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          - An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom.聪明才智,不如运气。
 - A good head and an industrious hand are worth gold in any land.聪明脑袋勤劳手,走遍天下贵如金。
 - No man is wise at all times.聪明一世,糊涂一时。
 - ins and outs错综复杂事物的因果
 - A great ship asks deep waters.大船要走深水。(蛟龙要在海中游。)
 - A bold attempt is half success.大胆的尝试等于一半成功。
 - Great trees are good for nothing but shade.大树底下好乘凉。
 - by and large大体上,总的看来
 - Fools has fortune.呆人有呆福。
 - Count one's chickens before they are hatched.蛋未孵先数雏。
 - Lookers-on see more than players.当局者迷,旁观者清。
 - All is flour that comes to his mill.到他的磨里都能碾成粉。
 - While the priest climbs a post,the devil climbs ten.道高一尺,魔高一丈。
 - A friend is easier lost than found.得朋友难,失朋友易。
 - Step by step the ladder is ascended.登梯需要逐级登。
 - Constant dropping wears the stone.滴水不绝可穿石。
 - constant dropping wears the stone滴水穿石
 - All are brave when the enemy flies.敌人逃窜时,人人都成了勇士。
 - All are brave when the enemy flies.敌人逃跑时,个个都勇敢。
 - You can't beat it.第一流的,比不上的
 - A change of work is as good as a rest.调换一下工作是很好的休息。
 - Put your shoulder to the wheel.鼎力相助
 - East or west,home is best.东好西好,还是家里最好。
 - Everything is good when new,but friends when old.东西是新的好,朋友是老的亲。
 - Who knows most says least.懂的最多的人,说的最少。
 - When a book is read a hundred times,its meanings will naturally become clear.读书百遍,其义自见。
 - Reading makes a full man.读书长见识。
 - Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.读书健脑,运动强身。
 - He owns a gifted pen,who reads tremendously.读书破万卷,下笔如有神。
 - Books and friends should be few but good.读书如交友,应求少而精。
 - Books,like friends,should be few and well chosen.读书如择友,宜少且宜精。
 - By reading we enrich the mind,by conversation we polish it.读书使人充实,交谈使人精明。
 - Reading makes a full man.读书使人完善
 - False with one can be false with two.对一个人虚假,也会对两个人虚假。
 - Your father's honour is to you but a second-hand honour.对于你来说,父亲的荣誉只是间接的荣誉。
 - To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.对于一只漫无目标的船来说,不论什么方向的风都是逆风。
 - over and over多次地,重复地
 - Sloth is the key of poverty.惰能致贫
 - Though malice may darken truth,it cannot put it out.恶意可以糟塌真理,但无法消灭真理。
 - Misfortunes tell us what fortune is.恶运临头后,才知幸运贵。
 - crocodile tears鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲
 - What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.儿时所学,终生难忘。
 - My son is my son till he has got him a wife,but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.儿子婚前是儿子,女儿终生是女儿。
 - If your ears glow,someone is talking of you.耳朵发烧,有人念叨。
 - Children are what the mothers are.耳濡目染,身教言传。
 - Words are but wind,but seeing is believing.耳听为虚,眼见为实
 - out of temper发怒的,发脾气 
 - out of sorts发脾气的
 - Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日
 - Do nothing by halves.凡事不可半途而废。
 - A man can do no more than he can.凡事都应量力而行。
 - It is right to put everything in its proper use.凡事都应用得其所。
 - All things are difficult before they are easy.凡事总是由难而易。
 - Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.凡是值得做的事,就值得做好。
 - Repetition is the mother of konwledge.反复学习是知识之源。
 - One sin opens the door for another.犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。
 - After death,the doctor.放马后炮
 - All is not gain that is put in the purse.放入钱包的钱财,并非都是应得的。
 - Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人。
 - Every minute counts.分秒必争
 - Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate.风水轮流转。
 - Things at the worst will mend.否极泰来
 - A good husband makes a good wife.夫善则妻贤。
 - Troubles never come singly.福无双至,祸不单行。
 - A father is a treasure,a brother is a comfort,but a friend is both.父亲是财富,兄弟是安慰,朋友兼而有之。
 - Lying rides upon debt's back.负债的人谎话多。
 - Great men's sons seldom do well.富不过三代。
 - From saving comes having.富有来自节俭。
 - Every heart has its own sorrow.各人有各人的苦恼。
 - It is not work that kills,but worry.工作不会伤身,伤身乃是忧虑。
 - Work bears witness who does well.工作能证明谁做的好。
 - Praise is not pudding.恭维话不能当饭吃。
 - Teach others by your example.躬亲示范
 - A little pot is soon hot.狗肚子盛不得四两油。
 - Dogs wave their tails not so much in,love to you as your bread.狗摇尾巴,爱的是你的面包。
 - A dog will not howl if you beat him with a bone.骨头打狗狗不叫。
 - A still tongue makes a wise head.寡言者智
 - Observation is the best teacher.观察是最好的老师。
 - A clear conscience is a sure card.光明磊落,胜券在握。
 - It is better to die with honour than to live in infamy.光荣的死胜于羞辱的生。
 - The path to glory is always rugged.光荣之路常坎坷。
 - 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。
 - Time flies never to be recalled.光阴一去不复返
 - A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.广交友,无深交。
 - Great wits have short memories.贵人多忘事。
 - A rolling stone gathers no moss.滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。
 - Too much praise is a burden.过多夸奖,反成负担。
 - Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.过耳之言,未可尽信。
 - Too much humility is pride.过分谦逊就是骄傲。
 - Too much familiarity breeds contempt.过分熟悉会使人互不服气。
 - Let bygones be bygones.过去的就让它过去吧。