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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。
Learn and live.
活着，为了学习。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse.
好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。
Learn not and know not.
不学无术。
Learn to walk before you run.
先学走，再学跑。
Let bygones be bygones.
过去的就让它过去吧。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
别惹麻烦。
Let the cat out of the bag.
泄漏天机。
Lies can never changes fact.
谎言终究是谎言。
Lies have short legs.
谎言站不长。
Life is but a span.
人生苦短。
Life is half spent before we know what it is.
人过半生，方知天命。
Life is not all roses.
人生并不是康庄大道。
Life without a friend is death.
没有朋友，虽生犹死。
Like a rat in a hole.
瓮中之鳖。
Like author, like book.
文如其人。
Like father, like son.
有其父必有其子。
Like for like.
一报还一报。
Like knows like.
惺惺相惜。
Like mother, like daughter.
有其母必有其女。
Like teacher, like pupil.
什么样的老师教什么样的学生。
Like tree, like fruit.
羊毛出在羊身上。
Little things amuse little minds.
小人无大志。
Look before you leap.
摸清情况再行动。
Lookers-on see more than players.
当局者迷，旁观者清。
Losers are always in the wrong.
胜者为王，败者为寇。
Lost time is never found again.
岁月既往，一去不回。
Love at first sight.
一见钟情。
Love cannot be compelled.
爱情不能强求。
Love is blind.
爱情是盲目的。
Love is full of trouble.
爱情充满烦恼。
Love is never without jealousy.
没有妒忌就没有爱情。
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
Make hay while the sun shines.
良机勿失。
Make your enemy your friend.
化敌为友。
Man is the soul of the universe.
人是万物之灵。
Man proposes, God disposes.
谋事在人，成事在天。
Many hands make light work.
众人拾柴火焰高。
Many heads are better than one.
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.
有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。
Measure for measure.
针锋相对。
Misfortunes never come alone.
祸不单行。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends.
患难见真情。
Money isn磘 everything.
钱不是万能的。
Murder will out.
纸包不住火。
My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.
儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。
Nature is the true law.
天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。
Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要是发明的动力。
Never fish in trouble water.
不要混水摸鱼。
Never judge from appearances.
不可以貌取人。
Never say die.
永不言败。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
New wine in old bottles.
旧瓶装新酒。
No cross, no crown.
不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。
No garden without its weeds.
没有不长草的园子。
No living man all things can.
世上没有万事通。
No man can do two things at once.
一心不可二用。
No man is born wise or learned.
没有生而知之者。
No man is content.
人心不足蛇吞象。
No man is wise at all times.
聪明一世，糊涂一时。
None are so blind as those who won磘 see.
视而不见。
None are so deaf as those who won磘 hear.
充耳不闻。
No news is good news.
没有消息就是好消息。
No one can call back yesterday.
昨日不会重现。
No pains, no gains.
没有付出就没有收获。
No pleasure without pain.
没有苦就没有乐。
No rose without a thorn.
没有不带刺的玫瑰。
No sweet without sweat.
先苦后甜。
No smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
Nothing brave, nothing have.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
眼泪干得最快。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
世上无难事，只要肯登攀。
Nothing seek, nothing find.
没有追求就没有收获。
Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.
外出旅行，语言最要紧。
Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
Not to advance is to go back.
不进则退。
Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.
不懂世故，幼稚可笑。
No way is impossible to courage.
勇者无惧。
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.
军人以服从命令为天职。
Observation is the best teacher.
观察是最好的老师。
Offense is the best defense.
进攻是最好的防御。
Old friends and old wines are best.
陈酒味醇，老友情深。
Old sin makes new shame.
一失足成千古恨。
Once a man and twice a child.
一次老，两次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.
偷盗一次，做贼一世。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.
一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
One cannot put back the clock.
时钟不能倒转。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.
百闻不如一见。
One false move may lose the game.
一着不慎，满盘皆输。
One good turn deserves another.
行善积德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.
争分夺秒效率高。
One man磗 fault is other man磗 lesson.
前车之鉴。
One never loses anything by politeness.
讲礼貌不吃亏。
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
One磗 words reflect one磗 thinking.
言为心声。
Out of debt, out of danger.
无债一身轻。
Out of office, out of danger.
无官一身轻。
Out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见，心为静。
Patience is the best remedy.
忍耐是良药。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
贪小便宜吃大亏。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.
正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。
Please the eye and plague the heart.
贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。
Pleasure comes through toil.
苦尽甘来。
Pour water into a sieve.
竹篮子打水一场空。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.
恭维话不能当饭吃。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.
骄傲使人落后。
Promise is debt.
一诺千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.
谚语是日常经验的结晶。
Pull the chestnut out of fire.
火中取栗。
Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.
开卷有益。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.
读书健脑，运动强身。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.
要人尊敬，必须自重。
Rome is not built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.
言行不一。
Seeing is believing.
眼见为实。
Seek the truth from facts.
实事求是。
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.
智者当差，不用交代。
Set a thief to catch a thief.
以贼捉贼。
Short accounts make long friends.
好朋友勤算账。
Something is better than nothing.
聊胜于无。
Soon learn, soon forgotten.
学得快，忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.
熟得快，烂得快。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.
能言是银，沉默是金。
Still water run deep.
静水常深。
Strike the iron while it is hot.
趁热打铁。
Success belongs to the persevering.
坚持就是胜利。
Take things as they come.
既来之，则安之。
Talking mends no holes.
空谈无补。
Talk of the devil and he will appear.
说曹操，曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.
树大招风。
Teach others by your example.
躬亲示范。
The best hearts are always the bravest.
无私者无畏。
The best man stumbles.
伟人也有犯错时。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.
掩耳盗铃。
The danger past and God forgotten.
过河拆桥。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.
黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.
烛台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.
老马识途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth.
魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The die is cast.
木已成舟。
The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
The end justifies the means.
只要目的正当，可以不择手段。
The end makes all equal.
死亡面前，人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the belly.
贪多嚼不烂。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home.
抄近路反而绕远路。
The finest diamond must be cut.
玉不琢，不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.
烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
The first step is the only difficulty.
迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The fox knew too much, that磗 how he lost his tail.
机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。
The fox preys farthest from home.
兔子不吃窝边草。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
坐井观天。
The grass is greener on the other side.
这山望着那山高。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.
语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
The higher up, the greater the fall.
爬得高，摔得惨。
The leopard cannot change its spots.
本性难移。
The more noble, the more humble.
人越高尚，越谦虚。
The more wit, the less courage.
初生牛犊不怕虎。
The outsider sees the most of the game.
旁观者清。
The pen is mightier than the sword.
笔能杀人。
The pot calls the kettle black.
五十步笑百步。
There are spots in the sun.
太阳也有黑点。
There are two sides to every question.
问题皆有两面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard.
家家有本难念的经。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.
人间处处有温情。
There is no general rule without some exception.
任何法规均有例外。
There is no medicine against death.
没有长生不老药。
There is no place like home.
金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
There is no royal road to learning.
书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
The style is the man.
字如其人。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.
人言可畏。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up.
水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.
清者自清，浊者自浊。
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后。
The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.
世界如阶梯，有人上有人下。
The world is but a little place, after all.
海内存知己，天涯若比邻。
Think twice before you do.
三思而后行。
Things at the worst will mend.
否极泰来。
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不我待。
Time cures all things.
时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
Time flies.
光阴似箭。
Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
Time lost cannot be won again.
时光流逝，不可复得。
Time past cannot be called back again.
时间不能倒流。
Time tries all.
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
Tit for tat is fair play.
人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。
To err is human.
人非圣贤，孰能无过。
To know everything is to know nothing.
什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。
To know oneself is true progress.
人贵有自知之明。
Tomorrow never comes.
我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
Too much familiarity breeds contempt.
过分熟悉会使人互不服气。
Too much knowledge makes the head bald.
学问太多催人老。
Too much liberty spills all.
自由放任，一事无成。
Too much praise is a burden.
过多夸奖，反成负担。
To save time is to lengthen life.
节约时间就是延长生命。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled.
常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。
Troubles never come singly.
福无双至，祸不单行。
Truth never grows old.
真理永存。
Turn over a new leaf.
洗心革面，改过自新。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Two heads are better than one.
一个好汉三个帮。
Two of a trade seldom agree.
同行是冤家。
Two wrongs do not make a right.
别人错了，不等于你对了。
Unity is strength.
团结就是力量。
Unpleasant advice is a good medicine.
忠言逆耳利于行。
Until all is over one磗 ambition never dies.
不到黄河心不死。
Venture a small fish to catch a great one.
吃小亏占大便宜。
Virtue is fairer far than beauty.
美德远远胜过美貌。
Walls have ears.
小心隔墙有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home.
家丑不可外扬。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away.
滴水穿石。
Wealth is nothing without health.
失去健康，钱再多也没用。
We know not what is good until we have lost it.
好东西，失去了才明白。
Well begun is half done.
好的开始，是成功的一半。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水可贵。
We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault.
欲求完美无缺的朋友必然成为孤家寡人。
We should never remember the benefits we have offered nor forget the favor received.
自己的好事别去提，别人的恩惠要铭记。
Wet behind the ears.
乳臭未干。
Whatever you do, do with all your might.
不管做什么，都要一心一意。
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.
儿时所学，终生难忘。
What磗 done cannot be undone.
生米煮成熟饭了。
What磗 lost is lost.
失者不可复得。
What we do willingly is easy.
愿者不难。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
入国问禁，入乡随俗。
When everybody磗 somebody then nobody磗 anybody.
人人都伟大，世间没豪杰。
When sorrow is asleep, wake it not.
伤心旧事别重提。
When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions.
新仇旧恨，齐上心头。
When the fox preaches, take care of your geese.
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年，没安好心。
When wine is in truth, wit is out.
酒后吐真言。
Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
Where there is life, there is hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
Where there is smoke, there is fire.
事出有因。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten.
道高一尺，魔高一丈。
Who chatters to you, will chatter of you.
搬弄口舌者必是小人。
Whom the gods love die young.
好人不长命。
Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.
智者嘴在心里，愚者心在嘴里。
Work makes the workman.
勤工出巧匠。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.
蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。
You cannot eat your cake and have it.
鱼与熊掌，不可得兼。 （注：此翻译不尽准确，仅供参考。）
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.
强扭的瓜不甜。
You may know by a handful the whole sack.
由一斑可知全貌。
You never know what you can till you try.
是驴子是马，拉出来遛
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.
51.人海战术 huge-crowd strategy
52.世上无难事只要肯攀登 Where there is a will, there is a way.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗
53.世外桃源 a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;
54.死而后已 until my heart stops beating
55.岁岁平安 Peace all year round.
56.上有天堂下有苏杭 Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth.
57.塞翁失马焉知非福 Misfortune may be an actual blessing.
58.三十而立 A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
59.升级换代 updating and upgrading (of products)
60.四十不惑 Life begins at forty.
61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖 Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass.
62.水涨船高 When the river rises, the boat floats high.
What you lose on thengs you get back on the
roundabouts. 失之东隅，收之桑榆
What are the odds so long as you are happy.
知足者常乐
Entertain an angel unawares. 有眼不识泰山
every dog has his day . 是人皆有出头日
every potter praises his own pot. 王婆买瓜，自卖自夸
1． Pain past is pleasure. （过去的痛苦就是快乐。）[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去，将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比。] 2． While there is life, there is hope. （有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。） 3． Wisdom in the mind is better than money
in the hand. （脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。）[从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念。] 4． Storms make trees take deeper roots. （风暴使树木深深扎根。）[感激敌人，感激挫折！] 5． Nothing is impossible for a willing
heart. （心之所愿，无所不成。）[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。] 6． The shortest answer is doing. （最简单的回答就是干。）[想说流利的英语吗？那么现在就开口！心动不如嘴动。] 7． All things are difficult before they are
easy. （凡事必先难后易。）[放弃投机取巧的幻想。] 8． Great hopes make great man.
（伟大的理想造就伟大的人。） 9． God helps those who help
themselves.（天助自助者。） 10． Four short words sum up what has lifted
most successful individuals above the crowd: a
little bit more. （四个简短的词汇概括了成功的秘诀：多一点点！）
[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习、多一点实践、多一点疯狂，多一点点就能创造奇迹！]
11． In doing we learn.（实践长才干。） 12． East or west, home is
best.（东好西好，还是家里最好。） 13． Two heads are better than
one.（三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。） 14． Good company on the road is the shortest
cut.（行路有良伴就是捷径。） 15． Constant dropping wears the
stone.（滴水穿石。） 16． Misfortunes never come
alone/single.（祸不单行。） 17． Misfortunes tell us what fortune
is.（不经灾祸不知福。） 18． Better late than
never.（迟做总比不做好；晚来总比不来好。） 19． It‘s never too late to
mend.（过而能改，善莫大焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。） 20． If a thing is worth doing it is worth
doing well.（如果事情值得做，就值得做好。） 21． Nothing great was ever achieved without
enthusiasm.（无热情成就不了伟业。） 22． Actions speak louder than
words.（行动比语言更响亮。） 23． Lifeless, faultless.（只有死人才不犯错误。） 24． From small beginning come great
things.（伟大始于渺小。） 25． One today is worth two
tomorrows.（一个今天胜似两个明天。） 26． Truth never fears
investigation.（事实从来不怕调查。） 27． The tongue is boneless but it breaks
bones.（舌无骨却能折断骨。） 28． A bold attempt is half
success.（勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。） 29． Knowing something of everything and
everything of something. （通百艺而专一长。） 30． Good advice is beyond all
price.（忠告是无价宝。）
A
Among the blind, the one eyed man is king.
山中无老虎,猴子称大王
An idle youth a needy age.
少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲
Although you may escort a quest, a thousand
miles yet must the pastings come at last.
送君千里,终有一别
A stitch in time saves nine.
及时缝一针顶十针
All is fish that come to net.
落网的全是鱼
All roads lead to Rome.
条条大道通罗马
A friend to all is a friend to none.
滥交者无友
A friend in need is a friend indeed .
患难朋友才是真朋友
Actions speak louder than words.
行动胜过言辞(事实胜于雄辩)
A blind man can’t judge colors.
盲人是不会辨别颜色的
After a storm comes a calm.
风暴过后是一片宁静
As you sow you shall mow.
种瓜得瓜种豆得豆
All that glitters is not gold.
闪光的未必都是金子
All is well that ends well.
结局好一切都好
A fact is a fact.
事实胜于雄辩
Act first and report later.
先斩后奏
At one‘s stoke .
一气呵成
A thorn in the flesh.
[眼中钉,肉中刺
At one‘s wits end.
智穷才尽
A heart oak.
果断之人
As a drizzle and as gentle as a breeze.
和风细雨
Anything should happen.
三长两短
A drowned rat.
落汤鸡
A lion in the way.
拦路虎
A fat book.
大部头的书
As cool as cucumber.
异常冷静
As happy as king.
象国王幸福
As hungry as hawk.
饿得象虎As slow as snail.
慢得象蜗牛
As stupid as a donkey.
蠢得象驴
As silly as a goose.
笨得象鹅
As cheerful as a lark.
欢呼雀跃
As bold as a lion.
胆大包天
As clear as day.
象天一样明静
As wet as downed rate.
淋得象落烫鸡
As granceful as swan.
象天鹅般优美
As poor as church mouse.
穷得一无所有
As tricky as a monkey.
象猴子一样滑稽
As sure as a gun.
确信无疑
As thick as thief.
亲密无间
A bold attempt is half success.
勇敢的尝试是成功的一半。
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事必先难后易。[放弃投机取巧的幻想。]
F
Faith will move mountains.
精诚所至,金石为开
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母
Fame is as fatal to men as fattening to pigs.
人怕出名,猪怕壮
Few words are best.
少说为佳
Fine feathers make fine birds.
佛要金装,人要衣装
Friendship first ,competition second.
友谊第一,比赛第二
From China to Peru.
天涯海角
Frentch window.
落地长窗
Fit for tat.
争锋相对,以牙还牙
Faind---heart.
脆弱的心
Fan the flames.
扇风点火
Face the world and brave the storm.
经风雨,见世面
Fight north and south.
南征北战
G
Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同
Good advice is beyond price.
好建议是无价之宝
Good medicine is better to the mouth.
良药苦口利于病
Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
人言可畏 Go dutch.
各自付款
Greek gift.
害人的礼物
Gloomy face.
愁眉苦脸
Go steady.
谈恋爱
D
Don’t count your chichen before they are
hatched.
别高兴得太早了
Death pays all score.
一了百了
Deal with a man as he deals with you.
以其人之道还治其人之身
Drawing water in a bamboo basket.
竹篮打水----一场空
Dog doesn‘t eat dog.
虎毒不食子
Don‘t put the cart before the horse.
不要本末倒置 Dutch treat.
各自付款的聚餐
Dutch courage.
酒后自用
Drop in for tea.
有空来喝茶
Don’t have a stitch on.
一丝不挂
C
Crasp all ,lose all.
什么都抓,什么都抓不住
Call a spade a spade.
实事求是
Constant effort brings success.
锲而不舍,金石可镂. Cry one’s heart out.
伤心欲绝
Cut a smart figure.
出风头
Chicken heart.
胆小鬼
Cover up for each other.
互相包庇
Competition in a draw.(lie)
比赛打了平局
Contest produced a long shot winner.
爆冷门
Chain debts.
三角债 B
Blind the sack before it be full.
适可而止
Better late than never.
亡羊补牢---犹未迟
Better to do well than to say.
口说不如实干
Beat the dog before the lion.
杀鸡骇猴
Barking dogs seldom bite.
吠犬不咬人
By fits and starts.
一阵阵
By leaps and bounds.
突飞猛进
Burn your boats.
破釜沉舟
Braving the wind and dew.
风餐露宿
Be stark naked.(Be in birthday suit.)
一丝不挂 Burn the midnight oil.
开夜车
Body guard.
保镖
Blind alley.
死胡同
Break up.
离散,吹了
Walls have ears。 隔墙有耳 Who doesn,t advance loses ground. 逆水行舟,不进则退 When the snape and the clam grapple,it is the
fisherman who profits. 鹬蚌相争,鱼翁得利 Wherever there is oppression,there is
resistance. 哪里有压迫,哪里就有反抗 When the cat is away ,the mice will play. 山中无老虎,猴子称大王 When is home ,do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗 Wear one‘s heart on one‘s sheeves. 开诚布公 Worried over him day and night. 盼星星,盼月亮 Without a single relative or fiend to help sb. 无亲无故
T
(Where)There is a will ,there is a way.
有志者,事竞成
The on-lookers see most of games.
旁观者清
Tall trees catch much wind.
树大招风
The best sack before it be full.
适可而止
Three cobbers with their wits combined equal
ZhuGeliang the master mind.
三个臭皮匠顶得上一个诸葛亮
The mantis stalks the cicida but behind them
lurks the oriol.
螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后
The weasel goes to pay respeap to the hen not
with the best of intentions.=The weasel pays hen
with evil intend.
黄鼠狼给鸡拜年----没安好心
This ShiMazhao tricks is obvious to every man in
the street.
司马昭之心-----路人皆知
The Eight Fairies crossed the sea each
displaying his own talent.
八仙过海,各显神通
The monk can run away but not the monastery.
跑了和尚跑不了庙
The burned child dreads the fire.
挨过烫的孩子怕火(一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳)
The fox may grow grey ,but never good.
狐狸可以变老,但不会变好
There is no tree but bears some fruit.
无花不结果
There is no fire without some smoke.
无烟不起火
Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月不等人
Two eyes can see more than one.
两只眼睛总比一只眼睛看得清
Talking mends no holes.
空谈无济于事
(There is) no rose without a thorn.
没有不带刺的玫瑰
Take care of the pence and the pounds will take
care of themselves.
小事留意,大事顺利
To see is to believe.
眼见为实
The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃
To say is one thing and to do is another.
说归说,做归做
To mention the wolf’s name is to see the name .
谈虎色变
To save time is to lengthen life.
节省时间就是延长生命
To know everything is to know nothing.
大智若愚
To know oneself is true knowledge.
人贵自知
Take French leave.
不辞而别
To and fro.
来来往往
To pick and choose.
精挑细选
To end in a smoke.
终成泡影
To have one foot in the grave.
半身入土
To fish in the air.
水中捞月
To put all cards on the table.
高出一筹
Tow one’s heart one’s in right place.
好心好意
Tow one’s heart one’s in wrong place.
心术不正
Take—heart.
振作精神
Throw cold water on.
泼冷水
Turn a deaf.
充耳不闻
Throw oneself into sb’s arm.
投入某人的怀抱
英语歇后语及成语
1、There is something in the wind. 有事将要发生.
2、It‘s raining cats and dogs. 大雨倾盆．
3、Rain before seven,fine before eleven. 早雨不过午
4、A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年
5、Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风
Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three
boys noboy. 一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
One eyewitness is better than ten
hearsays.百闻不如一见。
One man’s fault is other man’s lesson.前车之鉴。
One’s words reflect one’s thinking.言为心声.
Out of office, out of danger.无官一身轻
Out of sight, out of mind.眼不见，心为静。