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1、A bachelor of arts discusses booksA bachelor of arts discusses books, pork butcher talks of pigs.文人论书，屠夫道猪。A bad bush is better than the open field.聊胜于无。A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.蛋糕好吃不易储，风俗不良需破除。A bad excuse is better than none at all.聊胜于无。A bad penny always turns up.

2、越讨人嫌的人，越是挤在人前。A bad woman is worse than a bad man.最毒妇人心。A beggar pays a benefit with a louse.乞丐无良心，受惠不领情。A black hen lays a white egg.人不可貌相。A book that is shut is but a block.有书不翻犹如砖。A bribe will enter without knocking.行贿之人行贿，从不大肆声张。A cat in gloves catches no mice.过分小心不成事A change is as good as a res

3、t.变化有意身心健康。A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.笑脸待客饭菜香。A civil denial is better than a rude grant.遭遇粗暴的给与不如受礼貌的拒绝。A constant guest is never welcome.频访之客，不受欢迎。A crowd is not company. 做伴不需人多，人多更觉孤单。A disease known is half cured.知道病因病易治，了解症结所在，问题解决一半。A door must either be shut or open.门开门合，二择其一。/鱼和熊掌不

4、能兼得。A fat belly does not breed a subtle mind。大腹便便迟钝货.A fool always rushes to the fore.傻瓜老是冲在前。A fool may give a wise man counsel。傻瓜亦能启迪聪明人。A fool may sometimes speak to the purpose.愚者千虑，必有一得。A fools bolt is soon shot.傻瓜办事缺城府，手段一下全使完。A fools head never whitens傻子没心事，到老不白头。A forced kindness deserves no

5、 thanks.善行勉强不值谢。A friend in the market is better than money in the chest.手中有钱能消费，商场有友更有利。A friend is another half.朋友是自己的另一半。A friend is not soon gotten as lost.交友非朝夕之事，绝情则再易不过。A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.与人人成朋友的人，与人人都不是朋友.A gentleman will do like a gentleman.绅士待人接物，要有绅士样子。A good cons

6、cience makes an easy couch.不做亏心事，睡觉睡得稳。A good deed is never lost.行得好事人常念，善行常留人心间。A good friend is my nearest relation.好朋友乃我至亲。A good friend never offends.友好方为朋友。A good heart conquers ill fortune.善良之心能克服不幸命运带来的不幸。A good man can no more harm than a sheep.温和绵羊性温和，善良之人不损人。A good name is a rich heritage好

7、名声即厚遗产.A good name keeps its luster in the dark.名声若日月。A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.跌打挫折对一个人来说，比任何金玉良言都管用。A good tongue is a good weapon.巧舌如簧利如刃。A good wife and health is a mans best wealth.拥有贤妻和健体，男人富庶啊。A good word costs no more than a bad one.说人好话不会难过说人坏话。A growing youth has

8、 a wolf in his belly.青少年胃口大。A handful of good life is better than a bushel of learning.学富五车，及不上好日子过上一时。A heavy purse makes a light heart.钱多心舒畅。A hedge between keeps friendship green.留得隐私在，友人谊长青。A honey tongue, a heart of gall.舌上涂蜜，心中藏毒。A hungry man is an angry man.饿汉惹不得。A horse that will not carry a

9、 saddle must have no oats.不劳动者不得食。A knave and a fool never take thought.流氓与白痴，做事不三思。A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.羊懒连毛都嫌重，人懒干啥没力气。A little labor, much health.稍持劳作，大裨康健。A little with quiet is the only diet.心安体自康。A man can die but once.为人只有一回生。A man in debt is caught in a net.欠债乃绳索缚身。A man is a l

10、ion in his own cause.为了个人利益，一个男人一头狮。A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks.男人老不老，凭他的感觉；女人老不老，凭她的容貌。A man is known by his friends.察其友，观其人。A man is valued as he makes himself valuable.自身有价值，方有人看重；人能自重之。A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.高兴不高兴，全由感觉定。A man may learn wit e

11、very day.学无止境。A man may lose in an hour than he can get in seven.荣誉、财富、或成就，失去容易获取难。A man of courage never wants weapons.有勇气之人勿需兵器。A man of gladness seldom falls into madness.快活之人难得悲。A man of many trades begs his bread on Sunday.什么活都伸一脚，一周到头把饭讨。A man will never change his mind if he has no mind to ch

12、ange.一个人拿不定主意，就谈不上改变主意。A man without money is no man at all.身无分文，人不是人。A man without reason is a beast in season.人无理智，必跌跟头。A mans destiny is always dark.命运不可预卜。A mans home is his castle.家是一个人的城堡，能保证私生活的空间不受侵犯。A mans praise in his own mouth stinks.自己说自己好，这个人讨人厌。A mans studies pass into his character.人

13、之所学，品格中见。A mans wealth is his enemy.人有财富如有敌。A merchant that gains not loses.做生意不赚钱就是蚀。A merry heart goes all the way.心情愉快生活畅。A mothers love is best of all.最挚之爱唯母爱。A mouse may help a lion.弱智也有帮助强者时。A reconciled friend is a double enemy.Though reconciled, your former enemy will not forget the past, an

14、d he may, when having known better from inside and having had a trigger, turn out to be a more dangerous and devastating foe.握手言和成朋友，实乃敌手益敌手。A rich man can do nothing wrong.富人总有理。A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不积苔，转业不聚财。A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.无论冠何名，玫瑰自芳香。A secret foe gives

15、a sudden blow.隐藏的敌人会进行出击不易的打击。A servant is known by his masters absence.只有主人不在场，方见佣人真面目。A small leak will sink a great ship.祸自微而成。A still tongue makes a wise head.沉默寡言之人，乃会做人之人。A straight stick is crooked in the water.再好的人处在不良的坏境中也要变坏。A straw shows which the wind blows.草动显风向，小事见趋势。A tale-bearer is w

16、orse than a thief.搬弄是非者，比贼更不如。A thing of beauty is a joy forever.美与人以永远的快乐。A trade is better than service.自有手艺做生意，强于受雇听差使。A true friend is the best possession.知心朋友弥足珍贵。A true man and a thief think not the same.正派人与梁上君子，心想不到一块去。A valiant mans look is more than a cowards sword.勇敢者的眼神锋利，甚于懦夫手中之剑。A well

17、-bred youth neither speaks of himself, nor, being spoken to, is silent.有教养的青年，从不炫耀自己；遇人上来搭话，不会不理不睬。A wise head makes a close mouth.聪明之人不乱说。A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.智者量力而行，不会好高骛远。A wise man changes his mind, a fool never.聪明人与时俱进，糊涂人不懂变通。A wise man esteems every place to be his own

18、 country.不论身在何处，智者入乡随俗。A womans strength is in her tongue.女人舌头有力量。A word before is worth two behind.事先把话讲清楚，强过事后费口舌。Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones.分生的只是原本不深的人情，深厚的情谊只会随分离而日益加深。Absence is the mother of disillusion.缺失了交往，情感便疏远。Act in haste, and repent at leisure.仓促行事毕后悔。Ac

19、tion is the proper fruit of knowledge.有什么样的知识层面，致什么样的行为结果。Advise none to marry or go to war.勿劝说人成婚，不怂恿人打仗。After a delay comes a let.拖延误事。After a storm comes calm.雨过天晴。After your fling, watch for the sting.破口骂别人，看看到底伤者谁。All are not marry that dance lightly.人不可貌相。All clouds bring not rain.浮云不都会下雨。All

20、good things must come to an end.好景不常。All grieves with bread are less.有饭吃，什么样的悲伤都能得到安慰。All happiness is in the mind.快乐全凭心感受。All is not lost that is in danger.凡做事遇上危险，不等于事已经失败。All things are difficult before than are easy.万事开头难。All things in their being are good for something.天生我材必有用。All truths are no

21、t to be told.真相不要和盘托。Ambition loses many a man.If a person is ambitious, he is to offend and lose many friends.志宏多失友。Ambition makes people diligent.有雄心才会奋发。An empty purse frightens away friends.人一穷，朋友都没有。An enemy may chance to give good counsel.要善于从敌手处获取经验教训。An enemys mouth seldom speaks well.敌人口中少好

22、话。An occasion lost cannot be redeemed.机不可失，失不再来。An occupation is as good as land.人有职业，等于家有田产。An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.一天实践所得，胜于十日教诲。Anger dies quickly with a good man.有涵养者发脾气，理智迅即能制怒。Anger is a short madness.一个人发怒不过是一时的情绪失控。Anger punishes itself.发怒到头来，不利发怒人。Anger restrained i

23、s wisdom gained.能制怒是为有修养。Any publicity is good publicity.名气在外非坏事，招牌打出总是好。Appearances are deceptive.外表具有迷惑性。Art has no enemy but ignorance.若非有得愚昧在，知识技术遍无敌。As good have no time as make no good use of it.不能够好好地利用时间，就不会有时间。Ask a silly question and youll get a silly answer.问题提的愚蠢就别指望得到满意的答复。Ask but enoug

24、h and you may lower the price as you list.砍价适可而止，可期意中之价。At a good bargain, think twice.碰上便宜货，千万要当心。Bad luck often brings good luck.塞翁失马，焉知非福。Be just before you are generous.先看清楚，再慷慨解囊。Be not too bold with your biggers or betters.在强者和能者面前，不要胆大妄为。Be what you would seem to be.做人该当怎样就怎样/表里如一。Bear with e

25、vil and expect good.忍得逆境待善时。Beauty and honesty seldom agree.漂亮女人多心坏。Beauty and wisdom seldom agree.女人一漂亮，多半不聪明。Beauty is eloquent even when silent.一个女人凭其美貌，就算不开口，也是此处无声胜有声。Believe no tales from an enemys tongue千万不要相信敌人的话。Benefits bind.人情束缚人。Better a lie that heals than a truth that wounds.宁可要于事有补的假话

26、，也不要把事搞砸的真话。Better be alone than in bad company.宁可孤单，不交坏友。Better be happy than wise.心情愉快赛聪明。Better be safe than sorry.不怕一万，只怕万一。Better buy than borrow.借不如买。Better late ripe and bear, than early blossom and blast.宁愿晚熟结出果，不要花早却早落。Better pass a danger once, than be always in fear.Better say nothing, th

27、an not to the purpose.与其言而不当，不如啥都不讲。Better suffer ill than do ill.宁遭罪也不要行恶。Better the foot slip than the tongue.即使脚底打滑，好于言语失当。Better wit than wealth.有财不如有才。Bold men have generous heart.勇敢者心胸广。Business is the salt of life.勤奋是生活之要。Care and diligence bring luck.幸运出自操劳与勤奋。Care is no cure.担心不能解决问题。Change

28、 brings life.变化使生活更美好。Changing of works is lighting of hearts.变化工作怡情益性。Choose a horse made, and a man to make.选马选驯服之马，用人挑可塑之人。Dont hide your light under your bushel.做人不该过分谦虚。Empty vessels make the greatest sound.越是肚里没有货的人，越会在人前夸夸其谈。Every ass likes to hear himself bray.每头蠢驴都喜欢听自己叫。Every man after his

29、 fashion.人的喜好各不同。Every tub must stand on its own bottom.人人必须靠自己。Everything comes to him who waits.只要有耐心，事事都称心。Fair and softly goes far.宁静致远。Fall not out with a friend for a trifle.勿因小事与朋友翻脸。Familiarity breeds contempt.亲极反疏。Fear is a great inventor.人会因害怕而去奋力发明创造。First impressions are the most lasting

30、.首次印象最深刻。First think, and then speak.有话想好再开口。First thrive and then wife.立业而后成家。Folly and learning often dwell together.做蠢事往往也是学习新知识的一个环节。Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down.坐在时间的沙地上留不下足印，走在人生的道路上全在勤奋。For a lost thing, care not.失去的已经失去，人不该再去挂率。Force without forecast is of little avail.人无远见行不通，光凭力量事难成。Forecast is better than work-hard.闷头拼命干，怎及远识巧。Forgive all but yourself.宽以待人，严于律己。Fortune favors the bold.命运偏爱勇敢者。Fortune is fickle.幸运无常难预料。Freedom is a fair thing.自由是美好的。Friendship cannot stand always on one s