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1、1A bad workman always blames his tools 劣工尤器A bargain is a bargain 說話要算數A bird in hand is worth two in the bush 一鳥在手勝於二鳥在林A book that is shut is but a block 開卷有益A burnt child dreads the fire 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩A contended mind is a perpetual feast 知足常樂A drowning man will catch a straw 飢不擇食A fault confessed i

2、s half redresses 肯認錯是改過的一半A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks 愚者多語,智者講話A friend in need is a friend indeed 患難見真情A friend is a second self 朋友乃第二個自己A good beginning makes a good ending 善始必有善終A good book is the purest essence of a human soul 好書是人類靈魂最純淨的精髓A heart of steel 鐵石心腸 A hop and a skip 地方很近A

3、Jack of all trades is master of none 樣樣通樣樣鬆A leopard cannot change his spots 江山易改品性難移A little learning is a dangerous thing 一知半解最危險A man is know by the company he keeps 觀其友知其人A mans reach should exceed his grasp 多多益善A miss is as good as a mile 差之毫釐失之千釐A new broom sweeps clean 新官上任三把火A penny saved is

4、 a penny earned 聚沙可以成塔,積水可以成河A pin a day is great a year 聚沙可以成塔,積水可以成河A promise is a promise 一言為定A rolling stone gathers no moss 滾石不生苔; 轉業不聚財A soft answer turneth away wrath 忍一句,息一怒A stitch in time saves nine 及時行事,事半功倍A womans strength is her tongue 能言善辯A word spoken is past recalling 一言既出駟馬難追Absenc

5、e makes the heart grow fonder 小別勝新婚Accidents will happen 人有旦夕禍福Actions speak louder than words 行動勝於雄辯Advice when most needed is least heeded 忠言逆耳After rain comes sunshine 雨過必天晴All good things come to an end 天下沒有不散的席All is well that ends well 吉人自有天相All of ones life is music - if we tough the notes ri

6、ght and in tune 人生如音樂All roads lead to Rome 條條大路通羅馬；行行都會出狀元All that glitters is not gold 人不可貌相All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy 玩物喪志An apple a day keeps the doctor away 一日一蘋果,醫生遠離我An eye for an eye; and a tooth for a tooth 以眼還眼,以牙還牙An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; A pessim

7、ist sees a calamity in every opportunity樂觀者在 災難中見到機會,悲觀者在機會中見到災難April showers bring May flowers 五月花帶來六月雨2As a you sows, so shall you reap 種瓜得瓜,種豆得豆Ask and you shall receive 勤問必有所得Ask no questions and hear no lies 少打聽就聽不到假話Bad news travels fast 好事不出門，壞事傳千里Barking dogs seldom bite 會叫的狗不會咬人Be it ever s

8、o humble , there is no lace like home 在家日日好Beauty is but skin-deep 人不可貌相Beauty is in the eye of the beholder 情人眼裡出西施Beauty is only skin deep 人不可貌相Beggars mustnt be choosers 饑者不該擇食Better be alone than in bad company 與其交壞友，不如不交友Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse 寧為雞首不為牛尾Better bend

9、than break 寧曲勿折；大丈夫能屈能伸Better do it than wish it done 求人不如求己Better later than never 亡羊補牢,永不為遲Beyond ones grasp 鞭長莫及Birds of a feather flock together 物以類聚Blessings are not valued till they are gone 失去才知珍貴Blood is thicker than water 血濃于水/近鄰不如遠親Books are to mankind what memory is to the individual 書本對於

10、人類,就好像記憶對於個人Books cannot be kitted by fire 書不會被戰火所燒Business before pleasure 工作先於玩樂Calamity is mans touchstone 患難見真情Care kills a cat 憂慮致命Charity begins at home 齊家才能治國Clothes make the man 人靠衣裝，佛靠金裝Comparisons are odious 人比人，氣死人Constant dripping wears away the stone 滴水可穿石Courtesy costs nothing 禮多人不怪 Cr

11、oss your heart 你發誓Crows do not pick crows eyes 同類不相殘Custom makes all things easy 習慣成自然Cut diamond“,“強中自有強中手Death is preferable to slavery 不自由毋寧死Deeds, not words 行動勝於空談 Diamond cuts 強中自有強中手Dictionaries are like watches; the worst is better than none, and the best cannot be expected to go quite true 字

12、典就好像手錶,最差的總比沒有好，最好的悖不能要他走得分秒不差Do (to others) as you would have others do to you 已所不欲，物施於人Do in Rome as the Romans do 入鄉隨俗Dont beat a dead horse 別再做無用之功 Dont brush me off 不要敷衍我Dont change horses in midstream 過河途中莫換馬Dont count your chickens before they are hatched 別打如意算盤Dont cross the bridge till you

13、come to it 不要杞人憂天Dont let me down 別叫我失望Dont put all your eggs in one basket 不要孤注一擲Dont put off till tomorrow what you can do today 今天的事今天做3Dont put the cart before the horse 勿本末倒置Dont quarrel with your bread and butter 勿自砸飯碗Dont speak ill of others behind their backs 不要在背後說人壞話Dont teach your grandmo

14、ther to such eggs 勿班門弄斧Dont turn me down 不要拒絕我Dont wash your dirty linen in public 家醜不出外傳Dont mistake generosity for cowardice 勿將寬容誤為怯懦Doubt is the beginning of wisdom 懷疑是智慧的開端Dying is as natural as living 生死由命，富貴在天Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise 早睡早起健康，富有，又聰明Ea

15、sier said than done 說比做容易East or west, home is best 金窩銀窩不如自家的狗窩 Easy come, easy go 旋得旋失Education deals with the development of the intellectual powers of men 教育與人的智力發展有關Empty vessels make the most sound 空瓶響叮噹Envy and wrath shorten the life 疾妒和憤怒會縮短生命Even Homer sometimes nods 智者千慮,必有一失Every cloud has

16、 a silver lining 否極泰來Every dog has his/its day 十年風水輪流轉 Every little helps 積少成多Every man has his humor 人各有其個性, 十個人十個樣Every man has his taste 人各有所好Every oak must be an acorn 萬丈高樓平地起Everybody is equal before the law 法律之前人人平等Everyone is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody每個人都是月亮,

17、都有不想告訴人的陰暗面Everything is good for something 天生我才必有用Everything must have a beginning 萬事需從頭Everythings business is nobodys business 眾人之事無人管Experience is the best teacher 前事不忘，後事之師Experience is the extract of suffering 經驗是受苦的結晶Extremes meet 物極必反Fact is stranger than fiction 事實比虛構更離奇Faith will move moun

18、tains 信仰力能移山/天下無難事，只怕有心人 Familiarity makes contempt 親不敬，熟生蔑Fine feathers make fine birds 人靠衣裝，佛靠人裝First come, first served 先到先得 Fly off the handle 發脾氣Forewarned is forearmed 凡事預則立 Forgive and forget 既往不咎Friendships multiply joys and divide grief“,“有福同享，難同當Gate - crasher 凡事看開些，不要太衝動Gather your rosebu

19、ds while you may 花開堪折直須折，莫待無花空折枝Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration“天才是用靠一分天命(靈感)及九十九分努力所造就Gentlemen agreement 君子協定Give a dog a bad name and hang him 欲加之罪,何患無詞Give him a inch and he will take a yard 得寸進尺God helps those who help themselves 天助自助者4Good fortune is neve

20、r good till it is lost 失去才知珍貴Grasp all, lose all 貧多必失Great minds think alike 英雄所見略同Habit is second nature 習慣是人的本性Hand me down 由兄長傳下來的舊衣服Handsome is as handsome does 慷慨大方始為美Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way快樂的家庭都是相似的；不快樂的家庭的慘痛卻是各有不同Happy is he who is content

21、 知足常樂Harm set, harm get 害人終害已 Haste makes waste 欲速則不達He is poor but has a noble mind 他人窮志不窮He see things not people 他論事不論人He that touches pitch shall be defiled 近朱者赤,近墨者黑He who has health has hope“,“擁有健康就擁有希望 (留得青山在不怕沒柴燒 )He who has hope has everything“,“懷有希望者, 便擁有一切He who hesitates is lost“,“猶豫不定，良

22、機失盡He who hunts for flowers will find flowers; and he who loves weeds will find weeds“尋覓鮮花的人將得到花朵,而想要,野草的,就得到野草。你想的是什麼, 就會得到什麼He who lies down with dogs will rise with fleas 近朱者赤，近墨者黑He who loves another tries truly to understand the other 能愛人的人, 就會誠心的設法去了解他們Health is above wealth 健康比財富更重要Health is

23、better than wealth 健康比財富更重要Heavens vengeance is slow but sure 天網恢恢，疏而不漏Hide not your light under a bushel 勿過分謙沖以致埋沒才能Hold fast to the words of your ancestors 謹守古訓Honest is the best policy 誠實為上策Houses are built of bricks and stones, but homes are made of love alone 屋由磚石建；家由愛所築How about a bite 隨便吃些什麼吧

24、Human suffering is mostly made by man himself 人的苦難多半是他們自做自受Hunger is the best sauce 饑不擇食I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it雖然我不認同你的意見,但我寧死也會保衛你的發言權I had no shoes and complained until I met a man who had no feet我常抱怨沒鞋穿，直到我遇見一個沒有雙腳的人I have my limit 我的忍耐度有限

25、I hope you in the roll 我希望你也能來I think therefore I am 我思故我在 Im pissed 你把我惹怒了Im trying to make ends meet 我盡力要使收支平衡Idle folk has the least leisure 懶惰的人才說沒空If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich如果一個自由的社會沒法幫助多數的窮人,那麼相對的，也不能保護少數的富人If at first you dont succ

26、eed, trys again 不成功，再努力。If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome5如果沒有冬天,便顯不出春天的喜悅; 如果人不偶爾嘗到不幸的感覺，便顯不出幸福的美好If you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人Ignorance i

27、s no innocence but sin 無知不是單純, 是種罪惡Ill news travels apace 壞事傳千里In everyones mouth 膾炙人口 In for a penny, in for a pound 一不做二不休In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends得意時，朋友識我； 失意時，我識朋友In the beginning was the word 太初有道In the hole 久債 In the red 久債It is always a pleasure to

28、greet a friend from afar 有朋自遠方來It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good 凡事有利亦有弊 (幾家歡樂, 幾家愁)It is better to fight for good than to fail at the ill 寧為善而鬥，毋屈服於惡It is easy to be wise after the event 不經一事，不長一智It is more blessed to give than to receive 施比受更有福It is much more difficult to judge oneself

29、than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself rightly, then you are indeed a man of true wisdom 你可以輕易的了解他人, 卻很難真正的剖析自己。如果你能確切實際的判斷自己,你是一位具有真正智慧的人It is never too late to learn 學習永遠不嫌晚。活到老學到老It is never too late to mend 亡羊補牢為時未晚It is no use crying over split milk 覆水難收It never rains but it p

30、ours 不雨則已,一雨如柱.好事接踵而來,禍不單行Its a matter of time 這是遲早的問題Its dying art 這是已失傳的手藝Its not over till its over 事到最後才見分曉Justice has long arms 天網恢恢，疏而不漏Keep good men company and you shall be of the number 三人行必有我師Keep in touch 保持聯絡Keep something for a rainy day 有備無患;為雨綢謬Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

31、 殺雞取卵Kill two birds with one stone 一舉兩得Knowledge is knowing a fact; wisdom is knowing what to do with the fact知識是知道事實；智慧是知道如何去運用事實Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another 知識是一件事，美德又是另一件事了Knowledge is power 知識就是力量Knowledge makes one humble; ignorance makes one proud 知識使人謙遜；無知使人驕縱Labor conquers every

32、thing 勤奮則天下無難事Language is the road map of a culture 語言是文化的路線圖Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone 世界能與你同樂，但不能陪你哭泣lay the cards on the table 將自己的底細通通擺出來Learning is like rowing upstream; not to advance is to drop back 學如逆水行舟,不進則退Least said soonest mended 多言惹禍Less is more 簡單就是

33、美Let bygones be bygones 既往不咎Let sleeping dog lie 勿惹事生非6Lets get it straight 我們打開天窗說亮話吧Lets go ditch 我們各付各的吧Life teaches us to be less harsh with ourselves and with others生活教我們不要對任何人太嚴苛，包括你自己Like father, like son 有其父必有其子 Like knows like 惺惺相惜Little money, few friends 錢少朋友少Little strokes fell great oak

34、s 只要工夫深，鐵杵磨成繡花針,Live and learn 活到老學到老Live and let live 自己活著，也讓別人活著Look before you leap 三思而後行Lookers-on see most of the game 旁觀者清Love me little, love me long 愛情要細水長流Love me, love my dog 愛屋及烏Make hay while the sun shines 勿失良機Make yourself comfortable 不用約束 (招待客人時說的話 )Man cannot have dignity without lov

35、ing the dignity of his fellow 不尊重他人的人，自己就不會有尊嚴Man proposes, God dispose 謀事生人,成事在天Mankind must put an end to war or will put an end to mankind 人們不消滅戰爭，戰爭就消滅人類Many a little makes a miracle 聚少可以成多Many happy returns of the day 祝你生日快樂Many kinfolk，few friends 親戚易得，朋友難求 Men are know by the company they kee

36、p 窮則變,便則通Men are not to be measured in inches 人不可貌相Money talks 有錢使得鬼推磨More haste , less speed 欲速則不達Murder will out 若要人不知，除非己莫為Nature never deceives us; it is always we who deceive ourselves大自然從不欺騙我們，欺騙我們的永遠是我們自己Necessity is the mother of invention 需要為發明之母Never depend on anyone except yourself 靠自己，不要

37、靠別人Never do things by halves 做事要有始有終Never judge a book by its cover 不要以貌取人Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today 今日事今日畢Never trouble till trouble troubles you 別杞人憂天 No cross, no crown 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人No gain no pain 凡事無不勞而獲的No gain without pain 不勞則無獲No man and no force can abolish memory 沒有人也沒

38、有武力可以終止記憶No news is good news 沒有消息就是好消息No smoke without fire 無風不起浪No sooner said than done 即說即做None so blind as those who wont see 有眼不看者為盲Nothing is more precious than peace 沒有比和平更珍貴的東西了Nothing venture, nothing have/gain 不入虎穴,焉得虎子Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm 疾風知勁草Old soldiers never die;

39、they only fade away 老兵不死，只是凋零7On the tip of (ones) tongue 一時說不出來Once bitten, twice shy 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩One can not be in two places at once 一心不可二用One lie makes many 欺騙一次，就會時常說謊One mans meat is another mans poison 人各有所好One swallow does not make a summer 凡事不能以偏概全One today is worth two tomorrows 一個今天勝過兩個明天O

40、pposites attract 異性相吸 Out of sight, out of mind 眼不見為淨People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise 他人雖然請你批評，其實他們內心要的卻是讚美People die, but books never die 人會死,但書永遠不會People should be beautiful every way; in their faces, in the way they dress. in their thoughts and in their innermost selves 人不論

41、在每一方面都應該美；美在臉，美在衣著，美在他們的思想，和在內心的自我People who know little are usually great talker, while men who know much say little懂得不多的人，通常是空論者，真正有知識得人則寡言Practice makes perfect 熟能生巧Prevention is better than cure 預防勝於治療Pride goes before a fall 驕者必敗Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them 富貴結朋友，患難見真情Put mone

42、y aside for a rainy day 未雨綢繆Reading is not merely sympathizing and understanding; it is also criticizing and judging閱讀不僅是同情和了解，也是批評和判斷Rome was not built in a day 羅馬不是一天可成的Second thoughts are best 三思而後行 Seeing is believing 眼見者為實Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race 自私是人類最大的罪惡Self-trust

43、is the first secret of success 自信心是成功的首要關鍵She is hangover 她昨夜喝醉了 She pulls out 她退出了Slow and steady makes wins the race 慢而穩者操膀券So said, so done 說到做到；言出必行 Silence is golden 沈默是金Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested有些書淺裳即可，有些書可囫圇吞下，但少數書是需要細細品味的Somet

44、hing is better than nothing 有比沒有好Sometimes love is stronger than a mans convictions 有時候，愛比人的信念更堅定Sometimes the best gains is to lose 塞翁失馬，焉知非福Spare the rod and spoil the child 玉不啄不成器Speak of the devil, and the devil comes 說曹操，曹操就到Speech is silver; silence is golden 沉默是金Still water runs deep 大智若愚 Str

45、ike while the iron is hot 打鐵要趁熱Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties 成功源於努力去克服困難Sweet are the uses of adversity 翁失馬，焉知非福Sweet is pleasure after pain 苦後方知甜滋味Sworn brother 乾兄弟，盟兄弟Take it easy 不請自來的不速之客，不要看得那麼重Take time before time takes you 服 (利用) 時間在時間征服你前。 (死亡)Talk of the devil and

46、 he is sure to appear 說曹操，曹操就到The ballot is stronger than the bullet 選票比槍更有力量8The best defense is offense 先下手為強(最好的防禦即是攻擊),The biter is sometimes bit 害人反害己The early bird catches the worm 早起的鳥兒有蟲吃The end justifies the means 不擇手後The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge 美好的生活就是由愛激勵

47、，由知識引導的生活The good seaman is known in bad weather 疾風知勁草The history of the world is but the biography of great men 整個世界的歷史，只能說是偉人的傳記The leopard cannot change his spots 江山易改，本性難移The longest way round is the nearest way home 最長路的路，往往是最快回到家的The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is

48、the love of ourselves喜愛自由就是喜歡人們，喜愛權貴就是只顧自身The love you give away is the love you keep 你所付出的愛就是你所保有的愛The more we experience our freedom, the more we recognize that of other我們越是感到自己的自由，就越承認他人的自由The only medicine for suffering, crime, and all the other woes of mankind, is wisdom唯一能醫治痛苦、罪行以及所有人類其他災難的藥，是

49、智慧The pen is mightier than the sword 文筆比刀劍更鋒利The pot calls the kettle black 五十步笑百步The secret of success is constancy of purpose 成功的祕絕在於目標堅定有恆The squeaky wheel gets the grease 吱吱叫的輪子有油加The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without 不戰而屈人之兵,The sweetest grapes hang the highest 最甜美的葡萄掛的最高The thirst after the happiness is never extinguished in the heart of man對快樂的渴望，永遠不會在人的心中消失The weakest goes to the wall 優勝劣敗The young man who has not wept is a savage, and the old man who will not laugh is a fool 不曾哭泣的年輕人