English proverbs英语谚语
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English Proverbs (英文格言、谚语)
A bad
penny always comes back.
恶有恶报。
A bad
shearer never had a good sickle.
劣工尤器。
拙劣的割草工人用不出好镰刀。自己技术不好，再好的镰刀也没有用
A bad
workman always blames his tools.
劣工尤器。
拙劣的工匠只会怪工具不好。
A bad workman quarrels with
his tools
劣工尤器。
劣匠只会跟自己的工具吵架。
A
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。
拥有的才是最真实的。把握现在。及时行乐，有花堪折直须折。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
小别胜新婚。
A burnt child dreads the fire.
受灼的小孩必怕火。
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
A cat may
look at a king.
君王卿相于我何关。
猫也可以打量国王，暗喻人人平等。
人皆可为尧舜帝王。切勿因为别人的经验不如你多，就不让他发表想法。
A chain is
no stronger than its weakest link.
链子的坚固是取决于最脆弱的连结处。
一步下错，满盘皆输。
A clear
conscience is like a coat of mail.
良心如信纸之信封。
平生不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
1
A clear conscience laughs at false accusation.
只要问心无愧，无端的指责可以一笑置之。
A constant guess is
never welcome.
常客难受欢迎.
A contented mind
is a perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
A creaking
gate hangs long.
会嘎嘎响的门反而用得久。
病夫命久；瑕不掩瑜。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。行动胜于言辞。
坐而言不如起而行。
Advice when
most needed is least heeded.
忠言逆言。
A
fair face may hide a foul heart. (Fair face, foul
heart.)
人面兽心。
A fault confessed is half
redressed.
肯认错是改过的一半。过则勿惮改
A fool and
his money are easily parted.
愚人难聚财。
A
fox smells its own lair first.
狐狸有臭己先闻。要刮别人鬍子前，先刮自己的。
严以律己。
A
friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
朋友应该容忍朋友的缺点。
A friend to everybody is a
friend to nobody.
= A friend to all is a
friend to none.
人尽可友的人，不是真正朋友。滥交者无友。
2
After a storm comes a calm.
否极泰来。
After dinner sit a while, after
supper walk a mile.
午餐后一坐，晚餐后一哩。
After
rain comes sunshine.
雨过天晴。
A good
beginning makes a good ending.
善始必善终，欲善终务先以善始。
A good conscience is a
safe pillow.
行止清白，高枕无忧。
A good man in an
evil society seems the greatest villain of all.
众人皆醉我独醒。
A guilty conscience needs no
accuser.
作贼心虚；多行不义必自毙。
夜路走多了总会遇到鬼。千夫所指，不疾而死。
A handful of trade
is a handful of gold.
一把贸易，一把黄金。
A honey
tongue, a heart of gall.
口蜜腹剑；笑裡藏刀；佛口蛇心。
A hundred tricks are not so good as one well-
learned trade.
百艺无如一艺精。
A jack of all
trades is master of none.
杂而不精的三脚猫。万事通，无事精通。
A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a
friend.
开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。
A lamb is
as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.
穷人眼中的一隻羊，贵似富人的一头牛。物品在不同人的身上有不同的价值。
A
leopard cannot change his spots.
豹的斑点是改不掉的。
牛牵到北京还是牛。江山易改，本性难移。
3
A lie can be halfway around the world before
the truth gets its boots on.
真理刚穿鞋，谎言已在途中。好事不出门，坏事传千里。
A lie has no
legs.
谎言不会自己传播。
A little learning is a
dangerous thing.
只懂皮毛是危险的事。
学浅误人。一知半解最危险。
A little pot is soon hot.
小人易怒。狗肚子盛不得四两油。
器小易盈。人穷志短。壶小水易热。
All
are not saints that go to church.
去做礼拜者，未必皆圣人。
All are not thieves that
dogs bark at.
狗所吠者，未必皆贼。
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。(勿一概而论)
All asses wag their
ears.
傻子总爱装聪明。
All bread is not baked in
one oven.
人心不同，犹如其面。
All cats love fish
but fear to wet their paws.
猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。
想不劳而获，将一事无成。
All covet, all lose.
贪多必失。
All flowers are not in one garland.
不是所有的花都在一个花圈上。人各有志，切勿强求。
All good things
come to and end.
花无百日红。天下无不散之筵席。
All is
fair in love and war.
爱情和战争是不择手段的。
4
All is fair in war.
兵不厌诈。
All is fish that comes to one's net.
捉到网裡都是鱼。来老不拒。
All is flour that comes to
his mill.
什麽东西到他的磨子里都能碾成粉。
All is not at
hand that helps.
有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的。
All is
not gain that is put in the purse.
放入钱包的钱财，并非都是应得的。勿取不义之财。
All is not lost
that is in danger.
在危险中的东西未必都会损失。
All is
well that ends well.
善终为善。皆大欢喜。
意思就是虽然一件工作在执行时很困难，但最后有好的结果。
A man may dig
his grave with his teeth.
祸从口出。
A man
may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make
him drink.
牵马到河易，强马饮水难。
All men are
mortal.
人孰无死。人皆有死。人难免一死。
All men cannot
be first.
不可能人人都得第一名。第一名只有一个。最好的只有一个。
All one's geese are swans.
自吹自擂。老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。
All rivers run into the
sea.
百川入海。海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
All shall be well, Jack shall
have Jill.
5
有情人终成眷属。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪烁者未必都是金。金玉其外，败絮其内。
虚有其表。
All the
wit in the world is not in one head.
世上所有的智慧不会集中在一个脑袋。三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮。集思广义。
All
things are obedient to money.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事都是先难后易。倒吃甘蔗。
All things are easy that
are done willingly.
只要愿意，没有不可能的事。
All
things are obedient to money.
有钱能使鬼推磨。钱是万能的。
All things will come round to him who will but
wait.
只要耐心等待，该来的还是会来。该你的就会是你的，总有一天等到你。好事多磨。
All
time is no time when it is past.
光阴一去永不回。
All truths are not to be told.
真理未必能说得清。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作不玩耍，聪明人也会变傻。
Although it rains, throw
not away your watering pot.
纵使下雨，莫把水壶丢弃。防患未然。
A merry heart makes a long life.
知足常乐。乐观者岁足。
An apple a day keeps the
doctor away.
一日一苹果，医生不找上门。
An eye for an
eye, and we will all go blind.
两败俱伤。(以眼还眼，我们都会变盲。)
6
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure.
防患未然。预防胜于治疗。防微杜渐。未雨绸缪。
An uncut
gem goes not sparkle.
玉不琢，不成器。人不学，不知义。
A
miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫釐，差之千里。踏错一步，满盘皆输。
A penny saved is a
penny earned.
存钱一分才是赚钱一分。储蓄方是赚钱之道。
A
person is known by the company he keeps.
观其友，知其人。物以类聚。
A pot of milk is ruined by
a drop of poison.
一滴毒药毁了一瓶奶。一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。
Apparel makes the man.
人靠衣装，佛靠金装。
April showers bring May flowers.
四月雨带来五月花。否极泰来。苦尽甘来。
A quiet conscience
sleeps in thunder.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A
rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔。
(负面) 心浮气躁者，难成大器。转业不聚财。
(正面) 常动者不会生疾。劳动养生。
Art has no enemy but ignorance.
无知乃艺术之敌。
Art is a lie that enables us to realize the
truth. (Pablo Picasso)
艺术是一种使我们能够实现真实的谎言。(毕卡索)
Art is civilization and civilization is art.
(Latin Proverb)
艺术是文明，文明是艺术。(拉丁谚语)
Art
is long, life is short.
人生苦短，而学海无涯。人生朝露，艺术千秋。
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As a man sows, so
shall he reap.
一分耕耘，一分收穫。
Ask and you
shall receive.
勤学好问。好学多问。
Ask me no
questions, I will tell you no lies.
不问不受骗。
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
不多问便不会听到谎言。
A soft answer turned away
wrath.
和言足以息怒。以柔克刚。忍一句，息一怒。
A sound mind
lies in a sound body.
健全的头脑寓于健全的身体。
A
stitch in time saves nine.
及时一针省九针。防微杜渐。
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。自食恶果；自讨苦吃。作茧自缚。拿石头砸自己的脚。
As you
sow, so shall you reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A
thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many.
朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。
A tooth for a tooth, and
an eye for an eye.
以牙还牙，以眼还眼
A tree is
known by its fruit.
凡树木看果实，就可以认出它的好坏。
观其行，知其人。
A woman's work is never done.
女子的粗活是做不完的。女人真命苦。
A word to the wise is
enough.
8
智者一言足矣。忠言真心者，一言足矣。
A word once spoken can
never be recalled.
一言既出，驷马难追。
B
Bad
news travels fast.
恶事传千里。
Barking dogs
seldom bite.
吠叫的狗不咬人。指装模作样，勿用在意。
外强中乾、虚有其表、虚张声势。
Beauty is in the eye of the
beholder.
情人眼里出西施。
Beauty is but skin
deep.
美色只是一层皮。红颜易老。
Beauty is only skin
deep, but ugly goes straight to the bone.
美丽流于肤浅，丑陋深入于骨。
Beer before liquor, you'll
never be sicker, but liquor before beer and you're
in the clear.
喝啤酒再喝白酒，你不会清醒；但先喝白酒再喝啤酒，你还会清醒。
由浅入深难，由深入浅易。由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难。
Beggars must not
be choosers.
饥者不得择食。穷人无选择权。飢不择食、寒不择衣、慌不择路、贫不择妻。
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.
宁为驴头不为马尾；宁为牛头不为蛇尾。
Better late
than never.
宁迟勿缺；亡羊补牢，犹未晚矣。
Better safe
than sorry.
安全胜过遗憾。不怕一万，只怕万一。小心为上。流汗总比流血好。
Better the devil you know than the devil you
don't.
已知的魔鬼比未知的好。明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Between two
stools you fall to the ground.
脚踏双凳必坠地。喻一心二用，将一事无成。
9
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚。
Bitter pills may have blessed effects.
良药苦口。忠言逆耳。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
Blood will out.
谋杀必将败露。真相大白、纸包不住火。
Boys will be boys.
孩子就是孩子。理当如此。
Brain is better than brawn.
智慧胜于力量。智胜于勇莽。
Bread is the staff of life.
麵包是生活的主食。民以食为天。
Breakfast like a king,
lunch like a prince, dine like a pauper.
早餐像国王，午餐像王子，晚餐像乞丐。
早餐吃饱，午餐吃得好，晚餐吃得少。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
精简是智慧的真髓。
Business before pleasure.
工作先于玩乐。
Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon,
lead at night.
奶油在早餐是金、午餐是银、晚餐是铅。过犹不及。
C
Care killed a cat.
忧虑致命（劳神丧命）。
Charity begins at home.
修身齐家博爱天下。
Chance favors the prepared mind.
10
豫则立，不豫则废。胸有成竹。机会是留给有准备的人。
Cider on beer, never fear; beer upon cider,
makes a bad rider.
由浅入深难，由深入浅易。由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难。
喝啤酒后再喝苹果酒不惧怕，喝苹果酒后再喝啤酒就不能。
Close but no
cigar.
很接近了，但不是雪茄。很接近了，但不是我要的答桉。
Clothes
don't make the man.
人不可貌相，不能以貌取人。好马不在鞍，人美不在衫。
Comparisons are odious.
人比人气死人。
Constant dripping wears away the stone.
滴水穿石、积沙成塔。
Cowards die many times, but a
brave man only dies once.
懦夫可亡千百次，好汉一生死一回。死有轻如鸿毛、重如泰山。
风潇潇兮易水寒，壮士一去不复返。
Cross the stream where
it is the shallowest.
过河应走水浅处。做事应从大处着手。凡事从简单的开始做。从易处着手。
Curiosity
killed the cat.
好奇心杀死一隻猫。人不能太好奇。
Cut
your coat according to your cloth.
量身裁衣。量力而为、量入为出。三思而后行。
D
Death is the
great leveler.
死后万人皆平等。人皆有死。
Deeds, not
words.
在于行动，不在于言语。说得到，做得到。言出必行。
Desperate diseases must have desperate
cures(remedies).
重命要用重手治。乱世用重典。死马当活马医。
Diamond cut diamond.
两虎相争必有一伤。
11
Different sores must have
different salves.
= Different strokes for
different folks.
= Difficulty makes desire.
苦难中能创造欲望。
Diseases come on horseback, but
steal away on foot.
= Diseases come on
horseback, but go away on foot.
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝。
Do as you would be done by.
己所欲施于人。为所该为之事。
Doctors make the worst
patients.
= Don't burn your bridges before
they're crossed.
= Don't burn your bridges
behind you.
不要过河拆桥。为自己留后路。
Dog does not
cat dog.
狗不咬狗（同类不相残）。
Do in Rome as the
Romans do.
入境随俗。
Don't change horses in
mid-stream.
临阵勿换将。
Don't count your
chickens before they are hatched.
勿打如意算盘。
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
= Don't cross the bridge till you come to it.
顺其自然。水到渠成。船到桥头自然直。
Don't cry over spilt
milk.
覆水难收。后悔无益。
Don't cut off your nose
to spite your face.
不要跟自己过意不去。赌气无用。
Don't have too many irons in the fire.
不要揽事上身。不要没事找事做。
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Don't
judge a person by his appearance.
= Don't
judge a book by its cover.
勿以貌取人。
Don't
kick against the pricks.
勿以螳臂当车。不要不自量力。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill
不要夸大其辞、不要小题大做、不要大惊小怪。
Don't put all your
eggs in one basket.
别把鸡蛋摆在同一篮子裡。不要孤注一掷。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
勿本末倒置。
Don't quarrel with your bread and
butter.
勿自砸饭碗。别跟自己的工作过不去。
Don't shut the
barn door after the horse is gone.
不要本末倒置。
Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
勿过河拆桥
Don't wash your dirty linen in
public.
家丑不可外扬。
Do unto others as you
would have done to you.
将心比心。推己及人。
E
Early bird gets the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man
healthy, wealthy, and wise.
早睡早起可使人有钱、健康又聪明。
Easier said than done.
说来容易做来难。
East
or West, home is best.
不管东方西方，家就是最好的地方。金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝好。
13
Easy come easy go.
容易之财难久留（赚得容易花的也快）。
Eat to live, don't
live to eat.
为活而食，而不是为食而活。活出精采。
Empty
vessels make the most sound.
空桶最响。深水静流。
Even a worm will turn.
即使是虫子也会转身。狗急跳牆。
Every cloud has a silver lining.
乌云也有银色的衬光。凡事要往好处去想。凡事都有光明的一面。
Even Homer
sometimes nods.
智者千虑必有一失。
Everybody's
business is nobody's business.
众人之事乏人管。自扫门前雪。
Every dog has his day.
风水轮流转(狗也有幸运的一天)。
Every man has a price.
任何人皆有其价值。
Every man has his taste.
人各有所好。
Every rule has its exception.
任何规则皆有例外的时候。凡事皆有例外。
Everything comes to
him who waits.
成功属于耐心等待的人。
Every why has
a wherefore.
事出有因。
Extremes meet.
物极必反。
F
Facts do not cease to exist
just because they are ignored.
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事实并不仅仅因为受到忽略而停止存在。
Faint
heart never won fair lady.
懦弱难得美人心。
Faith will move mountains.
信仰能移山。
Familiarity breed contempt.
熟稔易侮蔑；近庙欺神。
Few words are best.
少说为妙。言多必失。
Fine
feathers make fine birds.
= Fine clothes make
the man.
人要衣装、佛要金装。
Fine words butter no
parsnips.
巧言不能滋润防风草。口惠而实不至。画饼充飢。
Fine
words dress ill deeds.
漂亮的言词可以掩饰恶劣的行径。巧言藏恶行。
First come first served.
捷足先登。先来先伺候。近水楼台先得月。
Fools rush in where
angels fear to tread.
天使都不敢去之处，只有笨蛋会闯入。不自量力。
Forbidden fruit is
(the) sweetest.
禁果最甜.
Forewarned is
forearmed.
先知先戒备。戒慎恐惧。
Fortune favors
the brave (bold).
天助勇者。
G
Give
knaves an inch and they will take a yard.
得寸进尺。软土深掘。
God helps those who help
themselves.
15
天助自助者。
God's mill grinds slow
but sure.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Good words cost
nothing, but are worth much.
良言本无价，其贵值千金
Good words without deeds are rushes and reeds.
口惠而实不至。
Grasp all, lose all.
贪者必失。
H
Hair of the dog that bit you.
如果被狗
咬伤，传说只要从咬人的狗身上取下狗毛涂在伤口，伤口就会治好。这说法几经演变，后
来被用来比喻一
个人宿醉后，隔天早上用来醒酒的一杯酒。
Half a loaf is better
than none.
聊胜于无。有总比没有的好。
Hard words
break no bones.
恶言伤不到人心。笑骂由他笑骂。
Haste
makes waste.
欲速则不达
Hawks will not pick
hawks' eyes out.
同类不相残。
Health is better
than wealth.
健康胜于财富。
Heaven helps those
who help themselves.
天助自助者。
Hell
hath no fury like a woman scorned.
黄蜂尾后针﹐最毒妇人心。
Help a lame dog over a
stile.
雪中送炭；助人之急。
16
He
laughs best who laughs last.
= He who laughs
last laughs longest.
最后笑的人笑得最得意。
He that
touches pitch shall be defiled.
近朱者亦；近墨者黑。
He that will lie will steal.
说谎者必行窃。
He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.
会偷蛋的，也会偷牛。
He that will swear will lie.
赌咒的人是说谎的人。
He travels the fastest who
travels alone.
单独旅行的人走得最快。
He who denies
all confesses all.
否认一切的人就等于承认了一切。
He
who hesitates is lost.
犹豫不决者必定失败
He who
lives by the sword shall die by the sword.
玩火自焚
Hide not your light under a bushel.
勿过份谦冲以致隐没才能。
His bark is worse than his
bite.
刀子嘴豆腐心。嘴硬心软。
His bread is buttered
on both sides.
左右逢源.
History repeats
itself.
历史会重演。
Hoist your sail when the
wind is fair.
见机行事。.
Home is where the
heart is.
17
家是心之所在
Honesty is the best policy.
诚实为上策。
Honey catches more flies than vinegar.
投其所好。
Hunger is the best spice.
=
Hunger makes good kitchen.
飢饿是最佳调味料
I
Idle folk have the least leisure.
懒人无闲。
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try
again.
失败勿怕重头。
If a thing is worth
doing, it's worth doing well.
如果事情值得做，更值得把它做好。
If you can't beat them,
join them.
如果打不过他们，就加入他们吧。
If you run
after two hares, you will catch neither.
同时追两免，两头都落空。赔了夫人又折兵。两边落空。
In wine there is
truth.
酒后吐真言。
It is better to give than
to receive.
施比受更有福。
It is easy to
be wise after the event.
经一事长一智。遇事才会成长。
It is never too late to mend.
亡羊补牢犹末晚也。
It is never too old to learn.
活到老学到老。
18
It is none of
your business.
不关你的事。
It is no use
crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
It is the
early bird that gets the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
It never rains, but it pours.
祸不单行
J
Jack of all trades master of none.
万事通，无一通
K
Keep a thing seven years
and you will always find a use for it.
带着这东西七年，你总有用它的一日。养兵千日，用在一时。天生我才必有用。
Keep no
more cats that catch mice.
养只抓鼠的猫。只留有用的东西。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
L
Laughter is the best medicine.
笑一笑，十年少。笑是最有效的万灵药。
Learn to walk before
you run.
欲速则不达。
Learning is the
enterprise of a lifetime.
活到老学到老。学无止境。
Least said, soonest mended.
少说少错(多言惹祸)。言多必失。
Let he who is without
sin cast the first stone.
你们中间谁是没有罪的，谁就可以先拿石头打他。 (圣经．约翰福音8:7)
要指责他人前，先问问自己是否做好。
19
Let sleeping dogs lie.
别自找麻烦。
Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
Like cures like.
以毒攻毒。心病还需心药医。
Like father, like son.
有其父必有其子。
Live and learn.
活到学到老。
Long absent, soon forgotten.
久疏则必忘；别久情疏；一曝十寒。
Look before you leap.
三思而后行。
Lookers-on see most of the game.
旁观者清。
Love is blind.
爱情是盲目的。
Love me little, love me long.
爱情要细水长流。
M
Make hay while the sun shines.
未雨绸缪。
Man proposes. God disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天。
Many a little makes a mickle.
=Every little makes a mickle.
积少成多(聚沙成塔、集腋成裘)。
Many hands make light
work.
人多好办事。
20
Marry
in haste, and repent at leisure.
匆匆结婚，慢慢后悔。
Men are not to be measured in inches.
人不可以貌相。
Might is right.
强权即是公理。
Money talks.
金钱万能。
Money talks,
bullshit walks.
钱拿来再说；没钱免谈。
Money makes
the mare go.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
More haste, less
speed.
欲速则不达。
Much would have more.
贪得无餍。
Murder will out.
如要人不知，除非已莫为。
N
Nature abhors a vacuum.
大自然中不容真空。
Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and
but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and
see more than we speak.
上天给予我们两耳，两眼，一张嘴巴，应该多听，多看，少说话。
Nature,
time, and patience are three great physicians.
自然，时间以及耐心是三个最好的医生．
Necessity is the
mother of invention.
需要为发明之母。
Never do
things by halves.
做事切莫半途而废。
21
Never look a gift horse in the
mouth.
餽赠之物切莫挑剔。
Never put off till
(until) tomorrow what you can do today.
今日事今日毕
New brooms sweep clear.
新官上任三把火。
No cross，no crown.
不经一番寒彻骨，怎得梅花扑鼻香。
No man can serve two
masters.
忠臣不事二主。一人不能事二君。
No man is
content with his lot.
无人能满意于自己的命运。
No
news is good news.
没消息即是好消息。
No pain, no
gain.
不劳则无获。
No gain without pain.
有所得必有所失。
None so blind as those who won't
see.
有眼不看者为盲。
Nothing comes of nothing.
事出必有因（无中不能生有）。
Nothing ventured, nothing
gained.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
O
Once
bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
One
doctor only makes work for another.
神医亦不能自医
22
One good turn deserves
another.
善有善报；待之以礼，回之以礼．
One swallow
does not make a summer.
勿以一概全。
One
turnip, one pit.
一个萝卜一个坑。
Opposites
attract.
异性相吸
Out of debt, out of
danger.
无债一身轻。
Out of sight, out of
mind.
久离则疏远。
P
Paddle your own
canoe.
你只管划你的独木舟。管好自己的事。
Penny saved is
a penny earned.
积少成多，积腋成裘。
Penny wise,
pound foolish.
小事聪明，大事煳涂。
People who
live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
住在玻璃屋的人不要互掷石头。勿道人之短。
Power corrupts;
absolute power corrupts absolutely.
权力使人腐化；绝对的权力使人绝对的腐化。
Practice makes
perfect.
熟能生巧。
Prevention is better than
cure.
预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before a fall.
骄者必败。（圣经．箴言16:18）
Procrastination is the
thief of time.
23
拖延是守时之贼。
Put the saddle on the right
horse.
责备得当（冤有头、债有主）。
R
Red sky at
night: shepherd's delight. Red sky in the morning:
shepherd's warning.
朝霞不出门晚霞行千里。
Rome was
not built in a day.
罗马不是一天造成的。
Rules are
made to be broken.
不墨守成规。
S
Second thoughts are best.
退一步想最稳当。
Seeing is believing.
百闻不如一见（眼见为真）。
Seek and ye shall find.
寻找，就寻见。（圣经．耶稣语）有志竟成（诚能感动天）．
Share and
share alike.
有苦同当，有福共享。
Six of one, half
dozen of the other.
五十步笑百步
Slow and
steady wins the race.
稳健扎实必致胜。
Some
people cannot see the wood for the trees.
见木不见林，逐末而忘本。
Spare the rod, spoil the
child.
孩子不打不成器（玉不琢不成器）。
Stay hungry,
stay foolish.
保持飢饿，保持愚笨。求知若渴，虚心若愚。
24
Still waters are the deepest.
深藏不露（真人不露相）
Still water runs deep.
水深流静。
Strike while the iron is hot.
打铁趁热。
T
Talk is cheap.
说的倒轻鬆．
Talk of the devil and he is sure to
appear.
说曹操曹操就到。
Take the rough with the
smooth.
逆来则顺受。
The bait hides the hook.
饵里藏钩。
The best fish swims near the
bottom.
好鱼游溪底。
The best things in life
are free.
自由最为可贵
The biter is sometimes
bit.
欺人反受欺（害人及害己）。
The child is father
of the man.
少年时代可决定一人之未来。
The coat makes
the man.
佛要金装，人要衣装．
The devil finds work
for idle hands to do.
小人闲居做歹事。
The early
bird gets the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃
25
The end justifies the means.
结果决定手段是否正当。成败论英雄。
The first step to
health is to know that we are sick.
保健的第一步就是知道自己有病。人贵在有自知之明。
The fish will
soon be caught that nibbles at every bait.
贪吃的鱼儿易上钩。
The last straw breaks the
camel's neck.
凡事宜节制，过则必败事。
The leopard
cannot change his spots.
江山易改，本性难移。
The
pen is mightier than sword.
文胜于武
The pot
called the kettle black.
五十步笑百步。
The
proof of pudding is in the eating.
欲知布丁味，亲嚐便可晓。
There are two sides to every
question.
公说公有理，婆说婆有理。
There is a black
sheep in every flock.
每一个团体中都难免有害群之马。
There is always a calm before a storm.
暴风雨前的平静
There is no rose without a thorn.
朵朵玫瑰皆有刺。
There is no smoke without fire.
有烟必有火（无风不起浪）。
The road to hell is paved
with good intentions.
手抱菩萨操屠刀。
The
squeaky wheel gets the grease.
嘎嘎作响的轮子表示要上润滑油了。会吵的孩子有糖吃。
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The tongue is not steel, yet it
cuts.
舌头虽非铁却可伤人。
Think before you speak.
在说之前先想想
Those who live in glass houses
should not throw stones.
投鼠忌器。
Time and
tide wait for no man.
岁月不待人
Time is
money.
时间就是金钱
To each his own.
人各有命。
To err is human; to forgive,
divine.
犯错是常人之举，. 宽恕乃神圣之行.
Too many
cooks spoil the broth.
七手八脚必败事。
To teach
a fish how to swim.
班门弄斧。关老爷面前耍大刀。
Turn
a stumbling block into a stepping stone.
化绊脚石为垫脚石。
Two heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮（集思广益）。
Two of a trade can
never than one.
同行相嫉。文人多相轻。
V
Variety is the spice of life.
变化是生命的调味品。丰富多彩是生活的情趣所在。
Virtue is its own
reward.
为善自得其乐。
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W
Walls have ears.
壁上有耳。隔牆有耳。
Waste
not, want not.
不浪费，就不虞匮乏
We all make
mistakes.
任何人皆会有错。 人非圣贤，孰能无过？
Well begun
is half done.
好的开始是成功的一半。
We must take
the bad with the good.
勤能补拙。
What can't
be cured must be endured.
无能为力之事只得忍耐。
What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.
它不但杀不了你，反倒使你更强壮。把吃苦当作吃补。（越挫越勇）
Whatever a man sow, that shall he also reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
What goes around comes around.
十年河东，十年河西；风水轮流转。
What is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander.
雌鹅可以吃的，雄鹅也可以吃。依样画葫芦。
When the cat's away,
the mice will play.
猫不在，老鼠就闹翻天。山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
When the going gets tough, the tough get
going.
越挫越勇。
When you hear hoofbeats,
think horses, not zebras.
当你听到蹄声时，要想到是马的蹄声，而不是斑马的。不可掉以轻心．
Where one
door shuts, another opens.
这门闭，那门开。
天无绝人之路，人生总有转机。
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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.
舌剑利于刀剑。
Y
You can lead (take) a
horse to water but you can't make it drink.
你可以引马就水，不可以强迫马喝水。要顺势而为，不可逆势而为。
You cannot
burn the candle at both ends.
蜡烛不能两头烧（勿过份消耗体力）。
You cannot get blood
out of a stone.
石头挤不出血来（铁石心肠那有泪）。
You
can't have your cake and eat it too.
又想吃掉饼，又想饼在你手边。 天下哪有这麽好的事！
You cannot sell
the cow and drink the milk.
鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.
老狗变不出新花样（人老则守旧）。
You can't have it both
ways.
不能两者兼得。鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
You can't make an
omlette without breaking eggs.
不把蛋打碎，哪得煎蛋饼。畏手畏?，大事不成。
You can't make a
silk purse out of a sow's ear.
粗手粗脚成不了大事。
You can't run with the hare and hunt with the
hounds.
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你不可以边跟着野兔跑，边带猎犬去打猎。不可脚踏两条船；不可两面讨好。
You
have to crawl before you can walk.
你要先学会爬，再学如何走路。别想一步冲天（要按部就班）
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English
Proverbs (英文格言、谚语)
A bad penny always comes
back.
恶有恶报。
A bad shearer never had a
good sickle.
劣工尤器。
拙劣的割草工人用不出好镰刀。自己技术不好，再好的镰刀也没有用
A bad
workman always blames his tools.
劣工尤器。
拙劣的工匠只会怪工具不好。
A bad workman quarrels with
his tools
劣工尤器。
劣匠只会跟自己的工具吵架。
A
bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。
拥有的才是最真实的。把握现在。及时行乐，有花堪折直须折。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
小别胜新婚。
A burnt child dreads the fire.
受灼的小孩必怕火。
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
A cat may
look at a king.
君王卿相于我何关。
猫也可以打量国王，暗喻人人平等。
人皆可为尧舜帝王。切勿因为别人的经验不如你多，就不让他发表想法。
A chain is
no stronger than its weakest link.
链子的坚固是取决于最脆弱的连结处。
一步下错，满盘皆输。
A clear
conscience is like a coat of mail.
良心如信纸之信封。
平生不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
1
A clear conscience laughs at false accusation.
只要问心无愧，无端的指责可以一笑置之。
A constant guess is
never welcome.
常客难受欢迎.
A contented mind
is a perpetual feast.
知足常乐。
A creaking
gate hangs long.
会嘎嘎响的门反而用得久。
病夫命久；瑕不掩瑜。
Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。行动胜于言辞。
坐而言不如起而行。
Advice when
most needed is least heeded.
忠言逆言。
A
fair face may hide a foul heart. (Fair face, foul
heart.)
人面兽心。
A fault confessed is half
redressed.
肯认错是改过的一半。过则勿惮改
A fool and
his money are easily parted.
愚人难聚财。
A
fox smells its own lair first.
狐狸有臭己先闻。要刮别人鬍子前，先刮自己的。
严以律己。
A
friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情。
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
朋友应该容忍朋友的缺点。
A friend to everybody is a
friend to nobody.
= A friend to all is a
friend to none.
人尽可友的人，不是真正朋友。滥交者无友。
2
After a storm comes a calm.
否极泰来。
After dinner sit a while, after
supper walk a mile.
午餐后一坐，晚餐后一哩。
After
rain comes sunshine.
雨过天晴。
A good
beginning makes a good ending.
善始必善终，欲善终务先以善始。
A good conscience is a
safe pillow.
行止清白，高枕无忧。
A good man in an
evil society seems the greatest villain of all.
众人皆醉我独醒。
A guilty conscience needs no
accuser.
作贼心虚；多行不义必自毙。
夜路走多了总会遇到鬼。千夫所指，不疾而死。
A handful of trade
is a handful of gold.
一把贸易，一把黄金。
A honey
tongue, a heart of gall.
口蜜腹剑；笑裡藏刀；佛口蛇心。
A hundred tricks are not so good as one well-
learned trade.
百艺无如一艺精。
A jack of all
trades is master of none.
杂而不精的三脚猫。万事通，无事精通。
A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a
friend.
开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。
A lamb is
as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.
穷人眼中的一隻羊，贵似富人的一头牛。物品在不同人的身上有不同的价值。
A
leopard cannot change his spots.
豹的斑点是改不掉的。
牛牵到北京还是牛。江山易改，本性难移。
3
A lie can be halfway around the world before
the truth gets its boots on.
真理刚穿鞋，谎言已在途中。好事不出门，坏事传千里。
A lie has no
legs.
谎言不会自己传播。
A little learning is a
dangerous thing.
只懂皮毛是危险的事。
学浅误人。一知半解最危险。
A little pot is soon hot.
小人易怒。狗肚子盛不得四两油。
器小易盈。人穷志短。壶小水易热。
All
are not saints that go to church.
去做礼拜者，未必皆圣人。
All are not thieves that
dogs bark at.
狗所吠者，未必皆贼。
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。(勿一概而论)
All asses wag their
ears.
傻子总爱装聪明。
All bread is not baked in
one oven.
人心不同，犹如其面。
All cats love fish
but fear to wet their paws.
猫都爱吃鱼，却怕爪弄湿。
想不劳而获，将一事无成。
All covet, all lose.
贪多必失。
All flowers are not in one garland.
不是所有的花都在一个花圈上。人各有志，切勿强求。
All good things
come to and end.
花无百日红。天下无不散之筵席。
All is
fair in love and war.
爱情和战争是不择手段的。
4
All is fair in war.
兵不厌诈。
All is fish that comes to one's net.
捉到网裡都是鱼。来老不拒。
All is flour that comes to
his mill.
什麽东西到他的磨子里都能碾成粉。
All is not at
hand that helps.
有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的。
All is
not gain that is put in the purse.
放入钱包的钱财，并非都是应得的。勿取不义之财。
All is not lost
that is in danger.
在危险中的东西未必都会损失。
All is
well that ends well.
善终为善。皆大欢喜。
意思就是虽然一件工作在执行时很困难，但最后有好的结果。
A man may dig
his grave with his teeth.
祸从口出。
A man
may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make
him drink.
牵马到河易，强马饮水难。
All men are
mortal.
人孰无死。人皆有死。人难免一死。
All men cannot
be first.
不可能人人都得第一名。第一名只有一个。最好的只有一个。
All one's geese are swans.
自吹自擂。老王卖瓜，自卖自夸。
All rivers run into the
sea.
百川入海。海纳百川。
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大路通罗马。
All shall be well, Jack shall
have Jill.
5
有情人终成眷属。
All that glitters is not gold.
闪烁者未必都是金。金玉其外，败絮其内。
虚有其表。
All the
wit in the world is not in one head.
世上所有的智慧不会集中在一个脑袋。三个臭皮匠胜过一个诸葛亮。集思广义。
All
things are obedient to money.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事都是先难后易。倒吃甘蔗。
All things are easy that
are done willingly.
只要愿意，没有不可能的事。
All
things are obedient to money.
有钱能使鬼推磨。钱是万能的。
All things will come round to him who will but
wait.
只要耐心等待，该来的还是会来。该你的就会是你的，总有一天等到你。好事多磨。
All
time is no time when it is past.
光阴一去永不回。
All truths are not to be told.
真理未必能说得清。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作不玩耍，聪明人也会变傻。
Although it rains, throw
not away your watering pot.
纵使下雨，莫把水壶丢弃。防患未然。
A merry heart makes a long life.
知足常乐。乐观者岁足。
An apple a day keeps the
doctor away.
一日一苹果，医生不找上门。
An eye for an
eye, and we will all go blind.
两败俱伤。(以眼还眼，我们都会变盲。)
6
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of
cure.
防患未然。预防胜于治疗。防微杜渐。未雨绸缪。
An uncut
gem goes not sparkle.
玉不琢，不成器。人不学，不知义。
A
miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫釐，差之千里。踏错一步，满盘皆输。
A penny saved is a
penny earned.
存钱一分才是赚钱一分。储蓄方是赚钱之道。
A
person is known by the company he keeps.
观其友，知其人。物以类聚。
A pot of milk is ruined by
a drop of poison.
一滴毒药毁了一瓶奶。一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。
Apparel makes the man.
人靠衣装，佛靠金装。
April showers bring May flowers.
四月雨带来五月花。否极泰来。苦尽甘来。
A quiet conscience
sleeps in thunder.
白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A
rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔。
(负面) 心浮气躁者，难成大器。转业不聚财。
(正面) 常动者不会生疾。劳动养生。
Art has no enemy but ignorance.
无知乃艺术之敌。
Art is a lie that enables us to realize the
truth. (Pablo Picasso)
艺术是一种使我们能够实现真实的谎言。(毕卡索)
Art is civilization and civilization is art.
(Latin Proverb)
艺术是文明，文明是艺术。(拉丁谚语)
Art
is long, life is short.
人生苦短，而学海无涯。人生朝露，艺术千秋。
7
As a man sows, so
shall he reap.
一分耕耘，一分收穫。
Ask and you
shall receive.
勤学好问。好学多问。
Ask me no
questions, I will tell you no lies.
不问不受骗。
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
不多问便不会听到谎言。
A soft answer turned away
wrath.
和言足以息怒。以柔克刚。忍一句，息一怒。
A sound mind
lies in a sound body.
健全的头脑寓于健全的身体。
A
stitch in time saves nine.
及时一针省九针。防微杜渐。
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。自食恶果；自讨苦吃。作茧自缚。拿石头砸自己的脚。
As you
sow, so shall you reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A
thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many.
朋友千人尚觉少，仇敌一人犹嫌多。
A tooth for a tooth, and
an eye for an eye.
以牙还牙，以眼还眼
A tree is
known by its fruit.
凡树木看果实，就可以认出它的好坏。
观其行，知其人。
A woman's work is never done.
女子的粗活是做不完的。女人真命苦。
A word to the wise is
enough.
8
智者一言足矣。忠言真心者，一言足矣。
A word once spoken can
never be recalled.
一言既出，驷马难追。
B
Bad
news travels fast.
恶事传千里。
Barking dogs
seldom bite.
吠叫的狗不咬人。指装模作样，勿用在意。
外强中乾、虚有其表、虚张声势。
Beauty is in the eye of the
beholder.
情人眼里出西施。
Beauty is but skin
deep.
美色只是一层皮。红颜易老。
Beauty is only skin
deep, but ugly goes straight to the bone.
美丽流于肤浅，丑陋深入于骨。
Beer before liquor, you'll
never be sicker, but liquor before beer and you're
in the clear.
喝啤酒再喝白酒，你不会清醒；但先喝白酒再喝啤酒，你还会清醒。
由浅入深难，由深入浅易。由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难。
Beggars must not
be choosers.
饥者不得择食。穷人无选择权。飢不择食、寒不择衣、慌不择路、贫不择妻。
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.
宁为驴头不为马尾；宁为牛头不为蛇尾。
Better late
than never.
宁迟勿缺；亡羊补牢，犹未晚矣。
Better safe
than sorry.
安全胜过遗憾。不怕一万，只怕万一。小心为上。流汗总比流血好。
Better the devil you know than the devil you
don't.
已知的魔鬼比未知的好。明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Between two
stools you fall to the ground.
脚踏双凳必坠地。喻一心二用，将一事无成。
9
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚。
Bitter pills may have blessed effects.
良药苦口。忠言逆耳。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
Blood will out.
谋杀必将败露。真相大白、纸包不住火。
Boys will be boys.
孩子就是孩子。理当如此。
Brain is better than brawn.
智慧胜于力量。智胜于勇莽。
Bread is the staff of life.
麵包是生活的主食。民以食为天。
Breakfast like a king,
lunch like a prince, dine like a pauper.
早餐像国王，午餐像王子，晚餐像乞丐。
早餐吃饱，午餐吃得好，晚餐吃得少。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
精简是智慧的真髓。
Business before pleasure.
工作先于玩乐。
Butter is gold in the morning, silver at noon,
lead at night.
奶油在早餐是金、午餐是银、晚餐是铅。过犹不及。
C
Care killed a cat.
忧虑致命（劳神丧命）。
Charity begins at home.
修身齐家博爱天下。
Chance favors the prepared mind.
10
豫则立，不豫则废。胸有成竹。机会是留给有准备的人。
Cider on beer, never fear; beer upon cider,
makes a bad rider.
由浅入深难，由深入浅易。由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难。
喝啤酒后再喝苹果酒不惧怕，喝苹果酒后再喝啤酒就不能。
Close but no
cigar.
很接近了，但不是雪茄。很接近了，但不是我要的答桉。
Clothes
don't make the man.
人不可貌相，不能以貌取人。好马不在鞍，人美不在衫。
Comparisons are odious.
人比人气死人。
Constant dripping wears away the stone.
滴水穿石、积沙成塔。
Cowards die many times, but a
brave man only dies once.
懦夫可亡千百次，好汉一生死一回。死有轻如鸿毛、重如泰山。
风潇潇兮易水寒，壮士一去不复返。
Cross the stream where
it is the shallowest.
过河应走水浅处。做事应从大处着手。凡事从简单的开始做。从易处着手。
Curiosity
killed the cat.
好奇心杀死一隻猫。人不能太好奇。
Cut
your coat according to your cloth.
量身裁衣。量力而为、量入为出。三思而后行。
D
Death is the
great leveler.
死后万人皆平等。人皆有死。
Deeds, not
words.
在于行动，不在于言语。说得到，做得到。言出必行。
Desperate diseases must have desperate
cures(remedies).
重命要用重手治。乱世用重典。死马当活马医。
Diamond cut diamond.
两虎相争必有一伤。
11
Different sores must have
different salves.
= Different strokes for
different folks.
= Difficulty makes desire.
苦难中能创造欲望。
Diseases come on horseback, but
steal away on foot.
= Diseases come on
horseback, but go away on foot.
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝。
Do as you would be done by.
己所欲施于人。为所该为之事。
Doctors make the worst
patients.
= Don't burn your bridges before
they're crossed.
= Don't burn your bridges
behind you.
不要过河拆桥。为自己留后路。
Dog does not
cat dog.
狗不咬狗（同类不相残）。
Do in Rome as the
Romans do.
入境随俗。
Don't change horses in
mid-stream.
临阵勿换将。
Don't count your
chickens before they are hatched.
勿打如意算盘。
Don't cross a bridge until you come to it.
= Don't cross the bridge till you come to it.
顺其自然。水到渠成。船到桥头自然直。
Don't cry over spilt
milk.
覆水难收。后悔无益。
Don't cut off your nose
to spite your face.
不要跟自己过意不去。赌气无用。
Don't have too many irons in the fire.
不要揽事上身。不要没事找事做。
12
Don't
judge a person by his appearance.
= Don't
judge a book by its cover.
勿以貌取人。
Don't
kick against the pricks.
勿以螳臂当车。不要不自量力。
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill
不要夸大其辞、不要小题大做、不要大惊小怪。
Don't put all your
eggs in one basket.
别把鸡蛋摆在同一篮子裡。不要孤注一掷。
Don't put the cart before the horse.
勿本末倒置。
Don't quarrel with your bread and
butter.
勿自砸饭碗。别跟自己的工作过不去。
Don't shut the
barn door after the horse is gone.
不要本末倒置。
Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater.
勿过河拆桥
Don't wash your dirty linen in
public.
家丑不可外扬。
Do unto others as you
would have done to you.
将心比心。推己及人。
E
Early bird gets the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man
healthy, wealthy, and wise.
早睡早起可使人有钱、健康又聪明。
Easier said than done.
说来容易做来难。
East
or West, home is best.
不管东方西方，家就是最好的地方。金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝好。
13
Easy come easy go.
容易之财难久留（赚得容易花的也快）。
Eat to live, don't
live to eat.
为活而食，而不是为食而活。活出精采。
Empty
vessels make the most sound.
空桶最响。深水静流。
Even a worm will turn.
即使是虫子也会转身。狗急跳牆。
Every cloud has a silver lining.
乌云也有银色的衬光。凡事要往好处去想。凡事都有光明的一面。
Even Homer
sometimes nods.
智者千虑必有一失。
Everybody's
business is nobody's business.
众人之事乏人管。自扫门前雪。
Every dog has his day.
风水轮流转(狗也有幸运的一天)。
Every man has a price.
任何人皆有其价值。
Every man has his taste.
人各有所好。
Every rule has its exception.
任何规则皆有例外的时候。凡事皆有例外。
Everything comes to
him who waits.
成功属于耐心等待的人。
Every why has
a wherefore.
事出有因。
Extremes meet.
物极必反。
F
Facts do not cease to exist
just because they are ignored.
14
事实并不仅仅因为受到忽略而停止存在。
Faint
heart never won fair lady.
懦弱难得美人心。
Faith will move mountains.
信仰能移山。
Familiarity breed contempt.
熟稔易侮蔑；近庙欺神。
Few words are best.
少说为妙。言多必失。
Fine
feathers make fine birds.
= Fine clothes make
the man.
人要衣装、佛要金装。
Fine words butter no
parsnips.
巧言不能滋润防风草。口惠而实不至。画饼充飢。
Fine
words dress ill deeds.
漂亮的言词可以掩饰恶劣的行径。巧言藏恶行。
First come first served.
捷足先登。先来先伺候。近水楼台先得月。
Fools rush in where
angels fear to tread.
天使都不敢去之处，只有笨蛋会闯入。不自量力。
Forbidden fruit is
(the) sweetest.
禁果最甜.
Forewarned is
forearmed.
先知先戒备。戒慎恐惧。
Fortune favors
the brave (bold).
天助勇者。
G
Give
knaves an inch and they will take a yard.
得寸进尺。软土深掘。
God helps those who help
themselves.
15
天助自助者。
God's mill grinds slow
but sure.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Good words cost
nothing, but are worth much.
良言本无价，其贵值千金
Good words without deeds are rushes and reeds.
口惠而实不至。
Grasp all, lose all.
贪者必失。
H
Hair of the dog that bit you.
如果被狗
咬伤，传说只要从咬人的狗身上取下狗毛涂在伤口，伤口就会治好。这说法几经演变，后
来被用来比喻一
个人宿醉后，隔天早上用来醒酒的一杯酒。
Half a loaf is better
than none.
聊胜于无。有总比没有的好。
Hard words
break no bones.
恶言伤不到人心。笑骂由他笑骂。
Haste
makes waste.
欲速则不达
Hawks will not pick
hawks' eyes out.
同类不相残。
Health is better
than wealth.
健康胜于财富。
Heaven helps those
who help themselves.
天助自助者。
Hell
hath no fury like a woman scorned.
黄蜂尾后针﹐最毒妇人心。
Help a lame dog over a
stile.
雪中送炭；助人之急。
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He
laughs best who laughs last.
= He who laughs
last laughs longest.
最后笑的人笑得最得意。
He that
touches pitch shall be defiled.
近朱者亦；近墨者黑。
He that will lie will steal.
说谎者必行窃。
He that will steal an egg will steal an ox.
会偷蛋的，也会偷牛。
He that will swear will lie.
赌咒的人是说谎的人。
He travels the fastest who
travels alone.
单独旅行的人走得最快。
He who denies
all confesses all.
否认一切的人就等于承认了一切。
He
who hesitates is lost.
犹豫不决者必定失败
He who
lives by the sword shall die by the sword.
玩火自焚
Hide not your light under a bushel.
勿过份谦冲以致隐没才能。
His bark is worse than his
bite.
刀子嘴豆腐心。嘴硬心软。
His bread is buttered
on both sides.
左右逢源.
History repeats
itself.
历史会重演。
Hoist your sail when the
wind is fair.
见机行事。.
Home is where the
heart is.
17
家是心之所在
Honesty is the best policy.
诚实为上策。
Honey catches more flies than vinegar.
投其所好。
Hunger is the best spice.
=
Hunger makes good kitchen.
飢饿是最佳调味料
I
Idle folk have the least leisure.
懒人无闲。
If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try
again.
失败勿怕重头。
If a thing is worth
doing, it's worth doing well.
如果事情值得做，更值得把它做好。
If you can't beat them,
join them.
如果打不过他们，就加入他们吧。
If you run
after two hares, you will catch neither.
同时追两免，两头都落空。赔了夫人又折兵。两边落空。
In wine there is
truth.
酒后吐真言。
It is better to give than
to receive.
施比受更有福。
It is easy to
be wise after the event.
经一事长一智。遇事才会成长。
It is never too late to mend.
亡羊补牢犹末晚也。
It is never too old to learn.
活到老学到老。
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It is none of
your business.
不关你的事。
It is no use
crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
It is the
early bird that gets the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
It never rains, but it pours.
祸不单行
J
Jack of all trades master of none.
万事通，无一通
K
Keep a thing seven years
and you will always find a use for it.
带着这东西七年，你总有用它的一日。养兵千日，用在一时。天生我才必有用。
Keep no
more cats that catch mice.
养只抓鼠的猫。只留有用的东西。
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
L
Laughter is the best medicine.
笑一笑，十年少。笑是最有效的万灵药。
Learn to walk before
you run.
欲速则不达。
Learning is the
enterprise of a lifetime.
活到老学到老。学无止境。
Least said, soonest mended.
少说少错(多言惹祸)。言多必失。
Let he who is without
sin cast the first stone.
你们中间谁是没有罪的，谁就可以先拿石头打他。 (圣经．约翰福音8:7)
要指责他人前，先问问自己是否做好。
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Let sleeping dogs lie.
别自找麻烦。
Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.
近朱者赤，近墨者黑
Like cures like.
以毒攻毒。心病还需心药医。
Like father, like son.
有其父必有其子。
Live and learn.
活到学到老。
Long absent, soon forgotten.
久疏则必忘；别久情疏；一曝十寒。
Look before you leap.
三思而后行。
Lookers-on see most of the game.
旁观者清。
Love is blind.
爱情是盲目的。
Love me little, love me long.
爱情要细水长流。
M
Make hay while the sun shines.
未雨绸缪。
Man proposes. God disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天。
Many a little makes a mickle.
=Every little makes a mickle.
积少成多(聚沙成塔、集腋成裘)。
Many hands make light
work.
人多好办事。
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Marry
in haste, and repent at leisure.
匆匆结婚，慢慢后悔。
Men are not to be measured in inches.
人不可以貌相。
Might is right.
强权即是公理。
Money talks.
金钱万能。
Money talks,
bullshit walks.
钱拿来再说；没钱免谈。
Money makes
the mare go.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
More haste, less
speed.
欲速则不达。
Much would have more.
贪得无餍。
Murder will out.
如要人不知，除非已莫为。
N
Nature abhors a vacuum.
大自然中不容真空。
Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and
but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and
see more than we speak.
上天给予我们两耳，两眼，一张嘴巴，应该多听，多看，少说话。
Nature,
time, and patience are three great physicians.
自然，时间以及耐心是三个最好的医生．
Necessity is the
mother of invention.
需要为发明之母。
Never do
things by halves.
做事切莫半途而废。
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Never look a gift horse in the
mouth.
餽赠之物切莫挑剔。
Never put off till
(until) tomorrow what you can do today.
今日事今日毕
New brooms sweep clear.
新官上任三把火。
No cross，no crown.
不经一番寒彻骨，怎得梅花扑鼻香。
No man can serve two
masters.
忠臣不事二主。一人不能事二君。
No man is
content with his lot.
无人能满意于自己的命运。
No
news is good news.
没消息即是好消息。
No pain, no
gain.
不劳则无获。
No gain without pain.
有所得必有所失。
None so blind as those who won't
see.
有眼不看者为盲。
Nothing comes of nothing.
事出必有因（无中不能生有）。
Nothing ventured, nothing
gained.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
O
Once
bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。
One
doctor only makes work for another.
神医亦不能自医
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One good turn deserves
another.
善有善报；待之以礼，回之以礼．
One swallow
does not make a summer.
勿以一概全。
One
turnip, one pit.
一个萝卜一个坑。
Opposites
attract.
异性相吸
Out of debt, out of
danger.
无债一身轻。
Out of sight, out of
mind.
久离则疏远。
P
Paddle your own
canoe.
你只管划你的独木舟。管好自己的事。
Penny saved is
a penny earned.
积少成多，积腋成裘。
Penny wise,
pound foolish.
小事聪明，大事煳涂。
People who
live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
住在玻璃屋的人不要互掷石头。勿道人之短。
Power corrupts;
absolute power corrupts absolutely.
权力使人腐化；绝对的权力使人绝对的腐化。
Practice makes
perfect.
熟能生巧。
Prevention is better than
cure.
预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before a fall.
骄者必败。（圣经．箴言16:18）
Procrastination is the
thief of time.
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拖延是守时之贼。
Put the saddle on the right
horse.
责备得当（冤有头、债有主）。
R
Red sky at
night: shepherd's delight. Red sky in the morning:
shepherd's warning.
朝霞不出门晚霞行千里。
Rome was
not built in a day.
罗马不是一天造成的。
Rules are
made to be broken.
不墨守成规。
S
Second thoughts are best.
退一步想最稳当。
Seeing is believing.
百闻不如一见（眼见为真）。
Seek and ye shall find.
寻找，就寻见。（圣经．耶稣语）有志竟成（诚能感动天）．
Share and
share alike.
有苦同当，有福共享。
Six of one, half
dozen of the other.
五十步笑百步
Slow and
steady wins the race.
稳健扎实必致胜。
Some
people cannot see the wood for the trees.
见木不见林，逐末而忘本。
Spare the rod, spoil the
child.
孩子不打不成器（玉不琢不成器）。
Stay hungry,
stay foolish.
保持飢饿，保持愚笨。求知若渴，虚心若愚。
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Still waters are the deepest.
深藏不露（真人不露相）
Still water runs deep.
水深流静。
Strike while the iron is hot.
打铁趁热。
T
Talk is cheap.
说的倒轻鬆．
Talk of the devil and he is sure to
appear.
说曹操曹操就到。
Take the rough with the
smooth.
逆来则顺受。
The bait hides the hook.
饵里藏钩。
The best fish swims near the
bottom.
好鱼游溪底。
The best things in life
are free.
自由最为可贵
The biter is sometimes
bit.
欺人反受欺（害人及害己）。
The child is father
of the man.
少年时代可决定一人之未来。
The coat makes
the man.
佛要金装，人要衣装．
The devil finds work
for idle hands to do.
小人闲居做歹事。
The early
bird gets the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃
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The end justifies the means.
结果决定手段是否正当。成败论英雄。
The first step to
health is to know that we are sick.
保健的第一步就是知道自己有病。人贵在有自知之明。
The fish will
soon be caught that nibbles at every bait.
贪吃的鱼儿易上钩。
The last straw breaks the
camel's neck.
凡事宜节制，过则必败事。
The leopard
cannot change his spots.
江山易改，本性难移。
The
pen is mightier than sword.
文胜于武
The pot
called the kettle black.
五十步笑百步。
The
proof of pudding is in the eating.
欲知布丁味，亲嚐便可晓。
There are two sides to every
question.
公说公有理，婆说婆有理。
There is a black
sheep in every flock.
每一个团体中都难免有害群之马。
There is always a calm before a storm.
暴风雨前的平静
There is no rose without a thorn.
朵朵玫瑰皆有刺。
There is no smoke without fire.
有烟必有火（无风不起浪）。
The road to hell is paved
with good intentions.
手抱菩萨操屠刀。
The
squeaky wheel gets the grease.
嘎嘎作响的轮子表示要上润滑油了。会吵的孩子有糖吃。
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The tongue is not steel, yet it
cuts.
舌头虽非铁却可伤人。
Think before you speak.
在说之前先想想
Those who live in glass houses
should not throw stones.
投鼠忌器。
Time and
tide wait for no man.
岁月不待人
Time is
money.
时间就是金钱
To each his own.
人各有命。
To err is human; to forgive,
divine.
犯错是常人之举，. 宽恕乃神圣之行.
Too many
cooks spoil the broth.
七手八脚必败事。
To teach
a fish how to swim.
班门弄斧。关老爷面前耍大刀。
Turn
a stumbling block into a stepping stone.
化绊脚石为垫脚石。
Two heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮（集思广益）。
Two of a trade can
never than one.
同行相嫉。文人多相轻。
V
Variety is the spice of life.
变化是生命的调味品。丰富多彩是生活的情趣所在。
Virtue is its own
reward.
为善自得其乐。
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W
Walls have ears.
壁上有耳。隔牆有耳。
Waste
not, want not.
不浪费，就不虞匮乏
We all make
mistakes.
任何人皆会有错。 人非圣贤，孰能无过？
Well begun
is half done.
好的开始是成功的一半。
We must take
the bad with the good.
勤能补拙。
What can't
be cured must be endured.
无能为力之事只得忍耐。
What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.
它不但杀不了你，反倒使你更强壮。把吃苦当作吃补。（越挫越勇）
Whatever a man sow, that shall he also reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
What goes around comes around.
十年河东，十年河西；风水轮流转。
What is sauce for the
goose is sauce for the gander.
雌鹅可以吃的，雄鹅也可以吃。依样画葫芦。
When the cat's away,
the mice will play.
猫不在，老鼠就闹翻天。山中无老虎，猴子称大王。
When the going gets tough, the tough get
going.
越挫越勇。
When you hear hoofbeats,
think horses, not zebras.
当你听到蹄声时，要想到是马的蹄声，而不是斑马的。不可掉以轻心．
Where one
door shuts, another opens.
这门闭，那门开。
天无绝人之路，人生总有转机。
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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.
舌剑利于刀剑。
Y
You can lead (take) a
horse to water but you can't make it drink.
你可以引马就水，不可以强迫马喝水。要顺势而为，不可逆势而为。
You cannot
burn the candle at both ends.
蜡烛不能两头烧（勿过份消耗体力）。
You cannot get blood
out of a stone.
石头挤不出血来（铁石心肠那有泪）。
You
can't have your cake and eat it too.
又想吃掉饼，又想饼在你手边。 天下哪有这麽好的事！
You cannot sell
the cow and drink the milk.
鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.
老狗变不出新花样（人老则守旧）。
You can't have it both
ways.
不能两者兼得。鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
You can't make an
omlette without breaking eggs.
不把蛋打碎，哪得煎蛋饼。畏手畏?，大事不成。
You can't make a
silk purse out of a sow's ear.
粗手粗脚成不了大事。
You can't run with the hare and hunt with the
hounds.
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你不可以边跟着野兔跑，边带猎犬去打猎。不可脚踏两条船；不可两面讨好。
You
have to crawl before you can walk.
你要先学会爬，再学如何走路。别想一步冲天（要按部就班）
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