有关母亲节的英语歇后语

Of all the things that come in numbers--plenty of rainbows, stars in the sky, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins--you have but one mother

你可以有众多的事物--缤纷的彩虹，闪耀的星星，兄弟姐妹，叔伯姨舅，但是你只有一个妈妈。

猫披老虎皮Cat wearing tiger-skin——抖威风shaking down to size

猫肚子放虎胆Cat belly Tiger tank——凶不起来tough up

猫守鼠洞at guarding the rat holes——不动声色without batting an eyelid

猫不吃死耗子Cats do not eat dead mouse——假斯文shedding Sven

猫嘴里的老鼠The cat in the mouth of the mouse——跑不了 not run away

猫捉老鼠CAT clutchs the mouse——本分事this thing

牛皮鼓Leather drum——声大肚子空sound bellied empty

牛皮鼓，青铜锣Leather drum, green gong——不打不响,Tsing Causeway-out loud

牛身上拔根毛Remove the root hair cattle——不在乎not care a pin

猴儿的脸Monkey face——说变就变out

纸老虎the piece of tight——一戳就穿A wear

铁公鸡iron cock——一毛不拔; too stingy to pull out a hair

那真的多的去了，随便查查就有了。我给你一点我自己能立刻想到的一些谚语

When pig flies，当猪会飞， 意思是指“不可能”。

A broken clock can get right two times in a day 坏了的钟每天也能走对两次，意思是指“再蠢的人也总能干点对的事”

Don't fix it if it ain't broken, 没有坏就不要修，意思是指 “别弄巧成拙”

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me 骗我一次你应该感到羞耻，骗我两次我应该感到羞耻。 意思就是原意了，撕逼专用句

庙小妖风大，池浅王八多。

Strong wind always comes from small temple

Turtles are crowded when the pool is shallow

厕所里扔炸弹---激起公愤（粪）。

Throwing a bomb into the WC——arousing lot of angry shits

和尚打伞---无法（发）无天。

Monks holding umbrellas——No hairs, No god binds

和尚头上别卡子---挑皮

Monks wear a card——crazy

这样可以不？你怎么跟和尚过不去啊？

A bad conscience is a snake in one's heart

做贼心虚。

A bad workman quarrels with his tools

拙匠常怨工具差。

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。

A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk

闻其歌知其鸟，听其言知其人。

A blind man who leans against a wall imagines that it's the boundary of the world

坐井观天。

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it

相聚爱益切，离别情更深。

A burnt child dreads the fire

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

Accidents will happen

天有不测风云。

A clean hand wants no washing

身正不怕影子斜。

A clear conscience is a soft pillow

问心无愧，高枕无忧。

A clear conscience is a sure card

光明磊落，胜券在握。

A clear conscience laughs at false accusations

白日不做亏心事，夜半敲门心不惊。

A clear fast is better than a dirty breakfast

宁为清贫，不为浊富。

A close mouth catches no flies

病从口入，祸从口出。

A cock is valiant on his own dunghill

夜郎自大。

A common danger causes common action

同仇敌忾。

A contented mind is perpetual feast

知足常乐。

Actions speak louder than words

事实胜於雄辩。

Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public

在私底下要忠告你的朋友，在公开场合又表扬你的朋友。

A fair face may hide a foul heart

人不可貌相。

A faithful friend is hard to find

益友难得。

A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit

吃一堑，长一智。

After a storm comes a calm

否极泰来。

After black clouds, clear weather

否极泰来。

After death, the doctor

放马后炮。

A good appetite is a good sauce

饥不择食。

A good example is the best sermon

身教胜似言教。

A good face is a letter of recommendation

好的相貌就是一封推荐的介绍信。

A good fame is better than a good face

好的名望胜於好的相貌。

A good friend is my nearest relation

良友如近亲。

A good marksman may miss

智者千虑，必有一失。

A good maxim is never out of season

至理名言不会过时。

A good medicine tastes bitter

良药苦口，忠言逆耳。

A good winter brings a good summer

瑞雪兆丰年。

A happy heart makes a blooming visage

心花怒放，笑逐颜开。

A hero is known in the time of misfortune

时势造英雄。

A lazy youth, a lousy age

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Ale will make a cat speak

酒后吐真言。

A little is better than none

聊胜於无。

A little leak will sink a great ship

千丈之堤溃於蚁穴。

A little neglect may breed great mischief

小不忍则乱大谋。

A little spark kindles a great fire

星星之火，可以燎原。

A little wind kindles, much puts out the fire

适可而止，过犹不及。

All covet, all lose

贪多必失。

All is fair in war

兵不厌诈。

All is not gold that glitters

闪光的东西并不都是黄金。

All roads lead to Rome

条条道路通罗马。

All shall be well, Jack shall have Jill

有情人终成眷属。

All the treasures of the earth would not bring back one lost moment

机会失去不再来，千贯万贯难赎回。

All things are easy that are done willingly

做事乐意，诸事容易。

All things are obedient to money

有钱能使鬼推磨。

A maiden with many wooers often chooses the worst

少女有了许多求婚者往往选中了最差的一个。

A man apt to promise is apt to forget

轻诺者易忘。

A man can not spin and reel at the same time

一心不能二用。

A man cannot whistle and drink at he same time

一心不能二用。

A man has two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little

人有两只耳朵一张嘴，就是为了多听少说话。

A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn

路遥知马力，日久见人心。

A man may dig his grave with his teeth

祸从口出。

A man may lead a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink

牵马到河易，强马饮水难。

A man may love his house well without riding on the ridge

有宝何必人前夸。

A match will set fire to a large building

星星之火，可以燎原。

Ambition never dies until there is no way out

不到黄河心不死

A miss is as good as a mile

失之毫厘，差之千里。

Among the blind the one-eyed man is king

山中无老虎，猴子称霸王。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman

远亲不如近邻。

An enemy's mouth seldom speaks well

狗嘴里吐不出象牙。

An evil chance seldom comes alone

祸不单行。

A new broom sweeps clean

新官上任三把火。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening

一日之计在於晨。

An old physician, and a young lawyer

医生年老的好，律师年轻的俏。

An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity; a pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity

乐观的人在灾难中看到希望；悲观的人在希望中看到灾难。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

预防胜於治疗。

Answer a fool according to his folly

以其人之道，还治其人之身。

A penny saved is a penny earned

省钱就是赚钱。

Apparel makes the man

马靠鞍装，人靠衣装。

Appearances are deceitful

人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

A road of a thousand miles begins with one step

千里之行始於足下。

A rolling stone gathers no moss

滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

As a man sows, so he shall reap

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A secret between more than two is no secret

两人以上知道的秘密就不算秘密。

A servant is known by his master's absence

主人不在可以看出仆人的品行来。

A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth

缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。

A single spark can start a prairie fire

星星之火，可以燎原。

A smart coat is a good letter of introduction

人要衣装，佛要金装。

A smooth sea never made a skillful mariner

平静的海洋练不出熟练的水手。

A sow, when washed; returns to the muck

江山易改，本性难移。

As the old cock crows, so doth the young

有其父必有其子。

As the touchstone tries gold, so gold tries man

试金石可以试金，正如黄金可以试人。

As the tree falls, so shall it lie

自作自受。

As they sow, so let them reap

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A still tongue makes a wise head

智者寡言。

A stitch in time saves nine

小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe

身正不怕影子斜。

A straw shows which way the wind blows

一叶便知秋。

A stumble may prevent a fall

小惩大诫。

As you make your bed so you must lie on it

自食其果。

As you sow you shall mow

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A tall tree catches the wind

树大招风。

A tree is known by its fruit

观其行而知其人。

A true friend is known in the day of adversity

疾风知劲草，患难知友情。

Avarice blinds our eyes

财迷心窍。

Avarice increases with wealth

越富越贪。

A wanderer who is determined to reach his destination does not fear the rain

决心赶到目的地，浪汉何惧雨来淋。

A watched pot is long in boiling

心急水不沸。

A wilful man will have his way

有志者是竟成。

A word spoken is an arrow let fly

一言既出，驷马难追。

A word spoken is past recalling

一言既出，驷马难追。

Bad workmen often blame their tools

拙匠常怪工具差。

Beauty is but skin-deep

红颜易变。

Beauty is in the eye of the gazer

情人眼里出西施。

Beauty lies in lover's eyes

情人眼里出西施。

Bees that have honey in their mouths have stings in their tails

口蜜腹剑。

Before gold, even kings take off their hats

有钱能使鬼推磨。

Beggars cannot be choosers

饥不择食。

Beggars must be no choosers

饥不择食。

Behind bad luck comes good luck

塞翁失马，焉知非福。

Be honest rather clever

诚实比聪明更要紧。

Being on sea, sail; being on land, settle

随遇而安。

Be just to all, but trust not all

要公正对待所有的人，但不要轻信所有的人。

Believe not all that you see nor half what you hear

眼见的不能全信，耳闻的也不能半信。

Be slow to promise and quick to perform

不轻诺，诺必果。

Be swift to hear, slow to speak

多听少说。

Better an empty purse than an empty head

宁可钱袋瘪，不要脑袋空。

Better an open enemy than a false friend

明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

Better good neighbours near than relations far away

远亲不如近邻。

Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip

功亏一篑。

Between two stools one falls to the ground

脚踏两头要落空。

Beware beginnings

慎始为上。

Big mouthfuls ofter choke

贪多嚼不烂。

Bind the sack before it be full

做事应适可而止。

Birds of a feather flock together

物以类聚，人以群分。

Birth is much, but breeding is more

出身固然重要，教养更且重要。

Bite off more than one can chew

贪多咽不下。

Bite the hand that feeds one

恩将仇报。

Bitter pills may have wholesome effects

良药苦口利於病。

Blind men can judge no colours

不宜问道於盲。

Blood is thicker than water

血浓於水。

Bread is the staff of life

民以食为天。

Brevity is the soul of wit

言以简洁为贵。

Bring up a raven and he'll pick out your eyes

养虎贻患。

Burn not your house to rid it of the mouse

投鼠忌器。

Burnt child dreads the fire

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

Business before pleasure

事业在先，享乐在后。

Business is business

公事公办。

By doing we learn

经一事，长一智。

By falling we learn to go safely

吃一堑，长一智。

By other's faults, wise men correct their own

他山之石，可以攻玉。

By reading we enrich the mind; by conversation we polish it

读书可以使我门的思想充实，谈话使其更臻完美。

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英文谚语500句

A bad beginning makes a bad ending

不善始者不善终。

A bad thing never dies

遗臭万年。

A bad workman always blames his tools

不会撑船怪河弯。

A bird in the hand is worth than two in the bush

一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。

A boaster and a liar are cousins-german

吹牛与说谎本是同宗。

A bully is always a coward

色厉内荏。

A burden of one's choice is not felt

爱挑的担子不嫌重。

A candle lights others and consumes itself

蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

A cat has 9 lives

猫有九条命。

A cat may look at a king

人人平等。

A close mouth catches no flies

病从口入。

A constant guest is never welcome

常客令人厌。

Actions speak louder than words

事实胜于雄辩。

Adversity leads to prosperity

穷则思变。

Adversity makes a man wise, not rich

逆境出人才。

A fair death honors the whole life

死得其所，流芳百世。

A faithful friend is hard to find

知音难觅。

A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit

吃一堑，长一智。

A fox may grow gray, but never good

江山易改，本性难移。

A friend in need is a friend indeed

患难见真情。

A friend is easier lost than found

得朋友难，失朋友易。

A friend is never known till a man has need

需要之时方知友。

A friend without faults will never be found

没有十全十美的朋友。

'After you' is good manners

“您先请”是礼貌。

A good beginning is half done

良好的开端是成功的一半。

A good beginning makes a good ending

善始者善终。

A good book is a good friend

好书如挚友。

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever

一本好书，相伴一生。

A good conscience is a soft pillow

不做亏心事，不怕鬼叫门。

A good fame is better than a good face

美名胜过美貌。

A good husband makes a good wife

夫善则妻贤。

A good medicine tastes bitter

良药苦口。

A good wife health is a man's best wealth

妻贤身体好是男人最大的财富。

A great talker is a great liar

说大话者多谎言。

A hedge between keeps friendship green

君子之交淡如水。

A joke never gains an enemy but loses a friend

戏谑不能化敌为友，只能使人失去朋友。

A leopard cannot change its spots

积习难改。

A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth

说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。

A light heart lives long

静以修身。

A little body often harbors a great soul

浓缩的都是精品。

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing

一知半解，自欺欺人。

A little pot is soon hot

狗肚子盛不得四两油。

All are brave when the enemy flies

敌人逃窜时，人人都成了勇士。

All good things come to an end

天下没有不散的筵席。

All rivers run into sea

海纳百川。

All roads lead to Rome

条条大路通罗马。

All that ends well is well

结果好，就一切都好。

All that glitters is not gold

闪光的不一定都是金子。

All things are difficult before they are easy

凡事总是由难而易。

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

A man becomes learned by asking questions

不耻下问才能有学问。

A man can do no more than he can

凡事都应量力而行。

A man cannot spin and reel at the same time

一心不能二用。

A man is known by his friends

什么人交什么朋友。

A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds

光说空话不做事，犹如花园光长刺。

A man without money is no man at all

一分钱难倒英雄汉。

A merry heart goes all the way

心旷神怡，事事顺利。

A miss is as good as a mile

失之毫厘，差之千里。

A mother's love never changes

母爱永恒。

An apple a day keeps the doctor away

一天一苹果，不用请医生。

A new broom sweeps clean

新官上任三把火。

An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

以眼还眼，以牙还牙。

An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening

一日之计在于晨。

An old dog cannot learn new tricks

老狗学不出新把戏。

An ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom

聪明才智，不如运气。

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

预防为主，治疗为辅。

A rolling stone gathers no moss

滚石不生苔，转业不聚财。

As a man sows, so he shall reap

种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。

A single flower does not make a spring

一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。

A snow year, a rich year

瑞雪兆丰年。

A sound mind in a sound body

健全的精神寓于健康的身体。

A still tongue makes a wise head

寡言者智。

A stitch in time saves nine

小洞不补，大洞吃苦。

A straight foot is not afraid of a crooked shoe

身正不怕影子斜。

A wise head makes a close mouth

真人不露相，露相非真人。

A word spoken is past recalling

一言既出，驷马难追。

A year's plan starts with spring

一年之计在于春。

A young idler, an old beggar

少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。

Bad news has wings

好事不出门，坏事传千里。

Barking dogs seldom bite

吠犬不咬人。

Beauty lies in the love's eyes

情人眼里出西施。

Be swift to hear, slow to speak

听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。

Better late than never

不怕慢，单怕站。

Better to ask the way than go astray

问路总比迷路好。

Between friends all is common

朋友之间不分彼此。

Birds of a feather flock together

物以类聚，人以群分。

Blood is thicker than water

血浓于水。

Blood will have blood

血债血偿。

Books and friends should be few but good

读书如交友，应求少而精。

Business is business

公事公办。

Business is the salt of life

事业是人生的第一需要。

By reading we enrich the mind, by conversation we polish it

读书使人充实，交谈使人精明。

Cannot see the wood for the trees

一叶障目，不见泰山。

Care and diligence bring luck

谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

Caution is the parent of safety

小心驶得万年船。

Cheats never prosper

骗人发不了财。

Children are what the mothers are

耳濡目染，身教言传。

Choose an author as you choose a friend

择书如择友。

Come what may, heaven won't fall

做你的吧，天塌不下来。

Complacency is the enemy of study

学习的敌人是自己的满足。

Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success

自信是走向成功的第一步。

Constant dripping wears away a stone

水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

Content is better than riches

知足者常乐。

Count one's chickens before they are hatched

蛋未孵先数雏。

Courtesy on one side only lasts not long

来而不往非礼也。

Creep before you walk

循序渐进。

Cry for the moon

海底捞月。

Custom is a second nature

习惯是后天养成的。

Custom makes all things easy

有个好习惯，事事皆不难。

Diamond cuts diamond

强中自有强中手。

Do as the Romans do

入乡随俗。

Do as you would be done by

己所不欲，勿施于人。

Doing is better than saying

与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。

Do it now

机不可失，时不再来。

Do nothing by halves

凡事不可半途而废。

Don't claim to know what you don't know

不要不懂装懂。

Don't have too many irons in the fire

不要揽事过多。

Don't make a mountain out of a molehill

不要小题大做。

Don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today

今日事，今日毕。

Don't put the cart before the horse

不要本末倒置。

Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you

不要自找麻烦。

Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs

不要班门弄斧。

Do well and have well

善有善报。

Each bird love to hear himself sing

孤芳自赏。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

早睡早起身体好。

Easier said than done

说得容易，做得难。

Easy come, easy go

来也匆匆，去也匆匆。

Eat to live, but not live to eat

人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。

Empty vessels make the greatest sound

实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。

Envy has no holidays

忌妒之人无宁日。

Even Homer sometimes nods

智者千虑，必有一失。

Even reckoning makes long friends

亲兄弟，明算账。

Every advantage has its disadvantage

有利必有弊。

Everybody's business is nobody's business

人人负责，等于没人负责。

Every day is not Sunday

好景不常在。

Every dog has his day

谁都有得意的时候。

Every door may be shut, but death's door

人生在世，唯死难逃。

Every heart has its own sorrow

各人有各人的苦恼。

Every little helps a mickle

聚沙成塔，集腋成裘。

Every man for himself, and the devil takes the hindmost

人不为己，天诛地灭。

Every man has his faults

金无足赤，人无完人。

Every man has his hobbyhorse

萝卜青菜，各有所爱。

Every man has his weak side

人人都有弱点。

Every man is the architect of his own fortune

自己的命运自己掌握。

Every minute counts

分秒必争。

Every mother's child is handsome

孩子是自己的好。

Every potter praises hit pot

王婆卖瓜，自卖自夸。

Everything is good when new, but friends when old

东西是新的好，朋友是老的亲。

Example is better then percept

说一遍，不如做一遍。

Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother

经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。

Experience must be bought

吃一堑，长一智。

Fact speak louder than words

事实胜于雄辩。

Failure is the mother of success

失败是成功之母。

False friends are worse than bitter enemies

明枪易躲，暗箭难防。

Far from eye, far from heart

眼不见，心不烦。

Far water does not put out near fire

远水救不了近火。

Faults are thick where love is thin

一朝情意淡，样样不顺眼。

Fear always springs from ignorance

恐惧源于无知。

Fields have eyes, and woods have ears

隔墙有耳。

Fire and water have no mercy

水火无情。

Fire is a good servant but a bad master

火是一把双刃剑。

First come, first served

先来后到。

First impressions are half the battle

初次见面，印象最深。

First think and then speak

先想后说。

Fools grow without watering

朽木不可雕。

Fool's haste is no speed

欲速则不达。

Fools has fortune

呆人有呆福。

Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools

愚者不学无术，智者不耻下问。

Forbidden fruit is sweet

禁果格外香。

Fortune favors those who use their judgement

机遇偏爱善断之人。

Fortune knocks once at least at every man's gate

风水轮流转。

Four eyes see more than two

集思广益。

Friends agree best at distance

朋友之间也会保持距离。

Friends are thieves of time

朋友是时间的窃贼。

Friends must part

再好的朋友也有分手的时候。

Genius is nothing but labor and diligence

天才不过是勤奋而已。

Give a dog a bad name and hang him

众口铄金，积毁销骨。

God helps those who help themselves

自助者天助。

Gold will not buy anything

黄金并非万能。

Good for good is natural, good for evil is manly

以德报德是常理，以德报怨大丈夫。

Good health is over wealth

健康是最大的财富。

Good medicine for health tastes bitter to the mouth

良药苦口利于病。

Good watch prevents misfortune

谨慎消灾。

Great barkers are no biters

好狗不挡道。

Great hopes make great man

伟大的抱负造就伟大的人物。

Great minds think alike

英雄所见略同。

Great men have great faults

英雄犯大错误。

Great men's sons seldom do well

富不过三代。

Great trees are good for nothing but shade

大树底下好乘凉。

Great wits have short memories

贵人多忘事。

Greedy folks have long arms

心贪手长。

Guilty consciences make men cowards

做贼心虚。

Habit cures habit

心病还需心药医。

Handsome is he who does handsomely

行为漂亮才算美。

Happiness takes no account of time

欢乐不觉时光过。

Happy is he who owes nothing

要想活得痛快，身上不能背债。

Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others

吸取他人教训，自己才会走运。

Harm set, harm get

害人害己。

Hasty love, soon cold

一见钟情难维久。

Health is better than wealth

健康胜过财富。

Health is happiness

健康就是幸福。

Hear all parties

兼听则明。

Heaven never helps the man who will not act

自己不动，叫天何用。

He is a fool that forgets himself

愚者忘乎所以。

He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs

背后说好话，才是真朋友。

He is a wise man who speaks little

聪明不是挂在嘴上。

He is lifeless that is faultless

只有死人才不犯错误。

He is not fit to command others that cannot command himself

正人先正己。

He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first

自嘲者不会让人见笑。

He is wise that is honest

诚实者最明智。

He knows most who speaks least

大智若愚。

He laughs best who laughs last

谁笑到最后，谁笑得最好。

He sets the fox to keep the geese

引狼入室。

He that climbs high falls heavily

爬得越高，摔得越重。

He that will not work shall not eat

不劳动者不得食。

He who does not advance loses ground

逆水行舟，不进则退。

He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion

经常诉苦，没人同情。

He who makes no mistakes makes nothing

想不犯错误，就一事无成。

He who risks nothing gains nothing

收获与风险并存。

History repeats itself

历史往往重演。

Honesty is the best policy

做人诚信为本。

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst

抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。

I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too

朋友不能阿谀奉承。

If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me

上当一回头，再多就可耻。

If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you

人善被人欺，马善被人骑。

If your ears glow, someone is talking of you

耳朵发烧，有人念叨。

If you run after two hares, you will catch neither

脚踏两条船，必定落空。

If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too

杀鸡取卵。

If you venture nothing, you will have nothing

不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

If you want knowledge, you must toil for it

要想求知，就得吃苦。

Industry is the parent of success

勤奋是成功之母。

It is better to die when life is a disgrace

宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。

It is easier to get money than to keep it

挣钱容易攒钱难。

It is easy to be wise after the event

事后诸葛亮好当。

It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open

创业容易守业难。

It is hard to please all

众口难调。

It is never too old to learn

活到老，学到老。

It is no use crying over spilt milk

覆水难收。

It is the first step that costs troublesome

万事开头难。

It is the unforeseen that always happens

天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。

It is too late to grieve when the chance is past

坐失良机，后悔已迟。

It never rains but it pours

不鸣则已，一鸣惊人。

It takes three generations to make a gentleman

十年树木，百年树人。

Jack of all trades and master of none

门门精通，样样稀松。

Judge not from appearances

人不可貌相，海不可斗量。

Justice has long arms

天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

Keep good men company and you shall be of the number

近朱者赤，近墨者黑。

Kill two birds with one stone

一箭双雕。

Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it

君王发狂，百姓遭殃。

Kings have long arms

普天之下，莫非王土。

Knowledge is power

知识就是力量。

Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud

博学使人谦逊，无知使人骄傲。

Learn and live

活着，为了学习。

Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse

好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏。

Learn not and know not

不学无术。

Learn to walk before you run

先学走，再学跑。

Let bygones be bygones

过去的就让它过去吧。

Let sleeping dogs lie

别惹麻烦。

Let the cat out of the bag

泄漏天机。

Lies can never changes fact

谎言终究是谎言。

Lies have short legs

谎言站不长。

Life is but a span

人生苦短。

Life is half spent before we know what it is

人过半生，方知天命。

Life is not all roses

人生并不是康庄大道。

Life without a friend is death

没有朋友，虽生犹死。

Like a rat in a hole

瓮中之鳖。

Like author, like book

文如其人。

Like father, like son

有其父必有其子。

Like for like

一报还一报。

Like knows like

惺惺相惜。

Like mother, like daughter

有其母必有其女。

Like teacher, like pupil

什么样的老师教什么样的学生。

Like tree, like fruit

羊毛出在羊身上。

Little things amuse little minds

小人无大志。

Look before you leap

摸清情况再行动。

Lookers-on see more than players

当局者迷，旁观者清。

Losers are always in the wrong

胜者为王，败者为寇。

Lost time is never found again

岁月既往，一去不回。

Love at first sight

一见钟情。

Love cannot be compelled

爱情不能强求。

Love is blind

爱情是盲目的。

Love is full of trouble

爱情充满烦恼。

Love is never without jealousy

没有妒忌就没有爱情。

Love me, love my dog

爱屋及乌。

Make hay while the sun shines

良机勿失。

Make your enemy your friend

化敌为友。

Man is the soul of the universe

人是万物之灵。

Man proposes, God disposes

谋事在人，成事在天。

Many hands make light work

众人拾柴火焰高。

Many heads are better than one

三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮。

Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there

有心栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成荫。

Measure for measure

针锋相对。

Misfortunes never come alone

祸不单行。

Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends

患难见真情。

Money isn't everything

钱不是万能的。

Murder will out

纸包不住火。

My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life

儿子婚前是儿子，女儿终生是女儿。

Nature is the true law

天行有常，不为尧存，不为桀亡。

Necessity is the mother of invention

需要是发明的动力。

Never fish in trouble water

不要混水摸鱼。

Never judge from appearances

不可以貌取人。

Never say die

永不言败。

Never too old to learn, never too late to turn

亡羊补牢，为时未晚。

New wine in old bottles

旧瓶装新酒。

No cross, no crown

不经历风雨，怎么见彩虹。

No garden without its weeds

没有不长草的园子。

No living man all things can

世上没有万事通。

No man can do two things at once

一心不可二用。

No man is born wise or learned

没有生而知之者。

No man is content

人心不足蛇吞象。

No man is wise at all times

聪明一世，糊涂一时。

None are so blind as those who won't see

视而不见。

None are so deaf as those who won't hear

充耳不闻。

No news is good news

没有消息就是好消息。

No one can call back yesterday

昨日不会重现。

No pains, no gains

没有付出就没有收获。

No pleasure without pain

没有苦就没有乐。

No rose without a thorn

没有不带刺的玫瑰。

No sweet without sweat

先苦后甜。

No smoke without fire

无风不起浪。

Nothing brave, nothing have

不入虎穴，焉得虎子。

Nothing dries sooner than a tear

眼泪干得最快。

Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it

世上无难事，只怕有心人。

Nothing is difficult to the man who will try

世上无难事，只要肯登攀。

Nothing seek, nothing find

没有追求就没有收获。

Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages

外出旅行，语言最要紧。

Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty

世上唯有贫穷可以不劳而获。

Not to advance is to go back

不进则退。

Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child

不懂世故，幼稚可笑。

No way is impossible to courage

勇者无惧。

Obedience is the first duty of a soldier

军人以服从命令为天职。

Observation is the best teacher

观察是最好的老师。

Offense is the best defense

进攻是最好的防御。

Old friends and old wines are best

陈酒味醇，老友情深。

Old sin makes new shame

一失足成千古恨。

Once a man and twice a child

一次老，两次小。

Once a thief, always a thief

偷盗一次，做贼一世。

Once bitten, twice shy

一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳。

One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy

一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。

One cannot put back the clock

时钟不能倒转。

One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays

百闻不如一见。

One false move may lose the game

一着不慎，满盘皆输。

One good turn deserves another

行善积德。

One hour today is worth two tomorrow

争分夺秒效率高。

One man's fault is other man's lesson

前车之鉴。

One never loses anything by politeness

讲礼貌不吃亏。

One swallow does not make a summer

一燕不成夏。

One's words reflect one's thinking

言为心声。

Out of debt, out of danger

无债一身轻。

Out of office, out of danger

无官一身轻。

Out of sight, out of mind

眼不见，心为静。

Patience is the best remedy

忍耐是良药。

Penny wise, pound foolish

贪小便宜吃大亏。

Plain dealing is praised more than practiced

正大光明者，说到的多，做到的少。

Please the eye and plague the heart

贪图一时快活，必然留下隐祸。

Plea

idiom是成语,习惯用语（我这里牛津版的英语成语词典里面收录的大部分都是我们所说的phrase“词组”）

slang是俚语、黑话，通常具有地域性

歇后语应该是a two-part allegorical saying 但是英文里的歇后语在中文中不一定有相应的歇后语与之对应，通常是义译出来

例如：

To kick down the ladder—— To forget favors

打掉梯子——过河拆桥

A flash in the pan——In like a lion,out like a lamb

平底锅里一闪亮——不了了之（对应中文成语虎头蛇尾）

TO return to our sheep——To get down to brass tacks

再回到羊身上——言归正传，闲话少说

As poor as a church mouse——To be down and out

穷得像教堂里的老鼠——一贫如洗，家徒四壁

To hitch one's wagon to a star——To have a been in one's bonnet

把马车扔上星星——吃心妄想，白日做梦

As gentle as a lamb——To be nonplussed

像羊羔一般有礼——无言以对，悄声无息

　在人类社会通用的话语里，有关狗的成语、俗语、俚语、歇后语为数不少，举不胜举。现在我整理了一些与狗相关的英语俗语谚语，让大家涨知识。

 

　● 不要看现在的宠物狗娇宠高贵，但还是有为数众多无人照看的流浪狗过着极其悲惨的生活。这一现象也衍生出短语“to lead a dog’s life”，形容人过着贫困潦倒、惨不忍睹的生活。例如：Tom’s been leading a dog’s life since he got divorced (汤姆自离婚后一直过着混沌潦倒的日子。)

　● 狗向来被认为是温顺友好的动物。正因为如此，“dog eat dog”才显得更加残酷。一个能让 “狗吃狗”的世界，可想而知是一个竞争多么激烈、残酷无情的世界。“dog-eat-dog world”就是形容冷酷无情的竞争世界。

　● 汉语中形容一个人努力工作，多数用牛、马来比喻，英文则用狗来表示。短语“work like a dog”指一个人努力、卖命地工作。

　●“dog-tired”这个词相当形象地把筋疲力尽、累到快要趴下的神态勾勒了出来。想象一下狗在疲劳的时候伸舌头、趴瘫在地上的可爱模样，“dog-tired”形容的情景跃然纸上。

　● 养狗的朋友都知道，狗一旦吃错了东西，反应是很激烈的。短语“sick as a dog”正是从这个典故发展而来，表示病得很严重。这里所指的“病”，倾向于进食引起的病症，如胃痛、呕吐等等。

　● “Every dog has its days”这句谚语如今愈来愈为人所知，“每个人都有属于自己的运气/每个人都有时来运转的一天”。这种乐观积极的心态正是现代社会生活中最需要的。

　● “You can’t/can never teach an old dog a new trick”可意译为“老古董学不会新东西”。“an old dog”这里是指不愿改变想法的、守旧的人。细心的读者朋友会发现，《疯狂英语口语版》2009年3月号的“生活聊吧”栏目中出现过一句“You can’t teach an old dude a new trick”表达的是同样的意思。

　● 前面说过，许多无人照看的狗的生存环境很恶劣。比如“junkyard dogs”，就是生活在垃圾里的狗。他们通常神情凶狠，一旦发现有人接近自己的领地，便会警惕十足。假想一下，如果一个人比这种狗还凶狠残酷，那他的冷漠、难以接近，估计也已经登峰造极了。“meaner than a junkyard dog”就用来形容残酷、冷漠的人。

　● 我们俗语常说的“刀子嘴、豆腐心”在英语中也可用“His bark is worse than his bite(他虽叫得凶，但不咬人。)”来表示。

　● 我们经常在欧美**或电视剧上看到，宠物狗通常都在院子的一角有专属于自己的天地——狗屋(doghouse)。不过当“doghouse”被引入夫妻关系中，就没那么美妙了。假如你妻子告诉你“You’re in the doghouse!”那你就应该好好想清楚自己究竟做错了什么事，得遭遇如此“冷遇”了。

　● “let sleeping dogs lie”顾名思义，就是不要去吵醒睡着的狗。把睡着的狗吵醒，后果可是相当严重，因此这个短语即可引申为 “不要自找麻烦、自讨苦吃”的意思。

　●如果你还不知道“三伏天”英语要怎么说，那么从现在起要记牢“the dog days of summer”这个短语啦!他正是指一年中最热的时候。

　●“rain cats and dogs”作“下倾盆大雨”解，许多人都不陌生。不过说起其出处，却是众口不一。其中最靠谱的一种说法，即“雷电大作的声音与猫狗打架的声音相似”。