英语格言

Question

求大量英语格言(最小30句)!!!!!!!

Answer 1

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。
Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.
情人眼里出西施。
Beauty lies in lover's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.
口蜜腹剑。
Before gold, even kings take off their hats.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
Beggars cannot be choosers.
饥不择食。
Beggars must be no choosers.
饥不择食。
Behind bad luck comes good luck.
塞翁失马，焉知非福。
Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.
随遇而安。
Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不轻诺，诺必果。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多听少说。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功亏一篑。
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
脚踏两头要落空。
Beware beginnings.
慎始为上。
Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
贪多嚼不烂。
Bind the sack before it be full.
做事应适可而止。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
Bite off more than one can chew.
贪多咽不下。
Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩将仇报。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利於病。
Blind men can judge no colours.
不宜问道於盲。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓於水。
Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以简洁为贵。
Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.
养虎贻患。
Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.
投鼠忌器。
Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在后。
Business is business.
公事公办。
By doing we learn.
经一事，长一智。
By falling we learn to go safely.
吃一堑，长一智。
By other's faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石，可以攻玉。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。
All things in their being are good for something.
· 天生我才必有用
A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。(英国迷信, 指猫的生命力强)
A cat in gloves catches no mice. (=Muffled cats catch no mice.) 带手套的猫捉不到耗子; 四肢不勤, 一事无成; 怕沾污手指的人做不出什么事。
A cat may look at a king. 猫也可以看国王(指小人物也应有些权利)
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
A fool and his money are soon parted.
A fool may give a wise man counsel
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
A good dog deserves a good bone. 好狗应该啃好骨头, 有功者受赏。
A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.少量的常识，当得大量的学问。
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.浅学误人。
A living dog is better than a dead lion. 死狮不如活狗。
A man is known by his friends.
A man is known by the company he keeps.
A man's home is his castle.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A sheep among wolves 落入狼群; 落在一群恶汉手中的善良人
A staff [stick] is quickly [soon] found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪, 何患无辞。
A stitch in time saves nine.
A wolf in sheep's clothing 披着羊皮的狼, 口蜜腹剑的人
A woman's place is in the home.
A woman's work is never done.
A word spoken is past recalling.
A work ill done must be twice done.首次做不好，必须重新搞。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
A willing helper does not wait until he is asked. 于助人者总是主动帮助别人。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.行动是知识之佳果。
Actions speak louder than words.
Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.按部就班，事情很快就做完。
After a storm comes a calm.
After praising the wine they sell us vinegar.
Agree like cats and dogs [口]像猫和狗一样合不来, 完全合不来
All cats are grey in the dark. (=At night all cats are grey; when candles are out, all cats are grey.) 猫在暗中都是灰色; 黑暗中难分丑妍
All good things must come to an end.
All is fair in love and war.
All is over but the shouting.
All lay load on the willing horse.
All roads lead to Rome.
All that glitters is not gold.
All the world loves a lover.
All time is no time when it is past.光阴一去不复返。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作，不玩耍，聪明小孩也变傻。
All roads lead to Rome.条条大路通罗马。
All's well that ends well.
Among the blind the one�eyed man is the king.山中无老虎猴子称大王。
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
An idle brain is the devil's workshop.懒汉的头脑是魔鬼的工厂。
An idle youth,a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
An old dog barks not in vain. 老狗不乱吠; 老狗 一吠, 就得小心。
An old dog will learn no new tricks. (=You cannot teach old dogs new tricks.) 老狗学不了新把戏; 老年人很难适应新事物。
Anger and haste hinder good counsel.
Appearances are deceptive.
April showers brings may flowers.
Art is long, life is short.
As [like] a dog with two tails 非常开心[高兴]
As a sheep among the shearers 仿佛落在剪羊毛工人手里的绵羊
As poor as a church mouse
As weak as a cat (=as weak as water) 身体非常虚弱
As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb 偷大羊或偷小羊反正都得挨绞刑; 一不做二不休
As you make your bed, so must you lie in it.
As you sow, so shall you reap.
As you have made the bed, you must lie on it.自作自受。
Ask no questions and hear no lies.
At the eleventh hour在最后时刻表（误：在十一点钟）
Bad news travels fast.
Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗 不咬人; 咬人的狗不露齿。
Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗不咬人。
Be (old) dog at (a thing) 对...有经验; 对...很内行
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Beauty is only skin-deep.
Beggars can't be choosers.
Better be safe than sorry.
Better die with honor than live with shame.
Better late than never.迟做总比不做好。
Better master one than engage with ten.会十事，不如精一事。
Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
Better to be alone than in bad company.
Better to die in glory than live in dishonor.
Beware of a silent dog and still water. 提防不吠的狗, 小心 静止的水。
Birds of a feather flock together.
Blood is thicker than water.
Blood, toil, tears and sweat.
Boys will be boys.
Bring down the house博得满堂喝彩，引起哄堂大笑（误：把房子弄塌?br> Business before pleasure.事业在先，享乐在后。
Business is business.公事公办。
Business is the salt of life.事业是生命之盐。
Business makes a man as well as tries him.事业可以考验人，也可以造就人。
Business may be troublesome,but idleness is pernicious.事业虽扰人，懒惰害更大。
Business neglected is business lost.忽视职业便是放弃职业。
Calamity is man true touchstone.
Call somebody names辱骂某人（误：喊某人的名字）
Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋带来好运。
Catch as catch can.
Charity begins at home.
Christmas comes but once a year.圣诞一年只一度。
Clean conscience laughs at false accusation.
Come like a dog at a whistle 一呼即来
Crime does not pay.
Cry over spilt milk.
Curiosity killed the cat.
Dead men have no friends.
Dead men tell no tales.
Death is the great leveler.
Deliberate slowly,execute promptly.慢慢酌量，快快行动。
Dexterity comes by experience.熟练来自经验。
Diamond cut diamond.
Diligence is the mohter of success.勤奋是成功之母。
Diligence is the mother of good fortune.勤勉是好运之母。
Discretion is the better part of valor.
Divide and rule.
Do as I say, and not as I do.
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。
Do business,but be not a slave to it.要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。
Do not wear out your welcome.
Do unto others as you would like them to do unto you.
Doing everything is doing nothing. 样样都做等于不做。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't meet trouble half-way.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Don't ride the high horse.
Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
Doubt is the key of knowledge.怀疑是知识之钥。
Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聪颖。
Easier said than done.
East or west, home is best. 出门五里，不如家里。
Easy come, easy go.来得容易去得快。
Eat no fish做忠实可靠的人（误：不吃鱼）
Enough to make a cat [horse] laugh 极其可笑; 让人笑掉大牙
Enough to make a cat speak [口]令人惊讶; 事情太出奇
Entertain an angel unawares.
Every bird loves to hear himself sing.
Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日。
Every dog is a lion at home. [Every dog is valiant at his own door.] 狗是百步王, 只在门前凶。
Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.
Every man has his faults.
Every man has his price.
Every man is his own worst enemy.
Every picture tells a story.
Every potter praises his own pot.
Every tide hath ist ebb.潮涨必有潮落时。
Everybody's business is nobody�s business. 三个和尚没水吃
Everyone to his taste.
Everything has its time and that time must be watched.万物皆惺保�崩床豢墒А?br> Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.经验是知识之父，记忆是知识之母。
Experience is the mother of wisdom.
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。
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。
Failure teaches success.
Faith will move mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
Familiarity breeds contempt.
Fast Barking dogs seldom bite.
Fat cat 美国政治运动的出资人, 捐献大宗政治款项的富人; 安于现状的懒汉; 以权谋私的人, 享受特权的人
Fear is stronger than love.
Fear of death is worse than death itself.
Fight dog, fight bear. 打个青红皂白, 一决雌雄。
Fight fire with fire.
Finders keepers, losers weepers.
Fine feathers make fine birds.
Finished labours are pleasant.完成工作是一乐。
Fire is a good servant but a bad master. 火是忠实的朋友，却是残酷的主人。
First come, first served.
First things first.
First think, and then speak.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
Garbage in, garbage out.
Give a dog a bad [an ill] name(and hang him). 一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉; 人言可畏。
Give credit where credit is due.
Give him an inch and he'll take a yard.
Give the devil his due.
Give him an inch and he will take an ell（a yard）. 得寸进尺。
God helps them that help themselves.
Good fences make good neighbors.
Goodness is better than beauty.
Grasp all, lose all.
Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
Happiness takes no account of time.欢娱不惜时光逝。
Has the cat got your tongue? [口]猫把你的舌头叼去了吗?为什么不吭声?
Haste makes waste.
Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today.明天如有事，今天就去做。
He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。
He is the best general who makes the fewest mistakes.
He laughs best who laughs last.
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。
He that is master of himself, will soon be master of others.
He that knows nothing, doubts nothing.
He that plants a tree plants for posterity.
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。
He that will not work shall not eat.不工作者不得食。
He who hesitates is lost.
He who does not advance loses ground. 不进则退。
He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man. 不到长城非好汉。
He who laughs last, laughs best. 谁笑到最后谁笑得最好。
He who rides on a tiger can never dismount. 骑虎难下。
Health is not valued till sickness comes. 有病方知无病福。
Honesty is the best policy.
Idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains).懒人做工作，越懒越费力。
Idleness is the key of beggary.懒惰出乞丐。
Idleness is the root of all evil.懒惰乃万恶之源。
If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well.
If you want knowledge,you must toil for it.若要求知识，须从勤苦得。
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。
Ignorance is bliss.
Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
Ill news travels fast.恶事传千里。
In for a penny,in for a pound.做事一开头，就要做到底；一不做，二不休。
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。
It is good to learn at another man's cost.前车可鉴。
It is ill to waken sleeping dogs. [let sleeping dogs lie; don't wake a sleeping dog.] 别多事, 别惹麻烦。
It is in to be on the safe side.
It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。
It is no use crying best spilt milk.
It is not work that kills,but worry.工作不会伤身，伤身乃是忧虑。
It is right to put everything in its proper use.凡事都应用得其所。
It never rains, but it pours.
It rains cats and dogs. 下倾盆大雨, 大雨滂沱
It takes two to tango.
It is no good crying over the spilt milk. 覆水难收。
It takes two to make a quarrel.一只碗不响。
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Keep your mouth shut and your ears open.
Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕。
Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。
Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。
Laughter is the best medicine.
Lead a dog's life 过着牛马不如的生活
Lead a dog's life 过穷困潦倒的日子
Learn wisdom by the follies of others.从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
Let bygones be bygones.
Let sleeping dogs lie.
Let the buyer beware.
Let the cat out of the bag 说走了嘴, (无意中)泄露秘密
Let the dead bury their dead.
Let sleeping dog lie. 不要惹是生非。
Let's call a spade a spade.直言不讳。
Life is just a bowl of cherries.
Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
Like a cat on hot bricks 局促不安, 如热锅上的蚂蚁
Like father, like son.
Like mother, like daughter.
Live and learn.
Live like cat and dog [口]整天吵架
Live a cat and dog life（夫妻）过着不和谐的生活（误：过着猫和狗一般的生活）
Living without an aim is liking sailing without a compass. 生活没有目标等于航行没有指南针。
Look after number one.
Look on the bright side.
Look before you leap.三思而后行。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
Love conquers all.
Love is blind.
Love makes the world go round.
Love me, love my dog. 你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友; 爱屋及乌。
Love sees no faults.
Love will find a way.
Love me, love my dog.爱屋及乌
Make hay while the sun shines.晒草要趁太阳好。
Man cannot live by bread alone.
Many hands make light work.众擎易举。
Many hands make quick work.人多干活快。
Many a little makes a mickle.积少成多。
Many hands makes light work. 人多好办事。
Marriages are made in heaven.
May As soon as man is born he begins to die.
Might is right.
Mind your own business.
Money is the root of all evil.
Money isn't everything.
More haste, less speed.欲速则不达。
Move heaven and earth想尽一切办法；竭尽全力（误：翻天覆地）
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。
Never do things by halves.做事不要半途而废。

Answer 2

001 The sting of a reproach,is the truth of it. 指责带给你刺痛，正是它的忠实之处。 2002-02-12
002 Virtue and happiness are mother and daugher. 美德和幸福犹如母女。 2002-02-12
003 TAll mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good. 行善者，人人铭记之。 2002-02-12
004 It’s the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. 自欺是世上最易之事。 2002-02-12
005 ’Tis easier to prevent bad hadits than to breadk them. 防止染上恶习远比消除恶习容易。 2002-02-12
006 An old man in a house is a good sign. 家中有老是一个好迹象。 2002-02-12
007 Speak with contempt of none,form slave to king,the meanest bee,and will use,a sting. 别用言词贬低任何人，无论国王还是奴隶。最卑戝的蜜蜂也 2002-02-12
008 Beware,beware!he’ll cheat’ithout scruple,who can without fear. 当心，当心！行骗而无所畏惧者，也将无所顾虑。 2002-02-12
009 How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults.or resolution enough to mend them! 承认并改正错误，需要有足够的勇气和决心 2002-02-12
010 If thou dost ill,the joy fades,not the pains;if well,the pain doth fade,the joy remains. 你若作恶，消失的是快乐而非痛苦；你若行善，消失的 2002-02-12
011 Trick and treachery are the practice if fools,that have not wit enough to be honest. 傻瓜习惯于诡计和背判的伎俩，他们还没聪明到学会真诚待人 2002-02-12
012 Great beauty,great stength,and great riches,are really and truly of no great use;a right heart exceeds all. 貌美，力大，有钱，实无大益；一 2002-02-12
013 Let our fathers and garandfathers be valued for their goodness,ourselves for our own. 让父亲和祖辈因他们的善行受到尊重，让我们因我们自己的 2002-02-12
014 Thirst after desert,not reward. 渴求美德而非奖赏。 2002-02-12
015 If thou injurest conscience,it will have its revenge on thee. 伤害良心，将受到良心的严惩。 2002-02-12
016 If thou wouldest live long,live well;for folly and wickedness shorten life. 若欲求长寿，生活须行善，因为蠢行和邪恶会把生命缩短。 2002-02-12
017 Each year one vicious habit rooted out,in time minght make the worst man good throughout. 每年根除一恶习，恶根亦会成完人。 2002-02-12
018 None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault,or acknowledge himself in an error. 唯有有教养者方知如何承认错误，或意识到自己行为 2002-02-12
019 If you do what you should not,you must hear what you would not. 若做了不应做之事，则必然会听见不愿听之语。 2002-02-12
020 Let thy vices die before thee. 让恶习先你死去。 2002-02-12

021 Act uprightly,and despise calumny.Dirt may stick to a mud wall,but not polish’d marble. 为人正直的就不惧诽谤：污物可以沾到泥墙上，却附不 2002-02-12
022 An honest man will receive neither money nor praise,that is not his due. 正直的人既不收受他人的钱财，也不接受他人的奉承，这些都不是他应得的 2002-02-12
023 The honest man takes pains,and then enjoys pleasure,the knave takes pleasure,and then suffers pains. 正直的人先经历痛苦，然后享受欢乐；无赖 2002-02-12
024 He that doth what he should not,shall feel what he would not. 若做了不应该做的事，则将产生自己所不希望有的感觉。 2002-02-12
025 The goodwill of the governed will be starv’d,if not fed by the good deeds of the governors. 被统治者的良好愿望，若无统治者的善待，亦会饿死 2002-02-12
026 The brave and the wise can both pity and excuse,when cowards and fools shew no mercy. 勇者和智者均有同情谅解之心，而懦夫和愚者则毫无怜悯之 2002-02-12
027 Calamity and prisperity are the touchstones of integrity. 不幸与幸运都是正直的试金石。 2002-02-12
028 Who judges best of a man,his enemies or himself? 谁能最恰当地评价一个人，他的敌人还是他自己？ 2002-02-12
029 Cunning proceeds from want of capacity. 狡诈出自于能力的缺乏。 2002-02-12
030 You may be too cunning for one,but not for all. 蒙骗得了一人，但蒙骗不了所有的人。 2002-02-12
031 Clean your finger,before you point at my spots. 先洗浄你的手指，再指出我的污迹。 2002-02-12
032 He that can bear a reproof,and mend by it,if he is not wise,is in a fair way of being so. 能承受责备并据此改过者，若不算是智者，也距之不远 2002-02-12
033 Tis hard to be poor and honest:An empty sack can hardly stand upright,but if it does,’tis a stout one! 要做到贫穷而又诚实实在不容易 2002-02-12
034 Keep conscience clear,then never fear. 问心无愧，永无畏惧。 2002-02-12
035 When you’re good to others,you are best to yourself. 善待他人，即是最善待自己。 2002-02-12
036 What is serving God?’Tis doing good to man. 什么才算是为上帝奉献？即对人行善。 2002-02-12
037 A quite conscience sleeps in thunder,but rest and guilt live far adunder. 平静的良心能在雷声中入睡，而安宁和负罪则无法毗邻。 2002-02-12
038 There is no man so bad,but he secretly respects the good. 再坏的人都会暗自敬重好人。 2002-02-12
039 A true great man will neither trample on a worm,nor sneak to an emperpor. 真正的伟人既不大肆践踏小人物，也不会在皇帝面前奴颜卑膝。
040 Do me the favour to deny me at once. 立即把我拒绝，以此给我恩惠。
041 You may be more happy than pinces,if you will be more virtuous. 如果你能多做善事，你会比王子还要幸福。 2002-02-12
042 Who has deceiv’d thee so oft as thy self? 欺骗你的莫过于自己。
043 Nothing so popular as goodness. 最的欢迎的是善行。
044 Don’t misinform your doctor nor your lawyer. 别向医生和律师提供错误的消息。 2002-02-12
045 A good lawyar a bad neighbour. 好律师坏邻居。
046 The excellency of hogs is fatness,of men virtue. 猪的优点在于肥壮，人的优点在于美德。
047 Don’t throw stones at your neightbours,if your own windows are glass. 假如你家的窗户是玻璃做的，别用石头打你的邻居。
048 Keep flax from fire,youth from gaming. 亚麻远离火苗，青年远离赌博。 2002-02-12
049 One mend-fault is woth two find-faults,but one find-fault is better than two make-faults. 一个改正之错相当于两个发现之错，但一个发现之错好 2002-02-12
050 The sun never repents of the good he does,nor does he ever demand a recompence. 太阳绝不为它所做的善事后悔，也从不指望任何报酬。
英语格言之二 输入日期
001 An innocent plowman is more worthy than a vicious prince. 一个邪恶的王子还不如一个清白的庄稼汉有价值。 2002-02-12
002 There have been as great souls souls unknown to fame as any of the most famous. 有的人虽不出名，却有着名人般高尚的灵魂。 2002-02-12
003 Don’t value a man for the quality he is of,but for the qualities he possesses. 地位不要紧，着重在人品。 2002-02-12
004 Who pleasure gives,shall joy receive. 予人以快乐者，自己会获得快乐。 2002-02-12
005 If you ride a horse,sit close and tight;if you ride a man,sit easy and light. 骑马时应紧贴马背，待人则应平和可亲。 2002-02-12
006 Without justice,courage is weak. 假如无正义，勇气也无力。 2002-02-12
007 Innocence is its own defence. 清白自卫。 2002-02-12
008 He is ill cloth’d,who is bare of virtue. 人无美德,好比衣衫褴褛。 2002-02-12
009 A false friend and a shadow,attend only while the sun shines. 虚假的朋友就像影子，只有当太阳照耀时才伴随在你身边。 2002-02-12
010 If you would be loved,love and be loveable. 若欲被人爱，需爱人且又可爱。 2002-02-12
011 Friendship cannot live with ceremony,nor without civility. 友谊不能有客套，但也少不了礼貌。 2002-02-12
012 A brother may not be a friend,but a friend will always be a brother. 兄弟可能不是朋友，但朋友总是兄弟。 2002-02-12
013 Tis great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults,greater to tell him his. 告诉朋友自己的错是对他很大的信任，而告诉朋友他的错是对 2002-02-12
014 love and toothache have many cures,but none infallible,except possession and dispossession. 爱情和牙痛有多种疗法，但无一可靠，除非要么留着 2002-02-12
015 You can bear your own faults,and why not a fault in your wife. 既然能容忍自己的许多错误，为何不能容忍妻子的一个错误。 2002-02-12
016 If Jack’s in love,he’s no judge of Jill’s beauty. 情人眼里出西施。 2002-02-12
017 A father’s treasure;a brother’s a comfort;a friend is both. 父亲是珍宝，兄弟是安慰，朋友两齐备。 2002-02-12
018 Who daintier love,shall beggars prove. 对爱挑剔，终将乞之不得。 2002-02-12
019 A quarrelsome man has no good neighbours. 好争吵者无好邻居。 2002-02-12
020 A good wife and health,is a man’s best wealth. 贤妻健体，是男人所能拥有的最好财富。 2002-02-12
021 Wars bring scars. 战争给人带来创伤 2002-02-12
022 A true friend is the best possession. 真诚的朋友是最宝贵的财富。 2002-02-12
023 The same man cannot be both friend and flatterer. 朋友与奉承者不会是同一个人。 2002-02-12
024 Tart words make to friends:a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than gallon of vinegar. 尖酸的话交不到朋友；一匙蜂蜜比一加仑醋能引来 2002-02-12
025 He that has not got a wife,is not yet a compleat man. 无妻不算完人。 2002-02-12
026 Ill company is like a dog who dirts those most,that he loves best. 坏朋友就像狗一样，把人最喜爱的东西弄得肮脏不堪。 2002-02-12
027 When befriended,remember it;when you befriend,forget it. 当你被别人善待时，请记住这一切；当你善待别人时，请忘记这一切。 2002-02-12
028 Promises may get thee friends,but nonperformance will turn them into enemies. 许诺会赢得朋友，但食言则会化友为敌。 2002-02-12
029 An open foe may prove a curse;but a pretended friend is worse. 公开的敌人是祸害，但虚假的朋友比之更坏。 2002-02-12
030 Love,and be loved. 爱，然后被爱。 2002-02-12
031 No better relation than a prudent and faithful friend. 最好的亲属莫过于谨慎忠诚的朋友。 2002-02-12
032 Love and lordship hate companions. 爱情与权力都不喜欢伴侣。 2002-02-12
033 Love and lordship hate companions. 爱情与权力都不喜欢伴侣。 2002-02-12
034 Be slow in chusing a friend,slower in changing. 选择朋友要慎重,更换朋友更应慎重。 2002-02-12
035 Do good to thy friend to keep him,to thy enemy to gain him. 对朋友行善以留住他，对敌人行善以争取他。 2002-02-12
036 Beware of meat twice boil’d and an old foe recondil’d. 肉久炖会烂，长久善待顽敌也能被化解。 2002-02-12
037 Love well,whip well. 爱之深，恨之切。 2002-02-12
038 Ne’er take a wife till thou hast a house(and s fire)to put her in. 勿聚老婆，直到有房（和炉火）让她安身。 2002-02-12
039 A house without woman and firelight,is like a body without soul or sprite. 无女人与炉火之房屋，犹如无灵魂或精神之身体。 2002-02-12
040 Spare and have is better than spend and crave. 节约与拥有胜过浪费与奢求。 2002-02-12
041 The borrower is a slave to the lender;the security to both. 借入者受制于借出者；担保人受制这两者。 2002-02-12
042 For age and want save while you may.No morning sun lasts a whole day. 尽可能地积蓄金钱以备贫困和老年时之需。早晨的太阳绝不会照耀整整一天。 2002-02-12
043 If you’d know the value if money,go and borrow some. 欲知钱的价值，不妨出去借借。 2002-02-12
044 Haste makes waste. 草率行事浪费多。 2002-02-12
045 Great estates may venture more;little boats must keep near shore. 大资产可以多冒险，而小船则不能离岸太远。 2002-02-12
046 Many a man would have been worse,if his eatate had been better 2002-02-12
047 Pay what you owe,and what you’re worth you’ll know. 付清你所欠的债,你将会明白自身的价值所在。 2002-02-12
048 Having been poor is no shame,but being ashamed if it,is. 一度贫穷并不可耻，可耻的是为之感到丢脸。 2002-02-12
049 Tis a well spent penny that saves a groat. 善花一便土，节约四便土。 2002-02-12
050 Wealth and content are not always bedfellows. 财富和满足并非总是友好共处。 2002-02-12
英语格言之三 输入日期
001 The second vice is lying;the first is running in debt. 欠债比说谎的罪过更大。 2002-02-12
002 For one poor man there are and hundred indigent. 穷人总有无数贫困潦倒之处。 2002-02-12
003 The generous mind least regards money,and yet most feels the want of it. 慷慨者最不看重金钱，又最觉得其欠缺。 2002-02-12
004 Women and wine,game and deceit,make the wealth small and the wants great. 女人与美酒，赌博与欺诈，使财富变少，贫穷加深。 2002-02-12
005 Interest which blinds some peple,enlightens others. 利益让一些人瞎了眼睛，却让另外一些人心明眼亮。 2002-02-12
006 Beware of little expences,a small leak will sink a great ship. 小小开支不可随意，小小漏洞会沉大船。 2002-02-12
007 He who multiplies riches multiplies cares. 聚财亦聚忧。 2002-02-12
008 Light gains heavy purses. 少少积累，钱袋沉坠。 2002-02-12
009 Industry,perseverance,and prugality,make fortune yield. 勤劳、坚韧和节俭，会给你带来财富。 2002-02-12
010 Content and riches seldom meet together,riches take thou,contentment I had rather. 满意和财富难以兼得，让财富占有你，我宁可要满意。 2002-02-12
011 Money and man a mutual friendship show:Man makes false money,money makes man so. 钱和人相互为友：人让钱假，钱让人虚。 2002-02-12
012 Money and good manners make the gentleman. 有钱且有修养方为绅士。 2002-02-12
013 Lend money to an enemy,and thou’lt gain him,to a friend and thou’lt lose him. 借钱给敌人能拉拢他，借钱给朋友会失去他。 2002-02-12
014 Avoid dishonest gain:No price can recompense the pangs of vice. 拒绝不正当的利益，因邪恶所带来的痛苦无法用金钱补尝。 2002-02-12
015 Pay what you owe,and you’ll know what’s your own. 付清你所欠下的债，方知什么是自己的。 2002-02-12
016 Wish a miser long life,and you wish him no good. 祝守财奴长寿，对他并无好处。 2002-02-12
017 Tis less discredit to abridge petty charges,than to stoop to petty getting. 节省一丝一毫金钱，不会比为小小的收入而屈尊丢脸。 2002-02-12
018 By what thou hast no need of；and e’er long thou shalt sell thy necessaries. 买不需之物，不久将把必需之物卖出。 2002-02-12
019 The use of money is all the advantage there is in having money. 有钱的好处，尽在用钱中。 2002-02-12
020 IF you desire many things,many things will seem but a few. 如果你想得到很多，那么你将只能见到其中很少的一些。 2002-02-12
021 Bargaining has neither friends nor relations. 交易面无亲友。 2002-02-12
022 Wealth is not his that has it,but his that enjoys it. 财富并非供人拥有，而是供人享受。 2002-02-12
023 If you know how to spend less than you get,you have the Philosophers’Stone. 知量入为出者，好比有了点金石。 2002-02-12
024 Poverty wants some things,luxury many things,avarice all things. 贫穷需要一些，奢侈需要许多，而贪婪则什么都要。 2002-02-12
025 Save all the money they can touch. 节省一切到手的金钱。 2002-02-12
026 He does not possess wealth,it possesses him. 他并非拥有财富，而是被财富占有。 2002-02-12
027 He that is rich need not live sparingly,and he that can live sparingly need not be rich. 有钱人不必吝啬，吝啬者不必有钱。 2002-02-12
028 All things are cheap to the saving,dear to the wasteful. 节约的不值钱，浪费的金难换。 2002-02-12
029 He that lives carnally,won’t live eternally. 好肉欲者，难以永生。 2002-02-12
030 A fat kitchia,a lean will. 大大的灶间，小小的心愿。 2002-02-12
031 He’s gone,and forgot nothing but to say farewel to his creditors. 他走了，只忘记和债权人告别。 2002-02-12
032 Light purse,heavy heart. 瘪瘪钱包,沉沉心情。 2002-02-12
033 Great alms-giving.lessens no man’s living. 慷慨的施舍，并不能缓解人的生计。 2002-02-12
034 He that would rise at court,must begin by creeping. 高位始于足下。 2002-02-12
035 laziness travels so slowly,that poverty soon overtakes him. 懒惰走得太慢，很快就被贪穷追上。 2002-02-12
036 Trouble springs from idleness,toil from ease. 麻烦源于懒散，劳累源于悠闲。 2002-02-12
037 Bad gains are truly losses. 不正当的所得才是真正的损失。 2002-02-12
038 Diligence overcomes difficulties,sloth makes them. 勤奋克服困难，懒惰制造困难。 2002-02-12
039 God gives all things to industry. 上帝对于勤劳无所不赐。 2002-02-12
040 Being ignorant is not so much a shame,as being unwilling to learn. 无知并不可耻，可耻的是不肯学习。 2002-02-12
041 Ask and have,is sometimes dear buying. 求人给予，有时代价不菲。 2002-02-12
042 Speak little,do much. 少说多做。 2002-02-12
043 Little strokes,fell great oaks. 斧子小砍，大树伐断。 2002-02-12
044 What can be done,with care perform today. 能做之事，今天认真去做。 2002-02-12
045 Useful attainments in your minonity will procure riches in maturity,of which writing and accountns are not the meanest. 不要轻视写作和?/td> 2002-02-12
046 Words may shew a man’s wit,but actions his meaning. 语言可以显示人的才智，但行动可以显示其真实用意。 2002-02-12
047 Life with fools consists in drinking;with the wise man living’s thinking. 傻瓜的生活在于饮酒取乐;智者的生活在于不断思索。 2002-02-12
048 An ounce of wit that is bought,is worth a pound that is taught. 花代价所换来的一点才智，抵过别人传授的数倍不止。 2002-02-12
049 Idleness is the greatest prodigality. 懒惰是最大的消费。 2002-02-12
050 No gains without pains. 不劳则无获。
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001 Sloth (like rust) consumes faster than ladour wears:the used key is always bright. 懒惰（你铁锈）比劳动消耗得更快：使用中的钥匙总是发? 2002-02-12
002 The sleeping fox catches no poulty.Up!up! 睡觉的狐狸捉不到家禽。起来！起来！ 2002-02-12
003 ’Tis easy to frame a good bold resolution,but hard is the task that concerns esecution. 作出大胆的好决定容易，可实施起来却非常困难。 2002-02-12
004 Industry pays debts,despair increases them. 勤劳可让你偿清债务，则绝望只会使欠债更多。 2002-02-12
005 He that rises late,must trot all day,and shall scarce overtake his business at night. 晚起之人，须整日匆忙，而且即使到了晚上也很难把事 2002-02-12
006 Be always asham’d to catch thy self idle. 随时为自己的懒散而羞惭。 2002-02-12
007 There are lazy minds as will as lazy bodies. 心既懒，身亦惰。 2002-02-12
008 Lazy bones! Dost thou think God would have given thee arms and legs,if the had not design’d thou should’st use them? 懒骨头！如果上帝 2002-02-12
009 Industry need not wish. 勤劳毋须请求。 2002-02-12
010 Grace thou thy house,and let not that grace thee. 为你的家增光，别让家为你添彩。 2002-02-12
011 At the working man’s house hunger looks in but dares not enter. 饥饿只能在劳动者的屋外张望，却不敢进去。 2002-02-12
012 Will done is better than well said. 说得好不如做得好。 2002-02-12
013 None preaches better than the ant,and she says nothing. 最善说教者莫过于蚂蚁，但它却只做不说。 2002-02-12
014 He that can have patience,can have what he will. 有恒心者事竟成。 2002-02-12
015 Admiration is the daughter of ignorance. 羡慕为无知之女。 2002-02-12
016 He that lives upon hope,dies farting. 一味靠希望活着的人，死时不值一文。 2002-02-12
017 Diligence is the mother of goodluck. 勤奋为幸运之母。 2002-02-12
018 By diligence and patience,the mouse bit in two the cable. 若干再加恒心，老鼠也能把钢索咬断。 2002-02-12
019 Look before,or you’ll find yourself behind. 抬头向前看，否则落后边。 2002-02-12
020 All things are easy to industry,all thing diffcult to sloth. 勤劳面前万事易，懒散面前万事难。 2002-02-12
021 No man e’er was glorious,who was not laborious. 人若不勤劳，一定无荣耀。 2002-02-12
022 Be temperate im wine,in eating,girls,and sloth;or the gout will seize you and plague you both. 姑娘，别纵酒，别贪吃懒做，否则痛风会让? 2002-02-12
023 Great talkers,little doers. 吹嘘者，行动少。

Answer 3

001 The sting of a reproach,is the truth of it. 指责带给你刺痛，正是它的忠实之处。
002 Virtue and happiness are mother and daugher. 美德和幸福犹如母女。
003 TAll mankind are beholden to him that is kind to the good. 行善者，人人铭记之。
004 It’s the easiest thing in the world for a man to deceive himself. 自欺是世上最易之事。
005 ’Tis easier to prevent bad hadits than to breadk them. 防止染上恶习远比消除恶习容易。
006 An old man in a house is a good sign. 家中有老是一个好迹象。
007 Speak with contempt of none,form slave to king,the meanest bee,and will use,a sting. 别用言词贬低任何人，无论国王还是奴隶。最卑戝的蜜蜂也
008 Beware,beware!he’ll cheat’ithout scruple,who can without fear. 当心，当心！行骗而无所畏惧者，也将无所顾虑。
009 How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults.or resolution enough to mend them! 承认并改正错误，需要有足够的勇气和决心
010 If thou dost ill,the joy fades,not the pains;if well,the pain doth fade,the joy remains. 你若作恶，消失的是快乐而非痛苦；你若行善，消失的
011 Trick and treachery are the practice if fools,that have not wit enough to be honest. 傻瓜习惯于诡计和背判的伎俩，他们还没聪明到学会真诚待人
012 Great beauty,great stength,and great riches,are really and truly of no great use;a right heart exceeds all. 貌美，力大，有钱，实无大益；一
013 Let our fathers and garandfathers be valued for their goodness,ourselves for our own. 让父亲和祖辈因他们的善行受到尊重，让我们因我们自己的
014 Thirst after desert,not reward. 渴求美德而非奖赏。
015 If thou injurest conscience,it will have its revenge on thee. 伤害良心，将受到良心的严惩。
016 If thou wouldest live long,live well;for folly and wickedness shorten life. 若欲求长寿，生活须行善，因为蠢行和邪恶会把生命缩短。
017 Each year one vicious habit rooted out,in time minght make the worst man good throughout. 每年根除一恶习，恶根亦会成完人。
018 None but the well-bred man knows how to confess a fault,or acknowledge himself in an error. 唯有有教养者方知如何承认错误，或意识到自己行为
019 If you do what you should not,you must hear what you would not. 若做了不应做之事，则必然会听见不愿听之语。
020 Let thy vices die before thee. 让恶习先你死去。
021 Act uprightly,and despise calumny.Dirt may stick to a mud wall,but not polish’d marble. 为人正直的就不惧诽谤：污物可以沾到泥墙上，却附不
022 An honest man will receive neither money nor praise,that is not his due. 正直的人既不收受他人的钱财，也不接受他人的奉承，这些都不是他应得的
023 The honest man takes pains,and then enjoys pleasure,the knave takes pleasure,and then suffers pains. 正直的人先经历痛苦，然后享受欢乐；无赖
024 He that doth what he should not,shall feel what he would not. 若做了不应该做的事，则将产生自己所不希望有的感觉。
025 The goodwill of the governed will be starv’d,if not fed by the good deeds of the governors. 被统治者的良好愿望，若无统治者的善待，亦会饿死
026 The brave and the wise can both pity and excuse,when cowards and fools shew no mercy. 勇者和智者均有同情谅解之心，而懦夫和愚者则毫无怜悯之
027 Calamity and prisperity are the touchstones of integrity. 不幸与幸运都是正直的试金石。
028 Who judges best of a man,his enemies or himself? 谁能最恰当地评价一个人，他的敌人还是他自己？
029 Cunning proceeds from want of capacity. 狡诈出自于能力的缺乏。
030 You may be too cunning for one,but not for all. 蒙骗得了一人，但蒙骗不了所有的人。
031 Clean your finger,before you point at my spots. 先洗浄你的手指，再指出我的污迹。
032 He that can bear a reproof,and mend by it,if he is not wise,is in a fair way of being so. 能承受责备并据此改过者，若不算是智者，也距之不远
033 Tis hard to be poor and honest:An empty sack can hardly stand upright,but if it does,’tis a stout one! 要做到贫穷而又诚实实在不容易
034 Keep conscience clear,then never fear. 问心无愧，永无畏惧。
035 When you’re good to others,you are best to yourself. 善待他人，即是最善待自己。
036 What is serving God?’Tis doing good to man. 什么才算是为上帝奉献？即对人行善。
037 A quite conscience sleeps in thunder,but rest and guilt live far adunder. 平静的良心能在雷声中入睡，而安宁和负罪则无法毗邻。
038 There is no man so bad,but he secretly respects the good. 再坏的人都会暗自敬重好人。
039 A true great man will neither trample on a worm,nor sneak to an emperpor. 真正的伟人既不大肆践踏小人物，也不会在皇帝面前奴颜卑膝。
040 Do me the favour to deny me at once. 立即把我拒绝，以此给我恩惠。
041 You may be more happy than pinces,if you will be more virtuous. 如果你能多做善事，你会比王子还要幸福。
042 Who has deceiv’d thee so oft as thy self? 欺骗你的莫过于自己。
043 Nothing so popular as goodness. 最的欢迎的是善行。
044 Don’t misinform your doctor nor your lawyer. 别向医生和律师提供错误的消息。
045 A good lawyar a bad neighbour. 好律师坏邻居。
046 The excellency of hogs is fatness,of men virtue. 猪的优点在于肥壮，人的优点在于美德。
047 Don’t throw stones at your neightbours,if your own windows are glass. 假如你家的窗户是玻璃做的，别用石头打你的邻居。
048 Keep flax from fire,youth from gaming. 亚麻远离火苗，青年远离赌博。
049 One mend-fault is worth two find-faults,but one find-fault is better than two make-faults. 一个改正之错相当于两个发现之错，但一个发现之错好
050 The sun never repents of the good he does,nor does he ever demand a recompence. 太阳绝不为它所做的善事后悔，也从不指望任何报酬。

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Answer 4

精选英语格言警句(英汉对照)：

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。
Beauty is in the eye of the gazer.
情人眼里出西施。
Beauty lies in lover's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.
口蜜腹剑。
Before gold, even kings take off their hats.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
Beggars cannot be choosers.
饥不择食。
Beggars must be no choosers.
饥不择食。
Behind bad luck comes good luck.
塞翁失马，焉知非福。
Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.
随遇而安。
Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不轻诺，诺必果。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多听少说。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功亏一篑。
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
脚踏两头要落空。
Beware beginnings.
慎始为上。
Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
贪多嚼不烂。
Bind the sack before it be full.
做事应适可而止。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
Bite off more than one can chew.
贪多咽不下。
Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩将仇报。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利於病。
Blind men can judge no colours.
不宜问道於盲。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓於水。
Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以简洁为贵。
Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.
养虎贻患。
Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.
投鼠忌器。
Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在后。
Business is business.
公事公办。
By doing we learn.
经一事，长一智。
By falling we learn to go safely.
吃一堑，长一智。
By other's faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石，可以攻玉。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。