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All is not gold that glitters. <BR><BR>闪光的未必都是金子<BR>A child is better unborn than untaught. <BR><BR>养不教,父之过<BR>Art is long, life is short. <BR><BR>生命短暂,艺术长存<BR>A friend is best found in adversity. <BR><BR>患难见真情<BR>Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. <BR><BR>未雨绸缪<BR><BR>A light heart live long. <BR><BR>心情开朗寿命长不恼不愁,活到白头<BR>An apple a day keeps the doctor away. <BR><BR>日吃苹果一只,身体健康不求医<BR><BR>All covet, all lose. <BR><BR>样样垂涎,样样失落贪多嚼不烂<BR>A good winter brings a good summer. <BR><BR>瑞雪兆丰年<BR>All rivers run into the sea. <BR><BR>殊途同归<BR>A small leak will sink a great ship. <BR><BR>千里之堤溃于蚁穴<BR>All time is no time when it is past. <BR><BR>机不可失,时不再来<BR>A baker’s wife may bite of a bun, a brewer’s wife may bite of a tun.<BR><BR>近水楼台先得月<BR>A short cut is often a wrong cut.<BR><BR>欲速则不达<BR>A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.<BR><BR>欲加之罪,何患无辞<BR>A prophet is not without honor save in his own country. <BR><BR>远来的和尚好念经<BR>All feet tread not in one shoe. <BR><BR>众口难调<BR>A uncut gem does not sparkle. <BR><BR>玉不琢,不成器<BR>A young idler, an old beggar. <BR><BR>少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲<BR>A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.<BR>江山易改,本性难移<BR>A little spark may kindle a great fire.<BR>星星之火,可以燎原 <BR><BR> B <BR><BR>Beauty is but skin-deep. <BR><BR>美丽只是外表罢了<BR>Brevity is the soul of wit. <BR><BR>言以简洁为贵<BR>Bread is the staff of life. <BR><BR>民以食为天<BR>A uncut gem does not sparkle. <BR><BR>玉不琢,不成器<BR>Behind the mountains there are people to be found.<BR>天外有天,山外有山<BR>Better die standing than live kneeling <BR><BR>宁愿站着死,也不跪着生<BR>Better be envied than pitied. <BR><BR>宁被人妒,不受人怜 <BR> C<BR>Cats hide their claws.<BR>知人知面不知心<BR>Cast an anchor to windward.<BR>未雨绸缪<BR>Care and diligence bring luck.<BR><BR>谨慎勤奋,带来好运<BR> D<BR>Deliberate slowly, execute promptly. <BR><BR>慎于思而敏于行<BR>Diamonds cut diamonds. <BR><BR>棋逢对手,将遇良才<BR>Danger past, God forgotten. <BR><BR>飞鸟尽,良弓藏<BR>Dreams are lies. <BR><BR>梦不足信<BR>Do not teach fish to swim. <BR><BR>不要班门弄斧<BR>Do not have too many irons in the fire. <BR><BR>贪多嚼不烂<BR>Do unto others as you would be done by. <BR><BR>己所不欲,勿失于人<BR> E<BR>Experience is the best teacher. <BR><BR>实践出真知<BR>Every man is the architect (or artificer) of his own fortune. 自己幸福自己创<BR>Evening red and morning grey are the sign of a fine day. <BR><BR>晚霞行千里<BR>Every bean has its black. <BR><BR>金无足赤,人无完人<BR>Even woods have ears.<BR>隔墙有耳<BR>Enough is better than too much. <BR><BR>过犹不及<BR>Every tub must stand on its own bottom. <BR><BR>人贵自立<BR>Experience teaches. <BR><BR>吃一堑,长一智<BR> F<BR>Full vessels sound least. <BR><BR>大智若愚<BR>First impressions are half the battle. <BR><BR>先入为主<BR>Faith moves mountains. <BR><BR>精诚所至,金石为开<BR>Fact is stranger than fiction. <BR><BR>大千世界,无奇不有<BR>Fire proves gold, adversity proves man. <BR><BR>烈火识真金,逆境识英雄<BR>Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.<BR>水能载舟,亦能覆舟<BR> G<BR>Give everyone his due. <BR><BR>一视同仁<BR>Good (or Great) wits jump. <BR><BR>英雄所见略同<BR>Go while the going is good. <BR><BR>三十六计,走为上计<BR>Great weights hang on small wires.<BR>千钧一发<BR>Good wine needs no bush <BR><BR>酒香不怕巷子深<BR>Greatest genius often lies concealed.<BR>大智若愚<BR>Grasp all, lose all.<BR>贪多必失<BR>Go to the sea, if you would fish well.<BR>不入虎穴,焉得虎子<BR> H<BR>Honour to whom honour is due.<BR>论功行赏<BR>He travels the fastest who travels alone. <BR><BR>曲高和寡<BR>Heaven helps those who help themselves. <BR><BR>求人不如求己<BR>He sits no sure that sits too high. <BR><BR>高处不胜寒<BR>He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪,何患无词<BR>He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. 正人先正己<BR>He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. <BR><BR>千里之行,始于足下<BR>He that respects not is not respected. <BR><BR>欲受人敬,要先敬人<BR>It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次当<BR>Humility often gains more than pride.<BR>满招损,谦受益<BR>He is eloquent enough for whom truth speaks.<BR>事实胜于雄辩<BR>He that promises too much means nothing. <BR><BR>轻诺者寡信<BR>He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪,何患无词<BR>Hard words break no bones. <BR><BR>忠言逆耳利于行<BR>Haste makes waste. <BR><BR>忙乱易错欲速则不达<BR>He that runs fastest gets the ring. <BR><BR>捷足先登<BR> I<BR>It is six of one and half a dozen of the other. <BR><BR>彼此彼此<BR>If one sheep leaps over the ditch,all the rest will follow. <BR><BR>榜样的力量是无穷的<BR>It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. <BR><BR>狡兔三窟<BR>Ill news never comes too late. <BR><BR>好事不出门,坏事传千里<BR>It is the first step that is troublesome. <BR><BR>万事开头难<BR> J<BR>Justice has long arms. <BR><BR>天网恢恢,疏而不漏<BR> K<BR>Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is key to it. <BR><BR>实践得真知<BR>Keeping is harder than winning. <BR><BR>创业不易,守业更难<BR>Knowledge is no burden. <BR><BR>艺不压身<BR>Kiss and be friends. <BR><BR>握手言和<BR>Kill two birds with one stone. <BR><BR>一箭双雕<BR> L<BR>Let’s cross the bridge when we come to it.<BR>既来之,则安之<BR>Love is blind.<BR><BR>情人眼里出西施<BR>Little chips light great fires. <BR><BR>星星之火,可以燎原<BR>Like knows like. 惺惺相惜<BR>Live and learn. 学无止境<BR> M<BR>Merry meet, merry part. <BR><BR>好聚好散<BR>Mind acts upon mind. <BR><BR>心有灵犀一点通<BR> N<BR>Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man.<BR>饥不择食<BR>No cross, no crown.<BR>不吃苦中苦,难为人上人<BR>Nothing is easier than fault-finding. <BR><BR>站着说话不腰痛<BR>No weal without woe. <BR><BR>福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚<BR>No work, no money. <BR><BR>不劳无获<BR>Never too late (or old) to learn. <BR><BR>活到老,学到老<BR>Never judge by appearances. <BR><BR>切莫以貌取人<BR>No fire without smoke. <BR><BR>无风不起浪<BR> O <BR>One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun.<BR>一叶障目,不见泰山<BR>One swallow does not make a summer.<BR>一花独放不是春<BR>One can not be in two places at once. <BR><BR>一心不可二用<BR>Obedience is the first duty of a soldier. <BR><BR>服从是军人的天职<BR>One lark does not make a spring. <BR><BR>一花独放不是春<BR> P<BR>Practice is better than precept. <BR><BR>身教重于言教<BR>Poverty is stranger to industry. <BR><BR>勤劳之人不受穷<BR> R<BR>Riches have wings. <BR><BR>富贵无常<BR> S<BR>Score twice before you cut once. <BR><BR>三思而后行<BR>Sense comes with age. <BR><BR>老马识途<BR>So the world wags. <BR><BR>这就是人生<BR>So said, so done. <BR><BR>说到做到言出必行<BR>Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. <BR><BR>要成大业,自信第一<BR> T<BR>Talk of the devil and he will appear. <BR><BR>说曹操,曹操就到<BR>Tall trees catch much wind. <BR><BR>树大招风 <BR>The reasons of the poor weight not. <BR><BR>人微言轻<BR>The shortest way round is the longest way home.<BR>欲速则不达<BR>Those who are in the same boat should row together.<BR>同舟共济<BR>Too much pudding will choke a dog.<BR>布丁太多噎死狗<BR>The heart’s letter is read in the eyes.<BR>眼睛是心灵的窗户<BR>The deed proves the man.<BR>观其行而知其人<BR>True gold fears not the fire.<BR>真金不怕火炼<BR>Take time while time is, for time will go away.<BR>机不可失,时不在来<BR>The battle is to the strong.<BR>两强相遇勇者胜<BR>The heart is seen in wine. <BR><BR>酒后吐真言<BR>The best of friends must part. <BR><BR>天下没有不散的宴席<BR>Time is money. <BR><BR>时间就是金钱<BR>Through obedience learn to command. <BR><BR>先当学生,后当先生<BR>Time tries all things. <BR><BR>时间检验一切<BR>There is no fire without smoke. <BR><BR>无风不起浪<BR> U<BR>Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. <BR><BR>忠言逆耳利于行<BR> W<BR>Wealth is nothing without health. <BR><BR>健康胜于财富<BR>Well begun is half done. <BR><BR>良好的开端等于成功的一半<BR>Work makes the workman.<BR>熟能生巧<BR> Y<BR>You cannot have your cake and eat it. <BR><BR>有得就有失事难两全其美<BR>Youth’s a stuff will not endure. <BR><BR>青春易逝<BR>You are never too old to learn. <BR><BR>活到老学到老<BR>You never know till you have tired.<BR>事非经过不知难<BR> Z<BR>Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.<BR> 热情而无知,犹如无光之火<BR>Zeal without knowledge is the sister of folly.<BR> 无知的热情近乎愚蠢<BR><BR><BR>补遗:<BR><BR>A candle lights others and consumes itself.<BR>蜡烛消耗自己,照亮他人 <BR>A carper will cavil at anything.<BR>人爱挑剔是非多<BR>A cat has nine lives. <BR>猫有九命 <BR>Absence makes the heart grow fonder. <BR>别离情更深<BR>A burnt child dreads the fire.<BR>烧伤过的孩子怕见火(一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳)<BR>A constant guest is never welcome. <BR>常客招人嫌 <BR>A contented mind is a perpetual feast. <BR>知足长乐<BR>One must howl with the wolves.<BR><BR>(Or:Do in Rome as the Romans do.)<BR>入乡随俗<BR>No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes. ---Gladstone<BR>不犯千般错,难成大人物<BR>One honest word is better than two oaths. <BR>两句誓言不如一句实话<BR>A good winter brings a good summer.<BR>瑞雪兆丰年<BR>A boisterous horse must have a rough bridle.<BR>烈马须配粗缰绳<BR>A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.<BR>好书流芳千载<BR>A blister will rise upon one's tongue that tells a lie.<BR>撒谎舌头烂<BR>A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.<BR>吹牛和撒谎是表兄表弟<BR>A blate cat makes a proud mouse.<BR>猫儿羞答答,老鼠闹翻天<BR>A black plum is as sweet as a white.<BR>李子色相异,味道却相同 <BR>A black hen lays a white egg.<BR>黑鸡也能生白蛋<BR>A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. <BR>数量虽少,总比无好<BR>A bird is known by its note and a man by his talk.<BR>闻鸣识禽,闻言知人<BR>A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.<BR>双鸟在林,不如一鸟在手<BR>A bellyful of gluttony will never study willingly.<BR>饱食终日,无所用心<BR>A beggar's purse is bottomless.<BR>乞丐口袋浅,永远填不满<BR>A beggar may sing before a footpad .<BR>光棍不怕人来偷<BR>A barley-corn is better than a diomand to a cock.<BR>大麦对于鸡来说,比钻石更重要<BR>A bargain is a bargain.<BR>一言为定<BR>A bald head is soon shaven. <BR>秃头剃得快 <BR>Look before you leap. <BR>思而后行 <BR>A bad bush is better than an open field.<BR>(Or: A little is better than none.)<BR>聊胜于无<BR>A bad workman always blames his tools.<BR>OR: A ill workman always quarrels with his tools.<BR>火焰不会升,经常怨灶神<BR>A bad thing never dies.<BR>坏事遗臭万年<BR>A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.<BR>相互能原谅,比打官司强<BR>A bad penny always turns up.<BR>(bad penny = a good-for-nothing person)<BR>假的终究是假的(或:庸人无所作为)<BR>A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart.<BR>做贼心虚<BR>A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.<BR>好糕趁早吃,恶习趁早改<BR>A bad padlock invites a picklock.<BR>门锁不紧,盗贼自进<BR>A penny saved, a penny gained.<BR>省一文,得一文<BR>A bad excuse is better than none at all.<BR>有道歉就该有原谅<BR><BR>An empty sack cannot stand upright.<BR>空袋子,立不直<BR>An Englishman's house is his castle.<BR>英国人的家是独立王国非经许可,不得进入<BR>An evil lesson is soon learned.<BR>恶习易染<BR>A new broom sweeps clean.<BR>新官上任三把火<BR>An eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth.<BR>以眼还眼,以牙还牙<BR>A rolling stone gathers no moss.<BR>滚石不生苔<BR>A secret between more than two is no secret.<BR>三人知,天下晓<BR>A still tongue makes a wise head.<BR>寡言为智 <BR>All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.<BR>只用功,不玩耍,聪明的孩子也变傻<BR>A man can only die once.<BR>人生只有一回死<BR>A man is known by his friends.<BR>视其友,知其人<BR>A man who has friends must show himself friendly.<BR>要想交朋友,就得有诚意<BR>A merry heart goes all the way.<BR>心情愉快,万事顺利<BR>A miss is as good as a mile.<BR>失之毫厘,差之千里<BR>Among the blinds the one-eyed man is king.<BR>盲人国里,独眼称王<BR>山中无老虎,猴子称大王<BR>An apple a day keeps the doctor away.<BR>一日一苹果,胜过找医生<BR>A house divided against itself cannot stand.<BR>家 庭 不 睦,万 事 不 兴<BR>A lazy youth, a lousy age.<BR>少 时 懒 惰,老 来 虱 咬<BR>(少壮不努力,老大徒悲伤)<BR>A little learning is a dangerous thing. <BR>浅学误人<BR>A little pot is soon hot. <BR>壶小易热,量小易怒<BR>A living dog is better than a dead lion. <BR>死狮不如活狗(虎落平阳为犬欺)<BR>All his geese are swans. <BR>敝帚自珍<BR>After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile.<BR>饭后百步走,活到九十九<BR>A good beginning is half the battle.<BR>良好的开端是成功一半<BR>A good book is the best of friends, <BR><BR>the same today and forever.<BR>好书如挚友,情谊永不渝<BR>A good husband makes a good wife.<BR>夫善则妻贤<BR>A good name is sooner lost than won.<BR>美名易失不易得<BR>A good wife is a good prize.<BR>贤妻赛宝石<BR>A good winter brings a good summer.<BR>好冬必有好夏<BR>A fair death honors the whole life.<BR>死得其所,流芳百世<BR>A friend in need is a friend in indeed. <BR>患难识知已<BR>A friend is easier lost than found. <BR>失友容易,交友难<BR>After a storm comes a calm. <BR>雨过天晴(意指:否极泰来)<BR> |
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