英語格言

Marriages are made in heaven.

May As soon as man is born he begins to die.

Might is right.

Mind your own business.

Money is the root of all evil.

Money isn't everything.

More haste, less speed.欲速則不達。

Move heaven and earth想盡一切辦法;竭盡全力(誤:翻天覆地)

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Never deter till tomorrow that which you can do today.今日事須今日畢,切勿拖延到明天。

Never do things by halves.做事不要半途而廢。

Never judge from appearances.

Never look a gift horse in the mouth.

Never mix your liquor.

Never say die.

Never speak ill of the dead.

Never think yourself above business.勿自視過高;不要眼高手低;永遠不要認為自己是大才小用。

Never too late to repent.

Never too late to mend. 亡羊補牢未為晚也。

No Bad news travels fast.

No man can serve two masters.

No man is indispensable.

No news is good news.

No one can call back yesterday; Yesterday will not be called again. 昨日不復來。

No pain, no gain.

No root,no fruit.無根就無果。

No one is wise at all time. 智者千慮,必有一失。

Not have a dog's chance 毫無機會

Nothing is certain but death and taxes.

Nothing succeeds like success.

Nothing ventured, thing gained.

Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it. 世上無難事,只怕有心人。

Old habits die hard.

Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away.

Once Cleanliness is next to godliness.

One good turn deserves another.

One man's loss is another man's gain.

One scabbed sheep infects the whole flock. 一隻羊生瘡整群羊遭殃。

One today is worth two tomorrows.一個今天勝似兩個明天。

One's life is limited, but learning is endless. 生命有限,學海無涯。

Opportunity seldom knocks twice.

Out of sight, out of mind.眼不見,心不煩。

Patience is a virtue.

Penny wise, pound foolish.

Pleasant hours fly past.快樂時光去如飛。

Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。

Practice what you preach.

Prepare for a rainy day.未雨綢繆。

Prevention is better than cure.

Procrastination is the thief of time.因循拖延是時間的大敵;拖延就是浪費時間。

Pull somebody's leg戲弄某人;開某人的玩笑(誤:拖某人的後腿)

Pull up one's socks振作起來;鼓起勇氣(誤:提起襪子)

Punctuality is the soul of business.守時為立業之要素。

Put your shoulder to the wheel.努力工作。

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.

Rats desert a sinking ship.

Reading makes a full man and writing an exact man. 讀書使人充實,寫作使人嚴謹。

Return to one's sheep 【 muttons 】 回到本題

Revenge is sweet.

Robbing Peter to pay Paul.

Saving is getting. 節省就是獲得。

Saying is one thing, doing another. 說是一回事,做是另一回事。

Scornful【 Hungry 】 dogs will eat dirty puddings. 人到危急時, 平時所不屑做的也要做; 急不暇擇, 飢不擇食。

Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

See 【 watch 】 how 【 which way 】 the cat jumps (=wait for the cat to jump) 觀望形勢然後行動; 看風使舵, 隨機應變

See Naples and die.不到黃河心不死。

Seeing is believing.百聞不如一見。

Send somebody to the chair把某人判死刑;送…電椅(誤:把某人送到椅子上)

Separate the sheep from the goats 區別好人和壞人

Sheep and goats 善人與惡人(來自《聖經》)

Sheep that have no shepherd 烏合之眾

Silence is golden.