1、 may begin a war, few can end it。战端易起难收。 men are mortal。人皆有一死。 rivers run into the sea。条条江河通大海;条条大道通罗马;殊途同归。 roads lead to Rome。s fair in love and war。恋爱和战争是不择手段的;兵不厌诈;情场如战场。s grist that comes to the mill。到磨子里的一切都成粉;来者不拒,全盘照收。s well that ends well。凡事结局好,则全部都好。 that glitters is not gold。发光的未必全是金;中看未必
2、中用;人不可貌相。 things come to those who wait。懂得忍耐的人是最大的赢家;忍为上策。 work and no play makes Jack a dull boy。只工作而不游戏,会使人变得迟钝。 day, another dollar。做一天,一天。 port in a storm。暴风雨中的港口;危急时的避难所;穷途末路之计。 are deceptive。外表是靠不住的;勿以貌取人。 apple a day keeps the doctor away。每天吃一个苹果,不必看医生。 apple never falls far from the tree。苹果只
3、会掉落苹果树下。 showers bring forth May flowers。四月阵雨带来五月花。 apes nature。艺术模仿自然。 is long, life is short。生也有涯,而知无涯;人生短暂,而学问无穷。 a man lives, so shall he die; as a tree falls, so shall it lie。人有生就有死;树倒了,也就躺在那儿了。 is the workman so is the work。有怎样的工匠就有怎样的作品;物如其人。 soon as is born he begins to die。生即死的开端;人一出生,就是步向死
4、亡。 you brew, so must you drink。自己酿的酒,自己喝;自作自受;自食其果。 you make your bed, so you must lie on it。自己铺的床,自己睡; you sow, so will you reap。种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。 no questions and be told no lies。不问问题不会受骗;台湾谚语小孩有耳无嘴。 bad beginning makes a bad ending。不善始者不善终。 bad excuse is better than none at all。一个勉强的借口,总比没有强。 excuses ar
5、e worse than none。坏借口不如没借口。 news has wings。坏消息长了翅膀;好事不出门,坏事传千里。 news travels fast。坏消息传得快; bad penny always come back。劣币难除;烫手山芋甩不掉。 bad workman always blames his tools。拙劣的工匠总是埋怨工具不好。 bargain is a bargain。一言为定;协议已成,不可反悔。 dogs seldom bite。会叫的狗不咬人;色厉内荏。 it ever so humble, theres no place like home。家虽简陋,
6、但没有一个地方比家更温暖;在家千日好,出门事事难。 just to all, but trust not all。公道待人,但不可尽信之。 sure of hay till the end of May。不到五月底,干草不可弃。 swift to hear, slow to hear。多听少说。 and chastity seldom meet。美貌与贞洁常相斥。 is but a skin deep。美貌是肤浅的;美丽是不能持久的; is in the eye of the beholder。情人眼里出西施。 cannot be choosers。乞丐当无权选择;讨饭难拣嘴;饥难择食。 is
7、 cheapest。最好的即是最便宜的。 best of friends must part。朋友关系再好,终须分离;天下无不散的筵席。 best things are hard to come by。最好的东西难得到。 a bare foot than no foot at all。光脚总比没脚好,有总比没有好。 a glorious death than a shameful life。光荣赴死,好过苟且偷生。 be born lucky than wise。运气比才智更有用;生不逢时,再有才气也没用。 be sure than sorry。安全总比后悔好;预防胜于后悔;宁未雨绸缪,毋事后
8、懊悔。 give than take。施比受有福。 late than never。迟做总比不做好;亡羊补牢,尤为晚矣。 the devil you know than the devil you dont know。已知的危险比未知的好;明枪易躲,暗箭难防。 what and to whom you speak。小心你说出的话和说话的对象。 bird in the hand is worth two in the bush。一鸟在手,胜于二鸟在林;到手的才实在;把握现在,不要空想未来。 of a feather flock together。物以类聚。 not the hand that f
9、eeds thee。别反咬喂你的手;不要忘恩负义。 blessing in disguise。外表似不幸,其实为幸福;因祸得福;塞翁失马,安知非福。 blind leads the blind。盲人带领盲人;问道于盲。 will tell。血统不彰自显,不说自明。 will be boys。男孩毕竟是男孩。 brave man smiles in the face of adversity。勇者面对逆境也微笑;勇者不惧。 bull must be taken by the horns。对付公牛得抓其角;勇敢面对困难。 before pleasure。先做完工作,再享受娱乐;先劳后乐。 is b
10、usiness。公事公办;就事论事;亲兄弟明算帐。 is the salt of life。事业能替人生增添趣味。 a spade a spade。直言不讳;有话直说;说一是一,说二是二。 not the first stone。不要丢第一块石头;欲谴责别人前,先扪心自问是否无罪。 cat has nine lives。猫有九条命;吉人天相;命大。 as catch can。能拿多少算多少。 one napping。乘人不备,捉其把柄。 emptor。顾客小心上当。 chain is no stronger than its weakest link。整个链条的强韧与否,要看最弱的那一环。 b
11、egins at home。仁爱先从家里开始;老吾老,以及人之老。 comes but once a year。圣诞节一年才一次;佳节难逢。 costs nothing。礼貌不花分文。 is next to godliness。洁净仅次于敬神。 do not make the man。衣冠不能造人品。 make the man。人要衣装,佛要金装。 dripping wears away the stone。滴水穿石;铁杵磨成针。 course of true love never did run smooth。真爱无坦途,好事多磨。礼多人不怪;礼貌不费分文。 is the root of a
12、ll evil。贪婪是万恶之源。 coward dies many deaths, a brave man but one。懦夫死千次,勇者只死一次。 die many times before their deaths。胆怯者在真正死前已死过多次。 before you walk。先学爬,再学走;按部就班。 crooked stick throws a crooked shadow。上梁不正下梁歪;曲杖生曲影。 killed the cat。好奇伤身。 darkest hour comes before dawn。黎明之前,是最黑暗的时刻。 darkest hour is that befo
13、re the dawn。黎明之前最黑暗; men tell no tales。死人不会泄密;死无对证。 defies the doctor。死神专与医生作对。 is common to all。, not words。行动胜于空谈;莫坐而言,要起而行。 descent to hell is easy。下地狱,容易得很。 devil finds work for idle hands to do。魔鬼找事给游手好闲得人去做;游手好闲,为非作歹。 devil is never far off。魔鬼总是近在眼前。 devil never sleeps。魔鬼从不睡觉。 devil take the hindmost。魔鬼抓去最后的人;落后者倒霉。 die is cast。色子已经掷出;木已成舟。 is the better part of valour。审慎乃勇敢之主体;勇敢贵审慎。 disease known is half cured。弄清楚病情,就等于病治好了一半。 as I s
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