2. Advice when most needed is least heeded.(忠言逆耳。)
3.Avoid a questioner, for he is also a tattler. (好問是非者,恰是是非之人。)
4.Barking dogs seldom bite.(色厲內荏。)5.Better the foot slip than the tongue trip.(寧肯失足,不要失言。)
6.The bird is known by his note, the man by his words.(聞音知鳥,聞言知人。)
7.All things are difficult before they are easy.(萬事開頭難。)
8.Nothing seek ,nothing find.(沒有追求,就沒有成就。)
9.There is no royal road to learning.(做學問無捷徑可走。[確實如此,但是不走捷徑和繞遠路可是不壹樣的!學習要講究方法!])
10.Love makes the world go round.(愛使世界更美好。)
11.Never do things by halves.(做事切勿半途而廢。[halves:這是half的復數,與前面的things相對應。])12.Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today.(今日事,今日做。)
13.The proof of the pudding is in the eating.(實踐是最好的檢驗。)
14.In unity there is strength.(團結就是力量。)15.One cannot put back the clock.(歷史的車輪不能倒轉。)
16.Children should be seen and not heard.(童者應視其行,而勿信其言。)
16.Live and learn.(活到老學到老。)
17.Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.(害人反害已。)
18.Dead men tell no tales.(死無對證。)
19.Do as you would be done by.(已所不欲者勿施於人。)
20.Out of sight,out of mind.(不見就忘。)
21.First think, and then speak.(三思而後言。)22.Fling dirt enough and some will stick.
(汙物摔多必沾身。)
23.Fair words butter no parsnips.(空言於事無補。)
24.Drumming is not the way to catch a hare.(空話連篇於事無補。)
25.Hear much ,speak little.(多聽少說。)
26.He that promises too much,means nothing.(輕諾必寡信。)
27.He who denies all confesses all.(欲蓋彌彰。)
28.Love me,love my dog.(愛屋及烏)
29.A bolt from the blue.(晴天霹靂)
30.Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.(心之所願,無事不成。)
31.Storms make trees take deeper roots.(風暴使樹木深深紮根。)
32.Don’’t tell tales out of school. (不要背後論人是非長短。)
33.He cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue.(越是不會講話的人,越是口若懸河。)34.Harp not for ever on the same string.(勿老調重談。)
35.The greatest talkers are the least doers.(誇誇其談者幹得最少。/理論的巨人,行動的矮子。)36.A good tale is none the worse for being told twice.(好故事百聽不厭。)
37.A good name is sooner lost than won.(好名聲得之難,失之易。)
38.From words to deeds is a great space.(說來容易做到難。)
39.Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down.(千秋功業非坐而可得。)40..Example is better than precept.(身教勝過言教。)
41.Easier said than done. etc.(知易行難。)42.Every cock crows on his own dunghill.(每個處於安逸環境中的人,都可以自誇其勇。)
43.Empty vessels make the most sound.(無知的人叫得最歡。)
44. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. (拙匠常怨工具差。)
45. A best marksman may miss. 好射手也有脫靶時。 46. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 雙鳥在林,不如壹鳥在手。
47. A bird may be known by its song. 聽其言,知其人。
48. A bosom friend afar brings distant land near. 海內存知己,天涯若比鄰。
49. Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 久別情深。
50. A burned child dreads the fire. 壹次被火燒,見火就害怕。
51. A cat has nine lives. 貓有九命。(比喻生命力強。)
52. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 壹環薄弱,全局薄弱。
53. A cheerful wife is the joy of life. 有個快活的妻子會使人壹生快樂。
54. A clear conscience is a coat of mail. 良心清白是甲胄。
55. A clean hand wants no washing. 不做虧心事,不怕鬼叫門。
56. A colt you may break, but an old horse you never can. 小駒猶可練,老馬最難訓。
57. Actions speak louder than words. 行動比語言更響亮。(百說不如壹幹。)
58. A danger foreseen is half avoided. 預見危險,就等於防備了壹半。
59. A dead mouse feels no cold. 死耗子不知寒。(死豬不怕開水燙。)
60. A dog’’s mouth emits no ivory. 狗嘴裏吐不出象牙。
61. A drowning man will catch at a straw. 淹死的人連根稻草也會抓。
62. Adversity is a great school master. 逆境鍛煉人。
63. A fair face may hide a foul heart. 漂亮的面孔可能掩蓋著邪惡的心。
64. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃壹塹,長壹智。
65. A fault confessed is half redressed. 承認錯誤等於改正壹半。
66. A fine example has boundless power. 榜樣的力量是無窮的。
67. A fool always rushes to the fore. 蠢人總喜強出頭。
68. A fool may give a wise man counsel. 傻子也可能給智者進忠告。
69. A fool’’s bolt may sometimes hit the mark.愚者千慮,必有壹得。
70. A fool’s bolt is soon shot. 黔驢之技易窮。 71. A fool’’s heart dances on his lips. 愚人有話存不住。
72. A fox is not taken twice in the same snare. 壹只狐貍不會兩次掉入同壹個陷阱裏。
73. A fox may grow grey, but never good. 狐貍到老也不會變好。
74. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真交。
75. A friend is easier lost than found. 失去朋友容易,得到難。
76. After a storm comes a calm. 暴風雨後,終有風平浪靜。
77. After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile. 午飯後要坐,晚飯後要走。
78. After me the deluge. 今朝有酒今朝醉,明日無酒喝涼水。
79. After rain comes the sunshine. 苦盡甘來。
80. A gentleman is always ready to help others attain their aims. 君子成人之美。
81. A gloved cat catch no mice. 貓兒戴手套,老鼠捉不到。
82. A good beginning marks a good ending. 有了好的開頭,才有好的結果。
83. A good conscience is a soft pillow. 問心無愧,高枕無憂。
84. A good example is the best sermon. 好榜樣是最好的說教。
85. A good face is a letter of recommendation. 好面孔迎客暖人心。
86. A good husband makes a good wife. 好丈夫帶出好妻子。