proverb-80

谁知道英语的名言和谚语

He sits no sure that sits too high. 。

高处不胜寒。

He that respects not is not respected. 。

欲受人敬，要先敬人。

So said, so done. 。

说到做到。言出必行。

Haste makes waste. 。

忙乱易错。欲速则不达。

Better be envied than pitied. 。

宁被人妒，不受人怜。

Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 。

未雨绸缪。

So the world wags. 。

这就是人生。

One can not be in two places at once. 。

一心不可二用。

No weal without woe. 。

福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。

Little chips light great fires. 。

星星之火，可以燎原。

Like knows like. 。

惺惺相惜。

It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 。

狡兔三窟。

Dreams are lies. 。

梦不足信。

Do not teach fish to swim. 。

不要班门弄斧。

A light heart live long. 。

心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 。

日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。

Poverty is stranger to industry. 。

勤劳之人不受穷。

Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action. 。

考虑要仔细,行动要迅速.

One sin opens the door for another. ---German 。

犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。

One man's meat is another man's poison. 。

萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 。

井干方知水珍贵

Less is more.

简单就是美

A blessing in disguise. 。

因祸得福

Love me, love my dog. 。

爱屋及乌

Every dog has his day. 。

凡人皆有得意日

Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. 。

磨刀不误砍柴功。

Seeing is believing. 。

眼见为实

Well begun is half done. 。

好的开端是成功的一半

Time flies never to be recalled. 。

光阴一去不复返

When in Rome, do as Roman do. 。

入乡随俗

He laughs best who laughs last. 。

谁笑到最后谁笑得最美

Deal with a man as he deals with you. 。

以其人之道还治其人之身

Look before you leap. 。

三思而后行

Two heads are better than one. 。

三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。

A good beginning makes a good ending. 。

善始善终

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 。

患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。

First come, first served. 。

先来先招待。

Where there is s will，there is a way. 。

有志者事竟成。

No pains，no gains. 。

不劳则无获

Time and tide wait for no man. 。

时不待人

Strike while the iron is hot. 。

趁热打铁

It's never too late to mend. 。

亡羊补牢

There is no smoke without fire. 。

无风不起浪

Kill two birds with one stone. 。

一箭双雕

East or west，home is best. 。

走东串西，还是家里好

Equal pay for equal work. 。

同工同酬

Put the cart before the horse. 。

本末倒置

Pride goes before a fall. 。

骄兵必败

Reading makes a full man. 。

读书使人完善

Knowledge is power. 。

知识就是力量

Failure is the mother of success. 。

失败是成攻之母

Practice makes perfect. 。

熟能生巧

All roads lead to Roma. 。

条条大道通罗马

Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears. 。

不能以貌取人

Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched. 。

切莫过于乐观

Learn to walk before you run. 。

循序渐进

It′s easy to be wise after the event. 。

事后诸葛亮

As you make your bed,so you must lie in it. 。

自食其果

All that glitters is not gold. 。

闪光的东西并非都是金子

Many hands make light work. 。

人多力量大

Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it. 。

世上无难事只要肯登攀

Time is money. 。

时间就是金钱。

Like father, like son. 。

有其父必有其子。

Many hands make light work. 。

人多力量大。

Grasp all, lose all. 。

样样都要，全都失掉。

Better master one than engage with ten. 。

会十事不如精一事。

Silly child is soon taught. 。

要想孩子好，教育要趁早。

More haste, less speed. 。

欲速则不达。

Easier said than done. 。

说起来容易，做起来难。

The first step is the hardest. 。

万事开头难。

Who knows most says least. 。

懂的最多的人，说的最少。

Time and tide wait for no man. 。

岁月不待人。

Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 。

今日事今日毕。

Diligence is the mother of success. 。

失败是成功之母。

It's never too late to learn. 。

活到老，学到老。

Walls have ears. 。

隔墙有耳

Wash your dirty linen at home. 。

家丑不可外扬

Waste not, want not. 。

俭则不匮

Weak things united become strong. 。

一根筷子易折断，十根筷子硬如铁 。

Wealth is best known by 。

人穷方知钱可贵

We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he does. 。

判断一个人，不听言语看行动

We only live once, but if we work it right, once is enough. 。

年华没虚度，一生也足矣。

What is done by night appears by day. 。

若要人不知，除非已莫为

When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push. 。

墙倒众人推

When children stand quiet, they have done some harm. 。

孩子不吭声，一定闯了祸

When one will not, two cannot quarrel. 。

一个巴掌拍不响

When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window. 。

贫穷进门来，爱情越窗飞

When the cat is away, the mice will play. 。

猫儿不在，鼠儿成精

When wine sinks, words swim. 。

美酒一下肚，话匣关不住

Where there's life there's hope. 。

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

Will is power. 。

意志就是力量

Wise men are silent; fools talk. 。

智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不绝

Wise men change their minds; fools never do. 。

智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用

Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it. 。

智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理

Words are but wind, but seeing is believing. 。

耳听为虚，眼见为实 No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won‘t make you cry. 。

没有人值得你流泪，值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。

The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting right beside them knowing you can‘t have them. 。

失去某人，最糟糕的莫过于，他近在身旁，却犹如远在天边。

Never frown, even when you are sad, because you never know who is falling in love with your smile. 。

纵然伤心，也不要愁眉不展，因为你不知是谁会爱上你的笑容。

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world. 。

对于世界而言，你是一个人；但是对于某个人，你是他的整个世界。

Don‘t waste your time on a man/woman, who isn‘t willing to waste their time on you. 。

不要为那些不愿在你身上花费时间的人而浪费你的时间。

Just because someone doesn‘t love you the way you want them to, doesn‘t mean they don‘t love you with all they have. 。

爱你的人如果没有按你所希望的方式来爱你，那并不代表他们没有全心全意地爱你。

Don‘t try so hard, the best things come when you least expect them to. 。

不要着急，最好的总会在最不经意的时候出现。

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful. 。

在遇到梦中人之前，上天也许会安排我们先遇到别的人；在我们终于遇见心仪的人时，便应当心存感激。

Don‘t cry because it is over, smile because it happened. 。

不要因为结束而哭泣，微笑吧，为你的曾经拥有。

Better be envied than pitied. 。

宁被人妒，不受人怜。

Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 。

未雨绸缪。

So the world wags. 。

这就是人生。

One can not be in two places at once. 。

一心不可二用。

No weal without woe. 。

福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。

Little chips light great fires. 。

星星之火，可以燎原。

Like knows like. 。

惺惺相惜。

It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 。

狡兔三窟。

Dreams are lies. 。

梦不足信。

Do not teach fish to swim. 。

不要班门弄斧。

A light heart live long. 。

心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 。

日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。

Poverty is stranger to industry. 。

勤劳之人不受穷。

Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action. 。

考虑要仔细,行动要迅速.

One sin opens the door for another. ---German 。

犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。

One man's meat is another man's poison. 。

萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 。

井干方知水珍贵

Less is more.

简单就是美

A blessing in disguise. 。

因祸得福

Love me, love my dog. 。

爱屋及乌

Every dog has his day. 。

凡人皆有得意日

Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. 。

磨刀不误砍柴功。

Seeing is believing. 。

眼见为实

Well begun is half done. 。

好的开端是成功的一半

Time flies never to be recalled. 。

光阴一去不复返

When in Rome, do as Roman do. 。

入乡随俗

He laughs best who laughs last. 。

谁笑到最后谁笑得最美

Deal with a man as he deals with you. 。

以其人之道还治其人之身

Look before you leap. 。

三思而后行

Two heads are better than one. 。

三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。

A good beginning makes a good ending. 。

善始善终

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 。

患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。

First come, first served. 。

先来先招待。

Where there is s will，there is a way. 。

有志者事竟成。

No pains，no gains. 。

不劳则无获

Time and tide wait for no man. 。

时不待人

Strike while the iron is hot. 。

趁热打铁

It's never too late to mend. 。

亡羊补牢

There is no smoke without fire. 。

无风不起浪

Kill two birds with one stone. 。

一箭双雕

East or west，home is best. 。

走东串西，还是家里好

Equal pay for equal work. 。

同工同酬

Put the cart before the horse. 。

本末倒置

Pride goes before a fall. 。

骄兵必败

Reading makes a full man. 。

读书使人完善

Knowledge is power. 。

知识就是力量

Failure is the mother of success. 。

失败是成攻之母

Practice makes perfect. 。

熟能生巧

All roads lead to Roma. 。

条条大道通罗马

Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears. 。

不能以貌取人

Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched. 。

切莫过于乐观

Learn to walk before you run. 。

循序渐进

It′s easy to be wise after the event. 。

事后诸葛亮

As you make your bed,so you must lie in it. 。

自食其果

All that glitters is not gold. 。

闪光的东西并非都是金子

Many hands make light work. 。

人多力量大

Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it. 。

世上无难事只要肯登攀

Time is money. 。

时间就是金钱。

Like father, like son. 。

有其父必有其子。

Many hands make light work. 。

人多力量大。

Grasp all, lose all. 。

样样都要，全都失掉。

Better master one than engage with ten. 。

会十事不如精一事。

Silly child is soon taught. 。

要想孩子好，教育要趁早。

More haste, less speed. 。

欲速则不达。

Easier said than done. 。

说起来容易，做起来难。

The first step is the hardest. 。

万事开头难。

Who knows most says least. 。

懂的最多的人，说的最少。

Time and tide wait for no man. 。

岁月不待人。

Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 。

今日事今日毕。

Diligence is the mother of success. 。

失败是成功之母。

It's never too late to learn. 。

活到老，学到老。

Walls have ears. 。

隔墙有耳

Wash your dirty linen at home. 。

家丑不可外扬

Waste not, want not. 。

俭则不匮

Weak things united become strong. 。

一根筷子易折断，十根筷子硬如铁 。

Wealth is best known by want. 。

人穷方知钱可贵

We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he does. 。

判断一个人，不听言语看行动

We only live once, but if we work it right, once is enough. 。

年华没虚度，一生也足矣。

What is done by night appears by day. 。

若要人不知，除非已莫为

When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push. 。

墙倒众人推

When children stand quiet, they have done some harm. 。

孩子不吭声，一定闯了祸

When one will not, two cannot quarrel. 。

一个巴掌拍不响

When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window. 。

贫穷进门来，爱情越窗飞

When the cat is away, the mice will play. 。

猫儿不在，鼠儿成精

When wine sinks, words swim. 。

美酒一下肚，话匣关不住

Where there's life there's hope. 。

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

Will is power. 。

意志就是力量

Wise men are silent; fools talk. 。

智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不绝

Wise men change their minds; fools never do. 。

智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用

Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it. 。

智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理

Words are but wind, but seeing is believing. 。

耳听为虚，眼见为实

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A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. 。

做贼心虚。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 。

拙匠常怨工具差。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 。

双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 。

闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。

A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world. 。

坐井观天。

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 。

相聚爱益切，离别情更深。

A burnt child dreads the fire. 。

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

Accidents will happen. 。

天有不测风云。

A clean hand wants no washing. 。

身正不怕影子斜。

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. 。

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. 。

病从口入，祸从口出。

A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 。

夜郎自大。

A common danger causes common action. 。

同仇敌忾。

A contented mind is perpetual feast. 。

知足常乐。

Actions speak louder than words. 。

事实胜於雄辩。

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 。

在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

A fair face may hide a foul heart. 。

人不可貌相。

A faithful friend is hard to find. 。

益友难得。

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 。

吃一堑，长一智。

After a storm comes a calm. 。

否极泰来。

After black clouds, clear weather. 。

否极泰来。

After death, the doctor. 。

放马后炮。

A good appetite is a good sauce. 。

饥不择食。

A good example is the best sermon. 。

身教胜似言教。

A good face is a letter of recommendation. 。

好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。

A good fame is better than a good face. 。

好的名望胜於好的相貌。

A good friend is my nearest relation. 。

良友如近亲。

A good marksman may miss. 。

智者千虑，必有一失。

A good maxim is never out of season. 。

至理名言不会过时。

A good medicine tastes bitter. 。

良药苦口，忠言逆耳。

A good winter brings a good summer. 。

瑞雪兆丰年。

A happy heart makes a blooming visage. 。

心花怒放，笑逐颜开。

A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 。

时势造英雄。

A lazy youth, a lousy age. 。

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Ale will make a cat speak. 。

酒后吐真言。

A little is better than none. 。

聊胜於无。

A little leak will sink a great ship. 。

千丈之堤溃於蚁穴。

A little neglect may breed great mischief. 。

小不忍则乱大谋。

A little spark kindles a great fire. 。

星星之火，可以燎原。

A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire. 。

适可而止，过犹不及。

All covet, all lose. 。

贪多必失。

All is fair in war. 。

兵不厌诈。

All is not gold that glitters. 。

闪光的东西并不都是黄金。

All roads lead to Rome. 。

条条道路通罗马。

All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill. 。

有情人终成眷属。

All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment. 。

机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。

All things are easy that are done willingly. 。

做事乐意，诸事容易。

All things are obedient to money. 。

有钱能使鬼推磨。

A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 。

少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。

A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 。

轻诺者易忘。

A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 。

一心不能二用。

A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 。

一心不能二用。

A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 。

人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。

A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 。

路遥知马力，日久见人心。

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。

A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge. 。

有宝何必人前夸。

A match will set fire to a large building. 。

星星之火，可以燎原。

Ambition never dies until there is no way out. 。

不到黄河心不死

A miss is as good as a mile. 。

失之毫厘，差之千里。

Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 。

山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 。

远亲不如近邻。

An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well. 。

狗嘴里吐不出象牙。

An evil chance seldom comes alone. 。

祸不单行。

A new broom sweeps clean. 。

新官上任三把火。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 。

一日之计在於晨。

An old physician, and a young lawyer. 。

医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. 。

乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 。

预防胜於治疗。

Answer a fool according to his folly. 。

以其人之道，还治其人之身。

A penny saved is a penny earned. 。

省钱就是赚钱。

Apparel makes the man. 。

马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。

Appearances are deceitful. 。

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 。

千里之行始於足下。

A rolling stone gathers no moss. 。

滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

As a man sows, so he shall reap. 。

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A secret between more than two is no secret. 。

两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。

A servant is known by his master's absence. 。

主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。

A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth. 。

缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。

A single spark can start a prairie fire. 。

星星之火，可以燎原。

A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 。

人要衣装，佛要金装。

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 。

平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。

A sow, when washed; returns to the muck. 。

江山易改，本性难移。

As the old cock crows, so doth the young. 。

有其父必有其子。

As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 。

试金石可以试金，正如黄金可以试人。

As the tree falls, so shall it lie. 。

自作自受。

As they sow, so let them reap. 。

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A still tongue makes a wise head. 。

智者寡言。

A stitch in time saves nine. 。

小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 。

身正不怕影子斜。

A straw shows which way the wind blows. 。

一叶便知秋。

A stumble may prevent a fall. 。

小惩大诫。

As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 。

自食其果。

As you sow you shall mow. 。

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A tall tree catches the wind. 。

树大招风。

A tree is known by its fruit. 。

观其行而知其人。

A true friend is known in the day of adversity. 。

疾风知劲草，患难知友情。

Avarice blinds our eyes. 。

财迷心窍。

Avarice increases with wealth. 。

越富越贪。

A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain. 。

决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。

A watched pot is long in boiling. 。

心急水不沸。

A wilful man will have his way. 。

有志者是竟成。

A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 。

一言既出，驷马难追。

A word spoken is past recalling. 。

一言既出，驷马难追。

Bad workmen often blame their tools. 。

拙匠常怪工具差。

Beauty is but skin-deep. 。

红颜易变。

1. Time flies. 。

时光易逝。

2. Time is money. 。

一寸光阴一寸金。

3. Time and tide wait for no man. 。

岁月无情；岁月易逝；岁月不待人。

4. Time tries all. 。

时间检验一切。

5. Time tries truth. 。

时间检验真理。

6. Time past cannot be called back again. 。

光阴一去不复返。

7. All time is no time when it is past. 。

光阴一去不复返。

8. No one can call back yesterday;Yesterday will not be called again. 。

昨日不复来。

9. Tomorrow comes never. 。

切莫依赖明天。

10.One today is worth two tomorrows. 。

一个今天胜似两个明天。

11.The morning sun never lasts a day. 。

好景不常；朝阳不能光照全日。

12.Christmas comes but once a year. 。

圣诞一年只一度。

13.Pleasant hours fly past. 。

快乐时光去如飞。

14.Happiness takes no account of time. 。

欢娱不惜时光逝。

15.Time tames the strongest grief. 。

时间能缓和极度的悲痛。

16.The day is short but the work is much. 。

工作多，光阴迫。

17.Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today. 。

今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。

18.Have you somewhat to do tomorrow,do it today. 。

明天如有事，今天就去做。

19.To him that does everything in its proper time,one day is worth three. 。

事事及时做，一日胜三日。

20.To save time is to lengthen life. 。

节省时间就是延长生命。

21.Everything has its time and that time must be watched. 。

万物皆有时，时来不可失。

22.Take time when time cometh,lest time steal away. 。

时来必须要趁时，不然时去无声息。

23.When an opportunity is neglected,it never comes back to you. 。

机不可失，时不再来；机会一过，永不再来。

24.Make hay while the sun shines. 。

晒草要趁太阳好。

25.Strike while the iron is hot. 。

趁热打铁。

26.Work today,for you know not how much you may be hindered tomrrow. 。

今朝有事今朝做，明朝可能阻碍多。

27.Punctuality is the soul of business. 。

守时为立业之要素。

28.Procrastination is the thief of time. 。

因循拖延是时间的大敌；拖延就是浪费时间。

29.Every tide hath ist ebb. 。

潮涨必有潮落时。

30.Knowledge is power. 。

知识就是力量。

31.Wisdom is more to be envied than riches. 。

知识可羡，胜于财富。

32.Wisdom is better than gold or silver. 。

知识胜过金银，

33.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 。

胸中有知识，胜于手中有钱。

34.Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it. 。

为了求知识，代价虽高也值得。

35.Doubt is the key of knowledge. 。

怀疑是知识之钥。

36.If you want knowledge,you must toil for it. 。

若要求知识，须从勤苦得。

37.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 。

浅学误人。

38.A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning. 。

少量的常识，当得大量的学问。

39.Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps. 。

知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。

40.Learn wisdom by the follies of others. 。

从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。

41.It is good to learn at another man's cost. 。

前车可鉴。

42.Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body. 。

知识之于精神，一如健康之于肉体。

43.Experience is the best teacher. 。

经验是最好的教师。

44.Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. 。

经验是知识之父，记忆是知识之母。

45.Dexterity comes by experience. 。

熟练来自经验。

46.Practice makes perfect. 。

熟能生巧。

47.Experience keeps a dear school,but fools learn in no other. 。

经验学校学费高，愚人旁处学不到。

48. Experience without learning is better than learning without experience. 。

有经验而无学问，胜于有学问而无经验。

49.Wit once bought is worth twice taught. 。

由经验而得的智慧，胜于学习而得的智慧；一次亲 。

身的体会，胜过两次的教师教导。

50.Seeing is believing. 。

百闻不如一见。

51.Business is the salt of life. 。

事业是生命之盐。

52.Business before pleasure. 。

事业在先，享乐在后。

53.Business makes a man as well as tries him. 。

事业可以考验人，也可以造就人。

54.Business neglected is business lost. 。

忽视职业便是放弃职业。

55.Never think yourself above business. 。

勿自视过高；不要眼高手低；永远不要认为自己是大 。

才小用。

56.Business may be troublesome,but idleness is pernicious. 。

事业虽扰人，懒惰害更大。

57.He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business. 。

自命大才小用，往往眼高手低。

58.Do business,but be not a slave to it. 。

要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。

59.Everybody's business is nobody's business. 。

众人的事就是无人过问的事。

60.Work makes the workman. 。

勤工出巧匠。

61.Better master one than engage with ten. 。

会十事，不如精一事。

62.A work ill done must be twice done. 。

首次做不好，必须重新搞。

63.They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can. 。

不能如愿而行，也须尽力而为。

64.If you would have a thing well done,do it yourself. 。

想把事情来做好，就得亲自动手搞。

65.He that doth most at once doth least. 。

什么都想一次做完，结果一件也做不完；贪多嚼不 。

烂。

66.Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee. 。

照大多数人那样干，人们会把你称赞。

67.What may be done at any time will be done at no time. 。

在任何时候都可做的事情，总是在任何时候都不 。

做的事情。

68.Better late than never. 。

迟做总比不做好。

69.Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. 。

凡是值得做的事，就值得做好。

70.The shortest answer is doing the thing. 。

最简短的回答就是一个“干”字。

71.Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 。

行动是知识之佳果。

72.Finished labours are pleasant. 。

完成工作是一乐。

73.It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil. 。

没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。

74.It is right to put everything in its proper use. 。

凡事都应用得其所。

75.Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 。

按部就班，事情很快就做完。

76.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 。

只工作，不玩耍，聪明小孩也变傻。

77.Work bears witness who does well. 。

工作能证明谁做的好。

78.It is not work that kills,but worry. 。

工作不会伤身，伤身乃是忧虑。

79.He that will not work shall not eat. 。

不工作者不得食。

80.Business is business. 。

公事公办。

81.Deliberate slowly,execute promptly. 。

慢慢酌量，快快行动。

82.Put your shoulder to the wheel. 。

努力工作。

83.Never do things by halves. 。

做事不要半途而废。

84.In for a penny,in for a pound. 。

做事一开头，就要做到底；一不做，二不休。

85.Many hands make quick work. 。

人多干活快。

86.Many hands make light work. 。

众擎易举。

87.A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 。

技术拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。

88.Diligence is the mohter of success. 。

勤奋是成功之母。

89.Idleness is the root of all evil. 。

懒惰乃万恶之源。

90.Care and diligence bring luck. 。

谨慎和勤奋带来好运。

91.Diligence is the mother of good fortune. 。

勤勉是好运之母。

92.Industry is fortune's right hand,and frugality her left. 。

勤勉是幸运的右手，世俭是幸运的左手。

93.Idleness is the key of beggary. 。

懒惰出乞丐。

94.No root,no fruit. 。

无根就无果。

95.Idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains). 。

懒人做工作，越懒越费力。

96.Sloth is the key of poverty. 。

惰能致贫。

97.Sloth turneth the edge of wit. 。

懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。

98.An idle brain is the devil's workshop. 。

懒汉的头脑是魔鬼的工厂。

99.The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SAVE. 。

节俭是致富的秘诀。

100. An idle youth,a needy age. 。

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Phase 2

1. Waste not,want not. 。

俭以防匮。

2. From saving comes having. 。

富有来自节俭。

3. A penny saved is a penny gained. 。

省一文是一文。

4. Take care of the pence and the pound 。

will take care of themselves. 。

金钱积少便成多。

5. Frugality is an estate alone. 。

节俭本身就是一宗财产。

6. He that regards not a penny,will lavish a pound. 。

小钱不知节省，大钱将滥花。

7. Small gains bring great wealth. 。

积小利，成巨富。

8. Many a little makes a mickle. 。

积少便成多。

9. As the touchstone tries gold,so gold tries man. 。

试金之石可试金，正如黄金能试人。

10.Courage and resolution are the spirit 。

and soul of virtue. 。

勇敢和坚决是美德的灵魂。

11.The path to glory is always rugged. 。

光荣之路常坎坷。

12.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 。

世上无难事，只要人肯试。

13.The fire is the test of gold;adversity of strong man. 。

烈火试真金，困苦炼壮士。

14.Great hopes make great man. 。

远大的希望造就伟大的人物。

15.No way is impossible to courage. 。

勇士面前无险路。

16.A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 。

平静的大海决不能造就出熟练的水手。

17.The good seaman is known in bad weather. 。

坏天气下才能识得出良好的海员；要识好海员，须凭 。

坏天气。

18.The best hearts are always the bravest. 。

行为最勇敢的人心地总是最善良。

19.We must not lie down,and cry,God help us. 。

求神不如求己。

20.He that falls today may be up again tomorrow. 。

今天跌倒的人也许明天就会站起。

21.Rome was not built in a day. 。

罗马并非一日可建成；坚持必成。

22.Success belongs to the persevering. 。

胜利属于坚忍不拔的人。

23.We must repeat a thousand and one times that 。

perseverance is the only road to success. 。

我们要多次重申：不屈不挠是取得胜利的唯一道 。

路。

24.Perseverance is failing nineteen times 。

and succeeding the twentieth. 。

十九次失败，到第二十次获得成功，这就叫坚持。

25.Step by step the ladder is ascended. 。

登梯需要逐级登。

26.Adversity leads to prosperity. 。

困苦通向昌盛。

27.Patience and application will carry us through. 。

忍耐和专心会使我们度过难关。

28.Fortune often rewards with interest those 。

that have patience to wait for her. 。

做事只要有耐心，到头总会有好运；耐心候好运，好 。

运常会来。

29.All things will come round to him who will but wait. 。

只要肯等待，一切都会按时来。

30.Constant dropping wears the stone. 。

滴水不绝可穿石。

31.Omelets are not made without breaking of eggs. 。

鸡蛋不打破，蛋卷做不成；不甘愿吃苦，则预期效果 。

达不到。

32.The world is a ladder for some to go up 。

and others to go down. 。

世界好似一把梯，有人上去有人下。

33.There needs a long apprenticeship to understand 。

the mystery of the world's trade. 。

要知世事奥秘多，须要长期作学徒。

34.Life is sweet. 。

生活是可爱的；人无不好生(恶死)。

35.Where there is life,there is hope. 。

生命不息，希望长在。

36.Life is not all beer and skittles. 。

人生并不全是吃喝玩乐。

37.Much water runs by the mill that 。

the miller knows not of. 。

眼前发生许多事，有些我们并不知。

38.Fortune knocks once at least at every man's door. 。

人人都有走运的一天。

39.If you are too fortunate,you will not know yourself; 。

if you are too unfortunate,nobody will know you. 。

运气太好，见人不睬；运气太坏，无人理会。

40.Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 。

每一个人都是自身幸福的建筑师。

41.Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth. 。

记得年轻时所作蠢事的人是幸福的。

42.Misfortunes never (seldom) come alone (single). 。

祸不单行。

43.Misfortune is a good teacher. 。

不幸是良好的教师。

44.Misfortunes come at night. 。

祸常生于不测。

45.Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 。

恶运临头后，才知幸运贵。

46.Adversity makes a man wise,not rich. 。

患难能使人聪明，但不能使人富有。

47.Live and learn. 。

活到老，学到老。

48.It is never too old to learn. 。

为学不怕年高。

49.A man becomes learned by asking questions. 。

要长学问，就得多问；多问则业精。

50.There is no royal road to learning. 。

学问无坦途。

51.He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning. 。

畏问之人耻于学。

52.What is learned in the cradle lasts till the grave. 。

婴孩时期学到的东西，老死不会忘记。

53.Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse. 。

知识能使好人更好，坏人更坏。

54.Soon learnt,soon forgotten. 。

学得快，忘得快。

55.Learn young,learn fair. 。

为学趁年青，既学须学好。

56.A lazy youth,a lousy age. 。

少时懒惰老来苦。

57.He that knows nothing,doubts nothing. 。

无知即无疑。

58.A good name keeps its luster in the dark. 。

良好的名声在黑暗中也能闪闪发光。

59.Fame is a magnifying glass. 。

名誉是放大镜。

60.A good fame is better than a good face. 。

美名胜于美貌。

61.Fame like a river is narrowest at its 。

source and broadest afar off. 。

名誉如河流，发源处最狭，愈远愈宽广。

62.Take honour from me and my life is done. 。

没有名誉，就没有了生命。

63.Beware of him who regards not his reputation. 。

要谨防不重名誉的人。

64.It is better to die with honour than to live in infamy. 。

光荣的死胜于羞辱的生。

65.Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 。

成功地克服困难是最大的光荣。

66.Reputation is often got without merit 。

and lost without fault. 。

无功得名是常事，无过失名也是常事。

67.Your father's honour is to you 。

but a second-hand honour. 。

对于你来说，父亲的荣誉只是间接的荣誉。

68.Never trust another what you should do yourself. 。

自己该做的事，决不要委托给旁人做。

69.It is an equal failing to trust everybody, 。

and to trust nobody. 。

信任一切与不信任任何人，同样是弱点。

70.Eat a peck of salt with a man before you trust him. 。

在你信任一个人之前，先要深入了解他。

71.If you trust before you try, 。

you may repent before you die. 。

不经考验就依赖，不到瞑目便的悔。

72.Never trust to fine words. 。

切勿轻信漂亮话。

73.Trust not a great weight to a slender thread. 。

细线挂重物，终究不可靠。

74.Be just to all,but trust not all. 。

要对一切人都公正，但不要对一切人都信任。

75.Trust thyself only,and another shall not betray thee. 。

只要信任你自己，旁人才不出卖你。

76.Self-trust is the essence of heroism. 。

自信为英雄品质之本。

77.Confidence is a plant of slow growth. 。

信任是一种生长缓慢的植物。

78.Truth is the daughter of time. 。

真理是时间的女儿。

79.Truth hath a good face,but ill clothes. 。

真理面目善良；但衣衫褴褛。

80.Truth and roses have thorns about them. 。

真理和玫瑰，身旁都有刺。

81.Truth may be blamed,but shall never be shamed. 。

真理可能会被责难，但绝不会受羞辱。

82.Though malice may darken truth,it cannot put it out. 。

恶意可以糟塌真理；但无法消灭真理。

83.Truth will prevail. 。

真理必胜。

84.Truth's best ornament is nakedness. 。

不加掩饰乃是真理的最好装饰。

85.Facts are stubborn things. 。

事实是最顽强的东西。

86.Sooner or later,the truth comes to light. 。

真相迟早会大白。

87.The truths we least like to hear are those 。

which it is most to our advantage to know. 。

我们最不愿意听到的事实，往往是我们知道了会 。

大有好处的事实。

88.Falsehood like a nettle stings those 。

who meddle with it. 。

谎言似荨麻，玩弄会刺手。

89.There is many a fair thing full false. 。

有许多说得好听的东西充满了谬误。

90.Though a lie be well drest,it is ever overcome. 。

谎言装扮虽不错，到头总会被揭露。

91.A lie begets a lie till they come to generations. 。

谎言生谎言，谎言世代传。

92.A false tongue will hardly speak truth. 。

假舌不会吐真言。

93.False with one can be false with two. 。

对一个人虚假，也会对两个人虚假。

94.He that will lie will steal. 。

会说谎的人也就会偷窃。

95.Gossiping and lying go together. 。

流言常和谎话并行。

96.Equivocation is first cousin to a lie. 。

含糊其词是谎话的近亲。

97.A great talker is a great liar. 。

最会夸夸其谈的人也最会说谎。

98.The greatest liars talk most of themselves. 。

最爱自吹自擂的人是最大的说谎者。

99.Lying rides upon debt's back. 。

负债的人谎话多。

100. Lying is the first step to the gallows. 。

说谎是上断头台的第一步。

Phase 3

1. Pardoning the bad is injuring the good. 。

隐恶败善；原谅坏人即是伤害好人。

2. The evil wound is cured but not the evil name. 。

重伤可治，恶名难去。

3. Evil communications corrupt good manners. 。

不良的交往败坏良好的举止。

4. No wrong without remedy. 。

有过皆可补。

5. Virtue flies from the heart of a mercenary man. 。

唯利是图者，胸中无美德。

6. First think,and then speak. 。

动口先动脑。

7. A word spoken is past recalling(The words once spoken can never be recalled). 。

一言既出，驷马难追。

8. While the word is in your mouth,it is your own;when 'tis once spoken, 'tis another's. 。

话在嘴里，属于自己；话一出口，人家所有。

9. Speech is silver,silence is gold. 。

言语是银，沉默是金。

10.Few words are best. 。

寡言为贵。

11.No wisdom like silence. 。

聪明莫过沉默。

12.Least said,soonest mended. 。

少说为妙。

13.Second thoughts are best. 。

再思而后行。

14.Look before you leap. 。

慎思而后行。

15.He is a wise man who speaks little. 。

智多言语少。

16.Fair words butter no parsnips. 。

美言无补实际。

17.The tongue is not made of steel,yet it cuts. 。

舌头不是钢，一动把人伤。

18.Sometimes words hurt more than swords. 。

言语能伤人，有时胜刀剑。

19.A good tongue is a good weapon. 。

口齿伶俐，是件利器。

20.A wise head makes a close mouth. 。

头脑灵，嘴巴紧。

21.It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently. 。

说得多是一回事，讲得中肯又是一回事。

22.Unprofitable eloquence is like the cypress,which is great and tall,but bears no fruit. 。

无益的雄辩犹如高大的柏树，不会结果。

23.Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose. 。

与其说话不中肯，不如半句也莫吭。

24.Many a true word is spoken in jest. 。

笑语之中吐真言。

25.Few words,many deeds. 。

少说话，多做事。

26.Actions speak louder than words. 。

行动比言语响亮；百说不如一干。

27.From words to deeds is a great space. 。

言行之间，大有距离。

28.Deeds,not words. 。

要行动，不要言词。

29.Bare words,no bargain. 。

空言不能成交易。

30.Deeds are fruits,words are but leaves. 。

行动是果实，言语只是叶子。

31.Ill deeds cannot honour. 。

坏行为不受尊敬。

32.Fine words dress ill deeds. 。

漂亮的言词装饰着恶劣的行为。

33.Good words and ill deeds deceive wise and fools. 。

动听的话和坏行为同样欺骗聪明和愚人。

34.Our own actions are our security,not others' judgements. 。

我们的行为是自己的保证，并不是旁人的鉴定。

35.A man of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds. 。

空有言语而无行动的人，犹如杂草丛生的花园。

36.A man is not good or bad for one action. 。

不能凭一件事判断人的好坏。

37.A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 。

易于许诺的人也易于忘记。

38.A man that breaks his word,bids others to be false to him. 。

人不守信，无异于叫旁人对他失信。

39.Easier said than done. 。

说易行难。

40.The greatest talkers are always the least doers. 。

大言不惭的总是行动最少的人。

41.The proof of the pudding is in the eating. 。

布丁好坏，一尝便知；空谈不如实践。

42.Pride goes before a fall. 。

骄者必败。

43.Pride goes before destruction. 。

骄者必败。

44.Pride goeth before,and shame cometh after. 。

骄傲走在前，羞耻跟在后。

45.Pride and grace dwelt never in one place. 。

傲慢和温雅，永难住一处。

46.He that climbs high falls heavily. 。

爬得高，跌得重。

47.Pride must be pinched. 。

骄傲应收敛。

48.The more noble the more humble. 。

越高贵，越应谦逊。

49.Humility often gains more than pride. 。

谦逊常比傲慢受益更多。

50.He who imagines that he has knowledge enough has none. 。

自命万事通，腹中常空空。

51.No man is the worst for knowing the worst of himself. 。

人并不因为他自知很差就是很差。

52.Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak. 。

骄傲可能会潜藏在穿旧的斗篷下。

53.It is not a sign of humility to declaim against pride. 。

用慷慨激昂的言语攻击傲慢并不是谦逊的标志。

54.He that is full of himself is very empty. 。

自满之人腹内空。

55.Honesty is the best policy. 。

诚实为上策。

56.An honest man's word is as good as his bond. 。

诚实人的诺言实际上就是他的保证书。

57.Poor but honest. 。

虽贫穷，要诚实。

58.Honesty may be dear bought,but can never be an ill pennyworth. 。

高价买诚实，永远也值得。

59.Knavery may serve,but honesty is best. 。

欺诈可能有用，诚实却是上策。

60.Every man has his weak side. 。

人人都有自己的弱点。

61.He who has no shame has no conscience. 。

不知羞耻的人不知自疚。

62.An honest look covereth many faults. 。

一副诚实的外表掩盖着许多缺点。

63.Once a knave,ever a knave. 。

一次成无赖，永远是无赖。

64.A crafty knave needs no broker. 。

狡猾的无赖不需要有中间人。

65.The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar. 。

正当得到的一分钱胜于偷来的一元钱。

66.One penny with right is better than a thousand without right. 。

合法取得的一辨士，胜于非法取得的一千辨士。

67.The unrighteous penny corrupts the righteous pound. 。

不正当得来的辨士使正当得来的英镑也受到沾污。

68.Love is blind. 。

爱情是盲目的。

69.Love is without reason. 。

爱情无理智。

70.Love is full of trouble. 。

爱情充满了烦恼。

71.Love cannot be compelled. 。

爱情不能强迫。

72.Love begets love. 。

爱爱相生。

73.Love needs no teaching. 。

爱情不需教导。

74.Love at first sight. 。

一见倾心。

75.Love asks faith,and faith firmness. 。

爱情要求信任，信任要求坚定。

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