A bad beginning makes a bad ending. ----> 不善始者不善终
A bad thing never dies. ----> 遗臭万年
A bad workman always blames his tools. ----> 不会撑船怪河弯
A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. ----> 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林
A boaster and a liar are cousins-german. ----> 吹牛与说谎本是同宗
A bully is always a coward. ----> 色厉内荏
A burden of one’s choice is not felt. ----> 爱挑的担子不嫌重
A candle lights others and consumes itself. ----> 蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己
A cat has 9 lives. ----> 猫有九条命
A cat may look at a king. ----> 人人平等
A close mouth catches no flies. ----> 病从口入
A constant guest is never welcome. ----> 常客令人厌
Actions speak louder than words. ----> 事实胜于雄辩
Adversity leads to prosperity. ----> 穷则思变
Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. ----> 逆境出人才
A fair death honors the whole life. ----> 死得其所,流芳百世
A faithful friend is hard to find. ----> 知音难觅
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. ----> 吃一堑,长一智
A fox may grow gray, but never good. ----> 江山易改,本性难移
A friend in need is a friend indeed. ----> 患难见真情
A friend is easier lost than found. ----> 得朋友难,失朋友易
A friend is never known till a man has need. ----> 需要之时方知友
A friend without faults will never be found. ----> 没有十全十美的朋友
After you is good manners. ----> 您先请是礼貌
A good beginning is half done. ----> 良好的开端是成功的一半
A good beginning makes a good ending. ----> 善始者善终
A good book is a good friend. ----> 好书如挚友
A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever. ----> 一本好书,相伴一生
A good conscience is a soft pillow. ----> 不做亏心事,不怕鬼叫门
A good fame is better than a good face. ----> 美名胜过美貌
A good husband makes a good wife. ----> 夫善则妻贤
A good medicine tastes bitter. ----> 良药苦口
A good wife health is a man’s best wealth. ----> 妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富
A great talker is a great liar. ----> 说大话者多谎言
A hedge between keeps friendship green. ----> 君子之交淡如水
A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend. ----> 戏谑不能化敌为友,只能使人失去朋友
A leopard cannot change its spots. ----> 积习难改
A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. ----> 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信
A light heart lives long. ----> 静以修身
A little body often harbors a great soul. ----> 浓缩的都是精品
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. ----> 一知半解,自欺欺人
A little pot is soon hot. ----> 狗肚子盛不得四两油
All are brave when the enemy flies. ----> 敌人逃窜时,人人都成了勇士
All good things come to an end. ----> 天下没有不散的筵席
All rivers run into sea. ----> 海纳百川
All roads lead to Rome. ----> 条条大路通罗马
All that ends well is well. ----> 结果好,就一切都好
All that glitters is not gold. ----> 闪光的不一定都是金子
All things are difficult before they are easy. ----> 凡事总是由难而易
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. ----> 只会用功不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻
A man becomes learned by asking questions. ----> 不耻下问才能有学问
A man can do no more than he can. ----> 凡事都应量力而行
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. ----> 一心不能二用
A man is known by his friends. ----> 什么人交什么朋友
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
A man without money is no man at all. ----> 一分钱难倒英雄汉
A merry heart goes all the way. ----> 心旷神怡,事事顺利
A miss is as good as a mile. ----> 失之毫厘,差之千里
A mother’s love never changes. ----> 母爱永恒
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ----> 一天一苹果,不用请医生
A new broom sweeps clean. ----> 新官上任三把火
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. ----> 以眼还眼,以牙还牙
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. ----> 一日之计在于晨
An old dog cannot learn new tricks. ----> 老狗学不出新把戏
An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom. ----> 聪明才智,不如运气
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ----> 预防为主,治疗为辅
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 single flower does not make a spring. ----> 一花独放不是春,百花齐放春满园
A snow year, a rich year. ----> 瑞雪兆丰年
A sound mind in a sound body. ----> 健全的精神寓于健康的身体
A still tongue makes a wise head. ----> 寡言者智
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 wise head makes a close mouth. ----> 真人不露相,露相非真人
A word spoken is past recalling. ----> 一言既出,驷马难追
A year’s plan starts with spring. ----> 一年之计在于春
A young idler, an old beggar. ----> 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲
Bad news has wings. ----> 好事不出门,坏事传千里
Barking dogs seldom bite. ----> 吠犬不咬人
Beauty lies in the love’s eyes. ----> 情人眼里出西施
Be swift to hear, slow to speak. ----> 听宜敏捷,言宜缓行
Better late than never. ----> 不怕慢,单怕站
Better to ask the way than go astray. ----> 问路总比迷路好
Between friends all is common. ----> 朋友之间不分彼此
Birds of a feather flock together. ----> 物以类聚,人以群分
Blood is thicker than water. ----> 血浓于水
Blood will have blood. ----> 血债血偿
Books and friends should be few but good. ----> 读书如交友,应求少而精
Business is business. ----> 公事公办
Business is the salt of life. ----> 事业是人生的第一需要
By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it. ----> 读书使人充实,交谈使人精明
Cannot see the wood for the trees. ----> 一叶障目,不见泰山
Care and diligence bring luck. ----> 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇
Caution is the parent of safety. ----> 小心驶得万年船
Cheats never prosper. ----> 骗人发不了财
Children are what the mothers are. ----> 耳濡目染,身教言传
Choose an author as you choose a friend. ----> 择书如择友
Come what may, heaven won’t fall. ----> 做你的吧,天塌不下来
Complacency is the enemy of study. ----> 学习的敌人是自己的满足
Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. ----> 自信是走向成功的第一步
Constant dripping wears away a stone. ----> 水滴石穿,绳锯木断
Content is better than riches. ----> 知足者常乐
Count one’s chickens before they are hatched. ----> 蛋未孵先数雏
Courtesy on one side only lasts not long. ----> 来而不往非礼也
Creep before you walk. ----> 循序渐进
Cry for the moon. ----> 海底捞月
Custom is a second nature. ----> 习惯是后天养成的
Custom makes all things easy. ----> 有个好习惯,事事皆不难
Diamond cuts diamond. ----> 强中自有强中手
Do as the Romans do. ----> 入乡随俗
Do as you would be done by. ----> 己所不欲,勿施于人
Doing is better than saying. ----> 与其挂在嘴上,不如落实在行动上
Do it now. ----> 机不可失,时不再来
Do nothing by halves. ----> 凡事不可半途而废
Don’t claim to know what you don’t know. ----> 不要不懂装懂
Don’t have too many irons in the fire. ----> 不要揽事过多
Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. ----> 不要小题大做
Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. ----> 今日事,今日毕
Don’t put the cart before the horse. ----> 不要本末倒置
Don’t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. ----> 不要自找麻烦
Don’t try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. ----> 不要班门弄斧
Do well and have well. ----> 善有善报
Each bird love to hear himself sing. ----> 孤芳自赏
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. ----> 早睡早起身体好
Easier said than done. ----> 说得容易,做得难
Easy come, easy go. ----> 来也匆匆,去也匆匆
Eat to live, but not live to eat. ----> 人吃饭是为了活着,但活着不是为了吃饭
Empty vessels make the greatest sound. ----> 实磨无声空磨响,满瓶不动半瓶摇
Envy has no holidays. ----> 忌妒之人无宁日
Even Homer sometimes nods. ----> 智者千虑,必有一失
Even reckoning makes long friends. ----> 亲兄弟,明算账
Every advantage has its disadvantage. ----> 有利必有弊
Everybody’s business is nobody’s business. ----> 人人负责,等于没人负责
Every day is not Sunday. ----> 好景不常在
Every dog has his day. ----> 谁都有得意的时候
Every door may be shut, but death’s door. ----> 人生在世,唯死难逃
Every heart has its own sorrow. ----> 各人有各人的苦恼
Every little helps a mickle. ----> 聚沙成塔,集腋成裘
Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost. ----> 人不为己,天诛地灭
Every man has his faults. ----> 金无足赤,人无完人
Every man has his hobbyhorse. ----> 萝卜青菜,各有所爱
Every man has his weak side. ----> 人人都有弱点
Every man is the architect of his own fortune. ----> 自己的命运自己掌握
Every minute counts. ----> 分秒必争
Every mother’s child is handsome. ----> 孩子是自己的好
Every potter praises hit pot. ----> 王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸
Everything is good when new, but friends when old. ----> 东西是新的好,朋友是老的亲
Example is better then percept. ----> 说一遍,不如做一遍
Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. ----> 经验是智慧之父,记忆是智慧之母
Experience must be bought. ----> 吃一堑,长一智
Fact speak louder than words. ----> 事实胜于雄辩
Failure is the mother of success. ----> 失败是成功之母
False friends are worse than bitter enemies. ----> 明枪易躲,暗箭难防
Far from eye, far from heart. ----> 眼不见,心不烦
Far water does not put out near fire. ----> 远水救不了近火
Faults are thick where love is thin. ----> 一朝情意淡,样样不顺眼
Fear always springs from ignorance. ----> 恐惧源于无知
Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. ----> 隔墙有耳
Fire and water have no mercy. ----> 水火无情
Fire is a good servant but a bad master. ----> 火是一把双刃剑
First come, first served. ----> 先来后到
First impressions are half the battle. ----> 初次见面,印象最深
First think and then speak. ----> 先想后说
Fools grow without watering. ----> 朽木不可雕
Fool’s haste is no speed. ----> 欲速则不达
Fools has fortune. ----> 呆人有呆福
Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. ----> 愚者不学无术,智者不耻下问
Forbidden fruit is sweet. ----> 禁果格外香
Fortune favors those who use their judgement. ----> 机遇偏爱善断之人
Fortune knocks once at least at every man’s gate. ----> 风水轮流转
Four eyes see more than two. ----> 集思广益
Friends agree best at distance. ----> 朋友之间也会保持距离
Friends are thieves of time. ----> 朋友是时间的窃贼
Friends must part. ----> 再好的朋友也有分手的时候
Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. ----> 天才不过是勤奋而已
Give a dog a bad name and hang him. ----> 众口铄金,积毁销骨
God helps those who help themselves. ----> 自助者天助
Gold will not buy anything. ----> 黄金并非万能
Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly. ----> 以德报德是常理,以德报怨大丈夫
Good health is over wealth. ----> 健康是最大的财富
Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. ----> 良药苦口利于病
Good watch prevents misfortune. ----> 谨慎消灾
Great barkers are no biters. ----> 好狗不挡道
Great hopes make great man. ----> 伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物
Great minds think alike. ----> 英雄所见略同
Great men have great faults. ----> 英雄犯大错误
Great men’s sons seldom do well. ----> 富不过三代
Great trees are good for nothing but shade. ----> 大树底下好乘凉
Great wits have short memories. ----> 贵人多忘事
Greedy folks have long arms. ----> 心贪手长
Guilty consciences make men cowards. ----> 做贼心虚
Habit cures habit. ----> 心病还需心药医
Handsome is he who does handsomely. ----> 行为漂亮才算美
Happiness takes no account of time. ----> 欢乐不觉时光过
Happy is he who owes nothing. ----> 要想活得痛快,身上不能背债
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. ----> 吸取他人教训,自己才会走运
Harm set, harm get. ----> 害人害己
Hasty love, soon cold. ----> 一见钟情难维久
Health is better than wealth. ----> 健康胜过财富
Health is happiness. ----> 健康就是幸福
Hear all parties. ----> 兼听则明
Heaven never helps the man who will not act. ----> 自己不动,叫天何用
He is a fool that forgets himself. ----> 愚者忘乎所以
He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. ----> 背后说好话,才是真朋友
He is a wise man who speaks little. ----> 聪明不是挂在嘴上
He is lifeless that is faultless. ----> 只有死人才不犯错误
He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself. ----> 正人先正己
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. ----> 自嘲者不会让人见笑
He is wise that is honest. ----> 诚实者最明智
He knows most who speaks least. ----> 大智若愚
He laughs best who laughs last. ----> 谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好
He sets the fox to keep the geese. ----> 引狼入室
He that climbs high falls heavily. ----> 爬得越高,摔得越重
He that will not work shall not eat. ----> 不劳动者不得食
He who does not advance loses ground. ----> 逆水行舟,不进则退
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion. ----> 经常诉苦,没人同情
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. ----> 想不犯错误,就一事无成
He who risks nothing gains nothing. ----> 收获与风险并存
History repeats itself. ----> 历史往往重演
Honesty is the best policy. ----> 做人诚信为本
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. ----> 抱最好的愿望,做最坏的打算
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. ----> 朋友不能阿谀奉承
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me. ----> 上当一回头,再多就可耻
If you make yourself an ass, don’t complain if people ride you. ----> 人善被人欺,马善被人骑
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you. ----> 耳朵发烧,有人念叨
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. ----> 脚踏两条船,必定落空
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. ----> 杀鸡取卵
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. ----> 不入虎穴,焉得虎子
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it. ----> 要想求知,就得吃苦
Industry is the parent of success. ----> 勤奋是成功之母
It is better to die when life is a disgrace. ----> 宁为玉碎,不为瓦全
It is easier to get money than to keep it. ----> 挣钱容易攒钱难
It is easy to be wise after the event. ----> 事后诸葛亮好当
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open. ----> 创业容易守业难
It is hard to please all. ----> 众口难调
It is never too old to learn. ----> 活到老,学到老
It is no use crying over spilt milk. ----> 覆水难收
It is the first step that costs troublesome. ----> 万事开头难
It is the unforeseen that always happens. ----> 天有不测风云,人有旦夕祸福
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. ----> 坐失良机,后悔已迟
It never rains but it pours. ----> 不鸣则已,一鸣惊人
It takes three generations to make a gentleman. ----> 十年树木,百年树人
Jack of all trades and master of none. ----> 门门精通,样样稀松
Judge not from appearances. ----> 人不可貌相,海不可斗量
Justice has long arms. ----> 天网恢恢,疏而不漏
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. ----> 近朱者赤,近墨者黑
Kill two birds with one stone. ----> 一箭双雕
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it. ----> 君王发狂,百姓遭殃
Kings have long arms. ----> 普天之下,莫非王土
Knowledge is power. ----> 知识就是力量
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. ----> 博学使人谦逊,无知使人骄傲
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