2．美德哲理励志
英文
对应中文含义
a burnt child dreads the fire
一朝被蛇咬，十年怕井绳
it is good to learn at another man’s cost
前车之鉴
the onlooker sees the game best．
旁观者清
to err is human, to forgive is divine
人非圣贤，孰能无过
one good turn deserves another
善有善报
other times, other manners．
俗随境迁。
prevention is better than cure
预防胜于治疗
fellow-sufferers pity one another
同病相怜
no garden without weeds
凡事有利有弊
every man is the master of his own fortune
每个人都是自己命运的主宰
strike while the iron is hot
趁热打铁
as you make your bed, you must lie on it
自作自受
seeing is believing
眼见为实
all good things come to an end
一切美好的事物皆有终结之时
fear is often greater than the danger
恐惧常常比危险更可怕
when in doubt leave out．
不确定要不要，最好就不要
light tomorrow with today ！
用今天照亮明天
fortune is not on the side of the fainthearted
命运之神不支持懦夫
every coin has two sides．
每枚硬币都有两面
if winter comes, can spring be far behind?
冬天来了，春天还会遥远吗？
misfortunes tell us what fortune is．
不经灾难不知福
truth never fears investigation
事实从来不怕调查
all is not gold that glitters
闪光的未必都是金子
a good winter brings a good summer
瑞雪兆丰年
all rivers run into the sea
殊途同归
a small leak will sink a great ship
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
all feet tread not in one shoe
众口难调
beauty is but skin-deep
美丽只是外表罢了
brevity is the soul of wit
简洁乃智慧之灵魂
do unto others as you would be done by
己所不欲，勿施于人
every bean has its black
金无足赤，人无完人
even woods have ears
隔墙有耳
enough is better than too much
过犹不及
every tub must stand on its own bottom
人贵自立
every tub must stand on its own bottom
水能载舟，亦能覆舟
give everyone his due
一视同仁
go while the going is good
三十六计，走为上计
good wine needs no bush
酒香不怕巷子深
greatest genius often lies concealed
大智若愚
grasp all， lose all
贪多必失
go to the sea，if you would fish well
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
honor to whom honor is due
论功行赏
he travels the fastest who travels alone
曲高和寡
he sits no sure that sits too high
高处不胜寒
he is eloquent enough for whom truth speaks
事实胜于雄辩
he that runs fastest gets the ring
捷足先登
it is a poor mouse that has only one hole
狡兔三窟
justice has long arms
天网恢恢，疏而不漏
kiss and be friends
握手言和
kill two birds with one stone
一箭双雕
let’s cross the bridge when we come to it
既来之，则安之
nothing comes wrong to a hungry man
饥不择食
one cloud is enough to eclipse all the sun
一叶障目，不见泰山
the deed proves the man
观其行而知其人
3．其他
英文
对应中文含义
a good neighbor is better than a brother far off
远亲不如近邻
love me，love my dog
爱屋及乌
love will find a way
情之所至，金石为开
a friend in need is a friend indeed
患难之交才是真正的朋友
a good medicine tastes bitter
良药苦口
time cures all things
时间治愈一切
health is better than wealth
健康胜于财富