[A] A bad penny always comes back. 恶有恶报 A bad workman always blames his tools. 拙匠常怪工具差 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 一鸟在手胜於二鸟在林 A burnt child dreads the fire. 烧伤的孩子怕火。一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳 A contented mind is a perpetual feast. 知足常乐 Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜於言词。事实胜於雄辩 A drowning man will catch at a straw. 疾病乱投医。急不择暇 Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳 A fault confessed is half redressed. 肯认错是改过的一半 A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情 After rain comes sunshine. 雨过天晴 A leopard cannot change his spots. 本性难移 A little learning is a dangerous thing. 只知皮毛是件危险的事 All good things come to an end. 花无百日红 (天下无不散的筵席) All is well that ends well. 善有善终 All that glitters is not gold. 金玉其外，未必皆善 (不可以貌取人) All roads lead to Rome. 条条道路通罗马。殊途同归 All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只是工作而不游戏，会使人迟钝 An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity. A pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. 乐观者在灾难中看到机会，悲观者在机会中看到灾难 A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滚石不生苔。转业不聚财 Art is long, life is short. 人生苦短，而学术无穷 A stitch in time saves nine. 及时一针省九针。及时行事，则事半功倍 As you sow, so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆 A tree is known by its fruit. 从所结的果子可以知道一颗果树的好坏 [B] Bad news travels fast. 好事不出门，坏事传千里 Barking dogs seldom bite. 会叫的狗不咬人 Beauty is but skin deep. 美貌是肤浅的。勿以貌取人 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施 Beggars must not be choosers. 饥不择食 Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. 宁为驴头，不作马尾 (宁为玉碎，不为瓦全) Better late than never. (It's never too late to mend.) 亡羊补牢犹未晚 Between two stools you fall to the ground. 脚踏双凳必墬地 Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚 Blood is thicker than water. 血浓於水 Brevity is the soul of wit. 精简是智慧的真随 Business before pleasure. 工作先於玩乐 [C] Care killed a cat. 忧虑致命（劳神丧命）。 Charity begins at home. 仁爱从家中开始。齐家才能治国。 Comparisons are odious. 人比人气死人。 Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。 Courtesy costs nothing. 礼多人不怪。 [D] Death is the great leve1er. 死後万人皆平等（人皆有死）。 Diamond cut(s) diamond. 两虎相争必有一伤。 Discretion is the better part of valor. 勇敢贵审慎 （冒不必要之险，只是匹夫之勇）。 Do as you would be done by. 己所欲施於人。 Dogs do not eat dog. 狗不咬狗（同类不相残）。 Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入境随俗。 Do not cast pearls before swine. 不要明珠暗投。不要对牛弹琴。 Do not kick against the pricks. 勿以螳臂挡车（勿作无谓之抵抗徒伤自己） Do not put the cart before the horse. 勿将本未倒置。 Do not wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。 Don't change horses in mid-stream. 临阵勿换将。 Don't count your chicken before they are hatched. 勿打如意算盘。 Don't quarrel with your bread and butter. 勿自砸饭碗。 Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 勿孤注一掷。 Don’t speak ill of others behind their backs. 不要在背後说人坏话。 [E] Easier said than done. 说比做来得容易。 Easy come, easy go. 来得容易去得快。 East or west, home is best. 金窝银窝不如自家的狗窝。 Empty vessels make the most sound. 空桶响叮咚。 Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑必有一失。 Every cloud has a silver lining. 天无绝人之路。人各有其福。 Every dog has his day. 三年风水轮流转（狗也有走运的一天）。 Every man has his taste. 人各有所好。 Everybody's business is nobody's business. 众人之事乏人管。 Extremes meet. 物极必反。 [F] Familiarity breeds contempt. 狎昵招侮（近庙欺神）。 Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金装。人要衣装。 First come first served. 先来先得；捷足先登。 Forewarned is forearmed. 先知先戒备。 Fortune favors the brave (bold). 天助勇者。 [G] Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 人言可畏。 God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 God's mill grinds slow but sure. 天纲恢恢，疏而不漏。 Grasp al1, lose al1. 贪多必失。样样都要，全部失掉。 [H] Habit is second nature. 习惯成自然。 Handsome is as handsome does. 慷慨大方始为美。 Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。 Health is better than wealth. 健康胜於财富。 Heaven he1ps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。 He is poor but has a noble mind. 他人穷志不穷。 History repeats itself. 历史会重演。 Honesty is the best policy. 诚实是最上策。 Hunger is the best sauce. 饥饿时样样都可口。 [I] It is no use crying over spilt milk. 打翻牛奶，哭也没用；覆水难收。 [K] Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鸟。一剑双鵰。一举两得。 Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。 [L] Let bygones be bygones. 往者已矣；既往不咎。 Let sleeping dogs lie. 不惹鬼神不遭殃。敬而远之。 Like father, 1ike son. 有其父，必有其子。 Look before you leap. 三思而後行。 [M] Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天。 Make hay while the sun shines. 把握时机。 Misfortunes never come single (alone). 祸不单行。 [N] Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要为发明之母。 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事，今日毕。 Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 别杞人忧天。 No man can serve two masters. 一仆难事二主。 Nothing succeeds like success. 一事顺利，万事如意。 [O] One swallow does not make a summer. 一燕不成夏（勿以偏概全）。 [P] Penny wise and pound foolish. 因小失大。 Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天造成的。 Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。 Prevention is better than cure. 预防胜於治疗。 Pride goes before fall. 骄者必败。 Put money aside for a rainy day. 储蓄以备不急之需。未雨绸缪。 [S] Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见。 Slow and steady wins the race. 从容不迫，胜券在握。 Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器。 Speak of the devil, and the devil comes! 说曹操，曹操就到。 Speech is si1ver, silence is gold. 雄辩为银，沈默是金。 Strike the iron while it is hot. 打铁趁热。 [T] The pot calls the kett1e b1ack. 五十步笑百步。 Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不待人。 Too many cooks spoil the broth. 人多坏事。 Two heads are better than one. 集思广益。 [V] Virtue is its own reward. 为善最乐。 [W] Well begun is half done. 好的开始是成功的一半。 Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。 While there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。 -- Take good use of them. ^Q^ --

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