英语谚语大全-A
马云简介-教学进度表
英文谚语大全-A
A 共 360 条
1. A bad
beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。
2. A
bad bush is better than the open field. 有胜于无。
3. A bad compromise is better than a good
lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜
诉强。
4. A bad conscience
is a snake in one's heart. 做贼心虚。
5. A bad
custom is like a good cake, better broken than
kept. 坏习
惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。
6. A bad padlock
invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。
7. A bad penny
always turns up.
8. A bad thing never dies.
坏事传千年。
9. A bad workman quarrels with his
tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。
10.A bargain is a
bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。
11.A beggar's purse is
bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
12.A bird in the hand
is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在
手。
13.A bird is known by its note, and a man by
his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，
听其言知其人。
14.A bird may be
known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。
15.A bit in the
morning is better than nothing all day.
略有胜于全
无。
16.A blind man who leans against
a wall imagines that it's the boundary
of the
world. 坐井观天。
17.A blind man will not thank
you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白
费痴情。
18.A
book is the same today as it always was and it
will never change.
一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。
19.A book that remains shut is but a block.
有书闭卷不阅读，无异是
一块木头。
20.A borrowed cloak does
not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。
e sharpens love,
presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别
情更深。
22.A burden of one's choice is not felt.
自己选的担子不嫌重。
23.A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
24.A candle lights others and
consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别
人。
25.A
cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。
26.A cat
has nine lives. 猫有九条命。
nts will happen.
天有不测风云。
28.A chain is no stronger than its
weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决
于它最薄弱的环节。
29.A
change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。
30.A cheerful wife is the joy of life.
快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。
31.A clean hand wants no
washing. 身正不怕影子斜。
32.A clear conscience is a
soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。
33.A clear conscience
is a sure card. 光明磊落，胜券在握。
34.A clear
conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做亏心事，
夜半敲门心不惊。
35.A clear fast is
better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊
富。
36.A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。
37.A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
38.A common danger causes common
action. 同仇敌忾。
39.A constant guest is never
welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。
40.A contented mind is
perpetual feast. 知足常乐。
41.A covetous man is
good to none but worse to himself.
贪婪的人对
别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。
42.A crafty knave
needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居间人。
43.A creaking
door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。
is the
proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的巧果。
s speak
louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
46.A discontented
man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时。
47.A disease known is half cured. 病情确诊断，治病好一半。
sh your friends in private, praise them in
public. 在私底
下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。
49.A
dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.
骨头打狗狗不叫。
ity is a good discipline.
苦难是磨练人的好机会。
ity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。
ity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难使人聪明，但不能致富。
ity makes strange bedfellows. 身处逆境不择友。
ity successfully overcome is the highest
glory. 成功地克服
困难是最大的光荣。
55.A fair death
honours the whole life. 死得光明，终身荣耀。
56.A fair
face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。
57.A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得。
58.A fall into the pit, a gain in your
wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
dinner sit a while, after
supper walk a while. 午饭后要坐，
晚饭后要走。
60.A
father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but
a friend is both.
父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。
61.A fault confessed is half redressed.
承认错误，等于改正一半。
s that are done by due degrees
are soon ended. 事情要安步
就班地做，就会很快地做完。
63.A
flow of words is no proof of wisdom.
口若悬河不能作为才智的证
明。
64.A fool always comes
short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。
65.A fool
always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。
66.A fool
and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财。
67.A
fool attempting to be witty is an object of
profoundest pity. 蠢
人装聪明，实在最可怜。
68.A fool
can ask more questions than seven wise men can
answer. 一
愚发问，七智结舌。
69.A fool may ask more
questions in an hour than a wise man can answer
in seven years. 愚者所问，智者难答。
70.A fool may
give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得。
71.A fool
may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise
men cannot
pull out. 一愚所失，百智难回。
72.A fool
knows more in his own house than a wise man in
another. 一
个蠢材在他自己家里所知的事比一个聪明人在别人家里所知的事要多。
73.A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark.
愚者千虑，必有一得。
74.A fool's heart dances on his
lips. 愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上。
75.A fox may grow grey,
but never good. 狐狸会变，但本性难移。
76.A friend
exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes.
朋友宣
扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。
77.A friend in court
is better than a penny in purse. 曩中有钱，不
如朝中有友。
78.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难朋友才是真朋友。
79.A friend is a second self.
朋友是另一个我。
80.A friend is best found in
adversity. 患难见真友。
81.A friend is never known
till a man have need. 不到患难时，永远不
能认识真正的朋友。
82.A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.
交友慢，失友快。
83.A friend to everybody is a
friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。
84.A friend
without faults will never be found.
没有缺点的朋友是永
远找不到的。
a storm comes a calm.
否极泰来。
black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来。
death, the doctor. 放马后炮。
dinner comes
the reckoning. 吃喝玩乐，该付代价。
dinner sit a
while; after supper walk a mile.
午餐之后坐片
刻，晚饭之后走一里。
meat, mustard. 雨后送伞。
91.A full belly counsels well. 衣食足而后知荣辱。
92.A full cup must be carried steadily.
杯满盈，须持稳。
93.A good anvil does not fear the
hammer. 好砧不怕锤。
94.A good appetite is a good
sauce. 饥不择食。
95.A good beginning is half the
battle. 首战告捷等于一半胜利。
96.A good beginning makes
a good ending. 善始者必善其终。
97.A good book is a
best friend who never turns his back upon us.
一
本好书，莫逆之交。
98.A good book is a light to
the soul. 好书一本，照亮心灵。
99.A good conscience is
a continual feast. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门
心不惊。
100.A
good conscience is a soft pillow.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心
不惊。
101.A good dog deserves
a good bone. 有劳得奖。
102.A good example is the
best sermon. 身教胜似言教。
103.A good face is a
letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封推荐
的介绍信。
104.A good face needs no paint. 美貌无需擦脂抹粉。
105.A good fame is better than a good face.
好的名望胜于好的相貌。
106.A good friend is my nearest
relation. 良友如近亲。
107.A good head and an
industrious hand are worth gold in any land.
聪明脑袋勤劳手，走遍天下贵如金。
108.A good healthy body
is worth more a crown in gold. 健康的身体贵
于黄金铸成的皇冠。
109.A good heart cant's lie. 有仁心者不说谎话。
110.A good heart conquers ill fortune. 善心克厄运。
111.A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.
良马的毛色不会差。
112.A good horse often needs a good
spur. 好马常要好靴刺。
113.A good marksman may
miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。
114.A good maxim is never
out of season. 至理名言不会过时。
115.A good medicine
tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
116.A good name is
better than riches. 好名誉胜过有财富。
117.A good name
is earlier lost than won. 失去美名易，得到美名难。
118.A
good name is sooner lost than won. 美誉难得而易失。
119.A good name keeps lustre in the dark.
好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒
四射。
120.A good neighbour is
better than a bother in the next village.
远
亲不如近邻。
121.A good surgeon must have an
eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's
hand. 出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。
122.A good
tale is none the worse for being twice told.
好故事百听
不厌。
123.A good tongue is a good
weapon. 伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。
124.A good wife makes
a good husband. 有好妻子就有好丈夫。
125.A good winter
brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。
126.A great
talker is a great liar. 最会饶舌的人也是最会说谎的人。
127.A
great ship asks deep water. 巨轮寻深水而航行。
128.A
guilty conscience is a self-accuser. 做贼心虚，良心自诛。
129.A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
贼胆心虚。
130.A handful of common sense is worth
bushel of learning. 一点小常
识常胜过很多有价值的学问。
131.A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心花怒放，笑逐颜开。
132.A hasty man is seldom out of
trouble. 性急难免出岔子。
133.A heavy purse makes a
light heart. 腰包钱财足，心境自然宽。
134.A heavy snow
promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。
135.A hero is
known in the time of misfortune. 时势造英雄。
136.A
horse is neither better nor worse for his
trappings. 相马不可
凭马的装饰。
137.A house divided
against itself cannot stand. 家庭内讧难维系。
138.A
Jack of all trades and master of none. 三脚猫无所长。
139.A joke never gains an enemy but often
loses a friend. 开玩笑总
不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。
140.A journey of a thousand miles begains with
a single step. 千里
之行，始于足下。
141.A lamb is
as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.
穷人的一
只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。
142.A lazy
sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重
143.A lazy
youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
will make a
cat speak. 酒后吐真言。
145.A liar is not believed
when he speaks the truth. 骗子说真话，也
没人相信。
146.A liar is worse than a thief. 撒谎比偷窃更可恶。
147.A lie begets a lie till they come to
generation. 谎言生谎言，谎
言传万代。
148.A life
without a friend is a life without a sun.
人生在世无朋友，
犹如生活无太阳。
149.A life without a
purpose is a ship without a rudder.
人生无目的，
犹如船失去了舵。
150.A light purse is a
heavy curse. 为人无钱处处难。
151.A light purse makes
a heavy heart. 曩中无钱心事重。
152.A lion at home, a
mouse abroad. 在家凶如狮，在外却如鼠。
153.A little body
often harbours a great soul. 莫道身躯小，伟人寓其
间。
154.A little child is the sweetest and purest
thing in the world. 幼
儿是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。
155.A
little fire is quickly trodden out. 小洞易补。
156.A little is better than none. 聊胜于无。
157.A little labour, much health. 适量劳动健身大有益。
158.A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。
159.A little learning is a
dangerous thing. 浅学误人。
160.A little neglect
may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。
161.A
little of everything, nothing at all.
每事浅尝辄止，结果将一
事无成。
162.A little pot is soon
hot. 壶小水易热。
163.A little spark kindles a
great fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。
164.A little wind
kindles, much puts out the fire. 适可而止，过犹不
及。
165.A living dog is better than a dead lion.
一条活狗胜过一头死狮。
are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃跑时，个个都勇敢。
are not hunters that blow the
horn. 吹号角的未必都是猎人。
are not merry that dance
lightly. 表面高兴的，未必都快乐。
are not saints that go
to church. 去做礼拜者，未必皆圣人。
are not thieves that
dogs bark at. 犬之所吠，并非皆贼。
asses wag their
ears. 傻子总爱装聪明。
bread is not baked in
one oven. 人心不同，犹如其面。
cats love fish but fear
to wet their paws. 猫都爱吃鱼，却怕
爪弄湿。
covet,
all lose. 贪多必失。
good things came to an end.
天下无不散之宴席。
is fair in war. 兵不厌诈。
is
fish that comes to one's net. 捉到网里都是鱼。
is
flour that comes to his mill. 到他的磨里都能碾成粉。
is
not at hand that helps. 有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的。
is
not gain that is put in the purse.
放入钱包的钱财，并非
都是应得的。
is not gold that
glitters. 闪光的东西并不都是黄金。
is not lost that is
in danger. 在危险中的东西未必都会损失。
is well that ends
well. 结果美满都是好的。
men are mortal. 人孰无死。
men cannot be first. 不可能人人都得第一名。
one's geese
are swans. 自吹自擂。
rivers run into the sea.
百川入海。
roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。
's
fair in love and war. 爱情和战争是不择手段的。
's fish
that comes to his net. 到了网中都是鱼。
shall be
well, Jack shall have Jill. 有情人终成眷属。
the
treasures of the earth would not bring back one
lost moment.
机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。
the wit in
the world is not in one head.
世界上所有的智慧不
可能集中于一个脑袋。
the world's a stage,
and all the men and women merely players.
整个世界是个舞台，男男女女，演员而已。
things are difficult
before they are easy. 凡事都是先难后易。
things are
easy that are done willingly. 做事乐意，诸事容易。
things are obedient to money. 有钱能使鬼推磨。
things will come round to him who will but wait.
只要耐心肯
等待，一切都会按时来。
time is no time when it
is past. 光阴一去不复返。
truths are not to be told.
真理并不都能说得清。
work and no play makes Jack a
dull boy; all play and no work
makes Jack a
mere boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，
不学习，聪明孩子没出息。
gh it rains, throw not away your
watering pot. 纵然天下雨，
休把水壶丢。
taking out of
the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes
to the bottom. 坐吃山空。
204.A maiden with
many wooers often chooses the worst.
少女有了许多
求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。
205.A maid that
laughs is half taken. 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全。
206.A man
alone is either a saint or a devil.
孤身独处的人可以为圣
哲，也可为恶魔。
207.A man apt to
promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘。
208.A man
can die but once. 人生只有一次死。
209.A man can do
no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行。
210.A man can
never thrive who had a wasteful wife.
妻子浪费无度，
丈夫不会出头。
211.A man cannot serve two
masters. 一仆不能事二主。
212.A man can not spin and
reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。
213.A man
cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用。
214.A man has his hour, and a dog has his day.
人有称心时，狗有得意
日。
215.A man has two ears and
one mouth that he may hear much and speak
little. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。
216.A man is
as old as he feels. 老不老，自己晓。
217.A man is
known by the company he keeps. 察其友知其人。
218.A
man is not a horse because he was born in a
stable. 人并不因
为生在马厩里就成了马。
219.A man is not
good or bad for one action. 判断人的好坏不能凭一次
行为。
220.A man knows his companion in a long
journey and a little inn. 路
遥知马力，日久见人心。
221.A man may dig his grave with his teeth.
祸从口出。
222.A man may lead a horse to the
water, but he cannot make him drink.
牵马到河易，强马饮水难。
223.A man may love his house
well without riding on the ridge. 有宝
何必人前夸。
224.A man may smile and smile and be villain.
笑里藏奸。
225.A man may talk like a wise man and
yet act like a fool. 一个人
可能说话像个聪明人，而行为像个大笨蛋。
226.A man of gladness seldom falls into
madness. 生性乐天的人极少会
变成疯子。
227.A man of
words and not of deeds is like a garden full of
weeds.
讲而不做，犹如花园里长满了荒草。
228.A man's
actions show his character. 行为可显出一个人的品性。
229.A man who has friend must show himself
friendly. 与朋友交，必须
友好相处。
230.A man without
a smiling face must not open a shop.
人无笑脸，不
要开店。
231.A man without money is a
bow without an arrow. 人无钱，犹如弓无
箭。
232.A
man without reason is a beast in season.
人无理智就像是一头发
情的野兽。
233.A match will set fire
to a large building. 星星之火，可以燎原。
on never dies
until there is no way out. 不到黄河心不死。
235.A
merry heart goes all the way. 生性乐天，终身受用。
236.A middle course is the safest. 中庸之道最保险。
237.A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
爱钱如命的父亲生个儿子挥
金如土。
238.A miss is as good as
a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。
239.A moneyless man goes
fast through the market. 一个没钱的人很快
穿过市场。
the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎，猴子称霸
王。
241.A mother's love never
changes. 母爱永恒。
artist lives everywhere.
艺人处处可安家。
ass endures his burden but not more
than his burden. 驴子能
负重，但不堪超过力之所及。
244.A
near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近
邻。
empty hand is no lure for a
hawk. 空手诱不来老鹰。
empty purse frightens many
friends. 曩中无分文，亲友不上门。
empty sack cannot
stand upright. 空麻袋，立不直。
enemy's mouth seldom
speaks well. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
evening red and a
morning grey, is a sign of a fair day.
晚
霞红如火，晓色青如灰，定是晴朗天。
evil chance seldom
comes alone. 祸不单行。
evil lesson is soon
learned. 学坏容易。
252.A new broom sweeps
clean. 新官上任三把火。
is a short madness.
发火是短暂的疯狂。
rests in the bosom of folly.
怒火常寓于蠢人的胸中。
honest man's word is as good as
his bond. 诚实人的话像他的契
约一样靠得住。
hour in the
morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在
于晨。
idle brain is the devil's workshop.
游手好闲是万恶之源。
idle youth, a needy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
ill workman quarrels with his
tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。
inch in a miss is as good as
an ell. 错无分大小，有错皆不好。
nod is as good as a
wink to a blind horse. 对牛弹琴。
oak is not
felled at one stroke. 万事不能一蹴而就。
occasion
lost cannot be redeemed. 时机失了无法挽回。
old dog
barks not in vain. 老犬不空吠。
old dog bites
sore. 老狗咬人痛得很。
old dog cannot alter its way
of barking. 老狗难改吠声。
old dog will learn no
new tricks. 老家夥学不出新名堂。
old physician, and a
young lawyer. 医生年老的好，律师年轻的
俏。
old poacher
makes the best keeper. 老偷猎者是最好的看守人。
open
door may tempt a saint. 一扇开著的大门可诱惑一个圣徒。
optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a
pessimist sees
a calamity in every
opportunity. 乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观
的人在希望中看到灾难。
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防胜于治疗。
ox is taken by the horns, and the
man by the tongue. 牛因有
脚而被抓，人因有舌而遭殃。
a
fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。
upright judge has more regard to justice than to
men. 正直的
法官重法胜于重人。
276.A penny saved is a
penny earned(or gained). 省钱就是赚钱。
277.A pet
lamb makes a cross ram. 宠坏的小羊将成为脾气坏的大羊。
278.A
poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a
wife. 穷汉
娶富妻，必受老婆欺。
caries would not sugar
their pills unless they were bitter.
好药不苦不会加糖衣。
l makes the man. 马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。
ances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
te comes with eating. 食欲越吃越旺。
283.A quiet
conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做亏心事，夜半不怕
鬼敲门。
284.A ragged coat may cover an honest man.
不能以衣著取人。
is long, but lift is short.
人生有涯，而学无涯。
286.A ready way to lose friend is
to lend him money. 失友都因借钱起。
287.A road of a
thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始于足
下。
288.A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
lies in concealing art.
隐而不露即艺术。
a man lives so shall he die. 有生必有死。
a man's heart is, so does he speak. 言为心声。
a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
293.A secret between more than two is no
secret. 两人以上知道的秘密
就不算秘密。
294.A servant is
known by his master's absence. 主人不在可以看出仆
人的品行来。
295.A silent tongue and true heart are the
most admirable things on
earth.
缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。
296.A single spark
can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。
is the
workman so is the work. 什么工人出什么活。
no
questions and you will be told no lies.
如果你少问，谎言
就难进。
299.A smart coat is a good
letter of introduction. 人要衣装，佛要金
装。
300.A
small leak will sink a great ship.
一个小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大轮
船。
301.A smooth sea never
made a skillful mariner. 平静的海洋练不出熟
练的水手。
302.A sow, when washed; returns to the muck.
江山易改，本性难移。
303.A spot is most seen on the
finest cloth. 最清洁的布上，污点特别
显眼。
soon as you
have drunk, you turn your back upon the spring.
忘
恩负义。
305.A staff is quickly found to
beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。
the best wine
makes the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love
turns to the deadliest hatred.
美酒可制成烈醋，热爱能变为深仇。
the call, so the
echo. 发什么声音，有什么回声。
the fool thinks, so the
bell clinks. 一厢情愿。
the inner life is, so
will be the language. 言为心声。
the old cock
crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子。
the
touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.
试金石可以试金，
正如黄金可以试人。
the tree falls, so
shall it lie. 自作自受。
the tree, so the fruit.
长什么树，结什么果。
they sow, so let them reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
315.A still tongue makes a wise
head. 智者寡言。
316.A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
317.A straight foot is not afraid
of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。
318.A straw shows
which way the wind blows. 一叶便知秋。
319.A
stumble may prevent a fall. 小惩大诫。
well be
hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. 偷大偷小都是贼。
worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil
thoughts in
idleness. 虫蛆在死水中孵化，邪念在懒惰中养成。
you brew, so must you drink. 自搬石头自压脚。
you
make your bed so you must lie on it. 自食其果。
you sow you shall mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
night, all
cats are grey. 猫在夜晚皆灰色(丑妍暗中难分辨)。
326.A tall
tree catches the wind. 树大招风。
327.A tattler is
worse than a thief. 搬弄是非者，恶劣甚于贼。
328.A thief
is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a
cucumber. 偷
多偷少都是贼。
329.A thief knows a
thief as a wolf knows a wolf. 贼了解贼，正如狼
了解狼。
330.A thing is bigger for being shared.
插手人一多，事态就扩大。
331.A thousand friends are few,
one enemy is too many. 朋友千人尚觉
少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。
332.A thousand probabilities do not make one
truth. 一千个“或有”
不能造成一个事实。
333.A thousand
words will not leave so deep an impression as one
deed.
千言万语不如一个行动。
334.A threatened blow
is seldom given. 虚张声势，吓唬而已。
open doors dogs
come in. 狗从开着的门中进来。
336.A tree is known by
its fruit. 观其行而知其人。
337.A true friend
is known in the day of adversity. 疾风知劲草，患
难知友情。
338.A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
真正的朋友好似两个身子
长著一颗心。
339.A true jest is no
jest. 真正的笑话不是笑话。
340.A true man and a thief
think not the same. 君子和窃贼的思想不同。
341.A useful
trade is a mine of gold. 一样有用的手艺是取之不尽的财
富。
342.A valiant man's look is more than a
coward's sword. 勇士的神色
胜过懦夫的刀剑。
e blinds
our eyes. 财迷心窍。
e increases with wealth.
越富越贪。
345.A wanderer who is determined to
reach his destination does not fear
the rain.
决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。
346.A watched pot is long in
boiling. 心急水不沸。
347.A wicked book is the
wickeder because it cannot repent. 一本坏
书危害无穷。
348.A wilful man will have his way. 有志者是竟成。
349.A wise head makes a close mouth. 智者寡言。
350.A wise man cares not for what he cannot
have. 智者不作非凡之想。
351.A wise man changes his
mind, a fool never will. 智者通权达变，
愚者刚愎自用。
352.A wise man needs not blush for changing
his purpose. 智者不耻于
改变初衷。
353.A wise man
thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he
thinks.
智者思其所言，愚者言其所思。
354.A wise man
will make tools of what comes to hand.
聪明的人能随
机应变。
355.A woman's work is never at
an end. 妇女的活计做不完。
356.A word is enough to the
wise. 对明智者一言已足。
357.A word spoken is an arrow
let fly. 一言既出，驷马难追。
358.A word spoken is past
recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。
359.A work ill done
must be twice done. 未做好的活，需要重新做。
360.A young
man married is a man that's marred.男子早婚，种下祸根。
英文谚语大全-A
A 共 360 条
1. A
bad beginning makes a bad ending. 恶其始者必恶其终。
2. A bad bush is better than the open field.
有胜于无。
3. A bad compromise is better than a
good lawsuit. 吃亏的和解也比胜
诉强。
4. A bad
conscience is a snake in one's heart. 做贼心虚。
5. A bad custom is like a good cake, better
broken than kept. 坏习
惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。
6. A
bad padlock invites a picklock. 开门揖盗。
7. A
bad penny always turns up.
8. A bad thing
never dies. 坏事传千年。
9. A bad workman quarrels
with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀钝)。
10.A bargain
is a bargain. 达成的协议不可撕毁。
11.A beggar's purse
is bottomless. 乞丐的钱袋是无底洞。
12.A bird in the
hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在
手。
13.A bird is known by its note, and a man by
his talk. 闻其歌知其鸟，
听其言知其人。
14.A bird may be
known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。
15.A bit in the
morning is better than nothing all day.
略有胜于全
无。
16.A blind man who leans against
a wall imagines that it's the boundary
of the
world. 坐井观天。
17.A blind man will not thank
you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲，白
费痴情。
18.A
book is the same today as it always was and it
will never change.
一本好书今天如此，将来也如此，永不改变。
19.A book that remains shut is but a block.
有书闭卷不阅读，无异是
一块木头。
20.A borrowed cloak does
not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。
e sharpens love,
presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切，离别
情更深。
22.A burden of one's choice is not felt.
自己选的担子不嫌重。
23.A burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
24.A candle lights others and
consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身，光亮照别
人。
25.A
cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。
26.A cat
has nine lives. 猫有九条命。
nts will happen.
天有不测风云。
28.A chain is no stronger than its
weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决
于它最薄弱的环节。
29.A
change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。
30.A cheerful wife is the joy of life.
快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。
31.A clean hand wants no
washing. 身正不怕影子斜。
32.A clear conscience is a
soft pillow. 问心无愧，高枕无忧。
33.A clear conscience
is a sure card. 光明磊落，胜券在握。
34.A clear
conscience laughs at false accusations.
白日不做亏心事，
夜半敲门心不惊。
35.A clear fast is
better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊
富。
36.A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。
37.A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.
夜郎自大。
38.A common danger causes common
action. 同仇敌忾。
39.A constant guest is never
welcome. 久住非佳宾，常来不欢迎。
40.A contented mind is
perpetual feast. 知足常乐。
41.A covetous man is
good to none but worse to himself.
贪婪的人对
别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。
42.A crafty knave
needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓，不需居间人。
43.A creaking
door hangs long on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。
is the
proper fruit of knowledge. 行动是知识的巧果。
s speak
louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
46.A discontented
man knows not where to sit easy. 不满足者坐无宁时。
47.A disease known is half cured. 病情确诊断，治病好一半。
sh your friends in private, praise them in
public. 在私底
下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。
49.A
dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.
骨头打狗狗不叫。
ity is a good discipline.
苦难是磨练人的好机会。
ity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。
ity makes a man wise, not rich. 患难使人聪明，但不能致富。
ity makes strange bedfellows. 身处逆境不择友。
ity successfully overcome is the highest
glory. 成功地克服
困难是最大的光荣。
55.A fair death
honours the whole life. 死得光明，终身荣耀。
56.A fair
face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。
57.A faithful friend is hard to find.
益友难得。
58.A fall into the pit, a gain in your
wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
dinner sit a while, after
supper walk a while. 午饭后要坐，
晚饭后要走。
60.A
father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but
a friend is both.
父亲是财富，兄弟是安慰，朋友兼而有之。
61.A fault confessed is half redressed.
承认错误，等于改正一半。
s that are done by due degrees
are soon ended. 事情要安步
就班地做，就会很快地做完。
63.A
flow of words is no proof of wisdom.
口若悬河不能作为才智的证
明。
64.A fool always comes
short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算计。
65.A fool
always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。
66.A fool
and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋难聚财。
67.A
fool attempting to be witty is an object of
profoundest pity. 蠢
人装聪明，实在最可怜。
68.A fool
can ask more questions than seven wise men can
answer. 一
愚发问，七智结舌。
69.A fool may ask more
questions in an hour than a wise man can answer
in seven years. 愚者所问，智者难答。
70.A fool may
give a wise man counsel. 愚者千虑，必有一得。
71.A fool
may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise
men cannot
pull out. 一愚所失，百智难回。
72.A fool
knows more in his own house than a wise man in
another. 一
个蠢材在他自己家里所知的事比一个聪明人在别人家里所知的事要多。
73.A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark.
愚者千虑，必有一得。
74.A fool's heart dances on his
lips. 愚人心坦荡，挂在嘴唇上。
75.A fox may grow grey,
but never good. 狐狸会变，但本性难移。
76.A friend
exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes.
朋友宣
扬人的美德，敌人夸大人的罪过。
77.A friend in court
is better than a penny in purse. 曩中有钱，不
如朝中有友。
78.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难朋友才是真朋友。
79.A friend is a second self.
朋友是另一个我。
80.A friend is best found in
adversity. 患难见真友。
81.A friend is never known
till a man have need. 不到患难时，永远不
能认识真正的朋友。
82.A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.
交友慢，失友快。
83.A friend to everybody is a
friend to nobody. 广交友，无深交。
84.A friend
without faults will never be found.
没有缺点的朋友是永
远找不到的。
a storm comes a calm.
否极泰来。
black clouds, clear weather. 否极泰来。
death, the doctor. 放马后炮。
dinner comes
the reckoning. 吃喝玩乐，该付代价。
dinner sit a
while; after supper walk a mile.
午餐之后坐片
刻，晚饭之后走一里。
meat, mustard. 雨后送伞。
91.A full belly counsels well. 衣食足而后知荣辱。
92.A full cup must be carried steadily.
杯满盈，须持稳。
93.A good anvil does not fear the
hammer. 好砧不怕锤。
94.A good appetite is a good
sauce. 饥不择食。
95.A good beginning is half the
battle. 首战告捷等于一半胜利。
96.A good beginning makes
a good ending. 善始者必善其终。
97.A good book is a
best friend who never turns his back upon us.
一
本好书，莫逆之交。
98.A good book is a light to
the soul. 好书一本，照亮心灵。
99.A good conscience is
a continual feast. 白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门
心不惊。
100.A
good conscience is a soft pillow.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心
不惊。
101.A good dog deserves
a good bone. 有劳得奖。
102.A good example is the
best sermon. 身教胜似言教。
103.A good face is a
letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封推荐
的介绍信。
104.A good face needs no paint. 美貌无需擦脂抹粉。
105.A good fame is better than a good face.
好的名望胜于好的相貌。
106.A good friend is my nearest
relation. 良友如近亲。
107.A good head and an
industrious hand are worth gold in any land.
聪明脑袋勤劳手，走遍天下贵如金。
108.A good healthy body
is worth more a crown in gold. 健康的身体贵
于黄金铸成的皇冠。
109.A good heart cant's lie. 有仁心者不说谎话。
110.A good heart conquers ill fortune. 善心克厄运。
111.A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.
良马的毛色不会差。
112.A good horse often needs a good
spur. 好马常要好靴刺。
113.A good marksman may
miss. 智者千虑，必有一失。
114.A good maxim is never
out of season. 至理名言不会过时。
115.A good medicine
tastes bitter. 良药苦口，忠言逆耳。
116.A good name is
better than riches. 好名誉胜过有财富。
117.A good name
is earlier lost than won. 失去美名易，得到美名难。
118.A
good name is sooner lost than won. 美誉难得而易失。
119.A good name keeps lustre in the dark.
好的名声在黑暗中也会光芒
四射。
120.A good neighbour is
better than a bother in the next village.
远
亲不如近邻。
121.A good surgeon must have an
eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's
hand. 出色的外科医生必须心明眼亮和有一双灵巧的手。
122.A good
tale is none the worse for being twice told.
好故事百听
不厌。
123.A good tongue is a good
weapon. 伶俐的口齿是一种锐利的武器。
124.A good wife makes
a good husband. 有好妻子就有好丈夫。
125.A good winter
brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。
126.A great
talker is a great liar. 最会饶舌的人也是最会说谎的人。
127.A
great ship asks deep water. 巨轮寻深水而航行。
128.A
guilty conscience is a self-accuser. 做贼心虚，良心自诛。
129.A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
贼胆心虚。
130.A handful of common sense is worth
bushel of learning. 一点小常
识常胜过很多有价值的学问。
131.A happy heart makes a blooming visage.
心花怒放，笑逐颜开。
132.A hasty man is seldom out of
trouble. 性急难免出岔子。
133.A heavy purse makes a
light heart. 腰包钱财足，心境自然宽。
134.A heavy snow
promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。
135.A hero is
known in the time of misfortune. 时势造英雄。
136.A
horse is neither better nor worse for his
trappings. 相马不可
凭马的装饰。
137.A house divided
against itself cannot stand. 家庭内讧难维系。
138.A
Jack of all trades and master of none. 三脚猫无所长。
139.A joke never gains an enemy but often
loses a friend. 开玩笑总
不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。
140.A journey of a thousand miles begains with
a single step. 千里
之行，始于足下。
141.A lamb is
as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.
穷人的一
只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。
142.A lazy
sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重
143.A lazy
youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
will make a
cat speak. 酒后吐真言。
145.A liar is not believed
when he speaks the truth. 骗子说真话，也
没人相信。
146.A liar is worse than a thief. 撒谎比偷窃更可恶。
147.A lie begets a lie till they come to
generation. 谎言生谎言，谎
言传万代。
148.A life
without a friend is a life without a sun.
人生在世无朋友，
犹如生活无太阳。
149.A life without a
purpose is a ship without a rudder.
人生无目的，
犹如船失去了舵。
150.A light purse is a
heavy curse. 为人无钱处处难。
151.A light purse makes
a heavy heart. 曩中无钱心事重。
152.A lion at home, a
mouse abroad. 在家凶如狮，在外却如鼠。
153.A little body
often harbours a great soul. 莫道身躯小，伟人寓其
间。
154.A little child is the sweetest and purest
thing in the world. 幼
儿是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。
155.A
little fire is quickly trodden out. 小洞易补。
156.A little is better than none. 聊胜于无。
157.A little labour, much health. 适量劳动健身大有益。
158.A little leak will sink a great ship.
千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。
159.A little learning is a
dangerous thing. 浅学误人。
160.A little neglect
may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。
161.A
little of everything, nothing at all.
每事浅尝辄止，结果将一
事无成。
162.A little pot is soon
hot. 壶小水易热。
163.A little spark kindles a
great fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。
164.A little wind
kindles, much puts out the fire. 适可而止，过犹不
及。
165.A living dog is better than a dead lion.
一条活狗胜过一头死狮。
are brave when the enemy flies.
敌人逃跑时，个个都勇敢。
are not hunters that blow the
horn. 吹号角的未必都是猎人。
are not merry that dance
lightly. 表面高兴的，未必都快乐。
are not saints that go
to church. 去做礼拜者，未必皆圣人。
are not thieves that
dogs bark at. 犬之所吠，并非皆贼。
asses wag their
ears. 傻子总爱装聪明。
bread is not baked in
one oven. 人心不同，犹如其面。
cats love fish but fear
to wet their paws. 猫都爱吃鱼，却怕
爪弄湿。
covet,
all lose. 贪多必失。
good things came to an end.
天下无不散之宴席。
is fair in war. 兵不厌诈。
is
fish that comes to one's net. 捉到网里都是鱼。
is
flour that comes to his mill. 到他的磨里都能碾成粉。
is
not at hand that helps. 有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的。
is
not gain that is put in the purse.
放入钱包的钱财，并非
都是应得的。
is not gold that
glitters. 闪光的东西并不都是黄金。
is not lost that is
in danger. 在危险中的东西未必都会损失。
is well that ends
well. 结果美满都是好的。
men are mortal. 人孰无死。
men cannot be first. 不可能人人都得第一名。
one's geese
are swans. 自吹自擂。
rivers run into the sea.
百川入海。
roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。
's
fair in love and war. 爱情和战争是不择手段的。
's fish
that comes to his net. 到了网中都是鱼。
shall be
well, Jack shall have Jill. 有情人终成眷属。
the
treasures of the earth would not bring back one
lost moment.
机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。
the wit in
the world is not in one head.
世界上所有的智慧不
可能集中于一个脑袋。
the world's a stage,
and all the men and women merely players.
整个世界是个舞台，男男女女，演员而已。
things are difficult
before they are easy. 凡事都是先难后易。
things are
easy that are done willingly. 做事乐意，诸事容易。
things are obedient to money. 有钱能使鬼推磨。
things will come round to him who will but wait.
只要耐心肯
等待，一切都会按时来。
time is no time when it
is past. 光阴一去不复返。
truths are not to be told.
真理并不都能说得清。
work and no play makes Jack a
dull boy; all play and no work
makes Jack a
mere boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，
不学习，聪明孩子没出息。
gh it rains, throw not away your
watering pot. 纵然天下雨，
休把水壶丢。
taking out of
the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes
to the bottom. 坐吃山空。
204.A maiden with
many wooers often chooses the worst.
少女有了许多
求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。
205.A maid that
laughs is half taken. 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全。
206.A man
alone is either a saint or a devil.
孤身独处的人可以为圣
哲，也可为恶魔。
207.A man apt to
promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘。
208.A man
can die but once. 人生只有一次死。
209.A man can do
no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行。
210.A man can
never thrive who had a wasteful wife.
妻子浪费无度，
丈夫不会出头。
211.A man cannot serve two
masters. 一仆不能事二主。
212.A man can not spin and
reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。
213.A man
cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用。
214.A man has his hour, and a dog has his day.
人有称心时，狗有得意
日。
215.A man has two ears and
one mouth that he may hear much and speak
little. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。
216.A man is
as old as he feels. 老不老，自己晓。
217.A man is
known by the company he keeps. 察其友知其人。
218.A
man is not a horse because he was born in a
stable. 人并不因
为生在马厩里就成了马。
219.A man is not
good or bad for one action. 判断人的好坏不能凭一次
行为。
220.A man knows his companion in a long
journey and a little inn. 路
遥知马力，日久见人心。
221.A man may dig his grave with his teeth.
祸从口出。
222.A man may lead a horse to the
water, but he cannot make him drink.
牵马到河易，强马饮水难。
223.A man may love his house
well without riding on the ridge. 有宝
何必人前夸。
224.A man may smile and smile and be villain.
笑里藏奸。
225.A man may talk like a wise man and
yet act like a fool. 一个人
可能说话像个聪明人，而行为像个大笨蛋。
226.A man of gladness seldom falls into
madness. 生性乐天的人极少会
变成疯子。
227.A man of
words and not of deeds is like a garden full of
weeds.
讲而不做，犹如花园里长满了荒草。
228.A man's
actions show his character. 行为可显出一个人的品性。
229.A man who has friend must show himself
friendly. 与朋友交，必须
友好相处。
230.A man without
a smiling face must not open a shop.
人无笑脸，不
要开店。
231.A man without money is a
bow without an arrow. 人无钱，犹如弓无
箭。
232.A
man without reason is a beast in season.
人无理智就像是一头发
情的野兽。
233.A match will set fire
to a large building. 星星之火，可以燎原。
on never dies
until there is no way out. 不到黄河心不死。
235.A
merry heart goes all the way. 生性乐天，终身受用。
236.A middle course is the safest. 中庸之道最保险。
237.A miserly father makes a prodigal son.
爱钱如命的父亲生个儿子挥
金如土。
238.A miss is as good as
a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。
239.A moneyless man goes
fast through the market. 一个没钱的人很快
穿过市场。
the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎，猴子称霸
王。
241.A mother's love never
changes. 母爱永恒。
artist lives everywhere.
艺人处处可安家。
ass endures his burden but not more
than his burden. 驴子能
负重，但不堪超过力之所及。
244.A
near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近
邻。
empty hand is no lure for a
hawk. 空手诱不来老鹰。
empty purse frightens many
friends. 曩中无分文，亲友不上门。
empty sack cannot
stand upright. 空麻袋，立不直。
enemy's mouth seldom
speaks well. 狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
evening red and a
morning grey, is a sign of a fair day.
晚
霞红如火，晓色青如灰，定是晴朗天。
evil chance seldom
comes alone. 祸不单行。
evil lesson is soon
learned. 学坏容易。
252.A new broom sweeps
clean. 新官上任三把火。
is a short madness.
发火是短暂的疯狂。
rests in the bosom of folly.
怒火常寓于蠢人的胸中。
honest man's word is as good as
his bond. 诚实人的话像他的契
约一样靠得住。
hour in the
morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在
于晨。
idle brain is the devil's workshop.
游手好闲是万恶之源。
idle youth, a needy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
ill workman quarrels with his
tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。
inch in a miss is as good as
an ell. 错无分大小，有错皆不好。
nod is as good as a
wink to a blind horse. 对牛弹琴。
oak is not
felled at one stroke. 万事不能一蹴而就。
occasion
lost cannot be redeemed. 时机失了无法挽回。
old dog
barks not in vain. 老犬不空吠。
old dog bites
sore. 老狗咬人痛得很。
old dog cannot alter its way
of barking. 老狗难改吠声。
old dog will learn no
new tricks. 老家夥学不出新名堂。
old physician, and a
young lawyer. 医生年老的好，律师年轻的
俏。
old poacher
makes the best keeper. 老偷猎者是最好的看守人。
open
door may tempt a saint. 一扇开著的大门可诱惑一个圣徒。
optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a
pessimist sees
a calamity in every
opportunity. 乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观
的人在希望中看到灾难。
ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防胜于治疗。
ox is taken by the horns, and the
man by the tongue. 牛因有
脚而被抓，人因有舌而遭殃。
a
fool according to his folly. 以其人之道，还治其人之身。
upright judge has more regard to justice than to
men. 正直的
法官重法胜于重人。
276.A penny saved is a
penny earned(or gained). 省钱就是赚钱。
277.A pet
lamb makes a cross ram. 宠坏的小羊将成为脾气坏的大羊。
278.A
poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a
wife. 穷汉
娶富妻，必受老婆欺。
caries would not sugar
their pills unless they were bitter.
好药不苦不会加糖衣。
l makes the man. 马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。
ances are deceitful. 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
te comes with eating. 食欲越吃越旺。
283.A quiet
conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做亏心事，夜半不怕
鬼敲门。
284.A ragged coat may cover an honest man.
不能以衣著取人。
is long, but lift is short.
人生有涯，而学无涯。
286.A ready way to lose friend is
to lend him money. 失友都因借钱起。
287.A road of a
thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始于足
下。
288.A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
lies in concealing art.
隐而不露即艺术。
a man lives so shall he die. 有生必有死。
a man's heart is, so does he speak. 言为心声。
a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
293.A secret between more than two is no
secret. 两人以上知道的秘密
就不算秘密。
294.A servant is
known by his master's absence. 主人不在可以看出仆
人的品行来。
295.A silent tongue and true heart are the
most admirable things on
earth.
缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。
296.A single spark
can start a prairie fire. 星星之火，可以燎原。
is the
workman so is the work. 什么工人出什么活。
no
questions and you will be told no lies.
如果你少问，谎言
就难进。
299.A smart coat is a good
letter of introduction. 人要衣装，佛要金
装。
300.A
small leak will sink a great ship.
一个小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大轮
船。
301.A smooth sea never
made a skillful mariner. 平静的海洋练不出熟
练的水手。
302.A sow, when washed; returns to the muck.
江山易改，本性难移。
303.A spot is most seen on the
finest cloth. 最清洁的布上，污点特别
显眼。
soon as you
have drunk, you turn your back upon the spring.
忘
恩负义。
305.A staff is quickly found to
beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无辞。
the best wine
makes the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love
turns to the deadliest hatred.
美酒可制成烈醋，热爱能变为深仇。
the call, so the
echo. 发什么声音，有什么回声。
the fool thinks, so the
bell clinks. 一厢情愿。
the inner life is, so
will be the language. 言为心声。
the old cock
crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子。
the
touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.
试金石可以试金，
正如黄金可以试人。
the tree falls, so
shall it lie. 自作自受。
the tree, so the fruit.
长什么树，结什么果。
they sow, so let them reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
315.A still tongue makes a wise
head. 智者寡言。
316.A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
317.A straight foot is not afraid
of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。
318.A straw shows
which way the wind blows. 一叶便知秋。
319.A
stumble may prevent a fall. 小惩大诫。
well be
hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. 偷大偷小都是贼。
worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil
thoughts in
idleness. 虫蛆在死水中孵化，邪念在懒惰中养成。
you brew, so must you drink. 自搬石头自压脚。
you
make your bed so you must lie on it. 自食其果。
you sow you shall mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
night, all
cats are grey. 猫在夜晚皆灰色(丑妍暗中难分辨)。
326.A tall
tree catches the wind. 树大招风。
327.A tattler is
worse than a thief. 搬弄是非者，恶劣甚于贼。
328.A thief
is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a
cucumber. 偷
多偷少都是贼。
329.A thief knows a
thief as a wolf knows a wolf. 贼了解贼，正如狼
了解狼。
330.A thing is bigger for being shared.
插手人一多，事态就扩大。
331.A thousand friends are few,
one enemy is too many. 朋友千人尚觉
少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。
332.A thousand probabilities do not make one
truth. 一千个“或有”
不能造成一个事实。
333.A thousand
words will not leave so deep an impression as one
deed.
千言万语不如一个行动。
334.A threatened blow
is seldom given. 虚张声势，吓唬而已。
open doors dogs
come in. 狗从开着的门中进来。
336.A tree is known by
its fruit. 观其行而知其人。
337.A true friend
is known in the day of adversity. 疾风知劲草，患
难知友情。
338.A true friend is one soul in two bodies.
真正的朋友好似两个身子
长著一颗心。
339.A true jest is no
jest. 真正的笑话不是笑话。
340.A true man and a thief
think not the same. 君子和窃贼的思想不同。
341.A useful
trade is a mine of gold. 一样有用的手艺是取之不尽的财
富。
342.A valiant man's look is more than a
coward's sword. 勇士的神色
胜过懦夫的刀剑。
e blinds
our eyes. 财迷心窍。
e increases with wealth.
越富越贪。
345.A wanderer who is determined to
reach his destination does not fear
the rain.
决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。
346.A watched pot is long in
boiling. 心急水不沸。
347.A wicked book is the
wickeder because it cannot repent. 一本坏
书危害无穷。
348.A wilful man will have his way. 有志者是竟成。
349.A wise head makes a close mouth. 智者寡言。
350.A wise man cares not for what he cannot
have. 智者不作非凡之想。
351.A wise man changes his
mind, a fool never will. 智者通权达变，
愚者刚愎自用。
352.A wise man needs not blush for changing
his purpose. 智者不耻于
改变初衷。
353.A wise man
thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he
thinks.
智者思其所言，愚者言其所思。
354.A wise man
will make tools of what comes to hand.
聪明的人能随
机应变。
355.A woman's work is never at
an end. 妇女的活计做不完。
356.A word is enough to the
wise. 对明智者一言已足。
357.A word spoken is an arrow
let fly. 一言既出，驷马难追。
358.A word spoken is past
recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。
359.A work ill done
must be twice done. 未做好的活，需要重新做。
360.A young
man married is a man that's marred.男子早婚，种下祸根。