1. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
2. A bird is&nb sp;known by its note, and a man by hi s talk.
闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。
3. Absence mak es the heart grow fonder.
小别胜新婚 / 离别情更深 / 眼不?，心更念。
4. A clear cons cience is a sure card.
光明磊落，胜券在握。
5. A disease&n bsp;known is half cured.
病情确诊断，治病好一半。
6. A fall ;into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。
7. A father&nb sp;is a treasure, a brother is a comfort,& nbsp;but a friend is both.
父亲是财富，兄弟是安 慰，朋友兼而有之。
8. A fool ;and his money are soon parted.
笨蛋难聚财 。
9. A fool's&nb sp;bolt may sometimes hit the mark..
愚者 千虑，必有一得。
10. A friend&n bsp;in need is a friend indeed.
患难朋友才 是真朋友。
11. A good&nbs p;beginning is half the battle.
首战告捷等于一 半胜利。
12. A good&nbs p;beginning makes a good ending.
善始者必善其终 。
13. A good&nbs p;example is the best sermon.
身教胜似言教。
14. A journey& nbsp;of a thousand li begins with a single step.
千里之行，始于足下。
15. A leopard& nbsp;cannot change his spots.
本性难移。
16. A little is better than none.
聊胜于无。
17. A little&n bsp;spark kindles a great fire.
星星之火，可以 燎原。
18. A little&n bsp;wind kindles, much puts out the fire.
适可而止，过犹不及。
19. A man ;is known by the company he keeps.
察 其友知其人。
20. A man ;may dig his grave with his teeth.
祸 从口出。
21. A miss&nbs p;is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里 。
22. A near&nbs p;friend is better than a far- dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近邻。
23. A new ;broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
24. A rolling& nbsp;stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
25. A single&n bsp;spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之 火，可以燎原。
26. A stitch&n bsp;in time saves nine.
及时处理 / 亡羊补 牢, 为时不晚
27. A wise man& nbsp;will make tools of what comes to hand .
聪明的人能随机应变。
28. Adversity is a good discipline.
苦难是磨练人的好机会。
29. Adversity leads to prosperity.
逆境迎向昌盛。
30. After a&nb sp;storm comes a calm.
否极泰来。
31. After deat h, the doctor.
放马后炮。
32. All is&nbs p;not gold that glitters.
闪光的东西并不都是黄金。
33. All roads& nbsp;lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。
34. All shall& nbsp;be well, Jack shall have Jill.
有情人 终成眷属。
35. All things are difficult before they are easy.
万事开头难。
36. All work&n bsp;and no play makes Jack a dull boy;&nbs p;all play and no work makes Jack a m ere boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，不学习，聪明 孩子没出息。
37. Ambition never&n bsp;dies until there is no way out / until all is over.
不到黄河心不死。
38. Among the& nbsp;blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎 ，猴子称霸王。
39. An hour&nb sp;in the morning is worth two in the ;evening.
一日之计在于晨。
40. An ounce&n bsp;of prevention is worth a pound of cure .
预防胜于治疗。
41. As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆 得豆。
42. Birds of&n bsp;a feather gather together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
43. Beauty lies ;in lover’s eye.
情人眼里出西施。
44. Better late ;than nothing.
聊胜于无。
45. Brevity is the soul of wit.
简洁是智慧的灵魂。
46. Don’ t bite off than you can chew.
贪多嚼不烂。
47. Don’ t count your chicken before they are hatch ed.
八字还没一撇 /不要过早乐观。
48. Don’ t cry over spilled milk.
覆水难收。
49. Don’t’ judge a book by its cover.
不要以貌 取人。
50. Don’ t put all your eggs in one basket. 不要在一棵树上吊死。
51. Give sb. A& nbsp;taste [dose] of one's own medicine.
以其人之道 还治其人之身。
52. Early sow, early grow.
早耕作, 早收获。
53. He is lifel ess that is faultless.
是人都会犯错。
54. History repeats& nbsp;itself.
历史总在重演。
55. It takes tw o to tango.
一个巴掌拍不响。
56. Jack of all trades and master of none.
三脚猫无所长。
57. Lazy youth , lousy age.
少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
58. Let bygone s by bygones.
既往不咎。
59. Look before ;you leap.
三思而后行 。
60. Might makes ;right.
胜者为王。
61. Necessity if&nbs p;the Mother of invention.
需求是发明之母。
62. No pains, n o gains.
不劳无获。
63. Nothing ventured , nothing gain.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
64. One swallow ;does not a summer make.
一燕不成夏。
65. Practice makes&n bsp;perfect.
熟能生巧／实践造就完美。
66. Put the car riage before the horse.
本末倒置。
67. Rome wasn’ t built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
68. Save the be st for the last.
最好的留在最后。
69. Strike while&nbs p;the iron is hot.
乘热打铁。
70. Take not a& nbsp;musket to kill a butterfly.
小题大做．
71. The optimist&nbs p;sees an opportunity in every calamity; the&nb sp;pessimist sees a calamity in every opportuni ty.
乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。
72. The road&n bsp;to hell is paved with good intentions. ;
事与愿违。
73. To err is&n bsp;human, to forgive divine.
犯错是人性的, 宽恕是神 性的。
74. Two heads a re better than one.
三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮 。
75. Well begun is half done.
良好的开端等于成功了一半．
76. When in Rom e, do as the Romans do.
入乡随俗。
77. You are nev er too old to learn.
活倒老，学到老 / 学无止境。
78. You can lea d a horse to water, but you can’ t make him drink.
师傅领进门，修行靠个人。
79. You can’ t have your cake and eat it too. &nbs p;
鱼和熊掌不可兼得。 |
