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--  时间：2004-10-10 11:31:37
--  补充一些英语谚语
A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. ^做贼心虚。
A bad thing never dies. ^坏事传千年。
A bad workman always blames his tool. ^拙匠常怪工具差。
A beggar's purse is bottomless. ^乞丐的口袋填不满。
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ^双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. ^盲人倚墙作瞎想：此为天下之边疆。坐井观天。痴人说梦。
A burnt child fears(或dreads) the fire. ^一朝被灼伤，见火就害怕。(或：一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。)
A cat has nine lives. ^猫有九命。
A cat may look at a king. ^猫也有权看国王。小人物也该有些权利。
A clean hand wants no washing. ^手净不需洗，心正不畏邪。身正不怕影子斜。真金不怕火。
A clear conscience is a soft pillow. ^问心无愧，高枕无忧。
A clear conscience is a sure card. ^光明磊落，胜券在握。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. ^只要问心无愧，旁人的指责可以一笑置之。白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。
A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. ^宁为清贫，不为浊富。
A close mouth catches no flies. ^嘴唇紧闭，苍蝇难进。病从口入，祸从口出。(或：口紧不招祸。)
A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. ^公鸡在其粪堆上称雄。夜郎自大。
A common danger causes common action. ^同仇敌忾。
A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit. ^吃一堑，长一智。前车之覆，后车之鉴。
A fool and his money are soon parted. ^傻瓜的钱存不住。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. ^患难朋友才是真朋友。
A good medicine tastes bitter. ^良药苦口。忠言逆耳。
A guilty conscience is a self-accuser. ^心里有鬼，于心有愧。做贼心虚，良心自诛。
A hero is known in the time of misfortune. ^时势造英雄。
A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. ^不可凭马饰而评其优劣。人不可貌相。
A lazy youth,a lousy age. ^少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
A leopard can't change its spots. ^花豹改变不了身上的花斑。本性难改。
A little learning(或knowledge) is a dangerous thing. ^一知半解是危险的。
A little pot is soon hot. ^壶小易热。量小易怒。
A man is as old as he feels. ^老不老，自己晓。
A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance. ^心里高兴就满面春风。人逢喜事精神爽。
A miss is as good as a mile. ^毫末之错仍为错，死里逃生总是生。失之毫厘，差之千里。差之毫厘，谬以千里。
A mother's love never changes. ^母爱永恒。
A new broom sweeps clean.(或:New brooms sweep clean.) ^新官上任三把火。
A penny saved is a penny earned. ^积少成多，集腋成裘。
A place for everything and everything in its place. ^各有其所，一切妥贴。
A rising tide lifts all boats. ^水涨众船高。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. ^滚石不生苔，老换工作不聚财。(或：滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。)
A rotten apple spoils the barrel. (或:The rotten apple injures its neighbours. ) ^一只烂，一筐烂。一只苍蝇坏一锅汤。
A single spark can start a prairie fire.(或:From a little spark may burst a mighty flame.或:Little chips light great fires.) ^星星之火，可以燎原。
A sound mind in a sound body. ^有健全的身体才有健全的心智。
A stitch in time saves nine. ^一针及时省九针。趁早缝一针，省得来日补十针。小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straw shows which way the wind blows. ^草动知风向。见微知著。
A watched pot never boils. ^心急水不沸。
A word spoken is past recalling. ^一言既出，驷马难追。
A word to the wise (is sufficient). ^智者一言已足。明白人用不着细说。
A(或The) chain is no stronger than its weakest link. ^一环薄弱，全局必垮。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ^久别情深。
Absence sharpens love,presence strengthens it. ^爱情在离别时得到升华，在相聚时得到巩固。相聚爱益切，离别情更深。
Accidents will happen in the best regulated families. ^家规再严，事端难免。
Accidents will happen. ^天有不测风云。
Actions speak louder than words. ^行动比言语更有说服力。事实胜于雄辩。
After a storm comes a calm. ^风暴之后是宁静。
After rain comes fair weather. ^雨过天晴。否极泰来。
Ale will make a cat speak. ^一杯淡啤酒，会使猫开口。酒后话多。酒后吐真言。
All good things must come to an end. ^天下没有不散的宴席。好景无常。
All his geese are swans. ^他的鹅都是天鹅。他老是言过其实。
All shall be well,and Jack shall have Jill. ^有情人终成眷属。
All that glitters is not gold.(或:All is not gold that glitters.) ^发亮的东西不一定都是金子。好看的东西不一定都有用处
All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.(或:Take time while time is,for time will be away.或:Opportunity knocks (at the door) but(或only) once.) ^机不可失，时不再来。
All things are difficult before they are easy. (或:It is the first step that costs. 或:The first step is the only difficulty. ) ^万事开头难。
All time is no time when it is past. ^机不可失，时不再来。光阴一去不复返。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. ^只工作不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。
All your swans are geese. ^诺言全部落空。希望成为泡影。牛皮吹破。
All's fish that comes to his net. ^抓到网里便是鱼。来者不拒。
All's well that ends well. ^结果好就是一切好。
Always prepare for a rainy day. ^未雨绸缪。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out. (或:Until all is over one's ambition never dies. ) ^不到黄河心不死。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. ^盲人国里，独眼称王。山中无虎猴称王。
An evil chance seldom comes alone. (或:One misfortune comes on the neck of another. 或:Misfortunes(或Hardships) never(或seldom) come alone(或singly). 或:Hardships never come alone. 或:Troubles never come singly. 或:When sorrows come,they come not single spies,but in battalions. ) ^祸不单行。
An eye for an eye,a tooth for a tooth. ^以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. ^一日之计在于晨。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ^一分预防胜于十分治疗。
As the tree,so the fruit. ^什么树结什么果。
As you sow,so shall you reap. (或:As a man sows,so he shall reap. ) ^种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。善有善报，恶有恶报。
Bad news has wings. (或:Ill news comes apace. ) ^坏事传千里。
Beauty is but skin-deep. ^外表美是肤浅短暂的。
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ^观者觉得美就是美。情人眼里出西施。
Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. ^口蜜腹剑。
Beggars can't be choosers. ^要饭的哪能挑肥拣瘦。饥不择食。
Behind bad luck comes good luck. ^塞翁失马，焉知非福。
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. ^宁为鸡口，无为牛后。
Better late than never. ^迟做总比不做好。
Better safe than sorry. ^采取预防措施以免倒大霉。
Better to light one little candle than to curse the darkness. ^与其诅咒黑暗不如点上蜡烛。
Birds of a feather flock together. ^鸟以群分，物以类聚。
Bite the hand that feeds one. ^恩将仇报。以怨报德。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. ^良药苦口。
Blood is thicker than water. ^血浓于水。
Brevity is the soul of wit. ^言贵简洁。
Butter to butter is no relish. ^奶油加奶油不成美味。千篇一律的东西令人生厌。
By falling we learn to go safely. ^吃一堑，长一智。
By their fruits shall ye know them. ^看树看果实，看人看作为。
Call a spade a spade. ^直言不讳。
Care killed a cat. ^忧虑伤身。
Carry coals to Newcastle. ^向煤区运煤，多此一举。
Charity begins at home. ^施舍先及亲友。
Claw me and I'll claw thee. ^你帮我，我帮你。投之以桃，报之以李。
Come what may,heaven won't fall. ^船到桥头自会直。顺其自然。
Coming events cast their shadows before. ^未来之事先有朕兆。
Content is better than riches. (或:Happiness consists in contentment. 或:A contented mind is a perpetual feast. ) ^知足常乐。
Conversation makes one what he is. ^言如其人。
Counsel after action is like rain after harvest. ^事后诸葛亮。马后炮。
Cry up wine and sell vinegar. ^挂羊头，卖狗肉。
Curiosity killed the(或a) cat. ^好奇伤身。
Cut short the nonsense and return one's muttons. ^闲话少说，言归正传。
Cut the(或your) coat according to the(或your) cloth. ^量布裁衣。量力而行。
Dead men tell no tales. ^死人不会搬弄是非。
Death pays all debts. ^人死百债了。身亡万债销。
Deeds are males,and words are females. ^男子动手，女子动口。
Deliver not your words by number but by weight. ^言不在多，而在有份量。
Dexterity comes by experience. ^熟练来自经验。熟能生巧。
Diamond cut diamond. ^强中更有强中手。龙争虎斗。棋逢敌手。
Diligence is near success. ^勤奋近乎成功。
Diligence is the mother of good luck. ^勤奋产生好运。
Diligence is the mother of success. ^勤奋是成功之母。
Discretion is the better part of valour. ^谨慎即大勇。
Do as the Romans do. ^入国要问禁。入乡要随俗。
Do not despise your enemy. ^切莫轻视敌人。
Do not halloo until you are out of the wood(s). ^未出危险境，切莫先高兴。
Do not praise(或Curse) a day before sunset. ^盖棺论定。切勿褒贬过早。
Do one's level best. ^全力以赴。尽力而为。
Do well is better than say well. ^说得好不如做得好。
Do what conscience says is right. ^良心说对的你就做。
Doing is better than saying. ^做得好胜于说得好。行胜于言。
Don't bite off more than you can chew. ^贪多嚼不烂。别不自量力。
Don't change horses in midstream. (或:Never swap horses while crossing the stream. ) ^行到河中不换马。紧要关头不宜作大变动。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. ^蛋未孵出莫数小鸡。不要指望得过早。
Don't fly till your wings are feathered. ^羽毛未丰不要飞。
Don't kill the goose that laid the golden eggs. ^切莫杀鸡取卵。
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. ^莫把一切希望寄托在一件事情上。勿孤注一掷。
Don't speak all you know,but know all you speak. ^不要尽言所知，而要尽知所言。
Don't take any wooden nickels. ^（告别时用语）多加小心，别上当受骗。
Don't try to run before you can walk. ^在学会走路之前别试图奔跑。
Don't wait for a rainy day to fix the roof. ^不要等到下雨时才去修补屋顶。
Don't waste life in doubts and fears. ^不要在怀疑和恐惧中浪费生命。
Don't(或Never) cross a bridge till(或until) you come to it. ^船到桥头自然直。
Doubt is the key of knowledge. ^怀疑乃知识的钥匙。
Downy lips make thoughtless slips. ^嘴上没毛，办事不牢。
Draw water with a sieve. ^竹篮打水一场空。
Dreams go by contraries. ^梦想与现实相反。事与愿违。
Drops of water outwear the stone. ^滴水穿石。
Drunken days have all their tomorrows. ^今朝有酒今朝醉。
Each goodly thing is hard to begin. ^一切美好的事情，开头都是艰难的。万事开头难。
Early sow,early mow. ^早播种早收获。
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy,and wise. ^早起早睡使你健康，富裕，聪明。
Easier said than done. ^说来容易做时难。
Easy come,easy go. ^（钱财等）来得容易去得快。
Eat one's cake and have it. ^又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草。
Education begins a gentleman,conversation completes him. ^人的教养始于教育，成于社交。
Education has for its object the formation of character. ^教育的目的在于培养品德。
Elbow grease gives the best polish. ^只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针。
Empty vessels make the greatest sound. ^空桶响声大。满瓶不响，半瓶叮当。
Enough is as good as a feast. ^足食犹如宴席。知足常乐。
Enough is enough. ^要适可而止。
Error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future. ^过去的错误是未来的才智和成功。前车之覆，后车之鉴。失败是成功之母。
Every advantage has its disadvantage. ^有利必有弊。有得必有失。
Every bean has its black. ^凡人各有其短处。(或：人孰无过。)
Every bird likes its own nest. ^鸟慕其巢。人爱其家。
Every cloud has a silver lining. ^每一朵黑云都有光明的边沿。祸中必有福。塞翁失马，焉知非福。
Every day is not Sunday. ^好景不常在，好花不常开。盛筵难再。
Every dog has his day. ^凡人皆有得意日。
Every dog is a lion at home. ^狗是家中狮大王，只在门前逞凶狂。夜郎自大。
Every Jack has his Jill(或Gill). ^人各有偶。
Every little makes. ^积少成多。聚沙成塔。集腋成裘。
Every lover sees a thousand graces in the beloved object. ^情人眼里出西施。
Every man has a fool in his sleeve. ^人人都有糊涂的时候。聪明一世，糊涂一时。
Every man has his price. ^人各有其价。
Every one for himself and let the devil take the hindmost. ^人不为己，天诛地灭。
Every one's faults are not written in their foreheads. ^每个人的缺点不写在额角上。知人知面不知心。
Every person has two educations,one which he receives from others,and one,more important,which he gives himself. ^每个人都受两种教育，一种来自别人，另一种更重要的是来自自己。
Every pleasure has a pain. ^乐中必有苦。喜中必有悲。
Every tree is known by its own fruit. ^看了果实，可知树木。观其言行，知其为人。
Every why has a(或its) wherefore. ^凡事均有因。
Everybody's business is nobody's business. ^人人都管，大家不管。三个和尚无水吃。
Everyone to whom much is given,of him will much be required. ^凡得到多者，须多多付出。
Everything has an end. ^任何事物都有它的结果。
Everything has its seed. ^无风不起浪。事出有因。
Example is better than precept. ^身教重于言教。
Experience is the best teacher. ^经验是最好的老师。有经历必受益。
Experience is the mother of wisdom. ^经验乃智慧之母。
Experience keeps a dear school,but fools learn in no other. ^吃亏学乖代价高，笨汉非此学不好。
Experience keeps no school,she teaches her pupils singly. ^只有亲身经历才是经验。
Experience teaches. ^经验给人教训。经验给人智慧。
Extremes meet. ^两极相通。从一个极端会走到另一个极端。
Facts are facts. ^事实不容否认。
Failure is the mother of success. ^失败是成功之母。
Faith will move mountains. ^精诚所至，金石为开。
Familiarity breeds contempt. ^亲不敬，熟生蔑。
Faults are thick where love is thin. ^一朝情义淡，样样不顺眼。
Feed a cold and starve a fever. ^感冒时宜吃，发热时宜饿。
Feed a pig and you'll have a hog. (或:Every man is the son of his own works. 或:You must reap what you have sown. ) ^种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Few words are best. ^少说为妙。
Fine words butter no parsnips. ^花言巧语是不中用的。
Fire and water may be good servants,but bad masters. ^水火是忠仆，用之不慎成灾主。
First catch your hare (then cook him). ^要煮兔肉，先抓兔子。勿谋之过早。
Fish begins to rot from the head. (或:Fish begins to stink from the head. ) ^鱼要腐烂头先臭。上梁不正下梁歪。
Fool's haste is no speed. ^瞎忙不会快。
Fortune favors the brave. ^命运之神保佑勇者。勇者事成。
Fortune favours fools. ^傻子有傻福。
Fortune is fickle(或variant). ^天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step. ^从伟大到可笑仅一步之遥。多走一步真理就变谬误。
Genius is nothing but labour and diligence. ^天才无非是努力加勤奋。
Give a dog a bad(或an ill) name and hang him. ^强加恶名毁其一生。人言可畏。
Give a thief rope enough and he will hang himself. ^多行不义必自毙。
Give as good as one gets. ^以其人之道，还治其人之身。以牙还牙。
Give every man your ear,but few your voice. ^要多听少说。多听为妙，少说为佳。
Give me liberty,or give me death! 没有自由宁可死！ ^
God helps those who help themselves. ^自助者天助。
God never shuts one door but he opens another. (或:Each day brings its own bread. ) ^天无绝人之路。
Gold will not buy everything. ^黄金不能购买一切。有钱不能万能。
Good counsel does no harm. ^忠言无害。
Good fences make good neighbours. ^篱笆维系邻里情。一篱间隔，友谊常青。
Good health is above wealth. ^健康比财富更重要。
Good news goes on crutches. ^好事不出门。
Good wine needs no bush. ^酒好客自来。酒香不怕巷子深。
Grasp all,lose all. (或:Dogs that run after many hares kill none. ) ^贪多必失。
Great oaks from little acorns grow. ^巨橡从小小的橡子长成。合抱之木，生于毫末。
Great talkers are little doers. ^多言者必少行。
Great winds blow upon high hills. (或:Tall trees catch much wind. ) ^树大招风。
Greatest genius often lies concealed. (或:It is wisdom sometimes to seem a fool. ) ^大智若愚。
Habit is second nature. ^习惯成自然。
Half a loaf is better than none. ^有半个面包总比没有好。聊胜于无。
Handsome is as(或that) handsome does. ^行为漂亮才漂亮。
Happy is the man that owes nothing. ^无债一身轻。
Harm set,harm get. (或:Harm watch,harm catch. ) ^害人反害己。
Haste makes waste. ^草率有损。欲速则不达。
He alone happy who commands his passions. ^只有能控制感情的人，才会幸福。
He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself. ^不能指挥自己，就不能指挥别人。正人先正己。
He is wise that is honest. ^诚实者明智。
He is wise that knows when he's well enough. ^知足的人是聪明的人。
He knows most who speaks least. ^大智者寡于言。
He laughs best who laughs last. ^谁笑在最后，谁笑得最好。
He must go whom the devil drives. ^迫于形势。势在必行。
He that climbs high falls heavily. ^爬得高，跌得重。
He that is ill to himself will be good to nobody. ^不能自爱，焉能爱人。
He that will eat the nut must first rack the shell. ^要吃胡桃肉，先砸胡桃壳。不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
He that will thrive must rise at five. ^五更起床，百事兴旺。勤奋才能事业兴旺。
He who does not work,neither should he eat. ^不劳动者不得食。
He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick. ^欲加之罪，何患无辞。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. ^什么事情也不干，错误当然不会犯。不做不错。
He who pays the piper calls the tune. ^谁出钱，谁点戏。花钱的人有权左右一切。
He who risks nothing,gains nothing. (或:Nothing ventured,nothing gained. ) ^不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Heaven's vengeance is slow but sure. (或:The mills of God grind slowly. 或:Justice has long arms. ) ^天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
His bark is worse than his bite. ^他说话严厉，但并无恶意。
Homer sometimes nods. ^智者千虑，必有一失。
Honesty is the best policy. ^诚实总是上策。
Hunger is the best sauce. ^饥者口中尽佳肴。
I am not now that which I have been. ^今日之我已非昔日之我。
I have no secret of success but hard work. ^成功无秘诀，只是努力干。
I know him not should I meet him in my pottage dish. ^酒肉之交非朋友。
I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. ^我唯一感到遗憾的是，我只有一次生命可以献给祖国。
If a thing is worth doing,it's worth doing well. ^凡值得一做的都值得做好。
If at first you don't succeed,try,try,try again. ^如果开始不成功，那就一试二试再试。
If the mountain won't come to Mohammed,Mohammed must go to the mountain. ^事不迁就人，人就得迁就事。
If the sky falls,we shall catch larks. ^天塌下来正好抓云雀。何必杞人忧天。
If wishes were horses,beggars would ride. ^如果愿望都能实现，乞丐早就发财了。愿望不能代替实际。
If you can't stand the heat,get out of the kitchen. ^受不了热就别在厨房呆着。承受不了繁忙紧张的工作，就退出让给别人。
If you confer a benefit,never remember it. If you receive one,remember it always. ^施恩勿记，受恩勿忘。
If you don't aim high you will never hit high. ^不立大志，难攀高峰。
If you want peace,prepare for war. (或:If you wish for peace,be prepared for war. ) ^欲求和平必先备战。
Ill(或Evil) gotten,ill(或evil) spent. ^悖入悖出。来得不正，去得不正。
Ill-gotten wealth never thrives. ^不义之财发不了家。
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. ^仿效是最大的颂扬。奉承莫如仿效。
In for a penny,in for a pound. ^一不做，二不休。
In unity there is strength. ^团结就是力量。
Industry is fortune's right hand,and frugality her left. ^勤勉是幸福的右手，节俭是幸福的左手。
It is a long lane that has no turning. ^路必有弯。事必有变。山穷水尽疑无路，柳暗花明又一村。
It is a small flock that has not a black sheep. ^家家难免有**。
It is always darkest just before the dawn. ^黎明之前最黑暗。
It is dogged (that) does it. ^天下无难事，只怕有心人。
It is good to learn at another man's cost. ^前车之覆，后车之鉴。
It is more blessed to give than to receive. ^施比受更有福。
It is no use crying over spilt milk. ^事已如此，后悔无用。泼水难收。
It is too late to lock(或shut) the stable door when(或after) the horse is stolen. ^贼去关门，为时晚矣。
It never rains but it pours. ^不雨而已，雨而倾盆。（坏事）不来则已，一来便接踵而至。
It takes all sorts (to make a world). ^世上的人无奇不有。
It takes two to make a quarrel. ^要有两个人才吵得起来。一只碗不响，两只碗响叮当。
It takes two to tango. ^两人才能跳探戈。有关双方都有责任。
It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest. ^家丑不可外扬。
It's an ill wind that blows no good. ^没有对人人都有害的坏事。害于此者利于彼。
It's never too late to mend. ^改过迁善从不嫌晚。亡羊补牢，未为晚也。
It's no use pumping a dry well. ^徒劳无益。
Jack of all trades and master of none. ^什么都会做，样样均稀松。
Joy Shared with others are more enjoyed. ^与人同乐，其乐无穷。
Judge not according to appearances. ^不要凭外表来判断。外表不可靠。
Judge not,that ye be not judged. ^勿对人非议以免自己受非议。
Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open. ^眼睛要睁大，嘴巴要紧闭。要多看少讲。
Kind hearts are more than coronets. ^善良的心灵胜于显贵的地位。
Kings have long arms(或hands). ^王权及四海，勿与帝王争。百姓强不过官家。
Know something like the palm of one's hand. ^熟知其事，了如指掌。
Knowledge is a treasure,but practice the key to it. ^知识是一座宝库，实践是打开宝库的钥匙。
Knowledge is power. ^知识就是力量。
Labour is light where love does pay. ^爱情作酬劳，劳苦必轻松。
Laugh and grow fat. ^常笑发福。
Laugh and the world laughs with you;weep,and you weep alone. ^笑时万众附和，哭时独自垂泪。
Laugh before breakfast you'll cry before supper. ^乐极生悲。
Law makers should not be law breakers. ^立法者应守法。正人先正己。
Learn to creep before you leap. ^先学爬，然后跳。循序渐进。按部就班。
Learn to walk before you run. ^先学走路，然后奔跑。按部就班。循序渐进。
Learning is wealth to the poor,an honour to the rich,and aid to the young,and a support and comfort to the aged. ^学问是穷人的财富，是富人的荣誉，是青年的帮助，是老年的支持和安慰。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse. ^知识能使好人更好，坏人更坏。
Least said,soonest mended. ^多说反而坏事。
Let beggars match with beggars. ^龙配龙，凤配凤。
Let every man praise the bridge he goes over. ^饮水思源。
Let every tub stand on its own bottom. ^人须自立。人贵自助。
Let not the cobbler go beyond his last. ^安分守己。
Let the cobbler stick to his last. ^各守各业。各安职守。安分守己。
Let the dead bury the dead. ^既往不咎，捐弃旧嫌。
Let things take their course. ^听其自然。信马由缰。
Let your yea be yea and your nay be nay. ^赞成你就说赞成，不赞成你就说不赞成。是就是，非就非。
Let's cross the bridge when we come to it. ^既到桥头，就走过去。既来之，则安之。
Liberty is not licence. ^自由不是放纵。
Lie in(或on) the bed one has made. ^自作自受。
Lies have short legs. ^谎言是站不住脚的。
Life is short and time is fleeting. ^人生短暂，光阴易逝。
Life is sweet. ^人生是甜蜜的。
Life without a friend is death without a witness. ^在世无朋友，死后无证人。
Light come,light go. (或:Lightly come,lightly go. ) ^来得容易去得快。不义之财，理无久享。
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place. ^同一灾祸不会在同一场所重复发生。
Like attracts(或draws) like. ^同声相应，同气相求。
Like begets like. ^龙生龙，凤生凤。有其父必有其子。
Like cures like. ^以毒攻毒。
Like father,like son. ^有其父必有其子。
Like mother,like daughter. ^有其母必有其女。
Little pitchers have big ears. ^人小耳朵长。小孩耳尖（常会无意中听到事情）。
Little strokes fell great oaks. ^小打小敲，大橡树也会倒。滴水穿石。
Live and learn. ^活到老，学到老。
Loftiest trees most dread the thunder. ^树大招风。人怕出名猪怕壮。
Look before you leap. ^三思而后行。
Look for a needle in a bundle(或bottle) of hay. ^干草堆里找一针。大海捞针。海底捞月。
Look not for musk in a dog's kennel. ^别在狗窝里找麝香。狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
Losses make us more cautious. ^损失使人更谨慎。吃一堑，长一智。
Love begets love. ^爱爱相生。
Love cannot be forced. ^爱情不能强求。
Love comes by looking. ^处处留神，爱神降临。情人眼里出西施。
Love does much,money does everything(或more). ^爱情做许多事，金钱做任何事。
Love is blind. ^爱情是盲目的。情人眼里出美人。
Love lives in cottages as well as in courts. ^爱情不分贫贱与富贵。
Love makes the world go round. ^爱使世界更美好。爱使世界运行不息。
Love me,love my dog. ^爱屋及乌。
Make hay while the sun shines. ^晒草要趁太阳好。抓紧时机。勿失良机。
Man does not live by bread alone. ^人不能光靠面包生活。（指也需要精神生活，需要信念、信仰、同情等）。
Man has not a greater enemy than himself. ^人最大的敌人就是自己。
Man is mortal. ^人总是会死的。人生谁无死。
Man proposes,God disposes. ^谋事在人，成事在天。
Manners make the man. ^礼貌造就人。
Man's best possession is a loving wife. ^男人最可贵的是有一个贤淑的妻子。
Many a fine dish has nothing on it. ^绣花枕头一包草。虚有其表。
Many a little(或pickle) makes a mickle. ^积铢累寸。积少成多。集腋成裘。
Many ants kill the horse. ^蚁多可杀马。千里之堤，溃于蚁穴。
Many drops makes a shower. ^水滴多了就成雨。积少成多。积羽沉舟。
Many hands are better than one. ^众擎易举。众人拾柴火焰高。
Many heads are better than one. ^众人智慧胜一人。集思广益。
Many men,many minds. ^十个人，十条心。人多心不齐。
Marry in haste and repent at leisure. ^草率结婚后悔多。
Men may meet but mountains never. ^人生何处不相逢。
Misery loves company. ^见同病得慰藉。
Misfortunes test the sincerity of friends. ^患难见友情。
Money burns a hole in his pocket. ^钱烧口袋漏，一有就不留。
Money can buy the devil himself.(或:Money can move even the gods.或:Money makes the mare go.或:All things are obedient to money.) ^有钱能使鬼推磨。
Money is the root of all evil. ^金钱乃万恶之源。
Money talks. ^钱会说话。金钱最有发言权。金钱万能。
More haste,less speed. ^欲速则不达。
More is meant than meets the ear. ^意在言外。
Much will have more. ^贪多务得。得寸进尺。贪得无厌。
Much(或Great) cry and little wool. ^干打雷，不下雨。雷声大，雨点小。空话多，实行少。
Murder will out. ^纸包不住火。
Music is the medicine of the breaking heart. ^音乐是医治心灵创伤的妙药。
Necessity is the mother of invention. ^需要是发明之母。
Needs must when the devil drives. ^情势所迫，只得如此。
Never cast dirt into that fountain of which you have sometime drunk. ^饮水之源莫污染。休将恩德报以怨。不要过河拆桥。
Never do things by halves. ^做事切勿半途而废。
Never neglect an opportunity for improvement. ^抓住大好时机，切莫等闲错过。切莫忽视利用时机。
Never off to teach fish to swim. ^不要班门弄斧。
Never put off till tomorrow what may(或should) be done today.(或:Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.) ^今日事，今日做。今日事，今日毕。
Never put the plow before the oxen. ^不要本末倒置。
Never say die! Up man,and try. ^不要气馁，朋友，振作起来，干！
Never say never. ^永不说不。
Never think yourself above your business. ^无论如何不要认为自己是大材小用。切莫自视过高。
Never too late to repent. ^悔悟从善，决不嫌晚。过则勿惮改。
Never too old(或late) to learn. ^学习决不嫌老。活到老，学到老。
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. ^麻烦没有来找你，别去自找麻烦。
No answer is also answer. ^不回答也是一种回答。
No bees,no honey;no work,no money. ^没有蜜蜂就没有蜜，没有劳动就没有钱。
No cross,no crown. ^无苦即无乐。没有挫折就没有成功。
No garden without its weeds. ^没有不长野草的花园。有利必有弊。
No great loss without some small gain. ^塞翁失马，安知非福。有所失必有所得。
No joy without annoy. ^没有快乐中不含烦恼的。快乐之中有烦恼。喜中有忧。
No living man all things can. ^世界上没有万能的人。世上无全能。
No longer pipe,no longer dance. ^运不逢时，事不得意。
No love is foul,nor prison fair. ^没有肮脏的爱情，也没有美丽的监狱。
No man can be a good ruler unless he has first been ruled. ^没受过他人的统治，就不能很好地统治他人。
No man can do two things at once. ^心无二用。
No man ever became thoroughly bad at once. ^没有一个人是一下子就坏透的。
No man is a hero to his valet. ^没有一个人在他的仆从的眼里是个英雄。仆从目中无英雄。
No man is content. ^没有人是心满意足的。人心是不满足的。
No man is so old,but thinks he may yet live another year. ^人越活越想活。
No man knows when he shall die,although he knows he must die. ^人虽知总有一死，却不知何时死到临头。
No man(或one) is born wise or learned. ^人非生而知之。人不是生来就是有聪明才智的。
No man(或one) is wise at all times. ^聪明一世糊涂一时。智者千虑必有一失。
No mill,no meal. ^不推磨，没面吃。不劳动不得食。
No money,no honey. ^没有金钱，就没有爱情。
No news is good news. ^没有消息就是好消息。
No one can disgrace us but ourselves. ^除了我们自己，别人是不能羞辱我们的。
No one can have all he desires. ^没有人能想什么有什么。
No pain,no palm. (或:No thorns,no throne. 或:No gall,no glory. 或:No cross,no crown. ) ^不劳则无获，共难才得福，有荣必有辱，无苦即无乐。
No pains,no gains.(或:No gain without pain.)  ^不劳则无获。没有辛苦就没有收获。
No pleasure without alloy(或pain或repentance). ^没有十全十美的幸福。高兴事中有扫兴。乐中有悲。
No possession,but use,is the only riches. ^真正的财富不是占有，而是使用。
No practice,no gain in one's wit. ^吃一堑，长一智。实践出真知。
No road is long with good company. ^途有好伴，不觉路远。
No root,no fruit. ^没有根，就没有果。
No safe wading in an unknown water. ^未知水深浅，涉水有危险。
No song,no super. ^不劳动不得食。不劳无获。
No sooner said than done. ^说到做到。言而必行。
No sweet without some sweat. ^吃得苦中苦，方知甜中甜。
No vice goes alone. ^祸不单行。恶习非偶成。
No wisdom like silence. ^智者寡言。沉默即智慧。
None but the brave deserve the fair. ^勇敢之人才能配美人。
None so blind as he who will not see. ^不愿正视事实的人才是真正的瞎子。
Nothing brave,nothing have. ^不入虎穴，焉得虎子。不敢冒风险，必然无所得。
Nothing comes amiss to a hungry man. ^饥不择食。
Nothing for nothing and very little for a half penny. ^一分钱，一分货。
Nothing is difficult to a man who wills. ^世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Nothing is impossible to a willing hear. ^有志者事竟成。世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Nothing is really beautiful but truth. ^只有真理才是真美。
Nothing seek,nothing find. ^没有追求就没有成就。
Nothing so bad,as not to be good for something. ^塞翁失马，安知非福。祸中有福。
Nothing succeeds like success. ^一事成功百事顺。
Nothing will come of nothing. (或:Nothing comes from(或of) nothing. 或:Where there's smoke,there's fire. 或:There is no smoke without fire. ) ^无风不起浪。
Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm. ^正当芦苇顶风暴，或许橡树要倾倒。树大招风。
Of earthly goods the best is a good wife. A bad the bitterest curse of human life. ^贤妻最可贵，恶妇是灾星。世上财和宝，贤妻为最好；妻子是恶妇，人生最苦恼。
Of nothing comes nothing. ^无中不能生有。
Offence is the best defence. ^进攻是最好的防御。
Often and little eating makes a man fat. ^少吃多餐，身强体胖。
Oil and water don't mix. ^油水不相容。
Old bees yield no honey. ^老蜂不酿蜜。人老珠黄不值钱。
Old habits die hard. ^老习惯不易改。
Old love will not be forgotten. ^旧情永难忘。
Older and wiser. ^越老越聪明。越老经验越丰富。
Omelets are not made without breaking eggs. ^欲有所得，必有所失。有失才有得。
On the choice of friends,our good or evil name depends. ^朋友的选择可影响名誉的好坏。
Once a devil,always a devil. ^一次做魔鬼，永远是魔鬼。
Once a knave,ever a knave. ^一次做流氓，永远是流氓。一失足成千古恨。
Once a man and twice a child. ^做人一辈子，两次当孩童。
Once bitten(或bit),twice shy. ^一次被咬，下次胆小。一次上当，下次小心。
Once is no custom. ^一次不成例。只此一遭，下不为例。
One beats the bush,and another catches the birds. ^一人敲树，别人得鸟。坐享其成。一人种树，他人摘桃。
One cannot eat one's cake and have it. ^人不可能既把饼吃掉而又留在手里。两者不可兼得。事难两全其美。
One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. ^朽木雕不成美器。
One cannot make bricks without straw. ^没有稻草烧不成砖。巧妇难为无米之炊。
One cannot put back the clock. ^历史的车轮不能倒转。
One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name. ^光辉生活中忙迫的一个小时抵得上无为的一世。人生一时的飞黄腾达，抵得上一世的庸庸碌碌。
One enemy can do more hurt than ten friends can do good. ^十个朋友做的好事抵不上一个敌人造成的危害。
One good turn deserves another. ^以德报德。
One half of the world does not know how the other half lives. ^贫富不相知。饱人不知饿人饥。一家不知一家难。
One love drives out another. ^新爱逐旧欢。
One man makes a chair and another man sits in it. ^坐享其成。
One man may steal a horse while another may not look over a hedge. ^只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯。
One man,no man. ^孤掌难鸣。
One man's meat is another man's poison. ^对甲有利的未必对乙也有利。兴趣爱好因人而异。
One may sooner fall than rise. ^跌倒容易爬起难。
One must drink as one brews. (或:As you brew,so must you drink. ) ^自作自受。自食其果。
One must howl with the wolves. ^入乡随俗。和狼打交道，人须学嚎叫。
One should eat to live,not live to eat. ^吃饭为了生存，生存不是为了吃饭。人为生而食，非为食而生。
One sows another reaps. ^不劳而获。一人播种，别人收获。一人种树，他人摘果。
One swallow does not make a summer. ^一燕不成夏。轻率推论必成大错。一关渡过并非万事大吉。
One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning. ^一次痛苦的经验抵得上千百次的告诫。
One today is worth two tomorrows. ^今天一天抵明天两天。一个“今天”抵两个“明天”。
One woe does tread upon another's heels. ^祸不单行。灾难接踵而至。
One wrong(或false) move can lose the whole game. ^棋错一着，全盘皆输。
One's mantle fails on somebody. ^春风化雨。衣钵相传。将衣钵传授与人。
Out of sight,out of mind. ^不见就忘。眼不见，心不想。
Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings come great truths. ^幼儿口里出真话。
Overdone is worse than undone. ^过犹不及。
Paddle your own canoe. ^划你自己的独木舟。自力更生，自食其力。
Pain is forgotten where gain follows. ^有了好处忘了痛。好了伤疤忘了痛。尝到甜头，忘了苦头。
Patience is a plaster for all sores. ^忍耐可治万千痛。
Patience is the best remedy(或medicine). ^忍耐是最好的药物。
Patience,time,and money overcome everything. ^耐心、时间和金钱可以征服一切。
Pay somebody back in his own coin. ^以其人之道，还治其人之身。一报还一报。
Penny and penny laid up will be many. ^积少成多。
Penny wise and pound foolish. ^舍本逐末。小钱精打细算，大钱挥霍浪费。小处精明，大处糊涂。
Physician,heal thyself. ^医生，先治好自己的病吧。郎中医不好自己的病。
Pleasure has a sting in its tail. ^乐中必有苦。喜中会生悲。
Poverty is the root of all evils. ^穷困是万恶之源。
Poverty tries friends. ^贫穷考验朋友。患难遇知己，贫穷见友情。
Practice makes perfect. ^熟能生巧。
Practise what you preach. ^躬行己说，身体力行。
Praise is not pudding. ^恭维不能当饭吃。
Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. ^作最坏的准备，怀最好的希望。
Prevention is better than cure. ^治病不如防病。预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before a fall. (或:Pride will have a fall. ) ^骄者必败。
Procrastination is the thief of time. ^拖延就是偷走时间。
Promise little,but do much. ^少许愿，多做事。
Proverbs are the wisdom of the ages. ^谚语是时代的智慧。
Put not your hand between the bark and the tree. ^别人家务事，切莫去插手。外人休管家内事。少管闲事。
Put the cart before the horse. ^本末倒置。颠倒次序。倒果为因。
Quality is better than quantity. ^质重于量。质量好胜于数量多。
Quarrels of lovers but renew their love. ^情人争争吵吵，自会言归于好。
Rain before seven,fine before eleven. ^早晨下雨，午前会晴。雨过天晴。
Rats desert a sinking ship. ^船沉鼠先逃。家败亲友疏。
Readiness is all. ^有备无患。准备好，最重要。
Reap as(或what) one has sown. ^自食其果。种什么瓜，收什么果。种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Rear sons for help in old age,and store up grains against famine. ^养儿防老，积谷防饥。
Reckless youth makes rueful age. ^虚度青春，悔恨无已。少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。年轻莽撞，老来懊丧。
Respect yourself,or no one else will respect you. ^你要敬重自己，否则没有人敬重你。尊重自己者，人方尊重之。君须自敬，人乃敬之。
Rest breeds rust. ^停止须生锈。流水不腐，户枢不蠹。
Roll my log and I'll roll yours. ^你为我捧场，我也为你捧场。
Rome was not built in a(或one) day. ^罗马不是一日建成的。伟大的事业非一日之功。
Run(或Hold) with the hare and hunt(或run) with the hounds. ^既与野兔同跑，又与猎犬共追。两面讨好。
Safe bind,safe find. ^捆得牢，坏不了。藏得好，找得到。
Sail while the wind blows. Wind and tide wait for no man.  ^驶船要乘风，风潮不等人。机不可失，时不再来。
Saying and doing are two things. ^说与做是两回事。言与行乃两码事。
Saying is one thing,and doing another. ^说是一回事，做是另一回事。
Score twice before you cut once. ^三思而行。
Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. ^人到屋檐下，谁敢不低头。小人得志，不可一世，穷途潦倒，也得低头。
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. ^你捧我，我就捧你。
Second thoughts are best. ^再思而后行。
Seeing is believing. ^眼见为实。
Seize time by the forelock. ^趁热打铁。抓住时机。
Self do,self have. ^自食其果。自作自受。
Self-trust is the first secret of success. ^自信是成功的首要秘诀。
Sell the bear's skin before one has caught the bear. ^熊未捕到先卖皮。过早乐观。
Serve somebody with the same sauce. ^以其人之道还治其人之身。
Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil. ^叫化子发财得意忘形。
Set a thief to catch a thief. ^以贼捉贼。以毒攻毒。
Shallow streams make most din. ^浅溪水最响，半瓶醋晃荡。修养不深，高谈阔论。
Short accounts make long friends. ^账算清，交情深。若要交情久，账目要分明。亲兄弟，明算账。
Silence gives consent. ^沉默即同意。
Silence is golden. ^沉默是金。什么也不说最好。
Slow but steady wins the race. ^稳扎稳打，无往不胜。
Small gains bring great wealth. ^积少成多。小益聚大财，薄利成巨富。
Something is rotten in Denmark. ^丹麦国里恐怕有些不可告人的坏事。情况非常糟糕。
Soon ripe,soon rotten. ^早熟早烂。
Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. (或:Wickedness does not go altogether unrequited. ) ^恶有恶报。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. ^惜了棍棒害了儿。孩子不打不成器。
Speak of angels and you will hear their wings. ^说到某人，某人就到。
Speech is silver(或silvern),silence is golden. ^雄辩是银，沉默是金。
Speech shows what a man is. ^言如其人。什么人说什么话。
Speed is the soldier's asset. ^兵贵神速。
Step after step the ladder is ascended. ^梯子要一级一级的上。按部就班，循序渐进。
Still waters run deep. ^静水流深。沉默者深谋。
Stones will cry out. ^冤屈深重石鸣不平。
Strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. ^把酒中的小虫撇出，却把骆驼吞下。拘小而疏大。大错不抓，小事不放。
Strike while the iron is hot. ^趁热打铁。
Study sickness while you are well. ^健康时应研究疾病。居安思危。未雨绸缪。
Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. ^当日的苦恼已够人受。（别再为未来担心）。
Sweep before your own door. ^各人自扫门前雪。正人先正己。律己后律人。
Sweet discourse makes short days and nights. ^言语投机恨时短。言甜意蜜话语柔，日短夜促时不留。
Swift to hear,slow to speak. ^多听少讲。多用耳朵，少用嘴巴。
Take a hair of the dog that bit you. ^拔疯狗之一毛治疯狗所咬之伤。以毒攻毒。酒醉以酒解。
Take care of the pence(或pennies),and the pounds will take care of themselves. ^（金钱）积少自然成多。小事谨慎，大事自成。
Take one thing with another. ^考虑各种情况。想到此事，思及彼事。由此及彼。
Take one's courage in both hands. ^勇往直前，敢作敢为。
Take time when time comes lest time steal away. ^当机立断，切勿坐失良机。抓住时机，以免错过机会。机不可失，时不再来。
Talk of the devil,and he is sure to appear. ^说鬼鬼到。说到曹操，曹操就到。
Tastes differ. ^众口难调。人各有所好。口味各不相同。
That which is striking and beautiful is not always good,but that which is good is always beautiful. ^美丽而引人注目的东西不一定都善良，但善良的东西总是美丽的。
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. ^苹果落地，离树不远。
The ass wags his ears. ^驴子摇耳朵。傻瓜装聪明。自鸣得意。
The best fish are(或swim) near the bottom. ^好鱼居水底。有价值的东西不能轻易得到。
The best fish smell when they are three days old. ^再好的鱼三天也要变臭。久住招人嫌。
The best hearts are always the bravest. ^最善良的人往往是最勇敢的人。
The best man stumbles. ^智者千虑，必有一失。智者难免失算，好马也会失蹄。
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground between. ^对付坏人的最好办法是远而避之。敬而远之。
The child is father of(或to) the man. ^三岁看到老。
The cobbler should stick to his last. ^补鞋匠应守本行。各守各业。各守本分。
The dainties of the great are the tears of the poor. ^大人物的美味是穷人的眼泪。朱门酒肉臭，路有冻死骨。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn. (或:The darkest hour is that before the dawn. ) ^黎明之前最黑暗。接近成功时最艰苦。
The darkest place is under the candlestick. ^灯台照人不照己。当局者迷。
The day is long to him who knows not how to use it. ^百无聊赖。
The devil can cite scripture for his own purpose. ^魔鬼也会引证《圣经》来为自己辩护。
The devil knows many things because he is old. ^年长阅历深，人老见识广。老马能识途。姜越老，味越辣。
The devil lurks behind the cross. ^魔鬼潜伏在十字架后面。貌善实恶。巨贼隐其奸。
The dog bark,but the caravan goes on. ^任凭狗吠声不停，马拖棚车向前进。你说你的，他干他的。我行我素，岂管他哉。
The early bird catches the worm. ^早出的鸟儿吃到虫。疾足者先得。
The effect speaks,the tongue needs not. ^事实胜于雄辩。
The end justifies(或sanctifies) the means. ^只要目的正当，可以不择手段。
The evils we bring on ourselves are the hardest to bear. ^自作孽不可活。
The game is not worth the candle. ^这事不值得做。做这件事得不偿失。
The grass is (always) greener on the other side of the fence(或hill). ^这山望着那山高。
The joy of the heart makes the face merry. ^内心的欢乐必形之于色。喜形于色。
The lion is not so fierce as he is painted. ^狮子没有人们所画的那么凶猛。传闻往往过甚其词。
The mill cannot grind with the water that is past. ^覆水难收。
The more,the merrier. ^人越多，越开心。
The mountains have brought forth a mouse. ^大山生出小鼠。费力大收效小。
The onlooker sees most of the game. (或:The outsider sees the best(或the most) of the game. 或:Lookers-on see more than players. ) ^旁观者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword. ^笔的力量大于剑。笔伐胜过刀枪。
The pot calls the kettle black. ^罐子嫌锅黑。五十步笑百步。
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. ^欲知布丁滋味好不好，就得尝一尝。实践是最好的检验。
The sauce is better than the fish. ^喧宾夺主。本末倒置。
The shoe is on the other foot. ^地位倒转。位置对调。情况相反。
The spirit is willing,but the flesh is weak. ^力不从心。心有余而力不足。
The squeaky wheel gets the grease. ^只有发生麻烦，才会受到注意。会哭的孩子有奶吃。
The tailor makes the man. ^人靠衣装。
The tree is known by its fruit. ^观其果而知其树。观其行而知其人。
The weakest goes to the wall. ^适者生存。弱肉强食。弱者败北。
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel. ^鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
The world is but a little place,after all. ^天涯何处不相逢。有缘千里来相会。
The worth of a thing is best known by the want of it. ^东西的价值只有在缺乏时体会最深。物以稀为贵。
There are (plenty) more(或plenty of) other fish in the sea. ^海里还有很多别的鱼。还有很多其他机会。其他人有的是。
There is a crook in the lot of every one. ^人生总有失意时。
There is no accounting for tastes. ^人各有所好。
There is no royal road to learning. ^做学问无捷径可走。
There is no time like the present. ^机不可失，时不再来。有什么必须干的事，最好现在就干。
There is none so blind as those that will not see. ^拒而不见者最盲。
There is nothing new under the sun. ^世上无新事。
There's always room at the top. ^上游佳境多，左右可逢源。
There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. ^海里的好鱼是取之不尽的。纵然失去一个机会不愁没有其他机会。
There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle. ^老当益壮。旧琴能奏好曲调。
There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip. ^获胜前还是有可能失误。事情往往会功亏一篑。
There's more than one way to skin a cat. ^达到目的的办法多得很。
They that sow the wind shall reap the whirlwind. ^做坏事者必遭加倍报应。
Think of the devil and he's looking over your shoulders. (或:To mention the wolf's name is to see the same. ) ^说到曹操，曹操就到。
Think today and speak tomorrow. ^三思而后行。今天想，明天说。
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. ^忘记过去必定会重蹈覆辙。
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. (或:People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. ) ^家居玻璃房，切忌乱扔石。自己有弱点，勿揭他人短。
Time and tide wait(s) for no man. ^岁月不待人。
Time and words can never be recalled. ^消逝的时间和说出的话不能追回。光阴已逝不复回，言语既出不可追。
Time cures all things. (或:Time heals all wounds. 或:Time is the best healer. ) ^时间能治愈一切创伤。
Time discloses(或reveals) all things. ^时间会暴露一切。时间一久，一切暴露。路遥知马力，日久见人心。
Time flies. ^时光易逝。光阴似箭，日月如梭。
Time is money,but money is not time. ^时间就是金钱，但金钱不是时间。一寸光阴一寸金，寸金难买寸光阴。
Time is money. ^时间就是金钱。一寸光阴一寸金。
Time tames the strongest grief. ^时间可以冲淡最强烈的悲伤。
Time tries truth. ^时间考验真理。
Time will tell. ^日久自明。
To err is human;to forgive,divine. ^犯错误人皆难免，宽恕则属超凡。
To hear a hundred times is not so good as to see once. ^百闻不如一见。
Tomorrow is another day. ^明天又是新的一天。明天还有指望。
Tomorrow never comes. ^切莫依赖明天。明日复明日，明日何其多。永远不会有那一天。
Too many cooks spoil the broth. ^厨师多，烧坏汤。人多主意杂，易把事搞砸。
Too much humility is pride. ^过分谦虚即骄傲。
Too much water drowned the mill. ^太多反而有害。
Too thick does not stick. ^太稠太浓反而粘不住。亲不敬，熟生蔑。
Touch pitch and you will be defiled. ^近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Truth is stranger than fiction. ^现实比虚构更离奇。
Truth is(或lies) at the bottom of the decanter. (或:Wine is mirror of the mind. 或:In wine there is truth. ) ^酒后吐真言。
Truth lies at the bottom of a well. ^真理藏井底。
Two can play at that game. ^这一套你会我也会。
Two heads are better than one. ^两人智慧胜一人。
Two of a trade never agree. ^同行难相合。同行是冤家。
Two wrongs don't make a right. ^两错相加不等于正确。不能利用别人的错误来掩饰自己的错误。
Two's company,three's none(或a crowd). ^两人成伴，三人不欢。
United we stand,divided we fall. ^团结则存，分裂而亡。
Variety is the spice of life. ^丰富多彩，生活才有乐趣。
Velvet paws hide sharp claws. ^口蜜腹剑。佛口蛇心。笑里藏刀。
Walls have ears. (或:Pitchers have ears. ) ^隔墙有耳。
War is the business of barbarians. ^战争是野蛮人干的事。
Waste not,want not. ^不浪费，不愁缺。
We know not what is good until we have lost it. ^拥有之时不爱惜，失去以后空叹息。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. ^井干方知水宝贵。
Well begun is half done. ^开始得好就等于成功了一半。
Well fed,well bred. ^吃得饱，懂礼貌。
What is done by night appears by day. ^若要人不知，除非己莫为。
What is done cannot be undone. ^生米已成熟饭。木已成舟。覆水难收。
What the eye does not see,the heart does not grieve over. ^眼不见，心不烦。
What the heart thinks,the tongue speaks. ^心直口快。言为心声。心里所想，嘴上所讲。
What we do willingly is easy. ^世事并不难，只要愿意干。世上无难事，只要肯登攀。
What you lose on the swings you get back(或gain,make) on the roundabouts. ^失之东隅，收之桑榆。
Whatever man has done man may do. ^天下无难事。
What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh. ^本性总要表现出来。
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. ^适用于甲者也适用于乙。
When a dog is drowning everyone offers him drink. ^落水狗，众人揍。落井下石。乘人之危，加以陷害。
When in Rome do as the Romans do. ^入乡随俗。入国问禁。
When one is about to act,one must reason first. ^凡事要先思而后行。
When the cat's away,the mice will play. ^猫儿不在，鼠儿大玩。大王外出，小鬼跳梁。
When the fruit is scarcest,its taste is sweetest. ^物以稀为贵。果子最稀罕，味道最香甜。
When the wound is healed,the pain is forgotten. ^好了伤疤忘了痛。
Where there is life there is hope. ^留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Where there's a will,there's a way. (或:A wilful man will have his way. ) ^有志者事竟成。
Where there's muck,there's brass. ^要致富别怕脏。
While the priest climbs a post,the devil climbs ten. ^道高一尺，魔高一丈。
While there is life there is hope. ^有生命就有希望。留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Who holds the purse rules the house. ^有钱就有势。
Who will not keep a penny,shall never have many. ^不积少，不会成多。积少成多。
Wit once bought is worth twice taught. ^付出代价长一智，胜过别人教两次。
With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin. ^只要工夫深，铁杵磨成针。
Wonders will never cease. ^世界真奇妙。
You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. ^蜜比醋更能抓住飞虫。好话比尖刻言词管用。
You cannot clap with one hand. ^一个巴掌拍不响。孤掌难鸣。
You cannot judge a tree by its bark. ^不要根据树皮判断树木。人不可貌相。
You cannot make a crab walk straight. ^江山易改，本性难移。
You can't eat your cake and have it. ^不能既要吃饼，又要把饼保存。两全不能齐美。
You can't fit a square peg into a round hole. ^方榫头插不进圆卯眼。圆凿方枘不合适。
You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. ^劣材难成器。
You can't make an omelet(te) without breaking eggs. ^要炒蛋就得打破蛋。有失才有得。
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. ^你不能教老狗学新把戏。你无法使年老守旧的人接受新事物。
You have to crawl before you can walk. ^人要学走，先得学爬。
You may go farther and fare worse. ^走得更远可能情形更坏。应知足常乐。
You may take a horse to the water,but you cannot make him drink. ^领马河边易，逼马饮水难。不要逼人做不愿做的事。
Youth is life's seed-time. ^青年时代是人生的播种期。
Youth looks forward and age backward. ^青年人向前看，老年人向后看。
Zeal without knowledge is fire without light. ^有热情而无知识，犹如有火焰而无光芒。

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