英汉互译俗语

A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. 广交友,无深交.There is no rogal road to learning.学无捷径,唯苦作舟.Pratice makes perfect .熟能生巧.Example is better than precept.以身作则.Better wit than wealth.才智比财富更重要.More haste,less speed.欲速则不达.Actions speak louder than words .事实胜于雄辩A bad thing never dies.遗臭万年.A fall into the pit,a gain in your wit .吃一堑长一智.Better to do well than to say well.空说不如实干.Time past cannot be called back again.盛年不重来,一日难再晨.Look before you leap.三思而后行.Old habits die hard.江山易改,本性难移.Great minds think alike .英雄所见略同.Throw away the apple because of the core. 舍本求末,本末倒置,买椟还珠.Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮.Good lenses, bad frames人不可貌相Mid-day crisis午间危机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。

中文俗语英语翻译恶者传千里Bad news travels quickly.智者不惑A wise man is free from perplexities.无风不起浪There is no smoke without free(where there is smoke, there is fire)为虎作伥To act as guide to a tiger.画蛇添足To paint the lily.奇装异服A fantastic garb.孤注一掷To put all one's eggs in one basket.忠言逆耳Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear.抛砖引玉To throw out a minnow to catch a whale.明辨是非To distinguish right from wrong.知足常乐Happy is he who is content.知足者富He who feels contented is rich.知人知面不知心It's easy to know men's faces, but not their hearts. 知己知彼百战百胜Know your enemy and know yourself.空中楼阁Castels in the air.金科玉律The golden rule.雨后春笋Like bamboo shoots after a spring shower.勇者不惧A brave man will not shrink from dangers.洗心革面To turn over a new leaf.美中不足A fiy in the ointment.背道而驰To run counter.赴汤蹈火To go through fire and water.风烛残年To have one foot in the grave.风声鹤泪草木皆兵To apprehend danger in every sound.活到老学到老It's never too late to learn.前事不忘后事之师Remember the past and it will guide your future. 星星之火可以燎原A single spark can start a prairie fire.害群之马Black sheep.家丑不外扬Don't wash your dirty linen in public.恩威并用Alternate weakness with severity.旁观者清The outsider sees the best of the game.时运不济To have a bad time.殊途同归All roads lead to Rome.回头浪子The return of a prodigal.先下手为强Offence is the best defence(the best defence is offence.)同甘共苦To share one's joys and sorrows.因时制宜To act according to circumstances.有勇无谋More brave than wise.有备无患Good watch prevents misfortune.有志者事竟成Where there's a will, there's a way.江山易改本性难移The child is father of the man.百无一失Not a single miss in a hundred times.百闻不如一见To see is to believe.自力更生To shift for oneself.自讨苦吃To make a rod for one's own back吃得苦中苦方为人上人If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.弄巧成拙Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot themark.忍无可忍To be at the end of one's patience.忘恩负义To kick down the ladder.走马看花A flying visit.防患于未然To nip a thing in the bud.秀才不出门能知天下事A scholar does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.事实胜于雄辩Facts are most convincing.来得容易去得快Easy come, easy fo.一言既出,驷马难追A word spoken is past recalling.一见钟情To fall in love at first sight.一箭双?(一举两得) To kill two birds with one stone.一寸光阴一寸金Time is money.一失足成千古恨The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.一将功成万骨枯What millions died that Caesar might be great.一年之计在于春,一日之计在于晨Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.九死一生To have a hair-breadth escape.人生如梦Life is but a dream.人生自古谁无死Death comes to all men.人生百岁古来稀It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old人定胜天Man can conquer nature.三思而后行Look before your leap.三句不离本行To talk shop.千钧一发To hang by a hair thread.大智若愚He who cannot play the fool is not a wise man.大器晚成Rome was not built in a day.山穷水尽At the end of one's resources.不告而别To take French leave.积少成多Every little makes a mickle.钱可通神Money can move even the gods.谋事在人成事在天Man proposes and God disposes.优胜劣败The weakest goes to the wall.声东击西To look one way and row another.脍炙人口In everyone's mouth.螳臂挡车To kick against the pricks.鞠躬尽瘁To give the last measure of devotion.聪明反被聪明误To suffer for one's wisdom.旧调重弹To harp on the same string.覆水难收What's done cannot be undone.转败为胜To convert defeat into victory.鞭长莫及Beyond one's grasp.严以责己宽以待人To be severe with oneself and lenient with others.铁石心肠A heart of steel.听天由命To be guided by destiny.骄者必败Pride goes before a fall.不战而屈人之兵The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.不入虎穴,焉得虎子How can one obtain tiger-cabs without entering the tiger's lair?天下乌鸦一般黑Crows are black all over the world.少年老成To have an old head on young shoulders.毛遂自荐To recommand one's own person.以身作则To practice what one practices.以毒攻毒To set a thief to catch a thief.以德报怨To bite the hand that feeds one.To render good for evil.以逸待劳To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.以寡敌众To fight against longer odds.以子之矛,攻子之盾To turn a person's battery against himself.四大皆空All is vanity.四海之内皆兄弟All are brothers within the four seas.打落水狗To hit a person when he's down.打铁趁热Strike while the iron is hot.未雨绸缪To save against a rainy day.目不识丁Not know A from B.失败乃成功之母Failure is the mother of success.任劳任怨To bear hardship without complaint.异想天开To give loose to one's fancy.众志成城Union is strength.趁火打劫To fish in troubled waters.量入为出To cut one's coat according to one's cloth.阳奉阴违Ostensible obedience.集思胜于独断Two heads are better than one.杀鸡焉用牛刀T ake not a musket to kill a butterfly.跑了和尚跑不了庙The monk may run away, but the temple can't run with him.损人利己To enrich oneself at others' expense.置之死地而后生Put the troops in death ground and they will live.万物之灵The lords of creation.万事开头难Everything is difficult at the start.万无一失Not a single miss in a ten thousand times.落井下石To hit a person when he's down.得过且过To live from hand to mouth.道高一尺魔高一丈While the priest climbs a foot, the devil climbs ten.隔墙有耳Pitchers have ears; walls have ears.预防胜于治疗Prevention is better than cure.新官上任三把火New brooms sweep clean.塞翁失马焉知非福Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.路遥知马力日久见人心A distant journey tests the strength of a horse and a long task proves the character of a man.寿终正寝To die a natural death ( to die in one's bed)寡不敌众There is no contending against odds.对牛弹琴To cast pearls before swine.祸不单行Troubles never come singly.沧海一粟A drop in the bucket.盖棺论定Judge none blessed before his death.饱食终日无所事事To eat the bread of idleness.慷他人之慨To be free with other's money.远亲不如近邻Distant kinsmen mean less than close neighbours.种瓜得瓜种豆得豆You must reap what you have sown.乐极生悲After joy comes sadness.熟能生巧Practice makes perfect.缓兵之计A fabian policy.缘木求鱼To get water from a flint.适者生存The survival of the fittest.。

英汉俗语互译"Break a leg."（祝你好运。

）"Piece of cake."（小菜一碟。

）"Bite the bullet."（硬着头皮做。

）"Kill two birds with one stone."（一石二鸟。

）"Let the cat out of the bag."（泄露秘密。

）"Beat around the bush."（拐弯抹角。

）"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."（入乡随俗。

）"Don't count your chickens before they hatch."（别在鸡蛋孵化前就数鸡。

）"All bark and no bite."（光有虚张声势。

）"Kill the fatted calf."（宴请贵宾。

）"Add fuel to the fire."（火上浇油。

）"In the heat of the moment."（一时冲动。

）"A blessing in disguise."（因祸得福。

）"A picture is worth a thousand words."（一图胜千言。

）"Actions speak louder than words."（事实胜于雄辩。

）"Every cloud has a silver lining."（否极泰来。

）"Time flies."（时光飞逝。

）"Don't count your chickens before they hatch."（别过早乐观。

Apple of my eye直译：我眼中的苹果意译：指很重要或很喜欢的人.：you are the apple of my eye."A bad workman always blames his tools."直译：拙匠常怨工具差。

意译：劣工尤器。

人笨怨刀钝。

不会撑船怪河弯。

拉不出屎来赖茅坑。

"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."直译：双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

意译：多得不如现得。

满足于现有的总比因过分追求而失去一切好。

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder."直译：别久情深。

意译：小别胜新婚。

相聚爱益切，离别情更深。

"A cat may look at the king."直译：猫也可以见国王。

意译：人人平等。

小人物也应有权利。

"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link."直译：链条的坚固程度取决于它最薄弱的环节。

意译：一环薄弱全局垮。

一着不慎，满盘皆输。

"A creaking gate hangs long."直译：吱吱响的门用得久。

意译：旧门久用，病夫长命。

瑕不掩玉。

户枢不蠹。

"Actions speak louder than words."直译：行动比言语更响亮。

意译：事实胜于雄辩。

"A fool and his money are easily parted."直译：愚人有钱留不住。

意译：笨蛋难聚财。

"A fox smells its own lair first."直译：狐狸有恶臭，自己先嗅出。

意译：疑人先自疑，律人先律己。

"A friend in need is a friend indeed."直译：患难朋友才是真朋友。

汉语俗语英译20句1. 她动不动就骂她的孩子们，但孩子们都知道她是刀子嘴豆腐心。

She always scolded her children, but they knew that she had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.She always scolded her children, but they knew her bark was worse than her bite.动不动: easily; frequently; at every turn动不动就感冒：catch a cold easily动不动就发脾气：be apt to lose one’s temper; often get into a temper他动不动就训人：He is always lecturing people.刀子嘴豆腐心：have a sharp tongue but a soft heart2. 他是不到黄河不死心。

He wouldn‟t stop until he reached the Yellow River—to give up until his hope has gone.不到黄河不死心: not stop until one reaches the Huanghe River—not stop until one reaches one’s goal;refuse to give up until all hope is gone3. 十年树木，百年树人。

It takes ten years to grow trees, but a hundred to rear/cultivate people.4. 他这一去如石沉大海，再无消息。

He left like a stone dropped into the sea and has never been heard of.石沉大海: like a stone dropped into the sea---disappear for ever; never to be seen or heard of again.5. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。

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 night6.不以物喜不以己悲not pleased by external gains, not saddened by personnal losses7.不遗余力spare no effort; go all out; do one's best8.不打不成交No discord, no concord.9.拆东墙补西墙rob Peter to pay Paul10.辞旧迎新bid farewell to the old and usher in the new; ring out the old year and ring in the new11.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 all12.大开眼界open one's eyes; broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener13.国泰民安The country flourishes and people live in peace14.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 little15.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 more17.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 bygones21.金无足赤人无完人Gold can't be pure and man can't be perfect.22.金玉满堂Treasures fill the home.23.脚踏实地be down-to-earth24.脚踩两只船sit on the fence25.君子之交淡如水the friendship between gentlemen is as pure as crystal; a hedge between keeps friendship green26.老生常谈陈词滥调cut and dried, cliché27.礼尚往来Courtesy calls for reciprocity.28.留得青山在不怕没柴烧Where there is life, there is hope.29.马到成功achieve immediate victory; win instant success30.名利双收gain in both fame and wealth31.茅塞顿开be suddenly enlightened32.没有规矩不成方圆Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards. 33.每逢佳节倍思亲On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.It is on the festival occasions when one misses his dear most.34.谋事在人成事在天The planning lies with man, the outcome with Heaven. Man proposes, God disposes.35.弄巧成拙be too smart by half; Cunning outwits itself36.拿手好戏masterpiece37.赔了夫人又折兵throw good money after bad38.抛砖引玉a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale39.破釜沉舟cut off all means of retreat；burn one…s own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end40.抢得先机take the preemptive opportunities41.巧妇难为无米之炊If you have no hand you can't make a fist. One can't make bricks without straw.42.千里之行始于足下 a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step43.前事不忘后事之师Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future. 44.前人栽树后人乘凉One generation plants the trees in whose shade another generation rests.One sows and another reaps.45.前怕狼后怕虎fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind hesitate in doing something46.强龙难压地头蛇Even a dragon (from the outside) finds it hard to control a snake in its old haunt - Powerful outsiders can hardly afford to neglect local bullies.47.强强联手win-win co-operation48.瑞雪兆丰年A timely snow promises a good harvest.49.人之初性本善Man's nature at birth is good.50.人逢喜事精神爽Joy puts heart into a man.51.人海战术huge-crowd strategy52.世上无难事只要肯攀登Where there is a will, there is a way.53.世外桃源a fictitious land of peace away from the turmoil of the world;54.死而后已until my heart stops beating55.岁岁平安Peace all year round.56.上有天堂下有苏杭Just as there is paradise in heaven, ther are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth57.塞翁失马焉知非福Misfortune may be an actual blessing.58.三十而立A man should be independent at the age of thirty.At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.59.升级换代updating and upgrading (of products)60.四十不惑Life begins at forty.61.谁言寸草心报得三春晖Such kindness of warm sun, can't be repaid by grass. 62.水涨船高When the river rises, the boat floats high.63.时不我待Time and tide wait for no man.64.杀鸡用牛刀break a butterfly on the wheel65.实事求是seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts66.说曹操,曹操到T alk of the devil and he comes.67.实话实说speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is68.实践是检验真理的唯一标准Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.69.山不在高，有仙则名'No matter how high the mountain is, its name will spread far and wide if there is a fairy; '70.韬光养晦hide one's capacities and bide one's time71.糖衣炮弹sugar-coated bullets72.天有不测风云Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue73.团结就是力量Unity is strength.74.“跳进黄河洗不清”'eve if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash one self clean--there's nothing one can do to clear one's name '75.歪风邪气unhealthy practices and evil phenomena76.物以类聚，人以群分Birds of a feather flock together.77.往事如风'The past has vanished (from memory) like wind.; What in past, is pas78.望子成龙hold high hopes for one's child79.屋漏又逢连阴雨Misfortunes never come singly. When it rains it pours.80.文韬武略military expertise; military strategy81.唯利是图draw water to one's mill82.无源之水,无本之木water without a source, and a tree wiithout roots83.无中生有make create something out of nothing84.无风不起浪There are no waves without wind. There's no smoke without fire. 85.徇私枉法bend the law for the benefit of relatives or friends86.新官上任三把火a new broom sweeps clean87.虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后Modesty helps one go forward, whereas conceit makes one lag behind.88. 蓄势而发accumulate strength for a take-off89.心想事成May all your wish come true90.心照不宣have a tacit understanding; give tacit consent; tacit understanding 91.先入为主First impressions are firmly entrenched.92.先下手为强catch the ball before the bound93.像热锅上的蚂蚁like an ant on a hot pan94.现身说法warn people by taking oneself as an example95.息事宁人pour oil on troubled waters96.喜忧参半mingled hope and fear97.循序渐进step by step98.一路平安，一路顺风speed somebody on their way; speed the parting guest99.严以律己,宽以待人be strict with oneself and lenient towards others100鱼米之乡101.有情人终成眷属'Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.'102.有钱能使鬼推磨Money makes the mare go. Money talks.103. 有识之士people of vision104.有勇无谋use brawn rather than brain105.有缘千里来相会Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.106.与时俱进advance with times107.以人为本people oriented; people foremost108.因材施教teach students according to their aptitude109.欲穷千里目，更上一层楼'to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther; Would eye embrace a thousand miles? Go up, one flight.' a land of milk and honey110.欲速则不达Haste does not bring success.111. 优胜劣汰survival of the fittest112.英雄所见略同Great minds think alike.113.冤家宜解不宜结Better make friends than make enemies.114.冤假错案'cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases'115.一言既出，驷马难追A real man never goes back on his words.116.招财进宝Money and treasures will be plentiful117.债台高筑become debt-ridden118.致命要害Achilles' heel119. 众矢之的target of public criticism120.知己知彼,百战不殆Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.121. 纸上谈兵be an armchair strategist122.纸包不住火Truth will come to light sooner or later.123.左右为难between the devil and the deep blue sea。

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中文俗语英语翻译恶者传千里Bad news travels quickly.智者不惑A wise man is free from perplexities.无风不起浪There is no smoke without free(where there is smoke, there is fire)为虎作伥To act as guide to a tiger.画蛇添足To paint the lily.奇装异服A fantastic garb.孤注一掷To put all one's eggs in one basket.忠言逆耳Honest advice is unpleasant to the ear.抛砖引玉To throw out a minnow to catch a whale.明辨是非To distinguish right from wrong.知足常乐Happy is he who is content.知足者富He who feels contented is rich.知人知面不知心It's easy to know men's faces, but not their hearts. 知己知彼百战百胜Know your enemy and know yourself.空中楼阁Castels in the air.金科玉律The golden rule.雨后春笋Like bamboo shoots after a spring shower.勇者不惧A brave man will not shrink from dangers.洗心革面To turn over a new leaf.美中不足A fiy in the ointment.背道而驰To run counter.赴汤蹈火To go through fire and water.风烛残年To have one foot in the grave.风声鹤泪草木皆兵To apprehend danger in every sound.活到老学到老It's never too late to learn.前事不忘后事之师Remember the past and it will guide your future. 星星之火可以燎原A single spark can start a prairie fire.害群之马Black sheep.家丑不外扬Don't wash your dirty linen in public.恩威并用Alternate weakness with severity.旁观者清The outsider sees the best of the game.时运不济To have a bad time.殊途同归All roads lead to Rome.回头浪子The return of a prodigal.先下手为强Offence is the best defence(the best defence is offence.)同甘共苦To share one's joys and sorrows.因时制宜To act according to circumstances.有勇无谋More brave than wise.有备无患Good watch prevents misfortune.有志者事竟成Where there's a will, there's a way.江山易改本性难移The child is father of the man.百无一失Not a single miss in a hundred times.百闻不如一见To see is to believe.自力更生To shift for oneself.自讨苦吃To make a rod for one's own back吃得苦中苦方为人上人If you wish to be the best man, you must be prepared to suffer the bitterest of the bitter.弄巧成拙Overreach oneself; overshoot oneself; overshoot themark.忍无可忍To be at the end of one's patience.忘恩负义To kick down the ladder.走马看花A flying visit.防患于未然To nip a thing in the bud.秀才不出门能知天下事A scholar does not step outside his gate, yet he knows the happenings under the sun.事实胜于雄辩Facts are most convincing.来得容易去得快Easy come, easy fo.一言既出,驷马难追A word spoken is past recalling.一见钟情To fall in love at first sight.一箭双?(一举两得) To kill two birds with one stone.一寸光阴一寸金Time is money.一失足成千古恨The error committed on impulse may turn out to be the sorrow of a whole life.一将功成万骨枯What millions died that Caesar might be great.一年之计在于春,一日之计在于晨Plan your year in spring and your day at dawn.九死一生To have a hair-breadth escape.人生如梦Life is but a dream.人生自古谁无死Death comes to all men.人生百岁古来稀It is seldom that a man lives to be a hundred years old人定胜天Man can conquer nature.三思而后行Look before your leap.三句不离本行To talk shop.千钧一发To hang by a hair thread.大智若愚He who cannot play the fool is not a wise man.大器晚成Rome was not built in a day.山穷水尽At the end of one's resources.不告而别To take French leave.积少成多Every little makes a mickle.钱可通神Money can move even the gods.谋事在人成事在天Man proposes and God disposes.优胜劣败The weakest goes to the wall.声东击西To look one way and row another.脍炙人口In everyone's mouth.螳臂挡车To kick against the pricks.鞠躬尽瘁To give the last measure of devotion.聪明反被聪明误To suffer for one's wisdom.旧调重弹To harp on the same string.覆水难收What's done cannot be undone.转败为胜To convert defeat into victory.鞭长莫及Beyond one's grasp.严以责己宽以待人To be severe with oneself and lenient with others.铁石心肠A heart of steel.听天由命To be guided by destiny.骄者必败Pride goes before a fall.不战而屈人之兵The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.不入虎穴,焉得虎子How can one obtain tiger-cabs without entering the tiger's lair?天下乌鸦一般黑Crows are black all over the world.少年老成To have an old head on young shoulders.毛遂自荐To recommand one's own person.以身作则To practice what one practices.以毒攻毒To set a thief to catch a thief.以德报怨To bite the hand that feeds one.To render good for evil.以逸待劳To wait at ease till the enemy is exhausted.以寡敌众To fight against longer odds.以子之矛,攻子之盾To turn a person's battery against himself.四大皆空All is vanity.四海之内皆兄弟All are brothers within the four seas.打落水狗To hit a person when he's down.打铁趁热Strike while the iron is hot.未雨绸缪To save against a rainy day.目不识丁Not know A from B.失败乃成功之母Failure is the mother of success.任劳任怨To bear hardship without complaint.异想天开To give loose to one's fancy.众志成城Union is strength.趁火打劫To fish in troubled waters.量入为出To cut one's coat according to one's cloth.阳奉阴违Ostensible obedience.集思胜于独断Two heads are better than one.杀鸡焉用牛刀T ake not a musket to kill a butterfly.跑了和尚跑不了庙The monk may run away, but the temple can't run with him.损人利己To enrich oneself at others' expense.置之死地而后生Put the troops in death ground and they will live.万物之灵The lords of creation.万事开头难Everything is difficult at the start.万无一失Not a single miss in a ten thousand times.落井下石To hit a person when he's down.得过且过To live from hand to mouth.道高一尺魔高一丈While the priest climbs a foot, the devil climbs ten.隔墙有耳Pitchers have ears; walls have ears.预防胜于治疗Prevention is better than cure.新官上任三把火New brooms sweep clean.塞翁失马焉知非福Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.路遥知马力日久见人心A distant journey tests the strength of a horse and a long task proves the character of a man.寿终正寝To die a natural death ( to die in one's bed)寡不敌众There is no contending against odds.对牛弹琴To cast pearls before swine.祸不单行Troubles never come singly.沧海一粟A drop in the bucket.盖棺论定Judge none blessed before his death.饱食终日无所事事To eat the bread of idleness.慷他人之慨To be free with other's money.远亲不如近邻Distant kinsmen mean less than close neighbours.种瓜得瓜种豆得豆You must reap what you have sown.乐极生悲After joy comes sadness.熟能生巧Practice makes perfect.缓兵之计A fabian policy.缘木求鱼To get water from a flint.适者生存The survival of the fittest.。

1．Pain past is pleasure.（过去的痛苦就是快乐。

）[无论多么艰难一定要咬牙冲过去，将来回忆起来一定甜蜜无比。

]2．While there is life, there is hope.（有生命就有希望/留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。

）3．Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.（脑中有知识，胜过手中有金钱。

）[从小灌输给孩子的坚定信念。

]4．Storms make trees take deeper roots.（风暴使树木深深扎根。

）[感激敌人，感激挫折！]5．Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.（心之所愿，无所不成。

）[坚持一个简单的信念就一定会成功。

]6．The shortest answer is doing.（最简单的回答就是干。

）[想说流利的英语吗？那么现在就开口！心动不如嘴动。

]7．All things are difficult before they are easy.（凡事必先难后易。

）[放弃投机取巧的幻想。

]8．Great hopes make great man. （伟大的理想造就伟大的人。

）9．God helps those who help themselves.（天助自助者。

）10．Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.（四个简短的词汇概括了成功的秘诀：多一点点！）[比别人多一点努力、多一点自律、多一点决心、多一点反省、多一点学习、多一点实践、多一点疯狂，多一点点就能创造奇迹！]11．In doing we learn.（实践长才干。

）12．East or west, home is best.（东好西好，还是家里最好。