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分享英文諺語大全
分享英文諺語大全
分享英文諺語大全
A 共 360 條
1. A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 惡其始者必惡其終。
2. A bad bush is better than the open field. 有勝於無。
3. A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit. 吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。
4. A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart. 做賊心虛。
5. A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept. 壞習慣像鮮餡餅,分
食要比保存好。
6. A bad padlock invites a picklock. 開門揖盜。
7. A bad penny always turns up. (bad penny = a good-for-nothing person) 假的終究
是假的(或:庸人無所作為)
8. A bad thing never dies. 壞事傳千年。
9. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怨工具差(人笨怨刀鈍)。
10. A bargain is a bargain. 達成的協議不可撕毀。
11. A beggar's purse is bottomless. 乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。
12. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手。
13. A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 聞其歌知其鳥,聽其言知其
人。
14. A bird may be known by its song. 什麼鳥唱什麼歌。
15. A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day. 略有勝於全無。
16. A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world.
坐井觀天。
17. A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass. 秋波送盲,白費癡情。
18. A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change. 一本好書今
天如此,將來也如此,永不改變。
19. A book that remains shut is but a block. 有書閉卷不閱讀,無異是一塊木頭。
20. A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm. 借來的斗篷不暖身。
21. Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. 相聚愛益切,離別情更深。
22. A burden of one's choice is not felt. 自己選的擔子不嫌重。
23. A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。
24. A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蠟燭焚自身,光亮照別人。
25. A cat may look at a king. 貓也有權晉見國王。
26. A cat has nine lives. 貓有九條命。
27. Accidents will happen. 天有不測風雲。
28. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 鏈條的堅固程度取決於它最薄弱的
環節。
29. A change of work is as good as a rest. 調換一下工作是很好的休息。
30. A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。
31. A clean hand wants no washing. 身正不怕影子斜。
32. A clear conscience is a soft pillow. 問心無愧,高枕無憂。
33. A clear conscience is a sure card. 光明磊落,勝券在握。
34. A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 白日不做虧心事,夜半敲門心不
驚。
35. A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast. 寧為清貧,不為濁富。
36. A close mouth catches no flies. 病從口入,禍從口出。
37. A cock is valiant on his own dunghill. 夜郎自大。
38. A common danger causes common action. 同仇敵愾。
39. A constant guest is never welcome. 久住非佳賓,常來不歡迎。
40. A contented mind is perpetual feast. 知足常樂。
41. A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself. 貪婪的人對別人毫無好處,
對自己卻壞處更大。
42. A crafty knave needs no broker. 狡猾的流氓,不需居間人。
43. A creaking door hangs long on its hinges. 戶樞不蠹。
44. Action is the proper fruit of knowledge. 行動是知識的巧果。
45. Actions speak louder than words. 事實勝於雄辯。
46. A discontented man knows not where to sit easy. 不滿足者坐無寧時。
47. A disease known is half cured. 病情確診斷,治病好一半。
48. Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 在私底下要忠告你的朋
友,在公開場合又表揚你的朋友。
49. A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone. 骨頭打狗狗不叫。
50. Adversity is a good discipline. 苦難是磨練人的好機會。
51. Adversity leads to prosperity. 逆境迎向昌盛。
52. Adversity makes a man wise, not rich. 患難使人聰明,但不能致富。
53. Adversity makes strange bedfellows. 身處逆境不擇友。
54. Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory. 成功地克服困難是最大的
光榮。
55. A fair death honours the whole life. 死得光明,終身榮耀。
56. A fair face may hide a foul heart. 人不可貌相。
57. A faithful friend is hard to find. 益友難得。
58. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一塹,長一智。
59. After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a while. 午飯後要坐,晚飯後要走。
60. A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both. 父親是財富,
兄弟是安慰,朋友兼而有之。
61. A fault confessed is half redressed. 承認錯誤,等於改正一半。
62. Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended. 事情要安步就班地做,就
會很快地做完。
63. A flow of words is no proof of wisdom. 口若懸河不能作為才智的證明。
64. A fool always comes short of his reckoning. 愚人常缺算計。
65. A fool always rushes to the fore. 傻瓜總愛強出頭。
66. A fool and his money are soon parted. 笨蛋難聚財。
67. A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity. 蠢人裝聰明,實在
最可憐。
68. A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer. 一愚發問,七智
結舌。
69. A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven
years. 愚者所問,智者難答。
70. A fool may give a wise man counsel. 愚者千慮,必有一得。
71. A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.
一愚所失,百智難回。
72. A fool knows more in his own house than a wise man in another. 一個蠢材在他
自己家裡所知的事比一個聰明人在別人家裡所知的事要多。
73. A fool's bolt may sometimes hit the mark. 愚者千慮,必有一得。
74. A fool's heart dances on his lips. 愚人心坦蕩,掛在嘴唇上。
75. A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐狸會變,但本性難移。
76. A friend exaggerates a man's virtue, an enemy his crimes. 朋友宣揚人的美德,
敵人誇大人的罪過。
77. A friend in court is better than a penny in purse. 曩中有錢,不如朝中有友。
78. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難朋友才是真朋友。
79. A friend is a second self. 朋友是另一個我。
80. A friend is best found in adversity. 患難見真友。
81. A friend is never known till a man have need. 不到患難時,永遠不能認識真正
的朋友。
82. A friend is not so soon gotten as lost. 交友慢,失友快。
83. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 廣交友,無深交。
84. A friend without faults will never be found. 沒有缺點的朋友是永遠找不到的。
85. After a storm comes a calm. 否極泰來。
86. After black clouds, clear weather. 否極泰來。
87. After death, the doctor. 放馬後炮。
88. After dinner comes the reckoning. 吃喝玩樂,該付代價。
89. After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile. 午餐之後坐片刻,晚飯之後
走一里。
90. After meat, mustard. 雨後送傘。
91. A full belly counsels well. 衣食足而後知榮辱。
92. A full cup must be carried steadily. 杯滿盈,須持穩。
93. A good anvil does not fear the hammer. 好砧不怕錘。
94. A good appetite is a good sauce. 飢不擇食。
95. A good beginning is half the battle. 首戰告捷等於一半勝利。
96. A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者必善其終。
97. A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us. 一本好書,莫逆
之交。
98. A good book is a light to the soul. 好書一本,照亮心靈。
99. A good conscience is a continual feast. 白日不做虧心事,夜半敲門心不驚。
100. A good conscience is a soft pillow. 白日不做虧心事,夜半敲門心不驚。
101. A good dog deserves a good bone. 有勞得獎。
102. A good example is the best sermon. 身教勝似言教。
103. A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好的相貌就是一封推薦的介紹信。
104. A good face needs no paint. 美貌無需擦脂抹粉。
105. A good fame is better than a good face. 好的名望勝於好的相貌。
106. A good friend is my nearest relation. 良友如近親。
107. A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land. 聰明腦袋勤勞
手,走遍天下貴如金。
108. A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold. 健康的身體貴於黃金鑄成
的皇冠。
109. A good heart cant's lie. 有仁心者不說謊話。
110. A good heart conquers ill fortune. 善心克厄運。
111. A good horse cannot be of a bad colour. 良馬的毛色不會差。
112. A good horse often needs a good spur. 好馬常要好靴刺。
113. A good marksman may miss. 智者千慮,必有一失。
114. A good maxim is never out of season. 至理名言不會過時。
115. A good medicine tastes bitter. 良藥苦口,忠言逆耳。
116. A good name is better than riches. 好名譽勝過有財富。
117. A good name is earlier lost than won. 失去美名易,得到美名難。
118. A good name is sooner lost than won. 美譽難得而易失。
119. A good name keeps lustre in the dark. 好的名聲在黑暗中也會光芒四射。
120. A good neighbour is better than a bother in the next village. 遠親不如近鄰。
121. A good surgeon must have an eagle's eye, a lion's heart, and a lady's hand. 出色
的外科醫生必須心明眼亮和有一雙靈巧的手。
122. A good tale is none the worse for being twice told. 好故事百聽不厭。
123. A good tongue is a good weapon. 伶俐的口齒是一種銳利的武器。
124. A good wife makes a good husband. 有好妻子就有好丈夫。
125. A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆豐年。
126. A great talker is a great liar. 最會饒舌的人也是最會說謊的人。
127. A great ship asks deep water. 巨輪尋深水而航行。
128. A guilty conscience is a self-accuser. 做賊心虛,良心自誅。
129. A guilty conscience needs no accuser. 賊膽心虛。
130. A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning. 一點小常識常勝過很
多有價值的學問。
131. A happy heart makes a blooming visage. 心花怒放,笑逐顏開。
132. A hasty man is seldom out of trouble. 性急難免出岔子。
133. A heavy purse makes a light heart. 腰包錢財足,心境自然寬。
134. A heavy snow promise a good harvest. 瑞雪兆豐年。
135. A hero is known in the time of misfortune. 時勢造英雄。
136. A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 相馬不可憑馬的裝飾。
137. A house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭內訌難維繫。
138. A Jack of all trades and master of none. 三腳貓無所長。
139. A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 開玩笑總不能化敵為友,
反而有時會失去朋友。
140. A journey of a thousand miles begains with a single step. 千里之行,始於足下。
203. Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the
bottom. 坐吃山空。
204. A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst. 少女有了許多求婚者往
往選中了最差的一個。
205. A maid that laughs is half taken. 少女露笑臉,婚事半成全。
206. A man alone is either a saint or a devil. 孤身獨處的人可以為聖哲,也可為惡
魔。
207. A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 輕諾者易忘。
208. A man can die but once. 人生只有一次死。
209. A man can do no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行。
210. A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife. 妻子浪費無度,丈夫不會出
頭。
211. A man cannot serve two masters. 一僕不能事二主。
212. A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。
213. A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用。
214. A man has his hour, and a dog has his day. 人有稱心時,狗有得意日。
215. A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有
兩隻耳朵一張嘴,就是為了多聽少說話。
216. A man is as old as he feels. 老不老,自己曉。
217. A man is known by the company he keeps. 察其友知其人。
218. A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable. 人並不因為生在馬廄裡
就成了馬。
219. A man is not good or bad for one action. 判斷人的好壞不能憑一次行為。
220. A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn. 路遙知馬力,日
久見人心。
221. A man may dig his grave with his teeth. 禍從口出。
222. A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink. 牽馬到河
易,強馬飲水難。
223. A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge. 有寶何必人前誇。
224. A man may smile and smile and be villain. 笑裡藏奸。
225. A man may talk like a wise man and yet act like a fool. 一個人可能說話像個聰
明人,而行為像個大笨蛋。
226. A man of gladness seldom falls into madness. 生性樂天的人極少會變成瘋子。
227. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds. 講而不做,猶
如花園裡長滿了荒草。
228. A man's actions show his character. 行為可顯出一個人的品性。
229. A man who has friend must show himself friendly. 與朋友交,必須友好相處。
230. A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 人無笑臉,不要開店。
231. A man without money is a bow without an arrow. 人無錢,猶如弓無箭。
232. A man without reason is a beast in season. 人無理智就像是一頭發情的野獸。
233. A match will set fire to a large building. 星星之火,可以燎原。
234. Ambition never dies until there is no way out. 不到黃河心不死。
235. A merry heart goes all the way. 生性樂天,終身受用。
236. A middle course is the safest. 中庸之道最保險。
237. A miserly father makes a prodigal son. 愛錢如命的父親生個兒子揮金如土。
238. A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫釐,差之千里。
239. A moneyless man goes fast through the market. 一個沒錢的人很快穿過市場。
240. Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. 山中無老虎,猴子稱霸王。
241. A mother's love never changes. 母愛永恆。
242. An artist lives everywhere. 藝人處處可安家。
243. An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden. 驢子能負重,但不堪
超過力之所及。
244. A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. 遠親不如近鄰。
245. An empty hand is no lure for a hawk. 空手誘不來老鷹。
246. An empty purse frightens many friends. 曩中無分文,親友不上門。
247. An empty sack cannot stand upright. 空麻袋,立不直。
248. An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well. 狗嘴裡吐不出象牙。
249. An evening red and a morning grey, is a sign of a fair day. 晚霞紅如火,曉色
青如灰,定是晴朗天。
250. An evil chance seldom comes alone. 禍不單行。
251. An evil lesson is soon learned. 學壞容易。
252. A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
253. Anger is a short madness. 發火是短暫的瘋狂。
254. Anger rests in the bosom of folly. 怒火常寓於蠢人的胸中。
255. An honest man's word is as good as his bond. 誠實人的話像他的契約一樣靠
得住。
256. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之計在於晨。
257. An idle brain is the devil's workshop. 游手好閒是萬惡之源。
258. An idle youth, a needy age. 少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
259. An ill workman quarrels with his tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。
260. An inch in a miss is as good as an ell. 錯無分大小,有錯皆不好。
261. An nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse. 對牛彈琴。
262. An oak is not felled at one stroke. 萬事不能一蹴而就。
263. An occasion lost cannot be redeemed. 時機失了無法挽回。
264. An old dog barks not in vain. 老犬不空吠。
265. An old dog bites sore. 老狗咬人痛得很。
266. An old dog cannot alter its way of barking. 老狗難改吠聲。
267. An old dog will learn no new tricks. 老家夥學不出新名堂。
268. An old physician, and a young lawyer. 醫生年老的好,律師年輕的俏。
269. An old poacher makes the best keeper. 老偷獵者是最好的看守人。
270. An open door may tempt a saint. 一扇開著的大門可誘惑一個聖徒。
271. An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in
every opportunity. 樂觀的人在災難中看到希望;悲觀的人在希望中看到災難。
272. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 預防勝於治療。
273. An ox is taken by the horns, and the man by the tongue. 牛因有腳而被抓,人
因有舌而遭殃。
274. Answer a fool according to his folly. 以其人之道,還治其人之身。
275. An upright judge has more regard to justice than to men. 正直的法官重法勝於
重人。
276. A penny saved is a penny earned(or gained). 省錢就是賺錢。
277. A pet lamb makes a cross ram. 寵壞的小羊將成為脾氣壞的大羊。
278. A poor man who takes a rich wife has a ruler, not a wife. 窮漢娶富妻,必受老
婆欺。
279. Apothecaries would not sugar their pills unless they were bitter. 好藥不苦不會
加糖衣。
280. Apparel makes the man. 馬靠鞍裝,人靠衣裝。
281. Appearances are deceitful. 人不可貌相,海水不可斗量。
282. Appetite comes with eating. 食慾越吃越旺。
283. A quiet conscience sleeps in thunder. 白日不做虧心事,夜半不怕鬼敲門。
284. A ragged coat may cover an honest man. 不能以衣著取人。
285. Art is long, but lift is short. 人生有涯,而學無涯。
286. A ready way to lose friend is to lend him money. 失友都因借錢起。
287. A road of a thousand miles begins with one step. 千里之行始於足下。
288. A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔,轉業不聚財。
289. Art lies in concealing art. 隱而不露即藝術。
290. As a man lives so shall he die. 有生必有死。
291. As a man's heart is, so does he speak. 言為心聲。
292. As a man sows, so he shall reap. 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
293. A secret between more than two is no secret. 兩人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。
295. A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth. 緘默的嘴,
真誠的心,是世界上最令人讚美的東西。
296. A single spark can start a prairie fire. 星星之火,可以燎原。
297. As is the workman so is the work. 什麼工人出什麼活。
298. Ask no questions and you will be told no lies. 如果你少問,謊言就難進。
299. A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. 人要衣裝,佛要金裝。
300. A small leak will sink a great ship. 一個小漏洞可能弄沉一艘大輪船。
301. A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner. 平靜的海洋練不出熟練的水手。
302. A sow, when washed; returns to the muck. 江山易改,本性難移。
303. A spot is most seen on the finest cloth. 最清潔的布上,污點特別顯眼。
304. As soon as you have drunk, you turn your back upon the spring. 忘恩負義。
305. A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪,何患無辭。
306. As the best wine makes the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turns to the
deadliest hatred. 美酒可製成烈醋,熱愛能變為深仇。
307. As the call, so the echo. 發什麼聲音,有什麼回聲。
308. As the fool thinks, so the bell clinks. 一廂情願。
309. As the inner life is, so will be the language. 言為心聲。
310. As the old cock crows, so doth the young. 有其父必有其子。
311. As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man. 試金石可以試金,正如黃金可
以試人。
312. As the tree falls, so shall it lie. 自作自受。
313. As the tree, so the fruit. 長什麼樹,結什麼果。
314. As they sow, so let them reap. 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
315. A still tongue makes a wise head. 智者寡言。
316. A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不補,大洞吃苦。
317. A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。
318. A straw shows which way the wind blows. 一葉便知秋。
319. A stumble may prevent a fall. 小懲大誡。
320. As well be hanged for a sheep as for a lamb. 偷大偷小都是賊。
321. As worms are bred in a stagnant pool, so are evil thoughts in idleness. 蟲蛆在死
水中孵化,邪念在懶惰中養成。
322. As you brew, so must you drink. 自搬石頭自壓腳。
323. As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自食其果。
324. As you sow you shall mow. 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
325. At night, all cats are grey. 貓在夜晚皆灰色(丑妍暗中難分辨)。
326. A tall tree catches the wind. 樹大招風。
327. A tattler is worse than a thief. 搬弄是非者,惡劣甚於賊。
328. A thief is a thief, whether he steals a diamond or a cucumber. 偷多偷少都是賊。
352. A wise man needs not blush for changing his purpose. 智者不恥於改變初衷。
353. A wise man thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he thinks. 智者思其所言,
愚者言其所思。
354. A wise man will make tools of what comes to hand. 聰明的人能隨機應變。
355. A woman's work is never at an end. 婦女的活計做不完。
356. A word is enough to the wise. 對明智者一言已足。
357. A word spoken is an arrow let fly. 一言既出,駟馬難追。
358. A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出,駟馬難追。
359. A work ill done must be twice done. 未做好的活,需要重新做。
360. A young man married is a man that's marred.男子早婚,種下禍根。
B 共 112 條
1. Bacchus has drowned more men than Nepture. 酒神淹死的人比海神多。
2. Bad news has wings. 壞事傳千里。
3. Bad workmen often blame their tools. 拙匠常怪工具差。
4. Bare words, no bargain. 空言不能成交易。
5. Barking dogs seldom bite. 善吠的狗很少咬人。
6. Be always as merry as ever you can, for no-one delights in a sorrowful man. 務請
心情常歡暢,只因無人喜憂傷。
7. Beauty is but a blossom. 美麗只是盛開的花朵。
8. Beauty is but skin-deep. 紅顏易變。
9. Beauty is in the eye of the gazer. 情人眼裡出西施。
10. Beauty is potent; but money is omnipotent. 美麗是有力量的,但金錢更有權威。
35. Better ask twice than lose you way once. 寧願問路兩次勝過迷路一次。
36. Better a glorious death than a shameful life. 忍辱貪生不如死得光榮。
37. Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us. 適量的火好取暖,熊
熊烈火能焚身。
38. Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow. 前程雖遠大,現實尤可貴。
39. Better an empty purse than an empty head. 寧可錢袋癟,不要腦袋空。
40. Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明槍易躲,暗箭難防。
41. Better are small fish than an empty dish. 有勝於無。
42. Better be alone than in bad company. 交損友不如無友。
43. Better be out of the world than out of fashion. 不合潮流不如脫離塵世。
44. Better be poor than wicked. 寧可做窮人,不要做壞人。
45. Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 寧為犬首,不作獅尾。
46. Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. 寧為驢頭,不為馬尾。
47. Better deny at once than promise long. 輕諾必寡信。
48. Better die with honour than live with shame. 與其忍辱偷生,不如光榮而死。
49. better early than late. 寧早勿遲。
50. Better eye sore than all blind. 眼痛總比瞎眼好。
51. Better good neighbours near than relations far away. 遠親不如近鄰。
52. Better go to bed supperless than rise in debt. 寧可餓肚子,切莫去借債。
53. Better half an egg than empty shell. 半隻蛋也比空殼好。
54. Better is the neighbour's hen than mine. 人莫知其苗之碩。
55. Better late than never. 遲做總比不做好。
56. Better lose a jest than a friend. 寧可不說一句俏皮話,以免得罪朋友們。
57. Better lose the saddle than the horse. 吃小虧佔大便宜。
58. Better master one than engage with ten. 精通一事勝於會十事。
59. Better one-eyed than stone-blind. 獨眼總比全瞎好。
60. Better poor with honour than rich with shame. 窮得光榮,勝過富得可恥。
61. Better pills may have wholesome effects. 良藥苦口。
62. Better say nothing than nothing to the purpose. 與其說話不中肯,不如一言不
發好。
63. Better some of a pudding than none of a pie. 聊勝於無。
64. Better the foot slip than the tongue trip. 寧可滑跤,不可失言。
65. Better to do well than to say well. 說得好不如做得好。
66. Better wear out shoes than sheets. 寧可(經常運動)穿破鞋子,也不(因病長臥)
磨破床單。
67. Better wear out than rust out. 與其閒散不如忙碌。
68. Better wit than wealth. 智力勝於財富。
69. Between friends all is common. 朋友之間不分彼此。
70. Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip. 功虧一簣。
71. Between two stools one falls to the ground. 腳踏兩頭要落空。
72. Beware beginnings. 慎始為上。
73. Beware of a man of one book. 不要與一個有專業知識的人爭論。
74. Beware of a silent dog and still water. 警惕無聲之狗會咬人,平靜之水會覆舟。
41. Dogs that run after many hares kill none. 多謀寡成。
42. Dogs wag their tails not so much in love to you as your bread. 狗搖尾巴,愛的
是麵包。
43. Doing is better than saying. 行勝於言。
44. Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入鄉隨俗。
45. Do not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not
all youknow. 不要為所能為,不要花盡所有,不要全信所聞,不要言盡所知。
46. Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade. 不要忘恩負義。
47. Do not despise your enemy. 萬勿輕敵。
48. Do not give a dog bread every time he wags his tail. 不要有求必應。
49. Do not praise a day before sunset. 切勿褒貶過早。
50. Do not run too fast after gain. 不要見利就拚命追。
51. Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself. 不要向不如
你幸運的人述說你的幸福。
52. Do not swap horses when crossing a stream. 處在危難中,不宜大更動。
53. Do no through fear of poverty surrender liberty. 不要因為怕貧苦而放棄自由。
54. Do not to others what you do not wish them to do to you. 己所不欲,勿施於人。
81. Drop by drop the oceans are filled; stone by stone the walls are built. 滴水匯大海,
壘石誅高牆。
82. Drowning man will catch at a straw. 溺水的人一根草也要抓。
83. Drunken days have all their tomorrows. 今日花天酒地,明日潦倒窮途。
84. Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals. 酒後露真言。
85. Dumb dogs are dangerous. 啞犬最兇惡。
86. Dying is as natural as living. 死亡與生存一樣自然。
E 共 101 條
1. Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鳥兒都愛聽自己唱歌。
2. Each day brings its own bread. 天無絕人之路。
3. Each man is the architect of his own fate. 命運掌握在自己手中。
4. Eagles catch no flies. 大人物不計較小事情。
5. Eagles fly alone, but sheep flock together. 鷹單飛,羊群集。
6. Early mistakes are the seeds of future trouble. 早期的錯誤可以釀成日後的麻煩。
37. Good words without deeds are rushes and reeds. 光說好話而不見行動,一文不
值。
38. Gossiping and lying go hand in hand. 搬事弄非者,必是撒謊人。
39. Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark. 早睡早起。
40. Govern your thoughts when alone, and your tongue when in company. 一人獨處
慎于思,與人相處慎於言。
41. Grain by grain and hen fills her belly. 一粒一粒啄米,母雞填飽肚皮。
42. Grasp all, lose all. 貪多必失。
43. Grasp the nettle and it won't sting you. 困難像彈簧,你硬它就軟。
44. Grasp the shadow and let go the substance. 捨本逐末。
45. Grasp the thistle firmly. 毅然處理困難局面。
46. Great barkers are no biters. 吠犬不咬。
47. Great boast, small roast. 說得天花亂墜,成事微乎其微。
48. Great designs require great consideration. 宏偉的計劃須要慎重考慮。
49. Greatest genius often lies concealed. 大智若愚。
50. Great hopes make great man. 大希望造就大人物。
51. Great men are not always wise. 偉大的人物未必總是英明的。
52. Great men have great faults. 偉人也會鑄大錯。
53. Great minds think alike. 英雄所見略同。
54. Great oaks from little acorns grow. 萬丈高樓平地起。
55. Great souls suffer in silence. 偉人受苦,聲色不露。
56. Great talkers are commonly liars. 能言的人謊話多。
57. Great talkers are little doers. 人好說大話,並非實干家。
58. Great talkers are not great doers. 其人說得多,做得不會多。
59. Great winds blow upon high hills. 樹大招風。
H 共 229 條
1. Habit cures habit. 新風移舊俗。
2. Habit is second nature. 習慣成自然。
3. Half a tale is enough for a wise man. 聰明人凡事只須聽一半,就會明白究竟。
4. Half a loaf is better then no bread. 半塊麵包亦勝無。
5. Half the world knows not how the other half lives. 富人不知窮人苦。
6. Hang up one's fiddle when one comes home. 在外談笑風生,在家悶悶不樂。
7. Hang up one's hat in another's house. 在別人家裡久留不去,長期居住。
8. Happiness consists in contentment. 知足常樂。
9. Happiness takes no account of time. 幸福不覺光陰過。
10. Happy is he that is happy in childhood. 童年時代快樂的人是幸福的。
11. Happy is he that is happy in his children. 對自己孩子感到高興的,才是幸福的
人。
12. Happy is he who knows his follies in his youth. 記得青年時所做的愚笨事的人
是幸福的。
13. Happy is he who owes nothing. 無債一身輕。
14. Happy is the man that owes nothing. 無債一身輕。
15. Hardships never come alone. 禍不單行。
16. Hard words break no bones, fine words butter no parsnips. 粗話無害,甘言無益。
193. He who would search for pearls must dive below(or deep). 欲尋珍珠,須潛水
下。
194. He will always be a slave who knows not how to earn and save. 不懂掙錢和積
財,只能永遠當奴才。
195. He works best who knows his trade. 內行的人做他的事一定會做得最好。
196. Hide nothing from thy physician. 切莫諱疾忌醫。
197. Hide one's talents in a napkin. 埋沒自己的才能。
198. His heart cannot be pure whose tongue is not clear. 嘴不淨者心不純。
199. History repeats itself. 歷史本身常重演。
200. Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 隨機應變。
201. Hold fast when you have it. 緊握你手中之物。
202. Hold (or Run) with the hare and run (or hunt) with the hounds. 兩面討好。
203. Home is home, though never so homely. 不如歸去。
204. Honest men marry soon, wise men not at all. 誠實的人馬上結婚,聰明的人就
不這樣。
205. Honesty is the best policy. 誠實是上策。
206. Honesty may be dear bought, but can never be an ill penny-worth. 出高價買來
的誠實,不會永遠沒有價值。
207. Honey is sweet, but the bee stings. 蜜糖是甜的,但蜜蜂會螫人。
208. Honour and profit lie not in one sack. 榮譽和利益不能並存。
209. Honours change manners. 榮譽能改變人的禮貌。
210. Honour to whom honour is due. 榮譽歸於應得榮譽的人。
211. Hope deferred makes the heart sick. 希望遲遲未實現,使人心煩意撩亂。
212. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 作最好的希望,作最壞的打算。
213. Hope is a good breakfast, but a bad supper. 希望是美味的早點,但又是難嚥
的晚餐。
214. Hope is but the dream of those that wake. 希望是清醒者的夢想。
215. Hope is life and life is hope. 希望才有人生,人生要有希望。
216. Hope often deludes the foolish man. 希望常欺愚笨漢。
217. Hope springs eternal (in the human breast). 希望會產生,永遠無窮盡。
218. How shall I do to love? Believe. How shall I do to believe? Love. 怎樣對待愛
情?要相信。怎樣才能相信?要有愛情。
219. Human pride is human weakness. 驕傲是人類的弱點。
220. Humility is the foundation of all virtue. 謙遜是一切美德的基礎。
221. Humility often gains more than pride. 謙遜往往比驕傲受益更多。
222. Hunger breaks stone wall. 飢餓不饒人。
223. Hunger fetches the wolf out of the woods. 飢餓引狼出森林。
224. Hunger finds no fault with the cookery. 飢不擇食。
225. Hunger is the best sauce. 饑者口中盡佳餚。
226. Hunger knows no friend. 饑難周友。
227. Hunger will relish the plainest fare. 飢不擇食。
228. Hungry belies have no ears. 饑寒起盜心。
229. Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. 飢不擇食。
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I 共 209 條
1. I am cought between the devil and the deep blue sea. 進退維谷。
2. I am not a slave, I am not a captive, and by energy I can overcome the greater
obstacles. 我不是奴隸,也不是俘虜,我有力量可以克服更大的艱難險阻。
3. I am not now that which I have been. (I am not what I used to be.) 今日之我已非
昔日之我。
4. I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. 我不僅要使
自己有才智,而且也要使別人有才智。
5. I believe the first test of truly great man is his humility. 一個真正偉大的人,對他
的第一個考驗就是看他是否謙遜。
6. I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 我不能既是你的朋友,而又對你
阿諛奉承。
7. I count myself in nothing else so happy as in a soul remem-bering my good
friends. 我認為,只有在腦海中想起好朋友時我才會那樣快樂。
8. Ideals are like the stars -- we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our
course by them. 理想好像星星,不能摘到,但我們猶如水手,可借它指引航向。
9. Idle folks have most labour. 懶漢總嫌活太多。
10. Idle folks lack no excuses. 懶漢辯解,何患無詞。
11. Idleness is the key of beggary, and the root of all evil. 懶惰是行乞的敲門磚,是
萬惡的根源。
12. Idleness is the root (or mother) of all evil (or sin or vice). 懶惰是萬惡之源。
13. Idleness is the rust of the mind. 懶惰使腦子生銹。
14. Idleness rusts the mind. 懶惰使人的頭腦遲鈍。
15. Idle young, needy old. 少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
16. If a donkey bray at you, don't bray at him. 傻瓜惹著你,你別跟他纏。
17. If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him. 如果
倒空錢袋,裝入腦袋,那就無人能夠把錢奪走。
18. If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will be
content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certaintics. 如果以肯定開始,必將以懷疑
告終;如果願以懷疑開始,必將以肯定告終。
19. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 初試不成功,努力勿懈怠。
20. If doctors fail thee, be these three thy doctors; rest, cheerful-ness, and moderate
diet. 如果醫藥不能幫助,那麼注意三件事︰休息,愉快,飲食調和。
21. If each would sweep before his own door, we should have a clean city (or street).
眾擎易舉。
22. I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts. 敵人獻禮品,千萬莫輕信。
23. If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of itself. 注意好品行,
自有美名聲。
24. If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. (If it is not broken, do
not fix it.) 不正確的事不做,不真實的話不說。
25. If it were not for hope, the heart would break. 人是靠希望活著的。
26. If matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. 重要的並不在於一個人怎樣死,
而是在於他怎樣生。
27. If money be not thy servant, it will be thy master. 不做金錢的主人,就會做金
錢的奴隸。
28. If nobody loves you, be sure it is your own fault. 如果沒有人愛你,肯定是你自
己有問題。
29. If one desires to succeed in anything, he must pay the price. 如果想做成點事,
就得付出代價一干。
30. If the beard were all, the goat might preach. 如果有了需就什麼都行,那麼山
羊也可以說教了。
31. If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. 問道於盲,無益於事。
32. If the counsel be good no matter who gave it. 只要忠告中肯,誰提都行。
33. If the eye do no admire, the heart will not desire. 眼不饞,心不貪。
34. If the old dog barks, he gives counsel. 如果老狗叫,他是給忠告。
35. If the pills were pleasant, they would not be gilded. 丸藥不苦不會加糖衣。
36. If there be neither snow nor rain, then will be dear all sorts of grain. 雨雪不調,
五穀價高。
37. If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun. 吃得苦中苦,方知甜中甜。
38. If the sky fll (or falls), we shall catch larks. 異想天開
39. If they say you are good, ask yourself if it be ture. 若有人稱讚你,要自問對不
對。
40. If things were to be done twice all would be wise. 事事倘能做兩次,人人都可
稱明智。
41. If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind. 兩人同騎一馬,必有一人在後
42. If we are bound to forgive an enemy we are not bound to trust him. 如果我們決
定寬恕一個敵人,但決不能相信他。
43. If we cannot get what we like, we have to like what we can get. 隨遇而安。
44. If wise men play the fool, they do it with a vengeance. 智者幹傻事,愚蠢到極點
178. It is not shame for a man to learn that which he knows not, whatever be his age.
一個人不論年齡多大,都要學習不懂的東西,這不是羞恥。
179. It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. 君子在德不在衣。
180. It is not work that kills, but worry. 勞動不傷人,憂慮才傷人。
181. It is no use crying over spilt milk. 潑水難收。
182. It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently. 話講得多是一回
事,講得恰當是另一回事。
183. It is right to put everything in its proper use. 凡事都應該用得其所。
184. It is the first step that costs. 萬事開頭難。
185. It is the general rule, that all superior men inherit the elements ofsuperiority
from their mother. 一切優秀的人通常都從他們母親那裡繼承優良的因素。
186. It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error. 人
總不免要犯錯誤,只有蠢人才堅持不改。
187. It is the nature of folly to see the faults of others and forget his own. 愚蠢的本
質是只看到別人的錯處而忘卻了自己的過失。
188. It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it.
只要真正渴求知識,都能得到,這是知識的特點。
189. It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock. 船觸礁後在拋錨,為
時已經太晚了。
190. It is too late to come with the water when the house is burnt down. 馬後炮。
191. It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen. 賊出關門。
192. It is wisdom sometimes to seem a fool. 大智若愚。
193. It matters not how long we live but how. 問題不是活得多麼長,而是活得怎
麼樣。
194. It never rains but it pours. 禍不單行。(不鳴則已,一鳴驚人。)
195. It's a good horse that never stumbles, A good wife that never grumbles. 良馬不
失蹄,賢妻不聒絮。
196. It's a poor heart that never rejoices. 不知人間有樂趣者最可憐。
197. It's a poor mouse that has only on hole. 鼠只有一洞,必先把命送。
198. It's earier to run down the hill than go up. 下山容易上山難。
199. It's easy to fall into a trap, but hard to get out again. 墮入陷阱易,脫離陷阱難。
29. Let every man praise the bridge he goes over. 飲水思源。
30. Let every man speak well of the bridge theat carries him over. 飲水思源。
31. Let every tub stand on its own bottom. 各人管各人自己。
32. Let not the cobbler go beyond his last. 安分守己。
33. Let not the sun go down upon thy wrath. 日落之前,平息你的怒火吧。
34. Let our object be our courtry, our whole country, and nothing but our country. 我
們的心目中要有國家,要有整個國家,而且只有我們的國家別如其他。
35. Let's cross the bridge when we come to it. 既來之,則安之。
36. Let sleeping dogs lie. 不要惹事生非。
37. Let the cobbler stick to his last. 安分守己。
38. Let the dead bury the dead. 往事不重提。
39. Let the hands get busy, not the mouth. 手要勤勞,嘴莫多說。
40. Let things take their course. 聽其自然。
41. Let your yea be yea and your nay be nay. 是就是,非就非。
42. Liars have need of good memories. 謊言者要有好的記憶力。
43. Liars should have good memories. 說謊的人應有好的記性。
44. Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by law. 自由就是
做法律許可做的事情的權力。
45. Liberty is not licence. 自由不是放縱。
46. Liberty often degenerates into lawlessness. 自由隨便,經常墮落到無法無天。
47. Lie in (oron) the bed one has made. 自作自受。
48. Lies have short legs. 謊言是站不住腳的。
49. Life is a battle from cradle to grave. 人生是一場從生到死的戰鬥。
50. Life is a comedy to him who thinks and a tragedy to him who feels. 對善思考者,
人生為喜劇;對憑感覺者,人生為悲劇。
51. Life is a flower of which love is the honey. 人生是花朵,愛情是花蜜。
52. Life is a shuttle 生活猶如梭子。
53. Life is but a span. 人生如朝露。
54. Life is compared to voyage. 人生好比是航海。
55. Life is half spent before we know what it is. 等到認識人生,已經一半過去了。
56. Life is long if you know how to use it. 如果懂得好好利用,生命就長了。
57. Life if made up of little things. 生活是由瑣事構成的。
58. Life is measured by thought and action, not by time. 生命的價值是用思想和行
為來衡量的,而不是壽命的長短。
59. Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生並不全是吃喝玩樂。
60. Life is not so short but there is time enougn for courtesy. 人生雖短,但表示禮
貌的時間還是足夠的。
61. Life is short and time is fleeting 人生短暫,光陰易逝。
62. Life is sweet. 生命是甜美的。
63. Life, to be worthy of a rational being, must be always in progression. 人生必須
永遠前進,才不愧為有理智的人。
64. Life without a friend is death without a witness. 在世無朋友,死後無證人。
65. Lightly come, lightly go. 易得易失。
66. Light troubles speak; great troubles are silent. 小困難,大聲叫嚷;大困難,悶
生不響。
67. Like attracts like. 物以類聚。
68. Like author, like book. 書如其人。
69. Like begets like. 有其父必有其子。
70. Like cow, like calf. 有其父必有其子。
71. Like cures like. 以毒攻毒。
72. Like draws to like. 物以類聚。
73. Like draws to like the whole world over. 物以類聚,世間皆如此。
74. Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
75. Like knows like. 英雄識英雄。
76. Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。
77. Like teacher, like pupil. 有其師必有其徒。
78. Like tree, like fruit. 有其因必有其果。
79. Little boats must keep the shores. 小船不能航行遠。
80. Little bodies may have great souls. 小小的軀體會有偉大的心靈。
81. Littel chips light great fires. 星星之火,可以燎原。
82. Little pigeons can carry great messages. 少年也可以成大事。
83. Little pitchers have great (or large) ears. 小孩子耳朵長。
84. Little strokes fell great oaks. 水滴石穿。
85. Little thieves are hanged, but great one's escape. 竊鉤者誅,竊國者侯。
86. Little things amuse little minds. 小人志卑。
87. Little wealth, little care. 財少寡憂。
88. Live and learn. 活到老,學到老。
89. Live and let live. 自己生活,也要讓他人生活。
90. Live to learn and learn to live. 生而學之,學而生之。
91. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 生活沒有目標,猶如航
海沒有羅盤。
92. Lock the stable door before the steed is stolen. 馬未偷走前,廄門先鎖上。
93. Loftiest trees most dread the thunder. 樹大招風。
94. Long absent, soon forgotten. 長久不在的人,很快被忘懷。
95. Long tarrying takes all the thanks away. 事情耽擱太久就沒有人會感謝了。
96. Look at the world through rose-coloured glasses. 對萬事要樂觀。
97. Look before you leap; see before you go. 三思而行。
98. Lookers-on see more than players. 旁觀者清。
99. Lookers-on see most of the games. 旁觀者清。
100. Look for a needle in a bundle (or bottle) of hay. 海底撈月。
101. Look not for musk in dog's kennel. 狗嘴裡吐不出象牙。
102. Lose not time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary
actions. 不要浪費時間,做些有益的事情,停止一切不必要的行動。
103. Losers are always in the wrong. 失敗者總是錯的。
104. Losses make us more cautious 損失使人更謹慎。
105. Lost time is never found again, and what we call time enough always proves
little enough. 時間一去不再來,我們常說時間充足,實際。總是不夠。
106. Lost wealth can be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by
temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone for ever. 失去的財富可由勤奮而恢復,失
去的知識可由學習而恢復,失去的健康可由節制或藥物而恢復,但失去的時間卻一
去永不復返。
107. Love all, trust a few, be false to none. 要愛一切人,相信少數人,不要負於任
何人。
108. Love and business teach eloquence. 愛情和買賣可以培養口才。
109. Love and cough cannot be hid. 愛情和咳嗽是不能掩飾的。
110. Love and poverty are hard to hide. 愛和窮難隱瞞。
111. Love asks faith, and faith asks firmness. 愛情要求忠誠,而忠誠要求堅貞。
112. Love begets love. 愛愛相生。
113. Love cannot be forced 愛情不強求。
114. Love can turn the cottage into a golden palace. 愛情可使茅屋成為金碧輝煌的
宮殿。
115. Love comes by looking. 情人眼裡出西施。
116. Love does much, money does everything (ormore). 愛情做許多事,金錢做任
何事。
117. Love fears no danger. 愛情不怕危險。
118. Love grows with obstacles. 磨折越多,愛情越深。
119. Love is a sweet torment. 愛情是一種甜蜜的折磨。
120. Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endures his torment willingly. 愛情是
甜蜜的虐政,情人心甘情願地受它的折磨。
121. Love is blind. 愛情是盲目的。愛情使人對缺點視而不見。情人眼裡出西施。
122. Love is full of trouble. 愛情多煩惱。
123. Love is like the moon; when it does not increase it decreases. 愛情像月亮,不
營即虧。
124. Love is neither bought nor sold. 愛情不能買賣。
125. Love is never without jealousy. 愛情莫不忌妒。
126. Love is not to be found in the market. 愛情在市場上是找不到的。
127. Love is sweet in the beginning but sour in the ending. 愛情始甜而終苦。
128. Love is the mother oflove. 愛產生愛情。
129. Love is the reward of love. 愛情就是愛的報答。
130. Love is the touchstone of virtue. 愛情是美德的試金石。
131. Love is the true price of love. 愛情只能用愛情來報答。
132. Love is without reason. 愛情是沒理智的。
133. Love laughs at locksmith 春閨鎖不住。
134. Love lives in cottages as well as in courts. 愛情無貴賤,貧負皆有之。
135. Love looks with telescope; envy with microscope. 愛情大處著眼,忌妒吹毛求
疵。
136. Love makes all equal. 戀愛不分貴賤。
137. Love makes all hard hearts gentle. 愛情把一切冷酷的心變得溫柔。
138. Love makes obedience easy. 愛情使服從變為易事。
139. Love makes one fit for any work. 愛情使人適合任何工作。
140. Love makes the world go round. 愛情使世界運轉。
141. Love me little and love me long. 不求情意濃,但願情義長。
142. Love me, love my dog. 愛屋及烏。
143. Love needs no teaching. 愛情無需教導。
144. Love not at the first look. 切莫一見鍾情。
145. Lovers live by love, as larks live by leeks. 情侶靠愛情生活,正像雲雀靠韭蔥
生活一樣。
146. Love rules his kingdom without a word. 維持愛情,不用強力。
147. Love rules without a sword and bind without a cord. 愛的統治不用刀槍,捆綁
不用繩索。
148. Love should not be all on one side. 愛情不應是單方面的。
149. Love sought is good, but given unsought is better. 追求而得的愛情固然美好,
但不經追求而得的愛情更為美好。
150. Love thy neighbours as thyself. 愛鄰如愛己。
151. Love understands love; it needs no talk. 愛情可以意會,無需言傳。
152. Love will find out the way. 愛情會自找出路。
153. Love your neighbour, yet pull not down your hedge. 愛你的左鄰右舍,但不要
拆去你們之間的藩籬。
154. Lying is the first step to the gallows. 說謊是上斷頭台的第一步。
155. Lying rides upon debt's back. 負債的人謊話多。
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1. Maidens should (or must) be mild and meek, swift to hear and slow to speak. 少女
應溫良謙恭,敏於聽而慎於言。
2. Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can. 盡力而為,盡力節約,盡力
施捨。
3. Make haste slowly. 從容趕急。
4. Make hay while the sun shines. 趁熱打鐵。
5. Make the best of a bad business (or job or bargain) 身處山窮水盡,力爭柳暗花
明。
6. Make the night night, and the day day, and you will have a pleasant time of it. 白
天當白天,夜晚當夜晚,生活過得好,愉快而多歡。
7. Make your enemy your friend. 要化敵為友。
8. Make yourself necessary to someone. 使你有益於人。
9. Man alone is born crying, lives complaining, and dies disappointed. 只有人,生
下時啼哭,活著時抱怨,去世時失望。
10. Man has not a greater enemy than himself. 人之大敵,自己而已。
11. Man is a tool-using animal. 人是用器之獸。
12. Man is mortal. 人生誰無死。
13. Man is not the creature of circumstances; circumstances are the creature of man.
並非時勢造人,而是人造時勢。
14. Man is the artificer of his own happiness. 人之幸福,自己創造。
15. Manners make the man. 禮貌造就人。
16. Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在天,成事在人。
17. Man's best plans often miscrarry. 神機妙算,常常失算。
18. Man's best possession is a loving wife. 男人最可貴的是有一個賢淑的妻子。
19. Man will conquer nature. 人定勝天。
20. Many a fine dish has nothing on it. 虛有其表。
21. Many a flower is born to blush unseen. 有許多花兒生來就開著沒有人欣賞。
22. Many a good cow hath a bad calf. 虎父生犬子。
23. Many a good father hath but a bad son. 好父親偏生不肖子。
24. Many a little (or pickle) makes a mickle. 積少成多。
25. Many ants kill the horse. 蟻多可殺馬。
26. Many a true word is spoken in jest. 戲言寓真理。
27. Many dishes, many diseases. 多吃多病。
28. Many drops makes a shower. 積少成多。
29. Many great men have arisen from humble beginnings. 有許多偉人出身卑微。
30. Many hands are better than one. 眾擎易舉。
31. Many hands make a burden lighter. 眾擎易舉。
32. Many hands make light (or quick) work. 人多活兒輕。
33. Many have suffered for talking, none ever suffered for keeping silence. 多言吃苦,
緘默少禍。
34. Many heads are better than one. 集思廣益。
35. Many kiss the baby for the nurse's sake. 醉翁之意不在酒。
36. Many men, many minds. 人多意見多。
37. Many one says well that thinks ill. 口蜜腹劍者不乏其人。
38. Many receive advice only the wise profit by it. 聆忠言者眾,智者獨獲益。
39. Many sands will sink a ship. 積沙沈船。
40. Many straws may bind an elephant. 草多可縛象。
41. Many wells, many buckets. 井多吊桶也多。
42. Many words cut (or hurt) more than swords. 惡語傷人勝刀見。
43. March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. 三月來如雄獅,去如綿羊。
29. Never show the bottom of your purse or your mind. 錢包不露底,思想需保留。
30. Never swap (or swop) horses while crossing the stream. 騎渡中流莫換馬。(指危
難時不宜做大變動)
31. Never think yourself above your business. 切莫自視過高。
32. Never too late to mend. 過則勿憚改。
33. Never too late to repent. 過則勿憚改。
34. Never too old (or late) to learn. 學到老,學不了。
35. Never (or Don't) trouble trouble till trouble troulbes you. 切莫自尋麻煩。
36. Never trust another what you should do yourself. 自己應該做的事,決不要委
託別人做。
37. Never trust of fine words. 切勿輕信漂亮的言詞。
38. New brooms sweep clean. 新官上任三把火。
39. New lords, new laws. 新官新法。
40. News is like fish. 新聞就像魚,過後不新鮮。
41. Newspapers are the world's mirrors. 報紙是世界之鏡。
42. Nightingales will not sing in a cage. 夜鶯困籠不唱歌。
43. No answer is also answer. 不回答也是一種回答。
44. No bees, no honey; no work, no money. 沒有蜜蜂就沒有蜜,沒有勞動就沒有
錢。
45. No cross, no crown. 無苦即無樂。
46. No gains without pains. 不勞無獲。
47. No garden without its weeds. 有利必有弊。
48. No good building without a good foundation. 基礎不好,建築不牢。
49. No great loss without some small gain. 塞翁失馬,安知非福。
50. No herb will cure love. 想思病,無藥醫。
51. No joy without annoy. 喜中有憂。
52. No living man all things can. 世上無全能。
53. No longer pipe, no longer dance. 運不逢時,事不得意。
54. No love is foul, nor prison fair. 沒有骯髒的愛情,也沒有美麗的監獄。
55. No man can be a good ruler unless he has first been ruled. 沒受過他人的統治,
就不能很好地統治他人。
56. No man can do two things at once. 心無二用。
57. No man can make a good coat with bad cloth. 巧匠難以劣布制美服。
58. No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes. 不
犯千般錯誤,難成偉大人物。
59. No man ever became thoroughly bad at once. 沒有一個人是一下子就壞透的。
60. No man ever yet became great by imitation. 笑顰不能成西施。
61. No man is a hero to his valet. 僕從目中無英雄。
62. No man (or one) is born wise or learned. 人非生而知之者。
63. No man is content. 人心是不滿足的。
64. No man is so old, but thinks he may yet live another year. 人越活越想活。
65. No man is the worst for knowing the worst of himself. 沒有一個人因為他自知
最糟就是最糟。
66. No man (or one) is wise at all times. 聰明一世糊塗一時。
67. No man knows when he shall die, although he knows he must die. 縱然知其難免
一死,人卻難料何時身亡。
68. No man learns but by pain or shame. 不經痛苦羞辱,難以取得教訓。
69. No man loves his fetters be they made of gold. 即使腳鐐黃金鑄,無人愛上這
刑具。
70. No money, no honey. 沒有金錢,就沒有愛情。
71. None are so deaf as those who will not hear. 不願傾聽意見者最聾。
72. None but a wise man can employ leisure well. 唯智者善於利用空閒。
73. None but the brave deserve the fair. 英雄才能配美人。
74. None but the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. 只有那個穿鞋人,才知哪
裡鞋軋腳。
75. None knows the weight of another's burden. 看人挑擔不吃力。
76. None preaches better than the ant, and she says nothing. 螞蟻不說話,但最善於
說教。
77. None so blind as those who won't see. 最瞎莫如視而不見。
78. None so deaf as those that won't hear. 置若罔聞。
79. No news is good news. 沒有消息就是好消息。
80. No one can be perfectly free till all are free; no one can be perfectlymoral till all
are moral; no one can be perfectly happy till all are happy. 所有的人自由後,才能完全
自由;所有的人都有道德,才能完全合乎道德;所有的人都幸福了,才能真正幸福。
112. The fire which lights (or warms) us at a distance will burn us when near. 遠火能
照亮,近火要燒人。
113. The first blow is half the battle. 頭炮打響,等於半個勝仗。
114. The first element of success is the determination to succeed. 成功的首要因素是
要有成功的決心。
115. The first step is as good as half over. 第一步的成功等於事情的一半已完成。
116. The first step is the only difficulty. 萬事起頭難。
117. The first step to virtue is to abstain from vice. 避開作惡是走向美德的第一步。
118. The first wealth is health. 健康是最重要的財富。
119. The fool does think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool. 愚
者自以為聰明,智者則有自知之明。
120. The fool has his heart on his tongue, the wise man keeps his tongue in his heart.
蠢人的心在嘴上,聰明人的嘴在心裡。
121. The fool talks, and the wise man thinks. 蠢人嘴巴講,聰明人用心想。
122. The foundation of true joy is in the conscience. 真正的愉快之根本在於良心。
123. The fox changes his skin but not his habit. 狐狸可以改變皮毛,但不能改變習
性。
124. The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail. 機關算盡太聰明,反誤了
卿卿性命。
125. The fox smells his own stink first. 狐狸的臭味道,自己先嗅到。
126. The friar preached against stealing and had a goose in his sleeve. 嘴上真君子,
行動爛小人。
127. The frog in well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙不知汪洋大海。
128. The future belongs to him who knows how to wait. 未來屬於懂得等待的人。
129. The future of society is in the hands of mothers; if the world was lost through
woman she alone can save it. 社會的前途掌握在母親們手中;如果世界由於女人而毀
滅,那麼也只有女人才可挽救。
130. The good seaman is known in bad weather. 壞天氣才能認識良好的海員。
131. The government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish
from the earth. 民有、民治、民享的政府永世長存。
132. The grass is greener on the other side. 草是另一邊的綠。
133. The great and the little have need one of another. 偉大與渺小相得益彰。
134. The greater the truth, the greater the libel. 真理越大,誹謗也越大。
135. The greatest fool is he who worries about what he cannot help. 操心無法可想
的事是最大的傻瓜。
136. The greatest friend of truth is time, her greatest enemy is prejudice, and her
constant companion is humility. 真理最偉大的朋友是時間,最大的敵人是偏見,她永
恆的伴侶是謙遜。
137. The greatest hate springs from the greatest love. 最大的恨產生於最大的愛。
138. The greatest liars talk most of themselves. 自吹自擂的人是最大的謊言者。
139. The greatest obstacle to progress is prejudice. 進步的最大障礙是偏見。
140. The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none. 最大的錯誤就是不認識錯誤。
220. There are no birds of this year in last year's nests. 事過境遷。
221. There are obviously two educations. One should teach us how to make a living
and the other how to live. 教育顯然有兩種︰一種是教人怎樣謀生,另一種是教人怎
樣生活。
222. There are only two powers in the world, the sword and the pen; and in the end
the former is always conquered by the latter. 世界上只有兩種力量︰刀和筆;而其結果,
後者總是戰勝前者。
223. There are spots in (or on) the sum. 人孰無過。
224. There are three ways of spreading news. -- telegraph, telephone, and tel-a-
woman. 傳播新聞有三種方法︰電報、電話和告訴女人。
225. There are two sides to every question. 每個問題都有兩個方面。
226. The receiver is as bad as the thief. 窩贓者和賊同罪。
227. There is a black sheep in every flock. 群群羊中有黑羊。
228. There is a crook in the lot of everyone. 人生皆有不如意處。
229. There is a great deal of difference between the eager man who wants to read a
book, and the tired man who wants a book to read. 渴望求知的人需要讀書,累得疲勞
的人也需要書讀,兩種人的要求有很大的區別。
230. There is a skeleton in every house. 每座房子都有骨架。
231. There is a small choice in rotten apples. 朽木不可雕。
232. There is a time to speak and a time to be silent. 該說話時說話,該沈默時沈默。
233. There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous. 可敬與可笑之間只有
一步之差。
234. There is honour among thieves. 盜亦有道。
235. There is life in the old dog yet. 老當益壯。
236. There is more trouble in having nothing to do than in having much to do. 無事
可做比有許多事要做更傷腦筋。
237. There is much to be said on both sides. 公說公有理,婆說婆有理。
238. There is noaccounting for tastes. 人各有所好。
239. There is no fire without smoke. 無火沒有煙。
240. There is no fool like an old fool. 老年荒唐無法可想。
241. There is no general rule without some exception. 普遍規律必有例外。
242. There is none without a fault. 人孰無過。
243. There is no paradise on earth equal to the union of love andd innocence. 人世間
最大的幸福莫如既有愛情而又清白無暇。
244. There is no place like home. 再好之處不如自己家。
245. There is no rose without a thorn. 玫瑰花沒有不長刺的。
246. There is no royal road to learning. 治學無坦途。
247. There is no smoke without fire. 無風不起浪。
248. There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. 事情本無好與壞,
全在自己怎麼想。
249. There is nothing which has not been bitter before being ripe. 事情在成功前沒
有不艱苦的。
250. There is nothing worse than apathy. 哀莫大於心死。
251. There is no time like the present. 機不可失,時不再來。
252. There is no wealth like unto knowledge, for thieves cannot steal it. 沒有什麼財
富像知識那樣保險,因為它偷不去,搶不走。
253. Thereis no wool so white but a dyer can make it black. 羊毛再白,也能染黑。
254. There is safety in numbers. 人多勢眾。
255. The remedy for injuries is not to remember them. 醫治創傷的藥方就是忘卻創
傷。
256. The remedy is worse than the disease. 醫療不得法,使病更糟糕。
257. The remembrance of past sorrow is joyful. 記住過去的不幸使人愉快。
258. There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海裡的好魚是取之不盡的。
259. There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle. 老當益壯。
260. There's many a slip between the cup and the lip. 天有不測風雲。
261. There's more knows Tom Fool than Tom Fool knows. 臭名氣並不光彩。
262. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. 徒有良好的願望而不去努力實
現,後悔莫及。
263. The rotten apple injuries its neighbours. 一隻死老鼠,弄贓粥一鍋。
264. The sacrifice of time is the costliest of all sacrifices. 損失時間是一切損失中代
價最大的損失。
265. The scalded cat fears cold water. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。
266. The sea complains it wants water. 大海總是抱怨水不夠。
267. The sea refuses no river. 大海有能容之量。
268. The secret of a good momory is attention, and attention to a subject depends
upon our interest in it. -- We rarely forget that which has made a deep impression on our
minds. 記憶力好的秘密在於專心,而對於一個問題的專心取決於對這個問題的興趣。
在我們心上留下深刻印象的東西,我們是不大會忘記的。
269. The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportumity when it
comes. 人生一生中成功的秘訣是在機會來臨時要及時抓住。
270. The secret of success is constancy of purpose. 成功的秘訣是目標堅定。
271. The shortest answer is doing the thing. 最簡短的回答就是干。
272. The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time. 要想多做
事情,最簡單的辦法是一次只做一件事。
273. The sky is not less blue because the blind man does not see it. 天不會因瞎子看
不見而減其藍色。
274. The sleeping fox catches no poultry. 睡覺的狐狸抓不到雞鴨。
275. The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it. 有點禮貌使生活愉快,
多點禮貌使生活高尚。
276. The smiles of a pretty woman are the tears of the purse. 美女的微笑就是錢包
的淚水。
277. The soul is not where it lives, but it loves. 心靈不在它生活的地方,而在它所
愛的地方。
278. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有餘而力不足。
279. The still sow eats up all the draff. 不聲不響的豬吃光全部的飼料。
280. The style is the man. 文如其人。
281. The sun shines all alike. 太陽同樣地普照一切。
282. The surest way to be happy is to be busy. 要快樂,最可靠的辦法是忙碌。
283. The sweetest grapes hang the highest. 最甜的葡萄掛在最高的地方。
284. The sweetest thing in life. Is the welocme of a wife. 人生最甜蜜的事情就是愛
妻的歡迎。
285. The tail does often catch the fox. 狐狸常因尾巴而被捕。
286. The tailor makes the man. 人靠衣裝。
287. The talent of success is nothing more than doing well whatever you do without a
thought of fame. 成功沒有其它辦法,只有好好工作而不存名利思想。
288. The three foundations of learning: seeing much, suffering much, and studying
much. 求學的三個基本原則是︰多觀察、多吃苦、多鑽研。
289. The three things most difficult are, to keep a secret, to forget an injury, and to
make good use of labour. 三件事最困難︰保守秘密,忘卻傷害和善用精力。
290. The tiger has once tasted blood is never sated with the taste of it. 老虎一次嘗到
血,它的貪心就更大。
291. The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a man six feet high. 舌頭雖只
三寸長,但能殺害六尺漢。
292. The tongue is not steel yet it cuts. 舌頭不是鋼,傷人似刀劍。
293. The tongue of idle persons is never idle. 懶漢的舌頭並不閒。
294. The tortosis wins the race while the hare is sleeping. 兔子睡大覺,烏龜才得勝。
418. To live long is almost everyone's wish, but to live well is the ambitiion of a few.
活得長幾乎是每個人的願望,可是生活得好只是少數人的志氣。
419. To lose a freind is the greatest of all loses. 失掉朋友是一切損失中最大的損失。
445. To youth I have but words of counsel -- work, work, work. 對青年人,我要奉
勸幾句話︰工作,工作,再工作。
446. Travel east or travel west, a man's own home is still the best. 走到東,走到西,
最好還是到家裡。
447. Tread on a worm and it will turn. 困獸猶鬥。
448. Troubles never come singly. 禍不單行。
449. True blue will never stain. 真金不怕火。
450. True coral needs no painter's brush. 真珊瑚無需刷油漆。
451. True friendship is a plant of slow growth. 真正的友誼像是生長緩慢的植物。
452. True friendship is like sound health, the value of it is seldom known until it be
lost. 真誠的友誼猶如強健的身體,要到失去它時,才知它的可貴。
453. True love is giving not taking. 真正的愛情是給而不是取。
454. True love never grows old. 真愛永不老。
455. True love shows itself in time of need. 急需時見真情。
456. True praise roots and spreads. 表揚真實,根深傳遠。
457. True wisdom is know what is best worth knowing, and to do what is best worth
doing. 真正的智慧是知道最值得知道的事情和做最值得做的事情。
458. Trust not the praise of a friend, nor the contempt of an enemy. 不要信賴朋友的
讚揚,也不要仇敵的輕蔑放在心上。
459. Trust thyself only, and another shall not betray thee. 只要信任你自己,別人不
會辜負你。
460. Truth and love are two of the most powerful things in the world; and when they
both go together they cannot easily be withstood. 真理和愛情是世界上力量最強大的兩
樣東西,當它們兩者走在一起時,它們是很難抵擋的。
461. Truth and roses have thorns about them. 真理和玫瑰,身上都刺。
462. Truth fears not the flames of slander and injustice. 真金不怕火。
463. Truth hath a good face, but ill clothes. 真理相貌好,但衣衫襤褸。
464. Truth is (or lies) at the bottom of the decater. 酒後露真言。
465. Truth is honest, truth is sure; Truth is strong and must endure. 真理不會騙人,
切實無假;真理的力量強大,永存不垮。
466. Truth is stranger than fiction. 真理比幻想更奇特。
467. Truth is the daughter of time. 真理是時間的女兒。
468. Truth is the foundation of all knowledge, and the cement of all societies.真理是
一切知識的基礎,是一切社團的紐帶。
469. Truth lies at the bottom of a well. 事實真相往往不在表面,而在深層。
470. Truth may be blamed, but shall never be shamed. 真理可能被指責,但是決不
蒙恥辱。
471. Truth needs no colour; beauty, no pencil. 真理不些要色彩,美麗不需塗飾。
472. Truth, once crushed, will rise again. 真理是打不倒的。
473. Truth's best ornament is nakedness. 不加裝飾是真理的最好的裝飾。
474. Truth will conquer. 真理必勝。
475. Truth will prevail. 真理必勝。
476. Truth will stand without a prop. 真理能樹,不靠支持。
477. Try (your friend) before you trust him. 朋友要經考驗,才能取得信任。
478. Turn your tongue seven times before speaking. 話到嘴邊留三分。
479. Two blacks do not make a white.兩個烏黑不等於一個清白。
480. Two cats and a mouse, two wives in one house, two dogs and a bone, never
agree in one. 兩貓伴一鼠,兩妻居一屋,兩狗肯一骨,萬難同相處。
481. Two dogs over one bone seldom agree. 兩狗啃一骨,相持難服輸。
482. Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it. 鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利。
483. Two ears to one tongue, therefore hear twice as much as you speak. 兩隻耳朵對
一舌,故應多聽而少說。
484. Two heads are better than one. 集思廣益。
485. Two in distress makes sorrow less.同病相憐。
486. Two is company, but three is none.兩人成為伴,三人不結侶。
487. Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家。
488. Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little
failings. 小過彼此不相諒,兩人友誼難長久。
489. Two quarrel and a third profits by it.鷸蚌相爭,漁翁得利。
490. Two sparrows on one ear of corn make an ill agreement. 一穗兩雀爭,意見亂
紛紛。
491. Two things doth prolong your life: a quiet heart and a loving wife. 心情平靜妻
賢淑,延年益壽多得福。
492. Two wrongs don't make a right. 兩個錯誤不能構成一個正確。
U共6條
1. Union is strength. 團結就是力量。
2. Unkindness destroys love. 粗暴毀愛情。
3. Unprofitable eloquence is like the cypress, which is great and tall, but bears no
fruit. 無益雄辯不濟事,猶如柏樹參天不結果。
4. Until all is over one's ambition never dies. 不到黃河心不死。
5. Use a book as a bee does flowers. 讀書如蜜蜂採花,吸取其中之精華。
6. Use is a second nature. 習慣成自然。
V 共 11 條
1. Vain glory blossoms but never bears. 虛榮能開花,但從不結果。
2. Velvet paws hide sharp claws. 笑裡藏刀。
3. Venture a small fish to catch a great one. 吃小虧佔大便宜。
4. Victory belongs to the m ost persevering. 勝利屬於最堅強不屈的人。
5. Viture flies from the heart of a mercenary man. 人貪錢財,心無美德。
6. Virtue is a jewel of great price. 美德是無價之寶。
7. Virture is fairer far than beauty. 美德遠比美麗更美好。
8. Virtue is her (or its) own reward. 為善最樂。
9. Virtue is the only true nobility. 唯有美德是真正高貴的。
10. Virtue never grows old. 美德永遠不衰老。
11. Vows made in storms are forgotten in calms. 激動時所立的誓,平靜時會忘記
的
W 共 199 條
1. Wade not in unknown water. 不知水的深淺,不可粗心趟水過河。
2. Walk groundly; talk profoundly; drink roundly; sleep soundly. 行路踏實,言談深
刻,飲酒豪爽,睡眠酣暢。
3. Walls (or Pitchers) have ears. 隔牆有耳。
4. Want of care does us more damage than want of knowledge. 粗心比無知更為有害
30. We only live once,, but if we work it right once is enough. 我們生命只一次,好
自為之一次足矣。
31. We shall lie all alike in our graves. 一進墳墓,大家一樣。
32. We shall never have friends if we expect to find them without fault. 欲找朋友無
缺點,永遠不會有朋友。
33. We should never remember the benefit we have offered nor forget the favour
received. 施惠莫記,受恩莫忘。
34. We should push our work, the work should not push us. 我們要推動工作,不要
讓工作推動我們。
35. We should weep for men at their birth and not a t their death. 我們應在人降生時
流淚,而不該在人死亡時哭泣。
36. We soon believe what we desire. 一廂情願。
37. What a sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. 不分畛域,一樣對待。
38. What cannot be cured must be endured. 事已無法可救,只得耐心忍受。
39. What does the moon care if the dogs bark at her? 月亮豈怕狗來吠。
40. What do you expect from a pig but a grunt? 狗嘴裡吐不出象牙。
41. Wahtever a man sow, that shall he also reap. 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
42. Whatever I do, I will do in my power. 無論我做什麼事,我都盡力而為之。
43. Whatever man has done man may do. 天下無難事。
44. Whatever you do, do with your might; Things done by halves are never done
right. 不論做什麼事要盡力去搞;事情做得不徹底,就不能算好。
45. What good shall I do this day? What good have I done today? 我今天要做些什
麼好事?我今天做了些什麼好事?
46. What I have done is due to patient thought. 我的成就是由於堅忍地思索。
47. What is bred in the bone will not go out of the flesh. 生於骨中者不會出肉外。
48. What is done by night appears by day. 若要人不知,除非己莫為。
49. What is done cannot be undone. 木已成舟。
50. What is known to three is known to everybody. 一件事情三個人知道就人人知
道。
51. What is learnt in the cradle lasts (or is carried) to the grave. 小時學會的事情到
老不會忘記。
52. What is not wisdom is danger. 不智的事是危險的。
53. What is one man's cloud is another man's sunshine. 此人烏雲蓋頂,彼人艷陽滿
天。
54. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. 適用於甲的,也適用於乙。
55. What is sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul. 教育之於心靈,
猶如雕刻之於大理石。
56. What is there sadder under the sun than a day that is gone and notyhing done. 世
界上沒有什麼事情,較之虛度年華,一事無成,更使人痛心。
57. What is wealth good for, if it brings melancholy? 財富如帶憂鬱來,有了財富
有何用?
58. What is worth doing at all is worth doing well. 事既值得做,就把事做好。
59. What makes life dreary is the want of motive. 沒有目的,人生就黯淡無光。
60. What must be must be. 該怎麼樣的就怎麼樣。
61. What's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh. 生就的本性,總會暴露的。
62. What's done by night appears by day. 若要人不知,除非己莫為。
63. What's done can't be undone. 無可挽回。 潑水難收?
64. What's learnt in the cradle lasts till the tomb. 小時學過的,至死不忘記。
65. What's lost is lost. 流水落花春去也。
66. What's more miserable than discontent? 有什麼比不知足更為痛苦?
67. What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals. 醉漢口裡露真言。
68. Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye ever so to them. 己所欲,
施於人。
69. What the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve over. 眼不見,心不煩。
70. What the eye sees not, the heart craves not. 目不瞬,心不亂。
71. What the heart thinks, the tongue speaks. 心直口快。
72. What we are ignorant of is immense. 我們不知道的東西多得不可勝數。
73. What we do willingly is easy. 世上無難事,只要肯登攀。
74. What we learn with pleasure we never forget. 樂意學的東西決不會忘記。
75. What we lose in hake we shall have in herring. 失之東隅,收之桑榆。
76. What you dislike in another, take care to correct in yourself. 別人身上你不喜歡
的東西,自己身上的也要注意改正。
77. What you lose on the swings you gain (or get back) on the roundabouts. 失之東
隅,收之桑榆。
78. What youth is used to, age remembers. 青年時經常做的事,老年時卻能記得起。
169. Wise men have their mouth in their heart, fools their heart in their mouth. 智者
嘴在心裡,蠢人心在嘴上。
170. Wise men learn by other men's mistakes (or harms); fools by their own. 聰明人
由別人的錯誤獲得教訓,蠢人由自己的錯誤獲得教訓。
171. Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it. 聰明人愛真理,蠢人背棄真理。
172. Wit bought is better than wit taught. 不經一事,不長一智。
173. Without a friend the world is a wilderness. 沒有朋友,世界就等於一片荒野。
174. Without danger we cannot get beyond danger. 沒有危險就不能解除危險。
175. Without health, life is not life, life is lifeless. 如無健康的身體,生活就不成為
生活,人生也毫無生氣。
176. Without hope, the heart would break. 如無希望,心就破碎。
177. Without method, little can be done to any good purpose. 不講究方法,辦事就
沒有成效。
178. Without practice, hopes will be reduced to zero. 沒有實踐,希望會化為烏有。
179. Without respect, love cannot go far. 如不相互尊重,愛情就難發展。
180. Without wisdom wealth is worthless. 如果沒有智慧,財富就無價值。
181. With time and patience the leaf of the mulberry becomes satin. 只要功夫深,鐵
杵磨成針。
182. Wit once bought is worth twice taught. 親身一次的經驗,抵得上老師兩次的
教導。
183. Wit without learning is like a tree without fruit. 僅有機智而無真才實學,猶如
一棵大樹不結果。
184. Woe to him that is alone. 孤獨的人最苦惱。
185. Women in mischief are wiser than men. 婦女在受危害時比男子機智。
186. Wonders are many, and nothing is more wonderful than man. 奇跡很多,但沒
有一件東西比人更為奇妙。
187. Words are but wind. 耳聞不如一見。
188. Words cut (or hurt) more than swords. 言語比刀劍傷人更厲害。
189. Words pay no debts. 空言無補。
190. Work bears witness who does well. 工作能證明誰人做得好。
191. Work has a bitter root but sweet fruit. 勞動根雖苦,然而果實甜。
192. Working without a plan is sailing without a compass. 工作沒有打算,猶如航
海沒有羅盤。
193. Work makes the workman. 工作出工匠。
194. Work today, for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow. 今天
有事今天做,明天可能事受阻。
195. Work will not kill a man but worry will. 累不死人愁死人。
196. Worry kills more men than work. 憂慮比勞累更傷人。
197. Would you know your daughter, see her in company. 若要知道你女兒,且看她
和誰交往。
198. Write down the advice of him that loves you, though you like it not at present.
愛你的忠言且記下,即使你目前不愛它。
199. Write it on your heart every day is the best day of the year. 要記住,每天是一
年中最好的一天。
Y 共 32 條
1. Years bring wisdom. 年長智也增。
2. Yesterday is dead, forget it; tomorrow does not exist, don't worry; today is here,
use it. 昨天已經消逝,把它忘掉;明天還未來到,不必煩惱;今天就在眼前,把它
用好。
3. Yesterday will not be called again. 光陰一去不復返。
4. You are the greatest enemy if you are a coward, but if you are brave, you are your
greatest friend. 如果你是膽小鬼,你就是自己最大的敵人;如果你是勇敢者,你就
是自己最好的朋友。
5. You can do more than strike while the iron is hot; you can make the iron hot by
striking. 鐵熱時,你能做的不止是錘打,而錘打可使鐵熱。
6. You can fool some of the people all the time, and all of the people some of the
time; but you can't fool all of the people all the time. 你可以一直愚弄一些人,甚至可
以在某個時期愚弄所有的人;但不能一直愚弄所有的人。
7. You cannot clap with one hand. 孤掌難鳴。
8. You cannot have two forenoons in the same day. 一日之中不可能有兩個上午。
9. You cannot flay the same ox twice. 一頭牛不能剝兩次皮。
10. You cannot judge a tree by its bark. 人不可貌相。
11. You cannot make a crab walk straight. 江山易改,本性難移。
12. You (or One) cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. 粗瓷碗雕不出細花來。
13. You cannot sell the cow and sup the milk. 你不可能出售乳牛,同時又要喝牛奶
14. You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 馬到河邊不喝
水,逼馬低頭亦枉然。(不要逼人做他不願做的事)
15. You can't eat your cake and have it. 不能既要吃餅,又要把餅保存。
16. You can't make bricks without straw. 沒有稻草,制磚難搞。
17. You can't make omelets (or omeletts) without breaking eggs. 有失才有得。
18. You have no goats, and yet you sell kids. 你雖無老山羊,卻出賣小山羊。
19. You make the failure complete when you stop strying. 不再努力之時,就是完
全失敗之日。
20. You may force a man to shut his eyes, but you cannot make him sleep. 你可以迫
人閉眼,但不能使他睡覺。
21. You may go farther and fare worse. 一動不如一靜。
22. You may know the horse by his harness. 欲知馬如何,可看套馬索。
23. You must not pledge your own health. 切不可把健康作孤注一擲。
24. You must reap what you have sown. 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆。
25. You never know what you can do till you try. 事非經過不知難。
26. Young man may die but old men must die. 年輕人可能會死,老年人難免不亡。