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English saying1.Calamity is mans true touchstone.患难是对人的真正试金石。“疾风知劲草，板荡识忠将”2.Life is half spent before we know what it is.当我们懂得人生时，人生已过了一半。“三十而立，四十而不惑”3.Adversity is a good discipline.逆境是锻炼人的最好场所。4.The best thing in life are free.人生最美好的东西非金钱所能换取。金钱买不到真正的人生快乐。5.A change is as good as a rest.调换一下工作或消遣方式常常同休息一样使人恢复体力，惊神振奋。6Distance lends enchantment to the view.距离给景色增添魅力。比喻理想被遥远的时空拉开距离，可能是不切实际的。7.Enough is as good as a feast.饱餐犹如盛宴。够用就等于充足。“知足常乐”8.Fly pleasures and theyll follow you.若不为快乐所诱惑而努力工作，则会不苟求快乐而快乐自生。9.If it werent for hope, the heart would break.人是靠希望活着的。10.It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.充满希望的跋涉比到达目的地更能给人乐趣。追求的过程往往比追求到的结果更让人快乐。11.Laugh and the word laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.有人与你同乐，没人与你分忧。别人更愿与你分享快乐而不愿与你分担忧愁。12.A man is known by the company he keeps.从其交友知其为人。什么样的人交什么样的朋友。13.Marriage makes or mars a man.婚姻可以成就一个人，也可以毁掉一个人。14.East or west, home is best.东好西好不如自家好。金窝银窝，不如自己的草窝。15.There is a time for everything.什么事都有它合适的时机。凡是有定时。16.The cask favors of the first fill.酒桶长留原装的酒味。指人幼年时所产生的影响很难消除。17.A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.破门耐撑。指身体虚弱的人常比身体强健的人活得长久。18.Death is the grand leveler.死亡面前人人平等。死亡消除了所有的社会差别。“黄泉路上无贵贱”19.Every path has a puddle.条条路上有水坑。说明人生处处有困难。20.Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。变体为：Like mother, like daughter.21.It is not how long, but how well we live.生命的意义不在于活的多久，而在于活得多好。22.The mill cannot grind without the water that is past.逝水不推磨，时去不再回。“机不可失，时不再来”。23.Much coin ,much care.钱多烦恼亦多。24It is the unexpected that always happens.没有预见到的事情往往会发生。“天有不测风云”。25.Living without a(n) aim is like sailing without a compass.生活无目标，犹如航海无罗盘。1Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.知识使人谦虚，无知使人骄傲。学识高的人谦虚谨慎，无知的人反而狂妄不羁。2.Example is better than precept.身教胜过言传。“喊破嗓子不如做出样子”。3.Experience is the mother of wisdom.经验乃智慧之母（之父）。“实践出真知”。4.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing .一知半解是危险的。 5.Never judge from by appearance. 不要仅凭外表作出判断。不可以只看表面现象，因为表面现象不可靠。6.You are never too old to learn.谁也不能老到不能学点新东西。活到老，学到老。学无止境。7.Prevention is better than cure.治病不如防病，预防胜于治疗。惩创于已然，不如防患于未然。8.Nature has given us two ears ,two eyes, but one tongue, to the end we should hear and see more than we speak.老天给我们两只耳朵，两只眼睛，仅仅一个舌头，其目的就是要我们多听，多看，少说。9.A wise man changes his mind ,a fool never will.指着肯改过，愚者则不肯。指着通权达变，愚者刚愎自用。10.Wise men learn by other mens mistakes; fools by their own.智者以他人之错为鉴，愚者必自误而后能知。11.Words pay no debts.空话了结不了债务。“空言无补”。12,。You must learn to creep before you walk go.先学爬后学走。做事必须循序渐进，凡事不可一蹴而就。13.Discretion is the better part of valor.谨慎即大勇。“好汉不吃眼前亏”14It is easy to be wise after the event.事后聪明一点不难。“事后诸葛亮人人会当”。15.Even Homer sometimes nods.河马也有打盹的时候。“智者千虑必有一失”16.If you want knowledge, you must toil for it.若要有知识，必须先刻苦。“书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟”。17.The fault is in ourselves, not in our stars .不怨天，不愿地，只怪自己不争气。Stars“命星”18.Fools haste is no speed.瞎忙不是忙。“欲速则不达”19.You never know what you can do still you try.不尝试就不晓得你能够做什么。能与不能一试方知。20.Reading makes a full man ,conference makes a ready man, and writing an exact man.阅读使人充实，讨论使人机智，写作使人严谨。 1.Constant drippingdropping wears away a stone.滴水穿石。“只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针”2.A sound mind in a sound body.有健康的身体才有健康的心智。健全的精神寓于健康的体魄。3.Better a glorious death than a shameful life.与其忍辱偷生，不如光荣牺牲。“宁为玉碎，不为瓦全”。4.A bird is known by its notesong, and a man by his talkwords.闻声知鸟，闻言知人。闻其言而知其人。5.Easier said than done.说起来容易做起来难。说得好不如做的好。6.A fair face but foul heart.面孔漂亮心灵龌龊。“金玉其外，败絮其中“。7.Goodwil is earned by many acts, it can be lost by one.友善要靠多次行动才能赢得，但一次不慎便可失去。好感来得不易，失去却不难。 8.A good conscience is a continual feast a soft pillow .一个人良心上毫无负担，生活就能安详平静。“百日不做亏心事，夜半不怕鬼敲门”。9.A good name is sooner lost than won.名誉难得而易失。10.Habit cures habit.新习惯的养成可以帮助革除旧习惯。11.He is lifeless that is faultless.只有死人才不犯错误。人孰无过。12.He that lives with cripples learns to limp.与跛子为邻就会跛。“近朱者赤近墨者黑“13.If we cannot get what we like ,we have to like what we can get.如果不能爱什么就有什么，就只好有什么便爱什么。“随遇而安“14.He that talks much, errs much.说得越多错得越多。言多必失。15.Character is the first and last word in the success circle.人的品格是成功的决定条件。16.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart mind .世上无难事，只怕有心人。有志者，事竟成。17Liars begin by imposing upon others, but end by deceiving themselves.说谎者以骗人开始，以骗己告终。骗人者终自欺。18.There is none so blind as those who will not seehear.不愿正视现实的人才是真正的瞎子，不愿倾听别人意见的人才是真正的聋子。19.A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.光说不做的人犹如长满野草的花园。20.Heavens vengeance is slow but sure .善有善报，恶有恶报，不是不报，时候未到。1.All is well that ends well.结局好就一切都好，不管中间经过多少波折。2.Better late than never.迟到总比不到强。迟做总比不做好。3.He who does not advance, recedes.不前进就是后退。“逆水行舟，不进则退”。4.Never swap horses while crossing the scream.过河途中莫换马。病重不宜换郎中。5.Everybodys business is nobodys business.人人负责，结果无人负责。“三个和尚没水喝”。6.He that will eat the kernel must crack the nut.要吃果仁，就得破果壳。7.He who would catch the fish must not mind getting wet.想抓鱼就不要怕沾水。8.Idle folks have the least leisure.懒人最没空闲。9.If two men ride on a horse, one must ride behind.两人同骑一匹马，总有一人在后面。10.Little strokes fell great oaks.微弱的力量聚集起来可以砍倒大橡树。“滴水穿石”11.Man proposes, God disposes.人可以制定计划，但决定事情的是上帝。“谋事在人，成事在天”12.Rome was not built in a day.罗马不是一日建成的。“冰冻三尺非一日之寒 。13.Well begun is half done.良好的开端是成功的一半。14.What may be done at any time will be done at no time.以为随时可以做的事结果往往做不成。“因循蹉跎，一事无成”15.Better safe than sorry.宁可小心求安全，不可冒险而后悔。16.A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.一环薄弱全局毁。17Elbow grease gives the best polish.细细的打磨才能是家具更有光泽。18.He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.爬梯子需从底层开始。到达顶点只能一步一步的爬。“千里之行，始于足下”。19.If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing well.值得做的就要做好。20.The longest way round is the shortest way there.越想抄近路，越会走远路。捷径是众所周知的陷阱。“欲速则不达”21.Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.今天能完成的事不要推到明天。做事要赶早。22.No sweet without sweat.不流汗就没有幸福。不经过艰苦就没有安乐。23.Slow and steady wins the race.稳扎稳打，无往不胜。坚持不懈必然成功。24Better to wear out than to rust out.与其锈坏，不如用坏。与其闲死，不如忙死。25.If you would have your business done ,go; if not ,send.如果想要事做成，就得亲自动手。事必躬亲，方可事成。1.The course of true love never did run smooth.爱情之路从不平坦。来自莎士比亚的仲夏夜之梦。2.Absence makes the heart grow fonder.别后情愈深。离别倍相思。3.Even reckoning makes long friends.公平算账，友谊长久。“亲兄弟算明帐”4.It is not every couple that is a pair.天下夫妇多，珠联璧合少。5.One fire burns out anothers burning.新的火焰可以把旧的火焰扑灭。新的爱情可以赶走旧的爱情。来自莎士比亚罗密欧与朱丽叶6.Follow love and it will flee thee(you) ,flee love and it will follow thee.爱情不能强求。“有意栽花花不开无心插柳柳成荫”7.All is fair in love and war.情场战场，各显所长。8The best of friends must part.朋友再好，终有一别。“天下无不散的宴席”9.Better an open enemy than a false friend.虚伪的朋友比公开的敌人更危险。10.Faults are thick where love is thin.当爱情开始淡薄的时候，缺点就一一显现。11.Its love that makes the world go round.爱是推动世界的力量。12.Love is blind.爱情是盲目的。爱情使人看不到情人的缺点。“情人眼里出西施”13.Love will find a way.爱情具有克服一切困难的力量。爱之所至，金石为开14.Marriage comes by destiny.姻缘乃命中注定。Marriages are made in heaven.15.Old friends and old wine are best.陈酒味醇，老友情深16.Love me little ,love me long.爱之不烈反而爱的长久。罗密欧与朱丽叶17.Prosperity makes friends ,adversity tries them.富贵交友谊，患难显真情18.Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and half-shut afterwards.结婚前眼睛要睁大，结婚后要睁一眼闭一眼。19.Love me ,love my dog.“爱屋及乌”20.When poverty comes in at the door ,love flies out at the window.贫穷走进门，爱情飞出窗。1.Beware of a silent dog and still water.提防不吠的狗，小心静止的水2.Dont cross the bridge till you come to it.未到桥头莫急过。“船到桥头自然直”3.Every bean has its black.每个人都有缺点。“金无足赤，人无完人”4.Flattery sits in the parlor ,when plain dealing is kicked out of doors.人们喜欢谄媚而讨厌直言。谗言中听，忠言逆耳。5.Gossiping and lying go together.闲话总是和谎言在一起。爱说长道短者亦是爱撒谎者。6.He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing.不犯错误的人必然一事无成。7.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.同时追赶两只兔子，结果一只也捉不到。8.Like breeds like.有其因必有其果。“种瓜得瓜种豆得豆”9.Many men , many minds.个人有个人的主意。十人十心10.One false move may lose the game.一招输，满盘输11.Theres many a slip between the cup and the lip .杯到嘴边还失手。事情往往会功亏一篑。12.What is done cannot be undone.做过的事不可能改变。“覆水难收”13.When in Rome ,do as the Romans do.身在罗马，就像罗马人一样去做。入乡随俗14.A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.吃亏的妥协也比打赢的官司强。15A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。人们不要过于奢求，要珍惜已拥有的东西。16.Better the foot slip than the tongue.宁可失足，不可失言。17.Circumstances alter cases.人们的行为及看法会随环境而改变。“此一时，彼一时”18.The darkest place is under the candlestick.蜡烛照亮四周，却照不到烛台下。当事者往往最不了解情况。“当局者迷”19.Every man has a fool in his sleeve.人人都有糊涂时 。“聪明一世糊涂一时”20.He knows the water best who has waded through it.只有过来人才知道水的深浅。21He who has a mind to beat a dog will easily find a stick.人要找茬，总有办法找到理由。“欲加之罪，何患无辞”22Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.节约便士，英镑自然会积累起来。积少成多。“细水长流”23.Two of a trade seldom agree.同行的人通常看法不同，因为同行间相互妒忌，谁都认为自己更聪明能干。“同行是冤家”24.We never know the value of water until the well is dry.井干才知水可贵。东西丢了才知道它的可贵。25.Who chatters to you ,will chatter of you .在你面前讲别人坏话的人，一定会在别人面前讲你的坏话 。来说是非者，必是是非人。 1.Every dog is a lion at home.狗在家中凶的跟狮子一般。人们常在自己熟悉，安全的环境中耀武扬威。2.A good horse should be seldom spurred.工作积极地人不必多加催促就能干得很好。“快马不用鞭催，响鼓不用重锤”3.After rain comes fair weather.雨过天晴。否极泰来。4.As the old cock crows ,the young one learns.老公鸡怎么叫，小公鸡就怎么学。孩子最容易模仿父母的言行5.The best fish swim near the bottom.好鱼水底游。有价值的东西不容易得到6.The grass is always greener on the other side of the fencehillriver.这山望着那山高7.It is a foolish bird that soils its own nest.鸟不弄脏自己的巢，所以人不应该做有害于和自己接近的人或物的事。“兔子不吃窝边草”8.No garden without its weeds.没有不生杂草的花园9.Oaks may fall when reeds stand the storm.苇草耐风暴，坚树反易倒。10.There is a black sheep in every flock.每个家庭都会有败家子。到处都有害群之马。11.Velvet paws hide sharp claws.柔软的脚掌隐藏着锋利的脚爪。温和的外表下隐藏着强硬。“笑里藏刀，口蜜腹剑”12.When the fox preaches ,then beware of your geese.每当狐狸说教，当心鸡鹅被盗。坏人装正经，不可不当心。13.All asses wag their ears.驴子摇耳朵。傻瓜装聪明。“一瓶子不满半瓶子晃荡”14.Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人15.Can the leopard change his spots?花豹难改身上的斑点。“江山易改，本性难移”16.Never offer to teach fish to swim.不要班门弄斧。不要向那些经验比你多的人提出劝告17.No rose without a thorn.没有不带刺的玫瑰。人间没有绝对的欢乐18.While the cat is away, the mice will play.猫儿不在，老鼠翻天19.Each bird loves to hear himself sing.鸟儿都喜欢听自己唱歌。每个人都欣赏自己的言语和长处20.Crows do not pick out crows eyes.乌鸦不啄乌鸦眼。“同类不相残”“同室不操戈” 1.Lightning never strikes twice in the same place.闪电决不会在同一地点出现两次。2.Better bad now than worse later.宁吃眼前亏，不吃来日苦。小孔及早补，方可免大洞3A burnt child dreads the fire.被火烫过的孩子最怕火。“一朝被蛇咬十年怕井绳”4.The devil rebukes sin.魔鬼谴责别人的罪恶。“贼喊捉贼”5.Who has never tasted bitter, knows not what is sweet.不尝黄连苦，哪知蜂蜜甜6.To receive a favour is to sell your liberty.接受恩赐就等于出卖你的自由。“吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短”7.Money is a good servant but a bad master.钱是忠仆，也是灾主。“做金钱的主人，不做金钱的奴隶”8.The same