\six of one and half a dozen of the other虎父无犬子\a wet blanket扫兴的人或物\ break record打破记录
主题：体育运动词汇... to play even 打成平局break record 打破记录be disqualified 取消比赛资格...
\white night 不眠之夜\ pick one’s steps小心走路; 谨慎前进\ play a deep game搞阴谋诡计；密谋，秘密策划\ take a French leave不辞而别\a double agent双重间谍\ make a clean breast 坦白
One man’s meat is another’s poison.一个人年代肉是另一个年代的毒药\In some early towns it was dog-eat-dog.在一些早期的城镇是自相残杀\One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一个和尚挑水吃，两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚没水吃。\It was beyond his power to sign such a contract.他无权签订这种合同\ He allowed the father to be overruled by the judge, and declared his own son guilty.他让法官的职责战胜了父子的私情，判决他的儿子有罪\ Some writers painted Smith black.\Birds of a feather flock together.人以群分
物以类聚\Care killed a cat.忧虑伤身\Tom got the key of the street.无家可归\The fox may grow grey, but never good.狐狸活到老,永远难变好
(1) to fish in troubled waters 浑水摸鱼
(2) a gentleman’s agreement 君子协定
(3) be armed to the teeth 武装到牙齿
(4) crocodile tears 鳄鱼的眼泪
(5) paper tiger 纸老虎
(6) soft landing 软着陆
(7) to keep promise 履行诺言
(8) to turn a blind eye to 对……熟视无睹（假装不见）
(9) a green apple 青苹果（未熟的苹果）
(10) to make a duck 得鸭蛋（得零分）
(1) a white lie 善意的谎言
(2) high water 高潮
(3) to go to the dogs 堕落、毁灭
(4) to drive one’s pigs to market 打鼾
(5) once in a blue moon 千载难逢
(6) change hands 换班子
(7) to take the bull by the horns 不畏艰险
(8) to live on air 不吃东西
(9) a free wind 顺风
(10) to carry coals to Newcastle 做徒劳而多余的事（1）Dear me, those girls were even as nervous as brick.（砖块是永远不会紧张的）
我的天哪，那些姑娘们居然一丁点儿也不紧张。
（2）A nice enough young fellow, you understand, nothing upstairs.
这是一个外表挺英俊的小伙子，可是就是不长脑袋！
（3）He proved to be a good listener. 事实上，他是很善于倾听别人意见的。
（4）The child is father of the man. 三岁看老。
（5）She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. 她出生在富贵之家。
（6）Her bright red hat killed the quiet color of her dress.
她戴着一顶红色的帽子，这和她一身的素装很不相称。
（7）Haven’t I made myself plain? 你怎么还不明白我的意思？
（8）Don’t treat me like a guest. 你太客气了。（9）It can’t be worse. 还可以。
（10）John stood from the chair. 约翰站起来了。
1. They pay lip-service to education but don’t work for better school.
成语和谚语188句 绝对精彩 Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. 杀鸡取蛋。 Look for a needle in a haystack. 大海捞针 Like a rat in a hole. 瓮中之鳖 A good conscience is a soft pillow. 日间不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。 Love me, love my dog 爱屋及乌 he year of snow, the year of fertility 瑞雪丰年 a blot from the blue 晴天霹雳 to see through at a glance 一眼看穿 to see through the trickery 看穿把戏 to fish in troubled waters 混水摸鱼 to do something by halves 半途而废 a heart of stone 铁石心肠 strike while the iron is hot 趁热打铁 tit for tat 一报还一报 like father, like son 有其父必有其子 A rolling stone gathers no moss 滚石不生苔 to seek truth from facts 实事求是 to become cocksure 自以为是 air field and no favour 一视同仁 to go with the tide 随波逐流 to be in the same boat 同舟共济 to go through thick and thin 赴汤蹈火 to one's heart's desire 称心如意 to pour oil on the flame 火上浇油
英语作文常用谚语、俗语 1、A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 2、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。 3、All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。 4、All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 6、A bad beginning makes a bad ending. 不善始者不善终。 7、Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 8、A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。 9、A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 10、A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 11、A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 12、A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 13、A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 14、A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 15、A mother's love never changes. 母爱永恒。 16、An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。 17、A single flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 18、A year's plan starts with spring. 一年之计在于春。 19、A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 20、Better late than never. 不怕慢，单怕站。 21、By reading we enrich the mind.读书使人充实， 22、Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 23、Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。 24、Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的。 25、Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。 26、Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。 27、Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。 28、Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。 29、Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。 30、Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。 31、Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。 32、Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。 33、Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。 34、Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。 35、Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。 36、Every minute counts. 分秒必争。 37、Each coin has two sides. 38、Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 39、Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 40、God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。 41、Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。 42、Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。 43、Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。 44、It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 45、Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量 46、Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。 47、No pain，no gain.（不劳无获。） 48、You never know till you have tried. 不尝试，不知晓。。 49、An idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 50、Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。 51、Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聪颖。 52、Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。
1.爱屋及乌 Love me, love my dog. 2.百闻不如一见 Seeing is believing. 3.比上不足比下有余 worse off than some, better off than many; to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst. 4.笨鸟先飞 A slow sparrow should make an early start. 5.不眠之夜 white night 6.不以物喜不以己悲 not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses 7.不遗余力 spare no effort; go all out; do one's best 8.不打不成交 No discord, no concord. 9.拆东墙补西墙 rob Peter to pay Paul 10.辞旧迎新 bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new 11.大事化小小事化了 try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all 12.大开眼界 open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener 13.国泰民安 The country flourishes and people live in peace 14.过犹不及 going too far is as bad as not going far enough; beyond is as wrong as falling short; too much is as bad as too little 15.功夫不负有心人 Everything comes to him who waits. 16.好了伤疤忘了疼 once on shore, one prays no more 17.好事不出门恶事传千里 Good news never goes beyond the gate, while bad news spread far and wide. 18.和气生财 Harmony brings wealth. 19.活到老学到老 One is never too old to learn. 20.既往不咎 let bygones be bygones
初中英语作文常用谚语推荐 古老的谚语是文化的沉淀和结晶~来学学下面这些高频谚语~让它为咱们的作文增加闪光点~ （一）关于勤奋 1. No pains，no gains. 一分耕耘，一分收获。 2. Rome was not built in a day. 伟业非一日之功。 3. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 4. Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.天才一分来自灵感，九十九分来自勤奋。 5. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.世上无难事，只要肯登攀。 6. Success only means working hard all one's life .成功只意味着终身不懈的努力。 (俄国化学家门捷列耶夫) 7. I have nothing to offer but blood , hard work and tears .我所能奉献的没有其它，只有热血、辛劳和眼泪。 (英国政治家丘吉尔 . W.) （二）关于学习方法 1. Learning without thinking is a dangerous thing. 学而不思则罔。 He who learns but does not think is lost; he who thinks but does not learn is in danger. 学而不思者罔，思而不学则殆。 2. It’s never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 3. Well begun is half done. 好的开始等于成功的一半。 4. Easier said than done. 说起来容易做起来难。 5. Experience is the mother of wisdom. 实践出真知。 6. Action speaks louder than words. 行动胜过语言。 7. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.千里之行始于足下。 Little by little one goes far. 千里之行，始于足下。 8. Look before you leap. 三思而后行。 9. He who laughs last laughs best. 笑到最后笑得最好。 10.Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。 11. One tree can’t make a forest. 独木不成林。 12. Habit is a second nature. 习惯成自然。 13. Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。 14. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马 15. No man can do two things at once. 一心不可二用。 （三）关于自强自信 1. Where there is a will, there is a way . ( Thomas Edison , American inventor ) 有志者，事竟成。 (美国发明家爱迪生. T.) 2. God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 3. Nothing is too difficult in the world if you set your mind into it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.世上无难事，只怕有心人。 4. Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 5. Confidence doesn't need any reason. If you're alive , you should feel
1. A cat may look at a king. [字面意思]猫也可以看国王。 [解释]无名小卒也可以评论大人物。人皆可以为尧舜。不要因为别人的资格不够老，或经不如你多，就不让他发表意见。 2. A penny saved is a penny earned. [字面意思]节省一个便士就等于挣了一个便士。 [解释]省钱是明智的做法。省一分就是赚一分。不要因为钱的数目不大就不把它当一回事瞧不起小钱是不对的，要记住A penny saved is a penny earned这条经验。 3. A watched pot never boils. [字面意思]眼睛盯着看的壶永远不会开。 [解释]事情在进行中，不到时候就不会有结果，要水到渠成才行。心急锅不开。你着急，急也没用！用眼睛盯着它看也无济于事，事情不会因为你着急就会有较快的进展。 4. A word to the wise. [字面意思]送给智者的一句话。 [解释]给明智而愿意接受别人意见或建议的人提出忠告。我知道你能听进去话，所以我才跟你这么说。我说的是正确的，对你有好处，而且我知道你也会听取我的意见。 5. All is well that ends well. [字面意思]结尾好就意味着一切都好。
[解释]结局好，一切都好。出自莎士比亚剧本名。在开始或中间环节出现的一些小的差错或麻烦无关紧要，没什么大不了的，只要最终的结局令人满意，那就是好的。 6. Bad news travels fast. [字面意思]坏消息传得快。 [解释]好事不出门，坏事传千里。 7.Beauty is only skin deep. [字面意思]美貌只是肤浅的。 [解释]美貌只是表面现象而已。以貌取人靠不住。你不能只看到她有漂亮的面孔就向她求爱，你还应该考虑其它方面的因素。找结婚伴侣是要过日子，不是当海报招贴画来看的。我的忠告是两句话：Beauty is only skin-deep. True feelings are more important. 8. Beggars can't be choosers. [字面意思]乞丐不可能有选择。 [解释]你得到的不完全是你想得到的，可能条件或质量等方面差一些，但没有再选择的余地，只能接受不十分满意的事物。这就叫Beggars can't be choosers. 9. Better safe than sorry. [字面意思]安全比遗憾好 [解释]最好不要去冒险。即使不冒险你得多费些功夫，多做些枯燥无味的工作，这都值得。总比为了省事而冒险强。变体：Better to be safe than sorry.
常见英语俗语 大家学习英语的时候，多多少少都会接触到一些英语俗语。下面是给大家整理的常见英语俗语，供大家参阅! 常见英语俗语1. 金无足赤人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect. 2. 金玉满堂Treasures fill the home. 3. 脚踏实地be down-to-earth 4. 脚踩两只船sit on the fence 5. 君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green 6. 老生常谈陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché 7. 礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity. 8. 留得青山在不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope. 9. 马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success 名利双收gain in both fame and wealth 常用英语俗语1. Forbidden fruit is sweet. 禁果分外甜。 2. Force can never destroy right. 暴力绝不能摧毁正义。 3. Forget not that you are a man. 不要忘记你是一个人。 4. Forget others'' faults by remembering your
英文经典谚语（俗语）30例详解 老外平时除使用许多俚语（slang）外，也常夹些格言（adage）、俗语（proverb）、引语（quotation）、警句（saying）或是众所周知的道理（truism）。这些玩儿，也与中文里不少的格言或俗语等意义相近。使用起来，颇有「异曲同工」之妙。 1.Like attracts（或draws）like. 意思是：相同的人吸引相同的人。(like 指similar people）这与另一句谬语「Birds of a feather flock together.」（相同羽毛的鸟在一起）意义相似。（a=same）也就是咱们常说的「物以类聚」或「同声相应，同气相求」。 2.(Too much) familiarity breeds contempt. 意思是说：相处过於亲密，就会产生侮慢之心（不尊重）（即low opinion）（breed = create）这句话又与另一句俗语「Too thick does not stick.」（太稠或太浓反而黏不住）意思相近。也就是说：「closeness brings disagreement.」（亲不敬，熟生蔑）; 就是劝人：「君子之交淡如水」或「保持距离，以策安全」。 3.Once bitten（或bit），twice shy. 就是说：一次被咬，下次胆小。或是一次上当，下次小心。（shy = avoid）动词时态：bite, bit, bitten（或bit）这又与另一句俗语「A burnt child fears（或dreads）the fire.」（被灼伤的小孩怕火）相似。说白些，就是：When you have bad experience, you don't want to have the same experience again. 这不就是「一朝被蛇咬，见绳也心惊」或「一日被蛇咬，十年怕草绳」吗？ 4.A stitch in time save nine. 意思是：「一针及时省九针」。也是「一针不补，十针难缝」或「小洞不补，大洞叫苦」的味道。这句警语与「An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.」（一分的预防，胜於十分的治疗）意义相近。此外，还有：「Don't wait for a rainy day to fix the roof.（不要等到下雨时才去修补屋顶）; 或「Always prepare for a rainy day.」或「Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.」（做最坏的打算和最好的希望）这些警语，说的都是「未雨绸缪」。 5.Old habits die hard. 意思是说：改掉老习惯很不容易。「It is difficult to break an old habit.」这与另一句谚语：「You can not teach an old dog new tricks.」（你不能教老狗新把戏）。这就是所谓「江山易改，本性难移」。 6.Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 意思是：一个人不在时，使人内心更想念。 「When a person is absent, we may think of him／her more often.」与「久别情深」、「眼不见，心更念」、「人去情渐深」，或是「一日不见如隔三秋」的意味相近。 7.A penny saved is a penny earned. 据说这是Ben Franklin 的引语。照字面意义是：能存一分钱，就是赚了一分钱。後来有人改口说：Take care of your pennies（=pence）and the pounds (=dollars）will take care of themselves. 说白些，就是：If you save small amount of money, you will eventually have a large sum of money. 就是中国人所谓「积少成多，集腋成裘」。（这句话也可指小事谨慎，大事自成。） 8.When in Rome, do as the Romans do.意思是说：当在罗马时，就照罗马人的（生活）方式去
一、英语成语及谚语中某些常见误解与误译由于汉语与英语、东方人与西方人之间文化背景及思维方式的巨大差异,中国人在理解英语成语、谚语时极易产生偏差。比如,有一个成语Claw me,and I’llclaw t hee.有人把它译成“以牙还牙”。这样理解就错了。应译成“你吹捧我,我吹捧你。”错译的人认为,claw 一词意为“用爪子抓”,你既然要抓我,作为报复,我也就抓你,这不是顺理成章的“以牙还牙,以眼还眼”吗?其实,大谬不然。Claw过去意为stroke;tickle(拍;呵痒),因而引申为“讨好,恭维”。由此可见,切不可单就一个词似是而非的表面意义,进行想当然的推理或类比来理解成语。另外,中国人学习英语成语往往容易犯的一个毛病就是把英语中的某些单词与汉语中概念相类似的内容进行同比,从而造成理解上的错误。例如,把to pullone’s leg(取笑某人)误解为“拖某人后腿”。把towake a sleeping wolf(自找麻烦),误解为“打草惊蛇”,把to keep the wolf from the door(使免于饥饿)误译为“御敌于门外”等等。要知道,上述例子中,pull sb’s leg寓有“故意愚弄”之意。To wake a sleeping wolf(吵醒一条睡着的狼),其后果不是把狼吓跑,而很有可能是这头狼扑过来咬你,故不应理解为“打草惊蛇”而应该是“自找麻烦”。还有,有人把a walking skeleton(骨瘦如柴的人)误解成“行尸走肉”。这一错误估计根源于 skeleton(骨骼,骷髅)这个词的词意。这一成语的寓意旨在形容一个人瘦得只剩一付骨头架子。然而某些联想力丰富的人就把skeleton类比为“僵尸”,在加上前面正好有walking一词,于是“,行尸走肉”这样一个现成的中国成语就被错误的引申出来了。请看,由于理解的不同,同一个成语的两种译义竟会如此大相径庭。还有些人不懂得英语成语的特点,只单纯从表面上的词义来进行推理判断。这当然就会造成理解上的差错和失误。比如,有的人把to eat one’s words(承认错误)误解成“自食其言”,把to have a word with sb.(与某人吵架)误解成“与某人交谈”。其实“与某人交谈”的英语为to have a word with sb.。把to take one’sbreat h away(使某人大吃一惊)误解为“使某人窒息而死”等等。笔者的一个学生曾把下面这个句字I am go2ing to take my wife’s breat h away t his evening.(我打算今晚让我的妻子大吃一惊)误译成“:我打算今晚掐死我的妻子。”问他为什么这么译,他说“:把呼吸拿走,人不就死了吗?”二、利用对比法正确理解英语成语、谚语以上各例无一不是由于不恰当的联想、推理、类比和引申造成的理解上的错误。由此可见,要学好成语,正确的理解是十分必要的。笔者认为,为了加深对成语的理解,可以运用两种不同的对比法:(一)英语本身的对比在英语中,由于用词的不同,往往使表面上似乎一样的词组或短语产生内在含义上的巨大区别。例如:tosmell a rat和to scent a rat这两个词组,单纯从词面上看,都可译成“闻到了老鼠的气味”。但to smell a rat是一个成语,要译成“怀疑(其中有诈)”。例如:From thestrange expression on his face and what he told me,I be2gan to smell a rat.(从他脸上奇怪的表情和他告诉我的事情来看,我开始产生怀疑)。而to scent a rat却并非成语,也无其他暗含的喻义,只表示闻到了老鼠的气味而已。(二)英汉两种语言的对比有些英语成语在表面含义上往往与汉语的某一成语接近,但仔细推敲,两者的含义却并不相同。例如,tot hrow a sprat to catch a whale直译为“投一条小鲸鱼去捕捉一条大鲸”。有人把它译成了“抛砖引玉”。这一理解是错误的。尽管该成语与汉语中的“抛砖引玉”的确有意义上的相似之处,但仔细对比,两者只是似是而非罢了。要知道“,抛砖引玉”指的是用自己不太好的东西去引诱旁人献出其珍品,通常只是在一个人自谦的场合下用来作为客气语。而上述英语成语却带有以小的代价
Part One I had only recently seen John in a restaurant. The news of his death came as a bolt from the blue She found the keys she had lost last month, which was like a bolt from the blue A bolt from the blue Meaning：A complete surprise, like a bolt of lightning from a blue sky. Origin：This has the feel of a Shakespearian or Biblical phrase, but it isn't as old as it sounds. There are several forms of it: 'out of the blue', 'a bolt out of the blue', etc. The earliest citation is Thomas Carlyle, in The French Revolution, 1837: "Arrestment, sudden really as a bolt out of the Blue, has hit strange victims." It is unpleasant to hear him speak on national topics, for he is a bird of ill omen. 叫他谈论国事是不愉快的，因为他常出不吉之言。 a bird of ill omen 中国有句老话:“夜猫子进宅，无事不来”，可见猫头鹰是种不吉利的象征。它往往和黑暗、神秘甚至死亡联系起来。然而在日本，猫头鹰却是吉利和幸福的代表。 奥运会的吉祥物 雕像、挂钟、水壶、牙签盒，甚至还有女士佩戴的胸针 They were only crying crocodile tears at the old man's funeral because nobody had really liked him. 在老人的葬礼上，他们在假装慈悲，因为他们之中没有谁喜欢过他。 We need not hope for lower taxes in the future ─ that would be crying for the moon. 我们不应抱任何希望将来会降低税收，这是根本不可能的事。 “不可能”，“没门”的译法 No way/There is no way! Impossible! Out of the question/That's out of the question! Not a chance! Hopeless! Pigs might fly! The sun might rise in the west! Never/Never ever ever! You are crying for the moon! Street Arabs are produced by slums and not by original sin. 流浪儿是贫民窟的产物，而不是原始罪恶的产物。 John is ashamed of his humble background. That is his Achilles' heel. 约翰因出身卑贱而自惭形秽，这是他的致命弱点。 Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own; in pain and sickness it would still be dear. 在我看来，你身上的每一个细胞都像我自己的细胞一样亲，即使你痛苦你有病，也还是一样亲。 I'll play old Gooseberry with the office, and make you glad to buy me out at a good high figure. 我要在工作上故意捣蛋，使你不得不付出高价收买我。 play gooseberry (British humorous) to be with two people who are having a romantic relationship and who would prefer to be alone. “Best be off to bed, my boy ─ ho, ho!”“No, no. We know a trick worth two of that. We won’t go home till morning, till day light does appear!” “孩子，最好上床睡吧——嗬，嗬！”“不，不，你不必跟我们玩那一套。不到明天，不到天大亮我们不归家。
日常常用的英语谚语大全 我们在英语课上学习到的谚语，有的和汉语有异曲同工之妙，虽然表达可能有点差别。下面是给大家整理的日常常用的英语谚语，供大家参阅! 常用英语谚语1. 好的开端是成功的一半.Well begun is half done. 2. 酒好不怕巷子深.Good wine needs no bush. 3. 成功源于勤奋.Industry is the parent of success. 4. 英雄所见略同.Great minds think alike. 5. 熟能生巧.Practice makes perfect. 6. 静水流深.Still waters run deep. 7. 滴水穿石.Little stone fell great oaks. 8. 前事不忘,后事之师.The membrance of the past is the teacher of the future. 9. 君子之交淡如水.A hedge between keeps friendship green. 10. 机不可失,失不再来.T ake time while time is, for time will away. 经典英语谚语1. A horse is neither better nor worse for his trappings. 相马不可凭马的装饰。
2. A house divided against itself cannot stand. 家庭内讧难维系。 3. A Jack of all trades and master of none. 三脚猫无所长。 4. A joke never gains an enemy but often loses a friend. 开玩笑总不能化敌为友，反而有时会失去朋友。 5. A journey of a thousand miles begains with a single step. 千里之行，始于足下。 6. A lamb is as dear to a poor man as an ox to the rich. 穷人的一只羔羊比富人的一头牛还要珍贵。 7. A lazy sheep thinks its wool heavy. 懒羊嫌毛重 8. A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 9. Ale will make a cat speak. 酒后吐真言。 10. A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 骗子说真话，也没人相信。 11. A liar is worse than a thief. 撒谎比偷窃更可恶。 12. A lie begets a lie till they come to generation. 谎言生谎言，谎言传万代。 13. A life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人生在世无朋友，犹如生活无太阳。 14. A life without a purpose is a ship without a rudder. 人生无目的，犹如船失去了舵。 15. A light purse is a heavy curse. 为人无钱处处难。
英文成語 A bad workman always blames his tools劣工尤器 A bargain is a bargain說話要算數 A bird in hand is worth two in the bush一鳥在手勝於二鳥在林 A book that is shut is but a block開卷有益 A burnt child dreads the fire一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井繩 A contended mind is a perpetual feast知足常樂 A drowning man will catch a straw飢不擇食 A fault confessed is half redresses肯認錯是改過的一半 A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks愚者多語,智者講話 A friend in need is a friend indeed患難見真情 A friend is a second self朋友乃第二個自己 A good beginning makes a good ending善始必有善終 A good book is the purest essence of a human soul好書是人類靈魂最純淨的精髓A heart of steel鐵石心腸 A hop and a skip地方很近 A Jack of all trades is master of none樣樣通樣樣鬆 A leopard cannot change his spots江山易改品性難移 A little learning is a dangerous thing一知半解最危險 A man is know by the company he keeps觀其友知其人 A man's reach should exceed his grasp多多益善 A miss is as good as a mile差之毫釐失之千釐 A new broom sweeps clean新官上任三把火 A penny saved is a penny earned聚沙可以成塔,積水可以成河 A pin a day is great a year聚沙可以成塔,積水可以成河 A promise is a promise一言為定 A rolling stone gathers no moss滾石不生苔; 轉業不聚財 A soft answer turneth away wrath忍一句,息一怒 A stitch in time saves nine及時行事,事半功倍 A woman's strength is her tongue能言善辯 A word spoken is past recalling一言既出駟馬難追 Absence makes the heart grow fonder小別勝新婚 Accidents will happen人有旦夕禍福 Actions speak louder than words行動勝於雄辯 Advice when most needed is least heeded忠言逆耳 After rain comes sunshine雨過必天晴 All good things come to an end天下沒有不散的席 All is well that ends well吉人自有天相 All of one's life is music - if we tough the notes right and in tune人生如音樂 All roads lead to Rome條條大路通羅馬；行行都會出狀元 All that glitters is not gold人不可貌相 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy玩物喪志 An apple a day keeps the doctor away一日一蘋果,醫生遠離我 An eye for an eye; and a tooth for a tooth以眼還眼,以牙還牙
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智Facts speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩 Money can’t buy time. 寸金难买寸光阴 Failure is the mother of success. 失败乃成功之母。 The visitor arrives, it is as if returning home.宾至如归。 A good beginning is half the battle.良好的开端成功的一半。To teach is to learn.教学相长。 Like father,like son.有其父，必有其子。 Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败。 Fish in trouble water.混水摸鱼。 Business is business.公事公办。 The style is the man.文入其人。 More haste,less speed.欲速则不达。 Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。 Misfortunes never come alone. 祸不单行。 Hedges have eyes,walls have ears.隔篱有眼，隔墙有耳。Man proposes,God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼里出西施。Time and tide wait for no man.时不待我/岁月无情。 A young idlder,an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。Out of office,out of danger.无官一身轻。 In time of peace prepare for war.居安思危。
1. A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠总怪工具差。 2. Actions speak louder than words. 说到不做到。 3. A friend in need is a friend in indeed. 患难识知已 4. A good beginning is half the battle. 好的开端等于成功一半 5. A lazy youth, a lousy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒悲伤 6. A little is better than none. 聊胜于无 7. All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马 8. All work and no play make Jack a dull boy. 只用功，不玩耍，聪明的孩子也变傻 9. An eye finds more truth than two ears.百闻不如一见。 10. A watched pot never boils.欲速则不达。 11. A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。 12. A good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。 13. A good medicine tastes bitter.良药苦口。 14. A man cannot spin and reel at the same time.一心不能二用。 15. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.一天一苹果，不用请医生。 16. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.一日之计在于晨。 17. An old dog cannot learn new tricks.老狗学不出新把戏。