In good years corn is hay, in ill years straw is corn.    丰年五谷贱如草，荒年稻草贵如粮.
In life, as in chess, forethought wins    人生如下棋，多谋得胜利.
In life's earnest battle they only prevail, who daily march onward and never say fail.    在人生的搏斗中，只有日日前进不甘失败的人，才能获胜.
In moderating, not satisfying, desires, lies peace.    节欲不纵情，心情得安宁.
In prosperity caution, in adversity patience.    处顺境时要小心，处逆境时要耐心.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider.    顺利时要快乐，不利时要思索.
In the deepest water is the best fishing.    绝处能逢生.
In the election of a wife, as in a project of war, to err but once is to be undone for ever.    选择妻子也象策画战争，一时之错将成终身之恨.
In the end things will mend.    船到桥头自会直.
In the evening one may praise the day.    入夜方能赞美白昼.
In the grave the rich and poor lie equal.    人到黄泉，贫富同眠.
In the kingdom of blind men the one-eyed man is king.    盲人国里，独眼称王.
In the mirror we see the face; in wine, the heart.    明镜照容颜，醇酒见人心.
In the multitude of counsellors there is safety.    谋士多，保安全.
In the world, who knows not to swim goes to the bottom.    处世似游泳，不会即下沈.
In time of peace prepare for war.    居安思危.
In time of prosperity, friends will be plenty; In time of adversity, not one amongst twenty.    富在深山有远亲，穷在闹市无人问.
In water you may see your own face; in wine, the heart of another    水中可见自己的脸，酒中可见别人的心.
In wine there is truth.    酒后吐真言.
In youth the hours are golden in mature years they are silver, in old age they are leaden.    青年时代是黄金的，壮年时代是白银的，老年时代是灰铅的.
Industry if fortune's right hand, and frugality her left.    勤勉是幸福的右手，节俭是幸福的左手.
Industry is the parent of success.    勤奋是成功之母。
Industry keeps the body healthy, the mind clear, the heart whole, the purse full.    勤奋使身体健康，使心情开朗，使思想专注，使经济充裕.
Interest will not lie.    兴趣不会说谎.
It costs an arm and a leg.    它贵得要命。
It is a good horse that never stumbles.    良马不失蹄.
It is a good tongue that says no ill, and a better heart that thinks none.    善心不想坏事，好舌不出恶声.
It is a great art to laugh at your own misfortune.    对己之不幸付之一笑，这是一门伟大的艺术.
It is a long lane that has no turning.    路必有弯.
It is a poor heart that never rejoices.    不知世间有乐者最可怜.
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait.    智者不上两回当。
It is a silly fish, that is caught twice with the same bait.    蠢人才吃两次亏.
It is a silly goose that comes to the fox's sermon.    只有呆鹅才去听狐狸说教.
It is a small flock that has not a black sheep.    家家难免有败类.
It is a wise father that knows his own child.    父贤知其子.
It is an equal failing to trust everybody and trust nobody.    信任任何人和不信任任何人，同样是缺点.
It is an evil sign too see a fox lick a lamb.    狐狸舔羔羊，这是凶迹象.
It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.    家丑不可外扬.
It is better to be alone than in bad company.    无友要比交坏友好.
It is better to be clothed in rags, than to be clothed with shame.    宁可穿破衣，不可蒙羞耻.
It is better to be safe than sorry.    事后追悔不如事前稳妥.
It is better to die when life is a disgrace.    宁为玉碎，不为瓦全。
It is better to do well than to say well.    理论好不如实际好.
It is better to fight for good than to rail at the ill.    与其抱怨，不如积善.
It is better to please a fool than to anger him.    惹得傻瓜发火，不如使他快活.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.    与其锈掉，不如用坏.
It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips    骄傲的心碰上献媚的嘴，是最危险不过的.
It is dogged (that) does it.    天下无难事，只怕有心人.
It is easier to descend than to ascend.    下降容易上升难.
It is easier to get money than to keep it.    挣钱容易攒钱难。
It is easier to give good counsel than to follow it.    提出忠告易，照著办事难.
It is easier to pull down than build.    败事容易成事难.
It is easier to raise the devil than to lay him.    养虎易，驯虎难.
It is easy to be wise after the event.    当事后诸葛亮容易.
It is easy to learn something about everything, but difficult to learn everything about anything.    对每一件事知道一些是容易的，对任何一件事详细知道是困难的.
It is easy to open a shop but hard to keep it always open.    开设店铺易，维持常开难.
It is easy to prophesy after the event.    事后诸葛亮，预言顶便当.
It is easy to swim if another holds up your head.    有人扶着头，容易学游泳。
It is good fishing in troubled waters.    混水之中好摸鱼.
It is good to be merry at meal.    席间心情愉快是为上策.
It is good to have friends in trouble.    在患难时得到朋友是幸运的.
It is good to learn at another man's cost.    前车之覆，后车之鉴.
It is hard to please all parties.    取悦各方，谈何容易.
It is hard to please all.    众口难调。
It is hard to teach an old dog tricks.    人老则守旧。
It is harder to marry a daughter well than to bring her up well.    养女容易嫁女难.
It is impossible that a man who is false to his friends should be true to his country.    对朋友不义，不可能对国家效忠.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.    施恩比受惠更有福.
It is more pain to do nothing than something.    什麽都不做要比做一点更不好受.
It is my own fault if I am deceived by the same man twice.    在同一个人那里上两次当只能怪自己.
It is never too old to learn.    活到老，学到老。
It is no honour for an eagle to vanquish a dove.    老鹰胜鸽，不足为荣.
It is no use crying over spilt milk.    泼水难收.
It is not every couple that is a pair.    成双并非皆配偶.
It is not helps, but obstaceles, not facilities but difficulties, that make men.    造就人的，不是帮助，而是磨难，不是方便，而是困难.
It is not how long but how well we live.    问题不是活得长不长而是活得好不好.
It is not shame for a man to learn that which he knows not, whatever be his age.    一个人不论年龄多大，都要学习不懂的东西，这不是羞耻.
It is not the beard that makes the philosopher.    并不是一个人长了胡子，就可以成为哲学家。
It is not the coat that makes the gentleman.    衣服不能使人成为君子。
It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.    君子在德不在衣.
It is not work that kills, but worry.    劳动不伤人，忧虑才伤人.
It is one thing to speak much and another to speak pertinently.    话讲得多是一回事，讲得恰当是另一回事.
It is right to put everything in its proper use.    凡事都应该用得其所.
It is the first step that costs troublesome.    万事开头难。
It is the first step that costs.    万事开头难.
It is the general rule, that all superior men inherit the elements ofsuperiority from their mother.    一切优秀的人通常都从他们母亲那里继承优良的因素.
It is the nature of every man to err, but only the fool perseveres in the error.    人总不免要犯错误，只有蠢人才坚持不改.
It is the nature of folly to see the faults of others and forget his own.    愚蠢的本质是只看到别人的错处而忘却了自己的过失.
It is the peculiarity of knowledge that those who really thirst for it always get it.    只要真正渴求知识，都能得到，这是知识的特点.
It is the unforeseen that always happens.    天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福。
It is too late to cast anchor when the ship is on the rock.    船触礁后在抛锚，为时已经太晚了.
It is too late to come with the water when the house is burnt down.    马后炮.
It is too late to grieve when the chance is past.    坐失良机，后悔已迟。
It is too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen.    贼出关门.
It is wisdom sometimes to seem a fool.    大智若愚.
It matters not how long we live but how.    问题不是活得多麽长，而是活得怎麽样.
It never rains but it pours.    祸不单行.
It suits our palate.    它正合我们的口味。
It takes all sorts to make a world.    万千事物，形成世界.
It takes three generations to make a gentleman.    十年树木，百年树人。
It takes two to make a quarrel.    要有两个人才吵得起来.
It’s a day after the fair.    错过良机，为时已晚。
"It’s dogged that does it.
"    世上无难事，只怕有心人。
It’s never too late to mend.    亡羊补牢，犹为未晚。
It’s no use crying over spilt milk.    覆水难收。
It's a good horse that never stumbles, A good wife that never grumbles.    良马不失蹄，贤妻不聒絮.
It's a poor heart that never rejoices.    不知人间有乐趣者最可怜.
It's a poor mouse that has only on hole.    鼠只有一洞，必先把命送.
It's all Greek to me.    我全不懂.
It's easy to fall into a trap, but hard to get out again.    堕入陷阱易，脱离陷阱难.
It's hard sailing when there is no wind.    没有风难航行.
It's no use pumping a dry well.    徒劳无益.
It's not the gay coat that makes the gentleman.    君子重德不重衣.
Jack is making a meal out of a simple job.    杰克小题大作。
Jack of all trades and master of none.    什麽都会，样样不精
Jack of all trades is of no trade.    万事皆通，一无所长.
Jadge not a book by its cover.    人不可貌相.
Jest with an ass and he will flap you in the face with his tail.    你跟驴子开玩笑，将被驴尾打耳光.
Joy and sorrow are next-door neighbours.    是喜是忧难以分.
Joy often comes after sorrow, like morning after night.    暮去必将朝至，苦尽常会甜来.
Joy shared with others are more enjoyed.    与人同乐，其乐无穷.
Judge not according to the appearance.    不要以貌取人.
Judge not from appearances.    人不可貌相，海不可斗量。
Judge not of men and things at first sight.    审人论事宜谨慎，一见之下莫断定.
Justice has long arms.    天网恢恢，疏而不漏.
Keep good men company and you shall be of the number.    近朱者赤，近墨者黑。
Keep good men company, and you shall be of the number.    近朱者赤.
Keep some till more come.    更多的到手以前，要保持手里的一点.
Keep thing seven years and you will find a use for it.    备而不用.