应该知道的英语短语

应该知道的英语短语

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· A chain is no stronger than its weakest link. 一着不慎, 满盘皆输.

· All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的未必都是金子。

· A child is better unborn than untaught. 养不教，父之过。

· Art is long, life is short. 生命短暂，艺术长存。

· A friend is best found in adversity. 患难见真情。

· Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home. 未雨绸缪。

· A light heart live long. 心情开朗寿命长。不恼不愁，活到白头。

· An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 日吃苹果一只，身体健康不求医。 · All covet, all lose. 样样垂涎，样样失落。贪多嚼不烂。

· A good winter brings a good summer. 瑞雪兆丰年。

· All rivers run into the sea. 殊途同归。

· A small leak will sink a great ship. 千里之堤溃于蚁穴。

· All time is no time when it is past. 机不可失，时不再来。

· A baker's wife may bite of a bun, a brewer's wife may bite of a tun.近水楼台先月。 · A short cut is often a wrong cut.欲速则不达。

· A staff is quickly found to beat a dog with.欲加之罪，何患无辞。

· A prophet is not without honor save in his own country. 远来的和尚好念经。 · All feet tread not in one shoe. 众口难调。

· A uncut gem does not sparkle. 玉不琢，不成器。

· A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

· A crow is never the whiter for washing herself often.江山易改，本性难移。 · A little spark may kindle a great fire.星星之火，可以燎原。

· An uncut gem does not sparkle. 玉不琢，不成器。

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· Beauty is but skin-deep. 美丽只是外表罢了

· Brevity is the soul of wit. 言以简洁为贵

· Bread is the staff of life. 民以食为天。

· Behind the mountains there are people to be found.天外有天，山外有山。 · Better die standing than live kneeling 宁愿站着死，也不跪着生。

· Better be envied than pitied. 宁被人妒，不受人怜。

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· Cats hide their claws.知人知面不知心。

· Cast an anchor to windward.未雨绸缪。

· Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎勤奋，带来好运。

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· Deliberate slowly, execute promptly. 慎于思而敏于行。

· Diamonds cut diamonds. 棋逢对手，将遇良才。

· Danger past, God forgotten. 飞鸟尽，良弓藏。

· Dreams are lies. 梦不足信。

· Do not teach fish to swim. 不要班门弄斧。

· Do not have too many irons in the fire. 贪多嚼不烂。

· Do unto others as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿失于人。

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· Experience is the best teacher. 实践出真知。

· Every man is the architect (or artificer) of his own fortune. 自己幸福自己创。 · Evening red and morning grey are the sign of a fine day. 晚霞行千里。

· Every bean has its black. 金无足赤，人无完人。

· Even woods have ears.隔墙有耳。

· Enough is better than too much. 过犹不及。

· Every tub must stand on its own bottom. 人贵自立。

· Experience teaches. 吃一堑，长一智。

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· Full vessels sound least. 大智若愚。

· First impressions are half the battle. 先入为主。

· Faith moves mountains. 精诚所至，金石为开。

· Fact is stranger than fiction. 大千世界，无奇不有。

· Fire proves gold, adversity proves man. 烈火识真金，逆境识英雄。

· Fire and water are good servants, but bad masters.水能载舟，亦能覆舟。 Ｇ

· Give everyone his due. 一视同仁。

· Good (or Great) wits jump. 英雄所见略同。

· Go while the going is good. 三十六计，走为上计。

· Great weights hang on small wires.千钧一发。

· Good wine needs no bush 酒香不怕巷子深。

· Greatest genius often lies concealed.大智若愚。

· Grasp all, lose all.贪多必失。

· Go to the sea, if you would fish well.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

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· Honour to whom honour is due.论功行赏。

· He travels the fastest who travels alone. 曲高和寡。

· Heaven helps those who help themselves. 求人不如求己。

· He sits no sure that sits too high. 高处不胜寒。

· He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词。 · He who laughs at crooked men should need walk very straight. 正人先正己。

· He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. 千里之行，始于足下。 · He that respects not is not respected. 欲受人敬，要先敬人。

· It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上两次当。 · Humility often gains more than pride.满招损，谦受益。

· He is eloquent enough for whom truth speaks.事实胜于雄辩。

· He that promises too much means nothing. 轻诺者寡信。

· He who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词。

· Hard words break no bones. 忠言逆耳利于行。

· Haste makes waste. 忙乱易错。欲速则不达。

· He that runs fastest gets the ring. 捷足先登。

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· It is six of one and half a dozen of the other. 彼此彼此。

· If one sheep leaps over the ditch, all the rest will follow. 榜样的力量是无穷的。 · It is a poor mouse that has only one hole. 狡兔三窟。

· Ill news never comes too late. 好事不出门，坏事传千里。

· It is the first step that is troublesome. 万事开头难。

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· Justice has long arms. 天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

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· Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is key to it. 实践得真知。

· Keeping is harder than winning. 创业不易，守业更难。

· Knowledge is no burden. 艺不压身。

· Kiss and be friends. 握手言和。

· Kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕

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· Let's cross the bridge when we come to it.既来之，则安之。

· Love is blind. 情人眼里出西施。

· Little chips light great fires. 星星之火，可以燎原。

· Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。

· Live and learn. 学无止境。

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· Merry meet, merry part. 好聚好散。

· Mind acts upon mind. 心有灵犀一点通。

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· Nothing comes wrong to a hungry man.饥不择食

· No cross, no crown.不吃苦中苦，难为人上人。

· Nothing is easier than fault-finding. 站着说话不腰痛。

· No weal without woe. 福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。

· No work, no money. 不劳无获。

· Never too late (or old) to learn. 活到老，学到老。

· Never judge by appearances. 切莫以貌取人。

· No fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。

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· One cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun.一叶障目，不见泰山。

· One swallow does not make a summer.一花独放不是春。

· One can not be in two places at once. 一心不可二用。

· Obedience is the first duty of a soldier. 服从是军人的天职。

· One lark does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春。

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· Practice is better than precept. 身教重于言教。

· Poverty is stranger to industry. 勤劳之人不受穷。

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· Riches have wings. 富贵无常。

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· Score twice before you cut once. 三思而后行。

· Sense comes with age. 老马识途。

· So the world wags. 这就是人生。

· So said, so done. 说到做到。言出必行。

· Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings. 要成大业，自信第一。 Ｔ

· Talk of the devil and he will appear. 说曹操，曹操就到。new

· Tall trees catch much wind. 树大招风 。new

· The reasons of the poor weight not. 人微言轻。

· The shortest way round is the longest way home.欲速则不达。

· Those are in the same boat should row together.同舟共济。

· Too much pudding will choke a dog.布丁太多噎死狗。

· The heart's letter is read in the eyes.眼睛是心灵的窗户。

· The deed proves the man.观其行而知其人。

· True gold fears not the fire.真金不怕火炼。

· Take time while time is, for time will away.机不可失，时不在来。

· The battle is to the strong.两强相遇勇者胜。

· The heart is seen in wine. 酒后吐真言。

· The best of friends must part. 天下没有不散的宴席。

· Time is money. 时间就是金钱

· Through obedience learn to command. 先当学生，后当先生。

· Time tries all things. 时间检验一切。

· There is no fire without smoke. 无风不起浪。

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· Unpleasant advice is a good medicine. 忠言逆耳利于行。

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· Wealth is nothing without health. 健康胜于财富。

· We begun is half done. 良好的开端等于成功的一半。

· Work makes the workman.熟能生巧。

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· You cannot have your cake and eat it. 有得就有失。事难两全其美。

· Youth's a stuff will not endure. 青春易逝。

· You are never too old to learn. 活到老学到老。

· You never know till you have tired.事非经过不知难。

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· Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.热情而无知，犹如无光之火 · Zeal without kowledge is the sister of folly.无知的热情近乎愚蠢