英語格言及諺語
花崗英師：張獻敏整理
1.Actions speak louder than words.行動勝於空談。
2.Advice when most needed is least heeded.忠言逆耳。
3.After a storm comes a calm.否極泰來。
4.All good things come to and end.花無百日紅（天下無不散之筵席）。
5.All roads lead to Rome.條條大道通羅馬。
6.All that glitters is not gold.閃爍者未必都是金（不可僅以貌取人）。
7.All's well that ends well.善終為善。
8.Art is long, life is short.人生苦短，而學術無窮。
9.As you sow, so shall you reap.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
10. Bad news travels fast.惡事傳千里。
11. A bad penny always comes back. 惡有惡報。
12. A bad shearer never had a good sickle. {A bad workman always blames his tools.}劣工尤器。
13. The bait hides the hook.餌裏藏鉤。
14. Barking dogs seldom bite.吠叫的狗不咬人。
15. Beauty is but skin deep.美色只是一層皮。
16. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.情人眼裏出西施。
17. Beggars must not be choosers.饑者不得擇食。
18. The best fish swims near the bottom.好魚游溪底。
19. Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. {Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion.}寧為驢頭不為馬尾；寧為狗頭不為獅尾。
20. Better late than never.寧遲勿缺；只要開始，雖晚不遲。
21. Between two stools you fall to the ground.腳踏雙凳必墜地。
22. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.一鳥在手勝於兩鳥在林。
23. Birds of a feather flock together.物以類聚。
24. The biter is sometimes bit.欺人反受欺（害人及害己）。
25. Blood is thicker than water.血濃於水。
26. A burnt child dreads the fire.受灼的小孩必怕火。
27.Care killed a cat.憂慮致命（勞神喪命）。
28.A cat may look at a king.君王卿相於我何。
29.Charity begins at home.修身齊家博愛天下。
30.The child is father of the man.少年時代可決定一人之未來。
31.Comparisons are odious.人比人氣死人。
32.Constant dripping wears away the stone.滴水穿石。
33.A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常樂。
34.Death is the great leveler.死後萬人皆平等。
35.The devil finds work for idle hands to do.小人閑居做歹事。
36.Diamond cut diamond.兩虎相爭必有一傷。
37.Do as you would be done by.己所欲施於人。
38.Do in Rome as the Romans do.入境隨俗。
39.Don't change horses in mid-stream.臨陣勿換將。
40.Don't count your chickens before they are hatched.勿打如意算盤。
41.Do not kick against the pricks.勿以螳臂當車。
42.Don't put the cart before the horse.勿本未倒置。
43.Don't quarrel with your bread and butter.勿自砸飯碗。
44.Don't wash your dirty linen in public.家醜不可外揚。
45.Dog does not cat dog.狗不咬狗（同類不相殘）。
46.Easier said than done.說來容易做來難。
47.Easy come easy go.徼倖之財難久留（賺得容易花得快）。
48.Empty vessels make the most sound.空桶響叮噹。
49.Even Homer sometimes nods.智者千慮必有一失。
50.Everybody's business is nobody’s business.眾人之事乏人管。
51.Every dog has his day.三年風水輪流轉(狗也有走運的一天)。
52. Every man has his taste. 人各有所好。
53.Extremes meet. 物極必反。
54. Familiarity breed contempt.過份熟稔易滋侮蔑;近廟欺神。
55.A fault confessed is half redressed. 肯認錯是改過的一半。
56.First come first served.捷足先登。
57.The fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait. 貪吃的魚兒易上鉤。
58.Forewarned is forearmed. 先知先戒備。
59.A friend in need is a friend indeed.救難之友乃為友。
60.Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard.小人得寸便進尺。
61.God's mill grinds slow but sure. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。
62.Grasp all, lose all. 貪者必失。
63.Handsome is as handsome does.慷慨大方始為美。
64.He that touches pitch shall be defiled.近墨 者黑。
65.Heaven helps those who help themselves.天助自助者。
66.Health is better than wealth.健康勝於財富。
67.Hide not your light under a bushel.勿過份謙沖以致隱沒才能。
68.History repeats itself.歷史會重演。
69.Hoist your sail when the wind is fair見機行事。.
70.Honesty is the best policy.誠實為上策。
71.Idle folk have the least leisure.懶惰人才說沒空閑。
72.If you run after two hares, you will catch neither.同時追兩免，兩頭都落空。
73.In wine there is truth.酒後吐真言。
74.It is easy to be wise after the event.經一事長一智。
75.It is never too late to mend.亡羊補牢猶末晚也。
76.It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收。
77.A Jack of all trades is master of none. 樣樣通樣樣稀鬆。
78.Knowledge is power.知識就是力量。
79.The last straw breaks the camel's neck凡事宜節制，過則必敗事。.
80.Least said, soonest mended.少說少錯(多言惹禍)。
81.The leopard cannot change his spots.江山易改，本性難移。
82.Let sleeping dogs lie.別自找麻煩。
83.Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。
84.A little learning is a dangerous thing.一知半解最危險。
85.A little pot is soon hot.小人物易發怒。
86.Live and learn. 活到學到老。
87.Look before you leap.三思而後行。
88.Lookers-on see most of the game.旁觀者清。
89.Love is blind. 愛情是盲目的。
90.Love me little. love me long.愛情要細水長流。
91.Make hay while the sun shines. 末雨綢繆。
92.Man proposes. God disposes. 謀事在人，成事在天。
93.Many a little makes a mickle. =Every little makes a mickle.積少成多(聚沙成塔、集腋成裘)。
94.Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 匆匆結婚，慢慢後悔。
95.Men are not to be measured in inches.人不可以貌相。
96.Might is right.強權即是公理。
97.Money makes the mare go. 強權能使鬼推磨。
98.Much would have more. 貪得無饜。
99.Murder will out. 如欲人不知，除非已莫為。
100.Necessity is the mother of invention.需要為發明之母。
101.Never do things by halves.做事切莫半途而廢。
102.Never look a gift horse in the mouth.餽贈之物切莫挑剔。
103.No man can serve two masters.一人不能事二君。
104.No man is content with his lot.無人能滿意於自己的命運。
105.No news is good news.無消息即是好消息。
106.No pains, no gains.不勞則無獲。
107.None so blind as those who won’t see.有眼不看者為盲。
108.Nothing comes of nothing.事出必有因（無中不能生有）。
109.Nothing venture, nothing have.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
110.Once bitten, twice shy.一朝被蛇咬，十年怕草繩。
111.One swallow does not make a summer.勿以一概全。
112.Out of debt, out of danger.無債一身輕。
113.Out of sight, out of mind.久離則疏遠。
114.The pot called the kettle black.五十步笑百步。
115.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。
116.Prevention is better than cure.預防勝於治療。
117.The proof of pudding is in the eating.欲知布丁味，親嚐便可曉。
118.Put the saddle on the right horse.責備得當（冤有頭、債有主）。
119.The road to hell is paved with good intentions.手抱菩薩操屠刀。
120.Rome was not built in a day.羅馬不是一天造成的。
121Second thoughts are best.退一步想最穩當。
122.Seeing is believing.百聞不如一見（眼見為真）。
123.Share and share alike.有苦同當，有福共享。
124.Slow and steady wins the race.穩健紮實必致勝。
125.A soft answer turned away wrath.和言足以息怒（柔足以克剛）。
126.Some people cannot see the wood for the trees.見木不見林，逐末而忘本。
127.A sound mind in a sound body.健全的頭腦寓於健全的身體。
128.Spare the rod and spoil the child.孩子不打不成器（玉不琢不成器）。
129.Stil water runs deep.水深流靜。
130.A stitch in time saves nine.及時縫一針，省得日後縫九針（防微杜漸）。
131.Strike while the iron is hot.打鐵趁熱。
132.Take the rough with the smooth.逆來則順受。
133.Talk of the devil and he is sure to appear.說曹操曹操就到。
134.There are two sides to every question.公說公有理，婆說婆有理。
135.There's a black sheep in every flock.每一個團體中都難免有害群之馬。
136.There is no rose without a thorn.朵朵玻瑰皆有刺。
137.There is on smoke without fire.有煙必有火（無風不起浪）。
138.Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.投鼠忌器。
139.The tongue is not steel, yet it cuts.舌頭雖非鐵卻可傷人。
140.Too many cooks spoil the broth.七手八腳必敗事。
141.Turn a stumbling block into a stepping stone.化絆腳石為墊腳路。
142.Two heads are better than one.三個臭皮匠，勝過諸葛亮（集思廣益）。
143.Two of a trade can never than one. 同行相嫉。
144.Virtue is its own reward.為善自得其樂。
145.Walls have ears.壁上有耳。
146.Well begun is half done.好的開始是成功的一半。
147.What can't be cured must be endured.無能為力之事只得忍耐。
148.Whatever a man sow, that shall he also reap.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。
149.Where there is a will there is a way.有志者事竟成。
150.Words cut more than swords.舌劍利於刀劍。
151.You cannot burn the candle at both ends.蠟燭不能兩頭燒（勿過份消耗體力）。
152.You cannot get blood out of a stone.石頭擠不出血來（鐵石心腸那有淚）。
153.You cannot sell the cow and drink the milk.魚與能掌不可兼得。
154.You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.老狗學不來新花樣（人老則守舊）。
155.Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse.缺乏知識之熱心，猶如脫韁之馬。
156.When you judge others you condemn yourself.批評別人，就是責備自己。
157.There is more pleasure in loving than in being loved.愛別人比被別人愛的樂趣多。
158.Cunning is no burden.藝多不壓人。
159.He stands not surely that never slips.從不滑倒的人是站不穩的人。
160.He that loses his honesty has nothing else to lose.丟了誠實，就是丟了一切。
161.He that may not do as he would, must do as he may.不能做想做的事，就該做可做的事。
162.Heaven is at the feet of mothers.慈母的膝下就是天堂。
163.There is no grief which time does not lessen and soften. ( ~~~Cicero ) 沒有時間不能減輕與緩和的哀傷。
164.Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. ( ~~~Aldous Huxley )事實並不僅僅因為受到忽略而停止存在。
165.The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. ( ~~~Edmund Burke )權力愈大，愈有濫用的危險。
166.Art is a lie that enables us to realize the truth. ( ~~~Pablo Picasso )藝術是一種使我們能夠實現真實的謊言。
167.Love is forgiving even if you can't forget.愛就是不能忘懷，也要原諒。
168.Love is sharing a hard day's leisure hour before dinner.愛就是在晚餐前，共享辛勞一天後的片刻閒暇。
169.He has no friend who has many friends. ~~~ by Aristotle(1)有很多朋友的人，是沒有知己的。(2)廣交者無友。
170.He will not have true friends who is afraid of making enemies. ~~~ by William Hazlitt
171.He who is not impatient is not in love. ~~~ by Aretino
172.I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise. ~~~ by Montesquieu 我總是發現，要成功於世，就必須大智若愚。（孟德斯鳩）
173.Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. ~~~ by Samuel Butle人生的藝術是從不充分的前提，引出充分的結論。
174.Love means not ever having to say you're sorry. ~~~ by Erich Segal (1)愛的意義是永遠不必說你很抱歉。(2)愛是用不着說對不起的。
第二部份
| 1.知識就是力量。 | Knowledge is power. |
| 2.羅馬不是一天造成的。 | Rome was not built in a day. |
| 3.把握現在。 | There is no time like the present. |
| 4.請開冷氣。 | Please turn on the air condition. |
| 5.你覺得這裡如何？ | How do you like it here? |
| 6.有志者事竟成。 | Where there’s a will, there’s a way. |
| 7.百聞不如一見。 | Seeing is believing. |
| 8.快五點了。 | It’s almost five o’clock. |
| 9.這個地方不錯。 | This is a nice place. |
| 10.熟能生巧。 | Practice makes perfect. |
| 11.條條大路通羅馬。 | All roads lead to Rome. |
| 12.愛人如己。 | Love your neighbor as yourself. |
| 13.誠實為上策。 | Honesty is the best policy. |
| 14.中秋節快樂！ | Happy Moon Festival! |
| 15.新春快樂。 | Happy Lunar New Year! |
| 16.情人節快樂！ | Happy Valentine’s Day! |
| 17.好的開始是成功的一半。 | Well begun is half done. |
| 18.早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。 | The early bird catches the worm. |
| 19.愛是學習給予與接受。 | To love is to learn to offer and accept. |
| 20.知足常樂。 | Happy is he who is content. |
| 21.真正的喜樂來自內心。 | Real joy comes from within. |
| 22.欲速則不達。 | Haste makes waste. |
| 23.愛情要細水長流。 | Love me little, love me long. |
| 24.我們正在大拍賣。 | We are having a sale now. |
| 25.我欽佩你所做的一切。 | I admire all you’ve done. |
| 26.每一天都是新的開始。 | Every day is a new beginning. |
| 27.妥善規劃你的每一天。 | Plan your day. |
| 28.三思而後行。 | Look before you leap. |
| 29.放輕鬆。 | Let yourself go. |
| 30.很可能會下雨。 | Chances are it will rain. |
| 31.我真高興回家了。 | I’m so glad to be home. |
| 32.壓力如何影響你？ | How does stress affect you? |
| 33.你星期六上班嗎？ | Do you have to work on Saturday? |
| 34.我不是早起的人。 | I’m not a morning person. |
| 35.謝謝你的鼓勵。 | Thanks for your encouraging words. |
| 36.事情會順利的。 | Things will work out fine. |
| 37.為什麼我的心跳這麼快？ | Why is my heart beating so fast? |
| 38.我們何時再見面？ | When can we see each other? |
| 39.不偏離正道。 | Stay on the right track. |
| 40.音樂能讓我放鬆。 | Music can help me relax. |
| 41.否極泰來。 | After the storm comes the calm. |
| 42.你去賞花了嗎？ | Have you seen the beautiful blossoms? |
| 43.謝謝你的合作。 | Thank you for your cooperation. |
| 44.什麼事耽擱你了？ | What's holding you up? |
| 45.一切都在掌握中。 | Everything is under control. |
| 46.該是採取行動的時候了。 | It's time to take action. |
| 47.情人眼裡出西施。 | Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. |
| 48.請您美言幾句。 | Please put in a good word for me. |
| 49.我會想辦法。 | I'll think of something. (or) I'll see what I can do. |
| 50.我不太清楚。 | I didn't get a very clear picture of it. |
| 51.你管不了！ | It's no concern of yours.（較客氣）。You stay out of this.（語氣較重）。None of your business.（語氣最重，罵討厭鬼，別管閒事）。 |
| 52.只許這麼一次。（下不為例） | This will be the first and last time. |
| 53.金玉其外。 | All that glitter is not gold. |
| 54.千載一時。 | Once in a blue moon. |
| 55.不合羅輯。 | That doesn't make sense. |
| 56.願聞其詳（請道其詳）。 | Give me the lowdown.（實情、內幕） |
| 57.囊中物。 | It's in the bag. |
| 58.我希望你小心從事。 | I hope you know what you are doing. |
| 59.不說也吧！ | I'd rather not talk about it. |
| 60.一言難盡。 | It's a long story. |
| 61.(1)當今熱門人物；時代人物(2)言而有信之人(3)沉默之人(4)老於世故之人(5)普通老百姓。 | (1)a man of the hour(2)a man of his word(3)a man of few words(4)a man of the world(5)a man on the street |
| 62.中庸。 | Golden mean |
| 63.己立立人，己達達人。 | To live and let live. |
| 64.月裏嫦娥。 | Girl in the moon |
| 65.我真不敢相信（我的眼睛、我的耳）。 | I can't believe my eyes ( ears ). |
| 66.語無倫次。 | Talking through one's hat. ( or ) Talking nuts. ( or ) Talking nonsense. |
| 67.強弩之末。 | The end of the rope. |
| 68.人人為自己。 | Everyone for himself. |
| 69.人人為我，我為人人。 | All for one, one for all. |
| 70.歲月不饒人。歲月不居。 | Time and tide wait for no one. |
| 71.寧為玉碎，不為瓦全。 | Rather lose honorably than gain basely. |
| 72.混水摸魚。 | To fish in troubled waters. |
| 73.不要操之過急。 | Easy does it. |
| 74.流鱷魚的眼淚。貓哭耗子。 | To shed crocodile tears. |
| 75.桃李不言（好東西不必宣傳）。 | Good wine needs no bush.（掛招牌） |
| 76.少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。 | An idle youth; a needy age. |
| 77.坐食山崩。 | Laziness travels so slowly that poverty overtakes him. |
| 78.打腫臉充胖子。 | To put a false front. ( or ) To create a false impression. |
| 79.隨便你（你相不相信隨你）。 | That's your privilege. |
| 80.你懂我的意思吧。（我要開除你••等） | You are getting the message. |
| 81.酒鬼。 | Drunk; Boozer; Lush; Tank |
| 82.我不會喝酒。 | I'm not much of a drinker. |
| 83.我戒酒啦。 | I'm on the wagon. |
| 84.他能喝酒。他嗜酒如命。 | He can hold his liquor. He is an alcoholic. |
| 85.無風不起浪。 | Where there is smoke, there is fire. |
| 86.青出于藍。 | Jade comes from stone. |
| 87.錢能通神。（有錢能使鬼推磨）= 107 | Money talks. |
| 88.你不明白我。 | You don't read me. |
| 89.漁翁得利。 | Two dogs fight for a bone; the third runs away with it. |
| 90.以德報怨。 | To recompense injury with kindness. |
| 91.對牛彈琴。 | Cast pearls before swine. |
| 92.作繭自縛。 | Make one's bed and lie in it. |
| 93.不要打岔。 | Don't change the subject. |
| 94.公平交易。 | square deal |
| 95.正大光明。 | fair and square |
| 96.集思廣益。 | Two heads are always better than one. |
| 97.人多嘴雜。 | Too many cooks spoil the broth. |
| 98.杞人憂天。（半途迎接麻煩） | Meet trouble half way. |
| 99.流水不腐。 | Running water does not get stale. ( or ) A used key is always bright. |
| 100.目不見睫。 | Your eyes cannot see your lashes. ( or ) The hunchback does not see his own hump. |
| 101.難兄難弟。 | They deserve each other. |
| 102.法網難逃。 | You can't get away with murder. |
| 103.談虎變色。 | A burnt child dreads the fire. |
| 104.笑裡藏刀。 | There are dangers in men's smiles. |
| 105.鶴立雞群。 | Head and shoulders above others. |
| 106.左右逢源。 | his bread is buttered on both sides. |
| 107.財能通神。 | Money makes the mare to go. |
| 108.一勞永逸。 | Once and for all. |
| 109.五十步笑百步。 | A pot calling the kettle black. |
| 110.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。 | Nothing ventured; nothing gained. |
| 111.人心不足蛇吞象。 | The eye is bigger than the mouth. |
| 112.值得做。走一步，算一步。 | It pays. Cross the bridge when you come to it. |
| 113.為什麼？我要他好看。 | How comes? I'll give it to him. |
| 114.放明白一點。（做人要聰明一點） | You'd better wise up. |
| 115.記著我的話。要老實點。 | Mark my words. Be incurable square. |
| 116.你又來這一套。 | There you go again. |
| 117.酒醉飯飽。 | square meal |
| 118.禮多人不怪。 | Politeness offends no one. ( or ) Courtesy costs nothing. |
| 119.鹿死不擇音（陰）。 | A dying deer doesn't choose a shade. ( or ) Beggars are no choosers. |
| 120.到目前為止相當好。 | So far so good. |
| 121.我自己有分寸。 | I know what I'm doing. |
| 122.有時候；常常；很少 | Once in a while; Once too often; Once in a blue moon |
| 123.上帝是基於美的必要，上帝就是愛。 | God, from a beautiful necessity, is love. |
| 124.能做要人固然是好，做個好人卻更重要。 | It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice. |
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