| •A closed rnouIh catch no flies |
| 嘴巴閉起來就不會飛進蒼蠅。〔義大利〕 |
| 禍從口出。〔中國〕 |
| 言多必失。〔中國〕 |
| •A hedge between keeps friendship green. |
| 隔道樹籬，友誼長青。〔法國〕 |
| 鄰居要好起高牆。〔中國〕 |
| •A lie travels around the wourld while truth is putting her boots on. |
| 謊話傳遍全世界，真相還在穿靴子。〔法國〕 |
| 好事不出門，壞事傳千里。〔中國〕 |
| •A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in. |
| 雖然知道自己沒有機會在底下乘涼，老人依然種樹。這樣的社會會偉大。〔希臘〕 |
| 前人種樹，後人乘涼。〔中國〕 |
| •A wise man hears one word and understands two. |
| 智者聽到一個字就會了解兩個字。〔猶太〕 |
| 舉一反三。〔中國〕 |
| •An ass in Germany is a professor in Rome. |
| 德國的驢子，到了羅馬就是教授。〔德國〕 |
| 遠來的和尚會念經。〔中國〕 |
| 他山之石可以攻錯。〔中國〕 |
| •An ox remains an ox, even if driven to Vienna. |
| 牛趕到維也納還是牛。〔匈牙利〕 |
| 牛牽到北京還是牛。〔中國〕 |
| •As we live, so we learn. |
| 活著就要學。〔猶太〕 |
| 活到老，學到老。〔中國〕 |
| •Clouds gather before a storm. |
| 暴風來前先起雲。〔英美〕 |
| 山雨欲來風滿樓。〔中國〕 |
| ·Commit a sin twice and it will not seem a crime. |
| 同一種罪犯兩次，就不像罪了。〔猶太〕 |
| 積非成是。〔中國〕 |
| ·Every cloud has a silver lining. |
| 每朵雲都有一道銀邊。〔英美〕 |
| 失之東隅，收之桑榆。〔中國〕 |
| 天無絕人之路。〔中國〕 |
| ·Fine feathers make fine birds. |
| 好鳥要靠好羽毛。〔英美〕 |
| 人要衣裝，佛要金裝。〔中國〕 |
| ·Haste makes waste. |
| 太匆忙就會白費工。〔英美〕 |
| 欲速則不達。〔中國〕 |
| 忙中有錯。〔中國〕 |
| ·He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowed. |
| 註定要被弔死的人絕對不會被淹死。〔法國〕 |
| 閻王要人三更死，絕不留人到五更。〔中國〕 |
| ·He who has once hurnt his mouth always blows his soup. |
| 嘴被燙過的人，喝湯一定會先吹過。〔德國〕 |
| 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。〔中國〕 |
| ·He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. |
| 要爬梯子，非得從第一階開始。〔英美〕 |
| 登高必自卑，行遠必自邇。〔中國〕 |
| ·If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over. |
| 如果所有的人都朝同一個方向拉，世界就會倒下來。〔猶太〕 |
| 眾志成城。〔中國〕 |
| •Look before you leap. |
| 跳之前先看清楚。〔英美〕 |
| 三思而後行。〔中國〕 |
| •Many hands make light work. |
| 人手多，事情就輕鬆。〔英美〕 |
| 人多好辦事。〔中國〕 |
| •May as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb. |
| 偷小羊也要被弔死，那還不如偷大羊。〔英美〕 |
| 一不做二不休。〔中國〕 |
| •Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. |
| 心裡願意的話，沒有不可能的事。〔英美〕 |
| Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| 只要願意，就有可能。〔英美〕 |
| 天下無難事，只怕有心人。〔中國〕 |
| 有志者事竟成。〔中國〕 |
| 人定勝天。〔中國〕 |
| •Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. |
| 穿的人才知道鞋子什麼地方夾腳。〔英美〕 |
| 如人飲水，冷暖自知。〔中國〕 |
| •Practice makes perfect. |
| 練習，就能完美。〔英美〕 |
| 熟能生巧。〔中國〕 |
| •Pride goeth before dstruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. |
| 毀滅之前是驕傲，失敗之前是自大。〔聖經〕 |
| 驕兵必敗。〔中國〕 |
| •Rain beats a leopard’skin, but it does not wash off the spots. |
| 雨打在豹的皮上，可是洗不掉斑點。〔非洲〕 |
| A leopard does not change its spots. |
| 豹改變不了身上的斑點。〔英美〕 |
| 江山易改，本性難移。〔中國〕 |
| •Rats desert a sinking ship. |
| 船沈老鼠跑。〔法國〕 |
| 樹倒猢猻散。〔中國〕 |
| •Seek counsel of him who makes you weep, and, not of him who makes you laugh. |
| 問別人的意見，要問讓你哭的人，別問讓你笑的人。〔阿拉伯〕 |
| 良藥苦口(利於病)，忠言逆耳(利於行)。〔中國〕 |
| •Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear. |
| 說到魔鬼，魔鬼一定會出現。〔英美〕 |
| 說曹操，曹操就到。〔中國〕 |
| •The girl who can’t dance says the band can’t play. |
| 不會跳舞的女孩說樂隊彈得不好。〔猶太〕 |
| 不會睡覺怪床歪。〔中國〕 |
| •The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. |
| 籬笆另一邊的草永遠比較綠。〔英美〕 |
| 站這山望那山高。〔中國〕 |
| •The mills of God grind slowly but they grind finely. |
| 上帝的磨坊轉得很慢，但磨得很細。〔愛爾蘭〕 |
| 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。〔中國〕 |
| •The silent dog is the first to bite. |
| 不叫的狗第一個咬人。〔德國〕 |
| 會咬人的狗不叫。〔中國〕 |
| •The squeaky wheel gets the oil. |
| 吱吱叫的輪子才有得上油。〔英美〕 |
| 會吵的小孩有糖吃。〔中國〕 |
| •The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe. |
| 最高的草會第一個被鐮刀割掉。〔德國〕 |
| 樹大招風。〔中國〕 |
| 人怕出名豬怕肥。〔中國〕 |
| •The well fed does not understand the lean. |
| 吃飽的人不了解瘦子。〔愛爾蘭〕 |
| 飽漢不知餓漢饑。〔中國〕 |
| •There is honor even among thieves. |
| 小偷也是講求道義的。〔英美〕 |
| 盜亦有道。〔中國〕 |
| •There is no use crying over spilt milk. |
| 牛奶打翻了，哭也沒有用。〔英美〕 |
| 覆水難收。〔中國〕 |
| •There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel. |
| 空桶子的聲音大。〔俄國〕 |
| 滿瓶醋不響，半瓶醋晃盪。〔中國〕 |
| •Today is the fisrt day of the rest of your life. |
| 今天是你下半輩子的頭一天。〔英美〕 |
| 苟日新，又日新，日日新。〔中國〕 |
| 昨日種種譬如昨日死，今日種種譬如今日生。〔中國〕 |
| •Two heads are better than one. |
| 兩個腦袋勝過一個。〔英美〕 |
| 三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮。〔中國〕 |
| •When the iron is hot, strike. |
| 趁鐵還熱的時候打。〔英美〕 |
| 打鐵趁熱。〔中國〕 |
| •While the cat’s away, the mice can play. |
| 貓不在，老鼠就可以玩了。〔英美〕 |
| 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王。〔中國〕 |
| •Who lies with dogs shall rise up with fleas. |
| 和狗睡在一起，起來就會有蝨子。〔拉丁〕 |
| 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。〔中國〕 |
| •Wine divulges truth. |
| 酒會使人洩露真話。〔愛爾蘭〕 |
| 酒後吐真言。〔中國〕 |
| •You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. |
| 用母豬的耳朵縫不出絲質的錢包。〔愛爾蘭〕 |
| 朽木不可雕也。〔中國〕 |
