1. A clean hand wants no washing. 清白的人無(wú)需為自己洗刷;身正不怕影子斜
2. A word to the wise is enough. 智者一言已足;明白人用不著細(xì)說(shuō)
3. An idle youth, a needy(貧困的) age. 少壯不努力,老大徒傷悲
4. Bad news has wings. 好事不出門(mén),壞事傳千里
5. Birds of a feather flock(聚集) together. 物以類聚,人以群分
6. Caution is the parent of safety. 謹(jǐn)慎為安全之本;小心駛得萬(wàn)年船
7. Diamond cuts diamond. 強(qiáng)中自有強(qiáng)中手
8.Homer(荷馬,希臘史詩(shī)作者,創(chuàng)作了西方文學(xué)最偉大的兩部作品《伊利亞特》 和《奧德賽》) sometimes nods. 智者千慮,必有一失;人非圣賢,孰能無(wú)過(guò)
9. It’s dogged(頑強(qiáng)的) that/as does it. 有志者事竟成;世上無(wú)難事,只怕有心人
10. Justice has long arms. 天網(wǎng)恢恢,疏而不漏
11. Man proposes, God disposes(布置,安排). 謀事在人,成事在天
12. If you live with a lame(跛足的) person you will learn to limp(跛行). 近朱者赤,近墨者黑
13. What’s done cannot be undone. 事已定局,無(wú)可挽回;覆水難收
14. If you have no hand you can’t make a fist. 巧婦難為無(wú)米之炊
15. One 1 move may lose the game. 一著不慎,滿盤(pán)皆輸
16. Pour water into a sieve(濾網(wǎng)) / draw water with a sieve 竹籃子打水一場(chǎng)空
17. A little pot is soon hot. 壺小易熱,量小易怒
18. The pot calls the kettle(水壺) black. 五十步笑百步
19. When the fox preaches(說(shuō)教), take care of your geese. 狐貍來(lái)說(shuō)教,當(dāng)心鵝被盜;黃鼠狼給雞拜年,沒(méi)安好心
20. Do not wash your dirty linen(家丑,隱私) in public. 家丑不可外揚(yáng)