6AU1
Be honest rather clever. 诚实比聪明更要紧。
It is wisest not to be clever. 不自作聪明便是最聪明。
It is a foolish sheep that makes the wolf his confessor. 蠢羊才向狼忏悔。
Hope often deludes the foolish man. 希望常欺愚笨汉。
Penny wise and pound foolish. 小事聪明,大事糊涂。贪小便宜吃大亏。
Wise men are silent; fools talk. 蠢人多话,智者寡言。
Better a witty fool than a foolish wit. ——Shakespeare 宁为聪明的愚夫,不作愚蠢的才子。宁可大智若愚,不可大愚若智。——莎士比亚
Stay hungry; stay foolish. 功成不息,坚守痴心。
Little strokes fell great oaks. Dripping water wears through a stone. 绳锯木断,水滴石穿。
Pleasure comes through toil. 苦尽甘来。
Patience and application will carry us through.忍耐和努力会使我们度过难关。
He who laughs last, laughs longest/best. 最终能控制局面的人是最成功的,即使别人原本似乎有优势。谁笑在最后,谁笑得最好。
Laugh and grow fat. 心宽体胖.
Live well, love lots and laugh often. 善待生活,博爱,笑口常开。
Laughter is the best medicine. 笑是解忧的良药。笑一笑十年少。
Laugh before breakfast and you'll cry before supper. 乐极生悲。笑得早,哭得早。
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone. 你笑,人人陪你笑; 你哭,惟独你自哭。
Laugh at your ills, and save doctors' bills. 生病不忧虑,节省医药费。
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. 自嘲者不会让人见笑。先自嘲的人,不会见笑于人。
A clear conscience laughs at false accusations. 问心无愧者不怕别人诬告。
Better to wear out than to rust out. 宁可用坏,不可锈坏。与其闲散不如忙碌。
Misfortunes tell us what fortune is. 不经灾难不知福。
Time alone will tell. 时间可以证明一切。日久自明。
Each day brings its own bread. 天无绝人之路。
Never say die. 永不言败。
Be slow to promise and quick to perform. 不轻诺,诺必果。
Many hands make light/quick work. 人多活儿轻。
Cleanliness is next to godliness. 清洁接近于神性。
A good neighbour is better than a brother in the next village. 远亲不如近邻。
Danger is next neighbour to security. 危险是安全的近邻。
A little body often harbours a great soul. 莫道身躯小,伟人寓其间。
A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world. 幼儿是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。
A little fire is quickly trodden out. 小洞易补。
A little is better than none. 聊胜于无。
A little labour, much health. 适量劳动健身大有益。
A little leak will sink a great ship. 千丈之堤溃于蚁穴。
A little learning is a dangerous thing. A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. 学识浅薄是件危险的事。学识浅薄的人往往自以为是专家,去做不能胜任的事情,结果把事情弄糟。浅学误人。一知半解,自欺欺人,后果很严重。
A little neglect may breed great mischief. 小不忍则乱大谋。
A little of everything, nothing at all. 每事浅尝辄止,结果将一事无成。样样皆通,样样稀松。
A little pot is soon hot. 壶小易热,量小易怒。
A little spark kindles a great fire. 星星之火,可以燎原。秤砣虽小,能压千斤。
A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire. 适可而止,过犹不及。
Littel chips light great fires. 星星之火,可以燎原。
Little and little and bit by bit. 一点一滴,积沙成塔。
Little boats must keep the shores. 小船不能航行远。
Little bodies may have great souls. 小小的躯体会有伟大的心灵。浓缩的都是精品。
Little pigeons can carry great messages. 少年也可以成大事。
Little pitchers have great/large/big ears. 小孩子耳朵长/尖。
Little strokes fell great oaks. 水滴石穿。
Little thieves are hanged, but great one's escape. 窃钩者诛,窃国者侯。
Little things amuse little minds. 小人志卑。小人无大志。
Little things please little minds. 胸无大志,事事称心。
Little wealth, little care. 财少寡忧。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊补牢,为时未晚。
Tread on a worm and it will turn. 蠕虫被踩也会翻腾。被逼过甚,最温顺者也会反抗。人急造反,狗急跳墙。困兽犹斗。
Turn your tongue seven times before speaking. 说话前把舌头转动七次。话到嘴边留三分。
One good turn deserves another. 礼尚往来。善有善报。以德报德。好人应得好报。
Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同。如果有人和你有同样的机智想法,就可以说这句话。
Never think of yourself as the wisest person in the world. 千万别自认为是天下最有智慧的人。切莫自视过高。
Thinking is the seed of action. 思考是行为的种子。
Think twice and think again. 三思而行,行而再思。
All beginnings are hard. 万事开头难。
It takes a lot of hard work to learn amazing art.要学惊人艺,须下苦功夫。
Once a man and twice a child. 一次为成人,两度当小孩。一次老,两次小。人的一生一般都要经历“心理不成熟------心理成熟------心理儿童化”的三个阶段。一生有两次是孩童,一次是小时候,一次是老年。老来小。老年人需要成年人的照顾。
The child is father of the man. 三岁看老。人们的性格形成于孩童时期。人们长大后极有可能会拥有和孩童时期一样的品质。从童年时期的倾向和习惯,能够看到将来成年之后的品格。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 被烧伤的孩子怕火。一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳。
Spare the rod and spoil the child. 如果不时常用棍棒管教,就会把孩子惯坏了。闲了棍子、惯了孩子。孩子不打不成器。玉不琢不成器。棍棒底下出孝子。
6AU2
Challenges make life interesting, however, overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. 挑战让生活变得有趣,然而,克服它们才让生活有意义。
Interest is the best teacher. 兴趣是最好的老师。
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. (Albert Einstein) 与其努力成功,不如努力成为有价值的人。(爱因斯坦)
Weak things united become strong. 一根筷子易折断,十根筷子硬如铁。
It's an ill wind that blows nobody good. 使人人遭殃的风才是恶风。世上鲜有绝对的坏事,害于此者利于彼。世上没有对人人都不利的事。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 每片云朵都有银边。当厄运降临时,不要太过沮丧。塞翁失马焉知非福。天无绝人之路。凡事都有好的一面。
Great winds blow upon high hills. 树大招风。
High expectations are the key to everything. 远大的理想是开启万物的钥匙。
He that climbs high falls heavily. 爬得高,跌得重。
If you don´t aim high you will never hit high. 不立大志,难攀高峰。
He sits no sure that sits too high. 高处不胜寒。
If the sky falls we shall catch larks. 天塌下来时正好抓云雀。不必杞人忧天。
April showers bring forth May flowers. 四月阵雨带来五月花。
Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋带来好运。
Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes. 养虎贻患。
Riches do not always bring happiness. 富裕未必永远带来幸福。
You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Honey catches more flies than vinegar! 用蜂蜜比用醋能捉到更多的苍蝇。好话比尖酸刻薄的话语更管用。
Honey is sweet, but the bee stings. 蜜甜蜂螫人。
Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails. 蜜蜂口含花蜜,尾巴却有刺。(口蜜腹剑; 笑里藏刀。)
The bee sucks honey out of the bitterest flowers. 蜜蜂能从最苦的花里吸吮出蜜来。
Life is a flower of which love is the honey. 人生是花朵,爱情是花蜜。
No money, no honey. 没有金钱,就没有爱情。
As you brew, so you must drink. 自酿苦酒自己喝。自作自受。自食其果。搬起石头砸自己的脚。自己捅的篓子自己解决。
Eat at pleasure, drink with measure. 随意吃饭,适度饮酒。
None preaches better than the ant,and she says nothing. 最善说教者莫过于蚂蚁,但它却只做不说。蚂蚁不说话,但最善于说教。
Look on the bright side and remember that every cloud has a silver lining. 多看光明的一面,记住每片云朵都有银边。天无绝人之路。凡事都有好的一面。糟糕的情况总会有好的一面。
After rain comes fair weather. After rain comes fair sunshine. 雨过天晴; 否极泰来。
It never rains but it pours. 不下则已,一下倾盆; 不来则已,一来便接踵而至(尤指坏事)。祸不单行。
Save for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。居安思危、有备无患、防患于未然。
Make ends meet. 使收支平衡。不赔不赚。让收入与支出能相当,不致入不敷出。收支相抵,量入为出。形容一个人生活贫困,不得不精打细算。
Men may meet but mountains never. 人生何处不相逢。
Friends may meet but mountains never greet. 朋友可相逢,高山永分离。
Better lose the saddle than the horse. 宁可丢鞍,不可失马。吃小亏占大便宜。
Better lose a jest than a friend. 宁可不说一句俏皮话,以免得罪朋友们。
Grasp all, lose all. 抓住所有便会失去所有。样样都要,全部失掉。欲尽得必尽失。贪多必失。过犹不及。
Use it or lose it. 用进废退。不用则废。越用越灵活。要么使用,要么丧失。不用就作废。如果你不经常使用或练习你所掌握的技能,你将很快忘掉它。
All covet, all lose. 贪多必失。贪多损失大。不图便宜不上当,贪图便宜吃大亏。
A ready way to lose your friend is to lend him money. 失去朋友的最好方法就是借他钱。 失友皆从借钱起。
Lend your money and lose your friend. 赔了夫人又折兵。
Merry is he that hath nought to lose. 人无所失,不亦乐乎。无物可失的人最逍遥自在。
Sometimes gain is to lose. 有时得即是失。
What is lost in the hundred will be found in the shire. 乡里丢失,郡里可得。失之东隅,收之桑榆。
Either win the horse or lose the saddle. 要么赢了马,要么丢了鞍。不是全赢,就是输光。破釜沉舟,孤注一掷。
For a lost thing care nothing. 一物已失,计较无益。物已丢失,勿再烦恼。一事之失,不必介意。
You snooze, you lose. 你打个盹就输了。你没有留神/留意,就会错失良机。
He who does not gain loses. 无所得即有所失。不能得就是失。不能得益,就是损失。
Losses make us more cautious. 损失使人更谨慎。
Who loseth liberty loseth all. 失去自由即失去一切。
All is not lost that is in danger. 在危险中的东西未必全会损失。
Prefer loss to unjust gain. 宁可受损失,休取不义财。
Lightly gain, quickly lost. 来得容易去得快;不义之财,理无久享。
One never loses anything by politeness. 礼多不吃亏;礼多人不怪。
I know. You know. I know that you know. I know that you know that I know. 我知道。你知道。我知道你知道。我知道你知道我知道。
When three know it, all know it 三人知,天下晓。
Know something of everything and everything of something. 通百艺而专一长。通百艺而精于一。
Better the devil you know than the one you don't. 明枪易躲,暗箭难防。如果让你在两件坏事中做选择,选你知道的那个比较安全。
Learn not, and know not. 不学则无术。
Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it. 你生命中的一切遭遇,只决定了你人生的10%,剩下的90% 则取决于你如何应对这些事。
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. 不要因为结束而哭泣,微笑吧,至少你曾经拥有过。
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans. 当你为生活疲于奔命时,生活已经离你远去。
You cannot hold onto yesterday. 不要摆脱不了昨天。 不要沉溺过去。
6AU3
The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
Time and words can never be recalled. 消逝的时间和说出的话不能追回。
A great ship asks for deep waters. 巨轮寻深水而航行。大船行深水。大船要走深水。大船如果在浅水区行走的话,肯定是要搁浅的。有能力的人要干大事业,不能大材小用。英雄要有用武之地。
Better ask twice than lose you way once. 问路两次胜过迷路一次。
If they say you are good, ask yourself if it is true. 若有人称赞你,要自问对不对。
If you would make an enemy, lend a man money and ask it of him again. 你若想与人成仇结怨,只要借钱给人再催还。
If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. 如果一开始你没有成功,尝试,再尝试。初试不成功,努力勿懈怠。一开始失败不要紧,努力奋进,终能成功。
A heavy snow promises a good harvest. 瑞雪兆丰年。
6AU4
First think, and then speak. 先想后说。
On the great clock of time, there's but one word - NOW. 在时间的大钟上,只有两个字「现在」。 -- 莎士比亚
Use it or lose it. 用进废退。
To be of use in the world is the only way to be happy. 为善最乐。
Out of office, out of danger. 无官一身轻。
Chasing rainbows won't get you anywhere. 做白日梦只会让你原地踏步。
Newspapers are the world's mirrors. 报纸是世界之镜。
No news is good news. 没有消息就是好消息。
Bad news has wings 坏事传千里。
A watched pot never boils. 心急水不沸。
A friend is easier lost than found. 朋友宜失不易得。
Travel east or travel west, a man's own home is still the best. 走东闯西,最好还是家里。
With great power comes great responsibility. 能力越大,责任越大。
Yesterday is dead, forget it; tomorrow does not exist, don't worry; today is here, use it. 昨天已经消逝,把它忘掉;明天还未来到,不必烦恼;今天就在眼前,把它用好。
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift. That is why it’s called present!昨日已逝;明日未知;而今日为金,这就是为什么叫做“今”日!
6AU5
A man without a smiling face must not open a shop. 人无笑脸,不要开店。
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have. 智者不作非分之想。
No smoke without fire. 无火不生烟。无风不起浪。
The best fish smells after three days. 鱼放三日发臭,客住三天讨嫌。
You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. 马到河边不喝水,逼马低头亦枉然。
All is not gold that glitters. 闪光的东西并不都是黄金。
Out of debt, out of danger. 无债一身轻。
A little learning is a dangerous thing. 浅学误人。
Walk the talk, but changes always run faster than plans. 言行一致,说到做到,但变化总比计划快。
What goes around comes around. 善恶到头终有报。善有善报,恶有恶报。善恶终有报,天道好轮回,不信抬头看,苍天饶过谁。
6AU6
keep your shirt on. 别激动。别生气。沉住气。
A hedge between keeps friendship green. 君子之交淡如水。
Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you. ——Walt Whitman面朝太阳,阴影就会落到你身后。——沃尔特·惠特曼
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. 亲近你的朋友,更要亲近你的敌人。假装与敌人做朋友,观察其一举一动,知己知彼,百战不殆。
Dreams are one of those things that keep you going and happy. 梦想,就是一种让你坚持,让你幸福的东西。
Cleanliness is next to godliness. 清洁仅次于虔诚。保持干净,上帝喜欢。
A new broom sweeps clean. 新扫帚扫得干净。新官上任三把火。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只工作不玩耍,聪明孩子也变傻。
Do not wash dirty linen in public. 家丑不可外扬。
There is no smoke without fire. 无火不生烟。事出必有因。
Rubbish in, rubbish out. 如果某样东西的质量不好或某件事做得不正确,很可能会产生不好的结果。比如你吃了不健康的食物,你的精力和体能都会受到影响。
Rubbish is a resource that is wrongly placed. Rubbish is a misplaced resource. 垃圾是放错了地方的资源。
A living dog is better than a dead lion. 活狗胜过死狮。好死不如赖活着。
Less is more. 少即是多。简单就是美。断舍离。物以稀为贵。
The more, the better. 越多越好。
More haste, less speed. 欲速则不达。
Much will have more. 贪得无厌。
Four eyes see more than two. 人多识广。集思广益。
A man can do no more than he can. 凡事都应量力而行。
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 自己住在玻璃屋,不要向别人扔石头。自己有缺点,就不要说别人。
Don't throw out the baby with the bath water. 不要把婴儿和洗澡水一起倒掉。抛弃糟粕时,别把好的东西也跟着扔掉了。不要不分好坏地全盘抛弃。
Beauty is only skin deep. 美色是肤浅的。 美貌只是表面现象。外表的美貌并不能说明这个人的本质。
He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟,不进则退。
There is many a slip between the cup and the lip. 杯到嘴边还会失手。事情很难十拿九稳。
Better the foot slip than the tongue trip. 宁可滑跤,不可失言。
Pride goes before a fall. 骄必败。
A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. 吃一暂, 长一智。
6AU7
Love the Earth, love life. 爱地球,爱生命。
Save the world, save our lives. 拯救地球,拯救我们自己。
Save our world, save our future. 拯救环境,拯救未来。
Save energy, save our planet. 节约能源,拯救地球。
Be seen to be green. 低碳生活,从我做起。
Recycle the present, save the future. 现在回收,将来不愁。
Saving from ourselves. 节约从我做起。
From saving comes having. 富有来自节俭。
Energy is limited, save unlimited. 能源有限,节约无限。
A penny saved is a penny earned. 节约一分钱
就是赚了一分钱。省钱就是赚钱。
A penny saved is a penny gained. 省一文是一文。
Save for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。
A useful trade is a mine of gold.一技在身犹如金矿在手。
Much will have more. 贪得无厌。
Ask much, know much. 问得多,懂得多。
He that talks much lies much. 多嘴的人说谎也多。
He that talks much errs much. 言多必失。
Too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。事与愿违。
Enough is better than too much. 过犹不及。
Waste not, want not. 俭以防匮。
Wasting time is robbing oneself. 消耗时间便是抢掠自身。
Haste makes waste. 欲速则不达。忙中出错。拔苗助长。
Waste is a kind of resource that is put in the wrong place. 垃圾是放错位置的资源。
Do you love life? Then don't waste time, because time is the material of life. 你热爱生命吗?那么别浪费时间,因为时间是组成生命的材料。富兰克林
He knows most who speaks least. 大智若愚。
Most things have two handles. 多数事物有两种解释。
Empty vessels make the most noise. 满瓶不响,空瓶晃荡。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁观者清。
Nothing comes from nothing. 无中不能生有。事出必有因。
Wisdom comes from experience. 不经一事不长一智。
Truth and oil are ever above. 真想如同油一样,迟早/总会浮出水面的。
Oil and water don't mix. 油和水不能混合。
You cannot see the wood for trees. 见树不见林。过于注重细节,忽视整体。
Do not cut down the tree that gives you shade.不要忘恩负义。
Too many cooks spoil the broth/soup. 厨子太多烧坏汤。人多反误事。因参与的人过多而导致不好的结果。由于考虑了太多人的观点和意见,最终任务没有做好。如果人太多,意见也多,反而不易做出决定。其实一个人作主就够了。The more people work on a project, the worse it may be.
One foe is too many; and a hundred friends too few. 朋友成百犹觉少,仇敌一人已嫌多。
Plastic packaging once, white pollution for several generations. 塑料包装用一次,白色污染害几世。
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 在玻璃屋里的人不可丢石头。正人先正己。投鼠忌器。世间没有十全十美的人,每个人都有缺点,所以不要批评别人。自身有短,勿批他人。
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Harm set, harm get. (When you set harm, you
may get harm.) 害人终害己。
A snow year, a rich year. 瑞雪兆丰年。
A year's plan starts with spring. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. 一年之计在于春。一日之计在于晨。
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. 教育不是注满一桶水,而是点燃一把火。