| •A closed rnouIh catch no flies |
| 嘴巴闭起来就不会飞进苍蝇。〔义大利〕 |
| 祸从口出。〔中国〕 |
| 言多必失。〔中国〕 |
| •A hedge between keeps friendship green. |
| 隔道树篱，友谊长青。〔法国〕 |
| 邻居要好起高墙。〔中国〕 |
| •A lie travels around the wourld while truth is putting her boots on. |
| 谎话传遍全世界，真相还在穿靴子。〔法国〕 |
| 好事不出门，坏事传千里。〔中国〕 |
| •A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. |
| 虽然知道自己没有机会在底下乘凉，老人依然种树。这样的社会会伟大。〔希腊〕 |
| 前人种树，后人乘凉。〔中国〕 |
| •A wise man hears one word and understands two. |
| 智者听到一个字就会了解两个字。〔犹太〕 |
| 举一反三。〔中国〕 |
| •An ass in Germany is a professor in Rome. |
| 德国的驴子，到了罗马就是教授。〔德国〕 |
| 远来的和尚会念经。〔中国〕 |
| 他山之石可以攻错。〔中国〕 |
| •An ox remains an ox, even if driven to Vienna. |
| 牛赶到维也纳还是牛。〔匈牙利〕 |
| 牛牵到北京还是牛。〔中国〕 |
| •As we live, so we learn. |
| 活着就要学。〔犹太〕 |
| 活到老，学到老。〔中国〕 |
| •Clouds gather before a storm. |
| 暴风来前先起云。〔英美〕 |
| 山雨欲来风满楼。〔中国〕 |
| ·Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. |
| 同一种罪犯两次，就不像罪了。〔犹太〕 |
| 积非成是。〔中国〕 |
| ·Every cloud has a silver lining. |
| 每朵云都有一道银边。〔英美〕 |
| 失之东隅，收之桑榆。〔中国〕 |
| 天无绝人之路。〔中国〕 |
| ·Fine feathers make fine birds. |
| 好鸟要靠好羽毛。〔英美〕 |
| 人要衣装，佛要金装。〔中国〕 |
| ·Haste makes waste. |
| 太匆忙就会白费工。〔英美〕 |
| 欲速则不达。〔中国〕 |
| 忙中有错。〔中国〕 |
| ·He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowed. |
| 注定要被吊死的人绝对不会被淹死。〔法国〕 |
| 阎王要人三更死，绝不留人到五更。〔中国〕 |
| ·He who has once hurnt his mouth always blows his soup. |
| 嘴被烫过的人，喝汤一定会先吹过。〔德国〕 |
| 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草绳。〔中国〕 |
| ·He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. |
| 要爬梯子，非得从第一阶开始。〔英美〕 |
| 登高必自卑，行远必自迩。〔中国〕 |
| ·If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over. |
| 如果所有的人都朝同一个方向拉，世界就会倒下来。〔犹太〕 |
| 众志成城。〔中国〕 |
| •Look before you leap. |
| 跳之前先看清楚。〔英美〕 |
| 三思而后行。〔中国〕 |
| •Many hands make light work. |
| 人手多，事情就轻松。〔英美〕 |
| 人多好办事。〔中国〕 |
| •May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. |
| 偷小羊也要被吊死，那还不如偷大羊。〔英美〕 |
| 一不做二不休。〔中国〕 |
| •Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. |
| 心里愿意的话，没有不可能的事。〔英美〕 |
| Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| 只要愿意，就有可能。〔英美〕 |
| 天下无难事，只怕有心人。〔中国〕 |
| 有志者事竟成。〔中国〕 |
| 人定胜天。〔中国〕 |
| •Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. |
| 穿的人才知道鞋子什么地方夹脚。〔英美〕 |
| 如人饮水，冷暖自知。〔中国〕 |
| •Practice makes perfect. |
| 练习，就能完美。〔英美〕 |
| 熟能生巧。〔中国〕 |
| •Pride goeth before dstruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. |
| 毁灭之前是骄傲，失败之前是自大。〔圣经〕 |
| 骄兵必败。〔中国〕 |
| •Rain beats a leopard’skin, but it does not wash off the spots. |
| 雨打在豹的皮上，可是洗不掉斑点。〔非洲〕 |
| A leopard does not change its spots. |
| 豹改变不了身上的斑点。〔英美〕 |
| 江山易改，本性难移。〔中国〕 |
| •Rats desert a sinking ship. |
| 船沈老鼠跑。〔法国〕 |
| 树倒猢狲散。〔中国〕 |
| •Seek counsel of him who makes you weep, and, not of him who makes you laugh. |
| 问别人的意见，要问让你哭的人，别问让你笑的人。〔阿拉伯〕 |
| 良药苦口(利于病)，忠言逆耳(利于行)。〔中国〕 |
| •Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear. |
| 说到魔鬼，魔鬼一定会出现。〔英美〕 |
| 说曹操，曹操就到。〔中国〕 |
| •The girl who can’t dance says the band can’t play. |
| 不会跳舞的女孩说乐队弹得不好。〔犹太〕 |
| 不会睡觉怪床歪。〔中国〕 |
| •The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. |
| 篱笆另一边的草永远比较绿。〔英美〕 |
| 站这山望那山高。〔中国〕 |
| •The mills of God grind slowly but they grind finely. |
| 上帝的磨坊转得很慢，但磨得很细。〔爱尔兰〕 |
| 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。〔中国〕 |
| •The silent dog is the first to bite. |
| 不叫的狗第一个咬人。〔德国〕 |
| 会咬人的狗不叫。〔中国〕 |
| •The squeaky wheel gets the oil. |
| 吱吱叫的轮子才有得上油。〔英美〕 |
| 会吵的小孩有糖吃。〔中国〕 |
| •The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe. |
| 最高的草会第一个被镰刀割掉。〔德国〕 |
| 树大招风。〔中国〕 |
| 人怕出名猪怕肥。〔中国〕 |
| •The well fed does not understand the lean. |
| 吃饱的人不了解瘦子。〔爱尔兰〕 |
| 饱汉不知饿汉饥。〔中国〕 |
| •There is honor even among thieves. |
| 小偷也是讲求道义的。〔英美〕 |
| 盗亦有道。〔中国〕 |
| •There is no use crying over spilt milk. |
| 牛奶打翻了，哭也没有用。〔英美〕 |
| 覆水难收。〔中国〕 |
| •There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel. |
| 空桶子的声音大。〔俄国〕 |
| 满瓶醋不响，半瓶醋晃荡。〔中国〕 |
| •Today is the fisrt day of the rest of your life. |
| 今天是你下半辈子的头一天。〔英美〕 |
| 苟日新，又日新，日日新。〔中国〕 |
| 昨日种种譬如昨日死，今日种种譬如今日生。〔中国〕 |
| •Two heads are better than one. |
| 两个脑袋胜过一个。〔英美〕 |
| 三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮。〔中国〕 |
| •When the iron is hot, strike. |
| 趁铁还热的时候打。〔英美〕 |
| 打铁趁热。〔中国〕 |
| •While the cat’s away, the mice can play. |
| 猫不在，老鼠就可以玩了。〔英美〕 |
| 山中无老虎，猴子称大王。〔中国〕 |
| •Who lies with dogs shall rise up with fleas. |
| 和狗睡在一起，起来就会有蝨子。〔拉丁〕 |
| 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。〔中国〕 |
| •Wine divulges truth. |
| 酒会使人泄露真话。〔爱尔兰〕 |
| 酒后吐真言。〔中国〕 |
| •You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. |
| 用母猪的耳朵缝不出丝质的钱包。〔爱尔兰〕 |
| 朽木不可雕也。〔中国〕 |
