A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难朋友才是真正的朋友。
Actions speak louder than words.事实胜于雄辩
All is not gold that glitters.闪光的不一定都是金子
An idle youth， a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.良药苦口
Do wrong once and you"ll never hear the end of it.一失足成千古恨
Every cloud has a silver lining.守得云开见月明
Every man has his fault.人孰无过
First come， first served.捷足先登
Haste makes waste.欲速则不达
Honesty is the best policy.诚实至上
In fair weather prepare for foul.未雨绸缪
Knowledge is power.知识就是力量
Let bygones be bygone.既往不究
Look before you leap.三思而后行
Man proposes， God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天
Money talks.金钱万能
No gains without pains.吃得苦中苦方为人上人
Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧
Silence is golden.献丑不如藏拙
Speak well of your friend，of your enemy say nothing.隐恶扬善
Take things as they come.逆来顺受
The ear1y bird catches the worm.先到先得
Time and tide wait for no man.岁月不饶人
To burn the cand1e at both ends.自暴自弃
To count one"s chickens before they are hatched.
To make a mountain out of a molehill.小题大做
Too many cooks spoil tbe broth.人多手脚乱
Well begun is half done.事半功倍
When you are in Rome， do as the Romans do.入乡随俗
Where there is life, there is hope.留得青山在，不怕没材烧。作者: 闻草 时间: 2005-5-21 11:39
Don"t speak all you know, but know all you speak.
不要尽言所知，而要尽知所言
Don"t teach your grandmother to suck eggs.
休要班门弄斧
Don"t throw out your dirty water before you get in fresh. 清水未打来，赃水莫倒掉
Don"t trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.
不要自寻烦恼
Don"t whistle until you are out of the wood.
没有脱离险境，不要过早高兴
Do one"s level best. 尽力而为
Doubt is the key of knowledge. 怀疑乃知识的钥匙
Do well is better than say well. 说得好不如做得好
Downy lips make thoughtless slips. 嘴上没毛，办事不牢
Draw not your bow till your arrow is fixed.
事未齐备，切莫妄动
Draw water with a sieve. 竹篮子打水一场空
Dreams go by contraries. 梦想总与现实相反
Drive your business, do not let it drive you.
要推动事业，不要让事业来推动你
Drop by drop the oceans are filled; stone by stone the walls are built. 滴水汇大海，垒石筑高墙
Drowning man will catch at a straw. 溺水的人一根草也要抓
Drunken days have all their tomorrows.
今日花天酒地，明日潦倒穷途
Drunkenness reveals what soberness conceals.酒后露真言
Dumb dogs are dangerous. 哑犬最凶恶
Dying is as natural as living. 死亡与生存一样自然
Dogs wag their tails not so much in love to you as your bread. 狗摇尾巴，爱的是面包
Doing is better than saying. 行胜于言
Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入乡随俗
Do not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all you know.
不要为所能为，不要花尽所有，不要全信所闻，不要言尽所知
Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.
不要忘恩负义
Do not despise your enemy. 万勿轻敌
Do not give a dog bread every time he wags his tail.
不要有求必应
Do not praise a day before sunset. 切勿褒贬过早
Do not run too fast after gain. 不要见利就拼命追
Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself. 不要向不如你幸运的人述说你的幸福
Do not swap horses when crossing a stream.
处在危难中，不宜大更动
Do no through fear of poverty surrender liberty.
不要因为怕贫苦而放弃自由
Do not to others what you do not wish them to do to you. 己所不欲，勿施于人
Do not wash dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。
Don"t cast out the foul water till you bring in the clean. 清水未来，莫泼赃水
Don"t cross the bridgetill you get to it. 不要杞人忧天作者: 闻草 时间: 2005-5-21 11:40
Don"t fly till you wings are feathered. 羽毛未丰不要飞
Don"t halloo till you are out of the wood.
没有脱离危险不要先欢呼
Don"t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事，今日毕
Dexterity comes by experience. 熟练来自经验
Diamond cuts diamond. 强中更有强中手
Diet cures more than the doctor. 药补不如食补
Diligence is near success. 勤奋近乎成功
Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母
Discontent is the first step in progress. 不知足是前进中的第一步
Disease, enemy, and debt --these three must be cut off as soon as they begin to grow. 病，仇与债这三者，一露苗头就砍掉
Disease of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body. 心灵上的疾病比肉体上的疾病更危险
Diseases come on horseback, but go away on foot.
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝
Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.
为众之所为，受众之所夸
Do business, but be not a slave to it.
要做事，但不要做事务的奴隶。
Dog does not eat dog. 物不伤其类
Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand.
远处叫得凶的狗，不会近身来咬人
Danger is next neighbour to security. 危险是安全的近邻
Danger itself is the best remedy for danger.
危险本身就是对付危险的最好办法
Dead men tell no tales. 死人不会搬弄是非
Death is the grand leveller. 凡人都要死，大家都一样。
Death meets us everywhere. 死亡到处和我门相遇。
Death pays all debts. 人死百债了。
Death when it comes will have no denial.
死亡来临时，无可抗拒之
Debt is better than death. 负债总比死亡强。
Deeds are fruits; words are but leaves. 行动是果实，言语只是树叶而已
Deeds are males, and words are females. 言柔弱无能，行刚强有力
Deep rivers move in silence, shallow brooks are noisy.
深水静静流，浅溪潺潺流。
Delays are dangerous. 坐失良机必有忧患。
Deliberate before you begin, then execute with vigour.
着手前要深思熟虑，执行要果断有力
Deliberating is not delaying. 慎思不是拖延
Deliver not your words by number but by weight.
言不在多，而在有物
Depend on others and you always repent. 依靠别人总要后悔
Despair gives courage to a coward. 人急造反，狗急跳墙
Destruction pursues the great. 树大招风。
Devil must be driven out with devils. 以毒攻毒作者: 闻草 时间: 2005-5-21 11:40
All is flour that comes to his mill.到他的磨里都能碾成粉
All is not at hand that helps. 有用的东西并不都是垂手可得的
All is not lost that is in danger. 在危险中的东西未必都会损失
All is well that ends well. 结果美满都是好的。吉人天相
All men are mortal. 人孰无死。
All men cannot be first. 不可能人人都得第一名。
All one"s geese are swans. 自吹自擂。
All rivers run into the sea. 百川入海。
All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。
All"s fish that comes to his net. 到了网中都是鱼
All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill. 有情人终成眷属
All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment. 机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回
All the wit in the world is not in one head.
世界上所有的智慧不可能集中于一个脑袋
All the world"s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. 整个世界是个舞台，男男女女，演员而已
All things are difficult before they are easy.
凡事都是先难后易
All things are easy that are done willingly. 做事乐意，诸事容易
All things are obedient to money. 有钱能使鬼推磨
All things will come round to him who will but wait.
只要耐心肯等待，一切都会按时来
All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返
All truths are not to be told. 真理并不都能说得清
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy; all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy.
只工作，不玩耍，聪明孩子要变傻；尽玩耍，不学习，聪明孩子没出息
Although it rains, throw not away your watering pot.
纵然天下雨，休把水壶丢
Always taking out of the meal-tub and never putting in, soon comes to the bottom. 坐吃山空
A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst.
少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。
A maid that laughs is half taken. 少女露笑脸，婚事半成全
A man alone is either a saint or a devil.
孤身独处的人可以为圣哲，也可为恶魔
A man apt to promise is apt to forget. 轻诺者易忘
A man can die but once. 人生只有一次死。
A man can do no more than he can. 凡事只能量力而行。
A man can never thrive who had a wasteful wife.
妻子浪费无度，丈夫不会出头
A man cannot serve two masters. 一仆不能事二主。
A man can not spin and reel at the same time. 一心不能二用
A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time. 一心不能二用
A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little. 人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话作者: 闻草 时间: 2005-5-21 11:41
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen.
书籍如朋友，应该少而精
Borrowed garments never fit well. 借来的衣服不合身
Brave actions never want a trumpet. 勇敢的行为不须要吹号
Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天
Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵
Bring up a raven and he"ll pick out your eyes. 养虎贻患
Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse. 投鼠忌器
Burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
Business before pleasure. 事业在先，享乐在后。
Business is business. 公事公办
Business is the salt of life. 事业事人生之盐。
Business makes a man as well as tries him. 事业既考验人，也造就人
Business may be troublesome, but idleness is pernicious. 事业虽扰烦，懒惰更害人
Business neglected is business lost. 玩忽事业等于丢失事业
Business sweetens pleasure, and labour sweetens rest.
工作后消遣更愉快，劳动后休息更舒畅。
By doing we learn. 经一事，长一智。
By falling we learn to go safely. 吃一堑，长一智。
By gambling we lose both time and treasure, two things most precious to the life of man.
赌博使我们丢失时间和金钱，这两样人生最珍贵的东西。
By other"s faults, wise men correct their own. 他山之石，可以攻玉
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it. 读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。
By the hands of many a great work made light. 众擎易举
By writing you learn to write. 从写作中学写作。
Better wear out than rust out. 与其闲散不如忙碌
Better wit than wealth. 智力胜于财富。
Between friends all is common. 朋友之间不分彼此。
Between two stools one falls to the ground. 脚踏两头要落空
Beware of a man of one book. 不要与一个有专业知识的人争论
Beware of a silent dog and still water.
警惕无声之狗会咬人，平静之水会覆舟。
Beware of him who regards not his reputation.
要谨防不重自己名誉的人作者: 闻草 时间: 2005-5-21 11:41
Big mouthfuls ofter choke. 贪多嚼不烂。
Bind the sack before it be full. 做事应适可而止。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
Bite off more than one can chew. 贪多咽不下。
Bite the hand that feeds one. 恩将仇报。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利于病
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. 人无所求最享福，因他不为失望苦
Blind men can judge no colours. 不宜问道于盲。
Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。
Blood will have blood. 血债要用血来还。
Be honest rather clever. 诚实比聪明更要紧。
Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle. 随遇而安
Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
Believe no tales from the enemy. 切莫轻信敌人。
Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。
Believe somebody on his bare word.
人言无据，切勿轻信。
Benefits please like flowers, while they are fresh.
恩泽让人欣喜，犹如鲜花使人心醉。
Be prepared to put one"s hand in one"s pocket.
准备慷慨解囊。
Be slow in choosing a friend; slower in changing.
选择朋友要审慎，摒弃更要审又慎。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不轻诺，诺必果
Be swift to hear, slow to speak. 多听少说
Better a bachelor"s life than a slovenly wife.
过光棍生活，胜过有一个邋遢老婆
Better a glorious death than a shameful life.
忍辱贪生不如死得光荣。
Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us. 适量的火好取暖，熊熊烈火能焚身。
Better an egg today than a hen tomorrow.
前程虽远大，现实尤可贵。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Better are small fish than an empty dish. 有胜于无
Better be alone than in bad company. 交损友不如无友。
Better be out of the world than out of fashion.
不合潮流不如脱离尘世作者: lxhm1996 时间: 2005-6-26 10:01 标题: thank you for ...
thank you forcollecting so many good things for us! william作者: 紫靖 时间: 2007-8-15 10:52
