1.A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。
2.A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足长乐。
3.A good beginning is half the battle. 好的开端等于成功一半。
4.A little pot is soon hot. 壶小易热，量小易怒。
5.All lay loads on a willing hor. 好马重负。
6.A merry heart goes all the way. 心情愉快，万事顺利
。
7.Bad excus are wor than none. 狡辩比不辩护还糟 。
8.Character is the first and last word in the success circle.
人的品格是事业成功的先决条件。
9.Cleanliness is next to godliness. 整洁近于美德 。
10.Courtesy costs nothing. 彬彬有礼，惠而不费 。
11.Doing nothing is doing ill. 无所事事，必干坏事。
12.Early to bed, early to ri, make a man healthy, wealthy, and wi.
睡得早，起得早，聪明、富裕、身体好 。
13.Empty vesls make the most noi. 满瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡 。
14.Every man hath his weak side. 人皆有弱点 。
15.Everything ought to be beautiful in a human being: face, dress, soul and idea.
人的一切都应当是美丽的：容貌、衣着、心灵和思想。
16.Extremes are dangerous. 凡事走向极端是危险的 。
17.Good advice is harsh to the ear. 忠言逆耳 。
18.Grasp all, lo all. 欲尽得，必尽失 。
19.Great hopes make great men. 伟大的理想造就伟大的人物。
20.Handsome is he who does handsomely. 行为美者才真美。
21.Have but few friends, though many acquaintances. 结交可广，知己宜少。
22.Hear all parties.兼听则明，偏听则暗 。
23.He is a wi man who speaks little. 智者寡言。
24.He is not laughed at that laughs at himlf first.
有自知之明者被人尊敬。
25.He is rich enough that wants nothing.
无欲者最富有，贪欲者最贫穷。
26.He is truly happy who makes others happy.
使他人幸福的人，是真正的幸福。
27.Honesty is the best policy. 诚实乃上策。
28.Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.?? 抱最好的希望，作最坏的准备 。
29.Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰是万恶之源 。
30.If we dream, everything is possible. 敢于梦想，一切都将成为可能。
31.Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are flowers and kind deeds are the fruits.
仁慈的心田是花园，崇高的思想是根茎，友善的言语是花朵，良好的行为是果实。
32.Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep lone.
欢笑，整个世界伴你欢笑。哭泣，只有你独自向隅而泣 。
33.Life is measured by thought and action not by time.
衡量生命的尺度是思想和行为，而不是时间。
34.Life is not all beer and skittles. 人生并非尽是乐事 。
35.Long abnt, soon forgotten. 别久情疏 。
36.Look before you leap. 三思而后行 。
37.Lookers-on
e most of the game. 旁观者清，当局者迷。
38.Manners make the man.观其待人而知其人 。
39.Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难识知交。
40.No cross, no crown.没有苦难，就没有快乐 。
41.Nobody's enemy but his own. 自寻苦恼 。
42.One man's fault is another man's lesson. 前车之覆，后车之鉴 。
43.Pardon all men, but never thylf. 严以律已，宽以待人。
44.Reason is the guide and light of life. 理智是人生的灯塔 。
45.Sadness and gladness succeed one another. 乐极生悲，苦尽甘来 。
46.Still waters run deep.流静水深，人静心深 。
47.The fire is the test of gold; adversity of strong men. 烈火炼真金，逆境炼壮士 。
48.The fox may grow grey, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移 。
49.The more a man learns, the more he es his ignorance. 知识越广博，越感已无知 。
50.Virtue is a jewel of great price. 美德是无价之宝 。
51.Weak things united become strong. 一根筷子易折断，十根筷子硬如铁 。
52.We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he does.
判断一个人，不听言语看行动 。
53.Where there is a will there is a way. 有志者，事竟成 。
54.Will is power. 意志就是力量 。
55.Wi men are silent; fools talk. 智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不绝 。
56.Wi men learn by others' harm, fools by their own.
智者以他人挫折为鉴，愚者必自身碰壁方知觉。
57.World is but a little place, after all. 天涯原咫尺，到处可逢君。
58. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗
59. What you lo on the swings you get back on the roundabouts. 失之东隅，收之桑榆
60.What are the odds so long as you are happy. 知足者常乐
61．Entertain an angel unawares. 有眼不识泰山
62.Every dog has his day. 是人皆有出头日
63.Every potter prais his own pot. 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸
A
爱情是盲目的 Love is blind.
B
被打得青一块紫一块 be beaten black and blue
不劳则无获 No pains ,no gains.
不怕迟只怕不做 Better late than never.
C
此路不通 Blocks！
D
当断不断，必受其患 He who hesitates is lost.
F
发光的并不都是金子 All is not gold that glitters.
G
过着吵吵闹闹的生活（夫妻） lead a cat and dog life
J
金窝，银窝，不如自己的草窝。 East,west，home is best．
酒好不必挂幌子 Good wine needs no bush.
L
良好的开端是成功的一半 Well begun is half done.
N
牛饮 drink like a fish
Q
情人眼里出西施 Love blinds a man to imperfections.
R
认识从实践开始 Knowledge begins with practice.
S
上气不接下气 out of brea
th
T
天亮了 Day breaks;Day dawns.
X
信不信由你 Believe it or not.
行动胜于空谈 Actions speak louder than words.
需要是发明之母 Necessity is the mother of invention.
Y
一只耳朵进，一只耳朵出 go in at one ear and out at the other
有其父必有其子 Like father,like son.
Z
这怪不着谁 No one is to blame for it.
真是活一天学一天 Live and learn.
拙匠常怪工具差 Bad workmen often blame their tools.
A
爱不释手 can’t bear to part with it / stand parting with it / putting it down (back, aside) / leaving it aside
B
笨鸟先飞 the early bird catches the worn
彪炳史册 make/create history
博览群书 brow through/over some books be well/widely read
不尽人意 be not all ros
不惜费用 spare no expen
不遗余力 to the best of one's power
不在话下 let alone
不知所措 to be at a loss/at a
C
初出茅庐 to be young and inexperienced/to be a green hand
出神深思 be buried in thought
吹毛求疵 find faults with/be particular about
纯属偶然 purely by accident
从头到脚 from head to foot
从头至尾 from beginning to end
粗枝大叶 to be crude and careless/to be careless
D
大智若愚 still waters run deep
呆若木鸡 to be dumbstruck/dumbfounded
东张西望 look around
独具匠心 be original
独立无援 (all) on one's own
对牛弹琴 to cast pearls before a swine/to play the lute to a cow
G
敢作敢为 be aggressive
隔墙有耳 Walls have ears.
公事公办 Business is business.
固执己见 stick to one's own opinions
刮目相看 look at sb differently/with new eyes/regard sb in a totally different light
寡廉鲜耻 be shameless
H
毫无怨言 without complaint
画蛇添足 to plant the lily/to draw a snake and add feet to it
黄粱美梦 a dream/a fond dream
挥金如土 to spend money like water/dirt
悔过自新 turn over a new leaf
J
坚持不渝 hold on/out
坚如磐石 as solid as a rock
艰苦奋斗 fight one's way
贱买贵卖 buy cheap and ll dear
焦躁不安 be restless
精力充沛 be full of energy
酒肉朋友 fair-weather friend
九死一生 a narrow escape
居高临下 be commanding
K
开门见山 to come/get to the point
空中楼阁 a castle in the air
M
毛遂自荐 to offer to do sth./to volunteer one’s rvice
没精打采 feel blue
每况愈下 go from bad to wor
P
旁敲侧击 beat around/about the bush
平安无恙 safe and sound
平易近人 be approachable
Q
恰好相反 just on the contrary/just the opposite
恰到好处 to the point
巧舌如簧 to have a smooth tongue
千方百计 try every means
倾国倾城 to be extremely beautiful
全心全意 heart and soul
R
仁至义尽 do our best
如释重负 take a load/weight off sb's mind
S
三思而行 look before you leap
深思熟虑 turn over
生动逼真 true to life
生机勃勃 look alive
生死攸关 between/of life and death
世世代代 from age to age
首屈一指 cond to none
熟能生巧 Practice makes perfect.
数以百计 by hundreds
水泄不通 be blocked with crowds of people
随机应变 ri to the occasion
T
挑挑拣拣 pick and choo
W
玩忽职守 neglect one's duty
无论如何 in any ca
无与伦比 beyond compare
勿庸置疑 no doubt
X
洗耳恭听 be a good listener
喜形于色 One's face brightened/lit up.
小心为妙 One cannot be too careful.
相差甚远 not nearly
心安理得 feel at ea
悬梁刺股 to be very/extraordinarily hard-working
血浓于水 Blood is thicker than water.
Y
妖魔鬼怪 evil spirits
一箭双雕 Kill two birds with one stone.
一举双得 Kill two birds with one stone.
一事无成 accomplish nothing
一笑了之 laugh off
易如反掌 to be a piece of cake/to be as easy as turning over one’s hand
引人入胜 be attractive
引人注目 be attractive
犹豫不决 beside over/hesitate over
有福同享 有难同当 for better or (for) wor
Z
掌上明珠 an apple in one’s eye/a pearl in the palm
直呼其名 call a person by name
自吹自擂 boast
自高自大 look big
中国谚语英文翻译
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驚弓之鳥/ 談虎色變 <~07W
A burnt child dreads fire. o=
見微知著/ 一葉知秋 s#tX7p
A feather shows the way the wind blows. G+s
意外之財/ 一筆橫財 Cdx&
a financial windfall ;
急風知勁草 J,:3|L
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 6J;[h
千里鵝毛 y<
A gift is cheap, but love is dear. 0,ObZS
錢能通神 f6&
A golden hammer breaks an iron door. Y,H w
小不忍則亂大謀 V#m*
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. mU-
忙中有錯 D2uZZ
A hasty man drinks his tea with his fork. '8QXWv
少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲 ewV+v
A lazy youth, a lousy age. # E1y
百無一用是書生 h4UK2
A learned man is an idler who kills time by study. Z@o
星星之火可以燎原 kF<R
A little leak will sink a great ship. }ki
量小非君子 5|
A little pot will soon be hot. E@uu
新官
上任三把火 G>|9
A new broom sweeps clean. =
滾石不生苔 F<+7,#
A rolling stone gathers no moss. :V
知恥近乎勇 {j@3d0
A n of shame is the farthest thing from cowardice. dK
小洞不補，大洞吃苦 ~9v
A stitch in time saves nine. %
虎父虎子 d
A wi goo never laid a tame egg. \]Jg[
能者多勞 =4
Able men are always busy. o
四海之內皆兄弟 g8
All men are brothers. @K
殊途同歸/ 條條大路通羅馬 B 8HG
All roads lead to Rome. DAx|
一瓶不響，半瓶響叮噹 }\z
An empty wagon makes the most noi. bcy
冰凍三尺非一日之寒 PhQ
An oak is not felled at one stroke. umnx
上行下效 /:HP
As the old cock crows, the young one learns.
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中国谚语B
九牛一毛 be a drop in a bucket ~
年高德邵 be an statesman
花團錦簇 be blanketed with flowers
琳朗滿目 be eye-catching ~
淋漓盡致 be in great detail; vividly and incisively
方興未艾 be in the ascendant (福星高照，有旭日東昇之勢)
纖毫之細 be minute
行雲流水 be natural and spontaneous; like floating clouds and flowing water
喜優參半be/go through ups and downs
紅顏薄命 Beauty is a fading flower.
秀色可餐 Beauty is a feast in itlf.
色即是空 Beauty is but skin-deep.
東施效顰 Being butcher, don't imitate the piper.
雜而不精 Better be master of one than Jack-of-all-trades.
寧為雞口，不為牛後 Better to reign in hell than rve in Heaven.
物以類聚 Birds of a feather flock together.
血濃於水 Blood is thicker than water.
恩將仇報 Bring up a raven and it will peck out your eyes.
中国谚语C
蓋棺論定
Call no man happy before he is dead.
老吾老以及人之老，幼吾幼以及人之幼
Charity begins at home.
以牙還牙，以眼還眼
Claw me and I'll claw thee.
平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚
Clear conscience never fears midnight knocking.
掛羊頭賣狗肉
Cry out wine and ll vinegar.
害人反害己
Curs come home to roost.
中国谚语D
一了白了
Death pays all scores.
慎謀能斷
Deliberate in counl, prompt in action.
棋逢敵手/ 強中自有強中手
Diamond cuts diamond.
膽大心細
Discretion is the better part of valor.
己所不欲，勿施於人
Do to others as you would be done by.
中国谚语E
虎父虎子
Eagles do not breed doves.
悖入悖出
Easy come, easy go.
虎落平陽被犬欺
Even hares pull a lion by the beard when he is dead.
智者千慮，必有一失
Even Homer sometimes nods.
生死有命
Every bullet has its billet.
天無絕人之路
Every cloud has a silver lining.
雞犬升天
Every dog has its day.
後生可畏
Every oak has been an acorn.
賣瓜說瓜甜
Every peddler prais his own needles.
人莫不親其親
Everyone knows that he should show respect for his parents.
中国谚语F
事實勝於雄辯
Fact speaks louder than eloquence.
望梅止渴/ 畫餅充飢
Fine words butter no parsnips.
