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英语歇后语

  歇后语是我国民间流传得最广的传统语言文化之一,它集诙谐幽默于一体,集中反映了我国劳动人民的聪明和才智。下面是小编精心准备的英语歇后语,大家一起来看看吧!

英语歇后语

  英语歇后语1

  1、 Bad news has wings.

  好事不出门,坏事传千里。

  2、 Barking dogs seldom bite.

  吠犬不咬人。

  3、 Beauty lies in the love‘s eyes.

  情人眼里出西施。

  4、 Be swift to hear, slow to speak.

  听宜敏捷,言宜缓行。

  5、 Better late than never.

  不怕慢,单怕站。

  6、 Better to ask the way than go astray.

  问路总比迷路好。

  7、 Between friends all is common.

  朋友之间不分彼此。

  8、 Birds of a feather flock together.

  物以类聚,人以群分。

  9、 Blood is thicker than water.

  血浓于水。

  10、 Blood will have blood.

  血债血偿。

  11、 Books and friends should be few but good.

  读书如交友,应求少而精。

  12、 Business is business.

  公事公办。

  13、 Business is the salt of life.

  事业是人生的第一需要。

  14、 By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it.

  读书使人充实,交谈使人精明。

  15、 Cannot see the wood for the trees.

  一叶障目,不见泰山。

  16、 Care and diligence bring luck.

  谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

  17、 Caution is the parent of safety.

  小心驶得万年船。

  18、 Cheats never prosper.

  骗人发不了财。

  19、 Children are what the mothers are.

  耳濡目染,身教言传。

  20、 Choose an author as you choose a friend.

  择书如择友。

  21、 Come what may, heaven won‘t fall.

  做你的吧,天塌不下来。

  22、 Complacency is the enemy of study.

  学习的敌人是自己的满足。

  23、 Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success.

  自信是走向成功的第一步。

  24、 Constant dripping wears away a stone.

  水滴石穿,绳锯木断。

  25、 Content is better than riches.

  知足者常乐。

  26、 Count one‘s chickens before they are hatched.

  蛋未孵先数雏。

  27、 Courtesy on one side only lasts not long.

  来而不往非礼也。

  28、 Creep before you walk.

  循序渐进。

  29、 Cry for the moon.

  海底捞月。

  30、 Custom is a second nature.

  习惯是后天养成的。

  31、 Custom makes all things easy.

  有个好习惯,事事皆不难。

  32、Diamond cuts diamond.

  强中自有强中手。

  33、 Do as the Romans do.

  入乡随俗。

  34、 Do as you would be done by.

  己所不欲,勿施于人。

  35、 Doing is better than saying.

  与其挂在嘴上,不如落实在行动上。

  36、 Do it now.

  机不可失,时不再来。

  37、 Do nothing by halves.

  凡事不可半途而废。

  38、 Don‘t claim to know what you don‘t know.

  不要不懂装懂。

  39、 Don‘t have too many irons in the fire.

  不要揽事过多。

  40、 Don‘t make a mountain out of a molehill.

  不要小题大做。

  41、 Don‘t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.

  今日事,今日毕。

  42、 Don‘t put the cart before the horse.

  不要本末倒置。

  43、 Don‘t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

  不要自找麻烦。

  44、 Don‘t try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs.

  不要班门弄斧。

  45、 Do well and have well.

  善有善报。

  英语歇后语2

  1.爱屋及乌 Love me,love my dog.

  2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing.

  3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some,better off than many; to fall short of the best,but be better than the worst.

  4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start.

  5.不眠之夜 white night

  6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains,not saddened by personnal losses

  7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

  8.不打不成交 No discord,no concord.

  9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul

  10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new

  11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

  12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

  13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace

  14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little

  15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits.

  16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore,one prays no more

  17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate,while bad news spread far and wide.

  18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth.

  19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn.

  20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones

  21.金无足赤人无完人 Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.

  22.金玉满堂 Treasures fill the home.

  23.脚踏实地 be down-to-earth

  24.脚踩两只船 sit on the fence

  25.君子之交淡如水 the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green

  26.老生常谈陈词滥调 cut and dried,cliché

  27.礼尚往来 Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

  28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧 Where there is life,there is hope.

  29.马到成功 achieve immediate victory; win instant success

  30.名利双收 gain in both fame and wealth

  31.茅塞顿开 be suddenly enlightened

  32.没有规矩不成方圆 Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.33.每逢佳节倍思亲 On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.

  34.谋事在人成事在天 The planning lies with man,the outcome with Heaven.Man proposes,God disposes.

  35.弄巧成拙 be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself

  36.拿手好戏 masterpiece

  37.赔了夫人又折兵 throw good money after bad

  38.抛砖引玉 a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

  39.破釜沉舟 cut off all means of retreat;burn one‘s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

  40.抢得先机 take the preemptive opportunities

  41.巧妇难为无米之炊 If you have no hand you can't make a fist.One can't make bricks without straw.

  42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

  43.前事不忘后事之师 Past experience,if not forgotten,is a guide for the future.

  44.前人栽树后人乘凉 One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.

  45.前怕狼后怕虎 fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something

  46.强龙难压地头蛇 Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.

  47.强强联手 win-win co-operation

  48.瑞雪兆丰年 A timely snow promises a good harvest.

  49.人之初性本善 Man's nature at birth is good.

  50.人逢喜事精神爽 Joy puts heart into a man.

  英语歇后语3

  A bird may be known by its song. 什么鸟唱什么歌。

  A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有胜于全无。

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

  A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲,白费痴情。

  A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好书今天如此,将来也如此,永不改变。

  A book that remains shut is but a block. 有书闭卷不阅读,无异是一块木头。

  A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借来的斗篷不暖身。

  Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚爱益切,离别情更深。

  A burden of one's choice is not felt. 自己选的担子不嫌重。

  A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。

  A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛焚自身,光亮照别人。

  A cat may look at a king. 猫也有权晋见国王。

  A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。

  Accidents will happen. 天有不测风云。

  A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。

  A change of work is as good as a rest. 调换一下工作是很好的休息。

  A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快乐的妻子是生活的乐事。

  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。

  ke a beast who has done no good while he lived. 生时不做好事,死了像个畜生。

  He gives twice that gives in a trice. 即刻就给予,等于给两次。

  He is a fool who cannot be angry, but he is a wise man who will not. 愚笨人不会发怒,聪明人不愿发怒。

  He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 背后说人好话的够朋友。

  He is a good man whom fortune makes better. 好人走运人更好。

  He is a wise man who speaks little. 聪明的人话不多。

  He is lifeless that is faultless. 人孰无过。

  He is never alone that is in the company of noble thoughts. 思想崇高者,绝不会孤独。

  He is not a wise man who cannot play the fool on occasion. 不能偶而装疯卖傻,就不是一个聪明人。

  He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself. 正人先正己。

  He is rich enough who has true friends. 有真朋友的人是富翁。

  He is rich enough who owes nothing. 无债就是富。

  He is the wise man who is the honest man. 诚实的人就是聪明的人。

  He is the wisest man who does not think himself so. 不自以为聪明的人是最聪明的人。

  He is truly happy who makes others happy. 真正幸福的是使人幸福的人。

  He is unfortunate who cannot bear misfortune. 不能承受不幸的就是不幸。

  He is unworthy to live who lives only for himself. 为己而生,生而可耻。

  He is wise that hath wit enough for his own affairs. 聪明的人有足够的才智处理自己的事情。

  He is wise that is honest. 诚实者明智。

  He is wise that knows when he's well enough. 知足的人是聪明的人。

  He jests at scars, that never felt a wound. 富人不知穷人苦。

  He knocks boldly at the door who brings good news. 彼叩门声响,必来报佳音。

  He knows best what good is that has endured evil. 忍过痛受过苦,最知幸福是何物。

  He knows enough that can live and hold his peace. 见多识广者沈默寡言。

  He knows most who speaks least. 大智者寡于言。

  He knows much who knows how to hold his tongue. 懂得缄默的是明白人。

  He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑在最后,谁笑得最好。

  He lives long that lives well. 活得好等于活得长。

  He lives twice who lives well. 生活得好的等于生活了两次。

  He may well be contented who need neither borrow nor flatter. 一个既不用借债又不用奉承人的人,可以称得上心满意足。

  He most lives who lives most for others. 活著对别人贡献最多的人,活得最有意义。

  He must needs go whom the devil drives. 势在必行。

  He must needs swim that is held up by the chin. 身不由己,只得从命。

  He preaches best who lives best. 言教不如身教。

  He that boasts of his own knowledge proclaims ignorance. 夸耀知识实乃无知。

  He that cannot ask cannot live. 不会求者不会生。

  He that climbs high falls heavily. 爬得高,跌得重。

  He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it. 做贼心虚。

  He that converses not knows nothing. 不和人交谈的人一无所知。

  He that deceives me once, shame fall him, if he deceives me twice, shame fall me. 受骗一次,别人可耻;受骗二次,自己该死。

  He that doth lend, doth lose his friend. 失友都因借钱起。

  He that doth most at once doth least. 想一次做完什么事,结果一件也做不完。

  He that doth what he will doth not what he ought. 为其所欲为者不为其所当为。

  He that falls today may be up again tomorrow. 今天跌倒的人也许明天会站起来。

  He that fears death lives not. 怕死者活不了。

  He that fears every bush must never go a-birding. 疑神疑鬼,绝无收获。

  He that fears you present, will hate you absent. 当面怕你的人背后会恨你。

  He that gains time gains all things. 获得时间就是获得一切。

  He that gains well and spends well needs no account book. 收支正当,无须记帐。

  He that goes to bed thirsty rises healthy. 忍渴上床,起身健康。

  He that has a full purse never wants a friend. 只要袋里有,不愁没朋友。

  He that has a great nose thinks everybody is speaking of it. 做贼心虚。

  He that has a tongue in his head may find his way anywhere. 遇事多问,随处可行。

  He that has a wife has a master. 娶了妻娶了个主人。

  He that has no children knows not what is love. 没有孩子的人,不懂什么叫爱。

  He that hath time hath life. 有时间,就有生活。

  He that is angry is seldom at ease. 怒者寡宁。

  He that is full of himself is very empty. 自满的人是很空虚的。

  He that is ill to himself will be good to nobody. 不知自爱的人也不会爱别人。

  He that is master must serve. 主人必须会服务。

  He that is master of himself will soon be master of others. 能主宰自己的人不久就可以主宰别人。

  He that knows not how to hold his tongue knows not how to talk. 不知缄口的不善言。

  He that knows nothing, doubts nothing. 无知就无疑。

  He that lies down with dogs must rise up with fleas. 近朱者赤,近墨者黑。

  He that lives long suffers much. 长寿的人多忧患。

  He that lives well is learned enough. 生活好者,博学多才。

  He that liveth wickedly can hardly die honestly. 生而缺德,死必寡诚。

  He that marries for wealth sells his liberty. 为财富而结婚就是出卖自由。

  He that never climbed never fell. 不向上爬的也不会下跌。

  He that never rode never fell. 不骑马就永不会从马上跌下。

  He that once deceived is never suspected. 一次行诈骗,永远遇疑嫌。

  He that returns good for evil obtains the victory. 以德报怨的人得到胜利。

  He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。

  He that serves God for money will serve the devil for better wages. 求财而供神者必倍求而敬鬼。

  He that spares the bad injures the good. 饶恕坏人便是伤害好人。

  He that sups with the devil must have a long spoon. 与恶人交往,须特别提防。

  He that talks much erre much. 言多必失。

  He that talks much lies much. 多嘴的人说谎也多。

  He that travels far knows much. 见多识广。

  He that trusts in a lie shall perish in truth. 相信谎话的人必将在真理前灭亡。

  He that walks with wise men should be wise. 与智者行即得其智。

  He that will eat the nut must first crack the shell. 欲所得,必先劳。

  He that will have his farm full, must keep an old cock and a young bull. 要使农家富又足,必须养鸡又养牛。

  He that will lie will steal. 说谎者必行窃。

  He that will not work shall not eat. 不工作者不得食。

  He that will steal an egg will steal an ox. 会偷蛋的,也会偷牛。

  He that will swear will lie. 赌咒的人是说谎的人。

  He that will take the bird must not scare it. 欲捉鸟莫惊鸟。

  He that will thrive must rise at five. 五更起床,百事兴旺。

  He that would command must serve. 欲做先生,先做学生。

  He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree. 不劳无获。

  He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens. 欲图逸,得先劳。

  He that would know what shall be must consider what has been. 欲知未然,须思已然。

  He that would live in peace and rest must hear and see, and say the best. 要想太太平平,生活安定,必须耳聪目明,善言动听。

  He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin. 欲得女儿欢,先遂其母意。

  He warms too near that burns. 取暖太近火,会被火灼伤。

  He who avoids temptation avoids the sin. 避诱惑,免罪恶。

  He who blames one to his face is a hero, but he who backbites is a coward. 当面责人是英雄,背后中伤是懦夫。

  He who buys what he does not need will often need what he cannot buy. 平时随便买,需时无钱买。

  He who cannot hold his peace will never live at ease. 嘴巴不紧,生活不宁。

  He who can suppress a moment's anger may prevent a day of sorrow. 能忍一时气,可免一日优。

  He who despises small things seldom grows rich. 小钱不计,大钱不聚。

  He who does no good, does evil enough. 好事不做,坏事做绝。

  He who does not advance falls backward. 不进则退。

  He who does not gain loses. 无所得即有所失。

  He who does not honour his wife, dishonours himself. 人不贵妻,自我丢脸。

  He who does not rise early never does a good day's work. 起身不早,一天的工作难做好。

  He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat. 怕吃败仗的就要打败仗。

  He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. 怕吃苦头的反因怕而吃苦头。

  He who follows two hares is sure to catch neither. 追逐两只兔,两头都落空。

  He who handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung. 与恶人交往而讲仁义,必受其害。

  He who has a mind to beat his dog will easily find his stick. 欲加之罪,何患无辞。

  He who has done ill once will do it again. 干了一次坏事的人会再干第二次。

  He who has health, has hope, and he who has hope, everything. 身体好就有希望,有希望就有一切。

  He who has lost his good name is a dead man among the living. 丧失好名誉,犹如活死人。

  He who has lost shame is lost to all virtue. 没有廉耻心,没有好德行。

  He who has no shame has no conscience. 没有廉耻的人,没有良心。

  He who has not tasted bitter knows not what sweet is. 不吃苦中苦,哪知甜中甜。

  He who hesitates is lost. 举棋不定,坐失良机。

  He who imagines that he has knowledge enough has none. 自以为学识丰富的人是没有什么学问的人。

  He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning. 害怕问者耻于学。

  He who is ashamed of asking is ashamed of learning. 耻于问者耻于学。

  He who is born a fool is never cured. 生成的傻子总是治不好的。

  He who knows most speaks least. 懂得多的说得少。

  He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. 正人先正己。

  He who likes borrowing dislikes paying. 爱借钱者不爱还钱。

  He who lives by hope will die by hunger. 靠希望生活的人将饥饿而死。

  He who lives in glass house should not throw stones. 正人先正己。

  He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion. 经常诉苦抱怨,难以博得同情。

  He who makes himself a dove is eaten by the hawk. 弱肉强食。

  He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing. 不犯错误,成不了事。

  He who never was sick dics the first. 永不生病的人往往一病致命。

  He who overcomes his anger subdues his greatest enemy. 克制火气就是克制强敌。

  He who plays with fire gets burned. 玩火者必自焚。

  He who pleased everybody died before he was born. 众口难调。

  He who purposes to be an author, should first be a student. 想当作家,相当学生。

  He who receives a benefit should never forget it; he who bestows one should never remember it. 受惠不忘,施恩不记。

  He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. 骑虎者难下。

  He who risks nothing, gains nothing. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。

  He who says what he likes shall hear what he does not like. 欢喜说他欢喜的话者将要听到他不欢喜的话。

  He who sees through life and death will meet with most success. 看破生死者,大多会成功。

  He who shareth honey with the bear hath the least part of it. 与熊分蜜糖,得不到多少。

  He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. 讲礼貌的得友情,好心肠的得感情。

  He who spends more than he should, shall not have to spare when he would. 不该花的乱花,要花时没有花。

  He who stands alone has no power. 孤掌难鸣。

  He who touches pitch will be difiled. 近墨者黑

  He who wants a mule without fault, must walk on foot. 如要骡子无缺点,只有自己徒步行。

  He who wills success is half way to it. 下定决心成功的人是成功了一半。

  He who would catch fish mush not mind getting wet. 欲擒龙王,就得下海。

  He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 爬梯必须从底层开始。

  He who would search for pearls must dive below(or deep). 欲寻珍珠,须潜水下。

  He will always be a slave who knows not how to earn and save. 不懂挣钱和积财,只能永远当奴才。

  He works best who knows his trade. 内行的人做他的事一定会做得最好。

  Hide nothing from thy physician. 切莫讳疾忌医。

  Hide one's talents in a napkin. 埋没自己的才能。

  His heart cannot be pure whose tongue is not clear. 嘴不净者心不纯。

  History repeats itself. 历史本身常重演。

  Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 随机应变。

  Hold fast when you have it. 紧握你手中之物。

  Hold (or Run) with the hare and run (or hunt) with the hounds. 两面讨好。

  Home is home, though never so homely. 不如归去。

  Honest men marry soon, wise men not at all. 诚实的人马上结婚,聪明的人就不这样。

  Honesty is the best policy. 诚实是上策。

  Honesty may be dear bought, but can never be an ill penny-worth. 出高价买来的诚实,不会永远没有价值。

  Honey is sweet, but the bee stings. 蜜糖是甜的,但蜜蜂会螫人。

  Honour and profit lie not in one sack. 荣誉和利益不能并存。

  Honours change manners. 荣誉能改变人的礼貌。

  Honour to whom honour is due. 荣誉归于应得荣誉的人。

  Hope deferred makes the heart sick. 希望迟迟未实现,使人心烦意撩乱。

  Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 作最好的希望,作最坏的打算。

  Hope is a good breakfast, but a bad supper. 希望是美味的早点,但又是难咽的晚餐。

  Hope is but the dream of those that wake. 希望是清醒者的梦想。

  Hope is life and life is hope. 希望才有人生,人生要有希望。

  Hope often deludes the foolish man. 希望常欺愚笨汉。

  Hope springs eternal (in the human breast). 希望会产生,永远无穷尽。

  How shall I do to love? Believe. How shall I do to believe? Love. 怎样对待爱情?要相信。怎样才能相信?要有爱情。

  Human pride is human weakness. 骄傲是人类的弱点。

  Humility is the foundation of all virtue. 谦逊是一切美德的基础。

  Humility often gains more than pride. 谦逊往往比骄傲受益更多。

  Hunger breaks stone wall. 饥饿不饶人。

  Hunger fetches the wolf out of the woods. 饥饿引狼出森林。

  Hunger finds no fault with the cookery. 饥不择食。

  Hunger is the best sauce. 饥者口中尽佳肴。

  Hunger knows no friend. 饥难周友。

  Hunger will relish the plainest fare. 饥不择食。

  Hungry belies have no ears. 饥寒起盗心。

  Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. 饥不择食。

  英语歇后语4

  I am cought between the devil and the deep blue sea. 进退维谷。

  I am not a slave, I am not a captive, and by energy I can overcome the greater obstacles. 我不是奴隶,也不是俘虏,我有力量可以克服更大的艰难险阻。

  I am not now that which I have been. (I am not what I used to be.) 今日之我已非昔日之我。

  I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. 我不仅要使自己有才智,而且也要使别人有才智。

  I believe the first test of truly great man is his humility. 一个真正伟大的人,对他的第一个考验就是看他是否谦逊。

  I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 我不能既是你的朋友,而又对你阿谀奉承。

  I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remem-bering my good friends. 我认为,只有在脑海中想起好朋友时我才会那样快乐。

  Ideals are like the stars -- we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them. 理想好像星星,不能摘到,但我们犹如水手,可借它指引航向。

  Idle folks have most labour. 懒汉总嫌活太多。

  Idle folks lack no excuses. 懒汉辩解,何患无词。

  Idleness is the key of beggary, and the root of all evil. 懒惰是行乞的敲门砖,是万恶的根源。

  Idleness is the root (or mother) of all evil (or sin or vice). 懒惰是万恶之源。

  Idleness is the rust of the mind. 懒惰使脑子生锈。

  Idleness rusts the mind. 懒惰使人的头脑迟钝。

  Idle young, needy old. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。

  If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him. 傻瓜惹著你,你别跟他缠。

  If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. 如果倒空钱袋,装入脑袋,那就无人能够把钱夺走。

  If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certaintics. 如果以肯定开始,必将以怀疑告终;如果愿以怀疑开始,必将以肯定告终。

  If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 初试不成功,努力勿懈怠。

  If doctors fail thee, be these three thy doctors; rest, cheerful-ness, and moderate diet. 如果医药不能帮助,那么注意三件事∶休息,愉快,饮食调和。

  If each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city (or street). 众擎易举。

  I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts. 敌人献礼品,千万莫轻信。

  If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself. 注意好品行,自有美名声。

  If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. (If it is not broken, do not fix it.) 不正确的事不做,不真实的话不说。

  If it were not for hope, the heart would break. 人是靠希望活著的。

  If matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. 重要的并不在于一个人怎样死,而是在于他怎样生。

  If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. 不做金钱的主人,就会做金钱的奴隶。

  If nobody loves you, be sure it is your own fault. 如果没有人爱你,肯定是你自己有问题。

  If one desires to succeed in anything, he must pay the price. 如果想做成点事,就得付出代价一干。

  If the beard were all, the goat might preach. 如果有了需就什么都行,那么山羊也可以说教了。

  If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 问道于盲,无益于事。

  If the counsel be good no matter who gave it. 只要忠告中肯,谁提都行。

  If the eye do no admire, the heart will not desire. 眼不馋,心不贪。

  If the old dog barks, he gives counsel. 如果老狗叫,他是给忠告。

  If the pills were pleasant, they would not be gilded. 丸药不苦不会加糖衣。

  If there be neither snow nor rain, then will be dear all sorts of grain. 雨雪不调,五谷价高。

  If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 吃得苦中苦,方知甜中甜。

  If the sky fll (or falls), we shall catch larks. 异想天开

  If they say you are good, ask yourself if it be ture. 若有人称赞你,要自问对不对。

  If things were to be done twice all would be wise. 事事倘能做两次,人人都可称明智。

  If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind. 两人同骑一马,必有一人在后。

  If we are bound to forgive an enemy we are not bound to trust him. 如果我们决定宽恕一个敌人,但决不能相信他。

  If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get. 随遇而安。

  If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance. 智者干傻事,愚蠢到极点。

  If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. 愿望不等于事实。

  If you agree to carry the calf, they'll make you carry the cow. 得寸进尺。

  If you are too fortunate, you will not know yourself; if you are too unfortunate, nobody will know you. 运气太好,得意忘形;运气太坏,无人理会。

  If you can be well without health you may be happy without virtue. 如果不健康而能强强壮壮,那么无美德也可快快乐乐。

  If you cannot bite, never show your teeth. 不能打仗,切莫出兵。

  If you cannot have the best, make the best of what you have. 如果你不能有最好的,你就充分利用你现有的吧。

  If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully. 倘君指挥有方,人人欣然听命。

  If you confer a benefit, never remember it; if you receive one, remember it always. 施恩勿记,受恩勿忘。

  If you dance you must pay the fiddler. 要想寻欢作乐,代价非付不可。

  If you don't aim high you will never hit high. 不立大志,难攀高峰。

  If you have no hand, you cannot make a fist. 巧妇难为无米之炊。

  If you lie upon roses when young, you'll lie upon thorns when old. 年青时躺在玫瑰上,老年时就会躺在荆棘上。

  If you live with a lame person, you will learn to limp. 远朱者赤,近墨者黑。

  If you remove stone by stone, even a mountain will be levelled. 一块一块把石移,高山也可变平地。

  If you run after two heares, you will catch neither. 两头落空。

  If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 蚀了本也输了利。

  If you swear you will catch no fish. 咒骂无益,于事无济。

  If you trust before you try, you may repent before you die. 不试就相信,死前要悔恨。

  If you want a pretence to whip a dog, say that he ate the frying-pam. 欲加之罪,何患无辞。

  If you want a thing (well) done, do it yourself. 要想做好事情,就要自己动手。

  If you want knwledge, you must toil for it. 若要求知识,必须刻苦学习。

  If you wish for peace, be prepared for war. 想要和平,必须备战。

  If you wish good advice, consult an old man. 如要忠告向老人请教。

  If you would build for your happiness a sure foundation, let the stone for the corner be a good reputation. 若想为快乐奠立可靠的基础,美好的名声便是奠基的石头。

  If you would have a good wife marry one who has been a good daughter. 想得贤妻子,须娶好女儿。

  If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself. 如要是情做得好,你须亲自动手搞。

  If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some, for the that goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing. 欲知金钱价,不妨把钱借;借钱味难尝,使人心悲伤。

  Love rules his kingdom without a word. 维持爱情,不用强力。

  Love rules without a sword and bind without a cord. 爱的统治不用刀枪,捆绑不用绳索。

  Our affections are our life. -- We live by them; they supply our warmth. 我们的感情,是我们的生命,我们靠它生存,我们的温暖是它供应。

  Our best friends are they who tell us our faults and help us to mend them. 最好的朋友是指出我们的缺点并帮助改正的人。

  Our bravest and best lessons are not learnt through success, but through misadventure. 最美好的教训不是得之于成功,而是来之于不幸。

  Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. 我们最大的光荣并不在于永不跌倒,而在于每次跌倒后能起来。

  Our happiness consists not in killing others, but in sacrificing ourselves for others. 我们最大幸福并不是杀害别人,而是为别人而牺牲自己。

  Our own actions are our security, not others' judgements. 我们的行为是自己的保证而不是别人的鉴定。

  Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought. 最甜美的的歌是诉说最悲伤的哀思。

  Out of debt, out of danger. 无债一身轻。

  Out of sight, out of mind. 久违情疏。眼不见,心不烦?

  Overdone is worse than undone. 过犹不及。

  英语歇后语5

  Paddle your own canoe. 自立更生,自食其力。

  Pain is forgotten where gain follows. 好了伤疤忘了痛。

  Pardoning the bad is injuring the good. 饶了坏人便伤了好人。

  Patience and application will carry us through. 忍耐和努力会使我们度过难关。

  Patience is a flower that grows not in everyone's garden. 忍耐是朵花,并非人人园中都开发。

  Patience is a plaster for all sores. 忍耐是治疗一切伤痛的药膏。

  Patience is a virtue. 忍耐是一种美德。

  Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet. 忍耐是苦痛的,但它的果实是甜蜜的。

  Patience is the best remedy (or medicine). 忍耐是最好的药物。

  Patience, time, and money overcome everything. 耐心,时间和金钱可以征服一切。

  Pay somebody back in his own coin. 一报还一报。

  Peace on earth and good will towards men. 愿世界得太平,人间持善意。

  Peace with sword in hand, 'tis safest making. 居安思危,此乃万全之策。

  Pen and ink is wit's plough. 笔墨是才智之犁。

  Penny and penny laid up will be many. 积少成多。

  Penny wise and pound foolish. 小事聪明,大事糊涂。

  People do not lack strength; they lack will. 人们不缺力量,缺的是决心。

  Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth. 失败十九次,坚持而不动,待到二十次,大事就成功。

  Perseverance is vital to success. 不屈不挠是成功之本。

  Pitchers/Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。

  Pity is akin to love. 怜悯近乎爱情。

  Plants of learning must be watered with the rain of tears. 知识的幼苗要用泪雨来浇灌。

  Pleasant hours fly fast. 欢乐的时间过得快。

  Pleasing everybody is pleasing nobody. 讨好每个人,人人不讨好。

  Pleasure has a sting in its tail. 乐中必有苦。

  Plenty is no plague. 富裕绝非灾祸。

  Poetry is simply the most beautiful, impressive and widely effective mode of saying things, and hence its importance. 诗歌只不过是最美丽、最感人、最有力的说话方式,这也就是诗歌的价值。

  Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. 诗人是世上没有得到承认的立法者。

  Politeness costs nothing and gains everything. 礼貌不费分文而可赢得一切。

  Politeness is to do and say the kindest thing in the kindest way. 文雅就是善良地做事,和善地说话。

  Poor men's words have little weight. 人微言轻。

  Poverty breeds strife. 贫穷引起斗争。

  Poverty is apain, but no disgrace. 贫困是痛苦,但不是耻辱。

  Poverty is no shame, laziness is. 贫穷不害羞,懒惰才可耻。

  Poverty is no sin. 贫穷不是罪恶。

  Poverty is not a shame, but the being ashamed of it is. 贫非耻,耻贫乃耻。

  Poverty is not a sufficient cause of disgrace, but poverty without resolution to help oneself is a disgrace. 贫穷并不可耻,穷而不争气才可耻。

  Poverty is the mother of all arts. 贫困乃一切艺术之源。

  Poverty is the mother of health. 缺乏是健康之母。

  Poverty is the reward of idleness. 贫穷是游手好闲的报应。

  Poverty is the root of all evils. 穷困是万恶之源。

  Poverty on an old man's back is a heavy burden. 老而贫穷,负担沈重。

  Poverty shows us who are our friends and who are our enemies. 贫困才能显出敌和友。

  Poverty tries friends. 贫穷考验朋友。

  Practice is better than precept. 身教胜于言教。

  Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

  Practice what you preach. 言必行。

  Praise is not pudding. 恭维不是布丁。

  Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse. 赞扬使好人更好,坏人更坏。

  Praise no man till he is dead. 盖棺论定。

  Preachers can talk but never teach, Unless they practise what they preach. 说教的人不身体力行,就只能空谈,不能起教育作用。

  Prepare for a rain day. 未雨绸缪。

  Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于治疗。

  Pride and grace dwelt never in one place. 傲慢和温雅决不会共处在一起。

  Pride apes humility. 大巧若拙。

  Pride goes before a fall. (or destruction). 骄兵必败。

  Pride goeth before, and shame cometh after. 骄傲一开始,耻辱接踵至。

  Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak. 骄傲可能披著老一套的外衣出现。

  Pride must be pinched. 骄傲必须收敛。

  Pride will have a fall. 骄者必败。

  Procrastination is the thief of time. 拖延即浪费时间。

  Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow. 进展即今日的活动和明日的保证。

  Promise is debt. 许愿就是债,欠了不容赖。

  Promise little but do much. 少许愿,多做事。

  Prosperity discovers vices and adversity virtues. 顺境显邪恶,逆境见善性。

  Prosperity gains (or makes) friends, and adversity tries them. 顺境交朋友,逆境试真情。

  Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience. 谚语言短简,得自老经验。

  Proverbs are the cream of a nation's thought. 谚语是一国的思想精华。

  Proverbs are the wisdom of the ages. 谚语是时代的智慧。

  Prove thy friends ere thou have need. 需要朋友之前,先要加以考验。

  Provide for the worst, the best will save itself. 作最坏的准备,可以得到最好的结果。

  Providence is always on the side of the strongest battalions. 天公总是佑强者。

  Punctuality is the soul of business. 严守时间是办事情的重要原则。

  Purpose supposes foresight. 深谋远虑。

  Put not your hand between the bark and the tree. 少管闲事。

  Put (or Lay or Set) one's shoulder to the wheel. 出一把力。

  Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。

  Put the shoe on the right foot. 责备应受责备者,表扬应受表扬者。

  英语歇后语6

  Quality is better than quantity. 质重于量。

  Quality matters more than quanity. 质量比数量重要。

  Quarrels of lovers but renew their love. 情人争争吵吵,自会言归于好。

  Quick at meal, quick at work. 吃得快,做得快。

  Quick feet and busy hands fill the mouth. 手勤脚快,嘴里吃饱。

  Quietness is best. 宁静最好。

  Quietude is the crown of life. 安静是生命的皇冠。

  英语歇后语7

  Rain before seven; fine before eleven. 雨过天晴。

  Rain comes after sunshine, and after a dark cloud, a clear sky. 晴日之后有雨水,乌云过去见青天。

  Rats leave (or desert or forsake) a sinking ship. 船沈鼠先窜。

  Readiness is all. 有备无患。

  Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. 读书养神,锻链健身。

  Reading makes a full amn, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man. 博览群书使人完美无瑕,冥思苦想让人深刻精邃,论证阐述让人头脑清晰。

  Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man. 读书使人渊博,交谈使人机敏,写作使人严谨。

  Read not books alone, but men. 不要光是读书,还要识人。

  Ready money is a ready medicine. 现钱等于成药。

  Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily, it must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and more than all, must be prayed for. 真正的学问,像其他一切有价值的东西一样,是不容易得到的,必须学习、钻研、思考,最重要的`是必须有迫切的要求。

  Reap as (or what) one has sown. 自食其果。

  Rear sons for help in old age; and store up grains against famine. 养儿防老。

  Reason binds the man. 理智约束著人。

  Reason deceives us often, conscience never. 理性常骗人,良心永不欺。

  Reason governs the wise man a cudgels the fool. 理智指导聪明人,而且打击愚蠢汉。

  Reason is the guide and light of life. 理智是人生的响导和光辉。

  Reason rules all things. 情理管万事。

  Reckless youth makes rueful age. 虚度青春,悔恨无已。

  Remember thou are but a man. 记住你自己只不过是一个人。

  Repentance is good, but innocence is better. 悔罪虽好,无罪更佳。

  Repetition is the mother of knowledge. 反覆学习是知识之源。

  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。

  Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve. 应该做的决心做,决心做的务必做。

  Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you. 君须自敬,人乃敬之。

  Responsibility must be shouldered; you cannot carry it under your arms. 责任必须负在肩上,不能挟在腋下。

  Rest breeds rust. 停止须生锈。

  Revolutions are not made with rose water. 革命不是绣花。

  Riches do not always bring happiness. 富未必永远带幸福。

  Riches either serve or govern the possessor. 财富可以侍候主人,也可以支配主人。

  Riches have wings. 财富难保。

  Riches serve a wise man but command a fool. 财富事智者,却又驭蠢人。

  Rivers need a spring. 大河要有源头。

  Roll my log and I'll roll yours. 互相吹嘘。

  Rome was not built in a (or one) day. 罗马不是一日建成的。

  Run (or Hold) with the hare and hunt (or run) with the hounds. 两面讨好。

  英语歇后语8

  Sadness and gladness succeed each other. 悲喜互继,哀乐相续。

  Safe bind, safe find.

  Sail while the wind blows; wind and tide wait for no man. 驶船要乘风,风潮不等人。

  Salt water and absence wash away love. 远离久别爱情淡。久别情淡?

  Satan always finds work for idle hands. 懒汉总会干坏事。

  Save a thief from gallows and he will help hang you. 放虎归山。

  Save while you may, no morning sun lasts a whole day. 能节俭时就节俭,朝阳难照一整天。

  Saving is getting. 节约等于收入。

  Saying and doing are two things. 说与做是两回事。

  Saying is one thing, and doing another. 说是一回事,做是另一回事。

  Say not all that you know, believe not all that you hear. 莫道全所知,莫信全所闻。

  Say well is good, but do well is better, 说得漂亮固好,做得漂亮更佳。

  Science is organized knowledge. 科学是系统化的知识。

  Score twice before you cut once. 三思而行。

  Scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 神气的狗也会吃赃布丁的。

  Scratch a Russsian, and you('ll) find a Tartar. 文明不能改变本性。

  Scratch me and I'll scratch you 朋比为奸。

  Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours. 朋比为奸。

  Second thoughts are best. 三思而行,再思可也。

  Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。

  Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much are the three pillars of learning. 见识多、遭难重,钻研深是学问的三大支持。

  See, listen, and be silent, and you will live in peace. 多看多听少多嘴,你会太平过日子。

  Seize (or Take) time by the forelock. 撤热打铁。

  Seldom seen, soon forgotten. 见得少,忘得快。

  Self-confidence is the first requisite to human greatness. 人类的伟大,首要的是要有自信。

  Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failure. 我们的失败多数是由于缺乏自信。

  Self do, self have. 自食其果。

  Self-praise is no recommendation. 自我吹嘘,决不可取。

  Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control, these three alone lead life to sovereign power. 只要自重、自觉、自制,人生就可达到至高无上的境地。

  Selt-trust is the essence of heroism. 自信是英雄的本色。

  Self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信是成功的首要秘诀。

  Serve somebody with the same sauce. 以其人之道还治其人之身。

  Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil. 小人得意,忘乎所以。

  Set a thief to catch a thief. 以毒攻毒。

  Shallow streams make most din. 修养不深,高谈阔论。

  Sharp stomachs make short graces. 饿的肚子顾不到体面。

  Short accounts make long friends. 帐算清,交情深。

  Short acquaintance brings repentance. 浅交生后悔。

  Short is my date, but deathless my renown. 年寿短暂,声誉永存。

  Show me a liar, and I'll show you a thief. 谎言是做贼的第一步。

  Sickness is everyman's master. 英雄只怕病来磨。

  Sickness is felt, but health not at all. 疾病能够感觉到,健康全然不知晓。

  Sickness shows us what we are. 疾病使人亮出本来面目。

  Silence gives consent. 沈默等于同意。

  Silence in times of suffering is the best. 遭到不幸时,沈默是上策。

  Silence is learnt by the may misfortunes of life. 沈默是通过生活中的许多不幸而学会的。

  Silence is more eloquent than words. 沈默是更有说服力的言词。

  Silence is sometimes the severest criticism. 沈默有时是最严厉的批评。

  Silent men, like still waters, are deep and dangerous. 沈默的人像静水一样,深而难测。

  Silks and satins put out the fire in the kitchen. 绸缎要熄灭厨房的火。

  Sincerity, a deep genuine, heart-felt sincerity, is a trait of true and noble manhood. 真诚--深刻真挚发自内心的真诚,是真正高尚的人性的一种品质。

  Six feet of earth makes all men equal. 在墓穴中人人都平等。

  Skill and confidence are an unconquered army. 技能和信心是不可克服的军队。

  Sleeping is the best cure for waking troubles. 睡眠是良药,专治醒时愁。

  Sloth turneth the edge of wit. 懒惰会磨去才智的锋芒。

  Slow and steady wins the race. 跛鳖千里。

  Slow help is no help. 帮忙不及时,等于不帮忙。

  Small gains bring great wealth. 小益聚大财,薄利成巨富。

  Smooth water runs deep. 大智若愚。

  Soft fire makes sweet malt. 慢工出细活。

  Soft (or Fine or Kind) words butter no parsnips. 画饼充饥。

  So many countries, so many customs. 一个国家有一个国家的风俗。

  So many men (or heads) so many minds (or wits). 人多意见也多。

  Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. 有些书只要浏览一下,有些书要仔细阅读,有些书要领会和消化。

  Some of the best lessons we ever learn from our mistakes and failures. The error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future. 从过错和失败中,我们取得了一些有益的教训。过去的错误是未来的智慧和成功。

  Some persons do first, think afterwards, and then repent for ever. 有些人做了再思考,从而悔恨终身。

  Something attempted, something done.

  Sometimes the best gain is to lose. 有时大得即大失。

  Sometimes words hurt more than swords. 恶语有时伤人比刀剑更厉害。

  So much is mine as I enjoy. 我所有的就如我享有的这么多。

  Sooner or later, the truth comes to light. 早晚真相会大白。

  Soon gotten, soon spent. 赚得快,花得快。

  Soon learnt, soon forgotten. 学得快,忘得快。

  Soon ripe, soon rotten. 早熟早烂。

  Soon up, soon down. 升得高,落得快。

  Sorrow comes unset for. 悲哀来时不需邀。

  Soorow is at parting if at meeting there be laughter. 离别多愁恨,相见尽笑声。

  Sound love is not soon forgotten. 爱深难忘。

  Sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. 恶有恶报。

  Spare the rod and spoil the child. 孩子不打不成器。

  Speak clearly if you speak at all, Carve every word before you let it fall. 要说就索性说得一清二楚,说出前每句话要字斟句酌。

  Speaking without thinking is shooting without taking aim. 讲话不思考犹如射击不对准目标。

  Speak less and listen more. 要少说多听。

  Speak little of your ill luck and boast not of your good luck. 少说失意事,莫夸好运道。

  Speak of angels and you will hear their wings. 说到曹操,曹操就到。

  Speak well of your friend, of your enemy say nothing. 要赞美朋友,莫提及敌人。

  Speech is silver (or silvern), silence is golden. 雄辩是银,沈默是金。

  Speech is the picture of the mind. 言为心声。

  Speech shows what a man is. 言如其人。

  Speed is the soldier's asset. 兵贵神速。

  Spend money like water. 挥金如土。

  Spoil (or Lose) the ship for half penny worth of tar. 因小失大。

  Step after step the ladder is ascended. 按部就班,循序渐进。

  Still waters have deep bottoms. 静水常深。

  Still waters run deep. 大智若愚。静水流深。

  Straight trees have crooked roots. 直树也有曲根。

  Strike while the iron is hot. 见机行事。称热打铁。

  Strong reasons make strong actions. 理由充足,行动就坚决。

  Study sickness while you are well. 居安思危。

  Success belongs to the persevering. 坚持到底必获胜利。坚持就是胜利。

  Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties. 成功来自于克服困难的斗争。

  Such beginning, such ending. 有怎样的开始,就有怎样的结束。

  Such carpenters, such chips. 什么样的木匠,出什么活。

  Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. 一天的不幸已够人受的了,别再自寻烦恼。

  Suit the action to the word. 怎么说就怎么做。

  Sure bind, sure find. 捆得好,逃不了。

  Suspicion is the poison of true friendship. 猜疑伤害莫逆之交。

  Sweep before your own door. 先律己,后律人。

  Sweet discourse makes short days and nights. 言语投机恨时短。

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  Take a hair of the dog that bit you. 以毒攻毒。

  Take a pain for a pleasure all wise men can. 智者皆能视苦为乐。

  Take away my good name and take away my life. 夺了我的名誉等于夺了我的生命。

  Take care of small sums and the large will take care of themselves. 省小钱才能积大财。

  Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. 积少成多。

  Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves. 注意你的理智,声调自会小心。

  Take honour from me and my life is undone. 夺我名声,我命即亡。

  Take one's courage in both hands. 勇往直前,敢作敢为。

  Take one thing with another. 由此及彼。

  Take something by the best handle. 理解某事物,乘其好机会。

  Take the rough with the smooth. 既能享乐也能吃苦。

  Take the world as it is. 随遇而安。

  Take the world as one finds it. 听之任之。

  Take things as they come (or are) 既来之,则安之。

  Take time by the forelock. 要抓住时机。

  Take time for deliberation; hste spoils everything. 要费时思考,急躁会坏事。

  Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in. 做事要深思熟虑,但时机一到,就要动手,不要犹豫。

  Take time when time comes lest time steal away. 机不可失,时不再来。

  Take time while time is, for time will be away. 有时间要加以利用,因为时间是要消逝的。

  Talk of an angel and you'll hear his wings. 说到曹操,曹操就到。

  Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear. 说鬼鬼到。

  Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。

  Tastes differ. 众口难调。

  Teaching others teaches yourself. 教学相长。

  Tears are the silent language of grief. 眼泪是悲哀的无声言辞。

  Telling your troubles is swelling your troubles. 诉说烦恼等于增加烦恼。

  Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art. 把你的交友讲给我听,我会讲出你是何许人。

  Tell not all you know nor judge of all you see if you would live in peace. 知道的不要全部倾吐,看到的不要都加评语,这样生活可以安宁。

  Temperance is the best physic. 克制乃是最好的治疗。

  Temperance is the greatest of virtues. 自我节制是最大的美德。

  That is a good book which is opened with expectation and closed with profit. 好书开卷引人入胜,闭卷使人得益。

  That is not good language which all understand not. 不是人人都懂的语言不是好语言。

  That's good wisdom which is wisdom in the end. 最后的聪明才算真聪明。

  That teacher helps his pupils most who most helps them to help themselves. 教师尽力帮助学生独立工作是给学生最大的帮助。

  That which is evil is soon learnt. 恶行易学。

  That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful. 美丽而引人注目的东西不一定都善良,但善良的东西总是美丽的。

  That which one least anticipates soonest comes to pass. 事非逆料偏易发生。

  That which was bitter to endure may be sweet to remember. 苦楚往日难忍受,记起也许甜心头。

  The abundance of money ruins youth. 钱多毁青年。

  The ass wags his ears. 自鸣得意。

  The battle is to the strong. 强者必胜。

  The (or A) beggar may sing before the thief (or footbad). 既是穷光蛋,何虑窃贼偷。

  The beginnings of all things are small. 万事开头小。

  The belly has no ears. 食欲不长耳。

  The best fish smell when they are three days old. 鱼过三天后,再鲜也变臭。

  The best fish swim near the bottom. 好鱼游水底。

  The best hearts are always the bravest. 最善良的人往往是最勇敢的人。

  The best horse needs breaking, and the aptest child needs teaching. 玉不琢不成器。

  The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good. 要求过高反难成功。

  The best is yet to be. 好戏在后头。

  The best man stumbles. 智者千虑,必有一失。

  The best mirror is an old friend. 老朋友是最好的镜子。

  The best of all governments is that which teaches us to govern ourselves. 最好的政府是教导我们管理自己。

  The best of friends must part. 莫逆至交,终有一别。

  The best remedy against an ill man is much ground between. 敬而远之。

  The best smell is bread, the best savour salt, the best love that of children. 面包的气味最香,食盐的滋味最鲜,儿童的情爱最纯。

  The best teacher one can have is necessity. 我们能得到的最好教师是“需要”。

  The best teachers of humanity are the lives of great men. 启迪人性最好的导师是伟大人物的生活。

  The better the day, the better the deed. 日子越美好,事业越顺当。

  The bough that bears most, hangs lowest. 枝头结果越多,垂得越低。

  The brave man hazards his life, but not his conscience. 英雄的人可以冒生命危险,但不冒良心危险。

  The brightest of all things, the sun, has its spots. 金无赤足,人无完人。

  The burden on likes is cheerfully borne. 爱挑的担子,就愉快轻松。

  The busiest men find (or have) the most leisure (or time). 最忙的人时间最多。

  The cask savours of the first fill. 先入为主。

  The cat and dog may kiss, yet are none the better. 猫犬可相吻,莫逆却难成。

  The catin glores catch no mice. 戴手套的猫捉不到老鼠。

  The cat shut its eyes while it steals cream. 掩耳盗铃。

  The chief aim of man is not to get money. 人生的主要目的不是为了挣钱。

  The child is father of (or to) the man. 三岁定终身。

  The cobbler must stick to his last. 安分守己。

  The cobbler's wife is the worst shod. 鞋匠的老婆没有好鞋穿。

  The course of true love never did run smooth. 好事多磨。

  The cow knows not what her tail is worth until she has lost it 牛失其尾,方知其贵。

  The cowl (or hood) does not make the monk. 穿袈裟的不一定是和尚。

  The creditor has always a better memory than the detor. 放债人的记性比借债人好。

  The crow thinks her own birds fairest. 乌鸦总以为自己的雏鸟最美丽。

  The cruelest lies are often told in silence. 最残酷的谎言常以沈默的方式说出。

  The crushed worm will turn. 困兽犹斗。

  The cuckoo comes in April, and stays the month of May; sings a song at midsummer, and then goes away. 布谷鸟,四月来,五月在,仲夏唱支歌,然后就飞开。

  The dainties of the great are the tears of the poor. 大人物的美味是穷人的眼泪。

  The darkest hour is that before the dawn. 黎明前是最黑暗的时刻。

  The day has eyes, the night has ears. 日有眼,夜有耳。

  The day is long to him who knows not how to use it. 百无聊赖。

  The devil can cite the Scriptures for his purpose. 魔鬼替其狡辩,也会引经据点。

  The devil is good when he is pleased. 魔鬼高兴,也发善心。

  The devil is not so black as he is painted. 魔鬼不像所描绘的那么黑。

  The devil knows may things because he is old. 老马能识途。

  The devil lurks behind the cross. 貌善实恶。

  The devil may get in by the keyhole, but the door won't let him out. 魔鬼乘虚而入,开门撵它不出。

  The diamonds of other countries are always the most beautiful. 别国的钻石是最美丽的。

  The doctor is often more to be feared than the disease. 医生往往比疾病更令人生畏。

  The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on. 我行我素,岂管他哉。

  The dog that fetches will carry. 来道是非者,便是是非人。

  The drop hollows the stone, not by force, but by the frequency of its fall. 滴水穿石不是由于使用强力所致,而是由于滴水频繁所成。

  The early bird catches the worm. 捷足先登。

  The effect speaks, the tongue needs not. 事实胜于雄辩。

  The end crowns the work. 工作成败要看结果。

  The end justifies (or sanctifies) the means. 只问目的,不问手段。

  The evils we bring on ourselves are the hardest to bear. 自作孽不可活。

  The evil wound is cured but not the evil name. 重伤可治,臭名难除。

  The exception proves the rule. 例外能反证规律。

  The eye is blind if the mind is absent. 心不专则眼不明。

  The eye that sees all things else sees not itself. 眼睛能看见一切的东西,但看不见自己。

  The face is the index of the mind (or heart). 相为心证。

  The falling out of lovers is the renewing of love. 情人越吵越亲密。

  The farmers are the founders of civilization and prosperity. 农民是文化和繁荣的奠基者。

  The farthest way about is the nearest way home. 欲速则不达。

  The fear of ill exceeds the ills we fear. 杞人忧天,庸人自扰。

  The finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢不成器。

  The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong man. 烈火试真金,困苦练壮士。

  The fire which lights (or warms) us at a distance will burn us when near. 远火能照亮,近火要烧人。

  The first blow is half the battle. 头炮打响,等于半个胜仗。

  The first element of success is the determination to succeed. 成功的首要因素是要有成功的决心。

  The first step is as good as half over. 第一步的成功等于事情的一半已完成。

  The first step is the only difficulty. 万事起头难。

  The first step to virtue is to abstain from vice. 避开作恶是走向美德的第一步。

  The first wealth is health. 健康是最重要的财富。

  The fool does think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. 愚者自以为聪明,智者则有自知之明。

  The fool has his heart on his tongue, the wise man keeps his tongue in his heart. 蠢人的心在嘴上,聪明人的嘴在心里。

  The fool talks, and the wise man thinks. 蠢人嘴巴讲,聪明人用心想。

  The foundation of true joy is in the conscience. 真正的愉快之根本在于良心。

  The fox changes his skin but not his habit. 狐狸可以改变皮毛,但不能改变习性。

  The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail. 机关算尽太聪明,反误了卿卿性命。

  The fox smells his own stink first. 狐狸的臭味道,自己先嗅到。

  The friar preached against stealing and had a goose in his sleeve. 嘴上真君子,行动烂小人。

  The frog in well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙不知汪洋大海。

  The future belongs to him who knows how to wait. 未来属于懂得等待的人。

  The future of society is in the hands of mothers; if the world was lost through woman she alone can save it. 社会的前途掌握在母亲们手中;如果世界由于女人而毁灭,那么也只有女人才可挽救。

  The good seaman is known in bad weather. 坏天气才能认识良好的海员。

  The government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth. 民有、民治、民享的政府永世长存。

  The grass is greener on the other side. 草是另一边的绿。

  The great and the little have need one of another. 伟大与渺小相得益彰。

  The greater the truth, the greater the libel. 真理越大,诽谤也越大。

  The greatest fool is he who worries about what he cannot help. 操心无法可想的事是最大的傻瓜。

  The greatest friend of truth is time, her greatest enemy is prejudice, and her constant companion is humility. 真理最伟大的朋友是时间,最大的敌人是偏见,她永恒的伴侣是谦逊。

  The greatest hate springs from the greatest love. 最大的恨产生于最大的爱。

  The greatest liars talk most of themselves. 自吹自擂的人是最大的谎言者。

  The greatest obstacle to progress is prejudice. 进步的最大障碍是偏见。

  The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none. 最大的错误就是不认识错误。

  The greatest pleasure of life is love. 爱是人生最大的乐趣。

  The greatest talkers are always the least doers. 言语的巨人往往是行动的侏儒。

  The great fish ear up the small. 弱肉强食。

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