A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
A man may dig his grave with his teeth.
祸从口出。
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.
牵马到河易，强马饮水难。
A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge.
有宝何必人前夸。
A match will set fire to a large building.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out.
不到黄河心不死
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近邻。
An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well.
狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
An evil chance seldom comes alone.
祸不单行。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在於晨。
An old physician, and a young lawyer.
医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防胜於治疗。
Answer a fool according to his folly.
以其人之道，还治其人之身。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
省钱就是赚钱。
Apparel makes the man.
马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
千里之行始於足下。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A secret between more than two is no secret.
两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。
A servant is known by his master's absence.
主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。
A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth.
缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.
人要衣装，佛要金装。
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。
A sow, when washed; returns to the muck.
江山易改，本性难移。
As the old cock crows, so doth the young.
有其父必有其子。
As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.
试金石可以试金，正如黄金可以试人。
As the tree falls, so shall it lie.
自作自受。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
智者寡言。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A straw shows which way the wind blows.
一叶便知秋。
A stumble may prevent a fall.
小惩大诫。
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
自食其果。
A tall tree catches the wind.
树大招风。
A tree is known by its fruit.
观其行而知其人。
A true friend is known in the day of adversity.
疾风知劲草，患难知友情。
Avarice blinds our eyes.
财迷心窍。
Avarice increases with wealth.
越富越贪。
A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain.
决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。
A watched pot is long in boiling.
心急水不沸。
A wilful man will have his way.
有志者是竟成。
A word spoken is an arrow let fly.
一言既出，驷马难追。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追。
Bad workmen often blame their tools.
拙匠常怪工具差。
Beauty is but skin-deep.
红颜易变。
Beauty lies in lover's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.
口蜜腹剑。
Before gold, even kings take off their hats.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
Beggars cannot be choosers.
饥不择食。
Behind bad luck comes good luck.
塞翁失马，焉知非福。
Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.
随遇而安。
Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不轻诺，诺必果。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多听少说。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功亏一篑。
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
脚踏两头要落空。
Beware beginnings.
慎始为上。
Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
贪多嚼不烂。
Bind the sack before it be full.
做事应适可而止。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
Bite off more than one can chew.
贪多咽不下。
Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩将仇报。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利於病。
Blind men can judge no colours.
不宜问道於盲。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓於水。
Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以简洁为贵。
Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.
养虎贻患。
Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.
投鼠忌器。
Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在后。
Business is business.
公事公办。
By doing we learn.
经一事，长一智。
By other's faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石，可以攻玉。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。
Time flies.
光阴似箭.
Time is life..
时间就是生命.
Times change.　
时代在改变.
Time is money.　
时间就是金钱.
Life is sweet.　
人生是美好的.
Love is blind.　
爱情是盲目的.
　Extremes meet。　
.两极相通，有无相生
　Like knows like　
人识其类。
　Let well alone.　
不要画蛇添足. /事已成功,不必多弄.
　Marry thy like.　
结婚须找同类人.
　One man,no man.　
个人是渺小的.
　Hsitory is bunk.　
历史是一堆废话。
　Time marches on.　
岁月如流
　Murder will out.
恶行终会败露。
　Never say "die'.
永远不要说" 完了".
　Care is no cure.
忧虑治不了病。
　Beware beginning.
慎始为上。
　Deeds, not words.
行动胜于空谈.
　No mill, no meal.
不磨面,没饭吃.
　Like begets like.
龙生龙，凤生凤。
　Love begets love.
爱爱相生.
　In doing we learn.
我们在干中学习.
　　 No cross,no crown.
未经苦难,得不到荣冠.
　　 Care killed a cat.
忧虑能杀人。
　　 Boys will be boys.
男孩子总是男孩子.
　　 No song, no supper.
不出力,不得食.
　　 The truth will out.
真相总会大白.
　　 Time works wonders.
时间能创造奇迹.
　　 To think is to see.
思考就是明白.
　　 Truth will prevail.
真理必胜
　　 A lie begets a lie.
谎言生谎言。
　　 Years bring wisdom.
年岁带来智慧.
　　 In love is no lack.
爱情不会感到缺乏.
　　 Easy come, easy go.
来得容易去得 . /悖入悖出.
　　 Every little helps.
点滴都有用.
　　 Forgive and forget.
恢弘大度，勿念旧恶。
　　 Manners maketh man.
举止造人品.
　　 Laugh and grow fat.
心宽体胖 。
　　 Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量.
　　 Let the world slide.
人世沧桑,听其自然.
　　 Love me,love my dog.
爱屋及乌.
　　 Life means struggle.
生活就是斗争.
　　 Fair play's a jewel.
比赛风格好,胜过珠宝.
　　 Early sow,early mow.
种得早,收得早.
　　 Grasp all, lose all.
贪多必失.
　　 What's lost is lost.
失者不可复得。
　　 Waste not, want not.
不浪费,不会穷.
　　 Tomorrow never comes.
切莫依赖明天. / 我生待明日,万事成蹉跎.
　　 No man is infallible.
没有人不犯错误。
　　 Alms never make poor.
施舍穷不了人.
　　 Love will find a way.
爱心所至,金石为开.
　　 Manners make the man.
举止见人品。
　　 Patience is a virtue.
忍耐是一种美德.
　　 Pity is akin to love.
怜悯生爱.
　　 Call a spade a spade.
是啥说啥，难听不怕。
　　 Delays are dangerous.
因循出危险.
　　 Diamond cuts diamond.
强中自有强中手.
　　 Counsel is no command.
劝告不是命令.
　　 Poverty tries friends.
贫穷考验朋友.
　　 Once bitten,twice shy.
吃一次亏,学一次乖.
　　 Pain past is pleasure.
痛苦过去即欢乐.
　　 Leal heart lied never.
心诚无谎言。
　　 Hot love is soon cold.
过热的爱情冷得快.
　　 As good lost as found.
有得必有失. /得失同喜.
　　 Every dog has his day.
瓦块也有翻身日，人人都有运来时。
　　 Wise fear begets care.
懂得担心,就会小心.
　　 "Never”is a long word.
不要轻易说“决不”。
　　 After wind comes rain.
风是雨的头。
　　 Nurture passes nature.
教养胜过天性.
　　 Time tries all things.
时间检验一切.
　　 Time cures all things.
时间是最好的医生. /时间能医愈一切创痛.
　　 Truth needs no colour.
真理不需要打扮.
　　 Silence gives consent.
沉默就是赞成。
　　 Still waters run deep.
静水流深。
　　 Study,study,and study.
学习,学习,再学习.
　　 Virtue never grows old.
美德不会衰老.
　　 No sweet without sweat.
幸福来自汗水.
　　 No herb will cure love.
相思病无药医.
　　 A true jest is no jest.
真正的笑语决非笑话。
　　

A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.
路遥知马力，日久见人心。
A man may dig his grave with his teeth.
祸从口出。
A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.
牵马到河易，强马饮水难。
A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge.
有宝何必人前夸。
A match will set fire to a large building.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Ambition never dies until there is no way out.
不到黄河心不死
A miss is as good as a mile.
失之毫厘，差之千里。
Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.
山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.
远亲不如近邻。
An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well.
狗嘴里吐不出象牙。
An evil chance seldom comes alone.
祸不单行。
A new broom sweeps clean.
新官上任三把火。
An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
一日之计在於晨。
An old physician, and a young lawyer.
医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity.
乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
预防胜於治疗。
Answer a fool according to his folly.
以其人之道，还治其人之身。
A penny saved is a penny earned.
省钱就是赚钱。
Apparel makes the man.
马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。
Appearances are deceitful.
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。
A road of a thousand miles begins with one step.
千里之行始於足下。
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。
As a man sows, so he shall reap.
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
A secret between more than two is no secret.
两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。
A servant is known by his master's absence.
主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。
A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth.
缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。
A single spark can start a prairie fire.
星星之火，可以燎原。
A smart coat is a good letter of introduction.
人要衣装，佛要金装。
A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner.
平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。
A sow, when washed; returns to the muck.
江山易改，本性难移。
As the old cock crows, so doth the young.
有其父必有其子。
As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man.
试金石可以试金，正如黄金可以试人。
As the tree falls, so shall it lie.
自作自受。
A still tongue makes a wise head.
智者寡言。
A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不补，大洞吃苦。
A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe.
身正不怕影子斜。
A straw shows which way the wind blows.
一叶便知秋。
A stumble may prevent a fall.
小惩大诫。
As you make your bed so you must lie on it.
自食其果。
A tall tree catches the wind.
树大招风。
A tree is known by its fruit.
观其行而知其人。
A true friend is known in the day of adversity.
疾风知劲草，患难知友情。
Avarice blinds our eyes.
财迷心窍。
Avarice increases with wealth.
越富越贪。
A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain.
决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。
A watched pot is long in boiling.
心急水不沸。
A wilful man will have his way.
有志者是竟成。
A word spoken is an arrow let fly.
一言既出，驷马难追。
A word spoken is past recalling.
一言既出，驷马难追。
Bad workmen often blame their tools.
拙匠常怪工具差。
Beauty is but skin-deep.
红颜易变。
Beauty lies in lover's eyes.
情人眼里出西施。
Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails.
口蜜腹剑。
Before gold, even kings take off their hats.
有钱能使鬼推磨。
Beggars cannot be choosers.
饥不择食。
Behind bad luck comes good luck.
塞翁失马，焉知非福。
Be honest rather clever.
诚实比聪明更要紧。
Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle.
随遇而安。
Be just to all, but trust not all.
要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。
Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear.
眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform.
不轻诺，诺必果。
Be swift to hear, slow to speak.
多听少说。
Better an empty purse than an empty head.
宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。
Better an open enemy than a false friend.
明枪易躲，暗箭难防。
Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
远亲不如近邻。
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功亏一篑。
Between two stools one falls to the ground.
脚踏两头要落空。
Beware beginnings.
慎始为上。
Big mouthfuls ofter choke.
贪多嚼不烂。
Bind the sack before it be full.
做事应适可而止。
Birds of a feather flock together.
物以类聚，人以群分。
Birth is much, but breeding is more.
出身固然重要，教养更且重要。
Bite off more than one can chew.
贪多咽不下。
Bite the hand that feeds one.
恩将仇报。
Bitter pills may have wholesome effects.
良药苦口利於病。
Blind men can judge no colours.
不宜问道於盲。
Blood is thicker than water.
血浓於水。
Bread is the staff of life.
民以食为天。
Brevity is the soul of wit.
言以简洁为贵。
Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes.
养虎贻患。
Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse.
投鼠忌器。
Burnt child dreads the fire.
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
Business before pleasure.
事业在先，享乐在后。
Business is business.
公事公办。
By doing we learn.
经一事，长一智。
By other's faults, wise men correct their own.
他山之石，可以攻玉。
By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it.
读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。
Time flies.
光阴似箭.
Time is life..
时间就是生命.
Times change.　
时代在改变.
Time is money.　
时间就是金钱.
Life is sweet.　
人生是美好的.
Love is blind.　
爱情是盲目的.
　Extremes meet。　
.两极相通，有无相生
　Like knows like　
人识其类。
　Let well alone.　
不要画蛇添足. /事已成功,不必多弄.
　Marry thy like.　
结婚须找同类人.
　One man,no man.　
个人是渺小的.
　Hsitory is bunk.　
历史是一堆废话。
　Time marches on.　
岁月如流
　Murder will out.
恶行终会败露。
　Never say "die'.
永远不要说" 完了".
　Care is no cure.
忧虑治不了病。
　Beware beginning.
慎始为上。
　Deeds, not words.
行动胜于空谈.
　No mill, no meal.
不磨面,没饭吃.
　Like begets like.
龙生龙，凤生凤。
　Love begets love.
爱爱相生.
　In doing we learn.
我们在干中学习.
　　 No cross,no crown.
未经苦难,得不到荣冠.
　　 Care killed a cat.
忧虑能杀人。
　　 Boys will be boys.
男孩子总是男孩子.
　　 No song, no supper.
不出力,不得食.
　　 The truth will out.
真相总会大白.
　　 Time works wonders.
时间能创造奇迹.
　　 To think is to see.
思考就是明白.
　　 Truth will prevail.
真理必胜
　　 A lie begets a lie.
谎言生谎言。
　　 Years bring wisdom.
年岁带来智慧.
　　 In love is no lack.
爱情不会感到缺乏.
　　 Easy come, easy go.
来得容易去得 . /悖入悖出.
　　 Every little helps.
点滴都有用.
　　 Forgive and forget.
恢弘大度，勿念旧恶。
　　 Manners maketh man.
举止造人品.
　　 Laugh and grow fat.
心宽体胖 。
　　 Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量.
　　 Let the world slide.
人世沧桑,听其自然.
　　 Love me,love my dog.
爱屋及乌.
　　 Life means struggle.
生活就是斗争.
　　 Fair play's a jewel.
比赛风格好,胜过珠宝.
　　 Early sow,early mow.
种得早,收得早.
　　 Grasp all, lose all.
贪多必失.
　　 What's lost is lost.
失者不可复得。
　　 Waste not, want not.
不浪费,不会穷.
　　 Tomorrow never comes.
切莫依赖明天. / 我生待明日,万事成蹉跎.
　　 No man is infallible.
没有人不犯错误。
　　 Alms never make poor.
施舍穷不了人.
　　 Love will find a way.
爱心所至,金石为开.
　　 Manners make the man.
举止见人品。
　　 Patience is a virtue.
忍耐是一种美德.
　　 Pity is akin to love.
怜悯生爱.
　　 Call a spade a spade.
是啥说啥，难听不怕。
　　 Delays are dangerous.
因循出危险.
　　 Diamond cuts diamond.
强中自有强中手.
　　 Counsel is no command.
劝告不是命令.
　　 Poverty tries friends.
贫穷考验朋友.
　　 Once bitten,twice shy.
吃一次亏,学一次乖.
　　 Pain past is pleasure.
痛苦过去即欢乐.
　　 Leal heart lied never.
心诚无谎言。
　　 Hot love is soon cold.
过热的爱情冷得快.
　　 As good lost as found.
有得必有失. /得失同喜.
　　 Every dog has his day.
瓦块也有翻身日，人人都有运来时。
　　 Wise fear begets care.
懂得担心,就会小心.
　　 "Never”is a long word.
不要轻易说“决不”。
　　 After wind comes rain.
风是雨的头。
　　 Nurture passes nature.
教养胜过天性.
　　 Time tries all things.
时间检验一切.
　　 Time cures all things.
时间是最好的医生. /时间能医愈一切创痛.
　　 Truth needs no colour.
真理不需要打扮.
　　 Silence gives consent.
沉默就是赞成。
　　 Still waters run deep.
静水流深。
　　 Study,study,and study.
学习,学习,再学习.
　　 Virtue never grows old.
美德不会衰老.
　　 No sweet without sweat.
幸福来自汗水.
　　 No herb will cure love.
相思病无药医.
　　 A true jest is no jest.
真正的笑语决非笑话。