不能说的秘密

He sits no sure that sits too high.
高处不胜寒。
He that respects not is not respected.
欲受人敬，要先敬人。

So said, so done.
说到做到。言出必行。

Haste makes waste.
忙乱易错。欲速则不达。

Better be envied than pitied.
宁被人妒，不受人怜。

Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home.
未雨绸缪。

So the world wags.
这就是人生。

One can not be in two places at once.
一心不可二用。

No weal without woe.
福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。

Little chips light great fires.
星星之火，可以燎原。

Like knows like.
惺惺相惜。

It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.
狡兔三窟。

Dreams are lies.
梦不足信。

Do not teach fish to swim.
不要班门弄斧。

A light heart live long.
心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。

Poverty is stranger to industry.
勤劳之人不受穷。

Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.
考虑要仔细,行动要迅速.

One sin opens the door for another. ---German
犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。

One man's meat is another man's poison.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水珍贵

Less is more.
简单就是美　

A blessing in disguise.
因祸得福

Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌

Every dog has his day.
凡人皆有得意日　

Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood. 　　
磨刀不误砍柴功。 　　　

Seeing is believing.
眼见为实　　

Well begun is half done.
好的开端是成功的一半

Time flies never to be recalled.
光阴一去不复返　 　

When in Rome, do as Roman do.
入乡随俗

He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后谁笑得最美

Deal with a man as he deals with you.
　　以其人之道还治其人之身

Look before you leap.
三思而后行

Two heads are better than one.
　　三个臭皮匠顶一个诸葛亮。

A good beginning makes a good ending.
　　善始善终

A friend in need is a friend indeed.
　　患难中的朋友才是真正的朋友。

First come, first served.
　　先来先招待。

Where there is s will，there is a way.
　　有志者事竟成。

No pains，no gains.
不劳则无获

Time and tide wait for no man.
时不待人

Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁

It's never too late to mend.
亡羊补牢

There is no smoke without fire.
　　无风不起浪

Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕

East or west，home is best.
　　走东串西，还是家里好

Equal pay for equal work.
同工同酬

Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置

Pride goes before a fall.
骄兵必败

　Reading makes a full man.
　　读书使人完善

Knowledge is power.
　　知识就是力量

Failure is the mother of success.
　　失败是成攻之母

Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧

All roads lead to Roma.
　　条条大道通罗马

Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears.
　　不能以貌取人

Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched.
　　切莫过于乐观

Learn to walk before you run.
　　循序渐进

It′s easy to be wise after the event.
　　事后诸葛亮

As you make your bed,so you must lie in it.
　　自食其果

All that glitters is not gold.
　闪光的东西并非都是金子

Many hands make light work.
　　人多力量大

Nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.
　　世上无难事只要肯登攀

Time is money.
时间就是金钱。

Like father, like son.
有其父必有其子。

Many hands make light work.
人多力量大。

Grasp all, lose all.
样样都要，全都失掉。

Better master one than engage with ten.
会十事不如精一事。

Silly child is soon taught.
要想孩子好，教育要趁早。

More haste, less speed.
欲速则不达。

Easier said than done.
说起来容易，做起来难。

The first step is the hardest.
万事开头难。

Who knows most says least.
懂的最多的人，说的最少。

Time and tide wait for no man.
岁月不待人。

Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today.
今日事今日毕。

Diligence is the mother of success.
失败是成功之母。

It's never too late to learn.
活到老，学到老。

Walls have ears.
隔墙有耳

Wash your dirty linen at home.
家丑不可外扬

Waste not, want not.
俭则不匮

Weak things united become strong.
一根筷子易折断，十根筷子硬如铁

Wealth is best known by want.
人穷方知钱可贵

We can't judge a person by what he says but by what he does.
判断一个人，不听言语看行动

We only live once, but if we work it right, once is enough.
年华没虚度，一生也足矣。

What is done by night appears by day.
若要人不知，除非已莫为

When a man is going down-hill, everyone will give him a push.
墙倒众人推

When children stand quiet, they have done some harm.
孩子不吭声，一定闯了祸

When one will not, two cannot quarrel.
一个巴掌拍不响

When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out at the window.
贫穷进门来，爱情越窗飞

When the cat is away, the mice will play.
猫儿不在，鼠儿成精

When wine sinks, words swim.
美酒一下肚，话匣关不住

Where there's life there's hope.
留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

Will is power.
意志就是力量

Wise men are silent; fools talk.
智者沉默寡言，愚者滔滔不绝

Wise men change their minds; fools never do.
智者通权达变，愚者刚愎自用

Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it.
智者热爱真理，愚者回避真理

Words are but wind, but seeing is believing.
耳听为虚，眼见为实

Never judge from appearances.
不可以貌取人。
Never say die.
永不言败。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn.
亡羊补牢，为时未晚。
New wine in old bottles.
旧瓶装新酒。
No cross, no crown.
不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。
No garden without its weeds.
没有不长草的园子。
No living man all things can.
世上没有万事通。
No man can do two things at once.
一心不可二用。
No man is born wise or learned.
没有生而知之者。
No man is content.
人心不足蛇吞象。
No man is wise at all times.
聪明一世，糊涂一时。
None are so blind as those who won’t see.
视而不见。
None are so deaf as those who won’t hear.
充耳不闻。
No news is good news.
没有消息就是好消息。
No one can call back yesterday.
昨日不会重现。
No pains, no gains.
没有付出就没有收获。
No pleasure without pain.
没有苦就没有乐。
No rose without a thorn.
没有不带刺的玫瑰。
No sweet without sweat.
先苦后甜。
No smoke without fire.
无风不起浪。
Nothing brave, nothing have.
不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing dries sooner than a tear.
眼泪干得最快。
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try.
世上无难事，只要肯登攀。
Nothing seek, nothing find.
没有追求就没有收获。
Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages.
外出旅行，语言最要紧。
Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty.
世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。
Not to advance is to go back.
不进则退。
Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child.
不懂世故，幼稚可笑。
No way is impossible to courage.
勇者无惧。
Obedience is the first duty of a soldier.
军人以服从命令为天职。
Observation is the best teacher.
观察是最好的老师。
Offense is the best defense.
进攻是最好的防御。
Old friends and old wines are best.
陈酒味醇，老友情深。
Old sin makes new shame.
一失足成千古恨。
Once a man and twice a child.
一次老，两次小。
Once a thief, always a thief.
偷盗一次，做贼一世。
Once bitten, twice shy.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.
一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。
One cannot put back the clock.
时钟不能倒转。
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays.
百闻不如一见。

One false move may lose the game.
一着不慎，满盘皆输。
One good turn deserves another.
行善积德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow.
争分夺秒效率高。
One man’s fault is other man’s lesson.
前车之鉴。
One never loses anything by politeness.
讲礼貌不吃亏。
One swallow does not make a summer.
一燕不成夏。
One’s words reflect one’s thinking.
言为心声。
Out of debt, out of danger.
无债一身轻。
Out of office, out of danger.
无官一身轻。
Out of sight, out of mind.
眼不见，心为静。
Patience is the best remedy.
忍耐是良药。
Penny wise, pound foolish.
贪小便宜吃大亏。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced.
正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。
Please the eye and plague the heart.
贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。
Pleasure comes through toil.
苦尽甘来。
Pour water into a sieve.
竹篮子打水一场空。
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧。
Praise is not pudding.
恭维话不能当饭吃。
Praise makes good men better, and bad men worse.
好人越夸越好，坏人越夸越糟。
Prefer loss to unjust gain.
宁可吃亏，不贪便宜。
Prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after.
骄傲使人落后。
Promise is debt.
一诺千金。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience.
谚语是日常经验的结晶。
Pull the chestnut out of fire.
火中取栗。
Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置。
Put your shoulder to the wheel.
鼎力相助。
Reading enriches the mind.
开卷有益。
Reading is to the mind while exercise to the body.
读书健脑，运动强身。
Respect yourself, or no one else will respect you.
要人尊敬，必须自重。
Rome is not built in a day.
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒。
Saying is one thing and doing another.
言行不一。
Seeing is believing.
眼见为实。
Seek the truth from facts.
实事求是。
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing to him.
智者当差，不用交代。
Set a thief to catch a thief.
以贼捉贼。
Short accounts make long friends.
好朋友勤算账。
Something is better than nothing.
聊胜于无。
Soon learn, soon forgotten.
学得快，忘得快。
Soon ripe, soon rotten.
熟得快，烂得快。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.
能言是银，沉默是金。
Still water run deep.
静水常深。
Strike the iron while it is hot.
趁热打铁。
Success belongs to the persevering.
坚持就是胜利。


Take things as they come.
既来之，则安之。
Talking mends no holes.
空谈无补。
Talk of the devil and he will appear.
说曹操，曹操就到。
Tall trees catch much wind.
树大招风。
Teach others by your example.
躬亲示范。
The best hearts are always the bravest.
无私者无畏。
The best man stumbles.
伟人也有犯错时。
The cat shuts its eyes when stealing.
掩耳盗铃。
The danger past and God forgotten.
过河拆桥。
The darkest hour is nearest the dawn.
黎明前的黑暗。
The darkest place is under the candlestick.
烛台底下最暗。
The devil knows many things because he is old.
老马识途。
The devil sometimes speaks the truth.
魔鬼有时也会说真话。
The die is cast.
木已成舟。
The early bird catches the worm.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

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