281.It is useless to flog a dead horse.
291.Keep your mouth shut and your eyes open.
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311.Little strokes fell great oaks. 滴水穿石。
312.Live and learn. 活到老,学到老;学无止境。
313.Live and let live. 自己活,也让别人活;互相帮助,共存共荣。
314.Live not to eat, but eat to live. 活着不是为吃,吃是为了活。
315.Living well is the best revenge. 活得好就是给仇人最好的报复。
316.Lock the stable after the horse is stolen. 亡羊补牢,为时已晚。
317.Long absent, soon forgotten. 离久情疏。
318.The longest day must have an end. 最长之日终有尽时;否极泰来。
319.The longest night will have an end. 最长的夜也有结束的时候;否极泰来。
320.Look before you leap. 三思而行。 |
321.Love is blind.
爱情是盲目的。
322.Love me, love my dog.
爱我,也爱我的狗;爱屋及乌。
323.The love of money is the root of all evil.
爱财是一切罪恶的根源。
324.Love will find a way.
真情所至,金石为开。
325.Make haste slowly.
要 快中有慢;欲速则不达。
326.Make hay while the sun shines.
有太阳时快晒草;把握时机。
327.Make much of what you have.
善于利用手边的东西。
328.Make the best of a bad bargain.
善处逆境。
329.Make the best of a bad job.
善处逆境。
330.A man can lead a horse to the water but he cannot make him drink.
师傅领进门,修行在个人。
331.A man has many enemies when his back is to the wall. 身处绝境的人,仇敌很多。
332.A man is known by the company he keeps. 观其友,知其人;物以类聚。
333.Man proposes, God disposes. 某事在人,成事在天。
334.Man shall not live by bread alone. 人生活不只靠面包。
335.Man's work lasts till set of sum; woman's work is never done. 男人的工作从日出到日落,女人的工作永远做不完。
336.Many a true word is spoken in jest. 玩笑之中有真话;笑谈之中有至理名言。
337.Many hands make light work. 人多好办事;众擎易举。
338.Many heads are better than one. 众人的主意,总比一个人的好;三个臭皮匠,胜过一个诸葛亮。
339.Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 匆忙结婚必后悔。
340.Measure for measure. 一报还一报;以其人之道,还治其人之身。 |
341.Measure yourself by your own foot.
以自己的标准衡量自己;以己之尺,度己之身。
342.Men are known by the company they keep.
观其友,知其人;物以类聚。
343.Men may promise more in a day than they will fulfill in a year.
人一天内许的愿,会比一年内能实现的多。
344.Might si right.
强权即是公理。
345.Mind your p's and q's.
p和q要分辨清楚;要谨慎行事。
346.Misery loves company.
祸不单行。
347.Misfortunes never come singly.
祸不单行。
348.A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘,差之千里。
349.Moderation in all things.
凡事中庸而行。
350.Money begets money.
钱可生钱。
351.Money burns a hole in the pocket. 钱在口袋里烧了个洞;有钱必花光。
352.Money draws money. 钱生钱,利滚利。
353.Money si the root of all evil. 钱是一切罪恶的根源。
354.Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨;金钱万能。
355. More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。
356.More than enough is too much. 超过所需就是太多;凡事适可而止。
357.The more you have, the more you want. 拥有愈多,想要愈多。
358.Murder will out. 恶事必败露;天网恢恢,疏而不漏。
359.My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter's my daughter all the days of her life. 儿子一娶妻就不再是儿子,女儿却终生是女儿。
360.Nature is the best physician. 大自然是最好的医生 |
361.Necessity is the mother of invention.
需要为发明之母;穷则变,变则通。
362.Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
既不要做负债者,也不要做债主。
363.Never answer a question until it is asked.
没人问起,别先回答。
364.Never ask pardon before you are accused.
未被指控前不求饶;不要自己承认犯罪。
365.Never cross your bridges till you come to them.
船到桥头自然直;勿杞人忧天。
366.Never do things by halves.
勿半途而废。
367.Never judge by appearances.
人不可貌相;勿以貌取人。
368.Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
不要看别人赠送的马的嘴;不要挑剔得到的礼物。
369.Never make threats you cannot carry out.
不要做不能实现的威胁;勿虚张声势。
370.Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
今日事,今日毕。
371.Never say die.
永远不要说“完了”;不要气馁。
372.Never speak ill of men behind their backs.
别在背后说人坏话。
373.Never spend your money before you have it.
钱到手了再花;量入为出。
374.Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
勿自寻烦恼;勿杞人忧天。
375.Never venture out of your depth till you can swim.
还不会游泳,就不要冒险入深池。
376.No answer is also an answer.
没有答案也是一种答案。
377.No gain without pain.
不劳则无获。
378.No man is an island.
没有人是1个孤岛;没有人是孤立的。
379.No news is good news.
没消息,就是好消息。
380.No pain(s), no gain(s).
不劳则无获;吃得苦中苦,方为人上人。
381.No time like the present.
现在就是最好的时光;大好时光,莫如今朝。
382.Noblesse oblige.
生为贵族,举止就要像贵族。
383.The noblest vengeance is to forgive.
宽恕是最高尚的报复。
384.None so blind as those who won't see.
没有人比不愿看的人更瞎。
385.None so deaf as those who won't hear.
没有人比不愿听的人更聋。
386.Not to advance is to go back.
不进则退;没有进步就是退步。
387.Nothing attempted, nothing gained.
不试则一事无成;不入虎穴,焉得虎子。
388.Nothing for nothing.
没钱买不到东西;天下没有免费的午餐。
389.Nothing is as good as it seems beforehand.
事前看事最美好;没有什么事比事前看来得好。
390.Nothing is certain but uncertainty.
不确定就是世界上的常理。
391.Nothing is given so freely as advice.
人们都乐于给别人忠告。
392.Nothing is good or bad but by comparion.
不经比较,不知好坏;不怕不识货,就怕货比货。
393.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
天下无难事,只怕有心人。
394.Nothing is so certain as the unexpected.
意料之外的事必发生。
395.Nothing seek, nothing find.
不寻找,不会得到。
396.Nothing succeeds like success.
没有事情会像成功那样,一次接着一次;一事如意,事事顺利。
397.Of two evils choose the lesser.
两害相权取其轻。
398.Old friends and old wine are best.
朋友和酒是老的好。
399.Old habits die hard.
积习难改。
400.The old way is best.
老方法最好。
401.Once a beggar, always a beggar.
一日为乞丐,终生是乞丐。
402.Once bitten, twice shy.
上一次当,学一次乖;一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
403.One cannot be in two place at once.
一个人不能同时在两地;分身乏术。
404.One cannot put back the clock.
时光不能倒流。
405.One father can support ten children; ten children cannot support one father.
一父能养十子;十子难养一父。
406.One good turn deserves another.
善有善报。
407.One is never too old to learn.
活到老,学到老。
408.One man's meat is another man's poison.
队甲是肉,对乙是毒;人各有所好。
409.One of these days is none of these days.
拖延时日,终难实现。
410.One picture is worth a thousand words.
千言不如一画;百闻不如一见。
411.One rotten apple spoils the whole lot.
一只烂苹果,弄坏全筐;害群之马。
412.Opportunity makes the thief.
机会制造小偷;勿使人有机可乘。
413.Opportunity seldom knocks twice.
机会很少敲两次门;福无双至;机会难得。
414.Our worst misfortunes are those which never befall us.
最大的不幸,是为没有发生的事苦恼。
415.Out of debt, out of danger.
不负债,没有危险。
416.Out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见,心不念;离久情疏。
417.Out of the frying-pan into the fire.
逃出热锅,却掉到火里;每下愈况。
418.Paddle your own canoe.
自己摇浆;自力更生。
419.Patience is a virtue.
忍耐是美德。
420. The pen is mighter than the sword.
文胜于武;笔诛胜于剑伐。
421.Penny and penny laid up will be many.
积分成万;积少成多;积沙成塔。
422.A penny for your thoughts.
我给你一分钱,你告诉我你在想什么。
423.A penny saved is a penny earned.
省一分,就是赚一分。
424.Penny wise, pound foolish.
小处聪明,大事苯;贪小失大。
425.People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
自己住在玻璃屋,不要向别人扔石头;自己有缺点,就不要说别人。
426.Pigs might fly.
世上无奇不有。
427.Pitchers have ears.
水罐有耳;隔墙有耳。
428.A place for everything, and everything in iis place.
各种东西应放在固定的地方;万物各得其所。
429.Possession is nine points of the law.
占有即已九成合法;财产一占有,官司准打赢。
430.The pot called the kettle black.
锅笑壶黑;五十步笑一百步。
431.Poverty is a pain, but no disgrace.
贫穷是痛苦,而非耻辱。
432.Poverty is no sin.
贫穷非罪恶;贫穷不足以为耻。
433.Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
434.Practice what you preach.
实行你所讲的道理;躬行己说;言行一致。
435.Praise makes good men better and bad men worse.
称赞使善人更善,恶人更恶。
436.Pretty is as pretty does.
行为善者始为美;心美貌亦美。
437.Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。
438.Pride goes before a fall.
骄傲走在跌倒的前面;骄者必败。
439.Pride will have a fall.
骄傲会使人跌交;骄者必败。
440.The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
布丁的美味吃时方知;空谈不如实际。
441.Rain, rain, go to Spain.
雨啊雨啊,到西班牙去。
442.Rats desert a sinking ship.
鼠弃沉船。
443.Red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning.
傍晚天红,牧羊人高兴;早晨天红,牧羊人当心。
444.Revenge is sweet.
复仇是甜蜜的。
445.Revenge is a dish that should be eaten cold.
报复是一道等凉再吃的菜;君子报仇,十年不晚。
446.The road to hell is paved with good intention.
去地狱的路是善意铺成的。
447.A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔;转业不聚财。
448.Rome was not built in a day.
罗马不是一天建成的。
449.A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
玫瑰即使被称作其它的名字,芬芳依旧。
450.Salt seasons all things.
盐能调理百味。
451.Saying is one thing and doing another.
说是一回事,做是一回事;说来容易做来难.
452.A secret is too little for one, enough for two, too much for three.
秘密一人知道太少,两个人知道刚刚好,三个人知道就太多了.
453.Seeing is believing.
眼见为实;百闻不如一见.
454.Self-praise is no recommendation.
自我夸奖不可取.
455.Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
保护自己,是自然界最原始的法则;人不为己,天诛地灭.
456.Set a thief to catch a thief.
用小偷去抓小偷.
457.Share and share alike.
合伙则利益均分.
458.Short pleasure, long lament.
欢愉一时,悔恨一世.
459.Show me not the meat but show me the man.
不用看食物,看本人就行.
460.Silence is golden.
沉默是金.
461.Sink or swim. 非浮即沉;成败全靠自己。
462.Six of one and half a dozen of the other. 半斤对八两。
463.Slow and steady wins the race. 慢而稳者得胜。
464.Slow but sure wins the race. 慢而稳者得胜。
465.A slow courtesy is a discourtesy. 迟来的礼貌就是失礼。
466.A small gift brings often a great reward. 送小礼,往往能得大回馈;放小饵,钓大鱼。
467.Small profits, quick returns. 薄利多销。
468.So far, so good . 到目前为止,一切都好。
469.So many men, so many minds. 十人十心;人多意见杂。
470.Soft words win hard heart. 温和的言语能打动铁石心肠;以柔克刚。 |
471.Some people cannot see the wood for the trees.
见树不见林。
472.Something is better than nothing.
有一点总比没有好;聊胜于无。
473.Soon learnt, soon forgotten.
学得快,忘得快。
474.A sound mind in a sound body.
健全的心灵,在于健全的身体。
475.Spare the rod and spoil the child.
孩子不打不成器。
476.Speak not all you know, do not all you can, believe not all you hear.
话到嘴边留三分,做事之时留一手,听闻之事莫尽信。
477.Speech is silver, silence is golden.
说话是银,沉默是金。
478.The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
心有余而力不足;爱莫能助。
479.Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
棍棒和石头会打断我的骨头,但言语却伤不了我。
480.Still waters run deep.
静水流深;大智若愚;深藏不漏。
481.A stitch in time saves nine.
一针及时省九针;及时行事,事半功倍。
482.Stolen pleasure are sweetest.
偷来的快乐最甜。
483.The strength of the chain is in the weakest link.
链子的强度如何,在于最弱的一环。
484.Strike while the iron is hot.
打铁趁热;把握时机。
485.A stumble may prevent a fall.
小颠簸可防摔大跤;犯小错可防犯大错。
486.Sweet is the fruit of labour.
劳动的果实最甜美;先苦后乐。
487.The tailor's wife is worst clad.
裁缝师自己的老婆,衣服穿得最破。
488.Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves.
省小钱,成大富;小事注意,大事自成;小事都注意到,大事自然不会有问题。
489.Take it or leave it.
要就拿去,不然就放下;要就要,不要就算了。
490.Take the bull by the horns.
对付公牛得抓其角;不畏艰难。
491.Take the rough with the smooth.
逆来顺受;随遇而安。
492.Take things as they come.
随遇而安;逆来顺受。
493.Take things as you find them.
入乡随俗;随遇而安;逆来顺受。
494.A tale never loses in the telling.
故事相传,有加无减。
495.Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.
说曹操,曹操就到。
496.Tastes differ.
人人品味不同;人各有所好。
497.That thing which is rare is dear.
物以希为贵。
498.There are tricks in every trade.
各行都有诀窍。
499.There are two sides to every question.
每个问题都有正反两面;凡事皆有利有弊。
500.There are wheels within wheels.
幕后有人指使。