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君海 2006-01-09 16:23 Gather ye rosebuds while ye may. 花开堪折直须折 get the opposite of what one intended 事与愿违 get the sack 炒鱿鱼 Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 谗言可畏/欲加之罪，何患无辞 Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself. 多行不义必自毙 give him an inch and he'll take an ell. 得寸进尺 Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 得寸进尺 go for broke 尽最大努力 go while the going is good. 三十六计,走为上计 God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助之 Gold will not buy everything. 金钱并非万能 Good opportunity, favorable geographical location and support from the people. 天时、地利、人和 Good things come in small packages. 乡人不识货，尽捡大的摸 good wine needs no bush 酒香不怕巷子深 Grasp all, lose all. 样样都要，全都失掉 Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同 Great oaks from little acorns grow. 万丈高楼从地起 grow with every passing day; flourishing 蒸蒸日上 Half a loaf is better than no bread. 聊胜於无 Half the world knows not how the other half lives. 一家不知一家事，神仙不知瓜里事

君海 2006-01-09 16:23 hard and fast 一成不变 hard-hearted 铁石心肠的 Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达　 have one's wish fulfilled 如愿以偿 He laughs best who laughs last. 最后笑的人笑得最得意 He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it. 作贼心虚 He that hath a full purse never wanted a friend. 有钱有酒，必有朋友 He that is full of himself is very empty. 自满的人是空虚的 He that touches pitch shall be defiled. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑 He who knows most speaks least. 识多者寡言 He who laughs last, Laughs Best. 谁笑在最后谁笑得最甜 He who rides a tiger is to dismount. 骑虎难下 he who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行,始于足下 heart and soul 全心全意地 heart of stone 石头心肠 heart-to-heart 坦白的 Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者 Homer sometimes nods.圣贤也有缺失 Honesty is the best policy. 诚实是上策 How happy we are, To meet friends from afar! 有朋自远方来,不亦乐乎!

君海 2006-01-09 16:24 Hunger is the beat sauce. 饥不择食 If a little knowledge is dangerous, where is the man who has so much as to be out of danger? 如果说知识短少是危险的话，到哪里去找知识丰富到足以摆脱危险的人物呢?（生物学家汤马斯.赫胥黎（Thomas Huxley） If the sky falls, we shall catch larks. 杞人忧天 If you kill one flea in March you kill a hundred. 二月杀跳蚤，杀一少百 If you run after two hares, you'll catch neither. 脚踏两头船摆渡难 in a hundred and one thousand ways 千方百计 In doing, we learn. 经一事，长一智 In fair weather prepare for the foul. 未雨绸缪 In for a penny, in for a pound. 一不做，二不休 in one's heart of heart 在内心深处 in spite of oneself 不由自主 In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king. 比上不足，比下有余/山中无老虎，猴子称霸王 In wine there is truth. 酒後吐真言 invigorating/boosting/prospering China through science and technology 科技兴国 issue IOUs 打白条 It goes in one ear and out the other. 左耳朵进，右耳朵出 It is dogged that does it. 天下无难事，只怕有心人 It is easier to go up the hill than to run down. 上山容易，下山难 It is easier to pull down than to build. 百年成之不足，一旦毁之有余 It is love that makes the world go round. 情之一字，所以维持世界 It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，时犹未晚 It is no use crying over spilt milk. 既坠釜甑，反顾无益 It takes ten years to grow trees but a hundred years to educate people. 十年树木,百年树人 It takes two to make a quarrel. 一个巴掌不响 It's a deal. 一言为定

君海 2006-01-09 16:24 It's a long story. 一言难尽 It's never too late to learn. 活到老，学到老 It's never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，未为晚也 It's of great urgency that... 当务之急... It's self-evident that... 不言而喻... It's the nature of beasts. 本性难移 It′s easy to be wise after the event. 事后诸葛亮 Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢,疏而不漏 Keep something for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪 Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕/一石二鸟 kind-hearted 心地慈祥的 Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量 Knowledge without practice makes half as artist. 有知识无实践只是半个艺术家 learn from other's strong points and close the gap 取长补短 learn to meet practical needs 学以致用 Learn to walk before you run. 循序渐进 Learning is like swimming upstream.If you don't go forward, you'll go back. 学如逆水行舟，不进则退 Let bygones be bygones. 既往不究 Let sleeping dogs lie. 莫惹是非/一动不如一静 Let things run their course. 听其自然 Life is but empty dream. 浮生若梦 like a lead balloon 毫无作用 Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子 Little and often fills the purse. 集腋成裘 Live and learn. 活到老学到老/学无止境 Look back to the old, if you would learn the new. 温故而知新 Look before you leap. 三思而后行 Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清 Lost time is never found again. 光阴一去不复返 Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌

君海 2006-01-09 16:25 make great/rapid strides 突飞猛进 Make hay while the sun shines. 打铁趁热 make overall arrangements 统筹兼顾 make spectacle of oneself 出洋相 Make yourself all honey and the files will devour you. 招蜂引蝶 Man proposes, God disposes. 谋事在人，成事在天 Many a little makes a mickle. 积少成多 Many hands make light work. 人多力量大/只要人手多，牌楼搬过河 Many men, many minds. 百姓百姓，一百个心 marble-hearted 铁右心肠 Marriages are made in heaven. 姻缘天注定 Men are blind in their own cause. 人不知自丑，马不嫌脸长 merchant of death 死亡贩子 Might is right. 强权即公理 misfortunes never come singly. 祸不单行 mod(modern) 时髦的,摩登的 Money begets money. 钱赚钱 Money burns a hole in his pocket. 钱烧口袋漏，一有就不留 Money is everything. 有钱能使鬼推磨 Money is the root of all evil. 金钱是万恶之源 Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推魔 Money talks. 金钱万能/有钱能使鬼推磨 More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达 Murder will out. 纸包不住火 mutual understanding and mutual accommodation 互谅互让 back and forth 前前后后 Bad news travels fast. 坏事传千里 Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人 be all fingers and thumbs(be very awkward and clumsy in handling things) 做事笨手笨脚 Be careful with thing and merciful with people. 对物要爱惜，对人要感恩

君海 2006-01-09 16:26 be far-sighted 目光远大 be in the same boat 同舟共济 be kept waiting for some time 苦苦等候 be open and aboveboard 光明磊落 be true to one's name 名副其实 be very ungrateful 以怨报德 Beauty is but skin deep. 人不可貌相 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施 Beauty is only skin-deep. 人不可貌相 Beggars must not be choosers. 饥不择食 bell the cat 风险重重 Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 宁为鸡头，不为凤尾 Better late than never . 迟做总比不做好 Better master one than engage with ten. 会十事不如精一事 Better the devil you know than the devil you do not know. 明枪易躲，暗箭难防 Birds of a feather flock together. 鸟以群分，物以类聚　 bite the hand that feeds one 忘恩负义 Bitter pills may have wholesome effects. 良药苦口 Blood is thicker than water. 疏不间亲/血浓于水 bonkers 疯狂的 both feet on the ground 实事求是 Boys will be boys. 男孩子毕竟是男孩子 Brazen-faced 厚脸皮 burn one's boats 破釜沉舟 bury one's head in the sand 无视事实 Business comes before pleasure. 正事在先，玩乐在后 Buyers want a hundred eyes; sellers，none. 买东西的要有百只眼，卖东西的可以不长眼. By George 的确 by the grapevine 小道消息 can of worms 一团糟

君海 2006-01-09 16:26 cannot see the wood for the trees 只见树木不见森林 carry the can 面对责备,负起责任 change with each passing day 日新月异 chaos 乌烟瘴气 Clothes do not make the man. 人不可貌相 Clothes make the man. 人要衣装，佛要金装 Come Across A Tiger In The Mountain 山中遇虎 come straight to the point 开门见山 Coming events cast their shadows before. 山雨欲来风满楼 Comparisons are odious. 人比人，气死人

君海 2006-01-09 16:27 Constant dropping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石 cool one's heels 坐冷板凳 Craft must have clothes, but truth loves to go naked. 诡计需要伪装，真理喜欢阳光 Custom makes all things easy. 熟能生巧 Custom reconciles us to everything. 习惯成自然 Cut your coat according to your cloth. 量入为出 Dead men tell no tales. 死无对证 Deal with a man as he deals with you. 以其人之道还治其人之身 deli(delicatessen) 熟食店 deserve one's reputation 名不虚传 Diamond cut diamond. 强中更有强中手 Diligence is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母 disco(discotheque) 迪斯科 divi(dividend) 红利 Do as I say, not as I do. 照我说的做，别照我做的做 Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲,勿施于人 Do evil that good may come. 行恶以求善果 Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入乡随俗 Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 别过早地乐观 Don't cross the bridge until you come to it. 不要杞人忧天 Don't cry stinking fish. 不要喊鱼腥/卖瓜不说瓜苦/老王卖瓜，自卖自夸 Don't do unto others what you don't want others do unto you. 己所不欲勿施于人 Don't let the cat out of the bag. 不要泄露机密 Don't meet trouble half-way. 勿杞人忧天 Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 勿孤注一掷 Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事今日毕 Don't quarrel with your bread and butter. 端人家碗，服人家管 Don't ride the high horse. 勿摆架子 Don't teach your grandmother to suck egg. 不要对着耶稣讲道理 Don't wash your dirty linen in public. 家丑不外扬 Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears. 不能以貌取人 down-to-earth 平易近人 draw worldwide attention 举世瞩目 Early to bed and early to rise. 早睡早起 Easier said than done. 说起来容易，做起来难 East or west, home is best. 管他东方或西方，家是最好的地方/兔儿满山跑，依旧归老巢 Easy come, easy go. 来的容易去的快 easy meat 易辨的事 Empty talks would lead the country astray, and hard work can rejuvenate the nation. 空谈误国,实干兴邦 Empty vessels make the most sound. 满瓶不响半瓶响叮当

君海 2006-01-09 16:27 engage in speculation 投机倒把/买空卖空 enjoy a happy get-together 欢聚一堂 enjoy popular support 深入人心 Enough is as good as a feast. 知足常乐 Equal pay for equal work. 同工同酬 Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千虑必有一失 Every dog has his day. 困龙也有上天时 Every dog has its/his day. / A man his hour, and a dog has his day. 人人均有得意 Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard. 家家有本难念的经 Every flow must have its ebb. 人有悲欢离合，月有阴晴圆缺 every little counts/helps 积少成多 Every man is his own worst enemy. 一个人最大的敌人就是他自己 every now and then 时时刻刻 Everyone to his taste. 人各有所好 Example is better than precept. 身教重於言教 Experience is the best teacher. 前事不忘後事之师 Experience is the mother of wisdom. 不经一事，不长一智 Extremes meet. 物极必反 Facts speak louder than words 事实胜于雄辩 Failure is the mother of success. 失败为成功之母 faint-hearted 胆小的 Familiarity breeds contempt. 近之则不逊 feel like an old friends at first sight 一见如故 Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍 First come, first served. 先来先招待 First impressions are most lasting. 先入为主 First time strangers, second time friends 一回生,二回熟 Follow the river and you will get to the sea. 顺藤摸瓜 Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 初生牛犊不怕虎 Foot the bill. 付帐

君海 2006-01-09 16:29 nat (mationalist)民族主义者 Necessity knows no law. 饥寒起盗心 neither fish nor flesh 非驴非马 network of personal connections 关系网 neut(neutron bomb) 中子弹 Never cackle till your egg is laid. 事未完成莫夸耀 Never do things by halves. 凡事不要半途而废 Never judge by appearances. 人不可貌相 Never mind trouble troubles you. 明日愁来明日忧 Never put off till tomorrow what may be done today. 今日事，今日毕 Never put off what can be done today till tomorrow. 今日之事今日毕 New broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火 No cross, no crown. 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 No gain without pain. 舍不得儿子，套不了狼（若非一番寒彻骨，焉得梅花扑鼻香） No pains, no gains. 不劳则无获 no work, no money. 不劳无获 not to wear your heart on your sleeve 不要太情绪化　 Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 世上无难事，只怕有心人 Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it. 世上无难事只怕有心人 Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子 null and void 空洞无物 obedience is the first duty of a soldier. 服从是军人的天职 Of two evils choose the lesser. 两害相权取其轻 off and on 断断续续 old chap 老兄 Old friends and old wine are best. 陈酒味纯，老友情深 on one's last legs 日暮途穷 Once bitten, twice shy. 一回遭蛇咬，二回不攒草 Once the tree falls, the monkeys on it will flee helter-skelter 树倒猢狲散

君海 2006-01-09 16:30 One cannot be in two places at once. 分身乏术 One cannot make an omelet without breaking eggs. 有得必有失 One cannot put back the clock. 盛年不重来，一日难再晨 One enemy is too much for a man in a great post，and a hundred friends too few. 身居要职，朋友百人太少，敌人一个太多 One father is more than a hundred school masters. 胜过师长百位 One good head is better than a hundred strong hands. 强手百双，莫如智者一人 One good turn deserves another. 好心有好报 One is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老 One man is worth a hundred and a hundred is not worth one. 一人可抵一百，一百不抵一人 One man sows and another reaps. 东家种竹，西家生笋 One must draw back in order to leap better. 以退为进 One pair of heels is often worth two pairs of hands. 走为上策 One swallow does not make a summer. 单丝不成线，独木不成林 one's pound of flesh 合理不合情之要求 Opportunity makes the thief. 财不露白 Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不想 Over shoes, over boots. 一不做，二不休 pell-mell development 盲目发展/欲速则不达 Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事精明，大事糊涂 People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 责人必先责己 person of insight 有识之士 Play by ear. 到时再看 Please give me a hand. 请帮我一个忙 posh 非常时髦的 Practice make perfect. 熟能生巧 present the facts and reason things out 摆事实讲道理 Pretty feathers make pretty birds. 人要衣装 Pride comes/goes before a fall. 骄兵必败 Reading makes a full man. 读书使人完善 Red shy in the morning, shepherd's warning. 早霞不出门，晚霞晴千里

君海 2006-01-09 16:31 remain fresh in one's memory 记忆犹新 renew friendship 共叙旧谊 rip off 宰客 risk one's fortune in business 下海 Rome was not built in a day. 冰冻三尺，非一日之寒/大器晚成 Rome was not built in a day. 罗马不是一天造成的 second to none 首屈一指 Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见/眼见为实 seeking increasing perfection 精益求精 Self-praise is no recommendation. 自吹自擂并非推荐之道 serve as a bridge 牵线搭桥 Set a beggar on horseback and he'll ride to the devil. 叫花子发财忘乎所以然 short in weight 缺斤短两 Silly child is soon taught. 要想孩子好，教育要趁早 single-hearted Devotion 专心致志 six of one and half a dozen of the other 半斤八两 So many countries, so many customs. 各地各乡风 Sooner or later, the truth comes to light. 真相迟早会大白 Spare the rod and spoil the child. 不打不成器 spend money like water 花钱大手大脚 spick-and-span 焕然一新 street gossip 街谈巷议 Strike the iron while it is hot./Strike while the iron is hot. 打铁趁热 Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁 stuff and nonserse 乱七八糟 Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear./Talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操曹操就到 tap new sources of revenue and husband existing resources 开源节流 Tastes differ. 羊羹虽美，众口难调 The best fishm near the bottom. 好戏在後头/好酒沈瓮底)/好鱼居水底 The burnt child dreads the worm. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳

君海 2006-01-09 16:31 The child is father of (/to)the man. ３岁订到老 The early bird gets(/catches) the worm. 捷足先登 The end justifies the means. 为达目的不择手段 The first step is as good as half over. 第一步是最关键的一步 The first step is the hardest. 万事开头难 The fist blow is half the battle. 先下手为强 The gift itself may be small, but the goodwill is deep. 礼轻情意重 The government functions well and the people live in harmony. 政通人和 The grass is greener on the other side of the hill. 这山望着那山高 The greater the truth, the greater the libel. 真理越明，诽谤越凶 The leopard cannot change its spots. 江山易改，本性难移/狗改不了吃屎 The longest day must have an end. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏 The miles of God grind slowly. 人心节节高於天，越是有钱越爱钱 The more you have, the more you want. 人心节节高于天，越富越爱钱 The tailor makes the man. 人要衣装，佛要金装 The used key is always bright. 常用的钥匙常光亮 There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪 Thick-kinned. 厚脸皮 Think carefully before leaping. 三思而後行 This is beyond dispute 毫无疑问 Time and tide wait (s) for no man. 时间不等人/岁月不饶人 time and tide wait for no man. 岁月不饶人 Time flies never to be recalled. 光阴一去不复返 Time is money. 时间就是金钱/一寸光阴一寸金 Time is the father of truth. 时间是真理之父 Time tries all things. 时间考验一切 Time tries truth. 时间检验真理 tit for tat 一报还一报 to add fuel to the flame 火上加油 to and fro 来来往往

君海 2006-01-09 16:32 to be put on the shelf 束之高阁 to be shattered to pieces 落花流水 to beat the air 捕风捉影 to come out in one's true colours 显出真面目 to cry one's heart out 伤心欲绝 to dilly dally 吊儿朗当 to eat one's heart out 忧伤过度 to end in a smojke 终成泡影 to fish in the air 水底捞月 to hang by a thread 千钧一发 to have one's heart in one's mouth 吓了一跳 to have one's heart in the right place 好心好意 to have one's heart in the wrong place 心怀叵测 to learn by heart 铭记于心 to let bygones be bygones 既往不咎 to lock the stable door after the horse is stolen 亡羊补牢 to look for a needle in a haystack 海底捞针 to lose heart 意气沮丧 to pick and choose 挑来挑去 to pluck up one's heart 鼓起勇气 To put all cards on the table. 打开天窗说亮话 To put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置 to seek common ground while reserving differences 求同存异 to show one's true colours 原形毕露 to sit in thorns 如坐针毡 to take heart 振作精神 Tom it 逆来顺受 Too much water drowned the miller. 过多反而有害 troubles bake at home 后顾之忧 True praise roots and spreads. 赞词真实才能生根和传播

君海 2006-01-09 16:33 Truth and roses have thorns about them. 真相和玫瑰，身旁都有刺 Truth is the daughter of time. 真理是时间的女儿 Truth needs no color. 真理不需用花言巧语装饰 Truth will prevail. 真理必胜 Truth's best ornament is nakedness. 不加掩饰乃是真理的最好装饰 Try to Help the Shoots Grow by Pulling. 拔苗助长 twists and turns 迂回曲折 Two can play the game. 孤掌难鸣 Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮 Two is company， but three is none. 两个和尚抬水吃，三个和尚无水吃 wall of bronzl 铜墙铁壁 Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳 warm-hearted 热情的 We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. 井干方知水珍贵　　 Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半 What is lost in the hundred will be found in the shire. 乡里丢失，郡里可得 when in Rome do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗 Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成 While there is a life, there is hope. 留得青山在，那怕没柴烧 Who knows most says least. 懂的最多的人，说的最少 Who Retreats Fifty Paces Mocks One Who Retreats a Hundred. 五十步笑一百步。 with great ease 轻而易举 Within a stone's throw. 一箭之遥 Women have long tongues. 妇人单行 Work while you work, play while you play. 工作的时候工作，玩的时候玩 You may take a horse to the water, but you cannot make him drink. 带马到和边容易，逼马饮水难 You reap what you sow. 要怎么收获，先怎么栽 You'd better play the man a little more. 你应该多一点男子汉气概

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