The grass is greener on the other side of the hill. 这山望着那山高.
The grass is greener on the other side. 草是另一边的绿.
The great and the little have need one of another. 伟大与渺小相得益彰.
The great fish ear up the small. 弱肉强食.
The great fish eat up the small. 弱肉强食。
The greater the truth, the greater the libel. 真理越大,诽谤也越大.
The greatest fool is he who worries about what he cannot help. 操心无法可想的事是最大的傻瓜.
The greatest friend of truth is time, her greatest enemy is prejudice, and her constant companion is humility. 真理最伟大的朋友是时间,最大的敌人是偏见,她永恒的伴侣是谦逊.
The greatest hate springs from the greatest love. 最大的恨产生于最大的爱.
The greatest liars talk most of themselves. 自吹自擂的人是最大的谎言者.
The greatest obstacle to progress is prejudice. 进步的最大障碍是偏见.
The greatest of faults is to be conscious of none. 最大的错误就是不认识错误.
The greatest pleasure of life is love. 爱是人生最大的乐趣.
The greatest talkers are always least doers. 语言的巨人总是行动的矮子。
The greatest talkers are always the least doers. 言语的巨人往往是行动的侏儒.
The heart of the giver makes the gift dear and precious. 赠予者的心意可使馈赠的东西增加价值而显得珍贵.
The heart sees further than the head. 心之所见远胜于目.
The heart that once truly loves never forgets. 真正的爱情是永不会忘记的.
The higher the ape goes, the more he shows his tail. 猴子爬得越高,尾巴越加暴露.
The higher up, the greater the fall. 爬得高,摔得惨。
The highest art is to conceal art. 最高的艺术就是不露艺术.
The honest penny is better than the stolen dollar. 正当得到的一分钱,胜过偷来的一元钱.
The house shows the owner. 文如其人.
The hungry belly has no ears. 饥寒起盗心.
The imnportant thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it. 人生至要的事是要有伟大的目标和达到这个目标的决心.
The joy of the heart makes the face merry. 喜形于色.
The last drop makes the cup run over. 失之过极.
The latecomers surpass the early starters. 后来居上。
The least said, the soonest mended. (or Least said, soonest mended) 少说为佳.
The leopard cannot change its spots. 江山易改,本性难移.
The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else. 说谎者所受到的惩罚决不是在于没有人相信他,而是在于他不会相信任何别人.
The life of the wolf is the death of the lamb. 狼的生就是羔羊的死.
The lone sheep is in danger of the wolf. 孤独的羊难免遭狼的危险.
The longest day has an end. 天下没有不散的盛筵.
"The longest way round is the nearest way home.
" 绕道路反近,捷径常误人。
The longest way round is the shortest way home. 绕道似最远,归程是捷径.
The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature. 爱美是所有健康人天性中的一个重要部分.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet. 爱财与好学,实难相共容.
The love of money is the root of all evil. 爱财是万恶之源.
"The love of money is the root of all evil.
" 贪财是一切罪恶的根源。
The maintaining of one vice costs more than ten virtues. 保持一件坏事的代价超过十件好事.
The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything. 不犯错误的人往往也就是无所作为的人.
The milk is spilled. 木已成舟.
The mill cannot grind with the water that is past. 覆水难收.
The mills of God grind slowly but sure. 天网恢恢,疏而不漏.
The money the miser hoards will do him no good. 守财奴积的财富,对他自己没好处.
The moon does not heed the barking of dogs. 月亮不怕狗吠.
The moon is a moon whether it shines or not. 或名或暗,月亮总是月亮.
The moon is not seen where the sun shines. 小巫见大巫.
The more a man knows, the less he knows he knows. 懂得越多,就越知道自己懂得不多.
The more a man knows, the more he is inclined to be modest. 大智若愚.
The more haste, she less speed. 欲速则不达.
The more haste, the less speed. 欲速则不达。
The more noble, the more humble. 越高尚,越谦虚.
The more riches a fool hath, the greater fool he is. 愚人越富越愚蠢.
The more the well is used, the more water it gives. 井水越打越多.
The more things a man is ashamed of the more respectable he is. 一个人引以为耻的事情越多,就越可尊敬.
The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have. 做得越多,则能做的越多;越是忙碌,则空闲越多.
The more we study, the more we discover our ignorance. 学得越多,就越发觉自己无知.
The more wit, the less courage. 初生牛犊不怕虎。
The more women look in their glass, the less they look to their house. 妇女照镜越多,照管家务就越少.
The more, the merrier. 多多益善.
The morning sun never lasts a day. 好景不常.
The morning to the mountain the evening to the fountain. 凡是都有一定时间.
The most busiest men find (or have) the most leisure (or time) 最忙碌的人有最多的空闲.
The most useful learning in the world is that which teches us how to die well. 世界上最有用的学问是告诉我们怎样死得其所.
The most utterly lost of all days is that in which you have not once laughed. 完全虚度的日子是你一次也没有笑过的日子.
The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom. 母亲的心肠是孩子的课堂.
The mountain has brought forth a mouse. 虎头蛇尾.
"The mountain have brought forth a mouse.
" 雷声大,雨点小.
The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken. 狡兔三窟.
The mouth of a wise man is in his heart; the heart of a fool is in his mouth. 聪明人的嘴在心里,蠢人的心在嘴上.
The nearer the bone the sweeter the flesh. 骨肉越亲,恩情越深.
The nearer to church, the farther from God. 近庙欺神.
The old goose plays not with foxes. 老鹅不和狐狸一起玩.
The older the goose the harder to pluck. 越老越狡猾.
The only cure for grief is action. 行动是对悲痛唯一的治疗.
The only secret a woman can keep is that of her age. 女人能保守的唯一秘密是她的年龄.
The only way to have a friend is to be one. 交友的唯一方法是自己必须够朋友。
The outsideer sees the best (or most) of the game. 旁观者清.
The outsider sees the most of the game. 旁观者清。
The pain of the mind is worse than the pain of the body. 心头的痛苦比肉体的痛苦更厉害.
The past is for wisdom, the present for action, but for joy the future. 过去是为了求取知识,现在是为了付诸行动,而未来是为了享受欢乐.
The path down to evil is easy. 堕入罪恶的道路是容易走的.
The path of duty is the path of safety. 尽职的路是安全的路.
The path to glory is always rugged. 通向光荣的道路常常是坎坷不平的.
The peacock has fair feathers, but foul feet. 孔雀虽有华羽,但有贱足.
The pen is mightier than the sword. 文能胜武.
The pen is the tougue of the mind. 笔是心之舌.
The poor are rich when they are satisfied. 贫能知足即为富.
The poor man wants much, the miser everything. 贫穷人要求多,守财奴样样要.
The pot calls the kettle black. 五十步笑百步.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating. 空谈不如实验.
The raceis got by running. 赛跑要靠奔跑来赢得.
The receiver is as bad as the thief. 窝赃者和贼同罪.
The remedy for injuries is not to remember them. 医治创伤的药方就是忘却创伤.
The remedy is worse than the disease. 医疗不得法,使病更糟糕.
The remembrance of past sorrow is joyful. 记住过去的不幸使人愉快.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions. 徒有良好的愿望而不去努力实现,后悔莫及.
The rotten apple injuries its neighbours. 一只死老鼠,弄赃粥一锅.
The sacrifice of time is the costliest of all sacrifices. 损失时间是一切损失中代价最大的损失.
The scalded cat fears cold water. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳.