The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.
世界如阶梯,有人上有人下。
The wolf has a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后。
The wise man knows he knows nothing,the fool think she knows all.
清者自清,浊者自浊。
The water that bears the boat is the same that swallow sit up.
水能载舟,亦能覆舟。
The tongue is not steel,yet it cuts.
人言可畏。
There is no royal road to learning.
书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟。
There is no place like home.
金窝银窝不如咱的狗窝。
There is no medicine against death.
没有长生不老药。
There is kindness to be found everywhere.
人间处处有温情。
There is a skeleton in the cup board.
家家有本难念的经。
There are two sides to every question.
问题皆有两面。
There are spots in the sun.
太阳也有黑点。
The pot calls the kettle black.
五十步笑百步。
The penis mightier than the sword.
笔能杀人。
The outsider sees the most of the game.
旁观者清。
The more wit,the less courage.
初生牛犊不怕虎。
The more noble,the more humble.
人越高尚,越谦虚。
The leopard can not change its spots.
本性难移。
The higher up,the greater the fall.
爬得高,摔得惨。
The greatest talkers are always least doers.语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
The grass is greener on the other side.
这山望着那山高。
The frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean.
坐井观天。
The fox preys far the st from home.
兔子不吃窝边草。
The fox knew too much,that’s how he lost his tail.
机关算尽太聪明,反误了卿卿性命。
The first step is the only difficulty.
迈出第一步是最艰难的。
The fire is the test of gold,adversity of strong man.
烈火验真金,艰难磨意志。
The fine st diamond must be cut.
玉不琢,不成器。
The far the st way about is the near est way home.
抄近路反而绕远路。
The eye is bigger than the belly.
贪多嚼不烂。
The end makes all equal.
死亡面前,人人平等。
The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
The die is cast.
木已成舟。
The devil some times speaks the truth.
魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The devil knows many things because he is old.
老马识途。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.
烛台底下最暗。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.
黎明前的黑暗。
The danger past and God forgotten.
过河拆桥。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.
掩耳盗铃。
The best man stumbles.
伟人也有犯错时。
The best hearts area ways the bravest.
无私者无畏。
Teach others by your example.
躬亲示范。
Tall trees catch much wind.
树大招风。
Talk of the devil and he will appear.
说曹操,曹操就到。
Talking mends no holes.
空谈无补。
Take things as they come.
既来之,则安之。
Success belongs to the persevering.
坚持就是胜利。
Speech is silver,silence is gold.
能言是银,沉默是金。
Soon learn,soon forgotten.
学得快,忘得快。
Something is better than nothing.
聊胜于无。
Short accounts make long friends.
好朋友勤算账。
Send a wise man on an errand,and say nothing to him.
智者当差,不用交代。
Seek the truth from facts.
实事求是。
Seeing is believing.
眼见为实。
Saying is one thing and doing another.
言行不一。
Rome is not builtin a day.
冰冻三尺,非一日之寒。
Respect yourself,or no one else will respect you.
要人尊敬,必须自重。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.
读书健脑,运动强身。
Reading enriches the mind.
开卷有益。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
鼎力相助。
Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可吃亏,不贪便宜。
Praise makes good men better,and bad men worse.
好人越夸越好,坏人越夸越糟。
Praise is not pudding.
恭维话不能当饭吃。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Pour water in to a sieve.
竹篮子打水一场空。
Pleasure comes through toil.
苦尽甘来。
Please the eye and plague the heart.
贪图一时快活,必然留下隐祸。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced,
正大光明者,说到的多,做到的少。
Penny wise,pound foolish.
贪小便宜吃大亏。
Patience is the best remedy.
忍耐是良药。
One‘s words reflect one’s thinking.
言为心声。
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
One man‘s fault is other man’s lesson.
前车之鉴。
One good turn deserves another.
行善积德。
One false move may lose the game.
一着不慎,满盘皆输。
One eye witness is better than ten hear says.
百闻不如一见。
One boy is a boy,two boys half a boy,three boys no boy.
一个挑水喝,两个抬水喝,三个没水喝。
Once bitten,twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
Old‘s in makes new shame.
一失足成千古恨。
Old friends and old wines are best.
陈酒味醇,老友情深。
No way is impossible to courage.
勇者无惧。