我们在英语写作的过程中常引用一些
You never know your luck.
命运好坏不由己。
Sow nothing, reap nothing.
春不播，秋不收。
The wealth of the mind is the only wealth.
精神的财富是唯一的财富。
You can't judge a tree by its bark.
人不可貌相。
Clothes do not make the man.
人不在衣装。
To be both a speaker of words and a doer of deeds.
既当演说家，又做实干家。
Variety is the spice of life.
变化是生活的调味品。
Bad times make a good man.
艰难困苦出能人。
There is no royal road to learning.
求知无坦途。
Doubt is the key to knowledge.
怀疑是知识的.钥匙。
Sharp tools make good work.
工欲善其事，必先利其器。
Wasting time is robbing oneself.
浪费时间就是掠夺自己。
Nurture passes nature.
教养胜过天性。
There is no garden without its weeds.
没有不长杂草的花园。
A man is only as good as what he loves.
一个人要用他所爱的东西有多好来衡量。
One can not be in two places at once.
一心不可二用。
No weal without woe.
福兮祸所伏, 祸兮福所倚。
Little chips light great fires.
星星之火，可以燎原。
Like knows like.
惺惺相惜。
It is a poor mouse that has only one hole.
狡兔三窟。
Dreams are lies.
梦不足信。
Do not teach fish to swim.
不要班门弄斧。
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。
Poverty is stranger to industry.
勤劳之人不受穷。
Deliberate in counsel, prompt in action.
考虑要仔细,行动要迅速.
One sin opens the door for another. ---German
犯了一次罪恶就会犯另一次罪。
One man‘s meat is another man‘s poison.
萝卜青菜，各有所爱。
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.
井干方知水珍贵
Less is more.
简单就是美
A blessing in disguise.
因祸得福
Love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌
Every dog has his day.
凡人皆有得意日
Sharpening your axe will not delay your job of cutting wood.
磨刀不误砍柴功。
Seeing is believing.
眼见为实
Well begun is half done.
好的开端是成功的一半
Time flies never to be recalled.
光阴一去不复返
When in Rome, do as Roman do.
入乡随俗
He laughs best who laughs last.
谁笑到最后谁笑得最美
Deal with a man as he deals with you.
以其人之道还治其人之身
Look before you leap.
三思而后行
No pains，no gains.
不劳则无获
Time and tide wait for no man.
时不待人
Strike while the iron is hot.
趁热打铁
It‘s never too late to mend.
亡羊补牢
There is no smoke without fire.
无风不起浪
Kill two birds with one stone.
一箭双雕
East or west，home is best.
走东串西，还是家里好
Equal pay for equal work.
同工同酬
Put the cart before the horse.
本末倒置
Pride goes before a fall.
骄兵必败
Reading makes a full man.
读书使人完善
Knowledge is power.
知识就是力量
Failure is the mother of success.
失败是成攻之母
Practice makes perfect.
熟能生巧
All roads lead to Roma.
条条大道通罗马
Don′t judge a person by the clothes he wears.
不能以貌取人
Don′t count your chickens before they are hatched.
切莫过于乐观
1.practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。
2.a friend indeed is known by sharing hardships. 患难是朋友的试金石。
3.plain living and high thinking. 生活要朴素，情操要高尚。
4.what is done by night appears by day. 若要人不知，除非己莫为。
5.zeal without knowledge is fire without light. 热情而无知，犹如无光之火。
6.you never know till you have tried. 不尝试，不知晓。
7.nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。
8.pay what you owe,and you'll know what's your own. 付清你所欠下的债，方知什么是属于自己的.。
9.a life without a friend is a life without a sun. 人若无友，犹如只有生命没有太阳。
10.a good friend is my nearest relation. 好友如近亲。
11.a hedge between keeps friendship en. 淡交使友谊长青。(君子之交淡如水)
12.all are not friends that speak us fair. 说我们好话的未必全是朋友。
13.better an open enemy than a false friend. 虚伪的朋友比公开的朋友更可怕。
14.better (be) alone than in bad pany. 宁可独处，勿交坏友。
15.one never notices what has been done;one can only see what remains to be done. ——marie curie 切不要注意已经做了哪些，而只能去考虑还有哪些有待去做。——居里夫人
16.always aim for achievement and forget about success.——helen hayes 永远要争取去做出成就，别去多考虑成功。——海伦
17.absence makes the heart grow fonder. 久别情深。
18.actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
19.accidents will happen in the best regulated families. 家规再严，事端难免。
20.all good things must e to an end. 天下没有不散的宴席(好景不长)。
21.all shall be well,and jack shall have jill. 有情人终成眷属。
22.all that glitters is not gold. 闪光的未必都是金子。
23.all things are difficult before they are easy. 万事开头难。
24.always prepare for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。
25.as you sow,so shall you reap. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。
26.walls have ears. 隔墙有耳。
27.waste not,want not. 不浪费，不愁缺。
28.what is done cannot be undone. 生米已成熟饭/木已成舟。
29.where there's a will,there's a way. 有志者事竟成。
30.where there's smoke,there's fire. 无风不起浪。
31.while there is life there is hope. 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧。
32.wickedness does not go altogether unrequited. 恶有恶报。
33.if wishes were horses,beggars would ride. 如果愿望都能实现，乞丐早就发财了。(愿望不能代替实际)。
34.ill news es apace. 坏事传千里。
35.in unity there is strength. 团结就是力量。so said,so done. 说到做到/言出必行。
36.well begun is half done. 好的开端是成功的一半。
37.where there is a will,there is a way. 有志者事竟成。
38.no pains,no gains. 一分耕耘，一分收获。
39.reading makes a full man. 读书使人完善。
40.failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
41.nothing is too difficult if you put your heart into it.
世上无难事，只怕有心人。
42.the man who has made up his mind to win will never say “impossible”.
——napoleon
凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能”的。——拿破仑
43.time is a bird forever on the wing. ——robertson
时间是一支永远在飞翔的鸟。 ——罗伯逊
44.don't waste life in doubts and fears. ——emerson
不要把生命浪费于怀疑与恐惧中。 ——爱默生
45.it's an ill bird that fouls its own nest. 家丑不可外扬。
46.at minds think alike.英雄所见略同。
谚语是广泛流传于民间的言简意赅的短语，多数反映了劳动人民的生活实践
1.a good thing is known when it is lost.
失去才知珍贵
2.a man does not live only by bread.
人不仅是靠面包过日子的
3.a pet lamb makes a cross ram.
宠坏的羔羊会变成恶羊
4.an ill life, an ill end.
恶有恶报
5.as busy as a bee.
非常忙碌
6.as you make your bed,you must lie on it.
自作自受
7.bend the willow while it is still young.
修树要趁早，育人要趁小
8.broaden one's scope of knowledge and widen one's horizon.
拓宽知识面和开拓视野
9.different strokes for different folks.
各有所好
10.do not throw the baby away with the bath water.
别把小孩和洗脚水一起倒掉
11.each follows his own bent.
各有所好
12.early birds catch worms.
早起的鸟儿有虫吃
13.east, west ,home is the best.
金窝银窝不如自己的草窝
14.every man has his hobby-hose.
各有所好
15.every man has his liking.
每个人都有自己的'喜好
16.every one has his taste.
各有所好
17.every rose has its thorn.
没有没刺的玫瑰
18.everyone is equal.
人人生而平等
19.forgetting history means betrayal.
忘记历史意味着背叛
20.good things stay indoors while bad things will go far away.
好事不出门，坏事传千里
21.gossip is a fearing thing.
人言可畏
22.great thieves hang little ones.
大鱼吃小鱼
23.happiness lies in having many children.
多子多福
24.health is better than wealth.
健康胜于财富
25.horse for courses.
不同的人适合不同的工作。
26.ill news travels fast.
坏事传千里
27.it is good to learn at another man's cost.
前车之鉴
28.learn from other's strong points to offset one's weakness.
取长补短
29.love me, love my dog.
爱屋及乌
30.no garden without weeds.
有利有弊
31.no man can do two things at one.
一心不能两用
32.no sweet without sweat.
苦尽甘来
33.nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
有志者事竟成
34.offence is the best defense.
先下手为强
35.one good turn deserves another.
善有善报
36.other times,other manners.
俗随境迁
37.parents are the first teachers of the children.
父母是孩子的第一任老师
38.prevention is better than cure.
预防胜于治疗
39.rome wasn't built in a day.
罗马不是一天造成的
40.so many countries, so many customs.
风俗习惯各有不同
41.the game is not worth the candle.
得不偿失
42.thegreat put the little on the hook.
弱肉强食
43.the loss outweighs the gain.
得不偿失
44.the older,the wiser.
年岁增长智慧
45.the outlook sees the games best.
旁观者清
46.the spector sees most clearly.
旁观者清
47.the survival of the fittest.
适者生存
48.the voice of the people is the voice of god.
人民的意见最重要
49.tit for tat.
以牙还牙
50.to err is human, to forgive is divine.
人非圣贤，孰能无过
