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1. A burden of one’s choice is not felt. 爱挑的担子不嫌重。

2. A cat has nine lives. 猫有九条命。

3. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
4. A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。

5. A good dog deserves a good bone. 好狗应啃好骨头 / 有功者受赏。
6. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人。
7. A living dog is better than a dead lion. 死狮不如活狗。
8. A man is known by his friends. 什么人交什么朋友。
9. A stick is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪, 何患无辞。
10. A wolf in sheep’s clothing. 披着羊皮的狼/口蜜腹剑的人。
11. A word spoken is past recalling. 一言既出，驷马难追。
12. A work ill done must be twice done. 首次做不好，必须重新搞。
13. A burnt child dreads the fire. 一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。
14. A willing helper does not wait until he is asked. 助人者总是主动帮助别人。
15. Actions speak louder than words. 行动比语言更响亮。.
16. All cats are grey in the dark. 猫在暗中都是灰色 / 黑暗中难分丑妍。
17. All good things come to an end.天下没有不散的筵席。

18. All time is no time when it is past. 光阴一去不复返。
19. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作，不玩耍，聪明小孩也变傻。
20. All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。
21. All’s well that ends well. 结果好，万事好。
22. Among the blind the one-eyed man is the king. 山中无老虎猴子称大王。
23. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。
24. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. 以眼还眼，以牙还牙。
25. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一日之计在于晨。

26. An idle youth, a needy age. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。
27. An old dog barks not in vain. 老狗不乱吠 / 老狗一吠, 就得小心。
28. As poor as a church mouse. 一贫如洗。
29. As you have made the bed, you must lie on it. 自作自受。
30. Bad news travels fast. 好事不出门，坏事传千里。
31. Barking dogs seldom bite. 爱叫的狗不咬人 / 咬人的狗不露齿。
32. Better late than never. 迟做总比不做好。
33. Better master one than engage with ten. 会十事，不如精一事。
34. Beware of a silent dog and still water. 提防不吠的狗 / 小心静止的水。
35. Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。
36. Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。
37. Bring down the house. 博得满堂喝彩 / 引起哄堂大笑。

38. Business before pleasure. 事业在先，享乐在后。
39. Business is business. 公事公办。
40. Business is the salt of life. 事业是生命之盐。
41. Call somebody names. 辱骂某人。
42. Christmas comes but once a year. 圣诞一年只一度。
43. Come like a dog at a whistle 一呼即来。
44. Diligence is the mother of success. 勤奋是成功之母。
45. Diligence is the mother of good fortune. 勤勉是好运之母。
46. Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee. 照多数人那样干，人们会把你称赞。
47. Doing everything is doing nothing. 样样都做等于不做。
48. Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. 切莫过于乐观。
49. Doubt is the key of knowledge. 怀疑是知识之钥。
50. Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起，使人健康、富裕和聪颖。
51. Easier said than done. 说来容易做起来难。
52. East or west, home is best. 出门五里，不如家里。
53. Easy come, easy go. 来得容易去得快。
54. Enough to make a horse laugh 极其可笑 / 让人笑掉大牙
55. Enough to make a cat speak. 令人惊讶 / 事情太出奇
56. Every dog has his day. 凡人皆有得意日。
57. Every dog is a lion at home. 狗是百步王 / 只在门前凶。
58. Everybody’s business is nobody’s business. 三个和尚没水吃。
59. Experience is the best teacher. 经验是最好的教师。
60. Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother. 经验是知识之父，记忆是知识之母。
61. Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other. 经验学校学费高，愚人旁处学不到。
62. Faith will move mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。
63. Fat cat 有钱有势的人。
64. Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，佛要金装。
65. Fire is a good servant but a bad master. 火是忠实的朋友，却是残酷的主人。
66. First come, first served. 捷足先登。
67. Give a dog an ill name and hang him. 一旦给人加一个坏名声, 他就永远洗刷不掉 / 人言可畏。
68. Give him an inch and he will take a yard. 得寸进尺。
69. Grasp all, lose all. 贪多必失。
70. Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。
71. Has the cat got your tongue? 猫把你的舌头叼去了吗? / 为什么不吭声?
72. Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。
73. Have you somewhat to do tomorrow, do it today. 明天如有事，今天就去做。
74. He is a lucky dog. 他是个幸运儿。
75. He laughs best who laughs last. 谁笑到最后谁笑得最好。
76. He that doth most at once doth least. 什么都想一次做完，结果一件也做不完 / 贪多嚼不烂。
77. He that knows nothing, doubts nothing. 什么都不知，什么都不疑。
78. He that thinks his business below him will always be above his business. 自命大才小用，往往眼高手低。
79. He that will not work shall not eat. 不工作者不得食。
80. He who hesitates is lost. 踌躇不决必失败。
81. He who does not advance loses ground. 不进则退。
82. He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man. 不到长城非好汉。
83. He who rides on a tiger can never dismount. 骑虎难下。
84. Health is not valued till sickness comes. 有病方知无病福。
85. Idle folks take the most pains. 懒人做工作，越懒越费力。
86. Idleness is the key of beggary. 懒惰出乞丐。
87. Idleness is the root of all evil. 懒惰乃万恶之源。
88. If a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well. 值得做的工作就值得做好。
89. If you would have a thing well done, do it yourself. 想把事情来做好，就得亲自动手搞。
90. Ill news travels fast. 恶事传千里。
91. Industry is fortune’s right hand, and frugality her left. 勤勉是幸运的右手，节俭是幸运的左手。
92. It is good to learn at another man’s cost. 前车可鉴。
93. It is ill to waken sleeping dogs./Let sleeping dogs lie./Don’t wake a sleeping dog. 别多事 / 别惹麻烦。
94. It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil. 没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。
95. It is not work that kills, but worry. 工作不会伤身，伤身乃是忧虑。
96. It is right to put everything in its proper use. 凡事都应用得其所。
97. It never rains, but it pours. 不雨则已，一雨倾盆 / 祸不单行。
98. It rains cats and dogs. 下倾盆大雨 / 大雨滂沱
99. It is no use crying over the spilt milk. 覆水难收
100. It takes two to make a quarrel. 一只碗不响。
101. Jack of all trades, master of none. 样样皆通，样样稀松。通百艺即无一长。
102. Keep your mouth shut and your ears open. 少说为佳，多听为妙。
103. Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕
104. Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps. 知识只能循序渐进，不能跃进。
105. Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量。
106. Laughter is the best medicine. 笑是良药。
107. Lead a dog’s life 过着牛马不如的生活。
108. Learn wisdom by the follies of others. 从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
109. Let the cat out of the bag 说走了嘴 / (无意中)泄露秘密。
110. Like a cat on hot bricks 局促不安 / 如热锅上的蚂蚁。
111. Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
112. Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。
113. Live and learn. 活到老学到老。
114. Live a cat and dog life（夫妻）过着不和谐的生活。

115. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass. 生活没有目标等于航行没有指南针。
116. Look before you leap. 三思而后行。
117. Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
118. Love me, love my dog. 你若把我当朋友, 也要把我的朋友当朋友; 爱屋及乌。
119. Make hay while the sun shines. 晒草要趁太阳好。
120. Many hands make light work. 众擎易举。
121. Many hands make quick work. 人多干活快。
122. Many a little makes a mickle. 积少成多。
123. Many hands makes light work. 人多好办事。
124. Mind your own business. 自管自吧。
125. Money isn’t everything. 钱不是万能的。
126. More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。
127. Move heaven and earth 想尽一切办法 / 竭尽全力（误：翻天覆地）。
128. Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today. 今日事须今日毕，切勿拖延到明天。
129. Never do things by halves. 做事不要半途而废。
130. Never judge from appearances. 不要以貌取人。
131. Never think yourself above business. 勿自视过高 / 不要眼高手低 / 永远不要认为自己是大材小用。
132. Never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢未为晚也。
133. No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。
134. No one can call back yesterday; Yesterday will not be called again. 昨日不复来。
135. No one is wise at all time. 智者千虑，必有一失。
136. No pains, no gains. 不劳无获。
137. No root, no fruit. 无根就无果。
138. No sweet without sweat. 不流汗就没有幸福。

139. Not have a dog’s chance. 毫无机会。
140. Nothing succeeds like success. 一旦功成名就，则事事容易成功。
141. Nothing ventured, thing gained. 不入虎穴，焉得虎仔。
142. Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。
143. One man’s loss is another man’s gain. 一人之失即是他人之得。
144. One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock. 一只羊生疮整群羊遭殃。
145. One today is worth two tomorrows. 一个今天胜似两个明天。
146. One’s life is limited, but learning is endless. 生命有限，学海无涯。
147. Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 机会很少敲两次门。
148. Out of sight, out of mind. 眼不见，心不烦。
149. Pleasant hours fly past. 快乐时光去如飞。
150. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
151. Prepare for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。
152. Prevention is better than cure. 预防比治疗更好。
153. Procrastination is the thief of time. 因循拖延是时间的大敌 / 拖延就是浪费时间。
154. Pull somebody’s leg 戏弄某人 / 开某人的玩笑（误：拖某人的后腿）。
155. Pull up one’s socks 振作起来 / 鼓起勇气（误：提起袜子）。
156. Punctuality is the soul of business. 守时为立业之要素。
157. Put your shoulder to the wheel. 努力工作。
158. Reading makes a full man and writing an exact man. 读书使人充实，写作使人严谨。
159. Return to one’s sheep. 回到本题。
160. Robbing Peter to pay Paul. 拆东墙补西墙。
161. Saving is getting. 节省就是获得。
162. Saying is one thing, doing another. 说是一回事，做是另一回事。
163. Hungry dogs will eat dirty puddings. 人到危急时, 平时不屑做的也要做 / 急不暇择 / 饥不择食。
164. Watch how the cat jumps. 观望形势然后行动 / 见风使舵 / 随机应变。
165. Seeing is believing. 百闻不如一见。
166. Send somebody to the chair 把某人判死刑。
167. Separate the sheep from the goats 区别好人和坏人。
168. Sheep that have no shepherd 乌合之众。
169. Silence is gold. 沉默是金。
170. Sloth is the key of poverty. 惰能致贫。
171. Sloth is the mother of poverty. 懒惰是贫穷的原因。

172. Something is better than nothing. 有总比没有好。
173. Sometimes the best gain is to lose. 有时吃亏就是占便宜。

174. Speaking without think is shooting without aiming. 说话不假思索，等于无的放矢。
175. Speech is the picture of the mind. 言为心声。
176. Still waters run deep. 静水流深 / 大智若愚。
177. Strike while the iron is hot. 趁热打铁。
178. Take time when time comes, lest time steal away. 时来必须要趁时，不然时去无声息。
179. Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风。
180. Teach an old dog new tricks 使守旧的人接受新事物。
181. Teach the dog to bark 教狗怎么叫(意指多此一举)。
182. Teaching others teaches yourself. 教学相长。
183. That’s like putting the cat near the goldfish bowl. 引狼入室 / 等于把猫放在金鱼缸旁。
184. The best fish swim near the bottom. 深水藏好鱼。
185. The cat did it. (推托责任的话)不是我搞的。
186. The cat is out of the bag. 秘密泄露 / 真相大白。
187. The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream. 掩耳盗铃 / 猫偷吃奶油的时候，总是闭着眼睛。
188. The cat would eat fish and would not wet her feet. 想吃鱼又怕腥 / 想得到某种东西又怕麻烦或担风险。
189. The day is short but the work is much. 工作多，光阴迫。
190. The dog returns to his vomit. 狗回头吃自己吐出来的东西 / 重犯旧日罪恶。
191. The first step is the hardest. 万事开头难。
192. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. 这山望着那山高。
193. The more you get, the more you want. 得寸进尺。
194. The morning sun never lasts a day. 好景不常；朝阳不能光照全日。
195. The scalded cat fears cold water. 被烫过的猫，连冷水也怕 / 一朝被蛇咬，三年怕井绳。
196. The secret of wealth lies in the letters SAVE. 节俭是致富的秘诀。
197. The shortest answer is doing the thing. 最简短的回答就是一个“干”字。
198. The early bird catches the worm. 笨鸟先飞。
199. The kettle and the pot. 一丘之貉。
200. The leopard cannot change its spots. 本性难移。
201. The water that bears boat is the same that swallows it up. 水能载舟，亦能覆舟。
202. There is a black sheep in every flock. 到处都有害群之马。
203. There is no smoke without fire. 无风不起浪
204. They who cannot do as they would, must do as they can.不能如愿而行，也须尽力而为。
205. Think a great deal of oneself过高地估计自己（误：为自己想得多）。
206. Time and tide wait for no man. 岁月无情；岁月易逝；岁月不待人。
207. Time flies. 时光易逝。
208. Time is money. 一寸光阴一寸金。
209. Time past cannot be called back again. 光阴一去不复返。
210. Time tames the strongest grief. 时间能缓和极度的悲痛。
211. Time tries all. 时间检验一切。
212. Time tries truth. 时间检验真理。
213. Time flies like an arrow. 光阴似箭。
214. To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three. 事事及时做，一日胜三日。
215. To save time is to lengthen life. 节省时间就是延长生命。
216. Tomorrow comes never. 切莫依赖明天。
217. Tomorrow is another day. 切莫依赖明天。
218. Too many cooks spoil the soup. 厨师多了难烧汤。
219. Top dog 当权派 / 头儿
220. Treat sb. like a dog 不把某人当人看。
221. Two heads are better than one. 两人智慧胜一人。
222. Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。
223. Walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
224. Watch sb. as a cat watches a mouse. 猫盯耗子般地盯着某人。
225. Well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。

226. What may be done at any time will be done at no time. 任何时候都可做的事，总在任何时候都不做。
227. Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. 凡是值得做的事，就值得做好。
228. When an opportunity is neglected, it never comes back to you. 机不可失，时不再来。
229. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗。
230. When the cat’s away, the mice will play. 猫儿不在，老鼠成精 / 山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。
231. Where there is a will, there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
232. Where there is life, there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
233. Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand. 胸中有知识，胜于手中有钱。
234. Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it. 为了求知识，代价虽高也值得。
235. Wisdom is better than gold or silver. 知识胜过金银。
236. Wisdom is more to be envied than riches. 知识可羡，胜于财富。
237. Wisdom is to the mind what health is to the body. 知识之于精神，一如健康之于肉体。
238. Wit once bought is worth twice taught. 一次亲身体验抵过两次教导。
239. Work bears witness who does well. 工作能证明谁做的好。
240. Work makes the workman. 勤工出巧匠。
241. You can’t please everyone. 你不可能讨好每一个人。
242. You can’t tell a book by its cover. 人不可以貌相。
243. You win some, you lose some. 胜败乃兵家常事。

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