英 语 常 用 谚

英 语 常 用 谚 语
（A） A Jack of all trades is master of none. 样样通样样稀松。
A bad penny always comes back. 恶有恶报。
A bad shearer never had a good sickle. {A bad workman always blames his tools.}劣工尤器。
A bad shearer never had a good sickle. 劣工尤器。
A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工尤器。
A bad workman quarrels with his tool. 不好的木匠怪罪他的工具。/ 【谚】 拙工常怪工具差(厨师笨,怪刀钝)
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 谈虎变色。
A burnt child dreads the fire.受灼的小孩必怕火。
A cat may look at a king.君王卿相于我何。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常乐。
A dying deer doesn't choose a shade. ( or ) Beggars are no choosers. 鹿死不择音（阴）。
A fault confessed is half redressed. 【谚】承认错误等于改正了一半。
A forced kindness deserves no thanks. 【谚】虚情假意不值得感谢。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
A house divided against itself cannot stand. 【谚】不和睦之家不长久。(圣经马可福音3︰25)
A leopard cannot change it's spots. 江山易改，本性难移。
A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危险。只知皮毛是件危险的事。
A little pot is soon hot.小人物易发怒。
A leopard cannot change it's spots. 江山易改，本性难移。
A man can only die once. 【谚】人的生命只有一次。(指生命宝贵)
A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks.
A new broom sweeps clean. 【谚】新官上任三把火。
A penny saved is a penny gained [earned]. 【谚】省一文等于挣一文。
A place for everything, and everything in its place. 【谚】井井有条才能各得其所；有条不紊。
A polite person never interrupts others while they are discussing important matters.
当其它人讨论重要事情时，一个有礼貌的人从不打搅他们。
A politician has to have good insight as well as common sense. 一个政治家一定要有洞察力及常识。
A politician must be discreet. 一个政治家必须要谨慎。
A politician needs to avoid controversy. 政治人物必须避免争议。
A poor man who never flatters is not so good as a rich man who is courteous. 贫而无谄，不如富而好礼。
A pot calling the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔；转业不聚财。
A soft answer turned away wrath.和言足以息怒（柔足以克刚）。
A sound mind in a sound body.健全的头脑寓于健全的身体。
A still tongue makes a wise head. 【谚】寡言多智。
A stitch in time saves nine. 及时一针省九针。及时行事，则事半功倍。（防微杜渐）。
A tree is known by its fruit. 从所结的果子可以知道一棵果树的好坏。
A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults. 一白遮三丑。
A wise man is never less alone than when alone. 【谚】智者独处而不孤独。
A wolf in sheep's clothing. 笑里藏刀的人(披着羊皮的狼)。
A wonder lasts but nine days. 【谚】再新鲜的事也新鲜不了几天。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 【谚】离别情更深，地远心愈近。
Accidents will happen. 【谚】天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
Actions speak louder than words. 【谚】行动胜于言辞；事实胜于雄辩。
Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。【谚】越重要的忠言越没人听。
After a storm comes a calm. 否极泰来。
After rain comes sunshine. 雨过天晴。
After the storm comes the calm. 否极泰来。
All for one, one for all. 人人为我，我为人人。
All good things come to and end.【谚】花无百日红（天下无不散之筵席）。
All is not gold that glitters.【谚】闪闪发光物，未必尽黄金。
All is well that ends well. 善终为善。
All or nothing. 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
All roads lead to Rome. 条条大道通罗马。
All that glitters is not gold. 金玉其外，未必皆善（不可仅以貌取人）。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.【谚】光念书不玩耍，小孩会变傻。
All's fair in love and war. 【谚】对于战争与恋爱，任何手段都无碍(兵不厌诈，情不厌欺)。
All's well that ends well. 善终为善。【谚】结局好就一切都好。
An idle youth; a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
Art is a lie that enables us to realize the truth. ( ~~~Pablo Picasso )艺术是一种使我们能够实现真实的谎言。
Art is long, life is short.人生苦短，而学术无穷。
Art is long; life is short. 学海无涯，人生苦短。
As a man sows [you sow], so he [you] shall reap. 【谚】 善有善报，恶有恶报。
As we proceed along life's journey, we must learn when and how to cast off our own mistakes and shortcomings, too.
当我们沿着人生的旅程前进时，我们也须学会何时及如何除掉我们自己的错误和缺点。
As well as being used for taking photographs, X-rays are also used for treating diseased parts of the body to kill
the disease. 除了用来摄影之外，Ｘ光也被用来治疗身体患病的部位以消灭疾病。
As you are sorry. I'll forgive you. 既然你认错,我也就不追究了。
As you [can imagine], the office is very formal. 办公室里一切都很规矩，这一点你[可想而知]。
[know], [是知道的]。
[mentioned], [已经提到过]。
[see], [已经看到了]。
[will notice], [会注意到]。
As you can see, everything here is fine. 就像你看到的，这里一切都很好。
As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自作自受.咎由自取。
As you predict, nothing came of the meeting. 正如你所料，这会议毫无结果。
As you sow, so shall you reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
（B） Bad news travels fast. (好事不出门)，恶事传千里。
Bad news travels fast.恶事传千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.吠叫的狗不咬人。
Be just before you are generous. 【谚】先要正直，才能大方。
Beauty -- and all the values that derive from beauty -- are not measured and evaluated in terms of the dollar.
美 -- 以及所有起源自美的价值 -- 是不能用金钱的角度来衡量和评估的。
Beauty catches the eye. 秀色可餐。
Beauty is but [only] skin deep. 【谚】美色只是一层皮(指不可以貌取人)。
Beauty is in the eye of beholder. 情人眼里出西施﹝各人审美观点不同﹞。
Beauty is not a positive thing. 美丽并非绝对的。
Beauty is only skin-deep. 人不可貌相﹝美貌不过是外表的﹞。
Beggars must not be choosers. 饥者不得择食。
Best is cheapest.【谚】优质商品最合算。(指优质商品虽贵，却经久耐用)
Better (to) be alone than in bad [ill] company.【谚】与其交坏友，不如一人独处。
Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明枪易躲,暗箭难防。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为狗头不为狮尾。
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. 宁为驴头不为马尾。
Better bend than break. 委曲求全。【谚】宁可委屈求全，不可惹祸杀身。
Better late than never.（It's never too late to mend.）亡羊补牢犹未晚。（迟做总比不做好）。
Better late than never.【谚】迟到总比不到好(晚做总比不做强)；宁迟勿缺(亡羊补牢永不为迟)；只要开始，虽晚不迟。
Better safe than sorry.【谚】宁可小心求安全，不可冒险而后悔。(有备无患，无备遗憾)
Between two stools you fall to the ground. 脚踏双凳必坠地。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。
Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。
Books and friends should be few but good. 【谚】择友宜少，选书宜精。
Brevity is the soul of wit. 精简是智慧的真髓。
Business before pleasure. 工作先于玩乐。
But when his ideals could not be realized, he resigned. 但是当他的理想无法实现时，他就辞职。
But whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.
惟有听从我的、必安然居住、得享安静、不怕灾祸。 (箴言Proverbs 1:33)
But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties
of your ministry. 你却要凡事谨慎、忍受苦难、作传道的工夫、尽你的职分。
But you must let them know that you need help. 但是你必须让他们知道你需要帮助，
But you really understand. 而是真的听懂了。
But you're talking about maybes in the future. I'm talking about now.
但你只是谈论未来的「或许」，而我是谈论「现在」。
（C）cannot see the wood for the trees 见树不见林；因小失大。
Care killed a cat. 忧虑致命（劳神丧命）。
Cast pearls before swine. 对牛弹琴。
cast [throw] (one's) pearls before swine 对牛弹琴。
Catch your bear before you sell its skin. 【谚】捉到了熊再卖皮(不要高兴得太早)。
Chances are it will rain. 很可能会下雨。
Charity begins at home. 仁爱从家中开始。齐家才能治国。
Circumstances alter cases.【谚】临机应变。
Coming events cast their shadows before. 【谚】 事发之前必有症兆，「一叶落而知秋」。
Comparisons are odious. 人比人气死人。
Complete power corrupts completely. 绝对的权力使人绝对地腐化。
Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。
Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。
Cowards die many times before their death.【谚】胆小鬼在咽气之前要死许多次(胆小鬼要经历多次对死亡的恐惧)。
Crime doesn't pay. 【谚】犯罪不会得到好处。
Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 【谚】过河应走水浅处(做事应选最简单的方法)。
Cry over spilt milk. 做无益之悔恨。
Cunning is no burden. 艺多不压人。
Custom is a second nature. 【谚】习惯乃第二天性(习惯成自然) 。
Custom makes all things easy. 【谚】一朝成习惯，万事不难办。
Custom reconciles us to everything. 【谚】习惯之后，对一切便能泰然
D）  Danger past, God forgotten. 【谚】危险过去了，上帝抛脑后[好了伤疤忘了痛]。
Death is the great leveler. 死后万人皆平等（人皆有死）。
Death pays all scores. 【谚】一死百了。
Death quits all scores. 【谚】一死百了。
Desert and reward seldom keep company. 【谚】有功不赏平常事，论功行赏极罕见。
Desires are nourished by delays.【谚】故意不立即满足欲望，使之更趋强烈；一时吃不到嘴，胃口更被吊起来。
Diamond cut diamond. 两虎相争必有一伤。
Discretion is the better part of valor. 勇敢贵审慎（冒不必要之险，只是匹夫之勇）。
勇气贵在慎重；三十六计走为上策。勿逞匹夫之勇；识时务者为俊杰。
Do as you would be done by. 己所欲施于人。
Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入境随俗。
Do not cast pearls before swine. 不要明珠暗投。不要对牛弹琴。
Do not kick against the pricks. 勿以螳臂挡车（勿作无谓之抵抗徒伤自己）。
Do not put the cart before the horse. 勿将本未倒置。
Do not wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。
Do you have to work on Saturday? 你星期六上班吗？
Dog does not eat dog. 狗不咬狗（同类不相残）。
Don't change horses in mid-stream. 临阵勿换将。
Don't change the subject.不要打岔。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 勿打如意算盘。
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 勿孤注一掷。
Don't put the cart before the horse. 勿本未倒置。
Don't quarrel with your bread and butter. 勿自砸饭碗。【谚】不要自暴自弃，不要厌弃自己的职业。
Don't speak ill of others behind their backs. 不要在背后说人坏话。
Don't wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。
dose sb with his own physic (medicine) 以其人之道还治其人
Drunk; Boozer; Lush; Tank 酒鬼。
E     Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
【谚】 早睡早起就能拥有健康、财富和智慧。(B.Franklin 的格言)。
Easier said than done. 说比做来得容易。
East come, easy go. 来得容易去得快。
East or west, home is best. 金窝银窝不如自家的狗窝。
Easy come easy go. 徼幸之财难久留（赚得容易花得快）。
Easy does it. 不要操之过急。
Eat, drink, and be merry. 及时行乐。
Empty vessels make the most sound. 空桶响叮当。
Enough is as good as feast. 知足常乐。
Even a worm will turn. 逼急了也会反抗。狗急跳墙。
Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑必有一失。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 天无绝人之路。人各有其福。
Every day is a new beginning. 每一天都是新的开始。
Every dog has his day. 三年风水轮流转(狗也有走运的一天)。
Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest. 【谚】人人都觉得自己的担子最重。
Every little helps. 【谚】 点点滴滴都有用。
Every man can not be an artist. 不是每个人都可以成为艺术家。
Every man for his own trade. 【谚】各人有各人的行当。
Every man has his faults. 人无完人,金无足赤。
Every man has his humor. 每个人都有他的脾气。
Every man has his limitations. 每个人都有缺陷。
Every man has his weak side. 每个人都有弱点。
Every man has his taste. 人各有所好。
Every man is his worst enemy. 【谚】最大之敌是自己。[最困难的事莫过于战胜自我]。
Every man is liable to error. 每个人都会犯错误。
Every man is not a gentleman. 不是每一个人都是君子。－－ 有些人不是君子。
Every man was born equal. 所有的人〔每一个人〕生来是平等的。
Every man, woman, and child needs love and understanding. 每一个男人、女人和小孩都需要爱和谅解。
Every tub must stand on its own bottom. 【谚】桶需有底，人须自立。
Everybody's business is nobody's business. 众人之事乏人管。三个和尚没水喝。
Everyone for himself. 人人为自己。
Everyone should aim to succeed. 每个人都应该立志成功。
Everyone should be recognized as an individua. 每个人都应该被认为是一个独立的个体。
Everyone should widen his knowledge. 每个人都应该扩展自己的知识领域。
Everyone to his trade. 【谚】各人有各人的行当。
Everything has a beginning. 【谚】凡事都有开头。
Everything is under control. 一切都在掌握中。
Everything must have a beginning. 【谚】凡事都有开头。
Exchange is no robbery. 一个愿打，一个愿挨。
Experience is the extract of suffering. 经验是受苦的结晶。
Extremes meet. 物极必反。
F     Facts are stubborn things. 【谚】事实勿容争辩。
Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. ( ~~~Aldous Huxley )
事实并不仅仅因为受到忽略而停止存在。
Fail to see the wood for the trees (=not see the wood for the trees) 见树不见林；顾大不顾小。
Faint heart never won fair lady. 不入虎穴焉得虎子。胆怯者永远得不到美人的芳心。果敢能成事。
fair without and foul within 外表美而内心丑陋；绣花枕头
Familiarity breed contempt. 过份熟稔易滋侮蔑;近庙欺神。
Familiarity breeds contempt. 虎生犹可近，人熟不堪亲。
Feed a cold and starve a fever.【谚】伤风应多吃，发烧应少食。
finders keepers 谁找到便给谁
Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金装。人要衣装。
Fire and water may be good servants, but bad masters. 【谚】水火是忠仆，用之不慎却成祸主。
First Come, first served. 先到是君，后到是臣 (捷足先登)。
First come first served. 先来先得；捷足先登。
Fools are wise [It is easy to be wise] after the event. 【谚】事后诸葛亮，傻子也能当。
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 自不量力。【谚】愚者冲进天使所怕踏足之地；盲人不怕蛇，无知的人反而爱逞能。
Forewarned is forearmed. 先知先戒备。
Fortune favors the brave (bold). 天助勇者。
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Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 人言可畏。欲加之罪何患无辞(说狗不好就可以把牠吊死)。
Give credit where credit is due. 【谚】(即使是坏人)该称赞之处也应给予称赞。
Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 小人得寸便进尺。
Give me the lowdown. 愿闻其详（请道其详）。 （实情、内幕）
God, from a beautiful necessity, is love. 上帝是基于美的必要，上帝就是爱。
God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. 上帝援助弱者；怜敏弱者。【古】天无绝人之路。
【谚】 春天寒冷剪羊毛,上帝送暖惠羊羔(老天爷慈悲为怀)。
God's mill grinds slow but sure. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
Golden mean 中庸。
Good care may prolong the sick person's life. 良好的照顾能延长病人的寿命。
Good company on the road is the shortest cut. 【谚】旅伴爱笑闹，不觉路途遥。
Good fences make good neighbors.【谚】有好的篱笆，才有好的邻居。
Good wine needs no bush. 桃李不言（好东西不必宣传）。（挂招牌）
Grasp all, lose all. 【谚】贪他一斗米，失却半年粮。贪者必失。样样都要，全部失掉。
H     Habit cures habit. 心病还需心药医。
Habit is second nature. 习惯成自然。
Half a loaf is better than no bread [none]. 半条面包总比没面包好。【谚】有总比没有强。聊胜于无。
Half a loaf is better than none. 聊胜于无。
Handsome is as handsome does. 慷慨大方始为美。
Handsome is he who does handsomely. 行为漂亮才算美。
Happiness takes no account of time. 欢乐不觉时光过。
Happy is he who is content. 知足常乐。
Happy is he who owes nothing. 要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. 吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。
Happy Lunar New Year! 新春快乐。
Happy Moon Festival! 中秋节快乐！
Happy Valentine's Day! 情人节快乐！
Harm set, harm get. 害人害己。
Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
Hasty love, soon cold. 一见钟情难维久。
Have you seen the beautiful blossoms? 你去赏花了吗？
He can hold his liquor. He is an alcoholic. 他能喝酒。他嗜酒如命。
He is a fool that forgets himself. 愚者忘乎所以。
He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 背后说好话，才是真朋友。
He is a wise man who speaks little. 聪明不是挂在嘴上。
He is lifeless that is faultless. 只有死人才不犯错误。
He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself. 正人先正己。
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. 自嘲者不会让人见笑。
He is poor but has a noble mind. 他人穷志不穷。
He is wise that is honest. 诚实者最明智。
He knows most who speaks least. 大智若愚。
He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。
He sets the fox to keep the geese. 引狼入室。
He stands not surely that never slips. 从不滑倒的人是站不稳的人。
He that cannot obey cannot command. 【谚】正人先正己。
He that climbs high falls heavily. 爬得越高，摔得越重。
He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it. 【谚】做了错事的人总以为别人在议论(心中有鬼疑心大)。
He that loses his honesty has nothing else to lose. 丢了诚实，就是丢了一切。
He that may not do as he would, must do as he may. 不能做想做的事，就该做可做的事。
He that serves everybody is paid by nobody. 【谚】见谁都帮的人不会得到报答。
He that touches pitch shall be defiled. 【谚】近墨者黑，近朱者赤。
He that will not work shall not eat. 不劳动者不得食。
He travels the fastest who travels alone. 【谚】独自旅行者走得最快。(出自Kipling的诗句)。
He who denies all confesses all. 【谚】否认一切等于承认一切。
He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟，不进则退。
He who has hope has everything. 怀有希望者，便拥有一切。
He who laughs last laughs best. 最后笑的人才笑得最开心。
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion. 经常诉苦，没人同情。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 【谚】不犯错误办不成事。想不犯错误，就一事无成。
He who risks nothing gains nothing. 收获与风险并存。
Head and shoulders above others. 鹤立鸡群。
Health is better than wealth. 【谚】健康胜于财富。健康胜过财富。
Health is happiness. 健康就是幸福。
Health is very important. 健康是很重要的。
Health is wealth. 健康即财富。
Health means everything. 健康就是一切。
Hear all parties. 兼听则明。
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. 【谚】坏话勿听，坏事勿看，谗言勿出。
Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
Heaven is at the feet of mothers. 慈母的膝下就是天堂。
Heaven never helps the man who will not act. 自己不动，叫天何用。
Hide not your light under a bushel. 勿过份谦冲以致隐没才能。
History repeats itself. 历史会重演。
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 见机行事。【谚】趁风扬帆(有利时机须抓紧)。
(Even) Homer sometimes nods.【谚】智者千虑，必有一失。(名家(荷马)也有失误时)。圣贤也有缺失。
Honesty is the best policy. 诚实是上策。做人诚信为本。
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick. 【谚】希望之难实现使人心碎 (Prov. 13:12)。
Hope everything goes your way. 万事如意。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 【谚】抱最好的希望，作最坏的准备。抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，作最坏的准备。
Hope for the best. 作最好的打算。
Hope springs eternal (in the human breast). 【谚】人类绝不可能实现的希望。(原指「希望青春永驻」，系Pope语)
Hope supports us in trouble. 在困难时,希望鼓舞着我们。
Hope the holidays find you happy and healthy. 祝你假期健康快乐。
How comes? I'll give it to him. 为什么？我要他好看。
How do you like it here? 你觉得这里如何？
How does stress affect you? 压力如何影响你？
Hunger is the best sauce. 饥饿时样样都可口。
I本文由 cwjjzhou 在 2007-3-11 07:14 发表于: I admire all you've done. 我钦佩你所做的一切。
I can't believe my eyes ( ears ). 我真不敢相信（我的眼睛、我的耳）。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 朋友不能阿谀奉承。
I didn't get a very clear picture of it. 我不太清楚。
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise. ~~~ by Montesquieu
我总是发现，要成功于世，就必须大智若愚。（孟德斯鸠）
I hope you know what you are doing. 我希望你小心从事。
I know what I'm doing. 我自己有分寸。
I think; therefore, I am. 我思故我在。
I'd rather not talk about it. 不说也吧！
I'll think of something. (or) I'll see what I can do. 我会想办法。
I'm not a morning person. 我不是早起的人。
I'm not much of a drinker. 我不会喝酒。
I'm on the wagon. 我戒酒啦。
I'm so glad to be home. 我真高兴回家了。
Idle folk have the least leisure.懒惰人才说没空闲。
Idle young, needy old. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me. 上当一回头，再多就可耻。
If it seems important, read it carefully. 如果那段似乎很重要，你就仔细阅读吧。 (高二下1)
If it were not for hope, the heart would break. 【谚】人靠希望而生。
If the cap [【美?口】 the shoe] fits, wear it. 【谚】 帽子合适就戴上(批评得对就接受)(★有时省略 wear it)
If the sky were to fall, we could catch plenty of larks.【谚】天塌下来正好抓云雀(不必杞人忧天)。
If what you say is really so, I'll have to change my plan. 如果你所言属实的话，那我就必须改变我的计划。
If, when defeated, he can sincerely congratulate his triumphant opponent, and shows no signs of humiliation or vexation,
then he has indeed the true sportsmanship.  如果被打失败时，他能真诚地祝贺获胜的对方，并且没有露出屈辱或恼怒的迹象，那
么他确实有真正运动员的精神。 (高二上8)
If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. 若空想能使愿望实现，天下就没有穷人了。
If wishes were horses, beggars would [might] ride.【谚】如果愿望是马匹，乞丐也会有马骑(愿望若是事实，乞丐早成富翁)。
If you can make plans for your summer vacation beforehand, you will not waste a lot of time.
如果你能预先好好计划暑假，就不会浪费掉许多时间。
If you can't beat [lick] 'em, join 'em. 【谚】无力胜之则从之。
If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you. 人善被人欺，马善被人骑。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同时追两免，两头都落空。脚踏两条船，必定落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 杀鸡取卵。
If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
If you want knowledge, you must toil for it. 要想求知，就得吃苦。
If you want peace, prepare for war. 【谚】要想和平，应得备战 (居安思危，常备不懈)。
If you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter. 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you. 耳朵发烧，有人念叨。
Ill news runs apace. 恶事传千里。
Ill weeds grow apace. 【谚】莠草长得快 (恶疾易染，恶习易传)。
Imitation is the sincerest flattery. 【谚】仿效是最诚挚的恭维。
In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king. 比上不足，比下有余。
In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。
Industry is the parent of success. 勤奋是成功之母。
It is a decisive game. 这是一场决定性的比赛。
It is a foolish bird that soils its own nest. 【谚】鸟不脏巢，人不毁家；家丑外扬愚不可及。
It is a good habit to go to bed early. 早睡是个好习惯。
It is a good thing to check up now and then to be sure we are not missing these things.
偶尔检查一下，以确定我们没有失去这些东西，是一件很好的事。 (高一上11)
It is best to do it yourself. 最好是自己来做.
It is best to go swimming in summer. 最好在夏天去游泳。
It is best to sleep eigth hours a day. 每天最好睡八小时。
It is better to die when life is a disgrace. 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
It is better to express your anger, rather than bottle it up. 生气宁可发泄出来而不要闷在肚内。
It is better to laugh than to weep. 笑总比哭好。
It is better to read by daylight than by lamplight. 在日光下读书比在灯光下好。
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
【谚】满怀着希望去旅行,比到达目的地更愉快(欲达目的,满怀希望;达到目的,往往失望)
It is better to fight for good than to fail at the ill. 宁为善而斗，毋屈服于恶。
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. 经一事长一智。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 ill striving against the stream. 【谚】勿逆潮流而动。
It is love that makes the world go round. 【谚】爱是推动世界的力量。(是爱使这世界生生不息。) (高二上14)
It is necessary for you to go to bed early. 早睡对你来说是必要的。
It is necessary that all these conditions should be constant for the experiment to succeed.
这些条件都必需维持不变实验才会成功。
It is necessary to read the lesson before going to school. 上学之前先读课文是必要的。
It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢犹末晚也。改过永不嫌迟（过则勿弹改）。
It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice. 能做要人固然是好，做个好人却更重要。
It is no use blinking the fact that inflation keeps getting worse. 不能无视通货膨胀日益恶化这一事实。
It is no use crying. 哭没有用。
It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。
It is no use [good] (in) crying over spilt [spilled] milk. 【谚】 牛奶已泼,哭也无用;覆水难收.
It is no use reasoning with such a stubborn man. Reasoning with such a stubborn man is no use.
和这种顽固的人理论是没有用的。
It is no use trying to drown your sorrows in drink. 想借酒浇愁于事无补。
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 is useless spoiling the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar. 【谚】吝惜半便士柏油而毁坏一只船(因小失大)。
It never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。
It pays. Cross the bridge when you come to it. 值得做。走一步，算一步。
It takes a thief to know a thief. 【谚】盗贼识盗贼(一行知一行)。
It takes the earth one year to encircle the sun. 地球绕太阳运行一周需要一年。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman. 十年树木，百年树人。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 【谚】一个巴掌拍不响；吵嘴需要两个人── 一个铜板不会响──你们俩个都不对。
It will be all the same a hundred years (hence). 【谚】百年之后，啥事都一样(人生不过百，勿怀千岁忧)。
It will pay to be kind to others. 好心会有好报。
It will pay you to study. 读书对你有益。
It's a long story. 一言难尽。
It's almost five o'clock. 快五点了。
It's in the bag. 囊中物。
It's no concern of yours. 你管不了！ （较客气）。You stay out of this.（语气较重）。None of your business.
（语气最重，骂讨厌鬼，别管闲事）。
It's time to take action. 该是采取行动的时候了。
J.美国 ( backchina. com               )Jack of all trades and master of none. 门门精通，样样稀松。
Jade comes from stone. 青出于蓝。
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。
K                         Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. 杀鹅取卵(过份贪婪)；断绝财源。
Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟。一箭双鵰。一举两得。
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。
Know thyself. 你要了解你自己。
Know your own faults before blaming others for theirs.【谚】责人先自省。
Know yourself. 要有自知自明。
Knowledge is important, and imagination is equally important. 知识是重要的，想象力同样是重要的。
Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。(knowledge)
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. 博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。
Knowledge originates in practice. 知识源于实践
L       Laugh and grow fat. 【谚】心宽体胖。
Laugh and grow fat" is a common English proverb, meaning that laughter improves our health of body and of mind.  「如果笑，就会长胖」是常用的英语谚语，意思是笑会增进我们身心的健康。 (高二下13)
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.
当你快乐，世界与你同欢； 当你悲哀，只有独自哭泣。
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone" is one of the best-known English proverbs.
「如果笑，那么全世界的人就跟着你笑；如果哭，那么你一个人哭吧。」这是英语最有名的谚语之一。 (高二下13)
Laughter is the best medicine. 【谚】笑是最好的药。
Laughter releases tension, and smiling helps to create a pleasant social atmosphere.
笑消除紧张，而且微笑有助于制造愉快的社交气氛。 (高二下13)
Laziness travels so slowly that poverty overtakes him. 坐食山崩。
Learn and live. 活着，为了学习。
Learn not and know not. 不学无术。
Learn to endure while young. 年轻时须培养坚忍的精神。
Learn to walk before you run. 先学走，再学跑。
Learning a language is all about repetitive drills. 学习一种语言就是要反复的练习。
Learning a language needs a lot of practice. 学习语言需要勤练不辍。
Learning intelligibly is one of the characteristics that distinguish humans from other animals.  有知觉的学习是区别人类和其它动物的特征之一。
Learning is the surest way to eternal joy. 学习是通往恒久喜悦最稳当的一条路。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse. 好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。
Learning On Your Own 自修 (国二下6)
Learning to share is important. 学习分享是很重要的。
Learning without thinking is in vain. 学而不思则罔。
Least said, soonest mended. 【谚】少说少错；言多必失。(多言惹祸)。
Leave it to me. 包在我身上。
Leave (or Let) me alone. 别管我。－－ 不要干涉我的事。
Let beggars match with beggars. 【谚】龙配龙，凤配凤。
Let bygones be bygones. 往者已矣；既往不咎。过去的就让它过去吧。
Let every man skin his own skunk. 各人自扫门前雪。
Let not the sun go down upon your wrath. 不要一直生气。
Let others say what they will, I always speak the truth. 别人爱说什么我管不着，我可一向是说真话。
Let sleeping dogs lie. 【谚】勿惹事生非。别自找麻烦。不惹鬼神不遭殃。敬而远之。别惹麻烦。
Let the cat out of the bag. 泄露秘密 (不小心让猫从袋里跑出来)。泄漏天机。
Let the dead bury their dead. (=Let bygones be bygones.) 【谚】既往不咎。
Let the dog see the rabbit! 【口】借光！让我也分享一点！
Let yourself go. 放轻松。
Lie down on one's job. 敷衍了事。
Lies can not hide facts. 谎言掩盖不了事实。
Lies can never changes fact. 谎言终究是谎言。
Lies have short legs. 谎言站不长。
Life implies growth and death. 生命包含着生长与死亡。
Life is another word for struggle. 人生乃是奋斗的别称。
Life is but a span. 人生苦短。
Life is full of hope and pain. 人生充满了希望与痛苦。
Life is half spent before we know what it is. 人过半生，方知天命。
Life is not all beers and skittles. 人生有苦也有乐。
Life is not all roses. 人生并不是康庄大道。
Life is not made up of happy endings, by any means, and fiction is a reflection of life.  人生绝非全由快乐的结局组成，而小说是人生的反映。 (高三下9)
Life is real! Life is earnest! 人生是真实的！人生是严肃的！
Life is short at the longest. 人活得再久生命仍是短暂的。
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. ~~~ by Samuel Butle  人生的艺术是从不充分的前提，引出充分的结论。
Life isn't all fun. 人生不都是充满欢笑。
Life on other planets is a possibility. 其它行星上有生命是可能的。
Life today is certainly more comfortable, but modern living has brought new problems.  今日的生活当然更方便，但是现代的生活已带来新的难题。 (国三下6)
Life without a friend is death. 没有朋友，虽生犹死。
Light a fire for warmth. 起火取暖。
Light come, light go. 【谚】来得容易去得快。
Light is a positive thing; darkness is only the absence of light. 光是确实存在的东西；黑暗只是没有光。
Light travels faster than sound. 光的行进较声音快。
Light's last blushes tinged the distant hills. 残辉映远山。
Lightning is caused by clouds discharging electricity. 闪电是由云层放电造成的。
Lightning never strikes in the same place twice. 【谚】祸无双至。同一灾害不会在同一场所重复发生。
Lightning usually accompanies thunder. 闪电通常伴着雷声。
Like a rat in a hole. 瓮中之鳖。
Like author, like book. 文如其人。
Like cures like. 【谚】以毒用毒。
Like draws to like. 【谚】物以类聚。同声相应,同气相求;物以类聚;英雄重英雄。
Like father, like son. 【谚】有其父，必有其子。
Like for like. 一报还一报。
Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。
Like master, like man. 【谚】有其主必有其仆。
Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。
Like so many activities in life, the more you are involved with music, the more you get out of it.  就像生活中的许多活动一样，你和音乐的关系愈多，你从它那里获得的就愈多。 (高三下6)
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。
Little things please [amuse] little minds. 【谚】小孩喜欢小东西。
Live and learn. 活到老学到老。
Liver cancer is a very serious illness. 肝癌是非常严重的疾病。
Lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen. 【谚】亡羊补牢。
Long absent, soon forgotten. 【谚】离久情疏。
Look before you leap. 摸清情况再行动。看准后再跳（小心行动）。【谚】三思而后行。 (Think before you do.)
Lookers-on see more than players. 当局者迷，旁观者清。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
Losers are always in the wrong. 【谚】胜者为王，败者为寇。成王败寇。
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. 【谚】爱情是盲目的。(情人眼里出西施)。
Love is forgiving even if you can't forget. 爱就是不能忘怀，也要原谅。
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 is sharing a hard day's leisure hour before dinner.爱就是在晚餐前，共享辛劳一天后的片刻闲暇。
Love makes the world go round. 爱使世界运转。
Love me little, love me long. 爱情要细水长流。【谚】淡淡的爱，爱得长久。
Love me, love my dog. 【谚】爱屋及屋 (你如爱我，也该爱吾狗)。
Love means not ever having to say you're sorry. ~~~ by Erich Segal
(1)爱的意义是永远不必说你很抱歉。(2)爱是用不着说对不起的。
Love will find a way. 【谚】爱情足以排除万难 (有爱情就有办法)。
Love your neighbor as yourself. 爱人如己。
Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your fence.【谚】睦邻虽重要，但别拆篱笆(害人之心不可有,防人之心不可无)
Lower the price, and I'll consider it. 价钱低一点我才会考虑。
Lower your voice, please. 请小声一点。
Luckily, he was in when I called. 还好，我打电话去时他在。
Luckily no one was hurt. 幸好没有人受伤。
Luckily the water drained away in time. 幸好水及时排掉了。
Luckily, there were many birds and animals and fish to eat, and the Indians helped them.  很幸运地，有很多的鸟、动物和鱼可以吃，而且印地安人帮助了他们。
M   Make hay while the sun shines. 末雨绸缪。把握时机。良机勿失。
Make one's bed and lie in it. 作茧自缚。
Make your enemy your friend. 化敌为友。
Man is the soul of the universe. 人是万物之灵。
Man proposes and God disposes. 谋事在人成事在天。
Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。
Mankind has gone very far into an artificial world of his own creation ... But I believe that the more clearly we can   focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.  人类在自己创造的人工世界里已经很有成就…但我相信我若越能清楚地将注意力的焦点对准我们周遭宇宙的神奇和实际  ，我们就越不喜欢去破坏。 (高三下13)
Mankind made by God is composed of spirit, soul and boby. 神造人有灵、魂、体。
Manners maketh man. 【谚】风度表明人的品格。
Many a little makes a mickle. =Every little makes a mickle.积少成多(聚沙成塔、集腋成裘)。
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 of you have done their best. 你们许多人都尽力而为了。
Many parents believe that managing money helps children learn responsibility as well as appreciate the value of money.  许多父母相信，处理金钱除了可以帮助孩子们重视金钱的价值，也可以帮助孩子们学习负责任。 (高三上8)
Many people are at the mercy of the advertisements. 许多人受到广告的摆布。
Many people are in sympathy with your views. 许多人赞同你的看法。
Many people are not famliar with computers. 许多人对计算机不熟悉。
Many people are superstitious about death at sea. 许多人对在海上遇难存有迷信。
Many people balked at this danger. 许多人看到这种危险便畏缩不前。
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。
Many would be cowards if they had courage enough. 【谚】许多人都是胆小鬼，只是没勇气承认。
Mark my words. Be incurable square. 记着我的话。要老实点。
Marriage is a lottery. 【谚】结婚如买奖券(结局难预料)。
Marriage isn't always easy between 2 people of different social class. 两个不同社会阶层的人婚姻并非总是如意的。
Marriages are made in heaven. 【谚】姻缘由天定。
Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 【谚】结婚匆匆，悔恨无穷。(匆匆结婚，慢慢后悔。)
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.【谚】仓促结婚，日后必懊悔。
Maybe you won't ever immigrate to another country. 也许你不见得能够移民外国， But you can be the citizen of the
heavenly kingdom. 但你却可以成为天国的公民； Through faith, you can become God's child. 透过信仰，你能成为神的子民，
And you can start out a new life in Christ. 也开始你在基督里的新人生。
Measure for measure. 针锋相对。
Meet trouble half way. 杞人忧天。（半途迎接麻烦）
Men are blind in their own cause. 【谚】当局者迷。
Men are known by the company they keep. 【谚】观友见其人。
Men are not to be measured in inches. 人不可以貌相。
Men at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.  安逸的人心里藐视灾祸．这灾祸常常等待滑脚的人。(乔布记Job 12:5)
Men at their birth, are naturally good.(01)人之初，性本善。(人初生之时，本性都是善艮的。) Their natures are much  the same; their habits become widely different.性相近，习相远。(善良的本性彼此都很接近，后来因为生活和学习环境的  不同，差异越来越大。（失之毫厘，差以千里）)
Men come closest to their true selves in the sober moments of life, under the shadows of sorrow and loss.  在人生清醒的时刻，在哀伤与失落的阴影下，人才最接近真正的自我。 (高二下11)
Might is right.强权即是公理。
Milk of human kindness 慈悲心肠；恻隐之心(出自Shakespeare)。
Milk the bull [ram]. 作没有希望的事；缘木求鱼。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难见真情。
Misfortunes never come alone. 祸不单行。
Misfortunes never come single. 祸不单行。
Money can't buy a clear conscience -- square dealing is the price tag.   金钱买不到清白的良心 --- 方正的行为是价格卷标。 (高一上11)
Money can't buy character -- character is what we are when we are alone with ourselves in the dark.   金钱买不到品德 --- 品德就是自我在暗地里独处时的样子。 (高一上11)
Money can't buy happiness -- happiness is a mental attitude and one may be as happy in a cottage as in a mansion.  金钱买不到快乐 --- 快乐是一种心态，人住在茅屋可以像住在大厦一样快乐。 (高一上11)
Money can't buy inward peace -- peace is the result of a constructive philosophy of life.  金钱买不到内在的宁静 --- 宁静是积极的人生观产生的结果。 (高一上11)
Money can't buy real friendship -- friendship must be earned.  金钱买不到真正的友谊 --- 友谊必须赢取。 (高一上11)
Money can't buy sunsets, singing birds and the music of the wind in the trees -- these are as free as the air we breathe.  金钱买不到日落、鸣禽与林中风声的音乐 --- 这些都像我们所呼吸的空气一样是免费的。 (高一上11)
Money can't buy the glow of good health -- right living is the secret.  金钱买不到健康的容光 --- 正当的生活是秘诀。 (高一上11)
Money isn't everything. 钱不是万能的。
Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨。
Money makes the mare to go. 财能通神。
Most cities have colleges or universities that offer classes at night as well as in the daytime.  大部分的都市都有学院或大学，除了白天开课，晚上也开课。 (高一下8)
Much would have more. 贪得无餍。
Murder will out. 若要人不知，除非已莫为。【谚】丑行终将败露。纸包不住火。
Music can help me relax. 音乐能让我放松。
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。
N   Nature is the true law. 天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。
Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要为发明之母。需要是发明的动力。
Nervous people are inclined to commit suicide. 紧张的人都有自杀的倾向。
Never ask pardon before you are accused. 【谚】绝对不要在遭到责备之前先请求原谅(因为这样做反而会受到怀疑)。
Never associate with bad companions. 千万不要与坏人为伍。
Never buy shoes without trying them on first. 买鞋时，一定要先试穿。
Never do things by halves. 做事切莫半途而废。
Never fish in trouble water. 不要混水摸鱼。
Never give up. 绝不放弃。
Never identify wealth with happiness. 千万不要把财富和幸福等同起来。
Never is a long day [time, word].【谚】不要过早把话说绝了[不要轻易说「绝不」]。(指不轻言放弃)。
Never judge from appearances. 不可以貌取人。
Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 馈赠之物切莫挑剔。
Never make friends with people who are snobbish. 不要与势利之人做朋友。
Never mind. 没关系。算了。千万别介意。
Never play with your food! Be good! 不要玩你的食物，乖乖吃饭！
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日毕。
Never put off what you can do today until tomorrow. 今日事，今日毕。
Never say die. 千万不要放弃。永不言败。
Never say nasty things about others. 千万不可恶语中伤他人。
Never speak ill of others behind their backs. 绝不要在背后说别人坏话。
Never take health for granted. 绝对不要不在乎健康。
Never tell your enemy that your foot aches. 【谚】不要让敌人知道你的弱点。
Never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 别杞人忧天。
New and surprising things are always happening. 新奇的事情永远在发生。 (国二下7)
New brooms sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
New wine in old bottles. 旧瓶装新酒。
Nine tailors make [go to] a man. 九个裁缝当得一个人(挖苦裁缝师的话)。
No. 想都别想。
No.1. (Number one) = the first (number) 第一号
No account of the solar system would be complete without mention of comets, for these are just as much members of the
sun's family as are the major and minor planets.  如果不提到彗星，有关太阳系的叙述就没有一种算是完整的。因为彗星和大行星、小行星同样是太阳家族的成员。 (高三上2)
No admittance (except on business). 非公莫入，闲人免进。
No admittance except on business. 非公事莫入。非公事不准入内（闲人免进）。
No answer is also an answer. 【谚】不答复也算是一种答复。
No arguing. You're big boys now. 别争吵啦，你们都是大孩子了。
No cross, no crown. 不受苦中苦，难得甜中甜。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 can serve two masters. 一仆难事二主。一人不能事二君。（一马不能被两鞍）
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 content with his lot. 【谚】无人能满意于自己的命运。
No man is wise at all times. 聪明一世，糊涂一时。
No matter what happens, you must keep calm. 无论发生什么事，你都要保持镇定。
No matter what the results of the homemade gift look like, remember it's the thought that counts.  不论自制礼物的结果看起来像什么，记住，心意才是重要的。 (高二下8)
No news is good news. 无消息即是好消息。没有消息就是好消息。
No one can call back yesterday. 昨日不会重现。
No pain, no gain. 一分耕耘，一分收获。
No pains, no gains.【谚】不劳则无获。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。
No way is impossible to courage. 勇者无惧。
Noise distracted the writer from his work. 吵闹声使这位作者工作时注意力分散。
Noise pollution affects our ears and makes us angry more easily. 噪音污染影响我们的耳朵并且使我们更容易发怒。 (国三下6)
Noise will cause loss of sleep, anger and many mental and physical problems.  噪音会引起失眠,暴躁及许多心理和身体上的问题。
None are genuine without our stamp. 若没有我们的标记就是膺品。
None are so blind as those who won't see. 视而不见。
None are so deaf as those who won't hear. 充耳不闻。
None but the brave deserves the fair. 只有勇士能配美人。
None could produce a simple, tidy answer. 没有人能提出一个简单而又令人满意的答案。
None is so deaf as those who won't hear. 【谚】最聋者莫过于不听劝说的人。
None of that old excuse of yours! 别再搬出你那老生常谈的借口了！
None so blind as those who won't see. 有眼不看者为盲。
Not see the forest [wood] for the trees. 见树不见林(只注意小处而忽略大处)。
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。
Nothing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing can make up for your lost youth. 没有什么能弥补你失去的青春。
Nothing can shake her assurance that her husband will come back.
她确信她的丈夫一定会回来, 什么也无法动摇她的信心。
Nothing comes from nothing. 【谚】无中不能生有(无风不起浪)。
Nothing comes of nothing. 事出必有因（无中不能生有）。
Nothing contents her, she is always complaining. 没有什么能使她满足，她总是在抱怨。
Nothing could damp his spirits. 他兴致勃勃，什么都阻止不了他。(什么也不能使他气馁。)
Nothing doing. 门儿都没有。
Nothing dries sooner than a tear. 眼泪干得最快。
Nothing else is so (or as) precious as time. 没有别的东西像时间这样宝贵。
Nothing great is easy. 成大事业者不易。
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. 缺少热忱成不了大事业。
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson.
「没有一件伟大的事情可以达成而没有热诚，」拉夫?瓦多?埃默森写着。 (高二下14)
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 decided yet. 一切均未决定。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要肯登攀。
Nothing is given as freely as advice. 【谚】人最能慷慨给予的是忠告。
Nothing is lacking but the will. 缺少的只是意志.
Nothing is more precious than time, yet nothing is less valued. 时间最为宝贵，但最不受人重视。
Nothing is set yet. 事情都还没有定案。
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。
Nothing is worse than war. 没有什么比战争更糟的了。
Nothing. It's free. 不花分文。它是免费的。
Nothing of the kind! 没那回事！
Nothing particular. 没什么特殊事情。
Nothing, really. 没事，真的。
Nothing seek, nothing find. 没有追求就没有收获。
Nothing succeeds like success.【谚】一事成则事事成。一事如意事事顺利。一事顺利，万事如意。
Nothing venture, nothing gain [win; have]. 不入虎穴；焉得虎子。
Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing ventured; nothing gained. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing will result from their airy plans. 他们那些不切实际的计划不会有什么结果。
Nothing will stop us from doing this. 什么都阻止不了我们做这件事。
Nothing worries me. 我没有什么可担心的。
Nothing would do but I must come. 看样子我非来不可了。
Nothing would serve but absolute submission. 除绝对服从外，别不其它选择。
Nothing's fixed in this world; everything is relative. 在这个世界上没有什么东西是固定不变的；一切都是相对的。
Notice is hereby given. 特此通告。
Notice just where it is in relation to the stars and try to plot its path by making nightly observations.  要注意它与其它星球的位置关系并且每夜做观测，设法画出它的路径。 (高三上2)
Notice that quite faint stars can be seen through the tail; it must therefore be thinner than the finest cloud.  请注意即使是相当朦胧的星星也能够经由它的尾巴而看到；所以它必定比最细薄的云还细。 (高三上2)
Nursing is a vocation as well as a profession. 护理既是职业又是使命。
O  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 and for all. 一劳永逸。
Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬, 十年怕井绳。
Once in a blue moon. 千载一时。
Once in a while; Once too often; Once in a blue moon 有时候；常常；很少
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 can not learn a language well unless one works hard. 学好一种语言非下苦功不可。
One cannot be in two places at once. 【谚】我分不开身啊(不帮忙的托辞)。
One cannot learn a language well merely by learning its grammatical rules. 光学文法规则是学不好语言的。
One cannot live by oneself. 人不能单独生活。
One cannot put back the clock. 时钟不能倒转。
One comes up against examples like these: 我们会遭遇到像这样的例子： (高三上1)
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. 好心有好报；投桃报李。行善积德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow. 争分夺秒效率高。
One man's fault is other man's lesson. 前车之鉴。
One never loses anything by politeness. 讲礼貌不吃亏。
One revolution of the earth around the sun takes a year. 地球绕太阳运行一周需一年时间。
One should know oneself. 人应了解自己。
One should live a worthy life. 人应该过着有价值的生活。
One should not easily make a promise. 一个人不应轻易许下承诺。
One should not praise oneself. 人不应该称赞自己。
One should respect the teachers. We should respect the teachers. 大家应该尊敬老师。
One should save (up) for a rainy day. 人应该未雨绸缪。
One shouldn't overwork oneself. 一个人不应该过分劳累。
One swallow does not make a summer. 【谚】一燕不成夏；勿以偏概全 (轻率推论易犯错误；一关渡过并非万事大吉)。
One's words reflect one's thinking. 言为心声。
Open? (Are you open now?) 营业中吗？
Open confession is good for the soul. 【谚】直认无讳，身心泰然。
Open source is the most interesting way to write software. 开放原始码是写软件最有趣的地方。
Opinions are divided on the issue of taxes. 课税问题，见仁见智。
Opinions differ on this matter. 对这件事各人看法不一。
Opinions on various social questions differ from person to person. 有关各种社会问题的意见因人而异。
Opportunities Amid the Deflationary Crisis. 通货紧缩危机中的转机。
Opportunity makes the thief. 【谚】有可乘之机才会有贼。
Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 【谚】机不可失,时不再来。
Other scientists called them Rontgen rays in honor of the man who first found them, but X-ray is the name now   always used. 其它的科学家则称呼这些射线为栾琴射线来纪念第一个发现它的人，但Ｘ光是现在经常使用的名称。 (高三下3)
Other times, other manners. 【谚】时代不同，风俗各异。
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.【谚】眼不见，心不想。久离则疏远。离久情疏。眼不见，心为静。
Out with it! 说出来！
Outdoor exercise is no less necessary to good health than nutritious food.
户外运动对身体健康的必要性,不亚于营养食品(对身体健康的必要性)。
Outdoor sunlight is very good for the health. 户外的阳光对健康很有好处。
Outside the window it was a wonderful spring morning. 窗外是一片美妙的春天晨景。
Oxygen is a kind of gas. 氧气是一种气体。(gas)
Oxygen is necessary for life. 氧气是生命所必需的。
P   Paddle your own canoe. 自力更生。
Patience is a virtue. 【谚】忍耐是美德。小不忍而乱大谋。
Patience is a virtue" is an old saying. "忍耐是美德"是句古老的谚语。
Patience is the best remedy. 忍耐是良药。
Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事聪明，大事胡涂。因小失大。贪小便宜吃大亏。
People will talk.  人们会说长道短。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced. 正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。
Plan your day. 妥善规划你的每一天。
Please put in a good word for me. 请您美言几句。
Please the eye and plague the heart. 贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。
Please turn on the air condition. 请开冷气。
Pleasure comes through toil. 苦尽甘来。
Politeness offends no one. ( or ) Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。
Pour water into a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空。
Poverty is a stranger to industry. 【谚】贫穷与勤奋无缘。
Practical experience is often very important. 实践经验往往是很重要的。
Practice gives facility. 熟能生巧。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。(练习使成完美。)
Praise be (to God)! 感谢上帝，谢天谢地！
Praise is not pudding. 恭维话不能当饭吃。
Praise makes good men better and bad men worse. 【谚】赞扬使好人更好，使坏人更坏。好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
Praise without profit puts little in the pot. 【谚】空口表扬没有什么用。
Pray come with me. 请跟我来。
Pray don't mention it. [响应对方道谢的谦逊语]不敢当,算不了什么。
Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage-with great patience and    careful instruction.   务要传道．无论得时不得时、总要专心、并用百般的忍耐、各样的教训、责备人、警戒人、劝勉人。(提后4：2)
Prefer loss to unjust gain. 宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
Prejudice colored his views. 偏见影响了他的看法。
Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before a fall. 【谚】骄者必败。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after. 骄傲使人落后。
Promise is debt. 一诺千金。
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. 富贵结朋友，患难见真情。
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 money aside for a rainy day. 储蓄以备不急之需；未雨绸缪。
Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。
Put the saddle on the right horse.责备得当（冤有头、债有主）。
Put your shoulder to the wheel. 鼎力相助。
qou 在 2007-3-11 07:20 发表于: 倍可亲Quick at meat, quick at work. 【谚】吃得快，做得快。
Quick decision is characteristic of him. 快速决定是他的特征。
Quiet! 安静！
Quiet, please. 请安静点。
Quit teasing me. 别逗我了。
Quit yourself like adults. 让自己的举止像个成人。
Quit yourself [you] like men. 拿出男子汉的样子。
R   Rather lose honorably than gain basely. 宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
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。
Real joy comes from within. 真正的喜乐来自内心。
Respect is greater from a distance. 【谚】不过份亲近会更受尊敬。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you. 要人尊敬，必须自重。
Responsibilities lessen with age. 年事愈高，责任愈轻。
Riches do not always satisfy. 财富无法永远使人满足。
Rivers find their way to the sea. 江河流入大海。
(Road) Blocked 【布告】 禁止通行
Rome is not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天造成的。
Running water does not get stale. ( or ) A used key is always bright. 流水不腐。
S   Safe bind, safe find. 【谚】藏得牢，找得着。
Saying is one thing and doing another. 言行不一。
Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见（眼见为真）。眼见为实。
Seek the truth from facts. 实事求是。
Self-trust is the first secret of success. 自信心是成功的首要关键。
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him. 智者当差，不用交代。
Separate the sheep from the goats. 明是非,辨忠奸(要分哪些是绵羊,哪些是山羊)。
Set a thief to catch a thief. 以贼捉贼。以其道制其人 。
Share and share alike. 有苦同当，有福共享。
Short accounts make long friends. 【谚】借钱还得快，友情永不坏。好朋友勤算账。
Silence gives consent. 沉默即同意。
Silence is gold. 【谚】沉默是金。
Silence is golden.【谚】沉默是金。
Silence often implies resistance. 沉默往往意含反抗。
Silence sometimes implies consent. 沉默有时即表示同意。
Slow and steady wins the race. 稳健扎实必致胜。从容不迫，胜券在握。
Smooth water runs deep. 深虑之士寡言笑；高谈阔论者常不足。
So far so good. 到目前为止相当好。
Soft and fair goes far. 【谚】柔能克刚。
Some are wise, some are otherwise. 【谚】有聪明的，也有不聪明的。
Some people cannot see the wood for the trees.见木不见林，逐末而忘本。
Something is better than nothing. 聊胜于无。
Soon got, soon gone.【谚】得来容易去得也快。
Soon learn, soon forgotten. 学得快，忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten. 熟得快，烂得快。
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (劣行)遭受更坏的报应；恶有恶报。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器。玉不琢不成器。
Spare the rod, spoil the child. 不打不成器。
Speak of the devil, and the devil comes! 说曹操，曹操就到。
Speech is silvern (silver) but silence is golden (gold).【谚】说话是银，沉默是金。
Speech is si1ver, silence is gold. 【谚】雄辩为银，沉默是金。能言是银，沉默是金。
Stay on the right track. 不偏离正道。
Still water run deep. 静水常深。
Still water runs deep. 水深流静。
Still waters run deep. 深藏不露。
Stolen pleasures are sweetest. 【谚】偷欢最乐。(罪中之乐必受罚)
Strike while the iron is hot. 打铁趁热。趁热打铁。
Submitting to one wrong brings on another. 【谚】甘愿受一次冤枉，会招致再受冤枉。
Success belongs to the persevering. 坚持就是胜利。
Success brought him joy. 成功给他带来喜悦。
Success came after many failures. 成功在多次的失败之后到来。
Success depends on an accident. 成功靠机会。
Success depends upon one's perseverance and diligence. 成功端赖一个人的坚忍与勤勉。
Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties. 成功源于努力去克服困难。
Success is dependent on your efforts and ability. 成功与否得看你的努力和能力。
Success is within his grasp. 成功垂手可得。
Success often attends hard work. 成功往往随努力而来。
Success seems to have little reference to merit. 成功与长处似无多少关联。
Such a thing is worth studying. 这种事值得研究。
Such inventors as Edison are rare. 像爱迪生那样的发明家很少。
Such is life [the world]! 人生[世界]就是这样！
Such is the case with me. 我的情形就是这样。
Such was the case. 情形是这样。
Such were the results. 结果就是这样。
Swimming develops the muscles. 游泳能使肌肉发达。
Swimming in the sea is great/good fun. 在海里游泳是件很有乐趣的事。
Swimming is a healthy sport. 游泳是有益健康的运动。
Swimming is banned in this lake. 这个湖里不准游泳。
Swimming is easier if you put your fears aside. 要是你不害怕，游泳就比较容易。
Swimming is good for you. 游泳对你很好。
Swimming is not allowed at this beach. 这片海滩禁止游泳。
Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise. 游泳是最有益于健康的运动方式之一。
T   Take the rough with the smooth.逆来则顺受。
Take things as they come. 既来之，则安之。
Tastes differ. 人各有所好。
Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear. 说曹操曹操就到。
Talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操，曹操就到。
Talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。
Talking through one's hat. ( or ) Talking nuts. ( or ) Talking nonsense. 语无伦次。
Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。
Teach others by your example. 躬亲示范。
Thank you for your cooperation. 谢谢你的合作。
Thanks for your encouraging words. 谢谢你的鼓励。
That doesn't make sense.不合罗辑。
That's your privilege. 随便你（你相不相信随你）。
The bait hides the hook.饵里藏钩。
The best fish swims near the bottom.好鱼游溪底。
The best hearts are always the bravest. 无私者无畏。
The best man stumbles. 伟人也有犯错时。
The biter is sometimes bit.欺人反受欺（害人及害己）。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing. 掩耳盗铃。
The child is father of the man.少年时代可决定一人之未来。
The danger is past. 危险已过。
The danger of AIDS is now a worldwide problem. 艾滋病的危险是全世界的问题。
The danger past and God forgotten. 过河拆桥。
The Danish government then retrained the people and had them learn the art of fishing to replace their hunting skills.  那时丹麦政府就重新训练这些人，教他们学习捕鱼的技术, 以取代狩猎的技巧。 (高一上14)
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn. 黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest hour is that before the dawn.【谚】黎明前的黑暗(指事物在向好转化前最难应付的时刻)。
The darkest place is under the candlestick. 烛台底下最暗。
The details of the agreement need more exact statement. 协议的细节需要更加确切的表达。
The devil finds work for idle hands to do. 小人闲居做歹事。
The devil is not so black as he is painted. 【谚】魔鬼并不像画的那么黑(事情并没有传说的那么可怕)。
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（早起有益）【谚】早到达者，将会成功；捷足先登。
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 end of the rope. 强弩之末。
The examiner never left the classroom to make sure there was no cheating. 主考人一刻也没有离开教室以确保不发生作弊。
The exceeding beauty of the earth, in her splendor of life, yields a new thought with every petal.  大地超绝之美，在它灿烂的生命中，每一片花瓣，都会引发一种新的幽思。 (高三下13)
The excellence of Shakespeare's plays testifies to his genius. 莎士比亚戏剧的卓越证明了他的天才。
The exception proves the rule. 有例外乃足以证明有规则。 / 【谚】有规则就有例外。
The eye is bigger than the mouth. 人心不足蛇吞象。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 fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait. 贪吃的鱼儿易上钩。
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 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 greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. ( ~~~Edmund Burke )权力愈大，愈有滥用的危险。
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 last drop makes the cup run over. 【谚】过满则盈。
The last straw breaks the camel's neck. 凡事宜节制，过则必败事。.
The learner of a second language has many obstacles to overcome. 第二语言学习者有许多障碍要克服。
The least said, (the) soonest mended. 【谚】多说反坏事 (少说为妙)。
The leopard cannot change his spots. 江山易改，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 called the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
The proof of pudding is in the eating.欲知布丁味，亲尝便可晓。
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.【谚】跑得快者不一定在赛跑中取胜,强大者不一定在战争中打胜仗,「胜负乃天命」
The remedy is worse than the evil. 饮鸩止渴；挖肉补疮。
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.手抱菩萨操屠刀。
The secret of success is constancy of purpose. 成功的秘绝在于目标坚定有恒。
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 【谚】心有余而力不足。
The secret of success is constancy of purpose. 成功的秘绝在于目标坚定有恒。
The sting of a reproach is the truth of it. 【谚】 挨骂而感到疼，便是骂到了疼处。
The strength of the chain is in the weakest link. 【谚】一环软弱，全链不强.
The  is the man. 字如其人。
The tailor makes the man. 佛要金装，人要衣装。
The teacher's praise stimulated him into new efforts. 老师的激励，使他作进一步的努力。
The tongue ever turns to the aching tooth. 【谚】舌头总是碰到疼牙(心里总是放不下担心事)。
The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts. 【谚】人言可畏。舌非钢刀，却能伤人。舌头虽非铁却可伤人。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. 水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. 女人获取男人的欢心最好先控制他的胃口。
The weakest goes to the wall. 优胜劣败。
The will is as good as the deed. 【谚】无论做何事都要先立志。
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。
Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and
follow me." 于是耶稣对门徒说︰「若有人要跟从我，就当舍己，背起他的十字架来跟从我。」(Matthew 16:24 马太福音)
There are dangers in men's smiles. 笑里藏刀。
There are spots in the sun. 太阳也有黑点。
There are two sides to every question. 公说公有理，婆说婆有理。问题皆有两面。
There is a skeleton in the cupboard. 家家有本难念的经。
There is honor among thieves. 盗亦有道。
There is kindness to be found everywhere. 人间处处有温情。
There is more pleasure in loving than in being loved.爱别人比被别人爱的乐趣多。
There is no accounting for taste [preferences].. 锺鼎山林，各有所好。【谚】人各有所好。
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 peace for the wicked. 【谚】坏人心不安。
There is no place like home. 金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften. ( ~~~Cicero ) 没有时间不能减轻与缓和的哀伤。
There is no place like home. 无处能如家。在家千日好，出门时时难。
There is no pleasure without pain. 【谚】有乐必有苦。
There is no point in complaining. They can't do anything to help you. 抱怨于事无补；他们没办法帮助你。
There is no rose without a thorn. 朵朵玻瑰皆有刺。
There is no royal road to learning. 学问无快捷方式。书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。
There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪；无火不生烟。
There is no time like the present. 把握现在。
There is nothing permanent except change. 【谚】世间万物无不变。
There is one body and one Spirit, even as you have been marked out by God in the one hope of his purpose for you.
身体只有一个、圣灵只有一个、正如你们蒙召、同有一个指望。 (以弗所书4:4)
There is one born every minute. 【谚】无论什么时候都有受骗上当的人。
There is one or two things I'd like to know about. 有一两件事我很想知道。
There is one quality that characterizes all of us who deal with the sciences of the earth and its life -- we are never
bored. 有一种特性是我们所有研究地球科学及生物的人所具有的特色 -- 我们从不厌倦。 (高三下13)
There is only a little, not much. 只有一点儿，并不多。
There is safety in numbers. 【谚】人多保险 (人多势众，万无一失)。
There you go again. 你又来这一套。
There's a black sheep in every flock. 每一个团体中都难免有害群之马。【谚】害群之马;树多出杂木,人多出怪物。
There's method in sb's madness.【谚】表面疯狂而实有理性。
Therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Do not seek a  treaty of friendship with them at any time, that you may be strong and eat the good things of the land and leave it  to your children as an everlasting inheritance. 所以不可将你们的女儿嫁他们的儿子、也不可为你们的儿子娶他们的女儿、永不可求他们的平安、和他们的利益、这样你们就可以强盛、吃这地的美物、并遗留这地给你们的子孙永远为业。(以斯拉记Ezra 9:12)
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of    one body. 所以你们要弃绝谎言、各人与邻舍说实话．因为我们是互相为肢体 (以弗所书Ephesians 4:25) In this Bible    verse, Paul instructs believers to abandon falsehood. 在这个经文里，保罗教导信徒要弃绝虚假的事。
Therefore he is giving himself a gift, too: status. 所以他也是在给自己一个礼物：(那就是)地位。 (高二下8)
Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom you have crucified,both Lord and Christ故此、以色列全家当确实的知道、你们钉在十字架上的这位耶稣、　神已经立他为主为基督了。(Acts徒2:36)
Therefore, I didn't wear a sweater but only a shirt. 所以我没有穿毛衣，只穿了一件衬衫。
Therefore, we can conclude that all forms of learning, inclusive of the acquisition of skill, the shaping     of views, the absorption of knowledge, take a very essential part in the course of human civilization.  因此，我们获致的结论是：所有型态的学习，包括技巧的习得、观念的形成，以及知识的吸收，在人类文明的过程中  都占有必要的地位。
They deserve each other. 难兄难弟。
Things at the worst will mend. 否极泰来。
Things will work out fine. 事情会顺利的。
Think twice before you do. 三思而后行。
This is a nice place. 这个地方不错。
This will be the first and last time. 只许这么一次。（下不为例）
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.投鼠忌器。
Through hardship to the stars. 笋因落箨方成竹，鱼因奔波始化龙。
Through Jesus Christ, our prayers are accepted and answered. 透过耶稣基督，我们的祷告蒙接纳应允。
Through obedience learn to command. 【谚】正己而后正人。
throw good money after bad 已赔夫人又将折兵
Time and tide wait for no man. 时不我待。
Time and tide wait for no one. 岁月不待人。岁月不居。
Time cures all things. 时间是医治一切创伤的良药。
Time flies. 光阴似箭，日月如梭。
Time is money. 时间就是金钱。一刻千金。
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。
Time waits for no man. 时不我予。
Times change. 时过境迁。
Tit for tat is fair play. 人不犯我，我不犯人；人若犯我，我必犯人。
To be svere with oneself and lenient with others. 严以律己，宽以待人。
to convert defeat into victory 转败为胜
To err is human. 人非圣贤，孰能无过。
To fish in troubled waters. 混水摸鱼。
to harp on the same string 旧调重弹
to kick against the pricks 螳臂挡车
To know all is to forgive [pardon] all.【谚】了解了所有原因，就会原谅一切。
To know everything is to know nothing. 什么都知道，一如什么都不知道。
To know is one thing, and it's quite another (thing) to teach. 【谚】懂得是一回事，教人完全是另一回事。
To know is one thing; to teach is another. 知是一回事；教又是另一回事。
To know oneself is true progress. 人贵有自知之明。
To know oneself is very difficult. 了解自己是很困难的。
To lead a dog's life. 过牛马般的生活
To live and let live. 己立立人，己达达人。
to look one way and row another 声东击西
To love is to learn to offer and accept. 爱是学习给予与接受。
To put a false front. ( or ) To create a false impression. 打肿脸充胖子。
To recompense injury with kindness. 以德报怨。
To save time is to lengthen life. 节约时间就是延长生命。
To see is to believe. 眼见为凭。
To shed crocodile tears. 流鳄鱼的眼泪。猫哭耗子。
To throw out a minnow to catch a whale. 抛砖引玉(抛小鱼想捉鲸鱼)。
Tomorrow never comes. 我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。
Too many cooks spoil the broth. 人多嘴杂。人多坏事。
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。
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled. 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。
Travel increases one's knowledge of the world. 旅游增进人对世界的了解。
Traveling as well as reading broadens a person's mind. 旅行和阅读可以拓宽一个人的思惟。
Troubles never come singly. 福无双至，祸不单行。
Truth never grows old. 真理永存。
Turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone.化绊脚石为垫脚路。
Turn over a new leaf. 洗心革面，改过自新。
Two blacks do not make a white. 【谚】两黑不等于一白 (两个错误不等于一个正确，不能用他人的错误来掩饰错误)。
Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it. 鹬蚌相争，渔翁得利。
Two dogs fight for a bone; the third runs away with it. 渔翁得利。
Two heads are always better than one. 集思广益。
Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，胜过诸葛亮（集思广益）。一个好汉三个帮。
Two of a trade can never than one. 同行相嫉。二个同行的人意见很少一致－－同行是冤家。
Two of a trade never agree. 【谚】同行是冤家。
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。
U  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's ambition never dies. 不到黄河心不死。
Use these as guides to the content. Questions at the end of the chapter can give you an idea of what is contained in    that chapter. 利用这些(主题)作为内容的指引，每章末了的问题可以让你了解该章所包含的东西。 (高二下1)
Use your brains. 用你的智慧。
Use Your Time Well 善用你的时间 (国二下3)
Using your free time well is important. 善用你的空闲时间是重要的。 (国三上1)
Usually a feeling of frustration follows a series of failures and disappointments.  一般来说挫折感之后接踵而来的是一系列的失败和失望的事
V   Variety is the spice of life. 丰富多彩是生活的情趣所在。
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。
Virtue is its own reward. 为善最乐。
Vote for the man you can trust. 选你能信赖的人。
W   Walking in the country, I feel at ease. 在乡下散步，我觉得很轻松。
Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。小心隔墙有耳。
Wash your dirty linen at home. 家丑不可外扬。
Waste not, want not. 【谚】细水长流。不虚掷者无匮乏。俭则不匮。
Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away. 滴水穿石。
water off a duck's back 对牛弹琴。
We are all slaves of opinion. 【谚】我们都是舆论的奴隶。
We are all thrilled that won in such a famous contest. 在这么有名的比赛中你赢了，我们都很兴奋。
We are having a sale now. 我们正在大甩卖。
We know not what is good until we have lost it. 好东西，失去了才明白。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水可贵。
We Say and God says 我们说和神说
For all the things we say that are negative, God has something positive to say:
我们对自己所说一切负面的说话，神都会有一个正面的答案：
1. WE SAY: "It's impossible". 我们说：这是不可能的。
GOD SAYS: All things are possible. 神说：所有事情都有可能的。
Jesus replied, "What is impossible with men is possible with God." (Luke 8:27)
耶稣说：「在人所不能的事，在神却能。」 (路18:27)
2. WE SAY: "I'm too tired". 我们说：我疲乏了。
GOD SAYS: I will give you rest. 神说：我让你得到安息。
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from     me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my      burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-30) 凡劳苦担重担的人，可以到我这里来，我就使你们得安息。我心里柔和谦卑，你们当   负我的轭，学我的样式，这样，你们心里就必得享安息。因为我的轭是容易的，我的担子是轻省的。」(太11:28-30)
3. WE SAY: "No body really loves me." 我们说：没有一个人真正爱我。
GOD SAYS: I love you. 神说：我爱你。
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but   have eternal life. (John 3:16) 神爱世人，甚至将他的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信他的，不至灭亡，反得永生。(约3:16)
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." (John 13:34) 　 我赐给你们一条新命令，乃是叫你们彼此相爱；我怎样爱你们，你们也要怎样相爱。(约13:34)
4. WE SAY: "I can't go on." 我们说：我不行了。
GOD SAYS: My grace is sufficient for you. 神说：我的恩典够你用的。
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will    boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. (II Corinthians 12:9 林后12:9)   他对我说：「我的恩典够你用的，因为我的能力是在人的软弱上显得完全。」所以，我更喜欢夸自己的软弱，好叫基督的能力覆庇我。
He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.   (Psalm 91:15) 他若求告我、我就应允他．他在急难中、我要与他同在．我要搭救他、使他尊贵。 (诗91:15)
5. WE SAY: "I can't figure things out."  我们说：我想不出要怎么作。
GOD SAYS: I will direct your steps. 神说：我会给你指引每一个步骤。
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him,    and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6)   你要专心仰赖耶和华，不可倚靠自己的聪明，在你一切所行的事上都要认定他，他必指引你的路。(箴3:5-6)
6. WE SAY: "I can't do it."  我们说：我做不到。
GOD SAYS: You can do all things. 神说：你可以做一切的事情。
I can do everything through him who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:13)
我靠着那加给我力量的，凡事都能做。(腓4:13)
7. WE SAY: "I am not able."  我们说：我不能。
GOD SAYS: I am able. 神说：我能。
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you    will abound in every good work. (II Corinthians 9:8)   神能将各样的恩惠多多地加给你们，使你们凡事常常充足，能多行各样善事。(林后9:8)
8. WE SAY: "It's not worth it."  我们说：不值得去做这件事。
GOD SAYS: It will be worth it. 神说：这件事值得一干。
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to     his purpose. (Romans 8:28)   我们晓得万事都互相效力，叫爱神的人得益处，就是按他旨意被召的人。(罗8:28)
9. WE SAY: "I can't forgive myself." 我们说：我不能原谅自己。
GOD SAYS: I forgive you. 神说：我原谅你。
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.   (I John 1:9) 我们若认自己的罪，神是信实的，是公义的，必要赦免我们的罪，洗净我们一切的不义；(约一1:9)
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not live according to the sinful    nature but according to the Spirit. (Romans 8:1) 如今，那些在基督耶稣里的就不定罪了。(罗8:1)
10. WE SAY: "I can't manage." 我们说：我应付不来。
GOD SAYS: I will supply all your needs. 神说：我会供应你一切所需的。
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19)    我的神必照他荣耀的丰富，在基督耶稣里使你们一切所需用的都充足。(腓4:19)
11. WE SAY: "I'm afraid." 我们说：我害怕。
GOD SAYS: I have not given you a spirit of fear. 神说：我不曾给你一颗恐惧的心。
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
(II Timothy 1:7) 因为神赐给我们不是胆怯的心，乃是刚强、仁爱、谨守的心。(提后1:7)
12. WE SAY: "I'm always worried and frustrated." 我们说：我常常担心和感到沮丧。
GOD SAYS: Cast all you cares on Me. 神说：请将一切的忧虑卸给我。
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (I Peter 5:7)
你们要将一切的忧虑卸给神，因为他顾念你们。(彼前5:7)
13. WE SAY: "I don't have enough faith." 我们说：我没有足够的信心。
GOD SAYS: I've given everyone a measure of faith. 神说：我已按照信心的大小分给各人。
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather      think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you. (Romans 12:3)    我凭着所赐我的恩，对你们各人说：不要看自己过于所当看的，要照着　神所分给各人信心的大小，看得合乎中道。(罗12:3)
14. WE SAY: "I'm not smart enough." 我们说：我不够聪明。
GOD SAYS: I give you wisdom. 神说：我给你智慧。
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God--that is, our     righteousness, holiness and redemption. (I Corinthians 1:30)    但你们得在基督耶稣里是本乎神，神又使他成为我们的智慧、公义、圣洁、救赎。(林前1:30)
15. WE SAY: "I feel alone." 我们说：我感到十分孤单。
GOD SAYS: I will never leave you or forsake you. 神说：我总不会撇下或丢弃你。
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never     will I leave you; never will I forsake you." (Hebrews 13:5)    你们存心不可贪爱钱财，要以自己所有的为足。因为主曾说：「我总不撇下你，也不丢弃你。」(来13:5)
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。
We soon believe what we desire. 【谚】人很容易相信心里渴望的东西一定会实现。
Wealth is nothing without health. 失去健康，钱再多也没用。
Well begun is half done. 好的开始是成功的一半。
Well fed, well bred.【谚】吃得饱，懂礼貌(衣食足然后知礼义)。
Wet behind the ears. 乳臭未干。
What can't be cured must be endured. 无能为力之事只得忍耐。（尽人事以待天命）。  【谚】治不好的病，你只能忍着点[没有办法的事就得忍着]。
What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange  for his soul? 人若赚得全世界，赔上自己的生命，有甚么益处呢？人还能拿甚么换自己的生命呢？(Matthew 16:26 马太福音)
What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. 儿时所学，终生难忘。
What the mind can conceive, it can achieve. 心想事成。
What we do willingly is easy. 愿者不难。
What's done cannot be undone. 覆水难收。生米煮成熟饭了。
What's holding you up? 什么事耽搁你了？
What's lost is lost. 失者不可复得。
What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. 有人那么做，其它的人也可以这么做；依样画葫芦。
Whatever a man sow, that shall he also reap.种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Whatever you do, do with all your might. 不管做什么，都要一心一意。
When can we see each other? 我们何时再见面？
When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody. 人人都伟大，世间没豪杰。
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入国问禁，入乡随俗。
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 the wolf comes in at the door, love creeps out of the window.
【谚】贫穷进了门，爱情飞出窗。 (有柴有米是夫妻，无柴无米两分离。)
When they are played in the snow or in the rain, players must be more careful because mistakes are easily made.当球赛在雪中或雨中比赛时，球员必须更加小心因为他们很容易出错。 (国三上3)
When wine is in truth, wit is out. 酒后吐真言。
When you judge others you condemn yourself.批评别人，就是责备自己。
When you've seen one, you've seen them all. 【谚】见一而知十。
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。无风不起浪。
Where there's a will, there's a way. 有志者事竟成。
While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten. 道高一尺，魔高一丈。
While there is life, there is hope. 【谚】有生命就有希望。留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
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。
Why is my heart beating so fast? 为什么我的心跳这么快？
wise after the event 放马后炮
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。
Wise men learn by other men's mistakes; fools by their own.
【谚】智者从他人的错误中吸取教训，愚者从自己的错误中吸取教训。
Wish me luck! 祝我好运吧！
Wish me success! 祝我成功吧！
with half an eye 一目了然
Words cut more than swords.舌剑利于刀剑。
Work makes the workman. 勤工出巧匠。
Wrongs should be righted. 错误应该纠正。
X   X-rays are also used for studying many other things as well as human bodies.  除了用来研究人体外，Ｘ光也用来研究其它许多东西。 (高三下3)
Years ago", she said, "I found it in my heart, through prayer, to forgive you.
『数年前，』她说，『透过祈祷，我在内心发现到要宽恕你。 (高三上14)
Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers urged, "Barbara, be enthusiastic! Enthusiasm will
take you further than any amount of experience." 年前，那时我开始找第一份工作，贤明的顾问们极力说：「芭芭拉，要有热诚
。热诚会比任何分量的经验使你更有进展。」 (高二下14)
Years bring wisdom. 【谚】岁月教人长智慧。
You are getting the message. 你懂我的意思吧。（我要开除你??等）
You can call me once you are ready. 你一准备好就叫我。
You can come and go as you please. 你可随意来去。
You can come to see me at any time. 你可以随时来看我。
You can come with me for sure. 你可以跟我们一起去。
You can not sell the cow and drink the milk. 鱼与熊掌不能兼得。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 强扭的瓜不甜。
You can't get away with murder. 法网难逃。
You can't judge a book by its cover. 人不可貌相；海水不可斗量。
You can't teach an old dog new tricks. 老狗学不了新把戏；枉费心机。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头烧（勿过份消耗体力）。腊烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。
You cannot drive after drinking wine. 酒后不能开车。(drive)
You cannot eat your cake and have it. 鱼与熊掌不可兼得
You cannot get blood out of a stone. 石头挤不出血来（铁石心肠那有泪）。
You cannot get something for nothing. 你不可能不劳而获。
You cannot go outside until you get well. 你好起来以前不能出去。(until)
You cannot have your cake and eat it (too). 鱼与熊掌不可兼得。
You cannot pass. Stop where you are. 你不能过去。原处停下。
You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk. 【谚】不能又想卖乳牛,又想喝牛奶(事难两全). 鱼与能掌不可兼得。
You cannot serve two masters. 【谚】一身难侍二主。
You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. 老狗学不来新花样（人老则守旧）。
You catch on really quickly.你理解得很快。 That's because you're a good teacher. You make everything seem so easy.  那是因为你是个好老师。你让一切都变得好像很简单。
You don't read me. 你不明白我。
You got what you pay for. 一分钱一分货。
You make mistakes if you do things in a hurry. 做事匆忙，就会犯错。
You may also find that reading has become more fun than work! 你或许也会发现阅读已经变成是有趣的事而不是工作。 (高二下1)
You may as well be hanged for a sheep as (for) a lamb.【谚】一不做二不休。
You may come at any time, only you had better let me know beforehand. 你什么时候来都行，不过最好先告诉我一声。
You may come if you like. 假如你愿意，你就来。
You may go farther and fare worse. 贪多不得好；知足常乐。
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，拉出来遛遛。
You'd better wise up. 放明白一点。（做人要聪明一点）
You're only young once. 【谚】人仅有一次青春。
You're pulling my leg. 你在唬我。
You're putting me on. 你在唬我。
Young saints, old devils [sinners]. 【谚】小时虔诚，大来邪恶 (指少年虔诚未必可靠)。
Your eyes cannot see your lashes. ( or ) The hunchback does not see his own hump. 目不见睫。
Youth will be served. 【谚】总是年轻人吃香。
Youth will have its course. 【谚】年轻人有年轻人的生活方式。
Youth's a stuff will not endure. 青春不常驻，少年易老。
Z  Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. 缺乏知识之热心，犹如脱缰之马。