聪明的你请看——常用英谚!(已有500句) - 日志 - 断孒趐哋箶渫 - 爱思家园

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1.Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
小别胜新婚;离别更增思念之情。

2.Action speak louder than words.
行动胜于言辞;事实胜于雄辩;坐而言不如起而行。

3.Advice when most needed is least heeded.
忠言于最需要时,最不被重视;忠言逆耳。

4.Affection is blind reason.
爱情是盲目的理性。

5.After a storm comes a calm.
暴风雨后的宁静;否极泰来;雨过天晴。

6.After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.
饭后坐一下,晚饭后运动。

7.After night comes the day.
黑夜过后,白昼将至;否极泰来。

8.After pleasure comes pain.
先乐必后苦。

9.All cats are grey in the dark.
猫在黑暗中都是灰色的。

10.All good things come to an end.
好景不常;天下没有不散的筵席。

11.All may begin a war, few can end it.
战端易起难收。
12.All men are mortal.
人皆有一死。
13.All rivers run into the sea.
条条江河通大海;条条大道通罗马;殊途同归。

14.All roads lead to Rome.
条条大道通罗马;殊途同归。

15.All's fair in love and war.
恋爱和战争是不择手段的;兵不厌诈;情场如战场。

16.All's grist that comes to the mill.
到磨子里的一切都成粉;来者不拒,全盘照收。

17.All's well that ends well.
凡事结局好,则全部都好。

18.All that glitters is not gold.
发光的未必全是金;中看未必中用;人不可貌相。

19.All things come to those who wait.
懂得忍耐的人是最大的赢家;忍为上策。

20.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只工作而不游戏,会使人变得迟钝。
21.Another day, another dollar.
做一天,一天。

22.Any port in a storm.
暴风雨中的港口;危急时的避难所;穷途末路之计。

23.Appearances are deceptive.
外表是靠不住的;勿以貌取人。

24.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
每天吃一个苹果,不必看医生。

25.The apple never falls far from the tree.
苹果只会掉落苹果树下。

26.April showers bring forth May flowers.
四月阵雨带来五月花。

27.Art apes nature.
艺术模仿自然。

28.Art is long, life is short.
生也有涯,而知无涯;人生短暂,而学问无穷。

29.As a man lives, so shall he die; as a tree falls, so shall it lie.
人有生就有死;树倒了,也就躺在那儿了。

30.As is the workman so is the work.
有怎样的工匠就有怎样的作品;物如其人。

41.A bad penny always come back.
劣币难除;烫手山芋甩不掉。


42.A bad workman always blames his tools.
拙劣的工匠总是埋怨工具不好。

43.A bargain is a bargain.
一言为定;协议已成,不可反悔。

44.Barking dogs seldom bite.
会叫的狗不咬人;色厉内荏。

45.Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.
家虽简陋,但没有一个地方比家更温暖;在家千日好,出门事事难。

46.Be just to all, but trust not all.
公道待人,但不可尽信之。

47.Be sure of hay till the end of May.
不到五月底,干草不可弃。

48.Be swift to hear, slow to hear.
多听少说。

49.Beauty and chastity seldom meet.
美貌与贞洁常相斥。

50.Beauty is but a skin deep.
美貌是肤浅的;美丽是不能持久的;勿以貌取人。51.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
情人眼里出西施。


52.Beggars cannot be choosers.
乞丐当无权选择;讨饭难拣嘴;饥难择食。

53.Best is cheapest.
最好的即是最便宜的。

54.The best of friends must part.
朋友关系再好,终须分离;天下无不散的筵席。

55.The best things are hard to come by.
最好的东西难得到。

56.Better a bare foot than no foot at all.
光脚总比没脚好,有总比没有好。

57.Better a glorious death than a shameful life.
光荣赴死,好过苟且偷生。

58.Better be born lucky than wise.
运气比才智更有用;生不逢时,再有才气也没用。

59.Better be sure than sorry.
安全总比后悔好;预防胜于后悔;宁未雨绸缪,毋事后懊悔。

60.Better give than take.
施比受有福。
61.Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好;亡羊补牢,尤为晚矣。


62.Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
已知的危险比未知的好;明枪易躲,暗箭难防。

63.Beware what and to whom you speak.
小心你说出的话和说话的对象。

64.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
一鸟在手,胜于二鸟在林;到手的才实在;把握现在,不要空想未来。

65.Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚。

66.Bite not the hand that feeds thee.
别反咬喂你的手;不要忘恩负义。

67.A blessing in disguise.
外表似不幸,其实为幸福;因祸得福;塞翁失马,安知非福。

68.The blind leads the blind.
盲人带领盲人;问道于盲。

69.Blood will tell.
血统不彰自显,不说自明。

70.Boys will be boys.
男孩毕竟是男孩。
71.A brave man smiles in the face of adversity.
勇者面对逆境也微笑;勇者不惧。


72.The bull must be taken by the horns.
对付公牛得抓其角;勇敢面对困难。

73.Business before pleasure.
先做完工作,再享受娱乐;先劳后乐。

74.Business is business.
公事公办;就事论事;亲兄弟明算帐。

75.Business is the salt of life.
事业能替人生增添趣味。

76.Call a spade a spade.
直言不讳;有话直说;说一是一,说二是二。

77.Cast not the first stone.
不要丢第一块石头;欲谴责别人前,先扪心自问是否无罪。

78.A cat has nine lives.
猫有九条命;吉人天相;命大。

79.Catch as catch can.
能拿多少算多少。

80.Catch one napping.
乘人不备,捉其把柄。81.Caveat emptor.
顾客小心上当。


82.The chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
整个链条的强韧与否,要看最弱的那一环。

83.Charity begins at home.
仁爱先从家里开始;老吾老,以及人之老。

84.Christmas comes but once a year.
圣诞节一年才一次;佳节难逢。

85.Civility costs nothing.
礼貌不花分文。

86.Cleanliness is next to godliness.
洁净仅次于敬神。

87.Clothes do not make the man.
衣冠不能造人品。

88.Clothes make the man.
人要衣装,佛要金装。

89.Constant dripping wears away the stone.
滴水穿石;铁杵磨成针。

90.The course of true love never did run smooth.
真爱无坦途,好事多磨。91.Courtesy costs nothing.
礼多人不怪;礼貌不费分文。

92.Covetousness is the root of all evil.
贪婪是万恶之源。

93.A coward dies many deaths, a brave man but one.
懦夫死千次,勇者只死一次。

94.Cowards die many times before their deaths.
胆怯者在真正死前已死过多次。

95.Creep before you walk.
先学爬,再学走;按部就班。

96.A crooked stick throws a crooked shadow.
上梁不正下梁歪;曲杖生曲影。

97.Curiosity killed the cat.
好奇伤身。

98.The darkest hour comes before dawn.
黎明之前,是最黑暗的时刻。

99.The darkest hour is that before the dawn.
黎明之前最黑暗;否极泰来。

100.Dead men tell no tales.
死人不会泄密;死无对证。
101.Death defies the doctor.
死神专与医生作对。

102.Deathe is common to all.
人皆有一死。

103.Deeds, not words.
行动胜于空谈;莫坐而言,要起而行。

104.The descent to hell is easy.
下地狱,容易得很。

105.The devil finds work for idle hands to do.
魔鬼找事给游手好闲得人去做;游手好闲,为非作歹。

106.The devil is never far off.
魔鬼总是近在眼前。

107.The devil never sleeps.
魔鬼从不睡觉。

108.The devil take the hindmost.
魔鬼抓去最后的人;落后者倒霉。

109.The die is cast.
色子已经掷出;木已成舟。

110.Discretion is the better part of valour.
审慎乃勇敢之主体;勇敢贵审慎。111.A disease known is half cured.
弄清楚病情,就等于病治好了一半。

112.Do as I say, not as I do.
照我所说的去做,不要照我所做的去做。

113.Do as you would be done by.
已所欲,施于人。

114.Do in Rome as the Romans do.
在罗马,就照着罗马人的习俗去做;入乡随俗。

115.Do your best. Angels can do no better.
只要努力做,天使也不会做得比你更好。

116.Dog does not eat dog.
狗不吃狗;同类不相残。

117.Doing is better than saying.
做比说好;坐而言,不如起而行。

118.Don't bite off more than you can chew.
贪多嚼不烂;不要自不量力。

119.Don't burn the candle at both ends.
蜡烛不要两头烧;不可过分透支体力。

120.Don't cast your pearls before swine.
不要在猪面前丢珍珠;不要对牛弹琴。
121.Don't change horses in mid—stream.
渡河途中莫换马;临阵莫换将。

122.Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
不要打如意算盘;不要过早乐观;小鸡孵出之后才算数。

123.Don't cross a bridge till you come to it.
船到桥头自然直;勿杞人忧天。

124.Don't cry over spilt milk.
牛奶洒了,哭也没用;不要为无法挽回的事懊恼。

125.Don't cut off your nose to spite your face.
不要割下自己的鼻子来和脸过不去;不要和自己过不去。

126.Don't empty the baby out with the bath water.
不要将小孩与洗澡水一起倒掉。

127.Don't have too many irons in the fire.
不要把太多的铁放到火炉里;不要同时做太多事;不要操之过急。

128.Don't judge by appearances.
别以貌取人;人不可貌相。

129.Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
勿将鼹鼠丘看作大山;不要小题大做。

130.Don't measure other people's corn by your own bushel.
别用自己的斗去量别人的谷;勿以己度人。
131.Don't meet trouble halfway.
勿杞人忧天;勿自寻烦恼。

132.Don't paint the lily.
不要给百合花涂上颜色。

133.Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
不要把所有的蛋放在一个篮子里;勿孤注一掷。

134.Don't put the cart before the horse.
不要把马车放在马前;勿本末倒置。

135.Don't ride the high horse.
不要骑高马;不要摆架子。

136.Don't set fire to your house to keep yourself warm.
不要焚屋取暖。

137.Don't tell tales out of school.
不要泄露秘密。

138.Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
家丑不可外扬。

139.Don't wear out your welcome.
莫停留太久以致不受欢迎;常客不受欢迎。

140.A drowning man will clutch at a straw.
溺者攀草求援;急不暇择。
141.Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.
酒醉时会说出清醒时不想说的话;酒后吐真言。

142.Dry bread at home is better than roast meat abroad.
在家吃干面包,好过在外吃烤肉;在家千日好,出门事事难。

143.Dying men speak true.
快要死的人说真话;人之将死,其言也善。

144.The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃;捷足先登。

145.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
早睡早起使人健康、富有又聪明。

146.Eaiser said than done.
说时容易做时难;知易行难。

147.East or west, home is best.
东奔西跑,不如家里最好;金窝、银窝,不如自己的草窝。

148.Easy come, easy go.
来得容易去得快。

149.Eat to live and not live to eat.
吃饭是为了活着,活着不是为了吃饭。

150.The end justifies the means.
为达目的,不择手段。151.An Englishman's house is his castle.
英国人的家就是他的城堡。

152.Enough is enough.
够用就够了。

153.Even a worm will turn.
甚至蠕虫也会翻身;狗急跳墙。

154.Even Homer sometimes nods.
即使荷马也会打瞌睡;智者千虑,必有一失。

155.Every ass likes to hear himself bray.
每头驴子都爱听自己嘶叫;马不知脸长。

156.Every cloud has a silver lining.
乌云背后是银边;否极泰来;因祸得福。

157.Every couple is not a pair.
两个人未必就是一对。

158.Every day is not holiday.
不是每天都是假日。

159.Every dog has his day.
狗也有走运的一天;凡人皆有得意日。

160.Every little helps.
点滴都有用;积少成多。 161.Every man has his faults.
每个人都有缺点;人非圣贤,孰能无过。

162.Every man has his price.
人各有价;人人可以被收买。

163.Every man is his own worst enemy.
每个人是自己最大的敌人。

164.Every why has a wherefore.
事出必有因。

165.Everybody's business is nobody's business.
众人之事无人管;三个和尚没水喝。

166.Everyone to his taste.
人各有所好。

167.Everything comes to him who waits.
等待的人终必得到。

168.Everything has an end.
所有的事情都有终结;天下无不散之筵席。

169.Evil tidings spread quickly.
好事不出门,坏事传千里。

170.The exception proves the rule.
例外证明法则的存在。
171.Expectation is better than realization.
期待比实现更美好。

172.Experience is the best teacher.
经验即良师。

173.An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
以眼还眼,以牙还牙。

174.The eye is bigger than the belly.
眼大肚子小。

175.A fair face may hide a foul heart.
笑里藏刀,包藏祸心。

176.Faith will move mountains.
信念可撼山。

177.False with one can be false with two.
撒了一次谎,必有第二次。

178.Familiarity breeds contempt.
熟悉易生轻侮。

179.A fault confessed is half redressed.
承认错,就等于改正了一半;知过能改,善莫大焉。

180.First come, first served.
先到先得,捷足先登。181.First impressions are most lasting.
初次印象最持久;先入为主。

182.First think and then speak.
先想好了再发言。

183.A fool and his money are soon parted.
愚人难聚财。

184.Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
天使不敢涉足的地方,愚人却冲进去;无知的人,天不怕,地不怕。

185.For want of a nail…
事小关大局。

186.Forbidden fruit is sweetest.
禁果最甜。

187.Forewarmed is forearmed.
预先获得警告,既是预先有了准备;凡事预则立。

188.Forgive and forget.
既往不咎。

189.Fortune helps him that's willing to help himself.
天助自助者。

190.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难见真情;患难之交才是真朋友。

191.A friend to all is a friend  to none.
对谁都友好的人,等于对谁都不友好。

192.Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.
有花堪折直需折。

193.Give a fool rope enough, and he'll hang himself.
任由愚人自为,他将自取灭亡。

194.Give a man an annuity and he'll live for ever.
给人年金,他就会长命百岁。

195.Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.
多行不义必自毙。

196.Give and take.
施舍与接纳;交换意见;有来有往。

197.Give credit where credit is due.
有功则赏。

198.Give him an inch and he'll take an ell.
得寸进尺。

199.Give me liberty or give me death.
不自由,毋宁死。

200.Give the devil his due.
公平看待魔鬼;平心而论。
201.God helps those who help themselves.
天助自助者。

202.God is a sure paymaster.
上帝绝不欠人的债。

203.A good beginning makes a good ending.
有善始必有善终。

204.Good company makes short miles.
良伴同行路途短。

205.A good dog deserves a good bone.
良犬应得好骨头。

206.A good face needs no paint.
姣好的脸毋须化妆。

207.Good fences make good neighbours.
篱笆筑得牢,邻居处得好。

208.A good husband makes a good wife.
夫好则妻贤。

209.A good name is sooner lost than won.
好名声得之难,失之易。

210.A good tale is none the worse for being told twice.
好戏不厌百回看;好故事百听不厌。211.Good to begin well, better to end well.
有善始很好,有善终更好。

212.A good wife makes a good husband.
有好妻子就有好丈夫。

213.Good words are worth much and cost little.
说好话最划算。

214.The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
篱笆外的草总是比较绿;外国的月亮比较圆。

215.Great minds think alike.
英雄所见略同。

216.Half a loaf is better than no bread.
半条面包总比没面包好;聊胜于无。

217.Half empty is half full.
半空就是半满。

218.Half the world knows not how the other half lives.
世界上有一半的人不知道另一半人如何生活。

219.The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
推摇篮的手支配世界。

220.Handsome is as handsome does.
行为漂亮才是美;心美貌亦美  221.Haste makes waste.
欲速则不达。

222.A hasty meeting, a hasty parting.
聚的匆忙散得快。

223.He helps little that helps not himself.
连自己都帮不了得人,不会有大用处。

224.He laughs best who laughs last.
笑到最后的人笑的最甜;别高兴得太早。

225.He robs Peter to pay Paul.
抢彼得得钱,还保罗的债。

226.He that fights and runs away may live to fight another day.
逃跑的人未来可以再战;留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。

227.He that gains time gains all things.
能争取时间,便能获得一切。

228.He that runs fastest gets the ring.
谁跑得快,谁得奖;捷足先登。

229.He that runs fast will not run long.
跑得快的人跑不久。

230.He who begins many things, finishes but few.
虎头蛇尾。 -231.He who denies all confesses all.
全部否认即全部承认;欲盖弥彰。

232.He who hesitates is lost.
迟疑者必失良机。

233.He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones.
自己有缺点,就不应该说别人。

234.Health is better than wealth.
健康胜于财富。

235.Heaven helps those who help themselves.
天助自助者。

236.A heavy purse makes a light heart.
钱袋重,心快活。

237.His bark is worse than his bite.
叫得凶,但咬得不重;雷声大,雨点小。

238.History repeats itself.
历史会重演。

239.Hitch your wagon to a star.
把你的马车栓到星星上;要理想崇高,胸怀大志。

240.Home is home, be it ever so humble.
家虽简陋,但没有一个地方比家更温暖;在家千日好,出外事事难。241.Honesty is the best policy.
诚实为上策。

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

243.Hope is the poor man's bread.
希望是穷人的面包;穷人靠希望活下去。

244.Hope springs eternal in the human breast.
希望永远在人的心中滋生。

245.A house divided against itself cannot stand.
有内讧的家不能存在;家和万事兴。

246.Hunger knows no friend.
饥饿使人六亲不认。

247.If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.
人欺我一次,他可耻;欺我两次,我可耻。

248.If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.
如故一件事值得做,就值得做好。

249.If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.
再接再厉,终会成功。

250.If the shoe fits, wear it.
如果鞋子合适,就穿吧;有则改之,无则嘉勉。251.If you can't beat  'em join 'em.
不能打败他们,就加入他们。

252.If you do not like it you must lump it.
即使你不喜欢,也得忍受;逆来顺受。

253.If you want a thing well done, do it yourself.
欲事成当自为之。

254.If you want peace, prepare for war.
欲求和平,先准备战争。

255.Ignorance is bliss.
无知就是福。

256.Ill got, ill spent.
悖入悖出;不义之财,不可久享。

257.Ill news comes apace.
坏事传千里。

258.Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
模仿是最真挚的奉承。

259.In for a penny, in for a pound.
既已投下一便士,索性再花一英镑;一不做,二不休。

260.In union is strength.
团结就是力量。261.It is a sad heart that never rejoices.
永无欢乐的心是可悲的;哀莫大于心死。

262.It's a small world.
人生何处不相逢;冤家路窄。

263.It is always darkest just before the day dawns.
黎明之前最为黑暗;否极泰来。

264.It's an ill bird that fouls its own nest.
弄脏自己巢的鸟,不是好鸟;家丑不可外扬。

265.It's an ill wind that blows nobody good.
无人得到好处的风可真是坏风;凡事皆有利有弊。

266.It is as well to know which way the wind blows.
最好知道风吹往哪个方向;识时务者为俊杰。

267.It is best to be on the safe side.
小心谨慎为上策。

268.It is better to be alone than iin bad company.
交恶友不如无友。

269.It is better to die with honour than to live with shame.
光荣而死,好过含辱苟活。

270.It is better to do well than to say well.
说得好不如做得好。
271.It is better to give than to take.
施比受有福。

272.It is better to wear out than to rust out.
与其锈坏,不如用坏;与其闲死,不如忙死。

273.It is easier said than done.
说比做容易。

274.It is love that makes the world go round.
爱情使世界旋转。

275.It is more blessed to give than to receive。
施比受更有福。

276.It is no use crying over spilt milk.
打翻牛奶,哭也没用;覆水难收。

277.It is not how long but how well we live.
人生在于活得漂亮,而非活得长久。

278.It is the unexpected that always happens.
意外常常发生。

279.It is too late to lock the stable when the horse has been stolen.
亡羊补牢,为时已晚。

280.It is too late to shut the stable—door when the steed is stolen.
马已被偷再关马厩;亡羊补牢,为时已晚。281.It is useless to flog a dead horse.
鞭死马无益;勿旧调重弹。

282.It never rains but pours.
不雨则已,一雨倾盆;屋漏偏逢连夜雨;祸不单行。

283.It takes all sorts to make a world.
世界是由各式各样的人组成的。

284.It takes two to make a quarrel.
两个人才能吵架;一个巴掌拍不响。

285.A Jack of all trades is master of none.
无能先生,无一精通;样样通,样样松。

286.The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.
千里之行,始于足下;万丈高楼平地起。

287.Judge not a book by its cover.
不能光用封面来评断一本书的好坏;不能以貌取人。

288.Judge not, that ye be judged.
不评论人,以免被人评论。

289.Jump once but look twice.
三思而后行。

290.Keep something for a rainy day.
未雨绸缪,有备无患。
291.Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
少说话,多观察。

292.Keep your purse and your mouth closed.
不浪费,不多言;把钱包与嘴巴闭紧。

293.Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs.
勿杀生金蛋的鹅;勿杀鸡取卵。

294.Kill two birds with one stone.
以一石杀二鸟;一举两得。

295.Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。

296.The laborer is worthy of his hire.
一分辛劳,一分收获。

297.The last straw breaks the camel's back.
最后一根稻草,压断骆驼的背;凡事宜节制,过则必败事。

298.Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone.
欢笑,则世界与你同乐;哭泣,则独自悲伤。

299.Laughter is the best medicine.
笑是最好的药。

300.Learn to walk before you run.
学跑之前先学走。
301.Least said, soonest mended.
话少易了;话少祸少;言多必失。

302.The leopard cannot change his spots.
豹无法改变它的斑点;本性难移。

303.Let bygones be bygones.
让过去的事成为过去;既往不咎。

304.Let sleeping dogs lie.
让睡觉的狗躺着;勿惹是生非;勿打草惊蛇。

305.Let the buyer beware.
顾客小心上当。

306.A light purse makes a heavy heart.
钱袋轻,心沉重。

307.Like father, like son.
有其父必有其子。

308.Like will to like .
物以类聚;同声相应;同气相求。

309.A little learning is a dangerous thing.
一知半解最危险。

310.Little pitchers have long ears.
水罐虽小,耳朵长;小孩子,耳朵灵。 - 311.Little strokes fell great oaks.
滴水穿石。

312.Live and learn.
活到老,学到老;学无止境。

313.Live and let live.
自己活,也让别人活;互相帮助,共存共荣。

314.Live not to eat, but eat to live.
活着不是为吃,吃是为了活。

315.Living well is the best revenge.
活得好就是给仇人最好的报复。

316.Lock the stable after the horse is stolen.
亡羊补牢,为时已晚。

317.Long absent, soon forgotten.
离久情疏。

318.The longest day must have an end.
最长之日终有尽时;否极泰来。

319.The longest night will have an end.
最长的夜也有结束的时候;否极泰来。

320.Look before you leap.
三思而行。 321.Love is blind.
爱情是盲目的。

322.Love me, love my dog.
爱我,也爱我的狗;爱屋及乌。

323.The love of money is the root of all evil.
爱财是一切罪恶的根源。

324.Love will find a way.
真情所至,金石为开。

325.Make haste slowly.
要 快中有慢;欲速则不达。

326.Make hay while the sun shines.
有太阳时快晒草;把握时机。

327.Make much of what you have.
善于利用手边的东西。

328.Make the best of a bad bargain.
善处逆境。

329.Make the best of a bad job.
善处逆境。

330.A man can lead a horse to the water but he cannot make him drink.
师傅领进门,修行在个人。 331.A man has many enemies when his back is to the wall.
身处绝境的人,仇敌很多。

332.A man is known by the company he keeps.
观其友,知其人;物以类聚。

333.Man proposes, God disposes.
某事在人,成事在天。

334.Man shall not live by bread alone.
人生活不只靠面包。

335.Man's work lasts till set of sum; woman's work is never done.
男人的工作从日出到日落,女人的工作永远做不完。

336.Many a true word is spoken in jest.
玩笑之中有真话;笑谈之中有至理名言。

337.Many hands make light work.
人多好办事;众擎易举。

338.Many heads are better than one.
众人的主意,总比一个人的好;三个臭皮匠,胜过一个诸葛亮。

339.Marry in haste, and repent at leisure.
匆忙结婚必后悔。

340.Measure for measure.
一报还一报;以其人之道,还治其人之身。 341.Measure yourself by your own foot.
以自己的标准衡量自己;以己之尺,度己之身。


342.Men are known by the company they keep.
观其友,知其人;物以类聚。

343.Men may promise more in a day than they will fulfill in a year.
人一天内许的愿,会比一年内能实现的多。

344.Might si right.
强权即是公理。

345.Mind your p's and q's.
p和q要分辨清楚;要谨慎行事。

346.Misery loves company.
祸不单行。

347.Misfortunes never come singly.
祸不单行。

348.A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘,差之千里。

349.Moderation in all things.
凡事中庸而行。

350.Money begets money.
钱可生钱。 351.Money burns a hole in the pocket.
钱在口袋里烧了个洞;有钱必花光。

352.Money draws money.
钱生钱,利滚利。

353.Money si the root of all evil.
钱是一切罪恶的根源。

354.Money makes the mare go.
有钱能使鬼推磨;金钱万能。

355. More haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。

356.More than enough is too much.
超过所需就是太多;凡事适可而止。

357.The more you have, the more you want.
拥有愈多,想要愈多。

358.Murder will out.
恶事必败露;天网恢恢,疏而不漏。

359.My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life.
儿子一娶妻就不再是儿子,女儿却终生是女儿。

360.Nature is the best physician.
大自然是最好的医生 361.Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要为发明之母;穷则变,变则通。


362.Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
既不要做负债者,也不要做债主。

363.Never answer a question until it is asked.
没人问起,别先回答。

364.Never ask pardon before you are accused.
未被指控前不求饶;不要自己承认犯罪。

365.Never cross your bridges till you come to them.
船到桥头自然直;勿杞人忧天。

366.Never do things by halves.
勿半途而废。

367.Never judge by appearances.
人不可貌相;勿以貌取人。

368.Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
不要看别人赠送的马的嘴;不要挑剔得到的礼物。

369.Never make threats you cannot carry out.
不要做不能实现的威胁;勿虚张声势。

370.Never put off till  tomorrow what you can do today.
今日事,今日毕。371.Never say die.
永远不要说“完了”;不要气馁。


372.Never speak ill of men behind their backs.
别在背后说人坏话。

373.Never spend your money before you have it.
钱到手了再花;量入为出。

374.Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
勿自寻烦恼;勿杞人忧天。

375.Never venture out of your depth till you can swim.
还不会游泳,就不要冒险入深池。

376.No answer is also an answer.
没有答案也是一种答案。

377.No gain without pain.
不劳则无获。

378.No man is an island.
没有人是1个孤岛;没有人是孤立的。

379.No news is good news.
没消息,就是好消息。

380.No pain(s), no gain(s).
不劳则无获;吃得苦中苦,方为人上人。381.No time like the present.
现在就是最好的时光;大好时光,莫如今朝。

382.Noblesse oblige.
生为贵族,举止就要像贵族。

383.The noblest vengeance is to forgive.
宽恕是最高尚的报复。

384.None so blind as those who won't see.
没有人比不愿看的人更瞎。

385.None so deaf as those who won't hear.
没有人比不愿听的人更聋。

386.Not to advance is to go back.
不进则退;没有进步就是退步。

387.Nothing attempted, nothing gained.
不试则一事无成;不入虎穴,焉得虎子。

388.Nothing for nothing.
没钱买不到东西;天下没有免费的午餐。

389.Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand.
事前看事最美好;没有什么事比事前看来得好。

390.Nothing is certain but uncertainty.不确定就是世界上的常理。
391.Nothing is given so freely as advice.
人们都乐于给别人忠告。


392.Nothing is good or bad but by comparion.
不经比较,不知好坏;不怕不识货,就怕货比货。

393.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
天下无难事,只怕有心人。

394.Nothing is so certain as the unexpected.
意料之外的事必发生。

395.Nothing seek, nothing find.
不寻找,不会得到。

396.Nothing succeeds like success.
没有事情会像成功那样,一次接着一次;一事如意,事事顺利。

397.Of two evils choose the lesser.
两害相权取其轻。

398.Old friends and old wine are best.
朋友和酒是老的好。

399.Old habits die hard.
积习难改。

400.The old way is best.
老方法最好。

401.Once a beggar, always a beggar.
一日为乞丐,终生是乞丐。


402.Once bitten, twice shy.
上一次当,学一次乖;一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。

403.One cannot be in two place at once.
一个人不能同时在两地;分身乏术。

404.One cannot put back the clock.
时光不能倒流。

405.One father can support ten children; ten children cannot support one father.
一父能养十子;十子难养一父。

406.One good turn deserves another.
善有善报。

407.One is never too old to learn.
活到老,学到老。

408.One man's meat is another man's poison.
队甲是肉,对乙是毒;人各有所好。

409.One of these days is none of these days.
拖延时日,终难实现。

410.One picture is worth a thousand words.
千言不如一画;百闻不如一见。
411.One rotten apple spoils the whole lot.
一只烂苹果,弄坏全筐;害群之马。


412.Opportunity makes the thief.
机会制造小偷;勿使人有机可乘。

413.Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
机会很少敲两次门;福无双至;机会难得。

414.Our worst misfortunes are those which never befall us.
最大的不幸,是为没有发生的事苦恼。

415.Out of debt, out of danger.
不负债,没有危险。

416.Out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见,心不念;离久情疏。

417.Out of the frying-pan into the fire.
逃出热锅,却掉到火里;每下愈况。

418.Paddle your own canoe.
自己摇浆;自力更生。

419.Patience  is a virtue.
忍耐是美德。

420. The pen is mighter than the sword.
文胜于武;笔诛胜于剑伐。421.Penny and penny laid up will be many.
积分成万;积少成多;积沙成塔。


422.A penny for your thoughts.
我给你一分钱,你告诉我你在想什么。

423.A penny saved is a penny earned.
省一分,就是赚一分。

424.Penny wise, pound foolish.
小处聪明,大事苯;贪小失大。

425.People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
自己住在玻璃屋,不要向别人扔石头;自己有缺点,就不要说别人。

426.Pigs might fly.
世上无奇不有。

427.Pitchers have ears.
水罐有耳;隔墙有耳。

428.A place for everything, and everything in iis place.
各种东西应放在固定的地方;万物各得其所。

429.Possession is nine points of the law.
占有即已九成合法;财产一占有,官司准打赢。

430.The pot called the kettle black.
锅笑壶黑;五十步笑一百步。 431.Poverty is a pain, but no disgrace.
贫穷是痛苦,而非耻辱。


432.Poverty is no sin.
贫穷非罪恶;贫穷不足以为耻。

433.Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。

434.Practice what you preach.
实行你所讲的道理;躬行己说;言行一致。

435.Praise makes good men better and bad men worse.
称赞使善人更善,恶人更恶。

436.Pretty is as pretty does.
行为善者始为美;心美貌亦美。

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

438.Pride goes before a fall.
骄傲走在跌倒的前面;骄者必败。

439.Pride will have a fall.
骄傲会使人跌交;骄者必败。

440.The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
布丁的美味吃时方知;空谈不如实际。
441.Rain, rain, go to Spain.
雨啊雨啊,到西班牙去。


442.Rats desert a sinking ship.
鼠弃沉船。

443.Red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
傍晚天红,牧羊人高兴;早晨天红,牧羊人当心。

444.Revenge is sweet.
复仇是甜蜜的。

445.Revenge is a dish that should be eaten cold.
报复是一道等凉再吃的菜;君子报仇,十年不晚。

446.The road to hell is paved with good intention.
去地狱的路是善意铺成的。

447.A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔;转业不聚财。

448.Rome was not built in a day.
罗马不是一天建成的。

449.A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
玫瑰即使被称作其它的名字,芬芳依旧。

450.Salt seasons all things.
盐能调理百味。451.Saying is one thing and doing another.
说是一回事,做是一回事;说来容易做来难.


452.A secret is too little for one, enough for two, too much for three.
秘密一人知道太少,两个人知道刚刚好,三个人知道就太多了.

453.Seeing is believing.
眼见为实;百闻不如一见.

454.Self-praise is no recommendation.
自我夸奖不可取.

455.Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
保护自己,是自然界最原始的法则;人不为己,天诛地灭.

456.Set a thief to catch a thief.
用小偷去抓小偷.

457.Share and share alike.
合伙则利益均分.

458.Short pleasure, long lament.
欢愉一时,悔恨一世.

459.Show me not the meat but show me the man.
不用看食物,看本人就行.

460.Silence is golden.
沉默是金.  461.Sink or swim.
非浮即沉;成败全靠自己。

462.Six of one and half a dozen of the other.
半斤对八两。

463.Slow and steady wins the race.
慢而稳者得胜。

464.Slow but sure wins the race.
慢而稳者得胜。

465.A slow courtesy is a discourtesy.
迟来的礼貌就是失礼。

466.A small gift brings often a great reward.
送小礼,往往能得大回馈;放小饵,钓大鱼。

467.Small profits, quick returns.
薄利多销。

468.So far, so good .
到目前为止,一切都好。

469.So many men, so many minds.
十人十心;人多意见杂。

470.Soft words win hard heart.
温和的言语能打动铁石心肠;以柔克刚。 471.Some people cannot see the wood for the trees.
见树不见林。


472.Something is better than nothing.
有一点总比没有好;聊胜于无。

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

474.A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的心灵,在于健全的身体。

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

476.Speak not all you know, do not all you can, believe not all you hear.
话到嘴边留三分,做事之时留一手,听闻之事莫尽信。

477.Speech is silver, silence is golden.
说话是银,沉默是金。

478.The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
心有余而力不足;爱莫能助。

479.Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
棍棒和石头会打断我的骨头,但言语却伤不了我。

480.Still waters run deep.
静水流深;大智若愚;深藏不漏。
481.A stitch in time saves nine.
一针及时省九针;及时行事,事半功倍。


482.Stolen pleasure are sweetest.
偷来的快乐最甜。

483.The strength of the chain is in the weakest link.
链子的强度如何,在于最弱的一环。

484.Strike while the iron is hot.
打铁趁热;把握时机。

485.A stumble may prevent a fall.
小颠簸可防摔大跤;犯小错可防犯大错。

486.Sweet is the fruit of labour.
劳动的果实最甜美;先苦后乐。

487.The tailor's wife is worst clad.
裁缝师自己的老婆,衣服穿得最破。

488.Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
省小钱,成大富;小事注意,大事自成;小事都注意到,大事自然不会有问题。

489.Take it or leave it.
要就拿去,不然就放下;要就要,不要就算了。

490.Take the bull by the horns.
对付公牛得抓其角;不畏艰难。491.Take the rough with the smooth.
逆来顺受;随遇而安。


492.Take things as they come.
随遇而安;逆来顺受。

493.Take things as you find them.
入乡随俗;随遇而安;逆来顺受。

494.A tale never loses in the telling.
故事相传,有加无减。

495.Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.
说曹操,曹操就到。

496.Tastes differ.
人人品味不同;人各有所好。

497.That thing which is rare is dear.
物以希为贵。

498.There are tricks in every trade.
各行都有诀窍。

499.There are two sides to every question.
每个问题都有正反两面;凡事皆有利有弊。

500.There are wheels within wheels.
幕后有人指使。