
In a breeze 轻而易举的
In a calm sea every man is a pilot. 风平浪静时，人人都可以当舵手。
In doing we learn. 在干中学
in high spirits 兴高采烈
in hot water 在困境中
in one's good books 受欢迎的
in the air 悬而未决的；人人都感觉到的
In prosperity think of adversity. 居安思危
in the same boat 同舟共济
in at one ear and out at the other 左耳朵进，右耳朵出
In every beginning think of the end. 未做一事，先思其结果
In every country the sun rises in the east. 太阳不分国别，永远升自东方。
In the long run 从长远的观点看
in one's mind's eye 在想象中
In the grave, the rich and the poor lie equal. 一朝入坟墓， 贫富无差别。
In water you see your face; in wine the heart of another. 水中可见自己的脸；酒中可知他人心。
In a word 总而言之
in the seventh heaven 在极乐世界
ins and outs 来龙去脉；细节
iron hand in a velvet glove 外柔内刚
It is easier to fall than to rise. 跌倒容易起来难
It is easy to be wise after the event. 事后诸葛亮好当
It is Greek to me. 一无所知。
It is hard to please all. 一人难讨百人心。
It is an ill wind that blows nobody good. 有利则有弊
It is easier to make enemies than to make friends. 结仇容易交友难
It is never too late to mend. 改过不嫌晚
It is never too later to learn. 活到老，学到老。
It is the first step that costs. 万事开头难
It is too later for the bird to scream when it is caught. 鸟被抓住才尖叫，为时以晚。
It never rains but it pours. 不下则已，下则倾盆。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌拍不响。
Jack of all trades and master of none. 样样皆通，样样稀松。
Joy and sorrow and next door neighbours. 欢乐与悲伤是近邻
a Judas 犹大（叛徒）
Judas kiss 死亡之吻
Judge not according to appearance. 人不可貌相
jump from the frying pan into the fire 出了泥坑，又进火坑
jump the gun 偷跑，提前行动
jump the queue 插队
junk food 零食
Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏
Keep an eye on 留神；注意
keep company 陪伴
keep the ball rolling 不中断
keep a cool head 保持头脑冷静
keep one's head above water 不欠债
keep one's word 信守诺言
keep one's powder dry 保持火药干燥；有备无患
keep the pot boiling 维持生活
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and half shut afterwards. 婚前要睁大眼睛；婚后要半闭眼睛
Keep your mouth shut and ears open. 多听少讲
kill the fatted calf 热情款待
Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. 杀鸡取蛋；竭泽而渔
Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟；一举两得
king of the castle 山大王 King Stork 残暴君王
King's English 标准英语
Kith and kin 亲戚朋友
know the ropes 懂得窍门
Knowledge comes from diligence. 知识源于勤奋
Knowledge makes humble; ignorance makes proud. 知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲
Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
Knowledge is a treasure, practice is the key to it. 知识是一座宝库，时间是库门的钥匙。
A labour of love 乐于做的事
Labour created man himself. 劳动创造了人类自己。
Labour had a bitter root but a sweet taste. 劳动的根苦，但尝起来是甜的。
The language of truth is simple. 真理的语言是朴素的。
The last five minutes determine the issue. 最后五分钟决定问题。
Laugh and grow. 心宽则体胖。
Lay something to heart 铭记在心
A lazy youth; a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
lead by the nose 牵着鼻子走
The leaner the dog, the fatter the flea. 狗越瘦，跳蚤越肥。
Learn not and know not. 不学无术
Learn to say before you sing. 先学说，再学唱
Learn even from the enemy. 即使是敌人也可以想他学习。
Learning is a bitter root, but it bears sweet fruit. 学问根苦果甜。
Learning makes a good man better, and an ill man worse. 知识使好人更好，坏人更坏。
Last talk, most work. 少说多干
leave someone in the lurch 不顾别人的安危
lend a hand 助一臂之力
Let another's shipwreck be your sea-mark. 别人的沉船就是你的航标
Let bygones be bygones. 过去的事就让它过去吧。
Let every man do what he was made for. 人尽其才。
Let one's hair down 放松一下
let the cat out of the bag 泄漏了秘密；走漏了风声
Let sleeping dogs lie. 不要惹是生非。
Let those who know the way go before. 让识途者先走
Lies have short legs. 谎言腿短
Life that is too short for the happy is too long for the miserable. 生命对幸福者太短，对痛苦者太长。
Life means struggle 生活就意味着斗争
Light burdens far heavy. 远途无轻担
Like another, like book. 有什麽样的作家，就有什麽样的作品。
Like cures like. 以毒攻毒
like a cat on hot bricks 热锅上的蚂蚁
like a red rag to a bull 惹人生气的事
Like father like son. 有其父必有其子
like water off a duck's back 不起作用
A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家是狮子，出门是老鼠。
A lion is known by his claws. 观其爪而知其狮
A little bait catches a large fish. 小本赚大利
a little bird told me 有人私下告诉我
A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world. 小孩是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。
Little drops of water make the mighty ocean. 涓涓细流汇大海
Little goods; little care. 钱财少，不烦恼
Little pot is soon hot. 量小易怒
Little strokes fell great oaks. 滴水穿石
Live and learn 活到老，学到老
Live and let live 自己活也要让别人活
live from hand to mouth 勉强糊口
Live not to eat, but eat to live. 活着不是为了吃，但吃是为了活着
Lock the stable door after the horse is stolen. 亡羊补牢
lock, stock and barrel 全部
Loftiest trees most dread the thunder 最高的树怕雷电
The loftier the building, the deeper the foundation should be laid. 楼越高，地基就下的越深
Look before you leap. 三思而后行
look for a needle in a haystack 海里捞针
look like a dying duck in a thunderstorm 惊慌失措
The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf. 雇羊易落狼口
lord it over somebody 对……发号施令
lose one's head 失去理智
lose one's tongue 语塞
lose track 失去联系；不之所在
Losers are always in the wrong. 败者为寇
Lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返
Love asks faith, and faith firmness. 爱情要求信任，信任要求坚定。
Love at first sight 一见钟情
Love is neither bought nor sold. 爱情不能买卖
Love is the reward of love. 爱情是对爱的报答
Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌
Love me little, love me long. 爱不贵亲密， 而贵长久
The love of money grows as the wealth increases. 越富越爱钱
Lying rides upon debt's back. 借债的人谎言多
Mad as a March hare 狂野，激动
make bricks without straw 做无米之炊
make a fool of oneself 出洋相
make a fuss 大惊小怪
make a mountain out of a molehill 小题大做
make do 凑合着用
make both ends meet 使收支相抵
make it 做成了某事
Make hay while the sun shines. 乘热打铁
make one's hair stand on end 极度恐慌
make one's mouth water 使人垂涎三尺
make a splash 引起一时的轰动
make short work of 很快做完某事
man and boy 从小到老；一辈子
A man cannot serve two masters. 一仆不能二主
A man of words and not of deeds, is like a garden full of weeds. 光说空话不干事，如同花园长满草
Man proposes; God disposes. 谋事在人；成事在天
Many dishes; many diseases. 食多病多
Many hands make light work. 人多好办事
a mare's nest 无稽之谈
Marry for money; starve for love. 为金钱结婚；为爱情挨饿
Mean men admire wealth; great men, glory. 庸人爱财富，伟人爱荣誉
measure for measure 以牙还牙
meet one's Waterloo 一败涂地
mend one's fences 改善关系
Merry meet; merry part. 好聚好散
Messengers should neither be headed not hanged. 两国相争，不斩来使
Might is right. 强权即公理
the milk of human kindness 恻隐之心
Mills of God grind slowly. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏
mind one's P's and Q's 慎言谨行
mind one's own business 少管闲事
Misfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行
Misfortunes tells what is fortune. 不经磨难不知福
A miss is as good as a mile. 差之毫厘，失之千里
Money is the root of evil. 金钱是万恶之源
Money makes the mare go 有钱能使鬼推磨
The moon is moon still, whether it shines or not. 无论明或暗，月亮总是月亮
More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达
The more nearly full the moon is, the more light is gives. 月逾近园，发的光越亮
The more women look in their glass, the less they look to their house. 女人照镜子越多，照管家务就越少
A mountain and a river are good neighbors. 山水禁相连
much ado about nothing 庸人自扰
A nail in one's coffin 催命符
nail someone down 敲定
nail to the pillory 钉在耻辱柱上
naked truth 赤裸裸的真实
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 远亲不如近友
The nearer the bone, the sweeter the flesh. 越是贴骨的肉越香
a near miss 接近成功的失败
Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明之母
neck and neck 不分上下
neither fish nor fowl 不伦不类
Never bow to authority, but always tip your hat. 尊敬权威但不屈服于权威
Never hit a man when he is down. 切勿落井下石
Never offer to teach a fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧
Never put off till tomorrow what you may do today. 不要把今天能做的事拖到明天
never say die 不要悲观
New brooms sweep clean. 新官上任三把火
new wine in old bottles 旧瓶装新酒
Nightingales will not sing in a cage. 关在笼子里，夜莺也不叫
the nineteenth hole 高尔夫俱乐部的酒吧
No autumn fruit without spring blossoms. 没有春天花开，哪来秋天果满枝
No fire without smoke. 有火必有烟
No like is the same. 凡物都有差异
No man is born wise and learned. 人非生而知之
No man is happy but by comparison. 幸福是比较而言的
No man is wise at all times. 智者千虑，必有一失
No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息
No one is a fool always, everyone sometimes. 没有终生的傻瓜，但人人会做傻事
No pains, no gains. 不劳责无获
no respecter of persons 一视同仁
No root, no fruit. 无根则无果
No rose without a thorn. 玫瑰皆有刺
No sweet without sweat. 没有汗水就没有甜蜜
not a leg to stand on 站不住脚
Nothing seek, nothing find. 无所求则无所获
Not to advance is to go back. 逆水行舟，不进则退
not to mention 更不用说
not turn a hair 不动声色
not worth the salt 无能；不称职
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要肯尝试
Nothing succeeds like success. 一事成功，事事顺利
Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子
Nothing worse than a familiar enemy. 家贼难防
The observed of all observers 举世瞩目的中心
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier. 军人的天职就是服从
Of nothing comes nothing. 无中不能生有
Of two evils choose the less. 两害相权取其轻
Offense is the best defense. 进攻是最好的防御
Old friends and old wine are best. 陈酒味醇，老友情深
Old love will not be forgotten. 旧情难忘
Old men go to death, death comes to young men. 老年人向死亡走去，死亡向年轻人走来
An old physician and a young lawyer 医生要年老，律师要年轻
The older one grows, the more one learns. 人老见多识广
on the Greek calends 逍遥无期
on one's toes 准备行动
on pins and needles 如坐针毡
on the spot 当场
on the spur of the moment 一时冲动
on tiptoe 翘首以待
The on-looker sees most of the game. 旁观者清
Once a man, and twice a child. 当大人只有一次，当小孩却能两次
Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
once in a blue moon 千载难逢
One bee is better than a hundred of flies. 一只蜜蜂胜过百只苍蝇
One boy is more trouble than a dozen girls. 一个男孩带来的麻烦比一打女孩都多
One can not put back the block. 时光不能倒流
One is never too old to learn. 学问不嫌老
One flower makes no garland. 一朵花做不成花环
One good turn deserves another. 善有善报
One hour today is worth two tomorrow. 今天一小时胜过明天两小时
One link broken, the whole chain is broken. 一环裂，全链断。
One man is no man. 个人是渺小的
One man's story is no story, hear both sides. 兼听则明，偏听则暗
One never loses anything by politeness. 礼多人不怪
One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏
One today is worth two tomorrow. 一个今天胜过两个明天
one's cup of tea 一个人的口味
open sesame 芝麻开门
Opinion rules the world. 舆论统治世界
Opportunities do not wait. 机不可失，时不再来
Out of the mouth comes evil. 祸从口出
Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦
out of step 不合拍
out of humor 闷闷不乐
out of sorts 心绪不佳
out of the blue 从天上掉下来
Over shoes, over boots. 一不做， 二不休。
Over the greatest beauty hangs the greatest ruin. 红颜多薄命
Paddle one's own canoe 做自己的事
Pain is forgotten where gain follows. 好了疮疤忘了痛
Pain past is pleasure. 痛苦过后是欢乐
paint the lily 画蛇添足
Pardon all but thyself. 原谅别人但不要原谅自己
part and parcel 主要部分
pass the buck 推卸责任
pass muster 基本合格
patience on a monument 极有耐性之人
The path to glory is always rugged. 光同之路长坎坷
pay back in one's own coin 以其人之道还其人之身
pay lip-service to 口头帮忙
The pen is mightier than the sword. 笔强于剑
Pen and ink is wit's plough. 笔墨是智慧之犁。
A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一便士等于挣一便士。
Penny-wise and pound-foolish. 小事聪明，大事糊涂。
Perseverance is the only road to success. 不屈不挠是取得胜利的唯一道路
a piece of cake 小事一桩
Plain living, high thinking. 一帆风顺
play ducks and drakes with 挥霍浪费
play fast and loose 反复无常
play for safety 不冒风险
play havoc with 搅乱，破坏
play second fiddle 处于次要地位
Pleasant hours fly past. 好景不长
Please all and you please none. 讨好所有的人结果讨不到好
plough the sand 白费力气
The pot calling the kettle black. 锅嫌壶黑
pour oil on troubled water 平息风波
Poverty is no disgrace. 贫穷不是耻辱
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧
Prepare for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪
Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜过治疗
Pride goes before a fall. 骄傲必败
Procrustean bed 逼人就范之物
A promise is a debt. 许诺等于欠债。欠债要清，许诺要还。
Promise little, but do much. 少许愿，多做事。
Proof is better than argument. 事实胜于雄辩。
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. 吃了布丁才知其味
Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries them. 顺境交的朋友，逆境接受考验。
Providing is preventing. 有备无患
pull the chestnuts out of the fire 火中取栗--替人冒险
pull one's leg 开玩笑，捉弄人
pull one's punches 不用全力
pull one's weight 竭尽全力 pull strings 幕后操纵
The purest gold is the most ductile. 最纯的金最柔软
put the cart before the horse 本末倒置
put on airs 装模作样
put on the screw 施加压力
put one's cards on the table 摊牌
put a spoke in someone's wheel 阻挠某人的行动
put two and two together 罗列现象，进行推理
Quality is better than quantity. 质胜于量
a queer fish 怪人
Quick at meal, quick at work. 吃饭快，做事也快。
A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 问心无愧，打雷照睡
Rain before seven, fine before eleven. 早晨下雨午前晴。
Rain cats and dogs 大雨倾盆
rank and file 普通一兵，普通老百姓
read between the lines 体会言外之意
Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. 阅读使人渊博，会谈使人机敏，写作使人严谨。
Read one's mind 直到他人的心思
Reap as one has sown. 种豆得豆，种瓜得瓜
red tape 繁文缛节
Respect a man, he will do the more. 敬人一分，受敬十分。
Rest on one's laurels 躺在荣誉上睡觉
restless like Ulysses 劳顿不休
return kindness with ingratitude 恩将仇报
Rich man feed, poor man breed. 富人足食，穷人多子。
Riches serve a wise man but command a fool. 财富为聪明人服务，但能支配傻瓜。
Ride the high horse 趾高气扬
rind a bell 唤醒过去
rise from the ashes 从毁灭中再生
rob Peter to pay Paul 拆东墙补西墙；借钱还债
a Roland for an Oliver 势均力敌；针锋相对
roll out the red carpet 热烈欢迎
A rolling stone gathers no moss. 转石不生苔。
Rome was not built in one day. 罗马并非一天建成。
Round the clock 不分昼夜
round-table conference 圆桌会议
royal road 坦途
rub it in 反复讲别人不愿听的事
rub shoulders with 点头之交
rub up the wrong way 倒着毛摸
run one's head against a stone wall 碰壁
Rust consumes iron, and envy consumes itself. 铁锈腐蚀钢铁，妒忌伤害自身。
Safe and sound 安然无恙
Safe bind, safe find. 藏的稳，找的准
A saint abroad and a devil at home. 在外是圣人，在家是魔鬼
salt of the earth 社会中坚
The same knife cuts bread and fingers. 同是一把刀，切面包时也会切着手指。
Saving is getting. 节俭等于增加收入。
Saying and doing are two different things. 说和做是两回事
The sands are running out. 时间不多了
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. 互相奉承
The sea refuses no river. 大海不拒江河
see eye to eye 看法完全一致
see how the cat jumps 观望形势
see how the wind blows 观察风向；了解情况
see the light 恍然大悟
Second thoughts are best 慎思为佳
Seeing is believing. 眼见为实
Seek the truth from the facts. 实事求是
separate the sheep from the goats 区分善恶
serve one right 罪有应得
set the Thames on fire 干大事，做不寻常之事
Ships fear fire more than water. 船怕水，但更怕火。
Shipshape 井井有条
show the cloven hoof 原形毕露
show one's colours 暴露真面目
show the white feather 胆怯
A shy cat makes a proud mouse. 猫胆子小，老鼠胆大
shylock 不择手段的守财奴
Simon Legree 残暴之徒
Simple diet, healthy children. 粗茶淡饭，孩子健康
sink or swim 孤注一掷
Sit above the salt 坐上席，受尊敬
sit on the fence 骑墙，固守中立
sit on a volcano 处境十分危险
sit pretty 处于有利地位；过舒服日子
six and falf dozen 半斤八两
sixth sense 第六感官
skate on thin ice 如旅薄冰
The sky is not less blue because the blind does not see it. 蓝天并不因瞎子看不见而减少
sleep a dog-sleep 打个盹儿
sleep like a log 沉睡不醒
slip of the tongue 说走了嘴
Slanders by many mouths can melt a metal. 众口铄金
Sleep is a thief; it steals half one's life. 睡眠是贼，他偷走了人的一半生命。
Small gains bring great wealth. 集小利，成巨富。
A small leak will sink a great ship. 小漏不补沉大船
smell a rat 觉得可疑
the smiler with the knife under the cloak 笑里藏刀
snake in the grass 暗藏的危险
A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪照丰年
So said, so done. 这么说，就这么干
Soft fire makes sweet malt. 文火煮出好麦芽糖，满工出细活
soft soap 奉承话
Sometimes the best gain is to lose. 微损有时获巨利
Soon learnt, soon forgotten. 学的快，忘得也快。
Sooner or later, the truth comes to light. 真相迟早会大白
sore spot 痛处；伤疤
SOS 求救信号
Sow nothing; reap nothing. 不播种，无收获。
Spin a yarn 编造故事
split one's sides 笑破肚皮
The spoken word cannot be swallowed. 说出的话收不回
A spot is most seen on the finest cloth. 在最精美的布上，污点最容易被发现。
Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. 种下的是风，收获的确是飓风。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不用鞭子，宠坏孩子。
Speech is silver; silence is gold. 雄辩是银，沉默是金
speed the parting guest 祝客人一路顺风
The sprit is willing but the flesh is weak. 力不从心
square peg in a round hole 不适合
stand on one's own feet 自立；不依靠他人
Stars are not seen by sunshine. 日出星隐，相形见绌。
Start from scratch 从头开始
start on the wrong foot 迈错第一步
stay put 留在原处
steal one's thunder 抄袭，模仿
steer clear of 避开
Step by step, the ladder is ascended. 梯子是一级级爬上去的。
Stick one's neck out 露出破绽，冒风险
A stitch in time saves nine. 一针及时省九针
Still waters run deep. 静水深流。
A stone in the well is not lost. 井里的石头丢不了。
Storm in a tea cup 大惊小怪
strike a bargain 达成协议；成交
Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁
Strong in action; gentle in method. 行动要果断；方法要温和。
Stuff today and starve tomorrow. 今天大吃大喝，明天忍饥挨饿。
Such beef, such broth. 裹上糖衣
suit someone down to the ground 完全合适
Swan song 绝笔；临死哀歌；歌手的告别演出
The swan sings before death. 天鹅临死歌声美
Sweep before your own door. 正人先正己
Sweet discourse make short days and nights. 话若投机嫌日短
Sweet is pleasure after pain. 苦尽甘来
Tadpoles will become only frogs. 蝌蚪只能变青蛙
Tailors and writers must mind the fashion. 裁缝重式样，作家重时尚。
Take a back seat 不得意，不重要
Take away fuel, take away flame. 薪尽火自灭
Take care of pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. 小事注意，大事自成。
Take French leave 不辞而别
Take little but give much. 少索取，多奉献
take potluck 吃家常便饭
take something lying down 善罢甘休
take the bull by the horns 敢冒风险
take the cake 脱颖而出
take time by the forelock 不失时机
take with a grain of salt 不全信
talk big 说大话，吹牛
talk Billingsgate 说脏话
talk the hind leg off a donkey 说的天花乱坠
talk shop 三句话不离本行
tall order 难办的事情
tall story 难以相信的事情
Teach others by your example. 以身作则
Teaching others teaches yourself. 教学相长
tell someone flat 直言相告
That happens in a moment which may not happen in a thousand years. 天有不测风云
That is another pair of shoes. 完全是另一码事。
There are many ways to fame. 成名有许多渠道
There is no medicine against death. 世上没有不老药
There is no royal road to Rome. 学问无坦途
There is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收
There's no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪
thereby hangs a tale 说来话长
They can do least that boast loudest. 吹牛的人做的最少
Things done can not be undone. 事以定局，无法挽回。
Things unreasonable are never dureable. 是不合理难持久
a thorn in the flesh 肉中刺
Those in the same boat should row together. 同舟需共济
Three know it, all know it. 三人知，人人知。
Three scores and ten is the age of man. 七十是人之寿命
the three R's 基本三会--读、写、算
through thick and thin 不畏艰难困苦
throw cold water on 泼冷水
Throw the baby out with the bath water 不分良莠
Throw a sprat to catch a whale 吃小亏占大便宜
throw up the sponge 认输
thumbs up 赞成
tide over 度过难关
A tiger leaves a skin behind him. 人死留名，虎死留皮。
Time and tide waits for no man. 岁月不等人。
Time cures everything. 时间能抑制一切。
Time flies. 光阴似箭
Time is the father of truth. 时间是真理之父
Time is money. 时间就是金钱
Time tries truth. 实践检验真理。
A timid cat makes a proud mouse. 猫一胆怯，鼠就翻天。
Tit for tat 针锋相对
to and fro 来来往往
To be or not to be : that is the question. 生与死是至关重要的问题
To know oneself is wisdom, to forget oneself is folly. 了解自己是聪明，忘乎所以是愚蠢
Today is yesterday's pupil. 今天是昨天的学生。
To mention the wolf's name is to see the same. 说曹操，曹操到。
To one's taste 和某人的口味
To save time is to lengthen life. 节省时间就是延长生命。
Tomorrow comes never. 明天永远不会到来。
The tongue of idle person is never idle. 人懒话多
Too many cooks spoil the broth. 梢工多了会翻船
Too much humility is pride. 过分谦虚即骄傲
Too much liberty spoils all. 自由过了头，一切会乱套。
Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。
Too much spoils, too little is nothing. 太多会坏事，太少不济事。
Top dog 大人物 The tortoise wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡大觉，乌龟跑第一。
The touch of Midas 点金术
touch wood 但愿走好运
True blue will never stain. 纯蓝不染色
True gold fears not the fire. 真金不怕火炼。
True love is giving, not taking. 珍爱是给于，不是索取。
Trust not a new friend, nor an old enemy. 不轻信新知，也不轻信宿敌
Truth conquers all things. 真理能战胜一切
Truth needs not many words. 真理无许多言
Truth will prevail. 真理必胜。
Try before you trust. 先考验，后信任。
Turn a blind eye 视而不见
turn a deaf ear 听而不闻
turn one's head 趾高气扬
turn an honest penny 老老实实挣钱
turn over a new leaf 弃旧迎新，重新开始
turn tail and run 掉头就跑
Two can play at the game. 你耍的花招别人也会
Two dogs over one bone seldom agree. 两狗一骨，必有一争。
Two eyes can see more than one. 一人不及两人智
Two heads are better than one. 人多智广。
Two wrongs do not make a right. 两个错误不等于一个正确
Ugly duckling 丑小鸭
An ugly woman dreads the mirror. 丑妇怕照镜子
under the hammer 被拍卖
under one's nose 在眼皮底下
Under water, famine; under snow, bread. 洪水造饥荒；瑞雪照丰年
under way 在进行中
under the weather 身体不适
Unequal marriages are seldom happy. 不平等的婚姻不会幸福。
United we stand, divided we fall. 团结则存，分裂则亡。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 逆耳之言是良药。
Up corn, down horn. 谷贵则肉贱
ups and downs 沉浮；兴衰
up to scratch 达到标准
upset the apple cart 美梦破灭
Use a book as a bee does a flower. 用书如蜜蜂采蜜
The used key is always bright. 常用的钥匙不生锈。
Vain glory blossoms but never bears. 虚荣开花不结果
Velvet paws hide sharp claws. 柔软的脚蹼里藏着利爪。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one. 欲钓大鱼，先舍小鱼。
The vicar of Bray 见风使舵之人
Victory of defeat. 不成功，便失败。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德远胜过美貌。
A voice in the wildness. 荒野的呼声
The voice of the people is the voice of God. 人民之声就是上帝之音。
Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms. 激动时发的誓言，平静时便忘却。
Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳
Want is a severe but efficient teacher. 贫苦是严厉而教导有方的教师
Want is the mother of industry. 贫困是勤劳之母
Want of wit is worse than want of wealth. 无知比贫穷更糟糕
War is death's feast. 战争是死亡的宴席。
Wash one's dirty linen in public 当中出丑
wash one's hands 洗手不干；不再管某人或谋事
Water can not turn backward. 河水不能倒流
The way to be safe is never to feel secure. 警惕才能安全。
The way to heaven is alike in every place. 上天堂的路，到处都一样。
Wealth is the test of a man's character. 财富是人品的试金石
wear and tear 消耗，磨损
wear one's heart on one's sleeve 光明磊落
We are not born for ourselves. 人生天地间，并非为自己
We can not see the wood for the tree. 不能见树不见林
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水贵
We shall lie all alike in our grave. 躺在坟墓里，人人都一样。
Weeds want no sowing. 野草不必栽种
Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半
wet blanket 扫兴的事
wet behind the ears 乳臭未干
What can't be cured must be endured. 无法医治的病只好忍受。
What's done can't be undone. 事已定局，无法挽回。
What is done by night appears by day. 夜晚做的是白天会暴露
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. 幼年学的，终生不忘。
What's lost is lost. 失者不可复得
What you have to do, do without delay. 非干不可的事，就得立刻做。
What the heart thinks the tongue speaks. 言为心声。
What's lost is lost. 失者不可复得
When the cat's away, the mice will play. 猫儿不在，老鼠成精。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese. 狐狸讲道， 鹅要当心。
When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war. 两强相遇，必有一斗。
When gun speaks, it is too late to argue. 大炮一响，谈判已晚。
When a man is going sown hill, everyone will give him a push. 一人走下坡，人人推一把。
When the moon is at its full, it begins to wane. 月盈则亏。
When one will not, two cannot quarrel. 一人不愿，两人难吵。
When the owl sings, the nightingale will hold her peace. 猫头鹰唱歌，夜莺屏息。
When shepherds quarrel, the wolf has a winning game. 鹬蚌相争，渔人得利。
When a thing is done advice comes too late. 事情做过后，忠告也晚了。
When war begins , hell opens. 战争一开始，地域门便开。
When wine sinks, words swim. 三杯酒下肚，开始说胡话。
When the wolf grows old, the crows ride him. 狼老遭乌鸦欺
When you make new friends, don't forget the old ones. 有了新交，不忘旧友。
Where bees are, there is honey. 哪里有蜜蜂，哪里就有蜂蜜。
Where drums beat, laws are silent. 战鼓一响，法律无声。
Where light is, there shadow is. 那里有光，哪里就有影子
Where there is smoke, there is fire. 有烟就有火。
Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者，是竟成。
While there is life, there is hope. 有生命就有希望。
White elephant 无用之物
white lie 无害的谎言
Who keeps company with the wolf, will learn to howl. 跟狼在一起，就会学狼嗥。
Who knows most says least. 知道最多的人说的最少。
Who makes friends of all keeps none. 滥交友者无友。
The wife is the key of the house. 妻子是家庭的关键。
Willy-nilly 愿意还是不愿意
wind someone round one's finder 任意摆弄
Wine and judgement are mature with age. 酒老味醇，人老识深。
Wine and wenches empty men's purse. 酒和美色使人倾家荡产。
Wisdom is more precious than wealth. 智慧胜过财富。
Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body. 智慧之于心灵正如健康之于身体。
Wise men have their mouths in their hearts, fools their hearts in their mouths. 知着嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。
Wise men seek instruction; fools fall for applause. 聪明人寻找指教，愚蠢人想听赞美。
The wise man is always a good listener. 智者善听人言。
Wit without learning is like a tree without fruit. 光有才智无学识，如同果树不结果。
Wit and will strive for the victory. 智慧和意志是胜利的保证。
With might and main 全力以赴
with one's tail between one's legs 夹着尾巴；垂头丧气
Without a friend, the world is a wilderness. 没有朋友，世界成了荒野。
Without money, without tear. 没有钱，就没有忧虑。
Words are like bees, they have honey and a sting. 言语像蜜蜂，有蜜也有刺。
Words fly, writings remain. 言语飞逝，著作长存。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and some down. 人世如梯子，有人上去有人下来。
The world is an inn, and death is the journey's end. 世界好比旅馆，死亡是旅程的终端。
Work while you work, play while you play. 工作的时候工作，玩耍的时候玩耍。
Work won't kill but worry will. 劳动无害，忧虑伤身。
Worship the golden calf 见钱眼开
Wrangle for an ass's shadow 无意义的争吵
the writing on the wall 不祥之兆
worth one's salt 称职
Years bring wisdom. 年岁带来智慧
Years know more than books. 岁月比书本知道的多。
Yesterday will not be called again. 昨日不再来。
You cannot be lost on a straight road. 走直路，不迷途。
You cannot eat your cake and have it. 事难两全。
You can not make a crab walk straight. 不要强人所难。
You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink. 不能强人所难。
You never know what you can do till you try. 时间才知真本领。
Youth look forward and age backward. 青年人展望未来，老年眷恋过去
Zeal without prudence is frenzy. 热情而不审慎等于狂热。
Zero hour 发动进攻的时刻；决定性的时刻；零点
Bad blood 恶感，仇恨
Bad news travels fast. 恶事传千里
Bad times make a good man. 乱世出英雄
bad and baggage 彻底；全部
a bag of bones 瘦的皮包骨头
bakesr's dozen 十三个
bark up the wrong tree 攻击错了目标，白费力气
Barking dogs seldom bite. 叫狗不咬人。
Be honest rather than clever. 与其聪明，不如诚实。
Be well off 富裕；小康的
The beacon does not shine on its own base. 灯塔不照自己。（当局者迷）
Bears are caught by honey. 蜂蜜是捉熊的诱饵。
Bear the brunt 承受打击
a bed of roses 安乐窝
Before gold, even kings take off their hats. 见钱眼开
beg the question 回避问题
Beggars cannot be choosers. 饥不择食
The beginning of all things is small. 万事起头小。
Behind the secnes 在幕后，私下
Believe no tales from the enemy's tongue. 敌人的话不可信
beside oneself with 因为 。。。 而精神失常；得意忘形
beside the point 偏离话题
The best physicians are Dr. Diet, Dr. Quiet, and Dr. Merry-man. 最好的医生是：节食、静养、愉快
Better ask the way than go astray. 宁可问路，不可迷路。
Better late than never. 迟座总比不做好
Better be poor than wicked. 人穷不能志短
between the devil and the blue sea 进退维谷
between you and me 天知地知，你知我知
Beware of a man who never speaks and of a dog never barks. 当心不语的人，提方不叫的狗。
Bide one's time 等待时机
a big mouth 夸夸其谈的人
Big mouthfuls often choke. 贪多嚼不烂。
A bird in the band is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林。
Bird of passage 漂泊不定的人
A bird may be known by its note, and a man by his talk. 以音知鸟，闻言而知其人
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
A bird's eye view 鸟瞰
Birth is much, but breeding is more. 教育重于门第。
Birthday suit 一丝不挂；赤身裸体
bite off more than one can chew 贪多嚼不烂
bite one's tongue off 后悔自己讲过的话
black and blue 轻一块，紫一块。
A black hen lays a white egg. 黑鸡生白蛋，丑妇生俊儿。
Black sheep 败家子；无用之辈
blaze the trail 开辟道路
bleed one white 榨干某人的血汗（或钱财）
blind alley 死胡同
Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水
Blood will have blood. 血债要用血来偿
。 Blot on the landscape 杀风景
blow hot and cold 忽冷忽热；动摇不定
blow one's own trumpet 自吹自擂
blue ribbon 最高荣誉
a bolt from the blue 晴空霹雳
Books and friends should be few but good. 书和朋友要少而精。
The boot is on the other leg. 张冠李戴
born in the purple 出生豪门
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth 出身高贵
Box and Cox 轮流交换
Brains trust 智囊团
A brave man may fall but he cannot yield. 勇士可能会跌倒但不会屈服。
A brave retreat is a brave exploit. 勇敢的退却也是英勇的行为
breach of promise 毁约食言
bread and butter 生活必需品
Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。
Break a butterfly on a wheel 小题大做，杀鸡用牛刀
break one's words 说话不算话
break the ice 打破沉默
breath of life 不可缺少的东西
brevity is the soul of wit 言以简洁为贵
A bride will enter without knocking. 贿赂进屋，不用敲门。
The brighter the moon, the more the dogs howl. 月亮越明，狗叫得越凶。
Burn one's fingers 吃亏上当
bring something home to somebody 使某人认识到
bring the house down 博得满堂喝彩
bring owls to Athens 多此一举
build upon sand 建在沙上
bull in a china shop 瓷器店里的公牛
A bully is always a coward. 持强欺弱是懦夫
Buridan's ass 优柔寡断之人
burn the candle at both ends 一根蜡烛两头烧
burn one's boats (bridges) 破釜沉舟
burn the midnight oil 开夜车
A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
Bury one's hand in the sand 鸵鸟政策
Busiest men find the most time. 盲人最会利用时间。
Business before pleasure. 先工作，后娱乐。
But me no buts. 别老对我说"但是"了
butterflies in one's stomach 紧张不安
by all means 尽力；一定
by a hair's breadth 几乎；差不多
by and large 总的说来，大体上
by hook or by crook 不择手段
by the book 有根据，照章办事
by leaps and bounds 大幅度的，飞速的
by no means 决不
call a spade a spade 直言不讳
call it a day 今天到此为止
call somebody names 骂人
A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮了别人， 毁灭了自己。
Can't have it both ways 不能兼而有之
cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear 母猪耳朵做不出丝钱袋
cannot say bo to a goose 胆小如鼠
can't see the wood for the trees 只见树木不见森林
a card up one's sleeve 王牌，绝招
Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎勤奋，带来好运。
Care killed the cat 忧虑缠身
carry coal to Newcastle 徒劳无益；白费力气
cast sheep's eye 送秋播，以目传情
cast pearls before swine 明珠暗投
castle in the air 空中楼阁
The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better friends. 猫狗可以相吻，但不会成为好友。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing creams. 猫偷吃奶油时总是闭着眼睛。
A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。
A cat in gloves catches no mice. 戴手套的猫抓不住老鼠。
A cat may look at the king. 猫有权看国王
The cat is out of the bag. 泄露了秘密；走漏了风声
cat's paw 为他人"火种取栗"的人
a cat-and-dog life 争争吵吵的日子
catch someone napping 乘人不备
catch someone red-handed 当场抓获
Caution is the parent of safety. 谨慎为安全之本。
Chalk it up 公布于众；记在帐上
The child is father of the man. 从小看大，三岁看老。
Children and drunk people speak the truth. 小孩和醉汉说的是真话。
Choose a wife by your ear rather than by your eye. 选择妻子最好用耳不用眼。
Choose au author as you choose a friend. 择书如择友
clean hands. 清正廉洁
clear the air 清除误会；清除隔阂
cold comfort 不起作用的安慰
cold shoulder 冷淡对待
Command your men and do it yourself. 指挥别人就的以身作则。
Confession is the first step to repentance. 悔罪必先认罪。
Cool one's heel 坐冷板凳，苦等
come a long way 有了很大的进展
come clean 全盘招供
come in handy 用得上
come thick an fast 大批涌来
compare notes 交流思想
A creaking door hangs long. 旧门久用，病夫命长。
Crocodile's tears 鳄鱼的眼泪；假慈悲
The cross on the breast, and the devil in the heart. 胸前十字架，心里怀鬼胎。
Cross one's fingers 求上帝保佑
cross one's mind 偶然想到
cross swords with someone 交锋；争论
cry one's eyes out 悲痛欲绝，大哭失声
cry over spilt milk 牛奶一处，后悔无疑
curtain lecture 枕边训导
cut corners 走捷径，超近路
cut a good figure 给人好的印象
cut no ice 不起作用
cut one's coat according to one's cloth 量入为出，看布裁衣
cut and run 慌忙逃走
cut a long story short 长话短说
cut both ways 两方面都起作用
cut someone short 打断别人的话
cut things fine 算得很精确
cut somebody to the quick 戳到某人的痛处
The darkest hour is nearest dawn. 黎明之前天最黑。
Day in and day out 日复一日
Dead Sea fruit 死海之果--华而不实
The death of wolves is the safety of sheep. 狼死羊安
Deeds are fruits; words are but leaves. 言语是叶，行为是果。
Deep rivers move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy. 河深水静流，溪浅水声喧
Deliberate slowly; execute promptly. 决策要慢，行动要快。
Despair gives courage to a coward. 人急造反，狗急跳墙。
Destroy the lion while he is yet but a whelp. 杀狮应在幼年时。
The devil takes the hindmost 迟者遭殃
diamond cut diamond 棋逢对手
die game 致死不屈
die hard 很难消除；死硬派
die in harness 战死杀场
The die is cast. 木已成舟
Diet cures more than doctors. 食疗胜于医疗
Diligence is the mother of success. 勤劳是成功之母
Diligence outstrips poverty. 勤能克穷
dine and wine 请酒席
dip into one's pocket 乱花钱
Discontent is the first step in progress. 不满足于现状是进步的开始。
Distrust is poison to friendship. 猜疑是友谊的毒药
Do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗
Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人
Don't cross the bridge until you come to it. 到了桥前才过桥
Don't trouble troubles until trouble troubles you. 麻烦不找你，不要找麻烦。
Dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残，同时不操戈
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 不要过早乐观
Dot one's I's and cross one's t's. 做收尾工作
Doubt is the key to knowledge. 多疑之人
down at the mouth 情绪低落
down and out 失败
drag one's feet 迟疑不前
draw a blank 落空；徒劳无功
draw the longbow 夸海口
drink like a fish 狂饮
drop in the ocean 沧海一粟
Drug on the market 卖不出的货物
Drowning man will catch at a straw. 溺水者见到稻草也要捞
Dumb dogs are dangerous. 不叫的狗咬人
Dutch courage 酒后之勇
Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together. 鹰爱独飞，羊爱群居
The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃，捷足先登
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 睡得早，起的早，聪明、富裕、身体好。
Easier said than done. 说比作难。
East or west, home is best. 东好西好，在家最好。
Easy come, easy go. 来得容易，去的也快。
Eat one's cake and have it. 两者不能兼得
eat humble pie 忍气吞声
eat one's words 自食其言
eat one's head off 吃得过多
eat out of one's hands 柔顺，听话
eat somebody's salt 受人款待，欠人人请
Empty vessels make the greatest noise. 慢罐子不响，半罐子叮当。
End in smoke 成为泡影
The end tries all. 结局检验一切
Enough is as good as a feast. 知足者常乐。
Enough make the angles weep 非常动人
Envy shoots at others and wounds himself. 妒忌别人，伤了自己。
Even a worm will turn. 逼人太甚，必有反抗
Even Homer sometimes nods. 伟人也有打盹儿的时候
Every medal has two sides. 每一枚奖章都有两个面
Everybody's business is nobody's business. 人人都管等于没有人管
Every dog has his day. 人人都有得意的时候
Every dog is a lion at home. 狗是百步王，只在门前凶。
Every law has a loophole. 每部法律都有漏洞。
Every rule has its exception. 有规则就有例外。
Every tide has its ebb. 潮起必有潮落。
Every why has its wherefore. 凡事都有因。
Everybody is wise after the event. 人总是事后聪明
Everything is good in its season. 春桃秋菊，物各有时。
Everything is good when new, but friends when old. 东西是新的好，朋友是老的好。
Example is better than precept. 经验是最好的教师。
Experience is the best teacher. 经验是最好的教师。
Extreme right is extreme wrong. 极端正确就是极端错误。
Eyes are bigger than one's stomach. 新有余而力不足。
Eye for eye; tooth for tooth 以牙还牙
Eyes speak all languages; wait for no letter of introduction. 眼睛能讲各种语言，他不需要介绍信。
The eye is the mirror of the soul. 眼睛是灵魂的镜子
Face value 表面上的价值
The face is the index of the mind. 面孔是心灵的标志。
Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
A faint heart never won a fair lady. 懦夫难得美人心。
A fair death honors the whole life. 死的正值，一生光荣。
Fame, like a river, is narrowest at its source. 名声如江河，开头最狭窄。
The fairest flowers soon fade. 好花易谢。
Faith can remove mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
Fall by the way 半途而废
fall flat 失败
A fall to the pit; again in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
The fall of a leaf heralds the advent of autumn. 一片落叶预兆秋天的来临。
Fall out 争吵
false alarm 虚惊
Failure is the mother or success. 失败是成功之母。
Failure teaches success. 失败是成功之母。
Far cry 很大的差距
far from the madding crowd 远离尘世
Fat hens lay few eggs. 肥鸡生蛋少。
A feather in one's cap 值得骄傲的事
Feed a cold and starve a fever. 伤风宜吃，发烧宜睡。
Feed by measure and defy the physician. 饮食有节，医生失业。
Few words, many deeds. 少说话，多做事。
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. 没有不透风的墙。
Fifth Column 第五纵队
Fight with one's back to the wall 决一死战
find fault with 挑毛病
finishing touches 收尾工作
Fire and water have no mercy. 水火无情。
Fire proves gold; adversity proves man. 烈火见真金，逆境出好汉。
First come, first served. 先到者，先受招待。
First think, then speak. 三思而后行。
First thrive, then wife. 先立业，后成家。
The first dish pleases all. 第一道菜，人人都爱吃。
Fish in troubles water. 浑水摸鱼。
Fish out of water 离了水的鱼
flog a dead horse 徒劳无益
flowing with milk and honey 鱼米之乡
Flowers are the pledges of fruit. 花是火的保证。
Flutter and dovecotes 捣乱鸽鹏
fly high 情绪高昂，有抱负。
Fly in the ointment 一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅汤。
Fly on the wheel 狂妄自大的人
follow suit 如法炮制
Follow the river and you will get to the sea. 沿着河就一定会走到海边。
For better or for worse 不管好歹
Forbidden fruit is sweetest. 禁果分外甜。
Forced love does not last. 强求的爱情难持久。
Forgive others but not yourself. 原谅别人，但不要原谅自己。
Forgive and forget. 宽宏大量，不念旧恶。
Forty winks 打个盹儿
A fox may grow gray, but never good. 狐狸善变，本性难移。
The fox changes his skin, but not his habits. 江山易改，本性难移。
Free and easy 无拘无束 The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知海大。
From labor health; from health contentment springs. 劳动使人健康，健康使人满足。
From saving comes having. 节约才能致富。
Full of beans 精力充沛
full steam ahead 全速前进
Full vessels give the least sound. 满罐子不响，半罐子晃荡。