高考英语最后冲刺高考英语俗语谚语总汇

20XX届高考英语翻译、写作俗语与谚语总汇·上海版

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按要求as required

积极努力make an active effort to do sth.

认为…天经地义take sth. for granted

事半功倍be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort

困难重重have much difficulty in doing sth.

截然不同be totally/completely different

昏昏欲睡be sleepy

竭尽所能/全力以赴do everything sb. can/try one’s best to do sth.

世界万物everything in the world

身心健康physical and mental health

有良知have conscience

早日统一、尽快团圆be united as soon as possible

便宜没好货。Cheap articles are of poor quality.

学习如逆水行舟，不进则退。Study is like sailing against the current; either you keep going

ahead, or you keep failing behind.

承蒙（你的慷慨相助）it was very generous of you to help

难以言表more than sb. can say

（机会）微乎其微there seems little hope of sth.

万万没有想到it never occurred to sb. that

只身一人alone

一帆风顺be always successful

勇敢面对一个又一个挑战face bravely one challenge after another

天生我材必有用。There must be a use for my talent.

学无止境。There is no end to study.

每时每刻at any moment

受益匪浅benefit a lot from sth.

半途而废give up halfway

并非巧合it’s not a coincidence that

聚精会神concentrate on

劳逸结合keep the balance between work and play/relaxation

老大不小sb. be no longer a child

择优录取be selected among the best

虚度年华waste time

非常普遍it’s/has been quite/very common that

成为…的一份子be part of sth.

饱尝/饱受…之苦suffer a lot from

取悦please sb.

圆梦realize one’s dream

善解人意be considerate/thoughtful/understanding

事与愿违be contrary to one’s expectation

中意be in favor of

价廉物美be cheap and have good quality

激烈讨论 a heated discussion

全神贯注concentrate oneself

听从指挥follow the instructions of …

和睦相处get along well with others/live together in peace/in harmony/

in a friendly way

显而易见it is obvious that

总而言之in a word

远不尽如人意be far from (being) satisfactory

听之任之have sth. going on

过个快乐年celebrate the New Year with delight

（兴奋得）不能自已be too excited to calm (oneself) down

奉献一生devote one’s life/lives to

成功的生活在于奋力追求梦想。 A successful life lies in pursuing ideals earnestly.

出乎意料have more than people expected/beyond one’s expectation

据信it is believed that

大失所望be/feel (very) disappointed

不遗余力spare no effort to do sth./go to great lengths to do sth.

个人得失personal gains and losses

目光短浅be short-sighted

钟情于favor/like

接触大自然get close to nature

迫不及待can’t wait to so sth. (any more)

提出改进的意见give sb. some suggestions for improvement

伸出援助之手lend/give a (helping) hand to …

略胜一筹have an advantage over/perform a little better than

一事无成achieve/accomplish nothing

错失良机miss the golden/good chance/opportunity

就业困难have difficulty in finding a job

受青睐be popular with

抵制诱惑resist the temptation to do sth.

眼下now

大大提高be greatly improved

生活的真正价值不在于索取，而在于给予。The true value of life lies in not getting but giving.

热心肠warm-hearted

碰巧it happens that

一心一意devote oneself to …

不求回报without asking for anything in return/ask for nothing in return 使劲as hard as one can

实况转播broadcast live

受到高度赞誉be spoken highly of/receive much recognition

雪上加霜add to (the difficulty of …)

充满信心be full of confidence in …

当务之急the most important thing for sb. to do now/at present

令人欣慰to one’s relief

开创先河create a new record

发挥大作用play an important role in

有目共睹be obvious to all

深信不疑believe in

毫无疑问undoubtedly

更胜一筹be superior to

百听不厌worth listening to one hundred times

向往已久sb. has been expecting long

情不自禁can’t help but do/can’t help doing

刚好及格just to pass

大有帮助be of great value to sb.

弥足珍贵rather precious

熟视无睹turn a blind eye to

绊脚石obstacles

一朝一夕之间解决solve sth. overnight

自力更生make a living on one’s own

随着…的临近with the approaching of …

急剧下降decrease sharply

众所周知as is known to all

开卷有益reading does us good/is good for us

年事已高be old

才华横溢brilliant/talented

不断升值(the price) keep rising

兼职take a part-time job

成就感、满足感 a sense of achievement and satisfaction

…的美妙之处the wonderful thing about sth.

惊叹不已marvel at

如期举行be held on schedule

（表现得）游刃有余perform well

一声不响say nothing

迄今为止until now

无忧无虑trouble-free

想方设法try every means

敞开心扉be open

一筹莫展be at a loss what to do

乐于助人be ready to help others

毋庸置疑there is no doubt that

乐于prefer to do

…很惬意it is delightful/wonderful to do sth.

配以（…事物）along with

如释重负be relieved

（人质）获释be set free

孜孜不倦persevere in doing sth.

十年如一日do sth. every day in the past ten years

相提并论be compared with/compare with

一无所知know nothing about/be ignorant of

正在筹划be planning

几次三番make several attempts to do sth.

毫无经验的新手 a greenhand without any experience

献花present flowers to sb.

热泪盈眶tears come into one’s eyes/with one’s eyes filled with tears 有待改进remains to be improved

吃不太准be not quite sure

胸有成竹be full of confidence

摘得桂冠win the first place

…的问世the invention of sth.

消磨时光kill time

与时俱进keep pace with the times

有可靠的证据证明there is convincing evidence that

响应号召（党）respond eagerly to …’s call (the Party’s call)

边疆in region areas

一意孤行keep on like this

生死未卜（此指没有讯息）have no information about

黔驴技穷（别无他法）have no choice/option but to do sth.

用血告急be short of blood

无可否认there’s no denying that/no one can deny that

有改进的余地there is still some room for improvement(s)

按轻重缓急的程度according to the importance

排列如下as follows

漠不关心take no notice of

意见相左hold different opinions on

疲惫不堪be exhausted/worn out

与会(present) at the meeting

培养…成杰出人才tailor sb. to be outstanding

棘手tough

最大限度发挥潜能develop one’s potential ability as much as possible

无论强弱贫富strong or weak, rich or poor

各司其职each of … can perform their own duty

各抒己见，畅所欲言express one’s opinions freely

敦促urge sb. to do

置之不理，置若罔闻turn a deaf ear to sth.

同舟共济show the mutual concern of the people in the same boat

受用终身benefit sb. for all one’s life/for one’s whole life

注定be certain to do sth./be destined to do sth. (强调命中注定)

故意on purpose

以备不时只需in case of need/unexpected needs

阴雨绵绵the continuous rain

周到的安排the thoughtful/considerate/careful arrangement(s)

渡过难关help sb. (to) overcome the difficulties/help sb. out

鉴于in view of

生效take effect

日益严重的问题the ever worsening problem

不懈努力the unremitting (a.不间断的) effort(s)

不经历风雨，怎能见彩虹。One can’t enjoy the sight of a rainbow without going through

the difficulties.

灾难频发frequent disasters

不可估量beyond measure

无比自豪feel/be very proud/be full of pride

无法描述beyond description

付诸实践put into practice

无懈可击be perfect

圆满结束round off

圆满成功achieve a complete success

仅举数例to name just a few

心烦意乱upset

毫不气馁be not a bit discouraged

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

玩火者必自焚。He who plays with fire will surely get burnt.

鞠躬尽瘁devote one’s life to

颠倒黑白call white black

简明扼要make a long story short

熟能生巧practice makes perfect

归根结底after all

家喻户晓（的道理、内容）it is known to all that

自始至终from beginning to end

一箭双雕kill two birds with one stone

三思而后行look before you leap

弥天大谎the big lie

掌上明珠the apple of one’s eye

直言不讳call a spade a spade

挥金如土spend money like water

三令五申repeated warnings

无足轻重be of no importance

引人入胜be attractive

落伍be out/be left behind

平白无故without any reason/for no reason 为他人着(zhuó)想think of others

固执己见stick to one’s own opinions

过目不忘never forget whatever one has seen 利弊pros and cons

热烈庆祝celebrate … warmly

不言而喻it is obvious that

深晓/深知be fully aware that

振奋人心be inspiring

争分夺秒make every minute count

慎重考虑careful consideration

流离失所be homeless

突如其来unexpected

孤注一掷have all one’s eggs in one basket 伤势不重have only suffered minor injuries 各行各业all walks of life

一度for a time

全神贯注be absorbed in

前夫ex-husband

有接触…的机会have access to

偶然地by accident

考虑take … into account/consideration 解释、占account for

实现抱负achieve one’s ambition

采取果断行动take firm action

世世代代from age to age

陈酒aged wine

悦耳be agreeable to one’s ear

掌声四起、掌声如雷burst into applause

信不信由你believe it(') or not

无论好坏（部分书籍引申为有福同享，有难同当）for better or (for) worse

青一块紫一块black and blue

血浓于水。Blood is thicker than water.

沮丧、没精打采feel blue

云消雾散break away

烧成灰烬be burnt (in)to ashes/burn down to the ground 开夜车burn the midnight oil

埋头读书bury oneself in one’s book

旁敲侧击beat around the bush

直呼其名call sb. by name

经由正当途径through (the) proper channel

满怀信心with confidence

问心无愧/问心有愧have a good (clear)/bad (guilty) conscience 依赖，倚赖，依靠（共四组）count on/depend on/rely on/look to

过着艰辛的、如牛马般的生活live a dog’s life

坚持（共四组）insist on/stick to/persist in/persevere in

把孩子拉扯大drag up a child

隔墙有耳。Walls have ears.

耳边风go in at one ear and out at the other

吹毛求疵find fault with

坚如磐石as firm as a rock

先到先得first come, first served

金科玉律golden rule

毛骨悚然hair stand on end

全心全意heart and soul/whole-hearted

为国争光win honour for one’s motherland

理性投资make wise investment

协同努力，同心协力(with) joint/combined efforts

最后并非做不重要的一点last but not (the) least

容光焕发light up

生死攸关mean the difference between life and death 收支平衡make (both) ends meet

玩忽职守neglect one’s duty

逃之夭夭run away without being noticed

拥有共同的人生观have the same outlook on life

博览群书be widely read

有必胜信念be secure of victory

一箭之遥within a stone’s throw of

囫囵吞枣swallow sth. whole

时不我待。Time and tide wait(s) for no man.

言而有信stick to/keep one’s promise/true to one’s word

反之亦然vice versa

异口同声with one voice

精力充沛with vigour

为所欲为do whatever one likes/have one’s own way

斟酌词句weigh one’s words

欣喜若狂be wild with joy

喜极而泣weep for joy

有志者事竟成。Where there is a will, there is a way.

一五一十、逐字逐句word for word

眼花缭乱be not accustomed to seeing

（商品）琳琅满目there be so many kinds of goods in the shop

在某人…十岁时in one’s + 整十数词的复数形式（twenties/forties …）一票难求it is difficult to get even a single ticket

三番四次repeatedly

我行我素behave in one’s own way

造福子孙后代benefit future generations

年龄相仿about one’s age

言行不一actions don’t agree with one’s words

就…记忆所及as far as sb. remember

展示才华show one’s talent

带来诸多不便cause much inconvenience

牵着鼻子走lead sb. by the nose

梦寐以求sb. has been dreaming of

忧心忡忡be anxious about

不胜感激sb. would appreciate it (very much) if …

报平安inform sb. of one’s safety

羞愧不已feel much ashamed of …

疏忽之处the point one had overlooked

老老少少（指所有人）people of all ages

显而易见obviously

爱不释手can’t bear putting sth. down

牢记bear/keep in mind that

入国问禁，入乡随俗。When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

知识始于实践。Knowledge begins with practice.

不足为外人道也（陶渊明《桃花源记》）between ourselves/between you and me

归咎blame sb. for sth.

生来，天生be born with

不是…而是…not … but …（省略号处可加多种内容）

小菜一碟 a piece of cake

号召call on sb. to do

再…也不为过can’t … too …

尖子生top student

浑然忘我be carried away

倾盆大雨it rains cats and dogs

千载难逢（的机会） a rare chance

挑战自我challenge oneself

变化莫测changeable

众望所归as most people had expected

自暴自弃give oneself up

24小时轮番不停round the clock

凡事都有两面性。Every coin has two sides.（最常用）

改写为Everything has its own pros and cons.

或Everything lives with opposing forces.

五彩缤纷colourful

逐渐意识come to realize

寓教于乐combine education with entertainment

无与伦比incomparable/unparalleled

将…逼入困境corner v.

不惜一切at all costs/at any cost

银装素裹（指被雪覆盖后的美景）sp. be covered with snow

至关重要的时刻，关键时刻the critical moment

昏迷不醒remain unconscious

追溯date back to/trace back to

光天化日in broad daylight

负债累累be in heavy debts

婉言谢绝decline

出国进修go abroad for further study

十分渴望be desperate for sth./to do be dying for sth./to do 毫不费力without any difficulty/without effort

分道扬镳go in different directions

四面八方in/from all directions

挨家挨户from door to door

多才多艺be of many gifts

强烈的求生欲望strong will to live

尽职do one’s duty/part

跃跃欲试be eager to have a try

高薪well-paid

立竿见影have an immediate effect on

首尾呼应the beginning of the essay agrees with the end

局促不安embarrassment

欢欣鼓舞feel happy and encouraged

无穷无尽without end/endless

匹敌equal … in/match … in

同工同酬equal pay for equal work

九死一生，死里逃生narrowly escape death

免受牢狱之灾escape prison（区别escape from与escape）

必不可少be essential to

确立地位establish oneself as

粗略估计at a rough estimate

每两天every two days

树立榜样set an example to

耳目一新find it very refreshing to do

（家电）以旧换新exchange old (household appliances) for new ones

玩忽职守neglect one’s duty

以眼还眼以牙还牙an eye for an eye

勇敢面对face up to

享有盛誉enjoy a high reputation

淡泊名利be not interested in fame and wealth

闻名于世be famous throughout the world

据我所知as far as I know

无法移开视线can’t take one’s eyes off sth.

不再时兴be out of fashion

唯恐，以免for fear of/that

百感交集have mixed feelings

激烈竞争fierce competition

仍然是请rise slowly

坚信firmly believe that/hold a firm belief that

目不转睛keep one’s eyes fixed on v./with one’s eyes fixed on

如潮水般涌入 a flood of

为…打下坚实基础lay a solid foundation for

言而无信，出尔反尔fail to keep one’s promise/break one’s promise

患难见真情。 A friend in need is a friend indeed.

硕果累累fruitful

（穿）奇装异服wear strange clothes

缩小代沟narrow the generation gap

一代代地from generation to generation

凝视gaze at

取笑make fun of

筹措资金raise money

明白人生真谛understand the true meaning of life

志同道合have a common goal

早睡早起身体好。Early to bed and early to rise does good to your health.

不辞而别leave without saying goodbye

长大成人grow up

发牢骚complain

沉默寡言sb. with few words

忍俊不禁can’t help laughing

不假思索without hesitation

在国内外at home and abroad

抱最好的希望，作最坏的打算hope for the best and prepare for the worst

拓宽视野broaden one’s horizons

家喻户晓be household names/be known to every household

错漏百出be full of mistakes

伤感情hurt one’s feelings

大致了解have a rough idea of

留下深刻印象leave a deep impression on/sth. deeply impress sb.

低人一等be inferior to sb.

怨天尤人complain about the failure

千篇一律follow the same pattern

志趣相投，志同道合share the same interests

与世隔绝be isolated from modern life

粗枝大叶be careless

老死不相往来never get in touch with

周游世界travel (a)round the world

坚守岗位stick to one’s own post

知之甚少know little about

失之交臂miss

掀开崭新的一页（改过自新）turn over a new leaf

给小偷可乘之机give the thief a chance

乐极生悲too much happiness leads to sorrow

难以置信it’s hard to believe

献出生命give one’s life

毫无节制without limit

名不副实can’t live up to one’s name

不负盛名live up to one’s reputation

东张西望look around/about

学生不仅要回顾过去，更应展望未来。Students should not only look back on the past but also look

forward to the future.

偶尔occasionally/once in a while

沉湎于be lost in

冷不丁suddenly

勤能补拙。Hard work can make up for the lack of intelligence.

重在参与。What matters is not to win but to take part.

蔓延spread

已故的late

来龙去脉the whole story of

深深被感动得流出眼泪be deeply moved to tears

如雨后春笋般涌现spring up like mushrooms

未必not necessarily

急需need sth. badly

无济于事it’s no use doing sth.

从今往后from now on（与一般将来时连用）

无他处可觅be nowhere to be found

持之以恒keep doing sth.

延年益寿live a longer life

展示独特风韵show the unique charm (to …)

井然有序，有条不紊be in good order

乱七八糟be in bad order

愁眉不展worry

煞费苦心take great pains to do sth.

不劳则无获。No pains, no gains.

挑剔be particular about

尤其in particular/particularly

代代相传pass down from generation to generation

付出沉重的代价pay a heavy price for

特有be peculiar to

未经允许，擅自without permission

与…有着天壤之别be completely different from

名胜古迹places of interest and historical sites (scenic spots) 众口难调it’s hard to please all

压根不理睬take no notice at all

赞不绝口beyond all praises

歌颂sing the praises of

毛遂自荐promote oneself

肇事司机the driver who had caused the accident

彻夜未眠，彻夜难眠stay awake all night

熬夜stay up late

最佳人选the right person for …

把某人拒之门外refuse sb.

解乏recover from tiredness

沦落至…地步reduce … to

息息相关be closely related to

依依惜别be reluctant to part with tears in their eyes

收效甚微sth. hardly works

濒临灭绝be threatened with extinction

人不可貌相。Never judge a person by his appearance.

Never judge a book by its cover.

大规模的on a large scale

当令in season

因人而异vary/differ from person to person

抛开分歧set aside the differences

同甘共苦share joys and sorrows/happiness and sadness

卖弄，炫耀show off

指日可待be just in sight

乍一看at first sight

烟雾弥漫smoky

流连忘返forget to go home

兴高采烈be in high spirits

振作精神lift one’s spirits

停滞不前at a stand(-)still

脱销be out of stock

严于律己，严以律己be always strict with oneself

伸懒腰stretch oneself

闭口不谈say nothing

安居乐业live in peace and enjoy one’s work

中看不中吃look nice but taste bad

走在时代前列ahead of the times

为之所动be struck by

蹑手蹑脚on one’s tiptoe

寒来暑往，时间飞逝with time passing by

光阴似箭，日月如梭how time flies

一睹(just to) have a look at

不料only to find

三言两语in a few words

费九牛二虎之力with a lot of difficulty

近况如何how sb. is getting along these days

衣食住行food, clothing, housing/shelter, and transportation 不辞辛苦，不辞辛劳take the trouble to do

自讨苦吃，自寻烦恼ask/look for trouble

不眠之夜sleepless nights

自告奋勇volunteer to do

迫不及待can’t wait to do

不容耽搁without delay

一浪浪，一波波in waves

风雨无阻in all weathers

饱经风霜weather-beaten

热烈欢迎give/receive a warm welcome

彬彬有礼be polite

心甘情愿seem most willing to do

祝身体健康、万事如意wish you good health and good luck in everything 一路顺风wish you a pleasant journey

鼎力相助try one’s best to help

每况愈下go from bad to worse

百看不厌be worth seeing a hundred times

一年到头all the year round

【附录】常见作文谚语、俗语汇编。（仅摘录常用于作文、便于记忆的内容）

A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

A candle lights others and consumes itself. 蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

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

A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。

A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一堑，长一智。

A fox may grow gray, but never good. 江山易改，本性难移。

A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。

A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。

A friend is never known till a man has need. 需要之时方知友。

A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。

A good book is a good friend. 好书如挚友。

A good fame is better than a good face. 美名胜过美貌。

A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。

A leopard cannot change its spots. 积习难改。

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. “狼来了”；说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。

All good things come to an end. 天下没有不散的筵席。

All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。

All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。

All that glitters is not gold. 闪光的不一定都是金子。

All things are difficult before they are easy. 凡事总是由难而易。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

A man becomes learned by asking questions. 不耻下问才能有学问。

A man can do no more than he can. 凡事都应量力而行。

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用。

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds.

光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。

A miss is as good as a mile. 失之毫厘，差之千里。

A mother's love never changes. 母爱永恒。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。

A year's plan starts with spring. 一年之计在于春。

As a man sows, so he shall reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A stitch in time saves nine. 小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe. 身正不怕影子斜。

A wise head makes a close mouth. 真人不露相，露相非真人。

A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。

A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Better late than never. 不怕慢，单怕站。

Between friends all is common. 朋友之间不分彼此。

Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。

Business is business. 公事公办。

Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

Caution is the parent of safety. 小心驶得万年船。

Complacency is the enemy of study. 学习的敌人是自己的满足。

Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。

Constant dripping wears away a stone. 水滴石穿，绳锯木断。（极言持之以恒，滴水穿石）Content is better than riches. 知足者常乐。

Creep before you walk. 循序渐进。

Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难。

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

Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人。

Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。

Do it now. 机不可失，时不再来。

Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。

Don’t claim to know what you don't know. 不要不懂装懂。

Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill. 不要小题大做。

Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。

Don’t put the cart before the horse. 不要本末倒置。

Don’t trouble (v.) trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。

Don’t try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. 不要班门弄斧。

Do well and have well. 善有善报。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早睡早起身体好。

Easier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。

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。

Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑，必有一失。

Even reckoning makes long friends. 亲兄弟，明算账。

Every advantage has its disadvantage. 有利必有弊。

Every coin has two sides. 事物都有其两面性。

Every day is not Sunday. 好景不常在。

Every dog has his day. 谁都有得意的时候。

Every heart has its own sorrow. 各人有各人的苦恼。

Every little helps a mickle. 聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。

Every man has his hobbyhorse. 萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

Every man has his weak side. 人人都有弱点。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。

Every minute counts. 分秒必争。

Every potter praises hit pot. 王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。

Everything is good when new, but friends when old. 东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。Example is better then percept. 说一遍，不如做一遍。Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. 经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。Experience must be bought. 吃一堑，长一智。

Fact speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。

Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。

Fear always springs from ignorance. 恐惧源于无知。

First impressions are half the battle. 初次见面，印象最深。

First think and then speak. 先想后说。

Fool’s haste is no speed. 欲速则不达。

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools.

愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。Four eyes see more than two. 集思广益。

Friends must part. 再好的朋友也有分手的时候。Genius is nothing but labor and diligence. 天才不过是勤奋而已。

God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者；自助者天助。

Gold will not buy anything. 黄金并非万能。

Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly. 以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。Good health is over wealth. 健康是最大的财富。

Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth. 良药苦口利于病。

Good watch prevents misfortune. 谨慎消灾。

Great hopes make great man. 伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。Great men’s sons seldom do well. 富不过三代。

Handsome is he who does handsomely. 行为漂亮才算美。

Happiness takes no account of time. 欢乐不觉时光过。

Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. 吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。Harm set, harm get. 害人害己。

Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。

Health is happiness. 健康就是幸福。

Heaven never helps the man who will not act. 自己不动，叫天何用。

He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs. 背后说好话，才是真朋友。

He is a wise man who speaks little. 聪明不是挂在嘴上。

He is lifeless that is faultless. 人必有过；只有死人才不犯错误。He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself.

正人先正己。

He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. 自嘲者不会让人见笑。

He is wise that is honest. 诚实者最明智。

He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

He that will not work shall not eat. 不劳动者不得食。

He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟，不进则退。

He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 想不犯错误，就一事无成。

He who risks nothing gains nothing. 收获与风险并存。

Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 朋友不能阿谀奉承。

If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me.

上当一回头，再多就可耻。

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 脚踏两条船，必定落空。

If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 杀鸡取卵。

If you venture nothing, you will have nothing. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

If you want knowledge, you must toil for it. 要想求知，就得吃苦。

Industry is the parent of success. 勤奋是成功之母。

It is easier to get money than to keep it. 挣钱容易攒钱难。

It is easy to be wise after the event. 事后诸葛亮好当。

It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open. 创业容易守业难。

It is hard to please all. 众口难调。

It/One is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水难收。

It is the first step that costs troublesome. 万事开头难。

It is the unforeseen that always happens. 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. 坐失良机，后悔已迟。

It never rains but it pours. 不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。

Judge not from appearances. 人不可貌相，海不可斗量。

Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕。

Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。

Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. 博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。Learn and live. 活着，为了学习。

Learn not and know not. 不学无术。

Learn to walk before you run. 先学走，再学跑。

Let by gones be by gones. 过去的就让它过去吧。

Lies can never changes fact. 谎言终究是谎言。

Lies have short legs. 谎言站不长。

Life is but a span. 人生苦短。

Life is not all roses. 人生并不是康庄大道。

Life without a friend is death. 没有朋友，虽生犹死。

Like author, like book. 文如其人。

Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。

Like for like. 一报还一报。

Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。

Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。

Little things amuse little minds. 小人无大志。

Look before you leap. 摸清情况再行动。

Lookers-on see more than players. 当局者迷，旁观者清。

Lost time is never found again. 岁月既往，一去不回。

Love at first sight. 一见钟情。

Love cannot be compelled. 爱情不能强求。

Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。

Make hay while the sun shines. 良机勿失。

Make your enemy your friend. 化敌为友。

Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。

Many hands make light work. 众人拾柴火焰高。

Many heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。

Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there. 有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。Misfortunes never come alone. 祸不单行。

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患难见真情。

Money isn't everything. 钱不是万能的。

Murder will out. 纸包不住火。

Never fish in trouble water. 不要混水摸鱼。

Never judge from appearances. 不可以貌取人。

Never say die. 永不言败。

Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊补牢，为时未晚。

No cross, no crown. 不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。

No garden without its weeds. 没有不长草的园子。

No living man all things can. 世上没有万事通。

No man can do two things at once. 一心不可二用。

None are so blind as those who won’t see. 视而不见。

None are so deaf as those who won’t hear. 充耳不闻。

No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。

No one can call back yesterday. 昨日不会重现。

No pains, no gains. 没有付出就没有收获。

No pleasure without pain. 没有苦就没有乐。

No rose without a thorn. 没有不带刺的玫瑰。

No sweet without sweat. 先苦后甜。

Nothing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

Nothing seek, nothing find. 没有追求就没有收获。

Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty. 世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。

No way is impossible to courage. 勇者无惧。

Old friends and old wines are best. 陈酒味醇，老友情深。

Once a thief, always a thief. 偷盗一次，做贼一世。

One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy. 一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。One cannot put back the clock. 时钟不能倒转。

One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays. 百闻不如一见。

One false move may lose the game. 一着不慎，满盘皆输。

One hour today is worth two tomorrow. 争分夺秒效率高。

One man’s fault is other man’s lesson. 前车之鉴。

One never loses anything by politeness. 讲礼貌不吃亏。

One’s words reflect one’s thinking. 言为心声。

Patience is the best remedy. 忍耐是良药。

Penny wise, pound foolish. 贪小便宜吃大亏。

Plain dealing is praised more than practiced. 正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。

Please the eye and plague the heart. 贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。

Pleasure comes through toil. 苦尽甘来。

Pour water into a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空。

Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜于治疗。

Pride goes before, and shame comes after. 骄傲使人落后。

Promise is debt. 一诺千金。

Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。

Reading enriches the mind. 开卷有益。

Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body. 读书健脑，运动强身。

Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you. 要人尊敬，必须自重。

Rome is not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。

Saying is one thing and doing another. 言行不一。

Seeing is believing./To see is to believe. 眼见为实。

Seek the truth from facts. 实事求是。

Something is better than nothing. 聊胜于无。

Speech is silver, silence is gold. 能言是银，沉默是金。

Strike the iron while it is hot. 趁热打铁。

Success belongs to the persevering. 坚持就是胜利。

Take things as they come. 既来之，则安之。

Talking mends no holes. 空谈无补。

The best hearts are always the bravest. 无私者无畏。

The cat shuts its eyes when stealing. 掩耳盗铃。

The danger past and God forgotten. 过河拆桥。

The darkest hour is nearest the dawn. 黎明前的黑暗。

The devil knows many things because he is old. 老马识途。

The die is cast. 木已成舟。

The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

The farthest way about is the nearest way home. 抄近路反而绕远路。

The finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢，不成器。

The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man. 烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。

The first step is the only difficulty. 迈出第一步是最艰难的。

The fox knew too much, that's how he lost his tail. 机关算尽太聪明，反误了卿卿性命。The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 坐井观天。

The more noble, the more humble. 人越高尚，越谦虚。

There are two sides to every question. 问题皆有两面。

There is kindness to be found everywhere. 人间处处有温情。

There is no general rule without some exception. 任何法规均有例外。

There is no place like home./East or west, home is the best. 金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。

The water that bears the boat is the same that swallows it up. 水能载舟，亦能覆舟。

The wise man knows he knows nothing, the fool thinks he knows all.

清者自清，浊者自浊。

The world is but a little place, after all. 海内存知己，天涯若比邻。

Time and tide wait(s) for no man. 时不我待。

How time flies! 光阴似箭。

Time is money. 时间就是金钱。

Time lost cannot be won again. 时光流逝，不可复得。

Time past cannot be called back again. 时间不能倒流。

Time tries all. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。

To err is human. 人非圣贤，孰能无过。

To know oneself is true progress. 人贵有自知之明。

Tomorrow never comes. 我生待明日，万事成蹉跎。

Too much liberty spills all. 自由放任，一事无成。

Too much praise is a burden. 过多夸奖，反成负担。

To save time is to lengthen life. 节约时间就是延长生命。

Touch pitch, and you will be defiled. 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋。Troubles never come singly. 福无双至，祸不单行。

Truth never grows old. 真理永存。

Turn over a new leaf. 洗心革面，改过自新。

Two wrongs do not make a right. 别人错了，不等于你对了。

Unity is strength. 团结就是力量。

Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行。