1、1. Dont have too many irons in the fire. 不要揽事过多。2. Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others.吸取他人教训，自己才会走运3. Once a man and twice a child.一次老，两次小。4. Words cut more than swords.舌剑利于刀剑。5. Its easy to be wise after the event.事后诸葛亮好当。6. Honesty is the best policy.诚实为上策。7. Hear all parti
2、es. 兼听则明。8. Habit cures habit. 心病还需心药医。9. If you dont aim high, you will never hit high. 不立大志，难攀高峰。10. In life, as in chess, forethought wins.人生如下棋，多谋得胜利。11. Its not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.君子重德不重。12. Laugh and grow fat. 心宽体胖。13. Liberty is not license. 自由不是放纵。14. One false step will m
3、ake a great difference.失之毫厘，谬以千里。15. Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 机不可失，失不再来。16. A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身体。17. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.缺少热情成就不了伟业。18. Business is business. 公事公办。 19. Example is better than precept.言教不如身教。20. One finger cant lift a small s
4、tone.一个手指不能举起一块小石头。/ 势单力薄。21. Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。22. Until all is over ones ambition never dies.不到黄河不死心。23. like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。24. Nothing is given so freely as advice.劝人最容易。25. Nothing is certain but uncertainty.不确定就是世界上的常理。26. All things
5、 are difficult before they are easy.凡事必先难后易。27. East or west, home is best.金窝银窝，不如自己的草窝。28. The empty vessels make the greatest sound.满瓶不响，半瓶咣当。29. If your ears glow, someone is talking of you.耳朵发烧，有人念叨。30. A burden of ones choice is not felt.爱挑的担子不嫌重。1. Man has not a great enemy than himself.人之大敌，自
6、己而已。2. Reason rules all things. 情理管万事。3. Idleness rusts the mind. 懒惰使人的头脑迟钝。4. The child is father of (or to) the man.三岁定终身。5. Take the rough with the smooth. 既要享乐也能吃苦。6. Take one thing with another. 由此及彼。7. Take honor from me and my life is undone.夺我名声，我命即亡。8. Idle folks have most labor. 懒汉总嫌活太多。9.
7、 Bad news has wings. 坏事传千里。10. Barking dogs seldom bite. 善吠的狗很少咬人。 11. A clear conscience is a soft pillow.问心无愧，高枕无忧。12. Adversity makes strange bedfellows.身处逆境不择友。213. A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.口若悬河不能作为才智的证明。14. United we stand, divided we fall.合即立，分即垮。15. Empty wagons rattle loudest. 空
8、车响声大。16. The apple never falls far from the tree.苹果落地，总离树不远。17. Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose.话不中肯，不如不说。18. The apples on the other side of the wall are the sweetest.墙那边的苹果最甜。（东西总是别人的好。）19. A great ship asks deep waters. 大船要走深水。蛟龙要在海中游。（英雄要有用武之地。）20. Appetite comes with eating. 食欲越吃
9、越旺。21. Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand.世事总不如预料中的好。22. Life is not all roses. 人生并不是康庄大道。23. No garden without its weeds. 没有不长草的园子。24. Two of a trade seldom agrees. 同行是冤家。25. Two wrongs do not make a right. 别人错了，不等于你对了。26. Quick feet and busy hands fill the mouth. 手勤脚快，嘴里吃饱。27. Quietude is t
10、he crown of life. 安静是生命的皇冠。28. Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.天才不过是勤奋而已。29. Gold will not buy anything.黄金并非万能。1. Lack of knowledge is darker than night.没有知识比黑夜还要黑。2. It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.坐失良机，后悔已迟。3. Patience is the best remedy. 忍耐是良药。4. A creaking door hangs l
11、ong on its hinges. 户枢不蠹。5. Proverbs are the cream of a nations thought.谚语是一国的思想精华。6. Silent men, like still waters, are deep and dangerous.沉默的人像静水一样，深而难测。7. Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。8. Victory belongs to the most persevering.胜利属于坚强不人屈的人。9. There are as good fish in the sea as ever come ou
12、t of it.海中好鱼取不尽。10. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。11. Every brave man is a man of his word.勇敢的人都是信守诺言的人。12. Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.自信是走向成功的第一步。13. He who never was sick dies the first.小病不生，一病致命。14. One cannot put back the clock. 光
13、阴一去不复返。15. Life is not all beer and skittles.人生并不全是吃喝玩乐。16. The secret of wealth lies in the letters SAVE.节俭是致富的秘诀。17. Jest with an ass and he will flap you in the face with his tail.你跟驴子开玩笑，将被驴尾打耳光。18. Joy put heart into a man. 人逢喜事精神爽。19. Comparison is odious. 人比人，气死人。20. Fear always springs from
14、ignorance.恐惧源于无知。21. Nothing seek, nothing find.没有追求就没有收获。22. One mans fault is other mans lesson. 前车之鉴。23. One mans meat in another mans poison.萝卜青菜各有所爱。24. Omelets are not made without breaking eggs. 有得必有失。325. Nothing stake, nothing draw.不顶千里浪，哪来万斤鱼。26. Better an empty purse than an empty head.宁可
15、钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。27. By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。28. The grass is greener on the other side.这山望着那山高。29. Judge not a book by its cover.评定一本书，不能凭封面。1. Pleasant hours fly past. 快乐时光去如飞。2. Go while the going is good. 三十六计，走为上计。3. Four eyes see more than two. 集思广益。4
16、. Riches do not always bring happiness. 富有并不一定等于幸福。5. Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。6. He is truly happy who makes others happy.真正幸福的是使人幸福的人。7. Cheats never prosper. 骗人发不了财。8. The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。9. God helps those who help themselves. 天助者自助。10. Misfortunes tell us
17、what fortune is. 不经灾祸不知福。11. Knowing something of everything and everything of something.通百艺而专一长。12. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。13. Too much liberty spills all. 自由放任，一事无成。14. A fair death honors the whole life. 死得其所，流芳百世。15. No great loss without some small gain. 塞翁失马
18、，焉知非福。16. One cannot put back the clock. 光阴一去不复返。17. A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife.穷汉娶富妻，必受老婆欺。18. You cannot make a crab walk straight. 江山易改，本性难移。19. The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.不犯错误的人往往也就是无所作为的人。20. Nothing is to be got without pains but
19、poverty.世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。21. Dont cross the bridge till you get to it. 不要杞人忧天。22. Entertain an angel unawares. 有眼不识泰山。23. Do business, but be not a slave to it. 要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。24. Pleasant hours fly fast. 欢乐的时间过得快。 25. Forgive others but not yourself. 宽以待人，严以律己。26. A bad custom is like a good cake, bette
20、r broken than kept.坏习惯像鲜馅饼，分食要比保存好。27. Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.外出旅行，语言最要紧。28. Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.不要忘恩负义。29. Pour water into a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空。30. Know something like the palm of ones hand. 了如指掌。31. One may sooner fall than rise. 跌倒容易爬起难。1. Diamon
21、d cuts diamond. 强中更有强中手。2. We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水可贵。3. You cant get something for nothing. 人不能不劳而获。4. A good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。45. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。6. A wise head makes a close m
22、outh.真人不露相，露相非真人。7. A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time.一心不能二用。8. be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不轻诺，诺必果。9. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。10. Talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。11. Too much knowledge makes the head bald. 学问太多催老。12. A fault confessed is ha
23、lf redressed.承认错误等于改正一半。 / 浪子回头金不换。13. Each day brings its own road. 天无绝人之路。14. Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。15. When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push.墙倒众人推。16. You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.用蜜比用醋能捉到更多的苍蝇。17. Be slow in choosing a friend;
24、slower in changing.选择朋友要审慎的， 摒弃更要审又慎。18. Comparisons are odious. 人比人，气死人。19. When the cat is away, the mice will play. 猫儿不在，鼠儿成精。 20. When wine sinks, words swim.美酒一下肚，话匣关不住。21. One hour today is worth two tomorrow. 争分夺秒效率高。22. Praise is not pudding. 恭维话不能当饭吃。23. Procrastination is the thief of time
25、. 拖延为时间之窃贼。24. It is the first step that is troublesome.万事开头难。25. Dreams go by contraries. 现实往往与梦相反。26. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。27. the tongue is not steel, yet it cuts. 人言可畏。1. Happiness takes no account of time. 欢乐不觉时光过。2. Virtue is her own reward.为善最乐。3. Small gains bring gre
26、at wealth.小益聚大财，薄利成巨富。4. Suspicion is the poison of true friendship.猜疑伤害莫逆之交。5. Speed is the soldiers asset.兵贵神速。6. Sweet discourse makes short days and nights.言语投机恨时短。7. Soft words butter no parsnips.画饼充饥。8. Set a thief to catch a thief.以毒攻毒。9. Well fed, wed bred.衣食足，知荣辱。10. Laugh at your ills, and
27、 save doctors bills.生病不忧虑，节省医药费。11. Sloth is the key of poverty.惰能致贫。12. Among the blind the one eyed man is the king.山中无老虎，猴子称大王。13. To err is human.犯错是人之常情。 / 人谁无过。14. You cant judge a book by its cover.不能以外表来判断本质。/ 不要以貌取人。15. Gut no fish till you get them.勿操之过急。16. Never think yourself above busi
28、ness.勿自视过高；不要眼高手低；永远不要认为自己是大才小用。17. Better late than never.迟做总比不做好。18. A man becomes learned by asking questions.不耻下问才能有学问。19. A merry heart goes all the way.心旷神怡，事事顺利。520. The darkest place is under the candlestick.烛台底下最暗。21. Wet behind the ears.乳臭未干。22. The danger past and God forgotten. 过河拆桥。23.
29、The devil sometimes speaks the truth.魔鬼有时也会说真话。24. Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。25. A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner. 平静的大海决不能造就出熟练的水手。26. Doubt is the key of knowledge.怀疑是知识之钥。27. You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蜡烛不能点两头，精力不可过分耗。28. A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.借来的斗篷不暖身
30、。29. Whats lost is lost.失者不可复得。30. The farthest way about is the nearest way home.抄近路反而绕远路。31. The fox knew too much, thats how he lost his tail.机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。1. Proverbs are the wisdom of the age.谚语是时代的智慧。2. None so deaf as those that wont hear.置若罔闻。3. Business is the salt of life.事业是人生的第一需要。4. I
31、t is a sad house when the hen crows louder than the cock.母鸡司晨家不兴。5. Life is half spent before we know what it is.人过半生，方知天命。6. It is better to fight for good than to fail at the ill.宁为善而斗，毋屈服于恶。7. Purpose supposes foresight.深谋远虑。8. Love at first sight.一见钟情。9. Dont trust a goat with the kitchen-garden
32、, or a wolf with sheepfold.不能请羊管菜园，不能请狼管羊圈。10. Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.你笑，人人陪你笑；你哭，惟独你自哭。11. Dont put the cart before the horse.不要本末倒置。12. Better be half hanged than ill wed.与其成怨偶，不如守单身。13. The fox preys farthest from his hole.兔子不吃窝边草。14. We only live once, but
33、 if we work it right, once is enough.年华没虚度，一生也足矣。15. The best fish swim near the bottom.好鱼居深渊。16. A man is known by the company he keeps.察其友知其人。17. Vain glory blossoms but never bears.虚荣能开花，但从不结果。18. Venture a small fish to catch a great one.吃小亏占大便宜。19. Dying is as natural as living.生死由命，富贵在天。20. On
34、e foot is better than two crutches.一只脚胜过两根拐杖。21. Nothing succeeds like success.一事成功，事事顺利。22. Reckless youth makes rueful age.虚度青春，悔恨无已。23. Spend money like water.挥金如土。24. Love lives in cottages as well as in courts.爱情无贵贱，贫富皆有之。25. So many countries, so many customs.一个国家有一个国家的风俗。26. Readies is all.有备
35、无患。27. Use a book as a bee does flowers.读书如蜜蜂采花，吸取其中之精华。628. No rule without an exception.没有一条规则没有例外。29. Sorrow is at parting if at meeting there be laughter.离别多愁恨，相见尽笑声。30. Ones mantle falls on somebody.春风化雨。31. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.读书养神，锻炼健身。1. One sin opens the door
36、 for another.犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。2. Marriage comes by destiny. 姻缘命中定。3. Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it.智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理。4. The first step is the hardest. 万事开头难。5. He that respects not is not respected.欲受人敬，要先敬人。6. A blessing in disguise. 塞翁失马（因祸得福）。7. Every cloud has a silver lining.山穷水尽疑无路，柳暗花明又
37、一村。8. Cry up wine and sell vinegar. 挂羊头，卖狗肉。9. Death pays all debts. 人死百债了。（一死百了。）10. Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。11. Deliberating is not delaying. 慎思不是拖延。12. Do ones level best. 尽力而为。（全力以赴。）13. Knock，and the door shall be opened. 只要敲门，就会有人来开。14. Great men have great faults. 英雄犯大错误。15.
38、 Storms make trees take deeper roots. 感激敌人，感激挫折！16. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。17. Adversity leads to prosperity. 穷则思变。18. Many ants kill the horse. 蚁多可杀马。19. Caution is the parent of safety.小心驶得万年船。20. Money often unmakes the men who make it. 为富不仁。21. Books and friends should be few bu
39、t good.读书如交友，应求少而精。 22. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.胸中有知识，胜于手中有钱。23. Cry with one eye and laugh with the other.口是心非。24. by reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.读书可以使我们的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。25. He is a fool that forgets himself.愚者忘乎所以。26. Measure for measure. 针锋相对。27. Love grows with obstacles. 磨折越多，爱情越深。28. Hope deferred makes the heart sick. 希望迟迟未实现，使人心烦意撩乱。29. Joy often comes after sorrow, like morning after night.暮去必将朝至，苦尽常会甜来。30. Time and tide wait for no man. 时不待人。
