1. 见机行事。(jian ji xing shi) 1. Act according to circumstances.
2. 兵不厌诈。(bing bu yan zha) 2. All is fair in war.
3. 留得青山在,不怕没柴烧。 (liu de qing shan zai, bu pa mei chai shao) 3. As long as the green hills last, there'll always be wood to burn.
4. 种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。 (zhong gua de gua, zhong dou de dou)4. As you sow, so shall you reap.
5. 不问就听不到假话。(bu wen jiu ting bu dao zhen hua) 5. Ask no questions and be told no lies.
6. 情人眼里出西施。 (qing ren yan li chu xi shi)6. Beauty lies in lover's eye.
7. 血浓于水。(xue nong yu shui) 7. Blood is thicker than water.
8. 海内存知己,天涯若比邻。 (hai nei cun zhi ji, tian ya ruo bi lin)8. A bosom friend afar brings a distant land near.
9. 简洁是智慧的灵魂。 (jian jie shi zhi hui de ling hun)9. Brevity is the soul of wit.
10.公事公办。 (gong shi gong ban)10.Business is business.
11.车到山前必有路。 11.The cart will find its way round the hill when it gets there.
12.巧妇难为无米之炊。 12. he cleverest housewife cannot cook a meal without rice.
13.笨鸟先飞。 13. Clumsy birds have to start flying early.
14.精诚所至,金石为开。 14. Complete sincerity can affect even metal and stone.
15.置之死地而后生。 15. Confront a person with the danger of death and he will fight to live.
16.滴水穿石。 16. Constant dripping wears away the stone.
17.习惯成自然。 17. Custom is a second nature.
18.以其人之道,还治其人之身。 18. Deal with a man as he deals with you.
19.血债要用血来还。 19. Debts of blood must be paid in blood.
20.隔行如隔山。 20. Different trades are separated as by mountains.
21.一回生,二回熟。 21. Different the first time, easy the second.
22.早动手,早收获。 22. Early sow, early mow.
23. 者千虑,必有一失。 23. Even the wise are not free from error.
24. 吃一堑,长一智。 24. Every failure one meets with adds to one's experience.
25. 国家兴亡,匹夫有责。 25. Every man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country.
26. 每一个人都有美中不足的地方。 26. Every man has the defects of his own virtues.
27. 人各有所好。 27. Every man to his taste.
28. 行行出状元。 28. Every profession produces its own leading authority.
29. 仁者见仁,智者见智。 29. Everyone thinks in his way.
30. 切莫错过良机。 30. Everything has its time and that time must be watched.
31. 凡事总有一个开头。 31. Everything must have a beginning.
32. 身教胜于言教。 32. Example is better than precept.
33. 经验是智慧之母。 33. Experience is the mother of wisdom.
34. 经验是愚者之师。 34. Experience is the teacher of fools.
35. 乐极生悲。 35. Extreme joy begets sorrow.
36. 以眼还眼,以牙还牙。 36. An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
37. 心有余而力不足(贪多嚼不烂)。 37. The eye is bigger than the belly.
38. 吃一堑,长一智。 38. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
39. 人怕出名猪怕壮。 39. Fame portends trouble for men just as fattening does for pigs.
40. 少说为佳。 40. Few words are best.
41. 寡不敌众。 41. A few are no match for the many.
42. 水火无情。 42. Fire and water have no mercy.
43. 看菜吃饭,量体裁衣。 43. Fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure.
44. 患难之交才是真正的朋友。 44. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
45. 君子之交淡如水。 45. The friendship of a gentleman is insipid as water.
46. 天才出自勤奋。 46. Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.
47. 礼轻情意重。 47. The gift is trifling but the feeling is profound.
48. 好故事百听不厌。 48. A good tale is not the worse for being told twice.
49. 善有善报,恶有恶报。 49. Good will be rewarded with good, and evil with evil.
50. 名师出高徒。 50. A great teacher produces a brilliant student.
51. 习惯成自然。 51. Habit is second nature.
52. 欲速则不达(忙中有错)。 52. Haste makes waste.
53. 满招损,谦受益。 53. Haughtiness invites disaster, humility receives benefit.
54. 时来运转百事顺。 54. He dances well to whom fortune pipes.
55. 人人都有缺点。 55. He is lifeless that is faultless.
56. 近墨者黑。 56. He that touchs pitch shall be defiled.
57. 人无远虑,必有近忧。 57. He who gives no thought to difficulties in the future is sure to be beset by worries much closer at hand.
58. 来者不善,善者不来。 58. He who has come is surely strong or he'd never have come along.
59. 与人方便,自己方便。 59. He who helps others helps himself.
60. 谁笑在最后,谁笑得最好。 60. He who laughs last laughs longest.
61. 健康胜于财富。 61. Health is better than wealth.
62. 心有灵犀一点通。 62. Hearts which beat in unison are linked.
63. 历史总在重演。 63. History repeats itself.
64. 明人不做暗事。 64. An honest man does nothing underhand.
65. 诚实是上上之策。 65. Honesty is the best policy.
66. 态度随地位而变。 66. Honours change manners.
67. 上梁不正下梁歪。 67. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower ones will go aslant.
68. 若要人不知,除非己莫为。 68. If you do not wish anyone to know what you have done, it is better not to have done it in the first place.
69. 只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针。 69. If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron rod into a needle.
70. 病从口入,祸从口出。 70. Illness comes from food and trouble from speech.
71. 贵人多忘事。 71. Important people have short memories.
72. 一不做,二不休。 72. In for a penny, in for a pound.
73. 酒后吐真言。 73. In wine there is truth.
74. 事后聪明很容易。 74. It is easy to be wise after the event.
75. 得道多助,失道寡助。 75. A just cause enjoys abundant support while an unjust cause finds little.
76. 天网恢恢,疏而不漏。 76. Justice has long arms.
77. 活到老,学到老。 77. Keep on learning as long as you live.
78. 知己知彼,百战不殆。 78. Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.
79. 前事不忘,后事之师。 79. Lessons learned from the past can guide one in the future.
80. 同类相吸。 80. Like attracts like.
81. 有其师必有其徒。 81. Like teacher, like pupil.
82. 学无止境。 82. Live and learn.
83. 欲速则不达。 83. The longest way round is the nearest way home.
84. 养兵千日,用兵一时。 84. Maintain an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour.
85. 大丈夫能屈能伸。 85. A man among men is he who knows when to eat humble pie and when to hold his head high.
86. 人生一世,草木一春。 86. Man has but one life, grass sees but one spring.
87. 大智若愚。 87. A man of great wisdom often seems slowwitted.
88. 祸不单行。 88. Misfortunes never come singly.
89. 一失足成千古恨。 89. A moment's error can bring a lifelong regret.
90. 钱是万恶之源。 90. Money is the root of all evil.
91. 跑了和尚跑不了庙。 91. The monk may run away, but the temple can't run with him.
92. 道高一尺,魔高一丈。 92. The more illumination, the more temptation.
93. 多劳多得。 93. More pay for more work.
94. 需要是发明之母。 94. Necessity is the mother of invention.
95. 不打不相识。 95. No discord, no concord.
96. 天有不测风云。 96. Nothing is so certain as the unexpected.
97. 不入虎穴,焉得虎子。 97. Nothing venture, nothing have.
98. 一失足成千古恨。 98. One false step brings everlasting grief.
99. 无事不登三宝殿。 99. One never goes to the temple for no reason.
100.钥匙开一把锁。 100.Open different locks with different keys.
101.机会带来成功。 101.Opportunity brings success.
102.机不可失,时不再来。 102.Opportunity knocks but once.
103.时代不同,风尚不同(俗随时变)。 103.Other times, other manners.
104.种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。 104.Plant melons and you get melons, sow beans and you get beans.
105.熟能生巧。 105.Practice makes perfect.
106.言行一致。 106.Practise what you preach.
107.皇天不负苦心人。 107.Providence does not let down a man who does his best.
108.是非自有公论。 108. ublic opinion is the best judge.
109.来得容易去得快。 109. Quickly come, quickly go.
110.兔子不吃窝边草。 110. A rabbit doesn't eat the grass near its own hole.
111.读万卷书,行万里路。 111. Read ten thousand books, travel ten thousand miles.
112.开卷有益(阅读使人增长知识)。 112. Reading enriches the mind.
113.读书总会有所收获(开卷有益)。 113. Reading is always profitable.
114.远亲不如近邻。 114. A relative far off is less help than a neighbour close by.
115.流水不腐,户枢不蠢。 115. Running water is never stale and a door-hinge never gets worm-eaten.
116.说是一回事,而做又是另外一回事。 116. Saying is one thing and doing another.
117.苦海无边,回头是岸。 117. The sea of bitterness has no bounds, repent and the shore is at hand.
118.沉默是金。 118. Silence is golden.
119.星星之火,可以燎原。 119. A single spark can start a prairie fire.
120.千里之堤,溃于蚁穴。 120. Slight negligence may lead to great disaster.
121.小洞不堵沉大船。 121. A small leak will sink a great ship.
122.麻雀虽小,五脏俱全。 122. A sparrow may be small but it has all the vital organs.
123.天有不测风云。 123. A storm may arise from a clear sky.
124.打铁趁热。 124. Strike while the iron is hot.
125.疾风知劲草,烈火见真金。 125. Sturdy grass withstands high winds; true gold stands the test of fire.
126.强将手下无弱兵。 126. There are no poor soldiers under a good general.
127.天无绝人之路。 127. There is always a way out.
128.有利必有弊。 128. There is no fire without smoke.
129.求学无坦途。 129. There is no royal road to learning.
Time flies.时光易逝。
2. Time is money.一寸光阴一寸金。
3. Time and tide wait for no man.岁月无情;岁月易逝;岁月不待人。
4. Time tries all.时间检验一切。
5. Time tries truth.时间检验真理。
6. Time past cannot be called back again.光阴一去不复返。
7. All time is no time when it is past.光阴一去不复返。
8. No one can call back yesterday;Yesterday will not be called again.昨日不复来。
9. Tomorrow comes never.切莫依赖明天。
10.One today is worth two tomorrows.一个今天胜似两个明天。
11.The morning sun never lasts a day.好景不常;朝阳不能光照全日。
12.Christmas comes but once a year.圣诞一年只一度。
13.Pleasant hours fly past.快乐时光去如飞。
14.Happiness takes no account of time.欢娱不惜时光逝。
15.Time tames the strongest grief.时间能缓和极度的悲痛。
16.The day is short but the work is much.工作多,光阴迫。
17.Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.今日事须今日毕,切勿拖延到明天。
18.Have you somewhat to do tomorrow,do it today.明天如有事,今天就去做。
19.To him that does everything in its proper time,one day is worth three.事事及时做,一日胜三日。
20.To save time is to lengthen life.节省时间就是延长生命。
21.Everything has its time and that time must be watched.万物皆有时,时来不可失。
22.Take time when time cometh,lest time steal away.时来必须要趁时,不然时去无声息。
23.When an opportunity is neglected,it never comes back to you.机不可失,时不再来;机会一过,永不再来。
24.Make hay while the sun shines.晒草要趁太阳好。
25.Strike while the iro is hot.趁热打铁。
26.Work today,for you know not how much you may be hindered tomrrow.今朝有事今朝做,明朝可能阻碍多。
27.Punctuality is the soul of business.守时为立业之要素。
28.Procrastination is the thief of time.因循拖延是时间的大敌;拖延就是浪费时间。
29.Every tide hath ist ebb.潮涨必有潮落时。
30.Knowledge is power.知识就是力量。
31.Wisdom is more to be envied than riches.知识可羡,胜于财富。
32.Wisdom is better than gold or silver.知识胜过金银,
33.Wisdom in the mind is better than money in the hand.胸中有知识,胜于手中有钱。
34.Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.为了求知识,代价虽高也值得。
35.Doubt is the key of knowledge.怀疑是知识之钥。
36.If you want knowledge,you must toil for it.若要求知识,须从勤苦得。
37.A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.浅学误人。
38.A handful of common sense is worth a bushel of learning.少量的常识,当得大量的学问。
39.Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps.知识只能循序渐进,不能跃进。
40.Learn wisdom by the follies of others.从旁人的愚行中学到聪明。
41.It is good to learn at another man’s cost.前车可鉴。
42.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。
43.Experience is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。
44.Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.经验是知识之父,记忆是知识之母。
45.Dexterity comes by experience.熟练来自经验。
46.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
47.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。
48. Experience without learning is better than learning without experience.有经验而无学问,胜于有学问而无经验。
49.Wit once bought is worth twice taught.由经验而得的智慧,胜于学习而得的智慧;一次亲身的体会,胜过两次的教师教导。
50.Seeing is believing.百闻不如一见。
51.Business is the salt of life.事业是生命之盐。
52.Business before pleasure.事业在先,享乐在后。
53.Business makes a man as well as tries him.事业可以考验人,也可以造就人。
54.Business neglected is business lost.忽视职业便是放弃职业。
55.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才小用。
56.Business may be troublesome,but idleness is pernicious.事业虽扰人,懒惰害更大。
57.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。
58.Do business,but be not a slave to it.要做事,但不要做事务的奴隶。
59.Everybody’s business is nobody’s business.众人的事就是无人过问的事。
60.Work makes the workman.勤工出巧匠。
61.Better master one than engage with ten.会十事,不如精一事。
62.A work ill done must be twice done.首次做不好,必须重新搞。
63.They who cannot do as they would,must do as they can.不能如愿而行,也须尽力而为。
64.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。
65.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。
66.Do as most men do and men will speak well of thee.照大多数人那样干,人们会把你称赞。
67.What may be done at any time will be done at no time.在任何时候都可做的事情,总是在任何时候都不做的事情。
68.Better late than never.迟做总比不做好。
69.Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.凡是值得做的事,就值得做好。
70.The shortest answer is doing the thing.最简短的回答就是一个“干”字。
71.Action is the proper fruit of knowledge.行动是知识之佳果。
72.Finished labours are pleasant.完成工作是一乐。
73.It is lost labour to sow where there is no soil.没有土壤,播种也是徒劳。
74.It is right to put everything in its proper use.凡事都应用得其所。
75.Affairs that are done by due degrees are soon ended.按部就班,事情很快就做完。
76.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只工作,不玩耍,聪明小孩也变傻。
77.Work bears witness who does well.工作能证明谁做的好。
78.It is not work that kills,but worry.工作不会伤身,伤身乃是忧虑。
79.He that will not work shall not eat.不工作者不得食。
80.Business is business.公事公办。
81.Deliberate slowly,执行 promptly.慢慢酌量,快快行动。
82.Put your shoulder to the wheel.努力工作。
83.Never do things by halves.做事不要半途而废。
84.In for a penny,in for a pound.做事一开头,就要做到底;一不做,二不休。
85.Many hands make quick work.人多干活快。
86.Many hands make light work.众擎易举。
87.A bad workman quarrels with his tools.技术拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。
88.Diligence is the mohter of success.勤奋是成功之母。
89.Idleness is the root of all evil.懒惰乃万恶之源。
90.Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋带来好运。
91.Diligence is the mother of good fortune.勤勉是好运之母。
92.Industry is fortune’s right hand,and frugality her left.勤勉是幸运的右手,世俭是幸运的左手。
93.Idleness is the key of beggary.懒惰出乞丐。
94.No root,no fruit.无根就无果。
95.Idle people (folks) have the most labour (take the most pains).懒人做工作,越懒越费力。
96.Sloth is the key of poverty.惰能致贫。
97.Sloth turneth the edge of wit.懒散能磨去才智的锋芒。
98.An idle brain is the devil’s workshop.懒汉的头脑是魔鬼的工厂。
99.The secret of wealth lieth in the letters SAVE.节俭是致富的秘诀。
100. An idle youth,a needy age.少壮不努力,老大徒伤悲
101.There is only one me in this world. 在这个世界上,我是独一无二的
102.I’m on the top of the world.我是世界之王
103.I’m the best! I’m the greatest! I’m invincible!我是最棒的.我是不可征服的.
104. I’m ready for any challenge. 我已经准备好应付任何挑战
105. The future is in my hands. It’s totally up to me.我的未来我作主.
106. I’m born to succeed.我注定成功