中英对照成语
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A bad penny always comes back.
直译：伪币迟早归原主。
意译：惡有惡報。
A bad workman
always blames his tools.
直译：拙劣的工匠只會怪工具不好。
意译：人笨怨刀钝。不会撑船怪河弯。拉不出屎赖茅坑。
A bad workman
quarrels with his tools.劣工尤器。
劣匠只會跟自己的工具吵架。
A bad conscience is a snake in one's
heart.做賊心虛。
A bad beginning makes a bad
ending.惡其始者必惡其終。
A bargain is a
bargain.達成的協議不可撕毀。
A bird in the hand is
worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
多得不如现得。把握現在。有花堪折直須折。
A bird is known by
its note, and a man by his talk.
聞其歌知其鳥，聽其言知其人
A bit in the morning is better than nothing
all day.略有勝全無。
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A blind man will
not thank you for a looking-glass.秋波送盲，白費癡情。
A
borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.借來的鬥篷不暖身。
A book that remains shut is but a
block.有書閉卷不閱讀，無異是一塊木頭。
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
小別勝新婚。相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
A burnt child dreads
the fire.
一朝被灼燒, 三年怕火光。
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。
A
cat may look at a king.
猫也可以见国王。
人人平等。小人物也应有权利。
Accidents will
happen. 天有不测风云。
A chain is no stronger than
its weakest link.
链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。
一环薄弱全局垮。一着不慎，满盘皆输。
A clean hand wants no
washing. 身正不怕影子斜。
A clear conscience is like a
coat of mail.
良心是可以給人保護的盔甲。
平生不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。
A clear conscience is a
sure card. 光明磊落，勝券在握。
A cleargood conscience
is a softsafe pillow.問心無愧，高枕無憂。
A clear
conscience laughs at false accusation.
只要問心無愧，無端的指責可一笑置之。君子坦蕩蕩。
A clear fast is
better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富。
A
close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。
A
cock is valiant on his own dunghill.夜郎自大。
A
common danger causes common action.同仇敵忾。
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A constant guess is never welcome.
常客招人嫌。久住非佳賓，常來不歡迎。
A contented mind is a
perpetual feast.
知足常樂。
A covetous man is
good to none but worse to himself.
贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。
A creaking gate hangs
long.
會嘎嘎響的門反而用得久。
病夫命久。户枢不朽。
Actions
speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。行動勝於言辭。坐而言不如起而行。
Advice when most
needed is least heeded.忠言逆耳，良药苦口。
A
fair face may hide a foul heart. 人面獸心。衣冠禽獸。人不可貌相。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
A fault confessed is half redressed.
認錯等於改正了一半。
A fool and his money are easily
parted.
愚人難聚財。
A fool always rushes to the
fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。
A fox smells its own lair
first.
直译：狐狸有恶臭，自己先嗅出。
疑人先自疑，律人先律己。嚴以律己。
A fox may grow grey, but never good. A leopard
cannot change his spots.
江山易改，但本性难移。
A
friend in need is a friend indeed.
患難見真情。
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
朋友應該容忍朋友的缺點。
A friend to everybody is a
friend to nobody.
= A friend to all is a
friend to none.濫交者無友。
A friend in court is
better than a penny in purse.
朋友勝於錢財。囊中有钱，不如朝中有友。
After a storm comes a
calm.否極泰來。
After rain comes sunshine.雨過天晴。
A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善終。
A good surgeon has 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、手巧如妇
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
有罪的良心不需要原告。
作賊心虛；多行不義必自斃。夜路走多了總會遇到鬼。
A
happy heart makes a blooming visage. 心花怒放，笑逐顏開。
A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
時勢造英雄。
A honey tongue, a heart of gall.
口蜜腹劍；笑裡藏刀；佛口蛇心。
A hundred tricks are not
so good as one well-learned trade.
A jack of
all trades is master of none.
样样通样样松。三脚猫无所长。博艺无所精。
A joke never gains an
enemy but often loses a friend.
開玩笑不能化敵為友，反而會失去朋友。
A lamb is as dear to a
poor man as an ox to the rich.
窮人眼中的一隻羊，貴似富人的一頭牛。物品在不同人的身上有不同的價值。
A lazy
youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
A lie can be
halfway around the world before the truth gets its
boots on.
好事不出門，壞事傳千里。
A lie has no
legs.謊言不會自己傳播。
A little learning is a
dangerous thing.學淺誤人。一知半解最危險。
A little body
often
harbors a great soul. 浓缩的都是精品。
A
little neglect may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。
A little pot is soon hot.壺小水易熱。
All are
not thieves that dogs bark at.犬之所吠，並非皆賊。
All
asses wag their ears. 傻子總愛裝聰明。
All bread is
not baked in one oven.人心不同，猶如其面。
All cats love
fish but fear to wet their paws. 想不勞而獲，將一事無成。
All covet, all lose.貪多必失。
All
flowers are not in one garland.人各有志，切勿強求。
All
good things come to an end.花無百日紅。天下無不散之筵席。
All
is fair in love and war. 情不禁巧，兵不厌诈。情场战场，各显神通。
All is fair in war.兵不厭詐。
All is fish that
comes to one's net.捉到網裡都是魚。
All is not at hand
that helps.有用的東西並不都是垂手可得的。
All is not gain
that is put in the purse.
放入錢包的錢財，並非都是應得的。勿取不義之財。
All is well that
ends well. 善终为善。結果好才是真的好。
All that glitters is
not gold. 虚有其表。中看不中用。
All things come to he
who waits.好事多磨。
All work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聪明也变傻。
All men are
mortal.
人孰無死。人難免一死。
All men cannot be
first.
不可能人人都得第一名。第一名只有一個。
All one's geese
are swans.自吹自擂。老王賣瓜，自賣自誇。
All rivers run into
the sea.百川入海。海納百川。
All roads lead to
Rome.條條大路通羅馬。
All shall be well, Jack shall
have Jill.有情人終成眷屬。
All the wit in the world is
not in one head.
三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮。集思廣義。
All
things are obedient to money.有錢能使鬼推磨。
All
things are difficult before they are
easy.凡事都是先難後易。
All things are easy that are
done willingly.只要願意，沒有不可能的事。
All time
is no time when it is past.光陰一去永不回。
Although
it rains, throw not away your watering pot.防患未然。
A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 禍從口出。
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he
cannot make him drink.
牽馬到河易，強馬飲水難。
A
merry heart makes a long life. 乐者寿长。
A (an
inch of)miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，谬以千里
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
每天一苹果，醫生遠離我。
An eye for an eye, and we will
all go blind.
兩敗俱傷。(以眼還眼，我們都會變盲。)
An ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
防患未然。預防勝於治療。防微杜漸。未雨綢繆。
An uncut gem goes
not sparkle.玉不琢，不成器。人不學，不知義。
A penny saved is
a penny earned.存錢一分賺錢一分。省钱就是赚钱。
A person is
known by the company he keeps.觀其友，知其人。物以類聚。
A
pot of milk is ruined by a drop of
poison.一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。
Apparel makes the
man.人靠衣裝。
April showers bring May flowers.
四月雨帶來五月花。否極泰來。苦盡甘來。
A quiet conscience
sleeps in thunder.
白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。
A
rolling stone gathers no moss.
滾石不生苔。心浮氣躁，難成大器，一事无成。
Art is long, life is
short.
人生苦短，學海無涯。人生朝露，藝術千秋。
As a man sows,
so shall he reap.一分耕耘，一分收穫。种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Ask and
you shall receive.勤學好問。好學多問。
A soft
answer turned away wrath.回答柔和使怒消退。
A
stitch in time saves nine. 及时行事，事半功倍。小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight stick is crooked in the water.
直棍水中曲。
As you make your bed so you must
lie on it.
自作自受；咎由自取。自食惡果；自討苦吃。
A thousand
friends are few, one enemy is too many.
朋友千人尚覺少，仇敵一人猶嫌多。
A tooth for a tooth, and
an eye for an eye.
以牙還牙，以眼還眼。以其人之道還治其人之身。
A tree is known by its fruit.觀其行，知其人。
A
word once spoken can never be recalled.
一言既出，駟馬難追。
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Bad news travels
fast.惡事傳千里。
Barking dogs seldom
bite.外強中乾、虛有其表、虛張聲勢。
Beauty is in the eye of
the beholder.情人眼裏出西施。
Beauty is but skin
deep.紅顏易老。
Beggars must not be choosers.
饑者不得擇食。飢不擇食、寒不擇衣、慌不擇路、貧不擇妻。
Better be the
head of an ass than the tail of a horse.
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a
lion.
寧為雞頭不為鳳尾
Better late than
never.亡羊補牢，猶未晚矣。
Better safe than
sorry.安全勝過遺憾。不怕一萬，只怕萬一。小心為上。流
汗總比流血好。
Better the devil you know than the devil you
don't.明槍易躲，暗箭難防。
Between two stools you fall
to the ground.一心二用，將一事無成。
Birds of a
feather flock together.物以類聚，一丘之貉，氣味相投。
Blood
is thicker than water.血濃於水。
Blood will
out.真相大白、紙包不住火。
Boys will be boys.孩子就是孩子。理當如此。
Brain is better than brawn.智慧勝於力量。智勝於勇莽。
Bread is the staff of life民以食為天。
Breakfast
like a king, lunch like a prince, dine like a
pauper.
早餐吃飽，午餐吃得好，晚餐吃得少。
Brevity is the
soul of wit. 精簡是智慧的真髓。
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Care killed a
cat.憂慮致命（勞神喪命）。
catch at shadows捕风捉影
Chance favors the prepared mind.機會是留給有準備的人。
Clothes don't make the man.
人不可貌相，不能以貌取人。好馬不在鞍，人美不在衫。
Comparisons are
odious.人比人氣死人。
Constant dripping wears away
the stone.滴水穿石、積沙成塔。
Cross the stream where it
is the shallowest.凡事從簡單的開始做。
Curiosity killed
the cat.好奇害死貓。人不能太好奇。
Cut your coat according
to your cloth.
量身裁衣。量力而為、量入為出。
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Death
is the great leveler.人皆有死。
Deeds, not
words.說到不如做到。
Diseases come on horseback, but
steal away on foot.
= Diseases come on
horseback, but go away on
foot.
病來如山倒，病去如抽絲。
Don't change
horses in mid-stream. 臨陣勿換將。
Don't cry over
spilt milk.覆水難收。後悔無益。
Don't cut off your nose
to spite your face.
不要跟自己過意不去。
Don't have
too many irons in the fire.
不要攬事上身。不要沒事找事做。
Don't kick against the pricks.
勿以螳臂當車。不要不自量力。
Don't make a mountain out
of a molehill
不要誇大其辭、不要小題大做、不要大驚小怪。
Don't
put all your eggs in one basket.
別把雞蛋擺在同一籃子裡。不要孤注一擲。
Don't put the cart
before the horse.勿本末倒置。
Don't quarrel with
your bread and butter.
勿自砸飯碗。別跟自己的工作過不去。
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.家醜不可外揚。
Do unto others as you would have done to you.
將心比心。
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Early bird gets the
worm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。
Easier said than done.說來容易做來難。
East or West, home is best.
不管東方西方，家就是最好的地方。金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩好。
Easy come
easy go.容易之財難久留（賺得容易花的也快）。
Eat to live, don't
live to eat.為活而食，而不是為食而活。
Empty vessels make
the most sound.空桶最響。深水靜流。
Even a worm will
turn.即使是蟲子也會轉身。狗急跳牆。
Every cloud has a
silver lining.
烏雲也有銀色的襯光。凡事要往好處去想。凡事都有好的一面。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千慮必有一失。
Every dog has his day.
風水輪流轉(狗也有幸運的一天)。
Every rule has its exception.
任何規則皆有例外的時候。凡事皆有例外。
Extremes meet. 物極必反。
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Facts do not cease to exist just because
they are ignored.
事實並不會因為被忽略而不存在。
Few
words are best. 言多必失。
First come first
served.捷足先登。近水樓台先得月。
Fools rush in where
angels fear to tread.
天使都不敢去之處，只有笨蛋會闖入。不自量力。
Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不見，心不念。
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Give knaves an inch and they will take a
yard.得寸進尺
go through thick and thin; go
through fire and water不顾艰险，赴汤蹈火
God helps
those who help themselves.天助自助者。
God's mill
grinds slow but sure. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。
Good words
without deeds are rushes and reeds. 口惠而實不至。
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Haste makes waste.欲速則不達
Hawks will not
pick hawks' eyes out. 同類不相殘。
Health is better
than wealth.健康勝於財富。
Hell hath no fury like a
woman scorned. 黃蜂尾後針﹐最毒婦人心。
Help a lame
dog over a stile. 雪中送炭；助人之急。
He that touches
pitch shall be defiled.近朱者亦；近墨者黑。
He that will
lie will steal. 說謊者必行竊。
He that will steal an
egg will steal an ox. 會偷蛋的，也會偷牛。
He that will
swear will lie. 賭咒的人是說謊的人。
He who denies all
confesses all. 否認一切的人就等於承認了一切。
He who
hesitates is lost. 猶豫不決者必定失敗
He who lives by
the sword shall die by the sword.玩火自焚
His
bread is buttered on both sides. 左右逢源.
History
repeats itself.歷史會重演。
Hoist your sail when the
wind is fair.見機行事。.
Honey catches more flies
than vinegar.投其所好。
Hunger is the best spice.
= Hunger makes good kitchen.飢餓是最佳調味料
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Idle folk have the least leisure.
懶人無閑。
In wine there is truth.
酒後吐真言。
It is
better to give than to receive.
施比受更有福。
It
takes all sorts to make a world. 一種米養百種人 (
世界是形形色色的
人所組成的)
It is easy to be wise
after the event.經一事長一智。
It is never too old to
learn.活到老學到老。
It is none of your
business.不關你的事。
It never rains, but it
pours.禍不單行，屋漏偏逢连夜雨
K
Keep a thing
seven years and you will always find a use for
it.養兵千
日，用在一時。
L
Laughter is the best
medicine.笑是最有效的萬靈藥。
Learn to walk before you
run.欲速則不達。别想一步冲天，按部就班
Learning is the
enterprise of a lifetime.活到老學到老。學無止境。
Least
said, soonest mended.少說少錯(多言惹禍)。言多必失。
Let
sleeping dogs lie.別自找麻煩。
Like cures
like.以毒攻毒。心病還需心藥醫。
Like father, like
son.有其父必有其子。
Long absent, soon forgotten.久疏必忘
Look before you leap.三思而後行。
Lookers-on see
most of the game.旁觀者清。
Love me little, love me
long.愛情要細水長流。
M
Make hay while the sun
shines. 未雨綢繆。
Man proposes. God disposes.
謀事在人，成事在天。
Many a little makes a mickle.
=Every little makes a mickle.
積少成多(聚沙成塔、集腋成裘)。
Many hands make light
work.人多好辦事。
Marry in haste, and repent at
leisure. 匆匆結婚，慢慢後悔。
Men are not to be measured
in inches.人不可以貌相。
Money talks.金錢萬能。
Much
would have more. 貪得無饜。
Murder will out.
如要人不知，除非已莫為。
N
Nature, time, and patience
are three great physicians.
自然，時間以及耐心是三個最好的醫生．
Necessity is the mother of invention.需要為發明之母。
Never do things by halves.做事切莫半途而廢。
Never
look a gift horse in the mouth.餽贈之物切莫挑剔。
Never
put off till (until) tomorrow what you can do
today.今日事今日畢
New brooms sweep clear.新官上任三把火。
No cross，no crown.不經一番寒徹骨，怎得梅花撲鼻香。
No man
can serve two masters.忠臣不事二主。一人不能事二君。
No gain
without pain.有所得必有所失。
None so blind as those
who won't see.有眼不看者為盲。
Nothing comes of
nothing.事出必有因（無中不能生有）。
Nothing ventured,
nothing gained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
O
Once
bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。
One doctor only
makes work for another.神醫亦不能自醫
One good turn
deserves another.善有善報；待之以禮，回之以禮．
One swallow
does not make a summer.勿以一概全。
One turnip, one
pit.一個蘿蔔一個坑。
Opposites attract.異性相吸
Out of
debt, out of danger.無債一身輕。
Out of sight, out
of mind.久離必疏。
P
Paddle your own
canoe.管好自己的事。
Penny saved is a penny
earned.積少成多，積腋成裘。
Penny wise, pound
foolish.小事聰明，大事糊塗。
People who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones.
住在玻璃屋的人不要互擲石頭。勿道人之短。
Power corrupts;
absolute power corrupts absolutely.
權力使人腐化；絕對的權力使人絕對的腐化。
Practice makes
perfect.熟能生巧。
Prevention is better than
cure.預防勝於治療。
Pride goes before a
fall.驕者必敗。（聖經．箴言16:18）
Put the saddle on the
right horse.冤有頭、債有主。
put all cards on the
table打开天窗说亮话
R
Red sky at night:
shepherd's delight. Red sky in the morning:
shepherd's
warning.
朝霞不出門晚霞行千里。
Rules
are made to be broken.不墨守成規。
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Second thoughts are best.退一步海闊天空。
Seeing
is believing.百聞不如一見（眼見為真）。
Share and share
alike.有苦同當，有福共享。
Six of one, half dozen of the
other.五十步笑百步,半斤八兩
Slow and steady wins the
race.穩健紮實必致勝。
Some people cannot see the wood
for the trees.見木不見林，逐末而忘本。
Spare the rod,
spoil the child.孩子不打不成器（玉不琢不成器）。
Still
waters are the deepest.深藏不露（真人不露相）
Still water
runs deep.水深流靜。
Strike while the iron is
hot.打鐵趁熱。
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Talk is cheap.說的倒輕鬆．
Talk
of the devil and he is sure to appear.說曹操曹操就到。
Take the rough with the smooth.逆來順受。
The
best fish swims near the bottom.好魚游溪底。
The
biter is sometimes bit.害人終害己。
The devil finds
work for idle hands to do.小人閑居做歹事。
The end
justifies the means成敗論英雄。
The first step to
health is to know that we are sick.人貴在有自知之明。
The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at
every bait. 貪吃的魚兒易
上鉤。
The pot called the
kettle black.五十步笑百步。
There are two sides to
every question.公說公有理，婆說婆有理。
There is a black
sheep in every flock.
每一個團體中都難免有害群之馬。
There is always a calm before a storm.暴風雨前的平靜
There is no rose without a thorn.朵朵玫瑰皆有刺。
There is no smoke without fire.無風不起浪。
Time
and tide wait for no man. 歲月不待人
To each his
own.人各有命。
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
犯錯是常人之舉，寬恕乃神聖之行.
Too many cooks
spoil the broth.七手八腳必敗事。
To teach a fish how
to swim.班門弄斧。關老爺面前耍大刀。
Turn a stumbling block
into a stepping stone.化絆腳石為墊腳石。
Two heads are
better than one.三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮（集思廣益）。
Two of a
trade can never than one. 同行相嫉。文人多相輕。
V
Variety is the spice of life.豐富多彩是生活的情趣所在。
Virtue is its own reward.為善自得其樂。
W
Walls have ears.隔牆有耳。
Waste not, want
not.不浪費，就不缺乏
We all make mistakes.人非聖賢，孰能無過？
Well begun is half done好的開始是成功的一半。
What
doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.把吃苦當作吃補。越挫越勇
What goes around comes
around.十年河東，十年河西；風水輪流轉。
What is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander.照葫蘆畫瓢。
When the
cat's away, the mice will play.
貓不在，老鼠就鬧翻天。山中無老虎，猴子稱大王。
When the going
gets tough, the tough get going.越挫越勇。
When you
hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.
當你聽到蹄聲時，要想到是馬的蹄聲，而不是斑馬的。不可掉以輕心．
Where one
door shuts, another opens.
這門閉，那門開。
天無絕人之路，人生總有轉機。
Where there is a will there is
a way.有志者事竟成。
While there's life, there's
hope.有生命就有希望。活着就有希望。
Who keeps company
with the wolves, will learn to howl.近朱者赤，近墨者
黑
Words cut more than swords.舌劍利於刀劍。
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You cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蠟燭不能兩頭燒（勿過份消耗體力）。
You cannot get blood out
of a stone.
石頭擠不出血來（鐵石心腸哪有淚）。
You can't
have your cake and eat it too.
You cannot sell
the cow and drink the milk.魚與熊掌不可兼得。
You
cannot teach an old dog new tricks.
老狗變不出新花樣（人老則守舊）。
You can't make an omlette
without breaking eggs.
不把蛋打碎，哪得煎蛋餅。畏首畏尾，难成大事。
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's
ear.
粗手粗腳成不了大事。
弄巧成拙be too smart by
half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money
after bad
抢得先机take the preemptive
opportunities
巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand
you can't make a fist. One can't
make bricks
without straw.
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience,
if not forgotten, is a guide for
the future.
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good
harvest.
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is
good.
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
世上无难事，只要肯攀登Where there is a will, there is a way.
岁岁平安Peace all year round
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
三十而立 At thirty, a man should be able to
think for himself.
升级换代updating and
upgrading (of products)
四十不惑Life begins at
forty.
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and
realistic; be true
to facts
实话实说tell it as it is
韬光养晦hide one's
capacities and bide one's time
望子成龙hold
high hopes for one's child
文韬武略military
expertise; military strategy
唯利是图draw
water to one's mill
无源之水,无本之木water without
a source, and a tree wiithout roots
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
心想事成May all your wish come true
心照不宣have a
tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit
understanding
先入为主First impressions
are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强catch the ball
before the bound
现身说法warn people by taking
oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on
troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope
and fear
循序渐进，按部就班，一步一個腳印step by step
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the
parting
guest
鱼米之乡a land of milk and
honey
有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use
brawn rather than brain
与时俱进advance with
times
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their
aptitude
適者生存survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
冤假错案
charged or sentenced; unjust, false or
wrong cases
债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
众矢之的target of
public criticism
纸上谈兵be an armchair
strategist
纸包不住火Truth will come to light
sooner or later.
左右为难between the devil and
the deep blue sea; between the rock
and the
hard place
爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
比上不足，比下有余worse off than some, better off than
many; to fall
short of the best, but be better
than the worst
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should
make an early start.
不眠之夜white night
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
不打不成交 No discord, no concord.
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
大开眼界open one's
eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in
peace
过犹不及going too far is as bad as not
going far enough; beyond is
as wrong as
falling short; too much is as bad as too little
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the
gate, while
bad news spread far and wide.
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
既往不咎let bygones
be bygones
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and
man can't be perfect.
金玉满堂Treasures fill
the home
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
脚踩两只船、保持中立sit on the fence
君子之交淡如水the
friendship between gentlemen is as pure as
crystal;
a hedge between keeps friendship
green
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope.
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant
success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms
or
standards.
【一箭双雕】kill two birds with
one stone
近义：一举两得、一石二鸟、一矢双穿
反义：鸡飞蛋打
【不言而喻】 go without saying
近义：显然易见、不问可知
反义：百思不解
多此一举 carry
coals to Newcastle
洗心革面 turn over a new leaf
本性难改 The leopard can’t change its spots.
孤注一掷 put all one’s eggs in one basket
光明正大
be fair and square
过河拆桥 kick down the
ladder上楼抽梯
画蛇添足 paint the lily
浑水摸鱼 fish
in troubled waters
火上澆油 add fuel to the fire;
pour oil on the flame
酒肉朋友 a fair weather
friend
不择手段 by hook or crook
来得容易，去得快 Easy
come, easy go.
乱七八糟，七上八下be at sixes and sevens
破釜沉舟 burn one’s boat
骑虎难下，进退两难hold a wolf
by the ears
山穷水尽 be at the end of one’s
rope(tether)
三思后行 Look before you leap.
食言
go back on one’s word
水底捞月 fish in the air
景观行业在中国风生水起！
Landscape architecture takes
root in China
也有很多在销售领域做的风生水起资产丰厚。
Many others are thriving at sales and are
wealthy
A bad penny always comes back.
直译：伪币迟早归原主。
意译：惡有惡報。
A bad workman
always blames his tools.
直译：拙劣的工匠只會怪工具不好。
意译：人笨怨刀钝。不会撑船怪河弯。拉不出屎赖茅坑。
A bad workman
quarrels with his tools.劣工尤器。
劣匠只會跟自己的工具吵架。
A bad conscience is a snake in one's
heart.做賊心虛。
A bad beginning makes a bad
ending.惡其始者必惡其終。
A bargain is a
bargain.達成的協議不可撕毀。
A bird in the hand is
worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
多得不如现得。把握現在。有花堪折直須折。
A bird is known by
its note, and a man by his talk.
聞其歌知其鳥，聽其言知其人
A bit in the morning is better than nothing
all day.略有勝全無。
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A blind man will
not thank you for a looking-glass.秋波送盲，白費癡情。
A
borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.借來的鬥篷不暖身。
A book that remains shut is but a
block.有書閉卷不閱讀，無異是一塊木頭。
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
小別勝新婚。相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
A burnt child dreads
the fire.
一朝被灼燒, 三年怕火光。
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。
A
cat may look at a king.
猫也可以见国王。
人人平等。小人物也应有权利。
Accidents will
happen. 天有不测风云。
A chain is no stronger than
its weakest link.
链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。
一环薄弱全局垮。一着不慎，满盘皆输。
A clean hand wants no
washing. 身正不怕影子斜。
A clear conscience is like a
coat of mail.
良心是可以給人保護的盔甲。
平生不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。
A clear conscience is a
sure card. 光明磊落，勝券在握。
A cleargood conscience
is a softsafe pillow.問心無愧，高枕無憂。
A clear
conscience laughs at false accusation.
只要問心無愧，無端的指責可一笑置之。君子坦蕩蕩。
A clear fast is
better than a dirty breakfast. 宁为清贫，不为浊富。
A
close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入，祸从口出。
A
cock is valiant on his own dunghill.夜郎自大。
A
common danger causes common action.同仇敵忾。
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A constant guess is never welcome.
常客招人嫌。久住非佳賓，常來不歡迎。
A contented mind is a
perpetual feast.
知足常樂。
A covetous man is
good to none but worse to himself.
贪婪的人对别人毫无好处，对自己却坏处更大。
A creaking gate hangs
long.
會嘎嘎響的門反而用得久。
病夫命久。户枢不朽。
Actions
speak louder than words.
事實勝於雄辯。行動勝於言辭。坐而言不如起而行。
Advice when most
needed is least heeded.忠言逆耳，良药苦口。
A
fair face may hide a foul heart. 人面獸心。衣冠禽獸。人不可貌相。
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
A fault confessed is half redressed.
認錯等於改正了一半。
A fool and his money are easily
parted.
愚人難聚財。
A fool always rushes to the
fore. 傻瓜总爱强出头。
A fox smells its own lair
first.
直译：狐狸有恶臭，自己先嗅出。
疑人先自疑，律人先律己。嚴以律己。
A fox may grow grey, but never good. A leopard
cannot change his spots.
江山易改，但本性难移。
A
friend in need is a friend indeed.
患難見真情。
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
朋友應該容忍朋友的缺點。
A friend to everybody is a
friend to nobody.
= A friend to all is a
friend to none.濫交者無友。
A friend in court is
better than a penny in purse.
朋友勝於錢財。囊中有钱，不如朝中有友。
After a storm comes a
calm.否極泰來。
After rain comes sunshine.雨過天晴。
A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者善終。
A good surgeon has 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、手巧如妇
A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
有罪的良心不需要原告。
作賊心虛；多行不義必自斃。夜路走多了總會遇到鬼。
A
happy heart makes a blooming visage. 心花怒放，笑逐顏開。
A hero is known in the time of misfortune.
時勢造英雄。
A honey tongue, a heart of gall.
口蜜腹劍；笑裡藏刀；佛口蛇心。
A hundred tricks are not
so good as one well-learned trade.
A jack of
all trades is master of none.
样样通样样松。三脚猫无所长。博艺无所精。
A joke never gains an
enemy but often loses a friend.
開玩笑不能化敵為友，反而會失去朋友。
A lamb is as dear to a
poor man as an ox to the rich.
窮人眼中的一隻羊，貴似富人的一頭牛。物品在不同人的身上有不同的價值。
A lazy
youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
A lie can be
halfway around the world before the truth gets its
boots on.
好事不出門，壞事傳千里。
A lie has no
legs.謊言不會自己傳播。
A little learning is a
dangerous thing.學淺誤人。一知半解最危險。
A little body
often
harbors a great soul. 浓缩的都是精品。
A
little neglect may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。
A little pot is soon hot.壺小水易熱。
All are
not thieves that dogs bark at.犬之所吠，並非皆賊。
All
asses wag their ears. 傻子總愛裝聰明。
All bread is
not baked in one oven.人心不同，猶如其面。
All cats love
fish but fear to wet their paws. 想不勞而獲，將一事無成。
All covet, all lose.貪多必失。
All
flowers are not in one garland.人各有志，切勿強求。
All
good things come to an end.花無百日紅。天下無不散之筵席。
All
is fair in love and war. 情不禁巧，兵不厌诈。情场战场，各显神通。
All is fair in war.兵不厭詐。
All is fish that
comes to one's net.捉到網裡都是魚。
All is not at hand
that helps.有用的東西並不都是垂手可得的。
All is not gain
that is put in the purse.
放入錢包的錢財，並非都是應得的。勿取不義之財。
All is well that
ends well. 善终为善。結果好才是真的好。
All that glitters is
not gold. 虚有其表。中看不中用。
All things come to he
who waits.好事多磨。
All work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy.只工作不玩耍，聪明也变傻。
All men are
mortal.
人孰無死。人難免一死。
All men cannot be
first.
不可能人人都得第一名。第一名只有一個。
All one's geese
are swans.自吹自擂。老王賣瓜，自賣自誇。
All rivers run into
the sea.百川入海。海納百川。
All roads lead to
Rome.條條大路通羅馬。
All shall be well, Jack shall
have Jill.有情人終成眷屬。
All the wit in the world is
not in one head.
三個臭皮匠勝過一個諸葛亮。集思廣義。
All
things are obedient to money.有錢能使鬼推磨。
All
things are difficult before they are
easy.凡事都是先難後易。
All things are easy that are
done willingly.只要願意，沒有不可能的事。
All time
is no time when it is past.光陰一去永不回。
Although
it rains, throw not away your watering pot.防患未然。
A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 禍從口出。
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he
cannot make him drink.
牽馬到河易，強馬飲水難。
A
merry heart makes a long life. 乐者寿长。
A (an
inch of)miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，谬以千里
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
每天一苹果，醫生遠離我。
An eye for an eye, and we will
all go blind.
兩敗俱傷。(以眼還眼，我們都會變盲。)
An ounce
of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
防患未然。預防勝於治療。防微杜漸。未雨綢繆。
An uncut gem goes
not sparkle.玉不琢，不成器。人不學，不知義。
A penny saved is
a penny earned.存錢一分賺錢一分。省钱就是赚钱。
A person is
known by the company he keeps.觀其友，知其人。物以類聚。
A
pot of milk is ruined by a drop of
poison.一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。
Apparel makes the
man.人靠衣裝。
April showers bring May flowers.
四月雨帶來五月花。否極泰來。苦盡甘來。
A quiet conscience
sleeps in thunder.
白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門心不驚。
A
rolling stone gathers no moss.
滾石不生苔。心浮氣躁，難成大器，一事无成。
Art is long, life is
short.
人生苦短，學海無涯。人生朝露，藝術千秋。
As a man sows,
so shall he reap.一分耕耘，一分收穫。种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Ask and
you shall receive.勤學好問。好學多問。
A soft
answer turned away wrath.回答柔和使怒消退。
A
stitch in time saves nine. 及时行事，事半功倍。小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight stick is crooked in the water.
直棍水中曲。
As you make your bed so you must
lie on it.
自作自受；咎由自取。自食惡果；自討苦吃。
A thousand
friends are few, one enemy is too many.
朋友千人尚覺少，仇敵一人猶嫌多。
A tooth for a tooth, and
an eye for an eye.
以牙還牙，以眼還眼。以其人之道還治其人之身。
A tree is known by its fruit.觀其行，知其人。
A
word once spoken can never be recalled.
一言既出，駟馬難追。
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Bad news travels
fast.惡事傳千里。
Barking dogs seldom
bite.外強中乾、虛有其表、虛張聲勢。
Beauty is in the eye of
the beholder.情人眼裏出西施。
Beauty is but skin
deep.紅顏易老。
Beggars must not be choosers.
饑者不得擇食。飢不擇食、寒不擇衣、慌不擇路、貧不擇妻。
Better be the
head of an ass than the tail of a horse.
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a
lion.
寧為雞頭不為鳳尾
Better late than
never.亡羊補牢，猶未晚矣。
Better safe than
sorry.安全勝過遺憾。不怕一萬，只怕萬一。小心為上。流
汗總比流血好。
Better the devil you know than the devil you
don't.明槍易躲，暗箭難防。
Between two stools you fall
to the ground.一心二用，將一事無成。
Birds of a
feather flock together.物以類聚，一丘之貉，氣味相投。
Blood
is thicker than water.血濃於水。
Blood will
out.真相大白、紙包不住火。
Boys will be boys.孩子就是孩子。理當如此。
Brain is better than brawn.智慧勝於力量。智勝於勇莽。
Bread is the staff of life民以食為天。
Breakfast
like a king, lunch like a prince, dine like a
pauper.
早餐吃飽，午餐吃得好，晚餐吃得少。
Brevity is the
soul of wit. 精簡是智慧的真髓。
C
Care killed a
cat.憂慮致命（勞神喪命）。
catch at shadows捕风捉影
Chance favors the prepared mind.機會是留給有準備的人。
Clothes don't make the man.
人不可貌相，不能以貌取人。好馬不在鞍，人美不在衫。
Comparisons are
odious.人比人氣死人。
Constant dripping wears away
the stone.滴水穿石、積沙成塔。
Cross the stream where it
is the shallowest.凡事從簡單的開始做。
Curiosity killed
the cat.好奇害死貓。人不能太好奇。
Cut your coat according
to your cloth.
量身裁衣。量力而為、量入為出。
D
Death
is the great leveler.人皆有死。
Deeds, not
words.說到不如做到。
Diseases come on horseback, but
steal away on foot.
= Diseases come on
horseback, but go away on
foot.
病來如山倒，病去如抽絲。
Don't change
horses in mid-stream. 臨陣勿換將。
Don't cry over
spilt milk.覆水難收。後悔無益。
Don't cut off your nose
to spite your face.
不要跟自己過意不去。
Don't have
too many irons in the fire.
不要攬事上身。不要沒事找事做。
Don't kick against the pricks.
勿以螳臂當車。不要不自量力。
Don't make a mountain out
of a molehill
不要誇大其辭、不要小題大做、不要大驚小怪。
Don't
put all your eggs in one basket.
別把雞蛋擺在同一籃子裡。不要孤注一擲。
Don't put the cart
before the horse.勿本末倒置。
Don't quarrel with
your bread and butter.
勿自砸飯碗。別跟自己的工作過不去。
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.家醜不可外揚。
Do unto others as you would have done to you.
將心比心。
E
Early bird gets the
worm.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。
Easier said than done.說來容易做來難。
East or West, home is best.
不管東方西方，家就是最好的地方。金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩好。
Easy come
easy go.容易之財難久留（賺得容易花的也快）。
Eat to live, don't
live to eat.為活而食，而不是為食而活。
Empty vessels make
the most sound.空桶最響。深水靜流。
Even a worm will
turn.即使是蟲子也會轉身。狗急跳牆。
Every cloud has a
silver lining.
烏雲也有銀色的襯光。凡事要往好處去想。凡事都有好的一面。
Even Homer sometimes nods.
智者千慮必有一失。
Every dog has his day.
風水輪流轉(狗也有幸運的一天)。
Every rule has its exception.
任何規則皆有例外的時候。凡事皆有例外。
Extremes meet. 物極必反。
F
Facts do not cease to exist just because
they are ignored.
事實並不會因為被忽略而不存在。
Few
words are best. 言多必失。
First come first
served.捷足先登。近水樓台先得月。
Fools rush in where
angels fear to tread.
天使都不敢去之處，只有笨蛋會闖入。不自量力。
Far from eye, far from heart. 眼不見，心不念。
G
Give knaves an inch and they will take a
yard.得寸進尺
go through thick and thin; go
through fire and water不顾艰险，赴汤蹈火
God helps
those who help themselves.天助自助者。
God's mill
grinds slow but sure. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。
Good words
without deeds are rushes and reeds. 口惠而實不至。
H
Haste makes waste.欲速則不達
Hawks will not
pick hawks' eyes out. 同類不相殘。
Health is better
than wealth.健康勝於財富。
Hell hath no fury like a
woman scorned. 黃蜂尾後針﹐最毒婦人心。
Help a lame
dog over a stile. 雪中送炭；助人之急。
He that touches
pitch shall be defiled.近朱者亦；近墨者黑。
He that will
lie will steal. 說謊者必行竊。
He that will steal an
egg will steal an ox. 會偷蛋的，也會偷牛。
He that will
swear will lie. 賭咒的人是說謊的人。
He who denies all
confesses all. 否認一切的人就等於承認了一切。
He who
hesitates is lost. 猶豫不決者必定失敗
He who lives by
the sword shall die by the sword.玩火自焚
His
bread is buttered on both sides. 左右逢源.
History
repeats itself.歷史會重演。
Hoist your sail when the
wind is fair.見機行事。.
Honey catches more flies
than vinegar.投其所好。
Hunger is the best spice.
= Hunger makes good kitchen.飢餓是最佳調味料
I
Idle folk have the least leisure.
懶人無閑。
In wine there is truth.
酒後吐真言。
It is
better to give than to receive.
施比受更有福。
It
takes all sorts to make a world. 一種米養百種人 (
世界是形形色色的
人所組成的)
It is easy to be wise
after the event.經一事長一智。
It is never too old to
learn.活到老學到老。
It is none of your
business.不關你的事。
It never rains, but it
pours.禍不單行，屋漏偏逢连夜雨
K
Keep a thing
seven years and you will always find a use for
it.養兵千
日，用在一時。
L
Laughter is the best
medicine.笑是最有效的萬靈藥。
Learn to walk before you
run.欲速則不達。别想一步冲天，按部就班
Learning is the
enterprise of a lifetime.活到老學到老。學無止境。
Least
said, soonest mended.少說少錯(多言惹禍)。言多必失。
Let
sleeping dogs lie.別自找麻煩。
Like cures
like.以毒攻毒。心病還需心藥醫。
Like father, like
son.有其父必有其子。
Long absent, soon forgotten.久疏必忘
Look before you leap.三思而後行。
Lookers-on see
most of the game.旁觀者清。
Love me little, love me
long.愛情要細水長流。
M
Make hay while the sun
shines. 未雨綢繆。
Man proposes. God disposes.
謀事在人，成事在天。
Many a little makes a mickle.
=Every little makes a mickle.
積少成多(聚沙成塔、集腋成裘)。
Many hands make light
work.人多好辦事。
Marry in haste, and repent at
leisure. 匆匆結婚，慢慢後悔。
Men are not to be measured
in inches.人不可以貌相。
Money talks.金錢萬能。
Much
would have more. 貪得無饜。
Murder will out.
如要人不知，除非已莫為。
N
Nature, time, and patience
are three great physicians.
自然，時間以及耐心是三個最好的醫生．
Necessity is the mother of invention.需要為發明之母。
Never do things by halves.做事切莫半途而廢。
Never
look a gift horse in the mouth.餽贈之物切莫挑剔。
Never
put off till (until) tomorrow what you can do
today.今日事今日畢
New brooms sweep clear.新官上任三把火。
No cross，no crown.不經一番寒徹骨，怎得梅花撲鼻香。
No man
can serve two masters.忠臣不事二主。一人不能事二君。
No gain
without pain.有所得必有所失。
None so blind as those
who won't see.有眼不看者為盲。
Nothing comes of
nothing.事出必有因（無中不能生有）。
Nothing ventured,
nothing gained.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
O
Once
bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。
One doctor only
makes work for another.神醫亦不能自醫
One good turn
deserves another.善有善報；待之以禮，回之以禮．
One swallow
does not make a summer.勿以一概全。
One turnip, one
pit.一個蘿蔔一個坑。
Opposites attract.異性相吸
Out of
debt, out of danger.無債一身輕。
Out of sight, out
of mind.久離必疏。
P
Paddle your own
canoe.管好自己的事。
Penny saved is a penny
earned.積少成多，積腋成裘。
Penny wise, pound
foolish.小事聰明，大事糊塗。
People who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones.
住在玻璃屋的人不要互擲石頭。勿道人之短。
Power corrupts;
absolute power corrupts absolutely.
權力使人腐化；絕對的權力使人絕對的腐化。
Practice makes
perfect.熟能生巧。
Prevention is better than
cure.預防勝於治療。
Pride goes before a
fall.驕者必敗。（聖經．箴言16:18）
Put the saddle on the
right horse.冤有頭、債有主。
put all cards on the
table打开天窗说亮话
R
Red sky at night:
shepherd's delight. Red sky in the morning:
shepherd's
warning.
朝霞不出門晚霞行千里。
Rules
are made to be broken.不墨守成規。
S
Second thoughts are best.退一步海闊天空。
Seeing
is believing.百聞不如一見（眼見為真）。
Share and share
alike.有苦同當，有福共享。
Six of one, half dozen of the
other.五十步笑百步,半斤八兩
Slow and steady wins the
race.穩健紮實必致勝。
Some people cannot see the wood
for the trees.見木不見林，逐末而忘本。
Spare the rod,
spoil the child.孩子不打不成器（玉不琢不成器）。
Still
waters are the deepest.深藏不露（真人不露相）
Still water
runs deep.水深流靜。
Strike while the iron is
hot.打鐵趁熱。
T
Talk is cheap.說的倒輕鬆．
Talk
of the devil and he is sure to appear.說曹操曹操就到。
Take the rough with the smooth.逆來順受。
The
best fish swims near the bottom.好魚游溪底。
The
biter is sometimes bit.害人終害己。
The devil finds
work for idle hands to do.小人閑居做歹事。
The end
justifies the means成敗論英雄。
The first step to
health is to know that we are sick.人貴在有自知之明。
The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at
every bait. 貪吃的魚兒易
上鉤。
The pot called the
kettle black.五十步笑百步。
There are two sides to
every question.公說公有理，婆說婆有理。
There is a black
sheep in every flock.
每一個團體中都難免有害群之馬。
There is always a calm before a storm.暴風雨前的平靜
There is no rose without a thorn.朵朵玫瑰皆有刺。
There is no smoke without fire.無風不起浪。
Time
and tide wait for no man. 歲月不待人
To each his
own.人各有命。
To err is human; to forgive, divine.
犯錯是常人之舉，寬恕乃神聖之行.
Too many cooks
spoil the broth.七手八腳必敗事。
To teach a fish how
to swim.班門弄斧。關老爺面前耍大刀。
Turn a stumbling block
into a stepping stone.化絆腳石為墊腳石。
Two heads are
better than one.三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮（集思廣益）。
Two of a
trade can never than one. 同行相嫉。文人多相輕。
V
Variety is the spice of life.豐富多彩是生活的情趣所在。
Virtue is its own reward.為善自得其樂。
W
Walls have ears.隔牆有耳。
Waste not, want
not.不浪費，就不缺乏
We all make mistakes.人非聖賢，孰能無過？
Well begun is half done好的開始是成功的一半。
What
doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.把吃苦當作吃補。越挫越勇
What goes around comes
around.十年河東，十年河西；風水輪流轉。
What is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander.照葫蘆畫瓢。
When the
cat's away, the mice will play.
貓不在，老鼠就鬧翻天。山中無老虎，猴子稱大王。
When the going
gets tough, the tough get going.越挫越勇。
When you
hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.
當你聽到蹄聲時，要想到是馬的蹄聲，而不是斑馬的。不可掉以輕心．
Where one
door shuts, another opens.
這門閉，那門開。
天無絕人之路，人生總有轉機。
Where there is a will there is
a way.有志者事竟成。
While there's life, there's
hope.有生命就有希望。活着就有希望。
Who keeps company
with the wolves, will learn to howl.近朱者赤，近墨者
黑
Words cut more than swords.舌劍利於刀劍。
Y
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蠟燭不能兩頭燒（勿過份消耗體力）。
You cannot get blood out
of a stone.
石頭擠不出血來（鐵石心腸哪有淚）。
You can't
have your cake and eat it too.
You cannot sell
the cow and drink the milk.魚與熊掌不可兼得。
You
cannot teach an old dog new tricks.
老狗變不出新花樣（人老則守舊）。
You can't make an omlette
without breaking eggs.
不把蛋打碎，哪得煎蛋餅。畏首畏尾，难成大事。
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's
ear.
粗手粗腳成不了大事。
弄巧成拙be too smart by
half; Cunning outwits itself.
拿手好戏masterpiece
赔了夫人又折兵throw good money
after bad
抢得先机take the preemptive
opportunities
巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand
you can't make a fist. One can't
make bricks
without straw.
前事不忘,后事之师Past experience,
if not forgotten, is a guide for
the future.
瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good
harvest.
人之初,性本善Man's nature at birth is
good.
人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.
人海战术huge-crowd strategy
世上无难事，只要肯攀登Where there is a will, there is a way.
岁岁平安Peace all year round
塞翁失马，焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
三十而立 At thirty, a man should be able to
think for himself.
升级换代updating and
upgrading (of products)
四十不惑Life begins at
forty.
时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.
杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel
实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and
realistic; be true
to facts
实话实说tell it as it is
韬光养晦hide one's
capacities and bide one's time
望子成龙hold
high hopes for one's child
文韬武略military
expertise; military strategy
唯利是图draw
water to one's mill
无源之水,无本之木water without
a source, and a tree wiithout roots
蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off
心想事成May all your wish come true
心照不宣have a
tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit
understanding
先入为主First impressions
are firmly entrenched.
先下手为强catch the ball
before the bound
现身说法warn people by taking
oneself as an example
息事宁人pour oil on
troubled waters
喜忧参半mingled hope
and fear
循序渐进，按部就班，一步一個腳印step by step
一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the
parting
guest
鱼米之乡a land of milk and
honey
有识之士people of vision
有勇无谋use
brawn rather than brain
与时俱进advance with
times
以人为本people oriented; people foremost
因材施教teach students according to their
aptitude
適者生存survival of the fittest
英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.
冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.
冤假错案
charged or sentenced; unjust, false or
wrong cases
债台高筑become debt-ridden
致命要害Achilles' heel
众矢之的target of
public criticism
纸上谈兵be an armchair
strategist
纸包不住火Truth will come to light
sooner or later.
左右为难between the devil and
the deep blue sea; between the rock
and the
hard place
爱屋及乌Love me, love my dog.
百闻不如一见Seeing is believing.
比上不足，比下有余worse off than some, better off than
many; to fall
short of the best, but be better
than the worst
笨鸟先飞A slow sparrow should
make an early start.
不眠之夜white night
不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
不打不成交 No discord, no concord.
拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul
大开眼界open one's
eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in
peace
过犹不及going too far is as bad as not
going far enough; beyond is
as wrong as
falling short; too much is as bad as too little
功夫不负有心人Everything comes to him who waits.
好了伤疤忘了疼once on shore, one prays no more
好事不出门，恶事传千里Good news never goes beyond the
gate, while
bad news spread far and wide.
和气生财Harmony brings wealth
既往不咎let bygones
be bygones
金无足赤,人无完人Gold can't be pure and
man can't be perfect.
金玉满堂Treasures fill
the home
脚踏实地be down-to-earth
脚踩两只船、保持中立sit on the fence
君子之交淡如水the
friendship between gentlemen is as pure as
crystal;
a hedge between keeps friendship
green
老生常谈，陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché
礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope.
马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant
success
名利双收gain in both fame and wealth
茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened
没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms
or
standards.
【一箭双雕】kill two birds with
one stone
近义：一举两得、一石二鸟、一矢双穿
反义：鸡飞蛋打
【不言而喻】 go without saying
近义：显然易见、不问可知
反义：百思不解
多此一举 carry
coals to Newcastle
洗心革面 turn over a new leaf
本性难改 The leopard can’t change its spots.
孤注一掷 put all one’s eggs in one basket
光明正大
be fair and square
过河拆桥 kick down the
ladder上楼抽梯
画蛇添足 paint the lily
浑水摸鱼 fish
in troubled waters
火上澆油 add fuel to the fire;
pour oil on the flame
酒肉朋友 a fair weather
friend
不择手段 by hook or crook
来得容易，去得快 Easy
come, easy go.
乱七八糟，七上八下be at sixes and sevens
破釜沉舟 burn one’s boat
骑虎难下，进退两难hold a wolf
by the ears
山穷水尽 be at the end of one’s
rope(tether)
三思后行 Look before you leap.
食言
go back on one’s word
水底捞月 fish in the air
景观行业在中国风生水起！
Landscape architecture takes
root in China
也有很多在销售领域做的风生水起资产丰厚。
Many others are thriving at sales and are
wealthy