2 You may know by a handful the whole sack. 由一斑可知全貌。
3 You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 强扭的瓜不甜。
4 You cannot eat your cake and have it. 鱼与熊掌,不可得兼。
5 You cannot burn the candle at both ends. 蜡烛不能两头点,精力不可过分耗。
6 Work makes the workman. 勤工出巧匠。
7 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。
8 Whom the gods love die young. 好人不长命。
9 Who chatters to you, will chatter of you. 搬弄口舌者必是小人。
10 While the priest climbs a post, the devil climbs ten. 道高一尺,魔高一丈。
11 Where there is smoke, there is fire. 事出有因。
12 Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。
13 Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
14 When wine is in truth, wit is out. 酒后吐真言。
15 When the fox preaches, take care of your geese. 黄鼠狼给鸡拜年,没安好心。
16 When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions. 新仇旧恨,齐上心头。
17 When sorrow is asleep, wake it not. 伤心旧事别重提。
18 When everybody's somebody then nobody's anybody. 人人都伟大,世间没豪杰。
19 What we do willingly is easy. 愿者不难。
20 What's lost is lost. 失者不可复得。
21 What's done cannot be undone. 生米煮成熟饭了。
22 What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. 儿时所学,终生难忘。
23 Whatever you do, do with all your might. 不管做什么,都要一心一意。
24 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。
25 We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水可贵。
26 Well begun is half done. 好的开始,是成功的一半。
27 We know not what is good until we have lost it. 好东西,失去了才明白。
28 Wealth is nothing without health. 失去健康,钱再多也没用。
29 Water dropping day by day wears the hardest rock away. 滴水穿石。
30 Walls have ears. 小心隔墙有耳。
31 Venture a small fish to catch a great one. 吃小亏占大便宜。
32 Virtue is fairer far than beauty. 美德远远胜过美貌。
33 Until all is over one's ambition never dies. 不到黄河心不死。
34 Unity is strength. 团结就是力量。
35 Two of a trade seldom agree. 同行是冤家。
36 Two heads are better than one. 一个好汉三个帮。
37 Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it. 鹬蚌相争,渔翁得利。
38 Troubles never come singly. 福无双至,祸不单行。
39 Touch pitch, and you will be defiled. 常在河边走,哪有不湿鞋。
40 Too much liberty spills all. 自由放任,一事无成。
41 Tomorrow never comes. 我生待明日,万事成蹉跎。
42 To know oneself is true progress. 人贵有自知之明。
43 Tit for tat is fair play. 人不犯我,我不犯人;人若犯我,我必犯人。
44 Time tries all. 路遥知马力,日久见人心。
45 Time lost cannot be won again. 时光流逝,不可复得。
46 Time flies. 光阴似箭。
47 Things at the worst will mend. 否极泰来。
48 The world is but a little place, after all. 海内存知己,天涯若比邻。
49 The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all. 清者自清,浊者自浊。
50 The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. 水能载舟,亦能覆舟。
51 The style is the man. 字如其人。
52 There is no royal road to learning. 书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟。
53 There is no place like home. 金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
54 There is a skeleton in the cupboard. 家家有本难念的经。
55 There is kindness to be found everywhere. 人间处处有温情。
56 The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
57 The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犊不怕虎。
58 The outsider sees the most of the game. 旁观者清。
59 The higher up, the greater the fall. 爬得高,摔得惨。
60 The grass is greener on the other side. 这山望着那山高。
61 The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 坐井观天。
62 The fox preys farthest from home. 兔子不吃窝边草。
63 The finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢,不成器。
64 The eye is bigger than the belly. 贪多嚼不烂。
65 The end makes all equal. 死亡面前,人人平等。
66 The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
67 The die is cast. 木已成舟。
68 The danger past and God forgotten. 过河拆桥。
69 The cat shuts its eyes when stealing. 掩耳盗铃。
70 Teach others by your example. 躬亲示范。
71 Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。
72 Talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操,曹操就到。
73 Take things as they come. 既来之,则安之。
74 Success belongs to the persevering. 坚持就是胜利。
75 Strike the iron while it is hot. 趁热打铁。
76 Speech is silver, silence is gold. 能言是银,沉默是金。
77 Something is better than nothing. 聊胜于无。
78 Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。
79 Rome is not built in a day. 冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。
80 Reading enriches the mind. 开卷有益。
81 Put your shoulder to the wheel. 鼎力相助。
82 Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。
83 Promise is debt. 一诺千金。
84 Prefer loss to unjust gain. 宁可吃亏,不贪便宜。
85 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
86 Pour water into a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空。
87 Pleasure comes through toil. 苦尽甘来。
88 Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见,心为静。
89 Out of office, out of danger. 无官一身轻。
90 One's words reflect one's thinking. 言为心声。
91 One never loses anything by politeness. 讲礼貌不吃亏。
92 One man's fault is other man's lesson. 前车之鉴。
93 One false move may lose the game. 一着不慎,满盘皆输。
94 One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays. 百闻不如一见。
95 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。
96 Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
97 Old sin makes new shame. 一失足成千古恨。
98 Old friends and old wines are best. 陈酒味醇,老友情深。
99 No way is impossible to courage. 勇者无惧。
100 Not to advance is to go back. 不进则退。
101 Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty. 世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
102 Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事,只要肯登攀。
103 Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. 世上无难事,只怕有心人
104 Nothing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
105 No smoke without fire. 无风不起浪。
106 No sweet without sweat. 先苦后甜。
107 No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。
108 None are so deaf as those who won't hear. 充耳不闻。
109 None are so blind as those who won't see. 视而不见。
110 No man is wise at all times. 聪明一世,糊涂一时。
111 No man is content. 人心不足蛇吞象。
112 No cross, no crown. 不经历风雨,怎么见彩虹。
113 New wine in old bottles. 旧瓶装新酒。
114 Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊补牢,为时未晚。
115 Never judge from appearances. 不可以貌取人。
116 Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要是发明的动力。
117 Murder will out. 纸包不住火。
118 Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难见真情。
119 Measure for measure. 针锋相对。
120 Many heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠,赛过诸葛亮。
121 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。
122 Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高。
123 Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。
124 Love at first sight. 一见钟情。
125 Lost time is never found again. 岁月既往,一去不回。
126 Losers are always in the wrong. 胜者为王,败者为寇。
127 Lookers-on see more than players. 当局者迷,旁观者清。
128 Like tree, like fruit. 羊毛出在羊身上。
129 Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。
130 Like for like. 一报还一报。
131 Like a rat in a hole. 瓮中之鳖。
132 Life is but a span. 人生苦短。
133 Let bygones be bygones. 过去的就让它过去吧。
134 Learn to walk before you run. 先学走,再学跑。
135 Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
136 Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。
137 Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. 近朱者赤,近墨者黑。
138 Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢,疏而不漏。
139 Judge not from appearances. 人不可貌相,海不可斗量。
140 It takes three generations to make a gentleman. 十年树木,百年树人。
141 It never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已,一鸣惊人。
142 It is the first step that costs troublesome. 万事开头难。
143 It is never too old to learn. 活到老,学到老。
144 It is better to die when life is a disgrace. 宁为玉碎,不为瓦全。
145 If your ears glow, someone is talking of you. 耳朵发烧,有人念叨。
146 Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望,做最坏的打算。
147 He knows most who speaks least. 大智若愚。
148 He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself. 正人先正己。
149 He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 背后说好话,才是真朋友。
150 Health is happiness. 健康就是幸福。
151 Harm set, harm get. 害人害己。
152 Habit cures habit. 心病还需心药医。
153 Great wits have short memories. 贵人多忘事。
154 Great trees are good for nothing but shade. 大树底下好乘凉。
155 Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
156 Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. 良药苦口利于病。
157 Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 众口铄金,积毁销骨。
158 Friends must part. 再好的朋友也有分手的时候。
159 Four eyes see more than two. 集思广益。
160 Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate. 风水轮流转。
161 Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. 愚者不学无术,智者不耻下问。
162 Fools grow without watering. 朽木不可雕。
163 First think and then speak. 先想后说。
164 Fields have eyes, and woods have ears. 隔墙有耳。
165 Far water does not put out near fire. 远水救不了近火。
166 False friends are worse than bitter enemies. 明熗易躲,暗箭难防。
167 Experience must be bought. 吃一堑,长一智。
168 Example is better then percept. 说一遍,不如做一遍。
169 Every potter praises hit pot. 王婆卖瓜,自卖自夸。
170 Every minute counts. 分秒必争。
171 Every man has his faults. 金无足赤,人无完人。
172 Every man has his hobbyhorse. 萝卜青菜,各有所爱。
173 Every little helps a mickle. 聚沙成塔,集腋成裘。
174 Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在。
175 Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆,去也匆匆。
176 Each bird love to hear himself sing. 孤芳自赏。
177 Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事,今日毕。
178 Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲,勿施于人。
179 Diamond cuts diamond. 强中自有强中手。
180 Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯,事事皆不难。
181 Cry for the moon. 海底捞月。
182 Creep before you walk. 循序渐进。
183 Content is better than riches. 知足者常乐。
184 Choose an author as you choose a friend. 择书如择友。
185 Caution is the parent of safety. 小心驶得万年船。
186 Cannot see the wood for the trees. 一叶障目,不见泰山。
187 Business is business. 公事公办。
188 Books and friends should be few but good. 读书如交友,应求少而精。
189 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚,人以群分。
190 Better to ask the way than go astray. 问路总比迷路好。
191 Beauty lies in the love's eyes. 情人眼里出西施。
192 A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲。
193 A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出,驷马难追。
194 A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补,大洞吃苦。
195 As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
196 An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。
197 An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果,医生远离我。
198 A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。
199 All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。
200 A hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。