English proverbs英語(yǔ)諺語(yǔ)

1、English Proverbs (英文格言、諺語(yǔ))A bad penny always comes back. 惡有惡報(bào)。 A bad shearer never had a good sickle. 劣工尤器。 拙劣的割草工人用不出好鐮刀。自己技術(shù)不好，再好的鐮刀也沒(méi)有用 A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工尤器。 拙劣的工匠只會(huì)怪工具不好。 A bad workman quarrels with his tools 劣工尤器。 劣匠只會(huì)跟自己的工具吵架。 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

2、 一鳥(niǎo)在手勝于兩鳥(niǎo)在林。 擁有的才是最真實(shí)的。把握現(xiàn)在。及時(shí)行樂(lè)，有花堪折直須折。 Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 小別勝新婚。 A burnt child dreads the fire. 受灼的小孩必怕火。 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。 A cat may look at a king. 君王卿相于我何關(guān)。 貓也可以打量國(guó)王，暗喻人人平等。 人皆可為堯舜帝王。切勿因?yàn)閯e人的經(jīng)驗(yàn)不如你多，就不讓他發(fā)表想法。 A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 鏈子的堅(jiān)固是取決于最脆弱的連結(jié)處。 一步下錯(cuò)，滿盤(pán)皆輸。

3、 A clear conscience is like a coat of mail. 良心如信紙之信封。 平生不做虧心事，夜半敲門(mén)心不驚。 A clear conscience laughs at false accusation. 只要問(wèn)心無(wú)愧，無(wú)端的指責(zé)可以一笑置之。 A constant guess is never welcome. ?？碗y受歡迎. A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常樂(lè)。 A creaking gate hangs long. 會(huì)嘎嘎響的門(mén)反而用得久。 病夫命久；瑕不掩瑜。 Actions speak louder t

4、han words. 事實(shí)勝于雄辯。行動(dòng)勝于言辭。 坐而言不如起而行。 Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆言。 A fair face may hide a foul heart. (Fair face, foul heart.) 人面獸心。 A fault confessed is half redressed. 肯認(rèn)錯(cuò)是改過(guò)的一半。過(guò)則勿憚改 A fool and his money are easily parted. 愚人難聚財(cái)。 A fox smells its own lair first. 狐貍有臭己先聞。要刮別人鬍子前，先刮

5、自己的。 嚴(yán)以律己。 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見(jiàn)真情。 A friend should bear a friends infirmities. 朋友應(yīng)該容忍朋友的缺點(diǎn)。 A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. = A friend to all is a friend to none. 人盡可友的人，不是真正朋友。濫交者無(wú)友。 After a storm comes a calm. 否極泰來(lái)。 After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mil

6、e. 午餐后一坐，晚餐后一哩。 After rain comes sunshine. 雨過(guò)天晴。 A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始必善終，欲善終務(wù)先以善始。 A good conscience is a safe pillow. 行止清白，高枕無(wú)憂。 A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all. 眾人皆醉我獨(dú)醒。 A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 作賊心虛；多行不義必自斃。 夜路走多了總會(huì)遇到鬼。千夫所指，不疾而死。 A

7、handful of trade is a handful of gold. 一把貿(mào)易，一把黃金。 A honey tongue, a heart of gall. 口蜜腹劍；笑裡藏刀；佛口蛇心。 A hundred tricks are not so good as one well-learned trade. 百藝無(wú)如一藝精。 A jack of all trades is master of none. 雜而不精的三腳貓。萬(wàn)事通，無(wú)事精通。 A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 開(kāi)玩笑總不能化敵為友，反而有時(shí)會(huì)失去朋

8、友。 A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 窮人眼中的一隻羊，貴似富人的一頭牛。物品在不同人的身上有不同的價(jià)值。 A leopard cannot change his spots. 豹的斑點(diǎn)是改不掉的。 牛牽到北京還是牛。江山易改，本性難移。 A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on. 真理剛穿鞋，謊言已在途中。好事不出門(mén)，壞事傳千里。 A lie has no legs. 謊言不會(huì)自己傳播。 A little lear

9、ning is a dangerous thing. 只懂皮毛是危險(xiǎn)的事。 學(xué)淺誤人。一知半解最危險(xiǎn)。 A little pot is soon hot. 小人易怒。狗肚子盛不得四兩油。 器小易盈。人窮志短。壺小水易熱。 All are not saints that go to church. 去做禮拜者，未必皆圣人。 All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗所吠者，未必皆賊。 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。(勿一概而論) All asses wag their ears. 傻子總愛(ài)裝聰明。 All bread is not baked in one ov

10、en. 人心不同，猶如其面。 All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws. 貓都愛(ài)吃魚(yú)，卻怕爪弄濕。 想不勞而獲，將一事無(wú)成。 All covet, all lose. 貪多必失。 All flowers are not in one garland. 不是所有的花都在一個(gè)花圈上。人各有志，切勿強(qiáng)求。 All good things come to and end. 花無(wú)百日紅。天下無(wú)不散之筵席。 All is fair in love and war. 愛(ài)情和戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)是不擇手段的。 All is fair in war. 兵不厭詐。 All is

11、fish that comes to ones net. 捉到網(wǎng)裡都是魚(yú)。來(lái)老不拒。 All is flour that comes to his mill. 什麼東西到他的磨子里都能碾成粉。 All is not at hand that helps. 有用的東西并不都是垂手可得的。 All is not gain that is put in the purse. 放入錢(qián)包的錢(qián)財(cái)，并非都是應(yīng)得的。勿取不義之財(cái)。 All is not lost that is in danger. 在危險(xiǎn)中的東西未必都會(huì)損失。 All is well that ends well. 善終為善。皆大歡喜。 意

12、思就是雖然一件工作在執(zhí)行時(shí)很困難，但最后有好的結(jié)果。 A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 禍從口出。 A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink. 牽馬到河易，強(qiáng)馬飲水難。 All men are mortal. 人孰無(wú)死。人皆有死。人難免一死。 All men cannot be first. 不可能人人都得第一名。第一名只有一個(gè)。最好的只有一個(gè)。 All ones geese are swans. 自吹自擂。老王賣(mài)瓜，自賣(mài)自夸。 All rivers run

13、into the sea. 百川入海。海納百川。 All roads lead to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬。 All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill. 有情人終成眷屬。 All that glitters is not gold. 閃爍者未必都是金。金玉其外，敗絮其內(nèi)。 虛有其表。 All the wit in the world is not in one head. 世上所有的智慧不會(huì)集中在一個(gè)腦袋。三個(gè)臭皮匠勝過(guò)一個(gè)諸葛亮。集思廣義。 All things are obedient to money. 有錢(qián)能使鬼推磨。 All things

14、are difficult before they are easy. 凡事都是先難后易。倒吃甘蔗。 All things are easy that are done willingly. 只要愿意，沒(méi)有不可能的事。 All things are obedient to money. 有錢(qián)能使鬼推磨。錢(qián)是萬(wàn)能的。 All things will come round to him who will but wait. 只要耐心等待，該來(lái)的還是會(huì)來(lái)。該你的就會(huì)是你的，總有一天等到你。好事多磨。 All time is no time when it is past. 光陰一去永不回。 All

15、truths are not to be told. 真理未必能說(shuō)得清。 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聰明人也會(huì)變傻。 Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot. 縱使下雨，莫把水壺丟棄。防患未然。 A merry heart makes a long life. 知足常樂(lè)。樂(lè)觀者歲足。 An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一日一蘋(píng)果，醫(yī)生不找上門(mén)。 An eye for an eye, and we will all

16、go blind. 兩敗俱傷。(以眼還眼，我們都會(huì)變盲。) An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 防患未然。預(yù)防勝于治療。防微杜漸。未雨綢繆。 An uncut gem goes not sparkle. 玉不琢，不成器。人不學(xué)，不知義。 A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫釐，差之千里。踏錯(cuò)一步，滿盤(pán)皆輸。 A penny saved is a penny earned. 存錢(qián)一分才是賺錢(qián)一分。儲(chǔ)蓄方是賺錢(qián)之道。 A person is known by the company he keeps. 觀其友

17、，知其人。物以類(lèi)聚。 A pot of milk is ruined by a drop of poison. 一滴毒藥毀了一瓶奶。一粒老鼠屎，壞了一鍋粥。 Apparel makes the man. 人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝。 April showers bring May flowers. 四月雨帶來(lái)五月花。否極泰來(lái)。苦盡甘來(lái)。 A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做虧心事，夜半敲門(mén)心不驚。 A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔。 (負(fù)面) 心浮氣躁者，難成大器。轉(zhuǎn)業(yè)不聚財(cái)。 (正面) 常動(dòng)者不會(huì)生疾。勞動(dòng)養(yǎng)

18、生。 Art has no enemy but ignorance. 無(wú)知乃藝術(shù)之?dāng)场?Art is a lie that enables us to realize the truth. (Pablo Picasso) 藝術(shù)是一種使我們能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)真實(shí)的謊言。(畢卡索) Art is civilization and civilization is art. (Latin Proverb) 藝術(shù)是文明，文明是藝術(shù)。(拉丁諺語(yǔ)) Art is long, life is short. 人生苦短，而學(xué)海無(wú)涯。人生朝露，藝術(shù)千秋。 As a man sows, so shall he reap. 一分

19、耕耘，一分收穫。 Ask and you shall receive. 勤學(xué)好問(wèn)。好學(xué)多問(wèn)。 Ask me no questions, I will tell you no lies. 不問(wèn)不受騙。 Ask no questions and hear no lies. 不多問(wèn)便不會(huì)聽(tīng)到謊言。 A soft answer turned away wrath. 和言足以息怒。以柔克剛。忍一句，息一怒。 A sound mind lies in a sound body. 健全的頭腦寓于健全的身體。 A stitch in time saves nine. 及時(shí)一針省九針。防微杜漸。 A strai

20、ght stick is crooked in the water. 直棍水中曲。 As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自作自受；咎由自取。自食惡果；自討苦吃。作繭自縛。拿石頭砸自己的腳。 As you sow, so shall you reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。 A thousand friends are few, one enemy is too many. 朋友千人尚覺(jué)少，仇敵一人猶嫌多。 A tooth for a tooth, and an eye for an eye. 以牙還牙，以眼還眼 A tree is known

21、 by its fruit. 凡樹(shù)木看果實(shí)，就可以認(rèn)出它的好壞。 觀其行，知其人。 A womans work is never done. 女子的粗活是做不完的。女人真命苦。 A word to the wise is enough. 智者一言足矣。忠言真心者，一言足矣。 A word once spoken can never be recalled. 一言既出，駟馬難追。 B Bad news travels fast. 惡事傳千里。 Barking dogs seldom bite. 吠叫的狗不咬人。指裝模作樣，勿用在意。 外強(qiáng)中乾、虛有其表、虛張聲勢(shì)。 Beauty is in th

22、e eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。 Beauty is but skin deep. 美色只是一層皮。紅顏易老。 Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes straight to the bone. 美麗流于膚淺，丑陋深入于骨。 Beer before liquor, youll never be sicker, but liquor before beer and youre in the clear. 喝啤酒再喝白酒，你不會(huì)清醒；但先喝白酒再喝啤酒，你還會(huì)清醒。 由淺入深難，由深入淺易。由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難。 Beggar

23、s must not be choosers. 饑者不得擇食。窮人無(wú)選擇權(quán)。飢不擇食、寒不擇衣、慌不擇路、貧不擇妻。 Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 寧為驢頭不為馬尾；寧為牛頭不為蛇尾。 Better late than never. 寧遲勿缺；亡羊補(bǔ)牢，猶未晚矣。 Better safe than sorry. 安全勝過(guò)遺憾。不怕一萬(wàn)，只怕萬(wàn)一。小心為上。流汗總比流血好。 Better the devil yo

24、u know than the devil you dont. 已知的魔鬼比未知的好。明槍易躲，暗箭難防。 Between two stools you fall to the ground. 腳踏雙凳必墜地。喻一心二用，將一事無(wú)成。 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類(lèi)聚。 Bitter pills may have blessed effects. 良藥苦口。忠言逆耳。 Blood is thicker than water. 血濃于水。 Blood will out. 謀殺必將敗露。真相大白、紙包不住火。 Boys will be boys. 孩子

25、就是孩子。理當(dāng)如此。 Brain is better than brawn. 智慧勝于力量。智勝于勇莽。 Bread is the staff of life. 麵包是生活的主食。民以食為天。 Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dine like a pauper. 早餐像國(guó)王，午餐像王子，晚餐像乞丐。 早餐吃飽，午餐吃得好，晚餐吃得少。 Brevity is the soul of wit. 精簡(jiǎn)是智慧的真髓。 Business before pleasure. 工作先于玩樂(lè)。 Butter is gold in the morning,

26、 silver at noon, lead at night. 奶油在早餐是金、午餐是銀、晚餐是鉛。過(guò)猶不及。 C Care killed a cat. 憂慮致命（勞神喪命）。 Charity begins at home. 修身齊家博愛(ài)天下。 Chance favors the prepared mind. 豫則立，不豫則廢。胸有成竹。機(jī)會(huì)是留給有準(zhǔn)備的人。 Cider on beer, never fear; beer upon cider, makes a bad rider. 由淺入深難，由深入淺易。由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難。 喝啤酒后再喝蘋(píng)果酒不懼怕，喝蘋(píng)果酒后再喝啤酒就不能。 Clo

27、se but no cigar. 很接近了，但不是雪茄。很接近了，但不是我要的答桉。 Clothes dont make the man. 人不可貌相，不能以貌取人。好馬不在鞍，人美不在衫。 Comparisons are odious. 人比人氣死人。 Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石、積沙成塔。 Cowards die many times, but a brave man only dies once. 懦夫可亡千百次，好漢一生死一回。死有輕如鴻毛、重如泰山。 風(fēng)瀟瀟兮易水寒，壯士一去不復(fù)返。 Cross the stream wh

28、ere it is the shallowest. 過(guò)河應(yīng)走水淺處。做事應(yīng)從大處著手。凡事從簡(jiǎn)單的開(kāi)始做。從易處著手。 Curiosity killed the cat. 好奇心殺死一隻貓。人不能太好奇。 Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量身裁衣。量力而為、量入為出。三思而后行。 D Death is the great leveler. 死后萬(wàn)人皆平等。人皆有死。 Deeds, not words. 在于行動(dòng)，不在于言語(yǔ)。說(shuō)得到，做得到。言出必行。 Desperate diseases must have desperate cures(reme

29、dies). 重命要用重手治。亂世用重典。死馬當(dāng)活馬醫(yī)。 Diamond cut diamond. 兩虎相爭(zhēng)必有一傷。 Different sores must have different salves. = Different strokes for different folks. = Difficulty makes desire. 苦難中能創(chuàng)造欲望。 Diseases come on horseback, but steal away on foot. = Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot. 病來(lái)如山倒，病去如抽絲。 Do

30、 as you would be done by. 己所欲施于人。為所該為之事。 Doctors make the worst patients. = Dont burn your bridges before theyre crossed. = Dont burn your bridges behind you. 不要過(guò)河拆橋。為自己留后路。 Dog does not cat dog. 狗不咬狗（同類(lèi)不相殘）。 Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入境隨俗。 Dont change horses in mid-stream. 臨陣勿換將。 Dont count your

31、 chickens before they are hatched. 勿打如意算盤(pán)。 Dont cross a bridge until you come to it. = Dont cross the bridge till you come to it. 順其自然。水到渠成。船到橋頭自然直。 Dont cry over spilt milk. 覆水難收。后悔無(wú)益。 Dont cut off your nose to spite your face. 不要跟自己過(guò)意不去。賭氣無(wú)用。 Dont have too many irons in the fire. 不要攬事上身。不要沒(méi)事找事做。 D

32、ont judge a person by his appearance. = Dont judge a book by its cover. 勿以貌取人。 Dont kick against the pricks. 勿以螳臂當(dāng)車(chē)。不要不自量力。 Dont make a mountain out of a molehill 不要夸大其辭、不要小題大做、不要大驚小怪。 Dont put all your eggs in one basket. 別把雞蛋擺在同一籃子裡。不要孤注一擲。 Dont put the cart before the horse. 勿本末倒置。 Dont quarrel w

33、ith your bread and butter. 勿自砸飯碗。別跟自己的工作過(guò)不去。 Dont shut the barn door after the horse is gone. 不要本末倒置。 Dont throw out the baby with the bathwater. 勿過(guò)河拆橋 Dont wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外揚(yáng)。 Do unto others as you would have done to you. 將心比心。推己及人。 E Early bird gets the worm. 早起的鳥(niǎo)兒有蟲(chóng)吃。 Early t

34、o bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. 早睡早起可使人有錢(qián)、健康又聰明。 Easier said than done. 說(shuō)來(lái)容易做來(lái)難。 East or West, home is best. 不管東方西方，家就是最好的地方。金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩好。 Easy come easy go. 容易之財(cái)難久留（賺得容易花的也快）。 Eat to live, dont live to eat. 為活而食，而不是為食而活。活出精采。 Empty vessels make the most sound. 空桶最響。深

35、水靜流。 Even a worm will turn. 即使是蟲(chóng)子也會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)身。狗急跳牆。 Every cloud has a silver lining. 烏云也有銀色的襯光。凡事要往好處去想。凡事都有光明的一面。 Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千慮必有一失。 Everybodys business is nobodys business. 眾人之事乏人管。自掃門(mén)前雪。 Every dog has his day. 風(fēng)水輪流轉(zhuǎn)(狗也有幸運(yùn)的一天)。 Every man has a price. 任何人皆有其價(jià)值。 Every man has his taste. 人各

36、有所好。 Every rule has its exception. 任何規(guī)則皆有例外的時(shí)候。凡事皆有例外。 Everything comes to him who waits. 成功屬于耐心等待的人。 Every why has a wherefore. 事出有因。 Extremes meet. 物極必反。 F Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. 事實(shí)并不僅僅因?yàn)槭艿胶雎远Ｖ勾嬖凇?Faint heart never won fair lady. 懦弱難得美人心。 Faith will move mounta

37、ins. 信仰能移山。 Familiarity breed contempt. 熟稔易侮蔑；近廟欺神。 Few words are best. 少說(shuō)為妙。言多必失。 Fine feathers make fine birds. = Fine clothes make the man. 人要衣裝、佛要金裝。 Fine words butter no parsnips. 巧言不能滋潤(rùn)防風(fēng)草?？诨荻鴮?shí)不至。畫(huà)餅充飢。 Fine words dress ill deeds. 漂亮的言詞可以掩飾惡劣的行徑。巧言藏惡行。 First come first served. 捷足先登。先來(lái)先伺候。近水樓臺(tái)先得

38、月。 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 天使都不敢去之處，只有笨蛋會(huì)闖入。不自量力。 Forbidden fruit is (the) sweetest. 禁果最甜. Forewarned is forearmed. 先知先戒備。戒慎恐懼。 Fortune favors the brave (bold). 天助勇者。 G Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 得寸進(jìn)尺。軟土深掘。 God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 Gods mill g

39、rinds slow but sure. 天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。 Good words cost nothing, but are worth much. 良言本無(wú)價(jià)，其貴值千金 Good words without deeds are rushes and reeds. 口惠而實(shí)不至。 Grasp all, lose all. 貪者必失。 H Hair of the dog that bit you. 如果被狗咬傷，傳說(shuō)只要從咬人的狗身上取下狗毛涂在傷口，傷口就會(huì)治好。這說(shuō)法幾經(jīng)演變，后來(lái)被用來(lái)比喻一個(gè)人宿醉后，隔天早上用來(lái)醒酒的一杯酒。 Half a loaf is better than

40、none. 聊勝于無(wú)。有總比沒(méi)有的好。 Hard words break no bones. 惡言傷不到人心。笑罵由他笑罵。 Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達(dá) Hawks will not pick hawks eyes out. 同類(lèi)不相殘。 Health is better than wealth. 健康勝于財(cái)富。 Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. 黃蜂尾后針最毒婦人心。 Help a lame dog over a stile. 雪中

41、送炭；助人之急。 He laughs best who laughs last. = He who laughs last laughs longest. 最后笑的人笑得最得意。 He that touches pitch shall be defiled. 近朱者亦；近墨者黑。 He that will lie will steal. 說(shuō)謊者必行竊。 He that will steal an egg will steal an ox. 會(huì)偷蛋的，也會(huì)偷牛。 He that will swear will lie. 賭咒的人是說(shuō)謊的人。 He travels the fastest who

42、travels alone. 單獨(dú)旅行的人走得最快。 He who denies all confesses all. 否認(rèn)一切的人就等于承認(rèn)了一切。 He who hesitates is lost. 猶豫不決者必定失敗 He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword. 玩火自焚 Hide not your light under a bushel. 勿過(guò)份謙沖以致隱沒(méi)才能。 His bark is worse than his bite. 刀子嘴豆腐心。嘴硬心軟。 His bread is buttered on both sides. 左

43、右逢源. History repeats itself. 歷史會(huì)重演。 Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 見(jiàn)機(jī)行事。. Home is where the heart is. 家是心之所在 Honesty is the best policy. 誠(chéng)實(shí)為上策。 Honey catches more flies than vinegar. 投其所好。 Hunger is the best spice. = Hunger makes good kitchen. 飢餓是最佳調(diào)味料 I Idle folk have the least leisure. 懶人無(wú)

44、閑。 If at first you dont succeed, try, try, try again. 失敗勿怕重頭。 If a thing is worth doing, its worth doing well. 如果事情值得做，更值得把它做好。 If you cant beat them, join them. 如果打不過(guò)他們，就加入他們吧。 If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同時(shí)追兩免，兩頭都落空。賠了夫人又折兵。兩邊落空。 In wine there is truth. 酒后吐真言。 It is better

45、to give than to receive. 施比受更有福。 It is easy to be wise after the event. 經(jīng)一事長(zhǎng)一智。遇事才會(huì)成長(zhǎng)。 It is never too late to mend. 亡羊補(bǔ)牢猶末晚也。 It is never too old to learn. 活到老學(xué)到老。 It is none of your business. 不關(guān)你的事。 It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收。 It is the early bird that gets the worm. 早起的鳥(niǎo)兒有蟲(chóng)吃。 It ne

46、ver rains, but it pours. 禍不單行 J Jack of all trades master of none. 萬(wàn)事通，無(wú)一通 K Keep a thing seven years and you will always find a use for it. 帶著這東西七年，你總有用它的一日。養(yǎng)兵千日，用在一時(shí)。天生我才必有用。 Keep no more cats that catch mice. 養(yǎng)只抓鼠的貓。只留有用的東西。 Knowledge is power. 知識(shí)就是力量。 L Laughter is the best medicine. 笑一笑，十年少。笑是最

47、有效的萬(wàn)靈藥。 Learn to walk before you run. 欲速則不達(dá)。 Learning is the enterprise of a lifetime. 活到老學(xué)到老。學(xué)無(wú)止境。 Least said, soonest mended. 少說(shuō)少錯(cuò)(多言惹禍)。言多必失。 Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. 你們中間誰(shuí)是沒(méi)有罪的，誰(shuí)就可以先拿石頭打他。 (圣經(jīng)約翰福音8:7) 要指責(zé)他人前，先問(wèn)問(wèn)自己是否做好。 Let sleeping dogs lie. 別自找麻煩。 Lie down with dogs, wake

48、 up with fleas. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 Like cures like. 以毒攻毒。心病還需心藥醫(yī)。 Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。 Live and learn. 活到學(xué)到老。 Long absent, soon forgotten. 久疏則必忘；別久情疏；一曝十寒。 Look before you leap. 三思而后行。 Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁觀者清。 Love is blind. 愛(ài)情是盲目的。 Love me little, love me long. 愛(ài)情要細(xì)水長(zhǎng)流。 M Make hay w

49、hile the sun shines. 未雨綢繆。 Man proposes. God disposes. 謀事在人，成事在天。 Many a little makes a mickle. =Every little makes a mickle. 積少成多(聚沙成塔、集腋成裘)。 Many hands make light work. 人多好辦事。 Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 匆匆結(jié)婚，慢慢后悔。 Men are not to be measured in inches. 人不可以貌相。 Might is right. 強(qiáng)權(quán)即是公理。 Mo

50、ney talks. 金錢(qián)萬(wàn)能。 Money talks, bullshit walks. 錢(qián)拿來(lái)再說(shuō)；沒(méi)錢(qián)免談。 Money makes the mare go. 有錢(qián)能使鬼推磨。 More haste, less speed. 欲速則不達(dá)。 Much would have more. 貪得無(wú)饜。 Murder will out. 如要人不知，除非已莫為。 N Nature abhors a vacuum. 大自然中不容真空。 Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue, to the end that we shou

51、ld hear and see more than we speak. 上天給予我們兩耳，兩眼，一張嘴巴，應(yīng)該多聽(tīng)，多看，少說(shuō)話。 Nature, time, and patience are three great physicians. 自然，時(shí)間以及耐心是三個(gè)最好的醫(yī)生 Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要為發(fā)明之母。 Never do things by halves. 做事切莫半途而廢。 Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 餽贈(zèng)之物切莫挑剔。 Never put off till (until) to

52、morrow what you can do today. 今日事今日畢 New brooms sweep clear. 新官上任三把火。 No cross，no crown. 不經(jīng)一番寒徹骨，怎得梅花撲鼻香。 No man can serve two masters. 忠臣不事二主。一人不能事二君。 No man is content with his lot. 無(wú)人能滿意于自己的命運(yùn)。 No news is good news. 沒(méi)消息即是好消息。 No pain, no gain. 不勞則無(wú)獲。 No gain without pain. 有所得必有所失。 None so blind a

53、s those who wont see. 有眼不看者為盲。 Nothing comes of nothing. 事出必有因（無(wú)中不能生有）。 Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 O Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。 One doctor only makes work for another. 神醫(yī)亦不能自醫(yī) One good turn deserves another. 善有善報(bào)；待之以禮，回之以禮 One swallow does not make a summer. 勿以一概全。 One tu

54、rnip, one pit. 一個(gè)蘿卜一個(gè)坑。 Opposites attract. 異性相吸 Out of debt, out of danger. 無(wú)債一身輕。 Out of sight, out of mind. 久離則疏遠(yuǎn)。 P Paddle your own canoe. 你只管劃你的獨(dú)木舟。管好自己的事。 Penny saved is a penny earned. 積少成多，積腋成裘。 Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事聰明，大事煳涂。 People who live in glass houses shouldnt throw stones. 住在玻璃屋

55、的人不要互擲石頭。勿道人之短。 Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely. 權(quán)力使人腐化；絕對(duì)的權(quán)力使人絕對(duì)的腐化。 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 Prevention is better than cure. 預(yù)防勝于治療。 Pride goes before a fall. 驕者必?cái)?。（圣?jīng)箴言16:18） Procrastination is the thief of time. 拖延是守時(shí)之賊。 Put the saddle on the right horse. 責(zé)備得當(dāng)（冤有頭、債有主）。 R Red sky at night: shepherds delight. Red sky in th