1.A bad beginning makes a bad ending.
不善始者不善终。
2.A bad thing never dies.
遗臭万年。
3.A bad workman always blames his tools.
不会撑船怪河弯。
4.A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush.
一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。
5.A boaster and a liar are cousins-german.
吹牛与说谎本是同宗。
6.A bully is always a coward.
色厉内荏。
7.A burden of ones choice is not felt.
爱挑的担子不嫌重。
8.A candle lights others and consumes itself.
蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。
9.A cat has 9 lives.
猫有九条命。
10.A cat may look at a king.
人人平等。
11.A close mouth catches no flies.
病从口入。
12.A constant guest is never welcome.
常客令人厌。
13.Actions speak louder than words.
事实胜于雄辩。
14.Adversity leads to prosperity.
穷则思变。
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。
The end justifies the means. 只要目的`正当，可以不择手段。
The end makes all equal. 死亡面前，人人平等。
The eye is bigger than the belly. 贪多嚼不烂。
The farthest way about is the nearest way home. 抄近路反而绕远路。
The finest diamond must be cut. 玉不琢，不成器。
The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man. 烈火验真金，艰难磨意志。
The first step is the only difficulty. 迈出第一步是最艰难的。
1、Do not pull all your eggs in one basket.
别把所有的蛋都放在一个篮子里。
2、Do not teach fish to swim.
不要班门弄斧。
3、East or west, home is the best.
东奔西跑，还是家里好。
4、Experience is the best teacher.
实践出真知。
5、There is something that is much more scarce, something rarer than ability. It is the ability to recognize.
有的'东西比才能稀罕得多，珍贵得多，这就是识别的能力。
6、The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.
事越做越能，人越忙越有空。
7、A man, like a watch, is to be valued by this manner of going.
一个人，正如一个时钟，是以他的行动来定其价值的。
8、All happy families are like one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.
所有幸福的家庭都相似，而每个不幸的家庭各不同。
9、Friendship is both a source of pleasure and a component of good health.
友谊既是快乐之源泉，又是健康之要素。
10、A man is called selfish, not pursuing his own good, but neglecting his neighbour's.
追求自身的利益，不是自私;只有忽视他人的利益，才是自私。
11. He that will not work shall not eat.不工作者不得食。
12. Business is business.公事公办。
13. 81.Deliberate slowly,执行 promptly.慢慢酌量，快快行动。
14. Put your shoulder to the wheel.努力工作。
15. .Never do things by halves.做事不要半途而废。
16. In for a penny,in for a pound.做事一开头，就要做到底;一不做，二不休。
17. Many hands make quick work.人多干活快。
18. Many hands make light work.众擎易举。
19. A bad workman quarrels with his tools.技术拙劣的工人抱怨自己的工具。
20. Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。
21. Idleness is the root of all evil.懒惰乃万恶之源。
22. Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋带来好运。
23. Diligence is the mother of good fortune.勤勉是好运之母。
24. 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。
25. Idleness is the key of beggary.懒惰出乞丐。
