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A Jack of all trades is master of none. 樣樣通樣樣稀鬆。
A bad penny always comes back. 惡有惡報。
A bad shearer never had a good sickle. {A bad workman always blames his tools.}劣工尤器。
A bad shearer never had a good sickle. 劣工尤器。
A bad workman always blames his tools. 劣工尤器。
A bad workman quarrels with his tool. 不好的木匠怪罪他的工具。/ 【諺】 拙工常怪工具差(廚師笨,怪刀鈍)
A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.一鳥在手勝於兩鳥在林。
A burnt child dreads the fire. 談虎變色。
A burnt child dreads the fire.受灼的小孩必怕火。
A cat may look at a king.君王卿相於我何。
A contented mind is a perpetual feast.知足常樂。
A dying deer doesn't choose a shade. ( or ) Beggars are no choosers. 鹿死不擇音（陰）。
A fault confessed is half redressed. 【諺】承認錯誤等於改正了一半。
A forced kindness deserves no thanks. 【諺】虛情假意不值得感謝。
A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患難見真情。
A house divided against itself cannot stand. 【諺】不和睦之家不長久。(聖經馬可福音3︰25)
A leopard cannot change it's spots. 江山易改，本性難移。
A little learning is a dangerous thing. 一知半解最危險。只知皮毛是件危險的事。
A little pot is soon hot.小人物易發怒。
A leopard cannot change it's spots. 江山易改，本性難移。
A man can only die once. 【諺】人的生命只有一次。(指生命寶貴)
A man is as old as he feels, and a woman as old as she looks.
A new broom sweeps clean. 【諺】新官上任三把火。
A penny saved is a penny gained [earned]. 【諺】省一文等於掙一文。
A place for everything, and everything in its place. 【諺】井井有條才能各得其所；有條不紊。
A polite person never interrupts others while they are discussing important matters.
當其他人討論重要事情時，一個有禮貌的人從不打攪他們。
A politician has to have good insight as well as common sense. 一個政治家一定要有洞察力及常識。
A politician must be discreet. 一個政治家必須要謹慎。
A politician needs to avoid controversy. 政治人物必須避免爭議。
A poor man who never flatters is not so good as a rich man who is courteous. 貧而無諂，不如富而好禮。
A pot calling the kettle black. 五十步笑百步。
A rolling stone gathers no moss. 滾石不生苔；轉業不聚財。
A soft answer turned away wrath.和言足以息怒（柔足以克剛）。
A sound mind in a sound body.健全的頭腦寓於健全的身體。
A still tongue makes a wise head. 【諺】寡言多智。
A stitch in time saves nine. 及時一針省九針。及時行事，則事半功倍。（防微杜漸）。
A tree is known by its fruit. 從所結的果子可以知道一棵果樹的好壞。
A white complexion is powerful enough to hide seven faults. 一白遮三醜。
A wise man is never less alone than when alone. 【諺】智者獨處而不孤獨。
A wolf in sheep's clothing. 笑裏藏刀的人(披著羊皮的狼)。
A wonder lasts but nine days. 【諺】再新鮮的事也新鮮不了幾天。
Absence makes the heart grow fonder. 【諺】離別情更深，地遠心愈近。
Accidents will happen. 【諺】天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福。
Actions speak louder than words. 【諺】行動勝於言辭；事實勝於雄辯。
Advice when most needed is least heeded. 忠言逆耳。【諺】越重要的忠言越沒人聽。
After a storm comes a calm. 否極泰來。
After rain comes sunshine. 雨過天晴。
After the storm comes the calm. 否極泰來。
All for one, one for all. 人人為我，我為人人。
All good things come to and end.【諺】花無百日紅（天下無不散之筵席）。
All is not gold that glitters.【諺】閃閃發光物，未必盡黃金。
All is well that ends well. 善終為善。
All or nothing. 寧為玉碎，不為瓦全。
All roads lead to Rome. 條條大道通羅馬。
All that glitters is not gold. 金玉其外，未必皆善（不可僅以貌取人）。
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.【諺】光唸書不玩耍，小孩會變傻。
All's fair in love and war. 【諺】對於戰爭與戀愛，任何手段都無礙(兵不厭詐，情不厭欺)。
All's well that ends well. 善終為善。【諺】結局好就一切都好。
An idle youth; a needy age. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
Art is a lie that enables us to realize the truth. ( ~~~Pablo Picasso )藝術是一種使我們能夠實現真實的謊言。
Art is long, life is short.人生苦短，而學術無窮。
Art is long; life is short. 學海無涯，人生苦短。
As a man sows [you sow], so he [you] shall reap. 【諺】 善有善報，惡有惡報。
As we proceed along life's journey, we must learn when and how to cast off our own mistakes and shortcomings, too.
當我們沿著人生的旅程前進時，我們也須學會何時及如何除掉我們自己的錯誤和缺點。
As well as being used for taking photographs, X-rays are also used for treating diseased parts of the body to kill
the disease. 除了用來攝影之外，Ｘ光也被用來治療身體患病的部位以消滅疾病。
As you are sorry. I'll forgive you. 既然你認錯,我也就不追究了。
As you [can imagine], the office is very formal. 辦公室裡一切都很規矩，這一點你[可想而知]。
[know], [是知道的]。
[mentioned], [已經提到過]。
[see], [已經看到了]。
[will notice], [會注意到]。
As you can see, everything here is fine. 就像你看到的，這裡一切都很好。
As you make your bed so you must lie on it. 自作自受.咎由自取。
As you predict, nothing came of the meeting. 正如你所料，這會議毫無結果。
As you sow, so shall you reap.種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆。

Bad news travels fast. (好事不出門)，惡事傳千里。
Bad news travels fast.惡事傳千里。
Barking dogs seldom bite.吠叫的狗不咬人。
Be just before you are generous. 【諺】先要正直，才能大方。
Beauty -- and all the values that derive from beauty -- are not measured and evaluated in terms of the dollar.
美 -- 以及所有起源自美的價值 -- 是不能用金錢的角度來衡量和評估的。
Beauty catches the eye. 秀色可餐。
Beauty is but [only] skin deep. 【諺】美色衹是一層皮(指不可以貌取人)。
Beauty is in the eye of beholder. 情人眼裏出西施﹝各人審美觀點不同﹞。
Beauty is not a positive thing. 美麗並非絕對的。
Beauty is only skin-deep. 人不可貌相﹝美貌不過是外表的﹞。
Beggars must not be choosers. 饑者不得擇食。
Best is cheapest.【諺】優質商品最合算。(指優質商品雖貴，卻經久耐用)
Better (to) be alone than in bad [ill] company.【諺】與其交壞友，不如一人獨處。
Better an open enemy than a false friend. 明槍易躲,暗箭難防。
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. 寧為狗頭不為獅尾。
Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a horse. 寧為驢頭不為馬尾。
Better bend than break. 委曲求全。【諺】寧可委屈求全，不可惹禍殺身。
Better late than never.（It's never too late to mend.）亡羊補牢猶未晚。（遲做總比不做好）。
Better late than never.【諺】遲到總比不到好(晚做總比不做強)；寧遲勿缺(亡羊補牢永不為遲)；只要開始，雖晚不遲。
Better safe than sorry.【諺】寧可小心求安全，不可冒險而後悔。(有備無患，無備遺憾)
Between two stools you fall to the ground. 腳踏雙凳必墜地。
Birds of a feather flock together. 物以類聚。
Blood is thicker than water. 血濃於水。
Books and friends should be few but good. 【諺】擇友宜少，選書宜精。
Brevity is the soul of wit. 精簡是智慧的真髓。
Business before pleasure. 工作先於玩樂。
But when his ideals could not be realized, he resigned. 但是當他的理想無法實現時，他就辭職。
But whoever listens to me will live in safety and be at ease, without fear of harm.
惟有聽從我的、必安然居住、得享安靜、不怕災禍。 (箴言Proverbs 1:33)
But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties
of your ministry. 你卻要凡事謹慎、忍受苦難、作傳道的工夫、盡你的職分。
But you must let them know that you need help. 但是你必須讓他們知道你需要幫助，
But you really understand. 而是真的聽懂了。
But you're talking about maybes in the future. I'm talking about now.
但你只是談論未來的「或許」，而我是談論「現在」。

[ 本帖最後由 cwjjzhou 於 2007-3-11 08:07 編輯 ]

cannot see the wood for the trees 見樹不見林；因小失大。
Care killed a cat. 憂慮致命（勞神喪命）。
Cast pearls before swine. 對牛彈琴。
cast [throw] (one's) pearls before swine 對牛彈琴。
Catch your bear before you sell its skin. 【諺】捉到了熊再賣皮(不要高興得太早)。
Chances are it will rain. 很可能會下雨。
Charity begins at home. 仁愛從家中開始。齊家才能治國。
Circumstances alter cases.【諺】臨機應變。
Coming events cast their shadows before. 【諺】 事發之前必有症兆，「一葉落而知秋」。
Comparisons are odious. 人比人氣死人。
Complete power corrupts completely. 絕對的權力使人絕對地腐化。
Constant dripping wears away the stone. 滴水穿石。
Courtesy costs nothing. 禮多人不怪。
Cowards die many times before their death.【諺】膽小鬼在嚥氣之前要死許多次(膽小鬼要經歷多次對死亡的恐懼)。
Crime doesn't pay. 【諺】犯罪不會得到好處。
Cross the stream where it is shallowest. 【諺】過河應走水淺處(做事應選最簡單的方法)。
Cry over spilt milk. 做無益之悔恨。
Cunning is no burden. 藝多不壓人。
Custom is a second nature. 【諺】習慣乃第二天性(習慣成自然) 。
Custom makes all things easy. 【諺】一朝成習慣，萬事不難辦。
Custom reconciles us to everything. 【諺】習慣之後，對一切便能泰然

Danger past, God forgotten. 【諺】危險過去了，上帝拋腦後[好了傷疤忘了痛]。
Death is the great leveler. 死後萬人皆平等（人皆有死）。
Death pays all scores. 【諺】一死百了。
Death quits all scores. 【諺】一死百了。
Desert and reward seldom keep company. 【諺】有功不賞平常事，論功行賞極罕見。
Desires are nourished by delays.【諺】故意不立即滿足慾望，使之更趨強烈；一時吃不到嘴，胃口更被吊起來。
Diamond cut diamond. 兩虎相爭必有一傷。
Discretion is the better part of valor. 勇敢貴審慎（冒不必要之險，只是匹夫之勇）。
勇氣貴在慎重；三十六計走為上策。勿逞匹夫之勇；識時務者為俊傑。
Do as you would be done by. 己所欲施於人。
Do in Rome as the Romans do. 入境隨俗。
Do not cast pearls before swine. 不要明珠暗投。不要對牛彈琴。
Do not kick against the pricks. 勿以螳臂擋車（勿作無謂之抵抗徒傷自己）。
Do not put the cart before the horse. 勿將本未倒置。
Do not wash your dirty linen in public. 家醜不可外揚。
Do you have to work on Saturday? 你星期六上班嗎？
Dog does not eat dog. 狗不咬狗（同類不相殘）。
Don't change horses in mid-stream. 臨陣勿換將。
Don't change the subject.不要打岔。
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched. 勿打如意算盤。
Don't put all your eggs in one basket. 勿孤注一擲。
Don't put the cart before the horse. 勿本未倒置。
Don't quarrel with your bread and butter. 勿自砸飯碗。【諺】不要自暴自棄，不要厭棄自己的職業。
Don't speak ill of others behind their backs. 不要在背後說人壞話。
Don't wash your dirty linen in public. 家醜不可外揚。
dose sb with his own physic (medicine) 以其人之道還治其人
Drunk; Boozer; Lush; Tank 酒鬼。

Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
【諺】 早睡早起就能擁有健康、財富和智慧。(B.Franklin 的格言)。
Easier said than done. 說比做來得容易。
East come, easy go. 來得容易去得快。
East or west, home is best. 金窩銀窩不如自家的狗窩。
Easy come easy go. 徼倖之財難久留（賺得容易花得快）。
Easy does it. 不要操之過急。
Eat, drink, and be merry. 及時行樂。
Empty vessels make the most sound. 空桶響叮噹。
Enough is as good as feast. 知足常樂。
Even a worm will turn. 逼急了也會反抗。狗急跳牆。
Even Homer sometimes nods. 智者千慮必有一失。
Every cloud has a silver lining. 天無絕人之路。人各有其福。
Every day is a new beginning. 每一天都是新的開始。
Every dog has his day. 三年風水輪流轉(狗也有走運的一天)。
Every horse thinks its own pack heaviest. 【諺】人人都覺得自己的擔子最重。
Every little helps. 【諺】 點點滴滴都有用。
Every man can not be an artist. 不是每個人都可以成為藝術家。
Every man for his own trade. 【諺】各人有各人的行當。
Every man has his faults. 人無完人,金無足赤。
Every man has his humor. 每個人都有他的脾氣。
Every man has his limitations. 每個人都有缺陷。
Every man has his weak side. 每個人都有弱點。
Every man has his taste. 人各有所好。
Every man is his worst enemy. 【諺】最大之敵是自己。[最困難的事莫過於戰勝自我]。
Every man is liable to error. 每個人都會犯錯誤。
Every man is not a gentleman. 不是每一個人都是君子。－－ 有些人不是君子。
Every man was born equal. 所有的人〔每一個人〕生來是平等的。
Every man, woman, and child needs love and understanding. 每一個男人、女人和小孩都需要愛和諒解。
Every tub must stand on its own bottom. 【諺】桶需有底，人須自立。
Everybody's business is nobody』s business. 眾人之事乏人管。三個和尚沒水喝。
Everyone for himself. 人人為自己。
Everyone should aim to succeed. 每個人都應該立志成功。
Everyone should be recognized as an individua. 每個人都應該被認為是一個獨立的個體。
Everyone should widen his knowledge. 每個人都應該擴展自己的知識領域。
Everyone to his trade. 【諺】各人有各人的行當。
Everything has a beginning. 【諺】凡事都有開頭。
Everything is under control. 一切都在掌握中。
Everything must have a beginning. 【諺】凡事都有開頭。
Exchange is no robbery. 一個願打，一個願挨。
Experience is the extract of suffering. 經驗是受苦的結晶。
Extremes meet. 物極必反。

Facts are stubborn things. 【諺】事實勿容爭辯。
Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. ( ~~~Aldous Huxley )
事實並不僅僅因為受到忽略而停止存在。
Fail to see the wood for the trees (=not see the wood for the trees) 見樹不見林；顧大不顧小。
Faint heart never won fair lady. 不入虎穴焉得虎子。膽怯者永遠得不到美人的芳心。果敢能成事。
fair without and foul within 外表美而內心醜陋；繡花枕頭
Familiarity breed contempt. 過份熟稔易滋侮蔑;近廟欺神。
Familiarity breeds contempt. 虎生猶可近，人熟不堪親。
Feed a cold and starve a fever.【諺】傷風應多吃，發燒應少食。
finders keepers 誰找到便給誰
Fine feathers make fine birds. 佛要金裝。人要衣裝。
Fire and water may be good servants, but bad masters. 【諺】水火是忠僕，用之不慎卻成禍主。
First Come, first served. 先到是君，後到是臣 (捷足先登)。
First come first served. 先來先得；捷足先登。
Fools are wise [It is easy to be wise] after the event. 【諺】事後諸葛亮，傻子也能當。
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. 自不量力。【諺】愚者衝進天使所怕踏足之地；盲人不怕蛇，無知的人反而愛逞能。
Forewarned is forearmed. 先知先戒備。
Fortune favors the brave (bold). 天助勇者。

Girl in the moon 月裏嫦娥。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 人言可畏。欲加之罪何患無辭(說狗不好就可以把牠弔死)。
Give credit where credit is due. 【諺】(即使是壞人)該稱讚之處也應給予稱讚。
Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 小人得寸便進尺。
Give me the lowdown. 願聞其詳（請道其詳）。 （實情、內幕）
God, from a beautiful necessity, is love. 上帝是基於美的必要，上帝就是愛。
God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. 上帝援助弱者；憐敏弱者。【古】天無絕人之路。
【諺】 春天寒冷剪羊毛,上帝送暖惠羊羔(老天爺慈悲為懷)。
God's mill grinds slow but sure. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。
Golden mean 中庸。
Good care may prolong the sick person's life. 良好的照顧能延長病人的壽命。
Good company on the road is the shortest cut. 【諺】旅伴愛笑鬧，不覺路途遙。
Good fences make good neighbors.【諺】有好的籬笆，才有好的鄰居。
Good wine needs no bush. 桃李不言（好東西不必宣傳）。（掛招牌）
Grasp all, lose all. 【諺】貪他一斗米，失卻半年糧。貪者必失。樣樣都要，全部失掉。

many thx.

g-z的，期待著！！謝謝

Girl in the moon 月裏嫦娥。
Give a dog a bad name and hang him. 人言可畏。欲加之罪何患無辭(說狗不好就可以把牠弔死)。
Give credit where credit is due. 【諺】(即使是壞人)該稱讚之處也應給予稱讚。
Give knaves an inch and they will take a yard. 小人得寸便進尺。
Give me the lowdown. 願聞其詳（請道其詳）。 （實情、內幕）
God, from a beautiful necessity, is love. 上帝是基於美的必要，上帝就是愛。
God helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb. 上帝援助弱者；憐敏弱者。【古】天無絕人之路。
【諺】 春天寒冷剪羊毛,上帝送暖惠羊羔(老天爺慈悲為懷)。
God's mill grinds slow but sure. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。
Golden mean 中庸。
Good care may prolong the sick person's life. 良好的照顧能延長病人的壽命。
Good company on the road is the shortest cut. 【諺】旅伴愛笑鬧，不覺路途遙。
Good fences make good neighbors.【諺】有好的籬笆，才有好的鄰居。
Good wine needs no bush. 桃李不言（好東西不必宣傳）。（掛招牌）
Grasp all, lose all. 【諺】貪他一斗米，失卻半年糧。貪者必失。樣樣都要，全部失掉

Habit cures habit. 心病還需心藥醫。
Habit is second nature. 習慣成自然。
Half a loaf is better than no bread [none]. 半條麵包總比沒麵包好。【諺】有總比沒有強。聊勝於無。
Half a loaf is better than none. 聊勝於無。
Handsome is as handsome does. 慷慨大方始為美。
Handsome is he who does handsomely. 行為漂亮才算美。
Happiness takes no account of time. 歡樂不覺時光過。
Happy is he who is content. 知足常樂。
Happy is he who owes nothing. 要想活得痛快，身上不能背債。
Happy is the man who learns from the misfortunes of others. 吸取他人教訓，自己才會走運。
Happy Lunar New Year! 新春快樂。
Happy Moon Festival! 中秋節快樂！
Happy Valentine's Day! 情人節快樂！
Harm set, harm get. 害人害己。
Haste makes waste. 欲速則不達。
Hasty love, soon cold. 一見鐘情難維久。
Have you seen the beautiful blossoms? 你去賞花了嗎？
He can hold his liquor. He is an alcoholic. 他能喝酒。他嗜酒如命。
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. 背後說好話，才是真朋友。
He is a wise man who speaks little. 聰明不是掛在嘴上。
He is lifeless that is faultless. 只有死人才不犯錯誤。
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. 自嘲者不會讓人見笑。
He is poor but has a noble mind. 他人窮志不窮。
He is wise that is honest. 誠實者最明智。
He knows most who speaks least. 大智若愚。
He laughs best who laughs last. 誰笑到最後，誰笑得最好。
He sets the fox to keep the geese. 引狼入室。
He stands not surely that never slips. 從不滑倒的人是站不穩的人。
He that cannot obey cannot command. 【諺】正人先正己。
He that climbs high falls heavily. 爬得越高，摔得越重。
He that commits a fault thinks everyone speaks of it. 【諺】做了錯事的人總以為別人在議論(心中有鬼疑心大)。
He that loses his honesty has nothing else to lose. 丟了誠實，就是丟了一切。
He that may not do as he would, must do as he may. 不能做想做的事，就該做可做的事。
He that serves everybody is paid by nobody. 【諺】見誰都幫的人不會得到報答。
He that touches pitch shall be defiled. 【諺】近墨者黑，近朱者赤。
He that will not work shall not eat. 不勞動者不得食。
He travels the fastest who travels alone. 【諺】獨自旅行者走得最快。(出自Kipling的詩句)。
He who denies all confesses all. 【諺】否認一切等於承認一切。
He who does not advance loses ground. 逆水行舟，不進則退。
He who has hope has everything. 懷有希望者，便擁有一切。
He who laughs last laughs best. 最後笑的人才笑得最開心。
He who makes constant complaint gets little compassion. 經常訴苦，沒人同情。
He who makes no mistakes makes nothing. 【諺】不犯錯誤辦不成事。想不犯錯誤，就一事無成。
He who risks nothing gains nothing. 收獲與風險並存。
Head and shoulders above others. 鶴立雞群。
Health is better than wealth. 【諺】健康勝於財富。健康勝過財富。
Health is happiness. 健康就是幸福。
Health is very important. 健康是很重要的。
Health is wealth. 健康即財富。
Health means everything. 健康就是一切。
Hear all parties. 兼聽則明。
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. 【諺】壞話勿聽，壞事勿看，讒言勿出。
Heaven helps those who help themselves. 天助自助者。
Heaven is at the feet of mothers. 慈母的膝下就是天堂。
Heaven never helps the man who will not act. 自己不動，叫天何用。
Hide not your light under a bushel. 勿過份謙沖以致隱沒才能。
History repeats itself. 歷史會重演。
Hoist your sail when the wind is fair. 見機行事。【諺】趁風揚帆(有利時機須抓緊)。
(Even) Homer sometimes nods.【諺】智者千慮，必有一失。(名家(荷馬)也有失誤時)。聖賢也有缺失。
Honesty is the best policy. 誠實是上策。做人誠信為本。
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick. 【諺】希望之難實現使人心碎 (Prov. 13:12)。
Hope everything goes your way. 萬事如意。
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 【諺】抱最好的希望，作最壞的準備。抱最好的願望，做最壞的打算。
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的願望，作最壞的準備。
Hope for the best. 作最好的打算。
Hope springs eternal (in the human breast). 【諺】人類絕不可能實現的希望。(原指「希望青春永駐」，係Pope語)
Hope supports us in trouble. 在困難時,希望鼓舞著我們。
Hope the holidays find you happy and healthy. 祝你假期健康快樂。
How comes? I'll give it to him. 為什麼？我要他好看。
How do you like it here? 你覺得這裡如何？
How does stress affect you? 壓力如何影響你？
Hunger is the best sauce. 飢餓時樣樣都可口。

I admire all you』ve done. 我欽佩你所做的一切。
I can't believe my eyes ( ears ). 我真不敢相信（我的眼睛、我的耳）。
I cannot be your friend and your flatterer too. 朋友不能阿諛奉承。
I didn't get a very clear picture of it. 我不太清楚。
I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise. ~~~ by Montesquieu
  我總是發現，要成功於世，就必須大智若愚。（孟德斯鳩）
I hope you know what you are doing. 我希望你小心從事。
I know what I'm doing. 我自己有分寸。
I think; therefore, I am. 我思故我在。
I'd rather not talk about it. 不說也吧！
I'll think of something. (or) I'll see what I can do. 我會想辦法。
I'm not a morning person. 我不是早起的人。
I'm not much of a drinker. 我不會喝酒。
I'm on the wagon. 我戒酒啦。
I'm so glad to be home. 我真高興回家了。
Idle folk have the least leisure.懶惰人才說沒空閑。
Idle young, needy old. 少壯不努力，老大徒傷悲。
If a man deceives me once, shame on him, if he deceives me twice, shame on me. 上當一回頭，再多就可恥。
If it seems important, read it carefully. 如果那段似乎很重要，你就仔細閱讀吧。 (高二下1)
If it were not for hope, the heart would break. 【諺】人靠希望而生。
If the cap [【美‧口】 the shoe] fits, wear it. 【諺】 帽子合適就戴上(批評得對就接受)(★有時省略 wear it)
If the sky were to fall, we could catch plenty of larks.【諺】天塌下來正好抓雲雀(不必杞人憂天)。
If what you say is really so, I'll have to change my plan. 如果你所言屬實的話，那我就必須改變我的計劃。
If, when defeated, he can sincerely congratulate his triumphant opponent, and shows no signs of humiliation or vexation,
then he has indeed the true sportsmanship.  如果被打失敗時，他能真誠地祝賀獲勝的對方，並且沒有露出屈辱或惱怒的跡象，那
麼他確實有真正運動員的精神。 (高二上8)
If wishes were horses, beggars might ride. 若空想能使願望實現，天下就沒有窮人了。
If wishes were horses, beggars would [might] ride.【諺】如果願望是馬匹，乞丐也會有馬騎(願望若是事實，乞丐早成富翁)。
If you can make plans for your summer vacation beforehand, you will not waste a lot of time.
  如果你能預先好好計劃暑假，就不會浪費掉許多時間。
If you can't beat [lick] 'em, join 'em. 【諺】無力勝之則從之。
If you make yourself an ass, don't complain if people ride you. 人善被人欺，馬善被人騎。
If you run after two hares, you will catch neither. 同時追兩免，兩頭都落空。腳踏兩條船，必定落空。
If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too. 殺雞取卵。
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。
If you want peace, prepare for war. 【諺】要想和平，應得備戰 (居安思危，常備不懈)。
If you wish to be the best man, you must suffer the bitterest of the bitter. 吃得苦中苦，方為人上人。
If your ears glow, someone is talking of you. 耳朵發燒，有人念叨。
Ill news runs apace. 惡事傳千里。
Ill weeds grow apace. 【諺】莠草長得快 (惡疾易染，惡習易傳)。
Imitation is the sincerest flattery. 【諺】仿效是最誠摯的恭維。
In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king. 比上不足，比下有餘。
In wine there is truth. 酒後吐真言。
Industry is the parent of success. 勤奮是成功之母。
It is a decisive game. 這是一場決定性的比賽。
It is a foolish bird that soils its own nest. 【諺】鳥不髒巢，人不毀家；家醜外揚愚不可及。
It is a good habit to go to bed early. 早睡是個好習慣。
It is a good thing to check up now and then to be sure we are not missing these things.
  偶爾檢查一下，以確定我們沒有失去這些東西，是一件很好的事。 (高一上11)
It is best to do it yourself. 最好是自己來做.
It is best to go swimming in summer. 最好在夏天去游泳。
It is best to sleep eigth hours a day. 每天最好睡八小時。
It is better to die when life is a disgrace. 寧為玉碎，不為瓦全。
It is better to express your anger, rather than bottle it up. 生氣寧可發洩出來而不要悶在肚內。
It is better to laugh than to weep. 笑總比哭好。
It is better to read by daylight than by lamplight. 在日光下讀書比在燈光下好。
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.
  【諺】滿懷著希望去旅行,比到達目的地更愉快(欲達目的,滿懷希望;達到目的,往往失望)
It is better to fight for good than to fail at the ill. 寧為善而鬥，毋屈服於惡。
It is easier to get money than to keep it. 掙錢容易攢錢難。
It is easy to be wise after the event. 經一事長一智。事後諸葛亮好當。
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open. 創業容易守業難。
It is hard to please all. 眾口難調。
It is ill striving against the stream. 【諺】勿逆潮流而動。
It is love that makes the world go round. 【諺】愛是推動世界的力量。(是愛使這世界生生不息。) (高二上14)
It is necessary for you to go to bed early. 早睡對你來說是必要的。
It is necessary that all these conditions should be constant for the experiment to succeed.
  這些條件都必需維持不變實驗才會成功。
It is necessary to read the lesson before going to school. 上學之前先讀課文是必要的。
It is never too late to mend. 亡羊補牢猶末晚也。改過永不嫌遲（過則勿彈改）。
It is never too old to learn. 活到老，學到老。
It is nice to be important but it is more important to be nice. 能做要人固然是好，做個好人卻更重要。
It is no use blinking the fact that inflation keeps getting worse. 不能無視通貨膨脹日益惡化這一事實。
It is no use crying. 哭沒有用。
It is no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收。
It is no use [good] (in) crying over spilt [spilled] milk. 【諺】 牛奶已潑,哭也無用;覆水難收.
It is no use reasoning with such a stubborn man. Reasoning with such a stubborn man is no use.
  和這種頑固的人理論是沒有用的。
It is no use trying to drown your sorrows in drink. 想借酒澆愁於事無補。
It is the first step that costs troublesome. 萬事開頭難。
It is the unforeseen that always happens. 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福。
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past. 坐失良機，後悔已遲。
It is useless spoiling the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar. 【諺】吝惜半便士柏油而毀壞一隻船(因小失大)。
It never rains but it pours. 不鳴則已，一鳴驚人。
It pays. Cross the bridge when you come to it. 值得做。走一步，算一步。
It takes a thief to know a thief. 【諺】盜賊識盜賊(一行知一行)。
It takes the earth one year to encircle the sun. 地球繞太陽運行一周需要一年。
It takes three generations to make a gentleman. 十年樹木，百年樹人。
It takes two to make a quarrel. 【諺】一個巴掌拍不響；吵嘴需要兩個人── 一個銅板不會響──你們倆個都不對。
It will be all the same a hundred years (hence). 【諺】百年之後，啥事都一樣(人生不過百，勿懷千歲憂)。
It will pay to be kind to others. 好心會有好報。
It will pay you to study. 讀書對你有益。
It's a long story. 一言難盡。
It's almost five o'clock. 快五點了。
It's in the bag. 囊中物。
It's no concern of yours. 你管不了！ （較客氣）。You stay out of this.（語氣較重）。None of your business.
（語氣最重，罵討厭鬼，別管閒事）。
It's time to take action. 該是採取行動的時候了。

Jack of all trades and master of none. 門門精通，樣樣稀鬆。
Jade comes from stone. 青出於藍。
Judge not from appearances. 人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
Justice has long arms. 天網恢恢，疏而不漏。

Keep good men company and you shall be of the number. 近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. 殺鵝取卵(過份貪婪)；斷絕財源。
Kill two birds with one stone. 一石二鳥。一箭雙鵰。一舉兩得。
Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it. 君王發狂，百姓遭殃。
Kings have long arms. 普天之下，莫非王土。
Know thyself. 你要瞭解你自己。
Know your own faults before blaming others for theirs.【諺】責人先自省。
Know yourself. 要有自知自明。
Knowledge is important, and imagination is equally important. 知識是重要的，想像力同樣是重要的。
Knowledge is power. 知識就是力量。(knowledge)
Knowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud. 博學使人謙遜，無知使人驕傲。
Knowledge originates in practice. 知識源於實踐。

Laugh and grow fat. 【諺】心寬體胖。
Laugh and grow fat" is a common English proverb, meaning that laughter improves our health of body and of mind.
  「如果笑，就會長胖」是常用的英語諺語，意思是笑會增進我們身心的健康。 (高二下13)
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone.
  當你快樂，世界與你同歡； 當你悲哀，只有獨自哭泣。
Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep alone" is one of the best-known English proverbs.
  「如果笑，那麼全世界的人就跟著你笑；如果哭，那麼你一個人哭吧。」這是英語最有名的諺語之一。 (高二下13)
Laughter is the best medicine. 【諺】笑是最好的藥。
Laughter releases tension, and smiling helps to create a pleasant social atmosphere.
  笑消除緊張，而且微笑有助於製造愉快的社交氣氛。 (高二下13)
Laziness travels so slowly that poverty overtakes him. 坐食山崩。
Learn and live. 活著，為了學習。
Learn not and know not. 不學無術。
Learn to endure while young. 年輕時須培養堅忍的精神。
Learn to walk before you run. 先學走，再學跑。
Learning a language is all about repetitive drills. 學習一種語言就是要反覆的練習。
Learning a language needs a lot of practice. 學習語言需要勤練不輟。
Learning intelligibly is one of the characteristics that distinguish humans from other animals.
  有知覺的學習是區別人類和其他動物的特徵之一。
Learning is the surest way to eternal joy. 學習是通往恆久喜悅最穩當的一條路。
Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse. 好人越學越好，壞人越學越壞。
Learning On Your Own 自修 (國二下6)
Learning to share is important. 學習分享是很重要的。
Learning without thinking is in vain. 學而不思則罔。
Least said, soonest mended. 【諺】少說少錯；言多必失。(多言惹禍)。
Leave it to me. 包在我身上。
Leave (or Let) me alone. 別管我。－－ 不要干涉我的事。
Let beggars match with beggars. 【諺】龍配龍，鳳配鳳。
Let bygones be bygones. 往者已矣；既往不咎。過去的就讓它過去吧。
Let every man skin his own skunk. 各人自掃門前雪。
Let not the sun go down upon your wrath. 不要一直生氣。
Let others say what they will, I always speak the truth. 別人愛說什麼我管不著，我可一向是說真話。
Let sleeping dogs lie. 【諺】勿惹事生非。別自找麻煩。不惹鬼神不遭殃。敬而遠之。別惹麻煩。
Let the cat out of the bag. 洩露秘密 (不小心讓貓從袋裏跑出來)。泄漏天機。
Let the dead bury their dead. (=Let bygones be bygones.) 【諺】既往不咎。
Let the dog see the rabbit! 【口】借光！讓我也分享一點！
Let yourself go. 放輕鬆。
Lie down on one's job. 敷衍了事。
Lies can not hide facts. 謊言掩蓋不了事實。
Lies can never changes fact. 謊言終究是謊言。
Lies have short legs. 謊言站不長。
Life implies growth and death. 生命包含著生長與死亡。
Life is another word for struggle. 人生乃是奮鬥的別稱。
Life is but a span. 人生苦短。
Life is full of hope and pain. 人生充滿了希望與痛苦。
Life is half spent before we know what it is. 人過半生，方知天命。
Life is not all beers and skittles. 人生有苦也有樂。
Life is not all roses. 人生並不是康莊大道。
Life is not made up of happy endings, by any means, and fiction is a reflection of life.
  人生絕非全由快樂的結局組成，而小說是人生的反映。 (高三下9)
Life is real! Life is earnest! 人生是真實的！人生是嚴肅的！
Life is short at the longest. 人活得再久生命仍是短暫的。
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises. ~~~ by Samuel Butle
  人生的藝術是從不充分的前提，引出充分的結論。
Life isn't all fun. 人生不都是充滿歡笑。
Life on other planets is a possibility. 其他行星上有生命是可能的。
Life today is certainly more comfortable, but modern living has brought new problems.
  今日的生活當然更方便，但是現代的生活已帶來新的難題。 (國三下6)
Life without a friend is death. 沒有朋友，雖生猶死。
Light a fire for warmth. 起火取暖。
Light come, light go. 【諺】來得容易去得快。
Light is a positive thing; darkness is only the absence of light. 光是確實存在的東西；黑暗只是沒有光。
Light travels faster than sound. 光的行進較聲音快。
Light's last blushes tinged the distant hills. 殘輝映遠山。
Lightning is caused by clouds discharging electricity. 閃電是由雲層放電造成的。
Lightning never strikes in the same place twice. 【諺】禍無雙至。同一災害不會在同一場所重複發生。
Lightning usually accompanies thunder. 閃電通常伴著雷聲。
Like a rat in a hole. 瓮中之鱉。
Like author, like book. 文如其人。
Like cures like. 【諺】以毒用毒。
Like draws to like. 【諺】物以類聚。同聲相應,同氣相求;物以類聚;英雄重英雄。
Like father, like son. 【諺】有其父，必有其子。
Like for like. 一報還一報。
Like knows like. 惺惺相惜。
Like master, like man. 【諺】有其主必有其僕。
Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。
Like so many activities in life, the more you are involved with music, the more you get out of it.
  就像生活中的許多活動一樣，你和音樂的關係愈多，你從它那裡獲得的就愈多。 (高三下6)
Like teacher, like pupil. 什麼樣的老師教什麼樣的學生。
Like tree, like fruit. 羊毛出在羊身上。
Little things amuse little minds. 小人無大志。
Little things please [amuse] little minds. 【諺】小孩喜歡小東西。
Live and learn. 活到老學到老。
Liver cancer is a very serious illness. 肝癌是非常嚴重的疾病。
Lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen. 【諺】亡羊補牢。
Long absent, soon forgotten. 【諺】離久情疏。
Look before you leap. 摸清情況再行動。看準後再跳（小心行動）。【諺】三思而後行。 (Think before you do.)
Lookers-on see more than players. 當局者迷，旁觀者清。
Lookers-on see most of the game. 旁觀者清。
Losers are always in the wrong. 【諺】勝者為王，敗者為寇。成王敗寇。
Lost time is never found again. 歲月既往，一去不回。
Love at first sight. 一見鐘情。
Love cannot be compelled. 愛情不能強求。
Love is blind. 【諺】愛情是盲目的。(情人眼裡出西施)。
Love is forgiving even if you can't forget. 愛就是不能忘懷，也要原諒。
Love is full of trouble. 愛情充滿煩惱。
Love is never without jealousy. 沒有妒忌就沒有愛情。
Love is sharing a hard day's leisure hour before dinner.愛就是在晚餐前，共享辛勞一天後的片刻閒暇。
Love makes the world go round. 愛使世界運轉。
Love me little, love me long. 愛情要細水長流。【諺】淡淡的愛，愛得長久。
Love me, love my dog. 【諺】愛屋及屋 (你如愛我，也該愛吾狗)。
Love means not ever having to say you're sorry. ~~~ by Erich Segal
  (1)愛的意義是永遠不必說你很抱歉。(2)愛是用不著說對不起的。
Love will find a way. 【諺】愛情足以排除萬難 (有愛情就有辦法)。
Love your neighbor as yourself. 愛人如己。
Love your neighbor, yet pull not down your fence.【諺】睦鄰雖重要，但別拆籬笆(害人之心不可有,防人之心不可無)
Lower the price, and I'll consider it. 價錢低一點我才會考慮。
Lower your voice, please. 請小聲一點。
Luckily, he was in when I called. 還好，我打電話去時他在。
Luckily no one was hurt. 幸好沒有人受傷。
Luckily the water drained away in time. 幸好水及時排掉了。
Luckily, there were many birds and animals and fish to eat, and the Indians helped them.
  很幸運地，有很多的鳥、動物和魚可以吃，而且印地安人幫助了他們。

Make hay while the sun shines. 末雨綢繆。把握時機。良機勿失。
Make one's bed and lie in it. 作繭自縛。
Make your enemy your friend. 化敵為友。
Man is the soul of the universe. 人是萬物之靈。
Man proposes and God disposes. 謀事在人成事在天。
Man proposes, God disposes. 謀事在人，成事在天。
Mankind has gone very far into an artificial world of his own creation ... But I believe that the more clearly we can
focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.
  人類在自己創造的人工世界裡已經很有成就…但我相信我若越能清楚地將注意力的焦點對準我們周遭宇宙的神奇和實際
  ，我們就越不喜歡去破壞。 (高三下13)
Mankind made by God is composed of spirit, soul and boby. 神造人有靈、魂、體。
Manners maketh man. 【諺】風度表明人的品格。
Many a little makes a mickle. =Every little makes a mickle.積少成多(聚沙成塔、集腋成裘)。
Many hands make light work. 眾人拾柴火焰高。
Many heads are better than one. 三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮。
Many of you have done their best. 你們許多人都盡力而為了。
Many parents believe that managing money helps children learn responsibility as well as appreciate the value of money.
  許多父母相信，處理金錢除了可以幫助孩子們重視金錢的價值，也可以幫助孩子們學習負責任。 (高三上8)
Many people are at the mercy of the advertisements. 許多人受到廣告的擺佈。
Many people are in sympathy with your views. 許多人贊同你的看法。
Many people are not famliar with computers. 許多人對電腦不熟悉。
Many people are superstitious about death at sea. 許多人對在海上遇難存有迷信。
Many people balked at this danger. 許多人看到這種危險便畏縮不前。
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there. 有心栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成蔭。
Many would be cowards if they had courage enough. 【諺】許多人都是膽小鬼，衹是沒勇氣承認。
Mark my words. Be incurable square. 記著我的話。要老實點。
Marriage is a lottery. 【諺】結婚如買獎券(結局難預料)。
Marriage isn't always easy between 2 people of different social class. 兩個不同社會階層的人婚姻並非總是如意的。
Marriages are made in heaven. 【諺】姻緣由天定。
Marry in haste, and repent at leisure. 【諺】結婚匆匆，悔恨無窮。(匆匆結婚，慢慢後悔。)
Marry in haste, repent at leisure.【諺】倉促結婚，日後必懊悔。
Maybe you won't ever immigrate to another country. 也許你不見得能夠移民外國， But you can be the citizen of the
heavenly kingdom. 但你卻可以成為天國的公民； Through faith, you can become God's child. 透過信仰，你能成為神的子民，
And you can start out a new life in Christ. 也開始你在基督裡的新人生。
Measure for measure. 針鋒相對。
Meet trouble half way. 杞人憂天。（半途迎接麻煩）
Men are blind in their own cause. 【諺】當局者迷。
Men are known by the company they keep. 【諺】觀友見其人。
Men are not to be measured in inches. 人不可以貌相。
Men at ease have contempt for misfortune as the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
  安逸的人心裡藐視災禍．這災禍常常等待滑腳的人。(約伯記Job 12:5)
Men at their birth, are naturally good.(01)人之初，性本善。(人初生之時，本性都是善艮的。) Their natures are much
  the same; their habits become widely different.性相近，習相遠。(善良的本性彼此都很接近，後來因為生活和學習環境的
  不同，差異越來越大。（失之毫釐，差以千里）)
Men come closest to their true selves in the sober moments of life, under the shadows of sorrow and loss.
  在人生清醒的時刻，在哀傷與失落的陰影下，人才最接近真正的自我。 (高二下11)
Might is right.強權即是公理。
Milk of human kindness 慈悲心腸；惻隱之心(出自Shakespeare)。
Milk the bull [ram]. 作沒有希望的事；緣木求魚。
Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. 患難見真情。
Misfortunes never come alone. 禍不單行。
Misfortunes never come single. 禍不單行。
Money can't buy a clear conscience -- square dealing is the price tag.
  金錢買不到清白的良心 --- 方正的行為是價格標籤。 (高一上11)
Money can't buy character -- character is what we are when we are alone with ourselves in the dark.
  金錢買不到品德 --- 品德就是自我在暗地裡獨處時的樣子。 (高一上11)
Money can't buy happiness -- happiness is a mental attitude and one may be as happy in a cottage as in a mansion.
  金錢買不到快樂 --- 快樂是一種心態，人住在茅屋可以像住在大廈一樣快樂。 (高一上11)
Money can't buy inward peace -- peace is the result of a constructive philosophy of life.
  金錢買不到內在的寧靜 --- 寧靜是積極的人生觀產生的結果。 (高一上11)
Money can't buy real friendship -- friendship must be earned.
  金錢買不到真正的友誼 --- 友誼必須贏取。 (高一上11)
Money can't buy sunsets, singing birds and the music of the wind in the trees -- these are as free as the air we breathe.
  金錢買不到日落、鳴禽與林中風聲的音樂 --- 這些都像我們所呼吸的空氣一樣是免費的。 (高一上11)
Money can't buy the glow of good health -- right living is the secret.
  金錢買不到健康的容光 --- 正當的生活是秘訣。 (高一上11)
Money isn't everything. 錢不是萬能的。
Money makes the mare go. 有錢能使鬼推磨。
Money makes the mare to go. 財能通神。
Most cities have colleges or universities that offer classes at night as well as in the daytime.
  大部分的都市都有學院或大學，除了白天開課，晚上也開課。 (高一下8)
Much would have more. 貪得無饜。
Murder will out. 若要人不知，除非已莫為。【諺】醜行終將敗露。紙包不住火。
Music can help me relax. 音樂能讓我放鬆。
My son is my son till he has got him a wife, but my daughter is my daughter all the days of her life.
  兒子婚前是兒子，女兒終生是女兒。

Nature is the true law. 天行有常，不為堯存，不為桀亡。
Necessity is the mother of invention. 需要為發明之母。需要是發明的動力。
Nervous people are inclined to commit suicide. 緊張的人都有自殺的傾向。
Never ask pardon before you are accused. 【諺】絕對不要在遭到責備之前先請求原諒(因為這樣做反而會受到懷疑)。
Never associate with bad companions. 千萬不要與壞人為伍。
Never buy shoes without trying them on first. 買鞋時，一定要先試穿。
Never do things by halves. 做事切莫半途而廢。
Never fish in trouble water. 不要混水摸魚。
Never give up. 絕不放棄。
Never identify wealth with happiness. 千萬不要把財富和幸福等同起來。
Never is a long day [time, word].【諺】不要過早把話說絕了[不要輕易說「絕不」]。(指不輕言放棄)。
Never judge from appearances. 不可以貌取人。
Never look a gift horse in the mouth. 餽贈之物切莫挑剔。
Never make friends with people who are snobbish. 不要與勢利之人做朋友。
Never mind. 沒關係。算了。千萬別介意。
Never play with your food! Be good! 不要玩你的食物，乖乖吃飯！
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. 今日事今日畢。
Never put off what you can do today until tomorrow. 今日事，今日畢。
Never say die. 千萬不要放棄。永不言敗。
Never say nasty things about others. 千萬不可惡語中傷他人。
Never speak ill of others behind their backs. 絕不要在背後說別人壞話。
Never take health for granted. 絕對不要不在乎健康。
Never tell your enemy that your foot aches. 【諺】不要讓敵人知道你的弱點。
Never too old to learn. 活到老學到老。
Never too old to learn, never too late to turn. 亡羊補牢，為時未晚。
Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. 別杞人憂天。
New and surprising things are always happening. 新奇的事情永遠在發生。 (國二下7)
New brooms sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。
New wine in old bottles. 舊瓶裝新酒。
Nine tailors make [go to] a man. 九個裁縫當得一個人(挖苦裁縫師的話)。
No. 想都別想。
No.1. (Number one) = the first (number) 第一號
No account of the solar system would be complete without mention of comets, for these are just as much members of the
  sun's family as are the major and minor planets.
  如果不提到彗星，有關太陽系的敘述就沒有一種算是完整的。因為彗星和大行星、小行星同樣是太陽家族的成員。 (高三上2)
No admittance (except on business). 非公莫入，閒人免進。
No admittance except on business. 非公事莫入。非公事不準入內（閒人免進）。
No answer is also an answer. 【諺】不答覆也算是一種答覆。
No arguing. You're big boys now. 別爭吵啦，你們都是大孩子了。
No cross, no crown. 不受苦中苦，難得甜中甜。不經歷風雨，怎麼見彩虹。
No garden without its weeds. 沒有不長草的園子。
No living man all things can. 世上沒有萬事通。
No man can do two things at once. 一心不可二用。
No man can serve two masters. 一僕難事二主。一人不能事二君。（一馬不能被兩鞍）
No man is born wise or learned. 沒有生而知之者。
No man is content. 人心不足蛇吞象。
No man is content with his lot. 【諺】無人能滿意於自己的命運。
No man is wise at all times. 聰明一世，糊塗一時。
No matter what happens, you must keep calm. 無論發生什麼事，你都要保持鎮定。
No matter what the results of the homemade gift look like, remember it's the thought that counts.
  不論自製禮物的結果看起來像什麼，記住，心意才是重要的。 (高二下8)
No news is good news. 無消息即是好消息。沒有消息就是好消息。
No one can call back yesterday. 昨日不會重現。
No pain, no gain. 一分耕耘，一分收穫。
No pains, no gains.【諺】不勞則無獲。沒有付出就沒有收獲。
No pleasure without pain. 沒有苦就沒有樂。
No rose without a thorn. 沒有不帶刺的玫瑰。
No sweet without sweat. 先苦后甜。
No smoke without fire. 無風不起浪。
No way is impossible to courage. 勇者無懼。
Noise distracted the writer from his work. 吵鬧聲使這位作者工作時注意力分散。
Noise pollution affects our ears and makes us angry more easily. 噪音污染影響我們的耳朵並且使我們更容易發怒。 (國三下6)
Noise will cause loss of sleep, anger and many mental and physical problems.
  噪音會引起失眠,暴躁及許多心理和身體上的問題。
None are genuine without our stamp. 若沒有我們的標記就是膺品。
None are so blind as those who won't see. 視而不見。
None are so deaf as those who won't hear. 充耳不聞。
None but the brave deserves the fair. 只有勇士能配美人。
None could produce a simple, tidy answer. 沒有人能提出一個簡單而又令人滿意的答案。
None is so deaf as those who won't hear. 【諺】最聾者莫過於不聽勸說的人。
None of that old excuse of yours! 別再搬出你那老生常談的藉口了！
None so blind as those who won't see. 有眼不看者為盲。
Not see the forest [wood] for the trees. 見樹不見林(只注意小處而忽略大處)。
Not to advance is to go back. 不進則退。
Not to know what happened before one was born is always to be a child. 不懂世故，幼稚可笑。
Nothing brave, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing can make up for your lost youth. 沒有什麼能彌補你失去的青春。
Nothing can shake her assurance that her husband will come back.
  她確信她的丈夫一定會回來, 什麼也無法動搖她的信心。
Nothing comes from nothing. 【諺】無中不能生有(無風不起浪)。
Nothing comes of nothing. 事出必有因（無中不能生有）。
Nothing contents her, she is always complaining. 沒有什麼能使她滿足，她總是在抱怨。
Nothing could damp his spirits. 他興致勃勃，什麼都阻止不了他。(什麼也不能使他氣餒。)
Nothing doing. 門兒都沒有。
Nothing dries sooner than a tear. 眼淚乾得最快。
Nothing else is so (or as) precious as time. 沒有別的東西像時間這樣寶貴。
Nothing great is easy. 成大事業者不易。
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. 缺少熱忱成不了大事業。
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm," wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson.
「沒有一件偉大的事情可以達成而沒有熱誠，」拉夫‧瓦多‧愛默生寫著。 (高二下14)
Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it. 世上無難事，只怕有心人。
Nothing is decided yet. 一切均未決定。
Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 世上無難事，只要肯登攀。
Nothing is given as freely as advice. 【諺】人最能慷慨給予的是忠告。
Nothing is lacking but the will. 缺少的衹是意志.
Nothing is more precious than time, yet nothing is less valued. 時間最為寶貴，但最不受人重視。
Nothing is set yet. 事情都還沒有定案。
Nothing is so necessary for travelers as languages. 外出旅行，語言最要緊。
Nothing is to be got without pains but poverty. 世上唯有貧窮可以不勞而獲。
Nothing is worse than war. 沒有什麼比戰爭更糟的了。
Nothing. It's free. 不花分文。它是免費的。
Nothing of the kind! 沒那回事！
Nothing particular. 沒什麼特殊事情。
Nothing, really. 沒事，真的。
Nothing seek, nothing find. 沒有追求就沒有收獲。
Nothing succeeds like success.【諺】一事成則事事成。一事如意事事順利。一事順利，萬事如意。
Nothing venture, nothing gain [win; have]. 不入虎穴；焉得虎子。
Nothing venture, nothing have. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing ventured; nothing gained. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子。
Nothing will result from their airy plans. 他們那些不切實際的計劃不會有什麼結果。
Nothing will stop us from doing this. 什麼都阻止不了我們做這件事。
Nothing worries me. 我沒有什麼可擔心的。
Nothing would do but I must come. 看樣子我非來不可了。
Nothing would serve but absolute submission. 除絕對服從外，別不其他選擇。
Nothing's fixed in this world; everything is relative. 在這個世界上沒有什麼東西是固定不變的；一切都是相對的。
Notice is hereby given. 特此通告。
Notice just where it is in relation to the stars and try to plot its path by making nightly observations.
  要注意它與其他星球的位置關係並且每夜做觀測，設法畫出它的路徑。 (高三上2)
Notice that quite faint stars can be seen through the tail; it must therefore be thinner than the finest cloud.
  請注意即使是相當朦朧的星星也能夠經由它的尾巴而看到；所以它必定比最細薄的雲還細。 (高三上2)
Nursing is a vocation as well as a profession. 護理既是職業又是使命。

Obedience is the first duty of a soldier. 軍人以服從命令為天職。
Observation is the best teacher. 觀察是最好的老師。
Offense is the best defense. 進攻是最好的防禦。
Old friends and old wines are best. 陳酒味醇，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，兩次小。
Once a thief, always a thief. 偷盜一次，做賊一世。
Once and for all. 一勞永逸。
Once bitten, twice shy. 一朝被蛇咬, 十年怕井繩。
Once in a blue moon. 千載一時。
Once in a while; Once too often; Once in a blue moon 有時候；常常；很少
One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy. 一個和尚挑水喝，兩個和尚抬水喝，三個和尚沒水喝。
One can not learn a language well unless one works hard. 學好一種語言非下苦功不可。
One cannot be in two places at once. 【諺】我分不開身啊(不幫忙的托辭)。
One cannot learn a language well merely by learning its grammatical rules. 光學文法規則是學不好語言的。
One cannot live by oneself. 人不能單獨生活。
One cannot put back the clock. 時鐘不能倒轉。
One comes up against examples like these: 我們會遭遇到像這樣的例子： (高三上1)
One eyewitness is better than ten hearsays. 百聞不如一見。
One false move may lose the game. 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸。
One good turn deserves another. 好心有好報；投桃報李。行善積德。
One hour today is worth two tomorrow. 爭分奪秒效率高。
One man's fault is other man's lesson. 前車之鑒。
One never loses anything by politeness. 講禮貌不吃虧。
One revolution of the earth around the sun takes a year. 地球繞太陽運行一周需一年時間。
One should know oneself. 人應了解自己。
One should live a worthy life. 人應該過著有價值的生活。
One should not easily make a promise. 一個人不應輕易許下承諾。
One should not praise oneself. 人不應該稱讚自己。
One should respect the teachers. We should respect the teachers. 大家應該尊敬老師。
One should save (up) for a rainy day. 人應該未雨綢繆。
One shouldn't overwork oneself. 一個人不應該過分勞累。
One swallow does not make a summer. 【諺】一燕不成夏；勿以偏概全 (輕率推論易犯錯誤；一關渡過並非萬事大吉)。
One's words reflect one's thinking. 言為心聲。
Open? (Are you open now?) 營業中嗎？
Open confession is good for the soul. 【諺】直認無諱，身心泰然。
Open source is the most interesting way to write software. 開放原始碼是寫軟體最有趣的地方。
Opinions are divided on the issue of taxes. 課稅問題，見仁見智。
Opinions differ on this matter. 對這件事各人看法不一。
Opinions on various social questions differ from person to person. 有關各種社會問題的意見因人而異。
Opportunities Amid the Deflationary Crisis. 通貨緊縮危機中的轉機。
Opportunity makes the thief. 【諺】有可乘之機才會有賊。
Opportunity seldom knocks twice. 【諺】機不可失,時不再來。
Other scientists called them Rontgen rays in honor of the man who first found them, but X-ray is the name now
always used. 其他的科學家則稱呼這些射線為欒琴射線來紀念第一個發現它的人，但Ｘ光是現在經常使用的名稱。 (高三下3)
Other times, other manners. 【諺】時代不同，風俗各異。
Out of debt, out of danger. 無債一身輕。
Out of office, out of danger. 無官一身輕。
Out of sight, out of mind.【諺】眼不見，心不想。久離則疏遠。離久情疏。眼不見，心為靜。
Out with it! 說出來！
Outdoor exercise is no less necessary to good health than nutritious food.
  戶外運動對身體健康的必要性,不亞於營養食品(對身體健康的必要性)。
Outdoor sunlight is very good for the health. 戶外的陽光對健康很有好處。
Outside the window it was a wonderful spring morning. 窗外是一片美妙的春天晨景。
Oxygen is a kind of gas. 氧氣是一種氣體。(gas)
Oxygen is necessary for life. 氧氣是生命所必需的。

Paddle your own canoe. 自力更生。
Patience is a virtue. 【諺】忍耐是美德。小不忍而亂大謀。
Patience is a virtue" is an old saying. "忍耐是美德"是句古老的諺語。
Patience is the best remedy. 忍耐是良藥。
Penny wise, pound foolish. 小事聰明，大事糊塗。因小失大。貪小便宜吃大虧。
People will talk.  人們會說長道短。
Plain dealing is praised more than practiced. 正大光明者，說到的多，做到的少。
Plan your day. 妥善規劃你的每一天。
Please put in a good word for me. 請您美言幾句。
Please the eye and plague the heart. 貪圖一時快活，必然留下隱禍。
Please turn on the air condition. 請開冷氣。
Pleasure comes through toil. 苦盡甘來。
Politeness offends no one. ( or ) Courtesy costs nothing. 禮多人不怪。
Pour water into a sieve. 竹籃子打水一場空。
Poverty is a stranger to industry. 【諺】貧窮與勤奮無緣。
Practical experience is often very important. 實踐經驗往往是很重要的。
Practice gives facility. 熟能生巧。
Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。(練習使成完美。)
Praise be (to God)! 感謝上帝，謝天謝地！
Praise is not pudding. 恭維話不能當飯吃。
Praise makes good men better and bad men worse. 【諺】讚揚使好人更好，使壞人更壞。好人越誇越好，壞人越誇越糟。
Praise without profit puts little in the pot. 【諺】空口表揚沒有什麼用。
Pray come with me. 請跟我來。
Pray don't mention it. [回應對方道謝的謙遜語]不敢當,算不了什麼。
Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage–with great patience and
    careful instruction.
  務要傳道．無論得時不得時、總要專心、並用百般的忍耐、各樣的教訓、責備人、警戒人、勸勉人。(提後4：2)
Prefer loss to unjust gain. 寧可吃虧，不貪便宜。
Prejudice colored his views. 偏見影響了他的看法。
Prevention is better than cure. 預防勝於治療。
Pride goes before a fall. 【諺】驕者必敗。
Pride goes before, and shame comes after. 驕傲使人落後。
Promise is debt. 一諾千金。
Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them. 富貴結朋友，患難見真情。
Proverbs are the daughters of daily experience. 諺語是日常經驗的結晶。
Pull the chestnut out of fire. 火中取栗。
Put money aside for a rainy day. 儲蓄以備不急之需；未雨綢繆。
Put the cart before the horse. 本末倒置。
Put the saddle on the right horse.責備得當（冤有頭、債有主）。
Put your shoulder to the wheel. 鼎力相助。

Quick at meat, quick at work. 【諺】吃得快，做得快。
Quick decision is characteristic of him. 快速決定是他的特徵。
Quiet! 安靜！
Quiet, please. 請安靜點。
Quit teasing me. 別逗我了。
Quit yourself like adults. 讓自己的舉止像個成人。
Quit yourself [you] like men. 拿出男子漢的樣子。