254个英文名言和谚语
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254个英文名言和谚语
----考博英语
1.To choose time is to save time.
合理安排时间就是节约时间。
2.Every little makes a mickle.
积沙成塔。
3.Content is better than rich.
知足常乐。
4.Each day brings its own bread.
天无绝人之路。
5.He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.
千里之行，始于足下。
6.Fire and water have no mercy.
水火无情。
7.He who does not rise with the sun does not enjoy the day.
不能与旭日同时起身的人也不能享受美好的白天。
8.He who gains time gains everything.
赢得时间，赢得一切。
9.He is truly happy who makes others happy.
为他人谋幸福者最幸福。
10.Health is better than wealth.
健康胜于财富。
11.His money burns a hole in his pocket.
钱烧口袋漏，一有就不留。
12.Honesty is the best policy.
坦诚是最明智的策略。
13.Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
做最好的设想，做最坏的准备。
14.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难之交见真情。
15.Who is wise? He that learns from every one.Who is powerful? He that governs his passion.Who is rich? He that is content.
什么人睿智?能向每个人学习的人。什么人强大?能控制自己感情的人。什么人富有?能知足者。
16.Working without a plan is sailing without a compass.
工作没有计划犹如航行没有罗盘。
17.When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back to you.
良机丧失难再来。
18.When wine goes in, the secret comes out.
酒后吐真言。
19.Character is what you are; reputation is what people think you are.
品格是你自己的写照，名声是别人对你的看法。
20.Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
美色中看，美德感人。
21.Self-confidence is the first step on the road to success.
信心是成功之路的第一步。
22.Forgive others but not yourself.
宽以待人，严以律己。
23.Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.
知足使穷人变富，不知足使富人变穷。
24.Custom is a second nature.
习惯为第二天性。
25.Diligence is the mother of good luck.
勤奋为幸运之母。
26.Two heads are better than one.
两人智慧胜一人。（=人多力量大。）
27.You can't catch the wind in a net.
竹篮打水一场空。
28.You cannot make a horn of a pig's tail.
猪尾巴制不成号角。（=朽木不可雕也。）
29.You may take a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink.
你可牵马到水边，马不饮水无办法。（=强扭的瓜不甜）
30.You'll never move others, heart to heart, unless your speech comes from your heart.
发自内心的话语，触动别人的心弦。
31.A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
只要一个人还有所追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。
32.Don't part with your illusions.When they are gone you may still exist，but you have ceased to live.
不要放弃你的幻想。幻想没有了以后，你还可以生存，但是你虽生犹死。
33.Have an aim in life, or your energies will all be wasted.
人生应该树立目标，否则你的精力会白白浪费。
34.A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，谬以千里。
35.A merry face is the sign of a happy heart, but sad eyes are sign of worry.
满面春风内心欢乐；眼带忧伤心存忧患。
36.A new broom sweeps clean.
新扫帚扫得干净。（=新官上任三把火。）
37.A penny saved is a penny gained.
积一分，多一文。
38.A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
39.He who pleased everybody died before he was born.
众口难调。
40.A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春。
41.A stitch in time saves nine.
一针不缝，九针难补。小洞不补，大洞吃苦。（=亡羊补牢。）
42.A tree that has beautiful flowers never bears good fruit.
树开艳花无佳果。
43.A true friend is the best possession.
真诚的朋友是最宝贵的财富。
44.A watched pot never boils.
等水水难开。
45.A willing mind makes a hard journey easy.
只要兴致好，跋涉不疲劳。
46.After a rainy winter follows a fruitful spring.
今冬雨水足，来春果满枝。
47.All men must die.
人生自古谁无死。
48.All is not gold that glitters.
闪光的不全是金子。
49.All is well that ends well.
结局好，样样好。
50.All men are equal; it is not birth but virtue alone that makes the difference.
所有的人都是平等的；造就差别的不是出身，而是美德。
51.All roads lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。（=殊途同归。）
52.All rivers run into the sea.
百川归海。
53.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不会玩，杰克变成笨小孩。
54.An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity；a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
乐观者灾难中看到良机，悲观者从良机中看到灾难。
55.An empty bag cannot stand upright.
空袋难以直立。
56.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
天天一苹果，医生远离我。
57.An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
防病为主，治疗为辅。
58.As a man sows，so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
59.Bad company may corrupt a good boy.
近墨者黑。
60.Barking dogs seldom bite.
犬吠不咬人。（=雷声大，雨点小。）
61.Beauty is but skin deep.
美貌不过一层皮。
62.Bad news has wings.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
63.Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
无知并不可耻，可耻的是不肯学习。
64.Better ask twice than lose your way once.
多询问，少迷路。
65.Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.
驴头也比马尾强。（=宁为鸡首，不为牛后。）
66.Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好。
67.Look before you leap.
三思而后行。
68.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
一鸟在手，胜过二鸟在林。
69.A brother may not be a friend，but a friend will always be a brother.
兄弟可能不是朋友，但朋友总是兄弟。
70.A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
71.A good beginning is half the battle.
好的开始等于成功的一半。
72.A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.
好书如良友，永远不相负。
73.A little pot is soon hot.
壶小水易开，量小易动怒。
74.A little leak will sink a great ship.
大船沉于小洞。
75.A little learning is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，害人不浅。
76.Let's cross the bridge when we come to it.
既来之，则安之。
77.A giant in words, a dwarf in deeds.
语言的巨人，行动的矮子。
78.Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
79.Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
80.Brevity is the soul of wit.
简洁是智慧的灵魂。
81.By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书使人充实，讨论使人机智。
82.Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
83.Don't count chickens before they're hatched.
休打如意算盘。（=不要乐观得太早。）
84.Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
切勿孤注一掷。
85.Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事，今日毕。
86.Drop by drop the oceans are filled; stone by stone the walls are built.
积水成渊，积土成山。
87.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起使人健康、富足、明智。
88.East or west, home is best.
在家千般好。
89.One cannot put back the clock.
时间不能倒流。
90.Eat to live, and not live to eat.
吃饭为了活着，而活着决非为了吃饭。
91.Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
教育不是注满一桶水，而是点燃一把火。
92.Everybody's business is nobody's business.
众人事，无人管。
93.Facts speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
94.Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
95.Frugality is the mother of virtue.
节俭是美德之母。
96.Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
天才来自勤奋。
97.Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
天才是一分灵感加九十九分汗水。
98.Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
谗言可畏。
99.God's mill grinds slow but sure.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
100.Gold will not buy everything.
金钱并非万能。
101.Good health is above wealth.
健康高于财富。（=健康金不换。）
102.Good health is the best wealth.
健康乃至宝。
103.It's no good crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
104.It never rains but it pours.
不雨则已，一雨倾盆。
105.It is good to make hay while the sun shines.
晒草趁天晴。（=机不可失，时不再来。）
106.Great men are too often unknown, or what is worse, misunderstood.
伟人常常不为他人所理解，更糟糕的是，被人误解。
107.Happiness, I have discovered, is nearly always a reward from hard work.
我发现，幸福几乎总是辛勤工作的回报。
108.Happiness lies, first of all, in health.
幸福首先在于健康。
109.Haste makes waste.
草率行事浪费多。
110.He who does not advance falls behind.
不进则退。
111.I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort.
要想取得成功唯有三点：努力、努力、再努力。
112.Ideals are like the stars; we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them.
理想好像天上的星星，虽不能摘到，但我们犹如水手，可借它来指引航向。
113.If you do what you should not, you must hear what you would not.
若做了不应做的事，则必然会听见不愿意听的话。
114.Every dog has his day.
狗也有好时候。（=人人皆有得意时。）
115.Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
读书益智，运动益体。
116.Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.
只有自重的人才能得到别人的尊重。
117.Riches serve a wise man but command a fool.
财富为智者所用；傻子听从财富驱使。
118.Silent men, like still water, are deep and dangerous.
沉默的人如同静水，既深又危险。
119.Slow and steady wins the race.
不懈的努力是成功的关键。
120.Every man is the master of his own fortune.
每个人都是他自己命运的主人。
121.Every man has his weak side.
弱点人人有，完人世间无。
122.Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
123.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
一人追两兔，难免两手空。
124.If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
冬天到了，春天还会远吗?
125.Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
不懂法律不能成为任何人违法的借口。
126.In water you may see your own face; in wine, the heart of another.
水照自家面，酒映他人心。
127.It is never too late to learn.
活到老，学到老。
128.It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.
机会丧失悔已迟。
129.It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
最后一根稻草压死骆驼。
130.Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
131.Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
知识是宝库，实践是钥匙。
132.Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist.
只有知识而无实践，只能造就半瓢水的艺术家。
133.Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
134.The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
为明天的工作做的最好准备是把今天的工作做好。
135.The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.
只有在词典里，成功才出现在工作之前。
136.The more we study, the more we discover our ignorance.
学然后知不足。
137.The more a man knows, the more he is inclined to be modest.
懂得越多，就会越谦虚。
138.More haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。
139.The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
井蛙不知沧海。
140.The most important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.
人生最重要的事是有一个伟大的目标，然后下定决心去实现它。
141.The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
衡量一个人真正的品行，要看他在知道永远也不会被人发现的情况下做些什么。
142.Many hands make quick work.
人多好办事。（=众人拾柴火焰高。）
143.Misfortunes never come alone.
祸不单行。
144.Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
谦虚不仅可增添光彩，也可以维护美德。
145.Money is the root of all evils.
金钱乃万恶之源。
146.Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
音乐可洗去日常生活中灵魂所沾染的污垢。
147.Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
麻烦未来临，不可找麻烦。
148.No gains without pains.
不劳则无获。
149.No man is rich enough to buy back his past.
再富有的人也买不回自己的过去。
150.No smoke without fire.No fire without smoke./Where there is smoke, there is a fire.
无火不冒烟，无风不起浪。
151.No news is good news.
无消息就是好消息。
152.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try./Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
153.Nothing is really beautiful but truth.
只有真理才是真美。
154.One man's fault is another man's lesson.
此过彼训。
155.Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.
懒惰走得太慢，很快就被贫穷追上。
156.Let early education be a sort of amusement; you will then be better able to find out the natural talent.
让早期教育成为一种娱乐，这样更容易发现一个人的天赋。
157.Like father，like son.
有其父必有其子。
158.Lost time is never found again.
时光一去不复返。
159.One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.
一只烂苹果，糟蹋一整箩。（=一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥。）
160.One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕难成夏。
161.One today is worth two tomorrows.
一个今天顶两个明天。
162.One wrong thought may cause a lifelong regret.
一念之差，终身悔恨。（=一失足成千古恨。）
163.Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
我们最大的光荣并不在于不跌倒，而在于每次跌倒后能都站起来。
164.Out of sight, out of mind.
离久情疏。
165.Pardoning the bad is injuring the good.
对恶者的宽容，即是对善者的伤害。
166.People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.
腾不出时间娱乐的人，早晚会被迫腾出时间来生病。
167.Perseverance is the only road to success.
坚忍不拔是成功的必由之路。
168.Prevention is better than cure.
防病胜于治病。
169.Small streams make great rivers.
细流汇成江河。
170.Snowy winter harbingers a plentiful harvest.
瑞雪兆丰年。
171.Sour grapes can never make sweet wine.
酸葡萄酿不出甜酒。
172.Spare the rod and spoil the child.
闲了棍棒，毁了二郎。（=玉不琢，不成器。）
173.Still waters run deep.
静水流深。
174.Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁。
175.Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties.
成功来自克服困难的斗争。
176.Swallow and sparrows cannot understand the ambition of a swan.
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志。
177.Tall trees catch much wind.
树大招风。
178.The man, who is not influenced by money, is admired above all men.
不为金钱左右的人最受崇敬。
179.The cat in gloves catches no mice.
带着手套的猫无法捉到老鼠。
180.The only certainty is that nothing is certain.
唯一可以肯定的是：凡事都难以肯定。
181.The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
布丁好坏，一尝便知。
182.The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future.
前事不忘，后事之师。
183.The surest way to be happy is to be busy.
繁忙是通往幸福必由之路。
184.A lost thing may be found again，but lost time can never be regained.
时间一去不复返。
185.There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
真理只要跨越一步就变成谬误。
186.They who lay traps for others are often caught by their own.
给别人设圈套的人常常会落入自己的圈套里。
187.Three removes are as bad as a fire.
三次搬家，如遭火烧。
188.Time flies as swiftly as an arrow, and the seasons pass as quickly as a stream.
光明如箭飞，四季如流水。
189.To read a book for the first time is to make a new friend; to read it a second time is to meet an old one.
初读如结交新友，再读如老友重逢。
190.To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
作好战争的准备是保持和平最有效的办法。
191.To save time is to lengthen life.
惜时即延寿。
192.Tomorrow is another day.
明天又是崭新的一天。
193.Little strokes fell great oaks.
滴水穿石。
194.United we stand, divided we fall.
团结可致胜，分裂必败。
195.Virtue is to the soul what health is to the body.
美德对于心灵犹如健康对于身体。
196.Virtue is the only ground for friendship to be built upon.
美德是建立友谊唯一的基础。
197.We must know something of everything and everything of something.
样样都要懂，专业要精通。
198.We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our teachers, and one from the world.
我们接受三种教育：一种来自父母，一种来自教师，另一种来自社会。
199.Weak men wait for opportunity, but the strong men make it.
弱者等待机遇，强者创造机遇。
200.Well done is better than well said.
说得好不如做得好。
201.Well begun is half done.
好的开端等于成功了一半。
202.Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
203.What can't be cured must be endured.
逆来顺受。
204.Time is a bird forever on the wing.
时间是一只永远飞翔的鸟。
205.If you don't learn to think when you are young, you may never learn.
如果你年轻时就没有学会思考，那么就永远学不会思考。
206.Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study.
天生的才干如同自然界中的植物一样，需要靠学习来修剪。
207.It is not shame for a man to learn what he knows not, whatever his age.
一个人不论年龄多大，都要学习自己不懂的东西。这不是羞耻。
208.What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.
年少时学的东西，到老也不会忘记。
209.What's done cannot be undone.
木已成舟。
210.Whatever you do, do with all your might.
不管干什么事，都要尽力。
211.There is no royal road to learning.
学无坦途。
212.It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.
不能爱哪行才干哪行，要干哪行爱哪行。
213.My philosophy of life is work.
我的人生哲学就是工作。
214.Ideal is the beacon.Without ideal, there is no secure direction；without direction, there is no life.
理想是指路明灯。没有理想，就没有坚定的方向；没有方向，就没有生活。
215.The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。
216.What makes life dreary is the want of motive.
没有了目的，生活便郁闷无光。
217.All that you do, do with your might; things done by halves are never done right.
做一切事情都应尽力而为，半途而废永远不行。
218.Genius only means hard-working all one's life.
天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。
219.Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.
完成伟大的事业不在于体力，而在于坚韧不拔的毅力。
220.I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweats.
我所能奉献的没有其他，只有热血、辛劳、眼泪与汗水。
221.If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
如果你很有天赋，勤勉会使其更加完善；如果你能力一般，勤勉会补足其缺陷。
222.Man errs so long as he strives.
人只要奋斗就会犯错误。
223.Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
忍耐是痛苦的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。
224.Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow.
进步是今天的活动、明天的保证。
225.The man who has made up his mind to win will never say “impossible”.
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能”的。
226.Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者，事竟成。
227.Achievement provides the only real pleasure in life.
有所成就是人生唯一的真正乐趣。
228.If you wish to succeed, you should regard persistence as your good friend.experience as your reference, prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry.
如果你希望成功，当以恒心为良友、以经验为参谋、以谨慎为兄弟、以希望为哨兵。
229.Victory won't come to me unless I go to it.
胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。
230.You have to believe in yourself.That't the secret of success.
人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。
231.A light heart lives long.
豁达者长寿。
232.The first wealth is health.
健康是人生第一财富。
233.Happiness lies, first of all, in health.
幸福首先在于健康。
234.Health is certainly more valuable than money; because it is by health that money is procured.
健康当然比金钱更为重要，因为我们赖以获得金钱的就是健康。
235.Economy is in itself a source of great revenue.
节约本身就是最大的收入。
236.Money is not the root of all evils.What is the root of all evils is the lust for money.
金钱并非万恶之源。对金钱的贪图才是一切邪恶的根源。
237.The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing them.
财富对有些人只做了一件事：使他们担心会失去财富。
238.Wealth may be an excellent thing, for it means power,leisure, and liberty.
财富也许是好东西，因为它意味着权力、安逸和自由。
239.Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money；it lies in the joy of achievement，in the thrill of creative effort.
幸福不在于拥有金钱，而在于获得成就时的喜悦以及产生创造力的激情。
240.Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
幸福是一只蝴蝶，你要追逐它的时候，总是追不到；但是如果你悄悄地坐下来，它也许会飞落到你身上。
241.If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.
想要懂得今天，就必须研究昨天。
242.The golden age is before us, not behind us.
黄金时代在我们面前而不在我们背后。
243.Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
244.If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him.An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
倾己所有追求知识，没有人能夺走它；向知识投资，收益最佳。
245.Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
未受教育的天才，犹如矿中之银。
246.Education is the chief defense of nations.
教育是国家的主要防御力量。
247.Friendship is both a source of pleasure and a component of good health.
友谊既是快乐之源泉，又是健康之要素。
248.A man should keep his friendship in constant repair.
只有经常“浇灌”，方能保持友谊天长地久。
249.An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
250.Don't make much ado about nothing.
不要无事生非。
251.A fool may give a wise man counsel.
愚者千虑，必有一得。
252.He who laughs last laughs best.
笑到最后笑得最好。
253.He who risks nothing gains nothing.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
254.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
不出差错难成功。
----考博英语
1.To choose time is to save time.
合理安排时间就是节约时间。
2.Every little makes a mickle.
积沙成塔。
3.Content is better than rich.
知足常乐。
4.Each day brings its own bread.
天无绝人之路。
5.He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom.
千里之行，始于足下。
6.Fire and water have no mercy.
水火无情。
7.He who does not rise with the sun does not enjoy the day.
不能与旭日同时起身的人也不能享受美好的白天。
8.He who gains time gains everything.
赢得时间，赢得一切。
9.He is truly happy who makes others happy.
为他人谋幸福者最幸福。
10.Health is better than wealth.
健康胜于财富。
11.His money burns a hole in his pocket.
钱烧口袋漏，一有就不留。
12.Honesty is the best policy.
坦诚是最明智的策略。
13.Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.
做最好的设想，做最坏的准备。
14.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患难之交见真情。
15.Who is wise? He that learns from every one.Who is powerful? He that governs his passion.Who is rich? He that is content.
什么人睿智?能向每个人学习的人。什么人强大?能控制自己感情的人。什么人富有?能知足者。
16.Working without a plan is sailing without a compass.
工作没有计划犹如航行没有罗盘。
17.When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back to you.
良机丧失难再来。
18.When wine goes in, the secret comes out.
酒后吐真言。
19.Character is what you are; reputation is what people think you are.
品格是你自己的写照，名声是别人对你的看法。
20.Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
美色中看，美德感人。
21.Self-confidence is the first step on the road to success.
信心是成功之路的第一步。
22.Forgive others but not yourself.
宽以待人，严以律己。
23.Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor.
知足使穷人变富，不知足使富人变穷。
24.Custom is a second nature.
习惯为第二天性。
25.Diligence is the mother of good luck.
勤奋为幸运之母。
26.Two heads are better than one.
两人智慧胜一人。（=人多力量大。）
27.You can't catch the wind in a net.
竹篮打水一场空。
28.You cannot make a horn of a pig's tail.
猪尾巴制不成号角。（=朽木不可雕也。）
29.You may take a horse to the water, but you can't make him drink.
你可牵马到水边，马不饮水无办法。（=强扭的瓜不甜）
30.You'll never move others, heart to heart, unless your speech comes from your heart.
发自内心的话语，触动别人的心弦。
31.A man is not old as long as he is seeking something.A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
只要一个人还有所追求，他就没有老。直到后悔取代了梦想，一个人才算老。
32.Don't part with your illusions.When they are gone you may still exist，but you have ceased to live.
不要放弃你的幻想。幻想没有了以后，你还可以生存，但是你虽生犹死。
33.Have an aim in life, or your energies will all be wasted.
人生应该树立目标，否则你的精力会白白浪费。
34.A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，谬以千里。
35.A merry face is the sign of a happy heart, but sad eyes are sign of worry.
满面春风内心欢乐；眼带忧伤心存忧患。
36.A new broom sweeps clean.
新扫帚扫得干净。（=新官上任三把火。）
37.A penny saved is a penny gained.
积一分，多一文。
38.A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
39.He who pleased everybody died before he was born.
众口难调。
40.A single flower does not make a spring.
一花独放不是春。
41.A stitch in time saves nine.
一针不缝，九针难补。小洞不补，大洞吃苦。（=亡羊补牢。）
42.A tree that has beautiful flowers never bears good fruit.
树开艳花无佳果。
43.A true friend is the best possession.
真诚的朋友是最宝贵的财富。
44.A watched pot never boils.
等水水难开。
45.A willing mind makes a hard journey easy.
只要兴致好，跋涉不疲劳。
46.After a rainy winter follows a fruitful spring.
今冬雨水足，来春果满枝。
47.All men must die.
人生自古谁无死。
48.All is not gold that glitters.
闪光的不全是金子。
49.All is well that ends well.
结局好，样样好。
50.All men are equal; it is not birth but virtue alone that makes the difference.
所有的人都是平等的；造就差别的不是出身，而是美德。
51.All roads lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。（=殊途同归。）
52.All rivers run into the sea.
百川归海。
53.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
只会用功不会玩，杰克变成笨小孩。
54.An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity；a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
乐观者灾难中看到良机，悲观者从良机中看到灾难。
55.An empty bag cannot stand upright.
空袋难以直立。
56.An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
天天一苹果，医生远离我。
57.An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
防病为主，治疗为辅。
58.As a man sows，so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
59.Bad company may corrupt a good boy.
近墨者黑。
60.Barking dogs seldom bite.
犬吠不咬人。（=雷声大，雨点小。）
61.Beauty is but skin deep.
美貌不过一层皮。
62.Bad news has wings.
好事不出门，坏事传千里。
63.Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn.
无知并不可耻，可耻的是不肯学习。
64.Better ask twice than lose your way once.
多询问，少迷路。
65.Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse.
驴头也比马尾强。（=宁为鸡首，不为牛后。）
66.Better late than never.
迟做总比不做好。
67.Look before you leap.
三思而后行。
68.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
一鸟在手，胜过二鸟在林。
69.A brother may not be a friend，but a friend will always be a brother.
兄弟可能不是朋友，但朋友总是兄弟。
70.A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
吃一堑，长一智。
71.A good beginning is half the battle.
好的开始等于成功的一半。
72.A good book is a best friend who never turns his back upon us.
好书如良友，永远不相负。
73.A little pot is soon hot.
壶小水易开，量小易动怒。
74.A little leak will sink a great ship.
大船沉于小洞。
75.A little learning is a dangerous thing.
一知半解，害人不浅。
76.Let's cross the bridge when we come to it.
既来之，则安之。
77.A giant in words, a dwarf in deeds.
语言的巨人，行动的矮子。
78.Blood is thicker than water.
血浓于水。
79.Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
80.Brevity is the soul of wit.
简洁是智慧的灵魂。
81.By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书使人充实，讨论使人机智。
82.Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者事竟成。
83.Don't count chickens before they're hatched.
休打如意算盘。（=不要乐观得太早。）
84.Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
切勿孤注一掷。
85.Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事，今日毕。
86.Drop by drop the oceans are filled; stone by stone the walls are built.
积水成渊，积土成山。
87.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
早睡早起使人健康、富足、明智。
88.East or west, home is best.
在家千般好。
89.One cannot put back the clock.
时间不能倒流。
90.Eat to live, and not live to eat.
吃饭为了活着，而活着决非为了吃饭。
91.Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
教育不是注满一桶水，而是点燃一把火。
92.Everybody's business is nobody's business.
众人事，无人管。
93.Facts speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
94.Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。
95.Frugality is the mother of virtue.
节俭是美德之母。
96.Genius is nothing but labor and diligence.
天才来自勤奋。
97.Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
天才是一分灵感加九十九分汗水。
98.Give a dog a bad name and hang him.
谗言可畏。
99.God's mill grinds slow but sure.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
100.Gold will not buy everything.
金钱并非万能。
101.Good health is above wealth.
健康高于财富。（=健康金不换。）
102.Good health is the best wealth.
健康乃至宝。
103.It's no good crying over spilt milk.
覆水难收。
104.It never rains but it pours.
不雨则已，一雨倾盆。
105.It is good to make hay while the sun shines.
晒草趁天晴。（=机不可失，时不再来。）
106.Great men are too often unknown, or what is worse, misunderstood.
伟人常常不为他人所理解，更糟糕的是，被人误解。
107.Happiness, I have discovered, is nearly always a reward from hard work.
我发现，幸福几乎总是辛勤工作的回报。
108.Happiness lies, first of all, in health.
幸福首先在于健康。
109.Haste makes waste.
草率行事浪费多。
110.He who does not advance falls behind.
不进则退。
111.I might say that success is won by three things: first, effort; second, more effort; third, still more effort.
要想取得成功唯有三点：努力、努力、再努力。
112.Ideals are like the stars; we never reach them, but like mariners, we chart our course by them.
理想好像天上的星星，虽不能摘到，但我们犹如水手，可借它来指引航向。
113.If you do what you should not, you must hear what you would not.
若做了不应做的事，则必然会听见不愿意听的话。
114.Every dog has his day.
狗也有好时候。（=人人皆有得意时。）
115.Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
读书益智，运动益体。
116.Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.
只有自重的人才能得到别人的尊重。
117.Riches serve a wise man but command a fool.
财富为智者所用；傻子听从财富驱使。
118.Silent men, like still water, are deep and dangerous.
沉默的人如同静水，既深又危险。
119.Slow and steady wins the race.
不懈的努力是成功的关键。
120.Every man is the master of his own fortune.
每个人都是他自己命运的主人。
121.Every man has his weak side.
弱点人人有，完人世间无。
122.Eye for eye, tooth for tooth.
以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
123.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.
一人追两兔，难免两手空。
124.If winter comes, can spring be far behind?
冬天到了，春天还会远吗?
125.Ignorance of the law excuses no man.
不懂法律不能成为任何人违法的借口。
126.In water you may see your own face; in wine, the heart of another.
水照自家面，酒映他人心。
127.It is never too late to learn.
活到老，学到老。
128.It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.
机会丧失悔已迟。
129.It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.
最后一根稻草压死骆驼。
130.Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量。
131.Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.
知识是宝库，实践是钥匙。
132.Knowledge without practice makes but half an artist.
只有知识而无实践，只能造就半瓢水的艺术家。
133.Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌。
134.The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.
为明天的工作做的最好准备是把今天的工作做好。
135.The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.
只有在词典里，成功才出现在工作之前。
136.The more we study, the more we discover our ignorance.
学然后知不足。
137.The more a man knows, the more he is inclined to be modest.
懂得越多，就会越谦虚。
138.More haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。
139.The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
井蛙不知沧海。
140.The most important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.
人生最重要的事是有一个伟大的目标，然后下定决心去实现它。
141.The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
衡量一个人真正的品行，要看他在知道永远也不会被人发现的情况下做些什么。
142.Many hands make quick work.
人多好办事。（=众人拾柴火焰高。）
143.Misfortunes never come alone.
祸不单行。
144.Modesty is not only an ornament, but also a guard to virtue.
谦虚不仅可增添光彩，也可以维护美德。
145.Money is the root of all evils.
金钱乃万恶之源。
146.Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
音乐可洗去日常生活中灵魂所沾染的污垢。
147.Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
麻烦未来临，不可找麻烦。
148.No gains without pains.
不劳则无获。
149.No man is rich enough to buy back his past.
再富有的人也买不回自己的过去。
150.No smoke without fire.No fire without smoke./Where there is smoke, there is a fire.
无火不冒烟，无风不起浪。
151.No news is good news.
无消息就是好消息。
152.Nothing is difficult to the man who will try./Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
153.Nothing is really beautiful but truth.
只有真理才是真美。
154.One man's fault is another man's lesson.
此过彼训。
155.Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes him.
懒惰走得太慢，很快就被贫穷追上。
156.Let early education be a sort of amusement; you will then be better able to find out the natural talent.
让早期教育成为一种娱乐，这样更容易发现一个人的天赋。
157.Like father，like son.
有其父必有其子。
158.Lost time is never found again.
时光一去不复返。
159.One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.
一只烂苹果，糟蹋一整箩。（=一粒老鼠屎坏了一锅粥。）
160.One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕难成夏。
161.One today is worth two tomorrows.
一个今天顶两个明天。
162.One wrong thought may cause a lifelong regret.
一念之差，终身悔恨。（=一失足成千古恨。）
163.Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
我们最大的光荣并不在于不跌倒，而在于每次跌倒后能都站起来。
164.Out of sight, out of mind.
离久情疏。
165.Pardoning the bad is injuring the good.
对恶者的宽容，即是对善者的伤害。
166.People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.
腾不出时间娱乐的人，早晚会被迫腾出时间来生病。
167.Perseverance is the only road to success.
坚忍不拔是成功的必由之路。
168.Prevention is better than cure.
防病胜于治病。
169.Small streams make great rivers.
细流汇成江河。
170.Snowy winter harbingers a plentiful harvest.
瑞雪兆丰年。
171.Sour grapes can never make sweet wine.
酸葡萄酿不出甜酒。
172.Spare the rod and spoil the child.
闲了棍棒，毁了二郎。（=玉不琢，不成器。）
173.Still waters run deep.
静水流深。
174.Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁。
175.Success grows out of struggles to overcome difficulties.
成功来自克服困难的斗争。
176.Swallow and sparrows cannot understand the ambition of a swan.
燕雀安知鸿鹄之志。
177.Tall trees catch much wind.
树大招风。
178.The man, who is not influenced by money, is admired above all men.
不为金钱左右的人最受崇敬。
179.The cat in gloves catches no mice.
带着手套的猫无法捉到老鼠。
180.The only certainty is that nothing is certain.
唯一可以肯定的是：凡事都难以肯定。
181.The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
布丁好坏，一尝便知。
182.The remembrance of the past is the teacher of the future.
前事不忘，后事之师。
183.The surest way to be happy is to be busy.
繁忙是通往幸福必由之路。
184.A lost thing may be found again，but lost time can never be regained.
时间一去不复返。
185.There is but one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
真理只要跨越一步就变成谬误。
186.They who lay traps for others are often caught by their own.
给别人设圈套的人常常会落入自己的圈套里。
187.Three removes are as bad as a fire.
三次搬家，如遭火烧。
188.Time flies as swiftly as an arrow, and the seasons pass as quickly as a stream.
光明如箭飞，四季如流水。
189.To read a book for the first time is to make a new friend; to read it a second time is to meet an old one.
初读如结交新友，再读如老友重逢。
190.To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
作好战争的准备是保持和平最有效的办法。
191.To save time is to lengthen life.
惜时即延寿。
192.Tomorrow is another day.
明天又是崭新的一天。
193.Little strokes fell great oaks.
滴水穿石。
194.United we stand, divided we fall.
团结可致胜，分裂必败。
195.Virtue is to the soul what health is to the body.
美德对于心灵犹如健康对于身体。
196.Virtue is the only ground for friendship to be built upon.
美德是建立友谊唯一的基础。
197.We must know something of everything and everything of something.
样样都要懂，专业要精通。
198.We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our teachers, and one from the world.
我们接受三种教育：一种来自父母，一种来自教师，另一种来自社会。
199.Weak men wait for opportunity, but the strong men make it.
弱者等待机遇，强者创造机遇。
200.Well done is better than well said.
说得好不如做得好。
201.Well begun is half done.
好的开端等于成功了一半。
202.Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
203.What can't be cured must be endured.
逆来顺受。
204.Time is a bird forever on the wing.
时间是一只永远飞翔的鸟。
205.If you don't learn to think when you are young, you may never learn.
如果你年轻时就没有学会思考，那么就永远学不会思考。
206.Natural abilities are like natural plants that need pruning by study.
天生的才干如同自然界中的植物一样，需要靠学习来修剪。
207.It is not shame for a man to learn what he knows not, whatever his age.
一个人不论年龄多大，都要学习自己不懂的东西。这不是羞耻。
208.What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.
年少时学的东西，到老也不会忘记。
209.What's done cannot be undone.
木已成舟。
210.Whatever you do, do with all your might.
不管干什么事，都要尽力。
211.There is no royal road to learning.
学无坦途。
212.It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.
不能爱哪行才干哪行，要干哪行爱哪行。
213.My philosophy of life is work.
我的人生哲学就是工作。
214.Ideal is the beacon.Without ideal, there is no secure direction；without direction, there is no life.
理想是指路明灯。没有理想，就没有坚定的方向；没有方向，就没有生活。
215.The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.
实现明天理想的唯一障碍是今天的疑虑。
216.What makes life dreary is the want of motive.
没有了目的，生活便郁闷无光。
217.All that you do, do with your might; things done by halves are never done right.
做一切事情都应尽力而为，半途而废永远不行。
218.Genius only means hard-working all one's life.
天才只意味着终身不懈的努力。
219.Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance.
完成伟大的事业不在于体力，而在于坚韧不拔的毅力。
220.I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweats.
我所能奉献的没有其他，只有热血、辛劳、眼泪与汗水。
221.If you have great talents, industry will improve them; if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.
如果你很有天赋，勤勉会使其更加完善；如果你能力一般，勤勉会补足其缺陷。
222.Man errs so long as he strives.
人只要奋斗就会犯错误。
223.Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
忍耐是痛苦的，但它的果实是甜蜜的。
224.Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow.
进步是今天的活动、明天的保证。
225.The man who has made up his mind to win will never say “impossible”.
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能”的。
226.Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者，事竟成。
227.Achievement provides the only real pleasure in life.
有所成就是人生唯一的真正乐趣。
228.If you wish to succeed, you should regard persistence as your good friend.experience as your reference, prudence as your brother and hope as your sentry.
如果你希望成功，当以恒心为良友、以经验为参谋、以谨慎为兄弟、以希望为哨兵。
229.Victory won't come to me unless I go to it.
胜利是不会向我走来的，我必须自己走向胜利。
230.You have to believe in yourself.That't the secret of success.
人必须相信自己，这是成功的秘诀。
231.A light heart lives long.
豁达者长寿。
232.The first wealth is health.
健康是人生第一财富。
233.Happiness lies, first of all, in health.
幸福首先在于健康。
234.Health is certainly more valuable than money; because it is by health that money is procured.
健康当然比金钱更为重要，因为我们赖以获得金钱的就是健康。
235.Economy is in itself a source of great revenue.
节约本身就是最大的收入。
236.Money is not the root of all evils.What is the root of all evils is the lust for money.
金钱并非万恶之源。对金钱的贪图才是一切邪恶的根源。
237.The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing them.
财富对有些人只做了一件事：使他们担心会失去财富。
238.Wealth may be an excellent thing, for it means power,leisure, and liberty.
财富也许是好东西，因为它意味着权力、安逸和自由。
239.Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money；it lies in the joy of achievement，in the thrill of creative effort.
幸福不在于拥有金钱，而在于获得成就时的喜悦以及产生创造力的激情。
240.Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
幸福是一只蝴蝶，你要追逐它的时候，总是追不到；但是如果你悄悄地坐下来，它也许会飞落到你身上。
241.If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.
想要懂得今天，就必须研究昨天。
242.The golden age is before us, not behind us.
黄金时代在我们面前而不在我们背后。
243.Time is money.
时间就是金钱。
244.If a man empties his purse into his head, no man can take it away from him.An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
倾己所有追求知识，没有人能夺走它；向知识投资，收益最佳。
245.Genius without education is like silver in the mine.
未受教育的天才，犹如矿中之银。
246.Education is the chief defense of nations.
教育是国家的主要防御力量。
247.Friendship is both a source of pleasure and a component of good health.
友谊既是快乐之源泉，又是健康之要素。
248.A man should keep his friendship in constant repair.
只有经常“浇灌”，方能保持友谊天长地久。
249.An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在于晨。
250.Don't make much ado about nothing.
不要无事生非。
251.A fool may give a wise man counsel.
愚者千虑，必有一得。
252.He who laughs last laughs best.
笑到最后笑得最好。
253.He who risks nothing gains nothing.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
254.He who makes no mistakes makes nothing.
不出差错难成功。