| 笨工匠总是怪工具差。 |
A bad workman always blames his tools. |
| 人急悬梁，狗急跳墙。 |
A baited cat may grow as fierce as a lion. |
| 两鸟在林不如一鸟在手。 |
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
| 欺负弱小者永远是懦夫。 |
A bully is always a coward. |
| 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。 |
A burnt child dreads the fire. |
| 猫有九条命；吉人自有天相。 |
A cat has nine lives. |
| 小人物也有些权利。 |
A cat may look at a king. |
| 平时不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 |
A clear conscience can bear any trouble. |
| 狗仗人势。 |
A cook is bold on his own dunghill. |
| 常客难受欢迎。 |
A constant guest is never welcome. |
| 知足常乐。 |
A contented mind is a perpetual feast. |
| 狗嘴里长不出象牙来。 |
A cracked bell can never sound well. |
| 上梁不正下梁歪。 |
A crooked stick will have a crooked shadow. |
| 明枪易躲，暗箭难防。 |
A deceitful peace is more hurtful than an open war. |
| 门非关即开；二者择其一。 |
A door must be either shut or open. |
| 溺水之人不放过一根稻草；病急乱投医。 |
A drowning man will clutch at a straw. |
| 巨人肩上的侏儒看得远；借重他人的经验好处多。 |
A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the farther of the two. |
| 知错能改，善莫大焉。 |
A fault confessed is half redressed. |
| 笨人难聚财。 |
A fool and his money are soon parted. |
| 祸从口出。 |
A fool's mouth is his destruction. |
| 勉强的善行不值得感谢。 |
A forced kindness deserves no thanks. |
| 江山易改，本性难移。 |
A fox may grow grey but never good. |
| 患难见真情。 |
A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
| 有钱有酒，必有朋友。 |
A full purse never lacks friend. |
| 钱能通神。 |
A golden key opens every door. |
| 夫善则妻贤。 |
A good husband makes a good wife. |
| 良药苦口。 |
A good medicine tastes bitter. |
| 美誉易失难得。 |
A good name is sooner lost than won. |
| 动人的故事令人百听不厌。 |
A good tale is none the worse for being told twice. |
| 君子之交淡如水。 |
A hedge between keeps friendship green. |
| 嘴甜如蜜，心黑如漆。 |
A honey tongue, a heart of gall. |
| 不和之家难长存。 |
A house divided against itself cannot stand. |
| 样样皆通者样样不精。 |
A Jack of all trades is master of none. |
| 万丈高楼平地起。 |
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. |
| 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 |
A lazy youth, a lousy age. |
| 江山易改，本性难移。 |
A leopard cannot change his spots. |
| 常说谎话的人就算是说真话也没人信。 |
A liar is not believed when he tells the truth. |
| 强者亦有求助于弱者的时候。 |
A lion may come to be beholden to a mouse. |
| 星星之火可以燎原。 |
A little fire burns up a great deal of corn. |
| 一粒老鼠屎，坏了一锅粥。 |
A little gall spoils a great deal of honey. |
| 牵一发而动全身。 |
A little leak will sink a great ship. |
| 一知半解最危险。 |
A little learning is a dangerous thing. |
| 一失足成千古恨，再回首已百年身。 |
A little neglect may breed great mischief. |
| 轻诺者，信必寡。 |
A man apt to promise is apt to forget. |
| 一心不可二用。 |
A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. |
| 和气生财。 |
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. |
| 失之毫厘，谬之千里。 |
A miss is as good as a mile. |
| 远亲不如近邻。 |
A near neighbor is better than a distant cousin. |
| 新官上任三把火。 |
A new broom sweeps clean. |
| 滚石不生苔。 |
A rolling stone gathers no moss. |
| 慢工出细活。 |
A slow fire makes sweet malt. |
| 有健全的身体，才有健全的心智。 |
A sound mind in a sound body. |
| 寡言为智。 |
A still tongue makes a wise head. |
| 及时行事，事半功倍。 |
A stitch in time saves nine. |
| 美的事物是永恒的喜悦。 |
A thing of beauty is a joy for ever. |
| 聪明人一点就通。 |
A word is enough to the wise. |
| 一言既出，四马难追。 |
A word spoken is past recalling. |
| 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 |
A young idler, an old beggar. |
| 初生之犊不畏虎。 |
A-day-old puppy doesn't know to be afraid of the tiger. |
| 能者多劳。 |
Able men are always busy. |
| 小别塍新婚。 |
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. |
| 家规再严也难免会出问题。 |
Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families. |
| 量入为出。 |
According to your purse govern your mouth. |
| 行动胜于空谈。 |
Actions speak louder than words. |
| 忠言逆耳。 |
Advice when most needed is least heeded. |
| 雨过天晴；否极泰来；苦尽甘来。 |
After a storm comes a calm. |
| 狗所吠之人未必皆为贼；勿以貌取人。 |
All are not thieves that dogs bark at. |
| 所有的猫在黑暗中皆为灰色；美貌是不重要的。 |
All cats are grey in the dark. |
| 天下无不散的筵席。 |
All good things come to an end. |
| 四大皆空。 |
All is vanity. |
| 良驹负重担；马善被人骑。 |
All lay loads on a willing horse. |
| 条条大路通罗马；行行出壮元。 |
All roads lead to Rome. |
| 闪闪发光者未必都是金。 |
All that glitters is not gold. |
| 先下手为强。 |
All the winning is in the first buying. |
| 凡事必先难而后易。 |
All things are difficult before they are easy. |
| 天下无难事，只怕有心人。 |
All things are easy that are done willingly. |
| 天生我才必有用。 |
All things in their being are good for something. |
| 只工作而不玩乐，会使人变得迟钝。 |
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. |
| 情场如战场，任何手段皆可行。 |
All's fair in love and war. |
| 进网的无不是鱼；来者不拒。 |
All's fish that comes to the net. |
| 结局好的就算好。 |
All's well that ends well. |
| 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。 |
An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. |
| 不听老人言，吃亏在眼前。 |
An old man's sayings are seldom untrue. |
| 暴风雨中，任何港口皆是好的避难所。 |
Any port is a good port in a storm. |
| 人非圣贤，熟能无过。 |
Anybody can make mistakes. |
| 外表欺人；勿以貌取人。 |
Appearances are deceptive. |
| 人生短暂，而学问无穹。 |
Art is long, life is short. |
| 偷小羊与偷大羊同为绞刑；一不做，二不休。 |
As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. |
| 自作自受。 |
As you brew, so you must drink. |
| 自己做事，自己当。 |
As you make your bed, so you must lie on it. |
| 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。 |
As you sow, so shall you reap. |
| 不问问题就听不到假话；小孩有耳无嘴。 |
Ask no questions and be told no lies. |
| 避免与好探人隐私，搬弄是非之人在一起。 |
Avoid a questioner, for he is also a tattler. |
