情人眼里出西施
Proverbs
情人眼裡出西施 1.Beauty is in the eyes of the
beholder.
失敗為成功之母 2. Failure is the mother of success.
沒有十全十美的人生 3. There is no rose without a thorn.
人真正珍惜的是未得到的, 4. What you really value is what you 而不是所擁有的 miss, not what you have.
信人者,人恆信之 5. Trust men and they will be true to you.
以牙還牙,兩敗俱傷 6. An eye for an eye, and we will all go blind.
惡有惡報
7. A bad penny always comes back.
時光飛逝 8. Time flies.
時間就是金錢 9. Time is money.
留得青山在,不怕沒柴燒 10. He who has health has hope.
三個臭皮匠,勝過一個諸葛亮 11. Two heads are better than one.
天網恢恢,疏而不漏 12. God’s mill grinds slow.
一樣米養百樣人 13. It takes all the sorts to make a
world.
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公說公有理,婆說婆有理 14. There are two sides to every
question.
羅馬不是一天造成的 15. Rome was not built in a day.
人各有所好 16. Every man has his taste.
舌劍利於刀劍 17. Words cut more than swords.
江山易改,本性難移 18. Leopards cannot change their
spots.
熟能生巧 19. Practice makes perfect.
團結就是力量 20. Unity is strength.
知識就是力量 21. Knowledge is power.
活到老,學到老 21. Live and learn.
欲速則不達 22. Haste makes waste.
眼見為憑 23. Seeing is believing.
玉不琢,不成器 24. An uncut gem goes not sparkle.
識時務者為俊傑 25. It is as well to know which way
the wind blows.
無功不受祿 26. Sow nothing, reap nothing.
一言既出,駟馬難追 27. A word spoken can never be
recalled.
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有眼不識泰山
28. To entertain an angel unawares.
遠水救不了近渴
29. While the grass grows, the horse
starves.
今日事,今日畢
30. Never put off till tomorrow what
you can do today.
得吋進尺
31. Give him an inch and he will take
a yard.
施比受有福
32. It is more blessed to give than to
receive.
小別情更濃
33. Absence makes the heart grow
fonder.
永垂不朽
34. Absent in body, but present in
spirit.
眼不見為淨
35. Far from eye, far from heart.
久別情疏
36. Long absence, soon forgotten.
貓兒不在,老鼠做怪 37. When the cat is away, the mice
will play.
此地無銀三百兩
38. Never try to prove what nobody
doubts.
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事前一句勝過事後兩句 39. A word before is worth two behind.
一言既出,如箭射出 40. A word spoken is an arrow let fly.
完全停滯不前,不如慢慢駛向前 41. Better to sail slowly than not to
sail at all.
在於行動,不在於言行 42. Deeds, not words.
少說為妙
43. Few words are best.
巧言藏惡行 44. Fine words dress ill deeds.
良言於最需要時最不受重視 45. Advice when most needed is
least heeded.
花言巧語的人常以空匙餵人 46. He who gives fair words feeds
you with an empty spoon.
小不忍則亂大謀 47. Anger and haste hinder good
counsel.
酒杯空言少見成效 48. Counsels is wine seldom prosper.
別班門弄斧 49. Don’t teach your grandmother
to suck eggs.
良言乃無價之寶 50. Good counsel has no price.
從善如流
51. If the counsel be good, no matter
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who give it.
老馬識途
52. If you wish good advice, consult
an old man.
自私非上策 53. Self is a bad counselor.
野心使許多人失敗 54. Ambition loses many a man.
雄心使人勤勉 55. Ambition makes people diligent.
志大才疏,猶如脫韁野馬 56. Zeal without knowledge is a
runaway horse.
熱心有餘,審慎不足 57. Zeal too often lacks discretion.
爬得越高,跌得越深 58. The higher the mountain, the
greater descent.
人之患在好為人師 59. Come not to counsel uncalled.
尋找就尋見 60. Seek and ye shall find.
騎馬摔一跤不如騎驢往前走 61. Better ride on an ass that carries
me than a horse that throws me.
平生不做虧心事,夜半敲門心不62. A clear conscience is like a coat of 驚
mail.
心美貌亦美 63. Handsome is that handsome
does.
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人面獸心
64. A fair face may hide a foul heart.
良心清白,安枕無憂 65. A good conscience is a safe
pillow.
口蜜腹劍
66. A honey tongue, a heart of gall.
直棍水中曲 67. A straight stick is crooked in the
water.
上教堂的人未必都是聖人 68. All are not saints that go to
church.
人靠衣裳,馬靠鞍裝 69. Apparel makes the man.
外表是靠不住的 70. Appearances are deceptive.
良心的自責使大家變成懦夫 71. Conscience does make cowards
of us all.
懦弱的人永遠無法贏得美人心 72. Faint heart never won fair lady.
虛有其表
73. All that glitters is not gold.
酒肉賓朋,柴米夫妻 74. Fine feathers do not make fine
birds.
心血結晶
75. have a brainchild
以其人之道還治其人之身 76. get a dose of own medicine
行動勝於空談 77. Actions speak louder than words.
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條條大路通羅馬;行行出狀元 78.All roads lead to Rome.
吃力不討好 79. be like a mountain in labor
否極泰來
80. After a storm comes a calm.
健全的精神寓於健全的身體 81. have a sound mind in a sound
body
一視同仁
82. across the board
天下無不散之筵席 83. All good things come to an end.
愛情與戰爭是不擇手段的 84. All is fair in lave and war.
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