Four eyes see more than two.集思广益。 He is truly happy who makes others happy.真正的幸福是使别人幸福
Once in a blue moon.千载难逢
We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves.不养儿不知父母恩。
The pot calls the kettle black.五十步笑百步 A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智 It takes two to make a quarrel.一个巴掌拍不响
A penny saved is a penny gained.省一分是一分
He that knows nothing, doubts nothing.无知才会无疑。
Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而废。 Second thoughts are best.凡事要三思，三思最妥当
Wet behind the ears.乳臭未干
You never know what you can till you try.是驴子是马，拉出来遛遛
Keep conscience clear, then never fear.问心无愧，永无畏惧。
Habit cures habit.心病还需心药医
You cannot eat your cake and have it.鱼与熊掌，不可得兼
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.入国问禁，入乡随俗
Until all is over one's ambition never dies.不到黄河心不死
A black plum is as sweet as a white.黑梅白梅一样甜
He that runs fastest gets the ring.捷足先登 Kindness is the sunshine of social life. 仁慈是社会生活中的阳光
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.心有余而力不足
Two of a trade seldom agree.同行是冤家 Cheek brings success.和气生财
Forgive others but not yourself. 严于律己，宽以待人
Content is better than riches. 知足常乐
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.井干方知水可贵
The leopard cannot change its spots.本性难移 Time tries all.路遥知马力，日久见人心 Many a little makes a mickle.积少成多
The grass is greener on the other side.这山望着那山高
It is the first step that costs troublesome.万事开头难。
It never rains but it pours.不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。
In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty. 走运时候朋友多。
Winter is coming, can spring be far behind?冬天来了,春天还远吗?（雪莱）
A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend. 勇敢的敌人胜过懦怯的朋友。
A single flower does not make a spring.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。
A year’s plan starts with spring.一年之计在于春。
One never loses anything by politeness. 礼多不吃亏；礼多人不怪。
A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold. 健全的身体比金钱更有价值
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.十年树木，百年树人。
All is fish that comes to one′s net.捉到网里都是鱼。
From small beginning come great things. 伟大始于渺小。
The wife is the key of the house. 妻子是一家之钥；妻贤一家兴
A good wife makes a good husband. 有好妻子就有好丈夫；妻贤夫自良。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。
A happy heart makes a blooming visage. 心中快乐，容光焕发。
Feed sparingly and defy the physician. 饮食有节，医生绝迹。
For a lost thing care nothing. 一物已失，计较无益。
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. 书籍如朋友，宜少宜精选
It’s never too late to mend.过而能改，善莫大
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焉；亡羊补牢，犹未晚也。
Knowing something of everything and everything of something. 通百艺而专一长。 It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.坐失良机，后悔已迟。
What we lose in hake we shall have in herring. 失鳕得鲱；失之东隅，收之桑榆。
Children learn to creep ere they can go.孩子要走路，先得学爬行
It is the unforeseen that always happens.天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
Champagne tastes on a beer budget. 打肿脸充胖子。
Go to bed with the lamb and rise with the lark. 随羔羊就寝，与云雀同起。
A man is known by the company he keeps.察其友知其人。
You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蜡烛不能两头点，精力不可过分耗。
For man is man and master of his fate. 人就是人，是自己命运的主人。
The unexamined life is not worth living. --Socrates 混混噩噩的生活不值得过-苏格拉底
The good seaman is known in bad weather. 惊涛骇浪，方显英雄本色。
Cease to struggle and you cease to live.生命不止，奋斗不息--卡莱尔
A strong man will struggle with the storms of fate.强者能同命运的风暴抗争--爱迪生
He who seize the right moment, is the right man.谁把握机遇，谁就心想事成--歌德 Energy and persistence conquer all things.能量加毅力可以征服一切--富兰克林
Man errs as long as he strives.失误是进取的代价。歌德
Achievement provides the only real pleasure in life .有所成就是人生唯一真正乐趣。——爱迪生
Gods determine what you're going to be. 人生的奋斗目标决定你将成为怎样的人。
Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.生活没目标，犹如航海没罗盘 Ideal is the beacon. 理想是指路明灯。托尔斯
泰. L .
Power invariably means both responsibility and danger.实力永远意味着责任和危险——罗斯福
Success covers a multitude of blunders.成功由大量的失误铸就——肖伯纳
What makes life dreary is the want of motive.没有了目的，生活便郁闷无光
Victory won't come to me unless I go to it.胜利是不会向我们走来的，我必须自己走向胜利——穆尔
Activity is the only road to knowledge.行动是通往知识的唯一道路——肖伯纳
Imagination is more important than knowledge.想象力比知识更为重要——爱因斯坦
The empty vessels make the greatest sound.满瓶不响，半瓶咣当。——莎士比亚
Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind. 生活是由一系列下决心的努力构成 I succeeded because I willed it; I never hesitated.我成功因为我有决心从不踌躇——拿破仑
All is but lip-wisdom that wants experience.凡是没有实际经验的，都只是口头智慧。 Mistakes are an essential part of education.从错误中吸取教训是教育极为重要的一部分——罗素
An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.生活的目标是唯一值得寻找的财富——史蒂文森
Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation.从希望中得到欢乐，在苦难中保持坚韧。——肯尼迪
Every tragedy makes heroes of common people.每场悲剧都会在平凡的人中造就出英雄来——斯蒂芬斯
Sweet are the uses of adversity. 苦尽甘来。——莎士比亚
Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes. 困难只是穿上工作服的机遇。
Adversity reveals genius; fortune conceals it. 苦难显才华，好运隐天资。——贺拉斯 Work is worth doing of worth doing well.一件
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事如果值得做好，就值得去做。——卡莱尔 Don't waste life in doubts and fears. 不要把生命浪费于怀疑与恐惧中。——爱默生 A healthy beggar is happier than a sick king. 健康的乞丐比有病的国王幸福。
A healthy body is much better than beauty. 身体的健康比美丽更好。——伊索
A light heart lives long. 豁达者长寿。 ——莎士比亚
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻。
A sound body is result of a sound soul. 健全的肉体是健全的心灵产物。萧伯纳
Being optimistic is the only secret of keeping fit. 乐观是养生的惟一秘诀。屠格涅夫
Care killed the cat.—Shakespeare 忧能伤人。莎士比亚
Happiness lies, first of all, in health. 幸福首先在于健康。
Health and strength is above all gold. 健康和体力，黄金不可易。 培根
Health is better than richness. 健康胜于富贵。——司各特
Health is not valued till sickness comes. 不生病不知道健康的价值。
Health is something like gold. 健康就是金子一样的东西。——高尔基
Health should be regarded as the treasure of society. 身体健康应看作是社会的宝贵财富。
Life lies in sport.—Voltaire 生命在于运动。——伏尔泰
Sleep is the sweet dew offered by nature. 自然给予人们的甘露是睡眠。——洛克
Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. 懒惰像生锈，比操劳更能消耗身体。 Sport is the sources of all lives. 运动则是一切生命的源泉。——达芬奇
The first wealth is health. 健康是人生第一财富。——爱默生
Walking can promote my thinking. 散步能促进我的思想。——卢梭
Happy laughters are the only mark of the healthy spirit. 笑声是健康的惟一标记
Rest belongs to the work as the eyelids to the eyes. 休息于工作犹如眼睑于眼睛。——泰戈尔
Move your body, so hundreds of diseases will not infect you.欲劳于形百病不能成
Do not blame your food because you have no appetite. 不要因为自己没有胃口而去责备食物
Sleep is really a kind of miraculous cure! 睡眠真是一种灵丹妙药！——屠格涅夫
A regular life is the secret of good health and longevity.生活规律是长寿的秘诀
The value of health is incomparably valuable. 健康的价值，贵重无比。——蒙田
Physical exercise brings infinite enjoyment too. 体育锻炼乐无穷。普希金
Feed by measure and defy physician. 饮食有节，医生绝迹。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.一分预防胜似十分治疗。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effect. 良药苦口利于病。
Many kiss the baby for the nurse’s sake. 醉翁之意不在酒。
Too-too will in two. 过分亲密会吵嘴。（亲极则疏。）
The often used key is always bright. 脑子越用越灵活。
Wisdom sometimes walks in clouted shoes. 智慧常穿破鞋。
Good wine needs no bush.. 好酒不用招子。（酒香不怕巷子深。）
A man cannot whistle and drink at the same time.一心不能二用。
Hope is the poor man’s bread. 希望是穷人的面包。（富人有面包，穷人靠希望。）
Concerning taste there is no disputing. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
Kind words are the music of the world.良言一句三冬暖。
What will Mrs. Grundy say? 隔壁大妈会怎么讲呢？（人言可畏）
Do not throw the helve after hatchet. 莫赔了夫人又折兵。
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Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. 太快和太慢一样迟缓。（欲速则不达。）
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger. 不如虎穴，焉得虎子。
You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs. 不打蛋做不成蛋饼。（有得才有失）
Blessings are not valued till they are gone. 身在福中不知福。
Beauty won’t make the pot boil. 貌美不能使水沸腾。（貌美不能当饭吃。）
No autumn fruit without spring blossoms. 春天不开花，哪来秋天果？（春华秋实）
Out of season, out of price. 季节过，价钱落。（贵在时令。）
If you sing before breakfast, you will cry before night. 不要过早乐观。
Friends may meet but mountains never. 人生何处不相逢。
Save me from my friends. 不要越帮越忙。（热情过度令人窘。）
Touch pitch, and you will be defiled. 近墨者黑。
The pot calls the kettle black. 锅笑壶黑。（以五十步笑百步。）
The camel going to seek horns, lost his ears. 骆驼去找角，反而丢了耳朵。（偷鸡不成蚀把米）
Hasty climbers have sudden falls. 爬得急，摔的快。（忙中出错多。）
Few words to the wise suffice. 明人不必多说。（聪明人一点就通。）
A great man can not brook a rival.两雄不并立。（一山不二虎。）
He travels the fastest who reavels alone. 跑得最快的没有伴。（曲高和寡。）
He who comes uncalled, sits unserved. 不速之客坐冷板凳。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 别久情深。
No man cries "stinking fish". 卖鱼的不喊鱼臭。（王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。）
All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.有情人终成眷属。
Diamond cuts diamond. 再坚硬的金刚石也会被比它更硬的刚石切开（强中更有强中手）。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 预防胜于治疗。
As you sow you shall mow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
Beggars can’t be choosers. 要饭的就不能挑肥拣瘦。
Better are small fish than an empty dish. 有胜于无。
Better the foot slip than the tongue trip. 宁可滑跤，不可失言。
Every little makes a mickle. 积少成多，滴水成流。
Fish begins to stink at the head. 鱼要腐烂头先臭（上梁不正下梁歪）。
Give him an inch, he will take a mile. 给他一英寸，他就要一英里（得寸进尺）。
Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.抱最好的希望，做最坏的打算。
In for a penny, in for a pound. 既然得到了1便士，就要争取得到1英镑（一不做，二不休）。
It is a sin to steal a pin. 即使偷一根不值什么钱的针也是一种罪过（勿以恶小而为之）。 It’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 把自己鸟巢弄脏的鸟是有病的鸟（家丑不可外扬）。 Just let bygones be bygones. 过去的就让它过去吧。
Knowing something of everything and everything of something. 通百艺而专一长。 Revenge is a dish that could be eaten cold. 复仇是一碟可以冷吃的菜（君子报仇，十年未晚）。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 孩子不打不成器。
The best fish smell bad when they are three days old. 久居别家招人嫌。
To err is human. 是人就会犯错误（人非圣贤，孰能无过）。 No cross, no crown. 。Cross比喻苦难，crown意为皇冠，比喻吃得苦中苦，方为人上人。 Out of sight, out of mind. 眼睛看不见，心里
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就不想（眼不见，心不烦）。
Plenty is no plague. 充足并不是灾祸（多多益善）。
Enough is as good as feast. 满足和宴会一样的好（知足者常乐）。
Every dog has his/its day. 凡人皆有得意时。 Fine feathers make fine birds. 人靠衣装，佛靠金装
Monkey see, monkey do. 猴子总是有样学样（东施效颦）。
Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足。
A lion at home, a mouse abroad. 在家凶如狮子，在外怯如老鼠（比喻拦路虎）。
A talk full of attic salt is worth listening to. 满是优雅妙语的谈话值得一听。
Every man has a fool in his sleeve. 每个人都有糊涂的时候。
Extremes meet. 好的一端和坏的一端碰到一起了（否极泰来）。
He always does things by the book. 严格按章办事（墨守成规）。
He got cold feet at the last minute.他事到临头却退缩了（怯场）。
He has already had one foot in the grave. 他是土埋半截的人了（他行将就木了）。
He is at the top of the tree of this company. 他在公司居于最高职位。
He is unable to make both ends meet. 他出不敷入。
He often tries to keep up with the Joneses. 他总是在地位和物质方便与他周围的人攀比。 He robbed Peter to pay Paul. 抢了皮特的来还保罗的（拆东墙补西墙）。
He will show his true colors one day. 总有一天他会露出真面目的（露出真面目）。
His bank account is 50 dollars in the red. 他欠银行50美元（财政赤字）。
His room is at sixes and sevens. 他的房间乱七八糟的。
I can’t make heads or tails (out) of him. 他说的什么我一点没懂（神龙不见首尾）。 I’d go to the ends of the earth to see her again.
哪怕走到地球末端（天涯海角）我也要见到她
No sweet without sweat. 没有汗水就没有甜（幸福来自汗水）。
Nurture passes nature. 后天比过先天的（教育胜过天性）。
Our company was in the black last month. 我们公司上个月黑色（盈利）不少。
Please shut up, I’m at the end of my rope! 请闭嘴！我已经忍耐到了极点（忍无可忍）。 She has this university at her fingertips. 她对这所大学了如指掌。
She is a card-carrying feminist. 她是一个带着会员证的（典型的）女权主义者。
She is the apple of her father’s eye. 她是父亲眼里的苹果（掌上明珠）。
She screamed at the top of her lungs. 她扯开嗓门，大声呼救（用最大的声音）。
The contract has already been in black and white. 合同已经是白纸黑字，板上钉钉了。 The news of his death was like a bolt from the blue. 他逝世的消息犹如晴天霹雳。
The stork visited the Jonhnstons yesterday. 约翰斯顿家昨天添了一个孩子（婴孩诞生）。 The two students study neck and neck. 这两个学生的成绩不分上下（并驾齐驱）。
There’s no accounting for taste. 谁也不能解释各人有个人的口味的原因（人各有好）。 This task is as easy as ABC. 这项任务非常简单容易。
What will you do if you were in my shoes? 如果你处于我这种境地，你会怎么做？（设身处地）
Storms make trees take deeper roots. 风暴使树木深深扎根。（感激敌人，感激挫折！） One foe is too many; and a hundred friends too few. 一个敌人太多，百个朋友太少。 A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生没有朋友，犹如人生没有了太阳。 No road is long with good company. 与良友为伴，路遥不觉远。
Love shortens distance. 俗语说的好，有缘千里来相会。
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Good words cost nothing, but are worth much.
良言不费分支，但价值甚大。
Prosperity makes friends, and adversity tries
them. 富贵交友易，患难见真情。
A hedge between keeps friendship green.朋友
间保持一定距离，可使友谊永存。
Without respect, love cannot go far.不尊重，爱
难久。 不如无友。 When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow.朋友的要求不要拖。 When love puts in, friendship is gone.爱情入，友谊出。 Friendship multiplies joys and divides griefs.友谊可以增添欢乐，减轻悲伤。 A friend is a second self.朋友是另一个的自Community of purpose makes friendship.目标己。
一致生友谊。
Good advice is beyond all price.忠告是无价
宝。
A good friend is my nearest relation.好友即至
亲。
A near friend is better than a far dwelling
kinsman.近友胜远亲。
It is good to have friends in trouble.在患难中
能有朋友是好事。
All are not friends that speak us fair.向我们说
好话的并不都是好朋友。
A friend in court is better than a penny in
purse.朝中有友，胜如囊中有钱。
A friend without faults will never be found.没
有缺点的朋友永不可得。
A man without a friend is only half a man.无
友的人只能算半个人。
A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.失友快，
交友慢。
Friendship cannot stand always on one side.友
谊不能总是在一方。
Short acquaintance brings repentance.浅交致
后悔。
Old acquaintance will soon be remembered.故
人一见便相亲。
Make your enemy your friend.需要化敌为友。
Try your friend ere you trust him.对朋友要先
考验，后信任。
A faithful friend is hard to find.忠实朋友实难
求。
False friends are worse than open enemies.假
朋友比真敌人更坏。
Prove thy friend ere thou have need.在你需要
朋友帮助前，先要考验他们。
Better be alone than in bad company.交损友
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