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1.     Actions speak louder than words. ——動勝於言

2.     All good things come to an end. ——一切美好的事物皆有終結

3.     All’s well that ends well. ——局好的就算好。

4.     All roads lead to Rome. ——條條大路通羅馬

5.     Art is long, life is short. ——人生朝露,藝業千秋。

6.     Bad news travels fast. ——壞事千里。

7.     The bait hides the hook. ——裡藏;笑裡藏刀。

8.     Barking dogs seldom bite. ——叫的狗很少咬人。

9.     Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.——情人眼裡出西施。

10.  The best fish swim near the bottom. ——常在水底遊。

11.  Better late than never. ——比不做好。

12.  A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ——多得不如得。

13.  Birds of a feather flock together. ——物以聚。

14.  Blood is thicker than water. ——於水。

15.  Boys will be boys. ——男孩子竟是男孩子。

16.  A cat has nine lives. ——貓有九命;吉人天相。

17.  Catch as catch can. ——能捉管捉;能拿多少算多少。

18.  Diamond cut diamond. ——強中更有強中手。

19.  Do as I say, not as I do. ——照我的做,照我做的做。

20.  Don’t meet trouble halfway. ——勿杞人天。

21.  Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. ——勿孤注一

22.  Don’t ride the high horse. ——架子。

23.  Easier said than done. ——比做容易。

24.  East or west, home is best. ——管他方或西方,家是最好的地方。

25.  Easy come, easy go. ——得容易,去得也容易。

26.  Every man is his own worst enemy. ——人最大的人就是他自己。

27.  Everyone to his taste. ——人各有所好。

28.  An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. ——以眼眼,以牙牙。

29.  Fine feathers make fine birds. ——人要衣裝,要鞍。

30.  A friend in need is a friend indeed. ——之交才是正的朋友。

31.  The grapes are sour. ——葡萄是酸的。

32.  Grasp all, lose all. ——樣樣都要,全都失掉。

33.  Haste makes waste. ——欲速

34.  He laughs best who laughs last. ——最後笑的人笑得最得意。

35.  He travels the fastest who travels alone. ——單獨旅行的人走得最快。

36.  He who denies all confesses all. ——否認一切的人就等於承認了一切。

37.  He who hesitates is lost. ——躊躇不決者必然失敗。

38.  He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. ——不犯錯的人必將一事無成。

39.  Health is better than wealth. ——健康勝於財富。

40.  Healven helps those who help themselves. ——自助者天助。

41.  History repeats itself. ——歷史總重演。

42.  Honesty is the best policy. ——誠實是上上之策。

43.  Hunger is the best sause. ——饑餓是最好的調味汁。

44.  If the cap fits, wear it. ——帽子若適合你,就戴上吧。

45.  If you want peace, prepare for war. ——欲求和平必先備戰。

46.  Things done can not be undone. ——木已成舟。

47.  Take a pain for a pleasure all wise man can. ——智者能視苦為樂。

48.  Take one’s courage in both hands. ——勇往直前,敢作敢為。

49.  Take the rough with the smooth. ——即能享樂,也能吃苦。

50.  Take the world as it is. ——隨遇而安。/ 聽其自然。

51.  Take things as they come. ——既來之,則安之。

52.  Take time by the forelock. ——要抓住時機。

53.  Take time while time is, for time will be away. ——機不可失,時不再來。

54.  Tall trees catch much wind. ——樹大招風。

55.  Tastes differ. ——眾口難調。/ 人各有所好。

56.  Teaching others teaches yourself. 教學相長。

57.  Tears are the silent language of grief.眼淚是悲哀的無聲言辭。

58.  Telling your troubles is swelling your troubles.訴說煩惱等於增加煩惱。

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

60.  Temperance is the greatest of virture.自我節制是最大的美德。

61.  Do not count your chicken before they are hatched.不要高興得太早。

62.  Strike while the iron is hot.趁熱打鐵。

63.  Give him an inch and he will take an ell.得寸進尺。

64.  What is said can not be unsaid.一言既出,駟馬難追。

65.  Money talks.有錢能使鬼推磨。

66.  Man proposes, God disposes.謀事在人,成事在天。

67.  The leopard cannot change its spots.江山易改,秉性難移。

68.  One cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.巧婦難為無米之炊。

69.  Let sleeping dog lie.不要惹是生非。

70.  He laughs best who laughs last.笑到最後笑得最甜。

71.  Where there is a will, there is a way.有志者,事竟成。

72.  The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步。

73.  Walls have ears.隔牆有耳。

74.  Speak of the wolf and you will see his tail.說曹操,曹操就到。

75.  It’s no use crying over spilt milk.覆水難收。

76.  Better late than never.晚做總比不做好。

77.  Nothing ventures, nothing gain.不入虎穴,焉得虎子。

78.  Time and tide wait for no man.時光不等人。

79.  Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班門弄斧。

80.  Actions speak louder than words.事實勝於雄辯。

81.  A rolling stone gathers no moss.流水不腐。

82.  Like attracts like.物以類聚,人以群分。

83.  Heads I win, tails you lose.反正我贏定了。

84.  More haste, less speed.欲速則不達。

85.  Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

86.  Enough is as good as feast.知足者常樂。

87.  All covet, all lose.貪多必失。

88.  The past is the prologue.前事不忘,後事之師。

89.  Little thieves are hanged, but great one escaped.竊鉤者誅,竊國者為諸侯。

90.  While there is life, there is hope.留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒。

91.  Let’s be frank and put our cards on the table.打開天窗說亮話。

92.  A small leak will sink a great ship.千里之堤,毀於蟻穴。

93.  Fish begins to stink at the head.上樑不正下樑歪。

94.  A bad workman quarrels with his tools.人笨怪刀鈍。

95.  A bird in hand is worth two in bush.百鳥在林不如一鳥在手。

96.  Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。

97.  After death, the doctorsecondguesser.放馬後炮(事後諸葛亮)。

98.  You cannot eat your cake and have it.魚和熊掌不能兼得。

99.  Kiss the baby for the nurse’s sake.醉翁之意不在酒。

100.                Give the dog a bad name and hang it.欲加之罪,何患無詞?

101.                Drive a nail into his coffin.落井下石。

102.                All work no play makes Jack a dull boy.勞逸結合。

103.                Out of sight, out of mind.眼不見,心不煩。

104.                A good beginning makes a good ending.好的開始預示著好的結尾。

105.                Well begun is half done.好的開始是成功的一半。

106.                Rome was not built in one day.一口吃不成胖子。

107.                Failure is the mother of success.失敗是成功之母。

108.                Think before you leap.三思而後行。

109.                It’s hard to please all.眾口難調。

110.                Believe not all that you see, nor half what you hear.眼見不為實,何況耳聽乎?

111.                Live and learn.活到老,學到老。

112.                Travel east or west, a man’s own home is the best.金窩,銀窩,不如自己的狗窩。

113.                A man is known by the company he keeps.近朱者赤,近墨者黑。

114.                Misfortunes never come alone.福無雙至,禍不單行。

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