· All is not gain that is put in the purse.放入錢包的錢財,並非都是應得的。
· All is not at hand that helps.有用的東西並不都是垂手可得的。
· All is flour that comes to his mill.到他的磨裏都能碾成粉。
· All is fish that comes to one?s net.捉到網裏都是魚。
· All is fair in war.兵不厭詐。
· Bare words, no bargain.空言不能成交易。
· Bad workmen often blame their tools.拙匠常怪工具差。
· Bad news has wings.壞事傳千裏。
· Bacchus has drowned more men than Nepture.酒神淹死的人比海神多。
· A wise man thinks all that he says, a fool says all that he thinks.智者思其所言,愚者言其所思。
· A wise man will make tools of what comes to hand.聰明的人能隨機應變。
· A woman?s work is never at an end.婦女的活計做不完。
· A word is enough to the wise.對明智者壹言已足。
A word spoken is past recalling.壹言既出,駟馬難追。
· A work ill done must be twice done.未做好的活,需要重新做。
· A man may smile and smile and be villain.笑裏藏奸。
· A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge.有寶何必人前誇。
· A man may dig his grave with his teeth.禍從口出。
· A man is not good or bad for one action.判斷人的好壞不能憑壹次行為。
· A man is not a horse because he was born in a stable.人並不因為生在馬廄裏就成了馬。
· A man is known by the company he keeps.察其友知其人。
· A man is as old as he feels.老不老,自己曉。
· A man can not spin and reel at the same time.壹心不能二用。
· A man cannot serve two masters.壹仆不能事二主。
· A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife.妻子浪費無度,丈夫不會出頭。
· A man can do no more than he can.凡事只能量力而行。
· A man can die but once.人生只有壹次死。
· A man apt to promise is apt to forget.輕諾者易忘。
· A man alone is either a saint or a devil.孤身獨處的人可以為聖哲,也可為惡魔。
· A maid that laughs is half taken.少女露笑臉,婚事半成全。
· A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.少女有了許多求婚者往往選中了最差的壹個。
· A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.少女有了許多求婚者往往選中了最差的壹個。
· Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot.縱然天下雨,休把水壺丟。
· All truths are not to be told.真理並不都能說得清。
· All time is no time when it is past.光陰壹去不復返。
· All things will come round to him who will but wait.只要耐心肯等待,壹切都會按時來。
· All things are obedient to money.有錢能使鬼推磨。
· All things are easy that are done willingly.做事樂意,諸事容易。
· All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事都是先難後易。
· All the world?s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.整個世界是個舞臺,男男女女,演員而已。
· All the wit in the world is not in one head.世界上所有的智慧不可能集中於壹個腦袋。
· All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment.機會失去不再來,千貫萬貫難贖回。
· All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill.有情人終成眷屬。
· All?s fish that comes to his net.到了網中都是魚。
· All?s fair in love and war.愛情和戰爭是不擇手段的。
· All roads lead to Rome.條條道路通羅馬。
· All rivers run into the sea.百川入海。
· All one?s geese are swans.自吹自擂。
· All men cannot be first.不可能人人都得第壹名。
· All is well that ends well.結果美滿都是好的。
· All is not lost that is in danger.在危險中的東西未必都會損失。
· All is not gold that glitters.閃光的東西並不都是黃金。
· All is not gain that is put in the purse.放入錢包的錢財,並非都是應得的。
· All is not at hand that helps.有用的東西並不都是垂手可得的。
· All is flour that comes to his mill.到他的磨裏都能碾成粉。
· All is fish that comes to one?s net.捉到網裏都是魚。
· All is fair in war.兵不厭詐。
· All covet, all lose.貪多必失。
· All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.貓都愛吃魚,卻怕爪弄濕。
· All bread is not baked in one oven.人心不同,猶如其面。
· All asses wag their ears.傻子總愛裝聰明。
· All are not thieves that dogs bark at.犬之所吠,並非皆賊。
· All are not saints that go to church.去做禮拜者,未必皆聖人。
· All are not merry that dance lightly.表面高興的,未必都快樂。
· All are not hunters that blow the horn.吹號角的未必都是獵人。
· All are brave when the enemy flies.敵人逃跑時,個個都勇敢。
· A living dog is better than a dead lion.壹條活狗勝過壹頭死獅。
· A little spark kindles a great fire.星星之火,可以燎原。
· A little pot is soon hot.壺小水易熱。
· A little neglect may breed great mischief.小不忍則亂大謀。
· A little learning is a dangerous thing.淺學誤人。
· A little leak will sink a great ship.千丈之堤潰於蟻穴。
· A little labour, much health.適量勞動健身大有益。
· A little is better than none.聊勝於無。
· A little fire is quickly trodden out.小洞易補。
· A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world.幼兒是世界上最可愛和最純潔的。
· A little body often harbours a great soul.莫道身軀小,偉人寓其間。
· A lion at home, a mouse abroad.在家兇如獅,在外卻如鼠。
· A light purse makes a heavy heart.曩中無錢心事重。
· A light purse is a heavy curse.為人無錢處處難。
· A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder.人生無目的,猶如船失去了舵。
· A life without a friend is a life without a sun.人生在世無朋友,猶如生活無太陽。
· A lie begets a lie till they come to generation.謊言生謊言,謊言傳萬代。
· A liar is worse than a thief.撒謊比偷竊更可惡。
· A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth.騙子說真話,也沒人相信。
· Ale will make a cat speak.酒後吐真言。
· A lazy youth, a lousy age.少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲。
· A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy.懶羊嫌毛重。
· A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich.窮人的壹只羔羊比富人的壹頭牛還要珍貴。
· A Jack of all trades and master of none.三腳貓無所長。
· A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend.開玩笑總不能化敵為友,反而有時會失去朋友。
· A house divided against itself cannot stand.家庭內訌難維系。
· A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings.相馬不可憑馬的裝飾。
· A hero is known in the time of misfortune.時勢造英雄。
· A heavy purse makes a light heart.腰包錢財足,心境自然寬。
· A hasty man is seldom out of trouble.性急難免出岔子。
· A happy heart makes a blooming visage.心花怒放,笑逐顏開。
· A handful of common sense is worth bushel of learning.壹點小常識常勝過很多有價值的學問。
· A guilty conscience needs no accuser.賊膽心虛。
· A guilty conscience is a self-accuser.做賊心虛,良心自誅。
· A great talker is a great liar.最會饒舌的人也是最會說謊的人。
· A good winter brings a good summer.瑞雪兆豐年。
· A good tongue is a good weapon.伶俐的口齒是壹種銳利的武器。
· A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.好故事百聽不厭。
· A good name keeps lustre in the dark.好的名聲在黑暗中也會光芒四射。
· A good name is sooner lost than won.美譽難得而易失。
· A good name is earlier lost than won.失去美名易,得到美名難。
· A good name is better than riches.好名譽勝過有財富。
· A good medicine tastes bitter.良藥苦口,忠言逆耳。
· A good maxim is never out of season.至理名言不會過時。
· A good marksman may miss.智者千慮,必有壹失。
· A good horse often needs a good spur.好馬常要好靴刺。
· A good horse cannot be of a bad colour.良馬的毛色不會差。
· A good heart conquers ill fortune.善心克厄運。
· A good healthy body is worth more a crown in gold.健康的身體貴於黃金鑄成的皇冠。
· A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land.聰明腦袋勤勞手,走遍天下貴如金。
· A good friend is my nearest relation.良友如近親。
· A good fame is better than a good face.好的名望勝於好的相貌。
· A good face is a letter of recommendation.好的相貌就是壹封推薦的介紹信。
· A good dog deserves a good bone.有勞得獎。
· A good example is the best sermon.身教勝似言教。
· A good conscience is a continual feast.白日不做虧心事,夜半敲門心不驚。
· A good book is a light to the soul.好書壹本,照亮心靈。
· A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.壹本好書,莫逆之交。
· A good beginning makes a good ending.善始者必善其終。
· A good beginning is half the battle.首戰告捷等於壹半勝利。
· A good appetite is a good sauce.饑不擇食。
· A good anvil does not fear the hammer.好砧不怕錘。
· A full cup must be carried steadily.杯滿盈,須持穩。
· A full belly counsels well.衣食足而後知榮辱。
· After meat, mustard.雨後送傘。
· After dinner sit a while; after supper walk a mile.午餐之後坐片刻,晚飯之後走壹裏。
· After dinner comes the reckoning.吃喝玩樂,該付代價。
· After death, the doctor.放馬後炮。
· After black clouds, clear weather.否極泰來。
· After a storm comes a calm.否極泰來。
· A friend without faults will never be found.沒有缺點的朋友是永遠找不到的。
· A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.廣交友,無深交。
· A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.交友慢,失友快。
· A friend is never known till a man have need.不到患難時,永遠不能認識真正的朋友。
· A friend is best found in adversity.患難見真友。
· A friend is a second self.朋友是另壹個我。
· A friend in need is a friend indeed.患難朋友才是真朋友。
· A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.曩中有錢,不如朝中有友。
· A friend exaggerates a man?s virtue, an enemy his crimes.朋友宣揚人的美德,敵人誇大人的罪過。
· A fox may grow grey, but never good.狐貍會變,但本性難移。
· A fool?s heart dances on his lips.愚人心坦蕩,掛在嘴唇上。
· A fool?s bolt may sometimes hit the mark.愚者千慮,必有壹得。
· A fool may throw a stone into a well which a hundred wise men cannot pull out.壹愚所失,百智難回。
· A fool may give a wise man counsel.愚者千慮,必有壹得。
· A fool may ask more questions in an hour than a wise man can answer in seven years.愚者所問,智者難答。
· A fool can ask more questions than seven wise men can answer.壹愚發問,七智結舌。
· A fool attempting to be witty is an object of profoundest pity.蠢人裝聰明,實在最可憐。
· A fool and his money are soon parted.笨蛋難聚財。
· A fool always rushes to the fore.傻瓜總愛強出頭。
· A fool always comes short of his reckoning.愚人常缺算計。
· A flow of words is no proof of wisdom.口若懸河不能作為才智的證明。
· Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.事情要按部就班地做,就會很快地做完。
· A fault confessed is half redressed.承認錯誤,等於改正壹半。
· A father is a treasure, a brother is a comfort, but a friend is both.父親是財富,兄弟是安慰,朋友兼而有之。
· A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃壹塹,長壹智。
· A faithful friend is hard to find.益友難得。
· A fair face may hide a foul heart.人不可貌相。
· A fair death honours the whole life.死得光明,終身榮耀。
· Adversity successfully overcome is the highest glory.成功地克服困難是最大的光榮。
· Adversity makes strange bedfellows.身處逆境不擇友。
· Adversity makes a man wise, not rich.患難使人聰明,但不能致富。
· Adversity leads to prosperity.逆境迎向昌盛。
· Adversity is a good discipline.苦難是磨練人的好機會。
· A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.骨頭打狗狗不叫。
· Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public.在私底下要忠告妳的朋友,在公開場合又表揚妳的朋友。
· A disease known is half cured.病情確診斷,治病好壹半。
· A discontented man knows not where to sit easy.不滿足者坐無寧時。
· Actions speak louder than words.事實勝於雄辯。
· Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.行動是知識的巧果。
· A creaking door hangs long on its hinges.戶樞不蠹。
· A crafty knave needs no broker.狡猾的流氓,不需居間人。
· A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.貪婪的人對別人毫無好處,對自己卻壞處更大。
· A contented mind is perpetual feast.知足常樂。
· A constant guest is never welcome.久住非佳賓,常來不歡迎。
· A common danger causes common action.同仇敵愾。
· A cock is valiant on his own dunghill.夜郎自大。
· A close mouth catches no flies.病從口入,禍從口出。
· A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast.寧為清貧,不為濁富。
· A clear conscience laughs at false accusations.白日不做虧心事,夜半敲門心不驚。
· A clear conscience is a sure card.光明磊落,勝券在握。
· A clear conscience is a soft pillow.問心無愧,高枕無憂。
· A clean hand wants no washing.身正不怕影子斜。
· A cheerful wife is the joy of life.快樂的妻子是生活的樂事。
· A change of work is as good as a rest.調換壹下工作是很好的休息。
· Accidents will happen.天有不測風雲。
· A cat may look at a king.貓也有權晉見國王。
· A candle lights others and consumes itself.蠟燭焚自身,光亮照別人。
· A burnt child dreads the fire.壹朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩。
· A burden of one?s choice is not felt.自己選的擔子不嫌重。
· Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.相聚愛益切,離別情更深。
· A borrowed cloak does not keep one warm.借來的鬥篷不暖身。
· A book that remains shut is but a block.有書閉卷不閱讀,無異是壹塊木頭。
· A book is the same today as it always was and it will never change.壹本好書今天如此,將來也如此,永不改變。
· A blind man will not thank you for a looking-glass.秋波送盲,白費癡情。
· A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it?s the boundary of the world.坐井觀天。
· A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.略有勝於全無。
· A bird may be known by its song.什麼鳥唱什麼歌。
· A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk.聞其歌知其鳥,聽其言知其人
· A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.雙鳥在林不如壹鳥在手。
· A beggar?s purse is bottomless.乞丐的錢袋是無底洞。
· A bargain is a bargain.達成的協議不可撕毀。
· A bad workman quarrels with his tools.拙匠常怨工具差。
· A bad thing never dies.壞事傳千年。
· A bad padlock invites a picklock.開門揖盜。
· A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.壞習慣像鮮餡餅,分食要比保存好。
· A bad custom is like a good cake, better broken than kept.壞習慣像鮮餡餅,分食要比保存好。
· A bad conscience is a snake in one?s heart.做賊心虛。
· A bad conscience is a snake in one?s heart.做賊心虛
· A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.吃虧的和解也比勝訴強。
· A bad bush is better than the open field.有勝於無。
· A bad beginning makes a bad ending.惡其始者必惡其終。
· No wisdom like silence智者寡言